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THE OREGON DAILY JOUItNAIi, POUTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVE2TCNG, JAXTJAItY 13, 104 ORCHARD PESTS CLOSING TIIEHE l, AST BAT 0 HOHMTWTST PBUIT OB0WXB8' COSTS VTX01T 9ET0TXB TO APPUB SCAB AHB CODUOTO MOTS TBAVSrOSTATIOH' QUZS- ".' TI05S AITSWSBBB. The Wednesday morning; - session of . the Northwest fruitgrowers was chieny ' concerned with the twin pests, apple . scab and codling moth. The opening prayer was delivered by Rev. K. Mosessohn, who was followed by Rev. F. Walden of Seattle, who spoke ' on the beneficial side of the pest quea tlon. In part Mr. Walden said: "The Beneficial Side Of the Pest Que tlon" was discussed by Rev, P. Walden : of Seattle. Ha said: r ; ; "The Bible says, 'My brethren count It all Joy when you fall Into temptation, and again we read, 'Know that the trial ' of your faith worketh patience. , Trial strengthens and wa grow aby adversity. 1 , and the necessity of toll gains for us a 'reward not otherwise obtainable. "Weeds are a blessing. Millions of dollars are annually made by the farmer . that he would never gain were It not for weeds. - In my youth I supposed that the only thing I ploughed for was the destruction of weeds; ploughing for tho ; mere sake of cultivation was far from ; my thoughts, and it is yet unknown to : many farmers that cultivation is neces ' siry. They only learn this lesson whn , the weeds choke growth and force them. to the field with the plow. ':. "Pests of the insect world are not an i unmixed curse. I am satisfied that by ' spraying my fruit trees for the codling moth - I secured besides the extinc tion of this pest a much better colored Kand flavored fruit. If there were no , pests fruit-growing would be so easy ; that a vast overproduction would follow, ; and the fruitgrower would pass out of ' business Into other fields less easy. As long as we have a myriad army of pests we will have few f ruitmen who, by study and hard work, make a success of the , business, and we will have a field for j, faithful and earnest effort" ? , "; ' A4t1m m to Apples. x- Prof. A. B. Cordley of the Oregon ''Agricultural colleger stirred up the ap plegrowers with his address on "Apple Scab and Its Treatment" The profes sor spoke of the Willamette valley and : based his, advice concerning the kind of spray, the time to use these and the best method of fighting scab on the val ley conditions. Washington and Hood . River f ruitmen evidently had different conditions, for they did not agree with the professor In many things and there , were somewhat sharp arguments at times. One grower emphatically, de- rlftrftd that an nrlv (mrnvlne with a strong chemical would make russets out of all the apples,. AnotherJuat aiiL slstently remarked that frost made nine tenths of the russett apples and others were - certain that early spraying was eHBesntlal and that it should be ' done within 10 days after the fall of the blossom in the spring. Out of the whole discussion came one suggestion -that was generally admitted to be the' best scab cure. It Is, burn, if possible all the fallen and Infected leaves, turn them under if you can't destroy, them by fire, but never leave them untouched to In fest the orchard next year with scab.' The closing paper was on the control of the codling moth by Prof. C W. Wood worth of the University, of Cali fornia. This was generally spoken of as one of the most valuable papers of the session; especially as It showed the only way. to fight, the moth was by a frequent and thorough spraying with an 1 nrsenio mixture. The Suicidal Worm, j Discussion arose concerning the best spray ana vne. irequcircy ui nppiica.iiuu, and again local differences cropped out but a 21-day spraying schedule ana the apple well covered "with this spray was the final conclusion of the discussion. One interesting thing shown by the Cal lfornla expert was that a worm will often apparently hunt all over the young apple until he finds a spot of arsenic spray and will then deliberately bur row under this spot and quietly lie down and die. This race suicide habit of the moth, while It Is yet a worm, was regarded as the most hopeful thing in the whole codling moth situation.. As California a few years ago lost 60 per cent of its apple crop through this single pest the habits of the moth have been somewhat closely investigated and 'the California professor can tell to second just what time the worm will 1 bury himself under an arsenic patch, for if there is .no spray to serve his de sire for early death, what the time of , his donning wings and becoming a real This afternoon marked the close of ; the convention and was given over to a 'discussion of the transportation ettua f tlon, local general agents and freight ' men of the Northern Pacifio and South ern Pacific, the Great Northern and the , Oregon Railroad & Navigation company 'discussing the question from the com ' p antes' , standpoint and answering nu merous questions. : The new officers elected by tho North west Fruitgrowers' convention- are: v President E. I Smith; also president of the Oregon state board of horticul ture.. Vice-president for Oregon, I M. Gil bert. I Vice-president for Washington, B. fturgunder. Vice-president' for Idaho, J. . H. : Fer rer. - . ' Vice-president for Montana, R. C. Cooley. . . ' ' '" ' Vice-president for .British .Columbia, J. R. Anderson. . , , Treasurer, W. 8. Offner. ' ' Prunes and polities' occupied the at tention of the yesterday afternoon ses sion of the Northwest Fruitgrowers' as sociation. It was the most Important and Interesting meeting of the convention.- '-. . ' -.- '-, - Prunes were discussed and sworn at They were flattered and their growers railed great men; they were, also con demned and their growers called fools. .The bumble prune was dissected, liter ally, since several boxes of the dried product were sampled by the delegates to discover whether the prune really was letter uncooked than it was after It merged as a stew. ' , . Statehood of Vruns. After CoL H.' EL. Dosch had discussed ."Too Many 'Prunes" the- flood of argu ment descended. Mr. McPherson scored the Oregon people for naming the Ital ian prune the Oregon prune. He sug gested that Idaho grew as good a prune hs the sun ever shone on; remarked that Washington had one of the best prune rounties In the West In Clarke county, and wished to know why the Oregon people had stolen for the Italian prune t he name of Oregon. There were plenty ft Oregon men willing to tell why, and. they did so two or three at a time, ; Way the Orego Prune. "We had a faint recollection," mildly suggested a sarcastic Salem man, "that once this whole Northwest country was culled the Oregon territory, and when we chose the name Oregon we did not do It because we happened" to live in the state now called py that name, but be-.-suae the prune was the product of tU nuire territory formerly - embraced In tlie Oregon country." - Another Boutu -Oregon wan said that the dealers and jobbers In the East had long known the Italian prune by the name Oregonj that this prune had come to be the best seller in the eastern mar ket, and that the name- was not locally bestowed. 1 ' A Clarke county man arose and said "When the. gentleman says the Oregon prune sells the best and receives a bet ter price than the prune we ship out ai the Clarke county prune he is mistaken mistaken, I say, for we receive better prices for goods sold 'under the Clarke county label than any other body of prunegrowers on the face ot the earth." Another Idaho man or two interposed remarks about the quality of their prod ucts of the farm and orchard in general and prunes in particular, and then Mr. Cunningham of Salem said: We want to get at the business side of this question. We must advertise if we wish to sell pur prunes to the east ern consumer. We must get a good man to direct our advertising and must push sales by this method if we wish a de mand that the entire Northwest cannot fill.". -r-;-i---.--'------ , The Salem delegation again rose one by one and remarked that there were 1,000 cars of prunes a year shipped from the Northwest and If the growers ex pected the American people to become one big mouth and swallow its product they- had better advertise and tickle the imagination of the -consumer. The prune was forwarded asa cure for bil lousness, lofT)ackacTie andlhebTues," and the man who ate a plate of prunes each morning and carried a pocketful to his work would never know dyspep sia nor heartburn. s f ; : : , , :: , Grocery Clerk and Prunes. Another idea brought out was that of an Idaho man, who said: ,!. f ' Tou might ' as well ship butter in sacks as prunes. The great trouble with prunes is that the grocery clerk makes a mass whenever he ? digs out a pound or two from the sack or box. The ten pound box is too big. . What should be done is to pack the prunes in cartoons like breakfast food. Pack about what the ordinary family needs at one time and sell . them unopened." This idea met with general approval. Various of the leading prunegrowers. who for the first time attended the con vention In any considerable number, stated that meettng of those engaged in prunegro wing would be held in the evening, and that the question of or ganisation would be then taken up. If possible-some permanent 'and effective corporation would be formed that would keep the jobbers from absorbing too great a shore of the profits; that would create a demand in the East and abroad, and that would.: guarantee that the grower would receive fair treatment from the intermediate men. locality and Prunes. " One of the interesting talks of the afternoon was that of Prof. J. R. Ander son, deputy minister of agriculture for British Columbia, who discussed the "Importance of Selection of Suitable Varieties for Different Localities." Mr.. Anderson paid a high tribute to the peo ple "across the line," and none of the alleged common feelings against the American in the Canadian mind was ap parent Hearty good will and generous praiae were the chief characteristics ; Boise Wins Wex Convention. A close contest between Moscow and Boise. Idaho, for the next place of meet ing, developed. Moscow was first in tho field with its bid, and offered twa ex periment schools, two lines of railroad and -the best fruit on earth. Boise was on hand soon after, and through various ; delegates presented Its demands, spoke of long trips Boise men had made to attend conventions far from their home. ana intimated that turn about was fair play. The vote was a rising one, and resulted in a tie, 27 votes being cast for each place. Then a number ot delegates who had not paid their fees or received the right to vote, desired to gain thU franchise, and an intermission was taken while names were added to the foil and dollars to the treasury. Lobbying also went on apace, and when the last man received his badge and was ready for the contest the roll was again called. Each delegate called out his choice. For a nine ii luo&eu uiio juoscow wouia win; then Boise took a spurt and ran ahead. and then by ones and twos the votes. came until when the roll call was fin ished, none .. but the secretary knew where the choice lay, so close was the vote. Boise won the convention, how ever, by the vote of 40 to 37. Several Oregon men not wishing to make a de cided stand for either party, did not vote, but the Idaho men made up for tnis aenciency ny voting twice lr oppor tunity was offered. , V; - After this decision was reached elee tlon of officers was held? and brought out no opposition, not .more than one candidate being placed in nomination for any one office. Owing to his professional work. Dr. N. O. Blalock of Walla Walla had sent his resignation as president, which was regretfully . received. Ate Prr.lt and Huts. The afternoon nession was then ad journed, and the prunegrowers took up a corner of the hall and decided on the methods of organisation, which were adopted in the evening. The delegates who did not happen to be afflicted with prune orchards sampled the apples, dis cussed the weather and incidentally sev eral sacks of English walnuts and fil berts. The prune boxes were not neg lected, and sundry school girls who ha heard there were apples to burn In the A O. U. W. hall filled their lunch bas kets during the recess. i AT THE THEATRES I 4 "ABB YOTT A XABQSV Fresh from metropolitan success, "Are Tou a Mason?" comes to the Marquam Grand theatre next. Monday and Tues day nights, January IS and 19. No com edy of later years has met with greater success, both from a .dramatic and fin ancial point of view.' Last year two companies were necessary to fill the de mand for this farce, now In Its fourth year. . . . PX.0BXHCB BOBZBTS. The last performance of 'The Frisky Mrs.- Johnson" will be given tonight at the Marquam Grand theatre by Florence Roberts and her splendid company. "Sapho" will be the bill tomorrow night AT THB WKTTB HOXSB TAVBBW." The Baker theatre is the scene of constant and- hearty laughter these nights, for the man or woman who can sit through a performance of the very runny comeay, At the White Horse Tavern," and not ' give way to merri ment would be a sour misanthrope In- deed. . K ' '. v 1 fPfT. I? A A ffTF? A H I? i-krc; Li JTL ilx cTJS li :J tt3- ZrtiiJy UP . ; : : O ' . " Browsisvile Wofcll lore ; . V. - . CORNER THIRD AND STARK STREETS vv:' . . ' "J1 . 1 11,111 1 .' . ; i 11 ' '". Yw. Tailor Cloth "Remnants " We will clear but all small pieces of Tailor Cloth at just one-half price. Some are 1-yd. Cuts Others &A-yd. Cuts A few are 4J-y d Cuts Others just enough to make a . small boy's . pants; . ' - ' : . Your Pick at K-Price . TO CLOSE ' At our store on Washington St i we . offer all surplus Blankets from our Woolen Mill at less than first mill price. - This .will be . fully 50 per cent less man retail price, -All colors, all weights, all sizes. , , . REGULAR PRICE This store is on Washington Street, be- tween First and Second. . i ; vercoats Overstocked, and Summer nearly here, that is the full story. We. must sell all we pos sibly can before the weather gets warm. $1 1.00 fbrall lines priced T14; $15, $16.50, $18 $12.50 for ail lines priced $18.50. $19, $20 $15.00 fbrall lines priced $21, $22, $22.50 $18.00 for the imported Prltttly Cravenettes, . regular $25 and $27.50 ' $20.00 for the imported Priestly Cravenettes, , regular $30, $32.50 $35 IF YOU CAN USE A COAT DO . . NOT OVERLOOK THIS SALE.. Clearance on Suits Takes the choice of a large line of fine pure y: wool suits, worth between $12.50 and $25; , not all sizes in each line, but all ' sizes in some lines. - . -Mir "vam wnnxa. The last performance of "Rin Van Winkle" will be given at Cordray's theatre ; tonight, f Thursday night Jes sie Shirley will appear In the cast, sup ported ny tne entire company in .'The Deacon's Daughter." A large number of seats have been reserved for this oc casion by visiting members of the Live stock association and their friends. Water consumers in that portion of Sunnyside east of East Thirty-fifth street, and between East Stark street and Hawthorne avenue are hereby noti fied that the water will be shut off to morrow, Thursday, at 9 a. m., for mak ing connection with new mains and turned on again by 11:80 a. m. Frank T. Podge( Superintendent Waterworks. SPOKANE BOOMS ( " . IN TRANSIT LINES (Journal Special Service. l Spokane, Wash,, Jan. 13. -The Moran Prairie electric railway line' from Spo kane will be built and In the near future. The Spokane Traction company has filed an application with the city clerk asking tne council to grant it a railway fran chlse that will give it a chance to bring the Moran Prairie cars into the city. The franchise provides for the build ing of an electrla ilno by it from Sher man street on Third to Magnolia, south on Magnolia to Fifth and cast on Fifth w mo euBiern' limits oi tne city, The car line turns south at Magnolia so as to prevent going down Into the flats and by turning on-.Fifth It remains on what is known as the first bench. At tne end of the line it will be some frt tance above the flat ground of Union Park and will be still some climb to get up on the hill but the ofllolals deem that there Is an opportunity at this point to reach the heights by an easy grade. , ' The section of the city through which tne proposed line will run-is already par tially settled but the line will open much new territory for residence dutdobcs. The first section of the franchise pro vides for the carrying of passengers ana rreignt and also provides-for a dou ble track If desired by the com Dan v. This makes a line 26 blocks long In a section where a line is much needed. The second section provides for tho erec tion of cross bars of the poles for the use of the city wires. Section seven-is as follows: ' The franchise and. the' priv ileges herein granted shall continue for a period of 25 years from the date this ordlnanoe goes into effect; provided, however, that the licensee, its successors or assigns shall commence hereunder within 60 days from the said, date, and shall complete and operate the same within one'year from said date. The fare provided is five cents arid it calls for transfers to all other lines owned by the company except to lines parallel within six blocks. Members of the police force and fire department in uniforms and members of - the 'police force in citizens' clothes shall , ride free. Bonds to the amount of $4Qiv00 must ds given to tne city to protect it against damage suits. , On the first of . January. 1909. and on the first of .each succeeding January the company must; pay to. the city treasurer two mills for. each .'car mile run during the next preceding, year, .'Before It can sell its line H nust file notice with the city' -clerk of Its nurnose and the name of the prospective pur chasers. The. line - can carry freight within the city but ''the' cars must be painted to resemble . passepgex , cars and no platforms must be built In the street and no steam can ever bo used In hauling tne cars. , . v.; i-. ; Moran Prairie,', which It 'ii expected will ne ultimately -reached Dy the line, is welt settled-with farms and the peo ple there have been agitating for some time the construction of an electric road running to this city. ' '; . T MRS. SINNOTT GETS . ALASKA FOX SKIN Two Alaskan fox skins were the basis for a Saturday session of the court of Justice Reed. Justice Reed decided this morning that the fox skins belonged to Mrs. P. Slnnott The rox, skins are now mounted and In a glass case and. occupy a place of honor In the museum at the city hall, where all can see and admire them. The skins were sent to Mrs. P. Slnnott from Alaska. She. took them to F. J. Brasee, a taxidermist,, to have them mounted. Brasee said that he had been given an order to mount the skins and make them look as natural as life, but nothing was said about the price. About a year prior to this he had pre pared, some fox skins for Mrs. .Slnnott In the shape of rugs.. For, these he had charged .15 eatfi. ..He had also prepared one in a mouMetJ state for f 13. When i 1 YOU CAN BUY THIS RANGE AT A : dqllar;a week:'- " - ' THIS IS LESS THAN 15 CENTS A DAY. IT WILL SAVE THAT IN FUEL if it displaces your old cook stove ' '"" ""' ..AND.. ' "'"'""'""mmm Will Pay for Itself if Given the Ghance Why Not Give It the Opportunity? . r' 1 " ''-w!iiTOj f rvf,.Tv , 1 . 'Tv'y,yty " : i " j "4i-fif: i"' '"" '----.,' i--. j '-v v .,' fev- i , J ' -i ' ' 'I ' ' " " .' Tr-"r'"v"''--f ? y- '- : V -Tf''-' II ' - 'i 'Ifo tzfiS i , 'r r "SL.'" V LX, ,; " " mm i 0 11 it ' - i hur J -THE- tUPSE'RANGE Is ono of the Great Houfehold Institutions of ths World. , It Is todsy tho Joy of many housewives. Your neighbor k ' ' k , ' will tell you she would not part with hers at any price If : she could not obtain another, i i - - V - , , J I . - . . : . . ., . v ' ; .;.;-.' : ' .. .: , " ' :'. It Has Brought the Delights of Sunshine Into More Homes Than Any Other Range That Was Ever Made .Do you want sunshine-in your home? Why not dispel the clouds the antiquated cook stove has gathered about itself? Our Range costs you $35.00 v -. And, You Can Pay $1.00 a Week - -V" ''' ':- '. ' " ''-V: , '. '. ''..V':V''.! ' 1 V : ,; Call or telephone your order in today and we'll place one in your house and charge it to your account. ' . ' - ' We never made it so easy to procure a Range before, but we know Portland people, and that it's safe to make this offer here. - I I I lo .QEV.URTZ & SONS 173-175 First Street HOME FURNISHERS 219-227 Yamhill Street Mrs.' Slnnott cams after the completed work she offered him 16 each. He re fused to give thorn up for less than tlS each.. .This she .refused lo pay. Mr. Brasee placed them In the collection at ths city hall, ln.charge ot Colonel I L. Hawkins, , who was Instructed to Rive them up when the charges? were paid. To show that - the" Job was worth the sum asked, B razee explained that when the skins were placed In his charge they had neither feet nor heads. He had to send East for specimens to All their places. The case was taken under ad vlsemeot by Judge Reld until next Tues . ToIom of Wisdom.", , ".ry Phillips Brooks, i t ' v ' Find your purpose andlngpyour life out to It, and, the loftier your purpose Is the more sure you will bq to make the world richer with every enrichment of yourself, ' " - - ' OBxaia' to arccxED thomsoh. Washington, Jan. 13.The ' Oregon delegation has recommended to tha irea Ident tn. appointment of Aibert A. Rob erts of Heppner as receiver of the La Grande land ofllce, to succeed Ass, Thomson,. H... ;.,wj -.'-;-' ?"- f V--,''