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Phytogeographers From Many
Lands Find -Much to Hold
Interest in Southern Oregon,
Medford, Or., Sept. 20. On September
S there came to Medford a party of dis
tinguished scientists for the purpose of
studying the native flora, the horticul
ture and the agriculture of the Rogue
. River valley, together with the Intent of
seeing one of the world's greatest won
ders Crater Lake.
The International Phytogeographers,
who visited the Rogue River valley,
came from Germany, Switzerland, Eng
land, Denmark,' Netherlands, Russia and
the several states of this country. Tho
purpose of their tour of the United
States, which consisted of p. journey
from New York to Chicago, Lincoln, Den
ver, Salt Lake City, Tacoma, Medford,
flan Francisco, Los Angeles, Tucson,
New Orleans and return to New York,
was for the purpose of studying the dis
tribution of plant life. The phyto
geographer studies plant life in its rela
tion to the many environmental factors,
such as soils, climate, elevation, expo
sure, etc. He is particularly interested
in noting what is known as transition;
Jhat is to say, the change from on
floral type Into another, noting tin
agencies which have Induced such
changes. The phytogeographer takes
the broadest view of botany in that he
is not merely interested in the species he
finds in any locality, but rather in the
lnter-relatlonship which exists between
the various species of plant life.
Two years ago the International Phy
togeographers made a tour of England,
studying carefully the distribution of
plant life on this island in the sea. It
was their first successful tour as a so
ciety, ami they then and there docided to
make a prolonged tour of the United
Stated, tivUlhR two great cross sections
of the North American continent, one
through the northern United States and
one through thesouthern part. The tour
thrdttgh the United States, now complet
ed, has been a pronounced success, and
a return of the noted European botanists
who have been here, together with a
number of others, Is ftxpected In 1915.
Crater take Ja Afterthought.
The itinerary Just completed did not
originally Include Medford and Crater
Lake. It was Intended that the botan
Ists shduld go from Tacoma to San Fran
cIhco without stop. However, a short
notice which appeared In Science, .the
organ of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, indicating
the possible Itinerary of the botanists
caueht the eye of Professor p. J. O'Gara,
pathologist fpr the Rogue River valley,
at Medford. Through Ma extended rav
r. berth In " the United States and
abroad, he had met many of the sclent
Ists of thei-Rarty. Notice of their in
tAnrtffrt vlult ti the coast was brought to
the Medford Confmercial club, which" at
once appointed a committee: to extend u
Invitation to them to stopi at Medford
and to be the. guests of the club on a
trip to crater iaxa. i nis , ijummiuco
consisted of Professor P. J. O'dara,
chairman; C. E. Gates and S. S. Smith,
brs H. C. Cowles and F. E. Clements,
In charge of the excursion, were com
municated with, and, although their
Jtlnerary had been decided upon, thev
accepted tne ciuo S jnviiauon mm '
tercd their program, so as tp give Rogue
River valley vend Crater Lake rour days.
Arriving In Medford at 6 1 23 a. m.. Sep
tember 8. the visitors were taken by
automobile to the Hotel .Medford. where
breakfast was served, . . Breakfast over,
they found H automobiles ready to car
ry them surely and aaieiy irom me vai
iey floor to the rim of Crater Lake, 85
miles flistant. For the first time on
their tour they found their automobiles
decked with the flagg cf their native
lands.
The guests who made the trip were
nr. and Frau Dr. crooKmao-jeroncii,
Zurich. Switzerland; Professor. Adolf
wnH-iPf. Berlin. Germany; Dr. George E.
NinhnlH New Haven. Conn.; Dr. Ovc
Paulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dr.
Eduard Rubel, Zurich, Switzerland; Pro
fessor Carl Schroter, Zurich, Switzer
land; Professor T. J. Stomps, Amster
dam. Netherlands;, Dr. and Mrs. At, G.
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Eminent phytogeographen In Rogue River valley. Top, left to right
Dr. Carl von Tubeuf, University of Munich; Dr. Schroter of Uni
versity of Zurich, Dr. Engler of the University of Berlin and Dr.
von Tubeuf studying Rogue River valley flora.
Bottom Dr. Tansley of the University of Cambridge, Dr. Paulsen of
the University of Copenhagen, Dr. Rubel of the Unlversty of Zurich
and Professor Fuller of the University of Chicago in a Rogue River
valley orchard.
Tansley, Cambridge, England; Freiherr
Dr. C. von Tubuef, Munich, Germany;
Professor Henry C. Cowles, Chicago, in
charge of the excursion; Dr. and Mrs.
Alfred Dachnowskl, Columbus, Ohio;
Professor George D. Fuller, Chicago;
Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Clements, Minneapo
lis. Professor P. J. O'Gara, Medford,
was In charge of the Crater lake trip
and was also botanical leader during
the entire four day visit. The citizens
of the valley who accompanied the sci
entists and aided greatly in entertain
ing them were H. C. Garnett, Honorable
J. A. Wcsterlund, E. J. 6tewart, Glen
Fabrick, George B. Von der Hellen, IL
D. Foster, J. Brooke Spencer,
CarterJ
Brandon. C. Y. Tengwald, R. L. Burnett
and S. S. Smith, member of the commit
tee. O. M. Murphy drove the machinists'
car, Knute Benson and Charles Wendlin
being the machinists.
Promptly at 8, "clock the party left
Medford, stopping at Eagle Point, Trail,
the California-Oregon Power company's
hydro-electric plant, and Mill Creek
falls, reaching Prospect about 1 p. m
The trip, although made under clouded
skies, was nevertheless most Interest
ing to the visitors. On every hand they
found new wonders In plant life and
plant distribution. Passing from the
valley floor with Its few yellow pines,
Garry oaks and California oaks asso
ciated with occasional thickets of chap
arral, they entered the heavier growths
of the same species' now merging into
many other varieties, such as alder, ash,
Oregon maple, manzanita and madrone.
As they ascended the beautiful Rogue,
the flora became more confusing and
more bewildering with Its lofty pines,
cedars and firs clothed beneath with
chapparal, service berry, hawthorne,
chinquapin, buckthorn, mountain lilac
and many other species. The party
stopped at Prospect for lunch.
Leaving Prospect at 2:40 p. m. the
party entered the magnificent conifer
ous forests of the Crater national forest
reserve. Short stops were made at the
various points of Interest, such as the
natural bridge. Union creek and Whis
key creek in order to give the guests
opportunity to study the forest types
through which they were passing. The
famous botanical trio, Engler, Tubeuf
and Schroter, declared over and over
again that this forest excels any they
had seen In Europe or America in its
botanical features.
Boenlo ' Wonder Is Beached.
The party arrived at Steel's camp
about I p. m. and after a short stop con
tinued the Journey of five miles to tho
rim of Crater lake. Heavy clouds hung
over the rugged rim. and the last hun
dred yards of the steep climb was made
with difficulty. The Swiss members
of the party seemed to gain new life at
every step upward; they filled the for
ests with the yodels and calls of their
fatherland. As they reached the rim of
the lake, their loud shouts betokened a
victory no less than that of a climb to
the summit of the Matterhorn. Arriv
ing at Crater Lake Lodge the party was
cordially received by Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Parkhurst, who have charge of the hotel
camp. After an inviting dinner, the
guests gathered around the oheery fire
of the lodge and listened to a moat in
teresting talk by Will G. Steel, super
intendent of Crater Lake park. Mr.
Steel told of his first knowledge of the
lake and the weird Indian' legends sur
rounding It His Interesting address
was closely followed by the foreign
guests to whom Indian tales and legends
always seem like fairy tales.
The following morning broke clear
for a short time, giving the visitors a
magnificent view of the lake, the moun
tains to. the north and south and the
great expanse of the Klamath basin. Ths
guests had arrived In the dusk of the
previous evening, and awoke to find
themselves In a new 'world, surrounded
by mountain scenery clothed with a
floral covering far different than that
which' they had seen during the previ
ous day. Here stood forest trees they
had never before beheld. Subalplne
species' such as mountain hemlock,
Shasta fir. white bark pine and other
forest trees greeted them on every hand.
After breakfast the guests were taken
Into the forests about the rim and over
to Wlsard Island where studies and col
lections were made of the flora. Many
Interesting species of shrubs and herbs
were found, and among them some that
had not been previously described.
After dinner at the lodge, a very In
teresting symposium was held. Profs i-
sor P. J. O'Gara, the botanical leader of
the excursion, acting as symposlarcn. !
Interesting addresses were given by Dra. i
Schroter, Stomps, Brockmann-Jerosca,
Cowles. Dachnowskl, Bubel, Paulsen.
Meinecke, and others. r
The morning of September 5 broko
clear and beautiful. The lake was like
a mirror resplendent with reflected co'.
ors of blue, purple and emerald. Every
one was up and at l.-eakaat by 7
o'clock, and by 7:30 the last automobile
left the rim of the lake on the return
trip to Medford. There was never a
more beautiful trip through the forest
than the ride to Prospect, which was
reached by 11:30. Lunch was imme
diately served, and the journey to Med
ford along the beautiful Rogue river
vag again resumed. The entire part
arrived at the Hotel Medford about 5
p m. without a single mishap to mar
the pleasure of the three day trip.
The gentlemen of the party were en
tertained at a 7 o'clock dinner by ths
University club at the Club house,
about 60 covers being laid. The ladles
were entertained at a 7:30 o'clock din
ner at the Hotel Medford by the College
Women's cj,ub. Both dinners were ver
elaborate. At the University club the
eminoiij' visitors were -ailed upon fo
remarks concerning their stay in thn
valley and thel words spoke the highest
praise for the citizenship, the scenic
beauty and the agricultural wealth of
the Rogue river valley. Dr. von TubeuJ,
an authority on mycology and plant
pathology, said that the orchards of the
valley showed a painstaking care which
he had not seen before In all his trav
els. Orchards interest Visitors.
At 8 o'clock the following morning,
automobiles in waiting at the Hotel
Itfedford took the visiting botanists for
a two hour tour through some of the
famous pear orchards of the valley, in
cluding the Hollywood, owned by A. C.
Allen, the Foothills, owned by George
B. Carpenter, and the Hllicrest owned
by R. H. Parsons. What seemed rath-;r
commonplace to us was a revelation to
the visitors. They had never befoio
seen such orchards, orchards free from
diseases and pests. Many photograph
were taken of every phase of orchard
work, picking, packing, and shipping tho
fruit. The German members of the
party were much Interested in the mat
ter of orchard by-products. Th-y
promptly enquired, "What becomes of
the fallen and culled fruit?' Dr. von
Tubeuf said that he say no better open
ing for a by-product factory than in
the Rogue river valley, and that he
would adv'se some of his wealthy Ger
man friends to Investigate the prop .-
IT. II. . . . ...
o.wvu. e uiu: i WOUIO gladly rf'j
into the business of manufacturing
Jollies, preserves, elder, vlnsgar an!
alcohol, and I would get rich with what
you are t i,w wasting." Drs. Schroter
and Engler voiced the same sentiment
INCENDIARY FIRES ON
INCREASE.IN NEW YORK
New York, Sept. 20. Notwithstanding
a number of arrests and convictions for
incendiarism during the past veur the
number of Incendiary fires In New York
city Is steadily Increasing. According
to the expert opinion of Fire Commis
sioner Johnson fully 26 per cent of the
14,671 fires which occurred In the city
last year were deliberately planned and
executed by Incendiaries. Only In 38
per cent of the fires the cause could bo
ascertained with any degree of certain
ty. There were many hundreds, perhaps
thousands of fires of a suspicious char
acter and It is quite probable that the
percentage of Incendiary fires was
nearer 60 than 26.
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Continued Growth of Italian
Race Cause of Much Worry
to Neighbor Nation,
(Culled Press leased Wlrs.)
Rome. Sept. 20. Italy, with its birth
rate so large that it was obliged forci
bly to annex Tripoli and Cirenalea In or
der to find some place to put its excess
population. Is quietly laughing Just at
present over the predicament, and scare
in which France has been placed by its
decreasing birth rate, which no longer
is equal to its deaths.
Franco has Just made the discovery
that In Its African colony of Tunis the
Italian population Is so much larger
than the French that a situation of pos
itive danger has been created. The por
trait of Victor Emanuel, it develops,
is to be found everywhere in Tunis,
whilo that of theFrench president la
practically unknown. The schools are
largely Italian; the music halls are
Uallan; the bars are Italian; they talk
Italian In the streetcars.
If the entire colony is to be populated
by Italians Instead of by French, won't
there be danger some day that It will
annex itself to the two Italian colonies
of Tripoli and Cirenalea adjoining?
Won't there he danger that the Influ
ence of the Italians over the native pop
ulation will be greater than that of the
French? Several prominent French
statesmen say that the danger exists.
They add, also, that It can be avoided
In only one way. France -must send
nt once into Tunis 100,000 Frenchmen
to absorb the 150,000 Italians that are
already there.
Unfortunately the same statesmen
admit that the 100.000 French cannot be
found. If they were taken from the
farms of Franco there would be va
cancies left that with the present birth
-ate could not be filled. While, how
ever, France is still wrestling with the
problem, the Italian bureau of Immigra
tion has given out statistics showing
that by the end of the present year the
Italian population In Tunis will be all
of 209,000, and confessing its Inability
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