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fessor Work Out Good
Inforrriatioii
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answer to requests from Ba-
home owners for informa-!
In treating elm trees attack-
Hi vflth the elm tree i-eetle 3. H.
VanSTru'uip, horticultural inspec
tor. Jwith . the assistance of Prof.
A. it. LOTett, etomoloist at th-
Oregon Agricultural college, has
furnished valuable information,
whicih la thought to materially
eolvi the problem. Mr. Loell
Eay8 tbey are finding the elm
tree (beetle In Corvallis and that
he ftels if they can get be. grow-
! cts interested, it wonlJ x; a very
t desirable thjng to start a spray
1 campaign In The infested areas.
t u-t.lh InlSnfom ho ft1.! are con-
I f filled to relatively small districts j
I 1 Wheje the beetles are allowed to !
I I eo t&checked. it is said, they de-
i ! Strojthe beauty of the elm trees
i f 1". , "?
m iijr i.u.v.
Fm a bulletin written on the
subjct by Professor Lovell, the
following excerpts are taken:
Tile elm leaf beetle may be
conttolled very effectively with
the lead arsenate poison sprays,
appli'd to the foliage. The prop
er, sbray thoroughly applied at
the iroper time to every portion
! . ...
TODAY'S PONY STORY
Written by a child who won
contest
My Pony
By John B.
"bU" is a beautiful pony. o
cute (tad mart. He U forty-one
Inchei high and weight three hun
dred bound!. He lores me dearly
and for fun he is the best chum
I hae. lie 1 very fond of eat
ing stpper and I taught him to do
so to ny cute things, tor he learns
so hreVy easy. He will lie down
and pf&y asleep, shake hands, nod
fori ys( and shake his head for
no, hi will walk on hi hind feet,
kneel tand say his prayers. In the
morofng' when he awakes he al
ways nickers for mo. I enjoy no
muchj driving in the country with
my! .friends to -get watermelons
and plaches. t MM
j This spring my little sister
and lldrove "Bob" In the NaUon
at Confederate Reunion Parade.
Tha buggy and pony looked so
pretfi decorated. We were also
In the? Labor Day parade this year
and "f3obM won the prize of a naw
bridle! for being the prettiest and
smallest pony In the parade. There
were also other boys In the parade
with their pontes. The new bri
dle lobks just fine on' 'Bob" and
he Isfyery proud of it During
s!hoo days I drive -Bob" to
school and on Sunday morning 1
take W little sister to Sunday
school
: 'Bb" and I are a!was glad
when! papa take 4 us along on a
fishing trip, I 0 in swimming
k I -and ' Bob'' likes to swim, also, he
can swim wttn me on his hack,
I bav a canvas boat that I get
Into aftd hold to "Bob's" tail while
he pulls me across the rlrer, which
is abont fifty yards across. When
we arf throogh Hailing papa loads
up thfe buggy with fish and we
tart home. I hope all the lucky
Winners live near a river so they
can take their pony for a swim
At flrft your pony will not like it
bat hq soon learns it is fine sport.
I have a bull doe: he and "Bob"
are gieat chums. Tbey sleep to
gether and wherever "Bob" goes
to dog Is sure to go, just like
Mary'4 Little Lamb. One day
Bob"J got away and was gone all
day, but my dog found him and
drove him home safely just in time
for his sugar and a nice supper
which! I had ready for him
1 1 have been offered 300 for
"Bob! but I would not sell him
for any price, for I have more
pleasure out of my pony and bug
gy than to have so much money
and n pony. My dog and I would
bA lolHnmii uithont "RrA " T
knowie wouldf cry very much if
f, taken way.
eight years old when I
NOMINATION BLANK
Pohy Contest Editor,
Statesman Publishing Co.,
Salem, Oregon
Please register my name as a cnnt.MtAnt in Tho
Pohy Contest and credit
reid the rules of the contest and aerpp tr smo
Contestant's Name
Address
Signature of Parent or
This blank properly
mfprmalion-and supplies
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON
of aJU Infested trees will hold th"
Df.-jit abxolutely In check. Coni-
mercial lead arsenal1 past' should j
be used at the rate of three to j
Xe pounds of the paste to .o .
gallons of water. Two applh a-
tlons hiiould he then, the first in '
the Kprtug jut a M'on ts the
fiist leav" are out well. This is
to poinon the over-wintering ;
beetles which feed and deposit ,
eggs. The second and most im
portant spray should be applied
ft bout three weeks aftr the first.
This is to catch the yount; grubs
just hatching, and the remaining ,
bet-ties. Oreat care should be
taken to get this second spray on ;
the under surface of the leaves.
as it is here the grubs feed.
Where for any reason these two
sprays arc not applied, an appli
cation must be made in July to
catch the second generation.
Oil sprays, such as kerosene
emulsion, crude oil emulion. etc .
nay be applied lichtly to the
trunk and base of the trees
These material should be made
up according to the standard for
mulae of a moderate strength
summer spray- For kerosene
emulsion this would be about a
J2 per cent coin! ion. For crude
oil emulsion about 1 to 2".
The time to combti this very I
serious pest of our most mas-
nificent shade and state tree is j
not after it has become destruc-
,iv-iv -uh,,n.i;..,t or has si.read I
- ....;..,...'.,.,....:.... : ......... KM.li.... r.ft
over large areas ami weuiveiieu ..i
mt.i -rut nMtnh.r of our trees.
The work should be undertaken j
seriously and thoroughly at once, i
If possible prevent the spread of
the pest to new areas and check
its serious depredations where al
ready established. A bingle ex
ample will show the serious need
a pqny in a former pony
"Bob
Corn. Jr.
entered the contest and my sister
was three years old. We were so
sad and lonesome then until
"Bob" came to lire with as, for
my papa is away from home so'
much and our dear mama passed
away on October ISth, 1909.
While my sister, and I are on our
way to Sunday school driving
"Bob I think I can see mamma
watching as up in heaven, and I
hope to meet all the pony winners
together with the publishing com
pany In heaven and if there is a
heaven for ponies I know "Bob"
will go for he is so good. The
publishing company is so very
-good and kind to make my sister
and me so happy by sending such
a nice good pony and outfit.
Papa and all of the neighbors
love "Bob" also and say so many
good things about the publishing
company, for tbey are sure friends
to boys and girls who will work
for a pony. If you win the next
pony contest you will be the hap
piest boy or girl in the world.
I would like to have all the
pony winners come to my home
to visit "Bob" and me. We have
plenty of room and water, also a
little Barley Corn. You see John
Barley Corn. -Jr., Is my name. Ii
was named for papa. My papa
was born In Lincoln county. Ten
nessee, where they made barley
corn famous. Grandpa liked bar
ley corn so well and his name be
ing Corn hew decide dlo call papa
John Barley Corn. Then I arrived
and papa named me John Barley
Corn, Jr. My sister, who was
born on the first day of June, Is
called Beode June Corn, so you
see "Bob" has June and Barley
Corn all the time and do you won
der he Is so Rood?
When I crow np to be a man I
expect to run for governor on the
Prohibition ticket and show peo-1
pie that John Barley Corn is good
for something besides ruining
homes.
Now. don't you hesitate to en
ter the next rontest and put confi
dence in the publishing company
for they will do all they say. I
just cannot tell you how much 1
lore them for what they did for
my sister andn nine.
Over 100 ponies and outfits
have been awarded to boys and
girls by the pony contest editor
in former pony contests. Next
distribution June 25th.
Snd in your nomination today;
and be one of the boys and girls
to have for your very own a pony
and outfit to keep and enjoy as
long as you like. Nominations
are free.
me with 5000 votes. I have
Guardian
filled out brinirs vou further
by return mail.
of thi. Th? tin leaf-beetle ap
peared in TlUany and Ttoy. N.
V.. aiiout h'.2.
LABOR UNIONS TO
FIGHT PROFIT HOGS
(Continued from page 1.)
land roads and Jacob Aronson.
counsel for the Nw Vork C.n
tral. The railroads took up 'heir
i.'t.uttal this afternoon following
the closing arguments for the em
ployes. -made by he.tls of the bit
four brotherhood-; this mmnini.'
Charges of past financial mis
MMiatetiient "was water over the
dam. " Mr Senm-ff said, addinu
th;.t the interstate commerce
(iiiuiii-ion now i-ontrolled all
tuiancial transactions. Mr Wal
,t r said that ' from reading Mr.
Lauck's exhibits, one niisrht iz-t
the impression that American
roads are antiquated anl inef
ficiently manaeed. He denied
such presumptions, h said, and
pointed "with pride" to Ameri
can transportation, ''acknowledg
ed superior t any railroad ser
vice in the world."
Kle-lt-b ins at Work.
I 11 I U . l. .Mav ...........
elect i iciaus entiared in msnle
bmldmu wi.inr who refused to
work at a lo per cent wage re-
du. tion put in effect May 1 by
coiit ra.-tors i.lo!..' Willi the re-
i.iu''nu m .i.'-i irumn.it, .......
! lin.-s went back lo work- todav.
Kmployers
contra, t will
reaffirmed their !
the union which
does not expire until September Port rroni the watering public.
1 according to F,ed lieam. 1ms- i whi'o Coyne, they say, has worked
iness representative for the union, j 111 -wh fash. on that he has at
Onlv a part of the electricians had j trartwl the attention of that class
been out as some contractors con
tinued to pay the former waye
scale.
The Painters' union, which also
struck on jobs where the 10 per
cent was placed ill t f feet, were
awaiting notification from the
employing painters' organisations :
.niKht, announcing what- atti
fide the latter will take relative
to entering into agreement with
the union.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago R. H. K.
Cincinnati 7 11 1 i
Chicago S 10 1 j
Marquard. Napier, Coumbe and j
Hargrave; Vaughn, Martin and
Killefer.
At Pittsburgh
St. Louis ....
Pittsburgh . . . .
Hain?s, I)oak,
R. H. E. I
.. . . . . 10 16
North, Goodwin '
and Cletpons, Dilhoefer; Hamil
ton, Ponder, Zinn and Schmidt.
Philadelphia-Boston game post
poned, rain.
Brooklyn-New York game post
poned; cold.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Philadelphia R. H. E.
Boston r 6 8 1
Philadelphia 10 11 1 1
Myers. Russell and Ruel; Rom-j dumping provisions of the emer
mel. Hasty, Keefe, Harris and f gency tariff bill to the imDorta-
Perkins.
At Chicago R. H. E
Detroit 11 17 3
St. Louis 7 13 4
Sutherland, Ehmke. Leonard
and Bassler, Ainsmith; Kolp,
Burwell. Cullop, Deberry Sotho
ron and Severeid, Billings.
At Washington It. II
E.
New York 9 18 1
Washington 2 5 2
Mays and Hoffman; Erickson,
Arosta, Shaw and Gharrity.
At Cleveland
Chicago
Cleveland
Morris and Schalk;
and O'Neill.
R. H. E.
0 6 1
8 11 2
Covelecki
Seed Corn
Have a good selection of
both Oregon grown Yel
low Dent and Eastern
Yellow Dent and White
Corn. All high grade
corn selected for seed.
Seed Grain
Still have some Re
cleaned White Spring
Oats, Spring Wheat,
Spring Barley, Millet,
Cane, Kaffir Corn, Buck
wheat, etc.
Rose Spray
Aphsis are on the rose
bushes and will kill them
if you do not spray. Use
Black Leaf 40, 1 oz. pack
age, 25c, makes 3 gallons
of spray
Arsenate oi
Lead
Spray your apples and
cherries and pears now,
just as quick as you can.
Use Sherwin-Williams
Arsenate of Lead, lb. to
40 or 50 gallons of water.
You will find our price
is right and there is no
better spray made.
D. A. WHITE &
SONS
Phone 160 253 State St.
FAMOUS musts
ft! DAY'S RACES!
Tiyster and Prudery, Owned
By Hany Payne Whit
ney. Are Favor ites
UM'ISVIU.E, Ky.. May G.
Tryster atid Pruder. the Harry
Payne Whimev entry, tonieht
the tavorite-: In the 47th renewal
of e Km tick Ierby tor o-year-
olds at a m:le and a quarter for
a stake carrying $50.immi ia added
money.
I'ot position of the entrants,
weights, joojeys and owners, were
siven out today. Behave Yourself
was given the rail and I'nde Veto
the extreme outside. All colts will
carry 120 pounds topwoight. The
fillies. Prudery and ('a refill, eiven
the fi- pounds sex allowance, will
carry 1-1 pounds.
As in former years the race is
w een norses oi i ne eai aK.uiiM
thoroughbreds of the west. Main
reliance of the easterners appar-
jently is in Tryster and Prudery,
while Kennu-ky experts mack
Servant and eHhave Yourself to
'cot fl.e fil.l .it tha finish
- -
Discussion of other candidates
aiiiiiiiiw tin f'lien indicates that
Star Voter will have strong sup-
Aiitin ii un .iiai Mtuiriri ri.
Leonard II. which Is coupled in
the betting with Hon Homme, is
regarded as a strong candidate, on
a fast track. Public estimation of
Muskallonge was that he is a
printer. Careful was set down as
fourth or I'ith choice, while I'ncle
yx ( fo .H)), ,ljly j,.' wer1 pon
s. tiered long shots with Firebrand
at grert (Kids. Plaii"t came in for
little consideration and Grep lug,
once believed to be a promising
candidate, drew up lame after
workouts.
Officials of the Kentucky Joc
key club predicted the largest
gathering in Derby history here
tomorrow. Estimates placed the
total as high as 70,000.
i Wednesday Day to Vote
On Emergency Tariff!"1' favorable comment.
- J The chief source of the
WASHINGTON, May 6. The
fi,enate. l'' unanimous consent, to-
uay iixea nexi r rmay ior a vote
on the emergency tariff and anti-
dumping bill, and decided to limit
speeches to 10 minutes for each
member on each proposition taken
up after noon of that day when
voting on amendments will begin.
Senator Simmons. Democrat,
North Carolina, resumed his dis
cussion against the bill, begun yes
terday and was followed by Sena
tors Fletcher of Florida and Gerry
of Rhode Island, both Democrats,
who attacked it from all angles.
An amendment extending anti-
tions of airplanes was introduced
by Senator New, Republican, In
diana.
Donnelly is Winner in
Preliminary Shooting Event
PELHAM MANOR. N. Y Mav
i 6. B. S. fJonnellev formpr CM
cago champion, won the shoot pre
liminary to the 16th annual am
ateur championship of America at
clay targets over the traps of the
New York Athletic club today.
took the prize from a field of 100
gunners with the score of 194 out
of a possible 200 targets.
Sixty-Six Measures Are
Passed by Alaska Solons
JCNKAC. Alaska. May 6. The
Alaska territorial legislature ad
journed at o'clock this room
ing aft r a closing session of 21
hou rs.
Sixty-six measures. 40 originat
ing in the senate in the 26 in. the
house, were passed. Among th
appropriations were JT.O.OOO forette is exprensed at the announce-
the fish commission. S24..'00 for
road work and $1000 lor the
.aska exhibit at the Chicago
mining congress next October.
Among the measures def'-ated
were the Cetch'el eight-hour bill,
the Murray anti-blue Sunday bill
and the Itritt bill for territorial
control of Alaskan fisheries.
Dentists Vote to Close
Saturday Afternoons
Commencing today and contin
uing through the spring, summer
and early 'all months the dental
offices of Salem dentists will re
main closed on Saturday atter
noon. Th decision was rer 1
yesterday at a meeting of the den
tists at the Spa.
About a dozen
local dentist",
J today to.at
will go to Neviberg
'"nil the ninnihjv rneeiint of th
Marion, polk and Yamhill dental
association. A number of promi
nent men from Portland will be
'he (Tweakers. "Oral Surgerv" ho.
ng the subject of today's pro
gram. Among the d:itists who
will niHke thr- trip are Or. Fred
Kilts. Dr. H. F. Pound. Ir. Carl
J K. Miller. Ir. V. II Darby. Dr.
i S. A. l'.owman, Dr F. I.. 1'tter.
j Dr. Springer. Dr. Harrick, Dr. C.
1 L. c,eorg- Dr V. A. Johnson,
j May 21 is the date for a Join
meeting of the dental societies of
! Kugene. Salem and Albany here
in Salem.
The session will last
all day.
Stanford Not to Attend
Eugene Athletic Meet' .
STANFORD I'NIVERSITY. Cal. i
May The board of athletic I
control announced here tonight
that Stanford would send a four
man track team to compete in the
Intercollegiate American Amateur
Athletic association meet to be
bt Id at the Harvard stadium the
lattr part of this month.
The men selected were Morris
Klrksey. 100-yard and 220-j.anl
sp.-lr.ts; Lan.- Fnlk and Jess
Well-. I" hudler, and iiub Wil
liams, hifh hurdles, roach pink
Twipleio! will accompany the
team.
Stanlord will not take part in
the Pacific court conference meet
to be held at MuKfiif, Or, May
1:1, it was announced.
I
Oregon Beats Washington
When Sitzer Flies Away
KT'tlKNE. r. May f,. When
Sitzer blew up in the fourth, af
tei pitching airtight ball for three
innings, the I'niversity of Oregon
baseball team bunched five hits.
brouL-bt in four runs and put
awav a game played this after
noon with the CniNersity of Wash
ington. The frani" ended 6 to
Herg held down the mound for
Oregon during the nine innings.
10SE 0' PLY
TOWN" WELL LIKED
Junior Class of Willamette
University Scores Suc
cess in Dramatics
The presentation of "The Hose
O Plymouth Town" by the junior
lass of Willamette as the clos
ing event of yesterday's May day
activity, met with an immediate
and unmitigated success when it
was presented at the Grand last
i.igh-t under the direction 'of Miss
M. Beatrice Thomson. The cap
tivating interpretation of Lucille
Tucker as Hose de la Noye com
pletely won her audience, while of
Sheldon Sackett. playing opposite
her as Barrett Foster, an outlaw,
no less can be said.
Credit might well be placed be
fore Vernon Sackett for his por
trayal of Miles Ktandish, the
captain of the town. His deep
bass voice and dignified carriage
iuadl him an imposing figure.
Also deserving- of special mention
is the interpretation of Barbara
Standish, played by Lorlei Blatch
ford. Her portrayal of the cour
ageous wife of Standish won
e success
1 of the production lay in the com
mendable interpretation of the
leading characters, although there
was no very noticeable line of
demarcation between them. The
leading roles received splendid
support by the remainder of the
cast. The brilliancy of the lines
lent delightful color to the action
while the appropriate costumes
gave a quaint atmosphere.
Those included in- the case
were:
Miles Standish, captain of Ply
mouth, Vernon Sackett.
Garrett Foster, an outlaw, Shel
don Sackett.
John Margeson and Phlllipe de
la Noye. colonists, Waldo Kelso
aai Clarence Gillette.
Miriam ChilUngsley. cousin to
the captain, Marjorie Minton.
Barbara Standish. wife of the
captain. Lorlei Blatchford.
Regolute Story, aunt to the cap
tain, Irma Fanning.
Rose de la Noye. the Rose of Ply
mouth, Lucille Tucker.
u. of tamer
Willamette Athletics Coach
For Six Years Accepts
Attractive Offer
Keen regret not only among
students and faculty of Willam
ette university, but among bus
iness men and all persons inter
ested in the welfare of Willam-
ment that Coach R. L. Mathews,
for six years coach of athletics
j and director of physical education
has signed a contract to coach
baseball and to assist Coach Bau-
sliaw in coaching football at the
I'niversity of Washington next
year. Coach Mathews will leave
Salem in June but will not take up
his new duties until next fall.
Coach Mathews success in ath
letics and physical educaation
wrok at Willamette has brought
him a number of attractive offers
at different times, including one
from I'nversity of Washington,
which he only recently rejected.
in addition to developing ath
letics at Willamette to the point
where the institution ranks with
any of the other colleges of the
Pacific. ( oach Mathews has built
u? P,rnS UP.ILrt J0,r thevuniv"-
!n'1l):,an,0ne Salem
Previous to coming to Salem
Mathews coached at Kenyon Col
lege. Uambier, Ohio and St. Ed
wards college, Texas. His un
dergraduate training was receiv
ed at University of Washington
and I'niversity of Notre Dame.
He received his degree from the
latter institution.
Nothing Done to Settle
AStOria HSnermen Strike
ASTORIA, Or., May 6. Local
ly nothing was done today toward
adjusting the fishermen's strike
arde from steps taken to organ
ize the fishermen. Packers said
! the salmon market has slumped
ain and they cannot consider
any Higher price than they havo
offered.
Advices received late today
were that quite a number of men
along the middle river from Cath
lamet up, are fishing and the
wheels on the upper river are op
erating. On the lower river prac
tically no fish are being caught.
Read The Classified Ads.
MOUTH
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SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 7. 1921
Ii : r- a TrirVTTsSS
nrw home jAKymm
m-'L fhitht Garden ?
(Articles in this series are furnished by ine xxauonai ouui
Bureau)
A Lavender ami Kose Fxlging
Dwarf ageirl.um and the dwarf
bedding petunia Rosy Morn form
one of the most pleasing color ef
fects lor the edging of borders or
for solid beds that can be planted.
The lavender and rose combina
tion is always harmonious and
both are a sheet of bloom from
early in the summer until frost.
Both are easily raised from
seed. They should be planted a
foot apart or even as close as
eight inches, the ageratums stand
ing closer planting than the petu
nias because of the compactness
of their growth.
The lobelias of the dwarf com
pact types give sheets of deep
glowing blue or lighter snaaes
and their myriads of tiny flowers
almost hide the plants.
Another pretty little blue an
nual for edgings is the Swan River
daisy, Brachyome.
The portulaca or rose moss is
an annual that will give a show
of I lowers during the entire sea
son. Us tiny silvery seeds need
only to be sprinkled on the soil
where they are to bloom. This
plant will not germinate until the
temperature suits it, but there
need be no worry about it for it
will appear in its own good time
and makes an excellent edging. It
should bo thined to at least six
inches apart and in a short tifne
it will cover the soil. It must have
full sun.
The Pref-wiou.s CnrumlNT
Many gardeners complain of
having no luck growing cucum
bers. It must be admitted that
the life history of the "cuke"' is
rather a tempestuous' one. for it
is subject to more kinds of bugs
blights and mysterious ailments
than any other plant in the vege
table garden except its close rela
tives, the squashes and melons.
An early start with cucumbers
if one way to get the better of
some of the troubles. As the cu
cumber cannot be transplanted
with any degree of success, it has
to be Ueated a little differently
from the ordinary vegetable. The
seeds should bs sown edgewise in
individual pots abont the middle
of April. Paper pots sold by any
seed house are satisfactory, a?
they are cheap and unfold away
from the ball of earth so the
plant may be transplanted with
out disturbing the roots
With a running start, the plant
is better able to withstand the
early attacks -of beetles and can
be sprayed readily or dusted with
some of the common Insecticides
sold for the purpose.
The encumber needs a light
sou and if the soil is rreavy i
should be lightened hv mlrinir n I
sifted ashes or sand. It also likes t
a couple of forkfuls of manure S
buried beneath It to furnish fer
tility and hold moisture, for with
its liking for light soil it also
likes moisture, a combination
hard to arrange in the ordinary
garden. Granted that the cucumber
flourishes and escapes the rava
ges of insects which an indus
trious gardener should be able
to control, it often fails to pro
duce enough cucumbers to pay for
the energy devoted to It. In most
cas?s a precocious infant is to
blame. Often the first blossomj
will produce a fruit far in ad
vance of the others. The strength
of the plant is thrown to this sol
itary "cuke" and the rest fail
to get a start. If a precocious cu
cumber appears before there aro
any further signs of fruits form
ing, pick it off.
Kpurvinjf on Potatoes
Bring the seec potatoes to the
light and give them a warm piaoe
if you wish an early crop and a
brg yield. Experiment stations
all over the country seem to agTee
that rerouting potatoes before
planting not only hastens the ri
pening of the crop but it increas
es the yield materially.
They must be sprouted in the
light and the sprquts will be green
and stocky. The white, anaemic,
lanky sprouts of the dark cellar
have just the opposite tendency.
Expert potato growers have trays
in which to lay the lutrers while
they sprout before cutting them
up for planting purposes, and thev
carry them gently and in small
quantities to the rows so that the
sturdy sprouts may not be broken
off in transit or in planting.
The sprouts developed in the
light will not be more than a hall
inch long and roots will start to
develop at their base, ready to get
to work as soon as they come in
contact with tb.j soil. It is a fine
way to get the jump on the season
and have the potatoes going be-
fore it
is warm enough to plant
them safely.
There is no
vegetable that
shows so directly the result of
caro and culture as the potato.
Culture makes the difference be
tween S5 and 90 bushels per acre
and 300 or even 400 which are
not uncommon In Europe, while
as high as 800 bushels have been
grown on trial acres. Europe is
far shead of the United States in
the potato growing industry. They
cultivate intensively, the English
acreage being 198 bushels and
f Ii Harm nn 1 4
erican potato grower's eyes would
bulge out at any such yield.
Care In selecting seed potatoes
is one of the most necessary fac
tors in a successful crop and care
should be taken to avoid those
with pointed ends. Plant deeply,
four or five inches is none too
much in friable soil, and see that
this depth is the real depth. The
depth of a furrow with soil
thrown up on either side Is de
ceptive. Th depth should be
measured from tne soil level.
The potato needs rich, heavily
fertilized soil. It needs as much
soil attention as any garden crop,
and it is in this respect that the
gardener often falls and the rea
son that American potato grow
ers do not get as heavy yields as
foreign gardeners wno iavi.
great care in preparing mo so.j,
both as to fertiliser and tilth.
The rocket Handkerchief (JarUcn
Don't despise the little patch of
ground for a vegetable garden.
Even a little pocKet nanaKercuiei-
sized patch will produce some
thing worth while. A stalwart to
mato plant trained to a siaite tan
he grown in a foot 6quare ot
ground and training a Bingle trunk
to a stake is the very Desi ana me
ideal way of growing tomatoes.
It is wasteful to allow tnem to
sprawl over the ground in the old-
fashioned way where it is impos
sible to gather the tomatoes with
out injuring the vines and wnen
a portion of the fruit is likely to
rot from contact witn tn eartn.
Accomodate the vegetables that
can be planted closely to the size
of the garden. Even a 5x5 patch
would grow lettuce, radishes and
voune onions tor a nnnmer oi
meals for a small family. A 10x10
garden which is usually within
the reach of anybody who has any
garden room at all will give sub
stantial return. It wouldn't ac
commodate much in the way of
sweet corn, potatoes, or melons.
but it would take care of toma
toes, peppers, radishes, young
onions, carrots, a few beets, string
beans or other vegetables that do
not need too much room.
Here is a little chart for ready
reference to determine just how;
much can be planted in a given
space. It gives the distance be
tween rows or hills if the vegeta
bles mentioned grow in that form.
Six feet Hills, winter squash
such as Hubbard, watermelons.
Five feet Cucumbers, musk
melons. Four feet Tomatoes, if not
trained, summer squash.
Three feet Pole beans, bush
peas, potatoes, the- last may be
planted as cloe as two feet at a
pinch.
Two feet - Dwnrf r.ir, 'bs.rt
cauliflower, string -beans (bush),
bush limas, egg plant, okras, pep
pers. Eighteen inches Carrots,
parsnips, salsify, onions, kale.
One foot Spinach, beets, mus
tard, swiss chard or other greens,
head lettuce, endive, turnips.
Six to eight inches depending
on richness of soil Young on
ions, leaf lettuce, cos lettuce, rad
ishes, mustard and smaller greens.
Pieman
Provided a- good strain of beet
seed is procured, there is a great
deal dependent upon its cultiva
tion. To be tender and readily
cooked, the beet needs a deep and
cool soil. It requires for its best
development a cooler soil than the
carrot. Beets often will grow bet
ter quality in a partially shaded
part of the garden than in the
full sun where the hot summer
rays harden the roots. The beet
should, not be expected to be at
its best and tenderest if a hot
spell has checked its growth.
It Is one o! the most easily
groTrn of vegetables and tjiera
fore is neglected, perhaps, more
than any other garden vegetable,
merely being pulled for greens by
way of thinning after the plants
have attained considerable growt'j
with the result that the roots of
those left to make the mutured
vegetables are disturbed and their
growth checked temporarily.
Pull the beets for greens Care
fully so that the others in tha
row are not disturbed. See that
the beet has good det?p soil with
plenty of humus and if the soil
is naturally a warm soil, give the
beet a shady corner.
It doesn't make any difference
to me what these new fangred
garden sharks say, I plant my po
tatoes in the dark of the moon,
and I sure get good spuds. If
the moon can turn the tide why
can't it do something to potatoes?
I give 'era the best soil I'Te got,
hoe 'em clean all the time, and
swat every bug that shows. They
tell me I can forget the moon and
keep right on raising good pota
toes if I manure, hoc and bug
'em. but just the same I was
brought up to plant potatoes in
the dark of the moon and in the
aark of the moon they go. There's
good potato years and bad potato
years, but I stick by the dark side
of the moon.
Fought Pershing, Now
Wants to Paint Picture
NEW YORK. May 5. (luster
Klammerich, claiming to have
seen service with a Bavarian in
fantry rcjdment against the. First
division of ihe American expedi
tionary force, wants to paint the
Picture of General Pershing.
The Knljrhts of Columbus
which plana to present a pcrtrai
of the A. E. F. commander to tho
French government, has acknowl
edged Klammerlch's application
with a broad bint that he woula
not get the commission.
Writing from "The Fatherland"
Klammerich expressed admiration
'for the soldiers of America and
their commander" and by way ot
self-recommendation. said his
mural paintings adorned many Ba
varian halls.
Nationally Known Author
Drowned Near Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash., May G.
Mrs. Anna Henry of New York
city, known as the author of "The
House in the Woods," and other
stories, was drowned today in the
1 . r. f r
h a - -ra m -tail
fvafches river, several miles north
Of This city She lt "vtrpposed! to
Ifiie fallen Into-in river through
; the- cavin?' of an overhanging
bank at a bhaip ln;nd where tho
liver had been cutting and where
B loadway on whieh sh was walk
liij: naf-'M'd close to the streab.
The body was recovered this
afternoon aiiout two miles down
Stream but was not identified un
til tonight, when relatives of Mrs.
Henry, who had been searching
ainly for her. heard ot the
tii-owning and visited an under
Joking establishment here.
Mrs. Henry started this fore
noon with other members of the
household to arrange a site for
family picnic; hut was
soon
feme distance -behind her cotu-
-panions. When she was missed
tio alarm was felt for some time
f s she bad been in the habit of
y.andering about the farm alone.
SHU'S STILL ULK
PORT ARTHl'R, Tex , May ti
-The marine workers' strike con
tinued to tie up shipping here to
day, no vessels leaving port.
MAXY 1III1LKS PRIXTKH
f; LONDON, May 6. During the
iyear of 1JJ20 there were. distrib
uted throughout the world X.-
").". 7i 1 Hibles. which were print
.jl'd in 538 languages, according to
report submitted at the annual
;ineetlnK of the Bible society ltere
ye.sterday.
LIGI SEXTEXCEI
I HARRISIJURG, Pa.. May C,.
Titto Ligi, of Scranton, Pa., whose
Suspected connection, with the
lyVall street explorion last Septem
ber has been under investigation
;uy the department of justice was
sentenced in federal court here
today to one year's imprisonment
in the charge of draft evasion.
LYNCH RESTS MOORE.
LOUIISVILLE. Ky.. May C.r-
5oe Lvnch, bantamweight cham
pion, defeated Pal Moore of Mem
phis in a 12-roand bout here to
night, i-
The 12th and final round saw
Lynch trying hard for a knock
out.
FIGHT 12 ROUXDS
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. May 6i
.Joe Lynch of New York, bantam
weight champion boxer, fought 1
rounds here tonight With al
;jvioore of Memphis. The 12tn
jhnd final round saw Lynch try
lng hard to put the contender out,
i Moore offering determined
resistance.
Fancy Creamery But
ter, lb...... 30c
Prime Epasts, lb. 15c
Tender Steak, lb. 15c
Choice Beef to Boil,
per lb..... 10c
Fresh Weiners our own
make, lb..... 20c
Bologna nice for lunch
es, lb. ..,20c
Fresh Mixed Sausage,
j per lb "..15c
i Best Shortening, No.'
S 5.. 55c
; No. 10 $1.05
I Pork Steak, lb 20c
I Fresh Ham Roasts
I center cuts, lb 25c I
Veal Steak, per lb. 20c
Special Legs of Veal,
! per lb .-...20c
I Fancy Kippered Salm-
I on lb. 25c
IjAU kinds Fresh Fish
iSpecial, while it lasts,
I Umeco, lb... 20ct
IWe have fresh crack
flings, very good for,
chickens or dog feed,
per lb. 3c
i
It pays to trade at the
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