WAR WOULD BE
A GREAT CRIME
England and America Must Re
main Rest of Friends.
SPRAYING PREVENTS DISEASE
AND DESTROYS INSECTS
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
Maxican Rebels Take Santa Barbara
After Hard Fight.
El Paso, Tex.- A atubbornly fought
and bloody buttle between 300 insur
gents and 200 Federal troops has
raged around the little town of Santa
P.urbura, southwest of the city of Chi
huahua, since Wednesday morning,
accortiing to a telegram received here
from Parral late Friday night.
Both
allies have s««nt for reinforcements.
Wiilnesday morning, according to
the Parral disputch, the insurrectos
attacked und took Santa Barbara, but
before they could strengthen its de
fenses the Federal* rullii-il and at
A body
tempt'd to retake the place,
of 25 rural««« charge«! through the in-
aurrecto lines and suc<n*«*<le<l in reach
ing the municipal building, but were
cut off from th«* main Fe«ieral Ixxly.
They took refuge in th«* building.
Th«* telegram from Parrul does not re
veal their fate.
Finding himself outnumbered, Col
onel Arzamendi, in command of the
Fetivral troops, sent to Parrul for re
inforcements, and the insurrecto lead
ers are said to have dispatched mes
sengers in the direction of the camp
of Ma«iero and Orozoco on a similar
errand.
Neither «id«* had receiv«.*«l reinforce
ments when the message reach«*«l here.
It is said that both sides exhibited the
greatest ciadnesa anil bravery an«! that
th«* percentage of kill«*«! an«l wound«-«!
is exceptionally high, considering the
numbers engaged.
«
RELIEF STEAMER AT
SHANGHAI
AFTER BIGGEST COMBINE.
Buford Carries Food to Chinese Re Grjvarnmant Will Proceed Aaalnst Al
duced to Eating Leaves.
leged Coal Trust.
Kstabllsbed Fact That Intelligent Use of Spray Alwayt
Pay»— Formula Given Th»«t Is Accepted
as Safe and Reliable«
Washington, March 29. As the re
Washington - The Unit«*! States
transport Buford, bearing the relief sult of long investigation into what
Two classes of enemies attack fruit
supplies to the starving people in agents of the department of justice trees and plants, viz.: In-ecta and fun
Aaqulth and Raid Agree
Bible It
China, which were collected in this declare is the biggest trust in the gous dls« ases. The application of sub
Bond That Cannot Be Ignored
country under the auspices of the Am- world, announcement was made here stances, usually liquid, to tbe tree or
Tati Sends Greeting,
plant for tbe purpose of preventing
erlcan National Red Cross and the Se today that criminal prosecutions of
>r destroy!; g these constitutes spray-
attle Commercial club, has arriv«««! in half a dozen of the most p«>werful 'ng
lz>n«lon
Premier Asquith and
Shanghai, according to a cablegram financiers in th«; United States are to
We spray to doetroy Insects and to
Whitelaw livid, thr American amban-
received by the officials of the Ameri [ be begun by the federal government. ;rev«nt fur sous «Hi ease*. Spraying Is
sudor, at a meeting of stat«*smm
Agents of the department have re •to longer an experiment. It Is an
can R«*d Cross.
W«*<ln«*sday evening, took occuslop to
•«stabiisbed fact that Intelllg -nt and
The
vessel
will
proceed
immediately
ported
their find of evidence showing persistent «.praying always pays. Tbe
eulogize the arbitration moveent.
to Nanking an«l Chinkiang to unload ! that a billion dollar combine exists,
They wore the principal s|M*aki<rs nt
fleets of spraying are cumulative.
th«* ti*rv<*ntcnary celebration of the
I fathered by the Pennsylvania railroad The «-fleets of spraying last year and
her cargo.
completion <>f the English translation
Mail advices to the State depart and which was organized to control this year may result In an Increased
of the Bible, known an the King
ment
from Shanghai and Nanking re the output of anthracite coal through yield next year. An Instructive bulle
James version, in Kill,
tin issued by the Wisconsin Hortl-
tail pitiful tales of the indescribable out tbe whole of the Unite«! States.
In hi* address Mr. Aiu|uith eaid:
-ultural society, has the following to
“The English Bible belongs not only
The government, it is alleged, will say regarding spraying: The Insects
suffering of the starving millions.
to the subjects of King George, hut to
Mr. Bostick, a missionary, writing try to show that this gigantic com affecting fruit may te divided for con
the whole English-speaking world.
from I’ochow, says the suffering jxxir bination has for many years secretly venience Into two classes, which are
One of th«* truths which 1 firmly be
Ilstingidshed by their mode of feed
have reached the extremes of 'misery. ! used its power to extort enormous ing, viz.: eating or chewing Insects
lieve in rooted In th«* faith of th««
A few months ago they were living on profits from the coal trade, throttling and tucking Insects.
Christian men and women on l»>th
sides of th«* Atlantic is that war be
wheat bran.
With this exhausted, all competition by withholding cars
Eating insects consvme the affected
tween EngllahMpeaking people would
they have resorted to c«M«king leaves from concerns not in the trust. Dum tlssuer, commonly the leaves, and
be not only u crime against civilisa
my directors and secret alliances be- thereby hinder the functions of the
of trees and even dry wheat chaff.
tion. but an unforgivuable breach of
plant. The common example is tbe
Barefooted children, all but naked tween the railroads an«! the mining potato “bug” or beetle
those commandments which ure en
Insects of
shrined in the testament on which
on freezing cold days, pitifully companies are reported as the basis,of this class are destroyed by poisoning
the combine. The subsidizing of small their food. Sucking Insects do not
ls>th nations have been brwl."
screaming “I'm hungry, I’m hun
NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN.
railroads and the buying up of enor
Mr. Heid said:
gry,” present a common street scene. mous coal holdings are said to have consume the external tissues of the
"From tin* men and from th«* peoples
plant, but feed only on the sap. In
Mothers, no longer able to provide been the steps by which the trust
nurtured on the precepts of the Bible British Ambassador and American
order to accomplish this the Insect
food for their offspring, throw th«*m gained control of the coal situation.
and mainly on this version, came the
Secretary Discuss Peace Treaty,
thrusts Its proboscis through the ex
Officials of the department of jus ternal covering! and sucks the juices
recent statesmanlike proposal of the
away, probably in the frantic hope
Washington
James
Bryce,
the
Brit
tice
assert
that
the
Pennsylvania,
the
president of the United States und the
that compassion will force some one Baltimore & Ohio, and the Norfolk & in the same way as a mosquito sucks
inspiring r*-**(s>nr«e of King G«*orge, ish anibnssatlor, h«*l«l a conference Sat
blood. As these insects do not con
through Sir Edward Grey, which prom urday with Secrotary Knox regarding to rescue them. Men, a few months Western railroads are the most promi sume the tissue of the leaf or branch,
the
propos«*«!
arbitration
treaty
be
nent
in
the
trust.
It
is
also
asserted
have
been
ago
able-bodied
farmers,
ises to make war as a settlement of .
poisons are of no avail. We must
any dispute henceforth between uny tween the Unil«*d Slates und and Great reduced to rags, shivering with cold that the Pennsylvania, through enor therefore attack the Insects. This Is
Britain,
hut
negotiations
are
still
in
a
mous holdings listed under dummy done by covering them with some sub
English i |M*uking peoples impossible,
an«! facing starvation.
names, controls other roads. The Bal stance which will penetrate their
and between any other civilized na tentative stage.
It is said that no hitch has yet been {
timore & Ohio and the Norfolk & bodies, or with substance which closes
tions discreditable."
• BUCKET SHOPS” UPHELD.
encountered and reasonable progress
Western are reported to have use«! the their breathing pores. To repeat:
is being made.
same device to conceal their proper
BIBLE BINDS TWO NATIONS.
(1* Biting or chewing insects are
This treaty th«» forerunner of its Columbia Justice Decides Law Un ties and affiliations.
destroyed by placing poison on the
kind
will
be
presented
to
the
world
|
constitutional.
Tstt Sends Message Rejoicing in So
parts on which the Insects feed.
as a mbdel for the lessening of strife !
KNOX DRAFTS NEW TREATY
Precious Tie as Scripture.
(2) Sucking Insects are destroyed
W’ashington—An attempt by con
among nations, if it receives the ap
only by attacking the insects and for
Washington Felicitations on the proval of the United States senate. I gress to define so closely the offense of
Bible tercentenary celebration in ton- There is no reason for haste, it is "bucket shopping" as to make it Anglo-American Alliance Ready for this class polrons are of no avail.
Apple icab, brown rot of plums and
Special Session.
d<>n w« re expressed through Ambas- 1 pointe«! out, and because of th«* mam-.
impractical)!«* in the District of Col
peaches, potato rot. blight, rust and
sudor Reid from President Taft as fol- [ moth task which its importance in
Washington, D. C.- The drafting of other destructive plant diseases are
umbia has resulted in the complete
lows:
volves, the negotiations will proceed
a new arbitration treaty between the commonly ascribed to weather con-
“Th<* tercentenary celebration of | with deliberation. The administration | failure of legislation on the ^ground of
; United States and Great Britain to in- dltlons. Indirectly this Is often true,
the publication of the King James will cn<i<*avor to have it in complete unronstitutionality.
version. Royal Alliert Hall, Ixmdon, ' form for presentation to the senate j Justice Wright, in the District Su clued.all disputes between the two but neither rain nor drought nor any
other atmospheric condition is ever
England: It afTords me very great before the adjournment of the ap-.
preme court, has decided that the act ' countries has been begun by Secretary directly the cause of plant diseases.
pleasure to present, through Mr. Reid, proaching session of congress.
of State Knox.
Negotiation of the
Rainy weather does not directly
my congratulations to those who, in
So fsr as negotiations have pro- referred to constituí«-«! an unwarrant convention will be expedited as much
cause plum rot. but provides condi
the mother country, are commemorat c»-«-<l«*d, it has developed that, while ed interference with the right of the
ing so signal ami historic an event ax the treaty will provid«* for the arbitra citizen te enter into c«>ntract relations as possible, with a view to submit tions favorable to the development of
the publication of th«* King James tion of practically all disputes that
ting it tothe senate for ratification the fungus, and probably unfavorable
and therefore was unconstitutional.
conditions for the development of the
version of th«* English Bilde.
This may arise between th«* two countries,
The statute is of local application at the special session to begin April 4. plum and Its ability to resist the In
lss>k of books has not only reign«*«! su including matters relating to questions
The treaty will be the first of its vasion of the disease.
preme in England for thr«*«* centuries, I of honor, it will not provide the ma only an«! «loes not necessarily affect
Fungi (plant diseases) are propa
but has Isiund together, as nothing chinery for the arbitration of each the actions which the department of kind ever negotiated and will provide
else could, two great Anglo Saxon na specific controversy. That will be ar justice has begun at many other points for arbitration on all disputes between gated by spores, minute bodies which
tions, one in blood, in S|s*ech and in a ranged by s,>ecial agreements under
against allege«! bucket shop operators, ; the United States and Great Britain.
common religious life.
the general treaty in each instance.
The work of drawing up the new con
for the prosecution in those cases has
"Our laws, our literature, our social
vention will be difficult, because the
life, ow«* whatever excellence th«*y
been under the postal laws on the
VEDRINE FLIES LIKE WIND.
document will be the first of its kind.
|M>ss<*sH largely tn the influence of this
plain ground of fraud.
our chief classic, acknowledged ax
It will be use«! as a model for similar
This decision was rendered in the
such c*|ually on ls,th sides of the xeaJ French Aviator Travels 208 Miles at
conventions with other countries.
case
of
Edward
Altamus
&
Co.
00 2 Miles an Hour.
"Americans must, therefore, with
The movements of th«* government
Negotaition of a general arbitration
unfeigmsl satisfaction, join in thanks-;
Issy Les Moulineaux,
France.
leading up to the indictments were treaty with Great Britain is the direct
giving to the G« m I of the Bible who has 1 Pierre Vedrine left
Poitiers in a shroued in the greatest secrecy. On
thus Isiuml together the old and the monoplane at
nt 6:18 o'clock Saturday: April 2, 1910, however, when indict- result of the speech of Sir Edward
new world by so precious a tie.
morning and arriv«*d here nt 8:30
raids on Grey, minister of Foreign affairs of
"I can speak, I am sure, for my fel-' o’clock, hnving maintain«*«! nn average i ments were obtained,
j "shops” in seven cities were made Great Britain, in the house of com
low countrymen in congratulating you s|H*ed of 90.2 miles an hour. As soon
Barrel and Cart Spraying Outfit.
simultaneously, wires were cut and mons several weeks ago, in which he
on so significant u commemoration.
as some minor repairs can b<* made, customers were thrown into panic. said that a proposal for negotiation of may float In the air and are usually
"WILLIAM II. TAFT.”
V«.*drin<* will start agnin for Pau, in Since then, according to Attorney
too small to be discerned singly with
nn attempt to win the Aero Club's cop 'General W’ickersham. "bucket-sbop- such a convention would be welcomed out using a compound microscope.
by
the
British
government.
WAR TALK MAY BRING WAR.
for the best flight from Paris to Pau. ■ ping” has become a thing of the past
These spores alight on leaf or fruit
While President Taft and Mr. Knox
Vedrin began the I’aris-to-I'au flight ' east of Denver.
and under favorable conditions of beat
have
been
in
favor
of
such
a
treaty
Baron d'Estoornelles Warns Ameri Tuesday, but met with an accident
The government announc'd its in
for some months, they were not in and moisture germinate, giving rise to
which comp«*lle«l him to descend at tention to appeal
from Justice
cans Not to Anger Japan
clined
to make definite proposal of the threadlike projections which pene
Poitiers. He mad«* 170 miles in thre«1 Wright’s decision.
People Fit for War.
subject
to Great Britain until official trate the plant's tissues.
hours an«l 10 minutes.
The main fact to be borne In mind
I
information
had first been obtained as
Ixis Angeles That then* is danger
V«slrine «lid 335 kilometers (approx
WOOL RATES ARE'ASSAILED
! to the probable attitude of that coun Is this: The spores which may be
of war between the Unit«*d States and imately 208 miles) in 132 minutes.
try toward the proposal. The speech present In innumerable numbers may
Japan, wax • fated by Huron D'E.stour- On«* of the fastest railroad expresses
be destroyed or their germination pre
enelles de (’«instant, member of the in France <n>vers tbe same general Growers Petition for Reduction in of Sir Edward Grey cleared up this
vented by the application of certain
phase
of
the
situation
and
paved
the
Tariff
From
Northwest.
French senate and representative of route in 136 minutes.
substances known as fungicides, while
way
for
actual
negotiations.
France at The Hague Peace confer
Discussing
his record-breaking
Washington — Inequalities in the
existing as spores on the outside of
The
attitude
of
the
senate
will
de
ence, in an address before the City ■peed, Vislrine said:
freight charges on raw wool from the
plants, but after these have pene
termine
whether
or
not
other
conven
club.
"I was favored with a light breeze, Western ami Northwestern wool states
trated the tissue of leaf, stem or root.
tions,
similar
to
that
negotiated
with
"There is a storm hanging over but my machine docs 130 kilometers to Eastern wool markets, especially
your heads," he said, “a battle that (approximately 81 miles) an hour in a Chicago, St. Louis and Boston, are the Great Britain, will be drawn up and
threatens destruction of all this loveli calm. It will do in the air what a subjects of a complaint made to the submitted for ratification.
It is understood that preliminary
ness, and it is of this I have come to 150-hornepower motor will do over the Interstate Commerce commission by
warn you. Japan docs not want war best road."
the National Woblgrowers’ association exchanges have been made through
any more than you do, but may be
against the Oregon Short Line railroad the State department to ascertain the
forced into it by a force of circum-
and many other Western and North attitude of the French government to
Another American Arrested,
ward a general arbitration treaty cov-
stanc«*s that seems to be deepening
Tucson, Arix. A special to the Cit western railays.
' ering all future disputes.
These con
around your both.”
It
is
averred
that
wool
rates
are
izen from Nogales, Ariz., says that A.
ventions,
if
ratified
an«!
put
into oper
T. Gill, an American resident, has unreasonable and discriminatory, and ation. will b«* a long step towards in-
Five Governors Respond.
the
particular
preference
is
given
by
been arrested by the Mexican officials
ternationl peace.
Helena, Mont.
Governor Norris of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
Follow the roads to Pacific coast terminals.
has receivetl replies from fl ve of the
The
rates
are
asserted
to
be
from
7
J
ing so closely on th«« arrest of Abra
United States Comes First,
six governors of the Northwestern ham Saiesby, the American Nogales cents to 10 cents too high, in compar
Copenhagen
—During the debate in
states to the request for them to ap merchant who was removed to prison ison with rates from other wool terri-1
the Landsthing on the renewal of the
point delegates to a meeting to b«> held
tory.
It
ia
declared
that
the
defend
at Hermosillo, the dispntch states that
Anglo-Danish
arbitration
treaty.
her«« early in May for th«« purjsis«« of
feeling has been aroused among the ant railways aro also violating th«1
forming th«* Northwestern Develop Americans against the Mexican offi long and short haul provision of the Count Ahlefeldt Laurvig, the minis-
I ter of Foreign affairs, said he had en-
ment league. Governar Hay, of Wash cials, some believing that it is the be law.
> deavored to renew the compact on a
ington, has not been heard from.
ginning of a move to force American
: broader basis but that the British
Wool Schedule is First.
All of th«* executives have expressed
intervention.
Washington —Democratic members [government had decline«! the proposi
a willingness to co-operate in the
of the ways an«l means and the rules tion on the groun«! that a treaty with
movement, which has for its purpose
Ride to Test Cow Ponies.
committees are rushing their work in the Unit«»d States must precede all
the development of th«* Northwestern
Denver—To prove the supremacy of order to be ready to report on time. 1 other general arbitration
treaties
states.
th«* Western cow pony, thre«* Colors«!«» It is probable that the ways and means which Great Britain might conclude.
Canada Draws Settlers.
cowboys, G. A. Morse, George Harris committee, after presenting its recom
Negro Official Sworn In.
Antwerp The diversion of Euro and John Gobin, will rule from Den mendations on organization of com
Washington-— William H. Lewis,
pean migration from
the United ver to New York City, starting April mittees, will submit only one revised
States to Canada is said to be serious 8. They will have only six horses in tariff schedule, that being the wool the Boston negro, recently named by
ly affecting the Atlantic steamship their string, each «lay riding three and schedule, a rough draft of which, President Taft for the position of as
lines. The Red Star line has given using the others as pack animals. framtsl by Chairman Underwood, has sistant attorney-general of the United
States was formerly sworn into office.
up to the American-Canadian line two They hope to reach New York in eight been under consideration.
Mr. Lewis’ nomination failed of con
<rf the best special emigrant steamers weeks, hereby establishing a reconi
Drill Ships in Drydock.
firmation by the senate, and Mr. i'ift
afloat, the Gothland anti the Samian«!. for long-distance riding.
Seattle—Th«' cruiser Boston and the gave him a recess appointemnt.
The
Thes«* vessels, heretofore in the Ant
gunboat Concord were placed in dry new official of the department of jus-
werp-New York service, are now to be
Nine-Mils Tunnel Finished.
dock at the Bremerton navy yard to be tice called at the White house to
«qierated from Rotterdam to Canadian
Berne, Switzerland—The final oh- scraped and paintetl preparatory to be thank the president.
ports in the regular emigrant service.
struction to the Loetschberg tunnel ing turned over to the naval militias
Postal Banks Extended,
Maine House Rejects Income Tax.
through the Bernez Alps has been of Oregon and Washington to be used
Washington -In the list of 45 addi
Augusta, Me.—The Maine house of pierced by the laborers, after 5J as armories and drill ships. The Bos
representatives, by a vote of 82 to 53, years’ work and the expenditure of ton will proceed to Portland under her tional postal savings depositorites
Postmaster-General
The announced by
decline«! to ratify the proposed amend $20,000,000. The tunnel, which is own steam on or about May 15.
ment to the United States constitution the third longest in Europe, measures Concord will be stationed in Seattle Hitchcock are Astoria, Or., Hoquiam,
harbor.
Wash., and Kalispell, Mont
approximately nine miles.
providing for a tax on incomes.
•praying Is of no svn!l. In O'hei
words, spraying for plant dl» M e«
must be wholly for prevention.
Tbe following formula for Bordeaux
mixture Is used as a preventive ol
fungous db<ases, as potato blight, ap
pie scab, etc. Various formulas ar«
quo«**«!, but the following Is now ao
cepted as safe and reliable: ,
Copper sulphate, 5 pounds; fresh
lime, 5 pounds; water, 50 gallons.
El:her arsenate of lead or Paris
green may be safely combined witk
Bordeaux mixture. In fact. In all
orchard spraying operations It ha«
come to be a common practice to a«l<!
eitb«?r Paris green or arsenate of lead
to Bordeaux at every application. By
thia means biting insects and fungi
are controlled at a single operation.
No other fact Is more Important than
this In spraying.
Arsenate of lead Is a poison for
biting insects and is less liable to in
jure foliage than Parts green. It re
mains longer In suspension. It ad
heres better to foliage. It may bs
used for any purpose for which Paris
green Is employed In liquid sprays.
The formula Is: Arsenate of lead, 3
to 3 pounds; water, 50 gallons.
T
BEST WAX
FOR GRAFTING
Recipe Given for Making Mixtnsx
Thai Is Essential in All
*
Ordiards — Convenient *
Sizes Mad«
< ounces or
Rosin four parts
pounds); beeswax, two pounds; tai-
low, one part; melted. slowly, tn an
iron vessel, putting In the rosin five
or ten minutes before the beeswax;
and all completely mixed together by
much stirring.
In 20 minutes or so It will be thor*
oughly mix,ed, and a convenient por
tion Is to be poured into a bucket o!
cold water. In a minute or less it
will be cool enough to take up with
the hands (which must have been
greased with tallow) and pulled like
taffy. When it becomes light yellow
In color It Is done and can be made
into sticks or balls and put Into an
other vessel of cold water to harden.
Other portions can be treated in
the same way until all is used up.
These balls, or sticks, of convenient
size can be laid away until required
for use.
Up to the Farmer.
When a farmer breeds Indifferent
cattle, horses or sheep he receive«
less for his labor and feed than h«
should receive, adds less to the wealtk
of his state than the up-to-date farm
er. and Is at a disadvantage when h«
undertakes to secure for himself and
family the things which help to mak«
life worth living, says a writer in ax
exchange. I do not mean to say thal
the Individual farmer owes more ts
the community or to the state that
the laborer, the lawyer, the doctor, th«
educator, the preacher or the buslnes«
man; but we do expect more iron
them as a whole, because there ar«
more of them than all these other«
combined.
DIFFERENT KIND OF SPRAYS