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THE PRESS, ATHENA,' OREGON NOVEMBER 20, 1931 POTATO DISEASES SPREAD BY WEEDS State College Experiments Definitely Prove Theory Held by Dykstra. The fact that common weeds in Oregon potato fields are an important factor in spreading mosaic and ether virus diseases of potatoes has been definitely established in experiments carried on at Oregon State college this year by T. P. Dykstra, plant pathologist with the United States department of agriculture. . Last year Mr. Dykstra began to suspect weeds as being responsible for some of , the unexplained outbreaks of mosaic disease in potatoes, and succeeded in transmitting the disease by innoculations through some of the common weeds. This year he set out to test his theory under conditions where in sects common to potato fields would have opportunity to carry the virus. Two enclosed cages with 100 hills of disease-free potatoes in each were es tablished and into these cages were put insects collected in the same po tato field at the same time, half be ing put in one cage and half in the other. In one cage weeds known to be infected with leaf roll were set out, and in the other one weeds infected with rugose mosaic were put with the potatoes. When the check-up was made at the end of the season it was found that a high percentage of the disease had developed in each cor responding to. the disease known to be carried by the weeds in that par ticular cage, demonstrating conclus ively that the insects are perfectly capable of carrying these diseases from weeds to potatoes and vice ver sa.. .- Weeds found so far to be ready car riers of many of these mosaic dis eases are two species of the night shades, two Bpecies of jimson weed, horse nettle and wild ground cherries. Pig weed will carry leaf roll and gar den tomatoes are equal carriers with the nightshade, Mr. Dykstra's obser cations show. . This is considered one of the most important new developments in the fight against virus diseases in pota toes and will soon be published in de tail in agricultural research journals. Mr. Dykstra has made public an nouncement of his findings in advance to enable . growers to take note of what may prove a determining factor Two State Police Win High Praise From Na tional Forest Officials Praise is voiced by forest officials for work done by Evan F. Martin of John Day and Captain H. Lee Noe of Baker, members of the Oregon state police, in the case of Ernest W. Weaver, who Thursday was sentenced to 13 months in McNeil Island prison on his conviction of having set a 12,- uuu-acre forest fire 'last August. weaver also was fined $100. According to the forestry men. sue cessful prosecution of the case was due to the activities of Martin and Captain Noe, both of whom have had considerable experience with forest tires in Eastern Oregon. The blaze alleged to have been set by Weaver, so that he could eet a iob Ifighting it, burned over private land and government property in the Mal huer national forest. At that time, the country was dry and a strong wind made matters worse. In addition to valuable timber, fences and pas tures were destroyed. Desperate fights were necessary to save build ings, hay stacks and ranch homes. Approximately 2,000,000 feet of pri vate timber and 22,000,000 feet of government timber went up in smoke. The cost to the forest service in put ting out the fire was $12,679. A care ful cruise over the burned area show ed damages totaling $84,948, it was reported. Weaver, 30, lives near Dayville. He is said to have resorted to the fire setting method of seeking employ ment after the depression had hit his usual occupation of rounding up fuzz tail horses. i ; Medford Man Is Injured By His Pet Wild Goose A wild goose owned by Bill Brayton of Medford will soon be cooked. Bray ton, operator of the Hollywood orch ards near Jacksonville, has devoted considerable time and attention the past two years in an attempt to do mesticate a wild goose. The bird has been kept within confines by careful clipping of its wings. Brayton decided to insure his pet's presence ' at the family fireside by further wing clipping. He; approach ed the big bird and stuck out his boot ed toe, expecting the goose to bite the leather, as on past occasions. In stead, the bird jumped into the air and whacked him a mighty blow on the chest, fracturing a rib. .,... FLUCTUATIONS IN HEATH Referee Reappointed Reappointment of C. K. Cranston as referee in bankruptcy at Pendle ton took place Thursday in Federal Judge McNary's court at Portland. The term of the referee, who has held the post for a number of years, had expired. Wheat Men Given Facts to Help Their Guesses By Expert. Oregon State College. Fluctua tions in the wheat market have been so great recently that many people are guessing what wUl happen next. "One guess may be as good as an other," says L. R. Breithaupt, ex tension specialist in charge of market information, "but a few figures on the situation might help the individual to make his guess. "Roughly speaking the world wheat carryover on July 1 this year was from 200 to 300 million bushels above normal and greater than in any re cent year," Breithaupt says. "World production of wheat this year, how ever, is expected to be perhaps 200 million bushels less than last year. "Ihe normal increase m demand for bread and the decrease in produc tion of wheat probably offset the larg er carryover. Other factors on the firm side of the market are a world rye crop probably 150 to 175 million bushels less than last year, substan tial cuts in the new winter wheat acreage and unofficial information in dicating increased use of wheat for feed." On the other hand, Breithaupt points out that doubt persists as to the probable volume of wheat to be exported from Russia and the Danube countries. There is still too much wheat on hand in this country, es pecially east of the Rockies, and prices for foodstuffs in general are down. "There has been a good deal of talk about high wheat prices recently because of the upturn in the market," he adds, "As the season advances, crop reports will play a greater part in influencing the trend of prices." How high were wheat prices any way at the peak of the recent bulge? Oregon wheat was 22 cents a bushel higher on November 6 and 7 than on October 15," is Breithaupt's answer. "But at mid-October the farm price of wheat in Oregon was only 38 per cent of the average price on that date from 1926 to 1930. Even at the top of the recent advance, wheat on the farms of the state was worth just 50 per cent of the average farm price at the same time during the past five years." Steiwer Would Boost Income Tax to Satisfy Urgent Federal Revenue In his last public appearance be fore leaving for Washington Senator Steiwer came out positively Satur day at The Dalles in favor of increase ing the income taxes in the higher brackets on private incomes as a means of raising what additional fed eral revenue is necessary. "An increase in corporation or capital tax simply means passing it along to the consumers," said Sen ator Steiwer, "while the talk of a lim ited sales tax, general raising of all income taxes, and proposal to lower the exemptions, are all put forward to divert attention from the logical plan of raising the rates in the higher brackets such as from $100,000 net income and upward. "Greatest safety for wealth itself will come from having these great in comes considered generally as a res ervoir for use of the government in times of national stress," Senator Steiwer held. "In war times the high est levy was 65 per cent on largest incomes; now it is 20 per cent. Some where between 30 and 50 per' cent would be fully justified under pres ent conditions." Mr. and Mrs. Marion O'Hara of Weston were in Athena Saturday on a trading trip. . F "R OOF The Wright Brothers proved that man could fly in a machine heav ier than air r lit. .J iJiWn . ilft -4. "4" . Two Walla Walla Lovers Quarrel and Shoot it Out Each one claiming that the other one did the shooting, Pauline Kimball, 21, and Ed Wirth, 35, a railroad brakeman of Walla Walla were taken to St. Mary's hospital, both seriously wounded. The woman was shot through the body, near the heart. She died Sat urday. Wirth is shot through the lungs and has a fair chance for re covery, barring pneumonia and per ltonitis. Wirth insists that he did not shoot his sweetheart, and that she fired a bullet into his back as he was leav ing. Miss Kimball freely admitted shooting Wirth, but insisted she did so only after he had shot her. Officers hold the belief that Miss Kimball shot Wirth and then fired a bullet into her own body. . Wirth says they quarreled violently and that' they decided to write finis to their romance. The shooting follow ed. Miss Kimball was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kimball and Wirth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil lip Wirth. Statements attributed to Miss Kim ball when she was dying failed to re veal a motive for the shooting, other than her assertions that it followed a quarrel. Officers state her story was not entirely consistent and that she refused to discuss some of the details. The Pike's Peak Tests Proved that Germ-Processed Oil decreases oil consumption and increases gasoline mileage 1 1 t CONOCO Trout uitb Cmtt PaufDrtf i . '", StnJ n outline of jour proposed motor crip or lei us .help plan four trip. Get a Conoco passport, indhrui rntUf mated load nupt and other tmet helps ... all FREE! More than 40,000 motorists used this tcrrice ia the season just past . CONOCO TtAVEL BUIEAU ... . Oerm, Cokwdo GERM PROCEED IAUFHN BASE MOTOR OIL I T I SWELL T Or" CLAIM BETTER TO PRO VB CONOCO PRODUCTS SOLD BY ATHENA SERVICE STATION Bryce Baker, Proprietor r y ' 1 Only Eight Out of 24 Ready for Road Work A Pendleton press dispatch to the Morning Oregonian says: "Unemploy ment in Pendleton is just 33 1-3 per cent as bad as it has been painted, relief workers were ready to believe Tuesday when eight unemployed men out of 24 agreed to work after being offered full time jobs by the state highway department. "R. L. Carter, resident engineer of the department, desiring to hire ten men in the first emergency unemploy ment to be given by the state here, obtained a list of 24 men who had registered with Pendleton relief com mittee and who were thought by com mittee officials to be the most needy. Carter could get only eight to work. "One man, Carter said, gave as an excuse for not accepting employment that he was going to move this week and would not be "rested" by next Monday, when work was to begin. Workers will be paid $3 a day." Mrs. Ted Ludtke and daughter of Portland are at the Francis Lieuallen home, near Adams. High School Notes November Days (Velma Ross) Now is the time of rainy weather; those days when the rain pours down hour after hour, and the wind sways the leafless trees back and forth. The sky is a pale, gray color because of the lack of the sun. Water runs in little gullies and rivulets in the roads, and the mud is soft and oozy. These are the days when one should be happy. Whistle and sing. Do any thing to drive that dullness away that lurks around. There are amusements inside the house that are just as en tertaining as those out of doors. Try and be cheerful and show the world that you are happy and enjoying life. After all, if the people in this world let their spirits rule entirely over them there would be no joy or hap piness in living. Typing Accuracy Wins Exemption Those who were dismissed from typing I, Friday, because they had an average of only one mistake a day in their tests were, Bonnie Alkire, Fred Singer and Wayne Banister. This week the test periods have been increased from five to ten minutes. The mistake limit will be three in stead of one. Those dismissed from typing II practice last Friday after noon were Goldie Miller and Betty Eager. Belchia Wins From Mildew In the third basketball game of the series being played in the high school gym this week, the "Belchians," cap tained by Jack Weber) rtrcceeded in The Best Grain Drills Are Here for You mz-.zs&B'S;,:- isasfT; i .sr raws? Remember, We Carry a Full Stock of Repairs aid Paris for International Harvester Co. Machinery and Farm Implements at all times ROGERS GOODMAN (A Mercantile Trust) nosing out the "Mildew Indians," cap tained by Sol Pickett, by a score of 9 to 4. The game was a tie at the half but the larger and more exper ienced "Belchians" came back in the second half to make 5 more points. Belchia (9) Mildew (4) B. Weber F Steele Miller ; F Rogers J. Weber ....C Pickett Zerba G Towne Jenkins G Roy Moore Referee Raymond Murphy. Sneezians Twice Victors . The "Battling Sneezians" took' a hard fought game from the "Lead Throwing Belchians" Tuesday after school. Both teams went into the bat tle with blood In their eyes. The game was very rough with every player fouling. These two teams were very evenly matched so the game was in teresting. Sneezia (9) Belchia (8 Geissel F B. Weber Murphy F Miller Jenkins ....C J. Weber Campbell.;. G.. Zerba Pittman G Jenkins Referee Ralph Moore. The' "Battling Sneezians" won an other game Friday evening. They de feated the "Mildew Indians" by a score of 23 to 2. Jenkins and Geis sel led the offense which the "Mildew Indians" could not stop. The "Bat- 1 EXCURSION OVER THANKSGIVING ROUND TRIP 'iS FOR THE tJ ONE WAY ( t FARE I K. v ninie am IImiam ,fV Pacific Stages .J NOV. 18 to 26 Inclusive ys'fl DECEMt Home by M a RETURNINC DECEMBER 15 midnight date For details, inquira GORDON M. WATKINS 1 r m IfllVkflMVi N it tling Sneezians" were heavy favorites before the game. Sneezia (23) Mildew (2) Geissel .....F Steele Murphy F Rogers Jenkins C Pickett Pittman G Towne Campbell ....V.G Roy Moore Referee Lowell Jenkins. School Scraps The boys' basketball team has been practicing the past two weeks. They divide into teams and have games among themselves. The high school and grade school had an assembly for Armistice day t Tuesday. The band played sev eral numbers and the entire group sang. The schools had a holiday last Wed nesday, as it was Armistice day. The junior English class went down to the auditorium Friday afternoon, where some of the members of the class gave talks. . Would Ban Cigarettes Preliminary papers for a proposed constitutional amendment banning cigarettes from Oregon were filed with Secretary of State Hoss this week by E. F. Atchley of Portland. The proposed amendment seeks to bar the sale, manufacture, importa tion, possession, advertising of cigar ettes or cigarette papers. Atchley was prominently identified with a similar movement prior to the last general election at which time the proposition ' was defeated by a vote of 156,265 to 54,231. Mrs. Reynolds Dead Mrs. Harry A. Reynolds, 66, died of pneumonia Friday night at her home near Walla Walla after u week's illness. Besides her husband, a former state representative, she leaves five children, Jay, Allen, Mar garet and Charlotte of Walla Walla and Carrie, who lives in the middle west. Western Angora Goat Yields World's Longest Mohair Lock ""'',1 V"" ;( - ,);4 ' rv 1 fill ' V- wi I- t . I V .. U: i V-"--"' f isit 'r'--.-:- J life ' $ " ' W ' 2 i I .1 tvv , I 1 twMmmM''''' v Longest lock of mohair ever grown 60 Inches long being meas ured at Sanford Mills, Sanford, Me. This world record goat hair was clipped from the goat, "Van Duzen," shown In lower picture, owned by F. A. Pierce, Humboldt county, California. The longest lock of mohair In the world Angora goat hair has just been received at Sanford MIIIh, Sun ford, Me., the world's largest weavers of mohair velvets and oilier fubrlts, from F. A. Pierce, Uum boldt County, California, owner of "Von Duzen of the Iledwood Empire," the fumous goat from which tho clip was made. The lock is CO Inches long. The American mohair clip Is Increasing and its texture Is Improving, according to growers in the principal mohair producing states. The an nual clip of the country U estimated at 17,000,000 pounds from about 8,005,000 goats. This is an Increase of 82 per cent in hair clip and 54 per cent In goats since 1020. t in.r. The leading growing states are Texas, Arizona, Oregon, New Mex ico, California and Missouri. However, the growing Industry now ex tends to almost every state. The variety of uses of mohair fubrles, especially mohair velvets, bus been materially extended In the lust few years, according to George Emery, an official of Sanford Mills. About 100,000,000 yards of the vcl- vets are now uwd 04 automobile upholxtery. Another 12,000,000 yards have been installed, In railroad caraand additional mllllona of yard of the fabrljfs are used for home upholsteries, draperies, motor bus in-, tcrlors, theatrical upholsteries, ftnd- the like, w'V -j