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UMTKD PltESB ASSOCIATION Full Lcacd Wire Itepori, SECOND SECTION PAGES 0 TO 10 Tho only paper la tho world ?i rid ? re. published In a city tho iIm Mod ford having a lonnod wire J MEDliWD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY im m:mi year No. 41. Medford Mail Tribune LIGHT Professor O'Gara, PAR B United States Department of Agr iculture Writes First Authentic Discription of Dread of Orchards This Is the First of a Scries of Articles That Will Bo Printed Dally Until Subject Is Complctcd-Evcry Orchardlst In the West Should Save These Issues for Future Reference, As They Contain Valuable Information. (By I J. O'Gara, Assistant Path ologist, U. S. Department of Agriotil turo. Written especially for tint .Mail Tribune. Copyright by Medford Mail Tribune.) In (lie preparation of thin nrticlo on pear blight the writer Iiiih in mind tbo many requests that have been inado very recently for a completu diHCUBHiou of this subject, and it is to be hoped that those who are intor oHted in it will preserve the several niiinbers in which this serial article will be published. Although a largo number of patholoKiKts have studied pear blight from tbo laboratory standpoint, very few bavo over car ried out successful experiments in its control. To tho United States de partment of agriculture belong the credit of working out the methods of control and putting them into prac tice. Tho field work has been carried out in tho cast and Houth and on the Pacific coast in California and Ore gon wheru excellent results have been obtained,) General Account of the Disease Known as Pear Blight. Early History and Nntivo Origin -In going over tho literature on pear blight wo find a long array of articles which dcHcribu the disease fairly well, but in the earlier accounts the con clusions concerning the caiuo of the disease are erroneous. The earliest record wu have of pear blight was published in the "Transactions of the Massachusetts Society for the Pro motion of Agriculture in 171)1. This report contains a letter written by William Denning, December :2, 171KI, Ho first saw the disease on the high lands of tho Hudson in 17QO.- He also noted that, besides attacking ap ples, the malady also affected pears and (iiiuces. Subsequently, others reported its occurrence on Long Is land and in New Jersey and Pennsyl vania in the vicinity of Philadelphia. It also seems to have appeared quite general in the apple anil pear orch ards in the eastern states, and fol lowing (ho settlements in Ohio, Indi ana, Michigan, and lllinoiu we find that tho pear blight appeared and at tacked the young pear and apple orchards. It was also well known that tho disease occurred on wild crab apples and bawtthoriiK of (ho eastern states, hut, singular as it may rcoiii, it is unknown in Europe and Asia whore tho pear and apple are native Thcso facts point to the oastorn United States as tbo native home of this disoasu and that wild fruits of tbo porno .family, such as oral) applo, hawthorn, mountain ash and servico borry aro its nativo host plants- It injures these trees, how ever, to a very much less extent than it does tho more sappy and vigorous growths of the cultivated pear, apple, iiiuco mid other fruits of tbo pome family. It is very important that every one should know that the pour and apple aro ant the only spooicH of tho porno family that may bo des troyed by blight. In some recent publications it has been noted that no reforouco has been made to any other species of tho pome family limn the pear and apple. This is a ser ious mistake. Orehardisls should know, for instance, that the quince is most seriously attacked by this disease. Tho writor knows an iu stnnco whore an on tiro district be came infooted through a single case of blight which had its starting point in a loquat. Thoroforo, lot it lie un derstood that the pear, apple, quinno, loqunt, haw, sorvioo borry and moun tain ash nro all omro or loss subjoet AND 118 CONT Pi THE PACIFIC COAST Pathologist of the to this disease. To a limited oxtcnt 1 tne disease also affects ome plums, land the apricot. It has been noted 'ns attacking the blossoms and young j shoots of the latter varieties of stone 'fruits. However, from a pathologi cal standpoint, it cannot be consid ered as n serious disease for any of Itlio stone fruits. Cause of the Disease. Although the disease was known , ns curly as 1780, it wns not until ,1878 that Prof. T. J. Hurrill ol me University of Illinois, one of the pio ,nocr plant pathologists, discovered jtlie true nnturo of this diucaso and .named the organism which causes it, ! namely, bacillus nmylovoruu. From the early date when the pear blight llltli Ul'l'lllIIU HTUKIMtlU im II UIDIIIOV up to tho tiino that Prof. Durrill dis covered its true cause there bad bc'ii much discussion regarding it, but most of the discussions ore of little interest at the present dnto. I may also add that even now there are many so-called fruit growers who do not care to believo tho facts now so well known to every worker in plant pathology. Rather than believo the unqucRtioncd facts which jiavo been made known by the microscope, they 'are even willing to delude themselves 'by such explanations as were given by those who first recognized the dis I ...... i. .... uunu rtui'ii iif iiiiiiiiiik, i.i?i, iiv.i and various other causes. Dr. Burl-ill's discovery of the nature of pear blight is of striking and fundamental iniortauco inasmuch ns it wns one of tho first, if not the first, bacterial diseaso of plants to bo discovered. A Dutch botanist, Dr. Wukker, discov ered a hyacinth disease about the same time to bo of bacterial origin, land it may be said that this is the only rival in priority to Dr. Morrill' pioneer discovory. At this time, re search along tho Hues of plant path ology, especially along bacteriologi cal lines, was not being carried on with a great deal of vigor, and ovon after the nbovo-nnmed discoveries of Dr. Hurrill and Dr. Wakker, a good many promiueut bacteriologists his itated in accepting this work with any groat degree of confidence. It was well known at this time that certain human diseases were caused by hue toria, but most bacteriologists were quito unwilling to think that vegeta bles could bo invaded by germ life. That Dr. Hurrill's discovery was doubted by many eminent men should cause little wonder, became at that time there were fewer advantages and fewer laboratories equipped for scientific research than there are now, Even at that time the groat Dr. Koch, the eminent flerman authority on tuberculosis had not yet discover ed tho cause of Huh diseune now so commonly known as consumption, ITowovor, since the initial discovery of the bacterial nature of the pear blight disease investigation of its nn turo and tho life history of the germ havo proeooded along tho lines of niodorn bacteriological methods until at tho present time we have as com plete a knowledge of the pour blight germ as tho doctors or physicians havo of tbo typhoid genu or genii of tuberculosis. In tho spring of 1881), Prof. M. H, Waite, pathologist of the U, S. department of agriculture, was assignod to tho task of investigating tho poar blight disease. At tho time whon ho began his work, while the disoaso was known to bo of germ or igin, tho life history of the genu was not known. No one had yet found out whoro tho gorm remained during the dormant period of tho trees; that is to say, during tho fall and wintor. . TO D1S 21 Insurgent Leaders in Congress Will Distribute Oregon Senator's Re marks In Senate Upon Initiative and Referendum Laws. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 7. Insurgent senators, including LuFoI lette, Cummins, Dristow an- Brown, at a conference have decided to send out 27,000 circular letters to news editors all over the United Stntes ex tolling Senator's Bourne's speech, particularly his remarks on the initi ative and referendum and tho recall. Senator Bonnie has agreed to pay for printing and mailing those circu lars. Scnntor Brown undertook to bavo 00,000 copies of Bourne's speech printed as a public doucumcnt at Hie government's expense but Scn ntor Qnllingcr objected. HALLEY'S COMET VISIBLE MEDFORD THIS MORNING Hnllcy's comet was visible Satur day morning to those residents of Medford whoso business or inclina tions caused them to be awake and on tho street between 2 and -1 o'clock a. m. Policeman Atwcll reports the ap penranco of tho comet in tho cast at nn early hour, and that it was quite brilliant. The tnil. Mr. Atwell says "was apparently about a block in length. ' New Cases In.ClrcuIt Court. Mnrgnrot Meredith vs. Bort E. Meredith, divoco; W. E. Phipps, at torney for plaintiff. t W. I. Vawtcr. oxecutor estate of D. Polk Mntlvws vs. A. L. Ilazolton; to recover money. W. I. Vr.wtor at- t rnev fr pla'nliff. PASSENGERS SAFE Strikes on Rocks of Bay of Bulls and Rests on Bottom Under 25 Fath ams of Water Passengers All Off. BOSTON, Mass., May 7, Tho British Novmnudy, bound foi" Toronto from Loiiiiou, struck and sank in 25 fathains of water on tho rocks of Bay of Bulls, Now Fotindlund, today. Fifty passengers aboard the vessel, 31 of whom wove women, wen lauded safely at St. .Martin's in tho ship's boats. News of the d'&ustor is contained in dispatches from St. ohu's. N, F. Funeral of R. J. Cameron. The remains of the lato Hubert J. Cnmoron will bo interred in Jackson ville cemetery thhi afternoon at 2 o'clock p. in. Tho funeral servhos will bo hold under tho direction of the Masonic order of which tho deceased was a membor. Mr. Cameron was one of tho pion eer citizens of tho AppUgat.: section and was aged 78 years, 10 months and 0 days at ho limo of his death. It had been supposed that tho genu lived in tho soil or in swamps, if such woro uonr by, and Hint during the spring wlicn tho blossoming season began theso germs wore blown by the winds into tho blossoms and in fection ngnin started, Prof, Waite, after an enormous nmouilt of oxpori mentntion, found that the gorm did not live in the soil, furthermore, Iiq found thnt it did not blow about in tho winds. (To 'Bo Continued.) TRIBUTE 000 COPIES BOURNE SPEECH OTA! IIXTRAII 1 1 LOOK OUT FOR WOK IDITON 4 4- Women of tho Greater Med ford Club will take charge of the Mail Tribune for next Sunday's issue. The pn cceds will go to the libory and park. It will be a paper written and managed by the women of Medford. The newspaper has been turned over to them for tho day. They will write tho news, solicit the ads, collect what they want for theui, and sell the papers on the street. Advertisers who want space in this greatest paper ever is sued, containing all the un published news thnt women talk nbout, must deal with the ladies, and must net nt once, ns there is a great demand. Watch for it. Sunday, May 15. GRAVES SAYS HE PINCHOT PLANS Chief Forester Arrives In Portland on Tour of Inspection Says Ho Will Follow Pinchot's Policies In All Re spects and Will Not Deviate. PORTLAND, Ore., May 7. "My policies nro identical with thoso of Mr. Pincbot and whatever changes have been made and might be made will riot in any way affect theso poli cies," said Henry Sclen Graves, chief of the United States forestry sen-ice who arrived in Portland today on nn oficinl tonr of inspection. Tho president appointed Graves successor to Chief Forester Pinchot in tho midst of the Pinchot-Ballingcr controversy. "Tho policies of Mr. Pinchot are being carried out in every respect," said Graves this morning, "and there is no intention to devinto therefrom excepting in cases where readjust ments hnvo become necessary as they would in any other lino of endenvor ns time progresses." Graves expects to remain in Port land sovcrnl days. Ho intends to go to Missoula, Mont., nfter visiting Ore gon nnd Washington. -H- BASEBALL NOTES Well, wo go to Jacksonville Sun day. Yes, and there will ho a good hunch of fans along. Jacksonville has sotno good Med ford rooters. Ask Pug nbout It. Sny, what d you think about Miles hitting this yonrT On tho noso every tlnu. There nro many sacculations ns to which team will first break Medford's percentage coUimn. Tho majority of fans favor tho Central Point team. Medford plays Central Point on our homo grounds May 15. Just tnko a tip, thoro will bo somo excitement In thnt game. Anywny, tho fans seemed to bo pleased with Inst Sunday's game. Aft er all, that 3 all there Is to It. Next Sunday's gnmo at Jackson ville ought to be Just ns good. Tho train loaves nt t: 15 p. m. No cheap sports la Medford. Thir ty ?50 seats havo nlready boon sold for tho Johnson-Jeffrlos fight. Jacksonville will colobrnto July tho Fourth. Yes soraotimos a plnoai'd in a window holps tho nd-answeror to find tho houso that's advortisod. But it docs not usually holp much more than that. i in i S CARRYING OUT A Oil WEEK IN S COMER FORT WILL NOT ASK FOR J. Refuses to Make Requisition Upon Illinois for Packer Who is Wanted in New Jersey Upon a Charge of Conspiracy Probably End of Case TRENTON, N. J., May 7. Gover nor Fort today refused to make a requisition upon Illinois for J. Ogdei Armour, wonted here on a charge of conspiracy. The governor declares that Armour was not in New Jersey on tho date mentioned in tbo indictment. This action probably ends criminal prosc cutious so far as individual directors 6f the meat trust arc concerned. Baesball Sunday. Medford is duo to fall down from that 1000 per ccntagc this afternoon. This is tho second time I havo mndo this prediction and I never miss more than throe times in succession on a ball game. Realy, though, with Me Intyro in good condition and the bunch behind him playing tLc kind of ball they used to play when the Don eenns made most of the team they should hold tho Mcdforditcs to n close score. Pat Doncgnn, with bis cool bead and knowledge of ball play ing, gained, by flic way from study, not from actual observation, was a lilf. fnoinr ?n .Tfiiit-cnnviltn'e ciiaaacc in past years. With a weak team Pat has pulled many a gameveat of ti.n :. : ,i tho fire stunt and he recognizes neither friend nor foe in his decisions. Manager Ulrich of tho Jacksonville baseball team expects to cop a game frnm inn InnrTnrc inAnx TT ........ I has been strengthened somewhat and - " ....... v.. ......... nam D EN ARM UR pith "Me" pitching tho same game he " 1 1 , Vm )ammmi LV 3 , id last Sunday, tho Jacksonville0 ,Itt' r Through the oys ought to put up a good nrgu-,F,rcSf of f PPi .,,,,. fe 'event of the evening. Miss C. Deuel SYmYHONY ORCHESTRA IS TO BE HEARD HERE I Miss G. Fny ns tbo vain elder sistor Walter Damrosch With His World-"?0 ,oan,s ximiy thro"h su?f,r ing, was good. The character of tho Famous Orchestra and Four Vocal ld nurso was well sustained by Miss n nun pi it i .. j V' Griffin. Miss B. Lithcrland did Artists Will Entertain In Medford ' ,, s tho faithrill ricnd mid coujill 'of Dolores and tho little Misses Slov- jor, Trimble and Klum made very at Modford is about to hang up an- . tractivo younger sisters. Mr. L. Wil- other record in tho ainusoment line this time it will be the appearance of,mtc w.ou tno Iie."rttJ ot tho ""Jo Walter Dnmrosch and tho New York Symphony orchestra of SO men, companied by four metropolitan vo- eal nrtists. This will be the smallest city ever visited by this world re- Downed orcanization and is onlv an-. other fact which points to Medford's growing inioprtnneo in tho outside world. This attraction is the first of a list of nrtists that Seers and Cor- nnn, tho N, Y. impivssarios will send to Medford during the coming season including such famous names as Sehuinnnn-IIeink, Sembrick, Kubelik, Kreislor, etc. Mr. Damrosch is easily tho foremost figure in American mu- sio today. Besides introducing the Wagnerian oporas to tho American public Walter Damrosch is to bo credited for per- forming u large number of new works for tho first time in th's countrv. Among the important oporntio works which received their first production in Atnerica under his baton nro Cor- nelius, Tho Barbor of Bagdad, Gold- marks's Merlin, Padorvvski's Manrit and Saint Soon's Snmson and Delilah. Finnlly ho was the first ono to rovonl to tho music lovers of this country Tsohnikowsky's pathetic symphony nnd Eugon Onegiu, Dtvorak's The Now World and Elgar's first eym- phony. 0C1ETY: Social Circles Enlivened By Series of Dinners Both at Home and at Grills-Card Parties and Entertain ments Complete the Rountine Greater Medford Club Postpone May Day Fete In Order to Embark in Journalism High School Holds Its Annual Exhibit of Domestic Sci encePupils of St. Mary's Academy Render An Enjoyable Program to a Large Audience. The most enjoynblo dance of the season was thnt given by the Elks Wednesday nignt. loo nail was gay with their colors purple and white long festoons of bunting were ar tistically draped across the hall, whilo royal purple pennants were strung everywhere. Large American flags were also nscd. The lights were shaded with -purple tulip shades, which gave a very subdued hue effec tive light.. Some very stunning gowns were worn and tbo Elks, as usual, saw that everyone had a most, enjoyable time. . The Greater Medford club is prov ing its versatility by showing the number of things it can do and do well. Its latest departure is in the newspaper field, and next Sunday it will show how the ladies can excel in that, as they will take charge of the issuing of the Mail Tribune on that date. Mrs. E. E. Gore will be managing editor, Mrs. II. C. Stoddard city edi tor and Miss Emily Jnnuey telegraph editor. Those on the business staff i nr jf"?" Rcdd H"is' RnK,nn and Ar' H,M,"e, Edtf r afer 'and Mrs. B. P. Theiss nro the ndver- tising solicitors. Tho proceeds will to increasing the park fund. The pupils of St. Mary'o academy , . . .. , Tve a,.mos esung musical anuunn ol aprmgiiem an. ino deco (lis "Dolores," carrying off tho hon ors as the unselhsh girl, wLi to save her older sister from the discovery of theft, is turned into tho street by a heartless mother, but being be friended by ti bcnevolant widow which part was well done by Miss Z. Griffin wins honor nnd feme. as the good hearted policeman ,um . , '"7V , m-jMi;sp8 j, Koh, Lashlov " , c 'Murphy mndo excellent young Indies of fashion. Mies M. Gillotto did well ns the maid. Tho bucrlo sont in nnntomimc. tho 'dream fairies and the revel of the Naiads wore all splendidly douo by tho girls of tho school, and tho boys in "Olo Man Moon" were very en- joyablo. A littlo one aot comedy entitled a "Lovo of a Bonnet," was vory nmusing with Miss V. Griffin ns a very good indulgent mothor. Miss J. Root, tho charming daughter, who thinks tho "Love of a Boniiett" tho only thing worth having; Miss I. Bes- nick was good as tho inquie-itivo aunt and Miss A. Kingsbury as tho mother, and Miss J. Anderson, hor daughter, did well as "gonteol" peoplo of fash- ion, and Misc M. MoKco was capital ns "Katie, tho Irish help." Miss A. Kingsbury sang "Ilanpy Days" (Strclczki) vory well, with vio- Hn obligato by Mies I. FJynn, Miss Kontnor accompanying. Tho iustru- mental selections w.ero vory well dono nnd tho j'oung ladies dosorvo groat orodit for thoir work, Thoso taking part woro tho Misses & Fay, B. Lilhorlund, I. L. Kontnor, (M. Deuel, J. Root, J. Andorson, (.., E PRINCIPAL EVENT Andrews, V. Childcrs, N. Samuels, D. Deward, E. Trumble and E. Lnrouche. Tho cntortanmenfc reflects groat, credit on the sisters of the academy. Others participating were : Misses G. Fay, B. Lithcrland, I. L. Kcntner, M. Deuel, A. McMahon, A. Dietrich, U. Reddy, M. Roc, M. Brown, L. Klum, G. Ilargrave, D. Deward, N. Samuels, E. Larouche, J.' Borcn, I. Randolph, F. Tenny, T. Frazier, E. Trimble, A. Wakcman, L. Smock, A. Vogcl, M. Gordon, L. Weaver, J. Anderson, C. Emig, C. Andrews, V. Childcrs, V. Thornburg, B. Brown, I. Brown, L. Arzner, A. Chandler, L. Barry, M. Rolfe, A. Rolfo, E. Townsend, E. Mil ler, .B. Penninger, L. Slovor, S. Bruckner, A. Simons; Messrs. B. Mc Mahon, O. Larouche, J. Rouche, P. Reddy, W. Rice, R. Duff, L. Duff, J. Brophy, Jns. Brophy, Richcrd Sing- jlor, Rudolf Singlcr, V. Singlcr, P. Murphy, O. Parker, E. Green, B. Pressley, L. Ingram, R. Boren, II. Dalej', N. Samuels, D. Doward, E. Trimble, E. Larouche; Misses J. An derson, J. Root, C. Andrews, V. Child crs, A. Kingsbury, I. L. Kcntner, I. Flynn, Z. Griffin, V. Griffin, M. Deuel, C. Deuel, I. L. Kcntner, A. Kingsbury, B. Lithcrland, G. Fay.. A very pretty dinner wns given Thursday night nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hafer. Tho affair ! was in honor of Mrs. Susan Lawrence ,it . r 11 1.. n.. i rations wcro in pink nnd tho vory effective ccnterpieco was a huge bas ket of pink carnations, with long streamers of pink satin ribbon. Dain ty pink plnco cards wero usod. Following tho dinner was dancing and music. The guests wero: Mrs. Susan Lawrence Dann, Mr. nnd Mrs. Vawtor, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Reddy, Messrs II. Dudloy, F R. Allen and Wnito of Roseburg. Tho high school held its nnnunl exhibit of tho work during tho year. Tljo domestic scienco and manual training exhibit wns the most impor tant, as this is tho first year thoy havo exhibited, and the showing wns a vory crcditablo ono. Following is. tho musical program wiiich was given during tho nfternoon: Solection, by high school orchestra piano duet, Misses Sehultzo and God love; piano solo, Miss Ruth Wood ford; recitation, Edison Marshall; se lection, Mandolin club. ' a There wero many dinner parties n tho Louvro cafo. during tho woofcv Among thoso noticed woro Mr. Martin with a party of six; Dr. nnd Mrs. Reddy nnd party, Mr. nnd Mrs. Dan iels and party, Mr. Coram and party of four, Mr. Rosenbnum nnd party, Mr. and Mrs. Ilaskins and party, Mr. Gay and party, Dr. Ray and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bnrnebiirg and party, Mr. and Mrs. Qunssonbury and party, Mr. Burko and party, Dr. and Mrs. Barbor, Mossrs. Frank Burgess, Geo. Bordoaux and party of twolvo. - Mr. nud Mrs. F. II. Honking, tho formor ownors of tho Snowy Butte orchard, loft Monday for Portland, which is to bo thoir futtiro homo. Thoy will bo greatly missed in Med ford by their hosts of frionds, who nope tor their spoouy return. They woro idoal hosts, and thoir homo wns always at tho disposal of thoir friends. Tho Eastern Star will hold tho reg ular mooting Wednesday. All mom bors are requested to uttcud, as" thcro is work on baud. (Continued on Pago 13.)