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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OKISCION. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 10,10.
MOVING
PICTURES
USED
by u. s.
Hew York Man Is Responsible for
Idea and Its Practical Application
Will Givo Lectures on General
Lines of Culture to Classes.
PEAR BLIGHT AND ITS CONTROL
UPON THE PACIFIC COAST
This Is the Sixth of a Series of Articles That Will Bo Printed Dally
Until Sublcct Is Completed Every Orchardlst In the West Should
Savo These Issues for Future Reference, as They Contain Valu
able Information.
CENTRAL POINT NEWSLETTER
WASHINGTON, May 13. Moving
rontnroR showine the operations of
tho government departments at
Washington will soon bo on viow in
Now York, and tho films tUt nro be
ing made will probably becomo avail
able for use in other cities later.
Dr. Henry LupzicRcr of the New
York board of education is responsible-
for tho idea, as well as for its
practical application. It is the pur
pose of the board to entertain, on
two nights of every week, the parents
of tho children attending tho public
schools of that city, by illustrated
lectures on current topics. Tho
schomo has worked well, so far as it
has been developed. By its means
tho fathers and mothors of tho
poorer, and generally illiterate, class
Hy IMIOKKSSOK O'OAUA,
;vorablo to tho pear, blight Bonn.
Assistant Pathologist United Statw Trees grown so as to produco a tntn
Uopnrtnient of AKricuture. Writ- Growth naturally nro short ot
ten especially for tho Medford Mall Vant food, and, of course, do not
Tribune. Copyright. 1910. by thc favop tho pear blight germ, even
Moiifoni Mnll Trlhunc. (though it should enter tho tissues.
. .. . . . ..... . n 'Every physiologist knows that
liionuuueu iroxu i iiursuuy, auy , .
Influence of Style of I'mning,
Tho stylo of pruning of th treo
exerts some influence, not only In
tho behavior of tho blight, but also
on tho convenience of tho orcbnrdlst
in eradicating the disease. Tho
least desirable form ot a treo Is tho
tall pyramid having a central leader
with tho fruit spuro on the main
trunk and water sprouts at the base.
In this form of tree, any Infection
of blossoms or sprouts readily goes
into the body, making it difficult
to eradlcato tho blight without prac
tically destioylng tho treo, or, at
least, removing tho prlnclpnl bearing
area. The most desirable form Is
the broad vase-formed tree, clean
have been shown tho workings of tho j and free from water sprouts at the
city government its parks, its . base, having no fruit spurs near the
schools, its water supply, its sewer
system and tho thousand and one
other details that enter into tho ev
eryday life of a groat city.
It has been found that the infor
mation thus absorbed by tho par
ents has percolated through to the
children. It is now proposed to ex
tend tho subjects of tho lectures to
national affairs. In n recent visit
to Washington, Dr. Lcipzciger met
with tho heartiest co-operation by
tho trensury department. He made
arrangements whereby ho will be
able to show on his moving-picturo
screens just how the government
makes its money. Tho copper, silver
or gold bnrs from which the coins of
the United States are mintoJ will be
shown in the various processes
through which they must go before
they are in shape for circulation as
money, and the bureau of engraving
and printing, which produces the pa
per money of tho country, will also
be illustrated with all of its intricate
machinery in operation. The revenue
cutters are to be shown in motion
and the lifesnving service is also to
be illustrated in action. The treas
ury department will designate one of
its crack lifesaving crews to oper
ate before tho moving-picture appa
ratus to demonstrate tho work which
this branch of the sen-ice is doing.
Scenes of everyday life on board
ships of the navy and at army posts
will also be photographed'. It is
thought that these pictures will not
only show tho people how their
money is being spent by the govern
ment and for what purposes, but will
give them a clearer insight into na
tional affairs. It is proposed that
when the pictures are exhibited some
expert from the government service
will deliver an explanatory lecture
regarding them.
LOWLY MUSKRAT IS
LIFTED INTO PROMINENCE
WASHINGTON, May 13. Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson hns lift
ed the lowly muskrat into promi
nence. Ho declares the muskrat at
Tthe present titme is of more iraport
.nnce commercially thnn the beaver
.or fur seal. Tho most important
points to bo considered in dealing
-with the muskrat as a commercial
'proposition are its wide distribution,
-prolific breeding and extreme hardi--ness.
Tho muskrat is distributed
-over the greater part of North Amer
ica, from tho southern border to the
'"barrens of Northwest Canada, and
from the Atlantic to tho Pacific. His
fur is glossy and very dense and ib
used extensively by fur dressers and
dyers, being mado to imitate the
more costly furs.
The skins Roll for about 3fl cents
npieco and the enrcasses bring $1 a
dozen. The first heard of the ani
mal as n food is from stories of tho
Indians, then tho white trappers and
-settlers found tho flesh pnlatnble,
ntil now there nro regular markets
for tho "marsh rabbits" in Balti
more, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
a great number of western cities, the
donlers having ready salo for all they
can supply. Muskrat is said to bo
iho favorite dish served at dinners
given by church societies in Delaware
and Maryland, where the animal
abounds, and nnnunl muskrat ban
quets nro n fenturo with certain gun
clubs In tho west.
Benson Better.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 12.
Governor Frank Honson of Oregon,
who camo to California for tho bone
tit of his health, is roported eomo
what Improved today. With hlB
brother, ho Is staying at tho Hotel
Alexandor.
Ha skins for Health.
main trunk and leaders, and laving
lateral twigs for fruit bearing at as
great distance as .possible from the
crown of the tree. Such a tree Is
also !n a very desirable form for
other reasons, for it is easier to
spray, easier to prune .-itor tho top
has been formed, easier to gather
the fruit, and especially easier to
examine and keep free from blight.
.Influence of Weather Conditions..
Tho weather at critical times, espe
cially in tho spring and summer, ex
erts an Impo.tant Influence on tho
spread of blight. In fact, tho
weather Influences dominant more
equally the Infection than they do
the spreading of the blight In the
trees. We recognize certain spells
or weather conditions as Infection
periods, and by follow'ag carefully
tho relation of the bllsht to the
weather the Intelligent fruit grower
soon learns to anticipate these dif
ficulties. In ,'r.ct. it was supposed
by many that the long, lry, hot sum
mer of the western states, especially
th Pacific Coast states, gives such
poor opportunity for pear bll:$ht that
it was not able to exist under the
prevall'ng conditions. Of course,
wo now know that this 13 a fallacy,
for, as soon as the germ was Intro
duced, It produced tho disease abun
dantly. Dry sunshine, while favor
able to tho orchards, tonds to pro
duce a firm, healthy growth of tho
treo and prevent Infection periods.
However, constunt and Intense sun
light prdduces another result which
many be noted here. Pome fruits,
as well as other fruits, under the
Influence of dry, but sunshiny weath
er, carry on their processes of growth
and assimilation in tho very best
posslblo manner. Tho study of
blight throughout tho west shows
that where irrigation Is used on the
one hand, and where there is a
natural supply of water on the other
hand, and where the orchards are
fatrjy well supplied with water and
kept in a continual state of high nu
trition by the perpetual and uniform
sunshine, tho trees are peculiarly
susceptible to the disease. In tho
lower Sacramento Valley In Canl
fornla and in the Rogue River Valley
whore irrigation la not resorted to,
wo find that there Is a groit deal of
soli moisture, and In many favored
spots, tho water table Is only a few
feet below the surface or tho ground.
Under proper cultivation, where a
dust mulch prevents evaporation of
tho soil molsturo, we find that dur
ing even tho driest seasons the roots
of the trees are amply supplied with
water. On the other hand, we also
find places where tho water table
Is too near tho surface, and In this
case the trees nro In a drowned con
dition; consequently, perfect assim
ilation does not go on, and for this
reason, such tros, although situated
In rich, nitrogenous soils, do not
blight badly. Whero to trees are
growing at their best, tho blight
germ feeds on tho rich sugars and
starches in tho sap so that tho con
ditions which favor tho growth and
production of tho fruit, also tends to
favor tho germ; for wo must remem
ber that the germ la itself a plant
depending upon tho rich food sup
plied by tho treo for Its best growth.
Tho fleshy bark of trees grown under
conetant sunshine, especially those
of tho Pacific Coast, seem to bo
richer and thicker than In tho oast
orn states, and naturally affords an
unusually good feodlng ground for
tho pear blight bacillus. This rich,
flesny bark also tonds to hold-ovor
tho, germ during tho dormant sea
son' In a much more sorlous may than
tho thinner bark of trees grown un
dor othor conditions. Cloudy,
rainy weather, therefore, while fa
voring Infection, sometimes results
In n alnrvoil pnnilltlnn nf tho tree.
In
order that a green plant may form
starch In its foliage tho action ot
sunlight Is required. Tho moro In
tense tho sunlight the moro rapidly
tho formation ot starch goes on. In
cloudy, dark weather very llttlo
starch Is made or elaborated In tho
leaves. Of course, wo know that
tho tree does not make use of lt3
starch as such, but, through tho ac
tion of a diastatic ferment or enzyme,
tho starch Is changed Into sugar
which Is translocated to all parts of
tho treo by osmotic action, that is,
through tho sap. It is this rich
sap which Is mostly sugar that tho
pear blight germ foods upon. Tho
moro sugar, the more lntenso tho de
structive action of tho germ. Tho
very regular growth of tho trees In
tho Rocky Mountain nud Pacific
Coast orchards tends to keep tho
pear blight germ continually at
work, unless checked by prompt and
thorough eradication. In tho East
ern orchards, especially with dwarf
pears which make their growth early
In the season, a heavy rain, If nc-.
companled by a day or two of cool, 1
cloudy weather, will causo tho trees 1
to close up their terminal buds.
Beforo leaving tho chapter on '
weather conditions, It .nay be well
to point out moro fully the reasons
why coWous outbreaks of blight occur
after showers or thunder dorms. It
has been the common belief thnt
static discharges of atmospheric elec
tricity have a considerable Influence
upon such outbreaks. This, ot
course, is mere fancy and 1 as no
scientific significance whatever. ,
Everyone knows that a seed planted
In dry soil cannot germinate unless
moisture is applied to it, either arti
ficially or naturally. Sow, suppos
ing a thunder storm comes along
with a heavy precipitation, or at
lease sufficient precipitation to
moisten the soil about the seed; what
happens? The answer is so simple
that a child In the primary grade
would not hesitate in answering It. .
ui course, inu seeu sians inio
growth, the rapidity of its growth
depending upon tho temperaturo fol
lowing the rainfall. Now, was it
the rainfall or the thunder and light
ning that caused the seed to germi
nate? No, the rainfall and the
warmth and nothing else. It has
been explained that a germ or bac-'
terlum Is also a plant, dependent
upon molsturo and heat for Its
growth. In a dry season an onor-"
mous number of Infections may tako ,
place, but tho very fact that the sea- f
son Is dry and warm accounts fori
the fact that these Infections fail;
Just the samo as in a very dry sea-J
son a very largo percentage of corn,
or any othor seed put Into dry
ground, will fall to germinate and
we have an occasional plant coming!
up Just as wo find In tho caso of 1
blight only a few Infections appear
ing. Everybody knowB that aftor a
rain every vegtablo starts Into rapid ,
growth providing tho weathor Is
warm. Now, rapid growth In a pear
or apple treo means nothing moro
or less than an enormous addition of i
water, plus food from soli and all,
to it. Hero we havo conditions fa
vorable to tho growth of tho blight
germ which uses tho pear or applo ,
as its soil from which It draws Us j
water supply and Its necessary food;
namely, starch and sugar. Just
preceding a heavy rainfall, tho gorma j
may have been distributed vory wide-.
ly. Had dry weather continued tho,
fact that tho gorm had becomo wide
ly distributed would not havo becomo
apparent because countlosc Infections
would not havo taken. In vory dry
weather, tho nectaries of blossoms
soon dry, and unless germs havo
gained a strong foothold beforo dry
ing takes place no apparent Infection
results. Tho abovo explanation
should suffice to show that tho thun
der and lightning theory has no bear-
ing whatever on tho dlueaso known .
as pear blight. Consldor tho gorm (
In tho light of a seed whoso gormlna-,
tlon is dopondent upon tho samo eco-.
logical conditions for all of Its
growth activities.
(To bo Continued Tomorrow.)
Krauk Mlddlobuahor of Trail waB
In town Wednesday tradlnc with our
local utorehanta.
.1. S. Withers of San Francisco rog-
1 Isiorcd at tho Central Point hotel
on Tuesday.
Royal lluuodlct, old respected pio
neer of .lacksou County, who died
at the age of 84 and was hurled at
his homo In Jacksonville on Mouday,
was well known to tho old settlors of
Central Point and vicinity.
Mrs. A. S. Grieve ot Seattle, with
her three children, has boon spend
ing tho past two weeks in this city
as "tiests at the respective homes of
James Grlove nud Prod l'ontugor.
She left Wedt.csday for hor homo
up north.
At a meotlnc of the Royal Neigh
bors hold on Tuesday ovonlng Hugh
Porter and Miss May I'oningor wore
Initiated Into the mysteries ot the
order. After tho Initiatory Borvlcos
and tho regular business waa dis
posed of, t'o lodge adjournod to
Nash's restaurant nud consumed
oodles of Ice cream and went homo
declaring that lodge IKo In Central
Point left nothing to be desired.
The various houses of worship In
Central Point will not opei. next Sun
day morning except for tho usual
Sabbath school exercises, but their
congregations will meet Instead at
the opera house, there to listen to
tho baccalaureate address given be
fore the high school classes ot this
city by Rev. 11. J. Van Town of
Ashland.
At tho last meeting of the Roboknh
lodgo Mrs. Price was choLen to rep
resent the order at the Grand lodge
to convene at Eugeno tho 17th of
the presont
Moore was
of an export piano tuiio". Is again
In town calling on hU patrons and
securing now ones.
Mian M. K. Allen, former teacher
of tho eighth grade lit tho public
school, loft hHt Wednesday evening
for Grants Puna, whero alio will mnku
hor future 1 omo. She luui purchased
property there Including a small
homo and will duvoto her tlino to
the serious study of muclj.
Frank Hawk received a fall yester
day morning that severely bruised
him and wrenched his shoulder out
of Joint. Ho had mado somo minor
repairs of Itrldttm Sanderson's mo
torcycle and mounted tho machine to
test It, but for some reason, not
clearly explained to tho writer, ho
did not remain on tho saddle, and
his sudden and unpremeditated
meeting with Mother Earth, left an
Impression hard to forgot. Finding
It Impossible to pursue his ordinary
avocation under the circumstances,
ho put on his "other clothes" and
went to Medford with his now llulck
and another friend.
Lumber Is being hauled for tho
new tabernacle under which a four
weeks' religious campaign will bo
conducted, beginning May 10. Tho
tabernacle will stand to tho left of.
tho llaptlst church and will accommo
date four or five hundred people.
The use of two pianos and an or
gan havo been secured and It Is ex
pected that at least ono hundrod
singers will bo ready to tako part
In the chorui) choir when tho meet
ings begin.
The money necessary for building
the tabernacle to bo useft anting tho
lug to glvo liberally toward tho work. uccopted a pinlilon In a "otitlomoii'ii
fm iiluhltiii 'tjtnhllHhineut. Mr. Hun
ton luui many frlotnbi In Central
Point who will regret his depart tiro.
Ills family will follow him In a nho
Hotilon Mowers, recently of Con-
t I 1 11 t 1t.it inm tt A nt 1 1 ti 11 1 1 umi 11
mooting hlti old friends on tho street
TuoMilny.
A. 1). Huiiton will leave for Weed,
California, 011 Sunday, where lie I11111
lime.
HnHkitirt for HtuUta.
Two
Ess
entials
Every housewife knows that slit! must have good
flour and good coffee. These are I he two essentials,
and we know that
Pure White Flour
and
Golden Gate Coffee
telephone your order
will fill tho bill evory time,
and wo will do tho rest.
ALLEN & REAGAN
202 E. MAIN ST. PHONE MAIN 2711
evangelistic meetings wiib secured In
month. Mrs. Mlnnlo a few hours by Rev. T. J. Hazleton
hosen as altornato. of the MethodlHt church, and ho an
il. L. Flndlajr, who, for years has nounees that he found everybody In
visited Central Point In tho capacity teresled and nearly everybody will-
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
Engineering and Surveying Contracts
Taken and Estimates Furnished
B. H. HARRIS & CO.
Medford, Oregon
Office in JacKion County Uanlt, Upstairs
LOOK
for tho big yellow warohouso botwoon tho railroad
tracks on fievonth and go there to Dr Cioblo's Optic
al Parlor for your glapson, repaiiH, etc.
No. 18. WEST MAIN STREET
The Pasadena
of Oregon
People of refinement; people with means; retired business men; professional mon;
college and university graduates, arc coming to the Rogue River Valley by tho score.
Within the past two years almost a hundred Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, people have
purchased homes near Medofrd, and nearly every ono of them has a friend or two
whom they hope to induce to come and locate in the valley.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and many other eastern cities are almost if not
quite as well represented, while St. Paul and Minneapolis havo moro representatives
here than any other several cities combined.
Think these statements over and get your thinker going. Write to the undersigned
or the Medford Commercial Club for detailed informtaion about tho country, and you
will never havo cause to regret it.
White Slave Trade.
Startling facts; thousands of
America's fair daughters hold In tho
bonds of slavory. Evangelist n. C.
Dowoy and wlfo will sjnak upon tho
"whlto slave trade" und tho neces
sity of homo and national purity und
caro of tho needy and orphan chil
dren. Placo Free Methodist
Church. Time Frldtt), May 5, 8
Bearing Orchards
Near Medford s
iiaat 01 the producing orchards havo been held in largo holdings until recently.
0 ibw weeks ago the Eden Valley Orchard, containing COS acres, was placed on tho
-.wicat m any desired acreage. Wo havo boon author zed to offni- thn
llfMiririiv ortnlna
and pears for salo, and if you kno anything about tN- country aiM want a deairiblo
block of bearing trees, write or come soon. During tho past week over $150 000
Ui inuyvi iy nus uoen aiaposeu or. je is located witmn two miles of Medford
at an elevation of about 100 feet above tho city and is ono of tho best kopt orchards in
the world. Parts of tho orchard offered for sale have paid the owner over $000 nor
acre per year for four years straight.
Do not come unless you aro prepared to stay, for just so sure as you do come tho com
bination of fat soil, grandeur of scenic beauty and Italian climate will steal you, body
and soul. After ono visit hero you will be miserable any other placo on earth.
John D. Olwell
EXHIBIT BUILDING
MEDFORD, OREGON
which, of courso, is espo-dall) unfa- p. m, All aro welcome, Como,