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OF APPLE CROP
TWENTY PER CENT
POItTLAN'l). Oregon, Aug. 7. Kh
tlnmtcB ot tho npplo crop ot Oregon
nro being generally reduced In some
Instances qulto materially on nrcount
of unusunlly henvy dropping, blight
nml dry rot. At tho present time It
la not gcnnrnlly believed tbnt tha
totnl production will bo within SO
per cent or rlrst estimates.
TIio dropping ot apples nil through
tho state was unusunlly henvy this
spring, Kovornl conditions being nsi
signed ns tho cause. Tho wet cold
weather Is attributed as ono ot tho
chief contributing causes.
Morn rain fell during tho lat
spring nnd early summer thnu foi'
many years. Orchards In somo ot
tho lending districts which havo In
ordinary season been compelled to
thin their fruit at heavy expense dur-:
Ing recent years, this year not only,
did not havo to employ help to do this
but tho elements cut out a much lar
ger per cent ot tho fruit than human
Interests havo over attempted,
might In lCnMcrn Oregon
Tho fire 'blight has proven a very
serious ntfalr In practically nil see
tlons of Knstcrn Oregon. In some
sections ot that portion of the state
tho trees at this time look as it there
hnd been a fire all through tho or
chards. Ono ot tho big problems of apple
growers of Oregon this reason and
which will have a serious effect upon
tho total yield Is tho dry rot or tho
fruit pit. This Is especially serious
In tho Willamette valley nnd In tho
Hood lllvcr section. Reports from
tho latter section Indlcato that tho
trouble Is much more aggravated than
a year ago. It la ultficuit at tnu
timo to estimate absolutely tho extent
of tho damago on this account but
all doubts that It Is serious, have,
passed.
Karly In tho season It was Indi
cated that tho Hood Ilivcr section
would produce probably S00.000
boxes of apples this year but It Is not
beliorcd at this timo that tho crop,
thoro will reach above 700,000 boxed
It that amount Is reached.
Apple Scab Twice
Another factor that will affect the
total crop of apples Is the second In
fection of apple scab that Is taking
place. This appeared as Ilttlo Ted
spots on tho apples and was thought
to bo a new fungus growth hut Its
further development has proven be
yond a doubt what It really is. In
somo districts this Is going to ser
iously cut Into tho total yield of tha
better grades of fruit.
One of tho redeeming features ot
tho npplo crop of tho state this sea
son Is tho fact that tho apples now
promise to be of better slzo than
other recent seasons. This will mini
mlzo tho loss, occasioned by blight
and dry rot.
Tears will bo affected by tho blight
nnd this will cut down tho expected
yield ot the stato somowhat.
AYS SLANDER
CAUSE OF ATTACK
AY
AMERICAN
MR
BLVEN
With Med ford trade Is Med ford mndo.
'Flint there nro two hides lo the
ltlivcii-ICiitttxcii controversy, in
which Mrs. Kntitzcu of Thomson
crock is licensed of assaulting her
neighbor, AIm. Hlivcn, nml breaking
her mm, for which she litis been
held lo the grand jury, is indicated
by the following from Lee llnrriug
lon of Applepite, who gives n ver
sion friendly to Mrs. rCtiulrcu:
"Applognto, Or., July 28.
"To tho Kdiler:
"In your issue of Inst week nnd
in oilier of ' the Mcdford iaors
ttliore was published scnnionnl nnd
exnuer rated article in regard lo the
difficulty between Mrs. IMivcu nnd
Mrs. Knutr.cn of Thomp-on creek.
In the trial before Justice Taylor
only one side of the case was pre
sented. ''Acting on tho ml vice of her ut
lorncy, Mrs. Kniitren waived nil
preliminaries nnd let the cne go up
lo the grand jury. This has given
rie lo the report Hint she pleaded
guilty, which is not true.
"Now, I wish lo say that Mrs.
ICiiiitzen is not tho inhuman mon
ster which the u foresaid newspaper
articles pictured her to be, but a
iptiet, peaceable, kind-hearted wom
an who has lived in this community
nearly nil horlifo. and n far ns I
know has never had nuv neriOu dif
ficulty with nuv body, while the other
ono is nlwny.s in n scrap with some
body. She seems lo have u mania
of nbu-ing people, and lliore is
scarcely a iwrson in this neighbor
hood whom she has not nocued. She
has been circulating reiwirls for sev
eral months that Mrs. Knulzeti has
been stealing hrr eggs nnd cliiekous,
milking her cows and hiking things
innumerable out of her house when
ever she was away. And not satis
fied with that, she finally accused
her of maintaining improper rela
tions with her (Mrs. lllivetis) hus
band. "Mrs. Knutzcn hotly resented this
and used some pretty strong lan
guage ns to what she would do if
Mrs. Illiven did not ipiit defnmiug
her character. And where is the
woman that would not have done
(he Mime or more under the same
circumstances f
"Hut it is a fuct that can be
proven that Mrs. ICiiiitzen did not
attack her or attempt to do her
bodily harm.
"Vhilo wo believe (hat we know
how Mrs. Dlivons' arm was broken,
wu have no itoxilivc proof at pres
ent, so will not venture an opinion..
"Wliilo the irrigating ditch spoken
of may have been the cnu.se of the
beginning of the trouble, its Inter
developments were caused by jeal
ousy. "Will you do nn innocent mid
persecuted woman the justice to
publish this statement?
"LEE IIAItKIXClTON'."
HOSPITALS BETTER
THAN
EN
LON'llON, Aug. 7.- Taken by mid
large, the American hoxrnlnl is su
perior to Hie best found anywhere
in Europe, according lo Hie parly of
seventy American physicians who
arc hero today after visiliug practi
cally every city in Europe.
"Ql course,'' said Dr. Uioluud
Kowios of N'ow York, "wo have seen
iiiiiuv things in Europe which would
help us in the hospitals of America,
but we have more advanced systems
mid paraphernalia in the United
States ns a whole to show European
institutions. In France, front a sci
entific point of iew, llic physicians
are masters. Hut een their newest
hospitals lack some of the most im
portant details to be seen in hospi
tals of the United Slates. I mean
by that Hie best manner of placing
beds, arrangement of wards, wards
for convalescents, gardens for air
ing, sanitary arrangements, etc. I
believe the French neglect their con
alcscents too much. A relapse fif
teen times out of twenty in Europe
menus dealh, u percentage that is
twice or three times as righ as it is
in the United States."
Dr. Sigmoud itrcitcnfcld, of the
German hospital, Xew York, said:
"After seeing nurses in hospitals
all over the Old World, 1 take off
my hat to our American nurses.
cpteens of them nil. The t'hH of
women 1 found in Paris, for in
stance, acting as nurses, was bar
below (hat of our own neat, trim,
gentle nurses, nnd whereas in
France they were more of the serv
ant clns, at homo they are the
equals nml treated as such, of any
woman who employs tliem.''
APRLE CROP TO
BE LIGHT IN
NATION
SY
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IN
Henry W. Savagu Is to nialco tho
production the coming season of nn
cxtrnvaganza called "Doftland," by I.
Hans Flath and Dr. Margaret Crosse.
L HAWAHANS AT
PAGE SATURDAY
Princes ludctas Musical Hawaiian?
will be the big feature at the Page
theatro Saturday and Sunday night
presenting "Evening at Walklkl
Ucach." Hawaii has a wqrm spot In
Mcdford hearts after tho former mu
sical presentations at tho Page and
largo crowds will welcome tho latest
arrivals who have tho reputation ot
bolng the best natlvo troupo on the
circuit. A number of natlvo dances
will bo Included In tho musical pro
gram and tho regular Pngcscopo will
complete the entertainment.
On account of tho unusual expense
of getting this attraction tho man
agement Is compelled to ralso tliu
prices. Lower floor, 23c: Dalcouy,
13c. and children, 10c.
THREE-YEAR MILITARY
SERVICE FOR FRANCE
l'AKIS, Aug. ".- Hy a vote of
'J 13 to 13, the senate today passed
the three-year military service hill.
It passed the chamber of deputies
last month.
Tho apple crop ot the United State!
will im Mini tor thU.vmi tlnu ht H'nt
but Iho-o p: mlsos t he a good am1
iko .vlohl. The government's report
tor .Inly, tho latest issued, indicated
a production slightly better than in
I'.Hl. Tho condition on July I was
iVj.4 per cent ns compared with H7.1
per cent on Juno I, (57.0 per cent on
July I last year and fiD.t per cent
the ten-yoatnverago.
Detailed reports Irom all partH of
tho country have been received by tho
Packer, which tiro summarized as
follews:
Conditions in Oregon
Tho Oregon crop Is estimated al
about tho samo quantity m Inst ycni
and tho fruit Is In good condition
Hood lllvcr Is credited with 1000
ears, Mosler with a larger tonnage.
thnu last ear, Mcdford te;orts SO
per cent ot a crop and Union county
half a crop. Tho government ostl
mate of condition Is S7 per cent.
The Washington crop Is la good
condition, but the percentage Is Irre
gular and varies from 100 to '.'0 pet
cent. Cnshniero reports SO tier cent
ot a full crop and the Yakima vnlluy
tho same percentage. The govern
incut's estimate fur tho state Is S3
per cent.
Idaho will not equal last year's
production, nor will Montana.
California will fall short ot last
year. Estimates range from lf00 to
2000 cars for tho Pajaro valley. Utah
will have a smaller crop that: n your
ago.
In Middle West
Missouri growers do not believe
that state will como up to tho gov
erntuent's cstlmnto of SO. Minnesota
will have a good crop, some estimat
ing It at double that of 1912. Okla
homa will havo half of a crot-. New
Mexico and Texas wll not cut much
figure lit the shipping movement.
Iowa estimates a larger crop than
Inst year.
Tho Indiana crop was damaged In
many places by frost -and tho teportu
nro Irregular, running from zero to a
full crop. Nebraska authorities esti
mate more than produced last year,
Arkansas reports Indicate two-thlrdi.
of a crop, and Wisconsin over three
fourths. Colorado, on Important stole, bo
causo of tho largo quantity of box ap
ples usually shipped, will this year;
havo only half n crop. Illinois will
havo almost u normal yield. Hot
winds will causo tho Kansas crop to
fall below that ot 1912.
In Ivnstcni States
Tho Now York crop will bo smaller
than Inst year's. In Western New
York tho shortage Is estimated al 10
to over "5 per cent. Baldwins arc
showing up tho highest of ttn com
mercial varieties. In tho Hudson
river district tho output will bo light.
Tho government's estimate for thu
stnto Is but little over half a crop.
Tho Virginia crop will bo very
small, tho general nvorago being -'
per cent. A low production Is Indi
cated tu Pcitus,vlvnuln and homo con
sumption will take care of most of
tho crop. Ohio apples wero badly
Injured by frost and tho outrun will
bo less -tluiiv tho smalt crop ot lam
year, Michigan will have two-thlnlM,
Connecticut and lthodo Island about,
the same. Vermont a quarter of a
crop. New Jersey and Delaware each
about half a crop,
West Virginia will hnvo initio to
ship and In somo Mictions not enough
for homo consumption. Other Minion"
show up about as follews: Massa
chusetts and Kentucky, two-thirds;
Tennessee, .Maryland and Maine,
half it crop; (leorgla, 7Ji per cent ot
less.
WOK RELIEF CORPS
ENTERTAINING VALLEY
Y OF GIRL FOUND
BAY STATE COAST
KEVEKE, Mass., Aug. 7. Chid
only in underwear of fine tclutc,
which was marked "Kuth Wood
ward," the body of nn unidentified
girl was found today on Hie bea
at Point of Pine, near-here, Mur
der is suspected mid a ncateli of
sloops nml yachts along the coast
is on in an endeavor to Icaru de
tails of Hie suspected crime,
Henry Kolker, In conjunction with
William Vaughn Pcttlt, has written
a piny called "Tho Survivor," In
which he will appear under thu di
rection of Oliver Moroseo,
Twoitly-Nvu niuinhoirt of finiuiinl
Logan Women's Itolluf Corps ot
llrantii Pass spout Wednesday In
Mcdford at tho Invitation of tho Mod
ford corps, who are ontorhMitliig tho
W. It, O, of tho valley. Those who
attended were! Mcsdnuics Mary till
drcth, Lena Hlldretli, Itoso MoiiIh,
Estolla Howard, Elizabeth WittU,
Harriot Patrick, Mary Lewis, May
Parrlmer, M. E. Tavlor, Martha Jess,
Alice Mallory, Elizabeth Harden.
Sarah Mellow, Malllsa Spencer, Itox
iitiuii Uroou, Pravolla Taylor, llattlu
Iraiuphoro, Ida Malum, Agues FaitH,
T. N. Tiiruoll, Mlulo Curtis, Hilda,
lluggerth Alloc Itowloy, Ella Howard,
Tho (!, A, It. was represented by ono
lone survivor, A. Morris,
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PROTECTED
ENGLISH AVIATOR AND
ARMY OFFICER KILLED
LIFE'S STRUGGLE
WITH ILLNESS
Mrs. Stewart Tells How She
Suffered from 16to15 yean
old How Finally Cured.
nuphemln, Ohio.--" Ilocausoof totnl
Ignorance of how to care for myself
when verging into womanhood, and from
taking cotil when going to school, I suf
fered from n displaeuncnt, and each
month I had severe pains and nausea
which always meant a lay-olf from work
for two to four days from tho thnu I
was 1G years old.
"1 went to Kansas to live with my sis
ter and while there a doctor told mo of
thu l'inkliam remedies but I did not use
them then us my faith In mt-nt medi
cines was limited. A f lor my sister died
I camo hotnu to Ohio to live and that
has been my home for tho last 18 years.
"The Change of Life camo when I was
47 years old and nlsmt this time I saw
my physical condition plainly docritx-d
in one of your advertisement. Then I
In-gan using Lydia E. Piiiklmm's Veg
etable Compound and I cannot tell you
or any one the relief It gave me In the
first three months. It put mo right
where I need not lay off every month
nml during tho Inst 18 years I have not
paid out two dollars to n doctor, nnd havo
been blcstvvlth excellent health for nwo
woman of my ago and I can llmnk Lydia
RPinkham 'a Vegetable Compound forlt-
"Since the Change of Life Is over I
hnve been a maternity nurse and being
wholly sclf-supnortint; I cannot over
estimate the value of good health. I
have now earned a comfortable littlu
homo lust by sowing mid nursing since
I was vi years old. I havo recommended
the ComNMind to many with good re
sults, as it is excellent to take before
nnd after childbirth." Miss KVKI.YN
Am:n Stkwaut, Euphemla, Ohio.
If ran want special adilro write to
I.jdln I-. I'liiUiam Medicine .'o.(coull.
(Initial) I,Tiiu,.Mas. Your letter will
ho openrd, read and answered by a
woman and held iu strict confidence.
ALHEIISIIOT, England, Aug. 7. -Aviator
t'odv and his piiNxongor,
Lieutenant W. E. Evans, of the In
dian olvil service, went killed today
when their uerophiue fell into u
clump of trees here from u height
of about l.'tl feci.
Frank l.nlor Is to havo tho leading
rob Iu "lole, "an operetta mndo from
Itohcrt Chambers' novel, with music
hy W, I J. Peters.
BY PARIS JUNTA
PAHIH, Aug, 7.--lint protest
nunluNt tho mission to Mexico of John
Llud as pniriiwki'i, and pwtuit
against what liny term Interference,
wad mndo hero today In a statement
Issued hy the Paris Junta ot tho Mexi
can coiistltiitloiinllstH, It tend:
"Wo Icaru that John Llud tuts been
sent to Mexico as a mediator, prac
tically representing President Wilson,
CousllttillnnullslH hero, while appio
citing the correct altitude of PresU
dent Wllsot, energetically protest
against this pretended mediation by
America. Wo wish no foreign Intru
sion. Aiuei leans were never more In
terested in Mexico than now and If
they think their Interests eudaugcreii,
almost tho worst means they could
take to protect Ihomsolviw would ho
Iu wound MovleoV self-respect by
semi-official pressure. Only military
Intervention could bo worse than thU
attempted mediation, as that would
mean war."
Tho legislatures of many states
hnvo this ear mndo good progress
legislating III favor of a uniform
child labor law, Iu accordance with
suggestions hy the national confer
ence of rommlsslouiirs on uniform
statu laws.
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