anaheim-gazette 1919-03-27

WAGING WAR ON PESTIFEROUS INSECTS SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CODDLING MOTH, NEW WALNUT PEST Spraying with Lime-Sulphur Said to be an Effective Remedy.—Foothill Growers Take Steps to Fight It. With the advent of a new walnut pest in the form of a strain of codlin moth entirely indistinguishable from the ordinary apple and pear pest, but which has developed a taste for walnuts, walnut men in general are beginning to realize that the industry has now reached the stage when its existence as a profitable branch of horticultural effort depends upon systematic campaigns for control or eradication against not only the new menace but all the old and less serious ones as well. In the past, walnut orchards have been singularly free from serious pests or diseases. The grower of walnuts has been exceedingly fortunate as compared to his brother who has been raising oranges or lemons and who has had to contend with one pest after another until at the present time there is hardly a season of the year but which has its own peculiar pest problems for the citrus grower. And the latter has rather become accustomed to it. He has most suitable substance is "black leaf forty" or nicotine sulfate, either in the liquid form or as the new dry dust which Prof. Smith has developed. The liquid spray is made up in strengths varying from one pint to a quart of the blackleaf to 200 gallons of water and is very effective where properly applied. Usually several gallons of liquid soap are added as a spreader. The main objection to its use, however, lies in the expense. Walnut trees are large, requiring from fifteen to twenty-five gallons of spray material to the tree, which makes the cost run very high. In addition, liquid spraying is relatively slow and one cannot cover much acreage in a short time such as is often necessary to control the aphis. To get around these two main objections, experiments with the use of dry dust sprays blown on the trees by means of a power blower were begun several years ago. The first season mixtures of sulphur and tobacco dust were used and with some success until along came the famous heat wave of 1917. The sulphur fumes set free under the extremely high temperatures prevailing were sufficient to seriously burn some of the trees so that sulphur was necessarily abandoned. The next season various combinations among which the most successful consisted of Kaolin and tobacco dust. But the results did not run uniform, afterward found to be due to poor tobacco dust. Where the tobacco dust was good the results were quite satisfactory. The latest and most important development and one which gives the greatest promise of furnishing an efficient method for controlling the nut moth as well, lies in the synthetic Double O to some extent in that man's town; the beans too much rumor that would task. Knowing one licker is liberated name of Squirrel S fight in a Belgian this sleeping sickness this same dope is —A neighboring c building a tourist more enthusiastic that really values a ward by leaps and view is purely specialist hotel idea is all have the tourists, as soon as the tour different. In that e to show for the termed Irish divide forcefully demons stances in the palities. Use this many manufactories, the roll, and you will tourist hotel will ing. —Domestic infliction of a Mexican marsh Lemon street Sat just for a diversion ed his wife over t with a heavy pin rendering the poorly unconscious. T and not finding t and found her at ing a sick widow aration of the o some unaccountable became enraged fenseless woman. ones as well. In the past, walnut orchards have been singularly free from serious pests or diseases. The grower of walnuts has been exceedingly fortunate as compared to his brother who has been raising oranges or lemons and who has had to contend with one pest after another until at the present time there is hardly a season of the year but which has its own peculiar pest problems for the citrus grower. And the latter has rather become accustomed to it. He has come to a realization that the only way to make his orchard pay dividends is to fight a winning campaign with the pests to which his trees are subject. He has therefore become reconciled to the expense of annual fumigation of his trees for scale pests at from $35 to $60 per acre and further outlays for red spider control and the like. He counts it all in the day's work and nothing more than a part of the business. In the same way walnut growers in the future undoubtedly must count on more expenditure for pest and disease control. To be sure, blight has been a walnut nightmare now for years but anticipation has been much worse than realization. Blight has never gotten as serious as was expected it would become. While no remedy whatever has yet been worked out for blight control, growers do not worry so much about this disease as formerly. And more recently, in the last ten or a dozen years, aphis has become a walnut pest worthy of consideration. Nevertheless, while these pests are not so alarming in their effects as is the new nut worm, it does behoove walnut growers to bestir themselves to greater action looking toward their control. For the discussion of aphis control particularly, the Farm Bureau centers of El Monte and West Covina, both interested largely in walnuts, met in joint session some fifty strong recently for a field day meeting at the Woman’s Club, West Covina, with Prof. Ralph E. Smith, walnut specialist of the State University, as chief speaker and leader in the discussion. During the last year or two a number of growers have tried winter spraying with lime-sulphur, strength about one to ten or twelve, as a method of reducing the amount of aphis. While the reduction in aphis infestation has not been noticeable, it has been felt that the spraying has been decidedly beneficial to the trees. The discussion, therefore, hinged on possible reasons why The next season various combinations among which the most successful consisted of Kaolin and tobacco dust. But the results did not run uniform, afterward found to be due to poor tobacco dust. Where the tobacco dust was good the results were quite satisfactory. The latest and most important development and one which gives the greatest promise of furnishing an efficient method for controlling the nut moth as well, lies in the synthetic manufacture of dust sprays containing any desired per cent of ingredients and in the most finely divided form. Prof. Smith has perfected a method whereby a dust spray can be made containing any desired per cent of nicotine sulphate o any other ingredient. And he can make a dry lead arsenate or bordeaux mixture just as easily. So promising does this method look to the Walnut Growers’ Exchange that they have placed orders for some forty tons of nicotine sulphate and have established a small plant at Santa Barbara where they intend to manufacture dry dust sprays to the amount of 200 tons for members this season. It is to be hoped that this new method of attack will effectively solve the aphis problem. Following the discussion at the meeting at West Covina already referred to, the growers adjourned to a neighboring orchard, where E. M. Glivin, professional sprayer from Whittier, gave a demonstration of walnut spraying for the aphis with lime-sulphur. Mr. Glivin deserves considerable credit for originating a system for spraying the walnut, as on account of the size of the tree the work is not only laborious but difficult. The demonstration and meeting were voted a big success by all present. And They Say The Mexican circus was due to unload here again a few days ago, but somebody beat the manager to the license bureau and put the soft pedal on the permit, when the advance guard silently folded up and backtracked. Past experiences left a bad taste in the mouth, as there is generally a mean mixup at the windup. And when it comes to making noise the plasanos are in a class by themselves. Their brass band consists of just a few instruments, but the players can get more noise to the An orange growth shotgun threw guarding his orange visit here of a big top nearer are oranges, and didn’t think the sage any of the fruit, one of the elephant and roam over like being careful. A regular old was staged a show an irate woman welcome guest for over a bottle corset. Yes’m. There were not of the construction, but convey the meant party. M'am? but when the attic livid there was a storm clouds roll Things were lived looked as though call out the regulator. Judging from brews coming out of nervine for enquiry is going to be a vantage assortment to and every one of will have considered said the morning any of its terror water will remain these new concoction provement over mains to be seen. Good morning drilling for oil? E. Smith, walnut specialist of the State University, as chief speaker and leader in the discussion. During the last year or two a number of growers have tried winter spraying with lime-sulphur, strength about one to ten or twelve, as a method of reducing the amount of aphis. While the reduction in aphis infestation has not been noticeable, it has been felt that the spraying has been decidedly beneficial to the trees. The discussion, therefore, hinged on possible reasons why the trees had apparently been benefited by this spraying as well as its relation to aphis control. Prof. Smith stated that in his opinion the beneficial effects did not result so much from the control of aphis, which he considered doubtful, as from the general stimulating effect a dormant lime-sulphur spraying has on walnut trees softening up the bark and removing the moss and lichens. He recalled some experimental work conducted by the university several years ago in which good results were obtained in killing aphis with lime-sulphur, but stated that the application in order to be effective must be done as close to the time of leafing out as possible. Spraying earlier has little effect on the aphis which exists during the winter in the egg stage, but shortly before leafing out the first brood begins to hatch, and lime-sulphur at that time effectively controls this first generation. It may even pay to spray after a few of the leaves are out. These leaves will be severely burned, but the aphis may be quite active at this period. After the leaves are out, lime-sulphur even in strengths as dilute as one to fifty is apt to cause burning, the walnut being more susceptible to this form of injury than even such tender plants as citrus. For aphis control at this time the customary and Some of the young men are gathering in bunches and talking about the prospects of having a censor for the public dances in this city. The jazz music as handed out here is so good that it just naturally coaxes your feet upon the floor, and there are folks who can turkey trot for fair, and when it comes to the Grizzly Hug they are there with bells on. There is a faint suspicion that the moralists desire restrictions put on public hops now that rumor has it that we may soon annex the shimmie shuffle. Report treks in from Santa Ana that the cops ought to lay off pulling peon piggers over thataway and give the ANAHEIM GAZETTE Double O to some of the higher-ups in that man's town, if it didn't scatter the beans too much, and according to rumor that wouldn't be much of a task. Knowing ones say a brand of licker is liberated there, under the name of Squirrel Squeak that will put fight in a Belgian hare. Talk about this sleeping sickness, it is hinted that this same dope is the cause of it. A neighboring city is talking about building a tourist hotel, some of the more enthusiastic advocates arguing that really values would then soar skyward by leaps and bounds. But that view is purely speculative. The tourist hotel idea is alright so long as you have the tourists, neighbor, but just as soon as the tourists disappear, it's different. In that event the only things to show for the venture is what are termed Irish dividends. This has been forcefully demonstrated in many instances in the past in various localities. Use this money in establishing manufactories, thereby creating a payroll, and you will get by. Then your tourist hotel will come without coaxing. Domestic infelicity invaded the home of a Mexican married couple on South Lemon street Saturday evening, and just for a diversion the old man whacked his wife over the side of the head with a heavy piece of stove wood, rendering the poor woman temporarily unconscious. The man came home and not finding the wife sought her and found her at a neighbor's, assisting a sick widowed woman with preparation of the evening meal. For some unaccountable reason the man became enraged and struck the defenseless woman. An officer was call- PLEDGING ALL TO GAIN NOTHING The Hearst newspapers have always been enthusiastic supporters of Woodrow Wilson, but they have come to the parting of the ways with him on his socialistic League of Nations project. Following is an extract from an editorial appearing in Sunday's paper: which contains some unanswerable truths: Eighty or more wars have been waged in Europe, Africa and Asia during the past one hundred years. The policies of Washington, Jefferson and Monroe have kept us out of all of them but one. Under those policies we have grown to be the most powerful nation in the world. Before giving up those policies it is reasonable to weigh possible results—gains and losses—to ourselves and to other nations. No one has suggested that the proposed covenant for the League of Nations is needed for any American purpose. No one has suggested that the American people need the protection of any other nation. But these are some of the things we give up if we accept the proposed covenant, unless it is radically amended: 1—The Monroe Doctrine. 2—The size and kind of our naval and coast defenses, after they are once fixed. They can never thereafter be changed or increased without the consent of the League. 3—The right to deal with Mexico, except through the League. 4—The right to protect the coasts and islands which control the approach to the Panama Canal. An orange grower in the south section had a patrol of three men, with shotguns thrown over their shoulders, guarding his orange crop during the visit here of a circus, which spread the big top near his grove. Oranges are oranges, and while the grower didn't think the show boys would take any of the fruit, still he felt as though one of the elephants might break loose and roam over the orchard. Nothing like being careful. A regular old time tongue-lashing was staged a short while back when an irate woman handed it to an unwelcome guest for fair. It was all over a bottle containing considerabe zest. Yes'm. The list of words used were not of the choicest grammatical construction, but seemed to correctly convey the meaning of the enraged party. M'am? There was no fight but when the atmosphere became less livid there was a break away and the storm clouds rolled by. M'am? Yes. Things were lively for a spell, and it looked as though they would have to call out the regulars. Judging from the list of homemade brews coming out for the preparation of nervine for emergency cases there is going to be a varied and conglomerate assortment to choose from. Each and every one of the kitchen products will have considerable zip, and it is said the morning after will not lose any of its terrors, and pitchers of ice water will remain in fashion. Whether these new concoctions will be an improvement over the old brands remains to be seen. Good morning. Have you started drilling for oil? 1—The Monroe Doctrine. 2—The size and kind of our naval and coast defenses, after they are once fixed. They can never thereafter be changed or increased without the consent of the League. 3—The right to deal with Mexico, except through the League. 4—The right to protect the coasts and islands which control the approach to the Panama Canal. 5—The right to decide, without possible interference by the League, whether a flood of Japanese, Chinese or Hindo labor shall enter this country unrestricted. 6—The right to fix, without possible interference, our protective tariff or navigation laws. 7—The right to forbid any European or Asiatic nation to secure, by purchase, territory near our shore, in Mexico, for instance, for naval stations or colonization. 8—The right to build submarines for coast defense. 9—The right to continue unimpaired our existing protectorate over the independent republics of Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Santo Domingo and Hayti. 10—The right to manage our own affairs without the advice or consent of other nations—the right even to withdraw from the League without serious complications. The obligations that we assume, on the other hand, are illimitable. We should be in honor bound to maintain the integrity and sovereignty of the British Empire everywhere. We might be called on any time to police Europe, Asia and Africa. We should have to repose in a European "Executive Council," in which we should always be in a minority of one to eight, the duty and power to "consider," to "propose" or to recommend" to what part of the world our young men should be sent to fight. If we had been a bully or a braggart in the past, if we had trespassed upon the rights of other nations, or misgoverned other races—if there were any such blots in our past history, and if it were now clearly shown that by changing our methods and manners we could confer a blessing upon humanity we might gravely consider it and might face "the supreme sacrifice" Mr. Wilson asks us to make. But no one says that this is so. And we do not see how we can confer liberties—an empire of thirteen million square miles. Second—An addition to that vast empire equal to nearly one-quarter of its pre-war territory—three million more square miles. Third—British control of the seas. Fourth—Preservation of the British constitution by avoidance of any agreement or interpretation inconsistent with it. Fifth—British traditions everywhere preserved under the covenant in all their glory and power. Other nations in the League are not only to assent to, but must support, British predominance even in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League, and although Great Britain plainly purposes to use other nations for financial requirements and for policing purposes, it is obvious that she never intended to entrust her own safety or her own international policies to that league. The League might fail her, but her navy will not. She intends to keep that twice as powerful as any other under the League. England is gloriously right in her refusal to depend upon anybody else for her own protection and in her refusal to give up anything of her own requisite for protection. She often goes into partnership with others for her own profit, as when she united with Prussia to defeat France when France was the dominant possession—an empire of thirteen million square miles. Second—An addition to that vast empire equal to nearly one-quarter of its pre-war territory—three million more square miles. Third—British control of the seas. Fourth—Preservation of the British constitution by avoidance of any agreement or interpretation inconsistent with it. Fifth—British traditions everywhere preserved under the covenant in all their glory and power. Other nations in the League are not only to assent to, but must support, British predominance even in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League, and although Great Britain plainly purposes to use other nations for financial requirements and for policing purposes, it is obvious that she never intended to entrust her own safety or her own international policies to that league. The League might fail her, but her navy will not. She intends to keep that twice as powerful as any other under the League. England is gloriously right in her refusal to depend upon anybody else for her own protection and in her refusal to give up anything of her own requisite for protection. She often goes into partnership with others for her own profit, as when she united with Prussia to defeat France when France was the dominant possession—an empire of thirteen million square miles. Second—An addition to that vast empire equal to nearly one-quarter of its pre-war territory—three million more square miles. Third—British control of the seas. Fourth—Preservation of the British constitution by avoidance of any agreement or interpretation inconsistent with it. Fifth—British traditions everywhere preserved under the covenant in all their glory and power. Other nations in the League are not only to assent to, but must support, British predominance even in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League of Nations, where, in the body of delegates, the 65,000,000 white people in England and her colonies are to be represented by five votes, and the United States with about 110,000,000 people, by one vote—one Englishman being equal to eight Americans under this plan. And although the Constitution of the League of Nations was framed by English statesmen, although the British have five times the voice of the United States or any other such nation in the League of Nations, where... THOSE LIBERTY BONDS There is a lot of money being spent every day in advertising with the object of separating plain Mr. American from his Liberty Bonds either by offers to buy them outright or trading in wildcat stock for them. Many plain Mr. Americans are rushing in where wise men fear to tread and are "falling" for the advertisements without thought of why the other fellow wants the bonds. Advertising, especially the kind Liberty Bond brokers are using, costs a lot of money. Where does the buyer get off? Well, be sure he is getting off else he wouldn't advertise. He isn't in business for his health. He is after the money. It's a clinch you are helping him to a big rake-off when you trade or sell your Liberty Bonds. That's sense, isn't it? If a Liberty Bond is worth, say, $95 to the broker after he has paid for all of his expensive advertising, it certainly is worth par or more than par to the holder. For on top of his advertising expenses the broker maintains costly offices and much help. That's sense, isn't it? The reason the broker wants the bonds is that he or his clients want to hold them. It's the broker's business to know bond values. He knows that these Liberty Bonds are going to be valuable things—that they are going way above par—within a year or two. Hold them yourself. If we had been a daily of a struggle in the past, if we had trespassed upon the rights of other nations, or misgoverned other races—if there were any such blots in our past history, and if it were now clearly shown that by changing our methods and manners we could confer a blessing upon humanity we might gravely consider it and might face "the supreme sacrifice" Mr. Wilson asks us to make. But no one says that this is so. And we do not see how we can confer liberty or democracy upon the rest of the world by giving up our own independence or by becoming, as President Roosevelt said, a "Meddlesome Mattie," in all the quarrels of all other nations. It is, in fact, not our advice and counsel that the other nations want. It is our resources, our wealth, our manpower. Possibly, also, our moral force. But without the first three a partnership of the United States in the League would not be desired. But if all these are at the disposition of the other partners in the League, it is said that it will be a success. The Pall Mall Gazette makes the pointed admission that— "The crucial question is whether the United States is prepared to pledge the financial resources and action of their country to the support of the League when it is formed under the proposed covenant." We could not have put the matter more clearly. The statesmen of Great Britain, whom we greatly admire for their far-sighted and always vigorous defense of the interests of their own country, have drawn a peace covenant which guarantees to Great Britain these supreme advantages: First—The sovereignty and integrity of Great Britain's far-flung pre-war The League might fail her, but her navy will not. She intends to keep that twice as powerful as any other under the League. England is gloriously right in her refusal to depend upon anybody else for her own protection and in her refusal to give up anything of her own requisite for protection. She often goes into partnership with others for her own profit, as when she united with Prussia to defeat France when France was the dominant power in Europe and again when she united with France to defeat Germany when Germany had become the dominant power in Europe. But never even in these partnerships does she subordinate herself or her interests to others. And in the League covenant, as drawn, her interests are paramount. She is to be the senior partner, with possessions scattered all over the face of the earth, and we are to be the junior, working partner, with the greatest resources of money and men. England thus gains much. She gives up nothing. Neither her right, her sovereignty, nor any of her traditional policies. We gain nothing. We give up much. The things that we give up are not privileges belonging to the American delegates to the Peace Conference. They are our property, our security, our liberties, our precious isolation from the Old World's quarrols, privileges of ours enjoyed 143 years, immunities of ours, traditions of ours, which ought never to be bartered away. England obtains new principalities as the result of the war. France regains Alsace-Lorraine and is to have her new Rhine republic, including the Saar coal belt. Italy is to redeem her lost provinces Bake More Save More More and more, thoughtful women are decreasing the cost of living by increasing the variety of their home baking. They have learned to bake the Royal way with fewer eggs. They have found that more baked foods mean less meat. 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Surely, after being the determining factor in winning the war, we ought to be able to get out of the war without surrendering for all time the most precious of our possessions as an independent nation. Because he cut around an automobile in front of him when Charles Rea's motorcycle was approaching within 300 feet, S. G. Eaton of Los Angeles must pay Rea $1294. Judgment to that effect was given Wednesday by Judge Williams. Rea, resident of San Juan Capistrano, was injured on March 23, 1918, on the state highway at the mission town. He was represented in the case by Attorney A. E. Koepsel. Eaton was represented by Edwin Heizman of Los Angeles. An automobile stolen at San Diego Wednesday night at 7:40 o'clock was abandoned, evidently in a hurry, a quarter of a mile from Garden Grove some time during the night. The supposition that the occupants of the car left in a hurry comes because a box of good cigars and a pair of gloves that do not belong to J. G. Flemming of National City, owner of the machine, were left in the car. Just why the car was abandoned, whether in haste or otherwise, is not known. It was taken in charge by the sheriff's office and the owner is on his way here to get it. Special crops are needed for conditions near the coast of California and in the mountain districts, and the United States department of agriculture is conducting experiments with a number of plants, many of which have been imported. Of special interest is the possibility of securing varieties of potatoes and other root crops from the high tablelands of South America which are able to grow under conditions of low temperature. Numerous other food crops, fruits and useful trees that grow successfully in the cooler mountain regions of South America are being studied to determine their possibilities of use in California. The Board of Trustees of the Anaheim School District held its regular meeting on Tuesday evening. A formal request from the Parent-Teacher Association was put before the Board calling upon them to arrange for a district meeting to make plans for increasing the school capacity. The members strongly feel the need for increased accommodation and voted unanimously to carry out the request. March 27th was set as the date for a meeting and final arrangements for the district meeting will be made at that time. Parents should watch their children carefully these days, now that fruit is forming on some trees. Several little girls became very ill a few days ago by eating green loquats. THE WAIST SEAM SUIT MODEL By our new method of tailoring we can give you the new waist seam model at prices of from $16.50 to $45.00 Come in and ask us about this. "BY ALL MEANS GET A FIT" F.A. Yungbluth Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx