804 
THE RUKAL> NEW-YORKER 
June 27, 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK, 
D OMESTIC—The La Salle Street Trust 
and Savings Bank, of which William 
Lorimer, who was expelled from the 
United States Senate, is president sus¬ 
pended business at Chicago June 12, 
when Daniel Y. Ilarkin, State Bank Ex¬ 
aminer, took charge of it, and at the 
same time of its three subsidiaries—the 
Broadway State Bank, the Ashland- 
Twelfth Street Bank and the Illinois 
State Bank. All were closed pending a 
report by the examiner. The four banks 
were known as the Lorimer-Munday chain 
of banks. The La Salle Street Bank was 
the main institution, the others being out¬ 
lying concerns, whose balances and re¬ 
serves were carried to a great extent by 
it. Of their deposits, $966,000 consists of 
city funds. The bulk of this amount. 
$650,000. is on deposit with the La Salle 
Street Trust and Savings Bank. The 
sanitary district of Chicago has $75,000 
in the La Salle Street Bank. 
The American liner New York was 
rammed at 3 :26 in the morning of June 
13 by the Hamburg-American liner Pre¬ 
toria. eastward bound, in a dense fog 
about 400 miles east of the Ambrose 
Channel light. Nobody was injured in 
the collision. There was no panic among 
the 655 passengers and crew aboard the 
New York, 25 of whom were little chil¬ 
dren, when the impact of the slow mov¬ 
ing vessels routed the sleepers from their 
berths. 
Five men are dead and ten are in hos¬ 
pitals with serious injuries as the result 
of a gas explosion in a trench at Colum¬ 
bus. O.. June 14. Five other men also were 
burned, but only slightly. It is believed 
that a cap on a joint of gas pipe was 
blown off while the men were laying the 
main, and that the escaping gas was ignit¬ 
ed by a lighted cigarette. 
Adlai E. Stevenson, long a familiar 
figure in State and National politics, died 
at Bloomington, Ill., June 13. He was 
the son of a Scotch farmer in Christian 
County. Kentucky, where he was born on 
October 23, 1S35. and where he received 
his early education. When he was 16 his 
family went to Bloomington, Ill., to live, 
and there young Stevenson hauled logs, 
taught school and saved money with 
which to go to college. Mr. Stevenson 
was a delegate to the Democratic Nation¬ 
al Convention of 18S4 in Chicago, and 
after Cleveland’s election was appointed 
First Assistant Postmaster-General. In 
1892. during the efforts to bring about 
Cleveland’s renomination. Mr. Steven¬ 
son’s loyalty to Cleveland and his ef¬ 
fectiveness as an organizer led to his 
nomination as Vice-President, and he was 
elected. Mr. Stevenson was a nominee 
for the Vice-Presidency on the ticket with 
Bryan in 1900, and in 1908 was a candi¬ 
date for Governor of Illinois, but was de¬ 
feated by Governor Dineen after a contest 
in the Legislature. 
Steps were taken in the Senate at 
Washington, June 15, for an official in¬ 
vestigation into the exploitation of a 
North Carolina gold mine through the 
letterheads of two of the Senate commit¬ 
tees. Senator Overman of North Caro¬ 
lina and Senator Chilton of West Virgin¬ 
ia, who own stock in the mine, and whose 
employees are blamed for the use of the 
Senate stationery, asked for an investiga¬ 
tion. Senator Overman introduced a reso¬ 
lution authorizing the employment of a 
special committee of five senators. The 
inquiry will include not only the use of 
the Senate stationery, but also the send¬ 
ing of an employee of the Treasury De¬ 
partment at the Government’s expense 
to the North Carolina property for the 
purpose of investigating the mine. 
The cross-examination of Captain Ken¬ 
dall of the ill-fated Empress of Ireland 
by C. S. Haight of New York, counsel-in¬ 
chief for the owners of the collier Stor- 
stad; the statement by Captain Kendall 
that the Storstad changed her course after 
the fog had enveloped the two ships, and 
the counter hypothesis of Mr. Haight that 
the collier kept straight on, but that the 
Empress stopped across her bows, were 
the salient contributions at the first day’s 
session of the official commission’s inquiry 
at Quebec, June 16. Capt. Kendall, an¬ 
swering Mr. Haight, said he dropped his 
pilot at Father Point, a little more thaii 
a mile from the dock. After he sighted 
the Storstad he changed his course to 
north 72 east magnetic. When the fog 
came between the two vessels he stopped. 
The change would tend to take him near¬ 
er to the Storstad. He heard the whistles 
of the Storstad and thought he could rely 
upon his opinion that they came from the 
starboard, because there was no wind. 
Mr. Haight asked how it was that when 
he saw the green light of the Storstad 
and the Empress was showing her a green 
light he stopped. Captain Kendall said 
that when he saw the fog coming he 
thought it his duty to stop as a safeguard. 
The collier had evidently changed her 
course. 
Mt. Lassen, California, which has been 
showing volcanic disturbance since May 
30, was in active eruption June 14. One 
man was killed and one seriously injured. 
The height of the eruption has been re¬ 
duced, it is believed, by the great enlarge¬ 
ment of the crater in the sixth explosion. 
The entire snow-capped peak has been 
blanketed with a black covering of ashes. 
The new eruptions failed to deter scores 
of persons from scrambling up the mount¬ 
ain, taking pictures and venturing near 
the smoking craters. 
Woman suffrage won a decisive victory 
in the Illinois Supreme Court June 13, 
when the court sustained the votes-for- 
women law passed by the Forty-eighth 
General Assembly. Judge Dunn wrote 
the opinion sustaining the law, Justices 
Vickers, Cartwright and Carter concur. 
The three Democratic members of the 
court—Justices Cooke, Farmer and Craig 
—dissent, the two latter filing dissenting 
opinions. The opinion of the majority of 
the court construes the section of the law 
regarding public policy questions to mean 
that women can vote only for such ques¬ 
tions as are not specified in the constitu¬ 
tion. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The United 
States Forestry Commission has pur¬ 
chased almost the entire Vanderbilt es¬ 
tate, consisting of about 86,700 acres of 
the Tisgah forest property in North Caro¬ 
lina for $433,851. The property will be 
turned into a national game preserve. 
The twentieth annual convention of the 
International Apple Shippers’ Association 
will be held at the Copley-Plaza Hotel, 
Boston, Mass., August 5, 6 and 7. Speak¬ 
ers of national prominence will address 
the convention and speak at the banquet. 
Among the subjects that will be discussed 
are the export p: blem and ocean transit, 
storage in transit, transportation, cold 
storage and general legislation, grading 
laws, publicity, international tariffs. Na¬ 
tional Apple Day, etc. The Associated 
Apple Advertisers of America are also 
planning to attend. One of the important 
features of the meeting will be the apple 
exhibit. Copies of the governing rules, 
classes and prizes may be had from R. G. 
Phillips, Secretary, 612 Mercantile Build¬ 
ing, Rochester. N. Y. 
An international conference of Govern¬ 
ments on the protection of birds useful to 
agriculture was suggested at Paris, June 
11, at the final meeting of the Internation¬ 
al Congress of Plume Dealers. Action 
was taken to seek to bring pressure to 
bear upon the various Governments for 
t! e calling of such a conference. Resolu¬ 
tions were adopted urging the repeal of 
the section of the United States tariff act 
prohibiting the importation of plumage 
and the similar legislation in Canada, and 
urging that the proposed legislation of 
the British Parliament along similar lines 
be killed. 
The Summer meeting of the New Jer¬ 
sey State Horticultural Society will be 
held at the home of John H. Barclay, 
near Cranbury, Middlesex County, N. J., 
July 15. Trolleys will be met at Scott’s 
Corner, about 15 minutes walk from the 
farm. 
The Federal Grand Jury began an in¬ 
vestigation June 12 at Chicago into the 
alleged combination of commission mer¬ 
chants throughout the country to control 
prices of fruits and vegetables. Crim¬ 
inal prosecution is sought by District At¬ 
torney Wilkerson. It was reported that 
the Attorney General had directed grand 
jury investigations in New York, Pitts¬ 
burgh. Kansas City and Denver, as well 
as Chicago. 
OBITUARY.—William T. Bassett, long 
known and highly esteemed in the nursery 
business, died at Hammonton, N. J., 
June 7, in his eighty-ninth year. Mr. 
Bassett was a native of Aslifield, Mass., 
and was engaged in general farming until 
35 years old. In 1861 he engaged in busi¬ 
ness in Vineland, N. J., and from there 
moved to Hhmmonton, where he began 
to deal in small fruit plants. This laid 
the foundation of his extensive business, 
which, as it extended, included a great 
variety of flowering plants. He intro¬ 
duced many valuable new plants, includ¬ 
ing new varieties of Dahlias, which he 
grew extensively, being a large shipper of 
this flower to the Philadelphia cut-flower 
market. Mr. Bassett, who continued 
active in business until 1910, is survived 
by two sons, who were associated with 
him in his firm. 
ADMINISTRATION. — The amended 
bill repealing the tolls exemption clause 
affecting coastwise shipping of the United 
States in the Panama Canal Act passed 
the Senate June 11 by a vote of 50 to 35. 
Eleven Democrats voted against the re¬ 
peal, but this loss was more than offset 
by 13 Republicans who supported the 
President. As to the actual effects of the 
legislation, it will subject American coast¬ 
wise vessels passing through the Panama 
Canal to tolls of $1.20 per net registered 
ton, which is the rate charged all other 
shipping. The opponents of the repeal 
legislation contend that it will discourage 
the development of American shipping and 
will result in an advantage to the trans¬ 
continental railroads in the matter of 
freight movements. It was not so much 
domestic as international considerations, 
however, that influenced President Wil¬ 
son. He found that all the Powers of t'.e 
world were practically unanimous in the 
belief that the United f ates was violat¬ 
ing the Ilay-Pauncefote treaty, which 
promised equal treatment to all nations 
in the use of the Panama Canal. 
COMING FARMERS’ MEETINGS. 
School for Leadership in Country Life, 
New York State College of Agriculture, 
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 
June 23 to July 3, 1914. 
Summer meeting, Virginia State Horti¬ 
cultural Society, Charlottesville, Va., 
July 15. 
Summer meeting, New Jersey State 
Horticultural Society, farm of J. II. Bar¬ 
clay, Cranbury, N. J., July 15. 
Summer school of agriculture and 
country life. Massachusetts Agricultural 
College, Amherst, June 30-July 28. 
Annual Poultrymen’s convention, Mas¬ 
sachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. 
July 22-24. 
Georgia State Horticultural Society, 
Summer meeting, Griffin. Ga., August 5-6. 
International Apple Shippers’ Associa¬ 
tion, twentieth annual convention and ap¬ 
ple exhibit, Copley-Plaza Hotel, Boston, 
Mass., August 5, 6, 7. 
39th Annual Convention of the Ameri¬ 
can Poultry Association to be held at 
Chicago, Ill., August 8th to 15th, 1914, 
inclusive. 
National Dairy Show, Chicago. Ill., 
October 22-31. The following meetings 
and conventions will be held in connec¬ 
tion with the show: American Associa¬ 
tion Creamery Butter Manufacturers, 
Oct. 26. Holstein-Friesian Asociation of 
America, Oct. 26. International Milk 
Dealers’ Association, Oct. 26 and 27, 
Confeience, Secretaries of State Dairy¬ 
men’s Associations, Oct. 27. Official 
Dairy Instructors’ Association. Oct. 27. 
National Dairy Union. Oct. 28. Ameri¬ 
can Dairy Farmers’ Association. Oct. 28. 
Council of the National Dairy Show, Oct. 
28. National Association of Creamery 
Managers and Owners, Oct. 28. Ameri¬ 
can Jersey Cattle Club. Oct. 28. Nation¬ 
al Association of Ice Cream Manufactur¬ 
ers, Oct. 28, 29 and 30. International 
Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors, 
Oct. 29. American Guernsey Cattle Club, 
Oct. 29. Congress of Marketing, Oct. 29. 
Milk Producers’ Association, Oct. 30. 
Annual Show of the Paterson, N. J., 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Associa¬ 
tion. November 18-21. 
Indiana Apple Show. Tomlinson Hall, 
Indianapolis, Ind., November 18-24. 
ESTIMATING THE APPLE CROP. 
W HAT Mr. Teator has to say on page 
S19 is timely, and should bring out 
some new ideas about estimating 
the apple crop. So far as I am person¬ 
ally concerned the estimates by the Fruit 
Growers’ Association in late years have 
been of but little value, owing to this 
“per cent, method” of estimating on a 
crop. I think some members become 
confused on this point, and often care¬ 
lessly put down figures that are mere 
guesswork. In estimating on a coming 
crop, why use the word per cent, at all? 
Along with the other questions let the 
secretary put these two to each member. 
“How many barrels or boxes of apples 
do you expect to have the coming year?” 
“How many barrels did you have last 
year?” 
Then let the secretary publish the 
summary of these questions and each 
member could draw his own conclusions 
as to probable prices to come. Most ap¬ 
ple growers of experience can estimate 
fairly accurate what the coming crop will 
be. A grower certainly can tell how 
many he had last year, and if we can get 
a response from each member this ought 
to give a fair idea of the coming crop. 
This association of something over 1,000 
members ought to represent 90 per cent, 
of the important apple producers of the 
State. If we wished to go a little further 
we could give a comparative estimate on 
crops of neighbors not represented in the 
association. Our own crop this year will 
be two-thirds lighter than last year, as 
this is our off year for Greenings. 
Seneca Co., N. Y. w. a. bassett. 
CROP REPORTS. 
R 1 
EPORTS received by the Kansas State 
Horticultural Society indicate the 
prospects for the Kansas fruit ’rop 
to be as follows: For the State compared 
with the June prospects for the past five 
years: 
1914 1913 1912 19111910 1909 
Apple 
Pear 
Peach 
Plum 
Cherry 
Grape 
53 
53 
71 
33 
57 
21 
46 
40 
66 
27 
31 
8 
39 
26 
53 
10 
50 
3 
42 
41 
60 
36 
51 
16 
58 
64 
70 
63 
21 
26 
68 
79 
73 
69 
60 
58 
53 
70 
68 
37 
40 
45 
69 
70 
54 
46 
39 
50 
67 
69 
46 
54 
51 
61 
June 10. Our products are mostly 
peaches, raspberries, blackberries, pota¬ 
toes, sweet potatoes and other fruits and 
vegetables which go to market later. The 
weather has been so dry that strawber¬ 
ries were a very short crop, sold for 
about 10 cents per quart. Cows sell 
for $50 up. Milk all sold at retail, 
eight cents per quart. Some are chang¬ 
ing their cows for goats for home sup¬ 
ply of milk. Horses sell for from $150 
to $250. None raised here for sale, but 
that is what farmers have paid for them. 
Hammonton, N. J. If, 
June 16. Horses and cows are very 
high. Calves, live, 10; sheep, live, five 
cents per pound; lambs, live, $5 to $5.50. 
Butter 24. Eggs 22. The wheat crop in 
this section is a failure, some fields not 
worth harvesting. Oats and corn look 
well, but need rain badly. Prospects 
for peaches very good. Apples and pears 
fair; cherries are selling for $1 to $1.25 
per 16-quart basket. Hay crop is short 
due to the dry weather. J. A. W. 
Lebanon, N. J. 
Willis ; “I am organizing a regiment 
for service in this war that will make 
them all sit up and take notice.” Gillis; 
“Good men, eh?” Willis: “Regular 
blood-curdlers. It is composed entirely 
of men who have been stung on Mexican 
mining schemes.—Puck. 
THE TRINIDAD-LAKE-ASPHAJJ 
It combines lasting protec¬ 
tion and real economy. 
Apply it with the patented KANT-LEAK 
KLEET. Write for samples and the Good Roof 
Guide Book. 
The Barber Asphalt Paving Company 
Largest producers in the world 
GALVANIZED 
ROOFING 
$2.90 PerSq. 
Write for ('at. " C ’’ ami price. Del. your station 
GRIFFIN LUMBER CO., Box 99. Hudson Falls, New York 
MEANS QUICK 
MONEY 
WRITER 
TODAY FOR 
DEY0 BOOKLET^ 
Need a Little Quick Money ? 
I Switch on your “DEYO’ Engine and threth a 
load or two of rye or wheat. No need to wait until 
all crops are harvested, when everyone wants to 
thresh at the same time. Own your own 
Deyo Portable Engine 
THRESH WHEN CONVENIENT 
The engine is indispensable around the farm in 
a thousand ways, and a thresher costs little. It'll 
save vou a lot of money in one season, and you 
can tliresh for a neighbor or two to pay for both 
engine and thresher. Tell us your acreage and 
class of farming and we'll give you engine facts 
you never dreamed of. WRITE TO-DAY. 
DEYO-MACEY SALES COMPANY 
24 Washington St., Binghamton. N. V, 
Also Moneymakei* Silo Fillers, Pumping Outfits, 
Pneumatic Water Systems, Feed Grinders, Saws, 
Pulleys, Belting, Shafting, etc. Write NOW for 
printed matter and Information. 
WIDOW MUSTSELL200 ACRES 2 ?” 1 " 
Buffalo, *2 from bricked road to Buffalo; creamery, 
depot, churches, etc. Nearly new 9-room house, and 
barn 40 by 80. 10 acres timber, prnctically level, dark 
loam soil. Price, $6,500. Easy terms. Free List. 
ELLIS BROS., - Springville, New Fork 
AAA A OR CC —15-room, two-story house,- 
4 barns, 40x100; others. 
30x40; hen house; hoe honse; eranary; wood 
house; icehouse; 5miles to fine R.R. town. Fruit; 
water unsurpassed. Fine stock farm. Great hay 
and grass. $8,000; part cash. Mexico investment 
forces sale. Catalogue No. 110. HALL'S FA RBI 
AGENCY, Owejjo, Tioga County, New York 
Magnificen 
CmpS mall 
Western Canada 
All parts of the Provinces of.- 
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and! 
Alberta, have produced wonderful ; 
f ields of Wheat, Oats, Barley and 
lax. Wheat graded from Contract 
to No. 1 Hard, weighed heavy and 
yielded from 20 to 45 bushels 
per acre; 22 bushels was about the 
/total average. Mixed Farming- may be 
considered fully as profitable an Industry as 
grain raising. The excellent grasses full of 
nutrition, are the only food required either 
' for beef or dairy purposes. In 1912, at Chl- 
'cago. Western Canada carried off the 
W/ Championship for beef steer. Good 
schools, markets convenient, climate excel- < 
lent. For tue homesteader, the man who 
wishes to farm extensively, or the investor, 
Canada offers the biggest opportunity 
of any place on the continent. 
Apply for descriptive literature 
and reduced railway ratca to | 
Superintendent of Immigration. 
Ottawa, Canada, or to 
Canadian Government Agent. 
J. 5. Crawford, 
301 E. Genesee Street, 
Syracuse, N. Y. 
Handy 
Binder 
TUST the thing for pre- 
" serving files of The 
Rural New-Yorker. Dura¬ 
ble and cheap. Sent post¬ 
paid for 25 cents. 
The Rural New-Yorker, 
333 W. 30th Si., N. Y. City. 
