The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
! 1578 
Fruits for Western New York 
(Continued from page 157G) 
Tip well in storage and for shipping, but, 
like the Ben Davis apple and the Kieffer 
pear, it is of .fine appearance and very 
poor quality. 
: We have never seen any great pros¬ 
pect of profit in the plum game. The 
canners do not want to pay enough for 
them to warrant very heavy planting. 
Canning factories are the salvation of the 
growers of berries, cherries, plums and 
pears in this country. 
We still have the nerve to plant some 
pears. If the trees can be grown to such 
size that there is something to work with 
we do not greatly fear blight. The pear 
psylla is probably the limiting factor of 
the pear business here. If we can control 
it pears may be a money crop. If the 
psylla gets the upper hand there will be 
no pear crop. Alfred c. weed. 
Wayne Co., N. Y. 
Interstate Fair at Trenton, N. J. 
The agricultural interests of New Jer¬ 
sey were tvell represented at the Inter¬ 
state Fair at Trenton, which always 
opens the last Monday in September each 
year. While the weather conditions were 
decidedly unfavorable during Wednesday 
and Thursday, always scheduled as the 
big days of the show, the management 
reports that the attendance on Monday 
and Tuesday exceeded all records for the 
opening days of the show. The attend¬ 
ance at all fairs this year has been rather 
remarkable, and it is unfortunate that 
weather conditions were so unfavorable 
for Trenton. The Coliseum and new 
horse barns that were erected two years 
ago at considerable expense proved their 
usefulness in value this year, as the super¬ 
intendents of the various live stock de¬ 
partments made it possible to have all of 
the live stock judged under the covered 
arena. If the programme had been more 
carefully arranged, so that one or two 
classes of live stock could have been 
shown, and the awards made, each day, 
there would have been less congestion, 
and the show would have carried greater 
interest throughout the entire week. One 
can scarcely imagine a schedule where 
light horses, draft horses, one breed of 
dairy cattle and two breeds of swine 
were being ranked in the same arena. It 
might be added that the students’ judging 
contest was also pulled off at the same 
time. Not only were the exhibitions of 
live stock attractive, but the agricultural 
exhibits as displayed in the agricultural 
building were of unusual interest. 
Southern Jersey particularly is noted for 
its market gardening interests, and one 
cannot fail to be impressed with the pos¬ 
sibilities in this line of endeavor. This 
department has been developed from a 
mere incidental division to one of the 
most interesting departments of the fair, 
owing to the efficient and consistent work 
of the superintendent, who has insisted 
that his department be recognized and 
amply supported. The exhibition from 
Bergen County exemplified the activities 
of the Farm Bureau agent, who has like¬ 
wise determined to put the county he 
represents on the map. 
Generally speaking, it is most interest¬ 
ing to record the fact that visitors at the 
Interstate Fair this year were enter¬ 
tained by exhibitions featuring educa¬ 
tional achievements rather than attracted 
by the sensational facts resulting from a 
midway that has established a reputation 
of being indecent and repulsive. There 
was a total absence of those features that 
appealed to the sensational, and through¬ 
out the various exhibition departments 
one was especially attracted by the steps 
taken to advance inspection as well as 
entertain the many visitors. The motors 
corporations presented a magnificent ex¬ 
hibition of electrical equipment and ap¬ 
pliances designed to make the home more 
attractive and more comfortable. They 
went to the expense of constructing a 
building to house their exhibition, and no 
one disputed the fact that their show 
was a distinct feature of the fair. Truly, 
it is remarkable what American genius 
has contrived, and this establishment is 
surely to be commended for its wonderful 
exhibition. f. C. m. 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK 
DOMESTIC.—Three persons killed, 
between 15 and 20 injured, some serious¬ 
ly, and property damage estimated at be¬ 
tween $200,000 and $300,000 was the toll 
taken by a tornado which struck the little 
town of Iloisiugton, Kan., Oct. 8. 
Dr. Cyril Hopkins of the faculty of the 
University of Illinois, Champaign, died 
recently at Gibraltar. Dr. Hopkins was 
known as an international authority on 
soils, and was en route home from a trip 
through Southern Europe when he was 
suddenly stricken. He had been deco¬ 
rated by the King of Greece. 
Sixty-two airplanes, piloted by the best 
fliers of the United States air service, 
took the air Oct. 8 on the 2.700 mile 
flight across the continent. Forty-seven 
of these fliers took off from Mineola, 
bound for San Francisco, and 15 set out 
from San Francisco, headed for New 
York. Before sundown three contestants 
were dead, several others were injured, 
five airplanes had crashed when their 
pilots attempted to land them, and several 
others had wandered far off their courses 
in the maze. First honors, among those 
who finished the race, went to Lieut. May¬ 
nard. known as the “Flying Parson.” 
Five workmen were killed, four were 
probably fatally injured and seven other 
persons were badly burned in an ex¬ 
plosion Oct. 10 on the oil tank steamship 
Chestnut Hill on the Delaware River nt 
Philadelphia. The police believe sparks 
from a drill used by the workmen set fire 
to one of the gasoline tanks. 
Lumber Workers Industrial Union No. 
500, Industrial Workers of the World, 
has called a strike in logging camps in 
Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and 
Western Montana. Demands of the lum¬ 
ber workers include release of all “class 
war prisoners,” immediate withdrawal of 
troops from Russia, minimum wage scale 
of $5 a day, not more than $1 a day for 
board, eight hours from camp to camp, 
free blankets, sheets and pillows, bath¬ 
house, dry room and washroom be fur¬ 
nished seven days a week, right of free 
speech, free press and free assemblage, 
all men be hired on the job and not 
through employment offices and no dis¬ 
crimination against union men. 
WASHINGTON.—A National budget 
system with many sweeping changes in 
the present system of governmental ap¬ 
propriation and accounting was agreed 
to Oct. 8 by the special House committee 
on the budget, composed of leaders of both 
parties. The legislation was framed with 
the view of accomplishing much greater 
economy to prevent the continued deficits 
in the Treasury at a time when the coun¬ 
try must start paying its bonded war 
debt. 
1. A bureau of the budget shall be es¬ 
tablished as a separate Government de¬ 
partment with a director and an assistant 
in charge. The bureau will consider all 
requests for appropriation, eliminate du¬ 
plication and extravagance and submit all 
requests to Congress in the form of a sin¬ 
gle budget with an estimate of Govern- 
October 25, 1010 
mcnt receipts. The President is charged 
through the bureau with the responsibil¬ 
ity for any extravagance. 
2. All Government, expenditures shall 
undergo an independent audit by an ac¬ 
counting department with the'Comptroller 
General of the United Sates at its head. 
This replaces the present system of hav¬ 
ing each department audit its own ac¬ 
counts. The Comptroller General is to 
serve during good behavior. 
3. The power to recommend appropria¬ 
tions in the House is vested in a single 
committee of 35 members instead of seven 
committees, as at present. 
4. The House rules are amended so that 
the. House cannot accept legislative riders 
which the Senate makes a practice of at¬ 
taching to appropriation measures, often 
greatly delaying their passage. 
The strongest fight on the program is 
expected to come on the resolution taking 
away from the six committees their ap¬ 
propriation powers. Many members are 
jealous of their power and political influ¬ 
ence as the result of recommending ap¬ 
propriations. The total membership of 
these committees is 147, and some mem¬ 
bers claim all these votes must be over¬ 
come before the new system can be adopt¬ 
ed. The committees affected are: For¬ 
eign Affairs. Agriculture, Military Affairs. 
Naval Affairs, Indian Affairs and Tost- 
offiees and Post Roads. 
FARM AND GARDEN. — Julius 
Barnes, Director of the United States 
Grain Corporation, has asked President 
Wilson to raise the export and import 
embargoes on wheat, the House was in¬ 
formed Oct. 14 by Representative Young. 
Republican, of North Dakota. Mr. Young 
introduced a bill levying a duty of 25c a 
bushel on wheat imports. Besides the 
levy on the wheat imports, Mr. Young’s 
measure also would levy a duty of $1.32Vs 
a barrel on wheat flour and 10 per cent 
ad valorem on other wheat products. Ju¬ 
lius Barnes, Director of the United 
State Grain Corporation, has been seek¬ 
ing an interview with President Wilson 
to discuss recent recommendations for 
lifting all export and import embargoes 
on grains and flours, it was. stated at the 
Grain Corporation offices Oct. 14. Pre¬ 
liminary steps in preparing the trade for 
resumption of its functioning without em¬ 
bargo restrictions were to be discussed 
at the interview. 
Tiie Observer: “I wonder why women 
cover their ears with their hair? It’s not 
only unbecoming, but it impairs their 
hearing.” The Cynic: “That doesn’t 
trouble ’em. Women don’t listen. They 
talk. Men listen.”—Credit Lost. 
How About You, 
Mr, Farmer—What 
Do You Think About 
Accuracy in a Watch ? 
The demand for the Hamilton 
standard of accuracy in timekeeping is 
not limited to any class of men, or to 
any one business or profession. 
A man’s desire to own a Hamilton 
goes much deeper than his professional 
or business training, because respect 
for precision and accuracy is a quality 
of personal character. 
J-jmraltonUJatcb 
“ 77 »« Watch of Railroad Accuracy " 
The Hamilton today, of all fine watches 
in America, is enjoying a steadily increasing 
patronage among representative American 
farmers. 
The Hamilton is carried by more railroad 
men than all other watches put together—and 
because of its known accuracy is in greater 
demand among men in important positions 
than probably any other fine watch in America. 
You can make a selection from a total of 
22 models, ranging in price from $36 to $185. 
Hamilton movements alone, $19 ($20.50 in 
Canada) and up. 
Economical 
Closed Car Comfort For Ford Owners 
Taking the children to school in a cozy, closed Ford car—driv¬ 
ing to town in rainy weather—you can make these trips a pleas¬ 
ure to every member of the family if you own a 
This practical utility provides convenient and complete pro¬ 
tection for every season. 
Just a light touch operates the roller windows. The USTUS 
Limousette does away with that disagreeable job of fastening and 
unfastening curtains. 
Used With Regular Ford Top 
It is used in coaaection with the standard body and top of your car with* 
OJt making alterations. The USTUS Limousette weighs only 40 pounds— 
insures clear vision and is free from rattles and vibration. Let the USTUS 
Dealer in your town demonstrate its advantages or write to your USTUS 
Distributor. 
Price, for Touring Car $46.00; for Roadster $30.00, f. o. b. Detroit 
DAFOE-EUSTICE COMPANY, Inc., Manufacturers 
1166 W. Jefferson Ave. DETROIT. MICH. 
Distributors: 
UNIVERSAL MOTOR CO. 
1012 W. Broad St. Richmond, Va. 
features of USTUS Limousette for Fords 
Provides closed car comfort in 
bad weather 
Is combined with standard Ford 
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Eliminates inconveniences of 
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Instantly converted into open or 
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