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IS Count Tlunkett WILL HAVE GROVER BERGDOLL BROUGHT WIFE SAYS ' i HARRIS TOLD STORY ABOUT MURDER OF ELWELL CASE OF WILLIAMS HAPPER WILL BE MAYOR OF KINSTON COMING TWO YEARS TO UNDERGO STRIKE AT WILL SOON BE IN ! . -I '"-k . i 1 , - - OF NORTH AMERICA LAKlit BACK TO AMERICA HANDS OF OA. JURY 1 ENGLAND Railway Men and Transport ' Workers Will Probably Join Miners ', LABORERS ARE DEFIANT '-Ignore Lloyd George Gov- eminent Prepares Deliver Food by Airplane S'ol "diers Scattered Through. out the Country Now (By the United Press) London, April. 8.-King George today called the army reserves - tnd volunteers into active serv ice as result of the threaten ed industfiat-jTeroiiition; The King's action was caused by re fusal of the striking coal min er!) to meet With the owners and v the decision .of the .Triple AH' sore to meet late today to de termine . plans for a general ,trike. ... ' tondon, April 8. The British ' Luar today nractically - refused Premier Lloyd -George's request that lm renew negotiations with' the ine owners, the Board of Trade an wr.lin!.. . ' - At the same time it became known ' Hiat ithe transport workers ami rail Tiny men had voted to strike unless the r miners ana owners reacn (treement. A general strike if ordered js ex peoted to begin .Sunday at midnight ; The government is preparing tr. hp preat fleets of airships, for food delivery if a food shortage due to the strike should tjemana sue n act- inn.1; . . ' Soldiers 'are ' already stationed at all points likely to be affected by the strike. . . :.;. Too Loose-Fitting . ni' J D Il winnnws iyuh uu we , Coal Bill for Many (By the United Press) Washington, April 8.-Stopping up cracks around doors and windows is a important factor in- cutting down the coal bill and keeping- the rooms comfortable, according to Farmers' Bulletin 1194, ."Operating a, Home Seating Plant," just published by the United State Department of Agricul ture, More if eul is consumed . in louse with loosly fitted windows than in one where the cracks are protect ed. In the windward rooms of some houses on particularly cold, windy days, the leakage about window and door framing will be so great that the rooms can not be heated to a comfort ble temperature even by forcing the furnace to its limit. . Tight-fitting . windows, says the bulletin, are essential if leakage losses are to be kept down. Ordinary lelt weather stripping helps to re duce this loss. Metal weather stripp Xhg is still better and aids materially m saving feuL , hi ot Passenger eon is Worth a 'Thousand Dollars ' (By the United PressT, trbana, III., April 8 How would you Me to buy a dozen eggs, guar- anteed stale, for $12,000? .With pric es of ordinary "hen fruit" fluttering hfipb in nun .... i ..I. t nnn . . j. tat luusunaoie-levels, eems high for any egg, but that if the estimated value of a single egg in the Natural History Museum of .the University of Illinois here.; It is the gg of a passenger ', pigeon, an American bird now extinct, The egg M gjven to the University by T. E. . usseiman, a former student. "he iaSt known passenger pigeon in ine Cincinnati Zoological Gar was about five years ago. Follow- 8 the bird's death, the American Ornithologists .'Union offered $7,000 to nyona proving , the existence , of a Besting pair, "but none of the original pecies was ever discovered. Passenger pigeons were once ' so Bomerous in the. Mississippi Valley "at their migrations darkened the ACQUITTED OP MIIRDERlNfJ .. . TWO t 1 II 'i Vnl.n 'nrtl 1111V 1 .Norfolk, April 8-Four local men warged with killing two Japanese men here Christmas eve were ac quitted last night. The jury was out hours. The men were alleged to e slain the Japanese in a fight board the steamship Kaisho Wa ft j Tbe Droseutio claimed that . defendants posed as prohibition "icers and boarded the ship in quest t Whiskey. , . Another charge is -still to be heard :llnst them in connection with tha g of Hadie Sesakie. sir a br x1- 2 F I " Ths well known Brno Tom loader Select Seed Sweet- Potatoes With Care to Increase Yield (BY G. A. CARDWELL) Wilmington, April" 8. To check swect-potata disease care is neces sary in choosing and treating seed potatoes, preparing hotbeds and crop lotations. hick sweet potatoes are dangerous - as seed; do ; not plant them. Ten million to fifteen million bushels of sweet-potatoes are lost every year through diseases. That means at th 1920 average farm val ue from SI 1,000,000 to $17,000,000 out of the American farmers' pock ethpoks. ; Most of this big loss can be pre vented. Save your share of the crop and the money by fighting diease. Start fighting by planting seed from only, the potatoes that you know are safe . and sound. light Rules to Be Guided By. ' Following are eight rules to be ob served: I. Select 'seed free from spots' or rots of any kind. 2. .Treat seed with a solution of bichloride of mercury (1 ounce jn gallons of water) for ten minutes. 3. Replace old soil in seed beds with new soil, or preferably sand, from a high place in the woods or from where sweet-potatoes have not been grown, i ; , " L Disinfect after old soil is remov ed i the abed and surrounding area with,, a solution of formaldehyde (1 pint i formalin to 25 gallons of wa ter).: ' .w--: 5. If ibed is temporary move it each year to where sweet potatoes nave not been grown for at least eight or ten year's. , . - - U.;Uon t use manure in beds or fields from stock to which sweet, po tatoes rave been fed unless the po tatoes were previously cooked. ,r 7. Destroy by burning diseased plants in scud plats and fields. 8. Use a three-year or four-year rotation. SAYS SOUTH BELONGS TO METHODISTS AND BAPTISTS. Roanoke, Va., Aprl 8. A declara tion by Dr. Henry Snyder, president of Wofford College, that the "entire South belongs to the Methodists and Baptists," and a statement by Rev. E. B. ChannelL Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday school editor of the church, that the "world now, is facing moral as well as - financial bankruptcy," marked the opening session here to- lay ?of the 137th annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Dr. Snyder, who is assistant director-general of the Christian ed ucational movement of the churcn, added that "other denominations may be accomplishing something in thif- territory, but that preponderance of numbers of"Methodists with their 2,- 250,000 members and Baptists with their, 4,000,000 members, justifies the statement that the future or the Sjuth depends on the Methodists and Baptists;", Jrand Jury Throws ' Out Many Cases ; for Draft Evasion. Greenville, S. C, April 8. The federal grand jury here today threw out aibout 50 ases, charging viola tions of the selective service act, in which the men had bCen notified to report to the local board in Novem ber, 1918, but failed to do so, because the armistice had been signed in tne meantime,. The jury took the posi tion' that while there might have been a teehnipal violation of the law there was no wilful violation. - CABLE SHIP AT MIAMI; FURTHER PLANS OBSCURE. Miami, April 8. The Western Union cabla shin dowry, Halted few. weeks ago in an attempt to eon- ect the Miami-Barbadoes cable at this port, is here again, bhe came up from ft.ey west. imk-. uhiciuls of the Western Union said the fcrew complained because "they could' not get what they wanted to eat at Key West." ' - .... Three . Central American Countries in New Federa tion Two Others Expect ed to Join Guatemalan Congress Ratifies (By the United Press) wasmngton, April ts.4Jirth of a new American nation was announc ed today by Dr. Julio Bianchi,' lhe Guatemalan assembly ratified th6 treaty of San Jose, which cre ates a federation of the Central .Am erican countries. The 'republics of Honduras, Salva lor and Guatemala are now signa- toiies )o the treaty; Costa Rica and Nicaragua are expected to join the confederation shortly. Costa ' Rica has a .population 'of about 500,000, Guatemala 2,200,000, Nicaragua 500,000, Salvador 1,700,- 000 and Honduras 600,000.. ' The area of Costa Rica is 23,000 square miles, Guatemala 48,2!K), Nic aragua 49,200, Salvador 7,325 and Honduras 40,250. When all five powers have joined the new "United States" it will have 1 population of 5500,004) and an area of 174,O0 square miles. It will be bounded on the north by Mexico, south by Panama, west by the Pacific and east by the Atlantic Ocean. ' - Fish Ducks Will Make the Niagara a Fishless Stream (By the United Press) Niagara Falls, N. Y., April 8. Fish in the Niagara River will soon be a thing of the past and the famous riv er will be known as fishless. : Fish-eating ducks are devourine thousands of fish daily. The' shell drake or cowens will kill more fish in a day than an expert fisherman Ducks killed in the spring are always found with their crops filled with fish. Sportsmen are advocating an -opcr. sivson for ducks in the spring on the Niagara River in order to protect the fishing. Fi.sh-eatitlg ducks are likf rubber and are not especially ,gooi game for eating. , , Maple Sugar in Reserve Equals a Good-Sized Lake (By the United Press) Washington, April 8. A lake ol manle svrup 148,000 gallons of it- enough to float thousands of griddle cakes, was stored up from last -.your in the warehouses of maple products makers and disalers when the Bureau of Crop Estimates made a survey this spring. " . .., ; .' . :, ( The report also supplied roclcs ioi the maple susjar lake in the form of 318,000 pounds of maple sugar. Al together there was the equivalent of 1,500,000 pounds of the sugar stored way and yet this was only four per cent, of the 1920 production. . . . Had not another shortage of gran ulated sugar been feared it js not likelv that this 1nuch would have been carried over, the Department of. Agri- ulture says. With reports from the maple forests: promising a bunnei year for the production of the bettel half of ?hot cakes" those places wheii the man tosses 'om: around on hi? griddle in the front window ought tc show increased business next fall al cheaper prices. Fierce, -Veteran of Thirtieth Division, Goldsboro Candidate. t Goldsboro. April 8. Maj. Went- worth Pierce, world wa veteran and lawyer, has announced as a candidate for mavor here. Pierce was in the 30th Division in France. Some years ago n a noncommissioned officer m the First Engineers he posed for the pictures in the army infantry drill regulations. LIQUOR SHIPPED UNDER "TOMATOES" LABEL tOUJNU. Miami, April 8. Two hundred and twenty-five cases of fancy liquors shipped from a point near here in the guise of "tomatoes" are rcporceu to have been destroyed by federal agents at Jacksonville. lhe liquor believed to have come irom- me Bahamas. ' Ilanson Defeats Morro. Wilmington. April 8 Fritz Hanr son defeated Ja Morro in a wrest ling bout here last night. JacK toon the .first fall in 26 minutes. To Join State Health Forces. : Raleiirh. Anril 8.--Georgo F. Cat- lett of Wilmington has been appoint ed to the State Board of Heslth as assistant sanitary engineer. i Kahn Will Reintroduce Res olution Monday and De mand That Congress Ask Germany to Give Up Wealthy Draft Evader s . (By the United Press) Washington, April 9. trover C. Bergdoll, the millionaire draft evad er, will tbejbrought oatk to this coun try, Chairman Knhn of the House Military Affairs Committee predict ed today. i Kahn will reintroduce Monday his resolution for investigation of the entire Bergdoll affair and will demand that Conirress call on many to return Bergdoll. also tier- Another Essay Will 'Win Scholarship, is Decision Firestone (By the Onlted Press.) Washington .April 8 -ln the pre sence ot -members ni me MiRnway Transport Education" Committee md H. S. Forestone, the donor, Presi dent Warren G. Harding, presented Mis-a Katharine F. Butterfield, Weis- er, Idaho, winner ot last years na tional essay contest, with a certify cate entitling her to -a university scholarship during exercises on the White House lawn here. Miss Butterfield, who won last year s prize in competition . vvun 225,000 high school pupils, came from a celebrated Eastern school where sho is enjoying the benefit of the schol arship, to attend, the exercises here. President Harding presented the cer tificate to her at the request of the committee, of which 'Mr.. Firestone' is a member. , ; . The ceremonies were made the oc casion of an announcement that a re newal of the essay contest will be held this, year under-the. auspices of the Highway Transport Co'mmitteei Mr:' Firestone offers V f our-year ; s'tiholar- ship, including expenses, to the high school student writing the best essay on a subject pertaining to good roiids. MORE THAN THIRD OF M MILLION FOR STREETS. ' ' '- , Washington, C, April 8;lseaicd-tl bids will be received by, officials here May 16 for the sale of $30,000 of street mnrovement bonds. . The .is- sue will bear six per cent. The. bonds will . be . in $1,000 denomination will be retired by 103K. ' -. " and -BULLETINS- -.". :.lf.i;:-V;. f v:i'sl,i ::: (By the United Press) A LITTLETON MAKES STARTLING STATEMENT. -New.' York, April 8. Martin W. Littleton, attorney for Mrs. "W. E. D. Stokes in the suit for divorce against her, today made the charge that Stokes agents nought to obtain evidence Know ing that Mrs. Stokes killed Jos- ; eph B. Elwell, murdered whist wizzard, and that they also tried to obtain . . evidence identifying her as one of ' the ' red-haired women in the divorce suit of James A. SYillman, in a state ment to the . United Press, j CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGAGE IN MUSICAL CONTEST The children of the Primary School engaged in an interesting and spirit ed musical 'contest Friday ; at the school building. Mrs. Nan Goodson Howard, director of music in the schools, conducted the contest and sev eral gets of judges passed upon the different phases of the contest. For the , best hymn a prize of $5 was warded; for. the best recreational song, a prize of $5, and for the best tone matching in each .grade, a jirize af.$2X0 was offered.' The prizes were given by the, Primary ' Parent Teachers' Association.. All the class es in each grade joined in singing the respective class hymn and the recre ational song and each class then'con tested separately for the class honor in tone matching. Splendid improve ment was note'd in the singing since the first annual contest was held last year. . -, - The prize for the best hymn was awarded the second grades. . The hymn was "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." The fourth and third grades were given honorable mention, their hymns ' being respectively "Come Thou Found" and ."Onward Christian Soldiers." The third grades were given the prize for the best re creational song, their song being en titled, "The Sailor." The first grade ;:ot honorable mention in this class, their song being, "Children Go To and Fro." The first grades' hymn was "Little Feet Be. Careful" and the se Not Guilty of Charge He Lodges Against Self. Third Degree Fails to B r e a k Down Buffalo Man's "Confession" ' (By the Unltel Press) Buffalo, April 8 iMrs. Hoy Har ris, wife or the man who confessed he was one of the two mert who kill ed Joseph B. Ehvell, the New York whist expert, last year, today said her husband's confession was a mere fabrication and that he told her ' he is innooeut. , v . ; She believes his mind is deranged. Detectives" put Harris through tha third degree today to break down his alleged confession in order to deter mine whether he did the actual kill ing, but (Harris stuck to the story of his guilt. His Vote in Run- : Off Didn't Count; 4 1 Joe Stops Running What would it avail a guy to gain the Kinston mayoralty and lose hin soul? A man often is without honor as a prophet in his home town. A clean fight has its rewards,' for the public will praise a follow the moment after-it votes against him. These are reflections of friends of Joseph Kil patrick, who established a record in the recent regular Democratic primary here. ' Kilpatrick, who did hot got a single, solitary vote out of nearly 1,(500 cast, was the only one of five candidates in the race reared in the town. . , :' ' t: .- The second primary told a differ ent story. Kilpatrick got numerous votes. The executive committee ig' nored, them entirely. He had teen eliminated in the regular primary, it was pointed out, and his record, that of. having been cleanly goose-egged, was cited as reason enough Friends of Kilpatrick ; who, had not. seen, fit te support him in the first primary sat up a box. The pollholders deserted it after a time,, but not until many had shoved in ballots for Kilpatrick'. aomT ln sev"Tj ? ru ' K . ; passing by caught the fever and vot- ed. It s the only chance 1 11 ever get and 111 not miss it" he ex' , P v . , 1 . ... c,- , . Kiljolnck was "double-crossed by h"c ..... They 'didn't vote for him in the first primary, when his. candidacy was le gal. There is no doubt on that score. Kilpatrick knows exactly who did not vote for him. The other four can didates were born "out-of-town." They fcame herVi from Durham, Raleigh, Tarboro and even from Craven Coun ty. Kilpatrick has the tremendous satisfaction of knowing that he used no big campaign . fund and that he lives in a place ..which , has such a markeJ a'fectiorv .for strangers. 1 FIND ARCIIBELL SHOT HIMSELF TO DEATH. Sidney, N. C, April 8. "We believe that the deceased met death at hi-s own hands, was. the verdict of the jury in the coroner's inquest over the body of T. Bonner , Archbell, promi nent farmer found dead at his . home here. Archbeti's body had a bullet hole in the head. Relatives pressed for an investigation.' No evidence was presented to warrant suspicion against any bthejf person. , ' cond grade's recrc '!onil Minsr was "On Tiptoe." The i .nth -tVs re creational song wa "S.k .i. .. ' " In the tone matching contest, in the first grades, the ong used by all thef Classes was dany L.ami, Miss Min ers class was awarded first prize, Miss Black's and Miss Roberson's get ting honorable menrion. In the second grade tone matching, the song be ing, "The Wise Bird," .Miss Kinsey's class was given the award with Miss Kornegay's and , Miss! Blanton's re ceiving honorable ; mention. . In tbe third grade, Mjss Evans' class was given the first prize, the (one match ing song for these grades being. "Kock-a-bye Babyr In the fourth grades, Miss Scarborough's class was awarded first prize ! and Miss Nor man's class given honorable mention, their tone matching song being, "The Robin." . The judges of each division compli mented all of the efforts and said that it had been very difficult for them to decide. - , . ' ' - , ' . Little Miss Truett Butler, a begin ner, who entered; school Tor the first time in February, was the soloist of the occasion, singing the scale and e little song.! As a- concluding number all of the children were assembled and sang one verse - of the ' State song, "Carolina." Mrs. Howard announced that she wanted the older people )re sent "to take lessons" from the 'chil dren and learu how the song ought (o be sung. .. , i- r ''. '.' ; ! '"-''" , ":" ", "- i J State Demands Death Pen- : alty Long Address by Prosecutor Negro Man 'ning Will Not Enter Plea of Guilty, Announced ( By the United Press) , Covington, Ga, April 8. The ju ry trying the case of John S. Will iams for the alleged murder of elev en negroes on nis "ueatn rarm ; is expected to get the case today. Special Prosecutor William How ard closed the argument ; for the State. Howard charged that Will iams had the negroes killed on .the assumption that "dead men tell no tales." Howard talked for nearly two -hours and was exhausted when he f mishcd4 He was helped from the court-room, , Howard demanded the death pen alty.- ....... Clyde Manning, foreman of the farm and principal witness against Williams, will not plead guilty when he is tried, his attorneys stated to day. : Send Out Programs for Annual Sunday School Convention Raleigh, April 8. Thousands of programs for the State Sunday School convention which meets m the Bap tist Tabernacle Church, Raleigh April 12nl3-'14, are being mailed over the State, The program committee in cooperation with Dr. W. A. Withers, chairman of the general Committee on arrangements, is also sending from the office of the North Carolina Sun day School Association other printed matter to many people who are in quiring about the convention. Ac commodations ; for delegates: at the rate of $1 per night, have been pro vided, ana the people over the State are assured of ample accommodations No Chance Complete k Will Trial for Some Days, Stated. rf :, (By the United Press) . Monroe, April 8. The Ross . will trial, in which 100 odd caveators are trying to break the will of the late Maggie -Ross, maiden white woman, who left s . large estate to two ne groes, went into the eighth day with little prospect of completing it be fore the last' of next week. Relatives of the Ross woman are seeking, to break: tne win on tne ground tnai Maggie, was1 weak-minded and incom petent, and that undue influence was exerted upon her. V Some of .the evidence has been of a sensational nature, being to the ef fect that a negro woman, Mlttle Bell Houston, slept in the same bed with Maggie Ross, forced Miss Ross to attend to her negro baby, wore Mag gie's clothing and in other ways forc ed Maggie to do her will. The fire of the caveators is also directed up on ft. A. Hudson, prominent farm er of the Marvin . community, who acted for years as confidential bus iness agent for Maggie Ross, and who is a legatee under the will. IF VAUGHN PRONOUNCED SANE WILL BE EXECUTED. Greenville, S. C, April 8. (Exam ination of the record of the clerk of the court in the ease of T. U. Vaughn today revealed an order signed, by Circuit Judge Peutrifoy in 1919 re manding Vaughn to the local jail from the State hospital for the in sane at Columbia.- Vaughn criminal ly assaulted four young girls at the Odd Fellows' homo here. He was to be brought here to allow an exami nation to be made to determine if he . was sane. If found sane the death penalty i- was to be ordered again. Vaughn escaped from the in sane asylum before he could be re turned here and was not heard from again until he was caught in Florida a few days ago. , , N JESSE JAMES BROUGHT " UP TO DATE BY PEONS. Buenos Aires, April 8. The south ern part of Argentina is being rav- iSffed by bushrangers, who use nieth- ods that would do credit to Jesse James. ' It is estimated , that more than 1,000 bandits were in the sad dle at one time recently. . .. , , Plan Rifle Matches. ; Washington, April 8. Rules and "regulations to govern the national rifle and pistol matches this year were completed at the War Depart ment yesterday. The matches will be held at Camp Perry, O., in August. ' .'':-'' Schooner in Distress. , Jacksonville, Fla., April 8. The Spanish' schooner Santa Eulalia has arrived here in tow of a British ves sel after losing her rudder and sus taining other damage in a severe gale, . Tbe craft was bound from a Cuban port to Spain. ' Everything Out of Way Ex cept Formal Murder of G. O. P. Ticket TIGHT IN SOME WARDS Victor Carries All Mater v ial Majorities , in ' Only Twttu-Comes Out 112 Votes Ahead of Incum bentRecord Clear ' X Mills M. Happer, middle-aged, an accountant, and a former member of City Council, will be the next mayor of Kinston. Happer defeated Mayor Dawson in Thursday's run-off primary by a ma jority of 112 votes . H upper's nomination by the Demo crats Thursday was equivalent to hi election next month. . "-.V" The 1921-23 mayor is a resident of the Fourth Ward and an employe of the Hines Bros.'; Lumber Company. He formerly lived at Purham, but ha has been here long enough to becama well-known, this being entirely super fluous when the figures arc consider ed. : . . . ' : ,'. .,, Hot Fight. ' The race was hot. In three wards t was soclose that it took the offic ial count to tell who had carried them, rhe Fourth gave . Happer no flatter ing majority, The Third cooked Daw son's goose good and strong, how- jvor. The First and Fifth gav Hap per majorities of one each. , i . The total vote was 1,538, the larg est by far ever polled in a run-off primary here and -nearly as large as in Tuesday's regular primary, ( The fact that Happer carried every ward indicated that his powerful backing , had been at work everywhere. On iuesday Douglass carried the First while' Denton polled a heavy vote in the Fifth. Harper's lead in that primary over Dawson Was 183. Many women voted Thursday as on Tuesday. The local primary was so important to many out-of-town observers that. ho result was played up by the Wil mington Morning Star . Friday in a front page black box. Henry C. Riley of Philadelphia, formerly having interests herb, wired Happer his congratulations. He urg ed him to put Kinaton on the map aa he best-run town in the State. Riley is a big businessman at Philadelphia. Him Record Clear. : , Happer has a clear record as an official. It is likewise a clean one. He stood for. morality on every test when a city councilman. He is also a conservative, sound businessman. . lhe Vote. .; ! Here is how they voted Thursday: Happer Dawson 1st : 147 - 146 2nd 101. 97 :rd 249 166 . 1th 137 114 5th 191 .leof 825 713 Lady Nicotine an j Able Ally in Fight on Garden Pests Washington, April 7. -Lady Nico tine can be eniisted in fighting tha . plant pests, says today's lesson by the American Forestry Association, which s conducting a nation-wide drive of education in battling against the bugs' that eat up about fifty million dol lars' worth of property every year. The safest spray material for kill- - ng plant life (aphis) thrips and oth er : soft-bodied insects is a nicotine preparation. These preparations are put on the market commercially. Di luted according to directions a very : effective spray is obtained at a cost ittle exceeding one cent a gallon. 'Black-Lear 40" is a forty per cent. nicotine-sulphate . combination '. which is very " widely used In spraying oper' ations. Other nicotine preparation ot similar -or lesser strength, are on the market. A forty per cent, nicotine-sulphate solution used at the rata of one part to one thousand parts of water, with or without soap, is very u active against all forms or the more - delicate aphids and tender insects. For the black cherry aphis and the black' peach aphis, it is necessary to use a ' stronger solution, one part to from six hundred to eight hundred parts of water being recommended. : - Tobacco decoctions can be prepared readily at home by steeping (not boiU ng) one pound of tobacco stems in three gallons of water in a covered . vessel for two or three hours. Strain off the liquid and .use as a spray. If" very L delicate plants, such as new- growth on' rose bushes or sweet peas, are to be sprayed, this solution .can be diluted with equal parts of water. Nicotine or tobacco preparations; al though very effective for their desig- ' nated purposes, do not injure foli age and on that account are very de giraoie sprays, - .
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