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NEAR EAST RELIEF. New York, March 22, 1920. Rev. Watson B." Duncan, Dillon, S. C. Dear Mr. Duncan: I have been informed by Mr. Cleveland Dodge, Treasurer of Near East Relief that you have accepted the position of cha'rman in your county. I wish to take this opportunity of assuring you that the cause which you are thus representing in your community is one of the most worthy with which you could possibly be identified. You are no doubt fully informed Hacnorafp conditions that IV UVN|/V?w*v obtain in Western Asia. I merely want to congratulate you on the opportunity which you have of serving humanity and civilization. Every dollar which the generous people of your county can give to this work is sorely needed, In order that actual starvation may be prevented. My deep personal interest in these tens of thousands of helpless children and needy women prompts me to urge upo you and your committee, and through you upon your county itself, the very grave importance of doing all that is possible to care for its share of this burden. I Sincerely yours, Henry Morgenthau. o | Some Insect Enemies and Diseases of Tomatoes. Prepared by County Home Demonstration Agent. Insects Injurious to Tomatoes. Flee Beetles?Tomatoes are sub^ ject to attack by tbe Flea Beetle as i soon as they first come up They rid-1 die the leaves with small holes. As a, result the leaves die, and th? plants j are weakened. They are dark in color and take leaps like fleas. A good remedy is to'dpray the plants withj bordeaux mixture. They can also be, controlled by sprinkling the soil j around the plants with a little dry: sulphur. Cutworms ? Cutworms often at-, tack plants when they are first set' out. They hide themselves in the soil during the day. Towards night they, crawl out and cut the plants off near the surface of the ground. It is well! to use the following formula: White Arsenic, 1-4 pound. Sirup or' molasses, 1 pint; water, 4 to 6 quarts! dry bran, 1 peck. Thoroughly mix ar-j senic and bran. Stir molasses in water and make a mash of the two mix-j tures. Let stan^ several hours. Place near plants late in the afternoon. j This mixture is poisonous so children, i live stock and chickens should be kept' away from it. Hornworms ? The tomato hornworm is a large, green caterpillar with rows of yellow spots on the body. They gnaw the leaves and some. " * rrs 1 I times destroy the green lrun ineyi can be picked off by hand, but it is not so easy to detect them with the eye. A good spray to use is 1-4 pound of arsenate of lead to 3, gallons of water. Disease of Tomatoes ? Some common tomato diseases are damping off, wilt, suothern blight, and blossom end rot. Selection of Ground? One should be careful in selecting the right spot for tomatoes. Be sure the land is free from the various tomato diseases. It is a wise plan Sot td" plant tomates in the same soil oftener than once in three years. The hotbed ?The seedlings should be grown in as healthy condition as possible. Diseases that appear on the tomatoes in the field very ofter originate in the hotbed. The following precautions should be taken. 1. Make seed bed on new soil. .2. Do not use fresh manure. 3. Do not crowd plants in seed bed. 4. Spray just before transplanting to field with a weak solution of hnrripain mixture. 5. Burn all diseased plants. 6. Avoid use Of plants whose leaves are spotted or whose roots are knot'ted and swollen. Damping off?Damping off is recognized by tne plants in the seed bed shriveling, falling over, and dying. It is caused by molds in the soil and is often made worse by too much mois-i ture and lack of ventilation. Boiling water poured over the hot bed a few days before planting will help to prevent this. Give plants in seed bed a plenty of air and sunlight, stir surface of soil slightly, and do not over water or let them dry out. Tomato Wilt. ? The wilt is caused by a mold like fungus that lives in the soil. To combat wilt use land that is free from wilt or wilt resistant varieties. The norto* and marvel are examples. Southern Blight? Southern tomato blight is similar to the wilt, but it kills the plants more quickly. In both these diseases there is a darkening of the skin just under the bark, but in case of the tomato wilt this area is dark brown to black while in southern tomato blight it is yellow. All infected plants should be burned and the others sprayed with b?r" deaux mixture containing 1-2 per cent of lead arsenate. Blossom End Hot ? mossom-ena rot is a diseased condition of the blossom end of the fruit. It usually appears In dry weather. The soil should be well watered. Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture ?Begin spraying while plants are young. Five sprayings should be given during season, one being given five days before transplanting. Bordeaux mixture; blue stone. 1 pound; quick lime (stone lime),' 1 pound; water, 10 gallons. Let blue stone dissolve in fivt, gallons of water in a wooden tub. Place blue stone in a Coarse sack. If a metal vessel is used a chemical reaction takes place and the vessel and mixture are both ruined. Slack lime with water and place one fifth of the slaked lime in 5 gallons of water. Mix thoroughly. Equal parts of these solutions will make bordeaux mixture. Blend the two well. When spraying, spray both the under and upper part of leaves. o Miss Marion Easterling spent the week end at Carolina. MANY DEAD AT LA GRANGE. Otlver Communities Suffer Heavy Property Damage From Cyclone. J I Atlanta, Ga., March 28?At least thirty-six lives were lost, a hundred or more persons were injured and ! property damage possibly running ! into millions was caused by tornadoes that swept through Georgia and jAlabam late today. LaGrange and I West Point, Georgia, towns near the Alabam-Georgia border, suffered the heaviest, the estimated dead at LaGrange running as high as thirtysix. Twenty-one bodies, six of whites iand fifteen negroes were found, it 'was known West Point which lost I heavily last December from the floodj ed Chattanoochee, reported ten dead and the severe damages in the business section. The tornado also was felt in Macon where property damage ran high and some persons were injured. Wash! ington, Georgia a town near Augusta, | also felt the effects of a storm, but [apparently no lives were lost. The tornado in Alabama took its chief toll, according to reports tonight, at Agricola, where five persons were reported killed and a dozen or more were injured. Heavy property damage was caused near Ojelika and high winds and rain were general over Eastern Alabama. Wire Sendee Paralyzed. Wire service, both telegraph and telephone, was practically paralyzed and it was almost impossible to ascertain exact damage or to get reports from many sections of the State that have felt the effects of the storm. Heavy rains fell throughout a great portion of Georgia dur ing the day and it was feared flooded rivers might add to the suffering. The Red Cross here was preparing tonight to rush supplies to LaGrange by army motor trucks as the Atlanta and West Point Railroad reported it could not dispatch a relief train because its wires were down. Its passenger train, New Orleans to Washington, No. 36, was not located late tonight. Army engineers were preparing to go to West Point to rebuild a pontoon bridge they threw across the Chattahoocnee river last December when floods that inundated the town and caused $7,000,000 property damage. Dusiness Men Hit Hard. Most of the damage in West Point was said to be in the business section and its effects on merchants and other business me,, just struggling from the heavy loses of last December were expected to be almost impossible from them to bear. Half a dozen structures were said to be greatly damaged. In LaUrange the chief loss to life and property was said to be in tht .111111 SKUllOU UUL 111C IUWLI Witb luiunu into darkness as the electric lighting plant was partially wrecked. In addition to this the waterworks plant was said to be out of commission and Swift & Co.'s packing plant was reported a wreck. Hospitals Filled. Hospitals were filled with injured in LaGrange, according to telephone reports, and the court house had been made into an emergency hospital. The injured had not been counted tonight, but apparently their numbers ran into the hundreds. Damage in Macon and Washington Ga., was chiefly confined to plate glass windows and roofs of buildings with property loss rather heavy in Macon. Loss resulting from hail and rain storms was reported from Grantville and Hogansville, towns in the West Point-LaGrange section. A small tornado struck Williamson, Ga., unroofing some houses. There were no injuries or loss of life so far a? known tonight. o 180 LIVES LOST IX STORM. Property Damage Estimated Now at $35,000,000 ? Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Alabama and Georgia Suf ierea. Chicago, March 29?The series of tornadoes that tore and twisted their way across the United States Sunday took toll of approximately 180 lives, according to reports received here tonight. It was expected there would be additional deaths, as many injured in hospitals were not expected to recover. The property damage |was estimated at from $35,000,000 to $40,000,000. Five states paid the heaviest toll: Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in the north and Alabama and Georgia in south. A recapitulation of fatalities tonight gave the following in dead: Illinois, 31; Ohio, 32; Indiana 28; Georgia, 62, Alabama, 16, Missouri, 1; Wisconsin 1; Michigan, 9. Passing Out to Sea. The storm, according to the weather bureau tonight was passing to sea off the east Canadian coast, but its force had diminished. Observer Cox, of the Chicago station, said heavy squalls in the east might be expected. "The storm," Mr. Cox said, "moved directly eastward and is in the lower St Lawrence valley, attended by general precipation and gales." The property damage for the country at large amounts into millions. In Illinois it was estimated the loss would be from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 and the loss in Ohio and In diana, was estimated at from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. Property damage In the south was not so great, according to estimates and probably would not exceed $1,500,000. 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