HOW TO TELL MUSHROOMS
EXPUUNED BY EXPERTS
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, Mushrooms and
toadstools are so nearly alike In gen
eral appearance that Inexperienced
persons often mistake them. The De
partment of Agriculture hus made a
study of these fungus growths and
has laid down rules for differentiating
them. The toadstool Is piosonous and
the mushroom Is generally considered
of exceptional delicacy.
The Government officials say that
, the ordinary tests used by gatherers
of mushrooms are Insufficient in that
many toadstools possess well known
characteristics of mushrooms.
The Department says htat all mush
rooms which possess a volva or cup
at the base of the stem and a ring
on the upper portion of the stem are
poisonous. To discover whether or
not the volva exists, the mushroom
gatherer must dig up the entire plant
and examine It closely for sometimes
the cup is below the surface of the
ground. The edible mushroom does
not possess these features.
The common field mushroom pos
sesses pink gills which turn black
with age. It is edible when it has no
volva even though It show a ring
around the upper part of the stem.
This Is the most popular variety of
mushroom and grows wild In the open
fields from August to October.
The morel or sponge mushrooom has
a wrinkled and conical top which is
borne on a long stem. The morel
grows in the woods In the spring.
The coral mushroom Is another edible
variety. Its top is of a yellow or white
color. This variety Is found on old
logs, decaying in shady places
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHING rOi'-' Some of the lead
ing banks of Ja,.vi have begun over
seas ope" ifioi.t v. hUh have taken the
. form of branches being established at
. points in the choicest Pacific ocean
trade routes of American steamers.
Consul General Scidmore , at Yoko
hama, has reported to the state de
pa cement that the- Sumitomo bank
has not only opened exchange trans
actions as agent for the International
Banking Corporation, but has estab
lished branches at San Francisco and
Hoonolulu and will shortly open
branches along the Yangtse in China.
The thirty-fourth bank of Osaka
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has begun exchange transactions for
the Honkgong ami Shanghai Hanking
Corporation, the report states. The
Yamaguehi and the Kashlma banks
are contemplating exchange business.
The Miitsublshi Company’s banking
department has already established a
branch office In London as a step to
the opening of exchange between Lon
don and Japan. The Mitsui bank he
announced Its intention of shortly
opening branches* In Shanghai, Amer
ica and Europe.
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livery phone Main 151 and the Peo
ple's laundry will send and get v-nii
laundry. W. J. WIL.IJAMSON, Prop.
RADIO SOON TO COUPLE UP
UNITED STATES AND POSSESSIONS
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. During 1917 the
United States government will extend
its system of wireless stations so that
no possession or section of the coun
try wll bo isolated, according to the
radio service of the navy department.
Form the great central wireless sta- ,
tion at Radio, Va., a suburb of Wash- j
ington, it will be possible to comraun- j
lieato with all possessions of tho Uni
ted States, the experts of the radio
service predict.
Already there Is an extensive chain |
of wireless stations along both the
Atlantic iyicl Pacific coasts There j
are large stations in Alaska, Hawaii i
ond th«* Phitllppine Islands These
are to be provided and extended so
that if, in time of war, telephone and !
telegraph and cable connection should
bo interrupted, the government still
could keep In touch with Rll posses
sions throuch the medium of tt»« wlit
lesa.
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KILL FLIES NOW
IS THE SLOGAN
Pacific News Service, Waah. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. Now is the time
to kill flies according to the insect
experts of the United States govern
ment. Some of them have figured out
Just how many of the buzzing pests
will fail of coming Into existence for
every live fly which Is exterminated
now. The figures are astounding.
In nearly every house many flies
survive through the winter months by
taking good of themselves and keep
ing near the steam heat. These arc
the ones to go hunting for now. ac
cording to the experts. Hunt them
down anil kill them off before spring
sets In and you will have some thou
sands less flies next summer.
INDIANS CATCH FUR-SEAL
Pacific Newt Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON. The Indians of the
Neah bay district, Washington, have
nvalled themselves this year of privi
leges granted by the North Pacific
Sealing convention of July, 1907, to
the extent of obtaining SSO fur-seal
skins, the United States bureau of
fisheries has announced. The seals
were speared from canoes west of La
Push Wash The government has un
dertaken the marketing of the valua
%
I ble skins for the Indians.
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BUFFALO NICKEL
BELIEVED RARE
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, San Franciscans
and other citizens living in the vicinity
of the United States Mint will have
difficulty In believing that the Buf- j
falo nickel whlo hhas been In circu
lation for several years Is believed
to be a rare coin in certain localises.
The Treasury Department has re
celved numerous letters recently ask
ing whether or not there Is a premium
on nickels of the Buffalo design. To
such inquiries the reply is given that
there are approximately 18,000,000 Buf
falo nickels now in circulation and
tha*. in most parts of the country the
coin is considered common.
SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON
FOUND BY BERMANS
WASHINGTON, German and Aus
trian scientists are reported here to
have at last perfected a cotton sub
stitute manufactured from the fiber of
the stinging nettle. If this be true
the United States will lose an impor
tant market for much of its cotton.
Since Germany has been Isolated by
the war her scientists have been busily
engaged in devising ways and means
of substituting materials at hand to
meet the needs arising from the lack
of imports. Scarcely a bale of Amerl*
can cotton has reached Germany since
August 1014.
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SWISS DISPENSE SPUDS
AT REDUCED PRICES
Pacific Nawa Servioe, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON. On account of the
constantly Increasing cost of living
the municipal authorities of Berne are
making arrangements to supply at > c
duced prices, food products, especial
ly potatoes to all families with In
comes less than $579 per annum, ac
cording to consular repot ts from
Berne The government Is thus sell
ing potatoes at 15.4 cents for eight
pounds, which is considerably under
the market price. Such f&les are
made only at advertised times and
places and acr under police control.
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