Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1928-02-09, Page 7Cricket Hordes Devour Crops Of Three Counties "Mormon" Pests Cause Abandonment of 200 Farms; Loss on All Crops in Seven Years' Scourge in Utah 162,000 Acres Infested Vernal, Utab —Temporary loss of 'not less than 1,000,000 acres of farm land, destruction of crops oyer a per' :god of seven years, /abandonment of nearly 200 farms and a recluctien in farm population Is the toll paid by three counties in northwestern Colo- rado to invading hordes of "Mormon" crickete. Eleven years ago the horde eAtered Moffat County and quickly spread to Rio Blanco and Routt Coun- ties. Not until a year ago were ef- forts made to combat these crickets, which aro the size of a man's thumb in length, with a more Blowier body, and possessed of an appetite causing them to devour eyrn'y greenthing growing, ,with the exception of sage brush and juniper trees.' Early last •suihnler a representative of the Federal Department of Agricul- ture was sent • to northwestern Colo- rado to make a thorough survey of ;the affected comities, and in his re- port just issudd said that. in Moffat County 83,000 acres of privately own- ed farmlands- are affected by the in- festation of the •pest; in Rio Bianco 76,000 acres and in Routt County 2,400 acres. The latter county last epi'ing erected tin fences -on the bor- 'der between it and Moffat County, and this method, although expensive, succeeded in preventing further in- vasion. •- 800,000 Actes Under Cultivation Lost The report states that during the last seven years, taking the natural expansion of agriculiulfal 'areas as a hams for the estimate, approximately 800,000 acres in the three countries would have been added ]to the cul- tivated area under normal conditions. But instead of showing suchan in- crease, or any increase, the records of Moffat County alone 'show that 187 farina have been abandoned since 1920, in most cases this being dueo to the destruction of crepe by the crickets. Suchabandoned torm s in- clude ,bom' extends not yet patented ted and tracts of land leased from the state. - Cover Area Like Blanket ' Some bands are so large that the pests cover areas -of from 200 to 300 acres so, thickly that from a' distance it appears as it a flack blanket of im; mense size had been tbrown over the area and other bands cover but a few square yards. The lands affected have a rough and broken terrain and this .condition causes the hordes of crickets to term into separate bands, The same condition, according to the report, makes more- feasible the des- truction of the insects. It is proposed to inaugurate a poi- soning campaign early next spring, the work to cover the entire infested areas in all the counties and the gov- ernment officials to be placed in charge of this work. Two years ago a band . of the' crickets, while migrating across the highway near the Utah -Colorado state line. acotually held up automobile traffic for more than half a day. The band of orieleets was three-quarters of a mite in width, and cars passing through it quickly found that the wheels were unable to grip the sur; face of the road due to the mess formed by the thousands of crickets crushed. These crickets are of the same specie that appeared in 1848 In Great Salt Lake valley and threatened de- struction of the first crops. pranted there by, the Mormon pioneers. When the crops were ready to mature great hordes of pioneers made war on the inseate, the pests came lawn from the mountains and invaded the grain fields. The drowning myriads 'iii ditches and beating to pulp other myriads; but little lleadwaY was made against the enemy. The story is that when the -pioneers had given up alt hope of saving the crops nunleroue flocks of sea gulls came from the Great Salt Lake and vanquished the crickets by devouring them. A War Bird For The Smith- Sornan In. the ithsonian Institution there is the stuffed body of a carrier pigeon which has been numbered among the heroes o the World War. Cher altml was the messenger that brought about the rescue of Major Charles W. 'PVhittlesey's troops, wbdch had been cut off five days from the re- reinder of the Seventy-seventh Divi. sloii. When' the "Lost Battalion" was separated from all supplies and sources of help Major Whittlesey used five carrier pigeons as messengers. Whets Ober Ami flew into the divi- sion's loft and fell en the 11.13 one •eye was gone and ono leg had been, shot away. But the message it car- ried was intact, The bo o' d f Char. m y A 1 wad pre- served and ,brought back tc the United States. Money -lender: "Becau8e I know Tour father so well, I an only charg- ing you fifteen per cent," Jones: "Frit glad yla didn't stir grandfather, NU';SE -- nhitiitselTrll!Iaffiilaon wtBlevueandAld ECospltalq, New 'Sere CRY, offers young Yworrse�course avngf the required education, and -desirous of het:Ming pluses, Thie Heepital has adopted the eight-hour system, The puptlr; receive en:formne of the School, a )nenthlY allowance and traveling expenees to and froppl New Yor1c, Iror further Jnfc[hnat:on write the euperintendent. Missing Plan: Fi and in Idaho j Searchers Believe Hoyt Used His Parachute, kit Fear' That He Died of Exposure Boise, Idaho—The airplane flown by Fred Hoyt, massing aviettar, was found r-' ocknil In a, canyon in. mountainous Southern Idaho recently, but there was no trace of the flier, who 'disap- peared a week ago when he ran into a blizzard on a flight between Salt Lake City and Boise. Hoyt's parachute was missing from the demolished. plane and old-time residents clung to the theory that Iso bad frozen to death In the winter - bound region after making a suc- cesetul leap from his inane.. The plane had crashed twenty miles from Holbrook, on the out- skirts of the Minitoka National For- est, at the edge of the Black Pine Mountains. One of Hoyt's gloves was found in the. wreckage. Planning an organized search for tthe filer's: body, residents pointed out that even if Hoyt had successfully leaped from the plane, he had little chance to find shelter nor the equip- ment to withstand the ravages of a mountain Winter. Flnding of the one glove in the plane indicated that !Hoyt, oyt, In' maltleg •a paredrate jump, !lee! ready one band to pull the rip cord. The Plane was found by Frank Commons, a 'rancher, in a deep can- yon fear or five rifles, from the Com- , mous raneh, An organized air search started 'several days ago un- der the direction of Lieutenant au - Maughan has failed to find any trite() of the ill-fated flier. AitY'S OITIN TABLETS ALWAYS IN THE' H O Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she always keeps a"'Sapply ou hand,' for the first trial.conviuces her there is nothing to equal them in keeping children well. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels and, sweeten the stomach; thus driving out constipation and indigos 'tion, colds and simple foveae, and making` teething easier. ,Concerning them, Mrs, Saluote ,Pelletier, St. Du rias, Que., writes;—"I have ueed Baby's Own Tablets for the past ten years and am never without them in the house. They have always given. the greatest satisfaction and 1 can. gladly recommend them to all mothers of little ones." The Tablets are told by medicine dealers or direct by mail. at` 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil - Yams' hfadiciuWCo., Brockville, Ont, A Nice Country The B BY No mother in Cuss enlightened age would, give her baby something she did not know was perfectly barmiest!, especially when a few drops of plain Castoria willright a baby's stomach and end almost any little i11, Fretful- ness and fever, too; it seems no time until everything is serene. That's the beauty of Castoria; its gentle influence seems just what is deeded:' It does all that castor oil might accomplish, without shock to the system. Without the evil taste. It's delicious! Being purely vege- table, you can give It as often as there's a sigh of colic; constipation; diarrhea; or need to aid sound, natur- al sleep. Just one warning: it is genuine Fletcher's Castoria that physicians P recommend. Other preparations may be just as free from all doubtful drugs, but no child of this writer's is j going to test them! Besides, the If book on care and feeding of babies that conies with Flet,; -leer's Castoria e is. worth its weight in gold, Quiet Tea" Shop League" Formed in Moscow to Get Peaceful Places to Talk at Night Moscow,—After serving as judge in the great acoordionplaying contest which lasted for several days, Gelzer, the prima ballerina and idol of pre- revolutionary millionaires and dapper officers of Moscow, ` danced to the strains of the favorite instrument' of the Russian workers, evoking frenzied delight in the popular audience which jammed the State Experimental Theatre: On the same occasion' Anatole Lu- naeharsky, Commissar of Education, declared that the accordion would 'suf- flee satisfy sf the proletariat's s muss- y p musi- cal yearnings till the workers and peasants were able to afford pianos. One shudders to think what Moscow would '• be like if this ambition is ever fulfilled. Moscow is already as noisy as Naples. Where can a couple of Soviet business men go for a quiet evening's talk • The home is impossible, for Muscovites have on an average only fifty-six square feet of floor space each, which means three persons to a room, or nearly a. score to a six -room flat. And the Muscovites are an ex- pansive people,. who like giving up- roarious parties. Others play the guitar, accordion, violin or piano, or, in default of these, their radio sets.. Muscovites take turns all evening at the flat's sole telephone. In the kitchen half a dozen primus stoves and three or four servant girls roar unceasingly. ,Why not go to a club? But a Moscow club is altogether unlike the New York Bankers' Club, a place of repose bordering on conga. It is a place of agitation, just like a Jacobins' club during the French Re- volution, and one is lucky if he finds the members innocently engaged in putting dawn the tobacco evil and not discussing colored illustrations on the ravages caused by asphyxiating gas, In Sumner there are the boulevards but there one may be suddenly startled by M. ;Rykof£'s stentorian voice ex- laining industrial reconstruction broadcast from a lamp behind one's back. So one Moscow league has been formed, namely, "The Friends of the Soviet Tea Shop," to agitate for the stablishmeut of plain tea shops with ca, but without agitation. The latest "nonsense" story con- cerns a man who asked a well-inform- ed friend: "Where do all the old motor -cars ego?" 'They don't," was the reply. Children Cry for Suitor—"Sir, I am very anxious to marry your daughter." Her Dad— "Anxious, eh? Dyer been married be. fore?" Suitor—"No, sir."- Dad --"Ah, that explains it." For Troubles, •due to Acid I NINO eJTION ACID STOMACH. i s:AoA=Mn cAsES.NAUSCA What Most I indigestion SN n ospeople lie call f ttaht - excess in thestomach1 is J e larid . Tile feed has 501(2011, Tho instant remedy; is an nikali which neutralizes acids.- But cion't use crude helps. Use what your doctor would advise. The best help is Phillips' Milk of Magneela, For the 50 years since its Invention it has remained standard with phyeiefans. You ,will find nothing One;tastelee epeenful,in water neu- tralizes many tinges its volume in acid. The reetilts are imtnediate,. with no bad after=effects. ' Once you leant this fact,'you will never deal, with ex - es acid in site crude ways, Go learn A St. Andrew's talwart THE STANES AN' BESOM AN' BOTTLE An =talent player of the game on Stormont Loch near Blalrgowrie, Perth" shire, Mr. .Tames Gordon of the Strathardie Club in the bonsplel of the Strathmore Curling province when 46 rinks piaxed off for the flat'h'time in 24 years. A R EMED YT THAT INSPIRES FAITH People Who Have Used Dr. Wil. Hams' Pink Pills Speak of Them With Praise. "Going into a decline" ie an expres- sfon that has come to be known as one of the most difficult conditiiona with which physicians have to deal. It often describes an alarming condi- tion because !t' does not yield to or- dinary, treatment and the debility cote tinues with loss of flesh and strength until the patient feels hopeless. In the majority ty of such rosea the victim suffers from lack of good, red blood. and 11 the blood can be restored to normal no other medical treatment Is necessary, Proper food and sunshine will dothe rest. Every man, woman and child who lacks health and strength should at once take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to build up their blood supply. The mis- sfon of this medicine is to make new, rich red blood, which speedily re- stores health and strength. "I am writing.to tell you what Dr. Wilh!asns' Plnk Pills have done for me," says Mrs. T. FI. Oulton, Firdale, Man, "A few years ago I was in a badly run. down condition, so much so that I was subject to fainting spells which would leave me in such a condition that i could hardly go about. Then I was stricken with influenza and this fur- ther weakened me, and throughout the Winter I remained in this condi tion. I was taking doctor's medicine, but as it did not seem to help me, my mother advised me to try Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, and I got a couple of boxes to start an. Wllea these were done I seemed to feel an im- provement and I got a further supply to continue the treatment. I took in all about a dozen boxes, and by that time I was in the best of health and had gained in weight. My faith in Dr, Williams' Pink Pills is now unbound- ed, and I keep a supply .on hand and take them occasionally If I am not felling quite well. I often recom- mend them to others, and cannot praise them enough for restoring my health.' You can get these pills from any medicine dealer or by mall at 60c a box from -The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont, A FITTING CELEBRATION ' "1 believe 1028 is a leap -year, isn't Its" • "Sure, and I'm laying in a big supply of Hops. you can bet." ' Lady (at •theatre, to man in seat behind) -"I hope my hat is not wor- rying you." Hite Man --''it is worry- ing me a Trot—MY wife wants one like it," "That's what I call a finished ser• num," said a.' woman when the clergy. iman's droning voice had ceased. "I'm glad to hear it," "sold, her neighbor. "I had almost given tel hope."' c s this method is su seine. Nottinghamshire WItnes s: The only titne that woman• Las spoken to :no Is once. Minard's Liniment for sick animals, —no —now--whyj p e sure to get the genuine Phillip:,' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by pltysi- cially for 50 years in correcting excess OM 50 gaick in its effect, 80 harnhless, acids. Bach bottle contains full dii'ee- so, efelsnt. • :c tient —any drugstore, Re Rose *range Pekoe —TopQuality 18 Itn clean, bright Alirmiinum Whole Town Radio Fans Place in 'Iowa Passes Ordin- ance to Prevent Radio Interference Out • In the little college town o2 Fairfield, in Iowa, the wheels of pro- gress must not interfere with radio reception between the hours of 12 noon. and 12 midnight, according to the text of an ordinance passed by the city authorhtles, just received by the Federal Radio 001111111321011. Tae ordinance limite the use of elec. trical devices, such as washing sun - chines, vacuum cleaners, etc., which cause interference with radio recap - tion only during the morning hours. Search. for "Dawn" Renewed in Nfld. Eight Men Heard Sound of 'Plane at Same Hour 8t, John, Nfld.—An . iaveetigation of the reports that a plane, possibly the Dawn, was heard off tae itouthern shore of Trinity Bay on Dec. 24, shows that six men, bird shooting from a boat, three miles off Hearts Delight, all declare that the edunds of a plane could -be distinctly heard coming. from a south-east direction. At the same hour two men on shore tato that they were so positive that the sounds earnfrom 1 e a ane that theyimb �ol ed to the top of a wood pile . to catch sight of it, but the sky was overcast. Similar stories have been Investigat. ed without baking the testimony. As a result the area between Trin- ity and Conception Bay is being comb- ed by search parties in the hope of ,finding the Grayson plane. The search has been actively taken up because of the reward al $1,000 offer ed by M. A. Molle, of New York, for the discovery of plane or occupants. Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson, arc , companies by Oskar Omdal, pilot, and Brice Goldsborough•, navigator, set out from Roosevelt Field, New York, Ila the amphibian plane Dawn, short- ly after five o'clock, eastern standard time, on the afternoon of Friday,. Deo. 23, for Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, en routs to Croydon, England. At 9.45 o'clock the following Sunday night the officer in charge of the gov- ernment wireless station on Sable Is- land claimed he heard distress signals from the Dawn, at that time many hours overdue. A search by United States destroyers of the waters be- tween Cape Cod, where the Dawn was last sighted, and Sable Island, subsequently conducted, failed to re- veal trace of the missing aeroplane; Power Tube Improves Multi - Tube Receivers A power tube should always be used in the last audio stage of a multi - tube receiver. If more than one stage of audio amplification is employed. If the receiver is required to deliver only moderate volume the CX -112 type of tube is the proper one. For greater volume and best tone qual- ity the CX -271 or the CX -210 tubes should be used. One disadvantage of the latter two power tubes Iles in their comparatively high plate our rent consumption, but where 'B" eliminators are used this is not a drawback. Power tubes require higher "B" and "0" voltages than the other tubers in a receiver and for that reason separ- ate "B" and "0" connections are pro- vided. In older receivers this provi- sion may not have been made. For ouch cases special` adapters' or "dup- lex bases," as they are called, may be obtained which permit power tubes to be used in these old receivers. without any alteration n the receiver itself. The separate connectione mentioned are provided in the adapt er. Say it with flowers, Say it with sweets, Say it with kisses, Say It with eats, Say 12 with jewelry, Say it with drink, But always be careful - Mining Investors Intrinsic values govern market prices eventually, We shall be glad to analyze your holdings from that angle without obligation. LYLE, BELL & C.O. • Stock Brokers, Mali Bldg., Toronto ELgin 2136.7 Write, Wire oe Phone ISSUE. No. 5—'28 The city law was passed after the au- thorities had received protests trove radio owners, who complaipe[I that house;vives' devices, driven, by oleo- tricity„ had completely disrupted choice programs in afternoons and evenings. .A, fine of $100 or thirty days In jail' has been setas the alternative punish- ment for violation of the ordinance, the text of which said: "It shall be unlawful for any per- son to operate any instrument, device or machine of, any kind whatsoever, the operation of which shall cause electrical interference with radi6 re- ception, within the city limits of the efts of Fairfield, Iowa, between the !tours of "12 o'clock noon and 12 o'clock midnight on any day after the takingeffect f h ordinance, ave o ise and excepting only such as may be 'necessary in making X-ray pictures or examinations in emergency cases of physical injuries." Woodsmen—Keep Minard's handy. "Hardest Working" Clock In: Paris To Be Retired Paris; The hardest working clock in Paris, after sixty-five years of faithful toil, may loan be retired on a pension, The instrument, created by De- touche, clockmaker to Emperor Na- poleon III, has been in service since 1863 in the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. During these years it has rung more strokes than any other' clock in Paris, since it sounded be -j tween 8 o'clock every evening and 8 the following morning the full hour at each quarter hour. That is to say,' at three-quarters after midnight it peals twenty-seven strokes—an un- usual performance, always startling to passers-by unaccustomed to the laboriousness of Detouche's master- piece. aster-p ere. 1 FOR. NEURALGIA Classified Advertisements T1 R173 —A. ,NEW 13007{ Or s'ounrstr l;oPsone. L. Tt, Guua do Sons, Box T:, Stockwood, Ont. Tg,$' ARRr — SC/IN O.111A1)IAN 0072. RASPONDBINOE, V'L03 Aldred ox 1738,Caigary,.Alberta. Men Called Poor Creatures As Compared With Women London.—"Men are poor creatures compared with women," mid Sir Wil- Iiam Arbuthnot Fane, noted physician, speaking at a demonstration of the rhythniaic health movement, "It is upon the woman that the fu- ture of this country depends+, and we must do everything in our power to keep her physically -fit," he said, Sir William declared it is, simple to keep fit. Good, clean, healthy food, fresh air and seinple exercises would keep the body fit without any of the arti- ficial means so often indulg, a '-,, • 1i i 44 ., .List - of "Wanted inventions" and Full Information Arrli Fre„' en' Request. TRE Bank SA., 00. rep'- t7. 393 Seek 5t., Ottga;a Ont.' The New Freely -Lathering �icura Shaving Stick For Tender Faces EMOLLIENT MEDICINAL ANTISEPTIC r Nei a 'ls of !n' It to Relieve Coldslk M �.I P::. In formula and action, nueidey's Mature is different fromallother remedies. It literally acts litre -a dash" in conquering coughs and healing the inflamed parts. The in-' etant relief that follows the first dose is multiplied 40 times in a 75 - cent bottle 1 'Bucl:loses" should be in every home. Your druggist sena it under a money -back guarantee. W. 7t. Beekley, Limited, 8281 142 Mutual St., Taranto 2 4 pa Ixnrun>r Acts like aRash— a single oip proves 0 Swollen Joints Sora muscles and scrainod liga- ments quickly relieveci by appli- cation of Minard's Liniment. r.. , I You doubtless depend on As irin to make short work of head- aches, but remember that it's just as dependable an antidote for Many other pains! Neuralgia? Many have found real relief in an Aspirin tablet, Or for toothache; an effective way to relieve it, and the one thing doctors are willing you should give a child- of any age. Whether to break up a cold, or relieve the serious pain - nothing quite bike from neuritis or'deep seated rheumatism, there's yto vile g 'Aspirin. Just make certain it's genuine; it must have Bayer on the box and on every tablet, All druggists, with proven directions. Physicians prescribe Aspirin. it does NOT affect the heart Aspirin 0 lite trade ;nark (registered id Canaan) ladtcettng payer Manuraatacol white to Se well Yooron that Aspirin 50505 payer mantteeture, to assure the public agtmst ands.. $.tone, the 'Able Ls Will he stamped with their "Rayer Coss" lrademerl•.