The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 22, 1930, Page 6

eK ws 6 > GREEN BUG ATTACKS _ NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1930 ARTER 4-YR. RESPITE Greatest Multiplier the World Knows Would Do More Harm ~ if in More Localities Fargo, July 22.—After a respite of four years, the green bug is again on the job ravaging fields of wheat and barley in widely scattered sections of the state, according to reports re- ceived by J. A. Munro, Agricultural college entomologist. No extensive damage to crops is anticipated, how- ever, as the pests are confining their activities to limited localities. The worst feature of the green | -bug’s. activities is that once a field has become badly infested, there is; little that farmers can do to prevent the damage. The green bug puts the housefly, the usual example‘of ex- treme prolificacy, to shame in the matter of producing a large family on short notice, Mr. Munro says. “It has been figured out that un- der favorable conditions the offspring of a single female green bug will, if no fatalities occur, total in sextillions something like 222,759,713,969,919,923,- 898,212 within the short span of six months. This lack of adherence to birth control principles is the reason why extermination and the saving of a field of grain once it is attacked is almost hopeless.” Ben H. Daggett, Ward county agent. has reported infested fields in Ward county, C. N. Ainslie, federal entomo- logist, observed the bugs recently in Morton county, and F. L. Nichols, Kensal, has written to Mr. Munro concerning inroads the pests are mak- Aes into his fields in Stutsman coun- Y. The green bug, or grain aphid as it is sometimes called, can be found in North Dakota every summer, but extensive damage is done only when climatic conditions are unfavorable to the development of other insects which prey upon it. This year, in certain localities, the green bug has apparently developed with little hind- rance and, as a consequence, the grain crops are suffering. Signs of the work of the green bug are the wilting of the plants, which turn yellow, wither and die. The in- jury is due to the bugs sucking the Plant juices from the leaves, the enormous numbers of the insects which are present often making quick | work of a field. Coupled with its extraordinary Power of multiplication, the green bug is peculiar in anottfer respect. It | exists through the winter in the form of a fertilized egg hidden in clumps} of ey grain stubble and other crop refuse. In the snring the egg hatches into < female which gives birth t> other living females at the Tixe of two per day throughout its reproductive period of approximately | 25 days. ! The accumulative results of such | wholesale reproduction is immediately evident and the rate at which the in- sects are born and the speed with which they take over a field is as- tounding. One week but a small area of a field may be infested, in a few days many acres are being destroyed. “In fact, its rapid reproductive ten- dencies are often the cause of the green bug's own downfall,” Mr. Munro declares. “The population in- creases so rapidly that the bugs may eat themselves out of feed and then starve to death.” Males are reproduced in the green bug family only in the fall, just prior to the egg stage. While no satisfactory method of checking the green bug after it has become abundant are known, careful observation may disclose small areas being attacked. These areas when found early enough may be burned over by scattering straw over them, or they may be plowed under. Mr. Munro recommends that fields which have been destroyed be plowed under and summerfallowed. KIWANIANS ELECT TRUSTEE DELEGATES Wachter, Renden and Knowies| to Attend St. Cloud Meet- ing August 6 The Kiwanis club elected delegates to the annual district meeting of Temperature of water 29° This is the first detailed diagram Joseph Dietz, Emil Fontaine, John Law and Nick Karros. They will be arraigned this afternoon. | LEHMAN LEADS IN. WESTERN AMATEUR i Former Big Ten Champion Cards 147 to Lead Field at Bev- erly Country Club Beverly Country Club, Chicago, July 22.—(#)—Johnny Lehman of Chicago, | former Big Ten champion, shot into} the lead in the struggle for medal-' ist honors in the western amateur golf championship at Beverly today with @ 147 stroke total for 36 holes. Lehman’s score was posted after | one-third of the field had turned in} cards but.the total had a big chance | of snatching the medal. His score for today’s round was 74, three over par. | He carried a 73 yesterday. | Behind the rangy, youthful Chi-} cagoan came several high ranking! contenders, including Bob McCrary, | of Des Moines, transmississippi cham- pion, who tallied 76 today for a 153. Lehman's card: Par out .....453 443 554—36 Lehman out .553 443 445—37 353 444 435—35—71 +353 444 455—37—74—147 A heavy northeast wind swept over the rugged par 71 course today, and early scores ran much higher than yesterday when only 45 out of a field of more than 200 were able to break 80. The wind caused considerable trouble on the tricky, undulating greens and tee shots had to be timid for safety. A score of 160 looked certain to be cod enough to land among the 31 qualifiers who will battle the defend- ing champion, Don Moe, of Portland, Ore., for the title over the match- play route beginning tomorrow. Moe, N. D. Summer Students Organize Council) Mayville, N. D. July 22.—(P)—) Summer school studerits at the May- | ville State Teachers college have or- ganized the first summer session stu- | dent council ever organized at the) college. A group of former students | headed the movement to establish @ summer council. 4 Officers are Edward Blackberry, Hansboro, president; Edward Milli- gan, Colfax, vice president; Milfred | Schjeldahl, Northwood, -secretary-! treasurer; and John Thompson, Pem- bina; Hans Rosvold, Antler; George Olson, Maddock; Arnold Anderson, Alsen; and Gladys Tennison, Calio, members. Plans are being mare to arrange several events soon. Bromley Is Ready to Start Hop to Tokyo Tacoma, Wash. July 22.—(%)—) Lieutenant Harold Bromley piloted} his monoplane, City of Tacoma, to Portland, Ore., and back yesterday, averaging 94.4 miles and 23 gallons of gasoline an hour. He reported to- day the gas consumption showing was satisfactory and he would start his hop to Tokyo, Japan, this week, as soon as weather is favorable. CK i. ' t1CE PA AVERAGE THICKNESS ~ 10 FEET i ;_ This question, | ent from a balloon bouncing along. as champion, did not have to qualify. | S¢ | sub’s bottom for divers to step out Borin iSCO; tube Beats of penetrating 50 ft. of ice Spring wheel to Euide submarine under ice ‘rap door Wg land ladder for diver of Sir Hubert Wilkins’ polar submarine, as described by Lieut.-Com. Sloan Danenhower, who will rebuild and sail her. By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE (Associated Press Science Editor) New York.—(#)—When Sir Hu-| bert Wilkins’ submarine sails under the ice to the north pole next summer, what will protect her from | crashing into sub-surface blocks of ; ice? | always the first “asked about this project, was put to Lieut-Com. Sloan Danehower, who, with Simon Lake, the submarine! builder, will rebuild the United States navy submarine 0-12 for the voyage and himself sail he under the polar ice. The answer is a law of nature, the operation of which Commander Dan- enhover found for himself last sum- mer at the bottom of Long Island Sound in the tiny submarine Defend- er. It is an action of buoyancy which he said even few naval men have realized. The Defender had wheels to run on the bottom. But when she hit a rock the wheels seemed to be rubber balls, bouncing her easily upward out of harm's way. Her weight was close to nothing, that is, just a little heavier than the water. She was not greatly differ- The same principle, with the wheel | over the sub’s back, and the bouncing | done downward, will be used under the ice. The wheel will run on & stocky trolley above the conning tower. The lower end of the trolley arm will be pivoted like an automo- bile shock absorber within the sub. ‘The ship's buoyancy will be about 2,000 pounds, sufficient to keep her trolley bumping lightly, along the under surface of ice. A protective arch—called a jumper bar, like a wartime net protective device—will curve above her back from bow to stern. Commander Danenhower said she will be strong enough to withstand collisions at four knots an hour—the highest under- water speed contemplated. Even so, the sub is not made to crash icebergs nor the underwater ice crags called “rafts.” These obstacles are not believed to exist in the polar: 2. In their request to the navy for the 0-12, Wilkins and Darf2nhower wrote: “There are no icebergs of great size within the Arctic. Large pressure ridges have been observed only near | the coast and the deepest of these ex- tend not more than 100 feet under sea level.” The ‘O-12 can descend 200 feet. Icebergs come from glaciers far south of the pole and float always south- ward. Borings by Nansen in the ice pack of this ocean showed the aver- age thickness 10 feet. “No one has yet seen great, un- broken ice-floes in that sea during | summer,” the letter says. Wilkins believes it will not even be necessary to rise in the “leads,” dangerous places which wind closes like jaws. He says floes always have quiet air openings in their interiors and but a few miles ‘apart. > There will be a telescoping conning tower capable of thrusting upward through 10 feet of pack ice. There will be a new kind of periscope capa- ble.of boring upward through 50 feet of ice to get air for men and batteries. There will be an air lock in the | into the half-mile or more depth of water believed to tover the polar bottom. These divers will climb the sub’s side by ladder, equipped with underwater lamps for exploring, and in emergency with explosives to be fastened beneath the ice and set oft | from a distance with wires. } Two forward torpedo tubes will be turned into high power eyes with trustees, at today’s luncheon. Paul Wachter, Walter Renden and F. A. Knowles were chosen. The meeting will be held at St. Cloud, Minn., August 6. T. P. Allen, as dis- trict trustee from the club, also will attend the gathering. The speaker of the day was C. C. Converse of the state tax depart- ment. He discussed the topic of “The Chief Executive,” and as chief execu- tive in political power he said he would designate the chief of police, especially this official in the larger cities. Mayors come and go, he said, but the police chiefs remain, which is evidence of their political influence. By analysis he traced the operations of this influence so subtly exercised, that every detail of law administr: tion is involved. P, E. Byrne, presiding vice presi- dent in the absence of President Otto Bowman at Detroit Lakes, reminded the Kiwanians that next Tuesday’s luncheon will be held in conjunction with the Lions at Masonic temple. Judge M. J. Englert, of Valley City, ‘was the only guest, Four Are Nabbed in Grand Forks Raids Grand Forks, N. D., July 22—(P}— Doors were smashed and locks broken when Police r Henry Holt and his crew of assistants raided three residences and one ham- stand here last night and con- fiscated a quantity of homebrew and moonshine. Members of the police and the sheriff's force cooperated in raids which Holt described as the beginning of a campaign to drive bootleggers out of Grand Forks, Raids began at 10 o'clock last night and cohtinued until 3:30 o'clock this morning. A total of 212 pints of beer, 2 gallon of moonshine and 500 empty a ps jugs and 8 keg were petzed. men are held. They-are * NEA Cincinnati Bureau Any “tired business man” 4 would * rea! enjoy dictating let- ters sto dissatisfied customers if his ste- nographer ‘@ followed the example of Mary Belle Smith of Cin- cinnati, and # donned a bathing suit when the mercury flirted around ; the §100-de- gree) mark. » Her boss, William # Dan- ziger, is shown catch- ing up with’a lot of correspondence and Mary Belle, : of course, fs trying to keep: her ‘notes in shape. And who eeys it isn't a good Adea ‘during hot weather? Here’s Hint for Hi t ‘Weather SES ye Ane ; and should be served with sta Trolley to Guide Wilkins’ ‘Sub’ in Exploration of Arctic Areas ese Bumper structure built, over entire length of boat tubes—upperd used for light= lower for. observatior? specially penetrating lamps, and two other forward tubes into observation rooms, THREATEN TO HOLD ‘REDS’ IN CONTEMPT Representative of Soviet Agency Refuses to Testify Before Committee; Reconsiders New York, July 22—(?)—Peter A. Bogdanov, president and chairman of the Amtorg Trading corporation, of- ficial purchasing agency for the So- viet government, was threatened with contempt today for refusing to answer questions before the special con- gressional. committee investigating communist activities in the United States. Bogdanov was first asked about Am- torg affiliations with the Soviet gov- ernment and acknowledged there was Soviet direction of the American cor- poration through various Russian trade associations. Chairman Hamilton Fish of the committee asked: “Doesn't. every communist have to help carry out the program of the party?” Bogdanov agreed that this was so. “And doesn’t the party program call for a social revolution and the dictatorship of the proletariat?” Fish asked. “Yes,” said Bogdanov. “This means,” Fish continued, “that the capitalistic system must be de- stroyed by force?” “I am prohibited from discussing Politics,” Bogdanov objected, adding that the Soviet government forbade all persons working in other countries from discussion of politics. Chairman Fish said his committee did not recognize the authority of the Soviet government but Bogdanov still declined to answer on the grounds that trade‘relations between America and Russia might be. jeopardized. At this point Représentative John Nelson of Maine interrupted the ques- tioning to say that the committee had authorization from congress to ques- tion witnesses and to suggest that if Bogdanov continued to decline to answer, he be declared in contempt of the committee. After a hurried conference with his attorneys, Bogdanov agreed to an- swer questions. Chairman Fish then asked again if the communist pro- gram did not call for annihilation of capitalist governments. Bogdanov re- plied that he believed that it called for it to be “replaced.” Detroit Lakes Man Dead at Age of 83 Detroit Lakes, Minn., July 22.—(7)}— John K. West, 83, “father” of the summer resort business here and one of Becker county’s pioneers, died at his home here last night. Born in Pittsfield, Mass. he came here in 1881 where he first engaged in the real estate business. He aided in construction of the Northern Pa- cific railway through this territory and in 1887 engaged in the summer resort business here. He is survived by his widow. ee, | Farm Facts | ————_—_____—_—_—_—__—_“*+ Alexander Legge, chairman of the federal farm board, will make an ad- dress at the North Dakota State f at Fargo, Thursday, July 17 at 4:: p.m, The index of the géneral level of farm prices declined 1 point from May 15 to June 15. This is 12 points lower than a year ago and the low- est level since October 1922, accord- ing to economists of the U. 8. De- partment of Agriculture. Laying hens need careful attention at this season to prevent their going into a molt. This means that they should have a liberal supply of feed, especially plenty of mash. Computing on the basis of average prices for the past 10 years, the U. 8. Weather Bureau has found that one good rain in North Dakota, anytime from May to August, was worth 17 million dollars to farmers who grew poe barley, potatoes, flax, wheat and y- Alfalfa is a legume plant that is high in protein and if cut for hay while it is young, juicy and tender the feeding value may be unusually high—but early cutting is not recom- mended because it shortens the life of the plants producing the hay. North Dakota now has 2,430 girls in 223 clubs enrolled in 4-H clothing club work, according to Edna Som- merfield, cl who works with the club girls. Last year 1,840 gisls were enrolled in 157 cloth- ing clubs. Dark kitchens may be made “lighter by the substitution of thinner, bright- er curtain materials. : Cheese is high in protein and fat foods such as cereals, bread and po~ tatoes to make a well-balanced meal. Tests conducted by the Wisconsin Agricultural- collegeon grinding bar- ley for dairy cows reveal two reasons | | why it doesn’t pay to grind barley too r Ross Finney of the University of Min-| with him during that interval dee : fine—the cost is greater and cows Boston Educator Is " nesota, author and authority on edu-|serves a medal. Such being the case, prefer medium ground barley. To Speak at Mayville ory is to talk Wednesday. present Mrs. Jennie Bishop. of Cuya- Bertha R. Palmer, state super- intendent of public instruction, is ex- pected to be here later but no definite date has been set for her address. hoga Falls the emblem of valor for, to a divorce petition filed here, her husband, Abner A. Bishop, has been drunk since 1897. The cou- SOBERED HIM UP |ple have five children. | ENTER SECOND DAY Mayville, N. 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