Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1929, Page 24

$2.00, $2.50, $3.00 White PALTRY SUM GIVEN Battle Against Insects. The Los Angeles Times sent John Steven McGroarty to Florida fo make a first-nand investigution of the Medi- terranean Jruit Ay situation which has caused widespread damage to crops and IN WAR ON PESTS " 14 , 2 king U. S. Appropriates Mere |medi worme, 21 bettie groups, together with lice, mites, and Heaven knows $2 m mo to Aid in how many parasites, ,000, causing enorrious losses. And there are many other kinds of “borers.” Also there is the corn ear worm, the Heul:n fly ll’le chlm.h bug and the n_bug grain as it grows, bul. th(s il only w menuou the prin- cipal corn, wheat and other grain and grass pests. Infesting the warehouses are fully 40 specles or groups of insect pests—4 specles of weevil, 2 of grain borers, 7 It's & wonder any of the staff of life gets as far as the consumer, who never thinks where it came from or the bat- tles fought to save it. Leaving the grain pests, the ento- mologists spread out before me the desolate battle flelds of the fruit pests. And, as far as I was concerned myself, they struck home when they did that. length pear tr that were traditionally long- lived. ere were pear trees more than 100 years old in the deserted old mission gardens of the State. The first bearing year we had 40 tons of large, luscious Bartlett pears. The next year the trees showed signs of decay, In another year they were dead. The insects had routed us. Battle More Desperate. It was a tragedy. And I think of how many tragedies there have been since, for the battle grows more des- perate with each passing year. No fruit that grows is immune from danger and attack. ‘There is an lpr‘llln‘ lst of fruit pests, known familiarly to the scient- ists. Crowding the borer for the cham- plonship, the Curculio and the San Jose scale are notable contenders. The ter- rapin scale, squash bugs, blister beetles D. TUESDAY, JULY: 23,192 ‘Turning from things to eat to things to wear, we come upon other vast tribes of insects—moths, weevils, roaches and armies of ‘bugs. The most famous as well as the most Uestructive of this branch of the insect race is the boll weevil, I met & man in Florida who told me he was driven out of Georgia by the boll weevil. Which is to say the insect destroyed his cotton p and thus rulned his business. It causes an aver- age loss of $300,000,000 a year in the cotton industry. ‘The entomologists know all about the boll weevil, except how to get rid of him. And they will yet find out how to do that, I hope. The trouble is that just when they are bent on the study of one fnsect &n epldemic of others breaks out somewhere. Only Few Entomologists. And there are onyy & few entomo'- able to muster have run the life history of the boll weevil to the earth. He is by birth & Mexican, and his folk first emigrated to this country in the year 1892, crossing the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Tex. His tribe rapidly increased. By 1922 they were estab- lished in a stretch of territory 614,213 square miles in extent. ‘The entomologists tell us of an ec- centric astronomer who had a fanciful idea that he could cross the gypsy moth with silkworms. What he had in his head does not seem clear. Anyway, this man caused to be brought from France to Medford, in Massachusetts, egg clusters of the gypsy moth. A few years afterward, in ihe Summer of 1889, the gypsy moth over- Tan the neighborhood, defoliating fruit and shade trees and swarmed into the ! homes of the people. Trees died and property depreciated in value. This destructive caterpillar has since self of the pest after a cam) that spread through many years and called for the expenditure of huge sums of money. The vigil was relaxed. And the gypsy moth came right back. Pesls Dangerous to Man. Not the least to be feared from the insect world are the enemies of man and beast that it produces—mosquitos and fleas that traffic in the spread of | malaria and deadly fevers, causing sick- ness and death; screwworms, ticks and maggots, that afict and kill animals; fleas, roaches and ants make life a misery in many places, And it is appalling to contemplate | how little we are really doing to defend | ourselves against the day of wrath. “The earth and the fullness thereof” stands a chance to take its place among dead proverbs. ‘The States of the Union must cer- tainly give greater attention to the i ranks of the scientific entomologists must be increased and their equipment enlarged as fully as required. Canada. Mexico and Central America should combine in an additional Monroe doc- trine to shut out further establishment of the i ct er-pire. The Bureau of Entomology of the | Department of Agriculture at Washing- {ton is purely a research organization. |1t is of fundamental and vital impor- | tance. It has done and is doing splen- did work. But it is crippled and ham- pered pathetically by lack of funds Congress ignores it, but the day will | come—maybe when ‘too late—that Con- | gress will weep and wail on the neck of | the bureau. It is a desperate fight, and the war not yet in full swing. (Cowyright, 1929. by North American News- paper Alliance.) An expert has calculated that there was enough heat in the mass of lava 1 once owned a glorious pear orchard in the San Joaguim Valley in Cali- fornia. and & vast host of others help divide the spolls that man's labor and his at | Liopes were expended upo: ogists. The Government doesn't think it’ worth while to employ more. ‘What entomologists we have been WASHINGTON’S POPULAR SHOPPING CENTER: GOLDENBERGS “AT SEVENTH AND K” PHONE NATIONAL 5220 THE DEPENDABLE STORE invaded portions of New York and New Jersey, despite strict quarantines. It was thought Massachusetts had rid it- has resulted in_a number of bank fuil- ures. Mr. ] ooserve and report Uhe yrave menace To the Jrii and. veves table indusiry of the United States. He hus incorporated his findings in three | arlicles wrilten esvecially for, Tue Stur | und " associated pupers of the North fmerican” Newsyaper Alliance, This i3 | | | uation. ' They must spend more money | which recently flowed {rom Mount Etna on quarantine organization, working in ' to provide all Italy with electricity for conjunction with ~ne another. The four years. ] Felt —also pastel shades and black. Vagabonds, off-the-face models, fisherman backs and close-fitting types. INesPALACE !l‘l 18 Seventh At much expense it w: the third and last article of the series, BY JONN STEVEN McGroarty. My experlence in Floride upon | mission of observation of the activities |of the Mediterranean fruit fly opened up the whole problem of lnsect pests. | VInvestigation led me inevitably into the camps of the entomologists, and quite as inevitably into the profound conviction that the world of insects is | populated with foes to the human race 30 sinister and so capable of destruc- tion to man’s food supply that only the development of science o an efficiency it has not yet attalned can cope with the great struggle already now appar- ently ominously near. 1t will 1ot matter that we have per- formed sclentific wonders in mate- rial way: that we can wing our way in 1237 Wis. Ave. |the upper air, journey upon the m;uls of the seas, iight our way with eleg- West 0002 | iricity, communicate by radio, and do| all that we are dolug and plan to do 1f we can't eat. Kiddies’ Hair Cutting 35¢ Third Floor. Vanitas Hosiery Repairing at Low Prices Main Floor. Lisl Your Rented and Vacant Houses With J. LEO KOLB 923 N.Y. Ave. District 5027 Important Savings in Wednesday’s Sale of . | ‘The factories cannot manufacture Tolmanized |foodstufts out of iron, copper and| COLLARS & SHIRTS | bronze; the smiths cannot hammer ! grain and fruit from their anvils; the foundries cannot puddle. flour. Unless the soil produces food, we starve. And unless we can prevent the | insecls from consuming the food the | soil produces before it reaches us, we > | starve. Wilt Slowly The Tolman Laundry Matropolitan 0071 Sale! $1 to $1.25 White Enameled Kitchenware High-grade double-coated pieces in sizes that are most unusual at this price. at the choice and fill your needs in this opportune sale. Small Sum for Fight, Out of the billions of dollars that flow sunually into the vast coffers of the Government of the United States, increasing ever in volume, the ridicu- lous and altogether trifling sum of a little more than $2,600,000 is appropri- ated for the conduct of the fight against Insects, One need not be & prophet to foresee that some day we shall be sorry for this, Take the word for it of & man who Iook 8-Qt. Cooking Kettle with Cover knows. What L. O. Howard, whu‘ . . Entoriologsiin c&'fi' }?fin'e'&' s?'.’{f.i "n‘{; 10-Qt. Cooking Kettle with Cover Chsicerh IR T T 2.Qt. Double Boiler for Milk or Rice | These $1.00 and think. B o to $1.25 HOW Anatomically and physically, says Dr. | 17-Qt. Round White Dish Pans Values Howard (using his own words), the in- | | sect type has great advantages over the Tomorrow at Rashes do Itch/ 5-Qt. Seamless Tea Kettle White House. It is probable that the pest reached this country through the importation of plants from Japan. Its presence Luman type. In small size, in enol B T n:ousulecullmlly and rapidity of mull E Lare Round Basi ATHE them freely with Cuti plication, In power of speedy adapta- Soap and hot water, dry gendly, | |Uion to condition, in powers-of conceal- | xtra Large Round Basins and apply Cuticura Ointment. It gt . sl y;:ll;; :.'.‘fe e : is surprising how quickly the irri- The only persons in America who No Mail or Phone Orders No Mail or Phone Orders 59c Exten‘ion tation and itching stop -"-lJ-hfl are facing the problem are the ento-|f§* 32 50 “WEAR EV ”» 4 T a few treatments the rash disap- mologists, whom our Govemiment ap- o . A _Q e There s orbing beter for | | Beks o ireut ahabbiy,viewing them. 1t Read carefully the list of limrgams below—and note how many coincide with Window Screens o ER . all forms of skin troubles. el ;fi,’;j:},t;’“‘;‘:,"',‘,‘:‘;"m',‘l‘“::":"':.h_‘,‘,‘. the needs of your linen closet! It will mean an economy of both time and money Soap 25c. Ointment 25¢. and 30c. wman would dole to his poor reistions. | I| to come down early tomorrow and supply all of your needs at one time—and at B Very Talcum 25¢. Sample each free. Addr Live la Poor Quarters. hisioneilow featureiprice! “Cuticurs,” Dept. 17M, Malden, Mass. I found these devoted folk in poor t 3 P . specull quarters, some ‘of them rented quar- $1.39 Crinkle Bedspreads 29c Percales, 4 yds. for $1.39 Bleached Linen Damask ¥ ers, while the Army and Navy, the Full - length spreads 36.in. High Count 64-in. pure Irish linen ase “Treasury. the Department of Staté and | J| ¢ 0L ot bed and Percales in a large fall bleached damask. 88c An idenl vessel for the quartered palatially, pillow. Pretty colore: c ortment of styles c attractive patterns. Hevw: metliod’ ‘of ‘cooking: Golfers are already worried that t' e stripes. 80x105 in. nd colors. Also plain v{:{\hunl‘e‘or 'r;;» ;::{; Japanese beetle, now attacking wide shades. 6 T ble D. k d f — ;16 r“;“ ! ) ts of aras of the country, will destroy the 35c Pillowcases, 4 for 9c Table Damask, 2 yds. for First_quality, easy_sliding screens, | 100 e SO, “greens” of the golf courses. . Aot Maccertcadibleschad it good. frumen” flled with gelc [| [osctables and the fiaver While T was in Washington the visi- Fine soft - 19c Shaker Flannel, 7 yds. for § 20 "si0 W ety e ha (ot Bicho ) [ofryour mestar tor from Japan was playing havoc with quality bleached p|l- Heavy double flesce S dor duainai riis open 1o 33 inches wide. shrubs and other things. There it is Hand-torn wility blllemeched CEGOE SONIENE 1/ CDIO. | chewing up the grass in front of the Size 45x Dbl e c 58-inch. Perfect Quality Window Shades Greatly Underpriced! white quality, 27 in. wide. 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Fine motor transporta- \ We have seen now what the Medi- terranean fruit fly and the Japanese bettle can do, single-handed and alon In combination, both of them occ: pying the same territory, what do you suppose would happen? = And there is no guarantee that they won't occupy the same territory. 40-in. Printed Voiles . . 40-in. Printed Batistes Extra fine, sheer grades of these two delightful fabrics which are as smart as they are charming! Choose from a wonderful array of dainty patterns—all 0dd lots and broken $1.19 Luncheon Cloths for making double-bed 29c Fast Prints, 4 yds. for 36-inch fast - color i'.::“::.‘n.m or dark 88c prints. All new print- 50¢ Indian Head, 21/, yds. for tion is readily available. o A good quality linen Pastel tinted double Fine all-linen lunch- in guaranteed fast ::«'»lor”n.l ¥ ‘The passenger is billed in merciless. finish fabric. 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