Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
NEW PEST PREYS
UPON VINEYARDS
CUCAMONGA REPORTS PLAGUE
OF BEETLES
immediate Steps Being Taken to Re.
Ileve the congested Condition
of the Southern California
State Hospital
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINO, April s.-The
thousands of acres of vineyards in the
vicinity of Cucamonga are In danger
of being ruined. A few days ago
workmen in the vineyards noticed
that numerous small beetles were
feeding on the young and tender
shoots put out by the vines. An ex-
animation demonstrated there were
millions of the beetles.
County Horticultural Commissioner
H. c. Pease was sent for and made
an examination, but has been unable
thus far to classify the new pest and
has sent a number of specimens to
Washington and other places to ex-
perts for classification and sugges-
tions as to treating them.
Thus far the vineyardists have been
unable to secure any treatment that
will effectively destroy them. 1t has
been discovered accidentally that the
beetles like oranges better than the
young shoots, and so, to keep them
from the grape vines the growers have
oranges through the vineyards. I'm
less some way can be found to sue
cessfully combat the pest the growers
will sustain loss of many thousands
of dollars.
At the meeting of the board of man
ayers of the Southern California state
hospital at Patton last night the board
took steps toward relieving the crowded
condition of the place at once, by Or
dering the secretary to advertise for
plans for the $65,O0O addition authorized
by the last legislature. the plans to
be submitted at the May meeting.
Work is now about to commence on
the cottage for female patients and the
new central building is nearing COM
pletion, all of which new buildings will
greatly relieve the condition of the
institution. At present there are about
are coming in rapidly, about forty
during the last month.
Lyman M. King Of the Redlands Re-
view was elected secretary and treas
urer of the board to succeed John Nor
ton of Los Angeles, whose resignation
elected matron to succeed Miss Adams,
resigned.
No Clue to Highway Robber
George Dresher the victim of the red
pepper hold-up Thursday evening, is
gradually recovering from his injury
and the physicians now hope to par
TALLY save his eyesight. AS yet no
trace has been found or the robber. The
was purchased but it led to no better
description Of the stranger.
A chicken incubator that went wrong
caused A. ]. Dunlap a loss of $4,000 last
night by burning his barns, four miles
northeast of the city. The barns were
large and nearly new. The live stock
in the barn was all removed by neigh
bors who were earliest at the fire. The
family was away from home at the time
of the fire. No insurance.
Coroner Pittman has returned from
Siding 2S on the Salt Lake road, two
miles this side of the Nevada line,
where he was called by the killing of
a Mexican by Salt Lake train. When
last seen the Mexican was intoxicated.
He evidently lay down on the track
and, going to sleep, was struck bysa
train and horribly mutilated.
e. N. Searles and family have ar
rived here from the Salton sink, where
he was employed by the New Liverpool
Salt company. They were driven out
of the country by the high water of the
newly formed Salton sea, which he
states is from twelve to fourteen miles
wide. thirty miles long and averages
about four feet deep. The entire salt
plant is surrounded by water.
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