Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-13
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State Zoologist II. A. Surface de-
clared to-day that he believed he had
discovered a parasite that would xii.
off the white grub worm or larvae oS
the June bug which has been ruiz
ing lawns, golf links, park areas and
market gardens in many parts of the
State and that he was planning a
series of experiments to make thea
pest Of the pest prove its usefulness.
Il have been in communication with
entomologistS and scientific men in u
number of States on the white grub
lately and in the western part of the
country they have found a parasite
which is said to be sure death to the
grub. | have sent for number of
the parasites and will make some ex-
periments here in Harrisburg" said
| DIR. Surface. I'VE will work out the
matter on the same plan that we de-
| veloped the parasite that kills the
| San Jose scale. Some of the tests will
| be made on lawns and other places
near here where we can have the
benefit of proximity and also of areas
! typically afflicted If we can estab-
lish that the parasite does all that is
claimed for 1t we will be able to save
many thousands of dollars for the
people of the State next year"
IT'S fine thing to be as big as a
house and as strong as horse" re-
marked Martin II. Brinton, the WELL
| known real estate man the other day.
| Now I'm not that way; but take Ed.
| Hillery, for instance. He's both.
Served me Il good turn the other day.
| too. Don't know what I'd have done
If it hadn't been for iillery. We
We're going cunning up back of New
Germantown in my car and Just as
we got on the outskirts of that viii
lage the gasoline ran out and the en-
gine died one of those slow, choking
deaths that makes the man at the
wheel feel like passing out the same
way. Well, the car stopped and [
didn't know what to do. But Ed. was
equal to the emergency. Easy said
he, and he hoped out, put his Shout
der to the rear and pushed us right
into New Germantown. If you're go
ing into strange country with long
distances between gasoline tanks be
sure to take Hillery along. lie may
come in handy" Hillery is division
freight agent for the Reading at this
point and is as charming in his dis
position as he is big and strong in
body. He dotes on day in the
woods, having learned to shoot and
hunt during his boyhood days in
Maryland. He is spending this week
In the northern part of the State
cunning for pheasants.
Kenneth c. Grant, formerly con-
nected with the State Water Supply
; Commission, has written for the cur
rent number of the Journal of the
Engineers Society an interesting arti-
Gle on the conserVancy law or ONO.
This is work which is being done to
alleviate flood conditions throughout
the valleys of that State and import
ant tests in court have upheld the
acts The number also contains an
{ article by Howard E. Moses, of this
, city, on the old stone viaduct at Dan
Vile, which was built in 1910 and is
still in excellent condition.
People at the State Capitol are
awaiting with considerable interest
speech which ]. w. Leech, of the
state Workmen's Compensation board,
: is to deliver at Johnstown on Monday.
John A. Scott, of Indiana, a member
of the board, is also to speak. NJ
Leech is expected to make some CONF
ments upon the criticisms of the COM
pensation law and the declaration
that preference will be given to single
men.
C. S. Krick, the superintendent OF
the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad. is well known to
toned at Millersburg and then along
the main line. He used to win prizes
for his work as a supervisor.
Among visitors to the city yester-
day was Edmund c. Taylor, legisla-
tive correspondent of the Philadelphia
Evening Ledger, who was here while