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up and efforts concentrated upon protect.
ing our homes and garden plots. Was it
losing fight? The natives, who pre-.
dicted that it was useless to combat
"Allah's army" surely would have said it
was. From the standpoint OF dollars and
cents worth saved to ourselves, il GER
tainly was. But when we calculated the
tons weight and countless numbers of
the pests eliminated from the coming
stages OF disaster, to say nothing of tho
value or 4 good example and the engross-
ing interest in observing their habits and
development, we felt that the results more
than outweighed the costs and efforts.
IN the early days OF June few scat
tered locUsts were seen about the tree
tops OF Il decided red color. Some SIM
posed them to be a kind of grasshopper
Tor they were so different in color to the
ilierS mat first came and laid their eggs
that it was difficult to detect in them tho
resemblance to the parents few DAYS
later the air was filed with quantities OF
these now flying locusts with the thin
transparent wings, producing the effect OF
large-tlnked snowstorm
lt was at first hard to realize that these
mad not, as most supposed, flown in from
elsewhere but right under our ewes had
been transformed from the small creeping
locusts, millions OF which we had de-
stroyed. During the day they kept busiIv
noVering about from tree to tree or alisht-
ing on some green patch while toward
evening they settled for the night by myr-
lads upon the olive trees, almost covering
them and transforming the dark green fcli-
age into distinctive red appearance.
Up to this time the olive orchards had
suffered comparatively little. The Green
ing locusts had not seemed to care for the
tough bitter leaves while better things
were at hand, and as g rule only severely
damaged individual trees where other food
was scarce. But now that these raven
ously hungry, freshly monlted feys an
peared. food had already become scarcer.
obllgfng The creepers to seek the hereto.
fore despised olive, crawling up the trunks
layers deep
Between the two they stripped every
lear, berry and even the tender bark, leav-
ing only, where such existed. the green
TUFTS OF the poisonous mistletoe.
lt was then that the famous olives OF
the Garden OF Gethsemane were ravaged
likewise every variety OF tree was at
tackled and stripped with the sole excer.
lion OF the Persian lilac and the oleander
bushes.
The devastation was complete. and only
those resident in the country at the time
can appreciate the sufferin;s and hard.
ships the locusts caused All vegetables
and fruits virtually disappeared as BY
magic. Olives and olive oil were Utmost
We're it not for the arrival
OF a ship load Of -four and other food com
modities from America the condition OF
the populace would have been serious
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tho ground about would be literally LAYERS
deep and the trunk so covered with crawl.
erS as to make 1t a bright yellow color.
disastrous as they were in the country
equally obnoxious they became about the
homes, crawling up thick upon the walls
ana squeezing in through cracks of closed
doors or windows, entered the very dwell.
ing rooms When unable to find an an.
trance they often scaled the walls to the
roofs and then getting into the houses nv
throwing themselves into the open courts
sach as most Oriental houses are built
around. Women frantically swept the
walls and roots of their homes. but To no
avail. In Nazareth it required several
hundred men busly sweeping the locusts
together and destroying them, and eight
dohKeEs TO carry away to nearby fields
me immature carcasses. Stores were
crossed and some houses even abandoned.
About our homes in Jerusalem the pests
became SO thick that one could not help
crushing them with every step They even
fcll into ones shirt collar from tho walls
ABOVE, and crawlcd up onto ones person.
women were especially troubled with
them, ana on one occasion lady, after
peng away from home for half day, re.
turned with one hundred and ten OF the
creatures concealed within her skirts
Whenever touched, or especially when find.
ing themselves caught within ones
clothes, they eXuded from their mouth n
dark fluid an irritant to the skin and soil.
ing the garments in a most disgusting
manner. Imagine tho feeling, and speak
from experience, with dozen or two such
creatures, over an inch long, with saw
like legs and rough bodies, making u race
course CT your back.
while In the puna stage, that is. with
Their wings only partially developed and
unable to fly, it was comparatively easy to
trap them AZ they marched over the coun-
in nil
would be sunk bottomless box with the
inside lined with shining tin up which the
locnsts cannot crawl
The fighters now make two long lines
one on each side OF the trap. To noise
and racket the iocusts seemed only to turn
a deaf ear. but n large nag--the darker the
better-with which to cast a deep shadow
upon the ground. proved 10 be tho most
formidable tool one could employ to make
them move in the desired direction
After two weeks steady and relentless
work the fight to save the fields was given
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though thinned, entered the ancient gate
way and the New Breach. The moat
around "David's Tower" was so filed till
the dry earth seemed TO be q living mass.
Up and UP the city walls and the castle
they climbj 10 their very heights
1t was tle 2Sth day OF May wien the
larvae. already transforming itself into the
pupa stage, reached the quiet OF the Car
den or Gethsemane. now in its full SUM
mer bloom; but scarcely had . day passed
before every tender thing was consumed,
and even the leaves Of the woody cypress
and OF the olive trees, the latter about ono
thousand years old. were attacked. The
Garden was ravaged.
The entire city Of Jerusalem, with the
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exception Of The portion within the walls,
Tell Il prey TO the ravages OF the creeping
PESTS. While the entire land from Dan to
Beershcba" was laid dcsolate.
Fortunately, by tho time the young
broods had Matched, a large portion of the
grain crops had already been harvested,
but the fruit and Summer crops were
ruined The native vineyards and orch
ards are always planted in perfect con.
fusion. Between the vines one finds figs.
Olives, pomcgranites, ounces and other
trees. These We're The places at which
the iocusts naturally halted, for the rapid
ity OF their marches or their stops seemed
all to be regulated by the amount Of for.
age encountered.
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The New Plague of Locusts
By John d. Whiting.
American Vice.consul at Jerusalem.

visited, causing much excite. (
ment among the populace. !
The destruction wrought by
these flying clouds was enor.
nous. moro especially as tho {
country was cut Off from all
outside supplies, and fodder
end food were In great demand
for the troops. When, there.
fore the dying locusts left,
everyone breathed sigh of re.
left, but far worse was to
follow.
Before the pests disappeared
they laid their eggs, literally by the hun.
dreds OF millions, all over tho land. With
her ovipostors the female is able to sink
hole as much as four inches deep through
hard. compact soil, such as would try the
strength Of human muscles even with iron
tools.
Once the alarming extent TO which
these eggs were laid was realized the
authorities made Il proclamation, requir-
ing each male person from sixteen years
10 sixty 10 gather eleven pounds weight
OF the eggs. 1t is estimated by competent
authorities that as many as siXty-fve to
seventy-flve thousand locust eggs are con-
lowing for 4 loss or thirty per cent in
Matching, some sixty thousand destroyers
can emerge from a space thirty.nine
inches square.
Scarcely had Jerusalem got over the ex.
element Of the search for eggs than word
poured in that the country was teemirg
with the young larvae. When first Matched
they were quite black and resembled large
ants. having no signs OF wing; but as they
developed passing through one stage into
another, they cast their little outer skins.
now no longer large enough to contain the
growing body. Thus they pass through
several mouths. OF which. however. but
three stages are plainly dstingushable---
the larva or wingless stage. the pupa with
small wings, or properly wing sacks de-
velopng. and the fullfedgcd dying locust.
Once Matched the little fellows seemed
to hold together for few days, till a little
developed and in sufficient numbers when
they start their forward march OF from
400 to 600 feet per day, and clearing the
ground OF any vegetation before them.
1t was observed that these new broods
lnstinctively went in the reverse direction
TO which their flying parents had come.
making practically for tho northeast
None but those who have seen them can
Imagine their countless mutitudes and
the destruction they wrought.
countless numbers OF them poured into
the broad walled road leading into Jeru-
salem from the west, past the United
states consulate 10 the Jatfa Gate For
thrfe or four days an incessant and I'M
endinS stream filed :.hc road from side to
sue IKE numba'less troops marching on
naraue' ana in spite of the traffic at this
Junction, which To this city is like lower
12ioao"ay to New York, their ranks. al.
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ECDNT cablcd dispatches
famous olive El
Under this tree under sacred place tho
Savior supposed
ton has long held
would dal The dispatches
blown down by the wind Of
killed in 1915 when
upon jerusalem destroying
ne extraordinary facts OF this locust
Old Testament records having
ancient Egypt. told John y wt,n~
American YiceConsu a ale,n.
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How Storms Of
Grasshoppers Destroyed
the Trees and Plants
Of the Sacred Place
Wherein the Saviour
Walked Just as They
Did When Moses Sent
Them to Plague the
Wicked Pharaoh

Once entering a wine
yard" the sprawling vines
would. in the shortest
time. be nothing hut bare
bark, the long dark stems
lying fiat on the ground,
much resembling snakes.
Fig leaves, perhaps OF all
things. best suited their
taste, and when once a
troo foll
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Ei Butni the Most Famous OF the Gehsemanes Eight
ye rees Under Which the Saviour Is Supposed Walked
Weakened by the
Iapsed When Fl butini Falls Then Falls Turk"
Legend And Above) One Of the
Which Swept in Clouds Over the HOLY Land ~
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
IMPRESSIVE INSTALLATION
SERVICE, EPWORTH LEAGUE

Last Sunday evening at the devo-
tional meeting of the Epworth league
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
the special service for the installa-
tion of officers. was held This was a
very impressive service and had an
excellent influence upon all One by
one. after the solemn charge had been
delivered by the pastor. the officers
promised to carry out to the limit of
their capacity the duties and respon-
sibiiities of Office. Fred Darch was
in charge of the meeting, and follow
ing the installation service made a
little talk on the subject of prayer.
following up in practical way by
inviting all present to offer prayer for
the success of the work of the league.
4 very encouraging response was
made. following which the meeting
, closed. On Monday evening the First
department held an important meet
ing and outlined some definite actiy-
tiles. This department also organ
lied. eIecting Dorothy klock as sec
retary, and forming the following sub
committees. namely: Program, Music
| Welcome, Pause and Publicity. A
bright future for the league seems tC
be assured. and old members who hae
/ become discouraged are getting bach
/ into the work
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
WILSON SAYS TALK
AGAINST LEAGUE is
FOR PARTY PURPOSE

WASHINGTON. Oct 27 Ia speak
ing Before the pro League Republicans
this afternoon. who called on the
President to express their support of
the League. Wilson declared that the
SO called Americanism which We
heard much prating about now IS
spurious and invented for party pur
poses only There Is only one way 10
assure a world of peace and that is
by making it 50 dangerous TO break
peace that no other nation viii have
the audacity 20 attempt il"
He warned his hearers not to be
deceived into supposing imper.aIistic
schemes ended with Germauy's de
feat There are other nations likely
to be powerfully moved or are already
moved by commercial jealousy, by
desire to dominate and have their
own way in policies and enterprise
and il Is necessary to check them and
appraIse them thaf hC world be Hnit
ed against them AS against Germany
il they attempt amy similar thing
He said the eai had been fought
in vain ani immense sacrifices thrown
away unless We complete the w0rl
begun
Delegates were said 20 have beer
deeply touched by the physical ap
pearauce oE the President. who re-
eeived them sitting ana plainly
showed Effects ot 'lnass til
voice eLoAed when he referred q
TIE -olilers sld u.otber=
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
Women Will Vote
Sample Ballot at
Citizenship Class

On Thursday evening at 7:45. at
the Palmetto club. will be held the
last of the series Of sessions of the
citizenship school which has been
conducted by the women voters of
Daytona. that women may vote more
inteIligentIy at the coming general
election.
The last session will be addressed
by Judge Bert Fish. OF DeLand. who
will give recapitulation of the var
/ ious matters which have been under
discussion for the past six weeks.
The Problems Confronting Our
Country is the subject of Mr.. Fish's
address
/ An interesting feature OF the Thurs
day evening meeting viii be mock
election" the women voting sample
ballots. similar TO the ones which
4 they VIII use at the polls next Tues
day. affording all women in attend
anee instruction in voting, that should
go a long ways toward making few
ballots OF the women necessary t6
throw out. because Of being improp
erly marked
! As Thursday evenings session |:
the closing one, and because Of tbs
} excellent opportunity afforded womeI
voters to receive Instruction IN yot'
. ing. it Is expected that the iarses
attendance 10 safe san pe haa Jom1f
ros evening
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
DAYToNA SECURES ANOTHER
CONVENTION FOR FRIDAY

Thanks 10 the Ladies Aid society
Of the Methodist Episcopal cAarea
there wiil be- held in Epxortf bal en-
Friday evening . convention gf an
usual interest The Official insitatlgzs
follows
Hal. Fellow spo0ks Yoa are
hereby notified that y0a have been
elected delegates 10 the National Cos
veHt10B Of Spo0ks. 10 b. held Frsssa,
Oct. -. at 7.59 clock. in EpN oFfh
Hall. 10 the rear Of the " r ehureA.
on the corner 81 Palmetto and Bay
You must come H fall regalia ~ sheet
and pillow case unless you are os-g
sixty years 81 age. in which case ysss
may, il you prefer come 10 ordlnazy
attire Don't forget YOUR coin Nfsh
which % pay your passage across Eae
River Styx Charon. the ceiei5ratesi
ferrymam. wfll be IN atsendauee. -
also viii be the Hugh Spookftv ~p9 81
the Skeleton Ia the Closss the u 81
OF Fate, the Black Hand and the e.
nous Grave Diggefs PassNorf 8
Cabbage Don't forget ~ 5iEuiE a
under penalt ~ expulsion Sbiest.
and shakes frembles sad iremof
will be- % order. and fsfsasafae7 e7.t.
viii be served II v0u inteaf - 81
present notify either Hrs N =
Dagey Mrs J 6 Lyle of Mrs 9 H
Gardiner
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
THOUSANDS OF MINING
CLAIMS IN MEXICO
BACK IN TAXES

MEXICO CITY, Oct q. According
to statement from the Department
of Commerce and Labor. owners of
30.99e OF the 6G.5s9 mining claims iTI
Mexico are in arrears with their
taxes. They will have until the end
of this month to pay Then. if they
fail TO pay. their claims can be taken
up by other persons
A great number OF claims are val
liable and will be taken by persons
who are watching them a. soon as this
can be lawfully done.
Only 3s6s mining properties are
now being worked. but the number
Is steadily increasing Mining men
look for TREMENDOUS activity In the
mining regions before the beginning
Of next year.
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CHEMIST DETAILED
TO DAYTONA SOON
TO SURVEY RIVER

In the city ordinances recently
passed. regulating dairies of the city
and setting forth various regulations
which the dairymen must come up to,
a temperature of 80 degrees was sug-
gested as the temperature to which
milk must be placed. TO reduce the
bacteria multiplication. Local dairy
men asked that this be changed to 50
degrees, and a communication was
sent the State Board of Health. ask
ing il this change might be made.
Geo w Simons, Jr., chief sanitary
engineer of the health board, replies
that there will be no objection to the
change in temperature standard To-
cally In order to deliver milk at
temperature of 55 degrees it would
be necessary to cool the product in
some manner and the same process
would undoubtedly be so degrees OIL
thereabouts. As far as we are con-
cerned the So degrees limit is ac-
ceptable and if the dairymen agree tc
maintain their delivered product al
such temperature it might be ad-
| visable to change the limit to 80 de-
grees Farenheit." writes Mr.. Simons
Speaking of the state law as tC
milk fat in ice cream. the state Officer
writes: There is no state law, rule
or regulation pertaining to the mill
fat content of ice cream in the state
Such fat content should be betweei
three to four per cent. The contro
| of ice cream in Florida is a matte
lefe entirely in the hands of the loca
authorities.
VERY shortly | expect to visit Day
| tona and go into several matters per
tanning to the milk supply and oyste
production. We expect to carry tn
work forward Of collecting and exam
ing oysters, which has been started i
your city.
Our plans are to detail chemis
to Daytona very shortly to conduct
pretty thorough survey of the Hall
fax river"
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BRITISH MINERS
COME TO TERMS,
GALL OFF STRIKE
LEADERS;
OWNERS, MINERS AND
GOVERNMENT AGREE
international News service.)

LONDON, Oct. 27-Leaders of the
Federation of Miners announced to-
day that they had accepted the gov
ernment's plan for a settlement OF the
coal strike which has been in effect
week through the United Kingdom.
and which has thrown more than one
million men out of employment, seri-
ously threatening general strike.
At a meeting today of the miners
delegation and official of the fedora
tion. it was decided that they would
recommend that the national strike
be ended Immediately.
IL was stated by the Central News
that the colliery owners have also ac-
cepted the governments terms.
The settlement of the coal strike
makes it virtually certain that there
will be no strike by the railwaymer
or transport workers. who offered tC
abide by the decision of the miners
and the government officials. in the
settlement of the strike
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
SAY FAIR CO-EDS
"VAMP" PROFESSORS

BERKELEY, Cal. Oct. 27.-Lip
sticks mobile eyes and winning ways
have supplanted the fountain pen,
midnight oil lamp and ext books and
California girls, noted for their beau
ty, are winning their class marks al
the University Of California with
these substitutes
Thus charges the Daily California
the student paper at the big school
The paper declares that certain d
our unbearded instructors are still
susceptible TO feminine charms. and
adds that the co-eds. the sorority Sis
tiers. are aware OF this fact And be
cause Of their famed beauty the Cali.
fornia girls are easily winning theii
degrees The student paper ha.
opened vigorous campaign against
the "gamping" of the professors.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
PRO-lEACUERS TELL
WILSON THEY'RE FOR
LEAGUE AND GOV. cox

WASHINGTON. Oct 27 The Pres
ideut today received q delegation of
Republicans and Independents. head
ed by Hamilton Holt of New York
who are pledged 20 support the League
OF Nations
Holt, in addressing the President,
said that he felt sure that there we're
many Republicans and Independent
opposed TO the League being made a
party issue and that they would sup
port the League
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
WON'T LET BODY OF
M'SWINEY Be MOVED,
ENGLAND TO IRELAND
international News serviee.)

LONDON. Oct. 27.-A verdict that
Lord Mayor MacSwiney's death was
caused by heart failure was returned
by the coroner's jury at Brixton Jail
this afternoon. The verdict did not
mention suicide.
The coroner has refused permission
to ship the body to Ireland for buria,
on the ground that it IS outside OF his
jurisdiction
The MacSwiney family appealed to
the Home Office to lift the coroner s
embargo against the removal OF the
body from England
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
CiUic Department
Palmetto Club to
Glue Card Parties

At a largely attended meeting Of
the Civic department OF the Palmetto
club, held Tuesday afternoon. with
Mrs l.. Jacques as chairman, it was
planned 10 hold card parties at the
Palmetto clubhouse each Saturday al
ternoon during November TO com
mence at 80 p. m. for the benefit of
the Civic department OF the club.
The first or the series OF card par
ties wifi be heid this week Saturday
the pGollc being cordially invited TO
attend. at the invitation IT the tile
det,a rtn4ent g.
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HE'S WHOLE WORKS
q iternatlonaI News service.l

q 1ternational News Service)
BOS, ON. Oct. 27-'Twas time to
hle wit the government statement
OF the management and ownership of
the Cit Record. Boston's official pub
lieation and Editor William G. ).
Healey assembled his staff of Co
worker !" and called the roll: Man
aging fiitor2" quefied he. William
Z. s. lealey." came the response.
Editor William G. S. Healey.
came tue response Business man
ager?s William c. S. Healey" Ad-
vertisir g manager, city editor and re
porting stan2' And echo answered
Villa n c. S. Healey." Having
given he government this important
informi tion. Editor Reporter Manager
heaiey shut down his desk and called
II the nd of a perfect day.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-27
BLACK MARLAS"
NOW OUT OF DATE

LONDON Oct - Prison vans af
Black Maria thsF are called -
L0ndoners. ara s00a 81 disappear 4n
der the ever advancing m0teF
The new BroNn Haris NHl - iE
all respects q prison san ~ iHxe
rs rubaer-firad wheels ISL snsfa
smooth running its toteEior Us -ee
fricaIlY lishfed and there 6 accom- ESQ
dation for twelRe pgisnners. eix gn =
side. Size iaiIef has his seat & The 1el-
ter.
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EXCAVATE ANCIENT CITY
UnternationaI News Service

LONDON. Oct. 27.-Ascalon. one Of
the FIVE sacred cities Of the Philistine.
which has been a sand covered ruin
for the last FIVE hundred years. IS 10
be excayated and laid bare. The ex-
cavations will be undertaken by Prof.
Garstang. of Liverpool university. who
is very hopeful Of discovering great
treasure in metal and hitherto unre-
vealed architecture.
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SOVIET RUSSIA IS
PREPARING FOR AN
ATTACK ON WRANCEl
(InternatIonal News Service. )

WARSAW. Oct 27-Soviet Russia
is withdrawing troops from the Polish
battle front. and indications point TO
the massiEg of heavy reinforcements
on the south Russian front for a
winter attack against General Wran-
gel
There has been no fighting on the
Russian Polish front since the armis-
tice was effective on the 18th of this
month.