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Evening star., 1924-04-27

dollars L year covered all costs of the
bureau then. Now the annual appro-
priations are 81, 900, 900, and of the 500
employees. 400 are trained scientists
The reason why is that the entomo-
logists have made good. They are
not bug-hunters any more. So late
as fifteen years ago, when DR..
Howard was scouting through Hun
gary for more and better bugs, the
Hungarians refused to admit that
their chief entomologist-one of the
foremost in the world-was a scien-
tist. Yet the Hungarians were an
enlightened people. Many a quaint
quip was pulled by our congressman
in those days at the expense of the
bug hunters. That humor was, per-
haps. the most costly fun ever lib
Grated to n laughterloving public
Most of the bad bugs got into this
country during the fourteen years in
which Congress was cachinating in
stead of appropriating.
Now DR.. Howard has seventy
five investigating stations scattered
through the country. He hopes to
have a great many more eventually.
One of these days he hopes to have
stations abroad, where the bugs may
be examined on their native heaths,
toget ther with the smaller bugs that
bite 'em. He has one on the Riviera
now on a sort of temporary plan
The frontier of defense against bugs
must be far flung. because we are in
more danger from bugs than any
other nation. He could not have ac-
complished what he has had it not
been for the fine cooperation be-
tween international entomologists.
No sooner does one man find out the
sort of bug that can be relied on to
call to order another sort of bug than
he passes on the word.
Is Leader of Anti-Bug Army.
Howard has the name of being an
easy boss. All he asks is results.
He gives his men all the help he
can and all the freedom of action
they desire. Then it is up to them
to show goods. He has translated
or written 500 books and pamphlets
on insects and belongs to and has
been honored by every one of the
great national chronological organi-
cations. He is a quick, fluent, lucid
talker, never at a loss for a word,
because he is never at a loss for
fact. Friendly, kindly, busy and
businesslike. He is the general of
the army against insects. Like the
head of any great modern organiza-
tion, he has no time to waste, but
plenty of time to be pleasant.
His men teach American farmers
how to fight against their insect
pests. Better and more thorough
cultivation-such as Is the rule In
Europe-would be a great help. But
that is out of the question over our
great wheat and corn and cotton
farms. They advocate all the new
methods Of dusting and poisoning.
But the situation will probably be
saved by the Importation of the in
sect enemies of insects.
Not all bugs are bad" says DR..
Howard. Some are benevolent
At any rate, the bureau is saving
the American farmer half billion
dollars a year now. Maybe, in time,
half the annual loss of $4,000, 100000
may be saved. That is about all that
can be hoped for.
Have, you squashed your lug today"
Evening star., 1924-04-27

ways threatening peaceful relationships
of nations, be removed.
Poincare, knowing England's willing
ness to compromise to given point is
utilizing his opportunities and pressing
| for two proposals turned down by pre-
yious British premiers and already
denied by Macdonald. Poincare wants
cancellation of debts made contingent
| upon the reparations settlement. He
! likewise seeks to jockey the British gov
eminent into pledging military and naval
aid to France in case Germany defaults
in future agreements. Poincare insists
that some such guarantee only can COM
pensate France for giving up her present
economic and financial grip upon the
Ruhr Poincare goes further, and says
that unless there be some such pledge
France will not limit her movements,
nor will she give up her grip upon the
Industrial and economic resources Of the
Ruhr 50 essential to Germany's recovery
and payment as recognized by the Dawes
financial experts.
Military Pact UnIiI<eiy.
But England has declined to consider
the cancellation Of debts in the fashion
the French have proposed, curtailing as
it would to an infinitesimal degree Eng
lands participation in reparations pay
ments and permitting France to seize
the lions share. Though Lloyd George
during the peace conference in Paris
promised the French a working offensive
and military agreement should Germany
prove obstreperous, this promise never
has been fulfilled by England, as it al
ways has been a British policy to dis
dain advanced commitments involving
the use of the armed forces Of the ma
tion. Furthermore. frankly. England dis
Evening star., 1924-04-27
EVERYDAY RELIGION
By RT. REV. JAMES Z. FREEMAN, d. d.
Bishop Of Washington.
OUR BELIEFS

OUR BELIEFS.
A ATTHEW, viii.13. "As thou
vi thee"
50 popular has the sub
ject of religion become today that it
is not only discussed in the drawing
and counting room, but on the street
and in the club. Even the secular
press gives it a foremost place in the.
columns of the daily paper and pulpit
discussion of the niceties of creedal
expression engages the interest of
those who are unrelated to the
church. The speeches of our public
1nen are full OF quotations from the
Bible, even Bernard Shaw, hitherto
cauStic and critical of things religious,
becomes a defender OF the faith.
With reverence we may say that Je-
sus Christ is the most discussed per-
:1onality today. and more and more
appeal is made TO His teachings and
example.
Talking recently to an outstanding
journalist, he remarked that the pop
ularity of religion was such that the
Turning to Great Teacher.
The very uncertainty of our pres
Ont situation, the widespread exper-
iments that have been made with
ono method or another, have forced
Thc world to turn to the Great Teach
sr of Nazareth. In connection with
7his tendency we are confronted with
u hp oil
i!gious belief, our faith. related to
he common things, the practical
Gucstions of everyday life:" Most OF
7lS have been brought up to regard re-
li3ion as something that was con-
Ccrned largely If not wholly with the
'ones operative when this life is
over. Most of the teaching of the
pulpit has tended to confirm this i'm
1ression. In word, the relation of
1cllgion to life here. to those things
Shat have to do with everyday af-
1airs. our problems, our social and in
siVidual practices, our conduct, has
not been clearly defined to us. We
mix business and religion" which is
Snly another way of saying that re-
aiglon takes no cognizance of our
common concerns.
Sought to Better World.
Is this so as we have it from
Christ? Did He come for the sole
purpose of giving us vision of the
possibility of life beyond the grave? :?
Did He show no interest in the
world and furnish us no solutions for
ats many problems or with that which
should make life here and now bet
Ter. more wholesome and more salts
Tying? We believe it is not wide of
the mark to say that His great con-
Germ was to make this present world
"a filter place in which to live. Fur
thermore, we believe He laid down
principles of life that are vitality
and Immediately related to our
largest happiness and health In all
His contacts He sought to lift men
and women to new levels whereon
they might live their life with greater
soy and satisfaction.
In the incident from which our
text is taken He was dealing with
soldier who had come to seek His
aid in behalf of a sick servant This
soldier had little knowledge concern
ing the real purpose of Jeuss' min
Evening star., 1924-04-27
BY HERBERT COREY,

= dALL boys are usually taught by
their mothers to walk around
bugs strolling on brick walks
Don't squash!" is mothers
motto. But mother Is wrong. Worse
than that. she is mid Mckinley. Bugs
should be squashed
At any rate. that is the kick / got
from a talk with DR.. L. Q. Howard,
chief of the United States bureau of
entomology, and perhaps the fore
most entomologist in the world. Bugs
appeared in a new light. Instead of
being mere annoyances they are one
of mankind's most dangerous enemies
In two years the loss occasioned the
American farmer through bugs would
equal Frances debt to the United
States. If that loss could be stopped.
in fifteen years it would pay OFF our
war costs. Two years saving the
loss through bugs would settle the
bill for our splurge in shipbuilding.
Two years would pay the bonus bill.
For the bugs cost the American
farmer two billion dollars year.
THAT isn't the worst of it. Bugs
are probably costing US little more
each year. They cost US now more
than they cost any other people in
the world. Bugs are more successful
in their fight against man in the
United States than anywhere else in
the world. All the natural and artl-
ficial advantages are on their side
The battle here is unlike the struggle
against bugs anywhere else. II that
sort of thing keeps on-shades or
arithmetical progression-what will
become of US?
We'll win." says DR.. Howard.
''We're winning now. Only not as
rapidly as we would like
This was a comparatively bugless
country when the Puritans came. on,
there were wasps and coolies and
tarantulas and ants and spiders, Oh
course, to name but a few Of the four
or five hundred thousand different
sorts of bugs that make up the bug
census of the world. But they were
innocent so far as man was con-
cerned. They went their way and the
Indian went his way. They did no
harm because there was no harm they
could do.
Foreign Bug q Gunman.
The the firstcomers began to tear
down the forests and break UP the
ground and the bugs began multiply
ing. That sort of thing is made to
order for them. Think of it,. The
American climate is perfection. from
an insects point Of view. Long. hot
summers and comparatively short
winters. Ploughed land offers them
chances for home-making that forest
country does not. An ordinary soph-
omore bug at the beginning of a sea-
SON is a doddering old grandpap by
the time the season is half way
through. But at first the bugs were
all of the homegrown sorts.
Then we began to have unrestricted
Of European bugs. There
is such a thing as the balance of ma
ture." Over in Europe they were
held in check by climatic conditions,
intensive cultivation, other bugs and
various things that were not present
in America. Consequently no Euro
pean country suffers greatly from in
sect pests. The European bug con-
Evening star., 1924-04-27
At the Threshold of Life.


cles must not think they are written
only for those who have acquired
wealth, power or reputation. On the
contrary, they are written primarily
for those who have not yet reached
that place in life. Those young men
who are trying to make the mark" :"
together with their ambitious wives,
are the ones for whom I am writing.
They are the ones who need to real
ize the facts governing true success.
So many young people arc like sea
captain starting out on a trip with
out any sailing papers or charts. The
captain may have a we'll built and
ia st ship; he may have a well trained
crew, and he himself may be a sl1ilful
navigator: but If he does not know
! for what port he is destined, his fast
ship. fine crew and personal skill are
of no avail. Yet this is just the sit
uation with many young people who
graduate from school or college to-
day. They have not been taught
many Of the essentials Of life. They
| just what port they are seeking.
| They see almost every one else striv-
| ing to get money and they naturally
! follow the crowd, believing that
money and success are synonymous,
! not knowing that most rich men
| never tried to be rich.
Accidental Millions.
Most rich men simply accomplished
something worth while, and the
riches came to them. They developed
an idea: they performed a needed
service; they manufactured or dis
tributed something that people appre-
ciated. and their business grew by
| leaps and bounds The trouble today
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Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-04-27
BY HENRY w. BUM.

T HE following is brief summary of
the most important news Of the world
i fer the seven days ended April 26:
Evening star., 1924-04-27

= dALL boys are usually taught by
their mothers to walk around
bugs strolling on brick walks.
- ..nnn'f Snuashi' is mothers
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Farmers Given False Hope
By the McNary-Haugen Bill

Continued from First Pase.)
Evening star., 1924-02-15
WILLIS Will SPEAK
ON LINCOLN TONIGHT
Ohio Senator to Address Association
Planning Memorial to COL
ored Soldiers.

The birthday anniversaries Of
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick
Douglass will lie commemorated to-
night in the Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church by the National Memorial AS
sociation, an organization which pur-
poses to erect a memorial building
here i'll honor of negro soldiers and
sailors who fought In the wars of the
United States.
Senator Frank b. Willis Of Ohio
will speak on abraham Lincoln and
Rev. DR.. Charles S. Morris of Boydton
Institute, Virginia, will speak on
''Frederick Douglass and Crispus At
tuckS-Two Colored Men Whom God
Raised Up to Meet Two Great Crises
in American History" Maj. o. j.
Scott, retired chaplain of the 10th
United States Cavalry, will introduce
the speakers. Music will be furnish
ed by a quartet of the church.
Charles Sumner Post, No. 9, G. A. r.,
having about fifty civil war veterans
in its membership, under command
of Nelson J. Booker, will be the guest
OF honor and will be served with a
supper at the close of the meeting.
The Charles Sumner Women's Relief
Corps and the o. p. Morton Women's
Relief Corps will act as color bearers.
The meeting will be in charge OF the
committee of 100, of which +. D. Lee
is chairman. Mrs. Julia West Hamil-
ton. vice chairman, and Mrs. Julia NJ.
l.aVtOn secretary
Evening star., 1924-02-15

signed to give effect to the Wash
ington convention for the eight-hour
day. The minister added that, pro-
vided the bill was enacted without
amendments contrary to the provi-
sions of the conventions respecting
hours Of labor and other matters, 1t
was proposed to ratify the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Shaw last Friday foreshadowed
the proposed ratification of the
Washington convention when he told
deputation from the trades union
congress that the Macdonald minis
matter rat at an earIy date. The depue
tation said 100000 workers in
Great Britain would benefit by rati-
flcation of the convention and that
there was much disappointment
Evening star., 1924-02-15
the planes at Sand Point

Of the planes at Sand Point.
They will include complete extr.
42O-horsepower Liberty motors an,
spare parts. From here the SUPPLE.
will be distributed to Prince Rupert
b. c.; along the southeastern coast n.
Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and :,
various points in Japan. Some o,
them will also be sent to the coast a.
China, Indo-China and India.
Evening star., 1924-02-15

among them that no steps had been
taken in this direction.
The deputation informed Mr.. Shaw
that decentralization by Great Brit
ain had encouraged q tendency In
other. countries to extend hours of
British Industry from unfair foreign
competition so effectively as putting
the Washington convention into op-
GRAFTON.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
SUPPLIES FOR AIR FLIGHT
AROUND WORLD PLACED
Motors and Other Equipment to
Be at Various Landing Points
for United States Flyers.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, February IL
Complete supplies for the four United
States Army airplanes which will
start from here about April ! on
their globe encircling flight, will ar
rive here next-week for the route
from Seattle to Calcutta, India, ac-
cording to an announcement today by
Lieut.. Theodore j. Koenig, In charge
Evening star., 1924-02-15
REFUSES TO KILL DOGS
AS DIRECTED IN WILL
Veterinarian Declines Job of
Chloroforming Six, Valuable AMI
mails Left by Deceased Owner.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 15.-Dr
George G. Anderson. veterinarian
who was directed under the will of
Mrs Olivia E. Lakeland Dunn to put
to death by chloroform her six val
liable dogs. declares that he will
refuse to carry out this provision.
Il am not All executioner," the vet
Evening star., 1924-02-15
erinarian declared: IT try to save ami
mails, not DESTROY them"

erinarian declared: 'I try to save ami
mails. not destroy them"
Mrs. Dunn. who died two weeks ago
at her home in Summit, n. j., had
spent much time in caring for thor
oughbred Pomeranians. Her will,
made public yesterday, directed that
DR.. Anderson chloroform all of her
dogs living at the time of my de-
cease"
DIR. ]. Edward Rowe, a Summit vet
erinarian, who for number Of years
has assisted in caring for Mrs. Dunn's
pets. informed DR.. Anderson that Mrs.
Dunn had selected individual caskets
for the dogs some time prior to her
death. She had also made provision
for their interment in a dog ceme-
terry.
A man is sometimes wrecked
Evening star., 1924-02-15
BANDITS ROB 40 CLUBMEN

MONTREAL, February 15.-si.
bandits last night held up fort,
members of the Mount Royal Billiard,
Club. obtaining moro than $4,000
from their Victims pockets. TIL.
robbers escaped.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
PLANS 8-HOUR DAY
FOR BRITISH LABOR
Minister Shaw Announces Bill for
Presentation Expresses Terms
of Washington Convention.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. February 15.-Minister of
Labor Shaw last night informed the
house of commons that the president
of the board of trade would speedily
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Bow.Wowing Horses.

From the ECston Transcript.
Notice in an English village-"Great
care must be used in lettering horses
to- trees. as they are likely to bark
and thereby destroy the trees"
Grade schools in Chicago are going
to take up soccer.
Evening star., 1924-02-15

A man is sometimes wrecked
through his own recklessness.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
Eielson Will Land on
 Sand Bar at McGrath

Lieut. Ben Eielson, who piloted his airplane to McGrath and return We'd nesday last, completing the seventh of the ten test flights, has chosen a sand bar for landing place at McGrath. He says the landing field which has been considered by the McGrath peo- pie, and on which some preliminary work had been done, was found to be not suitable for his needs. He was un- able to examine the field over by Ia kotna.
 The sand bar was found to adequate for saef landing and take-off. Only one detrimental condition existed-that of floods. The Kuskokwim and it's tribu- taries are susceptible to flood either from breakup or rain, and it's is bare ly possible that his next flight, which is due to be made during the high water stage, will be delayed as conse- quence.
 Pilot Eielson reports that regardless of consignment of more than five hundred pounds of mail and in addl- tion, repair parts and a propeller for the plane a quick trip was made to McGrath Wednesday morning.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned has been duly appointed School Tax Collector for Seward, AL aska in conformity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
 All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, except soldiers, sailors in the U S. Navy or Revenue Cutter Service volunteer fire men, paupers and insane persons, are subject to tax in the sum of Five ($5.0O) Dollars.
 Should you be living in Alaska on or prior to the first Monday in April, 1924, said tax shall be due and pay able on said first date and shall be delinquent after May 1st, 1924. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above mentioned, tax will be de- linquent thirty (30) days after your arrival, or within ten days (1O) after notice is given you. All persons, firms or corporations employing labor shall furnish list of employees to collector and are author ized by law to deduct amount of tax from wages of employees.
 Fines and imprisonment are provid- ed by Act above quoted for those who fail or neglect to pay tax or furnish list of employees.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska April 23 1924.
 JOHN P. HANNON School Tax Collector for Town of
 Seward, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To Roy Gilley, his heirs, and assigns.
 You are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, have expended Sixty (S6O.O0) Dollars for the purpose of filing and procuring bond as requir- ed by the United States Government to secure a prospecting permit for that certain Oil Claim, located in the West field of the Cold Bay District, Terri tory of Alaska, and recorded in Book C, Page 266, Book of Records, Kodiak Recording District Territory of Alas ka.
 And, if within 90 days after the publication of this notice, you fail or refuse to contribute your share of said expenditure, then your interest in said claim will become the property of said subscriber, one of the co-own- CTS, who has made the above expendi- ture. Your proportion of said expendi- ture is Thirty ($3O.00) Dollars.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, April 28, 1924.
 ROY TROUT Publish May 3, 10, IT, 24, 31, 1924.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17

stead tract of land situate on the
 northeast shore of the northeast
 arm of Uganik Bay, Kodiak Island,
 Territory of Alaska ,and containing
 21.03 acres.
 Notice is hereby given that Wilbur J. Erskine, a citizen of the United States, whose Post Office adress is Ko- diak, Alaska, as assignee of James M. Wyrick, a beneficiary under Section 2306 or 23O7, United States Revised Statutes ,has filed application to en- ter the lands embraced in U. $. Non Mineral Survey No. 1420, which are situated on the N. E. shore of the N. E. arm of Uganik Bay, Kodiak Island, in the Territory of Alaska, Lat 57' 46' 3Ou N., Long. 1530 23i 30" w., containing 21.03 acres, and more par ticularly described as follows, to-wlt:
 Mag. Var. 23' 4J E.)
 Commencing at Corner 1, whence U. s. L. M. No. 142O bears s. 41' 20, 16n E. 9.96 chs, thence meander- ing mean high tide line N. 75' IT w. 1.29 chs. N. 870 12' W. 4.74 chs, N. 53o AT w., 1.39 chs. N. 360 40I W. 3.27 chs. N. 84o 50, w. 4.98 chs, N. 52' 58' W. 2.61 chs. N. 22o 43' W. ITS chs. to Cor. 2; thence N. 7.57 chs. to Cor. 3, thence E. 1872 chs to Cor. 4; thence s. 15.27 chs, to Cor. 1, the place of beginning.
 Any and all persons claiming any portion of the above described tract are required to file in the United States Land Office, at Anchorage, AL aska, their adverse claim or claims during the period of publication, or within thirty (30) days thereafter.
 Dated this 1 day of May, 1924.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN, Register U. s. Land Office.
 First publication, daily May 8, 1924. Last Publication July IT, 1924.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

 In the Probate Court for the Seldovia Precinct, Third Division, Territory of Alaska, at Seldovia. In the matter of the estate of Henry Ladehoff, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given, by the un- dersigned, administrator of the es- tate of Henry Ladehoff, deceased to the creditors of, and all persons hay ing claims against the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice, to the said admin istrator at his place of business, at Seldovia, Alaska
 Dated at Seldovia, Alaska, this 26th day of April, 1924.
 TOLLACK OLLSTAD, Administrator of Henry Ladehoff, es- tate.
 Publish May 3, 10. IT, 24, 31, 1924.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
COLD STORAGE PLANT BE
 PLACED ON STR. SANTA ANA

Captain Wallace Langley, with the steamer Santa Ana, is scheduled to leave Seattle for Bethel on or about May 18th, says the Kusko Times
 A cold storage plant of 100 tons capacity has been added to the Santa Ana, to accommodate shipment of reindeer carcasses out of Bethel and also for the purpose of bringing up cold storage supplies. The Waechter Bros. will soon have cold storage barge at Bethel. This barge, now at St. Michael, will be brought to Bethel by the tug meteor.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-05-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court for Seldovia Precinct, Third Judicial division, Territory of Alaska. In the matter of the estate of J. Mil ton Wood deceased.
 Notice is hereby given, by the un- dersigned, administrator of the estate of J. Milton Wood, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased to ex- hibit them, with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six months from the date of this notice, to the said administra- tor at the place of business at Seldo- via, Alaska.
 Dated at Seldovia, this 22nd day of April, 1924.
 JACK TANSY, Administrator of J. Milton Wood es- tate.
 Publish May 3, 10, IT, 27, 31, 1924.