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The Kusko times., 1930-05-24
Locust Swarms Still Bid Defiance to
 Man

Man.
 There have been locust plaques ever since the days of the Pharaohs. They are still plagung the earth. Only a short time ago the Kenyal (South Africa) colony fruit show had to- be abandoned, as the locusts had eaten nearly the whole of the fruit crop, Cases of swarms descending on field field of crops and in a few seconds leaving it completely barren of vege- table life are not at all uncommon; but they do even more amazmg things than that. There is the case of Buenos Aires and Pacific railway train travelling along the open coun- try at 60 miles an hour, which. was stopped dead by a plague of. locusts,. The driver and fireman saw them and exercised themselves to get every ounce of speed out of the engine with the idea of getting through the swarmm before the impetus gave out. In a moment the train dashed straight into the swarming mass and was blowing straight through 1t, crushin gcountless numbers of insects with every revolution of the wheels. The wheels became slimed as if they had been greased and then. lost their grip of the rails They simply spun around without moving the train. be-
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24
WANTS A RECOUNT OF
 WASHINGTON CENSUS

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Sugges- tions for a recount of the population of the National Capital have followed the announcement of the census ba- reau for l93O showing an enumera- tion of 485, ,716, gain of only II per cent over the population 437,57A counted at the last census. Numerous persons have claimed they were not enumerated.
 The population of Cleveland was announced by the bureau as 897,0o0s an increase of 100000, or 12 per cent.
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24
CANNIBAL MOSQUITO
 FOUND TO PROTECT MAN

HONOLULU.-Disc of new. weapon for exterminating mosquis toes is disclosed in campaign to rid Hawaiian sugar plantations of the pest.
 A newiy-found race of mosquitoes destroy the biting kind by millions, yet themselves lack the biting tool necessary to bite man.
 The cannibals are whoppers, an inch long, brightly colored in blue greens and browns.
 It sounds like fary tale to add that adult stage after they have destroyed their quota of mosquitoes, they live on the nectar of flowers and juices of crushed or broken fruit, but that is the plain scientific dietary fact reported by their discoverer, c. E. Pemberton, a Hawaiian entomologist.
 Pemberton found these mosquitoes while hunting for the most effective of all methods of insect control namely, a parasite, a bug which lives on the pest, and incidentally kills him
 He found in New Britain the an. swer in the larvae of the large, bright-coiored mosquitoes.
 These larvae were feeding on other larvae, with preference for the wig glers of blood-sucking mosquitoes. Pemberton found that each big mother cannibal mosquito lad about 50 eggs, and each wiggler developing therefrom ate about 250 larvae.
 Arithmetic shows that the young of one mother might destroy about 15,O00 mosquitoes, and her grand, children more than 50,000,000.
 Recently Pemberton turned loose among the plantations 300 of the big larvae to see whether they would multiply in their new home.
 Transporting them from New Brit air reflired chronological tiger cemain. The steamers take more ,ban 21. days for the trip, but after 2l days the wigglers turn into mos quitoes-
 Pemberton needed them to be still in the wiggler. stage on arrival.
 He learne dho wto delay their ma- turlty by underfeeding. At each steamer stop he went ashore, catch ing mosquito larvae for his flock ol 300, and brought the mashore safely,
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24

IS as great future in Alaska for the fur, farming industry and it is very gratifying to him to find his depart ment ready to lend the additional aid suggested by him.
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24
Takotna, Alaska. May 24, 1930-
FUR EXPERIMENT FARM AT
 COLLEGE. IS RECOMMENDED

=
 Acting on the recomme endation of Commissioner Charles H. Flory. the Department of Agriculture has given approval to plan for the establish ment of federal fur experiment sta tion in connection with the Alaska College, and the bureau of the budget will be asked to. approve an appro- priation sufficient to inaugurate the work, says the. Anchorage Times.
 In explanation of the action taken by him, Commissioner Flory informed the Times that he regarded the Alas ka College the, logical. place for the establishment of such a station, for the reason that the federal govern ment already has a somewhat similar work under way at the College and is planning .theA extension of its activi- ties there which shortly will provide considerable work, for a veterinarian. bureau. of biological survey, under CO.,
 
 operative arrangement with the Col lege, has. made very satisfactory pro gress with, its studio sin cross-breed- ing reindeer, and caribou and it is also conducting feeding experiments with reindeer to determine the feasi- bility of topping off'' reindeer before slaughtering season., Carrying ca pacity studies to determine actual actual acreage requirements of rein deer on various types of of forage, and plant studies to ascertain the ef- feet of climate on forage growth, have been initiated there.
 In connection .wth the biological survey projects. already under way, six pasture areas totaling SIS acres have been fenced with net wire and an additional area of 432- acres is now in process of fencing. Reindeer and caribou in steadily increasing numbers are confined in this pasture and the survey, n cooperation with the Alaska Game Commission, also has three bufalos pastured in the corrals. 4 contemplated expansion of tne WeEk there is the domesticat- ing of, mountain goats and sheep.
 InsNiew of these activities, Mir. Flory believes a fur experiment sta ton wiA ht. in very nicely. Its estab- ishment ata thess College would make possible great saving in overhead and the work done there, the commis- sioners $ certain, w1ll be of benefit to all furafarmers throughout the Terri tory. however remote their locations may be.
 The proposed .s station, Mir. F1ory erplains, would supplement the ser vice no wbeing rendered fur farmers by Dr. Earl Graves. It would bring an additional veterinariag to the Ter ritory. with permanent headquarters at the College station, and. the work of visiting the fur farmsethronghoui the Territory would go. sn undis- turbed, except that it would have more thorough direction. The veteri. marian in the field would be. directed by the veterinarian at the station and the work carried on at the station would D e help to him in solving the problems met with at the various fun farms.
 Commissioner Flory believes there
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24

fore the train could be got moving again the fireman had to take his shovel to the front. of the engine. shovel u phuge masses of the insects and fling them clear of the track. By that method it became possible to, move the train few yards at a time until it was finally clear of the dense mass and could carry on with. the journey.-Ex.
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 She'll See to That.
 Mummy, can all anges sfily?,'~
 "Ies, darling"
 but cook can't fly and daddy calls 5 her his little angel"
 No, but she will fly, dear."'
 Inmates of some English po0r- houses are complaining because bGecr has lately been excluded from. theis.' menu.
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24
WOLVES AND COYOTES.

dOsllS iCtAiliC udiHaSC. HI Vi gon and other western parts they have heen most destructive for many years, as may be seen from the fol- lowing two items taken from the Portland Oregonian:
 Mad Coyotes Got Antelope
 Sutherlin, Ore.-A great service IS rendered to the State by the Biolog- ical Survey in calling attention to the danger to the livestock interests of the State from rabid coyotes.
 No one can understand the menace of mad coyotes like one who has lived on the desert and witnessed the great losses of the past from this source. lived many years near the foot of Bg Jumper mountain and was a witness of the havoc wrought in 1915-16, the year to which the Bio logical Survey calls attention.
 Afer the ,passin gof the calamity. Lake and Harney counties were all most without livestock. Hutton broth CTS. Sol Chandler, Bill Brown and the z. X. company at Paisley were among the heavy losers. Hutton brothers found themselves entirely out of the cattle business, and Sol Chandler lost heavily in both cattle and sheep, while Bill Brown lost more than thousand horses. Between Big Juni- per and Paisley could be seen dead animals by thousands. This great loss reached from Summer Lake to Ontario. Harney was one of the heaviest losers, for Bill Hanley used to graze his cattle and horses on thousand hills.
 l have wondered why the Biological Survey and the Oregon game depart ment never learned the true reason of the disappearance of the prong horn antelope. They were cryisg sheepherder when all the sheep herders in Oregon would not kill ten antelopes in ten years. Mad coyotes were responsible for the great loss of life among the pronghorns.
 ''The best thing the Oregon sena- torial delegation could do. for the State would be to have a federal bounty placed on coyotes" declares Ben Calvin, for 28 years a stockman in Grant county. Complete destruc- tion of coyotes would make land more valuable and it would be great help to the sheep industry, for if there were no coyotes the. cost of herding could be reduced. I am a cattleman and moot sheepman, but l think that sheep do not ruin a range except when they are herded. Now as for the coyotes. The government has professional hunters, but. they don't want to go into a district unless the coyotes are thick, as that makes their work easier. 1 am told that it costs the government about SIS or $20 for every coyote killed by the profes- sional hunters. I think that if the government placed a bounty of $5 or $6 on coyotes for a few years and then doubled the bounty, there would not be coyote left in the United States in ten years. It wouldn't do any good for Oregon to have a bounty, for then pelts would be brought in from adjoining States to collect the bounty. The only way a bounty will work satisfactorily is for the federal government to post the bounty and make it nationwide. With such an incentive the boys on the ranches would go out and get every cub they could sec"
 The hill back of Takotna IS from 900 to $50 feet above sea level, ac- cording to altitude measurements ob- served several days ago. Takotna mountain is 3,4OO feet above sea
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24

A nagnetii street sweeper, demon strated in Miami, Fla, recently, pulled up most of the man holes in its travels.
The Kusko times., 1930-05-24

The hill back of Takotna IS from 900 to $50 feet above sea level, ac- cording to altitude measurements ob- served several days ago. Takotna mountain is 3,4O0 feet above sea level.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Fire Destroys
Store Building

An early morning fire completely
destroyed the empty store building
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
MORGAN HEADS
SCIOTS PYRAMID
FOR THIS YEAR

Sciot Charles IL. Knights was mas
ter of ceremonies at the installation,
This meeting also saw the first Off
cial issue of the Sciots Bull, monthly
publication of the lodge.
Officers of the Imperial Valley
Pyramid No. 81, \. +. O. Seiots,
were installed at the first October
meeting of the lodge held last week.
when John Howard Morgan took his
place as Toparch C. the lodge. Past
Toparch Earl V. c. Northrup was
installing officer.
Those installed were: Toparch,
John Howard Morgan; Mobib,
Arthur G. Dyer; Armeses, Fred Viii
liams; Pastophori, Albert +. Nal.
zahn; Scribe, Edwin Neal d. Hatch /;
Chancellor, Robert l.. Palmer; trus.
tees, Charles Henry Knights, 3
years; r. c. Clemons, = years; Earl
V. c. Northrup, ! year; board of
control, +. s. Wilby, w. j. Reid,
Harry Sones, Earl Northrup, r. L..
Graham; Mazai, Leon p. Lee; Pro
clamator, II. W. Cooper; Marshal
Joe Bush; Klascher, 5. Davidson !;
Neokori, Frank Reading; Mohar, {.
W. Carroll; Chief-of Theme, Ed
Nice; Standard Bearer, W. ID. Dres-
scr; Musician, \. Novak
The first issue of the Sciots Bull,
published by Ben Franklin, met with
an enthusiastic reception at the
hands of the lodge members. The
Bull, it is planned, will carry news
of interest to local Sciots, both per.
sonal and business.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Actor Sued By
Former Cook

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6. U.H-
George Gary, former second cook
at the trout ranch of Noah Berry,
screen villain, today sued the actor
for 1880 alleging that he was
struck in the face by Beery and
then pushed outside the club build
ing where he caught bad cold.
The cook declared that the Incl
dent occurred last September 2l.
On the next day, it was also alleged.
he called at Beery Hollywood
home and received insults in the
form of vile names.
inbuilt strength of present dav tires
an impossible achievement.
The local Firestone establishment
is now featuring a special trade in
event on the Firestone Supreme to
acquaint motorists with this "ulla-
quality tire that heads the famous
Firestone line.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Believe MendeZ
Leader OF Gang

Deputy sheriffs this morning were
grilling Manuel Mendez on his con
nection with q suspected band Of
automobile thieves operating in I'm
perial county and Mexico.
Mendez was arrested last week by
City Officer John Mayo just as he
was driving off in car he Is
charged with stealing. Mayo had
followed MendeZ, suspecting him,
and saw the prisoner step into Il
parked Ford. The officer watched
him drive off, and captured him
about two blocks from the spot
where the car was parked.
Suspicion that Mendez is connect
ed with a gang Of automobile thieves
came with the discovery that he is
the supposed owner of a Ford, now
IL Mexico, bearing license plate
issued to q REQ.
Deputy sheriffs today stated that
they suspect Mendez Of a large num-
Der of thefts committed in Imperial
County.
The prisoner refused TO talk this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
HELP FOR THE MAN WHO WANTS TO BUILD
WHAT YOU MAY
WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT BUILDING

Questions addressed to this paper
will be answered by the Architects
Small House Service Bureau Of the
United States. Inc. controlled by the
American Institute OF Architects aud
Endorsed By the Department of Com
merce, United States Government.
Enclose 10 cents in stamps for
reply.
Q-I have bungalow with
finished attic l am figuring OH
dropping sawdust between the
outer walls. Would this be sat
isfactory. Would layer of
tar paper OF the rafters help
keep the house warm? For plas-
tering around the chimney do
you frame flush against the
brick?
A-The loose sawd"st will not give
you effective insulation. II will in
crease the fire risk and will be a
harboring place for vermin. Tar
paper on the inside of the rafters also
will not be effective Insulation.
Use one of the standard ME.
dlums between the ceiling joists.
Wood framing around the chimney
stack should not touch the brick
Set up 2x4s flatwise and apply
metal lath.
Q-What do you think of the
oil burning system of warming
= house?
A---Oil burners as O method OF
house heating have been proved to
be entirely satisfactory. We rec
ommend that you choose an old and
tried device Of this kind bearing
a reputable manufacturer's guar
antee.
Owe would like to have your
information i'll regard TO heating
a flver0om frame house-wheth-
er you would recommend L two
pipe system or hot water pres.
sure system.
A-These are both excellent de.
vices. The steam system is more
flexible. Heat is raised more quick.
~. IT also goes off more rapidly.
Hot water gives a more uniform
heat. but it usually costs more to
install than the other.
Q-Will you kindly tell me
whether an old shingle house can
be made more comfortable in
winter by having it succeed or
recovered with new shingles.
The windows are loose. What
shall we do TO keep the wind
from blowing around them?
A-Remove the old shingles and
apply over the sheathing any OF the
standard insulating mediums. The
walls can then be stripped and
lathed for stucco, or shingles can
be applied over the stripping. Have
the windows weatherstripped. In.
stall close fitting storm sash.
p, o. recently purchased
brick house about thirty.flve
years old i'm good condition.
found that no studding or hath
was used in the construction,
but that plaster was laid directly
on the brick. Also all partitions
between the rooms are brick. l
have heard that it is not health
full 10 live in house without
air space between the brick and
plaster. Is this true? If SO,
what would you recommend:
Amy kind Of a wall that will
keep out cold and dampness may
be called a healthful wall. You can
see by your own inspection OF the
premises whether the walls have
these qualities. II the walls are
cold condensation will gather Dn
them and that viii make the house
damp inside. To overcome this con.
densation it VIII be necessary TO
furr the outside walls and lath and
plaster them anew. or 10 use wal.
board. Inside walls OF brick may
hardly be improved upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

at the corner Of Second and Olive
streets. The alarm came in at la
o'clock this morning.
The wooden structure was the
property Of Jim Coleman OF Merced
and was valued az between 500 and
5000. II was covered by insurance
The cause Of the blaze is not
known
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

TUE close clipped gables OF the design shown
above, the severity Of Ene and mass, the tile
roof and arched entrance at the front porch, give
it the Spanish mission character which is SO much
in vogue in southern climates, and make It adap-
table for those regions
The plan Of this design, 5-D4o. also makes It
suitable for southern lands, especially in respect
to the omission OF the basement, the provision
the back porch for laundry trays storage and
fuel bin the large open front porch the airy spac,
ious living
Suitable for Cold or Warm Climates
and not only in keeping with the Spanish char
acter Of the design. but they allow TO the fullest
extent free play throughout the house OF breezes
and sunlight.
The building Of this house. however. need not be
restricted to warm climates alone There IS provls-
ion in the hall for heating plant Of adequate size
TO heat the whole house in the coldest weather.
Either warm air radiator heat may be employed
If the heater is of the air type, there
transons above the doors Of the rooms connecting
with the hall through which the heated air may
circulate If the heater is OF the radiator type the
transoms may be omitted.
Then also, If desired. the drawings may be re
vised to provide full partially excavated base.
Inent and house heater. In any case, II the walls
floors and ceilings thoroughly insulated, they
should be in any home, this house may be kept
Notice also the compactness Of the entire plan
ing Of the bedrooms and bath around the small hall
in such way to insure privacy and to separate
them from the living portion Of the house There
is not inch OF space wasted anywhere-a most
economical type OF plan to construct.
Color for Distinctive Charm
The simplest kind OF stucco house be made
dwelling place Of personality and charm through
careful Of color In this design il is suggested
that the walls be OF white rough troTeled stucco
with OF variegated red tiles and base
OF red brick
Although the drawings call for stucco wood
frame construction. effect OF masonry walls is
given by recessing the windows and using steel
easement sash.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

The femarKabIe deVeIopmcnt that
has taken place in automotive
transportation is credited in large
measure TO the progress made in
tire construction, says L. S. Grant,
the local Firestone dealer.
Certainly no other American in.
dustry can show greater record of
achievement in speeding progress
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
INSULATION SURE
METHOD TO CURE
SWEATY WALLS

By the Architects Small House
Service Bureau OF the United
States. Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06

than the tire industry says the
Firestone dealer "Not only have
tires been improved to keep abreast
Of present day demands, but the
Firestone Supreme is built to anti.
cipate the increased demands of tho
future as we'll A few years back
tire users would have considered the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-06
Plan No. 5D40.

This house has been designed TO face south or
west. II views prevailing winds, or other condi-
tions make it desirable it may be built re-
veSed.
Real Basementless Quality
The feature OF this home design is undoubtedly lis
specaI quality as a basementeSs type. Il IS not q
single story home Of the usual type without base
rnent but one that has been designed especially TO
provide nearly all OF the conveniences OF basement
withou. its expense
EDITORS NOTE: The plans for small homes
furnished by the Regional Bureaus OF the Architects
Small House Service Bureau Of the United States,
Inc, organization made up Of the representative
practicing architects from leading architectural Offices
throughout the United States. This bureau IS con
troued by the American Institute of Architects and
has endorsement OF the Department of Commerce
United States government. II is practically non
profit making public service and has its purpose
the furnishing Of very complete and dependable
small house plan service at modest cost. For inor
nation regarding the blue prints and specifications,
address the Home Building Editor of this paper The
United States bnreau maintains information depart
ment to answer home builders' questions Enclose
10 cents in stamps for reply
The Washington times., 1930-08-22
DEATH NOTICES
FRANK J. KATE

Stricken with a heart attack
yesterday while working in mis-
office, Frank j. Katz. chief Of
the division Of mineral statistics
Of the Bureau Of Mines, died be-
fore he could be rushed to the
Emergency Hospital.
Katz had lived in Washington
since 1907. He was AZ years old
at the time of his death. He
resided in the Portsmouth apart
ments on New Hampshire Ave.
nue. up until the time he died.
Katz was an expert on mineral
abrasives, and was author of
Mines and Quarries" and Gov
ernment reports. He was a 'el-
low Of the A. A. A. S., the Geo
logical Society of America and a
member Of the American InSti.
tute Of Mining and Metallurgi-
cal Engineers. the Society of
Economic Biologists, the Wash.
ington Academy Of Sciences and
the Geological Society of Wash
ington.
Katz is survived by his widow,
Martha w. Katz. Funeral ser.
vices will be held Sunday in
Milwaukee, Wis, where the geol
ogist lived before coming to
Washington.
The Washington times., 1930-08-22
b n n
N(lT'' ICES
Andrew J.. and Elsie e.. surles, boy

Andrew ]. and Elsie e.. surles, boy
twins.
Raymond H. and Marion N. Jarbos.
Philip and Olga chantiles. boy.
Jack H. and Sarah Schiller. boy.
Edward II. anad Evelyn D. Olive.
Arthur L. and Mary H. House. boy.
Herbert L. and Helen c. Jones, boy.
Claiborne B. and Anne H. Morton.
francis A. and Mary e. Auldridgs.
Toy.
Herbert H. and Clara L. Coffren. boy.
Allen and Esther Bottcher, boy.
Charles S. and Cecilia NJ. Bell. girE
Joseph and Gertrude Meegan, girl.
Samuel NJ. anad Hilda n. Barrett
Antonio J. and Loretta L. Lombard,
Raymond $. and Ellen v. Haney. girl.
Francis, j. and Esther r. Riley, girl.
Joseph and Bertha Rosner, girl.
Francis c. and Katherine c. Boyd,
girl.
Isadore and Rebscca Bryan: girl,
Joseph e. and Margaret L. oliver,
girl.
Raymond B. and Jeanne c. LinlkinR.
girl.
James L. and Blanche Peterson, girl.
James H. and Dorothy NJ. wald. girl.
Raymond S. and Florence z. Fernan.
dez boy.
Edward and Dorothy swinson. boy and
girl. twins.
George and Bertha Lawton, hoy.
Austin and Rosa Lucas. girl.
John and Ellen Ross girl.
Herbert and Elsie Green, girl.
Frank and Meta Joiner. girl.
James and Mary Wilson, girl.
Walter and Mamie Mitchell. girl.
B. o. and Catherine Greenwood, girE
Horace and Julia Carter. girl.
James A. and Mary L. Brown. boy.
Charles and Alberta Dunn. boy.
Haywood v. and Cora V. Sloane. girl.
The Washington times., 1930-08-22

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