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BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

The reason this tiny insect was
given the scientific name perniciosus
Is self-eXplanatory. 1t is such q
pernicious scale pest, and it causes
much damage to all the plants upon
swhich it centers its attention. AL
sthough the San Jose scale is so
Ainy and inconspicuous, that it is
overlooked by many, unless they
know where to look for it, it has
dong been one of the most impor-
Nnt scale insects, because of the
damage it causes in orchards.
MANY years ago 1t was introduced
into California. 1t was first discov-
cred near San Jose, and since it had
10 common name at that time
which was known to the scientists,
II was called the San Jose scale.
Its true name should be Chinese
scale, because it is fairly well estab-
hshed that this pest was originally
from China
These insects belong to the group
wherein the insects are covered over
With scale This protective COW
ering is made up largely of Sc
cretion produced by the insect in
which are imbedded all the old cast
skins. The scales are no larger
than the size of pinhead; some
times even smaller-a mere speck.
They are fiat, and colored to match
the bark on which they are an
chored. Unless there are thousands
and thousands of them, they do not
make enough impression on the eye
to attract attention.
. However, when they are present
on the fruit or leaves or even the
young twigs, the red spots on these
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born she passes on. The male has
a more giddy existence. Up to the
second mott his life is as routine
as that of q female scale. After
this molt the male larva transforms
to q pupa In which he acquires
organs of the perfectly developed
insect. When he steps from the
cocoon or under a male scale he is
an active male, with pair Of broad,
functional wings, long vibrating an
tennae clothed with hairs, long,
strong legs, and where the hind
wings are on most insects he has
q strong bristle hooked at the tip
and fitted into a pocket on the hind
margin of the wings. After he weds,
he dies. His short winged career
did not last long enough for him to
dine-even though he were hungry,
the poor fellow did not possess
mouth-parts His offspring take up
for all the long drinks he could not
enjoy. Persistent spraying chokes
these pests to death, or pruning
when the trees are dormant.
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into the plant to sip of its vital

into the plant to sip of its vital
juices.
Sometimes these scales are so
numerous that they form crust
like covering over the trunk and
branches. When the young are
born, they creep out from under the
scale of their mother and seek some
place where the bark is tender
enough for them to pierce with their
baby beaks, or they may stop and
settle down on the leaves or the
fruit. In short time the scaly COW
ernig begins to form. In 80 days
these youngsters have matured and
will begin producing young. There
may be as many as five generations
in one season.
Under a magnifying glass the adult
female is seen to be a wingless,
motionless, legless and blind crea-
ture. AS soon as her young are
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Natures Children
San Jose Scale
(Aspidiotus perniciOsus)

do attract your attention or at least
those of the orchardist, and with
sorrow he knows his trees have a
foe working on them.
If a portion of the infested bark
is cut from the trunk of the tree,
the cambium layer is often seen
to be marked by many red dots.
These indicate where the insect has
thrust its threadlike mouth parts
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Medals for 1898 Veterans

Cuba has decided to give medals
and diplomas to all Spanish Amer
ican War veterans who ask for them
and prove that they served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29
sideration Of the purchase, This re-

sideration of the purchase, This re-
port said. l. ... p.
His opinions in the case, the re-
port said, are-concurred in by
Masslich and Mitchell, the city's
bond, attorneys.
After Fisher presented CampbelIs
report, Wade made the following
recommendations:
First, that plans, specifications
and estimates be prepared for an
armory to be built on a portion of
this property.
Second, that a special election
be called to finance purchase of
property and to provide funds for
the city's share of financing the
WPA project.
Third, that in said election bonds
be voted separately for the purchase
of land and for the erection of an
armory."
In making his recommendation,
Wade said, 'This is a perfect buy
and ample space is provided for
Fairgrounds and many other activi-
ties which the municipal govern.
ment may provide for it's citizens"
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, presid.
ing over the meeting, asked if there
was a motion to adopt Wade's rec
concentrations and Fisher replied
there was not. He moved, he said,
that the recommendations be re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29

his report said, then it would
seem to me desirable to determine
first if the city cares to commit it.
self to granting any portion OF the
ground for the location of an arm
ory, and if the city cares to OBJ
ligate itself to contribute to the
cost Of an armory on that loca-
ton in conjunction with a WPA
program with approximately IS or
Is per cent of the cost to be con-
tributed by WPA. In other words,
his report said, 1.-The city should
determine, if. it elects to buy the
property, what, if. anything, it will
do with respect to- a contribution
toward providing an armory, SO
that the estimated cost of pur-
chase, as well as the estimated
cost of the city's contribution to
an armory, can be submitted in
separate questions at the same
special election.
"Since there are no other ways
to purchase this property except
as herein proposed, at least until
there has been contrary expression
on the status of parks and play
grounds here by h e (state)
supreme court, the commissioners
will have to determine whether
they care to pursue the question of
purchase of eliminate further con
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29
PURCHASE PLAN
IS NOT ADOPTED
c.n0be,l Says City Has No
focal Right To Buy Marine
Hospital Site

recommendation by ]. p. L.
commissioner Of public
Naae' that a special election be
To .,d IN enable the city to buy the
ealsu as hospital property from the
Nal ra government was received
tsae aas not adopted at the meeting
'' 4Se city commissioners yester-
day d morning. -
"s aeonle be held to determine if
The p eitT shall issue bonds for the
'ns .,sase of the property and for
ppu tinancing of a WPA project to
te "a IN armory on the site for the
pu] local national guard units.
u,. matter was brought to the
n+;or of the board by W. Louis
as.5n city commissioner of fl
fNa who submitted a report from
naH1 p Campbell, city attorney, who
W. hoen asked to determine if the
a., had the legal authority to pro-
v" funds for purchase of the
%uoperty' said +bo+ A.f+er
...sidering the matter and exam
tv The recent North Carolina AL
'Ds los reached the conclusion
'|s+ the city did not have the ca
. la to purchase the property I'm
' = y election was held and the
.,oritr of the qualified voters had
.,,torized the purchase
10 pointed out in his report that
.l,ro are two alternatives which
.'1,d he adopted by the city; one,
~,,1d he to prepare and have pses-
+od another test case" to deter
m,re if parks and Fairgrounds are
= necessary public expense, ana
,sal the other alternative is to
.oI for and hold a special election
-;-h = new registration and seek
thereby to obtain a favorable vote
IF tbe majority Of the qualified
voters.
of il is the concensus of the
council that an election should be
held to obtain authority to pur-
chase the Marine hospital SITE"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29

ceived but pointed out he did not
move their adoption, saying that
part of the expense of any such
armory as might be built should be
carried by the county and that the
building of an armory will bring
requests from other military units
for similar treatment and that the
city is not in a. position to carry
out such requests at the present
time -.
On a vote the recommendations
were received, meaning that no elee-
ton will be held unless some fur
ther action is taken by the board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29
FAYETTEVILLE WILL
GET LABOR BUREAU
State Service Office Will BE
e Moved From Charlotte On.
September 3

RALEIGH, Aug. 28.-R-Labor
Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford,
announced today plans to move
the state service of the state de-
partment of labor from Charlotte
to Fayetteville effective Septem-
Der 8.
Shuford said the move was being
made because the U. S. Veterans
Administration office was b e i n e
moved from Charlotte to Fayette-
vile. The State Service office rep
resents war veterans of the state
IN obtaining benefits to which they
are entitled.
Frank Sasser is the State Ser
vice officer and Paul G. NOEL is
his assistant. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29

measure permitting A m n
ships to enter the European COM
bat zone for this purpose if as
surances of safe conduct were OBJ
tanned from the belligerents.
Secretary Hull said the state de-
partment would not act until pri-
vate relief agencies had made ar
engagements and had asked for the
ships to make the voyages. The
government, in that event, would
ask safe conduct assurances, he
said. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-29
REFUGEE CHILDREN
AID PLANS CLOUDED
Neutrality Act Barriers Removed
But Nazis' Attitude Leaves
Matter In Doubt.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, III
Neutrality act barriers against the
use of American ships to bring
refugee children here from Eng
land were removed today but Ger
many's attitude and the intensifi-
cation of the fighting left plans for
the children in doubt.
The White House announced that
President Roosevelt had signed a
Evening star., 1940-09-01
THE MOSQUITO FLEET
Continued from preceding poge

from scratch. First. the Navy had to
invite designers to work out their
ideas and submit designs for several
classes of boats. 1t offered prize of
SIS. ZOO in each class. Then it had to
study the designs. choose the winners,
study them some more for any altera-
tons that might be desirable, build
small models to test, and then let
contracts for full-s experimental
boats in each winning design. Most of
the experimental boats are just about
finished now. and ready for testing.
Some have had their tests, and shown
need for changes. Others probably will
meet the same fate And after the
changes have all been worked out
and new tests have finally shown
which boats are worth building in
numbers, the contracts will still have
to be let, and plants built and put in
shape for the actual construction to
begin.
In the meantime, we have mosquito
boats in the water, and more coming
right up. Very soon now, our mos
quito fleet will be increasing like a real
flock of mosquitoes in the Matching
season. Obviously, that is the way it
must grow to serve its purpose. It's
fairly easy to corner and swat a lone
mosquito, but when they swarm
around you in flocks it's another mat
ter. So we are going to have flocks -
and soon. Henry r. Sutphen was on
the job.
MIR. Sutphen's firm was one of the
successful contestants in the Navy's
competition, and an experimental boat
of its design in the ll0-foot class is
being built. But early in 1899, Mr.
Sutphen began to scan the darkening
war clouds in Europe and to wonder if
that leisurely plan to have mosquito
fleet by 1912 would be good enough
Taking trip to Washington. he
found similar misgivings in the Navy
Department.
With blessing from high places,
Mr.. Sutphen went to England. With
him went Irwin Chase, the firms
veteran naval architect The lords of
the Admiralty had never stopped
Evening star., 1940-09-01

marveling at the job these two did for
them back in 1915 and 1916 and when
Sutphen and Chase said they wanted
to find out about motor torpedo boats.
they were shown all there was to see.
When they had studied them all,
Architect Chase put his highest seal of
approval on a seventy-foot boat de-
signed by the famous speed-boat
driver Hubert Scott-Paine. 1t looked
like a boat from Mars, with its super
streamlining and unorthodox design.
Instead of having the usual knifellke
bow, it was as full-bosomed as a scow.
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but it skinned over the water at
forty to fifty miles an hour. 1t rode
the Choppiest seas - not without some
jostllng of the crew, to be sure. but
without structural whimper. 1t was
almost as flexible in maneuvering as
whip. 1t carried four torpedo tubes
and four machine guns, and was pow
cred by three powerful Rolls-Royce
engines Broad-beaned, it had ample
space below decks to accommodate an
officer and seven men, the normal crew.
Sutphen bought one - reputed
price $3O0.OOO - and arranged with
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CoidwsIl's First Commend

lHE boat that Sutphen brought
from England was turned over to the
Navy several months ago - the first
command for Lieutenant Caldwell.
Just about the time you read this. the
first of the American-built versions of
it will be commissioned. joining her
sister ship and the three or four expert
mental boats that have been finished.
From now on, the others of the first
order of twenty-four boats will be
rolling out rapidly; and if the Navy
orders more. the plant will be able to
produce them at the rate of one
week. Navy men say that within
couple of years. our mosquito fleet will
amount to at least two hundred boats,
of this design and whatever other de-
signs prove successful.
The arguments haven't stopped
even yet. But Mt. Sutphen isn't
bothered by the doubters. He re-
members what they said about his
standardized ships in the last war. He
knows that these new speedsters have
met every test, have answered every
CONTINUED on poge 15)
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to the task of fabricating parts for
ships. and his men in the yard put
them together like boys using model
set. "Of course they won't stand up"
skeptics said. They went last five
years" That was in 1917. Just few
months ago. the British bought several
ofthem from private interests who had
been using them all these years -
ships nearly quarter of a century old,
and still sturdy enough so that the
buyers were glad to pay $3.50, 900
each for them.
After the war, of course. Sutphen
turned back to pleasure craft. The
submarine chasers that his men had
been building we're sold off by the
government for fishing boats and fer
ries. The United States stopped think
ing about mosquito fleet.
Until 1898. Then the stories of the
Italian and German speedsters began
to get some high naval authorities in
terested. Many in the Navy, how
ever, their minds on battleships,
cruisers and destroyers. pooh-poohed
the idea that a little wooden motor
boat could mean anything in war of
armor plated dreadnoughts. They
doubted if it could even stand the
battering of heavy sea. And the
cramped quarters, few of the more
effete officers pointed out, would be
much less pleasant than the comfort
able cabins of battleship.
srimsnfoI Fleet
IT MAY have been that last argu-
ment that stirred the minds and
quickened the determination of alert,
top-ranking officers, for when sub
marines first came along they had met
the same unworthy resistance, as we'll
as the same honestly doubtful pooh
pooling. Anyway. the Navy decided
to find out for itself, and the President
asked Congress for fifteen million dol
lars to build an experimental mosquito
fleet.
That program was expected to put
US in a position to have fleet by late
l94l or 1912. And it probably will. 1t
was bound to take that long, starting
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Scott Paine to have the American
rights to manufacture it, Back in this
country, he invited board of naval
experts to take ride in his new speeGV
ster. They came. put her through her
PAGES, gave her hearty okay.
Some dissenters in the Navy still
argued: Why have British-deslgned
boat? Wait for the American designs
to be ready. Wait wait ..
Said Sutphen: This boat is ready
and tested. All the bugs have been
taken out. Well put up new plant.
and guarantee to have twenty-five of
them in service by the spring of 1911,
and we'll have the plant on a basis to
roll them out after that by mass pro-
ductlon, as many as needed
Said the Navy: go ahead" Said it
with contract. 1t was a year and
half since the program to produce an
experimental fleet had star ted, and the
trial boats were just getting under
construction when Sutphen and his
associates broke ground for their new
plant in Bayonne In just one hundred
days it was up. and boats began to
take shape within it.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

"Wednesday-my baking days a
big strain. Lots of bending over the
stove. With all these stockings went
through, I'm surprised they lasted
244h hours! Nightly Ivory Flakes
washing is grand for stocking wear!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
Council Hears Of
Muddy East 7 ST.

Roy Cowan, 1867 Ea. T st. told
the council Monday he had just
come in from Fla. T st. otherwise
known as "Mudville." and that
only five wPA men were working
on the street grading project
there.
ITO get home. I have To get out
of the car two blocks away. put
on gum boots and wade" he de-
clared. ~ can't get load Of
fuel in to my house. The other day
a city truck loaded with gravel got
stuck over there and il took two
other trucks to pull IL out"
Works Commissioner Bergersen
said the street is q problem job,
full of gumbo clay. and that most
OF the WPA men on the project
have been taken off for Fort
Lewis and McChord field work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
Building Permits
Run High Monday

Monday brought heavy run OF
applications for building permits
which were headed by two $4,000
stores for Safeway Stores. Inc,
food merchants. This brings to six
the number of stores for this COM
panv now authorized or under con-
struction.
Permits for the two new ones
were obtained by George Warter
Construction Co, builders of the
other four now under way. New
ones will be at 1902 Pacific ave.
and 1922 Mckinley ave. They will
be of frame construction with
stuceo exteriors.
Other permits follow: Mrs. Anna
Olson, $500 residence, 49l5 So.
Park ave; C. j. Hudson, s3,50o
residence. 6s17 South Tacoma way;
Sam Simone. residence alterations
costing $4,000 at GIL East saith st;
John d. Barbieri. 81 500 residence,
3340 SO. Ainsworth ave: Red Spot
Electric Co, 81 900 addition TO
store. 7405 South Tacoma way,
and John Smiley, $4,000 residence,
54O6 No. 42d st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
New Effort Made
To End Labor War

NEW ORLEANS - William
Green, head of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. revealed at the
opening session of the organiza-
tons 60th annual convention Mon
day that President Roosevelt has
made new effort to end the five
year war in organized labor.
He said in his keynote speech
that the chief executive has asked
that the peace committe set up
by the Federation and the rival
Congress OF Industrial Organiza-
tons meet again in an attempt to
reach truce.
Declaring that the AFL is ready
to meet the CLIO group any time
and any where, Green brought
forward again the Federation's
plan OF settling the controversy. II
would re-admit to AFL the unions
which left the parent body five
years ago TO form the CLIO and
leave to representatives OF the two
groups the task of deciding the
fate of unions formed since the
break.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
Believe Spain
To Join Axis!

BERLIN spain's foreign minis
ter, Ramon Serrano Suner. Mon
day met with Adolf Hitler after
preliminary conference with Axis
Foreign Ministers Joachim Won
Ribbentrop and Count Galeazzo
Ciano.
Information made available to
the foreign press by the official
DNB news agency said that Ser
rano Suner, Ciano and Ribbentrop
mnched together at Ribbentrop's
estate at Fuschal. near Salzburg
and only few miles from Hitler's
mountain retreat at Berchtes-
gaden.
After the luncheon meeting Ser
rano Suner and Hitler went into
conference. Ribbentrop participat-
ed in the discussion.
ln Rome, some Italian observ-
ers believed that Mondays discus
sions might foreshadow more ac-
tive participation by Spain as an
ally OF the axis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
Stuffing Plays Important Part
On Holiday Dinner Tables

A bird on the table is worth two
on the wing especially when 1t
has come out of the oven Drowned
TO a turn. cracking and fragrant
with the inviting promise OF tender
well-seasoned stuffing with n.
Stuffing does its part not only by
adding flavor but also by absorb
ing juices and keeping the fowl
moist and shapely during roasting.
Bread for stuffing IL best when
day or two old, and broken or
cut into small pieces. For a special
| flavor, toast the cubes lightly.
Only enough liquid is necessary TO
hold the seasoned bread cubes to-
gether without packing Fill the
cavity about q full. taking care
not TO pack the bird too tightly.
Extra stuffing. for those who like
stuffing with gravy. may be baked
in separate dish. Extra stuffing
can be remarkably helpful in MAX
ing the turkey or chicken go" as
far as possible.
II, from choice or pocketbook
limitations. the traditional holiday
roast needs to he small, serve
dressing In stuffed chops. beef or
veal birds, or stuffed shoulder
Tomatoes. cabbage leaves. or small
squash make fine containers for
stuffing. too.
Bread Stuffing (For Chicken)
cups bread cubes, toasted
teaspoon pepper
!, teaspoon poultry seasoning
2 tablespoons melted butter or
chicken fat
2 teaspoons salt
l slightly beaten egg
teaspoon minced onion
=, cup boiling water
Mix ingredients together lightly,
blending thoroughly. For dry.
GRUMPY dressing. water may be
omitted. For a moist dressing. add
2 teaspoons baking powder to pre-
vent sogginess.
Oyster Stuffing (For Turkey
pint oysters
= cups bread cubes
! slightly beaten egg
teaspoon salt
!, teaspoon celery salt
=. teaspoon pepper
Wash oysters thoroughly. Mis-
ingredients together. lightly but
thoroughly.
Orange Stuffing
(For Chicken or Duck)
3 cups dry bread cubes
cup diced raw apples
=, cup orange juice
| y, cup seedless raisins
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-19
Board Undecided
On Troy Ruling

SEATTLE - The King county
election board met Monday to
decide whether to abide by At
torney General Smith Troys rul-
ing that split ballot" voting may
be done in Washington elections.
Two members of the three-man
board Indicated they would abide
by Troy's opinion in favor of
Mayor Arthur b. Langlie of Sc
attic. Republican candidate for
governor.
The attorney general upheld a
time -honored practice in the state
of being able to vote a straight
party ticket and then cross over
10 vote for the candidate of an
other party for one office.
Supporters of c. {. Dill. Spo-
kane Democrat. commended such
balloting constituted double yot-
ing and was illegal.
"A reasonable inference from
the opinions of former attorney
generals" Troy said. would seem
to be that splitting straight
ticket is permissible under the
law"