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Show THE BULLETIN Dust Bowl Looms as Proving Ground For Enlightened American Agriculture 1 Scientific Farming, Rain Omaha North Platte Combine vests to Cut South Summer. Denver C By JOSEPH W. LaBINE The sun is beginning to shine through Americas southwestern dust clouds. Where five years ago there was drouth and desolation, encouraged farmers now prick up their ears to hear rain pound on windows that were once pockmarked by sandstorms. This is taking place in the dust bowl region, comptj& ing western Kansas, 'eastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Pan- VANISHING LADY 8B THAYER By VAT-D- Associated Newspapers. WNU Service Uneol NEB. Area Next Blow CirndTslird and he slid to the floor. Then I heard the other one screaming and cursing up front. I spun around and saw two big men in felt sombreros grappling him. When they got the handcuffs on, I called: Down hare for number two, OlJ)? SLIPPED the porter a and told him: Here; now keep it quiet. Understand? He beamed all over and backed five-sp- away bowing. Yassuh, yassuh Thank you, suh. Ah ot sho' do. I looked out the window When again we were just pulling into the station at San Berdoo. There were a couple of dozen people standing around on the platform, all men. Two of them came toward the train together. The taller one wore a gray flannel suit and no hat. His hair was black. The second had on buff trousers, brown coat, and a floppy-brimm- Albuquerque I handle and northwest Texas. But it extends northward, too, through desolate wastes of i Wiehha 1 Fal!e NnT E NAS North and South Dakota where a MILES scant few years ago farmers fed their cattle Russian thistle because How the dust bowl has been shrinking , and a fairly accurate nothing else would grow. Contour farming, and Rain has been partly responsible prediction of next years trouble-centethe soil are responsible. for this new optimism, for the de- other efforts to pressing dry cycle of the 1930s appears to be ending. This years rains have been the heaviest since spreads like a cancerous disease. 1932, and like a great piece of wool, Americas cancer lies in an area the dust bowl seems to shrink when that from 1928 was the breadbasket of the nation, producing some it gets wet. But behind the dust bowls shrink- 300,000,000 bushels of wheat a year. From 1932 to 1936 production age is something far more fundamental than rain. It is a definite dropped to 150,000,000 bushels. The cancer is still spreading, mostly to change in Americas treatment of the northeast into Kansas' corn belt. her No. 1 industry, agriculture. But the encouraging factor is that New Century, New Problems. man can now reconquer the origOldtimers recall how, 50 years inal dust bowl, and is at last learnago, each midwestem homestead ing how this precious farm land was an independent kingdom on should be handled. which the farmer lived without conTodays farmer admits the good cern for high neighbors earth has been misused. Through The land was new and good; no a half century of boom era farming problem was bigger than the home- its resources were drained and no stead itself. But since free land attempt was made to restore them. Years ago there was no such thing disappeared, since cultivation began loosening the soil as crop rotation, nor did a washed-ou- t from its anchors, problems have hillside cause much concern. sprung up that are not localized. But eventually the good earth got It all boils down to the problem of plain mad, dried up and blew away. preserving our land. Agricultures Proving Ground. Gas matkt for a dutl storm. This is far more important than The dust bowl offers agriculture's Used since 1932 in the south-tces- t, the matter of agricultural pricas but soon they may be and surplus. When land begins best example of what must be done the Midwest, and what stored away. eroding and blowing away it throughout will result. In this 97,000,000 acres of wasted land once highly productive farm territory fostered by the United States department of agriculture Is winning a painstaking battle. Though thousands have migrated, though countless farms stand deep in churning sand, the dust bowl is emerging as a proving ground for American agr. or well-bein- g'. year-after-ye- ar Germany Builds New Zeppelin , Unshaken by Past Tragedies Panama. ed The conductor was standing by the steps of the car I was on. The twro men came up and spoke to him. He nodded, jerked a thumb toward his car, and led them aboard. I lit a mentholated cigarette, then strolled up to the front vestibule. stop, San Berdoo was a but I had no desire to get off. The big thermometer by the depot door stood at 102. I heard someone coming behind me and looked around. It was the conductor; his face screwed up with wory. He scrambled down the steps, took a sort of aimless look around, and mounted them again. I asked: Something wrong, Doc? Yeah plenty. He wiped his neck with a blue bandanna, then glanced at me sharply. Say, havent I seen you talking to her? That lady in drawing room B Miss Buelah Hogarth. Bogart, I corrected him; what about her? Disappeared. Room's empty and I can't find her nowhere on board. Those men who just got on are from some movie studio where 6hes going. Supposed to meet her here and take her off the train at Pasadena. Sure funny what's become of her. I thought it over for a second and told him: Yeah. Lets go talk to them. The door with the gilt B on it stood half open. Inside, the two men were asking the porter questions. His eyes showed a lot of white and his head kept shaking sideways. We went hi and the conductor said: Here's a gent who knows her' d man faced me, The black-haire- asking: Friend of hers? I answered; "we just met No, at Tucson." were from Zenith studios, when I got on Well, the short one said; shes under contract there and we" I broke in with: riculture. the conductor told me It was not enough that farmers learned to leave a good ground cov- about it." Turning to him, I adder during winter months, nor was it ed: Listen you go through the enough to learn that terracing will train again while I hop out and have a look through the station. She prevent erosion from both causes washouts and blowing. It took mon- mightve gotten off for something." The porter suddenly quavered: ey to carry out these plans. Oh, lawsy, boss! Ahs" First, the Farm Security adminisI grabbed his arm and pulled him tration offered loans to farmers who Never mind, outside, saying: would handle their land scientificalcome help me.' you George; just ly, making further loans if they When we got up front I punched wished to lease adjacent neglected blow land and anchor it down. him in the ribs and ordered: Now shut your trap and stay Though 220,000 dust bowl farms have been placed under good man- away from there." off and ran into Then I jumped agement this way, and although the the depot. The Western Union desk act permits the the time Id was on government to purchase remaining finished my right. Byand tossed the my message idle blow land, the new spirit of coa bill, the train was moving operative attack is best illustrated girl I sprinted out and just again. by still another method the soil caught the club cars front stairs. conservation district. The conductor was coming from the Given U. S. Assistance. observation porch. When I only This is a simple plan. Farmers shrugged, gloom settled deeper on in a certain area can form an asso- his face. ciation to lease abandoned land, We returned to the other car with' thereby qualifying for a special pay- out speaking. ment from the Agricultural AdjustThe two men were still in drawing-Uh-hu- h; Jones-Bankhe- ad A year ago last May, when the giant Hindenburg exploded while Rinding at Lakehurst, N. J., the ir craft world thought were a proven failure. But though one after another airship has been wrecked by structural defects, wartime shells, storms and explosions, Germany still has faith. Just launched is the new christened "Graf Zeppelin after an The earlier ship. new Graf Zeppelin is a sister ship of the Hindenburg, and in outward appearance is the same. But a visit to the hangar at Germany, offers convincing proof that the similarity ends there. is 803 feet long with The a beam of 135 feet. When inflated it will hold 7,060,000 cubic feet of gas, helium if the United States government will supply it. Germany wants to avoid hydrogen, whose inflammability caused the Hinden-burg- s downfall. Eckener Is Leader. The guiding genius behind GerHugo Eckemanys dirigibles is Dr. most of his devoted who has ner, ir research. life to 's new feaMost of the new to him. For attributed be can tures sample, the mass of metal inside the ship is made of duralumin, an amazingly light alloy. Helium if Germany gets it will be stored in 16 doughnut-shape- d compartments. The ship is powered by four motors capable of takfrom the Germany to Lakeship ing in two and hurst, N. days, returning in two. Store rooms, baggage compartments and passenger accommodations ard inside the monsters belly, but actual navigacontion takes place in gondola-lik- e lighter-than-a- LZ-13- 0, lighter-than-a- ir ill-fat- ed Fried-richshafe- LZ-13- 0 lighter-than-a- LZ-130- er one-ha- lf trol cars. The Graf Zeppelin has 20 cabins, accommodating 40 passengers as compared with the Ilindenburg's load of 70. The smaller load is necessitated because helium lifts lower than hydrogen. Dining quar- - TOP The new Graf Zeppelin soars over Friedrichshafen on her first trial run , outwardly a carbon copy of the ABOVE Dr. Hugo Hindenburg. ' Eckener, guiding spirit of Gerresearch manys lighter-than-awhich dates back to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelins experiments 40 years ago. ters are located in the center of the ill-fate- d ir main runway, flanked on ope side by a lounge and reading room, and on the other side by another lounge, a smoking room and a bar. Prom' enade decks are fitted with huge slanting windows that enable passengers to watch the world below. When regular transatlantic pas- senger service is inaugurated, it will cost $450 to come from Frankfort to Lakehurst, against $400 on the Hindenburg. Smaller pay loads are responsible for the added fare. . Strong in her faith, Germany is to be already planning the larger still. Americas contribution to the dirigible field will be a $3,000,-00- 0 U. S. navy training ship, authorized by congress last year. The principal reason it has not been started is that engineers cannot decide whether it shall be covered with metal or fabric. LZ-13- 1, . ment administration. The government provides machinery to remove buried fence posts, level hummocks and put the abandohed land in shape. Funds for additional treatment come from the Farm Security administration, and this loan is repaid when AAA allotments are made to the district. This work has been going on unnoticed in the dust bowl and other drouth areas, and this autumn the amazing results were brought to the publics attention for the first time.. There is a popular misconception that the dust bowl is a new "great American desert, but farm experts are quick to point out that it is a potentially productive region of generally good soils. Most of the land is level and can be operated with modern farm machinery. It has produced bumper crops in the past and can again. Department of agriculture officials confidently predict that a relatively small percentage of the land operated this past summer will be subject to blowing next winter and spring. They have found some of the land not suited to crops about 6.000.- 000 of the 32,000,000 acres now under cultivation and this will be put back to grass immediately, eventually becoming suitable for grazing. The latest figures on dust bowl Its original progress look good. 97.000.- 000 acres are now reduced to an expected 16,000,000 acres for next year, which means the proving ground has succeeded and that similar technique can be applied to drouth-ridde- n farms throughout the Midwest. Waitarn Newspaper Union. B. room They looked pretty hot and bothered. The tall one began shooting questions at me. When did you see Miss Bogart last? I had lunch with her at twelve-thirty- ." Did she mention anything about getting off? No. She said the heat tired her and she wanted to lie down." And you havent seen her since then?" The porter went by outside with a cup of water. He was walking fast and spilling some of it He didnt look in. Suddenly the man in the Panama jumped up, snapping: That nigger acts darned queer, Whats the matter with him?" He stepped toward the aisle. I tried to block him, but he pushec past The next instant he was running up the car, shouting: black Hey, you crook leave that open!" I ran out in time to see him knock the porter away from the drawing room at the far end and fling its door wide. Beulah Bogart stooc there in cherry-colore- d lounging padouble-crossin- g jamas. The conductor whirled on me, cry ing: Why, thats your room I What's this mean, mister? Just then the trains brakes slammed on. I lost balance and sprawled into a seat. The man with black hair fell on top of me. When I rose his face was tense and white. What're we stopping here for?" he yelled, reaching toward his hip. I hit him below the eye with my fist boys. While one of them bent over the fellow I'd hit, the other asked me: You send that wire? I nodded. He stuck out a huge hand, grinning. Nice work, buddy. We phoned SCHOOLS (Saerrmnaat firtlM Welders In demand. ll VV graduates welding; good pay. Success-(igraduates. Kres ciit.ilog. lisas Wcldlag Scliaal, SMI N. fc. Unlsa, Vsrttaad, Ore. PHOTOGRAPHY Pasadena and they nabbed the rest ROLLS DEVELOPED of em waiting in a car there. They trlsiBwd anlaigamaslw prtnu. or your ebulca at M prluta all Pom all belong to the Toomey mob bigMs sola. lie print la oa anlarsemanu gest snatch gang in the country. MOKTHWCST PMOTO imwi Fargo They planned to hold her for fifty grand ransom. Over his shoulder I saw Beulah. After Big Money v , She was looking at me with the kind of smile that women save for heGeorge Joseph Grossman, of roes. I tried nonchalance and Los Angeles, Calif., filed a suit in rubbed the raw knuckles of my right the Superior court for 20 septil-liohand. 555 sextiilion, 5 quinlillion, But, say," the man in the 993 quadrillion, 793 trillion, 418 bilhat was demanding, how lion, 733 million and 25 thousand come you spotted the critters so dollars, to compensate him for quick? That was right smart. Just troubles he claimed to have sufgave us time to flag the train. fered in a dispute over his propI would have given plenty for a erty, says the American Magapat answer. zine. The judges dismissed the There being none, I told the truth. suit, giving an opinion that thera Well, chief, it was really a guess. is not that much money in the You see, I happen to be the guy world. Colliers Weekly. Zenith sent to meet Miss Bogart, down in Arizona. So when these lads claimed the same job, I thought something must be a little phony." The conductor came elbowing into the group. He looked very stern. That part may be all right," he but it don't explain announced; why the lady was in your room. On this train you cant A sharp smack sounded as Beulah's palm struck his cheek.' You, she stated, have a most disgusting mind! Now run along and mind your own business. i-- i n, ten-gall- on Scientists Learn Champ Flea Can Jump 13 Inches How far a flea can jump and what it docs when a dog walks through the room are questions science has of Rheumatism, Neuritis, Neuralgia Quickly finally answered. Measuring a fleas jump is not so silly as it sounds, says Dr. George A. Skinner. It really has become an important point in the handling disof bubonic plague, a ease appearing in the United States. All sorts of statements have been made as to the distance a flea can jump. Dr. Skinner wrote in Hygeia, the American Medical association publication. They varied so markedly that an investigator decided to find out for himself. By measuring the jumps of many fleas under all sorts of conditions he found that the average fleas cannot leap straight up much over five inches and only occasionally can one clear eight inches. The broad jump is somewhat longer, but here it was only the grand champion" that could reach 13 inches,. Most of them fell considerably short of that distance. Having determined about the jump, the investigators turned their attention to the sort of host" a flea likes best. They found that while fleas will wander from animal to man and back again, they really prefer to stick to something warm such as a cat or and SIMPLY CET BAYER ASPIRIN-FOLL- OW EASY DIRECTIONS BELOW flea-bor- ne long-haire- d, dog. The poor flea is handicapped by which Dr. Skinner says probably accounts for his helter-skeltjumps toward any moving body. The side of a fleas life of concern to scientists is the comparatively recent discovery that certain species carry bubonic plague from host to host. 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