Show CRICKET HORDE ALARMS IDAHO POCA POCATELLO TELLO June 6 P Report WI-Report- Report Reporting ing lag that all regions of ot the lower Snake r river cr valley arc are menaced b by the threatened invasion of ot millions of crickets from the thc Gibson Fort Hall section Mayor T. T C C. Coffin CoHin today telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed to Congressman Addison T. T Smith requesting per day for employment of workers and purchase of supplies to bring the situation under under un un- der control The po possibility that the infestation may be carried into the thc Snake r river ver through the Portneuf and Blackfoot rivers and large irrigation canals feeding the thc Fort Hall project was cited in Coffins Coffin's plea to Washington F. F A A. A Gross superintendent of the Fort Hall Indian reservation today placed H. H E. E Plain inspector of or the state agriculture department in charge of the entire forces battling the cricket invasion Plain has reported re re- reported ported the present trench warfare failing to control the crickets and asked for tor additional supplies so that the thc plan effectively used in Colorado may be followed An appeal has been made to Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor C. C Ben Ro Ross for state funds to construct a fence fifteen miles mUes In length the fence to be of at inch boards with tin or oilcloth topping and augmented aug aug- by a series of holes into which the thc crickets will tumble and may be destroyed The fence will cost approximately approximately ap ap- ap proximately proximate per mile milc I |