Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-30 | Peril of Anabrus Causes Plans for War, but Older Residents Pin Hope on Gulls

Peril of Causes Plans Pans for War BItt But Older Residents Pin Pi Hope on Gulls I 7 AC I c 2 d e l l. l k 1 4 S S. 93 4 hJ Simplex Once More Public Enemy No 1 By JOHNV TERRELL Simplex Is coming Hes He's an old enemy of Utah and nd after an absence of of- many years is coming back to fo look over his old stamping ground The Tho chief trouble with is that he never comes alone He Ho brings all his relatives with him about fifty to the square foot And ho he comes without ut fanfare anare II moving S quietly quietly into into the the state state taking up residence residence res res- es- es wherever tho the suits him The early knew S so well that ho he has been given an nn alias the alias alias Mormon cricket War 11 to Death Utah's first families families' engaged in ih hi-a hi a war war to death with him an and l they were getting the tho wor worst t of the tho argument argument argument ment when the tho gulls came to their rescue never forgot f the licking the gulls gulls' gave save him and nd neith neither r did the Mormons They hey put up a 8 monument to commemorate the fight to honor their bird friend B But t David F. F Smith state commissioner corn com missioner of ag agriculture reports report that Is again preparing an invasion In fact he ho has already crossed the state line at the head of his l legions glons and Tooele county and nd various other sections sections' have been conquered is serious and has 11 II- ready become becom a real menace to to st state te crops Out in in Rush valley inspectors have found acres infested a similar similar- condition was reported near near Oak City in in- Millard county Iron c county Uin Uintah ah county and Box Elder coun county Public Enemy Enemy No 1 Public enemy No 1 i In the Insect world has been devastating regions in other western states for forthe forthe the hc past three years These states joined with Utah in asking for an an appropriation of from the federal government with which todo to todo todo do battle b But just at it present th the government replied there were no funds which might be used t to fight crickets The department of the Inferior in interior In- In tenor will help in in- inthe t the c fight however however however how how- ever and will wUI call upon resources already at Its iu command namely the forest service and Indian service Behind the defense forces will be bethe bethe the state department of agriculture the Utah state experiment station and other bodies It seems that no one yet has thought of calling on the seagulls for aid although there are ordinarily ordinarily scores of them scouting about tho capitol capit l bull building ing In fact It seems seems- the state has been Deen forgetting the tho seagulls just as asIt asIt asit it has The last legislature neglected to mention the g gull ll by byname byname byname name In the statute book The old winged friend of is merely protected by a blanket law which says jays no bird not a menace to public health and property may be killed The seagull used to have hav its name namen In n tho the statute book Certain of Victory Perhaps this neglect is due in part to the fact that scientists feel leel certain certain tain lain they can lick Mr with science They'll bl blow w dust in in his face arsenic dust and not ot evon a stout can take that Scientific for forces es are already on the march toward Tooele county will wUl meet the tho where they enemy with their dust machines The past winter and his family have been having a great time ime hatching eggs This Bummer summer they'll show Utah what a good healthy family can an do to toa toa a ripe grain field But one timer old who has respect for tradition is not going to put too much faith in any dusting contraption tion I St Standing g on the capitol steps c fi k i David F. F Smith Warns Yarns of Cricket kc Invasion Thursday morning and gazing gazin out toward Too Tooele le le he issued a warning This hero here science st stuff ff may maybe be beaU beall beall all aU right but Ill I'll bet on the gulls Nature takes care of her own And the gulls dont don't cost the tho taxpayers nothing Up in a room In the state capitol capitola a board of strategy is laying plans for the battle of the century man century man vs crickets Perhaps they can get the thc seagulls to join them In man inan an advisory advIsor capa capacity ity at at lea least t. t S. S