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Show Fifty Thousand Fascisti Cheer Mussolini V t BP ierc . i N , W MAifW - Fifty thousand Fascisti, clad in black shirts, assembled to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Fascist entry Into Rome. The photograph shows the cheering throng surrounding Premier Mussolini and his stall officers. National Guard to Get Plane New-Typ- e The type observation airplane with which air corps units of the National Guard will shortly be equipped. The machine is powered with a 400 horse power Liberty engine. 1 5y ELMO SCOTT WATSON E of the greatest "battles' modern history is now a being waged against foreign invader on American soil. It is a battle against an enemy which has threatened to wipe out nearly $10,000,000,000 muivt worth of American crops. dney ie them, the sum of $10,000,000 nuch ;! has been appropriated by the with al government and much more 3 tO s probably be required before the in 01 Her-- i is ended. enemy is the "assassin of the the "most dangerous ene- end if Indian corn that has ever ap--- J f. in America" the European IH1JM s borer. This enemy Is an alien inne first on American soil are tiiiiij appeared in 1921. After ravaging the lira ? fields of that country and al-- i iffer totally destroying them In the roils space of six years, it sneaked lave t the houiidry line and appeared ba United States. Ohio and Michi-- , atif ere the first states which it in-'- d )0,lt fi'd there the losses mounted e a iO.iJi us 30 per cent of the nor-h(f i rrop. and its presence became widely 're I the pest had spread into New till ml and New York, through himia as far south as Pitts-ari- l into one corner of West 'ate-th: Then It began to work r west into Michigan, invaded gff t N irhciistern corner of Indiana-'withitea the last year It struck at tf liwm of America '8 famous corn in I'.r appearing In Kankakee ret As the result of Its opera-- ; J nn area of 3,000,000 acres, a square miles, has been icy U'd i.nd unless It Is controlled, It that "the entire agrlcul-i- ; Mikttd 1 map of the world's greatest farm 'wing area will be changed." I Threat to Crops. (he corn borer threatened only vw crop It would be bad enough. i" striking at King Corn, this Is a menace also to the very 'Kitions of the dairy, pork, poul- itnd other farm industries. It Is nated that 89 per cent of the corn 'i to live stock and sold in the of meat, milk, poultry. Forty per of the corn is fed to hogs and er rent to cattle. Last year these ' nere worth $1,080,000,000 and ? 1.1 05,000,000. The value of the rj was estimated at $C00,000,000 the dairy products $1,515,000,000. to these the value of the corn ItM'Ir. $2,000,000,000, and It gives ;l;.ggering total of $10,000,000,000 the European corn borer Is Veiling to reduce. Of course, this riot mean that the corn borer iWpe out of existence that much 3 ill. but It Is a potential danger unless' the ravages of the pest , ma-ki- d, - field," borers in 1927 as in 1920, this Is only of the normal increase in the number of borers In the infested area that is shown in the estimate of four times as many in 1920 as in 1925. The significance of this Is shown in the remainder of Secretary Jardlne's statement which reads as follows: one-sixt- h i i coun-."'inni- s. cov-10.0- m lit-wo- ct J1 i it ' checked. ''inning as the situation has been, f is one ray of light in a recent 'fluent by Secretary Jardine of the 'd States Department of Agricul-tha- t even though the corn borer j lit spread over the entire corn belt, I "mt time his department would !tf developed effective and methods of control and the would be kept to a minimum, i i" Agricultural department has re- completed a survey of the re- of the $10,000,000 spring control f'Talgn In New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan authorized congress. Although this survey one and a half times as ninny ; eco-jsiio- il ; ,! 'f , The reduction of the rate of Increase the number of borers this year Indi- cates the effectiveness of the control measures employed In the recent spring campaign, but these results also show most emphatically that the borer Is a real menace. The department's opinion continues to be that the spread of the borer to the entire corn belt Is Inevitable, and thai tt is.a situation to which the farmers, the state departments of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges must adjust their plans. AJ the same time the control meas-uie- s used tn the spring were sufficiently effective to lead the department 10 believe that serious commercial damage to the nation's corn crop can be avoided to a considerable extent The results of the 1927 campaign are due in a large measure to the given by farmers In the lnfesied area in carrying out the clean-u- p measures recommended. The continuation of such concerted and vigorous action by all farmers tn the area in putting effective control measures Into practice is the only Immediate way in which commercial damage can be prevented. These measures Include the destruction of all cornstalks, remnants of stalks, and corncobs In the fields or near the premises, before the emergence of the corn borer moth. Effective methods of holding down the Increase In the number of corn borers must be adopted Into the farming practice generally or serious readjustment of the present system of farming in the corn belt area will become necessary, as has already occurred In Canada since 1923. The Joint spring campaign of the federal and state forces having demonstrated the effectiveness of the control measures used In slowing down the Increase of the number of borers, It Is assumed that adequate control measurers will be continued by the states affected. The department will continue with the states In scoutto ing to determine Infestation, the maintenance of quarantines and In providing for necessary research and educational work insofar as the regular appropriations of the department for the purpose are available. New Bulletin Out. In furtherance of its "Control the Corn Horer" campaign, the Agricultural department has recently Issued a bulletin for farmers on the subject of "The European Corn Borer Its Present Status and Methods of Control" which contains the following advice on how each can do his share to help thwart the "assassin of the corn field": The main effect at control of the corn borer In the Middle West should be directed toward the disposal of corn refuse. weeds or grasses growing tn or along the edges of badly Infested cornfields must also be destroyed. Infested plants may be disposed of through any one of the following methods or by a combination of uch methods: (1) Feeding to live stock direct from the field, or as sllnge. or as finely cut or finely shredded Large-stemm- He does not be taken too literally. not mean that there is danger that the lilac will elope with the Fbwers Fall in Love f In Kir Jagadls Hose, the noted knows what lie Is talk- shout, romance Is not limited to "liiiuii world. He says flowers 'leans and fall in love. His i!i"M Is dint most present teachings sl,!'e( to bntnny are incorrect. show, he says, that the 1,1 "f (,ne flower may cause nn-"- r to pine awny and die. Of course the great scientist says should Ex-il!,''- Unreformed Spelling way to spell potato Is gh as In hiccough; o ougli The latest this: p dough; t phth ns In phthisic: clgh ns In eight; t tte as in en Thus, zette; o enu as In beau. Rut it tastes ghoucliphthelghtteonu. Just Hip same when cooked properly. Youth's Companion. as n In material. (2) Plowing under cleanly. (3) Burning completely. Each field presents a separate probmethod lem. In any case the clean-u- p adopted will vary according to the used. The Important farming practice thing to remember Is - that all corn remnants must be disposed of before the corn borer changes to the moth, or flying stage. Clean Up by May 1. For the sake of safety the clean-u- p should be completed by May 1 of each year. In fields which cannot be plowed or otherwise handled effectively in the spring, special effort should be made to dispose of all corn remnants during the fall. In case, the corn is to be cut, It should be cut as low and as early atas possible. Special tachments for corn binders may be purchased for this purpose. If corn Is Steel Cell for Liquor Smugglers MAY GO TO CUBA ,1 t V low-cutti- d to be cut by hand, a heavy hoe should be used because this short-handle- permits low cutting without undue In case infested cornstalks exertion. are fed direct to live stock without previous cutting or shredding, the uneaten parts should be destroyed unless Intrampled deeply into manure. creased use of the silo and husker-shreddmachines is recommended. If plowing is to be effective In demust stroying the corn borer all thrash be turned under completely so that material may not be plowed-unddragged to the soil surface by later cultivation before the moths emerge. Clean plowing deprives borers of their natural shelter when they crawl to the soil surface after being plowed under. Average plowing methods must be Improved sufficiently to insure that all cornstalks and trash are turned under completely. Neither depth of plowing nor time of plowing is Imcontrol If a portant for corn-borclean Job is done and material Is not afterward dragged to the soil surface. In case the available plowing equipment will not handle standing cornstalks or high stubble, they should be cut or broken off at the ground level, raked both ways of the field Into This reduces windrows, and burned. the bulk of the material to such an extent that the remaining parts can then be plowed under cleanly. Breaking or cutting off standing cornstalks at the ground level, followed by clean rakir.g into windrows or piles, and clean burning are very effective methods. They may be made more effective if the remaining trash is plowed under cleanly. Before June 1 of each year burn all cornstalks that have been used for building shelters for live stock, for thatching, and for windbreaks, and similar purposes. This should also Include surplus stalks stored for fodder and all stalks in and around barnyards and feed lots. Keep all portions of corncobs out of shelled corn Intended for shipping to points outside the infested areas. Corn from badly infested fields should be shelled not later than June 1 of each year and the cobs burned. Ear corn from such fields should be kept In a tight compartment or covered by wire screen to prevent the escape of the emerging moths. Disking stubble is an cornstalks or high-cobjectionable practice In lnfesied fields, because It leaves abundant shelter for borers. Poisons, trap lights, attractive baits cr pasturing Infested corn fields have not been effective In controlling the borer and are not recom- X ' er er fine-me- Lli. ?WS ' m rTyv'fTffiTTTi Col. Noble Brandon Judah, promiIt is said, is being seriously considered by President Coolidge for the appointment as ambassador to Cuba. nent Chicago lawyer, who, WILL ADVISE HAITI Formidable States-Mexic- o officers use it looking steel calaboose, recently constructed at the United international border, near San Ysidro, Calif. Uncle Sam'i for the imprisonment of liquor smugglers. Buffalo Trained for Farm Work Clyde Jones is here seen with his team of buffaloes which he uses instead of horses on his farm near Rapid City, S. D. The animals are docile and quite satisfactory for the agricultural labor. trh vS. I ml .h ut Boots, Modern Style Seven-Leagu- e mended. corn borer depends effort. The corn growers must help one another. Corn-borfield to field. Commoths fly from laws are necessary to pulsory clean-u- p secure the full of all Control of th upon community-wide er concerned. Friend to Be Held Dear A good man is the best friend and therefore soonest to be chosen, longest to be retained, and indeed never to be parted with, unles? he cease tc be that for which he was chosen. Jeremy Tf.ylor. What h a Novel? According to Andre Oide, no book Is u novel unless It Is a work In which ihere exists a conflict of characters and u conflict of Ideas. Dr. Arthur C. Millspaugh, formerly financial advisor to Persia, lias been appointed financial advisor to Haiti. His Program "I have decided to quit attending amateur performances," said J. Fuller Gloom. "I intend to deprive myself of the society of my brother-in-lawho yearns to relate his symptoms. I shall never indorse notes for friends I shall accept ti of my boyhood. more advice. I shall eat nothing I dislike, even when I am told It Is good for me. I expect to live strictly according to the above program, and am sure whether it pleases anyone else or not It will augment the comfort of Yours Truly." Kansas City Star. A. ryjay --- ?' jr - fA The walking machinery shown here will, it is claimed, enable the wearer; to make V,0 miles on hour instead of three or four. The device was one of' the most interesting London England. exhibits at the International Inventions exhibition la1 |