LOCUSTS ARE DUE TO VISIT SOON State Officials Say That They Will Come Along Within the Next Month or So All doubt about the seventeen year old locust being due here next month has been swept away by State of ficials who have been making studies of charts and receiving reports from men observing the pesky fliers. Some locusts have been plowed up and the State officials are sounding warnings that the locusts are to be expected. According to Prof. J. G. Sanders. State economic zoologist, the his toric pests will be very numerous in part of Pennsylvania and orchards may suffer. The counties wherein thev will appear are Somerset, Retl ford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Incom ing. Columbia, l.uzcrno. l.acka wanna, Monroe. Northampton, Le lilgh, Bucks, Montgomery, Phila delphia. Delaware, Lancaster, York, Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Hunting don. Mifflin Juniata, Perry. Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, L'nion, Snyd er. Schuylkill, Northumberland. Mon tour, Carbon, Berks and * hester. They will also appear in parts of New Jersey. Delaware and Mary land and in Western Ohio and In diana ;is well as some western states. The appearance of the locusts in these areas Is all down in black and white as the result of historical re search. The brood which will turn out of the ground soon is known as the "X brood." Some people call it the "Tenth Legion." These locusts appeared last in these counties in 1902 and were particularly destruc tive. They sawed into the bark, laid their eggs and died. Their descend ants will emerge from the ground soon and repeat the process. They did so in 18S5 and 1888 as is well attested in official records for these very regions. Indeed, says Dr. Sanders, history shows that this brood has been traced at seventeen year old intervals since 1719. In spite of this long record, the "Tenth Legion" has a rival for an tiquity as> the XIV group, which will appear In 1923. hits been traced back to 1633 in America. It will also af fect parts of Central Pennsylvania. These locusts are an American in sect. They are different from the locusts of the Bible and are smaller and of a more reddish color than the big green spotted locusts that sings for hot weather in the dog days, the locusts that wear the "W" on their wings and have proved false prophets more often than veracious. They have afflicted colonists and far mers and fruit growers and there is very little that can be done to kill them off, although Prof. Sanders says that the disappearance of for ests lias reduced the damage they have been doing. However, with the increase of orchard enterprises in Pennsylvania, there is grave dan ger of momentary loss. There is a big wasp that kills the locusts but it is not numerous and in appear ance is worse than the locust and with a temper that is terrifying. P. T. Barnes, assistant to Prof. Sanders, has been engaged in Held work and made studies of locusts in southwestern Pennsylvania, es pecially in Green county and in West Virginia, while Prof. Sanders work ed out their histories and character istics while in the United States ser vice at Washington. Mr. Barnes saw them at their worst in south western Pennsylvania in 19H ami says that this year's brood will prob able be destructive. In 1913 New Jersey was hard hit. while in 1916 some western counties of Pennsyl vania and New York suffered. In 1917 western counties had too many for comfort. Biggest of Traffic Cops Retires Here Broadway and Dey 'streets has lu-t a distinguishing landmark when "Big Bill" Roberts, the world's larg est traffic cop. retired from the New York Police Department after twen ty-three and a half years service on a pension of $823 a year. Twenty two years ago. when the traffic squad was organized. "Big Bill" was as signed to the Broadway and Dey street corner, where steady streams of vehicles seek continuously dur ing the day light hours to tie them selves into knots. Long service made "Big Bill" an adopt in unravel ling such snarls, and ::e was cred ited with holding a flock of taxicabs at bay with one hand while disen gaging a blockade of heavily laden motor trucks with the other, at the same time keeping a watchful >e out for old ladies and pretty girls whose business called them from one curb to the other. "Big Bill's" retirement is the re sult of an old injury received while stepping a runaway horse back in 1907. when he was doing Sunday duty at Columbus Circle one day. A riderless nag with a saddle on her back came galloping by and "Big Bill" seized the bridle and was drag ged for yards before his weight be gan to tell and the horse slowed down and stopped. He was badly hurt, but resumed duty again after a time. Recently his old injuries have been bothering him a good deal, so being entitled to rctiremnt by his length of service he decided to give up active duty. He has had a nuni br of offers of less strenuous em ployment, but hasn't made up his mind yet which one he will take. During liis long service "Big Bill" has become acquainted with many of the leading men of the financial district and John D. Rockefeller. J. P. Morgan and others whose hab itat is, or has been, in lower Man hattan seldom passed without a friendly nod and a smile or some times a wave of the hand. Mr. Rocke feller once referred to him as "New l'ork's best traffic officer." IVLAZINH" CANADIAN ROADS Rogina, Saskatchewan.—The prin cipal roads between the leading cen ters of western Canada will be mark ed in distinguishing colors by the American Trail Blazing Association this year. A. L. Meigs, the presi dent, attended the convention of the Saskatchewan Motor League and had a conference with the Hon S. J. J-itfa. Minister of Highways, who is also Honorary President of the Motor League. Permission has been secured to paint the signs on the long-distance telephone poles, and the work will begin at once. HIS POSITION "How does Senator Stiiugg stand on the League of Nations?" "He is enthusiastically in favor of it. but bitterly opposed to all en tangling foreign alliances: is for all the amendments that have been sug gertcd. demands Immediate peace, but insists that the league be incor porated in the peace treaty, but not until it has been indorsed by the voters of the Nation. In other words, he does not stand at ait; he is straddle of the fence, and threat ening to fall off on both sides at once." —Kansas City Star. FRWAY F.VENTNG, ' ' itAsmisßmia TEXEGRSPH APRIT. 18, 1919 *The Live Store" "Always Reliable" Experience in Buying Clothes Living bp to Our Chums Thousands of men have learned by experience that this The Do,..rich policy wa ß not chosen lightly. " L i ve Store" is a "Dependable Store" and that all the laurels we have won and It meant heavy responsibilities and unrelaxiiig . . % . . . . . . care to preserve the highest standard. We knew 1 are as the Big factor in the clot ing world have been well through COlJ what il meant when wc took this stand and the slanl * "hiving to please and satisfy our customers in every branch of service. We don t inception of this busmen merely select certain things we like to do because we derive a benefit for ourselves —No, we Setting a high standard and thoronghlv ad- ralh , er bel ,' eve catering to what our customers prefer-It's their money and they can spend vcrtising il places a tremendous responsibility " where they choose, if we make th.s Live Store appeal to you and your friends, by selling lon us and requires us to maintain this standard y° u the th,n S s y® wanl to huy—you 11 want to spend most of your money with us. if we want to succeed— AVe have found our reward in an ever in creasing number of well satisfied customers. They recommend tins "Live *>>''" to their Our spring business is so won- We have fairly outdone our friends because it has invariably kept faitli 111 1 r 1 i • 1 ri r l j.l_ r\ i *i i them. Such a reputation for dependability is derful this season that we feel sure of selves this season-Uur daily records prove of the utmost importance, to you. "where we stand" with the majority of people. The that we are getting the great bulk of thn clothing In these times of uncertain quality we advise busy days glide by as if they were hours—lf you business —This "Live Store" is growing zo fast that \on whether you buy here or not to buy men's want to see where hundreds of eager people save, we can scarcely believe ourselves vhat a store in clothing only from a dealer who you yourself come to Doutrichs and you will enjoy the cheery a city the size of Harrisburg could be hitting the believe to be reliable. J atmosphere in company with a great host of en- "MILLION-DOLLAR TRAIL." Just think of it— r thusiastic buyers who come here for standardized That's the way we have been growing, and mind 'ifz/.j known quality goods that you are familiar with you we have only been in this great city a few such as months over ten years. Hart Schaffner & Marx, Kuppenheimer & Society Brand Clothes A But it would be impossible for any store to enjoy such an enormous business without friends and we are indeed grateful to the hosts of loyal supporters who believe in us and our "Always Reliable" policy. Throngs of young men have added their names to the long list of men who have learned by actual OC<- , experience that "it pays" to buy from a store with a "fixe-d T-olicv" that does so much to LC jaggfo 'V..'jf satisfy those who favor them with their patronage. £ Try This Dependable Doutrich Service That Everybody Is Talking About Tour New Spring Hat j J f wr Let's all look our best on Easter Day. Begin right 1 jfe 90 , j at the top —put on one of our "New Stetsons" most every man you 1 j r |Lg §f j I \ 1 meet is going to have a new Spring Hat to-morrow —Will you? We are going to i ( ; '||||| ■ A It. \ r \ more hats to-morrow than has ever been sold in any store in this city in a single , , " II . 4 C h.day, but our big selling force are "primed" up to meet the emergency. i The Boys' Department 1 Is the wonder of the store. How a department in such a ...... pfti; jjMflHjPfl short time can gather such a multitude of boys, is more than we can fathom— M&JT M but the plain fact is the boys are finding their way here and getting the very best looking out- \ Wt V ® fits that have been sold in Harrisburg—lt's extremely gratifying and we are glad we can please the boys who are fast growing into men —every day we graduate one or more boys to the _ growing men's department for their first long trouser suit—lf you are in that class, come here feflrtrttf (EllJtitM where we have plenty of young men's clothing for fellows just like you. ~~~\ 15
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