MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1r,o.
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South American Property
. Rights Confused by Great
Dust Storms of 1827 to
1830 Sahara Is Hub
WASHINGTON, D. O. (Ep!.)
Dust storms that have alteniely
scoured and smothered the prairie
states this spring are labeled the
worst in the history of the country.
High winds have sucleed up billions
tons of soil from the western
plains and rolled It eastward, turn
,ng green fields to yellow desert: stali
ng motor, rail, and air traffic, caus
.ng death and disease, and spreading
i dry haze as far east as the Atlantic
leaboard.
The great storm of May 11. 19 J.
which reached from Montana to the
Atlantic, and hung a 10.000-ton dust
blanket over the national capital, was
merely a preface to this year's catas
trophe. Tree Holt From Canada to Texas
Severe winds and the worst
drought In seventy years are only
secondary factors In the farm prob
lem that faces the United States,
aays a bulletin from the Washington.
D C headquarters of the National
Geographic Society. "During the
World War, when wheat prices shot
sky high, thousands of acres of seml
arld grazing land were ploughed un
der and planted to grain. Destruc
tion of the natural cover for this
soil, and over-grazing on the ranges
that were left, exposed the land to
wind and water.
"It Is the same thing that has hap
pened In Syria, Palestine, and North
Africa. Experts declare that such re
gions, where the rainfall Is less than
25 Inches a year, should be left to
livestock and not cultivated.
"Grass restoration and reforesta
tion are being advanced by govern
ment scientists as the best Insurance
against wind erosion. A S15.000.000
shelter belt of trees, to stretch from
North Dakota to the Texas Panhan
dle. Is part of a plan to protect farms
within Its area. This forest barrier.
100 miles wide and over 1.500 miles
long, following roughly the line of 18
Inches rainfall, is designed to restore
the water level, improve living condi
tions within the belt, act as a snow
fence, and hold wind-blown dust.
"During the next ten years the For
est Service will plant 3.500.000.000
trees In hundreds of narrow strips,
each a hundred feet wide and a mile
apart. Only trees suitable to the cli
mate will be chosen, and there will
be gaps In the ranks, where the soil
Is too poor to Justify planting.
"Over sixty years ago Russia began
such a project to protect the wheat
fields of the Ukraine from the 'black
dust storms' that sweep across the
southern steppes. Italy. Hungary, and
Prance have recently reclaimed waste
land and prevented erosion by refor
estation.
"Red Snow" and "Showers of Blood"
"Dust storms are not by any means
the exclusive property of the United
States. Darwin reports that In South :
America, during the dry seasons of
1827-1830, so much soli waa blown 1
about that boundaries were obscured
and property rights confused. In Oc
tober, 1928, chocolate dust from Aus
tralia stained the snow peaks of New
Zealand. 1500 miles away. In the
spring "of that same year, some 15.
000,000.000 tons of earth from the
Ukraine was scattered over Europe.
"The Sahara is the source of sup
ply for most of the European dust
storms. Hot sirocco winds carry the
dust ever the Mediterranean and
northward as far as the Baltic. Ho
mer. Virgil, and Llvy mention these
dry fogs.' When the northeast
trades blow over Africa, they sweep
this dust out over the Atlantic re
gion, which sailors of ancient times
called the 'sea of darkness.'
"Sahara dust usually has a reddish
tinge due to particles of Iron com
pounds. A three-day storm In 1901
rouged the snow fields of the Alp.
spread a reddish haze from the Ca
naries to Cape Verde Islands, reacher)
England and northern Germany, ami
dumped nearly 2.000.000.000 tons ot
dust north of the Mediterranean. A
similar type of dust may have caused
the 'red snow' that alarmed the na
tives of northeastern Turkey recent
ly; although this coloring can also
come from microscopic plants.
"Bed dust mixed with rain makes
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TWO KILLED, SEVEN WOUNDED AS UNEMPLOYED RIOT
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Reientment aroused by the eviction of an unemployed worker (rom a dwelling wn blamed for the
fatal riot In Gallup, N. M., In which two men, Including the theriff, were fatally It.Jured and eeven others
wounded. More than 300 unemployed persona rioted. Left to right: Deputy Sheriff Roy Boggess, clubbed
and stabbed; Sheriff M. R. Carmlchael, ahot to death, and Deputy Sheriff Edison L. Wilton, shot In the
shest (Asscolated Press Photosl
the 'showers of blood that have fre
quently terrified the people of south
ern Europe. Gregory of Tours tells of
such a shower In Paris In 582. 'Show
ers of milk' are rain mixM with
chalky dust. Colorado recently exper
ienced a 'sulphur blizzard' which
proved to be yellow pollen from pine
trees.
. Dust Built China's Farmland
"A dust storm Is really a sort of
atmospheric flood, an Intensive
phase of something that goes on all
the time. A farmer never plants his
crops In the same soil two successive
years. No air is ever free from dust.
It settles on Antarctic snows and
Greenland Ice. Near the earth this
dust is chiefly wind blown soil; high
above, it Is 'star dust.' from the mil
lions of meteors that enter the
earth's atmosphere each day or vol
canic ash, blown skyward by erup
tions. Any dustfall Is composed of
this local air content mixed with for
eign material brought by the storm.
"China is famous for her dust
storms. In winter they sweep over
the North China Plain, covering
trees, houses, crops, and people with
yellow sediment. It is estimated that
In 1932, during one dust storm in
Polping. over 2.700 tons of dust fell
within the city walls. The Yellow Riv
er and the Yellow Sea are well named.
Even the imperial color was yellow)
"Dust storms of another ace built
the Loess Highlands that lie between
the North China Plain and the des
erts of Central Asia. This fertile, yel
low earth, often reaching a depth of
300 feet, covers thousands of square
miles In the northern provinces.
Crops may be raised on loess without
fertilizing: wind renews the soil as
the Nile does In Egypt. The fine, yel
low silt has a tendency to split In a
vertical direction, furrowing the re
gion with steep cliffs and canyons.
The natives often carve cave dwell
ings In these cliffs, climbing to the
roofs of their homes to plough their
fields."
Dog Lives 15 Year
KENTON, O. (UP) "Ponce," bea
gle hound belonging to Charles Olenn
here, Is dead at the ripe canine age
of 15.
They are now on Display in our Show
Room. Come in -Look Them Over!
PEOPLES ELECTRIC STORE
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BUTTE FALLS, May 10. (Spl.)
Two enjoyable programs were given
here recently. On May 0 the Christian
Endeavor entertained at the hleh
school auditorium with the following
taking part: Violin, cornet duet.
Percy O'Neill and LeRoy Smith; skit,
Jim Tungate, Opal Wooley, Ruth
Smith; solo, Maxlne Jackson; cornet
solo, LeRoy Smith; skit, Talllene
Jackson, Percy O'Neill; piano solo,
Elizabeth Lay; reading, Lowell Pat
ton; violin solo, Percy O'Neill; skit,
Elsie Helms, Junior Drlskell, Ed. Gal
lagher trio, Mrs. James O'Donahue,
Rose Smith, Prances Smith read
ing, James O'Donahue; violin, cornet
duet, Percy O'Neill. LeRoy Smith.
On May 3, the Butte Palls P.-T.A.
enjoyed the following program: Se
lections by high school orchestra;
girls chorus; recitation, Viola Dalley;
talk by Mrs. Stoddard; stunt, by stu
dents of Miss Newburg; vocal duet.
Rose and Prances Smith; style show
by Miss Newberg's sewing class. Re
freshments were served In the do
mestic science department.
SOVEf FARMERS GET
MOSCOW --(UP) Soviet farmers
will be expectM to deliver to the gov
ernment next fall 1,404,910 tons of
cotton, according to a resolution Just
adopted by the Council of Peoples'
Commissars and the Central Commit
tee of the Communist Patry.
This quota, known as the "1936
delivery plan," does not include cot
ton which must be paid by the farm
ers for using agricultural machinery
EGIAL
ON THE NEW 1935
Westinghous
CTRIC
Four Hole Cabinet Type
FIVE NEW MODELS
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of the Machine -Tractor Stations.
Cotton delivered above the plan
will be paid for at a premium as n
encouragement for good work. Some
times these premiums run as high as
200 per cent of the original state
price, which Is always set lower than
the price on the open market.
BUZZ SAW HI CLIP
NEARLY COSTS LIFE
MANTUA CORNERS, O. (UP)
Having his hair clipped by a buzr
saw was a new experience for Jesse
Gell. 37, and one he doesn't want to
repeat.
Gell and several other men were
"buzzing" wood. Geil stumbled over
a piece of cord wood and fell toward
the dizzily revolving saw- blade. Zip I
A swath of hair disappeared from his
head.
Geil's friends were frozen spell
bound with fear. Geil recovered his
balance and gave a sigh of relief. Had
he fallen a fraction of an Inch nearer
the saw It would have been his last
haircut.
Saved by Inclirlntlon
CAMBRIDGE. Mass (UP) Luckily
William Ferguson. Jr., was Intoxi
cated, or otherwise he might have
been convicted on a hit-run charge.
Because he was drunk and didn't
knowingly leave the scene of an ac
cident, the Jury acquitted him. He
was given a month In Jail for drunk
en driving, however.
Lightning Rips Clothes; Lles
GALLIPOLIS. O. (UP) Lightning
ripped the clothing of John Delilley,
small, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Delilley, but injured him only
slightly.
Egg Shaped Like Pumpkin
BLOOMFIELD. Mo. (UP) A
freak egg laid by a Buff Orpington
hen here Is In the shape of a min
iature potato pumpkin and appears
to have no yolk.
P
RICES
RANGES
Liberal Terms on Unpaid Bal
ance 12 to 36 months to pay
TALENT BAND DRAWS
ACTIVE INTEREST OF
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TALENT, May 10. (Spl.) Talpnl
band-men are displaying an enthu
siastic and active interest In the
band recently organized and com
posed of musicians from all over the
valley.
The new band which has not beu
officially named as yet. is non-sectarian
and Is not sponsored by any
one organization, however, It will be
available for all organizations nd is
open to all band men in southern
Oiegon who wish to Join.
There are about 30 members In
the organization at present, but
plans are to Increase the membership
to about 60. All band men desiring
to Join are urs;ed to see Roy Marx
of the Shell Oil Co., In Med ford, or
Ray Shumacher in Talent. They meet
Tuesday evening of each week at the
armory In M-'.iord for practice.
This organization Is a noteworthy
result of music week, and from all
Indications promises to develop Into
a first class band that southern Ore
gon can be proud of.
PERIL FROM IMPORTS
NEW ORLEANS--(UP) The Amer
ican cotton Industry stands In Jeo
pardy of foreign competition. In the
opinion of Walter Parker, New Or
leans cotton economist, who blames
government Interference with the In
dustry for the decline In American
cotton exports.
Peruvian cotton, which in the past
never has been regarded as a com
petitor of the United States In the
world market, now haa begun to fig
ure In the news as Just that, said
Parker.
In 1934, exports of Peruvian cot
ton. In 600-pound bales, amounted
to 269.000 bales, exceeding the pre
vious record exports In 1933 by 48,
148 bales,
KEEPS Iff MIA BOB!
SUPPLY. Okla. (UP) J. M. Blak
stey, who voted for Abraham Lincoln,
and who la a veteran of the Civil
War. la not letting the "youngsters"
outstrip him when It comes to en
Joying life.
Blaksley, although 92. Is quite ac
tive, and gets considerable pleasure
In driving his own car and engaging
In other activities too strenuous for
most men of his age.
He has been a Mason for many
years, and believes he Is the oldest
active Maaon in Woodward County,
if not In the state.
1
j Held For Slaying
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Marion King, 23-year-old writer.
; was held In New Orleans for th
' fatal stabbing of John Irving Pierce,
: 23, also a writer, who waa found
l dead in the French quarter. Ac
! cording to police. Miss King plunged
i Pierce's knife Into him. In giving
! her version of the story Miss King
said Pierce "died like a aentieman."
l.ittrsl Hrlilc to Lead Dance
HELSTON. England (UP) Hel
aton soon will celebrate with the
"Furry Dance." the people capering
through the streets led by the most
recent bride. They also enter houses
and are supposed to bring good luck
In their wake. The origin of the cus
tom is obscure, but the word "furry"
Is believed to have come from the
Cornish word ror "fairt"
Oldest Ohio :. A. K. Vet Head
CLEVELAND (UP) John L. Arm
strong, oldest member of the a. A. R.
In Ohio, Is dead. He was 94.
WHAT'S A LADY TO DO?
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BOY THANKS CCC
FOR JOB TRAINING
WASHINGTON (UP) Leland
Winchester la one youth who some
day may say, "I owe It all to the
Civilian Conservation Corps."
Winchester recently got a Job as
a result of his CCC experience. He
voiced his gratitude In a letter to
John R. White, superintendent of
Sequoia National Park. White for
warded the letter to Robert Fechner.
Director of Emergency Conservation
Work.
"I am now working on the San Ga
briel Dam, getting seven dollars a
day doing the same work as I did
while In the CCC." Winchester wrote.
"The work Is very hard and very
dangerous in comparison to that I
did while in camp.
"Had I not had the training I re
ceived there I would have been un
able to have had this opportunity. 1 1
am writing each of my foremen who j
were In our camp to thank then per-j
sonally for their patience and kind
ness toward teaching me the work, .
and to thank the officers of the CCC
camp.
Winchester Is a native of Holly
wood, Cal.
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problems connected with her change 1
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that she may be giving up her tra
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Fewer Siamese students are going
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gates are traveling at the Siamese
Government's expense and the money
for the purpose has come from the
same fund which was devoted for
merly to sending promising young
students to Oxford and Cambridge
or to Paris.
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