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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1858
Fight Against Canker Worms Should Begin Immediately
To land a knockout blow on the canker worms, start swinging that haymaker now. That's the advice of Dr. Charles D. Michener, state entomologist at the University.
Canker worms, appearing by the
Canker worms, appearing by the millions, can greedily gobble the leaves of all elm trees in an entire city. It doesn't take them very many spring days to do it, either.
Communities and individuals should plan their anti-canker worm campaigns and begin financial preparations now, according to Dr. Michener. Defoliation can't take place until spring, but all thought of prevention can't wait that long. Action in northeast Kansas, where canker worm infestations have been severe the past two years, is extremely important. Many trees have been weakened and a third attack might be fatal, or make them an easy mark for other pests or diseases.
Calculated by the acre or by the tree, the cheapest way for an entire community to control canker worms is by aerial spraying with DDT, Dr. Michener said. This should be done when elm leaves are expanding and the caterpillars are less than half grown.
grown.
Another method of destroying other worms is by means of a mist machine (not to be confused with unsatisfactory fog machines), according to the entomologist. A mist machine applies DDT in a fine spray from the ground. This method is slightly more expensive than aerial spraying. However, a community investing in such equipment will have it for use against other insects in other seasons.
Immediate banding of trees by persons living away from towns or where community action is not taken was urged by Dr. Michener. Bands should be kept thoroughly sticky until May. It is probable that some wingless, female moths have already made their way up to lay their eggs in the tree tops. But if bands are kept sticky all the time, they will give protection.
Spraying of tree trunks with DDT in winter and spring is ineffective against the canker worm moths, Dr. Michener said. Experiments made by the K. U. entomology department showed the wingless females to be unusually resistant to this insecticide.
Springtime sprays for use against the caterpillars or worms should contain at least two pounds of 50 percent wettable DDT powder per
GI Insurance Still Available
Any former member of the armed forces who was on active service between Oct. 8, 1940, and Sept. 2, 1945, may be eligible for National Service Life Insurance at any time, the Veterans Administration regional office in Kansas City, Mo. said today.
Upon payment of a premium and evidence of good health, a veteran may reinstate N.S.L.I. or be granted new insurance coverage at any time he applies, the V.A. said.
The Jan. 1 deadline applies only to veterans with service-incurred disabilities, the V.A. said. Such disabilities may be disregarded in determining eligibility under health requirements for N.S.LL, if application is made before that date. In any event, a physical examination is required.
This explanation was made by the VA. this week in response to a rather widespread, erroneous belief that a veteran will be unable to reinstate N.S.L.I. or be granted new insurance after Jan. 1, 1950.
The V.A. emphasizes there is no deadline for granting or reinstating N.S.LI. so long as a medical examination shows that the applicant is in good health, and payment of premiums is made. Veterans may have a physical examination through the V.A. without cost.
Any former prisoner-of-war who believes he is entitled to compensation by reason of his confinement was warned today by the V.A. against buying any blank form on which to make such an application. The V.A. said a War Claims commission has been set up and that necessary forms will be available shortly without cost to former P. O.W.'s. In the meantime, veterans should not pay anyone for assistance in filing such a claim.
100 gallons of water, or the equivalent of this mixture in DDT content.
Detective, Always Unarmed To Retire After 34 Years
New York —(U.P)—The dream which comes to all policemen has come true for John Cordes, a slight-build detective who rose to fame behind a hard pair of fists and a quick, sharp mind.
John Cordes never carried a gun. Once he was shot by mistake, by the police that same day, that some day he, too might shoot a colleague in confusion.
Now, after 34 years of service on the New York City police force, Cordes, 59 and gray-haired, is retiring Jan. 1.
Fellow officers agree that Cordes made it the hard way.
Cordes' career as a detective began just before World War I and carried him through eras of some of the worst crimes New York has ever experienced. The raidtakers reckoned "dogs" seemed to be part of the every-day news.
In his years as detective Cordes twice won the coveted medal of honor, the police department's highest award. He also received a score of commendations from his superiors for outstanding bravery and intelligent police work.
Gangsters invaded night clubs and showed their "artillery" almost in sight. And in one way or another Cordes was "always around."
He never looked like a cop. In a business where burialness is important. Cordes was comparatively little. And he bore none of the sartorial characteristics of cops in those days. That was how he came to be chosen for plainclothesman duty while still in police school.
It was an asset which enabled him to move in on gangsters and
For years Cordes was teamed with John Broderick, another detective now retired, who also had a great reputation as a fighter. Cordes, however, often chose a more diplomatic way of getting his man. Whatever the difference, the pair were known as Cordes the Brain and Broderick the Brawn.
loiterers without giving them a telltale advantage. Slight of build, sandy haired and nattily dressed, he looked the part of an enthusiastic salesman. Certainly, never a cop.
In his latter years, Cordes headed the Manhattan river front squad, a non-publicized agency whose job it is to hold down crime along the miles of the city's piers. On a beat enclosed by the city, he does the dozen. Cordes never wakes a gun.
But Cordes was no dude. He beat the daylights out of racket men; others never chose to fight—they simply went along peacefully. Others ducked him on sight.
Cordes had never planned to join the police force. As a 'teen age youth, he served as a hustler for a civil service school. He got $25 a week and $5 for every candidate he enrolled. One of the candidates bet 100 that he couldn't take a police exam and pass it. Not only did Cordes win the bet, but he led his class.
Truman Asks Congress To Pass More Tax Bills
Washington. Jan. 4—(U.P.)-President Trump today asked congress for more taxes to pay for a big-spending foreign and domestic program which practically duplicated the one he laid down last year.
He always figured to "outsmart" his man. He usually did.
In his annual state of the union message, the president said frankly that the next fiscal year will be another period of heavy government spending. But he promised to hold it to the lowest level consistent with our international commitments and the national welfare.
Mr. Truman gave no hint, however, as to when the budget actually would be balanced.
But in a long bright look into the future, he forecast a half-century of increasing national prosperity and progress. He envisaged a one trillion dollar national production by 2000 A.D., and a real income of $12,000 a year or better for the average American family.
bri. Truman recommended a "moderate" increase in teax revenues through a revamping of the present tax structure. He said he would make specific proposals soon in his budget message and in a special tax message.
His generalized tax proposals were the highlights of a 5,000-word message in which the president recommended again just about the same left-of-center legislative program he tried and for the most part failed to get last year.
The best guess was that he would recommend repeal of some wartime excise taxes to stimulate retail business sales and a boost in corporate and high-income taxes.
The biggest omission from last year's program was universal military training. Mr. Truman asked for extension of selective service, but made no mention of the controversial U.M.T., which he proposed a year ago as essential to the national security.
In his optimistic appraisal of the nation's future, the president said the prosperity goals he set could be realized by the year 2,000 if American productive power continues to increase in the next 50 years at the rate achieved since 1900 and if "we follow the right policies."
Kansan Calendar of Coming Events
University of Oklahoma basketball game, 7:30 p.m., Hoch auditorium.
Friday, Jan. 6
Saturday, Jan. 7
Sophomore dance, 9 p.m. to midnight, Union ballroom.
Paganian string quartet, 8 p.m.
Strong hall auditorium.
K. U. band concert, 8 p.m. Hoch auditorium.
Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra, 8:20 p.m. Hoch auditorium.
Monday. Jan. 16
Final examinations begin.
Monday, Jan. 9
Enrollment begins for the spring semester.
Fur exhibit through Jan. 31, Museum of Natural History.
Current Exhibits
Chocolate Soda Costs One Customer $11.25
Reading. Pa. Jan. 4—U(P)H—Harry Specter, 52, sought a higher court ruling today on his $11.25 bill for a 25-cent ice cream soda.
Old Mining Center Refuses To Become Ghost Town
Specter refused to pay a soda fountain clerk yesterday, claiming the advertised second dip of ice cream was missing from his chocolate drink. The clerk appealed to police, who took him to court where Alderman Charles E. Lease levied the fine and costs.
Creede, Colo.—(U.R.)Historic old Creede never will join the ranks of the west's ghost mining towns“come hell or high water even if the bottom drops out of the price of silver."
Women Can Get Officer Ratings
Applicants must be college graduates or prospective graduates in their senior year between the ages of 21 and 27 when appointed, and citizens of the United States. They must have no dependents under 18 years of age. Physical fitness and good moral character are required. The applicant must not have held membership in a subversive organization.
University women graduates may now receive regular commissions in the Women's Army Corps under a new program announced by Gordon Gray, secretary of the army, in a personal letter to Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
The first screening examinations will be held in Chicago at a date to be announced later. Applicants must pay their own expenses to and from Chicago for the interview and physical examination.
Applications must be submitted by Feb. 15.
Selected applicants will receive appointments as second lieutenants in the W.A.C. at a salary of $255 a month with housing furnished or $315 a month without housing. These candidates will be ordered to active duty for further training at Camp Lee, Va. Upon completion of their training, the candidates will receive regular army commissions in the W.A.C.
Candidates selected as officers in the W.A.C. will have an opportunity to travel and a variety of interesting work.
Details can be obtained from the R.O.T.C. office in the Military Science building.
Three Teachers, Two Students Attend Mathematics Meeting
Five University representatives attended the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics meeting Dec. 28-30 in Wichita. They were: G.W. Smith, professor of mathematics; G.Ulmer, assistant professor of mathematics; Miss Minnie Stewart, instructor of mathematics; Phil Blake, education senior; and Patricia Gerhardt, College junior.
That tough prediction is made by western mining men who have hidden the roller-coaster of silver fortunes and know its ups and downs.
The forecast of a future for Creede as solid as towering Bachelor Mountain just behind it is backed by a confident belief that the famed mining center may have enough silver and other metals in its vicinity to last more than a century.
The town treasurer, Bill Jackson, who was born here 54 years ago, said the once populous boom town had gained an international reputation for its output of silver.
"This," he said, "never will be a ghost town."
An invasion by wealthy Texans and other southwesterners may be one of Creede's strong points for a guaranteed old-age security.
The colorful, time-worn little community nestles in the Grande Valley of southwestern Colorado at an elevation of 8,844 feet. Lofty, snow-covered peaks rise on every side.
"They are trying to buy up our property but our folks aren't anxious to do business," Jackson snorted.
Some eight or ten wealthy Texans have bought ranches and other property in the Creede vicinity.
Creede, like some other southwestern Colorado towns, also is suspected of casting sheep's eyes at Hollywood, which during the past few years has maintained locations in southwestern Colorado for movies of the Indian-chasing variety.
Back in the silver boom years, more than 10,000 fortune-hungry souls lived in Creede and the yearly production from the mines bored into Bachelor Mountain ran to around $10,000,000.
Hollywood may have to come hat in hand to Creede, however, if the town's old-timers have anything to say about it.
When the silver panic hit in 1896 the sound of the miners' drills faded. But Creede hung on and gradually its economic condition has improved. Some 100 miners who dig for silver, lead and zinc on Bachelor Mountain today have run annual production well over the million-dollar mark.
"Most of the folks in our town love the place; it's their town, they figure to hang on to their stake in Creede and they don't like the idea of outsiders coming in and buy up everything." Jackson said.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler