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mailing specimens to the department.
packing them in moistened peat. wrapped
with Japanese oiled paper. lie was the
first man to successfully ship perslmmon
cuttings in this way from central China.
He captured a new variety of oleasier
somewhere northeast OF the Caspian sea
that promises TO form the best cold and
drought resisting timber of the north
western plains. He did not bring much
with him except the clothes he wore.
said II was always better TO mail speci-
mems as you got them, because then IL
you happened to get killed they came
anyway.
His Best Finds.
Two of the best finds he made in the
direct line of his search for cold-resist-
ing fruits were an apricot that stands a
temperature of Is degrees below zero
and a Siberian cherry that grows out OF
doors where mercury freezes and they
have to use alcohol thermometers. ST.
IBERIA proved q happy hunting ground.
There and in central Manchuria he found
conditions similar to some or our north-
ern plains regions-little snow ana pierc-
ing cold SO that the ground freezes seven
feet deem and they have no water sys-
TENS but usually take at least one bath
in midsummer.
The apricot is a mid-China product.
1t is a small cold-stunted tree. and, al
derstands ii Is not much to boast or.
But II is a genuine apricot and cannot
he killed by anything short OF an arctic
winter. If the fruit is not good enough
to suit the American palate now, IL IS
merely a question of granting ana oreeo,
ing from the hardy stock to develop
apricots where peaches and apr1cots are
now imported luxuries.
or less popular interest but ecohofni.
cally more valuable. are specimens OF
wheat and alfalfa that he got IN SIBERIA.
where there is not even cover OF snow
during much of the winter TO protect
plants from the blighting cold.
But the thing that promises 10 DO
most popular Is the Siberian bush CHERRY.
This is cherry tree that never gets
chance to grow fo oyer below zero
FAHRENHEIT. The fruit is only about inc
size Of a huckleberry, but the bush fruits
in profusion so that the cherries are 1oiu
in season at about & cents pound They
make fine preserve WIN suoacru
breeders of the department can coax TINS
hardy dwarf into producing larger anu
better fruit A.,
Incidental to the preserve question, MI.
Never found a new trick among the na
tive Russian tea drinkers. AS a nation
thew probably drink more tea than any
other people in the world. novelty IL,
the practice Is that frequently they Will
take the preserves OF this cherry or soIne
other fruit and stir spoonful into inc
clear tea. They use no milk milk OF couis th,.
did not sound good, and when ne nrsI
hoard of the practice he was ready 10
shy But now he says 1t makes a redIy
delightful drink. and he was easily CON
verted to the practice ooi ,l the
result is a homemade liqueur that Is n"e
ut all bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
BOY SCOUTS EXHIBIT
Perform Under the Direction of
Ernest Thompson Seton.
TWO. HUNDRED IN COSTUME
Open Production at Arcade in Pres
ence Of Big Audience.

With an attendance exceeding even the
expectations Of the most enthusiastic
boosters the Boy Scout and Indian per-
Torrance under the direction of Ernest
Thompson Seton, chief of the Boy Scouts
of America, opened this afternoon at the
Arcade. when 200 boys in costume partci-
pated in scenic production for the ben
eft of the boys department Of the T. NJ
&c. A.
That the performance, which will be re-
peated tonight at Sis o'clock. when a
number of congressman and other gov
eminent officials have promised to at
tend. will be great success is evident
pacity audience gave the feature num-
will be added tonight.
Large delegations of school girls from
the fashionable seminaries. including
National Cathedral School for Girls, Bel
court Seminary, Colonial School, Gunston
Hall, Washington Seminary, Bristol
School, Mt. Vernon Seminary and others
attended, while hundreds of school chill
dren from the public schools took ad-
vantage of the special matinee arranged
by Albert NJ Chesley. to see what sort
of stunts" the Boy Scouts can do.
Mr. Seton. who appeared for the first
greeted with enthusiastic applause by
the children. In the first number on
the program H. W. Long. physical
director of the Y. NJ. c. A., took his
gymnasium squad through a series Of
drills and stunts"
Boys Sing Scout Songs.
About 100 boys. dressed as scouts
and Indians. sang the national scout
song. under the leadership Of
Miss Frances Densmore, it's composer.
This was the first time that the song
had been heard in public, and 1t was
encored several times.
But the special treat of the perform
ance was the reproduction Of The
Council Fire. a scene depicting In
woodland scenery sleeping Indian
camp, with Mr.. Seton, as the chief.
seated before the campfire in the CEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
SCHOONER HAYWARD ASHORE
Portion Of Cargo Will Have to b
Taken Of.

The three-masted schooner Ralph NJ.
Hayward, frequent visitor to this port
with ice and other cargoes. is reported
hard and fast ashore on Point-No- Point.
in Chesapeake bay. and to get her afioat
a portion Of her cargo will have to be
lightered. The Hayward loaded railroad
ties in the Patuxent river for Boston
and was on her way down the bay. out
ward bound, when she was caught in a
fog and went ashore.
The tug Baltimore went to her aid but
could not succeed in floating her, and
lighters have been sent from Baltimore
to take OFF a portion of her deck load.
When this is done. 1t Is thought, she can
be floated without much difficulty.
The Hayward is commanded by Capt.
French, and is owned by Rogers, Webb
& Co.. Of Boston. She is a vessel of
604 gross tons register and 1852 feet
long. She was built at Waldoboro, Me,
in 1877, and halls from Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
RESIST GREAT COLD
Fruits Found That Grow in
Freezing Temperatures.
WILL BE TRANSPLANTED
Discovery by F. N. Meyer of Agri-
cultural Department.
PACED fRAcKLEss WASTES
Apricot and Siberian Cherry the
Best Finds He Made
in His Travels.
PACED TACKLES WASTE

Fruits that will resist temperatures faI
below zero have been found and brought
to this country by Frank N. Meyer. one
Of the explorers of the Department OF
Agriculture. who has been wandering fol
over two years through the most for
saken wastes Of China and central Asia
He turned up on the Mauretania just as
the department authorities were begin
ming to get worried for fear he had been
on the Titanic. In fact. he had timed his
return home to catch that giant liner. be-
cause he wanted to be with it on its first
trip. 1t happened. however. that he was
taken i'll on reaching London, and was
forced to delay his sailing. Both DR..
Galloway, chief OF the bureau of plant
industry, and DR.. Fairchild. Mr.. Meyer s
immediate chief, feared he was on the
Titanic without being on the passenger
list.
Mr.. Meyer came to the department sew
eral years ago as an immigrant gardener.
hardly understanding English. but having
q personal intimacy with all sorts OF
plants. He had not been in the service
long before it was found he was plant
had faculty of doing the impossible.
getting along in impossible places and
with Impossible people, as though that
had been his chief recreation in life.
Traverses Tackles Wastes.
He was gradually drafted into the work
of agricultural exploration and for the
past two years has been tramping over
the interior of China and Manchuria, 81
IBERIA and Chinese Turkestan. eating and
sleeping with the natives, wearing native
clothes and seldom being heard from, cx-
cent when the parcel post brought In
some rare and curious plant or seed from
some never-heard-of part OF the world.
He has had enough adventures on the
present trip to fill series OF volumes, but
they are with him simply incidents in the
days work.
When he was started on the present
mission it was by special request of Sec
rotary Wilson that he get into region
where. he could find some cold-resisting
fruits for the benefit of people living
along the northern edge OF the United
States, and especially In the upper val
ley of the Mississippi. So he struck into
Manchuria and Siberia as being likely
quarters. He went over much of the
country where Sven Hedin was the first
white man to enter. He strolled around
trackless deserts and balanced on the
peaks of unnamed mountains. But he
was not a geographic explorer and he
took little account Of the fact he was
penetrating areas wholly unmapped and
teeming with adventures. He was merely
happened to grow where man never trod
before that was just an accident Of the
chase.
He developed a method of his own of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
TRANSFER 400 MARINES.
Men Taken to New Station at StumI
Neck. Md.

Within the last week about 400 marines
from the Norfolk navy yard and the ships
Of the Atlantic fleet have been taken to
the Marine Corps station at Stump Neck,
Md, about thirty miles below this city
to remain there for several weeks for
target practice and other drills for which
the Stump Neck station was established
by the Navy Department.
The men were brought from Norfolk by
steamers of the Norfolk and Washington
line and at Alexandria were transferred
to the river line boats for transportation
to the landing at Stump Neck. or Win
throp, as it has been renamed by the
navy authorities. 1t Is stated that there
will be a steady movement of marines
between Old Point, Norfolk and Washing
ton throughout the summer.
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ter, Mr.. Seton gave the scout initia-
ton to the boys, when they repeated
their vows to be always good scouts
and true, while Miss Densmore played
special Indian music arranged for the
scene.
One of the features Of the act was the
demonstration of first aid to the injured
performed by detail from Troop II
comprising Lieut.. w. /. Simpson
scoutmaster: Scouts Walter Allison, Der
Byrne. Charles Hart and Robert Hender-
son. Several new features, suggested by
the American Red Cross. were included
and the boys gave q practical demonstra-
ton of how they would proceed to aid ar
injured cOmrade.
other features Of the program were the
Caribou Glide" which was as amusing
as it was interesting. 1t was produced by
about fifteen boys: headed by ScoutmasteI
Julian r. Hovey. of Troop 3 and they
went through a series of intricate steps
and turns that proved it to be the 'tur-
key trot'' of the Boy Scouts.
Mr.. Seton described number Of spe-
cially arranged Indian dances, demon
strated by the boys in Indian costume
which included the Omaha tribal prayer
the Zon-z i-mon- di, and the ghost dance
ceived. H. p. Hoover, director Of music
in the public schools, conducted the
music.
Fire Lighting Without Matches.
The fire lighting without matches was
demonstrated with deft easiness by Julian
r. Hovey and representatives from vari-
Gus scouts. while Mr.. Seton, assisted by
Mr.. Hovey and Howard Fellows. gave an
interesting demonstration of the Indian
sign language. which was so realistic
that the audience could tell exactly what
they meant to say.
But what tickled the small boys mos,
was the Indian war dance, led by Mr.
Seton, when about thirty braves in pain
and feathers danced a weird. grotesque
dance to the sound of the "tom-tom'
about the council fire. The war dance
was supposed to depict the dream of &
warrior sleeping beside the council fire
and 1t served to introduce some move
stunts. such as spear fighting, under tn.
direction of Scoutmaster T. r. P,rtie ant
detail from Troop 10. This is the firs
time the boys have INDUCED in combat
Of this kind. The wig-wag signal cod.
was given by assistant patrol leaders OF
Troop 1, L. Gordon Leech, scOutmaster
William L. Brown, w. Dawson and Ju
liam r. Hovey, assistant scoutmasters
The transmission Of scout signals oyel
great distances was illustrated.
Indian hand wrestling was performed
by a detail from Troop II, Robert Jen
kins, scoutmaster, and Scouts Paul Sell
lers and Joe Moss, while an amusing
cock fight, scout game, was played bJ
a detail from Troop l, Falls Church, Va.
F. T. Fenwick, scoutmaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
TABLET FOR MARCONI.
Souvenir Concentrating Part Wire.
less Played Aboard Titanic.

NEW YORK, April pa feature of
the Titanic memorial and benefit perform
ance to be given at the Metropolitan
Opera House Monday evening for the
benefit Of the families of the Titanic
musicians, will be the presentation to
Guglielmo Marconi Of handsome gold
tablet designed by Prince Paul Troubet-
skoy In commemoration Of the part play
ed by wireless telegraphy in the rescue
of the survivors.
On its diverse side the tablet repre-
sents the Titanic heading toward an inn
mense iceberg on the side of which is the
figure of a kneelEg woman with her
hands covering her face in agony. On the
reverse appears the head of Signor Mar
conf, heroically designed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
HEROISM.

The Titanic disaster was
marked by many deeds of
heroism and self-denial. Read
about them in tomorrow
Star. A special illustrated
section will be devoted to the
story of the greatest marine
calamity in history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
FIGHT HYMNS IN SCHOOL.
Yonkers Taxpayers Cause Discontin
uance Of Religious Song.

YONKERS, N. Y. April 27.-The board
OF education has decided to discontinue
the singing Of Christian hymns in the
public schools here. A parent named
Levy recently made a protest to the
school board against the hymns. He
pointed out that 1t was an invasion or
the rights of non-Christian taxpayers to
compel their children to take part in the
exercises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

The collection Of bones. the remains
of at least 1900 people. In the crypt OF
Rothwell Church, near Kettertng, North
championships, has been rearranged and
placed on shelves, to save them from de-
cay by damp.
The crypt containing the remains was
accidentally uncovered by workmen some
200 years ago. Many suggestions have
been ventured as to the origin OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Dies Drinking Gin on Wager.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, April 27-Jo-
seph Gourkas is dead at Daryea as q re-
suit of his attempt to win q twenty-five
dollar wager by drinking twenty-five
glasses Of gin. He dropped dead as the
sixteenth glass was being poured out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

bones, among them that they mark a
monastic burial place, or that they were
the skeletons of the victims of q plague,
or that the bones are those of the slain
at the battle of Naseby. A recent theory
is that the remains are the bones of vii
layers buried in the fourteenth and fiji
teenth centuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

Cloudy cooler tonight Sunday fair and cooler with moder
ate southerly winds.
CONDITION OF THE WATER
Temperature and condition of Great Falls
Temperature 50 condition. Dalecara
condition north condition south connection
s. Georgetown distributing RECOMMENDATION nfuen gate
house, As =
UP-RIVER WATERS.
SpdlD Dispatch o
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. April 27-Potomac slightly
cloudy and the Shenandoah muddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

H. A. Garran and Charles Bottomore
went to the river Monday. They knew
of the bad luck the anglers experienced
Sunday. but they thought a day would
so they made the effort. They caught q
string Of fairly large perch.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
REV. J. J. HURT
HAS RESIGNED
TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS
HAS BEEN PASTOR OF CONWAY
CHURCH FOR MORE THAN
SEVEN YEARS.

At the conclusion of the morning
service at the Baptist church yester-
day, j. Frank Jones, secretary of the
church, was called forward and was
asked to read communication from
the pastor, which proved to be his res
ignation, and which, if accepted, takes
effect within 60 days. 1t came as a
general surprise to everyone, not even
the officers of the church being aware
of his intention to resign.
He gave as one reason the fact that
his compensation was not enough for
his maintenance. The church has
taken no action in the matter. A
meeting for this purpose has been
called for next Sunday.
Rev. Hurt has been pastor of the
Conway Baptist church for more than
seven years, during which time he
has erected one of the finest churches
in the state. He is much beloved by
all the people of Conway, who will
regret exceedingly his resignation.
1t could not be learned today as to
what his future plans will be in case
his resignation is accepted by the
church.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
MISS anna PRINCE WEDS
DAUGHTER OF JUDGE AND
MRS. PRINCE MARRIED AT
LITTLE ROCK.

Conway friends of Miss Anna
Prnce We're surprised yesterday to
learn of her marriage at Little Rock
Saturday evening to E s. Pittman of
that city. Only few intimate friends
of the couple witnessed the ceremony.
which was pronounced by Rev. Will
liam R. Richardson, pastor of the
First Methodist church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pittman will make their home in
Little Rock, where Mr.. Pittman is en-
gagged in the advertising business
Miss Prince is the only daughter
of Judge and Mrs. :. H. Prince, and
was reared in this city, where she has
many friends. She is a graduate of
Hendrix College, and for the past two
years has taught in the Little Rock
high school. Mr.. Pittman IS broth
er-in-law of Senator H. B. McKen-
zie of Prescott, who is also a graduate
and is well known here.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04

pany being permitted to go to war for
sometime to come, because there are
too many trained men ready and de-
manding the privilege of going first.
We hope the armory will soon be
ready and that the citizens will en-
courage the boys to take pride in the
work not only to avoid personal dis
grace, but to furnish company that
Conway, the governors home, can be
proud to own.
1t may be necessary to take steps to
court-martial for non-attendance at
drill some who feel superior to their
sworn duties, but We hope not.
The following men have taken the
oath of service and are expected to re-
port for drill tonight:
o. D. Longstreth, captain; A.
Jones, first lieutenant; E. Douglass,
second lieutenant; T. Smith, first SER
geant; l.. Cunningham, j. McCulloch,
J Bruck, B. Frizzell, sergeants; f.
Newbern, H Dayton, w. Allison, C.
Courtney, corporals; Jamie Anderson,
c. B. Akin, j. L. Brooks, Coatus
Bruce, Carlos Brown, Team Browning,
l.. Cunningham, w. F. Camp, Grady
Charles, A. l.. Chambers, j S. Car
ter, Earl Carter, B. F. Clibourn, C.
r. Deere, Clyde Donnell, Henry Day
ton, John Erwin, Bruce Frizzell, A. H.
Fason, w. j. Fason, Ben Ford, w
H. Gaines, Luther Goad, |. l.. Glib
bon, G.. l.. Hiett, Adam Harris, NJ.
H. Hobbs, Mark Kuykendall, F. j.
Linn, Gurley Lowell, j H. Lee, O. E
Martin, E, Middleton, NJ. V. Marble
H. C. Mabry, w. T. Mum, ]. o.
Merriman, Lee Marble, S. R. Moore
+. R. Mills, A. C. Naylor, H. Nab
holz, E. P. Newbern, Jim Naylor, E
B. O'Bryant, C. f. Piercey, Dewitt
Parsons, C, Pappas, C. C. Reynolds
Roy Rogers, S. T. Smith, R. S. Sta
pleton, Ambrose Sammons, w. S
Thomas, w. H. Townsend, Harlan
Thornton, d. R. Thornton, C. A
Wren, Bert Williams and Morri
Wren.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
PARKWAY" SELECTED.

The contest inaugurated sometime
ago by Manager r. d. Howell of the
Electric theater, in an effort to select
suitable and appropriate name for
his new show house, and offering as a
prize to the one who would send in
the name which would be selected a
free 90-day ticket to all performances
terminated Saturday night in a Sc
lection of the name Parkway" Miss
Taylor being the lucky contestant.
A week before the name selected was
announced Mr.. Howell inaugurated a
guessing contest as to which would
be the name selected by him, at the
same tine displaying a list of the
names submitted in the entrance of
the theater. This resulted in Ray
mond Mills being first, E. D. Davis
second and Master Davis third.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
WOOSTER.

The new school improvement So
ciety is doing some good work here
now. They have bought wire to fence
the ground and set apart day to
beautify the grounds with shade trees,
and now has movement on foot to
cultivate five acres in cotton and the
proceeds to go to equip the house with
seats and make other improvements.
DR.. NJ. G. Burnett and John Ball
have been trading horses.
j. l.. Nash and o. l.. Lyons of
Republican were here Monday.
1t is said that the grounding saw
Ed Foot and went back for 40 days.
w. j. Beene left for Oklahoma
Tuesday.
NJ. l.. Holloway went to Conway
Monday
We had plenty of hail here Sunday.
Bud Hogan and Luther Frank went
to Conway Monday.
Ira Halmm went to Gleason Friday
to visit relatives.
I. r. Douglass of Conway was here
Monday.
Bob Young o. Greenbrier was here
last week on business.
j. NJ. Holloway has bought 40
acres of his old home back from Dock
Miller.
February 2S.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
ALL IS QUIET At
THE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS RESUME WORK
ALL CREDIT GIVEN TO GOV.
DONAGHEY FOR HAPPY TER
MINATION OF AFFAIR.

Fayetteville, March 4.-That eight
hundred students who this morning
gathered in the chapel of the Univers-
ity of Arkansas to attend devotional
exercises passed on to their classes
afterward is a direct result of the
fair ndedness of Governor Geo. w.
Donaghey, no student at the institu-
ton, no member of the faculty, nor
citizen of Fayetteville will dispute.
All credit for the happy termina-
ton of the strike of the university
students is showered on Governor
Donaghey by the student body, now
that some of the inside workings of
the game have been unfolded to them
by the members of the students COM
mittee which met with the board of
trustees and arranged for the rein
statement of the expelled students.
1t is known to the students now
stitution and to have removed some
members of the faculty, the demands
for this coming from outside the in
stitution, as they were not even init
mated by the representatives of the
students. Governor Donaghey declin-
ed to listen to the pleading of those
who would cripple the school and de
clared he was there to settle the mat
ter, and to settle it before nightfall
1t was 10 o'clock when the board OF
trustees began to hear the case of the
students, and two hours later there
was an understanding between the
board and the students which resulted
in the adoption of the resolution lat
I er. This resolution restored the eX-
PEELED students without condition, and
granted them the privilege of free
speech on subjects connected with the
institution.
While it did not appear on the rec
ords, Governor Donaghey, himself an
old university student, pledged the ex-
PEELED students to return to their
work, and permit by neither sign or
deed, any student demonstration be-
cause of the success in their fight with
the faculty. He also pledged them to
hard labor in the class rooms, and in
chapel this morning the students of
fered to take an extra work in order
tc make up for the time lost last
week.
Governor Donaghey will deliver a
political address here tomorrow and
the students are preparing to show
their appreciation of what he has
done for them, by marching to the
speaking place in body, headed by
the cadet band of the university, and
roofing for the speaker.
Coach Bezdek and Capt. Carter of
the cadet battalion are as happy as
the faculty, for work in their depart
ment can now continue.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04

Old papers for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-03-04
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Fern Herring, negro woman, was
found dead in bed this morning at the
residence of ]. w. Akin, where she
had been cooking. She was complain
ing little last night, but her cond-
ton was not thought to be serious.
She is thought to have died of heart
failure.