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A talk with one of the horticultural eN-
perts of the Department of Agriculture
resulted in some interesting facts con-
corning the freesia.
THE plant is native of South
Africa" he said, but had been COM
mercially grown in Holland up to about
fifteen years ago, when il was found
that it could be produced here more
satisfactorily than il could be imported.
We have produced strains larger ana
finer and very much better fitted for
our use than the original flower. It has
been developed in Florida. to some eX-
tent in Georgia, but to the greatest ex-
tent in California. where it is cultivated
In great, sweet-scented fields in Santa
Ana, Santa Barbara. Pasadena and San
Gabriel These towns are the center OF
our home grown freesia. now thorough
ly Americanized ana supplying our en-
tire trade.
THE original colors of the freesia
were white. known as Purity" and a
rather lurid yellow, but about fifteen
years ago a few plants of pale pink
tinted species, known at 'Freesia arm
strongii,' were found in Natal. South
Africa 1t was small. lilac pink
flower, but scentless This species
seems to be extremely rare in nature
and il was eagerly seized upon by
propagators in different parts OF the
world
ITALY, France, Holland, England and
this country all procured specimens.
and by hybridiZing and intercrossing
the seedlings a great range of beautiful
colors have been produced. They run
from cream to golden yellow on one
hand, and to pale pink and light Grim
son on the other. and even a blue has
been developed. These varieties are
still scarce, but they are known to the
trade. which has termed them rainbow
freesias.' They exhale a delicate april
cot-like fragrance
The Department of Agriculture has
been developing this beautiful flower
for some time past. and It has now A
large number of bulbs under devel-
opment at the experimental station
here. 1t is our hope that by this time
next year we may be able to give the
public an exhibition of this beautiful.
home developed Easter flower"
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Chicago. Seattle Galveston and San
Francisco, they are placed in sealed
cars and shipped Immediately to the
different cities, where all bulbs wanted
for immediate planting are taken out
and distributed to the smaller growers.
are put in cold storage in their
original packages and sent out to the
growers by the hundreds or thousands
per week as desired. In this way We
arrange to have Easter lilies and other
dubious plants in bloom 800 days in
the year in every city in the Union.
After the proper shipment of the bulb,
it is all a matter of retaining in cold
storage until time for growing. and
then the manipulation of retarding or
forcing in the greenhouse for bloom
ing at the season desired
"The plants imported for the Easter
trade include (nesdes the bulbous
flowers) rhododendrons. which come in
shiploads from Holland, where they are
grown to perfection. in October
November and December. With them
come the lilacs for the early spring
trade and the kentia palms with which
Holland supplies the world. The azalea
comes from Belgium at the same time.
All of these plants come in a semi :
dormant condition. and are retained
in cold storage until they are wanted
for forcing for the seasons blooms
Yes" said the man of flowers, the
war has seriously interfered with the
import of both bulbs and decorative
shrubs In the first place some of
the European growers have been dig
ging up their bulbs and feeding them
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was not able to support the government
and led In the final overthrow OF the
autocracy. .. ~,
It seems perfectly clear that every eie-
ment of the population is pleased with tne
change and is willing to cooperate WIN VII,
the provisional government in eStaDllsh-
ing a permanent one. Will the people be
able to organize a stable and efhcIent
machine that will see it through the hrst
The answer to that question is emphati-
The peasants, who form the, backbone
of the nation, in spite of their poverty
and illiteracy, have had very fine train
ing for self-government. for, within the
limits of the villages there has always
existed a communal form of government
the mir, in which all the heads OF house.
holds assembled for the determination Of
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handicap of a watchful autocracy can
be relied upon to take care of itself in a
democracy.
1t is hardly necessary to state that
the educated classes in Russia are
ready for self-government, for these
people have been interestd in the move
ment for liberalism for over a century
and have developed leadership of un-
usual ability. The men who were as
sembled in Petrograd as members OF the
first duma were the flower of Russian
intelligence. Most of these men are
still in active life. and there are many
others who are ready and able to mold
public opinion and to assume leader
ship in the new democracy.
This element Of the population has
shown its organizing ability in that
the Union Of Zemstvos and the Union
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seems to have been avoided, but the
great and fundamental question still
remains Are the Russian people capa-
BILE of self-government?"
A population, 20 per cent of which is
unable to read or write, sparsely popu-
lating an immense domain and consist
ing of large variety of races and
never having had any experience in
national self government, may IN the
minds of its best friends arouse some
apprehension about it's ability to cope
with democratic form of government.
But first of all one must consider the
fact that the old regime was not efl-
cient or satisfactory to any element of
the population not directly connected
with its administration. The peasants,
forming vast majority of the popula-
ton, Wer9 kept in ignorance and.
through an inequitable system of tax
alton and inability to organize for CO.
operative enterprises. Were always in
danger of starvation whenever the ele-
mentS were not favorable to the crops.
The government to the Russian mou-
Jik,. was the tax collector and the con-
stable. the one eXtorting from the peas
ants a large part of their Inadequate
income and the other suppressing all
activity for the betterment of economic
conditions The friends of the autoc-
racy have aSSiduously spread the belief
that the peasants looked up to the head
of the government. the cZar, as their
Little Father, and had for him Il
Seml-reltgiouS Venerat1On somewhat
akin to that felt by the Japanese peas
ant for the emperor.
The czar was indeed the head of the
Russian church, but it appears that the
Russian peasants loyalty to him was
imaginary. or at least was thing of
the past, for wherever the peasants had
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inform them of the needs of the COM
munities. If the Russian peasants
could succeed in doing that much under
the handicap of an interfering autoc-
racy it is not too much to expect that
they will be capable Of taking part IN
u democratic form Of government.
* X
The industrial workers in Russia are
only one removed from the peasants
They are largely peasants who. owing
to the increase in population. found 1t
impossible to subsist on the land and
moved to the cities to seek Industrial
employment. They are more progressive
than the peasants. A large proportion
Of them are literate and they are wide
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- lSf1olAS fSoNA->ON Is HO" CA
lNU Car of Russia, his wife is eX
UNI czarina, his son, ex-cZarevich.
y " and the rest of the Romanov
family have each an ex prehxed to their
various titles. The lovers of liberty all
over the world, and particularly the
lovers of the Russian people, have well
coined these additions to the titles OF
the former rulers of Russia Even
President Wilson, in spite or the re-
serve imposed by his office, has spoken
a word of warm welcome to- the new
sister republic half way across the
globe.
The speed and the effectiveness of the
hnal act in the drama of Russia's strus-
gle for liberty has made the world gasp
with astonishment The new regime
has now been in full control for several
weeks and there have been no alarm
ing signs of weakness or threatening
indications of possible counter reVoiu-
tions or of disorders.
1t used TO be considered bad policy to
swap horses while crossing a stream,
but apparently this does not apply to
a nation that was going through the
most dangerous period of its existence
on a runaway horse headed for whlrl-
pool. The change in mounts has been
successfully accomplished and the i'm
mediate danger of anarchy or of dis
organization in the face of the enemy
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Is wasteful and ridiculous
~ o said Shakespeare of the floral
~ emblem of purity. of loveliness
n and especially of the renewing of
life. Its fairness and fragrance
sung by the poet, its perfection of grace
painted by the artist. the lily is the
symbolic the resurrection as it is cell
ebrated at Easter
The desire for lilies and other spring
flowers in abundance to deck the
churches and homes at Eastertide has
become general throughout the land:
and for the qualification of this desire
millions are annually spent and con-
siderable industries in various foreign
countries have been supported for The
past quarter of century and more.
A dozen years ago the United States
Department of Agriculture took note
of this annual exodus of America n
funds. growing larger year by year,
and since then it has been taking eff
fectual measures to keep those millions
at home. In the case of the Easter
lily, the narcissus, the hyacinth and
the tulip, with other spring blossoms
used at Easter in immense quantities.
the governments experiments have
proved that all can be grown in this
country, not only as we'll abroad, but
better. and the department scientists
are now working out the problems of
how and in exactly what sections of
the country Easter lilies and other
bulbous plants and delicate towering
shrubs may be grown TO best ad-
vantage.
The Bermuda lily was introduced into
the United States nearly half a CEN
tury ago as an appropriate Easter
decorative plant, and since then the
little isles have reaped a harvest of
American wealth from the trade in
lily bulbs and lily plants in bud and
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bloom, which have been brought into
this country by the million each sea-
son.
OF late years the Bermuda lily bulbs
have given tine United States florists
trouble by reason of disease. which
has caused great uncertainty to re-
suit and general deterioration in the
stock, IL condition attributable it is be
lievcd. to continuous planting in the
same spot. On account of this difficulty
with the lily from Bermuda this coun-
try's trade has been transferred in
large part to japan some of whose
islands now supply the larger part of
the American trade in Easter lilies.
Easter lilies are shipped into the
larger cities of the east, such as New
York. Boston and Philadelphia. during
the months of July and August. Each
OF these cities receive hundreds of
thousands of bulbs annually and dis
tribute them to the trade. the larger
florists taking from ten thousand to
fifteen thousand bulbs a season. The
price of the bulbs is in the nelghbor
hood of a hundred dollars Il thousand
The florist loses no time in planting his
precious freight in temperature where
only the root will start
As frost means death to Easter liieS
they aretaken into the greenhouse in
october. There the temperature is al
lowed to go higher than 50 degrees
for the next few months. Within few
weeks from Easter they are examined,
the forward plants retarded by cool
temperature. the backward specimens
permitted to hasten their buds at a
temperature of from 20 to - degrees.
the object being that all shall attain
their full glory of bud and blossom on
Easter day.
To obtain perfectly healthy American
stock from which to make its expert
ments in bulb culture in this country
the Department of Agriculture some
years ago planted the seed of the lillum
longifiorum, which is the botanical
name of our familiar Easter lily. From
this planting there resulted several
pounds of seed. with which experiments
were made in sections of Florida, Mis-
sissippi. the state of Washington, Texas
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A talk with one of the horticultural eN-
perts of the Department of Agriculture
resulted In some interesting facts con-
corning the freesia.
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ICHOLAS ROMANOv is now ex-
II Gar of Russia, his wife is eX-
VI czarina, his son, ex-czarevich.
" and the rest of the Romanov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
COURT SAYS IT SUSPECTS
Mr.. WATTERSON FORGOT
Bruce Ha1deman Gets an Injunction
Against Companies in Louisville
Newspaper Clash

LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 14-An IN
junction was granted here today in the
chancery court to Bruce Haldeman,
president Of the Louisville Courier
Journal and Louisville Times compa-
MES. restraining w. B. Haldeman. Isa-
bel Ha1deman and Bennett II. Young.
directors. and the corporations them
selves from taking steps to remove him
from his post as business manager OF
the two papers.
Henry Watterson. who appeared IN
the case as an Intervening petitioner on
the side Of the defendants. denied acqui-
essence in an agreement entered into
by members of the Haldeman family
vesting management Of the two papers
in Bruce Haldeman as president and
business manager. and assigning to w.
B. Haldeman a place as vice president
or as a director. Mr.. Watterson
claimed the agreement prejudiced his
interests as holder Of seventy-five
shares in the corporations.
doubt existed that he had not acquieec-
ed in the Agreement adding its convic-
ton that Mr.. Watterson in tho pressure
of business had forgotten" all about It
The legality Of the agreement was up
held.
The defendants announced they Will
at once ask the court OF appeals to dis
solve the Injunction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
ASKS $4,000 900 MORE
FOR ALASKAN RAILROAD
Will Be Used to Close Thirty-Mile
Gap in Main Line, Says
Secretary Lane.

An additional appropriation of $4.-
| 100000 for the Alaskan railroad con-
struction, to close a thirty-mile gap
on the main line from tidewater at An
chorage to Seward and open up the
Matanuska coal fields, was asked OF
Congress yesterday by Secretary Lane
with President Wilson's approval
In statement explaining the esti-
mate Secretary Lane said the money
would enable the closing of tho gap
Of thirty miles on the main line along
the Turnagain arm, a very difficult
rock, and complete the line from Sew
ard to the Matanuska fields and from
Matanuska Junction northward to Tai
ketna. This, he said, would cover most
Of the agricultural district and bring
the rails to within a reasonable distance
of Willow Creek and Cache Creek min
ing districts.
The railroad Is now being operated
seventy-one miles northward from
Seward; track has been laid southwark
ten miles from Anchorage to Rabbit
creek and northward sixty-one miles
on the main line toward Fairbanks and
twenty-four miles on the branch line
from Matanuska Junction, to Kings
river. on the western edge OF the coal
fields.
All Of these stretches Of line. aggre-
eating 166 miles. are now being operat-
ed, and. the Secretary said, at tho pres
ent rate of construction track will be
laid to the end of the branch at Chicka-
loon. the heart of the Matanuska coal
fields, by September. giving complete
line from there to tidewater at An
choraRe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
COMPROMISE REACHED IN
DANBURY HATTERSa CASE
Amount Paid In Final settlement Of
Judgment q Reported to BE
About $685. 600

By the Associated Prsss.
DANBURY. Conn. July 14-An-ag
ment for the settlement of the judg-
mont of $4,000 and costs in the case
Of D. e. Loew & Co. against members
Of the United Hatters of North Ameri-
ca was announced this afternoon after
a short conference between the lawyers
and union officers representing the
Utigants.
The amount paid by. the union was
the conference. Martin Lawler, Secre-
tary of the United Hatters. declined
to state the terms of the settlement.
but said in response to request for
a statement for tho press:
You may say that Loewe & Co bled
the United Hatters for the last cent"
The case had its inception in q boy
colt of the product of the Loewe fac
tory after the firm refused to mako
their shop closed one at the time
in 1902 when organized labor was try
Ing to unionize all factories in Dam
until. recently. when final judgment was
secured by the firm and 1t moved in the
United States courts to recover judgment
1t has been claimed that throughout the
many years of litigation there has
been no personal enmity between Mr..
Loewe and his former employees.
1t was learned later that the amount
paid in final settlement of the judg-
ment was about $165.00O. making. with
tho $4,000 previously collected by
Loewe & Co. from savings banks de-
posits under attachmen about s285. 900.
A check for tho final payment was
given at tho conclusion of the confer
once. IL 10 understood. and formal steps
to have tho attachments vacated will
bestaken> next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
MANY WASHINGTON MEN
GET ARMY COMMISSIONS
Additional Appointments to onicers'
Reserve Corps Ars Announced
by the Adjutant General.

A long list OF appointments in tho
Officers Reserve Corps OF the Army. Is
sued by the adjutant. general Of the
army. includes the following names OF
local interest:
In the adjutant generals depart
ment-Walter D. Rogers Of Wardman
Courts. to be major.
In the Engineer Corps-william NJ.
Beaman of the geological survey. EdS
ward N. Duncan Of Bethesda, Nd, and
william B. Greeley ofsChevy Chase. Nd,
to be majors: Basil Duke of the geo
logical survey. Alvah T. Fowler of the
War Department. Rufus Nice. Beanf1eld
of S202 Warder street. and Ernest c.
Steward of 1886 18th street to be cap
tains: Carl A. Holman of the Wood
ward building. John E; Blackburn Of
the geological survey, Francis H. Dry
den OF Salisbury. Mr.: Hugh d. Dollins
of the District building, Richard w.
Lewis o. 1910 Biltmore street, Melvin
s. Rich OF 144s Harvard street, Stanley
l.. Wolfe of Chevy Chase, Nd, and Her
shell H. Allen of Towson. Md, to be
first lieutenants; 8. T. w. Green of the
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keoiogical survey and Arlington G.
Spring of 112o 18th street. TO be sscond

geological survey and Arlington G.
Spring Of 112o 18th street. TO be sscand
lieutenantA
In the ouartermastsr Corps-Wnuan
q, W1thsott Of Easton. Nd. and VIII
liam D. Gambler Of 1872 Kenyon street.
In the Ordnance Dspartmspt-Harry
benjamin. 3. Welton Of the Munsey
building, to be captain; Henry .. VIII
liams OF 1895 Vermont avenue, John G
Wylie Of GIG 18th street. John r. Fohr
OF tho srd Inf. .. C. N. g.. and Edward
8. white OF tho McGil building, to be
first Neutenants.
In the Signal corps-william T.
Crook Of Company A, second battalion.
Signal Corps; Edwin Smith Of 1913 New
York avenue. and Herbert Q. YrAdley
Of 542 Shepherd street. to be first leu
tenants.
In the Aviation Corps-Robert oldys
of Woodside. Md.,. to be first lieutenant.
In the Medical Corps-Philip D. Will
SON of the Home Life building, to be
captain: Wilham H. Yeager OF the
Maryland Sanatorfum. to be first leu
tenant.
In the Veterinary corps-conrad
Hoffman of $50 New York avenue, to be
a second lieutenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
DROPS CHIEF CLERKSHlP
OF ARMY GENERAL STAFF
Nathaniel Hershler Has Served Cow
eminent Fifty-F1ve Years-Mark
A, Watson His Successor

After nfty-fvs ysars in the govern
rnent service. including thirty-fvs
years. continuously in the War Depart
ment Nathaniel Hershlsr has resigned
the Office OF CHIEF clerk Of tbs ofdce Of
the general stan, which he has hsld
since the estsblisament Of the gsnsrAi
stan IN August. 1893. lie Will how
ever. continue his duties as secretAFy
OF the board OF commissioners OF the
Soldiers Homo IN this City and Win
hare his ofice At Tia home.
A native of Germany. Mr.. Hershter
served as an enlisted man in the
Union army through tho civil war. drst
in the 12tth New York Volunteers and
then in the 18th U. S. Infantry. he
was connected with the general service
of tho army until August. 1889, when
he was appointed clerk OF class in
tho adjutsnt generals Office He was
promoted to o clerkship OF class in
July. 1854. and remained IN tho ad.
|jutant generals Office until made chief
clerk OF tho ONCE OF tho general stan.
His successor in the latter office IL
Mark A Watson. who has had twenty
ave years service in the adtutant gem
erals ONCE. He entered an copytst
at $500 through civil service rules In
December. 1891. and by gradual pro
motion reached the highest clerical
grade OF class 4. He was born In KEN
sas. but was appointed from California:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Baroness Nadine de Proctor
Will Aid America During War
Ofs,s Use Of Chateau and to Erect Hospihal Building,
IN Return for Assistance in Procuring
Daughter's Release from Gern,any.

Intellectually by every possible means %
have her daughter RELEASED nom Sess
many, where for ssveral years she nad
been at school In Dresden.
Tho German authorities would only
consent to release iittle Leonilla provided
one German prisoIier Of war vas released
as the price. After month"; Of nssoaa-
0epuaan woman held in Russia. She has
Just bean released by the Germans
Baroness Proctor plans shortly to re-
turn to Pctrograd and resume welfare
work. She 10 ono Of the two woman men,
bers Of the prison Investigation committees
OF tho soldiers and workmen's council
The baroness told the World she had
brought ten carlods Of bread into Petro-
grad, the first bread to arrive in the
early days, distributing 1t among the
starving workinEmen and 80 earning ths
gratitude Of the council. She showed 9
unique collection Of passes-papers ISSUED
| GOgernYnAnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
By CYRIL. BROWN.

(speodaf Oos1esponasnee Of The wash
inSten Star and The New York woR1d.)
Copyright, 1917. BY Press .Pubrshinx Company,
Nov York worlA.)
STOCKHOLM July A-JThrough MIN
lister Norris. tho Baroness Nadine Dc
Proctor. divorced vito Of Percy Proctor
Gamble. has offered tho American gov
ernment her chateau. Petite Russie, near
Mentone, for tho duration Of the war.
She offers to build hospital barracks on
the cottage system on the extensive
grounds. ana her own services as matrop
in charge.
The barnoess' offer 10 prompted by q
desire to show her appreciation of the
ministers good offices in procuring the
release OF her eleven-year-old daughter
Leonilla from Germany. Tho baroness
who came here from Petrograd two week.
ago. said that since January she had tried
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to tho fol
lowing:
Samuel R. Hnrsh and Francis L Snyder. both
Of Mtnlinburg, Pa.
J. Lanier Eason Of Charleston. g. O.. and
Moriano McaIahon Of Chevy Chase, Nd.
George B. Roscher of Fort Myer, Va, and
Ethel s. Parrish Of Richmond, Va.
J. Wade koontz and Edith L. Brandt
Everard 8. Lyles and Genera Arlington, both
Of Alexandria, Va.
Frederick W. Mielks and cressida B. Flynn.
Albert L. Jones and Annie Hawkins:
Waterford. Va.
Earle w Hansen of Norfolk. Va. and Betty
Story OF Portsmouth. Va.
Joseph y. jackson md Mary r. Shea.
George B. shipman and Emily B. Rubright,
both Of Mount Carmel Pa.
Earl ". Tyler and Frank A. Hoover. both Of
Richmond. Va.
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Births Reported.

the following bisshs wsfs fepcresd e IN
Herbert and Noia Webstsrs girl
william T. and Minnie Z. Platx, Cd.
David and IDA Latin, girl
walter B. and Carmen Z. Kennedy, shA
Frank q. and Cora d. johnson. girl
william g. and Mae B. Hall. boy.
Thomas q. and Mary L. Hayden. boy.
Charles n. and Adelaide c. Hauser, GID.
Robert D. and Mildred L. Zones. boy.
Lynn and Alice Ferguson. boy.
william r. and Dorothy De Graffenreid, boy
Justin J. and Margaret NJ. De Fargo. boy.
Angelo and Guiseppina Ceocnrelli. girl.
Moses and Minnie Bryant girl.
James C. and Naomi NJ. Bayne. girl
Joseph and Sarah Broadsky. boy.
Ernest NJ. md Emma G. Alexander. girl.
Isaac and Minnie Singleton. girl.
Norman D. and Ethel V. Murray. girl.
James and Daisy Frye, boy.
Peter L. and Rosa Adams. girl.