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Evening star., 1924-05-04
SPARE THE WILD FLOWERS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Help save the wild fowers-espe-
ciaIly the dogwood! Each spring an
appeal is being made to the chivalry
behalf of Americas vanishing and
defenseless wild flowers
For some obscure reasons there are
countless Americans of both sexes
who would scorn to attack the little
animals of the woods and fields, but
who do not hesitate to wage re1ent-
less warfare on the flowers. When
spring trustingly sends out the most
delicate blossoms these thoughtless
nature lovers" go out to pluck, tear
and cast aside. Clumps of pale-col-
ored flowers that made a picture in
and sky soon lose their freshness
when carried off in bouquets. Most
people know this. Yet toward the
close of a spring Sunday every su-
burban road, every street car Is
strewn with wilted flowers tossed
aside by tired holiday makers.
These dead flowers might have
bIoomed for another week to give
pleasure to many more people. But
that is not the real tragedy of the
wild flowers. The worst of the situa-
tion is that in so many cases the
spelling the beauty of spring.
Take the dogwood, for instance.
This is not a, tiny plant to be easily
pulled up by children. 1t Is a tree,
generally about the size of fruit
tree. Yet the dogwood Is being more
ruthiessly DESTROYED than any other
native tree or plant. Botanists say
that at the present rate of destruc-
tiveness the native American dog
wood will be extinct within twenty
five years.
The Wild Flower Preservation So
ciety. which campaigns every year
to save the American flowers, en-
phasizes one particular plant each
spring. This year dogwood is given
the spotlight. because it is so rapidly
disappearing.
The dogwood tree is one Of the
most beautiful trees that can be
found and 1t is a native American.
1t once grew in our woods in profu-
sion, and the common towering va
riety is still found from Canada to
Florida along the Atlantic coast, and
quite far to the west. Another va
riety grows along the Pacific coast.
1t is a rather sturdy tree, resistant
to disease and adaptable to a variety
of growing conditions.
When the wild dogwood blooms in
early May the tree becomes a mass
Of white. Each white petal has a
distinctive notch in the edge, which
makes the dogwood blossom one Of
the most attractive motifs for ar
tistic design. The so-ca1led blossom,
by the way, is not really the flower
Of the tree at all. The white petals
are technically called bracts or the
involucre. They are only modified
leaves. The flowers are the little
punches of light green which cluster
in the center of the white fnvolucre.
DoEwooa Blossoms Perishnble.
A dogwood tree in bloom against
a background of other foliage trans
forms any country road or garden.
The same may be said of the dog
wood when 1T bears its crop of red
berries in late autumn. At both sea-
sons the dogwood branches seem to
shrek Garry me home" to the coun-
kEX tourist -At-east how
Evening star., 1924-05-04

he-or she-interprets the message
of the tree. The result is, generally.
that the passer-by goes up to the
tree and tears off a few SPRAYS. The
tearing process strips down the bark,
leaving open wounds. If the wounds
are large fungus disease may set in
and the tree may die. This happens
only too often.
ciety is urging motorists and hikers
10 enjoy the dogwood on the tree,
carry away mental picture OF it in
all its freshness and leave 1T for
others to enjoy. If branches must
be taken home they should at any
rate be cut clean with a sharp knife,
so as to avoid injury to the tree.
That 50 much dogwood is destroyed
is particularly unfortunate because
the sprays are SO perishable that the
cut branches are of little use. Flor
lists know how to pack them in moss,
but the Sunday excursionist simply
trails along in the hot sun, with the
branches over one arm. or else he
lays them down in a jolting, dusty
automobile. The white petals become
cannot be revived.
Because of the effort to save the
dogwood from extinction, a number
of florists have agreed this year not
For some years school children in a
number of cities have been instructed
never to bring dogwood branches to
decorate schoolrooms. Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts are interested in saw
ing the dogwood and other wild flow
ers. And this year the American
Automobile Association has planned
campaign to interest its 500 900
members in wild flower conservation.
Arb.tas IL Scarce.
The mayf1ower, or trailing arbutus,
the state flower of Massachusetts,, is,
like the dogwood, not far from ex-
tinction. This is one of the most
beautiful Of the American wild flow
ers, but the very people who exclsim
over it with delight Immediately set
to work to destroy it. If they picked
each individual flower carefully there
might be nothing very reprehensible
about the picking, but almost invari-
plant spreads, are uprooted and car
ried or, too. The trailing arbutus
has become SO rare that nature lovers
protest against its being bought or
sold, and particularly against its be-
ing picked for wild flower bouquets.
There are a number of wild-life pre-
serves on which the wild flowers, as
we'll as animals. birds and insects re-
cetve protection. These shut-off
areas, each covering from fifty to
to make sure that the flowers and
wild creatures have a chance to grow
and multiply unmolested.
A number Of the states have en-
acted laws which protect certain
plants throughout the state. Mary
land has q law protecting certain
vines, shrubs, trees and flowers
against picking. The law provides a
fine or Imprisonment for violation,
and five convictions have been obtain
ed in the past six months.
Such laws seem to be a necessity
IL the flowers are to be saved for
the future, but laws do not entirely
solve the problems. The willing CO.
operation Of the public Is witt the
wild flowers need. The Wild Flower
Society says that this cooperation is
steadily growing. There is more in
terest in the flowers than ever before
and -ther ntccestr is Intelligent,
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Radio for HOSPITALS.

A plan is being shaped up to fit
out all service mems hospitals in the
east with radio receiving apparatus,
and there is no doubt that the work
OF equipping the, hospitals beyond the
east with radio will be undertaken.
"Roxie," Of course, is taking the prin-
cipa1 part in this work and his gang"
stands beside him and behind him and
sings and sings the old songs and the
new, the sentimental and the jazz.
There has been a conference in
Washington between "Roxie." whose
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Shows Business
Of Co-operatives

Analysis of the cooperative mar
keting organizations made by the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture shows that more than Is per
cent of 5s5 fruit and vegetable mar
keting organizations do an annual
business of $4,000 or under. The
business of per cent exceeds 81
100000 annually. OF 1,139 farmer
controlled creameries, nearly so per
cent do betwe cen $21 900 and 500, 900
annually. Twenty-three per cent of
1851 grain associations do between
se1 600 and 100000 annually, and IA
per csaA Between 4se1,eos and
3S0Q 0OA
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Primary voting suffered a slight
confusion because of an uncertainty
as to whether his first name is al
fred" or ALBERT" No public man is
truly popular unless familiarly men
toned by a nickname. He should be
known to the delegates as "Al." ""Cal
VS.. Al' would be a mellif1uous sum-
mary Of the situation.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

A candy salesman who wished to
present King George with the confec.
tions he had selected was repulsed If
royalty is to sacrifice all its deadhead
privileges much Of the charm is in
danger Of vanishing from the throne.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Blooming Future.
We're gardening now-and every day
A little mud we put away.
We gather it from everywhere,
For there is always mud to spare.
For mud, if raked with methods wise,
Is of great use to fertilize,
So let's take cheer, since future bloom
Must compensate the present gloom.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
HY JAMES VI. LYNCH.

Former president of the International Typo.
sraIhicai Unien. former New York state In.
dustrial commissioner.
After consideration of union labor in
its various aspects, how about indus
trial peace? What method will euaran-
Tee Industrial peace? Frankly, / do not
know of any method that will guar
antee Industrial peace.
industrial disturbances have their
genesis in hundreds of causes, all of
them differing one from the other in
some essential. Strikes result becauee
or the inability of the parties to the
issue to agree on a basis of solution.
1onp pared to the number of disputes
that are adjusted in conference the
rotal number of strikes is ifinitesimal
me difference is that strikes attract
PUBIC attention. especially where
they interfere with the necessities
adjustments are not in many in
stances news. and so the public knows
nothing of them. 1t is a quite general
idea, sedulously promoted by those
VINO nave selfish aim to exploit
that the chief business of the ;Inions
is the promoting of industrial disturb
ance
All questions between the employ
ers and the unions, where the latter
are strong enough to make an i'm
press, are considered in conciIiation.
Where both parties approach cons'1-
Grafton of the matters of difference
with an honest desire to reach a con-
cluslon, an amicable understanding
usually results. Where either one CT
the parties has reached a position
prior to the conference and refuses 10
compromise in any way, then these
conciliatory meetings are failures in
most cases. There must be desire for
peace If there is to be peace.
Question OF Arbitration.
After the meetings in Cancellation
have failed, and the cause at Issue is
there is a demand for arbitration. III
some cases there are in existence ar
bitration agreements. made in time of
peace, which require that arbitration
shall be resorted to. In those case s
where the public interest is affected,
and there is no prior agreemen. to
arbitrate, pressure is exerted TO COM
pei the parties at interest to accept
arbitration. There has not been of
late years much success attending
these eleventh-hour attempts at
agreement by arbitration. AS explain
ful in most instances only when the
machinery for carrying 1T into effect
has been provided long before the ne
cessity for it's use impends.
All efforts at adjustment having
failed, the strike follows if one or the
other of the parties does not recede
and agree to a settlement at the last
Evening star., 1924-05-04

The relationship of Harry Daugh-
erty to the attorney generalship is
still defined by senatorial investiga-
tors as that of one who is gone, but
not forgotten.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Previous Department Of Justice Of
ficials do not feel called upon to be as
liberal with general information as
they were in passing around codes.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Battle craft for overhead and un-
dersea purposes continue to be manu-.
factured and vended. although no ma
ton is ready to outline the precise
work they are expected to do.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

The ideal man to take personal
charge Of Muscle Shoals is supposed
to have the wisdom of a Solomon and
the longevity of a Methuselah.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
A Reformatiye Boycott.

Women exert a great deal Of in
fiuence in public affairs S.. go.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne,
"but they could exert still more If
they'd organize and agree never to &C.
cept any jewelry or 1uncheons or
theater tickets from any CRATER or
profiteer."
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to il or not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local pub:
Eshed herein. All rights of publics tion OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

A relationship with japan based on
tactless MISUNDERSTANDING would it.
self be a grievous consequence.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Keynotes and platforms are often
soon forgotten, in spite Of the pre-
lininary interest they invariably
cause
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Entirely SURPASSED.

Bill Shakespeare is a faded light
And Charley Dickens trivial quite,
am convinced as I peruse
The latest line Of book reviews.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Jud Tunkins says one of the pleas
ures Of radio is that you can doze
through a lecture without giving Of.
fense.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
That's just my way of cussing."

I'VE all respecks man dat tells us
de plain TRUTH" said Uncle Eben, but
jes' de same most Of us 'ud rather
listen to a good banjo player."
Evening star., 1924-05-04
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Evening star., 1924-05-04
ReciMGfty,

A mule with hcksome hoof pursued
The man who had been fussing..
Said he, you must not think me
rude.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
No Mere TheOfist.

No Mere Theofist.
'You voted for prohibition?'
ct did," answered Senator Sorghum.
'And yet they say you were seen to
partake Of bootleg"
'I took that chance. And I want to
remark that anybody who wouldn't
vote against the stuff they handed me
is neither patriot nor an epicure."
Evening star., 1924-05-04

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition. is delivered by carriers within the city
at 80 cents per month: daily only, 40 cents per
month: Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Or
hers may be sent by mail or telephone main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end of each month
Evening star., 1924-05-04

The fourth annual session Of the
Legislative assembly of the District or
Evening star., 1924-05-04

FORMER president of the International Typo.
dustrial commission
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Congressional economies half a CEN
tury ago ran to strange extremes
Evening star., 1924-05-04

Gaming, or horsewhipping, or cow
hiding, appears to have been some
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Another
Whipping.

century ago. CLOSELY IOIIoWfnE IHV
gaming Of Acting Editor Piatt Of the
Capital by an irate Representative
came, according to The Star of April
%, 1874, a cowhiding in the lobby of
the Ebbitt House. Mr.. Lorenzo Thomas
applying the whip to Charles B. Wick
cry on the ground that the latter
had made slanderous statements
against a member of his family
Vickery took the whipping without
defense, and the next day Thomas.
in court, was fined 81 and costs.
which he and his friends regarded as
q -complete. yindication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
It Isn't Too Late To Buy That Hoe-Many Good Ones Are
REAL ESTATE-SALE K
 HOUSES FOR SALE 1O0
Our Offerings In Resident

Our Offerings In Resident
 Property
 Pinehurst: Up-to-date Groom bungalow, full size lot, $4,000. $500 cash, balance like rent.
 Edgewood: Groom bungalow, 8 bedrooms, oak floors, garage. half block of car; . bargain price $4,500 for quick sale, 500 cash, balance $50 per month. Part of this house rented for enough to more than pay half of monthly payment. Call C. C. Sudduth, Main 3S15-W. woodlawn Highlands: Your choice of three high-class, mod ern Groom bungalows for only $5,s5o, $750 cash. Theae are well built, good material, Atcoia heat, tile bath, all built-in fea- lures, with large closets, base ment. If you want your moneys ,, worth, call us and look these over. Ensley Highlands: Groom bum galow, Arcola heat, buiIt-in fea- lures, all improvements, for only $5,250, $75O cash, balance monthly. This is a real bargain. We have hundreds of houses listed In all parts of the city. If you don't see what you want here, call us; it will be a pleas ure to show you.
 ,herwood A. Moore Realty Go MAIN 1l7s 2o24 9TH AVE-, N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
REAL ESTATE-SALE K
 HOUSES FOR SALE 100
A Real Quality Home In Fine Section of West End

rhis ia without . doubt the most Attractive home we have of- fered for sale in West End in lon9 time. Has artistic interior finish in ivory, is beautifully pa pered throughout, has expensive electrical fixtures, oak floors of the best grade throughout, lovely tile bath with the finest plumbing, Arcola heat, plenty of windows, and big closets in each room. Built by owner for a home and every stick and stone in 1t Is the best that money can buy. The exceptionally attrac- tive floor plan consists of living room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and sleeping porch. This lovely house faces south on lot 50x190 feet, and has beautiful green lawn in front and back, big flower garden, chicken run, chicken houses and garage with side drive. On paved street in center of West Ends best resi- dential section, Il block of car line, and blocks of schools, churches, stores,g etc. can make you . close price on this. Cali H. c. Chamblee, with Montgomery R. E. & Ins. Co
 REALTORS
 ZIG N. FIST ST., MAIN 15es
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

FOR SALE BY owNER-Beau- tiful new broom bungalow in best section in Central Park. Hardwood floors throughout: tile bath; many built-in features. Price $4,oOO; s2O0 cash; $s5 per month. w. R. Byards, Main s17s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

NORWOOD-One block from Boulevard, a bargain in new California bungalow; rooms, bath, breakfast room, tile front porch, tile roof, basement; papered; southern exposures; can be bought at a bargain by dealing with owner. Call Main 4497.
 N. 17TH ST.-Acipco line, 18th Ave; broom bungalow; gas; lights; bath; $3,750; $400 cash, $40 month. Eborn Realty. 2119h 1st Ave. Main s173 or S734.
 TEN new dupley negro houses, rents $2,6S0 per year. Four new duplex houses; rents $1,224 per year. Both these are bargains. Won't last long. Call Woodlawn 349-L2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

WALNUT HILL
 owner has three beautiful lots right in the heart of this wonderful section of fered at a special price during this week. frs; come, first served Sudduth Realty Co.,, 110 N. 21st St. Main 3402.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
NORWOOD

Cozy Groom, modern bungalow, beau tifully papered, offered for only $6,5O0; name your own terms; will trade. Sud duth Realty Co.,, 110 N. 21st St. Main 34O2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

TWO FRAME houses 6 and rooms)
 in good railroad town, having high school, and 20 acres good land; N-mile out; all priced at $4sO; half cash, $7 monthly; no trades. D. E. Cheuvront Heflin, Ala.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-11
PRISON CRUELTIES
ARE NOT ENDED

Grave doubts as to whether the United States is
civilized have been led to believe aroused in the
mind of every thinking person who considers the treat
ment of convicts in the West Virginia penitenary at
Moundsyile.
Despite the long agitation for humane and fair treat
ment of conVicts which has accomplished much in
states West Virginia still maintains a prison system
which has drawn storing condemnation from prison ex
pers Apparently not content with its bad record the
industrial field, with its armies Of gunner and thugs
maintained by the nonunon coal operators West Vir
gnia adding the backness of its record by the way
which it treats its convicts.
A few facts on the Moundsyile penitentiary, re-
veaed by j. Howard Holt chairman of the committee on
Virgnas prison cruelty Mr. Holt says that most of the
1856 men in Moundsvle exploited by contractors
who secure this labor for 70 cents day.
Under this contract says Mr.. Holt, leach prisoner
must average from II to Is workmens shirts day. This
means that one of these shirts costs from to cents
understood that there than 500 convlcts
working under this contract and the contractor and
ciates make profit of hundreds Of thousands of dollars
yearly"
Directing attention to the fact that cells in this prison
are five feet WIDE eight feet long and feet high Mr.
Holt says
Unto many of these cells the sun has shown
And it is needless to say that in such limited space there
no for exercise In nearly every two are
confined in each CELL With the utmost that can be
exercised by any administration these conditions breed
immortality and degradation There only about five
of yard space for these 1886 to occupy They
crowded in the shops in the yard, and at night con-
fined in these unsanitary cells Men infected with
tuberculosis Some of them die within the walls and some
of them go forth to spread the disease in the outside
world"
Surely appalling state of affairs and one that West
Virginia and the United States should be heartily
ashamed of AS Mr.. Holt remarked "Who are we that
we should treat any fellow man in this manner?"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-11
Auto Owners Warned.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Automobile
owners are again warned by the bu-
rcau of mines against carbon mon
oxide. With the coming of winter, the
guard against the deadly hazard which
may be encountered when automobile
engines are permitted to run In closed
garages. The bureau is emphatic on
the extremely poisonous properties of
carbon monoxide gas, which is one OF
the products formed when gasoline is
burned in an automobile engine.
Four-tenths of one per cent of car
bon monoxide, that is four parts per
1000, will kill an ordinary man in one
hour, and higher concentration will
prove fatal in a much shorter time,
says the bureau.
ut is common practice among
motorists on cold days to allow the
engine to idle for five or ten minutes
before leaving the garage in order to
warm up the oil and cooling water.
This is an extremely dangerous prac-
tice and cases are reported frequently
wheer the driver is found dead at the
wheel. If it is desired to warm up
the engine, all windows and doors
should be opened, or better still. the
car should be driven into the open air
where the toxic exhaust gases are
| quickly disSipated."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-11
Teachers Resent Test.

New York, Dec. 29.-The $4,000
public school teachers in this city OBJ
iect to the appointment of four ply
sicians who will constitute an examin-
ing board for their benefit.
Members of the board of education
say these physicians will remedy
prevalent nervousness and throat
trouble among teachers. The latter
declare that ills of this character
can be traced to the 'city's false econ
omy, which is responsible for over
work and improper physical condi-
tons.
If the purpose of the board of edu-
cation is merely to save money
through the imposition of more strin-
gent regulations, followed by pos
sible check-up system, then we ex-
press our emphatic dissent" says the
Teachers union in a public statement.
"lf the purpose is to provide addi-
tional machinery for disciplining
teachers, we insist on being a party
to the consideration of measures to be
taken. If the board of education is to
develop a scientific plan for studying
conditions relating to illness of teach
ers, the teachers want to be represent
ed in any investigation to be under
taken"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-01-11

The foregoing editorial touches up
on the problem of adjusting the in
come tax law so as to prevent the rich
from having to resort to the necessity
of lodging it.
Something Of this kind is suggest
ed by the vets with respect to the
18th amendment, though it may be
surmised that President Coolidge
would not lend his support to legisla-
ton calculated to open the breweries
in order that the American people
might not become law violators by
brewing their own beer.
The two cases, however, are paral-
lei. The rich have VIGOROUSLY evaded
the income tax law, if the above edi-
torial is based on fact. Now it is sug-
gested that the stigma of unpatriotic
action be lifted from their shoulders
by repeating or modifying the income
tax law, and thus restoring them to
the light of popular favor as law
abiding and patriotic citizens.
Opposition to the soldiers bonus
has back of it this same favoritism
for the wealthy bond holder, who, II
is feared, will resort to unpatriotic
devices to evade a bonus tax by in
vesting his wealth in untaxable assets,
AS quickly as possible Congress
will repeal or modify the income tax
laws, If for no other reason than to
offset the tendency of American capt.
tai to evade the tax; but Congress
will not modify the 18th amendment
in order to restore a large percent OF
American people to the status of law
abiding citizens.