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Evening star., 1925-08-29
No. NNIII.

No. NNIU.
Dr., Edgar T. Wherry 1881 Steph,
enSOn place northwest, is convinced
that the American wild flower must
be cultivated and tended scientifically
To be preserved, and that its poSSi.
biitieS for garden purposes have been
overlooked.
Consequently Dr.. Wherry has gath
cred in his Chevy Chase garden some
OF the rarest and most beautiful
varieties found in North America east
of The Mississippi.
He is specializing in acid Soil plants.
The average gardener. growing the
familiar European garden flowers,
doe everything possible TO get the
acit. OUT of his soil. DR.. Wherry puts
II in. The average gardener tries 10
replace his sand and building debris
with loan. DIR. Wherry digs out the
loan and puts in sand.
Saves Trailing Arbutus
His garden, he says, is not show
place. Although many of his speci-
mems are of exceptional beauty, he is
more interested in the scientific possi-
hilities. He wants to save the Ameri-
can people such flowers as the trail
Ing arbutus. the mayfiower of the
Pilgrims, which formerly grew in
~ef the country. But generations of
mayiiower parties have brought it
dangerously near extinction. A few
Years ago it was plentiful in the near
ighborhood of Washington. There
are left only a few clumpS in almost
Inaccessible places These are known
Eonly to wild flower enthusiasts and
their locations are carefully guarded
secrets. The fragrance of the trailing
arbftuS is almost unrivaIed in the
flower world
II is an acid soil plant. Many well
-Intentioned persons have dug il out
-af the woods and tried TO cultivate it
in their back yards Almost invaria-
hiy it has died. DR.. Wherry SAYS it.
must first be cultivated and developed
ShN men who understand just what it
needs. Then 1t can he placed on the
zmarket for other gardeners with care.
7fiIl directions as TO its planting and
Sculture. The soil must be treated with
stannic acid or aluminium sulphate.
Ten Kinds of Wild PIIIox.
: Or. Wherry is particularly inter
ested in the development of the phlox
in his garden are 10 varieties of
American wild phlox, only two of
(which have been hybridized for gen
zeral garden purposes. He believes
3that the phloX should be made the
national flower of the United States.
81 occurs. in some form. in every
estate of the Union and does not grow
Elsewhere, except in European gar
Evening star., 1925-08-29

pansy, violet, common in District
woods, prosper and propagate itself
from seeds. SO many Of these flowers
have been dug from their native
hau11ts by overenthusinstic gardeners
Of Washington that they are in great
danger of becoming extinct.
Evening star., 1925-08-29

he sought DR.. Wherry dug five tons of
'odm out of one hole in his garden
and put In five tons OF builders sand.
his best phlox beds are In plaster
aenrls iett over from building the
house.
In the sand he Is able to make the
Evening star., 1925-08-29

Scattered through the mountain
States of the East are patches of box
huckleberry. variety of the true
Evening star., 1925-08-23
DENIES BARS RAISED
TO GERMAN CULTURE
French Minister of Education Says
Savants, Writers and Artists
Are Thoroughly Welcome.

By Cable to The Star and New York World
PARIS, August 22.-NO discrimina-
ton against Germans in the domains
of art, science and letters exists in
France. This assurance has just been
given by Minister of Education De
Monzie to d group of German intellec-
tuals alarmed by the recent assertion
by the German professor kare Halle
that France and Britain wished to
destroy German science and reIegate
Germans to d humiliating position in
international meetings.
De Monzie categorically denied the
accusation, declaring France is un-
changed and still is the champion of
free exchange of human thoughts.
Il have given Instructions, he said.
that German savants, writer's and
artists shall be accorded the widest
access to all our institutions and con-
crosses. l declare that most complete
protection is afforded them, their per-
sons and publications and that their
welcome by all our university authori.
ties is that Of Europe good company"
The minister recalled Frances in
itiattve in creating the International
Institute of Intellectual Cooperation
in which Germany has been offered a
seat.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
THIRTEEN ACCEPT POSTS.
Citizens Committee Formed to Protect
Public i'm Strike

WILkES-B BARRE, Pa, August %
ND.-Thirteen of the l6 members of
a committee ITO represent the public
in the situation growing out of the
deadlock in the anthracite wage
negotiations have accepted appoint
ment and will hold their first meeting
here tomorrow. Acceptances from the
other three are expected tonight. The
committee was authorized at a citi-
ZenS mass meeting Wednesday,
a call was issued today by John
Chl, for an organization meeting of
the committee at which plans will be
outlined as to the best means of bring
ing about resumption OF the wage
conferences between the hard coal
operators and representatives of the
miners and preventing a suspension of
mining at the expiration of the present
working agreement on August 81
Mr.. Chl is chairman of the committee
General anthracite committee will
meet Sunday at the Hotel Sterling.
Wilkes Barre, at o'clock" said the
call. Utmost Importance. Please be
present no matter what the sacrifice
involved"
Those who have accepted appoint
ment on the body are Glenn Schneider
Mount Carmel; Martin L. Henry, Sha-
mokin; j. NJ. Harris, Tamaqua: DR.
j. +. Wasser, Mauch Chunk: John H
Bonln, Hazleton; J. II. Blackman and
Ralph A. zimmerman, Scranton, and
2. L. Lewith. W. n. TeynOld, A J.
Barber. Frank P. Slattery, c. A.
Leighton and Mr.. Chl. all of this city.
These men represent various civic
and business interests in the three
anthracite districts
Evening star., 1925-08-23
NICE WILL BRANCH OUT
AS EDUCATION CENTER
Initial Venture of French Pleasure
Resort Leads to Great Hopes
for University.
By the Associated Press


PARIS, August 22.-Americans
visiting the Riviera in future Winter
seasons may see the city of Nice
blossom out as a real university town
instead OF being Nice. the gay" as
the famous Mediterranean resort has
been known in the past
Courses were given there last sea
son under the auspices of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and these proved
so popular, both with the visitors and
residents that the department of
Alpes- Gn which Nice is
situated. the municipality and civic
bodies voted subsidies TO make them
permanent, increase their number
broaden the scope of the instruction
offered and assure their continuance
for 10 years.
The teaching force, il is understood.
will be recruited largely from the old
provincial University of AK en- Prov
ince. with special lecturers imported
from the Sorbonne at Paris and the
ancient University of Toulose.
One of the subjects to be stressed
Will be the provincial litera ture and
language, featuring particularly the
work of the great Meridional, poet.
Frederic MiStral, whose writings We're
greatly admired by Theodore Roose-
welt.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
DUCHESS OF R0XBURGHE
is HOSTESS TO ROYALTY
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 22.-It is not
often that an American hostess
in England has the privilege
of entertaining three members of roy
atty all at the same time. but last
week the Duchess of RoXburghe,
formerly May Ogen Goelet of New
port, had as guests the Duke and
Duchess of York and Princess Mary
who visited at the Dukes fine old
country seat, Floors Castle, on the
Tweed, for Il bit of grouse shooting on
a 60,000-acre estate.
The duchess is a close friend of the
royal family and is extremely popular
with all classes in England and Scot
land. She is one of the keenest sport
lovers among the nobility and prodigi.
GUS tales are told of her prowess with
gun and rod, especially the former
Although the first lady of one of the
greatest houses of England, the
duchess dislikes publicity and it is said
she never has had a picture taken of
her only son, the Marquis of Bow
mont and Sessford, who is 10 years
old, for fear it might find it's way into
illustrated papers. Her parties never
are described in the society columns.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
MINERS PREPARE
FOR STRIKE ADVENT
Lewis Returns After MyS-
terious AbsenCe-Issue Rap
idly Nearing Crisis.
n The A.snciated Presn


PHILADELPHIA August 22.-De-
velopments in the anthracite coal sit
lIation appeared To be steadily draws
ing TO a climax today. John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America. returning from two
days absence, remained silent as 10
his Whereabouts or activity. Reports
from Harrisburg during the day indi-
Gated. however. he had been in con
terence with union leaders % the hard
coal districts there.
James 4. German, secretary Of the
anthracite board OF Cancellation and
also permanent secretary of the Joint
scale committee of anthracite uper-
ators and miners, arrived here short
ly after Mr.. Lewis. Mr. German. who
was author of the laconiC official com
lnunique issued during the scale nego'
tiationS at Atlantic City. would not
discuss his mission here.
After conference between Mir.
Lewis and Mr.. German neither would
comment upon a runOr that Nr.
Gorman was actually Il courier be
tween the operators and miners
leaders. II was reported that Mr..
German was the link between the
opposing sides in connection with ar
ranging ot certain details that might
arise if a suspension We're called Sep
tember ]. These arrangements, il
was learned definitely did not in
volye peace. In the absence of any
hint as To what they might be. the
general guess was that terms We're
being exchanged for the placing OF
maintenance men" in the mines to
prevent flooding and cuve-IrS III event
of "A wdlk-Out
Word from Wilkes Barre during the
day had il that the citizens move
ment to check any hard coal suspen-
sion by a policy of persuasion was
gathering headway. The first com
mittee meeting was announced for
tomorrow afternoon there.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
DROUGHT FORCES CLOSING
OF MILLS IN CAROLI mas
Power Users Asked to Suspend
Operations One Day Each
Week-3OO Affected.
By the Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, n. c.. August %
On account of low water resulting
from drought conditions said to be
without precedent in the last 35 y-ears,
the Southern Power Company TODAY
announced that it had asked that all
industrial consumers of hydro-elecfric
power produced by the company shut
down their plants one day each week.
beginning next Wednesday, until fur.
ther notice
The curtailment of the use of power
will affect about 800 mills in the Pied
mont section of the Carolinas, with
more than five million spindles How.
ever. many of these mills have been
operating on part-time basis for
several months on account of unfayor.
able marketing conditions
The mills are grouped by counties,
and a zone schedule arranged by
which each group will close for one
day each week, the several groups
suspending operations on alternating
days. Eleven counties in South Car.
olina, constituting zone five, are the
first in which mills are to close. these
being asked to suspend operat tions
next Wednesday. Mills in eight
North Carolina counties are scheduled
to be closed Thursday.
There being no immediate pros
pect of relief in sight" Charles I
Burkholder. vice president Of the
Southern Power Company, said In a
letter to its customers, made public
today, I'VE are forced to ask our Gus
toners to assist us by power curtail
ment."
Evening star., 1925-08-23
BY COL. CHARLES SWEENEY.

Ercadrille.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
ON THE MOROCCAN EASTERN
FRONT Uia Paris. August 22.-
Don't go forward on that road. 1t
is dangerous and easily lost, and if
you go astray youl fall into the
hands Of the enemy. who'll cut your
throats after infiicting' upon you the,
worst atrocities Imaginable.
These words from a captain of the
Spahis was our Introduction into the
road El Mernisi TO Sioux -T;m- -Khemis.
Dark had fallen an hour before, but
we had decided to push on because
it was necessary to join up with the
column of Col. Nogues that night If
we wished to assist in the operations
scheduled to start at daybreak.
AS you know continued the cap
tain. "all our patrols are withdrawn
at nightfalI, and in Morocco there Is
no safety a hundred yards outside
the barbed wire of the French posts
So l repeat don't take that road"
Speed Toward Goal.
We had left F'ez-a staff captain
and myself-after luncheon with Gen.
Naulin for the purpose of joining Col
rived by o'clock. but a combination
of bad luck and minor accidents found
US long after nightfall still 20 kilo-
meters from Sioux En- Khemis. De-
spite the captains advice. we de-
cided to push on.
Light all your lamps and search
lights and push on as fast as you
can. The salopards may think you
are an armored car and not molest
you" was the parting advice of a
cavalryman. SO off we went, blazing
like North River ferryboat. with
the accelerator pushed to the limit, on
an unknown and badly defined road
in a hostile, enemy-infested country,
with no food, water and one auto
matte pistol for my chauffeur and
myself
Despite numerous bad bumps. all
went well until we arrived within
sight of what we took for the camp
lights blazing on three widely sepa-
rated hills. Then suddenly the road
was snuffed out. Straight across the
fields toward the brightest light seemed
our surest course. Dumping and
Evening star., 1925-08-23
LOSSES OF UMBRELLAS
FOLLOW WEATHER SHIFTS
Rainy Morning and Sunny After
noon Cause Forgetfulness
by Car Riders.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. August 22-Rain
and sunshine play tricks on the aver
age persons bump of forgetfulness
and make busy days for the lost-and-
found department of the Los Angeles
street railway. Alfred 7. Clothier,
manager of the department said that
l,S00 umbrellas left on the street cars
in one day testified to this.
4 rainy morning will find many
street car patrons carrying umbrel-
las. Sunshine in the afternoon
means busy time for employees of
the department, for hundreds of the
workers and shoppers get oft the
street cars leaving their umbrellas
still beside the seats they occupied.
An aggregate of 1897 miscella-
neous articles We're turned in to the
department during the first six
of 1925. Money found loose
and in pocketbooks totaled S3,S83.57.
of which s1,282.1S was returned to
the owners.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
FRANCE PLANS BOOM
IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY
National Office of Maritime Cred
its Provided in Bill Before
Chamber of Deputies.
BY the Associated Psess.

BY the Associated PSess.
PARIS, August 22.-French snip
ping is doing well, but the govern
ment desires that it do better. With
that end in view, a bill has been laid
before the Chamber Of Deputies pro
viding for the creation of a national
office of maritime credits which would
grant loans to French shipowners at
a rate of interest not exceeding 3 per
cent. The necessary funds. apart from
gifts, legacies and the like would be
furnished by dues on goods landed and
on passengers embarked.
The proposed tax on goods would
be from one-half franc to 2 francs
per ton and the rates for passengers
10, and 2 francs. respectively, for
first, second and third class. with les
ser rates for stea engaged in in
ternational coastwise services or ply
ing the route to Algeria. The effect
of the bill would be to enable the
shipowners to order more vessels from
the French shipyards, which have re-
ceived very few orders during the last
three years, and which have only been
able to keep operating by orders from
abroad.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
By MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS.
tStaff Correspondent of the National Geo.


graphic Society,"
ABOARD THE BOWDOIN MAC
MILAN ARCTIC EXPOSITION,
PANDORA HARBOR. Greenland, Au-
gust u CBy radiol.-Thc Arctic as |
have just seen il from an airplane is
the same cruel AEctic-only more 50.
SledGing is hard and dangerous, but
the dog motor provides a CHEEKY com
panion. The dog can live off the
country and be used as food in an
emergency, and an airplane motor
cannot.
The Eskimo canoe known as 4
kayak is a fra&il paper shell that
takes an n--il= individual to manipu-
late. But Il protects Il man who can
not swim ia wafer SO cold that death
would result f-Cm the attempt.
\ seal8kin tupik, the Eskimos
Summer cottage. is fraiI but it can
weather a sale. y rock iEloo. the
Eskimo's winter bungalow. is dark
and gloomy enough but it is Il vel
come haven from cold and storm.
Plane Seems Helpless
Under the conditions we had This
Summer il almost seemed as il an
airplanc flying over the beach where
the Charles Francis Hall Arctic ship,
the Polaris. was wrecked is actually
and women who tioated 800 miles
on an ice pack to the coast OF Labra-
dor.
The region between Cape Alexander
and Cape FIatherton. on Greeuland's :
westernmost coast. has sheltered many
Arctic explorers. including Kane,
Hayes. Hall and Peary, but it had no
equally safe landing place for planes
this season.
V,,,, IL,
Summer meant that the flyers took
their lives in their hands every time
they crossed, and too much cannot be
said about the courage, the judgment
and the amazing ingenuity of the
United States Nays personnel under
the most adverse conditions.
The very landing places they used
before might harbor Jagged masses of
ice the next time they arrived. With
in a few hours after caches have been
deposited planes have found 1t impoS-
sible to land again within miles.
The Smith Sound Eskimo is primi-
tive, but he can live where a Phi. u.
would starve. 1t would be interesting
to apply an intelligence test to these
Eskimos. Macmillan has paid high
tribute to their ingenuity and re
sourcefulness. And our party has been
amazed by them. Their manner of
IlNlliS Is CEuue, lIl'E KNOW HOlulIS OL
the outside world: there are tribes
which think they are the only people
who inhabit the earth. They display
not the faint beginnings. in many
cases, OF the cultural advancement of
the pre-Columbian Indians which DR..
Judd has found in Chaco Canyon. Yet
they are able to cope with emergen-
cies which would battle highly edu-
Gated men. And they survive in an
environment where they and the tiny
insects are the only conquerors.
The Polar regions. hostile to the
resourceful Eskimo, who asks little,
puts harsher limitations on modern
man who asks much and trusts to
machinery instead of individual cum
ming and endurance.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
AMERICAN FLYER HAS MARVELLOUS
ESCAPE PIERCING RIFFIAN LINES
Auto Stranded After Wild Dash for French Post.
Col. Sweeny Spends Night in Open,
Then Dashes to Safety.

Swaying, we went on until suddenly.
crossing a dry river bed. we dropped
or feet into sand over our
hubs and stalled There was nothing
to do but pass the night in the open
country. 1t was dangerous to ap-
proach the post on foot because 1t was
always surrounded by enemy sharp
shooters.
After wandering half an hour we
found a bend in the perpendicular
banks of the river bed, where we lay
down to pass the night. Almost i'm
mediately there broke out behind us
the usual orchestra Of rifle and ma
chine gun fire and savage yells, which
indicated the presence of a French
post, but showed us we had strayed
ahead of the French outposts and into
the heart of the enemy country
Escape Rife Fire.
This made us safe for the night. as
the enemy would never think of look
ing for US in their territory. The dan
gerous hour would be daylight, when
we would be forced to return through
hostile territory, or await the arrival
of the French advance columns.
The symphony of firing and yelling
kept up all night, gradually petering
out a dawn broke on our anxious
eyes. The captain and I, carrying our
valises. struck out boldly across the
fields in the direction of the camp.
Boldness is the best policy in a de-
nuded, barren country, offering abso
lutely no cover. An anxious quarter
hour OF walking and running, pepper
ed at from three sides by bullets,
brought US in contact with the ad-
vance elements of the French column,
who received us with cries Of wonder
and astonishment.
We were passed back until we
quickly arrived at Col. Nogue's head
quarters. He could hardly believe his
eyes at seeing us alive. He had been
advised by wireless the night before
that we were on our way, but as we
had not arrived, he had believed us
captured by the salopards. And never
expected to see more of US than our
mutilated bodies.
You may consider yourselves
lucky" he said after hearing our
story. Not ten men in the history
of Morocco have passed a night alone
unprotected in the 'Bled' open coun-
try and lived to tell the tale"
'Copyright. 1925. hy Chicago Daily News Coz
Evening star., 1925-08-23
INJURED IN COLLISION.

John A. Kennlo, 63, of IS P street,
was hurt about the head in col
lision between the automobile of Jo-
seph Z. Kennlo and one operated by
Edward j. HALEY, 34 H street north
east, last night on Seventh street
between Pennsylvania avenue and D
street.
parking space. when the other ma
chine swung down and hit it. The
force of the impact resulted in
Kennlo's injury. HALEY was arrested
by police of the first precinct on an
intoXication charge. kennlo was
treated at Emergency Hospital by
DR.. Ruby.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
DANIEL WOODWARD
IN WISCONSIN RACE
Endorsement of Coolidge and
Republican Party Is His
Platform.
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
OSHKOSH. Wis, August 22.-
Daniel Woodward of this city today
formally announced himself a candi-
date to fill the uueXpired term of Sen
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette. His
platform is based on complete and
unqualified Endorsements of the Re
publican party and the administra-
ton of President Coolidge. he says.
Seek Rule on Independents.
MADISON Wis, August - PO.-
Attorney General Ekern will be asked
to rule. on the legality Of an independ-
ent candidacy in the coming special
primary election for United States
Senator. Arthur r. Barry, Milwaukee,
announced yesterday he would seek
nomination to Till the uneXpired term
OF the late Senator La Toilette. under
the party designation of La Toilette
Wheeler progressiveism."
&. a. ErikSon, deputy attorney gen
eral. expressed an unofficial opinion
recently that the La Toilette Wheeler
progressives could not obtain Il place
on the primary ballot. under a sep.
arate designation from other existing
parties. because they did not have Il
formal party organization bearing a
name different from the other parties.
Socialist Campaign Opens.
EAGLE RIVER. Wis, August %
R).-William Coleman, campaign
manager for John NJ Work, Socialist
candidate for United States Senator.
opening the Socialistic campaign here
tonight, said:
we expect all former followers of
Robert NJ La Toilette to vote for
John NJ. Work at the primary and at
the election. What else could they
do? Young Bob has gone back on
his fathers program. He has COM
pletely ignored his fathers 1924 plat
form and gone back to 1922. His
father never went back lie always
went forward. In ignoring the 1924
platform, young Bob has become re-
dictionary.
He has also gone back on his
fathers plans for new political
alignment. The young man deliber-
ately abandons that project and runs
for office on the ticket of the Republi.
can Party which his father left and
repudiated.
AS new party was not organized
the Socialist Party represents the
hopes and aspirations of the late Rob
ert NJ. La Toilette"
Evening star., 1925-08-23
GENARO LOSES CROWN.
Flyweight Champion Dethroned
By FideI I,abarba.

LOS ANGELES. August % Opl.--
Fidel Labarba, Los Angeles high
school boy knocked from the head OF
frankie Genaro here tonight the
crown which the New Jersey lad
claimed as world fyweight champion.
Labarba won by waiting for Genaro
to come in and by left-handing him
for nine rounds, then carrying the
scrap to the fastener in the tenth.
In the opening session the Los
Angeles fighter spent much of his
time backing away as Genaro played
for an advantage. The Californian
kept his left busy and earned the
edge.
Evening star., 1925-08-23
Escaped Convicts Captured.

PORTLAND, Greg, August % CP).
James Willos and Ellsworth Kelley,
who, with Tom Murray, made break
for freedom from the state peniten-
tiary on August -, were captured
late today in a ravine while they were
sitting in their machine by the side Of
road eating.