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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
CHERRY BLOSSOMS
DOOMED BY FLOOD
800 Along Point Drive Killed,
Expert Says-0nIy 167
Remain Alive.

The Springtime cherry blossom glory
year.
OF the 467 japanese cherry trees on
the point nearly 800 will never bloom
again. In the belief of DR.. W. A. Tay-
lor. chief of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry, Department of Agriculture. who
has made a personal inspection of the
trees affected by waite standing around
their bases and contends the trees are
dead.
Needing more than any other tree,
except the peach tree. high, well-drained
land, the pride of the Capital and the
lure for thousands of Springtime tour
lists is in large measure passing.
The japanese embassy already has
taken lp with its home government the
matter of replacing those trees now af-
fected, but 1t is not thought they will
be available in time for blooming next
Spring,
Taylor Blames Low Level.
Dr. Taylor said today that while his
department was not asked to pass upon
a suitable site for planting the trees at
the time of their arrival here. it is his
opinion that the low level of certain
points along the point, on both sides
where the trees are dying by the whole
sale. Is not suitable for them. He said
that the trees around the point proper
and those around the Tidal Basin are III
good shape and we're helped rather than
damaged by the recent torrential rains
that spelled the doom of the others.
The worst damage, DR.. Taylor said,
Is on the Washington Channel side of
the point, where nearly two hundred
trees are standing in water from six
to eighteen inches deep. their leaves
brown and withered and in some in
stances, entirely lost,
Over on the other side a few of
the trees that have not turned brown
are experiencing premature Autumn
loss of leaves. The leaves are turning
yellow and dropping. Dr. Taylor says
that some of these may be saved.
The worst part of the situation Is
that nothing can be done to save the
trees now affected. Moving them. 1t
is held by the Department of Agricul-
ture expert will not save them now.
Trees Are whitening.
For nearly mile on the washington
Channel side of the point, the brown
and withered trees give the appearance
of some terrible blight that has de-
scended overnight. 1t is merely case
OF too much of the trees staff of life.
Hams Point has cup-shaped sink
about midway that is unsuitable for
the trees" DR.. Taylor declared, While
the situation has not been serious In
the past, when the rains have been
drained of artifically before serious
damage has been done, close inspec-
tion of the trees now dead and dying
shows that they never had the vigor
Of foliage that those on the higher
ground at the end of the point and
those around the Tidal Basin show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Woman Sues for $4,000 for Attack
By "Mischievous and Violent" Goose

Declaring that she was attacked by
a goose o. a ''mischievnus. vicious ex-
citabie and violent disposition and
propensity" Mrs Amelia Facteau, a3a
kearney street northeast, has filed suit
III the District Supreme Court TO re-
cover $4,000 damages from John r,
Ragland and his wife, Rose Ragland,
l0il Lawrence street northeast. and
Louis q. Connor, l02i Lawrence street
northeast As a result Of the alleged
attack, the plaintiff says she was
thrown to the ground and cut her chin
an well as sustaining bruises ON her
Of her wrists,
She inkNrns the court through At
torneys adorge @, Shlnn and Vernon n.
I.nwry that she was quietly returning
from church March AZ last when la
front nf premises t0li Lawrence street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Soda Clerk, Lying in Wait, Shoots
Alleged Milk Thief Caught in Act

said. when he saw Rice come down the
street, stop In front Of the milk and
then calmly place all Of IL IN bag
that he carried under his arm. The
soda clerk waited until he had placed
the last bottle IN the bag and then
ordered Rice TO stand where he was
and hold up his hands,
Rice was 80 startled that his one
thought was 10 escape, SO he fled to-
ward an alley Al he ran, LeGdy
enlptied his weapon, 26 caliber auto
matte, two Of the bullets taking etfest
In Riee's left leg Despite his injury,
Rice turned into the alley and vanlted
a fence
At this point Leedy was joined by
Policeman Chester A. Bailey. who had
run distance OF two blocks upon
hearing the shots and together they
chased Rice over three back fences be.
fore they caught him.
When arrested Rice told police that
he Is out of work and has wife and
two small children, who would have
starved except for the milk, Rice II
under treatment III GaIlingfT Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
CURTIS REVIEWS
c. D. P. FARM AID
Speaks at New York State
Fair on Legislative Rec
ord Since War.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
SYRACUSE. N. Y. August 28.--Re-
publican efforts on behalf of agriculture
in the party's seven years of postwar
administration were detailed today by
Senator Curtis. the Republican vice
presidential nominee. and compared
with the position of Democrats in Con-
gress, particularly on the tariff.
Speaking at the invitation Of the
American Farm Bureau to New York
State Fair assemblage, the Kansas Sen
ator confined his prepared remarks
principally to the agricultural situation
He cited the passage of the emergency
tariff act, the extension of farm credits
through the intermediate farm credit
act of 1923 and through the War
Finance Corporation and the enactment
Of legislation authorizing organization
of cooperative associations as among
the accomplishments of the Republican
administration.
Senator Curtis arrived last night and
WIS ELbGI a WCtIOLiiC oLfIA Cd
sand persons who crowded the station
A special buffalo dance by members
Of an Indian tribe was given In honor
of Senator Curtis.
The nominee also praised the Kellogg
treaty for the remuneration Of war
which was signed yesterday in Paris
predicting its general approval in this
country and adherence TO 1t by every
nation in the world AS Republican
leader of the Senate, Senator Curtis
will be called upon next session to ask
formal ratification of the pact.
Involver M Entanglements.
"The peoples Of the world are happy
today" he said, because upon yester-
day the representatives OF Is nations
approved TIE Kellogg plan and signed
treaty renoun cing war. II Is a
splendid treaty. for 1t creates no bur-
dens and involves no entanglements. II
Is based upon and supported by public
opinion.
The peoples Of the world are anxious
TO stop wars and feel sure that Within
short time every nation in the world
will adhere TO the treaty. With the
great powers renouncing war the smaller
nations will be willing to keep out Of
wars
1t will be generally approved in this
country because from the earliest days
in our history our Government has
favored the employment Of arbitration
for the settlement OF international dis
putes"
Taking up the record on farm legis-
lation back in 1918 when the Republi-
cans won control Of Congress, the Sen
stor described the condition Of agricul-
CONTINUED on Page .. Column II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

Lying IN wait for thief who has
been stealing milk each morning for
the past week from IN front Of the
Peoples Drug Store AT North Capitol
street and Florida avenue. Rolfe Millar
Leedy, II years old, 709 East Capitol
street, early this morning fired two
bullets into the left leg Of Joseph Ed
ward Rice, colored, "a years old l404
Third street Rice Was arrested and
Leedy also is being held by second pre-
cinct police under charge OF investiga"
ton.
Leedy, who has been employed 81
that store for the past three years and
is now head soda clerk. told police that
they were supposed 10 get flye quarts oi
milk each morning, but that some one
had been stealing IL.
Last night he decided TO take mat.
ters into his own hands, he said, SC
drove 10 the store al $50 o'clock thu
morning parked his CIR in front ol
the place and sat In ifytith his pisto
drawn
HE had waited bnt few mlnuses, hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

northeast the goose, which the de-
PENDANTS had not kept secured. jumped
and few at her. picked. bit and
scratched her and becoming entangled
with her caused her to fall to the side
walk. she was rendered unfit 10 carry
ON her household duties. she says. and
has spent 800 In an effort To be cured
She asserts her nervous system has been
affected and that she will suffer IN the
future as result OF her experience
with the "web-footed fowl OF the goose
species"
The place In front ot which the at
tack occurred. the plaintiff says, Is
owned by Connor and occupied by The
Raglands as tenants, whom she ae-
of a mischieynus, eNcitabie and violent
disnosiliQEEs Md ND not take steps t0I
kMNA&3/ %AfeiW faStan~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
new YORK ALARMED
FOR OVERDUE PILOT
N. M. Merrill, Flying Lindbergh
Plane From Buffalo, Expected
Last Night.

BY the Associated Press
CuRTISS FIELD. ". Y. August 2g.-
The Lons Island flying centers were
alarmed today at the non-appearanee
OF NJ. NJ Merrill. manager of the Cur
tiss Flying Service. who was reported
to have left Buffalo yesterday and who
was expected TO arrive early last even
ing. Merrill, whose career In CONNER
cial flying has taken him 70 most parts
OF the country. went to Buffalo to bring
back the Falcon plane of Col. Charles
A, Lindbergh. left there for minor ad-
justments.
At the field II was said Merrill al
ways took pains 10 notify his head
quarters whenever he was delayed or
changed his plans.
Casey" Jones, president of the Cur
tlSs Flying Service, announced that all
CurtisS pilots had been called 70 the
field and all planes fueled In readiness
for q Statewide search II Merrill was
not heard from shortly. officers at
Mitchell Field. the Army airport close
by Curtiss Field. offered several other
planes to Join In the search.
Jones learned by telephone from
Buffalo shortly before noon that Mer-
rill had been accompanied on hts flight
by rdwas Rome. manager of the Buff
fAlo Airf I, Jones said Rome preh-
ably kns' the course between Buffalo
and New York as well aS any one In
the country and his presence IN the ship
pFecludea all possibility that Merrill
might have NQt on liz cuOrae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
CHECKRECE|PTDAT
ATTACKED IN PROBE
Wilson and Ware Counsel
Clash in Pittsburgh on
Money Paid to Atbino.
BY the Associated Press.

by lDE AASDElhttQ EiG5Ss
PITTSBURGH, August 28.-Investi-
CATION of receipt for $1,000. supposed
to have been written November o. 1925,
was demanded OF the United States
Senate today by counsel for William
B. Wilson, Democrat. at the Senate
hearing of Wilson's charges of irregu-
larities in the election to the Senate of
william S. Ware, his Republican oppo-
nent.
Roland B. Mahaney, chief counsel
for Wilson, charged that the receipt
given for money which witnesses testi-
fed was to be used for dissemination
of information" among italian voters
bore evidence of having been written
more recently than the date indicated.
Mahaney asked that the Senate sub
committee on privileges and elections
have 1t examined by experts to deter
mine the date of Its origin,
Suggests Experts Testify.
Replying to Mahaney's request, Sem
ator Charles w. Waterman. Repub-
lican. Colorado. who Is conducting the
inquiry. said that Mahaney could have
it examined by experts on behalf of
Mr. Wilson and could bring his ex-
perts on the stand to testify
Mahaney's expression of doubt as to
whether the receipt was genuine came
during the examination of Lawrence
Albtno. chairman of the Western Penn
sylvania Italian Voters League. S. j,
Topley, treasurer OF the county Repub-
lican committee III 1926. testified yes
terday that 1000 was paid to Albino
for dissemination of information" on
November %. 1926.
Says He Endorsed II.
Albino testified today that money
was not paid directly TO him. A check
was made out to him. he said and
turned over to Miss d. q. Trill of a
mailing bureau. which was to have
campaign literature translated into
Italian and distributed.
Albino said the check was brought to
him by Miss Trill. that he indorsed 1t
over to her and received receipt, The
receipt was rendered In evidence, aud
ii was then that Mahoney demanded in
veStigation of 1t, Charles Pritchard of
counsel for Ware challenged Mahaney
TO have experts examine 1t,
Albino testified that no accounting
tor the money was made to him by
Miss Trill,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
KELLOGG DiSCLAIMS
STORY QUOTING WIFE
Secretary Repudiates Interview in
Paris Paper Containing Criti-
cism Of Women.

~ the Associated Press
PARIS August 20. --A An interview
printed In the Paris edition Of the New
York Herald quoting Mrs. Frank B. Kel-
logg as criticizing the tactics Of feminist
leaders here was declared untustified
and misleading by Secretary Kellogg in
an article published In the Paris edition
Of the Chicago Tribune today
Mrs. Kellogg made no such state
u1entss the Secretary IL quoted as hay-
ing said. He explained, the Tribune
says, that after talking on various SUBJ
teetE the reporter referred 10 The peace
treaty and 70 feminist leaders, framing
various questions which Mrs. Kellogg
assented TO In perfunctory way. AZ she
had done throughout the conversation
''As Mrs Kellogg had not made any
of the assertions the use of quotation
marks was entirely unlustified and mis-
leading" Mr. Kellogg Is represented as
having declared, The denial was oc-
casioned by an article IN which Mrs
Kellogg was quoted AZ having voiced
diEapproyai Of the plans of Doris Ste
veilE. Lady RhOnda and other feminist
teaders 70 petition foreign statesmen as
kefnbled here for the peace treaty sign
Ing 10 aid them IN considering treaty
establishing complete legal equality fol-
men and women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
FEMINISTS ARRESTED IN FRANCE
"CRASFfING" PRESIDENTIAL GATES
Doris Stevens, American
Leader, Denied Equal
Rights Conference.
Had Sought to Meet Treaty
SignerS-Freed After
Few Hours.

BY ne Associated Press,
FAMBOuILLET. France. August % -
Doris Stevens, American feminist lead.
er and three others of group of fem
iniStS who tried to crash the gates" G.
the Presidential Chateau today in be-
half of the equal rights movement wert
held in custody at the police commits
sariat for several hours for failure tc
have their identity papers.
They were released at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon after all of the statesmen
who had lunch with President Dou-
mergue had gone The women had
sought a 10 minutes audience with the
Presidents guests, who yesterday sign
ed the Kellogg BRAND remuneration OF
war treaty. The feminist plan was 10
discuss with them project for an in
telnational treaty establishing equal
rights for men and women.
Those held over the noon hour With
Miss Stevens were Mrs. Loring Picker
ing. Fanny Bernand of France and
Mrs. Betty Gram Swing, formerly Of
Portland, Greg, and now wife of an
English correspondent. The women
all left for Paris.
The party of about a dozen femi-
nists appeared at the chateau gate be-
fore the arrival of Secretary of State
Kellogg and other treaty signers and
sought to present their petition to the
French President.
The women unfurled a banner bear
ing the inscription We demand a
treaty giving women their rights, y
They also waved American and French
flags They tried to march through
the gateway to the chateau close by.
but were stopped by officers Of the
chateau guards, who offered to take
their petition to the chateau. The
women we're taken into custody when
they refused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
C0STES TO HOP.

NEW YORK, August Is tIg Capt
Dieddonne Costes, French Army pilot.
who recently few across the South
Atlantic. apparently viii try to fly from
Paris 10 New York this week,
cablegram from the French govern.
ment, relayed from Washington to
Mitchell Field, asks that arrangements
be made for reception of Capt. Costes
this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
MORE WORK TO START.
Shenandoah Valley Pike R0adhed to
BE ImprOved

HARRISoNBuRG. II Va, August 2s.
work OF widening and improving the
roadbed and widening OF the right OF
way OF the famous Shenandoah Valley
Pike will be tsarted within efw weeks
by the State highway department., II
was learned here last night. The first
work will be done In Shenandoah Coun-
ty and convict camp Is to be moved
there 60 provide labor for the task.
u Is thought that concrete shoulders
viii be placed along the present road
way, which will be Widened as much as
the present right OF way will permit.
The right OF way Is 10 be widened to
90 feet wherever the land Is donated
This latter width Is the ultimate plan
for the highway from Harpers Ferry
to Bristol The Shenandoah Valley
Inc, has been seeking to have work
started ON the valley pike. the regional
organization pointing out that the
highway Is scarcely adequate To accom-
modate the heavy tourist uaffie,
~r-gnsvzz--+sr-e 4sesasersr=-s~r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Lawyers TO Meet in u. s.

STOCKHOLM. August 20 fAsl.-~1he
next session of the Institute Of Inter-
national Law, which has just concluded
it8 1923 meeting here, viii take place
in the United States probably Wash.
ington. The Carnegie Endowment
Fund for International Peace he's Of
tered 10 defFay the expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
Boy, Hunting Funny
Papers i'm Rubbish,
Finds Diamond Ring
BY the Associated Press.

NORTH BAY. Ontario, August
GA $500 engagement ring, which
had been lost and thrown out with
the rubbish by hotel chambermaid
here, was today back on the finger of
its owner, Mrs. Reory Phillips OF
Clawson, Mich. The ring was found
by youngster exploring the rubbish
for funny papers. Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips are guests of the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
62 COMMUNISTS HELD.
Warsaw Police Conduct Long Sc.
ries of Raids.

WARSAW, Poland August % Lpl.--
Sixty-two alleged Communist leaders
were arrested and large quantities OF
literature conflscated today when the
police raided more than 100 homes and
meeting places,
The raids followed announcement by
Junior Communists" that they would
celebrate the seventh anniversary of
their establishment in Poland with
street demonstrations September 2.
Several hundred eounterfeited pass
ports were seized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

Billy, coming In from school, sent ou'
sort of psychic antenna. Instantly ne
OWNED the condition of affairs, yet Eo'
sound wes to be heard except that oil
his mother moving kettle IN the
kitchen and his father tinkering> with
the car In the garage.
But b. that seventh sense possessed
by ell children he knew instantly that
there had been trouble again. He had
thet sickening feeling that came to him
at such times that In some unaccount-
able way he was to blame
Billy did not know that with that ell
gone feeling In his stomach he should
not have touched dumplings. AS he
brooded on his way back to school those
iumplings were quarreling with his
stomach and holding themselves away
as icily frcm digestion as hts parents
had held themselves away from each
other at the luncheon table, In spite oil
Billy's efforts.
He couldn't study In school for think
Ing about IL. What would. the crowd
think If they knew that his mother and
father fought and called each other
names?
His head started to ache. and he felt
so iii he closed his eyes; then he
dropped his head slowly to his desk
when the teacher called on him to re-
cite he couldn't answer. He hadn't
learned a word the entire afternoon
All he could think of ives his parents
and their set, angry faces
He dragged slowly home. He had to
stop every little while now and grit his
teeth. A violent pain In his stomach
almos. bent him doubie. When ne
turned the corner there vas the car,
spick and span. at the curb and his
father walking up and down whistling
and jinglins his keys as though Moth
ing had happened And. indeed, very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
Leftover Yarns
Variously Used

Wherever there LIS knitting going on
there are bound to be leftover bits
Of yarn. Often you can get quite q col
lection of these leftover bits of yarn
merely for the asking.
The old-fashioned way TO dispose OF
these bits OF yarn was 10 make them
into crazy-quilt afghans. Usually these
afghans were crocheted into squares.
each one using three or four different
cOlors.
Now leftover yarns may be found
very useful In making WOODEN emhroid-
cry for frockS. which Is still In favor
among designers. Wooden flowers are
not difficult to make, and are always
attractive
Often little bits of yarn may be made
use of In making scarfs. for scarfs are
very much In demand and they show a
variety of colors. Children delight In
skating scarfs or mufiiers. made OF a
medley OF different colored yarns.
One woman who had good supply
OF gay yains on hand made them into
dolls sweaters which she presented to
the doll table at a charity bazaar, and
there they were sold to good advantage
without difficulty.
Women who learned To make soldiers
seeks during the war have often turned
their knowledge TO account In knitting
Winter socks for their children. These
usually have cuffs at the top that turn
down just beneath the knee, and often
In plain socks these cuffs are decorat-
ed with stripes OF some bright coiored
YARN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
Use Up Your Pieces Instead of
Putting Them Away in Scrapbag

OF white or light beige colored crepe
de chine with geometrically shaped
pieces of silk of contrasting colors.
Thus white crepe de chine square /
saw the other day had square OF
some five or six inches of bright red
with an adjoining band and triangle
of bright navy blue. The pieces were
Joined by means of fine machine hem
stitching with the white cut away be-
meath.
If you have any pieces of bright
cOiored crepe de chine large enough
to cut into squares, oblongs or tri-
angles you might use them for similar
decorations on white crepe de chine
scarfs.
Other scarfs of white or neutral silk
have flower designs made from pieces
of appropriately colored silks. To
make one OF these scarfs you will need
bits of green crepe de chine or other
similar silk for the leaves. and other
bits of pink, yellow, or other flower
colored silks for the petals. Mark With
q pencil the shape of the petals on the
other colors and cut out little larger
than the marking Place these on the
scarf TO form the flower design and
then haste into position. Work shall
low, rather coarse buttOni1ole stitch
around the penciled mark and then
cut assay the extra material, but do
not, ofFcourse, cut the material OF the
scarf from underneath
Squares OF crepe de chine, georgette
and chiffon In plain or figured design
may be used for handkercfiiefs OF large
or small sort Have them piQuot edged
and then make border of wide footing,
which should be neatly mitered at the
corners. It is nice to have the hand
kerchiefs ready to carry with the dress
thev match.
White crepe de chine underwear may
be trimmed with applied work of bits
Of colored crepe de chine or you may
make little posies from scraps OF col
ored silk to apply as detachable orna-
n1ents to cotton or linen lingerie.
Small squares Of different colored
crepe de chime may be placed. over