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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Ramesia Arnoldii
ByLILLIAN cox ATHEY.

The largest or the smallest men,
Der of any family among Natures
Children always attracts favorable
attention. The idea appeals to our
imagination. This is especially true
when we look at the largest flower
in the world. belonging to species
of rafflesia, and holding first place
among the giants.
Just think of it. full blown bios
som feet in diameter! The bot
anists have not gotten around to
giving this flower common name.
There are said to be five known
species. all of them to be found in
Malaga.
In the rafflesia We find a giant
parasite. All Of its hosts belong to
the plants that are cousins to our
Virginia creeper, Boston ivy and
grapes. Like other parasites OF this
type, the guilty one does not have
leaves
Some of the most beautiful and
largest raffleSia are to be seen IN
Sumatra. Here it is not uncommon
to nnO mower Duu rs ldlsc DO q
giant head of cabbage. When open,
this flower will be 3 feet across.
1t is not difficult to inspect this
flower closely for the purpose of
counting the pistils and marveling
at the exquisite colors displayed by
the flower. These are a beautiful
whitish color and are encircled by
a field of blue. The raised rim Is
golden. The five petals are brisk
red with raised spots of vivid yellow.
The under side of each petal is dark
brown.
The corona or f1eshy rim Of the
blossom is yellow and the central
part rough.
You will find the buds developing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
William Allen White
Has Only High Praise
For President Now
In Appeal for Potent
Confidence He Says
President Has Earned 1t
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-William
Allen White, chairman of the Com
mittee to Defend America by Aiding
the Allies and a frequent Republican
critic of the Roosevelt administra-
ton, appealed last night for 1.-The pa
tient confidence Of united people"
for President Roosevelt.
He has earned it." said Mr.. White
in a broadcast over the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Il, as a par
tisan Republican who has opposed
him for eight years, want to pause
to pay tribute to the President Of
the United States.
Prom the beginning of this war
against democracy he has known
that our first-line trench lay across
the Rhine. His vision, more than
that OF any other ruler OF the world,
has seen from the start the meaning
of this ancient conflict.
I'VE may agree or disagree with
him on domestic policies; but ! think
no American statesman of the first
order has risen to deny that his
leadership in foreign affairs has
pointed the only direction of safety
for the American people.
Mr.. WILKES acceptance speech
revealed his anxiety for British VIC
tory. This is national cause. 1t
calls for national unity
Mr.. White, publisher Of the En-
poria Kans.D Gazette, said his COM
mittee had expanded to 600 locals
throughout the country, and that
between two and three million" sig
natures to petitions had been OBJ
tanned in behalf of the British cause.
He said perhaps many thousands"
of planes. as well as considerable
quantities" of guns and munitions,
had been shipped to Britain and,
formerly. to France.
He urged the sale of so average
destroyers to Britain in return for
naval bases in this hemisphere, and
other help for the British.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Another Anthony Fights
Grandniece of Suffrage Leader
Battles for Vote for D. c..

Susan B. Anthony. grandniece OF
the famous suffrage leader, is in the
paradoxical position today of pre-
pairing to participate in celebra-
ton of the Goth anniversary of
woman suffrage-and yet being de-
MED a vote herself.
Miss Anthony has resided in the
voteless District of Columbia for
the last two years and her native
State, Pennsylvania, has no absentee
ballot, she said. She the, efore
knows something of the resentment
that filled her great aunt when in
1872 she was fined 500 for casting
a vote in order to test the 18th
amendment to determine whether
it included women or not.
The 24-year-old namesake of the
indomitable crusader will fly to New
York to make a personal appearance
at the woman suffrage celebration
being arranged by the Women's
Centennial Congress of which Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait is national
chairman. The program is set for
Monday at $50 pm. at the Worlds
Fair Court of Peace.
Ambition for Reform.
Miss Anthony, who has something
of her great aunt's ambition for re-
form, has been fighting two years
to win suffrage and local self-gov-
eminent for the District and her
eyes narrow as she discusses the
subject.
They are polite enough up on
Capitol Hill" she said in an inter-
view, but when they learned I was
from the District of Columbia, they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Miss Laura Buck
Weds Mr.. Beall
In Upper Marlboro

Trinity Church in Upper MARI
boro. Md, was the scene of an at
tractively arranged wedding this
morning when Miss Laura Buck,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Buck, of Upper Marlboro, was mar
ried to Mr. Conway Beall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus G. Beall, also
of Upper Marlboro. The Rev. J. C.
NJ. Shrewsbury, rector of the church,
officiated at 10 o'clock.
The bride wore a navy blue cos
tune with navy blue and white &C
cessories and a corsage of pink rose
buds and lilies of the valley. Miss
Janice Beall, sister of the bride
groom, was maid of honor and wore
teal blue dress with wine accesso-
ries and corsage of talisman roses.
Mr.. Lewis Buck, brother of the bride,
Of Upper Marlboro, was best man
Mr.. and Mrs. Beall left immedi-
ately after the ceremony for a we'd
ding trip, and on their return will
reside at Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

found some way Of letting me know
I hadn't much to say in the matter.
Aunt Susan must have felt the same
thing year after year when she
went to Washington to present her
bill for enfranchising women. That
very polite you don't put us IN and
you can't put us out attitude"
Miss Anthony thinks women in
the United States have made ire
mendous gains considering their
centuries of exploitation and their
former subservient position"
But" she declared, this is only
the beginning. There are still dis
heartening determinations against
them IN the field of journalism,
medicine, teaching and a dozen
others"
Stuck TO Her Goal.
Very feminine in appearance, she
also believes women need a COM
bination of knowledge plus charm
even with the vote"
Aunt Susan" she continued,
"stuck to her goal. She realized
that only when people were politi-
cally articulate could they 80 on
to definite accomplishments"
Representative Norton of New
Jersey and Jane Todd, New York
Assemblywoman, will make the
principal addresses at the New
York celebration. Mrs. Francis
Donaldson. president of the New
York League of Women Voters, has
been invited to preside and the pro-
gram will include a dramatic tram
scription of Mrs Eva Hansl's radio
program, Freedom of Citizenship
written by Jane Ashman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Two SoIomons Island
Liners to Be Strapped

By the Associated Press.
The steamships Monticello and
Mount Vernon. one-time trans
Atlantic luxury liners. were headed
for the scrap heap today.
The Maritime Commission accept
ed bids of sl83 500 and $l7S,3OO, re-
spectively, for the vessels from the
Boston Iron & Metal Co.. Inc, Balti-
more. 1t stipulated that they must
be scrapped within the continental
limits of the United States.
Bids for two other former luxury
liners - the George Washington,
which carried President Wilson to
the Paris Peace Conference. and the
America-were rejected by the COM
mission.
The four vessels, which this coun-
try seized from Germany on its en-
trance into the World War, are laid
up in the Patuxent River of Solo
mons Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

will make 1t before their Lord Mel
son-Lady Hamilton opus for Korda.
1t depends on which script Is ready
first. But this is certain-their mar
riage will take place shortly and
very quietly.
When Connie Bennett went to
Columbia for her current picture,
she told the publicity boys, "Of
course. I'll see people, but I do have
definite likes and dislikes." Some
thing tells me my name was men,
toned! .. George Brent has bought
Ann Sheridan a cute $1,000 SWIM
ming pool-according to the War
ners' press department. III have
to see 1t to believe it g.. The Dead
End" kids were behaving so tamely
that they were ordered to get tough
for their assignment at universal,
"Give Us Wings" I guess they took
the title too literally.
1t finally happened. Some one
rushed up to Hedy Lamar and
gushed, "Ah, Miss Bennett, you look
so lovely tonight" Hedy drew her
self up with great dignity-and
walked away.
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

mittee and communism" Here is
Melvyn's reply: II sent a wire to
Martin Dies asking him to investi-
gate me. I'm so tired of being
charged with Communism. I'm not
a Communist and / never have been
a Communist. 1 am a liberal, which
is something else. Well, anyway"
he concludes, Dies says he does
not want to investigate me. So
that's that"-he hopes.
The Captain Hornblower" picture,
originally scheduled for a techni-
color, two-million budget, has been
cut to one million and black and
white. 1t is not yet certain whether
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

IUilscot eyeldSIleS III hollywood!
Katharine Hepburn and Marlene
Dietrich made a good foil for each
other at the Ell Captain Theater the
other night. Katie had no makeup
on her face, was tanned and
freckled. Marlene was made up
to the njnes-with an overdose of
white powder that made her look
like a ghost. BY the way, passing
Elsa MaXwell's dressing room at the
theater. I saw six-foot horseshoe
of red roses with Elsa" splashed
across the top in white roses 1
have an idea they were the gift of
Noel Coward. Funny thing about
this Ell Captain stage presentation
the people who forget their lines
are the most experienced, like Ro-
land Young and Herbert Marshall,
and those who come through with
flying colors are the young ones, like
Joan Fontaine, who not only looked
beautiful but acted ditto.
Miss Fontaine. incidentally. has
practically spent the Sl1 900 she
received for 'Rebecca." 1t went on
her operation and the redecorating
of her house. Joan is independent
and does not believe in spending
her husbands money when she can
spend her own. Her boss, Mr.. Sell
nick, now wants her to do a picture
with Ronald Colman. Most girls
would faint with joy at the oppor-
tInity. But not Joan, who insists
she must first see the script before
signing for the picture. She's either
being very smart or very foolish.
I bumped into Melvyn Douglas at
Metro and asked him. What's all
this about you and the Dies Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Service Orders
ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Bervert. Mai Henry, Fort Du Pont TO
Denver, Colo.
MEDICAL CORPS.
Bastion Col Joseph E. from Panama
Canal Department to Fort Deyens.
CHAPLAIN CORPS.
MEGA skill Capt Ralph E, from Brooklyn,
N Y. to Fort Bragg.
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Ghormley, Rear Admiral Robert 1. from a
Austin, Il. Comdr Bernard l.. from Navy
Department IN London. England
Macdonald, Ii. Donald J., from Navy De-
partment to London. England.
MEDICAL CORPS.
johnson, Capt LucluS w, from NAVY De-
partmcnt to Navy Portable Hospital No l.;
Wright. 1t. Comdr; Jesse G., from Patrol
Wing to Scouting Force
Harbert, 1t Fred, from Philadelphia to
U. S. S. Relief.
SUPPLY CORPS
Karp It. Comdr Henry H., from U. s. s.
New Orleans TO Miami, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
City News in Brief
TOnAv


Meeting, International Photo-En-
gravers' Union, Mayflower Hotel,
10 am.
Meeting, Executive Committee,
United Typothetae of America, May
flower Hotel, 10 am.
Luncheon, Washington Institute
of Public Accountants, Madrillon
Restaurant, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Reciprocity Club, May
flower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Buffet luncheon, D. c. Bankers
Association, Willard Hotel l245
pm.
Meeting, Alpha Delta Sigma,
Hotel Hamilton, 2 pm.
Dinner, Auditors Section OF D. c.
Bankers Association, Wardman
Park Hotel, 7 pm.
Dinner, Alpha Delta Sigma, Hotel
Hamilton, 1870 pm.
Reception and buffet, Interna-
tional Photo-Engravers' Union,
Mayf1ower Hotel, 8 pm.
Double your caution and halve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

and several foreign countries, it was
indicated. Sessions will open at 8
am. and continue throughout the
day from Saturday through Tues
day.
Among other speakers at the con-
ferences will be DR.. Walter Judd, DR..
l.. Foster Wood and missionaries
from Jamaica, Syria, India, Africa,
Denmark and Sweden.
The Rev. Esther NJ. Boyer, pastor
of the local congregation of the
Church of God and vice president
of the youth convention, is chair
man of local arrangements for the
gathering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Natures Children

from or rather upon the roots OF
the host plant. Such huge guest
naturally uses up much valuable
food material of the plant itself
This fact does not in any way in
terest the parasite.
Those of you who are acquaint-
ed with the skunk cabbage or car
rion- flower know the odor is not
similar to that of a rose. Since the
rafflesias size will indicate its abil-
ity to produce an abundance of
whatever it wishes to for its own
advancement. you can also have
some idea of the perfume" and its
power to scent the air. The purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
President of Ecuador
Ouizzed on Nuzi Work
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSociated Press.
QUITO, Ecuador. Aug. 23.-ln-
formed sources said today Andres
Cordoba. provisional president, had
been questioned on Nazi activities in
Ecuador at a secret session OF Con-
gress last night.
Another secret session was to be
held Monday at which cabinet min
listers are expected to explain the re-
suits of their investigation OF re-
ported Nazl activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

before an eX-
p e C ted 1900
young men and
women gather
ing here to par
ticipate in the
convention. DR..
Miller will speak
at 8 pm. in the
First Congrega-
tional Church,
Tenth a n d G.
streets NV.
G on V e n t ion
delegates will ar
rive from all
p arts of the
Tinted G I a I o c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

OF the fragrance is to invite the in
sects whose services are in demand
at the blooming season of the plant.
The flower must have pollen from
neighboring plants in order to pro-
duce the seed for the coming gener-
alton.
These jungle natives are very I'M
happy outside of their native en-
vironment; therefore cultivation has
been unsuccessful and the venture
costly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Fire Domuqes Shed

A construction shed on the new
Social Security Building project,
Fourth and C streets S.W. was
damaged to the extent Of about $500
last night in fire, said to have been
caused by carelessly dropped ciga-
rette. A small gasoline tank was
exploded by the flames, but no one
was injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

weeks. I used
to overact in my
pictures that
why I failed. I
saw some of the
oldieS I made,
and they were
terrible"
Marie has q
final re q u e S t.
/" P ! e a S e." she
begS, forget all
about my eye
! a S h e s." Re-
m e m b er Sh e
used to be pub
licized as the
girl W 18th the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
1900 Youths Expected
AT Church Of God Sessions

DR.. A. w. Miller, president of the
18th International Youth Conven-
ton of the Church of God. will de-
liver a keynote address tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Epworth League Picnic

The Colesville (MdD EpWorth
League will hold picnic at 100
pm. tomorrow on the local baseball
diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23
Here Is One Dumb Blond
Who Is Not So Dumb
Marie Wilson, Back in Hollywood,
Says She's Learned Lot About
Comedy and Has Changed Hers
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

You can't keep dumb blond particularly when she isn't
dumb refer Marie Wilson, given the big Hollywood brush
life with big part in Virginia
comsry looking happy and glad to
be here.
pictures" she tells i've
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

NOT SO DIZZY-An expert
at globe-trotting is Roryette
BdbS Robertson. That's Uhy
she can portray the "dizzy
blond" for comedy effect in
the Dancing Polka Dots"
routine, part Of the neU stage
Sho,U at the Earle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

Double your caution and halve
your speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-23

CIldHgeu IC. I've Iedrleu IUI OIS
tricks in vaudeville Tin which Marie
did three shows a Gay for twenty
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Southern Loop Scrap
To Be Cox Last
As 1erp Boxer
Champion to Quit Ring
For BoseboII; Brothers
Tune Dorr, AIperstein

One more conference crown Is all
Newton Cox wants before hanging
up the duelling mittens for keeps
and the Maryland middleweight's
chances of achieving that goal are
excellent. Cox is Maryland's out
standing entrant in the Southern
Conference tournament coming up
this week end at Columbia, S. c..
where he will defend his 160-pound
crown.
Newton never particularly cared
for fighting. He went out for the
team more out of curiosity than
anything else and after winning a
regular berth almost decided to
chuck the whole business overheard.
But he was prevailed upon to con-
tinue and last year, his second on
the squad, blasted his way to the
championship. This week he tries
again In title competition and then
he's through-for good.
Baseball First With Cox.
Cox's first love is baseball. He
plays first and pitches. This winter
he's had trouble with his hands, par
ticularly the right-hand tumb which
persists in swelling after each bout.
He likes baseball SO much he never
has punched as hard as he could for
fear Of permanent damage to the
digit. It was swollen after the
Western Maryland match last Satur-
day night and Newt regarded it
woefully. Thus. this week will see
an end to his fighting days. He's
going to hang 'em up and concen-
trate on the diamond game.
Maryland has a couple of other
candidates who can be relied on to
give their best in the conference
because Of family connections. Both
"Hotsy" Alperstein and Charley Dorr
are brothers Of former Terp leather
pushers who still are close to the
game. Ben Alperstein, former con-
ference lightweight champion, is
assistant coach this winter, and
Reds Dorr is taking post graduate
work.
Their proximity to the younger
brothers works q hardship on the
latter for they make the youngsters
hop around in training and put the
pressure on in actual competition.
1--WE got to win or else" Charley
Dorr explained after the Western
Maryland bouts.
Or else what, Charley?
''Or else Reds says he'll kick the
stuffing out of me-"
Young Alperstein evidently faces
the same problem and there's not
much doubt that Benny still can
paddle his younger brother.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Three Hoyas Battle
For Job Left Open
By Injured Pajak

Jim Herman, Don Martin and
John Schmitt still were involved in
triangular battle for the Job va
Gated by Georgetown's injured
George Pajak today as Coach Elmer
Ripley applied the finishing prac-
tice touches to the .Hoyas before
they stack up against the formidable
Penn State basket ball team tomor-
row night at Tech High gym.
Sophomores Herman and Martin
are regarded as keen shooters, al
though neither is a finished floor
player, and the experience Of Capt.
Schmitt, q Junior, may swing the
starting position his way.
Penn State, boasting an early
season 1922 victory over George
town, will unleash a team that
average 6 feet / inch and 178
pounds. Nine Of the II invaders
stands feet or better and several
200-pounders are included on the
outfit.
The colorful Nittany Lions have
won nine Of IS games this season,
defeating, among others, West Vir-
ginia, Army, Navy and Rutgers.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Only Upsets Today Can Stop
Triple Tie for Places in
School Basket PIoyoff

Loyola. Thursday night at Tech,
st. Johns will attempt to down
Gonzaga for the second time this
year and boost 1t in The Star tour
nament chances besides earning the
title Of Catholic Prep champions.
Blair Boosts Prestige.
Last night Montgomery Blair
made great showing against Fair
fax to hand that team its fifth de-
feat in % games this winter. The
score, 40 to %, added considerably
to the Silver Spring teams prestige,
the Marylanders already holding
victories over many of the best fives
in this sector. It was Blair's 18th
win in 10 games and the second over
Fairfax.
Played on the losers court, the
game afforded little in the way of
excitement, with the exception of
the play Of Johnny Norris, Blair
center. The lanky lad who has
been the mainstay of the team, gave
the fans something to cheer about
with his fashy work.
Thanks to Norris efforts, Blair
had a 1910 lead at the halfway
mark and from then on 1t was no
contest. as he and Ford Kelly scored
frequently. Norris ended the game
with II baskets and % points while
Kelly rang up four goals and 8
points. Blair used numerous reserves
after the game was under control
Evening star., 1940-02-20
DeIhud Quint Takes
First Half Crown,
Beating J. {. {.

Delaware & Hudson's crack quint
today owned the f1rst-half cham
pionship of the Heurich Amateur
Basket Ball League by virtue Of
trimming Jewish Community Gen.
ter's Big Five, 45-34, last night at
Heurich gym before 500 spectators.
Gerald Burns and Akky Viana
paced the winning attack with IL
points each. while Karp and Ifshin
led the losers with II and 10 points,
respectively.
Bob Faris scored 18 points and
Lavelle Dean registered II as Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation whipped
Bantam Press, 58-48, in prelim-
mary.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
BY ROBERT HENRY.

Important scholastic basket ball
games leading to various titles are
the rule rather than the exception
these days and two interhigh attrac-
tions at the Eastern gym this after
noon were to either clear up or al
most completely muddle the public
school series that has undergone
many startling upsets.
Probably the most crucial game of
the series will be the Eastern Wood
row Wilson contest, which was to
start at $3.50 as the opener of a
double-header that will close with
the Central Tech game. Should
Eastern and Central come through
as expected. the latter will gain a
playof spot and Eastern, Western
and Wilson will be deadlocked for
third place with 500 percentages
However, should Eastern lose and
Central follow suit, Eastern would
be out and Central, Western and
Wilson would be tied for second
place. If Central wins and Eastern
loses, Central, Western and Wilson
will join Roosevelt in the playoff
round. Eastern is defending cham
pion.
Other Important Games.
These games are not the only i'm
portant ones on todays program,
however. Several teams outside the
interhigh series are looking to The
Star tournament, which will be
played at Tech gym March 6, Z and
8. Each game they play from now
on will help determine their chances
Of entering this metropolitan COM
petition in which they will meet in
terhigh and Catholic leaders.
One of the features tonight will
be the game between Washington
Lee and Bethesda Chevy Chase at
Ballston, Va, at o'clock. Bethes.
da won an earlier engagement with
the Virginians and have taken four
straight since then. WI. has split
even in six games since and has high
hopes Of improving that average.
This afternoon Friends was to in
wade Rockville and st. Albans was
to entertain Woodward, both games
being set for $3.50.
Tomorrow Landon will invade
Alexandria, Va, for game with
Episcopal starting at $3.50 and
Georgetown Prep will travel to Bal
timore for an engagement with