Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1930, Page 4

.. ‘ WARG WARNSCHNA 10 AD FOREINERS Bood Will Necessary to Keep Progress Made in 1930, Cabinet Is Told. 7 the Aspociated Press. N, G, China, December 32.— {Addressing the cabinet of the National- st government, Foreign Minister C. T. ‘Wang today sald the year 1930 had been characterized by an increasing response by foreign powers toward China's na- tional aspirations. The foreign minister said China must reciprocate for good will and accord adequate protection to foreign life and property in China if the Nationalist government expected to retain its pres- ent favorable position in the eyes of other governments. Wang told the cabinet success in diplomacy was possibie only With peace and order in the country, and expressed the hope that the Nationalist govern- ment would be able to keep the nation free of major hostilities. Tariff Treaties Completed. Completion of treaties with 11 coun- tries in 1928 gave China nominal tariff autoromy, he said, but this did not become an actuality until this year with the conclusion of the Sino-Japanese tariff agreement last May and the ex- change of ratifications with Holland last month. ‘Wang stated an exchange of notes with Great Britain concerning the ren- dition of the British conccic'on at Amoy had been effected in September; Wehai- wie formally restored to China by Great Britain in October and a treaty re- ding the return of the Belgian con- cession at Tientsin had been ratified. The foreign minister said China had pequested the rendition of the French mnd Japanese concessions at Hankow and the French leased territory of Ewangshow Wan, Kwantung Province. Extraterritoriality Advanced. Regarding extraterritoriality, Wang said the year end found nine treaty powers amenable to Chinese Jjurisdic- tion, namely, Australia, Germany, Rus- . Mexico, Persia, Greece, Finland, Bolivia and Czechoslovakia. Conclusion of a treaty with Polarlld, he said, would bring the number to 10. o(‘ Chinese relations with the Rus- sian government, Wang said the Chi- nese delegate seeking settlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute had gone to Moscow. last May, but that no conference had been held until October. As a result of this, Wang concluded the Russians apparently had intended to promote discord between the Chinese and Manchurian regimes, but that the Soviet government had failed. Conse- quently, he said, a meeting between Chi- nese and Russian delegates had been d in Moscow December 4, at which three committees were named ‘to consider the railway problem, Sino- Russian trade and a resumption of diplomatic relations. These commit{ees now are engaged in preliminary con- siderations, Negotiations Proceeding. Wang said negotiations were proceed- | ing with Sweden, Pery and Japan re- garding extraterritoriality and seeking treaties to serve for those which have expired. ‘The foreign minister also stated con- wversations seeking abolition of English and American extraterritoriality rights were proceeding. He expfessed confi- dence definite decisions concerning the whole subject of extraterritoriality would ‘be reached by next Spring. During the year, Wang said, the for- eign office negotiated and consummated five treaties, and three gthers had been signed and awaited ratification. These included the American treaty of arbitra- tion, he said. —— FIRST MASSACHUSETTS WOMAN JUDGE ON BENCH Magistracy of Boston Mother Is Approved by Court Attendants as She Beging Work. By the Associated Press. MALDEN, Mass., December 22—A woman dispensed justice Saturday for the first time in 300 years of Massachu- setts judicial history. Mrs. Emma Fall Bchofield presided in the criminal court room of the First District Court of Eastern Middlesex County. Mrs. Scho- field, daughter of the first woman lawyer to argue a case before this State's Supreme Court, is the mother of two sons and wife of a Boston wool merchant. She was appointed two weeks ago as the first woman judge in this State. Of the 16 cases she disposed of in lit- tle more than an hour Saturday, only one defendant decided he had been dealt with t0o harshly and appealed:a $50 fine. “A pretty good average,” whispered a court attendant to & newspap:rman. “She’ll do.” Gov. Frank G. Allen’s second woman appointee to & special justiceship, Mrs. Sadie Lipner Shuiman, has not yet taken her position. MAN HUNTED AS BANDIT IS WOUNDED BY POSSE Three Others Captured After Bank Robbery—One of Latter Shot in Leg. » By the Assocated Press WARSAW, Ind. December 22.—An| alleged bank bandit and a member of a sherif’s posse were wounded in a brief skirmish near here Saturday when Vigi- lantes captured four men alleged to have held up the Bank of Seward at| Burket. The $279 loot was recovered. | The bandit, who gave his name s Al Johnson, 28, of Chicago, was seriously Wounded, but Robert Knepper, a mem- ber of the posse, suffered only slight leg wounds. The vigilantes were patroling the roads n search of bandits who had attempted 10 rob a bank at Etna Green early Sat- urday and who had kidnaped Calvin| Presnal, 73, a mail carrier, and tied him | to a bridge. The officers. after receiv. ing word of the Burket hold-up, sighted | the bandit car and pursued it until the sutomobile struck a pole and was| wrecked. The men in the car scattered and the| vigilantes opened fire. Johnson fell| wounded and the others were soon cap- | tured. HALVE DIAMOND OUTPUT | Amsterdam Cutters Expect to Get Co-operation. ANTWERP, Belgium, December 22 (). —A decision to reduce diamond pro- duction 50 per cent, reached by the In- ternational Dizmond Commission at Amsterdam Friday, 1s hailed with great \ satisfaction by representatives of the * industry here. Limitation will begin in Antwerp plants January 5, work to cease alto- gether every second fortnight. It is held certain here the commis- sion’s decision also will "'be ratified by Dutch, French and German diamond cutters. Queen of Belgmmrsuil’en Chill. BRUSSELS, December 22 (P)— Igians today slight chill, which her remaining in her THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1930. Laurel Beautifies Cap‘ital SMITH WILL CALL Still Green at This Time of Year, It Attracts Wide Attention—Expert Tells Life Story and Habits. ‘The following article on “The Moun- tain Laurel” was written by Lumsden, Department of Agriculture expert and a member of the Advisory Committee on Washington's Parks, which Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, di- rector of public buildings and public parks, has assembled to ald him in beautifying the city. Col. Grant has furnished The Star with this article because of the widespread interest in mountain laurel in this vicinity. THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL. By David Lumsden. Many are the attractive shrubs and trees to be found growing in Rock Creek Park. Among the few that are | still green at this time of the year I have chosen for my subject the moun- tain laurel, calico bush or spoon wood, as it is sometimes called. It is known, however, under the botanical name of | act as a beacon light to guide the wary kalmia latifolia. The kalmias belong to a group of |less to say, plants known scientifically as the Ericaceae (heath family). Like other ericaceous plants, they revel in a soil of an acid nature. The Indians called this plant the |8T€ for—to atiract the fertilizing bees spoon wood, using the wood as they did to manufacture their simple eating implements. This even-grained wood is well adapted to such a purpose. In the South the plant is known by some | under the name of the calico bush on account of the pattern of the flowers. Since the plant is seen at its best in the Southern Appalachian Mountains the popular name mountain laurel seems by far the most fitting. Among Most Beautiful. The mountain laurel may be classed | as one of the most beautiful of the |COrTespondiny length of root. North American evergreen shrubs. It is usually found frequenting portions | of the woods and forests and slopes. Sometimes it inhabits rocky positions where the soil is suitable for its re- quirements and where it can take ad- vantage and revel under the partial shade of trees. Its glossy leaves are very attractive, while its showy flowers, which are borne in great profusion, cause visitors who are unacquainted with the plant to rhapsodize over its resplendent beauty. ‘The plant was dedicated by Linnaeus to Peter Kaln, a student and traveler, about the middle of the last century. The specific name latifolla translated | means simply wide-leaved. In Summer the shiny leaves show & marked contrast to the lighter greens of the deciduous trees and shrubs, while in Winter the dark foliage is a most_pleasing and conspicuous object of the landscape. It is during the months of May and June that we see it in the height of its glory displaying in profusion its large dome-shaped clusters of pink flowers, which are ;tnct.ly conventional and ornamental in form. Classed as Evergreen. The plant is classified as everygreen because it retains its green leaves throughout the year. However, it sheds them regularly just as deciduous plants |do. The difference is that the moun- .{ tain laurel holds its leaves until the “| Fall of the second year when thew ripen and fall off. Therefore, in Win- ter the plant carries only approximately one-half the foliage as in Summer. Mountain laurel has an interesting habit of growth. It is in reality a for- est plant growing under forest condi- tions and seldom wandering far be- yond its borders. If we wish to pre- serve the laurel we must consider its relation to the other woodland vegeta- tion. Like other plants growing in close companionship wherein they are not related, competition becomes’ inevitable and a’ struggle. is necessary for their growth under such factors as light, moisture, soil conditions, etc. ‘These conditions are constantly changing, death and decay of the trees going to make up the soil. Sometimes the changes produce favorable condi- tions and sometimes unfavorable. Per- haps of all the factors which affect the growth of the mountain laurel, light is one of the most important. Openings in Woods Best, It is only in the openings in the woods that we see the mountain laurel take on the best form of growth. In the forest its height is limited by the presence of trees. Where too much shade is in evidence the growth becomes weak, and what growths survive are twisted and distorted and do not pos- sess the stamina to flower in profu- sion as is the case when the plants are growing under proper cultural environ- ment. When a piece of woods contain- ing mountain laurel is thinned out, con- ditions for the plant are at once im- proved. Light and growing space are NEW DeLuxe BUS SERVICE Now in Operation sTRlKING across six states, on the most direct route east and west, with connections to all prin- cipal pointsin America—the new Capitol - Greyhound Lines now serve this city. New coaches equippéd with air brakes, deep-cushioned reclining scats,and a host of other modern teatures make Capitol-Grey- hound travel a genuine pleasure. lares, too, are amazingly low. On your next trip, go by Capitol- Greyhound Lines. Ticketsand in- formation at Depot listed below. Note Low Fares— WINCHESTER .$2.50 GRAFTON ... .$5.25 CLARKSBURG ..$5.60 ..$6.20 PARKERSBURG . ..$8.50 CHILLICOTHE ......$10.75 CINCINNATI .$13.75 ST.LOUIS ... .$20.00 KANSAS CITY ......$24.00 | Greyhound Terminal 1336 New York Ave. N. ! Tel. MEtro. 1512 | CAPITOL Gr David | dan 1 | also rare, important and they should be abun- t, Like the dogwood, the mountain lau- rel has its “off” and “on” years. When the plants bloom in profusion one year it seems to take the following season for the plants to recuperate, flowering again in great abundance the third ear. The areas over which abundant glossomlng is found one season are not large. Therefore, we may expect abun- dant blossoming of the laurel every year in one or another section of the woods. Fertilization of the flowers occurs in two ways, either through the medium of the wind or insects. It is very in- teresting to note that in the vegetable kingdom flowers in which the pollen is carried by the wind never have brilliant or conspicuous blossoms, but flowers which are fertilized by insects have in nearly every case colored petals, which | insect to the banquet of nectar. Need- , the beautifully flowered mountain laurel falls in this category. Beauty Attracts Bees. ‘That, in fact, is what beautiful flowers |and butterflies to visit and impregnate | the various blossoms, thus performing a service for the flower of which the flower itself is incapable. During a flowering year the seeds are produced in countless millions, but de- spite the abundance of seed, seedlings are quite rare, because the conditions under which the seed germinates are Much of the seed falls on poor soil and fails to germinate. When the seed germinates it sends out a single shoot, which at the end of the year is from 2 to 3 inches tall, with a At this age it gives the appearance of a tree seedling and destined to have a single trunk, but in the second year a group of several side shoots develop from the collar, the place where the root and stem join. After three or more seasons the side shoots cannot be dis- tinguished from the original stem. We have now a well developed bush. Age and Size Stated. ‘The question is often asked, “How old do laurel bushes get to be? How tall do they grow?” These are quite diffi- cult questions to answer without oareful study. However, we have records of plants 80 years old, as measured by a count of the annual rings, just as the age of a forest is determined. We have also records of stems 6 inches in diam- eter and of plants 25 feet tall. The mountain laurel has much to commend it for naturalization in places where soil conditions and environment would suit its need, flowering as it does when the blooms of the rhododendron and azalea are on the wane, thus pro- longing for at least two weeks the singular beauty of the more showy of the Ericaceous plants. e Bank Robbery Confessed. TUSCALOOSA, Ala, December 22 ().—J. W. McLung, State law enforce- ment officer, yesterday said Herman Silas, alias Harry Sherman, 22, had | confessed to_the robbery of the Bank | gr Berry at Berry, Ala. Silas is in jail ere. Bank officials reported $22,000 was obtained In cash and $80,000 in bonds and negotiable securities when the vault was opened with & torch on November 19, ey e CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Meeting, Mid-City Citizens’ Assocla- | tion, Thomson Community Center, Twelfth and L streets, 8 p.m. Meeting, Georgetown Citizens’ Asso- ciation, St. John's Parish Hall, O street and Potomac avenue, 8 pm. Meeting, Lincoln Park Citizens' As- sociation, Bryan School, Thirteenth and B streets southeast, 8 p.m. Meeting, North Capitol Citizens' Asé sociation, McKinley High School, Sec- ond and T streets northeast, 8 p.m. Meeting, Front Line Post, V. F. W., | 1502 Fourteenth street, 8:15 p.m. | FUTURE. Meeting, T and S Bridge Club, Win- ston Hotel, 116 First street, tomorrow, 8:30 p.m. Annual sale, Annie and Henry Hart Home for Blind, 3050 R street, remain- | der of month. POWER BODY SOON New Members to Assume Du- ties and Tackle Many Troublesome Issues. By the Associated Press. Troublesome waters lie pent up in the rivers of the Nation to flood with worries the new members of the Power Commission, who today prepared to as- sume their official duties as soon as possible. George Otis Smith, who was con- firmed Saturday as chairman, expected to confer with other members today to fix the date of organization. Smith, announcing he was about ready to go to work, disclosed he had not yet drawn his resignation as di- rector of the Geological Survey. Others to Take Office. Other members of the commission o be sworn in are Marcel Garsaud of Louisiana, Frank R. McNinch of North Carolina, Claude L. Draper of Wyoming and Ralph B. Willlamson of Washing- ton State. The paramount question to be faced | by the reorganized commission will be | determination of jurisdiction and rights | of the Government and the States. | Thus far, the commiscion lacks lexai | precedents, backed by Supreme Court decisions, to guide it. As a secondary problem will come the reorganization of the staff of the com- miss . Frank E. Bonner, executive secretary, recently announced ke wished reassignment as the result of the many charges hurled at him in his year and & half in office. Assistants to Be Named. The commission lacks a chief coun- sel and must select a chief engineer and assistant chief engineer to replace two Army officers assigned by the War Dept::tment Other changes are ex- pected. The question of the power of the States and the Government has been left open in the refusal of the outgoing commission to act upon the application of the Appalachian Electric Power Co. for license to construct an $11,000,000 %IA.nt on the New River, near Radford, a. In declining to act, the commission ruled that the question of {::Niefil was too important, and nvil suit to establish its power. FORMER BROKER DIES Clarence G. Follis Succumbs in California. SAUSALITO, Calif., December 32 (). —Clarence G. Follis, 50, former New York broker and nephew of the late James Flood, California bonanzs king, died today. Survivors include s brother, Dr. R. H. Follis, Baltimore, Md., and a sister, Mrs, Paolo de Vecchi, New York. The Poor Neglected Hundreds of poor families are appealing to the Volunteers of America for food, fuel and medi- cal ald, and unless our friends come to our immediate rescue, ‘we will be compelled to turn away poor women Wwith - their Iittle kiddles who are pleading with us to help them. A contribution mailed to the Volunteers of America Head- quarters, 514 Bond Building, will relieve the situation that is ex- isting, or, if you ring National 7559 a representative will call for your donation. Please, Today! Lest You Forget! M:. J. R. Green style representative from J. P. Smith Shoe Co., Chicago will be at our Store No. 1, 1005 Pa. Ave., by special arrangement on Dec. 22!1& Bnd DCC. 231’& showing an exclusive selec- tion of newly designed Smith Smart Shoes for the current season, and answering ex- pertly any questions you care to ask about your foot= wear . . . especially FIT. e YOU CAN'T WEAR OUT THEIR LOOKS in this —glorious assortment yowll find a selection of rich, really beau- tiful neckwear that outstrips any other store in town. Deep glow- ing colors, sporty stripes, good- looking all-over patterns. Every tie packed in-a gift box. i I'll be on the air tomorrow nite with the ““Budget Bovs.” WMAL, 7:30. “An ole-fash= fomed Xmas Party.” nis (hristmag Store (e B P e N His Initial Adds the Personal Touch Hickok Belt and Buckle Sets 2 A Hickok set is a sensible, practical gift that will give a man years of service. Belts are of calfskin, saddle . 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