SAVE WILD FLOWERS
IS ANNUAL APPEAL
“Nature Lover*” Asked Not
to Despoil Woods.
Washington.—Help gave the wild
flowers—especially the dogwood! Each
spring an appeal lg being made to the
chivalry and thoughtfulness of the
public In behalf of America's vanishing
and defenseless wild flowers.
For some obscure reason 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 relentless
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-colored bowers
that made a picture in their original
aettlng of grass, trees and sky soon J
lose their freshness when carried off j
In bouquets. Most people know this. ,
Yet toward the close of a spring Sun- I
day every suburban road every street 1
car is strewn with wilted flowera j
tossed aside by tired holiday makers.
Despoil Spring Beauty.
These flowers might have bloomed
for another week to give pleasure to
many too re people. But that Is not
the real tragedy of the wild flowers.
The worst of the situation Is that In
so many cases the flower pickers are
permanently despoiling the beauty of
spring.
Take the dogwood, for Instance.
This is not a tiny plant to be easily
pulled up by children. It Is a tree,
generally about the size of a fruit
tree. Yet the dogwood Is being more
ruthlessly destroyed than any other
native tree or plant. Botanists say
that at the present rate of destruc
tiveness the native American dogwood
will be extinct within twenty-five
years.
The Wild Flower Preservation so
ciety, which campaigns every year to
save the American flowers, emphasizes
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
It is a native American. It once grew
In our woods in profusion, and the
common flowering variety is still found
from Canada to Florida along the At
lantic coast and quite far to the west.
Another variety grows along the Pa
cific coast. It is a rather sturdy tree,
resistant to disease ard adaptable to
a variety of growing conditions.
When the wild dogwood blooms In
early spring the tree becomes a mass
of white. Each white petal has a dis
tinctive notch In the edge which
makes the dogwood blossom one of
the most attractive motifs for artistic
design. The so-called blossom, by the
way. Is not really the flowers of the
tree at all. The white petals are tech
nically called bracts or the involucre.
They are only modified leaves. The
flowers are the little bunches of light
green which cluster In the center of
the white Involucre.
Dogwood Blossoms Perishable.
A dogwood tree in bloom against a
background of other foliage transforms
any country road or garden. The same
may be said of the dogwood when It
bears its crop of red berries In late
autumn. At both seasons the dogwood
branches seem to shriek, “Carry me
home,” to the country tourist. At least,
that is how he—or she—interprets the
message of the tree. The result is,
generallly, 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.
The Wild Flowpr Preservation so
ciety Is urging motorists and hikers to 1
enjoy the dogwood on the tree, carry
away a mental picture of it in all its
freshness, and leave it for others to
enjoy. If branches must be taken
home, they should at any rate be cut
clean with a sharp knife, go as to
avoid Injury to the tree.
That so much dogwood Is destroyed
Is particularly unfortunate because the
sprays are so perishable that the cut
branches are of little use. Florists
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 brown and
crushed, and once faded cannot be re
vived.
There are a number of wild-life pre
serves on which the wild flowers, as
well as animals, birds, and insects,
receive protection. These shut-off
areas, each covering from 50 to 500
acres, are guarded by watchmen, to
make sure that the flowers and wild
creatures have a chance to grow and
multiply unmolested.
Robs Quakes of Terror
by New Warning Device
Rpezla, Italy.—Earthquakes need no
longer cause loss of life, according to
Professor Caselll, seismologist, who
claims to have constructed an appa
ratus, already patented, whereby
earthquakes are announced at least US
minutes before they occur.
The scientist also claims to be able,
with very slight possibility of error, to
locate beforehand the centers of tel
luric phenomena, their Intensity and
the situation of their most Intense
manifestations.
Blgnor CaselU’s telluric prophesies
for last March, which were deposited
with a nqtary here some time In ad
vance of the expected disturbances,
were confirmed by subsequent events.
NEGRO FARM OWNERS
(Lincoln News Service.)
Washington, D. C., June 20.—Col
ored farmers own and operate farms
in every state and in about three
fourths of all of the counties in the
United States. In the north, the state
t of Missouri leads in tin number of
i acres owned by them, and ia followed
by Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan,
Colorado, California and Indiana, in
PROVIDES HOME FOR
CONVICTS’ CHILDREN
Sophie Lyons, Former Crim
inal, Leaves Fund.
Detroit, Mich.—A perpetual trust
fund, the proceeds of which are to be
devoted to the establishment of a
home for children whose parents are
prison Inmates, Is created under the
will of Sophie Lyons Burke, former
International confidence woman, who
died here recently. The will, discov
ered In a safe deposit vault, drilled
open in the presence of court attaches,
does not Indleute the amount to be de
voted to the creation of the home, but
leaves the residue of Mrs. Burke's es
tate to that purpose after numerous
bequests to relatives and friends.
In providing for the children's home,
the will specifies that any child be
tween two and four years of age, one
or both of whose parents may be a
prison Inmate, shall be eligible to ad
mittance to the home. Provision also
was made for 375 annual subscriptions
to a popular weekly periodical to be
distributed among prisons throughout
the country.
Mrs. Burke, who gave up a career
of crime to preach observance of the
law and the futility of crime, left an
estate valued variously at from $150,
000 to $300,000, mostly In Detroit real
estate, where she made her fortune by
Investing and speculating In land.
When the safe deposit vault was
opened It was found to contain besides
numerous deeds and other papers, con
siderable Jewelry knotted In the bot
tom of an old stocking. The Jewelry
was estimated to he worth $25,000,
and Included one ring set with 12 dia
monds, which was Identified as the
engagement ring given her by “Jimmy*’
Burke when the couple were at tho
height of their career.
Swedish Nobleman Works
as Deckhand on Steamer
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Count August Svensson, twenty
years old, and heir of Duke Charles of
Sweden, was discovered holystoning
the deck of the Grace liner, Santa
Louisa. The count, who will inherit
the title and vast estate of Duke
Charles, is rated a quartermaster on
the ship and is considered a real sea
going shipmate by the crew
New Pneumonia Serum
May Cut Deaths One-Half
Boston.—Discovery of a new treat
ment for pneumonia in the form of an
improved scrum which it is thought
may reduce the death rate from this
disease by 25 or possibly 50 i«r cent,
was described by Dr. Lloyd D. Felton,
assistant professor of preventive medi
cine at the Harvard medical school, In
an address at the New England Health
institute.
The treatment consisted, he said, of
a method of precipitating and concen
trating the antibodies in anti-pneumo
coccus serum. The original serum,
which has been known for some time,
was weak, he added, and Its value was
diminished by the fact that it pro
duced violent reactions in the form of
chills, serum sickness and rashes.
Doctor Felton said he had been able
to eliminate the harmful substances
from the serum.
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TUSKEGEE ALUMNI TO
EXTEND INFLUENCE
Tuskegee, Ala., June 20.—At the
recent meeting of the Tuskegee Alum
ni association here it was decided to
reorganize the work of the body so as
to be able to function more effectively
nationally. Jesse O. Thomas, Atlan
ta, Ga., was elected president; Alvin
J. Neely, Tuskegee, secretary, and
John L. Webb, Hot Springs, Ark.,
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