The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
BEAUTY IN CAPITAL
No More Bad Art to Be Allowed
 in Washington City.
MALL IS CENTER OF SCHEME
Spring Has Come to the Potomac, and Birds, Trees and Flower Beds Are Beautlfying the Parks
 and Streets.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

WasnlngtOn.-PlanS to make WaSn- tngton a worthy capital are being push ed vigorously. When the Lincoln me moriai dispute is ended other matters less controversial in nature will be taken up and decision made. It is not yet definitely decided just what form the memorial to Abraham Lincoln will take. but the chances favor the erec- don of some lasting stone memorial oear the Potomac river. virtually at- the head of what Is called The Mall.
 This Mall. by tbe way, Is a beau nful place. Eventually 1t will extend from a point on the river opposite Georgetown straight through to the capitol. It has a wide extent today, unbroken except by the Washington monument, some government buildings and by great trees. Before long, 1t Is the firm belief of men charged with the beautifying of the city, that all the business buildings on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue will be removed and that there will be one great gov ernment park extending from the ave nue to the river and from the capitol 10 the Lincoln memorial.
 This Is spring in Washington It was late spring. but 1t came finally, and with it on it's march up the Potomac fame the birds from the south. who in stantly took up temporary, and in some cases, permanent, residence in Rock Creek park. This beautiful park will enter into the scheme of the compre- hensive beautifying scheme of the city Eventually there will be a broad park belt, virtually surrounding the capitol sf the nation. When 1t is understood that in the city Itself there are score or more of small parks, and that every avenue and nearly every street has it's double line of shade trees, some ade- quate idea can be obtained of the eventual beauty of this Potomac city
 No More Monstrosity Monuments.
 Every effort will be made to prevent the erection in Washington of any more "monstrosity monuments" Some of the public memorials erected here In honor of men dead and gone are an honor neither to the sculptors, to the people, nor to the men whose deeds they are supposed to commemorate Almost anything In the old days In the way of monument used to pass the censors of art. Today 1t Is virtually impossible to get anything by the crit les except that which Is eminently worthy. for the board of approval" Is composed of men who know excellence when they meet It.
 Volumes have been written about the "art" of Statuary Hall in the cap ltol. It is probable that all the mar ble and bronze memorials there are there to stay, for 1t would be regard ed perhaps as an insult to the legis- lators of the states which voted these memorials to suggest that they be taken out and replaced by others,
 Nature will beauufy Washington In a few days. No statuary is needed here to make the city beautiful in late March and all of April. May and June. The trees on the avenues largely are flow CT bearing. It may be said that all trees blossom, but those in the main in Washington are of kind which 1 t.
 The small parks from now on will be flower beds with a constant success sion of changes of coverlids. The crocuses come, then the hyacinths, then the tulips. and then the flowers of midsummer in constant change and always in profusion.
 Two Bold Senators.
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 cock as presidential candidate said the tariff is a local issue" he said what since has proved to be true. although, as everybody knows. he was laughed at at the time for his lack of appreciation Of the real facts in the case" There are other local issues besides the tariff and chief among them Is the matter of public buildings for the cities towns and villages of the country This matter just now Is engaging the attention of the United States sen ate, although in haste let 1t be said that the senate is in no wise anxious to have the subject pressed upon 1t.
 A few days ago Senators Lea and Kenyon. one Democrat and the other a Republican. acting together, asked for reconsideration of bills which had been presented by other senators for l the erection Of public buildings in two or three small towns in the west i The action of these two senators was bold and unprecedented. for be il known that the senators by agreement in the past have not been in the habit of interfering with one another's at tempts to secure fine postoffices, fine federal court buildings and fine GUS toms houses for the towns of their 1 home states.
 By sort of a joint agreement the senate has allowed its members to dc pretty much as they chose in the pub 1 lie building appropriation matter, the thought being apparently. If I don't interfere with another senator, the other senator won't interfere with me 1 when I want something of like kind