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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

\ & III I / m . t h e
young king of
Spain has come to
Paris he mas hint
ed a desire to pass
q day and night at
F ION I a 1 n e bleau
but there never
happened to be a
president In resi-
dence at the old
country house of
kings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

may add, amusement at the probably un-
precedented sight.
AT the time refer to the detachment
a Fort Slocum was composed as follows:
Capt. J. " Abbey of the I'd Pennsyl-
vania Heavy Artillery. The post was
supported by the I'd Rhode Island lnfan-
try and also by Col Prices tof the 1th
New Jersey Brigade Of Convalescen.s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

learned since 1871. II was perhaps natu-
raj that the early tree planters should
have leaned toward the quick growing
NAPLES and poplars. They wanted
suits. Perhaps the public of the yodng
city would have been impatient at the
thought of planting slowgrow:ns trees
notwithstanding their greater Effective
ness and resistance t. storm. However.
the policy now IS t. plant the sturdy
trees and there Is large annual increase
in the number of oaks and hard ma pies
in Washington's streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

This time the republic gave Alfonso a
full day-but not the night II IS curl
Gus story.
Even for the tourist Fontainebleau
towers high above all other French cha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

HIS IS the most
promising rattle
snake co " II [ 7 Y
around Washing
ton. said one of
the trampers of n
naturalists' club as
fits members. pic <
ing - bit of stel-
laria here. a spray
OF serastrit.m there
and a stalk of Gina
rtn a1ir,.,, no1y-canb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

alum in another Spot-which are hard
names for chickweed and everlasting
strolled along hy Black pool. through
Glen Alice and over the rocks in the re-
efon Of Difficult run.
mo doubt this has been y fine field for
the Cretalus horridas." said another OF
the scientists. and il world not startle
me n the species should persist in place
90 suited TO II this W. +. Hay of
the Biological Society Of Washington.
who has made a careful study of tho ba-
trachians and reptiles Of tho District of
Columbia ard vicinity. after describing
the form Of head and body. the colora-
fion. the urper and the lower lahals. tho
ventral plates and the subcardals Of
the common rattlesnake. says that the
evidence as TO the occurrence of the rat
tlesnake within our limits is not alto
1ether satisfactory vet il is or such
character to make il seem evtremelv
proba BILE that the species is still Ia he
found about the rock sides alon. the
Potomac above the CITY
Thus the party gathering little hon
6uets of Ranunculus bt.lbosa. Oxaris
nieufata- Saliva lyrata. Anthemis cotula
and other common flowers. fell to discuss
ing the snakes that may be found. if enc
insists on looking for them, in the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t seemed to 10 the
opinion that one of the beautiful if not
the most beautiful. of orr neighborhcod
snakes is the spotted coluber. He has
rather elongate and slender body. with
a narrow head and rounded snout Above
his color is light red becoming paler on
the sides. On his bac,, are about forty
irregular dark red spots. alternately larg-
er and smaller. His lower surface is
checkered with black and yellow. On the
head are dark bands. One passes through
the eye to the corner of the mouth. one
from the back of the head to the neck.
and another between these lines. He
grows TO be about four feet long. Mr..
Hay has written that There are two
records of the capture of this snake with
in our limits one at Wheaton. Nd. and
the other on the grounds of the United
States Insane Asylum. 1t is a southern
species and ii is doubtless very rare
here. The Rambler not many Sundays
ago met this handsome snake on the low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
QUIET Nap Amid His

"A Great-Grandfa theirs
Furniture Alfonso Makes
Many Trips to Paris-Artil-
lery Practice and Lunch as a
Substitute of His Pet Idea.
First of the Royal Visits of
the Poincare Administration.
Heilig Describes the Famous
Fontainebleau Palace - The
Black Huntsman of the
Forest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Eat the time referred to I wac on re-
cruiting service in Washington. The
Saturday preceding Early's advance 1
was spending the woek end at my
brcther's residence near the Relay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Aids to Horseback Riding.

nUshs have been ta s.
In Potomac Park. for the convenience of
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this is that the planting of trees in the
streets had been begun DR.. William
T.ndall, secretary to the board or Dis
trict Commissioners in paper which he
read before the Columbia Historical So
ciety December ;. 1907. said that this act
of the corporation of Washington was the
first a1lusion to street trees which he had
found in the municipal laws. and that
this would seem to imply that street
trees were then an established feature of
highway adornment'
In an old issue OF The Star the Rambler
has read that -four rows of Lomhardy
poplars were planted along Pennsylvania
avenue from the Capitol to the Presi-
dents house during Mr.. JeffersOn's in
cumbency. and IL is believed that this
was done early in his first term OF office
These trees divided the Avenue into three
sections. two dusty driveways and a mid
die section or central parking which. so
FAR as accounts so. was not improved to
any other extent than that grass was al
lowed to grow there IL 1t could. This
quadruple row of trees continued a feat
ure of the Avenue until 1S2.. when these
pop1ars We're removed" This early style
of planting may be seen today i'm more
approved condition OF up-keep along
Pennsy wanna avenue east and along New
York avenue between 9th and 18th streets
Among the municipal ordinances of
early Washington was one that was APP
proved August 2. 1915. providing that a
sum not exceeding 800 per annum he
appropriated. payable out of the funds
of the first and second wards in the pro-
portion of its expenditures therein. for
the purpose of keeping in order. tarring
or replanting the trees planted i'm the
public squares. streets and avenues with
in the said wards by the corporation: and
that 1t shall be the duty of the Commits
sloners OF the respective wards to carry
the provisions of this act into effect
under the direction of the mayor
X x
Washington i'm it's youth made provision
for and sought to encourage the private
planting OF street trees. and among the
ordinances YOU may read one that was
approved May PC. 1920 which provided
that that any person intending to plant
trees in any part of the street or avenue
opposite his or her grounds may for the
purpose Of protecting the same from in
jury inclose such part of said street or
avenue as may be necessary for that
purpose not exceeding six feet without
the curb line: Provided said trees shall
be planted within six months after said
fence is erected and not exceeding twenty
feet apart; and providing that the
mayors permit in writing be obtained be-
fore said fence is erected"
The systematic planting Of trees and
the care of them in the streets began In
earnest in 1871 when the board of public
works named William Saunders, superin-
tendent of the grounds Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture: William r. Smith.
superintendent Of the Botanic Garden. and
John Saul, a famous local nurseryman,
as "a commission to report to the board
what trees they should recommend to the
board to be planted and the best places
to procGrc them"
A great deal about street trees has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Ratio of Trees to People.

A PUBLICATION devoted to landscape
gardening, arboriculture and kindred
subjects, has been giving attention to a
tree census and to the ratio OF trees to
habitants in several eastern cities. 1t
reaches the conclusion that ANY self
respecting American city ought to be
countrified to the extent of one live shade
tree to every five living human inhab BIZ
tants. Springfield Mass. is given a
ratio of one tree TO every five inhabi
tants: Worcester Mass. one to eight,
and Hartford. Conn. one to ten.
1t is only necessary to approximate the
number of trees i'm Washington to prove
that the ratio Of trees to population is
very high. The number of trees in
streets. parkings. sidewalks, school yards
and Fairgrounds at the close of the fiscal
year 1911 was g9.6H The number of
trees planted dur ng that year was 1924.
and the trees removed because they wer
dead. diseased or dangerous. because
they We're of inferior and condemned
varieties. or because of street repairs. the
construction of drivewayS or buildings.
or because of storms and accidents. was
2.66 Thus. the trees in streets. park
ings. sidewalks school Yards and play
grounds at the close of the fiscal year
1872 was 1W.1S1. These figures are taken
from the current annual report of the
SUPERINTENDENT of trees and parkings of
the District Of Columbia. and do not. of
course. include trees in the public parks
and grounds under the direction of the
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds. Nor do the figures take account
of the privately owned trees of Wash
ngton.
The trees planted in the streets of the
capital last year were elms. gngkos. lin
dens Norway and sugar naples, pin and
red oaks. sycamOres and ashes. Among
the trees removed were aiianthus, ca
talpas. cedars. hickories iocusts. mag
nolias. red and silver ma ples. pa per null
berries. negundos. aspens. Carolina pop
lars. tulip poplars. Lombardy poplars.
and many Of the approved var eties that
were injured by storm or disease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Tree planting in the streets and ave-
nues is subject that is being taken
hold of by a large number of cities.
Washington has been planting trees from
about the beginning Of its career the
seat OF government. In the mass OF mu-
n cipal laws OF the old Washington may
be found an net Of the corporation of
Washington OF March 2o. 1909. imposing
a fine o. 81 on Any person willfuiiy IN
juriag a tree. Al easy inference from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

Correspondence Of The star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

PARIS. Nav 20, 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
CROSS PLACED ON TRIAL
Hearing of Accused Police In
spector Continued Until
April IL.

Police Inspector Francis F.. Cross
against whom charges growing out OF
the handbook raid made the middle oil
July, 1911 were recently preferred by
order of the District Commissioners. fo'-
lowing the receipt of a complaint from
the Department of Justice. was callcd
before the police trial board this morning.
Although about twenty months had
ELAPSED since the handbook raid was
made the prosecution was not ready to
proceed with the hearing and asked
continuance of two weeks. Assistant
Corporation Counsel =. II. Marshall
serving AS chairman of the board, an
nounccd that the board would hear the
witnesses in attendance and continue the
hearing until April T..
Inspectors r. 3. Boyle and Harry L.
Gessford were members of the board, ).
S. Easby-Smith was counsel for Inspector
Cross and Assistant United States Attor-
ney S. McComas Hawken, who took part
in the hearing. said he was present mere
" to observe the proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
MAIL RECEIVED HERE
FROM FLOOD DISTRICT
Train Over Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Arrives
Seven Hours Late.

Mails have been received in Washing
ton from the flooded districts, although
i'm small quantities. Train No. l.. via
the Baltimore and Ohio railway, due at
40 a m, arrived at I1:i6 am, bring
ing mail of March ~ from Chicago, with
facing slips showing signs of having been
soaked with water. one packet or maui
was received from Mount Vernon. ONO.
bearing slip of March .6. and pachets
from Westerville and Columbus of tss
same date. Packets from Canton ana
Wooster. Ohio, are dated March "a
Train 10, via the Baltimore and Ohio,
due at SD am. and arriving at IL ~
a m. brought mail from Chicago with
slips dated March 20 and %: Dallas,
Tex. March 25; st. Louis, March sc;
South Bend and Toledo, March 81 and -;
BelIefontaine March "a; Fostoria, March
o6: Delaware, Ohio. March 20, and Ma
rion and Winamac, Ind. March -. Mail
sent yesterday was received from south
Bend, Wheeling. Steubenyille. Ohio, and
Cleveland.
All mail shows signs or having been re
worked at Chicago. No mail beyond
Cincinnati has been received since yester-
day and nothing on the Baltimore and
Ohio from the southwest, or beyond
Ora fton, w. Va.
Conditions as to mail service IN ths
flooded districts in sorae RESPECTS arc
materially improved, although In ana
around Cincinnati they seem to be grow
ing steadily worse with the prospect that
Cincinnati will be shut off from the easo
by tomorrow on account of the great rlre
in the Ohio river, according To advlces
to the Post Office Department today
a late wire states all trains on the
Chesapeake and Ohio out OF Cincinnati
were annulled last night, the Ohio river
then being sixty-five feet hii,f, with the
prospect OF sixty-nine fee by tomorrow
or Monday. The Pennsylvania railroad
depot is put out of commission. and all
passenger traffic that system put or
Cincinnati has been annulleG Eastern
mails from Cincinnati are bei'.g sent via
Knoxville Tenn. and we4.e.n malls Via
Louisville and EvansEne me thesa-
peake and Ohio is Nasa-. out between
Ashland and CatledsSJE..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
PRICES GO UPWARD.
Scarcity of Butter. Milk and Meat
in New York.

NEW YORK. March 9-Not a pound
of butter was brought into New YORK
Yesterday and the price went up cents
a pound. The milk supply also was in
adequate. upstate floods making it i'm
possible for shipments to reach the CITY
Dealers declare that there IS but three
days supply of meat IN the city and un-
less trains now stalled in the flooded dis
tricts reach here early next week New
York will face Il meat famine
Eggs and other foodstuffs also were
advanced in price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
Activity of Boy Scouts.

Contributions began to arrive at the
relief station today from the various
Boy Scout troops throughout the city.
Yesterday a. c. Moses, president of the
local scout council. sent a letter to all
the scoutmasters requesting the boys in
their commands to send in clothing for
the boys in the food districts of Ohio
who have been made homeless This
morning bundles of clothing were
brought to the station bp patrols OF
Troops Nos. So 80. Sc and s. and other
troops notified the scout headquarters
they were preparing bundles of clothing
to be brought in to the relief station this
afternoon.
The work OF collecting funds to aid the
Ohio flood sufferers was continued to-
day at Washington headquarters of the
National American Woman Suffrage AS
sociation, under the direction OF Mrs.
Helen II. Gardener. The money is being
sent direct to Gov. Cox of Ohio An
nouncement of the amounts collected will
not be made until later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
HAS FAITH IN CONGRESS-
Suffragist Leader Believes Women
Will Be Given the Ballot.

NEW YORK, March a9-Dr. Anna
Shaw. national suffrage president, left
for Michigan yesterday 10 fight in the
campaign there Tho suffrage amendment
goes 10 the voters AT tho April elections
and the sIffragettes are counting on an
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the con
Gressioual committee of the suffragetteS
who had been III New York consultine
with DIR. Shaw. returned TO Washington
Miss Paul expressed the fullest convic-
tlon that Congress will pass a federal
suffrage amendment during the extra ses.
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
NEWSPAPER MEN VOTING.
Standing Committee of Capitol Press
Galleries Being Chosen.

The newspaper men of Washington are
voting today to elect the standing COM
mittee of the Washington correspondents
in the congressional press galleries. Eight
correspondents have been nominated.
There are FIVE places to be filled. The
polls opened at II o'clock this morning
and will close at pm. and are located
in the library of the New Willard Ho-
tel. The nominees are:
r. V. Oulahan. New York Times; II. C.
Stevens. Minneapolis Journal; William E.
Brigham, Boston Transcript; John Cor
risan, Atlanta Constitution; George E.
Miller, Detroit News; j. Fred Essary.
Baltimore San: Leroy I. Vernon. Chica-
go Daily News; Ira f. Bennett, San
Francisco Call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
PRAYERS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Bishop Greer Directs Appeal il
Protestant Episcopal Churches.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Bishop David
Fl. Greer has authorized the reading of
the following prayer tomorrow in the
Protestant Episcopal churches of the do
ccse OF New York:
% Merciful God and Heavenly Father,
who has taught us in Thy holy word that
Thou dost not willingly affiict or grieve
the children of men. give ear to the pray
CTS which we humbly offer to Thee in be-
half of our brethren who are suffering
from the great water floods. Cause them
IN their sorrow to experience the comfort
OF Thy presence and in their bewilder-
ment the guidance of Thy wisdom.
Stir up we bescach Thee. the wills OF
Thy people TO minister with generous aid
to their present needs, and so overrule in
Thy providence this great and sore ca
lamity that We may be brought nearer Il
Thee and be knit more closely one to an
other in sympathy and love. All of which
VIC humbly ask thAsSSh Jesus Christ oui
Lord. Amen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
A Little Talk
About Values
Ely JOHN +. FAILON,

You value things by their
usefulness. beauty, intrinsic
worth. sentimental worth or
historic worth. You value
most OF the things you buy
first BY their utility and sec
ond by their pleasing quail
tics.
Some things are intended
for service, others simply to
look at and admire. while
MANY things have both a
useful and ornamental value.
] axe two articles alike IN
form, but much different in
quality. One NAV be a real
bargain at dollar while
the other would be dear at
fifty cents. The reason for
this is that the article OF
superior quality will give
three or four times the serv-
ice. wear. satisfaction and
usefulness. In order to get
the best value that MONEY
can buy. one must exercise
Judgment.
You need have little
doubt. however. of tlle~.Nal-
ues offered by the mer"e
chants who advertise in
THE STAR. These mer-
chants are known by the
values they give. They
, know that a reputation for
honest values is their most
valuable asset and strive to
give their customers the
greatest values obtainable.
Read their advertisements
in THE STAR closely and
constantly every day and
then YOU will have little
need to worry about values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
Soldiers Rule at Hamilton:
Less Than a Hundred Dead

HAMILTON, Ohio, March 29.-Less
than a hundred is the estimate today of
the dead in the flood here. AS the water
recedes the evidence of the property de-
stiuction is more appalling, but the death
toll. it is believed, will not exceed one
hundred.
Piled high upon the east side Of the
courthouse are caskets awaiting the flood
victims, whose bodies arc being gathered
as rapidly as possible. Militiamen are
guarding the city eYerywhere: and
though there have been reports of loot
ing there is no evidence that any zhouls
have operated successfully.
j.. G. Ruder, cashier OF the First Ma
ticnai Bank, announced that the banks OF
Hamilton are I'm excellent condition and
would be opened for business as soon as
general copditions would permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
FIRE IN FLOODED CITY.
Flames Finally Extinguish:d in
Youngstown, With $4,000 Loss.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio March 28.-F1re
which started In clubroom in the Bon
nell block. a three-story brick. corner
of East Federal and Walnut streets, early
yesterday caused a loss of $4,000. Tine
fire was under control two hours later.
being fought by feeble stream of water
In tho Federal street mains. supplied by
the Republic Rubber Company. which Is
forcing 100000 gallons per day into the
mains.
City council Thursday night at a spe-
cIal meeting appropriated $4,000 to re.
lieve restitution in the CITY. The river
has rsceded three feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
Turkish Commander at Soft
employees VACCINATED.
District Workers Accept Advice of
Commissioners-No New Cases.

Save for a wholesale vaccination OF
District of Columbia employees, which
has been in progress since early morn
ing. there has been no development In
the smallpox situation today to attract
the attention of the local health depart
ment authorities. No new cases of the
disease have been reported in twenty
four hours, and it is possible the out
break may have been checked. although
the health department is none too OPP
timistic as to this
Under an order issued by the Com
missioners advising them to be vac
cinated. practically all employees of the
District government have decided that
this would be the wisest course to pur-
sue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
Only Incumbents Announce
Candidacy for City Offices.
AID FOR THE DISTRESSED
Election Of Randolph Chapter, Rose
Croix-Rumored Change
in Passionate.
AID FOR THE DISTRESSED
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

SptciNi Correspondence OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. March -. 1918.
The time limit for candidates desiring
to enter the primary proposed to be held
May - for the various city and state
offices expires today. Up to noon none
other than the incumbents had filed no
tice of their candidacy.
1t is expected that Chairman Bendheim
will call a meeting of the democratic
committee at an early date and that
| the incumbents then Will be declared the
party nominees. The general election
will be held November 4
Officers are: Thomas w Robinson. CITY
treasurer; Charles FL. Callahan, commits
sloner OF revenue; Newell s. Greenaway
clerk of courts; Robert H. Cox city SER
seant: Samuel G. Brent. commemorative
attorney; h. +. Price, city auditor: P. F.
German, collector of taxes; John B.
Waller, clerk of gas; Samuel p Fisher
corporation attorney; Charles S. Swain
measurer and inspector Of lumber: c. o.
Sipple, Harrie White. r. Is. Washington
and julius Potion, justices of the peace
Money Raised for Flood Sufferers.
The sum of ssO.6s was realized a, the
iiCS viii OileIlIlS taken up last night at
the organ recital at the Second Presby-
terrain Church. This money will be sent
at once to the food sufferers of Ohio and
Indiana.
A large number of contributions have
been received by the banks Of this city
Funds are also being collected by local
organizations.
Deeds of transfer for the following
pieces Of property today were placed on
record: Abram E. Enos to Alice Lee.
house and lot on the east side of Patrick
street between Princess and Oronoco
streets: Abram E. Enos to Mary Jackson
house 4l9 North Patrick street: Annie f,
| Bremen to John f. Bremen, house and
lot 514 South Alfred street; Walter C..
Foster to Carroll Phillips. house and
lot on the east side of Fairfax street be-
tween Prince and Duke streets: Margaret
r.. Roche to Henry j.. Cheshire. house
and lot on west side of Fairfax between
Cameron and Queen streets; Egbert A.
Thompson and wife to George L. Appich.
house and lot at the southeast corner of
Duke and Pitt streets.