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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Progress of Flight.

a large percentage of current literature
deals with aviation. Repeatedly are alti-
tude records heightened and distance rec
ords heightened. Aviation records Of all
kinds are broken day by day. Short fly
ing trips are common daily happenings in
European countries and are becoming COM
mon in this country. There are fleets of mil
itary airships and fiocks of military aero
planes in Europe France has fiotillas of
them with pilots and officers at strategic
points Germany has them. Italy has
them. England and Russia have them.
The United States has its air squadron
and the naval and military authorities
are insisting that the number of airplanes
be increased. Safety in air flight has
not been attained. but many promises to
this end are being made, and it may
be that Orville Wright, with his stabil-
izer, has solved tile most pressing tech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Animal Diseases.

John D. Rockefeller's gift of sl,6o,Ooo
to be used in the study of animal diseases
with a view to combating and overcom-
ing them ought to be and probably will
be an important aid in world betterment
The animal world has its plaques and
scourges resulting in untold and untella-
bic suffering to animals and vast loss to
mankind. Great progress is being made
in fighting such diseases as anthrax
among cattle and sheep. pleurc-pneu-
rnonia among cattle, cholera among hogs,
CHAMBERS among horses, Texas cattle tick
fever, tuberculosis and a great list of
other deadly maladies that attack beasts
of high economic value. But along these
lines much remains to be done and the
recent Rockefeller gift will help in doing
it. The annual loss to the world from
animal diseases and poultry diseases is
enormous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
The Budding Trees.

The trees of Washington are coming
into leaf, and the capital begins to take
on its springtime beauty. An authority
on urban arboriculture wrote not long ago
on the subject of the ratio of trees to
inhabitants in a number of eastern cities
and announced his conclusion that ANY
self-respecting American city ought to be
tree to every five living human inhabit-
ants" Among the cities mentioned as
having a high ratio of trees to inhabit-
ants are Springfield. Mass, with a ratio
of one tree to every five inhabitants
Worcester, Mass. with a ratio of one to
eight, and Hartford. Conn, with a ratio
of one to ten. The ratio of trees to
population in Washington is very high
The tree planters of the capital have
been setting out in the streets elms, lin
dens, pin oaks, red oaks. Norway and
sugar naples, gingkos, sycamores and
ash. and are removing such trees as
ailantus catalpas. honey locusts. red and
silver naples. aspens, Carolina poplars.
negundoes and a few other varieties
most liable to storm and disease. Wash
ington has always believed in the tree,
and in one of the numerous stories rem
iniscent of old Washington which have
been published in The Star appeared the
statement that four rows Of Louibardy
poplars were planted along Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
The Pension Office Fire.

The fire which broke out in the pension
office building yesterday, though it was
extinsuished with trifiing damage, is
significant of the need of government
tireproof buildings and of building con-
structed with particular reference to the
proper storage and safekeeping of public
records not in current use-a hall of
records. The contents Of public build
inrs cannot in the nature of things be
fireproof. and this furnishes an additional
and potent reason why the buildings
themselves should be fireproof. The news
reports the pension Office fire as having
broken out in the wooden sheathing I'M
der the Kew roof which is being put on.
The government at Washington has sus-
tanned severe fire losses and priceless
records have gone up in smoke ana
fame. Today the government in many
of its buildings at the capital runs
serious fire risks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
A Disappointment.

Dey bin an dug de big canal
An fix it up so fine,
I says "We'll go dar,' to my gal,
AN take some fishin' line.
Dat Is de spot to suit de wish
OF folks SO nice an neat
Dat wants to walk along an fish
,Thout muddyin' up DER feet
De words is flynn thick
Until dey stirs de sediment
An muddies up de crick.
We won make dat excursion now,
Although we might, some day.
Dey's started sech a drefful row
Dey's skeered de fish away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
The President and Cloture.

1t is denied that the President is en-
couraging his friends in the Senate to at
tempt cloture on the tolls question. That
he would be glad of an early vote is be-
Hevable He has just rushed the
House and it is natural for him to feel
that now is the time to utilize the effect
of that victory on the Senate.
But he understands the difference be-
tween the two bodies. Rushing" the
House is not difficult. There is rushing
apparatus provided. In the Senate this
is lacking. The right of full debate and
the right of amendment are preserved in
the Senate. and have justified themselves
many times.
Fortunately for the friends of free tolls.
they have but recently justified them
selves. The absence of cloture in the
Senate enabled that body to make many
valuable changes in a tariff bill which
had been rushed" through the House
under the Presidents direction: and,
later a currency bill was similarly i'm
proved.
1t is of interest to note also in connec-
ton with the currency question that al
though the President and his friends
manifested Impotence with the progress
of the so-called Glass bill through the
Senate. it is now four months since the
law was enacted and the regional cities
selected under it are just today an
nounced. The Senate improved that bill
even more signally than it had done the
tariff bill.
Why haste as to the tolls contention?
Why not even more elaboration than
In the case of the tariff, or that of the
currency?
AS presented by the President, the tolls
question is not only new but mysterious.
Neither Congress nor the general public
is advised why vote to repeal the
tolls law is asked at this time from any
legislator who does not believe that
the law violates the treaty. Not even
Speaker Clark is ION the inside; and,
very properly. in his speech to the House
Tuesday, he called attention to the fact
He was simply asked with others to sur
render his views and accept the new
views the President had adopted. He
refused. with a show of independence
and self-respect which accorded admira-
bly, with his character and high position.
Let US have some light on this matter.
In the absence of the facts, there
is naturally much speculation, and some
of it is decidedly disquietng. 1t ranges
from doubt as to the Presidents judg-
ment in his negotiations with Sir Edward
Grey. to a fear that by following the
President blindly We may make q mis-
take of consequence reaching far beyond
the comparatively small question of the
economic policy attaching to the Panama
canal.
The country looks to the Senate. and
should not be disappointed. Buying a
pig in poke Is not business, but a mere
gamble: and the Senate should not gam
bic with any phase of the great enter
prise we have completed and are on the
eve of opening to the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

avenue from the Capitol to the Presi-
dents house during Mr.. Jenerson's In
cumbency. and it is believed that TINS
| was done early in his first term of office
| These trees divided the Avenue into
three sections, two dusty driveways and
| a middle section or central parking, which
| SO far as accounts go. was not improved
+! to any other extent than that grass was
allowed to grow there if it could. This
quadruple row of trees continued fea-
ture of the capital until 1882, when these
poplars were removed. The four-row
style of planting in the Avenue seems to
have been popular and survival of this
plan may be seen now on New York
avenue between 9th and 18th and on Penn
sylvania avenue east of the Capitol.
The corporation of Washington early
showed solictude for its trees, and among
the ancient laws may be found one OF
the date of March %, 1903, under which
fine of So could be imposed on any per-
son willfully injuring a tree. Or. VIII
liam Tindall, secretary of the board OF
District Commissioners, read a paper be-
fore the Columbia Historical Society in
1900, and, mentioning that act. said it I'M
doubtedly referred to street trees, which
would show that they were feature OF
Washington at that early time
A municipal ordinance was approved
August 3, 1915. that sum not exceed
ing 500 per annum be. and is hereby APP
propriated, payable out of the funds OF
the first and second wards in the proper
ton of expenditures therein, for the pur-
pose of keeping in order, tarring or re-
planting the trees planted in the puolic
squares streets and avenues within the
said wards by the corporation. and II
shall be the duty of the commissioners OF
the respective wards to carry the proVl-
sons of this act into effect under direc-
ton of the mayor" There was munic-
ipal ordinance in the spring Of $50 en-
couraging lot owners to plant trees in the
parking bordering the footwalks and
authorizing them under certain restrlc-
tons to fence in the parking.
1t was in 1871 that the board of public
works appointed William Saunders, super
intendent of the grounds of the Depart
ment of Agriculture; William r. Smith,
of the National Botanic
Garden and John Saul, the nurseryman,
whose nurseries were near BrlghtWood
and are now for the most part built over,
as "a commission to report to the board
what trees they should recommend to
be planted and the best place to procure
them" From that time tree planting has
gone steadily forward in Washing
ton and its suburbs. and in the time
elapsing much experience has been gained
in the matter of varieties suitable for
street planting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Courtesy.
From tae Columbus Dispatch

DO you know" said a caller at the
Dispatch office. II have never come into
the business or editorial rooms here to
ask a question that l have not been
kindly and courteously answered" That
is a compliment which all the members
of the force appreciate and hope they
will always merit. But We wonder if a
part of the compliment is not due to the
man himself who gave it. Did not his
manner and speech invite the sort of
reply he received? Do We not all help
to make the treatment that we get at the
hands of others? Certainly We do. The
world about us is in large measure what
we make it. We have friends if We are
friendly; we find enemies if we are hos
tile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Here Is Summer.

Regardless of what the almanac max
ers may say, base ball, not the progress
of the sun, determines the beginning and
end of summer. When the Jump for
the first time announces the batteries for
this afternoon the peanuts rpen within
the rooster. the pop resumes its inter
rupted flow. the hot dogs bark joy
fully and all nature leaps gladly with
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Lofty Approval.

Don't you admire George Washing
tom"
.Oh. yes" replied the serene citizen
80 far as I am able to judge, he man
aged matters pretty much as I should
have done under the same circum-
stances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Solace,

Aren't you worried about these public
questions?'
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel But
I'm thankful fur this much. There's
enough of 'em so that when you get tired
of worryin' about one you can rest your
mind thinkin about another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Senatorial predictions indicate POSSIBLE
ties of genuine summer weather before
adjournment. But thanks to President
Wilson's determined spirit, the legislators
in Washington have learned to be indif-
fcrcnt 70 considerations of climate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Jurisdiction Over Congress!

From the Boston Transcript.
If the President is correctly quoted in
his reference to the last Congress as
zone over which he had no jurisdiction,
perhaps he will kindly explain just what
he considers to be his jurisdiction over
any Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
A Gloomy Calculator.

"Women's clothes don't cost as much
as they used to- said the consoling
theoHst.
II don't see any difference replied
Mr.. Growcher. after you've paid the
rent and the grocery bill they continue
to cost-all that's left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

The talk of influence by means of pat
rouage is evidently mistake. In gov
eminent that waits for the Office to seek
the man there's no such word as pat
ToaaSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

UIn order to avoid delays on 81 account , 2,
NOT be addressed to any individual connected
with the office. but simply 20 THE STAR. o. to
the Editorial Business Department. accorolhs
TO tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Seeing Things.

He vows he'll lead drinkless life.
He got his final scare
When he went home and saw his wife
With vivid purple hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Up=t0=date Book Shop
The Balcony OF FIRST Floor.

The Wanderer' Necklace,
Sl.35. BY H. Rider Haggard.
The Man Inside. S1.30. BY
Natalie Sumner Lincoln.
The Soul Of Life, S1.25. BY
David Lisle.
Cap'n Dams Daughter.
Sl.35. BY Joseph c. Lin
coin.
The Light of Western
Stars. S1.35. BY Zane Grey.
Quick Action, S1.3O. BY
Robert w. Chambers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Mr.. Champ Clark may congratulate
himself ON being one Speaker to escape
the epithet ear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

So many traditions are in process of
obliteration that even the phrase ship
subsidy" may, in time, lose some of its
popular terror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
The Moving Spirit.

From the Chicago News.
Now is the time to begin to be dis
contented with the old fiat. But what is
the use?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

The Mexican bcllIgerents have been
rather careful of late not to make any
demonstrations that will attract attention
from across the Texan border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Otherwise Engaged.

"Bliggins' boy doesn't say as many
bright things as he used to-
NO. Bliggins has taken to tango
dancing and hasn't time to think EN-
up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

News from home is regarded as
likely to be very important factor in
public business at the present time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

No matter what the mysterious danger
of delay may be, the Senate has about
made up its mind to face it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

rsrsbIe In advance-by mail, postage prepaid:
Daily, Sunday included. one month, go cents
Daily Sunday excepted. one month. 40 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday Star. $2'4o year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition. is delivered by carriers within the city
at As cents per month; daily only. IS cents per
month: Sunday only. 20 cents per month orders
may he sent by mall or telephone Main 244o
Collection Is made by carrier at the end Of each
month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Swat Them!

From the Tacoma Ledger.
1t is even more important to swat tho
splitter than to swat the ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Aviaturs continue to be free from the
attentions of life Insurance men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Not Easily Amazed.

From the Chicago Post.
Senator Lewis again amazes Wash
ington. That town must be the most
unsophisticated place in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

\ man with Congress on his hands
does not appear to have as difficult a
proposition as formerly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Effective.

From the Baltimore American.
Try work as a preventive of spring
fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Senator Roots attitude is that of a
man who is willing to be bigger than
two parties at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

New York ONCE Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: First National Bank Building.
European once: Regent ST., London. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Guying the Weather Bureau.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
An unpromsng week OF weather is
predicted by the Washington bureau, 81
we are not bereft of all hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
ONCE at Washington. d. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

PidSin Island, Sl--'. by
Harold MacGrath.
Adventures of the lnfal-
lible Godahl. $50. BY Fred
erick |. Anderson.
Angel Island. Sl,55. by
Inez Haynes Gilmore.
The Law of Life, SIS. BY
Carl Werner.
\ Wise Son. Si.2d. by
Charles sherman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

At ST oS are the Chiffon Auto Wells. yards long.
ew Shadow Lace and IIairline Mesh Ncllings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
WHITE SOX ALWAYS
THORN TO ATHLETICS

ry or myself as We go to cover second
base, and they succeed too frequently
to suit US. Then, on the defensive,
young Schalk has been particularly
prominent in offsetting some seeming
advantage on our part by turning back
an ambitious base runner or picking
off a sleeper somewhere on one Of
| the bases. We always know him as
the whistling catcher, because he has
the habit of emitting a shril blast as
| he talks to the pitcher. Come on,
'Reh,' shoot EN- through. Well" he
is wont to yell. and lets out loud
whistle to indicate to the tWirler how
/ he wants the ball whizzed to him.
Cicotte, Russell and Scott did truly
wonderful work on the mound for
! their club last season. According to
the new method Of ranking the pitch
ers, whereby their efficiency in pre-
venting earned runs is measured rath-
er than Just games won and lost, they
stood next to Johnson. at the head of
tie list This fact in itself only goes
| to show up the offensive weakness of
the rest of the team. If with such
stellar slabmanship it can not win. the
only conclusion is that there must be
something lacking on the runmaking
eEQ.
! will bet there was many game
lost last year by each of these pitch
ers in which the opposing team got
only four or five hits. and still 1t
won, maybe by | to o or 2 to |
score, simply because the SOX made
-;
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
S.F.SWIMMING
MEET WILL BE
CLASSY EVENT
BY Lates' aailr

SAN FRANCISCO w. NJ. COffman.
swimming instructor OF the Young
liens Christian Association. VINO has
Charge Of the Fourth of Jhly swim
ming championships. has "eCrIv"I a
letter from the Illinois AtA'eti" Club
from Gibbons Uffendel. secretary "
the athletic committee. Uffendel
states that the Illinois organization
will send a team Of swimmers to the
July meet
The Chicago team will engage in
several meets on the way to the coast
and will probably leave Chicago about
June l5 The team will consist of
four men and there is a possibility
of others making the trip. The four
swimmers who are certain to come
are Perry McGillivray, the national
440- and SS0-yard champion: Harry
Hebner, A. G. Raithel and Kenneth
Wohlfield. Each is a record holder
and star swimmer In the East.
With Duke kahanamoku, the Ha-
waiian crack, competing and McGil.
liVray and Hebner also here, three
members of the United States Olym-
pic games relay team will be on hand.
These three swimmers represented
America in the last Olympic games.
The standard swimming events as
recognized by the A. A. U. will be
contested and Coffman is also plan.
ming a number of special events.
Coffman will also have several of the
best divers in the country on hand.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10

FASTEST GAME
OF THE TRIP
Home Run in the Fourth by
Texas University Man De-
featS Local 0rientalS

From accounts that are altering
back to Honolulu. the AlLChinese ball
players are covering themselves with
glory in both victory and defeat. Prob
ably the best game that the team has
played since leaving Hawaii was lost
to Texas University ! to o. q home
run, one OF the three hits collected off
Apau Klaus delivery, turning the trick.
d. l. Stewart. formerly OF Homo
lulu. but now a resident of Calves
ton. writes that the Texas University
team Is considered one OF the best In
the state.
The following account Of the game
is from the Galveston Daily News. OF
March 90. under Austin date line:
Clark Brown, by hitting a home run
over the left field fence In the fourth
inning. scored Texas only run and
won from the Chinese in game that
surpassed in interest yesterdays bril-
exceedingly close to scoring.
In the first inning Pung reached
first on a grounder through Massey.
was sacrificed to second by Ayau and
made third on Chin's grounder To
shortstop. He had stolen half way
home when Mark hit a long Fly which
landed I'm the hands of Texas one
armed center fielder. Dick Hooper.
Again in the fourth, with two men out
and Chin making for home from third.
Fowler made great one-hand catch OF
Akana's difficult fly to left.
Apau did wonderful pitching. The
hard.hitting Texans have found no one
so hard to hit this season. He used
spitters, curves OF every kind and va.
ried HIS speed at will. Only three OF
his opposing batsmen reached first and
only one went beyond.
Daniels. who pitched the first Ave
innings for Texas, was hard to hiit
and kept complete control OF the stu
alton, Maracheau, his successor, like
wise did excellent work.
Not an error was made by the Chi
reese team. They are fast, accurate,
smooth, and use unusually good head.
work. @
The Texans, too, fielded brilliantly.
Their three errors got them into two
bad holes, by splendid work they pull
ed themselves out. go
The Chinese will be given recep-
ton at the University Y NJ. G. A. to-
night. The university students re-.
gard the PLAYERS as excellent fellows.
They have the marks OF college men,
as shown by their actions on the field
and off. r~.@. -a
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
IBy Latest MALL
BY EDDIE COLLINS
Star second baseman Of the PhiladeI-
phia Athletics.

DnId HLnlSIICS.
AS long as can remember at least
since | have been in the American
baseball league, the Chicago White
SoX have been a thorn in the side of
the Athletics. | am sure that if every
club in the league had played against
US like the Windy City representatives
did, or if We had been obliged to stack
up against them in more than %
games each season, there would have
been a different champion than the
Athletics in 10. II and 10.
Quite the reverse of the Washington
Senators, all good baseball that is in
the White SOX asserts itself when they
vie with US on the diamond. If any
one Of them happens to be in hitting
slump, all he needs is the Athletics
10 come along, and he proceeds to I'M
load
If Ping" BOdie could play all his
games on the road at Shibe park in
Philadelphia he would make Home
Run" Baker look bad by comparison.
recall one four game series the SOx
played in our town during which
Ping" did not fail one game to land
one in the left field bleachers which
was good for the circuit Talk about
the White SOX being the "hitless won
ders"-they must save up all their
base hits for US
But at home with them it is a
little different proposition The fact
that there has not been a White SOX
player who has hit 800 or better for
wears gone hy must have some cioDi-