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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31

vain. ! may say / do not think we
have done so We have diligently
sought to avoid mistakes SO grievous.
But | have mentioned these jurisdic-
tional and constitutional difficuitiees
In order that the house may appreci
ate the emharrassments confronting
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce and the painstaking
care which II has given to the prep
aration of the bill.
'AEatn, when wee authorize the
commission tn gain Information from
corporations, we are at once eonfrc mt
ed with the question as to whether
tF1g method etttt hefiSea and pursued
constitutes an unreasonah bile seizure
and search, so vigorously orbidden by
the constitution. So | submit to the
committee that in undertaking TO
draft a bill of this character it Is bet =
ter to have a law that can hereafter
he added to than one that must here
after he suhstracted from It ia bet
ter In legislation Of this particular
character that the law will clear its
skirts in the outset of the judicial
domain. We should avoid litigation
in the start | would apply this OBJ
serVation most respectfully To the bill
OF the gentleman from Kansas Mr.
Murdock). He wants something Wig
orpus, something masterful TO control
what he terms crooked business. +"
He does not seem to have thought II
his own bill IS an index of his thoughts
that this control may he relaxed by
the judicial hand of the government
lie wants expedition, but expedition
Is haste slowly made in a matter so
vital as this. unless every constitution
al objection is fully met. venture
the opinion that the hill Of the gen
.tleman from Kansas would not sue
cessfully run the gauntlet OF the
courts
In conclusion the salient features
Of this bill are, first, the transfer of
the bureau of corporations and the
commissioner of corporations, with all
their authorities and duties as to in
NestiRation. management, and control
of corporations provided for in the
existing Statute~ to this commission
with power to act In the discharge Of
these duties independently of the cab
met or the president. second to con-
fer upon the commission certain 9TH
or duties upon the direction Of the
president the attorney general. or
either house of congress-, with power
IN the commission TO make public
with certain obvious exceptions. the
findings or Information thus obtained;
third TO render assistance to the
courts in the manner | have hereto
fore stated, and further, 70 correlate
business in conformity TO law
These legislative contributions are
adequate for our present needs. and
we should at least test by actual ex-
perience this bill before enacting more
comprehensive and radical leglsia-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31

All these are moderately priced, 5
any excuse not to be dressed conforta
.ame time neat and nattv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31
Lucretia Borgia
Letter Brings $l,240
AT London Sale

EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND. May
23-At the recent sale at Messrs.
Sotheby's. London. of the frst por-
ton OF Mr.. Hodgkin's autograph his
tor:cal letters, some most interesting
documents changed hands,
One signed by Mary Queen Of
Scots. dated Stirling, September 81,
1853, addressed to the Count Rhein-
grave, respecting the restitution of
Havre de Grace, brought 100 pounds:
six documents on velium indicating
the exact places at which Mary Queen
of Scots stayed during several days
Of l549-1551 with daily accounts of
expenses for provisions. forty-two
pounds. two and half pages of TO
Ito giving many details about Queen
Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots. the
infant James I. and his baptism.
fffy-two pounds These were all
purchased by Messrs. Pearson.
The highest price OF the day, 24s
pounds, was paid for an extremely
fine letter signed by Lucretia Borgia
TO Cardinal d Este. January IA. 1909.
contemporary copy Of the Magma
Charter fetched Atty pounds; and a
letter signed by Catherine de Medici
to the Bishop of Limoges. May rs.
1851, telling of the return OF Mary
Queen Of Scots to Scotland brought
another fifty pounds. The sale Of the
first portion of Mr.. Hodgkins his
torical documents fetched in all
1874 pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31
British Building
Sea-Planes Ship

BLYTH. ENGLAND. May .l.--
Work was resumed at Blyth ship
yard recently, upon ship which is
specially designed for the carriage of
sea- planes. The work on this boat,
which was the first of her kind. was
suspended some time ago. until the
admiralty should have definitely de-
cided as to certain alterations In
design and equipment. The new ship
will have length of 345 feet, and
will be used for carrying sea-planes
for employment as scouts for with \
battle fleet. She Is being built with
flying decks both fore and aft
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31
Jews of Rumania
Declared to Be
Leaving Country
EGYPT Nav "a !

ALENANDBIA, EGYFT MAY 80
-~-G'he Jassz correspondent Of the
Zionist Gazette reports large emf
grafton ST Jews from Roumauia 70
America The disappointment and
exasperaticn the Gazette correspon-
dent writes ~ The Jewish population.
from whom lac government tan spit
Of repeated promises, stlH withholdq
the possibility 81 becoming citizens.
Ii daily growing
s A new emigration movement he de
cfsres, similar to that Of 1900 has he
gun among the Jews. thousands ~
whom have formed thenselves into
properly organized troops, and are
leaving the land on foot In order to
enigrate 10 America
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31
VIRGINIA ST mTFR RESORTS
and
MOI MAIN HOMES
the line of the
NORFOLK AND ESTEHN Raj.

SUMMER EXCURSION TICKETS
at greatly reduced rates on sale June
LIST to September S0th, inclusive final
limit october 81. 1919, with stop-over
privileges at all stations. A descrip-
tive pamphlet. giving complete list
Of resorts and boarding houses along
the Hne. NOW ready for distribution,
and viii be- mailed 70 any address
upon application Fall information
cheerfuliy furnished at companys
office, S3& East Main street Phone
Madison 49,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
WELL PLANNED HOME GROUNDS
IMPROVE IN APPEARANCE
AND VALUE WITH AGE.

Remarkable progress has been made
in recent years in planning and build
ing houses, and in keeping with this
improvement the planning OF home
grounds has progressed at equal pace.
In buildings Of medium size this prog
ress consists In q change from house
building to homo building. Instead of
the stately old suburban or country
house. cold and uninviting in appear
ance. modern architecture In It's sunny
cottages and more pretentious produc-
lions has developed more comfortable
and economically planned houses. with
homellke and friendly features every
where The same characteristics should
be carried out in planting the surround
ing grounds.
Not only in the dominant lines but
also IN the character Of mo material
used the garden must he made TO har-
monlze with the house. A well planned
garden has It's sunny spots and cosey
corners as well as the house. II should
display the same personality and taste
az the house and its furnishings.
Close 20 n brick house IN English or
Colonial style. good effect will be pro-
duced with formal designs OF box. Eng
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
JAMAICA TROLLEY RUNNING.
New Five Cent Road to Manhattan
Helps Realty situation.

with the opening last week Of the
new trolley line from Manhattan to
Jamaica by way OF the Queenshoro
Bridge. which provides n Ave cent fare
between those points, property IN the
Borough of Queens along the line re-
ceived an impetus. The line extends
IN Queens along Thomson avenue and
Hoffman boulevard 10 Within few
yards OF the terminal station OF the
Long Island Railroad NJ Jamaica
Along the whole line the advantages
Of the new system are striliingly ap-
parent. Residents OF sections between
Jamaica and Long Island City were
heretofore handicapped because OF IN
adequate transportation. They were
compelled 10 make long detours 20 reach
trolley cars or railroad stations in order
10 reach their destinations In Manhat-
tan. People In the western section OF
the borough doing business In the county
offices at Jamaica now have a direct
line OF communication between those
points.
OF more importance, however. TO real
estate interests Is the fact that immense
tracts Of land now mostly farms which
are rich in possibilities for development
Will be opened. A number Of realty
concerns are already planning TO plac,
tracts on the market
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
BUILDING ON AUCTION LAND.
Last Years buyers In l.. I. CITY
Plan 10 Erect Tcncmcuts.

Apartment builders are starting a
new campaign III the Thompson Hi sec
ton on the new 200 foot Queens Boule-
ward through Long Island city. Rapid
construction Of factories in nearby To-
calit.eS has created d great demand for
apartment homes for at least 81, 600
persons will be needed during the COM
Ing year and some OF the buyers at last
years sale of the Courtney Develop
ment Company property are preparing
to satisfy the demand.
Plans for the first double apartment
houses have been drawn by William ".
Smith and John II. Hollcr, Jr., arch.-
tects. They VIII be of the four story
type which has become most popular in
the Long Island City section of Queens.
The structures are designed similar to
the best types in Manhattan and The
Bronx. They will have fronts Of brick
limestone and terra Gotta. Inside they
VIII be finished with all OF the attraC-
lions to he found in the best city centres
where houses of the type are found
There are 10 be two apartments on each
Moor of four or five rooms each.
Apartment houses OF similar charac-
ter and even NJ the five story type are
under way in several sections of Long
Island city 10 meet tho insistcnt de-
mand for homes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
OPPOSES GOVERNMENT PLAN.
Queens Wants Thirty Foot Channel
Throughout East River.

Mayor Mitchell will be the guest of
the Chamber of Commerce Of the Bor-
ough Of Queens at its next monthly
meeting, 10 he held at the club rooms
IN Long Island City tomorrow after
noon. An important matter to he
brought up at this meeting will be the
opposition TO the plans now before
Congress for the Improvement Of the
East River. TO cost approximately $50
600 900 Original plans, which We're IA
Vored by the Queens Chamber Of Com
mcrce, included thirty foot channel
throughout the entire length OF the
East River from the Battery to Long
Island Sound, but these plans have
been modified without the knowl-
edge of the manufacturing interests In
Queens so that the thirty foot chan
mel extends only as far north as the
Greensboro bridge. from which point
a twenty foot channel * proposed, This
is not satisfactory to the large manu-
featuring interests of Queens Borough,
and the matter win he taken up at
once with the New York State Scna-
tors and Congressman In Washington.
At "a meeting OF the commerce com
mittee of the chamber with representa-
tlves of large manufacturing interests
last week Frederick Russell, chairman
Of the commerce committee, stated that
II would he waste Of money for the
Government to dredge only To u depth
Of twenty feet. r. - Thorus, super
intendent OF the Standard OH works In
Long Island CITY, said that twenty feet
Of water Is of no use.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
Ben~ht From Growing Lcgumiuous
and Non-L-xuminou. Plants
Toupther.

II has long been known that som
plants are benefited and some are .u-
jurcd by association. Association seems
TO be especially beneficial in case OF
leguminous plants tpels. clover. &C.
and cereals or grasses According 90
letter of the United Sia'"s Ncriyui-
tural Department recent Investigations
by the New York Cornell and the New
Jersey experiment stations throw now
light on the reasons for this beneficial
effect. II appears that the legum!nou'
plants not only gather nitrogen from
the atmosphere by means of their roo,
tubercie bacteria and are therefore able
to make a large growth but that some
Of the nitrogen so gathered IS passed
on 10 the grain, grass or other non
leRum!nous plant associated w,'h u.
The result Is a larger growth Of the
non-leguinc and also q higher content
OF protein. or heterogeneous mut,ripl
which considerably Increases is Na.uo
as food for stock. such benefit has
been noted from the growth ot clover
and timothy alfalfa and timothy and
oats and peas. Other combinations
have not been studied. m" Increased
growth Of plants in combination over
that Of single crops, together with the
improved composition of the former
has resulted In some cases IN an In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
sG'Ev.rsr-.n. SpTr.,s &C. Shrub.

Il - moro ,,nyenIsn, 10 have a drive
u..v leading mast IN, sd. -, III. hnusc
IN. ssr,,cs yard sboi,ld h. nrnporly
screened off either by lat,!c. work on
which vines can he grown. or hv tall
ryerrrerus or sAribhery \ sidewalk
should lead TO the street from this
mint away from The front " the
hons, T., keen tradrapaop,e and visit
nrs To the family AS widely separated
a. poss.b,e Tn. Illustration shows .
rro,.r,v $50 hv oto f..t viii , brick
house in English STYLE. located 30 feet
b,,L from ,hs street Tn, driveway
.nl s.r,.Ico accommodations are ar
r,rg.d as her. described
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rate was lower and Valuations were
not changed on at lea st 80 per cent. of
the properties. II IL estimated that an
other 80 per cent. only had n slight in
crease. Forty per cent. of the property
holders have heretofore borne the brunt
of the $50, 600, 900 Increase.
There were more appeals this year
than ever before. In sections of the
city where general increases were made
owners made no Official complaint. The
record books show that property was
raised 100 per cent. in value for taxa
ton purposes and In some cases even
more. 1t is also said that radical In
creases were made In land values in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

Juniperus glauca, "A tall blue cedar.
Upon the terrace (3) four sheared
specimens OF box bushes, three feet tall,
are placed and close against the house
are two pyramidal arbor vita. eight
feet tall. On the terrpce there will be
room for bay trees or box In tub dur
ing the summer. arranged to suit the
owners taste.
Fig. II Is Retinospora filifera, At the
end of the flower border. TO be used
for saliva In summer and Towering
bulbs in the spring. At both sides OF
tho side entrance a specimen pyramid
box IA placed (23). Along the drive t2D
are lombarcv poplars and cedars (25),
Towering shrubs (26).
There are two silver lindens (27) at
the back of the house. Near the porch
are Two groups If retinosporas (2S) in
varieties, with n few Azalea mollis and
hlnodegr1 and japanese tmrberry. Ths
azaleas produce brilliant flowers early
, In the season.
The lawn. considered the main fea-
ture OF the place. is kept as open a.
possible.
The vegetable and fruit garden Is
enclosed with English lattice. work
forming a pergola with garden
seat (29). The interior OF this pergola
Is overgrown with grape vines: the
front with such vines as Akebia Quinata.
varieties of clematis. teconiA or trurn-
pet vine and "A few choice climbing
roses. No. 80 represents dwarf shrub
berry on both sides Of the entrance to
the vegetable garden.
81. liz a cluster OF tall Juniperus virg.
connarti a dark green variety OF cedar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

to visit a nursery where "A full assoft-
ment of old fashioned flowers are grown
and whore a speciality Is made Of plan
ming and planting gardens. IL ~ a
pleasant sensation 10 walk about among
large beds Of flowers, recognizing here
and there an old favorite. half hidden
behind a huge namotick. or discover
ing new and interesting color In a
we'll known species. The choicest roses
may be seen and YOU will then know
how Killarney. American Beauty. Ouch
ess Of Wellington Druschki and others
will look when planted on the homo
grounds. The collection OF climbing
roses such as silver moon, Hiawatha,
Lady Godiva &c, for IL beautiful cover
ing for fences or summer houses.
Designing for extensive places u a
matter entirely different from planning
for the medium sized suburban prop
er.y Though apparently easier. there
are moro difficulties connected with the
latter as n great many necessary and
ornamental features must he combined
IN little space The layout OF such
grounds must therefore Doe practical
TO the last degree and n comparatively
sllsht error In judgment Will spoil the
whole effect A garage, with driveway,
vegetable and fruit garden must be
provided for and II required flower
garden, pereola. tennis court. and so
on
II the house does not stand back far
from the street the garage may be built
in one corner OF the property. with a
drive leading straight to the street. In
the accompanying sketch the house
stands back considerably and therefore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
QUEENS BOULEVARD SOON.
City Acquires Title 10 Two sections
plans for Construction Ready.

Early construction OF the new
Queens Boulevard was assured last week
by county officials. The Chamber OF
Commerce of the Borough Of Queens.
together with those who are interested
in the boulevard. as well as large owners
of real estate. are pushing the project
and Will work with the borough authori-
ties in getting the work started.
Proceedings TO take the necessary land
for the boulevard from the present
Thomson avenue and Hoffman Boule-
ward have been started. Title has been
taken by the Board OF Estimate To the
first two seCtions-that from tn.
greensboro Bridge to Grcenpolnt ave
nue. to Fiske avenue. To start the
actual construction petitions will have
to be presented to the local board by
property owners along the boulevard,
and these petitions are now being pre-
pared in the office Of the Borough
President. They viii be presented To-
the property owners within II week or
so, and will reach the local boards 10y
the first OF April.
Maps for the use OF the condemnatio
commissioners have been completed by
the Queens Typographical bureau. These
maps provide for taking more than
1000 parcels of land. In the three Sec
tons from Nandam street. at the
greensboro Bridge. TO Grand street.
Elmhurst, the roadway is now 100 feet
In width, and an additional 100 feet
Is being taken from the south side Of
tho existing highway. In doing this
the entire business section of Winfield
IL wiped out. From Grand street south
west to Hoffman Boulevard is only from
o.. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

iish ivies, hay trees and other hardy
eyergrrcns For the irregular style OF
cottage bunch of Cedars hero and
there with few clusters OF Towering
shrubs arranged in a natural way are
more appropriate.
when the house Is designed on strictly
square lines the immediate surround
ings should be laid out symmctrically
and formally, thereby softening the lines
of the building. If flower garden
and pool of water are desired, the circle
or other designs may be introduced
approaching nature as closely as pos
sib.e in the arrangement. An entrance
to the garden from the porch or sun
parlor increases the impression 81 .n-
timaCy. The variety OF designs for such
gardens is nexhaustihe
In making flower gardens keep a
few important. points In mind. The
garden should he In proportion to the
size Of the house. ON grounds of mod
est dimensions 1t should not be too
large. \ small garden enclosed either
10y tall shrubbcry, "a hedge or lattice
work or "a fence covered with vines
Will look cosey and inviting sooner than
Il large eNpansr which cannot be cncom-
passed at the first glance.
DO not uverCrowd the garden. Space
! should he left for broad grass walks.
whore one can move about freely with
out constant fear of doing damage.
, There must be room for a comfortable
garden seat.
1 Much could be said about the material
for the flower garden. Roses possibly
ara the most useful. The various
groups can be used for different effects,
Climbing roses IN combination with
other vines form the prettiest covering
for arches. Tree roses are used 10
give height 10 the design. There Is u
large variety OF old fashioned flowers
varying IN habit. height and nowe rns
time, so IA continual display OF flowers
may be had throughout the season.
An attractive combination can be
made by Ming the centre bed of the
garden with roses, using hardy flowers
in the border beds. Group the tall va
rlctles along the back line and the low
growing varieties along the front.
In addition TO the material already
suggcstc there Is an extensive Col.ec-
ton of annual plants such as salvias
Snapdragous, heliotrope. phloN drum
mOndi. gerauiums, &c, which may be
planted IN groups or among the hardy
flowers or roses.
Plant bulbs llberaly all through the
garden, CrOcus, daffodils, tulips and hy'
acinths FOR early spring effect, Lilies
should be used for summer effect. Gro
Gus may bc scattered about on the lawn
to cheer up the surroundings, They are
the first OF the flowers TO awake from
the winters sleep,
The selection OF Towering plants
for the garden should be made with o
view to keeping the flower vases In the
house n.led with flowers from early
spring until late In the autumn In
spring there are bleeding heart candy
tuft, dwarf phloN, rockCreSs, alvssum
sweet william, &c, In early and mid
summer larkspur, pyrethrum, oriental
peoples monk hood, cdtchny, hcuchcra
Co'umhlnrs, German and Japanese iri.
and many more. For late summer ant
autumn. phloX, cornhnwers rudcbecka
haloonhowcr, mistflowcr, aster, liatris
trltoma, &c.
Where It is possible It In good Idea