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Evening star., 1916-12-11
Special Film Features.

EMP1RE-Today, George Walsh, in
The Mediator" Tomorrow, Virginia
Pearson. in Hypocrisy" Wednesday.
Cnariie Chaplin. in Behind the
Screen; also Helen Holmes. in "The
burned Record" fifth chapter of "A
Lass of the Lumberlands." Thursday,
douglas Fairbanks and Jewell Car
men, in Manhattan Madness: also
keystone, Hay Stacks and Steeples.'
Friday. Ormi Hawley. in Her Ameri-
can Prince; also Pathe News. Satur-
day. Margarita Fischer, in 1.-THE Pearl
|of Paradise"
LEADER-Today, Blanche Sweet. in
unprotected Tomorrow and Wednes-
Gay. Dustin Farnum, in "A Son of
Erin. Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
Mae Murray, in THE Plow Girl
CRANDALL'S-Today and tomorrow
Ethel p CLAYTON and CARLYLE Blackwell
Thursday, Gladys Coburn and Art Ac-
cord. in The Battle of Life" Frida.
and Saturday, J. Warren Kerrigan and
Louise Lovely, in The Measure of q
Man"
SAVOY-Today. Sessue Hayakawa. ir
Soul of kura San" Tomorrow, Olga
ietrova. in "Extravagance." Wednes-
tot, in THE kiss Thursday. Ethe
Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell, il
Madness of Helen" Friday. Bessie
Barriscaie. in. Plain Jane and
Thomas Meighan and Anita King, in
Heir to the Hoorah."
Young. in 1.-The Common Law" Tomor-
row. Alice Brady, in Bought and Paid
For" Wednesday. Vivian Martin, in
Her Fathers Son" Thursday. Olga
Petrova in "Extravagance." Friday
Fannie Ward, in ''Witchcraft' Satur-
day. Bryant Washburn, in THE Break
ers.'
AVENUE GRAND-Today. II. B.
Warner and Enid Markey, in Shell
49," and De Wolf Hopper, in pup
pets" Tomorrow, Cleo Ridgely and
Wallace Reid. in House of the Golden
Windows;" W ..Is @ Wednesday; Olga Petrova.
Bara and A. H. Van Buren. in THE
Vixen" Friday. Henry B. Walthall. in
pillars of Society," and Mack Swain,
in Vampire Ambrose" Saturday, Pau
line Frederick, in Woman in the Case"
WESTINGHOUSE vi
ola Dana, in THE Gates of Eden; also
a.sis Sidney Gou Drew GO. eomedy Tomorrow
Flynn; also "Travelogue." Wednes-
day, June Caprice and Harry Hilliard,
in The Ragged Princess: also Week
ly." Thursday, Vivian Martin. in Her
Fathers Son: also photographs"
Friday. Warren kerrigan and Louise
Lovely. in THE Social Buccaneer'; also
a comedy. Saturday, Fannie Ward and
Jack Dean. in ''Witchcraft'; also a
Bray" cartoon comedy.
EL1TE-Today. Myrtle Gonzales and
Valentine Paul, in The Secret of the
Swamp" also comedy. Father Gets Out
for Night" Tomorrow, House Peters
and Gail Kane, in The Velvet Paw
also International Pictorial News. We'd
nesday, Theodore Roberts and Charlotte
Walker, in THE Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" also Burton Holmes Travel Pic
lures, THE Island of Capri Thursday,
Florence La Bodie, in THE Fugitive"
also International Pictorial News. Fri
day, Harold Lockwood and May Allison,
in The Masked Rider" also comedy,
Evening star., 1916-12-11
PROBE OF THE CONDITIONS
AFFECTING PRINT PAPER
Reasonableness Of Contracts and
Profits to Be Considered by
Trade Commission.

The inquiry into all conditions that
affect news print paper prices to be
made by the federal trade commission
at a public hearing tomorrow, 1t was
announced today, will go into the rea-
sonableness of contract and current
prices, costs and profits of paper manu-
facturers. gross profits of jobbers,
factors affecting the supply and de-
mand, and remedies for the situation,
At previous hearing during the
summer. paper users declared they
would later present evidence to show
there had been collusion among news
print producers to raise prices.
Manufacturers. jobbers, publishers
and others interested will testify to-
morrow. Among those expected here
are: p T Dodge. president of the In
ternationa1 Paper Company; George
Chahoon, jr, a Canadian manufacturer:
f. W. Backus of the Minnesota and
Ontaria Power Company: George II.
Mead of Dayton, Ohio: J. l.: Carey
of the International brotherhood
Of Papermakers: George w. Marble.
representing Kansas publishers; David
Lindsey, jr., of the Philadelphia Paper
Trade Association. and William c.
Ridgeway, of the National Paper Trade
Association.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
BROOKLAND ROSE SOCIETY
OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY
Reception and Supper Preceded by
Literary Program at Close
of Fifth Year.

The Rose Society of Brookland, D. C.,
celebrated the fifth anniversary of it's
founding Saturday evening with re-
ception and supper proceeded by literary
program. Miss Ella Reese. l244 Monroe
street, was hostess, and about fifty
guests were entertained. President Pat
ten read a congratulatory letter from
Charles F. TansiIl. first president Of the
society, who was prevented by illness
from being president. Mrs. Margaret B.
Downing who has been secretary since
the society was formed. gave a brief
sketch of the five successful rose eyhi-
bitions held in Brookland. now an estab-
lished event OF the spring. The society
was invited two years ago to affiliate
with the National Rose Society, and this
is counted it's most notable triumph.
1t also claims the distinction of being
Columbia. Three others have recently
Brookland guild as a model
DR.. Furman Mulford of the National
Rose Garden at Arlington made an ad-
dress and II. L. McCausland recited
huge birthday cake, decked with pink
roses and lighted by five pink tapers.
was a conspicuous ornament of the tea
table, and the cutting of it was the prin-
cipal event of the evening.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. James F. McHugh and her son.
Frank McHush. Of Wilmington. Del
Evening star., 1916-12-11
SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING.
Chief Constructor Opposes Big Build
ing Program at Navy Yards.

A note of warning against undertak
ing too great building program in
government navy yards during the
next eighteen months is sounded in
the annual report of Rear Admiral
d. w. Taylor. chief constructor. There
is available only limited number of
skilled men," Admiral Taylor says, "in
the shipbuildinG trades. and. as these
were in great demand in the various
private esta ablishments. where an un-
precedented volume of merchant ton
mage is under construction. it proved
impracticable to obtain the men to
increase the navy yard forces to the
point warranted by the amount of
work on hand. In fact. difficulty has
been experienced in avoiding serious
depletion of the force already en-
ployed. as the opportunities existing in
private plants for increased earnings
through overtime work form an in
ducement. The bureau does not an
ticipate material Improvement in this
condition during the next eighteen
months"
Evening star., 1916-12-11
NO OFFERS OF MEDIATION
MADE BY U. S. TO EUROPE
Administration Sets at Rest Rumors
Calculated to Mislead Governments
and Embarrass Officials.

In order to counteract reports to the
contrary, which tend to embarrass the
administration and mislead foreign
governments. it is stated officially that
offers of mediation or suggestions OF
peace to the European nations have
not been made by the United States,
they are not now being borne across
seas by Ambassador Gerard, and will
not be broached by this government
in the near future unless there is some
quite unexpected turn in world events.
When official reports from all sides
indicate that such a movement might
succeed it will be scrutiniZed very
carefully before being attempted. I'm
til then unfounded agitation by per-
sons not in a position to know the
fundamental and decisive attitude OF
the belligerent nations is regarded by
officials as best calculated to hurt the
very ends in view.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
TO MEET
AND PLANS FOR AWARDS
Arrangements in View for Distribut.
ing Cash Prizes and Certificates
to Faithful Servants.

Arrangements for the awarding of
gold cash prizes and certificates to
about 500 long-faithful servants in
Washington are to be made tomorrow
afternoon at meeting in The Star
building of the special committee of
prominent Washington women and Of
the home economics committee of the
District Federation of Women's Clubs
who have been conducting the cam
paign started by The Star. The meeting
is to be held at o'clock in the society
department of The Evening Star.
Mrs. Court F. Wood, president of the
women's federation, and Mrs.~J. Edison
Briggs. chairman of the home eco
nomics committee, have sent out no
tices of this meeting and will present
the plan of awards which probably will
be adopted. AS the certificates are be-
ing engraved it will not be possible to
deliver them for about ten days. The
delay in making the awards has been
principally on account of the unex-
pectedly large number who have quail
fed for these certificates.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
STATE OF GEORGIA..
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

STATE OF GEORGIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
ATLANTA.
Hon. ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary Of State. of the L. s..
Washington. ID. {.
NJ boar Sir:
hsve thc honor rs Governor of the S:ntc II
Georgia to bcrehy certify 10 y"r. pursuant to
proved February 3rd. 1887. that the following:
persons received ma iority vote. at the el"c-
tion held November 9TH. 1915. in this State for
Presidential Electors and accordingly have been
Electors from the State OF Georgia:
From the State at large:
Z. 6 Bran;ley, Newspaper Editor. Valdos;a.
Georgia.
=. ]. Reagan. Attorney AT Law. McDonough.
Georgia.
From the several Districts:
ist u. l.. stanfeld. Attorney at Law. Ieils-
viile Georgia.
End W. ]. Rush. Planter. Colquitt Georgia
3rd r. l.. Tipton. Attorney at Law. Ashburn
Georgia.
4th G. y. Howard. Physician. Cusseta Georgia
5th l.. i. Norton. Attorney Law. Lithcnia
Georgia.
9th ]. L. Jackson. Attorney at Law. trays.
Georgia.
9Th c. f. Pierce. Supt OF Cotton Mills Talla-
poosa. Georg;a.
sth ]. {. Williams. Editor of Paper Greens
boro. Georgia
9th William Butt. Attorney Law. Blue
10th ]. u. Howard. Attorney at Law Md
ledgeville. Georgia
nth W. d. Peoples. Insurance Nan valdosta
Georgia.
10Th ]. Pope Brown. Planter. Hawk:nsvillc.
Georgia
Adding by way of explanation I give here
the total vote cast for the various candidates
for Presidential Electors from this State to-wit:
DEMOCRATS
rrou
Evening star., 1916-12-11
NEARLY OUT OF COAL.
District Reserve Supply Is Reduced
to Thirty Tons.

No coal was received by the pur-
chasing Office of the District govern
ment this morning. Neither were there
requests for fuel from schools or pub
lie buildings, but calls may come at
any time, according to NJ. c. Hargrove,
the purchasing officer. and there are
only thirty tons in reserve.
One thousand tons were purcha sed
last week from the brenda Coal Com
pany of Baltimore. but none came in
contractors. the Commercial Coal Com
pany. Mr.. Hargrove Is informed, how
ever. that six carloads are on their
way from the former concern and may
arrive some time today.
Evening star., 1916-12-11

Lillian Walker. in The Mn Behind the
Curtain. also comedy. Like Does the
Midway
CIRCLE-Today. Earl Williams and
Gypsy o Brien. in THE Gold Cigarette
Case. Harry D, Carey and Edith John
son. IN Behind the Lines" and trav-
eiogue. Japanese Dances of the Sea-
sons Tomorrow. Lionel Barrymore
and Grace Valentine. in The Brand of
Co"ardice: also a Mr.. and Mrs SD
ney Drew comedy Wednesday. Fran
CTS y Bushman and Beverly Bayne. in
THE Wall Between: also Pathe News.
IN thursday. Clara Kimball Young in
,Ihe Common Law Friday, Edna
Mayo and Eugene O'Brien, in THE
Chaperone": also comedy. Mailing on
the Lid" Saturday. Ethel Clayton and
carlyle Blackwell. in The Madness of
Helen also Pathe News.
| MASONIC AUDITORIUM - To-day.
| Blanche Sweet. in The storm: To,
m morro~' ROY Mae Marsh in ~ wild s,nra G,rl
| ulrich. in 'fhe Intrigue; also Fathe
| Weekly. Thursday. Alice Brady. in
| Bought and Paid For" saturday. Lii
| Ian Walker. in The Dollar and the
| Law"
! PENN GARDENS - Today, Blanche
Sweet: in The Warrens r,,aa Of Nirsn NJ "a;
ton, in The Quest of Life: Nedn. s.
day. Gladys Brockwell. in Sins of Her
Parents" THURSDAY Wiiford Lucas. in
THE Rummy Friday, Theodore Rob
erts and Anita King. in anton the
Terrible" Saturday, J. Warren kerri-
gan and Louise Lorely, in The Social
Buccaneer.'
AMERICAN-Today. Billie Burke. in
"The Harvest of Sin" Tomorrow. Will
liam Farnum. in Fighting Blood"
Wednesday. Anita Stewart in The
Daring of Diana " Thursday, De Wolfe
Hopper, in The Perils of Divorce"
Friday. The Girl From Frisco Satur-
! of Vengeance"
! COSMOS-Today. tomorrow ana We'd
nesday, The River Of Romance"
Thursday Friday and Saturday, Barrev
Bernard. in "A Prince in Pawnshop."
| OLYMPIC-Todsy. Dorothy Dalton. in
"The Jungle Child: also Fav Tincher,
in "The Lady Drummer. Tomorrow.
Creighton Hale and Ernest Maupin. in
The Warming" also Florence Rose
Fashions and Cartoon Comedies. We'd
nesday, Douglas Fairbanks. in Man
haitian Madness; also Gloria Swanson.
in "Haystacks and Steeples.'' Thurs
day, Winnifred Greenwood in The
Voice of Love; also Pathe News. Fri
day. Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Black
well. in The Madness of Helen; also
Rosemary Theby. in Marked. No
Funds Saturday, Clara Kimball
LYRIC-Today, Florence Turner. in
Grim Justice; also Cartoon Comedy,
bringing Up Father. Tomorrow.
Richard Bennett, in and the Law
Says: also Happy Hooligan" cartoon.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
Award of Gold Prizes.

The four or five cash prizes in gold,
including the principal prize OF $40
given by The Star for the domestic
employe longest in any one family. are
to be given out with some ceremony,
and the committee of prominent Wash
ington women will officiate.
On account of the big task of dis
tributing nearly 500 certificates. the
clubwomen feel that it is Impractical
BILE to have all of the old servants, or
even the mistresses, come personally
to receive the certificates. The plan
now is for each mistress who has sent
in the name of a servant that has been
with her for more than five years to
send in to the committee the address
of the mistress. accompanied by a two
cent stamp. This should be addressed
to Mrs. J. Edison Briggs. $50 South
Carolina avenue southeast. who will
have her committee mail the certif-
icates.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
Polite Rebuff for Switzerland.

PARIS. December 1l.-Germany's re-
ply to the Swiss note regarding the de-
portations in Belgium has been re-
ceived. according to information from
Bern. 1t is most politely worded, the
dispatches say, but nevertheless makes
1t clearly understood that Switzerland
has no ground for interfering with
events in Belgium unless her own in
terests are affected
Evening star., 1916-12-11
Buy a Bond

Our Partial Payment Invest
ment Plan will enable YOU to pur-
chase bond of SIoo. S5co or
$1,000. using a part or all OF your
Christmas Savings Club checks as
a first payment. the balance to
be paid to us at the rate OF S.,
$40. $50 or more monthly. ac-
cording to the size OF your bond
purchase.
This plan is restricted to high
grade railroad. industrial or pub
lie utility bonds. This means
your protection as we'll as ours
Call and talk with one OF our
officers or write for circular.
Evening star., 1916-12-11

Wednesday, Carlyle Blackwell. in "The
Ocean Waif'': also Pathe News. Thurs
day. Clara Kimball Young, in Without
a Soul; also Hans and Fritz cartoon.
Friday, Carter de Haven and Flora Par
ker de Haven, in The Wrong Door"
Saturday, Naomi Childers and Antonio
Moreno. in "The Devils Prize; also
"Luke's Movie Muddle."
LIBERTY-Today. Frank Keenan,. i'm
Honor Thy Name: also De Wolf Hop
per. in The Girl and the Mummy" To-
morrow, Earl williams and Lillian
Tucker. in THE Hidden Prince" We'd
Evening star., 1916-12-11

James II McAfee. seventy-eight. u
retired builder and contractor of BaT-
timore had been dead at his home only
a few hours when his brother. Harry q.
McAfoc. sixty-five. dropped to the side.
walk from heart failure. and died as ne
was taken to a hospital.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
How to Use Your
Christmas
Savings Club Checks

Now that YOU know von can
save. and also realize what small
but systematic saving will do, let
this bank assist you to invest
while YOU save.
Evening star., 1916-12-11

Thursday. Nance O'Neil. in The Iron
Woman Friday Maurice and FlQE-
ence Walton. in The Quest OF Life
Saturday, Gail Kane. in The Scarlet
Oath" n
Evening star., 1916-12-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

UNITED STATES OF' AMERICA.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
To ali TO whom these presents shall come,
Greeting:
r In accordance. with the provisions Of the Act
q Congress approved February 3. 1887. certify
that the following Is true copy Of the cer-
t6cate Of the final asccrtainncnt OF the electors
for President and Vtce-Prrsident, appointed In
the State OF Georgia. at the election held
therein on tine Itli day Of November. 1915. as
received by me from the Governor of the said
State.
In testimony whereof. l. ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary Of State. have hereunto caused the
Seal Of the Department of State to be affixed
and my name subscribed by the Chief Clerk Of
the said Department at the City of Washington.
this ninth day of December. 1915.
(Seal) ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary Of state.
BY BEN C. DAVIS.
Chief clerk.
Evening star., 1916-12-11

"isen under my hand and the Great Seal of
me state Of Georgia at the Capitol, in the City
OF Atianta. this fifth day of December in thc
year OF our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
mo sixteen. and of the Independence of the
Forty -nrst. Aiunfeu ano
N E. HARRIS,
nv .ha Governor.
Evening star., 1916-12-11
tSeal) PHILIP COOK.
Secretary of State.

NNSoA-t Il.
Secretary of state
THE ANIMAL MEETING OF THE sT0CK-
noioen OF the National Capital Bank of Wash
.Ls1oh. D. T., for the election Of directors and
; rsnssetion m Of any other legitimate business
VIII De held at the Banking House Taesday Ian
uary y. 1917. between the hours of 10 ocI,ct
noon and O'Clock pm.
II. H. MCKEE Cashier.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SrO(7K.
nolaers OF the Columbia Permanent Building As
s"chIon Tor the election Of three directors will
ee neid on Tuesday. December L. 1918. between
tociation. sol 7th ST. sw Vi 'he 49,
CLARENCE ]. GESsFORD. Secretary
,NU.iCE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
sastees and stockholders OF the Simplex Concrete
rlns .h company for the election Of officers. and
.asn othef business as may come before said
meeting. will held at 2620 st, NV. washing
son- ~ T.. at II O'Clock noon Monday Jenu.ry
=. IglI. JOHN STEWART Secretary
REMovAL-BIRD < son. estabiished 1885
paper mills at East Walpole and Norwood Mass
rnhhpsdaie r. l.; Hamilton and Pont Rouge
Ianads. beg to announce the removal OF their
sou,nern ONCE TO Rooms 4O0-1 Evening Star
DulIains. Phone Main 4si5. l.. L. THOMPSON
Sou.n.rn Mahager 49,
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26

WANTED-TUt HACHANGE.
WE EXCHANGE your old furniture
for new or give you cash. Main
200f. 1853 Michigan-ave.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26
TO RENT-R0OMs.

Cor. Larned and Bates--only a block
from Woodward and Jererson-aves.
Extra fine. steam- heated rooms at
special Winter Rates, soc. 75c. ~,
$50 per day: 81 to 81 per week.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26
OUR PREDICTIONS
Were Not Based on Theory

EMwooD PARK SUBDIVISION the fall 1915 stated that
oerngh twh
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26

STORAGE furniture. nearly new. bar
gain price. Sumner Co, Mich Il 4th.
SODA FOUNTAIN. billiard and pool
tables. new and secondhand. Geo.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26

You have been looking for. just COM
pleted. on west sidei cannot be beat
Tor location. Trics $4,000, 5000 down.
MADfGAN r. HEAToN,
slt Stevens bldg. Cad. i447
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26
ron RENT-nARAGE SPACE.

STUKING YOUR CAK!
Have you thought anything about the
care OF your car this vear7 IL you
have a nicely heated garage OF your
own this will not interest you. III
not, consider the risk OF having
your car In n place that In not pro-
vided with heat. Come to us Prices
reasonable. Metropolitan 0arage.
1e2 Warren-ave. east.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-26
wANTED-FAK MS.

WANTED TO hear from owner of good
farm for sale. Send cash price and
description. ID. +. Bush. Minneap-
oils, Mimi.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-20

Miss Florence Bradley of Ottawa,
Canada, is visiting at the Dickson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Wolfe have re.
turned from few days visit in Mil
waukee.
Vim. Stegeman is having a residence
erected on the South Side.
Mrs. Minnie Hartung is visiting with
relatives at Appleton.
Mrs. Otto Open is recovering from
severe attack Of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Koenig returned
last Thursday from a trip TO California.
Baby girls arrived at the homes of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lamarsh and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Gauthier.
Mrs. j. +. Conant and Mrs. w. j.
Hamilton were delegates to the meet
ing of the sixth district organization Of
the state Federation of Women's
Clubs at Neepah, last week. Both APP
peared on the program. Mrs. Conant
read a paper and Mrs. Hamilton rend-
cred a musical selection.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-20
LIKE The RATTLE OF RAIN
How the TITLED "R" and the Short
az Have Been Employed by
Masters of the Language.

The trilled and the short after
It make a sound which is often Won
d5rfully suggestive of the thing de.
scribed by the word which they
initiate, or Of the mood of the speaker
using such a word.
You feel this in words of very d.
verse meanings; in rapture and in
racket in ransack and in ravage; in
rally and rampageous; even in rattle.
All these words seem to do their
work with certain JUNCTION, and they
are capable Of absorbing the JUNCTION
Of the speaker in a remarkable degree
When a man relates that he was very
hungry, near how he rasps on the first
syllable of ravenous.
See how Burns almost compels sym
patty with the wastrels of life against
the "douce folk that live by rule" in
the mere rattle of his RS and vigor
Of his as:
Ye are sac grave. nae doubt yere WISE
Nae farly tho yc do iesplse
The lairum scarum, ram-stam boys,
The rattlin' squad:
l see you upward east your eyes
Il ken the road.
Good humor, dislike, anger, scorn
pass over these words in the act of
utterance like rain or hail over a
wheat field.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-20
HISTORIC TREES PASS AWAY
Historians and Antiquarians Can Only
Regret, While Entirely Unable to
Prevent Their Loss.

Ii is too bad that nature will not al.
low trees, or some trees, at any rate,
to live forever. In many places in
this country, in the East particularly,
the guides or the local historians once
began their holding tales with Under
that tree" The famous colonial and
revolutionary day trees are gone or
are going. Some of the present day
events which are likely to have patri'
otto or other sentimental interest for
posterity might be staged purposely
under thrifty trees of long-liyed spe-
cies.
The charter oak is gone, the old elm
of Boston Common is gone and the elm
at Cambridge under whose shade
Washington took command of the con.
tinental army is gone. The trees which
Alexander Hamilton planted, one for
each of the thirteen original states,
have either died of old age or have
succumbed to the enCroachment of
civilization which takes little heed of
sentiment or of natural beauty. And
the treaty tree at the base Of which
the whites signed a compact (Which
unquestionably they broke) with the
WequadeQueek Indians is dead. 1t was
under this tree at Sleepy Hollow that
Washington Irving wrote of lchabod
Crane and the Headless Horseman.
The old cottonwood at Eighteenth
street and the lake in Chicago died
many years ago. A part of it is pre-
served in the building of the Chicago
Historical society, but bit of dead
timber is as nothing to the living tree.
The sequoias of California come pretty
close to living forever. They certainly
live long enough to satisfy for ages
mankind's sentiment concerning deeds
done in their shadow. 1t is a pity that
the ancient eastern and middle west
ern elms cottonwoods and oaks were
not all sequoias. Trees ought to be
spared for their own sakes, but when
they mark the scenes Of stirring ma
tional events they ought to be tended
with double care and solicitude.