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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported TO
theh ealth department within thel asst twenty
four hours:
John Grumley. 6s years Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Emily Cook. 80 years, "a Seaton place north
west.
Catherine Raftcry. l6 years, 1l09 street
northeast.
Milton Billings. sc years, ST. Elizabeth Hos
ptal.
Mike Pekala, 30 years. st. Elizabeth Hospital.
Marion Robinson. IS years. Sibley Hospital.
Alfred King, 10 years, Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Luddc Allen. A. years, Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Jerry Ficklin, 20 years. 1900 Grace street
northwest.
Gabe Lowery. SO years, Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Mortimer King. Al years. Washington Asylum
Hospital.
William Smith. 80 years. St. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
William Brown. is years. Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Ida Potter, AZ years. Freedmen's Hospital.
Charles II. Parker, SO years, tuberculosis
Hospital.
Bessie Pryor, 80 minutes. Garfield Hospital
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The retiring Belgian minister. Mr..
Havenith and Nine. Havenith expect
to leave Washington the last of April
or 1st of May for Havre. France, where
the former will make his report to his
government now established there.
They will sail from New York.
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IS READY FOR ANY DUTY.
Army and Navy Union Garrison
Stands BY President in Crisis.

The action taken by President Will
son in the present international crisis
was indorsed, and the financial, moral
and physical forces of the organization
pledged to the government, in resolu-
tions adopted a meeting of Gen. Ar
thur Macarthur Garrison. No. "A, Army
and Navy Union, last night in G.. A r.
Hall. The action was taken on motion
of Or. w. 0. Wetmore.
In an address National Commander II.
Oden Lake rendered the services of the
entire Army and Navy Union to the
President for any duty to which they
may be assigned. He commissioned Dr.
Wetmore to be assistant surgeon gen
eral of the national body. Addresses
were made also by Capt. W. T. Tyd-
ings, who has just been commissioned
an officer of the National Reserve
Corps; Lieut.. W. NJ. Graham, Command
er w. S. Branson. c. G.. Coers and T. H.
Little.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the fol-
lowing:
Alexander NJ Lewis and Maude R. Stnnett
both of Newport News. Va.
Charles !. Mains of Norfolk, Va. and BERTHE
v Clark of this city.
Althca Robinson and Mary NJ. Dyson.
Frank A. Rrockway and Esther Allen, both of
New York city.
Maurice Carter and Minerva Walker.
Joseph Dickinson and Susie L. Meredith, both
of Baltimore, Md.
William {. McDermott and Elsie Stoner.
Elmer l.. Aikens Of this city and Elizabeth NJ.
Rodgers Of Rchardsville Va
Curtis II. Autel and Cecilia q. Kinnamont.
Thomas Faulkner and Mabel Brooks.
William L. Knox and Grace A. Singer. both
of Harrisburg. Pa.
William A. ifaIlctt and Pearl c. Foster, both
of kiptopeke, Va.
John s. Gross and Ella +. Goode.
Albert T. Johnson of Warrenton. Va, and
Kate Matthews of Caroline county Md.
William Melton and Maggie Easter.
James II. Campbell and Marguerite A. Mason.
Harry J. Grahm of this city and Essie c.
Orebaugh of Manassas. Va.
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NINE. HAVENITH.
Wife of the retiring minister of Belgium.

through song. story and picturesque cere-
monial the purport of the festival will be
brought out during the evening meal. The
Passover season continues for one week.
Special services are to be held in the
Hebrew temples of the city this evening
preceding the services in the homes.
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EASTER IN MARKETS.
Florists Stands Piled High With
Holiday Blooms.

Easter time is seen in the markets
of the city. the florists stands being
banked high with white Easter lilies
and other seasonable flowers. Flowers
seem to be plentiful and by tomorrow
ington without Easter plants. Lilies
are the most popular of the flowers
and they are selling at 50 dozen for
cut blooms and from rs cents to So
for potted plants, according to the
mum ber of blooms. Jonquils are selling
at 25 cents a dozen; roses. at from SO
cents to S1.50 a dozen: carnations, IS
cents to 81 a dozen; sweet peas, at SO
cents a bunch; spiraea, at 81 a plant,
and hydrangeas at 81 to So a plant.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department within the last twenty
four hours
Dominic Il. and Pauline Enrico. boy.
Andrew A. and Maude L. pcane. boy.
Elphonzo and Phoebe SoungS. girl.
Henry L. and Caroline Pierce. girl.
Roy f. and Flossie l.. Mskcll. girl.
William and Lizzie Fisher. girl.
Thomas and Nina Carter. girl.
Anglo and Elizabeth Williams. girl.
Herbert and Alice Tbbs, girl.
James E. and Helen Roberts, boy.
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Society

ough of New York. Mrs. L. Lazaro, Mrs
Francis E. Martin of Baltimore. Mrs.
T. Frank Morgan. Mrs. William Roome,
Mrs Rex Smith and Mrs. Walter Wells.
Those who have been added to the floor
committee are Mrs William c. Black.
Mrs. G. B. Ashby and Mrs. Russell
Whyte.
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Passover Begins at Sundown.

Pesach, or the Jewish feast of the Pass
over is to begin at sundown this even
ing and in the homes of the orthodox
the evening will be signaiized by a quaint
service known as the "Seder,'s and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
TWO ARE KILLED IN AUTO
ACCIDENTS SOUTH OF TUCSON

Tucson. Ariz.. March 21-Two fatau-
ties have attended speeding Of autos
on roads south Of this point within the
past Few days Six miles from Tucson
a skidding auto turned turtle into a
ditch G. F. Sullivan was crushed be-
meath and killed and severe injuries
were sustained by W. c. Abbott. super
intendent OF the Plumed Knight mine.
and by Mrs E D. Sullivan Sullivan.
who came here from Cripple Creek.
Colo. was one of the lessees Of the
Plumed Knight property. from which
the party was returning. On the Tucson
road, short distance north Of NOgsles
Pau w Wilkie. a Patagonia merchant.
was killed in a similar accident a front
tire exploding as his car was descend
ing a hill The machine turned a somer-
sault. throwing one Of its two occu-
he'd.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
SGT. B. COOPER RELEASED;
GRAND JURY SAYS mo BILL"

Sergt- B. Cooper company X. Second
North Carolina infantry, who was held
IN the county jail pending an investi-
cation by civil authorities regarding
the death of Michael Cotter. which oc-
CURED in February near the smelter.
was Tuesday night discharged after
the grand jury which investigated the
case returned no bill
In the testimony taken before Justice
James VI. Beaver witnesses alleged that
Cooper, on sentry duty. challenged Cot
ter and when he refused to stop he fired
his rifle.
Cooper, ii was reported. was tried
before Il military court and vindicated.
Later judge ". D. Howe asekd that the
soldier be turned over TO the saith dis
trict court for trial. which was granted
by the war department.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
WATER USERS
ACCEPT OFFER
Final Settlement to Be Made
in Salt River Irrigation
Project.

Phoenix, ARR, March 2I.-The board
OF governors OF the salt River Valley
Water Users association has approved
unanimously, the suggestions contained
IN late letter Of secretary Lane IF the
interior department, respecting a final
settlement of the terms under which the
local irrigation project shall be turned
over to the farmers for administration
and for repayment TO the government
Of nearly 100000 adjusted as the net
cost Of the dam. irrigation wOkrs and
power plants. There was some o5lec-
ton, on the basis of claims that the
amount set Is beyond the proper cost
limit. but a general idea finally pre-
vailed that, favored by the absence OF
any interest charges and with the reve-
nue. from the power sales available and
the annual charges met at an unusual
cost OF only ST. cents an acre. It would
be better TO accept the proposition and
start in paving off the debt and in as
Stunning responsibility for operation Of
the great enterprise. now still IN the
hands of officials OF the reclamation
service.
General counsel Kibbev was instructed
to draw up a form OF contract in &C.
cordance with the suggestions of the
secretary Of the interior and 10 submit
II at early date, with the expectation
mat, aIler approval DIV the interior de-
partment. 1t could be rattle ilocall- at
an election held in early summer.
From Washington have come reports
OF sharp dissension / nthe interior de-
partment over this disposition of the
Salt River project. II had been planned
that all irrigation projects should re-
main in the hands of the reclamation
service till paid for and that power re-
ceipts should be retained till three
quarter OF the 20 year repayment lcriod
had elapsed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN
AFFAIRS TO ARRIVE MARCH II

Members Of the congressional com
mittee on Indian affairs VIII visit FL
Paso March - on their way TO Arizona
from Oklahoma Notification Of the
visit OF the committee has been received
by the chamber Of commerce from Carl
Hayden Arizona congressman. a mem
Der of the committee. The committee
viii leave the same evening fl arrives.
Members Of the committee are con-
gressmen W W HASTINGS. Talequah.
Okla; c. .. Carter. Ardmore. Okla: P.
p Campbell. Pittsburg. Kan Carl
Hayden Phoenix, Ariz.- Patrick n.
Norton. North Dakota, and John y.
Hiilman, Fayetville. Ark
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
asKINNERs DRESS suIr.- LAST DAY.

Today is POSITIVELY the last chance Ell
Paso fans Will have TO see SINNERS
Dress Suit" This bright. snappy So
ciety play amused and entertained hun
dreds Of people at the Grecisn the past
two days. II is the kind OF a play that
leaves a pleasant taste in your mouth
after seeing it. You 90 away feeling
good and feeling glad that you have
seen it
1t tells an original story Of modern
business and social life. II shows how
self-confidence goes a long way in the
battle Of life. and how good appearance
helps in this battle.
Bryant Washburn as skinner" is a
good looking. lovable chap who fibs
just little TO his wife. rather than let
her know his true standing at the Of
nee. His "white-lie" results in some
really surprising developments
Hazel DAILY as Honey .'Skinner's-'
wife, is as sweet and charming as a
true and lovable young wife should be.
her captivating personality lends much
TO the production.
l trip to the Grecian today will be
repaid by an hour and a half Of solid
enjoyment. and as this is positively the
last day this picture will be shown
II Is advisable not TO hesitate. but TO
make it point TO attend today.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
SOUTHERN HIGHWAY LOGBOOKS
COMING FOR DISTRIBUTION

Fifty copies of the Southern National
highway route book have been sent to
the FL PasO chamber Of commerce for
distribution. according to a letter re-
ceived Wednesday by secretary George
H Clements from J. z. Mabry OF San
ISOLATION. The books have been sent
by express and should reach FL Paso
Thursday.
The book gives the log both ways
from FL Paso-tO san Diego and 10
Houston, Tex
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
wIGwAM-COMEDY BILL.

Today is comedy day at the Wigwarn.
There will be one of those clever two
reel Vogue comedies with Ben Turpin
IN the leading role. A good. old time
Keystone comedy will complete the
program.
Tomorrow-Richard Bennett, AmerI-
cas- foremost dramatic actor. in The
Gilded Youth" 4 story of the present
day
Monday-The big event-"Broadway
Jones" with George N. Conan himself
in the leading role. This play was Co
hans greatest stage success.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
POLICE TO DRAG IN EVERY
MOTORIST WITHOUT DINNER

Motorists whose cars are not
equipped with headlight dinners which
comply with the city ordinances are
likely to have to face police Judge Paul
D. Thomas Thursday afternoon. pro-
vided they are on the streets OF Fl
Paso this evening.
There has been complaint for some
time past about the large number OF
cars driving about town with glarinE
headlights. Mayor Tom Lea and chief
Of police B. J. Zabriskie announced
Wednesday morning that they viii
drag in every motorist who has no
DINNERS"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
HEALTH rTTTR tn HnUnA
PUBLIC MEETING FRIDAY

With the hope OF extending to the
general public some help in feeding the
human engine with the best kind Of
fuel" as an officer expressed il. the Fl
PasO Health club. recently formed by
Dr. W NJ Martin. will hold a public
meeting in the quarters Of the Thomas
school In the basement OF the Brazos
flats. Mesa avenue, Friday night. open
ing at 8 o'clock. Philanthropy and
general education in health matters Is
the purpose Of the club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21

Are You Going To Move:
No trouble about moving now. Just
call $500 and order our big, padded
Moving Van.
We move a whole hOuseful of fur
niture at one time. No breakage-
no dust.
City Service Co.
You Move When You Cali Three-50
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
THE PROMISE
CHARMING FILM
Harold Lockwood and May
Allison Starred in Feature
Play at Unique.

The Unique will have The Promise
a picture of the far north. with scenes
that equal Gods Country and the
The Woman" for its special attraction
beginning tomorrow.
The public VIII be weIl-pleased with
The Promise" = five-reel drama of the
outdoors. in which Harold Lockwood
and May Allison are the featured play
ers, and which was produced by the
Norke Film Corporation for release by
Metro. While the production comes
under the general classification OF
drama, 1T may perhaps be better de-
scribed as a visualized novel of the
same general description as those
stories that are commonly considered
llght reading In that same sense The
fromlse Is light observation-disclosures
are no deep problems to solve and the
viewer is held interested without hav-
ing TO use his mind OVeruuch The
story appeared in the AIl-StOry Week
", and was scenarioized by Richard V
Spencer.
The exteriors in the production are
worthy OF special note. All of them are
excellent Especially cOmmendable are
those scenes showing the lumber
camps. log drives. the dynamiting Of a
log-Jam. and the scenes following a
train wreck at night All through the
production the backgrounds are con-
sistently true TO the story
Contrasted with these settings are
scenes of METROPOLITAN gaiety elimpses
of Broadway life. and a college football
game figures prominently in the story.
Mr. Lockwood and Miss Allison are
pleasing in their portrayals of the
leading parasitic former as q wealthy
youth who makes good in lumber
camp in the west. and the latter as the
society girl he leaves behind him. Les
ter Cuneo is a capable villain. Others
IN the cast are Paul Willis. Lillian Hay
ward, George Fisher. W H cambridge,
Leota Lorraine, John Stepping and T
H GibSOn-GOw land.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21

Storage Warehouses.
HOUSEHOLD goods packed shipped OF
store- Daniel Furn 3 Matt. Fcty Pm IO2s
HOUSEHOLD GOODS packed. stored and
shipped. Du Sang & Weilborus Phi. S9ge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21
THE .Fox, CoMEnY Ar RIIoI.

Another Of those great Fox" come
dies will be shown at the Bijou to-
day They are the talk Of the film
world Patrons. without doubt, the one
on exhibition today is the most won
derful production in the comedy line
ever produced; you will miss a treat il
you fail TO see it Frank Raniels" will
be seen also in a good number.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-21

w Manufacture gas FOR o1y- ae5rylene we'd
llg- e Paso Headlight Co. 1873 E so Oh Ss1
HEAhf MACHINE and automobile parts
Eeioed Buchanan Welding DC 80 Ser .
Francisco 81. Phora assZ
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with activities in the ten-mile square was
as one of the incorporators of the George
town Bridge Company, a company which
at first proposed to construct a bridge
over the Potomac at about the site of the
present Aqueduct bridge. but because of
the cost of building over this part of the
river they constructed one at the Little
falls. which was either on close to the
site of that bridge which. in memory of
an older structure. Washingtonians call
Chain bridge. In addition to Blodgett. the
incorporators were Robert Peter, William
Deakins, jr. James NJ. Lingan and Criah
Forrest, all of Georgetown There is a
deed showing that on January II, 1892
Blodgett bought from Philip r. Fendall
of Alexandria a tract of land called ia
maica, covering 494 acres. and on which
tract a large section of Washington
stands. Dupont Circle is at the south
western end of the tract, and it extends
from that park in northeastern direc
ton
At the opening of 1893 Blodgett was
named by the commissioners of the
new city as superintendent of the
building and in general of the affairs
committed to our care" He held this
post for a year. but was not reappoint-
ed. and. in fact the office was not again
while superintendent" of the city that
Blodgett proposed to the commissions
that funds needed for many i'm
provements in the city should be raised
by a lottery, and that the principal
prize of this lottery should be a hotel
10 cost $4,000. James Hoban, the archi-
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foot of Kentucky avenue steady vol
ume of traffic moved over the road on
which the Eastern Branch Hotel faced.
1t is said that the Washington Dancing
Assembly held it's first ball in that
hotel in December, 1896.
The Rambler, in one of the early
stories. wrote of this old building as
warwick" which was the home of
Capt. William Easily, shipbuilder. and
man of affairs, who came to Washing
ton and went to work in the NAVY
yard in either 1900 or 1901. The navy
yard was created in 1900. and the deed
to squares $50 and SS4. the original
navy yard tract. was given by Gus
tavus Scott and William Thornton. two
of the commissioners appointed by Tir-
tue of the act of Congress establishing
a permanent seat of government, to
the Secretary of the Navy, March II.
1900 $4,000 being the consideration
named in the deed. After the burning
of the yard in 1914 Mr.. Easily and his
wife returned to his former home in
Philadelphia, and after the rehabilita-
ton of the navy yard he was recalled
to take the position of master builder.
The property known at one time as
the Eastern Branch Hotel, and later
called Warwick, was sold under the
hammer at a mortgage sale March 20,
1921. William Easily bought the prop
erty for $1,000. His deed was dated
March 81, 1922. Mrs. Wi1helmine Nj.
Easily Smith. in a paper entitled Per
sonal Recollections of Early Washing
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tiful Senlis. in September. 1914. when,
in their rage. they retreated from the
Marine. There was no military object.
Choisy has been French interior fol-,
two years ana moro. ! tell wat |
have seen.
What technical principles of war
command the wholesale destruction of
young fruit trees? In twenty orchards.
by count. N sweet Leury hidden at
the bottom of a valley, nevee possibly
Il battlefield). every peach. plum. april
cot and pear tree has been assassinat-
ed-hacked and standing. when the
trunks are thick and sprawling sew
cred by one blow of sharp hatch
ct. young trees from the thickness
az your wrist TO YOUR thumb You
know how the French, with loving care.
trained peach and pear trees against
sunny walls, as if they were grape
vines The slender trunks are cut and
the garden walls left standing. Clear
ing a battlefield? German lieutenants
threatened the weeping peasants;
Well take care you are ruined"
| tell these things for their relation
to coucy.
Really. it is too much horror" says
the correspondent of the Journal de
Geneve (and his name is Ziegler), too
much sorrow for the land of France,
whose enemy, as crazy as brutal, wants
to dstigure the me st noble features,
too much sorrow and loss for all the
world that thinks and feels for all
who cherish in the souvenirs of the
past one Of the pure JOYS of humanity.
What harm could those noble stones.
those walls Of ivy, DO to anybody? The
ruins of Rheims, Arras, scissors are
not enough. the distinctions of Belgium,
of RaVenna. of Venice, The Moloch
wanted more, and he RACES the incom-
parable walls of Coucy.
If. after three years of barbarisn.
Of wanton and wicked ravages, the
German generals still thirst for these
inconceivable devastations, what tears
must still be shed in our west. St.
Quentin afire Shall we ever see the
Cathedral of Laon?"
SO speaks the Geneva paper
The French Beaux Arts is making
Photographic records of the wrecked
cathedrals, blown-up churches. castles,
chateauN. public buildings and old
architectural relics which the kultur
hated to leave standing I have seen
the beginnings of magnificent set of
albums of the most expensive large
sized carbon prints, prepared by the
Beaux Arts itself.
1t is being made. they say, for an
American millionaire and university
patron who has been a friend to France
and desires to own monumental rec
cultured world. Beside Coucy and the
Cathedral of Laon in their beauty will
be seen what German hate has left
them.
1t gave the Beaux Arts an idea
AS our Lord and Savior said, the
stones themselves will cry out.
STERLING HELLO.
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tect of the White House. prepared the
plans for this hotel The Blodgett
lottery, or rather the Blodgett lotteries
constitute one of the interesting chap
tiers of Washington history.
Blodgett's Hotel was not finished. The
holder of one of the lottery tickets.
Robert S. Buckley of Philadelphia.
brought suit against Blodgett in 1898.
Blodgett at that time residing in Phila-
delphia. Final judgment was rendered
in 1901 in favor Of Buckley. giving him
the right to the unfinished building
and S21.500. which was figured as the
difference between the $4,000 lottery
prize and the sum actually spent on the
hotel. Suit to collect on this judgment
was brought in the District in 1902.
and settled in favor of Buckley in 1905.
The hotel property was sold. but the
sum did not satisfy the judgment, and
in 1913 there was a decree of the Cir
cult Court of the District for the sale
of all of Blodgetts holdings in the
District of Columbia. The United
States bought the hotel building. the
Rambler thinks. in 1909, for $4,000.
and fitted it up for use as the general
post Office and the patent Office.
As early as 1895 there was hotel or
F street called the Little Hotel. 1t stood
on the north side of the street between
14th and 18th streets and considerably
nearer 18th than 18th. Not many facts
relating to this hotel have survived. In
1900 there was a hotel on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue between itI and
18th streets kept by William Lowell. II
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on Greenleafs Point was Morris and
Nicholson's wharf .at the foot of 9Th
street
In the early news prints of the Dis
trict-the Impartial Observer and
Washington Advertiser. the National In :
telligencer, Alexandria Advertiser,
Washington Federalist, Centinel of Lib
erty and others-one may find refer
ence TO Blodgett's Hotel. the Great Ho
tel. Stelle's Hotel. Tunnecliff's Hotel.
Longs Hotel, the Little Hotel and other
places where travellers might find the
comforts of home at reasonable
charge. Blodgett's Hotel building stood
on the north side of f street between
eth and Sth streets. Congress convened
in this building in 1914 after the burn
ing of the Capitol, and before the de-
struction of the building by fire in 1885
II had been occupied by the Post Office
Department. the patent office and the
city post office. Longs Hotel stood on
the southeast corner of East Capitol at
LIST street, the square of the Library of
Congress covering the site today. and II
was at Longs Hotel that the first in
augural ball was held in 1909 in con-
nection with the inauguration of Presi-
dent Madison.
STEELE. whose full name was Pontius
D. STEELE. one of the pioneer hotel
keepers of Washington, came to the
capital from Trenton. n. j., in 1900 One
may read in the early years of the ca
reer of the National Intelligencer ad-
vertisements and accounts of land sales,
lotteries and public meetings at Stelle's