Evening star., 1926-05-30

The total vote FOR the four leading
candidates for the entire State is as
follows:
Rathbone .................... .6S9. .494
Yates .........s..s...... .O4s'4oU
Miller ................s.. II4,.oo
S1ndilnger ................... 1Vo,44V
i 4: r y
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, erstwhile car
Of the House, and the one man in all
the world about whom most human
interest anecdotes have been told, is
now leading a happy and comfortable
life, "far from the madd ming crowd 6
ignoble strife" in Danville, Ill. (418
North Vermilion street, for those old
friends who care to drop him a hne),
but finds that "it lacks the excitement
of the strenuous days"
He has just written q characteristic
note to William Tyler Page. clerk OF
the House, who has been employed
about the Capitol just about as long
as Mr.. Cannon was in public life. and
these two were always devoted ad-
mirers and students OF politics in
homely philosophical as well as "prac-
teal" way. The note is as follows:
Dear Tyler Page:
II very much appreciate your letter
on my birthday. would like to run
down and tell you Of the many times
have thought Of you-yes. and missed
you. Though I must say I am lead
ing a happy. comfortable life, yet 1t
lacks the excitement OF the strenuous
days. Nevertheless I have never re-
GREETED my decision to let tho young
ones take a hand.
1T was very much touched by the
action Of the House. My best wishes
to everybody. hope for you every
good thing.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) ~. G. CANNON"
r. X II X
Representative r. Walton Moore OF
Virginia, one Of the official representa-
tiyes from Congress to the seSQu1cen'
tennial celebration, which Is colndi
dent with the anniversary OF Thomas
jefferson, author OF the Immortal doc.
ument which declared US a free and
| independent Nation, calls attention 70
! the hitherto little appreciated faci
that Jefferson was a great lover OF
trees and had an intimate knowledge
| tribute to the work by the Garden
Club Of Virginia in restoring the JET
ferson trees on the Monticello estate
| The whole world has paid tribute
| to the father Of Democracy I'm this
country, but not every one knows the
more intimate side Of Thomas Jeffer.
son. His love Of trees, for example,
may be surmised from a visit to Mon
ticello. but who would suspect that
his mighty mind, wrestling with prob
lens worldwide, would live among his
trees as among intimates? Capt.
Bacon, who was for 20 years overseer
rf al YtG
jefferson knew everything in every
part of his grounds and garden; that
there was no tree whose name he had
| to inquire, not just where 1t stood nor
the state Of its health. And as he
walked and talked with his tree
friends he trod paths bordered with
flowers from early Spring till late
Winter. PLANT four purple beechee
in the clumps which are in the south
west and northwest angles OF the
houses" he wrote. "The places" he
continued, will be known by the
sticks marked No. w." And he gave
similar directions as to the "Robinias.
or red locust" the ''prickly ash" the
"thorns for hedges" the fruit trees,
the pecan nuts" and some tufts OF
a particular grass"
In this workhouse of nature-that
is, Observation-Disclosures planted with
his own hands, we know, at least three
lindens, two copper beeches and one
rock maple. But after his death they
missed his care. and limits were
broken by windstorms and decay
started In the wounds. But, due to
their wonderful root system and the
fertile soil in which he planted them,
they stin live, and will for many years
more for the Garden Clubs Of Vir.
ginia have undertaken q labor Of love
in preserving these grand relics Of the
great author Of our Declaration Of In.
dependence. All dead and broken
branches are being removed. weak
ened limbs are braced, all diseased
places are being cleaned of decayed
wood, then sterilized and wateTproofed
thoroughly and firmly braced with
iron rods, angle irons and tie-bolts.
The cavities are, being filled with cork,
for cork seals the cavities and encour-
ages the growth Of @ new bark over
the wounds, thereby excluding all
moisture, and prevents further decay.
The trees will be nourished by the
newly fertilized soil and will be given
that care which only the devoted mem
bers Of the Garden Clubs Of Virginia
can give.
Congress has provided for the erec-
ton Of a tablet at Sir Walter Ra-
leigh's Fort, on Roanoke Island, N.
c., in memory Of Virginia Dare, the
first child Of English parentage to be
born in America
Representative Lindsay C. Warren
of North Carolina has just treated
Congress to an interesting historical
survey of what has resulted since
Lady day, March 25, 1854, when
Queen Elizabeth granted letters pat
ent to her favorite courtier, Sir Wal
plating Of new lands and countries,
to continue the space Of six years and
no moro. It was the first attempt of
the English to colonize a. new empire;
and though they failed temporarily,
they laid the foundation for a. per.
manent settlement at jamestown %
years latel. and insured English do
minion in America. The history Of
the first attempt made by English
men to settle this country. the birth
of the first child Of English parentage
on this soil and the unsolved fate Of
the men and women who crossed un-
charted seas and attempted. to estab-
lish a new civilization Is therefore
the beginning of American history.
While the Spaniards many years be.
fore had explored Florida, and while
there had been a French settlement
in South Carolina in 1864 which had
been put to the sword. all Of the ex-
panse between Canada and Florida
was an unbroken wilderness. When
the flag Of England was raised for
the first time on Roanoke Island, N.
c., 1t was the first step in a series
OF events Of the, utmost consequence
to mankind.
On the 18th Of August, 1857, Ele-
/ amor, daughter Of Gov. White, and
wife of Ananias Dare, gave birth to. u