Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY MERALDo
MOTTO All Tbe News TThca It Is News.
Sjale Historical Society
VOLUME 19
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1910.
NUMBER 17
ENGINEERS EFll
WAGE DI8PUTE WITH RAILROAD
MANAGERS IS N EARING
CRISIS.
BREAK IN TRUCE PROBABLE
While Only Trifling Percentage In
Pay Schedule Separates Parties,
Other Matters of Grave Import Pre
vent Arbitration.
Chicago. The wage controversy
between managers of 61 western,
northern and southern railroads and
their locomotive engineers has
reached a critical stage and it was
admitted Friday that it would cause
no great surprise if negotiations were
abruptly broken off and a strike
called.
None of the parties to the contro
versythe board of railway mana
gers, Warren S. Stone, grand chief of
the brotherhood, or Mediator Charles
B. Neill would say anything touch
ing on the situation.
Elsewhere it was learned, however,
thnt despite the fact that only a
trifling percentage of the present wage
schedule separated them, each side
saw in the efforts of the other matter
of grave Import which overshadowed
the mere dollars and cents Involved,
and hence each was unwilling te come
farther. It 7as learned that both
fides had advanced closer to a com
promise than they were when Media
tor Neill was called in. Then the en
gineers wre asking .an approximate
Increase in wages of 15 per cent., and
the railroads were offerln-approT-Imately
9 per cent.
It was unofficially admitted this
difference had been cut more than In
half. However, the suggestion of the
railroads that the whole matter go to
arbitration under the Erdman act
storred up new trouble, It was
said.
The engineers were said to be will
ing for arbitration, but only on the
existing differences. Here the matter
stands, with likelihood, of a break
in any direction at any time.
TAKEN AS MURDER SUSPECT
Henry W. Morris, Arrested fer Slay
ing Woman, Is Threatened With
Lynching at Aurera, III.
Aurora, 111. Heniy W. Morrla, for
whom search has been made on sus
picion that he was the assailant of
Mrs. Stella Dumas, who was shot
and killed in Montgomery, III., was ar
rested In the attic of his home in
Piano Friday and brought here.
Morris admits he killed Mrs.
Dumas but claims he shot her In self
defense. He wrested the gun from
her and then shot her, he says. To
prove his contention he showed a bul
let wound on the side of his head and
a bullet hole in the rim of his hat
which he claims were made by Mrs.
Dumas when she shot at him. He
would give no account of himself
since the murder of Mrs. Dumas. He
was hungry and careworn and made
no resistance.
Morris attempted to commit suicide
on the way from the Jail to the hos
pital by taking a tablet supposed to
be poison. The effects of the drag
was said to be apparent when he
reached the hospital and antidotes
were administered.
A crowd of 600 men gathered in
front of the city hall when It was
learned that Morris had been caught.
Threats of lynching were heard and
the police to escape the mob took
their captive direct to St. Charles
hospital In an automobile.
SAYS HE STARTED BIG FIRE
Man Gives Himself Up te Philadelphia
Policeman and Confesses
to Arson.
Philadelphia. A foreigner giving
his name as John Karnego, walked up
to a policeman Friday near the scene
of Wednesday night's fire, in which
14 lives were lost, and, pointing to a
picture of the burned building in .1
newspaper, told the policeman that
he had set Are to the place. Karnego
said he had formerly been employed
at the leather factory and had been
discharged. Three weeks ago he ap
plied for reinstatement, but was re
fused. Fear Aviator Is Lost.
London, England. No news has
rome of the fate of Cecil S. Grace,
the American-born aviator who dis
appeared in the fog Thursday while
attempting a return flight from
Calais, France, to Dover. It la feared
that he fell Into tbe North sea. A
fleet of motor cars was out to search
tbe east coast of England, while war
ships scattered along the shores of
the North Kea swept the waters with
wireless Innulry concerning tbe air
man. Denies Hlnshaw a Parole.
Iaporte, Ind. Governor Marshall
announced four paroles for prisoners
In the state penitentiary Friday To
the state and the country at large
more interesting is the fart that he
refused to exercise clemency In the
case of William E. Hlnshaw, the for
mer preacher, serving a life sentence
for violation of his parole after serv
ng tlr for wife murder. The efforts
made on behalf of the prisoner as
well as tbe protests of those who op
posed pardon have attracted tbe at
tcotloD of the country for months.
SAD EXCHANGE
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ORMER
REPORT
MAJORITY HOLDS THAT NOT THE
SLIGHTEST PROOF OF BRIBERY
BY 8ENATOR IS SHOWN.
FIGHT ON FLOOR IS CERTAIN
Beverldgt And Frailer Do Not Sign
Committee Finding Which Is Pre
sented te Senate and May File
Minority Reports Later.
Washington. The report of its In-
restlgatlon of charges of bribery
made in connection with the election
of Senator William Lorlmer of Illi
nois was submitted to the senate by
the committee on privileges and elec
tions through its chairman. Senator
Burrows, Wednesday, Just before that
body adjourned for the holiday re
cess.
The conclusion reached by the com
mittee follows:
That, in their opinion, the title of
Mr. Lorimer to a scat In the senate
has not been shown to be Invalid by
the use or employment of corrupt
methods -r practises.
Charges that four members of the
Illinois legislature were bribed and
that three other members paid bribes
are not ignored by the committee.
Th report declares that those who
confessed to receiving bribes should
not be belle ed and that the Votes of
those who were charged with paying
bribes should be counted.
In relation to the charges that there
was a corruption fund used in the Illi
nois legislature and that it was dis
bursed by one Robert E. Wilson, tbe
report says that there Is no evidence
that it was used for the benefit of Mr.
Lorimer. The committee suggesta
that any investigation of the use of
such a fund should be made by an
thoritles of the state of Illinois.
The statement ef views of Senator
Frasler was made public later. In
bis statement Senator Frailer declares
that the four confessed bribe-takers
implicated three other members of
the legislature who bribed tbem; that
these three votes were also corrupt,
which would make seven tainted
votes. Eliminating these seven votes
Senator Frasler holds, would make
the vote received less than a majority
The report, as presented, was not
signed by members of the committee,
although it did not appear that there
was any minority. On the floor of the
senate, however, Mr. Beverldge made
tbe statement that he had not been
able to concur with or dissent from
the findings because of the voluminous
character of the testimony.
Women Voters to Assemble.
Taeoma, Wash. The nrst na
llonal oonvention of women vot
ers will be held here January 14, ac
oordrng to plans perfected. The con
ventlon was called by Governor
Brady of Idaho. Delegates from other
equal suffrage states Utah, Wye
mlng, Colorado and Washington rep
resenting about 270,000 women vot
era, will participate.
Machine Sells Red Crots Seals.
New York. The best salesman of
Red Cross Christmas seals In the
United States is a nickel ln-the-slot
machine In Mie Madison square post
office. Tbe .nachlne has disposed of
more than 1,000,000 seals.
Cow Sets a New Butter Record.
Syracuse, N. V. Pontlac Clothilda
de Kol II.. a Holsteln Frlesian cow
owned by Stevens Bros, of Liverpool
N. T., has broken the world's seven
day bntter record, by producing 37.28
eunds.
OF VVHEATHS
RAIL TIE-UP MAY BE M
RELATIONS BETWEEN ENGINEERS
AND MANAGER8 STRAINED.
Mediator Neil Sees Little Hope
of
Bringing About Peace Grand
Chief Stone Stubborn.
Chicago. A crisis has developed
In the threatened strike of the
33,700 engineers employed on the
sixty-one western railroads and an
open rupture may occur within the
next two or three days.
In spite of conciliatory efforts of La
bor Commissioner Dr. C. P. Neill
neither aide has conceded a stngle
point nor evinced a desire to yield a
little to preserve peace and harmony.
Doctor Neill was in session with the
engineers for several hours, going over
each clause In the proposed agreement
in the hope that he could find a point
which the men would be willing to give
up. He also spent some time with the
managers, but found them equally as
determined as the men.
Warren S. Stone, grand chief ot the
engineers, appears determined to force
the managers to yield something. If
they do not, he insists the engineer:;
will go out. Should a strike be callod
Mr. Stone said It would not be a par
tial one, confined to a few of the weak
er roads, but would hit tbem all at the
same time, and he believes would
cause a complete tie-up.
According to close observers of the
situation tbe engineers have placed
themselves In a position where they
cannot bar'; down. They have taken a
strike vote which was almost unani
mous, and should they now accept the
advance of 9 per cent, offered by
the managers before the vote was ta
ken the rank and file of the organisa
tion would be up In arms against tbelr
ofBoera. Chief Stone Is said te realize
the position he is plsced in and will
go to the limit of calling a strike rather
than lose his prestige in the organiza
tion.
THREE DIE IN RAIL WRECK
Passenger Train Runs Into Debris of
Another Smashup and Trainmen
Are Killed.
New York. An east-bound cnal
train ran Into a freight train which
had stopped to drop cars near Mill
stone Junction, N. J., Thursday. The
wreck blocked the tracks and before
an alarm could be given the Philadel
phia "owl" out of New York, ran in
to the debris and was derailed.
The engineer of the coal train, John
Longenberger, was so scalded and
burned that he died in the Wells hos
pital. New Brunswick. Frank Knox,
a brakeman on the passenger train,
was instantly killed. J. B. Monaghan,
brakeman of the freight train, whose
duty It was to protect the rear end
with a red lantern, has not been
found. It was believed lie was asleep
in tbe caboose and that he was killed
and burned up.
Tbe engine of tbe passenger train
jumped clear of the right of way when
the debris threw it from the track
and plunged into a shanty in which
laborers were sleeping. They came
bolting out and were at once net to
work. None of tbem was hurt.
Smokaro Cause Big Loss.
Norfolk, Va. Carelessness of Odd
Fellows smoking In their hall caused
the destruction of the building Frl
day. The building was formerly the
old opera house, one of tbe most
famous playhouses In the south. The
loss Is $150,000.
English Pugilist Dies.
Liverpool. Jim lioland, the' pugilist,
died Friday as the result of a knock
out sustained In his match Thursday
night with Dick Knock of London
Knock was arrested.
MaURETaM lim RECORD
STEAMER MAKES ROUND TRIP IN
TWELVE DAYS.
Ocean Greyhound Reaches Fishguard
and Lands Its Passengers Amid
Cheers of Crowds.
Fishguard, England. The Maure
tania has broken the journey to
New York and return, having oc
complisbcd that undertaking In a race
against time In 12 days.
The quick voyage across the ocean
ai,d back and tbe rapid taking on of
cargo at New York enabling the con
tinental pasi-engers to reach their
destinations before Christmas, In a
source of the greatest satisfaction
both among the passengers and those
who gathered here to meet tbe
steamer.
Tbe harbor was ablaze with search
lights, flares and rockets. Vessels
blew their whistles, sirens brayed and
tbe crowds cheered as the Maure
tania steamed in, her band playing
and her decks crowded with passen
gers. The weather throughout the
astern voyage was favombla. By ho
aid of four tender? 600 passengers
and tbe malls were lauded ..lh the
greatest expedition.
The passage of tlm Mauretanla oc
cupied four days,' fifteen hours and
fifty-seven minutes. She maintained
an average speed of 2S.07 knots.
SUSTAIN STATE PRIMARY LAW
Illinois Supreme Court Divided as to
Interpretation cf Act But
Hold Valid.
Springfield, 111. The supreme court
Wednesday held the legislative pri
mary act providing for the nomination
of members of the lower house of the
legislature valid in a decision handed
down in the case of Espey vs. Mc-
Inerney and others.
Three opinions were banded down
by the court, as tbe members are di
vided as to the Interpretation of the
act.
The opinion follows tbe decision ot
the court rendered verbally shortly
before the election, November 8.
PEARY TO FURNISH
PROOFS
Will Go Before Congress and
Give
Full Information of Hie
Discovery.
Washington. Capt. Robert B.
Peary, the arctic exp.orer, after
months of persistent refusal on the
ground of Interference with contracts
with publishers, has promised te fur-
mh congress with tbe proofs upon 1
which he relies to support his claim
of attainment of the north pole.
The assurance haa been comraunl- Taylor will be In the house. Mr. Var
cated Indirectly to some of his advc- ncr j8 editor of the Sterling Sun. S.
cates at the capltol In connection with c. Bassett, who will represent But
the bill to reward him with a rear ralo county In the house, served as a
admlralship on the staff in recognition member 0f that body In 1885. lie 1b
of his arctic achievements. Dne f tne leading progressive fann-
I ers of the state and his farm at Olb-
SEEKS RAISE FOR CLERKS bon Is considered one of the best cul
Representative Carey Introduces Reso
lution to Increase Wages of Govern
ment Employes 25 Per Cent.
Washington. Mr. Carey, Wisconsin,
Introduced a joint resolution In
creasing 25 per cent, the salary
or wage of government employes re
ceiving less than $2,500 a year. Tbe
Increase to become effective March 1.
In his resolution Mr. Carey says the
high cost of living has come to stay
and that congress has set a bad ex
ample In Increasing the salaries of leg
islators and high officials while neg
lecting the clerks.
BINGER HERMANN GOES FREE,
Fraud Indictments Against Former
Head of Land Office Are All
Dismissed.
Portland, Ore All charges against
felnger Hermann, former congressman
and former commissioner of tbe gen
eral land office, growing out of the
Oregon land fraud indictments, were
dismissed in the federal court.
Willard J. Jones, the limber dealer
and political worker, was sentenced
to serve four months and to pay
fine of $10,000.
ASKS FOR WOODMEN PROBE
Iowa Insurance Department Is Re
quested to Invectiga'e Affairs of
Fraternal Order.
Des Molr.es. la. John D. Dan
Tilson of Dubuque, who recently
filed r request with the Illinois Insur
ance department for nn investigation
into tho management of the Modern
Wood nun affairs, filed a request with
the Iowa Insurance department (tho
state auditor) for an Investigation.
Brltich Mine Horror Grows.
Bolton. Eng. The disaster at
the Lit t le Hull on colliery, wrecked
by an explosion that was followed
by fire, Is greater than at first real
ized. It Is probable at least 360 lives
v. ere lost.
Worrrn Killed In Coasting.
Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Louis Patter
son was so seriously Injured Friday
that she died, and her husband, Louis
Patterson, was badly hurt when the
sled on which tbey were ronstlug
down Jenny Llnd street In McKees
port, dashed from the beaten path
and struck u telegraph pole.
Minnesota Town Swept by Fire.
Madison 1t.ke, Minn. The busi
ness part of this town was wiped out
by fire Friday. The loss Is estimated
at $100,000
STATE L
E6I5LHI0N
THE DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT
WORK TO UNDERTAKE.
HERE ARE VETERANS TO DO II
Makeup Includes Two Six-Termers
and Half of Both Houses Have
Had Experience.
The thirty-second session of tho Ne
braska state legislature, which will
convene In Lincoln on the first Tues
day of January, 1911, will be charged
with performing some of the most
difficult and Important duties ever
undertaken by a similar body In this
Btate. If It does not do Us work well
It will not be for the lack of men of
practical legislative experience as
guides and lenders on both the ma
jority and minority tide of each
branch of that body.
Probably more members of the
Thirty-second legislature have had
previous legislative experience than
hns been the case nt any other ses
sion. Sixteen of the 33 members of
the senate and 34 of the luO members
of the house have served before, a
total of 50 out of 133 members in both'
branches.
With the exception of the sessions
of 1887 and 18S9 every session of the
legislature since 1881 will be repre
sented. Thirty-eight of the members
elected this year have served at one
session, seven In two, three In three
and two In five sessions.
Taylor the Ncctor.
The nestor of the legislature will
be W. Z. Taylor of Ciilhcrtson. He be-
gan his service as u member of the
eighteenth session of the legislature
In 1883. He Is entering upou his
fourth term, having been a member
of the legli.lature in 188:1, 1885 and
1909.
Mr. Taylor Is 63 years of age and
Is a native of Kentucky, having been
born in Crittenden county, of that
tate, in 1848. He Is a veteran of the
civ11 war- enlisting In Colonel D. B.
Henderson s regiment as a Doy ot iu.
After the war he worked on a farm
uid taught school until 1870. when
be came to Iowa.
The 1885 club promises to be a fea
ture of the next session. Just three
members will be eligible" to niember
ghiD. They are W. Z. Taylor, S. C.
Bassett of Gibbon and L. A. Varner
of Sterline. all of whom served In the
Besslon of 1 885. Varner will be In the
senate representing Nemaha and
Johnson counties and Bassett and
tivated In Nebraska. Mr. Bassett
conies from revolutionary fighting
stock and was himself a soldier dur
ing the civil war, having served as a
private in company 10, 42d New York
Infantry. In 1871 he pre-empted a
soldier's homestead in Buffalo county,
but four claims having been filed up
n In that county at that time.
The Governor Has Suggestions.
Governor Shallenberger Is opposed
to the organization or the legislature
on a "wet" or "dry' basis, but. asks
the democrats not to give up the ad
vantage they have gained at the elec
tion of the legislators, lie also ex
pressed himself on other Important
Questions that will come before the
legislature, lie tavors me pian auopi-
ed by the last legislature providing
for the selection or standing commit
tees In the house of representatives
by a committee chosen by the house
nd not the selection of the speaker.
Regents Minority Report.
George Coupland and Frank L.
Haller completed their minority re
port as regents of tho University of
Nebraska to the governor and legis
lature, giving many reasons why they
ask that the down town campus of tho
state university be not developed In
the future, but that the university
plant thereon be removed In time to
the agricultural college at the state
farm, the latter being situated In the
iburbs of Lincoln. A separation of
agricultural college from the col
; of arts and sciences they urge
i mistake. The purchase of prop-
near the present city campus
1 cost from $313,000 to $760,000,
$20,000 to $CO,000 an acre.
Cloak Room Space Taken.
Sm'allur space than ever is allotted
this year to the cloak room for the
house of representatives. The win
ter quarters of the state library com
mission were found quite inadequate
this year to accommodate Its belong
ings, and many of the books have
been left In the cloak room behind
wire and cloth screens.
Nebraska 8chool for D:af.
A new boy's dormitory to cost $40,
000 to $50,000 and udditlonal land to
cost not far from $i0,ouo are asked
of the It-glslature about to assemble
by the trustees of the Nebraska school
for the deaf. They are embodied In
tho report of Superintendent Stewart
and adopted by the board, which met
Wednesday to go over tho business of
the blennium. Charles It. Sherman
of Omaha is inealilent of the board
and H. 11. Hanks of Nebraska City
and D. O. Dwyer of l'lattsmouta tile
other members
NEBRASKA TREASURY.
Financial Situation Reported In Ex
cellent Shape.
State Treasurer Brian In his bien
nial report to tho governor says that
all general fund registered warrants
have been cancelled and no warrants
have been registered In this fund
since Dec. 2. 1909, which means that
there Is no debt, either floating or
bonded, against the general fund of
the state of Nebraska.
The treasurer recommends that tho
board of educational lands and funds
be given authority to dispose of $4,
099,300 oi bonds of other states held
as an Investment for the state school
fund If tho bonds can bo sold ftt par,
In order to convert this money Into
home securities which are being of
fered for snle. This would give the
school districts and municipalities a
lower rate of Interest on bonds Is
sued by them and wou'd keep the
money in Nebraska.
Treasurer Brian reports that no
bonds of other states have been
bought since the adoption of a con
stitutional amendment giving the
stale the right to Invest in school
district and other securities to be
designated by the legislature. Since
Dec. 1, 1908, tho stale board, through
the treusurer, has bought 1484,655.41
of school district bonds and by au
tborlty of tho last legislature bought
$808,000 of municipal bonds and $430,
000 of county bonds.
T-iie total fees collected and turned
Into the state treasury during the
last two years, ending Nov. 30, wa
$$4:1.775.91.
Dec. 1. 1908, there was In the gen
eral fund and the redemption fund
I10.6CC.43. During the btennlum the
amount collected by Treasurer Brian
for these funds was $4,624,463.01,
which, with the amount on hand,
mukes a total of $4,035,129.44. He
paid out of these funds a total of
$4,749,084.52, leaving a total of $150,
044.92 on hand.
Nebraska Slights Itself.
Legislative records In tbe office!
of the secretary of state show thai
the state of Nebraska has during the
last 20 years contributed more than
twice as much to world's fairs and
to other expositions than it has ap
propriated to provide grounds, build
Ings and other improvements for its
own state falr(
The total amount appropriated for
the state fair since it was perraanent-ly-located
in Lincoln ten years ago 4s
$118,000. The amounts spent for
Nebraska exhibits at expositions
since 1890 aggregate the sum of
$242,000. During the same period,
$97,200 has been raised and expend
ed for the state fair by private do
nations and otherwise than by leg
islative appropriations.
The comparative figures were un
earthed as a result of a telegram
received at the secretary of state's
oflico from Frank L. Brown of San
Francisco, a boomer for the Panama
Pneific exposition, which that city
hopes to hold In 1915.
Obeying Food Law
According to the biennial report
filed by State Food Commissioner
Mains, the food laws of Nebraska are
being as strictly obeyed by manufac
turers and distributors as those of
any state In the union, and this re
sult bus been obtained with a mini
mum of prosecutions. t ne total
amount of fees collected during the
biennlum is $11,324.64.
Nebraska Gets Her Share.
Nebraska's share of the fund de
rived from forest reserves, amounting
to $2,820.25, arrived at the governor's
office In tho form of a check from the
United States treasury department. It
will go to the counties where the re
serves are located for the benefit of
tbe public schools and tbe public
roads.
Automobile BUI Popular.
Tbe bill proj'OBed by Addison Wall
which purposes to raise the license
fee of automobiles to $5 Instead ol
the $1 now churged Is looked upon
with favor by some of the automobile
men, especially since the bill propos
es to have half till", fee go Into a fund
for the promotion of good rouds
throughout the state. C. It. Cope
land when asked his opinion on the
proposed bill replied, "If the money
Is to be used for the improvement
of the roads In tbe state, I don't
think the automobile men will ofl'ei
any objection." Other autoruoblU
men have expressed the same opln
Ion.
Office Rooms Crowded.
The biennial shifting of depart
ments at the state house to make
room for officers and employes of
the legislature Is under way. The
state house Is now too small when
the legislature Is In session. The
taking of rooms on the third floor
by the enlarged supreme court will
compel tbe legislature to obtain com
mittee rooms in hotels down town.
Address by Bishop Beecher.
Bishop George Allen Beecher o.
Omaha la to deliver the principal ad
dress at the state university charter
day exercises Feb. 15.
Bishop Beech
inivtatlon of
er has accepted the
Chuncellor Avery.
Will Sell the Normal.
The owners of Fremont college, a
private normal school, will. It is said
offer that institution to the state, and
efforts are to be made by Dodg
county members of the legislature
o pass a UU (or Its purchase.
Homo Tows.
3- Helps -
TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL LAWN
In Small Space a Natural Garden la
, Better Than Any Formal Ar
rangement. The development of the beautiful ll
:he aim of landscape gardening, differ
ing from gardening In Its common
sense, In embracing the' whole scene
about t hehouse, which it softens and
refines. In It we seek to embody our
Ideal of a home by collecting and com
bining beautiful forms in vegetation,
surfaces of ground,, buildings and
walks In the landscape surrounding
us.
Every place should be a picture by
itself, having an individuality all Its
own, completely harmonizing .with the
home which It surrounds, attractive to
tbe general public and enjoyable to
the owner. We should as far as pos
sible conform In a general way to tbe
prevailing custom on the street as re
gards the use of fences between tho
buildings and the street lines. ,
The working part of the grounds,
such as the kitchen garden, clothes
yard, etc., should be brought together
directly connecting with the kitchen,
and cellar. They can thus be admir
ably separated from the ornamental
part of the grounds by lines of shrubs
or a vine-covered lattice or wire fence.
In arranging our pleasure grounds
we should provide a place convenient
ly accessible to the living rooms where
the family can sit out of doors without
being exposed to the gaze ot the pub
lic. Walks are useful but not beauti
ful, and should only be used where
they are actually required.
We should keep the centers of the
lawn spaces open, making the planta
tions on the edges and not dot them
nursery fashion all over the entire
lan. We thus secure the full value
of the lawn area and make mainte
nance easier. We can then provide
spaces for flowers, preferably of a
perennial nature In tho foreground of
our shrub masses and not In separato
or scattered beds.
As a general thing the naturalistic
gardening should be adopted on the
mall place In preference to the for
mal. We are thus able to avoid'
straight lines, creating a picture using
the green grass as our canvas, framing
the whole In with a well selected col
lection of trees and shrubs; confining
tho tender and annual plants to the
flower garden, as they are costly, tem
porary and often In bad taste when
scattered promiscuously over the en
tire place. The house la the main fea
ture, and all plantings must be done
under the Influence of Its character
and situation, the views from the win
dows suggesting the arrangement and
Where the plantings should have their
origin. In the very nature of things
bo two gardens can be just alike; a
charming feature in one garden may
not be allowable in another, either
through lack of space, difference In ex
pc-aure or natural Incongruity.
CHOICE OF STYLES IS LARGE
In "Structural Decoration" There ll
Hardly a Limit to the Many
In Vogue. ;
"Structural decoration" may best be
ozplalned by considering one well
known example of it tbe Elizabethan,
most picturesque and elaborate of the
the styles now popularly imitated. In
the real Elizabethan the wooden
framework was made of great trees,
olid oak, squared off and mortised to
gether solidly. If the tree had been
curved, the beam was cured. And the
beam was as thick as the wall itself,
and appeared on the Inside, as well
as the outside of the house. Tho ce
ment was filled In between these great
beams, and the dark wood, In contrast
with the stucco filling, made the
decoration of the house a truly hon
est and structural kind of ornament,
which we imitate by fastening thin
planks over and across our "Eliza
bethan" dwellings. Our own "Colon
ial" dwellings had their charm, too
tbe charm of perfect simplicity and
excellent proportion. Like the gen
tlemen who built them they are dig
nified, reliable, honest. The bungalow
la both slmplo In line and structural
In decoration, but too often squatty
in proportion, and, If unmodified, is
apt to be a most uncomfortable dwell
ing for this climate of extremes, hav
ing been developed to its present form
where there was no heat in summer,
and no cold In winter. A new type of
bouse bas arisen of late, calling Itself
"craftsman's houses." It is an at
tempt to adapt to modern conditions
all the good points In all the styles
named; aud very often the attempt Is
successful, and tbe result, belonging
to no "style," Is quite happy.
Quick-Growing Trees Planted.
Trees which will grow large enough
In Ave or ten years to afford the pedes-
trian shelter from the hot raya of th
un during the summer months have
been planted around the department
of tbe Interior building and also along
the south side ot F street northwest
between Seventh and Ninth streets.
They are faot growing shade treea
such as are planted in all parts of the
residential sections. They wUL It 1
believed, do much to keep the side
walk In their vicinity cooler than has
been the case during the hot days.