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Slck to my stom- fc11 Plaint. t had swy thZ . ? ?ner8y and " drove i wful headaches." ,Dfc".auh,B-?Al-ii.T.- ZYPtk d;mi i c0 """pies on I ceTwelveYears i it., r: j "ea fty Cufcura ffcttwh-.TT hlW and red. fTWrnect ba ilu6 and fed. and f coa ,k . " a was in tha rv? Mter ,Cb- 1 Purchased sin. iDg two kes of i uc) jj was nealed." Talent 25c iZ5- ae temr,,r .Sola every- :etemp,e -every-J " lliiltories. Dept Our Government How It Operates By William Bruckart mm By ELMO SCOTT WATSON 'FfvjJt E HAVE a national anthem "The aiar jspaugiea Banner." we nave a national flag the Stars and Stripes. The eagle is our national bird (with the turkey as the "unofficial "un-official national bird" on Thanks giving and Christmas!). Several years ago a nation-wide referendum referen-dum to choose a national flower, conducted by the American Nature association, resulted in the wild rose polling the greatest . number of votes, getting almost twice as many as the columbine, the nearest contender, and three times as many as the violet, which placed third. And now there is a plan on foot for holding a national referendum to choose a national tree, thus giving us another symbol around which to center our loyalty to our country. Between now and January, 1934, the people will register their will as to what tree has the greatest appeal to Americans, best typifies the American spirit and has been an Important factor in our history. The result of the poll will then be presented to congress for whatever action It chooses to take in making the choice official. It is difficult to predict what the result will be. Undoubtedly there will be many votes for the elm because there is still fresh in our memories memo-ries the thousands of elm trees which were plant ed last year, during' the Washington bi-centen-nial, in commemoration of Washington and of the historic elm In Cambridge, Tilass., under which he took command of the Continental army. No doubt some of the states will hope that their official state tree will be honored by being be-ing made the national tree. But that rather limits the choice, for there are only six which have such official state trees or trees so characteristic char-acteristic of those commonwealths as to be state trees. South Carolina is the Palmetto state, but It is doubtful if the palmetto is likely to be the national choice. For the national tree should be one which can be found in every section of the country and the palmetto Is found only In the south. Tlje same consideration may prevail pre-vail against Indiana's official state tree, the tulip tu-lip tree, and against that variety of the horse-chestnut horse-chestnut which has given to Ohio Its popular name of the Buckeye state. California, no doubt, would be well pleased to have its giant sequoias or redwoods thus honored, but there again rises the objection that they are indigenous to only one part of the country. Illinois' state tree is the oak and the oak is found In one form or another in nearly every part of the United States. But objection already has been raised to this as the national tree because be-cause it is "hard-hearted" and such a tree could not very well typify the American people.- If historic association is to play a part in the selection of a national tree, there are Innumerable In-numerable individuals of several different species which will demand consideration for their particular par-ticular kind. Several years ago the American Tree association," associa-tion," under the leadership of Charles Lathrop Pack, embarked upon the laudable enterprise of establishing a hall of fame for trees and inviting invit-ing citizens In all parts of the country to nominate nomi-nate historic trees In their communities for places in this gallery of honor. The following is by no means a complete list of those which have been registered in the hall of fame (some still standing and others long since passed away) but it will give an idea of the intimate association of some monarch of the forest with some history-making event: Washington elm near Palmer, Mass., on the Springfield-Boston highway, of which it Is recorded re-corded that "beneath this tree Washington rested and refreshed himself and delivered a short address only three days previous to taking tak-ing command of the army at Cambridge." - Liberty tree, an elm which stood on Boston Common and under which meetings to protest against the Stamp act and other oppressions by England wer held by the patriots. It was cut down in 1775, while the British army occupied Boston, for firewood and for revenge upon the "rebels." Treaty tree, near Ylncennes, Ind, sole survivor sur-vivor of a walnut grove in which Gen. William Henry Harrison held a council with the great Indian chief, Tecumseh, August 12-18, 1810. Boone's "Bar" tree, on Boone's creek, a small tributary of the Wautauga in eastern Tennessee, which while still standing bore the Inscription, carved by the noted pioneer, "D. Boon cilled A BAR on this tree year 1760." John Brown's tree, a white oak .near Bark-hamsted. Bark-hamsted. Conn, under whose branches John Brown of Osawatomle and Harper's Terry fame played as a child, calling It "my tree" and re-Tislting re-Tislting it every time he returned to the ancestral an-cestral home In Connecticut It Is also called the Council tree, because of its use for that purpose by Indians of that vicinity. Morse lm in Washington, D. C, named for Samuel I. B. Morse, Inventor of the telegraph. a mrii tttr f fVStt f fS ft fk ,Ai Trie Tfirr A &m TUf f?sr AT HC- i rOEAil mZi yOfffc Y mm 1 5 TO i. or' At I I 4 1 i pi;!!!!1 If I i 'A 'V T" y' t't i - - MAW? WHY THE SENATE? 1. The Washington elm In Cambridge, Mass. 2. A forest of redwoods In California. 3. Tablet In Athens, Ga., which proves that an oak tree "owns itself." It reads "For and in consideration of the great love I bear this tree and the great desire I have for Its protection for all time, I convey entire possession of Itself and all land within eight feet of the tree on all sides. William H. Jackson." This unique deed was recorded early in the Nineteenth century by Col. W. H. Jackson, at one time chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme court 4. The Pan-American peace tree In Havana Cuba, which was planted In coll gathered from the 21 American nations represented at a Pan American conference held In that city In 1928. it Is to be a shrine of peace and good will for the peoples of the countries represented at the conference. 5. The last living horse-chestnut tree planted in a row of thirteen by George Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., representing the thirteen original colonies. : i who often sat beneath it and related to Interested Inter-ested listeners the wonders of the telegraph. Standing at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth street, this elm had looked down upon every Inaugural parade -ever held In the Capital Scvthe tree. In Waterloo. N. X. When Wyburn Johnson enlisted In the Union army in 1SG1, he hnnir his scvthe In a crotch of a small tree, to be left there until his return. He was killed In hnttle and the tree in Its growth enveloped me scyfhe until now it Is firmly embedded in the trunk with only the point showing. wpsIpv oak on St Simon's Island, Ga. under this tree botk John and Charles Wesley, founders found-ers of the Methodist church in America, preached their first sermons on this continent Wohstor tr near Franklin. N. H. On tnls tree Daniel Webster hung his scythe when he decided to go to Dartmouth college and "the path from this tree led Webster to congress and to the office of the secretary oi siaie. reached the Presidency, but he twice refused the nomination for Vice President and in both cases the head of the ticket on which be would have been elected died in office." Council oak in Sioux City, Iowa, beneath which Lewis and Clark camped and held one of their first councils with the Indians after leaving St r.mrm uik at Guilford Court House, X CL also called the Liberty tree. It stands on the battle ground of Guilford Court House, fought March 15, 17S1, "the battle that won the Revo lution," since Cornwallls' costly . victory there led directly to Yorktown and his surrender. Gen eral Greene is said to have tied his horse to this tree during the battle. Kentucky Coffee tree in front of the Ver Planck mansion at Fishklll-on-Hudson, occupied by Baron Steuben during the Revolution. The first meetlDg of the. Society of the Cincinnati was held under this tree. Live oak at Pomona, Calif., marking the spot where In 1837 the first white settlers camped In the Pomona valley. Abraham Lincoln tree In Decoran, Iowa, a hackberry planted by Hohn Finn In memory of the martyred President on April 27, 1805, the day which the governor of Iowa had designated as a day of mourning for Lincoln. The tree is now 110 feet high and nearly 12 feet around. The Donegal oak at the Donegal church In Pennsylvania. Here in 1777 the . congregation was Interrupted by an express rider who roused the countryside with the Information that the British army under Lord Howe had left New Tork to Invade Pennsylvania. Tree and church are In an excellent state of preservation. The Bath horse-chestnut near Bath, Pa., given to Gen. Robert Brown by George Washington as a token of friendship. Fruit from this tree, known as the Friendship tree, has been planted on the White House grounds and In each state to establish "Washington Friendship Groves." The Brandywine sycamore near the Brandy-wine Brandy-wine Baptist church at Chadds Ford, Pa. Under its wide branches is the stone house used by General Lafayette as his headquarters before the Battle of Brandywine In 1777. The French general was laid under this tree after having been wounded, and since that time the tree has been known as the Lafayette sycamore. "The Lone Sentinel," a giant Cottonwood by the river bridge In Dodge City, Kan. The tree was there when the settlers came in 1871 and 1872. It was one of three trees for miles along the river. This tree is nearly a century old, for Chief Satanta told the late A. J. Anthony that his tribe had named It "The Lone Sentinel" and had record of it for years. Tradition has it that several horse thieves were hanged from this tree, and the old cowboys and gunmen used to tack targets on it for pistol practice. The trunk is full of lead. The General Sherman Sequoia, declared to be the oldest thing now living. It was of giant growth at the time of the birth of Christ almost al-most 2,000 years ago. Today, at an age of more than 4,000 years, It has a diameter of 3614 feet and a height of 280 feet This tree is lo-cated lo-cated in Sequoia National park, where It stands as a memorial to Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Sher-man, as well as the undisputed monarch of the ages. The Naturalization tree in Kentucky, a symbol sym-bol of the American Spirit of today. Its fame rests on Its service In connection with Americanizing Amer-icanizing recruits at Camp Zachary Taylor dur-Inz dur-Inz the recent war. Under its branches thou sands of aliens took the oath of allegiance upon being mustered Into the ranks or the Lnlted States army. On a single day this tree witnessed the naturalization of 925 of these new Ameri cans and saw their salute to the flag of their new citizenship. The "Lonesome Pine" near Tate Springs, Tenn, which was the model for the artst who Illus trated John Fox. Jr.'a "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and which has become famous In song and story. bT Waatara Kmor Luaa.i THE senate, through the years, has been termed the greatest de liberative body in the world. That is because Its own rules allow unlimited un-limited debate. Once a senator is recognized by the presiding officer, he can go on and on with his speech ; he can talk about anything he desires de-sires to discuss, except to oast aspersions as-persions on fellow senntors or members mem-bers of the bouse, and his statements state-ments may not be challenged in a court of law. Senators are jealous of their prerogatives. pre-rogatives. They are constantly on watch against any move that threatens threat-ens to limit debate. Though they appear to waste hours or days, and even weeks, by careless discussion and repetition, every effort has failed to change the basic formula of unlimited debate. And it Is well that no change ever has been accomplished, for in that very fact there is a measure of safety for the country that is often forgotten. Whereas the house of representatives, representa-tives, partly because of its great numbers, but more particularly because be-cause of the shorter term of members, mem-bers, is quite susceptible to public reaction on whatever public question ques-tion absorbs attention at the moment, mo-ment, the contrary is generally the case In the senate. I do not mean that the senate goes against the will of the people, or that it stands out against apparent needs of the nation. It is responsive always la the end, but It moves more slowly because traditionally it has given more thorough consideration to every question in an open exchange of views than is ever possible in the house with its larger membership. member-ship. - Thus, it can be seen readily that the senate acts as a check against too hasty action. Legislation cannot can-not possibly be rushed through the senate without extensive debate unless un-less everybody is in an accord as to the need therefor. But consider how the unlimited debate arrangement operates, or may operate, for your good and mine. Take the matter of a declara tion of war. The house would re ceive a message from the President would refer the matter to a committee, com-mittee, and would have the necessary neces-sary resolution Hack before it and act on it possibly within two or three days. Not so in the senate. Its committee might quickly report Its findings and recommend passage of the resolution declaring a state of war In existence. Senntors, how ever, who doubted the advisability of the course would not allow pre cipitate action. Such was the case in the declaration of war against Germany in 1917. There were the "wilful twelve," you will recall. They thought a declaration of war was improper, and they blocked ac tion. In that instance, however, the sentiment of the country was over whelming and vote was reached more quickly than ordinarily hap pens. In the case of the treaty of Versailles Ver-sailles and the covenant of the League of Nations, the situation was different President Wilson rec ommended ratification of the treaty and adherence to the League. Nev ertheless, some of the senators thought the sentiment of the coun try had not crystalized. Debate proceeded, unlimited debate. It con tinued for weeks. Newspapers of the country took sides. The coun try was fully Informed, and event ually the proposal to join the League of Nations was so qualified that It was a nullity. So the senate moves slowly. It wastes a lot of time; of that there :an be no doubt Moreover, at times It appears almost stubborn, because of its apparent do-nothing attitude. Fet therein is strength for the nation na-tion and Its citizens for the possibility possi-bility of ill-considered action is eliminated. Another reason may be men-ioned, men-ioned, explanatory of the slow-mov ing procedure in the senate. Senators Sena-tors are elected by the entire voting population of their state, and for a term of six years. They are not julte as close to the rank and file it the citizens as are the represen tatives. It was contemplated by the Constitution's framers that they mould have more of a national view point They are United States senators, sen-ators, despite the fact that fre-juently fre-juently one of them becomes noth- ng more than a state senator in his Aorta to do things his state or a lection of his state desires. One-third of the senate always ias six years to plan for re-election ; ne-third of the membership need lot worry about campaigning for four years, and the remainder faces lection two years hence. From this t is to be seen that the election Is far enough away for a majority of Jhe senators that they can put aside j uuch of the necessary political 'euce-bullding. Not that any of :hem ever overlook politics. That would be as impossible as a flight to the moon, unless the individual lecided to retire voluntarily, bet the game of politics in the senate 4 obviously on the basis of longer ange, and statesmanship often dominates. dom-inates. . U31. WMtcra .NtwapajMr Colin. How I Broke Into The Movies Copyright by Hal C Herman By MARY PICKFORD AN INSIGNIFICANT little street car transfer turned Mary Pick-ford's Pick-ford's career from the stage to world-wide fame on the screen. On her way to a theatrical book-ing book-ing agency in the Times square district, Mary, at her mother's behest be-hest stopped in the old Biograph studio on Fourteenth street New York, before using the transfer. Thus in a nutshell, you have the story of the rise of Mary Plckford. Her theatrical career began in the Valentine Stock company in the city of Toronto, Canada, where 6he was born. Her first appearance on the speaking stage was made at the age of five, when she took the part of a boy in a play called "The Silver King." ' At the age of eight "America's" Sweetheart" went on the road with "The Little Red Schoolhouse," and at the age of nine Mary was starred in "The Fatal Wedding" In the part of Jessie the little mother. When but eleven she was appearing with Chauncey Olcott in "Edmund Burke." ' To Miss Plckford belongs the honor of originating the part of Betty Warren in "The Warrens of Virginia," a David Belasco produc- .t - ; - ' ! V I ill - .... s L -' J , I p ijos Mary Plckford. tion which was her first piny on Broadway. From Belasco's management, she went into motion pictures, but let her tell the story in her own words at this point "You see," she said, "I did not think much of the movies at that time. In fact, people on the legitimate legiti-mate stage considered it a disgrace to work in pictures. But my mother moth-er had asked me to go to the Biograph Bio-graph studio on Fourteenth street and try to see Mr. Griffith. Although I demurred, she insisted, and of course, I could not disobey. But I took the precaution to route my trip so that I could make five cents do the work of ten. Those were times when five cents was always doing the work of ten Instead of taking a street car from where we lived on Fourteenth street, I walked the ten blocks, took the car on Fourteenth and asked for a transfer. The old Biograph studio was on Fourteenth Btreet between be-tween Broadway and Fifth avenue. Thus, when I had satisfied mother by dropping In at the studio, I could walk back to Broadway and use my transfer to ride to the Times square and the theatrical district where the booking offices were located. I felt certain that in the end It would be necessary to visit the booking book-ing offices to obtain another theatrical theat-rical engagement, which at that mo ment I needed very badly. Imagine my surprise then when I was ush ered Into the august presence of Mr. Griffith who, after a short talk, gave me my first motion picture engagement." From such a simple beginning, a new ngure in world history was born. Even today few people realize how far Into the distant corners of the earth our Mary's popularity has reached. Her mail brings letters in nearly every language. Furthermore, Further-more, Miss Plckford is the only woman in motion pictures who Is socially honored by the real royalties royal-ties of Europe. When she travels people at every station crowd the platform for a glimpse of her. And with all this she Is a charming, wistful wist-ful young woman, happy in the love a devoted husband. Still there are many simple pleasures which she has had to do without pleasures pleas-ures which her less famous neighbors neigh-bors accept as a matter of course. Ton may wonder from this if she happy with her lot The answer, yes. But even the reason for er being happy in spite of missing ' things which other people enjoy. Is in itself a simple thing. Her work makes others happy. Therein lies her compensation. She has learned that service to others Is the one coin that pays the debts -ur hearts. WSD Service we owe Patt! Was a W.itre.i Tolandt Pattl was a waitress at i studio commissary until Al Santell diose her for a part In one of his pictures. i |