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WS ' v __ '*■ 1 s j PAGE TWELVE oitr 'Duudxna* PwintM on Tr— Planting m City Given in A new Farmer*’ Bulletin, Ne. 1208, •TYeea for Town end City Street*," bf r.L. Halford, hortlcultartet, leraed the United States Department ef Agriculture, describes in detail the va rious oaks for street use in different as well as about 100 other or varieties. Elms are given sec- place in desirability for city and sycamores tblrd. Maples on considered less desirable than has keen generally supposed. Except the Lombardy poplar most varieties of poplar are not recommended. Before ornamental tree-planting for town or city streets is undertaken, a number of Important points must be given attention. Trees native to one part of the, United States may not thrive in another region. Some trees ars objectionable because their roots penetrate defective sewers, while oth ers grow their roots so hear the sur face that they have a tendency to heave or crack sidewalks. Only vigorous trees that will wlth- ntand the dust and smoke of a city should be planted to ornament the streets. The root system should be hardy, not easily affected by unusual soil conditions, by restricted feedjng areas, or by root pruning In case street Improvements are made. The shape of the top of the tree when full-grown riwnld be suited to the width of the street. The foliage should not be too dense, and should be of a pleasing tex ture and color. Where there is a lack of sunshine In winter it Is desirable to admit all the light possible by using only de ciduous trees. The bulletin gives a table showing the differences In fall coloring and the date of dropping of SB foliage. Narrow streets, it is point ed out, should be planted with tall, riMMler trees like the Lombardy pop lar or small trees. Broad streets may bo planted with spreading trees. fu the heart of a city, where the greatest difficulty Is experienced In gutting trees to grow, the alianthas will probably thrive when nearly all other kinds fall. The sycamore and the London plane are also good. The Carolina poplar will frequently grow la such places, and Its use may some- tSams be warranted. Consultation with the nearest state agricultural experi ment station or with the United States Deportment of Agriculture would bu advisable before deciding upon ex tensive tree-planting. / TemantJ Ba**rrent Garage Ms American moto. 1st who has driv- ua in the busy district of any big city Bus failed to realise the seriousness ef the parking problem which the tre mendous popularity of the motor car has created 1n recent years. Streets, laid out before motor vehicles were dreamed of, prove utterly Inadequate flsr accommodating the care which the priMlc would like to park In the bnsi- neas district. That some solution must be found at an early day Is man ifest. Of peculiar Interest, therefore. Is the practical solution which has heea worked out by the management of a new office building in Los Angeles housing thousands of persons, a large number of whom use motor cars. . Not only has pnrvtslon been made for ten ants of the building, but for patrons af these tenants as well, thereby giv ing occupants of this big structure a deckled advantage over those in oth er buildings. la the construction of this sky- uersper an underground garage was daOt at the rear of the lot and adjoin ing the office building. This fireproof spate accommodates nearly cars and is reached from the •t by broad ramps. Stalls in the rent for $20 per month. Here a moderate temperature obtains at si! Mams and a car and Its contents are ante from exposure to the elements mud also from thieves.—Popular Mu- NAVY AIRMEN BREAK RECORD Km, and Prln Make 7S Mil™ An Hour In Stay In the Air Contest. Washington, June 22.—Two daring navy aviators today broke the world’s record for 500-kilometers in a sea plane and started out in an all-night flight over Washington to smash the record for a continuous stay in the air. Lieuta. F. W. Wead and J. D. Price, pilots, alternating normally every four hours at the wheel, traveled the 500 kilometers in four hours, fifteen minutes and 55.8 seconds, and average of 118.14 kilos, or 78 miles an hour. The old record was 115.87, or 71.88 miles an hour. The pilots rose from the water at 12.10 p. m., near Alexandria. They were carrying 623 gallons of gasoline and made a hop-off with great diffi culty. For six hours Price kept the wheel because of the heaviness of the machine. At the end of that time the gasoline load had lightened suffici ently to make a change of pilots pos sible. Wead had been resting mean time in the rear of the machine. \A note droppfid hy the 4 fly£rs late in the afternoon reported them in fine shape and hoping to make the gasoline last until 8.30 o’clock tomor row morning, when they are due to descend for the first time. Should they stay up that long, they will have remained aloft twenty hours and twenty minutes, which will beat the record of eleven hours, fifty-seven minutes made last year by Lieut. H. T. Stanley at San Diego in a navy competition. Wead and Price are flying down the Potomac and back in an ellipti cal course. They are sustaining themselves on coffee, beans and sand wiches. Judges at the naval air sta tion at Anacostia are holding the watch on them. The note said in part: “Engine sounds good. Boat very comfortable. Sky looks good for tonight. Looks like we should get at least twenty hours out of gasoline supply, but this is only a guess." SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION OFF Mow to Figaro -Cue of the most complete and cock rine paragraphs ever printed for the •Brice of the prospective borne owner eugardlng maintenance costs and ex- ffsases of home ownership appears in the recently Issued pamphlet titled Tfcw to Own Tour Own Home," pre- by the division of building and Department of Commerce. It hi addition to payments on prlsd- and Interest on a home, allowance B be made for soma or all of the _ oipedses: (a) Renewals and Ira, (b) property tax end special rata, (c) insurance, (d) water *asc or rent, (e) accessories and (f) Improvements, la addition to the above, some owners add In the la- fiereet which they would otherwise re- •rive on the amount of their cash pay- nsanf or equity." t 1 Jay Walking Ordorod la many large cities pedestrians are to arrest for crossing streets at regular crossings. In however, at stated Intervrik Jay walking has been raquested by (he •Mheridem. This was whenever the Omm became crowded, with ami their regular citizens were he Jay walk te avoid rubbing ef refugees who were Me et carrying typhus # with womea and THE SOUTH CAROLINA States Representatives, Instructed For MeAdoo, Now In New York For Convention. Columbia, June 2.—Delegates to the national Democratic convention from South Carolina tonight were on their way to New York, where they will take up this week their duties in aid ing in the selection of the Democratic nominees for president and vice- president. Tomorrow afternoon the delegates will gather at the Hotel McAlpin where they will organize for the convention. Governor McLeod adhered to his original schedule in accompanying the delegates to the convention city, al though it was previously reported that he would probably go in advance Practically all of the alternates ac- ipanied the party, which, mdud- ing wives of delegates and alternates, numbered about 75 persons. The larger part of the delegation will mafee the Hotel McAlpin headquar ters, it was stated before their de parture. Before leaving Columbia, Governor McLeod indicated that he Would wire the number of delegates and alter nates constituting the Hgrth Caro lina delegation as soon as he reached Washington, D. C, This information was requested by William A. Barber, a former attorney general of South Carolina, serving under ' Governor Ellerbe, who later removed to New York, when be ia engaged in the practice of law. With several weeks in the Metro polis Won them, the delegates were scheduled to be entertained by former residents of South Carolina, among whom wen Mr. Barber, -who has planned a program ef entertainment for.next Tuesday, the lint day after the arrival of the delegates in the convention city. That night they will he euteitained at a theatre party. Thursday Bernard M. Baruch, for mer resident of Camden, and now a financier of the metropolis, will, with Mr. Branch, another Carolinian, play the role of host. In addition, than will be a number of other entertain ment features which will be given daring the evening and rest hours. Wi$ twenty-two delegate and twenty-two alternates and with wives of delegates making up a party total ling seventy-five- in all, tha delega tion presented an imposing appear ance as it left the station in Coftsife- bta. Others had gone on before in order to participate in pre-convention activities. r Swim In lAKlflll J 5? m '"Hl There is a Story Can You Tell It All In Less Than Ten Words? Sf-lr RrL’fip! Money y Best! THE CHRONICLE WANTS A TITLE FOR THE PICTURE BELOW AND WILL AWARD CASH PRIZES FOR THE BEST SUGGESTIONS. $25.00 TO THE WRITER OF THE BEST LINE OR TITLE. $10.00 TO THE WRITER OF THE SECOND BEST LINE OR TITLE. (Write Your TiUe Here) Your Name. Address. The picture above was drawn by Meyer R. Wolfe, New York Artist and Dlustrator. It is an unnamed picture. It never has had a title. Nobody in the world knows what the winning line will be. If you can think of a title in ten or lesa worda which best teHs the story in the picture you wfll win FIRST tffize. The contest ia-epen to overy- body. All you have to do is to look at the picture—then in a few simple words write a line or title to go with the picture—a line which in your opinion tells the story COMPLETE. The writer of the best line or title will receive a cash prize of $25.00. The second best title will receive $10.00. It is easy money. Maybe by studying the picture for ten or fifteen minutes you can think of a line or title which will be the winner. Why don’t you try—RIGHT NOW. Five well known and prominent Clinton citizens will be the judges. They will judge the lines or titles without knowing who wrote then^ When they have decided which is best—hte identity of the writer will be learned by comparing the number on the judging slips with the original line you have turned in—and which will be kept under lock and key. Get busy right now. The clewing date of the contest will be announced later. Get your title line in early—to this office. In case of two title-lines being the same the first received in this office will win. . - - , ' —— ✓ ■ _ * % ' • A Chance Given On Every Renewal Or New Subscription to The Chronicle at $1.50 Per Year. •In order to send in a title to the picture, it must be accompanied by $1.50 for a renew al or new subscription to The Chronicle. You will be allowed a chance at the cash prizes. No limit put upon the number of titles you may submit Get busy this minute and write a title for the picture. What has happened in that home? What is happening there? What is going to happen? A few simple words will explain it all—and win the prize. *“ • • Just a few minutes of thinking may win for you.—Try it MAIL OR BRING IN YOUR TITLE-LINE WITH SUBSCRIPTION AT ONCE. “The Paper the People Read” IL. •* . - \ .i •;rrA .V' * MM .«•