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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH i Coast Fiddlers Challenge Henry Fords Musicians An East Versus West fiddling contest for the national chnmplonshlp may take place in Santa and his players, by eight of Californias veteran Monica, Cal., soon, as a result of a challenge to Henry-Fo- rd fiddlers. The challengers, all Civil war vets and each over eighty years of age, are shown at their first team old-tim- e practice. Amusing Incident of the Floods in England A portrait of Georgre Washington, painted on Iron by the famous early American painter, Gilbert Stuart, the first of Its kind ever found or known to exist, is now In the possession of Albert Rosenthal, art collector and connoisseur, The picture never before has bee.n out of the possession of the Tilyard family of England. The of Philadelphia. portrait, which is one of the richest Stuart discoveries of some years, Is of the type known as the Vaughn or Glbba type, showing the right side of the face. Haslltttgfon QUAL when fields were lost or fields were won, With breath of popular applause or blame, Nor fanned or damped, the same. Too inward to be reached by flaws of idle fame. Soldier and statesman, rarest unison; d example of great duties done, Simply as breathing a worlds honors worn As lifes indifferent gifts to all men bom; Dumb for himself, unless it were to God, But for his barefoot soldiers eloquent, Tramping the snow to coral where they trod, Held by his awe in hollow-eye- d content; Modest, yet firm as natures self; un-- . blamed. Save by the men his nobler temper shamed; Never seduced through show of present 1 High-poise- good other than unsetting lights to steer d in heaven, nor than his steadfast mood. More steadfast, far from rashness as from fear; Rigid, but with himself first, grasping By New-trimme- still In swerveless poise the wave-behelm of will; Not honored then or now because he wooed The popular voice, but that he still withstood. higher-soulethere is but one Who was all this and ours and all mens Washington. at Broad-minde- d; LowelL Washington's- - Remarkable Foresight Washington's services fully entitled him to be .called first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of but these distinctions, due to his part in the Revolution and as President of the newly formed republic, have overshadowed a phase of his life that deserves careful consideration. Few persons are aware of "fco service he rendered In developing the internal commerce of the country, and of his foresight in the problem of securing union among the states, Henry Leffmann writes, In the Philadelphia Record. At the end of the Revolution, the common danger that had been so patent in holding the several states In - united action was removed, and the contemporary history indicates a rather dangerous disposition on the part of some of the portions of the a procedure country to go It alone that would have led to an easy by Great Britain. The most powerful influence in the course of nations is the economic one. The several states compos'ng the original thirteen did not have entirely concordant interests and, naturally, obeying their Impulses, showed an un willingness to surrender local advantages for the general good. Perhaps as striking an Instance of the operation of this law will be found In the attitude of the people of the area now included In the state of Vermont. The treaty of peace with Great Britain, which acknowledged the independence of the United States, enumerated each state as sovereign and granted also the territory west of New Hampshire. Many of the residents of this area, however, regarded their best Interests to be with Canada, because the outlet to the sea was through the waters that led to the St. Lawrence river. Railroads were unthought of at that time. Among the leaders of the party that declared against entering the United States was Ethan Allen, the famous patriot, and his two brothers. Active resistance to Inclusion of the state was threatened, but It came to naught and the Green Mountain" state was duly admitted as the fourteenth state. Problem Faced Young Nation. During the Revolution many efforts were made to bring about a closer union of the several states. Finally, a couple of years before the close of the war, the Articles of Confederation were adopted. They did not satisfy many of the leaders, Including such as Washington, Hamilton, Wilson and Madison, but were the best that could be obtained at that time. Meanwhile, the pioneer spirit so characteristic of the Colonials was urging movements towards and beyond the mountain range, and the problem of the Mississippi valley was becoming serious. French colonization had been active from the north, especially In the region of the Great lakes, but by the Treaty of Paris, In 1763, which closed the Seven Years war, France had lost all its Canadian possessions. Spain was in possession of territory in the Gulf region. The Mississippi liver la the only outlet to the sea for the vast valley that It drains, and it was obIous that nny considerable settlements by American pioneers In this valley would find necessity either of using the river or of sending their produce over the mountain range to the Atlantic ports. These matters, of course, did not attract much attention between 1775 and 1783, for In those years the dominant .note was war; but with the coming of peace domestic questions came to the front and grae difficulties arose. It seems, indeed, from the contemporary literature, that many Americans regarded their particular state as in alliance rather than as In union with the others. Saw Routes in Advance. When Washington began to urge his system on plans for the slack-wate- r the Potomac, the people of the James river section became jealous. They were unwilling that state' aid should be given to a project In an entirely different section. It became nectsafy for the friends of the Potomac project to sttpj ort one for the improvement of the James river, and the James River Improvement company was duly organized coincident with that of the Each company Potomac company. was based on a definite amount of shares. By an act of the Virginia legislature a block of shares was voted to him. The Washington stock went to the endowment of an Institution that had been established before the Revolution and after It had been renamed Liberty hall. This became Washington college, and Is now Washington and Lee university. During the Interval between 1783 and 1789, when he was not In public life, Washington made a Journey through the Mohawk valley, and In a letter expressed the view that that route would constitute the best line for connecting the region of the Great lakes with tidewater. He did not live to see the construction of the Erie canal and the subsequent rise of the port of New York to commercial domination. A humoro-uaspect of the confusion caused by the flooded Thames, in England, was afforded by the little sailing canoe which made Its appearance In the flooded Maidenhead streets and maneuvered for Its .position li s traffic. LAD IS A FLYER Florida Thief Got Their Jewelry IN HIS EARLY DAYS n A woodcut of George Washington, taken at the time he was a land surveyor, and his thoughts wers furthest from the command of th American army, and the first Presl dency of the United States. Jewelry said to be valued at $15,000 was stolen from Mrs. George A. McKInlock (left) and her house guest, Miss Muriel McCormick (right), both of Chicago, by a burglar who gained entranoe (3. tire McKInlock home in Palm Beach, Fla. Miss McCormick is a granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. little-know- Moving Tuts Coffin to Cairo Furman Parker, fourteen years old, . of Anderson, Ind., claims the distinction of being the youngest licensed pilot In the United States. He was born In St. Paul, Minn., in 1912 and was taught to fly by his father, a pioneer aviator. He recently received his pilots license. SETTLE GREEK DEBT Set Duty Before Pride George Washington was elected as president of the convention that drew up the Constitution because he was the Idol of the people. He had the confidence of the new nation and his dignity and strength of character commanded the general respect as did that of no other man of the time. Washington was painfully conscious that his scholarship was Inferior to that of many of his associates and he realized that he Was but an Indifferent politician. In his hand the sword was mightier than the pen. But he was a soldier. Convinced that It was his duty to take part In this work, he accepted. ' Washington' Hair a Gift of George Washingtons hair. Inclosed In a crystal medallion, was conditionally bequeathed to the Mount Vernon Ladies association In the will of Boudinot Keith, lawyer, reformer and founder of the City club of New . , Y ork. The heirloom will go to the association If It gives to Mr. Keiths daughter a portrait of Washington willed to th association by Mr. Keiths aunt Elias BoudiMr Keiths great-unclnot served on Washington rtafiC. A lock e, An especially posed portrait of It, enclosed in a case, being George Coflnas, former Greek nunlstet The golden coffin of King borne by natives from the felucca In which It traveled on the River Nile to of finance, who Is now In Washington Luxor station, on the way to the museum at Cairo, ufter it was reni ved from us the head of the Greek debt tundln the tomb. mission. , |