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Show DOUBT CAST UPON HISTORIC LEGEND F.lcrcolizedVax Salt Lake Citys Keeps Skin Young Orfaamiiiiwla4 Washington Elm Story Held Mero Tradition. eewa mmm 4dw WM fSmm enrslUw wit OUrnrnm Msafc me iit Tnro trf n ri turn ts tM MommA lwlamUumMfww4 IsAtaa iMatf I rW MW.sw4ht mmmm mm t mmJt a tmeU twL At m4 M Hotel i 4 mmrn w A bulletin of tbe Arnold Arboretum rest doubt upon (be legend that the Washington rim, which until 1926 stood on Cambridge common. cast Its shad upon George Wellington utien, on July S, 1773, he took over from Gen. Artemae Ward th command of the Colonial force ; but especially It declares that the numerous cuttings which distributed as direct do have n tcendams of the tree are of dubious ancestry. The tradition about the tree unfortunately rests upon no trustworthy. Indisputable evidence, and It baa been dlarredltel because a document called The Diary of Dorothy Dudley," published In 187!k which pur ported to five the testimony of on to the event, proved to be a literary forgery. When the tree fell In 1926 It was estimated that In 1775 "the tree waa only years old and leas than 2S and therefore Inches In diameter, was not so conspicuous as to bo singled out os tbo background of the historic scene. Tbo fact la that nobody who took part In tbe ceremony appreciated Its significance. Tbe exchange of commauda was effected with the utmost simplicity, with no prophetic sent of lu Importance In eye of posterity. All that can be affirmed positively of the Washington elm Is that It stood at or near the spot where Washington became tbe military leader of the army of tho Revolution. It may or may not have been tho Identical tree. In these matters, however, we cannot altogether reject a tradition banded down from sire to ion. Edward Everett Hale, among many others, jccepted tha atory of tha Washauthentic history and ington elm bla belief In It went back to 1S30 or beyond. Ha probably bad It from bla parents or grnndpnrents, with whom It was no doubt a treasured anecdote, for Edward Everetts great-nnclNathnn Hale, the Revolutionary patriot, was stationed with his regiment at Cambridge In September, 1773, within three months of the time that Washington assumed command. It la not at all unlikely, then, that this ardent young soldier was one of the sponsors for the story told It to members of his family as a fact, during tho few brief months that remained to him of life. Boston FutiJiui Birds After a snowstorm tbs wen throwing bread crumbs On and crusts to tb sparrow. plec of hard to at was Ignored by th birds for Ih smslter crumbs Bllll looked seriously st th toait and aaldi No butter on it - d HOTEL r tx-e- TEMPLE Order ! th Court Mrs Wesley llelgham of Y, argued so hard about Mr, and Albany, N. a quarter SQUARE tht neighbor summoned th potlrs In court, after hearing (he evidence. Judge Edward Hogan aid: It Is lucky It was not a dollar or It might bar been necessary to call out tha marines" Radio forms rclno io svvry RATES FROM 1.30 Jmrn UdO I. Tqr WsM 200 TUa Baths 200 Room UmmmTAwmmh V C ROSSITER. Up. ERNEST ataM Oiasiasl o Everything For The 4 tli of July Write for Price List W. H. EINTZ CO. Salt Lake City, Utah of Hanson lias been pushed with great vehemence or lias attained any great vogue. In good time the legend John Hanson, first President of the By ELMO SCOTT WATSON A $1 bill is rarely in circulation HAT is It we celebrate on the Fourth United States, will alio be assigned Iti approover six months before it goes back priate niche in the Hall of Myths. of July? to the Treasury department to be The plain truth of the matter Is that not one Why, the siguing of the Declare replaced by a new one. of the presidents of the Continental congress, tlon of ludepeudencen you reply. But why celebrate tbatT' you are from Peyton Randolph to Cyrus Griffin, was Cel Cif Of ever President of the United States, either in asked. Because It Is the birthday of our fact, by title of courtesy, or otherwise. The first Sm tul IrasU, Ul UU CIO It nation, you answer. And In both to bold that office, the first to bonr that title, was George Washington; and all those who seek cases, you're only partly right YOUR OPPORTUNITY to bestow the title of first President of the UnitAe Declura a matter of the fact, wi pi Ii'.ki a WU I Want Inti iwtnt liutj tion of Independence was formally ed States upon any president whomsoever of the MUuNt Ms m eruiuUu Oil imn jm i stfUM are but chasing shadows, pursuUwt. Irik In CiuJcf adopted on July 4, 1776, by the Con- Old Congress tinental congress, but so many mem- ing The Hanson thesis, which has had Its own bers were absent on that day that no effort was made to secure their signatures variations in the course of Its career, has now to the Immortal document That was not done assumed substantolly this form: John Ilnnson THIS WEEKS PRIZE STORY until nearly a month later. On August 2, 1770, was the first President of the United States, the final copy of the Declaration was ready and because be was the first President of congress the members then present (all whose names under the articles of confederation, the first conThe llshini season Is and the monn-tsiappear on It except two Thomas McKean and stitution of the United States. This Is the basic end resorts ere callinr to the motoi 1st. The time is at hand te boy the William Thornton, who signed later) affixed argument of the Hanson proponents, and It Is applies for the camping trip. Intermoantain made produets will help their signatures, thus giving the document an to this argument that we ahull, In the main, devote our examination. yea te have a better vacation because they authority which It lacked up to that time. give yoa more service for the dolltr and Was John Hanson actually the first PresiSo It depends upon a matter of Interpretamore sstisfsetlon for having helped to baUd this vast mountain territory. tion whether July 4, when the Declaration was dent of congress under the articles of confedMRS. J. A. MANZIONE. formally adopted, or August 2, when It was eration? Those articles. It should be recalled, Beaver. Utah. signed, shall be considered as the birthday were adopted by congress on November 15, 1777, and two days later were sent forth to the sevof a new nation. STUDY AT HOME But now that this new nation" has come eral states with a plea for their speedy adopUniversity Instruction by Mail Into existence, obviously It must have a head tion. Some of the states readily assented, others Enroll Anytime, Profitable, Interesting or an executive ofilcer If It is to be a going ratified with certain provisos, while still others, Minimum Cost concern. Granted? All right! Of course, we led by Maryland, held back until their views Writ, f.r Home Study Bulletin Tod.r all know that the executive officer of this new with regard to the disposition of the western EXTENSION DIVISION nation of ours which came Into existence 156 lands should be agreed to. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH By July, 1778, all the states except MaryBalt Lake Cltr. Utah years ago is known as the President So there logically follows the question Who was our land, New Jersey, and Delaware had ratified One of the best recipes for suc- first President? the articles as they stood, and a few months cess that Ive come across Is to you later New Jersey and Delaware also came forWhy, George Washington, of course and answer. But are keep other folk but Maryland you sure of that? For again ward with their ratifications; happy. Sir Harry Lauder. Its a matter of interpretation. To be absolute- stood stoutly by her demand respecting the westIt ly sure that youre right, you should say George ern lands (and a most praiseworthy demand esnot her had been and until demands was), Unitwas of the President the first Washington "A Perfect Cleanser with did that state agree to tiiin ed States." Be sure to put In of the United sentially complied $5 Prize (l" ,,r st l,ttr jn, jq giving post ms (or jopn States. For there was no such nation as the ratify. Sen! lilttr with am Snpei Bex Tap to United States and no such office In It until It The final step was taken on the first of clnisor. nta 202. Utih Saving I Trust gkti.. Suit Lake. was created by the Constitution, framed In 1787 March, 1781, when the delegates of Maryland In and adopted in 1788, and George Washington congress, John Hanson and Daniel Carroll, apwas the first man to hold the office of Presi- pended their signatures to the articles of confederation. dent under the Constitution. At the time of Marylands ratification of the In recent years attempts have been made to GASOLINE prove that several men who held the title of confederation Samuel Huntington of Connecticut President and presided over the Continental was president of congress and had been since congress were Presidents before Washington. September 28, 1779. There was no new election But those attempts have met what seems to be of a president of the body at that time, but on No one is so often and so easi- a final and decisive answer, from Dr. Edmund July 6, 1781, President Huntington gave notice ly deceived, snid Hi Ho, the sage C. Burnett of the division of historical research to congress that the state of his health would of Chinatown, as one who makes at the Carnegie Institute of Washington, who not permit him to continue longer In the exerit a rule to believe nothing. has spent 25 years In exhaustive research of cise of the duties of the Presidency, and on the work of the Continental congress during July 9 congress chose as fils successor Samuel Spend Your Vacation at the entire period of Its existence from 1774 Johnston of North Carolina. IDEAL BEACH LAKE to 1781. On the following day, however, Johnston preIn a statement by Doctor Burnett, Issued by sented his declination, offering such reasons as Tennis Boating Bathing Dancing the Carnegie Institution recently, he says In were satisfactory, whereupon Thomas McKean Good Cabins and Meals of Delaware was elected President (July 10). regard to the President before Washington Reasonable Prices McKean served as President of congress until theory : In this year of exceptional grace, the year of the election of John Hanson, on Monday, NoJ. W. KIEL, Garden City Utah our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-t- vember 5. wo "It Is to be observed, then, that two Presiand of the Independence of the United when we dents, Huntington and McKean, had served beStates the one hundred and are celebrating the anniversary tween March 1 and November 5, 1781, and anof the birth of George Washington, many old other had been chosen but had declined the ofcontroversies revolving about the character and fice. A chief question therefore Is, whether the career of the Father of his Country have been Presidents between March 1 and November 5, revived controversies which seemed to have 17S1, served under the articles of confederation, Nothing is more delightful than been permanently relegated to the realm of or whether John Hanson was the first to serve to lie under a tree in the summer tales that were told and several new ones have under and by virtue of that Instrument. The with a book, except to lie under a their way to the front to make their bids question hinges on whether the articles of contree in the summer without a book. pushed federation were actually In force during that for a bearing. Among the themes which are not precisely Interval. fop A A1 per week will be paid Doctor Burnett declares that they were actunew nor yet hoary with old age Is one which for the beat III article en Why yoa declares that the first President of the United ally In force. He continues: eheald aee Intermoantain made To contend, as do the protagonists In behalf States was not George Washington, but that - Similar te above. Send Goode this distinction belongs to John Hanson, presi- of John Hanson as the first President of the year story in prose or versa te Intermoantain Products Column, P. 0. dent of the Continental congress from Novem- United States, that the articles of confederation Box 1M5, Salt Laks City. If year did not come Into force until the first Monday ber 6, 1781, to November 4, 1782. tory appears in this celama yoa wil) Slip liar claims, although on other grounds In November, 1781, Is to contradict official record ceive check for have been pnt forth In behalf of other Presi- and official Interpretation. "As an Instance of tha lengths to which this dents of congress, but only that In behalf of yjf.V g.n i.kj wk iw (All Ex Pictures, Courtesy Carnegla Institution Washington.) School Beauty Culture SI-- w rs 1 SOPEX 1000 Packed With Power --B- fifty-sixt- ar contention has been carried, a recent biographer of Jolm Hanson, after asserting that tbe election of John Hanson of Maryland was the first act of congress of tbe United States, on Its first day of existence,' proceeds to lay down this stranga doctrine: Between tbe signing of the articles and this first Monday In November no government was actually In existence, though congress continued to transact business simply because there was a great deal of pressing business to transact.' He then remarks that, 'during those few months there was a provisional president called Thomas McKean, . . , who was elected with the definite understanding that he was to retire with the formation of the first government November 8. "It Is scarcely necessary to point out that, aside from the evidences of fact already adduced, the argument that no government was actually In existence from March 1 to November 8, 1781, Is fallacious and entirely contrary to legal Interpretation. It Is true enough that, prior to the adoption of the articles of confederation, there 'was no written document accepted as a constitution or fundamental instrument of government of the United States, but numerous governments have flourished and do flourish without any such written Instrument It may not be amiss, In this connection, to point out that the congress itself, on the thirteenth of September, 1779, laid down the doctrine that these states now are as fully, legally, and absolutely confederated os it Is possible for them to be. The articles of confederation, so far as the main essentials of the Instrument are concerned, did little more than put Into definite written form the principles on which the government of the United States had theretofore been conducted. At all events, it Is not to be gainsaid that, even at the time when John Hanson was elected president of congress these United States were dating their national existence from the fourth of July, 1776. They have continued to do so, and that assertion respecting the date of the nations birth bos held good both In fact and In law. After discussing the conditions under which Hanson was elected President, Doctor Burnett says: In any event, John Hanson does hnve the distinction, If It be a distinction, of being the first president to be chosen for the definite term of one year, beginning on the first Monday of November. But this Is very far from making him President of the United States. The evidence, It must be repeated, Is conclusive that no president of the continental congress, by whatever name It may be designated, whether the congress, as It first called itself, or the United States In congress assembled, as It came later to be called, was ever President of the United States. And this is true for this best of reasons, among others : because no such office as President of the United States existed until it was created by the federal constitution, framed In 1787 and adopted In 17S8. The office of President of the United States which that Constitution crented Is an office wholly different in character from that of President of the old congress, whether before or after the adoption of the articles of confederation; so different, In fact, that almost the sole tiling In common Is the word President In their respective titles. The president of congress was merely a presiding officer, and he was a member of the body over which he presided ; he neither possessed nor exercised any executive authority. The President of the United States Is almost solely an executive officer; he Is not a member of the national legislature; and his contacts with the national legislative body, the congress of the United States, are of a definitely limited character. "There Is therefore only one rational conclns-Io- n that can be reached, and tlfet Is, that George Washington was the first President of the Unit-eStates." ( by Wsstsra Nmpepsr Vais.) d Tha Compliment Sister George declares I have a perfect rosebud of a mouth. Brother A beautiful compliment, Indeed, considering rosebuds are usually closed. Imagination shapes brance into hopes. our remem- Principles Handicapped ftkny men do not allow their principles to take root, but pull them up every now and then, as children do flowers they have planted, to see If they are growing. Longfellow. Lived Long Without Salt Centuries ago a tribe of Mexican Indians Is said to have lived for more than fifty years without salt, when hostile Aztecs cut them off from outside supplies. American Army Officers United States army officers do not have to be graduates of West Point. They may be appointed from civilian life or they may be promoted from the ranks. Cried Herscif to Sleep Ail worn oat , . , splitting headache make life hideous every month. She need a tonic Lrdu E. PinVJuaa Vegetable Compound relieve cramps. ... SPRINGTIME RATES NOW 04 Ffwpmmt BOY who HOTEL our help Tbi eollnr ha traiord turrmluHy suay kY who (ailed to to to collet thrmigh lew minor cmt Id Hib School Credit. High School Ptonpili recommend Both lo u rvrry yer. tt apecutit te helping tboa who Iktmk tbe? bv foiled. Our pmnnal contact ond individual help builds confident and out pncucol uuowv training produce result. R' owotd rrg r eotlrgo I tlwtriul, Medkeairal, AwoMiitwil, Cml, Radio, Architectural, Mtaing od Sinm NEWHOUSE tm C Misplaced Speed If some men speeded as fast at the office as they do trying to get there, more work would be accomplished. Florida Times-Unio- Safe Disinfectant In burning a disinfectant In a room, the dish containing the disinfectant should be set into another dish containing water. Briefly Told There Isnt any such thing as being your own boss In this world unless you are a tramp, and then theres the constable. Stanzas stanza which The only seven-linhas any acknowledged position in English poetry Is the rime royal. Seven-Lin- e e Beautiful River The name Ohio is a corruption of Iroquois, Ohlonhllo, meaning beautiful river. First on Gold Basis Florence was the first city of Europe to put Its coinage on a gold basis. Whits Mans Shame Smallpox was unknown in bsfor white men came. ALT LAKS CITY W. E. SatUm, liar. w. Wvrt, AaaC Mar. frmi PARKERS HAIR BALSAM tunl FnnnMnm, hi Airplane Meehan Ira, Special court Amo Mecheuira, Mchuao Shop, biecutc Shop, 1 gnu loo. Rettery, etc. A Thorough o4 Complete Fmtineerimg Comrte m Two Yeert hy Omuimg Nonet renttol Subittti Stmdemti com enroll el eny time A chance to an board and lodging Send fat our free Culogu firing lull inlocautton and outlm of cour W. E. Cmtnw. Fra. W. I. Wood. Rrtutree Some people go without what they want In order to get what they dont want. Change In Meaning The term Levant" refers to the countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and Its contiguous waters. It formerly referred to the Orient or the East, but this meaning Is now obsolete. All tha Difference Jud Tunkins says the difference between the high pressure salesman and the bill collector Is that the collector doesn't feel the need of easing you along with funny stories. Washington Star. Record Shower of Stars The meteoric shower of November 13, 1S33, Is regarded as the most remarkable ever recorded. It was visible In America from the Great Lakes southward almost to the equator. For Mine Rescue Work life line for mine rescue work Is equipped with an electrical signaling device and also supplies each member of the crew with light In addition to their cap lamps. to (Bamitj Sm and 1 2 Isnt It a Shame? The trouble with the world Is that the people who know, what to do about conditions dont have the opportunity or power to carry out their Ideas. Miami Herald. Never Satisfied You Work is much like love. think you can't live without It and then you get It and want a vacation. San Francisco Chronicle. Community Chests Denver was first to Institute a community chest. This was In 1888. Cleveland was next to adopt the plan, In 1913. The New Architecture When a girl builds an air castle she always leaves out the kitchen never the garage. Chicago Right Use of Leisure of humanitys profoundest problems Is to find profitable use of leisure. One Javas Volcanoes There are 125 volcanoes on the Island of Java, 13 of which are active. ' i No Native Tonga has no native language peopl. com-t-s amt FmI4 Hah U,, w ilronwla U fTtMoi tTiMn WIl SHAMPOO Idml Aw I Parlura Hsir IUImuii. Halt., tbs hair aoft snd flnitr. 60 eenta br moil or st dnf Slats. iiisaasCbwniesI Work Fstcbiwu N.X. eoacnon W. N. with U. Salt Lak. City, No. 32. conscience. Some stomachs hsvc They warn you when to stop; snd some do not Youths Hard Tim The school class was writing pea One boy wrote this of portraits. his comrade: "Although he Is to be bas a bard time at borne, I know for a fact that h Is made to take a hath every SatEvening Times, urday night good-nature- d Making Life Pleasant The desire of being well pleased Is universal ; the desire of pleasing should be so, too. Let us not only scatter benefits, but even strew flowers for our fellow travelers In the rugged ways of this world. Lord Chesterfield. Hons of Commons American The national government never had a body called the house of commons, but In tbe early history of North Carolina the lower branch of Its legislature was so called. A Worms st Home in tea Glaciers on Mount Ranler are Inhabited by little brown snow worms which live on the organic matter blown over the glacier and feel at home In Ice. EFFECT brief epringlteM roe lion. Kojop Spend atmal hnppjr dor Hi bawds oi fui Bolt Uka City. A chon mlr nd awiury wiH do yon pood. A holiday te th heart of aeon I AMertcn te alwajr n thrill. Writ for detail nbont our omrf ttmet lv ALUEXFSNSS RATS. Rwrythlsg ovred -- At low noot. POimCHIX COUEGE OF NSi'lEttlll Hill 4 Madta 0klei4, Calif Omt f Joowwo twrtttfd m tum SFND US THH CT ftlU behind. He need IN French a Mixture back as history far. As goes, France was Inhabited chiefly by Celtic tribes, with Teutonic Influences In the north and Mediterranean Influences in the south. v Another Old One We notice an editorial on Our Native Chestnut. Do they mean tha mother-in-laJoke or the one about the traveling man? New Orleans Times-Picayun- Not the Only Bravo Ones One reason why bad men became scarce In the old West was because citizens had adequate viscera, also, San Francisco Chronicle. Absolut Limit The final proof of good manners Is the drug clerks thank you" when somebody pays for a stamp. From Mayflower of the beam of the Mayflower serves as a mantle In a ball at Rollins college. Mantl A block from one Why They Are Leaders The majority of good leaders have always been on the side of the oppressed. Aldous Huxley. -- I Sexes Equal in Old Egypt In the Sixth century, B. C men and women enjoyed equal rights In Egypt Most Nordie Country Sweden Is said to be the most Nordic country in the world. |