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Show THE LEIII SUN, LEHI, UTAH 5 ine oonie 01 w w .. ucorgcvasiiingtoii ' 5 ' ; i tf 1 Tit TTiT fZw z x -.. v s - . I tr.v? : jo St aA1 ,a r Prf r-i 3-k,v- -.?k''i 71 HV; ill ', -V- 1 1 - - - TSv Air View of Mount Vernon j;. , .a V . . . AH ir 4'.!?'. i 1 -. X. :-r:-:j ;'fi4!W-'j3lK : jteFtirtAASaL SfilWdCijWA'JSOi ViviWK s In the Gardens at Mount Vernon The Tomb f Wastiingtoa 1 1 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON DRING the year Just passed the various vari-ous ceremonies connected with the Washington bl-centennlal celebration have revived In the memories of all Americans our debt to "The Father of His Country." Monuments and memorials of all kinds, names of towns, cities, counties, a state and the capital of the nation all serve to remind us of Washington, the soldier, the statesman, the President, the first American, the world figure. a- all of these he remains In our minds jing of a dim and legendary figure, the f person who Is just outside the realm experience. aps the best way to get an adequate Idea sliington, the man, the human being, and Pel some of the awe which surrounds an til is to pay a visit to his beautiful estate, Vernon on the Potomac river, Virginia. .Istory of Mount Vernon goes back to the of the Seventeenth century. In 1657 or a. certain John Washington, who had been ilier in England during the Cromwelllan with his brother Lawrence crossed the r. ?c to Virginia, the refuge of bo many Roy- A i-rrm Vk i . ...... jy; -"""s me runian regime in England. Cr3 ";A Washington made his home at Popes pti In Westmoreland county and there mar-WBn mar-WBn ple. In 1674 Lord Culpeper sold a "ir- Of 5,000 acres on the west bank of the "'.ic river, about 15 miles below what Is " ' e District of Columbia, to Nicholas Spen-d Spen-d John Washington and on that tract Washington built his home (now known Keneid) at Bridges Creek, about a mile ne Pope home. He saw some military against the Trui!nn . nb ' .,.'; ,,n,eL He ll the life of a gentleman-t gentleman-t " ToJ twenty fears, death coming In 1677. c n Lawrence was the grandfather of the - oxis George. istine, son of Lawrence, married twice, ' i -!? death' ,n 1743 left widow and . children. There had been three other chll-- chll-- our by the first marriage and six by the I yence, first born of Augustine by his 51 re. Jane Butler, Inherited the estate soon i nown as Mount Vernon. George, first ' nve surviving children born to Augustine second wife, Mary BalL Inherited an es-i es-i Stafford county, Vil, Dearly opposite f .ctsburg. m which estate, however, his f - had an administrative Interest during , ,5' as ,ndeed 8he had n the estates - r other children. : ' ?e.WaA bra nn February 22, 1732 (ae-"'iik (ae-"'iik n X p,ante t Bridges Westmoreland county, Va. In the :s a irl- Creek Monnt Vernon) property, and pweJlng house also, for the record showi that George Washington lived a few of his childhood child-hood years there, He was about eight years old when the family took up residence on the Stafford Staf-ford county estate which George inherited In 1743. His father was a man of landed wealth, and evidently enterprising. He made peveral trading voyages to England, sent his two eldfest sons, Lawrence and Augustine (Austine), to school in England, profited by the sale of Iron ore deposits on his Stafford county estate to a smelting company and the carrying of cargoes or pig Iron to England. " All of the children of Augustine Washington received a good inheritance, but Inasmuch as the Hunting Creek estate was bequeathed to the eldest son Lawrence, It seems likely that their father looked upon It as his principal estate, though he lived on the Fredericksburg plantation. Lawrence Washington served as a captain under Admiral Vernon In the expedition expedi-tion against Cartagena, In 1740, and never recovered re-covered from the effects of that brief campaign, though death did not come to him until another twelve years had passed. Lord Fairfax, whose estate adjoined that of the Washingtons, was also at Cartagena, and this war-time friendship between the two families was to grow closer in later years through the marriage of Lawrence Washington Into the Fairfax family and the fondness of Lord Fairfax for George. In 1743, after Inheriting the Hunting Creek estate, Lawrence Washington built a house that was In keeping with his station, and renamed the estate Mount Vernon, In honor of the British Brit-ish admiral nnder whom he had served. Wealthy and of good family, Capt Lawrence Washington Washing-ton lived in gentlemanly state at Mount Vernon. Lawrence was fond of his half-brother George, this fondness developing almost into guardianship. guardian-ship. George loved his brother, and was fond of Mount Vernon, too; so, much of his time in adolescent years was spent at Mount Vernon. In 1751 he accompanied his half-brother Lawrence to Barbados, whither the latter had been ordered by the family physician. But Lawrence did not regain his health, and George himself contracted smallpox. This slightly pitted his face for life. Lawrence died in 1752, and at his death George became responsible for the administration of Mount Vernon and also for the care of his niece, Lawrence's only child. The daughter did not long survive her father, and at her death George Washington, by the terms of her father's will. Inherited Mount Vernon. During the period of peace the calm before the storm Colonel Washington saw much of Mount Vernon. In 1759, he married the richest woman In the Potomac region, Martha, the widow of Daniel Parke Cnstis. Of the next few years In Washington's life one historian has written: j "His style of life as the lord of Mount Vernon was almost baronial He had a chariot and four, with black postilions in livery, for the use of his wife, while he himself always appeared on horseback, horse-back, the finest rider In Virginia. His house was filled with aristocratic visitors. He had his stud of the highest breed, his fox hounds, and all the luxuries of a prosperous country gentleman. His kitchens, his smoke houses, his stables, his stewards, his tobacco sheds, his fields of wheat and corn, his hundred cows, his vast poultry yards, his barges, all indicated great wealth, and that generous hospitality which is now a tradition. tradi-tion. His time was passed In overseeing his large estate and In out-of-door sports, following the hounds or fishing, exchanging visits with prominent Virginia families, amusing himself with card playing, dancing and the social frivolities fri-volities of the day." It was this luxury which Washington was willing to give up In response to the call of duty when the fight for American liberties be gan. After he had successfully led that fight, he retired to Mount Vernon, only to be called upon again In 1789 to exchange his role of Virginia Vir-ginia planter for that of President of a new nation. When he was ready to lay down the cares of state In 1797 and retire once moro to Mount Vernon, only two more years of life remained re-mained for him, for he died on December 14, 1799. , At his death Mount Vernon passed as a life Interest to his widow, Martha Washington. Un der the terms of Washington's will some of his effects had been disposed of and by his widow's will most of the household belongings passed to her four grandchildren. Thus the original furniture of Mount Vernon became scattered. Mount Vernon, itself, passed, In succession, to Bushrod Washington, John Augustine Washington Washing-ton and John A. Washington, Jr., changes taking place In the furnishings and interior decorations of the house, as convenience or Inclination prompted the respective owners. The Washington family, in the generation of John A. Washington, Jr., were desirous that the historic estate should, for better preservation, pass Into the possession of the nation. He offered of-fered to sell Mount Vernon to the United States, and later to the commonwealth of Virginia. Both projects failed. But what legislatures could not accomplish private patriotic agencies could achieve. Miss Pamela Cunningham of South Carolina appealed to American women, and In 1856 she was able to organize the Mount Vernon Ladles' Association Asso-ciation of the Union. One great American, Edward Ed-ward Everett, took up the cause, toured the country, and gathered $6834.59 for the Mount Vernon fund. In 1858, therefore, the ladles' association was able to buy from John A. Washington, Wash-ington, Jr 202 acres of the Mount Vernon estate, es-tate, including the residence and attendant buildings, the gardens, etc, and also the tomb of our revered first President The price paid was f200,000 and Interest Subsequently, through the generosity of Jay Gould, to 1887; Christian Heurlch of Washington, D. G, In 1893, and Hugh McK. Landon, In 1925, the total area owned by the association has been Increased! t spproxlmately 260 acres. (O br wntiti Nwpapr Unloa. Utah Legislature Senator Tlolmgren of Box Elder county is in favor of aiding the long suffering taxpayer as shown by a bill introduced in the legislature. Senator Holmgren's bill would ac complish two or three purposes favoring fa-voring the taxpayer. He would reduce re-duce the rate of Interest on delinquent delin-quent taxes from 1 per cent a month to 8 per cent a year. The hill would also permit prepayment of taxes in amounts of not less than $10, begin ning as early as January, even though the exact amount of taxes a person must pay are not, under the present schedule, known until August and taxes are not due un til the notices are issued in Septem- oer. When such prepayments are made In January, the bill provides for a discount of 5 per cent; the scale de creasing by 1-2 per cent a month until un-til a discount of 1 per cent Is allow ed on taxes paid in September. If paid In October or November, the full amount must be paid, but if paid after that date, of course, the penalty and costs of delinquency and the 8 per cent rate of interest are to be added. The bill would also reword the present law so that holders of mortgages mort-gages take a tax sale certificate to property when they pay the taxes, and the county treasurer becomes their collection agent This provision provi-sion Is largely a matter of clarification clarifica-tion of the present law, and one or two other minor points are similarly similar-ly clarified. The committee of nine members of the legislature and appointees of Governor Henry II. Blood, which is Investigating the organization and operation of the state governmental government-al office, In order to recommend economies is making good progress. Drastic reductions must be made in state expenditures to prevent the recurrence of the present deficit of $2,000,000, as reported to jthe legislature. legis-lature. The committee has asked the cooperation of all state officials in arriving at the facts needed to make their report Representative Daniel F. Mitchell of Duchesne introduced a memorial to congress asking appropriations to such counties in which there are large quantities of Indian land and personal property, exempt from taxation tax-ation in the state. A memorial to members of other legislatures asking them to memorialize memor-ialize congress to pass the Frazier MIL which provides that existing farm indebtedness be refinanced by the government, was Introduced in the house by Representative J. nail of Utah county. Legislatures of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Illinois have so far memorialized congress to this effect The new codes of laws of Utah has been a prodigious work for the legislature, and all having tt do with the carrying out of the plan The legislature now has much work to do in meeting the pressing eco nomic crisis of the state. Unemployment Insurance Is the problem met by setting up of a state unemployment reserve fund In a bill introduced In the house by Representative Ray R. Adams. The basis of the bill is the plan now be fore the Ohio legislature and that being offered in other states. It Is proposed to set aside annually 3 per cent of the state payroll, the fund to be used to assist the unemploy' ed. The fund would be under the supervision of the state Industrial commission. Representative Adams states the bill provides that begin ning July 1, 1934, this 3 per cent shall be placed in a reserve until July 1, 3937, and the money would be used to pay unemployment bene fits on a sliding scale. The bill pro-Tides pro-Tides that unemployed men shall re ceive $14 and women $6 a week as a maximum weekly wage. The theory of the bill is that the employer shall pay for the cost of idle human labor. Just as he pays for Idle machinery. Representative Adams declares that the reserve fund will have the effect of being a great stabilizer of unemployment BILLS INTRODUCED IN TIIE HOUSE n. B. 22, Paxton R. F. C. loans for irrigation purposes. Agriculture Agricul-ture and Irrigation. H. B. 23, Lane Newspaper libels. Judiciary. H. B. 24, Lane Duties of county auditor. Judiciary. n. B. 25, Maw $140,000 state deficit de-ficit bill Appropriations. H. J. M. 1, Hall Frazier farm bill. Agriculture and Irrigation. H. J. M. 2, Mitchell Indian lands Revenue and taxation. n. B. 19, Keddington Maximum salaries of state officers. Kuies suspended, raised ayes, 53; nays. 3; absent 4. IL B. 20, rectol Creation and disposition of state fish and game funds. Fish and game. IL B. 21, Paxton Liquidation of closed banks. Banking. n. B. 10, Erickson $175,000 dor mitory for U. of U. women. Public buildings and grounds. IL B. 17, Petersen Establishing accident Hens for medical profes sion, judiciary. H. B. 12, Petersen Pertaining to state Industrial school. Industrial schooL ANTHOLOGY oLIMC0LN Sy MINNA. IRVING' on the mountain A BEACON height Where Freedom waves her banner bright, A clear, serene and steady light A hand that reaches from the dust And writes for us in God to trust, And be both merciful and just A soul that lives to cheer and bless The student in his loneliness And point the pathway to success A spirit humble, yet divine, That poured its essence superfine Unstintedly at Freedom's shrine. A broad humanity to all, A love embracing great and small. A sword, a flame, a bugle call. A heart of faith inviolate, A voice immortal in debate, A lighthouse to the ship of state. A name undimmed as years go by, A glory that will never die, A star eternal in the sky. His natal day from sea to sea, Lord God, we render thanks to Thee, For Lincoln and his memory. N. Y. Herald. Mary Todd Lincoln, Wife of Emancipator if A" i OIL WELL UNDER SEA At Ventura,, Calif an adventurous oil seeker is drilling an oil well la the ocean floor under 85 feet of water. wa-ter. To carry out the task, C. L. Roberts, of Los Angeles, Invented and built an island of steel on which to erect the well derrick. This Island Is-land Is 60 by 90 feet and is anchored to the bedrock far below the ocean floor. If he strikes oil it will be the first of its kind In the world and will likely start many similar operations. A Rundown Woman Denver, Colo. '"I was troubled with indigestion in-digestion and everything every-thing I ate nauseated me. I felt tired, too, did not seem to have any energy, and was very nervous," said Miss Irene Devlin of 827 Linan St "I used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and it drove away the stomach complaint and nervousness and I had more energy. ener-gy. 'Favorite Prescription' is fine for run-down women." Fluid or tablets. All druggists. Writ lo Dr. Plena' Cllnle, Buffalo, N. T for fro medical advice, aahis lb ymptom blank fonad la the package. Or Tho You Wtui't You generally recognize at once those whom you are going to like. At A . ft $1 -X t "4 j XV J Tliis newly discovered portrait itudy of Mary Todd Lincoln, -wife nf Abraham Lincoln, Is the work of Daniel Huntington and constitutes consti-tutes a distinct contribution to the nation's LIncoIniana. Mrs. Lincoln, the daughter of Robert Smith Todd, was born In 1818 at Lexington, Ky., and died in 1882, seventeen years after the assassination of the Pres Ident Fort Stevens, Where Lincoln Saw Battle In Georgia avenue, near Walter Ueed hospital and not many miles from the White House Is a small but neatly kept cemetery. It is a grim reminder of the trying period during the Civil war when the Con federates were almost In sight of the Capitol. Here rest 40 soldiers WHISPERED Great Complexion Secret! TO her friend she confessed con-fessed the secret of her flawless clear white akin. Long ago she learned that no cosmetic would hide blotches, pimples or sallownesa. She found the secret of real complexion com-plexion beauty i n N R Tablet s (Nature' Rem-edvl.Thev Rem-edvl.Thev cleansed and cleared the ehmmative tract corrected sluggish slug-gish bowel acuon drove out the poisonous wastes. She felt better, too, full of pep, tingling with vitality. 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Fort Stevens, which stood not far from this cemetery, cem-etery, was one of the hastily thrown up chain of small forts encircling the city. It was the only one of the local forts that figured In a battle during the War of the Rebellion. Re-bellion. It was here that President Presi-dent Lincoln exposed himself to Are to watch the engagement. He exercised his prerogative as commander-in-chief of the army to do so after General Wright ordered li Ira to retire from danger. LINCOLN'S IDEA ON HOLDING PROPERTY PROPERTY is th. fruit ot labor. Properly is desirable). It is a positive good to the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement encourage-ment to industry and enterprise. enter-prise. Let not him who is houseless house-less pull down the house of another, an-other, but let him work diligently dili-gently and build one for himself, him-self, thus by exampU assuring that his own shall be saf from violence when built. 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