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CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Nd, July q.
Announcement Ii made by Mayor
Thomas ]. Lockett, Of Capitol
Heights, that o. b. Zantzinger,
washington and Maryland realtor,
has agreed to donte to the town
four lots for use as q community
playground. The lots have q com
bined frontage Of 115 feet and
depth OF 100 feet.
The lots are located In q triangu.
lar plot between Kingston Avenue,
Sixty-third Street and Central Ar
nle.
Prof. Nicholas Orena. Prince
Georges county guperinte ndent Of
schools, has recommended the 1ol.
lowing as teachers Of Capitol
HEIGHTS School for 1926.27: Bessie
Cook, Mary a. Long, Mildred ~.
Hickman, Mary r. Crumb. Made
Craig, Ann Underwood. ~. Eliza
beth Wilson, Mary "a Carrlck,
Marion b. Close, Madge Michael,
Mary ID. Palmer.
w. ID. Hines, former principal OF
Brandywire High School, has been
recommended as the new principal
81 the Maryland Park High School.
with II. Anna Wilson, Adelaide Ira
band. kathleen Bulger and Clifton
Morris as his assistants. Virginia
C. Ayers has been recommended to
teach III the elementary depart
nent.
Teachers recommended for the
District Line school Are Mrs
Blanche j. Fricker. A. Maude Ford
N. Gertrude Post. Leila Fl Watts.
ElizabetE IL. Smith, M Elizabeth
smith and II. Eloise Best. Theirs IS
ona vacancy to be filled
Mrs. Bessie Al. - ans ard Beryl
y. webster have heen reconnaen
"a teach In the Seat Pleasant
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GAS LIGHT COMPANY
EMPLOYEES EXCURSION

A Charleston contest. grasshopper
race, peanut race, sack race. three
legged race. races for tat men and
women, foot races, and other events
are scheduled for the 38th annual
excursion of the Employee Benefit
cial Association of the Washington
Gas Light Company. to be held next
wednesday at Chesapeake Beach.
Orphans from st. johns, st. Vim
cents, st. Joseph's, Washington
City Orphanage. and the Jewish
Foster Home win be special guests
and win be treated to refresh.
ments and entertainment
The arrangements committee IL
composed OF C. NJ, Deener, chair
man; John p. O'Nei1. entertainment;
James e. TaIbert, athletics; Matthew
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RUSSIAN REDS STILL
INTERFERING IN BRITAIN

MOSCOW, July 9.-The Soviet
trade unions today made a new
appeal to the British trade union
congress to summon an Anglo
Russian conference as "the only
means of securing the success OF
the miners strike"
An appeal has been sent out
urging Soviet workers to increase
their contributions for the aid OF
the British miners.
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Craig Kennedy IN "c5he Green Curse"
kEn,ifnY HAS eEeN sun.

kEniIEoY HAS BEEN SUN.
f4OhEO sH SPEN cER, MILL
tONAlRE ART COLLECTOR,
WHOSE MUSEUM HAS BEEN
ROBBED. Or .LITH. THE
euaAYOR. HINTS At AN IN
SIDE JOB. SPENCER REsEnTS
nAS REFLEcTiHc on upeInEI
WHITE HEASSISIAHL she
TELLS HON. she WAS WORK.
i4CsIN THE MUSEUM WHEN
SHE SAW A SHADOW IN
THE EGYPTIAN SECTION
NoWAS CohFRONTE 81
THE GREEN MUMMY WHO
CURSED HER. ALL GREEN
OhiECTS HAVE BEEN SToLeN
KENNEDY ORDERS JANE
soN TO StlAOOW LUCILLE
AND FlNos PART or \
FRENCH HEEL 81 THE
esuf1fiY CASE. ALSO HOW
The MUSEUM WAS ENTERED,
JAMESON TRAILS LUCILLE
TOA STUDIO, FINDS 4
STRANGE NAN, EoO0AR0,
AeoTTLE or 6ooTLEG Az
SsesTRg.Afto Sop4G PAPERS
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IAN)RLD NAR
G|NDRIJG5
URGED

PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-
Strict Government control by all
the nations Of the world of opium
and its derivatives at its source
and in its sale was the theme of
the fourth days session of the first
world conference on narcotic edu-
cation in progress here.
During the day there cropped
up two different schools Of
thought in relation to the treat
nient of addiction.
Two Plans Advanced
That Of ''let the present genera
ton OF dope fiends die off and
guard the next generation" re-
reived energetic support from a
number of officials. including Ger
hard Kuhne. of the New York police
DEPARTMENT.
The other was led by DIR. Waiter
W. Hubbard. of New York. who
sponsors an energentic campaign Of
Ealvaging even the most confirmed
addict.
At times during the progress of
the sessions there have been iasfIlua-
lions that the public health service
OF the United States Government
was not in sympathy with the
educational campaign inaugurated
by Capt. Richmond p. Hobson and
his followers. This department was
warmly championed today by DR..
John A. Hornsby. head Of the med
lcal school of the University Of
Virginia.
Wallis Urges Control
Frederick A. Wallis. commissioner
be corrections Of New York City.
led in the discussions for govern
mental control when he said:
America is leading the world in
progressive legislation to curb this
traffic. Narcotic drugs must be
controlled entirely and conclusively
by the governments themselves.
sale Of raw products and their
manufactured preparations.
Commissioner Wallis declared
that back Of the dope evil was
rank commerciaIism and the mer-
eenary attitude Of entire nations.
He continued:
'Of all the plaques visited upon
bur land. drug addiction is by far
the most horrible and most deadly.
II kills body, soul and spirit and
destroys not only the person who
acquires the habit. but that person
Immediately becomes the medium
Of transmitting the habit to many
others, this rapidly spreading the
curse from family to family and
from community to community.
Courage Needed
GAS in immigration. so in drug
addiction. the problem of solution
must begin on the other side. There
must be applied the first step in
the Governments stand.
This will require not only q
courageous stand. but an uncom-
promising crusade on the part of
the United States. even to the
extent of severing commercial reIa.
tons, If necessary"
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BRITISH COAL STRIKE
HTS KINGS CASTLE FIRES

LONDON. July 9.-Unless the
British coal strike ends shortly
King George may have to cancel
his annual visit to Balmoral Castle.
Under the best conditions Bal.
moral is rather chilly and damp,
and without fires it would be I'M
inllAbitable, and the King does not
choose to burn large quantities of
coal while on vacation, Il there Is
q strike in progress.
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MAKE NATIONAL GAME
or RELIGION, IS HINT

VANCOUVER. British Colurnb ia.
July 9.The minister Is not PAD
as much az a baseball player, pc.
cause religion has not vet. become
the national game, said the EteV.s ~.
w. Youngson. Of Portland.
He was addressing the Pacific
coast theological conference here to-
day.
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Headed For Altar

LOS ANGELES heard with sur
prise today that the ethereal
Mary AstOr. film star de luxe.
win wed Irving Asher, q film
business manager.
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Donohoe, tickets; w. e. Larkins.
programs. and Charles e. Lynch.
c. e.t~1 enufe~t.
lie 80 u. Kart, president; g. M.
Deener, secretary, and George M.
WhitweII. treasurer.
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5 FIREMEN NEAR DEATH
IN RICHMOND PAINT FIRE

RICHMOND. Va. July g. Five
firemen were overcome by smoke
and barely escaped death here today
when fire destroyed the wholesale
paint, oil and varnish store of Har-
wood Brothers.
Damage was estirnated at 500 900.
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The ozone acts as filter. pro-
tecting the earth from rays Of the
sun shorter than the ultraviolet
waves. and conversely preventing
the escape from the terrestrial at
mosphere OF rays longer than the
ir1fra.red which form the other ter.
mini of the known spectrum.
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Was Tempted By Sho1Ol

ANNA COLLIER (right), 18, of Waterbury Conn,
shown here with q friend appeared in court in New
York yesterday to charge Louise Calls, who has a
record of six arrests with attacking her in taxcab
She says she tempted by the promise Of Spanish
shawl
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FlagIers Widov Weds

MRS. BEATRICE w. FI.AGLER, widow Of the multi.
millionaire iron and steel man, married 70 Armand
Sullivan former physical culture instructor ct Souds
burgh Pa The couple are shown here they started
for their honeymoon.
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Spots On Sun Blamed
For Big Disasters
By ROBERT s. THoRNBURGH

Earthquakes fierce storms Hoods and othsr
disturbances which sweeping many parts ct the Word u
an epidemic Of disaster attributed by scientists to the ap
proach of the sun spot period which will reach ats maximum
rsArn
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Three Die in Plane Crash

BRUSSELS, July 9.-The Am.
sterdam-Brussell mall plane crashed
today, killing the pilot and two
Dutch PASSENGERS.
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Jake-R0ss, I'd like z git off
for de thiyteenfh of August. I
lDants Z go & ma uncle's
funeral.
B0ss-Why, you must h0De q
wonderful uncle 20 set the date
of his own funeral, and 90 far
in Advance.
IGkeL0udes. Boss, he didn't
set no date for his funeral
hisseh. De isdgs done did e.
Henry B. Lewis, of AS
Second ST. s. E., nnops up the
dollar bill today with this eon-
tribution st humor. Get funny
and ret : deess
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1852. to vote for President of the
United States. The first response was
from Cincinnati. which collected
$177.76. Returns received during the
Fall and Winter showed that nearly
100000 was collected as the result of
Mr.. Plowman's suggestion.
The Swiss republic in October. 1852.
presented a block of marble. the re-
ceipt of which was acknowledged by
Edward Everett. then Secretary of
state. The SanSome Hook and Lad
der Co. gave 81 900 and Nine Riscac-
Giant turned over $500. the proceeds
of concert The contributions began
TO fall off and in 1856. the Monument
then being ia feet in height. and haV-
ing cost $4,000 all that had been
contributed. the work was discou-
tlnued Nothing was done for ~
years. but Congress took charge in
1876. The Monument had risen tn 500
feet in height by August. 1884. From
that point 1t was tapered To the cap
stone of aluminium, which was placed
in position December 6. 1854 The.
Monument was opened to the public IN
1883, Congress having appropriated a
total of 81 900 900. the cost of the com
pleted shaft having been 81 $50 600.
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II suppose so. I don't care. You
can reach me at the apartment
Doctor Whalen smiled at her back.
mo, you don't" he said stay
right here until we settle this. Il l
live to be 1O0-which | won't I'm
not get over the fright ] had when
] thought you'd closed a door on me
for the last time. Elizabeth Harka-
way a week ago / boiled myself and
put on all the fine linen / could find
excuse for to propose to you in de
cent style. Tonight | feel-and
must lOok-like the devils combincs
But my sentiments remain the same.
Now ] know your sentiments perfect
ly. You long ago chose never to
marry-but. Elizabeth. will you do
me the honor of refusing my hand
too"
WHAT" In Amusement Elizabeth
looked back. The turning was as
fatal as that of Lots wife in the Bible
For the doctor smiled and held out
his capacious arms.
Elizabeth, honey, you're the dog
gondest. sweetest. cOntrariest, pref
test, all-round woman that | ever
saw. You're the only woman | ever
wanted to marry. hut | do want you.
And you can trample on me for the
rest of my life if you'll only consider
me.
Elizabeth went all to pieces. After
the freshet. she rubbed her head over
that awful bathrobe, lifted that head,
looked at that bathrObe and sighed
You're going to live to regret this. 1
she warned. 'NOthing's going to be
the same ever-for either of us. First
thing, you're going to burn this
That's all right. my Bet. If I'm
not mistaken, we'll both have rubbish
TO burn"
Bulgarian Bet burned lot of mine
before this said Elizabeth.
God bless her, I'll bet you wouldn't
have looked at me except for Bet
mo. Would you have looked at
me? But l wouldn't have touched
YOU
Now. what about that career"
We'll. | won't take as many pic
tures-but they'll he worth taking'
now"
In the dimness the saints on the
walls smiled at the situation.
Copyright. 1920
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"Babies don't interfere with your
work. That is, they needn't. I'm
doing splendidly this Spring. Did you
see the pictures of the Haynes Bur
ford wedding in Sundays paper?
Precious Bet, is there a fly on DOR
nose?"
Eyes, we were talking of the
Haynes Burford pictures. They were
good, but we wondered if they didn't
seem a trifle hurried-that is, eneg-
lected, for you. But then, they were
splendid, of course! I suppose you'll
be entering something very fine in
the competition at the national con-
| vention in June?"
Yes, oh yes, I'll enter" said Eliz-
abeth and cut two laps off her morn
ing walk because right then she
found herself at the door Of her apart.
ment.
A LII the way up on the elevator
4 n She sputtered. BY the time she
had settled Bet on the fire escape and
changed into a fresh frock to be ready
for an appointment, some of the In
fiammation had gone out of her feel
ings. Colby critical now, she realized
that the quality of her recent work
did trouble her. 1t had always dis
satisfied her because she was ambi-
tious. She still labored conscientious
ly, often stealing precious hours out
of her broken night to finish a folio
of prints which must look like so
many crayon portraits etched by a
gifted hand, that the lay world should
not guess her WEAKNESS, her distrac-
ton. And the lay world did not guess,
had not so far. Even the dig of that
morning had been only a masked cry
of envy. The Haynes Burford pictures
had meant big check, went far
toward covering nursery and sanitari-
UNI charges for that month. 1t was
just what Elizabeth alone knew that
troubled her. She had gone to take
the bride pictures, protesting to her
self and DIR. Whalen las she arranged
for a temporary nurse) that she was
dead sick of making hardboiled flap
pers look like Madonna lilies in tulle
wells. And any artist admits to him.
self, if to no others, that success can
not be built on work which ones
heart has forsaken.
But, oh, what a let-down for Eliza
beth! She remembered we'll how she
had felt that day two months back,
just before Peggy's descent. when she
had heard Of the prize award to be
made at the June convention for the
most strikingly individual and artistic
portrait studies made by professional
photographers of the Nation. Eliza
beth had sung and chartered and
beamed inside and out over an au-
dacious notion that possessed her
then. She had made her mark local
lY but here the gods had given the
chance to show the world that she
was something of what she meant
to be.
The very appointment for which
she now dressed concerned this am
bition.' The model was a girl, the
lovely, fragile daughter of an old
old family. She was to pose in
period costumes. Elizabeth had
counted on piquancy and dainty
charm in these pictures-but the sit
ting went wretchedly. The best she
could capture, was the girls pref
tiness. Prettiness wasn't enough for
prize winning pictures. And, be-
fore the hour was over, Bet began to
cry.
Mercy, what was that?" said the
girl.
Sounds like a baby" said Eliza
beth, GROSSLY.
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Old Letter Recalls Obstacles to Work
Of Erecting the Washington Monument

the United States and that the family
be requested to permit the body to
be deposited beneath it.
President Adams sent a copy of the
resolution embracing the request to
Mrs. Washir gton and received a re-
ply from her December 81, 1893, she
consenting. But for several years
nothing was actually done beyond the
passing of resolutions by Congress.
Finally, popular movement was
started to collect 81 from each fam
lily in the United States. BY the
year 1912 about $4,000 had been
raised by such means. 1t was under
stood that with the funds collected
a mausoleum might be constructed or
n national university established. In
fact, Washington provided in his will
that a portion of his estate be de-
voted to such an institution.
"
A MOTION was made in Congress on
Washington's birthday anniver
sary, February %, 1880. that a com.
mittee be appointed, made up of rep
to reconsider the whole matter of
memorial to Washington. A joint
committee was appointed in February,
1882, to arrange for the proper cele-
bration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of Washington and
to revive the project for the erection
of a monument at the National Capt.
tai to his memory.
The Washington National Monu.
ment Society was organized at
meeting held October 81, 1898, a con-
stitution was adopted and the object
of the society was stated to be 1.-The
erection of a great national monu-
ment to the memory of Washington
at the seat of government
The United States was divided into
four general collection districts. The
duty of the general collectors, who
were designated, was to call in per-
son, or by deputy, to see every per
son and receive contributions to the
cause, the collectors retaining 10 per
cent of the amount collected for their
services. The States of Ohio and
Maine were the first to respond. Up
to February /. 1897. Ohio had con-
tributed $5.S34.45; Maine. SO. $50: Penn.
sylvania. $4,000 and New York, ST.
900. total of 22.23S64.
In 1910 Congress having failed to
grant permission for the erection of
a Monument on the Mall, collections
fell off, The board of managers then
endeavored to induce United States
marshals and their deputies to accept
contributions in connection with the
taking of the census, but were not
successful. The total amount collect
ed by January II, 1912, was S41,370.
Two years later 1t amounted to
$47,061.S5. The cash on hand No
vember 81, 1916, was $55,359.66.
Thereafter collections were better,
being resumed throughout the United
States.
Congress January 90. 1S4S, decided
to provide site and the president
and board of managers of the society
selected a spot on which the Monu-
ment stands. The intention originally
was to erect q Monument 600 feet in
height. The foundation was com
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NO, she'll have TO stay where she is
a little while longer. It's the father.
heard from him last night"
Mo-
Yes. He's very contrite person.
He was quite desperate over quarrel
ing with your sister and he didn't
know about the baby. Now, of course,
he's willing to take her"
Willing? Well, he can't have her"
Elizabeth, don't
I'm going home to Bet"
The doctor fairly held her by her
arm while a taxi was summoned. In
1t. Elizabeth turned to him.
IF he really comes for her. I'll have
to give her up. won't I? The law will
say she is his?''
Yes. I'm so sorry. never
dreamed that you would feel like this.
"How did you think would feel?'
Well / could only go by what
you've always said. About the inter
ference to your career. Truly, l was
sorry for you. So ] went to a great
deal OF trouble to hunt up this father
and remind him of his duty"
DIR Whalen."
And that was the last word she
spoke to him.
EXACTLY two weeks later, when the
hush of sleep lay over most of the
city and heavily over peaceful Patton
boulevard. Elizabeth Harkaway rang
the nightbell beside the main door of
st. Mary's.
Il want DR.. Whalen at once" said
Elizabeth.
I'm afraid you can't see DR..
Whalen."
Don't tell me that. Isn't he here?''
Yes. He had difficult operation at
1870 and has just gone to bed. !
can't call him out except in a matter
of life and death. If you will tell me
your trouble or his assistant"
This Is life-or death, sister. Tell
him that Elizabeth Harkaway is here
and the baby is dreadfully sick. Please
call him.
The sister drew back a step.
OH she said, knowingly. you
are Miss Harkaway. Wait here. then.
while l telephone to his room. VIII
you sit in the parlor?"
But Elizabeth paced the corridor.
her head bowed over the infant. So
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Aunt Elizabeth. And we're decidedly
taken with your looks tonight. must
say. Triumph becomes you. It's
done you good to hobnob with your
old friends again for a whole day."
Elizabeth laughed.
i've spent the day in a beauty
parlor." she confessed.
Good for you. 1t was worth the
expenditure-of time"
And money. You see, I didnt
dream that this would happen. I was
rather desperate last night. / couldn t
see chance for an award. / couldn't
cut the whole thing and l was bound
no one should look at me and say.
Poor Elizabeth But you're rather
fine yourself now. You haven't come
directly from the hospital this time. "
mo, l haven't. Left my first as
sistant in full charge. l spent today
in a Turkish bath"
Even Elizabeth's sympathetic indig-
nation wouldn't keep her from laugh
ing.
"Of course, in a way l deserved it,
snorted the doctor ION occasion, you
yourself have mentioned absurdity,
diet, exercise"
ITS the pictures" said Elizabeth.
They do offend you. But 1 didn't
take them because you were absurd
or overweight. l thought you splen-
did. And see what you've done for
me against my will. Remember how
I fought against keeping Bet? And
do you know what I'm planning to do
now? I'm going to take Bet under my
arm and Sophie Ahrens by the hand
to help with the housework-and hunt
a cottage in the country and spend
three months being a perfect aunt to
that infant"
mo"
Yes And you can come down for
a holiday once in while If you like. 1"
I'm strong for that and everything
else about the plan except the baby.
You deserve a real vacation-without
care. You have done your part well
and your release is past due
But | don't want to be released
now. 1 don't want to be released any
more than I wanted to be bound in the
beginning"
And again you aren't master Of
your fate" he said.
why? Is Peggy well-all Of a sud
den2'
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HAST GRAND MASTER j.
- CLAUDE KEEPER, grand Sec
rotary of the Masonic Grand
L Lodge of the District of Column
bia, who is secretary-treasurer
of the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association, which
is erecting the magnificent structure
on Shooters Hill, Alexandria, has just
received, for the archives. an interest
ing souvenir. 1t Is letter, in lace"
envelope, dated washington. June %,
1852" addressed to "Messrs. Editors of
the Telegraph" The letter follows:
Being, in common with the citizens
of these United States, very anxious
that the national monument to the
Father of his Country, George Wash
ington, should be completed at as early
a day as possible, would respectfully
suggest that at the coming presiden-
tial election every voter contribute one
dime toward the completion OF said
monument which will produce the
sum of 100000, nearly.
AT the last election for President
the whole number of votes cast was
2,S77,415, which would have produced
| the sum, at 10 cents per vote cast, OF
$287 ,741.50.
IF this meets your views you will
please give 1t q place In your valuable
| in the United States favorable to the
cause do the same and keep 1t before
the people.
"A friend to the memory of the
Father of his Country.
"WM. RUFUS PLOWMAN."
The foregoing brings to mind that
all was not plain sailing in connection
with our Washington Monument.
/ There was long -strung-out delay in
| securing funds to carry on the work.
| There was great difficulty in raising
money. Very few of the present gen
! GRAFTON have heard the story of the
difficulties encountered, taking the
| Monument as matter of course. The
| foregoing letter, which was In the
| possession of DIR. NJ l.. Turner OF
Berwyn, Md, recalls that all was not
calm and peaceful in connection with
! the raising Of the noble shaft. DR..
Turner has turned the letter over to
| Secretary KEEPER as gift.
The site on which the Monument
stands was designated for the pur-
| pose by Congress in the year 184S,
| and Is said to have been originally
selected by George Washington him.
self. The shaft includes in its make
| UP of So blocks of stone, presented by
| States, cities, organizations and for
| e1gn countries, all Sultaply lnSCrloeu'
| The Monument is much higher than
the dome of the United States Capitol,
is Is feet higher than the city Of Phil
adelphia's City Hall tower and 95 feet
| higher than the dome of st. Peters
| Church, in Rome.
| As long ago as the year 1888 Con-
| gress adopted a resolution providing
| for the erection of a statue to George
| Washington. The movement was dis
couraged by Washington SO long as
he lived. However. joint resolu-
ton was passed by the House and
| Senate December 81, 1893, that a
marble monument be erected to the
memory Of George Washington by