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Evening star., 1942-05-10
By Booth Harrington.

Daniel Webster said: America has
furnished to the world the character OF
Washington. And If our American In
stitutions had done nothing else. that
alone would have entitled them to the
respect Of mankind"
There are two rather startling words
In this admirable statement-"charac-
ter. and respect: both have been
scantily existent In our national con-
sciousness during what have been called
the rioting 'twenties and the DIRTY
thirties. We have let personality
serve us for character" and as for
respect" we've not even needed to hnd
4 cheaper less respectable word with
which to sell It's meaning short. Danger
Is sobering, however, and SO today, sud-
denly and hugely sobered, we emerge
from spree and hangover and seek 10
become realistic overnight. what nave
We got-what belongs to us--that we
ran respect? we ask; for be sure the
twitching slave of cynicism, the nervous
creature who respects nothing tand,
USUALLY. 1earS eNeIylIllusJ oSA
vive-ard small loss II he doesn't.
To begin with. all Americans own
the character of George washington
and can with heart and mind respect 1t,
for neither the debunking nor the re-
elamoring legends accruing upon the
fame of our first President have hurt
the superb truth of him. There are
MANY other Americans, living or, alas,
dead. widely or too meagerly known,
whose characters are richly worth the
consideration of a people in search OF
enduring mental moral and physical
strength: and 1t is well for us to gain
and cherish knowledge of our great and
good men, not so that we may brag OF
them as pertaining to us and strut
moment in reflected light, not in order
that we may strive to initiate them, for
limitations are fruitless, but because by
consciously valuing what is valuable we
must inevitably be the wiser personally
and at the same time compose the form
and quality of our national character.
What a nation respects comes close to
being what a nation is.
In his lifetime Lewis Wallace-Gen.
Lew Wallace-of Indiana had the ad-
miration and respect of his fellow coun-
trymen, of most Of the wide worlds
literate inhabitants, indeed, and 1t Is
creditable to his day that this was 80.
It can be both creditable and useful to
us Of this day to recollect Lew Wallace.
why7 With our minds exposed, by
radio, to such a multitude Of informa-
ton as never before beat upon human
brain cells with variety and persistence
how can We afford room In our heads
ser Lew wa4acea Is what he did really
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decided upon at this time, and the
dimensions Of the building set at "7e
feet long and 40 feet wide in the clear,
exclusive Of the chancel, and to be built
according to Richard Boulton's plans"
The vestry then adjourned to Satur-
day. April 26, nine days later. when the
meeting was held at Samuel Bellwoods
Old Field" and here an agreement was
entered into by the vestry and wardens
with Samuel Bellwood for two acres of
land upon which 1t was decided to build
the church, which said land" it was
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for any portion Of . year in which he
should serve, or "as long as he off,
ciates as a minister ought to do" How
ever, out Of this he was to pay the clerk
and the registrar.
A very important meeting in connec-
ton with St. Andrews Church took place
on April II, 1766, when "the Hon. Col.
George Platter" was present, together
with Stourton Edwards, Peter Urquart,
Hugh Hopewell, John Abel, ST., and
Philip Clarke, jr., vestrymen, and Cuth-
bert Abel and Matthew Wise, ST.,
wardens. Here 1t was agreed that the
new church should be built in q place
called "Waldrums Old Field, now in the
possession Of Samuel Bellwood." The
name. Saint Andrews Church" was also
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Rededication of Old St. Andrews

Recently the writer received a card
announcing that "The Right Rev. James
=. Freeman d. D., Bishop Of Washing
ton, will conduct services Of rededica-
tion Of st. Andrews Church near Leon
ardtown, Nd. ON Friday, May %, 1912
at pm, Rev. j. M. B. Woodrow
rector"
Having visited this magnificent old
church nearly decade ago, the writer
was anxious to see Just what had
tranSpired since then to call for q
"rededication" at this time He knew
the interior of the church was in very
bad shape when he saw 1t last, and he
naturally assumed that at last some
one must have supplied the funds with
which to do the work and that Is Just
what happened.
However, as seeing Is believing, the
writer decided to 60 to the church,
which is several miles from Leonard
town. to see the extent of the improve
ments. and these he found to be largely
in keeping with the original structure.
The money donated for repairing the
church came from a number of small
contributors and the contractor who
did the work did about twice as much
as he was paid for All the walls were
newly plastered, the original pews, Of
the old box or stall type, which were
still in good shape, were repainted and
an entire new floor was put in and the
chancel was redecorated.
Well Preserved.
But the magnificent work of John
Freich Leinner, which forms q back
ground to the chancel was In such q
fine state of preservation that it only
needed busting off. and this was done.
Incidentally, when the work was orig
inally contracted for. the vestry agreed
to pay 16 pounds 10 shillings currency
and to provide board for Mr.. Leinner
while performing his contract, and the
records show that the work was done
and that full satisfaction was made by
the vestry in It'll.
All the brickwork of this church
Is Of the original building and the
joints in the Flemish bond work needed
but little clinking up. It is, indeed, one
Of the finest Colonial churches in Amer
lea, and we'll worth visiting. There is
q fairly well-kept cemetery surrounding
the church and judging from the more
or less recent interments noted on the
tombstones, burials are still being made
there. One gravestone informs us that
1t Is the last resting place Of Miss Jane
e. Briscoe of Washington City, who
died September 80, 1849. Another is the
tomb Of high churchman on the top
Of whose vault is inscribed in part:
"Hallowing the place of their repose
And waiting the triumphs Of the
resurrection,
Rev. George Mckinney, D. D.
Late rector Of st. Andrews Parish,
Annapolis,
Who while preaching in this county
Died 9th Of May, 1841,
In the 43d year Of his age"
The pastors wife Is probably buried
tn the same grave.
Upon the writer's recent visit to st.
Andrews Church he had the pleasure
Of meeting the rector, the Rev. Mr..
Woodrow, and his good wife. who reside
at the rectory, adjoining the Chapel of
Ease, In Leonardtown. Many years ago
this chapel took over the divine services
formerly conducted at St. Andrews. The
history Of this old church, according to
the Rev. woodrow, dates back to Novem-
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worth our overburdened attention? Let
us see.
BEGAN to Write at IL.
Is he important to us now in 1912
because in 1843 when he was only IT
years old and already entirely on his
own. earning his living, he began to
write at night a historical romance,
"The Fair God" about the Spanish
conquest Of Mexico? Or because, an
ardent boy Of 10, he Joined up for
our war with Mexico, in which he saw
no action? Should we know about him
because he made himself into a fine
lawyer, or because, being Democrat
and having q horror Of civil war. he yet
was convinced by Abraham Lincoln, and
fought bravely and we'll on the Northern
side In our War for the Union?
Beginning as colonel of the 1lth Regi-
ment Of Indiana Volunteers, he was al
most instantly promoted to brigadier
general; but need we know this or that
he commanded division in the taking
Of Fort Donelson and then was made a
major general? Need we care now be-
cause he suffered the unhappiness-
through series Of mischances not his
fault-of coming up a day late for the
battle of Shiloh?
Subsequently Gen. Lew Wallace saved
Cincinnati from capture, and also, with
courageous foresight and although many
times outnumbered (250O men against
some 20OO0D he provoked the delaying
battle of Monocacy and thus saved
Washington itself from the Confederate
army under Jubal Early. These were
important deeds, but, with so much in
our minds as we have now. ought we to
trouble ourselves to continue to honor
them and is it our duty to be informed
that the hero of them was an excellent
Governor of New Mexico from 1878 to
1881 and then was an illustriously capa-
BILE United States Minister to Turkey?
Most of us already do know, though
not now with excited interest, that Lew
Wallace wrote Ben Hur"-a book pro-
digously read during more than half a
century; must we also be aware that he
wrote The Boyhood OF Christ" THE
Prince of India" and a life of Benjamin
Harrison? Perhaps 1t is important that
more of us should know that he wrote
his autobiography, which isn't read to-
day but most emphatically should be.
On the whole, however, the vital sta
tistics of Gen. Lew Wallace's life needn't
gravely concern any one not a specialist
In American history. Acts Of his may
have somewhat altered the course Of
that history for the better, but so may
the acts of millions of other men. and
few of us can enjoy the luxury Of specu-
lation upon an infinite series Of had
it-been otherwise.
His Moral Grandeur.
1t is. then, Lew wallace's character
10 which II will be invigorating for us
to pay our respects. was a child of 10
when I first saw the general. My father
and I were standing together In the
street before . newspaper ONCE build
Ing In Indianapolis, watching election
bulletins. when suddenly Fathers facl
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handsome alterpiece be built and that
the two galleries be wainscoted.
It was also ordered at this meeting
that Hugh Hopewen pay Benjamin Nor
gan IS shillings for surveying the land
taken for the church, and that William
Russell set a deed drawn from Samuel
Bellwood to the vestry for two acres Of
land"
From the next minutes Of the vestry,
held April 20, 1767, can be drawn the
conclusion that the church was finished
prior to that date. The statement reads:
"At vestry held at the new church
in st. Andrews Parish in st. Marys
County on the Goth day of April, 1857
Easter Monday. Present: The Rev. Mr..
Robt. Kenny. Col. George Platter, Hugh
Hopewell, Esq; Peter Urquart, John
Abel, ST., and Philip Clarke, vestrymen.
Mr.. Cuthbert Abell Mr.. Matthew Wise,
sr., wardens."
Early Pastors.
The first pastor Of the church, as
stated, was the Rev Alexander William
son, and In April, 1857, we find among
those attending a visiting meeting "the
Rev. Mr. Robt. Kenny" and from this
1t may be assumed that the Rev. Kenny
was pastor of the church at that time.
In later years the pastor here was the
Rev. William P. G. johnson, who filled
the pulpit from at least August, 1912,
to May, 1848, since his record of bap-
tisms. combinations, marriages and fu-
nerals embrace these years. However,
his first entry is of an earlier date than
1742. and tells Of the baptizing Of .
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Washington, 1Oho ,0iu conduct
the services of rededicdtio7a of
st. AndreU's Church.
Harris q Ewing Photo.
uel son Of Capt. Samuel Stone, were
baptized In 1843.
The combinations include Rebecca
Mills, Charlotte Lee Gfliams, Charlotte
Amelia Norris, Jane Gordan, Sarah Dent,
Sophia Dent, PAMELA Ann Bohannon,
Sarah Margaret Hammett Ellen Cecilia
Abel and Eliza Watts. The last three
were confirmed by Bishop Whittingham.
Those who were married by the Rev.
Mr.. johnson during his pastorate were
Thomas Norwood and Phoebe Ann Les
sell, Joseph K. Greenwel and Mary E.
Wise, James King and Amanda s. Nor
ris, Robert and Susan Owens, Gabriel
Jackson and Sarah Forest, John Adams
and Mary Elizabeth Ridgell, Franklin
Wheeler and Mary Jane Smith, DR.. John
j. Franklin and Josephine Harris, John
Henry Stone and Ellen Cecilia Abel,
John Franklin Harris and Rosalie Susan
Harris Brady, George and Eccleston Paul
and Matilda and Elizabeth Watts, and
another double wedding was that Of
George and Edmund Hammett and Su-
san and Sophia Dent. Tom Bean and
Amanda williams and James Henry Dyer
and Ann Bradburn were married In
1848.
The funerals included those of child
Of DR.. Lewis Gilliams, Mrs. Sarah Bill
ingsley, John Macready, Albert Mac
ready, Zachariah Redman, Abel s.
Greenwen Heturah Macready, John
Lurty, Henrietta Rebecca Hopewell,
child of Henry Hainhesi; Alexander
Daukins, Mrs. Joshua Watts, child OF
James Key; George Platter, Hon. Glenn
ent F. Dorsey, Miss Sophia Cough, Re-
becca Hammett, Rebecca Greenwell,
George Washington Doane johnson,
Stephen Norris, Mrs. Anna Maria Yates,
son Of John WISE Mrs. Jemima Stone,
Alexander Howe, son of Thomas T. Dent
and Mrs. Lomax, aged 70.
Though the writer is not familiar
with the biography of the Colonial rec
tors of st. Andrews Church, yet he has
some information about the Rev. Mr..
johnson, who was born in Georgia, No
vember 5, 1901, and died In Clinton, La.
In 1852. As young man, after finishing
his theological education at Alexandria.
Va, he became tutor to the Mason chill
dren at Gunston Hail. and subsequently,
from 1887 to 1S43, served as rector Of
Pohick Church.
It was while in the former position
that he met and married Ann Eliza
Washington, eldest daughter of Bushrod
Washington. jr.. who married his cousin,
Elizabeth Washington. Mrs. Ann Eliza
(Washington) johnson was born in Vir-
gtnia September II, 1907, and died April
Is. 1851. She was married at Mount
Eagle, Va, then a part Of the vast Mount
Vernon estate, March Is, 1881.
Among the writer's many fine friends
Of bygone days, whose memory is now
revered was DR.. Henry Augustine john
son, a son Of Rev. johnson before re-
ferred to DR.. johnson once said his
name was not always Henry Augustine"
but that he was baptized "Spootswood
Augustine" and that, according to the
record, he was born In "Bellwood,"
named for Samuel Bellwood, where st.
Andrews Church is located, on March
9, lS46. This place was also known as
"Waldrums Old Field" as previously
stated. DR.. johnson, In relating the rea-
son for the changing Of his name, said
1t was due to the fact that he ran away
from home to Join the Onion Army,
when he was but Is years old. and that,
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child In fear always stops me now with
quick appeaLsince that night be-
cause no one knows better than I how
blind and unreasoning panic is" There
speaks the true soldier No really
staunch and seasoned warrior of in
telligence denies fear. he learns to
handle 1t in himself and others-as did
Gen. Wallace before Fort Donelson
Then, in a jiffy, the bellows of the
guns were upon us, followed by puffs OF
pallid smoke and sharp explosions in
the air overhead The space to be
crossed before reeching cover was three
or four hundred yards; seeing which
someone suggested double-quicking; In
stead of that I sent word to Col.
Cruft to set all his drums and flies going,
my argument being that the double-quick
would soon degenerate into q run, while
inspiring contempt OF shells In the be-
ginning was better than demoralizing
the men with fear Of them. The music
began, and the stif1ening up was magi-
cal e"
Other wars, other manners, and good
sense must take protean forms; but
wherever and whenever educated cour-
age nberates the operation OF good sense
mankind stands a little higher, by so
much becomes less Of q slave to cir
clmstances.
Lew Wallace said: II thanked God
for the law that makes war impossible
as q lasting condition, however it in
spires the loves and memories OF
comradeship and teaches that each sue
ceeding generation Of freemen are ~
brave as their ancestors"
An Arcadian Dream.
In 1894. addressing q graduating class
Of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, he
said: II have not committed myself 80
to the assertion that there will be no
more wars; that would be an Arcadian
dream =. There Is no end to the
greed Of nations and the Pacific Coast
from Alaska to the Horn, and the At
lantic Coast from the Horn to Halifax
bear temptations more frequent than
lighthouses =. The next ship from
Honolulu may bring cause OF war;
and. for that matter, the Nicaragua
Canal, though but in proposition, is q
nest-egg of war =. Undoubtedly
hostilities will come: they are inevita-
BILE .. Mira, young gentlemen. be-
hold your opportunities!"
Today we embrace the dream Gen.
Lew Wallace called "Arcadian": we
challenge the inevitability Of everlasting
SUGGESTIONS of wars; we dimly foresee
the possibility of justice and liberty
made so widely available that outlawed
war must eventually be forced to be-
come obsolete. Can this happen any,
where under Jap or Nazi tyranny?
If echo answers yes, It's no echo from
Lew Wallace's strong voice.
Here Is an echo from the voice Of
that stout realist, who was also a
reverent student Of Christianity: "I
know nothing more honorable, nothing
greater, IN fact, than going down in tho
bitter water Of defeat-holding victory
overhead"
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THERE WERE GIANTS IN
THOSE DAYS"

This ts the tenth Of series Of articles
about men and women who worked fought
and died that America might live men and
women who made America great by contrib
utinr their own greatness to a country which
was founded and has ENDURED on the e, prin- @
piness as the right Of every man The
eleventh article in the series will appear
next Sunday.
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An increasing conviction was be-
ing expressed by many London cir
cles that despite the Vichy govern
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was altered, but that the escort
ship was maneuvering closer and
closer. On seeing that a collision
was imminent. he said the S-26
put her engines in reverse and that
collision quarters were sounded.
In a matter OF moments, how
ever, the escort ripped into the star
board torpedo room.
The submarine remained station
ary IS or 20 seconds after the i'm
pact" he related, then took a
heavy down angle of perhaps As
degrees-and suddenly plunged.
The first thing we knew We found
ourselves swimming. One seaman
and I swan to the escort ship, which
had halted. One of their boats
picked up 1t. Ward.
I'VE never again saw second
seaman who was on the bridge
with U.S."
The S-26 finally was located about
midnight, January 27, by sweep
wire dragged between two rescue
ships.
Even II the submarine had been
located in time to attempt to save
any lives, the Navy announcement
here said. it would have been i'm
possible to use the diving bell to
remove any survivors.
Both Ends Flooded.
A message, inclosed in buoy
and sent to the surface by signal
gun, advised the rescuers that both
ends of the submarine-the only
places fitted for rescue work with
the diving bell-had been flooded
and that the crew members were
huddled in the central operating
compartment. The design Of the
coming tower structure on the S-26
precluded use of the diving bell.
Rescue efforts were made. how
cNcI, uilQcI lIlC COItillldIlu VI ltCdl
Admiral Frank H. Sadler, comman-
dant of the 18th Naval District, and
Capt. Thomas J. Doyle.
The Navy dispatched the U. S. S.
Mallard. one of six World War type
mine sweepers converted into sub
marine rescue ships, to assist oper-
ations.
From Washington the Navy sent
by airplane five expert divers to
help those already engaged in div
ing operations. Three of these div
ers-Chief Boatswains' Mate For
rest E. Smith and Boatswains' Mates
George Crocker and Neil G. Shahan
had participated in rescue opera
tions in the sinking off Portsmouth,
N. H., of the submarine Squalus in
May, 1889, and the 0-9 in the same
general area last June.
Diver Goes 301 Feet.
1t was not until January % that
conditions became favorable for div
ing operations and Diver Robert
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Agness was lowered 30l feet to the
submarines resting place.
Back came his report-and 1t was
what everyone already knew to be
certain-that none of the occupants
| were alive
The Navy's announcement did not
give figures on the men aboard but
said the normal complement Of a
submarine the type Of the S-26, a
World War type vessel which was
started in 1918 and commissioned
in 1923, was IS men and four officers.
Since the day Of the tragedy,
Comdr. Hawk and his fellow sur
vivors have been aboard ships OF
the rescue feet which tried vainly
to reach their comrades. News Of
the loss was permitted to be sent
out yesterday.
Persons familiar with submarine
operation said that a submarine IN
surface condition Is more Vulnerable
to collision than when ready for
submersion. They added that had
the S-26 been prepared for submer-
sion its watertight integrity would
have been high.
Yesterday at noon sister subma-
rine submerged over the spot where
the tragedy occurred, gently releas-
ing a wreath from her periscope in
solemn tribute to those who lost
their lives.
Funeral Rites Held.
Flags of vessels participating in a
final ceremonial tribute were at
half mast and officers and men
stood with barred heads. at attention
as both Protestant and Catholic
services were read.
Admiral Sadler dropped q wreath
of lilies, fern and laurel over the
spot where the S-26 had settled to
the floor of the Pacific. Then the
sister of the S-26 submerged slowly
releasing her wreath.
The S-26 was the second subma-
rine lost in the Canal area. The
P-5 went down in 1923 of Cristobal
at the Canals Atlantic entrance
following a collision with freighter.
Only three men were lost in the
P-5 and two men who were trapped
were rescued when she was raised.
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view Of the La toilette Anti-Merger

view Of the La Toilette Anti-Merger
Act?
IL. Did North American acquire
legal title to the securities?
13.-Did North American lawfully
receive dividends and other pay
ments from w. r. & E. or other
public utilities in the District?
Ibid North American or asso-
ciated companies or nominees trans
fer legal title to securities disposed
Of, and can North American transfer
legal title in the future? and
15-To what extent were the acts
Of North American performed with
the knowledge or acquiescence of
the District P. U. c., and what bear
ing does such knowledge or acqui-
escence have on the legal relation
ships under consideration.
Large Surplus Seen.
In his opinion on the case, Mr..
Hankin raised a question as to
whether Pepco had accumulated a
large earned surplus" He explained
first that the capitalization of Pepco
consists of three bond issues totaling
$35 ,000,00 two preferred stock is
sues totaling $1,000, 900, and 10000
shares Of common stock Of par value
OF 500 per share. or $1,000 900,
making the securities total $48, ,000,-
600. He added that the unweighted
rate base of the. company, as of
December 81, 1910, was in excess of
SOL 5000 After referring to origi-
nal cost and depreciation data he
concluded: From these figures it Is
evident there is now a large earned
surplus and that the value of the
common stock is far greater than its
par value"
To 60 back to the statement that
North American owns 95 per cent
OF the common stock of W. R. & E.,
Mr.. Hankin also stated that this
should be modified by reports that
about year ago North American
deposited 10000 of its shares of W.
r. & E. stock with the Bankers
Trust Co and the trustee issued
participating units at 40 units per
share. In other words, each share
of these 10000 stocks were divided
into 40 shares of participating
units, each of which units were
sold lover the counter" at prices
ranging from SIT to s23 each. and
that therefore these North Amer
ican shares have been selling at
between $500 and 1920 on the div
idend basis.
One expert at the District Build
ing who refused to be quoted di-
rectly said there was a serious
question as to the legality of this
financial deal.
He said it should be recalled that
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sentence. directed that the work.
house term be computed from LAST
September 8, the day of Houck'Ss
arrest. He was convicted October 81.
Houck was held for court this.
week after a hearing before justices
of the Peace Harold d. Cowher at
Bellefonte on five similar charges
of grabbing or striking young wo@
men in Centre County.