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the bishop: The Rev. Freishier, C. SIS. R.;
the Rev. DR.. Dyer. Choristers: The Rev
T. ODonoghue and the Rev E. A. Will
liams.
THE ceremonies were conducted Dy
Bishop A. A. Curtis of Wilmington, Del,
and after the foundation walls had been
blessed and sprinkled with holy water
the stone was blessed and set in place.
The trowel used was the one that fig
ured in the ceremony A years ago, when
the cornerstone of the old church was
laid. 1t is owned by Urban Geier.
member of the church. (Editor-This
trowel was used again at the laying of
the cornerstone of the school November
4, 1906, and is now preserved at ST.
Marys Rectory)
THE articles placed in the copper box
sealed In the cornerstone included cop
les of several English and German news
papers, foreign and American coins, in
cluding United States coins of every de-
nomination; photographs of Father
Glaab and the church Building Com
mittee Snd written history
The dedication of the new church,
according to the Catholic Mirror, took
place June go 1891, when ST. Mary's,
built by the German Catholics of the
city, was dedicated by his eminence,
Cardinal Gibbons, with solemn and i'm
posing ceremonies. The German Cath
olics have right to feel proud of their
new church, for 1t is among the hand
soonest of the many beautiful church
edifices of the city. If the sanity Father
Alig. who was the first pastor of the
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the way, is the southern end of the pres
ent Skyline DriveJ If time is of essence,
motorists could turn north on this
scenic highway and head back home
through the Shenandoah National
Parks famous parkway.
But for those who care to 60 on, our
next stop after leaving Waynesboro,
named for Mad Anthony Wayne, is
Staunton, Va. Near here Cyrus McCor-
mick devised his reaper in 1881, little
dreaming that it would make possible
the settlement of the wheat regions of
the West. Neither could Jacob Gibbs
know, when his sewing machine was de-
signed in the same locality, that it would
have an important bearing on the in
naturalization of the East.
Back in 1888, when John Lewis first
settled in the vicinity of Staunton, it
was selected for its advantageous loca-
tion in a land of plenty, with beautiful
climate and gorgeous scenery. AS it
grew into small town, wagon trains
came from the settled, seaboard COM
munities loaded with luxuries from
aCEoSS lie Sed. THESE iuAuTleS were pdl =
tered for furs and produce of the val
ley. Coaches belonging to the IF. F. ""
of that date carried gentlemen in pow
dered wigs and ladies in silks and vel
vets en- route to Virginia's fashionable
spas and watering resorts Warm
Springs, Old Sweet Springs and others in
that vicinity Accompanying them were
outriders in livery and whole trains of
servants.
And too, the Colonial Legislature met
in Staunton in 1781 during the Revolu-
tion, when the proximity of CORVALLIS
forced the lawmakers to move from
Richmond, Va. Word Of their con-
vening at Charlottesville leaked out, but,
fortunately, Jack Jouett overheard the
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was brought to the Virginia frontier;
but it was so popular that its heroines
gave their names to the two mountains.
Old records tell of the country teem-
ing with game of every description-elk,
deer, panther, fox, beaver and buffalo.
Buffalo inhabited this section because
the Indians fired the open ground every
fall to keep it from reverting to wood
land and, being prairie dweller, the
buffalo found this to their liking. They
were abundant enough to make trails
across the mountains, which later de-
veloped into tracks followed by pioneers
attracted by the tales related by Daniel
Boone. One of those who followed a
one time buffalo trail to the west was
Abraham Lincoln, grandfather of Hon
est Abe"
From Staunton we turn homeward by
way of Harrisonburg, New Market and
Luray, or we may cut back Go miles
to the Skyline Drive and follow this
magnificent boulevard all the way to
Front Royal. the northern entrance,
and thence back to washington via WE'LL
known routes.
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manent residents, have never existed in
Ottawa. Objection to the development
OF Ottawa as federally administered
national capital has been based almost
exclusively upon that apprehension; fear
that citizens residing in the city would
be deprived of their vote. Since it has
been explained, however, that citizens
Of the city would have a voice, equal to
that of citizens of the country as
whole under the full-fedged federal
district commission administrative plan,
any opposition expressed in the past
has now been withdrawn.
The idea Of a federal district capital
for Canada first dawned upon the minds
of Canadians in 1893 when Sir Wilfred
Laurier, then Mr.. Laurier, who three
years later assumed the premiership
envisioned Ottawa as "the Washington
of the North"
Federal Participation
Shortly after he became Prime Min
lister Mr.. Laurier was presented with
details of report based upon a study
of the relationship of other empire CAPT.
tails to their federal governments and
urged to devise ways and means by
which the citys heavy tax burden might
be relieved by the federal authority. 1t
was not until 1899, however, that the
federal government responded to the
city's appeal and there was created an
Ottawa Improvement Commission au-
thorized to purchase, acquire and hold
real estate in the City of Ottawa for the
purpose of public parks or squares,
streets, avenues, drives or thoroughfares
and for their maintenance. Further the
commission was to cooperate with the
Corporation of the City of Ottawa in
securing the improvement and beautif1-
cation of the city and vicinity.
The commission functioned for about
Is years until 1927, when it was re-
placed by a Federal District Commits
sion, whose first chairman was the
late Hon. Thomas Ahearn Ahearn
received special grant of $4,000, 900
from the federal government for the
work of his Federal District Commits
sion.
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IAN reached its zenith at the Battles of
Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Chancel-
lorsville. Whine of Minnie balls, clatter
of musket fire, rumble of gun carriages,
roar of cannon, shouts of victory, groans
of defeat-the woods of Orange heard
it all.
Charlottesville
Less than an hours drive from Orange
is Charlottesville, Va, where at this time
of year students are returning for fall
classes. The University of Virginia and
its surrounding territory is rich in color
full history, lore and legend. Besides the
many great men who have passed
through its doors into the world, there
are such points of interest as the SER
pentine wall designed by Thomas Jeffer-
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son. the aged buildings that grace the
which famous men once occupied when
students there
Edgar Allen Poe and Woodrow Wilson
both attended the university and ont
can still see their old quarters where
they lived as students. Visiting their
rooms one wonders what thoughts drove
out the specter of unprepared exams
when on spring nights the sweetness of
roses hung over the campus. What
promise of the future filled their reveries
when they tired of their textbooks?
Not far from Charlottesville is Month
cello, home of Thomas jefferson which
represents one of the most classic bits
of architecture in the Nation, second
only to Mount Vernon, and Ashlawn-
two miles away-is where President
Monroe lived. Ashlawn has been made
national shrine and furnished to
very near likeness of its original beauty.
1t contains only furniture of that era,
much of it having been in the Monroe
family. The lockwood as Ashlawn is
particularly worth noting. wallace
Nutting, who spends lifetime seeking
beautiful pictures. in nature, has said
that this garden is the loveliest of its
type that he has ever seen.
Niche Tavern
Niche Tavern is another historic
place near Charlottesville, situated half
way up the mountain on the road to
Monticello. Once occupied by the father
of Patrick Henry, it is now museum.
Built in 1875, it was converted into a
tavern in 1765 by John Niche. 1t has
one of the finest collections of early
American furniture in the country.
Going back to Charlottesville where
we will spend the night, it is interest
ing to note that here during the Revo-
luton, the prisoners from Burgoyne's
army were quartered after the de-
feat of Saratoga. If we were to 60 no
farther, there would still be much to see
and enjoy in and around Charlottesville.
If time permits, a visit to beautiful
Pennington Country Club (built in 178O),
Ellerslie Stud, a horse breeding farm
(home of many famous race horses:
Edge Hill and Shadwell. all would be
interesting. (See AAA Tour Book for
details)
Staunton
But come morning, we will be on our
way to Staunton, Va, via Waynesboro.
where we cross the Blue Ridge Noun
taiiis headed for the valley. (This, by
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Country Fairs Are More
American Than Baseball

1t is this fair they find themselves
wanting to revisit when the leaves turn
gold and frost snaps its warning Of
winter to come.
Others, like President Truman, fasten
their interest on one fair and devote
themselves to it with sentimental at
tachment, attending year after year. In
Mr.. Truman's case, he had attended
II consecutive years, and wanted to
make it an even dozen. For a time
he feared duties would prevent visit
this year. Then he decided 10 days
ago he could travel by plane and build
up his attendance record.
HE to the Fair
If that desire seems strange, if you
wonder about it just little, then, dear
reader. you weren't brought up within
sight and sound or visiting distance of
any one of Americas fairgrounds, and
you are to be forgiven, for you've missed
one of the greatest joys of being born
an American, and you must not let
another year go round without making
haste to a country fair, be it far or near.
Thousands of Americans are proud
of their consecutive fair attendance
records many exceeding Is years in
row. One man know has been among
those present at one fair for rs years
straight-running, and hopes an autumn
never comes around that doesn't sea
him joining the midway crowd on Big
Thursday. examining the sheep and
swine and whiting the glorious aroma
of big red apples glistening like the sun
from wax rubbed on by his farmer
neighbors.
They're Educational, Too
Fairs today stress amusement, but
they don't neglect their original educa-
tional purpose. Joseph w. Hiscox, chief
of the Agriculture Departments agri-
cultural exhibits service, says: Fairs
are great part of the educational life
of America" Here farm youths are
spurred on by prizes, farmers learn new
agricultural developments and advances
in farm management, farm wives show
their needlework and jellies and get
new tips on home economics.
Throughout the war fairs continued
to do their educational job and helped
keep food production high" Samuel S.
Lewis, president of the York (Pa.) Inter-
state Fair and head of the Interna-
tional Association of Fairs and Exhibi-
tions, said this week. "And now that
the war is over, they're looking forward
to an expanding field of service to
Americans In the years ahead"
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Bv Carleton J. Ketchum,

OTTAWA, Canada.-C n d as ma
tional capital at Ottawa has been con-
verted into federal district capital
embracing an area of 900 square miles.
For Is years Canada has maintained
a federal district commission and thus
for that period has known the paradox
of federal district commission with
out federal district capital to admin
lister. An Ottawa improvement COM
mission had functioned for IS years but
in 1927 that body was replaced by a
federal district commission vested with
power, however, only further to develop
and beautify the cities of Ottawa and
Hull and their environs.
For more than 80 years Canada had
had under consideration the definite
plan, carefully prepared by the Holt
Federal Plan Commission appointed in
1918, which called for the creation of
federal district capital embracing a
region of $40 square miles. That COM
missions report was tabled in Parlia-
ment in 1915 for the first Great War had
then begun. The French town planner,
1ICDcl, was DlOuSiG W SdIl-
ada when the war ended to begin
the task of planning the proposed fed
eral district, but change of govern
ment caused his activities to be sus-
pended and he returned to Paris. He
is back now to complete his work.
Federal Capital Plan
The commission has confined its ac-
tivities so far to the laying out of parks,
beulevards and driveways within the
l212 square miles which long has con-
stituted the area of the City of Ottawa,
in the English-speaking province of On
tario, and the smaller City of Hull,
which lies directly across the Ottawa
River in the French-speaking province
of Quebec Although Canada's present
Liberal Prime Minister, the Right Hon.
w. L. Mackenzie King, followed in
the footsteps of his predecessor, Sill
Wilfrid Laurier, in advocating the de-
velopment of a federal capital plan
that would make of Ottawa "the Wash
ington of the North" no government un-
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or exempt from any form Of taxation.
Nor does the federal authority enjoy
any representation in the administra-
tive councils of the city. 1t has no voice
whatsoever in the control of Ottawa as
a city.
Should the federal government decide
to assume control-complete control-of
the administration of the future federal
district capital it Is probable that it
will adopt the administrative plan found
so successful in Washington and Colum-
bia and in other federal district capitals
including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires,
Mexico City and Caracas. 1t will prob
ably create commission of five mem
bers, reserve the right to appoint a
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The grant was made as consequence
of vigorous debate in the House OF
Commons launched on May "a, 1928, by
William Lyon Mackenzie King, then,
as now, Prime Minister.
From time to time after that Prime
Minister King introduced the subject
of the federal district capital in the
House of Commons but refrained, until
recently, from taking the step long
within his power which would have
created the boundaries of the federal
district capital and its development as
a great national capital.
1t was not until 1918 that definite
plan for the creation of the capital was
formally considered by the federal gov
ernment.
The late Sir Herbert Holt, for many
years president of the Royal Bank of
Canada and internationally known as
Canadian financier, had accepted the
Craftsmanship of Federal Plan Com
mission, which submitted to the gov
ernment report and plan dealing with
the establishment of a federal district
at Ottawa, patterned upon Washington
and Columbia.
Delayed by War
The last war intervened and rendered
progress with the plan impossible for
at least five years. But with Prime
Minister Kings return to power after
the war tentative planning proceeded
within the district as outlined in the
Holt report. Changes of government in
terfered and then World War II inter-
vened again in 1889.
Now with the ending of the Second
World War Prime Minister Mackenzie
King not only, at long last, has pro-
claimed the creation of the boundaries
of federal district capital of 900 square
miles but has announced that he will
supervise the development of the new
federal capital himself.
He has declared that the new federal
district capital is to be created as war
memorial, memorial to those Cana
dians who laid down their lives in this
war and the last in order that Cana
dians should remain free men.
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coming across the Blue Ridge. Their
escape was so close that it Is said Pat
rick Henry got away wearing only one
boot.
In the Civil War Staunton was spared
the losses of war, but as supply depot
for the Army of Northern Virginia and
for Stonewall jackson in his valley cam
paign, Staunton was second only to
Richmond.
Woodrow Wilson's Birthplace
The parsonage of the First Presby-
terian Church, now national shrine. Is
where Woodrow Wilson was born. He
was baptized in the chapel of Mary
Baldwin Seminary, where his father
preached.
Up in the courthouse are many in
teresting records, one of which is deed
to the Northwest Territory signed by
the chiefs of the Five Nations. Staunton
Military Academy, famous for its sports
and its splendid campus, is located in
the town and makes fit companion for
Mary Baldwin Seminary, one OF the
pesI Known ana moSt eAciuSNe girls
school.
Before you leave Staunton, by all
means visit Gypsy Hill Park for the
view that you'll get of Betsy Bell and
Mary Gray. The estates below them are
as beautiful in their cultivated way as
the mountains are in their rugged
majesty.
The Twin Peaks
The picturesque twin peaks. Betsy
Bell and Mary Gray, at staunton got
their names from the original settlers
who brought with them a doleful ballad,
with the opening words, 20 Betsy Bell
lassies." The song was old even when 1t
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Autumn Tour Offers Washington Motorists Real Scenic Beauty
By Florence Cleveland,

y
Managing Editor of the American Motorist,
American Automobile Association.
OCTOBER!-AndI ! in my car on
a country road.
The world has put on her ratment
or rusSet and gold.
Against the hillside, draped in
brolOn, glotOS a splash OF red 1Uhere
the blood of dying Summer feckS
young Winters cradle.
AboDe the setting sun the clouds,
DaSt armies hidden by the splendorS
OF their banners, rush StDitt and silent
into flaming battle.
And across the shoulder OF the high
mountain Evening finos purple
scarf, soon to change to Siluer under
the moon, that crescent moon hurry
ing ahead of night lest darkness hide
from her this autumnal glory, these
nrulticolored garments in Dhich
Summer, not quite dead, laughs at
Death.
And thent-DoWn the Dalley comes
tUi1td cool and fresh as flung foWerS
against my face.
I turn my car to,Udrd home and
you, to take to you the old, old
promise:
From every buried Summer comes
another June"
Courtesy of the American Motorist Magazine ,
Once more the summers trekking has
all but ended beside the autumn fire.
lights at home. But If you plan well,
there is still time for few short, color
full motor trips before harsh winter
winds sweep down to strip the trees of
their crimson and gold.
AS long as the weather permits, let's
enjoy carefree week ends in the car!
We will plan to leave Washington after
the lunch on Saturday and, going by way
of Falls Church, Warrenton, Culpeper
and Orange, we can expect to be as far
as Charlottesville by the time the hori-
zon swallows the last shadows of twi-
light.
President Madison's Montpelier
Passing through Orange, we'll make a
special swing along the highway just
outside the city to see that beautiful old
historic home, Montpelier-where Presi-
dent Madison lived. Dolly" Madison,
his wife, was the only Presidents wife
about whom traditions of personality
and beauty were woven. To most of us
she was more than historic character,
she was very real person-more human
than the tales which history brings
down to us of the danes of the White
House. Jimmy" and Dolly" are buried
side by side at Montpelier.
Orange County is also interesting be-
cause of its Civil War background,
where one of the bloodiest campaigns
of the South took place. Constant fight
ing along the Rappahannock and Rapi-
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majority group of three of those mem
bers and invite the city to appoint or
elect the remaining two, the group as
whole to elect its own chairman from
year to year. The federal government
in that event will, of course, assume its
full share of the burden of taxation in
Ottawa and throughout the district; its
full share upon $3.50 basis with the
citizens residing within the district.
That is the taxation system prevailing
in Washington and in most of the other
federal district capitals. Under it, the
citizens of Ottawa would find their taxes
their municipal taxation rate-prob-
ably reduced by half The federal gov
ernment instead of paying approx
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mately 100000 toward the maintenance
of Ottawa as Canada's national capital
city would contribute sum of several
million dollars annually in taxation; a
sum equal to half of whatever the city
and districts total annual tax bill should
aggregate.
But Capital Citizens Will Vote
Washington's renowned paradox of
taxation without representations Fed
eral District or National Capital In
which citizens residing within its boun-
daries are not permitted to vote-would
not prevail in Canada for the obvious
reason that the local conditions which
caused the United States Government to
dsfranchise her National Capitals per-
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would have felt that his hopes regarding
the growth and future prosperity of st.
Mary's parish had been fully realized.
The present pastor of st. Mary's
Church and who is also administrator
of the parish is the Rev. Charles l..
Boehmer. who succeeded the Rev.
Charles J. Trinkaus upon his death in
the assistant pastor at st. MaryS.
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Centennial of St. Mary's

church, and whose memory is held dear
by hundreds of the German Catholics
of the city, could have looked in on the
scene at the high mass on Sunday, ne
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ferson and others. Jouett made wild
ride to warn the legislators of their
predicament and they escaped from
Charlottesville, later meeting at Staun-
ton, where they hoped to hold their ses-
sions in the security of the old Trinity
Episcopal Church. Their safety was
short Lived, for only three days later
word was brought that Tarleton was
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03
Is Markets Cited
In OPADriiye
Association Head
Reported 3 Times

Martin Bonkovich, head of the
Detroit Retail Meat Dealers AS
sociation, was among 13 market
operators cited by the OPA today
on charges of overdrawing their
ration stamp bank accounts on
meat and sugar.
1t was the third time that
Bonkovich. operator of a market
at 1888 Dexter, has been in
trouble with the OPA. In April,
1914, he was charged with violat-
ing meat price ceilings and sus-
pended from dealing in meat for
Is days. Last January the OPA
threatened To take away his
license because of failure TO post
his ceiling price list.
Others cited were:
Farr's Grocery. i2i3ia sprinsses
AesltR a@fti9s huneh hene" ass N Schis.n Hs,gn |"p
James Dervssls Market. Pontiac.
Gsrneid Market. 1900 John r.
Bepnsrd'. Market 747s Grstiot
W Detroit wholesale Co, 2s77 Humboldt.
Fenkell Market. 1891 Fenkell
Walstron- Anderson Market, 1851 woodrow
Wilson
Harry Melesh Market. I7o3e Grand River.
Hsmond & son Market, 3l62 John r.
The latter two are to appear
June s before hearing commits
sioner r. IL Golden. 857 Federal
Building. The others are TO ap-
pear before the same commits
sloner on June 5.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03
Autos and Aviation:
Chrysler Experts
Off to China
Establish Network
of Truck Repairs

Led by Col Graham B. Trainer,
the first group of Chrysler Export
Corp. technical and service eX-
perts has winged off for China
TO establish a network Of truck
repair and supply bases on the
road TO Tokyo"
This group will be augmented
in China by a continual flow Of
company personnel that will even
tually require about 500 Ameri-
can engineers and mechanics
plus more. than 5000 Chinese--to
staff the Is repair shops that will
service thousands of Dodge cargo
trucks h a Hl ing war supplies
throughout Free China.
In addition TO Col Trainer, gen.
eral manager of the China
project. the first men 10 leave in
included c. 3. Lucado, parts man.
ager: Walter F. Thorpe, assistant
personnel manager; 5. p. Simpson,
assistant planning manager. Al
fred Wilson. general auditor;
Paul r. Burch. storekeeper; Gus
BARLEY. service engineer; Glen
Stevens. mechanic; Samuel II.
Singer. chief clerk, and Frank
Ellis, service engineer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03
MORE TO COME

Those who applied after the
quota was filled. and consequently
were not able 10 receive enroll
ment cards. are urged to follow
the Service Wives Club Corner
regularly as similar programs
will be planned later.
In the meantime. 100 service
wives have received enrolment
cards and will fill the air-eondi-
toned auditorium of the Gas Co.
al 7 p. m Monday for the first in
this series of four classes in home
canning.
Fruits and berries will take the
center Of the stage when Miss
Irene Hickey, director of the
home service department. Michi-
gan Consolidated Gas Co. eX-
plains and demonstrates Fruitful
Economy.