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Attractive Great Falls

or something stronger, depending
upon the desire Of the customer.
Glen Echo Started
In 1889 the foundation for .
new pleasure resort was laid when
the twin brothers, Edwin and Ed
ward Baltsley. came here from
Philadelphia and bought 20 acres
Of the farm Of william Reading,
to the east Of Cabin John Creek.
which they named Glen Echo
on the Potomac" and referred to
the latter as the Washington
Rhine" From the first, at least,
1t appears that 1t had not been
the intention Of the BaltSleys to
make Of Glen Echo . pleasure
resort. but rather to develop II
into q high-class settlement.
Whatever may have been the
original idea. 1t was not long be-
fore they concluded to erect on
the property number Of, large
and expensive amusement build
ings at a considerable cost.
On November %. 1890. the
place was visited by destructive
fire, and the loss fell very heavily
on the owners. who realized-but
not soon enough-that they had
sunk q fortune in an enterprise
which was planned Just little
too soon. The Baltzleys then
sold out to the Chautauqua Asso-
citation, which got off to q very
good start, but also suffered .
great loss In the end.
! Competent Judges declare the
landscape. through which the
Canal passes. is equal In beauty
to any similar stretch Of country
in the Eastern part Of the United
States.
Great Falls is one Of the At
fractions which the visitor never
forgets. and when possible I take
my friends there. and, Of course.
tell them Of the gold TO be found
in the surrounding rocks, but
which the geologists tell US can
never be obtained in paying
quantities.
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Lincoln
Continued From Page C-l.)

and Mr.. stassen, who are all-out
for the treaty.
Divided on Farm Plan
Senator Taft's advocacy of the
Federal housing bill-socialized
housing-which has now become a
law. paved the way for the pas
sage Of that measure through the
upper house. But under the lead
ership of Mr.. Martin In the House,
that body narrowly missed defeat
ing the bill. Senator Taft has also
supported Federal aid to educa-
ton. which has strong opposition
among many Of the Republicans
in the House. and some in the
Senate. And the Republicans in
Congress are strongly divided over
farm legislation-some of them
being willing to 60 along with the
Brannan program of production
payments to farmers to assure
them q certain price for their
products. And even on the labor
bill, there has been too much
division.
With this kind of intraparty
strife in strong focus, how could
the Republicans write successfully
a declaration of party principles
and a party program? And yet
that Is what the COP is supposed
to do, If 1t is to make anything
more than guerrilla warfare in
the elections next year. The
Lodges and the Morses and the
Aikens are not going along with
Senator Taft, and Senator Taft
lis not going along with them.
Chairman Scott early in the year
advocated q Nationwide confer
Ience to discuss the problems con-
fronting the country-and the
Republican Party-in an effort to
draft . statement of principles,
III not a program. This has been
laid aside. and three regional con-
ferences planned instead, dealing
with different subjects-in New
England. industry and finance; In
the Midwest, farm problems, and
in the Far West, conservation
and bowse. a.. ......x.
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The unworthy and unwanted''
commemorative authorized and
directed" by the s0th Congress
have paid the Government a hand
some profit. According to figures
released on Thursday, Philatelic
Agency sales for the fiscal year
ended June 80 amounted to
$4.136,122.01. Receipts from dis
tribution to collectors through
ordinary post offices have been es-
timated at roughly $6,0O0.000. The
grand total Of philatelic business
for the 12-month period indicated
therefore probably exceeds 410.-
000. .000-a relatively small sum, of
course. when considered against
the fact that there are at least
is 900. 900 practitioners Of "the
worlds favorite hobby" in the
United States.
Special cachets will be provided
for mail on AM-98 between Colum-
bus. Macon and Augusta. Ga. and
Orangeburg and Charleston, 8. c..
when air service is inaugurated
July 81.
Highway post ONCE service be-
tween Williamsport and Altoona
Pa, will be started on July rs, and
first "Trip cachets will be available
at both terminals.
A slogan cancellation has been
announced for the sesqui-centen-
ary Of Warren. Ohio. reading:
"16o Years Of Progress Celebra-
tion. August 27-september 5. 1799-
1o4s." Send stamped self-ad-
dressed covers to postmaster for
marking.
The National Federation Of
Stamp Clubs reports the results
Of its poll Of collectors ON pro-
posed commemorative as follows:
Stamps for Gen. Pershing, the Boy
Scouts. the Grand Army of the
Republic. the Wright Brothers. the
National Parks. the Cancer cam
paign. Edgar Allan Poe, Father
Flanagan Of Boys Town, Patrick
Henry and the Tomb Of the Un-
known Soldier, approved in the
order listed.
Since the poll was started. the
GAR stamp has been authorized
A commemorative in tribute to
Poe. the poet. short-story writer
and critic. probably will be pro-
duced for release on the Tooth an
niversary Of his death. october
Z next.
The stamp in aid Of the war
on cancer has chance of approval
by the Postmaster General for
release in April. 1850. A new
National Park set also Is receiving
favorable consideration in Post
once Department circles.
Leo August is the compiler and
editor Of the 17th edition of the
United States Specialized Cata-
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Escape Fiction
Displays Spy Theme
GIVE HIM MY LOVE
BY Margaret Mackay. fJohn
Day Co.; 49,
Reviewed BY
JEANNE ROGERS.

There are no confidential In
formants." no FBI official records
and no investigating body.
But this book-ths authors
eighth-is built around An Ameri-
can onicer reported missing IN
1912 on an intelligence mission
in France.
He pops up six years later a. .
top-drawer Communist in Italy.
So help me, his widow. even found
out by sheer accident and .
newsreel.
She does nothing but talk end
lessly In high-hpwn phrases. The
Government does nothing. And.
perhaps from boredom. the COM
mie leader plunges out 4 window.
Besides some stale intrigue.
GIVE Him My Love" contains .
self styled psychologist. several In
terestine bistros and . tepid ro-
nance.
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A\rt
Lahey Collection
Seen at Playhouse
Local Printrnakers
At Whyte Gallery
HY Florence 5. Darrymen

Richard LAhey's first one-mar
show tn several years comprises
10 oil and watercolor paintings
drawings and prints. on view
through August In the Playhouse
Theatre Art Gallery. Dating back
b the 1s2os. 1t also includes 4
number Of new paintings shown
for the first time
Although small. the collection
gives q fair survey Of Mr.. Lahey'i
work. 1t includes portraits. In
teriors with figures. landscapes
urban views and q harbor scene
It also ranges from Paris TO New
York City and Vienna. Va, where
he now lives.
His charming portrait Of his
wife idly toying with . jonquil. Is
. telling capture Of meditative
repose, refreshing to see. There
b another excellent portrait Of q
young woman. life-siye half
length, and q small one Of little
girl, as we'll as the characteristic
sketchy one Of himself in hi
studio.
Five Virginia landscapes painted
m Vienna and vicinity. are showr
for the first time. All are in q low
key. and typical .of the country
Lvelier in color are Skating Pond
and "The Cove at Ebb Tide
which won q Society of Washing
ton Artists medal q few years ago
Further exemplifying Mr.. Lahey's
versatile handling Of scenes. are
an ink drawing of the Pont Neuf
Paris, q fresh watercolor of Mont
martre. and q pencil drawing OF
Central Park. New York City. all
Of them capturing the essential
quality of each place.
Mr.. LAhey's interest in the thea
ter as subject matter. is demon
strated in several watercolors and
wash drawings, as well as an oil
painting by the artist after Paris
sostume ball, and not before shown
in Washington. These pictures
have a satirical penetration in
their depletion Of performers and
audience types. Among them is
Partisan Theatre" which won the
Tuthill prize at the Art Institute
Of Chicago.
Mr.. Lahey Is well known in
Washington, having been director
of the Corcoran School OF Art
since 1895. instructor in art at
Goucher College. Baltimore. dur
ing the same period, and at George
Washington University since 1910
From 1923 to '35 he taught at the
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Edith M. Fisher, writing in the
Hackensack. N. j.. Bergen Evening
Record, says: THE trend in stamp
collecting seems to be changing
very slightly but very definitely
The interest in the artistic seems
to be gaining impetus. More and
more augmented material is noted
in the stamp shows. The seasoned
collectors and the highbrow spe-
cialists who at one time scoffed
at anything except plating and
kindred and specialist ways of
collecting, are beginning to realize
that many a little collector today
is building an album or albums Of
intrinsic beauty by combining him
self purely and simply to the stamp
design, the story behind 1t, and by
dressing up his collection with cor
related material. cacheted en-
velopes. ETC., which bring out the
significance Of the event honored.
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By John cIeeett Proctor

people who visit Washington TO
see its interesting sights ever get
up the Conduit road a. far as
Cabin John Bridge. and yet this
is one Of the most wonderful
bridges in the world. Until q few
years ago-and the statement may
even hold true today-history re-
corded but one bridge Of stone
arch longer than Cabin John. and
that was bridge that spanned
the AIDA, q tributary Of the Po,
erected about 1880 AID, but
which, however. was destroyed in
1927. It's span was 251 feet. only
81 more than that Of Cabin John.
and its rise was SO feet, though
at the crown 1t was only 4 feet
thick.
Subsequently several large ma
sonry bridges have been construct
ed in Europe. very similar in de-
sign to that of Cabin John. The
most important of these is the
Jaremcze railway viaduct over the
River Pruth, in Galicia, on the
line of the Austrian Stanislau-
Woronienka Railroad. having a
single arch over the river of 65
meters t213 feet). with a rise OF
So feet. II is built Of sandstone
with q thickness of 6 feet 1012
inches at the crown and 10 feet
inches at the skewbacks. and Is
IA feet 9 inches wide. It is stated
to have cost only $40, 400. due
mainly to the low price Of labor
and the abundance of material ir
the immediate vicinity.
The Lavaur Bridge, in France
on the line of the Limoges &
Brives Railway. is Of the same
general design as the Jaremcze
structure. 1t has single span OF
| 20134 feet.
Davis Name Erased
The largest span stone arch in
Great Britain is the famous
Grosvenor Bridge over the River
Dee, at Chester. England, having
span Of 200 feet.
In 1852 the name Of Jefferson
Davis was erased from the west
abutment Of the Cabin John
Bridge by direction Of Caleb B
Smith, Secretary Of the Interior
but was later restored by direction
of President Theodore Roosevelt
Originally there was but one
conduit along Macarthur boule-
ward formerly Conduit road. but
in 1926 a second conduit was COM
pleted. doubly increasing the wa.
ter supply. On July s OF the
present month the water con.
sumption reached a record for al
time of 231 500 900 gallons. This
service not only included the Dis
trict of Columbia. but also Ar.
lington County. Va. and part ol
nearby Maryland.
Within the memory Of many
the old Cabin John Hotel. con-
Quoted by the Bobbinger brothers
was one of the most delightful
places on the Conduit road "bacl
In the '90s," to rest and re-
fresh ones self after pedaling
bicycle for about Z miles. Bu
the Bobbingers always had plenty
of drinks on hand to quench {
thirst. and this could be lemonade
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some young lady who recently
found herself marooned in mid
stream at Great Falls has hap
pened many times before and, re-
gardless Of the danger attached
to these exploits. will happen
many times again. Excursions to
the Falls. by way of the Canal. are
not a new recreation. and Ger
tainly date back for more than
century.
The Chesapeake h Ohio Canal
was begun on July 4. 1928. when
President John Quincy Adams dug
the first spadeful Of earth. Seven
years later, also on July 4, We find
President jackson. his cabinet.
members OF the diplomatic corps
and about so invited guests en-
joying a Canal boat ride. described
as an "all-day' trip. to q point
6 miles above Great Falls. The
Marine Band was taken along ito
enliven the occasion"
However. it took many years
to open up general travel to the
area on both sides of the upper
Potomac. and the building OF
Conduit road, after the Civil War
was greatly responsible for the
progress made.
Cost Nearly 5 Million
Beneath this road, as perhaps
many know, are laid the conduits
which bring the Potomac water
from Great Falls to Washington
a project which had its beginning
in 1852. when Congress appro-
priated $1,000 for the purpose OF
making the necessary surveys. etc.
"for determining the best means
of affording the cities Of Washing
ton and Georgetown an unfailins
and abundant supply OF good and
wholesome water"
Plans having been submitted to
Congress q year later. an appro.
priation Of 100000 was made
with which to commence the work,
and in 1855 $250.000 was added
with which to continue the work,
Further sums Of $3.50, 900. 81 1,000,-
900, $500. 900 and 100000 were
made. bringing the total appro-
priation for the Washington aque-
duct to June IS. 1860. UP to $2.-
900, 900.
The building Of this aqueduct
entailed a considerable amount OF
engineering skill. Gen. Montgom-
cry c. Meigs was in charge Of the
work, and Cabin John Bridge. IN
particular. will ever remain a
monument to his ability.
Work on this gigantic piece OF
masonry began early in 1857. The
work was rapidly pushed, and
within a year. and a half from
the time 1t was started the arch
was keyed. and by July l, 1859
the arch stones, as we'll as con-
siderable portion OF the abut-
ments, were in position.
Unusual Bridge
Although the water was turned
into the aqueduct on December
5, 1863, the bridge itself was moi
completed for q year later. anc
even then the parapet walls were
not in place and were not added
until 1873 and 1874. Pedestrian.
and teams were protected by .
low guard rail of timbers.
Perhaps not 10 per cent OF the
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The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
meet at 1918 Rhode Island avenue
NE. tomorrow evening at 8, and
the Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
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which under the direction Of T.
Beverly Campbell. .is extending
into next November. The subjects
of the eight etchings of our 200
year-old neighbor city on the
Potomac ere Christ Church, Gads-
by's Tavern and the Carlye house
all built before the Revolution:
the Robert E. Lee house. Fowle
house doorway. the old Apothecary
Shop. old houses on Prince street,
and the Lyceum. late 18th CEN
tury and early 18th century struc-
lures. Mr.. Swami has made close
likenesses Of the handsome old
buildings in Annapolis and Alex
andria. and the respective sets are
pleasing souvenirs OF this i'm
portant milestone year in their
histories.
The artist. who signs his etch-
ings. Don Swami" was a native
of Florida. He attended St. John s
College, Annapolis, and has con-
tinued to make Maryland his
headquarters. He is director of
the Etchcrafters' Art Guild. and
a member Of the Society of Amer
ican Etchers. He Is represented
in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art and Morgan Library. New
York City. and many other per-
manent collections. including the
Library Of Congress. In the 1930s,
he was co-author and illustrator
600 etchings) of Colonial and
Historic Homes of Maryland" He
gives lectures on etchings and
demonstrations Of their making.
Early Century Eskimos
A visit to Greenland as it was
during the first decade Of this
century. is vicariously experienced
by those who see the drawings
and water colors by Christine
|Deichmann at the Natural His
tory Building. National Museum
through July. The collection was
lent by Elisabeth Deichmann
daughter Of the Danish artist. who
died four years ago, aged 76.
Mrs. Deichmann was the daugh-
ter and wife Of physicians. Her
father. DR.. Henrik Lund, was an
amateur artist OF note. She
studied at the Royal Academy oi
Denmark, where eminent painters
taught her careful workmanship
and thoroughness." These virtues
are strong in the present show
making the Eskimo mothers and
children and other subjects al
vital as they appeared to the ar.
tist during the years 1899-1911
when she drew and painted them
She had accompanied her hus-
band, DR.. Henrik Deichmann. ap-
pointed district physician for ar
extensive territory in Greenland
A portrait and two large wa
tercolors depict him as an almost
legendary doctor, with a hand
some. intelligent, kindly face. In
one of the pictures. a little Eskimo
girl gazes at him in alteration. in
the second. a native mother sits
with patient confidence as he
examines her child.
II ~
Peach Menagerie
Rowland Lyon, we'll known in
Washington for his oil and wa
tercolor paintings and block
prints. is now showing work in q
different medium. Twenty OF
more little animals sculptured
from peach stones are on view
at Kernodle-Poole, 1927 Wiscon-
sin avenue. The monkeys are the
most fetching Of these witty min
iatures. and some of them have
plush-covered bars to climb. a.
well as o crepe-paper palm tree
shared with q peach stone bird
Lions, pigs and fish are equally
ingenious and lively, and all have
q soft polish which the artist IL
said to have obtained by the un.
orthodox method Of patiently rub.
bing them on his trousers
(Yhr0u1h 1ulY.l
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Washington Printmakers

Washington Prlntmakers
Prints by Washington artist!
are on view at the Whyte Gallery
through July 30. Thirty etchinss
Autographs and woodblocks by a
artists. of whom several are new
to me, include some work seen be.
fore, but we'll worth seeing again
Such are Prentiss Taylor's excel.
lent tonal study BLACK on Black
Pittsburgh" and his lithotint
Budapest Quartet"
Thomas Yanosky's Coal Shed
is a lighter. more objective hand.
ling of an industrial subject
Men at Work" a woodblock print
by Sheffield Kagy is an effective
depletion of solid forms in space
The two figures in "Clocharde de
Paris" by Lois M. Jones are han
died in a looser. freer manner than
she usually employs.
Roofs. Alexandria" by Bertha
Dougherty is another etching In
her long series of sympathetic In
terpretations Of her city. remind
ing one that Alexandria has native
and resident artists capable Of
celebrating its beauties. Gustav
Trois' View near Gousenheim"
is one of many landscapes he did
while abroad with the Army.
A majority of the prints are in
modern idioms. A newcomer is
Eugene Fite. associated with Jacob
Kainen in the Division of Graphic
Arts, Smithsonian Institution
Both artists are represented, Mr.
Kainen with an abstraction, and
Mr.. Fite with two etchings reveal
ing Mr.. Kainen's influence. Jack
Perlmutter's etching "City" is 9
semi-abstract. linear group o1
towering buildings, below which
ant-like figures scurry. It sug.
gests the feeling some of us have
when we stay too long in New
York.
The Whyte Gallery has per.
suaded a number Of Washington
artists to make original Christina.
cards, o selection of which will bt
on view there by September /.
Official Artist
Annapolis Tercentenary anc
Alexandria's Bicentennial are be.
ing celebrated this year, as every
one doubtless knows. The re.
spective programs have been an.
nounced and reported in The Stal
from time to time. Both cele.
brations also have an art face1
which deserves attention.
! The Annapolis Tercentenary
Commission, of which Mrs. Sarah
Robert is executive director, au.
thorized the Maryland artist
Samuel Donovan Swami, to pre-
pare a set of eight etchings to
commemorate the 300th annivers-
ary of Annapolis, the States
Georgian jewel" Two hundred
sets Of q limited, numbered anc
signed edition were completed vel
in advance Of the official celebra
ton period the end Of May. sfhess
etchings depict the Maryland
State House and old Treasur,
Building; Mcdowell Hall Of st
Johns College. the Chapel of tn,
United States Naval Academy, st
Anne's Church. the Hammons
HarwoQl House. regarded as on,
of the hhest examples of Georgian
architecture in America; tn
Chase home. the Paca house an,
q partial view Of the harbor will
the Carroll house and st. Mary
Church in the background. Sever
Of the buildings were erected be
fore the American Revolution. an,
three Of them were homes Of sign
ers Of the Declaration of Inde
pendence.
Mr.. swsNn was commissions
10 make similar eet Of etching
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DR.. George l.. Fite Of the Ma
tional Institute Of Health, Be-
thesda, Md. is a new member
of the Washington Philatelic So
ciety.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28

Entered in the Post office at Wran- geIl, Alaska, as second class nat ter under Act of Congress- of Mar. ,, 1878.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28

salaries or wages paid to such em- ployees..
 The word employer" includes all Territorial departments. agen- cies and institutions and political subdivisions. Federal employees and others nor subject to the with holding provisions of the act are liable and must file returns and make payment accordingly.
 Weekly, biweekly and semi- monthly wages and salaries al- ready paid in January from which the Territorial tax has not been withheld are nevertheless subject to the ten percent withholding pro visions and must be deducted by the employer on the next payment of salaries or wages.
 Complete rules. regulations and forms are now being prepared and will be distributed as soon as pos sible.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28
DIVISION

DIVISION
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
 ATE OF HELEN s. SINCLAIR
 DECEASED NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the last will and testament Helen S Sinclair. deceased. ha been admitted to probate in the boye entitled court, and letter testamentary issued to the under signed exeeutrix. All persons hay ing claims against the said estate are hereby required to presen them, with the necessary vouchers to the undersigned at her home in Wrangel, Alaska, within six C months from date Of publication hereof.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28
NOTICE

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. WRANGELL PRECINCT. FIRST DIVISION
 NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIRST AND FINAL REPORT OF ADJ MINISTRATOR AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION AND CLO- SURE OF ESTATE OF MARTIN Olson. Deceased, sometime known as Martin TafOrd
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that William L. Paul, Jr., admin istrater of the above entitled es- tate has filed his final report of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28
HAWAIIAN-ALASKA
 STATEHOOD BILLS TO BE
 INTRODUCED TOGETHER

WASHINGTON Legislation to make states of Hawaii and AL aska may be wrapped together in a single-package bill, Chairman Somers (D-N.Y.l of the House public lands committee said this week.
 Separate measures to grant statehood to the two Territories were introduced in the last Con gress. The Hawaii bill passed the House, but was not acted upon by the Senate
 The exact method for handling the new legislation will be deeid- ed by a steering committee" Of the public lands committee, Som
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-28

his administration of said estate and motion for approval of same, the petition for determination of heirship and distribution of the assets of said estate and closure of same. and that March 4th, 1949, at the hour of 10 A. M., in the courtroom of the above-entitled court in the Federal Building in the town of Wrangell, Alaska. Wrangell Precinct, First Division. Territory of Alaska. has been set as the time and place for hearing said reports and petitions; at which time and place the Court wall hear objections to said ac counting and reports, and adjudi- cate in the matter.
 Dated. Wrangen, Alaska, Decem- Der 30, 194S.
 RICHARD SURATT
 '. s. Commissioner, ex-
 offieio Probate Judge First Publication Dec. 31, 194S Last Publication, Jan. 2S, -949