Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-18
Who Knocked Down a
British Officer For
Speaking Lightly
OF TIE WOMEN OF VIRGINIA
Use Of Staff in Exposition
Buildings Due to Genius
Of Frenchman.

Wutfr next year VIII nr Hrfu 80"
jamestown Tcr-Ceutonnial exposition
commemorative the birth of the M.
zion at jamestown in 1901, Is Graney
ISLAND. famous az the scene 81 se-
we're British repulag in the war Of
1912, and aiill earlier ~ a invoriio
nueiiinE ground ol Virginia GENTLE
men John Paul Jones, Americas
greatest sea. fighter, on several occa-
aiuns proposed 20 fight oni differences
81 opiuion ON the Island. For some
reason. however. none Of his chailenE
o. was accepted.
The last occasion upon which Ad-
miral Jones Invited any one 90 meet
him on Cfanoy island according 10 the
provisions 81 the kninhily code was In
connection with his challenge OF Lieu
tenant Parker OF the Royal navy IN
171i
On his huy back from q short trip
20 bis plantation on the bank OF the
naurHhaunurk. Jones had stopped for
a few days On Norfolk Ho was CO..
vilod TO q bail la the city and found
several officers ol the Royal navy ln
attendance Among them was Lieu
tenant Parker, a relative OF Admiral
Sir Peter Parker. who aitcrWaru at-
tackled Fort Moulirio. on Charlcaion.
Between che dances The gentlemen
discussed the probabilities of a rup-
tufc with England on account Of the
provisions Of The Stamp act. Ia the
course " the discussion Lieutenant
Parker made dlspafaglng remark
concerning tho women of Virginia.
Jones promptly Knocked him down.
Parker was dragged away hy HIS
friends Jones retired 4" tavern and
through bis friend. Granville Hurst
sent word TO Parker TINT he would
gladly meet him with pistols az ten
PAGES on Crnncy island. at the lleu-
tenants convenience.
No answer 10 this communication
wns received, aud Jones. though eager
a. light had 10 be satisfied with the
punishment he had already admluls-
terad 10 Parker Il Is said thar the
British officers OF the little squadron
90 which Parker was attached. 20 q
man. refused % act az HIS second Ia
che affair. declaring that he had ho-
haved dlagracoiulls and deserved tho
treatment he had received az the
hands OF Jones, Parker soon amor
ward left Norfolk.
The ladies' az Virginia made a hero
Of Jones for the prompt manner ln
which Dc had taken up the iicutcn-
ants remark. This was the last urca-
sion Jones ever figured Ia any way IN
thls country as a duolist The next
year be was busy making propara-
lions 10 defend the honor OF bis adopt
cd country with gunpowder aud ,'sn-
non ball
IN pursuing this object Jones' short
~ after the Parker incident, Visited
the French grlgata La TerpslohOre, In
Norfolk hnrbOr, aud was furnished
by Prince Philip Joseph, duke Of
Charities, with plans OF che frigatc,
From these plans was built the ship
Alliance. which was with him 10 his
battle with tine Scraps
leo nonot OF New York. WHO lrst
introduced stan as a construction ma
tcFial for exposition buildings and
atatuary la the United States. has ar
rived al Norfolk ON business connect
ed with the jamestown exposition OF
1891 Mr. Bonet, through his sugges-
ti0n that stan b. used IL the con-
gtruciiun OF the Columbian exposition
az Chicago, may be- credited With hav'
Tag saved about t20,N0u,un0 20 the
builders OF She several exposisiuns
that have been held IA thls country
|atiNt NNfHf tN NUNH t#AftffAft Nff.fNf|h ?
OF Missouri WAS suWgester ui
schemes with millions iu them.
This man'e suggestion really pannod
out the millions.
Bona In France. Mr. Bouot came 60
the United States twenty years ago
and became au American citizen. In
1891, when che FIRST great American
exposition since the Philadelphia Gene
Hawufuf trnn la aiftnran fEUnEf
went DO chicago The problem OF cree
atlng ga architectural display with
che maximum of maenihcence nc the
minimum of expense was under dis
cusalun Wood. glass and tin were
chiefly employed az Philadelphia, re-
aultins OBJ atfucivres moro useful than
beautiful ST. nuurt proposed iu che
Chicago exposition builders that stan
be employed ns the principal COM
BtruOiife material Tor outside finish
and oruamontaliul ~ hrat hia sug
Fesilun Nns not seriously con-
Hidofed Then fgenchmnn wnn told
that atHm was not sufficiently durable
that. like the fubled wings of lcurua
a couldn't stand sun heat and hard
whacks." aud ether wear and tear ui
weather "a dianr0Yo this notion. Mr
Bon0t made some STAFF figures and sol
them on cop OF the RuOAory building
Ia Chicago, exposed tn a winter of
rough weather Tho next spring d
was discovered ihaf the sian had
stood thc storm Amer desc consider
ati0n. stan was adopted and the Co
lumblan exposition thereby saved gA,-
100000 in addition 90 the achievement
Of the most beautiful exposition ever
held np to that year Since then eve
cry exposition mas been built chiefly
81 wood and ainH saving IN each in-
stance millions of dollars Had these
worlds fairs been built Of steel and
atune the cost would have been enor
mUualy greater and the time required
iu lnNfariiOn would hay phgen dnn.
hlu1 For temporary buildings sian d
n0H universally used.
The Nrai stan building IN America
was Che Woman's building at the chl-
cag0 fair which was the work of NJ
honet The Fine Arts building al
that lair which was the work of Mr
k0noi stlll stands nE monument g,
Abe endurance of paint which protect.
the stan from the ragREos 0i melon.
ent weather Paint sticks 90 stan az.
naclously and ihe material q eapabll
of treatment 90 amy color scheme Do
shred. Tho hewllderlng beauty ~ eN'