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The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
CPORTING SIDELIGHTC
~ By BILL BAILEY. ~

Have you got a bet down on Sir Mar
tin?
Bill Bailey his been assured that Sir
Martin win surely win the English Derby,
and consequently has bet large wad-
something Ike SIS; which is going some,
as Tommy Rice viii attest.
They've raised the weather mans sal
airy. Can you beat that?
We always Ike to go TO Alexandria It
seems so good 20 get back
Among those who are not convinced
that Detroit has the American League
pennant cinched is Joe Cantillon.
But then Joe always was an optimistic
Individual
2lr Jeffries would have Us understand
that this is neither the time nor the
place FOR the consideration Of overtures
from Mr.. Johnson. On. very well,
RACING DAY REFLECTIONS.
II It hadn't rained at Waterloo. Ma
pole0n would have walked in, with the
accent on the walk.
The Inauguration Of the benefcent ad-
ministration Of Mr.. Taft was associated
with the beastly blizzard
Noah didn't have an anchor. or ground
for It 20 fasteR 20. but he landed aH
right.
TIE race IS not always with the swift,
nor the battle with the strong. Il is the
spirit which moves people to take flyers
or long shots.
II the Ohio River had not been full OF
ice. Eliza never would have gotten credit
for crossing It. The same applies 20
Washington and the Delaware.
The weather which we regard as rot
ten now VII be considered ideal IN the
ides Of October.
We'll. Ian Hague IS in the KID Sullivan
class. al right.
Has anybody seen Press Agent Bright
lately2 The George Washington fans
want 20 know
Hampton, Va. Nay q
Dear Bill; We can't get this rule 81.
section 10 straightened out and II you
viii kindly 'gee-haw" rs right we
would take K as a favor
There's some money on the game.
Some claim that this rtle only applies
when the pitcher IS n his box. with his
toe on the plate and ready 70 wind up
10 deliver the ball, or indeed. In the midst
o. a delivery.
Others claim that L applies more spe-
cifcaliy 20 s. time az bat" and that
during that period The batter has no
right 70 step from one batter's box 10
the other
Please set rs straight and earn the
gratitude Of this community. Yours sin
cerely. CHARLES A JUNKEN.
P. s. We Ike you Or I wouldn't be
writing this way.
Answer: The rule plainly states that
the batsman IS ont y he changes from
1ne side OF the plate 20 the other while
he pitcher Is N position 10 pitch.
Dear Bill. Is batter ont on a hunted
.hird strike. providing the ball goes foul?
Wv
Answer. Tes
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
JAMESTOWN RESULTS.

FIRST kACE-Fcur and Cnc-haf furIongs. Cross
ogsS. l-- iburTsl. ) to l. won: Love Watches los
Haynes. u :. sec1Dd: Johnny Wise 10 fCrif-
IN. % 70 1. t5ird- Tine. 6-5s Culpepcr and Coed
Intent als1 ran
SECOND RACE-Six furlougs Ncment1m. f17
Red, Il 70 q. Won; King Thistle ~ fConiini.
2 tc 1. second; kempton. los Brady. 70 / third
5ins. rs BI7islayer, LADY FitzherbcTt. Miss
hobo. No Nunber. and Margaret also ran
THIRD -AACE-Six f-r5Onzs Golden Castle. 10
.Haynesi- 70 I. Won; Elsau. Il2 Giartinl 20 2
second; Escgtcheon. IL CMcCabey'. 70 ). third
Tine. l-ii ~ Alics Mack ana Mantle also rar.
FOURTH RACE-Six f1rlongs Rose Beaumont
10 lMcCaheyl 70 . w0n; Colmo. 10 Reid. 70
20 I. second; EutaGan. los (Conlin) s 20 I. third
Tine. 1-6 l-5- Donation. Chapsron. Thetis Oxford
Belle. PocotaliEo. ard Babble also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Oue milc. Eschau. leT fafcCahev)
i 20 2 Won: Lois CavzuazCh 10j Reid. 70 /
second; LADY Isabel. rs Haynes, Il 70 ;. third
Tine. Is p Only three starters
SIXTH R2CE-Ons and one-sixteen;h miles
Moutross. Ice tYTalker 70 l. won; Miss Marjorie
io2 Reid. % 8 second; Judge Saufy l0o burns
? 70 l. third Tine. . 25 Solon Single. Mn
stone, and Wilton Lackzye also rsn.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
TORONTO RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Ons nile and ss-s1ty yu-1a
P-1ky. I9 lHIb1rtl. % % l. wor, Bobh.s Kcar
il5 fBet5icEt. s % 2 secgnd- 9ia,cii--i1-. IL
Hardy. ; % !. third Tine Ia. Water Bridzs
Ar-owsTift. Varieties. Ze1oc7aties Admi-a.ian
Tommy Wa6del. Cazp1iyner. Rose50ro. HoIscaer.
ard C0nfes=r also ran
SECOND RACE-F0gT and 0ne-hElf f5ulor-S -
Cecilia. Is iTruman'. : 70 s. wo8; Frolio rs
Goldsteini. 20 ;. second. s. Ca-rie II5 DEens-vi
% . third Tine. 0-5s % Orufe and Lou Car
va also ran.
THIRD RACE-One nile and fl-Io-z C1s1rttsr
" .Golcs-einl ! % = Won: ToIIenGale. IL Mas
grave, 20 3. second. Fort carr - talertryl q
70 S, third. Tine. IS - Desert Star also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Steeulechase Two miles Kan
l55 tMcAfeel. to . Won d.. Koch. II iArchi-
saidl. % % 1. secand; Exrznsonist. I57 fWnson).
3 20 J. thirJ. Tine. Al - Agent also ran-
FIFTH RACE-Six furl0ngs. Lady Ir-na. I07
'hcrfiEl. n 2 Won. Prrrslane 9 DIusrzvel. 10
% !. seCood; Red River. Ils iGoldsteinl 2 n /
1hlrd Tine, l;l5 - Personal. Center shot. Eli
corr- and Smiley Cu-bett also ran
SINTH RACE-Ors and one-s,1tsenth miles
Howard Shsan. II Chandler. % % L won. Edwin
cum los lCSldUelll. 70 !. second: Ida Nav IoD
Gary. 70 !. Third Tins. I.ls S5 W I Hirch
Great Jubilee, Patrol. HaIlovs5. and Ben Douhle
also ran-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
LAT0NIA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-FITe and ons-half furlonzz Col-
loQuy, loS Leei 20 1. Won; Al Mueller. g Rice.
70 %, second: Madonna i05 (TapIiBl 2 10 !.
third. Tine 1s9. Three starters.
SECOND RACE-SiI fuTlOngS. Enaeld Ico TAP
iHl. 70 ;. won; Jacobite is iTroxlerl, z TO 5.
second; Ton MoGrath. l56 Powers IS TO 5 third.
Tine. l1s - joe Mccarthy. Hasty Palmcn,
Great Help. ard Alice George also ran
THIRD RACE-F0ur and one-haIf furlougS Bob
60, l6 Croxlerl. 3 70 ). won; Star Porf. l0l
lPagel. 70 l. second; Prince Imperial. los Nc
Geel, TO !. third Tine. oa56. Glipian. Eshel
Burg. Pirate Bay and K. Tanaks also rn
FOURTH RACE-Oue and onehaf niles. Oism-
hata, u4 Rye. u ), won; The Peer. Ill CTsp-
lnl. 5 70 / second: Plste Class 10 Powers Q 70
:. third Tine % Is. Three starters.
FIFTH RACE-0ne and oDe-sixteeuth miles Rs7
AVS. H5 tW- Adams. 10 l. Won; Keen Moving
g tIapini, 70 I second; Boneb-ake. ie4 lGlaSsr1
Z to l. third Tine 80 % Ketchernike B,,r.
isno. Rus;ie. CyEbal. oriandot. Al Mabry. and
Donna also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Seren hsriousS Aisce. lr rBrr
toni. 70 2 Won; Miss Crittendsn. lC7 Powers Q
% :. secono Admclitor. lo5 lTroxler). 80 To
third Tine l-2 % Cassoxary. Gsr-7nzn3sT
Star Thistle. and NiQus O'Brien slso ran.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
WEST POINT NINE FAVORITE
Army Lads Picked to Defeat Mid
shipmen in Annual Game.
MiddieS Are Weak with the stick
and Have Hardly shown Form
of Army Nine.

Annapolis Nd. May 5-The Navy
baseball team Is on the home stretch Of
the season OF 1919 and the players are
Gevoting themselves to hard and dlligent
work this week 10 whip themselves into
form TO win from their rival West Point
cadets IN the annual contest 70 take
place on the Military Academy's grounds
Saturday afternoon
The team has shown some little i'm
provement IN the last two weeks, and
close admirers OF the team are confident
that Navy viii come out OF the game
with the big end OF the score. However,
those who have followed the work OF
both teams. look upon the Army lads as
fsvorites. as a comparison Of the seasons
record show that the boys or the HUd-
son have been playing a more consistent
game throughout the season The mid
dies have q fairly good fielding team. but
their work with the stick has been
lamentably weak. This has been notice
able IN nearly every game played this
season. They have defeated no really
strong teams With the exception Of St
Johns, and even then the local collegians
gave them a big scare, losing out more
through sheer III luck than anything else
West Point. on the other hand. succeeded
in downing the fast nine OF the Uni
versity Of Virginia. and they have played
a snappy game al the year.
But the uiddies can not dope out any
thing else than a Navy victory They
are going into the game 20 wiz, and they
are sure they win win. They are not
however Last years game
was played at Annapolis, and the middies
won by the overwhelming score Of IS
20 5 And. altho' 81 they VIII play on
strange grounds. with different surround
ings. and with the cheering. which has
won many game on the local diamond.
all against them, the middies feel that
they are able TO win decisiveIy again
this wear
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
TENNIS TOURNAMENT OPENS
Preliminary Round Of Middle At
lantie Association Matches.
Cake Defeats Defs in HOtIy Contest
ed Match on bachelor
Club Courts.

The preliminary round OF the Middle
Atlantic Tennis tourney on the courts OF
the Bachelors Club was played yester-
day. The best match OF The day was
that between P. Il. s. Cake and J. H
Deis- The games were well PLAYED and
closely contested Cake won. 6-2. -
The second round Of the singles VIII be
played this afternoon. and the doubles
are also likely 20 be started. The
Bachelor Club courts are IN excellent
condition. considering the recent severe
rains.
In the first round yesterday Leech de-
feated Baird, 81 6+
Summaries:
Preliminary roun6-Hlls defeated voa Pretzssz
81 81; Howard defeated L W Dorn y. 60
81; GeoEheEzn defeated = T Boyle by default
GTzTss defeated johnson 50. G-I: Cake defeated
Deis 6-5. IS. Brown defeated steele s-S 81.
Wilson defeated Harris b. defsult, :. " Hsndr.es
defeated Martin s.. %; II. Z. Doyle defeated
Count TcTik 6-S. 81, Gore defeated Tobcldt -
go &c StTuTe defeated Fil=o1 so, 90
Flrss roInd-Leech defeated Baird 81. 81
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
To Enforce salary Limit.
SPECIAL to TIE vasaingtoa Herald.

~s~N--- " -AS " ao-Alelll 1eLaL1s
Lynohburg. Va, May 25-That Presi-
dent Wells has instructed hts staff OF
unpires to aid him in keeping the six
teams OF the Virginia League into the
required thirteen players, including the
manager, Is learned here. All pay rolls
viii go in accompanied with amdavits
and any player showing that he has or
is being paid anything In excess OF the
contract with him and fled with the
league Will be declared a free-ageDt.
The player and the salary limits became
effective yesterday. and there IS no doubt
but that President Wells means to en-
force each OF them II it is possible 10
do So
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Summaries
BALL PLAYER IN TROUBLE.
Roanoke Center Fielder Wanted in
Philadelphia.

Roanoke, Va, May 25.-Two detectives
arrived here to-day from Philadelphia 10
take back 10 that city George Nield.
center fielder on the Roanoke baseball
club, OF the Virginia League, who is
wanted on a charge Of mlstreating a
young girl in thar city.
Nieid. together with a married man
named Joseph McTeag. has been indicted
by grand jury ct Philadelphia. Nield
was arrested here Sunday and released
later on 500 bail. To-day. on advice OF
lawyers, he declined to return 10 Phfla-
deiphia with the officers unless they. arm
themselves with reQ1isition papers. The
detectives left this evening to get papers
from the governor OF Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
weIeh Ea.IIr Reat. Rrnck-

Boston, May S.-Phil Brock. Of CIeve-
land. looked Ike a novice before Freddie
Welsh, Of England. N their twelve-round
bout at the Armory A A tonight.
Only the ruggedness Of the American
prevented him from being sent to dream
land in the second round, when his on
ponent caught him on the chin with q
hard right as he rushed in and sent him
spinning 10 the flcor
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
GOOD SPORT PROMISED.
Match Horse REce at BrightwOOd
Attracting Attention.

II Is doubtful if ever a match race in
the District has attracted the attention
and called out as many bets as the event
scheduled for Brightwood on June 9 be-
tween Harry Haight's PAGER Happy Steve,
With mark Of 2-25. and Eddie b. owned
BY F y Stonesreet The last named
horse VIII enter the race unmarked. and
outside Of the fact that Mr.. Stonesreet
believes he viii win. nothing IS known Of
the horses past performances
Eddie B. was shipped to Washington
from Dublin. Ind. two months ago. and
has shown good form in several try-outs
here Alr- Stonestreet believes thar his horse
can travel faster than Happy Steve.
PAGER which ranks as one Of the best
In Washington Lee Dorsey viii drive
Eddie B.. and the race promises 10 be a
corker. Considerable money has already
been wagered on the outcome
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
INDIAN HEAD STILL WINNING.
Play ErrorIess Ball and shut Out
Fast BriEhtyvoOd Nine.
special . The Wash.nslon Hs-aId-

= TT F'-s------
Indian Head. May 3 - Indian Head
took Brightwood into camp to-day
and administered a heavy coat Of
kalsomine. Both twirlers pitched well, but
Indian Heads errorless work kept what
few did reach first from getting any fur
ther. only one man getting as far as sec
Ond- Not 2 base was stolen on ShuItz.
his throwing TO second being accurate and
sure Hines managed 70 get his UsutI
three-sacker. and played his position fae.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Changes on Lynchburr Te.n
Special TO Tae washiHg.oo Herald.

Lynchburg, Va, May SIN his effort
to build up a winning team Manager Orth
to-day released Frank Zeigler. who has
played third since the beginning OF the
season. Nicholas. Of Rox5oro, who has
been playing in Texas. has been signed
to succeed zeigler Several other changes
are contemplated By next week
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26

Earned uns-AudreWs. Y; CerteT Market l. Frr
base b. eTTOrs-Andrews. 3 Center Market. . Left
on bascS-AndreEs, 8; Center Market. 5 First bsse
on bals-O1 Davis 2: OF Simon. ? Struck out-By
Davis. 8; By Simon. 8 Hone n1n-PesszEino Tsrse-
base hi.-A. NulTey. Sacisee hits-D. 8lulrev. GriE
fn, Stein. Double playa. MulTey % D. Alulvpv
HIT b. ptcher-By simon. 5 Wild uitch-Si-on
Passed beIl-Keunedy Umpire-Nr. Ksanesfy. Tlre
q zzne-I hour and I5 uiEEssz
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Ttrers Reat Jer.er stnr..

The Tigers defeated the New Jersey
Stars by 10 in an interesting game at
McDevitts Field yesterday, the Tigers
fielding being the feature Tigers line
up. Cafritz. catcher; Block. pitcher:
Jackson, first base, Culligan, second base:
&entzel, shortstop; Simms, third base;
Ca1ritz. left field: MentzeI, center field.
and Jackson, right field The Tigers want
games with teams averaging thirteen OF
fourteen years. Address J. Jackson, 1ss2
Third street northwest city.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
CarllsIe peseats Hager.town.

Special 70 TIE WasAi>gtoa Herald.
Hagerstown. Nd. May SIN a loosely
felded game Hsgerstovn lost the sxhibi-
ten contest 20 the Carlisle Indians at
Athletic Park here this afternoon by the
score of 4 TO . The Indians stopped
over here on the way TO Annapolis. where
tomorrow they play Navy. Score:
R-HE
Carlisle Indians-..I 0 l0IL4 s
HagsrStoEn. e00o 0-2I Z
Batteries-CsTlisle TsrbeT snd HAYES; Hazrz-
town. AcSrszy and WsSnsz. UnErs-AL-, Roos-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
ANDREWS TEAM WINS EASILY.
Appear in New Uniforms and Trounce
Center Marker Nine.

The r P. Andrews Paper Company
baseball team yesterday made their first
appearance IN their attractive uniforms
OF red and yellow. the colors Of their
house. and made a creditable showing
against the Center Market team, defeat
ing them by the one-sided score Of Il 70
6. Score:
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Bench Hands Take Game.

The bench hands OF the West Gun Car
rage Shop at the navy yard defeated
the Machine hands yesterday; 10 ?. The
feature OF the game was a running catch
by O. Sullivan and the base stealing OF
Lindsey. Score:
RHE
Bsneh Hsads.-.-.--- se0oe4
A1ac2ias A2aSs.--..-0 l 9 90 z
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
EFSTERnsY,S nrCIr

Cari'al Cry JeaE.e-st- Sterhs-rs. &. Marines 8
:'slaT5Insr-al LelE1e-CCIuerce ard Labo-. Q.
Ws-. f.
Marquette Lezg1e-CousTgssiouzIs 8: C1.---iri.
S1neaT cc1ool Leagle-S-. Pan. e Hzuli-. l6
IndepcD6e1cs Lsa-ue-Ac-iss. =. FaI-c-
Z Z Y L C. A. Lezz1e-Cnto-- s. So-tbsu
Railway.
Suburban LeaS1e- Brishtrood. :; Woosba-n- 4
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
So sentence Commnted.

Edinburgh, May B--The sentence Of
death passed on Oscar Slater. who was
extradited from New York for the n1ur-
der Of Miss Marion GiIchrist, OF Glasgow
on December s. 1905, has been commuted
TO Imprisonment for lfa
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26

AAreelese hfi-hE11eS LHo-uase hlt-Slultz-
Struck Cut-By Hoover. 10. b. Rider. T. Bases CD
bails-Of Hoover. I: OF Rider. Z Sacrifice hsts-
Bry7nt. Hines Double piay-Brzsst % Quinn:
Hoover 20 Howell 20 Dext5r. stolen bases-Shultz
90. Nealon- Stuart, Quinn Umpi-e-AIr- Patterson.
Tine % sane-l hour snd 8 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Danvtne Played to a standstfII bz
Roanoke

DanviIle. Va, May 5.-After ten innings
the game with Roanoke was called TO-DAY
with the score standing . to 2 DapviTe
would have won but for the poor SUD-
port given Morrissey. The errors figured
IN both Of the scores made by the Wis
itors. Score:
RHE
DznTiIle- . 90 olI0O 81
Rosnoke----..---.. O0ooO -
Batte-ses-M0-zsssy and Wessiake; Hale ~.
and Ran. Umpire-Mr Black
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26

When you have lost o. found anything
telephone an advertisement TO The WASH
ington Herald. and BIZ win be sent you
at cent 3 word.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Rain at Lxnchbnrr

Lynchburg. Va, Nay S-The Rich
mond-Lynchburg game scheduled here to-
day was postponed by rain
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
BY WILLIAM PEET.

The Nationals viii be back home next
Saturday after 8 rather disastrous trip
around the Western circuit. and the fans
here naturally want TO know why. The
answer is summed up in two words
weak hitting.
Manager Cantillon himself IS responsible
for the statement that Washington can
not expect to win on four or FIVE hits
unless the pitchers twirI air-tight games.
and our pitchers have not reached that
form as yet
Detroit has already won three straight
from Washington. and stands an excellent
show OF coping the final game to-day,
for the simple reason that the Tigers can
produce hits at the right time.
Manager Cantllon yesterday afternoon
sent the writer the following telegram:
''Conroy is out on account OF a bad eve.
Unglaub IS stil IN poor shape I have
Just been reinstated. Look for better re-
suits now"
A glance at the box score OF yester-
days game showed that Unglaub covered
third and put Up a pretty fair exhibition.
Just how long Wild Conroy VIII b out
OF It depends entirely on his recovery
from an attack Of stye. and a person
cannot get rid OF such an alIment in q
few days
The absence Of Conroy IN the lineup is
regretted as Wid has been hitting the
ban hard OF late and gave promise OF
keeping up his present streak.
There Is perhaps another biz Of en-
couragement. Jim DeIehantv IS cioutine
the leather IN fine style He has bee1
long overdue, and the fans viii be
uckled 20 death Il Il IS really true that
Del has at last struck his true stride.
On Saturday the Nationals viii face
the New York Yankees AZ National Park.
the same team that opened the season
with the largest crowd in the history
OF bashall IN the District After the
New York series comes Cleveland. and
then the other Western clubs
u Is fervently hoped that Wid Con
r0y's stye and Bob Cnglaub's bun, RIB
VII be IN such shape as 20 permit their
taking part IN this series. also that Tom
Hughes and Walter Johnson viii have
gotten over their recent attacks of lame
arms. There is stil q whole lot Of good
n this team OF ours, and with first base
and the Outfleld strengthened time vet
remains 70 pun out OF the cellar and
warm place higher Up IN the league
standing
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
TIE IN DUAL MEET.
Central High Gets an Even
Break in Annual Games.
PENDLETON AGAIN THE STAR

schOiastic WhirIwind Carries Three
Events IN Which He Is Entered.
Grant Also Cops Three Events for
Episcopal school Reuter-, Bryant,
CurFie, and Nichols Star for Locals.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26

There were several reports circulated
broadcast a few days ago 70 the effect
that sam Langford. the Boston negro
prize fighter. had everything planned to
lie down TO Ian Hague IN his bout. pull
ed on al the National Sporting Club OF
London two nights ago.
sam Langford's record up 10 date has
been as clean as a whistle. He never
laid down 10 any one. although tempted
many times with aIlurinz money induce
ments- Such a report circulated eIsher
from Joe WOOdman. the negro-s man
ager. seeking free advertisement. OF from
some person unfamiliar with Landlords
methods.
The following dispatch from New York
IS interesting in the extreme:
AS soon IS Jack Johnson heard that
LangfOrd had beaten Hague in such easy
style he g0t cold feet He had made all
arrangements 70 sail for London, where
he s booked 10 appear in vaudeville for
SIX weeks or more. but AZ the last no
ment he changed his mind Johnson die
not give any reason for unpackinE his
trunks, except 10 say that he wanted TO
remain here and fight kaufman il a six
round bout n Philadelphia. kaufman is
said 20 be on his way East IN answer 10
a wire from Brady. who has assumed
charge Of his end q the matchmaking.
Il Kaufman and johnson come together
In six rounds, there VIII be plenty Of
guessing as 10 the result. but on past per
formances one draws the conclusion that
a decisive victory could not be won by
either mSns except in q long-darwn-out
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
CONROY IS LAID UP
Nationals Third Baseman in
Poor Physical Shape.
LANGFoRD's RECORD CLEAN

Stories Circulated TO the Effect that
American Boxer Planned TO ssLie"
Down 40 Ian Hague without Foun-
dation-JRck johnson Has a had
Attack OF "COId Feet.r
The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
Norfolk Defeats Port.month

: Norfolk. Va. Nay 25-Norfolk won
from Portsmouth, 10 -by successf,l1v
working the hit-and-run game this afte--
noon. The game was played fl the rain
and was called al the end OF the sevent,,
inning on account Of darkness. Score:
RH.E
No-iosk- sk--.--..------.------. 7Io e-sI3 /
Po-tsnouth- h---.-------..-.. lI0l-S ,
Battsries-Otsy and MunSon; Hamilton and NJ.
Caulev. Umri7e-Sfr. PendeT-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
DECLARE
CAPITOL FAULTY
Engineers Employed by the
House Allege Many Weak
nesses A n d Departure
From Spefications.

Little Rock, March "a. The
report of the government expert
engineers who recently conduct
ed a test and investigation of the
new state capitol building at the
direction of the house will be
read in the house this morning.
Although no public statements
have been given out concerning
the nature of the report, it is
learned from authentic sources
that the report condemns the
building in many respects; that
it estimates that about $175, 900
in round figures, should be ex-
pended in repairing what has al
ready been constructed; that it
endorses the greater part of the
report of Major Sewell and that
it divides the blame for alleged
faulty CONSTITUTIONAL work be-
tween the architect, George R..
Mann, the commissioners, and
the contractors. Cal d we'll &
Drake. The report, it is under
stood, places much of the blame
on the architect for alleged fail
ure to see that the contract and
specifications were complied with
The report also recommends that
hereafter the architect be under
the supervision of the commits
sion directly and that the powers
of the architect as outlined at
present, be curtailed to a large
extent.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-03-25
MANY WOULD ADOPT CHILDREN

T. H. Jackson, teller at the
Valley Savings Bank, Argenta,
has returned from Brinkley,
where he has been helping his
father, Mayor T. H. Jackson.
answer correspondence relating
to the tornado that destroyed
that town. Much of the mail
being received by Mayor Jackson
requires the acknowledgement
of the donations to the relief
fund. but some of it needs spe-
cific answers and the writing OF
particulars.
For instance, numerous letters
have been received by Mayor
Jackson offering to adopt child
rem made orphans by the storm.
A Memphis paper printed the
statemet that the tornado had
rendered so children fatherless
and motherless. Since then
Mayor Jackson has been deluged
with letters from all over the
country. Notwithstanding the
general loss of lives at Brinkley,
there were but few children who
lost both fathers and mothers in
the storm.