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( Holland we're there They talked aFouf
what should be done with IL. Luke said.
Burn It. Grac Jones says there is no
will Gus SAYS Read it. Joe saws.
! Burn the d thing up And it was
thrown into the fire
According 20 Jones further statement.
ne was called on by Hardy in the course
OF the next day or two Hardy. ne said,
evidently was much troubled over his
revelations as to tb. destruction Of the
VIII and sought to exact a promise that
no word Of this should ever be re-
vealed- Such a promise, Jones said, ne
refused to make
Why in the name Of Heaven did
you ever tell me all thIge- he said
he asked Hardy. and Hardy had re-
sponded that he thought Jones was his
friend. He asked Jones. stiE according
% the statement, II he had told anyone
what he knew, and Jones confessed he
had revealed the substance Of the con-
Versation TO Dr. Barnes in Suffolk. Then
Jones said, Hardy declared he was 20
ing 20 deny ever having asserted that
the VIII had existed after Zachary Fol-
lands death
Don't say anything more about it q"
Jones declared Hardy said. IF YOU
do, It viii ruin me f0reve---
Little Town
Is Alive With Gossip.
Whatever the facts may nave been.
Jones did tell others what ne declared
Handy had told him. and al Of Holland
soon was alive with gossip. conjecture.
and innucndo- PartIsans Of the opnos-
Ing sides spranE up Hardy and Jones,
from being closest friends, became bit
terest enemies. Jones, driven to assert
himself, became more and more in=Ist-
ent that what he had stated was the
exact substance Of what Hardy had told
MN Hardy was equally emphatic in
declaring Jones a liar
some months passed BY this time
'Tertie Vaughan had become Mrs
Jack Smith, and her husband employ
Cd r. W WhiJEers, a lawyer Of SJnoIk.
70 establish the lost or destroyed wiz
AR Withers Immediately began proceed
inES - this end He relied. Of course.
principally on the testimony Of Jones
'uL Hardy. who admitted having seen
me VIII f1 Zachary Hollands lifetime
was summoned 70 give his testimony.
This testimony was taken on October
=. l@s- Jones was present, sitting be
hind III Wfthers chair and coaching
the lawyer ir his examination OF Hardy. /
Hardy admitted having seen the Will (
HlEt was vague in his answers as 70 {fS I
contents sud positively denied the state /
11snts imputed TO him by Jones as 70 /
The Wills destruction subsequent 70 the I
1eath OF Zachary Holland.
Jones, Sternly upright bitterly resent
vi, listened 10 these statements with a (
7cowL
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FINDS D0Cument
Among Papers Of Holland.

II was, then the declaration OF
/ ''tsrac'' Jones that on February Z, the
day following Zachary HOLLANDS death.
SAN Hardy had come TO him and
said.
Graz that VIII was not DESTROYED. 7
FOUND IL lying in old man Holland pa-
peTS- L A. Luke, Gus Holland, and Joe
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VIII Marked
For Opening After Death

The girl, muTmurinE her thanks. con
scented TO accept the trust, and IN q few
days the VIII was brought to her home
By an Old negro, a dependent aid re-
tainer Of her eccentric benefactor. The
document was fnclosed in two envelopes
the outer one OF which vas marked.
THE last viii Of Zachary T Holland
Not 10 be opened until after my death ~
The girl put the viii away in her
trunk, and there If reposed for four
years To It's existence and the benefits
IL conferred upon her the old man made
frequent reference.
Then Mrs. Vaughan was attacked BY
a fatal Illness She realized her death
was approaching and called her dauEh-
ter 10 her bedside
81 an going TO die" she said, "aud
our home viii be broken up. I shall
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visit to the Vaughan home. at which
ne resumed the custody Of his viii.
He was curious perhaps to see what
ne had written four years before, so
| that as he stood by the counter talk
! ing with HIS old clerk he broke the
seals and began 10 read
! As he was reading ne glanced out
1 OF the door and beheld a truant mule
contentedly dining on bag OF oats
that reposed in the body OF the Holland
buggy It was more than his careful
soul could stand. The will huttered
from his wildly shaking hands to the
ioor and old zach" fed to the Coor,
intent on driving the mule away b, fore
destruction became complete While he
was absent on this errand Of prudence
and economy Sam" Hardy picked I'D
the fallen viii and possessed hruseI II
Of its contents.
This was on February >, 1908.
Shortly after the old man left. sam
Hardy was busy with the story. He
told half dozen persons in the neigh
borhoOd that he had seen the viii OF
zach Holland, and IN detail described
its contents. According 20 this descrip-
ton. the VIII. written in Hollands own
hands, made numerous requests to reIa-
tives and friends ard then conferred on
Gertrude Vaughan TIE residuary estate,
amounting at least 10 5000 ana prob
ably more
Among others - whom Hardy i'm
parted this CT dice bit Of gossip was his
close friend. Tiberius Gracious Jones,
known 10 every one as '-Grac-"
VIII Disappears
After Old Mans Death
On February s. 1915. Zachary T. HoI-
land died His standing as the founder
and principal citizen Of the little town,
his misery habits and other queer char
acteristics were sufficient in themselves
10 make his death an event Of prime
interest and importance, but. coupled
with the Information as to the VIII
making Gertrude Vaughan rich, the
event became the sole topic Of CONVEX
sation and wondering comment
That day sam Hardy met "Grac'
Jones again
"Grac." he said. - think the Old man
must have destroyed that VIII. for 10
one has found IL. II It Is In existence
and Is found. II VIII put Gertie Vaughan
way I'D"
Jones dutifuUy repeated this latest in
formation from the scene, adding his
belief that Hardy had r. right and the
viii had been destroyed
ID 70 this point such disputes as OK
iEJed among the various parties in IN Z
terest as 10 the facts Of the case are |
trivial and unimportsnt- The day fol /
lowing came the change What "Grac" /
Jones had then and subsequently - /
say on the subject set the whole village /
by the ears and made enemies OF friends. /
What ne said is preserved n the form 4
Of statement made By him as the 4
basis for action in one OF the many i
OF this Gaze
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LOVE FOR MOTHER
TURNS TO DAUGHTER
Zach" Hollands Early
Passion Is Transferred in
Strong Manner.
Continued from First Page.1

has bank the stock Of which Is worth
thirty times its par value. Today evil
dences Of wealth and comfort are every
where, in the town itself, and the rich,
aIIUvIaI land that surrounds II oven
IN the days following the var, when
much OF the South was devastated by
battle and suffering, this county quickly
recovered
At 2 crossroads where sfterward stood
the town Of Holland zach Holland
pitched his tent
Tine passed and the father Of the
two young men died He left q small
estate, Of some portion Of his rightful
share OF which zach always claimed
he had been out7rftted BY his brother
William. For this reason he was accus-
TONED TO swear, with many a chuckling,
rabfd oath. that no single penny OF the
money he accumulated should 20 Al his
death to William HOLLANDS children
Strong IN intellect and viii. sharp at
a bargain and spending on himself
scarcely anything OF what he earned,
zach. soon became a man OF sub
~tzncs- He had a crossroads store, hel
taught q crossroads school and to these
activities added soon the svocstion ana
uroAts Of the village money-Iender. HeI
lent sbrevd1y, szactiag ample security
and charging high rates Of interest and
his capital, originally Insignificant mi
g-,,,7--4 .E~ur1e5 ana 4reb1pd-
But Cne
Soft Spot In His Heart
he became uesner as h grew older
The tenaeyty with which ne grasped and /
held a dollar once acquired reflected 1
itself IN the lines OF his face and the
ancient raineut with which he CARRIED 4
himself. his appearance indicated pow
erty much rather than affuence- IN /
that country Of ease and comfortable /
living his tabIs was the poorest IN al
neIgbborhood Of which he was by far
the richest citizen. There was but
one IoophoIe IN the stony aspect he pre-
scented to the world, but one soft spot in
his heart
As a lad he had hsu a boyish love
affair with a girl who afterward be |
came Mrs Catherine Vaughan This lady 1
he had wished to make his wife, but 4
she had preferred another man Evi- /
IDENTIFY, though, she had managed 70 i
frame her refusal in kindly words that
left no sting, for zach appeared to 4
reconcile himself readily enough TO the /
role Of the rejected lover. He only be
came a little more ErasDinE, q little
more penuTfoUs. q little sharper IN mat
tiers OF money, than he had been before
When a fsmfS7 Of little toddlers began
TO gather around MIS- NauEhan's knee
ne showed a real fondness and affection
for these children, and for their happi-
ness made about the only expenditures
of money for any other purpose than
the barest necessities Of life OF which
he was ever known 70 be guilty.
Buys Presents
For Vaughan Children
II was his pleasure 10 take the chill
dren into Suffolk and buy for them va
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Names Hardy
As One Of the AssaSsIuS


/ i asked his wife to bring some uiI-
| lows She brought them. ana = 49,
/ 7 said Mr. Jones. die Won SEQ A.
/ body and ne said 40. they sHo- me
as / came through the gate Then He
| SAID sam Hardy or Luke did IL but :
/ didu'- see anybody
1 The time seemed z long time 10 M
/ because 7 IVES there and NOBODY atss
was there but mis- wife and his dzuEh-
/ ter VINO was IN bed Finally some
Others came He was begging for TIA
| doctor He said he didn't mind dyfnz.
but hated to suffer 90 bad.
Finally. the doctor came and inserted
! some morphine into his arm. and hs
kept begging for more Then we car
ried him into the house AMI laid him
or the bed. and finally he died
By the time Jones breathed his 4 ST
tie house and ward were crowded with
the people OF Holland and its vicinity
I1e horror Of tragic death was IN t1s
an Jones belief that HARDY. had sian
hirl was the subject Of speculation and
dI.'--lssion- Everybody had heard OF IL
everybo considered its probability OF
iuDroba 5Iiitv- and the facts and c7--
cumstsuces that seemed either 70 sun
port or negative IT,
BY the next morning the couney-z
officers Of the Law were on the scene
and had begun a dfIiEeut iuveStfzatio1-
Constable Uses
BloOdhounds to Trace Murderers.
J l. Burgess Commonwealth a.
toTney- an Sheriff A. H Baker we're n
charge
The celebrated hurricane Branch, a
constable Of suffolk. had taken his
equally celebrated bIoOdhounds 10 me
place OF tragedy for the purpose OF
tracing the trail Of the murderer. Prac-
ucaily every man and many OF he.
women and children in that section %
the county visited the Jones residence.
either % extend sympathy OF con-
dolence- or drawn thither by morbid
curiosity 4
To TINS rule. however there vas o1a
notable eIcepunn-Szm Hardy Though
he lived just OF the edge OF tn
town OF Holland a quarter OF a MD
away. he was conspicuousIv absent =
from all the little groups that kept COS
SID dying from tongue to tongue Il de-
FeioDed afterward that on this dav be
nae mounted 4 lumber wagon and coue
I or INTO the woods His enemies saw hr
was urged 10 this course BY fear Of L.
blood hounds-
On this occasion, though. the b1oo5-
Continues on Fifth PazeJ
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TRAGIC ROMANCE
OF HISER'S GOLD
Happy, Prosperous Com
munity Feels Baneful
Influence.

my arm under him and with my HELM
ana ms he got TO his feet. We helped
nm ~ The door Of the porch and when
ne got there he could not 20 on. Hs
S1eppe1 orc foot on and reached TO the
aooF and sat down on the porch floor
lie EnDuttoned his coat ard vest and
pulled the vest back and I helped him
get II Of
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Under O. S Govt Supervision.
Capital and Surplus S55O.OOO.oO.
What can ! do without?

Ask yourself that question when you open your
next pay envelope
tains2
Isn't there an extra dollar or two that might be
saved II you made up your mind to do it7
Take that dollar or two and start a bank account
then MAKE the balance cover your expenses
Don tuck it away in side pocket and promise
yourself to put more with it later
In our bank It viii be growing with an interest
Of 3 per cent compounded every six months
Make the start and you've won half tho hattie
Every pay day you add a lttIe-vou, III watch tba
total grow with mighty happy feeling
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Open Saturday nights
from 8 70 Q, and on
zst. Cd, Sd, 18th, 10th,
nth, and last days Of
each month until 500
P m
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Girl Is Young
"hen Zach Declares His Love

tIeToe Vaughan was eighteen wears
CD when ola zach formally declared
MS anectiSn and asked her hand IN
marriage Gently. but with much eoo5
sense and good feeling, she repUIs.5 fEo
ofler- She told the old man she had
cooked on him always IN the light OF a
near relative, that she could not ,e-5,-e
MN any closer place in her heart and
her ne ard besoUEht him that The Ola
kindly relation between them uirb+ be
suffered 10 continue
Helped, perhaps. By his sfufTa- ~
perience with the girls mother Zach
Holland Yielded assent 10 this modest
ana E1rlisH plea and. seemInEIy. abate.,
no whit OF his old attachment for tbs
vaughan family in general and pretty
Gertie in particular
II was shortly after this tine thai
zachary Holland, calling Al ~.
vaughan hOme-ths only home IN IN.
neighborhood- by the way, at which h
ever did caII-drew Gertrude 70 one
side
"GertIe,' he said, Il have made nv
viii, and IN It have made provision for
you You VIII be rich when I an dead
I'm going 10 send the paper 10 you and
you must keep II SAFE
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SEED OF EVIL WHICH RIPENS DEATH DESTRUCTION Al
IS SOWN BY OLD VIRGINLAN WHO POSSESSED MEANNEt

nous small presents When the circus
| came to town-a great event IN the life
Of the ooUntryside-oId zach was Ger
tain 20 be on hand. surrounded by the
younger members Of the. Vaughan family.
However, he never committed the indis-
cretiOn OF going into the tent himself.
but awaited his little charges outside.
Meantime the eldest Of these children.
Gertrude Vaughan was growing uP into
a very handsome girl, much admired,
much sought much courted, and evil
IDENTIFY vel worthy Of the affection she
inspired On her gradually the affec-
lions Of ''Uncle ZACH came 10 be cen
tered. This affection was warm and
it soon became clear. not wholly PIa-
tonic.
He sent GertIe TO school, provided he
with instructors In music and showered
her with expensive gifts. He was &C
customed to drive with her into Suffolk
and instruct her to buy at the stores
everything and anything her girIish
fancy craved- II IS not hard to imagine
the mingled JOY and pain-joy that he
was able TO crafty the wants of this
beautiful girl he had selected as the
object Of his affections. and pain that
50 much good money. hardly earned.
was belnS pended-with which he
must have watched the triumpbaI
progress Of Miss Gertie from one store
to another
ana Il AFFORDED a curious sideIfeht on
ms character that on these expeditions
ne would send the girl to the towns
oest hotel order for her the best and
most expensive meal the hosiery couId
PROVIDE, watch her sit down 10 IFS ruII
1elisnts and then 20 out TO d CHEAP gro |
~ ana Tesale himself with a dried
iii5 ana a handful OF crackers. The
town WaEs enjOyeS al this hugely. b,7t 1
they had 4 healthy resDerr fo- 49, /
NSach's'' fierce wrath, and such snu=a-
.lent as they felt they managed easily /
TO conceal
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Continued on Fifth Page
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-26

Es opinion general que vencera Tir-
pitt, Y que el pueblo aleman pagara las
conSecuenciaa
Los altos unci0narios del Tmperio
aleman estan Gada vez mas decididos a
disputar a 1nglaterra el imperio de los
mares.
Los peri6dlcoa eOnservadores ingleSeS
diccn que nc .e nueda a la Gran Bretana
mas que IN camiuo.
Adoptar claramente la politica naval
del dob4 pahal6n emitir un empr6sti-
to que perm:14 conStluir nuevOs buqueS
sin rip>go de'eoluplioacioneS hnancieras
9TH Standard" dice que Inglaterra
quiere anten1er&e con Alemania; perO
4 c0ndicion e. nUe la supremacla de la
marina ingle>a no sea amenazada
La base g. urestra politica eXtranje-
ra-contlnIa-e5 Ia "entente cordiale
no para ~eaIizl} lgresiones, sino simple
mcnte con el objetO de protegerse mutua-
mente contra les @iaques posibles de las
nacion"> aliad4+ lie Ia Europa Central.
Nos - impossible 4 nosotros, ingleses.
aceptar las haHes propuestas por Ell
Correo de Hauovre," scgiln las cualeS-
AIemania c0asentiria en- entenderse con
nosotro>. para h 'imitaci6n de los arma-
mento> 81, POI ulEestra parte, Suscribe-
ramos el comp oniso de no atacalla en
case de guerra europea.
Sabenos que trancia no provocara
un contiieto armada con Alemania.
Por ESQ ell compromise en question Sc
ria una indigmdad cobarde Y un suici-
do, que no serln cometidos por la ma
ci0n brltanic3
La ''nn.ente cordial" IS I'm benefcio
para los dos passes y factor de valor pre-
cio>o para ei ne,ntenimiento de la paz
del mUG 3a.
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Gro Mica EuroPea
la LIMlTACION DE ARMAMEN
TOS Y LA PRENSA INGLESA.
Aglladilla.

Londres.-I.a question de la llmltacl6n
de los armanentos esta a la orden del
dia.
Las declaraciones del Rey de Italia,
favorables a IN acuerdo que lmpIda 81
gan las naciones arruinandose con la
construction de acoraZados glgantescos
y la noticia, despu6s desmentida, de
que el Almirante de Marina de Alema-
MIA habia dimitido porque no lie daban
los recursos que considerable neoesarios,
han ocasionado grandes polemicas perio-
disticas.
Aqui sc cree que ell Ministro aieman
de Marina, Tirptz, eSta de acuerdo con
el Ministro de Hacienda, que dice no po-
dra equilibrar su presupuesto 81 son con
cedidos su colega los nuevos creditos
que pide para la fiota.
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lie. P3I0o de Ia Rosa

FL diS7ngl, Io Poeta colombiano ha
llegado d Sa. juan, de paso para la-
ba.
Permmeco.4 4qal pocos dias, ha>ta
la negada d. rorreo espanol, el 2S del
corriente,
Leopoido d. t2 Rosa rs I'M poeta de
gran inspiration J Dc envidiable NOM
bre en- 81 pai~ 10 cultlsima Colombia
rs uu .4nai@orado de los tiempos ca
ballereS:os y IA poeta mbolista de
gran in+ensid @d J roderoso estro. Sus
poesiaS .1ientu an s;4bor clasic0 de CO.
sas anejas ANA delicadeza eXquisita
de refinamranb0s ex0ticos
Entire la briblante juventud litera-
ria de Colombia, Leopoldo de la Rosa
destaca com 3,uJante personalidad.
FL BOhETIN, saluda fraternalmente
a linspiradO G4nlOr cOiombiano.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-26

hacen sentir ell arte, Y g0Zar con tOdO 10
que el encierra de exquisite y grandioso.
Carmen Guevara, es una nina que sabe
sentir el arte que estudia, y que sabe
hacerlo sentir a otros. Condici0n IN
dubitable que revela a la artista del
porvenir. Carmen Guevara, eJecuta
con gusto. Y demuestra su predhecclon
por las mas atlas producciones muslca-
les Adelante!
La parte de canto del prograna, fue
delici0sa. Las seIloritas Maria Llllsa
Guevara, Juanita Esteves y Genara Cue
vara. supieron hacerse aplaudir con
ve1dadero entusiasmo de la concnrren-
Ella. al llenar sri cometido Tan simpa
ticas cantantes. fuerOn acompanadaS
al piano. con su .acostumbrado aclerto,
por la sonora Paquita f. de Reichard
V senorita Emilia .Janer. Para todaS.
nuestros repetidos aplausos.
La magmitica poesia "ParenteslS
de Luis MuToz Rivera. gusto sobrema-
nera, y fut mly apIaudida. " como
no. 81 en- ella Sc da a conocer Ell poeta
da v;oorosa insnirac;6n V de una alma
,,,.a,da ahiarta Siamnra 4 los mas no
,.1.s y altos spnt;mientosq " dut de
~, =, I. ,ihranto noesia de Juan de
Dios Peza ''iNictor llugo.', su her-
,,oso .an+o . o,.an oenio DE Ia Fran
.;a1 Cada oStrofa de esa meritisima
.onca,.;6p ,,o6tira del rlorioSo vate
,naiicano levanta tempestades de aplau
sa. =. ba.a ana cada dia admirenos
mis- lss obras del iIustre potta feneci-
10
1.es.tJo II monlpnto indicado an el
,,rnors,n9 50 AjZo enirpga 4 In SaUo-
rita RoSita Gonzalez Alena. del pre$en-
-. .o, ana Ia ohsaouiaba al >'Club .ju
.yan1,, tonsiste aouGI en- I'm precioso
nxt,,.Ea IL. oran yaIor. contenicndo una
fina delicada perflmer?a franc,sa.
,l.. ,,.,, .,,.4 ...;,.o 4,r;n+o n,} IA ruaI
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De Aguadi||a
DE SOCIEDAD

Ell cronista fue hace pocos dias grata-
mente sorprendido con una bonita y ele-
gante tarjeta de invitaci0n, en- la que la
Directiva del simpatico "Club Juvenil y
nos invitaba para que asistieramos una
reunion de caracter social que debla He
yarse a efecto en- la noche de aver % de
los corrientes. en- la morada de los espo-
SOS Guevara- Munoz, y en- honor de la
senorita Rosita Gonzalez Mena, huesped
diStingIida de la famiIia Gonzalez Rel
card. Y adicta enthusiastic de dicha agru-
pacion.
Efectivamente la fiesta result0 her
mosisima, con los honores que p0r
todos conceptoS era acreedora, la expire
sada senorlta Gonzalez Mena. Fue una
fiesta de arte una demonstration elocuen-
tisma de nueStra elevada cultura 50
cial; una brillante congregation de mu-
chas damas. beIIas distinguidas, de la
alta sociedad aguadiIiana. La asiSten-
;,
'''' Wv ''''''
=,
nado Ell siguiente programa:
ssTrozo de- concierto de Ia 6pera "Fa-
,or;ta', de- Ward; oiaou+ado al niano
nor In sonora Panui+a T. de Reichard -
poosia ..paren+nsis', no IuiS Nn,5oz Ri
vpra recitada nor Pedro Manzono Avi-
M -Canci6n ..Ia Cubanita" do h za;-
ul}ela ..Ni6a pancha' cantada nor -
senorita Maria Tuisa Guevara aconua-
1ada n niano NOR j., .o;5or, pao,,ita T
no Rn;chard -- Snlaoui6p dn "GuiIlp,.oo
TolI,, oiocut5d, u n;,,,o nor - ,n,5orita
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-09-26

Luis? Tai vez; pero conste que no he
querido decirla.
Manuel ALuGrez.
Ponce; %, de Septiembre de 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-18
O'CONNOR TO REFEREE.
Washingtonian Named as Monu.
mental Sporting Clubs Official.

BALTIMORE. Nd. January 1S.-The
securing OF Pat O'Connor to act as Of
fetal referee and the matching Of Tommy
Lowe of Washington and Dummy Decker
of this city were two important details
arranged yesterday by Manager Harry
Jeffries for the opening OF the Monu-
mental Sporting Club at Albaugh's Thea
ter Friday night In a trip to Washing
ton Jeffries received the assurance from
O'Connor that he would he on deck when
the first bout was called out. while he
also had Lowe affix his signature to
articles OF agreement. calling for him to
face Decker for eight rounds at catch
weights in the feature contest Of the
boxing set-tos.
In getting O'Connor to referee the local
athletic promoters have landed an excel
lent official. The WashingtOnian needs
no introduction to the local lovers OF
boxing and wrestling and is considered
quite an authority on both branches OF
the sport. In Washington he Is consid-
cred the most capable wrestling Judge
having acted in that role in practically
all of the big matches there, while It Will
be recalled that O'ConnOr rendered de-
cisions in a half-dozen or more mills In
the roped arena here last season.