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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
Standing Of I cams.
ny CTS MALHisR'r.

For tho first time In the his tory OF
amateur baseball in Richmond a sea
son has been launched with the teams
thoroughly welded together in man.
agcahle organlza properly Off
ccred. with a governing board and
with the managers Of The several
leans working in harmony for tho
success OF the League.
u The season was begun Yesterday.
when the eight teams assembled in
front OF The CITY Hall and listened to
tho encouraging words Of Richmonds
Mayor as he told OF what the league
could accomplish and what il should
accomplish, offering his aid in what
over manner II might he wanted
The Mayor began his talk al ex-
actly ten minutes TO 2 o'clock, ana
al , o'clock IFS players, five umpires.
official scorers ana members OF the
Amateur Baseball Commission entered
fifty waiting automobiles, and head
ell by the Blues Band. paradcd tho
streets of he city. letting the people
know Just how strong the organiza
tion Is i|
Down Thirteenth to Main, and
thence westward along that thorough
fare to Laurel. on to Broad street and
hack 10 the City Hall went the pro
cession. and all along the line were
hundreds Of persons who cheercd the
embryonic big leaguers.
al in Ia
lnissioners with Mayor Richardson, and
behind. in the order named, were tho
barton Heights I'M, the Alcos. the
skreemcrs. the Battle Axes. the Nir-
Einians, the liiChlandcrs. the Christ
Church Association and the Athletics
~ Broad and Eighth Streets the
Mayor. with the commissioners. re-
viewed the parade, after which the
teams dispersed 10 the several dia-
inonds oil which games were scheduled:
The amount OF interest manifested in
the league was more than pleasing O.
those who have striven for its sue
cess. and with prospects bright for a
successful season 1t is natural to sup
pose that this interest will grow as
tho race for the pennant wakes warm.
The Athletics had little trouble de-
feRting the Christ Church Association.
The .Alcos defeated the Nirglniens:
the Battle Axes conquered the strong
Barton Heights aggregation whiIe the
walked away from the
Skree meTs.
Good crowds were out to witness the
several contests. and as the scores.
which follow Will show, the games
,vcrc in the most part we'll worth
watching. Following will be found
the scores and brief accounts OF the
opening games as furnished by the Of
fetal scorers of the league:
HIEhlandcrs w. Skrecmers.
the opening game OF the Amateur
Baseball Association Of Richmond at
Byrd Park yesterday afternoon be-
tween inc Highlanders and SkIeemers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
JOHNSTON WON
. FEATURE EVEN I
First Meet Of Old Dominion
Motorcycle Club Was Pro-
nounced Success.

y The first motorcycle meet under the
auspices of the Old Dominion Motor
cycle Club was hela yesterday after
noon at the State Fair Grounds before
crowd which numbered nearly 1000
There were some fast races. and SONS
excellent time was made. Johnston, VINO
was substituted in Chappell's place be-
cause the latter found II impossible To
be on hand, doing the mile In MS good
as nfty- four seconds Nat.
The officials of the club feel much
Eratifed over the attendance. and are
of the opinion that their maiden effort
was big success. The acroplane
glide, which was scheduled to tako
place. was not Witnessed because
Greenhow Johnston was or the opinion
iliat the wind was too high making the
glide dangerous.
In the preliminary tuning-up tests
Johnston suffered nasty spill. which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18

EAST and snuppy throughout. both sides
lighting hard
Scrc by inninSs: X. Ill
Athletes ......2.l OIL 90 20 Sill Ia s
c. c. A........0 o 1913 OOOl-; 3 u
Batteries: Ath1ctics-Bowers and
Word. c. c. A.--Smith. Crcamcr and
Hay.
Summary: Struck out--by Bowers.
u; by Smith. :. Base OH balis--off
Bowers. .: on Smith. . lIotnc run
Cooke, Athletics. Three base hits
Word, Jenkins, ..thlctics. Two base
hits-Word, Jenkins. Cooke. Bowers.
Pugh. Athlot cs. Stolen bascs-Athlct-
les. .; c. c. ~, 3. Left on bascs-Ath-
letics. 1: c. c. A.. 6. Time. 1855 At
tendance, 200. Umpire. MIR. o'Tool.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
SHOEMAKERSPlAY
VERY RAGGED BALL
Greensboro, Of Carolina Associa
ton, Wins Afternoon Game
by Score Of to g.
Spccial to Thc Timcs- Dispntch.r

l.SnchburI. Va April lT.--rhc
Greensboro Carolina .i;sociation) team
defeated the LynchburE tNirginiu
lcasue) club this afternoon, after los
ing IA close game 10 he locals in the
mornine. Tie score this afternoon wa,
to 8, The Shoemakcrs played ths
most ragged game OF the eShlbition
series. piling UP seven errors, which
account for five Of their scores. Brooke
ncld the visitors we'll in hand foi
hve innings and retired in favor OF
Chewing. who yielded three hits IN
succession, and Bruck succeeded him
But for Wclla's failure 10 field Doylc's
MT In the seventh. Which went for II.
lrinle. the four runs OF that inning
would not have scored The score:
I,Sncbbur.s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
ORDER IT NOW

very nearly put him gu. OF business
for the afternoon lie was laid out for
fftccn minutes but pluckily enter cd
the twenty-miic event. ana won il,
handily.
The comic races were the feature OF
the afternoons sport. Another NEE,
viii be held next year. Following Is
the summary OF the events:
First race-four horsepower. ten
miles, open--Walton. hrsi: Gentry, sec.
ond. Time, IL minutes 55% seconds.
Second race comic. two miIes-fiines,
hrst: walton, second. Time. minutes
f5 seconds.
Third racc-hve miles, open. three
and Il half observation-disclosures, first;
Philpots, second. Time. S minutes 10
seconds.
Fourth race-two miles, comic-Gcn
try, frst Bcvins. second
Fifth rncc--five miles. novlce-Dr.
Gum, first: Maryland. second. Time. 8
minutes II seconds. N
sixth race-three miles, comic-J.
f'crro, first; DR.. Gum, second.
Seventh race--twenty miles. endur-
ance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., first: Hines.
second; Hone. third Time. IS minutes
81 seconds.
Eighth race-ten miles. miss and out
Gentry, first; Hipes. second. Time.
IL minutes IS seconds.
Ninth racc-ten miles. twins only
Bevins, first; DR. Gum. second. Time.
IL minutes 81 seconds.
# . \ / a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
MANY LINE STREETS
AS AMATEURS PARADE
Opening Of Season Marked by Large Attendance
at Games Mayor Makes Talk-A thletics,
Alcos Battle Axe and Highlanders Vic
torious Teams-Games Saturday.

resulted in victory for the former team
by the decisive score OF to l. TIM
rire Hicks called The game, promptly at
4 o'clock. and the 1911 championship
Same was started before . large and
enthusiastic crowd. which appeared TO
be evenly divided between the two
teams.
The game opened bad for the slsrccm-
ers, as cinrkc was rs Wild as a March
hare during the first inning. The FIRST
two mon TO face him were given free
pnsses. and mixed with a wild pitch. an
error and one hit. noted the High
ianders three runs. After the nrs,
inning the game proved 10 be a pitch
ers' battle between Onesty and Clarke
The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
GREGORY OFFER
WAS ACCEPTED

The monthly meeting of tho Rich
mond Automobile Club was held in the
club rooms of that organization last
night, and a large number OF NOM
hers were in attendance. From the
clubs standpoint the most important
matter under consideration wis the
offer made BY George C. Gregory 10
give to the club 1872 acres Of land.
with u bungalow thereon to he used
as summer club house for the mem
bcrs. This land. in addition TO otlleJ
improvements, has q pond coverlRa
one and onc-half acres, stocked with
game nsn. The club accepted Mr. Greg
orys offer and voted him thanks.
II was also reported that n good
roads meeting would he held in En-
poria OH May is for the purpose OF
way from Richmond Via Petersburg
and Emporia to the Carolina line. a
number of the members of tho auto
mobile club slgnifed their Intention
OF attending the meeting.
y meeting of tho Virginia State Au-
tomobile Association will be held here
OIL April -. and will be attended by
delegates from Norfolk. Newport
News. panvillc Lynchburg, Roanoke
stanton and other points. In all.
about l15 delegates are expected to
attend. This VIII be tho first meeting
OF this organization in several years,
and II Is expected that rcorganiza-
lion VIII take place. Officers will he
elected and such other matters con-
kidered as may come before the BODY
II is practically certain that the
question of good roads Will be dis
cussed. and 1t is thought that the state
organization VIII lend its aid to the
completion of such highways as Will,
benefit the State at large without ref
erence 10 any particular territory
The following new members were
elected by the club last night Honor
airy: a. ". Malone. lay Lewis. II. D.
bonneville and Gus Malbcrt Active:
H. Rabb. f. Il. cioodloc, j. ]. Marshall.
Andrew J. Warren, w P. Smith. C. A.
'iaanner " e, Pi@zini and Joseph r.
Leonard.
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Skrcc,,,cir-s.

=. - eeT'TcI .'.-'-.'.. v q " I y vi
Highlanders s o . 0 o . s--5
summary: Two base hita-Gregory.
stolen hassess----w. Poe ovcraugh ~,
simpson. Jones t.). Wilcox CLAY.
Base OH balls-cie Onesty. 8: off Clarke.
y. Left on hases-H ighlanders. j:
skreenlcrs, S. Hit by pitched balls
Clarke. Struck out-by Oncsty, a. by
Clarke. 4. Wild pitchcs--Clarkc ON
cial scorer. Harry Tucker. Jr. Time OF
game 10. Umpire, Mr.. Hicks Al
tendance. $50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18

In fast and at times exciting game
OF ball the Battle Axes beat the Bar
ton Heights by the score of 5to . in
the first game of the amateur season.
The features of tho game we're the
pitching of Strain. who struck out
seventeen men and was invincible with
men on bases; the hitting of Joe Boch-
the Battle ANcs.
For the Barton Heights the features
were the fielding and base running OF
Rady and the pitching OF Baldwin
The Barton Heights we're wofully
weak at the bat. having the bases fun
and falling TO score. 1t was an inter-
csttng game. close and exciting, and Is
evidence tina the Amateur League
games are worth seeing. The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
Totals ........:.....3 80 1Os2b 10 s
-One out when winning run scored

f1CUTE DN I1IHINSS. ------- m ------- NJ r
LSnchburg 90 10000 al
Greensboro O3OOO n n o. .
Summarize: Runs-Howedell Wells
Hawkins. Bien: Rlckert. Doyle, Bentley
Two base hts-McDonnell, Howedeil
Eickert. DoN6 and Lowman. Sacrifice
hits-Morrison. Bruck First base on
errors--Lynchburg 4: Greensboro, l..
Left on bascs-Lynchburs. .: Green's
boro 6. Double plays-Lucia and
Soyne: Bruck and Bien: Fuller, Corwin.
Nippert and Ware. Iiits-Off Hoeue
s in innings: off Bruck, 4 In 5 Innings
Struck out-By IIogue, 5 by Bruck, 9 !:
by iiouser. TO- Base OH balls-Off
Houser, l. Passed ball---l.ucia. Hit
BY mitchell hnll-By IIoEue, 4 (NipperD .
TING OF game. ;39. Umpircs, Shaw
and LMcia. rs IN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18

lII, Richmond, Va. A pril 4, 1o11.9ls
TIE ANNUAL MEETING or THE
Prison Association OF Virginia for
the transaction OF business will ne
held at No. sol East Main street,
Richmond, Va. TUESDAY. April IS.
1911, at S:16 p. NJ. 4
BY order of tho Board OF Directors
GEORGE c.. JEFFERSON mn
Gerrafo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
Reetlngs.
Reetlngs.
The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL. STOCKHOLM.
EHS' MEETING

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
peciai meeting OF the Stockhol,Icrs OF
he Chesapeake and Ohio Railway C1m-
any has been called BY the Board Of
directors of said Company. to be hello
The principal Office OF the Company
the City Of Richmond. Virginia on
I turday, the 29th day OF April. isil. al
o'clock y. NJ. for the following our.
oscs: 3l III -
ca TO consent 10. approve and
authorize me creation and issue OF
mortgage bonds of Tho Company
10 be limited to principal amount
In United States gold coin. OF
$l25.0o0.00O at any one time OUT
standi1S; such bonds - mature al
SUCH date. and TO Dear interest
from such date and at such rate
or rates. not exceeding five 5lr
cent. per annun. as the Board q.
niireeiors or the Executive Com
mine: 10 lie issuable for such pur-
poses, upon and subject 10 such
terms and conditions and In such
denominations; TO be payable, both
place or places, I'm such currency
or currencies and at such rate or
rates OF exchange, and TO be III I
such form and 70 contain sucl,
or said Committee may determine:
~ TO consent TO. approve and
authorize the execution and deliY-
cry OF a mortgage and deed OF
trust on and Of all or any part OF
the railroads. equipment, fran
chises and property. including cor
porate stocks. and obligations.
+ owned By the Company at the date
OF the execution and delivery OF
Z such mortgage and deed of trust
or u any time thereafter acquired
ny ~ such mortgage. and deed OF
trust to secure not only such bonds
out also In pursuance OF cove
nants heretofore made hy the Com
pnny md otherwise to, secure. in
may be authorized or approved BY
the Board of Directors or Stock
holders OF the Company, not ex-
SEEDING &c an Ill S57.2o9, 600 face amount.
twenty Year Convertible Gold
Bonds OF the Company, issued or
issuable under the trust indenture.
bearing. date April IS. 1910. be-
tween tho Company and United
States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany, ms Trustee;
tcl to approve. or to authorize
the Board OF Directors of the Com
pany in its discretion to deter
mine. the form and terms of such
! mortgage and deed of trust. and (
the property OF the Company to be
embraced therein;
58 (d) to ratify and confirm and 10
authorize and consent to any action
heretofore taken or. authorized BY
Executive Committee of the Com
pany, which may be submitted to
the meeting. whether for the pur- (.
poses of or In connection with or
in contemplation Of any OF tile
matters aforesaid or otherwise:
and
(e) to transact such other bus
mess as may be brought before
the meeting. -
The stock transfer books, OF the Com
any will be closed for such meeting
Monday the 10Th ar day ,,,S Of April, lsll
n Monday, the tst'day of May, 1911,
t 10 o'clock a. M
Dated, Richmond. Va. March 27E191t,
BY order of the Board of Directors M
l&i JAS. STEUART MACKIE.
5at Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18

MECHANICS AND MERCHANTS BANJO
Manchester, Ya.--A meeting of the
stockholders OF this bank is called
for MAY 2. 1911, at 10 o'clock, at
sidor an. increase Of the capital stock
10 100000. ~ !. "a ~
BY order of the Board Of Directors
J.t II. PATTERSON. Cashier,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
Totals .......3s s. ana
score by innings: r.
Morning Game.

Tho GreensharG (Carollna Associa-
LeaGuers hard run for victory this
morning, and it required a hard fight
and Garrison finish Of the most ex-
citing character for the Shocmakers to
beat the Tarhecls. The final score was
to o. The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
aMfettfl9e.

4 THE STATED COMMUNICATIONS
Xxx of the Richmond Randolph Lodge.
No. 10. Ancient, Free and Accepted
I3vEMING APRIL IS net is ieil at es"a$ 20
o'clock. In the Masons Hall. Franklin
Street, near Eighteenth.
All Master Masons in good standing
nre fratornal1y invited to attend 4
BY order OF the Muster. 3z
w. A. CLARKE. JR.,
Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-18
| Battle Axes ...... o 0 o 3 0 o o l.;
/ Barton HAIghts O q d q q O L q l..

summary: Two-b base hits-L Whit
field. Stolen bases-Rady Farrar. Dos
gett,J. Hochling, Schmidt, Bowers
Whitfield. Double plays-J. Bpehlins
TO Doggctt 10 Whitfield. Base on balls
off shelton, 4. off Strain, !. Hit by
pitched balls by Shelton. 3, BY Strain
]. liits-off shelton. .; off Baldwin. q;
off Strain. :: Time Of game. !: as. I'm
rire, Mcscoc Attendance 80
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.Alcos ". NIreIninns.

In The opcnng game Of the ANA leur
season. the Alcos defeated the Nir-
ginians on The latter's diamond by the
score of llto 0. The score:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
Senator Lodges Reelection.

Henry Cabot Lodge goes back to
the United States Senate by grace OF
the progressive. He Is dull indeed
fwho reads otherwise the story OF the
struggle that ends today. Had Sen.
ator Lodge not caught and held the
loyalty OF the anti machine, antimoss.
back element in his party. his cam.
'paign would have ended in a pitiful
wreck. All his scholarship, his in.
Idrustry and his intrigity would have
awaited nothing. But because these
iold man with young mems spirit be.
licved that they were true and in
line with the spirit OF the age, they
steadily refused to be blinded by the
chatter OF the ultra.radicals and the
honestly mislead. and remained 10y.
al and energetic in his behalf, How.
lever hard and faithfully the old lead
ers In the state have worked for him,
the victory. is not theirs. The pro.
gressives or Insurgents have had com.
mand OF the field from its start.
Their dominance OF the situation has
matter Of course. Whenever any at.
tempt was made by Democrats or hos.
tile Republicans to set up Repuhli
can candidate against Lodge, 1t was
il. b . d
always a progressive that sought. And
1t is the best proof OF the progressives
honor and faith that they all rejected
what may have been an easy prize to
gain. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
Ostrich Bands.

Cut ostrich feathers are now being
made into bands for trimming hats
and dresses, They come In all col.
ors that are adapted for street and
house wear. They are curled and
therefore can be taken out into the
rain with safety, II you wish. They
are light in weight and give the effect
Of fur, which points speak eloquently
in. their favor.
Ostrich bands edge some Of the larg.
err hats OF velvet or silk. The trim.
ming is applied on the edge Of the
wide brims( and usually there Is lit
tie else required. 4, I
Some velvet suits nre shown. with
cuffs and long revers Of this trim.
ming. Gray on. gray velvet, black on
black ico]ors are most effective ;' I,
The scarfs and muffs OF feathers and
fabric are beuutifulgs$yy When you: con:
!; slider That The bands are psocurable
Eby yard, there istno limitationssfo
the many forms that the trimmings
can take. v
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
s'THE. PRICE ri or SASS.

George E. Turner. at a dinner in the
Curtis Hotel in Lenox, said: III
This hotel was originally a New
England clearinghouse. The board
was simple, and the original old Cur.
tbs was character.
Curtis used to drive an aristo.
cratic woman, Mrs. Butler. every
, afternoon. One day he was extremely
talkat!ve. Mrs Butler stood his talk
for an hour or so. and then she said,
in her stiffest manner:
"Mr. Curtis, pay You to drive.
not to- talk
Curtis. of course. said no more.
But when the bill came at the end
of the month there was one days
charge which was set at $3.50 instead
OF the usual 50 cents.
",Mr.. Curtis said Mrs. Butler. what
is the reason OF this singular charge?
"'Half dollar for the drive and 50
Z for your sass, Curtis answered, gruf.
, ffy.-Boston Herald.
4 # I vs. y - .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
uncoverlns the Hoards.
cleveland Plain Dealer \

The experience Is Yet too short to
permit definite opinion as to wheth.
err the experimental postal savings
bank will accomplish its porpose. Re-
ports indicate. however, that the
people have taken kindly to the invo,
Walton. which is important and signI.
ficiant. While the postmaster Gen.
|eral is asking Congress to give him
money to rent quarters for the cleri.
cal machinery of the new service evil
dence accumulates that the bank Is
justifying the labor and expense of
Its Introduction.
AS people OF this section OF the
country remember, the bank at Ash
tabula opened under auspicies that
seemed 10 promise a high degree Of
usefulness. Depositers in consider.
able numbers were ready to patronize
it which Is about all the advocates
OF the bank could wish.
An instance repored from the postal
bank at Dubois. Pa. indicates that
the public has full confidence, with
out which the bank would lose its
chief usefulness. One man entered
the post office with $1,000 In curren.
,cy which he had been boarding and
~ a."
which he desired to place in the safe
keepink Of the federal government
He had been afraid to deposin the
money in the bank and was anxious to
leave 1t in the governments hands at
half the interest he could have gotten
elsewhere. or course he could de.
post only a part Of his hoard in the
postal bank.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
63lI((s[l[l5 OPINION 4
|N(go(1lSgslSl
.(Washlngton star.).

a. J ~ !
stliel '--'--7''- . :, =. m Vi, I;

l 4 T. y y ~
Oh. well. Whatsif'Mr. Clark and
Mr.. Bailey are divided about how the
tariff problem should be tackled q 4
When have divisions;not appeared in
the Democratic partylwhen the tariff
Issue was in hand? T Il 4 /
Twenty seven years ago this com.
Ing spring Mr.. Randall. supported by
40 odd Of his Democratic friends, took
OF the head Of the Morrison horizon.
tai bill in the house. That nnlllfied
the speakership SO far as the tariff
was concerned. n I
-Four years later the Mills bill was
passed in the house on response 10
Mr.. Cleavland's tariff measures Of the
previous December, but It was SO little
In accord with the spirit OF the mes.
sage that the tariff reformers in the
Democratic national convention which
renominated NJ. Cleavland practically
repudlated the bill and endorsed the
message. ssY. a,
Six years after that a Democratic
Congress divided on the tariff ques.
ton, and brought things political to
the ground with "a smesh. Mr.. vii.
son. Of West Virginia, presided over
matters in the house, and Mr.. German
revised the revision when8it reached
the Senate. The two men, although
both Democrats, were far apart on the
the one. being an antiprotectionis and
the other protectionist. .l8r
Since then the Republicans have re-.
lvised the tariff twice. and on, both
occasions there we're Democratic sena
tors and Representatives who sought
and obtained protection duties on ar.
tticies in which their constituents
were interested. Call 1t what you
please, protection or what not, and
I'm for It, said the hate Senator Dam
lei. very frankly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-23
RlRTHPLAcE.

Perhaps every patriotic American,
and almost, every Intelligent foreigner,
who visits the national capital makes
~ reyerential pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon as a part Of that visit. Yet
few Americans know and still fewer
have ever visited the birthplace of the
Father Of His Country. In this case
the usual order has been inverted. 1t
IS generally the house in which a
great man was born rather than the
one In which he lived or in which he
died that attracts the hero.worshipper
Tat the shrine Of the great.
in Lincolns case his home in
Springfield. Ill. attracts only mild
! degree of interest; but SO great was
the interest in the spot where he was
born IN Kentucky that the original
log cabin, or what was considered to
be the. one that formerly stood on the
site, after. having been sent about the
country as a show attraction, has been
regretted on the original location and
the farm Itself is now owned by the
Lincoln Farm Association.
In. Washington's case the house in
swhlchShe !was born was long ago per-
united to fall Into decay, and not a
timber or stone Of It probably remains
\ on the original site, which Is at Wake
field, Va, on Pope's creek, near Colon
Hal Beach. The plans Of It. however,
have been preserved, and! now the
Washington Board OF Trade is con.
sidering the possibility Of a scheme
ito reproduce the. house on the orig
sinnl %site. The latter Is now marked
only by shaft erected by the United
States Government. That the State
E,ofjVirginia and the Government Of the
United States have so long suffered
the place where Washington was
born and where he passed his earlier
years to remain neglected Is due only
Ito an oversight and to the fact that
Mount Vernon, where he lived and
where he lies buried, has become a
national shrine. *