Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-19
MONGREL DOGS CYNOSURE
Of ALL EYES At SHOW

New Castle for gambling has re
vealed the startling fact that one
firm OF football betting commission
ers has made a profit OF $4,000 in
three months. When the firms
offices were raided over $4,000 bet
ting coupons were found.
Betting on Association football
which is the premier winter profess
sional sport of the British Isles,
is rapidly assuming the proportions
of a scandal, and it is now openly
charged that the morale of the
game has suffered severely because
of the efforts of the gamblers to
fix games. 1t is also freely charged
that the owners of the big clubs
have conspired to play draw in
some of the big cup matches, which
settle the championships at the end
of the season, so that their profits
might be augmented by the playing
of an additional game.
Some of tibet daily papers have
taken the matter UP and rumblirgs
of an impending storm of protest
are beginning to be heard. Two
rival and warning associations exer-
else joint control over both amateur
and professional Association foot
ball. Lately attempts have been
made to reconcile their differences,
and this proposed consolidation is
being fought by the gamblers and
some of the managers, who fear that
their operations will be stopped by
a powerful governing body.
The usual Mysterious Ameri-
can" has been called into requisition
to boost the value of another Eng
lish landmarks, the Old 1.-THE Barn
of Maidstone which has recently
come into the market
Like the fictitious American who
wanted to buy Tattersall Castle,
the 1.-THE Barn bidder is said to
desire to transport the ancient struc-
ture to America for erection on his
estate.
Stirred by motives of high patriot
ism the present owner is quite
willing to allow the historic build
ing to remain in England if the
authorities or the public will buy
it for the sum offered by the al
legged American, namely. $1,000.
There is strong feeling that the
barn should be preserved as a
structure of historic interest, but
as the local authorities do not feel
justified in using public funds for
this purpose, an appeal for public
has been made by the
mayor.
Although the name of his barn
IS misnomer, archaeologists are
agreed that it is a building of ex-
oeptional interest It forms part OF
4 splendid group, which includes
The parish church at All Saints,
erected as a collegiate church by |
Archbishop Courtenay on the found
ltions of an older structure, and
handsome palace built by Arch
bishop Islip. 1t is believed that the
Darn was used for housing the ret
nues OF the archbishops and the
attendants of visiting royalties.
No evidence of the existence of
he proposed American buyer is
orthcoming, and it is believed that
lie is the DOGGY creation which has
llready served real estate and art
lealerS so well.
The recent loss by drowning of
me of the light keepers from the
Nolf Rock Lighthouse has recalled
many stories of the hardships and
hangers undergone this winter by
he men who kept vigil on the
ock-bound Cornish coast.
The Longship Rock Lighthouse,
ust off Lands End, has a store
Dom dug out of the solid rock,
which forms the foundation of the
lighthouse. While the keeper was
listing the cellar one morning he
ooked out of the trap door and saw
huge wave coming. He had bare
y time to close the door before it
vas. assaulted by thousands of tons
If water The thunder of the wave
md the terrifying noises created in
he rock cavern by the rushing
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