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The evening world., 1913-06-06
The Man With a Billion
A Great Summr Story Of New York.
BY Tohn A. Moroso

NsGAes 4 THE oUA1Hy.")

Of an snSinssr with inherent talent He
soon had . small rough phn showing
direction and grade (oe ths tunnel.
The acetylens light was flashed into
the gap In the wall.
Nov. Kelley" directed ths engineer
Of the project, "cut two feet from this
wall Of the tunE.al 70 the soush and keep
raisang the grads IN inch 70 two inches
for every foot you bore When you
have made ten fest begin snoring and
then dtg UP straight. making . well up
ward until YOU stziks conorsts again"
Kelley nodded
Work fast but take no chances q .
cavs.in." advised Jeffray. "Ses that
you keep enough air in here to work
we'll on. Don't keep thar trap closed
too long. You might tap . lot o< eas
and the whols Sunch Of YOU b blown
70 plsosS."
The prospect ala not seem 70 snnoy
either Kelley OF Canto the Woe. They
nodded and grinnsd.
Were careful, gunner" Cooknsy Tim
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Icy. stripped TO the waist,
showed . ma agnificentiy mus
cisd pair Of arms and . torso that
any ring fighter might have en-
WED. Canto. the Wop. was also
stripped and the hne. makeliks play
of his muscles under the skin showed
that he, too. would Be man to reckon
with.
The faces Of both were black.
Cockney Tim had peeled his coat and
shirt and was prsparing to take his part
In the work by dipping his hand in coal
dust on the floor and smsartnG h!s face
with black.
The BRICKS from one Ads Of ths wall
had been carefully removed, showing .
gap four feet high BY two and half
wide.
"Whsrfs Judsonf" asked Jsftray.
'On duty above" replied Kelley.
"He's looking out for the engineer and
fireman and sntertasntn' Collins"
"stop the digging Tor little while"
ordered Jeffray. 'Get out q measuring
line and give ne the dimensions Of the
room"
Cocknsy and Kelley quickly called out
tho height. depth and breadth Of the
chamber.
Jsnray drew out his Newspaper plan
and then consulted . smali pocket com.
6o{ng the hacks os several envelopes
which he drew from hls pockets. JET
fray figured rapidly and with the skih
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the vaults. rip open the boxes and get
out" unused JefHray.
He lowered the glasses.
"Judson," no said, "we will have 70
change our plans immediately. Mr..
Tisrney has secured . list Of AL the
tenants Of tho buildings surrounding the
ruins and n now preparing to look up
all those who are not we'll known ana
long time occupants OF the ofnces. II
am not mistaken he win drop in here
or have one Of his men drop In here to-
morrow to look ~ over"
Judson whistled ~ . token Of his sur
prise.
"He Ii not running any Risks under
the circumstances" added Jeffray. DO
you know how much wealth there In
under that Ice hill nsxt door. Judson?"
mo. sir: about hvs millionsf'
Zone btilion dollars. Judson."
For the love Of Nike" gAAped JET
frays astonished aide.
ooms TO . gentleman In my profession
again. Judson." said Js6ray with
. smile that was grim.
Judson was nervously rolling cigar
cite.
'IAght Il IN the hail." ordered his
master. "and keep the hSht hidden
while you smoke. When you get in the
hall keep right on going. Take the
stairs and relieve CoilinA Tell Kelley
and the othsr. that the joo ie gotng 10
be finished before daybrsak. Tell them
Use ths -giycsrtns; but heavily
blanket me mouth Of the tunnel when
II 10 set on. Use the dstonators for
setting or. ! an going to take . nap
on tho sofa A. . o'clock I shall Join
you in the sub-0assment BE oR."
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from Nm. inst ~ he was abeut q dose
on Into nsedful rest the eretty eyes OF
the little widow would nash before ntas,
minds eye and he would swaaen. Or
again the BIG black syee ee opanisin1
JAssie would come before him an4 with :
. start he would ~ up o. the oavsn'
and pull his grsatcost tighter aseuf
He he'd nevsr been mn squaesly In The
csutrs q the heart ~ . sAsN from
Dan Cupid. spanish ksB;s was GAly an
incident In his career aAd he would have
druppsvs from her sight long eSfore had
she not aeen csswse and . 0rsat ~ to
him in his projects. He he'd risd to
get her back to the platsnsc easla. bu,
had failed. His very mastery q himself
scr Sim' Sim ~" ~
Hut with Cora Lee Psyeon II seemed
different. she was . Ssatis WOMAN. sos
dinersnt from tNe rset ho hsA ms1. ohe
~rrs Srsrf,e and tru6Rinx ana Rratsful
ana sivays modest and discreet She
hsd e.mc 10 the little, old fashioneslvI
hotel On lower FiAh svsnus Q wsst.
sStsr he hsd leseed ne apastmsnt thsresf'
Hhs vors mprnir9 ussu end there bad
I'm = pslior 20 hsr fnce In the co,,ese
-. r,.,Scsis. s4vsn nv the msnaeemsnt
=" h.SiS"v nishsa &
H"s voics ~ .oft and With q pleas
,,- ..csrt the conconoats being slided
"a ths vovsls sveetly fingered on. shs,,
-. r. the southern part Of the
ststss. ~ ~ certain, ana she aftsr-p
vsrA toN him that abe vas 4 vlrgtnian
hv hirth anA traanina.
HimsSif coomopoIits eut Of Gngiand.
y.errsv vas iust the tyne OF nan -
nnd somsthiur hinting OF iasting charm
4. .,,ch cesature- 0ha haA heen
Abroad. her HUSBAND having been eco
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o. e1he Nsw Tea ossu1ao WsJo0.
Ike tn clamp Nv 1eoui I tsisd to ussr
move ny lsps In nsrU ha-aA. ~. sy en-,
gosh. nearly lislsaAas1 NJ ~ 1ein as,.,
Il An whsa tesk aaseAes ieek sh'DSo
the siasA ~ 9DsuDAsa was Ne . rvr
Dotted ehast = - asv suswss v'ts :.
marginal note.
wei ~. Z tses NJ - SsusA sn,fs--.
eoos soa0. tsA 1oaO ~. % vos11a'e Z.
eeas - ~ usD aaia 0aAgA Z hsl's'
10 sss vssn1se stsas an . sossag bsaMauuf
polisA asst. An shsa WA that l1np- ~,
pointed an ossDssase esesd NJ asa y
sosb. n ron11osA ~ nv ~ t1we z 8,
LAry~ o." 6hs 1ssas - su1l1ax.
u ssvvs tsaa yuh absse LAvsuit larry.
Asvs ~ lss ~ ~ nsgl
THAT fsllss v0s . Weo6ss. ne Ssver
AaA 10 Woe1o Veeh - sae-oea Sust
% ~ sss 'Gm ssuAs - ~ ~. He
stood - BIZ si0AA 70 le1a't aAln %
Ascrsass - ~ z - ~ OssaaAs for
suit - - ~ ~ uosa - svsttsv
szprsssssD ne seatsi1utasy negligence
On a. Dast ~ ~ y wosSda't stand
n - C6uss ~ AoD0ls - th1asa
swsn. q - OAs1oA9 ~ vU Asg.
0sae bsiliiase - 0Guse sue - many =
1Crsns reasss w . Olsh shouidik
esaOA - se0seA1n6 - 01p't Snght tosssS
A. ~ - SsoAa yQsts4 ~ h - =
~ w1essN
= ~ ayss1f Ssln' SsDestSsa - 'a''-ii'
dGDuso yUou9 VsOAa. 0omOly Uus. ,s.,
styriaAly 1sosese IN aii - norneng
paoseA - W. 4 eaOes. nstlo en- VIA
lsoass vosa y ~ - - - frequent
| I AAA - tay ~ . SaQalns oooole,
msasasy pFscssdin0 skirt % vsthstaaG 'sa'
ne wear Nv En- Wsoaass aAaisi fdai-
'sAu' ~ dust ~ ~ court irsitated
| NJ sasusaaly Asl.eats eAreat Satn pfief'
eot - sAsvtn' vtsjse pastillss al DAY. ,ls,
Dat ~ anal Sssak seUs oas dAy When
th' Iawyse fss - Asesass wus tryinfn1sf
70 Drovs IAssy wvs siishtiy ioess in.ab,e
his think tank. An he succes6sa IN /.
provin' Il, too An then come smart 'pF
papsr come out Win . headline. old. -n,r
IAwvuit LAFry LASks . Link N Um !.
IAshthoussr Well. nay. after that. whatssts
wus there fer me 70 Do 'cspt beat NJ
I couldn't afford - - sssa with
bsifry-battsd loser. could IT, -sws
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sYNoPsIs OF PRpCEDlNo CHAPTERS.

wrss.d b S;s t.s:.ss oG ~ ruin. n'' s~ dspo.is
v:nl,s v:s,n Nth nopsZ sscassi:s snS ,s.ss asEs-
q ronss "a esn sVI 'in:iudas Hs Sss
sSsssS r.a:. .rss, 8 8 Is. . NOTE "..ssAsS dAa e. e
s:s:s ,:s;s..,, - no! nAsa T$l,s ID .SSrs: ::
t.a:y sad s1s nth 4uis = hls .ooou.ghce. A
!inas 70 e offlce buildlsS 80 a. vaa!n. There
s:s. tins j:ns rssass % % ~ ssssi vhss. e E: 6:
S:su;ifai sossa SS.s !. H. "vicie. HiSo..
q 90 & SSss ss' & z e - sSS: SSS ':s ss. S's: e.
.n ..,,.s .ss ~osk &suas sh'ousA ss ths treasure
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Betty Vincent's a."
''' " Advice to Lovers

unsportsmanlt1ke for . man to 80 with
q girl who has been going with bis
friend for more than year, and there
by to discourage the friend In his suit?
The young lady II not engaged"
Until the snssssmsnt oourtship 10 .
fair held and no fsyors, think the
friend must bs IN easily discouraged
person. The other young man" acted
quite within his rights.
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brain by sleeping exactly three hours.
Thousands Of men OF strong will power
have enjoyed THIS control OF the brain
awake and asleep. closing thss eyes de-
of time ana tAsn awskSaing q the sx.
pira<sa1 % the chosen lsnsth o. min
utse ~ heure. ~ "a 3 n.
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up. w." writes: II have known a
younr man since my childhood and he
has been paying mo attention for four
months. Would II be proper for me to
give him something for his birthday.
and whatT'
You miy make him = simple sift' such
az book.
n. :. writes: would you cali IT
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Lew Fields 40 Jan Van haan.

@ want TOO M YOU'D havs been 'ust - funny and maoh better %
.sh could possibly have raise. that which heard when with
bghted did
we'll
q painful
to
large no
q wMo .
q
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'sT'H,n Hn r.. min. en-:
comss." SConstanes
said. disconsolaes-
". my cemplsz-
tsn ssts abovt ~
transparent an
psadhy ~ . early
squash! All the
liver spots what
has been iyin' low
In M vAnHsp
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Mr.
way replied ~" don't be-
ieveN Il show OF m
coming
with
the lag o
inclined could ush at Lwranes por.ay wn
Wchie danced
Nat Fields last found his place
the
should out without moment: delay Tho
II
"AM Aboard"
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CHAPTER X.

LII his varied and adventurous
life . man Of superb control
Of his nerves and mind. JET.
fray expected TO stretch him.
self and rest hia body and
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Seek ~ Marx Swan he dreamt he was
saoealn q . shtr. and Therefore We
1e10wsd his adventures with more Or
lsD lntsssst IAN Aboard" really meant
. eArges - good things. with unoom-
mealy me sesnry Tor . summer show
ana loads OF pretty Eirls In costumes
suited to sudden changes Of climate.
Thats the ,og Of good ship Never Mind
10 Q word or two. There we're also tunes
by =. Ray 0osts calculated to please
tAe popular ear. You know the kind.
- there's no use talking about them.
The einsin6 waS Of the same order. Mr..
and Mrs. Carter DelIaven danced better
than they sang. like the meat" young
couple they are. MISS Dolly Connolly
easily suggested Ethel Levy and sang
with difncuity. Her voice had evidently
sssu rshearssd to . whisper. What the
Usrformancs lacked most Of aal was .
clsvsc woman, one with . sense OF
humQr, to cay nothing Of . voice.
Miss Zoe Barnett acted very well indeed
In the suffragstte sketch. but her sing
ing at Other times was not Of the
quality to win votes Tor women. When.
% aery revolutionist. she proposed TO
-. --~v - aA>r ~attiu~ n, hAr dAadiv
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Xe New P'kaXs
11EE Lem Fields XGKN
X&SX Gets Away With MGX
~N "Au aboard" E1#
~ CHARLES DARNTON

NOE MORE
beautifully did vsidS
Garden
especially when wandered the which looked IKE little
A. for Of the revealed elaborate
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8eroSu u OF COURSE NOT unhko the
common. or oommutsr. variety Of gar
6sn-ons never knows what It may
bring forth. Ne doubt Farmer Fields
will lose NO time In wedding out few
unsssmly plants Of the lemon persua-
siop before he sits back and enjoys his
pipe. Yet even now he may rest assured
that he has brought to high state Of
cultivation the most attractive roof
garden show that New York has ever
seen.
Oddly enough. ths last aet-whils Il
Seli Oft Sadly under IN Eastern moon
song that flied the house with Oriental
Sioom-brought to light the cisversst
and most amusing feature OF the per-
formancs. . suhrasetts skit called
when Women Rule which went to
show what may b. expected . hundred
ysars hence. This sketch. by Ned Joyce
Hsausy, save Mr.. Fields his best opwor-
tunity ~ . poor. wronged man yelled
In black VINO came out OF his past to
call . halt on an ambitious young
women who was running for Mayor. In
the most divided skirts that have ever
added 20 pohttoa evils. But the worst
80 u ~.. tAa< thA ncrAa min 0fv funny
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HE pit. which had been In
darkness Q moment before,
was now brilliantly lighted
by an acetyisns lamp. Kel-
Icy. stripped TO the waist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

He had a playful way OF riding into
a saloon and you never knew what he
was going to do till he did II. He
might throw n fifty-dollar gold-slug
on the bar or a couple OF double
eagles and say: The drinks are on me
surge up TO the bar. all you long horns
and say what's yours or he might
shoot the lights out and have every
body ducking for cover. remember
one night Hank Vaughn and Charley
Long couldn't agree on some trflins
matter so Hank took his handkerchief
from around his neck and tossing one
end of II across the card table to
Charley Long he said, Catch hold OF
that with your left hand, I'll hold the
other end. The barkeep will count
for us and when he says fire well
both pull our guns and keep shooting
till one or the other of us is out of
commission Charley Long nodded
and took one corner of the handker-
chief Hank took the other. They
stood there at arms length with the
handkerchief stretched out between
them. looking each other in the eye
as unblinkingIy as a couple of eagles
The minute before there had been all
sorts of noises-chair legs scraping on
the floor. mems feet shuffling, the rat
ting of poker chips. the click of the
ivory bail in the roulette wheel. Now
there wasn't a sound 1t was so still
YOU could hear your heart beat. The
| barkeeper cleared his throat and in a
! low voice counted 'One.-two.-three,
-fire!' and then hell broke loose.
When the smoke jrifted away, We saw
one had fallen forward across the
table while the other had doubled up
and slid to the floor. They had en-
| piled their guns into each other. Hank
was laid up in bed for over three
months. and no one saw anything OF
| Charley Long till several months
later. In those days men were as
hard as nails and as tough as wet
buckskin. But the old breed is about
| played out. Young fellows nowadays
can't endure hardship. They can't
stand the gaff; they are too soft There
are no more horsethieves to lynch, no
| Indians to fight. no stage-robbers to
| chase. Things are too blame peace
full and serene nowadays-there's
never anything doing any more. No
| body's ever starting anything"
The younger generation of Pendle-
ton do not agree with the verdict OF
the greybeards that these are degen-
crate days. Nor do they believe that
the old breed of men-men of cour-
age and daring-have died out simply
| because some of the old-time pas
times. such as holding up the over
land stage, lynching horsethieves or
shooting up the town have gone out
of fashion.
Continued on Page Nine.J
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

in the flesh? Has the new West, the
strenuous new West, with its pro-
gress and development. left somewhere
an out-of-t -the-way nook, a forgotten
corner untouched by the plow of the
settler. unyexed by his wire fences?
AS you sit at your office desk. look
ing with unseeing eyes at the columns
of figures in the ledger before you.
do you feel the lure of the land OF
out-of- doors, of the great shimmering
unpeopled. uncontaminated West? At
night as you look in the fireplace and
watch the logs turn from red to grey.
does not your Imagination transform
them into a campfire? Can you not
smell the pungent odors Of the burn
ing sagebrush or greasewood which
rise like incense in the untainted air?
Above is the purple-black, star
strewn dome of the sky. The solitude
and mystery Of the desert broods over
YOU The glowing embers flare up
and the vision OF shimmering legues
of open country fades. Is there such
land, primevai. unpeopled, untrav-
elied? Here ana there, where the
railroad has not yet penetrated. are
there districts where the pack-horse
and the blazed trail still survive?
One of the last districts to succumb
TO the inevitable march Of progress is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

them. But the Hill and Hartman
double lines of steel have invaded this
the last stamping ground of the cow
boy and stockman, and the open range
is becoming dotted with the shacks
of the homesteader. Dhy farming and
irrigation have turned the semi-arid
West. the one-time desert. into veri-
ant fields and blooming orchards.
Recently 1 fell into talk with one
of the old pioneers. He shook his
head mournfully. "The old days are
gone" he said "The coming ot the
railroad sounded the knell of the cow
boy. The young men of today aren't
what they used to be. In the old days
when | came east of the mountains
from the Willamette Valley, Jim Ra-
ley. Sam Jackson, Lot Livermore. Lee
Moorhouse and a lot more like them
were in their twenties and you didn't
have to get out a search warrant II
YOU wanted to find a little excite
ment. Some one of our old crowd
could always be counted on to star
something. In those days the mar
that couldn't ride anything on foul
legs was looked upon as a weakling
and regarded with pity or derision
Whenever Hank Vaughn came to towr
there was always something doing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
PENDLETON'S
PROGRESSIVE
SPIRIT
Shown in Selection OF Modern
Type Of Street improvement.

Pendleton. through the intelligence
and business acumen of its citizens,
has unquestionably become the big
gest and most progressive city of its
size in the country.
In no single instance has this pro,
gressive spirit been better demon
strated than in the selection and ad-
herance to the type of pavement laid
here. The same spirit that made the
Roundup of national prominence, ex,
erted itself against all opposition and
after a thorough investigation decided
that the best was the cheapest and
none too good for the town. As a re-
suit Bitulithic was selected and first
laid eight years ago on Main street
and East Court street and the wisdom
and advantage of this selection Is best
shown by the fact that these streets
| after eight years of heavy traffic are
apparently, just as good as when first
laid, and, have not required the ex-
penditure of single dollar in main
tenance. Last year, forty additional
blocks of this pavement were laid and
at lease fifty more will have been laid
The adherence to Bitulithic was not
accomplished without considerable op-
| position from without and within and
| although several different types of
pavement reported to be "just as good
but cheaper" fought desperately for
an entrance the Pendleton spirit, in
! the light Of their knowledge OF Btu
| lithic, and its apparent superiority,
refused to experiment.
With the increasing popularity, and
realization Of the advantage accrulng
/ will soon be In the front rank Of cities
having well paved streets. The i'm
| petus to real estate values since the
| adoption Of this pavement on resi-
( dence streets has even exceeded the
( highest expectations. In one instance
| In particular can be shown of lot
on West Court street, which could not
be sold for $500.00 before this street
was paved, which sold for 100000
after the pavement was completed and
the buyer assumed the cost of the
pavement besides. This represents
| practically a triple increase in value
most Of which Is undoubtedly due 10
/ the pavement. The record Of real es-
tate transactions in Pendleton in the
| last two years will show that fully
| 90 per cent OF the property tha;
| changed hands was on paved streets
and at a considerably increased value
While In Pendleton take advantage
of the opportunity to drive over the
streets and see for yourself this mod
orn type Of street Improvement thai
/ bag been such en- important factor IN
I Peadieton's progress.
(Adveftisement)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

the interior Country" which lies in
Central Oregon. Here, until recently
in such places as Paulina. Burns, and
Prineville. the freighter and the stage
driver were still figures of conse-
duence, for the nearest railroad was
a hundred and fifty miles away.
Pendleton, Oregon, in the days gone
BY. was the outfitting point for much
of this vast interior country. 1t was
the nearest RAILROAD point. and from,
the inimitable stretches OF Lake ano
Harney OF Grant and Crook, as wen
as from Morrow and Umatilla coun-
ties, the cowboys gathered at Pendle-
ton to buy their supplies or ito paint
the town red" as the mood moved
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
Roundup Shows the Old Western Spirit
Still Lives in the Hearts Of Virulent People
Though Old Days Are Gone Beyond Recall Men Still Respond Call
the Wild When the Call is Heard

tBy Fred Loekley, written after the
first Round-up and published in the
Pacific Monthly
Is the old West entirely and ire,
vocabiy gone? Have the Indians fol-
lowed the buffalo into the dim land
OF yesterday? Prospectors and trap,
pers. where are they? Have they
taken the long tran, the well-worn
trail that leads over the Great Di-
vide? DO the moccasin-clal feet of
the lons-haired ana buckskin- -garbed
scouts wander only through the dreary
wastes of fiction? Do the booted and
spurred cowboys gallop only through
the pages of romances or is there
somewhere land where they still live
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Rain Mterferes
With TlUO Bouts

san Francisco has nothing on New
York when 1t comes to the postponing
u bouts on account of rain. It was only
recently that the Ritchie- Murphy cham
plonship bout on the Coast was post
poned on account OF bad weather. but
you couldn't blame Promoter lin COT
froth for postping this battle. MS 1t was
scheduled outdoors, Two clubs here
scheduled shows last night but II ratned
so hard that few fans vcntured outdoors.
and it's strange coincidence tina, the
manages OF both clubs pu, OF their
shows until next Friday night.
Bob Moha OF Milwaukee and Roy Ken
ney Of Boston, both mldilewsish,s. were
scheduled to box at Browns. and Young
Shugruc OF Jersey city and cy Smitt
OF iioboken were booked 10 mix at tn.
National Sporting club 10th Managers
Jack Mccarthy and Tom O'Rourke OF
! Browns and the National were 20 dis
appointed by the attendance at the.r
respective clubs that they decided TO put
ON the same cards next Friday night
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All Those Who Wish to Play
on United States Team
Eligible to Take Part in
Elimination Contests.

prenars,,ops for The International ,o,o
u.,ch.. ,h., vii, ,.l. MAC. n, the
49,, -. c,... ,.,..,, -
80. o'" o r, 80 y
WV ere now u"o'' way i"e TAeeu-
i've Committee OF the fo'o Association
met In the Whitehall Building. the
members present being II. l.. Herbert Of
New York (Chairman). IL. J.. Whitney.
New York: Major John Groome, PhIla-
delphia: X. l. Assssiz. Boston. Charles
Wheeler. philadelphia; w. A. Hazard.
! New York tsecretary).
George Gould was present nj the meet
ing and offered his grounds at Lake
wooo. n. j.. to the Polo Association for