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The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Murphy Threatens to
Take Trouble to Court

CHICAGO. Feb. I5.-'They can say all
hoy want to about driving me out of
all. ~ they We got to do it first -
Charlie MIruhy's fiery statement to-
V In the fist place they've got TO
axe IIN Sweeney and Hub Perdue
'-Om me. I'm going - take tn s case
So. .,Lr' ri-h' - the reel. The Ma
.. D q! CO. mission doesn't own my ball
I 10. do. and I'm going 10 show them.
~ free f.v"rs. I had every right in
p he world 20 do 50. TO. He worked for
we could do - / wished SO did it
hon ag~ecd to trade him for Sweeney
rG F"rdGc and this Is on record. Gaff-
9. agreeing TO give thosc TWO players
'rr him. Now | want 10 s"~ the COM
.sssion take them away. They'll play
p me. = there is d supreme court in
no lard"
Nh. ply SAYS tat he will file suit for
and". a"aIns: Ian Johnson. head of
= American Lea=Gc. As soon as his
4r We returns from Texas. He is cx-
c~ted back this week and then the fur
Il fy.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
BALTIMORE
Capital Team Wins.

Washington fencing team won from
the Navy team at Annapolis yesterday.
taking seven of the nine bouts. Follow
ing are the results:
DR.. Breckenridge. Washington. defeated
Midsh.pman Hans, to s; Mr.. Bouve.
Washington, defeated Midshipman Glen
non, to s: Henry Breckenridge. Wash
inston. defeated Midshipman Particle,
8 to g.
DR.. Breckenridge. Washington. defeat
ed Midsnipman Glennon, to 5; Mr..
Bouve, Washington. defeated Midship-
man Particle. Q to Z: Midsh.pman Hans
deSeate1 Henry Breckenridge, 8 to 4.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Washington, defeat
ed Midshipman Doughty. L to s; Mid
shipman Hans defeated Mr.. Bouve,
Washington, 10 to s; Henry Breck-
inridge, Washington, defeated Midship-
man Peck IA to g.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

II was at second base, with knabe
missing.
J. j. 3. writes us that he had
dream the other night in which Tener
had decided to continue the good
work started by Lynch; that the Ma
tional had ousted c. W. Murphy and
others of corresponding ilk and filled
their places with people like Baker
and Hampstead. that the American
League had followed their example
by replacing Col b. b. Johnson with
a sensible executive not so long on
foolish converse ton. and that Tom
I.NnCh had been elected president or
chairman of the national commits
sion"
This wasn't dream. 1t was like
MOrphcan orgy.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Murphy VS.. The Fans.

Owning tn" ChicLs" club, Murphy has
been immun" from any LSsau't by his
own league. Thcr" isn't "A maynatc in
his circuit that We haze seen who
wouldn't cheer h.s read of To itno "
that the cub owner had dlved off Mt.
Mckinney minus Il parachute or soft sod
TO light ON.
They have let him get away with it
they could figure no sur. way of get
ding linn out. lut with the last hum IL
"tion put upon Eycrs We bcl'..vc The
Chicago fans Will tax" care of this part
Of the proi;ram-that is. the &C Of .oo!i-
Ing after Mr.. Murrhy. The win take
car" of HIM by tool, II" in another dr"C-
tion when his ha clIb takes the fed
Tor play. For there Is nG other iGissIle
that will penetrate his worlds record
hide.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Bowl Special Match
At the Relief Alleys

Members of the duckpin teams of the
Washington Gas Light League will take
on five rollers from the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company tomorrow night.
The following have been chosen to
represent the Gas Light organiZar' on in
in special match and are requested 10
report at the Relief Alleys at $50 D. m.
tomorrow kendrick Scrivener, Over
@cEer. Conrors, Larlin. Howell, Il.
Turns. F'itZEera,d. McQuade, Rhodes,
Ta.' or, Roche. Rak,r. Moran, Smith.
Cumberland and Hart
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
MURPHY WILL HAVE
FAIR DEAL-TENER
No Speed Will Be Wasted in Ad-
iusting Scrap Over Evers'
Release by Cubs.

John X Tener, president of the Ma
tional League. who attended the Grid
iron Clubs dinner here last night. says
that the Chicago club will receive a
square deal in the Evers matter.
The matter will be adjusted as speed
-ilv as possible" says Tener. Here
after the National League will conduct
It's affairs with 4 greater spirit OF fair
ness than ever before. The baseball
business is peculiar and in the future
TO one club will be allowed to run the
league as It sees tit. nor even run its
own internal affairs when such action
might prove detriment to the league
as whole"
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
.COULON WILL MEET
WILLIAMS IN RING
Tom McCarey Sends Articles to
Chicago That Will Hook Up
Crack BantamS.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA twenty-round
Kid Williams, the Baltimore chal-
longer. for the bantam-weisht cham
pionship Of the world Is on for keeps.
Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles pro-
moter. advised Coulon in a 2o0-word
telegram today that a set Of articles
was in the mail for Coulon's sigma
ture. and that Sammy Harris. map
ager Of Williams. had posted $1,000
in Los Angeles bank, as the bantam
weight champion had demanded. Five
hundred dollars Of the sum was
rosted as forfeit to guarantee
weight and appearance. and the re-
naming $1,000 is to go to the Logan
square boxer as A bonus.
"ill sign the articles as quickly as
the pcStman hits my doorstep with
them," asserted Coulon today. And
fifteen minutes later they will be on
the way back to Los Angeles. AS for
the $1,000 Harris proposes to give me
as a present. that money will be
given to Father Quill for charitable
purposes. II will make Harris shed
real tears to give up that $1,000. but
I'm determined that he shan't four
fluSh at my expense.
CoulOn could give no idea when the
match would be decided. He asserted.
however. that McCarey would stage
it He denied that he hal been
matched to box Joe Fox. the Brit sh
bantam-weiSht champion. in london.
III June. as press dispatches from the
Fast reported.
All l ask before setting a date to
meet Williams is to engage in two Of
the hardest kind of matches" Johnny
continued. "Of course, NY DANA ged
not tc ont IN, u
ing matches at present. but as quick
ly as it again is in normal condition
Ill get down TO training"
McCarey lauded Couion for the
stand he has taken in the Williams
squahble, asserting that he "alw ays
mad insisted Coulon would agree to
box Williams when convinced that he
lad engaged his old-time form"
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Georgetown Loses.

Georgetown's basketball team went
down to defeat at the hands Of the Y.
NJ. c. A. team last night by a score
OF Is to u. 1t was one OF the fastest
games seen in this city this season
With seven minutes to play the score
was tied at twelve points and then the
Y. VI. c. A lads got busy. Playing
Ike demons they managed to score four
more points before the whistle blew
The Y. ". c. A Reserves easily de-
feated the Georgetown Collesians, "a to
q
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Breaks World Mark,

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Pat Ryan has
hung I'D a new 2S-pound shotrut. heav-
ins Dit Sc feet s1H inches at the Irish
American A. c. meet asst night in Madi-
son Square Garden. Jack Eller, the fly
ing policeman. eQualed the worlds rec
ord for seventy-five yards over the hur-
dies. doing it in nine seconds flat Tom
Halpin. of the Boston A. A. hung UP
new American record for the L0U0 yards.
travelling II in 2:15
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

forced into-thc humiliation of HAVING
fought hts soul out ten years for ub
and then OF being deposed W hDut
knowledge of the transact on except in
formation secured from outsiders.
Evers. by one QUICK piece of thinking,
naue 20 900 for Murphy one Septem-
Der afternoon less than six years ago.
And his reward WIS Much ob!iG.
And then "Bing!" under the left ear
when he wasn't looking And they ask
aga II what chance the Federal League
has of making good
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Langford Coming Back.

LONDON. Feb. l5.-Sam Lanyford. the
E@Fro heavyweight puglist of Boston,
left LonCon On the boat train for Liver
pool Yesterday on his return to America.
where he is to fight Carl Morris, the
American hClvyTeAght
george +. COvey. world professional
court tennis champion. also was among
the pass myers. He is going to the
Titcd States to make final arrange
ments for is match with Jay Gould.
amateur court tennis champion, which
probably will be played in the United
States.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
HatChetiteS Lose.

George Washington's basketball team
was unable 10 do anything with the
Navy yesterday. Iosin" by score of
e. to 10. In the first half the Washing
ton team scored but two points. and
only when the Middies put in some
substitute players We're the visitors able
10 SCOT, frenuentlY
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

THE Olympic game fund here"
writes a travelling correspondent from
London tn these dispatches. 'ha )
fallen so flat that you couldn't pry il
off the sidewalk with a razor. But
they don't go in to win. you know.
and all that baliy sort of rot They
merely go in for sport. I have been
over here some time, and | have found
that they don't mind being beaten any
more than they mind losing 4 right
eye. both legs and l million dollars.
Not bit"
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
The EYerS Case

The National League wisely agreed to
guarantee EVer;' con ract for his :Our-
wear time of service. But the National
League couldn't pace Il guarantee
against the humiliation that Evers was
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Cardinals Win.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 15.-The
Cardinals defeated Carroll Institute last
night at basketball. IS to The home
team played all around the visitors from
Washington.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Diamond SparkleS.

President Baker. of the Quakers, says
his club pays the highest salaries in
baseball. But the Athletics pay the big
gest worlds series rake-off.
1t s said that Gavvy Cravath turned
down a Federal offer Of SS.O0O per An
increase by the Phillies induced the
home-run king to stick to Red Doom.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Rebuttaling the Rejo;nde-.

In winter. when all sport has fled,
The Grandolddope Is pretty dead:
In summer I is even d"ad"r
At some St. Louis douhlc-hcader.
-SpOrtliSht.
No double-header auSht could be
Save double joy. But let that fling go
Without st Louis how could We
String words on Clingins Ivy Wingo"
Bah
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

II may be that tn" boys are. un The
average. younger and smaller. but Ihys
are better in every way, kno" imote
about the various branches of sport
than they used to. and have better all
around ability in the long run.
Ia the old days fe" hogs won't
through 4 Who'll" year play ng football,
basketball, running trJck and rrturuir::
60 baseball and track III the Seasons
Vow large squads TAX. AZ n. work
under coaches with Tn" result that In"
specialized work hriISs noT" buys INTO
contact with the :cau"s and tends to
deNrlop all Of them %Ao take Up the
work.
At Western High s~nopl. wher~ fifteen
or twenty boys II lIm T..r,. el.garrd in
putting the I:ed and Nh L. on the auar
dur nE year. something like 2'0 lads
of athletic training now
In n" fall Mfty l.oys CAM ont for
football. VIII l. fifteen az twenty wqrc
dong track work. tIKiH% ct"ss-"nurtry
runs or getting IN SIM Shori dis. an. :.
work. CAPT. "MnC' Brad Lad charge
"f the football youngsters and Thought
them through TO s-cund "Ilr.
1t was decided a year before. after
a disastrous football season. that the
youngsters would be- built up from the
start. Al! boys liking foot ball took NJ
the sport, with the result that devcl-
upIneRt touched enough To- have a cred
liable team and a sccOnd-strln" bunch
to b" held in reserve fOr next season.
At tn" same me tennis Was going
on with thirty boys under Harold Dut-
ton. 4 fall tOurna mcnt in singles and
doubles WAS held. and the impetus given
the work has cnab ed tie school to nut
out a tennis team from tEis group
Matches are being arranged for every
Saturday this spring. and the mild wea-
ther Of a week ago found the courts at
the school occupied.
When the indoor season opened up
Chase Donaldson got his traCNmen at
work, with the result that forty boys
are working out every day. Individual
meets are held on Saturday mornings.
and results are beginning to tel with
some Of the boys who are working for
hunOrs in that branch. Many Of the
boys who are out for the training do not
expect to enter meets. but are content
to work along with the athletes for the
training alone.
In basketball Capt. Raymond Peck
has something like twenty-five lads to
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
The Sequel.

Where are they now? Brown. after
pitching his arm of and his heart out
f".' Chicago. was injured and dropped
t" tie .Gnin"rs. as though he had been
SOM: Unknown recruit. Within few
months Frank Chance was ut adrft
and huIniliat.d to the last degree. Tinker
followed. and now Johnny Ever. the last
%; the Zig -Four MuhICanS, is gIv..l the
sam" Aurphean reward I t.tCkhan.l
Zap across the mouth ana Il swift I.iC X
un the ankle as a GENEROUS token Of
wonderful work done in the past.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Lads of All Ages Engaging
in All Branches of Sports,
Many Reaching High
Standards, Under
Careful Coaches.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Is the present crop of athletes in
the Washington high schools better than
that of other generations? Do the lads
who represent Western, Eastern, Tech,
CcIt trail or Business perform better in
sebaIl, basketball, track and football
than those back in 1890 or 1890?
When this generation was dandled
on the knee, or was just beginning to
st uy and take notice back in 1900,
ardlow Houck, or Shorty Houck. as
he was known then at Western High
School,, was accounted as Soou as lhey
make EN- in athletics.
HouCk was captain of the footDali
tea and quarterback at Western, was
ca tain of the baseball team and played
s..or.stop. He played forward on the
basketball team and polevaulted and
ran the hurdles as a point winner In
the champion. snip meet.
Tha, year Houck blaZed his name on
tn annals of Western High School atm
letic history on Georgetown Field. when
the hIsn school team went down for
a practice sess on with the Blue and
through the bars from the 35-yard line.
True, Western was given SIX downs IN
hich to gain five Yards. but ALne hedI
Scoring upon the vars ty, which iouIl1 IL
difficult to get through Coyle, MctiuEe
hucgkIns. Tittman, and Hoov-c, Who
averaged We'll over lSo pounds IN the
lire.
Awhile back Houck journey.G here
from Chicago and took a look al Vest
ern in a champlonsh p baseball game at
the American league Park. lie
watched the Red and White players
battle along against Tech.
Few guessed or knew who HOuck was
or what he had been to Western Ath-
letes. The names OF former stars are
always forgotten in the moment OF pres-
ent triumphs HOuck's Opin on. low-
ever. may solve the arguments for the
present-day athlete and the 81 stem un-
der which he IS developed.
We may have thought we were ball
players" said Houck at that game, 'bl.t
We didn know what baseball ~rs
These kids play like reScl:tr profession
ais. Mechanically they are well-nlgh
perfect and the system Of play 5 N no
way to be compared With tnn stTT We
got away with We played baseball just
the way We played football, Dy b:Lte
strength. II was the h.g fellow who
made the team, and littl,- men, unless
they We're unusually god, failed TO
make team.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

Her" ar" the four great stars of a
"r"1t bail rlub-"ach with different
TEN e :inI"nt and disposition. Chance.
level headed. rugged. alert; Brown.
Il let and "AsyE"!n- and pupular every
\ here. Ev"rs hrainy and aIE"tuous;
Tinker, smart ana Pheasant tempered.
b"t with Il Shrwd. calculating head
And yet all four let tn" club which
they had mad" drspit" Murphy. y0wing
uIGy NJ hatred to tn" man who had
al rupted III" old ur@dniZ.,tion and gone
a."ut his work in such Il cOld-bloOdcd
MAR way. Th"s" spTr 70 a~d Muir h.
"..Ius. Yet there are people who
w'n'er hat OrcIIiuE the Federal
l.'a"I" saw ahead through which to
nAke anV lumD intn fnNnr
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

In basketball Capt. Raymond Peck
has something like twenty-five lads to
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

And part of this answer VIII he
found I'm Fed receipts when the White
Sox are ont on the road and the cabs
are competing at home.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

We made a short jaunt recently to
So"thcrn pines. whr-e the PhillieS are
to train. But the closest we got to the
hall Geld was bad slice at the four
teenth hole. Fortunately, we found Il
sap to play through back to the course
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
COOPERATIVE STORE
 TO OPEN AUGUST 1st

DOUGLAS. July 2O.-The store to be operated by the newly incorporated company of Douglas and Treadwell citizens, will open its doors on August 1st in the Thomas building on Third street near O."
 Mir. McCreary, who was formerly with NJ. c. Rogers, has been selected as manager and he will leave Seattle tonight or tomorrow with the stock ha has purchased.
 In the near future a motorcycle de- livery will be inaugurated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
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TREADWELL. July 2O.-A caucus of Treadwell Democrats has been called for tonight at s o'clock at the Fire hall. Delegates to the Skagway Convention will be elected.
 w. w. Shorthill, secretary to the Governor, received a telegram from Se- attle stating that his mother had been stricken with paralysis. Mir. Short hill will leave on the City of Seattle tonight. Mrs. Shorthill is we'll known in Douglas.
 Leo P. Kennedy. superintendent of the Jualin mine, has been a visitor at Treadwell for the past few days.
 F. G. Porter and H. L. Cook, of Ne yada City, Calif., have taken positions at the central crusher.
 Weather permitting, there will be a baseball game tonight at o'clock be- tween the cyanide plant and the ma chine shop teams.
 Mrs. E. P. Kennedy, Mrs. Raskevlch Mrs. Faulkner and friend left yester. day morning for Speel river on the Pacific with F. p. Kennedy who was taking a party under Ed. Ninnis to continue driving the tunnel begun last year at Sweetheart lake.
 Wm. Reynolds and Ernie Sutton, who left here late last summer on the Chisana stampede, returned on the Al ameda from Cordova.
 Preparations are being made to put a new roof on the Treadwell club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
DOUGLAS NEWS NOTES.
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 DOUGLAS. July 2O.-The ferry is using the city float as landing, pend ing the completion of the new ferry 'foat .
 Rev. Renison yesterday afternoon baptized the infant children of MT, and Mrs. Frank Pearce, and MT. and Mrs. ChUs. Sley. ,.
 The entrance to the school house is being remodeled and now faces the north instead of the east as hereto fore.
 Mrs. w. Fl. Simons, a sister of Mrs, Ray Gardner, Is visiting with her sis ter for a month.
 Frank Oliver who has been confined 10 his home with an attack of rheuma- tlssm for the past few days, is again able to be out of the house,
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
KANSAS CITY TOURISTS
 VISITING IN JUNEAU

Mrs. V. David Miss Litah " David, and Mrs. w. F. Tracey, of Kansas City, form an interesting party of tourists that returned from a round trip to the Westward on the Admiral Evans this morning. They are stopping over in Juneau to see the palce and to make the side trip to Skagway and over the White Pass and Yukon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
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-f- Receiver Frank A. Boyle returned ! from Seattle on the Admiral Sampson, accompanied by Mrs. Boyle who had been visiting in the East
 Rev George E. Renison returned to Skagway on the Jefferson last eve ming.
 o. L. Coward, Alaska representative of the General Electric company, re- turned to Juneau on the Admiral Ev- ans this morning.
 William Busch took passage on the Humboldt last night for Seattle on a brief business visit.
 G. Fl. Bennett O. the Allis-C Chalmers company. returned to Juneau on the Admiral Evans from a brief visit to the Westward.
 Chief Of Police William McBride re- turned on the Jefferson from a short vacation spent in Ketchikan.
 George J. Mccarthy, Juneau agent for the Admiral Line, returned on the Admiral Sampson from a visit to Ket. chikan and other Alaska towns south of Juneau. He was accompanied by Mrs Mccarthy.
 W F. Merchant, local automobile dealer, returned on the Northwestern from Seattle, after an absence of sev. eral weeks.
 S. A. Temple. well known business man of Valdez passed through Juneau on the Admiral Evans enroute to Se- attle.
 Phil J. Hickey, of Seward, passed through Juneau aboard the Admiral Evans enroute to Seattle.
 C. s. Lindsay, of the Merchants Protective Association of Alaska, went to Wrangell and Petersburg Saturday in the interest of the association. Hel will return in about two weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
DINNER TOMORROW
 THE BRUNSWICK
TUESDAY, JULY 2L 1914.

 Our Coffee Is Better, Because We Pay More and Know How to Make It.
 Soup
 Maccaronl.
 RelIshes. Sliced Tomatoes zoe: Green Onions 1Oc Slice Watermelon 15c. Cantaloupe 1Oc Sliced Cucumbers, 1Oc.
 Fish Baked Salmon, tomato sauce, 9 Fried Halibut, parsley butter 25 Fillet Sole, sauce tartar, 20 Chilled Black Cod, au Bhur nOir 9 French Sardines, dressed head lettuce, 35.
 Boiled Pork Spare Ribs and SauerlTau,, 25 Ham Hooks and Cabbage, 35
 Entrees Dreaded Lamb Chops, brown gray S5 Small Club Steak, 35 Ham and Bell Pepper Omelet, 2 eggs, 35 Fried Cornmeal Mush, rasher bacon, 35 Boiled Chicken Corn Fritters, 90 Apple Fritters, golden sauce, 35
 Boasts Sirloin Beef with Brown Gravy, 35c Leg Lamb with dressing, 35 Stuffed Breast Veal, pan gravy
 Cold Meats.
 Dessert Pudding served, Pies, and 10c. We have the best cooked meal In the
 City.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
AT THE LYRIC TONIGHT.

DOUGLAS, July 2O-Tonights Ly- rle program is as follows:
 |. Mld-winter fair in Honolulu and 8 trip in and around Seattle.
 9 & g. "The Little Turn-Coat" A Kay.Beo war drama, actual battle scenes are shown and a beautiful TO- nance is interwoven; very exciting and interesting: full of action.
 4. Comedy-"His Ups and Downs, Mable Normand in a Keystone film.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
FORMER DOUGLAS GIRL
 PRINCIPAL IN ROMANCE

DOUGLAS. July 20. - The Seattle Times of July 12th. contains story of the journey of Miss Ruth Killbuck from the Kuskokwim river to Seattle to meet and wed her fiance, Van De Patterson, who came from North Caro- lima on the same errand.
 Miss Klllbuck is well known in Douglas. where she resided for num- bcr of years and was very popular among the younger set.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
NOTICE.

DOUGLAS, July 2O.-The Douglas power and light service will be off dur ing the day (Tuesday, July 2l) while the change is being made to the SO. cycle current. The old style 1SS cycle motors will not run on the new ser vice.
 ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT
 & POWER co.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-20
TREADWELL NOTES

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PERSONAL MENTION

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NOTICE,

My wife. Mrs. Ethel c. Nowicka, having left me without cause, notice is hereby given that will not be re- sponsible for any debts contracted by her in my name or otherwise.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, July IF, 1914. STANLEY NOWICKA (""") 7-17-3t.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-07-30

Hennepin Bridge Co.. for the
24'foot steel bridge located
between sections IS and 2s.
1897. price...... ...... -.
d. ID. Bidwell, for ei-foot steel
bridge. located between sec
tions Is and 22i35.7s. PRICE.
Thomas Coon. for the 4s.foot
steel bridge located be-
tween sections G-I36 ~ and
l36Tpl. .......... 49,.
Thomas Coon. for the 3e.foot
steel bridge. located be-
tween sections2 and ii.las-
n. price,. ......... ....
Thomas Coon. for the 40.foot-
steel bridge located be-
tween sections IA and 23-l35-