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reached Norfolk on April ~ and was
Joined by Ch1ef Engineer Dandy. q
thorough examination was made OF
the fr1gate's condition. Tho outlook
was not encouraging. for the ma
chinery was completely dismembered
and many parts distributed widely in
the various shops.
Engineers Isherwood and Dandy
were able to recruit the necessary
working force. and the mechanics we're
divided into three eight hour shifts
and the work pushed night and day.
Either Engineer in Chief Isherwood
or Engineer Dandy was always on
duty. Indeed, they supervised the
gether by alternate tours OF duty Of
twelve hours each. and no pains were
spared by them to avoid mistakes.
Inside of three days-not thirty. as
the Commandant had reported would
be required-steam was up In the
ships boilers and she was ready to
make a dash for II to the open waters.
But the Commandant OF the yard was
an old and timorous man and anxious
not to provoke hostility among the
towns residents. He would not per-
NIT the frigate to leave: he ordered
the fires under her boilers to be drawn,
and history records what followed,
Had Engineer In Chief sherwood had
his way the Merrimac would not have
been burned and sunk and left where
later che could be converted into a
formidable menace to the Union fleet
and the Union cause.
Among lsherwood's notable achieve
ments was designing the engines for
the Wampanoag, afterward called the
Florida. Tho craft was remarkable In
a number OF ways. In fact. she was
virtually years In 0ivance Of the
times, and considerable period
elapsed after her compilation before
a commercial craft attained the same
sea speeds.
The purpose Of tho Wampanoag, or
Florida, II you prefer. was to sweep
the seas at high speed and to carry
IN armament that would make her .
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the grade Of chief engineer.
That ne had inherent engineering
capacity was further proved in the
early fifties when the old Allegheny.
ono OF the first steam vessels in the
navy, was rebuilt 1t was Mr.. Isher-
woods task to rearrange the engines
designed for driving side wheels 30
that they would serve to turn a pro-
peller. His adaptation was regarded
at the time by engineers as highly
ingenious, and his arrangement Of the
cylinders blazed the way for a type
which afterward became generally
known as the Isherwood engine.
From 1854 to 1858 Chief Engineer
Isherwood served aboard the steam
friGate San Jacinto In the East India
squadron, and upon his return home
was assigned to special duty from
1s59-60. In 1861 he was appointed en-
gineer in chief.
His detail was no sinecure, and
among his worst enemies were those
that tried to foist upon the Govern
ment all sorts Of engineering mon
strosities during the anxious years Of
tho civil war, when the nation was
working overtime to create q feet
not only to measure strength with the
Confederacy. but TO be prepared to
deal effectually with Intervention from
abroad.
Engineer in Chief Isherwood was
absolutely devoted to his calling. or
the character of the man glimpse
can be got from the manner in which
he behaved in trying to save the fr!g-
ate Merrmac for the Union. Early
in April OF 1861 that ship, OF which
the navy was pardonably proud was
at the Norfolk navy yard undergoing
an extensive overhauling of her ma
chinery Mr.. Isherwood realized that
he must get the vessel fit for sea as
soon as possible II she was TO he saved
from tho Confederates.
The comma ndant of the navy yard
had already reported to the Navy De-
partment that a full month would be
required to get the Merrimac ready to
steam away. When Mr.. Isherwood
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haps, but more general than hereto
fore. Thus far no very large enter
tainments are planned nor are any
looked for. Those who should know
say that the possibility to-day Is
against any largo and elaborate social
function being given this summer.
This Ia pleasing news in some quar-
ters for II has often been contended
that all cannot follow the lead OF costly
entertaining while they would be per-
fectly willing to take their places
among the smaller entertainers
Among the affairs already planned the
largest will be the party to be given
by Mrs. Stuart Duncan on July 80 TO
serve as a housewarming at her new
villa, just completed this summer. on
Harrison avenue. Bonnie Crest, as It
Is called. IL one OF the prettiest places
here and Mrs Duncan, while she al
ready has done some entertaining, in
Guiding a small informal dance. Ia
planning a formal and large dinner
! dance for July 80.
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Photo by Brown Bros
New home of Mrs. George D.
Widener, at which she will
entertain this summer.

NEWPORT, June 20.
? EXPORT. so TO speak. ,s an
n dressed up in her summer at
tire ready for the gay summer
season that has for the last
couple Of weeks been gradually open
Ing until II is now well on the way TO
ful! blossom The estates OF the sum-
mer residents have never looked pret-
tier than they do to-day. There has
been a large amount OF money ex-
pended here this spring on both houses
and grounds and what with the nat
urai beauties of the place Newport
never looked better.
Newport is also looking to one
Of the busiest seasons that 1t has had
IN its existence as a summer resort
and Il is "still the best resort In the
world" as Mrs. !. Townsend Burden.
one Of the pioneer summer residents
eaid a few days ago More rentals
have been made than in years. 1t has
come TO a point where estates that are
rentahle are almost at a premium.
Two or three OF the summer estates
that never have been rented before
have been rented this year and. pos
family is connected with both trans
actions.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X Vanderbilt
have taken the Agassiz estate on
Castle Hill. while Mrs. w. X. Wander
b!lt. Jr., has taken Mrs. I.orillard
spencer's estate on Halidon Hill.
Neither Of these places has ever be-
fore been rented.
Mrs. W X. Vanderbilt, Jr, seems
to be n leader in the renting Of places
for the first time. Last season she had
Redwood, the Astor estate, for tho
hTst time Il was rented She could
not secure that place this year. for
&r and Mrs. Vincent Astor are TO
occupy Il themselves this summer,
this estate having already been opened.
Mrs Vanderbilt is here. but has not
taken the Spencer house as yet, being
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs, al Rosecliff.
The members Of the summer colony.
and there are many newcomers In
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!, International News Service.

the colony this year, began to arrive
early and there are more here to-day
than ever before at this season Of the
year. Entertaining Is gradually begin
ming and the number OF dinners and
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luncheons that have been given thus
far, while they have been small have
been numerous. The Indications are
for a season OF much entertaining, en-
tertaining Of smaller character, per-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BUY
ART FOR GALLERY FOR
THE CITY OF PHOENIX
City to Be Put on Art Map; Idea
Started in Connection with
the Fair

The idea of having the school child
rem of the city contribute toward the
purchase of a picture hanging ut the
Arizona state fair art exhibit, which
will be considered a nucleus for a
future City of Phoenix Art gallery,
is being received with n great deal OF
enthusiasm by the young folks them
selves. 1t has been explained to many
of them that a picture bought for q
song almost now by an artist of
ability, will in a few years be worth
a large amount and be doubtless con-
sidcred n great art gem. Its value
will increase as the collection in
grasses, and as it gets older.
Tuesday Of this week is Gift Day"
that has been selected by the COM
mittee when each member of the city
schools will be asked to contribute a
penny to the fund. In like manner
the high school pupils will be asked
for a nickel each. The picture will
ne purchased from among those hung
at the state fair. and present indica-
tons show that there will be a large
number of very excellent pictures
shown during fair week.
The combination of the Woman's
Club exhibit and the State Fair art
display bids fair to make an exhibit
ton OF art that will long be remem
bered. putting Phoenix definitely on
the art map.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
Bob Perry, Morty Graves
and Other Stars in Town ;
Place Seethes with Motor
cycle Speedsters Week
Before Fair

The well known city of Phoenix.
county of Maricopa, state of Arizona
is now entertaining number of mo-
torcycle stars. This is botlf interest
ing and true, generally during fair
week, but this season, the speed mer-
chants arrived early and will stay
late Quite a grist of today's news
today has developed in connection
with the bunch.
Don Johns, who is so well known
to nest people in Phoenix that he can
borrow two bits when he needs it, of
most anybody, is now in the midst of
things, with a lot of kilograms dodg-
ing between here and Springfield
Mass. The gist OF said messages is
that Don wants a Powerplus Indian
to ride in the Tucson Phoenix road
race, the only road event that will
mark the coming fair. Bob Perry,
the game little sport from Chicago,
is also here, and between expert pool
shots, he will sometimes discuss the
problems of making a racing Excel
sior motor fit a road Excelsior frame
for the Tucson Phoenix contest Frank
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
NEED TURF CONTESTS
TO CLASS YEARL|NGS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

PARIS, Nov. while open racing
is still regarded as impossible in
France breeders of thoroughbred
horses for profit rather than sport
find the situation there critical The
lack of a market for young horses
has encountered the breeding estab-
lishments with yearlings and two
year-olds and the expenses for main
tenance are becoming burdenSome
Strong arguments have been made for
a partial resumption of racing in or
der to class the thoroughbredS with a
view to maintaining the standard of
future production.
American owners have made several
entries for next years French turf
fixtures. In the principal three year
old events, w X. Vanderbilt has
named twenty-eight colts and fillies;
August Belmont has entered fifteen;
H. b. Duryea, seven; Charles Carroll,
seven; Frank j. Gould, five; Harry
p Whitney, four; j. E. Widener,
four; W. Aston Chanler, three, and
John Sanford, one.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
COACHING INNOVATIONS
IN FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, Nov. More than
the usual number of football coach
ing innovations have made their ap-
pearance on the gridiron this season.
In the middle west one gridiron
mentor has erected Il fifteen-fOot
watch tower from which point of
vantage he can easily detect errors in
team and individual play.
At an eastern institution a canvas
dummy, with a black spot at the
height of the average players arms,
is set up well in advance of and to
one side of the scrimmage line. Back
field candidates spend considerable
time each afternoon receiving the
ball from the center and hurting it
through the air in an attempt to
score a bulls eye on the dummy,
which represents the receiver of the
forward pass
incidentally Washington and JEFF
ferson, which recently successfully
completed twenty 1.-TWO out of twenty
four forward passes in the game
against Yale, uses an entirely differ
ent system of practice.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08

etbook from canal and returned it
to the girl who owned it.
Earl Mences helped an elderly lady
mount stairs.
Junior Scout Bunch carried bundles
for an elderly lady.
Scout Bunch pumped up a bicycle
tire for a girl.
Junior Scout r. Wade helped a boy
friend carry wood.
Scout Zellich picked up some books
which some boys had knocked into
the dust.
Scout Rascoe removed a board with
a nail in it from a road,
Scout Harrison guided blind man
to a store.
Scout Blount replaced fallen For
Rent sign.
Scout Freeman returned some mon
ey to a lady who had lost it.
Walter Brown loaned his wheel to
boy to enable him to go to the
library and return in time for school.
Scout Patrick loaned boy some
money to buy writing paper
Scout G. Bowen took a pigeon from
cat which was eating it and placed
it in a safe place to recover.
Junior Scout Baker went to the
bank for his teacher and would not
accept payment for it.
Saturday a hike to the fair grounds
was taken. The scout pacing. fire
building, and cooking tests were TAX
en- by some of the scouts These
tests are some of the requirements of
second ella SIS scout rank
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
CURE IS FOUND FOR
ATHLETIC HEART

Athletic Heart" the Nemises OF
the oarsmen. runner, football player
and others who indulge in strenuous
forms of sport has been conquered
If You have enlargement of the
Nalvular organs as the result of over
competition a physician, or on a
pinch. a carpenter can quickly eff
feet cGre. All that is needed is a
slight tapping with n hammer upon
the seventh vertebra and your heart
Viii shrink to proper proportions
while you wait.
At least that is the gist of an
announcement made by a prominent
medical authority and it sounds 81
simple that even the layman hest
tates To start n controversy, especial
l. since the physician already has
first call upon the hammer. Fur
thcrmore the athletic enthusiast can
not but hope that the report is true.
Acce pied at its face value it opens
a wonderful field for Improvement
in many lines of sport. Think what
l. will mean to baseball when the
average big club manager discovers
that by pounding at a certain point
with hat he can change a solid
concrete skull to a receptacle filled
with something approaching human
intelligence
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
BY LYLE ABBOTT

As the past week was decisive in
eastern football. so will the coming sew
IN days prove momentous hereabouts
with Doth Tempe Normal and Phoenix
High, the valleys most representative
teams competing for semi-final hOnors
Normal gets its first crack today, when
Schaeffer's Tempe men meet Thorpe's
squad from the Flagstaff Normal on
the Tempe field.
The visitors will be much strength
ened for today's game. Coach Thorpe
frankly admitted he held out some of
hiS~5est men from the game against
Phoenix high school Friday. Brandt,
the main-Stay of the team played a
wonderful game while he was in the
lineup. and today, unless he is injured,
he viii be in the game all the time.
Brandt sustained severe bump in the
ribs Friday, but will probably be able
To put up his best game against the
southsiders- His generalship. as much
Is his hard speedy individual playing
viii count.
Brandt is an admirable player. and
a cool headed field general. Friday
when the Normal was being pegged Sut
by the Coyotes, Carrara, the chunky
little right end of the visitors was con-
off-side- Finally. his transgression
called down five yard penalty
upon the Normal: Brandt inquired the
cause Of the penalty, and learning
slipped Carrara n few golden hints
about keeping the team in good with
the officials. Carrara did not err again
Tempe goes into the game minus two
of its snappy men, Buck, a half back
and Harris. the end whose strategy
alone beat the Coyotes some weeks ago.
still, with Kelly Moeur. about whom
Coach Schaefer has built practically all
Tempe's offense, in the lineup at quar-
ter. the dope looks very much like a
victory for the home team. All concede
the visitors viii put up stronger fight
AGAINST Tempe than they did against
the Coyotes.
on saturday Of this week, the Pres
colt high. almost an unknown quantity
here. VIII clash with the Coyotes. and
viii bring 10 the locals the best chance
Il get licked they will have this season
until they meet the local Indians on
Thanksgiving. All that is known of
the Hodag team is that they have
bunch Of forward pass formations that
are hard to beat
Geary viii have the Coyotes on omen
defense all this week. in an endeavor
To neutralize the style of aerial attack
that heat Flagstaff Normal IS to 6 dur
ing the Northern Arizona fair.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
.|NTER-NORMAL
CLASH TODAY
For First Time in History
of Schools, Arizona 5 Two
Normal Institutions VIII
Meet on Football Field
Today
Especial to The Republican)


| TEMPE, Nov. The first football
match in history between Arizona s
two normal schools is due to occur
on the field at Tempe tomorrow af-
ternoon and in view of the fact that
both teams are very closely matched
in age and weight and in scholastic
standing interests over the outcome
| of the contest is rife. Flagstaff since
its bad beating or Friday at the
hands Of Phoenix High. has strength
enCd considera bly, through light daily
practice and becoming accustomed to
conditions of training in the valley
gogues of Tempe know they have a
hard battle before them.
This is the first occasion either
normal has had the opportunity to
oppose 4 team of its own standing.
To win from the university would
be a glorious victory but to defeat a
high school team might only he eX-
pected and because of these circum
stances in the past, n victory has not
meant as much to either team as it
vii! in tomorrow's battle.
The Flagstaff BOYS have been in
Tempe since saturday. Last evening
they were entertained at a pleasant
little dance given in the gymnasium
on the campus, but today and to-
night the boys are under the strict
training rules of Coach c. d. Thorpe,
who is taking no chances on a single
man Of the eleven being out of form
for the first inter normal game.
Of NIo taf normal
and Coach George Schaefer of Tempe
normal announced today that they
would probably start their men in
the game according to this lineup:
Flag: Vardaman. center: Way
rick and Prather. guards: White and
Bongberg. tackles: Beaton and Car
rara, ends: Williams. quarter; Pull
lam, left half; Brandt, right half;
Ellinger, full back.
Tempe: Enderton. center; Maier
and Ivy or Howe and Chase, guards;
Pascal and Turner or Berry. tackles;
Foster. Eisenhart or Reeves, ends;
Moeur, quarterback; Griffin or Nc
Lehman. right half; Adams. left half;
Finch. full back.
The officials of the game will all
be Tempe men: Gates, referee; Fritz
Griffin. umpire: s. ]. Jennings. head
linesman. Bryant, time keeper.
Rain or shine, Coach Schaeffer
states that the game will be played
and that it will start promptly at
BIS. The new normal band will be
in the grandstand. 1t is very prob
able that all of the Tempe business
houses will close for the game from
3 to 5.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
Boy Scout Activities

At the meeting of the Phoenix
Troop / Boy Scouts of America it
was announced that the troop will
camp at the state fair. Further dis
cussions of plans for the encampment
will be held at special scout meet
ing Wednesday at four o'clock.
The following are some of the
good turns which were reported:
Scout McQuiston took some articles
which were left in a show to their
owner.
Scout Stowe directed lady to a
for her.
Scout Spellman helped a boy who
was learning to ride q bicycle.
Scout Arendeil returned some mon
'ey to n lady who had dropped it
unnoticed.
Scout Fitch stopped an injured run
away horse which was entering the
capitol grounds. and tied it to a post.
Scout Mendes helped boy with
a sprained knee to his home.
Scout Burton collected a lunch
which had fallen and burst from
the sack, and put it in another sack
for a girl.
Scout II. Bowen helped a man tie
a hog and put it in a wagon.
Scout Fl. De Busk stopped a dog
which was getting away from a small
boy and tied it to a waterpipe.
Scout Campbell stopped some boys
who were stoning a cat.
Scout West returned a lost book
to its owner.
Scout Leader Tovrea and Corporal
Winship took a broken bottle from
a sidewalk near the high school.
Scout Gregg returned lost purse
to it's owner.
Scout Ely lent a boy money TO buy
lunch.
Scout Thomas carried bundles
down three flights of stairs for q
lady.
Junior Scout Baldwin took a pock-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
FIRST BOWLING MATCH
At Y.M.C.A. THIS EVENING
Two Men Teams Begin Struggle for
Preliminary Honors; Five men
Teams Start Contest Nov. "a

Two games, the first of the tOurna :
ment for tWo-men teams, will be
played on the Y. NJ. C. A. bowling
alleys this evening. There are twelve
teams entered, and the matches will
run until November is, with games
practically every evening
Tonights games are between:
Davis and Finch VS.. C. Hanson and
w. Craig.
F. Hanson and JaycoX VS.. Christie
pher and j. Munson
Starting the evening of November
"a, the athletic department of the Y.
NJ. c. A. viii stage a grand tourna-
ment between teams of five men
each. The little tourney starting to-
night is in the nature of q prelim-
mary, and good bowlers developed
during the short matches will be APP
portioned among the five-men teams.
The expects some good crowds to
attend the games.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-11-08
DON JOHNS, TUCSON WINNER
WILL ENTER ROAD RACE CONTEST

Montogemry, another. Elk star is in a
like fix.
For the hundred mile race to be
held here just before the 150-mile auto
event on November 20, some of the
classiest entries ever got together
will be shown. This is no mere press
agent stuff, either, for Jockey here:
Harley Davidsons
Otto Walker and Red Parkhurst on
eight valves and Harry Crandall on
his Phoenix-owned racer will consti-
tute the Milwaukee entries.
Indians
~ Den Johns, winner of the Tucson
35- miller, Lorenzo .Boido, Al Ward,
MOrty Graves, Ray Creviston-these
are to ride Indians in the big race.
Graves, Mrs. Graves, Johns, BoidO
are all in town and the others are
coming
Exceisiors
Stubby little Joe Wolters, who won
the Moose 200-miler here last summer
on a Harley will be back with an Ex-
celsior. In his bunch will ride Bill
and Carl Gowdy, Frank Montgomery
and Bob Perry.
If that isn't enough, perhaps Man
ager l.. Boido will be able to scrape
up a few REAL motorcycle riders.
Anyway, Doc is congratulating him
self over having as classy a bunch of
entries his partner in gasoline
enterprises. G. Purdy Billiard is land
ing for the great big automobile