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The Washington times., 1922-09-11
PLANSKY HEADED HERE
FOR GEORGETOWN TRACK

PHILADELPHIA Sept. Thames
Mulligan. track coach at George.
town University, who is in business
in this city,. announced yesterday
that A. ]. Plansky, the big Boston
X. of c. athlete, who won the ma
tional Junior hop, step and jump
title at Newark on Friday and was
third in the senior event Saturday,
will enter Georgetown this fall.
Plansky weighs 1875 pounds and is
more than 6 feet tall. He is an
all.around athlete and may be an
other LeGendre before he leaves the
Hilltop institution. Mulligan got his
first look at Plansky at Newark
Saturday and was greatly impressed
with the big New Englander.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11
PITCHER GEORGE WALBERG
PURCHASED By YANKEES

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-George w.
Walberg. a left.handed pitcher Of the
Portland team of the Pacific Coast
League. has been purchased by, the
New York National League Club.
1t is said that the transaction in
wolves a goodly sum to be paid TO
Portland, and also the release of one
or more Giants at the end OF the
present season to that club. Wal.
berg will not report until next
spring.
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MOBILE HAS TRluMeHED
OVER ALL; ITS RIVALS

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. 11.-Mo.
bile took clear title to the 1912
Southern Association psnnant yes.
terday by defeating New Orleans.
8 to 0, in the first game Of a double.
header.
Memphis. runper.up, also won.
but the mobile victory In tbs open.
ing game at New Orlesns gavsft the
Bears four-gsmeL lead With each
team scheduled to play only three
more games.
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course in the little red schoolhouse.
He Jared we'll, progressed rapidly,
and today he7fs q Junior.
In those four years KutS.Ilmba
has learned to put his cork limb to
as many good uses as one .wouid
the flesh and bone OF their
own underpins. He has complete
control over it's functioning. Wien
Coach O'Malley issued a call Tor
players for this season Stanley re-
sponded.
Plains needed a catcher. Stanley
volunteered. Coach O'Malley- first
only laughed, but then he barSained.
ANY kid with handicap as you
have who Is willing to ceine out
and try for a place certainly de-
serves one" said the coach
Kutchumba is the regular back
stop, and Plains Is runner'up for
penmant hOnOrs.
The lad crouches behind the oatter
in real Steve O'Neill style. He bel
arces all his weight on his right foot.
He pegs perfectly about the bases.
and to date only three sacks nave
been stolen on him in all the games
Plains High has played. When he
bats-and Stanley can sock 'en in
Bambino fashion-he is granted a
runner under a special rule OF the
league. When ne pounds the horse
hide it travels.
The other day Plains was playing
Plymouth; top position was at stake.
1t was the fourth inning, with the
score close. Dessoye was on the
mound for Plains, Kutchumba doing
the backstopping. Dessoye heaved
low one-Stanley missed 1t. The
ball hit the catcher in the leg. He
fell. Spectators cried out: His leg
Is broken. call a doctor"
Doctor nothing" chirped the nigh
school cripple, as he smilingly looked
up from the ground, where he lay in
a crouched position. go get car
penter."
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In fact, old-timers who know say
Ed Duck Walsh, a native. was the
first to spread broadcast the fame
of this little mining town.
Like every son of a miner, Stan
ley followed his dads footsteps into
the darkest chambers of the under
ground workings.
For months this little lad ldbored
patching behind a pair Of balky
mules. One day a trio of nina cars
rolled down the branch. STANLEY
heard the rumble but couldn't side
step. He was caught like rat in
trap and pinned by the train aSsins'
the wall Of the main tunnel. F1rst
aid workers rushed to his side; they
picked him up unconscious ana
hurried the little form away to the
hospital.
Amputation of his limb was the
only means of saving his life. The
member was severed.
For days he hOvered between life
and death, but that spark OF life
soon kindled the sunshine OF hope.
He improved and after many weeks
of confinement behind hospital
walls was sent to his little home.
IT am big, l am strong" he cried
to his mother. for he wanteI to
play with the other kids in the
patch. Soon he took on an arti.
ficial limb No more mines for
him-he was a cripple, and cripplcs
are of little value about the mine
dfggings. Stan" was. ambitious.
He pleaded to go to school. and a
sacrificing mother and father per-
mitted, him to begin his primary
The Washington times., 1922-09-11
TERRE HAUTE WINNER
OF THREE-EYE LEAGUE

CHICAGO, Sept. ii.-Terre iisa,s
won the pennaRt in the Three.EyC
League, which eiesed Its twenty SEQ,
end seasen yesterday, Moline, occu
pant OF seventh place this season
won the pennant last ysar. Decatur
was sseend and Besria khird,
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DISTRICT ASSOCIATION TIES
TO CONCLUDE SERIES TODAY
By BRYAN MORSE.

War Department and General Accounting baseball
locked in tie for District Baseball Association
mina Railroad Y. M c. A. field The with win,
one loss and tie each the which supposed
to have settled the Friday Todays
445 After p District
ball Association members will discuss
series with the Independent baseball Accord
ing information received there indication the
city title will be the Saks recently
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Woodle Goes Great.

Frank Woodward. last spring with
the Griffs. can pitch fine ball when
In the mood. Against Worcester
the other day he famed fourteen
batsmer. getting every rival at
least once. Woodie Is with New
Haven,
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He May Come Back.

Frank keenan,, the half pint
pitcher turned over to Rochester by
the Phillies, may come back to the
big show on his good work this
year. He thus won fifteen and lost
five games for Stallings' club.
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He's Hitting There.

Frank Gilhooley, who may get a
chance with the Giants, is hitting
for 1852 with Reading In the Inter.
national League. He failed with
both New York and Boston some
years ago in the American League.
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Elliott Suspended.

Rowdy Elliott. formerly With Chi.
cago and Brooklyn In the National
League, has been suspended by the
Portland club In the Coast League
for the remainder Of the season for
misconduct and lnsubordination.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

Anderson has drawn Lucien E.
Williams, Of Yale, the intercollegiate
champion, for his third round Wis a
Wis. aud anything may happen. The
lank Australian has not played i'm
pressive tennis since he carried Bill
TIlden to five sets in the Davis cup
singles. He cannot afford to be un-
impressive against Williams any
more than he can afford to wear
pink tights on a public highway.
williams is no mans push-over.
p: Figures on the basis Of compare
tive records, O'Hara-Wood would be
figured to dispose of Willis e. Davis.
, the Californian, in not more than
four sets.
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u m DIa
he will
pop back
good.
While
he may
IIlatrlcu-
late into
N g "
Y o r X
and" sur.
vive, he
b e 3 1
a v o ! d
w a s H.
n g I on
and out.
| y g
] ungles
or h e
will get
knocked
b a c k
into Ell.
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Moiesworth a Scout.

Carlton Molesworth, for years he
Birmingham manager, rs now scout
Ing for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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The former clay champion
had to be right to beat Nat Niles,
one of the ranking ten, in his first
round match. Patterson il coupled
with w. w. Ingraham, Of Provi-
dence, r. I.
These are the first of five feature
matches scheduled. In the others,
Manuel Alonso,. champion of Spain,
plays S. Howard Voshell, of New
York. and Francis T. Hunter, ma
tional indoor champion, faces Lawr-
ence B. Rice, Of Boston.
The remainder of the big timers
will not be. asked to do too much.
VIM. NJ. Johnston, of San Francisco,
10 paired with Stanley w. Pearson,
of Philadelphia.
Tilden draws another good third
rater in Lyman Tremaine, Of West
field, n. j., Wallace johnson, Of
Philadelphia, is scheduled to chop
stroke Leon De Turrenne, Of Ia
coma, Wash; to an early and pain
less duel. Watson Washburn Is
down to trifle with NJ. c. Harrest of
Baltimore: r. Kinsey, of San Fran
cisco, should hurdle Percy Osborn,
of Philadelphia, in full stride, and
Frank Anderson, of New York, takes
on Herbert L. Bowman, of the same
thriving village.
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AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS ="
FACE STIFF OPPONENTS
T.. !. -. IN TODAY'S MATCHES
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

PHILADELPHIA 11-Havng been given the benefit
the opponents date the AustraiansGerad
Patterson and Pat OHaa Woodw have the
today the third round Of the nationa
at Germantown Cricket Club
The Washington times., 1922-09-11
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Twenty-Five Washington
Landladies Know Why
Touch McAvoy Has Been
In Retirement.
BY KIRK MILLER.

wv ASHINGTON never was
" less excited over any
w thing than the threat
that Touch McAvoy is to pop back
before the public. II he ever shows
his false features in the Dis.r,"'
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

rope, ASIA anu DdbliiilOie iuHSh
rooms where he has been in seolu-
sion with one ear to an unlisted
telephone.
Skillet Finn has been in retire.
ment all summer In Lanham. He
hasn't had a worthy opponent
since he licked a globe Of goldfish
single-handed. Apprised of Touch's
warning, Skillet brushed horse
fly from his bald spot and resumed
Incidence. g.,
Skill knows why Touch grad.
uated from Washington. So do all
those twenty-five landladies. Should
Touch accidentally fall into town,
the rooming house keepers won't
even get a crack at his corpse.
They'll lie lucky to inhale an IN
vitation to the obsequies.
Before trying to break into the
winners share, Touch had better
go into winter quarters, get his
sides scraDed barnacles removed
and wild hairs traded for tame.
But IL he doesn't want to heed this
promise, he can come and claim
that tombstone which is waiting
for him with everything except
the date already engraved.
While Skillet has been idler than
usual this summer, 1t won't take a
thing to get him ready for Touch
Me-Not. Skill is so good at this
season of the year that he has
discharged all sparring partners
and substituted an electric fan. He
can stop any blade in the propeller
at high. low or reverse speed.
When the thing don't revolve fast
enough to suit his pace he hooks
'em up in series and stages a bat
tle-royal.
II Touch had good sense, he'd
commit suicide before he gets kill
ed. II he is contented and safe
over in Europe his escaping back
home won't sound in keeping with
this disarmament theory. II he
wants to know whoozus-whoozu
in Washington let him ignore this
and face his best enemy.
Among the casualties who have
crossed Skillet's prov are sixteen
ambulances, nearly as many chill
dren, five cripples. a Congress
man, half-dozen imbeciles and q
bowl Of smoked perch.
In neither case did he inherit
a black eye, a TN ear or a sprain.
ed thumb. He passed up a chance
to take on Johnny. Kilbane, but
the ,featherweight duke wanted to
enter the ring on crutches and re.
fused Skillet the aid Of an AK.
--~.~.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11
SYRACUSE GUARDS GREEN;
TACKLES OFFER PROBLEM

SYRACUSE N " Sept 1-For the first time in several years
will when
Orange against Hobart in football
of in Archbold Stadium September 30 80
Heers tackle Pete
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This was all he had to say.
Miske has now conquered all the
leading white heavyweights in this
country with the exception Of
Dempsey. by whom he was knocked
out in their third meeting after
holding him even in the other two,
and Jess Willard whom he has
never met. Billy feels he is ripe for
another bid for the championship,
but would welcome an opportunity
to prove his fitness further by
meeting the former titleholder who
Is cIamoring for a return match
with Dempsey.
Il have beaten Brennan, Roper
and Burke and l knocked out Full
ton in the same time 1t took Demp-
sey and Wills to do 1t. This should
be sufficient to qualify me for an
other chance at Dempsey, but IL
willard will meet me, I VIII tackle
him gladly, for that fight would re-
move the last obstacle to another
chance with the champ.
IT am q lot bigger and stronger
than I was when last met Demp-
soy" added Billy. "and I really
think I have . good chance against
him now.
But figure II any way you like
who IL there who is more worthy OF
fight with Dempsey than I, espe
cially as I am willing to prove my
fitness by meeting big Jess? Jack
stopped him quickly. but I boxed
Dempsey nineteen rounds In all be
fore he copped me-"
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

II the independents desire their
actions reviewed 1t is possible that
the District association, with'a larger
personnel. will take over the handling
of all sandlot baseball in the city
For the present the District Ass D
citation Is keen on getting the cham.
pionship series out Of the way and
arranging for a meeting with the
winner Of the Independent cham.
pionship.
1t is likely that Major Robert H
Young will designate a committee
from the District Association to dc
business with the Independent inter.
ests for the furtherance Of the pro
posed series for the District cham
pionship.
Tonight's meeting is set for 8
o'clock in the rooms of the Terminal
Railroad Y. M. c. A. at Union Sta
ton. One Of the biggest arguments
expected in the proposed District
Independent series is the choice Of
q playing ground and the question
of the length Of the series.
According to stipulations, fiye
games will be necessary. It is known
that the District men favor three
games. Another hitch may be the
time of starting the engagements
The District men can get going st
4:45 p. M, while the independents
start so late that only five or sj1
innings will be played.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

Filling the shoes of men like
Alexander. Thompson, and others
who have piade gridiron history in
the position for Syracuse is going to
be a hard proposition. Baysinger,
Waldorf Rhinehardt. Jappe. and
Vincent are fighting for the guard
berths. All are heavy enough, quick
enough. on their feet, and have
other qualifications, save experience.
which would seem to fit them for
the place. Baysinger played one
year of varsity football as an end.
Vincent is a sophomore. The others
were substitutes last year.
Tackle is another point In the
line where Meehan will have to build
new combination. Dutch" Hers,
WHO has been playing center, guard.
and tackle for the last two years
tackle, Is fighting for his old place
and is the best looking candidate
of all Just now.
Heers has the advantage OF ev.
perience and defensively has play.
ed game for the last two years
that was above only need for i'm.
pyovement and he's fairly strong
on that.
Van Blarcum, Shemmin, Engren
and Jappe, who Is available for either
guard or tackle, lead in the fight
for the other berth. Van Biarclim
knows more football than any Of
the others. and this year Is showing
real spirit OF fight.
Shemmin looks like the ideal
tackle. but he IL handicapped by. the
fact that he never saw a football
until last year. when /his size i'm
pressed classmates and he was In.
dueed to go out as a candidate for
the freshman team. He has played
guard and may be shifted over to
that place.
5-wooF
Al ends, MacRae has one place
clinched on his showing Of last
year with Noble leading Rosen.
grant and Olsen for the position as
MacRae's partner.
In the backfieid Meehan has near.
ly everything he needs Of proved
varsity ability, The exception Is a
veteran field general. In the last
three years he has tried ten or
more men out, but has never been
able to get a steady performer.
Anderson, his best halfback, was
by no means success as a signal
caller, F'rugone leaves little to be
desired In the hackfield, but he was
far from wizard as team dlrec.
tor, Moses was capable as back,
but failure with the team direc.
tion.
The quarterback task appears due
TO fall on the shoulders Of Simmons,
with Greave as an understudH. and
Anderson. FruRone and Moses heiug
held IN readiness for signal calling
duty in addition to ball carrying
if necessary.
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Major Robert II. Young, William
G. Belts, G. II. Winslow, Major c.
Eugene Edwards and Bryan Morse,
the executive committee of the Dis.
tirct Baseball Association, as we'll as
representatives Of ten organized
leagues will take up the series prop
osition.
Roderick Thomas, chairman Of the
independent series. with representa-
tives of the leading teams, or the
winner If the club comes through
in today's scheduled game, will be
present at the session.
While 1t Is a bit early to start
proceedings for next season there
is every reason to believe that the
District Baseball Association will be
asked to take charge Of the indepen.
dents for another year.
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ONE.LEGGED BOY IS STAR
CATCHER OF COUNTY LEAGUE
By WILLIAM B. LOTUS.

WILKES BARRE Sept 1Neyer cry oyer spn mnk % %
old Irish saving and there young workera yict Oh
underground the hard coal neidswho oas
believes in adage
Every silver lining, he smingy tells ana
watched onelegged Stanley Kuhumba play baseball de-
clares Stanley is right ~, -, NIL
"Stan as he is known junior at the Plains High
School, rated of the best cchers IN e Upper
County Baseball League long time since the
glory hamlet outside of this clhas Deeh
of metropolitan
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

(Sfgned)
Come on,. Touch
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

Davis has not been a dominant
figure in competitive sport for
several years, but he has come
along to something very near his
best for the present event. He Is
not playing backyard tennis ut
this stage Of the proceedings; not
by the length Of your retrOusse
nose.
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In neither case did he inherit
a black eye, a TN ear or a sprain-
ed thumb. He passed up a chance
to take on Johnny. Kilbane, but
the >featherweight duke wanted to
enter the ring on crutches and re-
fused Skillet the aid Of an AK.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

Heers has the advantage OF ev.
perience and defensively has play.
ed game for the last two years
that was above only need for i'm.
pvOvement and he's fairly strong
on that.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

The question Of linking the Dis
trict organization with the indepen-
dent teams has been talked for
the past two seasons. There have
been many arguments for and
against a consolidation.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

5-wOOF
At ends, MacRas has one place
clinched on his showing Of last
year with Noble leading ROsen.
grant and Olsen for the position as
MacRae's partner.
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Among the casualties who have
crossed Skillet's prov are sixteen
ambulances, nearly as many chill.
dren, five cripples. a Congress.
man, half-dozen imbeciles and q
bowl Of smoked perch.
The Washington times., 1922-09-11

rope, Asia and Baltimore lunch.
rooms where he has been in seolu-
sion with one ear to an unlisted
telephone.
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
MUSICALE FOR STRIKERS
FAMILIES RAISES $3.50

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Dec. 1s.--
A musicale given In the social room
Of Zion Reformed Church. North
Mechanic street. for the benefit OF
the striking shopmen OF the West
srn Maryland railway, was enjoyed
by an attendance that occupied
nearly every seat. More than 500
tickets 1t so cents each had been
sold, the proceeds of which will be
applied to the needs Of the strikers
and their families.
The Rev. q. A. Teske. the pastor
presided and announced the mum
bers Of the program. Those who
participated were: Don Leber. Miss
Eleanor Utt, Mrs. X. w. Trevaskis
Miss Grace Wier. Mrs. Charles l.
Fay, Antonio La Manca. Mrs. e. T.
Prichard. Miss Elizabeth Cheuvront
Joseph Mamick. Miss e. Lucille
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
DEPosIToRs COLLECT
20 PER CENT FROM BANK

Z KEYsER, w. Va, Dec. 1.-THE
depositors Of the Peoples Bank,
which closed It's doors early in the
year, due to the defalcation Of the
cashier, T. d. ,Leps, now serving
sentence at Moundsville, have re
>ceived another 20 per cent, making
40 per cent paid them by Charles NJ
Finnell, receiver.
Many OF the depositors had the
savings OF their lifetime In the in
stitution.
It is said the depositors may re
ceive as much as 80 per cent. pro
yided the receiver does not have fc
pay the N05.0 represented by Ger
titled deposit slips. held by a Wash
ington bank. II this amount Is paid
from the Peoples Bank. the depos
itors will receive considerably less
and the stockholders will be heav,
losers. 1t is understood the persons
who were the beneficiaries of the
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
PET oPossUM AND CAT
{ ARE BEST OF FRIENDS

YORK. Pa. Dec. 1s.-Biliy 10 the
name given to an opossum captured
IN a trap several months ago by
Cletus Wertz.s OF West Mannheim
township. York county. The animal
has become household pet. and dc.
spite tho fact that its pelt IL worth
S1.75. its winning ways and ia
miliarfty in cumming with the
family cat have saved It's hide.
: The cat has adopted the opossum
as a pal and the two eat and sleep
together. The opossum's choice Of
food, however, differs somewhat
from that of the cat. for Billy rel.
ishes persimmons as well a. other
fruits. g
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TO PARDON STARK
IF HE'LL RETURN SHIPS

MOSCOW, Dec, 1.-the Central
Executive Committee has decreed
amnesty for Admiral Stark, the
anti Bolshevik leader, and his staff,
who fled from vladivostok. provid-
ing they return. bringing the ships
and property which they took.
Admiral Stark departed from
vladivostok when the Far Eastern
Republic authorities assumed the
government on the evacuation of
the Japanese. His party left with
nine vessels loaded with officers and
soldiers of the anti-Bolshevik fac.
ton and their families.
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
PROBE OF DROWNING, .
REVEALS RUM RUNNING

HIGHLANDS, NJ j., Dec. 1s.-
The authorities investigating the
drowning OF Jack Crawlsy In the
-&lhrswsbury river here Saturday
8 Aight, have harmed that Just prior
s3e the drowning whiskeyS worth
: 32oo, goo was taken ashore from
meter boats on the ocean side. op'
postte this place.
The liquor was transferred to the
meter boats from q chartered
steamer which. brought It from
Canada and which had been lying
off Sandy Hook. The motor craft
landed with their cargoes and
trucks were on hand to take them
away. 1t IL believed that the liquor
IL being sold in New York by this
time.
a.. Crawiey 10 not known to have
been q member Of the bootlegging
gang. In some manner he fell
overheard from his disabled motor
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
GEORGES CREEK MINERS
APPEAL FOR MORE TIME

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Dec. 1s.--
A petition was filed in the Circuit
Court here in behalf Of the nine
GEORGES Creek miners convicted at
the October term of court Of IN
lawful assembly and rout. growtns
out Of the miners strike. The men,
Francis r. Kaefer, Richard Truly,
Allen Yates. David M. Murphy,
Edward 8. Neat, Edward Hansei:
Douglas Truly. Edward Truly and
James z. Miller, were sentenced TO
terms Of three to six months In
the house of correction.
Tho msn, through their attorneys,
John M. Henry, Pittsburgh: and
william c.. walsh and Charles q.
Heskett. Cumberland. had appealed
their cases and were liberated on
ybopd with the understanding that
their counsel was to file a bill OF
exception within thirty days! The
attorneys for the defendants failed
The Washington times., 1922-12-19

TO ssk for an sxtsnsion Of time 70
ftie the bill Of exceptions upon the
expiration Of thirty days and &C
cording to several attorneys. the
convicted men have technically lost
their right Of appeal, Ia -
The petition for extension Of time,
upon which the court has not yet
acted. has met the approval Of
States Attorney Fuller Barnard. tr.
The Washington times., 1922-12-19
To Talk on Drug Traffic.

The fast-growing American traf'
fic in narcotics. and methods for
hating It will be discussed by DR..
d. @. Dickerson. of the United
States Public Health Service, at a
meeting of the public health com.
mittee Of the Board of Trade al
the organizations headquarters to
night. There will be a discussion
OF the contagious disease wards OF
Garfield and Providence hospitals
The Washington times., 1922-12-19

defalcation have promissd to make
good,
II was a speculative venture of
the part OF Leps to help promote
certain Industrial propositions. and
he. himself. benefited little directly
from his act. p "a.