New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1914, Page 8

STRONG RUNNERS ARE ENTERED IN RELAY Anual Carnival of U. of P. Held | in Franklin Field. Philadelphia, April 25.—Nearly 2,500 college and school athletes, in- | cluding many champions, took part in the annual relay carnival of Franklin field. The greatest interest centered upon the four mile college relay championship of the world, in which Oxford university, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Ohio State, Pennsyl- vania State and Boston college were entered- The Oxonians were thé fav- orites. Strong Runners Entered. , Two members of tne English team, Captain Jackson, the Olympic 1,500 metre champion, and Taber, Rhode scholar from Brown univer- sity, have both done better‘than four minutes 16 seconds for the mile, while. Caussen and Sproule, the two other! members of the team were de- | pended upon to do better than four minutes, 30 seconds. well rounded team, vania had McCurdy, legiate -champion, and strong runners. The 100 yard dash in the while the intercol- three other special 1 ! strong the | University of Pennsylvania today on | the | Cornell had a ! Pennsyl- | 1 of reckless driving and the events brought together Howard Drew, the A. A. U. champion, who is now a student at the University of Southern California, and Patterson of Pennsylvania, the intercollegiate champion. Drew recently ran the distance in 9 3-5 seconds, according to reports from the coast. Meredith Out of Race. In the two mile college relay cham- pionship, Michigan, Illinois and Chicago each presented exceptionally teams as did Dartmouth, Princeton and Virginia. Pennsylvania m d Meredith, the Olympic half mile champion, and Church, the for- mer being kept out of the race with German measles, and the latter with (dly strained tendon. Meredith aiso was to have run. in the one mile relay team. Kelly; an- other member, was kept out of this contest by an injury. As the teams lined up Harvard was looked upon as having the lfis,t choice to win. There were filbs-five events on the Pro: m, forty-eight on the track and field events. The meet started at one o’clock with the grammar school re- lays and continued without intermis- sion until nearly 6 o'clock, the four mile championship being scheduled for 5:30 o'clock. AUTO LAW VIOLATER FINED Thompsonville, Conn., April Martin Pirog, of Chicopee, whose automobile hit a pole here vesterday, pleaded guilty in court today on two charges of violation of the automobile law, one being that ther of driving a machine while under the influence of liquor. He paid the fines of $25 and costs and $50 and costs. 25— Mass., Fire, Smoke and Water Sale Commcncmg Saturday, April 25th, 8:30 Sharp $25,000 Worth of Nen’s, Boys' and Children’s Suifs, Gents” Furnishings, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Etc, Will Be Slaughtered At Prices Next To Nothing. | Here Arc'A Few Fire Sale Prices Men’s Overcoats, worth from $8 to $22. Sale, 98¢ and up. Fire Men’s Suits, worth from $10 to $25. Fire Sale, $3.98 and up. Men’s Trousers, worth from $1.50 to $6.00. Fire Sale 50c and up. 0Odd Coats, 75¢ each. Shoes, worth from $1.50 to $4.00. ' Fire Sale, 79¢ and up. Underwear. Fire Sale, 15¢ and up. Remember, somie of this stock is not even dam- aged by water., $5,000 worth of new stock that came in after the fire, at FIRE SALE PRICES. Barney Miller 421 Main Street, Hote! Bronson Bulldmor NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Rackliffe’s rm Supply Store 302 PARK ST., New Britain, Conn. ; Machinery, Dairy SupplieS, - Spray Pumps and Compounds. Come in and looktover our stock. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, WILL OF WASHINGTON'S J..P. Morgan D:scuss Point. Washington, dence between Governor Stuart of | Virginia and J. P. Morgan concerning | the will of Martha Washington which lis in Mr, Morgan's possession, was ! read to the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution today by Mrs. Wil- | llam Cummings Storey. The letters show that the matter was opened by Governor Stuart | through W. L. McCorkle, president of the New York Southern Society in March last. In reply, Mr. Morgan said his only desire was that the doc- ument should be placed where { could be best preserved and of most use to the people of the United States. Not considering the court house | building of Fairfax county,. Virginia, to which Governor Stuart desired the document returned, and where the | will of George Washington now is, | as fireproof or accessible to any large | number of people, Mr. Morgan made | two propositions. | Two Propositions Made. or Fairfax county should place the. definite periocd and that if this were done he would present the will of Martha Washington to the Mount Vernon association for permanent ex- hibition there. The other was that should the Virginia authorities not be willing to do this the will of George Washington should be pre- sented to the library of congress and that he would in turn present the will of Martha Washington to the nation for the same disposition. Neither of .these proposals. met with the approval of Governor Stuart, who stated ‘the people of Virginia held that Martha Washington’s will was a part of the legitimate records of Fairfax county. Governor Stuart then renewed his request that some agreement could be arrived at and there apparently the matter rests so far as disclosed . by correspondence given out by Mrs. Storey which fol- lows: Governor Stuart’s Letter. Executive Chamber. Virginia, Governor's Office. : Richmond, March 16, 1914. My Dear Sir: Realizing that you are fully formed as to the recent agitation Virginia on the question of the Martha Washington will, and the various proceedings in relation therer to, 1 feel that it is unnecessary to pre- sent to you any detailed statement on the subject. Coming into the governorship of the state on February 1 of this year, and looking carefully into the whole situation of affairs as then presented, it occurred to me that it would be proper to take the matter up with you through a representative Virgin- jan living in New York. Acting on this idea, I . requested ‘Walter L. McCorkle, president of the New York Southern society, to call on you and state my desire that some line of action might be taken which would be deemed mutually agreeable. This he has done as my friend and representative. In accordance with his suggestion, 1 now write to you personally on the subject to express the hope that some happy adjustment of the matter may have occurred to you, which will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Awaiting your suggestions, * which I trust will be responsive at least, in spirit to the respectful and courteous consideration which controls my own action, I am, Yours very truly, (Signed) . C. STUART, Governor. J. P. Morgan, New York. in- in Financler Sends Reply. : March 17, Honorable H. C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, My dear Sir:— I am very pleased indeed to re- ceive your letter of March 16th in re- gard to the will of Martha Washing-- ton, which is now in my possession. I may mention that the visit of Mr. Walter L. McCorkle, to which you re- fer, and your very agreeable letter, constitute the only official word I have had upon this subject. In regard to the will, I have only one desire, which is that the docu- ment should be where it can be best preserved and of most use to the peo- ple of the United States I am sure that this is also the desire of yourself and of the commonwealth of Virginia. I therefore venture to make the fol- lowing suggestions: The Fairfax county court house, from what I am informed, is not fireproof, nor are 'documents kept in such a way as to make them available to any large number of peo- ple. I also understand that the orig- inal will of George Wasnington is at present stored in that court house. I suggest, therefore, monwealth of Virginia, or Fairfax county, should direct the keeper of the documents in the court house to place the original will of George Washington on exhibition at Mount Vernon, for an indefinite period, where it would be available for the instruc- tion of a large number of people, and where it would have the benefit of the great care and protection against fire now given to Mount Vernon, If this were done, I should be glad to present the will of Martha Washington to the Mount Vernon Ladies' associa- tion for permanént exhibition there. Py thig arrangement the two docu- ments would be together at the place where they were made and where a great number of people will have the satisfaction of seeing them. Should the commonwealth of Vir- ginia not be -willing to 'do this, be» 1914. WIFE IS DESIRED Gsvernor Stuari, of Virginia, and April 25.—Correspon- | One was that the state of Virginia | original will of George Washington on | exhibition at Mount Vernon for an in- | there | | dect in hand, and consequent delay in- | that the com- | it | The above cut gives a good idea of the battleship Arkansas on which W. J. Fortin of Maple street is stationed. A fighting top is also shown. The Ar- kansas is in command of Captain R. C. Smith. It belongs to the First 1914. | FORMIDABLE ARKANSAS ON WHICH LOCAL BOY IS STATIONED | Division of the Atlantic fleet, is a | sister ship of the Wyoming and is used as Admiral Badger's flagship when the Wyoming is laid up. She | carries thirty-three guns, is 26,000 tons, has 28,000 horsepower and |is operated by a four screw aluipme'nh cause of the well-known fact that Mount Vernon itself is. not fireproof, though such excellent care is taken | that the commonwealth should pre- to the library of congress, to be for- ever kept with the public - records there, and I should present the will of Martha Washington to the nation for the same disposition. It seems to me that the bringing together of the two documents is of interest and importance. If they are placed at Mount Vernon they remain in Fairfax county and would be given as good care as possible there; if they are placed in the library of congress they leave the commonwealth of Virginia, but, on the other hand, they would be in the custody of one of the great | Iibraries of the world and in a place which belongs to the whole nation. It seems to me that either arrange- ment would be quite appropriate, and I shall be pleased indeed 'to do my part in carrying out whichever of the two would be most satisfactory to the commonwealth of Virginia. I am, dear sir, with great respect, Yours very truly, (Signed) J, P. MORGAN. Stuart Acknowlsdges Letter. Commonwealth of Virginia, or's Pffice. H. C. Stuart, Governor. Richmond, April 8, 1914, J. P. Morgan, Esq., 23 Wall St., New York City. My. Dear Sir: teous letter of March 17 which would have been acknowledged earlier but for the necessity for some spondence in connection with the sub- | cident thereto. After getting the facts fully be- fore me, I regret to have to say that your letter does not meet the of the people whom I represent and for whom I speak. The objection + Martha Washington will to Fairfax | county s, I fear, unfounded, since it | is stated by prominent persons of that county that the clerk’s office, in | which this will would be kept, and in | which the George Washington will is now on exhibition, is a brick buijld- ing with fireproof vaults, in which all the county records are preserved. It is thought by capable and observant peoplg that the will would be abso- lutely safe in this building. 1 will suggest, therefore, though I will not urge upon your attention at this juncture, that the people of Vir- ginia hold that the Martha Washing- ton will is a part of the records of Fairfax county, and that it belongs there, if anywhere in Virginia. We had hoped, and indeed expect- to prevent accidents, then I propose | D sent the will of George Washington | Govern- | I am in receipt of your very cour- ! corre- | views | you urge. against the delivery of the | ed, that some agreement could be ar- rived at with respect to this matter | which would be mutually satisfactory. Neot wishing to drop tne negotia- — ESTABLISHED 1886 — Globe Clothing House YOU LL agree with us when you see Han Schafiner & Marx, Suits that there are no better clothes made. $18 upto $28 The New Norfolk Top Coat for Children is appreciated. $3, TN O $4, $4.50 and 5. OLUS SHIRTS Means to turn your shirt tails into drawers. We seli them $1.50 each Live Elastic Belts 50c tions at this stage, I now venture to renew the request made through my friend and representative, Walter L. McCorkle. Awaiting your further advices, I am, Very Truly Yours, (Signed) H. C. STUART, Governor. 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