L'ESDAY. AUGUST 5, 19251., ; ,
lllOR HANK
,GOWDl TODAY
ill lie Notified of the
“mug of field
Allt‘l‘ Him
' - :..—.\iajor Gcn.
has announced
. the army at.
‘ to reuionies at the
"E‘Cl‘V.
ill include the
" an embossed
-. No. 38. is-
2. Gen. Briant
.m: of the In-
nning, 03., di-
ll tield at: the
. :1. that post be
'i ill honor of
liauk Gowdy,
”an:
l‘:‘~~'s<ldv‘nt of the
'. .n :1 statement;
l‘vi‘ited States
one of its
.lvstic fields
ltll‘ of Henry
to a, marked
. ~ . ' turned these
-.. 1.110 to “'f’tir
:n 3.15 profession.
,. player to (‘n-
‘~r~ \\'orld “far.
private. sought
a} honors are no
:xtrnu years he
And now in
u. vr~tcran oi
:51 America and
.. a ‘ a tower of
1“ . .. unyirxn club. Goun-
\\'orld Sero
~‘-.:s lat brought
Utinnul League
‘ in France.
,.. .-‘?i4:lis men in
L'iV“ll to enjoy
tuners of the
'1’. soldier,
'w-i man who has
'l :tnd honors of
~4;. tvdz: hay." an
the game
con-
‘ in?
7"
m;
- h r and
.2: progress."
Hutu CUBS V
ARE union
‘ --»’i‘hc Cubs may
‘."‘.;ll League pon-
it appears as
2:. of the mon-
"sittin' pret—
tor their r2;-
‘lctobcr. ’J‘hry
’ .«Lll second Winn
Lind if the two
infirm to renew
» Zlillt.‘lS the Cubs
tn;t;.' divide (.n-
» lLlI,lll~‘\' to entitic
sumo. Last
tho Rods and
Flaw: teams in
At..ri'ic:iti leagues
3.4 RT .317. 46, and
~~ I‘l"l“‘ than $1,-
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~q,~
~‘- 0 f
rn‘ win the right
Wugzc in the HE:
firzncc in their an—
"l til \Yhite 50x.
.- n‘u'ws have been
. ilnanciab
at nor the
. m-li player
of the
. » iris l‘nme wor-
'-‘ ‘ : of ham and
' .1 Hui a few
l at
:"r- share
n. ltd
""l"E§:"‘T this year.
1 the pennant
a: the “'hite
vi'v series each
'v‘tzlll will he
‘- . l'or his year's
."i‘_‘:.| ids. 15le Cub
: . ".‘mring a money
min Lind protected
'1
owners of the
w, no doubt the
art has made this
by ' ;. (1"TJCllV'G con-
‘ ' There will he
< ’21 aidng the line.
‘: turn are enjoy-
and it looks
‘.‘;ll Love I, merry
,.
'l'TU',
and. deserve all
EH‘ Hume.
"I‘c centiemenf"
In old person.
. able to join
.4
said one sturdy
Knock this bail
window we'll
\ ‘~~1'r.3m go Journal.
m ersms and a
thrvy should i
.‘x’zz'mnzil League!
: lane hustled since'
DEMANDl‘OR
- ,. *FlRPO TICKETS
With Rednests a n d
figut Is Forty Days
NEW YORK, .Aug. 4—“! don‘t
know where I'll put 'emsll, but I'll
do the best I can." said Tex Rick-
ard today upon his arrival in the
tower of Madison Square Garden.
when his eyes fell on a. stack of
mail two feet high containing re-
quests for tickets for the September
11th bout between Luis Firpo and
Harry Wills at Boyics Thirty Acres,
Jersey City.
"Everybody wants seats way
down front." continued the promoter
"Look at these. real money and cer-
tified cheques! Isn't. it. wonderful,
and the tight forty days oil?! Look
at. these-cheques from Kansas City,
Chicago, Omaha. San Francisco.
Baltimore. Philadelphia. and one
{trout South America. Can you lust
“VVouldn‘t be a. bit. surprised to
face a. sell-out two or three days be-
fore the. gladiators climb through
the ropes. It’s the biggest thing
l'vn ever handled. not excepting the
Curpenticr-Dempsey fight. Why,
the advance sale right now is three
times larger than the Dempsey
event.
"I have received requests for tick-
ets from men high up in banking
circles. Only the other day I was
downtown in a bank and the prist-
dent of it. said: “Tex. I'd like to have
titty ringside iickets.’ A prominent
ltalian asked me to give him $50.-
000 worth of tickets, and he said
it didn't matter where the seats Wore
located. You may not know it. but
Flrpo draws big among the Italians.
I'll wager that iwentleve per cent.
of the money taken in on the Milk
Fund Show came. from persons who
went to the Yankee Stadium 10 sec
Erminio Spells. fight Tunney.
"Grout life if you don‘t Weaken,"
Rickard smilingly concluded.
lONGSEARCli 0F
PHILIPPINES
Yilii._l_)§_N0 on.
Standard of California
Spends Over Million
In Five Year Quest
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.——In the
recently abandoned quest. for oil on
the Bondoc peninsula of the Island
of Luzon in the Philippines the
Standard Oil“ company of California
spent approximately $1,250,000, five
years at continuous and futile effort
and provided an arduous and haz-
ardous Job for the party of prospec-
tors. itvwss explained in a statement
issued at the company's,msin offices
hero.
"The effort. in the Philippines."
said the report. “has been watched
with great intercetby the United
States government. numerous
branches of which nulized the vast
importance. of an American oil sup-
ply on the other side of the Pacific
Ocean.
“The. failure to find oil at, Bondoc
does not prove that there is no oil
in ‘the islands.’ It means that. there
is none in the. area. prospectcd. There
is oil to the north. in Japan. and to
thc south. in Borneo. and it may yet
be, found in the Philippines group
where there has been only one real
(lrllllnx campaign, the one just fin-
. isherl." ’
“The Philippines expedition." the
statement pointed out. “furnishes a
striking example of the hazards of
the oil industry. The search for hid-
den deposits of petroleum is uncer-
tain-«the industry seeks and some-
times finds and sometimes doesn’t.
In either case.- the expense is great.
requiring resources of vast size.
There is compensation. however. for
where many wildcat ventures may
full, one hay succeed with profit-
sblc results. Such is the history of
oil. ,
"Having heard reports of favor-
able surface conditions on the Bond-
oc peninsula, the'company initiated
its own geological survey in 1919. In
December. 1920.. an expedition 5811-.
ed from Sin Francisco for Manila.
.lilverything necessary to life and
work had to be shipped from Call-
. fornio. The field of operations was
in a wild. scarcely inhabited region
of typhoon! .of fetid humanity and
civilization. a. tropical land of great
heat and torrential rain. an area.
of typhoons, of fetid humnity and
lurking disease, of snakes. alligators.
deer and wild p183-"
rusltucifistms '
l
The Sorry road bends gracefully:
to the left, courses down s corridor
of pines and emerges near a. spread-
ing fun-owed field. In the blue dis-;
tnnce across the open places is at
solitary house. It. seems lonely and:
perhaps a trifle bleak according :93
the dispatch in the New York Times.
Near approach reveals it. to be 0:
dusty red‘ brick, crumbling in de-i
cay about the base. but. remaining
even in its sorry state rather more
than mere suggestion of the dignity
that once it. held as the home
Master Thomas Rolfe. gentleman.
To the rear of
ried among the shadows of a. wood.
what is believed to be the remains of
Capt. John Smith's “Lost: Fort.”
It is perched upon a. precipice jut-
ting boldly into a. bend of Gray's
Creek—once known as Roite’s Riv-
erwabout two miles from the south a
bank of the James in SurrY County!
Va... and almost opposite the ancient‘
settlement of Jamestown. The cur-l
rounding land was a. grant of five.’
hundred acres from Powhatan. chief
of the Virginia. Indians to John
Rolfe, on the occasion of his mar—
riage to the Princes Pocahontas. It.
lies between Scotland on th James?
and Surry court. house. ':
In the.“’1‘ravels and Works of
Capt. John Smith." the famous aci-
venturer, writing of the establish-
ment of the first English colony on
the new continent, relates:
"We built also a for: m a.
be assaulted and easier to be deiend- -
ed."
This was probably in 1608. Time
erased whatever records may once
havu existed on the fort’s location
and the structure erected by Smith's
men succumbed to the growth of
trees. shrubbery and trailing creep—
rs. It was a. secluded spot that none
had occasion to visit.
Long Search for Fort.
For many years historians have en—
deavored to rcsurrvct the site of the
forgotten fortification following as
best they might the slender clue in
Captain Smith's narrative of his
travels. By virtue of the fact that
Jamestown. then a. peninsula, was on
the northern shore of the James. it.
was on this bank they concentrated
their efforts, though a. few consider-
ed the possibility of York River.
Diligent search however failed to dis-
close "a. retreat neere a convenient
riuer upon a higher commanding
hill." There were no hills either on
the James or the York which might
tally with this description. An at-
mosphere of romantic mystery en-
veloped the “Lost Fort," and thougn
much interest was aroused as to
the probable site. the prospect of
its disclosure was ultimately aban-
doned. ‘
It was about. three months ago
that Captain Carter R. Btshon of
Petcrsiiurg \‘a.. was called to sur-
vcy n Surry County farm. He accept—
ed the call to Surrey.
Captain Bishop was intimately fa-
milliar with the fact and legend
through which the history of the
section winds its devious way. The
farm he was surveying was once the
prOperty of Thomas Rolfe. the son
of John Rolfe and Pocahontas. With
interest Captain Bishop inspected
the homestead. now inhabited by I
negro family, and when by chance
though he recalled the ‘fLost Fort"
of Smith, he ventured inquiry of an
aged negro, who was versed in the
tales oi the neighborhood handed
down through generations.
“Have you ever heard of a fort
around here?"
“Yessuh.” asserted
one "I seen it."
“\‘Vhere? ’
" 'S in that clump o'woods over
thar."
At. the urging of Captain Bishop
the negro guided him across the
fields and into the grove ofrpine and
elm, hickory and swoctgum.
Through the underbush they Diod-
ded for perhaps a, hundred yards
and then halted before an earthen
embankment which rose to s height
of five feet from the floor of the
little forest.
"Thus: 1," declared the guide.
And Captain Bishop began his inves-
tigations.
Across a. narrow neck of land ex.-
tending into Gray's Creek. flowing
seventy five feet below, almost a
perpendicular drop. an ancient lu-
nette was found. constructed by pil-
llng dirt high on a foundation of
rough-hewn pine logs. The creek
makes a. “horsshoe” bend ab0ut the
base of the cliff and empties into
the James.
Viewing thé lunctte. Captain Bi-
shop was surprised at the circum-
stance that it faced away from the
water until he learned how inacces-
sible;was the cliff from any other
direction. Excepting a. small shelf
the ancient
The deepest of the several holes
drilled went to a depth or 6,120 feet
Floods and other climatic extremes
frequently interfered with the work.
of:
this pilapidntedl
structure, possibly some five hund—ll
red yards. has been discovered bu-l
rc-
treat. poem a convenient riuer upon'
shigh cdmmanding hill. very hard rod. chmmnmv
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EX-CHANCELLOR IS ; l
SLATED'AS ENVOY .
0F BERLIN IN U.
former
of Germany, probably
will be appointed ambassador to
' the United States, it is reported
[m Berlin.
Dr. Wilhelm Ciao.
immutid‘aly beneath the tort, the
surldce of the precipice is virtually
an as. plumbline, and a. formation of
gram“. Hilll\'.‘3 tho..- l‘civ iootltolds it
ni‘iords extremely precarious. To 05‘
say a climb 2min the crcek under
the mus; nu oraillu conditions would
prove hazardous undertaking and,
top. impossiblr. No band of. in-
diuns. crudely «quipped with arrows
and tomulzawks, could have storm-
ed the cliit’ with success.
.l’ad v.11 lk‘curtls lixanlincd.
‘lic iumritc is leu foot in length.
coming to a. right 3.11ch at the Cen-
ter. The original height. according
to Captain Bishop's estimate, was
eight or ten feet. now worn to the
level of an average man's should-
cr by rains and winds and the act-
tllng; of earth. \Vlthin the enclosure
there are logs, crumbling into d"-
ca)‘. indicative of an attempt to
build a. l‘lOL‘kllOUSL‘.
\Vllh the couviL‘tlon he had det-
lnltely loca‘wd the site of Captain
Smith‘s "Lost Fort." Bishop pre-
pared to prove his claim beyond pos-
,3ibliity of dispute. His first find rc-
ilutlng to this was among the faded
' records and deeds in the archives at.
Surry court house. Here he found a.
deed drawn up by Thomas Rolfe.
llolic was born in Virginia about
1615 and when an infant was taken
to England. 'l‘lii‘rc his mother. Po-
ed in London by his uncle. Henry
Rolfe. , and did not return to the
new continent until many years af-
ter his fruhcr'sdculh and When he
had rlecltui manhood: ills heritage
includmi the land of Chic-l I’owhat-
en's xvi-tiding gilt.
Thr- dcwrl nt Surrry conveys a small
portion of this land from Thus. Rolfe
SITE OF “LOST FORT” sun in 1608
n cm. lOllNSMlTll DlSCOVERED
.housing conditions and wage
. 500 men had
’ white the strike was in progress and
i had returned to their homes in oth-
.' or parts of New Foundlsnd.
icuhontus died. The. child was rear-7
,4
tiqultiés will place a. stone marker
on the site. or perhaps mother his-
tories! ormtzstion will seek to in-
clude it notsbly onions Virginis’s
famous shrines.
Strikers Return But
500 Men Move Away
ST. JOHNS. N. E. Aug. 5.—-—'rhe
threats to destroy the Humbermouth
Pulp and Psper project. which cuis-
ed the despatch of two .warships sang
thirty policemen :to the west. co
settlement of Comet-brook. ' had
blown over today. the 4.000 strikers
returned to work yesterday under
concessions granted by the company.
Advices received here said that
work in all departments was resum-
ed in full.
The strikers had demanded better
in~
creases of between 10 and 20 per
cent. The onset. basis of agreement
we: not known here. .
CURLING. N. 13., Aug. 5.——-When
work was resumed on the Humber-
mouth pulp and paper plant: at Cor-
fnerbrool: yesterday '3 check-up of
employee showed that more than
left 'the settlement
Al~
though some concessions were made
in the matter of housing conditions
the strikers returned to work at the
old rate of wages.
“INFO BEAT] ON .”
Subscriber (to information opers—
ton—Please give me MrnDill's tele-
phone number.
. Operator—Is the initial “B" as in
Bill '.' .
Subscriber—No. it‘s Dill as in
pickle.
mommmw“
JUGO-SLAVIA HAS
- POLICY or men
\ ,1
Lab...» BM the n...
m of Jugo-S‘lsvis, has pro-I
s polio 0 "peace h the
Balkan.” y
PAINFI‘L OCCASION.
“Well, how did you enjoy your
visit to the dentist's?"
"I was bored to tears."—Boston
Transcript.
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cooling Chicken Chowder. .
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At the Store with
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to another. and ("uptain Bishop dis—
tho phrnsr,
designation of ground suitable to:
farming. 'i‘itis sc-i-V-id to substan-
tiate (‘nrtain Bishops belief that the
ancient earthworks were a. part or
Smith's "Lost, Fort.
But. Captain Bishop continued his
search. llc entertained the opin-
ion that’ Smith had ict‘t better guid—
ance to so important a. point. than
the hazy paragraph in his Journal.
In fact. he reasoned. Smith must
have made some note
map of CSplol‘illlOYlS.
:1 copy ot the map of exploration.
He obtained a copy of the map. in
is a. remarkable example of curb
ogrsphy ot‘ compared to the accu:
charts of today.
sketched it in elaborate detail and
questionable perspective, embellish-
ing the affair with intricate draw-
ings of Indians stalking deer among
a. wic'rd variety of trees. The lot-
tering. in the main. is of illegible
old English.
Captain Bishop, however, had the
knowledge he desired at. hand.
Tracing the course of Gray's Creek.
found by its adjacency to James-
town, was a matter of no difficulty,
but on reaching the. "horse-shoe"
bend be discerned a markingfsllght
and inconspicuous. that could not be
deciphcred with the unaided eye. A
strong glass was placed over it and
into light there sprang the inscrlp~
.tion: “The Ncwe Fort.”
t It is likely that the Society for
the Preservation of Virginia. An-
JacksndJomsm-hgasm
coverud in its word)”;
"Smith‘s tort old i: ..i“—the torn.‘
“old lll'lzl‘ llfu'lli}; let-n a common i
of it on his 1
He obtainw, '
ate and unimaginative geographies, '
Captain Smith had i
As a suggestion-—
appreciate.
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