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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-12-30

buildings, and throw all our
money into other states, leaving
in their wake multitudes Of blind
pigs! Yet today no city or town
in the state says or believes the
prediction was correct.
Ii all goes to show that we need
not worry 50 much about the
bridge until we cross it, and that
the crossing will be easy if we
just tend to our own business cor
rectly. The future always has
its own way of taking care of it
self, and need never be loaded
down with dire forebodings of
man
So for 1917 what is the use of
trying to predict this or that
thing which is likely to mar our
pleasure, spoil our business, or
wreck our country. Based on past
performances, the percentage OF
chance is all against the predic-
tiels coming true. What the re-
suit may be after the European
was is over, need not particularly
bother the stock men or farmers
or business men Of Stevens coun-
ty. But the stumps in the field,
the poor blood i'll the herd, the
wastage of operations on the farm,
the ignorance of the business man
as to the details of his business
these are things which may profit
ably occupy the time Of the man
who used to worry.
The year 1917 looks good. 1t
will undoubtedly be good if it
has any help from our people.
Spokane has been named as the
place for the federal farm loan
bank for District II, comprising
Washington, Oregon, Montana
and Idaho. This permanently es-
tablishes Spokane as the business
center Of the northwest. Associa-
tions may be organized in any
community for the purpose of Sc
curing loans, and their business
will go through the district farm
loan bank. Colville already las
such an association.
Stevens county is credited with
having 563 automobiles, or one
for every 48 people. Since the
editor has not had time to get the
releases from his Al other joint
owners, he has had no trouble
with his engine freezing thus far
this winter.
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sion is presumably up to the state.
Governor Lister says if the state
demands that he live there, the
state must keep up the house,
otherwise he will take up some
comfortable private abode for him
self and family and live like a
white man.
The state board of finance is
composed of the governor and two
of the republican state officials
The latter did not desire to recon-
mend sufficient appropriations to
maintain the house. It will be re-
membered that during the cam
paign much ado was made by the
Lister opponents regarding cer-
tain costs in the executive man
sion. The governor now intimates
that he has had enough foolish
ness over this matter, and will
stand it no longer. So it may be
that next summers visitors to the
capital will find the governor
nicely housed in some respectable
place, instead of holding forth in
the executive barn.
The death rate in the United
States last year was the lowest of
record-1312 for each thousand
inhabitants. This is an encourag-
ing report, and shows that the
stride of civilization is a healthful
one.
Yet with the above announce
ment comes the report Of the in
ternal revenue department show
ing an increase for the same pc
riod in the amount of internal
revenue receipts, and in the guam
tity Of liquors sold. With glee
the liquor dealers associations
are attempting to point out the
moral.
1t is true that alcohol will pre-
serve flesh. Some of the best
preserved (or pickled) specimens
Of humanity we have ever seen
were the result of a continued ap-
plication Of the preservatiye which
is found alike in liquor, hair oil,
and face varnish. But no ply
sician has ever claimed that al
cohol could make good blood any
better, a good stomach any health
ier, or a perfect liver more per-
feet. Yet the liquor people are
really truthful in their statements
that the decrease in the death rate
is not due particularly to any
decrease in the use of liquor.
Ignorance is death. The an
clients preached it. The pulpits
today preach it. Ignorance or
disregard of the laws of heredity
and physiology are stated as be-
ing the cause Of 35 per cent Of all
blindness, 20 per cent of all in
sanity, 60 per cent of the crime,
and 70 per cent of the unhappy
homes. After getting through
with these percentages, it would
seem to make little difference
whether a man used 40-rod or rat
poison to while away his declin-
ing years.
After holding his magnesite
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After holding his magnesite
property for 80 days, Ray Allen
Of lone this week sold it to Chica-
go parties at a profit of $4,000
as a cash deal. The property is
located in Stevens county near
Valley and is being worked at
present. Mr.. Allen was mayor of
the town in it's early days, and
with his family has resided here
at different periods since that time.
Many friends here rejoice in his
good fortune.-Ione News.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04

Westchester County championship first
sixteen: semi-fnal round Dwight Par
fridge. Bedford. defeated Stanley p. Limerick.
Hudson River, I and 2 ; Reginald y. Lewis.
Wykagy. defeated ". Vernon Booth. irj.
Apawamis. and 3.
Final round-Lewis defeated Partridge.
and !.
Beaten eight (semi-fnal roundl-H L.
Phillips Siwanoy. defeated ". II. Wallace,
jr.. Apawamis. / up +. n. Hart, Wyksgy.
defeated c. II. Brown. Hudson River. Up.
Final round-Phiips defeated Hart, and
Second sixteen tsemi-fnal roundl- T. R.
Brown. Scarsdale defeated J. Bertram.
Wykagyl. ! up in 10 holes Frank II. Hoyt,
Siwanoy, defeated j. II. Bel, Wykagyl,
and /.
Final round-Hoyt defeated Brown. and
3
Third sixteen (semi-1nal roundl Gaines
Gwathmey, Apawamis. defeated A. ". Haigh
Scarsdale. 4 and 3: l.. G. Young. Ardsley
defeated II. d. Brewster. Scarsdale. and !.
Final round -Gwathmey defeated Young,
l up in l9 holes.
Fourth sixteen (semi-fnal round)-O. z.
Carlson. Siwanoy. defeated 7. c. Gales,
Siwanoy. l up; D. Brandreth. Sleepy Hoi-
low. defeated J. D. Foot. Apawamis.
Final round-Brandreth defeated Carbon,
3 and 2.
Handicap Cls holes medal playa C.
Richie, Wykagyl. $50: A. II. Brown.
Wykagyl. se~2i-75: T. V. Birmingham.
Wykagyl. 76--i-77; J. H. Jones, Wyks-
Cyl. 96-l9-77: w. P. Heskell. Nykagyl.
9l-i6-7S: J. {. Marvin. Wyksgyl. s2--
l2-s0 j. n. Dnwiddie. Wykagyl. lO0-l9-4
81: r. Rowland, Wykagyl, s9-T-62; Go
Reynolds, Wykagyl. 99-l6-s3.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
HOME
FIRST In RACE
FOR "FIFTIES"
Forty-twO Yachts Contest
in Big Events of Knick-
erbocker Club.
BY CAPTAIN J. c. SUMMERS.

Oilskins and sou-westers played an
important part in the start of the
forty-two large and small slOops that
raced yesterday in the annual regatta
of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club. A
drenching rain, driven by a fresh
southerly breeze, gave yacht, sails and
crews a thorough wetting down, making
the slanting decks slippery as they
jockeyed for places at the starting line,
off Execution Light.
The big sloop Csrolina-one of the
"ffties owned and sailed by George
Nichols, carried off the honors of the
day in her class, in which four yachts
started. After covering a 2l-mile tri-
angular course, the first leg Of which
was broad reach. the second and third
close reaches, she crossed the finish
line the winner by a margin Of just
nine seconds.
Harry Payne Whitney's Barbara was
second and J. P. Morgan's Grayling
third. only fifty seconds astern of the
Barbara. The steamer Commander,
having the regatta committee, club
members and guests on board, marked
the start and finish line.
Ten Of the new class of "forties"
started, and the winner proved to be
Alexander Smith Coehran's Dolly
Bowen. She defeated Wilson Marshal's
Jessica by twenty seconds. George NJ.
fpd q
eight "thirties" that answered the
starting gun the Mink. owned and
sailed by Johnston De Forest, did the
best work, winning from the Okee III
by IL minutes 19 seconds. The WIN
ners in :he other classes were the Caro-
lima (handicap class. the Red Wing.
the Whit, the Mingo, the Snake and
the la Rochelle.
With sheets eased to port and heel
ing to the fresh southerly breeze, the
start of the "ffties" was pretty one.
j. p. Morgan at the tiller of his Gray
ling sent that sloop across the middle
of the line first, leading by a length
the Ventura. owned and sailed by Com
modore George F. Baker, jr., Of the
New York Yacht Club. The Ventura
had the weather berth with George
Nichols's Carolina close under her lee,
and the Barbara with Harry Payne
Whitney at the "stick" on the Caro-
lina's lee quarter.
Breaking out balloon jbtopsails as
they cleared the line. they sped away
to the eastward at nearly a ten-knot
clip. After rounding that mark they
had reach across the Sound to Matini-
cock Point. The wind falling light and
canting to the westward during the
last hour of the race, they had nearly
close-hauled work on the port tack TO
the finish.
The summary follows:
sLooPS-5O- FOOT CLAss-START ? +. Nj
COURSE II MILES
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
Tales of a WaySide Tee

With cleek or q driving iron he Is
also beyond any competition we have
seen.
Gardner can certainly get further
with a half iron than any other player
in America. To see him start his swing
for a 1S0-yard shot you woald never
figure that he would get much over half
way. The club doesn't seem to come
back above his waist line, yet the ter
rife power he imparts from his f1fe-
arms and wrists is so unusual that the
results he obtains with a hslf SWING
are well beyond those gotten by FIRST
class players with a full smash.
Jerry Travers gets fine distance with
his driving iron. about as far as he
does with the wood. but with a trife
greater effort Under normal condi-
tions Travers can figure on about go
yards with this club, which. with his
putter. has always been his favorite.
He won four amateur championships
with il when off his wooden club shots.
Travers gets low ball with this
club, striking downward in such way
that the ball leaves with terrific
jump, a different shot almost entirely
than that used by Oswald Kirkby and
Chick Evans, who also get great length
with this club.
The seventh hole az Englewcod.
Kirkby's home course, is 1875 yards.
Unless playing into the wind the Err
glewood star uses a jigger for this
shot TO carry upon the green, and -
rarely short A l95-yard jigger carry
is fair enough, when II is considered
that for the same distance the average
golfer is quite content 20 get on with
spoon or even brassie. Taking the
entire range Of irons. there isn't any
amateur we have seen who Gets dis
tsnce with less effort than Chick
Evans. Evans can get fine length with
driving iron. midiron and jigger with
cut apparently any attempt TO press
But II 4 certain long iron carry had to
be made. even Chick might fell short
where Bob Gardner would be able to
laLd.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
GEORGE HUGHES STAR OF
QUEENS COUNTY MEET

George Hughes, Of Flushing High
School, the champion high school
hurdler of greater New York, COM
peted in six events and figured In all
of them in the Queens County high
schools track and field championships
held at Astoria Field, yesterday. he
won the 120-yard hurdles, was second
in the. running broad jump, third N
the running high jump for seniors and
shot-put, fourth in the discus and
helped his team win the one-mile relay
race.
Next TO Hughes in scoring points
was Austin, of Jamaica. He won the
1OO-yard and 200-yard dashes, was
third in the running broad jump ana
finished in the same place in the discus
contest.
Frank Jenkins. of Far Rockaway, the
high school champion miller of greater
New York, was hard pressed by Crs%-
ford, of Flushing, 10 win both the mhe
and half-mile races.
Alberts, of Bryant, was triple WIN,
ner. He excelled in the 5O-yard ana
220-yard dashes and running broad
jump for midgets.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
EVANDER CHILDS
SETS A RECORD
School Team Lays Claim
to Greater New
York Title.

A baseball record not frequently
compiled by a local schoolboy team
was established b. the Evander Childs
High School. of The Bronx, which has
Just completed its season. Facing one
dozen rivals, the strong Evander nine
swept them all aside, with not a de-
feat marring their record. They lay
claim to the championship of the
greater city. as the Public Schools Ath-
letic League does not award a title in
this sport.
In achieving their enviable record
the Evander nine proved formidable,
especially in the pitching department.
This work rested upon the shoulders
Of Nipple, Bange, Woudne, Waters and
Dunlevi, who, while not occupying
these positions, proved their versatil-
ity by moving TO other positions and
covering them capably.
Nipple was the star Of the combina-
tion. He took the mound ior a total
OF 21 1-3 innings, and during this time
struck out forty-three men. Bange was
equally as efficient, taking into camp
Manual Training, Townsend Harris
Hall. De Witt Clinton and Jamaica,
teams that possessed strong players.
with deadly effect. Nipple was the star
in this line. as, during the twelve
games. he went to bat forty-siX times
and succeeded in getting twenty-four
safe hts-an especially fine piece o.
work-for a total Of forty-three bases.
His percentage is .522. Berman. the
catcher. who gives promise in this de-
partment, had q batting effort Of .474,
while Buckley, the captain and centre
fielder, follows with .357 Refsum. The
second baseman. who handled thirty
three chances without a slip, was the
fourth heaviest batter. with .341. with
Woudine, who took part in nine con-
tests, having a percentage of BOB.
Others who helped in the batting line
TO run rough shod over their opponents
were Waters, McCracken, Griffin and
X Martin.
The scores Of the Evander victories
were:
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
MarStOn and Kirkby on
Edge for Golf Battle

dealing with my proposal for a Fed
Grated COlf Association OF the World,
and YOU also mention the ;cports OF
the attempt TO form an association an
taronistic 20 the United States Coli
Association should like TO refer 20
your remarks that my idea rs founded
more or less directly 'on the rock o.
antagonism TO the United States COR
Association. which has held sway over
golfng matters IN this country ever
since the inception Of the game IN the
United States
"ln my case. so far is this from being
the fact. that I look upon the r eG
Grated Golf Association Of the Norlo
as probably the best means for the
United States Golf Association to re-
tain It's position. There is no doubt
whatever that II is faced with serious
problem. and IL looks very much as
though there Will be a split IN the
ranks OF the golfers unless some steps
ere taken 10 prevent H. The govern
ncnt Of golf in England is. Of course
a Joke. for 10 is quite unconstitutional
and the club on whose rulings II IS
founded. the ROYAL and Ancient GolI
Club of St Andrews. has no authorlly
whatever beyond It's own links. J think
the time has come for the golfers OF
tbo world 10 inject little business
into the management OF the game. so
that golf may be golf wherever 1t is
plaved. even as tennis IS tennis.
at would indeed be a pity " the
splendid work done by the United
states Golf Association in the past
should be nullifed in any way. II
there is to be any alteration in the gov
eminent Of golf, | should wish to see
II bv an extension Of the powers and
scope # the United States Golf Asso-
citation rather than by curtailng them
or bv opposition TO them. One does not
expect such big idea as the Fedora
ted Golf Association Of the World to
be carried into effect in very short
space of time. but there is reason TO
believe that in due course the amateur
championship Of the world Will be
recognized event. and | see no reason
whatever why such title should be
confined to golf. An annual event OF
this nature in various sports would be
Of more value than the Olympic meet
ings.
Very sincerely yours,
"P. A. VALE"
To our way Of thinking, the man who
chastises his son. at the same time
the unfortunate by telling
him it is being done for his own good,
stands much in the same relation 20 his
of spring that Mr.. Vale assumes to the
United States Golf Association.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
BENNY LEONARD MUST
MEET JOHNNY DUNDEE
Boxing Commission Issues Warn
ing to Gibson'S Lightweight.

Benny Leonard, the New York light
weight, was yesterday warned by the
State Athletic Commission that if he
failed to go through with his adver-
tised bout with Johnny Dundee in
Madison Square Garden next Wednes-
day evening he would face a six
months suspension by the commission
Chairman Fred A. Wenck received
complaint that after all arrangements
had been agreed TO and the sale of
tickets was actually under way Leon
ards manager, Billy Gibson. had with
out authority. called off the bout and
had staged one with Freddie Welsh
and Leonard at Washington Park for
June IA.
The chairman summoned Manager
James J. Johnston of Madison Square
Garden, and after hearing his side of
the story made his announcement.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

Who are the longest hitters. with
various clubs, in the amateur golf OF
the United States? This query has
been advanced on numerous occasions,
and while there are no Official records
20 bear out any testimony, at least
opinions are In order
We have never seen Henry Davis, the
long-hitting Californian, pioy. but
among the others we have no particular
hesitancy in ranking the two driving
leaders In this order:
/. Jesse Guilford. late Of New
Hampshire. but now OF Boston.
. Robert A. Gardner. Of Chicago.
Guilford, with the wood, mas even a
shade on the hard smashing Westerner.
We have seen him carry 300 yards as
unbelievable as IL may sound. whereas
. ball player who can wallop baseball
beyond l40 yards on a fy hes turned
out a marvellous achievement.
Gardner is a mighty hitter. bat Re
doesn't take the deep, full sweep with
his driver that Guilford uses. and so
isn't able 20 reach quite the latter's
best distances. although Gardner over
the rain -dampened course at Detroit
was driving steadily from 25O 20 2oO
yards.
Back OF these Two there Is very h'tle
difference TO be found IN the way OF
consistent length among Frames Oui,
met Chick Evans. Oswald Kirkby and
Max Marston. These four range well
together and we are counting here
direction as well as distance, not emu.
merationg a few mighty wallopers who
can hit the ball out Of the county; bL;
who have no idea where II intends %
light al the finish Of its flight.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
Road Records.

No less than AZ 80 fanatics written know il
any ball club in the cherished history Of the game ever
beat the Giants road record of 19 out of 81.
Looking back through archives several inches deep in dust
find mark TO equal this set by McGraw's flying
squadronno road record equal that spin of II straight
This trip undoubtedly the greatest known by
any ball club yielding greater return from 20 more
games If any keen-eyed long memoried expert can
show greater road record will be very much pleased
to him action snapshot of Henie Zimmerman
shaking hands with umpire who has just called Heinie
a close play at the plate.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
Fast Running Water Makes
So-Called Ten-Mile
Race Deceptive.

Long distance swimmers throughout
the country are again clamoring for a
championship test. As matters stand,
the only title event sanctioned by the
them is the so-called national ten-mile
race, an actual swim of little more
than three miles, owing 10 its being
held in fast running water. This
championship is considered totally in
adequate by eXponents of aquatic en-
durance. for two reasons: First, be-
cause il is, in their opinion. too short
trial of speed rather than of stam-
ina; second. because it is a St. Louis
fixture. giving candidates Of distant
sections no chance 20 compete. except
az the cost of both time and money.
What they believe they are fairly en-
titled TO Is real long distance event
over a course which will take five or
more hours 10 cover. and not confined
10 any one locality. but held on success
sive years in different districts, so that
the expense of attending will not fall
everlastingly on the same clubs or indi-
viduals.
Judging from the brilliant success OF
The Tribune Marathon Of 1914, from
the Battery TO Sandy Hook. such cen
test would prove one Of the best and
most popular features of the outdoor
season. IL seems worth little thought
on the part Of the authorities.
The opening water carnival for wom-
en- swimmers, held last Monday at At
lsntic City, furnished most interesting
evidence Of the amazing progress being
made BY the youngest of our mermsids.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-04
NEW YORK CHAMPION
WINS NEW CHESS TITLE

A. Kupchik. New York State chess
champion, yesterday won the cham
pionsnip of the Manhattan Chess Club
for the third time in succession. He
came from the final round, in which
four competitors took part. with a total
score of 6 to !. His score comprised
seven wins and two drawn games, both
with A. b. Hodges, the second prize
winner.
In the deciding game Kupchik de-
feated r. Raubtschek in Danish
Gambit after thirty-five moves. Hodges,
one-time United States champion.
wound up with score Of 6ls TO 2hz,
having lost only one game 10 j. Bern
stein, drawn two with Kupchik and
one with Raubitschek.
Bernstein, who, on account of ill
ness. had TO forfeit three games. was
placed third, with a score of 5 10 4,
and Raubitschek fourth, with to 5.