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Evening star., 1925-09-23
PLAYGROUND NET TITLE
is CAPTURED BY BAKER

By defeating Neil Ryan of Bloom
ingdale in the final of the annual
playground tennis tournament yes.
terday at Plaza courts, Milton Baker
of Twin Oaks captured his second
consecutive city title. The score Of
the match was 60, So.
More than 1000 boys tok part in
the elimination matches that were
staged throughout the Summer
Baker reached the final by defeating
Alton Darne Of Georgetown for the
western division championship, while
Ryan captured the eastern section
crown by winning from Robert Gar
ner Of Hoover.
Evening star., 1925-09-23
SURE FRENCH SOON
WILL WIN met CUP
By the Associated Press. y

BY the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG, France, September
23.-Max Decugis. veteran captain of
the French Davis Cup tennis team,
returning from the United States, as
serted 'the Davis Cup will be ours
before $780,
'Tilden still is in class by him.
self" the veteran internationalist said.
But he is past 80. So is Johnston.
with his great forehand drives. On
the other hand, Jean Borotra and
Rene La Coste are nearer 20 than 80
and win improve"
Despite the fact that La Coste's q
showing In the United States was
hardly what was expected of him. De-
cugis asserted that the young French
star would be champion of the world
vet
Evening star., 1925-09-23

college sport l should not have spent
"a years in it.
when intersectional Journeys do
not interfere with classroom work
they are enjoyable and beneficial. The
conference itself is practically inter-
sectional, so far at least as distances
are concerned, since we embrace ter
ritory from Minnesota to Columbus,
Ohio, only an overnight journey from
New York.
Objections in the conference to in
tersectional games come from colleges
which were made athletically through
atfiliation with this body. But they
are big enough now and important
enough to arrange schedules as at
tractive as any.
Defeat Is Expected.
"All conference elevens have in fact
come to be so strong that no coach,
no matter how formidable his eleven.
expects to go through a season un-
beaten. This Is a very healthful con-
dition, inasmuch as 1t removes that
old-time bane of coaches, the fear Of
defeat. Defeat Is nothing If ones
team has given it's best.
Personally ! never lost any sleep
after a defeat or in worrying about
possible defeat. And If in the course
of game my pulse beats faster, I
don't know 1t. / never could have
lived to my present age-S3-if / had
taken foot ball in any way other than
it should be taken-a sport conducted
in the interest of sport"
Evening star., 1925-09-23

This victory brought Hagen face
to face today with another excellent
golfer, Mike Brady of New York, who
tied Hagen a few years ago for the
national open title. only to lose in
the play-off.
In the lower bracket with Hagen
and Brady were the matches between
Leo Diegel Of New York and Bobby
Gruicks shank of Oklahoma City, Harry
Cooper Of Dallas and Jack Burke of
Houston and John Farrell of New
York and Ray Derr of Cincinnati.
Any one of these players has been
shooting good enough golf to give
Hagen a royal battle if he proves
successful in his contest with Brady.
In the upper bracket the players
won a national title. Bill Mehlhorn
Of Chicago, who won the Western
open two years age. was probably
the most imposing in this octet. He
played against Al Espinosa. Chicago.
open champion. while the other con.
tests were between Tom KerrigAn
and Dan Williams of New York.
Morte Dutra. Aberdeen, Wash. and
Ed Dudley Of Joplin. Mo-. and another
Metropolitan pair. Tommy Armour
and John Golden.
matches the first 36 holes Of an open
competition for players who were
eliminated in the first two rounds
and a few invited Chicago profess
sionals was planned for today.
The contest offers some $500
worth Of prizes.
Yesterdays results:
Walter Haxen, Pasadena, Fla defeated Al
JACK BuSke; HOUSTON, defeated Gene Sara
Bill MehIhorn. Chicago. defeated Emmett
French, Younsstowp. and 4.
Evening star., 1925-09-23
SOME BIG GRID CLASHES
AT THE YANKEE STADIUM

NEW YORK, September 90 R.-
The Yankee Stadium will be the scene
Of several notable gridiron contests
this Fall, according to announcement
by Ray Mccarthy, foot ball director.
Tho schedule includes clashes be-
tween Georgia Tech and Penn State.
October 10: Army and Notre Dame,
October IT; New York University and
Fordhan, October 81; New York Uni
versity and Rutgers. November 81.
The stadium's seating capacity for
gridiron contests will be $4,000
Evening star., 1925-09-23
MAJORITY OF CRIDDERS.
THOUGH, ARE NEWCOMERS
Several of Players Make Fine Impression in Two
Weeks Spent at Annapolis-Nore Aspirants
Are Expected to Report Today
BY JOHN I. WHITE.

OLLOWING weeks OF conditioning
napois Dewitt Prps foot ball squad being through
daily grind Sdwel p. l.
TOR OF the west gdder
punts kicking and tackng and with
halt dozen additional
to the
Count CornweI guard "Diz" Toe center
1924
another had
Central and
cam and cont his schonlu
Evening star., 1925-09-23
Season tickets for the Georgetoxn
WASHINGTON TRAPSHOTS
TO MEET ORIOLE TEAM

Washington Gun Club will shoot
it's first match of the 1885 races
with the Oriole Club of Baltimore
Saturday afternoon at 1870 on the
Marylanders' range. There WIFI be
no shooting on the home grounds, at
BenninR.
Evening star., 1925-09-23

ly suggestive, not at all mandatory
The complication in this intersec-
tional tendency lies in the fact that
there are 10 members of the Western
Conference and if the constituent col
leges wish to confine games to the
organization-aS some do-no outside
rivals. intersectional or otherwise,
could be met. In practically all the
other sports this condition now exists.
Foot ball Is the exception.
Gophers Dispeased.
This Fall, as an example, Minnesota
has but three conference games and
the Gophers do not feel any too good
about il. Other Big Ten teams would
like to have more conference games
than their schedules show. The situ-
alton, however, involves no issues,
sharp or otherwise; it Is more a state
of mind. What may happen If the in
tersectional idea develops further re-
mains to be seen.
AlonZo Stagg, one of the great forces
in the conference, believes thoroughly
in nationalized schedule, and this
season his Chicago eleven will go to
Philadelphia to play Pennsylvania, and
viii entertain Dartmouth as well as
other non-conference teams at Stagg
Field
"IntersectionaI games," he said to
the writer today. ARE of value mas
much as they make for broad mind
edness and inculcate ideals of sports
manship throughout wide areas. If it
were not for these larger aspects of
Evening star., 1925-09-23
LEADS ARMY GOLFERS.

FORT LEAVENwORTH. Kans.,
September % C9.-Capt. Lee Selig.
son. Fort Sam Houston, Tex, shooting
Z above par In the qualifying round
Of 36 holes In the Army's national golf
tournament. won the medalist honors
He turned in a card of 161.
Evening star., 1925-09-23

Tom Kerrigan. New York. defeated George
Smith. ST; Paul. 5 and 8.
vino Morris e.I pusEa ASsrdsen wash defeated
Leo piegel. New York. defeated Laurie
Ayton, Chicago, and
feated William Leach. Philadelphia. and 3:
ersaRp saRpnS SkfsSos & CIV CIV s5s snd defeated BIB
Mike Brady. New York defeated Joe Col
Tommy Armour. New York, defeated
George Grimm. Philadelphia. 3 and l.
Hos.r g.nson ohio ,sa.o and sfsea'ed ee'fs'
Dan Williams, New York. defeated Charles
Hofiner, Philadelphia. and 5.
Ed Dudley. Joplin, Mo. defeated Mike Pat
ton Memphis 8 and Q
John Golden. New York. defeated Dave
Robertson. Detroit. o and g..
Roy pefr Gnsinns'i "a defeated Aoe Espi'
Harry Cooper. Dallas. defeated Jack
Blakeslee. KenoshA. and 8.
Cards Of the Hagen Watrous match:
M0pNInys R0I1ND-Cor1RsE
Evening star., 1925-09-23
WILL FIGHT FOR TITLE.

MILAN. Italy, September % F).-
Erminio Spalla has accepted a chal-
lengs for bout with the Spanish
fighter Paolinp for the European
heavyweight championship now held
hy Spai1a-
Evening star., 1925-09-23
HAGEN is SENT 80 HOLES
TO SCORE OVER WATROUS
BY the Associated Press.


@HCAGO September Water Hagen defending champion in the
Professional Golfers Association championship, the
10 the second match today by virtue of the
most spectacular game he has played in months.
The British had 80 holes
Olympia Fields forced last Is
holes Al Wtrou of Grand Rapids medst the
nerfecfsc Of
Evening star., 1925-09-23
LEWIS TAKES MAT BOuT.

HOUSTON. Tex. September %
R).-Ed Stranger" Lewis, claimant
of the heavyweight wrestling cham.
pionship, defeated Pat McGill in a
three-fall match last night.
Evening star., 1925-09-23
WOMEN IN SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

ESPTE Jack Frost threatened
| hundred fair
planning Fall
decide the
Entries being received by Inde Sinclair director
athletics, and tennis Play will
Evening star., 1925-09-23
OF CHICAGO TEAM
r.. HAS TWO FOR THIS YEAR
Declares Such Contests Make for Broadmindness and
Teach ortsmanship-Veteran Mentor
Never Worries Over Defeat.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

~HCAGO September 2Intersecion much the
I in the this Fall, unless
will and signh
Big Ten colleges like to migrate
the
country likelihood that anything will be done 1T;
not in near a
There clause in the conference rules that deprecae ne
and all the paragraph mere
Evening star., 1925-09-23
HERMAN WINS ON POINTS.

CLEVELAND. September % R1.-
Babe Herman. Pacific Coast feather
weight, last night decisively out
pointed Johnny Farr, Cleveland, in
q 10-round go. Newspaper men gave
Herman Ave rounds and Farr one,
with the other four even.
Evening star., 1925-09-23

Park, while George Washington will
entertain in Central High School Sta.
dium.
Jacobs. a former Lehigh star. is
with Drexel. and he is said to be a
star Of the first water. Washington
college has on hand 10 of the IL men
who gave Maryland battle last Sep.
tember. and In Purcell, backfield man
from New England, has added triple
threaten.
Georgetown's varsity and scrub
teams were do to battle today at the
Hilltop while the Marines were furnish
ing the opposition for the Maryland
aggregation In a set-to at College
Park.
Season tickets for the Georgetown
games now are on sale at Spalding's,
1898 G. street, and holders of these will
be given preferential treatment In the
disposition OF seats for the Hilitoppers
big clashes. which include games with
Centre College. Bucknell, Lehigh and
the Marines. The plan offers the
followers of Georgetown an opportu.
nifty to save money, as the tickets are
placed at q very reasonable figure.
Evening star., 1925-09-23
G.. i. AND MARYLAND FEAR
GRID FOES OF SATURDAY

OUCH order the Maryland
and George Washington foot ball squads today these
have opening listed for Saturday Catholic University and
Galaudet, week. taking
Georgetown has been tipped off, that invade
it certain that Blue Ridge College formidable
Georgetowns will be played at
Central High School
Evening star., 1925-09-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Indianapolis. Al: Toledo. o.6.
Minneapolis, 12: Milwaukee. 8.
Louisville. 9; Columbus. g.
Kansas City-St. Paul train).
Evening star., 1925-09-23

ma that we can give the greatest
cigar value on the market.
Try couple of White Owls today.
The tobacco now being used is from the
finest crop in years. You'll agree that
White Owls are tasting Detter than
ever"
The wonderful sweetness of taste
that this fine crop has added TO White
Owls is causing more and more smokers
to buy them in the handy pack of ten.
1t involves just a small investment
but it pays mighty large dividends in
the satisfaction of knowing you have
always in your pocket-fresh and in
- perfect condition. supply of your
::::;::::::ce> favnrite Cipar Always full
Evening star., 1925-09-23

the Hilltop; Maryland will inaugurate
its season on Byrd Field at College
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
WILL EXCEED 400 CARS

Total car'ot shipments of fruit,
principally apples, from White
Bluffs for September was 103 as
compared to 65 cars for the same
month in 1923, the record up to
that time. Total shipments for
! 1923 were 267, while up to Octo-
Der Ia this year 236 cars had been
rolled and as very few of the
Winesaps have so far been shipped,
is now estimated that the total
shipments from White Bluffs this
year will exceed 400 cars.
That the income to the farmer
for these crops exceeds all former
records is evidenced by the, bank
statement published this week in
response to the September %. 1925
call by the comptroller of the cur
rencv. showing total DEPOSITS of
S125 10000, the greatest volume
of deposits ever reported in a call.
This figure exceeds the total de-
prs is shown in the corresponding
call on September IA. 1923, by
SIS. 900 90. Comparison with the
call of June 80, 1925. shows an in
crease on deposits Of $4,000. 90
and with the October 10. 1924 call,
an increase of $50 900. 30.
Outside financiers in a position
to know. say that the financial con-
dition of farmers and business in.
stitutions generally in the White
Bluffs district is much better than
in most of the farming districts of
the West-mucb higher than the
aversge-and White Bluffs has a
high credit rating. There are a
number of contributing causes for
this condition, the principal ones
being fair prices and good yields
Of high class farm products. the
latter being doe in large measure
to the care the farmers here give
their places.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
PROGRESS AT COLD CREEK

One of the largest truck farms in
the state is now being established in
the Cold Creek district, a short dis
lance west of White Bluffs where the
successful drilling of artesian wells
has given a big stimulus to arid land
reclamation, according to reports re-
ceived by R. F. Weeks, district freight
and passenger agent of the Milwaukee
Railroad in Seattle, says the Seattle
Times.
The Artesian Farms Company, in
which members of the Seattle pro-
duce firm of Hohag Brothers are the
largest stockholders, is planning to
pant in onions and potatoes next
spring 100 acres irrigated by arte-
sian water, according to Mr.. Weeks
report. The fact that the water from
the wells is warm, 70 degrees Fahren-
(Coi tinue1 on psge 4)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
IN-B-TWEEN

Charles Whaley came in Satur-
day and n. g. Wha!ey took him to
Benton City on Sunday.
William Kerr has had new ra
dio installed and it is working bet
, ter than the other one he had.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hicks mo-
ford over from Benton CITY on Sum-
day and spent the day with Mr..
Hicks mother, Mrs. T. B. Hicks.
Keith Brooks is now employed
by the Csrnatjon Stock and Dairy
f; ranch. the largest dairy on the
Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs William Kirby of
C 4shmere spent Sunday with Mrs.
Kirby's parents. Mr. and Mrs. l..
G Krug.
Sergeant Eugene Leslie of the
Seattle police force arrived IN the
valley Friday and is visiting at
BalIygie cen Farm.
Mrs. Don Burgeis and little son
returned home Sunday evening af
ter six weeks visit ia California
with Mrs. Burgeis' parents, during
which they attended the Diamond
Jubilee in San Francisco.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
HAVE WE oILp

A series of articles by William H.
Curry on the possibilities of oil in the
, state of Washington has been running
in the Seattle Times for the past week
Writing on the natural gas wells in
Benton county, Mr.. Curry in last Sun
days Times said
OF the oil possibilities in Eastern
Washington, biologists consider most
interesting at present those afforded
by the Rattlesnake Ridge, Benton
County, tests of the last few years by
the Walla Walla Oil, Gas & Pipeline
Co. and others.
Natural gas was encountered there
originally by ranchers drilling for
water. The flow volume was such as
to attract oil prospectors, and the
Walla Walla corporation, since about
1920, has put down six wells, one L.
400 feet deep, and five less than 700
feet. The wells are now producing
several million cubic feet Of gas every
twenty-four hours, but not enough to
warrant piping to market. 1t has
been pronounced to be the true petro-
lcum product, but is what biologists
term "crevice gas" at very low pres
sure.
The gas issues from some lower
sand underlying the Columbia lava
flows and has collected in the cracks
and crevices Of the basalt layers where
it was tapped by the drills.
The Rattlcsnake Ridge wells are To-
Gated on a dome, but according to
biologists and engineers have not
been sunk anything like deep enough
to constitute test. They are still in
the basalt or lava, far from the sedi-
mcntaries.
At this location the basalt is broken
up to a depth of approximately $500
feet Below that is another $500 feet
of unbrcken lava which must be pene-
trated to reach possible oil-bearing
strata. The minimum depth required
for test on Rattlesnake Ridge, there
fore, is 5000 feet. The deepest we'll
there now is only 1,400 feet.
Whether the present holes can be
extended through the basalt is con-
biuSlCu BCoio-
gists and engineers favor new wells
and heavier drilling equipment.
Next to the Walla Walla company's
property few wells have been sunk
by local corporations with the same
general results. No well, say practical
and experienced oil prospectors, has
been sunk deep enough.
Walla County, depth of 1850 feet
was reached and showing Of oil and
gas reported. Geological conditions
there are considered in doubt.
A Spokane company has test we'll
at Chewelah, Stevens County down to
approximately 1000 feet, but condi-
tons there have not been reported.
Imperfect as all these Eastern
CONTINUED on page ~
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
MIL WAUkEE may AID
SWEET SPUD GROWERS

To encourage the growing of sweet
potatoes in this district officials OF
the Milwaukee railroad have under
consideration now the proposition of
paying the expenses of some local
grower to go south this winter to
make an exhaustive study of sweet
potato growing. 1t is said there is
very good reason to believe that an
appropriation by the railroad for this
purpose will be made.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Central Washington Sweet
Potato Association at Richland a
couple of weeks ago, E. w. Steffen
of White Bluffs, one of the largest
sweet potato growers in Benton coun-
ty, was selected as the man to make
the trip south. He will accumulate as
much data as possible which will be
of help to the sweet potato growers
in Benton county and it is believed
that much valuable information will
be gained by first hand interviews
with the successful sweet potato grow
ers in the proven districts.
Growers at White Bluffs are about
half through with the sweet spud
harvest. Approximately six cars have
been shipped so far, and it is expected
there will be that many more to 20
out from here this season. The crop
is averaging about 10 or II tons to
the acre, altho some growers have re-
ported yields as high as 16 tons on
new land. Most of the shipments SO
far have gone east to Spokane and
Montana and some have gone to
Skaggs chain of stores in the Yakima
valley, replacing the stock that form
erly came from California. The pres
ent price rets the growers around $50
per ton.
Through the efforts of L. M. Lamp
son local grown sweet potatoes were
featured at the weekly luncheon of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce last
week.
Mr.. Lanpson had sent 200 pounds
of sweet potatoes to the chef at the
Davenport Hotel and these were serv-
cd at the banquet which was termed
Central Washington Sweet Potato
Luncheon" and great amount of
valuable publicity resulted.
Mr.. Lampson was guest at the
banquet and gave talk on the growth
of this branch of farming in the Low
or Columbia River Valley, stating that
this year the crop would be worth
$4,000 to the growers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
CONDITIONS here IMPRESS
RAILROAD OFFICIALS

An inspection party of fourteen
Milwaukee railroad officials headed
by President H. E. Byram. visited
the Priest Rapids valley Thursday.
The party was piloted over the dis.
trict by Fred NJ. We'll. now con.
nected with the colonization de.
partment of the Milwaukee. Leav-
ing their special train on the siding
near the Won Herberg place Thurs
day morning. the officials were TAX
en- in four closed cars from White
Bluffs, first to Cold Creek to see
the artesian wells and what they
have done for that district. For
their benefit the big we'll on the
Ford place was turned on and a
column of water from the 10-inch
casing shot IL feet over the 49,
foot derrick. making a very i'm
pressive sight. From there the
party drove to Hanford and on to
White Bluffs, where a light lunch
was served at noun. From here
they went by way of Wahluke fer
ry to Beverly. where they again
boarded their special train for an
inspection trip over the Moses Lake
district.
The officials expressed them
selves as beng much impressed
with the conditions they found in
this district and Mr.. Byram said
that henceforth this branch would
be advertised in all of the Milwau-
kee literature as the Priest Rapids
Valley branch. Mr.. Byram fur tn
err said: "We feel that we belong
t you and that you belong to US,
and that by cooperating and work.
ing together we can make this dis
trict as importa to the Milwau-
kee railroad as the Yakima valley
is to the Northern Pacific or the
Wenatchee valley to the Great
Nor them"
Other offici ais said they hoped in
the not distant future to see the
700 cars of fruit, vegetables and
hay that will tnis year be shipped
from this district increased to an
annual output of $4,000 carloads.
Evening star., 1925-05-14

1ecks in payment of adjusted COM
ansation. The War and Navy De-
lrtments get the applications as
ley come in and from their records
low the length of service which is
e basis for computing how much
"sted conversation each former
Tervice man should receive. Then the
Veterans Bureau figures the amount
each should receive and makes out
the check. Before these checks are
sent out the Controller Generals Of
flee audits each case. They are now
handling about 10000 claims day,
running from $50 to $500 each. 1t
is the fastest job ever done in the
fiscal affairs of the Government. They
re still working on it and the au-
ting force is right up with the
eterans' Bureau force. each day re-
Irning or rejecting the cases the
eterans' Bureau handled the day be-
re.
The beauty of this pre-audit is that
here is no further question about
payment, or reviewing balances
When the checks go out the case is
;ettled. This pre-audit really elimi-
mates three independent audits and
he harder cleanup work when dis
bursements have been improperly
made.
The Controller Generals job is real
ly legal rather than auditing and