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birdie 4. however. and things
looked fine for us. as both Cruick-
shank and Farrell were having trou-
Bile. They got off the line on their
second shots, ending up about so yards
from the flag with a nasty trap shoot
over and facing the difficult task of
holding hard. slippery green.
I was standing behind the green as
Bobby and Johnny played Bobby
was first and surely enough. although
he crossed the trap safely his ball
slipped to a far corner of the green.
If Farrell did the same the chances
were 100 to ] that Leo and l were
winners.
But as Johnny prepared to play
had my second bunch. Turning to a
member of the gallery at my shoulder,
saids
"Johnny's just about lucky enough
to hit something and run right up to
the cup and hole out"
Well. of course. what followed
wasn't luclV Johnny simply delivered
a perfect shot. His pitch was just
strong enough to clear the trap. 1t
found a soft spot near the edge of
the green, such as you find on those
Southern courses, and the ball, thus
slowed up, trickled right down to the
cup. The only thing that prevented
it from holing out was the fact that
the flagpole was in the cup and lean
ing directly toward Johnny's ball. In.
stead Of getting an eagle he had
to be content with a birdie4, being left
with a 3-inch putt.
But this was sufficient. On my
play from the trap I was % feet short
of the cup and took a par 5. Die
gel lost chance to halve the hole by
using three puts. Farrell's great
play had given him and Cruickshank
the rubber match and the interna-
tional team championship as we'll
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MACKENZIE AND CORKRAN
ARE BIG GUNS OF EVENT
Youthful Washngtonian and Nan Who Won Tour
ney Last Year Hold Limelight-Evans, Jones
and Marston Are Not Competing.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

ALTIMORE Md, May 2lWith field practically
who competed last Roland K. Mackenzie and
- 80 Washington golfers qualifying
round of the thirteenth annual the Baltimore Country Club
today
Withdrawal late last night Charles Chicago
o and
Clarke Cnrkrau in the ead ling prnles
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HURLs TWO SHUToUTS.

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, May 2l.-
Edward Brewer, right-hand pitcher.
won two shutout games Yesterday in
a doubleheader between the st.
Petersburg and Sanford clubs of the
Florida State League. He gave only
three hits in the first, regulation
game, but was touched for five in
the second. He struck out IL men in
the two games
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OLD LINERS TO BE HOSTS
TO WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Victory Is Needed Give Them 500 Percentage for
Season-Catholic U. Wins Up North-Ceorge-
town to Engage Marines on Saturday.
BY III. c. BYRD.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND winds
with Washington College College Park
The Old Liners, they
have
will send their best bet pitching
Another MarylanderS game,
ASIDE from natural desire the that they need the
them
have been 10 lost and will enable the
Evening star., 1925-05-21
GENE SARAZEN TELLS:
Calling the Turn on Johnny FarrelFs 3O-Foot Putt.

rs funny how you'll hunh when playing golf that
play pulled Immediately
Two remarkable
Florida.
The during of the matches of the newly
big thrills
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Stevinson Has a 20.

Roland played yesterday with Aus
tin NJ. Porter of Washington and
scored an 81 in a rather Indifferent
round of golf. Miller b. STEVENSON
of Columbia turned in the best round
of the day, with a. card of 10, he
and w. r. McCallum defeating A. r.
Mackenzie and Donald Woodward
on the last green.
The course has been stiffened con-
siderably since a majority of the 30
odd Washington entrants last saw it.
New bunkers and added length on
several of the holes have made it
much harder to score on than the
rather easy layout of last year. and
it is predicted that a card of s3 will
get in the first flight.
Roland Mackenzie drove the first
green, 358 yards. in practice yester-
day, and is hitting the ball we'll from
the tee, factor that counts very
much on this course. where most of
the holes are long
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TO COACH PRO ELEVEN.

NEW YORK, May q LP).-An-
nouncement has been made that Bob
Folwell, who resigned last year as
head coach at the United States Naval
Academy, has been engaged to coach
the proposed New York eleven in the
National Professional Foot Ball
League.
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Just as the ball Il
taken. The ball
80 hit does not get
up into air prop
erly, but il usually
gets a fair dis
tance because Of
the terrific over
spin impaired TO
it. which makes it
roll. The COM
monest source of
this fault is trying
to hit from the
top of the back
swing, or hitting
too soon instead
of holding the hit
back and getting
ii in at the bottom
arp nf tho forward
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SINGLES.
Tourney leaders.

Glass A Teams-Commercials washing
ton LADIES'. 400 doubles, Quieley and
Chandler. 500; singles, GULL. 3l1; all events,
Bradt. S1S.
Glass B teams-Captol Killers Washing
ton LADIES'. 1,J34 doubles. McEntee and
J. E smith. 555: singles, Bauman, 292; all
events Rhodes $50.
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swing If you hit from the top of the
back swing you have no hit left for
the bottom. the energy having been
spent Struggling to hit too quickly
usually causes the right shoulder to
dip and that causes the clubhead to
curve upward at the ball, as illus
trated, instead of going straight
through the ball.
tCopyright. I92oD
Evening star., 1925-05-21

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 21.-Jack
Renault, Canadian heavyweight. won
the referees decision over John Risko.
Cleveland. in a 12round boxing bout
La st night
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WESTERN HIGH NETMEN
DEFEAT CENTRAL TEAM

Western High School netmen
trounced Central's racketers. to l..
in singles at the Henry Park tennis
courts yesterday. The summary:
Mitchell (western) defeated Jaauette Cen
trall 81. 81. 6-i: Lewis tWesternl
defeated Cohen tCentraD. 6--1. St: Nc
Diarmid twestern} defeated Duke tCentraD :;
81, 6-l: Staubly tCentral defeated
Glazebrook WESTERN 6--3 6--5; Bouve
(Western) defeated Stone Central, "a.
3-6. e..
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InSideGOlf
BY Chester Horton

Any one of several things can cause
the golfer TO give his clubhead for
ward swing that will cause ii to start
upWard lust before the ball is hit. or
Evening star., 1925-05-21

Government Printing Office tossers
of the Colored Departmental Base Ball
League scored an easy victory in a
siX-nning fray with the City Post Of
flee team, the count standing 18 to D.
Evening star., 1925-05-21

mate champions Of the Bloomingdale
division.
Although two more games are
scheduled in the Plaza division, Car.
berry is SO far ahead that it can be
safely declared champion. Neither
of the remaining games will affect
its standing.
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GIRLS ATHLETICS
IN THE DISTRICT

ERRY MARTIN OF Bon High School
the the final the Girl Reserves
terday by her
rom High who last
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Even though Kenneth Edwards of
Chicago. 3. Warren Cochran of Bal
timore and few more golfers who
have made names for themselves in
national events are playing in the
qualifying round, the tournament has
resolved itself, according to the pre-
qualifying round predictions, into a
test between Roland Mackenzie and
Clarke Cochran.
The absence of Chick Evans, Bobby
Jones, Ouimet and Marston. all of
or more ago, has taken from the
tourney some of the interest that
it would have had had Roland had
his chance against these recognized
stars of the game.
Corkran 1924 Winner.
In a field where the chief compe-
tition is limited to Clarke Corkran
and the best Of the Washington golf
ers. against whom the junior Mac.
kenzie has demonstrated his superb
ority, Roland will not have the test
that was promised.
Clarke Corkran has won the event
for two years in succession, defeat
ing Albert r. Mackenzie in the final
two years ago and beating Roland in
the final last year. Again at the
crest of the splendid game which won
him the medal round in the anna
teur championship last year at Mer-
ion, Corkran will show q fast pair
of heels to any player around the
picturesque Baltimore Country Club
course. For here he learned his golf
even though he is registered from
Philadelphia today.
Roland Mackenzie, even though he
has improved very much over mis-
game of last year. will do very Well
indeed if he takes the measure of
the long driving Corkran.
Guy NJ. Standifer of Washington,
who was to have played with Cork :
ran in the qualifying round today.
has withdrawn and Albert r. Mac
Kenzie has taken his place. Standi-
fer had to make d business trip TO
New York
Four more Washington men -
Charles II. Orme and Charles A.
Watson of Columbia. c. Royce Hough
of Congressional and j. B. Murphy
of Bannockburn-enter the tour
no r,oa
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TEAMS-145 Pm
Evening star., 1925-12-10
FOUR ARE ACCUSED
IN OIL LEASE PLOT
Former Oklahoma Officials
Are Among Those Accused
by Grand Jury.
BY the Associated Press.


OKLAHOMA CITY. December 10
Indictments charging conspiracy to
steal oil we'll supplies and conspiracy
to obtain control over oil leases by
eXtortion were returned here late yes
eiday by Il District Court grand jury.
against +. II. Hughes, chairman of
the Oklahoma Corporation Commits
sioE. former members of the commits
Sion'S conservation department. and
ono oil operator. Those indicted with
Hughes are w. G. "Rube" Geers, for
mer chief of the conservation de-
rartment. who resigned under fire
several weeks ago; J. Il. Amis and ].
j. Gouy. conservation agents who
were discharged recently, and Boone
ID. Hite, named az president of the
Bronx Oh Company, an organization
alleged to have been formed to cover
the Illegal actions of the Indictment
men.
One indictment charged conspiracy
to gra nd larceny in the sum of S11,O72
another in the sum of 5000 and the
eXtortion charge alleges the lease OBJ
tanned under duress was valued at
100000. Warrants were issued at
once, but it was said no arrests would
be made until today.
Ihe indictment, charging extortion
declared that the defendants "fraudu.
lently and feloniously obtained from
the owners assignments of oil and gas
leases. naming specifically one lea So
in Kay County, which was the prom.
srty of the Hopper Oil Co. of Hutch
tnSon, Kans.
The 911,072 worth of equipment
which 1t is alleged was stolen. was
on lease In Coal County, belonging
to ). A. Bearman. while the other al
legged theft of tools occurred on a lea Sc
In Kay County, the property of Shade
D. Lewis.
The indictments set out the duties
OF the conservation department. ex.
planning the rules for the operation of
oil and gas wells and stating that vio.
lations of the rules constitute separate
offense each day continued and the
maximum penalty for which is $500
1t is alleged that the defenda MT 6
threatened operators with punishment
under the rules of the commission
and converted the properties to their
own use under agreements to protect
the men who We're charged with vio-
lationS.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
BUYING AUNT EMMA GIFT NICHTIE
lSTIRS REVOLT AMONG HUSBANDS
Moratorium Sought on Strong Language and Assault
and Battery When Wives Object to Christmas
Present Selection of Their Spouses.

purchased for him to smoke at the
office, or both.
The bylaws of the new body are
designed to give the widest latitude
to members of the order in any emer-
gency that may arise in connection
with Christmas buying. Drastic cases,
it is realized, may require drastic &C
ton. For example, 1t is pointed out,
a husband who is reproached for send
ing home a radio table with Queen
Anne legs instead of colonial. like
those of the davenport table. has a
perfect right to rend his purchase
spouse, etc, etc.
Domestic Unrest Rampant.
Although great secrecy has shroud-
ed the Well-Meaning Husband move
ment, it was learned from reliable
'sources today that the revolution is
rolling forward with irresistible mo-
mentum. Domestic unrest is rampant.
The disturbance Is widespread, but as
yet appears to have no distinct
nebula. Efforts to nail some indi-
an interview have proved fruitless.
There are plenty of Well-Meaning
husbands who are willing to tell all
about their troubles, providing their
names are not published, but none
willing to step out and publicly an
nounce he is a candidate for president.
kindly remember" one ardent ad-
vocate Of the cause explained today,
that the protective provisions of the
association are not yet in force. In
other words, we are still in urgent
need Of protection. 1t would be highly
indiscreet for me to make statement
of the sort you wish without some
sort Of advance protection. 1 think
you understand the situation. don
you?"
Hence it seems that unless some
husband is willing to sacrifice himself
for his fellow-sufferer the movement
for the Protection of Well-Meaning
Husbands is likely to remain only d
movement ="
Evening star., 1925-12-10

as they are often effectively wired
and have insecure, dangerous connec-
tionS.
do not decorate your Christmas
tree with paper, cotton or any other
tnf1ammable material. Use metallic
tinsel and other non-infiammabIe deco
rations only and set the tree securely,
so that the children in reaching for
things cannot tip 1t over.
DO not use cotton to represent
snow. If you must have snow, use
powdered mica or asbestos fiber.
DO not permit the use of candles
on Christmas trees. Electrical flu
mination is safer
DO not leave matches within reach
of children at holiday time. If they
can get matches they will experiment
with them. They initiate their elders
do not allow Christmas trees to re-
main inside buildings after the holi-
days. The tree itself ignites readily
when needles become dry. A large
number of fires usually occur in Jan
uary from this cause"
Chief Watson summarized his Christ
mas don't" list with this philosophi-
cal advice: "A house Of merriment Is
better than house of mourning"
Evening star., 1925-12-10
EXTENSIVE STREET
REPAIRING PLANNED
D. c. Officials Hopeful Congress
Will Act Favorably on Items
in Budget.

An extensive street repair program
will be undertaken in the Spring if
Congress acts favorably on items in
the District budget. il was indicated
today by Maj. Daniel j, Donovan, Dis
trict auditor.
A supplemental appropriation bill
labeled urgent" has been sent to Con
gress which includes an item of $500 900
for paving, resurfacing and grading,
$500, 900 OF which will come out Of the
gasoline tax fund. An additional
$50. 900 would come out of the District
appropriation for the next fiscal year
but made availa Bile as soon as the bill
is passed, Another item of $500
for paving is included in the budget
as we'll as an item for $50 600 for paw
ing streets abutting property of which
property owners would be required to
pay one-half the cost under the Bor-
land amendment.
District officials are hopeful that
ma jor portion of the funds will be-
come available early in the Spring, SO
as not to delay the street improve
ment program.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
FIRE HAZARD HERE
CALLED ALARMING
Underwriters to Survey Con-
ditions With View of Chang
ing Insurance Rate.

The National Board Of Fire Under
writer's is coming to Washington TO
make a survey of the situation III re
gard to fire hazard and fire protec-
ton facilities here because of the
genuine alarm on the part of the
large fire insurance companies in re-
gard to the conditions in the National
Capital ii is stated in authoritative
sources.
When officials of the national board
learned of the situation in Washing
ton with respect to the lack of water
pressure they Immediately decided it
was "urgently' necessary to gather
all the data available here in order to
see whether or not the basic insur-
ance rate, set il years ago, should be
changed, it was explained.
At present companies are carrying
about 1856, ,207. .452 in liabilities ON
property in the District. This does
not include the value of the Govern
ment buildings and the priceless doc
uments and records stored in them.
David NJ. Lea. chairman of the Wash
ington Board of Trades committee on
insurance and fire protection, which
has undertaken to call the attention
of Congress to the need for high
pressure system here, states that the
Government can actually be put out
of business If a large flre occurred
here under present conditions"
The premiums paid by the residents
of the District to the insurance COM
panies for $3.50, ,207 ,452 worth of pro-
lection amounted to S2,234 029 las
year and the Board of Trades com
mittee fears an appreciable increa 81
in the cost. The cost of the high.
water pressure system under the
present plan would add only $500, 900
annually, for three years to the local
budget, it Is said.
Representatives of the Nationa!
Board of Fire Underwriters have al
ready visited the Water Department
of the District Government and
gathered data and are expected to
return any day to begin their exam.
ination.
Mr.. Lea and members of his com.
mittee will visit the Capitol soon tu
discuss the question with Congress
men. Representative Frederick n
Zihlman, chairman of the House Dis
trict committee, has already heartily
approved a high pressure system for
the District.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
MAY REAPP0RT|0N
HOUSE MEMBERS
Move to Conform Represen.
tation to 1920 Census Fa-
vored by President.

Administration support will De
given to the effort in Congress to put
through the long g-deferred reappor-
tionment of members throughout the
States in conformity with the 1870
census, it was indicated today.
Representative Mcleod of M1chl-
gan, ranking Republican on the House
census compittee. which will have
original Jurisdiction If the matter Is
taken up. said after a conference at
the White House that President Cool
idge considered such action advisable.
Mr.. Coolidge was represented as
being Of the opinion that the House
should take steps Immediately to
carry out reapportionment, as pro-
vided for under the Constitution, but
made clear 1t was a duty imposed
solely upon the House itself, and that
he had no authority in the matter.
Not to Change Total.
AS ranking member of the com
mittee, Mr.. Mcleod said he intended
to sponsor move to carry out
reapportionment without changing
the present House membership of 435.
Under the 1920 census this would re-
quire nine States to surrender one
seat each. and another State, Mis-
souri,, two seats. The nine States
would be Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, Ken
lucky. Mississippi, Nebraska. Penn
sylvia mia, Vermont and Louisiana.
Such a reapportionment. he esti-
mated, would increase the representa-
tion from California by three, from
Michigan, Ohio and Texas two each
and from Massachusetts and New
Jersey one each.
Stresses Need Of Change.
Mr.. Mcleod stressed, among the
reasons for an immediate reapportion-
ment. the Importance the House mem
bership distribution played in deter
mining the vote of each State in the
presidential electoral college.
He also announced that he intend
ed TO introduce a. bill to reduce the
House membership to $50, after a Ger
tain lapse of time. probably a dozen
years.
In the last Congress several pro
poSals designed 10 reapportion the
House seats We're advanced but no
action was taken. 1t is expected that
many of these again will be presented
to the present House.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
Fireproof Whiskers for Santa Claus
Urged as Precaution by Fire Chief

If Santa Claus is planning. to take
part in any of the numerous Christ
mas celebrations in Washington this
year, Fire Chief George Watson
notified him today that he should dis
pense with the use of cotton whiskers.
Chief Watson, of course, is well
aware that the children would not
recognize the hoary-bearded old gent
without his whiskers, and urged him
to fheproof them while visiting the
Capital.
A number of other Christmas
"don'ts' were issued by the fire chief
in order to preclude extra. work for
his men during the holiday season.
They follow:
THE practice of placing lighted can
dies in windows should never be in
dulged in, as it is likely to cause fire
by the ignition Of draperies, etc.
Make sure that Christmas trees
are securely set so that they will not
topple over. and keep them away from
any open flame or sparks.
Avoid toys requiring alcohol. kero.
sene or gasoline for their operation,
and also motion picture machines us.
ing imflammable film. Low-priced
electrical playthings should be avoided.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
OBJECTIONS RAISED
To TAX MEASURE
House Members Approve Bill
as Whole, But Express In.
dividuaI Criticisms.

The novelty of having in it's hands a
1925 ,000,0 900 tax reduction bill had
worn off somewhat today, and the
House proceeded more perfunctorily
to pass away the allotted time for de-
bate on the measure.
Republicans and Democrats contin-
ued generally to indorse the measure
as a whole, but various expressions
of individual disapproval over certain
OF It's phases were put into the record.
Republicans and Democrats again
gave their Endorsement to the non
partisan measure, while pressing in
dividual differences over certain pro-
visions of the bill.
Representative Watson Of Pennsyl-
vania, a Republican member of the
ways and means committee. supported
the bill. but deplored failure to pro-
vide for repeal Of the inheritance tax.
A revision of the inheritance rates will
be provided if the bill is enacted.
An inheritance tax he said, lin
many instances has proven confisca,
tory, for it amounts to Il capital levy
when the income Of an estate is not
sufficient TO pay the tax. Taking prin-
cipal OF an estate by taxation is to be
condemned. and no nation can long
survive with such a principle
Evening star., 1925-12-10
u. S. HYDRO ELECTRIC
ENERGY SURVEYED

Army engineers are investigating
the hyGro-electric energy resources of
the United States in accordance with
a provision of the rivers and harbors
act approved March 8. 1925. Surveys
in the Potomac district, which in
CludeS the District of Columbia and
sections of Maryland. Virginia West
Virginia and Pennsy ylvania. are be
ing made by Maj. J. a. O'Connor, the
legal engineer. and others, and the
RESULTS may be reported to Congress
before the close of the present ses-
sion.
.Thirty-tive streams in the general
watershed of the Potomac have been
Inspected and several were found ca
pable of hydro electric development
by the construction of "a dams and
reservoirs. That list does not include
the Great Falls project, the advan-
tageS Of which have been fully de-
scrihed in previous reports.
:NVhen the surveys are complete ed
reports will he made indicating the
best available sites for power plant
and the method of distributing the
power to nearby cities and towns.
These reports also will contain esti-
mates of the cost of the proposed de-
velopment in each case.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
Woman Is Named
To Veterans Body.
Her Coal in House

Mrs. Mary T. Norton, the new
Democratic member from New
Jersey and the first woman ever
to sit on the Democratic side of the
House. has already achieved her
first objective in Congress. BY
readjustment of committee assign
nents yesterday she has been
placed on the new committee set
up in the last Congress on World
War veterans legislation. Repre-
sentative Tidings of Maryland re-
signed from that committee and
Mrs. Norton was given the va
cancy.
Mrs. Norton now has the distinC-
ton of getting the best committee
assignments ever given to a new
member of the House. as she also
has been placed on the District of
Columbia and labor committees.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
5000 GALLONS OF WHISKY
TAKEN HERE IN NOVEMBER
356 Arrests Made in Dry Raids
by District Police, According
to Report.

Five thousand gallons Of whisky
snd 4O5U gallons of mash were seized
10y the Police Department and 35b ar
rests made for violation of the Vol
stead law during November. according
TO a report submitted to Commissioner
Frederick A Fenning today by Maj.
ljdwin +. Hesse, superintendent of
police.
Tn addition to the whisky and mash
the police seized Sc gallons of alcohol,
3 gallons of cognaC, 55 gallons of gin,
20 gallons of wine and So bottles of
high powered beer. Five stills also
were seized.
The report showed that there were
1l4I arrests for intoXiCation during
the month, for driving While drunk
and "A for drinking i'll public places.
making "A total of l ,i59 violations of
the Shepherd law, as compared with
941 last year.