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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
LETTER GOT THERE

CHE didn't have Santa Claus
- address, but she knew that
; Aunt Mary must have 1t, 30 she
wrote the following letter to
him and sent it In care Of Aunt
Mary, New York." having first
read 1t to her mother:
Dear Santa Claus:
II hope you are well. Are you?
Won't you have to come this
year In your airplain, or your
Automobile? Here Ia my list !:
TOO teddy bears In dresses.
A dolls writing desk. A doll,
not a girl doll. A dolls house
Qt Is In the corner bookshop
that Is kept by Miss Sinclair).
One bear brown and the other
white, 1 think that Is all Your
loving friend"
The letter must have arrived,
for the presents DIDO. g. Haz-
ard.
(@. 1875. Western Newspaper Union-)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
Tradition Of a Plant

The little wild cranesbill known as
nero Robert, and which flowers In the
hedges and bitches of the Old land
from April % onward, was Of consld-
cradle consequence to our simple
minded ancestors. 1t cured rush, ul-
vers' scrofula, govt and repelled lice.
4 ngures IN the most ancient herbals
uhuer the name Sadroc. 1t is supposed
70 nave come into existence through
Aohammed spreading his shirt to dry
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

May l serve as your tree this year.
with branches, hope, strong enough
to hold all the trust and confidence you
place In me, as well as to hold any
packages of love and service the real
Santa Claus allows me to carry to his
children everywhere Again l hope
that 1 may be worthy Santa Claus
His Santa CausEto distribute Bis
peace and good WILL" James said ~ he
learned Of the afternoon visit to the
sheep-herders' wagon
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

IVY SctLCQ tncAu
both In his arms.
Through smoth-
cred joy-cries of
"JamesI When
did you ccmer'
Mr.. Lee explained
that on a previ-
Gus visit to town
he had received
: word that James
was coming home
for Christmas. He
kept the secret as
a happy surprise
fronS Mrs. Lee
and Clara. Upon
pretense Of get
ting some gifts
for the children.
he and Lester
had planned the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

dh&h lOhANy
cen miles from
town, where the
seasons drought
had robbed them
of garden and
grain, her signs
rose to an excit-
ed exclamation
W b c h brought
twelve year : old
Clara from an
adjoining room to
hear the secret
her mother re-
vealed.
LET us be a
tree-and a Santa
Claus, too. You
may be Santa
Claus and I will
be a tree laden
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
What to Give7

When one thinks of what to give an
old friend for Christmas, the first con-
sideration is, Nov what did give him
last Year, Perhaps that Is as good
a. way as any to open the question of
New Years resolutions.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

Jud Tunkins says he Wishes there
were a Santa Claus. because IT would
be such 4 relief to have Z stranger
drive up to tie shOuse and not try t.
sen him Observation-Disclosures Eve
ming Star.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

over mallow plant. When me
nrophet resumed the sacred garment
ths maIlow was gone and the Hero
Robert took its place. Some OF ,oca'
names such as "knife and fork Lon
don pink, dogs toes, sailors KNOT are
hard To account for.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
DBL. life to Save Lamb

J1oIiday-makers at yarmouth were
.,satators Of a thrilling attempted res
c enc recently of two lambs which mad
been stranded on the dangerous s't tpe
~ . local quarry belonging TO 'he
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

o GOES in part the story in
the King James Bible (1611)
of the birth of Christ and the
alteration Of the Three
Kings Of the Orient"-Magi,
wise men-as told by St.
Matthew. The Bible Is
1.-THE Book" for every day in
the year. as shown by the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

trees, would die in this terrible place.
It would be more bearable II James
we're home" Mida Lee exclaimed I'm
patiently as she looked lovingly at a
photograph Of her elder son, James,
who, because of government service
over the sea. could not spend Christ
mas with his home circle.
AS she looked out over the treeless.
snow-covered prairies Of her northern
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16

trip to town after JameA who was
now hungry and ready for supper.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-16
Their Christmas
and an Odd Tree
One Surprise Package That
Brought Joy to Entire
Family.
BY GERTRUDE WALTON

T IS plain to zee
that for this Christ
mas there will be
no tree-I mean
one that isn't made
from a basket or q
table-no real tree.
Any kind of a Santa
Evening star., 1925-08-01
MANOR CLUB GOLFERS
VISIT. BEAVER DAM

Beaver Dam Clubs golf team is
playing host today to the golfers of
the Manor Club in return engage
ment, in which Beaver Dam hopes TO
erase the victory of t.4e Manor club
men a few days ago.
The match is one of the hast in the
three-club league.
Col. +. w. Coleman won the first
flight in the golf tournament of the
War Department Finance Office yes
terday, defeating H. Lurton in the
final round by l up. Only two strok es
separated the two finalists at the end
of the match, Col. Coleman finishing
with a score of "a, while Lurton had
sc. The winner holed a 20-yard chip
shot on the sixteenth hole to become
l up, but lost the seventeenth to a
par by Lurton.
On the last hole Lurton's approach
shot went over the green, while Col.
Coleman's ball was on the edge, and
he got down in the regulation pair of
puts, while Lurton took three to get
down.
A summary of the final rounds:
First flight-Col. F. w. Coleman de-
feated H. Lurton, l up.
Second flight-N. L, Goodman de-
feated Miss Nestlerode. and 6.
Third fiight-Butler defeated Ha-
mann, 4 and g.
Fourth f1ight-Miss Pascoe defeated
Miss Yaggie, 2 up.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
TENNIS TEAM TRIALS
NOW HOLD ATTENTION
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August with the
completion of the Seabright invitation
tennis tournament today, followers of
the game turn their attention next
week to the selection of Americas de-
Tending Davis cup team and the East
West matches at Forest Hills, n. Y.
On the strength of his brilliant play
at Seabright this week, Vincent Rich
ards seems to have once more put
himself in line for place in the inter
national lineup. Whether his posi-
ton will be No. 2, as last year, or
No. l, depends not only in a great
measure on a continuance of his high
class tennis in the cup tryouts next
Monday, but on the outcome of a hear
ing for William T, Tilden before the
executive committee OF the United
States Lawn Tennis Association to-
night.
Tilden's willingness to appear before
the committee to explain the sale of
interviews by him to a syndicate. an
act held by some tennis officials to
jeopardiZe his amateur standing, has
given hope that a satisfactory adjust
ment of the problem is possible. Tilden
has announced that he expects to play
In the Davis cup trials next week.
While Forest Hills is entertaining
the Nations male stars in two out
standing fixtures, leaders in the ranks
of the fair wielders of the racquet will
flock TO Rye, n. Y, for the annual
woman's New York State champion
ship, starting Monday at the West
chester Biltmore Club.
Helen Wills has entered the event
to defend her title against such we'll
known players as Elizabeth Ryan,
Mary X. Browne. Mrs. Molla B. Nal
lory. Eleanor Goss and Mrs. Marion
u. Jessup, with others.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
LACKS FIERY
ATTACK OF BEST DAYS

SEABRIGHT, N. D., August l.
At least four reasons for the sensa-
tional defeat of Little Bill" john
ston by DIR. George King in the
Seabright singles have been ad-
yanced by tennis critics.
While most observers point out
that the dimlnutive Californian
was under a handicap i'm just
having arrived from the West,
besides playing on slippery turf
after a week of clay court conn
petition, others assert there was a
conspicuous absence Of the fiery.
accurate attack always associated
with Johnston's best playing days.
To those who interpreted Little
Bills defeat as a further indication
of his decline from the heights,
Ii was apparent he did not have
the reserve to turn the tide at
critical moments. Likewise these
observers see the vanishing of
prospective rivalry between John
stOn and Vincent Richards, who
displaced the Californian i'm the
No. 2 ranking position last year.
The fact that DIR. King was ION"
his game, however, played no
small part i'm the upset, I'm the view
of other experts, who pointed out
that the New Workers. drives were
accurate and deadly enough to
have overcome almost any oppoSi-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
B. Y. P. u. WILL HOLD
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Entries for the first annual tennis
tournament of the Columbia fedora
ton of Baptist Young Peoples Unions
close with A. T.. Constantine, 2ll Ma
chinists' building, at 4 o'clock Monday.
Titles are to be decided in mems
singles and doubles, women's singles
and doubles and mixed doubles,
Play will begin on Monday, August
TO- at Henry and Potomac Park
courts with the finals being scheduled
for the following Saturday. John
Ruthven, president of the federation,
will present the prizes.
Besides the trophies and other
awards, the racketers will be playing
for places on the intercity team. which
is to represent the local organization
in meeting with Philadelphia early
in September. Arrangements for the
match with the Quaker City players
have been completed and plans for
engagements with teams from Hunt
ington, W. Va, and Brooklyn are
under way.
The tournament Is open to all Unions
whether members of the tennis league
or not. The remaining league matches
will be played Monday and Wednes-
dav afternoons at Potomac PARK
courts, Clarendon meeting First Bap-
tist Monday, and encountering Fa1tn
Baptist on "Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

half a stroke on dollar bet The
Texan took both wagers.
Now the last hole at Dallas is 455
yards in length up steep hill and
as Cooper is a long driver he stood
to win the bets easily, the gallery
thought. But despite Cooper's power
he got a drive only a yard and a
half longer than Dtegers and Leos
shot was for 230 yards.
Leo played first on the second
shots, with brassie, putting his ball
on the edge of the green, % feet
from the cup. Cooper's full brassie
was not so good and he was a bit
short of the green.
He ehipped stone dead for a birdie
4, however, and 1T was very much up
to Diegel. He responded by running
down his putt for an eagle 8, pocket
ing Cooper's 81.
When you consider that Leo's left
foot was completely off the ground
on each of his three plays--driver,
brassie and putter-you'll have to
agree with me that he Is the best
one-legged golfer in the world.
Two Wonderful Rounds.
If am not mistaken it was In 1929
that Diegel learned to do his one
legged stunt.
1t was a week prior to the national
open championship, which was sched-
uled to be played at the Skokie Club,
Chicago. Leo and l travelled over to
Detroit, which was his home town,
for a brief visit, While there we
went out to play the course of the
Detroit Country Club, one of the
toughest in America.
1t happened, however, that just
prior to this visit Leo had been in
an automobile accident which re-
suited in a painful sprain of his left
ankle. 1t was impossible for him to
take the usual position for playing
because he could bear no weight on
his left foot.
He solved the problem by standing
squarely on his right foot with only
the tip of his left foot touching the
ground to give him balance.
Every shot was played with this
stance. Leo astonished himself and
everybody else by shooting a 65,
breaking the course record by three
strokes.
Remember that this was on his
old home ground, where he had
learned to play golf. He never had
broken 70 there before.
All his game was fine. For in
stance, he used but 80 puts. But
his iron pitches wers wonderful and
frequently left him with compara-
lively easy puts.
That night we took the train for
Chicago to practice for the open. Leo
played a round at Skokie the next
day. favoring his ankle just as he had
done at Detroit. This time he went
around in Sc, breaking the record by
one stroke.
My recollection is that he took 30
puts on this round, too.
Everything considered, these ara
two of the most wonderful consecu-
tive rounds In the history Of golf.
Evening star., 1925-08-01


my profes sional engagements"
Dempsey's frank admission with re-
gard to casting kearns aside, after
his statement here recently that his
managers contract had still another
year to run and his allusion in the
telegram TO "a lot of money being in
volved," gave basis for speculation
as to whether the heavyweight cham
pion was compelled TO dip deeply into
his purse In order TO shake off Kearns.
Dempsey declared he had not yet
agreed to fight any one but Wills and
asked the Indulgence of the commits
sion in the matter of his delayed ap-
pearanCe before it, but he failed to set
forth his willingness to fight Wills
next July 1, as announced by his press
agent in Los Angeles,
Official action on the Dempsey case
Is expected to be taken by the board
next Tuesday. If definite information
showing that steps have been taken
10 bring about the Wills-Dempsey
fight is not presented at this meeting
the board may vote to recognize
Dempsey no longer as champion and
order an elimination series for the
title.
Anticipating that such a series
would likely to limited to Gene Tunney
and Harry Wills, Tex Rickard has al
ready begun negotiations for the bat
tie, to be staged this Fall. His terms
were accepted condftionally by man.
ayers of the fighters yesterday, but
RiCkard announced that further steps
by him to promote the bout depend on
the action of the commission next
Tuesday on Dempsey's case.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
BILL MEHLHORN TELLS:
When Diegel Played OFF One Leg and Won Bet

n of sights Dgel play
on one ns foot .....> 80. .-.
would bring him than
stroke his game
pulled exhibit
champion.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

The Forest Service men are work
ing hard every day, and they will be
there all Summer in their little groups
of tents. Timber may be heard falling
all day long and the sound of the
axe rings through the woods.
Are they cutting timber? Yes, but
not for lumber. They are cutting
down trees infested with an insect
which has killed them and is threat
ening other trees. The trees are the
immense yellow pine, and last sum-
nler the Forest Service cut down
2s,c50 of them. They were all dead.
The work is under the supervision of
expert entomologists. When tree is
cut down, the bark is removed. Under
the bark are squirming masses of
white, maggotlike bugs. These are
burned. TO prevent them from spread
ing to the other trees.
The bugs are killing many thou
sands of dollars worth of timber on
the Kaibab. But the Forest Service is
fighting valiantly. Out on that isolated
plateau, where there Is nobody to look
on, nobody to admire or to cheer, the
bug crew" is hard at work to save
the forest from what appeared to be
q sure fate.
On watching this work, one Is i'm
pressed with the seriousness and ear
nestness with which these foresters
work Their pay is never high, they
are ION their own" to a great extent,
and, as mentioned, their work is not
visible to the public. But, forest
ranger, extra hand, mule driver, and
trained scientist, they apply them.
selves to their work as though their
very lives depended upon 1t.
have noticed this attitude on many
occasions among the Forest Service
and Park Service men, and others who
work in the woods or mountains.
Their attitude is far different from
that of the city employe or of the Gov
ernment employees who sit at clerks
desks. I wonder why 1t Is. Perhaps 1t
Is because they are doing something
they like to do.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
D. C. NETMEN PAIRED
FOR MUNY TOURNEY

BALTIMORE, August 1.-Draw wings
have been made for the opening
rounds in both singles and doubles of
the national municipal tennis tourna-
ment. which opens Monday afternoon
on Clifton Park courts. Eighteen
cities will be represented.
Hugh c. Trigg, District of Columbia
singles champion. drew a bye in the
first round, but will meet Andrew
Maclachlan of Chester, pa. in the
second.
r. S, Considine and Maurice V.
O'Neill, Washington doubles winners,
are to encounter r. S. Flournoy and
w. ]. Hume of New Orleans in the
first round. The New Orleans team is
one of the two that were seeded.
An intercity match between Balti-
more and Philadelphia teams tomor-
row at Clifton courts will precede the
opening of the national event
Evening star., 1925-08-01
PUBLIC LINKS EVENT
DRAWS 100 GOLFERS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 1.-One hun
dred municipal-course golfers from all
sections of the country will have their
championship tournament at the Sal
isbury links, Garden City, n. Y, next
week.
For entertainment a trip to Coney
Island and a banquet on Monday have
already been arranged. Other plans
are under consideration.
The 80 low scores in medal play
rounds of IS holes on Tuesday and
Wednesday will qualify for match
play.
The fortunate golfers will then en-
ter upon the first and second rounds
of 18.hole match play Thursday, with
the third and semi-final rounds Fri
day. The finalists will go SO holes
Saturday.
New York will have s repre-
sentatives in the tourney, including
Richard Walsh, the 1923 champion,
while IL have entered from Chicago,
the list including Eddie Hasmann, re-
cent winner of the Ohio State cham
pionship.
The tournament will produce q new
title holder, the 1924 champion, Joe
Coble of Philadelphia. having turned
professional.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
DIEGEL ONE STROKE
IN FRONT OF HAGEN
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August Leo Diegel
of New York, defending his title as
Canadian open golf champion was one
stroke TO the good before the last half
of the f2.hole medal play began today
His total for 1S-hole rounds Thurs
day and Friday, which acted as
qualifying test and also counted
toward the title, was 69-75-l44. Next
to him was the redoubtable Walter
Hagen. in good position for one OF his
typical finishes, with 7l-74-145.
The four leaders were Americans, Is
next to Hagen were Mike Brady of
New York and Frank Sprogell of Sag
fnaw. Mich. each with 72-75-1F.
Nine Americans and three repre-
sentatives of the Dominion were in the
first dozen. Out in the danger zone
were the American champion, Willie
MacFarlane, with 1872, and Cyril
Walker. former champion, with one
stroke less.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
ROWING HONORS SPLIT.

ST, CATHARINES, Ontario, August
l R.-The Don Rowing Club of
Toronto and the West Side of Buffalo.
N. Y, shared top honors yesterday in
the second days racing in the regatta
of amateur oarsmen, each capturing
l3 points in 10 events. The Argonauts
of Toronto ran next. with 9, while
Detroit totaled Z.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
CAREY TAKES WESTERN
JUNIOR GOLF HON0RS

CHICAGO. August / LR.-Emerson
Carey, 19-year-old scion of a golfing
family of Hutchinson, Kans., is the
new western junior champion.
He won the crown by defeating
Fred s. Lyon of Pontiac, Ill.,, and
S, in the 36-hole final-his last fling at
the title.
He outdrOve his younger and lighter
opponent, who held on doggedly to the
last
Evening star., 1925-08-01
WILLS MAY BOX TUNNEY
IF DEMPSEY GO FLUNKS

NEW YORK, August l OR).-Nego-
ttations for a fight between Harry
Wills and Gene Tunney next Septem-
Der have been launched by Promoter
Tex Rickard.
Rickard announced that the bout
would depend on the action taken by
the New York Athletic Commission
next Tuesday. when the status of Jack
Dempsey is expected to be settled.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

bent, your hands and head being head
ed straight down at the water. Your
hands touch your ankles, and then
your body is Strengthened, the feet be-
ing thrown up SO that the body enters
the water In the customary straight
line position. except that you go
sraight down at right angles to the
water instead of entering at an
oblique angle farther in advance of
the springboard. 1t takes quick ma
nipulation of the body and you will
not be able to master 1t during your
first year of swimming and diving.
(The end)
Evening star., 1925-08-01


acquire and the
best way j know
of to get ii Is to
visit the profess
sional. T h ere
isn't a profess
siOnal anywhere
who doesn't know
how to sling his
wrists into the
hitting blow and
to impart the
knack to the
player is one of
the easiest tasks
he has. There
are a number of
things that pre-
vent CORE C {
wrist, or hand,
anxsn,, sn The fDr
Evening star., 1925-08-01

The match was at best ball and
Leo and I won by a score of about
up and 8 to go. But, of course, for
the gallery's sake. we played on
around.
Coming to the last hole, Leo made
Cooper a unique proposal. He offered
to play the hole on one foot with
Cooper on two feet on a nominal bet
of a dollar, or Harry could give him
Evening star., 1925-08-01
Dempsey to Be O,vn Manager
HELEN WILLS LOSES
TO ELIZABETH RYAN
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEABRIGHT. n. j.. August L.
Helen Wills of Berkeley, Calf, ma
tiOnal w0men's tennis champion,
was defeated today I'm straight sets
by Elizabeth Ryan of England and
California i'm the final w0men's
singles match Of the Seabright in.
yitation tournament. The scores
were 6-3. 6-3.
Evening star., 1925-08-01

ward swing, and while / can tell you
how to get this action, the pro.e,-
sional can see at glance what may
be preventing you from getting It.
Wrist and forearm rigjdity i'm the
back swing, taking the club back too
far, loosening the grip at the top, try
ing to hit too soon and trying to hit
with the body instead of with the
clubhead are few of the things that
interfere with correct wrist action.
tCopyrtght 1898.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
BIG RACE rs POSTPONED.

AURORA, ILL.,, August / @.-Be-
cause Of sloppy track yesterday the
$25, 900 American trotting derby, fea-
ture of the grand circuit meeting here,
has been postponed to next Thursday.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL HI. DIG,
President IEaak Walton League OF America.

the Kabab Plateau, 230 miles from the railroad the
Arizona north the Grand squads of Forest
campd The of the plateau holds of the
Evening star., 1925-08-01
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, Aur
gust 1.-The Potomac River was clear
and the Shenandoah was a little
muddy this morning.
Evening star., 1925-08-01
TITLEHOLDER SO INFORMS
NEW YORK BOXING BOARD
Declares Willingness Battle Wills, and Says He Has
Not Signed to Meet Any One Else, Reports
to Contrary.

n EW YORK, l-Accodng admission
the New York Athletic Jack Dempsey
S his
Dempsey explains
of Kearns
said "M Kearn knows that will hereafter for myself
Evening star., 1925-08-01
The Water
Nymph Club
BY Merze MaYUin Seeberger.
Copyright, 1880
No. 26-Jaekknife Dive.

Start the jackknife as a running or
standing dive. Spring high and not
so far as in other dives; throw your
arms up in diving position; as you
start in midair the body is sharply
Evening star., 1925-08-01
InsideG0lf
BY Chester Horton

What the ordinary golfer most needs
for 25 to so yards more from the tee
is the golf-Old knack of wrist action i'm
the forward swing. This Is easy to
Evening star., 1925-08-01
GREB STOPS BRYANT;
OTHER RING BATTLES

TULSA, Okla. August l CP.-Harry
Greb of Pittsburgh, world middleweight
champion, disposed of Otis Bryant of
Chicago in the third round last night.
Greb cuffed his oppopent at will.
Bryant took the count of nine sew
eral times before the fight ended.
At no time during the bout did
Greb have to show any of his skill.