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Evening star., 1926-12-08
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
OF ARMY PRAISED
Efficient Commercial Opera
tionS Reported at Meeting
Under MacMider.

The business organization of the
War Department yesterday was given
= clean bill of health for efficiency of
operations and intelligent planning at
"a meeting of the business council of
tho department, which last March
was called into being by Col. Hanford
MacNider. Assistant Secretary OF
sWar, shortly after he assumed office,
as a means of forming liaison be-
tween the general staff and the com
mercial world upon which the Army
must depend for its supplies.
This session, which was held at the
Army War College. Washington Bar
racks, was attended by nearly 200 in
dustrial leaders, high officials of the
War Department, the general staff
and studeAt officers Of the college.
Maj Gen Hanson Ely, president of
the War College. presided, and with
him on the speakers platform were
Mr.. MacNider, and r. Trubee Dawson,
Assistant Secretary of War for avia-
tion. and Maj. Gen. Summerall, chief
of staff.
Procurement Officers Lauded.
Speakers declared that after con-
siderable study of the methods en-
-ployed in various divisions of the
War Department they had no rec
concentrations for changes in the
interest of added efficiency. They
praised highly the Intelligence of Off
GERS in the purchasing and planning
division. They emphasized the bene-
fits of Standardization of products, of
mass buying, prompt payment of
bills by the Government and of con-
ferences by Government chiefs with
leaders of the commercial world.
In opening the conference Mr..
MacNider declared that the conference
with the business leaders had proved
to be- Of "immeaspablo assistance"
TO the department in its work of cur
rent procurement and war planning.
lie said it was his plan to make it
as easy as possible for the CONNER
cial interests of the country to do
business with the Government, and
ne said that he had every reason to
believe that the department was now
on a. sound and efficient basis.
Gen. Ely Makes Address.
An opening address was delivered
by Gen. Ely in which he paid tribute
10 Col. MacNider both for his service
in France and his efforts to increase
the efficiency Of the purchasing divi-
sion of the War Department.
Among speakers who reported on
their study of the Department S
procurement methods We're: Col.
William A. Starrett, contractor, of
New York: Lieut.. Col. f. S. Dicllin-
son, president of a medical supply
concern of Rutherford, N. j.; Brig.
Gen. s. II. Wolfe. a consulting actu-
AIRY of New York, who reported on
the finance division of the War De.
lDartment, and Col. s. NJ. FELTON,, chair
man of the board of the Chicago Great
Western Railroad, who spoke on the
Engineer Corps.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
SHIP FIRE is DENIED.
Freighter West Kasson Emitted
Fumes Suggesting Blaze.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 8 ()
The San Francisco Office Of w. r.,
Grace & Co.. steamship operators. de.
MED last night that the freighter West
Kasson was af1re at sea, as reported
during the day. 1t was explained that
chemical action in the silver and lead
concentrates that form the vessels
cargo caused fumes to arise which
erroneously gave the impression that
there was a fire aboard the ship.
The freighter is en- route to San
Pedro and was 1927 miles south of
that port last night.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

. AT the present rate of consumption
according to an expert, the world S
supply Of oil will be exhausted in
about 20 years.
Evening star., 1926-12-08
Film Stars to Live Together,

LOS ANGELES, December s (P.-
Two houses cannot be maintained as
cheaply as one, is the conclusions of
Lew Cody and Mabel Normand, film
stars, who, since their marriage sew
eral weeks ago, have continued to live
in their separate establishments in
Beverly Hills, having breakfast and
dinner together several times each
week. Yesterday Cody moved into his
wife's house and posted a for sale"
sign on his own.
Evening star., 1926-12-08

The bee seldom lives longer than 35
days in Summer, though veterans
aged 80 days have been recorded. .
Evening star., 1926-08-05
D. C. PLAYERS AGAIN
SCORE IN TOURNEY

CUMBERLAND, Md. August s.
Washington players will figure prom
inentIy today in both frs and second
round matches of the mems singles
In the Allegheny Mountains cham
pionship at the Cumberland Country
Club courts. as well as I'm the women's
singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Tom Mangan, who received a de-
fault yesterday from l.. Friend. a
local player, win play in the second
round of the singles today, and with
Frances Krucoff of Washington. will
figure in the mixed doubles. Owen
Howenstein advanced to the third
round in the singles yesterday. first
defeating George Henderson. local net
man, 81, 6-l, and later taking the
measure OF Bill Oswald. ranking
Cumberland star, i'm brilliant match
by the close scores. SIS, So. How
enstein is entered in the mixed
doubles with Sarah Wright of Frost.
burg. Thad Benton scored over a
local player in his first encounter.
DooIey Mitchell. Gwynn King. vii.
liam Buchanan. A. o. White. Carter
Baum. Robert Burwell and Paul Hard
ing were slated to meet their first op-
ponents today.
Play in the women's singles has
reached the semi-finals. with Frances
krucoff meeting COrinne Frazier in
the upper bracket, and Heloise Beebe
of Baltimore. opposing Mrs. Deloyd
Thompson of Washington, Pa.
Miss krucoff advanced TO the semi
finals by virtue of her victory over
Ruth Curran of Washington, 6-o,
GO.
Corinne Frazier took her position
opposite Miss Krucoff by eliminating
Virginia Clinedinst, 6-1. 6--3. Miss
Beebe defeated Mrs. Rudolph Rebold.
ranking Cumberland racketer, 1-6.
6-1, liz.
Gwynn King and Bess Shearer of
Cumberland, who hold the mixed
doubles title. advanced to the second
round by defeating Paul Harding and
Corinne Frazier, both of Washington.
60, "a.
Phoebe Moorhead and Carter Baum
won their first mixed doubles en-
counter from Henderson and Miss
Garrett of Cumberland. 6-3. 60.
Marjorie Wooden is paired with Bob
Burwell in the mixed doubles. They
will play today.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Harada against the Spanish interna-
tionalist, Manuel Alfonso, who ad-
vanced at the expense of A. II.
Chaplin, jr., Of Springfield, Mass,
4-6, 60, 6-1.
Hunters quarter final victory over
Brian /. C. Norton of San Antonio,
was. one of the most desperately
fought matches of the tournament.
The Johnston who played yesterday
was the same player who bowed to
DR.. George King on the opening day
of the tournament last year. The eX-
treme heat of the three days of play
had left Johnston in weakened
state, entirely lacking in vitality and
unable to put any punch in his
stroking.
Woefully erratic in control, slow in
his work, and making little effort to
get to shots in remote territory. John.
ston fought losing battle to hold off
arada's more paceful and accurate
drives in the drawn-out first set.
steadied down in the second to check
the tiring Japanese's attack with pass
ing shots and then wilted completely
in the third set, in which he got only
six points.
In the dressing room after the
match Johnston was anything but de!
pressed. The heat, he stated, had
been too much for him. He had no
pep.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
PLYE WILL NOT NAME
RIVALS FOR SUZANNE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, August 5.-The sporting
newspaper L'Auto has pressed Charles
Pyle, the American sports promoter
who has contracted with Suzanne
Lenglen for series Of professional
matches in America. to learn with
whom the French girl will play.
1t says, however. that it has OBJ
rained from Pyle nothing more defi-
mite than an assurance that her op-
ponents will be renowned players.
performers worthy of her racquet and
that they were not European players.
According to L'Auto, Pyle an
nounced that within month a plan
would be worked out for a profes-
sional tennis association and added he
hoped TO overcome the prejudices of
lawn tennis associations against open
meets, as in golf, with both amateurs
and professionals playing.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Boyer and Cole were in the seven
players who tied for three places at
155 in the field of 32 to qualify. Boyer
won in the playoff, and Cole, the
Washington public links champion,
was eliminated.
Boyer had an so in the first round
of the qualifying test and shot a 75
yesterday TO tie for one of the last
three places. Cole, who started with a
79, shot a rs yesterday, to score 155.
Washington's team took tenth place
in the competition for the Harding
cup. competed for by four-man teams
from a score of cities. Chicago's brill
liant team, led by Gus Fetz. won the
event with a 36-hole aggregate of COS,
three shots in front of the Gil shot by
the New York team. New York pro-
duced the medalist, however in the
person of Dick Walsh of the Scottish
American Club. who duplicated his
previous round of 73 yesterday to nose
out w. d. Martin, jr., of Buffalo by
one shot, with a 36-hole aggregate of
146.
Cox finished nine shots back of the
155 required to qualify. with score
of 164, while Miller's total of 167 left
him hopelessly in the rear.
Kaufman, Boger's opponent in the
first round today, is considered the
best of the public links golfers in
Pittsburgh. He, is traffic policeman
in the Smoky City and has been an
outstanding figure in national public
links tournaments for the last five
years.
Those Who Qualified.
B. 3: 4 4 Marlin Msrttn. fsT SSffaIS York e i4tss
Evening star., 1926-08-05
EAST-WEST TEAMS
PAIRINGS GIVEN OUT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Asseiated Press.
NEW YORK. August William
T. Tilden and William NJ. Johnston,
finalists in the national tennis cham
pionships for four successive years.
will meet for the first time this sea
son next week in the annual East
West matches at Forest Hills, n. Y.
Tilden will play No. j position on
the Eastern teams and will be sup
ported by. Vincent Richards and three
other leading players. Richards will
oppose the foe he vanquished at Sea
Bright yesterday, Edward @, Chand-
Ter, intercollege champion from the
University Of California.
Other singles matches scheduled
are: Manuel Alfonso, East, VS.. Gran
ston Holman, West: A. II. Chaplin, jr.,
East, VS.. Lionel Ogden. West; DIR.
George King or Francis T. Hunter.
East, VS.. Philip Neer. West. In the
doubles. Richards and either X. Nor
ris Williams or Hunter will face
Johnston and Chandler. The matches
will be played on Friday and Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Florida. In England Hagen tri-
umphed over his foremost British pro-
fessional rival. Abe Mitchell. in an
other ~ hole battle, but his latest vic
tory, in the Eastern open champion
ship, was at stroke competition and
included a record breaking card of
1872 for the first 36 holes of the test.
Altogether. since winning his first
American open crown in 1914 Hagen
has played in Ga open tournaments
of major importance here and abroad.
winning "a of them. Thus he has
emerged triumphant on an average
of better than once in every three
tournament efforts. He has taken 81
golf title from every country except
Canada. He has won the champion
ship of the Professional Golfers AS.
socia@.on of America for the past two
years. match play affair-and will
defend hAA title in September at the
Salisbury Club, Long Island.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
Re Hagen Ade Golf Dutfe Chandler Has Bright Tennis Fuhu
FRIENDS OF LENGLEN
REGRET HER PRO STEP

By the Associated Press.
NICE, France, August 4.--Su-
zanne Lenglen's determination to
enter the professional tennis ranks
is not very popular In tennis cir.
cIes here, where the French ace so
often has shown her skill.
Many of SuSanne's friends In
Nice tennis circles are inclined to
blame her for deserting the anna
teur ranks.
The management of the Nice
club, however, say they intend to
arrange matches for Mile. Lenglen
when she returns from her trip to
the United States,
Papa Lenglen was formerly gen.
eral secretary of this club.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

and Tom Stow have played on the
courts of this club since they first be-
came interested in tennis.
Is can remember having watched
them play when i first became a
member of the club myself, and hav
ing admired their games. which were
unusually good for juniors. The jun
ior members of this club have abund-
ant opportunity for instruction and
practice. For a number of years Mr..
William c. Fuller has been on the
board and the head of the
Junior committee II is due. in large
part to his genuine and untiring in
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Ihe pace or his shots. together with
their steadiness. can be counted on
to overwhelm any player who is the
least bit erratic or who has any weak
points at all In his game. Even now
there are few players who can consist.
entity win from him. He is a really
dangerous opponent for the two or
three OF the best players Of TODAY.
Ana he is yet to see his twenty-fi first
birthday.
Mr.. Chandler probably will he seen
mere often on Eastern courts from
now on where he is planning to CON
tinue MS studies in law at Harvard.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

ut is important to remember that
the little ball will wait patiently on
the tee until we hit it.
THE average golfer swings as II
he were afraid the ball Is going to
run away. 1t Is a remarkable thing
that many base bah players accustom'
ed to hitting at swiftly thrown ball.
hurled with the intent to deceive, are
much more nervous when facing an
innocent little golf ball that has no
other motive but TO sit still and await
it's masters pleasure.
Sees No Difference.
Hagen was reminded that many
critics have declared him q better
hatcher than medal player.
That Is one thing I'd like TO set
golfers right on" he declared. THE
idea that there is any difference be-
tween match and medal play always
has amused me. There's only one
kind of golf, and that is hitting a
ball from tee 10 green and holding
out in the cup. | play medal play
always, that is, in the sense of al
ways going out after pars instead of
trying to match shots with an OPP
ponent There is only one time in
match play when one should take no
tice of his opponent, and that is on
the green, where it is necessary TO
know whether one should go for the
cup or play safe.
"It is an admission of weakness for
golfer to insist that he cannot play
match golf If he Is an expert stroke
player, because he always has the
privilege cf playing medal play golf
in ma tches.
Personally, / can look back with
more pleasure on my medal play
rounds in open championships than
match play because most of my sue
cess has been in stroke competitions,
where one has the entire field to fight
instead of one man"
Has Made Great Record.
4 study of Hagen's record supports
the view that his main triumphs have
been in stroke competition, although
1t also is true that some of his most
brilliant victories have been at match
play. Earlier this year, for instance,
he trounced the recent king of golf,
Bobby Jones, BY the margin of II up
and II to go in 72hole match in
Evening star., 1926-08-05
GIRLS ARE CONTESTlNG
IN FINAL OF DOUBLES

Esther Bales and Virginia Jones
meet Ruby Riley and Evelyn Ager to-
day at Montrose playground in the
final round of doubles in the annual
tennis tourney.
Miss Bales won by default from
Dorothy Miller yesterday in the sim
giles, while Miss Jones defeated
Frances Kerr 6-4, Go
Priscilla Woodley reached the final
round in the Happy Hollow play
ground singles by defeating Louise
Romero 6--2, 60.
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Miss Goss is one of the most power.
full drivers among Americas woman
players The victor in this net duel
will be called upon tomorrow to meet
either Elizabeth Ryan or Mrs. Molla
B. Mallory, Miss Wills leading
American challengers for the title.
Observers believe Vincent Richards
will gain a second leg on the Sea-
bright bowl While William NJ. John
ston was furnished the surprise by
losing yesterday to a combined at
tack Of intense heat and Takeitchi
Harada's cleverly angled drives, by
10--8, 2-6, SO, Richards was smoth
ering The opposition of Edward G..
Chandler, intercollegiate champion,
by decisive scores of 6-2, 6-3.
Richards scored the only straight
Evening star., 1926-08-05

terest, that the younger players have
had so much encouragement.
Mr.. Chandler's tennis is interesting
to watch. 1t is brilliant, yet steady
and heady. II always is apparent that
he is thinking player This is only
natural. He became a Phi Beta
Kappa in his Junior year in college,
and was graduated this spring with
the highest scholarship standing of
his class, which numbered into the
thousands.
Mr.. Chandler needs tournament play
more than anything else. He has not
had the time as yet for the many
matches which are so important in
giving experience to the tournament
player.
tCopyright 1921
Evening star., 1926-08-05

Jock and l met in the finals of the
first +. G. A. tournament ever held.
Jock set off like a race horse. and
tried 10 gallop along with him. We
covered the course in the astonishing
time of something like an hour and a
half, but where Jock was used to that
sort of thing l got into all kinds of
trouble, hurried my shots and, of
course, lost the match. That taught
me to take it easier and study out the
shots and many problems that pre-
sent themselves through the fairways
and on the greens.
Should Never Let-up.
Another good lesson 1 learned
early" HageSwent on. was at Garden
City in the r. G.. A. war-relief tour
nament, in which l was beaten by
Jerry Trayers, one of the best am
ateurs that ever held a golf club. l
was two up on him at the ninth, and
Jerry seemed to be playing ragged
golf. His tee shots We're uncertain
and he was struggling to keep up.
/ figured l had the match won, but
Jerry suddenly came to life and beat
me out.
1T is a bad idea to figure a match
won until it is over. The last putt
may be the deciding factor. I de-
served defeat at the hands of both
Hutchison and Travers in the two
instances ! have told of. but | was
able TO profit by them both.
1t has been these qualities of tax
ing it easy and taking nothing for
granted plus keen determination and
a rare ability to rise to his greatest
heights in emergencies that have lifted
Hagen to the pre-eminent position
he holds among the worlds foremost
professionals.
Aided by these factors over a span
of a dozen years in major tournament
competition, Hagen has established
himself as the greatest pinch hit
ter" in the game, one o. the most col
orful and spectacular players that golf
has ever known. He has won more
''open titles" shattered more records
and staged more f1ourishing finishes
for victories in that period than any
other competitor. "Hagen's finish" or
the links has become as famous to the
sports world of today as was Galri-
sons in horse racing years ago.
Has Fine Temperament.
Neither the widest rushes of the
galleries nor the most exciting of sit
uations apparently ever ruffie the even
tempo of Hagen's shot-making or de-
tract his attention from the main pur-
pose in Manipulating the game. He
has a record of never having been
beaten in play-off for an important
title and many of his greatest tri-
umphs have found him calm and con-
centrating, oblivious to the nerve
wracking elements in situations which
have caused many another star to
''blow up"
On thousands who have followed
Hagen's sensational course he has left
an indelible impression of this seren-
ity, evident not only in the deliberate
character of this game, but also in. his
personal appearance. Always hatless
and debonair, Hagen reflects the fash
ion plate of the links, from natty
socks, carefully creased "plus-fours'
Evening star., 1926-08-05

and brightly hued sweaters TO his
glistening. perfectly parted black hair
AT the same time the man who an.
nually makes more than President s
salary for taking part in champion
ships and exhibition matches regards
golf more as a pleasure than bust
ness. fact which his friends believe
is largely responsible for his un.
precedented success. Hagen leaves all
business arrangements TO his manager
or his associates in various enter.
prises, while he directs his own in
terest to the game. getting the full
benefit of the sport and in it as we'll
as the competitive thrill.
Relaxation Is Essential.
What other advice would you give
buffers besides urging relaxation %
Hagen was asked.
There are lot of things to be con-
sidered besides hitting the ball." he
replied, but unless we unbend and re-
lax they are not worth bothering with.
/ might suggest some of the funda-
mentals, such as following through,
keeping the head down, standing with
the feet fairly well apart. going back
slowly, and. most important of all, let.
ting the club do the work instead of
forcing it.
This is where buffers also fail and
it is a fault akin to stiffening the
muscles. In the anxiety TO kill the
ball many players start with body
movement before the clubhead has
come in contact with the ball The
result of this usually is a slice or a
ball pushed out to the right.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
DESTINED TO BE CHAMPION.
Is VIEW OF HELEN WILLS
Woman Titleholder Believes Californians Brilliant,
But Steady and Heady Game Ultimately Will
Give Him High Ranking on Courts
BY HELEN WILLS.

Mess all the fail destined become
champion within This California
VINO already holds the intercollegiate championship
out tins as Of the promising younger
game ms style OF play his showing
h as one who is on his the highest Spring
e aonal championship
re came out victorious the doubles with
otne young player from the University
M chande has developed He good
net as back A
orehand and backhand swift sure and decisive b vorr , rJ
controlled. 0r' - ~ 'pN~AS anu "''
Evening star., 1926-08-05

lie mas Just been
graduated fro m
the University of
California. Any
one who knows
where Mr.. Chand-
Ter learned his ten
mis- thinks natu-
rally not only of
the university, but
of the Berkeley
Tennis Club. Last
year all of the
y ! a y e s on the
university I e a m
were members of
this small club.
This year two of
the players came
from there. Ed
ward CHA n dIaY
Evening star., 1926-08-05
S2-YEAR.OLD MAN VICTOR.

BUFFALO. August GP.-Youth
conquered old age in the international
lawn bowling tournament at Della
ware Park here. when G.. w. Nc
Clure of Buffalo defeated Alex Brown
of Toronto, Is to 13. Mcclure is 80
years old and Brown is IS.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
BOCER LONE ID. C.. GOLFER
LEFT In MUNY TOURNEY

II UFFALO N Y, August 5The sole survivor the
* Capital who qualifying round
of the public links championship here TuesdayJohn
the the
Charles W. William
J. Miller,
in
Evening star., 1926-08-05

No other tobacco is like Prince Albert.
Buy tidy red tin, throw back the hinged
lid and breathe deeply of its wonderful
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and fragrant as the breeze from an old
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Why be satisfied with less than per-
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tobacco that has brought pleasure to so
many men that it is known as the National
Joy Smoke. Load up and light up. Your
face will light up with the smile that P. A.
regulars know SO well.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
you've
been
missing
something
n

SOME chaps are satisfied with their
homemade radio set until they hear
bigger and better set at their neighbor's.
It's much the same with tobacco. You
may think your present brand is the last
word. But, until you smoke Prince
Albert, you don't know how good that
pipe ca, taste!
Among the biggest boosters this grand
old tobacco has are the converts who
figured: sMaybe I'm not getting all my
pipe can give me in deep-down smoke
satisfaction. I'm going to try P. A." They
did try Prince Albert and they've stuck.
Tear leaf out Of their book.
Evening star., 1926-08-05
HARADA BEATS JOHNSTON;
HEAT GETS" LITTLE BILL
By the Associated Press.

n 5-A pucky fight
championship confronted Helen Wills
- Seabrght invitation
through preliminary her
appendicitis months France But her matches
thorough which called
New York her the sem-hna
round.
Evening star., 1926-08-05


EW YORK August 5Th in golf struggling to
break 1907 make long stride their will
follow the advice of less authority
relax The American professional champion
the thing that golfer should
ing full well the advantage of loose muscles
become stiff poker when they about hit the ba
This shots than other
the professional *
through the
as the most helpful all hints he give TO the Hagen
remarkable
champion the takes than Hagen