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Evening star., 1936-04-11
MAC SMITH LAST
TO DESERT WOOD
Veterans Old Sticks May
Be Given to U. S. G. A.
Links Museum.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

ME last nOlQOut LOT WOODEN SOlI
shafts finally has come around
to the side of the stcel-Shaft
u addicts. Long years after most
of the pros gave up hickory shafts for
steel in the kits which enable them
to hand Old Man Par trouncing al
most every time they start, Macdonald
Smith, the 46-year-old Carnoustie
Scot, finally has gone to the steel
shafts Mac" was the last of the
standpatters, holdover from the days
when there was no such thing as
steel shaft, and now search as you
will you won't be able to ind among
the more prominent competitors in
any major golf championship man
using wooden shafts.
Barnett, Mcleod Succumb.
DOB BARNETT and Fred Mcleod,
last of the holdoutS tor wood
around Washington, have been using
steel for many months but Mac"
Smith held out longer than any top
notch pro against the steel shaft. For
the last half dozen years Smith has
been the only prominent competitor
with a chance to win who stuck with
wooden shafts. And had he been able
to produce putting streak or a scor-
ing streak over the last day at any one
of the last half dozen open champion
ships he might have won his long
delayed major title.
At the age of As years Mac Smith is
far past the age when golfers win
major titles in the fast competition of
today Fred Mcleod doesn't think he
will play any better with steel, but
the new American citizen Who holds
down the pro berth at Columbia (they
used TO call him the Columbia Scott
is going to watch the progress of
Smith in the 1886 tournaments with
more than passing interest. Mac was
the last of the boys to stick with
wooden shafts" Freddie says He
stayed with wood because he thought
wood was the proper material for golf
club shafts and because it gave him
the feel he wanted. Now that he has
gone to steel it will be very interesting
to me to see how he scores"
May Give Clubs to Museum.
ERED himself has a set of Mac"
Smith wooden clubs with wooden
shafts which he never has Used. He
might present 'em to the q. S. G. A.
for its new golf museum, for they rep
resent just about the last efforts of a
great clubmaker on the wooden shaft
side-the final production Of the last
great golfer to hold out fo- the old
methods.
In the bulky golf kits of many of
the masters of today you will find an
occasional wooden shaft. a beloved
relic of the days when all shafts were
of hickory, retained now 20 play
certain type of shot. But wood gen.
orally has disappeared under vast
wave of steel. and the golf KIT of today.
with its sleek, thin-shafted irons, re-
sembles the best production Of black
smith shop. It's the end of an era
when Mac Smith goes to steel, and the
kid golfers of tomorrow won't know
the feel of sweetly hit shot from a
wooden shaft
Evening star., 1936-04-11
WESTRAaGllT OEE TD1E TEE
% by w. R. Me CALLuM
BY w. R. ms CALLuM

one made on all the layouts around
Washington. They always do.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
HARTFORD.

Totals ----- 617 541 536-1. 1894
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Greatest Single Sculler
Was Also the Tiniest

Edward Hanlan, probably the great
est single sculler who ever lived, also
was one of the smallest. He was five
feet eight inches tall and rOwed best
when weighing 152 pounds. Hanlan
came from Toronto, was one of the
best liked oarsmen Of all time, and was
called "Canadas Boy in Blue" That
last was because he always wore a
blue shirt and cap while racing.
The first recorded international boat
race participated in by American oars
men took place in 1924 near Hoboken.
Then four New York Harbor men cas-
lily beat a picked crew from the
Thames. More than $4,000 people wit
messed the race and later the winners
presented their boat to General Lafay-
cite.
Walter Okeson, chairman of the in
tercoIlegiate rules committee which
looks down upon such carvings on
nowadays, was one of the earliest pro-
fessionaI football players. In the late
ZOOS, when the pay for play business
was not as well organized as now, he
played with the Latrobe (Pa.) club.
Frank Ives, one of the most celebrat-
ed of billiard champions, also starred
as baseball catcher, bike rider, roller
skater and horseman. Perhaps his
keen eyesight was the most remark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Shanghai: Market Place for
Half Of the People of China

what more modern and progressive
than Nantao.
1.-THE foreign settlements consti-
tute the focus of Shanghai. particu-
larry among foreigners. for in them
have been loosed the remarkable in
centives and expanding forces that
have built this modern seaport.
The so-called American settlement
was incorporated with the British in
1868 and Is known as the Interna.
tional Settlement. The French have
chosen to remain apart, and admin
lister their own concession. The ad-
miniStration of the International
Settlement has been a unique ex-
pertinent. The municipal council or
governing body is composed of a
group of members elected by the
taxpayers of American, British, Jap,
anese and Chinese nationalities.
There are IS members. The settle
ment has 100000 people. Paving,
policing, planning-a multitude of
tasks-face the paternal body which.
gratis, guards the interests of inter
national Shanghai. Seventeen other
men handle the affairs of the French
concession"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Medals Couldn't Take
Away Thorpe's Victories

Let US try again. There is the story
of the Indian who won a trunkful of
medals and cups at the Olympic games
in 1912 Later it was discovered that
he had played while competing against
these amateurs of all nations. He was
ordered to return his prizes.
Newspapers of the day carried tear
full columns about this decision of the
overlords of amateur sport. Friends
attempted to sympathize with him over
the loss of awards greater than those
that ever had come to any athlete. Jim
Thorpe peered through beady eyes,
noted all this hullabaloo and was gen.
timely surprised.
"What are you making so much of
fuss about?" he asked the mourners.
"Yeah, know those cups and things
looked pretty and they would have
been nice to have around the house,
but what of it?"
"Yes, JIM" his we'll meaning friends
persisted. But think of what those
things meant. They were tokens of
victory and you never can have the
chance to win them again. They -"
And so on and on.
Thorpe listened, frowned and was
silent. II is said that Indians never
reveal their thoughts by the express
sions on their faces. So his friends
may have been wondering what was
going on behind those high, copper
oh dur
moments of silence. But they did not
have to wait long. Thorpe stretched
out one long arm, pointed at them and
spoke.
81 finished first In those events,
didn't II" he asked. II proved that I
was the best of them all, didn't 1?
Well, then, what do / need with a lot
of trimmings? You don't think that
I'm going to forget all that, do you?"
This is story without a moral, but
the world being what it isl hope
1t has some uses.
The thirty seven-year-oId Cecil Walk
err is the oldest of the bike stars now
racing. A native of Australia, he has
held the American sprint title three
times.
Tip to Discovery-Be careful of the
| jinx that hounds gee-gees that go over
| the mountains. Remember, as the San
| ia Anita Handicap draws near, that
even the mighty Sun Beau and Equi-
poise met defeat when they did too
much travelling from East to West :.
When basketball was first played three
consecutive fouls were counted as a
goal for the opposing team :. Tino
| Reboli, the twenty-one-year-ol pride
of Newark now performing In the bike
races, is an altar boy. He serves mass
regularly in a Newark church.
In spite of baIlyhoo to the contrary
| that very eminent and capable assist
ant football coach will not desert New
York. One very good reason is that he
receives tidy $500 for his present
Job, while the average price for head
coaches throughout the country is
$1,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06

What if you d. wear a forty-siXi
No need to sacrifice femininity on that
account, for frock with gracious,
slimming lines cal make you look as
young as you feel. Why not choose
an easy pattern with surplice bodice
for your next "a: home" style-like
the one sketched today? Simplicity
is the keynote Of those sweeping
lines that outline the collarless, sur
plice yoke. The slenderizing effect
carries right on down into the skirt
"a clever piece of designing, we'd
say!
Pattern 5000 may be ordered only
in sizes 16, Is, %, "a, SO, 50, 40, ~,
A and 46. Size 38 requires 35s yards
SO inch fabric. Complete, dia-
grammed sew chart included.
SEND FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
or stamps (coins preferred) for this
pattern. Be sure to write plainly
your NAME. ADDRESS, STYLE
NUMBER and SIZE.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 232 w. Eight
zenith ST., New York, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
200,000,000 Inhabitants of
the Yangtze Basin Make
Business for City.

A new 130-mile highway recently
opened between Shanghai and Hang
chow forms a modern link between
the famous Chinese seaport and the
vast Yangtze basin of which 1t Is the
leading market.
ut is doubtful whether there Is
another extensive region of wealth
in all the world where the people
depend to as great an extent upon a
single market as do the inhabitants
of the Yangtze basin upon Shang-
hal" SAYS a bulletin from the Wash
ington Cd. c. headquarters of the Ma
tional Geographic society. Approx
imately 2OO,OOO.0OO people. half Of
the population of China, live in the
fertile area. Their needs, beyond
those supplied directly by the prod
ucts of their own hands. make bust
ness for Shanghai.
Mixture of East and West.
Though living and growing by
the commerce of the Yangtze, Shang-
hal is not actually on that great
waterway. 1t is located, instead,
some Is miles up the murky Whang-
poo, a tributary OF the YangtZe.
even before setting foot on the
spacious, bustling Bund, the traveller,
who has pictured Shanghai in his
mind as a typical Chinese city, is
bewildered by its cosmopolitan at
mosphere. Foreign commerce has
had much to do with delivering the
city from the Whangpoo marshes.
Clusters of mating covered SAM
pans and the gaudy bows of clumsy
junks lend an aspect of the Orient
to the river panorama, but they
mingle with motor boats and steam.
boats of the latest design.
Rose Out of Whangpoo Flats.
'"The skyline marks Shanghars
waterfront also breathes an atmos-
phere of the West. Until the turn of
this century, low commodious Chinese
buildings of two and three stories
served the majority of the business
concerns, but the Introduction of
excellentiy equipped modern offices
has initiated a period of extensive
building. The tendency of the city's
building program has been skyward
in the last few years because of con-
gestion in the business areas brought
about by meteoric trade expansion.
"A short walk from new Shang-
hal. however. demonstrates to the
traveller that the city has not dis
carded all things Oriental. In the
Nantao district, on the southwest
side, one can readily imagine that
conditions have been little altered
since the first foreign firm marked
out its business site in the muddy
WhangpOO flats.
"The Chapel district, which re-
Gently was place of world interes'
when it was the battle ground dur
ing the Sino-Japanese incident. also
Is a native quarter. but 1t is some
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
His Job and Memories
Are Enough for Ex-Pug

Not so long ago I passed the office
of great newspaper. At the side en-
trance where trucks were gathered to
carry away the first editions, a tall
man was standing, cap tugged down
over caulifowered ear. As the match
fiared to light his cigarette, it revealed
his twisted nose.
had not seen him for years, had
wondered what had happened to him.
We stood there in the shadows and
talked about a career that once had
been revealed in the brightest light of
the headlines.
kid" I said. "Are you unhappy?
Do you wish you had it to do all over
again, so that you might be cham
pion?"
The tall man erunted, then peered
at me through redeemed eyeids that
had come into contact with thudding
fists all too often in those later days
when the shadows were creeping per-
sistentIy about him.
Hugh, you sports writers think Of
the darnedest things" he answered.
Il got job, amt I? And was pref
ty good when was up there, wasn't I?
Sure I was. Anybody'u tell you that"
He paused. Perhaps he was think
ing about a past not so far distant.
Then he pursed thick lips and hit a
target ten feet away.
DWELL then" he said. "Why should
be unhappy? Even if ! wasn't cham
pion and even if it is quite likely that
could lick most of these mugs who're
around today, what of it? smacked
over some of the best, and that's
enough for any man. You can't have
everything"
Since most people have forgotten
about him anyhow there is no real rea-
son why his name should be hidden
under the title of "Kid." But prom
Use is promise, and So
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06

able of all, though. Old-timers recall
that, when at the race track watching
horses line up half a mile away, he
could spot his colors instantly, while
his companions peered vainly through
high-powered glasses.
The British open golf championship
was played at Hoylake in 1913 in a
hard rain coupled with driving wind.
This doubling up of the weather is
perhaps the severest test known to a
golfer. J. FL. Taylor played more than
300 shots during the Y holes and was
in the rough only once. Naturally he
won his fifth championship even
though two of his competitors were
those other all-time greats, Harry Var
don and Jim Braid.
Whippets, most famous of racing
dogs, came into existence 100 years
ago when English fanciers crossed a
terrier with greyhound. One of them,
Capperbank, once dashed 200 yards in
eleven and half seconds. That is al
the rate of thirty-six miles per hour.
Although he always hit, threw and
did almost everything else left-handed
Babe Ruth continues to sign his name
with his right paw.
In 1924 the University of North Car
DINA basketball team led for thirty
nine minutes (plus few seconds) oil
the forty minutes to play. But the Tai
Heels lost by goal to University oil
Mississippi.
Glass dismissed.
Although the pro football season wal
bad in Boston the Redskins only hat
to use $1,000 worth of red ink. Thi,
was because of the fat price obtaine,
when Bill Sheppard, former Western
Maryland star, was sold to Detroit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Toy Railroading Is Rapid
Growing Hobby Among Men

Playing with toy railroads is. to-
day one of the fastest> growing hob
bies among men in the United States.
Nearly every large city has its
miniature railro ad society whose
members own elaborate systems rang
ing in cost from about $50 for small
electric lines to $4,000 for real
models which run under their own
steam over a mile of track, hauling
ten tons at 80 miles an hour.-CoL
lier's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
A Careless One

He-YOu're good at conundrums,
try this one.
She-Sure, go ahead.
He-Take away my first letter,
take away my second letter, take
away all my letters, and I am still
the same. What am l?
She-That's easy. You're a mail
Observation-Disclosures Medical Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Mr.. D.-He's shifted that Job to me
ever since | married you.
My Error
Eyes, But See Not

"My dear, sir. you flatter me by
lingering to hear the remainder of my
tale when the other passengers dashed
away at the sound of the dinner bell"
said the long-winded tourist to his one
remaining listener.
What Has the dinner bell rung?"
asked the other, as he jumped to his
feet and dashed toward the dining
room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Poor Burglar

Chief-While was out with some
of the boys the other night burglar
broke into our house.
Yeoman-Did he get anything?
Chief-I'n say he did-my wife
thought it was me coming home
Pennsylvania Keystone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
1HIIN. *

Can't Eat EN- and Have EN-
go on, Johnny, eat up your crusts.
There may come a day when you'll
be glad of them"
80. K. Then I'll save 'em till
then"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Our Own Short Story

Shelf wishes came true, what
would be your first?
He-I would wish-ah, If / only
dared to tell you.
She-Go on, go on. What do you
suppose / brought up wishing for?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Dew Tell

Teacher-Who knows where dew
comes from?
BOy-The earth turns so fast it
perspires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
So What's He to Do?

"Are you in the habit of speaking
to girls you don't know"
'Yes. The girls l do know won't
speak to me. "-Answers Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
g new forK Post.-WNU oeTVVCo'
While Cops Chased
Him, Frank James
Was Star of Turf
THE class in history.
@ New York Post.-wNU Service.

-
Frank James, brother and partner
Of the more celebrated Jesse. had a
long and successful career on the turf.
One year, while the gendarmes were
conducting a nationwide search for
him, he raced string of horses on the
Tennessee tracks, and even rode a few
winners in races open only to gentle
men jockeys.
Later, after he had adjusted certain
banking, railroad and homicide mat
tiers with the state of Missouri, he be-
came an eminent betting commission
er. For several seasons be operated
at Old Guttenburg course near Wee
hawken and handled wagers for some
of the most distinguished improvers Of
the breed.
Tod Sloan, probably the greatest of
all American jockeys, weighed less
than go pounds when he rode his first
race on an important track. That was
at Latonia in 1888.
One of the first Of the American
heavyweight champions (this was in
the bare knuckle days) was an escaped
convict from Australia. One of his
noted contemporaries ended in Jail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Skipped His Tub

Old Lady to Old Tar-EXcuse me
do those tattoo marks wash off?
Old Tar can't say, lady.-Stray
Stories Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Prof Knew Doc

Doctor Guberpea-An awful lot of
girls are stuck on me.
Professor Cornpone-They must be
an awful lot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
Still Missing

Hubby Il miss the old cuspidor since
It's gone.
Wifey-You missed it before-that's
why it's gone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
That's Something

"Do you have much variety at
your boarding house?" "Well, we
have three different names for the
meals. "-Tit-Bits Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06
THIS is a story without a moral.

THIS is a story without a moral.
but
Once a great magazine commissioned
me to do an article about self-made
man who was at the head of a business
enterprise capitalized at many mil
lions of dollars. II seemed like an easy
assignment and yet more than month
elapsed before the story was assem-
bIed.
There was a reason. Although he is
lucky when he breaks 100 at golf, this
man once had made hole in one. So
he spent the evenings talking about
that ace.
"Why shouldn't | talk about it?" he
asked each time tried to change the
subject Suppose | am the head of
milIion-doIlar corporation. So are lots
of other people, but" and here his
voice always took on a new note
show many people ever made hole
In one?"
There was no use In pointing out
that boiling out in one stroke from the
cup was a matter of luck and that the
odds are perhaps a million to one that
it can happen to him again. 1t was
triumph that set him apart from 9TH
ers, he could talk about it and be hap
by. No theorist could take that away
from him.
Somehow-even though this often Is
tabled as a world given over much to
vain regrets suspect that there are
numerous others who feel the same
way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06

after killing a policeman. A third
spent years in Jail for robbery and as
sault but was released so that he might
fight Brooklyn politician for the title.
Bob Fitzsimmons fought for the first
time in 1880 when he knocked out four
opponent to win an elimination tourna-
ment and become "Amateur Champion
of New Zealand" His last fight was
In 1914. In the meanwhile he had
been heavyweight champion of the
world for two years and middleweight
champion for six.
Greatest Single Sculler
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-15
GLACIER COUNTY
~ Glacier County Abstract
Co.,, Out Bank, Mont.
AssTGNMENT OF INTEREST IN
T.
OIL WELL

Stewart and Knudson to Hattie ~
Anderson, 1ee I SAG In SE3sM3 A -o--o
Option attached to purchase same ,t aio 'I,s
in No. well fr same price. $?1O Plus
S}5 for equipment, out of prduction' anu
S250 month for expense .
Bod tewart and Edwin knudson % %
Jack Warner and Jean warner 70 "a ~
s7sgs sE3sWa 1926. anne terms as
Sam Same Nath Toeckes, go OF sIAgo
SEasw4 1926. same terms as hirst ohis
same 10 George Wilson or Agnes Wilsn
1eS ar S7ag6 SE4SW5 1876. Same terms
as first above recited. ,,.r.,,av
Same to Charlotte or Alex MaeOa sl,l-s, y
ia Of STAe6 SE4SW4 1-52-O. Salhes VeAAi0
as first above recited. - o-1oz
anne TO George Toeckes, lSo OF SAG
SE1SW3 1926. Sames terms as. Alis'
above recited. - 20 e7loL
sESsW4 1925 Same terms as first
any, Cecil Hannah to The First st Bank
and 1870 interest IN Emma M sI ITiSsTi
lease 1, G l. rage 90 e1@
lf HslSa Porter. The First st Bank
9 and 1891 interest in Emma Britton
lease sw4SE4 14-34-6 !, 4 = rage
o2'; sEMoRANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Daniel milestone to DIR. Peter Potter
Agrees TO assign lease on Lot !, -, -.
1o-32-e. for $500, and 6lSe over riolhs
~.
OIL AND GAS LEAE No.
r. p Breese ct TX, to Montana rowe n g
Gas Company. NW4 1855; SM4 5l,St-9i
( yrs. 18th Well by Oct. u, 1880 OF
s160 for g months
AMENDMENT TO OIL LEASE
Peter G. Ruetten ct ux { santa hItn
on ana Gas Co Amends lease Desween
WiIIiam j. shannon ct ux and santa
Rita M& G Co., 4, & = rage
4sO to make positive the term reserVlns
Oni' AssTGNsENTs OF ROYALTY
Olive H. Keup ct con, to -. "a; Park VI
is of 1cs NW4 WiNE3 NW4SEa NJ
sw3 % Lots 2, 8, 4, Sec. y Lots J. =
Olive II. Keup ct con to J, =: Hupp'
IA Of 1es WaSw3 % BASE3 2S-SSS.
Olive II. Keup ct con TO J. II. McCourt'
IA OF 1et waSw4 n E3SE3 2s-SS-o.
II s. Frisbee to L. +. McCurdy 10
Marie and d. W. Hagerty to L. r.
Mc(urdy, 10 NJ 9-34-6
Montana Power Gas Company 70 Jn .ll4
Connolly. II Of 1ss NlNWa stSWt
NO.; Montana Power Gas Company toaiarie
Julia Connolly, IA Of 10 NANWt Il
Sa anne Patrick connolly 505 of 10 Ma
NW4 Z SaSW5 $685..
same to Michael Connolly $50 OF 80
N1NWz g. 1916.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-15
OUR MAIL BAG

Butte, Montana, Aug. 10, 1885
Mr.. o. /. DeSchon
Montana Oil and Mining Journal
Great Falls, Montana
Dear Mr.. DeSchon:
Congratulations on your editor
ial. use Montana Engineers on
Montana Properties" To my office
each year come many Out-of-state
engineers and geologists, looking
for properties They are invariably
unfamiliar with the country and the
conditions under which mining must
be done. It often takes them weeks
to accumulate the information that
already exists in our files. ! have
always been very liberal with ma
terial which l have collected at my
own expense. When one considers
the money-saving that would De
made by using local engineers TOT
examinations, and the elimination
of travelling expense and the expense
of wasted time, it is appalling.
Yours sincerely,
PAUL A. SCHAFER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-08-15
THREE MORE OIL

tIonUHaed EF0m Fa8e UneJ
G. A. Bodmar, Agent, Government
No. 4, CSL SWA SEA 14-3e-6W
drilling, 26l5.
Hole-TribaI 124 No. 4. Lot 2, Sec.
1-32-S6W, drilling, $500.
KfncheIoe- HanlOn-state No. 2, NE
NEH NEA 36-33-6W, drilling 2775.
Montana POwer-Miller No. 2, C..
SWA NEH 32-33-5W, drilling 2S65.
Patterson-C hatterton No. 4, Sc
corner S2-32-6W. drilling, 80.
Patterson-Simero No. 4, SEA
SEA 1-33-6W, drilling 1925.
Steel Creek-Tarant No. 4, NV u
SWA 19-34-5W, fishing, 2775.
Tarranf-ReichOff No. 4, Lot Il,