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The Weather
Maximum yesterday 77
Minimum today 36
UNE
Predictions
Fair. Heavy frost In
morning. Warmer Saturday.
Dally Sixteenth Year.
Weekly Flfly-Klrsl Year.
MEDFORD, OUIXiOX, FIJI DAY, MAY 127, 19121
NO. 57
Medford Mail
TS FI n T
BIG TIMBER
TRACT SOLD
10 1. OLDS
87,500,000 Feet in Crater
Lake Forest Awarded to
Local Owner Pacific and
Eastern R. R. Deal Means
Tremendous Development
Medford's Lumber Industry.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 27. Iii
cretised development in Southern
Oregon will be u ditoct result of the
award nmdo to Allllnrd D. Olds of
,Medford by the forest service to !or
87,500.000 feet of tihiber in the Four
bit tract of tho Crater national park.
The salo, one of tho biggest for sev
eral years, was tentatively culminated
when Georgo Cecil, district forester,
oponcd tho bids yesterday morning at
tho new Postofflco building and made
the award to. Olds.
Situated 11 miles cast of Butte
Falls, tho eastern terminus of the Pa
cific '& Eastern railroad, which Olds
Is reported to huvo purchased re
cently, the stand consists of 81 per
cent Western yellow and sugar pine
Tho bid on tho yellow pine was $3.75
while that on tho remainder was 75
cents, Tho tract consists of 6300
acres.
Other-species of timber included are
white fir, Douglas fir and incense
cedar.
The contract makes it necessary for
the buyer to begin cutting operations
June 1, 1923, allowing two years in
which to erect necessary apparatus
and build a logging road. District
Forester Cecil said today the contract
would be formally awarded as soon as
satisfactory statement of Mr. Olds'
financial ability to carry out the terms
was furnished. He explained that this
was customary in all large timber con
tracts. He said It was not the practice of
his office to divulge whether there
were other bidders.
Facilties for lumbering are excel
lent, T. T. Mungcr of the forest serv
ice points out, for the country is of
gentle topography that makes it pos
slblo to log by what is known as horse
logging.
Tho expenditure of approximately
$238,000 to extend tho tracks of the
railroad to tho timbert site is one of
tho greatest costs. Tho total cost of
logging 1000 feet and delivering, at
Butte Falls Is estimated at $11.20.
From Butto Falls tho rail connection
goes direct to Medford, where it
makes.junctlun with the Southern Pa
cific. "When shown tho above dispatch to
day, G. L. Huhrninn, who represents
the M. D. Olds interests in Southern
Oregon, said . ho had no reason to
doubt the authenticity of tho report,
but the company had not been offic
ially Informed of the award.
"I am expecting Air. Olds in Mod
, ford within the next two months,"
snid Mr. Buhrnmn, "and at that time
ho will no doubt mnke. a public an
nouncement concerning ' . his plans.
Until then I havo nothing to, say, ex
cept that If wo have the timber, we
Jjwlll certainly cut It '-In fact, to hold
tho timber, wo will : hayo to begin
i 'operations on or before June, 1923."
For some time there have been ru
mors that tho Olds company, which
now owns tho Pacific and Eastern
railroad planned to build a large saw
mill in Medford, extend the P. & E.
to the yellow and sugar pine timber
tract, and go into lumber operations
on a large scale, and this dispatch
seems to substantiate this rumor defi
nitely. Mr. Olds Is ono of the larg
est timber operators in Michigan, has
extensive financial resources at his
command, and this deal will un
doubtedly mean that Medford will
soon be tho center of one of tho
- largest lumber producing sections in
the Htate.
The Brownlce plant, with a capac
ity of 150,000 feet a day, is now near
ing completion, and the Olds mill will
undoubtedly bo as large If not larger.
Certain freight considerations may
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OMAHA, Neb., May 27. Eddie
Kickenbaeker, American ace, arrived
here at 11:53 a. in., from Cheyenne,
Wyo., In an air mail plane.
CHEYEXXE, "W.VO., May 27. Ed
die Kickenbacker resumed his trans
continental flight from this city at 6
o'clocV thij morning as a passenger
In a mail plane piloted by C. V.
IMckup.
At Omaha Hiokenbaoker Intends to
Inke command nf the ship and drive
to Washington, nrrivlng there ftitur-
N. W. Radicals Plot
To Set Forest Fires
To Make a Cleanup
SPOKA'XK. May 27. To ro
Bist what they declare are plots
on the part of radicals of the
Pacific northwest to set fires in
the forests, department of jus
tice officials here today an
nounced organization of a force
of state and federal officers to
cooperate with forest service of
ficials tA protect standing timber
during the forest fire season.
Unemployment among woods
workers, it was believed by de
partment 'of justice officials
making the announcement has
given rise to plans among radi
cals to provide work for them
selves as fire fighters by setting
fires. By this means, they de
clared, it is planned to "make a
stake of money, food and other
supplies to provide against fur
ther unemployment.
CAMBRIDGE, Massi, May 27 The
athletes of Harvard university com
peting on their own grounds today led
a field of 29 colleges in qualification
for the final competitions tomorrow
in the annual inter-collegiate track
and field championship meeting. Tho
small group of athletes who crossed
tho country to carry the colors of
California on eastern fields tied with
tho University of Pennsylvania for
second rank in the qualification
rounds. Each advanced ten men, Cali
fornia's strength being distributed
through nine of tho 'eleven events,
while Pennsylvania's was bunched in
seven.
Leland Stanford, with an even smal
ler group of contestants, was high In
the day's rankings, placing seven men
in the same group with Princeton and
Cornell. Yale with nine did not en
tirely come up to expectations, while
Penn State with eight, made an unex
pectedly strong showing. Competition
was keen hut developed no records.
SEEN WEDNESDAY
CENTRAMA, Wasli., May 27. A
woman, believed to be Mrs. Kate E.
Mahoney, for whom Seattle pollco
havo instituted a natlon-wido search
was a passenger on a train out of
hero May 25, leaving the train at
Aberdeen, Wash., according to po
lice here. The woman was identified
from a published photograph by Bert
Tabor, a Centralla hotel man, police
said. According to Tabor, sho was
accompanied by two other women.
SEATTLE, May 27. James E. Ma
honey, held here on n chargo of first
degree forgery while a search Is being
conducted for his necond wife, Mrs.
Kato Mahoney, who disappeared last
April, wag married to his first wife
in Tncoma, eight years ngo, and sub
sequently divorced. Mrs. Nora Ma
honey, mother of the prisoner, Is
quoted as admitting in an Interview
printed In the Times today.
J
MASON CITY, la., May 27. Build
ings on a half doen farms were blown
away and at least one man lost his life
in a tornado which late yesterday
afternoon swept a path almost a quar
ter of a mile wide between Plymouth
and Manly. Wires are down and it
has been impossible to learn the full
I extent of the damage wrought.
AT
IN MAIL PLANE
dny night. Before taking off this
morning IUckenbacker Inspected the
machine he wrecked Inst night.
Examination of the ground where
he landed gave evidence of a good
landing mad near the center of the
field. After touching the ground
his ship ran about 800 feet before it
smashed into a gully, wrecking his
landing gear.
Officials -declared today that the
flaming "T" placed for guidance at
the end of the field was improperly
located, causing llit-kenbai-kcr to land
his ship tail to t lie wind.
OF
HONESTY. HALTS
Mitt
Judge Gary Declares Full Re
turn to Prosperity Will Be
Slow Until Principles Com
mon Honesty and Decency
Are Applied.
NEW YORK, May 27. Full return
to satisfactory business conditions
will be slow until the minority of busl
ness men and working men who have
ignored the principles of common hon
esty are aroused to tho necessity of
Bound and decent standards of con
duct, according to Elbert H. Gary,
chairman of the United States Sloel
corporation.
Speaking today before the American
Iron and Steel institute, of which he is
president, Mr. Gary said the American
people are not buying enough to sup
ply themselves fully with the ordinary
comforts of life, although they have
the disKs!tlon and the means to do so.
This, he explained, was duo lo the
opinion of the purchasing public that
there has not beeu complete and pro
per readjustments of prices.
"There is an abundance of new busi
ness," ho said, "with both ability and
Inclination to place it, waiting for fur
titer adjustments which will put costs
of living, selling prices, wage rates
and other general incomes on a rela
tive parity.
Courage and Patience
"Patience, courage and a fair dispo
sition will bring satisfactory condi
tions In due time."
Present steel selling prices, Mr.
Gary declared, will not permit a re
duction until wages are further de
creased. It would he unjust, he said,
to further reduce wage rates before
tho costs of living are lowered.
Retail price's for many commodities
are much too high, declared Mr. Gary,
adding that without justification work
men's wages havo been advanced thru
ro-classlflcation so as to designate
them as skilled men.
"I think," he continued, "there has
been and still is charged and collected
for certain commodities unreasonable
and unfair, if not extortionate, prices.
They apply to particular linos and per.
sons.
"The vast majority of business men
and working men are sincere and fair
uui mere is pernaps unu always win
be a part that ignore the principles of
common honesty."
He urged that the observance and
enforcement of law be insisted upon
throughout tho world as a necessity to
tho Improvement of the genoral situa
tion. The speaker asserted that one of
tho most hopeful signs of the times
was the apparent disposition of the
present administration at Washington
to aid rather than obstruct tho natural
and legitimate procgress of business.
WASHINGTON, May 27 Oregon
grew in population In the last ten-year
period 110,62-1. Women increased
greatly in the count during the decade.
The details of the population as
compared with ten years ago, as an
nounced by the census bureau follows:
The tolal population of the state.
783,389, comprises 416,334 males and
367,050 females. The corresponding
figures for 1910 were: Total, 672,765;
males 384,265, females 288,500.
During the decado the total popula
tion Increased by 16.4 per cent, the
male population by 8.3 por cent and
the female population by 27.2 per cent.
SECY. OF MAVY TO
WASHINGTON, May 27. Secretary
of the Navy Denby says that he would
lie able to decide tentatively as to the
dates for his Alaskan and western trip
in a few days.
On his return from the Alaskan In
spection it Is his plan to visit the ports
of the Pacific and spend as much time
as possible in each of the larger cen
ters.
Tentatively he will begin at Seattle
and follow with his visits to Portland,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and San
IMcgo in the order named,
DISREGARD
J. A. Stillman Denies
Divorce Settlement,
Will Continue Fight
NEW YORK, .May 2 7. Conn-
sol Tor James A. Stillman, New
York banker, today issued u
:- statement denying they had tak-
en any part in negotiations for
settlement 'of the divorce action
he has brought against tho
former Fifl Potter.
Cornelius J. Sullivan of conn- 4-
sol for Mr. Stillman, explained
that it was the banker's inten-
tion to go ahead with his fight
for divorce. The next hearing,
he said, would be held In Pough-
kecpsie, June 1 and 2, before
Referee Daniel J. Glcnsou, as
scheduled.
U. S. FLEET MAY
BE LOCATED IN
PACIFIGOCEAN
Negotiations On Foot to Have
English Navy Police Atlantic
Allowing Entire U. S. Fleet
to Concentrate Off the
Pacific Coast.
WASHINTON, Muy 27 (Tek-Krum
Washington Bureau) An informal,
but none the less definite understand
ing is being approached by which tin;
entiro United States navy may bo per
manently concentrated In tho Pacific
to guard the commerce of that great
theater of commerce, while the At
lantic will be policed by the fighting
craft of Croat Britain.
This proposed arrangement is pre
dicted on advances made by the Brit
ish government v and has received
much encouragement at tho hands of
the new administration.
Xov' lp to Hughes.
Just how far it has progressed none
in authority will say, but It 1h known
that tho propusal to place tno
fighting craft of the United Ht'ites
navy in Pacific wutoro awaits only
tho sanction of Secretary of Btatrs
Hughes and that thin depend? upon
tho progress of tho mutual under
sinnding between tho United Ktnted
and Great Britain.
Orders have boon fKuod l,y the
navy dopartv.icnt to the Tt'iinosKen.
newest and finest of tho battleships,
to Join tho Pacific fleet as soon as
practical and the last word In fighting
ships will soon bo with the Now Mex
ico and tho other units of thu Pa
cific armada.
World's Best Ship.
Tho Tennessee wfll reach the West
coast through the Panamn canal and
should be nt her position station with
in a few weeks.
This movement Is lndop.-mdcnt of
orders to transfer tho Atlantic tb.-et
to the I'ncific which tiro cxiiectud lit
an early dale. i
BASEBALL SCORES
National
R. II. K.
Cincinnati 4 10 2
Pittsburg 5 9 4
Batteries: Rixey and Hargrave;
Cooper and Schmidt.
New York 9 12 1
Boston 8 16 1
Batteries: Barnes, Ryan, Toncy and
Snyder; Leo Townsend, Scott, llaxton
Oesch'ger and Gowdy, Gibson.
Brooklyn B 13 :
Philadelphia 0 9 1
Batteries: Grimes and O. Mlllei
Smith, Bnjjjngartnur and llruggy.
St. Louis . 10 10 2
Chicago 7 15 0
Batteries: Doak, Sherdel and Clem
on, Dllhoefer; Alexander, Freeman,
Jones and O'Farrell. .
American
,R. H. E.
Chicago 3 8 0
Detroit 18 3
Batteries: Faber and Yaran; Leon
ard and Iiasslcr. (10 innings.)
New York 11 18 2
Washington 4 10 2
Batteries: Hoyt and Schang; Zach
ary, Schacht, Shaw and Charrity.
Tariff Bill Signed
WASHINGTON, May 27 The emer
gency tariff bill wan signed late today
by President Harding. s
The new law will become effective
tomorrow. It will affect for a six
months period most farm products and
carries a provision, designed to pre
vent the dumping nf foreign goods In
lliis country.
SECOND TRIAL
E
TO
Woman Defendant Tells a
Frank and Straight Forward
Story On the Stand Lilji-
quest Closes Argument for
the State.
Closing arguments In the retrial of
Mrs. Myrtle W. Hlukoley, charged
with malfeasnnco In office while
county treasurer, began In the cir
cuit, court this morning, after the
defendant had testified in her own
behalf the only witness for tho de
fouso. The cuso wont to tho Jury this
afternoon.
'Mrs. Blakeloy -testified as to her
conduct of tho office, and was cross
examined by Assistant Attorney
General l.iljenulst In detail, upon
technical points. .Mrs. Biakelcy tes
tlfied that ono time sho was forced
to take $10,000 in currency to her
homo," because there was no safe
place to keop It. She was visibly ox
clted by tho ordeal, and answored all
questions hurriedly, sometimes before
her attorney could register objec
tions. Sho told a candid and sin
cere Btory of her official career.
District Attorney Moore in his
opening statement to the Jury said
that thoro hud beeu a technical vio
lation of the law, and that tho "de
fendant had admitted her guilt on
the witness stnnd."
Attorney Giib Newnury for the de-
fenso declnrod that no moral crime
bad been committed, "but becnuso of
an unusual situation, this little wo
man is drnggod into court, and con
fronted with the possibility of a
prison torm." Ho doclared "that not
a county treasurer In tho stato of
Oregon but what could bo Indicted
under the Bumo law." lie said it was
'ridiculous," and thut Mrs. Blake-
ley "for a paltry $100 a month hnnd-
led a million and a half dollors
yeai' for Jackson county Without a
blot on her good nnmo und efficien
cy."
It was also contonded that tho
slate had fulled in Its case, and thnt
tho method of handling county funds
was fnultq. Attorney 'N'owhury also
ridiculed tho claim that "tho busi
ness nf JackHon county had boon Im
paired, by Mrs. lllakoley's acts. In
closing his appeal Attorney Newbury
asked the Jury "to extend to tho lit
tle woman on trial consideration for
public service well rendered," and
"return a brond minded verdict, tem
pered by morcy."
Attorney LHJoqulst closed for tho
state and told tho jury that "ho cumo
only as a duty," and 't'o be fair and
Impartial allko to state and defense."
His argument was devoted entirely to
a discussion of tho legal phases of
tho case.
Thursday's Session
At tho Thursday afternoon! session
of tho circuit court, four witnosscB lor
the state testified In tho ro-tl'lnl of
Mrs. Myrtlo W. Blakeloy, former coun
ty treasurer, charged with ful feasance
in office.
About tho testimony of E. M. Wil
son, public accountant of this city, a
storm of objections nnd spirited cross
examination centered most of the
afternoon. Wilson was called to give
expert testimony on the conditions
nnd methods employed In the books of
the treasurer's office during tho re
gime of Mrs. Illakelcy. On direct tes
timony ho testified that "about one
third of the total county funds were In
the Bank of Jacksonville."
"Can you teBtlfy from the records
not your imagination that one cent
of the-money In the Bank of Jackson
ville belonged to Jackson county,"
asked Attorney Gus Newbury for the
defense iiion cross examination.
The witness answered "yes," nnd
the defense attorney retorted "Then
show It to me, so I can point It out to
every man on tho Jury."
The witness was unable to do this
except in a general way, and brought
from Attorney Newbury the surmise:
"You can read, can't you, Mr. Wilson?"
Defense It Cautioned ,
spirited exchange followed, the
court cautioning tho defense counsel.
Efforts to Induce the witness to admit
"that he was drawing on his Imagina
tion, and something he bad conjured
up In his own mind," failed.
The state questioned the witness at
great length rclutlve to the dlstribu
Hon of county funds, and read from s
report he had made from the books of
the treasurer's office, In August, 1920.
The contention of the defense was
that the money belonged lo the vari
ous departments of Jackson county,
but not to Jackson county as a cor
poration as alleged. Mr. Wilson was
on the stand for to hours, and his
questioning Involved complicated
points of law and accounting.
The first witness culled after a day
BLAKELEY
A
GOES
JURY
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Continued Rise of
Columbia Threatens
Disastrous Flood
PORTLAND, Ore., May 27.
Continued slow rise of the Col-
umhia and lower AVIUanietto
was forecast today by the woath-
er bureau, with stage of 23.3
here Monday. Reports from the
upper Columbia this morning
showed further slight rise and
there was a rise of four-tenths
roported in tho Snuke river.
V
VANCOUVER, Wash., May
27. Rising water of the Colum-
bia today washed 'out six feet
on ono sldo of a cattlo run
through tho embankment of an
industrial road and paralleling
" " """ v
',"nh "l"? f tll.'oa1 witln tw0
feet of the road's surface. The
county engineer repaired tho
damage with several loads of
gravel.
Authorities said that a rlso of
a foot moro in tho river would
cause considerable damage.
E
Thu Intent roHiilt (if tho Brent utini
uliitinn in inliilDK hitereHt tn Jose
phlnn und .lueltNon rountles brought
about by tho rich dlHcovery of, ihfi
MoHWoll mi no In tho Sucker Creek
Hcctlon, and which It bringing hero
nilnlnff men, from nil over lo proHpect
tho hills ofl Southern Oregon, is tho
formation of tho Howell KxtenHion
(iolcl Minen company in which Mod
ford and CirnntH Patm Men are inter
ested, together with A. M. Knnpp, of
Sun 1'YunciHco. who in u mining man
of 25 years experience.
Mr. Knnpp has Just returned to
Modford from Carson City where he
took preparatory stops to incorporate
tho IJoswell Extension Gold Minos
company, final papers for which will
bo mailed tiuturduy. Interested with
him in. tho company aro the Pago
Hrossler corporation of Medford;
CJorgo S. Harton, president of tho IJos
well company: II. I. Norton, presi
dnnt of tho Kirst National bnnk of
Orunts Puss, and John Hroeding of
CJ rants Pass.
Tills new concern, which will bo a
close corporation has purchased and
paid for deeds to six claims linmo
dlately adjoining tho Hoswoll mlno
and extending to tho Cohen mines,
owned and being developed by Se
attlo men. In theso six claims tho
men Interested bollevo they havo tho
niothor lode that fed all tho rich
placer territory In tho Illinois river
section. Theso clnims consist of
what is known ns tho "old Wlmor
proporty,' und tho "old Hcaglo
brothers property."
Tho claims adjoin tho Hoswell mlno
and It Is claimed the snmo rich oro
ledge, If not a far richer one, runs
through them, and extends to tho Co
hen mine, where the first gold in
Southern Oregon was discovered In
1847. .
Tho new corporation plans to push
development work nnd block out a
largo ton nngo. of oro before construct
ing a reduction plant.
rtOSERUIU; Ore., May 27. Abo
Olvons, aged 48, a homesteader, was
found murdered In his cabin at No
fog, abovo Peel, this morning. The
slayer, according to reports to the
sheriff's office, had tried unsuccess
fully to burn th0 body. Officers are
reported to be Investigating tho move
ments of a stranger who had been in
tho neighborhood.
Caravans of camels passing through
AfKhanlstan sometimes number 120,000
lad on beasts.
HUNTER WINS GOLF CH1P1IP; ;;
SMOTHERING GRAHAM BY TWELVE UP
HOYLAKK. May 27. (By the As
sociated Press) W. I. Hunter of
Wulmer and Klngsdown won the Brit
ish amateur Rolf championship here
today. In the It 6 -hole finals Hunter
defeated Allan Graham, Hoyal Liver
pool In a' one-sided match by 12 up
and 1 1 to play.
HOVLAKK, May 27. W. I. Hunter
tho young golfer of Walmer nnd
Kingfldown, raced away from Allen
Graham of the Hoyal Liverpool club
In the first half of their match today
fop tho British amateur golf cham
pionship, lie completed tho lttth
BERGDOLL
PROPERTY
' IS SEIZED
U. S. Alien Property Custodian
Springs Surprise By Taking
Over Slacker's Property in
U. S. A., Valued at $850,000
Grover Will Have to Work
or Come Home.
PHILADELPHIA, May 27. All of
tho property in this city of Grover
C. Hergdoll, convicted draft evador
und army deserter, now in Germany,
valued at about $850,000 was seized
today by Colonel Thomas W. Miller,
alien property custodian of tho United
States. It consists of real estate and
money on deposit in four locul bank
ing institutions.
Tho property was held by Mrs.
Emma C. Hergdoll, Grover's mother,
under a power of attorney.
Tho seizure, Colonel ' Miller -announced,
was by direction of tha
president and under the authority o
tho trading with tho enemy act. K
is tho first seizure since June 1019.
Accompanied by Major Vincent. A,
Carroll, his personal attorney, Colonel
Miller seized tho "Hergdoll castle" on
the outskirts of this city where Mrs.
iiergdull lives. This property was
left to 'Grovor by his fathor.1 Mrs.
Hergdoll owns a resldonco in the city
in a section locally known as "Hrow-
ytown." . . ' ,
President Schmldeheisor - of the
Oergdoll Browing company was se'v-
ed with a similar order tlcing t.p
Grover's holdings in that company.
It is expected tho seizure will cut
off nil funds Grover may. bo receiv
ing from the United States und ;h row.
him upon his own resources In Ger
many. Held As Enemy.
WASHINGTON, May 27 Grover
Hergdoll, by reason of his escape, to
Germany Is now held by the Ameri
can govornmont to bo " an 'ftnoijiy'
within tho meaning of the "trading
with tho onomy act." This Is explain-:
ed in a statement by Thomas H. Mil
ler, alien, property custodian, . which
was made public today at his office
horo. ' v - J-
"This move has been In contempla
tion for aoveral weeks and has been
tho subjects of conferences between
tho president, tho attorney general,
and tho ullon property custodian' tho
statement said. ,
"Tho stato department has amend
ed tho genoral war trade board II
censo of October 2, 1920, which per
mitted Hergdoll to enjoy the benefit
of his property in this country.
"Hergdoll, in addition to his other
crimes against this country by reason
of his evasion of the draft laws and
subsequent escape Is today an enemy
under tho trading with the enemy act. '
Tho intention of the alien property
custodian Is to administer tho prop
orty seized today as thnt of Any other
onemy's until congress directs what
disposition is to bo mnde of the enemy
property in tho hands of the cus
todian." 1 .. - -
THYE WRESTLES MILLER
TO DECISION TONIGHT
LOS ANGELES, May 27. Ted
Thye, claimant or the middleweight
wrestling championship, and .Walter
Miller, aspirant for the . title, .will
meet in a bout at the Los Angeled
athletic club tonight. Conditions qt
the match call for a decision by
Judgos at the end of three hours ot
wrestling, if a fall should not be
scored within that time.-
Tho men recently wrestled to a
draw.
Mail Under Wins,
BELMONT PARK, N. Y.. May 27.
The Metropolitan handicap at one
milo, the first big event of the local
racing season, was won here- today
by Mad Matter. ' '.:::;
hole nine up. He had been six up nt
tho ninth hole.
In the afternoon, play Graham's
ball, at the third hole struck a spec
tator. Hunter played the hole beau
tifully and won It four against five,,
making him oleven up. Hunter wot.
the seventh In a fine three against
Graham's four and with it won the
match, inflicting a record defeat on
ah opponent In the final tor the ama
teur championship.
Graham's play was adversely af
fected by tho sudden grave Illness o
his father who is not expected to re -cover