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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-12-03
FOREWORD

This story is one of the series which
appeared in the Muscular several
years ago, while Arthur l.. Stone was
editor of that paper. These stories
constituted a Sunday feature for a
year, and were later published in
book form. Mr.. Stone is now dean
of the school of journalism at the
University of Montana and is re-
garded as one of the most noted
historians of the Northwest His
stories are authentic and accurate.
Much of the data was obtained by
Dean Stone through personal inter
views with eariy-day pioneers and
famous Indian chieftains.-The Edi-
tor.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
STOCKSONDEAD
CENTER, SAYS
SPECTATOR
Halt of Hoover Boom Gains
Lost and Support or Slip
! Is Due Today, Expert Holds
BY THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-The
market enters todays session deli
cately balanced on the line of
demarcation between the up and
down trend, with more than aver
age importance attached to the
movements of stocks.
Chart students point out that
If the improvement in sentiment
which came about as a result Of
the new Hoover plan is not to be
dissipated, present reactionary
tendencies must be Immediately
checked.
The rally which started at the
85 level in the Dow-JoneS indus
trials and carried to 109 for an
advance of "a points, could lose
One-half of this gain without in
dicating that the upward trend
had been changed.
In other words the market
could fall back as far as 81,
where it stands today, and then
turn up without impairing the
recent upward movement. Fail.
ure to meet support here there
fore, would completely upset the
"apple cart"
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Financial History Record
Set During September

not to demand additional bonus
payments. Mr.. SwOpe presented
his plan for StabiliZing indus
trial employment. Japan car
ried forward hOstilities against
China.
"After eight years of negOtia-
tiOnS the Eastern railroads
agreed on plans for four great
merged systems. Early in Oc-
tOber the President presented
his plans for credit expansion.
"PaSt experience shows that
we do not. often have months
characterized by as much i'm
pOrtant news as WIS September,
and we never have many
months in succession that pro-
duce so much bad news"
Colonel Ayres added that re
peatedly in the past the final de
clines of long depreSSions have
been marked by just such cumu
lative groupings of unfa7orable
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
INSURANCE
FIRMS MERGE

Directors of Globe Insurance
Company of America and Of Re
public Fire Insurance Company
of America have unanimously ap-
proved proposal to merge the
two companies, subject 20 the ap-
proval of the stockholders and of
the Commissioner of Insurance
of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. The Globe Insurance
Company was incorporated in 1862
and the Republic Fire Insurance
Company in 1871.
The consolidated company will
be known as Globe and Republic
Insurance Company of America.
1t will operate under the man.
agement of Corroon & Reynolds,
Inc, New York. R. A. Corroon
will be the chairman of the board
and N. A. Weed will be president.
Combined statement Of the two
companies December 81, 1880,
showed assets of $9,095.616; liza
bilities of $5,281,5 ,548, including
premium reserve of $4,423,077,
and capital and surplus of $3,-
814,O67.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

CLEVELAND, Oct. Is Q.N.SD
Numerous important business de-
velopmentS in the nation and
world during September were
shadowed by a series of new low
records in prices and production,
Col. Leonard P. AyreS, vice PreSi-
dent OF the Cleveland Trust Com
pany and noted economist, said
in his monthly business bulletin
today.
Few months in financial his
tory have produced more i'm
portant business developments
than during September of 1881;
Ayres said:
Great Britain went off t-e
gold basis for her money, and
was followed by a number of
other nations. The United
States Steel Corporation an
nOunced a wage cut, and large
numbers of other companies
have followed the example.
The American Legion voted
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
OCTOBER AUT0'B|G LOANS MADE
OUTPUT LOW OPERATIVES

A total of 118 farmers cooper
ative marketing institutions bor-
rowed from the twelve Federal
intermediate Credit Banks, since
they were organized in 1923, a
total of more than $500, 900 900,
according to Charles r. Dunn,
fiscal agent for the banks in New
York.
The co-operatives' membership
exceeded 100000 individuals.
On September L the banks had
commodity loans outstanding
amounting to 51,478,914, COM
pared with $55, 5,364,815 a year
earlier.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

DETROIT. Oct. 14.-Probabil-
tiles are October will mark the
low point in automobile produc-
tion this year, and it is reason
ably certain also establish a new
low for monthly output since
1922.
Preliminary estimate based on
present production plans indi-
Gates an October output of not
over 10000 cars and trucks. In
January, 1922, the industry
turned out 94,192 units, which
was followed by an advance to
1852 units in February that
year.
Production has never since
fallen below that figure, although
it was closely approached in De-
cember. 1929, when production
in the United States and Canada
was 125,502 cars and trucks.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
GAINS
IN BUSINESS
LISTED
Car Loadings, Factory Jobs,
Bank CIearings, Commodity
Prices Better, Says Haney
BY LEWIS HANEY,
Director New York University, Bureau
Of Business Research

BY LEWIS HANEY,
Director New York University, Bureau
Of Business Research
How is business? A fair general
summary is about as follows:
Fundamentals have changed but
little, and the momentum of the
recession has probably carried
business activity a little lower,
considering the season.
But sentiment" has improved,
and there is a more general feel
ing that we are seeing the worst.
Hopes Growing
Hopes are growing that the new
showing of leadership may stem
the tide of recession.
The so-called improvement in
sentiment is partly a natural re-
action from long-continued pessi-
mism. We get tired of panic.
Moreover, we begin TO realize
that there is a bottom some
where, and to wonder if we are
not nearly there. Once we see
bottom, our eyes at once begin
to look upward.
Then. too. there is bound to be
a feeling of relief and hopeful
ness as a result of the spectacle
of active steps taken to stop the
panic. Something is being done,
Tangible Gains
But there are some more tan
gible grounds for hope. To be.
gin with, the rise in car, loadings
a week ago reminded US that
after all business is not at
StandStill.
Furthermore, we learn that fac
tory employment in New York
State increased in September as
much as usual for the season.
Bank clearings also appear to
have made a fair seasonal gain
last week and were not so far be-
low a year ago as they have been
in recent months.
Commodities Up
Commodity prices, too, though
irregular and weak in some i'm
portant cases, have recently been
holding better. Grains have raj
lied, and higher prices for live.
stock are helping the Middle
West.
These things do not furnish
ground for optimism, but they
do justify hopes-hopes that the
panic stage is passing and that
bottom is very near # rot al
ready touched.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
SUGAR REFINERIES

Sugar melt of IA United States
refinerS from January l to Octo-
ber 3, totaled 3,375, 900 long tons,
against 3,730,0OO long tons in the
corresponding perid of 1880. De-
liveries in the above period totaled
3,15O,0O0 long tons, comparing
with 3,520,000 long tons q year
ago.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Soft Coal Output
Increases for Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete car loading re-
ports from the railroads, estimates
bituminous coal production in the
United States for the week ended
October 10 as about 100000 net
tons.
The report of the Bureau Of
Mines shows production of 1882
900 net tons for the week ended
September 26, and 7,856,000 for
the week ended October 3.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
California Oil Case
Heard in High Court

The Supreme Court yesterday
took under advisement the appeal
of the Bandini Petroleum Com
pany and others attacking the
constitutionality of the California
law prohibiting waste of natural
gas, which. it is claimed. restricts
oil production.
Members of the court asked
questions during argument that
indicated doubt as to it's jurisdic-
ton to decide the question in the
form presented but permitted at
torneyS for both sides to proceed.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
GASOLINE STOCKS OFF

Stocks of gasoline held by re-
fineries representing 95.2 per cent
of the country's refining capacity
reporting to the American Pc
troleum Institute declined $4,000
barrels during the week ended
october 10 to 30,253, 900 barrels.
At the close of the preceding
week refineries representing 95
per cent of the country's refining
capacity reported stocks Of 30,-
1886 barrels.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
American Stores
Sales Are LOUer

American Stores Company re-
ports sales for the period of five
weeks ending october 3, 1881, of
$12,428,201, as compared with
sales for the five weeks ending
October 10, 1880, of $13,087 .209.
This is a decrease of 1853 ,O08 or
SOB per cent.
Sales for the nine months end
ing october 3, 1881, were $1O3,-
267 ,584 as compared with $107,-
487 ,683 for the nine months end
ing october 4, 1880. This is a
decrease of $4,220,099 or 3.92 per
cent.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
60 7 TON ACTIVE
AND STEADY

NEW YORK, Oct. Is G.NSD.
The cotton market showed a
steady undertone in active trad
ing today, with initial changes,
which were from 3, points higher
to 6 points lower, being in large
part maintained for the balance
of the forenoon.
Some heavy Wall Street selling,
mainly in December, was COM
bined with scattered selling by
the South, including a moderate
volume of hedge sales. Liverpool
and the Continent also sold.
The cotton exchange service
estimates the worlds production
of cotton this season at 27,125, 900
bales, compared with 25,185, 900
last season.
Active covering of hedges in the
spot month, resulting from the
increased demand for actual cot
ton has carried october here from
a normal discount to a premium.
At midday, December was up /
at 6.21, January was up l at 6.33,
March up l at $50, May up 2 at
6.71, and July unchanged at 6.88.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Labor Settlement
rs Predicted Here

An early settlement of a dis
pute between building trade
unionists employed on the new
Commerce Department and House
Office Building was predicted last
night by representatives of the
interested men.
Fifty plumbers and steamfitters
withdrew from their jobs on the
two buildings when a controversy
arose as to whether plumbers or
stone workers should install COM
bined stone and pipe fittings.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Flood Ruling Fought
By War Department

The War Department yesterday
appealed to the Supreme Court to
set aside a decision Of the fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals, which
it was said would increase the
cost of Mississippi River flood
protection by several hundreds of
millions of dollars.
The decision held that the Gov
ernment must pay for flowage
rights in the Boeuf Basin and
other Spillway projects,
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Hardware Demand
Reveals Variations

Influenced largely by the type of
weather prevailing currently in
individual trade territories, the
nations hardware demand is
showing considerable variance,
Hardware Age will say today in its
weekly market summary.
In most sections mild tempera-
lures continue to rerard the
movement of fall lines, although
a somewhat improved demand for
staple merchandise is reported.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
GRAINS OPEN MIXED

CHICAGO, Oct. Is Q.NSO.
Grains opened irregular today.
Wheat was unchanged to 3sc
off; Corn, unchanged to 3sc up,
and oats unchanged to lsc higher.
Wheat Dec EN- ber. 4924c;
March, 52a4c; May, 54054Hc;
July, 54hc.
Corn December. 34Ts @ 35c;
March, 3714c; May, 39Ac; July,
403sc.
Oats-December, 22H q 222sc;
May, 24Ac,
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
PLAYING CARD PROXIES

John Omwake, chairman of the
board of United StAtes Playing
Card Company. states sufficient
proxies have been obtained by
the proxy committee to insure
the two-third majority necessary
for passage of an amendment to
the articles of Incorporation Civ
ing the company authority to
purchase, hold, sell and reissue
any of its shares.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Far East Exports =.
DOlun 13 Per Cent

United States exports to the
Far East during August were 13
per cent below the July level,
while imports were off S per cent,
the Commerce Department an
nounced yesterday. Combined ex-
port and import trade totaled
s73, 1896, 900, compared with $751;
48O 900 for the previous month.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
YOUNGSTOWN ACTIVITY

A midweek survey of Youngs
town district steel plants shows
that operations have expanded
slightly in the last few days with
steel production in the district
on a 80 per cent basis against %
per cent at the beginning of the
week and 90 per cent seven days
earlier.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
BUICK REGISTRATIONS

Total national registrations of
Buick cars for the period extend
ing from August l. 1880, to Au-
gust l, 1881, a period represent
ing a year of sales effort after
the . introduction Of the Buick
straight eight, were 113,438.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
CLEANER ASSETS

Statement of Cleaner Combine
Harvester Corporation, as of
August 81, 1881, shows total
assets of $5.241,725 compared
with $6.517,285 on August 81,
1880. Current assets amounted
to $3,672,147 and current liabili,
ties $2,413,587 as compared with
$5,39S,113 and $2,529,259, respec-
lively, on August 81 a year ago.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Oct. Is 0N.S)-
Hogs-Receipts 10000: market
10c lower; top, $3.50: bulk, $490
@5.50: heavy, $5.15@5.60; med
ium. $5.10@5.55; light. $5@5.45;
light lights, $4.8O@5.2O; packing
Sows, $4.50@5.25; pigs, $4.40@5;
holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-7,500; steady. Calves
1,500; steady. Beef steers-Good
and choice, $8.5O@1O.5O; common
and medium. $5@8.5O; yearlings.
$8.50@1O.25. Butcher cattle-Heif-
ers, $4@9; cows, $3@5.5O; bulls,
$3.50@5.5O; calves, $6.50@8.50;
feeder steers, $4@7; stocker
steers, $3.75@6.75; stocker cows
and heiferS. $3.50@4.50.
Sheep-20,000; steady. Lambs.
$6.50@7.25; common. $4@4.50;
yearlings, $4.50@5.25: feeders.
$4.75@5.50; ewes, $1@2.50.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

II Zonite Prdts tl).. T3 IN 79
Dividend symbos-a, extra dividend stock: 6h q
In stock; d. scrip; "ex-dvidend: +exrtkhts.
Dividend in dollars in parenthese0.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

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THIRD CLASS HELPS
MIDSHIPMAN CREW

ANNAPOLIS, March 20. - Members
of the third class at the Naval Acad-
envy, who made such a fine record in
Winter sports, are making strong bids
for places on the varsity crew.
According to the present boating,
three third classmen, or youngsters, +"
now have places on the eight. They
are Anderson, No. A; Phillips, No. 5,
and Hartley, No. g.. Weeks, another
member of the class, was at bow until
he was taken sick, and Steam, who got
not further than the second plebe boat
last year, has been substituting at
stroke for Shelton, who has been out
On account of a cold.
1t looks as though both Anderson
and Phillips will hold their seats in
the varsity. Both are big, powerful fell
lows and good oarsmen. Anderson.
weighing 1875 pounds, Is the biggest
man on the squad at present. The
crew has suffered from the illness Of
several regulars, among whom are
Kiehlbauch, No. o. Jewett, No 4, and
Hunter, No. 6, all port oarsmen. Jewett
and Hunter have returned to the
squad, but Kiehlbauch, a veteran OF
two seasons on the varsity, is out of
the game for good.
During the week, Duke Crinkley, who
switched to the boxing squad on the
intercollegiate championship in the
heavyweight class. returned to the row.
ing squad. Crinkley stroked the cham
pion Plebe crew at Poughkeepsie in
1929 and was on the varsity the fol-
lowing year. He weighs 1913 pounds
and is very strong.
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when he totalIed 43O for the Phi Kappa
Phi team in the King Pin Business
Mems League, with top game Of TIA.
They not only were league records but
the highest league counts ever register
ed on the King Pin No. 2 drives. His
big game exceeded the previous mark
by three sticks and his set was 40 pins
better than the old record.
THOUGH neither Jack whalen nor
i Eddie Espey could get up a gallop
last night, 500 duckpin fans, who
witnessed their match at the Columbia
got kick out of seeing young Espey
come from behind in the fifth game to
take a 10-pin lead over the national
sweepstakes and singles champion.
The scores. 551 and SAL, were far be-
low expectations, each bowler getting
repeated splits.
Scores:
Espey :. .1o4 90 ia 90 1861
Whalen "a 1O4 1876 ITO 98-541
The John Blick girls, should they win
the Ladies' District League pennant
land it now appears they wild can
thank Billy Butler for relieving anxiety.
Billy rolled one Of the most sensa-
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SCHOOLBOYS STAGE
LIGHT BALL DRILLS

Base ball squads Of Central and
Eastern reported in full strength yes
terday for the first workouts Of the sea-
son for these schools, but with Coach
Ty Rauber and Chief Guyon holding
the youngsters In check, little else be-
side light batting and throwing was
done.
Eastern's 40-odd candidates took
swings at the ball for the most part, but
nary q bat was in sight over at the
Central camp, the easiest kind Of
throwing practice comprising he work.
out
Rauber is faced with the problem of
finding an experienced inhelder TO re-
place Frank Cumberland, enthusiastically
ineligible.
Mike Kelly, veteran track coach at
throwing practice comprising the work.
ing out yesterday.
Brother Eugene, director of athletics
at st. Johns, returned to the Vermont
avenue rectory yesterday from the
Georgetown University Hospital, where
he has been q patient for nearly
week.
Brother Eugene will resume his duties
after a rest of several days.
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G. U. NINE SHUTOUT
IN OPENING CONTEST
Gets Only Two Hits in Game With
Washington & Lee and
Loses, s to 0.

LEXINGTON, Va, March 90
Stopped cold by mids:ason pitching
served up by two General pitchers,
Georgetown University's base ball nine
bowed to 0, here yesterday in the
opening intercollegiate game in the
South.
Playing in weather better suited for
foot ball than base ball, the Hoyas were
able to garner only two hits as Jack
Jarrett and Leigh Williams proved too
puzzling for the Georgetown batsmen.
Neither Washington and Lee pitcher
gave a base on balls and their mates
gave them errorless support.
The Generals hoped on Harry Noz-
nesky, Hoya lefthander at the start
and finished up on Coppinger.
Cremin, Washington and Lee third
baseman, and Cross, second sacker and
former player for Central High OF
Washington, took batting honors.
Box score:
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR,

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITIES
" base ball team showed well in
defeating American Security &
Trust Co., to 6, in its opening
game of the season yesterday on the
Hilltop.
Catholic University conquered
Maryland Agricultural College, to
5, in the first game Of the Diamond
campaign for both mines. G. us
lineup comprised Devries, Hardin,
Mcdonald, Hessler, Zachary, Mars
den, McGesdy, Clancy and Green.
NJ. A. C.'s array included Ritter,
Goeltz, Shipley, Reubert, Furniss,
Mudd, Lednum, Smith and Hof-
fecker.
Southern Railway base ballers
downed the Union Station nine, 4 to
2, yesterday In the Southern line
up were Young, Hclbrunner, Platz,
Schultz, Gregory, Fellows, Naughton,
Scherer, Schram, Thompson and
williams. Among the Union Station
players were Bylerly, Carr, Osborne.
Smith, Williams, Thompson, Kehl
and Brewer.
Business High walloped Rockville
High, 16 to 3. Business lineup
included Halt, Dodge, Flax, Blum
don, Wood, Burley, Black. Zupnick,
Schram, Fcrd and Hau. Rockville's
team comprised, with others, Gar
rett, White, Hicks, Story, Hayes,
Smith, Darby and Prescott.
Prominent bowlers in the Railway
Duckpin League are Tyler, Hoppe.
Davis, w. Hurd. Craven, Fahnsstock,
Blaisdell and Good.
In the battle to finish the new
stands at the American League base
bail park by April IL, when Wash
ington plays its opening game. work
is going forward night and day,
three shifts Of workers being en-
ployed. The cid plant was swept by
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Foot ball has become entertainment
for the alumni rather than for the I'M
dergraduateS, who take their foot ball
quite calmly while the old grads tear
loose. 1t is rarely that you hear OF an
alumnus becoming indignant at any
criticism of the academic rating OF his
alma mater, but you must not say any
thing harsh about its foot ball team or
its foot ball system.
The report of the Carnegie Founda-
ton shows that the besetting evil OF the
college game Is PROSECUTING, which
means the recruiting Of foot ball players
through athletic scholarship or prom
ises that their education will be financed
and that they will be taken care OF
after graduation.
Now, it is obvious that undergrad
yates would not conceive such
notion, and that undergraduates
could not swing it If they did. In
specific cases of PROSECUTING or re-
cruiting, it always has developed
that it was done through old grads
or by a professional foot ball coach
with the connivance Of the old grads.
The attitude of the old grads in this
regard was expressed by Yale alumnus
after the foot ball reporters had been
writing for several years something to
L01S euecL. FWlJH JIdultlOIldA buIdOB
courage, Yale went down to another
defeat before Harvard" The Yale old
grad wrote to me very frankly: ITO hell
with glorious defeats. Give us a few
inglorious victories, and we do not care
how we get them"
And that attitude is general with the
old grads. Years back there was whole
sale recruiting and transferring Of foot
ball players from one university to an
other through inducements made by
old grads. This became so pronounced
that the three-year eligibility rule was
passed to eliminate the activities OF the
tramp athlete"
This was a very frank admission on
the part of the colleges that they would
scheat in the matter of foot ball If they
were not watched They would not
cheat in anything else, but if they saw
a chance to get material for winning
team they would stop at nothing.
OF all the colleges, West Point de-
clined to accept this rule. The academy
took the stand that all of its foot ball
players were bona-f1de cadets. But it
seems that the civilian colleges admitted
that they had to be watched to guar
antee that they would play only
students