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Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28

Only a few short weeks ago a man
named Stoneman, owner OF the New
York Giants, called Manager Bill
Terry to his office. AS Terry
walked into the club owners private
office and stared across the large
marble topped desk he knew what
the big boss would say.
The Giants were in the throes
of the worst slump in four years.
From first place early. in the season
the New York team had fallen to
fifth and the sixth place Boston Bees
were steadily gaining ground.
BILL" Stoneman said, "the
Giants must be rebuilt next year"
You have an old mans club. We
want new life in the club and
there is only one way to get it.
We must have new names on the
lineup.
Terry hardly said a word as
Stoneman outlined a program for
the following winter. Scouts
must be sent out. Farm clubs
must be inspected and some ma
jor league players must be picked
up.
Then Manager Terry went out to
watch his club play the Reds in
the final game of the series in the
west He saw his team beaten
again and he began to wonder
what he could do to keep the
Giants in front of Boston
After the game he gathered the
players into the club house and
told them the sad news.
Then the Giants began to play
ball. Back in New York they be-
gan their home stand against the
invading western teams. Cincin-
natl came first and the Giants
with Hubbell and OFT leading the
way took three out Of four. The
fans who had stayed away from
the Giants games because no one
likes to watch losing team sud-
denly became interested. The Pi-
rates came to the Polo grounds
next and the rampant New Workers
took three in row. The fourth
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
POSTS PUT ON
GOAL LINE FOR
ALL STAR GAME

EVANSTON, H., Aug. % -Ber-
ME Bierman trotted out his field
goal kickers today to offset the
scoring advantage gained by the De-
troit Lions when they succeeded
in planting the goal lines for the
third all-star game in Soldier Field
Tuesday night.
II was the one major rule change
demanded by the world professional
champions. But for a minor vari-
alton Of the dead ball rule, the
game will be governed by the in
tercollegiate code.
Bierman apparently was satisfied
with the stormy conference yester-
day and planned to retaliate with
a pair of kickers to match De-
troit's famous dropkicker, Earl
Dutch Clark, and its placement
star, Glenn Presnell.
Marty Peters, Of Notre Dame, and
Babe Levoir, Minnesota, we're being
groomed for the now important
assignment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28

BUDAPEST. Aug. % UP-Suck-
ers must look the same the world
over. There must be something
about true chump which makes
him as distinguishable in Budapest
as in Chicago Otherwise, how did
a racetrack tout know enough to
run straight to my side two minutes
after 1 passed through the gates OF
the Hungarian jockey club at Bud
apest?
There were hundreds of other
racegoers all about but that tout,
with a look in his face that only
his breed wears, came swiftly and
unerringly to my side. He had
spotted a sucker and was just about
to make him his. 1t didn't take
him long. Five minutes after being
collared, 1 was standing before the
twenty pengode" window playing
the equivalent OF s4 smack on the
nose of an article named Hozomany,
The Second.
My presence in front Of that
window, tout by my side, came close
to proving that l am the all-time
free style sucker. Let me explain
my exact status as l stood there
showing money across the board.
I was a stranger in a strange land.
I didn't speak one word of Hun
garian, had never been to a Hun
garian race track and didn't know
whether the race 1 was betting on
was 10 yards or 10 miles, on the
flat or over bitches. The system Of
betting was totally strange to me.
The cashier could have given me a
ticket good for one free elevator ride
and l wouldn't have known the
difference. Even if Hozomany The
Second won my chances of know
ing about his victory were slim.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28

lap consolation race. Salmen was
second and Herrick third.
Hardin Young set a new track
record in the SLAP trophy dash
when he beat out Busard in the
fast time of 1:348.
Busard, Hetzel Herrick, Swarth-
out, Davis, Douthitt, Young and
Thomas won elimination races.
The track was in perfect shape
and as a result fans witnessed
fastest races of the season.
No. 10 from Yuma failed to show.
up for the races but Busard upheld
the reputation of the invading cars
with a third place in the main
event. Busard finished only short
distance behind Hetzel the winner,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28

olas pitched winning ball for eight
of nine innings, setting the
Solons down in three order,
but in the eighth inning the st.
Louis Cardinal proteges threatened
the Reds lead with four-run squirt
which nearly sent Nicholas to the
showers. He stayed with them,
however, and finally retired the
side, permitting the opposition
eight hits in all.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
NORTH, SOUTH
COMPETE mo
STATE GOLF

DEL MONTE, Cal, Aug. % -
Northern and southern California
golfers were pitted in every match
today as the state amateur golf
championship entered the quarter
final round.
The pairings:
Roger Kelly, Los Angeles, tourney
medalist, VS.. Jim Rea, San Jose;
Jack Gaines, defending titlist, VS..
Matt Palacio, Jr., San Rafael; Boots
Holloway, Pasadena, VS.. Tom Tel
fer, Berkeley; Jack Noonan, Los
Angeles, vs.. Bill Higgins, Oakland.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
MARION MILEY
IN SEMI-FINAL

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. % =
CUP) Bouncing back after near
defeat in the third round. defend
ing champion Marion Miley OF
Lexington, KY, today met Dorothy
Traung, San Francisco star, in the
upper bracket semi-final match of
the women's western golf chaS
pionships.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28

will rehabilitate by working in the
fields was approved today by the
board of supervisors.
Food the men raise will feed
themselves and the county jail in
mates
First offenders and youth prison.
ers are expected TO be assigned to
the farm first.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
CRIMINALS TO
BE REFORMED
BY FARMING

LOS ANGELES, Aug %. CLIP
Los Angeles county will attempt TO
reform criminals with the pillow.
Expenditure of $25,000 for a
county jail farm where prisoners
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
Frank Hetzel Captures
Forty Lap Main Event
Hardin Young Drives a
Outstanding Race to
Annex Second Place

Frank Hetzel, who has been bowling 'em at the
midget speedway the past few weeks drove brilliant
Thursday night to take his second first place in three
weeks in the 40 lap main event.
After trailing Hardin Young for six laps, HetzeI
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
VALLEY ALL STARS
SWAMP n. MEXICO
SOFTBALLERS 15-

DEMING, N. M, August 27 (Specal)-While an
amazed audience watched three Imperial Valley Merchant
pitchers set down the South New Mexico All Stars with
two hits the transforming vaetes pounded out 15 hits
many defeat the local team Thursday night
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
AMERICAN IEAGIIE

Yesterdays Results
St Louis /. New York Z.
Detroit 4. Boston 2.
Chicago 2. Philadelphia 5.
Cleveland 10. Washington 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
ST DINcS

Yesterdays Results
Oakland 2, San Diego 3.
Sacramento 4. Missions Z.
Los Angeles s, Seat tile 4.
San Francisco 3. Portland 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
New York at Cincinnati ppd.
Philadelphia 0. Chicago /.
Boston 1. st. Louis 0.
Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 6.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

an elapse Of more than AZ years." Mr..
Slayton said. The details Of this in
cident are very clear in my mind and
perhaps I can add little to the final
chapter since lived within a few miles
Of the scene of the accident and was
well acquainted with all the parties
mentioned in the story, except the VIC
could Immediately after it happened, +"
he continued.
Andy jackson, who was employed
by E. L. Ashley, my nearest neighbor,
had been to Billings for a load of
ranch supplies and was freighting these
home 'Skinning' a six-horSe team
hitched to the customary freight wag-
on. He spent the night at Lavina, re-
Stunning his journey next morning and
was accompanied from this point by
Horace Moore. Moore was not then
known as a criminal)
when about - miles from Lavina.
Jackson and Moore found themselves
directly in the path of q fast ap-
preaching thunderstorm which gave
evidence of considerable severity. Fear
ing the horses might become unman-
ageable they stopped the team and the
two men climbed off the wagon in
order to hold the leaders by the bits.
They were standing quite close to-
gether at the horses heads, sharing one
slicker spread across their shoulders
when the storm and lightning struck.
Perhaps an hour or two later Jack
son regained consciousness where he
was lying in the mud. After determine
ing that Moore was dead and finding
three of the horses killed. he unhitched
and turned loose the other horses. and
then walked something over three miles
to my ranch for help.
by the time we could get a team
and wagon ready and return to The
scene of the accident it was nearly
dark. Our progress from there to La
vina during the night with Moore's BODY
was necessarily slow, as the heavy
storm had not improved our early-dav|
trails, rather poor at best.
1T was necessary for me to return
home at once, spending the REMAINDER
of the night in doing so, and not until
several days later did I learn that
funds had been raised by public sub
scription in Lavina to give Moore a
proper burial near there, where douht-
less his remains are still resting.
zone popularity Of this accident was
that not a single burn or mark coIld
be found ON Moore's body, althou0h
jackson was quite painfully burned an
the chest and arms. Jackson soon re-
covered from his experience and in
later years often jokingly remarked
that he was too tough to be killed by
just lightning"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

He had stolen some clothes from q
store. The prisoner unscrewed the bolts
from the door and walked out. The
people of Forsyth became incensed and
discussed the matter of loading the
jail on a flat car and shipping it back
to Miles City The difficulty was that
the structure could not be taken
through the railroad bridge, crossing
the Tongue river at the county seat.
Through the fortunes and vicissi-
tudes of Forsyth, the providing of edu-
cational facilities for the children was
not overlooked. Mr.. Alexander was in
f1uentiaI In effecting the construction
Of the first scnoolhouse. 1t bears his
name Another school was erected and
named In honor OF II. r. Marcy. The
third was named in honor of Tom
Hammond.
Forsyth's first mayor was Charles r.
Taber. He came to the Yellowstone
valley with the railroad survey in 1881
from New Bedford, Mass. When the
survey party reached Gardiner, Mr..
Taber returned and settled on a home
stead near Forsyth. Custer county was
q large subdivision of Montana. 1t in
cluded what is now Rosebud, Big Horn,
Treasure, Powder River, Custer, Carter,
Fallon and parts of Prairie and Wi
baux counties. The area covered IS $50
square miles with taxable wealth Of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

81, 900 $40 When Rosebud county was
created out Of Custer In 1901 Mr.. Tebe
became its first county surveyor. Tne
only communities OF any consequences
then IN southeastern Montana were
Miles City, Junction City (now CUSTER
and Coulson, which Is the present site
Of Billings.
Forsyth stands today as a monument
to Tom Alexander. He came from
Woodstock, Carlton county, New Bruins
wick. He brought along his personal
effects which consisted Of lariat and
an ak. In need of employment, he cut
wood for the steamboats,. His home
stead was chosen for division point
on the Northern Pacific railway after
the refusal of Joe Gee to dispose Of his
land at the mouth Of the Rosebud TO
the company.
Mrs Emily Shaw was another bride
who came to Forsyth in July, 1882. She
had attended school with Tom Alex
ander IN Woodstock. One of her ex-
periences was to have her home brought
to her. Shortly after her arrival tina
railroad track had been laid into For
syth and the work train had come
through A few days later the four
sides and floor of a shack 10 by II
feet, which was to be her home, was
transported from Miles City on 3 flat
car
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07
How Sheriff Lost Reward
of $3.50 When Lightning
Storm Killed Companion

Another chapter to the story Of how
an early day sheriff was perhaps cheat
ed out of a $2,250 reward, because HI
made too sure of his man, was recently
added by D. F. Slayton, retired Bill.
lings farmer.
Coming to Montana from Fairfax
Va, Mr.. Slayton left the train at Bis
marck, N. D., and took a steamboat to
Fort Benton. That was in $780, Later
he went to Helena, making the trip on
a six-horse freighter, the best way to
travel in those days. He has retired
from ranching and has lived at Bill
dngs for the last 30 years.
Memories of those early days and
details of the incident in which a bolt
of lighting claimed the life of Horace
Moore, wanted in California for the
murder of Mrs. ]. @. Greenwood, were
recounted by this pioneer.
Horace Moore, known in Montana as
a sheep herder, was being sought by
q California sheriff. A handful bearing
his picture was given to Sheriff John
Ramsey In the presence Of H. H. Mund
of the First National bank of Billings.
Mr.. Mund recognized the facsimile of
the signature as the handwriting Of
Moore and this sent the Billings sheriff
on his trail.
Sheriff Makes Inquiry
Evidently feeling he had plenty Of
time in which to make the arrest,
Sheriff Ramsey made slow and care
full inquiry about Moore and it was
during this time lightning denied the
law a prisoner and the sheriff q re-
ward for his capture.
II was greatly surprised to see that
story in print for the first time, after
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07
John Meldrum, 90,
Commissioner in
Yellowstone Dies

John Medium, 90, for Al years
United States commissioner in Yellow
stone national park, died a few days
ago at Denver.
Meldrum was acting governor of
the territory of Wyoming when that
state was admitted to the Union. He
received the notification of statehood
from j. M. Carey, the late father of
the present United States senator from
Wyoming, Robert d. Carey.
Meldrum was appointed United
States commissioner in Yellowstone
park in June, 1884, and served con-
tinuously since then.
He left the park last September to
visit nephew in Douglas, Wyo., and
recently had gone to Denver to visit a
niece. He was stricken i'll while visiting
her
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07
Justice Rules on
Dogs Ownership
by Slant of Nose

After three-hour hearing in a Hell
ena justice court recently, Charles
Haynes won possession of small dog
from George W. Huber by the slant
of nose"
Each man had dog that disappeared
during the earthquakes last October
When the dog returned to the Haynes
home, Huber claimed 1t and brought
suit.
After neighbors testified for both
claimants, Justice j. p. Brass decided
to solve the canine puzzle by calling
the spaniel by the name each owner
gave it.
When he called Rusty" the pup
licked his hand gleefully. Then he
called, Here, Ginger" and the animal
jumped in his lap.
Then the justice looked at some
pictures of dog the two men ex-
hibited and ruled the spaniel was
Haynes because his pictures tailed with
the appearance of the disputed pup,
especially In the slant Of the nose. y
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

included the Crazy and Snowy noun
tairs. Whenever his finances needed
improvement he could always make
the raise of S. or $40 by shouldering a
gun" He ran into a run of elk in
1874 and killed So as the herd passed
by. Three men spent six days in skim
ming the animals. 1t was so degrees be-
low zero The skins we're frozen as
hard as q rock and the only way to
remove them was to pound them off.
Jackson often recalled that the coolest
day he ever experienced was in 1887
when the thermometer registered So
degrees below He rode cattle that day
and saw many snowbirds frozen to
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

natural outlet up
the Rosebud into
one OF the best
ming a n d
ranching areas in
southeastern Mon
tana. 1t was in this
vicinity where on
June 81, 1876, Cen
eral Alfred H. Terry
conf erre d with
Generals Gust ter
and Gibbon, and
Captain Grant
Marsh, river skip
per, and mapped
.rrk v,fov- - ~
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07

death He left Helena for the Big Horn
country after learning of the results
Of the Custer battle, where he pros
pected for gold for two years, and
then homesteaded on a ranch on the
Little Porcupine, about five miles east
of Forsyth. After settling on this home
stead, Jackson encountered some Of
his most thrilling experiences.
In 1877, a year before he homestead
ed, Jackson, in company with is other
men, was on scouting duty near the
eastern boundary line of the territory
The party was suddenly surrounded by
a band Of so or so Indians. From q
O'Clock in the afternoon until after
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-03-07
BY MON TANA Lou" GRILL

~ HEN THE surveyors en-
ployed by the Northern Pa
M cific Railway Co. ran q line
from a point where Glen
dive is now located to the
mouth of the Rosebud river, the dis
lance was found to be 113 miles. The
railroad was pushing construction work
toward the west. Continuing their line
measurements westward it was found
that the distance from the Rosebud to
COulson Cater Billings) was 113 miles
also. The railroad officials calculated
that the land located at the mouth Of
the Rosebud, being midway between
the two points, would be an excellent
site for a division point.
Joe Gee had already taken up his
abode at this site. The location was a
The Washington times., 1936-04-03

The final appearance of the Phil
adelphia Symphony Orchestra Tor
the season last night at Constitu-
ton Hall was acclaimed by the
large and enthusiastic audience
with a prolonged accolade.
DR.. Leopold Stokowski gave a
program. the first part of which
was intensely devout in accord
with the Easter season. This part
was devoted entirely to excerpts
from Wagner's opera "Parsital."
The prelude, themes from which
are shown above, is one compost
ton that merits as nearly as pos
sible the description of being super
naturally inspired. While it may
be tedious at times, there is a weav.
ing together of the Grail" and
Faith" themes shown above with
a beauty of orchestral tone color
and variety that speaks Of heaven
yet touches the earth.
Spiritually akin to the Prelude,
is the Good Friday Music, which
continues in the same vein giving
hints of the Faith" theme. The
excerpts from the third act in
troduce the BELLS of MonSal-
vat" theme in the transformation
music in a march-like rhythm.
DR.. Stokowski reproduced this
magnificent music in an exquisite
blending of expression and tenn
permanent.
The usual surprise" piece
which DR.. Stokowski introduced
last night was the Entr'acte from
Lady Macbeth of Mzensk," by
the young Russian composer Sho'
stakovich. This short work had
a rhythm that was spirited
played with bombilation and
charivari in the percussion sec
The Washington times., 1936-04-03
The World Of Music

excerpts from Boris Godounov"
(Moussorgsky).
A feature Of the voting this
year was the unusual interest in
the heavier forms of symphonic
composition. More votes were cast
for symphonies and for SYM
phonic poems than for other
groups on the voting lists. In ad-
dition to the winning Brahms
symphony and the "Pathetique,"
there were 504 votes cast for the
Beethoven "Eroica";; and 1870 were
cast for the ShostakoVich Sym
phony No. l."
A large number of votes were
scattered among q score o. other
symphonies, including Schuberts
Unfinished" which the orchestra
played at it's final Thursday con-
cert. Another interesting turn OF
voting is shown in the preference
for q living washington COM
poser in the selection of R.
Deane Shure's suite, Circles OF
Washington" Included in this
classification were Mozart's "Eine
Kleine Nachtmusik" Smetana's
die Moldau": Bizet's suite from
carmen" TschaikowSky's
Romeo and Juliet" and Strauss
Don Juan"
The excerpts from Boris
Godounov," which incidentally
were arranged by DR.. Kinder for
symphonic use, led the large
field of miscellaneous requests
The Washington times., 1936-04-03
TITLE
BY HAIR FOR
JAC0BYDU0

&. BY the narrow margin of eight
tenths Of one match points, a
figure so infinitesimal that any
tournament bridge player can
figure where he could have picked
1t UP on any hand, Oswald Jacoby
and David Burnstine noSed out
Sherman S. Stems and M. D.
Maier, defending champions, for
the open pair championship Of the
United States Bridge Association
here today.
"a. The winners had 1928 match
points, while the runners-up had
Ills. In third place were Mrs. r.
c, Young and Charles H. Goren,
Of Philadelphia, with 1898, and in
fourth place were Edward Marcus
and Charles Harvey, Of Boston,
with 1888 match points.
It was at first reported that
Stearns and Maier had retained
the title they won last year, and
it was long after the official scores
had been posted that an error was
discovered and a recheck ordered
which brought about the change
in places. George w. Beynon, sec
rotary of the association, said the
revised result while apparently
correct, was still open to protest.
The drawings for the champion
ship team of four semifinal rounds
today brought together the four
aces, .Jacoby. Burnstine, Howard
Schenken and Michael T. Got
tlieb against Fred D. Kaplan,
Charles Vogelhofer, Morrie Ellis
Harry Fishbein and Irving Epstein
The Washington times., 1936-04-03

Finland, the only European
debtor nation which has met its
obligations to the United States
in full and in cash, has presented
q claim for approximately $780,
900 on behalf Of the owners Of 10
Finnish ships detained by Amer.
lean authorities in 1917 and 1918.
The claim was presented to the
State Department by Finnish
Minister Zero Jarnefelt. 1t has
been turned over to the legal sec
ton Of the department with a
view to determining who was re-
sponsible for detention Of the
ships and the reasons.
II 1t Is determined that deten-
ton was unwarranted, the Fed.
eral Government will accept re-
sponsibility and negotiations to
settle the claim will be under.
taken.
The actual loss claimed to have
been suffered totals about $780,
900. The balance represents &C
crued interest. Several Of the
The Washington times., 1936-04-03

ton. Gales of appreciative ap-
plause swept over the audience
following this number, but it was
not repeated.
The concert ended with Rim
sky-Korsakow's overture Russian
Easter" Founded upon two an
cient Russian hymns, Let God
Arise!" and "An Angel Mourned,"
this overture is both thrilling and
religious in nature. In it may be
found the gloom of the sepulchre,
and the unbridled joy following
the resurrection which gives way
to a frantic and wild orgy Of
orchestral sound growing to a
mighty climax.
Recalled repeatedly to the plat
form, DR.. Stokowski, instead OF
giving an encore, made a speech
explaining why he was retiring
temporarily from the active direc-
ton of the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra. He will direct one con-
cert here next season on April 4.
Four. other concerts will be under
the direction Of Eugene Ormondy
with special soloists.
Making its final appearance Of
the season Sunday afternoon in
Constitution Hall. the National
Symphony Orchestra will play the
annual request program made ur
| ~ uyoTkc nh0can nv OODIllQr vote
The program which was published
exclusively last Saturday in The
Times, includes "Egmont Over
ture" beethoven symphony
No. /" (Brahms); symphonic
suite, Circles of Washington
(Shure); second movement, Sym
phony No. 6" (TschaikowSky)
second intermezzo from Jewel!
Of the Madonna" Wolf-FerrarO