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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-03-12
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Missing N. Y. Woman
Is Sought in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
12.-Police and the Coast Guard
last night launched a search
by land, sea and air, for Mrs. E.
M. Ashworth. Al. winter visitor
from Hooslck Springs, N. Y. Mrs.
Ashworth disappeared Wednesday
night from her winter home as
Pass-A-Grille Beach. She had been
in i'll health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-03-12
AIR MAIL LINES
COERCED, SAYS
M'CARRAN

intimidation of airline oper'
atorS by the Post Office Depart
ment was charged yesterday by
Senator McCarrsn Cd OF Nevada
The accusation was made as
Karl A. Crowley, solicitor OF the
Post office Department, was ex-
plaining to a Senate subcommit-
tee the departments objections
to a bill giving the l. c. c. regula-
ton of aviation.
Threats Charged
Senator McCarran charged the
postal officials have threatened to
cancel air mail schedules Of lines
which have applied to the I. c. c..
for rate increases, if the increases
are granted. Crowley replied:
"There has been no attempt
at intimidation. We have only
explained to the air lines that
We are limited in our funds for
air mail service. We must keep
our expenses within the bounds
set BY Congress. Last year we
ran up q deficit of S93O,OOO."
Crowley told the committee the
Post Office Department is better
prepared than the Interstate
Commerce Commission to arrange
transport schedules.
Mail a Vital Factor
He added:
"The Post Office is better
qualified because the guarantee
Of mail delivery Is a vital fac
tor. The Government is the
largest customer the air lines
have.
'The Post Office pays some
air lines 20 times as much to
carry mail as those lines charge
for passenger and express Serv-
ice. 1t pays the largest air
transport lines four times the
rates for passengers and ex-
press.
"When the air lines become
50 powerful they no longer re-
quire these large Government
subsidies, that will be the time
to consider shifting the ar
rangement Of schedules to the
l. C. c."
EASTMAN TESTIFIES
Joseph B. Eastman, member Of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, said that body is fully
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REV. Hart 10 Conduct
Nazareth Retreat

The Rev. Charles A. Hart, pro-
lessor of philosophy at the Catho-
lie University, will serve as retreat
master in Day of Recollection at
Nazareth Social Service Center, 200
st. N. W.. next Sunday. The first
conference will begin at 1920
a. M, with the second at 2:3O
p. m. and Holy Hour at 4::3o D. m.
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Itkes Seeks Legal Aid
In Coast Power Battle

Secretary Of the Interior Ickes
said yesterday he would refer to
the Attorney General the question
Of the right Of the City Gas and
Electric Company of San Francisco
to purchase power from the Hetch-
Hetchy Dam unless city officials
come forward without delay with
a plan by which the Baker act
can be complied with"
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BOSTON, March IL Q.N.S0-A
pretty, blond girl informant. zeal
ously guarded by Federal officials,
told yesterday an astounding story
of the operation in New England
and New York of q million-dollar
fake lottery ring.
Because of her story, Federal
authorities stated today they ex-
pect to arrest and indict so per-
sons in a probe even more sweep
ing than that which recently ex-
posed the Montreal Hospital
Sweepstakes fraud.
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GIRL BETRAYS LOTTERY

The girl declared the head
man" of the ring netted q profit
of 100000 a year.
There were few "pay-offs," she
said. An occasional IS or $40 bill
has been passed out to clients in
the past 10 years, but only to in.
sure their support for the coming
year.
Meanwhile John P. Cooley, of
Longmeadow, was arraigned in
Federal Court on charges of trans
porting lottery tickets. He was
agents of the ring.
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.WeddeIIs Leave Peru
For u. ). Vacation

LIMA, Peru, March IL QN.SO.
Alexander W. Weddell, American
Ambassador to Argentina, and
Mrs. Weddell today left aboard the
Grace liner Santa Lucia for a vaca.
ton in the U. S. They arrived
here several days ago by airplane
from Buenos Aires, which they
left February 7. They visited
Chile and Bolivia en- route.
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able to regulate the aviation in
dustry, but he did not particularly
urge this course. He said that
under the present system of di-
vided authority there is too
much confusion"
Eastman expressed the belief
that maintenance of aids to air
navigation, including weather
reporting and directional beaconS
and beams, should remain in the
jurisdiction of the Department OF
Commerce.
Dennis Mulligan, speaking for
the Bureau of Air Commerce,
registered vigorous opposition to
the proposed 1. C. C. regulation.
He attacked the bill in detail and
asserted it probably would dis
rupt negotiations now underway
for transatlantic air mail service.
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POlicendn's Son
Kills Pal With
Empty Gun

CLEVELAND, March II u.N.
SO.-"There's been a shooting at
1915 FOrestdale Drive. Get the
police right away"
After making this report, Elmer
son Webster broke into sobS. The
11-year-old son of a policeman, he
had just accidentally shot and
killed Joseph Flanagan, IA, his
playmate.
Emerson father, Patr o l m a n
Charles V. Webster, and his wife,
were out for the evening. Joseph
came over to play, and the boys
found a revolver in a dresser
drawer. They took turns pointing
the gun at each other and young
Flanagan was shot through the
heart. The shell was the only one
in the gun.
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Green Light -
Brilliant Young Surgeon
Fights to Live Down
Others Mistake
By LLOYD g. DOUGLAS

WFINI F1NO F1FPFLTNCD
Dr. Ne,DeH Paige promising at Parkway Hospital
Dr. Endtco IN dtDcht opera
ton upon and SOCIALLY pomtnent Mrs Derte he
held in hoh esteem not ociGlyeect patient but oy
the head nurse Frances OgU o apparently jealous OF Mr
Derter rnonopov of seeks understanding tth
him. He convinces that her first costderdton hr 0y 70
the hospital but restrain curiosity oDer the enoneSS
of the doctor and his patient
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NOW READ ON

"For It fits you-exactly" continued Paige hastily 7 don't
know very many people who have good right to it.
Saint Francsyou know he explained when it had become
apparent she was not following him.
The shapey lips little dersve as she replied Rub
bsh have no ambition to be saint I'm all fed up with
everything silly rules stuffy discipline pompous DOCTORS
ealous nurses and social wefares Tell me some
thing won't yOu9 Why do you dislike me so7 I've got to
Irnnrr
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the money poured in. Jacobs phoned
friends in Columbus that there was
more money to be had in Billings. An
other thousand dollars vas Columbus
prompt answer. I know of a $500 bet
made in the hall just before the game
started. Lots Of bets were made that I
never heard Of.
"Do as I Say, Not as 1 Do"
Our team had a meeting in Romney's
room, a week before the game was to
be played. I told the players not to
bet a cent on the result of the game.
I stated that Columbus, as we we'll
knew, would give us plenty of trouble,
and it wouldn't help any, if We took
on a financial worry. All hands agreed
not to bet. The gang would be content
to split the $500 gate money six ways
If we won. What I told the other fell
lows "a good advice for them, but
not for me. On the same afternoon, I
had put up $3.50 in the Billings pool.
But that was my personal affair.
Special trains were chartered. Auto
mobiles not plentiful in those
days, though the distance to Laurel
was short. The boosters from both
cities wanted to ride in mass forma-
ton. Bands from each town provided
noise and pep.
Billy Hartman of Bozeman was
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sweet performer, was center of the
team. Verne Goucher, an old Billings
high star, was playing a guard position.
Several fellows, college men from the
middle west, whose names I have for
gotten, working with an engineering
gang on a dam project near Columbus,
filled the other positions. Columbus
had a good team-We found that u
The contest was played in a small
hall. The game va hard fought. Each
team scored more than 40 points. When
the contest was over, both teams
claimed victory. The two scorers were
at odds. No overtime periods were
played. There the matter rested-untl
a day or two later.
Pool and Gate to Winner
Romney received a letter from Jim
Amin asking for another game, to be
played on some neutral floor. I took it
upon myself to answer Annin'S letter.
I stated that Billings would play Co.
lumbus for 81 900 a side, the money to
be deposited by both teams, or their
hackers, with a Billings bank. I sug-
gested that the game be played at
Laurel, a town equi-distant from Bill
lings and Columbus. I proposed that
the admission charge be 81 per head,
and that each team play its own ex-
penses to Laurel, and that the entire
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-03-19

When the news was published
that G. OFT Romney, athletic d.
rector and coach at Brigham
Young University, had resigned, 70
wasn't a surprise to this writer.
Romney, a former Utah U and
Montana State college athlete, had
been the recipient Of many attrac-
tive business offers. OFT was
wrapped up in the vocation he fol-
lowed and wanted to continue. he
was intensely interested IN the
physical and athletic development
petitor, a great leader. Romney
was a father as well as coach to
bows on his teams. OFT was always
hanpy in his work. He preferred to
live in the Rocky Mountain region,
turning down coaching offers IN
other sections of the country.
Romney, also well ana 1aVoiaoly
known as a lecturer and after dinner
speaker has finally decided to transfer
his energy, enthusiasm and personality
into the world of business.
Great, Popular Character
Just a short time ago, 200 business
and professional men of Provo, ms
home city, gave OFT Romney a teStl-
monial dinner. 1t was a marx OF eS-
teen to the capable and popular OIL
rector of athletics. At the dnner, EoIn-
ney was told repeatedly that ne was
certain to make good in his new Joo'
whatever kind of work it might De.
OFT was a great all-round athlete at
Utah University and Montana State.
His grid teams at Billings and East
Side high of Salt Lake, were colortul,
powerful and well oiled in every de-
tail. At Montana State, Romney- pro-
duced good teams. The Golden Boocats
one of the truly great collegiate pas,
ketball teams of the country, earned
for him a fine reputation as a coacn.
At Brigham Young University, OFT haS
done exceedingly and succeedingly well.
George Ottinger Romney
NV first meeting with George Ctt-
niger Romney, land I never knew mat
The G stood for until recently, and
thought that OFT was a complete name,
rather than an abbreviation), was as
a competitor. Romney played forWard
on Utah's greatest basketball team IN
1912 when Utah played the Triple rs
at Billings. The game was won by the
Triple BIS, 43 to Is.
When Romney was selected as ath-
letic coach for Billings high school, l
was on the reception committee. We
saw a lot of each other as both OF US
were interested in athletics. I v FOL
lowed his coaching career with interest
and our friendship has continued
through the parade of years.
I was a teammate of Romney's Tor
a season. Full well I knew that OFT
was a great athlete. His reputation was
made. But playing on the same team,
caused me to appreciate him
than ever. He had the stuff; was a
practitioner of teamwork and an old
reliable in the pinches.
A short time ago I wrote a basket
ball tale. It was Scheduled for this is
sue. Romney is one the characters OF
the story. The tale begins on the next
line.
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agreed upon as referee. He was the
only official.
Last Game for Vet Trio
The hall wa packed. A Sellout was
q foregone conclusion. One of our
crowd sold tickets. A Columbus man
took them at the gate. Good natured
arguments between the fans from the
Two cities s were ! going g,S on during the
fights, where good nature had been
crowded out OF the arguments. Inter-
est was intense. Fans and players alike
were keyed to the nth degree. The
fans swarmed on the floor beyond the
marked lines and remained parked
there.
Referee Hartman called the players
together; They were warned about
the rules. etc. "Play according to
Hoyle, OF out you CO." was Hartman's
final warning. He blew the whistle.
The game was on.
Columbus Ace Stopped
I will not attempt to describe the
contest, because I played in it. It was
a close, rough game. Billings, always
in the lead, won by a score of 81 to "a.
I do know that Romney, Badgely and
myself had a lot of luck, scoring all
the points from the field, while Wick
S>A q o&ASSo3346 S4RS
foul lines for our team, dropped in
seven Of his tries, the margin of vic
tory. Thorine did not score. His job
was to stop Jimmy Amin, the Colum-
bus ace, from making points, which he
succeeded in doing. 1t was a big job.
Thorine hardly touched the ball in the
40 minutes of play. He played Amin.
Thorine was a stellar guard, and when
a guard, great as he might be, could
keep Amin from scoring, he was going
some.
That was the last time Thorine,
Bishop, Romney and the writer wore
playing toys. Badgely, the next season,
played at Montana University, and for
several seasons after. Wickstrom was
a kid, and had plenty of playing years
ahead of him.
It was the bettingest basketball game
I eve played in. I can recall many
games the Triple BIS played, where
there was more at stake, namely, the
honor of winning from great teams such
as the New York Nationals, Portage,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-03-19
State Farm Prices
Reach New Highs
WHEAT WORTH MORE THAN IN
1926; MEAT VALUES STILL
BELOW LAST YEAR
Montana Farm Products Now
Show 81 Advances, 7 Declines
High Recovery Levels Reached by
Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Alfalfa
Seed and Wool, Says Jay d. Diamond,
Agricultural Statistician.

Prices received by Montana
farmers during the month ending
Feb. Is, continued to push to new
high recovery levels in wheat, oats,
barley, rye, alfalfa seed and wool,
Jay D. Diamond, statistican for
Monies, reported.
ing gains during the month, were still
somewhat below a year ago.
Price movements of 80 Montana
farm products during the month
showed 81 advances, z declines and 4
unchanged quotations, the summary
said.
The report summarized produce
prices on Feb. Is as follows:
Wheat-The Feb. IS price of all
wheat at $1.38 a bushel was n cent
higher than a month ago and COM
pares with 81 a year ago and 86 cents
on Feb. Is, 1885. Wheat prices in Mon
above the United States average prices
and were higher than any previous
month since July, 1926.
Feed grains-The general level of
average prices of feed grains advanced
as the feeding demand continued
heavy during, the winter. Oats gained
2 cents. barley 4 cents and rye 2
cents, while corn remained unchanged.
Hay-Further price advances were
made under continued demand. The
average price of all baled hay at
$3.50 a ton compares with $500 a
month ago and with Sll.50 for Feb
ruary, 1886.
Livestock-Al slaughter classes Of
livestock showed some advance, with
the greatest gains in veal calves, sheep
and lambs, which showed increases
of 70 cents, As cents and 40 cents,
respectively. Hog and beef cattle prices
each advanced 10 cents a hundred
pounds.
Dairy and poultry products-Except
%butterfat, which was reported at l
cent less than a month ago, these
products were unchanged.
Wool-At "a cents a pound, the av-
erage price of unwashed wool Feb. is
va higher than any month since May,
1929. This price compares with Is
cents a year ago., with 10 cents on
Feb. Is, 1885, and with the United
States average price of 31.6 cents.
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Red Wing, Asoensions of Minneapolis,
Hamilton, Chicago, Utah University
and scores of others, where, if there
were bets, u team didn't know about
them, and cared less.
OFT a Modest Winner
Getting back to that game with Co
lumbus. Romney, I recall, after a hot
scrimmage under the basket, slipped in
a field goal, good for two points. He
grabbed me by the arm and whispered,
That will help you win your $3.50
bet."
After the game, I asked OFT how he
found out about my placing a bet.
"Oh I knew about it even before you
cautioned the players not to bet on
the game" he replied knowingly.
We'll, it's too bad you didn't have
some dough on the game" I told OFT.
Il never bet money" replied OFT,
though occasionally I do interest my
self in a sporting proposition with a
friend. My friend owes me a $50 over
coat" OFT confided.
AS for bets, the writer has always
made EN-. My best bet for today is that
OFT Romney will be a business success.
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gate receipts go to the winning team.
I thought I was kidding Jimmy An
min. So the letter was mailed. James
wouldn't be kidded. The terms and all
conditions of my letter were accepted.
Big Money Play-Off Arranged
The next day following the receipt
OF Annin's letter, the cashier of the
Merchants national bank called me up
and said there was on deposit, or in
escrow, the sum of 81 1000, sent from
Columbus, and that the amount was
to be matched in Billings with a like
sum, the entire amount to be paid to
the team winning the game to be
played at Laurel. a week hence,
I conferred with Harry Jacobs, who
operated a sporting goods store and
with Charley (Swede) Olson, who re-
tailed lager beer, light wines and dis
titled liquors. The pair set out to COL
lect the Billings end of the bet. And
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-03-19
Butte Officers Dash Into
Action as County Official
Steps on Burglar Alarm

and quiet Of the sheriff;s Office and
a squad Of Larry Weir's 10-second men
went into action at Butte.
With guns drawn the deputies took
the courthouse steps to the second
floor-at least four at q time-and
into the county t~reasurer's office.
as they dashed through the doors into
an office occupied by only George
O'Brien and his staff.
"Stick-up," ~treasurers repeated, I'VE
never heard of it,"
well move over and get off that
ALARM" a deputy directed, AZ he
pointed to Joe Beaudry, deputy treas
urer.
Beaudry took one step and the
changing in the sheriff's office ceased.
He unknowingly had stepped on the
emergency alarm.
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myself. ex-triple B players, to join
the club. We did.
The Billings Independents played
teams in all the towns, large or small,
adjacent to Billings. All games were
won. We were having a lark-four fell
lows who hated to quit the sport, plus
two youngsters-a nice gang. We played
anywhere at any time, just for the fun
where except Bilings. When and wher-
ever we played, we paid our W eX-
penses. Romney played center; Thorine
and Badgley were at guard and Wick
strom and myself were the forwards.
Both Claimed Victory
A game was arranged at Columbus.
Jimmy Amin, a great Bobcat for
ward, a star of 1909-12 teams, was cap
tain of the Columbians. His brother
Bert, a former West Pointer, and a
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Montana
- Sports Tales
of other days
of other duus


It was the season of 1857. An in
dependent team was organized by a
group Of Billings athletes: On the club
there was OFT Romney, then coaching
Billings high teams; Kirk Badgely. at
present athletic manager at Montana
University, who had played at some
Kansas college and later at Montana;
Andy Thorine, a member of the Triple
B team that disbanded in 1914; Ralph
Wickstrom, a flashy youngster, and
several other boys. The team had been
together a few weeks, when Romney
asked j. B. Bishop, now of Butte, and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-03-19
REYANIPED TRIPLE BIS

Betting on basketball games has been
INDUCED in mildly compared to wager
ing on baseball and football contests.
! recall a basketball game played in
Laurel, in 1917, where the known bet
ting exceeded SIS 900. Also bets, not
posted at the regular betting places
were made. The tale will consume a
column or more. Here we 60:
The contesting teams represented
Billings and Columbus.
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modern work of Paul Hindeminth,
Trio No. l, Opus a."
The Hindeminth trio opens with
a fast-moving Toccata in odd in
tervals followed by a Langsam
und NIT groSser Ruhe movement
in conservative style. There fol-
lowed a movement largely in piz-
zicato and the final moment, the
Fugue reverted to the style Of the
first movement with a melody
that is rather difficult to trace
in the fugue form.
For the concluding work, an
other modern Quartet No. S." by
Quincy Porter, is an admirable ex-
ample Of the use of odd intervals
in a conservative style which was
most pleasing and acceptable to
the large audience. The next con-
cert in this series will be given
Tuesday afternoon, February %.
Lieut.. Charles Benter, conduc-
tor Of the U. S. Navy Band Sym
phony Orchestra, is to be COM
mended upon the performance of
Enesco's lengthy work, "Poene
Roumaine," last night at the Navy
Yard Sail Loft. With Enesco's con-
cert tour visit to this country this
year, a renewed interest in his
works is evident with many of our
symphony orchestraS.
"Poeme Roumaine" is in two
sections. The first section is a
tone poem exploring much Of the
orchestra coloration with themes
based upon Rumanian folk
songs. The second section is more
in the form Of a rhapsody, with
a number of well-placed and dra-
matte climaxes in a gypsy style.
The performance of "Wotan's
Farewell and Magic Flame" from
"The Walkure" (Wagner), and
Richard Strauss tone poem, Don
JUAN" offered a dramatic open
ing and closing to well-balanced
program. The concert next week
will be Tuesday night.
r. Deane Shure, music director
of the Mount Vernon Place M. E.
Church and noted local composer,
will give an illustrated exposition
Of his new symphony, "Berkie
Symphony" this evening in the
church auditorium at $3.50 o'clock,
followed by excerpts from Everett
Stevens new piano concerto. Both
of these compositions will be
given their premier at the
Wednesday afternoon concert Of
the National Symphony Orches-
ira at Constitution Hall. There
will be no admission charge to-
night.