davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Carriers Slower
ThanOthers With
X. F. C.. Payments
BY tie Associated press

BY tie Associated Press.
An analysis Of Reconstruction Cor
poration loans showed that railroad.
have been the agency's tardiest
debtors.
r. F. c. disbursements to carriers
through March 81 have amounted to
ss17,l26,239, while repayments have
totaled $l76, 6,75s,016.
Banks and trust companies, on the
other hand, have borrowed S1,967,-
143,130 and repaid s1,788,827,2 ,27l
Mortgage loan companies have bor-
rowed $360,666,24l and repaid 1884,
336,186.
A breakdown of r. F. c. loans to
individual railroads shows disburse-
ments made to SO carriers. OF these,
"a carriers have repaid the corpora ton
in full, 81 have made partial repay
ments and the remaining IA have
made none.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
JOHANNESBURG SHARES
STAGE BRISK RECOVERY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG, Union of South
Africa, April 10.-The Johannesburg
Stock Exchange opened today with
gold share prices soaring in many cases
to figures attained before yesterday S
slump.
(Gold shares started the upward
climb yesterday after declines of as
much as As points. The action was
credited to rumor-later officially
: denied - that the United States
planned to reduce the price of gold.
Johannesburg is the center of a
mining area which produces almost 40
per cent of the worlds supply Of new
gold)
Evening star., 1937-04-11
CONFERENCE REDUCES
TRADING ON EXCHANGE

Two 100-share sales of Real Estate
Mortgage & Guaranty preferred stock
at 5A were recorded on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange yesterday. So
many members of the exchange were
attending the Investment Bankers
Association conference at Southern
Pines, N. c., that business was decid-
edly quiet. During the week there
was a strong demand for bonds, but
they were neglected yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
CLEARING HOUSE ISSUES
REPORT AT NEW YORK

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April l0.-The weekly
statement of the New York Clearing
House shows:
Total surplus and undivided prof
its unchanged at 1884. .661, 100.
Total net demand deposits (aver-
age) decreased $80,922, 900.
Time deposits (average) decreased
$17,3oO, 900.
Clearings week ended TODAY. So
661 ,687,7 ,741.
Clearings week ended April 3, s4.-
73,566,357.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported exports of farm products were
greater in February than for the same
month Of the last two seasons.
The increase was chiefly a gain in
cotton exports, the department said.
The volume Of all farm products
reached 81 per cent of the pre-war
Q9O9-1914) level, compared with SIS
per cent in February, 1896, and 81
per cent in 1895.
In the eight months OF this sea-
son, July through February, exports
Of farm products were valued at
s537 $50 900, a decline Of 8 per cent
below the same period year earlier,
although volume Of exports dropped
II per cent.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Pure Oil Co.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 10 LP).-
President Henry M. Dawes of the Pure
Oil Co. informed the annual meeting
of stockholders today, ''it is expected
that the earnings of the company for
the first quarter will be substantially
higher than for the corresponding
period of last year" Dawes reported
that S4,000,000 was spent last year in
modernization equipment and that 6
similar expenditure was planned for
1887. Judge J. A. Elkins of Houston,
Tex. counsel for the company for
many years, was elected a director to
succeed 1. N. Humphreys of Denver,
who resigned. The other directors were
reelected. Directors will meet in Chi
cago next month to elect officers.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
WOOL TRADING HELD
TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS
e the Associated Press.


BOSTON, April 10.-United States
Department of Agricultural Activity
in the wool market during the past
week was restricted largely to small
purchases of spot woods to cover i'm
mediate needs OF mills.
The hesitancy of mills to anticipate
future requirements resulted in a very
light demand for pre-sheaxing con-
tracts for domestic woods.
Prices were firm to slightly stronger
on spot foreign woods and mostly firm
on domestic woods.
Ohio fleeces were slow but firmly
quoted at 4446 cents in the grease for
fine delaine, 47-48 cents for staple
combing u blood, 47-4s cents for
combing Is blood and 4e-47 cents for
Il blood.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
EXEMPTION is GRANTED
TO CONSOLIDATED OIL

By the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission exempt
ed the Consolidated Oil Corp. yes
terday from registration under the
utility holding company act
The commission said the corpora :
tion's subsidiaries, which include the
Sinclair Refining Co., do primarily an
oil business and only IL per cent OF
the corporations nearly 5000, 900 600
annual business is derived from gas
and electric utilities.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
CASE REPORT DELAYED.

NEW YORK, April 10 R.-J. I.
Case Co. officials were unwilling to
state when the company's 1885 annual
report would be made public. The
report, 1t was said, was delayed by the
strike early this year which hanpered
activities of the accounting depart
ment.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Ry the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 1o.-Detached
from the stock exchange slump which
grew out of the semi collapse of the
boom in commodities, oil shares rode
an even course this week near their
1887 highs.
They pointed higher during the
markets stable moments and doggedly
held their gains when the rest of the
list was in heavy descent on rumors
OF Federal action to discourage excess
sive speculative activity in the COM
modify realm.
Market analysts traced the favorable
action Of oils to number Of factors,
placing particular emphasis on the
fact petroleum, almost alone Of the
important commodities, did not have
any soaring price advance Ia the last
year.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
COTTON RELEASES ASKED
FOR 1,187,841 BALES

BY the Associated Press.
The Commodity Credit Corp. an
nounced yesterday that requests for
release of 1,187,841 bales Of cotton had
been received at the loan agencies Of
ths Reconstruction Corp. through
ApFn &
Evening star., 1937-04-11
PHONE TOTAL GAINS.

NEW YORK, April 10 (P).-General
Telephone Corp. reported for March a
gain in telephones of 1926 against a
gain of 1888 in March, 1886, and for
the first three months a gain of 6,740
against q gain Of 4,973 q year ago.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
Lacey Heads Hotel Group.

Appointment of Robert H. Lacey,
cashier of the Columbia National
Bank, and former president of the
local chapter of the American In
stitute of Banking, as chairman of the
Hotel Committee for the ninteenth
annual convention of the D. c. Bank
ers' Association was announced today
by Acting President Thomas j. Groom.
T. Hunton Leith, cashier of the
Security Savings & Commercial Bank
and also former president of the
been named vice chairman.
Bank officials appointed members Of
the committee include D. j. Callahan
jr., Riggs National; James c. Dulln,
jr., American Security g. Trust Co.;
Richard A. Norris, Lincoln National;
c. D. Radcliffe, MunSey Trust Co.;
Norman E, ToWson, Washington Loan
IL Trust Co, and Frank r, Ullmer
National Savings & Trust Co.
Acacia Reports Sharp Gains.
Important gains were made by the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co., IN
the first quarter of 1887, compared
with the first three months of 1886,
President William Montgomery an
nounced yesterday.
OF outstanding impressiveness as an
index of stability is the fact that the
company registered a further i'm
provement of 20 per cent In its con-
servation rate, with a comparable
decline in the number and volume of
policy loans, he said.
Acacia's insurance in force now is
approximately S367,000,000, and the
companys net gain was 40 per cent
greater this year than the gain shown
during the first three months of 1886
Also, assets increased by more than
S1,500,000 during the same period,
and now stands at above $68,000,000
he announced.
Senior Examiner Appointed.
Appointment of Lawrence M. Wal
ters as senior examiner of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board, in Washing
ton, was announced by the board yes
terday He has been stationed in
Cincinnati and his residence is in
Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
AUTOMATIC PRODUCTS
BOARD is CHANGED
Edwin N. Clark of New York Getx
Presidency-Bendix Renamed
Chairman.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 1o.-Three new
directors, including a president, held
office today in the Automatic Products
Corp. OF Chicago
They were elected at the annual
meeting Thursday in q surprise COUP
by group which mustered $4,000
shares in proxy votes.
knoWlton L. Ames, jr, former In-
nois State director of finance, was
replaced as president by Edwin N.
Clark, New York attorney, sponsored
by the new group.
New directors elected with Clark
were George A. Fry, New York, and
Harold H. Anderson, Evanston, Ill.
The retired directors were v. w. Klies-
rath, South Bend, Ind; D. H. Burn
ham and Lloyd Maxwell Of Chicago.
Vincent Bendix was reelected chair.
nan e6 thu board.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
INLAND STEEL PLANS
TO EXPAND CAPACITY

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10-Inland Steel
Co. announced today it would increase
its annual capacity to 100000 tons
from the present 2,340,000 tons. Tho
company plans to construct five new
open-hearth furnaces, which will bring
its total to 36.
Evening star., 1937-04-11
SHARP RISE SEEN
|NFORE|GN TRADE
Exports to France and
Japan Show Large Feb
ruary Gains.
By the Associated Press.

Commerce Department reports
showed today February exports from
the United States to France anc Japan
increased sharply this year.
The volume of American imports
and exports with nearly all sections
Of the world were substantially
higher than in the same month a
year ago.
Exports to Japan mounted from
sl3,339,000 in February, 1886, to s24,-
745,00o in February, 1887, and to
France from s9,794O0 to $3.50 900.
Imports from Japan increased from
s14,539, 900 to s18,382 900; those from
France to s6,800,00o from s4,342 900.
The department reported exports by
grand divisions for the two months
ended February as follows:
Evening star., 1937-04-11

Percentage changes in March and in
the first three months Of this year in COM
parison with the corresponding periods a
year ago were as follows in other Federal
New York. : 13 and : @: Philadelphia,
= ~ and : 10; Cleveland. 80 and +22:
and 10; st. Louis. ! 90 and : "A;
Minneapolis. III and : Il: Kansas City,
Il 3 and = @: Dallas. : Q and + IA; San
Francisco, "A and Ia
Evening star., 1937-04-11

(See SPEARE, Page G-3.)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Basin neal Lewistown. This was a new
venture. Back in 1873 he had been a
locomotive fireman on an Indiana rail-
way. But he made a success of his
farming-stock raising venture until 1918
when he sold his ranch to the Great
Northern railway and moved to Long
Beach where he engaged in other bust
ness and became a member of the ad-
visory board of the Security National
bank.
Although long removed from that city
he was loyal to Butte and, after his
removal to eastern Montana. continued
to bank with the First National bank
there. James E.. Woodland. president of
the Metals Bank and Trust Co., was
also numbered among the old pio-
neer's friends. Although we'll advanced
in years he had a fine memory and a
clear recollection OF early-day happen
ings. He is quoted in THE War of the
Copper Kings" which deals with Butte
happenings of the last century.
STACK passed away peacefully while
sitting on the porch of his home in
California. One moment he was inter-
ested in a new chair he had bought.
The next moment he was dead-no pain
no suffering. The body mechanism had
run down. HE was a fine old gentle
man." DR.. Renick says, land had many
friends not only in Montana but in
California as we'll"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
MAN ION DOCK" TO
GREET DAILY, DIES
B. f. STACK WAS LAST SURVIVOR
OF LITTLE GROUP THAT KNEW
BUTTE IN 1874

The last survivor of the little
group that knew Butte in 1874
passed away with the death of B.
E. Stack in Los Angeles a few days
ago. in the opinion of DR.. w. L.
Renick, himself a pioneer Butte
man and now a resident of Cali
fornia.
B. E. Stack arrived in Butte two
years ahead of A. B. Cohen, Sam P.
rank among the oldest settlers. Will
Rogers used to boast that his an
cestors were on the dock to welcome
the Mayflower." B. E. Stack was II
Butte to welcome Marcus DAILY. He
often related to me how Marcus DAILY.
on his first visit to Butte. looked when
he stepped off the Corinne stage and
entered the hotel" DR.. Renick says:
stack was sitting in the lobby of the
old Centennial hotel with his dinner
bucket between his legs and putting
his pipe while he waited until it was
time for him to start his trek up the
hill to the mine where he was en-
ployed.'
Like every other western pioneer
Stack followed many lines of employ
ment-Marcus DAILY worked as a doc!;
laborer and a farm hand, w. A. CLAIR;
! as a school teacher. a mail carrier ard
u pulFtSOl VI lODdCCU-DelOTe lie
amassed a competence, and he didn't
make his money out of mining bu.
from farming and stock raising.
The evening before he passed away
DR.. Renick says, he related some OF
his experiences when he was employed
in 1874 by Jams A. Murray. Ike More
house and Henry Aldertson: Murray
was a mine owner and banker. More
house and Albertson conducted a sa-
loon and gambling house. The saloons
of that day were the workingmen's
clubs. Gambling was a respected bust
ness. The tin horn had not yet made
his appearance. The gamblers were. as
a rule. big-hearted. public-spirited mer
who were on the square, rich today anC
broke tonorroW-but always generous
kindly men. Now and then a gambler
with a crooked streak bobbed up bu.
he didn't last long. He was not only
stunned by the public but he was ban
ned by the members of his own fra
ternity as we'll.
ANY young man with a personality
might obtain a job as a bartender or
if he had the gambling inclination. g
place as a dealer or case-keeper. The
wages were good, games honest. There
were many instances of dealers buck
ing their own games when their shift
was f~inished-and losing their day.
pay to their successors at the fare box
Stack spent 10 years in Butte-frOn,
1874 to 1884-and then he took up a
ranch in eastern Montana. and be-
came a pioneer farmer in the Judith
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Other Montana boys who gained a
DDS, beside football letters are DR.. R.
r. Duke" Schroeder of Butte. DR.. w. L..
Beal and DR.. Harry Beal, ~Anacondans,
all Denver University footballers.
Glen Crowley of the famous Butte
athletic Crowleys, is a Denver gradu-
ate, and Coloradans will tell you he was
a sweet football player.
Portland Well Supplied
Jack Adams, a Butte boy, halfbacked
for Oregon State during the past sea-
son.
Portland University wa a great
stamping grounds for Butte and Ana
conda boys in the last few years. Butte
footballers at Portland we're Larry
Manion, John Tomas, Hillary Gregier,
Bill and Dan Mccarthy, Frank Do
herty, Bernie Boyle, John and Jim
Hinch, Nick Gayeski, Jim MARITIME, Dan
Crowley, John L.. Sullivan, Phil Piskol,
Emmett Lyons and Pat ConnorS and
Pat Quayne of Anaconda. Harry Will
son of Great Falls also played at Port
land.
A vast majority of Montana boys
elected to go to Montana University,
Montana Mines, Montana States COL
lege or Carroll college. Down through
the years, Montana colleges have had
many great players. Outstanding
among Montana football greats OF
other years are Wild Bill" Kelly, Cy
Cation, Russ Sweet, Tom Davis, Pat
Sugrue, Larry Eigbce. Harry Adams,
Steve Sullivan, Click Clark, Johnny
Good, Mervin Dempsey, Harry Dahl
berg. Clyde Carpenter. Paul Dornblaser,
Christian Bentz, OFT Romney, Lewis
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

who made good with a bang were DR..
Eddie Mulholland, Leo Crowley. Rev.
Arthur Dussault, Frank Whelan. Bill
Jovick, Tim OLeary, Bill Schumacher,
Tommy Weir, Hook Leahy and Ralph
Olson of Missoula, Lou Lemry of Pol
son. Gil Greenley of Eureka and Fritz
Raier of Great Falls, roamed the grid
as G%onzagans.
Wreck" Donnelly and Joe Meglen,
both backs and punters, were stars of
the first water while at Georgetown.
This pair hailed from Butte.
Sam Papich of Butte was a North
western linesman for three years.
At Creighton and Denver
Over a period of years, Butte boys
were numbered among the stalwarts of
Creighton University teams. Incidental
ly. a lot of the Montana Creighton ath-
letes favored dentistry. The list in
cludes DR.. J. B. Driscoll, DR.. John Ber-
toglio, DR.. Vivian Quinn, DR.. Honey
Kiley, the late DR.. J. Shoes O'Connor,
DR.. J. "Sas' Keane, DR.. j. B. Herzog,
the late DR.. Joe Mulholland and his
brother, DR.. Eddie Mulholland. who
also footballed at Gonzaga; also Mike
OLeary, Pat Ears" Holland, Jim Ber-
toglio. Duke" Hevlin, Tank Hanley
and Denny Naughton.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
- Montana
Sports Tales
~ of other days
of other dQus

to Purdue, where he vas able to haul
its football teams out Of the Big 1C
conference mud. In the reign of Phe-
Ian, Purdue won its first Big 10 title
Jimmy has been coaching at Washing
ton for even years. This year he de-
veloped a conference championship
team-a Rose Bowl entry. And Jack
Mckenzie of Butte was an important
cog in the Huskies' machine.
There are hundreds and hundred:
of college football teams, yet there's
only room for two of them each yeal
at the Rose Bowl.
Montana boys, nevertheless, have
played in fast company, even though
they haven't Rosebowled.
Danny Hanley of Butte was a stal
at Notre Dame for both Knute Rockn:
and Hunk Anderson.
Bud Henderson of Butte, played
for Alonzo A. Stagg at Chicago. cap
tanning the team in his senior year.
Frosty" Peters. a Billings boy. half
backed and kicked his way into the
headlines at Illinois. for Bob Zuple.
Harold McQuarrie of Missoula was
an Army player. Like Peters. he was
halfhock and kicker OF no mean abll-
ity.
The late Ralph Scott of Hardin, ALL
American himself while playing for
Wisconsin University.
Don Moe Of Great Falls was 4 back
field hotshot at Oregon State. For scv-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
Dude Ranchers Not
Casting Crooners or
S%torybook Cowboys

"No cr0Oners or picture book
cowboys allowed" is the answer of
I. H. LarOm, president of the Dude
Ranchers association, to eastern
writer's who have accused western
dude resorts of going sissy and
employing singing-ranchhands to
entertain and furnish romance for
the summer guests.
"Northwest dude ranchers arc
very definitely not going Holly
wood" the Valley, Wyo., rancher
asserts. "Only bona fide, hard
boiled, western ranch hands are
employed on dude ranches in Mon
tana and Wyoming. They are an es-
pecially hand picked group and
northwest ranch owners pride
themselves on the type of men they
hire"
Larom reports that a series of
articles has been released on the
east coast representing the dude
ranch employees as "cigaret ad"
cowboys and "guitar- STUNNING
songsters." Treasure and Equality
state ranchers are "up in arms" he
claims, over these reports and deny
that any of the cowboys are en-
ployed for anything other than reg
Mar ranch duties; duties which, he
declares, call for harder work and
longer hours than r found in any
other western occupation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

defeated Penn. State IA to 3, Hayden
Sonny" Pythian, a Billings boy, was
one of the stars of the winning team.
In all the years of Rose Bowl COM
petition, dating from 1916, Stephens
and Pythian are the only Montanans to
participate in the Pasadena grid spec
tacle series.
After Jan. /, "Howdy" and Sonny"
will have company. Jack Mckenzie,
giant tackle OF the Washington Hus-
kies, a Butte boy. will see action
against Pittsburg U. Then, too. Jimmy
Phelan. Husky coach. will have his
name engraved as a mentor of a Rose
Bowl team. Phelan. while in his teens,
attended St. Patrick's parochial school,
Butte.
Phelan first became acquainted with
a football while a resident of Dublin
Gulch, Butte. AS a player, Jimmy was
good enough to quarterback Notre
Dame teams. Phelan's coaching career
began while he "a in the service dur
ing 19l7-18. His first college coaching
assignment was at Missouri university.
One of his Missouri teams won a Big
Six title. From Missouri. James went
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

eral years, he has been backfield coach
at that school.
Don Bowman, Jimmy Scilley and
George ODonnell, all of Billings, were
on Denver U teams for three years.
Frank Little of Dillon, fullback for
Oregon State.
Lou Chapple, a Billings youth, was
a Navy gridster.
Hank McKenna of Anaconda was
good enough to play on Minnesota U
teams.
Tom Davis Of Butte and Russ Sweet
of Miles City. Montana University
stars. played for the Olympic club of
San Francisco when they closed the
book on their collegiate playing days.
Frog" Mcdonald, a Whitehall boy,
starred for Beloit, Gonzaga and Utah
State.
John Bozonith of Anaconda played
for Purdue before the war.
Fat" jacobson of Billings Was a
linesman at Wisconsin.
Dave Strong of Helena played for
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Jolley, Johnny Sullivan, Bill Ittner,
Eddie Chinske, Court Sheriff, Frank
Dries, Ted Illman, Jack Travis, Vic
OLeary, John Breeder. Max Worthing-
ton, Charles >McAuliffe, Gene Havey,
Dave Hughes, Emo Burrell, Erick
Erickson, Emmett Guilty, Sam Spiegel,
Dick Stephens, Ray McCarren, Bill
Flaherty. Val Glynn, Rip Wilson. Jim
Ario, John Flanagan, Paul Mclean,
Curly Gardner, Cubs Dayliss,
Punk" Owsley. E. Pat Kelly. Ed Craig
head, and dozens of others, good enough
to make any college or Rose Bowl team.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Zuppke's Illinois team this year and
has two years to go.
Eddie Bayne Of Billings played for
Washington State this year and is be-
ing groomed to take Ed Goddard's place
at quarterback, now that Goddard's
collegiate career is ended.
John and Bill Corrigan and John
German of Anaconda have played with
St. Mary's teams.
A teammate of Rockne's. at Notre
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
TIRE CONTRACT AWARDED

Central Garage Of Helena and the Stand
ard on Co. have been awarded contracts for
the purchase of about $50. 900 worth of tires
to BE- used on state vehicles during the
year, A. W. Ensel. state purchasing agent,
has alnouneed.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08

Dame, was Turk" Oaas. of Butte.
John McAuliffe, T. Grady, Til Mel
son Tom Walsh, Lefty" Carroll and
Soup Schaeffer OF Butte, also Norval
Langworthy and Ted Algeo of Billings,
and Frog" Mcdonald of Whitehall,
played several seasons at Beloit.
Montana boys who have helped make
Gonzaga football history. Butte lads
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-08
w HEN CALIFORNIA Univer-
X sity rode roushshod over
M Ohio State in the Rose
Bowl game in 1921, a Mon

CdITd UUy, IIUNdTU IIVWUy
Stephens, of Anaconda, was a stand
out. One play in particular, the most
spectacular Of the game. found Steph-
ems at the receiving and touchdown end
of a forward pass tossed by Brick
Mueller. The pass travelled a distance
of 20 yards, but it was scored as a
5O-yard gain from line Of scrimmage.
1t is still heralded as the greatest pass
decoup in collegiate football.
In the Rose Bowl game of 1923, when
the University of Southern California