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Glacier County chief., 1940-04-19

cue pushers. Fifty-two years old
now, Willie was only ID when he con-
quered the great Vignaux. He was
the Boy Wonder-the marvel of the
mahogany tables. Ty Cobb then
was a rookie in Detroit and DeWolf
Hopper was setting the Broadway
stage afire.
But Hoppe goes back further than
that. Playing with Jake Schaefer
ST., Willie toured the country in
1904, consistently outclassing "The
Wizard" He played his first exhibit
ton with his father, who taught
him the game, when he was eight.
The experts have laid Hoppe away
with the old masters many . time
claiming that he was all through.
As far back as 1922 q newspaper
piece said: eat 36, Hoppe is the
patriarch Of the billiard world, the
survivor Of the old school,"
Temporary Retirement
That piece appeared after he was
successful in the first of his mis-
named comebacks. He had lost the
1872 balk line title in 1921, a title
he had held since 1912. Young Jake
Schaefer beat him. Then, because
of an irritation in his shooting arm,
he retired for six months. He came
back in 1922 to recapture the title.
Willie had things his own way
from the time he first came back
from France and beat the 1871 claim
ant on this side of the ocean. He
licked George Slosson, The Student,
for $1,000 purse and $500 side
bet. Two years later, in 1908, he
beat George B. Sutton for the 1872
title. Then he gave up both titles
because he didn't like conditions
governing play. When the rules
were changed he won back both
championships in 1910. From there
on the story of Hoppe is the story
of billiards until 1921, when Young
Jake caught up with his ailing arm.
Then, in 1928, Willie won again, and
has continued to reign as the Old
Master of Billiards.
All Through Again
In the winter Of 1925 he was "aIl
through" again. His shooting arm
was badly lacerated In . fall. Young
Jake made il certain once more
when he took the ISL title from
Willie-the title he had won from
Ora Morningstar In 1912.
Ten years later. in 1886, Willie
had the 1871 title again. plus the
cushion carom and three cushion
titles. Both Schaefer and Cochran
were in the tournament. and they
also occupied the mourner's bench
In the recent Chicago tourney.
Glacier County chief., 1940-04-19
Speaking Of Sports
Cue Showers
Still Bow to
Mr.. Billiards
By ROBERT McSHANE

By ROBERT McSHANE
released by Western Newspaper Union,
IN 1906 Willie Hoppe defeated Maui
= rice Vignaux in Paris, France,
for the worlds 1871 balk line billiards
championship.
That was long before Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis was born. It
was the year that Chicago won both
the National and American league
pennants. James ]. Jeffries had
just relinquished his worlds heavy
weight title, Joe Cans was light
weight champ, and Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien was king of the light
heavies.
It was the year that 500 lives were
lost in the San Francisco fire and
earthquake. Teddy Roosevelt was
President Of the United States, and
Admiral Robert E. Peary was ex-
ploring the Arctic. 1t was the natal
year Of stage and screen stars
Madeleine Carroll and Francis Led
erer.
And now-34 years later-Willie
Representatives, known as Mr.. Bill
iards-has annexed the worlds
three cushion billiards champion
ship. This isn't the first time that
Willie has topped the angle players.
After Welker Cochran won the three
cushion championship in Chicago in
1886 he met Hopes challenge and
was relieved of his crown. In 1897
Cochran again assembled the throne.
Longtime Champion
Hoppe won his latest tournament
in Chicago. He displayed all his
old cue wizardry to win l6 consecu-
tive games and cinch the champion
ship-an unheard of feat in tourna-
ment games. Ten consecutive vic
tories by Johnny Layton was tho
previous high in tournament play.
Hoppe admitted that he played
the best billiards of his life in the
national meet. He was ION" from
the first-and continued to outclass
his competitors.
Measured by sports stop-watch,
it's almost impossible to realize how
long Hoppe has been master of the
Glacier County chief., 1940-04-19

department Of A8f1CuItufe
The department of agriculture was
formed in 1889 under President Gro
yer Cleveland and its secretary was
given a place in the cabinet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Consideration Of State
School Budget Delayed

RALEIGH, Oct. 17.-LR-Delayec
by routine business, the state schoo,
commission today deferred until No
vember Z consideration of the 1941'
43 school budget and of pending re-
quests for re-routing of buses.
No decision was reached in a
seven-year-old controversy over the
consolidation of the Mars Hill and
P~owellsville High schools in BERTHE
county, although a Mars Hill delega-
ton urged that the consolidation
order be rescinded.
One OF the delegates, W. L. Pow
ell, asserted that graduates of the
Mars Hill school had been a credit
to the state, and urged the COM
mission mot to close the doors to
the. progress made in the commu.
nity."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

Wy, marine corps, and National
Guard, were not required to regis
ter: II service men and prisoners
had registered, they said, the to-
tai would have been nearer to the
original estimates.
Then l imagine there were a
large number of persons who either
forgot or just didn't think it was
necessary to- register" one Off
Ger said.
Persons who failed to register
may avoid prosecution by present.
ing themselves to their draft
boards. Persons who refuse to
Register are subject to a fine OF
Of 5000 or five years in prison,
or both.
Guiltord county, with 22,061 led
the state in the number Of regis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
BEER DISTRIBUTORS
NAME NEW OFFICERS
j. w. Jackson Elected Vice President
OF Association At Raleigh
Meeting

GREENSBORO, Oct. 17.-R-B
O. Burrus, Raleigh, was elected presi
dent of North Carolina Beer Distrl'
butors association in session here this
afternoon. Featured address OF the
session, attended by so members
from over the state, was made by
Col. Edgar Balm, Goldsboro, director.
Other officers include j.. w. jack
son, Wilmington, vice president;
Frank Bernard, Asheville, second
vice president, and c. H. Hunter
Raleigh, secretary treasurer. Thes
officers will make up the board OF
directors with A. P. Price, Green's
boro; H. G. Wright, Greensboro, n
w. e. Griffin, Durham, retiring
president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
u. S. WILL CALL
100000 MEN TO
ARMS BY JUNE Is
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CONTINUED From Page One)
was about $50, 900 above expecta-
tons.
Some 16, 404, 900 men had been
expected to present themselves for
possible military training, but with
state after state reporting more
registrations than had been esti-
mated for it, the grand total was
revised upward to about 16, 1884,
600. Officials said it would be four
or five days before the exact to-
tai was known.
Meanwhile, Clarence A. Dykstra,
president of the University of Wis
consin, reached the city, took the
oath of office as director of selec-
tive service, conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt and told reporters:
1.-THE news is that the registra.
ton went off more than happily
with enthusiasm. It shows the abil.
ity of a great democracy to rise
to an occasion of this kind"
Registration day had revealed,
he said, that chose who thought
we were soft and supine and, as a
democracy, could not move with
effectiveness, may be wrong"
With one big job behind them,
Dykstra and other selective serv-
ice officials looked forward to an
other for the immediate future
getting the local draft boards into
effective operation and preparing
for the great lottery which will de-
termine the order in which men
will be called into service.
Soon after Dykstra took the oath
President Roosevelt issued an ex-
ecutive order giving him authority
to appoint local boards in the few
states in which that action has yet
to be taken, and to appoint appeal
boards and local board physicians.
Dykstra said he would first of
all get acquainted with the men
of the existing organization, and
then confer with the governors of
the various states on the person
mel of the appeal boards.
There are sure to be appeals,
as soon as the lottery is held and
the actual selection of men begins"
he said.
Meanwhile, the local boards will
be busy, receiving from the vari-
Gus registration officials the cards
filled in by the men yesterday.
They are to be thoroughly shuffled
and each given a serial number.
When the highest serial number in
any draft board area has been de-
termined by reports to headquar-
tiers here, officials will be ready
to proceed with the lottery.
An equivalent total of numbered
slips will be placed in gelatine cap
sules heaped in a gold fish bowl
and drawn out one at a time. The
order in which they r drawn by
comparison with the serial num-
bers will determine the order in
which the individual men will be
called. The process of deferments
because of physical disabilities and
dependents will follow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
VISITS KREMLIN

MOSCOW, Oct. 17.|R-Count
Friedrich Werner Won der Schulell-
berg, the German ambassador, Wis
tied the Kremlin tonight and is
understood to have conferred with
Premier-Foreign Minister Molotoff.
Earlier today, diplomatic sources
disclosed that the Turkish ambass-
ador, Haidar Aktay, had seen Molo-
toff on Tuesday.
Count Schulenburg only recently
returned to Moscow from a leave
in Germany. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

Inmates, reported at polling places
yesterday to sign up for the first
peacetime dr;.et in the nations his
tory, a compilation showed tonight.
Returns from IS of the states
100 counties, and from the Chero-
kee Indian reservation, sh W e d
that 430,881 persons registered.
Counties still to be heard from are
Cabarrus, Carteret, Cumberland,
Hartford, and Lee.
Officers of the state selective
service organization said it was
impossible to tell at this m 9
whether the pre-registration e.
innate had been fixed too high, OF
whether many persons within the
draft ages failed to register.
They pointed out that persons II
prisons, and men in the army, ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
100000 IN STATE

RALEIGH, Oct. 17.-R-Approx.
imately $50, 900 North Carolinians
80, 1000 less than alton es-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
| Bailey Is Thanked For
Interest In Wilmington

Appreciation to Senator Josiah w.
Bailey for his interest in the devel.
opment Of Wilmington projects, in
Guiding the airport and the Cape
Fear river deepening and widening,
was expressed yesterday in a letter
to the senator from the chamber Of
commerce here.
Senator Bailey indicated during his
visit here Wednesday that he would
do all possible to secure an appro.
priation for the development OF
Bluethenthal airport and also for
inclusion of the Cape Fear project
in next years rivers and harbors
bill,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
CHINESE TRUCKS
USE BURMA ROAD
Continued From Page One)

strategic points under orders to re-
construct as fast as the Japanese
could destroy. AS added measures OF
defense, Chinese will travel spaced
apart and chiefly at night.
Once again the road, an improve
Ment of the ancient silk trail'
which Marco Polo traversed in the
18th century, shook under the heavy
tires of Generalissimo Chang Kai
Shek's motor transport, bringing in
the supplies necessary to carry on
against Japan and taking out the
exports to pay for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
m Use KINSCHERF

HAMILTON, N. Y, Oct. 17.-lR-
Preparations for the Duke game here
Saturday reached a peak today as
Coach Andy Kerr put together the
probable starting lineup and indi-
Gated that he would use Carl Kin
scherf at fullback.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
TURKEY WARNS
GERMANY, ITALY
CONTINUED From Page One)

upon Rumanian press warnings
against spreading rumors about
the number of German troops in
Rumania, what kind of food they
are eating, where and how much"
There was no published state
ment of the German military
strength here in this country, but
the Rumanian general staff or
dered several towns in Moldavia,
fronting on Russian-occupied Bes'
sarabia, cleared out in preparation
for the coming of German army
Instructors"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

1t is reported that 80 e ZEN, .,
the gasoline in the United sta.s "
is consumed in motor vebic,os 10
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Don't Stay FAT
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last 4 weeks and is inexpensive. Take
one half teaspoonful in a glass of
water every morning before break.
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-go light on potatoes. butter, cream
and sugar, and when you have fin.
ished the first bottle, weigh yourself
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

trants. Mecklenburg was
with 2l,2l3. The county wi fsCo M
fewest registrants was o. ,ri t'
which had only $50. N0"loen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
SOUTHEASTERN n. C..
MEN SIGN FOR DRAFT
Continued From Page One)

(COnt11ueu FrOM 3 OHe7
Fred Poisson and H. e d m u n d
Rodgers; DR.. Herbert A. Codington
physician; and William B. Camp
bell, appeals agent; Board No. 2
for New Hanover county-John N.
Alexius, L. T. Landen and c. Heide
Trask; DIR. David r. Murchison,
physician; and Marsden Belamy,
appeals agent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
HIGH FLAMES

According to a California scien-
fist, flames leap outward from the
surface of the sun at the rate of
20. 900 miles a minute and often
reach a height Of 1000, 900 miles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
PROBE

BuENos AIRES, Oct. I'LL,
Miguel C%ulacciati, minister =.
interior, said today he was Son ~'
Lieut.. Col. Alberto Guglialmplr :.
the northern Argentina territon, "
,Misiones as a third inv~estigata. "
activities which press reports SS'F b,, o.
described as pro-Nazi. "'''
Evening star., 1940-07-26

Of bark, some grass and leaves. The
lining of the interior walls is of hair
and fine grasses.
Song sparows are very domestic.
Sometimes as many as three broods
of children will be raised in one
season. Through these days the
song sparroWs seem to be inspired
as they race hither and yon for the
Juicy insects to appease the hunger
of their young.
The eggs are grayish white,
clouded with lavender and brown
or bespeckled with these colors. The
nests are welcome additions to your
collection, as they are very substan-
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Mrs. Earl n. Find|ey
Dies After Iona Illness

Mrs. Gertrude M. Findley, wife of
Capt. Earl N. Findley, editor and
publisher of the United States Air
Services, an aviation magazine, died
yesterday at her home. 4701 Connec-
ticut avenue NV. after an illness
of about five months.
A resident of this city since 1917,
Mrs. Findley was we'll acquainted
with many aviation leaders, through
Mr.. Findley's long association with
Evening star., 1940-07-26

aviation, both as a writer for 80
years and as an officer in the Air
Service during the World War.
Born in Pomeroy, Ohio, Mrs. Find
ley was daughter of the late DR..
and Mrs. Isaac Train. Her father
practiced medicine in Pomeroy for
many years and during the Civil
War served In the Union Army, be-
coming chief surgeon on the staff
of Gen. George H. Thomas. Mr..
Findley is her only immediate sur
vivor.
Funeral services will be held at 10
m. tomorrow in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
K. of G. to Elect Toniaht

Officers will be elected tonight at
q meeting of the District chapter,
Knights of Columbus, at $3.50 o'clock
in the clubhouse, 918 Tenth street
NV. Charles j. Considine, chair
man of the chapter. will preside.
Various reports will be received at
the meeting, which marks the close
of the chapter year.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Natures Children
Song Sparrow
(Melospiza fasciata)

her nest on the ground. But she
takes extra precautions If there are
foes about. this being especially true
if there are field mice occupying the
same territory. Such being the case,
the nursery is located in the crotch
of q low shrub. 1t is built of strips
Evening star., 1940-07-26
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

While a few of the song sparrows
elect to remain North all winter,
most OF them depart for warmer
climates about the first of November
and begin to appear again the fol-
lowing March They have a range
over North America from the fur
countries to the Gulf States. Many
have been seen during the coolest
winters in Southern Illinois and
Massachusetts.
No bird nelghbor is more friendly
than the song sparrow. He loves to
police our gardens and hedges and
Evening star., 1940-07-26

TALLY made and you may fill them
with plaster of Paris eggs, which are
so easily made.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

dance Of food for the gay little
against the song sparrow. His song
may come to you during every hour
Of the day, at midnight or dawn. If
there are trees close to your dwell
ing it is more than likely that at
10 minutes past the song sparrow
will awaken and also awaken you.
The chipping sparrow usually beats
his cousin as an alarm clock, and
the robin, out of sheer eagerness to
greet the morning sun, will join in.
BY a quarter past the chorus
is going strengthen there is quiet
At first you may think it was merely
little stir among the singers, be-
fore settling down for another nap.
But you soon find out they have
gone someWhere-We hope to our
garden-for breakfast.
Later in the morning, after they
have enjoyed a hearty breakfast
and refreshing bath. they will select
a tree or bush from which to broad
cast their joyous morning song.
Though so willing to reveal its sta
ton at the time it is chanting
maids, maids. maids. hang on your
teakettle, teakettle, teakettle-e -ettle,"
if you approach too close the soloist
will fly down into the thick foliage
and remain there still and silent
for some time.
In watching this sparrow take
flight you will notice the tail is
pumped vigorously; thus this small
bird finally acquires a speed in the
air not surpassed by other members
of his class
AS a rule Nine. Sparrow places
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Our Reg. $5.95
Metal Robe
s3.99
Our Reg. $9.95
Dropside Crib
s5.99

Expressing the beauty of waterfall
modern styling. Bed. chest and
choice Of dresser or vanity in wal
nut veneer on hardwood Sim
mons coil spring, restful mattress,
two feather pillows and bench.
Evening star., 1940-07-26

For a well appointed room setting.
Two-piece grip-arm suite covered
in cotton tapestry over guaranteed
spring construction kneehole
desk and chair, coffee and lamp
tables, floor and/table lamps, metal
smoker and mirror.
Evening star., 1940-07-26
Troll Explored in 154l

Much of the route later to be.
come the Santa Fe Trail was ex.
plored in 154l by Francisco Coronado.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-06
CIVIL SERVICE Exams

The United States Civil Ser
vice commission has announced
open competitive examinations
to fill positions of instrument
maker in the federal service,
The examinations cover four
grades, with saiarieSBranging
from 81, 800 to $4,000 a year, lesS
a retirement deduction of 3H
per cent. ~ i.Ci.N
Applications must be. filed
with the commissions Washing
ton office not later than July !
if received from states east OF
Colorado, and not later than
July S, 1910, if received from
Colorado and states. westward.
Applicants must have comple-
ted a four-year apprenticeship
as instrument maker, or mus
have had certain experience il
the trade, in either case inclur
ding work with high-precision
physical, geodetic,. or, similar
scientific instruments, Certain
substitution of apprenticeship Of
practical experience in the ma
chinist or toolmaker trades may
be allowed for part of this re-
quirement. For the three highel
grades additional journeymar
experience as instrument maker
Is necessary. Applicants must
not have passed their fiftieth
birthday.
Full information may be OBJ
tanned from Howard E. wagner
Secretary of the Board of U. S
Civil Service Examiners, at the
postoffice in this city, or from
the Secretary of the Board OF
U. S. Civil Service Examiners at
any first or second-class post
office.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-06
South Hardin News

Martin Mart was in Hardin
for a trailer load of tractor fuel
preparatory to summer fallow-
ing his lease west of the Two
LegginS area.
Fred Greenwalt was a Har-
din business caller Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Faust and
family were in Hardin Thurs
day for the Memorial Day pro-
gram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ferg-
erson and sons spent Thursday
as guests at the home of Mrs.
Ferguson's brother, Earl Gray,
and family.
Mrs. Charles Peck has been
receiving treatment for neural
gia of the arm, recently.
Jacob Herman transacted
business in Hardin Wednesday.
MI and Mrs. Tom Gibbs, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Hamilton and
baby daughter, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Peck, Mrs. Logan
Kingston, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Earl Gray and daughters were
among those who attended the
Farmers Union picnic and pro-
gram held near the Two Leg
gins bridge Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Sullivan and infant
daughter, 10 Ann, and Junior
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-06

Horn county, though somewhat
younger in its agricultural de-
velopment than some other ar
cas- of the state, is rapidly be-
coming infested with the nox-
ious weeds that are causing this
tremendous loss in the nation
and state.
Unless measures are taken to
check and control the spread of
these weeds, in a short TIME it
will be more profitable to leave
the land to the weeds than to
continue to farm it, MIR. Gus
tafson stated.
This is the time of the year
to give the weed control prob
lem serious thought, he warned.
According to preliminary sur
veyS, the most serious weeds in
Testing this county now are the
wild morning glory and the
Canada thistle. White top, a
weed that is considered worse
than any other noxious weed
in the state, IS found only in
traces, but is bound to become
the most serious unless steps
are taken now to check it.
Every farmer in the county is
urged by Mr.. Gustafson to study
his weed problem now and de-
eide on methods of control. The
recommended methods include
(a) tillage and crop rotation,
90 permanent pasture, (c)
two OF three year tillage or cul-
tlvation practice, (d) use OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Sunday morning service at II
O'Clock at Masonic temple.
Sunday. school at 10 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
God The Only Cause and
Creator. Is the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon which will be
read in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist, on Sunday, June 9,
1910, .
The Golden Text is: "Ah Lord
God! behold, thou hast made
the heaven and the earth ny
thy great power and stretched
out arm, and there Is nothing
too hard for thee" Jeremiah
32:1D.
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson-Sermon Is
the following from the Bible:
Happy is he that hath the God
of Jacob for his help, whose
hope Is in the Lord his God:
Which made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that therein is:
which keepeth truth for ever"
(Psm. 146: S. g..
The Lesson-Sermon also in
cludes the following passage
from the Christian Science
textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy: 1.-THE Great
i've Principle - Life, Truth, and
love - is Cod. The universe re-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-06
Weed Rdvdges
Pointed Out

Three billion dollars is the
staggering sum representing the
annual loss from weeds in the
United States, a loss in which
Montana and Big Horn county
share, County Agent George w.
Gustafson pointed out this week.
This Is estimated to be three
times the total loss caused by
insects, four times the estimat-
ed loss due to plant diseases,
and twelve times the annual loss
from animal diseases, he said.
Irrigated sections are eSpec-
Tally vulnerable to weed dam
ages, it was explained, and Big