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said Bill owed him. Mystifed, Big Bill asked Max
for details. Then he learned for the first time
OF game of doubledeang his betting commits
soner had been practicing him. This schem-
ing gent had bet $4,000 with Kalik In Dwyer's
name, without authorization from Bill, thinking
he had sure thing. AS often happens, the
sure thing" had lost. Bill engaged new betting
mommissioner after that.
kAANY a murder has stemmed from a welsh
iN' The unsoved Staying OF Arnold Rothstein in
a midtown New York hotel in 1928 had its motive
In the big time gamblers failure TO make good
debts of 100000 incurred at the gaming table.
One Of Rothstens dying acts to stop payment
a check for $4,000 he had given to Sam Bos-
ton, betting commissioner, few days previously
a temporary appeaser for 100000 worth of
LOUs. Charging Rothstein with welshing Boston
sued the slain gamblers estate,
Weshing and murder dogged Boston's trail
during the years that followed. He a partner
in betting commission house on lower Broadway
called Darnell and Co which specialized i'm sport.
ing events and ecctionS-not TO mention welshing.
When scandal arose over this firms failure TO
pay off number of small bettors including school
teachers, the firm blithely changed its name TO
Robert G.. Greene Co. and opened new offices on
Wall Street. In association with Robert G.. Greene
for whom the firm named, were Morris Wo-
lensd and Max Fox. Needing more capital, the
partners elected Fox TO dig up the dough, which
ne did Convinced that Wendell Willkie would beat
Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1910 election, the
firm went overheard on its choice.
On election eve, however, the other partners,
without telling Fox, switched to Roosevelt, hedg-
ing thelT Nlllkle DelS ana pIuHgnB hcaNly on
FD.R. The day after election, Greene met Fox
and notified him he had been declared out Of
the firm by the other partners. Fox later learned
Of the election eve switch 10 Roosevelt and found
out that he welsher had been welShed on.
Brooding over the deal, until he was half
craZed, Fox, wearing a black mask, walked into
the White House Bridge Club at 9I6 7th Ave. one
August night in 1912 and poured deadly vOlley
of bullets into Greene and Wolenski. Confessng
his crime, Fox said he originally had planned 20
stage public murder for the customers who were
engaged in watching dull fight at Madison
Square Garden that night by killing Boston in
in sight of the clients from whom ne was tax.
Mig bets the fight. Boston owes his life to the
fact that it was hot night and Fox wanted to
kill in comfort.
stack of bookmakers markers higher than
an order of wheat cakes, showed under the nose
OF the late Martin Beck the theatrical producer,
one afternoon seven years ago led to the dis
covery that his secretary and "offce wife" had
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

Beck died and the receiver of his estate was
authorized to sue a number of bookmakers who
had won large sums from the Schrein woman.
The three bootes who started il all by put
ting the heat on Beck for his secretary's welshes
wound up wishing they had been satisfied with
the rich haul they had made and charged the
markers off TO profit and loss.
The Friars Club a million-dollar organization
dedicated to jollity, was wrecked by minor
league welsh decade ago. Three members )ok
over club book formerly operated by a big
Broadway professional and were doing nicely until
a brother Frar got hot tip from Baltimore one
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

sportsman, wired Palmer House Ryan, famed Chi.
cago bookmaker a wager on his horses, Sir Bar
ton and Billy Kelly, which were running as an
entry at Pimlico. The wire written read: Split
bet 100000 win place entry" but in transmission
the word split" was omitted.
When the Ross entry ran onetwo, Ryan paid
off the basis of 100000 to win and 100000 to
place. Commander Ross who had intended to split
the 100000 between win and place, returned half
of his winnings TO RYAN. The bookie sent back the
money with the message: "If had won / would
have held you to wording of your wire SO am in
sisting you do same"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

support amounted TO a
production. Sometimes she
paid the bookies; then again
she'd welsh.
Three of them who held
enough of her paper to
cover the walls of Martin
Becks office assembled
their IO.U.'s one afternoon
and pounced on Uncle Mar.
tin with a demand that he
make good. You could have
knocked Beck over with the
top marker on the pile, he
was SO shocked at this reVe-
lation of duplicity.
Expert accountants whom
Beck called in to look over
his books revealed that the
producer didn't know the
half of il. Mrs. Schrein.
who signed a statement for
the court, admitting that
she had been her uncle's
office wife" said she had
lost $4,000 of the fortune
she stole from him on slow
horses. Soon after Mrs.
Schrein was sentenced TO
serve from two TO four
years in the Women's Pris-
on at Bedford Hills. N Y
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

embeZZled $409, 427
from the funds OF
the magnate over
a decade. Mrs.
Lillian Schrein,
W n o m arrie q
Beck's nephew and
then went TO work
as secretary for
her uncle by mar
riage, didn't make
a mere act out OF
welshing. Her
defalcations, both
from her uncle
and the regiment
of bookies she
h a d helped TO
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

day and peddled it all around the club.
When the sure thing clicked at 13 TO 1,
the amateur bookies couldn't pay off. The
scandal caused by the resulting investi-
cation drove the club out of its million
dollar home and left il with nothing but
a vastly depleted membership and memo
rieS of its past grandeur.
It's not always the bookie who
welsheS. When Johnny Macpherson.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

four month period to-
tailed S327,995. Hornsby, one
of baseballs best brains, paid
for his love for the ponies
by forfeiting his major league
baseball career.
In the days before pari-
mutuel betting, Red Martin,
a well-known operator, won
81 900 from a bookie who re-
fused TO settle because he
said Red had bet on another
horse, not the winner. In
those days the late John Cav
anagh, noted as arbiter of the
betting ring, was empowered
TO settle all betting disputes.
When he heard the evidence,
he decided in favor of Mar
tin. To show that he had
been fighting only for the
principle of the matter, rather
than the principal, Red there
upon walked over to a little
Sister of Charity who was
collecting aims near by and
gave her the 81, 900 bill.
a CTUALLY, welshing is a
~ rare occurrence among
big-time bookmakers. Their
principal stock in trade be-
ing their reputation, some Of
them bend over backwards 10
be ethical, while iealouslv
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

Sheepshead Bay price
maker, closed shop with
the legalization of pari-
mutuel betting in New
York, he wrote off as
bad debts 81 ,200,000 that
his clients owed him.
Rogers Hornsby, for
mer manager of tn @
worlds championship st.
Louis Cardinal baseball
club, was sued in 1927 by
Frank L. Moore, a Gin
cinnati betting commits
sioner who claimed that
the Rajah had reneged
on horse race debts and
loans totaling $70,075.
During the hearing on
the case, Moore testified
that HOrnsby's transac-
tons with him over a
four month period to-
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
Hr1i@s -'@1o1a 7a'1 sS.e.as staff Photo
e IS Sgt. Clarence Wallace

This foot, 139 pound regular army sergeant a
native of Bismarck, North Dakota, states "Pve been
riding horses as long as remember" He is noted
fer his ability to break and train young horses, spe
cializing in polo ponies.
For several years, Wallace was chief trainer for
the late Tommy Hitchcock Stables at Jamacia Long
Island Hitchcock was noted for his polo ponies and
rated with the best polo players before his death in
World War II. He was also employed by Cecil Smith
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as trainer in his polo
stables ~ s.ia Ne---t-
While residing in Pinehurst. North Carolina Sgt.
Wallace was a member of the famous Earnest l.
White Hunt Team and was featured jumper
Last year, he was seen in an exhibition horse
show at Fry Arizona, with the Post Commander, Col
and Mrs. Edwin N. Hardy and their son, Noah. In
this exhibition, Wallace gave jumping show.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
Ath. Off. Returns
From NSC Confob

The meeting was very successful
and plans were completed for the
athletic tournaments to be held this
summer. Overall the confab was
enjoyed by all attending" was the
statement made by Capt. Boyce M.
Irwin upon returning from the
Southern Security District of the
9th Service Commands conference
for Post Athletic officers.
The conference was held in Camp
Haan, California, March 20 through
the 21st. This district also includes
Papago Park and Florence Prisoner
of War Camps.
! The District was divided into
three smaller districts, the Cactus,
+ Border and Fog leagues were the
titles given. Both the Cactus and
Border leagues have three teams
while the Fog has thirteen teams.
Fort Huachuca, Papago Park and
Florence Prisoner of War Camps
comprise the Cactus league.
From this meeting a definite
policy in the organization of post
athletics, district conducted athlet-
| les and communicative was eStab-
/ lished Discussions concerning the
methods to be used in organization
CT Post Intramural programs and
coaching methods were held.
The highlight of the afternoon
session on the second day was a
thirty minute talk on Methods in
Teaching the Beginner" This talk
was given by Capt. Irwin.
The members Of their respective
leagues will play each other for
practice with nc eliminations. At
a set date the Southern District
will meet in a tournament to de-
eide the winners.
The tentative dates set for the
respective tournaments and the
places they will be- held follows:
Baseball, Camp Ross, Calf, An
gust 4.
SoftbaT, Camp ANA. Calf,
August IL.
Swimming, FIT. Huachuca or
Santa Barbara, Calf, July IA.
Golf, Birmingham Gen. Hosp,
LES Angeles, Calf, June %.
Table Tennis, Camp Haan,
Calf, April %.
Track, Les Angeles, Calf, Sep
! tember Is.
/ The Post Recreation office an
nounced intentions of entering all
the above named. tournaments. A
tentative date, April "A, was also
! given for a baseball game with Pap
ago Park. The place this game will
Lbe held was not disclosed. ...,,..;
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
Z2Slgz2S9IS7

EDITORS Note This the fifteenth of series of articles
which will feature the outstanding athletes of this Post this
winter)
The column this week has an unusual type of ath-
ete yet he is great in his right He's often seen
around the Post riding horses and many take him to
be just another guy, riding. This is gross mistake
for he is expert as far hunters, five gated and
pole ponies are concerned refer to S/Sgt Clarence
A. Wallace
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Dugger, EweII
: ReIoy Stars


Ed Dugger. former Tufts College
and National Collegiate champion,
and Cpl. Barney Ewell, Camp Kill
mer, N. j.. also formerly of Penn
State and National Collegiate cham
pion, came through to win the hur-
dleS and sprint races respectively.
Both boys were heavy favorites, and
successfully defended their titles in
the Chicago Relays on Saturday last.
Dugger won all three of the races
he participated in. The 40 yard dash,
he took in So seconds, followed by
Immediately winning the so in 63
and came back later to win the 60
yard dash in rs. George Walker, a
favorite from the University of Illi-
l1ois and double winner in the Big
Ten meet. was unable to place in the
trial races. Julian Witherspoon of
Michigan finished fifth in the 40
yard DASH
Ewell had the tougher races, twice
Herb Thompson, U. S. Coast Guard,
finished on his heels. Thompson
was beaten to the tape in the 40 and
so yard daSheS of the sprint series,
and ended third in the SIS. Only on
the basis Of points did Ewell finish
first with Thompson running a close
second. Thompson is four time
winner of this sprint series and his
record of So seconds for the SO yard
dash set in 1912 was tied by Barney,
when he was clocked as they fin
ished the heat.
Walter Farmer, Of the Olde Tym-
ers Athletic Club of Chicago and the
first Negro invited to take part in
the Chi relays pole vault, surprised
the crowd when he finished a two
way tie for third place. Farmer for
merly vaulting under the colors of
Xavier University, New Orleans, La,
missed the winners height by one
inch, when he cleared the bar at Is
feet 5 inches. In failing to clear 13
feet inches, he was third. 1t was
noticed, however, that he outvaulted
George Moore, the national cham
pion. ~.
Jim Rafferty,, who came from be-
hind in the last lap Of the Bankers.
Mile, passed both Rudy Simms of
the N. Y. Pioneer A. C. and the
great Swedish star, Gunder Haegg,
TO win. Until the three quarter mile
mark was reached, Jim occupied the
sixth spot. At that point, he began
to move forward. The last three laps
found him Is yards behind Simms,
who had set the pace, with the lSwed-
.sish ace close behind. AT the close of
this heat which was timed at-4 min
2uteS,i!l3 and 7-10 seconds; Rafferty,
was ateleast 10 PAGES in front This
was due to his ability to sprint. 2 -
Jim Herbert, New York Univer--
sity's ace quarter miller and Elmore
Harris, formerly of Morgan State
College now running for the New
Jersey Shore A. c., put up a great
fight in the stretch in the 600 in
futile attempt to beat Jimmy He
was unsuccessful but kept the crowd
On its feet and the finish was the
closest of the meet.
Bob Kelley, University of Illinois
star and Big Ten title holder in the
$40 and $50 yard dashes, was second
~ the 1900 yard race. -e.s-.r.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

Polk, III. Average, 103. .s@tfs
Team No. S: Jerry SCOOTER, cap
tain, 142; Niles Krupp, 1873; Dave
Jobe, 1913; Wayne Peterman, 1876;
Jerry Kirkman, 105 Average, 1875.
Other members in the league not
having competed yet are. Team
No. 8: Doris Allen, captain; Mary
Ellen Crull, Lillian Jones, Mona
Allen and Judy White. ;7.t
Team No. 6: Tom Turner, cap
tain; Larry Allen, Jack Patty, Larry
Crull and Boyne Kirkman.
There is still room for other teams
to be formed and once formed they.
will be entered into the league. Tt
is the desire of the management
to have at least six fiye-man teams
in both leagues. This present project
|, is the forerunner to what might
develop into the forming of teams
to represent the Fort in all major
bowling meets held in the state,
and also meet out-of state compete
ton. So anyone interested in bowl
ing, contact Cpl: Tom Turner at the
Old Post Bowling Alley or Jerry
SCOOTER, Old Post Bus Station.
Phone 2170 for full information.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30
Practice Saturday

Baseball practice for all SCU
units will begin Saturday after
neon at 4 n. m. on Brock Field.
Any members of the attached
units having the ability to play
are invited to come out and try
for the squad.
The Apache sentinel., 1945-03-30

Visitor: MY, you're bright little
girl. How do you know it's the first
of the month";
Child: Because all of daddy'S let.
ters have front windows in them"
BAN.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
Working Capital Up


Well heeled to meet reconver-
sion problems, U. S. corpora
tons possessed almost AZ billion
dollars worth Of working capital
on March 81, the Securities and
Exchange commission reported.
From January through March
alone, liquid assets climbed al
most IL billion dollars.
Of the total of almost AZ bill
lion dollars, SEC said nearly Is
billion dollars was in cash on
hand or in banks. Holdings of
government securities showed a
slight drop to almost 20 billion
dollars, still substantially in ex-
cess of tax liabilities of about
16 billion dollars.
In addition to current work
ing capital. corporations have
been promised further incre-
nents through Income and ex-
cess profits credits; allowances
for stepped-up debt retirement
Of emer geney ia ciiities, and pro.
visions for. rev 2guring Of base
period returns for excess profit
determination,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
LEND.LEASE:
Asks Write-Of

In asking congress to write off the
AZ billion dollar lend-lease program,
constituting Is per cent of the total
u, S. war expense, President Harry
S. Truman declared that adequate
repayment not only had been made
by recipients through their war eff
forts, but also through their agree
ment to promote international trade
through lowering of tariff and 9TH
err barriers.
Further, the chief executive said
that if so huge a debt were to be
added to the financial obligations al
ready incurred by Allied nations,
it would react disastrously upon our
own trade, decreasing production
and employment at home.
Whereas there once was talk that
the U. S. would retake tanks, trucks
or machine tools lend-1eased, top Of
ficials said, little Of such material
will be retrieved since reclamation
would only add to the mounting
stockpiles Of war surplus in this
country. OF the az billion dollars of
lend-lease, against which the u. S.
obtained only 51a billion dollars in
corresponding aid, half was in mill
tary supplies and the remainder in
civilian goods like food.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
JAPAN:
Macs ShoU

Cool as cucumber, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur stepped from a trans
port plane at Japan's Atsugi air.
drome 20 miles southwest of Tokyo,
smoking his large, corncob pipe.
Stopping to look around, he saw the
field abuzz with activity, as mem
bers of the 18th air borne division,
landing from scores of aircraft,
busted themselves for the occupa-
ton.
Evidently pleased, Japan's new
boss then made his way forward,
stopping to greet Lieutenant Cen
eral Eichelberger, chief of the
U. S. 9th army, which had fought in
the Philippines. Hello, Bob" were
his first words upon his historic
landing on enemy soil.
In landing to take over control of
Japan, u. S. forces looked upon an
extensive scene of devastation in
Tokyo and Yokohama, scorched by
repeated Bog and naval carrier
raids. Unlike Europe where splin-
tered masonry cluttered every
thing, charred hulks and ashes were
all that remained from thousands Of
Oriental frame buildings. Whole
areas were burned out, with only
buildings encompassed by spacious
walks, lawns or clearings spared
from the roaring flames which once
swept block upon block.
Despite the widespread damage,
japanese held their heads high in
contrast to the Germans, who had
humbled themselves in an effort to
please their conquerors. Peering
from windows as G.I.s streamed' by,
or walking the streets, or setting
up temporary shelters from salvaged
tin, the little brown people remained
perfectly composed with typical
Oriental Indifference.
Promising to match MacAr-
thurs landing at Atsugi airfield
in sheer drama was the sched-
uled surrender ceremonies
aboard the USS Missouri in
Tokyo bay, with 1t. Gen. Jona-
than Wainwright, rescued from
a prison camp in Manchuria,
present to witness the capituIa-
tion of the naughty imperial staff
which dictated terms to him up
on the fall of Corregidor over
three years ago.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
u. S. OCCUPATION:
On Rich Land

The first Japanese soil to feel the
impact of American occupation
comes within a region which would
have been prime military prize
while the war was on.
Atsugi airport, where the Yanks
landed, lies in the southwest section
of the Kwanto or Tokyo plain, nor
mally Japan's most productive farm
and industrial region. Nearly 10
miles inland from Sagami bay, this
site is only 20 miles southwest of
the capital and largest city, Tokyo.
The Kwanto plain, spread deep
ly inland from around Tokyo,
covers an area of several thou
sand square miles. In rugged
country with few open spaces
available for agriculture, 1t is
outstanding as Japan's largest
lowland. From, it has come q
large share of the nations home
grown foodstuffs, such as rice,
tea, beans, peas, potatoes, mill
let, wheat and barley. In peace
time, mulberry trees were ex-
tensively cultivated for an inn
portant silk industry. Tobacco
raising was also a specially.
In 1910, the Kwanto 1owland had
an estimated population Of some Is
million people, of whom more were
collected in large towns and cities
than in any other comparable re-
gion. Following Tokyo. with nearly
seven million inhabitants, and Yoko-
hama, with a figure approaching the
million mark, ID Of the larger settle
ments there counted between so, 1000
and 100000 residents.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
Insect Repellents

DOT is the most effective insecti-
eide yet tried for bedbug control, &C.
cording to information to the Ma
tional Association of Housing Of
ficials. This fact was determined at
the end of an eight months expert
ment, involving more than 5000 in
tested dwelling units in IS develop
ments throughout the country, by
the Federal Public Housing author
ity.
In most cases, it was found, hous-
ing units treated with a per cent
solution Of DOT (dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane) in deodorized kero-
sene are protected against reinfesta-
ton for at least 80 days.
The total cost of spraying mat
tresses, bedsteads and stuffed fur
niture with the solution averages SO
cents per unit with a high of $1.O2
and low of IS cents. II floors and
walls adjacent to the furniture arss
also treated, the costs are slightly
higher.
Housing authorities also report
announcement Of a new means of
roach control--a floor covering
made of copper powder mixed in
magnesium oxy chloride Gem emit.
Studies indicate that this compound
destroys yeast, mold and bacteria,
as well as cockroaches.
Released by Western Newspaper Union
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13

s.
No sooner had the reports been
made public, adding the names of
Gen. George c. Marshall, Adm.
Harold c. Stark and former Secre-
tary of State CordeIl Hull to those
of Maj. Gen. Walter c., Short and
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kirnmel for
failure to take proper precautions,
than Chairman May Dem, KY of
the house military affairs committee
declared he would not stand for
'any whitewash" The people are
entitled to know the whole truth
based on all the facts. he said.
On the other side of congress,
Senator Taft (Rep., Ohio) asserted
the reports left lot to be told,
and full evidence studied by the
courts of inquiry should be revealed
now that military security no long
er is involved.
Issuance of the report had other
repercussions. too. President Harry
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-09-13
POSTWAR ARMY:
Asks Draft

Even as President Harry S. Tru-
man asked for an extension of draft
Of men Is through IS for two-year
periods of service to provide re-
placements for discharges, both
the army and navy announced revi-
sion Of their plans to step up the
release of enlisted personnel and Of
ficers.
With congressional sentiment for
extension Of the draft still lukewarm,
Mr.. Truman declared that the army
would be unable to meet postwar
demands through volunteering if dis
charges were to continue at an ap-
preciab1e rate to relieve present SOL
diers from extensive overseas serv-
ice. To speed up recruiting, how
ever, the President recommended
that the regular army ceiling of
100000 be raised and inducements
offered volunteers.
Meanwhile, the army revealed
plans for lowering the point-stand-
ard for discharge from IS to 80 to
bring about release of $685. 600 G.I.s
by next July. Assuming there will
be 100000 new draftees and 100000
volunteers, army strength would be
pegged at $500, 1000 men.
I'm addition to announcing that
the point score for enlisted per-
sonnet would be cut, the army
disclosed that officers hereaft-
er would also be discharged ON a
general basis rather than after
individual review of their need
as at present. Further, the
army said no men with 60 or
more points would be sent over
seas and the discharge age
would be lowered from 80 years.
To help expedite discharges of
2,839,000 men within the next year,
the navy announced revision of
it's point-scores to include overseas
duty. Previously. it had been
planned to release between $500, 900
and 2,50o.000 men within 10 to Is
months.