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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-08-19
CRACKDOWN:
On Reds

Uneasiness over the foreign sit
uation was reflected in two actions
directed against subversive ele-
ments on the home front.
In the greatest breakdown in his
tory on the Communist party in
this country. a special federal
grand jury in New York indicted
IL party leaders on charges of con-
spring and agitating to overthrow
the u. S. government and of being
members of a party which threat
overthrow of the government.
The special grand jury to delve
into Communist activity was Great
ed in June, 1947, by order Of Atty.
Gen. Tom c. Clark.
Included in the roundup were
William 2. Foster, party chairman
and several times Communist can
didate for President of the U. s.;
BENJAMIN Davis. New York City
councilman; John Gates. editor of
the Daily Worker, and several
members of the Communist ma
tional board.
Almost simultaneously, charges
that several hundred foreign agents
have used the United Nations to
cover subverslve activities here
were hurled by state department
representatives at a senate commit
tee hearing.
Robert c. Alexander. assistant
chief of the departments visa com,
mission, declared that some Of the
agents, We're employees of the Unit.
ed Nations or came here in some
way related to the u. N. Such per.
sor:s are covered by the interna'
tional immunities act passed in
1945.
Surprised at the charges, United
! Nations officials insisted that it wal
up to the state department to back
UP the charges with facts.
A check on nationalities of u. N
staff members showed that of
total of 2,944 there were I,463 for
eigners. From the iron curtain
countries there were 108. but man.
were appointed before the change o
governments put their homeland
into the Russian sphere.
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Gurryowen News

Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Drake
were hosts at Sunday dinner for
Mr.. and Mrs. Evin Davis.
Mrs. James Rogers and son
George of Hardin spent Sunday
visiting at the Evin ClawSon
and Alvin Braaton homes.
Barry and Dick Denny were
overnight guests of Benny Mar
tin Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tomlinson
of Hamilton, Mont, visited
friends in this community last
week. They were overnight
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C.. Drake on Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. TomlinSon are former
residents of the Crow Agency
community.
Barney Kessels was an over
night guest at the Alvin Braa-
ton home on Monday.
Mrs. Sam Denny entertained
at a party Thursday, August 2
in honor of her son, Barry, on
his eleventh birthday. There
were eleven guests present.
Mrs. Pete PitSch and children
were Hardin callers Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ballingel
and sons, Albert and Charles
of Portland, Ore, were visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry lie
and family Wednesday after.
noon. Mrs. Bollinger is a cousin
of Mrs. Zier. This is the frs
time they have seen each othe.
for "a years. They also had
brief visit with Mr.. and MIR
Bill Kern ST.. ~
Miss frankie Hougaard was
Sunday guest of Carol Denny
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y SECTION of land across river from
Battlefield, 256 acres OF farm and;
we'll fenced and fence belongs to place.
Wheat on it this year viii pay price gst
= sHf or less than $40 an. acre. Two houses
and two lots; one furnished and other
nartIy furnished with water and
ppannsctions, Two Ford cars tS5 and SO
with rebuilt motors. Two saddles one
new and one old; Trailer house 4ime No Sl1
gg umR HS cali. II you'll buy this at a
oun9ds 80 ri leave the country. P. ).
gE SOu still till plugging for Mike He's a
I'm imarter man than George Washington.
sn narUs Washington couldn't tell a lie,
"Mife" can-But won't. with not too
much emphasis on the won't. w. l.
Newman, Horse buyer and House ssi3
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BUY RANCH

It was announced this week
that the Nick Teller ranch hold
ing about three miles north OF
Hardin and consisting of be-
tween 500 and 600 acres OF
ranch and pasture land have
been sold to Sam Ragland and
Harold Swami.
The purchasers planned to
take possession Of most of the
property promptly.
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Will. SPONSOR GAME

WILL SPONSOR GAME
The Hardin Volunteer Fire
Department will sponsor q Don,
kew soft ball game, which VIII
be played at the local falr-
grounds on Sunday, September
IL.
More details concerning this
game will be published IN the
weeks to follow.
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Harvey Kern of Hardin IS
spending a few days VSltlng
with Eddie Kern.
Mrs. Erwin Schnaad and chill
dren were Hardin callers Thurs
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TO SPRAY TOWN

TO SPRAY TOWN
The downtown district of Har-
din will be sprayed with DOT
on Aug. "a, it was announced
this week.
The Carter Oil company,
which is sponsoring the project,
will furnish all material, equip
ment and labor.
Read the Classified Adsl
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phases of following too closely
which accounted for 26 rural
accidents last year, one OF
which cost a life.
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John Deere beet loader, practically
new. McCormick-Deering A tractor
with mower and cultivator- JAKE rISs-
Ter Jr. IS mi. South OF Hardin Oh ss-51
Xavier road.
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OR TRADE for cattle, sheep or haylns
eouipment-one lS42 l1z-ton CheVrolet
truck, body rough. engine Just IL.
hauled. Lell Redfleld' luz iS1I
Bench, Billings, Mont. -
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TWO open gifts, two bred gifts. One One
sow with s pigs. One two-year Ola
sow for fall narrowing: See FINLEY Moo
abee, 5 mi, south on Crow Agency r 90 D.
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pApM : miles north of Hardin; 100
acres land under irrigation, of which
* acre aTs new alfalfa. Well, c~istern, pri-
%ate headgate. School bus goes by
house. Electricity in all buildings. IN =.
ouire Tribune-Herald. ~
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Top baked cuStard with a nest
of coconut and a dab of bright
red jelly.
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4 ROOM h, Sc, : porches, good base
ment, chicken coop, barn, n. acre .M-
rigated land. & blocks north OF Catn9iie
church in Hardin. '%T
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NOTICES

WILL take care of children nights ex-
cept Mondays and Fridays at my
home. Mrs. George Ward. Phone 33l-W;
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FOIyR lots, two houses; one 2 room and
one 3 room. Sell either one. three
blocks north of the city water tower;
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FIVE room house. Seven lots. Chicken
coop, brooder house, garage. y ~
trees. Inquire Tribune-Herald- $40
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10 Fl. FURRoW grain drill. 10 #; sur
face drill. Both John Deere. Z. Law "
son, Garryowen- 'S1@
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ONE 6 hole Frigidaire ice cream cabin
ct. AL condition. Inquire at hsaD ;
Electric. 'O
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-08-19

40 CASE combine, 1917 model AK In
~ternational combine. AL condition. pes sc
Fred Burks at Hardin. $50
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-08-19

Ike 3 TON international truck and
box AL shape. Pat J. Nichols, Logs
Grass, Mont. ~ Te% ''
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ONE ar INC combine, $4,000, with
n;ckun attachment. Also bean attach
ment, good condition. Jess B; Taught ,
mi. north of Lodge Grass, Mont S[1
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THAYER baby buggy in very good con-
dition. SIS. See Mrs. Howard vague
Jr. or Phone 40. oTi
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FOUR lots. two houses; Three chicken
coups; city water, lights. SaiIy N an u,
Hardin Mont. Box 649. $50
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BENDIX Washing Machine, practically
new. p. o. Box 60, Hardin, Mont. .,
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OR TRADE-l94O plymounth sedan,
thoroughly reconditloned inquire
Hardin Motor Service. S4I
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MILK goats and Muscovies ducks: !
block East of county sheds. S2-S
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CHESAPEAKE pups, S males, 2 females.
Out OF good stock. Call $40, CLUB Sate;
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NEW. used paint spray. One block east
OF County sheds. Sf-S
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WANTED

FLOWING. Have top equipment. sam
Hert, Hardin, Mont. ISL
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NEW. used electric fence. One block
east Of County sheds. S4-5
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
K '>' v >"RR0R
Snaashie

SMashie Egg Race: Judy Lidstone.
 Musical Chairs: Smashie, Tom Felton, Judy Lidstone, Joho Gibbons.
 Student Class: (age 10 and G. we ): Pa'rc,a Mo Cormick, M ke Babb. Pat Bell, Howard Holmes
 Ma cu hace Tom Eel Joh Gibbons
 All kound Champion: Smask- ie Judy idstore
 Arena Dire ctor, John GibbonsS Judges. Capt Comp, Lieut.. BoS Lennon, Dick Nixon; Presents tion of Awards, Capt. Coynes Announcer, Ken Wade; Field Arrangement. Lieut.. Edward Kratochvil.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
Northern AirIines
 Into ReceivershiD

Northern Airlines, Inc, non- scheduled carrier which had been serving Kodiak, as we'll as Seattle and Anchorage, has beel placed in receivership, the Associated Press has reported from Seattle.
 The receivership was asked by Cities Service Oil Co which filed a $S96 claim against the com- pany and obtained a default
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28

Judgment.
 Standard Oil Go of California, filing 8 suit for $3l,057, also asked a receiver to preserve the airline's Alarka contracts.
 Mrs G. W. Bubendorf, agent here for the airlines. reports it is no longer serving Kodiak. Pacific Alaska Air Express, an. other non. scheduled carrier, has added Kodiak to it's stops, and Mrs Bubendorf has been named agent
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28

Scroggs John Bell.
 Potato Race: Smashie, John Bell, Nancy Lidstone, Butch Gallagher.
 Beginners Class (aees 4'6): Jackie Dahloff, Diane Dahlcff, Donny White
 Jumping: Judy Lidstone, Nancy Lidstone.
 Beginners Class: (ages 7,9) Susan Booth, Patty Lowry, Michael Eddy, Sandra Earring. ton.
 Bucking Horse Competition |: Red Allen, Oklahoma Miller,
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
Longshoren1en Sign New Contract

A new contract covering Alas ka has been signed by the Alas. ka Steamship Go with the Inter- national Longshoremen's Assoc iation, according to word receiv. ed here by Gene Marian, ASC agent.
 The new contract effective last Monday, gives $2.12 for straight time and $3.l8 for over- time.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28
l-ocal Equestriens Ride Before Huge Throng

1 Providing thrills for nearly
 l 900 spectators who attended
 kodiak's first Horse Show and IGymkhana at NOB last Sunday,
 a hard-rlding sailor from the
 crash detail and entered only
 under the name of Smashie, won
 three events to take the days
 championship.
 | Boosting more than 40 partici- 1 pants, who rode more than 8
 score of horses in the various e. | ents, the horse show far exceed
 ed the hopes of it's packers and
 was a complete success.
 Smashie took first place Tn the Western Refining Class, Potato
 Race and Musical Chairs com. petition and was third in the
 bucking horse competition. Se- coHd place in the all-round com.
 petition went to Judy Lidstune
 who won the egg race and jump ing class and took third m the musical chairs competition A special match race between
 local hoisesmen who got to ar guing about the merits of their respective horse flesh, was won by Tom Felton with Juhn Gib- bons a c,ose second.
 Riding a mean mare for the ] allotted ten seconds during which he cit all directions, including up and down, Red Allen of the Navy won the bucking horse e. vent
 Special enter tainment includ- ed masterful clownlng by Jacque
 Pardieu, tumbling and acrobatlc dancing by Steve Palivoda Jr. and a presen ation of the four Kodiak queen contestants- He- i len Beukels, Betty klzer, Jean Olsen and Dolly Olsen he horseenoW committee IS anxIOus to express appreciation
 to the following for ,helr assis- ! tance Tn making the show pos sible:
 Financial contributions: Alas
 ka SS Co., Town Club, NOE
 WeIfa,e Department. kmi.
 knudsen F ontier shop, Polar Bear Gaze anu John Gibbons. Use N horses and equipment,
 and assistance in working out and handling program: Kodiak ] Community Center, Club Mont martre, Butch Gallagher, Tom Nelson, E. E. Bell, Tom Felton, | Sid Olds, Commander Nick Lid- stone, Judy and Nancy Lidstone,
 Lieut.. E. J. Kratochvil, Kodiak Mirror, and Smashie. HORSESHOW RESULTS, in the order of prize:
 Western Refining Class: Smash. ie, Nancy Lidstone, Dutch
Kodiak mirror., 1948-08-28

Harley E. Woods. bartender, plei guilty to the charge of sell Ing hquor to a minor in city magistrate Myrna Perkins court this week. He WAS fined SlOO
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Reds Key 10 New Talks
On Austrian Treaty.

Russia held the key today to early
resumption of negotiations for q
peace treaty with Austria.
The United States informed the
Austrian government yesterday il
hoped a suitable basis might be
found for early conclusion of the
treaty.
A French government spokesman
said in Paris that France also favors
reopening the treaty talks. Britain
was expected to take the same posi-
ton.
Efforts of the Big -Four to reach
agreement on Austrian treaty terms
were deadlocked at a meeting OF
deputies Of the Council of Foreign
Ministers in London last May.
Austria asked the American, Rus
sian. British and French govern
ments Monday to reopen the talks
The Austrian note pointed out that
conclusion of the treaty would pave
the way for withdrawal of occupa-
ton troops whose presence Is i'm
peding economic recovery.
The last London talks begged
down over Soviet backing Of Yugo-
slav claim for Austrian territory
Since then, Moscow and Marshal
Tito of Yugoslavia have reached an
open break. This has raised hope
that Russia now may be willing to
compromise.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Board in Gloucester
Ready 10 Face Court
Ry the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Dec. 8.-Attorneys
for the Gloucester County School
Board told Judge Sterling Hutche-
son In Federal Court today they were
ready to show that the board had
compiled fully with the courts anti
discrimination injunction.
This statement came from Charles
E. Ford, Newport News lawyer for
the board, as the court resumed q
hearing on a contempt citation is
sued on charges that racial discrim-
ination still existed in the county
school system.
Martin A. Martin, attorney for
Negro school children, declared the
plaintiffs had the responsibility to
prove, ''if we can," that the school
board still countenanced discrim-
inatory practices.
Mr.. Ford, on the other hand, said
the basic issue was between the court
and the school board. He reminded
the judge that the board had come
into court in response to an order
directing it to show cause why 1t
should not be punished for con-
tempt.
Earlier this week attorneys for the
King George County School Board.
under a similar contempt citation,
reached an understanding with at
torneys for Negro pupils whereby
authorities would improve Negro
education facilities there during the
next several months.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
New DIP Bill 10 Meet
Truman Objections Drafted
BY the Assoeiofed Press


Representative Walter, Democrat
Of Pennsylvania today completed q
new displaced persons bill which he
said would eliminate all the features
President Truman has objected to
In the present law.
Mr.. Walter, the No. 2 Democrat
on the House Judiciary Committee
which handles such legislation, told
reporter he will introduce the
measure in the new Congress.
His bill, he said, would % guar
antee against racial, religious OF
nationalistic discrimination, (2)
double the number of homeless
Europeans eligible to enter the
United States, and (9 give them
four years-instead Of two years
from last July to apply for admis-
sion.
Under the present law 205, ,00O
European refugees are to be given
entry to this country in a two-year
period. The measure. passed by the
Eightieth Congress last July, was
denounced by Mr.. Truman during
the recent campaign as being unfair
to Jews and Catholics. Gov Dewey
of New York, the Republican presi-
Dental candidate, also criticized it.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Ashida, in Jail, Insists
He Did Not Take Bribes
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 8.-Hitoshi Ashida
until recently Premier of Japan
went to Jail on bribery charge,
today. Il have done nothing to be
ashamed Of" he insisted from his
cell.
The Tokyo procurator's district
attorneys Office accused the 61-
year-old Ashida of accepting bribes
from a contractor while head o1
the government from March 8 te
October 6, 1948. 1t also sought ar.
rest of another politico.
Ashida admits he received un.
specified sums but as a Legitimate
political contribution" rather thar
q bribe. He resigned November
as, president of the Democratic
Liberal Party.
The sAshida cabinet fell under
pfess1tfe of a government loan
scandal. This involved loan OF
1880, 100000 yen tabout $4,000, ,000)
to the Shawo Denka Fertilizer Co.
Ashida, succeeded as Premier by
Shigeru Yoshida, is still a repre-
sentative in Japan's Diet (parlia-
ment). To Jail interviewers he an
nounced he will seek reelection.
"I will be a candidate" he said
"even though I am behind barred
windows
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Flares Investigated
In Lost Plane Hunt
BY the Associated Press

YREKA, Calf, Dec. "a report
that three flares were seen in the
sky yesterday over Gazelle Mountain
Is miles southwest of Yreka, sent
Forest Service men on an investiga-
ton.
There was speculation the flares
if that's what they were-may have
come from small private plane
missing between Salem and Sacra-
mento. This plane carried two men
and woman. 1t left Salem Satur-
day.
A mail carrier and his wife re-
ported to the Shasta National Forest
headquarters they had seen the
flares.
The Salem plane carried Paul D
Starr, 80, president of a lumber
company at South Gate, Calf; his
brother, Robert Starr of Culver
City, and Ruth Meyer, "a, Portland
lumber broker.
Miss Meyer formerly was a Sec
retary in Washington, D. c., for the
CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Work.
ers' Union. She came west in 1899
as secretary for Harold J. Laski,
British political scientist, who gave
a series of lectures at the University
Of Washington.
Later she moved to Portland, be-
came a union representative for
the C1O shipbuilders, and in the
war also was an assistant area di-
rector for the War Manpower Com
mission. She established her lum-
ber brokerage business in 1947 The
Starr brothers have been her Gus
TONERS.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Some Rent Increases
Still Held Possible
BY the Assoeiofe1 Press

President Truman's administra-
ton has at least tentatively re-
jected proposals for a blanket
IS per cent rent boost in 1949
but may approve some increases
Under frightened controls.
That was the picture disclosed
yesterday in q round robin of state
ments by Government officials.
They also reported there has beer
very considerable pressure" to per-
NIT rents to 60 up generally, but
both the White House and Housing
Expediter Tighe Woods were de-
scribed as frowning on such action.
Here's the way spokesman in the
Housing Expediter's Office outlined
next years rent control law, If built
to administration plans:
Fifteen per cent rent increases
would be permitted If landlords and
tenants agree on leases-ie, leases
which protect tenants from being
evicted-but in such cases the homes
would be kept under rent control.
That, in turn, means that the
landlord must keep up the same
janitorial, decorating and other serv-
ices which the Rent Control Act
would require in. the absence of q
lease.
But although IS per cent increases
would bs permitted under these cir
cumstances, only one such raise
would be allowed. In other words
tenant who started paying IS per
cent more. rent in l947 or. -1948
under previous rent legislation, viii
not be subject to another increase
next year.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Governors S Libel Verdict
AGAINST Golfers Reversed
from Yesterdays Last Edition. }

from Yesterdays Last Edition)
BY the Assoeiosed Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA $237,-
500 libel judgment against the
Croweu Collier Publishing Co. in
favor of Gov. Millard Caldwell Of
Florida was reversed and remanded
for retrial today by the United States
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The judgment, termed probably
one Of the biggest" to an individual
in American court history, grew out
of an editorial in Golfers Magazine
February %, 1916.
Gov. Caldwells suit charged that
the editorial falsely and maliciously
quoted him as condoning the lynch
ing of Negro
the Court of Appeals decision said
"the trial was allowed to get out OF
bounds almost from its beginning to
its end" The decision continued:
Carried away by the sense Of
unfolding drama presented by the
spectacle of sectional row, strug-
gle of North against South. Florida
against New York, litigants
witnesses, lawyers and jury seemed
to regard the contest as a sporting
event, in which the best
battler ought to and would win"
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Art Shires Due 10 Face
Texas Court Today
On Murder Charqe
BY the Assoeioted Press

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 8.-Art (the
Great Shires, Al, former first base
man for the Washington baseball
club, was to appear in court today
on a murder charge in connection
with the death of w. H. (HD Erwin
56, former minor league player and
umpire.
Shires. who now runs a Dallas
shrimp house, was charged yester-
day with murder with malice afore-
thought in the Court of Justice OF
the Peace w. L. Sterrett.
He first was questioned Monday
night and released on a 5000 bond
on a habeas corpus writ. He was
to appear before Judge Robert A.
Hall in District Court at II am
today.
Erwin, operator of cleaning and
pressing shop, died in a hospital
here Saturday. Officers quoted
Shires as saying he had a fight with
Erwin october 3.
Edwin Developed Pneumonia.
DR.. P. A. Rogers, one of the
physicians who examined Erwin,
said he found that Erwin had died
from hypostatic pneumonia and
cirrhosis of the liver, with con-
tributing causes being blows to the
head. chest and abdomen.
Shires, whose turbulent career in
the big leagues made headlines in
the late 20s and early 30s, had no
comment when informed Of the
murder charge.
The charge said that Shires will
fully and with malice aforethought
killed William Hiram Erwin by beat
ing him with his. the defendants,
fists and stomping him with his, the
defendants feet, with shoes on"
Shires was quoted by Dallas de-
tectives as saying he and Erwin had
been friends for Is years and that
he had gone to Erwin's place of
business on October 3 to give him
a steak.
Shires Says He Was Hit.
"He hit me across the face with
a telephone receiver and I knocked
him down without thinking" the
detectives quoted Shires as saying.
Il had to rough him up a good deal
because he grabbed a knife and
started whiting on my legs"
Police entered the case when Mr..
Erwin's physician reported he be-
lieved his patient died of internal
Injuries suffered in a fight.
Shires began his baseball career
in 1925 by joining the Washington
Nationals as o pitcher. z sss,..,
From 1926 toI928 he played with
Waco of the Texas League. The
Chicago White Sox bought him the
latter part of the 1928 season.
Shires played with Chicago and
Washington in 1880. He was sent
to Milwaukee of the American As
ISOLATION in 1881 and won the league
hitting crown with a 1886 average.