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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-08-01
From wild Modern Rodeo, the History
Of Montana Wyoming and The Vest Records Tales Of
JQp dta,1d1 and Jop dod1ed

many riders had served time with
Buffalo Bill's aggregation, which
they termed ''the Bill Show" And
showmanship was requirement
with Col Cody's troupe. Men Of
the type of George Young, George
Gardner and Badland Jack McCarty
were thrill riders who courted the
aduIation of the crowds.
OF the oldtine riders, the names
of Hugh Strickland and his sister,
Mabel, will not be forgotten nor will
the Irwin boys of Wyoming and
the women riders, Goldie st. Clair
and Fanny Steel. Clayton banks
and Pecos Craver and Dick Stanley
were noted riders. In Montana, Rus
sell Hubble, Scot Gore, Paddy Ryan,
Bob Askins, George Young, Charlie
(K Bar Charley Mars and many
other names have passed into his
tory.
One of the greatest rides ever made
was that of Casey E. Barthelmess
who stayed with the famous buck
ing horse Skyrocket at Miles City in
1919.
Riders Were Working Hands
Men who rode in the rodeos of
those days were working hands on
the range-men who rode horses
every day. The range boss would
give man a string of horses to
ride and expect him to ride them,
and it was always possible that one
or two buckers might be in the
string. Early morning with the
roundup was a rodeo nearly every
morning, particularly if it was a
chilly day.
Then there were the rough string
riders men whose job it was to
break out buckers which were too
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-08-01
By
F. H. SINCLAIR

wild to be useful. Most wagon bosses
did not want to lose an hour or two's
work by reason of cowhands having
to fight some old limberneck for a
spell before getting out on the days
job. Riders who really liked to top
buckers were plentiful fact there
were usually more entries in the
bucking horse contest than in the
roping, just the reverse of today's
rodeo programs.
Horses were different. No flank
cinches were used. The old-time
plains mustang needed but little in
centive to make him buck. The breed
has about petered out today-and
good buckers are not as common as
they were when men broke horses
under contract for the worlds cav
airy during the Spanish-American,
Boer and first world wars. Higher
bred horses today, the quarter horse
strains and other breeds of saddle
stoclx-with considerable hot blood
injected are not the fighting broncs
of the old range days.
King of All Buclxers
There were horses like Steamboat
lin whose honor a statue is to be
erected at the University of Wyo-
ming typical of the old-time cow
horse bucker. Steamboat was widely
advertised as the king of all buck
ers, which may have been the truth,
although he was ridden many times
by top hands. He received much
publicity, and it is very probable
that any number of other horses
were much worse and were ridden
only few times in their prime
horses such as Midnight, Dynamite,
Tango and Teddy Roosevelt.
The latter horse was a spinner"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-08-01

ON JULY 4TH, 1882, at North
Platte, Neb., w. F. Buffalo
Bill-staged the first rodeo, which
he called an odd Glory blowout"
Il got out some handbills," he
said, land sent them to all the
ranches for hundreds of miles and
advertised in the paper the prizes
that would be given for some fancy
cowboy stunts. You never saw such
a rush to get in. 1t seemed as if
every cattleman in the West wanted
to participate. made up lot of
contests, arranged the prizes, and
the day it came off North Platte
had the biggest crowd it has ever
had before or since"
This was not only the beginning
of the first Buffalo Bill Wild West
which he then called the
wild West, Rocky Montain and
Prairie Exhibition" but it was the
beginning of cowboy sports as enter
tainment in the United States.
Early day cowboy sports were
sandwiched in at race meets, county
fairs or at any places where crowds
would gather. Every locality had a
horse which it was believed no one
could ride and every community in
cattleland had one or two riders who,
it was convinced, could ride any
thing on four legs.
Purses were made up, mostly by
voluntary contributions, side bets
laid and the ride made. And if the
cowhand did not end up in care of
the local medicine man; he was
lucky if he pulled down a $25 pot for
his effort-most of which was spent
in celebrating and treating those who
bet on him.
First at Cheyenne
Cheyenne staged the first au-
thentic rodeo, with Prescott, Ariz.,
Miles City, Mont, and Pendleton,
Ore, competing for the honor 81
starting the second show. Rodeos
in those days usually accompanied
stockgrowers meeting in the various
cities. Several attempts were made
at the time to popularize the sporf
in eastern cities-but, while Buffalo
Bills show was immensely popular
rodeos experienced every sort O
difficulty.
A rodeo was staged in the earl!
19OO's at Sheepshead Bay which j
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-08-01

Casey E. Barthelmess Miles City starts his ride
the famous bucker. skYrocket. during the 1918
sion of the Miles City Roundup celebration. The
hat and feet family visible in the dust beneath the
bronze belong TO Collie Word who had been caring
SkYrocket down while he saddled and mounted
Word was knocked down and trampled. Barthel-
and his family still live in the Miles City area.
Foster Photo Coz
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Business Briefs
New Business IncorpOra ton!

New Business interpretations in
July totaled 7,549 compared with
1879 in June and 6,428 in July
|1951.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Survey of Bankruptcies by Dun
& Bradstreet disclosed 80 per cent
of failures in 1851 we're firms
started after World War II and
were seven years old or less.
Sears, Roebuck g. Co. August
sales totaled $3.50, ,4O8. 1893, up 8.s
from 1851: for z months, $1,617,-
643, ,646, up $50 from 1851.
Kaiser Aluminium & Chem. in
|year ended May 81 earned SILL
491 ,666 or 1925 a share VS.
SIS, ,798,319 or $4.60 in 1851.
Cities Service Co. in 3 month.
ended June 80 earned $10,005, "a;
or $2.58 a share VS.. $12.662, ,064 OF
1926 in 1851 period.
Marlin Rockwell Corp. in yeal
ended June 30 earned $2,298,875 OF
$6.78 a share.
Universal Leaf Tobacco in year
ended June 80 earned $1,917, ,25e
Ior $2.40 a share VS.. $2,202,138 OF
81. .88 in 1851.
Ell PasO Electric Co. in IL months
ended July 81 earned 81, ,469, ,845 or
$1.84 share VS.. 81 ,407, ,563 or $1.75
in 1851.
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. in
3 months ended June 80 earned
81 ,860, 1886 or 81 cents a share VS..
$1,174,313 or 38 cents in 1851
period.
Newport Steel Corp. in 9 months
ended July 81 earned 81 ,431 900 or
$1.33 a share VS.. $1,736,00O or
$1.61 in 1851 period.
L. C. Smith & Corona in year
ended June 30 earned $1,193, ,3O8
or 1910 a share VS.. $1,806,O or
$3.50 in 1851.
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton in Z
months ended July 81 earned ST.
051,723 VS.. $1.700.754 in 1851
period.
Bond Stores, Inc. in months
ended June 80 earned $548.344 or
81 cents a share VS.. $1.562,3 1895 or
SO cents in 1851 period.
Glen Alden Coal in 6 months
ended June 80 had a loss of $2O2,-
926 VS.. a loss of $126,453 in 1851
period.
Evening star., 1952-09-08

been at No. 131 on the ground
floor for 20 years.
Senator McKeller had one Of the
best-facing west. four rooms, two
Ilavatories, near the elevator.
Oldest stay-putter is Senator
George, Democrat, of Georgia. He
has been in No. 342 since January,
1881.
Senator Mcmahon had the only
Senate Office in the Capitol Build
ing. 1t is near the Offices of the
Joint Committee on Atomic En-
ergy, which he headed.
The majority and minority
leaders also have Capitol Offices in
addition to their space in the Office
building.
The same seniority system rules
on the House side.
On November 5-day after elec.
tion-re-elected members may file
for new quarters, bidding for offi-
ces open because of defeats Of COLI
leagues.
A month later-Decelnber s.
new members draw numbers to
decide the order of their choice
from those left. Up until two
years ago they stood in line. on a
first-come, flrst-served basis. Some
members, or their aides. camped
all night to be early in line.
There are two House Office build
ings. Some prefer one. some the
other.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Stock Prices Spread
Over 81 Either Way
In Brisker Trading
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Prices
in the stock market today spread
over a range of around a point
either way. Trading was rather
brisk.
Most leading issues were un-
changed or small fraction higher
or lower.
Volume stepped up to a rate
better than million shares for
the day.
Railroads were the most active
of the major groups with prices
mixed. Following the rails in ac-
tivity were mixed steels, lower
coppers, and higher chemicals
The motors were quietly steady.
Other divisions, with little show
Iof activity. were mixed to steady
Higher stocks included Republic
Steel, Nickel Plate, American Tele-
phone, Allied Chemical, Du Pont
American Can, and Emerson
Radio.
Lower were New York Central
Southern Pacific, Gulf Oil
youngstown Sheet & Tube, Chrys-
Ter. Sears Roebuck, Dome Mines
International Nickel, and Sinclair
Oil,
Corporate bonds were lower
Governments held steady in the
over the counter market.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Chicago Grain ,

CHICAGO. Sept s. 1R.-Corn perkee
up a bit on the Board OF Trade today
the the rest W Of the market. Ira Trading ss' was no o
active.
A house with export connections wa:
one OF the buyers in corn. leading to tht
business over the week end although M
confirmation was available. Great Britain
late last week received a $40 millior
Mutual Security Administration grant tt
buy American corn.
A sudden rush OF buying entered soy.
beans Immediately after the Government
cotton crop report came out at 10 Am
a month ago.
Wheat near the end Of the first houl
corn was "a to. ] cent higher. Septem'
SAN and oysesns Ssts %sre weie s ashF au
cents higher. September S3.22la. and lare
was 2 cents lower to 8 cents q hundred
pounds higher. September $1,000.
A special Agriculture Department re-
l69 million bushels of wheat under the
Government loan through August 8 CON
firmed NED trade trade reports that @ large ais Guantitie:
A straight comparison with last year was
not available but by August. 80 of that
year only .6S million bushels had gone
These heavy impoundings are offered
taking an optimistic attitude toward wheat
prices. Some houses contend that, even
tIally. there won't be much wheat in
the free market as most of Il will be
under Government loan. This should
bring about an advance in prices, they
contend.
On the other side Of the picture, OF
course, is the very big Canadian crop,
which will provide intense competition
in foreign trade. Furthermore, foreign
ing American grains so far in the crop
year. although there have been a little
pickup in demand over the past couple
Of weeks.
Weather continued ideal for growth
Of the corn and soybeans crops in the
Midwest. A Government crop report will
be issued Wednesday and the trade is
awaiting 1t with considerable interest as
it is expected to boost the estimate on
both corn and soybeans from a month
ago. when the drought in the South and
New England was attracting most atten-
Evening star., 1952-09-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,
Lawmakers Begin Annual Bid
7oGet Choice Vacated Offices

1t will soon be moving day or
Capitol Hill and those who have
been there longest get first choice
Of vacant offices.
About 10 Senators already have
bid for betters quarters. Suites
now available include those of the
late Senator Mcmahon, Democrat
Of Connecticut, who died in July
and Senators McKellar, Democrat
of Tennessee, beaten in the pri-
mary, and Connally, Democrat, oi
Texas, who didn't run for re-
election.
Other nice locations may be
open after the November 4 elec.
tionS.
Each Senator gets at least q
three-room Office. Then, as theil
seniority increases, they try fol-
one of the so four-room suites
Some of these have two lavatories
Some like western exposures;
they're warmer in winter. Others
want to be near the elevators anC
the subway car to the Capitol
Some want view overlooking the
Capitol; many like to be close tc
their committee meeting rooms.
The Senate Rules Committee
assigns quarters. which general!
means that Chairman Hayder
does it.
Senator Hayden-who coult
have any place he wants-ha
Evening star., 1952-09-08
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept. 09.--Butter. $50.
009 pounds. steady. wholesale prices or
bulk cartons. Creamery. higher than 81
scre. (AAl fresh. 75 cents; 92 score (A)
fresh. 1914; 80 score (Bl fresh, 72h: 8S
score Co fresh. unquoted.
Cheese. 190.751 pounds. steady. Whole
sale sales, American cheese whole milk
eheddars. fresh. 44-4S; cheddars. cured
51-57; single daisies. fresh. 1850: sin
gle daisies. cured. 52-5s; young Americas
fresh: $3.50; young Americas. cured. 81
So: flats. fresh. 47-51; flats, cured, 53-
SO; midgets. fresh 47-51: midgets, cured.
$3.50; processed. 5 pounds, 4?-4s1s: do
mestic Swiss lsingle tubs) Grade "a" So
81; Grade "B". 55-5s; Grade &C.. 52-55.
Eggs. 29.526. steady New York SPOT
quotations. based largely on exchange
trading: follow: Midwestern: mixed colors.
Fancy heavyweights 53-54h; extra i large
81; extra l medium As: pullets 1886;
standards large 45-46; current receipts,
rehandled 421a-44; dirties Al; checks 35.
Whites: Fancy heavyweights SO; extra i
Isrge 90: extra ] medium As. Browns:
Fancy heavyweights 57-59; extra / large
90; extra l medium 4S.
Nearby: Whites. extra fancy heavy
weights 66: fancy heavyweights 65: medi-
ums 4S; pullets 1885, peewees 1890.
Browns: Extra fancy heavyweights SO;
mediums me 47la-4S; pullets So 51a-36; pewees
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept. up (USDA>-Sal.
able hogs, 10 900; fairly active after slow
start. steady to 20 cents lower on butchers
sows steady to 25 cents higher; most choice
190-270 pounds. 2025-2O.5O; several load;
215-250 pounds at 2O.5O the top; few
loads. ,296-330 pounds, 10. .o0-2O35; few
160-1S0 pounds. 18.50-20.00; sows under
$50 pounds. 17.75-19.25; 350-400 pounds
IS. 75-18 500; 400-500 pounds. 15.75-17 90
good clearance.
Salable cattle. 10000: salable calves
400; general market rather slow but choice
and prime fed steers, 300 pounds down
steers and heifers steady. to 25 cents lower;
cows and bulls fully steady; choice and
prime vealerS Arm; others ant slaughter
calves weak; load high h-prime. 1,253-pound
fed steers, 1925; modest supply prime
steers, 1850 pounds down, 35.25-36. 90;
bulk choice and prime steers and yearlings
81 .50-35. 90; load prime fed heifers, $500;
most good and choice heifers. 27. 90 81 90;
utility and commercial cows. 100000. 90;
Gamers and cutters, 13.5O-16.OO; utility
and commercial bulls. 10 .00-23. 90: COM
mercial to prime vealers, 25 5.00-34 90.
Salable sheep, $500; market on high.
good to prime native spring lambs moi
established: Gull to low-grade natives weak
TO so cents lower at 10.O0-22.00; largely
shorn lamb and yearling run; two loads
choice offerings. 25.00-25.50 or steady to
90 cents lower; approximately ]. 800 head
shorn lambs and yearlings unsold by mid
session; market not established in ewes.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept q tP.-Cotton f,,-
lures rallied sharply in forenoon dealings
TO-DAY advancing as much as S3.5O . bale
ment crop report. The Agriculture De-
partment estimated the 1882 cotton crop
on September l at l3. .SS9 900 bales. which
age Of private forecasts and S46, 900 bales
below the ofhcial August report.
Trade and commission house buying,
sorbed profit taking and Increased heds-
Ing brought out by the advance. Only
distant distant December failed to follow the
Immediately after the report.
Noon prices we're 800 q bale higher to
30 lower than the previous close. Octo-
Der: 39s2; December. 5000. and
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Grand Jury Probing
Florida Shipyard Deal
Ito See WoIfson TODAY

Louis E. Wolfson. youthful A.
nancier and board chairman Of
Capital Transit Co., was sched-
uled to appear this afternoon be-
fore District grand jury probing
Ia multimillion dollar Florida
shipyard deal.
Lugging a heavy briefcase, Mr.,
Wolfson appeared at the court.
house at 10:30 am. accompanied
by Matthew H. McCloskey, a
Philadelphia Democratic leader
and contractor.
Both men conferred briefly
with Frank Cunningham and
Benjamin Brooks, assistants to the
Attorney General. Mr.. McClos-
key went into the grand jury
room. Mr.. Wolfson left the
building Immediately, saying he
had been instructed to return in
about an hour.
Reads to Kill Time.
IT don't know anything about
this thing to really discuss it,"
Mr.. Wolfson said. I'm going to
sit out in the park and do some
reading to kill time. I'd rather
talk with the DA before saying
anything further, because I'm un-
der subpoena"
Mr.. McCloskey had no COM
ment when he emerged shortly
after noon.
The grand jury. which began
hearings last Wednesday, is in
vestigating purchase of the st.
Johns River Shipyard, Jackson
vile, Fla, by the Tampa Ship
building Corp. headed by Mr..
Wolfson.
The $19 million wartime plant
went for bargain basement price
of $1.9 million in a deal sanctioned
by the Maritime Commission.
Details Brought Out In Al.
Details of the transaction were
first brought to light by House
Expenditures Committee in 1947.
but were forgotten until several
months ago when the Chelf sub
committee of the House re-opened
the matter.
AS a result, Attorney General
McGranery ordered the present
grand jury investigation.
Another person who entered the
jury room today, but who re-
mained only a few minutes, was
John Carmody. Other than identi-
flying himself as "a member of the
Maritime Commission at the time
the sale was made" he refused
comment. ---
So far, eight persons, mostly
Florida businessmen, have been
Queried by the panel.
Evening star., 1952-09-08
S2OMiI|ion Borrowing
Bye. &P. Approved
For New Expansion
By Nelson M. Shepard

The Public Utilities Commits
sion today granted the recent ap-
plication of Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. to borrow
more money from its parent COM
pany for expansion of plant
facilities in the District.
c., & P. had filed application
August Is, seeking authority to
issue and sell an additional
amount of promissory notes not
to exceed $25 million. Since it
already has about SIS million in
loans from American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. outstanding
under today's approval, it can now
go ahead and borrow about $50
million more. The notes would
he repayable to A. T. & T. within
five years after date of issue and
bear interest at the annual rate
Of 3.25 per cent.
L. U. T. c. Faculty Announced.
Faculty members for the Life
Underwriters Training Council
courses which open here next
month were announced today by
the District Chapter, National AS
sociation of Life Underwriters.
The five members are George T.
Duvan of the New York Life In
surarce Co.: G. Edward Hacking,
associate manager of the North
ern Virginia Branch. of Acacia:
Herb Martin, associate counsel
of Acacia; Charles K. Reid II, as
siStant manager of the Marsh
Agency, and James A. Thompson,
associate manager of Acacia.
They are all veterans in the
service of the L. U. T. C. which
superviseS the educational pro-
gram for newcomers in banking
circles as we'll as numerous officers
who desire to benefit from the
advanced and specialized courses.
Courses start October % and more
details will be announced later.
Club to Hear Sawyer.
The Washington Sales Execu-
tiveS' Club will be host to the Ma
tional Board of Directors of the
organization at a luncheon meet
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Aircraft Production
lis 5 Times Pre-Korea
Fin|etter Declares

The Nations production OF
fighting aircraft is five times the
|pre-Korean figure, Air Force Sec
retary Finletter said today, but
airplane factories are not in maxi
mum production, because the
country doesn't want that many
planes.
\ Frankly disturbed at recent
criticism of production of fighting
planes. Mr.. Finletter said the
program is much further along
than had been expected when ii
got under way in July. 1850.
"To some extent (production)
has exceeded our expectations and
is already beginning to ROLAND
this despite the fact that the date
on which we would normally ex-
pect to get rolling was, on the
average. around January /, 1885,
he said.
Exact Figures Secret.
Exact figures are classified as
military secrets, but it is generally
believed that this years produc-
ton will be about $500 planes of
all types.
Mr.. Finletter said the Air Force
is operating under a self-imposeo
Limitation on production in line
with the national policy of lin
Iited military expansion.
"The aircraft industry would bt
capable of producing a great many
more planes than it is producing
now," he said. 1--WE are not going
all out at all, but we are trying
to get a specific force by specific
time on a limited mobilization
basis"
Quality Emphasized.
Mr.. Finletter said the Air Force
lis emphasizing quality and moi
quantity in its race with Soviet
aircraft production.
He said the Air Force must be
constantly impatient not only with
the aircraft as they exist but also
as they are projected. What is
projected is not good enough"
Evening star., 1952-09-08

tives' Club here will preside. He
is sales manager for Judd & Det-
weller, Inc, printers. The directors
of the national organization are
holding their quarterly meeting
in Washington Thursday and Fri
day. Chairman of the board is C..
Clair Knox, of st. Louis, and
president of the National Sales
Executives is Robert A. Whitney,
of New York.
Two Safety Awards Won.
The Norfolk g. Western Railway
has won two top awards for its
1851 safety record.
The American Museum of Safe
ty will present the road with a
certificate of commentator for
the best overall safety record
among Glass A railroads in the
Southern district, those operating
10 million or more locomotive
miles during the year. The Ma
tional Safety Council will honor
the N. & w. with an award of
merit for it's improved 1851 per-
formance in employe safety.
President R. H. Smith of N. &
w. will receive the Museum award
at New York dinner on Septem-
ber II. The railway was selected
by the Hartman Committee of
Award, which annually confers the
E. H. Hartman Memorial Gold
Medals, five of which have been
won by N. & w. The National
Safety Council award was estab-
lished last February to recognize
good industrial safety records. The
N. & WIS 1851 employe casualty
rate was substantially better than
the average for all railroads in the
years 1948-51.
School Savings Program.
Daryl Shaw, principal of Mont
gomery Blair High School an
nounced that this school is setting
up an insured savings program
which will give children an an
nual return of 3 per cent on their
investment and encourage saving
and money-management.
The program will be a part of
the schools Montgomery Blair
Thrift System. This is under the
supervision of w. A. Keibler,
school treasurer, and is being
operated through the cooperation
of The Citizens Building and Loan
Association, in Silver Spring. Each
students account will be insured
up to $4,000 by the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corp.
Modern facilities will be provided
the students and they will receive
on-the-job training in banking
practices and procedures.
Insurance Agent HOnOred.
David OchSman, life under
writer of l404 M street NV, is
one of the field underwriters from
all parts of the country being
Evening star., 1952-09-08
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Sept. B.-Foreign ex.
Sni,ng SSninnge rates rates follow (Great Britain in
Canadian dollar in New York open
market; 4 5/32 per cent premium or
Europe-Great. Britain (pound), 2.SSS.
Up !. OF q cent; Great Britain. 30-day
futures 2Ti unchanged: Great Brit
Great Britain. e0-day futures. 2.S5U' up
OF cent: Belgium ,(francl. loo. un-
changed: France lirancl, ,2sss Of /. cent.
05 of a, cent. italy (liraI. .18T Of q
cent; cent unchanged: Portugal (escudol. $50.
changed; Switzerland Ifranc) Jfreel.
%: :33. UP .01 of q cent
Latin America--Argentina Cfree). 7.25.
unchanged: Brazil tfree). $50, UNCHANGED:
Mexico. 1913, unchanged: VenezueIa
(bolivarl. 30.03, unchanged
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 1850,