Show SUNDAY MORNING JULY 25 1937 o THE OGDEN MONTAGUE NO MYSTERY near Tientsin TO BOYHOOD NEIGHBORS GRISLY SIGHT o 1 ' o ' o t i : ' ’ Kil-bour- ne s- - ng 44 - v GREAT STRENGTH Golfing pictures of John (Mysterious) Montague whose proficiency at golf made him a shadowy and legendary figure around Hollywood are few and far between The man who rumor said could beat the best pros shunned the caniera especially on the links But here he is a pro at Clayton N Y aboin 1930 Was Mischievous Child Prodigy O Births reported to the city health of ficer during the week were: Ben and Anna Dufford Berkley 635 Kershaw avenue a girl George A and Stella Buckley Phelps 130 Cross street a girl Abner W and Cecelia Peterson Allen Huntsville a boy Samuel A and Sylvesta Rice Graviet 1440 Gibson avenue a girl Frank E and Ethel Lefgren Brooks 2678 Liberty avenue a girl William W and Gertrude Cronin Smith 3606 Washington avenue a girl Victor and Floris Gibby Tullis Riverdale a girl Royal D and Iona Tracy Johnson 1946 Stephens avenue a boy Blaine C and Lucille Lambert Parsons Orpheum apartments a boy O Verno E and Rachael Anderson Larson Riverdale a girl David R and Edna Fowers Hartley Clinton a girl Parley M and Alice Searle Findlay 261 7th street a girl Nathan J and Annette Moore Harris 1258 23rd street a boy Maurice J and Velma Holmes Wright Evanston Wyo a girl Ernest V and Viola Crane Olsen Ogden a girl William K and Maxine Steed O’Brien Farmington a boy Lester M and Nellie C Hammond Felt 2175 Jackson avenue a boy Alfred J and Viola Peterson Ostrup R F D No 3 a boy Rulon P and Naqmi Skeen Peterson 606 8th street a boy William V and Zylpha Spencer Show Morgan a girl Albert C and Elva White Taylor 2936 Stephens avenue a girl Willard A and Vera Hodson 23rd street a boy Franklin A and Mildred Jensen Smith Fielding a boy 635 Edison and Josephine O Toone Croydon a boy Glen E and Pitt G Hall WigMarjorie Washington avenue a Parley R and Josephine Mitchell Neeley 3071 OgCen avenue a boy Robert W and Florence Browning Craven 924 24th street a girl Raymond and Mattie Green Ray South Weber a girl Lawrence C and Alta Jay Taylor 2136 Reeves avenue a boy Peter B and Katherine Kawal-s2949 gins girl ki o Wilson a boy Arch and Sylvia Wilson Storey 3140 Eccles avenue a girl Joseph R and Alta Hunt Harrop 167 Harrisville avenue a boy Virgil- - G sind Maude McArthur Stratford 871 23rd street a girL William Bosgieter and Hilda Allen 373 18th street twins (boys) Schultz Howard P and Anna Jones Hopkins 2902 Lincoln avenue a girL o By DEXTER TEED NEA Service Special Writer SYRACUSE N Y July 24—The fantastic career of John (Mysterious) Montague “the world’s great est golfer” temporarily interrupted by his arrest- - in Los Angeles on a robbery charge brought no overpowering shock to friends here in Syracuse who had known Montague as Laverne Moore If they had learned that he had Isl-- become King of the Cannibal ands Mahatma of Upper India or private secretary to the Grand Lama of Tibet they wouldn’t have been surprised either For Laverne Moore even as a youngster was a very extraordinary fellow Re markable energy vitality strength combined with a love of practical joking had kept Moore in scrapes from the time he could walk TOO MUCH ZIP Police Chief Thomas Carroll who has known Moore since he was a baby sizes him up this way: “Verne Moore had too much vi tality and too much energy for one human being but there was never anything vicious or mean-spirite- d about him” Carroll ought to know for he watched Moore through the gram mar parochial and prep schools saw him develop into a baseball and golf phenomenon and some times reprimanded him for recklessness and irresponsibility It was Carroll who helped clear up the case by identifying Hollywood’s Montague1 “Mysterious with Syracuse’s Laverne Moore wanted for a 1930 roadhouse holdup in the Adirondacks Moore had a splendid physique and he early became the town phenomenon as baseball and football player golfer practical joker man - about - town hail strong man and at times a ready fighter He was good enough as a pitcher to get a try out with the Boston Braves but quit when farmed to Providence It was the big league or nothing for Moore LIKED HIS JOKE His amazing strength left behind a trail Of stories of lifting one end of a 4000 - pound auto while a jack was placed under it and other feats which marked him out from other men His practical jokes followed this pattern: Out driving with three friends he pretended to be out of gas and urged them to push the car to the top of a long hilL As the car reached the top Verne started the car and left his perspiring friends stand ing in the road Once he impersonated a police officer and persuaded workmen digging a ditch to dig in another s&ot where they had quite a trench cut before the irate property owner called r the fellow-well-m- et real police This same sense of humor got Moore “in bad” on another occa sion With two friends he posed as a detective and “arrested” a SIGHTLESS EDITOR certain Syracusan known to be afraid of the police The QUITS OREGON JOB took the man to headquartersjokers and accepted his checks for $50 and as a bribe for his release Hie PORTLAND Ore July 24 (AP) $40 checks were never cashed and —Aged sightless B F Irvine reit was technically extorthough tired as editor of the Oregon Journal — and took another job today In tion the whole affair was finally an effort to broaden the field of passed off as just one of Moore’s the publication he had served for jokes All got suspended sentences nearly 30 years PHENOMENAL GOLF One of the most widely known Moore’s golf ability was consid-5ab- Ie figures in western journalism IrvII erratic He learned on ine chose the day after his 75th ar course here a birthday to step down from the “?®urnett public layout and was soon shooteditorship Friday He had been associated with the ing par golf This writer- went here years ago by the late C S Jackson P L Jackson son of the founder will become editor of the Journal in addition to his capacity as publisher Q T'-r'-yrT-- v Life expectation of ’women northern England according statistics is 68 years in i southern part of the country it 71 f ' f v firsWytVt I !y j? mpjm a ” IF ( S’ La-ver- old-Mexic- - He : o ' r absorbing writer and author of scores of authentic novels about the west— 44 is-a- 1 n - Letters to F D R Compiled In Work - CAN YOU BEAT IT? These youngsters proud young members directed by Ray Min ter of the American Legion junior drum-corcertainly can beat ’em — but they’re hard to beat This outfit one of many outstanding bands and drum corps in the Pioneer days parades took second place in its division (Standard-Examinphoto) ps er “DEAR MR PRESIDENT” by BEN WHITEHURST E P Dutton & Co New York v Here is a peep into the mail received by President Roosevelt — a man' whose radio fireside chats bring him letters that are different than any ever received by other American leaders Troubled persons throughout the land cast their burdens on his shoulders with letters beginning “Dear ' Mister President” Mr Whitehurst who until recently presided over the government division correspondence makes an Interesting selection of letters or excerpts in this collection He offers bits from writers5 such as: mar“Bear Mr President: ried I married an old man and all he gives me is a bunch of children” He points out that when' Mrs Roosevelt was mentioned press as giving a graduation dress to a girl immediately 100001 requests were made for frocks' Some of the letters are amusing others sad serious but they all make Interesting reading as one looks over the mail with Roosevelt in this book — 44 The Escorial royal palace of tHf Spanish kings near Madrid is thelargest palace In Europe It requires four days to go through the palace and the distance covered on & tour of the buildings is 120 ' miles - I ft ‘ to another from “First “Finale” The poetry has melodious twang and is full of freshness For example “My Heart is Turning Somersaults”— even the title has Helen rhythm Love” Welshimer Poems Full of Rhythm SINGING DRUMS by Welshimer E P Dutton & Co Inc New York Readers who admire In The Standard-Examinthe frequent verses by Helen Welshimer NEA Service poet will find in this new volume a charming and unpretentious group of poems — verses about a wide variety of subjects and floods The collection is delightful the poems singing of “ecstasy and sweet sadness of yourfg love of the promise and fulfillment of letter years of hopes too high for reaching of the heartaches all women know They are tender and touching frivolous and gay witty and wise —and will appeal to men as well as to women” In addition to the NEA Service publishers acknowledge Indebtedness to leading magazines for women and for verse The poems are listed in order and follow one after er 44 Dream Volume to Be Reviewed Here “Americah Dream” by Michael Foster will be reviewed at the Carnegie Free library Thursday afternoon at two o’clock by Constance Bunnell A young American troubled and bewildered in this book ‘ finds through a consideration of figures of the past and out of his own heritage a new perspective that springs from the vital elements of the American dream The work ‘was a selection of the Literary guild and has had unusually favorable comment from outstand- ing critics 2I—L44 : — Rome’s 1941 exxposition will er about 988 acres cov- - -- -- i I-am in--th- e in As Pioneer days ended: Nobody had money Sol felt in pockets of guys in ahead of him If they objected he said: “Pardon me1 One fellow reached for his pocket and found his pants gone! ‘ — —4— Bikes Registered In New England LYNN Mass (UP) —$ome 1400 Lynn school children have registered their bicycles with the police department’s traffic bureau as a safety measure— believed the first New England city to have such a movement Each cyclist wrote out a description of his bicycle including the condition of lights and signal devices When a bicycle passes examination the owner is given a “bicycle permit” which he carries with him whenever he rides An aluminum non-nilicense plate also Is issued at 25 cents cost 3 V Other Smart t Bedroom Outfits Priced as Low as $6875 $8450 $8950 st 12-Pie- ce UTILITY $185 Down—$2 a Month CHEST! ' For odds and ends on a trip Compartments Reg 79c Spring andMaliross t Yes a genuine Simmons metal bed with smart dece orated panel ends a mattress resilient comfortable coil spring— all complete : for only $1985— Note the easy terms - roll-edg- Read Sanifona 4 - w YOU ARE WEARING Heys on Pg - Lof-gre- en WHITE CLOTHES - ‘ f PRETEND ’ J ar I ts ’ 750-wo- rd CONTINUE TWO-RIFLE- 4 v : - by S RANGER- Dane Coolidge E P Dutton & Co New York Guns blaze and the southwest echoes not only the shots fired In various exciting chapters but the hoof-beaof horses on the range and shouts of bowboys as well Typical rapid action of Coolidge grips the interest Badmen stalk through the pages of the book which opens in the" little town of Penon a town on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande where outlaws are bred There is acontinual feud between the Texas rangers and the bandits An American captain is killed but his ranger carries on- -in hot pursuit of Don Antonio public enemy No' 1 of the border" Love plays a big hand In the book' too when Sergeant Stoney meets the pretty dark-eye- d Rosita and saves her from the bandits clutches The author knows his locale having ranged through the west’ and' made two trips to Lof-gre- en r ' felt WMiiiifi 'w-- liQUtZUxKUBi (3® Washington - at 23rd1 ' - ' ' - it V- -v A ’ f r‘: 3-- B - A h - —i day listed numerous international general upheaval r They declared ' there was no doubt the vigorous style of the editorial on newspaper’s “post-wwas that make believe" of H Duce himself ‘ Informed persons saw a slap at the democratic powers in this statement: "Policies which ought to be realistic and therefore face problems as they exist become the play of sometimes irreality and- sophism disguised in the moth eaten garments of immortal principles” The article attacked as “pretension” the insistence that Generalissimo Francisco Franco was an in surgent general and ' that Valencia was the real seat of the Spanish government r Burial Rites Held For Arnold Monson - —— £$" l “fictions’ It said some day would be “overwhelmed by reality” Among them waa the contention of the United States that World war debts are still collectable ‘SINGLE BRAVE NAME Persons close to the government in Rome interpreted “reality — which the newspaper went on to say always had “had a single brave name for which there was no substitute”— to mean war with its heavily-timbere- 33-p- ar Journal since shortly after its 35 establishment - S v v 4 A Referring to war debts II Popolo said: “The people continue to pretend they believe these debts will be paid one day Now everyone knows this is materially and above all Nevertheless morally impossible when the fateful dates June 15 and December 15 come around the European governments inform America they find it Impossible to pay America takes notice of this and IN IDAHO WYOMING it on the order of the day The fever’s high virulence zone puts “The fiction nevertheless remains is in sections of five northwestern and carries in its lap the damaging states —Montano Wyoming Wash- elements of all embalmed fictions” ington Idaho and - Oregon although it is now known in 37 of the 48 states In the high virulence zone the fever may be fatal within three days In other sections the disease is often of a milder form But even though the infection itself is often of a milder form But even though the infection itself may be mild said Dr B R Parker chief of the public health service laboratory at Hamilton Mont the only place where spotted Hic-cu- p fever vaccine is produced the disease may leave an aftermath of Saturday was the last of the deafness impaired vision insomnia Mohicians (five months exactly neurosis anemia or partial ob- until Christmas) and as Sol restruction of the intestinal tract members it he and Aloysus the off4 fice boy got in an argument with ' ' some joint After being kicked out Sol said: “You wait here Aloysus and count ’em as I throw ’em out when I clean up the joint” Services for Arnold Eugene Monson 38 were conducted Saturday Aloysus waited and then in a in the Rose room of the Deseret minute he counted “One” Sol mortuary by Bishop L Grant picked himself up and yelled as he of the L D S Eighteenth brushed himself off — ward Invocation was offered by J Ed“Hey you counted too soon” win Nelson knitting mills president and H Aldous Dixon new Ho hum out for a good time— ' of Weber he never had a lesson in his and president college prolife! Nope there’s no basement in nounced the benediction Aaron W Tracy former Weber the best sellers college president and Bishop were speakers Maximum temperature on SaturSolos were presented by Mrs G Aaron Gibbs day was an extra hot 97 degrees and Melvin Ferris with Miss Dor- with 88 degrees and barometric othy West as accompanist pressure 3010 at six: o’clock Pallbearers were brothers and brothers-in-laof Mr Monson Last year skies were cloudy with Burial was in Syracuse cemetery 93 degrees maximum and 62 de the gress minimum temeprature Bishop Lof green dedicated around with him when he shot a course and he still 29 on a holds the course record of 28 Moore had one stunt that always attracted attention He would tee up three golf balls in sand one above the other and offer to hit any one of the three Spectators were always intrigued as Moore sent the designated ball down the fairway for a long drive the other two dribbing out on the tee There is definite proof of one of his “trick-shot- ” exploits here Moore was standing on a tee when a friend drove by in a car “Watch this!” he said when the car was about a ‘block away With a mashie he lofted a high one Into the air Theball landed squarely on the top of the car Moore also made a specialty of blindfolded driving his shot turning out as good as a sighted one nine times out of ten He often played for and with his uncanny money ability seldom lost Whether he could really heat the best professionals as alleged will probably never be known He never appeared to take very seriously his amazing golf abilities during his early years in Syracuse Or any thing else for that matter PROHIBITION DAYS Along about 1928 he became a golf pro at Clayton N Y and later at Thendara in the Adirondacks It was here that he formed the associations that led to his being connected by 6tate police with the holdup of a tavern He did not drink in those days In the escape after the holdup the car crashed One man was killed two were caught and one escaped State police believe the fourth man was Laverne Moore’s first name ‘is really and is so recorded in the old grave 44 family Bible of his parents Mr While there is no known conand Mrs Matthew Moore a fine old Irish couple Matt Moore a necting link between the feather steel company employe had black of a bird and the scale of a repcurly hair like Laveme’s up to tile the development of the two the time when his son disappeared structures is very similar after the 1930 holdup episode Now it is pure white The parents never heard a word from Laverne during all the time when he was making his fantastic career in Hollywood under the name of Montague Syracuse underworld sources insist that Moore was a victim of circumstances in the holdup affair and was dragged into it without realizing its seriousness Many strange things happened along the Canadian border in the prohibition year of 1930 and It is believed that Moore will tell a few of them if he Is brought back to face the old charge that halted his career as Hollywood’s mystery man - o i - Practical Joker Golf O MERE FICTION : HELENA Mont July 24— (AP) — Rocky mountain spotted fever relaxed its deadly grip in the intermountain west this year An Associated Press survey of 10 western states tonight disclosed 28 persons have died this year of the disease which develops from Infection from woodtick bites Dur" ing 1936 at least 49 died' indicated the data Incomplete number of cases of the fever declined this year over last ’ f DECLINE REASONS The decline was called the “result of a combination of fortunate circumstances” by Dr D 'K epidemiologist of the Montana state board of health He said more persons than ever before had been inoculated with tick serum there was a better and more general understanding of the woodtick menace and the “cold late spring” kept the ticks from spreading as rapidly as in former years Deaths this year were reported as follows: Idaho seven Wyoming six Colorado and Oregon three each Montana and Nevada two each and on6each in New Mexico Utah and South Dakota Last year’s fatalities were listed as follows: Montana 16 Wyoming 14 Oregon six Idaho five Utah three Colorado and South Dakota two each and Nevada one Rocky mountain spotted fever is communicated to humans through the bite of infected woodticks These hungry brown parasites are d particularly active in the mountainous areas of the west during May June and early July al car-ryi- - — ! NORCOTIC CAPITAL — LOSING GRIP IN Popolo Tientsin thriving crossroads of far eastern dope dealing has recently been called the narcotic capital of the world inSubjects involving this huge left are best ternational racket alone by Chinese authorities hamtreaties pered by are rarely mentioned by the Japanese whom Chinese claim are responsible and are seldom referred to in anything but confidential official reports by consular and diplomatic officials of other countries DUMPED IN RIVER Unofficially however evidence has been pieced together to indicate that many of the victims were narcotic addicts who had been bedumped in the river perhaps save burial to expenses fore death Several Chinese coolies were arrested recently when caught the bodies of narcotic addicts toward the river from the Japan ese concession where hundreds of small narcotic shops exist beyond the reach of the Chinese authority extra-territori- 4 y-s- ix by-prod- fic Guns Blaze In DRUMMING UP PRAISE Book'of-Borde- World Upheaval Foreseen By Mussolini's Own Newspaper Killed Only Twen t MILAN" Italy July 24— (AP) — This Year While 49 Premier Benito Mussolini’s own Died In 1936 DTtalia tonewspaper H 50 Bodies Have Floated Past City So Far This TIENTSIN North China July 24 — (AP)— Officially no one knows why more than 300 bodies of unidentified Chinese coolies were found floating down the Haiho river here last year or why 150 more have been found this summer This in a nutshell is Tientsin’s great “floating corpse mystery” It is still classed as a mystery most observers believe only beof cause it is a grisly a great International narcotic traf- - O WAR DEBT HELD SPOTTED FEVER WESTERN AREA - Summer 3-- X R - LAID TO DRUGS “ STANDARD-EXAMINE- ' A |