The Missoulian from Missoula, Montana • 1

THE DAILY OULIAN Forecast Snow flurries Mwiiir and probably Tuidv; folder Monday, VOL. LXV. NO. 317. MISSOULA, MONTANA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1039.

PRICE FIVE CENTS Thousands See Pope's Coronation Observationi 43 Minimum. 13 At 6 t. 35 At 4 p. 41 At midnight 34 Crowned Spiritual Ruler of 330,000,000 Catholics G. E.

Is Stumped Greatest Ever to Throng Witness Czechs and Nazis Clash In Moravia Incident Heaps Trouble on Central Government in Move to Crush Separatist Plot in Slovakia. Fear Intervention Rite Is Butte Man Is Killed In Stickup William Foster, 33, Slain Uy Helena Gasoline Station Operator During Attempted Armed Robbery. Two Thugs Caught Scottv Palmer Foils Trio With Blast From Shot-gun. Captured Pair Admits Job in Anaconda. Helena, March 12.

fP) A man Sheriff Brian O'Con-nell identified as William Foster, 33, of Butte, was wounded fatally in an attempted holdup of a gasoline station three miles west of Helena today. Festive Crowd of More Than 350,000 Persons Pack St Peter's Square for Unprecedented Investiture of 2(2nd Pope of Catholic Church. Ceremony, Rich in Tradition and Splendor, Carried to Entire Christendom by Radio Direct From Vatican City. HV THE ASSOCIATED TRESI. Vatican City, March 12.

The crown of the popes was placed today on the head of Puis XII. 202nd pop of the Catholic church, in a joyous ceremonial of medieval splendor. A festive crowd of about persons throned frreat St. Peter's square to watch the coronation on the balcony of St. IYter'a basilica, the first out-of-doors coronation in A' if 7M JlliJ ffi Tope Pius XII.

Tragedies, Chuckles of Children Are Highlights of Nation's News 150 Railroad Men Gather Here For "IV Meet Principal Address of Day Made hv John W. Haw Of St. Paul. West Montana Given Soaking Over Week-End Winter Holds Tiuht Crip On Many Sections of Nation Sunday. Western Montana had a good soaking during the week-end Heavy wet snow started falling Saturday nlRht to make streets and roads sloppv and murh moisture soaked into the ground.

Most of the snow had melted Sundnv morning but throughout Sunday there were flurries of snow and rain to add to the moisture content. Arrivals in Missoula Sunday from Helena reorted that they had bright sunshine all of the way until a few miles eaM of Dnimmond where tliev encountered the snow and rain that was prevalent in the Missoula area and the Bitter Root, Flathead and Blackfoot valleys. Ranchers in the valleys were glad to get the moisture and the managements of irrigation projects in the region reorted that the storm was contributing to a run off of water that was being token up in the reservoirs for storage for irrigation. BY T1IK ASSOCIATED PRESS. Winter held a tiuht grip on some Northern states Sundnv while in others, particularly in the Midwest, drenching pre-spring rains brought damages or threats of flood injury.

A swirling snow storm, followed by sleet and rain, blanketed New York city. Two thousand men went to work in near-freezing weather to clear the metropolis of three inches of snow. More snow and rain were expected. Sleet and snow fell in the Chicago area, then skies cleared as the temperature hovered around freezing. (continued on Page 5, Column 5.) Old William Crooks Reenacts First Run St.

Paul, March 12. 'H Old "William Crooks," engine No. 1 of the Great Northern railway, rcen-acted today its fust run of 77 years ago between St. Paul and St. Anthonynow Minneapolis.

The William Crooks, first locomotive to haul a train in Minnesota, starting in 182. wa.s freshly painted and her brass trimmings were shining as it pulled two ancient coaches from St. Paul to Minneapolis and back again, carrying more than a score of passengers. Thousands of spectators lined the route between the two cities. On Wednesday, No.

1 and its two cars will leave under its own power for New York to be exhibited at the World's fair. Two asserted companions, who pave officers the names of Edward Crawford, 28, and Edward Netter- burg, 33. both of Butte, were being held In the county Jail here on rob bery charges. Sheriff O'Connell said the three men attempted to holdup Scotty Palmer, operator of the station, about 6 :30 o'clock this morning. The sheriff said that Palmer, after Faster told him, "this is a stickup," ran to a rear room of the station, obtained a shotgun and fired point-blank at Foster, the charge of shot entering his left chest Just under the heart.

After shooting Foster, the sheriff said, Palmer held Netterburg until the arrival of officers. The sheriff and Deputy Ray Higgins found Crawford hiding in an abandoned farm building about a quarter of a mile from the station. He surrendered without resistance. Foster was taken to a Helena hos- (Continued on Page 5, Column 7.) Nominations to Court and Labor Board Awaited Changes in Business Tax And Wagner Act Also to Influence Business. Washington, March 12.

(VP) A group of senators who often reflect the opinions of business men said today they thought the time had arrived for the administration to translate its vocal encouragement of business Into concrete action. Characterizing recent statements of administration leaders as "help ful," Senators Burke, Democrat, Nebraska; Bailey, Democrat, North Carolina, and King, Democrat, Utah, Joined in urging early legis lative and executive moves to. put these words Into effect. Burke said the President's forth coming nomination to the Supreme court and the attitude taken toward changes in the Wagner act and present business taxes would have much effect on business confidence. A great deal will depend, Burke said, on the political complexion of the court appointment.

The Nebraska senator said he would prefer to see the promotion of "some outstanding circuit court of appeals judge," but felt business men would be satisfied with the ap pointment of either William O. Douglas, securities commision chair man, or Dean Wiley B. Rutledge of the University of Iowa law school. These two. along with Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat, Wash ington, have been mentioned most frequently in conjecture about i (Continued on Page 5, Column 8) I5y I iny btudent OfGeorgraphy" Schenectady, N.

March 12. P) off It-lain or the General Electric company were confronted with a new problem today. From a little jrirl in New York came a postcard which read: "Will you kindly tend me a little nam pie electricity, if you can upare It. We are studying about it In geography." Fight Expected When President Asks for Money Senators Lining Up for Battle. Request May Come Today.

Washington, March 12. (TV-Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, served notice today that he would oppose President Roosevelt's expected request for an additional $150,000,000 to tide the WPA through until July 1. The Mississipplan, one of the lenders in the successful fieht to reduce the WPA appropriation from the $875,000,000 requested by Mr, Roosevelt to $725,000,000, said he was onnosed to voting any new Thp Prpsldent's sunDlemental esti mate of WPA's needs is scheduled tn pn to Conn-ess tomorrow or Tues day and economy advocates already have indicated It will sur up a snarp fight. The opponents of spending conceded, however, that it appeared doubtful the new relief request could be defeated, or whittled down. Some House members have taken a stand similar to Harrison's but on the other hand, several Republicans, who joined in voting against the $875,000,000 figure in tne iaenaie, have Indicated they would favor additional funds if the President said they were necessary.

House Republicans, meanwnue, said they planned to make economy an issue in consideration oi tne $160,000,000 Interior department appropriation bill in that chamber tomorrow. Partv leaders said they would propose a 10 per cent cut In the appropriations. Senate consideration of the House-approved government reorganization bill also promised to have its economy tinge, with Senator Rvrd. Democrat. Vireinia.

seek ing to make budgetary savings one of the stated aims oi tne Dili. Chairman Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, said he would lay the House bill before his special reorganization committee tomorrow. MonetaryMeasures Opposed by Board Washington, March 12. () The Federal reserve board advised Con gress today that it disapproved legislative proposals which would empower it to manage price levels through control of the volume of money and credit. The board expressed its views a general statement given to the press and sent to congressional committees considering price-management bills.

Senator Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma, has introduced a bill to give the reserve board power to act as a monetary authority to return prices to the 1936 level. Similar legislation has been proposed by Senator Logan of Kentucky. The board, however, did not specifically mention these bills. RUSSIANS CROSS BORDER. Tokio, March 12.

(P) Domei (Japanese news agency) in a dispatch from Hsinking" reported today that 70 Soviet Russian soldiers had crossed the Siberian-Manchoukuoan border and penetrated a considerable distance before they were driven back by Japanese guards. No casualties were mentioned. apart. A Michigan cow was caught switching on the lights in the barn. But the humans finished strong.

Newton, appointed a slaughtering inspector, although slaughtering is against the law there. A un'on picketed another union's pickets in New York. A New York relief recipient left an estate of $113,000. The same day some Brooklyn WPA workers tore down the wrong building, an actors' union banned jokes about WPA workers. A Boston burglar warned his victim if she made any noise he'd scream.

A woman got divorces from two husbands the same day in Nevada. A New York man sent out announcements of the birth of a son next June. A Massachusetts woman called police to take her dog for a walk. Rochester, N. turned down a 9 p.

m. curfew signal on the ground it might wake somebody up. A Democrat won an election in Vermont. Present almost a century. Within the mother church of Catholicism, a huge congregation of princes, prelates, diplomats, pilgrims, priests and faithful flockj witnessed the stately progress of the coronation mass and investiture.

Vatican authorities said 71,000 tickets hnd been issued and it wm apparent that few had gone unused. The estimate of 350,000 in horseshoe-shaped St. Peter's square was conservative. Vatican sources said it was closer to 500.000 and many churchmen doubted if such huge-throngs ever had witnessed the coronation of any pope or king in history. They said they were certain no such crowd ever before had assembled before St.

Peter's because re-rent demolitions, about the square, had provided greater space than ever before. The pope, slightly fatigued by the long ceremonial, rested hi his private apartments during the remain der of the day. Intimates said his holiness "thrived'' on his arduous tasks and seldom felt physical weariness. They said he wa.s affected mostly by the emotional strain. Carried to World.

For the first time, radio carried the sound and description of this precedent -making coronation around the world in half a dozrt languages, enabling all Christendew to share In the church's most Joyous festival. The placing of the great, golden triple tiara on the pope's head was the climax of rites which lasted almost five hours. The coronation set precedents because never before had radio broadcast the ceremonial to the world, because not since the coronation of Pope Pius IX in 134693 years ago had the investiture been within the view of the multitudes outside. Not since 1946, either, had a United States representative attended a papal coronation. The 93-year lapse ended with the participation of Joseph P.

Kennedy, United States ambassador to London. Pope Pius XII chose the same tiara that was used at the coronation of Pius IX. thus symbolizing the end of the 59-year controversy between the Holy See and the Italian state which had kept the popes voluntary prisoners within the Vatican and prevented coronations in public view. The reconciliation came with sinning of the L.iteran accords tn one of the chief accomplishments of the reign of the new pontiff's predecessor. Pope Pius XI.

who died February 10. two day-; before he would have celebrated thu seventeenth anniversary of his accession to the throne of St. Peter. On Gilded Throne. To receive the crown, Pone Pius XII sat on a gilded temporary throne on the balcony half way up the massive facade St.

Peter's. A rich crimson tapestry with the crown and keys of St. Peter's embroidered in gold hung from the (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) public view in 93 years he said, ''the church is gradually moir.g from chapel and sanctuary out into the world." The day-long ceremonies, starting with the earlv morning pre-corona- tion masses in Europe and centering of course in St. Peters basilica, were climaxed by benedictions and tiie chants and hymns of jubilation over here. Radio loudspeakers were placed in houses of worship throughout the tio.i.

I More than 3.500 persona filled news and overflowed into the of St. Patrick's. I tn wasvivrrnn soecial solemn Te Deum service as held at the Ca'hoiic university's Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, with the apostolic delegate to te United States, the Most Rev. A.T.letO Coeognani. presiding.

Pcutifiial masses and benedictions were at various hours of the dav in ether centers. In Baltimore. Archbishop Michael Curley was the-ceiebrart at a special coronation observance. German Sympathy Is Cast AN ith Deposed cabinet oi Dr. Tiso.

Active Support Promised Rebels. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. A clash between Czech and German residents in Moravia Sunday heaped trouble on the Czechoslovak central government as it moved sternly, amidst fears of possible German intervention, to crush a separatist plot in Slovakia. Fighting between the Czechs and Germans broke out in Brunn, near the border of former Austria, when the swastika-bearing Germans paraded through the streets In ob servance of Germany's Memorial day. Three Czechs were Injured.

Germany's official sympathy was cast, meanwhile, with the deposed Slovak cabinet of Dr. Joseph Tiso but a propaganda ministry spokesman in Berlin declined to say just how Germany would show her sympathy. The Tiso regime, ousted Friday by the Prague central government hi a move to put down the separatist movement, was replaced by a "conciliation cabinet," three of whose members were sworn in Sunday. Germany's sympathetic position towards Slovakia was given substance by the fact that Dr. Ferdinand Durcansky, communications minister in the ousted Slovak ministry, broadcast a defiant anti-Czech speech from the Vienna radio station.

Seldom if ever are such broadcasts made in Germany without official sanction from higher ups. Promise of Support. A further indication of how the wind was blowing was given by a hizhlv authoritative source in Brat islava, Slovak capital, who asserted a German promise or support lor the Slovak separatist movement, virtually contemDlatine Slovakian independence, preceded the crisis there. Significance also was seen In the declaration of Admiral Erich Raeder. chief of staff of the Ger man navy, in a Memorial day speech that Germans would receive protection "on this side or that side of the borders." There are 134.317 Germans or 5.59 per cent of the population in Slovakia.

Revolt Crushed. Tn Rnain General Jose Miaja's Republican government announced it had completely crusnea a communist revolt against his efforts to negotiate a "worthy peace" with the Nationalists. With the Communist insurrection crushed the way was believed cleared for General Miaja to obtain quickly the peace which he wants. The Madrid radio announced "the nlan rimwn nn before the rebellion" ostensibly General Miaja's peace pianwould now be carried out. A scheme attributed to Britain to use Germany, Italy and Japan as pawns in a realignment of world forces for the benefit of the British empire was described to the eighteenth all-union Communist party congress in Moscow by Dimitri Manuilsky, delegate on the executive committee of the Communist international.

Chivalry Lacking When FTC Questions Beauty Washington, March 12. OP) With complete disregard for chivalry, the Federal trade commission questioned today the appeal of Edna Wallace Hopper's famed beauty. It filed a complaint against Affiliated Products, of Jersey City, N. alleging that its advertising of two products sold under the Hopper name was "exaggerated and untrue." It quoted one ad: "I am past 60, says Edna Wallace Hopper, yet boys scarcely above college age often try to flirt with me." Coeur d'AIenes Faced With Avalanche Threats Wallace. Idaho, March 12.

The threat of avalanches, brought on by warm. Intermittent rains of the last week, faced residents of the high canyons of the Coeur d'AIenes today. Snow slides of minor proportions were reported today along the Wallace-Burke highway and in the Big Creek district west of here. A dozen families moved into Wallace tonight from the Burke canyon. The state highway department warned motorists to remain off the canyon road.

BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS. Childhood's bitter tragedies highlighted the nation's news Sunday night with here and there a smile to lighten their weight of sorrow. Maxine Andre, 17, and Leo Salazar, 13, both of Alamosa, each suffered a fractured leg when their speeding toboggan crashed into a roadside barrow pit at Cum-bres. The Denver Rio Grande Western railroad rushed a physician from Chama, N. on a special train to give the children first aid.

At Buffalo, N. 11-year-old William Shannon survived though Injured when fixe swept his home, burning to death his grandfather and two other children. Saved From River. Richard McCoy, 6. was in a Chicago hospital after falling from his family's houseboat into the frigid Chicago river.

His mother. Mrs. Lee McCoy, managed to pull him to safety with a garden rake. At Monongahela, two-year-old Harold Holt, too young to know his inevitable fate, used up another day of the two weeks of life allotted to him by doctors who said he will die of a mysterious tumorous growth which kills one baby in each thousand. His parents pleaded for "someone, somewhere, to help our boy." Abandoned, Janet Swanston, three months old, and her brother, Rob ert, three, rested in St.

Vincent's orphanage, Chicago, while their mother told police: "I was desperate. I haven't a cent. If I could feed my children I'd never leave them." Also in Chicago, newborn Tony Kessel, caused a chuckle because his jubilant father painted a huge sign on his place of business proclaiming "It's a boy Tony, 6 pounds, 6 ounces wife fine." The elder Kessel said it was the first baby in 19 years of marriage. There was a chuckle, too, in the plight of five-year-old Bobby Het-terly, son of an employe of the international flower show opening fn New York tomorrow. Someone handed Bobby a pair of huge tulip pots and told him to hold them.

A long time later Bobby was still holding them, worried by his responsibilities but faithful. At Swissvale, the five-day-old daughter of Charles Buzurich slept serenly in her home-made incubator while her father finally took a nap his first in four days. Buzurich, unemployed, found himself suddenly confronted with a two and a half pound daughter, born prematurely, and the necessity for doing something about it. He built an incubator in record time, heated it with electric lights, and started feeding the little girl with milk and water from an eye dropper. Public health nurses said his prompt action and constant aid had saved the child's life.

Rhubert, the producer, and Marc Connelly, the playwright, who casually predicts the samba "will sweep the country." On the and since her return here, the athletic Sonja appears never to tire of dancing it with 25-year-old George Windsor, a professional dancer who made the trip. As a result of doing the samba with Sonja he has lost 10 pounds. Ruby Newman, the Boston hand leader who played for the John Roosevelt Anne Clark wedding, brought bark the Brazilian music and is introducing the dance in the onre-dignif ied atmosphere of the lofty Rainbow room. Other night clubs are taking it up. "It is like a savage bolero, faster than the rhumba and the fox trot and the beats more pronounced than in any other dance," said Newman.

"On the last night of the annual carnival in Rio (a pre-Lenten fete), (Continued on Page 3, Column Traffic and oeration employes of the Northern Pacific railway to the number of 150 attended a general "pep'' meeting here Sunday. They came from Western Montana towns and officials were here from Montana points and the St. Paul headquarters of the road. The meeting was held at the Eagles' hall, where the principal address of the morning was given by John W. Haw, St.

Paul, director of the department of agricultural development, Howard H. Ellsworth, Helena, assistant general freight and passenger agent for the company, presided at the meeting. At noon the delegation held luncheon in the banquet room of the Grill cafe and the afternoon was taken up with round table discussion of transportation and traf fic matters. The employes of the railway were extended a welcome by John A. Bryan, trainmaster, in the absence of Superintendent W.

W. Judson of the local division who had been called from the city. The thought behind the meeting, first of four to be held in Montana, (Continued on Page 5, Column 7.) America's "Oomph" Girl to Be Named Los Angeles, March 12 iT The moot question of which girl in America today has the most "oomph'' will be decided to the satisfaction of at least one of them at a dinner here next Thursday night. The final selection, from among a dozen young ladies heretofore named in balloting at 27 colleges over the country as distinguished for their manifestation of that quality, will be made by a jury of 25 men drawn from the professions, the arts, society, the movies and the theater. The winner will be guest of honor of the 25 at a dinner in the Town House the same evening.

MLss Daisy Parsons, society girl executive of the Town House, who organl7'd the jury and engineered the contest, will ehaperone the affair. As to what constitutes "oomph," the judges seem fairly well agrped, as indicated by definitions they have given Miss Parsons. The Earl of Warwick (Michael Brooke cf the screen) calls it "a feminine desirability which can be observed with pleasure but can not be discussed with respectability." Charlie Rug-gles observes: "It's something about a girl that wins her more propositions than proposals." The Samba Straight From Alleys Of Rio Replaces Lambeth Walk In Hearts of American Dancers Animals Beat Human Race In Curiosity Sweepstakes Catholics of United States Salute New Vicar of Christ New York, March 12. 0P From the shabby and odorou alleys of Rio de Janiero's old town has come our country's newest dance the samba. It is being hailed by young and old dancers fared with the problem of what to do on packed dance floors without committing assault.

There is no gliding or swinging to the samba it is a fast hopping and body rolling performance. The Brazilian import is coming in where the Lambeth walk is stalking out. It now heads the list of American popular dances which, in reverse chonologiral order have been, the shag and its offshot, the eollegiana, the rhumba and conga; the big apple; true kin' and its variation, the Suzie-Q, the Lindy hop and the Charleston. An increase in travel to Brazil in the past year apparently is responsible for the innovation. Among the returning cruisers who became addicts are Sonja Henie, the skater; J.

J. BY GLADWIN tVVL. New York, March 12. (P) The animals raised Cain and beat out the human race by a couple of lengths in the curiosity sweepstakes last week A brigrade of woodpeckers and sparrows fought over some nests In Florida until chased off by a squirrel fleeing from a cat that was finally lured away by a fish. A New York mouse bit a high school girl and a Maryland eel bit a woman legislator.

An elk was treated by radio for seasickness. A South Carolina clam was seized for duck hunting out of season. A snake popped out of a hen's egg in South Carolina. Microbas staged an exhibition fight In a drop of water in New York. An Oklahoma dog smashed up a car by releasing the brake A Massachusetts cat staged a hunger strike because her dog friend was sick.

Two lions chased some deer within a mile of the Utah capital. A Missouri cow had twins 11 days New York, March 12. The Catholic faithful of the United States, many of them sleepy-eyed from all-night vigils in cathedrals and churches where they heard the first broadcast of a papal corona- tion, today saluted the new vicar of Christ on earth with pontifical masses and Te Deums. Early-risers and stay-up-lates heard also the chants of jubilation at early masses abroad all joining to hail Pope Pius XII In tributes ancient in pomp and ritual and yet unique in joining many of the 320.000,000 Catholic communicants in the world by radio. The ceremony at St.

Patrick's cathedral here as broadcast abroad and in it the Rt. Rev. Fulton J. Sheen of Catholic universry. Wash ington.

c. hailed anotner orea from the old tradition of the papacy a further emergence iroiu tne self-imposed exile of the popes. Noting that today's coronation was the first to be broadcast and the tot held out oi doors ia a.