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ensons of Boston. Nowhere will you find the of
chauffeur, butler groom, valet or a stableman.
And yet achieved the miracle of being welcomed into
the sacred portals of this ultra fashionable club
Yes, | am member of the American Hackney Horse
Society Not only member but am life member. and
no less parsonage than Mr. Reginald G. Vanderbilt him
self eertifes to my life membership Will my readers
pardon the smile of amusement which passes my
countenance look at this certificate of membership
(which printed in smile this page) and wonder
how would be greeted by the worthy multi-milonaire
sportsmen if their fellow member Dear Old
Gregory should stroll into the club house tomorrow
Although / a life member hardly think l. will at
tempt this grim joke my fellow members.
Looking back the past thirty years, do not at
this recall honest days work that have per-
formed. And yet during that period have lived like
millionaire and enjoyed social equality with of the
distinguished and of proudest titles of
England and France and have been welcomed and
poted and entertained by the best known members Of the
inner circle of fashionable American society.
The I succeeded, | have Said in imposing
upon your fashionable mlonares is because the praise
worthy assertion of thc equality of all mankind set forth
firmly by the sturdy sgners of the Declaration of 1nde
pendencc hundred and fifty years not accepted
by the present generation of American arstocracy From
long experience in the great capitals of Europe and wide
acquaintance in most Of the great cities of the United
States have hesitation in saying that America is the
home of the Snob-hat there is more democracy in the
nobility Of Europe than there is among the best families
in America.
Mr.. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt would not have invited
his butler be his guest his Christmas house party
his Newport residence-but he honored with an invi-
taon and was the guest of honor at that delightful
American multmilonaire palace The little cotere Of
enormously rich swes whose stables represented
the Madso. Square Horse Show would have fed from the
banquet table in dismay at the annual dinner for the
exhibitors il they had dreamed that among them sat
former stableboy-and yet was there drinking their
champagne and bowing to their compliments and fat
teres 1t would have been with poor relish that the fash
ionables Newport accepted my awards and dctums at
their Horse Show il they had known that the distn-
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Eyes I've thought about that " said McVickar, wa;
ing up Truth is, I'm looking into the thing ttl
wouldn't mind having myself
Just then / caught sight of Alfred Vanderbilt com
across the grounds, and decided that my good fri.
McVickar who admired my ancestral ring, with
imposing but fictitious crest should be the next cont
utor to my financial needs
''By the way, McVickar / was put onto awft
good thing at the club last night, said casually.
confounded bad luck my next banker remittance VIC
be here in time to take advantage of it.
"Too bad, too bad. How much would it takef'
"That gives me idea, my dear boy" said,
struck with sudden inspiration. 'lf you want to t.
up the proposition III let you in $685. Ten thous,
dollars is the-fgure-and whatever the profits are
divide. ! hate to let such chance slip entirely"
"Er-wel-$1O OOO-let's see; why not go in
$5JU0f' said McVickar cautiously.
ooh here comes Vanderbilt" exclaimed. "Ths
most fortunate. My dear McVickar, you must pardon
let's let that little thing drop
"But III consider $4,000
'No, no, replied, 'ld really prefer you wouldn
of course there some risk, you know cant gusran
that we nigh, not lose.
but $5. 900 loss is only half as bad as $4,000
"That's exactly i'll" ] said, measuring HIM up
down with my monoced eye "lf that other $4,000 wo
cramp you to lose, then the $1,000 you feel able
rsk-I really don't feel right about having you
a chance on it Will you pardon me and let us q
forget about it.
At that moment a hand slapped me Familiarity on
back
"Hello, Gregory. how many drinks this molnns
shouted merry voice, and, turning, saw the Jolly
of Alfred Vanderbilt.
Lets see; I've had three milk punches so far
replied. 49,.
"Ha! Then beat you by two-1ve had hve!'N
derbt chucked What's new Gregory You We aiw
got something to tell"
Before could reply felt a touch on my arm
Mcvickar whispered in my ear, I've got to go over
the club house a moment but III be right back-don u
anything about that little matter we were discussing
will be all right"
And knew had hooked my little millionaire fish
the full $10000
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count Gregory" Impostor, Adventurer, a
by the Astors and Vanderbilts, MAJ
American Wife, and Swindles, Blackmailsai

reception given him by M William Asor the acknowledged
Of 'ths 400 $500
But required considerable funds finance his social
the fashionable American miionaes careless little
about forged check landed the Baron Gruenebaum In Bacwe
prison months This unfortunate
In York the time and he his
London To dsenange his from penentary record
Gruensbaum promoted himself higher title and chan
his visiting card to read Count Gregory"
the magnificent Count Gregoys" exploits
don and in Paris will all be told in these pages.
the story Of the mposor latest visit to America that
social DICTATOR accepted him Baron Gruensbau
eclipse behind the prison walls New York
penitenayin spite this the audacious advenurer
managed get into the very Of select society
Count Gregory" A
This vanderbs his closest friends and there
prominent listed In the Social Register whom
swndled In fact well did this engaging
bird York exclusive c
figure fashionable Madison Square Garden He
Show string horses at the Newport Horse Sh
competing Vanderbls and other multi millionaire sposm
and fourteen prizes in one exhibition.
thoroughly well DID this bogus aristocra play his
Of the Horse Show judges and
humility bowed to his rulings against their pets in
ring
Among other achievements the Count took rich Amer
wedding COUNTESS of this enraptured
the New York. and will be
details of the ridiculous courtshp by the cou
himself.
There unquestou
stable because aped the
Of the nobility and adorned himself with bogus title But anot
phase the activities sinister His wicked sche
exceptionally wife that
Count might his rich friends into her be pucked for
financial benefit and her and suicides blaekest h
ter of his
frankness from week
these pages by Count" Gregory himself
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CHAPTER ].
BY "CoMt" Bernard Francis Seraph Gregory
He<o- Mas. NJ

By "C0Mnt" Bernard Francis Seraph Gregory
Copyright. 1921 by star Company
XIOUR splendid Declaration of Independence Of the
United States declares that "all men are born
u equal" If this is so then my humble birth and
early occupation household and stabeman at
the Emperor Francis Joseph palace in Austria ought not
have disqualified for the high social relations which
succeeded in accomplishing with the wealthiest most
exclusive and discriminating and of Ameri.
can fashionable society.
And yet the truth is that Mrs William Astor then the
regning queen of the "4O0 would not have been likely
to have invited me to her reception and smiled with
thrill of satisfaction bowed and kissed her hand and
replied to my sautation, "Ah the pleasure of meet
ing is MINE, my dear Count Gregory'-if had not
helped myself to bogus title.
cannot help laughing softly to myself as l write this
and think back to that interesting evening when Mrs
Astor warmly welcomed me her guest of honor. ]
recall that fixed my mOnoce in my eye that occa
sion, elevated my chin and slowly swept the admirng
assemblage with my gaze, ] chucked to myself ] was
amused then with the thought of the horror which would
stupefy my old friends the and sabemen of
Vienna, if they could standing in the centre Of
Mrs Astor' famous ballroom as a guest
Many ambitious American and women have strug-
ged long and hard and spent fortunes get their
Mrs Astors visiting list-and achieved their
great dream But accomplished it without much diff
entity OF course, it was the snobbsh alteration of a
foreign title that made il easy to impose on her.
Mrs Astor old enough to know better. She should
have known and indeed Of course she really did know,
that for the most part the titled nobility of Europe are
dssolute, spendthrift immoral dlers She should have
realized that any of the dozen Of her own
manservants in her household was probably more
worthy, honorable and more respectable human
being than the monocled nobleman whom she was de-
lighted to believe had honored her by his her
reception.
But perhaps is not becoming in me to crtcise Mrs.
Astor She was most amabe and served excellently
although she did not know it She little dreamed that
she was providing with the social prestige which
would enable to swndle, blackmai and make ridcu
lous her dearest friends
And another thing brngs.a smile to my lips as my eye
falls upon my certificate Of membership in the American
Hackney Horse Society Probably in all the length and
breadth of the United States there more exclusive
fashionable and limited little coterie of American million.
aires than found in the membership OF this society The
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the officers and members
are the Belmonts, du
Points, Cassatts, Drexels,
Iselins, Mackays, Webbs,
Wideners, the Butler
Dmcans, the Prescott
lIawrences and the Hig-
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
BURIED WITH THEIR HUSBAND
Wives Of Members Of the Barau Tribe
Of the Congo Are Inferred With
the Corpse.

The Barua tribe In the Congo dis
trlct Of Africa have number Of
strange and horrible customs. but OF
them all their burial customs are the
most terrible. When a man dies a
large grave is dug. The corpse and
his wives-these may be anywhere
from two to twenty-are escorted to
the hole with wild music and the in
terested attendance Of the entire tribe.
The chief wife Is thrust into the hole.
and the corpse Is then lowered. The
second wife follows. The dead mans
relatives then proceed to break the
arms and legs Of the two wives so
they cannot get out of the hole. The
head Of the corpse is placed in the lap
of the head wife, and the feet In the
lap OF the second wife.
The rest Of the wives are then thrust
into the hole, their limbs broken, and
they are forced to sit in circle about
the corpse and its human supporters.
The priest chants n few words, and
everyone falls to with rude shovels,
dlshing earth into the hole. They new
er stop until the grave is full and the
corpse and the living wives buried far
under the earth. The bowls Of the
wives with their broken limbs and fear
Of the terrible death are drowned by
the banging Of drums and the yells of
the delighted tribe.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
FOREST RANGERS DISCOVER
CAVE IN Am. FORK CANYON

distant from the Hansen cave open
ing about a quarter of a mile.
MIR. Parkinson has assigned man
to guard the entrance until door
can be made to close It. He an.
nounced here today that $3.50 would
be expended Immediately to guard
and make a trail to the cave and that
eventually a house would be built
there, guides employed and parties
taken through the cave. He declared
there will be no permission granted
to remove anything from the cave and
also that parties making the trip
would be severely dealt with for in
any way marring or defacing It's nat
ural beauties He said the plans now
call for lighting the main rooms OF
the cave and sections OF the four
lakes included in the portion so far
explored.
The above article appeared in the
Deseret News last Tuesday and a Ike
article came out In the Citizen Sat.
urday. The cave on the mining
property retired TO In the article has
been visited by many Lehi people
and as far as we know there is not
great amount Of mystery about It.
IL Is located on a mining claim be-
longing to j. c. Cough, John Hutch.
ings and ]. c. Cough, Jr., and was
opened up by them six years ago.
According to Mr.. Cough the cave
entrance was opened by removing
large bolders from its mouth. It is
located only a few hundred yards
from the Hansen cave and is described
as being about 1000 feet long. There
are four compartments and two small
lakes. There are many stalactites in
the cave. The mining claim is with
In the forest reserve and since the
owners decided to abandon the prop
erty and ceased doing their assessment
work they lost title to the cave.
Mr.. Cough, when asked about the
report, stated he had never personal
ly received an offer for any relies In
the cave and had refused to take
Parkinson to the cave thinking thai
he had no more authority than any
other citizen in the matter.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
RULER HAD PRACTICAL MIND
Like Our Own Politicians, Sultan Pre-.
ferred Any Eventually to
Being Forgotten.

At Trengganu MALAY Peninsula)
the native sultan welcomed me and
i spent several days with him, telling
him what was happening In the world
and discussing his problems. The
problems were largely financial. He
owed some money. and. knowing that
he had something In the treasury,
asked why he did not pay his debts.
He thought for a time and then re.
piled: "Well. Ill tell you. II l pay
those people. they win forget about
the sultan Of Trengganu. II don't
pay them, they'll never forget me-"
The conversation turned to the sub
Ject OF prisoners. On my way to the
palace ! had passed the cages where
the prisoners were kept. Many OF
them were starving to death, for IN.
less their friends or family cared for
them they got no food.
"Why don't you feed themr" !
asked.
"Why should II" he replied. 'If I
feed them, my whole country will want
to go to jall."-Asia Magazine.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
NOTICE movie" WRITER'S

You have imagination and a COM
mon school education, which together
with an understanding of plot con-
ception and development is all the
mental requirement Of the successful
scenarist Photo-play writing de-
mands no literary talent. Anyone
with average intelligence should be
able to write movie" stories. First
stories Of some beginners have sold
for as high as $4,000.
We teach Scenario writing for one
fourth the proceeds OF students first
story sold. Nothing sold, nothing
paid for instruction. Here Is your
chance to learn this fascinating pro-
fession through investment of moth
Ing but earnest study a few hours
per week
Anyone actuated by within alone
need not apply, but to those willing
to make an honest, determined eff
fort to learn, the complete text OF our
System and enrolment contract will
be sent on receipt of S1.00 good faith
deposit. Deposit will be returned on
return Of text in five days. We can
teach you to become a Photodra-
matist Student capacity is limited.
To benefit by this offer you must
write at once to
PHOTO DRAMA PRESS
dept. of Education)
Lett Court A, 18th & American Ave,
Long Beach, Calf.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
IN THE NAME OF RELIGIoNl
Weird and Savage Rites INDUCED In
by the khlysts, Sect Of
Russian Fanatics.

One of the queer religious sects Of
the world is the Chrlsts or Khlysts Of
Russia. They hold their meetings in
their churches with hundreds Of men,
women and children attending. After
prayers and hymns that last until
midnight they begin q wild dance amid
sobs and groans. After this con-
tlnues for while they abandon their
garments and put on white robes and
white stockings. Candles are lighted,
and new dance begins that consists
Of rapidly revolving, the men to the
right, the women to the left.
In a short time a sort of madness
falls upon them. They leap. scream,
beat themselves and each other, In
dulge In wild laughter and cries, and
then begin to tear off the garments
with shouts Of at is coming, the Holy
Spirit Is comlng~ They begin TO go
about on all fours, riding on one an
others backs, rolling about on the
floor, biting and scratching one an
other, and at last go entirely insane
and dash about until they fall ex-
hausted. BY dawn the church floor
is covered with naked men, women
and children. unconscious and blood
stained.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
Marble cheapsr Than wnnd-

A report TO Washington from the
American commercial attache in Rome
is to the effect that American lumber
has gone to such price heights In the
italian market that builders find II
cheaper TO put IN marble stalrcases
than to build them Of wood. Such Is
the combined effect Of mill cost, plus
freight rates, multiplied by the ex-
change premium Of four to one that
Italian buyers have TO pay to trans.
late our money into theirs.--New Or.
leans Times-Plcayune.
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TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
OF NEW STUDENTS

New students coming into college
need instructions on how to best use
the time at their disposal, how to
take notes, prepare outlines, and in
general to regulate their work effec,
lively" says Dean II. V. Hoyt, OF the
College of Commerce and Business
Administration Of the Brigham Young
University.
In order to assist the new student
Dean Hoyt has decided to give a
course in Personal Efficiency. This
course will be given during the autumn
term which commences on September
IL. according to Professor Hoyt, in
order that the new students entering
then will be able to register for IT,
and through its effect enhance the re
suits OF their years work.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
Arrested a Ghost.

For three nights the village Of Cress
Ing was visited by whste-draped
glust which danced IN the moonlight
In >tackyards and lonely lanes ana
appeared 20 take no notice of stones
thrown at It. On Wednesday night u
appeared before Mr.. Watson, u Turner.
who was driving home. lie drove
up to II and thrnshed 1t with his whip.
and then found II to be the dummy
figure of man with strings tied to
It's arms and legs, by which they could
be made to move. The village police
man has taken possession Of lt.-Lon'
don Daily Mail.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08

American Fork, Aug. SO.-Forest
rangers have discovered the mouth OF
the mysterious scenic cave, concern
ing which there have been reports go
ing around this and nearby communi.
ties for a number OF years.
The cave has always been described
as far excelling In size and beauty
Hansen's cave and although its open.
ing was known TO be on a certain min
ing claim in American Fork canyon,
It's location was never made publicly
known.
The owners OF the mining claim,
who, II is said. have failed to do their
assessment work and have been hold
ing the claim for the purpose OF ex
plotting the cave have taken differ
ent persons there in the past few
years and are said to have been Of
fered $4,000 by n New York museum
for the right to take from It such stall
actites as desired.
According to Dana T. Parkinson,
supervisor Of the Wasatch forest, who
visited the cave yesterday accompa'
MED by a photographer, the cave has
many rooms and covers four or five
miles. The opening is said to be far
up on the side OF the canyon but only
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
Historic Dead aea.

The Dead sea, lake In Asiatlc Tur
key and lying near the southern ex.
tremity OF Palestine, probably got 10
name because It's atmosphere was for.
merly supposed to be fatal to llfe-an
erroneous Idea. for the people who
i've on Its banks are said to be In the
enjoyment OF good health. But fish
cannot live In Its waters, which are
especially naIseating. The Jordan
and six other rivers dow into the
Dead sea, which has no outlet, but
gets rid OF its surplus by evaporation.
In the Bible this haneful body Of wa.
ter is called the Salt Sea OF the Plains
and Sea OF the Arabah.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
The Boy Of II.

The three children were on the
street car on their way TO school-a
boy and two younger sisters. The Sis
tiers disputed who was to push the
button to notify the street car con-
ductor to stop the car. The older sis
ter won and held her finger on the
button for more than a block. Then
her brother rose, pulled her hand
away arbitrarily and pushed the but
ton. The older sister stepped into
the vestIbule, followed by her sister,
to be the first to step off the car. As
II stopped. the brother brushed them
aside and led the way. The sisters
having alighted, waited for the car to
go on, but the boy rushed across the
tracks, Ignoring the warning changing
OF the bell by the motorman.
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4-34Sb
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
u. s. Land Office at
Salt Lake City, Utah, August %, 1921.
NOTICE is hereby given that Eli
j. Clayson, Of American Fork, Utah,
who, on August 10, 1916, made Home
stead Entry, Serial No. O14952, for
Lots 4, 8, sEhSWA, ShsEA, Sec
ton is, Township 8 South, Range /
West, Salt Lake Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make fve-year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described before the Register
and Receiver, u. s. Land Office, at
Salt Lake City, Titan. on the 18th day
of October, 1921,
Claimant names as Witnesses
John r. Hlndley, James II. Clarke,
Robert Wagstaff, j. o. Hindley, all of
American Fork, Utah.
GOULD b. BLAKLEY, Register.
First Publication September /, 1921.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-08
Microbes In SUGAR Bowl.

About one per cent OF the Cuban
sugar crop, valued at $1,500,000, is
each year destroyed by greedy micro
organisms too small to be seen except
when congregated In crowds OF mil.
lions, Molds and bacteria are the
culprlts. II is estimated that each
person In the United States consumes
Sl.S4 pounds Of sugar each year. At
this rate, $4,000 persons could be sup.
piled with the sugar destroyed by
germs. The sugar loses its sweetness
when the mOlds consume the sucrose.
Its "sweetenlng" principle.
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NOTICE

United States Land Office,
Salt Lake City, Utah,
August II, 1921
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Utah has filed in this ofiice
lists OF lands, selected by the said
State, under section OF the Act OF
Congress, approved July 16, 1894, as
Indemnity School lands, viz: 8erfal
O24223, E1sSWA, Sec. 10; EhE1b,
W1aNEA, NWASEH, NEA NWh, Sec.
"a; T. 8. s., II. W., and Lots Q, 3, 4,
Sec. 10, T. s., r.. 2 W., s. L.. M.
Copies of said lists, so far as they
relate to said tracts by descriptive
subdivisions, have been conspicuously
posted in this Office for inspection by
any person interested and by the pub
lie generally.
During the period of publication OF
this. notice, or any time thereafter,
and before final approval and certi
fieation, under departmental regu
lations OF April 25, 1907, protests or
contests against the claim of the State
to any Of the tracts or subdivisions
hereinbefore, described on the ground
that the same is more valuable for
mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses, will be received and noted for
report to the General Land Office at
Washington, ID. c, Failure so to pro
test or contest. within the time
specified, will be considered sufficient
evidence OF non-mineral character of
the tracts and the selections thereof,
being otherwise free from objections,
VIII be approved to the State.
GOLD b. BLAKLEY, Register.
First Publication August 25, 1921
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weathers Effect on eIrds.

Cold and hunger In England has
driven armies Of birds, even the Wild
est, Into streets and gardens and I'M
wonted places. Great flocks Of green
plover. which are slngularly shy as a
rule, appeared In the stackyards and
paddocks Of Hertfordshlre villages. In
Bucklnghamshlre several thousand
rocks In a flock was no rarity; and
old scouts came right up to the back
doors and competed for their food
with the poultry and the pigs. In Lon.
don 1t was curious to see the pigeons
feeding busily on the Ice, to the obvI-
Gus irritation Of the gulls, whose bills
are useless for securing fragments
from hard surface. 1t was hard to
be defeated by land bird In their
own element. Starllngs showed even
greater ability In picking up morsels
from the foes and even the water Of
the river, a feat very foreign to their
nature.