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tive hours, the pilot was enabled to depend entirely upon an automatic mechanical control for everything but the actual direction by means of the steering wheel, says the Pop ular Mechanics magazine in an IT. lvstrated article.
 More recently a French inventor has produced mechanical pilot by means of which all control except the actual steering is done either au- tomatically or by readily made ad . justments. The device has attracted great deal of attention in En1- land, where elaborate tests are now being made at both government and private aerodromes. This machine IS so arranged that the pilot can re- tain personal control of the ailerois and elevator, as well as of the en- zine plant and rudder, as long as hs likes, and also has the means. when- ever he desires, to turn over to the automatic system the control of she ailcrons and elevator simultaneously, CT of the ailerons alone-but not the elevator alone--and in addition he can cut out both automatic controls, and use indicators that are installe ] on the dashboard of the airplane cockpit as an index as regards hori- zontality It is more than means of relieving the pilot from fatigue, for, when flying through clouds or fog he need no longer fear that he is banking" unintentionally while for
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NIVIII

Addison Mizner, Irwin Cobb,
 Michael Strange and the rest There is D. H. Lawrence we could
 put to the test.
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LxIT. ITO some such an author as Ste phen Leacock He'll amuse you at least. SC yeu won't want to knock;
 LxIII. Short Stories by O Henry, and Raymond by Sir Lodge Oliver Curwood, Grace Richmond. ws never can dodge;
 Luv. John Drinkwaters plays. and Gii- bert Frankau for the cryptic. While Huxley, and Ingersoii. will do for the skeptic
 Lxv. Kathleen Norris, Gene straston. and Harold Bell Wright. Lincoln's Cape Cod stories-Phiiips oppenhsim--all hold you tight
 LxvI. There's Honors wii1ss winstsA Churchill. Alan seegar Whose poems 50 roadside make you really quite saEer.
 Lxvu. ITO hurry on to Eleanor Porter. and then ask MrA Ibsen-Pinero If in all this array G real book-y ''Scenario") If she can't find acme one author or even one book To hold her attention or tust givs them q look''
 LxTx. But to each of the names in the varied collection Mrs. Ibsen-Pinero raised an objee- tioni So later whom bidding ms . cordial Goodbye" She said with bored look and quite heavy sigh:
 LxxI I'm frightfully 'ennui-ed' and I'd consider 1t kind If at some time you'd suggest some thing else to my mind;
 LXXII. When you read a good book you can really commend I'd consider 1t the part of true. trusty, friend,
 L.XIII. 'To let mo know instantly--on that we're agreed For really and truly I have nothing to read"
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As Summers tho time for reading and books
 how 1t looks To some other people; and what they are reading
 bit of snoozing;
 III Of eourss there's Joy killer" in most every crowd how proud
 gone to seed And positively cant find ono good book to read; Like Mss Flora McF1imsey of Mad ison Square who declared she always had Moth ing to Wear so---Mrs. Ibsen-Pinero, who's cul- tured they say You'll know the type" that l mean right away;
 VII When I tell you that she said to me tother day In . very despairing, resigned. sort of way; "of course in the summer one's time turns to books, Some choose them for value-and others for looks;', '.But neither quite matters--the value or looks for the time is quite past when there are any good books; For nothing worth reading appears any more I'm familiar with the books at all the book stores; And they all are so trashy~-for my part indeed, I'm free to confess that I've nothing to read;
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XIV Why how can you say so-when all your gift books Are brand new-neyer opened--to judge from their looks? "oh the bindings are fine and we'll chosen lot" "weil--won't you enjoy that fine set of Scott? ?'" Mrs. Ibsen-Pinero was caught in a crime, But glibly remarked; For Scott, I've no time.' Then if he does not please, try Dickens. my dear" T simply cant read hm-he's SD prosy and queer?' There's zola;" He's Vulgar" Then Daudet;7 He's Light Then read Mir. Chambers" "Ais plots are so slight!;" s.The verbose Ar James? His sentences are long" How about Robert Itchens?" He goes it too strong;' Gertrude Atherton?" "A bore Charlotte Bronte?' "Too tame" Marie Corelli?" "oh please don't mention her name." Then George Barr McCutcheonT T "He makes me so tired," ''well-try devere Stackpole?" Hes lacking in fire"' My Beloved MT. Kipling?" I've a brand new edition But think I'll send it over to our family physician" Talbot Mundy?' Hes silly" MT
 Wells?"-"Hes too smart" Then Dickie LeGallienne?" Quite lacking in art" "Alexander Black? "why he's really profane;" "And Laura Jean Libbey"? "Absolute- ly insane"
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AUTOMATIC CONTROL FOR AIR
 PLANES
 Apparentiy the day Is at hand whom the navigation of an sairplane
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By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
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LlX. Arnold Bennett. young ONenl whose plays are the thing Rank high in the estimation of those in the ring "Who really know genius when sometimes they meet 1t Altho' f. is seldom--hence they cor dially greet it;
 LXI Eden Phillpots Rose Macaulay. if you want to be 'psyched' With her 'Psychoanalysis' If you dont-then be hiked
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NXV. Try Tolstoi"? T can't he's so prosy and long, Amelia Barr--3he sings the sweet est of songs:
 XXVI. "or Rare Rupert Hughes Beauty is the talk of the day" Ill take your word Tor it--I cant really say" Then Read NIr swinnerton he 5 quite the top.notch: And there's Sir Matthew Barrie, T don't care for Scotch"
 NXIX. "sehopenhouer. or Nietzsche or Eli nor GIyn"? That aggregation would make most any one thin.' There's Edith wharton, and Mrs. Humphrey ward"? By both of those women I'm fright fully bored"
 XXXI "The Duchess? How dare you There the author of Pam .! She's so flossy and foolish l know I'd say D.!
 XXXlI. Read Gilbert K. Chesterton and Zane Grey by the page For both of these authors are now quite the rage;" Read tales of great interest by Con- rad or Cable" ITO endure those two men I never was able"
 XXXV. Read mild hammered stories, Miss Lula Bett' or John Fox, Or Margaret DeLand--or even box
 XXXVI. "containg Floyd Dell. Rex Beach or Doyle, Or Miss Ellen Glasgow's stories. oi the sons of the soil
 XXXvII "or 'goody good books by Edwin P Roe; Or yarns of adventure by Stevenson or Poe;
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is shotgun. In both cases they are at a decided disadvantage, and for their convenience In such events, a triple barreled gun is described ond fllu
 strated in the Popular Mechanics Magazine. Two of the barrels of this gun fire shot, while the third Is used to eject heavy -caliber rifle bullets. A special lever by which the rifle barrel may be thrown into use make es the comb blnation a ready defense in
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 Tennis-- Bathing Boating
 Sailinx--Fishing- Bathing Pavilion and fully equipped ga- rage on premises-finished Concrete State road. Send for Auto Road Map O. New Jersey
 C. B. KNOTT, Lessee-Msnsger. Booking Office; 1lsO Broadway. N. Y.
 Or Ask Mir. Eoster Anywhere.
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NXXVIII.

NXXVuI. Jack London, James Branch Gaboll, D. NJ. HULL with The sheik Whose calorics. ye Gods burn the rouge off your cheek;
 XXNIX. "Dr. conwells religion, MT. Fosdick s books too Bring peace and much joy to the many and few; There's Thomas Hardy. Dorothy Garfield and even verlaine And Ibanez with his exotic stores of Spain; There's Van Dyke, and Will Harbtn George Moore, stephen Crane, Edith Dell, Amy Lowell, whose "Vers Llbre9 strike strain Never touched by Robert Service; and there's Mir. Charles Lamb, Or you might hark back to "Thc Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam;
 XLIII Read Van Dyke, or Sienkiewicz, Mr. Darwin DeFoe, Or the classical poems of Byron or Moore;
 XLIV. Mir. Lewiss Main Street.; Mir Tark- ington's Alice Adams Tom Burke's Limehouse Nights Will bridge any chasm; MT. wu is scorcher for Chinese conditions While MT. Georges Bed of Roses is remarkable rendition;
 XLV1 Then there's Victor Hugo to read for murder and crime Or Carolyn Wells's ridiculous rhymes;
 XLVII "Whitcomb Riley for sentiment Bliss Carmen for slush;' And Theodosia Garrison, if you want any mush;' Addison Mizner, Irwin Cobb, Michael Strange and the rest Fr n ,I1
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XII Even tho every gift that got any day Is book-my friends knowing my taste right away"
 XIII Nothing to read" I exclaimed in surprise And then in my mind 1 began rc surInise;
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TRIPLE-BARRELED GUN

Hunters in the pursuit of their fayorite sport often face exasperating circumstances. Either they come upon bevy of feathered game with only rifle at hand or they meet big or
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, will require no more skill and self
 reliance that does the driving of an
 automobile. A flight has recently been made from London to Paris and
 back, during which, for two consecu-
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landing. the control can be set so that the machine will descend al a predetermined angle, thus removing one of the dangers of night flyins.
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almost any of the emergencies en- [ countered in hunting
, 1921-09-20
GRAND JURY A
FOUR

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-After
hearing testimony concerning alleged
tampering with prosecution witnesses
and OF an autopsy on the body of
Miss Virginia Rappe. which is de-
clared to have been illegal because 1t
lacked the sanction of authorities, tho
county grand jury Investigating these
phaSes of the Roscoe Arbuckie case
adjourned early this morning until
next Monday night. No action was
taken.
The grand Jurors heard the testi-
mony OF four witnesses. including
that of DR.. M z. Rumwell. the physi-
clan who attended Miss Rappe dur
ing most o.. her illness and who was
subpoenaed, District Attorney Brady
explained, because he is accused OF
having performed an autopsy without
official permission.
The other three were Miss Joyce
Clark and DR.. Cabor Kingstone and
Reggie Morley These three were in
tcrrogated concerning the alleged
tanlperirs with Witnesses.
At the conclusion OF the session
District Attorney Brady issued a
statement in which he declared that
It has been disclosed that these three
witnesses had discussed the probab-
City of making money out of the Ar
buckle case by framing Miss Joyce
Clark to impeach the testimony of
Miss ley Provost. 4 most important
prosecution witness"
, 1921-09-20
HUNGARY IS WARNED BY ENTENTE
UHimatum Insists
on E~pacuation by
Forces of Border
Strip at Once

Sept. 19.-(By
The Associated Press.)-The
situation in Burgenland, the
strip of territory on the Hun
garian border awarded Aus
tria by the Trianon treaty, is
hourly growing more critical. accord.
ing to the government view here II
reported tonight that an entente
ultimatum to Hungary. to be deliver
ed Tuesday. says a commercial block.
ade win be instituted unless the ter.
ritory is completely evacuated by the
Hungarians within - hours.
Reports from Burgenland declare
that the bands OF irregulars are rap
idly increasing. that the town OF Oes-
tenburg is mobiiizing its entire popu.
lation OF military age and Thai post
ers calling the people to arms in the
Eisenstadt district are signed in the
name of Emperor Charles"
The Austrian authorities state they
also have Information that artillery Is
being assembled at Keckskemet. Ex.
changes OF shots occurred Sunday be
tween an Austrian patrol and Hun
garian bands.
From budapest comes n report that
former Premier Friedrich has issued
4 call TO arms to his faction.
, 1921-09-20

less encouragement Is received from
ans here for a four-game series. plans
20 bring both nggregations to Casper
nay be dropped.
The uncertainty hinges upon the
Expense of. bringing the clubs here.
which would rot to about S1.5OO,
including incidental costs of the
games. Due to the l%atcness of the
season and a small deficit which must
oe faced, the local corporation of the
league decided not to further
burdens which might be aggravated
by unfayorable weather. The players
u the two teams consequently are as
iuming all responsibility in come
ion with the series and they have tho
isssurnnce-of making money on the
games played in Denver. Regular
salaries of h players stopped with
he end Of the official season and IN
.ess the po~st-season series proves
profitable the men may have to dig
Into their own savings to make up h
deficit. In the event one of the two
clubs won four put of Ave In Denver,
The risk OF bringing the players here
to finish the series would be increased.
in addition to the further risk of un-
favorable weather.
II a tickets could be issued and
sold for n four-game series Mt $3.50
each. much anxiety In this respect
would be set at rest, ana the games
assured for Casper. Local fans are
eager for a share of the title play and
the suggestion has been made that
the stores agree to close for two hours
next Monday. the day on which the
first game would be played here. Cen
eral closing was observed on the open
ing day of the season with good re-
suits.
The players lack an organization
here TO boost the a ticket plan
IL it Is adopted. Under such a plan
four games would be played regard
less of the determination of the title
before the series ended. A decision
tho proposition is expected
within the next day or two.
If the Standard abandons the policy
of the Midwest in maintaining a base.
ball organization. this years club may
excel any organized here in several
years. Enthusiastic support OF the
games also would constitute some
OF appreciation for the sue
, 1921-09-20

cite ssrers who make separase de-
man nd have separate negotiations
with sc operators.
Two other important recommended
lions by Mr.. Lewis centcred about ma
Sto~naiization OF the mines and the test
q the Kansas Industrial court law.
Tie recommended that the convention
nane a committee OF three for further
study OF government owne-ship OF the
mines Title to the coal. ne said. il
vested with the several states and reg
uiatory atute may not be enacted
by the United States congress. Mr..
Lewis said It was Extremely doubt
tui" whether the public would at pres
snt be willing TO bear more taxes for
he federal government to acquire title
70 h coal lands. Recommending a
test OF the Kansas industrial court
act. Mr.. Lewis declared that IL violates
the federal constitution and was
without question a most vicious at
tack upon the rights OF organi=eI
workers"
In a long review OF the West Vir-
sinia situation. bir. Lewis expressed
hope that the senate investigatin-
committee would be instrumental IN
aging bare the horrors OF that fled.
md In paving the way for rccogni.
ZION OF the right OF the mine workers
who desire to become members OF the
United Mine Workers.
industrial peace viii never come 10
his tented area" declared Mr.. Lewis.
until the liners Of thu field are ac-
corded the same privileges and oppor-
-unitics as exist in the organized sec
ions OF America and which are their
. 81 TN
, 1921-09-20
Courts Demand
PrOte In
Case of Blaze

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Sept. so.-aiil-
waukee county circuit judges whose
court rooms are crowded together on
the upper floors of the court house.
on Monday. issued an ultimatum to
tho county board. declaring that they
viii refuse to hold further sessions in
the present chambers unless .ade-
qnate provision is made for escape
in case of fire.
The declaration. embodied in a let
ter sent on Monday to William E. Nc
Carthy. chairman of the board Of sup
~eryisors follows the closing of the
main stairway from the first floor of
the courthouse sometime 8 when a
new vault was Installed.
, 1921-09-20
Wealthy Bride
Missing. Man
Tried for Life

SEATTLE. Sept. 2o.-James E.
Mahoncy. SO years of age. will be
placed on trial for his life in su-
perior court here today on a charge
OF murder, in connection with the
disappearance of his wealthy Co.
ycar-old bride. April 16. and the re-
coyery of the mutlated body of an
elderly woman from a trunk in Lake
Union here August s.
The state will seek to show that
the possession of property valued at
s200, 900 was the motive for the al
legged murder. After the defense had
failed in efforts to have Mahoney
adjudged insane, he stood mute in
court and a plea of not guilty was
entered. The state has subpoenaed
o. witnesses and the defense is also
to call a large number. Attorneys
estimate the trial will last two
weeks.
, 1921-09-20
;OURCE OF LIQUOD
icing PROBED.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2o.-Liquo,
leryed by comedian Roscoe Arbu,ckle
/ his party at the Hotel st. Francis
iere where. It is charged Virginia
sappe, motion picture actress. suffer
d injuries from her host which re-
mited in death. is to be the subject
4 investigation by a United States
district court grand jury here tonight
,rbuck,e continues to be held in tho
.ity Jail without bail charged with
9rst degree murder in connection with
girls death.
Robert H. Mccormick. assistant
States district attorney for the
prosecution OF liquor cases. announced
witnesses would be called who were
at the alleged revel. McCor-
mack will not. he said. seek indict-
ments at this time. waiting until other
officials have completed in
o going on in the mo
lion picture colonies of Los Angeles
md Hollywood
The federal attorney intimated seven
or more persons were under ~investiga-
ton. He has examined wit
nesses. but has refused TO make their
iames public.
, 1921-09-20

IL inc San EEaIlCir(O couAAty 6haAN
ury which Is deiving into this and
,ther Incidents in connection with the
cath of Miss Virginia Rappe. scrc~H
ctrcss.
Three persons were heard by the
rand jurors IN relation to h alleged
. tempt to tamper with states wit
,esses. These three were Miss joyce
lark. Gabor Kingstone and Reginald
Morley. After conclusion Of b 5ury's
ession District Attorney Brady issu-
ID this statement:
THE investigation brought out that
Miss Clark. Kingstone. Morley and
xingrtonc-Morley discussed the proba-
,ility of making money out Of h Ar
buckle case. by framing Miss JOYCE
Clark to impeach the testimony of Mis-
zeh Provost. n most important prose-
cution witness: that Morley ave Miss
Clark the telephone number OF Milton
Cohen. an Arbuckle attorney. and old
her to call up Cohen: that Morley him.
self went to SEQ Cohen. n that las.
night. before they went into the wit
ness room. Morley and livingstone call
ed on Cohen at the Palace hotel and
, 1921-09-20
AUCTION
IS HALTED BY
GOTHAM POLICE
Leader Announces Plans for
Carrying Program to An
other Park After Being
Blocked Last Night

NEW YORK. Sept :o.-Urbain lie
doux whose attempt to sell the serv-
ices of unemployed at auction last
night was blocked by h police. to-
day distributed meal tickets I 40 hun
CRY followers and announced he would
march to Bryant Park and again try
T. hold his auction lie also distrio-
uted newspapers containing accounts
OF police activities yesterday among
throngs OF 3obIeas men
Ledoux claimed he had dispersed
large numbers OF unemployed fearing
an outbreak OF violence. an aftermath
OF the clashes yesterday when police
raped heads with their clubs and dis
persed crowds that gathered to hear
him.
He declared that by feeding the Job
less he believed he was keeping them
from becoming violent.
, 1921-09-20
MAN SHOOTS.
GIRL, TURNS
GUN ON SELF

Los ANGELES, sept. ;o-Policc
ariy today said they had bcsn un-
rble to discover the motive for the
staying OF Miss Esther yGrcenins.
high school girl. whose body was
found shortly after Midnight or the
porch OF her home, beside that Of
Albert Pcmberton. an oil worker.
Each had been shot through tho
heart. Positions Of tho bodies. the
police said. Indicated Pemberton
shot Miss Greening and then him.
self.
Relatives Of Miss Greening said
she left homo with Pcmberton to go
TO q motion picture theata. They
returned about midnight and stood
On the porch for . few minutes.
Then two shots rant out. Both
wero dead when found.
In Pcmbczton's pocket was found
q letter addressed 70 Lillian Ans
Icy Of Bakersfield" one passage
read: my appointment is due so l
must ring off," perhaps for the last
timer Remember this-I went like
n man with my boots on and sober
, 1921-09-20
STRIKE REGION
IS QUIET TODAY

BAkERSFIELD. Cal. Sept. 20
Leaders of the oil workers who struck
september IL TO obtain q working
agreement with the oil well opera
tors reported today to the union head
Quarters here that quiet prevails in
tho --:i,s oil field. The strikers,
through their law and order commit
tee. are patrolling the district to pre-
vent h operators from importing
strikebreakers.
The operators have made no at
tempt to continue the pumping of oil
or the development of new wells.
Interest conferred on the prospects
OF additional strike orders that might
affect pipeline workers who were not
called out when the strike order was
issued.
, 1921-09-20

Grant Internationally good
from Nebraska line to Keeline. then
rough and dusty to Lost Springs.
then fair to Grin.
Yellowstone Highway = Platte
county Line to Grin a little choppy.
then good to. Careyhufst and fair TO
Glenrock. Gienrock TO Casper some
what rough Casper to Shoshoni'
and Bonneville generally very good.
Shoshoni-Lander Road = Sho-
shoni to Lander is good. except
rough and new grading across In
dian reservation.
Casper-sheridan Road-Roush for
ten miles north of pavement. then
fair to johnson county line. and
generally good to Sheridan.
, 1921-09-20
DR.. Shipmnn Is
Approved For
High Position

NEW YORK. Sept. 2o.-Thc Rev.
Dr. Herbert Sbipman. w whom a
controversy a ragged because of the
wedding OF a divorced woman in the
Church of the Heavenly Rest. of
which he is rector. has been approved
as suffragan bishop OF the Episcopal
diocese OF New York by standing CON-
mittees OF sc of he II dioceses of
the church in the United States, it
was announced today. The bishops
have not yet ratified the election.
, 1921-09-20

&c viewed from a great diHthnce. Inc
board was specially constructed and
Will be OF the best used by any
newspaper in the country.
Electric lights on the bases, be-
tween the bases and In tho field viii
Indicate the progress Of the game
every minute. Balls Ind strikes viii
be called on every batter and the story
OF the game will be shown in detail
by means of the electric flashes.
There VIII be nc charge for the
tribune boat, which marks an inno-
Stion In Newspaper service in this
state. 1t Is made possible by one o.
the two Associated Press leased wires
, 1921-09-20
Rotarians OF
Three States
in Conference

DENVER. Sept. 2o.-Policies that
shall W. local clubs of h 21st
Rotary district were debated here to-
day at h second days session of
Rotary club officials of Colorao. New
Mexico and Wyoming. One hundred
presidents. secretaries and other Off
GERS, representing 1912 members. are
attending the conference. which will
close tomorrow. Harvey Parker of
Greeley, Colo. was chosen governor of
the Colorado district yesterday.
, 1921-09-20
LEAGUE A DEBATE
OVER A TRAFFIC

the assembly is considering the pro
posed regulations. and the delegates
have expressed anxiety that the as
sembly do something that may be
pointed TO as a practical achieve
ment along this line.
The committee viii recommend
that the assembly ADOPT the project
presented by Arthur J. Balfour,
, 1921-09-20

petrating n pernicious publicity stunt
The arrival OF the fim in Denver
today, unchanged. exposed the al
legged burning story as a fake. M II
Cohn. branch manager OF tho distrib-
utor OF the film. issued a signed state
ment. saying:
II thiik-the party who gave this
report has absolutely imposed upon
the press. in view OF the fact hat this
same nim was received hack at our
office intact and absolutely in good