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JAN|TOR HELD
AS GOOD LUCK
DISPENSER
James Brown Accused OF
.Preying on Superstitions
Of Women

Police Of the Fourth precinct
captured "old man luck" last night.
in the person Of James Brown,
colored janitor, 1915 Sixteenth
street northwest, an apartment
house.
Brown, according to police, has
been collecting money from his
colored women friends by telling
them he would show them how to
get good luck. He has admitted
that he collected money from three
OF his friends in exchange for the
little secret of how to get good
luck, police say.
A smooth line of talk playing
upon the natural superstitions Of
his victims, has Melted him a tidy
sum during the past few weeks,
according to the police.
Those from whom he admits
getting money, according to the
police. are, Susie Edelin,, S24
Second street northeast, $2S, all
she had in the house; Ella Johnson,
S26 Second street northeast, $14,
and Rosetta Boswell, 623 Delaware
avenue southwest, SIS and a wrist
watch worth $45. The latter claims
that he stole the watch.
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FOR
CAMPAIGNS
SEEN
Air Cruiser Expert Predicts
Their Use Against
Rum-Runners
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ship, although he undertook some
Of the longest and most periIous Of
the war flights, viii be one of the
two pilots Of the zR-s In its trans
Atlantic trip to America, under the
command Of Doctor Eckener. He is
''the real father Of Iong-distance
Hghter-than-air flights" having
made the first cruise OF more than
four days in a fighting Zeppelin.
Up to that time aeronautical au-
.thOrities had commended that neither
crew nor motors could stand a trip
Of more than two days. On this
trip, Lehman piIoted a dirigible
over the Baltic Sea, remaining in
the air 1O1 hours, or thirty hours
longer than the ZR.3 is expected to
need for its Journey to America.
SheIIed Calais.
L.ehmann's most famous exploit
was the Smelling Of Calais from an
airship, 5000 feet above the city. A
basket was suspended 1000 feet be.
meath the ship, from which an OBJ
server telephoned his commander
the results Of the bombardment
The new dirigible industry at
Akron viii be under the direction
Of Lehman, who has spent six
months in the Ohio city, and there
acquiring a fluent knowledge Of
English. He win take with him a
dozen of the best German experts
on airship construction, including
Doctor Arnstein, known as 1.-THE
scientific brains of modern airship
design"
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0AvEL CLUB WILL HOLD
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

Plans for pretentious Halloween
carnival and dance were discussed
by the Gavel Club of Master
Masons at it's meeting last night in
the cluo rooms in the Strayer
building. The affair win be heid
from October q to November n
The proceeds win be used to nav
orr the Indebtedness incurred for
improvements at the club.
V. v. Straub is general chair.
man OF the executive COMMITTEES
ano .: 3. Manham IL vice chair.
man. Chairmen of other COMMITTEE.
follow: z. B. Mcdowell, pubIicity:
2. 8. Herring, advertising: John NJ
Crouch, booths; Sidney Haas. tick.
cts; A. 8. Hopkins, decorating: q.
Praetorious, donations; c. r. Dene.
kas. dancing; v. ". straub, finance:
Seorge w. Swift, personnel, ana
8. s. Bantam, fraternai orEanizS.
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.MOTOR|ST KILLS
G|RL,10,AF TER
ATTACK
Man of 80 Leads Police 20
Shallow Grave Where He
Buried Little Victim
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driver. He was unable to satisfac-
torily account for his actions Mon.
day, and today. after several hours
Of grilling, he volunteered 70 take
police to the place where he had
buried the body.
There he told police the girl had
asked him for a ride. He told Of
driving her out to the deserted out
skirts Of the city. where he dragged
her into the woods.
Stripping off her clothing and
placing the gag improvised from
handkerchief and sand in her
mouth, he attacked her, then
choked her to death and buriad the
body.
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ENDS LIFE AS OFFICER
WAITS 70. ARREST HIM

SMLINSGRovE, Pa, Sept. az
While q deputy sheriff waited Al
the front door Of his home TO arrest
him on q bench warrant TO appcar
In the Northumberland court for
trial on the charge OF passing a
worthless check, Warren %. Bower.
sox, thirty-one years old, shot hlra.
self dead.
B. F, Reits, treasurer Of a Sun.
bury bank, was the prosecutor.
Bowersox was also under BAH IN
the charge OF driving a. motor TAR
while drunk. He recently failed In
the automobile business. A widow
and three children survive.
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Poison Pastor Painted
AS Gay Lothario, With
Eye for Girls at Home
BY SONIA LEE,
International News Service.

INA, Ill, Sept. 25.-Main stree,
has become a court Of Judgment.
The fellow-citizens Of EIsie
Sweetin and the Reverend Lawrence
M. Hight, who killed that they
might possess each other, sit in con
ference assembled.
Life in a small town is lived in
houses OF glass. There ire few
secrets. Loves and hates and pos
sessions, good fortune and bad
happiness and sadness-all are com
monty shared.
And now. with Elsie and the
preacher held for murder, the
patTtarchs of this town assemble
early at the square close to the fur
n1ture store and seek newer solu
ton to an old, old problem.
They review flights life and that
of his perfect mate"
"A good -Elsie,' a veneer.
able one remarks, quoting from the
gossip OF his wife. "She was q
good mother and a good wife.
Sweetin thought lot Of her."
People Plain Spoken.
Language here is terse and ur.
adorned-like the lives Of these men
spent in thing the rugged country.
side or in the mines.
He was bad" It is the towns
opinion Of Hight.
Nathan Newell puts the towns
feeling, at least that of the men,
into words: HE came here out of
nowhere and what with his face
shaved nice every day AMI his
powdered nose and his nice clothes
ali the women spoke to him and
smiled. And he was interested. lie
couldn't keep his eyes off any
woman.
Elsie was good looking and he
took up with her. He took up with
some woman everywhere, Thew
were young and old. There was
something bad about him, though.
The men didn't like him and thew
had no reason to-"
And the little circle made il plain
that the pastor need have no fear OF
lynching.
mo, we wouldn't give him u, neck.
tie party If we could" thew saw
He isn't worth it. Well let the
law take its course and If it's hang.
ing, 1t will be all right with us. 81
1t isn't he'll suffer in JAIL"
Grocer Duns Daughter.
The preachers stock has decIired
to nothing since the crime, He has
no credit. Today, Marie Eaton. his
daughter, was dunned for a grocery
bill Of $7.95 which Hight incSIrraS
about year ago.
Inc white church where pledges
OF love were exchanged between the
preacher and his convert stands idle
Women scurry by, with .shawIs
drawn over their heads, loathe r.
think that they had once crowded
lts steps to greet Hight.
The parsonage is left detected A
window pane is missing. The fev
pieces OF furniture are in Disorder
Gossip still carries tales OF the
preacher about the town. Here 4
one who knows Of a young girl toe
friendly with the pastor; there Of .
married woman who is dead: and
farther on one who has heard Of 4
husband who has been made nm.
happy--but always the story Il al
women; and of Hight who could
not resist playing with fire, untij
at last the brand, fIaring up. scared
him and cast its lurid glare on the
face Of Elsie Sweetin.
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DAVIS TO ADDRESS D. c.
DEMOCRATS SATURDAY

John w. Davis, Democratic as.
pirant for the Presidential toga,
will address the members Of the
John w. Davis.for-P President Club
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock at
the Ebbitt Hotel.
Carter B. Keene, president of the
local club, has extended an invita-.
ton to all supporters, Of Mr.. Davis
to Join the club members in giving
Mr.. Davis a royal welcome on the
occasion OF his first visit to Wash
ington since his nomination.
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honest, but he claims, and rightly.
that we never have had Q dishonest
PRESIDENT.
"It is true that George washing.
ton mad a Benedict Arnold in com.
mand or one Of his armies. It is
true that Abraham Lincoln had a
simeon Cameron In his Cabinet, and
yet we honor these men above all
others. We recognize that sin Is not
the result Of party, affiliations, but
OF human frailty. and IL President
Harding, IN accepting a member Of
the United States Senate, who had
been repeatedly selected by people
OF his own State to represent them,
nad committed grievous error, he
committed no greater error than the
people Of that State in returning
him to office.
1T has been claimed that the Ad.
n1inistration attempted TO prevent
the senatorial committee from con.
Quoting its investigation. This ID
q plain falsehood unworthy q can.
dtdate for the office Of President
OF the United States. There were
Republicans on the committee. Itt
chairman was Republican. The
fact Is the committee opened the
doors wide, not only to proper evi.
dence, but to hearsay testimony:
The lie Of Mclean and the lie
OF Fan concerning the 500, 900 were
not sworn testimony. Otherwise q
plain case Of perjury would have re.
suited.
Work for Grand Jury.
"The President Of the United
States believed, a. every lawyer OF
the United States believed, that the
place to investigate crime and graft
is before a Grand Jury, charged with
the obligations Of such investiga.
ton and empowered to return in.
dictments for wrOngdoing."
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES.
AND JOCKEYS AT.
HAVREDE GRACE

K i.
FIRST RACE Claiming for two
yearolds; five furlongs and q half.
Master Blue kennedy .........l0S
Betty Maloney-B. Breuning.. %
DiOmar-H. Callahan Z. ........ 98
Sun Hope. Wallace. ........ .107
Harlan+-C. Lang. ...s......s.s...1
TraversR. AlbiISer. .......ss... 100
Villager--J. Maiben. ......s.....11 ITO
Edinburgh Caruso. .....s... iii
Westover-J. Shanlxs ............ 100
SECOND RACE Steeplechase;
four.year-olds and upward; about 2
miles.
Jim Coffroth-O. Diamond. LAT
ChuckIe-G. SmOot .134
Vicaire-C. MergIer. ............1S
Fame Lady-A. Sims ........... .l41
Gold Foyle-B. Harris. .........i36
Byng-T. Fennassey IA
Huonorar-Eo boy 1875
THIRD -Three.year-olds 6
furlongs.
Muskallonge-F. Sharpe. $500. ia
Katharine Rankin-F. Booker. 100
Beau Nash---J. Maiben $1,000 lO6
Sun LADY,. Wallace. lIS
Belle K.-F. Weiner. 100
Muchado-J. Shanks, ...... lol
Poor Sport-no boy iii
Biff Bang-C. Robinson. 20
Sir Glen--D. Fisher. ....... 1Ol
Blue and Red-B. Breuning 1O4
Kidnap-no boy 100
Jimson-B. Kennedy. 100
Gay Boy II-G. Walls. ........ III
Stevens-P. Madeira 100,
Deulma-J. Leyland ............ 101
Scratched-The Reaper, Antonio.
lakewood, Sea Wolf and Turbulent.
FOURTH RACE Claiming; two.
year-olds: five furlongs and a half.
Margie XXI. Maiben .i07
OIL Burner-F. Sharpe. .ll6
Great Moments-N. Huff, 100
Belle Wood--M. Leibgold. 90
Old Broadway Breuning. I. .1O2
Fiery Flight-H. Callahan. ..... III
Ell Cid-No Boy ..............1 O2
EquabIe-C. Lang. .l13
Bernice Harrar-J. Leland .10e
Out Of Sight-R. Williams. ..... 96
FIFTH RACE - Three.year.olds
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clothes of another day, the Jockey.
pastor who wanted to be free, was
led back into a cell.
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Hayre de Grace.
Entries For
Tomorrow

FIRST RACE Maiden tEo.year-old
colts and geldings; purse. 1880; SIS
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Havre de Grace
Workouts

HAvRE DE GRACE RACE TRACK,
Nd, Sept 26.--WOrk outs:
, 1924-09-10
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

| Albert Hartung was in town Thurs
day from his place near Rattlesnake
Mountain.
The DeMolay order will hold their
first meeting tonight after a sum-
mer's vacation.
Mrs. Arthur Frodenburg, of Sc
attic, Washington, who was well
known in Cody as Sarah Roop, IS
the mother of a fine bah yboy.
Miss Pearl Jones and Miss Clara
Holm left last Friday for Laramie
to attend school.
Clayton Taylor returned to school
at Laramie last Friday.
H. L. Rueger, Cliff Holm, Stanley
and Floyd Chapman, Lawrence Peter
son and Fred Hogan came into town
on Tuesday, after working all sum-
mer with the Freeborg crew on the
Park road.
Tex Kennedy drove down from Pa
haska on Tuesday of this week.
Yes, our new coats are in. Come
in and see them. Volckmer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pfarngle and
family were in from the Diamond Ba-
sin ranch. Miss Gertrude Howe re-
turned home with them for a couple
of weeks visit.
o. K. Cooksey and Donald Head
made a trip to Miles City, Montana
on Sunday and returned the next day.
Max Wilde was in town Tuesday
from his place near Valley, getting
supplies for a hunting party which he
contemplates taking out soon.
Why experiment? Buy Gage Hats.
Velckmer's.
E. Huntington, of near Valley, was
buying supplies for a hunting trip
while in Cody the fore part of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Coe and party,
who have been spending a part of
the summer at Coe Lodge, left Tues
day for their home in New York.
c. H. Studebaker is in town trans
acting business, having come in from
uhe ranch on South Fork on Monday.
There is going to be another one
of those enjoyable dances at the Sage
Greek Country Club on Saturday
night, September 18th.
, 1924-09-10
COUNCIL

August 30th, 1874.
The Town Council of the Town of
Cody, Wyoming, met pursuant to ad-
journement at the Town Hall in Co
dy, Wyoming, on the above date,
Mayor Trueblood presiding.
Roll call showed as follows:
Present: Mayor Trueblood, Coun-
cilmen Stump, Frost and Tinkcom.
Absent: Councilman Thurston. Also
present, G. w. Trueblood, Clerk.
ThAgClerk announced that it was
the phace and hour advertised for
opening bids for the construction OF
the main sewer. Upon motion the
bids for said work were opened and
were as follows:
Mclaughlin and O'Neil, Livings-
ton, Montana, S11,04S.30.
Lindstrom, Billings, Montana, Sl4'-
073.25.
Taggart Construction Co., Cody,
Wyoming, $12,953.36.
Moved by Tinkcom, seconded by
Stump, that the bid Of Mclaughlin
and O'Neil be accepted and the Town
attorney be instructed to prepare,
and the Mayor and Clerk be author,
lied to execute a contract for SAID
work on behalf of the Town. Motion
carried.
The Clerk then announced that the
hour had arrived for the opening Of
bids for the construction Of the later
al sewers in Cody Sewer District NO
]. Upon motion said bids were or
dered opened and were as follows.
Mclaughlin and O'Neil, Living ton
Montana, S14,i96.S5.
Lindstrom, Billings, Montana, Sl7,-
1865.
Taggart Construction Co, Cody
Wyoming, $~1G,2S4.S5.
Moved by Tinkcom, seconded by
Stump hat the bid Of Mclaughlin
and o'Neil be accepted and the town
attorney be instructed TO prepare.
and the Mayor and Clerk authorized
to execute n contract for said work
on behalf of the town. Motion car
ried.
Upon motion by Tinkcom, seconded
by Frost, and carried, the Council ad.
journed.
Attest: r. C. TRUEBLOOr
w. w. Trueblood. Mayor.
Clerk.
, 1924-09-10
THE SHEIK BOB

With the sheik bob comes a reac-
ton in the form of three embryonic
growths on the hopeful lips of Messrs.
John Julis. Howard Lust, and j.. H.
Patrick, of Burlington Inn, providing
Natures undaunted efforts to main
tain her equilibrium.
Viewed Alright, such reaction have
their CONSTRUCTIVE Effects, and the nat
ional forests are now profiting by
young mems conviction that cigaret
smoking is far too effeminate to be
INDUCED in as a manly sport.
Sixty per cent of forest fires are
m~an-caused, and a very proportion of
these have been from cigaret smok-
ing.
Being optimistic and not being our
selves a devotee of Miss Nicotine, we
prophecy her ultimate decline, and
rejoice in the truth of the new sign in
the bobber windows, at has come to
stay"
When women roamed the forests
and depended upon her hair for pro-
lection, she was naturally considered
fortunate, and more beautiful in pro-
portion to an immense hair growth.
Now she is the bane of the beauty
shop.
When men began to become accost-
omed to luxury and shelter they cut
their hair, and were able the more
readily to find their way through the
woods. Nature is prolific when a
need exists, but most frugal and cruel
when nan grows Independent of her.
, 1924-09-10

Hence the unwelcome fray and sparse
areas in front rows at the theaters,
which are not due to hats nor ex-
cessive gray matter"
We may as well take time for the
forelock and know that we shall all
alike be gradually shorn until we are
bald as babies, and love and are loved
non the less because we no longer
have to pay the BARRIERS bill.
, 1924-09-10
CALL o BIDS

The Park County Library Board
will be pleased to receive bids for
furnishing thirty or more IONS of coal
to be delivered ct the Library as re-
quired b yboard during the coming
year. Bids should specify size and
kind of coal. The Board may reject
any and all bids. Mail bids to J. NJ.
Schwoob, Treasurer, before Oct. LIST,
1924.
, 1924-09-10

Gas generated by the sui
grain cargo of the steamer
sunk by a German submarine
on the coast of Algeria, raj
vessel to the surface. When {
er pressure was removed tn,
promptly blew up.
, 1924-09-10
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o,r assessment chargable against
: property may redeem his property
sm.OAm such liability by paying the en-
TX s,,m charged against the property
.hou. interest within thirty (30)
w. after notice to him of such as
a ~yment. which notice shall be CIV
hv The Town Treasurer as soon
en- assessment roll has been placed
as VIZ hands for collection, said thir-
dav period to elapse after the first
S,bIication of the notice to be gwen
pu The said Town Treasurer. The
W Der of any property may redeem
Nv same from any liability for the
lne - amount of said assessment at
time after said thirty days by
any ,g the entire installments of said
basement remaining unpaid and
"Soroed against his property at the
t;me of such payments with interest
thereon to the date of maturity OF
the installment next falling due, and
sm easements so paid shall be APP
.ueJ solely to the payment of the
posts and expenses of such improve
ments or the redemption of the bonds
;ssued therefor.
aSection 11-All ordinances or
,.rte of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
"Section Pit appearing that an
emergency exists, and the Town
Council so finds and declares, this or
dinance shall be in full force and eff
feet from and after the date of its
massage and approval.
passed and approved this day
If August, A. d. 1924.
attest T.. "
&c. W. Trueblood Mayor
Clerk"
Councilman Tinkcom moved the
suspension of all rules and that the
ordinance be put upon its passage at
once. Seconded by Frost.
Roll call-Aye: Trueblood, Tink-
com and Frost. Nay: None.
The ordinance was then declared TO
he upon its passage and Tinkcom,
seconded by Frost, moved its passage.
Roll call-Aye: Trueblood, Tink-
com and Frost. Nay: None.
The Mayor then declared the ordi-
nance had received a majority vote
of the Council and therefore passed.
Said ordinance was thereupon or
dered numbered New Ordinance No.
~" and ordered published as provid-
ed by law.
Engineer Bell thereupon presented
pans and specifications for the sew
er system in Cody Sanitary Sewer
District No. 1. Upon motion by
Tinkcom, seconded by Frost, said
plans we're approved and the Clerk
ordered to advertise for bids as pro-
uded in New Ordinance No. II
Messrs. Parks and MCGEE appeared
before the council in n discussion OF
the handling of warrants in connec-
ton with the proposed district sewer
Mr.. Bell, as Engineer, submitted
an estimate of engineering and in
spection expenses for sewer construc,
ton work of eight per cent 800 OF
cost of construction. Upon motor
said bid was accepted.
Meeting then adjourned to August
30th, 1924, at 2 P. NJ. at the City
Hall.
Attest: r. c. TRUEBLOOD
d. E. HOLSTER, Mayor.
Clerk protein.
, 1924-09-10

Common sense, in n rough, dogged
way, Is technically soundor than the
special school Of philosophy, each OF
winch squints and overlooks half the
iact and half difficulties in it's eager
ness to find In some detail the key to
the whole."-George santayana.
, 1924-09-10

The annual sales of talcum powder,
cold cream, lip stick, ROUGE and toll
ct powder amount to $750,000, 900,
or about fifteen dollars for every
woman in America.
, 1924-09-10

Mrs. Jesse Williams who has been
in the Powell hospital returned last
week. Mr.. Williams is a U. S. engine
err in the agriculture department.
Mrs. Eugene Baird left on Satur-
day for her home in Worland after a
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
E. Markham.
New goods coming in daily at the
Volckmer Shop.
Mrs. S. A. Watkins and Mrs. E. L..
Kirby entertained on Friday and Sa-
turday afternoons at a bridge lunch
con at the home of Mrs. Watkins.
Mrs. Ned Sayles, of Meeteetse, is
shopping and visiting friends in cody
for a few days.
Dance at Sage Creek Country Club,
the 18th.
"Bilp" Fell, who has been driving
a yellow bus in the Park this sum-
mer, has returned to Missoula, Mont,
where he will ~re-enter the Univer-
sity.
Attorney Joseph E. McElvain was
a Billings visitor over the week end.
James Russell spent a few days in
Billings on business last week.
Mrs. R. w. Allen made a trip to
Billings last week, where she spent
a few days visiting.
John Billings was a Cody visitor
in Billings on last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Greever spent
Sunday in the Park.
Don't miss the dance at Sage Creek
Saturday.
Ned Frost drove up to Billings last
week and spent a couple of days
there on business.
Ralph Smith, editor of the Meeteet-
Sc News spent Sunday and Monday
of this week in Cody, t~ransacting
business.
Clifford Holm was in town on Mon
day from the Freeborg road camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Noble were in
town Sunday from their place on
Lower Sage creek.
Miss Vivian Baston is working at
the Western Union Telegraph office
for a couple of weeks.
Have you seen the new dresses at
Volckmer's? They are lovely.
Mrs. r. B. Siggins and daughter
Betty from South Fork spent the
weekend in Cody with friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Hetland 'and
family of Sunlight, have sold their
ranch and are in Cody where they
will locate permanently.
Glenn Newton and family returned
Sunday evening from a few days
spent in the Sunlight Basin country.
Mrs. A. j. Martin of South Fork
is reported to be quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Dunn were a
mong the Upper Sage Creek shoppers
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. Williams, who
live on the Crane ranch are the par
ents of a daughter born on Saturday,
September 9th.
, 1924-09-10

A pear tree brought from England
by governor John Endicott, of Mass
ashusetts Bay Colony, in 1880, is still
bearing fruit on the spot it was plant
ed at Danversport, Massachusetts,.
, 1924-09-10

Statistics prove that deaths
les under one year are hume
deaths of persons seventy-fiN
old.
, 1924-09-10

The famous Liberty Bell in Indep-
endence Hall, Philadelphia, will be
placed on continuous exhibition behind
an iornwork grill.
, 1924-09-10

Bamboo is being successful.
in Georgia.