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Id Hiram Sherwood Cody.

and Hiram Sherwood Cody.
The first and most importanr
work of the Cody Family is the
selection of a site for the museum.
The funds have been supplied and
it is to be a fine large structure.
able to compare favorably witt
other great national museums, and
built sufficiently large to take care
of all matter collected from al
over the world. So many valuable
collections are already being re-
ceived, according to Mrs. Allen, that
the directors of the Cody Family
have been compelled to make ar
rangements with one of the large
museums to house the things until
the Cody Family Museum is built.
The Cody Family directors will
hold their first official meeting in
Tune and may accept an invitation
from the town of Cody t. make this
town, the former home of Col. Cody.
the place of their first meeting. A
big banquet will be a feature of the
meeting. with Gen. Nelson A.. Miles,
M of Col. Cody's closest friends.
as the guest of honor. Gen. Miles
will speak on Frontier Days and
Indian Wars, and Judge Ebert H
Gary, who was formerly a law part
ner of Judge Hiram H. Cody, has
signified his intention to attend the
meeting and will speak on the sub
ject of Bench and Bar in Illinois
Arthur B.. Cody will speak on Boy
hood DAYS at Naperyille.
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REX P0STEN PICKED FOR
POCKET BOOTLEGGER

Rex Poster was arrested last
week charged with possession and
selling bootleg liquor, and fur
nished a $1,000 bond for his appear
ance at this term of court. A small
quantity of o was found at the
Poster home east of Cody together
with many bottles and other ev-
idence that he was in the bootleg
ging business.
Posten is a rancher from the
upper Clarks fork section who is
spending. the winter in Cody.
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Accused Malfeasance in Office
CHURCHES JOIN In
UNION LENTEN SERVICES
Episcopal, Presbyterian and Meth
odist Churches Will Hold Series
of Six Meetings

The three Protestant churches of
Cody have Joined in a series of
Lenten services which will start on
March list, and meetings will alter
nate at each of the participating
churches. The people of the county
and Cody community are urged to
attend n and all of these meet
ings which will be full of interest.
Special musical programs will be
arranged for the services.
The first meeting will be held at
the Methodist church, the Rev. R.
E. Gorrell speaking on The Church
and Americanism."
The second meeting will be at the
Presbyterian church. with the Epis-
copal rector, Rev. A. H. Beatty, Civ
ing a sermon on Temptation
The third meeting will be at the
Methodist church and Rev. G.. S.
Upton and the Campfire girls will
give the program, 1.-The Glory of
Girlhood."
The fourth of the series of meet
ings will be at the Presbyterian
church with either Rev. C. v. Brown
or a, speaker from Billings in
charge. The next meeting will be
at the Methodist church., and if
the speaker from Billings failed to
for the fourth meeting he will
speak on this occasion, otherwise
Rev. Brown will have in interesting
topic for his m
April 5th, the sixth and last of
the series of meetings. the Rev. ].
l.. Clark, synodical superintendent
of Wyoming, will be present and
talk to the Cody congregation. Ev-
cry one should make an extra effort
to hear DR.. Clark at the Presbyter-
ian church.
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BOY SCOUT EXHIBITION
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

The Cody Boy Scouts will give
an exhibition at the high school
gymnasium next Monday evening at
1880, consisting of drills, games,
athletic feats and a basketball game
with the Powell Scouts. A contest
in volley ball will also be staged
between the Presbyterian Athletic
club and the Cody Lions club. This
evenings entertainment will be
worth anyone's two-bits. Boost the
Boy Scouts!
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BUCHANAN LOSES CASE
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL

j. d. Buchanan lost his case with
the Yellowstone National bank which
was heard in the district court Sat
urday before Judge Metz. The issue
was a note for several hundred dol
lars which had been originally given
to a commission house organized
in Killings several years ago.
The judge called for a directed
verdict from the jury, giving the
banking institution a judgment for
1929.
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STRAND GUILTY
LOVELY CRIME
JURY CONNECTS GARLAND MAN
DELIBERATTNG LESS THAN
TWO HOURS

a strand who was tried in the.
district court in Cody last week.
will receive little consideration from
Judge Metz when he appears before
him later at this term of court. to
receive sentence for one of the most
dastardly and unbelievable crimes
ever committed in his state. After
a trial extending over four days. the
jury returned a verdict within two
hours after being given the case.
Strand seemed little moved when he.
heard the verdict, assuming the
same casual or Indifferent manner
which he possessed throughout the
greater part of his trial. The SEN
tence for a crime such as he stands
convicted is from one year to life
imprisonment.
The Strand case has attracted a
greater amount of attention than
any trial in this county for many
years. Because of the enormity Of
the o~ffense. that of rape against his
ten and one-half year old daughter.
and the circumstances SURROUNDING
the crime. it has been almost beyond
conception to believe that
there was n man in the world who
could do such a thing. Another I'M
usual feature is the fact that the
mother, a young lady of 81 years.
did everything in her power to save
her husband and cover up the crime
and injury to her own daughter.
The case from a standpoint of
prosecution was a very simple one.
h complaining witness was the
young girl, and at no time was it
possible for the court or the de
Tense to break down her testimony.
The evidence such as she gave was
of such a nature hal it was impoa-
sible to doubt her when she tesIi-
fed.
Mrs Strand was the principal wit
mes for the defense. She also was
emphatic in her statements, and
held to a general story of denial
of her daughters statements. It
was very apparent, however, that
she was over anxious to prejudice
the court and jury against the coun-
ty attorney n sheriff. She was
the only material witness for her
husband and his story merely cor
federated hers in every detail.
Judge ANXIOUS to Get Truth
Owing to the seriousness of the
charge, and the fact that the cor
~viction hung entirely upon the little
girls testimony, Judge Metz took
a very active interest III the case.
On Tuesday afternoon he asked the
witness questions for more ttan an
hour. and on Wednesday evening
had her once more brought into the
court room that some more evidence
could be secured. Every effort was
made to give the defendant every
advantage of doubt and the case was
not rested until all available tes-
timony was in.
Attorneys Make Splendid
Arguments
Attorneys Paul r. Greever and
Meyer Rankin, who represented
Strand, built up a strong defense
Continued on Page A.
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EARL MOORE FORFEITS
THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND

Owing to his failure to appear in
court to answer to a charge of
~bootlegging. Earl Moore, of Nee
%teetse, has forfeited his $1,000 cash
bond and the county treasurer is
enriched to that extent. Moore was
arrested in Meeteetse by Attorney
Goppert several weeks ago, and
charged with possession and selling
of m%oonshine liquor. 1t was the
second time he has been checked up
on this count and he probably LAs-
itated about appearing before Judge
Metz.
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Senator John F. Cook returned
Monday evening from Cheyenne aft
er a session with the law makers
extending owe a period of forty
days. Some very good legislation
was enacted into law during the
last legislature and many very i'm
portant pieces of Legislature in which
this county is interested were lost.
Whatever was the route the bills
went, the people of this county may
rest assured that their delegation
did everything in it's power to
bring about the desired results.
Greybun Relief
Senator Cook was instrumental
in securing the passage of a bill
which would bring relief to the
ranchers of the upper Greybull val
ley on drainage matters, but the
strong opposition to the bill which
would permit relief under the pro-
posed irrigation district was defeat
ed. Senator Cook is confident that
any measure such as was attempted
at the last legislature will not be
possible as long as the greatest por-
ton of the land on the lower Grey
bull is in the hands of the presen!
interests.
State Products Bill
The bill providing for the regula-
ton of the retail price of those
products produced in the state ME-
a lingering death in the house. Il
was born in the senate, and faith
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preside. Vocal numbers are pro-
missed by Jane Carlow, granddaugh-
ter of Col. Cody, and Miss Twila
Berringer, and piano numbers by
Mesdames r. B. Hardin and l.. A.
Buchanan.
Prize Essay to be Read
Mrs. Blendine Hayes Bickel, a
former Cody girl. now a resident
of New York City, recently offered
a cash prize of $40 for the best
essay to be written by a Park coun-
ty school student on the subject,
buffalo Bill. the American Citizen.
The award will be announced at
the dinner tomorrow and the essay
read by Supt. R. B. Hardin of the
Cody schools.
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BALL BOYS WILL
BASIN TOURNAM'T

The Cody High School basketball
team will go to Lowell tomorrow to
participate in the Big Horn Basin
basketball tournament, which starts
there at that time, and will COM
pete for honors in basketball. The
first four teams of the tournament
will get a trip to the state tourn-
ament at Laramie in March.
Those teams which will partic-
ipate in the Lowell meet are Cody.
Powell, Cowley, Lowell, Greybull.
Basin, Worland and Thermopolis.
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year, at the suggestion of a man
by the name of Robins, VINO was
mere to operate a short card
game during the Stampede. He
said Robins had a corps of five or
six men with him and that they
had made plans to run several
Kinds of crooked games here. Rob-
ms had told Williford that he was
receiving protection from the Park
county sheriff and advised nm that
this would be a good place to op-
crate. He told of a stud" uoker
game which was started In the
sample room at the Irma, but
which, owing to the activities OF
Marshall Forrest and Mayor True
blood was short lived.
Mr.. Willifred testified to a very
good acquaintance with Mr.. Loomis.
told of taking a trip with him to
R~attlesnake lake on a business and
fishing trip, and of many visits of
the sheriff to his room, while ne
gotiations we're pending for the pay
ment of protection money. He
testified to the payment, in the
presence of his brother, Glen Wilt
fred, and Mr.. Robins of $255 to
Mr.. LOOMS during the month OF
July last year and stated that his
trips to Cody in January were for
the purpose of making an
ment with the county sheriff to CD.
crate in this county, and that if Mr..
Loomis' price had not been so high.
that he would have closed with him.
He accused the sheriff with FRAN
ing on him. in the present case.
making the statement in the pres
ence of Joe Isham.
Mr.. Willifred testified to meeting
Sheriff LOOMS in Casper in De-
cember in a very intoxicated condi-
ton, and of at hal time taking him
out to n of the sporting supurbs
OF hat town. He swore the sheriff
was drunk on that occasion. Mr..
LOOMS at that time invited him to
come to Cody and resume his opera
tions here.
AL Melvin took the stand before
noon Tuesday and identified Will
fred as n who had stopped at the
Irma hotel frequently while he. Mr..
Melvin officiated as night clerk. He
said Mr.. Loomis had made frequent
visits to Willifred's room.
Boy Sees Money Pass
Glen Williford, an employee on
construction work at the new bridge
in the canyon, and a brother of the
defendant testified that he had seen
MIR. LOOMS in his brothers room On
one occasion. He also described an
automobile trip taken by the sheriff
with his brother n Robbins, one
night during July last year, at
which time he went along on the
rear of the car as he put it "just
to see what vas going on" He
stated he saw the transaction of
money in the car from his brother
to LOOMS through the back glass
and later jumped from the car and
walked back to Cody. The young
mans testimony was very convirc-
ing and made a strong impression
on the court.
j. e. Forrest took the stand as n
defense witness and testified tina il
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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PAUL JONES HONOR
STUDENT AT SHATTUCK

From reports coming from Shat
tuck university this year Paul Jones
is making n YER creditable record.
In the m%id-year examinations for
his class he stood with high honors
and earlier in the year he made
second place in a vocabulary test.
Paul's m~id-year average entitled
him to a silver star, an award
earned by very few pupils enrolled
in this college.
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Wflliford Jury Disagrees
The jury in the case of the state
VS.. Williford. after an all night
session, failed to arrive at a verdict
and were discharged in open court
this morning. The case may be
tried over again at a later date dur
the present term.
The state charged Faye Williford
with transporting and the ownership
of five 15-gallon kegs of high test
moonshine, recently taken from a
coal house in the rear of the res
idence of Joe Isham. At the time
of the raid Mr.. Williford was in
Casper. Joe Isham and Sheriff
Loomis were the principal witnesses
for the state. Mr.. Isham testified
that he assisted in loading the
"moop" in a car belonging to Will
liford in the alley back of the lrma
hotel and removing it to his pro-
perty. There it was about ten days.
or until the sheriff and his deputy
seized it. Mr.. Isham testified that
when he was arrested the sheriff
was able to tell him where the
itiuoi was dCutQ anu DDW biuCll
there was of it, in fact knew more
about it than he did himself. 1t
was for these reasons thai he sub
mitted to arrest and a search of his
property without a search warrant.
He admitted a gallon of liquor
which had been in his possession
but did not turn any portion of
this over to the sheriff. Cross
examination caused Mr.. Ishaln to
make several contradictory state
ments.
Loomis TeStifies
Sheriff Loomis testified to the
taking of the liquor from the Jsham
property, but neither by statement
nor by cross examination did he
give the source of his information
or was any effort made to discover
where the liquor came from in the
first place. Mr.. Loomis testified to
a brief mountaineering with the
defendant, and testified to being in
his room at the Irma hotel hut
twice, giving dates for these meet
ings. He accused Williford of try
in to "bribe" him, but .ienied ever
accepting "hush" or protection
money. Mr.. Loomis was on the
stand for more than an hour and
was severely cross-questioned by
Ernest ]. Goppert, counsel with
Meyer Rankin for defendant.
Williford Takes Stand
Just before noon Williford took
the stand in his own defense and
told a story which, if true, should
open the eyes of the law-abiding
people of Park county. He testified
that he came to Cody in July last
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SCHOOL HOOP
ARTISTS WIN GAMES

Both the boys and the girls bas-
ket ball teams of the high school
won signal victories last week in
contests with the boys team from
Powell and the girls team from
Basin.
The girls game was played in the
Cody gymnasium and resulted in a
score of 35 to 81, with Cody in the
lead. The game was a good one
and the home girls found worthy
opponents in the Basin lineup.
The game with Powell was played
on the Powell floor and was one of
the livliest games of the season.
Cody played a remarkable game and
were very evenly matched at every
turn by the boys from Powell.
The final score stood % to % in
favor of the local boys.
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Evidence Submitted in Bootlegging Case of State W.. Faye Wiliford
Proves to be Damaging to Operations of Park County's Sheriff.
w. H. LOOMS, Who is Accused with Granting Pro-
lection to Moon Pedders

The trial of Faye Wlhmd, charged with ros@ssonan and transportation of imr in Park
GounC;t k a sudden. turn on Tuesday morning and for several hours it would have been a
naal tmg to tell whether the defendant in the case or the count sherfw was On trial Evidence
o. su c a nature that the court will probably go to the bottom of the accusations before the
IS dropped. LOms is accused wtha accepting $3.50 from Wifmd for "proecton" in
oooueggng ACTIVITIES and also of being drunk and frqmntng dsrepabe houses while on a
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Clifford Lenninger of Greybull
spent the week end with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lenninger.
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- II against m. LOOMS vas secured from Several
different sources and is such that the court can hardly doubt
Its authenticity, in part at least. When court opened this
morning Judge Metz had the prisoners of the county jail ar
raigned before him, and disposed of many cases. Some of the
prisoners We're discharged, one was sent to the state reform
atory at Golfer, Wyoming, and A. E Carey, who while serving
a sentence In the county jail has been acting as secretary for
Mr.. Loomis, and Heine Lambert, were sent to Basin, to be
placed in the Jail at that place. Judge Metz sent for the sheriff
of Big Horn county to come to Cody and take over these prison.
es from the Park county officers.
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because she is clicking with her
American audiences. Her material
is noisy burlesque done with Ameri-
can trimmings instead of French
sauce. Ed Healy and Allan Cross
are back again with their songs Of
the hour. These two men work
rapidly and get across.
Richard Kean is again presenting
dramatic characters from plays. He
seems to be a little mora human this
season. He is doing Shylock and
Peter, the Miser.
The Four Camerons are back with
their individual fun, the same brand
that they had last season. In their
closing, the Camerons have the as
sistance of Charles Sargent and Burt
Lewis. Here is some rapid fun.
Sargent and Lewis in Songs" are
one Of the real hits Of a bill that is
not too we'll put together. These
men have personality and know how
to put over their songs with the use
of many musical instruments.
Van Cello is a foot juggler Of such
a high order that we no longer have
to go to Japan to get such artists.
He is Americas own exponent Of
pedalogy, the program states.
The movie is There Goes The
Bride"
At Keith's all week.
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Nicholson Centers Eyes of World on Indianapolis

She failed to see the real diamonds
in the crown of her husband. She
forced her husband to leave her
by her own conduct. But Morton
played fair and square even then.
although he nearly took a slide once
or twice. More of brain itching
than actual love fever for another
woman, who happened to be another
mans wife. But the woman showed
how big and wonderful she really
was by advising him to go back to
Alice, although she had divorced
Morton.
And that is Just what Morton did.
He andN Alice had learned their
lesson.
They started life all over again.
Thus the title, And They Lived
Happily Ever-After."
This novel is peopled by real
characters. Il is filled with interest
ing deductions upon life from many
characters from various walks Of
life.
This new Nicholson novel is pub
lished by Charles Scribner's Sons.
and sells for 50 copy.
Indianapolis readers will recognizes
every scene Of action in this story.
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The CITY Is Saved!

my the time this appears the city will be IN
i - the process Of being saved-or will al
ready have been saved, or doomed according
to your point of view. The electorate focked
to the polls today, the political camp followers
enthusiastically, the ordinary citizen more or
less half-heartedly, to perpetuate the political
government of indianapolis.
We don't give whoop for the political
camp followers. We believe they would be
considerably better off if they got themselves
jobs and earned living for their families AS
it is, they are getting just what they deserve.
They either will be out in the cold, cold world
tomorrow, or they will be in line for low-sa-
aired public jobs with the privilege of bowling
and scraping to political boss and coughing
up campaign contributions with considerable
regularity.
The people in whom we are interested are
the citizens who earn their living by means Of
their jobs or their businesses, who pay their
taxes because they have to, and who go to the
city hall only when they have to buy dog
licenses. To these citizens the outcome of to-
days election will mean just what the out
come Of dozens of other city elections has
meant. 1t will mean that they must pay their
hard-earned money out in taxes and that they
will consider themselves lucky if they get
80 cents worth Of service for every dollar
spent.
Lew Shank and Bill Armitage are in the
city hall now. After the first of the year Wal
ter Myers and his political crowd, or John Du-
vail and his political crowd will be in the
city hall. They will be there for the purpose
of Selling the main chance, of perpetuating
their organizations. You will continue to
break the springs of your fivver when you
drive over holes in the streets, you will be as
sessed for sewers and streets and garbage
plants and bride paths and casting ponds,
your garbage and ashes may be collected oc-
casionally, and you will continue to labor to
pay your semi-annual tax assessment.
There isn't another business in the world
run on the same principles as the business of
the city of Indianapolis. There is reason for
this. Any other business run on these princi-
pies would not last week. Everybody knows
this to be fact but, nevertheless, we continue
humbly to go to- the polls on election day and
help to perpetuate this mockery of govern
ment
There is just one CLEAN of hope in the sit
uation-we know that even the humblest
worm eventually will turn.
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A Sermon for Today
BY Rev. John r. Gum

Our great reformers, discoveries and
deliverers, as a rule, have had nei-
Their the time nor the inclination to
accumulate vast fortunes.
Among the colossal figures of HUI
man history stands Shakespeare.
When he died he left only a few
hundred pounds to his family, but
he beqeuathed to mankind a legacy
Of noble thought and beautiful SEN
timent Of far greater value than all
the gold locked up in the bank
vaults Of England.
George Washington gave to Amer
lea more character than Wall Street
has in a hundred years. The con-
tributions to our national life made
by our Washingtons, Lincolns and
Jeffersons far exceed those made by
our money kings.
I am not decrying the man of
wealth. Men ought to make money.
Money may vastly increase a mans
power and opportunity for service.
But the money a man makes and ac-
cumulates does not afford a true
rating Of his worth to society. His
true rating is in terms of manhood
not mammon; character, not chattel;
deeds, not dollars. Not what he
gets, but what he gives, determines
his real worth to society.
Copyright. 1925. by John r. Gunn)
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ness. He mixes private parties. wild
ones, with business. And yet he
knows how far to go, even when the
hip flask has been passed many
times.
His wife is the mother of several
money her husband has made. She
longs for a cottage, not the man
sion that shelters herself, her chill
dren and her husband. This woman
understands her husband. Am speak
ing of the Joe Westons.
On the other hand you have Alice
Crane and her husband. Morton
Crane. Morton first starts out in
the printing business. but his wife
longs for social position for herself
and for her daughter. A man by
the name of Howard Spencer is at
the head of this printing business,
and it was Alice's money that placed
Morton in the business.
Morton kept an idea, a big one
the honest right of every man to do
beautiful work in the best way. He
was dreamer in types, slow going,
but an artist in his line. The bust
ness side did not bother him.
Morton's makeup, consisting Of so
many ideals, did not appeal to his
silly-headed wife. So it was not diff
cult for Alice Crane to leave her
home, husband and daughter and
fall in with Spencer.
Another Difference
Spencer found Alice very much
like a stone around his neck.
especially after Morton left the
printing business and went into the
bond business with Joe Weston.
Alice dreamed her foolish dream.