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, 1926-04-28
MEET HERE
FRIDAY, APRIL BOTH

High School track men are work
ing hard under the tutelage OF
Coach Weimer to bring the Dave
Jones cup back to Cody again this
year when they meet the Powellites
here in a dual meet Friday after
noon of this week. The cup, offer
ed by Mr.. Jones two ear ago to
become the permanent possession
of the school winning it three out
of five years, was won by Powell
last year after being in the Cody
school for one year.
Coach Weimer has developed a
new weight man in Harold Williams
who will make the Powell huskies,
Osher and Majors, heave the shot
and the discus to equal him. "Bub"
Walters is also depended upon to
place. Seth Fritzler is looked upon
as the best bet in the javelin. In
other field events Dallas Scholes
has a chance to win the pole vault,
and will make the Powell hurdlers
look well to their laurels; Andy
while Cogswell, Edwards and Starr
take to the high jump like ducks
to water.
Although Powell has an excellent
sprinter in Tucker and a good sec
ond in Bovee, Seth Fritzler, Donald
Hindman, Earl Cogswell, and Andy
Martin will make him go for hon
ors in the sprints and in the re-
lay. Joe Kurtz is also a good 22e
man and with G~reenwald and War
'rell will show up well in the dis
lance events.
Weimer declares hat he is proud
of the showing which his men made
at Belfry, although they lost the
meet by a small margin due prin-
cipally to the ability of n Jap
anese-Montanan to cop six ~firsts.
and lack of adequate condition on
the part of some of the Cody boys.
Powell also lost last weeks e
by a narrow margin to Red Lodge
but took second from Bear Creek
The Weimer men placed in every
event in the Montana meet and are
due to give Roberts crackers a hard
tussle. Fritzler and Hindman took
first and second respectively in the
fifty. second and third in the hun
dred, and Martin and Fritzler sec
ond and third in the 220. Scholes
COPIED an easy first in the pole
vault, Williams first in the shot
and second in the discus, CogswelI
in high jump with Paul Starr
third.
The ~watchword of the High
School is Bring the Cup Back to
The meet is scheduled at
two O'Clock sharp and will begin
time. With the backing of the
high school and the town. Cody
has a chance to win. without it,
they might lose.
, 1926-04-28
CHAS. MANNING ARRESTED
ON MOONSHINE COUNT

Sheriff Henry Dahlem arrested
Chas. Manning on Saturday morning
and brought him over from Nee
teetse, charged with possession of
moonshine liquor. Mr.. Manning
has been operating a thirst empor-
ium at Meeteetse for the last two
years.
He was given a hearing Saturday
afternoon before Justice of the
Peace C. A. Morston, with the re-
suit that he was bound over to the
District Court for trial. He is now
at liberty on bond which he had no
trouble in securing.
, 1926-04-28
RULES GAS
TAX ORDINANCE VOID

Injunction proceedings instituted
by several of the garage men of
Cody, restraining the town council
from enforcing the "gas tax" ordi-
nance, was heard before Judge Metz
on Thursday with the result that
the court ruled the ordinance I'M
der which the town council was OPP
Grating was null and void, and the
gas tax, therefore could not be col
lected.
The case arose over the passage,
last spring of a gasoline tax ordin-
ance, where the town council pro-
posed to collect a one-half cent tax
on each gallon of gasoline sold
within the town of Cody, the rev
enue to be used in improving the
town streets. The garage men de-
over the legality of the or
dinance, and the question went to
the Supreme court, which ruled
that the town officials were within
their authority in ordering the tax
and passing the ordinance.
The garage men then contested
the legality of the ordinance, which
cause was heard last week. Evidence
showed tina the ordinance was
passed as an emergency measure,
and court ruled hat no showing
been made that an emergency
existed, therefore the court ruled in
favor of the plaintiffs, the garage
men.
, 1926-04-28
HARRY HUNTINGTON
TO GO TO ARIZONA

Harry Huntington has sold his
dude ranch in Sunlight to Simon
Snyder and plans to leave for
the Grand Canyon section of Okla
homa or Arizona where he plans
to get into the tourist business on
a larger scale than he has operated
here. Mr.. Huntington has enjoyed
a very fine business in Sunlight,
but the season is so short that he
feels better opportunities offered in
the more southern cline.
The acquisition of the Hunting
ton ranch by Mr.. Snyder will prove
a valuable piece of property to him,
as 1t adjoins his ranch on the west.
, 1926-04-28
TRANSFER co.
MANUFACTURING ICE

The Cody Transfer company,
which recently installed its arti-
fetal ice plant is now ready for
business and last week commenced
making artificial ice for the ice
consumers of Cody. The product
which is being turned out Is of
high grade, and will give to the
community another desirable in
dustry.
Two young men, Buster Arnold
and Bob Carrier are installing ma
chinery for the making of ice cream
at the Cody Transfer company's
ice plant, and expect to manufacture
ice cream for the wholesale market
this summer.
, 1926-04-28
WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED SATURDAY
Popular Young Couple Off for Mo-
tor Trip Through Montana and
Wyoming

Thornton Schwoob and Miss Mar
garet Files were married on Satur-
day morning. at nine O'Clock, at
the home of the brides sister. Mrs.
Raymond Larson, with only the rel
atives and immediate friends of
the family present. Rev. A.. H.
Beatty of Christ church officiated.
After a wedding breakfast the
n~ewlyweds left by motor for Bill
lings, and expect to visit at Miles
City, Forsythe and other Montana
towns, Sheridan and Casper, Wyo-
ming, before returning to Cody
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Schwoob is the daughter of
Mrs. J.. f. Files of Cody and has
been a favorite among the younger
people of the town. Coming here
with her parents from Forsythe,
Montana, several years ago. she
has taken a leading part in the
activities of the younger people,
and is a young lady of charming
personality and high esteem.
The bridegroom is the son of
the Hon. ]. NJ. Schwoob, leading
merchant of Cody. and is a young
man of promise and ability. He has
resided a great deal of his life in
Cody and has a ~far-reaching ac-
quaintance over the Basin. Mr..
Schwoob Is the manager of the
Central Garage and Filling Station.
which business was established re-
Gently, and is meeting with much
curnncc In hic naur uynrk
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Schwoob have
the best wishes of a myriad of
friends in the Cody community.
, 1926-04-28
PEOPLES TICKET
FILED WITH CLERK

The Peoples ticket composed of
George Edwards for mayor and Jim
Corder and Will Richard for coun-
cilmen was, filed with the city
clerk the first of the week. This
is the second ticket to be filed for
the City election which is to be
held on Tuesday. May IL.
City politics is beginning to warm
up and it looks as if there would
be some real competition for the
city offices. Unofficial reports are
to the effect that another ticket
is to be placed in the field before
May LIST.
, 1926-04-28
NEW CODY CLUB
CAMP GROUND
BEING IMPROVED
More Than Two Hundred e
Have Been Atractively Planted
and Camp Site Promises to
Be a Good One

That Cody shall have one
of the most attractive camp grounds
in the state seems assured with the
activity of the Cody club camp
ground committee this week in get
ting the Improvement work started
on the new site in the east part OF
town. More than two hundred size
able trees have been set out on the
south west portion of the forty
acres purchased by the club, and
with but four days work a wonder
full Transformation has been brought
about.
Under the supervision of Will
Richard, chairman of the civic I'M
provement committee of the club,
which department has charge OF
camp ground activities. the work
has been going forward for several
days. Roads have been marked out
bitches built, and on Sunday more
than two hundred trees were brot
in by truck, and planted early on
Monday morning. From a vacant
creag the camp ground site has
been transformed into a beautiful
park, which with the deep soil
which exists on the forty acre tract
should soon furnish adequate shade
and abundant grass for the most
attractive camp ground to be found
anywhere.
There has been a lot of dissen-
sion as to where the camp ground
is to be located, and wher its
most desirable site would be, but
no one can gainsay the fact that
the camp pround which is being
improved east of town has every
promise of being a fine one. Water
is available both from the city and
from the Cody canal, and the un'
limited room for growth will com
mend it to the people of Cody.
, 1926-04-28

Chas. March came over from Nee
teetse today driving his new eight
cylinder Stutz sedan. 1t is one of
the prettiest creations in motor cars
of the 1926 season. Mr.. March
drove the car up from Denver re
Gently.
Misses Ruth Finch and Bernice
Mead spent the week end at Bill
lings.
, 1926-04-28

Ed. Larson and Glen Boron went
to Billings on business today.
They will drive back a new nash
for the Yellowstone Garage.
, 1926-04-28
GARLAND COUPLE MARRIED

Mr.. Otis Odell Morgan was mar
ried to Mrs. Mary Walters by the
Rev. G. S. Upton at the Methodist
parsonage, Thursday afternoon, on
April %.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

When the convention to form con-
stitution was sitting in Philadelphia
in 1887, of which Gen Washington
was president, he had certain nights
to receive calls from his friends.
At a social meeting with Alexander
Hamilton. the Morrises and others.
the former remarked that Washington
was reserved and aristOcratic even TO
his intimate friends, and allowed no
one 10 be familiar with him.
That's a mere fancy" declared
Gouverneur Morris. II could be as
familiar with Washington as l am
with any of my other friends"
IF you will, at the next reception
at the generals house." smilingly
retorted Hamilton. gently slap him
on the shoulder and say, My dear
general. how happy / am to see you
look so WE'LL a. .sumptuous supper
shall be provided for you and a dozen
OF your friends"
Morris promptly accepted the chal.
lenge.
a. large number Of guests were pres
ent at Washington's next reception.
AT an early hour Morris entered. bow
ed, shook hands, laid his left hand on
the generals shoulder, and said, My
dear general. am very happy to see
you look so we'll
washington Withdrew hts hand.
stepped hack. suddenly hxed his eye on
Morris for several moments with an
angry frown, until the latter backed
away IN emparrs sss1nent ana sought
Evening star., 1926-11-21

I'm glad Of that" he said. and was
silent.
Il want you to have this blanket, I
he went on, at last. You're the kind
of a person who would appreciate 1t. !.
Thank you,'' said. but | can't
possibly imagine what | could do with
1t IL did buy IT,
You never can tell said the In
dian. when you Will need blanket
most. Supposing you are in theater,
for example, and a fire breaks out
or at the opera. You can use the
blanket to smother the flames. You
can use 1t to catch people fn-friends
Of yours, who, for some reason or
other. are sitting in the balcony--you
can find a hundred uses for 1t. Or
supposing you are freezing to death" :"
He was becoming quite eloquent
I'm the theater?" / asked.
Not necessarily" he replied. You
might be freezing to death almost
anywhere. Supposing." he added.
you decide to go to the North Pole. !"
But WON'T ! replied.
"Ah,'' he said. Are you sure?
Look at Peary."
I'm on my honeymoon ! re,
piled.
"1f you were to ask me- he said.
I'D tell you quite frankly that a
honeymoon is the one time when you
need good Indian blanket. Now, l
don't want you to think I'm saying
that Just because I want to sell you
something"
"Of course not" | replied.
But honestly" he went on. more
honeymoons have gone on she rocks
from lack of proper blankets than
from any other cause-and | can
prove It.,
He began searching earnestly In his
robes and through the pockets of his
red flannel shirt.
"Doggone itr' he said. Isn't that
always the way?"
Finally he abandoned the search.
"Well, anyway" he said. "suppos,
Ing we omit the figures. | think /
can show you what i mean. Your
wife, let us say, is hard of hear
ing
She's not" l quickly replied.
"Supposing. then. that she's very
near-sighted."
But she's not" l said.
LET us say, then" said the Indian,
that she is given to occasional fits of
an epileptic nature
My wife never had a fit in her
life," l asserted somewhat warmly.
The Indian looked at me a little
pathetically.
You're making it very difficult, =
he said.
IT can't help it, replied. Whom
do you think / married anyway"
II don't know said the Indian.
I'm just new en- this job
There was moment of silence.
I'm glad you're married. though. .
he continued. ITS a great expert
ence. Is this your first time?"
Yes" / replied
I'm married, said the Indian. and
he began looking once more through
his costume I've got a picture of
my wife somewhere here"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
THE OTHER DAY

The search did not seem to be sue
cessful
she was an Indian girl" he said,
''and very pretty. except for slight
growth of hair on her upper lip. Wait
minute
He pulled a picture from a deep
hidden pocket and Strengthened it out.
There she is" he said, little
shyly
looked.
There must be some mistake" /
said This is the picture of man. :"
"No, that's her he said ''or, rath-
er. that's she. She used 10 put on
mems clothes Just to scare me.
II think I've got another picture OF
her. he added. THAT one isn't very
good. She moved.
He dug once more into his trousers.
Here" hes said Maybe, this is
better"
looked again.
That's Mary Pickford.'' ! said
''Oh. yes" he admitted: I'm crazy
about her, too. But In different
sort of way" he added
us your wife around here now?''
| asked. He was still searching in his
pockets.
Il don't seem to be able to find it,
he said. worried 1T was one of us
both together Not very good of me,
but wonderful of her. Could you wait
minute?"
What for?" I asked
He passed me the blankets and the
other articles which he was Offering
for sale
Hold these he said. "Ill be right
back.
NO, but wait" I objected.
ut won't take a minute" he said.
II want you to see that picture.
Before I could stop him he had be-
gun to run along the station platform
and in short while he was out of
sight. / stood there, feeling rather
foolish. @
Passengers were returning toward
their cars with hands full of maga-
zines and souvenirs. A little boy
stopped his mother in front of me.
Have you any tomahawks?" she
asked.
certainly" | replied. rs it for
you or the little boy?
ITS for the boy" she said.
What size?' asked.
Il don't know" she admitted, He
wears l1-year-old suits.
l looked at three toma hawks.
He'll take 15.'' said, and handed
her the implement.
How much?'' she asked
Three dollars" / replied.
The mother hesitated.
That's lot of money to pay for a
tomahawk,' she said,
1T will last you a lifetime"
argued. I'm still using the same
tomahawk l got when / was con.
firmed.'
She still seemed doubtful.
Here, Freddie" I" / said, handing the
weapon to the little boy with a smile,
try it,"
MY names Arthur" said the boy
with slight scowl.
mo offense. | offered
Evening star., 1926-11-21
RACCOON AN AMUSING CUSS.

The Faccoon is most amusing
fellow. Almost as mischievous and
inquisitive as the monkey, IL possesses
more real sense ef fun. Many years
ago my father had one as a pet,
which was allowed to live at large in
the house. and endless were the
pranks it got up to. One of the best
jokes was to conceal itself under the
dining table, and, when every one
was assembled foi a meal, to startle
people by nipping foot or ankle,
FIRST on one side of the table, then
the other. always skipping off at the
exclamation of alarm, and taking care
10 keep out of view. Members of
the family being accustomed to most
of his tricks, II reserved this one par
ticularly for visitors. aware, appar-
entity, that far more dramatic effect
would thereby he produced.
II Gagged. the raccoon gets fright.
fully bored, and will invent all sorts
of games to while away the time Give
10 a piece OF string and ii will play
cats cradles with IL for hours.
know of one who, IL given a length
of tape, or, better still, colored ribbon,
will tie up it's face with it, bind 1t
round its nose and ears, until 1t looks
ridiculous. then call the owners at
tention TO 1t, just like child who
dresses up and then comes TO show
off Mr.. Coon knows he looks comic,
for he has frequently inspected him
self in the mirror and he does 1t just
for fun, because he likes 10 hear peo-
ple laugh At other times he will
sit pensively counting the rings on his
tailor 80 he appears to be doing
for he will touch each ring In turn,
and then look up, as II TO say. Five
is that correcf?"
The raccoon g favorite pastinae, how
ever. is washing, and when II is in 9
Evening star., 1926-11-21

NJ ~ Laplander and landed In
my lap during the course
of quiet week end partyon
Long Island ! suppose / was fasci-
mated by the music of her broken
English as much as the blond perfec-
tion of hey 212 pounds of bubbling
youth.
Listen, hon." were her first words:
Use mahty thusty. Is you goin' to
fetch me some mo- dat dere gin?"
AS she Tapped the fresh made spirits.
| made her tell me of herself. Her
name was Hugga-Hugga Much-and
she was the daughter of an Eskimo
society woman who had fallen in love
with her family's lap dog trainer.
tMah nanny was sho 'nough
folks" she said proudly.
When the party was over and had
gone back TO New York, she obtained
my address and began showering me
with mash notes. She was the most
persistent of all the women who have
ever marked me as their goal and 1t
soon became evident that fighting her
off was a waste of time. I finally said
yes. and the scene that followed defies
description Dignified men marched
the streets ringing cowbells and fairly
reeking with confetti: women tore
each others clothes. and even little
children asked Where is nurse?H
and What is all the hullabaloo?''
Now followed preparations for the
wedding. / was for having some of
my friends as ushers and got as far as
selecting Robert Benchley and Robert
Sherwood. but Hugga. always strong
for system and efficiency. insisted on
my engaging the ushers from Madison
Square Garden I wanted the cere-
nlony held at Old Trinity: Hugga said
1t was not her station--she usually got
off at Columbus Circle. So we decided
to put it on in Central Park. which
was convenient for both of us and big
enough to accommodate most of our
buddies.
Editors note: ''Buddies" is not in
Evening star., 1926-11-21
No Person Can Be Really Well Informed
Unless He Debates European Situation

a set of rhymes, or something of the
sort. TO remember who all las we say
in Orillia, Ontario) were on the same
side. Otherwise we shall forget that
Siam was with us all through, that
the Cochin Chinese and the Koreans
and the Kurds and the Rumanians
and the White Russians 1.-THE nearest
thing g-to-white Russiansl were all for
us and the, Tyrolese and the Lichten-
bergers and the Alhanians We're all
against us. IL we are not careful, we
shall forget WhichNof these We're low
hounds and which were our crowd
There doesn't seem much to go by
now.
Indeed. the only way to distinguish
our Allies lis that they are the ones
who owe US money Ito the United
States and England and who. don't
pay 1t.
It has been the custom within the
last year or two TO carry on in the
newspaper lists of questions that con-
stitute sort Of intelligence test. /
think that Thomas Edison started IL
by writing down hundred plain
questions which Henry Ford couldn't
answer. and Henry Ford retaliated by
writing down two hundred plain
questions that Edison couldn't even
touch.
At any rate, here are few sug
gestions for an intelligence test on the
European situation as it now exists.
I l. What is the Danzig corridor
and where is It? Is 1t open or shut,
or who goes into it?
II. Whom is Mussolini referring to
when he says: Italy must not be
trampled"? Who Is trampling it.?
When he says: ITALY win defend her.
self f''ag against what? When he says
that he will stand firm where he is
why shouldn't he?
III. What's become of the Sandjak
of Novi Bazar? Did it get lost?
". What were the Fourteen
Points?
v. Have the French killed all the
Riffs or are there some left?
VI. Is there still a Sultan of
Turkey, or was he canned for good?
4Copyrieht 1928
Evening star., 1926-11-21

My best man was Paul Whelton of
the Boston Wheltons. He was then
employed at Sing Sing prison as an
electric chair tester his duties being
to sit in the chair just before an exc
cution and inform the electrician re-
garding the current, whether it was
just right or too strong or not strong
enough. Volts" Whelton, his bud
dies called him.
Editors note: There is that word
again.l.
Hugga's bridesmaid was Texas
Guinan and her maid of honor was
Elizabeth Peaches) Browning.
Authors note: At this point ] wish
to correct an error that was made by
the New York newspapers in their
account of the wedding. | was re-
peatedly referred to as the groom.
though have had nothing TO do with
the care OF horse since was IL
years old. and then only as favor.
The mistake was probably due to a
Misunderstanding by reporter, who,
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Hurnorists First Marriage Followed
Introduction to Persistent Laplander

when my engagement was announced.
called up Hugga's mother. Sftta Much,
and asked il she was satisfied with me
as a son-in-law- Mrs. Much replied:
"I certainly am. He Is a hustler"
The reporter. no doubt. thought she
said .'hostler'' The two words
"hostler'' and hustler sound a great
deal alike. especially in Eskimo.).
Editors note: Another amusing In
cident is told concerning that same
telephone conversation. When the
reporter first got the brides mother
on the wire. he said: Mrs Much?"
and she replied: "Yes. A great deal. ,.
It rained the night before the we'd
ding, but the park had been covered
with tarpaulin and when this had
been removed, Judge Lands examined
the turf and ruled that the ceremony
must go on. Hugga was greeted with
commingled boos and cheers. She
seemed perfectly calm. learned aft
er-ward that this was the sixth time
she had tempted Hymen. Mayor
Walker of New York and Dudley
Field Malone presented her with the
keys to Key West and McKeesport
and everybody stood up and bared
their chests while the band played
the Lapland national anthem.
Nick Altrock and Al Schadt next
put on their comical burlesque chan
nal swim and then / entered leaning
on the arm of a taxi driver. It was
all he could do to hold me up.
Drivers note: never held nobody
up.).
The one-rfng service was read by
an official of the Lotus Club and we
adjourned to the wedding breakfast.
consisting of half grapefruit, cereal.
choice Of bacon or ham and eggs. or
country sausage and wheat cakes.
toast, rolls or mullins, coffee. tea. milk,
cocoa. Open to $50. Sundays. 7:30
to 10.
CTo be continued.)