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, 1927-06-29

Orne Olson and Charlie Carl
son are looking after things at the
Marvin ranch while the Marvins
attend the funeral Of Bert's step
mother in Sheridan.
Mr.. Newly met the truck for the
Fur Farm at camp creek Thursday,
delivering them the load and send
ing the baIed hay back which they
had brought him. A helper from
Red Lodge came in going to the
Fur Farm Friday.
Charlie Carlson, of Bear Creek
is spending a few days at the Ran
mael ranch shefore going to Cooke
Martin Ranmael expects to go to
Cooke City next week.
Mrs. Murphy, who has been cook
ing at the Nordquist ranch is go
ing out side. Her husband is en-
ployed outside.
John Pugh, Bud Hart, Mat
Kearney and Charlie Orr, all of
Cooke City came down to the Nord-
quist ranch. to work. Mat Kearney
will help Frank Sims and O. b.
Hetland at their saw mill.
Ed. Warren went t. Cooke City
last week. He has been working
at the Snyder ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Oliver spent a
few days the past week with r.
l.. Morton. returning home Satur-
day.
Ed. Shippers brought his cattle
in last week. Slim Weimer, who
xn,1I rfda for nd chic :, ~
with him and is located at the
Simpson ranch for the summer.
Martin Ranmael was a recent
guest at the Wright ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward, Martin Ran
mael and Mr., and Mrs. r. Oliver
helped r. L. Morton celebrate his
seventy-seyenth birthday last Fri
day.
R. Oliver and H. H. Ward were
day.
R. L.. Morton called at the New
by, Ward and Simpson ranches
and also at the ranger station Fri
day.
Mrs. McGrew and babies came
in Thursday bringing help with her.
F. E. McGrew went to Painter Fri
day.
Martin Ranmael went to Cooke
City last Monday returning Thurs
day, reporting six or seven feet
of snow on the divide near the
saw mill.
Gordon Kneisley came in Satur-
day with his horses, stopping over
night at the II. L. ranch on Camp
creek.
Slim Weimer is riding every day
looking after Simpsons cattle.
Simon Snyder brought some dud-
es to the Shrine ranch which he
has leased. The post office inspec-
tors came over Lodge Pole with
him, they spoke favorably of chang
ing the mail service, which would
greatly benefit the Crandall folks,
also suggested. having the carrier
pick the Crandall mail. up at the
forks of the road take it on to
Crandall and meet the out going
mail, which would mean better SER
vice to the Crandall community.
Clarence Shrine is making fur
niture for the dude cabins.
, 1927-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. X. Kearns were
Sunday evening visitors at the F.
e. Schmidt home.
A meeting of the farm bureau
will be held at the school house.
Saturday night July 2.
Sunday evening callers at the
Pfrangle home were Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Haffey. Mrs. Moore, Miss
Moore. Miss Eells, c. Speich and
, 1927-06-29

dren.
Club met last Thursday with Mrs.
Arthur Nelson three visitors and
eleven members being present. The
annual food sale will be held July
4th at the Cody Drug store.
Sunday school and church SER
vices are being held each Sunday
E. Anderson being in charge.
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FOR RFNT--SrORES.

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"MUELIN,"

3Z9 Rhode Island Ave. NE. i,
CORNER BUILDING)
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
Sleuths On Grill Before Inquest

Here are
three of the
Burns
detectives
who have
been called
before the
Grand Jury
to be
quizzed on
the
shadowing
Of the Fall
Sinclair oil
trial
jurors.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
MRS. F0RBUSH
DEAD, FEAR
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authorities to believe she returned
to the woods after visiting the
farm house.
The Forbush's have summer
home in this vicinity and it is
believed she may have been max.
ing her way there.
? She disappeared about month
ago and at that time was on her
way to the summer home when she
was found.
Police believe she may have got.
Junction under the impression that
it was White River Junction, the
nearest stop to the FOrbush estate.
1t is probable, they think. that
she discovered her mistake and
then tried to make her way through
the twenty miles Of intervening
woods.
On both former occasions when
Mrs. Forbush has disappeared she
sought a hiding spot along the
bank OF stream.
II she has followed this procedure
here, authorities point out, she
would almost certainly have been
drowned by the flood waters which
now stand many feet deep in the
lowlands.
The Rev. Dascomb Forbush, hus-
band of the missing woman, has
been held up at Rutland, VT, by
the flood. He hopes however, to
be able to reach here some time
today.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
n j R Sc FO|LS
k|DNAPERS
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the nursery with the baby wrapped
in blankets.
She had just about torn the mask
from the mans face at this point,
she said, and then made leap for
the baby.
The couple abandoned the child and
fled out of the back door.
The detectives found footprints Of
a man and woman in the back yard
and also a silver mask. as described
bv Miss Atowes.
After temporarily recovering from
the scrap. Miss Atowes telephoned
DR.. F.. X. McGovern and the Tenth
precinct.
While the detectives were investi.
eating. Miss Atowes emitted shrek
and said she had just discovered
81, 500 diamond ring had been pulled
from her finger in the scuffle.
Mrs. Kimmel was Frustrated when
she learned of the attempted kidnap-
ing on her return home.
The Kimmel baby was recently
taken to Police Headquarters and
finger. printed as precautlon
against kidnapping.
He amazed and entertained head
quarters attaches by Ginning him
self and turning somersaults and
handsprings.
The baby's father; who is a patent
lawyer, said he could think of no
persons who would be likely to kid
nan his child.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
Packers Hear Report
OF Poor Corn Crop

WILMINGTON, Nov. 4.-Offi-
GERS and directors Of the Tristate
Packers Association. composed Of
members from Pennsylvania, Della
ware and New Jersey. met in the
Dupont Biltmore and discussed
plans for the annual convention.
While the date and meeting place
was not definitely decided. it is be-
lieved that it will be held in
Philadelphia.
The 1927 pack was discussed, and
it was reported the corn pack was
almost a failure. due to the de-
creased acreage and cold spring.
E. p. Nicholson, of Milton, Del,
president of the association, pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
MYSTERY MAN VISITED
HOMES Of OIL JURY
story to me from the top Of a stair.
way. / did not see her.
Talked With Mother

story to me from the top Of a stair.
way. I did not see her.
Talked With Mother
''In the case of Juror Frawley.
of 1104 Fairmont St.. the investiga-
tor talked with the jurors mother.
l got the story from her.
at the home of Juror Grenfell,
1915 H st. n. W., the investigator
talked with the Jurors mother and
father. the latter being chief veter.
marian for the District of Columbia
government.
Mrs. Esther Grudd. the mother
of Juror Grudd. was approached at
1917 Park Rd.
She got suspicious and would
answer only few Of the tnvestiga.
tors questions.
THE wife of Juror Estes, 1920
North Capitol ST., was approached
by the investigator.
I'm that case his questions varied
some. They were mostly concerned
about renewing a mortgage on
Estes home.
THE investigator talked with
Mrs. Walford at II Charming St.
N. E., which is the home of Mrs.
Mary H. Royce, also a member of
the jury panel.
DeIuded by Tag
"I saw the investigator leave
Mrs. Rogge's home and followed
him for some distance. He made
two stops. which seemed to be
aimless. His car, which appeared
to be a used Buick touring bore a
1927 District of Columbia dealers
tag designated 'D-23SS." which
made it appear that. l was on a.
cold trail.
AT the home of Juror Goodwin.
24S0 Ontario Rd.. | found the
investigator had talked with the
mother and wife Of the juror, who
is a chauffeur. His wife. followed
the man to the front door, watched
him get into his car and drive off.
"She took the tag number and
description of the car, which she
says was a used Buick touring car
bearing Dealers tags designated as
"D.23S8."
Her husband works for n Buick
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
ANSWERS
$4,000 SUIT

Frederick J. Kleh. 24O0 sixteenth
ST. y. w. defendant in a suit for
SIS. 900 for alienation of affections
brought by Walter A. keefer. today
filed his answer in the District Su.
preme Court.
kleh was named correspondent in
divorce suit brought by Keefer. of
202S First ST. n. W.. who on July 13,
1925, sued his wife, Mary C. Keefer,
accusing her of misconduct with the
co.defendant.
Keefer later was granted an abso-
lutte divorce.
Kleh. the correspondent, denies the
husbands allegation of misconduct
or that he "contrived wrongfully.
wickedly and unjustly to deprive the
husband of Mistress Keefer's society
and that he did not ALLEVIATE her af-
fections."
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
CHECK ON
FARM BLOC

The Senate farm bepc will not he
granted the use of short wave radio
channels to transmit farm relief in.
formation to Muscatine. Iowa, for
rebroadcast to the country from sta
ton KTNT. 1t was learned from the
Federal Radio CommissionSt today.
Senator Brookhart (R) OF lowe,
and a group Of advocates Of the Nc
Nary.Haugen bill. had considered a
radio program Of wide scope b. win
support for their plan of. agficul.
tural relief.
The plan embraced obtaining a
short wave channel to transmit ME
information to Muscatine' where lit
would be put on the air from the
station operated by Norman Baker,
Iowa politician, and hacker Of Sena-
tor Brookhart.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
d. C. Friends to Attend
Florence Mills Funeral

More than 100 colored citizens
of Washington, including school
teachers, theatrical folk and sew
eral clergymen, will leave tomorrow
for New York to attend the funeral
of Florence Mills.
Services will probably be held in
Harlem at Liberty Hall. when more
than a dozen Washington artists
will he part Of the orchestra and
chorus at the funeral services.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
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dress, usually with the promise
that Mr.. Doe would hear further
from the case.
Following the trail of the
":agent" The Times reporter visited
the homes of some 20 talesmen,
seven of which had been ap-
preached by the alleged lawyers
representative.
Mr.. ellis report to the copy ed
itor follows:
ST have to submit the following
in the matter of my investigation
of members on jury list of Circuit
Division No.. i and jury list of
Criminal Division No. 2.
Succeeded in making 20 personal
contacts with jurymen or with
members of their families. found
seven relatives of seven jurors who
had been approached by an investi-
gator who made detailed inquiries
about the juror. An eighth member
Of the jury list, I am informed, also
was approached.
1.-THE seven in question are:
Frank e. Evans, '619 Allison
St. N. w.
Francis E. Frawley, 11O4 Fair.
mont St. N. w.
Gardner p. Grenfell, 1915 H
st. N. W.,
Otis L. Goodwin, 24SO Ontario
Rd. N. w.
Mrs. Mary H. ROgge, II Chan.
Tsador Grmdd. 1417 Park Rd.
Glenn H. Estes. .s2O North
Capitol St.
From persons contacted by the
Investigator, his method of ap-
proach was to park his automo-
bile-a Buick touring car-some dis.
lance from the home. He would
walk to the address Of the juror
and, when the door would be
opened in response to his knock,
would begin his conversation:
am here on a peculiar and I'M
usual mission which would Get him
an audience. He would then detail
had taken a toll Of nearly 1000 lives;
how some Of the victims had left
huge estates in the form Of oil wells
been filed and how he had been de-
tailed by a leading st. Louis law
firm to find the heirs mentioned in
the wills.
Big Figures Always Used
'"That the money and property-he
always said big figures were involved
may not fall into the wrong hands,
1t was necessary for him to ask some
very personal questions, which. he
proceeded in each case to do.
1.-THE investigator, so relatives of
the jurors told me, had small black
mustache, was about feet and 10
inches in height, weighed about 100
pounds, was we'll dressed and had the
manner. of a lawyer.
His story sounded so plausible and,
coming as it did, right on the heels
of the st. Louis tornado, the rela-
tives and friends approached an
swered most of the questions put to
them.
I'm no instance did the investi-
gator leave a business card or give
his name.
He usually said he was from st.
Louis.
"In one or two instances he said
he was from Baltimore and that his
firm In that city was correspondent
for the big st. Louis law firm.
$50 far as known he made no de-
mands for money on anyone visited.
J At the home of Juror Evans, 619
Allison Street, the investigator
talked with a man I understand is
the jurors brother.
A woman, apparently the jurors
married sister, also talked with him.
The sister in question detailed the
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
SINCLAIR Al D &
DISAPPEARS !
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Ey Atlee Pomerene. special oil coun.
sci.
Blackmer is wanted to tell OF the
Continental oil deal that figures
prominently in the Governments
case.
The Government also is working
strenuously to serve James E. O'Neil.
another oil man who has knowledge
Of the same deal. O'Neil is reported
to be in the vicinity of Cannes,
France.
Justice F.. L. Siddons at
Pomerene's request today set Jan.
uary is, as the date for the retrial
Of the conspiracy case.
The date was satisfactory to
defense counsel, who appeared to
hear Siddons' decision.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
BANDITS ROB TRUCK

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.-Driv-
ing two automobiles across the path
of a truck operated by Frederick
Phillips, eight armed bandits early
today ordered the driver from his
seat and escaped with the truck and
$1,000 worth Of merchandise. The
truck was bound for New York.
The Washington times., 1927-11-04

dealer and the wife knows Buick
cars.
AT the Police Department !
learned that the tag "D.23SS" was
procured on June %. 1927, by a
salesman for the Owens Motor
Company, a Chevrolet dealer on
Georgia Avenue.
mo trace of the tag could be
found at the motor company in
question. Mr.. Owens finally dis
covered that the tag had been miss
ing for several months and owner
ship at the time OF my investiga-
ton could not be established either
through the Owens Motor Company
or the Police Department.
1T then appeared obvious that
the Investigator of persons whose
names were on the jury lists was
using the dead tags to avoid
Identification.
Among the questions asked by
the Investigator were whether the
man was married or single; did he
own his home; was he insured
heavily; did he owe any large sums
of money; was he a member of the
Catholic Church, was he a member of
the Knights of Columbas; was he
a member of any clubs, lodges or
other organizations and a detailed
statement of his finances always
was wanted.
In one case--that of Mrs. ROgge.
the investigator wanted to know if
the woman had charge accounts or
was buying any articles on the
installment plan or was planning to
do so.
Il have it on authority which !
do not question that another mem
Der the jury panel was represented
as having made application for mem
bership in a secret order by the in
vestigator who in making such a
representation to the jurors en-
ployer said he was seeking the
usual information wanted about ap-
plicants for membership in said
secret order"
The Washington times., 1927-11-04
Official Program,
Jockeys and
Scratches At
Pirnlico

Weather. clear: track. heavy
FIRST RACE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
WALTER JOHNSON GETS
OVATION AND TWO GIFTS
Caravan Club Gives Luncheon and
Presents-Pitcher Receives
Praise From Speakers.

Walter Johnson. veteran pitcher OF
the Washington base ball club, was
nraised as the most beloved of all
base ball players and presented with
a large mahogany clock and candle
sticks to match, before many guests
al a luncheon of the Caravan Club
of Almas Temple in the Raleigh Hotel
today.
Roe Fulkerson. past president OF
the Rotary Club, in making the pres
entation of the clock and candlesticks
i'm behalf of the club. declared there
is no higher ideal for any boy in TINS
country going into sports to strive for
than that exemplified by Walter john
son himself" Clark Griffith, president
of the Washington base ball club. de-
Scribed him as one of the greatest
characters of base ball.
Mr.. Johnson arrived at the hotei
on crutches. due to the recent INJURY
to his leg.
The assemblage joined in songs
during the luncheon and gave Walter
rousing welcome.
Johnson and other guests were
formally welcomed by George b. Me-
Glnty. acting potentate af Almas TEN
pie. who was introduced by Henry
c. Stein, president of the Caravan
Club.
Other guests included District Com
missioner Sidney +. Taliaferro, Acting
Engineer Commissioner W. u. X.
Coven. Nick Altrock and Al Schacht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
OFFENDERS SENTENCED
TO TERMS BEHIND BARS

Howard Smith, colored, VINO stole
10 pistols and other articles from
store on d street. was sent TO the
penitentiary for four years today by
Justice Hitz in Criminal Division
No. >. A like term of Imprisonment
was imposed on Joseph Simms, col
ored. who broke into two stores III
February and March. James Stew
art, colored was given three years In
the penitentiary for housebreaking.
Francis Green, eolored. will serve IL
months in the penitentiary. He en-
tered an apartment in the daytime
and stole a talking machine and some
wearing apparel A like term was
imposed on Lewis Thomas, colored,
who took an automobile without per
mission Of the owner March II, While
it was parked at Twelfth and {
streets.
Archie r. Henry, colored, will
spend two years i'm the penitentiary
for slashing with a knife Simon +.
Stewart, March 5, following ar argu-
ment.
Terms of one year each at Deco
auan were imposed on Ira Robertson
grand larceny; Beatrice NJ. Smith, col
ored, forgery and Robert r.. Whaley
and Charles W. Allen, joX riding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
NICARAGUA REBELS
HEMMED IN BY D|Az
Admiral Latimer Reports
MonCada Surrounded in
Mountain Stronghold.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Nicaraguan Conservative troops
virtually have the Liberal forces I'M
der Gen. Moncada surrounded in their
mountain stronghold" Rear Admiral
Latimer. commanding American naval
forces in Nicaragua, reported today to
the Navy Department.
The admiral's dispatch contained
the first official confirmation of re-
ports of Conservative victories rece"t-
IL in Nicaragua, to which country
President Coolidge yesterday de'ided
TO send Henry L. Stimson. former
Secretary of War, as his personal
representative. The purpose OF Mr..
Stlmson's trip is construed here rs
having been planned in IN effort 70
solve the NiCaraguan problem as IL
affects the United States.
Admiral Latimer reported Con
servative victories at Muy Muy iast
Tuesday and at TERRA Azul the lol-
lowing day. Gen. Moncada was the
defeated leader m each of the two
which Admiral Latlmer
described as decisive"
In the TERRA Azul battle Gen.
Moncada was reinforced by troops
from Mantiguas. With his command
Noncada now is concentrated in the
mountains west of TERRA Azul'
where he holds a strong position on
a front of about miles
The Diaz Conservative comma nus
which fought in the Muy AIuy and
Tierra Azul battles. Admiral Latimer
said have been combined, with the
result that they have virtually sur
rounded the Liberal forces.