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Show MORNING, OCTPTBLK 18, 1923. THE' SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY FORMER RUSS ARISTOCRACY TURNING TO . WITCHCRAFT ' FOR MAKING, ENDS MEET STOREKEEPEH stlttoui claw described by the bolsheBy LAURA KNICKE RBOCKER, viks as "people of the past. Universal Service Staff Correspondent So it came to pass that her clients, MOSCOW, Cot. 17. Witchcraft has whether bolshevik, bourgeois or fallen aristocracy, would pay a good round been found to b a profitable occutalisman guaranteed to sum for aristocold of the ladles for pation successful in Igve. Many Families Treasure Paid Mirked Bills Full racy. Countess von Wickmann, of distinguished lineage, found that selling love potions and hoodoo charms was the most remunerative profession she could find after the revolution haji taken away her fortune and prestige. So she went In strong for fortune-tellinand every form and variety of witchcraft, until the red .police arrested her and sent her clients scattering. Countess von Wtckmann. a handsome woman in middle years, was found to posses all the requisites for making a good witch. She hod hypnotic eea and a msterlous paste lslted Calcutta and And she had Bombay and learned there all the secrets of the Yogi In her palmy dave before the reds took charge. God. by FE, Oct. 17 (By the Press.) Treasured In many moun& humble adobe house in the tains of Rio Arrita county, N M, i a llttlo soiled and wrinkl'd slip of paper. On .t arrears in Spanish Juan Sanohez (or whatever the name may be) to Felix Gar 'la, Or.or Then an itemized list of purchase and chill coffee, geyar. 'lour, beans t the nottom the ird"rement. "Paid In full by tied " SANTA MARKED g "PAID.' It is the tale of the country merchant who died a rich man. despitea the fact that ha never pressed debtor for payment, crossed the obligations of poor people off his books, reand left amoiiR his papers billsnotes and ceivable promissory amounting to $100,000. DemGarcia, once a nominee of the New of ocratic party for governor accidenMexico. died from a bullet In New tally discharged. Few menor sincereMexho wnre nor widely The .teern in which he ly nourirjsi he.d was baeed entirely on hia hnnMt v and humanity. He was not brilliant man, but was gifted with mind business judgment. small .Span O irria started a ish- - rmrican merchandise stoie. He Made a little money and acquired a f small ranch properties. n.h MOSCOW FOLLOWS. When she set up shop In a luxurious apartment In oriental tle, with Chinese dragons in rold, low couches and soft jugs, all loe-iorMoscow began to flock to her. People from every level of society were lured by this witch, who ant in a room with shaded lamps that would light suddenly and suddenly fade away W 1th a black cat perched on one shoulder and a tawny one with came to fiery e es on her lap. They talisman the unfailing for beg against unhappiness, disease, poerty or even warts' Her Msltors included the wives of soviet eo:r.miears, as well as down who wanted to betRed ter their precarious position armv officers sought the advice of best on the on Wickmann Countess way to carry on war and affairs of the heart. Strangely enough, there w'ere as manv men as women in the long line waiting for admission to the secret room where the loo potions were made, and where the countess in a deco-rate- n v-- a T?ut the poof people did not contribute to his Increasing imtune luckIf ona customer Tell sick or had bad was out Ms little mountain farm, or dug out of work, Girela promptly bill, marked account and sent him the " - "Paid in Full bv O.ei ONE CASH STORE. He ran two stoes in the Utile of I.umberton. one a cash store, '' where he the other s ' redit store, as let his ticfdv rations -runft-- ,accounts li not of a - long often that his generosity able to taken advantage of by those SlOft.i'M left of the bulk and the pav unpaid on his books reallv r'rieserited charity to the poor. hj and Methodists Jointly Organize Circle Radio Carnival Will Be Given to Help Library m dnl kindred suf eritlons seems deep In the Russian heart. Hgh ind low' alike shiug their shoulders crns nnd the rebclou aoubtfMjv. es ftr entfyt when the tulit them-twitches evil that to the spirits turns can summon. . Countess von Wickmann understood y,ipi. and she understood this held in streak which her countrymen worn alle-- ! common, whether they scientific gionce to the revolutionary group or ranked in that more superto ! i i He $495 Home Outfits. Beautifully Furnished. $50 down, $18 month Pay the Methodist church hate offered their chapel for services and other meetings, and the members of the tivoehurohfi have 'joined and organ" ized a circle to be known as a Com- nmnlty church. Tomorrow evening at 7 30 o clock the services will he conducted at KenRev. Methodist church and the I will neth McDonald of Salt aka Is ex-beAn invitation the speaker. tended to the public to attend. The New Clmsfma Cedar Chests Are Here Be Sure aud See Them The Dream Chest ... the piece where Romance unfolds . . . where budding womanhood tenderly stores the anticipation of a coming day. Where fine linens and napery ace min. where soft mlken thing,, down y iate comforters and furs are folded away, safe from dust, dampness and moths . ; . And a place where memories linger . . . where in after years will be found, inviolate, the tokens of those sweetheart .'ay. of Now n soft Voice to'id of,..ente to come. the events she preChief one fall of the soiet govdated wan the ernment in 191.0 Hut her clients did her that,, shti not holl It against th faltake In her Baptist's made" prognostic atlons BUSINESS IS LIVELY. Business in witchcraft proved llve-K- . to The Tribune for sometimes the Importunate wait six or eeen hours MURRAY, Oct. IT Since the burnpiut wltrh-countefor ing of the Baptist church here in at the dour the of their turn wltch-Itr.tff September of last 5 ear, members a belief in Ail the powers of tjieSxhi- BpirlM to The Tribune. of RapreaeaLUJ IaELTA Oct, 17 StitcluiV club. th Kid Hi tv club, Johy fommunitv of the Aid society Indies' the First rhurch, Relief sooMv and met with nnd Second Ward Mutual the library committee last night toand be a radio (arnUal made plena for held .some time during the month of of raising finhpr for the purpose lunde for the library. d make them rich, or good politicians. Her love potion she swore wouldto give anv forsaken wife the charm win back her husband; or that a sort cause would of counter philter pair whom quarrel between any loving a third party wanted to separata. tne A simple talisman for bettering by financial situation, aa prescribed torn ih countess, was a paper rouble and a bit of dust from the heel one wrPf of the poerty-strtokeTh of the rouble In both hale would keep one end the cli- counts followent the other And her loal ers said that the witch s charms pever failed. WITCH 13 ARRESTED, But they failed one time for the f her chief taliscountess. One mans wa specifically sworn to profrom falling under citlsen tect any the eagle eye of the police. But in spite of all incantations, they visited the witch and arrested her.. It was not the first time in her checkered career that the countess Her name was had been arrested the center of a court scandal In Tashkent In 1915, when she was sentenced to eight years hard labor for torturing her stepdaughter. It was claimed that the countess burned the girl with a witch's mixture of ashes and acid. She was set free during the reign of the Kerensky government, because she said she wanted to enter the to Women's Battalion of Death, go the Dardanelles and die for her country. Instead of such heroism, the countess went back to Tashkent, where she took up the witch s profession seriously, for the firt time applying the knouUdge borrowed from eastern fakirs to settle the problems of distressed people. Sh opened later other branches of to the loveactivity besides advice lorn. claiming to cure malaria with In spider wcbs, bread pills wrapped and helping the victim of the fal ing tlMr recover equilibrium to sicknes with a brew of black grass blad s 4 Rooms Complete a 1 Headquarters of Cedar Chest Yalues 0f From thm Lmro C iat m Th Smtiusimj Lrening Boat t THE STANDARD is the Cedar Chest Store of Salt Lake. We buy in solid carload lots and we are in a position to, and do, give better values every day in different deTwenty-fiv- e the year. signs to choose from, in modern and period stales. Lowest Prices and Terms $3.00 Down Delivers Your Cedar Chest Big 48-inc- large h chest copper-h'-i'i'- O l In tii fye tin tiful period lines. A talnuM" a i dition to any room ami a sal.' piaiv d ar -- in-tru- for your furs and tvoohi.s, slmuld sell regularly at $35. S2 .5$ This weeks special at.. 1 iinrih Walnut Chests, cedar lined, with attractive trimmings. Equipped with tray and have beautiful finish. price would he $3i. Regular This week's special $21.59 classic period styles ; the mod beautiful ones we have eer shown and at the greatest reductions. Regular $40 value. Tilts JS27.C9 week s special at Displayed in Windows. Terms $3 down. $3 a month. Displayed in Windows. Terms $3 down, $3 a month. Widimt- h Displayed In Windows. Terms $5 down, $3 a month. - ldio-b- t in i );to Tone"' " tvdnr" In handsome ChestA-48-in- cll walnut finish, cedar lined, Queen Anne style. Attractively trimmed with rustproof copper trimmings and inlav. RegThis ular price, $50, 33.50 size. wrecks special Displayed in Windows. Terms 33 down, $3 a month. This Unusually Attractive Bed Room Suite Consists oS Vanity Bresser, Cfaifforette, Bed and Bench - -- ; Special Terms msssj&L'QmR Priced at Tfie Tie dsp ring LUXURIOUS $2.00 Down $2.00 a Month Terms Add to Your Account or Open a New One Demand (Kit trade mark We sell and recommend this bedspring because its sorntific deaga first cost will be the last- -it keeps promotes better sleep. And the lifetime. Ask to SCO the JionM the same perfect resilience fur Quality De Lust. Displayed in Windows Terms $10 Dowfi, $8 Month. n and French Walnut Finish Bedroom Suite. Each piece lending ch&nn is exemplified in this reeftil design " and superior workmanship to make it different. A set, too, that is practical for the lovelj with conservative and novelty is enough set that A just quiet vour room 1 b . WcMon IndividuL plecea-Va- - . FayRsSlar U n i ve rsa I JL ilDining Rzinm Suite of 5 pieces you see attracmassive lustrated above, while strictly modem in every detail, has the five lines which were originated by old Italian masters back in the 17th This is one of those rare inexpensive enites which you will likeA more Trr"' The wood is finished in and more as years pass. chairs have blue leather seats. The IK tTNTVXBAAL AIR BLAST, Fuel Paving Combination, these valuable ga.es are completely burned, thereby eliminating the was and making the fnej approximately twice as yon quickly pay for tteelf , beeausl Save i to J Your Fuel ! 7-FlL'0!- Displayed,' in the Windows. rich-lookin- g and very well-bui- lt m. cen-tur- y. Boras the Fnel Geses and Smoke Other Heaters Waste The fniverasi Air Blast mixes air, which Make t)ne Dollar Do Work for Two $5 down, $5 month. Term Air Blast is free, with the full gases otherwise wasted, and forces this mixture back upon the live coals, where it in completely consumed. stoves waste naif your fuel because of th fuel to escape up they permit 60 the chimney in the form of heat producing Forty per cent of gase, soot and smoke. vour money buys actual heat, flocy j. wasted up the chimney. A UJi I V gdEtSAX. AIB BLAST HEATE& will stop this great waste of your money. They $8.00. Bench $7.50. Beautifully Matched Dining Room Suite of Five Pieces, Italian Design, American Walnut, at Our Low Price of. BURN 20 POUNDS OF FREE AIR TO EVERY POUND OF COSTLY COAL 54 be sure and see this new bedroom furniture value. Chifforette $27.00. Bowfoot Bed, $32.50. Rocker j sure to give excellent service Dresser $49.00. Dresser $32.00. um base nity ESP FLOOR LAMP WITH SHADE Regular Value $45, This Week Special $29.50 Dixplayed in Window. month. S3 down, $3 Term Artiti metal floor lamp in nntiqne gold, old blue nr mulberry finiih. - Twenty fiy to he aold tkie.week at thoa price. Fitted with hand painted. . beaded ahadea. of round nnd oval ehape Vour ehow opporArtiatically decorated. An exceptional fioor lamp with tunity to get aa ezquiaite low atahada aa vnuaually price. - I r i ll; i in Hi Ml !' 'V |