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Show TRY SHORT - CHANGE GAME AT BEAVER Monday morning a dapper young man stopped at the Low Cafe and purchased a cigar at the counter from Miss Riley. Pulling a ten dollar dol-lar bill from his pocket, Miss Riley found that there was insufficient change in the cash register, whereupon where-upon the young man produced a five dollar bill and the clerk counted out .he change. The nice appearing young man swept the change and two hills into his pocket, walked out and joined his companions in a Studebaker car, which speeded out of town. Immediately noting- the trick Miss Riley notified Sheriff Niels JenBen, who phoned to Cove Fort to hold the parties. The phone message was" a few minutes too late as the Studebaker Stude-baker had passed through the villas vil-las e. Calling Kanosh the constable intercepted the car and the occupants were held. However, they claimed that five dollar bill was taken-', by i;,''.-;ta!:- when gathering up .'; 'the chance. Arrangements were made to return the money, pay for the two phone calls, and the parties released. Not satisfied with a narrow escape from a jail sentence the four young men from California, continued to work their short change racket along the line. At Provo one of the men named Joseph Daly, pulled a short change stunt on a filling station. He was arrested and the other three are alleged to have fled. Beaver Press. |