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, 1924-05-28
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IS TO Be
OPENED TO TOURISTS ON FIRST OF JUNE

Yellowstone Park, Wyo., May 10
Yellowstone National Park, will open
to automobiles two weeks earlier
than usual. Motorists having their
own camping equipment will be adj
mitted to the park through the north
ern entrance at Gardiner, Montana,
and the Western entrance at West
Yellowstone, Montana, on Sunday,
June LIST, and thereafter. The east
err or Cody, Wyoming entrance will
be open on June 18th, perhaps by the
18th, and the southern or Snake River
entrance will be open on the goth, or
perhaps a few days earlier.
On June LIST, all of the Grand Loop
Road, which touches the Grand Can
yon of the Yellowstone, the geyser
basins, Mammoth Hot Springs and
Lake Yellowstone, will be open, ex-
cept the Dunraven Pass section.
Tower Falls will be accessible from
Mammoth Hot Springs. Motorists
coming in the north Or west entrances
with the exception of going out the
east or south gateways should plan
to camp in the park until these en-
frances open about the middle Of
June.
All stores and gasoline stations
will be open June LIST, and the Yellow
stone Park Camps Company will be
able to accommodate from 10 to 10
people per night, but meals will have
to be served in construction crew mess
halls as regular dining rooms will not
be ready until June 18th or goth.
Free public camping grounds, main
tanned by the National Park Service,
will be available ut all points of in
terest. These are supplied with pure
water, wood, comfort stations and
garbage disposal facilities. A self
laundry is II new feature of the Nam
moth Automobile Camp.
During the 1928 season. over 10000
motorists used this camping ground.
Altogether, last season, 91,224 people
toured the park in their own cars
and it is expected that not less than
i25, 900 motorists will see Yellow
| stone National Park this yoar.
, 1924-05-28
PRESIDENT OF WYO.
STATE SENATE IS
CALLED BY DEATH
ACCESS ON BRAIN PROVES
T TO HONORABLE
SIMON SKOVGARD

Hon. Simon Skovgard, 4s, of Basin,
president of the Senate of the Seven
teenth Wyoming legislature, died at
st. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colo,
Friday morning. The remains will be
sent to Basin for interment. He
is survived by a widow and six chill
dren.
Mr.. Skovgard has been a prominent
figure in Wyoming political and
official affairs for a number of years.
He represented Big Horn county in
several Legislatures and was one of
the most active workers in the Senate
taking special interest in legislation
concerning irrigation. He was elect
ed president of the Senate when the
1923 session of the legislature con-
vened.
Mr.. Skovgard was one of the lead
ing cattlemen of the Big Horn region.
He vas born at Greenleaf, Kan, Jan
uary 81, 1876, of Danish parents.
He was reared on n farm and educated
in the public school of Barnes, Kan,
from the high school of which he was
graduated in 1893. For two years
thereafter he attended Midland
college at Atchison, Kan. Between
1897 and 1905 he served as postmaster
at Greenleaf. In 1906 he moved to
Colorado and engaged in r~anching in
Ebert county. In 1908 he came
back to Wyoming, settling at Basin.
He engaged in live stock raising and
within a few years was running one
of the largest herds of the county
He also was active in banking and
for several years was president of
the First National Bank of Basin.
Mr.. Skovgard was a republican N
politics and took a prominent parx
in the councils of that part of Wyon-
ing. In 1912 he was elected to repre-
sent Big Horn Co. in the state senats
and was reelected continuously there
after at four year intervals. He
served in the Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth legislatures.
, 1924-05-28
RED LODGE
GUESTS OF CODY CLUB

The weekly luncheon of the Cody
Club held at the Irma Cafe Monday
noon, was attended by several mem
bers of the Red Lodge chamber of
commerce, and officials of the Bur-
lington system. Mr.. Hamilton, dis
trict engineer and Mr.. Saxton and
Mr.. Hitchcock, of the land depart
ment, spoke of the improvements
contemplated by their company, all
of which means better facilities for
Cody.
Mr.. johnson, of Red Lodge, gave
an entertaining talk on conditions in
Wyoming and Montana. He explain
ed dude wrangling'' and "dude
wranglers" and interspersed his talk
with a few good stories.
Editor Draper, of the Red Lodge
Pickett-Journal, was also listened to
with interest and spoke of the neces-
sity of harmony and mutual interest
between the towns of Red Lodge and
Cody, if they are to make the most
of the opportunities and advantages
offered them by Natures blessings.
Mr.. Faltz and Wilbur Tinkham, al
so brought Fluctuations and greetings
to Cody people from Red Lodge.
They termed the Red Lodge route to
Cody, as "the high, dry, cool, no-mo-
squito route" and urged a merging
of interests to direct tourist traffic
that way.
Mayor Trueblood thanked the Wis
itors for their presence with the club
and for their timely suggestions fol-
town advancement. He said he real
lied the benefits to be accrued from
the interchange of ideas having to dc
with the public interest.
, 1924-05-28
CLASS CODY
TYR0S TAKE D0kEY
DEGREE SATURDAY
CODY SCENE OF ELABORATE
FESTIvITIES-MANY
F.. VISITORS HERE

The weather man agreed with pro-
uitious weather and everybody ent-
cred into the spirit of the occasion
last Saturday when the D. o. X. ks
of the Knights of Pythias, staged
their first ceremonial in Cody.
The town donned gala attire
the national c%olors, flags and bunting
intertwined with the colors of Pythi-
anism being everywhere in evidence.
The store decorations and window
displays must be spoken of in general,
that no injustice be done the gener-
GUS, public spirited business men who
proclaimed welcome and hospitality to
the hundreds of visitors in Cody that
day.
The Dokeys and Knights came from
all parts of Northern Wyoming and
Montana, Red Lodge exceeding all
expectations in numbers. The initia-
tory work was in charge of Casper
Patrol, Abbas Temple, No. 242, and
a large class of Tyros was invested
with the degree.
At eleven o'clock. a. m. the exercis-
es of the day were ittingly begun
with a concert given by the K. of P.
band. After the rendition of a rep
ertoire of choice selections, came a
"Trip to De Maris Mineral Springs and
Shoshone Dam and Canyon.
The afternoon program, as print
ed last week, was literally carried
out, commencing with Winsor's rodeo
at the cavalry headquarters early in
the afternoon.
The street parade at four o'clock
was one of the pleasing features of
the festivities. Dokeys, uniformed
symbolic of their stations in the de-
gree work made a splendid appear
aace.
The parade was led by the K. of P.
band.
At nine O'Clock in the evening
dancing vas begun at the High
School auditorium, which was follow
ed by a banquet at the Presbyterian
church. at eleven O'Clock. Music for
me dance was furnished by Braida's
orchestra of Red Lodge.
All in all, it was a day long to be
remembered in Pythian circles. There
vas not a regrettable feature to mar
the days ceremonials or festivities,
and much credit is due the committee
in charge of arrangements for the
complete success of the celebration.
, 1924-05-28
Deputy Makes
Her First Real "Pinch"

Mrs. Loomis, acting undersheriff,
fully qualified Tuesday as "a limb of
the law" by making her first arrest
during her temporary appointment.
1t was a trip to the depot where she
a~pprehended and placed in durance
vile, one Andy Shelton, of the Bur-
hngton construction gang, charged
with assault and battery on the per
son of Owen Brown, a fellow-work-
man. The undersherif, not the least
bit nervous Dr. embarrassed in the per-
formance of her initial arrest, hailed
her prisoner before Judge Marston,
who assessed the regulation trim
mings of ten and costs. fifteen dol
lars, which were paid into the magis-
trate's exchequer.
, 1924-05-28

known Fasteners will attend the I'M
yelling ceremonies, and there will be
prominent Eastern and Western
speakers.
Miss Jane Carlow, granddaughter
of Col. Cody, will pull the string at
the unwilling of the statue of her
famous relative.
A copy of the monumental art piece
is on exhibition at the Paris Salon,
and a twelve inch bronze copy was
presented by Mrs. Whitney, the sculp-
tor, to the Park Avenue Fair, in New
York City. The original bronze sta
tue will be on exhibition in a win
dow on Fifth Avenue for one week,
and on June 18th, will be shipped in
n piece to Cody, or a specially con
structed car.
The stone work on the plinth for
the statue has been completed and
the machinery and surplus stones all
moved away. Workman are now
busy cleaning up the ground about
the site and planting grass and sage
brush over and around the mound,
giving it a very natural appearance.
, 1924-05-28
AMERICAN LEGION TO
OBSERVE MEMORIAL

On the thirtieth day of this month
the people of America will honor the
soldier dead with the placing of beau
tiful flowers on their hallowed graves
and the ~utterances of generous words
of praise and thanks. Memorial Day
is becoming more and more signifi-
cant with the passing of the years.
On that day will be remembered and
honored the men of the Revolutionary
War, who for freedom from oppres-
sive Old World domination; the SOL
diers of the War of 1912, the second
conflict with Britain; those who wag-
ed the terrible conflict for the pre-
servation of the Union. 1S61-1S65;
the men who took part in the affair
with Spain, which brought freedom
from Spanish oppression to Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines; and,
finally the soldiers of the World War,
the most awful conflict in the history
of our country.
1t is fitting and proper that Cody
participate in the observance of this
day, and to this end Fred Coe Post,
No. 20, American Legion, has taken
the lead in properly setting aside next
Friday to honor the dead heros of the
nations var
The parade will be formed in front
of the NJ. E. Church at 1915 a. m.
and from that point the column will
march to and up Sheridan avenue,
and to the Temple Theatre, where the
service will be held. The order of
march will be as follows:-High
School Girls Drum Corps, Colors,
Flower Girls, Civil War Veterans,
Spanish-American War Veterans,
Gold Star Mothers, Firing Squad,
Clergy and Speakers, World War
Veterans, other organizations.
At the Temple Theatre the audi
ence will rise upon the entrance of
the c%olors, and remain standing until
the "Star Spangled Banner has been
sung and the Invocation given.
The program will be as follows:-
"Star Spangled Banner" All; lnvo-
cation, Rev. l.. C. Dryden; Purposes
Of Service, Post Commander; Song,
"Tenting Tonight" Chorus; Reading,
selected, Marguerite Phillips, Intro
duction of Speaker, Post Command
err; Memorial Day Address, Hon. S.
A. Nelson; Song, America" All;
Closing Instructions, Post Command
err; Anthem, Choir; Benediction.
After the service members of the
Post will go to the cemetery for a
military service over the grave of S.
B. Henry and the decoration of all
veterans graves.
, 1924-05-28
MRS. LOOMS CLAIMS
NO PART IN ESCAPE

1t appears that the responsibility
for the escape of Frank Simpson,
fugitive bridegroom, rests soley up
on the prosecuting attorney, E. J.
Goppert, who usurped the functions
of the sheriff's office when he took
it upon himself to deputize E. K.
Bailey and instructed him to bring
Simpson back to Cody.
The Enterprise was in error when
it stated last week that Mrs. w. II.
LOOMS, who was then acting under
sheriff, consulted Mr.. Goppert as to
what steps to take when notified by
Bailey that Simpson was in Casper.
The facts are Mrs. Loomis was out
at n restaurant getting the prisoners
supper at the time Bailey called the
sheriff's office. Bailey then called
the Attorney and Mr.. Goppert issued
the order without consulting Mrs.
LOOMS.
Mrs. LOOMS stated that If she had
received the message, or been inform
ed of Simpsons whereabouts. she
would have known what to have done
in the circumstances as she had been
instructed by Mr.. Loomis as to the
proper method of procedure and
would have ordered Simpson arrested
and held by the Casper authorities
TO await the sheriff's arrival.
, 1924-05-28
LIQUOR DESTROYED AS
PER COURT ORDERS

Twas a sight that would melt the
s~tolidness of a wooden Indian-it
brought a flood Of "reminiscences that
the new order Of things cannot knock
the boys out of the glorious times
they did have.
In the presence Of county officials
and newspaper representatives, Sher-
III LOOMS Monday afternoon in the
court house grounds, demolished stills
jugs, bottles and various other con-
tanners of contraband beverages.
About one hundred gallons of the
nectar Of the gods" aged from in
fancy to senility, was soaked up by
Mother Earth as trippings of the
sheriff's hammer played upon the
glassware and crockery, as per order
of the court. Much liquor is still
stored in the vaults Mt the sheriff's
office, being held in cases which are
yet pending. Photographer Bates
was on hand and made several pic
lures Of the conversational fluid, be-
fore the work of the wrecking crew
started.
, 1924-05-28
Verne Spencer Seeks
Dewey Johnson's Body

Vern Spencer will leave this week
for the mountains to search for the
body of his friend Dewey johnson,
who disappeared while trapping last
winter. He is going to Eleanor creek
FIRST, although there is six feet of
snow reported there. He will be
Joined the first of June by Max
Wilde and other members of a search
party who will seek to solve the mys-
terry of the popular young South
Forker's disappearance. l.. X. John
son, the father of the young man, is
still hopeful that he has gone to some
other part of the country and did not
perish as is feared.
Verne Spencer is taking a packing
outfit and provisions to stay until the
snow goes and he has hunted every
inch of the country.
, 1924-05-28
Winter Says Wyoming Is Dry Because
Not Asked to Lift One Thinks Woodruff

Shoshoni, Wyoming, May %, 1924.
Editor of the Enterprise:
1 notice by some of the state pa
pers that Congressman Winter says
that Wyoming is dry. Now, the fact
is, the Judge has not been home long
enough to know much about it Or
perhaps he did not mean the state
ment to be literal but only compara-
tive. It may be that it seemed dry to
him, coming from Washington where
everyone is immune from the Vol
stead law, where it is not effective,
where laws are made but not enforc-
ed.
If the Judge stays in Wyoming long
, 1924-05-28
The Cody Transfer
Co. Changes Hands

Thomas Kane, for many years bus,
transfer and baggage man, operating
under the name Of the Cody Transfer
Company, has disposed of his inter
est and good will in the freight, trans
fer and carriage feature of the bust
ness to Lester Thurston, the elevator
man, who is now prepared to attend
all your wants in this line. Thomas
Cullen will continue to have charge
of the mail deliveries. and Mr.. Kane
will devote his entire time and Mt
tsntion to the bus service.
, 1924-05-28
Wallace Announces
New Wheat Grade

Washington-Addition Of n new
grade Of wheat to be known as No. 1
hard spring to the official grain stan
dard, was announced by Secretary
Wallace effective August 18th. II in
cludes wheat Of the class, hard red
spring, consisting Of So per cent or
more dark, hard andwtroous kernels,
testing at least 60 pounds per bushel.
Other requirements are set forth in
the standard.
, 1924-05-28

enough to look around a little more,
he will find that moon is more than
plentiful, of a much better quality,
and cheaper than ever before. He will
find that Washington is not the only
city in the U. s. where you can get a
drink.
Everyone knows that the Judge is
a consistent lawrnaker and observes
the laws that he helps to enact. We
all know that Congressman Winter is
on the water wagon so he is no doubt
relieved of much of the temptation
and knowledge that he otherwise
might have. Respectfully,
]. D. Woodruff.
, 1924-05-28

For visitors other than motorists,
all park gateways open June Goth,
and a celebration of this formal open
ing will be held at the Roosevelt Arch
at Gardiner, Montana, the north gate
way at 1850 on the morning of the
goth.
Those who contemplate a trip to
the park by rail will find railroad SER
vice better than ever before. The
park is served by four of the biggest
rail systems of the Nation. The
Union Pacific, with terminus at the
western entrance, the Northern Pa
cific which reaches the northern or
Gardiner gateway, the Burlington
Route, serving the eastern or Cody
entrance, and the Chicago & North
western Lines, which afford opportun-
ity to reach the park over a new APP
proach road to the south gateway
from Lander, Wyoming.
Very reasonable excursion rates to
the park are offered by all of the rail,
roads and it is possible to enter the
park via one gateway and leave via
another, thus varying the trip coming
to and going from the great park.
Last year 44,s06 people, from every
state in the Union and from over for.
eign countries, anne to Yellowstone
by rail. This year it is expected more
than $4,000 people will avail them
selves of the low rates and the excep-
tional service offered by all rail lines
for Yellowstone Park tours.
Visitors coming by rail will enjoy
unusually good transportation and ho-
tel accommodations. Sixty new ton
passengers touring cars have been
added to the big fleet in the Yellow
stone service; extensive improve
ments have been made in the hotel
system; and the permanent camps
have been considerably enlarged. Ho-
tells and camp service is also availa-
BILE TO all motorists.
Automobile parties will find the
Yellowstone Trail, the National Park
Highway, the Custer Battlefield Hi
, 1924-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Newell return
ed on Friday after a winter in Cali
fornia and a short stay in Thermopo-
lis. MI. Newell. who is in poor health,
may conclude to remain in Cody for
a time and occupy the house he still
owns here. Mr.. and Mrs. Newell
disposed of their household goods and
property in the Meeteetse country.
, 1924-05-28

Robert c. Dripps, executive secret
AIRY of the Buffalo Bill American As
ISOLATION visited the Majo and T. Il.
ranches during his stay in Cody.
Mr.. Dripps was enthusiastic e the
scenery and game, and Joe Jones and
Monte Jones; in fact the whole
South Fork came in for much praise
from the New Yorker, who greatly
enjoyed his first visit to Wyoming and
the Wost.
, 1924-05-28

Up to the hour of going to press.
no clue as to the whereabouts of
John Noonan or Frank Simpson, who
hurriedly left Cody for parts I'm
known, has been found by the an-
thorities. 1t appears that both had
made a clean getaway.
, 1924-05-28
Local Boy Scouts
Go On An Outing

The following named Boy Scouts
left early Tuesday morning for a
weeks outing on Eagle Greek: Earl
Cogswell, Bob Koenig, Paul Starr,
Raymond and Victor Alburg, Joe
Kurtz, Elgan Baston, Don Hindman,
Lawrence Wager, Fred Carlow, Bill
Darrah and Walter Scholes.
The boys left in three cars in
charge of Rev. C. V. Brown and Rev.
Il. Il. Marquis. of the Presbyterian
church and Mr.. AL Melvin. Camp-out
tents, fishing supplies, a weeks pro-
visions and other necessary acces-
series, made up the equipment.
, 1924-05-28

Vivian, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
cents hospital, Billings, Friday eve
ming and underwent an operation for
appendicitis on Saturday. Reports
from the sick Don bring the encour
aging news that she is progressing
nicely. She was accompanied by her
father who will remain in Billings for
several days. The operation was per
formed by DR.. Movius. Vivian's many
friends are delighted to know that she
will Dor again be back among them.
, 1924-05-28

Homer Hoskins, of Cowley,was in
town the end of the week. Mr..
Hoskins was manager of the carbon
black plant at that place when it was
operating.
, 1924-05-28
THIS is THE LIFE

Sheriff Loomis escorted the Park
County prisoners to DeMaris Springs
on Sunday where they enjoyed their
weekly plunge.
, 1924-05-28

"Tex" Kennedy was down in town
on Thursday with some handsome
beaded buckskin coats which he has
made for the tourist trade.
, 1924-05-28

Continued on pngo ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-10
BARBECUE PLANS
FOR ENGINEERS
HALTED BY RAIN
Big Social Event OF EIec-
trical Convention For
Wednesday Cancelled
PAPERS ARE READ
AT DAY SESSIONS
Inspection Tour Of Nit
chell Dam And Lock IL
Slated Thursday

Weather, not on the official pro-
gram, figured in the activities of the
American Institute of Electrician En-
gineers here Wednesday, when rain
brought ban on the scheduled barbe-
cue at Shades mountain. one of the fea-
ture social events of the conventions.
Delegates were left to their own de-
vices Wednesday evening and the ma
jority took advantage of the lull to place
in some kind of form the huge bulk
of notes they have taken. during the
three days of technical discussion.
Two Periods
Wednesdays program was divided
into two periods of discussion, the more
important of these coming in the morn
ing, when oil breakers were called. Five
papers touching upon this question
brought out some lively debate both
on the pro and con sides of the mat
ter.
The papers read during the two ses-
sions were High Tension Oil Circuit
Breaker Tests" II. ]. Scholz, Alabama
Power company; Alabama Power Com
pany Breaker Tests,1 r. w. Mcneil,
Electric and Manufac-
turing company; investigations of
High Voltage Breakers, Oil Breaker
Tests" A. J. d. billiard, General Elec-
tric company; "Oil Breakers From an
Operators Viewpoint" j. v. jerks,
West Pennsylvania Power company :
New Synchronous Induction Motor
Val A. Flynn, consulting engineer !;
''Sixty-five Thousand Kilowatt Genera
tors at Niagara Falls w. j. Foster
and A. E. Glass, General Electric com.
pany; .tHarmonics Due to Slot Open
ings," G. A. NJ Weber, WESTINGHOUSE
Electric and Manufacturing company,
and f. w. Lee of Johns Hopkins uni
versity twenty-five Thousand Kilo-
watt Transformers at Niagara Falls"
E. f. Brand, General Electric COM
pany.
Inspection Tour
Thursday will be Largely taken up by
an inspection tour of Mitchell dam and
Lock 10, about It's of. the delegates
to make the trip via a special train
which leaves early in the morning. Fol-
lowing this tour members return for
another technical session in the eve
ming.
Speakers for this program include
L. C. I1sley, United States bureau of
mines; @. p. Won Sothern, f.. u. Stone.
3 = Grant ana Garl Lichtenbers,
General Electric company.
Although not definitely determined,
officials thought it probable Wednesday
that enough delegates could be col
lected to warrant special Pullman to
Muscle Shoals Thursday night, where
a second inspection tour is planned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-10
OWES HIS FREEDOM
TO HIS ANCESTORS


NASHVILLE. Tenn, Apdil g.
Abraham Metcalf, s.. negro farmer,
Of Robertson county, is a free man to-
day, because his father and grand
father were slaves.
Metcalf was arrested recently on q
charge of operating an illicit still on
the farm of Charles II. Fort at Adams,
Tenn. Sympathizing with the situation
of his old servant, Mr.. Fort came to
Nashville yesterday and sought the aid
of his brother, former Judge Joel B.
Fort Of Nashville, now purchasing agent
for the state of Tennessee. Judge Fort
Immediately took up the case and at
the close of the trial made one of the
most moving appeals ever heard in fed
eral court here.
In his address, he reminded the jury
that Abraham Mebcalf's. grandfather
was Simon Hilliard, who came to Ten
nessee as a slave of the Fort family,
as an inheritance of the billiard es-
tate. Simon Hilliard, judge Fort de-
claredr was a man of parts, for, besides
being a slave of the Fort family, he
was a Hard Shell" Baptist preacher,
and he lived and preached to the age
of 81. After celebrating only few
minutes, the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty, and Abraham Metcalf went
back to the Fort farm, freed by the
tradition of faithful service rendered
by his ancestors.
But it's my last case," said Judge
Fort. I've won this one and I'll quit
praeticing now, because / intend never
to lose another case"