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, 1924-02-27

Mr.. f. ]. Goppert, the prosecuting
attorney of Park County, Is no" su-
ms us for $4,000 damages the
case growing out Of a news story we
wrote and printed concerning the
killing of "Scotty'' Sherrin by Harry
r.. Upton and J. T. McGonagie.
Having heard the evidence OF
} these two deputies. we will give MT.
Goppert the opportunity OF suing US
for another $4,000 by stating nat
in our opinion he failed to do ms
plain duty when he did not arrest
Harry r. Upton and J. 7. McGon-
agile and charge them with the MUIR
der of "Scotty' Sherrin.
II they were not instructed by the
prosecuting attorney or the sheriff s
office to bring them in dead or
alive" as was charged by Mr.. Elhs
in his argument to the jury theh
they d~isobeyed orders. They were
guilty of a killing as dastardly ana
, unwarranted as was ever pulled OH
in Wyoming,
For a misdemeanor, upon a charge
which in the eyes Of the law ranks
With robbing a hen roost or steal
ing q hind quarter of elk from d
woodshed-these men each emptleu
the magazines of their high power
rifles into a car at a range winch
by their own sayso, did not exceed
20 or 30 yards, or close enough TO
enable Upton to recognize carey
plainly.
They received instructions from
both Goppert and the sheriff, ac-
eording to their evidence. They
were told by Goppert to take the
men separately; and by the sheriff
to take them together In the car
with the liquor. They followed 'he
instructions of Mr.. LOOMS.
They were told not to fire unless
fired upon. they testified. They
both disobeyed orders, each stated
that they fired at the car before
they saw the flashes from a re-
Volver.
They pumped a hail of lead into
mis- car as fast as they could WORK
the magazines of their rifles, a fact
to which the riddled body OF the
Nash with Its shattered windshield,
Its broken window in the back ana
the lowest bullet. save one on the
running board. eight inches above
the trunk on the back OF the car
pears mute testimony.
Yet they both swore that, except
with a shot over and under. they
shot only at the tires and a tank
They both swore they saw two
flashes which told them they e
being fired upon while Upton
uhonght there were more.
Since when. we wonder. has II
oecome possible to see the flash OF
" ~tlx-shooter In daylight
Ed. Moore. who was a careful
witness. swore that II was so light
'nat at a distance OF three-quarters
W q mile away he could g the
uust kicked up by their bullets.
when McGonagle told the story
7 Y the attempted arrest. In the Park
garage before more than 20 people
sue night he returned with Goppert
win the liquor. he said nothing OF
, 1924-02-27
STAGGS-M'CORKEL

Albert Stages and Miss Lcota Nc
Corkle were married on Sunday by
Rev. Dryden.
Mr.. Stages is a resident Of Nee
%tcetse. Wyo.. and the bride is a
daughter OF w. S. (Red) McCorkle
and has grown to womanhood In
this community.
, 1924-02-27
AGENTS ARE |NCTED TO
MURDER CHARGE LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
Demand Investigation By Congress of Cold Blooded
Killings Practiced in Name of Law
and Order

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-The shooting of United States Sen
ator Greene of Vermont, on the streets of Washington, by a Federal
methods OF enforcement that have been in practice all over the
United States.
We charge the United States Prohibition Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes has melted his agents to commit murder in the enforcement
of the prohibition law. His book, prohibition Inside Out" which
prohibition agents have been required to buy, is filled with descTip-
tons of gun fights in which the agents are approvngly pictured as
heroes entitled to the same consideration for killing citizens of the
United States as heroes of the battlefield.
We cannot understand how any agent, for instance. could read
the following paragraph from Mr.. Haynes Book without becoming
impressed with the idea that if he wished to please his chief he should
use his gun on every possible occasion:
at is night. The moon shines down on a lonely road that winds
from hills to sleeping city. From afr down the roadway comes the
view, flashes past. and is gone. Another roar.the enforcement Of
ficers are in pursuit. Presently, the bark of a rifle then pistol shots
There are dead, dying and wounded"
There r. instances where Federal Prohibition agents, acting
exactly as described in this picture and without search warrants,
have attacked and shot innocent citizens, in no way involved in the
violation of the prohibition law, and in some instances the agents
such conduct should be fixed on the Prohibition Commissioner him
for melting such attacks in his book, which has become the text
book of the prohibition enforcement department..
The indiscrminate us of firearms by the several thousand arm
ed agents of the enforcement department has become a menace to
the lives and safety of the people, and nobody has done anything
about it.
and management of the Federal Prohibition Enforcement Depart
and put a stop to the practices which are endangering the
lives of our citizens. While the investigation of methods that have
led to the critical wounding of a United States Senator-almost at
the very doors of the Capitol-is in progress, we demand also the full
and complete investigation of the scandals of the department, which
our officials in Washington have characterized Is the most democrat
factor in our national life.
American Federation of Labor,
By James Duncan.
Moderation League, Inc, of New York,
By Austen g. Fox.
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment,
By w. III. Stayton.
Constitutional Liberty League of Massachusetts,
By Julian Goldman.
Constituting the Joint Legislative Committee,
1l5-ll6 New Willard Hotel, Washington, d. c.
, 1924-02-27

Larry Dewitt came in from Cali
fornia last week with n dude for
the Valley ranch. He says Freddie
Sayles is knocking 'em cold on the
Barbary Coast with his new racing
car and Barry Williams will be
home the first of March.
, 1924-02-27

DIR. Louis Howe returned on Sat
urday from Denver where he has
been attending the convention of
physicians held in that city.
, 1924-02-27

Mrs. Ernest EVERY has Joined her
husband who is supervising the con-
struction of the base of the Buffalo
Bill statue. Mr.. and Mrs. Everly live
in Casper.
, 1924-02-27
E. H. Ellis Charges Killing of sssScotty" Sherrin By
Upton and McGonagle Was Cold Blooded Murder
--Shot to Kill, Attorney Says

A. E. Carey was found guilty on four counts of violating the
liquor law and on Wednesday morning received a stiff jolt from
Judge Metz. Count 1, possession of liquor at Hargreaves spring,
81, 900 and 80 days; count 2, transportation to car, $1.O0; count
4, transporting to Dry Creek bridge, $50 and 60 days; count 6,
transportation for purpose of sale, LOCO and 6 months. Counts
3 and 5 were dismissed. The fines aggregate $2,750 and IL
months in Jail. He also loses the Nash touring car. The bond
was fixed at $500 which has not been furnishd. A motion will
be filed for a new trial and in the event it is refused, which is
probable, an appeal will be taken to the supreme court.
By CAROLINE LOCKHART
The chain of circumstantial evidence against Carey was too
strong to be broken and it was impossible for the jury to come
10 any other conclusion; this in connection with his reputation
almost certain from the beginning. His attorney, p. H. Ellis OF
Greybun, made a gallant fight for his client but 1t was PLAIN ne
was battling in a lost cause.
Whatever may be said of Carey, of his character and his
habits there is no question of his gameness. If he is the sort
who would give no quarter neither does he ask any. He Is IN
,teI;oent and he knew the danger of the game he was playing, ne
took the chances so he neither receives nor asks sympathy for
his present position.
transported and sold liquor which interested us IN the case WnGn
has Just ended, but as to the manner IN winch Iscot.t oner ~
ann to his death at the hands of the deputies sent out from the
, 1924-02-27

The model for the Buffalo Bill
statue by Mrs. Whitney has been sent
to be cast.
, 1924-02-27

remain Tor the Big Horn BASIN WOOL
growers Convention which meets in
Cody March 10 and Ii.
Mr., Starkey is an old timer in the
wool business, and is known by all the
woolgrowers of the basin, having Wis
tied Cody the first time 81 year sage.
Each year he makes annual buying
trips to this section. The old-timers
are always pleased to meet and greet
him.
, 1924-02-27
Boston Wool Buyer
Soon Due in Cody

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CLAIM POWER COMPANY PAID TO HAVE SALE OF ITS RAILWAY LINES PUT OVER THRU COUNCIL; OTHER CHARGES FILED
Councilman Bolton Paid One Thousand Dollars By President of Company 10 Aid Sale;
 Whiting Tried Break Driuer's Union.

SEATTLE Wash- Oct. 22-Developments before the city mayoray ncuded Allegations that Harry Bolton running for paid thousand dollars by Robert T. Whit representative of the Puget Sound Light Power for using his influence bringing about the railway ea in which the City Seattle purchased the system from the Puget Sound Light Power the company.
 Seqonl: introduced that Whting working for the Puget Sound company joined the jiny drivers union for the purpose of Weckmg the organization when its bue became
 competition with the companys transportation system Whiting worked months his ay from the P s. L. T. Co., while engaged in this
 Third: The declaration made that labor leaders the city paid large help put the deal through while pending in the city council.
 Leonard of the speaking that he paid Bolton the thousand help the pa between Whiting Leonard declared ESQ far
 his concerned single dollar has to member of the city council before the raiway.'
 The investigation of Seatte and police chief out of the trouble arising when Mrs. Brands mayoratv time charges of corruption and all booteoeno joints and gambling dens closed Police Severvns was dismissed from the force and also police Brown return from the East Seven renstated vice and cor rupion continued unchecked.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
INA" FERGUSON WILL
 HAVE NAME ON BALLOT

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 20.-The in- junction to prohibit the name of Mrs. Ferguson, Democratic candidate for governor, from going on the Texas ballots, was denied by the Texas su- preme court today. In it's decision the court pointed out that Mrs. Fer guson was duly nominated in the Texas primaries and to deny her the right to enter the November cleo tions would be wrong and defeat the intent of the ballot. Members of the Ku Klux Klan had secured an in- junction to prevent her name going on the November ballots, stating that inasmuch as her husband had been denied the right to again hold office in Texas the same decision would ap- ply to the wife. The court pointed out that the twain were one only in the bonds of wedlock, and under the law could hold property separately, therefore could hold office separately.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
COOLIDGE TALKS ON
 OBSERVANCE NAVAL
 DAY, OCTOBER 28TH

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.-In a letter to Marion Eppley, National chairman of Navy Day, to be observ- ed October 2S, President Coolidge emphasized the following points.
 l. The Navy must be as strong as the disarmament treaties will allow it to be.
 2. The Navy has made important contributions to peace and in the days that are ahead must further ex tend it's activities in the interest of the civilian population which pays for it's upkeep in taxes.
 3. Promise of peace activities jus tifies the people in making increased appropriation sufficient for mainten, ance of the navy at it's full strength during both peace and war.
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SHENANDOAH MOORED AFTER STRENUOUS
 TRIP ALONG COAST

SAN DIEGO, Gala, Oct. 22.-The giant dirigible, Shenandoah, is now safely tied at her mooring mast in the field here, after her trip to Camp Lewis and return. The trip is con- sidered one of the hardest the Shen- andoah has ever experienced, be- cause of the fact that both going and returning she was most of the time in the teeth of heavy gales and was forced to fight strong, contrary head winds that reduced her speed to ten miles per hour at times. Adding to the discomforts of the crew of the Shenandoah were the heavy rains and fogs encountered all the way north. At Camp Lewis she was fore ed to spend the better part of the day in the air awaiting the rising of fogs which mantled the cap. On her return to San Diego the Shenandoah was blown miles out of her course, and planes searching for her, failed to find trace of the giant airship.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
COLD STORAGE PLANT
 AT PETERSBURG IS
 NOW BEING PLANNED

With it's municipal power plant in the last stages of conatt u uo ttion, tile town of Petersburg is launching a cold storage project, according to B. Green, local merchandise broker of Juneau, who spent several days there recently.
 The cold storage project, which has not been definitely formulated at this stage, is at present being fostered by public subscription. After cam- paign of but few days, $47,000 had been pledged for it and it was expect ed that this aount would be mater tally increased before the drive ended. No limit has been placed on the sum to be raised nor have any definite plans for construction and operation been adopted.
 The contractors building the muni- cipal power plant have made fine headway. Power will be delivered to the town on it's own lines by the be- ginning of the month.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
JOHN DAVIS ATTACKS
 SPEECH OF COOLIDGE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 21.- John W. Davis, presidential nominee >en the Democratic ticket in a speech in this city last night, in referring to the stateent made recently by Pres ident Coolidge that under the terms of the Washington disarmament con- ference i've are now entitled to a navy equal to that of any other na- tion,' has asked, when in the name of Great Jehovah and continental con- gross did we have an agreement in order to maintain a navy equal in strength with other powers?"
 With biting sarcasm. he contin- ued, T do the President justice to believe that he did not know the import of what he was saying. Sure ly the United States does not need an agreement with other nations to maintain an adequate national de fense"
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M'ADOO UNABLE TO TAKE STUMP FOR
 THE DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20,-- William c. McAdoo. today notified Senator Swanson, chairman of the speakers bureau of the Democratic National committee that he would be unable to undertake speech-maklng campaign in behalf of the Davis and B..an ticket due to his health. in his letter McAdoo charged that Cootidge has no sympathy with common peo- ple in American, and that where they are concerned he is inarticulate, be- cause his cause is not their cause"
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
SKIRTS ARE TO BE SHORTER
 IN NEW WINTER STYLES

SEATTLE, Oct. 20-"Yes, skirts will be short, oh, extremely short" " confided Miss Grave Davies, associate editor of Harper's Bazar, who has been chatting fashions this week with leaders in Seattle sbopdom.
 "And hair?. Well, I'm letting mine grow. It's two inches longer now than it should be, but I want it long enough to roll unden for our big show in January" She touched white fin gers to her black boobed locks.
 Miss Davies makes an annual tour of the United States in the interests of good fashions as favored by Har- per's Bazar.
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DAWES PLAN CAL SING MUCH
 GOOD WILL IN EUROPE

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.--"Although the Dawes reparation plan has been in operation but a shor. time, there is inore nope, more go l will, aye, and more clarity abroa: in Europe thau tt,s-e has been for .h9 past ten years ~ fast, if not almost frcm time i'm memo rial," Sir Esme Howard, Brit in Ambassador to slc United States, declared in an address he.e today.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
EXTENSIVE NEW SEAMS
 OF COAL IN YORKSHIRE

LONDON, Oct. 22.-Discovery of great new coalfields in southeast Yorkshire is announced
 Sinkings at Moor End, Thorne, seven miles from Goole, have re- suited in the striking of a rich seam,. which, it is estimated, will yield about 23,OOO,O00,OOO tons of coal, or enough to meet England's need for the next 400 years. .
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
ALL WHO DRINK
 ARE NOT DRUNK

SPRINGFIELD, N. s, Philip Lan- dry, jailed for drunkenness, com plained that snakes were bothering him during the night, and said he had killed one. The police told him that if he would sober up the snakes would disappear, but he in sisted on a search. The officers hunted and found twelve large rep tiles under the wooden floor.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
ALLIED WARSHIPS CARRY
 REFUGEES FROM CANTON

CANTON, Oct. 2O.-While Chinese troops continue robbing and footing citizens here today, allied naval yes sels are making extra trips to carry persons fleeing from Canton to Hong Kong. The situation in Canton is pitiful, the citizenry being between the rebel forces on the one side and the government forces on the other, both pillaging shops and rob ping the people of their scanty pos sessions.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
NEW LIQUOR CHASERS
 WILL BE READY SOON

SEATTLE, Oct. 22.-By December 15 more than thirty new liquor chas- CTS being built at the Puget Sound naval station at Bremerton and in Seattle are to be assigned to pa.rol work in Pacific Northwest waters, it was learned here today.
 Twenty of the new craft are to pre- vent liquor running and smuggling on Puget Sound, while seven others are to patrol Oregon waters. Two of the chasers are to operate out of Coos bay with one out of Astoria.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
OFFICE ALIEN PROPERTY
 HOLDER BEEN ABOLISHED

WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct. 20.- President Coolidge today directed that the office of alien property GUS todian, which was formed during the war by orders of President Wilson
 be placed in charge of Wm. w. Will
 son, Seewell w. Abbott, the pres ent general manager and the assist ant general council respectively of
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 CONSIDER STATUS
 TURKISH FRONTIER

GENEVA, Oct. 21.-The president of the council of the League of Ma tions has informed Sir Eric Drum mond, the Leagues secretary gen eraI, that he will convoke an extraor djnary session of the council to ae just the differences between Britain and Turkey regarding interpretation of hte status quo of the frontier be tween Turkey and Irak.
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line to the city, were seeking thru him to exercise the measure which gave the city of Seattle control of the city lighting department and its entire equipment.
 SEATTLE, Oct 23.-Continuing the testimony before the city council committee today, Mayor Edwin J. Brown of Seattle denied that he had sought wealth out of the suit to break the Street Railway purchase. Referring to the contract, Mayor said that T told Minich, my secre tary in the matter and others that didn't want dollar out of this street car deal. I want you to know that there is enough in my estate to keeI my family if I never make another dollar. I had sagacity enough tc know that if we were successful ir exposing this fraud, I could have the governorship or the senatorship la | ter.''
 He also declared that discord anG islander is besmirching the name ol the Spirit City. The mayor issued a formal statement in which he would call on a group of thirty-two repre- sentative citizen to step in and take the facts as they find them and apply the remedy, be it the rod or the re call.
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ARGENTINE FLYER NOW
 READY CROSS PACIFIC

TOXIC, Oct. 20-Lieut. Zanni, the Argentine flyer, is chartering steam CTS to protect his proposed route across the Pacific to the Aleutian isl ands. He will take the same route the American flyers mapped@but, and will have vessels go ahead with SUD- plies to establish bases.
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DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN CLAIMS DEFICIT $l5O,OOO
 IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.-- w. Shaver, chairman of the Democra- tic National Committee and James W. Gerard, treasurer, of the same |organizat ton, testified before the Bo- rah committee Investigating campaign funds, that while the committee had fixed tn esum, s75O,0O0 as that need led to finance the coming campaign of Davis, they now had a deficit of s15O,O00.
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DEFUNCT BANK WILL COME THROUGH WITH
 ANOTHER PAYMENT

SEATTLE, Wn., Oct. 21.-Deposi- tors of the Defunct Scandinavial-Am- erican Bank which went a begging two years ago, will soon get another hundred thousand dollars thruogh the sale of the Railway Exchange build ing here to New York capital ist for half a million dollars, the de ficient institution having an equity on the property.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-25
MONTGOMERY WARD AND co.
 TO HAVE EASTERN BRANCH

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Montgomery Ward and Company, the mail order house with headquarters in Chicago, and branches at Kansas City, Mo-, St. Paul, Portland, Ore, Oakland, Gala, and Fort Worth, Tex, has de cided to invade the East, and is offering bonds to the amount o! $1,5OO,00O for the establishment of a branch at Baltimore.
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STUDENT BODY OF CLEMSON COLLEGE
 GOES ON STRIKE

sPARTANsBURG, $. C., Oct. 2O.- The entire student body of the Clem- son college struck yesterday as a protest against the food conditions at the college and also against the unfair treatment of Hollohan, a football player, whom they said was suspended recently.
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SAILOR GIVEN IS YEARS
 FOR MURDER OF GIRL

TACOMA, Oct 2O.-Declaring him disgrace to the United States Navy, O. w. Nichols, a sailor on the bat tleship Arizona, was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary by Judge Cushman. Nichols pleaded guilty to killing Minnie Elem, a young girl whose neck was broken by a blow from the mans fist
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ALASKAN SHOOTS WOMAN AND THEN KILLS HIMSELF

SEATTLE, Oct. 21.-Sam Erickson, an Alaskan shot and killed an uniden- tified woman and then killed himself in one of the hotels here this morning.
 They had been living together, the landlord of the place stated. Erickson had lived for a year at the hotel on stake he obtained in Alaska. He was thirty-five years old.
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KETcHIKAN RES DENT INJURED
 IN AN AUTOMCBiLE ACCIDENT

SEATTLE, Wn., Oct. 22.-George A. Brown, former resident of Ketch- ikan and we'll known throughout the territory. was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday. His condition is said to be serious with little hope held for recovery.
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CAUSE OF DAVIS AND BRYAN BY NO MEANS
 LOST SAYS DANIELS

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.-Declar- ing that the result of the presidential election will pivot on the western states and that the cause of Davis and Bryan is by no means lost, Josephus Daniels arrived in Los Angeles to tes- tify in the federal suit to cancel the Elk Hills oil leases held by Doheny interests.
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ERICKSON'S VICTIM IDENTIFIED; LEAVES
 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD

SEATTLE, Wn., Oct. 22.-Sanl Erickson's victim was identified to day as Madeline Running, aged 22 She was the divorced wife of John Mark, her separation having beer g;ahted here one n. r''' aC:. Thr woman leaves child three years oi age.
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HIGHWAY BOARD SEEKS FEDERAL
 AID FOR ROADS

At a meeting of the Territorial Highway Commission, held yesterday in the office of Governor Scott c. Bone who is chairman, the Commission went unanimously on record as favoring the extension of the Federal Highway Act to Alaska, says a recent issue of the Juneau Empire. ',
 A resolution to this effect was adopt ed and will be forwarded to Washing ton for presentation to Congress at the December session.
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I U. s. AND CANADA PROTECT HALIBUT

WASHINGTON. D. C., Oot. 22.- Exchange of notifications bet en the United States and Canada at their convention to protect the halibut fishing in the North Pacific ocean, took place here today.