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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
DEATHS

Herman Davis GPay--Funeral services for Herman Davis Gray, aged 1ss who died Sunday morning at q local infirmary. were held at 12:30 o'clock Sunday at the residence, s25 First avenue, Tar rant City. The body will be sent to Marbury, Ala, Monday morning by Morrison for burial. He ia survived by his mother, three, sisters, Mrs s. T. Blasingarne, Miss Mamie Gray and Miss Flossie Grays and a brother, Edward Gray,
, 1924-04-02
Buffalo Bill Memorial is an Expression of American Life
Well Interpreted by Gertrude V. Whitney, the SCULPTOR
Many Have Contribted to the Work

Albert Ross, architect for the Buffalo Bill national
memorial, very graciously placed the credit for the success
of the undertaking on the shoulders of Mrs. Gertrude v.
Whitney, sculptor, Russell KimbaIl, engineer and Mrs.
Juliana Force, secretary to Mrs. Whitney. First place goes
to the artist, said Mr.. Ross. Her conception of the me-
mortal from an artistic standpoint is little short of remark
able and the indomitable spirit of Mrs. Force in execution
of the plans which make it possible were most important.
The discovery of Russell Kimball as an engineer with a rare,
aesthetic appreciation of all that goes to make the enterprise
a physical fact, coupled with efficiency, ability and technical
knowledge, was most fortunate and unlocked for in this
western country.
Cody people see other outstanding figures in the group
of those to whom credit is due and to Mr.. Ross goes a large
share. They recognize in him an artist of national reputa-
ton who knows how to bring into being an artists dream
and make it a reality. To Mary Jester Allen, who has
worked for two years on the idea and whose enthusiasm
has kndled desire to bring to pass this wonderful enterprise
there must be due credit given. In the background modestly
stand the Cody folks headed by the Buffalo Memorial COM
mittee and in front of them is the National Committee
composed of the admirers of Buffalo Bill all over the nation.
, 1924-04-02
MAY ASK PRIMARY
FOR TREASURY JOB

Rumor has it that Major f. S.
Hopes would not be adverse to
having his name mentioned in con-
nection with the office of county
treasurer although he has not made
definite announcement. Consider
able encouragement has come from
several places in the county but the
major is the type of a fellow that
if he wants anything he will go
and get it. His announcement
would be the first definite ripple
on the calm sea of politics in Park
county. G. A. Holm. present coun-
ty treasurer. is barred from succeed
ing himself in office by the statute
which limits a treasurer to serve
more than four years out of any
six in this office. Major Hopes
would make a fitting officer for
this responsible position and his
past record IS a county officer
should commend him to the voters
of the county. 1t is needless to
state that should the Major decide
to a his hat into the ring this
fall it will be as a candidate of the
Republican party of which he has
always been a faithful worker.
, 1924-04-02
GARLAND'S FIRST BLAZE
TAKES THREE HOUSES
Garland Correspondent

On Wednesday afternoon of last
week Garland had the most disas-
trous fire in her history. Two child
rem were playing in the house occu-
pied by Mrs. McWililams and it is
supposed started the blaze which
destroyed that house, the one occu-
pied by Chas. Peterson and a third
structure occupied by the ]. E.
Honeysett family. Practically all
the household goods were saved
from the Peterson and Honeysett
homes, but although the equipment
of the McWilliams house was re-
moved, a portion of it which was
not moved far enough from the
burning house became afire and was
destroyed.
Two of the residences belonged
tt Mr.. Peterson and were uninsured.
The home occupied by MI. Honey
sett was owned by H. ]. Thompson
of Billings and was probably partly
covered by insurance.
This is the first fire in Garland,
the Oldest town on the Cody, Frannie
line.
, 1924-04-02
Secretary to Artist Tells Of
Notable Memorial

Mrs. j.. r.. Force thoroughly zap
tivated Cody people Monday as she
stood before the Cody club and in
way told the story of the creation
of the Buffalo Bill memorial by Mrs.
Gertrude V. Whitney. She bore
personal messages from the artist
and made these the subject of her
talk.
Mrs. Whitney wants me to a
first of ALL" said Mrs. Force, that
she fully appreciates your faith in
her as an artist when o selected
her to do this great work. For
two years without any physical evil
dence of what she was doing that
faith was sustained and your en-
enlargement has led her to go on
and do what she believes is to be
the great American monument. She
has put herself in it and she wants
you to judge it when you see it
not before"
Mrs. Force then told of the ma
tional committee which is known Of
ficially as the Buffalo Bill American
association and has grown out of
the Buffalo Bill Memorial committee
which was organized in Cody. This
committee, she said, asked her to
bring greetings for them and to tell
Cody people that they depend upon
them to continue their attitude of
sympathy and understanding which
has been extended so far. They
recognized the importance of the
support of the home town of Buff
falo Bill and were not unmindful of
the work which had been done in
laying the foundations. In assum-
ing the responsibility of financing a
project of s25O,O00 they were TAX
ing up the burden which had been
SO CALAMITY begun by those who
loved. the man whom the nation
would honor.
Mrs. Force gave some personal
glimpses of her own life and career.
In speaking to the high school stu
dents who were guests of the Cody
club Monday, in recognition of their
scholarship, she said that it was
never her privilege to attend a
public school, that she was educated
CONTINUED on Page Four)
, 1924-04-02
PARK MAY OPEN FIVE
DAYS EARLY JUNE IS

The official date for the formal
opening of Yellowstone park may be
changed to June 18th, instead of
June goth, as heretofore planned,
according to a letter received Sat
urday at Livingston from Horace
NJ. Albright, superintendent of the
park, who is at present in Wash
ington.
Supt. Albright writes from Wash
ington hat because of the early
conventions on the Pacific coast
and the requests of delegates and
special parties for park reservations
earlier than June 20, it now seems
necessary that arrangement be made
to advance the regular date to June
18th.
, 1924-04-02
RACE FOR CODY GAS
TWO OUTFITS TO DRILL

In a race to see which will tap
the Cody gas field first two outfits
are active c~ontenders according to
reports. Within three days after
w. o. Taylor reached Kansas he
had contracts signed by the Pitts
burg Southwestern and arrange
ments under way for the shipment
of a standard rig to Cody for oper-
alton. The rig was loaded ten days
ago and will reach Cody by the last
of this week. The drill will be
spudded in on the Meta Pulley lease
north of the Burlington tracks near
Idaho gulch.
The Guiterman interests are also
very active it is understood, accord
ing to Frederick Morris who repre-
sents him locally. Mr.. Guiterman
will be here early in April. They
have a rig on the ground with a
complete string of tools and are
ready for operations Immediately.
, 1924-04-02
BELFRY DAMAGE SUIT
FOR Loss OF FLUME

w. ]. Breen of Bridger is asking
the Security Bridge company OF Bill
lings for $25. 200 damages for the
failure of a flume erected by them
in Park county to deliver water
to 1900 acres of Wyoming lands
under the Badger ditch in 1918
The case was originally tried in the
district court at Red Lodge in 1921
and appealed it to the supreme.
court which remanded it for re
trial. The controversy resulted
from the washing away of the
flume by the flood waters OF
1918 causing damage it is claimed
to the amount of $4,000 to crops
and $4,000, the cost Of the struc-
ture.
, 1924-04-02
Intimate Glimpses Giuen of
Famous Sculptor

Mrs. Force gr~aciously consented
to speak informally at the meeting
OF the Woman's club yesterday aft
ernoon. She gave some intimate
glimpses of the artist and old of
the struggles and years of toll
which laid the foundations for the
career into which she has come and
that work akin to slavery was the
background to the reputation she
had earned as an artist of interna-
tional note.
Reared in luxury as a Vanderbilt,
it was expected that she live a life
of ease and pleasure and fulfil the
social obligations of a woman of
her station in life. She always
wanted to paint but was denied the
opportunity. Her marriage to Harry
Payne Whitney, millionaire, increas-
ed her social obligations and while
not distasteful to her, never salts
fed the inner longings of her soul.
Twenty-Five years ago she studied
under a master painter and the
work was so fascinating to
her and absorbed her thought and
interest to such an extent that she
became determined to allow no so
cial obligation to interfere with her
art.
She gave her full day to the study
of art and occupied the evenings in
~discharging the obligations to her
family and social life. She was a
hard worker, seriously studious, and
for many years toiled away at her
task of creative work. After eight
years she went abroad to study and
the art of Italy and France while
inspiring to her failed to get a re-
sponsive desire to initiate it. She
was wholly and thoroughly Ameri-
can and her independent mind led
her to express herself in terms of
America.
An exhibit of her work in Lon
don a few years ago came as a COM
plete surprise to English people.
They had heard of her and her
family and of her interest in art
but concluded it was the work of an
amateur. The pieces were so alive
and radiant with expression that the
critics of London were amazed and
Continued on Page Four)
, 1924-04-02
BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD
SAYS INSURANCE CHIEF

Chas. A. Evans spent over Sun
day in Billings where he met H.
J. Cunningham, general manager of
the Montana Life Insurance COM
pany in conference. Mr.. Cunning
ham is very optimistic about the
outcome of the financial situation
which has clouded the entire west
and believes hat another year will
show a marked change for the bet
ter. His company has taken no
losses as a result of the numerous
bank failures as their deposits are
all covered with bond. Mr.. Evans
was advised by his chief to con-
tinue an aggressive campaign for
new business and to leave nothing
undone in the way of personal ser
vice to the. policy holders in that
company.
, 1924-04-02

For many years the federal gov
eminent had attempted to hold
the lands subject to an old water
right of the Cody-Salisbury filing on
behalf of the Reclamation service.
This right was for lands to be
watered farther down the stream
and while issued prior to the Lake
view permits. no work was ever
done under this permit and it was
not kept alive by renewals for sew
eral years and was considered
1apsed and void by LAND authorities.
Gov. W. B.. Ross at the request of
E. NJ. Ballinger, chairman of the
board of directors of the Lakeview
Irrigation district. and others, made
a trip out over the lands and per-
sonally inspected the work which
had been done. His investigation
disclosed the history of the project
and formed the basis of a letter to
Secretary Finney concerning the
CONTINUED on Page ~
, 1924-04-02
WYOMING LAMBS AT ELEVEN CENTS

corresponding 1923 price, will
bring the state.
Mr.. Wilson announced that
the organization of the Wyo-
ming Cooperative Wool Mark
citing Association has been COM
pleted.
Wyoming flockmasters will
be keenly interested in another
bit of news supplied by Mr..
Wilson - that the Interstate
Commerce commission of the
United States has voted to fav-
orably report the truth-in-fab-
rio bill. Information to this
effect is contained in Il tele-
gram to Mr.. Wilson from Sem
atOr +. Il. Warren.
, 1924-04-02
WOULD RUN BUSES
IN big HORN BASIN

Application for authority to oper-
ate a motor stage line betweetn
Basin and Worland, on the ground
that the railway service was in
adequate was filed with the Wyo-
ming public service commission
Wednesday by Cecil Studt.
In his petition, Studt claims that
the freight trains only operate over
the road three times a week each
<way and hat only n passenger
train each way each day is operated,
therefore there is need for a motor
stageline. He declares that a pas
senger is forced to stop overnight in
the towns he plans to serve, when
he depends on the railroad, because
of there being but one train each
way. No date has been set for a
hearing by the commission.
, 1924-04-02
Lakeview Titles Cleared by Decision
Cody Must Invite Livingston
Editor to Make Scenic Trip

A little quip in the Herald last
week suggesting that Livingston
failed to play the ace card in in
viting the president of the United
States to participate in the 1924
opening of Yellowstone park was
taken rather seriously by the bril-
liant editor of the Livingstone En-
terprise. He thinks Cody has a
grievance because President Cool
idge wasn't invited to come out
the Cody way, which of course isn't
the case. He also thinks Living
ston has the greatest of all en-
trance trip to Yellowstone park, viz,
via the Gardiner entrance, the 55
miles from Livingston to Gardiner
, 1924-04-02

easily surprising any scenic high
way in the west"
Cody extends the invitation to the
good boosters of the Montana city
to come over next summer, not for
the purpose of making insidious
comparisons of scenic values, but to
for boosting travel to Natures won
derland. A fine opportunity pre-
sents itself in an exchange of visits
next summer and we know that the
active and interested editor of the
Livingston Enterprise backed by the
enterprising secretary of the cham
Der of commerce will put the
osition +
, 1924-04-02
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TO DEED
LAND TO STATE FOR SETTLERS
Gov. ". X. Ross Successful in Efforts to Secure
Rights of Settlers Who Have Struggled
for Twenty Years to Reclaim Land

Clouds were cleared from the titles of the Iakeview lands
Thursday when E. c. Finney, first assistant secretary of the
interior, directed that patent issue to Lakeview project lands
without water right limitation. A wire was received Thursday
by Gov. W. B. Ross who in turn transmitted the news to Paul
r. Greever, of this city. Under this order the lands come to the
state of Wyoming from the federal government. The state
will give patents to the settlers as soon as the legal requirements
have been complied with by the property holders. Certain
liens and judgments against the lands will be adjudicated by
the state in conjunction with the settlers.
, 1924-04-02

Mortimer and the Ford miss had
been keeping company for a month
They had had some differences Il
few days before, according to the
statement of associates, and had
made up on the day of the tragedy
They left the college together short
ly after two O'Clock and were walk
ing on Midwest avenue, near David
street arm in arm. Just as they
passed the intersection Mortimer
released his hold on the girls arm
reached inside his coat and pulled
shot but twice at the short range
Both bullets took fatal effect. The
only witness was Arthur Pohlman,
an employee of the Keith Lumber
company who was standing in the
window of the company's office
across the street.
Norma Ford was but seventeen
a of age She will be remem-
bered by many Cody people who
knew her inc her mother prior To
their leaving Cody five years ago
She was a fine girl of attractive ap-
pearance and had the careful guild
ance of a good mother.
The funerals were held Sunday
Walter Ford Of this city left for
Casper Monday upon receipt of tel
egraphic advice of the death OF his
daughter.
, 1924-04-02
MONEY FOR ROADS
In PARKS COMING

Appropriations for even and
a half million dollars for
roads in National parks DUR
ing the next three years have
been passed by the House and
a favorable report was made
today by Senator j. Il. Ken
drick, chairman of the Senate
public lands committee, to the
Senate, with recommendation
that the bill be passed. There
appears no opposition to the
bill on the horizon and with
the signature of President
Coolidge the money will be-
come available.
, 1924-04-02

The eleven cent lamb has
arrived in Wyoming.
Byron Wilson, of Mckinley,
secretary of the Wyoming Wool
Growers Association said Thur
sday that this price a being
offered for Wyoming lambs
for fall delivery. The quo
tation is half a cent over the
figure a week ago, and a full
cent greater than the price Of
fered at this time last year.
zone cent a pound increase
in the price of Wyoming lambs
amounts to 5000, 600" said Mr..
Wilson in commenting on what
the 1924, as compared to the
, 1924-04-02
INSANE LOVER KILLS NORMA FORD
AND SHOOTS SELF WITH REVOLVER
Former Cody Girl Victim of Double Tragedy
Result of Love Tangle With Teacher
in Casper Business College

Norma Ford, former Cody girl, was the victim of a
double tragedy in Casper Friday afternoon when Lee D. Morti-
mer, her sweetheart pulled a gun from his pocket and shot her
without warning in the back of the head and turned the gun
on himself. Miss Ford died before help reached her and the
young man died at the hospital an hour later. She was the
daughter of Walter Ford of Cody and Mrs. Blanche Ford of
Casper. She was a student at the Casper business college and
the young man was an instructor and the brother of William
Mortimer, president of the college.
, 1924-04-02
NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK
OBSERVED In CODY

National music week will be cele-
brated in Cody May 4th to 18th.
l.. L. Newton has been appointed
chairman for Cody by Governor
Ross and will have a complete pro-
gram for the week announced later.
Mrs. Bertha Smith of Casper is
chairman for the state. Wyoming
is the only state planning a gen
.eral observance of this week.
, 1924-04-02
DIR. W. 5. BENNETT DIES
SUNDAY AT ELY, NEVADA

DIR. w. S. Bennett died suddenly
at Ely, Nevada, Sunday evening. FL
vas formerly a Cody physicia
mayor of the city and represent
Big Horn county in the legislatp
at the time Park county becd
separated. He was father of Be-
William and 10 Bennett. He
been practising in Ely for sevey
months.
, 1924-04-02

Ernest ]. Goppert drove across to
Burlington Wednesday in prepara-
ton for the Perkins trial which
opened at Basin Monday. Mr.. Cop
pert is assisting in the prosecution
with William c.. Snow, county at
torney of Big Horn county.
, 1924-04-02
PAID SECOND BONUS
ON SUGAR BEET CROP

Yesterday the Great Western SUI
gar company distributed $4,000, 900
among the growers of beets in the
Rocky Mountain districts it being
the second bonus on the 1928 crop.
This brings the price to So a ton
for beets in the valley.
, 1924-04-02

Mrs. Fred Worst arrived from
her home in Idaho yesterday to as
sist in the care of her father, q.
Ross, who is suffering with blood
poisoning in the arm. The old gen.
tleman is in a very serious condi-
ton.
, 1924-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Larom retur
ed Saturday from an extended trfy
south and east. Mr.. Larom r~eportsN
unusual interest in the Buffalo BilI
country manifested everywhere and
predicts a heavy tourist season. At
the Cody club luncheon Monday he
expressed his sincere thanks to the
Cody men who assisted in opening
the roads for the students of the
Valley ranch school who were re-
turning from the holiday vacation
The Washington times., 1924-02-07
HEARD OF SONS DANGER
AS RADIO TOLD OF WRECK

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 4.
To be listening In" on "a set and
suddenly hear that the ship on
which your son was a sailor had
been wrecked. was the experience OF
Mrs. John Patterson, 313 Twelfth
avenue west, on a recent evening
about 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Patterson had tuned in on
Station VITA, Dallas, Texas, when
she heard the announcer tell that
the old cruiser Vera Cruz. Mexico,
was battered to pieces and would
soon go down.
Mrs. Patterson screamed when
she heard the news, attracting the
attention Of her husband. She told
him of the announcement when he
rushed into the room and they wor.
rted and wondered what had been
the fate of their son, Robert, "a
years old, who had been a water
tender on the vessel. Neither had
read of the mishap to the ship as
announced in the newspapers until
they heard Of 1t through the Radio
receiving set in their home.
Mr.. Patterson was relieved next
morning when at the office of a
local newspaper, he learned that
there were only four Of the crew
dead and his son was not among
these. The rest Of the crew had
been saved In the face Of q heavy
storm by Mexican rebel boats.
The Washington times., 1924-02-07
CLUB RULES ARE
CHANGED FOR
/ RAD|OFANS

Radio has played havoc with the
constitution and bylaws Of st.
Stephens club, 2422 X street
northwest and a, special committee
has been required to control and
regulate the use Of a big five
tuber" recently installed in the club
rooms.
1t was not long after the acQuisi-
ton Of the set that a jam OF men,
bers began collecting at the doors
at o'clock to crowd their way to
the radio. They even stayed UP
often until morning tuning in and
out of distant stations.
But a new regulation has changed
that. The doors that formerly were
ordered closed at IL o'clock at night
will now remain open until midnight
and Matt Noone, president Of the
club, and Morton Anderson, chair
man of the athletic committee will
see that the rule Is kept.
When it was seen that the set
would remain in constant use
throughout every evening, the or.
dinary batteries. were discarded and
a storage battery installed to re.
duce the cost Of operation.
The Washington times., 1924-02-07

Read Elsie RObinsOn's article on
the editorial page today.
The Washington times., 1924-02-07
Local Broadcast
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Airing
ton $3.50 Meters, C. W.. arc).

0h%~SaVAA1
ton $3.50 Meters, C. w. arc).
1:20 p. m.-Fruit and vegetable
shipments.
2 p. m.-Fruit and vegetable mar.
kets.
3:45 p. m.-Closing livestock.
s p. m.-Hay and feed market
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
$50 p. m.-Daily market, grain.
10 p. m.-Weather forecast.
(435 Meters, RadiOphOne.)
1915 p. m.-Livestock markets.
las p. m.-Fruit and vegetable
markets.
3 p. m.-Livestock.
3:45 p. m.-Weather report.
4:05 p. INLAY and feed.
425 p. m.-Dairy products.
$3.50 Meters, Spark.
IL m. and 10 p. m.-Time sig
nails.
1901 p. m.-Weather report, ship
orders, naval press news.
WCAP-CheSapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. (469 Meters).
S15 p. m.-Community concert
at Eastern high school. under the
direction Of Robert Lawrence.
March, selected-East Washing.
ton Community Orchestra, Henry E.
Stopsack. director.
America" Salute to the Flag" "
Oath Of Allegiance" "Old Folks
at Home"-Everybody.
"A Bird Of Love Divine" Wood,
"As We Part" QlgenfritzeHazel
Arth, mezzo-soprano; Anton Kaspar
at the piano.
"Howdy," "Annie Laurie" "Reu.
ben and Rachel"-Everybod
Farewell to Cucullain" (Kreisler),
"Anabelle" Observation-Disclosures Bob
Carbauh, xylophonist; Mrs. Earl
Carbauh at the piano.
Golden Gate" Jingle Bells''-
Aria, Samson and Delilah"
(Saint-Saens); Love, 1 Have Won
You" Observation-Disclosures Nelson,
contralto; Helen Burkart at the
piano.
March, Flag Day.. (schramm)-
East Washington Community Or
chestra.
Loves Old Sweet Song, i"
''Mickey"-Everybody.
Where the Lindens Bloom"
BucN; II Passed by Your Win
dow" (Braeh(-Earl Carbauh, bari
tone; Mrs. Carbauh at the piano.
"Canzonetta" D'Ambrosio); MEL
ody" Dawes-Kreisler(-Mr. Kasper,
violinist; George Wilson at the
piano.
Nonsense Song-Everybody.
THE Rounders" (Englander(- East
WASHINGTON Community Orchestra.
"The Song of the Volga Boat
men" (Arr. by Salzedo), "If I But
Knew" (Smith(-Elizabeth Hayes,
harpist; Mary Keyes, violinist.
It'll We Meet Again." "Star.
Spangled Banner'-Everybody.
10 to IL. p. m.-Dance music by
Meyer Davis lie Paradis Orches-
ira, at LIE Paradis.
WRC-RadiO Corporation Of Amer.
lea (469 Meters)
8 D. m.-'TashiOn DEVELOPMENTS
Of the Moment" by Eleanor Glynn.
$40 p. m.-Recital of old ballads
by Harriet Wagner, soprano.
1926 p. m.-"The Spread Of Lib
eralism," by the editor OF the In.
ternational Interpreter.
1885 p. m.-Song recital by Ar.
thur Mccormick, baritone.
S:45 p. m.-Report Of the national
Conference Board
$3.50 p. m.-Piano recital by Eliza
Glendale.
4p. m.-"Tangier, a City with.
out Country" by the National
Geographic Magazine.
5I5 p. m.-Instruction in inter.
national code. .
6 p. m.-Children's hour, Ivy
Peggy Albion,