, 1924-10-22
LATE NE VS.
From All Orey
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Tom Jones, a negro, was lodged In
the county Jail at Laramie, charged
with the theft of u $135 fur coat from
a store owned by F. G. Day.
The Wyoming League for the Pres
ervation Of Game and Fish, the mother
chapter of which Is in Rock Springs.
has launched n movement for the re-
vision of the Wyoming game and fish
laws. The main revision sought is the
diversion of money received from fish
and game licenses into funds for u
fish and game department. At present
these moneys go to other state funds
and the game department is supported
by small appropriations each legisla-
ture.
Petroleum research which may even
tually save millions of dollars to the
Rocky Mountain region is to start
within n few days ut the Federal pc
troleum research department mt the
University Of Wyoming. The work
will be done by N. NJ. McKaig, a grad
uate of the university in 1922, and will
be carried on under the supervision
of Chief Chemist d. b. Dow, head of
the department, who Is known nation
ally as an authority on petroleum and
petroleum products.
Six coal camps Of the Union Pacific
Coal Company will be affected by a
r~Ock-dusting program being entered
upon by that company. The towns and
camps affected are Rock Springs,
Winton, Reliance, Superior, Hanna
md Cumberland. Rock busting Is
used to reduce the explosion hazard
in coal mines. The dry mines of the
company will receive this treatment
first, the operations opening in the
Cumberland mines, which are In a
gaseous district. The Hanna proper
ties will be the second to be busted.
and then the mines at Winton. The
Rock Springs holdings will be among
the last. as they nave more water in
them and are practically gas free at
present.
The state board of sheep commits
sioners have notified all sheepmen
that sheep thai have not been dipped
since April %, 1924. must be dipped,
according to law, before Nov. 1 next.
and that rs many inspectors as a
be secured will be available to superin-
tend the dipping at various plants.
The law provides that 1t is the duty
of the state board to take charge of
and compel the dipping of all sheep
Immediately after Nov. 1 that have
not been dipped prior thereto, and
that a fine up to $1,000 may be as
sessed in each case of wilful neglect
or failure to comply with the law.
This liability. together with the danger
of the weather IL dipping is post
poned. would seem to make It entirely
advisable for sheepmen to fall In line
and get the dipping over with promptly
and comparatively.
The question of whether the wyo-
ming election laws authorize the cleo
ton of a successor to the late Gov
ernOr William b.. Ross mt the general
legislative election to be held Nov. 4
has been raised as the result OF in
v~estigation relative to procedure in the
emergency caused by the governors
demise. The question has been called
10 the attention OF the state attorney
generais office n Is being
gated by counse representing the
Democratic and Republican state com
mittees. A decision by the state SUI
preme Court may be necessary before
the uncertainty regarding the law may
be nuthoritntiveiy settled Should II
develop that an election for governor
cannot be cid Nov T. Secretary Of
state FRANK Il. Lucas who became
acting governor upon the death OF
Governor Ross VIII continue rs acting
governor until JAM, 1877.