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, 1924-01-30
CARL Thomson IS
AGAIN ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION

Carl Thomson was arrested on Sat
turday on ar information charging
him with transporting, keeping in his
possession, manufacturing and selling
intoxicating liquors. The facts in the
Ease are: Some time ago Sheriff
Loomis and his deputy, Earl Pulley,
located a cache of 25 gallons of MOON
shine in the neighborhood of the
Thomson ranch. For several days
and nights a watch was kept on the
liquor in the hopes that the owner
might visit it for the purpose of re-
moving it. This, however, did not
take place and the sheriff brought the
liquor to town. No arrests were made
at the time and no evidence of own
ership was found. However, after
two weeks had elapsed Thomson was
arrested on suspicion of being the
of the liquor and will be tried
at the coming term of court.
, 1924-01-30
NEW OIL COMPANY
TO DRILL NEAR CODY

DIR. j. j. Hardie and associates, of
Chicago, Illinois, in conjunction with
the Absorkee Oil company "a subsi-
diary of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company, have secured a lease
from James Rousseau and associates
on 1,50O acres on the old structure
adjoining the Western Oil and Gas
company's holdings north of Cody
and will begin operations as
soon as a rig can be moved on the
ground. -.
DIR. Hardie, with his geologist, will
return to Cody in n few days to pick
the location of the first well. The
Getterman Company have a rig on
the ground of the Western Oil and
Gas company's ground and will be-
gin operations as soon rs the weather
permits. The prospects for striking
oil on this structure are very promis-
ing and II is hoped that within a few
months Cody will have an oil pro-
ducing field almost within its boun-
daries.
, 1924-01-30
COMMISSIONERS TO
MAKE Definite CHARGES OF
MISCONDUCT AGAINST Women
MEMBERS OF LIBRARY BOARD
Not County Officer and Subject to Removal by
Commissioner, Judge Rules; Old Board
Remains Until Formal Notice of
Hearing is Given

also to resign. She had refused 10
do either, declaring that the county
commissioners could meet with the
library board but she would not ap-
pear before them. Mr.. Powers testi-
fed that complaints of the library
board had been presented to the coun-
ty commissioners by many persons,
whom he named, and Mt different
times, and that the for the
board to appear before the connie
sioners was the elimination of what
he termed a "disgraceful row" -
the last library board meeting.
Mrs. B. c. Rumsey, the newest
member of the library board, and
against whom as an individual there
were no charges of misconduct,
promptly resigned at the first hint
that such an action on the part of
the board would be agreeable to the
commissioners for the sake of har-
mony and the best interests Of the
public.
The two remaining members, to
the contrary, belligerant and agrees
sive, started in fighting for their jobs
and are now starring in this small
town comedy appearing in court as
plaintiffs, witnesses, etc, vociferous-
ly represented by the county attorney
who, logically, should be assisting the
county commissioners.
The case started Saturday after
noon and lasted until nearly midnight,
with the two library boards, the two
librarians and the friends and sym
pathizers of each faction filing the
court room.
As the matter now stands, the old
library board with one new male
member, j. M. Schwoob, will be in
control until their hearing before the
commissioners, while Mrs. Emma
Pierce, the librarian appointed by the
new library board, ~retires in favor of
Mrs. Juanita Lens, who has been
hired to act in that capacity by Mes
danes Goppert and Peterson.
The removal of Mrs. Emma Pierce
is not at all pleasing to the public.
Mrs. Pierce, who was formerly librar-
ian until asked to resign by Mes
DANES Goppert and Peterson, was a-
tisfactory to the public. She is a del
icate woman and a widow, trying to
pay for a little home, support her
self and her children and get them
through school, while Mrs. Juanita
Lens is a strong and capable nurse
with an able-bodied husband to sup
port her.
, 1924-01-30
SIMPSON STANDS
TRIAL IN BASIN

Through his attorney, E. +. En-
terline of Denver, Colorado, w. l..
Simpson appeared before Judge Metz
on Saturday and filed a motion for a
change OF venue to Big Horn county
in the ease of the State of Wyoming
VS.. William L. Simpson. After listen
ing to argument the judge granted
the motion for a change of venue and
set the date of trial March 10, at
Basin, Wyoming.
This change will require all of the
witnesses for the prosecution and
those for the defense to report in
Basin when the case is called. A great
number Of witnesses will be subpoe-
MED on both sides.
, 1924-01-30
(By Orion Neff, former
Laramie Coach)

Many of the old timers in our little
town who remember the basket ball
team known as "The Cody Wolves"
have wondered if they would ever
again see a team of their calibre on
the local floor made up of local ma
terial. Those days have passed and
nearly ten long years lay between
now and when the old evolves" made
their last appearance upon the basket
ball court. The memory of this group
of young men and the games they
PLAYED for their Alma Mater will
linger long with those who witnessed
their victorious career. A period OF
time has passed since the days of the
wolves that can only be accounted for
in years. 1t seems but yesterday to
those men who played and to those
who followed their games, that their
victories were celebrated.
Many teams have fought for old
c. II. s. since then and many of them
have been good teams. Due to the
lack of tall men in the high school
during the past few years Cody has
been somewhat handicapped for bas-
ket ball material. The teams which
the school put out we're usually fast
but were too small to compete with
the larger teams throughout the state,
The fans who understand the situa-
ton have been very patient with the
defeats and like all good fans have
celebrated the victories. Cody has
sent two teams to the state tourna'
ments Mt Laramie and both teams
made a very good showing.
The old timers who attended the
game played between Cody and Their
mopolis last Thursday night say that
| Cody has the best material she ha'
had for years. T~hermopolis has ont
of the fastest teams in the state thii
year and our local lads took theii
measure 1911.
Milward Simpson and Don Thomp
son, both from Cody and graduate
from the University of Wyoming. arr
coaching the Thermopolis team. Mil
ward and Don have the largest mum
Der of athletic letters of any men eve
attending the university Of Wyoming
They were two Of the most popula
athletes and best liked men on tn
campus during their university career
Old Cody Is proud of these two me
and the names they have made TO
themselves . Thermopolis consider
, 1924-01-30
C0DY TEAM "Y0UNG WOLVES"
SCORE 1911 IN GAME WITH
FAST BOYS FROM THERM0P0L|S

herself very fortunate in having these
two men on the coaching staff. They
have developed a fast clean team, and
we feel hat our boys have accom-
plished something when they defeat
a team of this class.
Cody did some very good passing
and team work during the game.
There was no grandstand playing and
each of the five men deserve an equal
share of the victory.
We all wonder how Grin Kepford
does it-but he does. To look at him
you wouldn't think he was moving
at all, but just talk to the boy that
guards him after a game and he will
tell you that Grin never is where he
was last. He just seem to get away
from them some way and when he
does its goodnight for a couple of
more points for his team. Orin's team
work was exceptionally good Thurs
day night and his basket shooting was
up to par. He was usually open when
his men could pass to him and when
Thermop had the ball he was always
III tHt way 81 bhSy ouihh pass w
each other.
After a game Bob Wilson always
says he should have played much bet
ter than he did. We appreciate Bob's
spirit but its just as well that he did
MT play any harder against Thermop,
for we didn't want to beat them too
bad. 1t will be just as well If Bob
saves up his surplus energy and spills
it out on the next two games with
Cowley and Basin, for we feel that
everything we got will be needed in
these two games. Bob did good guard
ing on the first line of defense and
his offensive work showed a great inn
provement over that of former games.
Two centers were run in against
Warren Perry, but they couldn't find
one who could out-jump him. He tip
ped the ball in center whiever way he
chose and two or three baskets were
made from the signal plays before
the visitors realized what had hap
pened. Hhe played his old cool-head-
ed game all the way through which
always gives his teammates conf
dence and courage to fight to the end
Warren made several points and
handled his defensive part very well
Art oeland's guarding was one OF
the outstanding features Of the game
He intercepted passes that Mt times
looked almost impossible. He got II
CONTINUED on Page 81
, 1924-01-30
South Fork Elk
May Need Feed Be-
fore Grass Comes

The s~outhfork elk herd is having
n hard time Of il this winter. Ranger
Peterman reports the old animals
getting pretty thin. How they get
ANYTHING to eat with the range COW
cred with several feet of snow is a
mystery. but the younger animals
seem strong and in fair condition.
They are unusually wild this winter
and are ranging high as a result Of
the merciless slaughter they were
subjected to before the hunting sea
son was closed last fall. 1t may be-
come necessary to provide feed for
this herd before spring.
, 1924-01-30
EARL HAYNER IS
GUILTY OF KILL
ING ELK; FINE $50
~Slaughters Inside Forest
Reserve Out of Season
Sherwin Guilty,
Charge

Earl Hayner was arrested Tuesday
by Dick Rousseau, deputy game war
den, and pleaded guilty before Judge
Aarston to the charge of killing a
elk inside the forest reserve line. He
was fined $50, which amount he was
able to get together and was released.
According to Hayner's story he had
been at Pahaska Tepee working for
Jim Winsor who was filling the ice
house. Mr.. Winsor came down in a
car with Dick Rousseau, leaving Hay
ner and his boy, Mark, to come down
with the team.
They stopped at the Sherwin cabin
where Sherwin keeps a small store
on the forest reserve line. Sherwin
remarked that he was out of meat.
Hayner says he asked why he didn't
Kill an elk, as three were grazing on
a nearby hillside. Sherwin replied
that he had no gun.
Hayner said he had a gun belonging
to AL Melvin in the wagon which he
was bringing to town. Hayner then
shot the elk and asserts that he was
assisted in dressing and caching the
meat by Sherwin.
After they had gone in Sherwin be-
came frightened and to save himself,
Hayner alleges, telephoned the infor'
nation to the game warden, failing to
mention his own share in the affair
Mr.. Rousseau had Hayner arrested
and went back up the river, return
ing on Tuesday evening with the
head. 1t is said that Hayner intends
to swear out a complaint against
Sherwin, claiming that he is equally
guilty with himself.
Hayner, who is already in trouble
Tor alleged violation of the liquor
law and whose case will be heard al
the February term of court, is de
serving of no sympathy or considera
uon for this inevcusable and fragrant
violation Of the game law. Mr.. Rous
seau is to be commended for hi
prompt action in the case.
Numerous complaints have beer
made against Sherwin that he ha,
been killing elk and violating tn
game laws. and until now no evidence
could be procured to implicate him.
tame Warden Rousseau deserve
a great deal of credit for arrestin,
game law violators and persons VIII,
disregard game laws and good sports
manship.
, 1924-01-30

The first step in connection with
the building of the base of the Buff
falo Bill statue was taken Saturday
when work was begun to connect the
water lines to supply the necessary
water for mixing the 600 yards of
concrete which it is estimated will be
used in it's construction.
The Kimball & Kimball Engineer
ing company, of Cody and Casper,
who have the contract for building
a miniature Cedar mountain upon
which the great equestrian statue by
Gertrude Whitney is to stand, are not
letting the grass grow under their
feet. Russell Kimball came in on Fri
day, accompanied by Ernest w. Ev-
erly, president Of the company, and
six men of their regular force in Cas-
per.
Mr.. Everly will be in charge Of the
operations here. He is an engineer
and constructed all the paving in
Greybull and several districts in Cas-
per and ThermopoHs.
Three carloads Of equipment are
ready for shipment This equipment
includes two 7-ton trucks and a heavy
drag-line, steam driven, which will
be used in excavating and afterward
converted into a crane
Local trucks will also be used and
probably the. greater part of the ma
terial used will be purchased in Cody.
The quarry sites have all been
, 1924-01-30
WORK STARTS ON HUGE BASE
FOR STATUE Of BUFFALO BILL
Kimball and Kimball Shipping in 7-ton Trucks and
Heavy Equipment Necessary from Casper

selected in the canyon and are COM
paratively easy of access. Heavy der
ricks will be used for loading the
granite.
Albert Ross, architect for Mrs.
Whitney, returned from Cody to New
York City by way of Burlington,
Iowa, where he made definite arrang
ments with the Lincoln Land COM
pany for the purchase of the So acres
west of town where the statue is to
stand.
A communication from Mary Jester
Allen states that it is now planned
to raise 100000 for the building of
the Cody Museum which is to house
the finest collection of souvenirs of
pioneer days in America.
Winthrop Brooks of the Valley
ranch is giving his services generous
ly and doing much in New York City
toward bringing the ambitions plans
for the statue and museum to a sue
cessful elimination.
The base of the statue will be ready
the first of June and the statue ready
for unwilling during the Stampede in
July, but it is not anticipated that
the museum will be ready for dedi-
cation for another year.
1t is said that General Miles, who
had hoped to see Col. Cody depicted
as a military man, is not any more
pleased with the new model than with
the first one on that account.
, 1924-01-30
Cop VS.. Caroline
Goes To Worland

The celebrated case of Cop VS..
Lockhart will be tried in Worland,
Washable county, next fall. Judge
Metz signed the order for the change
of venue asked by the defendant, last
Saturday. As the defendant objected
to both Park and Big Horn counties
and the plaintiff objected to Hot
Springs county, only Washable coun-
ty remained.
, 1924-01-30

Mrs. lobe Borner, wife Of the gov
eminent trapper, who has her own
line Of traps out near the Peaks, rode
in from Lower Sage creek on Satur-
day. A low down kind of thief stole
one of Mrs. Borner's traps with n coy
ote in 1t a short time ago.
, 1924-01-30
improvements to be
Made Cody Station

1t has been unofficially stated that
the old "Y" at the station will be
abandoned the coming season and will
be replaced by n circle track that will
completely surround the Burlington
depot and cafe, thus avoiding the
switching necessary to head the out
going train in the right direction.
, 1924-01-30
As seen FROMIHEW WATERMELON
m&R @mAhne @okhayf @@4

in police forces of so per cent. In
St. Louis, where the police force al
ready numbers 100, the city officials
have been making appeals to the state
legislature for an increase of 400 to
500 men.
We were told by the fanatics re-
ponsible for the bone-dry laws that
arrests for i~ntoxication would shrink
to a minimum with the coming of pro-
hibition. Here are figures taken from
the official police reports of Americas
largest cities which rather conclusive
ly prove the contrary:
Total Arrests for In~toxication
, 1924-01-30

The Cody high school basket ball
team leaves on Thursday morning
lor Cowley and Basin where two
sames are scheduled, the first at Cow
ley on Thursday evening, and the sec
ohu at Basin on Friday evening. The
.ody team have not been defeated so
Tar this season.
, 1924-01-30

Mrs. j. =. Altberger, who is now
in Philadelphia, will join Mr.. Alt
berger in Denver and they will mo-
tor through to Cody in their new Lin1
coin as soon as the weather permits.
, 1924-01-30

The oldest and youngest members
of the National congress are strong
opponents of the present prohibitory
laws. General Isaac r. Sherwood,
democratic, of Ohio, is now in his
Ssth year, while the youngest men,
Der, Clarence j. Mcleod, republican,
of Michigan, is only % years of age.
At the Face the Facts Conference
held in Washington last week by mem
bers of the association Opposed to
Prohibition, representative men and
women from all over the United
States were present, and unanimous
ly voiced the opinion based upon OBJ
~servation of conditions in their own
particular section, that prohibition
had brought in its train an array of
evils, each worse than the one it had
succeeded. The most serious of
which, to their way of thinking, was
the universal disrespect for all law.
What with Mayor 10y of Casper
and Sheriff Toy of Sheridan, persons
outside the state might think Wyom-
ing elected Cinnamon to office.
, 1924-01-30
Old Timer

Before prohibition, the Anti, Saloon
league gave it's solemn pledge that
the adoption of the prohibitory law
would mean an immediate decrease
, 1924-01-30

Dear Editor:
Read with interest of Cops ambi-
ton to "Clean up Cody" A lot of us
who have lived here for more than 20
years didn't know we had such a dirty
town until he and a few more of his
calibre got here. 1t looks to me as
if the longer they stay the dirtier we
get.
old Timer
, 1924-01-30

The young lady who reports the do
ings in Poison Spider, Wyoming, for
the Inland Oil Index explains in her
column this week that the reason she
could not accept our invitation to put
on her cowboy clothes and come to
Stampede Ball was because the ed
itor had borrowed her trousers.
DIR. Venvelas Sokolowski, first sec
rotary of the Polish legation, had to
take his clothes and go after prohi-
bition agents in Washington found
more liquor in his apartment than
even a diplomat is supposed to drink.
The doctor was suspected of doing
a little bootlegging on the side when
$4,000 worth of hard likker was To-
Gated in the vaults in the basement of
the apartments he occupied and he
was transferred to Warsaw by the
Polish minister, DR.. Wroblewski.
When Mr.. E. ]. Goppert acted as
attorney in a case in which 75c was
involved and subsequently attached a
light bulb for his client, it was thought
that it would stand as the smallest
on record. But Mr.. Goppert has been
robbed of this distinction by an at
torney in Kiel, Germany, who repre-
scented a woman in a law suit with a
neighbor over the ownership of a
darning needle. Having lost the case
in the Holstein district, he is carrying
it to a higher tribunal, which he is
able to do owing to the fact that a
darning needle now costs a billion
marks in Germany.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-16
Mrs. Schefer's Recital
Is Largely Attended

An unusually large and apprecia-
tive audience attended the presenta.
ton of the more advanced students
in voice Of Mrs. Herman Scheffer. in
recital at the Rialto Theatre last
evening.
The stage was banked with palms,
ferns and very beautiful effect was
produced by the use of large baskets
of cut flowers. Each number on the
program was deserving of special
mention and proved rare treat t6
the music lovers Of Bismarck.
Some of these students appeared
in Mrs. Scheffer's recital less than a
year ago and wonderful improvement
could be noted in the voices. Many
voices were new to the majority Of
the audience but showed most excel
lent talent. Miss Florence Connolly
of Mandan sang her numbers excep-
tiohally we'll as did Mrs. Targart and
Emmett Griffin. Mr.. Humphreys
number "Trade Winds" was a treat
to the audience and showed the great
range in his voice. Mrs. Scheffer
states that several who appeared in
recital have been receiving instruc-
tons in voice but short time but
great possibilities are inv store for
each.
Several numbers on the program
did not permit of such test Of the
range in voice as the same people
presented last year but nothing but
most complimentary remarks were
heard from those who attended the
recital.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-16

with the naked eye. Other parts re,
qulre the aid of u powerful glass. BY
methods of photography, the repro
auctions will be much more legible.
than the original the background he
ing contrasted more sharply with the
hicroglyphics.
The fragments are kept ia special
containers in Il vault, and only two
professors. DR.. Henry A. Sanders and
DR. Francis W. Kelsey, who have de-
voted many years to the study of
writings of the time of Christ, have
access TO them. DR.. Sanders spent
IA days piccing together fragments
of one of the pages recently photo
graphcd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-16

ers and the Indian, women imme-
diately surrounded tie cabin, GU.
rious to see the stranger come to
act the medicine man."
The needs of health service
among the Indians and Eskiinos
in remote Alaska are very urgent
and the death rate among the in.
fants appalling. but through the
Red Cross field service in the ter.
rltory the worst conditions are
being attacked with vigor and With
encouraging results.
The spirit Of this Fed Cross serv.
ice in this difficult field is best con.
veyed by Miss Djupe. who writes:
Some days l have come back to
my room feeling just heartsick, and
then l have said: This the rea.
son | am here When | came to
spot they call a village | almost
gave way to detection; but then,
that is the reason why l am here.
else the American Red Cross GER
tainly never would have given me
the chance to be chief steward on
a steamboat with four Eskimos to
take my orders"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-16

PLOT FOUND
Nipped in the Bud by u. S.
Secret Service Agents

Washington, Feb. ia nation
wide conspiracy to make and dis
tribute counterfeit treasury notes
of $1,000 denomination has been
nipped in the bud, according to
secret service operatives. through
the arrest Of James C. Houghton
employe of the bureau of engraving
and printing, and Curt Jacobson of
New York.
Jacobson and Houghton. both
charged with conspiracy to coun-
terfeit, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Nc
Donald and held for the grand jury.
Houghton furnished bond of $1,000
and was released. but Jacobson
last night and failed to obtain his
surety bond fixed at $4,000. A
number of arrests in other cities
in connection with the alleged
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-16
Ethiopia Against
White Slavery

Geneva, Feb. lG,-Ethiopia the
African state known otherwise as
,Ahyssinia, the last country to be adj
mittcd to the League of Nations, ha,
notified the league that it has ratified
tn" white slave" convention.
This is the agreement whereby sig
natory states agree to exert every eff
fort to crush out the traffic in wo-
men and young girls.
A special commission of experts un-
der-the direction Of DR.. A. Flcxner, of
New York, soon will inaugurate new
inquiry into the traffic. under the
auspices of the League of Nations,
with view to securing its total sup
preston.