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, 1925-02-18

ANdSeIy L. -. wager, " " oSNSH, =
Cullen.
The opening of court here on Tues
day morning following the impaneling
of the jury on Monday, vas attended
by several delays in the regular pro-
cedure, and also by a big crowd of
listeners, most of them men, who, OBJ
viously, were attracted to the court
room by the opportunity to listen to
the sordid details of the Ease of the
State against A. Strand, who is &C
cused of a r~eprehensible crime against
his ~ten-year-old daughter Annette.
The court, in the person of Judge p.
J. Metz, entertained commendable
views relative to the proprietry of per-
hitting court room frequenters to alb
sorb the disgusting testimony, or to
brighten or upset the little ten
year-old states witness, who was the
first witness to take the stand. Con-
sequently, just as the prosecuting at
torney concluded his presentation of
the states case. and the listeners had
settled themselves comfortably in
their seats for a mornings enter
tainment, the court declared a recess,
and announced that no n would be
permitted to re-enter the court room
after the recess except court attaches,
attorneys and witnesses. And, the
disappointed cavalcade filed slowly
through the double doors of the court
room.
WANTED WIFE TO BE PRESENT
Before beginning the case, Attorney
Paul Greever, acting for Strand, ask
ed that the bondsmen he had provid-
ed for Mrs. Strand, wife of the de-
PENDANT, be approved by the court,
as he wished Mrs. Strand to be in the
court room during the trial of her
husband. County Attorney McElvain
protested against the approval on the
grounds that neither Charles W. Tag
gard nor Il. NJ. Beaver, whose names
appeared on the bond were accredited
bondsmen, neither, he contended, own
ing real property in this county. Mr..
Greever called Thomas McWhinney,
of Basin, to the stand to testify to
the amount of property owned by
both prospective bondsmen. Mr.. Nc
Whinncy's testimony was built on
hearsay, and not upon actual person.
al knowledge. Both men, he opined,
were worth more than ten thousand
dollars-he admitted he had no "sure
fire" knowledge.
GOPPERT MISSES FIRE TOO
Ernest j. Goppert, former prose-
cutting attorney of this county, was
the next witness and did his best 10
build up Mr.. Greever's contention. He
was attorney for Mr.. Beaver. he said,
and knew enough about his business
affairs to testify TO his merit as u
bondsmnn. Mr.. Goppert ~inexpcrtly
evaded direct answers 10 Mr.. McEl-
vain's questions, and finally. after he
had exhausted his fund of knowledge
of Mr.. beavers and Mr.. Taggnrd's
affairs, failed to impress the court
with his value rs n witness, and he
was dismissed from the stand without
questioning from Mr.. Greveer. He
was sure, however, that Mr.. beavers
property in this county would amount
to $4,000, EVEN though II was not
recorded in his own name.
, 1925-02-18
SIMPSON CASE DISMISSED BY COURT ON
PETITION Of COUNTY ATTORNEY

er trial cost Park County the sum of
~S2,l75.49 and the Board of County
Commissioners of Park County, Wyo-
ming, do not feel that such a sum and
probably several hundred dollars more
should be spent in a retrial of this
case unless there was a reasonable
chance of conviction.
That pursuant TO the instruction of
the Board of County Commissioners
of Park County, Wyoming, to the pre-
sent County and Prosecuting Attorney
he wrote to the Honorable james II.
Burgess and received from the Honor
able James IL. Burgess, n letter at
tached hereto and made u part of this
motion, in which letter the Honorable
James H. Burgess states. 81 feel sure
in my w mind that you will never
be able to secure a conviction in this
case, and it impresses me that you
would be needlessly spending the
county's money in further prosecuting
it,"
That many witnesses for the State
have left the state, and 1t would be
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again bring them to the state 10 tes-
tify, and in view of the fact that the
case was well presented and tried, and
in view of the fact that after an ex-
p~ensive and exhaustive trial, the jury
disagreed, and in view Of the fact that
the chance Of conviction is very small
and in view Of the fact that n retrial
Of this action would cost the County
neary three thousand dollars, and In
view of the fact that in the opinion
Of the Honorable James II. Burgess,
the judge who tried this action, the
Board of County Commissioners of
Park County, Wyoming, and the
present County and Prosecuting At
torney, that n retrial of this action
would be n great expense with but
small chances of conviction, the State
of Wyoming, Plaintiff, by its attor-
ney, Joseph l.. McElvian, County and
Prosecuting Attorney of Park County.
Wyoming, hereby moves for dismissal
of this action without prejudice to
further prosecution.
WHEREFORE Plaintiff pruys
that an order of Nolle Proscqui with
Continued on Page Four
, 1925-02-18

Acting ~favorably upon the recon-
mendation of County Attorney Jos.
E. McElvain, Judge Metz, last week,
dismissed the case of the State
against w. L. Simpson, charged with
the murder of Edward Raines in this
city in August, 1928. Mr.. McElvain's
petition to the court, and the letter of
Judge Burgess, who tried the case, are
printed below:
In the District Court, Big Horn
County, Wyoming.
State Of Wyoming, plaintiff, vs..
William l.. Simpson, defendant-Mo-
ton for Nolle Prosequi.
Comes TO- Joseph L. McElvain,
County and Prosecuting Attorney of
Park County, Wyoming and moves the
Court for an order Nolle Pressing the
above entitled cause without preju-
dice TO further prosecution, for the
reasons and upon the following
grounds, to-wit:
That the above case was tried; first
trial resulted in n disagreement Of the
jury.
IL
That the former trial Of the defend
and was cN'efully and ably conducted
and that the best possible case against
the defendant was presented TO the
Court and jury in said former trial.
The ofrense charged being one of the
most serious against our law, the for
mer trial necessarily, and a new trial
II held, would necessitate many wit
nesses, n long trial and great ex-
pense. That the evidence submitted
in n retrial Of this action would nee
essarily be the same evidence submit
ted by the State in the first trial with
the exception of possible rebuttal tes-
timony.
That the County Commissioners of
Park County, Wyoming, instructed the
present County and Prosecuting At
torney to write the Honorable James
IL. Burgess, the judge who tried this
ease. and ask him for n fair and frank
opinion as TO whether or not there
would be reasonable chance of on-
viction in this case. That the reason
for this request by the Board OF Coun-
ty Commissioners of Park County,
Wyoming, was the fact that the form
, 1925-02-18
De MARIS SPRINGS
LOOKING FORWARD
TO A GOOD SEASON
Chas. DeMaris in New York and
Will Arrive Home Soon to Pre-
pare for Seasons Opening.

Charley DeMaris, who has been in
France for a couple of months fol-
lowing his visit to Ireland, has wired
his mother that he is now in New
York, having locked there a few days
ago after a splendid voyage from Eu-
rope on the steamer Degrasse. He
will return to his home here within
n short time.
Mr.. DeNIaris' stay in France was
curtailed by Il request from Mrs. De
Maris that he should return as soon
as possible, in anticipation of the ear
ly opening Of the season It the De-
Maris Springs. This year, Mr.. De
Maris will be more actively ~associat-
ed with the conduct of the springs,
and with the prospect of more tour
lists and other visitors than they can
handle with the present facilities, it
was deemed best to begin 10 shape
plans earlier than usual.
The railroads have taken n greater
interest in the springs this year, and
are contemplating an advertising cam
paiFn which will add to the usual
number Of visitors who wish 10 take
advantage Of the baths, and the ac-
QUESTION Of more housing facilities
will be the first problem TO be solved
by Mrs. DeMaris and her son.
, 1925-02-18
OHIO COMPANY IS
DRILLING OLD HOLE
TO RELIEVE GASSER
Believes Drilling into Same For
nation will Reduce Pressure
and Permit Drillers to Resume
in New Well.

With the big Ohio Oil Company
gasser which blew in two weeks ago
still disgorging a mixture of gas, oil
and mud with almost undiminished
velocity, the drilling company, under
Paul Stock, has now turned its at
tention to the old hole only a few
rods from the gasser, and it is be-
lieved that drilling in the old hole
will eventually tap the same forma-
ton, and probably relieve the flow of
gas from the new well sufficiently to
permit them to control it.
Mr.. Stock expects to connect his
steam line with the engines in the ro-
tary rig hole by Friday. He will then
pull out the drill stem for inspection,
and if it proves to be in good condi-
ton he will proceed to mud off the
walls of the hole. If this fails, he
will drop ten-inch casing as deep as
possible, cement it off, and then drill
ahead to the Embar lime. When on
top of the Embar lime, he will set an
other string of castings and drill into
the sand with cable tools. They be-
lieve the Embar lime will be reached
at $500 feet.
The hole which was abandoned
some time ago, had been drilled to a
depth of approximately 1,75O feet, but
it will be necessary to begin drilling
from the 1850 foot depth, as the hole
seems to have caved in up to that
height.
The gas has worked a hole in the
drill stem at the big gasser, but, for
tunately, this hole is within a few
feet of the rotary table, and should
not occasion any serious trouble.
, 1925-02-18
CODY BOYS HAVE
CHANCE TO LOSE
ONE MORE GAME
Lose to Cowley Last Thursday
Play Powell Friday-Enter in
Tournament on Feb. 18th.

The Cody high school basketball
team dropped another game last
Thursday night, this time to the Cow
ley aggregation. The final score was
% to II, but the Cody boys had them
tied in a knot up to the last quarter,
when the Cowley quint went on a
Understanding spree. The Cody boys
have no alibis for their defeat, and are
willing to concede that the Cowley
team won by playing better basket
ball.
The last game of the season will be
played at Powell with Powell, Friday
night.
The inter-scholastic tournement for
this high school circuit will be held in
Lowell on February &c, 27, and %, and
the Cody boys will journey to the
stockyards town determined to re-
trieve a part of their seasons repu-
%tation, at least. Two defeats will
eliminate any team, and they are 60
ing to stave off elimination as long as
possible.
Coach Grossman probably will take
eight men to the tournament and the
team will remain in Lowell until the
worst" is over.
The teams taking part in the tourn-
ament will be entered from Powell,
Lowell, Cowley, Thermopolis, Grey
bull, Worland, Basin, and this city.
, 1925-02-18
Think THIS over
METHODISTS AND PRESENTER
1ANS HAVE MAJORITY IN THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.

Washington, Feb.12.-More than &c
per cent of the members of the in.
coming congress are adherents OF
some religious denomination, accord
ing to a statement from the board OF
temperance, prohibition and public
morals of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
church, Washington, d. c., which on
Thursday announced it had completed
an investigation.
"Methodists lead in both the House
and Senate" says the statement,
with Presbyterians and Episcopalians
following closely. In the House of
Representatives there are ninety Me
thodists and twenty-seven in the SEN
ate. The Presbyterians have sixty
three members of the House and there
are eleven Presbyterian senator's. The
Episcopalians number fifty-seven rep
resentatives and twenty-five senators.
Thirty-two representatives are mem
bers of the Roman Catholic church,
with four senator's of that church.
There are eight Hebrews in the House
and non in the Senate.
eff members of ~fraternities which
require belief in God are taken into
consideration" says the statement,
'the number of law makers who have
%professed religious conviction would
be found still greater. There are
five in the Senate. Ninety-eight rep
resentatives are Knights of Pythias
and there are thirteen Knights in the
Senate. The Odd Fellows have sew
enty-four representatives and seven
senators. Of the thirty-fve men in
the House of Representatives with no
religious %affiliation, twenty-three are
Masons and two are Pythians; while
of the sever whose religious affiliation
+ unknown four are Masons. The
ten senators with no religious affilia-
ton include six Masons, and all three
of those whose religious affiliations
+ unknown are Masons.
, 1925-02-18
ave always known him as my faith

owe always known him as my faith
en-"
Pressed for details, the little girl
told about the crime she alleges was
committed against her by her father
on the night of January 10th, with the
knowledge, she said, of her mother.
She also testified that her mother in
structed her to blame the crime upon
her nine year old brother, in order to
protect her father. At this juncture,
Nh. McElvain asked questions which
Mr.. Greever declared were misleading,
and the jury was then dismissed until
two o'clock while the attorneys ar
gued the question.
Meanwhile, Strand, accused by his
little daughter, sat nonchalantly in
his chair, his unitelligent-appearing
face seeming to place him on a low
human plane, but still not of suffici-
ent degradation to have permitted
himself to indulge his animal-like pas
sions to the extend of committing the
unnatural crime of which he is charg-
ed. Occasionally a faint smile broke
in upon his animal-like countenance,
as if to deride some of the testimony
offered by his pretty little daughter.
Little Annette was called to the
witness stand early in the afternoon,
yesterday, after the court virtually
conceded the prosecuting attorneys
right to have certain testimony ad-
mitted. The little girls reluctance
to testify was not so pronounced as it
was in the morning and, aided and
prompted by Judge Metz, told a re-
voting tale of abuse by her father.
She admitted that the story she told
in justice court in Powell a few weeks
ago was untrue, and that she told
lies then because her mother told her
it would be better for her and her
little brother "to go to the reform
school than to have daddy go to the
penitentiary." She also testified that
Immediately after the trial her father
congratulated her and her brother on
the way they testified, because it kept
him out of trouble.
The stories of abuse, sometimes in
the tipple of the mine, and sometimes
in their home, were so revolving and
unnatural, that if true, no punishment
that could be inflicted would be too
severe They began last August, An
nette stated, Once, she said, she ran
away from home because she was a.
fraid of further abuse by her faith
err.
The attorneys for the defense fail
Continued on Page Five)
, 1925-02-18
CREYBULL RANCHERS
RELIEF BILL HAS GOOD
CHANCE TO Be PASSED
Senator John Cook Optimistic in
Regard to Eventual Passage
w. w. Purdy Very Hopeful.

A special dispatch to the Enterprise
from Senator John Cook, received on
Tuesday, states that the Senate Bill
No. 90, designed to amend the irriga-
ton district laws to the extent of per-
hitting withdrawal from the districts
or petition of seventy-ive per cent of
the members of one county, has a
splendid chance to pass and that
definite action will be taken soon.
This amendment wa presented to
the legislature especially in the in
terest of settlers on the upper Grey
bull river in this county, and if it
passes will be hailed with relief by
other settlers in other parts of the
state. Allied with Senator Cook are
Representatives Powers and Werts of
this county, and information from
Cheyenne is to the effect that all three
of them have pushed the amendment
assiduously.
The farmers instrumental in plac-
ing the amendment before the legis-
lature, through their representatives,
have paid for their irrigation facilities,
have prior irrigation rights, and don't
feel that they are legally bound to
build the improvement district reser-
voir and finance it in other ways when
they are able to obtain all the water
they need for their own uses through
their own irrigation facilities.
w. w. Purdy, one of the Greybull
ranchers who has taken a leading part
in the effort to put through the re-
lief measure, has just returned from
Cheyenne, and states that the chances
for il TO be passed are favorable.
, 1925-02-18
ROD AND GUN CLUB
ACT AGAINST PRO-
POSED GAME CODE
Wants One Month Big Game
Hunting and Open Fish Season
April dick Rousseau in Cap
itol in Clubs Behalf.

The Park County Rod and Gun
Club has taken action against the pas
sage of a bill now in the Wyoming
Legislature which would make radical
changes in the restrictions and priv
ileges now obtaining in the present
fish and game code, and at a meeting
held in the library Monday night
made specific exceptions, which have
been forwarded to Cheyenne. Dick
Rousseau, representing the club, with
representatives from other rod and
gun clubs in neighboring counties.
are now on the job in Cheyenne and
are leaving nothing undone to cause
the elimination of undesirable fea-
lures Of the bill.
The proposed bill would cut one
month Off the big game season, and
would close sheep hunting without ex-
ceptions. II would also cut the deer
season to two weeks instead of one
month, and place the legal opening of
the fishing season at May LIST instead
Of April LIST. A house bill with this
proviso has already been sent TO the
senate for consideration, but the rep
resentatives in Cheyenne hope to have
this section changed TO read April list.
The new bill also proposes to is
sue 100 moose permits, and 800 ante
lopc permits, but the local club OBJ
iccts TO any moose permits being
granted. Fifty antelope permits, Just
about enough TO rid the herds Of the
surplus bucks, are sufficient, the Park
County club believes,
A wire TO Senator John Cook, set
ting forth these objections and recon-
mendations, was dispatched yesterday
and good results are anticipated.
, 1925-02-18
Humane Officer Here
Ruth Mckain's Interest

Mrs. NJ. B. Fields, state humane of
ficer, is here investigating the home
of Ruth McKain, one of the principals
in the Harold Peery case which was
disposed of in court here a short time
ago. Mrs. Fields stated that the
girls surroundings at this time are
what they should be, and that she
will not be taken from her mothers
home unless unfavorable Circumstance
cs arise.
, 1925-02-18
Little Annette Strand Tells
Unbe|ievab|y Revolving Story
Of Abuse by Her Own Father
Court Wisely Excludes General Public
as SOrdid Testimony is Given
MAY Go to Jury Today

In the case of the State against A. Strand, now being tried in
Judge P. J. Metz's court, the afternoon session was devoted mainly
to the testimony of Justice of the Peace Monteba, before whom the
trial of Strand was heard, in Powell, a few weeks age, and by Mrs
Strand, wife of the defendant. Mrs Strands testimony, briefly stat
ed, was a denial Of the testimony of her little daughter. Attorneys
Greever and Rankin are making the best possible case from what ap-
pears to most people interested in the trial, a rotten" foundation
upon which to build a defense.
AT 4 80 today, Strand had not yet been placed upon the stand
and Annette had not been recalled.
1t was thought that a night session might be held, but this was
not stated upon direct information from Judge Metz.
Later-During the evening session today, Prosecuting Attorney
McElvain introduced more testimony by Annette Strand, which was
equally, or more, disgusting and sckening than that already given
by her, and the defense will be given the opportunity tomorrow
morning Thursday to refute this evidence, If possible. The case
may not go to the Jury until noon.
, 1925-02-18
LONG SENTENCES FOR DRY
LAW VIOLATORS HELD TO BE
II EGAI

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-The prac-
tice of Federal Judge John S. Part
ridge of this city of imposing long
Jail sentences upon convicted law vio-
lators in case a heavy fine was not
paid was declared contrary to law by
the United States court of appeals on
Monday. The court of appeals held
that Judge Partridge had been wrong
in refusing to allow prisoners who
have served a jail sentence to take Q
"pauper's OATH" and procure theil
liberty without payment of a fine.
, 1925-02-18

County Clerk James Rousseau and
Deputy Assessor Phillips were called
to the stand, and officially testified
that neither Mr.. Beaver nor Mr.. Tag
gard were listed rs real property own
ers in this county. They were, how
ever, paying taxes on personal prop
erty and improvements TO their home
steads, the amounts upon which they
were paying being approximately
$1,000 in either case. Their home
steads were not patented, Mrs. Phil
lips testified. Mr.. Greever asserted
they owned their homestcads even
though they were not patented, but
ut the conclusion Of the arguments,
Judge Metz ruled that they were not
admissible us bondsmen. Mrs Strand
was not permitted TO attend court.
ANNETTE STRAND A PRETTY
PICTURE
Little Annette Strand presented n
pretty picture as she was led 20 the
witness stand by n woman friend. I'm
usually pretty, intelligent looking and
pathetic in her girlish helplessness.
she timidly took the stand, and falt-
eringly answered questions asked her
by Mr.. McElvain. When asked by the
latter what relation the defendant was
to her, she replied in u clear voice,
, 1925-02-18

The program, Mt present, is still in
the making. but IL Is known that n
banquet will be held in the Irma ho-
tel in the evening, TO which every
body Is invited. An effort is being
made to have Reyn Leedom. Of Low
ell. on hand as the principal speaker
of the evening, and Mr.. Leedom's al
wTs's pleasing ability as a speaker
win be augmented by other Speakers.
4 vocal and musical program will al
so be provided,
, 1925-02-18

The Jury-E. w. Lindsay, Charles
Gawthrop, Edgar Bennion, P. A.
johnson, Jack Rhodes, Floyd Noble,
Arthur Braten, T. ]. Kane, Harry
RACER, L. D. Wager, c. c. Beven, j.
Cullen.
, 1925-02-18
NATAL DAY OF GREAT
SCOUT WILL Be OBJ
SERVED IN C 0 D Y

Buffalo Bilrs birthday anniversary,
February 26th, will be appropriately
observed in Cody under the auspices
Of the Cody Club, and with Charles j..
Lowe in direct charge Of the program.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-20
SUCCESS Of tAB0R'S
REWARD IS BEYOND
SPONSORS HOPES
Labor 5 Campaign Of Organ
ization Opened In Mime
sofa and Illinois.

Great throngs viewed "Labor's Re-
ward" moving picture being used by
the American Federation of Labor and
Union Label Trades department in
their organization and education cam
paign. at its showing in Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, and Danville, H., Nov
ember is.
Unstinted. praise Of the story told
and the history Of labor's gains in
the captions was given by the audi
ences. The success was far beyond
the hopes of the originators Of the
campaign.
Lectures were given at Milwaukee
by E. Kaufman of the United Gar
ment Workers, at Minneapolis by Geo.
w. Disney of the Boot and Shoe
Workers international union. and at
Danville, Ill.,, by Harry Koch of the
Photo Ehgravers international union.
Every city in Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Ilinois will be visited. The cam
-paign IN Pennsylvania will begin in
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-20
MINORITY supporter. Anti-Unlon

Ma1Olhty supporters Ahu-OHAOu
The National Association of Manu-
facturers and the United States
Chamber of Commerce, chief support
ers of the majority men bers Of the
commission, favor the~so-called open
shop as further means of keeping
their great combinations free from
regulative influence in behalf of the
public welfare.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-20
COUNTY CHOOSES
NEW HOME AGENT


M0NTESANO, Nov. 19.-(Speciall
AT their meeting here today the
CFays Harbor county commissioners
approved the instrumentation Of the
State College Of Washington for the
appointment Of Miss Edna FoxWeIl TO
be county hone der nstfa tsn agent
"a tAIs county beginning Jannary /,
1926. Miss FoxweII VIII take the place
Of Miss Mabel Dumas who has resign
ed to take effect at the end Of the
year. Her salary viii be $2,100 Of
which 81 400 comes from federal and
Smith Lever founds and $7OO from
the county
Miss FoxwelI has had long expert
snee as e home eeonornies teacher.
She has had experience III the Uni
vorsities oE Minnesota and Washing
ton, Iowa State Teachers College and
the State coIIeee Of Washington. She
lis also familiar with conditions in
Western Washington