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CASPER TO BE SILENT MINUTE Lines Throughout the United States and Canada to Go Dead in Tribute to Great Inventor. Promptly at 4:25 p. m. today, Cas- per time, telephone operations throughout the Unite? States and Canada ceased for ohe minute in trib- Ute to the late Dr. Alexander Grahm Bell, whose death occurred early yes- terday and who will be laid at rest at the sunset hour in Nova Scotia to- @ay. In Casper there will be no an swering response to the rings of sub- scribers during the minute interval and to all practical purposes ‘Itnes over the entire country will be dead. The fing over the local telephone exchange was raised to half mast yes terday afternoon by Manager McCor. mick on advices from headquarters of the Mountain States Telephone and ‘Telegraph compan: > — American Legion Question Box What is the object of the member ehip drive that the American Legion Answer—To band together the ex: service men of the community so thet by concerted action the interests an¢ rights of the former soldier will be safeguarded; to aid the work in be half of the disabled veteran which the national organization is fighting for 0 strenuousy; to strengthen the local post of the legion to such an extent that matters of mutual interest can de effectively handled. Has the Anierican Legion any ob- elub?—JOHN R. See answe to the above. While the social part of the legion program, 4 not overlooked, there are many things of greater importance that are going on at present and will continue to 0 on in the future. ‘What {s the financial condition of the American Legion?—F. B. C. Answer—The report of the execu tive secretary read at the last meeting of the legion showed that In spite of the heavy obli¢e ticns in service work for the ex-sold’.r .ke local t is in sound financial condition. The incom img revenue is suffictent to pay the outstanding obligations and certain funds are laid away toward tho legion cfub house fund. All former soldiers who wish infor- mation are invited to send their ques- tions_to “American Legion Question Box" care of Tribune and answers to their queries will be published, so far as space permit: mS TOWORK DEEP WELL FOR - WATER SUPPLY Bonds Voted at Recent Elec- tion to Be Put to Use in Providing Pure Supply. O14 Ponce De Leon ant his proverb- {a1 Fountain of Youth had nothing on the Town of Mills, and its enterprising; officials, Purity unsurpassed in drink-| mg water will soon be the property of| our near neighbor. Mills has decided after months of eliberation and a heated election to make use of the many small islands| adorning the Platte in the vicinity of| the town by sinking a large deep well,| and placing above it complete appar-| atus for pumping and distributing the} clear liquid to every home in the vil- lage. In locating the island which will| mean much to the suburban folks in the futura, engineers were careful to choose a site free from all waste, re- fuse, or discarded oil. Experts who| have tested the water pronounce it to| be among the purest found in the state of Wyoming. Upon the heels of the Mills project, the Midwest Refining company, has @ecided to drill a large well upon an island farther down the river, and by uge of a pipeline, send it on its long| Journey to Salt Creek, where it will find a warm welcomie at the hands of the workers in the Midwest camps. urances that the Idaho early potato} nd other crops can be moved despite! the strike of shopmen have been tel- graphed to Senator Borah, of Idaho, by H. V, Platt, general manager of, the Oregon Short Lino railroad with headquarters herd. Senator Borah,| fn a communication to Mr. Platt, said he had received numerous inquiries from Idaho residents expressing con-' ern_about raflroad conditions. GIANT GASSER gas well here estimated to be making 80,000,000 feet an hour and spraying barrels of oll hourly, fe putting on at this time?—J. T. B.| an San Hulsa and Oklahoma City. is but 160 feet from the tracks and has filled tha valley for more than a mile around with gas. Railway of trains would ignite the gas and cause a isustrous fire. an effort to shut in the well. towns because of *he danger which Ject other than an ordiaary social) would be incurred In the firing of the motor’s exhaust. ory-more than a mile northwest of the present Continental came fn last night, WOMAN CENIES GUILT the authorities in connection with al Jeged fraud perpetrated upon a local furniture company, and now out on bond, accuses tions charged and declares she knows nothing of his whereabouts. is being made by county offiters for Herwick, “ated and pending his apprehension the case is marking time. pect of an early hearing is in sight. Cheyenne when investigation devei- oped frregularities in a furniture deal and expects to appear as a witness when her husband 1s found. ————— Mrs. that her husband is never kind and that it is beyond all human possibil- ity to live with him longer. leges that he has several times 72- cused her wrongly of deeds which she never committed, and at times such as these did her bodily injury. defendant in the suit nings, resident of Casper. suede yer atria ——Try a Tribune’ classified ad.—- [yeas Che Casper Dally Cribune ‘AGE NINE STOPS TRAFFIC ON RAILROAD BRISTOW, Okla, Aug. —A giant is holding up the St. Louis and railroad between The well railway traffic over Francisco officials” fear the operation A large force of men is at york in Motor traffic is tied up in many The giant well is in wildcat terrl pool, and Caffee (left) led to her indictment. they were chums in @ years 250. MARINE USE IN TEAPOT FIELD HELD LAWFUL IN FURNITURE CASE; HUSBAND RESPONSIBLE Mrs.. Albert Herwick, detained by WASUINGTON, Aug. 4.—Use of United States:marines to oust the Mu-| tual O!! campany from the Teapot} her husband of viol: Search eciared today at the Whits House to have been “lawful and efficient.” ‘Tho White House spokesman, com- menting on the protest rocently for- warted President Harding by Gover- nor Carey of Wyoming said it was) imperative ‘that the federal govern-| ment protect its oll reserves and pre-} xent trespassing-which would result in court I'tigation. The spokesman added that eccordihe to reports re- ceived by the president, the removnt of the alloged equntters had been ac- complished “sweetly and without >)n | fivct.* 1 | who has not yet been lo- No pros- Mrs. Herwick was returned from CRUELTY CHARGED, An absolute divorce is asked by Hazel Jennings, who charges Bes DIVORCE ASKED. Accusing his wife of extreme cruel- ty and charging that she repeatedly | did him bodily injury, and made their ‘The | married life just one long night mare, | is Vern Jen-| Verono Hatcher filed suit in district court today for absolute divorce from Corinne Hatcher, his wife, of several The case will probably be She al- DD YOU EVER STOP TO THINK-— THAT you believe.in your city,-you want to,see it grow; your in- terests will be benefited by making it a larger city? Be an active member of our chamber of commerce. Boost your newspapers. Do those two thins: -nd nothing can stop the growth of your city. ‘THAT readers of newspapers are not only readers, but-BUYERS eas well? THAT everyone has the natural and commenfable desire to money? Few persons are satisfied to spend their earnings without providing a fund that can be drawn upon in emergencies. You have good banks in your city; they will pay you interest on your ravings. Are you saving yours? If not, WHY NOT-START TODAY? ‘THAT a crowd of mighty good fellows fired with an ambition to bulla your city are giving extra‘time ‘unselfishly to this effort, and best of all, they are enjoying it? - Why not join them, it will not only make you feel better but help you and help your city. THAT open-handed dealing should be employed on public questions lerge and small which may arise in @ city? THAT community progress ts eynonymous with community: effort? THAT if there 1s a plan to help your city PLAN TO-HELP “THAT Plan? Shawnee Oklahoma ‘Board of Commerce DR. LORENZE You'll Say “(How Does He Do It?” if You Can for Laughing. IRIS S-B FOUNDRY, & MFG. CO. 627 East A Street der of Mrs. Alberta Mrs. Clara Phillips (right) is charged with the mut a death.. The testimony of Mra. Pessy | | Meadows, who was hemmaictment.. ‘This photograph was taken When . “Folles” chorus in a Los Angeles show several 20 TRAINS TO BE TAKEN OFF 2003s HORNELL, N. ¥., Aug. 4— The Erie rafiroad will cancel approximste: ly twenty, trains in this region Aug- {ust 5, it was officially announced to-! The cancellation ts due to the shortage of coal, the officials declared.| day. MUNGEY FLAYED BY GOODING IN SENATE SPEECH New York Publisher Accused of Ulterior Interest in.Fight- ing Administration Tariff. bedy ori nobdt WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—Frank A Munsey, New York Herald, was charged tofay in the senate by Senator Gooding of Idaho, chairman of the Republionn tariff Dill in the estmonts in Europe. Asserting that Mr. Munsey had in. terests in steel plants, mines, glass factories, pottery plants, woolen mills, sixteen beet sugar factories and other ndu: fons in foreign lands. ding declared it was “not ferstand why Mr. Munsey s hounds 1 are try the administration west of his heard. to hait. Paso, Texas. singled out the members of the tariff singled out the members of thetarift bloc of the senate,” he continued, “for without the steadying influence of the ff bioc this propaganda that. has been by Munsey, Goldman and ional bankers and thelr 1 have. defeated any attempt to pass a. protective messure at this session. a the American manufacturer, 11,835,000,0. lah; can people, pation they follow, while he hobnobs| with royalty and exploits the poorly| paid labor of ~ Ween’ Sena tries, and Italy 24. Gooting concluded, his resolu t an investigation was reported ersely by Chairman Ca’ der of the senate expenditures com- mittee Urging adoption of his |proposing an }atunsey and jin the plan to sell investigation of Mr./anta, Republican opposing the tariff, America and his efforts to vestments, the people of the European in tries, stocks, bonds and other securi- tles.”” American Iabor are to be b in the interest of Mr. Munse: ‘3 foreign j try. | to know about it.” Wwe are investigating Mr. cme nayal,revarve in Wyaming wasjheard tn the.faji daring the Septem ber_session- of Judge Brown's ‘court Munsey cial interests’ of other newspapers, |bil! as a whole.” Summer BODY OF MAN WHO WOUNDED GIRL 1S FOUND LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. ¢ Pau! Curran was taken to Kue today, having been found « block from where hé wae said to have hot Miss Mary Hough Wednesday night after she bad jumped from an automobile in which they were riding. Curran, 17 years old, had promised ‘o take Miss Hough home fn an auto: Dut he refased to stop the car and Miss Hough, 24 years off, who had known as Curran for some months, owner and publisher of the) sumped from the machine. While she was on the ground Curran ts said to have fired two shots into her body. trom ti it agricultural tariff bloc, with fighting Peng ree ‘Later raat sed A bullet wound was in his head when his body was found. The hunt for Curran resulted in the oath of R. I. Maytorena, who was shot by @ policeman after he refused The police said Maytorena was under federal indictment at El 112 LETTERS PER CAPITA WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—Bivery cit izen of the United States would have received 112 letters Inst year if the tarifr|*@8tegate letter mail which passed through the hands of the postoffice department were to have been divided o t say to Mr. Munsey and bis > ts. let them conte on. I will take} % Per capita basis. A statistician ims chances with the Amertean|'® the department has estimated that letters went through the y and the Amert.)™ails last year, Comparing this total regardless of what occu-|With postal records of foreign coun- the department's expert an- nounced that Great Britain had a “per capita exchange” of 84, Germany 25 such as the Boston Herald and those which it advertises as its associates America to resolution | European manufacturers and merch- The newspaper which it lists are newspapers engaged in selling America to foreign Senator Gooding | manufacturers and merchants compose d tho senate that “in view of Mr.|those which have been most critical Munsey'’s great newspaper holdings in|of the pending protective tarift bill— prejudice |namely the Chicago Tribune, the New public opinion azainst American legis-|York Timez, the Cleveland Plain Deel- {lation In the interest of his foreign-in-|er, the St, Louis Globe-Democrat and United |the Minneapolis Tribune. Let us as- States have a right now to know all/certain, Mr. President, why these pub- to Mr. Munsey's|Ifcations are so interested in the de- ‘ia-|feat of a protective tariff. “Let us settle for all time whether it 1s a crime to stand for the ,rotection “If the senators who have stood for|of American industries, but a virtue rotection to American industries and|and an uxhibition of patrictism to work ckmailed | for the destruction of American indus- ‘What I propose to do by my jinvestments,”" he added, “then I want/ resolution is to investigate the selfish- jess of those who would profit by the defeat of the proposed schedules and ” Senator Gooding continued,|who would put large sums of money "we should algo inivestigate the finan-|tnto thetr pocket by defer.t of the tariff RED —The eee, § ~~ Mis t wine hone aie fire, u dressing. DR. 233 East Second St. WE DELIVER A Me The safe, summer milk supply, , EVAPORATED MILK clean — sweet — pure ALL GROCERS SELL IT Try thie popular recipe for RED CROSS COOKED SALAD DRESSING WITH EGG cup water % cup Red Cross Milk jents, ad4 beaten eggs, onion jutes the vinegar slowly; cook in a double constant! lemove strain, cool. This recipe makes 154 cups saled A SCIENTIST, NOT A COMEDIAN But He Makes Rare:Comedy Out of Hypnotism. 1 hereby announce my candtiacy for re-clection.as Clerk of the District Court of Natrona County, on the Republican Ticket, sub- ject to the August primaries. Attorneys and other patrons of the office will receive the same courteous treatment and consideration in or outside of offine hours that they have received in the past. BRUCE BROS. Phones---304 Saturday and Monday i, SPECIALS CROSS CRO BRAND LORENZE Next to Telephone Bldg. 1705 WE DELIVER “Barnett’s Of Course” Clearance Sale Ky ~~ > SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, THE LAST DAY, Regular Price $2.50, $3.00 $3.50 grades . lt $4.00 grades . . + . . $5.00, $5.50,$6.00 grades . . . $7.50to $10.00 grades . . . Sale Price $1.95 $2.85 $3.85 $4.85 All Straw Hats—-Knox and Other Brands— HALF PRICE. We are closing out all our Summer Furnishings at unusually low prices, M. D. Barnett Outtitting Co. 154 South Center Street Townsend Building 5 Ibs. Navy Bean: Hone: Gallon can Pears.... All regular 10c | National Biscuit | | Co. Products 2 for 15c ‘All re National Biscuit Co, Products 11 LBS. SUGAR, PURE CANE, FOR.......... Guaranteed Strictly Fresh Eggs, dozen.__....30e 48 Ibs..Hardwheat Flour... 24 Ibs. Hardwheat Flour__.__......__._____. $1.10 10 tall-cans Evaporated Milk___ 6 No..214.cans.Tomatoes__. 8 No. 21% cans Pumpkin. 8 No. 214 cans‘Hominy__. 3 No. 2:cans Cut Green Bean 3 No. 2 cans Cut’ Wax Beans. 38 No. 2.cans Fancy Corn... 3-No. 2 cans Pork and Beans... 3 No. 2 cans Tomatoes..... 1 Ik. Mosteller’s Fancy Comb Honey... 5-lb. pail Mosteller’s Pure Strained or Comb 10-Ib. pail’ Pure Strained Honey. No. 214 Fruit Salad, per can. No. 1 tall can Fruit Cal, per can.__... No. 24% can Broken Sliced Pineapple. No. 214 can Apricots....._. No. 2 can Grated Pineapple..... = a Gallon cans Red Pitted Cherries (new pack)___.$1.30 Gallon can Red Raspberries.....__..._.. Gallon can Apples....... Gallon can Blackberries___.___... Gallon can Washington Prunes.__......___. 90¢ Gallon can Pineapple..-__._.«_E_ 16 bars P. & G. Soap... ncaa, PY CSA packages lar 15c packages -++-$1.00 a + 3% | ---$1.00 ae Ftn ets -50c Hills Bros. Red Can Coffee, per Ib..._..._...__ 5 0c $1.25 ey ea Se ew ay —$1.10 are hungry. bars Lenox Soap. bars Luna Soap. There will be an all-day demonstration at this stove on Instant Swansdown Cake Flour. Come in if you oe