Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1924, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT. ANO-MILE JUMP Bobbed Hair Marks First MADE GY THREE GLOBE FLYER Major Martin Expects To Start Again in Day or Two. SEATTLE, Wash. April 19.— ‘Three planes of America’s around- theworld fleet group under com- mand of ‘First Lieut. Lowell H. Smith. hopped off from Chignik, Alaska, for Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, at~ 11 o'clock Saturday morning @ p. m. Pacific coast time), accord- ing to a radio message received at the naval radio station, Bremerton, Wash., tonight. The message was signed by the commander of the coast guard cutter Algonquin. The distance from Chignik to Dutch Harbor is 400 miles. The three cruisers were expected to reach there in less than six hours flying time. In making the filght Lieutenant Smith, pilot of plane number 2, the Chicago, became flight commander, superceding Major Fred K. L. Mar- tin, who was out of the Might last Ttesday during the hop from Seward to Chignik by a leak in the crankcase of his engine. The major was forced down at Portage Bay, 120 miles from Chig- nik, where his ship, the flag plane Seattle, now is awaiting the arrival of a new engine and fuel. The en- gine was due to arrive today and if weather conditions permit it is ex- pected that the major will have it installed and be ready for a 620 mile hop direct to Dutch Harbor by Sunday or Monday. ‘Weather reports from Dutch Har- bor today Indicated that the three ships would have to battle high winds and snow squalls when they crossed into the bleak Aleutian country. Atfempts to reach the flyers at Chignik by radio from Dytch Harbor failed today on account of the static conditions. HALF MILLION IS SOUGHT IN SLANDER SUIT ‘CHICAGO, Ill, April 19.—Suit for $500,000 was started hero today by Attorney Eugene P. Quirke against Mrs. Helen Weck-Bliss, widow of Samuel Bilss, millionaire steel man, on the grounds that she called him “a vile fellow.” . Quirke represents the heirs who are suling Mrs. Bliss for $2,500,000. The attorney also holds that Mrs. Weck-Bliss asserted the suit was an attempt at black- Quirke attached to his declaration fn-the suit, a letter alleged to have been written by Mrs. Weck-Bliss to Fred C. Wells, bank clerk in Oak- land, Callf. Wells is a nephew of Bilss The letter reads in part: “I suppose by this time the dally Papers have reached you with news regarding a suit filed against me— one of the most vile bills ever filed. It was and js blackmail gnd they tried to make me pay your uncle's good money to hush it up.” @ The sult referred to was the orig!- nal suit by the heirs to recover the estate from Mrs. Weck-Bliss on the grounds that she had wrongfully influenced the millionaire to leave the entire estate to her. NOTED DOG PASSES ON CHICAGO, April 19.—The soul of Ping Lung tonight ts with bis Pe- kingese forefathers. The pet of the Paerewsiis died today after a tenacious strugg}e for life. Ignace Pederewski, famous pianist, and Mme Paderewski are bowed in sorrow. For severa! days they had fought for Ping’s life with all the medical at the western civilization y fitted up their private nas a haspital, watched by k's sick bed day and night, gave Ping every attention, but acute indigestion, comp'icated by. other diseases and genile decay, won out. The attention commanded by a dying potenate was rendered to Ping. FORMER SOLON IS CONVICTED ®AN FRANCISCO, Cal,, April 19. n, former U. 8. gan, tonight was found guilty of violating the Call fornia state corporate securities act and recommended to the mercy of the court. Three of his ssociates in mortgage and of San Francisco gullty. Two of them noes. the defunct & discount company also wero fo heavy ser eal atl HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 19, — Mury Pfekford's retirement from lver screen “after three or more { 8," announced tn m London today lishment in film- t 4 has often times been Pioktor 1 or of leaving © has frequently expres a de quit Foil does not think Miss Pivkfor¢ will retire now. Her offer. ings ha never been more popu'ar and as long as “the public demands" her presence on the ac n she will ue to face the kiels Mghts and fhe cameras, Hillywood believes. Return to Civilization of Thales Colony on Coast By FORREST WHITE. (Copyright, 1924, The Casper Tribune) . LOS ANGELES, April 19.—Mary Smith Foust has had her hair bobbed and with that gesture puts behind her more than 30 years of a benighted and cruelly fantastic life spent in the midst of civiliza- tion—from which she emerged but a short time ago without the slight- est knowledge of the world or its ways. The daughter of a New York school teacher, grown to full woman- hood on a ranch in a thickly settled country, she had not even heard the name of Christ up to a short time ago; had never stepped foot over the boundaries of the mad empire of spirit worship set up by the man known as W. L. Thales, who ruled his subjects through the power ot fear. Even when the visitations of death which appeared to have marked this strange colony for its own, had wiped out its rulers and left none to impose its strange rites and rituals, the three remain- ing members, who had been brought there as children held fast to its traditions and teachings until lone- iness banished fear—and then they ventured forth. Then came the Christianization and modernization of Mary Smith Foust—a modern miracle. Now she has her hatr bobbed and although she still yes on the ranch where she was held as the chattel of a mad man, the story of the Thales colony of spiritism, of free love and mental frenzy, has come to a close. Thales is believed to’ have been Walter Thales Lockwood a famous preacher in England. He came to New York, met a spirtualist then creating furore, became a convert and evolved a religion of his own, which he called Fathist. Aman of som6é wealth, Thales came to California and bought a ranch about a mile north of the town of Fullerton. There he built his house, a mansion fantastically finished in beautiful wood and bright colors to charm the good spirits, but without a corner In which bad spirits could hide. He drew his own plans so that there would not be a corner th the entire house and the entrance hall was designed in the shape of an 8. He drew converts to this place and at one time his colony numbered EUROPE 10 GET CHANCE UNDER DAWES REPORT So Says Labor Premier Of Great Britain in Address. By LLOYD ALLEN (United Press Staff Correspondent.) YORK, England, April 19.—“The report of the Dawes committee of experts which examined Germany's capacity to pay reparations affor: Europe an opportunity to begin Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald of Britain's labor govern- ment declared in a political speech here this evening. Germany must be admitted to the League of Nations, the prime min- ister sald, and the league must serve as a basis for European peace in the future. The labor premier, facing a hard battle when the convention of his party opens here tomorrow, was in his best fighting trim and launched a vigorous defense of his adminis tration. There ts no need for a general election, he said. The labor govern- ment must be allowed to remain in office and must conduct its work in accordance with the principles of the party. The prime minister called atten- tion to tho increase in the pound sterling in comparison with the dollar MacDonald, also defended vigor- ously the action of his government in granting ful! recognition to Rus- sia and starting the Anglo-Ruselan conference now under way in Lon- don. “The Anglo-Russian conference will succeed,” he said, “and our trade will show an even greater im- provement as a result.” Returning to the foreign situa- tion, the Prime Minister continued. “The reports of the committee of experts which has just completed its work in Paris affords an oppor- tunity for Europe to begin afresh. “Ry getting Germany to join the league of nations an organization will be comple! upon which I shoul Ike to see based the future peace of Europe. “We should tell Germany we have made no preparations for reprisals in event she defaults on payments she promises to make us, but that if there ts a default then France and nd will be closer allies than MacDonald indicated his be'lef, however, that Germany 1s not lkely to violate any new agreement on re- parations she may enter into as a result of the Dawes recommenda- tions, $200,000 Fire Loss, St. Louis I ST. LOUIS, Il., April 19.— Damage estimated at $200,000 was catined by fire fanned by a high wind which destroyed the Titmo Lumber company yarda and eight other bulldings here today, 14 souls. Miss Ida Smith, a New York school teacher was one of them and e brought with her two little daughters, Vera and Mary, the latter only a year old. .Complete isolation from the remainder of the world was the inviolable law of the colony. Another law was that there should be no marriage. All the colonists knew of religion was the worship and fear of spirits as practiced in the religjous orgies held in the man- sion. ‘Thales died a horrible death, raving about spirits that had left him and would not come to his aid. Frank B, Pinde, a member of the colony, then touk oyer leadership and governed in the same mad way as Thales. Other adult members sickened and died with the fear) of the spirits gripping thent as they passed into the calm of death. Then Pinde died. ‘Vera and Mary Smith and a son of Pinde were all that remained. Conrequently tho three gathered courage to crors the boundary of the ranch. They role to Fullerton in a bus, spending their first money for a ride. At Ful'erton they found Mr, and Mrs. M. I. McCarthy, whom they recognized as former neighbors although they had never dared to speak to them. Mr, and Mrs, Mc- Carthy consented to go to the ranch. ‘Then began the Christianization and modernization of the three grown ups. Young Pinde soon died. Vera Smith decided to leave the ranch and {fs to be married. Mary elected to remain. She is married—and she has had her hair bobbed. cts Re ee LIEUT. WOOD PAYS MONTE CARLO VISIT MONTE CARLO, April 19.— Even Monte Carlo, hardened to ex- travagances, blase towards thrills, sat up and took notice of a young American officer who arrived here this week from the Philippines, accompanied wherever he went by a Chinese servant who carried a bag stuffed to the bursting point with francs. At the officer's order, the impas- sive Chinese handed out a thous- and francs promiscuously and the American was soon a center of at- traction. It was Lieut. Osborne Wood, son of General Leonard Wood, govern- or general of the Philippines and former candidate for the Republl- can nomination for president, who made” killing by cable in Wall street, NAVY PROGRAM 15 OUTLINED WASHINGTON, April 19.— The house naval affairs committee to- day recommended a naval construc- tion program involving the recon- ditioning of six first line battle- ships and the building of eight new cruisers. ‘This construction is essen- tial to the propef balance of the navy, the committee's report said. The battleships were sald not to be in condition for actual battle and the cruisers to be necessary on ac- count of the navy's deficiency in this respect. Six battleshipg to be recon¢itioned were the Nel ‘a, Texas New York, Wyoming, Fiorida and Utah, at a total cost of $18,360,000, The eight cruisers contemplated in the program are to be of the type permitted in an§ number by the Washington arms pact. They will be 10,000 tons displacement and cost $11,100,000 each. Sunday’s Five Best Features For Radio Fan (Co@right 1924 by United Press) WEAF NEW YORK (492M) 435 P. M. EST DR. 8. Parks Cadman and the men's conference with music by the federation radio chotr. 7:20 P. M. EST—Mustcal program from the capito] Teater. WIZ—New York (455m) 1245 P. M. EST—Concert by the Sunday sym- phony society. Kansas City (411m)) 4 PM CST— Chol» of the University Methodist church. WGN Chicago (870m) 6 to 9 PM CST Easter Sunday, Scenes from the Philadelphia courtroom during the sensational sanity trial of Harry Thaw. Evelyn Nesbit (above, left) and study of Thaw (above, right). Mary C. Thaw (center) and Rey. J. O. Warfield (left). Below, Thaw entering courtroom with his mother, Mra. TEAPOT LEASE FRAUD DENIED IN SUIT REPLY Mammoth Oil Company Answers Complaint Of Government. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 19—De- nying anything fradulent or fIlegal marked the leasing of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve to Harry F. Sinclair, attorneys for the Mam- moth Of] company today filed an- swer to the government’s sult for cancellation of the lease. The answer denies any knowledge of a transfer of jurisdiction over the reserve from the nayy department to the department of the interior. If such a transfer was made, the an- swer alleges, the executive order de- creelng it was neither illegal nor in- valid, All allegations of fact contained in the government's petition in equity are answered at great length and in minute detail. Regarding charges that Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the inter!or made false representations in con- nection with the transfer of author- ity, the answer states neither the company nor any person connected with it had knowledge of them. It further denies know'edge of any attempts by Fall to secure any “ad- vantage or benefit for himself or for Harry F. Sinclair or for any one else.” or of his doing anything ‘not in the {nterests of and for the Unit- ed States. Negotiations preliminary _—_ to granting of the lease it is asserted were conducted on behalf of the government by “Edwin Dénby, sec- retary ofthe nayy, who made use of officerS of the navy, of Secretary Fall and of the bureaus and per. sonnel of the interlor department,” that Denby proceeded lawfully and signed the lease in full exercise of the discretion vested in him by law, and that there was no secrecy about the negotiations, If the pefition of the government should be granted, the answer de- clares, the company should be en- titled to credit for money, spent. on properties, and for various obliga- tions, which have enhanced the value of the property by $5,000,000 so that no decree for the government should be made except on condition that the company be fully reimbursed. A reply by the government must be filed within two weeks from to: day, after which Judge T. Blake Kennedy will set asdate for the hearing to begin. CAPTAIN WHO SENT CHILEAN FLEET TO BOTTOM IS DEAD By MILES W. VAUGH? (United Press Staff Correspondent) SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y., April 19.—Captain Paul Boyton embarked on the la great adventure tonight. While busy workmen were putting the finishing touches to the world’s greatest amusement park at Coney Island, which the captain helped to start, the old showman, veteran of a hundred thrilling equatic expl took his last bearing and sailed off to the unknown. Ho was T? years old and had crowded into most of those years more adventure than the ordinary man gets in a lifetime. The hammers stopped a moment lege to be getting ready for a screeching crowd on the “shoot-the chutes" ho invented as the sturdy soul of the old adventurer had cross. ed over the bar. Boyton died in his modest home in Sheepshead, in striking contrast to the life he lived. There was none of the glamour | at Conoy Island when thoy heard that attended his famous effort ta sink a Chilean fleet singlehanded Callao while champloning tho ¢ of Peru in its bitter war tn eighties with Chile, and little tn th grave old man to remind his family of the human fish who stocked him: self up like the “belle of the bends" and floated down the Mississtppi clear from St. Paul to St. Louis for all the World like a side-wheeler, Boyton had died. It seemed a wacri-} The funeral will be held Monday RESTORATION OF SOVEREIGNTY IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS TO BE DEMANDED BY GERMANY By CARL D, GROAT (U. P. Staff Correspondent) BERLIN, April 19.—Germany is preparing to demand restoration of “full soverignty” over her occupied territories as soon as the reparations question is settled, it was indicated here tonight. Manifestly as preliminary to such a course the Reich's government has queried England, asking whether that nation shares Premier Poin- care’s Views that occupation of the Ruhr and Rhineland by the Franco- Belgians must be retained for at least two years after a reparations agreement is reached. No answer to the note has yet been received, but it is learned from sources close to foreign Minister Oakland Fighter Issues Challenge Jack Moore of Oakland, Cal., ar- rived in Casper yesterday and has issued a challenge to any fighter up to 150 pounds. Moore fought Jimmy Duffy, “the four-round * king,” two draws and Chick Roach three draws on the coast. ——___ CASPER SCOUTS ARE CONGRATULATED UPON GIFT OF CAMP SITE There are. probably scores of very envious scout executives in other parts’ of the’ country who are won- dering how H. Roe Bartle, local executive put ft across—that 1s, securing such a wonderful outing spot for his boys as the 40 acres of real God's and man’s country known as Camp Carey. But one scout official—and he stands high in tho national group of executives—is not holding back and wondering. He has written the “Chief” about it. ‘The letter follows: “Dear Mr. Bartle: “Congratulations on your new camp site presented by the Hon. Robert D. Carey, This {s certainly splendid recognition of the g004 work you have been doing and the esteem in which scouting is held by men of affairs in Wyoming. “I hope that during the coming spring or summer I will be able to make a trip with you to this camp site, If not, Casper may be in line of my travels during the big game season next fall. I am trying to save up all my vacation time for some of the big game experiences which we discussed at the Des Moines conference. “Please extend to your boys and leaders the most cordial greetings from the National Camping depart- ment, with the hope that every scout and acout leader may have an opportunity to contribute towards the development of this woodland paradise during the coming year. “With personal regards and best wishes, “Yours very truly, “Boy Scouts of America, “L. UL. MeDonald, “National Camp Director.” A recent competition organized in London to find the woman who most nearly conforms to what are be- Heved to have been the measure- ments of Venus was won by Miss} Stella Plerres, whose welght, height and. other... principal corresponded almost 4 exactly, ements x ‘ Stresseman that a reply favorable to the German thesis is hoped for. At any rate Germany will demand full sovereignty over all her own territory when the reparations ne- goatiations get under way in Paris. Stressemann, it is belfeved, also will hold that all German prisoners must be returned as soon as the reparations problem is settled. The attacks of the nationalists, headed by Von Helfferich, will have no effect on the program decided on by the foreign minister, according to an informant to the United Press. Minister of Finance Luther, in a Speech today, began the government campaign for support of its appeac- tance of the Dawes report declaring “full economic and financial unity of the Reich” is essential if the country is to return to normal con- ditions, OIL COMMITTEE TO END WORK (Continued From Page One) Sinclair, and the cases brought by the special government counsel for recovery of the oli reserves and for punishment of those found guilty of “f¥aud and corruption” in making the leases are pending In the courts, until the resolution giving the com- mittee the power to investigate dies with the present session of congress. The investigators today briefly turned their attention \to the ad- ministration of naval oil reserve number 2 at Buena Vista Hills Call. fornin, which’ has hitherto been neg- lected in thelr inquiries but develop- ed nothing. The Senate ordered the committee in April, 1922 to start its invstiga- tion, when a resolution introduced by Senator. LaFollette, Wisconain, providing for an investigation of the leasing of the Teapot Dome reserve, leased a few days previously, was adopted. The investigation was not actually commenced until a year and a half later, in October, 1923. For. severa? weeks it proceeded haltingly and it was not unt) January 1924, that general public interest was aroused, On that day Senator Walsh obtained the statement from Edward B. Mc- Lean at Palm Beach, Fla, that he had not loaned Albert B. Fall the $100,000 which Fall had told the com- mittee he had. Senations followed thick and fast after the disclosure, With W. W. Tarbell, of! geologist, on the stand today, Senator Walsh, Montana, sought an expert opinion as to whether the leasese. on th Buena Vista Hills reserve, most of which were nogntinted by the last Democratic administration “were necessary. Tarbell told the committee. that in his opinion the leases executed were wisely made, as the reserve is “checker-boarded” by privately own- ed sections, and‘that without re moval of tho oll from tho reserve, most of {t would have been extracted through the private wells and lost to the government, Walsh will call E. C. Finney, to testify. New Steward for Country Club Here CHEYENNE, Wyo., April | 19. Barney Bonnell, until recently ate ard at the Plains hotel here, has ed as st of the Casper Country club and will’ ar- rive in Casper in about a month, after a visit at Kansas City, _FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924. (SENATE ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON THE CASPER-ALCOVA PROJECT ‘Continued From Page One) our splendid start we are in a po- sition to command the great major- ity of our Natrona County people in continued support of the early commencement and completion of our water projects. however, rr paign to such other communities as, we can, particularly those in- terested in irrigation projects either now under way or just shaping themselves. The battle for the waters of the great North Platte River must be a united ome for ‘Wyoming people and after our most helpful conference on last Tuesday with Hon, 8, G.. Hopkins, Commis- sioner for Wyoming on the Inter- state Streams Commission, I have every hope that with capable and sustained cooperation, on the part of this and other Wyoming counties that Mr. Hopkins will present our rights and needs most effectively and with ultimate success. “The inactivity in behalf & our project, already taken by Senator F. E. Warren in the resolution in- troduced this week in the United States Senate calling for aa inves- tigation by the Secretary of the In- terior of the Casper-Alcova project with a' report as to its salient fea- tures at the beginning of the next Congress is also most hopeful and a splendid beginning. “One other thing should be em- phasized, in my opinion, in making such summary of our progress in this matter up-to-date, and that is to make plain to all of our people that the reason the Chamber of Com- werce has initiated and fs pi it ing so vigorously our water, supply and irrigation project is bécause the successful completion of the later will require from eight to possibly twelve years and the enormous roy- alties now being paid by our ofl pro- durers in this county, to government and state, entitle us, in our opinion, to, early commencement of this pro- Ject; that the action’ by the Chamber is definitely in. line only with the policy of any successful perous’ businessman who prepares for his future and for those depend- ent-upon him by making the neces. gary investment or by taking out ad. equate, substantial insurance in time time to insure their continued well- being and support. “Cettainly we can Indulge with every confidence in the assurance that the tremendous inyestments by the important refining and‘ pro- ciucing Companies in this city should be sufficient guarantee that property and other business values here are not ephemeral, but are substantia and sustained by sound knowledge and judgment of our present and future resources. No community can hope to continue to grow or expand, however, without contin. ually looking to new lines of ac- tivity and constructive development. This should explain to every perma- nent and desirable citizen of Casper why this campaign is now being so vigorously pressed and any alarmist who seeks to ascribe any other mo- tive or reason which might, with those incapable of viewing important matters of business with clarity and soundness, lead to the fear that our business structure {s only tempoinry and not enduring for all time, may cause irreparable damage to those who are seeking merely to develop and insure the future and continued prosperity of this community, “These things should be said in no uncertain tone, In my humble opinion, and the above lines of ac- tion should be followed and pressed with every enthusiasm and vigorous effort of which we are capable. “Sincerely yours, *“R. 8. ELLISON.” TRIBUNE'S PICTORIAL SURVEY SUPREME IN SPREADING MESSAGE (Continued From Page One) be used as a comparison with this coming exposition. Some idea of the voluntary praise that the Tribune's survey booklet is bringing from the executives of big concerns is to be gained from the letters which have started pouring in. Excerpts from some of ‘these letters which are addressed to W. J. Rau, manager of the exposition, follo “This edition {s certainly a won- derfully beautiful plece of work. I have examined it with a great deal of caro and interest, and enjoyed it very much, indeed."—Willam B. Ross, governor of Wyoming. “You and your association deserve hearty commendation upon the at- tractive publicity matter you have gotten out in the interests of your industrial exposition."—A. H. Lichty, vices president of the Colo- rado Fuel and Iron company. “I was indeed interested in the illustrations contained in this book- let indicating the advances and pos- sibUities of your district."—Louis H. Ellinghausen, manager of the Den- ver office of Whitehead and Hoag company. “It is one of the best gotten up things of the kind that has come to our office, and it, contains very con- vincing information.”—L. O. Paine, secretary of Curtis, Towle and Paine company of Lincoln, Neb. “We wish to congratulate you on the exceedingly fine piece of work which you have gotten out. It is highly interesting, entertaining, and withal instructive. It is.a publica- tion which will be a credit to any city, in the country, regardless of size-"—L, L. Shaller of the Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing company of Chicago. “I was surprised and gratified to learn of the industrial and agricul- tural possibilities of your city and state."—L. A. Burt of the Rocky Mountain’ Celotox company of Denver, “Admirably done {ts perhaps a sultable description of your souvenir booklet gotten out to commemorate the Tribune Inter-Mountain Indus- trial exposition.”—A, Million, man- ager of the sales promotion depart- ment of the Egry Register company of Dayton, Ohio. “We do not believe that we havo ———<—$<_—<___ SOLDIER BONUS HELD CERTAIN (Continued From Page One) Plan, although they would ‘support his opposition to the cash option feature substitute offered by the Democrats. As a result of the day's develop- ments, the passage of the insurance Plan early next week seemed sure. Senator Curtis, Kansas, in charge of the measure, said tonight that a vote may be reported Monday. Advocates of the measure claimed there will not be more than a dozen votes in opposition to it. John R. Quinn, national com- mander of the American Legion, de- livered what was regarded as a death blow to the cash option plan, He sent a personal message to all friends of the bonus in the senate to vote down the optional feature in favor of the insurance bill, which carries cash payments for veterans not entitled to over $50. In view of the desires of the vets themselves, Democratic leaders said tonight that it was doubtful whether a vote would be pressed on the cash plan. The Democrats in conference refused to make the full cash pay- ments plan a party issue and Robin: son Indicated that no step would be that might bring about a _ ever ‘seen a finer booklet gotten out for this purpose and it certainly ts @ credit to your paper and it should do a great lot of good for Casper.”— Joseph I. Schwartz company, Den- ver jewelers. “We further wish to compliment you on the arrangement and infor- mation printed in this book, which is indeed very interesting.”—O, H. Davidson, president of the O. H. Davidson Equipment company of Denver. “Thank you for the prospectus and accept my congratulations on the enterprise’ behind the idea. This is~indeed worthy of even Casper, of which we in the east are hearing such wonderful tales.”—H. S. Skin- ner of the Hygela Can company of New York City. DUST ROYCE, 1S CRY OF PEOPLE (Continued From Page One) man from office on such grounds and that if the man so ousted cares to carry {t to the district court he may do so, while those urging the ouster proceedings against Royce “do not doubt for a moment that a district court will uphold such ac- ae by a council.’ resolution had been previously drafted by the committee consisting of Captain Frisby, Dr. J. T. Hanna Mrs..S. E. Bailey, Mrs. C. J. John- ston and Attorney George W. Fer- guson. This résolution was read and was adopted by a rising vote. It is in substance the same as the Petition which was signed but !s more detailed. It follows in full: Whereas, The Mayor and City Council have the two-fold duty of making ordinances*and executing the same; and, Whereas, The disregard for the law, often by those who are recog: nized as leaders in the community and even by those in positions of responsibility, increases tho diffi- culties which confront our officers in_the enforcement of law; and, Whereas, Walter W.. Royce, 4 member of the -City Council, has been: foun. guilty by a jury ‘of twelve men in the District Court of Natrona, County of illegal pos- session of intoxicating Mquors and of maintaining a nuisance, which also 1s a violation of the Drug Ordinance of the City of Casper, ‘yoming; and, Whereas, Section 1866 of the General Statutes of Wyoming Provides that “cities, of the first class shall have power to pro- vide for removing officers of the city for misconduct, whose offices fre created and made elective or appointive In said cit: Therefore Be It Resolved, That the citizens of the City of Casper Wyoming, in mass-meeting assem- bled, do most respectfully request the Honorable Mayor and City Council to remove the sald Walter W. Royce from- the office of Councilman from the Second Ward of the sald City of Casper; and, Be It Further Resolved, That we pledge ourselves collectively and thdividually to support the officers and cooperate with the City Council in: every effort to preserve the peace and good fdfno of our elty, Adopted April 19, 1924 J. B. FRISBY, Chairman MARGARET DUNN, Secretary: The British National’ Conference ot Labor Women, which is to hold its sixth annual congress in London next month, includes more than 1,000,000 definitely organized women, and represents not only women of the Labor party, but co-operative women, and women connected with the trade union movement.