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The Circulation of The Tribune Is Greater Than ae Other phate Newspaper ; WEATHER , Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs- (BP. | day: probably scattered thunder- 3 showers. Warmer tonight in north- west portion. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS a eee ee “SOVEREIGN PEOPLE’ An Editorial Utterance in roa" William Wehrli of Casper Made iPtocked (THERS DRIVEN BY THE REY. WILLIS HUGH bent Legion Commander in Wyoming) wwrenrree lNofNE OY TOL FIVE PERISH FIGHTina- FOREST FIRES Shades of Caesar! they? My dictionary defines Be the early day so interpreted it. Roald Amundsen, bound in the ice through last winter in the ocean north of Siveria, has we have cherished that as one of soean This news of the Maude, which America’ most devoted ideals, and yet there are many who are wondering as to the sovereignty steamed from Seattle June 3, 1922, Many are if th lo today. o drift over the north pole, was re of the people today. “Many, are ceived today by the Seattle Harbor! Battles With Flames wondering if our t statutes, in the hand of crafty Radio ina metsnge from the steam : Cf davetece) tne. nok, Cana s D.Oduna/of the. Alsake, Steamship Won in Many Regions th Jehold that they lie strick area hecipicas.. 16 probably, can be Lon see of Northwest After The Oduna had re od a me} ; from the Maude saying the Maude | D f H q L b said, without fear of contradiction, was off st Cape, Siberia. East rs that a man may be as guilty as 3} 4 Cape is the eastern tip of Asio, on ays O ar abDor. hell itself, yet the Iaw can be so Other Offices Filled y Those venerable statesmen of CONVENTION AT First Picture Ever Taken of an ‘Actual Lynching Maude, exploration ship of Captain the west CORI EARE UR BU of Behr! mit. led d that forth ': {ie etent, nnd society made to feel by the Choice of SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., themselves criminal for presuming : CASPER 1S NAMED | I NAMED AS ’; hs y The Asso- to besmirch his angelic escutcheon. Casperites. Z Press.) —Forest fires Has tho legal fraternity gotten to the place where they cannot see the forest for the trees? LANDER, Wyo., Aug. 12. : ke t TM aon dates en ee een col aie —William J. Wehrli of Cas- city fathers, a violator (Royce) of |per, former deputy county his oath of office. Rightfully and | attorney of Natrona county, righteously indignant they arise, | was elected state commander in the Pacific northwest were reported today as the worst in many years but as grad- ually improving. In British Colum- bla they have t a toll of five 2 lives In the last 24 hours and two men h y bee driven in- they besiege the city hall, only to * + Wyo., Aug, 12.—The | 84n¢ inces oil in « pting find him safely ensconced behind {Of the American Legion at i Se oe The | to save the teada from de- a legal fortification, where he the close of the state convention in aytery Bynod: of the} ction | Io Killed while and males faces, and laughs at | Lander yesterday, which in point Pata nade SUL gall Reis Re OE velstoke, 250 ‘i jen people. And. bless | 0f attendance and enthusiasm was States of America has filed articles ee a cot arate cee Witlaeciy Oe Ce eee eve absolutely | one of the most successful gather- of incorporation with Frank B. Lu-| miles Paleealori van : a, the Pc yeL CRs BES AEMDLDLENY | eed ee aervire men ever beld-in cas; secretary ‘of state. THe Casper’) other lc mela Ut in a blaze on Van- irk . f Presbytery includes in area the | CoUver Island. the state. y e A citizen is called before the bar . we counties of Goshen, Platte, Niobrara, J. Cox and W. Scovery were of justice for transgressing the | | ores with seo nanien Weenie Converse, rona, Fremont and a| found pouring gasoline on the lav, there is, to the lay mind, un- |'" legion. organizations during the part of Lincoln embers of a burned house and shout. of his guilt, coming year will be five other offi. s arrest does | CFs from Casper: Dr, C. E. Duncan, The maximum capitalization is|ing: “Let's have a big fire.” Both $100,000, according to the papers 1 been fighting fire which burned questioned eyviden but the manner of not conform to legal regulations, and the sovereign people sce him and T. J. MeKeon, members of the executive committee; C. H. Reimerth, delegate to the national convention filed, and directors are L. M. Peter- son, D. M. Haines, Rey. Charles A. over thelr homesteads, near New- ton, Surr for 36 hours and were i zs Preston, all of | seriously burned. They were re- at Omaha;*D.. W. Ogilbee, conduc- Taking the law Jn.ita hands, a mob ofmearly 600 men took Miller Atltchell, Hegro, from the fail at Excelsior Springs, Mo,, and. hanged him. | Casper, and Rev. H. W. Benton, of | moved to « hosiptal. Walk out uncondemned. Wilson, Rey, An audit is made ofcounty rec- | tour of the Forty and Bight soclety,| to a tree in a nearby field: Miller, accused of havinj B y, | te . aving attacked a. white girl, told his executioners that if he had time he could prove his innocence | Lingle. The head: ‘th a r Vy ords. Regardless of prompt- onti * " I e my ye ¥, * Ang! he headquarters of the District Forester St. Clair, of Van- pte aD see the seest (Continued on Page Tive) This photo, taken during the actual lynching, is sald to be the first of such a scene in the United States, synod are to be in Casper, couveEn wala: tank: Hlatitha histaawen 3 there is evidence of gross .irregu- in my seven years in British Colum. \ | “)arities. ‘The sovereign people urc bia haye I seen tho fires as bad as they are at present. Some have | grown to such proportions that wa an protect only the more valuable watersheds and valuable timber. HOW ABOUT THE PRINCESS WYOMING CONTEST? SEND IN PHOTOS, JUDGES ARE READY ‘4 headed for defense goal. He's toward each other near Penticton, 4 downed and the ball’is fumbled. | : 5 ~ British Columbia, One of these is i Can't try a man in the courts of n @) oO r a d Oo Pictures—pictures—more pictures. } ands on Reef out ‘of control! ; this county in 1925 for wrong: The Tribune wants them, decks of them, for the selec- apes! CHUN MASK SFOs ORR an aroused to fever heat, and all is 1 finally set for one of the most as er | uor spectacular football displays ever staged. On one side is the de- fense, opposed is,the prosgcution. {+ e On the sidelines the sovercign "i argo e1ze Whistle blows—we're off. Prosecution has the ball and is We are hoping for rain." A fire near Rossland, British Columbia, traveled 12 miles last night Two huge blazes are burning 2. . *, 5 * 4 “ eepin, co! ‘olled vel - ny CU oe Ge reser and boo. ——_—. tion of Wyoming’s most beautiful girls. Several of them ih oneteoviig ate = Sainable % Defense has the ball. will be brought to Casper for a grand time and one of them timber. Tae Line pluige or end run—wnieh? | Booze Ring With Connections Here Is'—the most beautiful of all—will be crowned Princess | Rescue Ship Speeding to ‘Aid of “Bear” | ‘ii nthe cxcention of the. Mas It’s a forward pass. Intervepted Wyoming and represent this state at the world’s greatest | 1 : lace, Idaho, which is threatening by Prosecution eatnativeyass | Revealed With Confiscation of _ |.2i,,2x?stion,, Riven ly | Reported Ashore in Behring Straits _ | is vortints v# »'minine compan, | | e board determine upon. forest fire conditions in Idaho and Ga | photes of girls from all Wyoming i Sovereign people boo. Motor Truck Load Today Vand st wants them in a hurry: enerally improved District of the Northern Seas Ti govtie|at ities ead ohalt caantion 3 They're off. again. < | 3 Sate amr tetreee PERE OE Remember these things in submit: | are threatened by the Pine Creek ther ve « ccossed the goal lide for: a ung the Sete ny pag a any | atimdiacation tha vgatticgn © wee APT , «41. | girl—she must be beautiful, of good .s : : t " touchdown. «State scores! end |_ GREELEY, Colo., Aug. 12.—A motor truck, laden with Rtextand ‘ahciidt ousees Sa SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 12.—(By The Associated | [rerannk ‘° from the path of b onerts Sens. eons jieat 100 gallons of moonshine whiskey, was seized early today g charm and_ poise. NATIONAL LE Press.) —A cablegram received here today from Unalaska, | The in the Rode district of ’ ing. Sorry for friend Jack, how- |°7 the Denver highway near here by state and federal pro- The pietures of] At Cincinnati— R. H. ©. /on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian are hipelago, stated that | the Kanisku national forest is nea over. hibition officers and its driver, Harold Williams, of Denver, i "i be ny Na res. Brooklyn 000 203 000—5 1 |the United States coast guard cutter Bear w ashore at | ; . fire in 4 Re gen erslogy wheel VOR Cie anne a ix ‘ trom outelde the | cmelnnatt -.---000 100 000-13? | Cape Prince of Wales, at the western end of Seward penin rap sf F Practically same strategy pos} i he capture, the prohi vition aut horiti 2s claim a V g in the : 3 Is a 3chring Straits. The messave read: es sorted to as in first half. O boys | yooze ring, shipping whiek F : vie aeecanan | Rixey, May, Benton and Wir | ule, in I ehring Str its 7 The message x ad: ‘3 | of the ¢ water, I " ‘t they goin’ good! Game pro- sae Ree 6 Trenas * - - ashore ¢ pe Pr of ¢ Algonquin should reach | small, most of . heirs ce oe ee eer yy bie Bag i a , to Denver, has be it as | great trip with all ¢ At St. Louis (Ist game)— R. HF ale Village Pre southeast | the Bear tomorrow and should be | control dies another. pee hey a ani dich e cnt iene uutomobile | paid, colorful and attractive, w Philadelphi 000 000 10I—2 «8 3 | wind.” le to release her unless the Bear} Air patrol forest officials repo: Sovereign people faint! ae ; eyes chest Lacie f Baia a chaperone who will meet with the | St. 010 500 21%—9 16 2 — 1s able sooner to work herself free that” hetye so eeicka. Bovanities aise x! “ ‘aligned le wal col pprey f th 08 © ec walts SEATTLE, cr g. 2.—(B: a el Long forward pass by defense. | hore on charges of Segre cree a approval of the most refined. awalts| I night and EATTLE, W Aug. 12.—(By the ranges north of the Priest river ©, he caught it. Touchdown! De- | possessing liquor and was held in the lucky girl who goes to Tulsa to ine; Reinhart and O'Farrell. Associated Pre The steamer Idaho, was so dense yesterday that Cee ee eee erae: ats | Poxnenint, a Bieicualan Tip | ve tetea'or ten aay. Ree adi AeA RIE er TES fancy was te, Sonne: yeeiyelay, Uae missed, Second If over. rai What do the princesses y | At Pittsburgh— R.H.E, | pany, ly today was hastening to whether more Canadian fires had Those around near referee hear most at the exposition? Let's take |New York —...000 021 000—3 12 1 Bear, a veteran of the broken across the there him mumbling something about Big Brokerage last year for instance. Pittsburgh ~...302 000 00"—5 10 1 Tnited s coast guard, ashore | - ° : : and Snyder; Yde and ol . rt | CONDITIONS IMPROVED don't know how to play the game royalty and the The Oduna, in a message received sonal, doings of anyhow. Is Dissolved kindred great. Did not every front My by the 8 Harbor Radio said Arvat POKANE, \ Aug, 12.—(Asso. peveyaen peopte file out. De- page in the tion carry the fact AMERICAN LEAGUE that she expected to reach the Bear Prince i se Bed A ress)—With the exce Bon jected. Sore. — that nd , ze | z : F <a at 4 o'clock this morning. CHE NNE yo., Aug, 12 he | of the Pine Cr district ne Val. “Hello, you almighty sovereigns, NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—(By The zed on Easter | At New York— sH. The Oduna ‘lett Nome, Al. hearing of the protest of the Midwest | lace, Idaho, where a fire {s threaten ; i > Carde ; i Chicago. 000,000 000. he Oduna left Nome, Alaska, on | Refining company Inst the : the \ r ¢ the shia Ww are you toda, Associated Press.)—Carden, Green rtainly the that the south of Seward peninsul . sais ainat’ the: ins) ir w ‘ Highland What they think at home: BLACKFOOT, Idaho. Aug. 12.—| and company, members of the, New 2H. the Prince reti | New Yorke -....000 010 01 from Cape Prince of Wales, where | (reise made in the valuation of the| Surprise Mining company, forest IF OUR FRIENDS, AW- | (Associated Press)—James Dunn, 21, Yori “k Exchange, New York oie a slight cold, after dancin | Batteries: Lyons, Cy | onthe shal teh baie 4a bana sates company’s property in Natrona | fir tions northern Idaho nally 4 ds Schalk; mock and county was opened by the Wyoming | and w Montar ere rally Preskey Cher ngton’ 23, and Burlin n Exchange and Chicago Board | night, is d avidly and disc | day. Cape Prince of Wa Baumgartner 21, all of Blackfoot, de, who haye conducted a] far beyond the confines of tl Bengough Ing dintanes [state board of equalization this | improved t were Killed instantly early today,| commission business running into | ish Emyptre. ‘ TORS a desire distance | morning Sett of the Pine Creek district when their automobile was struck] the millions of dollars annually, to-| So we are only running true to], At Washington—Cleveland-Wash- | ‘008 ig apts | This heating was postponed trom prepared to flee from the path GOING j by tho Yellowstone Special express | day announced a termination of the | human nature, and parti fem-| ington game postpon | vy i na 2 ie ba: that she learn- | last Wednes: } (Continued on Page E tent) | 1¢ Bear's plight thro | aus STATE OF ‘ARC train on a grade crossing of the] present partnership, effective Au-|inine nature when we wonder just - | At Boston— | from the cutter PRECEDE? ! _Oregon Short Line near here. gust 31 (Continues ou Tage Five) .E. | Detroit —....--.100 000 106 3 - Boston r. 20 211 00°—7 11 1| WASHINGTON, Au (A880: MAN Is Batte » Carroll and | ciated Press).—The coast guard ¢ Woodal! , Ehmke and Heying. | ter Algonquin ha to the as tance of the ¢ 4 7 | A ashore e At Philadelphia— R.H.E, | on the Alaskan ¢ the navy ‘de St. Louls 000 100 100—2 10 partment was advised today by the Philadelphia — 012 002 00%. ymmandant of the naval district at Batteries: Girard, | San Francisco, Hargrave; Salant A wireless mesrage from the Bear Bike pc received San Francisco, said the vessel was pounding slightly LAMONT: Aug. 13—(By Jordan,” who confessed here te . KIDN Pen Dispatches to the coast guard awe dees 1207 Jorn the i Ay Pro is , eed he Bee CHICAGO, Aug. 12—(By The As-) Leong tong see machinations of the; drugs and released in bonds of government charges {s stolen prop- service sald the cutte Be depen ! vom . sociated Press)—Possibie national |rival Hip Sings in the fact that all | $1,500 each. Beach also was released | er’ A Chineso green jade vase, resting on the sand bar in an easy | Mentificatl ody of Eden R Officials admitted the tdentity of ramifications and fear of tong war-|the raids Monday night were against] on bail, after a day of questioning | valued at $5,000, Beacly accounted | position in ample water and that no | Clawson, A New, York, tO] the youth today when the father of fare as a result of the narcotic in-| resorts run by On Leongs. during which he was closely guarded | for by saying he had a fad for col fears for her safety were entertain-| whose murder ed Jordan” has | the boy failed to arrive as expected, vestigations which resulted in the,| Federal agents and policemen have|to prevent any suicide attempt. | lecting. confessed at Garden City, Kansas,| The youth, officials said, had. been arrest of Colonel Will Gray Beach, | seized mofe than 60 revolvers in| Roche denied that Be Coroner W. G.| promised concealment of identity h had made cS init was made today by veteran chief agent, and m score of | searches of quarters of rival bands, |any confession or disclosed a secret ROLY fF GUY HALL {§ Jones of f shortly after Claw intil his father could be consulted, raids jn Chinatown, occupy the at-| who, they believe, were ready for a}eache where $250,000 worth of nar: SCHOOL BOY LOS ANGELES, Cal r 12.— n’s body was found on a lonels The body was found by George tention of federal and police offl-| break in the truce arrangement a|cotics were stored, but said he had Prosecution attorneys te | | road, four miles west of Lamonte Meye n farme a clump of iclals. few months ago. made “damaging admissions.” IS SUICIDE C. Z, Stephens: the ‘brains’ © identity was established | weec Clews have been uncovered ind!-| Patrick Roche of the intelligence] On the other hand, Beach, deprived alleged plot to kidnap Mary Pick. | through travelers’ checks and let-| er Jones and Deputy Sheriff ating that the illicit drug industry | unit'of the Internal revenue bureau, | of his necktie and belt, sald “I sup- ford, film star, for which Stephens, 2 ters found on the dead man’s cloth: | Vnivert went.to the’ spot with ‘headquarters here did a nation-| who directed the arrest of Beach and| pose they will try to.make a goat| OAKLAND, Calif, Aug. 12.—(By| Adrian Wood and Claud Holcombe par Ths ing. The checks were made out on body, was . founds’ The I business, Connection also was|three of his operatives, admitted ajout of me. ut I'll never be con-| Associated Press).—Glen, Woodside, | are on trial here. blanks of the Bankers’ Trust. com ought to Lamonte in a ween between the inquiry here and | vast amount of valuable information| victed, to face a possible ten-year | 15-year-old school boy, died here yes In opening thelr arguments, the the body of Guy Y. Hall, old-time | pany, New York, and totaled $230. ecent Investigations of a drug syn-|had come from Chinere informants, | penitentiary rentence.” terday shortly after taking polscn ssocution charged that Stephens | testdent of Natrona county who died —_——- g 8 I-stained Bicate in. .Cincinnati. but he refused to say it had come] Arrested with Beach and released | Warller in the day his mother had] had been hatehing « kidnaping plot | Mon: was pped last night] GARDEN CITY, Kansas, Aug. 12.| motor car, was a 1 at Garden Measures against on outbreak of | exclusively from Mir 58. on bonds were Dennis J. O'Brien, | reprimanded him for falling to cem:| for three years to his arrest | from the Lorton Funeral home to| —(Azsociated Press),—verett Ad-| City several day After an long warfare have been taken by the| Nine Chinese, alle bioprletors | Alonzo Baxter and Harry Deltrich. | plete an errand. He disappeared for | last May. |the old home at Scribner, Nebr. | a son of Henry Adams of the| examination he confessed that he olice. Teserve squads patrol China-| of opium dens, were arieiened yes-fSearch of their apartments revealed} an hour and hie mother found him It Is expected that the case will | where burial will be made. Rela-| police depart t of Wilmington, | shot and killed Clawson after the he On'terday on charges of selling narcotic'stores of merchandise which the! in the bathroom of thelr home dying. go to the jury late today. ‘ tives here accompanied the remains. ! Ohio, is the real identity of “Fred } (Continued cm Page Eight) own where Members ot. ‘