•—All entrances to the Glacier National
Park. Including the western portal,
are open, It was announced at head
quarters of the park superintendent
yesterday. Forest fires along the
west border are Deing held In check
and the Lewis Hotel on Lake Mc-
Donald. on the west side of the park,
again is in operation following the
recent blazes, hotel officials said.
PONZI COUNSEL SCORES
POINT IN FREEDOM FIGHT
Texas Judge Says Massachusetts
Prosecutor Fails to Prove Pro
moter Should Be Extradited.
By the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex., August s.—Attor
neys for Charles Ponzi, former Bos
ton "financial wizard,” who is fight
ing extradition to Massachusetts,
where he faces a seven to nine year
prison term for fraud, scored a point
In District Court here yesterday, upon
which may hinge their client’s free
dom.
Judge Charles Ashe, hearing argu
ments on Ponzi’s application for a
writ of habeas corpus, announced,
after listening to opposing counsel,
that Assistant Attorney General Al
fred Shrigley of Massachusetts had
failed to produce sufficient authorities
to shew that the Massachusetts in
dictment against Ponzi is valid In
Texas.
The court indicated that the suf
ficiency of the indictment waa para
mount. and apparently was about to
rule on that point when Mr. Shrigley
pleaded for time to produce his au
thorities. Judge Ashe then agreed to
postpone his decision until today.
In one year the gophers of Tose
mlte Park brought up 8,000 tons of
earth.
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to the Seashore
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