Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1918, Page 1

MURDER EVIDENCE REMOVED ON ORDER OF CHIEF WOLF, REPORT. Member Asnocinted Press Untetd Press Reports VOLUME 3. Time: 10:30 o'clock. Place: Iris Theater. CHRISTMAS Event: ks’ Christmas Tree celebration for the children of Casper. And judging from the wide- | Spread interest taken, every boy and girl in the entire city, will be on hand, Two clerks of the Tri- bune office were busy all day Mon- day taking in coupons and filling in names of children desiring to at- tend this fete given by the mem- bers of the Elks’ Lodge of Casper. A huge Christmas tree, one of the finest ever cut on Casper moun- tain, has been set up on the stage Will Leave Chau- mont Late for Lon- don to Take up Scheduled Confer-, ences of the Iris and is being decorated today. Fred Patte of the Wyoming Seer = | Asbestos Co. and John Carlson PARIS, Deen 24s Portient wil.| Were so enthused over the success of the plans that they drove up on the mountain and hauled the NEW YORK PLANS BIG XMAS FETE son’s plans for visiting the American | army headquarters at Chaumont, and then proceeding to England, are com- plete. He leaves Paris tomorrow night and will not return until New Year's day. The President insisted on taking Christmas dinner with the troops and eating from a mess kit with the sol- diers about him. He will have a for- mal dinner with General Pershing and officers later. After reviewing the troops, the President will deliver an address, which he has already pre- pared, paving Chaumont late Christmas the President will travel by mili- t train to Calais, where he will ar- rive next morning. He will cross the English Channel by the shortest route, landing at Dover and going directly to London to begin his con- ferences. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Who Can’t Get Home Promised Presents and A Big Dinner By A Hated Pi PRESIDENT AND WIFE eas Soe WINDOW SHOP IN PARIS [By Associated Press} PARIS, Dec. 24.—President Wil- son and his wife went Christmas shop- ping today, visiting many of the prin- cipal shops during their tour of two hours in the center of aPris. They walked from the Murat residence down one of the principal boulevards, gonig first to a widely known Ameri- can bookstore, where the President was recognized. The nthey visited the shops where Mrs. Wilson desired to shop and spent some time in “window-wishing”’ in the shop windows which were ablaze with light and full of pretty things and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson strolled from one to another, arm- in-arm, stopping a minute to chat and often going inside to buy. They made remarkable progress with French clerks who did not al- New York has been arranged with a special view of providing the Yule- tide cheer for a hundred thousand day at their homes in distant States. present and a bountiful dinner. —— FORMER RUSS MINISTR IS TOLD TO GO ways recognize them. John Branahan formerly of Cas- ‘per returned today from Fort Dodge, where he has been stationed as a member of the national army. Mr. Branahan has an honorable discharge to show for his servie with the col- ors, TBy Associated Press} PARIS, Dec. 24.—Paul N. Milu- koff, former Russian foreign min- istre, who was accused last July of Germanophile leanings, has been obliged to leave Paris, ac- cording to the Matin. His pres- ence here was believed unneces- sary. CHRISTMAS WILSON 10 EATHFY. YOU GIRLS AND Wit a in BIG CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE YANSK | home. CASPER, WYOMING, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1918 CELEBRATION big tree down and donated it and their services to the occasion. Last night, Elk members and their wifes and friends, were as busy as cranberry merchants, fill- ing the sacks with candy and toys to be distributed Christmas morn- ing, when every little boy and girl under the age of 15 years is in- vited to come to the Iris and share in the pleasures of a real, old- fashioned Christmas fete. The committee requests that the chil- dren be on hand between 10:30 and 11 o’clock in order that they may all be seated and in order when the entertainment starts promptly at 11 o'clock. The head of one family called up the Tribune yesterday and said that there were ten children in the family and asked if it was necessary to fill out a coupon for | HUNS ASSIST YANKS WITH (By WEBB MILLER) (United Press Staff Correspondent) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN GERMANY,’ Dec. 24.—With the spirit of “Peace on earth good will to men,” nearly two million Ameri- can soldiers will enjoy a really merry NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—A public, Christmas on German and French celebration victory on Christmas in! soil tomorrow. In the back areas, the holiday feasts will be elaborate. In the ad- vanced areas most of the Christmas American soldiers, sailors and ma- boves have not yet arrived, despite rines who will be unable to spend the | the rtansportation units’ best efforts. | But the Red Cross and Y. M, C. A. Every enlisted man will receive a! are rushing several! trainloads in an effort to get them here intime. While the true Christmas spirit will prevail, the boys’ minds will be cen- tered on a little family group back Over 220,000 Americans will be spending their Christmas in Ger- many where one of the strangest situations in history will exist. Two races which recently engaged in mor- tal combat are now co-operating in a mutual celebration. Thruout the occupied territory, the | Germans are preparing to aid in the American’s festivities, apparently, sincerely. é The Burgomasters are presenting the doughboys with trees. In many places the townspeople have invited the latter and will reciprocate. Some of the doughboys bought toys and candies for the German children explaining, “they’re only kids, any- way.” DISCOVERY OF XMAS PLANS| CF PRES. WILSON CHRISTMAS MORN | each child. It is not necessary. coupon will suffice for the | children of one family, altho it is suggested that the number of chil- | dren be represented on the coupon. Manager W. R. Sample of the | Iris made a trial run of the pic- ture to be given at the entertain- ment, and it certainly proved to be a dandy. Just what the kids like—in fact, that’s why Mr. Sam- ple picked it out—he knows the weakness of children when it comes to pictures. J. M. Probst has offered the ser- vices of his car to haul as many children as he can to the theater. | All children desiring to avail them- | —_— selves of Mr. Probst’ enerosity | [By Associated Press] = Sits phone him rane he will | PUEBLO, Colo., Dec, 24.—Heavy call in his machine snows in Western Kansas and in the : | Panhandle of Texas have bjocked | train traffic south an deast of Pueblo. One FALL IN WEST Chicago and Kansas City Tied Up Under Heavy Blanket of White; Colo. Trains Blocked. den City, Kansas, by three feet of snow. The Missouri pacific is block- ed between the Kansas and Colorado! State line and at Scott City, Kansas. | | The Colorado Southern from the | | South, is blocked between Amarillio |and Clayton, New Mexico. | —— | 11-INCH SNOW CRIPPLES | KANSAS CITY BUSINESS | 2 |inch snow, combined with the street | Arrangements to Rival That) car strike, has tied Kansas City up. Shown King of Denmark; Southern Kansas is buried beneath . |a fifteen inch snow. Nine to twelve Bucksng igen) Balance |” |i cheslisroportadiin| Oklunnmaccee, i Decked in Splendor {ern Missouri and Arkansas. \ IBy Asaceinted Prens} | == LONDON, Dee, 24. ceroremanted CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—A heavy fall bare bein nicd@ ed a baagust t Be of moist snow, assuring a white ven: Eoheyiateutiie boner of Breen here housends’walked’to work. The |ident Wilson, similar to those made! j\). i for the King of Denmark during his felivery of Christmas packages has recent visit to London. The banquet | room of Buckingham Palace will be decorated in white and gold, and)COLD AND SNOW SHOWN some of the finest tapestry in exis-| ALL OVER THE U. S. tence. This is the largest room in the; WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. palace. | Weather map today showed rain and The throne, in, one end, probably | Snow in all territory east of the Miss- will be hidden by flowers. At the issippi River, except part of the other end, in the organ loft, will ac-/ South. While the chief forecaster commodate the orchestra the night of confessed he was not proud of his the banquet. | Job, he promised better conditions for A substitution dinner will be given| Christmas day. Beyond the Mississ- by Premier Lloyd George, for the , pF banquet which was to have been; ature is predicted, given in Lancaster House Saturday night, means that it will be a much} ALL DENVER TRAINS smaller and more intimate assem-’ RUNNING BEHIND SCHEDULE blage, the President meeting only a} TRY Associates Preanl small body of men from the Imperial! DENVER, Dec. 24,—All trains War Cabinet. |from the east are many hours late. It was decided that Mr. Wilson will dine with King George in Bucking- ham Palace Monday evening. He will leave the palace at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning to pass thru the} lines of troops on their way to the station. He will then take train for Doyer, It was announced today that the reception in Guld Hall Saturday | Schedules of the Santa Fe and Union Pacific have been annulled. Burlin,z- ton trains from the east are six to | eight hours late. —————— | Urben Theis and Noel Grimes, two | young soldiers, are stopping at the | Evanston hotel here and are open for {employment. Private Theis is from ‘amp Sherman, Ohio, where he was would occur in the Great Hall instead | in the 34th company of the Ninth of the Library. It will enable a training battalion. Private Grimes is much larger company to witness the| from Douglas and was stationed at Natrona County Tribune Established May 1, 1800. The Casper Dally Tribune Establishea October 9, 1916. Che Casper Daily Cribune NUMBER 57 BOVS—REMEMBER THE GOODIES TRAIN TRAFFIC Hwee cmc ar SUFFERS FROM 4 GIFT, a SMILE On A COI GENRAL SNOW canistwas is THE Time LE OR A COIN In the interest of good service it will be well during the Christmas season to remember the little car rier boy who has so faithfully de livered your favorite newspaper dur- ing the past year. The little fellow has trudged out in all kinds of weather, bucked the snowdrifts, faced the blinding wind and sleet deliver your evening paper. If your delivery service has t good during the past believe that the littke worthy, tell him so and wish him a | “Merry Christmas.” And, if you feel generously inclined, slip him a little KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.—An 11-| Christmas, has stopped all street cars | ippi, bright skies and normal temper- | present, for, during these high-cost- of-living day it barely nta ¢ possible that aus might forget him this year. You will reap handsome profit from a little investment and encour- age the boys to greater effort duri the coming year. ae = WILSON VISITS CLEMENCEAU IN PARIS, REPORT (By An PARIS, (Ha dent Wilson today paid a visit to Clemenceau. Se NEW POLAND IS THOT MISSION MUSIC MASTER ' {Ry Associnted Press] COPENHAGEN, Dec, 24.—Igance Jan Paderewski, famous Polish pian- ist and prominent in work of Polis rehabilitation, arrived here toc aboard a British cruiser. The Be lingske Tidende expressed the belief that Paderewski’s mission is to found a new Polish government under the entente auspices. COMMUTES LIFE SENTENCE AGAINST LEUB oa [BY Asnocinted Press} WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—-Presi- dent Wilson commuted to a dishonor- able discharge and 20 years imprison- ment, the death ence imposed upon recruit Ernest Leub for deser- | unearthed by the ceremony incident to the presenta-| (By E. Richard Shipp) In the blackness of long ago a lustrous gleaming Star burst thru the blue dome of Heaven and flooded the World with its light. The Wise Men arose and followed It. Followed It across the wind-swept, burning stretches of the desert, up and over the chill and barren mountain peaks, and down into the deep valleys of sunshine and lenty ; Follewed It ee weary days and sleepless nights to the little City of Bethlehem in Judea; ve In the wondrous light knelt before the Manger giving thanks and praising God. : Undimmed by the ages that have gone, the Star, in all Its lus- trous radiance, shines on high and beckons mankind to follow; Follow It thru the strife and the weariness, the sadness and the sorrow, the pleasure and the happiness, the heart- breakings and the tears to the little City of Bethlehem; Follow It to the Manger and there kneel in praise and thanks- giving to God, The Father, for the most precious gift that was ever given; Follow It across the Black waters in the deep Valley of the Shadow to the land of eternal rest where is quiet, peace, contentment. : With each recurring anniversary the Star grows brighter and still more bright and mankind comes more and more to know that God IS The Father and that all men are Brothers. 1918. oe ee eee eee ee Oa +e + Fo FY * Observed by the Tribune. HOOVER AND HURLEY CONFER WITH WILSON PARIS, Dec. 24.—Herbert Hoover, | | SUB IS M ,American food administrator, and} Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the | [By Associated Preas} {American Shipping Board, called on; *| PARIS, Dec. 24.—The Germans President Wilson by appointment late| % haven’t completely complied with the| today. Hoover's visit was in connec-| . fees . ‘tion with the great problem of provis- %* clause in the armistice providing for | ioning sections of Europe where a| * the delivery of all of their subma-! great food shortage exists or is! rines, says the Matin today. The threatened. | newspaper reported the presence at| Suggestions that relief work be *|Trondhjem on the Norwegian coast! placed in the hands of an internat-| #* of the submarine cruiser U-157 vessel, ional committee, have come from of most recent type, displacing 1,800 some of the entente countries, but tons and credited with having made ® | now it seems assured that the original cruise of four and a half months with-| plang of administration in this matter #* out making a port. will be adhered to. * ROME, Dec. 24.—The freedom of a _ [By Associated Press] | the city of Rome will be bestowed on LONDON, Dec. 24.—Fifty more President Wilson on his visit here. *\German submarines are to be sur- Be. tion address of the President. | ee KR n* * » BE OBSERVED BY *, » TRIBUNE STAFF * share of good things on this Christ- MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 24.—Tho # mas, this paper will observe the holi- American Jewelry Co. was robbed by * rendered soon. In order that the employes of the x day tomorrow by suspending publica- four men here today of $50,000 in * * CHRISTMAS WILL Daily Tribune may enjoy their full tion for the day. Christmas is one diamonds and $850 in cash, A clerk ,of the five holidays during the year, was forced to open the vault contain- ing the stock. Colorado Springs in Section B. tion and refusal to wear the uniform. Librarian 12\9 AFRAID IT WOULD EXPOSE RANK POLICIES OF THE POLICE Damaging Testi- mony Is Introduced at Coroner’s In- guest Before W. E. Tubbs * CORONER'S JURY VERDICT. 1. That the name of the de- * ceased is Lawrence Nina Fric- * cero. 2. That the said Nina Friccero came to in the city of Casner, County, Wyoming, on day of December, 1918, at about the hour of 5 o'clock p. m., and * further find that his death * was caused by a gunshot wound * from a revolver in the hands of * Zura Eagleston, and that said * shot was fired with felonous in- Lawrence his death Natrona 21st se aeeee we “tent, and that the said Zura * * Eagleston was aided and abetted * * by one Sam Larsen, and that said * * Lawrence N. Friccero was so * * shot about 2 a. m., December 21, * * 1918. <2 “ WARD TUBBS, a - FRANK BRANCH, = : U. S. MILLER, Coroner's Jury. * * That Chief Police Frank J. Wolf is guilty of the suppression of criminal evidence subsequently district attor- ney’s office and thereby, in some legal opinion, becomes an abettor of the crime which resulted in the murder cold blood of awrence 3 Center ling rzes od atac orning before Justice of ace W. E. Tubbs which the jury 1 that Friecero came to his death rom 2 gunshot wound at the hands of Zurai sston, alias “Slim” avis, and that the latter was aided the crime by SaSm ted indirectly ind ho is com- monly e.” Un- jersheriff served warrants on the two principals involved this morning, following the rendering of the ver- dict > testimony of icer Roy aston, t out int was jence re- of Chief order ven orders not to i » pro= cess of removing the evidence, and that the officer was compelled to fol- low the orders of the chief. The evidence adduced at the in- quest showed that Fricerro was killed in cold blood, while he had his hands in the air, begging for his life. P (Continued on Eight) OLSHEVIKI SEEKS TO THWART WORLD PEACE Liberator Declares International Revolu- tion is Inevitable; Russ Reds Striving to That End, Says Lenine in Statement A NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Lenine in a letter to “The Revolu- tionary Proletariat of America” published in “The Liberator” here, declares an international revolution to be inevitable. The Russian Bolsheviki are frankly striving to that end, he Says, and are educating agitators in special schools. (oe ‘ The article heightened on the grow- ing impression that the truth had not yet come out of Russia and agitation 1s Increasing to compel the govern- ment to state its attitude toward Russia. BOLSHEVIKI PENETRATION LONDON, Dec. 24.—The new | statesman, considered the liberal in- |tellectuals organ, announced today that the Bolsheviki were supported | by many former opponents in effect- | ing a real restoration of Russian ,order. The article says the food dis- tribution is better organized, facto- ries are reopening as fast as they can. GROWING IS REPORTED obtain raw materials, and the Bol-|- STOCKHOLM, Dec. shevili are cleaning the country of, Sheviki are making considerable prog- | bribery and corruption. ress with their penetration of Esthon | The terror which was exaggerated, | ian territory, an official statement of has ceased, the article says. It also' the Esthonian Republic Monday says the Red Army, numbering at'shows. They have taken Durrat and least 600,000 is a real disciplined forced the Esthonians back on the force with a high morale. It says Wesenberg front northwest to Lake |the invading British army is finding Peipus. The German forces are con- | only a few friends, ‘tinuing to fall back upon Riga. The Bol- ee ence eee ereeeieeeeieeeeeiceeeciieeeeenteenetteteaditneditaeeatle ead cena ance naadl salt eal cal al RESTRICTIONS MODIFIED ON FOOD EXPORTS (By United Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—A sweeping relaxation of restrictions on the export of foodstuffs, to feed to Latin-America is announced to- day, by the War Trade Board. STARVATION IS EXACTING BIG TOLL AUSTRIA {By United Preas} VIENNA, Dec, 24.-—Many Aus- tralians dying cf starvation and at least two hundred thousand more will starve during the winter are unless food is sent immediately, according to Colonel Summer- Hayes, chief of the British Red Cross mission. Thousands sold all of their belongings to obtain fo