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PROHIBITION PROGRESS SLOW, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR SAYS IN ADDRESS TO LEGISLATURE HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 4.—Governor Sproul told the members of the Pennsylvania legislature here that “it is a patent fact that the prohibition enforcement laws, federal and state, are not working well in Pennsylvania.’’ The goy- ernor, who goes out of office in two weeks and delivered his final message to the legislature in person, said that some peo- Just a_ Handful Ble are inclined to blame this condi- tion upon the states's own enforce- ment law “and yet the fact remains that in other states which have the kind of laws which these critics Ce. mand, tho results are no better.” “In New York and New Jersey, where the type of laws which are de- sired here have been enacted,” Gov-/ ernor Sproul sald, ‘the disregard for| prohibition is certainly fully as much} in evidence as it is in Pennsylvania. | Even in states which have had pro-| hibition for years, there bas been| much more illicit trade in intozicat-| {ng Uquors than before the passage! of the federal enforcement act. Here! in Pennsylvania our law has worked very well where local prosecutizig of- ficers are in sympathy with {t. In al sections however, convictions have! Deen most difficult to secure and pub-| ec sentiment scems strangely inert and indifferent.” | The situation he said ts most Cis-! couraging and dangerous, “ and particularly menacing in «@ land.” “Bootiegging has become a busi- ness of astounding proportions,” the! governor declared and undoubtedly| much of the banditry and other crimes widch are now harrassing the country have their genesis in the school of outlawry fostered by the Mlegal trade in intoxicants. We are rearing a fine brood of criminals which it will require stern measures to suppress.” | Education and patience may bring! ® cure, he declare¢i The only way out that ‘s now in sight, he added “in a careful and consicientious en-| forcement of the Iaw by the author- ities and no disregard of duty on the part of officials and an ewakened public appreciation of the peril by our people who will make lawbreak- ing isreputable. Until tige sentiment of, the people earnestly supports the Gry laws their enforcement will be extremely difficult end the general effect more harmful than benefic- fent.” RINLTOPOSTS S10 IN PRIZES Ten dollars in prizes will be given by the Rialto theater to the five youngsters who dress up like Wesley Barry in “Rags” and who recite In the best manner the poem, “If I was 1 Millionaire,” on the Rialto stage Fr.- day night. Following are the words; of the. poem: “If I was a millionaire, kids, If I was a millionaire ‘There wouldn't be nothing too good in the world Yor.me and my, pals to share. Don't tell me I'm shooting hot air, kids, But here's what I'd do on the square If I was a real live, regular, first class, cross-my-heart millionaire: Ta buy up every school house in the nation, T'4 write upon the blackboard big and clear, Instead of one there will be two va cations, Bach vacation six months twice a year. There wouldn't be no school when it was raining, T'a let you stay at home when {t was fair. ‘You'd have free soda fountains; Say. I'd build you ice cream moun- tains If I was a millionaire.” Suple Ee EYE STAMIN? THIS SIMPLE MIXTURE HELPS Casper people with eye trouble should try simple camphor, hydrastis witchhazel, etc., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. It can do no harm and may surprise you. One man with weak. watery eyes and aching eye balls re ports Lavoptik helped him almost at once. Another smiliar case reports eyes began feeling better with first treatment. One small bottle usually strained eyes, Casper The Hopewell Hospital Lillian L. Nelson, Superintendent Thermopolis, Wyo. A general hospital, situated tn the Hot Springs district of ‘Ther: mopolis, to which visiting physi- clans are welcome. Rates moderate; only graduate nurses; for further information ad Gress the Superintendent. 1921 DODGE TOURING Has been run_ 8,000 miles; good curtains; West- inghouse shock absorbers; motometer, engine pump, puncture-proof tubes, good tires, spotligk+ and motor in fine shape; just the car you are looking for. Ask for BRIGGS. Wyo. Compression Tire and Tube Co. 426 East Second Casper Phone 1125M or 1786R Real bargain if taken this week. ‘This Gwarfed specimen of the squirrel monkey is three years old, weighs four ounces and eats his own weight in grapes and figs daily. He was captured in Brazil and is now the pet of Miss Ruth Clifford, American actress, we Nea aE he STALE EGGS SUBSTITUTED IN PARCELS PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 4.With the arrival of New Year's comes t he story of a fresh country ese substitution. have been puzzled by the substitu- For weeks postoffice inspectors ton of cold storage eggs for fresh country eggs smipped by parcel post irom Clar.oo county to Erie, Pa, and Wheeling, W. Va, The first complaint was made to Inspector George C. Craighead of Pittsburgh’ by the purchasers of they “fresh country eggs'’ who deci the eggs were “off color,” An investigation showed that the egg containers had been tampered with, Other fresh eggs . were shipped but when they reached their destination there was an unm stak- able staleness about them, Ing; Craighead said. 1 Orton E: Eastman, a railway mail clerk on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad between’ Kane and Butler, Pa., is being held charged with tampering with the eggs ship- ménts. He will be given a hearing before the United States _ commis- s.oner at Warren, Pa, No Prosecutor In_St. Louis &T. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 4.—St. Louis today was without a prosecuting at- torney, it was said.to be the first tume ins fhe city’s history that the office has been without an incumbent. The situation results from a proceed- ing filedsin state supreme court by Prosecuting Attorney Oakley, demo- crat, to prevent Albert L. Schweitzer, republican, who defeated him for re- A CLEAR COMPLEXION Ruddy Cheeks—Sparkling Eyes = Most Woled Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr.F.M. Edwards for 17 yearstreated scores of women for liver and bowel ail- ments. During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made of a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil, namin n Dr. Edwards” Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color. These tablets are wonder-workers on. the liver and bowels, which cause a nor- mal action, carrying off the SG and isonous matter in one’s system. aul Hire taentiee woaten Caurae ead: ull eyes, pimples, coat ngue, | aches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels, take one for a time and note the pl and take Thousands of women men Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets—the suc- cessful substitute for calomel—now and then just to keep them fit. 15¢ and 30c. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 4.— The temperature on the moon prob- ably ranges, from well above the boiling point when the sun is at its zenith to far below zero during the night, scientific obesrvations indicate, Professor Donald H. Men- zel of Princeton, said insa paper submitted here to the American Astronomical soctety. The paper outlined new methods of calculating the temperatures of the planets. “Whatever the amount of water vapor present in our atmosphere,” he said, ‘the indications are that the surface of the moon is definitely heated. Probably when the sun is election, from taking the office on the technicality that Schweitzer failed to take over the office, at the proper time. The supreme court has ordered that neither be recognized as prose-| Che Casper Daily Cridune_ TEMPERATURE OF MOON RANGES FROM BOILING POINT TO BELOW ZERO the equator during the day may be nance cuting attorney until the matter is ad- judicated. SPECIAL SALE ON POTATOES Car Load of Large Russetts $1.05 Per Hundred Pounds REAR 357 N. BEECH STREET THURSDAY. JANTIARY 4. 1923, coupie, which is capale of detect. ing the heat from a tallow candle at a distance of many miles. SCHOOL The mid-winter term is just starting. . Was your boy or girl slow or backward in his or her school work last term? If so, there was a cause. Diseases that are often unnoticed hold the kiddies at the Lowell observatory in Ariz- ona, involve the use of a delicate as high as 20 or 25 Gegrees centi- grade, with a large fall during the night. We must have further ev!- dence as to Venus. It is certain, however, that its temperature is higher than that of our.earth. | “For the two larger planets, Ju- p'ter and Saturn, it Is very definite that they radiate some» heat of their own. If they were warmed only by the heat of the sun they would be 160 to 190 degrees below zero centigrade. The temperature at the zenith the temperaure reached must be well above that of boiling water and @uring the long night be far below the zero of our ue oRia {hese Planets are prob- | back. ‘Take them to a Chiropractor today for a spinal ermom«<ter. j lysis, : “The values for Venus and Mars | °° Jupiter obtained something less analy than $0 below zero’ centigrade, while Saturn is hotter by some twenty de- | grees, a result not unreasonable for | Saturn is much less dense than the former. The heat measurements as mado ROBERT N. GROYE, Chiropractor (Palmer Schoo] Graduate) Over White’s Grocery are very dependent upon the water yapor and very little can be got from the observations, Both planets haye an atmosphere, Mars’ being very thin and that of Venus resemb- ling ours to a certa‘n extent. The results indicate that the atmosphere of Mars does little to shield th face and that the temperatui MISS ¥ HAZEL U. HOOPMAN Teacher of Piano Phone 698 Studio 138 South Durbin We are going to put on sale tomor- row at 9 a. m. sharp 250 pairs of crisp New Shoes for ITA PAIR Watch tomorrow night’s Tribune for full page announcement. THE DR. JACK- children. OFFIGE HOURS: will open an office on January 10 in-the Rialto Theater Build- ing, for the treatment of Nervous Disorders, Rheumatism, Scar- let Fever, Gout, Headaches, Toothache, Colds, Grippe, Mental Depression, Lumbago, and all other diseases of men, women and TERMS: Cash in advance. 1 p. in. to 11 p, m., daily. ECONOMY SHOE BASEMENT Operated by Wiggins e World-Famous Special- » Recently of Los Angeles, January Clearance Sale | $50.00, $45.00, $40.00, $35.00 Values—Get Here Early While OPEN EVERY NIGHT UNTIL 9 P.M. OUT THEY GO---ANnY the Selections Are Good