Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1924, Page 5

-FRIDAY, JANUARY.18, 1924 ZONE DEFENSES: OF FOE; MARINE FORCE HEROES “Hostile Navy” Repre- sented by Atlantic Fleet Scores in War Game Involving Canal COLON, Canz! Zone, Jan. 18.—Fort Randoiph, the de- fensive work that guards the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal on the north- east, is in “enemy” hands today. So are the air station and the submarine base at Coco So'o. To the marines of the Atlantic fleet belongs the glory and the spolls. Lanting in small boats yes- terday from the “black” squadron that represents a hastile navy in the mimic warfare now in prograss in the zone to determine the-effec- tiveness of the canal tn time of real war, the ‘dev'l dogs” swarmed. up- en Fort Randolph and captured its home garrison of 170 men. Simultaneously, another landing party came ashore at Coco Solo and, ‘overpcwering” the 70 avia- tors and mechanics, left to cefend the air station and submarine base, took over those works, Unofficial observers were of the opin‘on that the comparative ease with which the marines solved. the Problems set forth in yesterday's maneuvers indicated what a real enemy might be able t>» do, al- though st wes pointed out that there were only skeleton forces in the units of the defense system cap- tured. In onty one instance aid the ma- rines fail. A small detachment sent to “selzo” the army air station at France field was captured by the nfantry unit guarding that post. ‘The landing operations were car- : ried out with clock-like precision. Under the cover of a smoke screen laid down by the auxiliary “black” fleet, 400 marines left their ships in fifty foot boats, slipping across Iimon bay toward Fort Randolph. At the same time another detach- ‘The Natrona County Public Mbr- ary-has reached a yearly circulation of over 95,000 volumes, a gain of 20,000 over Inst year, and a per- capita circulation of between four and five books per person per year, says the annual report of the !- brarian, “Mrs. C. EB. Rogers, Casper boasts of no leisure class So the report clearly shows that the laborer appreciates the recreation of & good beok-and fs doing much in the way of study and research. The use of many labor saving devices in the home gives the housewife more time for reading and as most home owners have automobiles, tt is easy to run gown & the library and to take home séveral books instead of ‘one. The 1 Placed 3,874. new books on the shelves last year, mak- ing & total of 18,260 books now ac- cessioned. The great need, at pres. ent, is more room, every department being crowded to capacity. Two rooms, in the basement, have been fitted up recently, at an ex- Penditure of $750.v0. One room ts being used for a work room and for filing back numbers of magazines, doing away with much nolse and confusion up-stairs. The other room is used for an assembly room for meetings of various organtzations and for children’s story hour pro- | can out ting May grams, The Children’s Story Hour ts wel! attended, every effort being made to give both entertainment and in- struction and to interest the chil- dren in the best books. The in- creased attendance and the varied ages may necessitate dividing the class Into two groups. The attend- ance at the Christmas tree program and treat made the S. R.-O. sign necessary. Boxes of books are sent to the schools at Salt Creek and to other rural schools as well as to individual Saturday the a total of 667 books, the largest daily circulation recorded here. The Library's most difficult work is in helping people t'nd what they want in books. “Books” include NEW LAMP BURNS . 94% AIR Beats ment of 500 men left their vessels for a point south of the fort and, While the garrison was speculating as to the “enemy's” intentions it found itself surprised and in a trice eliminated from the problem of the day. Three hundred marines took part in the operations at Coco Solo. The day's work would have begun earlier—perhaps before dawn—but the units of the “black” f'eet found it difficult to co-operate in the dark and a delay of many hours resultec, ‘There was only one accident in con- nection with the landings, As one f the small boats touched shore tent the fort, an pfficer fell into * MY the water. ‘ nd ‘The official umpire accompany- ing the landing parties said the up- erations contained a lesson for the army in the poss‘bilities and de- fects of the canal defense system. pe sete ose tir a Electric or Gas : elk ey A new ofl lamp that gives an amazingly brilliant, soft, white light, even better than gas or elec- tricity, has been tested by the U. S. Government and 35 leading univer. sities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary oil lamps. It burns with. out odor, emoke or noise—no-pump ing up, is simple, clean, safe.. Burns 94 per cent afr and 6 per cent common kerosene (coal oil). The inventor, G. H. Johnson, 609 W. Lake St., Chicago, I ‘ng to send a lamp o: FRED trial, or even to give one FREE to the first user in each locality who will help him introduce it, Write him today for full par- ticulars. Also ask ‘hint to explain how you can get the agency, and without experience or money make CASPER MONUMENT WORKS. | $250 to $500 per month.—Advertise- 508 Sonth 1. Phone 2542 _ment. days’ HERE IS What We Call the Very Peak In GROCERY PRICE CUTTING. * “Nuff Said” ‘ HAVE A LOOK Specials for Saturday and Monday, January 19 and 21 GOLD MEDAL FLOUR PLUSH FLOUR “ss Of 48-tb. Sack ...... $2.20 48-Ib. Sack....... 24-Ib. Sack.......$1.15 | 24-Ib. Sack. ? 12-Ib, Sack........65c 12-Ib.Sack.........55¢ CANE SUGAR (Original Packages) 10-Ib Sack........$1.15 5-lb. Sack..,......60c 2b-lb. Sack ...ceceececcevccncseecessccees Gate FOUR CANS No. 2 size rues $1.00 Del Monte Fruit....... aes si0,0 (1 Pear, 1 Peach, 1 Apricot and 1 De Lux Plums) ORANGES—Buy Oranges as you do ap- $2 9 e ples. % box Oranges contains 108...... RICE—3 Ibs. for.........0...-5 eeicces oidie'ere oe 25c NAVY BEANS—=3 Ibs, for......... oc cewcccees 25c K. C. BAKING POWDER. Regular 15c; special..............0.08. aie 10e K. C. BAKING POWDER, Fat Regular 25c; special..........0.e0.eee bie ‘20e SMALL ROLL TOILET PAPER. FOR (Good grade) ............ ER Pir: 4 25e BLACK TWIG AND ROME BEAU’ APPLES. Per B0X.....0....004 ccccsscssseeat**toaeese $1.45 The Bungalow Grocery & Market | 412 East Fifth Street Phone 22—23 LIBRARY CIRCULATION JUMPS TO 95,000 BOOKS WW HANDS, TODAY DURING LAST YEAR; INCREASEOF20,000SHOWN Enjoyment by Working Class of Advan: tages Proved; 18,620 Books Now On Shelves of Library ™magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, and offen, pictures and steroptican views. Many and varied are the re- quests which come in each day. The Ubrarians are handicapped in this| werk in that they do not have al special reference department, help enough to allow of one person! s ving his entire time to this work. Books for special reference work| are very expensive and only a few too, when science is making such monstrous strides, books soon oO with later editions. Many excellent works have been purchased for this department during the years and many new ones ordered for the coming year, greatly facilita- Over a hundrea magazines, news- Papers and other periodicals are re- ceived regularly for the reading rooms and are greatly enjoyed by the’ reading public every day includ. ng Sundays and most holidays. House organs are donated by var- ee organizations and papers and other religious denominations. The administration of the Ubrary sin the hands of a board of trus ees, C. H. Townsend, president; J W. Johnson, give most freely of their time and| do everything possible to promote he efficiency of the library service, The following items taken from the treasurer's report give a general dea of how the funds of the library | re used. + @be Caspet Daily Cridune repair Paid for improvements ._. The library staff consists of Mra. E. C. Rogers, Edith Grinsfelder, Ca- tharine Coale and E. H. Davis. a United States navy department. The American Association of Rail- road Superintendents will hold its 1924 convention in Buffalo, begin- ning June 18. sald, and hopes or! be acquired at a time. Then of date and must be replaced willi past two research work. Buy it! Try it! Periodicals by a number of treasurer; and Miss Hami'ton, Secretary. They CRUISER STILL TIGHT ON REEF, MAY BE LOT WASHINGTON, aground on Blanquillas reef off ‘Vera Cruz has three compartments flooded, according to wireless re- ports from the ship received at the Tugs were standing by, it was that the craft could be drawn into appreciate the splen-| (did flavor and smoothness of - Aashes- COFFEE for the safety of tho men aboard. was dispatched. seas subsided. No fears were felt The Tacoma was thrown on the reef during a storm. She was high on the reef and in only two fath- oms of water when the message The cruiser Richmond probably ' PAGE FIVE high officers of the navy to believe that she might have to be aban- ‘oned. If she is on rocky bottom in 12 feet of water, and was driven there by the force of a norther, it was declared that the cost of get- ting her off may not be justified. 0 2 taot will be stationed at Vera Cruz to take the place of the Tacoma which has been ordered to that port to act as an emergency communica- Hons station to the United States due to the De La Huerta insurrec- tion. ~ Dispatches outlining the situation of the cruiser, however, led some officers and Tribune Want Ads bring results Jan. 18.— cruiser Tacoma, were entertained mas the heavy Pure Lard, You'll like it! & At Your Pot Roast, SATURDAY IS OUR GREAT SPECIAL DAY Bacon Sliced, Ib.________ 35¢e Sugar Cured Bacon, Ib.-_29¢ Smoked Picnics, Ib.._-_- 15¢e Sugar Cured Ham, Ib.__-23e@ Kraut, qt. --------- -----10¢ Boiling Meat, Ib,________ 10c Rolled Rib Roast, Ib.____ 22c Shoulder Steak, lb Meyer Brothers Market Old Public Market QUALITY COUNTS BUT PRICE ALSO CUTS CONSIDERABLE ICE Fortunately We Are Able to Offer Both! 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