Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1924, Page 3

Mrs. Price Informal Bridge Tea. this afternoon at her Durbin street at an inf tea complimentary to Harfway whose marriage will Place in the near future and: Miss Florence Flemming of Nova Scotia, who ts visiting in Casper a guest of her sister, Mrs. Leigh McGrath. Guests attending include: ~ Mrs. David Fox, Mrs. Timothy Joseph Drew, Mrs. C. R. Peterson, Mrs. tecl! Bon, Mrs. Pitt Covert, Mrs. John Bingenhetmer, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Mrs. E. BE. Hanway, W. tten, Mrs. J. E. Hanway, Mrs. William Schilling, Mrs. Leigh McGrath, Mrs. Arthur A. Schulte, Mrs. Charles T, McGrady, Miss. Mar- garet Sullivan, Miss Isabel Hanway, Miss -Patricia Sullivan, Miss Flor- enee Flemming and Miss Kathleen Sullivan. Sawyer-McGown Marriage in Greybull. Announcement has been made in Casper of the marriage of Miss Betty Sawyer of Lyman, Neb., to Patrick Henry McGown, formerly of this eity which took place in Greybull, Wednesday, December 10, with Jus- tice E. A. Draper performing the ceremony, They were attended by Miss Mary A. Doyle and Earl J. Williams both of Greybull. They will make their home in that city here the groom is connected with the Standard Ol! company. eee Literary Division Will Meet Next Week. The Literary division of the Cas- per Woman's Departmental club will meet on Wednesday afternoon of next week, December 17 at the home of Mrs. E. G. Sinclair, 421 Divine street. A program of interest has been arranged and all members are asked to be present. oe P. E. 0. Chapter to Meet at Loy Home. Chapter O of the P. E..O. Sister- hood will meet on Wednesday eve- ning December 17, at 7:45 o'clock at the home of Mrs. 8. K. Loy in the Poling apartment. The meeting will be in the form of a Christmas party. eee L 0. 0. F. Dance Saturday Evening. The reguar Saturday evening dance, one of the series which are growing in popularity will be held this evening at the Odd Fellows’ hall by members of the Odd Fellows club. An invitation is extended to the public to aoa ss . anger Retal Clerk Hold Special Meeting. The Casper Retail Clerks local Xo. 102 held a special meeting on Friday evening, December 12 at the Union Labor hall during which time the following ‘officers were elected: President, L. W. Barn‘ vice prest- dent, C. J, Hollinger; financial sec- retary, J. D. Salmond; recording .sec- retary, H. A. Wagner; sergeant at Questions For REV. A. E. COOKE will answer the following ques- tions at the Sunday evening Odd Fellows Hail, 7.30 p. m. The Bible says the Earth made in six days; Science says No. Which is right? 2. If the Bible contains any error whatever how can we know that any part of. it is true? % Can a real Christian at- the theater and the tat Bey lon peu is tied down is wife 5. Have nok th ay churches as a class alwtyes hee on the side of the Capitalist Sand against the worker’ a Why Tistianity, now in the world 2,000 years, utterly failed to remove the gross Tnequalities and injustices of sociayy? ua America playing a Cheistign art in the world by standing aloof from the rehab- ilitation of Europe? 8. Will the parents who tell fables about Santa Claus not lose the contidence of their children when they find out la- ter there is no such being? 9. Is not the giving of miums or prizes by ce: stores and organizations in Cas. per morally wrong? What will ne) nines effi be upon oe racter of our young people 10. You spoke of fhe social rospel at e Brotherhood eague but is not the. Old Time Gospel not sufficient to save ¢ Are the preachers who try to save souls not doin; most to save men's“bodies an also the world? Come and hear these tions answered fully aes 1A. M. in America Theater Cooke will preach on ques. ad Human Failures Who Vin Out A Special. brxtars een for the Men of Cas peee have lost your job; If you feel down and out; If oth- are e ALE. er. folk call you a you are golng to throw wu; Sponge; If you want, to how to win out in spite of all pe come and hear this mes- 8a, "REMEMBER! THE BEST REASON FOR GOING TO CHURCH IS YOURSELF. as Order of Moose Holds ‘Meeting of Interest. Casper Lodge 1182 Loyal Or- -| der of Moose held « very interesting meeting on Thursday evening and o number of candidates being initiated and business matters of tmportance transacted. It was announced dur- ing the. meeting. that the Powder Riyer Legion a branch of the Loyal Order of Moose would hold a special meeting this evening and that. new officers for the coming year would be elected, Live saw President Coolidge and at a ie on Wednesday noon was en- tertainied by Ford and Glen and the sotemn old judge” of the ‘Radio sta- tion WLS. : Yoemen Lodge Will Hola Regular Meeting. | @ The Yoeman lodge will hold its regular meeting Monday evening. December 15, at the. Knights, of Py. thias Hall after wi @ dancing party will be given and a complete set of filver given away. A feature of the meeting will be a cake walk in which every one is invited ‘to. take Part. The public invited. os 8 Methodist Cirele Will Hold Bazaar Next Week. Members of the Busy Bee circle of the Methodist church will hold a bazaar on Thursday, December 18 at the church, a chicken lunch to be seryed at ‘noon. Included in the bazaar features will be fancy. Christ- mas articles suitable for gifts, house aprons as well as articles suitable H. W. Cummings: is “here from Arkansas to~spend until: after’ the |- hollday season with © friends’ gnd | telatives. fe ele ; ‘Mrs. Willlam Knudsen is in Grey+ bull. with “her mother; Mrs. ‘C. ‘T. Marshall. 3 owe Mrs.W. C.” Woods of Detivéris\ih Casper visiting with friends for a few day: 3 Diced ear he ea) Mr..and Mrs. Max Maxon and cc F. ‘Mackenzie spent several days this week in Greybull. eee x Miss Vitginia McLeon expects to leave next week for Salt) Lake City where she will spend Christmas with her brother and family who have just recently moved to Utah to make their home. ee Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McKin- ney are guests of friends here from their home near Lander. eee A. A. Hutt, representative of the Business Men's Assurance company, spent .a short time in Gillette on business this week. cee Mies Anna Davis will leave in a few duys for South Dakota to visit for two or three weeks with her grandparents. see ‘Word has-been received in Casper this. week .of the. arrival. of a baby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Throne in Denver. on December 6. Mre. Throne “was formerly Miss Helen Kennedy. ee city. ° Mr. and Mrs: Claude Fletcher have returned «from ‘Torrington where theyspent several. days guests of Fletcher's sister, eee Miss Mary Lyons expects to leave next week for her former home in Pittsburg, Kan., to spend Christmas with “her parents. * Mr.and Mrs. R. R.. Maurer are in the city for a few days from thelr home at; Salt Creeks Mr. and tas. wittiash H. Watson are in the city on business and :vis- {ting “with friends ‘from Helena, Mont. ae ee Robert and “Tony Litheridge were visitors “here for a-short time’ this week with their mother from Parco where they are connected with the yroducers and Retihery corporation. Marion Reed fins been visiting for some time at the home of his siste: Calhoun in. Sunshine Valley, near, Torrington. G. S. Hanimett’ and Glen Cook spent Thursday in Lander on bust- church in Lander spent a short time in« Casper this week in conference with Bishop Thomas-of Laramie: eee Bugene McCarthy spent Thursday in ‘Worland on business. eee Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis and Miss morrow: evening with friends. see Miss Edith Burlson will spend the Christmas holidays with her brother in Thermopolis. Miss Burleson wit leavé on Wednesday of next week. . ee M. C. Bennick jin Rawlins for a few days on business. | s 28 | Henry Whitten bes returned trom e Ip Crihune | anitistetpen out Sie.wns only slight-| lyveut about 1 head. Nearly 20 years ago, while riding | @ bicycle in Washington, he was struck by a street car and rendered unconscious but after receiving treatment at @ hospital ho was able to pedal his way home. Back {n_1908 Gompers changed doctors, his regular physicians: sug- gested that ho make a complete ex- ination of Gompers. eral specialists were called in and Gompers was on the examina- tion table for more than an hour. after the examination, one of the doctors came into Gompers room and gently informed him of Rumerous ailments they had discov- ered and said he could not live more than @ year. Gompers immediately called in his oldest son, Samuel, Jr., and confided the doctors’ report to him and then gave him a list of or- ders to be carried out in the event he passed away. Gompers outlived all of the sulting physicians . Before the prohibition amendment was put on the statute books, Gom- pers held open house every New Year's day. All of his friends came to visit him and join in a drink of “cheer.” The reception started about 3 in’the afternoon and lasted con- Sangre 1 back on the job again. Here the House of Representatives is cen beginning {ts last sessions |:far into the night, so Gompers, re- with Speaker Gillett presiding. Dr. James Shera Moiitgomery, house chaplain is delivering the invocatign. | Sllzing that he could not drink with CHEST FUND HONOR ROLL B. R. Ayres. George August. America Poo! Hall. E, C, Bell, Alma Bohamn. Edwin Barrett. W. A: Blackmore Estate. J, B. Boyer. Geo. Bullock. Henry | Bay c. T. Baker. H. L. Cherot. D, P, Cullen. Wm. Cronin. Wm. P. Cutter. Perry D. Cunningham. D, A. Castleman. Cole Creek Sheep Company. ©. N, Chapin. Continental Supply. Company. Dubois & Goodrick. ~ * 0. EB. Doygherty. Dr, 1. Fros' Frank Flannigan Rex Fannii 9Edna Foster. Wm. Forbes. Frick-Reid Supply Company. R. C. Giffin. W. H: Greene. F, 1, Hancock, J.J, Hill. Jack Howard. E.’O. Houch. Art Iserman. Myrtle A.- Jones. F..R Kroh. Maurice Kelliher. SAMUEL GOMPERS, NOTED LABOR CHIEFTAIN, PASSES AWAY TODAY (Continued from Page One.) American Federation of Labor, Mr. Gompers’ final acute illness came following a walk up a long fight of steps to the Mexican national palace to attend the inauguration of Presi: dent Calles a week ago last Tuesday. When Gompers reached the last step sted he exclaimed to his escort: “I do not mind climbing the stairs but I do not want to climb the ‘gol- den stairs’ just yet.” The primary cause of death was acute heart failure with pulmonary edema, complicated by vanced nephritis and arterial hypertension. Mr, Gompers had been improving early in the night and had taken two or three naps but a change occurred at 2:30. a. m., and his heart began Mr. Gompers was conscious much of the time and was able to talk to his. physicians about administering a hypodermic. Immediately after “Mr. Gompers’ death, members of the executive council of the federation and other ment and making funeral arrange- ments. Mr. Gompers’ nurse, Miss Marie Jameton of Atlantic iCty and a San Antonio nurse, were left with the body. Dr. Rice sketched the patient's medical history after his arrival in San Antonio briefly as follows: “The heart rate on arrival was 160 but under the influence of digi- talis 1t had slowed down to 140 at 11-p, m., from this time, he was im- Proving until a sudden col'apse oc- curred at 2:30 a. m.; when his:heart 'used to respond to stimulation. “Epinephrin was used and he was bled'a pint and a half of blood to re- eve congestion of his lungs. After each procedure he rallied for a few minutes but almost ‘at ‘once col- lapsed. “I was told he had been suffer. ing trom diabetis. Two specimens taken during the evening were free from sugar and this disease did not participate {n the’ final ‘attack. “The heart was fibrillating—abso- lutely irregulary) when he arrived Denver where he spent a week a! tending to business affairs. eee L. B. Tryon is in Casper on busi- ness: from Billings, Mont. Elmer C. Hayes has returned from Cheyenne and Laramie where he spent a few days on business. . ee Howard Stansbury is business visitor who morning. a Denver arrived this ess Mr, and Mrs. L. W. Deloyd and family are leaving soon for Chadron, Neb., to apend Ch 3 and friends. Dan Keyt. Lilian A. Kocher. A. W. Lucan. Lathrop Clinic. . J. McOsker. - G. MeDoneld. . H. Matson. | . 8. Montgomery. | . C. Maltby. | 5 Muttis. Archie Neilter. } Peter Nelson. W. H., Netto. Ted Oliver. c. J. O'Netl: B. R. Purkiser. A. L. Piper. J. A. Pennington. c. A. Pennington. J. H, Patrick, * | Albert: Pizzoll. ‘Wess Payne. D. D. Prothro. E. A. Richards. Geo. A. Rader, Jewell Sullivan. Kenneth» Smith. Art Schulte, W. W.. Sul'tyan, Richard Schoor. Chas 8. Spurlock. Jess Sheffner. OQ, F. Steffen. Cc. S. Turner. NT. Vanatta. Gene Veldran. Fred Van Dyke. Wm. A. White. Nette Watson. | millions of dollars. Here the field GROOLINE TAX Io. OPPOSED (Continued from 1 from Page One.) tures which are little. understood is to buy’ stock only in a company | which is fn a continuous business and capable. of dr ing’ wells over a number of years. Such a com- pany should get a definite deturn, according: to the law of averages, | but these who back company or an individual. prepared to. drill only one or two wells, are indulging {n'a jous speculation for high stekes, Uke betting on a horse in a vace of a hundred entries, and have no just cause for complaint if they fail, Yet tho romance of oil {s far from dead. Only, th’s week, in the new field at Wortham, Texas, two gush- ers have been “shot,” running’ thou- sands of barrels a day and’ worth has been explored by geologists, students of rocks and sands of land conformations and “domes” and suc- cess At certain points seemed almost | guaranteed. Yet but a short distance a from the gushers another s been drilled deeper and deeper, with the prospect that, at best, It may be. nothing more than “pumper™ from which a few bar- relg a diy may be reluctantly ex- tracted at high cost. The geologist is not infallible. He can not tap ‘the rocks and produce oil at wil. If his tasks of finding o'l"was an exact science, ofl would be less valuable than it is today. Many dry hole tragedies have had ry Bes \ | A. E, Woodman. Women of the Ku Klux Klan of thé Casper Realm. Wm. Zeiss. but it ts not known how long this condition had existed, “I told Mr. Gompers at 3;30 that | he was in a critical condition and might not pass through the night. He understcod but did not respond, his heavy breathing preventing any spoken words. BODY TO START EAST TONIGHT. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 13.— Samuel Gompers' body will be taken east by way of St. Louis,’ leaving here*at 11° o'clock tonight, according to tentative arrangements. Mr. Gompers’ body will lie in state at the undertaing company parlors here from 11 o'clock this morni until it is\tdken to a train tonight | for its last journey east. Local labor leaders will be named pall bearers to carry the body to the station. A detail of. policemen will also serve as aguardofhonor. ¢ Mayer John W. Tobin of San Antonio, has issued a proclamation calling upon the city to pay tribute to the late labor leader. BURIAL WILL BE MADE IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Samuel Gompers, late president of the American Federation of Labor, will be buried in Sleepy Hollow ceme- tery, near Tarrytown, New York, it ‘was said here today by Harry M. Moness, a personal friend of Mr. Gompers. “Mr, Moness said he had sent in- structions to San Antonio to have the body transported to this city where it is,expected. to grrive Mon- day night or Tuesday morning. The! plot in Sleepy ‘Hollow cemetery where interment ‘will be made is opposite the Andrew Garnegie plot. Mr. Gompers and Mr. Monese owned it jointly. ——s—_ PARIS.—Cane seats may not rep- resent a late furniture fashion but nothing 1s newer or smarter than seat canes. The English habit of carrying canes the handles of which spread into a!comfortable:stoo! se Has extended to continent and at- tendants at sporting eyents now: are almost universally equipped with such adjuncts to comfort. THE “GIFTS for Children" column in the Classified Section will make them believe in Santa Claus. SHICHESTER S a cot ied iE fast, Alwaye Reliab¥ Soup eva ies EVERYWMERS ay their requiem: all of his'callers and remain same, replaced his with @ portion of tea, while his Suests consumed “the best.” No- body knew the paths «ts tea hpatoal School Syste System Assailed By John J. Tigert INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 13.- The public school system is raising a nation of highbrows, in the op!n fon of John J. Tigert of Lexington Ky,, United States commissioner of education who is attending the an nual conyention of the national so: clety for vocation education here. Education will only accomplish its objective when it buil in which the principles of 4 idealism are embodied, he told convention last night. They are, said, “culture, character, citizenshly and Vocation, whether with hand o1 brain, paint ~brush or pen, and health.” Attacks on the present school sy: tem were made by other speak including Nicholas Ricciardo of cramento,’ California. Se eT LONDON.—Gaiters. They do not sound so attractive but wait until you see the winter sport costume they go with,» It consists of cap, sweater with a scarf collar, knick- ers.and a kilt. ‘The latter garment ean not possibly be termed a skirt as it is not kneq length. The com: bination is worked out in the most attractive shades of white and cherry red. —_—_——s something ciectrical the strong drink } | he | | Give this “The geologist said there was oll.” But speaking of ‘“donies” in con- nection withyoil, the name of a certain. Tenpot was not mentioned during the entire sess'on of the oil men. That deme does not mean as much in thé industry as the public has imagined. ‘The position of the institute is‘ that the Fall scandals did not touch the industry as a whole, LIFE SKETCH OF GOMPERS (Continued from Page One.) several special governmental mis- sions to Europe. He was a member of the American delegation of the Conference on Limitation of Armas ments. He was vice president of the Na- tional Civic Federation and prest- dent of the Pan-American Federa- tion, + Gompers was married to Sophia Julian, who came’ to this country from England about the same time he came. She died in March, 1920. Gompers remarried on April 14, 1921, Gertrude Neuscheler. The labor chief had four children: Samuel Jr., Henry J., Alexander and Sadie. The latter died in 1918 at the age of 32, She was an actress on Keith's circuit for several years, specializing in singing. When the American Federation of Labor was formed its membership totaled less than 50,000, while of- ficial figures show that in 1922 there were 3,195,651 members. Reports of the Federation for 1922 show the following activities by Gompers in that period:+ He delivered 79 addresses all over the country; attended 13 trade union conventions; made 90 trips by, rail und two by airplane, cover- ing 24,000 miles; participated in nearly 500 conferences; appeared be- fore four committee of congress and five committées of state legis! tures; answered 15,267. official ®ersonal letters; wrote several hun- dreds editorials and issued 146 press statements.” Refused Congress Seat. The Republican nomination for congress, which was equivalent to election, from the district in which he resided in New York, was offer- ed him several times, but he stear- fastly- refused to be swerved from his labor work. Gompers was.a victim of several accidents, but always came out Practically.unscathed. A taxi in which he, was riding in New York Several years ago collided with a street car and a truck and was turn- ed over on its side. When pedes- trians rushed to extricate, the. vic- tims of the mishap from the wreck- age, the labor chief calmly opened the door, which was facing akyward, | REMOVAL NOTICE. I have moved my office and am now located over the F; Shop, sharing reception with Dr. J. R. Hansard, 110 East Second Of. Phone 2050, Res, Phone 2) year. Natrona Power Co. There are twenty- five to thirty dif- ferent grades of cocoa beans, but Baker’s Cocoa is made of high- gradebeans only. That is one reason why it is. better.’ sli 4 ESTABLISHED 1760 DorchesterMass. Montreal.Can. BOOKLET OF CHOICE RECIPES SENT TAREE woven Suffragist Most active in the “new women movement” in Japan is the Baroness Ishimoto. She has returned home after an extensive survey of wo- men's suffrage in Ameria and Europe, nS » Countless diversions Chicago’ s ste seatiy ble from the Belmont. Y enough from the bu: be quivt and restful. ed with its lo and appointments of the Belmost 20 less delightful, The pricey are moderats “‘Pelmonts Moon McLanxax, Provident G, M. BILLINGsLET, LKenazer AMERIDAN ROAD AT BELMONT Chicago TOG LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALMB-—1 good condition proportion North- PAGE ‘THREE. EVERYBODY HAS an ey; on “Christmas Gift Suggestions” in the Classified Section these days! It pays! This Sturdy Wttle New Gulbransen Piano Guaranteed in Every Particu- lar by the Manufacturer and by us ationally Priced at $295.00 Mahogany or Walnut Sold on Liberal Terms. The Chas. E. Wells Music Co. 252 East Second St., Casper. Phone 19. afa Lavoye, Wyo. N ti Anyone caught cutting trees on my place will be prose- cuted to the fullex- tent of the low. DR. H, R. LATHROP SHOP PARLY ern Moto’ Phone 27 RENT—Two two-room nts, nicely furnished, ¥ finery, $15 and $20. Phone 5006 LBS. Wolcott, Till ue 5000 LBS. BROADCASTING PIGEON’S FRESH ROASTED COFFEE SALE ATTENTION Mooseheart Legionaires Powder River Legion, Branch No. 1, of Wyoming State Legion No. 99, Mooseheart Legion of the World, WILL MEET AT MOOSE HALL SATURDAY, DEC. 13, AT 8 P. M. Refreshments, initiation. HARRY NAUMANN, G. N. M. THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. Everything in Building Material RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS Distributors of KONSET Three-Day Cementing Phone 2300 and 62 Process for Oil Weils. Casper, Wyo. Office and Yard—First and Center Sts. JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION NOW TRAIN SCHEDULES CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN Ryperatea i No. 603 - Arrives ~-1:80 p. m. 11:00 p.m. esate 6.45 p. m. Departs 1:60 p.m, Departs 6:00 p. m. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY Eastbound o. 82. Departs 4:00 p, m. 8:35 p. m. Departs 7:10 a. m