Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1924, Page 12

r H | j ° iit PAGE TWELVE HOLIDAY SPIRIT OPREADS CHEER OVER LUNCHEON Rotary Club Members To Aid in Dispensation Of Xmas Charity. A fine Christmas spirit prevailed in the meeting of the Rotary club tod: In previous years it has bee custom to distribute gifts among the members of the club but © precedent was set this year when it was decided to use the funds ordinarily spent, for chafitable pur- | poses. The pastors of many of Casper's | churches were guests of the club today, including the Rey. Cook, Con gregationalist; Carter, Method Hildebrand, Ghristian; Wilson byterian, pastors, and Father Mull { of the Cathol urch | The Rev. K. Edwards of the| Vpiscopalian church, delivered the Christmas address. It was filled} with countless good (thoughts and | sound lo RECESS I TRIAL DU: CHICAGO, Dec. to December aken today in the Forbes-Thompson veterans bureau conspiracy trial ederal Judge George A. Carpen was confined to his home with a ere cold and sent word to his erk that the jurors and witnesses lhe excused for the week Major Frederick lL. Martin, com mander of the army world fliers; was among the defense witnesses 3 surt tod He had been in charge of construction work during Forbes’ term as Continuance Rr director of the veterans’ bureau and has tion been subpoenaed for examina to hi acts with and H. Mortimer, the “Stude” Proves Worth in Crash Testimony to the Gibraltar quall- ties built into the Studebaker car was provided in spectacular fashion by the manner in which the big touring car owned by Gus West survived the plunge from the Bur- Ungton viaduct this morning which cost three lives. Though the body ‘of the car was demolished by the force of its im- pact in the 20-foot dive, motor, run ning gear and frame were virtually undamaged, and even the radiator withstood the terrific crash without being crushed or torn out of place. The machine was towed in by the local Studebaker agency and when it is equipped’ with a new body it will be ready for the road again. “epi ee Officer Prominent In Old West Dies LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 22.— Fred E. Hawkins, marshal of the c'ty of Signal Hill, famed as a peace officer in Holbrook, Yuma and other Arizona cities for more than 20 years, died at a hospital here to- of pneumonia. He was 52 yeurs old. Hawkins rarely worked with pos ses, preferring to trail his man sin- gle handed. He was credited with having effected the capture of some of Arizona's most desperate crimt- nals in this manner. pi ER EE Cold Weather Is Due in Colorado DE R, Colo., Dec, 22.—Colo- rado will settle back into the grip of winter again tonight, according to predict’ons by the United States weather bureau here. Shippers are advised to protect shipments against temperatures ranging from 15 to 20 degress below zero, within a radius of 250 miles from Denver. The mercury sunk to one degree above zero at 7 o'clock today. The highest temperature recorded yester day in Denver was 24 degrees above | zero. Continued cold with snow and se vere cold for the western slope are the predictions for tonight and to- morrow in Colorado. HIGH GRADE Christmas Mix 5 POUND BOX $.1 Everything in Candy at SPECIAL 75 PRICES LLOYDS Second and Wolcott Corner First and Center Only Two More Days OUR FIRST SEMI-CLEARANCE SALE ENDS CHRISTMAS EVE CHOICE OF THE HOUSE Haytin’s Boot Shop “WE FIT THE FEET” By NEA Airmail Service. dent of the immediate Samuel M. KEROSENE ON FIRE FATAL BRIGHTON, Colo.( Dec. 22.—Mrs. following his election Gompers’ successor. Tine Merical, 44 Mes near death here today—another indirect vic- tim of the severe cold—as the re- sult of an explosion of kerosene in her home near Byers, Colorado yes- terday. Mrs. Merteal, in haste to, warm the house, poured kerosene on the fire. An explosion followed that burned the woman severely and destroyed the house. Mrs, Merical’s 15-year old daugh- ter, Ruth, ran through the snow efoot, to a nelghboring house and sumoned aid, Protected | Ni the flags of several nations, this “international” engine is protected from danger in China. The train rum under the famous protocol of 1901, carrying troops of the United States, Great Britain and Japan _thtough “swept districts THER ing service “Christmas jay’s Ch REAL Christmas shop- awaiting you under ugsestions” in to: Gladstone Hotel Building he Casper Daily Cribune He Looks Satisfied This is a new picture of William Green of Coshocton, O., new pres!- American Vederation of Labor. It was taken in New York the executive council as the late M'COY TRIAL NEARING END LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 22. Kid McCoy, ex-pugilirt, the so-called man of “many loves,” on trial here by for the*murder of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors, with whom he had been liv- ing, August 12 last, what.love is any more know: “doesn’t know than he what constitutes a gentle- Deputy District Attorney Charles Fricke declared as he open- ed the prosecution's final statements to the jury here today. “McCoy had the effrontary to de- clare on the witness stand that he loved Mors,” said Fricke, as he pro- ceeded to give the jury his esti- mate -of the former prize ring idol. ‘The motive for the killing of Mrs. Mors, with whom McCoy had been living as ‘Mr. and Mrs. N. Shields,” was the outgrowth of the improper relations of the pair,” the prosecutor continued. “McCoy was broke, looking for a meal ticket and he wormed himself. into the. good graces of the woman who owned the exclusive antique shop. She, on her part, was foolishly infatuated with the man who formerly had been a shining light of the ring,” he added. Witnesses at ““Kid’s’’ Trial Miss Antebus Mrs. Pearlstein Here are four witnesses at the murder trial of Norman Selby (Kid McCoy) in Los Angeles. In the top are his sister, Mrs. Jennie and Sam Stern. In the bot row are Pearl Antebus, the niece, and Mrs. Frances Pearlstein Se ai ES a 4 YOU WON'T know how much fun Christmas shopping can be—until you turn to “Christmas Gift Sug- gestions” in the Classified Section. Try a | reeuits. Tribune classified ad for. Taxi Driver In Casper May Read -~This With Profit LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. 22. — If there were a Nobel prize for taxi- drivers, Verne Swartz of the Yellow Cab company here would qualify for ; | it. Union Pacific Train No. 20 was dwindling into the eastern horizon when. Verne’s cab panted up to the station. A perturbed and tearful young coed hopped out, gazed dis- mally up the track, and, moaned: “Now I'll have co walt 24 hours in Cheyenne. There isn't another train up to Lusk until tomorrow. Oh, why couldn't you have come when I phoned?” “The cab was in the shop, ma'am,” Verne apologized. “But I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll take you over the hill to Cheyenne and we'll be there about as soon as No. 20 ts." Tt is 52 miles from~Laramie to Cheyenne, and just as many from Cheyenne back to Laramie. The ther- mometer was a few points below zero. The snow was drifting on Sher- MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1924 GOLOSPELLN CASPER BROKEN” With the merctiry at noon today nosing up to 10 degrees above zero for the first time in just seven days, Casper unfurled itself from upturned collars. and strolled about its busi. ness with unbuttoned coats and faces gratefully. upturned to the balmy breath of just ordinary winter weather. Extra covers lugged out last week when the temperature plumbed Boreal depths were tossed aside last night. The minimum reading for the night was only five below. Though no immediate return of the extreme cold is anticipated, the threat of a sinking barometer and overcast skies was borne out by the official forecast of snow tonight and tomorrow. tack its validity she may do so when she answers. Sun. Prophet GOMPERS WILL SHOWS ESTATE ABOUT $30,000 Will Is Filed for Probate By Heirs in Columbia Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Samuel Gompers left an estate valued at aboat 30,000, Samuel J. Gompers, his son and executor under his will, declared in a petition for probate of the document filed today in District of Columbia supreme court. All of the heirs and next of kin joined in the request for probate xcept the. widow, Gertrude A. Gompers, who under its provisions, would receive only the minimum allowed by the law. ‘THE SHOP-O-SCOPE, that handy catalogue of “Christmas Gift Sug- gestions” in the Classified Section, has a gift for finding gifta! a meteorologist, determines weather for a year or more ahead by noting changes in the sun’s hea man Hill. All of which items woud appear to clinch Verne's claim to a ‘medal or two. For the young lady caught her train at Ch mn I am going This is a marvelous overcoat value, “A big array of patterns, beautifully trimmed, in belt and box back models. The colorings are brown, tan, plaid mixtures one on and you will know the joy of a real Make no mistake you will not duplicate this yalue in any January cut price sale. KIDS OF CASPER CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK Get in the scramble, Dad and Ma with you to see the fun. Chief of Police Yohe with his force will be here to rope off the streets while the doings are going on. “GIFTS FOR Children"—there are all.sorts of them in the “Christmas Gift Suggestions” columns of the Classified Section. Attorneys for the executor asked that Mrs. Gompers show cause why the will should not be admitted to probat Should she desire to it as recorded In the “Sular Constant." For 1926, he ts using notations of, 4921 to 1923. For Tomorrow and Wednesday 1 Am Offering 125 JU OCOATS T-have made a special purchase, bought under most advantageous ecu: stances. You'll say every one of them is worth $35.00. For quick disposal I am pricing them : é made up in the new swagger types. and heather greys. Come in and slip overcoat at a ridiculous low price. Be at My Store to toss 2,000 nickels from my roof. all you find is yours. Bring Your Friend, HARRY.