Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 2

tot ar eni ut ant as aan -Aa as. + te ae PAGE TWO. Eight Die as Car Drops in River Che Caspet Daily Cridune | JURY RECENES HEARINGS ON ARE CONTINUED Opposition Voiced to Proposed Raise On Second Class WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—Pre: ing ahead with its hearings on the postal rate increase bill with a view to completing them this week, the Joint postoffice subcommittee of the senate and house today allotted fur- ther timo to represtatives of pub- lishing interests to present argu- ments. The hearings have develop- ed opposition from these interests to rate Increase provisions of the bill applying to second class mail, em bracing newspapers and magazines. George C. Lucas, driector of trans- portation for the National Publish ers’ association, told the committee today that second class mail matter, consisting of newspapers and peri- odicals, had been charged with un- Syst cost allonations in the post of: fice department cost ascertained re- making u general increase in postal port. He suggested that instead of rates, the government assess the bulk of the revenue for postal salary increases against the parcel post. He proposed a fivecent service charge on each parcel post package. This service, he said, had been esta- blished under the guise of a service to the farmers, but less than 10 per cent of jt was really for the farm er. JOINT FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY (Continued from Page One.) son, brother of the girl, sought to rescue the pair when, standing on thé outside, he tried to tear loose the wire netting which barred their way to. safety. The wire resisted his efforts. ¢ J._¥F,. Eden, carried through the doorway of the building on the tide of hysterical humans, fighting their way to safety, sought to force his way back into the inferno for his three-year-old daughter, but was un- able to gain an entrance, and the child was burned to death. Mri G._W. Bolding lost three children in the fire. One of them, Fa@ward, 8, had mannged to get out out the building with her, but once outside the boy remembered his toys he had left behind and dashed back after them. He never came out. Several families lost two or more members in the fire. The family of T.9C. Coffee, consisting of his wife ami four children, was completely wiped out. The names of Bolding, rtis, Biggers, Peck, Reville and Clements appear two or more times in the list of dead. At two previous Christmas eve celebrations at the school, Christ- mas trees caught fire but were ex- tinguished without serious damage. Last Christmas, William Curtis, who lost his life tn the fire, play the role of Santa Claus and durifg the distribution of gifts, his white beard caught fire, but he quickly GOLF APPROVED BY BALL PILOTS CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Golf for base- ball players in training, frowned upon by some of the American League managers, meets with the approval of Eddie Collins and Bill Killifer, pilots respectively, of the Chicago Americans and Nationals. They look upon the game merely As a recreation which might be an ald to a batting finish, In this, they agree with Chester Horton, Chicago professional, who says the only danger is that it might make the ball player so enthused in his. recreation as to jeopardize his pro- fessional career. ‘The essentials of hitting the ball are the same—an easy stance and good balance according to Horton. He argues that the games are simi- lar in that the player in each has the same object!ve—to hit a moving object on the diamond, and a sta- tlonary object on the links. ~~ Thousands in Rome Visit Church Shrine ROME, Dec. 26—Streams of the faithful were still pouring today through the holy door in St. Peters, opened by Pope Pius on Christmas eve, in inaugurating the year of gubilee. Each one passing through kissed the side posts from which the door had been removed. It 1s estimated that sixty thousand persons visited the great shrine of the church on Christmas Day; the exalted and the humble mingling democratically. Among those seen passing through the door, were Princess Stephanie, daughter of the late King Leopold of Belgium, and her husband Prince Lonyay. GENEVA, Dec. 26.—Transporta- tion of the Holy Year Pilgrims to Rome is a problem which has neces- witated the assembi’ng of an inter. national conference of railroad men here, “It has been found necessary to schedule from 150 to 200 special trains, By NEA Airmail Eight persons were killed and seven injured when a combination cafe and observation car on a Soo Line train plunged into the Chippewa River from a trestle near Chippewa Falls, Minn. ARMS GAGHE [3 UNCOVERED IN BERLIN, REPORT 100,000 Machine Gun and Rifle Barrels Are Included PARIS, Dec, 26.—Officers from the inter-allied control commission have discovered in Berlin a depot of rifle and machine gun barrels, the Echo d’ Paris learns from an in- controvertible informant in Ger- many. <An inventory, now being taken, has accounted for 40,000 bar- rels, and {t is expected that the total will reach 100,000. The depot was found in a cunningly devised hiding place. The Allied Council of Ambassadors 's meeting tomorrow to, cénsider whether Germany has fulfilled her obligations under the Versailles treaty to an extent making advis- able evacuation of the Cologne area by the allies on the stipulated date of January 10. « The French contend that Germans haye violated the disarmament clauses and Premier Herriott on Wednesday submitted to his cab- inet a memorandum, to which the ministers agreed, declaring that evacuation of the Cologne bridge- head was impossible. THREE MORE ARE KILLED BY POISON LIQUOR NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Three men are dead. 31 others are ill in Belle- yue hospital and the police court calendars are crowded as a result of Mquor drinking yesterday in this city in celebration of Christmas. In rddition to the dead and sick, be- tween forty and fifty persons are !n the accident ward of Bellevue from injuries sustained and fights and falls due to Maquor. Yesterdays’ fatalities Increased to thirty-four the number of deaths In the city from poison Nquor during the month. MANY DIVORCE ACTIONS FILED Several persons took advantage of the possibility of giving themselves, Christmas presents by filing divorce suits in the last few days in the dis- trict court. Edith W. Abrogast asks for a dl- vorce from Cleve P, Abrogast on the grounds of failure to provide. They Were married at Billings, Mont., Oc- tober 21, 1920. With her freedom the plaintiff wants the return of her maiden name, Edith Welch. Martha Anna Snodgrass is suing for a divorce from Thomas Alfred Bnodgrass whom she married Oc- tober 29, 1883, in New Wilmington, Pa., and from whom she has been separated since 1907, The ground on which the suit has been instituted ts desertion, and the defendant is a resident of Jamestown, Pa. , ‘W. J. Robinson has filed a divorce sult against Helen May Robinson, charging indignities. They were mar- ried June 9, 1918, at Mena, Ark. Vivian Pruett asks for a divorce from Elmer B. Pruett whom she married Juty 8, 1918, at Lusk, Wyo., on the grounds of cruelty and deser. tion. She also wants the custody of thelr one child, aged five years. J. I. Jamison has filed a divorce action against Gertrude Jamison, charging desertion. They were mar- ried at Green River, Wyo, August 6, 1945. ONE HOUSE DESTROYED BY SHRISTMAS FIRES; ANOTHER 15 DAMAGED Furniture and other contents of the one-story frame residence at 920 St. Mary's street: were bad’y dam. aged at 5 o'clock Christmas morning when a fire started during the ab- sence of the occupants. The origin of the blaze was undetermined A Christmas eve fire, at 9 o'clock practically destroyed a frame story and a half house at 251 North Wol- cott street occupied by H. V. Wal- ters and owned by P. C. Nicolaygen. An overheated pipe leading from a stove through the side wall of the houre was the cause of the conflag- ration. —— A man who has “snapped” no fewer than 30,000 celebrities is Wal- ter Stoneman, who Is assembling for the National Portrait Gallery a Photographic record of outstanding personalities in the British empire, —_————____— An old superstition says that it is lucky to be born on Christmas day. THEM COY Choe (Continue@ rrom Page One.) dictments charging robbery and at- tempted murder will remain, in that case, to be disposed of. The robbery and attempted murder charges grew out of an attempted holdup and shooting orgy in the Mors antique shop the morning at- ter Mrs. Mors died of a bullet wound in the apartment where she and Mc- Coy had been living as “Mr. and Mrs. N. Shields." ‘Two men and a woman were injured in this shop- ping district affray, which the state contends was McCoy's drunken at- tempt to “wipe ou! all friends of Mrs. Mors who had been trying to bring about a reconciliation between her and her divorced husband, Al- bert A. Mors. Mother of Seven Voices Thanks For Yuletide Mercies Dec. 26, 1924 The Casper Tr’bune Dear Editor—Please kindly thank the following Santa Clauses for ther tender mercies shown us this Christ- mas: Baptists, Elks, Salvation Army, Mrs. Daniel Boston, Mrs. Dunlap (principal Willard school), |and Mrs. Tom Henderson. We ame here strangers a few months ago with seven children. Mr. Snilth with work all the time can scarcely, make ends meet and has had: the misfortune: of being wthout work for about a month this fall, Thanks to the Nakh and Oakland people that have had work for us. It is nothing to brag about to be poor, and as our children advance in years I fee] that we will gradually grow in means. And may we have the same spirit that we have shared is Christma Lovingly MRS. CLYDE SMITH AND FAMILY SATURDAY DESIGNATED 4S DE MOLAY “DAY OF COMFORT? IN NATION Giving concrete expression to the DeMolay principle of spreading cheer, the Grand council of ‘the Order of De Molay has designated Saturday, January 3, as the DeMolay day of comfort, to be observed by the organization around the world. On this day members of the or- ganization will supply flowers, candy and yarlous delicacies and furnish entertainment for the inmates of hospitals, orphanages, homes for crippled children, old folks’ homes, old soldiers’ homes, county farms, reform schools and sanitariums. sar By PUSSY CAT. | Rockwell Sayre, wealthy agoan, wants the world rid of Chi. “They're filthy, useless things, says he, “Taboo Tabby" is his slogan. Well, he's had his say. I'm en- titled to mine. meow: For lo these fifteen years Sayre has been dealing in subtraction, He offered prizes for folks who subtract felines from their lives. And thus far, some 7,000,000 of us, he boasts, have meowed our last meow. BUT—our ranks are still swelled to the total of close to 900,000,000. What's the answer? Simple enough. While Sayre knows something about subtraction, So, here's the cat's we ren’t so dumb in addition. Cat’s Side. It's only fair that I asic the world to consider, well, the friendly feline before siding with Sayre, Picture a cozy front room, where Tabby Asks Hearing on Plan for Extermination PUSSY CAT REGISTERING HER OPINION OF SAYRE running haphazard, with no tabby to frighten them away. Have you ty heart for the women folks? Be sympathetic with the slinger of slang. Would you rob him of such expressions as “the cat's pa- jamas,” “the cat's whiskers,’ “the kitten’s overalls"? Think of the old shoes that He around every home. What would you do with them all if {t weren't for cats on the back fence? And last, but not least—the world {s howling for harmony. And yet Sayre would still the close (usually too close) harmony that is furnished gratis by the meowing midnight ma- rauders. For ever anf a day you will let every dog have his day—why not let every cat have his night? Nights for Cats. You will go on and on, letting every dog have his day—why not let every cat havo his night? I have mado my case. F's now up an open fireplace is burning. Think] to tho great jury—the people, for of tho heat that would go to waste} beyond the above, the defense has if @ dozing tabby were not there to| nothing to say except— soak it up. MEOW! Consider the ribbon counter girl.| F. S.—I'll Iny any mouse in the Where would her job bo if the sales| neighborhood a bet that we'll still ba on pink ribbon for pretty pussy’s|runnin’ ‘em ragged as long as Person Were suddenly shut off they're able to run. And, consider Hie to the kitchen, or the pantry,|ing the old myth concerning the where scraps of food tempt mis-|number of lives a cat has, that's a chievous mice? Imagine said micenine to one bet in my favor, Labor Chief “S William Green, recently chosen President of the American Federa- tion of Labor to succeed the late Samuel Gompers. BANDITS WRECK MEXICAN TRAIN MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26.—(By The Asociated Press)—Fifty armed bap- dits on Wednesday night derailed a Laredo-to-Mex'co City passenger train at El Cobre, south of Saltillo, killed a woman passenger and the six soldiers of the guard and sacked, the express car, according to press dispatches from Saltillo. Several Ppasengers were wounded during the fight, in which the soldier guard put up a gallant but fut le resistance. A military column has been sent from Saltillo in pursuit of the ban- dits. A similar outrage occurred at the nearby station of Coneros last October. : a | LATE SPORTS PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.—Un- ‘defeated and tied but once during its regular season, the University of Pennsylvania team leaves today to match its strength against the Uni- versity of California eleven, also un- defeated, in the Berkeley Memorial Bowl on New Year's day. With three of their star players out of the game because of injuries and illness, the Quakers admittedly are not as optimistic of the result as they were a few weeks ago. CHICAGO, Dec. 26. — Grover Cleveland Alexander, the Nebraska chief of the Chicago Nationals’ pitch- ing staff, has returned here to en- gage in the insurance business until the spring training period begins. An injury ‘to his wrist, which ‘kept him on thé bench in the middle of last season, he said has mended and his arm will be in top shape. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 26,—Fred T. Dawson resigned today as head football coach at the University of Nebraska. He said he wished to be relieved of this duty to devote more time to his position of director of athletics and physical education at the university. His resignation has been accepted by the board, and a committee named to conduct a can- vass fora new coach. Laramie Court Is Upheld in Lumber Case by Tribunal CHEYENNDE, Wyo., Dec. 26.—The Wyoming supreme court Tuesday affirmed the decision of the District court of Laramie county in. the case of Black & Yai of New York against Philippine Negros: Lumber company, in which the plaintiff sued for nearly $200,000 damages for fail-- ure of the defendant to deliver a shipment of mahogeny lumber from the Philippings. The defense con- tended that no contract for delivery had been reached with the New York firm. The Laramie county district court found for the defend- ant and the supreme court upheld this decision. Japs Who Led Raid on Yank Dance Freed TOKIO, Dec. 26.—(By The Asso- cated Press)—Two leaders of a gang of political rowdies who were arrest- ed after they had stopped the Amer- lean Colony dance at the Hotel Im- perial on June 7, as a protest against the passage of the Japanese exclu- sion clause in the American immi- gration bill, were discharged by a criminal court today because of in- sufficient evidence. The men were charged with disturbing the peace. ee NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCK: HOLDERS’ MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of Provident Building and Loan Association, a Wyoming corporation, will be held at the of- fice of the association, at room 11, Daly building, Casper, Natrona county, Wyoming, on’ Thursday, the 8th day of January, 1925 at 12:15 o’clock p. m. for the pur- pose of electing a Board of Direc- tors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction at said meeting of any and all other business which may properly concern the affairs of the association, 0. L. WALKER, President. AW Casper, Wyoming. Publish’ December 26, 1924. TWO HELO IN RAID ON INN Gilbert Dodson and “Buster” Hicks were arrested last Ghristmas even- ing when a squad of officers includ- ing a federal agent, two deputy sher- iffs and three members of the city police force paid a call at the Log Cabin Inn, a that has been operating for several weeks on the Alcova road. Formal charges had not been plac- ed against the men up to noon to- day pending a further investigation of their cases. MEDNICK GUTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1924 TEAPOT CASE Visits U. S. ly PRICE IN TWO A discount. of fifty per cent in high grade clothing should be an at- traction to any man. Such an offer is being made at Mednick Brothers starting today and continuing for an indefinite period. This offer is especially attractive when one con- siders that the Mednick store is the Casper representative of the Hart Schafffer and Marx Une of men's clothing and that the sale is built around this brand. The salé at Mednicks 1s being staged for the purpose of clearing the stock and-to make way for new merchandise which will arrive short- ly. In addition to the fifty per cent discount offer, 1,000 Hart Shaffner and Marx suits are to be offered at a discount of twenty per cent, and 300 overcoats of the same make will be sd at the same discount. po een a Nea tar CASPER MAN FREED OF LIQUOR CHARGE IN U9, COURT, CHEYENNE CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 26.—The trial of Jack Dundon of Casper, charged with violation of the prohi- bition law, Tuesday concluded the November term criminal docket of the United States court for Wyo- ming. Dundon was found “not guilty.” The trial was the second of the case, the jury in the first trial last May having been unable to reach an agreement. Oil Excitement At By NEA Airmail Service. Dr. Oscar Hartmann, prominent German banker, now in this coun- try belleves his European colleagues frequently come to the United States with mistaken notions. He says most of them scem to think América has unlimited funds, YESNESS PUTS. ON BIG SALE “I must raise $25,000 in twenty- five days,” said Harry Yesness, this morning. “To do this I will place on sale for that length cf time, more than 1,000 suits and overcoats When one is bought at the regular price, I will sell another for $10. That ought to make somebody sit up and take notice.” A proposition of this sort ts not a new one at Mr. Yesness’ store as it has been tried before and put over with great satisfaction all around. This offer does not mean that one person must purchase both sults. Just bring along a friend or relative pick out a sult for each of you, at the regular price of one plus ten dollars. Split the total cost and see what you can save. , In addition, Mr. Yesness will offer his Fashion Park and Tuxedo lines of men’s clothing at a discount of twenty-five per cent. The $10 suit and overcoat sale will open tomor— row morning and will continued for twenty-five days, and everyone is urged to shop early while the choice Is wide. Capital Is Brief CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 26.—A flurry of-excltement caused here by the on the streets of a cara’ of motor trucks laden with drilling machinery and cable, with consequent speculation concerning whether an effort was to be made here or nearby to develop an oil well, subsided when it was an- nounced that the trucks were en route from Denver to Casper. a Former Pastor Is Remembered Here ) Es Expression of appreciation for the scores of Christmas greeting cards received from members of the First Congregational lurch here, is ex- tended in a letter to the Tribune from Dr. and Mrs. Robert Alling- ham. Dr. Allingham, who organized the First Congregational church in Casper and who fs now president ‘of Tabor college, at Tabor, Iowa, says: “The holiday cards from members and friends of the church in your city remind us anew of the perfect- ly delightful fellowship of our too short sojourn in the new and lusty city of the plains. Accept our warmest and happiest wishes for continued prosperity and success {; home, church and city Former Labor Chief Seized On New Charge ey COMSTOCK, N. Y., Dec. 26.— Robert P. Brindell, former dictator ot New York City building trades labor organizations, was arrested by @ federal officer upon his release on parole from Great Meadow pri- son here today. He was charged with making out fraudulent federal income tax return, “Ask'tor HOrlick’s S The ORIGINAL ¢. Malted Milk Children, The Aged Rich Milk, Malted Grain ext. in powder form,makesThe Food-Drinkfor. AllAges. Digestible—No Cooking. A light Lunch always at hand. Also in Tablet form. Ask for ““Horlick’s,” at all Fountains. 8@> Avoid Imitations — Substitutes i ae GREATLY REDUCED PRICES _ On All Articles Until Jan. 1 | publication of the Salvat‘on Army WATCH OUR WINDOW AYRES JEWELRY CO. 133 S. Center Casper Leads In “War Cry” Sale. By Salvationists More copies of the sue of the “War Cry ‘hristmas is- the district were sold in Casper than other city of the eleven western states, according to an announce ment coming from district hearquar- ters at San Francisco, This record— 4,750 coples—is not computed on a percentage basis, but is actually the high point of the number of sales in any one city, regard'ess of size. Captain W. H. Wills of the local post now holds the champlonship of the entire district, having individu. ally disposed of a greater number of Yuletide “War Crys" than any other worker, Plans have been made by the Cas- per Army organization to have a program of entertainment, a tree for the kiddies and watch night services next Wednesday evening. The affair will be held in the basement of the new Salyation Army building on North Wolcott street. pasado ak ae Once, when Bluff King Hal lay very ill in December, and the Eng- lish were anxious about his recovery, by common consent it was decided to have a silent Christmas, without bells, carols, or merry-making. in any A patent with bows, 15 CONTINUED (Continued from Page One.) company, resisted the motion for continuance. Judge Kennedy stated in his mem. orandum of decision that.contention | of government counsel that they have been unable to obtain the tes- timony of James E. O'Nell, president of the Prairie Oil and Gas company, and H .M. Blackmer, former head of the Midwest Refining company, now in France, “affords no reasonable grounds for continuance.” Circumstances surrounding efforts to obtain the testimony of H. Cc. Osler and other “+ nadian witnesses, ' the court hold ‘ords reasonable grounds for a « uance, The suit was -iginally set for October 7, 1924, was continued at request of government counsel for January 6, 1925, and today was fur- ther continued until March 9, POISON PROBE CASE PENDING (Continued from Page Ono.) tion that poison would be found, but ndicated that poison was not the likely solution of the my: rounding the young man’s death and that the investigation will he followed along the most searching and medical lines. Chief Justice Harry Olson, of the New Arias Just in time to start the new year right with a pair of new slippers in the advanced styles. SEE THESE pump with apricot back, a satin pump a tan side lace—all have the new heels. Priced at $9.85 Haytin’s Boot Shop “We Fit the Feet” Corner First and Center Streets Gladstone Hotel Building | municipal court, said that should the autopsy establish death by typhoid, hat would not preclude the state's ittorney from investigating “the vyossibility of typhoid innoculation.” Coroner Wolff said that such in- entional innoculation could prob- ably not be determined by the autop- sy. “High medical authorities says, sald Justice Olson, “that typhoid germs are as easily obtainable as pistols.” B-40:60 - by keeping your \ ~ BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL OLIDE Iodine-Colloid TRADE MARK pesitively reduces High Blood Pres sure. 3 tablets daily. Guaranteed rmless and non-pofsonous. Positive results or money refunded. $1.00 at your druggist or sent direct, KOLIDE LABORATORIES, Inc. formerl: Lal boratories + New York Kimball Drug Go. “Midwest Pharmaty Tripeny Drug Co. Sprecher's. Pharmacy ZENITH RADIO EDISON SONORA Phonographs and — Records Smith & Turner Music Co, Phone 1181 131_S. 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