El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-25
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kept in. jail on a charge of non-sup-
morning. The couple left. the jail arm
in arm
Gold Pieces for Christmas Gifts:
TarrytoWn, n. Y Dec. 25.-Missf
Helen Gould has given gold. pieces a.
Christmas presents to the girls en-
plOyed as operators at the telephone
exchange. and all the railroad station
employees and the telegraph operator at
John D. Rockefeller also followed his
usual custom of presenting each rail-
road station employee with So or $40
goldpiece.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 25-A bounteOus
Christmas dinner, the gift of several
Of his former Pensioners. helped to
cheer Rev Clarence Y. 7. RichesOn to-
where he is recovering rapidly from
self-inflicted wounds.
DR.. Lothrop, who visited the prisoner
this forenoon, reported that Rtcheson
was making a good recovery and he
would be in a perfectly normal condi-
ton before the end Of the week
William A. Morse. of Richeson's
counsel, also visited the jail and had
a brief conference with his client, but
any important move in the defence Of
RicheSOn on the charge of numbering
Miss Avis Linnell still awaits the ar
rival Of John H. Lee from Lynchburgs
Va.
Thousand Dollars for Hungarians.
Chicago. III, Dec. 25.-Al that $1,000
viii buy in the way Of Christmas pres
ents today win fall to the lot Of poor
Hungarians in Chicago. This amount
was the receipts OF the sale OF tickets
for the seth annual ball of the Hun
garian Charity society About 500 cou-
pies danced
Hutchinson, Kan. Dec. 25.-POlice
judge Martin HOagland today hunted
up J. W. Babb, a man whom he had
fined for stealing coal from a rail-
road, repaid out of his pocket the
amount of the fine, loaded the. recent
prisoner with groceries, clothing and
toys and found him job. Judge
HOagland learned that it had taken
every dollar that Babb had to pay his
fine and that the man had stolen the
coal to keep his sick wife and baby
warm.
Tragedy During Christmas Program.
EmpOria, Kan, Dec. 25.-During a
Christmas program at a country. school
house near here, Ernest Van Sickle and
Wilbur Jones were stabbed and dan
gerously injured by Arthur and Walter
Mounkes- All parties are under 20
New York Poor Remembered.
New York, n Y. Dec. 25.-OTganiZed
bestowal Of Christmas cheer in the
way Of edibles to the city's poor began
with the distribution by the Volunteers
Of America Of 5000 baskets containing
enough food for 10, GOO meals. The line
of applicants extended for blocks The
salvation army fed $4,000 persons to-
day and distributed 1000 toys
Kills Husband at Christmas Tree.
Sandwich, H. Dec 25.-Before a
Christmas tree which he was about to
decorate. Fred Feazel, manager OF a
Cry goods store here, was shot and
killed today by his wife, who then
committed suicide She had shown ten
denotes to mental alteration since the
birth Of a baby, six months ago.
Good Fellows Spread Happiness.
Kansas City, No, Dec 25.-Five
thousand poor families Of the two Kan
with saddened hearts because their
pocketbooks were not bountiful enough
to provide for merry Christmas
aWoke today to find huge baskets OF
1ood elothlng andFtoys at their doors.
The baskets were distributed by the
local Good Fellows" the police de-
partment and city employees.
Christmas Tragedy at Banquet.
Flint, Mich, Dec 25.-A Christmas
feast was converted into a tragedy
when T. Tuczka was shot and instantly
killed IN the presence of five cOmpan-
ions who were watching the spreading
Of banquet table after the six men
came from an early mass at All Saints
church.
The conversation had turned to
TO show a,tr1ck about loading gun.
Fred Matz went to his roem- and
brought gun for the demonstrating.
is it lOaded% asked Tuczka.
No, replied Matz, but as he was
breaking it. to show that it was empty,
the weapon was discharged and tore a
wound in Tuczka's left lung.
Matt was taken into custody by the
police, but was released when the in
cident was explained.