Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 217, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1917 Page: 5 of 16
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TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM, TEMPLE, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 24,191T.
ICE TEA AND PEANUT
BUTTER
Good mixed Tea, per pound 48c
Fresh Peanut Butter, per pound 20c
Our Special field cut Coffee, 3-lb. can95c
Octagon Soap, special for one day only, box..... .$5.50
11 pounds Pure Cane Sugar $1.00
Spot Gash Grocery
ON THE SQUARE.
Don't Fail to Join the Red Cross.
ITALIAN MAKES CLEAN BREAST
OF CRIME AND ASSIGNS JKAI.-
Ol'SY AS MOTIVE FOR IT.
NEW Till POLICE PROBE
HALL AID GOBER NEW LEADERS
Winning Team Will Banquet the Other Monday Night.
Only $449 Secured Yesterday But Monday's Work
Expected to Make Up for Poor Showing.
Standing of Teams.
Amount secured yesterday:
T. C. Hall's team $ 273.00
O. F. Gober's team 196.00
Total yesterday ...$ 469.00
Total amount secured to date:
O. F. Gober's team ....$2,696,95
T. C. Hall's team 2,695.00
Total $5,391.95
Yesterday there was a revolution
and a reorganization of the teams at
work fitting contributions for the
great $100,0W Red Cross war relief
fund. At the close of the agitation
members of all the teams were found
to be aligned either on O. F. Gober's
great aggregation or T. C. Hall's high
efficiency experts. The line-up at
present Is as follows:
Team No. 1—O. F. Gober, W. A.
Dolan, U. C. Sterquel, M. Robinsofl.
J M. Lee, B. A. Hodges, W. W. Clem-
ent, Andrew McBeath, A. J. Kuyken-
dall, R. D. Morgan, H. Stephens, Geo.
Houghton, J. C. Mitchell and Mayor
J. K. Campbell.
Team No. 2—T. C. Hall, F. F.
Downs, D. H. McKenxie, B. Smith, A.
J. Jarrell, H. C. Glenn, W. G. Haag,
E. H. Wynne, C. Orgaln,, J, F. Carter,
Several Motorcycle Cops to Lose Jobs
as Result of Friendship for Italtau
Criminal—Traces of Graft Deter-
mined—Rigid Investigation to Bo
Continued—Mrs. Cocchi Interviewed
The Great Clayton Show
Will open in Temple for one week's
engagement on next Monday, June 25,
under the largest and best equipped
tent theatre ever built.
This company is not like the usual
tent show that has visited Temple, but
is a big new idea and a revolution in
tent show lines. The company car-
ries fifty-two people, twelve piece
band composed of all union musicians,
who are finished artists. A complete
line of new, high class musical com-
edies are played by a New York cast
of thirty-five people, all of the late
music and shows that have been so
popular in the east the past season.
A treat is in store for the ladies who
are interested in the late styles as th'e
large beauty chorus displays all of the
very latest Paris and New York
gowns; in addition to the big musical
Comedy, the show carries as a feature
attraction the Great Clayton, who la
undoubtedly the most mystifying act
ever placed before the public. He
L. S. Williamson and O. A. Engol-
brecht.
When seen yesterday T. C. Hall had
the following to say regarding the
chances of his team to carry off the
honors: "If all my committee works
Monday there will bo no question as
to my team taking the lead when the
final count is made at the close of the
campaign on Monday night"
O F. Gober did not express himself,
but his friends were sure that more
people In Temple would develop a vig-
orois case of "lied Cross-itls" as a
result of the work of his committee
than the other team could possibly
equal.
The team losing the contest will
banquet the winners, and incidentally
themselves, Monday night. There is
at present less than $5 difference be-
tween the two teams, and a very close
race Is expected. In fact, both teams
began work right after 6 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, and It Is rumored
that one of them was about to secure
a $200 contribution about 11 o'clock
last night.
The campaign closes Monday night
in Temple, but will be extended to
Wednesday for teams outside of
Temple.
comes direct from the east, where he
gave his most wonderful demonstra-
tions in all of the larger cities, break-
ing every house record for attendance.
He also has the distinction of being
the only one who has ever played the
Prince theatre In Houston 'hree solid
weeks to overflowing houses—morn-
ing, afternoon and night.
The opening performance will be,
"The Elixir of Love."
Popular prices will prevail.
DALLAS PASSES GOAL.
Allotment Voluntarily Raised to $200,-
000 for the Red Cross.
(Associate Press Dispatch.)
Dallas, Tex., June 23.—Dallas reach-
ed and passed its alloted goal of $150,-
000 in contributions to the Red Cross
fund of $100,000,000.
Those in charge of the campaign
voluntarily voted today to raise the
city's allotment to $200,000 and
pledged themselves to raise that sum
by Monday night, the original time set
for the closing of the campaign.
Trinidad Is the home of the orchid.
Since the outbreak of the war,
electric steel cranes have been grow-
ing in number.
V
The Great Clayton, With Henri Clayton Co., in Temple
All Week.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
BOLOGNA, June 23.—Alfredo Coc-
chi, the fugitive New York motorcycle
dealer, abandoned today his pretense
of innocence of the murder of Kuth
Cruger and confessed his guilt. Jeal-
ousy was his motive. He was unable,
he declared, to win her love and be-
came furious when sho refused his
persistent attentions.
The admissions of the young Ital-
ian, whose escape the New York po-
lice failed to prevent, were made in
tears after searching interrogations by
Judge Zucconi. Prior to this exami-
nation, Cocchi had coolly and insist-
ently maintained he had known Miss
Cruger only two days before her dis-
appearance in February when she
went to his shop ft> have her skates
sharpened, and had declared his con-
duct toward her was entirely correct.
Under Grilling Questioning.
Under Judge Zucconi's searching
questions today, however, Cocchi
finally burst into tears. He became
so agitated as his confession fell hesi-
tatingly from his lips that the persons
surrounding him believed he was
about to have an epileptic fit.
He was granted time to recover and
then resumed the story of how the 18
year old Wadleigh high school grad-
uate met death at his hands In the
building where her body was recently
unearthed from the cellar.
After making up his mind to tell the
truth, Cocchi talked freely and with-
out reserve gave full details of his
crime, including the burial of Miss
Cruger's body. After the confession
had been completed the judge directed
the clerk to read to Cocchi the writ-
ten report of his deposition. The pris-
oner said it was correct and later
signed it.
On returning to his cell, Cocchi said
to the prison attendant:
Mind Relieved of Burden.
"At last I feel relieved. I have
freed myself from a nightmare which
tortured my conscience. Now I have
told everything and I am ready to suf-
fer any penalty."
Judge Zucconi questioned an Amer-
ican woman, a relative of Miss Cruger,
who came here for the pnrpose of
giving testimony concerning the mo-
tive for the crime and the circum-
stances under which It was commit-
ted. The name and address of this
woman have not been ascertained.
Upon being further interrogated by
the police, Cocchi admitted that the
murder was preceded by an assault.
He had denied this previously.
Signor Venturing Coc.chi's counsels
presented a petition to the court to re
fuse the extradition of Cocchi.
Alfredo Cocchi went to Bologna
from New York in February, after the
disappearance of Kuth Cruger, a girl
18 years old. When the girl's body
was discovered in the basement of
Cocchi's motorcycle shop in New York,
Police Commissioner Woods cabled to
Italy asking for the man's arrest on a
charge of murder. ThiB was followed
by a request to the same effect By the
state department at Washington and
Cocchi was arrested on June 20. Ho
at first vehemently protested his inno-
cence and insisted he had left Amer-
ica on account of trouble with his
wife. The man's nerve broke down
after he was placed In solitary con-
finement, although he retained a law-
yer and announced his intention of
fighting extradition. There was some
question as to the possibility of his be-
ing returned to this country due to
the Italian law which requires Italian
citizens to be tried In Italy, even for
offenses committed abroad.
DISCLOSURES IN NEW YORK.
Motorcyclo Pollcc Fontld to Bo Too
Friendly With CoccJil.
New York, June 28.—Simultaneous-
ly with the news from Rome today
that Alfredo Cocchi had confessed to
the murder of Ruth Cruger, It was
reported here tonight on high author-
ity that at least a dozen more
motorcycle policemen would be sus-
pended as an outgrowth of the case.
Investigation begun by Inspector
Faurot, it wag said tonight, already
had disclosed certain alleged irreg-
ular practices by motorcycle police-
men which substantiate a belief that
motorists have been victims of petty
graft. Cocchi is believed to have
been a go-between for the patrolmen
in many of the graft transactions.
Cocchi's confession will not hinder
the Investigation of the police hand-
ling of the case which Mayor Mitchel
directed Leonard M. Wallstein, com-
missioner of accounts, to instigate.
"Cocchi's confession removes all
possible doubt there may have been
that he was the murderer," the com-
missioner said, "and makes It all the
more important to find out why the
body was not found and why Cocchi
was permitted to escape.
Cocchi had many friends among the
police, it has been brought out, and
especially in the motorcycle squad and
his confession may be followed by oth-
er disclosures such as the naming of
accomplices or those who helped him
to flee to Italy.
After Mrs. Cocchi had been ques-
tioned in the district attorney's office
for more than two hours it was an-
nounced she had given "material help"
to the authorilies.
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Canl of Thanks.
Our words of appreciation seem simply a |
matter of form but our Heavenly Father I
knows that the untiring kindness and the
many beautiful floral offerings given u«
during the sickness an<1 death of our little
girl were gifts of love from the heart.
MP.. AND MRS. K. IE. MACHLAN.
Color!t<■—plenty of jet black. Ham-
111 Palace Drug Store.
Recruiting for Hospital Corps.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, June 23.—Recruiting
for the navy hospital corps has pro-
ceeded so rapidly that approximately
5,200 of the 6,116 men wanted have
already been enlisted. About £000
of these are now in hospital train-
ing schools and 300 members of the J
second class will be placed In the j
school of pharmacy, Columbia uni-
versity, for training.
Just received: New car California
White Pine. Let os make your sash
and doom. Temple Planing Mill.
Phone 344.
Special Notice to Automobile Owners of Bell County:
Temple, Texas, June 23, 1917.
We take this opportunity to atl^e you that the* new Btate laws regarding the registration of pleas-
ure cars, trucks and motorcycles will go into effect July 1.
All cars must be registered with the Texas Highways Commission at Austin, Texas, and the regis-
tration fees be paid to them ou or before July 1.
This law also requires that all cars must use the approved headlamp lenses by July 1, 1917.
For the convenience of our customers we have secured application cards from the Highways depart-
ment and if you wish to send your registration through us we shall be pleased to have you call at our store
and secure one or these cards which requires you to register your name, residence address, business ad-
dress, model and make of your car, the horsepower rating according to the rating of the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, the name of the manufacturer, the manufacturer car number, the
engine number, the kind of motor (gasoline, oil, steam or electric) and each application must be signed
by the owner of the car.
We are pleased to advise you that we have the rating on nearly all models and makes of automobiles.
You will be required to pay one-half of the annual fee which is 35 cents per horsepower, this will
register your car to December 31, 1917. We will be glad to handle all of this for you without any
charge. You will be mailed a receipt direct from the Texas Highways Commission. Your number will
not be sent direct to you, but will come through us for distribution and you will be duly notified.
For your convenience we have a complete stock of all sizes of approved headlamp lenses such as the
McKee, Warner and Osgood and would be glad to fit them on your car. We will also have a full stock
of number brackets, all at the lowest market price, and we would advise you to buy these at once as the
6tock is limited and hard to get.
We are agents for and carry a complete stock of Goodyear tires, tubes and tire accessories and are
distributors for the Mitchell and Maxwell automobiles, and will be glad to talk business with you on any
of the above lines.
Yours truly,
BRADY & BLACK HARDWARE COMPANY,
AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT.
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BE GIVEN At mm
"Alladiii from Broadway" Is Said to
Be an Arabian Nights Tale
I'p-to-Dnte.
The Crescent theatre will give a Red
Cross benefit all next Wednesday. The
entire proceeds of the performance,
with the exception of house expenses,
will be given to the Red Cross fund.
Those who cannot give to the Red
Cross cause can at least attend the
picture show and put a little bit of
money Into the fund tor helping sick
and wounded soldiers.
"Aladdin From Broadway," an Ara-
bian Nights tale up to date, will be
presented, featuring Edith Storey, An-
tonio Moreno and William Duncan.
The story Is built around the follow-
ing passage from the Koran, which Is
the Bible of the Mohammedans:
"But if the husband give sentence
of divorce to her a third time, say-
ing, Thou art free,' or 'I divorce you,'
three times, it Is not lawful for him to I
tako her back again, until she shall
have married a second husband and
been divorced by that second hus-
band, then may the first husband re-
marry her whom lie had set from him
and no blame attach to any of them."
Jack Stanton, a wealthy young
American, makes a wager with Lord
Fitzgerald that he can reach Mecca,
the forbidden city, and return without
aid from any Christian.
Stanton arrives at Damascus and
finds Fitzgerald's daughter, now of
age, living in the care of a presumed
stepmother, who contracts with a rich
diamond merchant to deliver her to
him as his wife. The wedding takes
place, but after the young wife threat-
ens to kill him, he divorces her. Later
he wants her back. To conform with
the customs, Stanton is Secured as a
go-hetween, but when the ceremony
Is performed he refuses to divorce her.
A fight ensues, when Stanton and his.
young wife escape.
After a long pursuit, In which they
are trapped in the deserti and after
a serious fight for the recovery of the
prayer book, Stanton and his young
bride meet Fltngerald, who takes her
to Damascus.
Stanton proceds alone, is caught In
a terrible sandstorm, where he rescues
Amad. who tried to kill him. Stanton
divided Ills water wlllr Amad, gave
htm his camel and sent him on his
way.
Btanton later reaches Damascus,
finds Fitigerald and his wife to be
father and daughter, wins her love,
and returns to America, having won
his wager and also a bride.
"An exquisite modern romance of
youth and adventure set amid the
mystery and enchantment of the east."
Every loyal American is doing
something for the benefit of the Red
Cross funds and the people of Tem-
ple are doing their part. Their spirit
insures a hearty reception for this
picture because the funds from the
entire day's performance will go to
the fund which the whole nation Is
now raising. Let no one be so un-
patriotic as to refuse to patronize this
performance at the Crescent theatre
next Wednesday.
An Ever Present Thought
This war with Germany Is going "to
demand sacrifices. The heaviest will
be In human blood. The lightest In
dollars. Are you contributing your
dollars to the Red Cross to alleviate
the suffering of thoso Who are going
to the front? You can't let this
thought get away from you.
Twenty-five years ago 1,200 rein-
deer were taken from Daplant to
Alaska for the use of the Eskimos
there. The number has now reaached
70,000 and Is still Increasing. The
reindeer are used for food, clothing
and transportastion.
Confederate Veteran Diea.
(Assoelnted Press Dispatch.) *
" Gainesville, Tex., June 23.—Dr. R,
C. Black, 85, who served as a surgeon
in the Confederate army, died sudden-
ly at his home here last night.
Jefferson County Very Patriotic.
(Assoelnted Press Dispatch.)
Beaumont, Tex., June 23.—Jefferson
county subscribed 170,448.3< to the
Red Cross this week, its allotment be-
ing (60,000.
The word "carriage" occurs only
six times In the text of the Accepted
Version and signifies what we now
call baggage. In the margin of
I Samuel xvlt, 20, and xxvl, 8-7, and
there only, "carriage" is employed in
the sense of a wagon or cart.
The Inside mine employes at a
Shenandoah (Pa.) colliery the other
day raised two American flags 1,000
feet underneath the surfaace In hon-
or of Edward Phillips aand Robert
Ilahn, two of their fellow workers
who have enlisted.
Contribute to the Red Cross fund.
Time To Buy Furniture
The most optimistic soul in Texas could hardly predict that there can
be lower prices on FURNITURE and HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS,
so long as the war lasts, and probably never. The whole civilized
world is to be RESUPPLIED after the war, and there's little hope for
articles of fine wood, leather or metals coming down in prices.
Take Our Advice and Buy Now
/
THE NEW STOCK OF FURNiTURE we have just received, shipped on
old orders held back when we burned out, is CHEAPER FURNITURE
THAN WE EXPECT TO OBTAIN FOR MAYBE SEVERAL YEARS.
WE WANT TO SELL IT LIKE WE BOUGHT lT-using our PRICE
ABILITY TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PLACE OF BUSINESS, where
we are operating under light expense. /
Don't wait "Until Later" to buy Furniture—the longer you wait the
higher the price you'll pay.
P
Daniel & Jarrell
Temple State Bank Building, North Side of Public Square
TEMPLE, TEXAS
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Williams, E. K. Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 217, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 24, 1917, newspaper, June 24, 1917; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth471725/m1/5/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.