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HE'LL GET PRESENTS THOUGH HIS SANTA CLAUS IS DEAD Denver, Col., Dec. 24. Wilbur Harris, a nine-year-old crippled boy, will find his stockings jammed full of presents tomorrow morning, but his Santa Claus is dead. W. H. Heap, a wealthy resident, of Paterson, N. J., who came here in an effort to stave off death from tuberculosis, gave his. life to preserve the little' cripple's" faith in Santa Claus. Learning that Mrs. Harris had told the boy "there is no Santa for poor children," Heap went shop ping in a severe snowstorm against the orders of a specialist and carried a heap of toys to the Harris home. Heap was coughing violently when he reached his apartments. He died in a few hours. " COULDN'T BUY YOUNG WIFE A PRESENT KILLS SELF Pueblo, Col., Dec. 24. Because he was unable to buy Christmas pres ents for his bride of seven weeks, Giovanni Guazanni, 23, an Italian, is dead here today. He shot himself through the head. His wife told the police he had been despondent sev eral days. o o THE HANS SCHMIDT CASE New York, Dec. 24. Dr. Smith Ely Jeliffe, noted alienist, presented a chart, while testifying in the trial of Hans Schmidt, confessed-murderer of Anna Aumueller, showing that six ty near or distant relatives of Schmidt had a taint of insanity. The physicians said he had obtained the lntormation on which it was based from the testimony taken before the commission in Munich, from rela tives and frpm Schmidt himself, The courtroom was thrown into confusion yesterday when a young man half dragged a young woman from the chamber and upbraided her severely. "If you listen to such testihiony, you need not expect to marry me," he said. CALUMET STRIKERS TO HAVE MERRY CHRISTMAS Calumet, Mich., Dec. 24. The strike children of the Michigan cop per country will have their usual merry Christmas. More than 30,000 of these little victims of the great labor war that has made Calumet and vicinity a scene of conflict for nearly half a year, will be remembered by Santa Claus. Christmas baskets by the thousands were being distributed among the families of the 16,000 cop per strikers today. The appeal of the children for warm clothing and shoes was answered. Every incoming train today brought huge boxes of clothes and presents and there was prospect that the Associated Charities would be swamped in its efforts to make deliveries to all the needy. tl was learned today that one of the biggest mine operators in the dis trict, whose name was withheld, had personally directed that the family of every striker should be provided for on Christmas day at his expense. The Western Federation of Miners today started payment of a special Christmas benefit to the strikers. a o STEFANSSON PARTY SAFE Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 24. All the scientists and members of the crews of the Alaska and Mary Sachs, two of the vessels of the Stefansson ex pedition, are safe, according to Dr. R. M. Anderson, chief anthropologist of the party. They are now in winter quarters at Collinson Point. o o GIVES BIG AMOUNT TO MANY Sterling, III., Dec. 24. On Christ mas morning, Joseph W. Sterling, wealthy Sterling business man, will distribute ?1Q0,000 among the mem bers of his family, includingslx chil dren, twenty-four grand children and eight great-grandchildren. o o Villa has seized a brewery. Look's as if he's going to follow in the foot steps of Huerta iMMMiMMiiriiMiattHiMMMIiMHH