Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1918, Page 2

Issued every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natrona county, Wyo. | Publi- extion office: Ol! Exchange Building. BUSINESS TELEPHONE....<. « 15 Enter at Casper (Wyoming) as second-class matter, Nov. MEMBER THE ASSOCIAT) PRB! REPORTS FROM THE ITED PRESS J. E. HANWAY, President and Editor R. E. EVANS, City Editor EARL HANWAY, Business Manager J.B. GRIFFITH Postoffice , 1916. Associnte Editors: { SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail or Carrier One Year Six Months One Month . Per Copy .. Se. 63 No subscription by mail accepted for less period than three months. All subscriptions must be paid in vance and The Daily Tribune will not insure delivery after ‘subscriptién be- comes one month in arrears. | pudiation. Member of the Assoginted The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicatiow of all news dispatches credited to it or net otherwise credited in’ this paper and} also the local news published herein. exe FOOD IN GERMANY “Food conditions continue to ap-- pear far better than they were re-| ported across the line,” yS a war correspondent who has entered Ger- many with the American army ‘oc- cupation. “The population needs flour, but if the rich were made to} divide with the poor there would be no starvation this winter.” 5 This many other-reports, tends to clear up the German food situation and ease} the minds of Americans about the} The Germans are not statv- | ing. They have food, not in variety | or abundance nor in partieulariy good | quality, but enough to last them several They have been begging for food prematurely, part- that their supplies} would really give out after a while, } and-partly to win the sympathy of} the world and soften the peace terms. | As the facts known, the whining does down—a phenomenon that has been observed before dur- ing these war years. The allies will not let Germany starve. They never had any snéh They promised food be- asked for it. . They will keep their promise as soon as the need arises..' For the present, the matter rests with the (Germans themselves. ..1£ . they are! the ef ficient, systematic, orderly people they have always boasted of being, they can distribute their’ last sea— son’s crops and their meat supply! and get thru the winter well enough. Then the allies will see that they get enough provisions to last them till next harvest. fe testimony, corroborated by matter. months. ly from fear became intention. fore Germany mee WANTED—LITTLE ALLIED HELPERS Constantinople senting a large hacking of popular opinion suggest. that the United States be requested to take over | over the railroads of the newspapers repre- complete control of Turkish finances and the national’ police and suprér- vise national education. This fequest represents an amus- ing about-face in Turkish methods and ideals. For masy_years’ foreign nations held extraterritorial rights in .Tur- key whieh permitted them te. protect their citizens in that country from 3.96! -65 2a- | , lines @re mostly/through lines | | ae a a ae eee ae much the better. Perhaps the edu- eated Christian Armenians could be induced to help them. 2 SRE Lo So eS A WORLD GOLD RESERVE | The nations may also have to -|merge all their gold into one’ great | world gold reserve to be the sound | basis for a larger issue of elastic gold currency to be furnished to individ- ual countries ona ‘business _ basis. MARGARET V. Cc. Doups_ That may be the only way to increase | the efficiency of gold and prevent a $7.89| financial war between nations that | would send gold to a premium, de-| moralize prices, wreck business and cause a world panic that might de-| | stroy a gold standard, demonitize |gold and threaten general debt re- If this gold reserve is put into the hands of the’ Nation of Nations to administer, it would steady and in- crease world busigess and become a powerful but bléédiess means for punishing any nation wantonly start- ing war. Withdrawal of the gold support of its currency and com- merce wotld completely demoralize such nation’s business immediately. There is now nearly 400 billions of bonds, currency and values resting on the small pivot of the 8 billions} j:. ef gold im the world. This danger- ous condition should be strength- ened without delay. > -——0 ILROAD TAXATION *RA Se ae oe (From the Laramie Republican.) Editor Brandon of the Sheridan Post discusseg the government own- ership of railroads from the stand point of taxation. He directs atten- tion to the fact that an extremely large portion of our taxeg now comes from these corporations and pdints out that under government ownership we would not be. able tc collect this tax. In the old days, when the Union Pacific railroad war the only line we had, the state war divided into five counties, in order | that all might share in the railroad taxes. Albany county, having a big railroad bend in. it, was the narrow- est county in the state, known as the “shoestring” county. All ths: coun- ties ertended from’ the Cvlorado line to the Montana line. It red ty be necessary for the judge of the sce- ond judicial district to drive by stage from Roek Creek to hold court. Wyoming would be hit karder by such a ¢hange than any other state in the union, for; the reason that our and bear a greater portion of taxation in proportion to our wealth and popu- lation than railroads in thickly popu- $61—Prince Albert, the husband o: Queen Vigtoria, died at Wind- sor Castle. Born near Co- | |) (1 burg, Germanyf Aug. 26, 1819. |- voted 868—United States Congr: | sais against any repudiation of ihe | a ese | national debt. * _ |) 1879—John B. Brondel consecrated | 3 ; | the first Roman Catholic bish- op of Helyena, Mont. 1914—Serbians . reoccupied _Bel- grade, following its evacua- tion by the Austrians. | 1915—British on 65-mile front from | Ypres to River Somme poured | { | | destructive artillery fire on the Germans. ——— tplirpationsl ¥8ef Sir Charles Eliot is the British high sommissioner and plenipotentiary in 3iberia. lated states that have a tremendous amount of local property and busi- ness. 5 Mr. Brandon’s suggestion is timely and altho it is a problem that — har been. discussed "to some considerable extent ifthe past, is one that we’ are facing right now. Government own- ership has some fine theories back of it, but in practice the railroads of America have been able to put it all countries having government ownership. Let us have the “storm and action” of the genius of Americanism in keen com- petition rather than the “dead calm” of government ownership, -with its tendency toward higher rates, higher taxation and political machination. ae ee gre ES WYOMING STRONG FINAN- | CIALLY | (From the Laramie Republican) The repert of State Treasurer Her- man B, Gates, just filed with the gov- ernor, shows the State to be in an ex- ceedingly strong financial. position. | On September 30 the general, fund | showed a. balance of 36,390.82. }somewhat larger than the balance trial in’ Turkish courts, and to es-@woe years prior to that date: tablish postal service ‘and other util- ities. All jthis ‘was- necessary be- | During his term Mr. Gates has |given special attention to the invest- ;ment of interest-bearing funds and ‘cause Turkey has meyer been more the amount so invested on September than ‘half civilized. No matter how | 30 was §1,608,607.06, an. increase of $314,520.48 for the. two-yeat much she bated the system, she felt/ period. “Dhe total amount receiver compelled to assent to it, until the} from interest on investments for*the prospect of German backing for her| two years was $123,396.72, an in- nefarious practices gave her courage to withdraw the privilege from the United States and other overd- ments.. She would listen to no pro- tests, but wen her way until. brought up short by defeat at the hands of Great Britain. * The Turks are © stigh’ ngtorious thieves, it is mo wonder they are asking aid in naneces from ené another. And per-/ haps now that they cannot vent their cruelty. the Turkish police are giving them own people a taste of their methods, thereby. lead- ing to the appeal for help in this de- partment. But that the Turks should:ask for national education of any kind sounds like one ‘of Aladdin’; dreams; they have wallowed in their ignorance with such insolent satis- faction. on foreigners, They will probably cet the benefits| of allied policing, for the good’ of the rest of the world, and financial direction for the same reason., Other- wise their progress is up their lazy, Arty selves. if they can edu- cate themselves into decency, so to protepting their fi-] ,| crease of $39,808.83. Mr. Gates’ only recommendation to the legislature is to be found in the following paragraph: : “I desire to call your attention at this time to the investment of. the common school permanent land fund jand- would respectfully recommend jthat the | state treasurer to purchase muni.i- pel bonds with the proper restric tions, as an investment of pern_ }nent school funds, During the past two years $6,000 of insane asylum building bonds have been paid, so there now remains but |$99,000 of bonded indebtedness. Of this amount $9,000 is im insane asy- lum bonds issued in 1887, and on | which $3,000 is due on January 1 of ; each year, and the other $90,000 is | in public building bonds issued in | 1888, ahd on which $%,000 will be ‘due each year beginning next July. Threé thousand dollars of the debt will be paid January 1, 2919, and $9,000 on July 1,°1919. ¢ A total of $100,418.12 has been collected in interest en deposits dur- ing” the past two years, this being an increase of $27,344.28 over the two preceding years. ‘The present administration has inereased the number of banks in which state funds are deposited from 69 on Jan- uary 1, 1915, to 103 at the present time, and the money is thus distrib- uted over the entire state. 4 . } legislatufe at its coming | . session enact a law authorizing the | 2d bloated feet and limbs, weakness, | _| sizes. —Ady, —_>-———_---—- ¢ || Year Ago in War | \* ‘¢ | Gen. Kaledine, leader of the Don Cossacks, reported to be under ar- ‘rest. House Naval Affairs Committee at | Washington ordered an investigation into the Nayy Department’s conduct of the war. ° + lf Sec Daniels aupoumee the ? |forming of an Allied Naval Council | Today $s Events | including representatives of Eng- ~ land, France, the United States, Italy In the feneral elections in Great and Japan® Britain toduy the women will be priv-! ileged to vote for the first time for! t - members of Parliament. } - Important changes over: the pres- mi T s Birthdays 4 ent constitution of Arkansas, adopted | ~~~ # 1874, ‘are contaiaed in the nae Prince Albert, second son of King posed new constitution to he voted Seer, bore 28 years ago today. upon at a special election today. | oe hi Bias ee surgeon-general The attention of theusands of mu-| oo toda Ravy, born “44 years sic lovers will be centered tonight wu * on the Metropolitan Opera House (34 Ashley H. Robertson, recently pro- New York City, where three new on2- moted to be’a rear admiral of the act opera by Puccini are to be given United States Navy, born in Illinois for the first time. <> "| 51 years ago today. Plans, to demand the immediate!.. Brix. Gen, Charles G. Long of the passage of the suffrage amendment United States Marine Corps, born in vo the Constitution of the Uzwte| Massachusetts, 49 years ago today. States will be formulated at a con-/ Bt. Rev. Frank A. MeElwain, bish- ference to be opened in Washington P of the Episcopal diocese of Min- today by the State chairmen and, ad- nesota, born at Warsaw, N.'Y.,, 48 visory council members of the Na- ¥@#TS 2° vedere tional Woman's party. _ ‘ Sunday, December 15, It Took Real Joke The American Jewish Congress is to meet in Philadelphia today to dis- 7. ; cuss the revival of Jewish nationality to Make Him Smile in Palestine and a guarantee of equal rights for Jews in all countries. | | PARIS, Noy. 21. (By Mail.) —The Paris is reported to be preparing grandson of “Sitting Bull,” the fa- an elaborate program for the enter- mgus Indian chief of America, was tainment of the President and Mrs. an.interesting convalescent in Base Wilson and other members of the Hogpital No. 46. He had enlisted in American delegation to ‘the peace the early days of the war, had gone conference on their first Sunday in| over the top and worked havoc the French capital. ‘among the Hts. before he was iy a wounded. a anne cae 2 eed . Nurses and doctors caring. for him | in the Day’s News | tried in vain to get more than a} Ap: 'g (Brant out of him in’ response to} David Livyd George, whose polit- questions while the other men in the! iea] future is at ‘stake in today’s gen- “8rd called him “Gloomy Gus,” be-| eral elections in Great Britain, has °2US¢ he never cracked a smile, { just rounded out biggsecond gear in ,.The Red Crosgsrepresentative in the premiérship, to‘a¥hich e “wasithe hospital, ‘becoming? interested, | called at one of the most critical * his hand at “cheering up” the | stages.of the war. Lloyd George, as |indian. Gifts of cigarettes and rhoe- | he is popularly known, is the idol of #te were received but without a| British democracy. His extreme rad- |change Ph 2e Pression. icalism has made him at times “one| Don’t vou svcr swiie?” be de- of the most hated imen of England,” | mand at af the Indian one day, and particularly among the aristocracy, °F the first time. Sitting Bull’s but on more numerous occasions he {grandson grinned. hag loomed up as “the man~of. the | ‘Sure,” he re; “When I kill hour.” He is pre-eminently the Brit- 2, boche ish government’s man. of “push and Zo,” energetic, determined and fear- less. Tho a little man, almost frail in physique, he has been such a suc- ci 1 fighter that he scarcely knows the meaning of defeat. A Welshman by blood, he knew the meaning of ex- treme poverty. in his youth and re- ceived only a limited education. His publie career began with his election to parliament when 27 years old. Pa la oC da a —— 2 1 ? * ET at, ' Today’s Anniversaries |. > ? 1829—Commencement of. civil eon in Chili. 1835—Sir Richard’ Cartwright, for many years a leading states- man of Canada, born at Kings- ton, Ont. Died there, Sept. 24,1912. » 4 1843-—George W. Goldsborough, | who, wrote one of ‘the first naval histories ofthe United States, died in Washington, D. 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PELE, 2 + - 3 ILA, Nov. 43., (BY Mail.)—/Sive delay 4 Bel eps com- 4 Ms ‘ That ’ i t Newspaper Service Eclipses: +h lahat Manila’ tay enJoy"all thd torn niered, xf iS Sree Offered by Government wi |meréial advantages to’ which her geo-| Within 1,900 miles ‘of Manila are Greater Facilities |graphical position entitles her in the!!! the important commercial centers __— In spite of the facilities which the posal taysecure gtatistics in regard to production and oil field work, the re- and often at variance with the actual { ity Statistics on production, consump- tion and surplus supply of crude pe- troleum for October, as reported by the United States geological survey. indieate a reduction of 2,000,000 bar- rels during the month in the amount of oi] in storage. Compared with Oc- tober, 1917, stocks of oil have been depleted to the extent of 26,000,000 barrels. The figures given by the survey ure compiled from statements filed 2y 222 pipe line and refining. com- panies operating east of the Rocky Mountains. A private concern, the Oil City Derrick,.a daily newspaper published n Oil City, Pa., does not possess the. facilities which are at the disposal of the government, yet this publication puts out each day a correct summary of the number of barrels of oil taken from the different fields over the country, as well as the shipments. The Derrick, thru this service, and also because it lists a report from ev- ery well in the country once a month, has become the standard for authen- tic statistical information all over the world &nd the oil men are taking it as a basis for their computations, rather than the government reports, egy aera FLU IN PORTO RICO SAN JUAN, P..R., Dec. 14—Inffiu enza is still epidemic on the islana Many thousands are sick and many death have been reported. 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