Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1919, Page 2

Page 2 The Casper Daily Tribune, ssued every evening except Sunday at asper, Natrona county, Wy Publi- ation offices: Oi] Exchange Building, SINUESS TELEPHONE 15 jitee at Casper (¥ ming) Postoffice ‘8 second-class m pr, Nov. MEMBBR THE ASSOCIATED F EPORTS FROM THE UNITED PRES | B. HANWAY, President and Editor R B City Editor fARL ER WwW Business Manager 1B. ctapeirn Associate Kditor THOS. DAILY.... Advertising Manager Advertining Representatives David J. Randa fth Ave., New York City Ray Higgins, 314 Century Bldg., Denver, Colo. SUBSCRIPTION RATES M Cc Que Year Six Months One Month Per Copy stele ar al No subscription by mail accepted for less period than three months. Il subscriptions must be paid In nd- e and The Daily ‘Tribune will not insure delivery after subscription be- comes one month in arrears. Member of the Axnocinted Press The Associated Press in exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and alzo the local news published horein. THE CASE AGAINST WILHELM The German Crown Prince has that the re not at all responsible for the maintained Hohenzollerns inhuman — outra perpetrated by their army in “because, after all, my father and I France and Belgium, are gentlemen.” of sterner sort hgs been presented in a Testimony a different and report from eminent French juris! who were as ked to pass on the ques- tion of the former K. responsibility. ser’s criminal The most impressive item is a letter written by Wilhelm, early in the war, to the emperor of Austria, in which he said: “My soul is torn asunder, but everything must be put to fire and sword. The throats of men and women, children and the aged must be cut, and not a tree nor a house left standing. “With such methods of which alone can strike so degenerate terror, a people as the French, the war will end within two months, while if I use methods humanitarian it, may drag on for years. Despite all my repug- to choose the first nance I have had system.” This is a frank admission on Wil- helm’s part that the dec with h sion reste and that he d2- liberately chose a policy of terror and , personally, destruction which modern law regarés it There is appar- as no less criminal in war than would be in peace. ently no qu on ef Wilhelm’s free will in the matter, and therefore ne question of his moral and legal spons ty. Such, at least, is tke judgment cf the Fre to Premier ch jurists Clemenceau. nected, then, that this iminal will be It may be ex; arch. brought to tri for his misdecds like any other mate- factor, as soon as the peace confer- ence can get sround to his case. a HOMESICK WOMAN A corre A spondent of one journal is ty for the statement that th: Probably » homesick. is. se we are not Germans, we do not war upon women, and there- fore will omit : the of that yp lot we might say on subj ticular wom- an’s homesickness. But is it presumably any more bil- ter than the homesickness of many a Belgian nd French wife and mother, who is not only separated from her home by we: miles, but by the stone byssone de tion of that home Is the longing of the Kaiscrin to spend her declining days her children and grandchil dren any more intense than that of the thousands of her husband's vic- long till death them, but until then may never Yims, and who take more see Is it the Kai: may their beloved? pecially heart-rending that rin longs for her own home at Potsdam, # beautiful estate wood- ed and watered, gardened and tended, wh many acres of what was smiling country lie waste under the imprint of the Kaiser's heel? Is there this punishment by her natural long- not a certain justice in ings of one German woman? A woman proud and important, who ; condoned by her silence and her presence at the Kaiser's side, un- speakable wrong “Vengeance is mine; I will repay,” saith the Lord. The Kaiserin is homesick. ioe eof ea WE WILL MAK MALI LO? _Jots or small properties: t Suildins Co., Rear office S one , to HE CASPER DAILY TRIBUN “CONVENTION PLAN” NOT UN-!¢ ole ; DERSTOOD || In the Day’s News | | Today's Events (Sheridan Post.) o—- oe Oo ¢ It is really regrettable that many of those who are discussing the pro- posed plan,” as an amendment to the primary law, do not understand the plan as outlined, Casper attorney even going so far as to say that it was a Bolshevist move on the part of those who fa- vored it. It does not mean that any of the powers of the people to indorse can- didates at the primary election are to away from them. It simply means that party “organiza- tién may be held intact and allow for adoption of platforms upon which the candidates might stand, making the party, rather than the in- dividual, responsible for any errors government. This candidates for “convention be taken the in would nominate office which would convention find a place on the primary election” ticket, along with those others who might wish to go on the ticket, and then it is optional with the elector to vote for the man he believes best qualified. Any argument against the conven- ystem is not in sympathy with a better form of government, as un- tion der the present system it generally) remains for one or two men to desig- nate who shall be the candidates for the county offices, and in some instances the state candidate. Thru lack of past various and especially were many campaigns year there tho various counties, that is one party or the other might have not put up opposition candidate: s the vacancies were filled on of the vacancies in stance ticket thru or two the personal appeal one nting party, Possibly system might not overcome this lack of ee est, but it would add encouragement that one or two men were not con- men represe a convention interest in several , last | and in many in-| trolling the political affairs of any | party. ° | The Jack Pot | * No more “book of verses und aeath the bouh, a jug ef wine, a ld of bread, and thou!’ Omar will to be revised something like this: ‘A sporting section ‘neath an apple treo; You, and a thermos bottle full of tea.” *.# Fears of an anti-cigaret amend- ment to the constitution may be cet How could any of the highly folk ub rest. 1 who have been sending etes to soldiers have the heart urge it. Nex ybody can = con- sole himself with the scientific re- flection that, after all, ‘cooling lrinks’’ with aleohol in ’em didn’t cool. + “es Speaking of amendments, the doc- s did say ‘that wates was constitution. * 2) Es A month or two ago some sarcastic end with friendet editors were inquiring, “Who wants tister, a league of natic And) , anyhow? ant it? * now, who doesn’t w | * * The says the use of tobacco invites pnou- the eral Chieago health commissioner monia; and re) invitation will continue just the same. A thrift stamp a day keeps the wolf away. e you looked at your New Year's resolutions’ lately? * 2 8 Wait till Germany feels that ! bunch of five eee GALLS FOR TEACHERS ON FILE AT LOCKL OFFICE * The local branch of the U ployment service ha: of calis from country for teachers in all depart | nts of public schools. Lists of po- ions for which there are no cants are on file at the office and H. H. Tappert, the commissioner jn charge, is making a ial effort to fill these high Scores of appl sitions have been p tine of the office is becoming more und more heavy with the listing of applications by employers and em- ployes alike. gee ants in me aced and the rou- at The Harvey. nppli | Save your money—buy a meal ticket | i John F. Stevens, who has been se- lected by the Allies to be inistra tor of the great trans-Siberian rail- road, has long held a place in the front rank of American engineers. It has been said of him that he h. probably built more miles of ra road than any other man in the world. It was he who put thru the famous “Stevens Pass” tunnel in the Rockies on the Great Northern. For two years he served as chief engincer in the construction of the Panama C. nal. As chief engineer,’ generai manager or in other high executive positions he has been connected \ r of the most prominent ra ns cf the United St Mr. Stevens was born e., and is now in his in Gardiner, 66th year. ian aia s aes ) 1847—The Earl of Elgin assumed of fice as governor-general of Canada, 1879——Francois Payl Grevy was se- lected as president of thé French republic, 1893—Mar notables of the nation attended the funeral services of James G. Blaine in W ington. 1894—Liquor stores in Charleston, S. C., were_raided by the po- lice and an armed force. 1902-——The Anglo-Japanese treaty! was signed in London. 1905—British ambassador to Rus- ia protested against the post- ing of anti-British placards in Moscow. 1915—Russians reported to have ro- occupied Aabriz, Persia. 1916—Berlin received American not asking specific disavowal nking of the Lusitania. 1917—Captain Hans Boehm of ( er- man army, with American passports, seized by English pee ees 3—. 5 | Today’s Birthdays Saya - re) Most Rev, William J. Walsh, Catho- lic archbishop of Dublin and Prima of Ireland, ago today. Rt. Rev. Arthur L. Williams, Fy opal bishop of Nebraska, born Owen Sound, Ono., 63 y ro to- day. Walter J. Damrosch, conductor of the New York Sympheny Orchestra, born at Breslau, Germany, ago today. Gen. J. born in Dublin, 78 years 57 Warren Keifer, former speaker of the United States house of representatives, born in Clear} county, O., 83 years ago today nklin D. Roosevelt, secretary of the United Stz born at Hyde Park, N. Y., ago today. 9. 2s A Tuesda; Spanish Ss Wi of Fort Collin chez nently in Casper. evening « Mr. Ton) Colorado. Lieut, Hugh Giffen, who has come here to spend the winter with his mother on North Beech street. i studvine the fundamentals of boo! keening and commercial law in even- | . | } Runden and on the North. tern betw er and Lusk on Snturday. Thev were accompanica hy Miss Dundon’s sister, Esther, + * © motored to Douc-j) ro and spent the wee! Mr. Clare and h Miss Agnes, of the Pine R )Ranch, near Douglas, are the winter hx Casper and taking lected subjects in the night school. . + spe Miss Edna Cartwright is again back in school and is giving up her work with the telephone company to take rdvantage of the full-day sessions. * * Miss Esther Carpenter is also it school again after a long fe on} recount of being ill ith the Mrs. May Collins ne ts been absen for over a week on acount of illness. Miss Margaret England is filling «| temporary vacancy in the stenograph- , ic department of the local telephone | office. H + ae Miss Lucy Grant’s mother. Mrs. Grant, leaves tomorrow for Great Falls, Mont, | to berg gone three weeks. | HOME COOKING—at The Harvey. | +| | 4090 ARTICLES aco PICTURES EACH MONTH 2 tanks to do what I can to strengthen | considering locating perma-) ‘og FUR | Samples are fresh, clean, charming, {sold out at once for even less than % | the first cost of raw skins. | shipped to some large city and will “WYOM thd NG HOME EFECTIVES England today wi il momiientonith the 270th anniversary of behead- ing of Charles I. at Whitehall. The last installment of 30 per cent | on the fourth United States Liberty | loan subscriptions is payable today. The annual meeting of the Kansas! State Bar association will open in | Topeka today and continue over to- morow. Milwaukee will be the meeting Haste Superintendent of Lander place today of the annual conven-| Tells of of Erroneous Practice tion of the Northern Hemlock and} ei ' Perks Hardwood Manufacturers’ associa-} nm Crowding Institution There will be tion. Ree onstru == 1 Engi} “The crate on the boys’ side num- pens its an-| ber 440, with ages ranging from 6 io nual meeting today in Topeka. 86 years. In inclement weather those Post-war problems vitally affect-| ho do not remain in bed are crowd? ing the tailoring trade will be dis-| ¢q together in one ward not occupied cussed at the annual convention of} }, beds, a room 18 by 20 feet. The the National Association of Merchant! satual annoyance is really intol. Tailors at Atlantic City today. ' erable.” oblems 2 In this way Dr. Thomas G. Maghee, 1 i) until recently superintendent of the Year Ago in War f | State school for defectives at Lander, | > = | sums up an unusual situation there. | Strikes in Germeny asgumed na- And this, he says, is what’s responsible for the situation: “The practice of adjudging chronic! alcoholics, old rheumatics and other | Physically disabled county patients as ‘feeble minded’ and sending them to | the Lander institution in order to tion-wide proport United States and Great Britain ched agreement in regard to ap-| plications of Tespective draft laws. SENATOR KOO! CONTENT TO SERVE AS ‘PRIVATE’ | ance from the county to the state |has resulted in an increase in the | population to a number beyond the capacity of the school.” | This condition will make it impos- | sible + accommodate the applicants which the increasing population of the | state w sil furnish, says Dr. Maghee, CHEYENNE, Jan. 30—(Sneczial.) | and he believes the several judicial --Senator Peter Kooi of Sheridan | districts should be notified that addi- minty has no pride of authorship;| tional applicants can only be received believes he cn best serve his|as vacancies from various causes nstituency by taking the bill of} make room for them. He also believes ome other solon more ambitious for| that an additional building to accom- fame and aiding in whipping it into|modate 50 patients should be erected. shape. Hence, the calendar will not! In that way, he says, many serious be cumbered with proposed legisla-! difficulties would be overcome and the tion carrying the name of the gentle-| old and invalid inmates would be aan from Kooi. “Let those who such honor introduce the bills,” d the senator. “I am content to remain just a plain private in the] Omaha 4 enact sound legislation.” a coal. mine operator with a} knowledge of the business from the A Convention City round up, Senator Kooi is interested in the ning code” much talked of | e circles. For a time differences between and emplove micht prevent | slation during the present confident an ched in time to A conference with this object Ee soon be held IMATIA i is ideally lo- cated as a point for san active inter- . holding conventions. senate, in ¢ mittee work ‘antl ih the mighty s Nine trunk line railroads ns of tho “third house,” where | ie most of the real legislation is per-| | With twenty-two branches fected. He is particularly interested enter the city. in good roads and in a rroper and ney . extensixe exploitation of the state’s, Omaha has dircet rail- sportunities 7 His read connections with more ersonal popule to} cities in Nebraska than any 1 a big influence ers, and in the tien memb: e d endeavor td enli other point. ts hotel and amusement facilities are unexcciled. Convention secretaries should inquire about our helpful convention service. For “A-B-C Beok of Omaize,"" write Chamber of Commerce, Omaha Incidentally, there is a growing timent here that Senator Keo ing become comfe bly situated and his business affairs well in hand, ought soon to drafted into’ the ce of the state 1 more acti than forty days in the state sen- Sooner or later this dem: the state—preb- | he ate. ‘vill be heard over ably at the meeting of the first state assembly under the amended prima : law. And Peter—good citizen and |e | republican that he js—will be obliged | % to listen and heed. | a us 3 Primitive races believed that mar |%@ 1 be changed into an animal bv | of charms and magic, such| ‘ing the sins of beasts, drink- ing water out of the footprint of a animal, and so on. | | ated x ‘ koegoatos o to terts no ao teas e 1M SetSoeioehoesocsotostostonys his is your last chance to secure a er set of Furs, Muffs, Scarf, Cap, Stole or a real Fur Coat at almost your own price in high grade Rus- sian and Canadian Furs. All of these high class Drummer’s beautiful beyond description and up to the minute in style and must be Come over and convince yourself of these great bargains. Don’t wait until it is too late, for whatever we have left after this great sale will be be sold at public auction to the high- est bidder. 'Tomorrow is the Last Day for These Furs to Be Here And if you ever intend buying a real set of furs or a real fur coat DON’T LET THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY PASS BY! Remember the Place Midwest Hotel Sample Room No. 10 Casper, Wyo. y house to prove its 3° % | mates. ABUSED, REPORT | shift the expense of their mainten-, Does the Work of Ss) [Women Why wear yourself out cleaning up the dust, sand and lint when a:pvhone call will bring a Hoover to “your NATRONA POWER C HURSDA spared the annoyance of the noise and | | confusion consequent to the presence ‘Ou C10 | of the children. } At present the school has 84 in-| Thirty-one of them are | feeble-minded, 13 are epileptics,: 15 are- confined for senility, 11 are in- jane, five are imbeciles, five are idiots, three are paralyties, three’ are | classed as alcoholics, two as morons, and one as normal. During the past two years 64 new | patients have been admitted. One has been dismissed, 20 have died, four have been transferred to Evanston, |tho’demand. but of late calls are/more/ | four have escaped and 11 have been | numerous and the supply ig almast: ex- jparoled. Among the causes of death | hausted. Fi | were senile dementia, status epilep- s | tious, pneumonia, acute indigestion, | paresis, exhaustion senility and sep- tisemia. Six of the patients are married and) eight are widowed, Mr. Maghee was superintendent of. the school until last month, when Dr. . C. E. Lane, who formerly held the | Place, returned from Camp Lewis and again took up the work. oat ter |ter for old a Stoge paving quest to bane ena “Army |hall on North Durbin ‘s fed ~ Until this time the supply-has been equal to On Conttact or ed ak ah Call for: Estimat PETER CLAUSEN 416 So. Jackson ; ae The President of the Swiss Cited-| | eration, who is elected by the federal | |assembly, holds office for only one | year, from January 1 to December 31, | {and usually the Vice-president suc-| sceds him, His chief duty is to di-| rect his country’s foreign policy, for most of the internal administration is in the hands of the cantons or! 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