Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 11, 1919, Page 9

Gist Y, JULY 11, 1919 EFFICIENCY [0 SHOWN IN WAR MEAT HANDLING Adequate Supply for Army and Naval Forces Caused Least Worry Because of Industry of Big Packers. Some of the great accomplishments of American business during the war are just beginning to creep to the surface now that the ban of censor- ship has been removed. Every indus- try devoted a great part of its time and energy to the manufacture of supplies needed not only by the Unit- ed States but by the Allies, and few persons not actively engaged in the work realize its extent. The preparation and handling of meat food products was, of course, one of the great necessary industries, and it was fortunate for the country that the packing industry was al- ready mobilized for service long be- fore the Lusitania was sunk. The problem of securing an ade- quate supply of meat for the army and navy caused the government less worry than any other major problem. All that was necessary for the gov- ernment to do was to determine the requirements and need of the army and navy, and notify the packers, and they delivered the goods. The manner in which the packers met the emergencies which arose dur- ing the war is well illustrated in the case of Swift & Company who in one week filled a government order for 32,000,000 pounds of meat and fat. This necessitated the dressing of 15,- 000 cattle and 200,000 hogs, and re- quired 1,000 freight cars to trans- port. Another instance is found in an order which was received one Satur- day afternoon at five o’clock for 2,- 000,000 pounds of a special cut of dry salt meats. The war department wanted this shipment of 43 cars boxed and on the way by the following Tues- day noon—less than 70 hours distant. Swift & Company had the last car loaded and rolling an hour before noon on Tuesday, In still another case the govern- ment could get no one to put up fresh butter in tins for overseas shipment. Swift & Company accepted an order for 500,000 pounds on May 4th, 1918. It was necessary to equip three cream- éries with machinery and supplies, and to organize the help to do work entirely new to them, but the first car was rolling eastward in 33 days and a month later the entire order was completed. ” ‘The tremendous tote! of $550,000,- 000 worth of supplies was furnished by Swift & Company alone to the American and Allied governments during the war. The peak was reached in December, 1918, when the goods furnished totaled $35,000,000 in this ene month. Meats naturally formed the bulk of sales, but considerable quantities of wool were furnished the United States government, while the Allies purchased large amounts of lard and lard products. . Even if there had been any inclina- tion on the part of the packers to “profiteer,” this would have been out of the question under the rigid regu- lations enforced by the food adminis- tration. With meat prices officially determined by the government and with profits limited to a definite per- centage, possibility of unfair dealing was removed. The packing industry required no federal financial aid, and additional facilities did not have to be con- structed by the government—such as shipyards for the shipbuilders, and ad- ditional factory units for munition manufacturers. Over 8,500 employes of Swift & Company answered the call to the colors and served in practically every branch of the army and navy. They are returning rapidly to civilian life and the company has adopted the fol- lowing broad policy with respect the re-employment of these men. Every returned soldier or sailor wi!l be given his old position, or on. equally as good, at a salary or waye equal to the amount he was receiy- ing when he left, or if the rate of pay for his position has been increas- ed in the meantime, at the increas ed rate. Swift & Company and its employes subscribed almost $17;000,000 to ice five war loans and the company do- nated over $1,400,000 to the vari- ous war service organizations,, The record for the largest number of sub- scribers was reached in the Fourth ‘Loan when 53,427 employes bought }i bonds. —>—- — FRECKLE-FACE Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots How to Remove Easily Here’s a chance, Miss Freck!<-face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable concern that it will not cost you a penny unless it removes the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the expense is trifling. Simply get an ounce of Othine— double strength—from any druggist and a few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of the homely freckles and get a beauti- ful complexion. Rarely is more than the ounce needed for the worst case. Be sure to ask the druggist for the | double strength Othine as this strength is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles,—Adv. i PRINTING PRESSES SPEEDED UP BY BOLSHEVIKS WHEN TREASURY FUNDS RUN LOW, GOLD HOARDED __, By FRANK J. TAYLOR (United Press Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK, July 10.—The bol- shevik monetary system probably the most spectacular financial experi- ment in histoty. At present it is a neck and neck race between the print- ing presses and the decreasing value of the ruble, as evidenced by prices, which are soaring steadily higher. The bcisheviks began their financial experim at with the following idea in mind. T’ ey said money was the source of all evil, since it represented wealth. According to the bolshevik creed, in- dividusl wealth is bad. It causes luxury and privilege, they said. So the belsh>viks decided to ultimately abol- ish rioney. The bolsheviks had to tolerate Money since the people had a quan- tity of it and refused to countenance its abolition outright. Money was nceded to win support and build up the bolshevik governmental machine. Then some bolshevik had a happy idea, which was readily adopted, it wa. te prin‘ more paper money, and print it + enormous quantities that the gove. ould not pos- sibly be short of fu. Since the bolshevik governic, confiscated everything and thereto: owned everything in Russia, it coulda print money without bothering to pro- vide for special securities, the leaders reasoned, Hence money was not num bered ially. Nobody knows ho much exists. } The paper ruble is decreasing in value. But that fulfills the origina’ idea. Eventually the ruble may be| worth nothing. Then nobody will want rubles, says the bolshevik. They c aim that money will then automati<ally disappear. Thus it is only a question of speeding up the printing press-s. However, money has not diss »pear- ed so readily, despite the simplicity of the plan. Unexpected difficulties have arisen. j In the first place, prices soar as! money decreases in value. To meet the cost of living, wages are raised by the unions .almost monthly. The industrial unions dictate the wages in Russia. Even with the rapidly rising wages it is difficult for the workman to buy the ne ry food, especially if he has a family. In most families every-| body is working. - | « To make matters more complicated, | the peasant is balking at selling his products for bolshevik paper money. | The peasant farmer has been the con- servative in soviet Russia. He wants to be shown. He is suspicious of this new small-sized money. So the. peasant has insisted on gold or money of the old regime, in exchange for his products. He can- not buy clothes and implements, since none are manufactured. He re- fuses to hoard anything but the old styled money, and he already has a good share of that in his possession. The peasant does not subscribe to the| communist doctrine that the govern- ment should own everything ,and sees no reason why he should give up his products for either credit or paper which will buy practically nothing. In the cities the bolshevik govern- ment met a similar situation with re- gard to the shop-keepers by means of confiscation. But the government fears to confiscate from the farmer. The 80) peasants are too numerous, and would) i resist the plan too strenuously. So; Tribune Want Ads—Results! Pine Street Grocery Phone 1 For Today, Friday and Saturday Watermelon, Per pound__._-_-____-_--_---___ Cherries Bing, Per pound_ Bananas, Per pound____ 2-Pound Mt. Hamilton Jelly_______ No. 16 Cans Baked Beans, two for_ 10-Pounds Blue Karo Syrup. ____ 5-Pounds Blue Karo Syrup___________ 114-Pounds Maple Flavored Karo Y4-Pound Cans Pink Salmon 2'-Pound Cans Hespinan Prunes Banner Brooms, each__ Dandie Brooms, each__ Tomatoes, Per pound_______ Raspberries, Per box_ Peas, Per pound Green Peppers, per pound___ Beets, per bunch Turnips, Per bunch_ Carrots, Per bunch Fresh Creamery Butter, Per po’ Eggs, Per dozen Premium Bacon, Per pound Premium Hams, per pound Cream Cheese, Per pound_ Cucumbers, each, 15¢, two for_ Radishes, Per dozen___ Onions, Per dozen Head Lettuce, each_ Cantaloupes = 9 Pounds Cane Sugar. Peaches for Canning, Per crate Cane Sugar for Canning, per 100 lbs._ 5 pouhds New Potatoes for__.---____- Lemons, Per dozen_ —=pte as 4c Oranges, Per dozen_ -- 60 & 70c Onions, per pound______ gle “TEE 2 ae paid Sar 08c Cold Lunch Meais, Cold Snappy, Grape Juice, Cold Cider, Bevo, Cold Soda Water far the government has been meeting the situation by paying enormous prices for products, which it sells at the co-operatives at a loss. The loss is made up by printing more money. But there is a limit to even that system, and the bolshevik financial “experts” are up against it. One of them in seriousness told the United Press correspondent, “If we could only get some new and modern print-} ing presses from America, we would) have the problem solved.” The governthent has requisitioned | all the bourgeoisie newspaper presses, but shortage of machinery, ink and paper still hampers these printing press finances. The bolshevik ruble is a small note, about two inches long and an inch and a half wide. The most common pieces are the 20 and 40 ruble amounts. More recently one, two, thrée, and five ruble pieces have been added. ' | These rubles, especially the twen-| ties, are printed in big pages like! stamps, except that there are no per-| forations between the individual} notes. They are spent in pages very| often. It is a common sight to see a com-| missaire reach in a desk drawer and vull out a page of rubles and hund it] o a subordinate, giving orders to run out and buy something. A hundred or two hundred rubles are torn off with the finger nails leaving an ir-| regular margin, often tearing the notes themselves, when a bill is paid. Big bills are usually paid with strips or pages of rubles. Only the poor have time to tear off individual notes. gress, a system of co-ordination and unifi- For small change stamps are used. Oddly these are the same stamps} used by the old regime, and bear the) bust of a czar engraved on them. The new government has not been able to} have new engravings of Lenine or} Marx made up. On the back of the| stamps is a printed statement that they are to be used as money. Stamps have lost their former use. You don’t need to put a stamp on a letter to send it. Just put it in the box. When the postoffice has to pay the bills or runs short of funds, it calls up the treasury printing office) and orders a few thousand sheets of rubles, just as does the army, the fac- tory manager, or the head of any de- partment when pay-day rolls around. CHICAGO MAYOR TO ATTEND BIG. CHEYENNE FETE) FPUBLICANSTO. EXCESSIVE FEES KT LIST INSIST. PAID ATTORNEYS, the first time in the history of con- | when he was Alien Property Cus- the question of establishinz|todian ; 1 Representative Good, chairman of cation of estimates of apropriations|the appropriations committee, and ject about which there has been so sentative J. Harry Covington, Demo- ; much talk and so little action over|crat, of Maryland, and Frank I. a long span of years as the budget|Croker a Washington attorney, of question. Bills have been introduc-|$10,000 for acting as attorneys for ed in both houses of congress pro-|certain chemical companies over viding for the establishmen= of a| Which the Alien Property Custodian budget bureau, and they will short-| exercised control. ly be brought up for consideration | Mr. Good pointed out thet shortly | in committee. before the $15,000 fee was paid to Direct Action Favored Mr. Covington he had resigned us In the house, the budget ill has Judge of the Supreme Court of the been referred to the committee. on, District of Columbia at a salary of Appropriations, but Chairiman Vol-| $6,000 a year. Mr. Good intimated that payment of the fee was open | stead, of the Judiciary committee has 3 nent made an informal request that this! tO investigation. proposed legislation be caferred to} his committee for consideration, and British merchant shipping sunk by this will probably be done. It is|the Germans during the war is of. being urged by some members that] ficially estimated at 2,197 vessels, the question should be finally re-/ having an aggregate tonnage of 7,- ferred to a commission which would} 638,020. study the budget system of other} governments and then report its re-| commendations to congress. Much sentiment, however, favors direct ac-| tion upon the question by the pres-| NatronaFuel Co. ent session of congress, and this jthe sentiment of Mr. Volstead who Phone 949 feels that the Judiciary committee, $ J. L. BIEDERMANN, Prop |composed entirely of men trained in legal afairs, could devise a suitable | GEBO COAL budget system sithin a comparatively , COKE WwooD short time. | Ci geet ity Office 157 S. Center The name of Archangel is, proper- G Omi sie d ly, Archangelsk. The city was found-| ax} af and Beech ed in 1514 and for about 120 years! Streets it was the only port of Russia. | SUGAR FOR COAL. PRA E, Czecho-Slovakia.— (By Mail.)—Sugar has been a powerful bargaining commodity for the Czecho- Slovaks. The territory controlled by the Czecho-Slovaks has been one of the greatest sugar beet regions in the PAGE NINE ; Old Resident Given Up by Physicians “Given up by five doctors, my only hope an operation. I rebelled on cutting me open, as I am 75 yeats old. A neighbor advised — trying Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for stom- sugar for Europe. Save your money—eat at the Har vince or money refunded by druggists everywhere - —Adv ‘for the annual departmental needs! Representative Walsh of Massa-/ Vey. A Little wantad will sell it. is to be given serious consideration. |chusetts questioned the payment of | - —- It is difficult to recall another sub-}4 fee of $15,000 to former RepPre-! cemmmnnmnnmnnnminmumenmnm To Save Is to Have Suppose you save 25 cents a day. much to the average man. That does not mean You won't miss it. Yet that 25 cents a day in ten years grows to nearly a thousand dollars. And the interest, which we pay you for saving your money, brings the total to well over eleven hundred dollars. Think of what you can do with this. Realize Your Dreams Just a few years of small many of the thir car. but stc savings will bring you you are longing for. Perhaps you want a Perhaps you want to buy the tarm next to you. Perhaps you want to start a son in business, or to go traveling, or to educate yourself or your children. Saving will do all these. And best of all, you will have formed the saving habit and will never be one of the nine men out of every ten who pass their last years penniless—in the poorhouse or dependent on others. Es The Casper National Bank |Joe Cahill, secretary of the citi- zens’ committee that is arranging for the twenty-third annual Frontier Days celebration here July yesterday received a message from William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, aceepting an invitation to ! }attend the celebration and stating |that he and a party of about 125 friends will leave Chicago for Chey- enne July traveling in a special train. The party will arrive here the night of the 24th and remain until the 27. Frontier exposition and to renew my bequaintances with friends in your) neighborhood,” said Mayor Thomp- CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 10.—T.| “I am anxious to see the! 125-W und. Why? nized its quality. Powder were bought by the Gov- ernment for our troops owverseas--- more than all other brands combined. Because the price was right and the Government officials recog- The K C label is your guarantee that you are getting the same quality baking powder used by the * Army----Navy----Marine Corps’ and Government Hospitals. Then--- Why Pay War Prices? Ask Your Grocer JAQUES MFG. CO., CHICAGO fiGk Pl Present Attorney General Crit- world. The new republic was quick|ach trouble. I got relief right away. | jcized for Amounts Form- to recognize this, and alsa saw the|I had pet eaten for 10 Jays oe ae ; j need of satisfying Europe's sweet|as yellow as a gold piece. couk ; ; A Pes F | erly Allowed tooth. By trading sugar for coal and! have 1 only a few days but for Businesslike Scheme to Prevail for : . . other supplies, the Czecho-Slovaks| this medicine.” It is a simple, harm- First Time in History of Con- WASHINGTON, July 10——SharP have been able to get fuel for sugar|less preparation that removes the Giese a itach Time Al pecan devebued in os svat Bill factories, mostly closed during the|catarrhal mucus from the intestinal « | t nth, the SUnary civ war by Austrian order. The sugar tract and allays the inflammation ready Wasted. jover alleged excessive tact hse factories were the first to be started,| Which causes practically all stomach, torneys fees authorized by A- Mit-| 114 the great supply of beets that has liver and intestinal ailments, includ- WASHINGTON, July 10,—For|chell Palmer, now attorney general.) joan crowing, is being turned into|ing appendicitis. One dose will con- For sale SSS SSS Why Pay War Prices? BUY BAKING POWDER Millions of pounds of K C Baking a N N N) N % N . a ) a a a a 4 s) 4 4 | 4 N a 4 \ \ 4