Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1919, Page 3

Sg Pann A. R. White, of FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1919 : WYOMING VALUATION 1S SOARING, 475 MILLION IN 1920, DECLARE OFFICIALS AFTER TRIP IN STATE Increase of 20 Million in 1919 and Operation of New Policy Next Year Will See Big Jump in Values; Oil Land Is on the Increase. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 18.—Wyoming’s valuation this year will be approximately $320,000,000, and in 1920 will be approximately $425,000,000, according to Captain M. C. June and Maurice Groshon, members of the state board of equaliza tion, who have just returned from a trip during which they conferred with the majority of the boards of equalization of pat ae ie aha eh Ta TesR Casper Broker Wins Accomplished Bride. The Chicago 16 published a ¢ } y Tribune on July arming likeness of | th e talented sin. Miss Florence Ffrench, and said this about her wedding: “Miss Florence Ffrench, singer, congnrer of Mrs. Florence Ffrench of 5850 Harper avenue, will de mar- ried to Burton Hurlburt Lester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlean L r of 6200 Kenwood avenue, today at 12 at the residence of her mo er. The bride will be attended her sister, Miss Evelyn Ffrench Mrs Leroy Demerath. Mr. [ will take his bride to Casper, \ Ffrench, who is a soprano, has been engaged with Champa ngers for the cor is one of four the counties of the state and re- Ghartep Rirench nee at quired them to adopt a uniform ba- tion, Messrs. Groshon and June °f the board of rons RET ne sis of assessment. The state's as- stated, had been confronted by very (he time of his death. following a se sed, valuation last year was $298,- difficult problems in its endeavors to a tepRee ae aon ‘se sulla awuea es 546,284 ie ‘bring about a fair distribution of tax- ny se wae in 1917, Laven che heed Under the direction of the board, ation among the twenty-one counties o7°'S Re SitkY Bohinatae Hane > antl property this year is being ssed of the state. The dilemma caused by A cia : Shs \ i i ae sloiat on the basis of two-thirds of its ac- the action of the preceding board, in with the Minneapolic, Swaghong ae tual cash value,” said Captain June, fixing live stock valuations at only ae - : a ihe Cet ie: t ee L eut “but next year we shall require that two-thirds of ectual cash value, was Sor, Phillis Sema. Ves Nu chew assessment be on the basis of actual only one of these problems. Heke! Grids Ge fale fer (the beni cash value as is required by the law. “‘Ajthough assessment of property ve <n° Relief’ society, andvin It was impracticable this year, and for taxation this year is predicated! }91% che took part in concerts with would have been unjust, for us to on a value of only two-thirds, nev- Souse in Phil: : require assessment at full cash value ertheless, we anticipate an increase of inasmuch a: the preceding board of fully $20,000,000 over 1918 in the equalization had ordered live stock tota) essed valuation of property assessed at valuations representing jn the state,’ said Commissioner two-thirds of its actual value. We Groshon. If an of $20,- increase 600,000 over 1918 is achieved this year, with essessment on the basis of two-thirds of actual value, then the state’s assessed valuation in 1920, sed on full value, will approximate $ 000,000 without considering the logical increase in property and tak- could not change the live stock valu- btions set for 1919, so we did the logical thing under the circumstances —ordered all other property sed on a basis of two thirds of its actual value and thereby obtained an equalization of the burden of taxa- tion whereunder the live stock in- r 3 in- ing into consideration only the in-! dustry will be required to pay its crease of one-third resulting from full share of the expenses of the fov- the raising of the basis of assess ‘ernment.” ment froin two-thirds of actual value PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN ALL COUNTIES The new state board of equali BASIN SHERIFF MAKES RAID ON: WHTGKEY CACHE Five Barrels of a lato: Stored by, Greybull Residents on Moeller Property Are Confiscated by Officer. to full actual value. “ VALUES INCREASED The state bi required the assessment of mineral production this year on the basis of two-thirds of actual value. This has resulted in large increases in the ed uation of the coal and producing counties. The action of the Hosea in requiring mineral produc ers to bear a fair share of the tax- ation burden resulted in Lincoln county in an increase in assessed val- uation of $1,500,000; in Sweetwater county in an increase of $ e $560,000, und in Carbon county in an increase of $500,000. “This is a non-partisan board,” said of ioner June erday, “and we propose to see to it hereafter that there is no distinction between the Sg ae assessment of the property of iafli- (Special to The Tribtite:y" ential corporations and that of the av- BASIN, Wyo., July 18.—Sheriff erage individuel. We anticipate that Wickwire yesterday made another’ the readjustment of the is of successful raid in his efforts to stamp ation of the output of coal and iroh out the illegal holding of liquor in mines and the oil industry this 3 this county. A search warrant was will result in increased assessable val secured for the premises of Fred H. uation of this output to the extent of Moeller on Liberty bench, 10 miles at least $7,000,000. west of Greybull, and five barrels of [QOCAL CONDITIONS whiskey were fpund in a barn on the CONSIDERED BY BOARD place. In r aiirvng It is supposed that the whiskey was In arriving at an equalization of stored there by Greybull parties but Jand as: nent in the various coun- as yet no arrests have been made in fies the board of equalization has tak- connection with the ownership. en cognizance of local conditions, both Moeller will appear in Basin tomorrow | natural and trade. In the southeast- to answer to the charge of having the ern counties east of Medicine Bow, liquor in his possession. Sheriff Wickwire has the large vault in the courthouse filled with booz and another store room has been re- quisitioned. At this time in the neigh- borhood of $20,000 worth of liquor the northern part of the state ie is in the hands of the sheriff awaiting grazing land assesses valuations rense the orders of the court as to its dis- from $4 to $6 an acre. position. In Laramie county, dry farm lands are assessed at from $8 to $15 an acre; meadow land, $25 to $37.50 an re and irrigeted land at $35 an ». In many other loc: ralities of the s of actual values, ranging from $4 an acre to $8; in the southwestern counties west of Medicine Bow “ basis for assessment is $2 an acre. — the White gro- cery and C, W. Kittle of the Basket grocery company, have returned fram |“ L a fishing trip in the Big Horn moun- > tains. we higher than that of such land in a ‘Smith, an R. H. cial of the; Laramie county, the greater value- Southern Pacific railroad, is in Cas- tions having been arrived at thru per on oil business. Clearance COAL AND OIL LAND jt d of equalization has w: grazing lands are assessed on the ba- ci welcome Mrs. Le Mr. Li is the recipie congratulations. He has ster the center of Casper’s busin and r ains there throu shov Lester t of cordi ed into s stage the big brok . house ablished in April, Mr. Lester will live on Natro ue in the, h built hased fror Elis. wic * 8 y Miss Lacghman Gives Line Party Miss Marjorie Laughman_ enter- ained a fe friend a line par t the Iris t ar last night. Afte ards the party went to the home of Mrs. M. J. Burke on South Kim- ball street, where refreshments were erved, Army and Navy Club Dance Is Big Success The firs nce given by the Army and Navy club, se na peroned by the War Mothers w uecess. The part as held i ball room of the M temple, and in spite of the heat t e was a large attend- ance. “* * Flower Committee Chairman Is Named Mrs. C. W. Fawcett has been ap- pointed chairman of the fl com- mittee of the Mothers’ league. Mem- bers who are ill will be rememberd and the league would appreciate in- rmation regarding such ca. Friday Night Club Dances This Evening. Sport shirts and the discarding of coats will be permissible at the regular weekly dance of the Friday Evening club tonight and if the weather permits the dance will be held on the pavilion adjoining the Masonic temple. The club commit- C ‘e made announcements to this ef- feet today in the belief that the hot weather justifies the ruling. Club members who registered last ave failed to receive y call for them at the door and they will be admitte An ‘able eveningyis y is anticipate MIKE O’DOWD KNOGKS OUT FORMER CHAMPION ) O'Dowd, 8 ion of the world, Al McCoy of Brooklyn, in the third round 10-round bout last = eas ked o former champion, of a scheduled IS IN PROGRESS Ladies’ and Children’s Wearing App Lowest Prices THE LEADER 146 East Second St arel __Te Casper Daily Cribune —EDRUANDRITHTO ADDRESS CASPER PEOPLE sUNDAY : America Has Aetiited More Than It Has Given in Wa —Speak- er Will Tell Why in Cas- afterward a|seas; and as truly as the firing line, deeper, better man. Four million of they licked the kaiser. It was his our young men made up their minds; knowledge that they were in train- in’ the last two years not only to live ing, as well as the dauntless courage for others—even for the unborn and/of the men at the front, for peoples they knew nothing of—/the war. The mere accident of not but if necessary to die for them, and| having had a chance to go over should the rest of America’s millions con-| make no difference in the honor done | for others, he is over that ended No mention be exceptions, there are always ex-| tion, this time to the boys who didn't ceptions enough to prove any good have a chance, but wanted it, to face rule; but I am an optimist about our| Hindenburg and the ‘Clown Prince’.’ national tomorrows } ees “T have found the young soldier,| ,, Mrs. R. H. Nic hols and Miss Irma Bee Lecture. too, profoundly interested in the best | Ratton —_ Suen ae the day at the heriff things of character and training for|2T0oks ranch, storcoulé Dr. Ira Landrith, now of Chicago,| the future, more susceptible to good yrie6 Sue and Miss Catherine Ma- fore but for many years a leading citizen, influence than I have ever before honey have gone to Thermopolis, eriff journalist and educator of Nashville, found young men to be. Having offer-| Wyo. for a short visit vee ’ ed to go to France to defend the ak: sk Mr + Mr fenn., sndiwho! fsito-speak here next| “1.19.85 scene the-wrongs/dene| Geclf’ Bo Blake leaves for Denver | gone Sunday, has lately been making a ¢o women and children, they are com-| tonight, where he will visit his moth- to , tour of soldier training camps and ing home so many young knights er-|er for two weeks Day naval stations. He has spoken to hun- rant to give the weak a fair chance treds of thousands of ast year, often in audiences “invit- , 5 ed” to hear him by commanding offi-. ™unities—to make their own country cers, these invitations being equi safe for democracy and a proper place) lent to military commands. He has| in which to rear churches and homes! been particularly active accept- 2nd children and ch sci aa able to military morale officers who, ‘Then you do not believe that the! Brive, osed Him ss often. a8:six’ ities joverseas men are) coming: homey Continuous Show 1:00 |P2. M. to | a ie M a day before Getailed assemblies and ggnt prohibition, and other uplift deriey Papua iwccuer °" 8008) O2 Lisws?" Dri bendeith wasiswked: HM) inion ae aie ea zenship themes. . : awe have gotten more than we Hardly. Naturaily not all the| have given in this war,” said Dr, American expeditionary forces are Landrith when interviewed regarding Prohibitionists, and many of these impre: fro amo “Ours has bee from a minim and the maim terrible nationa nama um of e loss of 60,000 of Amer ing of al disaster. come, nor intern commerce, education and in all these ways the stowed leadership upon of money to the world that threa tions.”” Asked on influence of the war on the United it. States, Dr. Landrith said, ‘When an individual ma mind to li been worth ev: blood and the inconceivable expense aviors of ned a th en th ave bee: m the m the and gene en during the ons as he has gone to and e young men in uniform mum of gain tho s best 00,000 others must never be saganded as less than a In compari- with that loss we have no right to speak of financial tment, gain that must tional leadership in tho war has be- morals, us. But larger cost of peri to the post-bellum moral ‘a- and to defend the women and chil- dren of their own homes and com- sented to this sacrifice, often at! the boys who cut spruce, or built ibn ‘Aled bi vreater pain and loss than their sons. ships, or watched Mexicans, or trained : : s suffered, so all this Jand will be deep-| for service. Let every community @7d Alek_ Pe er and better, of course. There will give another great triumphal recep- Brown to the e Geo rdar PAGE THREE MOTORCYCLE SOLO BY SHERIFF'S AUTHORITY will return with unchanged views. But) in the changed atmosphere of a na- tion gone dry in their absence not) even these will contend for their so-| called ‘liberal’ views, and in Europe} and the home training fields these young men are sons of the same homes that have freed themselves from the autocracy of the saloon—it is not} likely that the sons will return to de-} stroy either their own or other’s| homes. They have been fighting for! the homes of the oppressed. ——JN—__. et me add a caution here: The| boys in the home camps deserve more | of honor and welcome than they are} likely to get when they return, as ls many of them have done already.) did not get to the trenches, but y wanted to go. They did not die America, but they offered to do Many of them have served as long | oe as much for the country vho went over-' it A WATER PICTURE—COME WITH ANNETTE KELLERM TOMORROW — OLIVE ILLIONS of pounds of K C Baking Powder were bought by the Government for our troops overseas ---- more than of all other brands. combined. What’s good forthe Ameri- can soldier is good for the American people. You can profit by the experience of the Government officials and be assured of the same quality goods * 7 BAKIN POWDE AN Ounces for 2a yy for over 35 Years 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 in the Great War. Why Pay War Prices? JAQUES MFG. CO., CHICAGO Ser eedeaies Anneite Kellerman AND GO SWIMMING “A Daughter of the Geds” THOMAS