Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1920, Page 2

PAGE TWO: -- Cpe Casper Dailp Eribune| Issued every evening except Sunday at} Casper, Natrona county, Wyo, Publil-| cation ‘offices: Ol Exchange Building | 2 poh a BUSINESS TELEPHONE «+. <v+ eevee} Entered at Casper (Wyoming) Postof- | ice as second-class matter, Nov. 22, 1916) ——$——$—$—<—$______ MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED. PRESS) REPORTS FROM THE UNITED PRESS J, BE. HANWAY, President and Editor , EARL B. HANWAY, Business Manager | THOS. DAILY.... Advertising Manager m City Raitor| --Associate Editor DEMANDFORLL LAND. DWISIONS Elaborate Plans Made for- Meeting oemeenenee & EB. EVANS B. GRIFFITH. { bavid' 3 Randall 31 Trin ave. | at Which Goyernors of Public ‘ Prudden, King © Prudden Land States Will Pre- pbrbeiee Vee ci eees |, ghd eae aus. *s ia “ i ie 6.) :ees and visitors are welcome. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. tae’ SUBSCRIPTION RATES and representatives have arranged for Halvess By Carrier a session in one of the large commit- ix Months tee rooms of the senate office building, hree Mont ,at..which the delegation of western on yee 5' governors may present their pleas for A turning over to the statés the remaining ; me RS tae public lands, and the recommendation ; Rye rl =: $00) for Mbera! consideration of frrigation Nu subscription by mail accepted for | evelopment. Congressman Mondeil, as esa period than three months, | floor leader, has been active in arrang- 2 ance und The Daily ‘Tribune will not | 1& for the meeting, and has been as- fisure delivery after subscription be |SUred of hearty cooperation from ali x omes one month in arrears western members. d = The plan for turning over to the ® “tember of Audlt Bureau of Cireulations| tates all remaining public lands has been agitated here for a number of ‘ ptember of ime (Anmoctated Prone years, but thus far nobody has con. ‘ news credited in this paper and also|“ble to actively urgé it on congress 2 local news pblished herein. | As a matter of fact, from an econamical K |standpoint the state could administer t eID |its public lands with greater economy, J while such a plan would also relieve t cS Te Sh a ae Se entrymen from much of the official red 1 THE NEW ADMINISTRATION |‘#pe handicaps now encountered. The : lifficulty is, however, that the govern ment bureaus connected with the inte- If the new city administration adheres | rior department would vigorously op) to the policies laid down by Mavor Pel-|P0Se Such a scheme, and this opposi- y fy < tion would prove most formidable. When 3 ton in his inaugural remarks last night,!jt is considered that the entire mem there is no doubt but that the next two) bership from western public land states in the house of representatives, is years will see a vast improvement in the scarcely equal to the number from the condition of the city government. The state of New York alone—and that ew York members generally would be words of the new Mayor carried a note) more likely to favor what the. secretary of sincerity and determination, and,of the interior recommended because it is not interested in our public lands, is no doubt that he means eX-\the difficulties in the way of getting ;~=soactly what ‘he That’ Mayor Pel-| legislation of this character thru the t ‘ve cto fas 5; ¢|house may be appreciated. on will have the undivided support of] “"\whie all western members will do one of the best Councils in the history | everything possible, the financial con- t Nty tik dition confronting the national treas- of the city, is indeed fortunate. That ury at this time makes’ doubtful: the he must have the loyal support of ev- hope of securing appropriations for new Pe citinent ja very reclamation work at this time, except ery citizen js very necessary, and that | 1° may be secured in connection with he will have it is certain. It is possible |soldier settlement legislation along the that Mr. Pelton and his Council eannot| !ines of the Mondell bill. at the present time secure as subordi-| > > ‘¢ nate officers the men who will’ give | In the Day’s News | the best results, and judgment in this! 9— : 4 ; : % Dr. William Shaw, who hag retirec connection should be withheld until the! som the position of general secretary Mayor and new Council have had an of the United Society of Christian En- deavor, has been connected with the opportunity to put their policies into ef: “Cciety. for nearly forty years and is fect. looked upon as the abiest administra- “ tor the Christian Endeavor movement . Of the appointinents so far mude,| i. turned out: He is a native of Bal- there can be no criticism. ‘The selection| lardville, Mass., and*a product of the ; 7 . particularly |DUblic. Schools and of experience. In of the new chief of police is particularly |T¥8s he became a worker in the Séciety good. Mr. Hllithorpe is a young: man,|of Christian. Endeavor fopnded by “Dr. . g - head, | Erancis E. Clark, joined its office staff, @ good executive, with a clea head. oo 1386 to 1906’ served ‘as treasurer, , Who possesses a capacity for good judg-|and in 1906 was elected general sec- ment, and that he will make good is a| FOUTS. te also ae ae etid'a Chris, foregone conclusion. tian Endeavor Union and as publisher : \ 5 of the Christian, Endeavor World.; Dr. Mr. Pelton and his administration) .1 iy is an ardent. prohibitionist and will have the hearty, support of The/ several years ago was the» Prohibition Tribune, so ‘long us he adheres to his! Party candidate for governor of Mas- chusetts. 7 announced policies. oe ae rr ey . —————— President Wilson is Supporting him: | oday's VETSATIES t See : { on a gold-headed cane presented 1949 pritish army in Cabul began its ; to George Washington by Lafayette retirement of 3849 soldiers and a 12,000 camp followers onl. Dr. There’ was another staff which Lafay-| Brydone .and a few natives es tte aided materially in securing to this caped assassination. 1845—Congressmen Clingman of North é nation. It was the staff of independ Carallnieand Xenon Col -Alabatia ence to Which G. Washington fitted fough a bloodless. duel at Belts ‘ ee ville, Md. ¢ the handle of “no intanglements.” That 1g53-_Gen. Mariana Arista resigned the staff has supported us along the straight office of president of Mexico. ee 1861—U. S. arsenal at Appalachiocola, and broad highway for a century and Flas selaed hy stite troops, a yet Mr. Wilson would consign ; 1870—Indiana state uormal ‘school op 5 eg. | ened at Terre Haute. ; it to the flames of European jealousies. | s95_ Royalist uprising in Hawaii for Whilst he leans on Washington's stick, the purpose of overthrowing the ' : “ iuhingion'b government H the country rests on Washing | 1900—British repulsed a fierce attack teachings. | by the Boers on Wagon Hill, at 3 | Ladysmith. } aT ,1919—Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth ¢ Now that Bryan has horned into the; president of the Uniled States, { tors of the Reed-Gore-Shields-Walsh | q ——$—<—— ' Women have been granted munici- i School are reciting the touching little pal suffrage in fourteen towns of Flori | 4 . couplet: “Things have come to uw hell-| da. i uya pass when Wilson can't wallop his } own jackass.” Burnett | | | | | Optical Co. 1 ! a 2 Skilled ‘ q ' | One Year Ago in War | |Spticians ; |. Ground Floor Fi Presjdent Wilson departed from ltaly | Henning ; on his return to Paris, Hotel. { Uprising of radichls reported trom Po-| Qgsper, Wyo. i land and many parts of Germany. 4 7 2 a emt tent net ‘Lady of Lourdes Hospital-Sanitarium An Accredited Training School for Nurses.. New élasses will’ begin ‘after the ‘first’ of the New. Year. Young women, desiring to take up nursing as’a profes- sion may write- to the 47 Hot Springs, South COURAGEOUS GONDUGT WA Secrétary‘of the Navy Defends Position in Long Letter to Chairman Page of Senate Committee, Set- ting forth Policy. toward All Heroes. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Secretary Daniels replied today to attacks on his awards of nayal decorations in a letter to Chairman Page of the senate naval committee, which with the house naval committee probably will investigate the whole row precipitated by the refusal of- Rear Admiral Sims and other officers to accept the decorations awarded to them. ‘The complainta of the officers. were| that I cannot recommend him-for the *hat-in-some instances Secretary. Dan—award, either for a medal or a cross.’ ‘els had changed the recommendations| However, because of his previous sery- of the official board which sat on the/ ice in the transportation of troops and vases, bestowing higher decurations| without reference to his action after his ‘han the officers thot merited in some} ship was torpedoed, Captain Hasbrouck vases and lower in others. was selected by my direction for a Secretary Daniels explaink at length he theory on which he disagreed with ‘ome of the awards as finally. recom- nended to’ him and also how he dif- “arentiated between awards for officers vho served at sea and those who served vn land. Mr. Daniels refers to his first com vunication to Chairman Pagejin which re set forth the principle that the ighest distinction should be conferrec to commanding officers of other trans- |norts. Captain Hasbrouck writes he does not desire to accept the medal. ! ““tnstructions have béen given for the fullest investigation with the view of further awards to other officers ‘and men on these and any other ships who rendered meritorious service by reason of attack of enemy ships. Some of these would have been announced be- NL AWARDS 518, HE SAY trial. To deny this principle is to deny one of the bases of moral aw. The| greatest thing that a man’ ever does Jn_ this world is to ‘turn a stumbling! block into a stepping stone. If medals are not given for this sort of thing, what on earth are they designed for?” Incorporated in the letter were the records of all the officers who lost their vessels, including Commander D. W. | Commander Perey W. Foote, the secre- | tary’s aide, about whom much of the | controversy settled. Bagley, nephew of Mrs. Daniels, and! laer such circumstances ast i never know—these "brave’men decds will remain as a living ig fan honorable Incentive to fut to them.” t Admiral Ba: the loss of the vessel 2! Secretary Daniels said t! Sims regommended Commander for a navy cross, the Knight beard on naval awards approved the award and the secretary’ changed it in common with the awards ’of all other command ing officers of torpedoed ships ¢ cept Captain Hasbrouck to a distinguish service medal. Reviewing the case of ——————— +) In Quebec women are still denied privilege of practicing law. | e heroes. Commander lent Lin Foote, whose ship, the Pr coln, was struck by three torpedoes simultanedusly| and sunk in — thirty minutes, the secretary quoted Admiral | Sims’ report ‘as follow “The smal! loss of | discipline of the ship's ¢ fe is due to thoro mpany and ex cellent seamanship of Commander “ ) Foote.” Be Careful | ‘ | Captain Adison, convoy y commar Don’t neglect | wrote that “it was an inspirin y our Insurance. It is the cheapest thing you can buy today. {see the ship, her stern aw jthe point of sinking, with her o| {aboard and guns still firing.” In Commander Bagley's case, Daniels quoted from a letter by Rear Admiral Sims in connection with his | approval of the findings of the court of inquiry convened to investigate the joss of Bagiey'’s ship. “Bagley’s handling of the situation after his ship was torpedoed was every- thing that I expected in the way of naval cross, the same as was awarded | efficiency, good judgment, courage and | chivalrous action,” Admiral Sims wrote. ’ The findings of the court of inquiry were that “the commanding officer, of- ficers and men of the U. S .S. Jacob Jones bore themselves in accordance with the best traditions of the service and no blame for the responsibility for Mr.) SAR WAN ‘Admiral Gleuves recommended Com }mander Foote for a distinguished s tice medal, the letter id, and the re ommendation was approved by Admiral | | Mayo, commander in chief | United States flect, and by the board. } In coneluding | Page, Secretary Daniels said hen we shall hav tinguished and honorable se! nbie and devoted othcers ashore, | will worthily wear the distin | service medal, the splendid courage of | | the men who met the shock of sub marine stilletoes unafraid and demor- strated initiative, valor and wisdom un- Senator | his letter to ten the vice of who | lished | dee Ben Really Go, 109 wW. 1st ST. PHONE 74W = NACA non officers and men who had come contact With the enemy and had by courage and judgment under attack ex nplified the highést traditions of the ervice and that the distinguishe edal should als® be awarded only t« hose officers on shore duty who in th: nguage of the act of congress had dis ingulshed themselves ‘‘by exceptionally aeritorious service to the governmen n a duty of great responsibility.” “In thus following the act of con ‘ess authorizing three classes 0! medals." wrpte the secretary, “hgnors ess than the distinguished service nedal should be awarded to officers vhose shore duty was meritorious bu. rot ‘of great res; ibility.” “T stated that ‘the service worthy of ughest distinction is that renderec float in the presence of the énemy nd that the distinguished service meda should be awarded ta the captain of ‘very ship struck by the mines or tor edoes of the enemy. if his conduct war neritorious in :the hour that tests ourage and leadership. I do not think he American people can bé persuaded to accept the idea that the distingushed ervice medal should not be given to the captain of a ship who bears him- elf courageously in the supreme hour or which all other hours in his naval career were but preparatory, if his ship s lost by submarine or mine attack. {f this theory, had been accepted in former years, \Lawrence and Porter snd other naval: heroes would have deen denied some.of the early honors vhich theie countrymen gladly gave them. Each of tiem knew what it was to loseshix ship Without loss°ofPrestige and with the satisfaction of receiy- ng expressions of high appreciation of their countrymen, It is, of course, the awarded for ‘exceptionally meritorious | sservice’ and Lawrence was-no less de-| serying of nation's gratitude when his ship was lost to his country than was Perry, who leaving his sinking ship won victory after transferring his, flag = ss wrine. But it is’ clear that when a victory In battle Which gives highest |™" & |ship is sunk the commanding officer h a \s ti Flory & DML pede Ot jalgtresion: SFel tb cuidibe inewafded ithe .méstallthie fore now except for the reconvening of he board of awards to consider all meritorious service and make further ‘ecommendations. Late and incomplete , ‘eports have necessarily delayed full! fustice to all who deserve recognition. | Sut, tho postponed ,it will be given and he highest honors should go to those vho felt the shock of the enemy suc-/ vessfully or otherwise when courage | ind good judgment were shown rather | than to those who rendered service | whore in places of less responsibility. | “I am apehding a brief statement of | the cases where the distinguished serv: | » medals were announced where ships | vere torpedoed or came in contact with nines and were either sunk or put out! Mf action. A mere reading of the plain} ‘ecital in each of these ten attacits and the demeanor of the commanding offi- cer will leave no room for doubt that if awards are to be giver for coolness | and judgment in danger, disregard of personal safety and splendid courage to} any men who gave glory to the navy in | the world war, they should’ go to all ten of these commanding officers and distinct honors should likewise go to, other brave officers and men under at-| ck. * 407.8 “We cannot give too much honor to! the commanding officers of surface ships which were able to sink or de- stroy a submarine, )The truth must also! be recognized, however, that the cour-} age, skill, determination, resourceful- ness, foresight and judgment of officers whose ships ‘were)torpedoed and sud- denly sunk are put to quite as severe a test as in the cases of commanding officers of surface ships which see aid | sink the’ enemy. Nobody has suggest | ed that an officer should be honor because his ship. was sunk by a sub-! supreme crisis. with poise, utter fear- lessness, with thot’ of his men above shimself, with the utilization of all those attributes that show a man a hero when. the hour strikes for his supreme | from the Lawrence”to the Niagara. In deed, Perry and all his gallant and v torious crew were inspired to win vic tory by the immortal words of Law rence,-for Perry had ‘adopted Law- rence’s dying words as the shiboleth on his flag: ‘Don’t give up the ship.’ “Teri commanding officers of ships torpedoed und sunk or put out of ac: tion were selected us worthy of recelv: ing the distinguished service medal These awards, 4s 1 stated in my previ- ous letter? were made without excep- tion to évery commanding officer whose ship felt the blow of the enemy except one who was court-martialed and who, tho fully acquitted had no recommen- dation from any superior officer for recognition of any. character. 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