Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 25, 1920, Page 7

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 192: a SUBJECTS. ASKED AYU, §, SOLONS Only 77. of Proposed Inquiries Adopted, However; 18,177 Bills Presented in Pres- ent Session By RAYMOND CLAPPER. (United Press Staff Correspondent,) WASHINGTON, Mar. 25,—Breaking all’ previous records, the present con- gress has ordered or proposed 200 in- vestigations covering almost as many subjects, uccording to compilations to- night. These range from, profiteering in men’s collars to the most weighty in- ternational questions. How much these investigations cost has ‘not been reckoned, but it is esti- maed they will form a considerable .pirt ot congressional expenses; whica run about $25,000 a day, This congress is also breaking the previous record for bills and resolutions introduced, having 18,177 to dts credit with only halt of its time gone, The previous congress, in its entire two years, piled up 23,811 in the house and senate hoppers. Out of 200 resolutions offered in both houses of this congress proposing inves- ugations of various kinds, 77 have been agreed to, They cover activities of Henry Ford, alleged discrimination against individual hackmen in the Dis- trict of Columbia, and the “question of office rooms for senators.” Scores of resolutions have been introduced and many adopted for investigation of al- most every executive department and prominent admimistration official. Scareely any local disturbance of con- sequence in any quarter of the country escay having a resolution of investi- gation. introduced. Forest fires in Min- nesota, race riots in Southétn cities, the coal and steel strikes, all prompted resolutions. The list of subjects covered by reso- lution offered in this congress includes: Substitutes for railroad cross-ties, coal prices, Socialistic activities in the fed- eral trade commission, sugar profiteer- ing, propaganda to influence ‘ailroad legislation, troops in’ Russia, peace treaty leak, Mexican affairs, activities | © of Soviet agents in the United States, |” merchant marine quesions, garden, city’ and suburb improvements in Europe, transportation problems in the~ South- west, supply of cars for agricuitural products, suspension of a Washington school teacher, high cost of living, methods by which» army officers secured “home duty” assignments dur- ing the war, income tax dodging, pub- licity bureaus of government depart- ments, influenza, malaria and conditions in the Virgin Islands. . z Congress has conducted hearings on practically every question of national in- torest, including conduct “war, shipping, railroads’ the méat industry, food prices, and radical propaganda, FEW MORE MEETINGS OF WILSON CABINET, BELLE WASHINGTON, March -25.—(United Press:))—Continued failure of President. Wilson_to-assemble his cabinet, a proj- ect approved more than a month ago by ‘Dr. Cary T. Grayson, gives color to- the belief of some, officials that these time-honored conclaves will be few and far between during the remain- der of his administration. . Eyen before the resignation of Rob- ert Lansing, resulting from Wilson's ire over. the calling of “informal con- ferences” by the then secretary of state, the. president had Dr. Grayson’s full sanction to convene and preside over his ‘group’ of’ departmental secretaries. A week after the sensational episode of February 13, White House officials looked tor a cabinet meeting in a short time, It did not eventuate, however, and latterly there has been no talk of an. imminent call. The clearing-house method exempli- fied by the calinet meetings might be supplanted by two’ or three-man con- ferences between the president and ‘sec- retaries of departments concerned in any stated case, SP ger at + SOAP A SS The musical authorities of a French town hit upon a curious inducement to tardy couples to seek the altar. They publiely announced that all persons who married within a certain period should bé exempt from local taxes for the space of five years, and this announcement was evidently so alluring that an epi: demic of marriages set in at once. AUTOMOBILE OWNERS—Save a few hundred this year. See our ad this issue. vee rea a0 Plate Glass Insurance The most important part of your establishment—the front side—the entrance—the part that faces the street and the crowd— is maide of glass! The side least guarded—the side you couldn't do without—is your FRONT PLATE GLASS WIN- DoW. 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In an evil brought replies. ‘hen morg replies, The item was copied and enlarged upon by the he state and some of t members of the “‘Riv- Club desired cor- im pouring in to that ad- and, toe postmaster refused to! culars giving photos and descriptions the Republican: office be- no such animal as the After a give up) the letters had the writer met Ben i} post office and men-! /Allema to him, Benny | resourceful fellow, sug-} and the writer go into; executive session and elect officers for & club, which we did pronto. ‘The writer | elected Jones/president and Jones elect- | ed the writer secretary. such authority: we confronted the post- master and obtained several coal scut-’ tles full of Iétters which we ‘proceeded | to read with, the assistance of a number of eligible -yourg-gentlemen: To answér afl) of -the letters which | arrived daily would have taken a score of secretaries, consequently 600 circu: Armed with & LONG ABSENCE— ———— lars were printed which informed the correspondents that their” ‘etters had arrived and would be turned over to ‘some sultable homesteader as the occa- ‘These <irculars were mailed within a few days, but 500 circulars were only a drop in the bucket. And besides, stamps cost money, which in those days'was a scarce article, ; The newspapers all over the country took up the advertisement and en larged upon it until the Riverton Bache- }lor Club was represented as being formed of thousands of young home- steaders who were loaded with coin, and who desired wives immediately. Some of the Eastern dailies stated that the club would furnish on demand cir- of the’ homesteaders, with their rating in Bradstreet’s. Every train brought ja scores of re- FREE—$3.50—FREE A $3.50 Tire Tool Changer, for all clincher tires, free with each “Savage or. Firestone Tire sold be- fore April ist. Now is the time to have your tires repaired ‘before the spring rush. Yard’s Vulcanizing Plant 116'S. David” Phone 5-3 Scientifically Corrected If your Eyes have been bothering you—either when reading or in your everyday work it is important that you have them examined at once. It is beyond’ our power to restore sight, but we can arrest condi- tions, which if left unattended, would result in partial or even total / blindness. Now located at my new store, 166 So. Center (next door to J. L. Learner's) where we will be pleased to have you call. / OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE Frenzel’s Jewelry and Optical Co. 166 South Center Street So you'can readily see the importance of securing the best skill, aided by every help of science when being fitted with glasses. Stop in and have us test your eyes—there is no charge and if glasses will not elp you we will frankly tell you so. Eyes Ree 16 a OO Phone 601 CROCKS 2-Quart to *9-Gallon Crocks at BDC Gal. While They Last Holmes Hardware Co. Second and Wolcott Dailp ribune itaining a description of the fair writer, together with age, complexion, weight, etc. many as twenty names with descrip- tions, etc.. They came mainly from fac- tories and from government depart- ments at Washington, But the matter did not stop there. Letters were received from . England, Scoland and Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, Germany and France, Also from the states in South Africa, Letters were also received which were in languages that no ordinary American could interpret.. They evi- dently had come from some of the Slayvie countries, but that is only sur- mised. Riverton was certainly’ on the map, but the members of the “River- ton Bachelor Club” were certainly dis- tracted. Letters arrived in such gobs that no effort was made to open them and they were filed away in boxes where they remained for a few years and were finally . destroyed. At about the same time that the “Riverton Bachelor Club” was being ad- dressed from all quarters of the globe, was commonly called by the name “Bachelor Club,” although that was not its name, The Riverton Club was composed of unmarried men in Riverton, a majority of whom had filed on homesteads, Many of the members still reside in Riverton and are prominent business men, The list of original members, as far as the iter remembers it, contained the fol- ing names: Arch and Fred Strat- Yon, D Dr. wr. A. B. Tonkin, Harry Taylor, 3 E. Lane, Harry O. Hall, Robert Quest, Ben Jones, W. R. Weeks, Char- lie Huffield, Ted Knight, Justin King- don, Harry Raschberger (the latter threa being engineers on the Riverton Aitch), James. Arnold, J. A. L. Chenery, | Tom White an’ geveral others whose Some of the letters contained as the Riverton Club was organized, and | quests for information regarding the} names are not recalled at the present! per cent of the American ships are ofl homesteaders, the letters always con- time, in a room over the drug store conduct- The meetings of the club were held | Pritish ships can use oil for fuel. 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