Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 25, 1920, Page 2

Che Casper Daily Cribunc Issued every evening @xerpt Sunday at Caspe' BUSINESS TREBPHONE....--..- 2022-202 2a 15 a eee Entered at’ Casper «Ww. yoming) Postoffice as second-class | Matter, November 22, 1916 | MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS FROM UNITED PRESS --President and Editor Ansociate Editor --City Editor iness Manager vertising Manager bresentatives David Ath Ave., New York City Prudden, ” 40-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, 1. ples oF are ‘on file in the New York a pa visitors are welcome. One ¥ Six ¥ aaa yi 6) Three Mout One Month. Per Copy-. Qne_Year. 1 Six Month eit pres Ne are + S period than Fcriptions’ must be paid in advance i'l not insure delivery after h in arrears M " — iver of Audit Burean of Circulations (A. B. €) Member of hed Associated Press usively entitled to the use lited in thig paper and 2iso the loc al news publi he d herein ERS THE USE OF BAD LANGUAGE. Jeremiah Mahoney indicts The Tribune’ upon three counts. First, that we have stated that Mayor MacSwiney was a murderer. Second, that we have stated that Mayor MacSwiney will be a suicide. Third, that wé have applied the epithet, “‘guttersnipe politician” to James M. Cox, Demo- cratic candidate for president. } To the first count we pledd not guilty. What | we stated was, that Mayor MacSwiney was charged | with complicity in murder. So he is, as Mr. Ma- | honey will learn upon investigation. We did not charge him with the crime, the British government ! H did. As to his guilt or imnocence we have no more information than has Mr. Mahoney. We expressed no opinion upon that phase of the affair. That is strictly a matter for the courts to determine. To the second count we plead guilty and set up the fact as defense. If a person, regardless of cause or reason for the act, deliberately refuses to’ eat food, when it is plentifully supplied and by méans of self-inflicted starvation ends his life, pray. what may it be if not suicide? If it is the descrip- tive term that is objected to, Mr. Mahoney is too intelligent a man not to recognize that the employ- ment of a milder term would be-mere camouflage. If Mr. Mahoney. possesses information that the general public, as well as The Tribune, has over- looked, and that deliberate starvation is not: sui- cide, but is something else, then it is his duty to | correct the misapprehension under which we have all labored. To the third count the plea is guilty. , We are ready to present our statement and abide by the judgment of the court. * We do not set up any claim for elegance for the expression “guttersnipe.” We, ourselves, do not defend, but rather condemn its use in polite conversation, public debate and in newspaper col- urns. When used in the stress and earnestness of a political campaign it is understood to be in diluted form and not full strength. It is sometimes mis- applied. In extenuation, but not in justification of The | Tabune’ s use of the offending term we selate the citcumstance and provocation. Mr. Cox charged the Republican national committee with collecting $30,000,000 for the sinister purpose of purchasing the presidential election for Senator Harding, It was untrue, of course, as well as preposterous. It was easily proven false by the books and records arid the sworn testimony of the committee’s ofh- cers. particularly ‘of the chairman, Mr. Will Hays. In: the face of this Mr. Cox kept repeating his charges and stated in public speeches that Mr. Hays was a liar. At this time we desire to call par- ticular attention to the nick name used by Mr. Cox. Under such circumstances no other course sug- gested itself to The Tribune than to smoke up Mr. Cox a bit to see how he liked the same medicine he was so lavishly passing around. Hence the unfor- tunate use of the term “guttersnipe,”” with the res- exvation of diluted strength, heretofore explained The Tribune isa Republican newspaper and Mr. Cox is a Democratic candidate. The Tribune’s bus- iness is to defend its own hearthstone. We accept with what grace we may Mr. Ma- honey’s reprimand and agree with him that ugly words are in bad taste and also indorse the senti- ment expressed in the following which we find in Mr. Nahoney’s letter to the press: In these unsettled times when there is so much unrest and dissat- isfaction in the minds of men such words applied to a man who may be our next president cannot fail to be productive of contempt and disrespect for our government and its executive officers. And by the game token that Mr. Cox may be the president, Mr. Will Hays may be the secretary of state in President Harding's cabinet. What ap- pte to Mr. Cox applies with equal force to Mr. lays. and the Daily bu ope subscription becomea one mon if. Cox. Wi both Jangua County, Wyo. Publicatie. Offices: Oil Exebings Danang and sale i tage ys ee “out a. un¢, he apparently condones and defends in Mr. soapsuds; but if Mr. Mahoney would be consistent and play no favorites, he must condemn us both or excuse us both. MR. COX COMPLAINS. It is greatly feared that before the campaign is over Mr. Cox will find so much to disturb his equanimity that he will settle down at Tai! End’ after election with a ruined temper, if not a soured disposition. Immediately he was nominated he began to | scold. He filled his letter of acceptance with his scoldings and-in his swing around the circcle with new scenes, change of climate and every induce- ment to improve his outlook upon life, still he con- tinues to be the common scold. He jawed the coast newspapers in great fash- ion. Said that nine-tenths of them did not print the news of the campaign. He had discovered that many of them did not print his letter of acceptance. The newspapers were biased. They refused to have the case tried before the jury. This most recent complaint of Mr. Cox cannot be justified any more than his previous complaints upon other matters. The fault is with Mr. Cox. The newspapers and their readers desire news, not twaddle. Newspapers that in the early days of the campaign accorded Cox first page position and ample headlines, have now moved him to other pages and use the preferred space for matters of much greater importance than Cox and his candi- dacy. He fails to hold the public interest, has proved a disappointment and the men who daily judge news values recognize the fact as it exists. There is no bias in the news. That many Republican editors are making mer- ry with Cox is true. He plays to their hands every day. The political shrewdness with” which his friends invested him back in convention days has not materialized. It does not apparently exist. His Petimarlest newspaper supporters have been obliged to dispute his assertions and excuse his ut- terances made in public addresses. The attitude Cox has assumed, the irresponsi- bility he has shown; the tactics he has employed, have combined to place him in his present plight. He brought it upon himself. He will have to: stand for his own work. If he is not receiving the amount of publicity he thinks he ought to have he has taken the right means to discover the reason. Some truthful news- paper will inform him that he has palled upon the public, that he has merited no more than he has received. } phe NSE RY. TEE EES LOG f BRYAN NOT INTERESTED. ‘ William J. Bryan, under existing circumstances, declines to be bound by Democratic party ties. He says in his Commoner:. “At San Francisco the delegates who were will- ing to trade the constitution and the ten command ments ‘for a glass of beer were just as willing to let ‘Wall street have its way on every subject. A man who will take the side of the liquor traffic against the homes of the land is not likely ta take a firm stand in favor of any righteous cause, or against any other form of oppression.” The betting on the outcome of the presidential election in New York is all the way from four to six to one on Harding. Disregard of American rights, surrender of American independence, obligation to preserve for- eign territory by the lives of American youths, that is your Wilson League of Nations. It is estimated that to conduct the League of Nations as Wilson has it planned, would cost a bil- Jien dollars anrually. This is more than the cost of conducting the American government previous to the war. It cost the taxpayers of the United States more than $1,500,000 for Wilson’s Paris visit. It was not worth the money to the taxpayers. Charles Francis Adams of Boston, the skipper of the Resolute in her successful defense of the America’s cup, declines to be a Cox elector on the Democratic ticket in Massachusetts and demands that his name be removed, Tt is a safe bet that neither the Republican nor the Democratic party will end the campaign with a treasury balance. If any person who has had experience will show any committee, big or little, with a surplus at the end, we will take stock in Cox's charges. The people of Maine took no stock in the slush fund nightmare. Neither will the people of other states on November 2nd, The daily papers Sold «much interest for Senator him ihe gator, In the seant moments of rest that Ps now left to hi editor himself, reads the morning and evening papers FIVE KILLED IN PATRIARGHS MILITANT BE WSTITUTED AT “1.0.0. F THS EVENING | With a charter membership of 25 a The pilot and! canton of the Patriarchs Militant, our passengers were killed and an-| initorm rank of Odd Fellows, FALLOFPLANE 0 (By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 25.—An inland pas- enger airplane crashed on the out-{ kirts of London teday. sther PegengsT: | sertrasl serirasty “4 injured. COMMITTEE TO REPORT 0 MLK AND WATER AT NEXT MEETING OF FORUM HERE R. Tv. Ke ind D. W. winted by the directors’ of the Cham er of Commerce to . investigate the vater and milk situation and -repor?/ vithin a week, will have charge. of the | yrogram for the Forum luncheon next} tonight. nov 4 if Tredoricks, emp, Rev. Philip K. Edwards Tuesday. So great was the interest aroused ti} bject last Tuesday that the time! a did not allow for, full discus-! and. expression of opinion { PARIS, e report of the committee is sure Be scntee 4 eceived with great interest, Sept. Leary and Don Lobdell on! sinment features, will have » special tréat for this. meeting. DE ae Visitor, in East of the government, 25.—(By the will be | instituted at the Odd Fellows’ temp!l2' The work of instituting the | new canton wil} be done by the offt-; cers of the Cheyenne canton who ,came | {here this morning for that purpos«. They are \Major Fred A. Proctor, in- eae 2 Reba Captain A: B. “Dus: | ant D. ©. Nelson and Fr A full corps of officers. ‘will be ele >t. ed by the new canton and these will be \installed with the proper eceremonia'. The institution will be followed by Igilhee, the committee a> |a social hour and a supper. CHAMBER VOTES CONFIDENCE IN | FRENCH REGIME Associated ‘The chamber of deputies after TIChENe; Who. te. co-operating | m stebete, eis intompeliniios- opeeen today voted its confidence in the government by a vote ‘of 50 to 80. Premier Leygues then read a decree adjourning the extraardinary: session of TRE Brings Back Good | |MEAT AND FISH Word for H arding, A. 'T. Phillips"has returned from a} hree week's vacation spent at Olney cennes, Ind, and other | » he visited relatives and ds. He reports a pros- in the central states. A y of the people met were ing for Harding, he says. ——_—_—— MRS. PROBST. SERIOUSLY. ILL. Mrs. J. Probst of 643 South Lin- him. . 4s reported seriously ill brother, Dr. } Colo., is assist!| n in her care and , Frank Whittaker, also of betaine her. Hayden, FROST EARLY IN | WEEK FORECAST FOR THE WEST (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, ‘Sept. 25.—Weath- er predictions for the week in the Rocky mountain and plateau regions are fair and cool with frosts the first part of the week and generally fair with normal temperatures thereafter. For C OM PLE TE Automobile } Protection you should be protected against financial Toss— 1, 1f your ‘ear injures or kill anyone. | 2, 3€ your car destroys or dam- E “s ‘property. | fg destroyed or by euilision. THE AETNA- AUTO PLAN gainst ALL of the azards and. also COME CHEAPER IN ST. LOUIS' ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.—A reduction of 10 to 15 per cent im the prices of meat and fish orders accompanied by vegetables was announced by res- taurant and hetel men here today. cA Ld |. ‘The speed of an otter under water is’! amazing, fish having no chance against Tm some places in. India ottera are kept by the natives to catch fish for them. ‘They are tied to stakes like dogs when not working, wear plaited | straw collars and seem happy. | } } FUR IA FANT) | as. Wear an 1S FIRED UPON FROM AMBUSH pide Lead) CORK, Ireland, Sept, 26.—Mrs. Thos, MacCurtain. widow ‘ef the late jor: mayor of fork, who was assassinat,,) at nis home In March, reported today that a shot was fired. at her shor: ly before noon whilé walking in the ra, den at the réar of her house. Wats Ga" al arcinoats IN ATTRACTIVE WINDOW, RICHARDS. & CUNNINGHAM Much attention has been ‘attracts to the window display of winter furs at the Richards’ & Cunningham store. The decorator, H. F. Stoner, riicentiy came to Casper from Kansas City, Mo He took a course of window eoreat ing at the: Koester school in” Chi The window represents a winter tiene with an artistic background painted by Mr. Bush. The floor fs covered with autumn leaves and the whole effect gives the appearanee of a wood. The furs are on display with arf ef- fect of real animals in their native: haunts. A picture was taken of the window by F. H. Jeffryes and Mr.|) Stoner is sending it to the Koester school in Chicago in the hope of win: ning the prize which is given eacn month for the hest window desicn. GREYBULL JAZZ BAND at River Riche ana Pera Wyo., Saturday ie pr} et ecg ke ama LA FOR SALE Yearling Ramboulette rams; range raised; the wooly sort; a g00d buy if Woodrow’s man Fri. day is not elected; can deliver in car lots on North Western. Had sell Livestock Co., Rawlins, Wyo. Burkett Millinery 146 South Center Exclusive A cents Nu Bone and Barclay Corsets The’ BEST CORSETS on the market, and the only Made-to-Measure Corset, with both back and front lace, to suit the type of figure. ARRIVING DAILY Ap-to-the-Minute Always FISK AND KNOX HATS | It requires more plant, more miles of A Constractive Spirit Here the standing of a business concern depends no more upon. its size and power than upon its char- acter and personnel. To every de- serving enterprise, regardless of age or size, which seeks our serv- ice, it is our policy to extend the fullest benefits of our facilities, in so far as this is compatible with sound banking service. National Bank Of Commerce ‘Casper, Wyoming of Strength and Service” At Your Service It’s a big job to render telephon: Is aie bie. Pant pe alge @ service to this great Rocky Morniais it does, over one-fifth the vise ings area of the United Bet ee eos RORMNCR, Shas, i, Fe, 1. r car {& dosiroyed orf) quired in any other portion of the United States reas fact that f ged. by fire, } while our territo: 22 cent of the 1: pee th age contains Base cos fe Salen. deel only $ per cent of the population. besiege oak There is enough telephoue wire in service in this area to cirele the globe thirty Attached to this ni pi pegs etwork of wires there are 300,000 telephatien. serving the pa- Abont all the subscriber ever observes United States senate, because the senate is trite— true to the people, true to the constitution, true to the oath to which the members subscribed. The g G.F Bell -eAlgene><o- . And yet another thought. Has it occurred to Mr. mahi that-What he condemns in The Trib- Y | Wade Ellis of Ohio, prominent in the Taft ad- | ministration, places the popular majority for Hard- ing and Coolidge at 5,000,000. General Insurance 411 Oi] Exchange Bldg. SN Es SCA i Pe LS * ULES IMLS Fae Oneal | : ; RRR TR se from tornadp, cyclone, f} Cox has signally failed in his charges of corrup- storm, explosion, water and. | tion against the Republicatt party because they were [ff ‘yrorinuen. ate toi i blicart par 1¢ lad tovtell you untrue. He also failed in his assaults upon the {ff more about its many uavantages fp! if you will call om phone. | of thi: it elec telephi his desk, and that looks so simple, yet it pbutaiad 20D septs wie aus al Nearly 50 million dollars are invested in th: coudidie, Holla, wire, pid ed in the System—in buildings, switahboards, Seven thousand faithful men and women are em loyed to te and main the System at a cost of over 8 million dollars a yer fon palatine and wage. oid It’s & great, comprehensi: of the hous Rar: th West. system of communication at the service of the people The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company =e)