Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 8, 1920, Page 2

i “a *| i 60% PAGE TWO ~ @be Casper Dailp Ceibune Issued every evening exce; mduy. at Casper, aware Dt Bui County, Wyo. Publication Offices: O BUSINESS TELEPHONB.._ : Entered at Casper (Wyoming) Postoffice a8 second-class matter, November 22, 1916 ‘ MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS’ REPORTS FROM UNITED PRESS EARL E. N ‘THOMAS DAILY Advertising Representatives 3 David J. Randall, 341 Fifth Ave., New York City. Prudden, King & Prudden, 172023 Steger Bldg., Chi nm. Copies of the Daily Tribune are on file in th rit ané Chicago offices and visitors SUI RIPTION RA’ By Carrier By Mail One Year_..- Bix Months__ Three Month Ne subscription by mail three months. All subesriptions must be paid in advance and the Daily ‘Tribune will not insure delivery after subscription becomes one month in arrears, Member of Audit Burean of Circulatiens (A. B, C.) Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ALPHONSE AND GASTON. Says Mr. Alphore Cox to Mr. Gaston Bryan: “T have known Mr. Bryan politically and per- sonally for many years.. He has been an influence for good. I supported him three times for the pres- idency with’ my newspapers, my voice and my vote, and would have done so again this year had signs, or anybody that is his, anybody who with bent knee has served his purposes, must be driven | from all-control, from all influence upon the gov-| ernment of the United States. They must be driven | from office and power hot because they are Demo- crats, but because Mr. Wilson stands for a theory of administration .and ,government which is not American. “His methods, his constant, if indirect as- saults upon ‘the constitution and upon all the tradi- tions of free government, strike at the very life of the American principles upon which our. govern- ment has always rested. The retutn of the Demo- crats to power with Mr. Wilson or one of his dis- ciples still the leader and master ofa great party, which before his advent possessed both traditions: and principles, would be a Jong step in the. direc- tion of the autoctacy for which Mr. Wilson yearns and a heavy blow to the continuance of free repre- sentative government as we have always conceived and venerated it.”” The swish of the feather duster is heard in the land. As George Harvey would most eloquently put it. THE PRICE OF MISMANAGEMENT. . * Investigations since the armistice confirm what was obvious to the Competent critic during the war. Billions of dollars were wasted through mis- management in the prosecution of the war. Many billions of dollars were appropriated and expended for the production of war material, sup- plies and equipment. The administration's war production, however, was weak and inefficient; de- lay and waste was the outstanding characteristic of the administration's effort in almost. every depart- ment. In many lines of war production a negligible result had been obtained when the armistice was signed. , : he been the candidate of the Democratic party in- stead of myself. As a matter of fact, as a young man, 1 gained from Mr. Bryan’s leadership many of the progressive ideas which I have since endeav- | ored to propagate.” Replying: to Mr. Alphonse Cox, Mr. Gaston Bryan says: “Cox's nomination would make the Democratic party the leader of the lawless elements of the country, and his election, if such a thing were’ pos- sible; would turn the White ouse over to those who defy government and hold law in cohtempt. There is no chance of his election, if nominated, but why should any Democrat be ‘willing to support a man whose nomination would insult the conscience of ‘the nation? After disgracing his state he aspires to a position in which he could disgrace the nation.”’. Mr. Milloinaire Scripps’ cliarming, but yellow, hopefuls, may truly say, “He kept us. out of wat.” But it took Jim Cox's earnest appeal to do it. And so the one force of cooks in the Demo- cratic kitchen was thought to be insufficient by Chef Wilson and he has doubled the ferce and hereafter we will not get it any quicker, but we will get more of it. Dissatished with the service Cox and George White were ‘furnishing, in that they were not serv- ing up the League of Nations in all styles of which it was capable, Wilson has ordered Homer Cum- mings to don a cook's apron, while he himself wears another and with Tumulty to dish up and a corps of 500 waiters to juggle the hash and shoot the sinkers, the working force m the kitchen is now thought complete from the Wilson standpoint. Cox ‘and White will continue to cook up the rough stuff for the commgn herd and Wilson and Cummings will look afterthe pastry and dessert. . The fact that the hashery was losing customers day after day with Cox. and White in sole charge and bankruptcy threatened the Democratic stock- holders in the concern, is whispered on the quiet as the real and governing reason for Chef Wilson's activity. It is understood that the same system is to be | continued, but more emphasis will be given to the European plan, it ach me to be seen whether the changes will succeed in bringing back old patrons, and attract- ing new ones or not. The public generally takes. the view that the curse of the greasy spoon is upon the institution and it is doomed. Booze, Bull and Boodle! Is it. possible the Democratic party hoped to win with any such slogan? THE DANGER OF WILSONISM. - Of the thorough Americanism, the ‘staunch patriotism of Henry Cabot Lodge no question arises. Of his absolute integrity not even apolitical enemy would urge doubt. Then when he tells the Ameri- can people that it is his candid belief that, it is for the public good that the Democratic party be re- tired ‘and the Republican party entrusted with power it is not for mere politics that he speaks. He despises deception and is far too sincere a man to engage in such practices. What he said in June is equally forceful in Oc- tober While the'echoes of his great address have | scarcely died away, at is refreshing to all right- | thinking citizens to recall.a paragraph: “In order to render to our country ‘the service which we desire to render and which we can ac- | complish in large measure, at least, if we vnder- | take it with all our ability and in a disinterested | public spirit, we must have the opportunity for | service. That opportunity can only come through | our being entrusted by the people with both the legislative and the executive authority. To this end My. Wilson and his dynasty, his heirs and as- ' A mere summary of what we obtained—and failed to dbtain—from our gigantic war expendi- 000,000 a day—is significant. The aircraft program of the Wilson administra- tion was the most shameful and criminal of all the failures chargeable to Democratic incompetency. The taxpayers furnished the money, of course, and the Wilson government expended $1,051/511,- i for aviation and airplanes. This was-the re- its Up to the time of the signing of the armistice not a single fighting plane manufactured in the United States had been put into action on the American front. 5 We obtained for use at the front 213 De Havi- land 4 observation planes, all of which were illy de- signed and constructed and extremely dangerous, and 527 second-hand foreign planes, which we either bought or borrowed from our «ilies. We expended $50,000,000 on a spruce-pro- camps and facilities, and then were forced; to bi 92.6 per cent of our spruce lumber from private in- dependent sprice lumbermen. le spent. approximately $10,000,000 on spruce railroads that never hauled a log of lumber. We spent $20,000,000 for 4,608 Curtiss motors, 1,616 Curtiss-type airplanes and 1,100 the Curtiss: Aeroplane and Motor Corporation, then The war departinent refused to sell these machines vided in the contract by which they were sold to the Curtiss Company that the Curtiss Company: should have the first opportunity to buy any other air- planes which the war department might thereafter declare surplus. “We spent $6,000,000 on Bristol planes and $17,500,000 on Standard-J planes, and got not a single machine that could be used for any pur- pose, rs These facts and figures are taken from the records of the government and the sworn testi- | mony of witnesses before congressional commit- tees of inquiry, They are true in every detail, they do not begin to tell the true inwardness of Demo- cratic corruption and waste. These facts and fig- wes simply give you the high spots. An American citizen cannot excuse work like this, no difference who does it. The Republican party, which keeps its pledges to the.people, promises that such things cannot and will not happen under Harding and Coolidge. * FOOD-IMPORTS, Imports of foodstuffs and food animals for the | first seven months of the current year totaled: $1,- 317,000,000 in value, compared with $228,000,- 000 for the first seven months of 1913, uader the protective tariff policy. Just about six times the value of these goods were imported during. the 1920 period that came in during the 1913 period. The farmers and food producers have this to think about when they go to the polls November 2: The Democratic party reaffirms its allegiance to free trade in farm products in the San Francisco plat- form. Licking. EX POST OFFICE FACTO. Qne more unfortunate Letter astray, Highly importunate: “Come right away!” Take it up eagerly, Look at the date, Printed so meagrely— Nineteen-one-eight ! New York Herald. tures, amounting atthe close of the war to $50- | duction program, building elaborate’ railroads, Standard-JN-] airplanes, which we purchased from | sold them back to this company for $2,720,000. | to aviators for less than $3,500 ‘each, and pro-| Indiana Democrats are scheduled for a French | . CHAPTER Ong Deed and Many Misdecds genta’ George 0. Sani¢r, then chief |* signal officer, was at first in charge of aviation,” resumed ‘Watson after rest- ing. ‘But there being no headway made, they picked= up in Dayton, Ohio, a man by Mame -of Edward A. ) and made him the head of the equipment division of aviation. This Deeds must he knowns He was, pri- marily a promoter. At one time he was indicted and convicted in the fed- eral courts, under the Sherman anti- trust law, but pn appeal the case was reversed and=no other trial was had. He was, not an army man, nor did he! know anything about aviation. At our entrance in the war he and some asso- clates in Dayton had organized a com- pany ‘with the expectation of obtain- ing government contracts,’ according to the Hughes report. In May he had boasted, er at least yéwed, that ‘he was, going to seek @ place on the aircraft board! In August he made his vow}, good by becomihg Read of the whole works.” , . a dollar a year?” asked. Mt. Miller. “I think not,” replied Watson, “They made him a colonel and -he probably drew army pay for that. To meet the clamor for airplanes, Deeds began to let contracts. “He let hundreds: of them and the $640,060.900 began to fy. But he did not cverlook his own former ad- sociates in Dayton. To the Dayton- Wrigh Airplane company, which he had helped to organize at our entrance into the war, He let a ‘contract for 4,000 ‘batdeplanes’ at $12,000 each, or $48 000,000 for the Jot. The head of that company, H. B®. Talbot, Sr., confessed to @ friend that ‘I do no know a damn | thing about it’ (building battleplanes).* “Do. you mean he let conttacts te j hisnselt. that is to his own company?" asked Mr, Miller. “No, that would have been in viola tien ot the law,’ preplied Watson, {“Colonel “Deeds made a statement, | August 28, to the effect that he had dis- hosed of all his stock in the com: |» panies benefitted by these contracts! When Hughes made his report he said that this statement ‘was not true.’ He had soft fis stock in what was the Dayton Metats- Products company, which ‘controlled the Dayton-Wright Airplane company. This salevwas imate } to his, three asgociates who gave their! notes bearing 4% ner cent interest and unsecured, and the notes were held in trust by a mQutual friend ‘afd -codfiden- tial agent. On October 17, he dissociat- | ad himeelf further hy. transferring to | his wife 17,500 shares jn the United | Motors company, Which was interested in. the ignition system that was used{ on the Liberty motors.’ i “That looks like complying with the lew, “ta #ay the least about it’ said Mr, Miller, “But Justice Hughes, in. his report fsaid that he eontinued in “highly im- proper” Som meanitetions With tis former associates in these corporations and that he sent.to them even ‘confiden- | tial telegratns;" of such a mature that Mr. Hughes sail they demanded ‘the attention ot the military authorities.’ ” “Did he want him courtmartialed?" “Yes, but it was not done as I will & welate jater.”” > “Courtmartials, dad,” spoke up the lieutenant, “are for boys who fall & asleep on duty, nat for officers who are & ide awake to the interests of th ds. ‘ n September 7,” continued Watson, Dayton-Wright company was given a contract for $30,000,000, but the cost plus /was so. arranged that they had a fixed profit of at least $3,750,000 5 and a possible-additional profit. of $3 800.000. At thut Lite the éompany had £ no paid-in capital and the government & ndly extended to itm war credit of 0,000 of h $1,500,000 was made ; ediately. available,” «+ Ve furnished the capitel,” suid Mr.}3 Miller. ‘ | . "But they were not satisfea with |= their prospective profits to be made on. capital furnished by the government, at | loast in part, but Colonel Deeds’ former | associates, H. EH. Talbott, Br, HB. Talbott, Jn; and C. . Ketteritig, voted themselves cnormous salaries in othe at- Hed and interlocking companies, which {8 totaled $95,000 a year fer the elder Talvott, $48,000 for the younger, and $110,000 for Mr. Kettering. And_ these | salaries were figured as part of the rosts upon which they figured their per Went of profit,” “Can you peut itf* Miller. “Not on #40 per. And mind yeu, it! was this $95,000. a: yeur. Talbott whe had confessed that he dil not *know @ ‘damv® thing about it, making | air planes.”’ “How oid was tie Kid Talbott? asked thé leutenanti |) Hi “According to the ‘Hughes! report he was 20—Just ripe 1o be pleked in the deft, if the goirit-of the volunteer did not enter him. a "He was ene of ond wise onos who, staycd at home and madé money while lieutenant, da. Ret all, the exclaimed Mr: tj . Mr. Miller. | TJhave shown 8 got theirs anse they |i iilustrate the way in whieh web: con! tracting was done. 7 dreds of other. contracts swithout | system, (duplicated and chivs-erossed and | woutradictory. ‘They: made and ecwn- } gelled contracts, chinnged* plins and / jus for now. plans, ind speeifications-— i “And no one complained?” “Pyer¥oue ‘complained, Mf. Miller. The @evil was to pay. Themest seriou cluirges wore made, Our allies and Genel tral Pershing’ called tof tumhines, but there Were Hone to ship, to, andte . lison ty step by and Hughes, who iid | president in 1916, 'to_ {gation .of the: whole matter, co-operating with the attorney. gonctAl of the United States; In Janu- 191K, the dren were pintted aroun, Prods appeared to be sidetracked and William C. Pottor-elevated to: the head equipment. Potter belonged ugsenheim intereyts’ in cop- t it elther, were hun-|3 specifications, kept thousands idie wait: °% they did everything except get results." i He didn't know #‘darnn’ - thing |] nil ‘vo in “May he was oT , c BAKING POWDE | inthe World. No Baking r is » made under better conditioria—none - can be better in quality. Tt contains only such ingredients as have been officially endorsed by the U.S. Pure Food Authorities. An abso- |, lute guarantee that it is pure. 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