Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1920, Page 8

. Whatever the dpposition, ido that.” ra niin cies mrs necce-n Mle on od ore ann Pe, ‘one doubts the honesty, ability and high- | SINESS TELEPHONE_-_—- 2-2 -16 peal ag of Calvin Coolidge. That's the creed tered at Casper (Wyoming) Postoffice as second-class | Be iped wo to albof histife. It is cae MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS pa akg FROM PRESS REPORTS UNITED at each step by highe: cissaawodiate Bakar ne Bate 66d doctrine and safe. rc Will the State of Wyoming help the Standard ‘Oil Company better to serve the people? iene Whitey Warren, America’s greatest architect, } will rebuild the ancient university »of Louvain in ‘Belgium, wrecked by the Germans during the war. 00 | The selection is a signal honor to America and American at Judging ens the testimony authored by con- @ressional investigating committees, some of the dollar-a-year boys were very expensive, even at aj Ppt Advertising Representatives | uaden, ing & Prudden, 172093 Seger Blax Chica, TH udden, King len, 1720 er Bl 4 ples wf the Daily Tri and Chicago offs cs a e hs All subscriptions must be paid 1p advanée and the Daily ‘ ibune will not insure delivery Gfter subscription ‘becomes @ month in errears. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B.'O) IDLE MONEY. Did you ever stop to think how much idle ‘money (there is in this country. That is, money | that f-not Gaing any good for itself—not paying } its way? : Ba. Take ‘any ‘assemblage, big or ‘little, ‘and figure on the amowit of money ‘contained in the pockets HAS THE STATE A DUTY? of the inthviduals. Take the erowd.on ‘the streets On December 22 the state land board of Wyo- | and to make it easy lét ‘us, put the figure low “sing, upon the application of the Standard Oil | enough, both as to the crowd and the amount of ompany, will offer for sale a tract of forty acres | t#oney-in the jpockets of tach person. f land on the southwestern edge of the city. Let as say, the average ¢rowd upon the streets The state is expecting to realize $1,500 an acre of Casper at any time @uting ‘the day is 500. That or this land Thre is no secret about the object} is conservative enough. en Jet us place the or which the Standard Oil Company desires the | lind. It is for @ purpose approved, indorsed and amount of cash in the pocket of each person at $20. That is certainly a vety modest average. ven hailed with delight by the entire Casper com- aunity. The property, if secured, is to be laid out There you have the tidy sum of $10,000 idle money. ‘Money that is domg no good whatever, |) lots upon which will be built something like 200 | just being carried around, ‘That ‘money ought to jodern homes. The Standard Company is to fi- | be employed. ‘It ought to earn its keep. It ought ance the project, erect the houses, in its usual | to be deposited in a batik where it would earn reg- ' jaethodical and business-like manner, keeping, ular wages and at the same time ‘be available for qown the costs to the minimum, im order that it | useful purposes in ‘the business world. Idle money aay resell the properties to the men employed by } he company, at cost, and at figures at which they an afford to buy. The plan adds practically 200 nore homes to Casper. « \ The desirability of the Standard’s move fot Member of the Associated Pres Wik. The Associated Press is exclusively \entitied to the ‘se republication of all news credited in this paper and i so the local news published herein. F Hi: H : pockets. it is also a fnost admirable device for enlarging the volume of cash and credit for use in the commun- > elieving the house shortage admits of no argu-/ ity. : ‘ : nent. Neither does it admit of criticism, for out The old-fashioned habit of carrymg a “Toll” bf the transaction the company seeks to make no | about with you, “for emergencies” is as much out of date as keeping your money in a sock hid in the old family clock, ‘or in a tomato can on the top pantry shelf. All old stuff. Not practiced any more, No emergency arises, if you have money cent of profit. In truth, the company will ‘be out of pocket. It cannot help but be. As the situation presents itself to the people of > Casper it is difficult to meet the view of the state ae (and board. .We hold no brief for the Standard il Company. That business organization is sper- ‘ectly competent to look after its own affairs. But we do hold a brief for the people of Casper and | are in duty bound to present their case. Other communities: that have had no particular ancrease in population have found themselves in a ‘situation of imadequate housing facilities. That. is. ‘the undisputed condition throughout the country _jand being true, Casper’s plight with phenomenal ' (growth can readily be appreciated. «Casper has ac- complished wonders, but she is a thousand homes “short. She must have this number and possibly ‘more when spring comes. i! The State of Wyoming is rich. Out of the ‘| Casper country has come to her great tevenue. ‘| Much more will come. It has been through the re- || sources and enterprise of Casper that the land in question, held by the state, has become. valuable, | 2 LEME TAMAR ‘ The state has done nothing in the matter except Airplanes are in use by an organized band of hold ion. smugglers to transport liquor from Canada into In their trusteeship of the peoples property ne ithe United States. one would desire the governor and the state boa: “to be untrue an their stewardship, but it is the DECLINE TO CONFIRM. | (people’s property and from its location and im- Almost incredible waste and extravagance " fportance to the people of Casper they have @ par-| marked the training, equiping and maifitaining of ticular interest and a higher right to consideration | our army inFrance. *Ivall'took plate undér‘the eye in the disposal of the property that in justice and | of Secretary of War Baker and other appointees of ‘fairness must ‘be recognized by the governor and | President Wilson.’ The unspeakable mess in the the boz.s!. shipping board occurred under the supervision of It is a time when states, counties and cities are | men whom Mr. Wilson had selected to look aftet canvassing every means at hand to aid the people | the interests of our merchant marine, The impo- in the restoration and reconstruction of the coun-}.tence of the department of justice to bring relief to try. | Every interest acknowledges its duty and aja country suffering from profiteering, radicalism general willingness to perform it is evidenced. | and open defiance of law is notorious. Again Mr. That's what the Standard Oil Company is doing. | Wilson’s appointees must be held responsible. The | Providing homes. The state also har a duty, and | list might be lengthened to include other castly bur- it myst not be wholly, guided by selfishness, in what |'dens'that the pgople have been compelled to enduré it does. because of the men whom Mr. Wilson placed in The covering of that forty-acre tract of Jand|'responsible positions and kept there after their in« with homes means at the least calculation a mil- | competency had been proven. lion dollars in value: upon the tax roll as a constant To rather rub it in at this time, Mr. Wilson has ‘source of future revenue to county and state. recently-made a great number of tecess appoint The governor and state boatd would naturally | ments, expecting the present senate to approve thé. be fearful of public criticism if they. disposed of | selections. They are bound to be men of the the land in question at a nominal sum, even invaid | same\inefficient class that Mr. Wilson has consistent« of a’ cause that appears so vital. They may be} ly éhosen. It is:to be hoped that the senate will reassured in the matter. Such action would meet | stand upon its constitutional rights and decline to with approval and ‘sincere commendation’ in this} confirm. It would be the most detrimental thing community and_we believe the people of the state | that could happen to the Harding administration, would find no fault. to have Mr. Wilson load up the civil service with The state* would be doing nothiag for the | appoititees mot in sympathy with the Harding ideals. Standard Oil Company. It would be doing some- The senate’s duty is very plain. thing, however, for the people of Casper. The} = 2 2 832 = ——————— Standard company would be the mere agent For a: staid Nand dignified body like the United through which the benefit -was conferred. | States senate, it went as far as it-could in ovating Calvin Coolidge holds the correct view of an | Senator Harding. executive in relation to the people and in the per- | formance of public duty, when he says: “Do the day’s work. If it be to protect the rights. of the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it ptispose. of ready cash. Then, too, ready cash ae through your fingers and is gone. A check is‘much better Paavens * Aside from being an or- | detly way of conducting your business, it is gen- ‘erally an aid in saving and accunulating. If you will take this little problem, and apply it in any average you please, to. the seventeen thousand people composing ‘the population of ‘Cas- per, we believe you will also reach the conclusion that there is.a lot of idle money in ‘Casper that ought to be ashamed of itself and brace up and go to work. You know, there is real economy in present styles of apparel, Big sister’s dress oan be hand- ed down to little sister and require no alteration whatever. q 7 4 BS} , Bi 4 { ibe The world’s gold production for 1919 amiounte ed to $365,166,000, of which the United States reported .f60,3 33,000, to the second highest place in the republic and | r approval of the people. It’s. has»no business at all sticking arountl in people's | A check book has, ahd it is the better | way. A check is not only a personal convenience, | in the bank, when your check will not answer every |) One who m_ a twenty. ne Who- ives | You the last dare nee program. in “yéiir todm about wwtlve bélls to tell you in minute de- ‘all everything he knoWs and a good ‘alates hans things: he « One Who ‘rome. ins. She touches ‘To touch I dropped my qome-e dney lid, so for he predicted @iemen or commission salesmen on you ftom neighboring further ogi the sale of { will pay any person comin point in Wyoming hundred dollars. €raving done by coniprtessed alr und workmanship guaranteed ‘to be strict!> Only the best granite i used, namely Burro, Vermont.; antl ** Cloud, Minn., gray and red pearl /Ver- mont marble exclusively. Should a middleman or 4 commission Walesman call on you from a neighbor tate und question, my cut of 3% t on these sale’ prices, invite him e the pictor’ of die pionanwit of which he is try ame to me for’ price compariven ant! by se doing you will readily see that ft puys to out out the. middlemen and buy directly from the stono cutter him: first class. ing 905 B.S Snow Fell in Spite of It. Nearly everybody was oiit early lay to clear the snow off the watts But it kept falling all day. Touching. At first she touches up her hair To see if it’: And then, with manner debonair, And then she’, fac, will Hugh(es}?—Midwest Review, | Knows Whereof He Speaks. Weathér Note. Don't miss this opportunity. Cunr und inspect these monuments. Ti you tan't come, write immediately for price list. CASPER MON <agesn’t. One who lends you.a ten-spot and ac-} much attention ually expects it back the same week. | the hospital, “Of cow wee ut for the girl bavi jon being ao old cece ae One who ‘aie you over: toy /socied same and takes away every cent you iave.—Fennsylvania Punch Bowl. Another ‘Enteresting H True” .K..K, down in Denver writes that he ead this in & daily ,publication: “Widow ‘would Ike gentleman board- r; home privileges.” Dry News from Wapiti. ‘The postmistress-at Wapiti says they ite #0 dry up there they have to at-| ach thelr postage “stamps with safety | w. Chi- ‘Ss i yiace, up her face A touch of curls behind her ear, A touch of cuffs and col 's Off to dadd: ‘im or ten dolar —Pennsylvania Punch i ara This Is Awful Derby ‘in’ the ofa eaten Puckett; I fear it will get all wet, Dat, nd Rympled, then I won't ‘have any | nothing: Narren about in Brnest. the Stewart to help me, but he said be vaseso hungry he was Gant. That's what “mn } I've asked It is Me- Marceks ‘sake help me, Augusta in Kentucky ‘reports that) blowing the marriage “of Miss Marie; IeGovney to Jessé Hirsley, her mother leclineéd to give ‘her up. groom went home alone. Decks Cleared. Toulouse and Toulon ‘The bride-| ‘Snuff sea. | Are t fties in France } That alws remind me : Of sailor beys’ \pants. i —American ‘Legion We dékiy. What's the use ‘of all this: talk about whether a woman is entitled to a man’s Wages; she usually gets them anyway, +Wyoming Chppings. snow storm ‘took place flit ‘all this ‘to Casper from: any on sales above « ‘all aottering and én. Be si3 ix to sell you, xend every stone sold ol in the eunre: | MENT WORKS impson, Prop. Phone 957-W —Adr, tion. urged against-the cat step ds-that They Call it Farce. doth ! William Epstein of the C. & N. lepot* farce returned Tuesday from «i hirty-day vacation to St, Louts, ‘ago and New York. ‘station dn herself up jn this manner, 8 Be pect to excite-n good-deal-of comment. }/ —Detroit News. We are HER rn tho ‘statement | that the editor of the Coloradoan will escort the winners in -the Vanity Patr | § /contest ‘to Denver to be photographed. ‘This awakens no ‘end of interest |, speculation, Fir instance, Whith «te wil’ he adsist adroas ‘the ' teétdings streets? who will win the Heat Of ‘honor beside ‘him in the 4ordly Interurban’? what—but there'is' no need to'tontinue. Now that we Rave shown you how, you can work out a few for yourstif-—Colo- rado Bilver and Gold. 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Pp ii ¥ Hh hd fa alt Representatives of the whole popu- of Toyland have arrived, bag-and , and are stopping at our Store. mem ‘every young Casperite we have a toy which cannot fail to appeal. ‘poLsLin all sizes, and” Varieties i —a ‘and: satisfying array even ‘the amost jcular little girl; a set an extensive y of furnishings for + the most elaborate doll-homes. ANIMALS—an entire from ‘the land of “Stuffedom.” Boars, ee eets, Giraffes, Horses. menagerie Dogs, I ; Bicyele. By vewe 1/i(11// Bice trie Velocipedes PN Boxing Gloves Coaster Wagons Hf i all) » AN mail eodérs will receive prompt and most careful attention. ~The Holmes : ~ Hardware Co. , Corner Wolcott and Second Phone 601. Ht pa) ul nT it Ae V) MC HE iil it