Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1920, Page 2

OE Eee eof republication of all news creilited in this pay “Wiso thé Ipeal news published herein. oa PAGE Two. gest re Che Casper Daily Cribune Issucd every evenilig except stole at + eds Bul County, Wyo. ..Publication Offices, Oli Ix 4 BUSINESS ee ee 2-18} SS eee "ntered at Casper (Wyoming) Postoffice as second-class matter, Nov 22,9016 s Shy shaper MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . REPORTS FROM UNITED PRESS _ J. BE. HANWAY.-=. W. H. HUNTLEY_ RE. EVANS____ THOMAS DAILY _ Advertising Representat pavia J. Randall, 341 Fitth Ave. uve York city Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Copies uf the Daily Tribune are on file in the. New York | ahd Chicago offices and visitors aré welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES | By Carrie: | One Year—- Six Month: Three Months. One Month. Por Copy. 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The reasons advanced for this feeling of opti- are: That the clearing out of siege stocks by spe- cial sales during the last three or four weeks would stimulate production. That’ lower prices were attracting’ buyers, who had been holding off im the belief that former high costs would not continue. That the result of the presidential election had restored the confidence of manufacturers in the political situation. ‘ That the country had harvested burtiper crops; owned one-third of the world’s gold supply; owned a large merchant marine, and the markets of the world, were demanding American goods as never befores Department stores of the metropdlis, régard- ed as the batortieters of the retail trade report that the Christtias buyitig dépléted their stocks in many lines that manufacturers may proceed at once and be assured of long contracts for futtére demands. STATE DETECTIVE BUREAU. | It is understood that a bill is likely to’ be in+ troduced in the approaching session of the Wyo- ming legislature, to more efféctively enforce the laws of the state and bring violators” the punish- ment they merit. In addition to the machinery al- ieady’ in’ existence it 18 proposed to create a secret Servicé, similar to that employed by the federal government, to ferret out crime. ~ The officers to be clothed’ with ample powers for all pulposes and all contingencies that arise. Not oily is the design’ to bitty bootleggérs, moorshiners and automobile thieves to book, but all other offenders, big atid little, who’ violate the good order of the state and the safety of the peo- ple and security of their property.” Other states are moving in the same direction, notably Nebraska, who has suffered’ in: possibly gréater médsuré than Wyoming from the class of criminals mentioned: We believe that it will bé an’ éxéellént shears of, discouraging crime to have it known that pun- ishment iti this states is’ speedy and certait. Thé idea is to assist present officers in tracing and cap- turing criminals and in ferreting out’ offeridérs, where local officers are at disadvantage because known. The idea is entirely worthy of investigation by the legislature. THE PRICE OF PEACE. To pay a good round price for peace and then not get peace at all is an unfortunate situation, thé least that can be said about it. Mr. Wilson's expenses while’ negotiating the treaty of Versailles, which included the covenant of the League of Nations were $1,651,191, accord ing lo the présidenit’s fitial statément submitted fo the senaté. Of this sim’ the larger part was speiit at the héadquartérs of the peace mission in the Hotel Critlon ih Patis. The report shows that the mission becamé sé Jarge that additional quarters were provided at other Paris hotels. The hire and laundry of linen plone at the several hostelries costing $64,969, When the Anierican mission left the Hotel Cril- Jon the account showed $125,000 way paid the owilers of the hovel for damage ail breakage. Some of the other larger items were: Travel and subsistenéé, $28,442; subsistence, $193, 626; | ages aid employes at Hotel Criilon, $131,507; $176,853; food, hotel and Iitchén supplies, : 1 Casper Da Decetinae Want « City Manager i 560. Ee dioul of automobiles artioutited to jee arid corifiderttial’ experites of presidential patty, $17,534. Salaries: of meribers of thé missiét® cost the government $200,871, Col. E. M. House and Henry White, members’ of the’ mission: whe’ were rot: of ficials of the government, } $1,000 a month: Most’ meniBers of the miission* re- ‘ceived a per diem fe of $4 for: subsistence, |) | But there was a! ‘allowarite of $25 a day for | this purpose’ to ttn president ésident “of the | Atnerican! Federation Possibly you | can récall your piers impressions of @ t meth What your imagination pitturéd’ him. infiposing figtire. The kirigly bearing: And How you actually trembled in’ his august pres ence. Atid’ what thrills you experienced when per- chante, he noticed’ you! _ And! riow, since’ yot' have grown’ up and have’ seen and known a great number of great men, ‘what do you think of them? They don’t measure’ -| up’ £6 your boyish anticipation: Most’ of then hive | _j feet of clay, eh? Pretty conimon ahd pretty ordinary wher you examine them without the halo of greatness with | which you invested them. We are certain’ you" will firid: them just metnge and as the fellow remarked, either had an oppor- tunity or took one. THE CITY MANAGERSHIP IDEA. As Notfolk: voters ave next month’ to decide whether or ot they desite to adopr the city man- ager platy of goveriieit, a review of the growth, of this nivdertt systerh’ of administration will be of interest. As Ras beet said’ Before ih these coluthns the final proof of the value of any system of gov- éinrhent is the way it works out in atftal practice. Theory has its: place, but it must always give way to actiial experience as the firial ‘test. Advoeates of the city manager plan find one | strong argdihent in the fact that the plan after \ having: been givéi a trial, has spread steadily’and | ctisistently, especially in’ those states where’ it has | been given the most’ adequate test. Stanton, Va., with’ a’ little largey population thar’ Norfolk, adépt- éd an ordinance in 1908, providing for the selec- tion’ of a manager. : This pidhéer city, after twelve years of trial, still retains the plan and a report from there says “the managef idea is permanently established and its success’ is universally coticeded.” and by its success in Staunton, began substituting it for the old’ councilmanic form’ within a short tithe, until, the’ erid of April, 1920, when the latest re- port was compiled 180 had adopted it, either by yote of the people or by ordinance. It is signifi- cant that-there’ is mo report of any city having gone back to the old form after having adoptéd the city- manager form by vote of the people. In the few instances where aw attempt has been made by pop- ular vote to* go’ back to: old methods, the attempt has beet defeated: : Anothet point of interést is that’ the metliod seems to have worked best in cities of about Nor: folk’s size: Of those which aré operating under the system fifteen are over 50,000 population, twenty- three between 20.000 and 50,000; thirty-two be- twéew TO;000 atid’ 20,00; fifty-three under 5,000: Perhaps the’ greatest interest just now is felt int | the effect the new system has or city expenses. béaring on’ this phase is a report from Goldsboro; N. C., a city of f1,000' which says: “In spite of the initreavert costs. of labor and materials, Goldsboro operated last year within its budget and: without higer taxés. All salavies have been taised’ and the police service has been improved with marked in- érease in law enforcement.” A report from Fredéricksburg, Ve; with 5,882 population gave that diiritig the year 1919, the available current révertt was over $2,000 less thari that for the preceding year, yet the amount appro- priated for schools was more thah $4) gréater and permanent iniprovenients to’ the extent of $33,- 200’ were cotistructéed’ from current funds, some $20,000 over the record of the précedinig year. The general operating expenses of the city were de- creased $22,700 and yet all départrietits have’ beer Maintainéd’ if good conditiom and extensive re- pairs made to city property.—Norfolk (Va. ) News: There will be quite a’ number joi the ranks of idleness subsequent to the ides of March: They will not be regular workers, however, mérely de- 3 Democrats suffévings from’ dislocation of the job. The bailding tradés grafters are gétting theit | deserts in the East. It is a cold: day when sottié of ther aré riot. presented with a true bill—by the grand jury. Fox the first time sirité the’ civil war the Mis- souri state gévernment will be undér completé Re- publican’ control after the first Week itt Janitiery. Roll-top hosiery is commori enough in Casper, but the boldest has hesitated to put the spy in spirals. AN OPTimist. Let poets sitig their liltihg sotig And gayly smite the lyre; Give the the matt Whi whistles While He's putting on a tire. —~Anon, received salaries’ of'|' i cembeér 31. Other cities, impressed by the logic of the plan ; } ents yotlie ;man in the community, Read What Other Cities Say After}: Experience in This Kind of Rule Eynehburey Va. November 10, 1920, » Casper ch ber of Commerce, Casper, ‘yoming, Gentleméli: I am in deceipt of! ‘yeu Sendra) tet ter. of r 30 and caréfully note contents, T would say in reference to our ty manager eatiah of government that it has only beei nt opens nt i this | city for a Tittle over | two months. . Tf thins I am safé in’ saying that 95 per cent of the—peoplé here, even ‘whose who op it bitty, are more than pleaséd with the working ef the present organization. ; We have five councilmen, one of the nuniber being mayor, Who sit regularly once a week to consider the réport and retomimenditions of the city manager: These cottncilmel ave paid salary of $400 per annum, the mayor $500 aiid our city manager is , peid a salary of $7,500 per annum. If i8 only fair to say that mdré has’ béén accomplished inthe way of | progresdivé improvements and cori- a ee eee ee q A ' i | Letters From the People ' Mr. Frisby Presents View: Casper, Wyo., Dec. 28, Hditor of Pie Trpune: While niakinig a few remarks Tuts-| day during the noon-day linchdon of the Chamber of Commerce, 1 stated! ¢ that the city govérnment of Chéyenne had retired $100,000 worth of city bOnds | during 192). Mr. C. B, Richardson, a} Festent of Cheyénné, disputed my! statement. With your permission and for the information of those who were resent T will quote from the Cheyenne! ‘Tribune of December 21, 19204 “Cheyenne city’s bonded _indebted- ness has been reduced by $100,000 dur- ing the year 1930. “City Clerk Showalter announced Tuesday that thé amotnt of the water- works extension’ Bonds of 1908 would have been redeemed by the first of the new yéurg leaving unredeemdd Jonty} $40,000 of the original issue of $160,000. With a sintsing fuma’ of $80,000 coming ¢ if néxt yeas, and with a surplus’ of) $70,000 in the water fund, it fs expect- ed that this remaining $40,000 can be taken up by April 1, 1921. i jonas of the 1908 issue, optional January 1, 1918, haye been taken up as follows: October 1, 1918, $20,000; Savaniry 1, 1920, $25,000; / April 1, 1920, $80,000. The other $15,000 of the total of $120,000 will be taken care of "De-| 1920. No other jssve’ is optional until ; May 1, 1924, when $250,000 in water- Works eXtension bonds of 1909 will be wp. Hy (iat time it is anticipated, the) elty will be in a position to handle them without difficulty, and miy take Up as much as $125,000' at a time. “As the matter now stands the bond- ed “indebtedness is $855,000, ,as com- paved with $955,000 of a.yearago and $1.€30,500 when the, com mn form: of government took hold seven years ago. “Fhe $100,000 réduction was made env in spite of the shortage in fends.” Cheyenne has a commission form of governmgnt. It is probably true thet the money to pay off these honds hos been accumulating for several yeurs, ond that the commissioners are not en- titled to any particular credit. Never- theless Cheyenne is to be congratu- lated upon being able to redeem $155,- 500 of her bonded indebtedness since lopting the commission form of gov-) mment, seven yearseago. Few cities | of 15,000 people © done so well, There is no general move in Chey- enne today for a change of govern: ment, I note also that Galveston, which adopted the commission form 20 years ago, is still operating under that’ form of eity government, as well as ay majority’ of the larger cities of Amer- | 1 | A man in public office is generally eussed and disc sed more than any} It will make +: uifference whether you have a may- er and council, commission or «a man- ager form of city government, those | in office will be d—— if they do and, d—— if they don't. | Considering the great numbér of cit | ies in América today using the commis sion form, T do not considér it proper for any one to make the statement that this form of government is a failure. uke » the manager form of cliy nt should not be condemned | use of thé apparent. fat ii a ‘ew cities. They both have their meri and demerits as well. We fieed w law! in Wyoming giving the citizens of each | city the privilege of selecting the form | of government best adapted to their particular nseds. Mowaver, I doubt very muet" it the | minagg for will be a success in ed western country. During 1917-18 fsent 2,000,000 men to Burupe to” kir ic} aw certain Kaiser from his high pereti, | will the spirit of the West stand fe Czar in charge of our local aff: The Nicolays FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS Phont 62. Office std Yard: First and Center PSS OESEESE Eo Fe gE EeS oc endeseneneesonsereeoesesostes j man for city at the offices of the Wyoming j Comp: pany. was incorporated im th fier o | 2ssessable. Everything. int Building Material templated reorganizations changes by this council in the past nine weeks than bs old bicameral form of) operated, could re nee in over a year, The city inane ee pervises every department ana they all report, to bi) including finances, engineering, streets and sewers, sani- tation, -police, fire, etc. “We were stidcesstul in getting a mO’t exeellenc manager, being’ non- résident, he is not by (ey local ties. This; I think, should be the case! ». B. RYEAND, x Business Manager, Chamber of Commerce. NOTACE OF SHA \REHOLDERS The regular atl of the shareholders of the Wyoming Na- tional Bank of Casper, will be’ hele 5 ty, sional Bank, 201 soos Cente 1881 de 10-6 Bore: a electing a Board of Directors’ for’ the _¢tisui Epes and’ for the trarisaction of suc’ & other bt ppnes oe as rg properly come béfore in B.-B. BROOKS, President, Attest: £. % CARL F. SHUMAKER, Cashier. Publish Dec. 9, 16, 23, 30, 1920, Jan. 6, 1921. NOTICE _ Natron® iF INCORPORATION. sfer, Storage & FP ye oh = Secretary of ite o! Stete of Wyoming-at 9 i iosiow December 21, 1920, ‘The term. existence of shid cottipany if for Titty years next after the above date, The object eg puch, said corporation is formed is fo conduct @ general trans: fer, fetes, 2 and fuel business in thé en ene Acie capital stock id i re One Hundred Fif- aco Dollars, divided into One Divusane Five Hundr shares: of the par value of One Hundred Dok we Which We | el mee m. ay é pur- | trona; State wi Mi vores ae (nas) and |: dis S NOTIGE OF Be it BS That, Ga a otice is hefeby give corporation has been,- aad is, forever olved. in wake ee eats ay athe same is attested by }the said oe _THURSD, , DEC. 30, 1920 TOE BANK WL N SOON, RE B SERTERND, Wo.” “Wyo., bank examiner has completea ‘ay examination of the affairs of the si... Rank of Meeteetse, Which revently clos. ecie] ; 20 its doors, and announcement is made ot _ the: Ce M, BIEDERMAN, lish Dec. 28;. 29, 30,1920, ‘FION.. Ebat th bank: wiil_re-open in a fq \closih#, it is said, was (0 tt of uhdie apprehension on 11° - of an of! of the institution, wih closed: Its doors without consult, ‘tion with the other officers. ra —_—_.—__* “OBER PLEA BIT IN POLICE Cou “Guilty” were the pleas of Alex Con. los att James Hallington yesterday i, police court, when brought to tria} on the charge of bovtlegging. Spe tice’ Was détiit in their case, 4 the secretary of! at 4 o'clock the two were on trin nd corporation, who has affixed | had a fine of $100 assessed against them testimony whereof, the the: lent of the’ the corporate seal thereto, this 30th {at 5 o'clock. lars per share, fully-paid and non}, t The affairs and manage- acre of said corporaion shall be un: der the control of a board of three di- ractors and a3 ciaewe Hal Biederman. said board year of or the | a 20,- 97, 19215 i . Dr. K. offices in Room 4000, O. & S. Building, ere an’ be reached: by phone, resident, |ledding ubiversitieg and. edu tot he} 15897, and office, 743. Hiectine of the’ offi¢es-in the néw Mid: west Building Dr. have his offices there with Dr. Kamp] Burns 94% air and 6% and Dr Rideh. For Cook Stoves Bou a —_———oer—_—__ day of DIVER CY noe GHAN,. _ | . Tribune Classified Aas bring resuits President. 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