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DON'T ROCK THE | (Continued from Page One.) for one.was gain for another, he spoke against the bill now pending in Wash- ‘how it was used and the best the sheep-| ington. Mer, could get was that it was cow and Horse hair and it had been mixed with ERT ae wroon. the, wool from the rags in order to ob- s epee ah don : tain @ very cheap product. At present| _ J.C. Underwood of Cheyenne, presi- #he clothing sold in the stores may have | 4 nt of the Wyoming Stock Growers’ Been the rags of a hobo or the cuttings | *#sociation’ in his address took up the/ proposed raise in rates was brought up! of a sweatshop in the slums, but the | Subject “Needs of the Livestock Men.’ ool did not come from the backs of| Mt. Underwood declared in his the sheep except at a far distant date,}that the present condition w CONGRESSIONAL MEASURE the past have had toe much credit. “I iS CONDEMNED. gther words,” he said, “our busines: Another subject the president touched} as been wildcatted simply becauts Ypon was the Gronna-Kendrick-Kenyon| banks and the loan companies have vx- r Simms measure now pending before| tended practically unlimited credit @ongress. ‘his measure, he said, is; He expressed his belief in sure to work further misery upon the| truth of quality law as well « overburdened sheepmen .uniess it is| im fabric 1 It has been the Killed and die association is trying to, butchers, ald, to sell meat Btop it with its power, }fed stuff when it was otherwis President 1 then closed with a| Mr. Underwood, also brought up the Strong admonition to his hearers t il question, comparing the railroad hang on nd do each one his best un-| Situation sometime ago wae Paty i ow, he de der the circumstances and that better) the stock raisers of today. days were sure to come and probably in| Clares the Burlington railn the near future. } clare a divid ity of DRAPER TALKS Mea tts QN TAX PROBLEMS. | realized that “After the conclusion of the annual| manner oursel Wedrsan by the president, Claude 1. SOP Cl Draper, chairman of tho state board! unos CHAN of equil ade a short speech{** ° . before the ition in which he out-} Opposition to the t Tihed the duties of the board and its! stockyards by the gove relation to the general taxes. After] posing of them to oth this talk 2 number of members of the| taken up and raised mssociatién asked Mr. Draper questions) among the produce rélativo to taxes imposed in different] These yards, he . were worth Darts of the state and it developed that! about 76 million dollars. If they should en from the pabkers, who would them? he asked, He did not he ve that the combined assets of all rs @ associations could } them or portion to t worth, it was|conld they run them after they hat claimed, and Mr. Draper advised the} heen acquired, Practically the only r convention members that the equaliza-|enue from the yards tion board was y and willing to|fnd the sale of hay. give a fair valuation at any time on such matters. |state lands should be withdrawn trom The meeting adjourned at noon to! sale and the men should be ‘given 50- mitet again at 1:30 o'clock for the aft-|year leases on this ground, opposition €rnoon session and in the meantime the| was entered by ex-Governor Rrooks do- ‘ould be unconstitutional and improbable. Mr. Frooks in his talk declared that lie did lnot helieve the state of Wyoming was jon an equal basis with the other states °|in-so-far as we fail to get the proceots }from the lands in the state, because © | the government impounds. our water jand charge large ratés, take our for- ests and charge enormous rental and’ snzic. | have even taken up the oll as a source i {of supply for the navy. BROOKS DEFENDS LAND PRIVILEGES. question districts. | were paying for yard spaee committes on resolutions convened inj claring that such proced the jury room. session of the ell attended. The distric filled to capaci sheepmen, eager to hear ev that so vitally concerned them. An address by Murda Me known throughout the count big producer, opened the session talk on “The Express Conditions thé Market and What Is the Remed Mr. McKenzie said the recent de: In ending his statement, Mr. Brooks could be partly accounted for by the! said: “We are willing to have our boys drop in sheep skins. An average loss| go to the front but the idea of L.vidl of $2.10 per head has been experienced |up a young state is not right and Since the decline, he declared. He also/should present a united front inp expressed his‘belief that congress would venting the federal government from pass protec s and again put the ing an unjust proportion from up.” . Wentworth, an Omaha com mak, gave average prices for >, json men to get to; ether and th the jsame weeks in the year 1920. state commission in the rates rédtced. tho first month the. prices for the Inst Declaring that the packers and the year ayeraged more than those of display. New shapes of exceptional quali those of last season to quicken a desire the new. Priced at $4:00 and upwards. variability than any other meat on the . r: ; Market and that it has been practical- am Ge ly the same during the year, w Producers were closely allied, that gain'| stock partly to the fact that the producers in|jt was studied from every angle and the fpy those im the assembly. "1 | mediatel In stating that he believed that all an effort to get|He showéd that with the exception of | Snappy Hats For Winter We now have a nice assortment of new styles on in every detail of style, are just enough different from | credits, he said; did not show a drop jeu about a month after the decline. Ife ‘declared that lamb prices showed les5 EXCHANGE REPRESENTATIVE CLOSELY QUESTIONED. A. er of the Omaha Live- ge, addressed the meot- ing on ne Relations of ‘Livestock Exchanges.” Mr. Stryker confined his jremarks to answering the question put to him as ha came in, “Why did you raise our. commission?” | In his addreas he declared that tho raise should have been made two or ‘three years earlier but that when the that it had to, be withdrawn because it Would be looked upon as unpatriotic. When the raise did become necessary the only other alternative was poorer service, Many questions were asked One a ques- tion of when the rates would be re: duced, brought the following answer from Mr. Stryker: “if other commo.- ities decline and the necessities take a drop these charges will be reduced im- An invitation ot hold the next con vention at Thermopolis was extended |the association by the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce by Arthur Lee, a banker of that oe ee en AS “UNEMPLOYED iN BRITAIN SECURE HELP THRU TAX (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 7.—The growing se- riousness of the unemployment lem in Great Britain was emphas' today by the action of unpmplo: the city of Norwich, in availing them- selves of the provisions of the ex- | isting poor law and demanding sup- port from local “guardians.” ‘These are officials who administer relief to the needy, charging the cost upon lo- cal taxes. The “guardians” recently decided not to increase their scale of relief work in Norwich on the ground that | taxpayers were unable: to afford it, | but the chief of police notified the: that he had received a commun tion to the effect that if help was n granted the unemployed had deter- mined to use “direct action.” He do- clared the police did not want public disorder and the “:zuardians” yielded, They doubled the taxes applicable to feeding the poor, causing great dis- may, CHECK ARTIST IS ‘ARRESTED K. A. Tiptall, ell known bad ch 4 a) uncle in the banking business in Gnapentiss ——— Tt doesn’t matter what people say about you, but it matters what about purself. ty, and correct Watch Our Windows LIA ASACAOMBALLLLLALALALL LALA ELEL = & N \ \) A) .) \) A) & & \ for a change to & N) A) N) ) N \) & \) \) N % ORE DAYS 7 PLL SAY -“GOOD BYE” January 15th My Store Has Been Leased. The Fixtures Are Sold I Must Vacate Jan. 15th The J. L. Learner Store will be closed Forever. Now is your chance to get Mens’ Clothing at Give Away Prices ONCE MORE I want to call your attention to the fact, that my stock must be sold by January 15th. The time is short. Never has Casper been offered Men’s Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings at the prices I am quoting in my closing out sale. To Refinery Men, Railroad Men, and others who have traded at my Store during the past nine years: I believe you will agree with me when | say that i have always sold the best of merchandise, and have always, to the best of my ability, treated you fairly. The Merchandise I am selling today is my regular lines that I have handled during my business career in Casper. It is of the highest quality and is going to be closed out at practically your own price. ANOTHER CRASH IN ALL PRICES READ! AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF Ralston Shoes : LOT 2 The regular line that has been regu- LOOK! Ralston Shoes LOT 1 The kind that have been regularly aay Se and pLiele Chane them larly sold at $14.50. Closing them out $4.95 *:: | |$5.95 & Pair Society Brand and Morse made Union Made Clothes _ . I have placed every suit of my remaining stock on the table of slashed prices. They are divided into lots and it will be many a day before you can buy quality Suits like these at the prices quoted. YOUR SUIT is here at less than One-Half Price. LOT 1 $19.50 Per Pair LOT 2 $29.50 This Jot is very fine in style and tex- ture, and is our regular $60.00 value. These are regular $40.00 values, and will give you wonderful wear. They are gifts at $19.50. T he Famous John B. Stetson and Mallory Hats Have Been My Standards. I have grouped them as follows: John B. Stetson’s values up to $18.50, closing them out, your 3 choice, the pick of the house $12.50, your choice $6.48 $4.89 We Are Offering at Your Own Price Leather Vests, Grinnell Gloves and A ston Shoes, Lee Unionalls, Flannel Shirts, Dress Shirts, Sox, Sweet- Orr Dress ee ‘Pants, ete. J. LL. Learner 260 South Center Street, Opposite Natrona Hotel Mallory Hats, values up to