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Member of Audit Bureau of Cizeulations (A. B. @.) Member of the Associated Press The Asi ed Press. is exclusively entitled) to, the use for republication of all news credited in this papan and also the local news published herein. THE QUITTER CRITICISES. For a gentleman who got things in a terrible muss and then quit and ran away from the whole thing, Mr. William. Gibbs McAdoo has. his: nerve | with him to venture observations and advice. He proclaims with great gusto—‘As I see the situa- tion the country can not look with indifference upon the distressing situation in which the farmers find themselves.” William is away behind in his observation. The country and the Republican party have long since recognized the farme’’s plight as the result of some of the policies inaugurated by William when he was the secretary of the treasury and pursued, by. his | successors after he himself had contracted cold. feet and fled, If the situation has dawned upon William at last may be he will keep his observation. im work- ing order and observe thé remedy applied by the Kepublican congress now at work and the new congress and administration shortly to come into power: : William further tritely observes: “T am frank to say that I think that the policies thus far pursued with respect to credits have been too drastic.’’ All of the policies which have been pursued were adopted and put in operation before the November elections. In fact, those policies had done the greater part of their disastrous work long before the close of the campaign, yet William was put on the stump prior to the election urging an indorsement 6f the present administration by the retention in power in both the legislative and the executive branch of the government of that party, which had brought about the deplorable conditions which now exist. It may be recalled that William was formerly secretary of the treasury and by virtue of that posi- tion head of the federal reserve system which was chiefly instrumental in determining the character of aleflation the country has experienced. largely under his administration that the inflation process was conducted. It was under his adminis- tration that a large portion of the paper money was put in circulation. It was due largely to his en- touragement that costs of productiom were in- creased and prices inflatedi After this had been accomplished with his connivance he suddenly re- signed his position as secretary of the treasuxy and | head. of the federal reserve system and left the problems of reconstruction to others. His only ex- cuse for deserting his high position at a critical period was that he desired to make more money. William now presumes to disagree with the policies that have been pursued by his successor. By that disagreement he convicts himself of desert- ing his country in the time of need and permitting to. be inflicted upon the agricultural interests the de- structive policies which have been adopted. It 4s estimated that the losses. of the farmers have ag~ gregatd $3,500,000,000. + There is no means of knowing how much money the former secretary gias been able to make since he abandond the office, but it must have been considerable if he can consider it an adequate recompense for the tremendous losses the farmers have sustained by reason of the adoption of the policies of his successors rather than the continuance of those he would have pursued if he had continued ab his post. Far be it from us to suggest that William would have governed more wisely than have his succes- sors. William says this for himself when he criti- cises, the policies his successors have adopted. It is unnecessary to attempt to convict him of subjecting the country to the losses which have followed the unwise policies of the present incum- bents of the treasury department, for he conviets himself when he criticises the manner. in which they have’ performed the duties of the office he aban- doned. BRING IT BACK HOME. Since we do not have it in our possession and it is likely to be sometime before we do, it is a | favorite pastime to speculate upon what uses we could put that ten. billion, dollars. to- that Europe boxrewed from us for war purposes. Extreme altruists have suggested: the cancella- tion of the debt as a. contribution to poor relations x | it is not in vogue im, the best national circles. A, Tt was | misfortunes they have. sul recovery. from the |fered; This is fine for contemplation purposes, but | | world; power would scarcely care to swallow its | pride to the de; of becoming an object of | charity: Even nations must have a care for the gos- sip of other nations. | Positively no, we- should; not give. the ten, bil |: ‘lions top Europe: The money: should! come back to;| | this: side as: early, as Europe is: able- to repay: it, or: it | should’be. put in form: so that it can be realized'upon | ab once: e fact is, we need, it for our own, pur- | poses,. ‘The: people who advanced’ it are now in [ close: financial condition: themselves. This nation owes some twenty-four billions, itt | selfi. upom which. it is paying, interest. | provide the interest and payments upon principle | by taxes, upon the: things they. possess, and: by vari | ous other means. We need‘ the relief the ten bil- | lions will: afford, “Liquidate some of our own | twenty-four, billions of indebtedness. |. Moreover, if a considerable part of; that ten | billions. were applied’ to the payment of outstand- ing liberty. bonds, . those bonds, which, are now worth about 85 cents on. the dollar, would advance | in market value and perhaps reach par. People | who, loaned their money, to the government on: the |assurance that the loan would be a safe invest- | ment, but who have witnessed; a, 15; per cent de- | cline in the value of their security, will scarcely | favor a cancelation of the $1,0,000,000,000 debt | izes NONE BUT ONE-LEGGED 4EN—Probably the most unique when it could) be: applied: to the payment of the. ob- | cievaton oporators. in the world: ts, that, empl | ligations. the government owes them, of Europe, let us apply it to our own relief in construction of permanent national highways. ten billions of dollars cannot be comprehended in any other way. let us translate it into good roads. | At an average cost of $25,000°a mile the ten bil- | lions would construct 400,000. miles of hard-sur- faced’ highway, which added’ to that already built: would: give us the best system, of public ways in the world. Could you devise a better plan toward which to apply ten. billions dollars for our, owm good, when some off your friends favor giving the money away? ! Let us insist on that kale seed coming back and with it pay, some of our own debts, restore: our Lib- erty bonds to par and build roads with it. There are many other purposes, no.doubt equal- ly. as. good. for the benefit of the: whole people, as those suggested,, to absorb the ten, billion. due. us. ii Europe ;. but the: main: idea is to get ik back ome. A stable boss at Uniontown, Pa., found a stick of dynamite which he placed: in. his; hip pocket for safe keeping, exactly where he formerly placed his pint flask. Later,, while working about the stable, he was kicked! by a mule. The boss was stable went up in the air, but the mule remained quietly munching hay and was uninjured. IS. A. FIZZEE. | Gov. Oliver H. Shoup. of Colorado hands the | direct primary law an awful wallop in his annual message to the legislature. He says it is too un- wieldy and too expensive to be continued, and recommends a returm to the- convention. system. Colorado is not the only state to discover the | deceptive character of the primary law in its fair | promise to place the selection, of party candidates ‘in the hands of the people only. to. discover in prac- tice that it is the most susceptible to manipulation of any plan, yet devised; f There is scarcely: a state. in, the Union where it is in use that is. nok sick andi disguested with it. New. York, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Idaho and Wyeming are just a few. If it gave the- political management of parties and of politics generally into. the hands of the peo- ple, unweiltly as it is, we would feel: inclined to stick to it and try and, improve it; but the more we see: of it the less we respect it. It is simply a cheat and a fraud and offers every. inducement to the voter to ignore it. By its operation more often secures an inferior glass of candidates.. Men of | quality decline to enter into practically two election | contests under it and‘ will not undertake the expense | that is forced upon them in the two campaigns | necessary to election to office. The commission form of government is a nat- | ural outgrowth, of the primary system. They are | both “fads that have failed: in. purpose hoped to be | accomplished. | The convention system affords every oppor- tunity to the members of a panty to rule it that the | primary system does, and’ the opportunities are eae to the peopleand productive of better re- sults. The Wyoming: legislature could: do no better day’s work than to repeal the primary law, and substiiute. in. its stead. the caucus and convention | law. ' We don’t know of anyone who would object to such action on the: part of the legislature, but we do know off lots. of people who would commend | | | | | the action. |. Senator’ Borah is of the opinion. that. ten. bucks is a sufficient sum. for. the government: to, appropriate | for inaugural purposes. Sure-it is. These are the days of economy. Even this sum: seems. excessive. ALAS! ’TWAS EVER THUS! Comes now the: gladsome time o year When grafters stroke their chins And; kid: themselves. that charity, Will cover, all’ their: sins. Dut The people | 1 } | | j ere ; . , | mercial National Bank Building, Chicago. | Rather. than. cancel, the ten billions in: the relief “ing, declares that whenever pes: € ‘reliable and. stick to their jobs There If leggedi | IRRIGATION WORK « ; I aes which the commerce and} industries of our nation are built, This is | ag true of our arid west as it i Uf PAT YEAR force of oved: in the Continental and Com-| pite the: rather ‘difficult situation. ¢ ter, Putzelt, who has but one onetegged men, because they are} iooked forward to with operators present and all one IN STATE SHOWS BIG INGREASE Good Results Secured Through Co-Operation of State With Reclamation Service, Making: Possible More Rapid’ Extensicn of Improvements’ (By FRANK ©. EMERSON) State Eugineer of, Wyoming Agriculture is one of the main foundations of the humid sections where jnature furnishes without aid, sufficient moisture for the raising | of crops. In the Jast analysis agriculture wi!]l mean to Wyoming as it'always has to th maner | itself prayide: | tented, and prosperous. citizenry. | widely scattered over, the face of the earth, the | nt products of the ucrease our prosperity. The raising of the . WoN sonly addste “andpeaes eclamation Service started. Other enterprises, ‘and: in} 20tue puction upon the Riverton for Wyoming a most con. |. Project, "THB fst! develofiment)of this | project. will an wren than coyer 2 rest of the world, the best basis for per- of more | fttainment } ements) for Wyoming; during: the» year Platte. co-operative investigations. For to supplement the direct flow right 8 for practically 100,000 acres on stream. The Leiter construction. on @ considerable scale up- on the Lake de Smet, Reservoir proj: ect near Buffalo. The conservation of water bysuch work is a. most desirable and will repay the cost many times. Qne of the aceomplish- important 1920; was the report of the Board of Review, in connection with the North many vears the Foderal) Government has retarded; further, irmigation, devel- opment upon the North, Platte River in Wyoming, by reason, of; the conten- tion that the Pathfinder Reservoir re- quires the entire flow of the. North Platte River, in order to he assured of fling agcording to: its priority. Thi condition was manifestly unfair to V oming: The Board: of Reviews. found generally that the North, Platte affords a suffigient water supply. for the ir- rigation. of ajl the arable lands; in th ‘valley that are likely to, he. developed; \that further irrigation, development. in Wyoming need not be retarded; and) ‘that further development in. Nebraska | should depend: upon the constnu tion of reservoirs on the lower river, in or-) ‘der to conserve for Nebraska's usc waters that are now rupning, to waste. This report of the Board of Review should be the means of bringing about} development upon the North Platte) ‘River in Wyoming and assure to this state) the benefits which the state in all ingtice- should derive from. t gre’ water supply. As a whole the year 1920 has set much nrogress and accomplishment in connection with, the development of the irnigation, interests of the state. Des- en thru- pecially financially that pre’ out the country, the year 1 fi Overseas Chaplain. Is Given Church and Prison Charge RAWLINS, Wyo., Ja ther Gerard: Schelling with the American expeditionars overseas, has been assigned to the torate of St. Joseph's church here and also will, be the Catholic ch: Wyoming. penitentiary. Re Schellinger comes to. Rawlins from Cokeville, where he has been in charge of St. Dominic's church. a Gen. Marston G, Clark, a noted Ind- DNESD TO JUNKING OF SARATOGA ROAD Congressman Mondell Anticipates Application: for Abandonment by. Vigorous Opposition. to Move F WASHINGTON, Jan, 12:—No_ appli- cation for the abandonment of the Saratoge and Encampment railroad has as yet been filed with the inter- state commerce commission, according to a report made today to, Congress- man Mondell, who has. entered: a vig- orous protest against the preposed junking of the line of railway ‘serving the. Platte valley in Southern Wye- ming. The Wyoming congressman has recently. received intimatiop, that such application would be filed, and has no- tified’ the commision of the desire of the people affected to be heard in case abandonment of the road. is. attempted. Representations made to the Wyo- ming congressman are to the. effect that he Denver owners of this: road are ‘not interested in the operation of a railroad and are not practical railroad imen; that they purchased; the: railroad in connection with $10;000,000 mining property. of the Penn-Wyoming, Com- \pany, and that now having junked the mining property they. gesire- to, also tbandon the railroad. Congressman Mondell has presented to.ahe interstate commeree commission istatements from competent persons, in |position to. speak with knowledge, to ithe effect that this road was mage to pay. at a. time when the resources of \the territory served were less than at jpresent; that if managed by. practical Jrailroad men it would now more than meet expenst Other data is being collected with a view of: farther in- \fonming the commission should: yresent owners of the road apply for permission to abandon it. The Saratoga and Encampment Rail- road! was one of the properties of, the |Penn-Wyoming Copper Company, origi- ,|nadly promoted by the late Willis George Emerson. The original investment was over $10,000,000 and included; in addi- to the railroad and: mining prop- mill, crusher, power house, pine- line, tram and the Encampment water works. It is understcod the pres- ent owners are asking for the railtoad | | tie jana pioneer who, died, in 1846, was one of, a family of thirty-one brothers and sisters, by the same fath: and mother. aE falone practically twice as much as was paid for the entire mining propert.*._ mere Detmer all:wool patterns, Why wear ready made when 5 tailored garment for less mon Union label in every gart Cc. H. W Cleaning 116 East Midwest “HIGH CLASS. FAILORING MADE FROM— prices range. from $25.00. upwards. an bave a high class, strictly hand- t. HALEY, Tailor Pressing Repairing Phone 4padas * r ! 100,000: acre: aes ert Whilg. there “are ain yareas in| ithe ieee MRO Shane Wyoming “were ‘dry: farming. can ‘beta shoshonis since 190 the st ! very successfully ‘undertaken, our great. 7d Shoshont. s 908, the s cst agriculivmd develonment. comes | 2itempted: to have this grent project | through farming under irrigation. | TeVeleped, but mot until this year was the first of the dirt meved) The Without irrigation our most productive 44? J. Waitz Bucher, organist of St. Mark’s Church an- nounces the opening of his classes on the piano and in ANNOUNCEMENT | ply is found com ; i i areas would remain. practically worth- leas wastes, our nature has provided for regard. p to Curthet ¢ Telephone 714 ‘eatest natu resource and 8 well in this n thik great State are to be | as of fine farm lands that will} bly for the ¢ whole, 'T jamation service const Bort canal, 100 action of the h will under ural si Expect to, find the pment on a the thonsands of sumiter | been’ in keeping with the | always ask for pments. The class of work srton project will not only bring g hh ‘As / ahiuatanib.wates imap ies nefits to its immediate vicinity x will be a big wet to the stat but s also arge amount of work on, Laramie seale, we find Fisherman, the much progr. “ wsions on a eonslider ‘Mark of Supremacy, heen” proxecuteds during on every bottle of many of the “Tariger > pr the | emulsion that you buy. » A very healthy improvement ind | This means that you will ntually bring 60 gation in the SCOTT’S EMULSION found upon Wyomint as a le, will compare favorably with any | the et cit Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield. N. J. 20-15 of L C2 TC You'll find ow store complete with, many Hardware 105 South Cenfer Stre Opposite Henning bole) “Where the Best. Costs Less” SCHOSOSOOE OSLO ooo liver 0! Company et items you are wanting and our prices the lowest in Casper. When down’ town. notice our wind ; ¥, dows, and come in and look around. PJouds- 3 the wa fram. due -bountitul), rivers | QWment, has: Also! taken’ place on Sho- : shone id much additional land mnd.streams to, these areas is the work yeh “OVE nity of Deaver and Se bas : These reclamation projects nis work of reclamation hy ti ise much to the future welfarc careisd Be agra onlpaweatont ind prosperity of Wyoming | the sixties, The development was limit 2 z a }ed in améunt until the vightics and The 1919 dry season caused | from. th until, the ¢nd of the} auickening of | century, nds of smiull ditches | struction, Heavy “s by crop {were built and) several la proj forcibly calle the ntion of water started. [1 the. period from. 1900 to] users to the need of construction of 1910 many rojects were under: | age during the spring flood taken, With * work supplement the season of jof the United States Re Ser ischarge during July and vice, development in ah in the h the 1920 season was last ten years has proceeded very slow-| one of comparatively ample w ly. : j ply, the lesson of the previous The year hasy.ecen a decided re-| bax fortunately not been — overlook | vival ini mi work. More has been’! Plans are now well unc for th uecomplished during the year to-{ construction of two huge r up. rds irrisation deve in gen-|on a tributary of the Greybul eval than during any nee 1912 | - The last few years have well demon: | i] = | strated the value of th ated lands k For it jor this state, tha othe? con zs ditions that have been“ serious 1% 00069 S0tc¢ RRREAR AAA AT RENT EER ERRERRERER REE EEREREERIN EERIE, ‘harmony. . Appointments: will be m. by calling 477-W. or register lette or other negotiable papers. The ranchmen and o such, matters at thein own down thei sleeves.on chang: Checks, drafts. and! m sent-us, by ordinary postage. Do you bank by mail and so easy. Try it! SERKKKHEK KEK ERLEKEEYG EK ERLKEKEERIASEEEREREK, VAAL The. Mail Carrier Bring the postoffice to. the man out of town. City folks must go to the postoffice to buy postage containing: currency, Liberty bonds made between 5 and 7 p. ? il workers may look after home without even rolling ing from,their work clothes., oney orders, may safely be ? It has been made safe... SEERERERL RELL NE KEELE ELERK EERE Wyoming National Bank Casper, Wyoming. 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