Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 11, 1921, Page 2

PAGE TWO be Casper Daily Ccibune Issued every evening «xcept Sunday at Casper. Natrons County, Wyo. Publication Offices: Tribune Building BUSINESS Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting A!! Departments} code of laws, which is the guide of French law today ———$—$——_— Entered at Caspec, (Wyoming) Postoffice as seconé<l@58/ +420 -hout the world. Th matter, November 23, 1916. MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS FROM UNITED PRESS J. BE. HANWAY — EARL R HANWAY INTLEY -. RE ANS . THOMAS DAILY Advertising Representatives David J. Rendall, $41 Fitth Ave., New Tork City Prudden, King & Frosaen. 173052 3° = uu. of the Daily une fe York and Chicago offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier advance and the Gelivery efter subscrip- Member of Audit Bureau of Circuiations (A. B. C.) -- Member of the Associated Press The Associated P is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the | ews publishc* 2 -rein. Kick if You Don't Get Your Tribune. any time between = and 8 o'clock p. m, if you fail to receive your Tribune. A paper will be deliv- ered to you by special messenger. Ma~= = your duty to let The Tribune know when your carrier misses you. <e BN eta = 2 Se S| CITY MANAGER LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL. In an opinion from the bench Judge James H. Bur- gess of the Sheridan district court has in effect do- clared the city manager bill passed by the last legis- lature unconstitutional. A petition was filed with the city commissioners of Sheridan requesting the cal!- ing of an election to determine the adoption or re- jection of the manager form of government for Sheridan under the new law. The commissioners de- clined, giving as a reason that the commission form must first be repudiated before the uew form could be adopted 2s provided by the act of 1915. Manda- mus proceedings were instituted and the city commis- sioners required to show cause why the petition of the citizens should not be complied with. The case came on before Judge Burgess and the court pointed out the unconstitutional features of the law which brief- ly are: The constitution provides that the salaries of all public officers, state, county, city, ete., shall be fixed by the legislature. This the legislature failed to do in the city manager act, thercfore no salary can be legally paid the city manager who is held to be an officer and not an employe within the law. Another constitutional requirement is that a city officer must be a qualified elector of the state ani municipality before he is eligible to hold office. The city manager act provides that any person competent to fill the office of city manager may be employed regardiess of his residence. The statute’ takes the view that the manager is an employe and not an of- ficer, which the court points out runs counter to the fundamental law of the siate. The contention of the city commissioners that the commission form must first be discarded before the Manager system can be submitted to vote was dis- missed by the court as without merit. The decision in the case will be handed down some time during the present week, but the opinion so far expressed upon the two points of unconstitutionality has determined the matter so far as Sheridan is con- cerned. There will be no appeal, the case will be dropped, and a move made to have the law amended by the next legislature, Casper is in the identical situation of Sheridan. This city can accept the decision of Judge Burgess and re- call the election for June 7, or take the matter to the supreme court for final decision. Call 15 or 1 OUR FORCES ABROAD, Whatever estimate we may place upon our own sol- diers, it is rather satisfactory to know that others in the world have a very high opinion of them. It was not a mere compliment the Swiss chief of staff paid our men, when he said of our army of occupation in Germany, that “the Americans are the most up-to- date, the best equipped and the best looking military outfit of all the armies of the world.” The general is not alone in his good epin- ion. Other experts of Europe, entirely familiar with professional soldiers © expressed praise. It is gratifying to know that while we are in no sense a military nation, the personnel, the morale discipline, and efficiency of our army of occupation have made a favorable impression upon those who make soldiering a regular business. Swi , a FRANCE’S GREATEST EXPONENT. The republic of France has just completed the ob- President and Editor , i ‘SSusneed 36 ‘er | Sbal’s. baton. teger Bidg.. Chicago, | file in the New similar high | mind by the horrors of the revolution found expres- | sion and he devoted himself to erecting a govern- | ment based on lmw and order. He established a sys- |tem of education, founded the Bank of France, TELEPHONES.._.......--...-----15 and 16/ created the Legion of Honor, enacted the Napoleonic! and has had « profound influence upon justice superb jnheritance of or- der, progress and prosperity bequeathed by Napoleon made the France of 1914. A familiar quotation from the great Corsican was, “In the knapsack of each of my privates is a ma He meant that the opportunity w | there and it depended entirely upon the merit and ability of the man to grasp it and become a leader among men. “If Napoleon conld do it, I can do it.” is the boast of every Frenchman, and with him es their ideal they strive for success. Napoleon the military hero and Napoleon the ex- jemplar of law and order have greater authority and | prestige in France today than any other influence. / peace. Sse Dated 423 PREJUDICED AND PARTISAN JUDGMENTS. The Newberry decision ought not to be dismissed without calling attention to the lessons the courts’ findings have imparted. Among other things it re- iterates that a trial court may not rule prejudicial | te the interests to cither of the parties to litigat nor may bias be shown to thwart tie ends of justice, without rebuke and reversal by the court of last re- sort. The violation of these fundamental safeguards brings the trial court into disrepute and that simply | means it has “forfeited the respect of those who should support it, The supreme court’s decision is, of course, a re- lief to Senator Newberry and a cause for gratifica- tion among his friends. But these are the-least of the considerations in connection with the reversal of Ithe case. It is a basic principle of free government | that no man shall be deprived of life, liberty or prop- erty without due process of law. Whenever that fun- damental principle is successfully set aside the very name of justice becomes a by-word. if due process of law can be set aside because of the prejudices, personal feelings, the political animosities or any other ulterior influences, then it matters little to the individual citizen whether he lives under an absolute despotism in the form of a monarchy or another oper- ating in the name of popular government but in ac- | cordance with the methods of Bolshevisn The people of the United States are interested in the Newberry case, not because of Newberry’s per-| sonality, not because of his partisan affiliations, not because of his official position, but because as a citi- zen he was made the object of a special attack by a dictatorial federal administration which undertook to control the sovereign citizens of a great state in the choice of a man who should represent them in the highest legislative body in the world. To all appear- ances the lower court's proceedings were in entire har- mony with the policy adopted by the former occu- pant of the White House. . Fortunately the American system of jurisprudence provides for appeal to an unprejudiced court where in calmness and deliberation the methods pursued by the trial court can be reviewed in order to determin: | whether justice has been done. The decision of the supreme court declaring the right of a defendant to a fair trial under due process of law, is:a reassur- ance to the people of the countrysthat constitutional government still lives and that the people of the country are still secure in the enjoyment of life, lib- erty and property. ‘Whether the federal government shall adopt con- stitutional amendments giving control over state primaries is another and very minor question. ES ES ARS RES THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. It seems to be of but momentary concern to com- munities that immorality, of a chatacter to shame the underworld for utter abandon, should break out in the high schools in all parts of the country. The scan- dal holds the attention locally for a brief time, is ex- ploited in the press and dies out’ and is forgotten. The larger communities are not alone in this public shame. The small cities and towns have shared the same_ disgrace. 3 In very recent; time, Chicago, Kansas City, numer- ous cities of the east, all have been saddened. > Then there was the: Denver affair, while at the moment Green Bay, Wis., is frantic at the disappearance of six girls’ from dhe ‘school, :ranging in. age from. 15 | } (ilendo Star) proud of our elegant new brick that ts now completed and will day, Mothers y, May 8, 1921. and be worthy reciplents of « There ts not a nicer building in the west and especially do the deserve }credit for their untiring through the long years of donations. ‘This will be a ‘copious fountain of celestial influence to- the entire community in which each and all may bask and enjoy the revela- tions of truth and ‘sunshine ts so rich to slake the thirst of the penitent. May the influence be as Niagara’s ot tove flowing from calvary to fill the hungrying souls. 4 crs Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Dedicatory service at 2 o'clock. = Full baskets, big crowd. Be there. Barlington Increasing Force. (Gillette Record) The Burlington is gradually put- ting men back to work apd business is slowly but surely picking up, which is indeed welcome tidings. The Min- turn gravel pit was put into opera- tion Monday and the company. in- tends to operate it ail summer. will give employment to an extra train crew, a work train gang, a steam shovel crew and six or eight extra men. They have also put on a steel gang who are now engaged lay- ing new steel between this city and Arvada, which gives a large extra gang employment, and all — section crews are being increased, all of which indicates an casing up of the retrenchment policy, which has had sway, for some time past. Leng Way Round. (Kemmerer Republican) “Wyoming, the land of magnifiieent distances.” is emphasized if one makes a trip between the county seats of Lincoln and Fremont counties which adjoin. Teke this from Dep- uty Sheriff W. W. Smalley of Goke- vilf, who returned home -Monday aft- er taking an aged couple from this city to a Lander institution. “The distance ar the crow files,” said Mr. Smalley, “would be about 125 miles from Cokevilie, and perhaps 0 from Kemmerer: yet TI traveled 1,- $ miles to make the round trip. It took me 20 hours more time to make the round trip than @ round trip to Chicago.” To make the trip, Mr. Smalley had to go to Cheyenne, thence to Wend- over, thence to Casper, and then on to Lander, three changes. Beats Passenger Train. (Thermopolis Record) \. B. Gaylor made a trip to in Sunday in a big six Studebaker and beat the running time of” the “Bur- Nngton passenger train -15, minutes go- ing and coming: «Mr-"Gaylor reports thé highway in; excelient shape and fs boosting thé Yond issue wherever he is in, the “hope that better high- ways. will ke built all 6ver Wyoming. Purity Squad Busy. (Newcastle News Journal) The purity purveyors of the state enforcement organization descended in town this week and@ aro said to few quarts of good kick, when Dom- intck Rorgaillia and Neltie Maynard to 18 years. . Five were finally discovered in Mil- waukee maternity hospitals and the sixth was a sui- cide. Sheridan, in our own state, is moving heaven and earth to suppress a scandal, vaguely hinted at in its local newspapers, involving high school girls. The question is: What does it all mean? Wh causes all this lapse from the path of ‘rectitude here- tofore trod by our girls? No such situation has ever before in our history been presented. Always have out women and giris been morally upright, free from suspicion and staunch against temptation. They were not only the guide but the gheet anchor of men in matters of morals. Can it be that in their new status of equality un- der the law they have interpreted its meaning liter- ally or have mistaken their new found ‘liberty for. li- cense. That they must imitate not the highest but the lowest standards of men? If it all passes and we settle back to the old de- lightful days of happiness which means morality we may not be greatly harmed. But these are not happy times. There is some- tking fine gone out of. life and left a great vacancy. Se 1S AT KIDDING CONSTITUENTS. 4 The latest form of congressional “pork” is the cap- tured German cannon for ornamental purposes in pub- lic squares and parks in rural constituencies of mem- servance of the 100th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the occasion for a re- view of his life and accomplishments. In Napoleon's carcer the tendency has always been to emphasize the greatness of his military achievements rather than his attainments as a statesman and his capacity as an executive. The lessons to be drawn from his life are many and important in present day application. Because the situation confronting him at the close of the French revolution were in many respects similar in problems to those we are facing today. In the one crisis Napoleon proved no less a genius than in the other. It is settled history, come to be universal be- lief, that he was the greatest general the world has produced, and the soldier who has mastered Na- poleon’s strategy has nothing more to learn, But it is the other side of his character to which the French draw attention in present’abnormal times and direct the world to such inspiration as it may con- 1 was not a native Frenchman. He was nd of Corsica, a French possession, it t ¢ life and thought of whose people had n common with the French. Like so many of great he was of humble origin; and when he n France at the age of ten years to enter chool, he was to all intents and purposes an His ultimate rise from his obscure sta- jictatorship of Franucqwas not accident edgement of superior genius and abil- iration te every emigrant to a foreign’ age of twenty-three Napoleon was face with mob rule. He was in Paris entieth day of June, 1792, when the Tuilleries and witnessed the culminating in the guillotining of nd many ofthe French aristocracy. bers of congress. The present session is young and the brethren have scarcely had a chance to assure the |people at home of their statesmanlike ability, yet | there are already in the hopper 941 bills to provide war trophies, in the form of German cannon, for various towns and cities of the country. One congressman | from Ohio filed a batch of 43 such bills in one day jand will do better when he gets his typewriter re- paired from that job of overwork. Two facts constituents ought to know. |ply of captured German cannon is li bills to supply them are the bunk. The authors have no hope of passing them. It is the cheapest of polit- ical advertising. LATE A PATRIOTIC SUGGESTION. | A member of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution comes forward with a brand new idea, an un- usual one as a principle in such organizations, She favors the high resolve that members give at least four ‘children to the republic, founded by the ances- | fors, that the sturdy strain of native stock shall not |die out, but be conserved, and go forward in the present great work of Americanization by increasing the descendants of the hardy pilgrims. How popular the good sister’s appeal may become is a matter to be determined by themselves. Pending the outcome there is no good reason for neglecting to heave another scoopful of coe! under the melting pot. ES ENJOYING A VACATION. The British war office iz authority for the state. ment that there are 1,328,000 men under arms in Eu- rope. This exclusive of Britain, Russia, Turkey, Latvia, Esthonia and Lithuania. It would appear that the League of Nations is not lecgueing to any great extent this spring. Seatiae PSST EEE The Boston Transcript tells us Richard Strauss is ccupied,@er ten busy years with when he was proclaiméd consul ™pressions that had been made upon his coming to this country, probably on a visit of cere mony to the great American composer, Hochwiirdige Kapellmeistcr von Jazz. to his footwear. cessity. We Are Exclusive Agents for Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes Giendo and community are justly dedicated io iis vightful cause Sun-| Each and all are urged to bring a much. commendation efor sive advice on legal, medical and Pnis | T- Oxfords for The well dressed,man will pay particular attention Question Box Daily Tribune Information Bureau, | feast beth physically and mentally, |Prederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash-! ington, D.C. This offer applies ertict- and are regarded as 2 luxury. darter and sale?—Z. M. G. A. In commerce and political ecor- omy; barter is the term used for the commodities for money. Q. Aro there any Franklins today sthe entire altar wail of the Sistine oa : } Q@. What ts the difference between ©>#bel in the vatican, is the largest; ~ ifresco in the world. | | ie $i | @. What is “The Koveita Stone?”— a), (Any reader cam get the enswer wo|exchange of one commodity for an- ©. W. oe > well filled basket and spend pe aero question by writing The Casper other, as contrasted with the sale of | A. The Rosetta Stone is-a stone in | the British museum, which wag found ; by some French soldiers near the | Rosetta ‘mouth of ths Nile. tis of ; hy to information. The bureau can-jwho are diret descendants of Ben-| biack bosait und contains hetroglyphic | financial thatters. “It does not at-| tempt to settle domestic troubles, nor | to undertake exhaustive rescarch on | subject. Write your questions | plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and enciose tw. cents in| stamps for return postage. All re-| plies @re sent direct to the inquirer.) | — } Q. Why is the shield of the United | es sometimes shown with stars on | it and sometimes without?—T. C.F. A. The official shield of the Unitea; States does not have stars as part the design. = oo Q. What is ‘the Breslau Table;— LH. 4. A. This is an old mortality tabio, cortpiled from records kept by tho city of Brelau, Silesia, for the five years 1687-1691. Q. What birds’ nests are edible?— A. The edible birds’ nests are the nesis of the East Indian swifts of the genus “collocalia." The birds are small in size; dark colamed above, and ee Jamin Franklin?—R. L. inscriptions. A. There are many descendants of ; —. Benjamin Franklin's daughter, Sarah, who married his successor as post- master general, Richard Bache, but mone of them bear the Franklin sur- name. Q. How did the name John Barley- corn originate?—H. L. M. A. This name is an old one, whose origin cannot be traced. An old English tract under title of “The Ar- raigning and Indicting .of Sir John “noble blood, well beloved in England, & great support of the crown, and a maintainer of both rich and poor,” Q. How much longer should a dash be than s dot, when sending by tele- graph?—F. J. Y. A. Theoretically, the duration of a dash is equal to three dots. Q. Is there # tribe of people known as the Mosquitos?—H. W. W. M. A. The name is given to a tribe of Indians of the Mosquito coast of Cen- tral America. 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Next to the America Theater CASPER’S FINEST STORE FOR MEN Mednick Bros. Shoes 7 ‘The Best.Obtain- able at the Price. They are offered in a nice assortment of colors and shapes. We have the most complete line of Men’s Shoes in Casper. We can fit you in all sizes and styles. Our Shoes are not any higher than inferior brands. The Finest Shoes Made Shoes : For Men Hickey-Freeman Quality Clothes SAILOR WEEK We are placing on sale our entire stock of sailors. This includes colored hemp models, with white facings, which were $7.50— NOW $5.00 Our beautiful line of Milans, in White, Black and colors. This sale starts tomorrow and will.con- tinue until Tuesday, May 17. 33 1-3 Per Cent Less Regular Price THE MARTZ SHOP. 154 South Center. You are through painting when you stucto your house. It also makes your house warmer and adds value ‘to your property at a very little more expense than paint. It will cost you nothing for figures. R.1. STEEN -.- Phone 183-W 624 South Wolcott