Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1921, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Casper Daily Cribune €be Casper Daily Cribune County, Wyo, Publication Offices. Tribune Building. ay na 16 USINESS TELEPHONES ..... se+cee2-18 and 1 Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments Entered at Casper, (Wyoming) Postoffice matter, November 1916. MEMBER THE MEMBER OF THE - President and Editor Business Manager Associated Editor J. BE. HANWAY EARL E page City. Editor --Advertising Manager Advertising Representatives David J. Randall, 341 Fifth Ave., New York City. Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bidg., Chicago, Copies of the Daily Tribune are on file in the New York and Chicago offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES All subscriptions must be paid in advance and the Daily Tribune will not insure delivery after subscrip- tion becomes one month in arrears. Member of Andit Bureau of Circulation (A. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper an also the local news published herein. Kick if You Don’t Gét Your Tribune. Call 15 or 16 any time between 6 and 8 o'clock p. m if you fail to receive your Tribune. A paper will be de- livered to you by special messenger. Make it your duty to let The Tribune know when your carrier misses you. a PREREQUISITE TO DISARMAMENT. The concensus of opinion of those who have drawn lessons from the European war is that if the world is again to see war, it will not be fought with the implements used in the late war for the destruction of life and property, but that chemistry will play the all-important part. The Manufacturers’ Record discussing the disarma- ment question, takes this feature into consideration when it says: “A prerequisite to disarmament is a complete and self-contained chemical industry in the United States. Every important nation on earth, except the United States and China, has an embargo on importations of dyestuffs. Italy attempted protection by means of tariffs, and her domestic dye industry was over- whelmed in a night. She was compelled no later than June 3 to reverse her entire policy and embark on a drastic program of licensing under an embargo system. “Why have the great nations with such remarkable unanimity determined that they must have within their own borders their own complete chemical in- dustry? The answer is obvious. The inexorable laws of economy have made disarmament for most nations an absolute necessity. The ery of the taxriddcn the world over is a prayer for relief, and the United States, which is alone financially able to endureMthe burden, is preparing at considerable risk to heed that prayer by taking part in and fostering a program for disarmament. Disarmament is essentially a declara- tion of willingness on the part of the United States to confide the protection of its vast interests to the B. ©.) & good faith of the world—to surrener the absolute de- - fense which it is capable of sustaining because it cher- ishes a hope that thereby it may change the current of human practice and introduce into international affairs a new principle of faith and fair dealing. But there is no nation in all the eatth so civilized that maintenance of a police force can be avoided. There is a criminal instinct in some men and in some nations. Despite all treaties and all pacts, all un- derstandings of any kind, they may spring up some new highwayman, lured by the sight of loot. It is conceivable, therefore, even at the risk in- volved, that we can surrender perhaps some actual and positive armament, but we must not and will not give up power to arm in case of emergency. There is but one way in which this reserve for defense can be maintained, without cost to the taxpayer, and that is by fostering of the chemical industry in the United States. Every dye plant is a potential munitions factory. Every dye plant can be converted within 24 hours to use for the national defense. “If every other great nation possesses a complete chemical industry and the United States possesses none, or only a small one, the ease with which we could be subjugated would be a constant temptation to others. We would, indeed, by our complete de- fenselessness, be encouraging the other nations of the earth to violate their pleges and look for excuses for war. The next war, if there is one, will be a chemica) war. Without a chemical personnel we should be defeated before we started. Thére is no soldier who does not know this; no diplomat that does not use it.” tt THE PROSPEROUS BOOTLEGGER. It is rather grinding on the honest, straightforward citizen struggling along meeting his bills by hard dig- ging, obeying the laws of his town and state and living the life a proper citizen should, to be compelled to step aside at the street crossing to avoid being run down by the high-priced car of the bootlegger. Yet, it occurs every day in Casper. People who pretend to be informed about affairs, are perfectly aware of the bootlegger and his business and his ability to own a valuable car. If the bootlegger was not breaking the law in his traffic in alleged liquor at enormous profit to him- self, and depended upon his labor, he would not be driving so expensive a car. He would either drive a flivver like thousands of better citizens or walk. It cannot be that the authorities, whose business it is to enforce the laws, with their superior advan- tages to learn what is going on, are unaware of the bootlegger and his activity. If it be the case, then they had better inquire of the children in the street and Jearn. ———_—_o—____ TWO BILLIONS FOR ROADS. During the past five years the federal government has been spending money under what is known as the federal aid road act. From 1916 to 1921, $75,- 000,000 was appropriated to aid post roads, plus $1,- 000,000 annually for ten years for road building in the national forests. An amendmen: to that act in 1919 appropriated an additional $50,000.000 for the years 1920 and 1921; also $3,000,000 for forest roads for each of the years 1919, 1920, and 1921. This makes a total of $294,000,000 which the federal government has appropriated for road building since 1916. In addition a majority of the states of the union have materially assisted over and above the 50 per cent which they were obligated to expend in conjunc- tion with the federal government, the federal funds above mentioned being appropriated upon the 50-50 basis. It has not been possible to tabulate all of the funds expended by states and counties for road build ording to the American Automobile ch has made the most comprehensive | 3 second class | | compiliation of data upon that subject, approximately | $1,000,000,000 was made available during the years Issued every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natrona} 1919, 1920 and 1921 by the issuance of either state or county road bonds. No tabulation has been made of the amount of funds derived from road construc- tion from motor vehicle tax, local taxation, and other sources. The figures above given, however, show thet in the last five years there has been considerably in excess of $2,000,000,000 expended for the construc- tion and maintenance of improved highways. SRT A a, SS ea RESUMING THE OLD SWING. No one doubts the fact that the department heads wt Washington are doing their share toward bringing the business of government back to a business basis. True, they are overloaded with greater forces than any business organization would stand for, but that condition will not last a great while longer, The effi- cieney commission will shortly have plans perfected to a point where a showing will be made. The New York Herald is already enthusiastic and encourage- ment leads it to say: : “Nobody is in doubt now that at last the United States government is getting sound and able business management. Republican newspapers are joined un- grudgingly by independent and Democratic prints in | declaring the fact. Professional political cynics mar- vel at it. Nobody challenges it . Nobody can. “It is not merely the business sense and business j action of Budget Director Dawes, a business man, | which the country commends and admires. Nor of the chairman of the shipping board, Lasker, a busi- ness man who proceeds straightway to bring order out of chaos in the colossal commercial wreck of all history. Secretary Mellon, a business man, while untang- ling our national and international financial knots, sweeps out superfluops and useless help, gets rid of | unnecessary office rents and cuts expenses everywhere |in his own department. The secretary of war, a businss man, does the same. The postmaster-general pulls in the business harness. The public printer finds he can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by getting on a business basis. Departments stop bidding against one another for supplies in this, that and the other market. One bureau no longer sells its surplus stock to a speculator for a song while another bureau buys the same stock, perhaps from the same speculator, at top notch prices. Coal is put in the federal bin the way a factory puts it in, Labor is checked up the way a department store checks it up. “All this simply because the busines men in charge of the great business departments of the national gov- ernment promised to manage them, expected to man- age them, and got down to the brass tacks of man- aging them as any bank, steel company, commercial house, hotel or whatever it be ought to be managed, and has to be managed to pay its way and keep out of the hands of a receiver. “So once more we have the greatest business organ- ization on earth, the United States government, back in the time-old business ways of sense, solvency and success. And when that vast and complex national institution emerges triumphant from such confusion, disorder and all but ruin as the Harding adminis- tration fell heir to only four nfonths and 19 days ago, it is time for all those in charge of private affairs in the country to buckle down to the same work of reorganization and resumption of business on a sound basis for everybody, everywhere. “Get on the job!” a A PUBLIC PEST. One of the most despicable vandals met with, and he is present most everywhere, is the person who mu- tilates books, magazines, pamphlets and other read- ‘ing matter entrusted to him by public libraries. There are very few exceptions among public libraries, where pages, paragraphs and pictures are cut from maga- zines and bound volumes, are not marked with under- scoring or lines crossed out to show the approval or disapproval of the reader. This petty vandalism is annoying to both patrons and librarians,and whenever discovered and guilt fixed the perpetrators have been frequently arrested and fined. It is due to lack of respect for and-appreciation of the value of books and printed matter. It is a de- ficiency most likely born with the person. It could be largely corrected through the public schools if teach- ers would demand a more careful accounting of the misuse of ‘text books, and impart to thoughtless schol- ars the importance of careful use and care of public property. t Any frequenter of a public library can testify to the annoyances caused by these destructive pests. 0 BOOTLEGGER AND BOLSHEVI Prohibition Commissioner Haynes declares that it is a mighty short-sighted American who fails to see in the bootlegger of today both the spirit of the anar- chist and the bolshevik. The bootlegger, whether he be of the highest or lowest walks of life is in the last analysis a law vio- lator, and stripped of his social prestige and political influence he is a criminal giving assistance and en- couragement to those forces of profiteering crimin- ality whose business it has been to prostitute states- manship and debauch citienship, which have murdered more men in discharge of their duties in proportion to the number employed in the enforcement of law, than fell on the battlefields of France in defense of our flag. It is high time to straighten out the public mind on the bootlegger’s constant cry about personal liberty, Americanism and patriotism. Terms they have no right to use, and terms which are sacrilege in their mouths. A strict enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and the state laws in aid of it, would do more to restore public respect for all law than any move federal or state authorities could make. The widespread disregard of the prohibition law and the inability or helplessness of authorities to cope with the situation has encouraged disobedience of other laws and produced the condition, cities, counties and states, everywhere are crying out against. It sounds mighty good in these lax times to hear of the occasional officer who enforces the law within his jurisdiction. tp SOCIAL FESTIVITIES AT JACKSON. It was but recently published throughout the nation that “4 short-skirt government of the town of Jack- son had been so successful that the lady town mar- shal declined to serve another year because the job was so tame it gave her ennui. {here must have been a sudden change in the town’s population or else the spirits of the departed bad men who infested the Hole in the ancient day have returned to guide the rising generation in social etiquette, for the Jackson Courier, speaking of recent functions of a social nature takes its citizens to task thus: “If you must get drunk, don’t force your evil smell- ing breath and your worse conduct upon men, women and children at a dance. Go home and sober up, but keep away from the local dance hall. Tuesday night's dance was accompanied by actions that won’t bear repetition.” < The female chief of police had better come back and look after the public conduct or Jackson will lose its prestige and fair name, eet The person who eats food is in hard lines. When war happens food costs go up. And now that peace has come Washington reports the cost of food ad- vancing. The ultimate food consumer gets it going | and coming. It is to be hoped that both Northcliffe and the king are now entirely satisfied. The one didn’t. say it and the other is glad his position has been genfirmed. Swimming Keeps Her Young—Champ ' Altough in years she is 57, Mrs, deme Harrison. women of the Panumy School. Chief Unele Sam's new commissioner of education is John James Tigert . of Kentucky. Tigert was professor of psychology at the university of Ken- tucky. DENVER NOW LARGEST SHEEP MART IN WORLD CHEYENNE, Yyo., Aug. 44.—O. Y. (Bull) Allen, who is here prociaiming that any Wyoming rancher who is wise will “ship ‘em to Denver,” as- serts that the Colorado capital has become the second largest sheep mar- ket tn the world, being surpassed in that respect only by South Omaha. In 1920, Allen states, 2,078,888 sheep were marketd at Denver, as compared with 2,890,748 at South Omaha and 1,687,017 at Kansas Cit: : ee ATTORNEY LOCATES HERE. William J. Adams, late of Williston. N. D., having looked the country over has come to Casper to make his home. He is an attorney and has taken of- fices with G. H. Mann in the Con- solidated Royalty building. Mr. Adams is a graduate of Harvard and of Howard Law school, is a pleasant gentleman to meet and will no doubt succeed In his profession he ex. tends his acquaintariceship. 1679 DIED in New York City alone from kid- ney trouble last year, s3on’t allow yourself to become a victim by neglecting pains and aches. 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Donald Forsythe has issued an order revok- ing the license of the National Life Insurance company, of Montpeliér, Vt., to do business in Wyoming, bas- ing his action on the company’s re- fysal to pay the state of Wyoming a fax on dividends paid to policy hel ers on reductions: of premiums, The company, which has a large business in Wyoming, has indicated that it will appeal to ithe courts. from the com- missioner's decision, and will test the law authorising the tax which it ‘de- clines, to. pay. : pin ws ae The Japanese mercantile marine now ranks thitd among..the ,commer- clal fleets of the world. i nNOOe AND THE BART, FaES BRADMELD REGULATOR CO,.DEPT.9-D.ATLANTA. GA, CHIEF KNIGHT OF A. OF 6.15 ELECTED AGAIN: James A. Flaherty Chosen to Head National Organization for Seventh Consecutive Time by Convention. BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 4.—James A. Flaberty of Philadelphia was named for the seventh consecy- tive time as supreme knight of the! Knights of Columbus, which ts in its) thirty-ninth annual international su-| preme convention here. His election | was unanimous. \ ‘The other officers elected are. Mar- tin H. Carmody, Grand Rapids, Mich., deputy supreme knight; William J. McGinley, New York, supreme secre: tary; Joseph C. Pellitier, Boston, su: preme advocate; Danie! J. Callahan, Washington, D. C, supreme treasur- er; Dr. E. W. Buckley, St. Paul.| Minn., supreme physician, and Dayid Supple, San Francisco, supreme warden. William P. Larkin, New York: Wil- Nam J. Mulligan, Thompsonville, Conn.; John F. Martin, Green Bay, Wis; Luke E. Hart, St. Louis, and John A. O'Dwyr, Tocdo, were named directors for a three-year term, A strong sentiment for the holding ot the neyt supreme convention in Montreal or some othér Canadian city has developed. The question will be decided tomorrow. : “Archbishop Edward J. Hannah of the Catholic archdiocese of San Pran- ciseo, addressed the convention on the campaign of the Catholic church against what he termed “lax divorce laws.” Baseball Manual of 1868 Is Found by Cheyenne Resident CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 4.—Rob: blouse and long trousers. The cocky cap of the present when the book was lustrations are in 1868 wore either “Dundrearys” & Mowing chin beard. oe Auto Accident Injuries Fatal DENVER, Aug. 4.—Miss Elisa Re. riguez, 22 years of age, Cochiti, N. M.. died late yesterday at the county hospital! as a result of injuries she recelved when she was struck by an Horlick’ oriick' Ss lalted Milk and Invalids Avid Tra tations and Substitutes DANCE . DANCE PALACE | Learn to Dance J..R. Binan Instructor r Teaches You . “Correctly” in “LOOK OUT!” You'll Skid on that Floor. It’s Sure a Slick One. Today and every day until further notice. © PLACE: JOHN JOURGENSEN’S PAINT STORE 242-246 W. Yellowstone Highway. TEN PER CENT discount from regular retail prices. 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