Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1921, Page 2

AG = SRE “HIS Pu ASEOEI EK” SAGE Oa Ss : . ; : ] PAGE TWO —vt Gasper wap Crivune Issued every evening except County, Wyo, Publication Offices. Tribune Building. a — BUSINESS T! Branch Telephone Botered at Casper, (Wyoming) Postof! matter, November 22, MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS J. E HANWAY . BARL BE. dANWA W. HO HUNTLEY . R EB EVANS .. THOMAS DAILY Advertising Representatives Prudden, King & Prudden. 1720-23 Steger Bidg., Chicago, 1h 236 Fifth avenue, New York City; Globe Bidg., Bos- Mass. Coppies of the Daily Tribune are on file in the” New York, Chicago and Hoston offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Cartier ees Hed ass keess * be Three Months No subscript three months. All_subscriptions must be pold in advance and the Daily Tribune will not insure delivery after subsorip- tion becomes one month in arrears. Member of Andit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. ©.) pted f Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclus:vely entitled to we uae for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news vublished herein Kick if You Don't Get Your Tribune. Call 15 or 16 any time between 6 and 8 o'clock p. m if you fail ts 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 A BLOWUP IN HELL. Forty-five miles west of Casper, on the Yellowstone highway, is one of the most wonderful examples of nature’s handiwork scen anywhere in the world. It bas been viewed by thousands, each one of whom tormed his own theory with reference to it. There may be more sublime views along’ the Ark- ansas and Colorado rivers,.more impressive scenes along the trails of Yellowstone and Glacier parks, but certainly no more strange and unaccountable wonder than Hell’s Half Acre. There it it, a great basin, in which has been wrought and set down by a master architect, mountain ranges, plains, hills, valleys, cas- tles, mosques, pyramids, watch towers, ancient ruins, caverns, tunnels, shafts, all in varigated coloring and of materials unlike anything in the adjacent region. Ages of time and the action of the elements have done their share in adding form and gracefulness of con- tour to the composite phenomenon. How, when and why Hell’s Half Acre is mystery. No one knows. No one ever will know. Scientists may grope and spin theories. So the layman. For truth and exactness we accept what pleases us. For the origin of Hell’s Half Acre, the mythology of Mount Casper ante-dating that of Mount Olympius possiliy offers the most rational explanation. Sunday at Casper, Natrona 16 . President and Eilitor Business Manager fanciful tale goes, it is related that in the heaving and bulging of the earth’s surface in the cooling pro- cess from a molten state after having been thrown off from another planet Mount Casper’suddenly ap- peared one morning in early spring. In time trees grew, grass and flowers came and on the lower stretches the fragrant sagebrush made its appearance. With the passing of the centuries came the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air. Finally the gods, the ancestors of those who later reigned on Olympus, the names and legends concerning them being to great extent lost or remodeled to glorify those of the later period. The tale of Hell’s Half Acre, however, survived and comes down to the present day through an Indian chief to early travelers on the Oregon trail. In brief it runs: The son of the tyrannical ruler over all things on Mount Casper, fell into dissolute habits and for punishment was banished to hell. On his arrival he undertook to teach Satan, the ruler of the lower re- gions, the earthly game called craps. While thus en- gaged, Satan assigned the duty of stoking the great furnaces under the middle kettle to the imps with which hell at that time and ever since has been over- run. The imps, in the absence of the master, and after the nature of imps, labored assiduously and brought great stores of fuel which they poured into the vast furnaces causing such excessive heat that the gases from the sulphur with which the middle kettle ‘was filled and into which sinners from earth were to be tossed, exploded, blowing the roof off hell and caus- ing a terrific upheaval. When daylight came the next morning Hell’s Half Acre was there to greet the chance passerby. That is the story. It is not for us to doubt its au- thenticity. If any geologist or other scientist can read a more plausible one from the present scene we will give it welcome. SE a LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT. The conference at Washington in November, to which the several nations of the world have been in- vited by President Harding, has by the wrong use of terms, grown to be known as the “disarmament” con- gress. It is not only a misnomer, it is an error. One that is misleading in this country where there has been so much said and written about it, whatever may be ¢he situation in other countries who have been invited to send delegates. The word “disarmament” has been so generally employed by newspapers that it is well to go back to the president’s invitatign and see exactly what terms he employed and inquire ingp the intent and purpose of the convocation. On July 10th the state department issued a state- ment to the effect that ‘The President in view of the far reaching importance of the question of limitation of armaments” had asked the powers if it would be agreeable to them to participate in a conference on the subject. “It is manifest,” continued the state- ment, “that the question of limitation of armaments has a close relation tc Pacific and Far Eastern prob- lems,” and it was suggested that those subjects be also considered at the meeting. Favorable replies to the informal invitatien were re- ceived, whereupon Secretary Hughes despatched for- mal messages to the five powers asking them to attend a meeting on Armistice Day. Those messages began as follows: “The president is deeply gratified at the cordial response to his suggestion that there should be a conference on the subject of limitation of arma- ment”; etc. “In pursuance of the proposal which has been made,” concluded the invitation, “and in the light of the gracious indication of its acceptance, the president invites the government of ——————_____ to participate in a conference on the subject of limi- tation of armament in connection with which Pacific and Far Eastern questions will also be discussed, to be held in Washington on the 11th day of November, 1921.” There is no hint of “disarmament” in any of the ne- gotiations that have led up to the conference, but so prevalent has become the use,of the term that Secre- tary Hughes has deemed it necessary to remind the public that the meeting was known as.2 “conference on the subject of the limitation of armament.” and that the use of the term “disarmament” conveyed a @ ee | Wholly fase impression of tne oDjects Wruch the con- ference would seek to attain, It would really be a piece of impudence on the part ae es ae es ‘owt hand. It would rather imply that we desired tions to strip themselves of such protection in on Poa of armies and navies as they deemed necessary for their safety. We may be ever so desirous that all na- tions’ abolish their armies and destroy their navies, but nations have a tremendous investment in these es- tablishments. They are great items in national equip- ment and programs of building and extension are planned for many years ahead and money ae ated for the purposes. We cannot go so far as to vise other nations as to their business the tim in propriety is to invite them to talk over with us the wisest thing for all of us to do to relieve ourselves of the tremendous cost of maintaining armed establish- ments and senseless rivalries. It is to be expected that our charming Democratic friends are engaged in quietly spreading the impres- sion that the meeting is a disarmament conference and are endeavoring to make the public believe that the objects sought by President Harding are far more am- bitious than is really the truth. They evidently think that if the people can be led to believe that the con- ference has been called to bring about disarmament, and it adjourns without accomplishing that result, they will be in a position to refer to the meeting as a Republican failure. That suspicion is strengthened by a recent address by Mr. McAdoo in which he referred to a navyless world and sought to convey the impres- sion that the armaments conference might bring about that very state of affairs, It is therefore the part of political wisdom and itis in the interest of truth and fact for Republicans to be more choice in terms. They supply ammunition to their political enemies by referring to the parley as! a “disarmament” conference. They will be strictly correct, hold out no false hopes to the people, and de- prive the Democrats of campaign material for fall by designating the -meeting only as a ence on the subject of limitation of armamen’ Ee eae NEEDS REPUBLICANISM. Richmond, the capita] of Virginia, is a beautiful city, with broad and well-kept boulevards ornamented with statues and memorials in honor of those’ states- men and warriors whom aii the south holds dear, But in all of Virginia outside of the capital there is no such manifestation of beauty and public improvement. Ex- i national expense, there are few good roads in Vir- ginia, notwithstanding state taxes have been high for many years. Most of the roads are miserably bad. Ia Virginia politics, the contests have heretofore been |; decided in the Democratic primaries, the general elec- tion being merely a matter of ratification. Old preju- dices have practically barred any man who ran on a Republican ticket. Democratic bosses have beon able to capitalize the old prejudices and keep themselves in control of state finances and state expenditures. But now it looks as though the Virginians are getting a little tired of being made the goat. They have before them a Republican candidate for governor who stands high in the business and social world of the “Old Dominion’ nd who has a program of ptblic policy that appeals to the average citizen. Reasoning that their state government could not possibly be worse, many citizens who have heretofore voted the party ticket straight, may very likely vote this year for the Republican nominee in the hope of getting for state affairs some of the reforms the Republicans have in- stituted in national administration. They certainly will if they are wise. Veh at ee a THE VALUE OF NEWSPAPERS. Recent educational tests have shown a deplorable lack of knowledge of current events among pupils of high ‘schools sind. students of colleges. Some of our higher institutions of learning have recognized the need of greater attention to the subject, and ane 2: stituting special courses with that end in view. Point military academy is an example. Two hoc politan daily newspapers are delivered to each cadet jaily, and he is expected to report to his class the items of interest contained therein, and give to each its proper news value. The same sort of instruction should be adopted in other schools. Already commercial interests have sensed the need of greater attention to current events in the schools, and have undertaken to publish sheets purporting’ to give a condensed daily resume of important news. But knowledge of current events gained from such sources is bound ta be influenced by the economic and polit- ical beliefs of the compiler and editor; in fact, one such periodical is redolent with propaganda in ad- vocacy of American membership in the league of na- tions. Far better it is for a regular daily newspaper to be the subject of class study than for the pupils to be given one of those inspired sheets. Occasionall teacher will be found who’ will pervert his teachings of current history to’suit his own prejudiced opinions, but the majority will treat the subject fairly, and cer- tainly the averace of newspapers and the averare of teachings therefrom will rank higher than anything gleaned from the canned “current events” so often served up to unsuspecting students. ———___.__-- A FAITHFUL SERVANT. The people of Casper have found Rev. Walter L. French of the Methodist Episcopal church to be a very earnest and sincere man, faithful in the important work that has occupied him among us for the past three years. During his pastorate the church has flourished, the membership increased and the attend- ance has been uniformly large. There has been un- usual interest in the’ Sunday school, necessitating en- lurged quarters, Mr. French has been assigned to Laramie and will Temove within a few days with his family to their new home. The good wishes, not only of the local con- gregation, but of a large circle of friends and ac- quaintances throughout the city go with them. 2a BSE REN OLD HOME STUFF. “According to the report of one Washington cor- respondent,” remarks the New Haven Courier, “con- gressmen who attempted to spend the present recess with the folks have returned to Washington because it was a bit too warm, figuratively speaking, back home. There were raised eye-brows, queries as to why the vacation while business still pended; all in all an embarrassing absence of the traditional brass band and the committee of welcome. ‘The folks back’ home are hot,” confessed a returned congressman. ‘They besieged me with questions the whole time I was three. I'll tell you, boys, everything is in a hell of a fix.’ All of which lends a new meaning to the familiar phrase, ‘no place like home.’ ” a The agricultural department succeeded in increas- ing the length of a hemp stock from less than six feet to more than fourteen feet and in growing much more to the row. Now if some other department wilt show equal enterprise in employing this hemp for the pur- pcese the Lord intended, it may be said that we are showing progress. ESB Sa The attorney general of Washington has ruled that ‘women may wear trousers when and where they please. Old stuff! They have been doing it, literally and fig- uratively legally or illegally since long before Wash- ington was admitted to the union or the attorney gen- eral was born. i ee ee To the anxious inquirer, thirsting for information, it may be confided that the Sixty-seventh congress is so labeled by reason of the variety of its member- ship. It will also be noticed that the variety has stead- ily increased. ¥ ciettpesieenncadie asada cea teaae L. A. Plank of Basin lies at the Gebo hospital suffering from a wound which may prove fatal and R. supposed friend, is being held under $1,000 bond on a charge of felonous assault as the result of a of accidental character in the M. E. Botts’ pool hall at Kirby. The wound @d man may recover, Seosreing: to the physician. @ party of four from Basin & good time, Whitehead made Statements of witnesses were to the effect that in the\ course of a pool game a gun dropped from Belton’s shirt as heMleaned over a table and on replacing this another fell to the floor and was discharged the bullet enter- at the top of his head. The fact that Plank has thus far survived his wound is considered little short of miracul- te explaining the presence of mi and ers ore . : than one gun on Belton's person mem. FANCY DRY NING: AND bers of the arty said he took charge of the weapons after some promis. uous shooting had been tndulged in en route from Basin. others he would feel much safer if cept where the Federal government built highways at|they were not shooting from tho car and took the guns to carry. ed by Belton when arraigned on the charge but the authorities have de of the affair. getting Mosteller’s honey. Then com- pare with other honey on the market. It is produced at home. oN ATE A BEES be Caspet Dap crioune GUN DISCHARGED IN FALL: MAN ee SHOT IN MOUTH : Basin Man Held on Charge of! rooted reretes ideseg yy prevails Felonious Assault in Con- | {tt‘the producers and owners nection With Wounding staple. of Friend. Experience and THERMOPOLIS, Wyo., Sept. 19. fi HY ‘ieeltiel BF ernment assisted cotton exporting ‘and past have conclusively large part of the ton exchanges originate in the south- ern states and are the outgrowth cf overconfidence on the part of the Towing interests, and of speculators associated with them, that they know “atter Every Meal” Everywhere @ll. over the world people use this goody Its . Belton, a ly analyzed, those of the New York| cotton if it brings-in a profit or raises BloodWillTel) WillTell values. Why, in fact, should they Plank and Belton were members of “out for according to their state. C. A. 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No man ca: 4 do his work with atomach out o order— blood thin, pimply — feelin; dull or languid. - Make your blooc redder and your health better by co ing to your nearest druggist and ob taining Dr. Pierce’s Golden Meilica’ Discovery in tablet. or lUquid form ,| Made of Blood root, Oregon Grap: root, Queen’s root, Stove root, with out alcohol, These roots have a di tect action on the stomach, improv byg digestion and-assimilation, anc they aid in blood-making. Send 1( tents to Dr. Pierce's. Invalids’ Hote in Buffalo, N. Y., for a large tria! package of Golden Medical Discov ory tablets and for free com henpaes mediates WY Belton told the Preliminary examination was woiv- ermined on = thorough investigation $$$ Ask your dealer for, and insist on S248 If it were possible to make any better bread or pastry than is turned out by this establishment you zan feel quite satisfied in your own mind that we would be making a bet- ‘ter article. This, how- ever is‘a human impossi- bility. 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