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PAGE SIX Che Casper Daily Cribune Iewued every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natrona wounty, Wye. Publication Offices, une Building BUSINESS TELEPHONES - 15 and Entered at Casper (Wyoming), Postoffice as second clase matter, November 22, 1916. MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS .. President and Business Manager Editor City Editor Prudden, King & Prudden, UL; 286 Fifth avenue, New York ; Globe Bldg; the Daily Tribune are on file cago and Boston offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier $s ption ‘by ed for iess period than | iptions must be paif tn advance and the! will not insure delivery es one month in arrears. Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press js exclusively entitled to the use for publ 1 news credited in this paper and also the local plished herein. Kick if You Don’t Get Your Tribune. Call 15 or 16 any time between 6:30 and 8 o'clock p. m. tf you fail to receive your Tribune. livered to you by special messenger. Make it your duty to let The Tribune know when your carrier misses you. ia Sa WANT HIM TO LEAD. Although it is denied vigorously by leading mem- bers of congress there is doubtless more in the news- paper and cloak room talk of a breach between the {and south increase in $5) to aesist in the upbuilding of the west and south,.es- after subscrip- | A paper will be de-| national wealth. The money advanced will all be re- | ce meee. The proposition is national in scope. As the west | agricultural production, the | Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments| north and east will increase in industrial Production. | It will not reduce farm values in the cast and mis} dle west. The world is not troubled with overproduction, but underconsumption. As soon as world conditions are restored there will be an abundant demand for all we ean produce. Furthermore, the late war proved the necessity of the country being self-sustaining as to its food supply. Again we need a larger home market for our manu- facturers. I+ not only gives a preference right in mat- ter of employment and settlement to those who have served with the military and naval forces of the United States but it will offer opportunities for our young men to secure homes and continue profitably in agri- cultural pursuits. Our country, having adopted a policy of no further within its own borders. , The north and eact shouid welcome the opportunity | pecially when they would add to their own prosperity thereby. The bill will have « strong appeal to Wyoming peo- ple and its enactment would revive industry and busi- | ness and reduce unemployment in every part of the country where {ts provisions are applied. ea Ee } TRY A LITTLE PRAYER. | As we understand the matter, this whole earth is just < temporary abiding piace and our permanent! home and real property rights are elsewhere. It may| | be recalled that the first family set up in the Garden| j held possession only by lease and under the “‘unde- | sirability” clause were dispossessed. Later on patents | | and titles came into vogue and then landlords and ten- | ants and high rents and all the other blessings and dis-| | comforts that have pursued civilization throughout its| Progress to the present day. } There was a time in history when tenants prayed | for landlords. It was a beautiful custom. It may not | have been any more effective than the present style | of cursing them, yet it was much more polite and in better taste. territorial expansion, sheuld develop the wasty Tands| he Casper Daily Cridune THEY JUST WILL NOT GET ALONG TOGETHER 1 ead psig 44 \, =\ als BY ° It was in the day of Edward VI back in 1547-1553 | that tenants prayed for landlords, for in the prayer) W. H. Brown Grocery and Market Phone 490 Strictly Fresh Eggs. -. - Best Creamery Butter. . EXTRA SPECIAL 98-Ib. sack Hardwheat Flour___,____$4.15 48-Ib. sack Hardwheat Flour___-____$2.25 24-Ib. sack Hardwheat Flour________ $1.15 10-Ib. sack Rye Flour______---__-____45c¢ 10-Ib. sack Graham Flour____--.__-_-_60c¢ 10-Ib. sack Corn Meal____--______.____38¢ 4-Ib. sack Jersey Cream Pancake Flour, 35c 4-Ib. sack Jersey Cream Buckwheat BONO ca Be Large can Log Cabin Syrup, 5 Ibs. net_$1.09 Large can Strained Honey, 5 Ibs. net___90c 1/-gal. can Delicious Strawberry Jam__%5c ¥4-gal. can Delicious Jam, other va- rieties 18-o0z. jar Cherry, Strawberry or Rasp- pee eaten hs = Be 32-o0z. jar Delicious Jam__________ paces |") 614-lb. boxes Crackers, per box____ 95c Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies, per Ib____40c No. 21% Tomatoes, solid pack_ 25c 39c of his party and of the affairs of the country in the poo: ve them grace also to consider that they, too, are‘Cil did not function properly through No. 2 Fancy Iowa Corn_ ' book of that monarch among the “Sundry Godly] i Sort president and congress than party leaders like to PUb-| piers for Divers Purposes” is found this appeal: | No. 21 Empson Pumpkin____ Democratic papers have made much of it for pari-| “We rsa ff tape ee pide nad ages No. 244 Empson Kraut_ Them san purposes. Independent publications have not cael cf the earth, that hay, vemembering them-|0P0" violation of Section 4308 of the] In England the suggestion has been | It ts now possible to “bottle” te’s No. 24% Empson Hominy__-_-- Any Way hesitated to note particulars and Republican papers| P General Statutes of Wyoming. made that the public Misaways be col-| phone messages. If a telephone call si ‘ . have spoken very plainly deploring the situation. ves to be Thy tenants, may not rack or stretch out “41 covernments have the power to|ored by means of some cheap chemical|made, and the person wanted is not No. 2 Green String Beans_ You Want The | eople a the count # have confidence in the| the rents of their houses or lands, nor yet take UN-|impose taxes for public purposes: also| Spray, which would render them much | available, an instrument can be eet in . ee wt id as 4 his “nolict efor attitude which they Teasonable fines or moneys, after the manner of covet-' ali governments have a duty to per.| more easily followed and lees tiring | motién that records the message and No. 2 Sifted June Peas_______ To. ected a ete A ¥| ous worldlings, but may so let them out that the in- form by distributing the fund raised | to the eyes of motor drivers. ‘repeata it at any time later. No. 2 Sweet Potatoes Of any criticism ie heacd of the president it is be-| habitants thereof may be able to pay the rents and to by taxation as near as possible back | N if 2 Pork and B Sri 6 Cans : 5 to th hat paid thei © | li 1 i cause he does not vigorously unmume the leadership! ive, and nourish thelr families and remember the/to thone that paid them, and nth W E 1 fe o. 2 Pork and Beans._______ en ‘manner expected of him by the millions of voters who|,¢ Grt.ter Sua wicinn Gn" this word having hore edishonesty on the part’ bt No. 2 Small Onions________| $] chose him as their chief executive. ‘ ; : through the imperfections of the law ° no dwelling place, but seeking one to come; that they, \/70" eobenea thals rection No. 2 Beets COMPREHENSIVE RECLAMATION POLIcy. | Pe™embering the short continuance of this life, may “mie jaw should be perfected by the Me fa Sate te Bp Ee ! nae a " if be content with that which is sufficient. and not join insertion of clauses , 7 5 Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, chairman of in all contracts Borden’s Milk, tall cans, case________ $4.75 the senate committee on irrigation and reclamation, is the author of a bill now before congress establish- ing a comprehensive national policy for the reclama- house to house and land: to land, to the imnoverish- that will protect the taxpayer, the ment of others, but may so behave themselves in let- business man and the labor of ¢ their tenements, lands and pastures that after this per. Borden’s Milk, tal? cans, 19 for_ $1.00 na-|ife they may be recelved into everlasting habitations, On the contract for the _rip-rap Eagle Brand Milk, 4 cans_____________95¢ tion of waste Iands throughout the country which) fe hs jwork up the river the contractor is Cream of Wheat, pk: 25¢ should become the law. |” It is advised that if tenants of the present day have Paying 40 cents an hour and work- pkg_-----------_--- The title of the bill defines generally ite purposes! railed to reach the hearts of their landlords by other (76 his men ten hours per day and Shredded Wheat, pkg________________ 15c and is, “To encourage the development of agricultural! * " importing labor from Denver. On the © resources of fhe United States through federal and: Methods they might try one little quiet prayer. It wove, contract the contractor is Post Toasties or Corn Flakes, pkg_____ 10c state co-operation, giving preference in the matter of employment and the establishment of rural homes to| those who have served with the military and pare forces of the United States.” ;could do no harm and if the landlord ever found it | out the chances are he would not be very greatly dis- | pleased. a working his men nine hours a. day and both are in open violation of Sec- tion 4308 of the General Statutes of the State of Wyomin, GALLON FRUITS Blackberries, solid pack, per can_____ $1.10 i i : | WS’ MIGHT. E. S. Moonn, m r 110 Briefly, the provisions include, appropriation of] THE WIDO' 268 & 4 Loganberries, solid pack, per can nach .. $350,000,000. Districts are formed after investiga-|_ The Widows’ Protective League is reported by the jee ee ome eAadder, 1 ohwcy tion by the secretary of the interior for reclamation | of lands by irrication, drainage or dikage in any state, with authority to issue bonds against the land/| within the district and to contract with the United States to build the works. Prices and terms for the! land passing into hands of settlers to be fixed in ad-| ‘vance and to be paid to the government by 40-year five per cent bonds. Units of land not to exceed 160 acres. In the construction work veterans of the wars with Germany and Spain are to be given preference! and likewise in the sale and entry of the land veter- ans have the exclusive right for a period of sixty days to make entry or otherwise acquire the lands. In its arguments the irrigation committee states the necessity of a permanent and constructive policy of reclamation. The amount of money to be appropri- Los Angeles Times as the latest thing in associations. | | There are a lot of men in the world who will smile| | grimly at the thought. They will swear that it is the: men who need protection against some of the widows | {who are coyly wandering about. They can’t think) | what it is the widows need protection against, unless | it is the pauper counts of the Balkan States. There/ isn’t so much talk of the widow's mite as there is of the widows’ might. ——— DAVID IN THE MOVIES. “Tt is announced that the Old Testament story of David is about to be filmed for the movies,” notes the Hartford Courant. “It remains to be discovered how much of this peculiar story will be allowed. If Mr. Hays at $150,000 a year passes the anecdote in full, | The Witch of the Wanderlust There is a witch that walks the earth, and a wicked witch is she; She binds a man at the brink of birth and does not set him free; She draws him away from the beaten path and drives him in her own And if the fool incurs her wrath, she wears him to the bone. She tnkes no heed of the sighs he heaves, nor the friends that he ehind; carry home Kell cant hardly wait © udder!” ,It’s great to see child-enthusiasm for Kellogg’s; great tosee every one in the family enjoy their crisp crunchiness and wonderful flavor! To sit down before a heaping bowlful of these joyous oven-browned ‘‘sweet-hearts-of- the-corn’”? and some milk or cream—and fresh fruit, if it’s handy—is just about the very last word in appetizing appeal! And, your good taste will prove that! Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ought to be superior—they are the original Corn Flakes! Kellogg’s are never tough or leathery; never hard to eat; never a disappointment! Sliced Peaches, excellent grade, can___90c Half Peaches, per can. BE hc ay 75¢ Apricots, per can_________-_--________ Plants, percan=- es Apples, per can__--_----___-_________75¢e White Cherries, per can____________ $1.00 Crushed Pineapple, per can___________90c Sliced Pineapple, per can_____________85c Argo Corn Starch, pkg___..______-..____10¢ 12 bars Pearl White Laundry Soap_____50c Large pkg. Crystal White Soap Chips__27c id th jects to b derta! i bj the movies will be able to pay him his salary in a short/It's nothing to her that a maiden apaisni projects to be unde ren is subject to) time. After Bathsheba’s ablutions, we might be given] tives who thought him" more Be certain to get Kellogg’s—ths P. & G. Laundry Soap, 15 bars_______ $1.00 The lands subject to irrigation are lying idle and of a view of the Garden of Eden before the apple-picking) Hen King: delicious kind of Corn Flakes in the Fancy Parlor Brooms, good ones, each_69c no value, the waters necessary to reclaim them run-) ning to waste. Those subject to drainage, in the sare condition—an inconvenience to transpottaion and a menace to health. When reclaimed, both will add vast-; ly to the taxable wealth of the several states. The reclamation deparment, highty efficient, with a splendid record of performance in the past, can achieve even greater results if given the fundg neces- sary for continuous operation, as provided for in this| bill. began. Whoever opens up the Old Testament to the/ movies opens a very wide door.” eee ALLUDING TO PONZI. “There seems to have grown up in Massachusetts,” | surgests the Springfield Republican, “a class of stage) money bankers whose assets consist of impudence | rather than sound marketable securities and commer- cial paper. They have been exposed already, but the; | tepisiative investigation of their performances which There are practically no more public Isnds in the! Governor Cox proposes might serve a good end. More United States, in their present state, subject to en-| publicity might strengthen the public sentiment in fa- try, that can be profitably farmed. vor of 2 revision of the state’s banking laws in the di- The funds under this act will revolve, and, there-| rection of even stricter regulation and more conserva- fore, continuously furnish new lands for settlers, the/ tive banking methods.” productivity of which is about double that of our best! farming lands, not subject to irriga‘ tion and drainage. | A congressman's view of the importance of his re- The government is merely assisting to create new) election measured in taxpayers’ money has no Fimit. Appeal to Sportsmen KE Tribune: With the passing of the long winter season, the thoughts of all true lovers of nature, natur- ally turn to the great outdoors and the beauties with which nature has so rich- ly endowed the great State of Wyom- ing. It has been a thought with me for a number of years, or since Casper and Natrona county have become more populous, that sufficient consid- eration has not been given to the per- petuity of our wild life The beautiful blue mountain grouse ‘which formerly could be found in great | numbers on top of Casper mountain, has almost become extinct because of | the avariciousness of the pot hunter and the vacationist who totes a gun in his car and shoots at anything) Let us do something along the line| in Casper is 50 cents an hour and and everything that attracts his at-|of protecting and perpetuating the wild| eight hours for a day's work; and Never varies. Alwaysdelicious Easy Healthful. Absolutely pure N 2Y, H Peaches. tention. [lite of Wyoming, of all states blessed |the Casper contractor bases hie bid ‘coffee Not a substitute. Every can guaranteed to give satisfachont. ‘0. 2144 Half Peac'! etal 35c Likewise, the great aoveys of sage|by a kind Providence, and so richly|upon this prevailing wage. o * chickens which formerly abounded on|endowed with the wonders and beau-|the bids for this work is calculated Booklet free. Send 10c for spectal trial size. : No. 2 Ex. fancy Sliced Peach ~ the plains of Natrona county, are all |ties of nature. on the number of days’ work it will (GEWASHINGTON COPFEE REFINING COMPANT, 522 Pith Avcom, New Bath) No 2, Apricots Can too quickly passing, victims of the} I would suggest that some good red-|t#ke to complete the contract. ~ 2 Niles EET Or teed and wantoness of the thoughtless | blooded sportsman like R. H. Nichols,| An outsider comes in with = con- No. 214 Pears______.________| chap who has no resmect for the game! A. J. Mokler, J. T. Scott, W. 8. Kim-| tract based on 40 cents an hour and/ 21, Pi 1 3 Cans Jaws, and who kills for the mere sake|ball Ben Lummis, Z. Q. Miller, Jimmie|ten hours for a day’s work; gtving| No. if PLT) 1) (aa SS Oye for of killing. Only a few Sundays ago,|Burns, C. P. Brodie, or any one of two|hfm the advantage of one day's work| 1 in a trip out fle road, I came|or three dozen more I could mention, |in every four day's work performed.| No. 2 Green Gage Plums___ $1 00 Across two old cocks which had |take it upon himself to call a meeting | defeating the Casper contractor, and) No. 214 Egg Plums___ ¥ n pin-headed ema-j within the next few weeks and imaugu-|forcing the prevailing wage down be-- 9 ohm @F 7 @Ewes FSF 4 S&F @eF” CO’ SF ECEGSF #};%896lClClkr las h...hehTO.W.W@6UDW@6h680F Sort aiong the roadside as|rate some concerted move toward re-|low the cost of living. No. 2 Red Raspberries_______ Them : jstocking our streams, discuss some| Involved in the three contracts Tet Lo. tn, unless the streams of |Plan to secure a better enforcement of|and mentioned above is 17,247 day's Np. . tose Yo. county are systematically |our game laws, and estab'ish a higher | work, which should go by rights to a o. 2 Strawberries ____ ae th game fish, it will only be|standard of sportsmanship among our|Gasper labor but which may go to ORIGINATED BY MR. WASHINGTON IN LD No. 2 Blackberri Want a st until our own county, |People. outside, and in fact is going to this - o. lackbDerries___________| Them. rman's pa will take] ‘Who'll second the motion? | outside labor, at a wage rate of 40 places, where | me sportsman has to pull hundreds of miles to the mountains to enjoy a |day's sport. ‘There are enough true sportsmen in |Natrona County, if they would work systematically, to do something effect- ive towerd enforcing the game laws, and be of invaluable service to their |community in protecting the wild life jof our county. Trout fry are furnished from the jstate hatcheries at Laramie free of |charge, Iaid down on the depot plat- |form in convenient containers, and |there is no reason why every sports man in Natrona County should not udertake the stocking of one or more |streams. All it means is a trip with a couple of milk cans to your favorite jtrout stream—and where's the man jwho would call that work? J. B. GRIFFITH. City Contracts Walter of The Tribune: I would Tike! |to occupy a small portion of your | space to say a few words on a sub- lgect that is interesting to many of the people of this city at the present time, and that is our method of let- ting contracts for city work. Our city council Iet three contracts, fand did {t in accordance with the re- quirements of the present law to guide them) amounting all told to $68,987. the call for bids on these contracts practically disbars a Casper con- tractor from successfully bidding. The prevailing wage for this kind of work cents an hour for ten hours, and in Now the specifications set forth tn} waits by the side of a dying flame For her son to pass within the gates and utter once her name. She knows her power ts the strongest power than can shackle the soul of a man; She grapples him tn a careless hour and molds him to her plan. gives him little to eat by day and much to dream by night And then, ot Inst, she throws htm away and takes the next in sight. — Gene Martin, Casper, Wyo. She Extra large Florida Grape Fruit, onty 10c; Fancy Louisiana Strawber- ries, 35c per box; Saturday only. Na- trona Butter Shop. 3-31-1t RED and GREEN package—because none are genuine without the signature of W. K. Kellogg, the originator of Toasted Corn Flakes. There is no coffee-pot waste—. if you use G. Washington’s Coffee) It is estimated that more than 25% of ail bean coffee made ts) wasted! G. Washingwon's Gotee ae at the table by just addin; San without coffee. ig Water: oe eee “pot oF perco- ed ee aes ce eye ae ‘are recommended. Each can of G. Washington Reaiueaiir aes tees alencs ies wocseie a soeneed ears Gases ‘Measure the cost by the cup—aot by the size of the can ns Cote fs Rome Beauty Apples, 45-Ib. Box - $3.00 Rome Beauty Apples, 13 Ibs. for . - $1.00 Head Rieti. solid, 2 for 25c Fancy Hot-house Waanatoes: per Ib... Extra Fancy Oranges, 75c value,doz.. . . . 25c 60c Sugar, 13 lbs. for $1.00 Selitire =| COFFEES 45c Solitaire Butter Nut. - Advo . PER LB. Baker’s Cocoa, 12-Ib. can_ Baker’s Chocolate, 44-Ib. can _________ 25¢ SMALLER SIZE CANNED FRUITS IN SYRUP—SPLENDID VALUES