Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1922, Page 2

hw Pao un 3 rt ~ mu b ~ m 1 (eee Be 2 ee eee 36s er ea tae V2RB” Dp ce 5: he oc bg P Ss 32 Fee be aba agid sac PAGE TWO. Che Casper Dailp Cribune | Issued every evening except Sunday et Casper, Natrona mty, Wyo. Publication Offices, Tribune Buliding- NESS TELEPHONES ............---- 15 and 16 ch Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments Entered at Casper (Wyoming), Postoffice as second class matter, November 32, 1916. MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . President and Editor . Business Manager . Associate Editor +++ City Editor Aaverusing Manager RE. EVANS . THOMAS DAILY Advertising Representatives. Prudéen, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg... Chicago, IL; 286 Fifth avenue, New York City; om eins See ton, Mass. Copies of the Daily Tribune the New York, Chicago and Boston offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier Ono Year .. Six Months Three Months One Month Per Copy One Tear .. 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It is most cheerful and gratifying to note that in all first-class dental parlors, heretofore regarded as chambers of horror, that patrons can now have their molars plugged while enjoying the magnificent strains of Italian grand opera. And as the gas takes hold how entrancing to drift off to unconsciousness with the liquid notes of a Sage nears soprano in a Brahms laby, rin: in your ears ane banitases when the blacksmith tongs down on a large, Heated} by ina a , to have deep bass soloist an “Haul Away!” me to plats to se et “music hath charms to sooth the savage beast” in transacting business with the dental profession in studios equipped with radio. Let us pause and give three cheerg for radio. ‘ amiable ta. hr as PAR AND ABOVE PAR. There is decidedly a better tone and appearance to’ things financial when four and a half per cent Liberty bonds sell on the New York market at par, and one recorded transaction amounts to a million dollars. ‘This is the highest price these bonds have reached. ‘The lowest point was reached in 1920, when they sold at eighty-two. . r The three and » half per cent issue sold on the same market slightiy above par for the first time and all other Liberty issues came within a few points of face value. It is respectfully suggested that the promise of the president and the Republican party that these securi- ties. of the government would be brought to par hes een kept. It simply required a restoration of the faith of the people in their government and a business administration of the people’s affairs to do the trick. —$——_—_o—___—__—_—_ THE BLATTING OF BLANTON Just how to catalogue Tom Blanton, the wildest specimen of congressman that ever came out of Texas, Congress does not exactly know. He don’t belong there—that is evident. And that he is there is by the grace of a half dozen or so Democratic votes that saved him from being cast out under impeachment proceedings. Blanton’s chief delights are to furnish entertain-| ment for the gallery and to fork over ancient heaps of barnyard litter. In these two worthy endeavors he excels. Just now he is exposing the secrets of the station- ery department of congress which is in fact the de- partment store where congressmen do their trading on stationery allowance. Blanton tells the country nothing new in the dragging forth of the alleged skeletons from the congressional closets, but he seeks to give to the ordinary and time honored practices the deep dark color of gtaft or wrongdoing. That he, himself, during all the while of his membership has followed the same customs and participated in the same practices does not seem to make any difference to him nor does he even demand that the old fashions be changed. All he seems to desire to do is to talk about things. He does’nt even contend that they are wrong. The law thet allows the member some such sum as $325 for stationery und office supplies is a reason- able law and the amount about covers the expense of working tools a congressman would ordinarily use during the year. It makes no special difference to the government whether the allowance is taken up in envelopes, pen points or lead pencils. The perquis- ite is proper and belongs to the congressman. It sounds so foolish for a full grown congressman to be bawling about so trifling a matter. Congress 90/evoid the thought that the loss of life in these ac- clamp] j jing the restrictive rules of the unions and reducing railroad cars are not the chief factor in cresting trade.! We want enough of them slways in reserve to pro- vide ample facilities for all the commodities that may be offered in trade, but you cannot create trade simply by increasing the number of railroad cars. They are a facility of trade, and paper moncy likewise is a facility, and nothing more. <_< THRILLS THAT KILL. “Nowadays, when we need thrills,” observes the Hannibal Post, “‘we can go to the moves and get them at ttifling expense. Real thrillers, too—so natural as almost to lift us out of our seats. “With so many chances of getting ready made excitement, why do such a large number of people insist upon having thrills at close range, out st the railroad grade crossings’ “You cannot pick up a paper without seeing one: or more items about frightful accidents to motorists driving across the tracks. “Sometimes it is a lone driver who perishes. May- be the next account is about an entire family being wiped out. Tragic stories they are, that shock us in spite of their frequent repetition. “When we read about such things we can hardly cidents is quite unnecessary. “At the head of the list of valuable things we must place human life. Strange to say, thousands of auto drivers seem to forget this and carelessly place their own and other people’s lives in jeopardy at railroad crossings. There is a way to be safe— only one way—that is to be thoughtful at a place of known danger. The thrills at the crossing are deadly dangerous. Why not get them at the movies, where you pay with money—not with your life?” Pa aE ETE LO — ES GOMPERS AND THE LANDIS AWARD. “Samuel Gompers, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor is now in Chicago,” says the Chicago Tribune, “for the purpose, among other things, of opposing the Landis award, under which building con- struction is now going on with better promise than at any time in at least five years. He believes it! to be unjust he says, His advice to the unions is either to accept it or to fight it tooth and nail. The aged labor leader overlocks several points. The great majority of the fhbor unions already have accepted the award. Of those which have not ac- cepted, the majority are repudiating their own pledges. With the most important exception of the carpenters, the building trades unions agreed to ar- bitrate their difficulties with Judge Landis as the cotirt of final decision. They accepted him because they recognized his well established reputation for tice and fairness, and were convinced by his record that he was not a reactionary or an enemy of labor or of the wage earner. They agreed to abide by his decision, “When that decision was handed down, eliminat- the wages of the workers according to their relative skill and the difficulties and irregularity of their work, virtually all the unions protested, and several repudiated their agreement and refused to work. Later some of them were brought into fold. Some put the personal views of their members above the good faith of their organization, and refused to work under the terms of the award, ~ “Now Mr. Gompers tacitly approves such action and suggests that it would be well for all the unions to unite in repudiation of the award. By so doing he strikes a heavy blow at the principle of arbitra- tion of labor disputes. If the decision of an arbiter is not upheld by both parties to a dispute, arbitration obviously is futile. Mr. Gompers and those unions which having accepted Landis as an arbiter still re- pudiate his decision, thus are attempting to destroy one of the fundamental principles upon which good unionism is based. “They say they are fighting the citizens’ commit- tee to enforce the Landis award. Perhaps they are. But in that they are fighting a creature of their own making. The committee would never have been organized if the unions had abided by the decision, as they promised to do before it was made. If they accept the award and go to work peacefully, as they promised to do, the cémmittee will disintegrate be- cause there will be nothing for it to do. “But if, on the other hand, the dissenting unions not only repudiate their agreement but fight its operation with bombs, slugging, and so forth, as some of them are doing, they will keep the com- mittee alive in the self-defense of those it represents. They will not only sacrifice the respect of the public for the individual unions involved, such as the plumb- ers, but will strike a staggering blow at union labor in general. They are, in effect, putting their bombs under union labor. “Men who have the welfare of union labor at’ heart, and there’ are many good men who do, will do their best to stop these bombings and sluggings. It is crime of a more dangerous kind than ordinary holdups and burglaries. It turns & presumably legi- timate organization into a criminal gang. Thus it’ reflects upon all similar organizations. The public wili not tolerate it. Good detective work will dis- close the bombers and sluggers. The first principle | of good detective work—discovery of a motive—is already clear. If the authorities cannot go ahead on that basis to punish the guilty, the citizens can. “Bombing and slugging have no proper part in any legitimate union controversy. The fact that they are employed destroys the case of those re- sponsible. Arbitration has a proper part in any legi-' timate union controversy. The former must be punished, the latter upheld. Friends of the principle | of unionism in Chicago will see that this is done.” EASTSER MORN, (Dedicated to Miss Helen Allen). We lay our tributes at Thy feet, Dear Christ, who came to save; The heavy Cross for us, He bore Even down into the grave, With love so great Not even death Could hold Thee from Thine own. Hail, Easter-morn The bars are down, the chains are riven, Glad anthems sing, our Christ has risen. is not yet an organization of grafters whatever may be said cf individual members. The regret grows that congress made such aj} grievous mistake when it failed to impeach Blanton. Sek COMMODITIES AND SERVICES. The trade or business of the country consists of an exchange of services among the people, and it fol- lows that-if checks or tickets representing all tran- sactions could be brought together they would offset and settle themselves. This is virtually the service which currency is intended to render, and all econo- mists in discussing the subject include private checks These are our tributes, Lord, we bring, fbe Casper Dailp Cribune UPSETTING The Family Five Myth ‘That “average American family of five’ has long been made the basis of figuring on taxes and cost of living, church attendance and schedules of needed clothing, says the Nation's Business. Now comes Eliot Frost, di- Easter! Of sweet spring the natal day— ‘When stately lilies fragrant srow— Weer gentle, soothing south winds jow— ‘When robins sing their roundelay. Fleecy clouds softly drift council of the Rochester, N. ¥., Cham- ber of Commerce, and tells the psy- chologists of America that there is no such thing. Now the phrase, “the average Am- erican family of five," carries two im- plications, each contrary to fact, to- wit: That the average American family consists of five persons, and that in this family there is one and only one wage earner. As to the for- mer, the 1920 census shows 4.30 per- sons to a family, considering “family” as a social unit. To call it five ts therefore 16 per cent Inaccurate to be- gin with. Still more important, however, is the other implication, namely, there ts but one wage earner am five persons. The fact is, that the average ts two. The proof for this is simple; Divide the total population (approxi~ mately 105 million persons)) by the number gainfully employed in this aountry (a(pproximately 41,610,000 a persons) and you get 2.52 persons per —£. RICHARD SHIPP.| wage earner—not fi This family of 2.52 pérsons might‘ and ninety-six Fora THE UNIVERSAL CAR Easter! Day when ends the winter sleep— ‘When hill and dale are turning green— ‘When mountain streams, with silver sheen Race, singing, downward to the deep. Baster! Pesach! Israel's day of joy ‘When Hebrew Freedom came at morn, * cannot heal.” Easter! Memory of that:day ‘When died the Christ on Calvary's in, Fulfillipg the lew—His ,Buther's By blood washing our sins away. Easter! Day of resurrection! Day that Christ—to beer our shame From Death's black tomb in glory can ¢conomic family.” inaccurate. $348 F. O. B. Detroit With Spring Comes the Rush Season for Ford Cars their cars after placing their orders. Sometimes they as practically part of the “currency” of. the coun-/ try. ‘They render the same kind of service as the official currency. The volume of currency, therefore, should not be| a fixed amount, authorized in a round sum like our greenbacks, but such amounts as are needed from day to day. The currency is not to be regarded as capital, but as an agency effecting transfers and making settlements. The difference is fundamental, The commodities or property being excharged are capital. and labor is to be classed inithe same cate- gory; they are real ralues over against reul values. The currency is noz the motive power in business. It is what each person has to sell that constitutes his real purchasing power and causes his demand for the products or services of others. A wheat crop in Kan- sas creates a demand for other goods from other parts of the country. The southern states grow cotton as) their chief product and with it obtain the products} of other states and other countrics. The service of currency has been compared to the service of railroad ears. The latter are a means of transportation, of great commodities, but, after all, Such little things to do, To place some wanderer on his feet, And hélp him on anew With hope and strength And courage true. With joyous hearts we sing Hail, Baster-morn. Our little tasks, day after day, We find them, all along life’s way. No deed of love too small for Thee. When done in His dear name; No weary head is bowed so low But Thy pity shines the same. And what are we Who dare to judge The very least of Thine? Hail, Eastern-morn, Sing, happy ones, free and forgiven, For He has come, our Christ is risen. —Lillian L. Van Burgh, Casper, Wyo. have waited many months. By placing your order now, you will be protecting yourself against delay. You will be able to get reasonably prompt delivery on your Ford car. And you will have it to enjoy when you want it most—this spring. DON’T PUT OFF PLACING YOUR ORDER EARL C. BOYLE 125-137 North Center Street a Soft fleecy clouds drift on and on— A deep quiet peace in my heart I feel— Sweet comfort comes, this Easter “Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven Casper, Wyo. Property be called the “average Ameri- Labor's claim that it consists of five instead of 2.52 persons is therefore about 100 per cent earners. Making pictures, wondrous, rare— Of golden-tinted tand and skyt Ot glorious visions we sea there. | apart— rector of the industrial management | glimpse we have of the gates of gold. A longing so great fills my For the joys that Heaven will unfold Fleecy clouds drift apart again— ‘The gates of pearl seem to open wide—) Angel voices chant the glad refrain, “Christ is risen,"—'tis Eastertide. heart, 8. G. D. I¢ further {lustration, disproving this “fivein-e-family” slogan is needed take figures for an individual city. Rochester, N. ¥., for instance, in 1920 had a population of about two hundred 180,088 of MA Corner Second and Park Streets 33 Years of Service ©The Good C. E. KENNEDY E New Series of the good Maxwell has an ease of control and a flexi- bility in traffic that is a de light to experienced drivers. Roadster - - 885 Coupe - - 1385 F. O. B. Detroit, revenue tax to be added SAVINGS ATTRACT OPPORTUNITY And that is the strongest recommendation of all for saving systematically in the Cas- per National Bank, which has served Na- trona County people fer 33 years. We invite small savings deposits, or large, knowing that the steady saver is the com- munity’s best citizen because he is always prepared for the step forward that ready cash makes possible. Ran Casper National Bank CASPER, WYO. Under United States Government Supervision REDUCED RENTS © May We Serve You? Each year thousands have been compelled to wait for We wish to announce that we are reducing our rents $1@ per month on our ,apartments, from this cate. Have + come em before it is too late. Ren! from now on at $40 per month. = These are. strictly modern, nicely furnished tworoom apartments, except bedding and linen. Nice light and airy apartments with front and back entrance; no hallways. Large laundry wit htwo electric washers and also vacu ‘These its are close in on paved street; 1o- cated at 716 East A street, just six blocks east from the oppress. Come and see them or phone 8683. Pratt Apart- ie. THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. Everything in Building Material $] ay RIG TIMBERS A SPECIAL FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS Office and Yard—First and Center Phone 62 SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1922. ‘This means that 45.3 per cent of the} ed to support 1.2 persons besides him citys population of men, women andj self, or 2.2 persons altogether, children were gainfully employed; or,| not five as labor claims and XWELL Phone 1419-W