Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 19, 1922, Page 6

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B. ©) Member of the Associated Press. mes The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. aS Strong for Economy EPRESENTATIVE William R. Wood, of In- diana, the new chairman of the Republican con- gressional committee, who will have direction of the campaign this year to elect a Republican house, enjoys a reputation in Washington second only to that of General Dawes a “scrapper” for reduced expenditures in the varipus government depart- ments und the introduction of business methods in the routine of the administrative office. ‘ Mr. Wood has been a member of the appropria- tions committee of the house of representatives for the last three congresses and for the last two con- gresses has been chairman of the sub-committee in charge of the legislative, executive and judicial de- partments. He is now at the head of ‘the sub-or- ganization of the appropriations committee, which has complete charge of all appropriations for the 28 independent offices of the government, including the war finance corporation, the shipping board, the veterans’ bureau, the federal trade commission, the interstate commerce commission and others. The annual appropriation for these departments is in round numbers nearty $600,000,000. Representative Wood came to the congress well equipped for this work as he served 18 years in the Indiana state senate, the majority of which time he ‘was a member of the committee which had charge of all appropriations for the state of Indiana. He} is a lawyer of great ability and is particularly| strong in examination of witnesges. It is in this ca- pacity thet he has upon several occasions brought disaster to the extravagant claims of bureaucrats in Washington who appeared before the house com- mittee on appropriations to defend their requests for immense sums of money. Upon every occasion ‘these bureau chiefs found Mr. Wood was thorough- ly posted regarding not only the functions of their bureau but possessed of surprisingly acurate in- formation as to how their bureaus might be oper- ated with vastly smaller sums thai they wanted appropriated. It was very embarrassing for bu- reau chiefs after they had delivered a carefully pre- pared and very flowery statement as to the im- portance of their work and the tremendous amount of money that was necessary for the conduct of their office to have their pretensions puctured and their figures riddled by Mr. Wood on cross-exami- mation of their statement. These occurences were very frequent under the ‘Wilson administration, at which time waste, ex- travagance, padded payrolls, inefficient and useless employes and other gross evils characterized the executive agencies. It was during the cross-exam- ination of one of the Democratic’ bureau chiefs that Mr. Wood brought out the fact that in the bureau they had three sets of watchmen, the first set to ‘watch the building, the second set to watch the watchmen, and the third set to check up on the watchmen, who watched the watchmen. As a re- sult of Representative Wood’s caustic expose, two sets were dispensed with and the first set was re- duced in numbers. Representative Wood has been a successful cham- pion of the measure for the establishment of an in- dependent purchasing agency for the government, which he declares, would result in the 8a) hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly, and also for the measure providing for the transfer of en- forcement of prohibition act to the department of justice. Both these measures are now in the hanis of the co-ordination committee which is to decide’ what changes shall be made in the departmental or- fanization. ree GR a Business Methods in Farming HE IMPORTANCE of the canning industry is forcibly illustrated at this time of year. Mod- ern processes of canning make it possible to util- ize the surplus of practically every farm crop and during the 12 months of the year distribute fruits and yegetables to the four corners of the earth. Contract prices of canneries to the farmers en- able the farmer to figure in advance on his crop production and profit. Instead of the uncertainty of market and price conditions, the canning indus try has to a large extent made farming a business along well defined lines. Co-operation with canneriés in crop production and marketing encourages community development and intensified farming ~0—_—___— A Wonderful Record HE CONS@MMATE skill with which the na- iL tion's finances have been handled is ‘reflected in the report of Secretary Mellon on the condition of the treasury on June 30, the last day o fthe fiscal year, 1922. An estimated deficit of $24,000,000 has been turned into an actual surplus of $314,000,000. In addition the public debt has heen reduced by $1, 014,000,000. It is probable that never before in the history of the country has a fiscal year shown such a tre- mendous reaction in favor of economy and sound financial policies. The gross extravagance that had featured the formed administration gave way to a | the taves paid by the owner of a cottage, a man- an ample reward to the voters who put their con- fidence in the Republican policies and candidates. Equally important, also, is the manifestation of Desartments{ determination on the part of the administration to continue and increase economies in the future. After first instituting rigorous reductions in ex. pendiixres in his own official household at the White Mouse, saving a large per cent of the sums nt under the previous administration, President Harding has addressed to the heads of all depart- ments and bureaus a demand for ‘still closer scru- tiny of their activities and attendant expendi. tures.’ In this highly laudable demand, President Hard- ing is entitled to the full and sincere co-operation ‘of all the people. There is constant agitation for the extension of federal activities—for new or en- larged national public service. Those who promote such movements secure the endorsement of individ- ual citizens and organizations of citizens, thus bringing pressure to bear upon congress for in- creased appropriations. All citizens who desire to aid the president in his economy efforts should refuse to be party to any movement for added pub- lic expenditures. If the president and his depurtment heads can have the co-operation of the pecple, further suc- cess will crown the effort to reduce expenses and also taxes. Sarno ES Increasing W orking Material EW EVIDENCE of the increased activity of the manufacturers of the United States comes to the surface in the latest reports of their importa- tion of manufacturing material of the class for which they rely upon foreign countries. Official re- ports of the value of the manufacturing material imported in May of the current Year show an in- crease of 33 per cent in the value of the raw mater-| ial imported when compared with the same month | of last year, and an increase of over 60 per cent in the value of the manufactures for further use in manufacturing. This startling increase in the value of manufac- turing material drawn from abroad in the latest month for which figures are available is the more interesting, when we consider that the prices of many of the articles so imported are now mater- ially lower than a year ago, and that the advance in the total value of these materials imported really means a large increase in quantities than the mere figures of value would indicate. While the details of the May importation are not yet available those of April, in which the increase was also large, are at hand and show that the price at which many of the manufacturing materials were imported was less than that of a year ago. Manila hemp, for ex- ampie, imported in April, 1922, came at $134 per ton against $255 in the same month of last year! sisal $109 per ton against $146; India rubber 17¢ per pound against 2ic; pig iron $32 per ton against $62 in the same month of last year; copper 12t4c per pound against 14c; ton 29c per pound against 8de; leaf tobacco for cigar wrappers $2.03 per pound against $2.17, and other tobacco 36¢ per pound against $102 a year earlier: and ground wood pulp $30 per ton against $42. In the textiles, how- ever, cotton, wool, and silk, the 1922 prices are higher than those of a year ago, and this is also true of hides. ——— Taxation’s Independent Fart PoEwe the past few months northwestern states have experienced a ‘revival of their lumber in- dustry. Mills are operating, workmen are being employed, many shiploads of lumber are moving ‘to various ports and thousands of cars are being transported east. The result'is that lumber, the harometer of pros- perity in the Pacific Northwest, is again employ- ing its thousands of workmen with resulting pros- perity to many communities. ‘The question of taxation plays a most important part in the lumber industry, not only through the direct taxes paid by the industry itself but through sion, an office building or @ railroad. The higher the tax burden goes, the less the incen- tive for the investor to put his money into physical improvements which make him a fine target for the assessor. . Construction work is the life blood of the lum- ber industry. Therefore, any condition which dis- courages construction, automatically reflects on lumber production and the employment of labor. At the present time delayed building activity is re- sponsible for the unusual period of new construc- tion work. Let us all strive for reduced taxation which in the future will encourage rather than discouzage, the investor in building enterprises. We could da no other one thing which would be a greater sta- bilizer and stimulant to production enterprise. Savings in the United States OTAL SAVINGS deposits in banks in the Unit- ed States amount to slightly more than $16,500,- 000,000 according to an exhaustive study just com- pleted by the American Bankers association. This total is in conflict with the estimates recently is- sued by a United States government bureau, plac- ing the total savings for the country at $27,000,- 000,000, a figure which is based on mutual savings bank deposits and outstanding United States bonds. The present figure of sixteen and a half bllions includes savings deposits, certificates of deposit of thirty days and over, and postal savings, for which the most complete data yet compiled has been ob- tained through a specal nation-wide inquiry made in co-operation with Comptroller of the Currency Grissinger, the supervisors of state banks, and in- dividual bankers. The diversity of savings bank practice through- out the country, and differences in social conditions from section to section, make complete data and safe intersectional comparisons difficult. The variety of methods under which Savings are deposited offers further-proof of the fact that the vast bulk of the people’s savings is entirely beyond the control of any effective grouping of financiers which can be conceived. —_—o—________ A One Way ‘Argument N ARGUING against.the passage of the pro- posed ship subsidy act a prominent western newspaper says: “It about time that the nation went back to first principles, eut out privilege seek- ing and pap-sucking and leave the individual to shift for himself, with no advantage over competi- tors saye those that nature bestows. It is time to wipe out paternalism and return to democracy.” Would the editor who makes this argument against the Ship Subsidy act have the nerve to ad- voeate the repeal of the La Follette Seaman’s «ct and other laws which we haye passed for the bene- fit of the Seaman’s union? These laws have caused the increased cost in op- program of rigid economy when President Harding took office on March 4, 1921. It has been impossible however, to estimate accurately the full effect of Republican retrenchment until the completion of fhe first fiscal year under Republican rule. The eration of American ships which makes necessary some form of government assistance if the Ameri- can flag is to remain on the seas. At the present time our own laws give all the advantage to our foreign competitors. When one : €be Casper Daily Cribune - Che Casper Dailp Cribune actual figures made public by Secretary Mellon are Why Not Loan Him Some of John Bull's L. O. U.s? Hi Say—Ere’s A PERSOW\_ WHO WANTS To Do SOME” Bovine From ME BUT’) HAS No MONEY Wo (IT, WOULD BE. AWFULLY GoaD oF You liF Yous WILL? LET HIM dave’ | “WHAT'S § NECESSARY © WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1922. ADVENTURE TRAILS Blazed for You by Lewis Allen Browne that Americ for themselvye: The Lord God painted the sunset and The Lord God tore up t And I have ruffled the thin white argues against the Shi he should at the same time be con-| for themsely plugs and upon my return I found him holding up and examining a fine large robe. Under its covey I man- aged to slp three plugs into eaci of his side pockets. Leaving him to look at some others, I noticed a very small robe, evidently that of « calf, the hair of which was very long and silky. I heard him palaver with a big buck, and saw him throw the robe to one side. Then I motioned and pointed to the Uttle one. In a few minutes he picked it up, threw it on the other beckoned me to come over, indicating that he had closed the deal. “When I reached him he said, ‘Hol’ out your arms,’ which I did while he gathered the robes up and folded them so that I could carry them. He admonished m@ to hide ‘em away auick; so I carried them over to the God and the Woman hung it against the sky, great ribbed rocks and flung them mountain high: lawn to curtain thp window pane, And I have mended the broken wall uncertain against the rain. The Lord God measured the great green sea, and counted its heart in hours. He sent his forked fire from Heaven to bring Him a chart of the flowers: p Subsidy act on the ground] sistent and advocate rans should be smart enought to shift] islation which prevents Americans from shifting the repeal of our present leg- to the taxpayers; that he would abol- ish useless commissions, and combine ‘others; that he would, in the conduct of the affairs of the state, use the same business princples that he em- ployed in private business with suc- cess. Ho said that he was indeed earnest, and if the legislators elected Would not act with him tn this policy he would take the matter up with the people. S Mr. Hay made a fine impression on his hearers, and was much gratified jwith the encouragement shown his candidacy by the hundreds that he met while here. Mr, Kemp, musical instructor in the Rock Springs schools, who was on his ‘way to Ethete to attend the Episcopal conference there, happened in River- ton that evening, and added much to ‘Ted was down at the share, scouring out the frying pan with gravel and ‘Ned was stretched lazily on the bank, Watching him. (Did you ever notice what fun it is to watch the ether fellow work when it is your turn to rest?) Suddenly Ted grabbed off his cap in one hand and with the frying pan in the other, began to go through funny contortions. “What's the matter with you, sun- stroke or plain crazy? demanded Ned. “It's Uncle Ben!" he shouted. Ned came down and looked. They were camping on a small island. On the mainland they could see Uncle Ben wig-wagging them. “C-O-M-E’ was his message, and Ted answered with his cap and frying pan, “Y-Es.” The boys were soon across to the mainland where they found their un: cle awaiting them. “Any bad news?" they asked, but Uncle P:n's cheerful grin told them before he spoke that all was well. “Yes, there’s a chance for you boys to work,” he said laughingly, and then he explained that Whiteface mountain was fairly blue with blueberries or huckleberries, “And,” he said, “I can get sight cents a quart for them, for you.” Instantly the boys began to havo visions of meking a small fortune. “At any rate," said Ted, “we can make enough to pay our own camping ex- Penses all summer.” which was jurt what Uncle Ben thought. He had driven down in his car, and now he waited until the beys went back to thelr camp and packed up an outfit for four days. The. remainder of their camp outfit they hid in a cave on the island and Uncle Ben drove them over to the mountain and up.as far as the road went, promising to call for them four days later. They started up the mountatn with thelr packs on their backs and with the lerge baskets their uncle had brought them. About half way up they found a level spot under a large tree and @ tiny spring. “This is the place to camp!" ex- claimed Ted, and so they made a rough lean-to of brush. But the food problem worries them. There was no Place to put it to keep it away from the ants which were thick up there, and the hot weather would also spoil it. “No dug-out refrigerator to keep thr food here,” said Ned. “Make one the way they do ou' West where there isn’t much water,” said Ted, and with his short axe hr began cutting saplings. He had plen. ty of nails with him and he made » three shelf fr.me as shown at A, the shelves being really racks, which ai lowed the air to circulate. These shelves are shown at 1. 3, 3. A large pan or bucket was: placed on top 4 and filled with water. “Now to keep the ants out,” said Ted. “If we only had some chalk. they can’t run up that—" “Pitch? shouted Need. It was just the think, so they got pitch from the pine trees and daubed it around each leg of the frame as at X, “Next, the burlap sack we brought the stuff up in,” commanded Ted. The food, butter bacon, condensed milk. pancake flour and such things wen placed on the shelves, the burlap bag was placed over this as at 7 and « weight on top 6 to hold the top of the sack in the water. “T don't see—" began Ned. “Siphon,” explaimed Ted in one word. And it worked beautifully. The water was slowly siphoned down the sack keeping it wet, the air clroulatec up through from 5 keeping all th food cool, it was under a tree 3 in the shade and the pitch on the leg: prevented the ants from getting int< the food. % When the four days were up th boys hud the two baskets, all other re ceptacles they owned and four birch bark baskets filled with blueberries and felt like young Rockefellers when they got their money. (Friday—"A Gem Collection.” said to him: ‘\‘Mr. Bridger, I wish T And I have made a rainbow thing for @ quilt on the worn old bed, And I have drawn a magic ring where gentie words are said. ) God made the world while lightnings Played below the purple dome: And under a low roof I have made the Miracle of Home, —MARY CORMACK McDOUGAL. ———__ An Indian “Make Swap” A. B, Ostrauder, a pioneer of Wyo- ming now spending his declining years in New York thus writes on early days in Wyoming to the New York Herald: “I first met Jim Bridger, the fron- tlersman, in the early winger of 1866- 67 at the sutler’s store, the principal hangout for the old timers, at Fort Phil Kearney, Dakota, near Wyo- ming. Some of these men were plo- neers and pathfinders of the same type as Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett and Kit Carson. “When I entered the store among those sitting down I noticed one man tilted back In a chair, with one arm resting on the counter. His hat which had once been of light color but now looked like smoke was pulled down so that it had nearly half of his face. “Before speaking to any one I felt that this must be old Jim Bridger. Nearly every one coming in would make it a point to walic past him on the way to the stove with a ‘Hello Jim,’ or ‘How do, Jim? and he would sometimes reply by ‘how,’ or more often by a nod. “In a few minutes a man I knew came in, and after saluting Bridger with a nod and ‘How do?’ stood by the stove a few minutes and then came over to the counter. At my timid suggestion he introduced me as the kid, referring to an inoldent of the previous fall; and subsequently the famous frontiersman and guido, whose principal life work was then over, passed favorably on the qual- ity of some gloves which had been given to me at Fort Laramie. “While I was there a big party cf Crow Indians with their families came to the fort to ‘make swap,’ The mounted bucks came ahead in single file, followed by a long string of squaws driving horses dragging tepee poles Ionded with robes, skins and other goods. When the Nad of the procession approached the fort the other end was just coming over the top of the hill. They came along the north side, entered the large gate in the eastern inclosure, and set up thelr village in the extreme northeast cor- ner. “I went to see what was coing on and found a busy community. Tepoes were being set up, skins arranged in Piles, and buffalo robes hung on poles and upon the stockade. Only a few citzens were there yet, and none of the soldiers; but my eye caught Bridger walking around among the goods brought in for the swap. L could get one or two of those buffalo robes, but I don’t know how; will you help me?’ ‘Sure,’ said he; ‘you run up to the sutler’s and buy half a dozen plugs of tobacco, but don't let any of the bucks see you put ’em in my pocket.” “Without loss of thne I procured the old bunk room and put them in an|the meeting by singing several pa- empty feed box. Returning to the te-|triotic and other songs. Mr. Kemp is town and finding him still loung-| some live wire, a real fellow, and his ‘Ing around I nodded toward a pile of| part of the meeting is remembered beaver skins piled up against the|-with pleasure by all who heard him. stockade, and asked {f he could get Mrs. Bryant S. Cromer acted as ac- me 2 couple of them. He replied by campanist for Mr. Kemp. saying ‘run up 'm git couple more] It would appear from the sentiment plugs,’ which I did. I slipped them| expressed at the meeting and on the ‘Into his pocket and left him. streets and elsewhere since the time “In a few minutes T saw him throw | that Riverton is strong for Mr. Hay out two beaver skins, and pointing to|and will deliver him a substantial ma- them he said, ‘Take ‘em away,’| jority on August 22.—Riverton Chron- which I did at once. Then he added, | icle. ‘That's all I'll git for you; other folks “il be wanting some.’ It took two * trips to carry my plunder from the| What We Are Coming To bunk house to the office where I was employed in a clerical capacity; and I] We will sit within our flat, With recetvers at our ears, Listening in to this 2nd that And the music of the spheres. subsequently had a hard time drag- fing them up into the loft and spreading them over the joists. “But I felt rich in furs, having two fine buffalo robes and two elegant beaver skins—leave it to Jim Bridger to select choice ones!—all for the small price of eight plugs of tobacco, The beaver skins came in handy in after years jand for several seasons I wore a pair of gloves and a big fur collar as a result of participating in that day's swap.” ‘With inhalers on our nose ‘We will smell p: with delight For a whiff of fragrant rose In ® garden out of sight. ‘With a lens before our eyes We will look in on the scene, Howsoever far it lies, Though the ocean rolls between, ‘A. B, OSTRANDER.” The Rose and the Winds A wild rose grew by the garden wall, Her golden heart aglow; The south wind came with a soft ca. ress, For the south wind loved her so. A contrivance on our tongue Lets us taste in on the bliss Freely flowing from the bung In a wetter land this this. M’LANDBURGH WILSON. Maia cae ares A Queer Questions With Hidden Answers If You Can’t Among “Thou art too, gentle,” the wild rose said, “I seek a love more bold.” ‘When the west wind came with the lowering clouds, She gave him her heart of gold. | Answer Them, Look the Want Ads. ‘Who is the Roque champion of the United States? How many parties have been rep- resented in Congress besides the Re- publicans and Deruocrats since 1855? What statesman has had the great- est number of the highest offices in the United States? Which lives longer. a crow or a crocodile? How many Hfe insurance policies would you say there were in the Unit- ed States? What is the smaliest amount a pos- ‘tal savings bank will accept in cash? When does spring begin? ‘Will the present Gregorian calendar be accurate 8,000 years from now? How near the earth may the moon approach? a ‘When was the first almanac pub- shed? HERBS USED IN MEDICINES A Manchester, England paper urges the renewed cultivation of old-fashion-| ed raedicinal herbs in English ggr-! dens. In the United States they have| also gone out of fashion as a feature of the small garden, although they are imported in large quantities from Tur- key, India and China, where they are grown purely for commercial purposes, as their medicinal value is by many leading physicians. Tons of medicinal herbs are used annually in the preparation of Lydia B. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a most success- ler petals he crushed fu his strong embrace; Thou are mine for aye,” he said. (When the south wind came with a soft caress, The little wild rose lay dead. JENNIE C. GRAVES. Hay at Riverton On Thursday evening John W. Hay, rof Rock Springs, paid a visit to Riv- His coming was not known a few hours before his ar- val, but nevertheless word was pass- ed around, and when eight in the eve- ‘ning arrived there was assembled tn Lawer Hall the largest gathering jthat has ever attended a primary (meeting in Fremont county. Every \@vailable seat in Lawer Hall was oc- pied. \ Attorney Bryant 8. Cromer pre- sided at the meeting, and after mak- ing a few appropriate remarks, called on Judge V. H. Stone of Lander, who addressed the meeting in his vsual interesting manner, urging all to take an interest in the coming primary wlection and see to it that the best men were nominated for the various offices. Mr. Hay was given a real ovation when he arose to talk to the people Fisk RED-TOP _. wae HER * Ply of Fabric T= new price of $15.85 for the famous Fisk 30x 3% Red-Top is six dollarsand fifteen cents below June,1921, Price. The quality is exactly as high—the strength ef its construction has not been diminished in the slightest degree. No other tire ever made approaches its popularity for use on rough roads or with heavy loads. Extra ply and with a heavy, tough red tread, every day adds many hundreds of enthusiastic new users of Red-Tops. Available, also at reduced figures, in size 31x4, 32 x 34, 32x 4 and 33x 4, There’s a Fisk Tire of extra value tm every size, tor car, truck or speed wagon. Kennedy Motor Co. 236 West Yellowstone Phone 909 John Whisenhunt East Side Garage, First and Park Phone 79 a a ss ad Wyoming Compression Tube and Tire Co. East Second and Yellowstone Phone 1125M (Poutical Advertisement.) I hereby announce myself as a can- didate. for the nomination of sheriff of Natrona County on the Republican ticket, subject to the will of the voters ‘present. He delivered his message in quiet apd business-like manner. He ‘wasted no words, but told his hear- ers that if he were elected governor ,of this state he would inaugurate a retrenchment in expenditures saving ful medicine for woman's ills. It con- tains no narcotics or harmful drugs, and women afflicted with such ail- ments shoul j i “Meet me at the Smokehouse,”* ‘at the August primaries. ALF. B. POTTS ROOM THROUGH A TRIBUNE WANT AD RENT YOUR