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PAGE TWO ce Casper Daily Cribune except Sunday at Cusper, Natrona | bilca! n Offices, Tribune Building. SPHONES ... wisezs-. 15 apt 16] Exchange Connecting Ail Departments cb asper (Wyoming), Postoffice as second class Novensber 22, 1916. Associate Edler -« City Editor ‘Aaverusing Macumger dvertising Representatives. AP = 28 Steger Bidg., Chicago} w York City; Globe Bidg.; Bos Daily Tribune are on file in and Boston offices and visitors SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier pti! fons rrust bo paid in advance and the insure delivery after subscrip- in arrears. not month Mimber of Audit Bureau of Otrealation (2. B. ©) Member of the Associated Press. ress is exclusively entitled to the I news credited in this paper end) blished herein. | ews pi Kick if You Don’t Get Your Tribune. | 16 any time between 6:30 and § o'clock p. m > receive your Tribune. A paper will be de you by special gnessenger. Make it your duty te ne w when your carrier misses you. «<- The Legion and Politics the American Legion was organized fol- JHEN 0 y lowing tlie great war, it was made very plain that the organization, as an association, would not enter into polities to obtain any ends it might have in view. It would present its case to the people and the people's duly constituted representatives ant abide the decision. State organizations were forme proclaiming the some policies. So far as known this course of action has been adhered to consist- ently. It was only last week at the Torrington con- vention that the Wyoming contingent adopted ring- ing resolutions reaffirming the established rule. For the past year it has been an open secret in Wyoming as it was the previous yeir that one “Red” Hill, commissioner of immigration under the Carey administration was making it his sole busi- ness to line up the legion members in the interest of the Carey second term as governor. The immi- gration business was merely incidental. The real business of that department was to look out for the Carey political interests, How well “Red” suc- ceeded is shown in results at Torrington. The boys on the way to the convention last week, and it mattered not what section of the state they came from, had one primary object in view, namely and to-wit: to chip a piece of ivory off the dome of “Red” Hill. The war ery was Leard at Chey-; enne long before the convention assembled and the faithful “Red” took counsel of wisdom and remain- ed away from the gathering. So did his chief, the governor. The legionnaires, were not going to per- mit their organization to be drawn into factional politics, at least not in the interest of a candidate who declined a commission to sefve his country upon the subterfuge that his family-would suffer and that he would best serve his country by re- maining at Careyhurst and growing turnips and bull beef at war-time prices. This from a member of one of the wealthies families in the state, ideally situated to go“%to war, but for one reason only— a broad yellow streek. This is the guvernatorial candidate who attempts to curry political favor with a non-political pr- ganization by reminding its members by personal letter that he has appointed several legionnaires to minor offices in his administration. He ap- pointed them because they were legionnaires and for no other reason. But in spite of that fact, the appointees proved eminently qualified, and are making excellent officiais in their several capac- [pect sttch men to feel good. If such as thig continues | | will of a chief executive who wants to retrench. primaries gave his hearers something to think about. He recalled that in 1918 the tax levy was 2.85 mills and in 1921 4.35 mill 20 per cent. Can it be justified? “We have at Cheyenne an organization 1a: enough to run Great Britain and Ireland both. If} you will look at the overhead expense to see what} can be done, many of these hureaus should be wiped off the slate entirely and others consolidated. Place those who were elected at the head of the various state departments at work instead of piling up ex- pense with needless deputies and clerk hire. The elective officers should perform these services; When you get away from it, you are going into bu- reaucracy. Sut, mind you, we murt all pay our just tion of taxes. I find 35 to 40 per cent of the lands in the northeastern counties of the state adver- tised for sale for delinquent taxes. In one county it cost $1,800 to advertise the tax lists of le who couldn’t pay their grocery bills. You can’t ex- ‘we will soon have more ‘isms and while it will not benefit them, it will temporarily cause turmoil and trouble. “We should eliminate some of the useless expense and reorganize on business principles. Some saya governor is powerlesx to cut expenses. But, I say no legislator weuld dare to sit back and oppose the The legislature is generally composed of good men, who would be willing to help in reorgaaizing and saving to the people hundreds of thousandr. of dol- lars. The time has come when we are going to have relief, because we need it. “The relief you want is a reduction of taxes: If you people, through your yotes, elect me, I will eliminate every useiess expense, put the state gov- ernment on a business basis and save you many hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now if you don't want that kind of a man for governor, just elect the other fellow.” Why Change? RUE enough, why? Change always for the bet- | ter. It seems to be sense to do this. Where you ; find a servant or an employe that does not know; that has limitations and cannot grow into his job? | Why then attempt to go ahead with help of this | kind? It is better to change and change quickly. If good business management cannot be demon- strated in four years, it is little use to try the same management for another four years. That sort of thing comes under the head of foolishness. The people of Wyoming know efficient business man- agement and they know when a sincere effort is put forward for economy. They have failed to rec- ognize either in the present Carey state administra- tion. They can extract no comfort from a situation that shows an increase, in contingent expenses alone of $255,904 or more than a quarter of a mil- lion dollars in one brief administration period. This sort of management does not go very far to con- vince taxpayers that the Utopia of a taxless state jis anywhere near at hand. - ; .It is not a question of return to control by spe- cial interests, it is rather a question of continuing control by Carey interests. he Careys have had a great deal mere than their just due from Wyo- jming. It is high time the hand of greed was re- moved to permit real and natural progress to have jits way. It is Wyoming progress, Casper progress that the | people want: The development that comes with enterprise and basiness activity. Not Carey prog- ress that means reaping the benefits crea by othérs without uhdertaking any of the responsi- bilities. If Mr. Carey rests his case upon his four-year record as governora nd asks re-election on that basis, he must show something better than in- creased state expenses and increased taxes upon the people in times like the present, when dollars are elusive. Beseeching the minor political divisions of the state to economize and cut expenses while knock- ing the hinges off the state’s strong box himself is the bunk. The teaching of consistent economy is by example. It must start in the high places. A Vital Problem ities. The governor can claim no credit on that account because his motive was purely political and purely selfish as his letter to the legion men clearly indicates. , poor old “Red” tion is gone. Hill is in eclipse and his main All that remains ‘for him to u do since Torrington is to assist the governor off. and on with his top coat and polish the governor's 0 —— W yoming Union Miners ANYTHING that has occurred_in Wyoming bs since April first, you would never: know ‘that a coal strike was in progress, and that not a shovel- full of coal has been mined in any of the big mines in the world’s greatest coal field. Not the slight- est disturbance has arisen to mar the peace, dig- nity and orderliness of the several communities in which the mines are located and the miners have their homes. This condition speaks volumes for these workers. It places this branch of organized labor on a dif- ferent plane and challenges the respect of the pub- lic in view of what happens elsewhere. involved you cannot alw of everybody. not approve. curred in Wyoming since April first. The United Mine Workers have set an example in good citizen- ship and observance of law and community inter- est, that will gain them public sympathy in any ef- fort they are engaged to further their welfare. They have stood firmly by their local and na- tional organizations have scrupulously refrained from creating strife or molesting property. They have by their franchise subscribed to the national policy. they rest. Their interests are in the hands of com- Not that any untoward incident was expected on the part of Wyoming miners, but where such numbers are ¥ ys count onthe behavior It sometimes happens that groups and small numbers break away and do things the whole organization and its officers and leaders do Nothing of this character has oc- for what they deem their due and there [REORTENE though those problems*may be, set- tlement of coal and railroad strike difficulties should not be permitted to detract public attention from other matters vitally affecting the future of the United States and its industries. Labor con- troversies are ordinarily of brief duration, and un- doubtedly, settlements will finally be reached on a basis of practical justice to all concerned. Serious though they may be, the embarrassments these con- troversies present-are temporary. Of no less im- mediate importance and of far more concern to the nation in the course of years is the merchant ma- rine problem. It is necessary to mention only a few of the fun- damental reqgsons- why the United States should have .a merchant marine adequate for the hand- ling.of a due proportion of our foreign trade. We learned in the war with Spain and during the re- cent war with Europe that it is vitally important for a: nation to have a merchant fleet upon which to rely for transportation of munitions and troops in case of war. Fortunately in both of the instances mentioned, the United States was able to secure from other nations most of the shipping necessary to convey its soldiers and military supplies. Since it can not be certain that such an arrangement would always be possible, there can be no disput- ing the assertion that there should be subject to the call of the American government, a permanent fleet of first class steamships and men trainéd in seamanship adequate for any emergency that may arise. The folly of unpreparedness in this respect was readily recognized and admitted by all the American people in 1898 and again in 1917, But independence of other nations in carrying troops and military supplies is scarcely more im- portant than independence in carrying our foreign commerce. There is much force in the remark by merchant would leave to his rivals the delivery of his goods. Yet that is practically what the indus- trial United States is doing when it fails to main: tain a merchant marine. An increase of about} Cope CaSper ap Crivune “SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT” merchant matine is to be established and main- tained ought not to be permitted to defeat the all- important essential of assuring regularity to the operation of American merchant Casper If you ever hear of a village bright, Where the cost of living is out of sight, And houses and buildings spring up over night; That's Casper! Whére you can always hardy ‘Where 6 whee and when they. Blease, ‘Wearing skirts that at 1 5 their knees, That's Casper! ‘Where you know very well, in a jam und a@ rush, When some fellow runs an a fuss, That some fancy skirt just got into the bus; Tits Casper! [Whies \pecate can work as well as play; ‘Yes, work with their heart and soul all day, And never grumble ebout yesterday; ‘That's Casper! ‘eet, Where there's plenty of wind and sand and heet, For {t takes all this to make life com: ‘Where every man makes good use of his time; If for nothing el#e but to make moon- shine, For that makes the p'liceman's life sublime; In Casper Where there's plenty of the town, spinning ‘round; ‘That's Casper! their sweet repose; Platte River flows: What they knows; That's Casper! ‘Where everyone knows what he wants to be; And ts willing té work for it earnestly, With a heart that is light and free as a dee; That's Casper! And in years to come, cop, To Casper. —MRS. ED Thére are certain devices of Shake- one eminent authority on shipping that no retail|speare’s dramaturgy that parallel very ly the sctnography of D. W. Grif- For example, Shakespeare took close}; fith. great care as the ducer that the logic of time should be And plenty of dogs to run thenr down, Over roads that will keep the ‘Where the mountains are close with Where the flowers bloom and the spread o'er the map, ‘When misfortune has handed ux many cap, 4 There'll be many a city lifting its Casper, Wyo. Shakespeare's Methods ' { Hi { 4 ; | ON i One minute the Gay was as|I’ve come from a wonderful place— common as bread 'n butter and the next it was as exciting as a Grab Bag! I can't possibly explain the magic, but here is what happened. Betty was cross and Jenny Linn, the rag doll, was cross and the Understanding Scis- sors was yawning unt{ his blades bent—becaus® there was nothing new to do. more wonderful than anything you've ever dreamed of. It's @ real place, on the raftroad, but I can take you there without a train if you'll follow my directions. Grab your big toe, fay your right ear, sneeze twice and come Of course, she 414! Who And if you'll follow the « ships between the principal ports of the United States and every port in every country where there is reasonable prospect for us to build up a trade cf ruutual benefit to us and to our customers. “Oh, I'm so tired of this old room and this old town,” growled Betty. “I wish I could go some plice—some place new and.different and wonderful and—” But she never finished for with that her breath stopped and she gave a funny little squeal of surprise There before her stood the oddest little pasteboard figure. At least, he seemed made of pasteboard, but he could wig- gle and grin just like a rea} person. ‘Hetwas dresved, or rather undressed, lke an Indian, the words he used were scrambledy. But, through some mystery, Betty understood her per- fectly. “Then let's go!" hi ‘his pasteboard arm. rections, you shall go too on that breath-jolting trip with the little Hopi Indian Man. For that is what hé was, in pasteboard form—a Hop! Indian from the great desert land which lies in the southwestern part of your own United, States. Perhaps you never heard of him, but he has a history older and stranger than yours and his life is a wonderful tale. So grab your toe and come along! But first make your guide by past. ing the picture on pasteboard, painting him brightly, then cutting t! out and joining them with paper snap of bits of halspin wire Fant as shown in D. permanency and Governor Robert D. Carey appotnted Ralph Kimball of Fremont county, as Judge Winter's successor. Judge Kimball resigned from the District bench to be elevated to the supreme benth of the state, and Governor! with equal rapidity toward their clash at the climax. . - The result is not only a parallel with the time concept of the movies; it is also a-paralie’ with the “flash back.” Griffith, in the vlimax of many of his flms, “The Birth of a Nation,” for ex- ample, keeps two plots running abreast and filling the interstices of time in one another, in much the same fashion that the main plots ahd the subplots of Shakespeare developed. ‘ Another interesting parallel is pro- vided by the chorus of certain plays of Shakespeare and the “descriptive sub- titles,” or long explanatory captions, of the movies. In the episodic “Henry \)v" the chorus serves to bridge the gulfs in time and place. Between the ultimatum delivered by Exeter to the king of France and the beginning of the conflict at Harfleur, for example, the chorus steps forth to tell the audi- ence of how the le of Engiand }{ Fallied tg:the war anq to bie. tem pic- ture the fleet descending ot Harfleur. ‘The method, at least, is the method of the scenario writer, though the language is miles ahove him.—Ken- neth MacGowan. ‘ - Ten Billion Miles a Month “This country consumed in May more than 13,000,000 barrels of gaso- line,” notes the New York Herald. “This‘is a matter of some 700,000,000 gallons.” “The American automobile users— and with more than 10,000,000 regis- tered motor cars, this is < nation of automobile users—think of gaso- line in terms of miles. A rather stiff consumption is ten miles to the gallon. The vast majority of cars would not show a record of less than fifteen miles to the gallon. Flocks and flocks would give an aecount of themselves at twenty miles or better to the gallon. Shall we call it an average for all of fifteen miles to the gallon? Then, with 700,000,000 gallons of gasoline consumed in May, there was a usage in that single month of more than ten Dillion gasoline miles in these United States. " Around the surface of thn globe anywhére near its full bulge the dis- tance is, as the bird flies, some 25,000 miles. is ten billion gasoline miles consumption in May, then, is a mat- ter of 400,000 motor cars encircling the globe if there were straight roads and bridges all the way around from the starting point back to the same spot now becoming the finishing point. At an-average of four persons to the car we will call it 1,600,000 individual motor trips around the world in May. ‘The American people evidently are, motor tripping—not actually around the globe but largely around the block and around the park. Just the same ‘at ten Dillion gasoline miles a month it is some motor tripping. eatin a cy ceed Judge Kimball. follows that Albany county furnished all of the district judges for the old Second judicial district, and Converse ond Fremont counties have furnished all of the judges for the new Sixth, judicial district, except Judge Win. ter who had lived for many years in Carbon county to within two months oe his appointmeut.—Lander Jour- n depend on a Monday—Adventure Trails: Man's Fish Rod.” laughed, waving “T am To-men-to, least come to “A ’ into you, all PRESCRIPTIONS -¥Y COMPOUNDED armacists in our new, clean and light prescription @epartment. We earnestly solicit your patronage and will endeavor to keep the confi- dence of yourself and physician. $ North Casper Pharmacy Phone 171 915 North Durbin St. Drive up and let us serve you in your car with some of our delicious fountain drinks. Aelia acs Jim popped the question on his knees ‘To witching Annabel, Fred went a special letter his Adoring love to tell, Will wrote a sonnet—néatly phrased, It cannot be denied— Imploring her in ardent rime To be his blushing bride. By only registered Ned sent impassioned telegrams, A dozen in a day, Beseeching her to change her name To Mrs. Edward Gray. But lo! she flouted all of them And married homely Joe Who didn’t have a cent, but he Proposed by ratio. ‘Minna Irving. Liberties Above Par “Liberty bonds of all issues and Vic- tory notes are above par in the open market,” notes the New York Herald. “Some are at or above 101. “Men and women who paid one hun- dred cents on the dollar for them when the government put them on sale have had their interest and can now recover their principal with a smart profit. ‘Men and women who bought these securities when they sold below par have reaped a rich harvest. ‘The Wall Street Journal figures that the aver- #ge price of the Liberty and Victory issues has advanced 15.21 per cent. from the low level of 1921. This ad- vance has increased the price of the outstanding bonds fby the sum of about $2,300,000,000. “All this increase did not go into the pockets of speculators or bond buyers. Liberties and Victory notes in large. amounts are generaily held by the original buyers. Not all the baby bonds were sold for vacation money in 1919. Not all the nien and women who gladly plunged into debt in 1917 and 1918 to help finance the war were afflicted with an ungovern- able desire to waste their substance in 1919 and 1920. “There still are a great many of Uncle Sam’s promises to pay in bu- cars to paint: Liberty Bonds and Utilities Original purchasers of Liberty Bonds are in much the same position so far as return on the investment -goes, as thousands of pur- chasers of public utilities securities. The money advance in both cases was for 2 public service. The financial return to the investor is limited by law. During the abnormal times of recent years the return paid by the goy- ernment and public utility companies on their securities was less than the investor could re- Pa fi dollar for dollar, in other lines of ac- ivity. wheels nobody when we've! That the government could not establish an interest rate lower than the current rate and maintain its securities at par has been well illustrated in the big drop in the price of Liberty Bonds. In other words, in peace times the bonds must sell at'a sufficient dis- count to net the investor the current rate of interest. If the bonds of our government it- ° self react in this manner to the market rate for money, how can anyone expect a public utility to secure money for development if its earnings aré held by law below the cur- rent rates in other lines of business involving similar risks? VONDRA, Interesting History Apropos of the coming election, ju- dicial, and otherwise recently, a real clad timer of the district, being in a reminiscent mood, recalled some early history of the judiciary of the old Second judicial district, the first formed, comprising the counties of Albany, Natrona and Fremont. The judges of the district were: First, Movie They saw the market price of thetr bonds go down and they sat tight. ‘Thou- sands of them will sell at a profit; other thousands will hold on to their government bonds until the freasury Pays them off. “And it is something to know that the banks of the country are still steady and heavy buyers o2 Liberti: What is a good investment for shrewd Picture pro- A merchant marine prop-|ojear. erly organized and managed is a discoverer of new]|should be no long ané unexplained gap markets—a developer of trade. If that fleet be op-jof time between successive scenes. erated under flags of other nations it will seek mar.| If the hizo was the last to leave on, kets for the products of those countries and seek|s8ce” ‘was not the first to enter new buyers for their commodities. If under the|Pe*t other el sovsared Seo haracters ie American flag, a similar service will be rendered beragas ts Pi age aha ing, oF pd for American producers. +, plied an interim in which he could be Moreoyer, the operation of an ocean carrying}imagined as making the journey. If service means the payment of wages to American|the jump of time and space was too seamen, the purchase of fuel and supplies in Amer-jgréat, Shakespeate thrust another ican markets, the construciion of ships in Amer nove in between, just as the movies ican yards, the making of repairs in American dry|9 ’ ‘ docks, the payment of premiums to American ma-) ior Bes oa gprpeenendl st petted rine insurance companies and the retention of! ¢¢ the main plot and of ite subsidiary, freight charges in American business circles. this matter of logical time development Differences of opinion upon matters of minor!was taken care of while the two plots e for governor before the Republican detail regarding methods by which an American progressed smoothly and went forward He felt it essential that there Laws or public regulations which protect the public as to prices on the one hand, must on the other hand protect the investor who furnishes a service to the public or the laws will defeat their own ends, namely, securing y service for the public, as no one wili invest to serve the public. Judge J. W. Kingman of Laramie cigs ‘and his succession on the bench | American bei aced. to make ouglit to being as follows: Judge E. A. Thom-|5e™ A ce Investment to the Amert- as, Judge J. B. Blair, Judge N. C. Sauf-} ©" Public. te fly, Judge J. W. Blake, Judge J. H. aes s G . , Judge Charles W. Bramel, ees Gen tae for, Siesoonds,| E. Carpenter and Judge 3 4 ¢, Jew: VF" miaball, ail of said named were| ‘ler. Ol Exchange Biag. — t21t¢, from Albany ‘grag 8 bi In February, A. D., 1918, our State legislature created the new Sixth ju- ictal district comprising the counties of Natrona, Fremont and Converse. Judge Charles E. Winter, who had located in Casper on the 6th day of January, 1913, was appointed during the first part of March, 1913, by Gov- ernor Joseph M. Carey, the first judgo of the district, d later resigned from the bench to enter priva' Practice. petent and honest men of the district and until the superior officers relax in attitude the local units will remain firm. , Calling of conferences on the part of the gov- ernor, among operators and miners’ representa- tives, when he knows, if he knows anything, the ex- act situation of the mine workers with reference to arriving at any understanding apart from the national organization, is simply for gallery effect. Done as a primary election advertisement but care- fully timed as to reports until after the primaries are over. Meet me at the Smoke House, Who ls Your Tailor m and Cleaner Telling Them How fORRINGTON the other day John W. Hay, Natrona Power Co. spr as

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