Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1922, Page 6

“PAXE SIX —_——_—<—<—$— sper Dailp Cribune of a labor organization very wisely xcept Sunday at Casper na| pleases, carrying out the principle of individual ation Offices, Tribune But liberty. seseeee-36 and 16 No distinctive labor party has attained any con jecting All Departments| siderable strength at the polls. The labor party fice as second class| first appeared in the United States in 1888, when 1916 Atson J. Streeter, the presidential candidate of the Union Labor party, received 148,105 votes, and R. H. Cowper, the presidential candidate for the United Labor party, received 2,808 votes. In 1892 the presi dential capslidate of the Social Labor party receives! 21,164 votes. In 1896 the presidential candidate of Che Ca November MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PR’ Pre t and Editor Business Manager Associate Editor City Editor = ARI HANWAY E. HANWAY EY SMAS DAILY Advertising Manager “ < aos the same party received 36,274 votes.” In 1900 the Advertising Represent 2 . same party polled 39,739 votes. The same party Predden, King & Prudden, 17 Bidg., Ch polled only 31,249 wotes in 1904, and only 13,825 in 1918. votes for president, the same candidate for president polling only 14,180 votes in 1916. Even when the Farmer-Labor party united under Fifth me. Globe New nicago agd Be are wficome SUBSCRIPTION RATES ce pa at $7.80 | Cumrstexsen in 1920, their total vote was only 2 Sekty de cpaka Wau sas Se ek ohe ccee Oe 3.90] 411 out a total of 20,786,756.. In some of the west . 1.83 [ern states the Farmer-Labor vote and the Non-Parti 4 ‘os | San league vote was one and the same thing, and in By Malt other siates the Non-Partisan league vote and the labor vote shaded into each other. However, the 5| distinctive labor vote as such was very small. It is the same in Canada and Great Britain Members of labor unions vidually and independently, realizing that their best interests lie with one of the two great parties. It is safe to say that 90 per cent of the union labor vote refuses to vote as a political organization, and that a very large proportion of the 90 per cent vote for a program of one hundred per cent Americanism, including the-broad principle of protection to Amer ica and American interests, During the World war, » class of citizens showed more patriotism and loyalty than members of union labor organizations whatever may be said of the course of certain pro- fessional leaders who used the emergency as an op portunity to seek selfish special advancement. accepted for ance and the after subscrip- be paid in a asure delivery in arrears Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. C.) Member of the Associated Press. Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ation of all news credited In this paper and ‘Ss published herein. Kick if You Don't Get Your Tribune. 15 to 16 any t between 6:39 and 8 o'clock p. m. you fail to receive your Tribune. A paper will be de yered to you by special messenger. Make it your duty to * The Tribune know when your carrier misses you. Sa Conditions in Business Aste CONDITIONS have not changed during the past thirty days. The normal midsummer slackening has been less noticeable than usual de- spite the fact that the coal and railroad strikes continued to exert an adverse effect, Evidence of the steadiness with which all classes of goods have been moving is the fact that carload- ings for the month of July, exclusive of coal, were one-fourth greater than such loadings for July, 1921, and lacked very little of reaching the total for August, 1920, the highest recorded month for American railroads. Equally convincing evidence of the remarkable maintenance of business activity is the total of debits to individual accounts as re- ported by member banks to the federal reserve board which were 13 per cent higher for the week ending Angust 9, 1922, than for the corresponding week in 1921, On the basis of freight movement thus far in 1922, an unprecedented strain on the capacity of the railroads seems certain’in the autumn as a result of the expected expansion of business, the delayed movement of coal, and the marketing of large crops. The roads have ordered more than 100,000 cars during the year, and have steadily im- proved their facilities in other ways, but it is never- theless difficult to see how serious traffic congestion can be avoided. Wholesale trade in most lines is satisfactory. it is apparent that retailers are continuing their policy of conservative orders, but reports from all parts of the country indicate that a good autumn business is expected. The most recent crop reports, together with the fact that aside from men out on strike, there are now fewer unemployed workers in the United States than at any time since the begin- hing of the business recession of 1920, amply justify this expectation. The iron and steel industry is being increasingly affected by the difficulties arising from the coal and railroad strikes, but aside from the effects of the labor situation, the outlook for the industry on the basis of unfilled orders and other evidences of de- mand is for stable business to the close of the year. While no marked changes have occurred in condi- tions in the various divisions of the textile industry, there has been a gradual recovery in New England from strike conditions. A slightly improved de- mand for broad silks is in evidence. Operations in the boot and shoe industry and other sections of leather manufactures are expanding. The automo bile and tire industries have not as yet shown as much seasonal curtailment as was expected. The machine tool industry is about holding even and a steady although restricted distribution of agricul- tural implements continues. Demand is fair and a reasonable activity prevails th many special lines, such as electrical apparatus, household utilities and furniture. mor Bumper Crop Indicated ‘s{QOUNTEOUS CROPS, of all kinds, with their promise of general prosperity for the people of America are forecast by August reports,” notes the Manufacturers’ Record. “High favorable growing conditions during July greatly improved the outlook based on reports of the previous month. “A. 3,000,000,000-bushel corn crop, for the fourth time in the history of farming in the United States, is forecast. A crop of hay estimated to total 93,- 100,000 tons, is being harvested, surpassing “by 1,300,000 tons the record-breaking crop of 1919. The second largest crop of white potatoes ever grown is reported in prospect, the total indicated production being 440,000,000 -bushels or, but 2,000,000 bushels less than the record crop of 1917. The fourth largest ¢rop of tobacco ever grown is predicted, with a total production of 1,425,000,000 Ibs. A 200,000,000-bushel crop of apples is indicated for this year’s produc- tion, which is far above that of last year, Peaches will be plentiful, with a total production second only to the year of 1915, the total being 56,000,000 bushels: Such is the fore: of the government ex- perts made from reports of its correspondents and agents. “The acreage of 20 crops totals 344,895,000 as compared with 345,788,000 for last year. The amount of oats remaining on farms August 1, 1921, is esti- mated at 6.9 per cent of last year’s crop, or about 73,200,000 bushels as compared with 161,100,000 bushels on August, 1921, and 78,170,000 the average stock on August 1 for the five-year period 1916-1920,” 0 The Profiteer «(PORE POWER to the arm that is_reaching for the profiteer seeking to mulct the public be- cause of a disaster in industry,” urges the Washing- ton Post. “There is no more execrable creature in the land today than this type; and by the same token nothing more popular right now could be done by the officials of government then to take steps to balk his designs, whether undertaken in an individ- ual or a corporate capacity. At the moment it is the likelihood of attempted gouging in the matter of coal that impels official action, but the occasion makes opportune some reflection on the case of the profiteer as a species. “Profiteering, in the present general acceptance of the term, was a creation of the World war, and having gotten away with it so successfully when the country was ready to stand many things that were not as they should be, the disciples of the in- |fliction have thought that they could keep up the practice for all the future. They purposed to capi- talize the minor as well as the greater calamities affecting the country and exact toll on what ap- peared to be their own misfortunes as well as the public's. It is high time that a halt was called, and if the contempt held by public opinion and the | moderate efforts of public servants to safeguard the | interests of the population as a whole be not enough | something more drastic is in order. “The theory upon which the profiteering system is predicated is a paraphrase of the well-understood jand now ‘trite saying that ‘the public pays the tax, The public is the ‘goat’ whatever happens—the in- nocent bystander that gets it in the neck while con- testing elements are engaged in industrial warfare, and that is expected to go into its pockets with great complacency when strife is settled, to make good the losses of revenue suffered while the strug- gle continued and add something to boot. The atti- tude of certain profiteering classes and groups with respect to the public, not only when there are strikes and the like, but in normal times, has been akin to that of the confidence man toward what he terms the ‘suckers.’ And the public has been easy. It has protested—and paid. It has been a | worm; and it time that the worm has turned. | “PubNc opinion is a tremendous power when duly-concentrated, and it can amplify the good work /inaugurated by public officials in connection with lan existing situation by putting. the brand of a “labor vote” in the United States, Canada and Great! pariah on profiteers in general—the ignominious Britain, the fact is that labor organizations never|mark of a practice that becomes more detestable have voted and probably never will vote as a body} with the lapse of time from the period of its incep- or unitedly for any party candidates. Each member | tion and greatest flourish.” Observe the Road Labor as a Factor in Politics NV VIEW of strikes in process of adjustment-and * others in progress the wise manner in which the administration has handled them, and the possibil- ity that they may give rise to a consideration of the power of labor organizations and the so-called “labor vote,” it is interesting to read the figures pré- pared by a professor in Johns Hopkins University giving the membership of American trades unions from 1915 to 1920, inclusive.. Here are are: 2,567,- 700 in- 1915; 2,755,400 in 1916; 3,041,500 in 1917; 3,450,200 in 1918; 4,095,800 in 1919, and 4,942,300 in 1920. In Canada in 1921 the total membership of trades tinions was 313,320—a loss of 60,522 as compared with 1920. The expenditures for trade union bene-| fits in the United States and Canada for 1921 ag-! gregated $24,089,836, an advance of over $4,626,226 co 1920. In Great Britain the total number of members in the affiliated unions was 5,102,788 last} ear. While there is much said about the so-called and ot direct his influence intelligent- ly when highway improvement is con- sidered. With the various types of high- ways clearly in mind, the* motorist can conduct some interesting experi- ments. These will reveal the fact that various types of pavement per. | vitans Interested and directly affect- |ed by the highway policy of his state, his comty and his city. He uses have not formed|and helps to pay for, highway im- fect of highway | provements and it is to his advantage Whether he studies|to secure reliable information on: road carefully or merely ac-| matters. While driving over the high: ssions as they ‘are forced | s in his community and in other motorists lons on the » motorist cannot unities, the motorist has an ex-| form differently. Hé will find that t opportunity Jo gain first hand} more gasoline is used on some types e and han on othe tion on the performance of highways “This, | we: from it and t 8 cnd on the kind-of road he find tha high ements. ‘ormati ar and sit dene He ont ‘ depart will enable | uses will to form his opinions correctly ways are Alippery after a rain while some votes as he In 1912 the Social Labor party polled 29,259! very wisely, vote indi | I | | | |. | | The sun spread himself over the | desert of Hop! Lang and painted little blisters on Betty's nose. “What a HOTTEST place!” said she to Jenny Linn, her little rag coll. “I “But you don't look like any squir- rel I ever saw. ‘They're silky and fluffy and live in trees x “Pooh! Of course I'm not fluffy. How tong do you suppose fluff would last in this heat nd sand. And who Would live in a silly t.ee when there's all the round earth to burrow in? I'm it for looks. I'm built to stand and she gave a proud little ‘spect nothing but an Indian or a Kit- chen Stove could be really comfortable others are skidproof in all kinds of weather; that some highways remain even and true while others soon be- come wi nd rutty; that some high- ways show up clearly at night in the light from the automobile lamps while with others it {s difficult to distin- uish the edge of the road. He will on some highways he in stinctiyely feels unsafe while on oth: ers he feels confident that he can keep his car under control. These conditions my have been taken as a matter of course hereto- fore, but may never have been care- fully observed with particular rager- epee to he type of highway over which the motorist is traveling. When such observations are carefully noted for cach type of highway, the motorist will -have reached a decision as to the type of highway he pre fers to vide on. ‘Then, if he investi- gates costs—not only first cost, but upkeep and durability—he will have learned much about highways. It will bea fascinating study and will re- sult in benefit to himself and his community. The Hobby Rider He Tked the fads his fellows wooed And at some time, was sure to try A Million a Day The “ice bill” of the people of the Cnited States approximates a million dollars a day. While {t 1s not prac- ticable to work it out down to the last penny, the bare figures of the latest United ‘States census cougled with other well known facts make it apparent that the fee bills of the country approximate $365,000,000 a year. The latest census figures, show the factory value of the ico manufactur- ing establishments of the United States in 1919 at 137 million dollars. and of {ce produced by other indus. tries 12% million dollars, making a total, stated in round terms, of about 150 million dollars, Experts estimate that, although we have turned our backs on “Jack Frost” in our calls for his natural production of ice en the rivers and like, the total still ob: tained from that source is fully one- fourth as much as that of the market- ed ice produced by artificial methods, or ‘approximately 37% million dollars, bringing the grand total of market- able fee at the place of production up to $187,000,000 in 1919, the latest year for which figures are ayailable. Ac- cepting again the estimate of experts that the “final consumer’ pays at them; No matter what his whim and mood He had the wealth to gratify them. Snuff boxes and old prints he bought And paintings and old armor called him; Blue china, coins. and stamps he sought And early printed books enthralled him. But he was prey to every shark And every cunning humbug bilked him- Alas, he was an easy mark And fakers by the dozen milked him, Such junk he had been gathering And not one mortal Ke suspected— Experience was the only thing Of any value he collected! —Nathan M. Levy. eclowes Don't Explain Even the Democratic newspapers are.ashamed of the Democratic-Non Partisan league convention at Doug las, if apology means anything. Among those attempting an alibi for the Democrats is the Laramle Boom- erang with its pathetic insistence Maat the Non-Partisan and the Democratic conferences were held a full day apart. It fails to point out that Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Will Reid, Leslie Miller and other astute Democratic politi- clans were effectively active at both conventions. Omaha ‘Your Manufacturing City For A Greater Mid-West. The farmer gives the manufacturer raw material and the manufacturer gives the farmer a market. Both are nation builders. .. The it Mid-West has made it possible for Omaba to produce more manufactured products per capita than any other city in America. Omaha-made goods give satis- faction everywhere. Your pro- ducts. are used to make them. You have a special interest in them. Ask Us About Omaha-Made Goods, Chamber cf Commerce, Omaha Ask for Booklet “Omaha—A Manufacturing City” least double would therefore aggre- gate about $375,000,000 per annum. Even this big total, adds the Trade, Record, does not include the enor- mous quantities of ice made by #er- tain_great manufacturing establish. ments solely for thelr own use and not placed upon the markets of the country or included in the census ree ords. The production of ice by artificial methods began in New Orleans in the closing year of the Civil war, and by 1870 the number, of Ice factories in the country could be counted on the fingers of oné hand. By 1880 the number had inereased to 37, and 1890 222, in 1900 775, in 1910 2,004, an¢ in | chattering laugh had interrupted her. There wasn't en Indian in sight and it didn’t sound ike an Indian anyway. What could it have been? Again it came and then Betty w the Laugher. There on a stone stood an odd ilttle grayish brown squirrel, munching a seed and chattering be- sween munches, “Good morning! said squirrel, sniff. ‘That's why my fur is coarse, so {t won't be easily hurt. And I'm the dirty grayish brown color of the desert so the hawk and the snake and the coyote won't find me too easily. Even though they do find me, I'm usually safe in my burrow @rhich I build with many back doors. =See, I'm sitting at my front door now—" But with that she gave a little the ttle “That's a very silty speech pee ‘ i squeak and dropped out of sight, for 1920 2,867. That the industry proved) you just made. ‘No animals in the|far above a great bird wheeled by. en attractive ane to the capitalists of | tosert—w! FULI, of animais|And that was all that Betty saw of the country {s evidenced by the fact that the total capital invested in the {ce factories of the United States ad vanced, according to census reports, from about $1,000,000 in 1880, to $38, ! Am I not an animal? And there are at least 8,952,688,310 relatives of mirle—and ever »? many other animals too, only they aren't as important and wonderful as the Squir- Gussie that day. But you may see her every day if you'll cut out this Picture and dress her in her party dress, 900,000 in 1900, “and_ $270,000,000 |3n} .c} Family, of courses? Tomorrow—Adventure Trails: “Knot 1919, the year covered by the latest} «put who ARE you?” Betty. Tying.” ; * ti “ Basped : ing.’ CONSE PAULL: T just told you. A Squirrel. -Miss| Copyright, 1922, by George Matthew 5 Gussie Ground Squirret.”” Adams. It {s well known that Madame Bern- hardt caused herself to be measured for a coffin and for many years has kept it in her house. Inspired by a strange poetical fancy, the great ac- tress has now lined the botton of the coffin with her most cherished souv. enirs. Some istters and faded bou- quéts are there huddled pellmell awai- ing her coming. Subscribe for the Tribune and get a key for every 50c paid. 8-12-4f LOOK AHEAD U@0e@eD Packed in moisture-proof tontainer—it keeps ite \ crispy “hot roasted” § freshness. | | + pleasing blend o: plantation. coffees—the ing kind obtainable. 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