Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1923, Page 6

PAGE SIX. - Che Casper Dailp Cribune “Issue every evening except Sunday at Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Publication Offices, Tribune Building BUSINESS TELEPHONES ---- 15 and 16 “Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments Sentered at Casper (Wyoming), Postoffice as second class| matter, November 22, 1916 “CHARLES W. BARTON President and Editor | MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘The Associated Press !s exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. ‘Advertising Representatives. Re Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bidg., 50, | “Til; 286 Firth ‘Avenue, New York City: Globe Bldg..; Boston, Mass., Sulte 404, Sharon Bidg., 65 New Mont- gomery St., San Francisco, Cal. Coples of the Daily © are on file in the New York, Chjcago, Boston anal Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier or By Mall One Year, Daily and Suncay One Year, Sunday Only --. 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"A complete and scientific soning system for the eity of Casper. r comprehensive municipal and school recreat! system, including swimming pools for dren of Casper. : o*Somptetion of the established Scenic Route boute- vard as planned by the county commissioners to Gerden Creek Falls and return. Better roais for Natrona county ways for Wyoming. uftable freight ratse for shippers of the acy Me and more frequent train | | | and more high- fhe Casner Daily mripune sixty billion dollars of public securities that would escape taxation under present laws. What would be the result? The millions in taxes now paid by the privately owned companies which under public ownership would be removed from! the tax rolls would fall upon the shoulders of the taxpayers and remaining industries. These are hard, cold facts, not theories. Any- body can figure it out with a pencil and paper. It costs so much to run the government. If you remove sixty billion dollars of wealth from taxa- tion, other property must make up the deficit and in addition pay increased taxes to maintain the govemnment overhead which would result from taking over private property. If the American. people stop to think they will neyer approye any such one sided program. PASE AE 2 oreo Respect for Law. PHOELe at times are prone to disregard the sa-: 4 credness which is or should be attached to law making. If this were given more thought aud higher regard, there would be perhaps less law- breaking. There are hundreds of laws passed every year.! Each state passes a great number at every session of its legislature. Then there is the national con- gress, which enacts additional laws. It may be the number that makes many persons Jax in their consideration of the real meaning behind all this legislation, but perhaps a better reason is that they do not give sufficient consideration to the significance of lawmaking as a function of goy- ernment on which the perpetuation of government very largely depends. It is an argument sometimes brought forward that the violations of the prohibition law justify its condemnation on the ground ‘that it has caused n laxity regarding respect for law. Aside from the merits of that question as such, this much may be said: No law, no matter whether it is distasteful or not, warrants any one violating it with impu- nity. If such an arbitrary method were followed generally, we would have yeggmen and assassins plying their nefarious acts openly and excusing them by saying that the law was a nuisance and unpopular and therefore one that did not need to be observed. That would be a sad state of affairs, and is fictitious, of course, but it is nevertheless parallel to any instance of disregard for the law. ' | | Killing the Goose. | BPYEBYZB0pY seems to be going crazy on the! ; subject of taxing gasoline to build roads and for the general purpose of taxing somebody or something. The proposed sums vary in amount T's pretty suck THE WAY THe SKIPPER MAKES THE TROLLEY SPRING Do Mest oF THE. LIFTING PART oF SHoVEDLING | SNOW CFF THE TRACKS. — y Box Has ] World The rnost popular contemporary eva- sion of the existing world is a roman- tie representation of “the world after: the war” which uses the manner and method of realism to create a sordid, cynical and unlovely society, and the persuasion 6f romance to induce the belief. that such a society actually exists. ‘This is a cunning expedient not only because of its peculiar attractiveness the sinner’s role, but because of its appearance of half-truth. In this “world after the war,” the bewilder- ment, the indifference, the sophistica- tion which do actually characterize the time, are projected as the products of nerve shock and alcohol. They are misdescribed, but they are there, and if we will yield to the plausible ex- planation that we lost our faith in God because of war pictures and synthetic gin the illus'on is complete. But even so, this is but half the picture. The speculative and investi- gative attitude of mind which is the positive of these cynical and question- Ing negatives has no place in the romance. Instead of Faust, the true type of the modern mind, {t is Silenus who plays the lead. And it cannot be wondered that the effect has been to persuade the under- garduate generation that somehow, and for some marvelous secret reason to people who admire themselves inj TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923. connected darkly with the war they never saw, they are a wicked and a dangerous breed. They have no choice but to believe when their own con- temporaries turn state's evidence against them.—Archibald MacIntosh. - Vagaries of Typists ‘I have a new stenographer,” sald ‘Wijjit, “and she 1s a wonder. She writes what she thinks she heers without regard to what it means. | And her hearing does not seem to be particularly acute. For instance, I dictated “a letter in which I told {a man to look’ after his finite ego, |and the letter advised him to keep an eye on his fine eyed dago.” “It may have been good advice just the same,”, said Fijjit. “Perhaps,” was the answer. “But another of her efforts was not so good. ‘That is, it did not make much sense. I used the phrase, “Colabor with you’ and she wrote it ‘Coal La- bor Review.’ I asked her what she thought it meant and she said it did ;not mean anything to her.” “Going to keep her?” | “Sure. She amuses me on a dull (drab day. It is always interesting to jread the letters she has turned out to see if ‘fly swatter' has become ‘Ice water’ or if ‘cross I bear’ has become ‘cross-eyed bear.’ She writes things as she hears them.” That helps to Shredded cold or hot. heat. —equally delicious whether you serve it ‘Of course you can serve it hot- oe sc -round cae If you want a whole-wheat porridge, just put the biscuits in a small saucepan (two for” each person served), add salt and enough water to cover the bottom of the pan; stir and bo'l until thick. Then Rocky Mountain region, from 1 cent a gallon to 5 cents a gall i - serve with milk | for Casper. 3 a. galloa in Ore-, «, Fs ¥ | service for _ gon where motorists are already paying a tax of The Severance Tax. The Happy Days complished a revolution that has ni e with pic ae 7 2 cents a gallon. ( PY ys. parallel im the annals of human s: d ber that’s onl: wa' ‘ It is true that automobiles benefit greatly by! pst IT ciety. They reared the fabric of gov- And remember that’s only one way to In the Master’s Cause. good roads but they do not benefit onc-tenth as|_@tor Tribune: While our present] ,,..- labe pra ee eae ets SCATReT a RORY Lae RO aaROPL AED serve Shredded Wheat. much as gdjoining property or the state as a %580n of legislature is deeply con-| rine modeat Cap ee one ft UP] the face of the globe. They formed Gzowts has made necessary the building of a modern church home for the Presbyterian con-| gregation of this city. Within two years moro) than five hundred members have joined this one -church alone, and the average Sunday school at tendance has reached five hundred. This is a most hopeful sign in the spiritual life of the city. | Other churches, it is known, have grown and prospered in proportion as has the Presbyterian; although occasion has not arisen to make public the figures. | ‘The Presbyterians opened their active campaign yesterday for funds for their proposed new church building at Eighth and Wolcott streets, a yery beautiful site facing the city park and South Wolcott. The estimated cost is $150,000. These good people deserve to succeed in their ambition and theis enterprise and in so doing they must have the cheerful financial help of everybody ‘who rejoices in the moral welfare of the commu- nity in which he makes his home. A church is more than the home of a sect. It is a public institution for good where all are wel- come regardless of religious belief. Narrow, clan- nish congregations are a thing-of the past. The -day is gone in America when the followers of one -faith regard the followers of another as infidels, and fit subjects to be shot at sunrise. The business of all churches is to direct the way to salvation ‘and to better the earthly lives of those who would associate themselves with the churches. The man- ner in which it is all accomplished, the scenery “along the route, the forms, ceremonies, manners, customs and conditions are mere incidents in the ultimate purpose of Christian churches—to ful- fill the promise of the Master and bring the peo- ple of the world to their home in Heaven. The pride of home and home surroundings is “touched by the laudable work the Presbyterlans have marked out and propose to accomplish. Nothing so recommends a community as a desir able place to live as churches and schools. The; latter we have, the former we lack. If we would} see the city grow and fulfill the destiny that seems ordered for it the churches must be brought to a ar with the schools, There should be and must ve an equality in facilities to advance the intel-; Jectual and the spiritual at the same time if we would grow in the right direction, ‘The figure of cost fixed by the Presbyterians is modest. The amount should be secured without great trouble. A beautiful church on tho site chosen will be a source of pride to every citizen. ‘And every citizen should do his utmost to aid in placing it there. ast anit ae hrift Is Fundamental. Notzxc makes for prosperity among all of 4% people like the practice of thrift. In more recent years there has been considerable attention directed to saving under the name of thrift. » It is an excellent name and means a t deal ore than mere saving. It includes judicious ding as well, which is something one needs to learn as well as saving, for saving alone will not! lead to prosperity. Money, to best serve its pur- e must be in circulation. Only as it serves to e advantage of the individual will it serve to the advantage of the country. " Thrift has been preached in the home and in the usiness and industrial activities of the country. The topic is not new in the schools of the land. ‘And here is fertile ground for the seeds of thrift. You cannot inculcate these lessons too early in the lives of the young, for the impressions gained during the early’ age of understanding are lasting! ones, and as a rule remain as the guide in maturer; years. Thrift is a fundamental to business and national prosperity. Who Assumes the Burden? SNEW THOUGHT,” political parties which seek 4X members, among other planks in their plat:| forms, have one favoring public ownership of railroads and public utilities. The boosters never stop to explain to the tax- payer that on top of some thirty billion dollars’ of tax exempt public utility bonds already issued, the taking over of these properties would add approxt-| mately eleven billion dollars more debt for the pub lie utilities and some twenty billion dollars of debt for the railroads which would just double our present thirty billiondollar public debt, making 4 : / whole, which through a good road system attracts thonsands of tourists who would never otherwise enter the state. It is entirely possible that before the year has passed we will see a proposal to tax every tire sold from 4! to #5 or a proposal to add a sales tax SS or $25 on every automobile sold in Ui » state license tax. The fic © taxing the automobile and oil in- e unlimited but like all other propositions which are carried to excess, the aim sought to be accomplished will be defeated by the @rastic methods applied: if What motorist would care to tour In a state that ‘had the reputation of charging a tax of 5 cents’ a gallon on gasoline. While the total amount he might pay would be small, the average man hates to be held up and will steer clear of a hold-up proposition. Rabbit Regulation. Wee is public regulation of various phases of industry and transportation going to end? It is a whole lot like killing off coyotes in certain parts of the country—rabhits multiply so fast that they do more damage than the coyotes. And so it has been with the railroads—just about the time the public thought it had adopted the last word in regulation and that everything would be fine, it awakened to the fact that railroad devel- opment had stopped and that industries, which had_ been allowed to develop and escape drastic public regulation, had expanded far beyond the ability of an over-regulated transportation system to_care for their needs. ‘ If the regulation of railroads could be confined to seeing that there was no rate viscrimination nor combinations in restraint of trade with proper sufeguards for fair dealing with employes and the’ railroads then be allowed to go ahead and compete for business and make wage agreements the same as other industries, it would not be long before business and transportation got together on an equitable basis. Rabbit regulation (innumerabld boards, com- missions and officials) is proving more costly than the few cases of coyote railroad management it is supposed to correct, The Real Public Ownership. K\700e ownership of large public utility compa- nies is rapidly passing into the hands of em- ployes and customers in the territories served by such companies. This policy works to the advantage of both the corporation and the investor. The former not only obtains capital for extension but interests large: numbers of people in its success, and the investor puts his money into an enterprise that is operat- ing under his own eyes by men whom he knows. The growing demand for street railway trans- portation, electricity, gas and telephone necessi- tates the investment of large amounts of capital to meet the requirements of the public. Under constructive public regulation the securi- ties of these companies are today listed in prac- tically the same class as municipal bonds from the standpoint of safety and they yield a larger rate tu the investor. This is real public ownership which creates no deficit for the taxpayer but instead, returns hard cash dividends to the people of the community served. Se Overworking Bounty Stuff. N MOST western states there is a reaction against paying hundreds of thousands of dol- lars for scalp bounties on wild animals. A bounty profession is being built up that costs the average western state from one hundred thousand to half a million annually. The wisdom of killing off the coyote is being) questioned as making the jackrabbit a more des- tructive pest, and other rodents as well. On top of federal hunters employed it is now proposed that each state employ state hunters on salaries from $200 to $300 a month. The bounty business shows how a predatory po- litical employment grows and there are constant- ty more frauds being committed on the taxpayer. 1* THE casual observer is - keems to be about the failure of courts juries he might try providing less handsome mur dresses as a cure, That might help. { | bor can?" | why not tax the future production of The modest cup I offer thee—pla'n Sabine wine from grapes grown hore on my own vine! a design of a great confederacy, which it is Incumbent on: their successors to improve and perpetuate.—James, Madison. ¥ sidering placing a severance tax on minerals for the raising of funds for state needs, present and future, we might consiCer the subject from the taxpayers point of view for a mo- ment. Some state that this tax is to com- 'ntent on my pastoral tasks, In Grecian casks I sealed {t here, myself at home, ‘the while the crowds cheered you in Gems and the Woman “Reports from New York have it pel the owne:u of property eontain- Rome. that detectives seeking to fathom the ing mincra; values, to place their ° ‘ ing nm ; ‘ mystery cf the Schocllkopft jewel rob- properties upon a producing bas's in| Yes, while the banks of Tiber rang | he vorking order that they will not be relleved| and Echo sang TilAde: Spstee eee an Goatenen ators he eriine was planned and d rected y a woman,” says the Washington I Not unbelievable. Jewels and women. Thoy co together. While, there may be doubt as to whether the gem was mate £ weman or woman for the gem re can be none that they were mad» for each other. “To supply mladi's demand for jewels, slaves by thousan’s have been driven into the bowels of the earth or sent to the bottom of the sea. For diamonds, rub’es, emeralds, pearis,! with which to bid for a fair andl of such properties through taxation. In bevalf of the property owner, who is not financially able In these finan- cially stringent times, to get the money to place his property on the producing list, let us ask this ques- tion: “Is it the policy of the present administration to pass laws such as will relieve the poor devil of the property ho possesses just because he cannot do what his wealthier neigh- \mong the Vaticans, thy praise— |! I, on the farm here, went my ways! Although my hospitality Cannot give thee Falernian or Caecuban, Caienian, or Formian— No fancy vintages are mine— Yet hero in wine Grown on the Sab'ne Hills by me, I drink thy health—long life to thee! —Roselle Mercier Montgomery. poten Seer ese The Constitution’s Message Is it in all fairness? Does thr prospector have a chance with such a law to buck? Will this law en- courage the opening up of our great mineral resources? On what justifica- tion will such a law be placed? Will the state employ men who ere ca- pable of passing judgment on the valuation of mineral lands? Are there such men to be employed? Or are this type of man drawing;a sal- ary today that would make their services prohibitive to state uses? White such a law may be constitu: tional from a viewpoint of law, is there justice in it? Is it right, just because one state, and that one com- monly reckoned as a non-mineral state, has such a law? Should we of the great west stoop to copy after the laws of a state that, in passing laws for her common good must needs resort to measures that will protect her white population from en- croaclttnent from persons of other color? Much rather that we take a sane view of the matter and see if we have not a more fair means of taxa- tion at hand. What is the annual valuation of our production of min- oral. wealth today? Something like $42,500,000. Suppose we have a law placing a tax of 1 per cent on this annul production and our annual income from this would add $4, favor, men have tolled and fought and killed and stolen. {t is woman's passion for gems that gives them #0) great value. She demands them and men must pay for them, In labcr or} wealth or suffering or honor. O! all the gems ever found under h or sea, the vastly greater number have gone to desz woman. Most Wwoinea crave jewels, and some would have them at any price. Even though the supposed directress of the New York robbery planned to dispose of the Jewels later, she would know the joy of possession in passing, and when yalues pass the half-million mark that would be something to a gem lover. No, it Is not inconcel Why is the experiment of an ex- tended republic to “be rejected be- cause it may comprise what is new? Is it not the glory of the people of America that whilst they have paid a decent regard to the opinions of for- mer times and other nations, they have not suffered a blind veneration for antiquity, for custom or for names, to overrule the suggestions of thelr own good sense, the knowledse of their own situation and the lessen of thefr own expereince? To this manly spirit posterity will be indebted for the possession, and the world for the example, of the numerous innovations displayed on the American theater in favor of private rights and public happiness. Had no important step been taken by the leaders of the Revo- lution for which a precedent could not be discovered—no government established of which an exact model did not present {tself—the people of the United States might, at this mo- ment, have been numbered among the melancholy victims of misguided coun- cils; must, at best, have been laboring under the weight of some of those forms which haye crushed the liberties OLD EVERY WHERE BAKING POWDER | you use /ess CUT FLOWERS Carnations $1 Dozen BUXTON GREEN 000 to our state funds and not be a HOUSE ¢ the rest of mankind. Happily for detriment toward the opening of any at , ceditional ppoduction, | whatever. | America-—happily, we trust, for the 244 N. Kimball whole human race—they pursued a new and more noble course, ‘They SOMETIME ~ You will take Chiropractic adjustments for the remov- al of the cause of your disease. Do it NOW, before it is too late. No medicine, no surgery, no osteopathy. ROBERT N. GROVE, Chiropractor Palmer School.Graduate Over White’s Grocery THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. Everything in Building Material Neither would it tax out the man who has a property of value and lacks the funds to place it on a pro- ducing basis, that the property may earn the tax before paying it. Considering that this law should be enacted and that the m!neral val- ues dormant in the ground be taxed, alfalfa and grains that will later be produced from the efforts of the ranchman and farmer, or the future production of the cattle and sheep yet to be born and raised. ‘The writer is wondering of the type of instruments to be used for the measuring of the gas and oil that has not yet come to the surface. Or will the appraiser merely make a guess at the values ano let !t go at that? How would you like to be taxed un- der such a (7) system? Under one, condition, and only one. would ch a law be at all Justified. That {s, attach to it an amendment providing that the great state of Wyoming must and shall warrant and guarantee that such taxed min- eral wealth 4s and does exist in and within such premises. Then there would be Ittle difficulty in getting outside capital to invest, being war- ranted in so Coing by such law. The man of money will not hest- tate in searching for valuations that Phone 2220 RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS s concerned as he|® andj ty are there to be recovered and in case puch are not found, then the state comes Mable, Of course, a portion of the immense taxes received could be set apart for that specific purpos= the state would be a long head. ‘The writer would like from others. Office and Yard—First and Center Phone 62 1" e Casper, KITTS. Wyo. Shredded Wheat is 100% whole wheat, ready-cooked and ready-to-eat. A fect, delicious food for any meal of the day. Serve it simply with milk or cream, or t with, berries or fruits. 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