Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1923, Page 6

PAGE SIX: Che Casper Daily Cribune The Casper Daily Tribune issued every evening and The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Casper, Wyoming. Publication offices: Tribune Building, oppo- site postoffice. Untered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916, Business Telephones _ Branch Telephone Exchan: Connecting All Departments. By J. BE. HANWAY MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. Advertising Representatives Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bldg., Chi- cago, Ill., 286 Fifth Ave., New York City; Globe Bidg., Boston, Mass., Suite 404 Sharon Bldg., 65 } Mont- gomery St., San Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Dally Tribune are on file in the New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. C.) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier One Year, Dally and Sunday - One Year, Sunday Only Six Months, Daily and Sunday Three Months, Daily and Sunday . One Month, Daily and Sunday - Per Copy -. By Mall One Year, Daily and Sunday _ One Year, Sunday Only Six Month, Dally and Sunday Three Months, Daily and Sund One Month, Daily and Sunday — All subscriptions must be paid in advance and the Daily Tribune will not insure delivery after subscrip- tion becomes one month in arrears. What He Saw In Casper Everyone who visits Casper and looks about for a few days departs from us another booster. They just simuly cannot help growing enthus- jastic about Casper. It is not the atmosphere nor is it the altitude, it is Casper, itself, that does it. It is so different from any other’ city in the land. Has had such a wonderful history, such a phenomenal growth. Has apparently risen up a completed modern metropolis out of a sandy plain while other towns have been roll- ing over to take another snooze. To show you how the thing works, we pick up the Butler County Press, published at David City, Nebraska, and find that Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. ‘Walden have recently visited relatives in our city and have just returned home. Quite nat- urally the local newspaper wants to know about Casper and so Mr. Walden tells the editor all about it. Here is what he said: “Casper is growing so fast that it is not known whether the population is 30,000 or 50,000, Per- haps 1000 residences were being built while Mr. and Mrs. Walden were there. Acreage tracts for residences a distance of three miles from Casper are selling at $600 an acre. One pecul- iar incident noted by Mr. Walden was that two lots were sold while he was there with contract to have a house on them completed in one week. Mr. Walden’s brother owns 160 acres of land which he homesteaded 15 years ago and as the town is building around his land it is very val- uable. An 80-acre tract north of Casper that was bought for $3600 three years ago was re. cently sold for site for an oil company’s tanks for $83,000.” The last thing we would desire to do would be to dampen Mr. Walden’s ardor. But in the interest of truth we moye to amend the popula- tion figure to 36,000 and the number of resi- dences under construction to 500. The other statements may be accepted as substantially true. Then Mr, Walden tells his newspaper friend pant Leone ansseo “Wages are high in Casper. Carpenters re- ceive $1.25 an hour. Prices are also high, eggs 90 cents a dozen, and everything else in propor- tion. Money is made and lost in great amounts.” The last statement is the only one in the paragraph open to dispute and that only from a view point of what constitutes large and smal] amounts of money. As to eggs Mr. Wal. den was obviously referring to fresh eggs. Continuing Mr. Walden further elucidates and the newspaper prints: “Mr. Walden says from the outlook in Wyo- ming there is no need to worry about a shortage of gasoline, as there are hundreds of wells pump ing. Oil fields are everywhere. He visited the Big Muddy field, 30 miles from Casper. This field, which was opened last year, is seven miles large, and the wells, all pumping are as close together as they could be put.” Oil fields are not quite everywhere, but in a good many places, mostly in Salt Creek and Big Muddy in this immediate vicinity, The Muddy field has been in operation more than a year, say seven or eight years at least and it is not quite as large us the newspaper has made Mr. Walden assert. Then again, the report goes on to tel] the world: “In speaking of the town of Casper which is situated on the North Platte river, Mr. Wal den suid there are many fine buildings, prac tically no trees and very few lawns. <A smell of oil pervades the entire city. The Standard Oil company is spending millions of dollars on permanent improvements and is erecting a num ber of fine four-story office buildings of pressed brick, with nice lawns and flower beds.” This paragraph is a mixture of boost and knock for our fair ci It is quite true that the city is located on the North Platte. But it is apprehended that Mr. Walden failed to get out in the residence sections where the trees and lawns mostly abound. We do not have them in the down town business section. About odors from the refineries and acid plants we get them occasionally, but it is only when the wind is in the right direction to carry them into the ctiy. The Standard Oil company is spending all that is claimed for it in permanent improvements in plant and field, but we know of no office buildings under construction with lawns and flower beds surrounding them. But to proceed with Mr. Walden’'s story: “Mr. Walden also mentioned the fact of how busy and bustling Casper is, The Yell Highway runs through Casper and th a continuons stream of cars in both di with tourists from every tate in the lt nion There is no speed limit for cars in Casper. Traffic cops are stationed on every corner of the main thoroughfares.” We beg to advise that notwithstanding ap- pearances and the general demeanor of auto- | mobilists in Casper, we do have a speed limit | duly enacted by ordinance and properly record- | And about traffic ed upon the city’s statutes. cops. ‘We have them of course. They are necessary. But there are a few intersections in the outlying districts where they do not op- erate. Continuing his interesting talk Mr. Walden says: “The many recent floods and _ cloudbursts have caused much damage, especially to the rail- roads, most of them being washed out. On the Billings line no trains will be run for two months. Tourists are cautioned to take plenty of supplies with them on their travels.” ” Wyoming did not escape the cloudbursts and floods which visited many of the western states during the summer, but that has all passed, the railroads are running again and the damage to highways repaired. It was only for a few days that tourists were inconvenienced in travel and were compelled to carry supplies, and this for safety, in case they could not reach the next stopping place because of washed out bridges. In the main Mr. Walden has given Casper a great send off and has correctly reported exist- ing facts. If his memory failed in minor in- stances or his enthusiasm bubbled over, he is entirely excusable, for a visit to Casper works that way on everybody who comes and then goes away and attempts to tell about it. Let Her Blow Upon several occasions in the past we have complained bitterly, remonstrated vehemently, nay, we have wailed uproariously. concerning the Natrona Power Company’s raucous steam whistle which at the hour of eight o'clock in the evening is blown loud and long to notify the girls und boys of immature years to gather under the rooftree and prepare for bed. It is the curfew. <A custom brought down from old when sweet-toned bells rang at nightfall as a signal for the young to seek the safety of home, avoid the dangers of the unlighted streets and escape contact with the reckless and brawling element of the population abroad in the dark ness. A considerable sentiment was worked up for the curfew at the time Cleopatra ascended the belfry, gripped the bell-clapper firmly with her lily white hands with which said hands she muffled the bell so that the deaf sexton could hear no sound, and by her heroic act saved her lover from an ignominous death. This senti- ment held out. until the Natrona Power whistle went into the curfew busines, when it was com- pletely destroyed in the hearts and souls of most people within a radius of seventeen miles of Casper. So far as observation went this whistle cur- a howling success although it must that the howling was successful. children had advanced. It was old admitted Modern stuff to invite them to go home in the shank of the evening. ‘There were entirely too many attractions to engage them and besides they figured that they could take care of themselves, even with automobile traffic and other dangers. Parents apparently figured the same way, for the children remained abroad upon the streets until they got good and ready. to go home. The mere creating of a public disturbance and sus- pending all business and conversation during the blowing of the whistle did little curfewing; because fierce as was the announcement, it was not followed up by compulsion or execution of the intents and purposes of the whistle. The public suffered in silence until one hap- py day there was a change in the city adminis- tration. A prayerful petition was presented and hoped for relief granted. The time of blowing was cut from five minutes to two min- utes. This substantial victory meant progress to the anti-whistleites. They bided their time when another adminis- tration could be induced to clip another minute's suffering from patient humanity, And when the anti-curfew bloc should grow into a power in the city and should finally command and regulate, then the whistle would be abolisheed and removed, painted pea green and hung in the council chamber among the stag’s heads and other relics, Now comes Frank B. Taylor, Boy Scout chieftain and causes us to pause and ponder, to halt the campaign against the Natrona Power whistle and convinces us in twenty-one words of argument that the whistle is not wholly im- moral. ‘hat it has its good points, and serves a useful purpose despite our antipathy and un- answerable argument for strangulation of its discordant notes upon the peaceful evening at- mosphere. . nk Taylor's argument is this: “Since the nuts began using the Natrona Power whistle as a signal, seventy-eight lost children have been promptly found.” How are you going to answer argument of that sort? Can it be answered? We think not. It is conclusive. If we have ever in a thought- less moment of heat, referred to that whistle in opprobrious-terms, we beg to withdraw them and request that they be expunged from the record. What does a deafening blast from a whistle amount to anyway? Nothing. Put on your ear muffs at eight o’clock in the even ing or any other time the whistle chooses to roar. Everyone of those seventy-eight youngsters is worth a billion dollars, The anxiety of their mothers is worth that much more. Here is where we quit. Our hatred of that whistle has been changed to affection by the brief state- ment of Frank Taylor. To show the sincerity of our conversion and eneration we propose three cheers for the Scouts—and the Natrona Power whistle. Reverence for the Law “Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well-wisher of his posterity, swear by the blood of the revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others * * * “Let reverence for the laws be breached by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught in the schools; in seminaries and in colleges; let it be written in primers, in spelling books and in al- manaes; let it be preached from the pulpits, pro- claimed in legislative halls and enforced in the courts of justice, And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon its al tars.”—Abraham Lincoln, Che Casper Daily Cribune Big Land Deal ‘The biggest land deal which has taken place in this part of the coun- try in recent years, was consum- mated yesterday, when the magnifi- cent ranch estate of the late Andrew Norell, in North Park, was sold at public auction, to Gus Carlstrom, nephew of the late Mr. Norell, for the sum of $115,000. ‘The property comprises four large ranches, known respectively as the Home ranch, seven miles west of Walden, where Mr, Norell lived for many years; the Lone Pine ranch, six miles west of the Home ranch; the Kilburn ranch, directly south, and the Crosby ranch, 10 miles southwest of Coalmont, 4200 acres of deeded land in all, together with 1500 head of cattle, 180 head of horses, the 1923 hay crop and all the machinery and equipment on the ranches. ‘This estate was at one time valued at a quarter of a million dollars and is one of the best known properties in Colorado. The Norell Hereford cattle have been blue ribbon winners in the stock shows of Chicago, Oma- ha, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Sloux City and Denver for a great number of years. Paving Delayed SHERIDAN.—A delay in receiv- ing water pipe ordered from Treton, N. J., several months ago, and sewer pipe, ordered from Denver July 16, the day the contract for 24 blocks of paving was let to the War- ren Construction company of Port- land, has resulted in a delay of sev- eral weeks in the actual launching of Sheridan's big summer. paving program, it was stated Saturday by 5. C. Gwillim, city engineer. Bids will be received Monday morning at 10 o'clock for the paving of Gould street from Alger to Man- dell street and of Gould street from Fifth to Eighth street. Bids for paving Main street from the bridge across Little Goose creek to Burkitt street, a distance of eight blocks, will be opened at 10 o'clock Thurs- day, August 30. At the meeting of the city council Monday a resolu- tion to pave Thurmond street from Burkitt to Brundage street wns passed. If this resolution {s not pro. tested and a contract is awarded on this district, {t will bring Sheridan's total paving program up to 35 blocks for the summer. With the exception of the paving programs of 1911 and 1915, which were 40 and 42 blocks, respectively, this, Mr. Gwillim says, will be Sheri. dan's largest paving program for a single season. Blocks paved in the two previous heavy programs, however, were much smaller than those paved this year, reducing the yardage propor- tionately. The approximate area of the 1923 paving program will be 5 ‘ds, It Happened In Wyoming Matters and Things, of State-Wide Interest, Wired in, Telephoned, Written, Grape-Vined and Some of It Purloined Distinguished Visitor ROCK SPRINGS—Roéck Springs was unostentatiously visited Sunday by a national figure, Dr. Edward Devine ,member of the United States coal commission, which is constitut- ed of seven members, and of which John Hays Hammond is chairman, and ex-Vice President Thomas R. Marshall is a member, Dr. Devine came here from Utah where he had been visiting the coal fields getting a line-up on conditions first-hand as applying to western coal regions. He was met in Rock Springs by James Morgan, sécretary of the U. M. W. of A., of Wyoming, and the two held a conference con- cerning Wyoming conditions. Dr. Devine left for Kemmerer, where he conferred with Martin Cahill and George Young, president and vice- president of U. M, W. of A., District No. 22. While in the district the distin- guished visitor also conferred with mining officials. Accompanying him to Kemmerer was President Mc- Auliffe of the Union Pacific Coal company. Musings of a Sheep- Herder Wo have received from the author a copy of “Musings of a Sheep- herder,” by Richard Forster. It is beautifully bound in limp leather with gold embossed title. The book contains three hundred and fifty paggs printed in clear, clean type and is fully up to the high class work turned out by the Commercial Printing company of this city. The author is well known in Cas- per and Wyoming, having lived here for many years. His book contains a collection of poems written on the ange or in the mountain cabin as the spirit moved him. There are some two hundred and fifty topics treated and many of them are of remarkable beauty. Wyoming folks will enjoy the book for many of the poems deal with their familiar mountains, plains and streams and with their daily life and activities, Altogether the book ts a creditable piece of work, both from a litcrary and from 2 mechanical viewpoint. —<—<— GYPSY BLOOD HOT. HERINGSDORF, Germany.— hot. That is why the first violinist in the Ileesku orchestra is awaiting trial here and why his son of 17 lies wounded {in a hospital. The violinist wedded a time, taking a dark beauty of the Rumanian tribe. The son loved her, too, and kissed her one night as second! THERMOPOLIS BATTLES REAL FIRE DAY AFTER NEW EQUIPMENT ARRIVES THERMOPLIS, Wyo., Aug. 29.— Friday evening the first. fire drill was held here with the newly acquir- ed and up-to-the-minute fire-fighting equipment. At 3:30 o'clock the fol- lowing morning the siren broke out in a protracted wail and the brightly polished, brand new fire truck was rushed to Fifth and Arapahoe streets but too late to prevent the destruc- tion of Golden Brothers Cleaning es- tablishment, a small restaurant, and damage to the Rowell grocery store. Total loss of property because of the Saturday morning fire is esti- mated at around $25,000. The flames are supposed to have started in the restaurant which 1s located between the cleaning works and the corner grocery store. Thermoplis finds now that 1t need no longer worry about having its money tied up in the in- | MERCHENDISE PRICES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE, A great flood of buyers have in- vaded the eastern clothing markets but very conservative purchases are being made and while no advance lin retail prices {s expected It 1s pro- bable on the other hand that no drop in prices will be registered |soon, This is the word brought back | i from New York by J. J. Chapman and W. J. Lindsay of the Golden Rule Department store who have | just returned from an extended buy- jing trip. A large stock of the latest and best of the fall clothing and furnishings was pur- |chased for the Golden Rule stere. pikes co vt MAKES IT MOST IMPORTANT By far the most important and ‘well known of the great ocean cur- {rents derives its name from the Gulf of Mexico, out of which it flows be- | they danced tn a fashionable restau-, tween Cuba and the Bahamas on the rant to the mad strains of Ileeku's gypsy orchestra. ist’s instrument shattered on the platform, a revolver cracked and tho son bleeding on the fioo: The first violin-; one side and the Florida Keyes on |the other. In its narrowest portion the Gulf Stream {s about fifty miles wide, and there st has a velocity at times of as much as five miles an Voor OY Men, Who want' body’ in their coffee ‘OU MEN who like plenty of strength, flavor your coffee will take on ADVO for a pal. There’s something to this cof- fee! 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SCHOOL TUESDAY and THURSDAY NIGHTS Offers Opportunity for Those Who Work In Daytime A special class in Short- hand Review for those who want more speed. CORSETS DRESSES MILLINERY Our new fall sample lines are ready for your inspec- ion. ‘Prices Reasonable Agents for Nu Bone Cor- sets—the best .Corset on the market today. Mrs. J. M. Burkett 132 W. Twelfth Street Grant Street Bus Casper Business College (Incorporated) Phone 1825 JAKE, The Nifty Tailor The Best Cleaning and Pressing Service Also Hat Blocking WYATT HOTEL PHONE 802 BLDG. your wants in high grade lumber and build- ers’ supplies, Rig timbers a specialty, KEITH LUMBER CO. Phone 3 It is essential to the success of any business that its bills receivable be promptly collected. To make these collections prompt- ly it is necessary for any concern to adopt a system for the purpose. Our system is to mail the statement to the customer. If the payment is not paid within ten days from date we mail a second notice. If pay- ment is not paid within five days from date of second notice, we send a third notice. If payment is not then paid by the date stated in the third notice, we conclude our service is no longer wanted, so we discontinue it. We think that is giving considera- tion to our customers. DON’T YOU ? oe Natrona Power Co. TRAIN SCHEDULES Chicago & Northwestern Westbound Mi Arrives Departs Ne enn enn 2:00 p. m. 2:20 p. No. 606 + deg nnn nnn a an e840 P, Mm. Eastbound