Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 17, 1923, Page 6

PAGE SIX) Che Casper Daily Cribune The Casper Dally Tribune issued every evening and y Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Casper, Publication offices: Tribune Building, oppo- ntered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second matter, November 22, 1916, ———, —--15 and 16 ecting All Business Telephones _-----. Branch Telephone Exchang' Departments. By J. B. HANWAY MEMBHR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press ts exclusively ennten ie use for publication of all news credited in this pap’ and also the local news published herein. Advertising Representatives vias <i Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bids. Ch cago, Til, 286 Fifth Ave., New York City; Globe Bidg-+ c 8 on Bldg., 65 New Mont- fass., Suite 404 Sharon BI ; ‘an Franci sopies of the Dally ¥ St,, San Francisco, Cal. Cop - pareis are on file in the New York, Chicago, Boston and San Franctsco offices and visitors are welcome. A. B. ©.) 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Most of the propaganda being distributed in this country upon this subject is for the purpose of discrediting the efforts of the delegation from the United States. Some of it is paid for by League of Nations partisans in an effort to make it appear that the League of Nations is doing all that could be done and that the United States is not assisting much. Some of it may be paid for by those who are desirous of having the efforts to curb the drug traffic come to naught. This would happen if the League of Nations did not adopt the resolu- tions and the program insisted upon by the representatives of this government. In that event, upium and cocain would still be produced in unlimited quantities and the traffic in them would increase. Some idea of the fight which is carried on by the American delegates may be obtained from a cable printed in one of the New York papers from which the following is quoted: “Mrs. Hamilton Wright, chief champion of the American resolutions, who was recently re- appointed assessor to the Opium Commission, issued a warning to Americans this morning that the league council would never accept the American resolutions without a stiff fight. Con- trary to popular opinion, Mrs. Wright says, the council took no action on the committee’s report other than to make flattering remarks about American participation and passed the full responsibility to the assembly. “Americans must be satisfied with nothing less than acceptance of the American resolutions f their widest possible sense, and the calling of a conference to put the principles into prac- tical effect, Mrs. Wright say: f the assembly treats the American resolutions in the same manner as it did the Koo resolutions, which were identical in spirit, the fight will be lost.” Because a number of nations belonging to the League of Nations are making tremendous profits out of furnishing opium and cocain to the world, there is a quiet but determined fight upon their part to prevent any league action looking to the limitation of the production of these drugs. Because it is impossible to suppress the smug: ling of opium and cocain, the United States ong since decided the only way to rid the world of this menace was to limit the production of the plants from which opium and cocain were made to that quantity that would provide merely sufficient opium and eocain to supply the legiti mate medicinal and scientific requirements of the world. Such a quantity would be but a very small fraction of the quantity now produced. It remains to be seen whether the drug traf- fickers can control the situation. The fact that propaganda is being widely circulated in the United States to belittle the effort of the Amer- ican commission indicates they are making a terrific fight to do so. No Bootstrap Legislation Former Governor Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, writing in his Wichita Beacon thus handles the wheat question: “Kansas and Minnesota are kindred spirits in one thing—the production of wheat. “Minnesota once held the undisputed pre- eminence in wheat raising. A few years ago, however, the great mills of Minneapolis began surreptitiously to import Kansas hard wint wheat to mix with their soft northern wheat, because they found it made better flour. Min- nesota has now definitely relinquished the wheat pennant to Kansas. “Minnesota still thinks very considerably in terms of wheat, however. The troubles of the wheat farmer have caused the Strange political upheaval manifested in the formation of the non-partisan league. “Tt is worthy of note that on the very day that Minnesota was expressing its discontent in a futile, blind way by trying to remedy its con- ditions through tive channels by the elec- tion of a Non-Partisan leaguer, Kansas was holding a conference which went straight at the heart of the difficulty and formulated a sible, practical program. sen “Kansas maintained its leade of wheat farming “The many earnest, sincere men wh h Y earnest, sinc io gathered at W ichita and formed the Southwest Wheat Producers’ association were men who despised rship in matters the hypocrisy of the demagogue. They knew it was more popular in some quarters to demand a fixed government price for wheat or some other method by which the wheat farmer could lift himself up by his legislative bootstraps, but they declined to take part in such futile and useless demagoguery, “Typical of their attitude was their set of resolutions, and among the most significant of these resolutions are the following: “Wheat is a world crop produced cheapest on new land or with peasant labor. We have neither new land nor cheap labor, and the time possibly has passed when we can profitably grow wheat for sale in the world market. We would therefore recommend that the production of wheat in the United States be reduced as speedily as possible consistent with a reason- ably well balanced production program to our consumptive needs. “In our opinion the prosperity of the wheat belt will depend on the degree to which the agri- culture of this region is diversified, and the ex- tent to which the family feeds itself and finds profitable employment the year through. The adding of dairy cows, brood sows, and poultry, and the growing of a few crops for their main- tenance will in the end absorb much of the acre- age now devoted to providing surplus wheat.’ “The wheat farmer cannot lift himself out of his present trouble by his boot-straps. He must recognize the law of supply and demand. There is a world over-production of wheat. The war time wheat fever has passed and conditions haye changed. “The acreage of wheat must be restricted. It will not pay merely to reduce acreage without putting something in to take the place of the missing acres. The answer is diversified farm- ing. Other things will help, but the law of sup- ply and demand must be recognized. “While other states are fulminating and fuss- ing and running around in circles, trying to get hollow and artificial legislative relief, the Southwestern wheat raisers who attended the Kansas conferc-ce have gone straight at the heart of the trouble.” A Monstrosity in Management Former Secretary of the Treasury MrAdoo has written a lengthy letter defending his ad- ministration of the railroads during the but his statements are so obviously incomiple in most respects that they are entitled to but little credence from the Ame) n people. There are a few highly important facts of which the public is well aware and on which public con demnation of government control of the rail- roads is based. st and foremost of these is that under the McAdoo regime and at a time when there was the utmost need for cons a tion of labor, new wage scales Were put in force, and new rules ‘of employment adopted under which a far larger number of men were required to do the same amount of work and wages per man and the total amount, of wage payments were immensely increased, without any corres- ponding increase in railroad revenues. During the war there was inflation in all lines of business. Workmen received higher rages, producers received higher prices. Any ness-like management of the railroads would have increased freight and passenger rates in proportion to the increases in cost of operation. When the government increased the wages of employes it made those increases effective ut a prior date. When it allowed increases in rail- road rates it made those increases effective at a subsequent date. Not only good business sense but common honesty required that both changes go into effect at the same time Failure to do this was an injustice to the railroads, calling for correction at some future time. Some meas- ure of correction was attempted when Congress passed the act returning the railroads to their private owners. During the period of government control it was contended that, since railroad operation was a government business, damage suits for per- sonal injury and property loss could not be maintained. Thus the railroad system was re- lieved of payment of huge amounts, which, how- ever, were a legal obligation upon the railroads and which the goyernment afterward was re- quired to pay. These payments, however, were not made during the period when the govern- ment had possession of the roads but were mare at a subsequent time and appear on the books as an after expenditure, although an actual in- debtedness incurred during the government regime. Whether railroad property was adequately maintained during the period of government control is a matter in dispute. the public is not advised. Probably much testi- mony must be taken to settle the question y and it probably will not be settled defin- The railroads were taken over unexpect- und they were rather suddenly returned. Probably no railroad company could demon- strate with any degree of exactness the relative condition of its property, its road bed, its ties, i ations, its locomotives, its freight cars, its passenger cars, and its other equipment on the two days mentioned. Mr. McAdoo may present a stack of statistics a mile high, but he will never be able to con- vince the American people that his management of the railroads was either fair to the railroads or to the government, On this subject Depends Upon His ‘Aids Mr. Coolidge is trying to find some relief from the onerous duties of the presidency by placing greater reliance upon the judgment of depart- mental chiefs and other advisers. While as a matter of course the president will keep in close touch with all executive branches of the govern ment, their administration is left completely in the hands of the cabinet officers. The strong cabinet selected by the late President Harding and which President Coolidge has wisely con- tinned makes it possible to shift much of the burden of government from his own shoulders, without any loss of efficiency and with the com. plete approval of public opinion, Effects of Peace A prominent economist of Canada tells his people that “we must dismiss from our minds the idea that a pacified Europe will raise the price of farm products, On the contrary it will lower them.” This is obviously true, for a pacified Europe means a producing Europe We hope to see Europe pacified, for the good of her ow npeople, notwithstanding we expect to sell less to Europe when real pe tained. ace has been at- |com, Thurston and Frost, the only FEDER SAS Ae ey A UN Rebs GOTT wpe Casper Many crue | It May Be Against Alll Scientific Laws But-- MUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1923. in holding championship hopes.|authofized $360 spent in agricul- They point out that if Clark could|tural premiums and the Cody club whip out # championship basketball (has given $250 for the program. No team in the limited time he had last jadmission will be charged to the year that he is likely to build a'grounds and to see the exhibits. real football machine with an even}Those who desire to see the sports start. Clark comes from a football] will be charged a nominal fee for family. He is a brother of Potsey| grandstand seats, Clark of Illinois fame and there is another brother quartering for Illi- Cut the Dancing CODY.—Dances after football and nois this season. He made the mythical Big Ten last year and Illi- nois expects to see him picked for All-American this year. basketball games during the schoo! year were tabooed by cosches and . superintendents of the Big Horn Faithful Dog basin conference for the reason that the players are kept up late at night LANDER—Eawin Gilliland, the | 3nd are pom ip shape to play the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Al-|S4me ne: 2 fred Gilittand, who reside on the old |, Ancther ehange was made whereby Nickerson ranch north of town,|‘h¢ Sames with the exception of probably owes his life to a year eid |Afmistice and ‘Thanksgiving days, pup. Going out to the corral early |Wil! be played on Saturday, thus Wednesday, young Gilliland wae es, |2Volding loss of school and securing tucked by a fine young three yeas | Detter attendance at the games. old bull recently purchased. The ani-|, Cody's games will have the pep mal knocked him down and was |!"Jected into them by the appear- goring him about the head and|@nce and performance of the high chest and would likely have finished |"CM0ol band, according to the plans him pretty soon had not the pup|°f Rudy W. Cooper, director. Prac: rushed to the assistance or hip |tice has already begun of music that master, and by his furious onrush |W!!! put the Cody squad up on its at the bull's head, attracted his at-|*°*- tention and permitted the boy to escape. He was able to walk to the house but a doctor was called and he was found to be considerably lacerated and bruised. It is thought that he will be all right in a few days, but he considers that the dog saved him from more serious {f not fatal in- juries. The Cody Fair CODY.—George T. Beck, president of the Park County Fair association, ennounces the eleventh annual ex- hibit. for October 56 end 6, with a program of events and exhibits that will be worth seeing. The first day will be given to pro- gram and making awards and the second to program and sale of farm products and such other articles as may be brought in and listed by those who desire to dispose of their Possessions. Details have not been worked out but by next week a more definite statement may be made. The county commissioners have Under Control RIVERTON.—Dr. HB. D, Brantly, official health officer of Fremont county, made a trip to the Kinnear and Pilot district for the purpose of studying the prevailing scarlet fever epidemic, He removed a number of quarantine restrictions, and reports the situation under control. With strict adherence to rules governing the care of such cases it is belleved the epidemic soon will be eradicated. ———_ Send your automobile news te “Spark Plug.”—care Tribune. SBS So Expert watch and jewelry repair ing. Casper Jewelry Co., 0. 8 Bldg. Dr. L. L. Wade OSTEOPATHY Phone 1125R Over Frantz Shop It Happened In Wyoming Matters and Things, of State-Wide Interest, Wired in, Telephoned in, Written, Grape-Vined and Some of It Purloined. Building Materials Weare equipped with the stock to supply your wants in high grade lumber and build- ers’ supplies. Rig timbers a specialty. KEITH LUMBER CO. Phone 3 at that time, went over the details of a franchise with Frederick Morris and Oscar Taylor, and the minds of all parties met as to terms. They will be given 182 days in which to get gas production to the city limits and will be required to maintain a pressure of one million feet of gas per day for a period of thirty days before they will have satisfied the council of an adequate production to justify bringing it to Cody. The new promoters said they had Twice Buried in Ditch cient gas is there for supplying the town. They claim to have M. Guit- terman of Beumont, Texas, back of them financially to insure the full development. Football Material LARAMIF.—Coach Clark of Lara- mle High had the biggest squad of football candidates out last night ever seen in the togs of the Crim: son and White. There is consider- nd |able beef and football brains in the a tion and Laramie is justified LARAMIE.—Harold Ablitz of thle city is one of the few residents of Laramie who truly knows the mean- ing of being buried alive. At two different times this morning Ablitz was completely covered up and buried by an avalanche of moist earth which fell in upon him from the sides of an open trench on Kear- ney avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets. When finally he was uncovered by his almost frenzied|a rig on the road to be used in fellow workmen he was found to be| cleaning out the old gas well: in great pain and was rushed at| th very confident that once to the offices of Doctor J; P. = = Markley, where it was found that Ablitz was suffering from two broken ribs, | According to George meets | another workman who was in the ditch at the’ time of the cave-in and who, not more than two weeks ago. sustained three fractured ribs in a similar accident, Ablitz was covered up completely by the first cave-in, and that his head had no more than been uncovered when a_ second cave-In occurred, this time covering him up even deeper than before. | Another workman in the ditch who | had been aiding in uncovering of Ablitz was himself covered up to his shoulders by the second ava- lanche. According to workmen present at the time of the accident, Ablitz was | enabled to breathe while beneath | the earth only by the fact that a| shovel was leaning up against the | side of the trench at the time of | the cave-in and was in such a posi- tion as to ward off the earth, leav- | ing a small air pocket directly in front of Ablitz’s mouth. es Raises’ Garden Truck | RIVERTON.—Riverton has ajcom mercial activity concerning which very few people have a detailed| knowledge. It is thé truck garden- ing business of C. J. Nielsen, who raises some of the finest qualities of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, pep: pers, and a great variety of other | vegetables with which he supplies the local demand and sends the re- | mainder to the Casper market. Mr. Nielsen's garden tract is cated in Ash Grove addition, where | recently, at great expense, he built | & root cellar where all root crops | are stored away and protected from | freezing weather during the winter | months. A. trip to his establishment | 1s well worth while. The visitor | will find many interesting things to | see and hear about. Mr. Nielsen {s| @ horticulturist of many years’ ex.| perience and delights in explaining | the various phases of the business. Many people in this vicinity aro | greatly indebted to Mr. Nielsen for kindly instructing them in the | proper methods of planting and car- ing for gardens. | Besides raising considerable truck, Mr. Nielsen also grows many varieties of beautiful flowers. Many bouquets from his flower beds have graced the tables of Riverton homes this summer, Cody to Get Gas CODY.—Cody took another step toward getting natural gas when it revoked the gas franchise of the Rocky Mountain Gas company, a subsidiary of the Ohio Oil company, after hearing A. Baker, their land attorney, who had-nothing definite to offer and wanted matters to stand in status quo. 1 The council after revoking the | franchise at the meeting called for that purpose by Councilmen Tink-| Every good ship, nearing port, takes on a pilot. Usually, the law requires it. The pilot knows the channel. With his capable hands at the helm, the vessel is safe. Without him, there is danger of the shoals. When you set sail on a shopping four you, too, should have a pilot. Everybody needs one. And well-informed shoppers always have one—advertising. ‘Advertising keeps you off the rocks of extravagance and waste. It takes you straight into the port of economy. It tells ‘you plainly where to go for what you want. it shows you how to save steps—and money—and time. By watching it carefully, each day, you are able to buy to best advantage. Often, the advertisements will keep you from making | an unwise purchase by pointing out just why one article suits you better than another. It points out for you the pick of the country’s market and the selection of the par- ticular kind, shape, size and color that best suits your taste and fits your pocket-book, Whether you want food, clothing, furniture or a toy for the children, the advertisements can help you. Let ‘Advertising steer your steps members of the council in the city Tamera wena neee ot careaurereay fF Ys)