Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1923, Page 8

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All subscriptions must Dal!y Tribune will not tion becomes one mon 2.25 16 OF bal nd Sunday 18} be pa’d in advance and the ure delivery after subscri>- arrears, Protection and Nationalism Unless the American people have Mathai memories they will not fail to Bee the erate cance of the assertion of a free iene ac rere that “a spirit of exaggerated nationall eal has found expression in excessive patrio! ta iss grown up in the past few years.” During Pe cent world war we learned by bitter experi eno the need for the “exi BBC ated nationalism, which this free trader condemns. pr the outbreak of the war and before mre be; came a party to it, we learned of one ee and almost fatal error in neglecting to yy soy x the protective principle in the matter 7 au ping. There was an enermous demand or im goods and we had no ships in which to esi port them. When we entered the war ers an even greater demand for ships in whic h yy transport our troops and there were no: ad - quate shipping facilities under the ane flag. Only by the adoption of some form o ie principle of protection, either in giving a pre- ference to goods imported in American pote or providing a subsidy for the operation of mies under the American flag, could we have had the shipping needs in the emergency. ‘ : In another respect we learned the vital im- portance of protection. For many years we had been depending upon other countries for many | chemicals which we could e produced our: welve: s was particularly true of nitrates} necessary in the manuftcure of explos . Dur- ing the war when we felt most severely the re sult in that respect there was almost universal approval of the adoption of a protective policy| which should insure us forever hereafter an ade quate domestic supply of all kinds of chemicals necessary either in the conduct of war in the field or in the maintenance of our industrial en- terprises essential as an adjunct of military operations. But time has passed and some are | inclined to forget the firm resolutions they adopted in the hour of emergency. These are} inclined to listen to the free trade plea that an “exaggerated nationalism” has found expression in excessive protectism. ’ The serious condition which confronted us in the matter of chemicals would also have con- fronted us in the effort to clothe our army if we had neglected the upbuilding of textile indus- tries as we had the upbuilding of chemical in- dustries. The manufacture of clothing, blankets, etc., in an unusual quantity is a difficult task un- der the most favorable circumstances. If we had followed the policy of the free traders and had bought our woolen goods in Europe under a free trade policy we would have found ourselves at the outbreak of the r without the factories, | the spinning and weaying machinery, the dye- ing facilities, the distributing organization and other essentials in promptly turning out goods and manufacturing clothing. To establish mills, train employes and produce goods, would have heen impossible task under such circum. | | an stances. From the Repablican standpoint the principle of protectionism is fundamental and is not de signed merely to meet an emergency. We belicye it to be the duty of the people of the Unitd States to make themselves self-sustaining in every par- ticular possible. This is their duty not merely from the standpoint of national defense but from the standpoint of economic independence. To be dependent upon Europe or any other na- tion for any of the essentials of life, means that we must pay tribute to their capital and their labor for the supplies we must hay Call this “exaggerated nationalism” if you will. It is a policy which is becoming daily more popular even though there may be some who are unwilling to learn the lessons taught by ex- perience. A Vacation in Legislation Sentiment expressed in different sections of the country indicate a desire that congress shall do little in the way of legislation at the coming session. The last congress enacted more con- structive legislation than any other in history, particularly legislation demanded by the farm: ing interests, and it is felt’ that the industries of the country should be given opportunity to adjust themselves to present conditions without being harassed by changes or threatened changes. The transportation problem is one of the most important before the country today. There are some who would make this a subjeet of legisla- tion, bnt the more general opinion is that no leg- islation whatever is needed. The only complaint is that regarding freight rates, particularly on wheat. There is no charge that the railroads are earning an exorbitant profit. In fact it is gen- erally admitted that the profits are too small to invite money into railroad investments. But though there is no complaint that the railroads ire earning doo much, farmers want freight tes on wheat reduced and rates on some other fommodities raised to make up for the reduction ym grain. All this, however, is a matter of ad- ‘ministration under the Interstate Commerce Conumission and requires no legislation. Taxation is another important subject discuss. ed by the public, and leaders in both the legisla- ive and the administrative branch of the gov- ernment are considering whether legislation on that subject should be undertaken at the coming jsession. There is no dispute as to the desirabil- Publication offices: Tribune Building, oppo-|S¢sSion. There is no dispute . ity of reducing taxes. There is doubt, however, whether it will be practicable to make a reduc- tion during the coming session. It is deemed certain by many that a bonus law will be en- acted and whatever the nature of the bonus a jmaterial increase in public expenditures will be necessary, If a bonus law is to be enacted there will be an increase rather than a decrease in taxation. Those who believe that a bonus law will be passed discourage any effort to revise the tax laws. It is admitted that under the present scale of government expenditures a very mater- for large and small taxpayers. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon who is opposed to a bonus law and who seems to assume that no such law will be passed, is working on a revision downward of income tax rates. Members of congress who are of the internat- ionalist turn of mind and who believe that the United States should “do something for Europe” will probably have measures to present propos- ing something definite in the way of extension of federal aid to nations across the Atlantic. What these measures will be is as yet unknown but there seems to be a general view that legislation of this kind should not be passed. It is felt that encouragement of the idea that Europe can loak to America for support will retard rather than hasten the return to Duropean industries to the paths of peace. Although Democrats for purely partisan rea- sons are stil attacking the Republican tariff law and will perhaps urge changes in tariff rates, there is a gencral feeling throughout the coun- try that with practically all industries operat- ing at full capacity and more jobs available than here are men to fill them, reopening of tariff ussion would do much harm and could cer- ainly do no good. It is felt that with prosper- ous conditions in most lines of industry, the less legislation or agitation for legislation, the bet- ter it will be for the country. Motor Cars at Grade Crossings During the summer months inspectors of the Pennsylvania railroad system checked 242,14: automobile drivers at selected highway crossings in each of the thirteen states through which the t 's to determine the extent and character of carelessness displayed in driving motor cirs over railroad t The total number of cars checked and the num- ber and percentage of careless drivers observed as shown by months as follows: No Recklesy Per Month Drivers Cent June, ..... 2,997 SIULVIE cio ce 2,802 ugust 1,301 September 466 Total ...........-..---242,142 7,566 439 8.12 From these figures it will be seen that average 97 per cent of the drivers of automobiles displayed reasonable care in driving over the lroad tracks and that the other three per cent were careless or reckless. It therefore follows the great bulk of accidents at highway ngs, as well as accidents on the streets and yuys, may be charged to the carelessness of sinall minority of automobile drivers. Various forms of carelessness were noted by the inspectors, some of which are described as follows: Failing to look in either direction for trains before crossing the tracks. Disregarding the stop signal of crossing watch- men. Driving under crossing gates in front of trains while gates were being lowered. Running on crossings before stopping, not having car under control. Stalling on tracks. Stopping cars on crossing and turning around on tracks. Paying no attention to the locomotive warning whistle. Racing automobiles across the tracks to beat trains. Operating cars with defective brakes. In the state of Virginia where there is a law which requiries automobiles to stop before cross- ing the railroad tracks the checks show that the law was disregarded in a great many instances. In other states that require busses carrying ngers to stop before crossing the railroad s the law was also disregarded, ‘essive speed was the most common form of carelessness noted. In a number of instances the drivers made no attempt whatever to reduce the speed on approatching the crossings and occa- sionally cars were raced past other cars cross- ing the tr a In one instance the driver nearly ran down a pedestrian and would not stop while the gates were being lowered. on the Agriculture Coming Back The figures will put those disputants right who have based their arguments concerning in- ternational and domestic economics on export of farm product Statistics show June 30 had a wholesale value of $7 which is just about twice the value o: exports in 19 normal. Of course the scale of prices is generally high- er than it was then, and some allowance must le for that but on the whole it can be seen that the export trade in agricultural products has picked up remarkably since the post-war de- pression. 000,000, similar when the export market was Taxes and Radicalism soci lism, the taxes immediately went up and had never known before. a combination of socialists and Nonpartisan ple, especially the downtrodden farmers of that state. the state will have the highest tax rate in its his- tory, and will go the constitutional limit of mills. The state board of equalization concede this. Even this will not be enough to keep the State on a cash paying basis. The radicals have had plenty of opportunity to demonstrate what they could do in the line of government. The experience thus far is that when the radi- cals get into power, the people get it in the neck, ial reduction could be made in income taxes both | that the exports of leading n foodstuffs in) the 12 months ending It seems inevitable now but directly it will be axiomatic that high taxes follow radical rule. | When North Dakota took its plunge into state soon the state was groaning under a tax rate it | Last year a governor of Oklahoma, elected by leaguers, promised great things for the poor peo-| Now the news comes out from Oklahoma that! sper Daily Cridune It Happened In Wyoming Matters and Things, of State-Wide Interest, Wired in, Telephoned in, Written, Grape-Vined and Some of It Purloined. Robbed Poker Game ‘THERMOPOLIS-—About 1 o'clock three masked men entered a place at Kirby conducted by Joe Myusko- vich and he'd up and robbed a poker game that was in progress. The three men who held up the place were all armed and made the in- mates of the place stick up their hands while they gathered in the money. Besides the money in the Poker game the cash register was also robbed. ‘Three suspects were picked up at Gebo and were lodged in jail here. The men arrested were Mike Miloni- vich, Mike Scheponovich and Chris Radonich. Radonich was released on $1,000 and the other two are held in jatl as they did not furnis bond. Joe Muskovich, the proprietor of the place was also arrested on a gambling charge and is out on $500 bond. It is reported the stick-up men got away with about $800. Saving Crop Value THERMOPOLIS— Twenty thon- sand do'lars is the value of the crops saved by the use of grasshop- per and cricket potson in Hot Springs county during the 1923 season. If no poison mixture had been used the loss in crops would probably have reached twice that figure. These are the results that have been reported to the county agent in answer to a questionnaire sent out some time ago to all who used the poison furnished by the Hot Springs county commissioners this year. The amount of money spent by the Board of Commissioners in furn- ishing theh poison this year was $1,750 and from the reports received and observations generally it was money well spent. In all there was about 700 sacks of the poison mix. ture used and this was spread over an area of approximately 6,000 acres in the infested areas of the county. In the face of thesé® good results it 1s hoped that the farmers of Hot Springs county will take ho'd of this work with renewed vigor next spring. There {sno doubt the grasshoppers should be poisoned as soon as they hatch and this ap- plies also to crickets. The polson- ing campaign will be started at an early date next spring and with every farmer working to clean up the infestion the saving in crops next season should be more than double the amount saved this son. ———. = Benefits of Enforce- ment CODY—Every school child in Park county gets $1.55 ndded to his abi'ity to secure a better education as a result of a distribution being made this. week of $3,438.81 by Mrs Minnie Ide, county superintendent from a fund accru'ng from fines re- sulting from law ‘enforcement, pro- ducing further evidence that the presecution of men who violate the Eighteenth amendment to the con stitution has proven profitable. A small percentage of the money comes from the fines in the justice court, but the amount is almost negligible. From the law enforce- ment fund, the Powell school draws $1.800, enough to finance an add’ tional high schoo! teacher. Cody's district gets $672.70 and the schools of the country average about $65 each. With the $3,438.81 from Iaw en- forcement, $11,693.06, land income 4s going out to the schools and the division is made on the basis. of pupils in the census of each dis trict last spring. The amount is $7.84 per pup! Snow Blockades LARAMIE—State Highway Engi , neer A. A. Beard reports the Lin- coln highway between Laramie and Cheyenne completely blocked by great snow drifts in Telephone can- yon, with all signs pointing to a continuance of the snow blockade for three or four days, although gangs of men equipped for the job are now working to open the road. The canyon, according to Mr. Beard, is “a mass of snow” worse that at any time last year.” The Fort Collins road (Rocky Mountain Highway) a'so ts impassable in the region of Tie Siding and will prob- ably be closed for two or three days. On the other hand, the Mountain highway to Wood's Landing ts pass- abl also the Lincoln highway to the west, at least as far as Wal. cott. Word to this last effect was brought in by the occupants of two ears arriving from Saratoga today. The storm caught a number of auto tourists in the city and it looks as | though snowbanks would keep them | here for several days, Fine Potatoes TORRINGTON—A Sample of pota- toes that cannot be outclassed any- where is on display in Torrington. They were grown on the T. G. Powers ranch west of Torrington on Rawhide. Mr. Powers has six acres |9f these splendid Kings which he | says will make 400 sacks per acre. | The ground was in onfons Jast year. At no time during the summer ee || Casper-Salt Creek Stage Leaves Arkeon Bldg. 8 a. m. Daily Telephone 144 J. J. Stanton, Mgr, HOUSE MOVING We are equipped to move bufld- ings—large or small; guarantes our work could be found any trace of bugs or blight. The grasshoppers were not seen within the field. Mr. Powers owns his own irriga- tion system and the crop recoived the best of care. No man need be ashamed of a country which will Produce such potatoes as these. ee | Attending Festivities THERMOPOLIS—Dr. V, A. Mok- ler left for Omaha, where he will partictpate in the home-coming week festivities of his medical school, the Creighton university. Special clinics wi!l be held for the graduates of the| institution, and the d-ctor will also take post graduate work while thi One of the big entertainment fi ures of the week will be a football game between the university and the Haskell Indians on November 1. pate ste be Edy Sell Sewer ‘Bonds LARAMIE—The Albany National Bank was the successful bidder for the $50,000 of 5 per cent bonds of the city, which will be so!d for the| funds for the completion of the! Sewer system. There were five! bids, but when it came to voting,| the couneil considered only one. The| Albany bank offered to take the! bonds at par, paying $4.50 per $100/ premium, which will amount to $225 for the issue. Other bidders were the United States National bank of Denver, which offered to buy 5 per cent and 5% per cent, offering less than par; Sidlo, Simonson, Fels &| Co., Crosby, McConnell & Co., and James Wright & Co. None of the Denver bidders offered as much as par. The bonds will be signed and turned over to the local bank as soon as the work can be done. 47 Rattlesnakes Killed On Ranch GILLETTE, Wyo., Oct. 29.—Hugh Wagstaff and Alex Milne, using a shotgun killed 47 rattlesnakes at the Milme ranch in five minutes. The reptiles occupied a den in a red sandstone butte. pasar ESS COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 29.— Clare Buell, Friday was appointed by Judge T. B. Kennedy, of the United States district court for Wyoming, to be United States commissioner at Kaycee. The appointment is for a four-year term. Grand Junction City Officials Facing Inquiry GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Oct. 27.—City councilmen, the city man- ager and chief of police of Grand Junction haye been summoned to appear before a grand jury Monday to explain alleged police supervision of numerous bawdy houses here, contrary to existing ordinances. L. O. Marshall, councilman, told the council at its last meeting that the Police Chief Bert Watson and City Manager George Garrett had personally inspected all houses of prostitution and “found them con- ducted according to police depart- ment supervision.” Let us tell you more about the value to you of a great gram market close at hand. FREE booklet, “Omaha—A Grain Market.” Write to the Your Grain Market The cost of marketing comes out of the money you receive for your grain. Compare the hau! to Omaha as against the distance to other great markets or a seaport. It is to your interests to help keep Omaha a primary grain market. HURRY!. THEY ARE GCING FAST! Rows of Sample Suits ALL SIZES $16.50 ALL STYLES ALL WOOL $25.00 JAKE THE NIFTY TAILOR Wyatt Hotel Basement Phone 802 MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1923 LUCAS MAKES FIRST TALK|Long Sentence AT CORNERSTONE LAYING] 4" Rape Case CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 29.— Harold C. Johnson, 18, Friday enter CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 29— per ere > Separare, AER BK! To SIOCOW cae Cadel ee ania pice! ein oc, heapabege lcs s Gaga anal Py Ie py reed acting ‘Roverncr, when be delivered oa by Judge W. A. Hin an address at Laramie at the laying i ce of the corner stone of the new state| trict court, to serve 10 years in the university gymnasium building. Industrial institute at Worland. at a WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY JOCKEY CLUB SHOEING SHOPS General Blacksmithing AUTO SPRING WORK AND FORGINGS. 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