Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 10

PAGE TEN. aspet Dailp Cridune | Ce ‘The Casper Dally Tribune issued every evening and/| The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Casper, ‘Wyoming. Publication offices: Tribune Building, oppo- site postoffice. ———— Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916, Business Telephones _-.—... —————15 and 16 Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting All | Departments. Ee By J, B. HANWAY Advertising Representatives . Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bidg., Cht- cago, Ill.. 286 Fifth Ave. New York City; Globe Eee. Boston, Mass., Suite 404 Sharon Bldg., 55 New — - somery St., San Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Daily ‘Tribune are on file in the New York, Cuicake, Boston and San Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. 5 i Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. C) dnl eather eens eaeas Le SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Daity and Sunday 699 One Year, Sunday Only — ae Six Months, Daily and Sunday — — Three Months, Daily and Sunday . a One Month, Daily and Sunday Per Copy - One Year, Sunday Only - Six Month, Daily ané sunday - Three Months, Daily sna pee . a One Month, Daily and Sunday 1 All subscriptions must be paid In ad ance and He Dafly Tribune will not insure delivery after subscri in becomes one month in arrears. Timber for the Future land which ortunity for putting to use lar ss ow tlie for no purpose is readily noted on traveling through the country in almost any ion. é eee states reforestation is making prog- ress. Many are interested in it. In New York there. have been nearly ten thousand plantations and more a , eighty million young trees have been set out. ‘The work is carried on by corporations as well as by | established an sity, aside from the economic necessity so plain- | ly apparent, for the party in S ¥ Senator Smoot, who will be chairman of the senate finance committee, admits the condition of the treasury warrants tax reduction, provid- ing it is not called upon to meet new and unusual jobligations such as the soldier bonus. Represen- |tative Green of Iowa, who will be chairman of the house ways and means committee, predicts a treasury surplus for the current and next fis- ahead with his plans to recommend to congress certain changes including a halving of present surtax rates. What President Coolidge will do is not’ indi- cated as yet. In his message to congress he will insist on the utmost in government economy. Whether he will merely touch w taxes or. {bring forth a detailed plan of revision is not cer- tain. Have a Reminder If yon went out to buy an automobile, a pair of shoes, a suit of clothes, a hat or a typewriter, you would have learned from experience a basis for comparison in considering the merits of the different articl But when it comes to investing money, how many people have a knowledge of the~actnal merits of the various properties under consid- eration. The impulsiveness of the average Amer- ican which leads him to take snap judgment on such questions has made this country the mecca for stock swindlers and get-rich-quick artists of every description. If it were not for the tremendous earning | power of our people, the hundreds of millions of dollars which they give up annually for worth- |less securities would make disastrous inroads {upon the wealth of the nation. As it is, the effect of these losses are keenly felt by the par- ties interested. Tt is impossible’ for the ordinary individual jto know the merits of different investments. It jis out of his line of activity. For this reason it is doubly essential that he consult a banker or some person qualified by training and experi- ence to give sound advice on such matters. Tf this was done there would be fewer people cal year, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is going while in the state of Wyoming. Bringing the total amount of money left by these owners up to or above the $2,500,000 mark. With these figures staring us in the face, and the sum is not over- estimated by any means, why should we hesitate to begin the work of hard surfacing our wonderful high- way? What excuse can be offered by the sage brush philosophers, who still would have us stick to the one horse trajl, the men who. have “rode the range” for forty years, and it was good enough for them all that time, “why isn’t it good enough for us now?" What excuse can these men offer now for our de- laying the work of actually build4| ing a real hard surfaced highway from Cheyen to Cody? If our PENNY ANTE (Copyright, 1923, by The Press Feat- ures Service.) THE SONG OF EVERYMAN When I took my vacation and spent two weeks a-fishin', on my return I found the fern and plants in good condition. The cat was fat individuals, and the movement gets no little en- in our penitentiaries, our court dockets would be |®"4_ sassy, the dog was far from couragement from the state conservation com- sion. 2 mittach more might ‘be done in the i ‘land. go gg ae admirably situated for a growth of timber in every state and which would Surn much waste land into profitable use. The example of New York may well get ser- nas consideration. The timber crop is a yuick grower, but taking into consideration that it requires slight attention after started, in- volves little expense. Such plantings should be impossible to exempt from taxation until the timber is of commercial value or it will be im: possible to grow new timber as taxes would eat up its value before it could be marketed Is This Your Opinion? iti i States are pros- Conditions all over the United P perous. Workmen are employed at good wages way of devel- and factories are selling their output at good | eye are on the eve of a presidential campaign it i d consider d it is now the time to pause and i pa very important matters that will Ifave a ring on the future welfare. ¥ teva interest has any citizen of this nation in supporting political policies or candidates for | office tending to destroy confidence, curtail pay- limit production? fi rnc rel ptaseseogardlees of his politics, and every political party should fully realize the re- sponsibilities involved in disturbing the present industrial condition through the adoption of theoretical experiments or questionable candi- dates for office—local, state or national. It is well to remember that in the long run) we all make our living from industry and agri- culture as it grows and prospers under a stable form of government rather than from political experiments which destroy values and the oppor- tunity for growth and development. The Old Law Worketh The law of supply and demand is one law that yen the reputed Philadelphia: lawyer can find no way to circumvent. i Tt now seems very evident that gasoline prices would have fallen without the aid of Governor McMaster’s political pump as applied to the sit-| uation over in South Dakota. % The huge refineries on the Atlantic seaboard found their overseas markets for refined oils yvestricted by European financial disturbances. The new flow of California crude flooded the domestic market. Oil backed up in the midconti- nent field, and prices naturally sagged. There are some stories about refineries closing down and wells being shut down. Predictions of higher gasoline are heard. Political tinkering cannot prevent prices from rising after readjustments have been made within the industry. Just as the price of wheat went down with over-production, so with the price of oil. Just} as the price of wheat will go up when demand increases, so also will the price of oi! Raising Them in Ignora: People who have felt interested enough to look into the subject say that English school children below the age of entrance into the uni- versities are tangh little or nothing about the United States of America, that they have the erudest ideas of this country and think of it only as being a land of some importance that lies south of Canad», about which they know a great deal. An American who has spoken on the subject says that the English school children were in- terested in the fine marksmanship of Ameri- can ‘members of the expeditionary forces in France, and that they have been told seriously that every American knows how to use a rifle because it is necessary for him to be a good shot in order to protect his home. One English history of high school grade gives about eight lines to the American Revolu- tion. An Englishman recently has been lectur- ing in this country on the subject of the ignor- ance of American history of the children of his homeland. The matter has already been given attention by educators in England. In these days of English speaking unions and other organiz: tions of adults which are intended to draw more closely together the countries which use the Eng- lish language, it might be a good plan to let the children in the old country know something about their kinsmen in the new country. Cutting Federal Taxes Discussion of federal tax reduction has been thrown wide open. Impetus furnished by events of the past few weeks may easily make an at tempt at downward revision 4 political neces: not a} jless crowded, hard earned savings would not be jdissipated and hundreds -of thousands of indi-| jviduals would be drawing regular dividend |checks instead df haying some worthless stock | jas a reminder of their own short sightedness in jmaking investments. Public Interest First The whole nation is familiar with the Muscle | Shoals project where as a war measure the gov- jernment started hydro-electric power develop- | |ment for purposes of obtaining nitrogen from the atmosphere and giving the United States a supply of nitric acid for the manufacture of , jexplosives independent of foreign supplies. | Numerous propositions have been made to the government to lease or buy the property, includ- | jing the one from Henry Ford which has receiv-| Jed the most public attention on account of the! | Detroit automobile manufacturer's prominence | and his statements that he wished to make cheap } fertilizer for the farmer. The important question for the American peo- ple is not who gate + preperty, but what the al or corporation which secured the use | indiv: jof it will do for the public in return for these | Properties which they seek to secure at i al cost from the government. Couzens, United States senator from gan and former partner of Henry Ford, in a recent statement in Detroit said: “It is com-| mendatory to the United States congress that it! has not been brow-beaten-into disposing of the Muscle Shoals project. The government must get every dollar possible for this great unfinished property and it is rea- sonable to suppose that honest public officials \quarding the interests of the taxpayers will do \this. It has been generally understood that the rea- json for considering Mr. Ford’s extremely low offer for these properties was that they would jbe used to manufacture cheap fertilizer if he jgets the plant but according to his own state. ments, he will not make fertilizer except at a profit. This is only good business. The question of the “public interest” in this proposition however, of greater importance than _ the “individual interest” of any prospec- tive lessee of the Muscle Shoals project. It is from this angle that the subject should be considered. In return for a hundred-year lease such as proposed in the Ford propostion, the public rights must be fully guarded. Supposing the lessee of the property under such a lease disposes of it? Supposing that the lessee sold out. Supposing the lessee did not consider six per cent enough profit and would not manufacture fertilizer unless he could get eigh per cent. Supposing the price the lessee set for fertilizer was not “cheap” for the farmer. Supposing the lessee considered it necessary to make eight per cent on the investment repre- sented by expenditures made by the government jinstead of eight per cent on the very nominal sum such as has been offered to the government | for these vast properties. Or supposing the les- see deemed eight per cent on the turnover of the manufactured goods necessary. In the latter event, the lessee wonld be getting a return of several hundred per cent on the actual invest- ment which would not be fair to the farmer. In the interest of the farmers whose welfare | is the chigf argument ndvanced for concluding a lease on these properties for the manufacture of fertilizer, the persons responsible for leasing or disposing of the Muscle Shoals project should see that very definite obligations are assumed by the beneficiary of the government’s expend. itures and the people’s property, In case of non-performance of contract obli-| gations, the property should revert to the gov-) ernment and not be left to the disposal of a les- see as he saw fit after failing to carry out the actual or implied intent of the promise which secured the lease of the properties. It is gratifying to note Senator Gonzen’s statement that our public officials are pursuing such a course, oe SE No Encroachment } We should study to defend the rights of the executive and judicial. departments. Our gov- jernment can only be preserved in its purity by |the suppression and entire elimination of every |claim or tendency of one co-ordinate branch to jencroachment upon another. With the strict ob- servance of this rule and the other injunctions jof the constitution; with a sedulous inculcation of the respect and love of the union of the states jwhich our fathers cherished and enjoined upon. their children; and with the aid of the overrul- ing Providence which has so long and so kindly guarded our liberties and institutions, we may reasonably expect to transmit them: th their innu le blessings to the remot poster: ity. ee SS LL dead, the lawn was mowed, the garden hoed, the gold fish had been fed. ‘The house was neat and comfy, the rugs had all been swept; all clean and snug, ne fly or bug with- in the screens had crept. And when short time later my wife's vaca- tion came, I cried aloud and pledged and vowed that I would do the same. I'd keep the houte immacu!ate—to this I stoutly swore; I'd wash each dish and feeg the figh, nor overlook a chore, I spoke in all sincerity; I meant just what I said—but time went fast, the two weeks passed— and homeward wifle sped. With heavy heart and weary I met her at the train, and when she spied the wreck she tried her best to hide her pain. and loud and long it mewed; the kitchen sink gave forth a stink of dishes and of food. The gentle hum: of insects hung heavy in the alr; the fish were dead, the dog had fled, but all the flies were there. The rugs were strewn with ashes; cards and chips about the floor gaye token mute of hot dispute and merriment gatore. Tin cans from which my food came were garnished deep with rust, and over all there lay a pall of eggshells and of: dust. ‘The lawn was brown and dreary, the garden gone to seed; each window pane, showed dust and rain—a sorry sight indeed. My good wife viewed the ruins and then she sat her down, and wept and moaned and cried and groaned—and me, I hiked down town. ttt Pastoral Poem for Children Little fishie in the brook, Papa catch him with a hook. Quoth the fishie, ‘Very well; “Papa catch me. Yes, ike hell!” TOWSES, Song of the Open Road I drove my car at 20 miles and marveled at my speed; I pushed her up to 85—much faster than I need —I crowded her to 45, and then to 60 socked her. When I camesto I looked around and sald, “O, hello, Doctor!” . P dee Xs An Armenian physician in Denver has been sentenced to four and a half years in the federal penitentiary for selling drugs. That's one Ar- menian who won't be hollering to Unc'e Sam for food and clothing for awhile, tt t When a frenzied orator shrieks that thus and so hasn’t been paral- Jeled since the beginning of time he usually means that. it hasn't been in the last couple of weeks. Mises 2 Ap} There was a politiclan who was mighty fond of wine: At any kind of drinking bout he'd sparkle and he'd shine, When his friends were all elected they called in the good ola sport, and they sent him up to Boston as Collector of the Port: U hie public has endorsed our methods of examining eyes and making glasses to* correct defective vision. We have the recommendations of the many folks who have availed them- selves of our optometric skill. If you are an eye-sufferer you should consult us. We ‘will locate your exact eye deficien- cies and remedy them at a mod. erate price. Frenzel Optical Co. 262 South Center Casper, Wyo. Delage Of Novels From University PURE FRESH MILK We produce and sell only clean, whole milk, If {t should earn enough money to pay for lnm the frat wears woe Now In Prospect Would reap the beneft of the earn- | from healthy cows. ings year after year? If ten mil- Non dollars were. scattered around in COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 17.—(Un- |}. the state of Wyoming each year, | ited Press}—At least twenty stu- Wouldn't all of us get some of it?) dents et the Uulversity Misr Casper during the last | five or six years. Does not that} One little dry farm between here souri here are working on novels, and a hundred more aro outlining plans, The Evening Missourian. student and city newspaper de- clares. Most of the novels are highly idealistic the newspaper avers, as young writers are reading Machen and Van Vechten in an effort to obtain that feeling_of-languor so atmospheric—oh, you know, at- mospheric! Ona freshman, however, boldly says he came to the university to learn to write a red-blooded book “lke Rex Beach does.” upperclassmen are just as THE WHEELER DAIRY - Best Milk For Babies: We make daily deliveries in the city. Watch for our cap on the bottle. Phone 523J -and Glenrock has demonstrated the The cat was lean and hungry, | asco ibie to the authorship mic- fact that anything that you need to eat can be grown on this land. The best sweet corn you ever put in your mouth was grown for the last two years on this lttle farm I have seen the trucks of Casper grocers come out there and buy twenty to fifty dozen ears of this wonderful corn for their Casper trade. And watermelons sweet 2s sugar were grown right along sido of a fleld of corn that was fine, I've seen ears of fine yellow field corn that were fully twelve inches long and full and well developed. Every- body that eats potatoes knows that Wyoming dry land potatoes have got the world beat for the fine dry mealy quality they possess. } The hard surfaced highway will more than pay for itself for the saving it will bring to Casper in the reduction of the price of food stuff alone. We have got to pave the highway between Casper and Glen- rock, that is imperative. If we do not do it, and do it right away, we are going to lose the entire cost of the gravel work that has been done. upon it up to date, and how do you think those poor travelers will feel who had endured those awful detours while that work was being done? To say nothing of the loss of the cost to the state. Wyo- ming has got millions of dollars worth of sunshine and scenery to sell to the tourists of the United States, we have not begun to work on these things yet, there are thou- PEARL WHITE LAUNDRY Phone 1702 Are You Looking For A Real: Cafe Buy? F One of the best located cafes in the city can be bought cheap—good lease, cheapest rent in city. Doing Good Business Reason for selling—a partnership—which must .be dissolved. This cafe must be sold in the next ten days. HARRY FREE THE LOT MAN Room 10 Townsend Bldg. Phone 238. , \ CORNER OF BEECH AND EAST SECOND STREETS | Opening Announcement The Following Parties Will Be Open for Business on Monday, November 19 MARKET BAKERY W. E. Rowe, Prop. REMNANT STORE H. W. Perkins, Prop. SMITH’S SHOE REPAIR SHOP H. C. Smith, Prop. PRICE’S CASH GROCERY H. E. Price, Prop. - QUALITY FRUIT STORE V. W. Mokler and L. C. Gorwan, Props, ‘ RUSSELL’S DELICATESSEN James Russell, Prop. Ackerman Tailoring and Dry Cleaning Co.' 8. H. Ackerman, Prop. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ‘Thomas and Robertson, Prop. THE Ss _ LookforGrand Opening Announcementat aLaterDate er TY Your Social Obligations Include Support of the Community Chest a) Le ee tiga. ye sr ee