Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1923, Page 6

be Casper Defy Cridune | After'an amendment to the United States con- ‘Stitution is passed permitting the taxation of income from future issues of public bonds, it ; Will be necessary for the legislatures of the var- lous States to ratify the measure. nee ate quick action in congress is essen in order that state legislatures which are in session or, Will Democrats Suicide which will be in session in the near future may | TSF be able to act on the measure and, if possible,| 1 declaring himself equarely be-| | Sometimes it has proved nnforttn. put an end to the present obsolete system which bind the Mellon proposition for | Cssure of this character that it is an invitation for the reckless piling up of |t#xation reduction, President Cool-' should be advocated at the beginning debt on one hand and lawful tax dodging on the !dge ts rendering a notable service of a presidential campaign. We are other hand. to the nation. Perhaps he may be unable to see that that is the case It would seem as if Republicans, Democrats ‘creating the issue on which the next With the proposition to reduce taxa- The Opinion of Other Newspapers office. SERVES ~ Year’s Dinner by the prompt enactment of such a law. Sometimes it has proved unfortun- Entered at Casper (Wyoming) portoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916, Business Telephones __._-.1-----.---_-----15 and 16 Branch Te'ephose Exchange’ Connecting All Departments. eS By J. B. HANWAY Yesentatives last winter but died at the expira- sate an spite of Hissercmen BS Dee ASOD, in of congress. It is now necessary to pass it|the last ten yea he number of animals y again. This all takes valuable time and shows| si Ree roca was 93,898,200 as eer NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS the waste and cost resulting where public offi 588,007 in 16 ee : cials play politics instead of expediting the busi-| oe 5 eal To all our friends and patrons we extend greetings Qn the beginning of the New Year w zs f ness of the natio fight it be suggested that the railroads be al- PEARL with best wishes for your health and prosperity ful for ee thine For the liberal ea Advertising Representatives Prudden. King & Prudden, 1720-23 Steger Bidg., Chi- cago, IL, 256 Fifth Ave., New York Citv; Globe Bidg. 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A Glance Into the Past A Democratic congressman from Nebraska having had not only the bad taste but the abid- ing ignorance to denounce the present Republi- can administration as “damnably reactionary,” it is worth while to glance back over the record and see where the gentleman gets any such idea. Mr. Coolidge has been in office but a few months and with congress in recess, so that his is only | a small part of the administration so vigorous- ly denounced by this Democratic legislator. Moreover, the president is only a part of the ad- ministration. Congress is equally a part of the present regime. In fact, it is the part to which the Democratic congressman appealed when he} asked the radical Republicans to “come over”) and join the Democrats. But to the record: When Mr. Harding became president, the) great issue before the country was foreign af-| plants be required to pay taxes the same as any |®¢*°°"- fairs. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Cox had been in fa-|other industry, thus relieving the general tax- . a vor of going into the league of nations and Mr.| payer from the double load he must carry under Heads Kiwanis Harding had announced his policy of staying/our present laws which exempt publicly owned —— % out. We stayed out, and even the Democrats are now pretty well satisfied with that policy. But) we did not remain inactive. President Harding} called a conference which settled various contro-| yersies in the Pacific and also agreed upon a plan for limitation of armaments which has put an end to the race in battleship building. This has been generally recognized throughout | the world as the greatest step ever taken toward | world peace. Is that “damnably reactionary?” In domestic affairs there is much to look back upon with pride. The public debt has been re- duced $2,000,000,000 and at the same time pub- lic expenses have been cut year after year, lay- ing the foundation for one tax cut early in the Republican regime and another one in the pres-} ent session. In 1920, more than two years after and Progressives would be on common ground election will turn. We should think, when it comes to a measure of this kind which however, that this would be impro would assure that instead of private industry janie, pecause the demand for the |being charged an interest premium in order to yequct'on of taxation which 1s crush- jsecure money to maintain the payrolls and pro- ing industry in the United States, gress of the nation, it could get money cheaper crippling individual {nitlative and with resulting reduced costs to consumers all sorely pressing the man of merely down Nhe line. moderate means is so universal that The people want tax reduction. Here is a log-| the Democrats will scarcely dare to |ical_ method to secure it by taxing future in- | Coming Ee or emenae ton come which will be untaxed if allowed to hide Sr itself in tax-exempt securities. Is it not pos- Ve ‘0 the political advantage of the < ak Democrats to advance tn every way sible for congress to cut out politics and get|; program based upon the AMellon down to business on this measure. proposition, for hostility to them To Barbecue Taxpayers would unquestionably count heavily against that party in next year’s election. A meeting has just been held in Seattle to put/ ba 28 sp oor ears agrees the finishing touches on a measure that will DU) cial tee o: ai a} net patie submitted to the people to launch the state in| reany serviceable to the dountty ae: the development of hydro-electric power with| complished during the brief 2¢minis- public funds. tration of President Coolidge, can not It is interesting to note that those attending | attain that end more efficiently than the meeting and the speakers favoring this so- cialistic measure were practically all public of ficials or ex-public officials. Of course the move ment is heralded as a campaign “to break the It Happered grasp of the power trust and save for futur: . generations the natural resources of the state.” This is the same cry that was raised in ( fornia when the people were asked to mort the state for $500,000,000 for political deve ‘ment of hydro-electric power. The measure was defeated by a vote of over two to one in a state election. There is no “power trust” under state regulation. There is no demand on part of public for state development of industry. The whole program is} worked up as a political proposition for the pur- pose of appealing to large numbers of voters who are uninformed or misinformed on the sub- ject. Any person who cares to investigate will find that 85 per cent of the undeveloped water power in the United States is under federal control. To utilize this power the applicant must get a lease from the government for a period not exceeding 50 years. At the expiration of such time the gov- ernment may take the property over at actual cost or extend the lease. Thus, it is impossible under our present laws to violate the rights of future generations. . The supporters of state ownership resist most aggressively any suggestion that publicly owned Telephone In, Written, Business Good THERMOPOLAS.—All_ Thermop- olis business men express them- selves as entirely satisfied with tho Christmas trade, which exceeded the expectations of many of them. Con- trary to the opiaion of some that moncy -is tight, the general puultc was literal in its buying and it seems as if the gtving of presents cane up to the gooi old days. ‘Ths tpeaks most eloquently for geascal conditions in Thermopolis and is procf enough that ‘2 people helisve the slight stringensy is past. This city is indeed fortunate in having such a live and progrexa‘ve sct of a.erchants, fe: to their enxp and enterprise mora than to 1 thing else is due tre splendid .ende accorded them duitng the holiday DOUGLAS.—Floyd A. Walker was elected president of the Doug- las Kiwanis club at the weekly luncheon at the Lafayette cafe yes- terday noon. Other officers selected were: Vice president, W. A. Spear. This would naturally follow as part of the| pistuee tustee, Jomn Stendbury. spoils of political operation of industry involy-} Treasurer, L. B. Potter. ing the expenditures of hundreds of millions of} Boara of directors, L, W. Storey, dollars. The taxpayer would foot this additional | T. F. Doyle, Waldo H. Bolin, George bill for the publicly owned properties which |Arnold, Jesse J. Morsch, R. L. Mark- would go untaxed, although they doubled the! !*¥, 8. S. Call. number of employes on the public payrolls. gp vee we ter} Noor ar No supporter of the measure so much .28| cations and with ite SSeeaBership Be mentions the subject of taxation. Every citi-|nigh as at any time since {t has zen who thinks, knows that such an undertaking |peen organized. ‘Tribute was paid would increase the tax bill enormously. There is property from taxation. As an advocate of the state ownership scheme says: “An elaborate legal structure for the pre- sentation of the public’s interest in the state’s white con] resources will be necessary eventu- ally.” the close of the war, while the Democrats were|no shortage of power in the west and the whole still in power, federal taxes averaged $53.78 per capita. They are now less than half that amount. Is that “damnably reactionary?” The Republican administration found agricul- ture in the depths of depression and adopted every measure that the leaders of agricultural organizations asked in an effort to provide re- lief. The result has been effective as to every|even approximated where tried. The initiative branch of agriculture except wheat raising «which is depressed by over production. The Re- publican administration found 4,000,000 men ov of employment. Since that time every man who wanted a job has had it and at good wages. Is that “damnably reactionary?” The Republican administration found disabled veterans inadequately cared for and has rushed hospital construction and equipment and rehab- ilitation until there are now vacant beds in hos- pitals and every wounded veteran has been trained for a vocation. Is that “damnably reac- tionary?” The list is too long to discuss in detail. The administration got the railroads back into pri- vate ownership where they are giving the best service in railroad history. It restricted immi- gration; it enacted a tariff law that has not been prohibitive but has fostered home industry with beneficial results to working people; it satisfactorily reached an agreement with Great Britain on the debt; it promoted peace in South America; tt reduced the deficits in ship opera- tion; it put more business in government through the Budget bureau. Is that “damuably reactionary?” President Qoolidge has been following the acy established in the earlier years of the epublican regime. He is urging continued econ- omy, enforcement of law, more efficiency in pub- lic service, encouragement in indivdual initi tive and enterprise. Is all that “damnably re: tionary?” Farce Must Terminate The question is will the congress adopt the Mellon program for tax reduction which in- cludes a reduction in income tax and the aboli- tion of tax exempt bonds? The president and the people are in favor of tax reduction. The politicians, through their| blocs and parties in congress, are pulling and hauling to try to gain personal prestige through | in 19: delays and log rolling in the tax reduction pro- m. ‘A constitutional amendment to do away with| ly 1,493 per thousand in 1921. Human beings ies passed the house of rep-| Were increasing faster relatively than food an- tax-exempt secur! estimated that the in 000,000,000 in cap-! sted in ¢ empt securit jes, escape: 1 forms of taxation. The fact that cities, counties, states and nation can issue tax-| ta escape taxation, States conduct of public utility industry including reg: ulation of service rendered and rates charged is under public control in ‘hands of state regulat ing and rate making bodies. Private control of public utilities with gov- ernmental regulation has been successful in a way that public control and operation has never Clean, convenient, healthful radiator heat without the expense or inconvenience of a central heating plant. Uses warm air instead of steam, and actually VENTILATES as it heats. The cost is surprisingly low. Burns very little gas. A phone call will bring our estimator. ER PO and good management obtained by privately con trolled companies is the thing lacking under po litical or public ownership plans. If the state of Washington can be loaded with & mortgage aggregating hundreds of millions of dollars for state development of industry what a mecca it will be for the job hunting pol it ician and thousands of additional employes on the public payroll. Industrial Facts In general business this has been a good vear and the same general prosperity should continue through 1924. The railroads have been called upon to move the greatest volume of business in the history of the country. New life insurance written by forty leading *% companies totaled $632,843,000 in November as against $604,197,000 in October and $31,852,000 a year ago. The percapita distribution of money outside the U. S. Treasury and Federal Reserve System amounted to $44.01 on December 1, as jagainst $43.27 on November 1 and $41.80 on De- cember 1, 1922. Production of Douglas fir lumber totaled 557,- 0 Oal 151,000 feet as against 557,330,00 in October and | 474,961,000 a year ago. ann output of California redwood totaled 69,240, feet in November as compared with 54,774,000 in October and 66,106, | Phone 948 and 949 000 a year ago. In oné year there was consumed in the United | Notrona, Transfer Storage 72,546,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas, having an estimated value of $4,873,000 at the wells, and of $221,535,000 at points of consump- tion. During the past few years there has been 2 considerable increase in the unit value of natur- ‘al gas, the average value at the points of con- |sumption increasing from 21.6 cents per thous- and cubic feet in 1919 to 29.1 cents in 1922. The average value per thousand cubic feet of the gas used in domestic consumption increased }more than 15 cents in the past four years and i 22 was 49.9 cents. In 1891 there were in the United States 2,289 food animals per thousand population against Enterprise Construction Co. C.T. Pluckhahn, Rep 1341 South David St. Casper Phone 1287-W q The Old Reliable FOR RENT Store room 20x60 with full basement in Chandler building, 617 East Second street. Inquire at A. E. Chandler Filling Station lowed to work out their own plans in conjunc with our present governmental bodies hay jurisdiction over them? The railroad managers may possibly know more about railroad opera- tion than the politicians? WHITE LAUNDRY exempt bonds drawing a low rate of interest has} - AT YOUR SERVICE PAPP BROS. TAILORS P -Guniked a reckless increase in public debt and! Our country will have to learn the less i ‘ PP ee tarnishes the toopicte‘tor vitions of Goins mouT Sountey, will have to tear the Jesson o> | Phone 1702 |i 275 west A street Phone 1226W ||| 251 West First Street Phone 1497M the foundation of prosperity, Matters and Things, of State-Wide Interest, Wired In, of It Purloined {tion ‘The Democrats can far better “BETTER YET” -.. - surrender to the Republicans the ad- ue d | vantage of having initiated and car- ried to completion such a program than they can incur the odium of having opposed it. Democratic strength in both houses of congress is great enough to enable that party to derive no small measure of credit for the enactment of tax reduction legislation if its leaders adopt the patriotic course of hearty coopera- tion with the administration to this end. | President Coolidge may be held by the politicians to have been exceed- ingly fortunate to have found so ,serviceable an Issue ready to his jhand. On the other hand, the people of the United States may feel that they are s’ngularly fortunate in hav- ing an executive ready to grasp the jissue and put back of it the entire force of his personality and. his ad- m'nistration. — Christian Science Monitor. novelty pattern of furniture w>! he calls the Wild West. This (r- niture {s decorated with a Iikene: of the head and horns of the mo: with easterners who like things wi:bh a touch of the mountains about them. Wants to Know Editor Tribune: Kindly give me space in your paper for an inquiry. in which many people will be inter | ested. New Year’s Greetinigs To You! The Natrona Transfer, Storage & Fuel Co. extends Greetings to all those whom it has been permitted to serve during the past year,’ with the hope that the year 1924 will bring to all of you a full meas- ure of happiness and success. ‘What has become of the automo. | bile that was to be raffled during | Rodeo week? “ The last account anyone had of it Chief Nesbit confiscated it. Has he still got the car in his possession and who !s to reimburse the people who invested in the tickets? SUBSCRIBER. | in Wyoming Grape-Vined and We are informed that the car is | in possession of the chief at police headquarters. As to the legal status of the case we have no fn-| to the retiring president, Joseph; formation. he promoter of the Garst, for the efficient manner 1t.\erterprise seems to have vanished which he has directed the affairs from the scene. Those who inves of the club during its last year, {ted and hold tickets may and may >... eee [not have reeourse. The court wil! Settled With Estate fiuin ’ rhe poucs derarament a | Natron Transfer, Storage -and Fuel Co. , J. A. Biederman, President Beech and C Streets, Phone 948 no business to permit such a doubt- largest pay-|ful scheme in the first place, but ment of a death loss for the victims once having grante? permission | of the Cole creek disaster of the they should have protected the in: Burlington railroad has been effect-|nocent Investors. ed in the case of C. A. Guenther, Prominent citizen, who was one of! those who lost his life in the wreck. | Settlement has been made by the| a 2 i railroad company by the payment of $20,500, which is $5,000 higher’ kk ‘room than any other death loss paid) for PESERVE desk nm the Cole creek wreck, In the case ness College. DOUGLAS.—The SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHIT® LAUNDRY now for Casper Bust- CASPER BATTERY | . 119 EAST FIFTH "Wishes all its friends a Happy New Year and continued prosperity all through the year 1924. L. R. EARNSHAW, Prop. New Year’s Greetings For the patronage which the-people of Casper have so generously bestowed up- on us during the past year, we return our profound thanks. May the New Year briny to each and everyone of our friends a full measure of prosperity and happi- ness. UNITED BAKERY GEORGE BARTSCH, Prop. 132 N. Ash Street Phone 940W ; 9 A New Year’s Greetings May the New Year bring contentment and prosperity in overflowing measure to each and every one of our friends who have been so liberal in their favors dur- ing the past year.! We wish them all good things during the year 1924. ' ; Standard Grocery Co. 712 S. Washington\ St. Phone 2131W New Year’s Greetings The Peter Mellas Stores are appreciative of the liberal patronage they have received during the year just closing, and we extend to all our friends hearty greetings with best wishes for their health and prosperity during 1924. Peter Mellas Stores — Phone 1716W Phone 977W Happy New Year! We wish all our friends and patrons a Happy and rous New Year, pepe oneal ar, and good luck all during The Delmonico Cafe _ 266 West B Street 307 West A Street NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS We heartily thank those who have been our pat- rons during the year and express the wish that our cordial relations may continue, with the wish that the New Year will hold a full measure of hap- piness and prosperity for you. FRED W. ELDER GRAIN CO. H. L. PENNINGTON, 821 Midwest Bldg. NEW : YEAR’S GREETINGS ‘The N. and A. Coal Company is grateful for the lib- eral patronage of the good people of Casper during the year. just closing, and wishes for all its friends an abundance of prosperity and good will for the New Year. ; and & : THE N. & A. COAL CO. 215 West B Street Phone 1400 Phone 2480 all during the year 1924, NORTHWEST GROCERY AND MEAT STORE of the people of Casper we are duly grateful, and extend to them the season’s greetings. THE WYOMING CLEANERS AND ee ee ee ‘