Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1924, Page 10

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T Police Uncover Dago Red Wine In Sunday Raid Three hundred gallons of “dago red” or grape wine was obtained in a haul at 1351 East Second street Iast night by the police de- partment, the county authorities and the federal agents cooperat- tuff was in 10 gallon hn Miller and Paul k were arrested at the ad- 4 Miller is charged with been the proprietor of the establishment. The haul was the largest that has been made here in thie kind of liquor, Colors Given to Boy Scout Troop Both the National colors and a fine troop flag wero presented to ‘Troop No. § of the Bay Scouts by the Presbyterian Brotherhood class yesterday at its meeting. The troop is sponsored by the church. Reed made the presentation roop emblem, ster of Troop 8 . of acceptance fol- lewed by Charles Turner of troop. Czar of Pictures Says Idea Is Ineffective In Execution as Un-American In Conception ’ LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 21.—Newspapers of. the country should join hands with motion picture producers in opposing a censorship of the films that “is as ineffec- tive in execution as it is un-American in conception,” Will H. Hays, titular head of the motion picture industry, told members of the Southern California Editorial association ini an adder hasnt political censorship {s only an in Fiat che Sa fo ‘i 4. cen: cident. It is as ineffective as it is Oe eee un-American {n= conception. The soring the movies been the great in-| American people are against censor. door sport for so many?” Mr. Hays|ship of any method of expression, asked his audience of editors. “It|/ agaist censorship of the press, of has ben blamed for much of which| pulpit and of pictures. Just as cer- it is not guilty. It has been charg-|tainly are’ they against wrong: ed with crimes it did not commit.| doing,’ and the demand which may When it has made a real blunder of| have existed for the political cen- taste or fact, the chorus of op- |sorship of this method of expression problum hs been universal. will pass as soon as the ‘reason for “Incidentally,” he added, “there} the demand is removed. It’ is the have been many, very many, such| removal of the reason for the’ de- occasions.” mand with which we are Concerned, Comparifig the problems of the|@nd we face the new year with a press and screen, he reminded his|tenewed sense of that continulre hearers that “when a free press is | Obligation.” attacked, we make common cause} What he meant by the “reason for with the publishers, recognizing in]the demand” for censorship Mr. them the necessary commercial fac-]| Hays did not explain, but the re- tor in literature. On the same basis,| mark was accepted generally as a you should give the producer of pic-|reference to the scandals which r hand when he is being beset] have rocked the film world from s which must find a new] time to time. in every decade. The more] Asking that the movies be judged the | tp, the better the pictures will| with more patience. and greater con- sideration of the obstacles which ‘As a matter of fact, of course, —————————— A Prescription Your Grocer Can Fill— BRAN FLAKES A natural laxative food that tastes good and is nutritious. Starts Tomorrow AMERICA PostT’s C.R. McGREW Manager Phone 153 Insurance One of the greatest f act ors contribu- tive to thrift >We write it—live or die you win. Age _ Size Service Low Net Cost Have you protected your family so that in event of premature death they will still be able to j maintain this home you are now providing? | We represent the Mutual Life Insurance Com- | pany, the oldest and strongest Life Insurance « | Company in America. We also write Fire Insurance and Surety Bonds of all kinds, Finance Corporation of Wyoming 407 Midwest Bldg., Casper, Wyo. Box 1110 Phone 252 Ea WILL HAYS FLAYS MOVIE CENSORS have confronted the industry in its brief history, the speaker pointed out that newsyper men have had “fifteen or twenty get "to establish standards of business prac- tice and a code of newspaper ethics. “You,” he said, “who are the cus- todians of the printed werd ‘in America, have arrived at your pres- ent position of stability as the fruit of six centuries of development. From the Gutenberg bibI@ “to: ‘the newspaper and magazine of today is indeed a long and slow procession at invention and development through wooden blocks, metal type and hand composition to machine com- position; through hand power and flatbed to rotary presses; from no mails to air mails; from. no tele- graph to wireless. “All of these processes, which are essential parts of your business. have come to you as the slow. and orderly development of six centuries of progress, with frequently a cen- tury lapsing from step. to. step. “Your standard of ethics, the rela- tionship of your papers to the. pub- lic, your sense of what can be done and what must not be done, your responsibilities for the expression and guidance of p¥ile opinion—ah this has come about with the ease of an inherited fortune—you re- ceived from your predecessors—from your ancestors, so to speak, in the trade—as a gift, a bequest. “We, in contrast with you, have nothing from the past.’ We must make all these things and achieve all these things for ourselves. The men who first took up this’ new thing are still alive. The pioneers of our institution, are the men who are still in the business. We are at this moment in the very midst of achieving those standards of our relation to each other and to the public and our responsibilities to thy world.” ——_-—— Don't forget to get your orcer in to the Tribune for several copies of the big Annual Industral edition so You know that it is the desire and policy of The American Tobacco i Co. to extend to its customers the maximum of service. Fs Reducing the price of a great favorite like Tuxedo—the moment it’s possible—is our idea of delivering this service. 1.y0 things have made this reduction possible: 1. A reduction in the cost of Kentucky Burley tobacco and in package materials. } 2. The consolidation of three of our big plants Into one. (Mr. Ford may not be in the tobacco business but he is right about consolidation.) So that favorite pocket tin of fresh Tuxedo tobacco which has cost you fifteen cents or more for the last five years, is yours for just twelve (12) cents from now on! Guaranteed by Every package is— iNSORPORATED Political method of ‘handling tax reduction and a business method.” Mellon said Garner's ~ proposed change ifi the sur-tax rate “is ob- viously an cad YR yr bE can saye you J3cG§ Ts FREED on your shades and linoleum. Hunter-Goll Co., 141 W. bavi Sage bios len Phone 986J. GARNER TAX [3).2: GIVEN SCORING] BY SECRETARY) Politics Behind Demo Program, Mellon Declares. BY DALE VAN EVERY (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Jan. Garner tax reduction plan ical and nothing else,” Secretary of the Treasury Mellon said in a state- iment issued from his office here to- night, in‘commenting on’ the bili mcposed by Representative Garner of Texas, Democrat, as a substitute +1 the Mellon plan, he economic effect of taxation is completely ignored by Mr. Gar- ner.” Mellon continued. “His plan is makeshift, while the treasury plan is the result of experience and study. He seeks popularity by offering a small direct saving tu the most tax payers; the treasury bil! fs fair to all classes, “It is the difference between a resulta try = Teibun tr3 a Tribune Class} CASPER MONUMENT WORKS 508 South Conwell. Protect Your Family and Your Business If something serious should happen to you today, taking away your earning power, what would become of your wife and family? Would they become public wards? What are you doing.to Counteract such a misfortune? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE. Western Union Life Insurance Co, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON GUY J. GAY, Branch Manager 27 Townsend Bldg. WHEREVER YOU GET IT

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