Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1924, Page 2

. | ate Re@scane — eee ean ee 2 eo. 2A. @ BSiinaes*a 6 a oo. 5434. FO - Sa fi PAGE TWO Che Casper Daily Cribune MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. The Casper Daily Tribune issued every evening an¢ ‘The Sunday. Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Cas- per, Wyoming. Publ.cation offices: Tribune Building, opposite postoffice. Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916. a Business Telephones = By J. E. HANWAY and E. BE. HANWAY ising Representatives ee re 720-23 Steger Bldg., Chi. New York Ci ty; Globe Bids on Bidg., 55 New Mor oe . of the Daily Phicago, Boston, ‘sco offices and visitors are welcome. gomery 8 Tribune ar and San ee Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B, ©) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Dally and Sunday Three Months, One Month, Daily and Sunday One Year, Sunday Only Six Months, Daily anc Three Months, Daily and 8 One Month, Daily and Sun¢ay - All subscriptions must be pai Dally Tribune wil not insure delivery after subscrip- tion becomes one month in arrears. IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR TRIBUNE. 4 your Tribune after looking care- + Cal or 16 and it will be delivered to you cla. er. Register complaints before 8 o'clock, For Better Lighting The progressive business interests and the wide awake property owners of East Second street have a petition in circulation asking the city to establish the avenue lighting system on that street from Center street to Grant street. The projected improvement is receiving the cor dial support which it merits, Within the last two or three years this street has developed into one of ‘the city’s principal business streets and its growth has eatended th= business district some distance Lesstegan or vi yes crossing at South Kimball street. Ae a eliy ce its Ape Casper’s business district outside of Center street, is poorly lighted and a better system should at once be installed. The Second street folks are starting a movement that ought to rapidly extend to other business streets. It is understood that the proposal will be sub- mitted to the city council at its next regular meeting. - ‘Acme of Despicableness Even in the hour of a nation’s grief over the death of a former president, the New York ‘World could not resist the temptation to make some partisan political capital out of the pass- ing of Woodrow Wilson. When all Republicans had laid aside party discussion to pay tribute to a man whose sincerity had never been ques- tioned, even though there was widespread dis- agreement with his policies, the leader of the Democratic press thonght it an appropriate time to gain partisan advantage. On its first page of the next issue after the death of Mr. Wilson, the World published an article which bore such headlines as these: “Wilson’s Passing» Expected to Swing Vote to His Party;” “Wave of Sym- pathy for Leader May Give Democrats New Strength in Presidential Fight.” It is to be regretted that obtuseness of mind so completely blinded the editors of such an emi- nent paper not only to the proprieties of an occa- sion of national mourning, but also to the logic of the situation. It was inevitable of course, that comment would be made, in due course of time, upon the probable effect of the death of the former president. Republicans were content to let that phase of the matter rest until after the funeral. The Democrats, plagued for so long in their search for a promising issue, could not wait a decent time before trying to gain advan- tage from the sympathy the whole nation felt in the hour of bereavement. The dire straights to which the Democratic leaders have been pressed, has long been notice- able. Improvement in our foreign trade has com- pletely disproven their predictions that the pro- tective tariff would destroy foreign markets. The full-time activity of most of our important industries has equally discredited their fore- bodings concerning the tariff upon our domestic prosperity .The Washington conference occom- plished so much while the league of nations ac- complished practically nothing, that the Demo- crats were deprived of any hope of an issue in connection with the league. With no possible is- sue in sight on the eve of the campaign, the Democrats hailed with gleeful exultation the carly disclosures in the oil reserve lease investi- gation, only to lapse into silence when it became apparent that Democrats no less prominent than Republicans were mixed in the affair. Dis. appointed in this single hope of an issue, it was natural that they would try to make political capital out of the death of Mr. Wilson, though it was incredible that they would commit the nena peeeneeenenememnetenesesese ne Mr. Wrigley of Chewing Gum Fame, says: | I believe in newspaper adver- tising. I spend about a million dollars a year for newspaper space to tell the world about the | goods I have to sell. Nearly everybody reads the papers and they are the most ef- fective medium to reach the buy- ing public quickly and often. | unprecedented folly of the movement at the same time they published the announce- mnt of the death. - - Because of its obvious partisan purpose, the effort will fail. The American will honor Mr, Wilson for his virtues; will pladly acknowledge his achievements; wil policies to be determined by part for sympathy in the day of national mourning. Woodrow Wiison had’ some but not all of the! elements of greatness, He was deeply learned in jing them because they are money books but did not know men. 5 Wak idealistic |makers and for to other reason. but lacked the ability to secure results by Prac: | tical means. His skill as a maker of phrases bus line line, eh? Well don't you with charity upon his weaknesses and failures. | suppose the railroads know a good But they will not permit their forernmental ‘thing when they see it? san appeals|is the southern r So the railroads are opposing the all of the bus lines’ peralel their lines in California? They are buy- Also they are developing the coun- try and bringing more people and often led him into utterances which he soon |Pe?!ns up more ranches and ereat- was compelled to repudiate, leaving an impres- sion of weakness and vacillation. Although an} exponent of democracy, he tried to establish an’ autocracy, These are facts, known to all the that would bulla up the country American people. They are human traits and | through which they run. shortcomings which no man escapes to greater | contrary they would say “Go to it, or less degree. They are not mentioned in dis- rene: for you," and they would be paragement of the honored dead for the mem-|f°F You too. bers of the human family are largely of imper- fections. And even though the occasion may be one upon which our hearts are touched by sad- ness, facts cannot be erased simply because the leader of the Democratic press asserted on the morning after Mr. Wilson’s death that sym- pathy will bring votes to the Democrats, Sniffing Democratic Garments In the course of his statement assuring thi country no guilty man will escape in connectioa with the lease of nayal oil reserves, Presiden} Coolidge said, “As I understand, men are in yolved who belong to both political parties.” There is Edward L, Doheny, who admits un- der oath that he made a loan of $100,000 to Mr. ling more business generally. Fall while that gentleman was still secretary of the interior. Subsequent to the loan, Mr. Fall made the official negotiations with Mr. Doheny which are now questioned. Mr. Doheny admitted that in making the loan the money was transferred over not by means of a check. Mr. Doheny adopted the rather novel plan of transporting the cash from one section of the country to another in a suitcase or ham- per or some other informal container. It is this unconventional manner of trans- acting business which distinguishes Mr. Doheny and introduces the issue of the part suitcases full of bales of money should play in the man- agement of our public affairs, Edward L, Doheny is a Democrat. He and Taggart and Brennan and Murphy were the “big four” at the 1920 San Francisco convention. He was a member of the Democratic committee on platform at that convention. He was one of those placed in nomination for vice president at that convention, According to the reports filed with the clerk of the house of representatives, Mr. Doheny contributed $25,000 to the Democratic campaign fund in 1916 to elect Mr, Wilson; $5,000 in 1918 to elect a Democratic congress, and $9,800 in 1920 to elect Mr. Cox. Here arises an interesting discrepancy which may mean much or little, for according to his own sworn testimony he con- tributed #50,000 to the Democratic campaign fund in 1920, and another $25,000 after the elec- tion was over to help pay off the deficit. Mr. Doheny testified under oath that Mr. Fall was not the first. secretary of the interior with whom Mr. Doheny Was in intimate contact. He testified that Franklin K. Lane, Democrat, sec- retary of the interior under Wilson, was em- ployed by himm while Mr. Lane was still in of- fice, and Lane quit to take the job at $50,000 a year. Mr. Doheny is candor itself. He testified that he and others employed Mr. Gregory, former Democratic attorney general, solely because they though Gregory could through his pull, ob- tain entree for them at the White House and the state department. He testified that he hired William.G. McAdoo to represent the Doheny oil interests at Wash- ington: during the Democratic administration and for thig he paid McAdoo $250,000. : There is Colonel Zevély, handy right-hand- man of Mr. Sinclair, and lobbyist in Washington for oil interests. Colonel Zevely’s testimony un- der oath brought out the fact that he, like Mr. Doheny, did business with federal officials by the “direct method,” rather than by the usual formal communications which are practiced in the everyday business world. His aversion to communicating with former Secreneer Fall through the mails led him to enrich the coffers of the Pullman company by commuting between Washington and New Mex- ico, during the n iations between the Sin- clair interests and Mr. Fall, ; According to the records filed with the clerk of the house of resentatives, Mr. Zevely was a contributor to the Democratic campaign fund of 1920. According to Mr, Zevely’s sworn testimony, he isa eS | Democrat of the Oklahoma brand. His political work in that party enabled him to receive an appointment in the department of the interior under David Francis, Democrat of Missouri. Colonel Zevely improved his opportu- nity in that department to familiarize himself with oil lands and other valuable resources of the country, In due season he graduated from that position to representative of oil interests and testified that his present salary is $25,000 a year. The sworn testimony before the committee is shot through and through with proof that the administration of oil lands under eight years of the Wilson regime affords a fertile field for investigation. The evidence piles up that throughout this period the department of inter- for cuddled up to the private oil interests of the country and the department of justice, under A. Mitchell Palmer, was tender with them. It was sworn to by officials of the public land bureau that findings which they made adverse to private oil interests in 1918 were-“lost” in the department of the interior under Democratic amin stration for seven years, which practi- ; cally covers the entire Wilson regimo, These officials testified that this “losing” of reports adverse to private exploitation of public oil lands was a habit in the department uring the seven years of its Democratic administration. went Coulis is et within the facts rhen he states “men are involved who belo both political parties.” beat, ad Just}that an egg laid in Californ! what they will do in ming. If the railroads were at all far sighted they would not oppose anything price? On the They would ever of- fer to haul the material free with whichfto pave the highways so the bus lines could run the year round and make perfect schedule time. They should be able to see that) nothing but prosperity follows paved highways, Just think of the hundreds of little farms that will spring up along the highway that is paved and has a good bus ser- vice. And how are these folks going to bring In all the lumber and tron and steel that will be used in building up these suburbs if not by rail They might with just as much bu iness sagacity try to oppose the en- largment of the Texas refinery, or the development of a new oll field, For years the railroads running into Casper have collected more money from the Casper business than they have from the city of Omaha which is seven or eight times as large as Casper. Why? because. Casper was building a new city, Every- thing that was used in building it had to be brought here from afar, and the ra{lroads got well paid for line. pave ti can gh vice. man and the chicken farms. have more eggs and bett! Why {f you only knew how in Casper and the immediate ity, it would surprise you, We're going to have it too. Lines And Angles BY _TED OSBORNE Gong Hit ‘er they’d permit her. And once she drew a little dog So Ufelike that it bit her. Jersalem for Me." Right In Town GLENROCK.—An 80-gallon She drew a bird so natural That it could even sing. But a hawk came by and saw it, And ate the blooming thing. unused but ready for Its first run of moonshine, was celzed last Fri- day evening in a house owned by a One time she drew a little hen— Her talents she displayed there. Bhe threw it in the basket, And that chicken promptly laid there. z Real Art : “Is it true that the picture you just sold is a priceless work of art?” “Well, not exactly, but the story I totd about it was. Ways and Means Dolly—"I could never marry Jack Ritches; I don’t lke his ways at. all.” Polly—“Never you mind his ways, my dear, consider his means.” Tact A_ wise interviewer named Horn Was quizzing an actress one morn. » He asked for her age With the skill of a sage: “In what year would you like to be born?” —_ Uncle Lem Says “It's a durn sight easier ter git th’ key to success than it is ter find th’ keyhole.” ficer, Proper stage for distillation, ajlso.found. — The still ana were destroyed. “Red” Benso: recently served a jail term for of being one of the operators ing him with the illicit outfit, “Don't you think I have a rich voice?” “Well, I think it sounds well-off.” Lines and Angles Jr,—Where do nut ccms from, Pa? ¥ Sr.—From trees, my son. Jr.—Do all of them come from trees? * . Sr.—Yes, all of them. ifs Jr.—Weil, what kind of trees do doughnuts come from? B. Sr.—From pan-trees, my son. 2 An Epitaph The band will play for Arnold Day Chopin's dirge, in five flats, What Arnold thought was “Malt and Hops” Was really “Rough on Rats.” He Got It Hubby was not exacly selfish, but he always gave his wife money with such an ingratiating manner that she almost hated to accept it, and she decided to make him change his manner if not his habit, “Here is ten dollars, dear.” he said to her one morning. “Don't you think I deserve a little applause for giving it to you without being ask: ed for it?" % “Applausey Why darling, I think you deserve an encore,” “i'm gesting tired of this riotous living," said the striker as he pick: ed up another brick. All Right school pupfl named Would arars confuse-“right” with “write,"* So his teacher, they say, bas Me ie write “right” all ¥, So now Wright writes “right right, all right. HIS OWN REPAIR MAN BARANAC LAKE, N. Y., (United Press).—Tired of waiting days for Unemen that never came, John Ma- geean, a farmer lving near Duane, ambled out on @ recent morning when the mercury was below zero and repaired telephone lines torn down in a gale some days before. Armed with a ladder, pliers and wire, the amateur lineman soon re- stored service that had been ihter- rupted for days. —_—_——___. “Tell the truth now; you men like talkative women just as well as the others.” . “What others?” Instance coud not be sold for half price in Chicago and that one laid in Wyoming would bring the top There is no country on earth where chickens and turkeys can be raised to better advantage than Wyoming. Because in first place the birds do well in this the contention of the railroads they ought to be recalled and gent back to the sage brush for another forty years. Wyoming needs that bus Wyoming dollars are going over to Nebraska for eggs that we eat here want the. bus line don’t forget that. “Ot All the Towns in Ireland, Thirteen barrels of mash at the shining, was arrested on suspecion still, but he was later released be- cause of a lack of evidence connect- =e hands were bus vice or economy. in one! The advertisement makes its promise to you; yourself; personally. How much worth your while it is to heed such personal messages! Mike friends w! Corn Fed Hogs j-—Corn-fattened hogs, novelty for this section of ‘west. are being ped out reg- ty from shipping ts alongs division of the Burling- according to men in the dispatcher's office of the division headquarters. here.~- During the month of January, alone, according to figures available there, 36 cara of Pays First Visit To Thermopolis In Over Forty Years the It will build up the country through which it runs. It make the small farmer independent and give the small man a chance that he has never had in Wyoming, I say let's have the bus line, and highways for them so they us good all year round ser- Encourage the small ranc win located at the Hot Springs so they picked up bag and baggage and moved Thermopolis just across the river from the World's greatest mineral hot spri Let eges. many vicin- We ~. C. & N. W. Ry. The Some men in public life are pro- posing to compel reductions in rates with no thought of making such reductions possible by aiding in the reduction of expenses. HE railroads today are return- ing back to the people by way of wages, purchase of materials and supplies, and taxes, almost all the money they take in. still, builling- the north side of the Northwestern tracks, by Sheriff Peyton, Deputies Jackson and Berg and a federal ,of- had, there must first. be some way of reducing expenses, were mash nm who moon- rates is not caused by the valu- ation of'the railroads nor by the sie net return they are receiving. The Importance of . Being You © ‘ Before.you were awake this morning, hundreds of deft y preparing things to captivate your fancy. Long after you drop off to sleep tonight, alert minds will go on planning what to say to interest you tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. To a great many people, you loom large. Day by day, through their advertising, they earnestly seek to attract your notice and earn your good-will. Practically every advertisement you find in this paper, is aimed straight at you. As clearly and responsibly as though he spoke with you face to face, the advertiser proffers you convenience, corhfort, entertainment, ser- Or all these precious things, perhaps, In more ways than one it pays to READ advertisements im the hands of his| fronted with all the modern ¢. here, He visited the | veniences to be found in this L... baths, the first he had taken since | city. local Harold Lioyd in “Dr. Jack." The | gave picture didn't startle him at all, “It's all right,” he said in answer to al question as to what he though -of THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER C0 Everything in Building Material RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY ‘FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS Three-Day Cementing Process fér Oil Weils. Phone 2300 62 e » W: Stace and Yard-—First and Center Sar’ ¥7™ JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION NOW Chicago & North Western System Railroad Dollar ‘Paid for labor. REDUCTIONS in rates are to be, HE present level of freight fellow iw} Each time he extracted a toot |. me a glass of whiskey.” “Don't you go to -him any more “I haven't any more teeth.” pos eat “TI say, y'know, all these bills aro dated months ried,” Distributors of KONSET C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. IN 1922 each dollar received from patrons of the Chicago and Bae Western Railway Company as used as follows: , Paid for materials.....82.66 cents Paid for taxes. +» 616 “ - 48.92 “ Paid for interest 7.67 “ Paid for rentals. 0.69 “ Paid for dividends..... 4.00 “ Total ..........100,00 “ A STUDY of the foregoing table will show where the railroad dollar is going.