Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1924, Page 6

Tieheee ee snanetin Teds Tey ae aaah enna ’ Titeebasasieed Shs OD Md tO Mort ot to coe ous th = fhe Casper Dailp Cribune MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Vhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ‘or publication of all news credited in this paper Iso the loca] news publ!.shed herein. Preceded tmctinat intact =F ee ee AR Casper Daily Tribune issued every evening anc The Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Cas- per, Wyoming. Publcation offices: Tribune Building, opposite postoffice. Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22. 1916. Busi Telephones TEES 15 and 16 B h Telephone Exchange Connecting All Departments. By 7 J. E.\HANWAY and E. BE. HANWAY Advertising Representatives 6-23 Steger B Prudden, cago, Ill, 286 Boston, Ma: aron Bldg., gomery San Fran Cal. Copies Tribune are on file in the New York, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco offices and visitors are welcome. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation (A. B. ©.) SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Daly and Sunday One Year, Sunday Only --- Six Months. Daily and Sunday - Three Months, Daily and Sunday ------—---. One Month, Daily and Sunday Per Copy By M One Year, Dally and Sunday One Year Sunday Only Six Months, Dai'y an¢é Sunday Three Months, Dally and Sunday — One Month, Daily and SunCay ~~ All subscriptions must be paid in Dally Tribune wi'l not insure delivery after subscrip- tion becomes one month in arrears. KICK. IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR TRIBUNE. If you don’t find your Tribune after looking care- fully for it, call 15 or 16 and it will be delivered to you by special messenger. Register~ complaints before 8 o'clock. One Hundred Fifteen Years The anniversary of Lincoln’t birth will re- main a day for observance so long as Americans are mindful of national heroes. It has been said that in every national crisis the leader arises from among the people, or is developed by the situation, to direct affairs and lead the public fortunes into the pathway of safety. It has occurred so frequently in America as to become an axiom. It can be truly said of Lincoln that he was such a person. He came almost as an interposi- tion of fate. He fulfilled his mission as the chief executive of the republic at a time when its very existence was in the balance. He performed his task as no other man could have done equally well. Looking back over the familiar history of his time, it does not seem the work of human hands and mind but rather the execution of di- vine decree. For guidance in the tremendous re- sponsibilities that pressed upon him Abraham Lincoln asked heaven. He never pretended to be more than the humble instrument of divine will. When his country had safely passed the dan- gers that threatened it, he went his tragic way. His entire life had had more ‘of trial and trag- edy than of opposite elements. Yet out of this environment he drew inspiration to high and noble ambition and wisdom and courage to ac complish. No earthly leader ever answered to better pur- pose the times and trials of his period than did Lincoln. He was of the people. The plain, un- assuming type, with which all were familiar and was of the mold in which the great majority wore cast. He understood the problems that con- fronted and knew the solution. He commanded confidence and love because of his complete un- séffishness of purpose. He stands, alone. the greatest figure in American history. And that is why, so long as Americans live upon this continent, and have pride in the achievements, of their great men, will they an- nually recall the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Industrial Peace In happy contrast to the dismal situation in many parts of Europe the United States enjoys peace between capijal and labor. The estimate is that less than twenty-five thousand work- men are on strike in America at this time—less than one to a thousand. The proportionsis less than it has been in many years. Industrial peace prevails and everywhere labor is employed at a fair wage, enabling workmen to live comfort- ably and to put something by for the future. The situation eloquently belies the pessimistic predictions of a year or two back, of increase in the cost of living and curtailed production with decreased markets abroad. The exact reverse is true. Wages arf higher than they were a year ago and the tendency is upward, according to the official statistics. The men and women workers in our industrial institutions are earning from five to twenty-five millions more weekly than they did-a year ago. More people are constantly being employed and wages in factories have ad- vanced from one to five per cent during the past twelve months. The cost of living has not increased and the average American is buying manufactured prod- ucts about as cheaply as he did in former times despite the statisticians who figure the increas- ed cost of living by multiplying the trade vol- ume by the percentage of increase in tariff rates or other unconvincing and ridiculous systems. The proof is in the actual prices“not in fanciful figures. The workman’s dollar goes farther now than it ever has since the war upset everything of a commercial nature. And the best part is that the workman gets the dollar with which he can do business. But perliaps the best evidence of all that con- ditions have adjusted themselves lies in the fact that strikes have been reduced to 4 minimum. This is the real indication that capital and labor are pretty well satisfied. Worthy or Unworthy, Which? The American people regardléss of political affiliations, first desire in the men who offer themselves as candidates for the highest office within their gift, that they shall be men of the highest pcwsonal character, entirely free from taint of scandal and questionable practice, Of | unquestioned loyalty to the government of the people and all and every interest in which they share, No man, Republican or Democrat, should be seriously considered as the candidate of any j mext to the development of the transportation | regardless of their position or standing before the country. ? As fast as they cat be heard and judged pub- lic opinion should place the brand of dishonor; How train accidents caused by upon them and dismiss them from further pub- lic consideration. Mr. William G, McAdoo is the latest candi-! date for dishonor. And the leaders of his party | are to be commended for accepting the obviously sound conclusion that the oil disclosures have retired him from the running at the head of their party ticket. There is no law against accepting employment from an oil company. Oil companies are not uni- versally engaged in unlawful’ business. In fact, | system of the country, the greatest boon to the people of the world has been the perfection of the production, refinement and distribution of fuel oil. This development has made possible the automobile, the small engine for light work on the farm, and the operation of motor trucks, which have relieved our streets of heavy horse- drawn vehicles. It may well be a cause for pride to have been connected with the growth of the oil industry. The criticism that may be leveled against Mr. McAdoo or any one else because of affiliation with oil interests is not because of that affilia- tion alone, but because of the nature of the re- lationship. Mr. McAdoo is a lawyer, but not a great lawyer. His training and his experience as a lawyer had not given him any special quali- fications for service to oil companies. A fee of $250,000 strikes the ordinary citizen:as so out of proportion to his legal ability as to leave the unavoidable conclusion that it was paid for something other than legal ability alone. Such+a conclusion is strengthened by the fact that Mr. McAdoo kept secret his employment by an oil concern. If his entployment was wholly free from impropriety, Mr. McAdoo should have been proud of it, rather than ashamed. Since he re- garded it as a matter to be kept from the public, the public cannot do otherwise than regard it as in some way discreditable. Viewed-in the larger and broader aspect and without the slightest partisan rancor, there are other disqualifications in Mr. McAdoo’s situa- tion that are eyen more important than his affiliations with oil corporations. Mr. McAdoo remained at the head of the treasury depart- ment and at the head of the federal reserve board all through the period of inflation and then quit both when the time for defiation came —thus trying to escape the difficult task made necessary his own policies, Mr. McAdoo re- mained at the head of the Railroad administra- tion all through the period when wages of rail employes were being advanced out of all propor- tion to increases in railroad revenue, and then quit when the time came to put the railroads on a business instead of a political basis. Mr. McAdoo’s great fault is that he is willing to get-public business into a difficult situation and then quit and leave some one else to do the arduous and thankless work of reconstruction. Mr. McAdoo boasts that during his admin- istration of the railroads the workers got in- creases in pay and that there were not very great increases in freight rates. He wants to get the support of the railworkers and the shippers. But both the rail workers and. the shippers have sense enough to know, that McAdoo got the rail- roads. into a situation where increases in freight rates were absolutely necessary, and at a time when the shippers were not able to pay, as they would have been if McAdoo had pursued the obviously sound policy of increasing wages and freight rates at the same time. Mr. McAdoo is impossible as a candidate for the presidency not. because he accepted employ- ment from an oil company, but because he ac- cepted a kind of employment that he desired to keep from public knowledge, and because, when he was a public servant he sacrificed public in- terest in an attempt to build up his own polit- ical fortunes. Devoid of Mystery The term “superpower” seems to confuse many people as to its meaning. Superpower is noth- ing new, nor is it anything mysterious. It is simply a term that has been applied to the long- distance transmission of electric energy through the connection of power facilities in adjoining communities or adjoining states. In other words, by the solution of problems which were involved in the transmission of electricity over long dis- tances, it hag been possible for power, plants in various sections of the country so-to connect their transmission lines that the output from one state can be drawn upon by the lines in an- other state when necessity requires, either through a breakdown in local facilities or by de- mand for unusual amounts of power to meet un- expected emergencies, ‘Thus, by coupling up the power plant facil- ities of various sections so that energy devel- oped at one point can be used at another point, reservoirs of power have been created by util. iities which utilize to fullest degree existing power facilities of the country. Such power connections virtually eliminate the possibility of power shortage in any com- janunity du¢ to temporary breakdown. of equip- ment, or damage caused by floods, fires or other disasters, Superpower is simply an enlargement of service such as the modern utility is con- stantly striving to render. Responsible for Stewardship Strange as it may seem, there is a determined fight in congress to prevent the adoption of the treasury department's program for tax reduc- tion’ The only excuse for this opposition is that the reduction would “benefit the rich.” Secretary Mellon has clearly shown that un- der our present system the rich invest in tax- exempt bonds and pay no taxes whatever, be- cause they will not put their money in produc. tive enterprises and pay over in taxes half the income they receive. Opponents of the tax reduction measure are playing the cheapest kind of politics. Taxpayers | will gain relief only as they demand and insist | upon it. Officials who fight tax reduction on no better ground than that it would “ benefit the rich” are too narrow-minded to be representa: tives of the people. party who cannot show an untarnished record of faithfulness to the people's institutions and the people's interests. Jt is the duty of all loyal citizens, as fast as we come to these traitors to cast them out, ¢ If the present tax réduction bill is blocked and no equally good substitute adopted, the peo- ple should hold their representatives strictly accountable for an annual loss of over $300,000,- 000 which will be the cost of playing politics With the Mellon tax reduction measure, a . of “failure” rej Every Day Safety First fovted ever many ‘onthe to re Under the plan in effect on the “Some of the situations covered by Pennsylvania, “man failure” are prevented on the Sota Ciena railroad system is shown in a report just tha Gh of tranopactaiieess aie report covers what are known as ‘efficiency” tests to determine whether employes engaged in train Operating rules and other safety precautions. Results of consistent tests show 99.9 per cent efficiency of employe to whom the applied. cover every concivabl situation in which failure of the human factor in railroading might lead to an acci. dent. The employes subject to the tests are: Enginemen, firemen, con- ductors, brakemen, flagmen, train- men, signalmen, agents, yardmas- ters. car inspectors, switch tenders, trackmen and watchmen. Under this system a constant check is made of the observance of rules and steps are taken imme- diately to correct lapses and to pre- vent “future “failure”. It is a tribute to the employes, however, lads And Angles BY TED OSBORNE said in the first place. We must look for a man with receding gums. The other day I met a Little girl On the street And she was crying As though her’ heart Would break. Naturally, my pity Was aroused, and Our I asked her ‘What the Matter was. She said, “A naughty man the special issue of Feb: ruary 3, copy hay my ot heserd you so kindly sent us. “Incidentally, we te particular With his ing accounts from offices in a half| note of the sre aes announce- ment of the Frantz Shop. It rose up and greeted us with a “here I am Straight from Fifth Avenue” bow, and were we in Casper we are cer- tain our purse would have been au- tomatically opened. Ths announce. ment confirmed in no uncertain tone, the many fine things you sald of the shap when here.” Nasty bicycle.” I was mildly Infuriated and I Asked her where the Man had gone. She said, “You can catch him easy. Two men just carried Him into that dozen of the largest cities, comes Daily Song Hit. “My Face Is My Fortune, That's a double compliment to Casper in- stitutions, the Frantz Shop and the Why I'm Not Rich.” From Veree & Conklin, one of the largest advertising houses in the country, handling national advertis- Tribune. In a letter to Mr. Fuller business head of the Shop. the firm says: “The citizens of Casper can well feel proud of the Tribune, which is certainly some paper, judging from Frantz j J. P. HALL, Div. Passenger Agent, A. T. & S. F. Railway Co. 524 Seventeenth St., Denver, Colo. L Ps | Uncle Leviticu: “Well, we had the baby named after him, and about two weeks later he lost all of his money.” HEADLINE—“Man Dies and Leaves Only a Pair of Suspenders to Son.” port him. At least, they'll help sup- Jake—Why do the women wear skirts and the men pants? Rake—Because they'd be arrested if they didn’ as Uncle Lem Says “Th” man who spends most of his time looking backwards nat'rally can't look ahead very much.” When I was just a little baby, “Archie” I was called. But now I'm old and have no hair— They call me “Archibald.” What He Got, It was just another connubia! uuarrel, “1 cook and cook for you, cil what do I get for it?” she sata, breathlessly. ‘I get nothing, that's came the slow get indigestion Cash Your Checks Early DRUGSPECIALS CASPER PHARMACY FOR WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY eo The following prices on Standard Drug Store merch-- andise will be of interest to Casper citizens: 50c Hinds Honey and Almond Cream_$9@ Pinauds Lilac Vegetal_____-___--$4.44 Mennen’s Violet Talcum_______-_-__49@ Djer Kiss Toilet Water_______ ----$1.45 $1.20 Wildroot Dandruff Remedy_-_§9@ Graves Tooth Paste__________ ------19@ Sanitol Tooth Paste___-_-___-______ 19¢c 25c Cuticura Soap___________-______18@ 35c Pisos‘\Cough Remedy_____-_____27@ $1.10 Garren’s Tonic_______ -79¢e Milks Emulsion, large-_____________§9@ 50c Horlick’s Malted Milk___________39@ $1.00 Horlick’s Malted Milk_________7 $3.75 Horlick’s Malted Milk_______§2.99 $2.00 Fountain Syringe -__________$4,19 60c Liquid Veneer_______._ ee asta neere SOE $1.00 Ender Razor_________ ---------59@ Williams Shaving Cream, double size 39@ ELAMS SUPERFINE LINEN STATIONERY. 33 REGULAR VALUE 50c. SPECIAL........80C ELAMS PURETONA LINEN GREY STATIONERY. REGULAR VALUE $1.25. 89e SPECIAL 60. 00c1e vier sies ce You will also find other items at Special Prices on Dis- play on our Counters. It will pay you to look them over. If you desire QUALITY and SERVICE in Drug Store merchandise, Prescriptions, Kodaks, Jewelry and Watch Repairing, call at the CASPER PHARMACY “The Home’of the Picture Shop” 111 East Second Street Phone 180 or 32 I have quite a Large stock of Liquor stored in My cellar I am not really a Heavy drinker. I weigh 145 pounds. With your January and February light and power bills we enclosed our checks for last year’s interest on the customers’ deposits. Doctor—I recommend a clean change of environment.” Patient—But doctor, I do change ‘em every Saturday night. / There were several thousand of these checks mailed—many of them have not been cashed. It will be an accommodation to us if the holders of these checks will cash them immediately upon re- ceipt thereof. Watson—As far as I can make out the evidence, Hdlmes, it seems that the man who committed the foul deed wore heavy rubbers and walked backwards. Holmes—Aha, Watson, just as I Ss They. may be cashed at the bank Sa bata they are drawn, or at our office. (Sa aa I a a | NATRONA POWER COMPANY THE NICOLAYSEN LUMBER CO. Everything in Building Material RIG TIMBERS A SPECIALTY FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS Vistributors of KONSET Three-Day Cementing Process for Oil Wells. Phone 2300 and 62 Casper, Wyo. Office and Yard—First and Center Sts. JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION NOW full mea intwo biscuits ~ Casper Mirror Works We are Pzpaed to take care of any sized order. Framing and Resilvering Contractors Please Take Notice 327 Industrial Ave PHONE 1283