Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1924, Page 6

: SS eee eee sare ee ne eee. PAGE SIX. be Casper Daily Cribune E nd also the local news published herein. be Casper Dally Tribune issued every evening and » Sunday Morning Tribune every Sunday, at Cas- ver, Wyoming. Publication offices: Tribune Building, cpposite postoftice. Entered at Casper (Wyoming) postoffice as second class matter, November 22, 1916. Business Telephones -...-----------------15 and 16 Branch Telephone Exchange Connecting Departments. Advertising Representatives *; > o 23 Steger Bidg., Chi- Prudden, King & Prudden, 1720-23 e Giobe Rlas.. cago, Il, 28¢ Fitth Ave., New York City; Hoston, Mass.. Suite 404 Sharon Bldg., 55 New Mont gomery St., San Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Daily ‘Tribune are on file in the New York, Chicago, | Boston, and San Francleco offices and visitors are welcome. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier and Outside State One Year, Daily and Sunday ------------------$9.00 One Year, Sunday Only ---- a Six Months. 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This does not apply to livestock alone, it applies to individuals passing from one town or county to another within the state or beyond, and to fruita and other commod- itiey shipped out of the state. The quarantine which is in charge of several hundred federal agents is extensive and effective and in all prob- ability will continue until next winter comes, The thousands of people planning to spend their vacations in California this summer will be somewhat disappointed by not being per- mitted to travel over the state without the for- mality of being sprayed with formaldehyde at about every cross roads. It is neither nice, pleas- ant nor agreeable. The tourist travel this season will seek other routes and that will mean that Wyoming will have to brush up her scenery, and get her road work done up early, and fil) | up the pantry because when the crowd starts coming it will be as numerous as the locusts that swooped down upon Egypt on a certain occas- jon or the grasshoppers that spent several sea- sons in Kansas in times past. Eastern automobilists out on a summer vaca- tion are certain to pass through Wyoming if any of the accepted routes are followed in go- ing to the northwest, southwest or to Yellow- stone or Glacier Parks. When we raise the cur- tain on the Wind River, Shoshone and Big Horn mountains and other attractions scattered over Wyoming, the visitors will remain all summer. Better get ready to entertain a horde of tourists this season. For Pacifists’ Perusal The third communist internationale Moscow, has issmed a program for the “British proletar- i The program for the “American proletar- iat,” is identical with this adjuration to Brit- ish workers. The object of these pronunciamen- toes is to urge class warfare to culture a dispo-| sition on the part of the workers to wreck the| entire existing machinery of state. Here is the} “program” as addressed to British and Amer- ican workers: “The majority of the British workers harbor democratic illusions. It is the duty of Commun.- | ists to mobilize the workers to exert pressure in government, to awaken the latent powers of the proletariat and to force it into serious battle with the capitalist class. The Communists of Great Britain must help the workers to realize the impotence and treacherous character of their leaders. They must produce simple, clear watch- words and work out a Communist plan of action. They must demand complete freedom from the! British yoke for the workmen and peasants of | Ireland, India and Egypt, and an alliance with the Soviet union.” To such frenzy many pastors and their congre- gations in this country are giving endorsement by pacifist activities and ululations against all war. Such insanity indicates not progress, but retrogression. In its y this proclamation dif. fers no whit in spirit from that which inspired the former kaiser’s notorious address to the troops departing for China, or the late ezarina’s appeal to her husband to emulate the most ruth- less ruling characters in Russian history by striking down and utterly crushing everything and everybody opposed to the imperial regime. But American workers, however, are not fools. No more are Ame 2 business men. And the friends of sovietism in this country and Eng- land will make no great progress with their al- liance with the fves of democracy. But—now as ever since the signing of the dec- laration of independence—eternal vigilance con- tinues to be the price of liberty. Three Important Items Now that the nomination of Mr. Coolidge has practically settled, the three principal items of interest being discussed throughout the nation are: Who will be the running mate on the Kepublican ticket, who will fill the important offices of temporary and permanent chairman in the Cleveland convention and last but not least, what planks will the party’a platform con- tain. Trained political observers are of the opinion that the president’s wishes in regard to the word- ing of the platform will be carried out. It is that he is firm tod: s he always has for the reduction of t for the strictest momy in government affairs, for the passage | uch legislation as will benefit the different classes of industry throughout the nation. There is no doubt that the platform will contain a lengthy list of achievements of measures passed for the benefit of the country. This list now be- | ompiled by party loaders, is far larger than | erage citizen real This is due to the that the does not sit down 1 paper and pencil and total up the number of measures that have been passed during an administration. ¥ The president has formally and informally impressed upon the house and senate the neces- sity of the strictest economy in the expenditure been known been | public treasury; he feels that it is his duty to proyide the country with an economical admin- istration and the politicians will find that it is useless to try and change his attitude in these matters. Politics and Business In an address to the National Chamber of Commerce the secretary of the National Credit Men's association said this: x “In this period of restlessness the chief hope for real peace is in business statesmanship rath- er than political statesmanship.” ‘ This is a vital truth. Could congress be made to realize the truth in its fullness there soon would be a reaction to normalcy that would be gratifying to the whole country. But as the secretary said: “The restlessness is vividly manifested in con- gress.Congressional inaction in regard to the nation’s business needs is having a retarding ef- fect on business and causing a tremendous re- sentment” These effects are apparent everywhere. Busi- ness men are uncertain, they do not know what to expect, are at a loss to know what to do. The speaker truly said that the fundamental condition of the nation is sound, but business ean thrive only through good government by in- telligent men. There are intelligent men in con- gress, but there also are in congress men whose intelligence is perverted through the influence of partisan motives and spirit; men who appar- ently have lost all sense of politicai propor- tion and personal obligation, have welcomed sub- mergence in an amazing wave of vituperation, incrimination and recrimination. In view of these! facts the speaker contended that the federal) legislative body is “becoming a real burden to the country rather than an aid in solving its problems.” He urged the obvious, that honest citizens jshould make it their business to see that hon-| est business men are elected to positions of pub-| llie trust, especially to membership in the con-} gress. Things Done Speaking of the accomplishments of the Re- publican party since entering upon its govern- ment of the country in 1921 Secretary Hughes, who is qualified to speak upon such a subject Says: The Republican administration has establish- | ed an effective budget control. The highways of | politics are strewn with broken promises of | economy in government. This time the pledge} has been redeemed. The people of the United | tes wish the: taxes reduced, and a broad, mtifie plaw «f tax reduction would already have been in Sreration if it had not been for the opposition to the sound proposals of the ad- ministration. But reduction in taxation would not be possible were it not for retrenchment in governmental expenditures. “To this most difficult of all tasks, the ad- ministration set itself determinedly. Not only was provision made by law for a budget system but President Harding took the words of the statute and made them a living force by a su-| premely efficient organization. Hs demanded of his department chiefs the most rigid economy. He evoked a new spirit of efficiency. He not only required that requests for appropriations should stand the minutest inquiry, but after reduced ap- propriations were granted he insisted upon spending less than the amounts appropriated. “He did not propose to diminish governmental activities required by law or demanded by the public need, but as he said, ‘there was first the commitment to efficiency and then commendable strife for economy, He dissipated the notion that government departments must expend all their oppropriations and that no ava’ should go back to the treasury. In the forward- ing of this great reform President Harding sup- | plied the driving force, and this alone entitles | him to lasting honor. “What was the result? The reduction in gov- ernmental expenditures during the fiscal ar | ended June 30, 1922, as compated with the fiscal | year ended June , 1921, was about $1,700,000,- 000. There was a surplus of about $300,000,000. The current expenses for the year were about $600,000,000 less than the departmental esti- | mates. These economies are being maintained and further restrictions in expenditures are be- ing effected. “In connection with this economizing, there has been a brilliant management of the govern- ment finances by the secretary of the treasury. When the Republican administration came into power the public debt amounted to about $24,000,- 000,000 or about ten times what it was at the close of the Civil War and about twenty times the public debt at the end of the Spanish war. Of this debt approximately $7,500,000,000 was short-dated debt maturing within two and one- half years. The larger part of the debt had to be refunded, but to accomplish the refunding in time of peace of such an enormous amount was a stupendous task. It was accomplished, however, without any disturbance to business. “In addition to the refunding operations, the administration made substantial reductions in the public debt. It has adopted the policy of in- cluding in its ordinary budget certain fixed debt charges including the sinking funds. In addition to these retitrements the surplus receipts are ap- plied to debt reductions. The result is that by March 1, 1924, there had been effected a reduc- tion in the public debt of about $2,269,000,000.” The Chieftain of Tammany The sudden death of Charles F. Murphy, chief- tain of Tammany Hall, the Democratic organi- zation of New York City, is worthy more than passing notice, This organization and its leader, for many years, have, generally speaking, been supreme in city Democratic politics, exerted a great influence on New York state politics, and at times has had almost as great an influence upon Democratic national politics. Mr. Murphy was a remarkable man in many respects, Because of poverty in youth he was nied edueation, but he had the natural quali- ties of leadership. He entered the saloon busi- ness and conducted model places, and evaded no laws. He became district leader in 1892 and so efficient did he become in politics that upon re- tirement of Richard Crocker as chief of Tam- many in 1901 Mr. Murphy naturally succeeded to the most powerful place in the Democratic politics of the great city, which place he has held to the day of his death, He had no vices whatever, was a devout wor. shipper at church, did endless charitable work and stood high in the estimation of his people. He was a man of few words, and when he did talk for publication, his interview never exceed- ed two or three sentences. His friendships were many and strong and had survived a lifetime. se of the people money. He takes the position that no one has the right to be extr vagant with money, that is contributed by the people to the New York City will miss Charles F. Murphy Tlis going is a blow to the political party he served well all of hig life, man. mentioned in evidence before lent assaults upon the administra- tion and,the Republican party. It expected that material the Daugherty committee and under} was subpoena as a witness in the Borah} would be used as a basis for pub- committee investigating the indict- ment of Senator Wheeler, has made the following statement: On April 12, while in Montana, I received telegraphic information that I had been subpocnaed as a) te committee, witness before the senate I immediately called up the United States district marshal, accepted service over the telephone, and started for Washington, where I arrived April 16. I promptly pre- sented myself to the chairman of the committee and informed him that I was not only willing but anxious to testify as to my part in this matter, and as to my personal knowledge of the facts the commit- tee was appointed to investigate. Several close business, professional and personal associates of Senator ‘Wheeler have now testified in Sena- tor Wheeler's defense. No witnesses have been heard who are able to give the facts upon which the in- dictment of Senator Wheeler was based nor has the documentary evi- dence been introduced. Meanwhile imputations against me continue to be issued and after more than a week's delay I do not propose longer to rest under them without setting myself right with the many people who have been grossly deceived in this case, The evidence against Senator ‘Wheeler was passed upon and pro- nounced sufficient for indictment first by the capable federal attorney for the district of Montana, second by a special assistant attorney gen- eral, entirely disinterested, who was sent to Montana by the department of justice to look over the case be- fore it was presented to the grand jury, and third by the attorney general of the United States. It is not generally known that the concern by which Senator ‘Wheeler was employed subsequent to his election is a company now under indictment for use of the mails to defraud, and whose ques- tionable land claims are the claims Senator Wheeler js legally accused of attempting to establish in the land office. The fraudulency of this company and of these claims was publicly charged in Utigation several months before Senator Wheeler took this employment. Iam a newspaper man of 15 years standing, not a detective. My con- nection with this case is that I was sent to Montana by the secretary of the Republican national commit- tee for the purpose of procuring material upon which newspaper publicity was to be based. Secre- tary Lockwood had received letters from Montana charging first, that Senator Wheeler had publicly assert- ed in Montana during his campaign that his first business would be to drive Attorney General Daugherty vom cffice, and second, that he was nvolved with an oll company in such a way that having mado such an attack he would have a personal motive in driving out of office the chief prosecuting official of the United States. This was deemed politically important because if true it would establish a motive other than a desire to improve the public service, for certain of the most vio- icity, not legal action. I informed Mr. Lockwood that it was my practice to secure affidavits | backing up every important state- ment I made in print.4I went to Glenn, ‘ments in his senatorial campaign. I then went to Great Falls, Mont., to investigate the oil company mat- ter, I there located H. C. Glosser, former secretary to Gordon Camp- bell, who told me that Senator Wheeler had, to his personal knowl- edge, been emplnyed for the pur- pose of establishing the disputed claims in the land office at Wash- ington. After visiting his attorney, Judge Nichols, of Billings, Mont., who advised him to tell what he Knew, and in the presence of his attorney, Mr. Glosser dictated an affidavit setting forth in detail the facts referred to. I next located W. W. Rhea, former field superintendent of the Gordon Campbell Kevin Syndicate, @ substantial business man. In com- Pany with Mr. Glosser, I went to Denver, Colo., where we met Mr. Rhea. Mr. Rhea stated that he had been called to the Rainbow hotel, Great Falls, Mont., shortly before Senator Wheeler came to Washing- ton,to take his scat, to meet Sena- tor Wheeler and Gordon Campbell. Campbell now under indictment had come surreptitiously from Seattle, where he was staying on account of charges being made against him by unit holders of his syndicate. As a portion of Rhea’s compensation as field superintendent, he had been assigned the so-called Phil McGowan claim, which had been procured among other claims for Campbell by employes acting as dummies. Rhea had an agreement to pay Campbell half of what he got out of the claim, and had an offer of $160,000 In case it would be cleared up, the employe dummy who originally secured the claim having also assigned it to some one else, The conference be- tween Wheeler, Campbell, and Rhea was devoted to a discussion of Wheeler's employment to fix up these. claims, the details of the claims, and pressing Rhea to pay a portion of Wheeler's fee because his claim was involved in the settle- ment. On subsequent occasions Campbell attempted to collect a por- tion of Wheeler's: fee from Rhea. Rhea made an affidavit covering these and other facts, which» was corroborated by a second affidavit from Glosser. I also procured the affidavits of James D, Watson and Det Mar Bingamin at Great Falls, Mont., creditors of Gordon Campbell, by whom they were told when yhey pressed him for money, that his matters would soon be all right. that he had employed Mr. Wheeler to fix up his disputed claims, and that he being a United States sena- tor would have no difficulty in straightening them out and putting him on a solvent basis, Having secured this information, I believed it to be my duty -as-a citizen interested in clean govern- DopGe BROTHERS SALES 6576 Dodge Brothers Motor Cars (or over 1,000 cars per day) were delivered to retail purchasers dur- ing the week ending April 19th— not including cars for export or overseas. This breaks all Dodge Brothers retail delivery records. Figures for the first three weeks of April are:—- Week ending April 5th . Week ending April 12th . Week ending April19th . Each week since October 1923, deliveries of Dodge Brothers Cars to users have shown a consistent gain over the corresponding week of any previous year. 9 Donuse Brotners Detroit ‘Wheeler did make such public state-| a as8e af Beek ey ome I stand ready to state fully and e of the company in tl vex te. office at ington. Incident to|frankly every part of my “connec: the grand jury investigation of the} tion with this matter, for which I mail frauds, the connection of Sena-|have no apology or reason to tor Wheeler with the company was|apologize. _ e the witnesses above considered, v mentioned with.others testified as to these and other facts, the docu- mentary evidence was presented, and an infictment was returned. ‘Tho talk about a “conspiracy” to indict Wheeler, or a “frame-up,” is pure political bunk. I had nothing to do with the matter except to ser cure, under the circumstances above mentioned, and as a result of con- versations with many people the names of certain witnesses who had first-hand information and who were summoned to testify before the grand jury. I did not go to Montana to procure evidence of any crime, and that I was able to secure gprro- borative testimony was merely an incident of my newspaper work. The. operations of the spy system in connection with the senate are confined to the activities of Mr. Vanderlip, who publicly announces that he is the detective department of the senate and has forty sleuths in his employ, several of whom have been kept busy chasing me around Washington ever since my first visit to the senate committee room. Mr. Ed Booth, former solicitor for the land office, informs me that if he had been permitted to do so he would have testified, after his ex- amination had made it appear that Senator Wheeler's relations with the land office were purely social, that he took Senatof Wheeler to Com- missioner Spry of the general land office and that Wheeler said in his presence that he had come to see him about the Gordon Campbell land cases. Senator Wheeler pub- Ucly stated in the senate that he had not represented anyone before & government department in such cases. Appearance as a senator in such matters for the benefit of a constituent {s perfectly proper, but such appearance while in the em- ploy of the constituent is another matter. An effort has been made to make it appear that furnishing informa- tion to a district attorney relative to the illegal acts of a public official is a crime. It seems to me that the proper procedure where such facts are known 1s to communicate them to the department of government charged with prosecuting crime, rather than to air, such charges publicly before a senate committee duminated by enemies of the ac- cused and in which gossip and rumor are advertised by discredited witnesses not governed by any rules of evidence and without opportunity for rebuttal. Information has been given out from the senate committee that former Attorney General Ford of Montana, has written a letter to Tom Stout, one of Senator Wheeler's political friends, that while in Mon- Here’s Good Sense Editor Tribune. As the daughter of a gentleman who ts also a driller. I.am rather weary of the oll field worker. being made an excuse for the continuation of bad women and whiskey in Casper, The oil man of today is a fairly decent chap and spends decently when he has the ‘money. 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