Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1925, Page 6

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One Year, Three Months, Daily and Sunday One Month, Daily and Sunday One Year, Sunday only By Mail Inside State One Year, Daily and Sunday Six Months, Daily and Sunday — Three Monhts Daily and Sunday — One Menth, Daily One Yea T YOUR TRIBUNE 1 messenger Some Realities Figures published by tke National Bureau of Economic Research “The Growth of American Trade Unions,” cut the ground from many notions widely accepted by friends and enemies of organized labor. It appears that four-fifths of all the wage earners in the United States are completely innocent of trade union affiliation, radical or other- wise. in a report on By a careful comparison, of membership figures, ob- tained from the unions themselves, with the occupational sta- tistics of the census burau, Dr. Leo Wolman, the author of the report, shows that only twenty per cent of the working people of the country are unionists. The I. W. W., militant vanguard of the “revolution,” is discovered to have a total membership of 41,000 out of a “working class” of 26,000,000. Compared with Great Britain and Germany, for example, where forty per cent of the wage workers are members of labor unions, the Amer- ican statistics are hopeful or pitiful according to the extreme from which they may be viewed. Those who subscribe to the theory that labor and capital have nothing in common, and that poverty and unemployment breed organized resistance among the working people, will find it difficult to argue out of existence the direct relation which Dr. Wolman shows between the curve of business pros- perity and the curve of labor-union membership. Evidently good times mean strong unions, bad times mean weak unions. “The periods of loss in membership,” he says, 1904-1906, 1908- 1909, 1913-1915, correspond roughly with the periods of busi- ness decline. Except also, for the year 1923 and possibly 1922, the years of business revival are generally those of gain in membership.” The figures also disclose an intersting correla- tion between the growth and what might be called the “world- liness” of labor unions. Broadly speaking, it has been the or. ganizations which have stuck the closest to the practical daily concerns of their members that have shown the most consist- ently expanding power and prestige. . The American Federation of Labor has stood for worldii- ness in the labor movement, and it has been unions like the I. W. W., standing outside the federation, which has been intent on the goal of another world. In 1897 nearly 40 per cent of the total membership of American unions was claimed by organ- izations outside the Gompers fold; in 1923 the independents could muster but 19 per cent, and of that a large proportion was the conservative railroad brothers. “The steagiest growth,” ’ays Dr. Wolman, “is found in the three important groups of building, transportation and printing unions—irf all of these groups the dominant organizations are the old and well-estab- lished unions.” He might have added the most businesslike and conservative. The notable exceptions are the recently estab- lished clothing workers’ unions; one inside the federation and ne out, Than these there are no labor organizations in the in closer contractual relations with the employers or more closely involved in the daily problems of the factory and the workshop: This willingness to enter into contractual rela- tions with management, this readiness to assume some respon: ibility for the industry, has in fact come to be the hallmark of the vital and growing union, no matter what the political and social opinions of its membership may be. countr Time For Action \/ y / 4 Half the forty day session has elapsed and not a single act of outstanding consequence has come out of the session, Un- less the defeat of the child labor amendment can be so re- garded. If there were more killing of foolish and useless bills the record would be improved. The same old inclination to create new commissions and bureaus, and add more govern- ment to business has cropped up in several recent bills. The bank bill in the senate and the Waegele state police bill in the house are two such. No one goes gunning for such super- fluous employment already in existence, and it is certainly open season on all such things. A half million dollars of tax- payers’ money could be handily saved, by relieving certain swivel chair lizards of jobs which mean nothing "in the goy- ernment of this state, but expense to the people. Lvery bill that shows up in either branch of the legisla- ture, and which contemplates the creation of new commis- sions and new employments of any kind, regardless of its merit otherwise, should be led to the chopping block. All of these old or new activities should be placed under the direction of elective and responsible officers of the state, 6 0-23 Steger Bldg., Chicago, Ml., 286 Fifth » Bidg., Boston, Mass., Suite 404 Sharon Bldg., 1 Francisco, Cal. Copies of the Daily Tribune 0, Boston and San Francisco offices ing carefully for, it call 15 or 16 Register complaints 4 Che Casver Ouily Cribun CROSS-WORD PUZZLE Tt means the employment of a few clerks only, and not the peanut politics and hamper the people’s business. building up of a department at public expense to dabble in Enjoy Immunity Leaders of the movie industry are easily in a position to show that the alleged evil influence of the silver screen on morals is grossly exaggerated. This would be established by showing that the number of people exposed to the influence of the movie is much smaller than is commonly supposed. Ont of every 100 male adult Americans who drop in at a picture show, it is probable that from fifty to sixty immediately go to sleep. It is true that this immunized section of the public is of an age when its morals would suffer no impairment even if it kept awake. Yet facts are facts. Perhaps it might be shown that a counterbalance to the supposedly vicious effect on the young is supplied by these scores of thousands of adult movie fans who leave the theater much refreshed by a short but vig- orous nap and are thus transformed into cheerful, active, in- telligent fathers, husbands and citizens. Wealth and Peace A humorist commenting on our national wealth of $320,- 000,000,000, suggests that the information be, withheld from the people of Europe. The implication being that the Europeans will immediately set to work to get some of that wealth away from us. More seriously it has been suggested that European nations in debt to the United States will use our abounding prosperity as an argument for something more than gener. osity on our part. There may be force in this plea if Europe contrasts our increase in wealth since 1912 with her own ac- tual losses. Figures of national wealth are at best estimates to which a broad interpretation should be given. If to the money ¥ alues for the present wealth of Great Britain, France and other nations we apply the present price indexes so as to obtain a real comparison with 1912, the relative impoverish- ment of Europe is established. The one argument that has no force at all is the one, still ‘heard now and then, that while Europe has been impoverished by the war, America has been enriched by the war. Emphati- cally that is not the case. If we také the census bureau's fig- ures on our national wealth in 1900 and 1912, we get an indi- cated increase from 88.5 billion dollars to 186.3 billion dollars. Since the price index for 1912 was approximately one-third higher than for 1900, the figures for 1912 should be corrected downward, for the purpose of comparison, to something like 140 billion dollars. But even that would show an increase of more than 50 billion dollars durihg the twelve years after 1900 or something like 55 per cent No such rage of increase is evidenced during the years of 1912 fo 1922. Professor Wilford I. King declares that the cen. sus bureau figures indicate an increase of 11 per cent in our national wealth between 1912 and 1922. Obviously then, Amer: ica did not grow rich on the World war. The wide discrepancy between dur real gains in the twelce years after 1900 and the ten years after 1912 indicates, on the contrary, that America would have been richer today if the latter period had not been troubled by four and a half years of war conditions in Eu rope and a year and a half of our actual participation in war. Professor King finds our modest growth in wealth since 1912 understandable if we recall that “during two of these ten years a large part of the productive activities of the nation were de- voted to the production of materials destroyed in the war.” Reasons exist why a prosperous America should give ear to the pleas of a relatively bard-up Europe. But America as a bloated war profiteer is not among those reasons. Slow in Action Iowa Republicans have come out of their somnolent politi- cal condition and have discovered that Smith Brookhart se- cured his election to the United States senate on the Republi- can ticket by fraud and deceit. The rest of the country was aware of this fact when the nomination occurred, and long before the November election the slightest doubt to the con. trary was removed. Since the election the United States senate Republican majority has repudiated Mr. Brookhart as a party member and as a beneficiary under Republican party rule. Iewa Republicans would now do what they should have done some months ago, disown Mr. Brookhart and declare the office to which he was elected under false pretenses, vacant, anl proceed to fill it by choosing a bouafide. loyal Republi- can to represent them in the United States senate. The resolutions passed by the Republican state committee of Iowa are true and none too strong in condemnation, in fact not strong enough when repudiating and casting out a traitor like Brookhart. Now, if the senate committee on privileges and elections can see and recognize the fraud perpetrated by Brookhart, Iowa may yet be represented by the sort of honest party man she desires: The blame to be placed upon Iowa Republicans is that they were bluffed by Brookhart, were spineless in the action they . should have taken at the time to keep, their party clean and honest before the voters, OY” Social Secretary.” “” The greatest present need of the Wyoming house of repre. sentatives is a social secretary. The office should at once be created to relieve the chief clerk and his able assistant, and permit them to look after the usual duties that go with their employment, Social actiyities have divided time with law making with too great inclination toward the former. With excursions, entertainments, horse shows, theatrical, performances and dances every evening in the week, to all of” which the statesmen are bidden—and always go, the serious business of manufacturing Idws for the imperial comnion- wealth, is bound to suffer and does suffer. picks up, sacks and operation. After a treatment’for a They have a contraption now that di loads potatoes into a wagon in a ningle’ while it may be trained to furnish speci: potato that has sore eyes, tHe INTERNATIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue and they in tum to still others. to other words crossing them, A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both. HORIZONTAL 1—Vanquish 6—Scatter 11—Plant 12—Called for service 14—Vigor 16—To remove the skin 18—Free from dirt 19—Travel by vehlole 20—A color 22—To hang back 23—Possessed 24—By mM—Feeble 28—Mist 29—Proceed 30-—Rage 82—To Incline the head 34—To place 35-—Strife 36—Appeliation 38—First class 89—Large number 40—To cover or 8 41—Place of defense 42—pry 43—All 45—A cincture 47—Endeavor 48—Reverentlal fear 49—To know ( 51—To stitch 62—Means of transport (abbr.) 53—Utilize 55—Molstened 67—Letter 68—Flat-bottomed freight-boat or scow 59—Not many €1—Gained 63—Stupefy by a blow €65——-Slumber 67—To float, 69—Misdoing 70—To whines 72—To compensate 73—Thoroughfare 74—Document of search VERTICAL | .1—Foemat: deer | "2—Pitchsr | 3-Head of newspaper (abbr.) 4—Part of circle 5—Lofty 6—Male deer 7—Writing implement 8—Thoroughfare (abbr.) 9—Eager longing 10—Pertormed ‘ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1925 - their jobs only to reappear before the very same men with whom they bad been associated or whose ap- pointments. they had helped to secure. The start of tha Wheeler case was a technical: matter of this kind. Sincg then, there has been whisper- ing that further evidence has de-|! veloped. Washington has been full of rumors but many of them are discounted because the department of justice under the Daugherty regime had a reason for exposing the Montana senator if it-could and until the evidence is made public the burden of proof will remain on the accusers. So the senate: wm probably con- firm Mr. Stone, which means his elimination from the Wheeler case. Should it ultimately turn out that the proceedings were bascless, it would be a subject for debate as to the wisdom of the appointment and since the radicals have been attack- ing the judiciary right along, they probably will make the most of the incident in their next campaign. President Coolidge stands by Har- lan Stone, however, and has not for a moment considered withdrawing the nomination. He takes full re- sponsibility for Mr. Stone, just as he does for all his) federal appoint- ments, and it will be interesting to see how many votes of the minority party in the senate are cast for Mr. Stone. JACK WALTON AIDE IS DEAD IN SHOOTING OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 2. —(United Press)—George Wilson, 53, former president of Oklahcma A. and M. college and last of Jack Wel- ton’s litical triumvirate,” shot 11—An Injury 13—Fright | 15—Recollection 17—Conducted 19—Bit of cloth 21—Noise 23—Heated | 25—Fine lines 27—Cleaning utensl! | 28—Charge for sreciai privilege 29—Glove 31—Abrasive stone 33—Impel 34—Affected emile 35—Merchandles 37—Previourly 39—Angry erowa 42—Emphasis 43—Female sheep 44—A tree 46—Score 48—Request 50—Novel 63—Vessel 64—Think 56—Pull 5e—Relative 59—To dart along 60—Shed tears '62—Back of neck 64—It Is (poet.) “| 65—Proncun 66—Through 68&—Remote 70—Pronoun 71—Egyptian sun god | | PUZZLE SOLUTION | + OGRE” OG) peo ’ Dale o- o fe) CREQEHO Bow >] Senate Begins ~ Daylight in » Controversy. to See Late .By DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1925, Consolidated Press Association.) | WASHINGTON, Feb. ~2,—The senate is beginning to see day’:ght in the controversy over Attorney General Stone as associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. To halt the confirmation and in- against Senator Wheeler was one course discussed but dropped, for even a minority can not be put in the: position of asking e special favor for any of its members as a price for approving a nomination. The other course 1s to confirm Mr. Stone and insist that the Wheeler case be considered on its merits. Under a new attorney general, it would" be considered anew anyhow. Charles Beecher Warren is to be the new+head of the department of justice. He understands politics and the ways of politics much bet ter than Mr. Stone. He is a par- tisan, of course, but a diplomat, too, in fact he is so much of a diplomat that gossip continues to associate his name with a possible succession some day to Mr. Kellogg as secre- tary cf state. In any event, Mr. Warren knows that a procedure against a United States senator involving political phases {is not only tactless but futile and that time and money can easily be wasted in a controversy that can be brushed aside !f the facts in the case warrant It. There are all sorts of impressions as to the merits of the Wheeler case, but his staunch friends in the senate insist that when all the data is presented, he will be found not guilty of the charges being bandied about now. If the government, on the other hand, has not a doubtful case, but a strong chain of evi- dence, Mr. Warren ts the type of man who will make that clear to public opinion before attempting to carry the case on at all. ‘The line between a senator's ser- vice to a constituent in federal mat- ters for which he receives no pay and service to a constituent for legal matters. before state courts or {n private consultation is not always easy to draw, any more than Is the line of ethics in the practice of federal office-holders of resigning ed Dependable ingredients assure good cakes'—that’s why CALUMET THE WORLD'S GREATEST BAKING POWDER Has a prominent place on the pantry shelf in millions of homes SALES 2'/, TIMES THOSE OF ANY OTHER BRAND sist upon the dropping of charges| a himseif Saturday. Whether the shooting was acci- dental {s not known. Only one shell was found {n the revolver, which was found near him, A suicide theory is being investl- ghted. Mrs. Wilson, who was in the home at the time of the shooting, sald the shooting was accidental. / VOTE FRAUD IN DENVER BARED: SF VEN ACCUSED Five Men and Two Women Indicted by Grand Jury. DENVER, Feb. 2.—{United Press.) —Five women and two men were in- dicted Saturday by the county grand jury as a result of its probe into alleged irregularities in the re- cent November elections. The indictments have a direct bearing upon the contest suit filed against Judge Ben B. Lindsay of the juvenile court, by Royal S. Graham, defeated candidate for that office, in- ich as they are held to streng- then Graham's contention that Lind- sey holds his offi€® as the result of alleged rregularities. Immediately after the indictments for each of the seven, and deputy sheriffs dispatched to arrest them. Bond for the release of Willlam Un. ter, said to be the central among those indicted, was fixed et $1,500 by Judge Charles C. Sack mann, before whom the indictments were returned. Bond for each ot the others was set at $1,000. Those indicted besides Unter, tn. clude Sarah Singer, Dorothy Roll. nick, and Tillie Reckler, all counting judges in Denver precinct J-6; Saral Fineberg and Fannie Webber, cou: ing clerks in the same precinct, and Max Weitz Republican committee. All of the women are married. The first of the three true bills charges Unter with having induced all of the defendants except Weitz to make an alleged fraudulent report of the votes cast in J-6 for the of. fice of juvenile judge The second true bill charges all the defendants except Unter wit! having entered into a conspiracy to violate election laws, and the third directly cha the five womer with having violated election It Precinct J-6 in the November elec- tions, is credited with voting 15 for aham for juvenile judge and slightly more than 600 for Lindsey. The charges against the seven are all misdemeanors, punishable by not more than a year-in jail —_ & BANK WRECKING RING EXPOSED KANSAS CITY, Kans., Feb. 2 (United Press)—Exposure of a pa tion wide bank wrecking ring was expected following the sentencing of Leo A. Mergen on embezzlement charges growing out of the failure of the Union National bank of Beloit Kansas, in November, Me: gen was sentenced to five Leavenworth penitentiary. Mergen was given his lberty un til Friday to turn over to the Dis. trict Attorney filss and papers which he says will show he js a victim of bank wreckers whose operations ex- tend as far east as New York and as far south as Georgia. Failure of several Kansas banks Is believed to have resulted from this ring, officials velieve. The wreckers, according to F. 1. Williams, United States district at torney, sold spurious paper to the banks all over the country. Offi, cers of these banks on learning thi had been victimized, speculated wild- ly in an effort to get back some of the money they had lost on the paper, Williams said he believed. This, he said, resulted in some in- stances, in failure of the banks, Mergefi was granted immunity from prosecution on charges which might arise out of his own impl- cations with the bank wrecking gang. $5.00 Reward Five dollars reward will be pald to the party furnishing the Casper Daily Tribune information leading to the capture of the person who {s fraudulently collecting subscriptions from Tribune subscribers. Patrons of the paper should not pay any- one their subscription except the carrier who delivers the paper or an authorized collector from the office. If you are not sure you are paying the right collector, ik him to show his credentials. 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