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Henry Ford’s Wisdom
Henry Ford is one of the greateat, if not the j
world’s premier, captain of industry. His rise j
from the position of a day workman to that of j
the world’s greatest manufacturer is like a tale (
out of Arabian Nights. His rise was so rapid i
that it was a long time before he received any- ■
thing like the just credit due him for what he
had accomplished. The opinion prevailed that
It was of mushroom growth and possessed no
solid basis. This opinion changed when he pro
ceeded from one business or industrial success '
to another. Finally he was accepted as almost!
infallible in business, which wag extended in ,
the minds of some, to include everything else he
undertook. This of course covered entirely too
much territory. His commanding financial posi
tion enabled him to indulge in such experiments
ns he chose, outside of his great manufacturing
interests, and in these hie limitations were re
vealed. He undertook international affairs, dur
ing the war; he tried candidacy for public office
in his home state, ho set up to teach the world
tho way it should go, through a press of his
own: also to become n preceptor and solver of ,
problems in economics in most of which he sig
nally failed and abandoned.
Lately, a group of satellites, with which all
great and successful men find themselves sur
rounded at times, most of them with ulterior or
personal motives, have attempted to groom him
for president of the United Htates. It was in- <
foresting to observe the developments. Whether
Henry Ford, the man of hard business sense,
great capacity for industrial organization, and i
nianufnctur’ng production, could be turned
aside from the great field in which he was a <
marvel, by the glitter of the presidency for i
which he must know in his heart he was wholly ;
unfitted. Mr. Ford, in true characteristic form
•aid nothing to this presidential movement. He ’
neither encouraged nor discouraged it. He aim- 1
ply let it ride. It did him and his business no
possible harm, and it piqued public interest to 1
the highest degree. Finally, when the movement I
reached a point where silence no longer availed, 1
when complications were bound to ensue unless 1
a declaration were made, Mr. Ford came to the 1
front and with the good sense he Is known to i
possess mode a public declaration that lifted i
him personally, in the estimation of his countin'- i
men, to n much higher place than tho presidency, i
His statement at once made him, that rarest of i
persons, an unselfish citizen; a patriot; a man <
great enough to yield to one whom ho acknowl- 1
edged greater than himself for a purpose; a 1
man wise enough to sec the country’s present I
problems and the direct way to solve them was <
to lay no obstruction in the pathway of the man 1
who can solve them and will do so with the help
of men like Henin' Ford.
Therefore those who have had all along an
abiding faith in the good bn rd sense of Mr. Ford
nre not disappointed when he declares that he is
supporting Calvin Coolidge for president, and
that he believes ninety per cent of the American
people feel as he does—the country is safe with I
Calvin Coolidge.
Emphasizing his uun personal situation ini
the matter, Mr. Ford made this dec" a rati on—
would never for a moment think of running
against Calvin Coolidge for the presidency on
any ticket whatever. In the present situation 1
am for Coolidge.”
I This then is final. And those who hid visions
lof a three cornered presidential contest next
year, and the burning of a considerable quan
tity of red fire, may go back to business and to
work. The Ford contingency is settled. Settled
sensibly and with great credit to Mr. Ford.
The Sesquicentennial
The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
will occur on July 4, W 36. In 1876, on the occa
sion of the one hundredth anniversary of that
event, the city of Philadelphia, where t£e famous
document was signed, held an international ex
position. City leaders are now discussing the ad
visability of celebrating in a similar manner the
sesquicentennial of our independence two years
hence. There Appears to be an overwhelming
sentiment in Philadelphia against an affair of
an international character, inasmuch as many
nations are in no postlion to be adequately rep
resented, and it nas been suggested that the
city undertake merely a municipal demonstra
tion.
Ths city of Philadelphia should be apprized
of the fact that the whole country has an inter
est in commemorating the birth of the republic,
and docs not wish to see 1026 pass into history
without a fitting observance of the anniversary.
The ceremonies should boos national scope, all
parts of the United States participating equally
In making the event a conspicuous manifesta
tion of loyaltv to American institutions and an
expression of homage to the men who established
our independence in 1770.
In these days when all ahades of radicalism
arc exerting themselves to break down the prin
ciples that have guided the government so long,
it is particularly appropriate that real Amer
icans should join in a testimonial of faith in
existing institutions. Those who are constantly
inveighing against government by law, the fake
pacifists who would Jeopardize our liberties by
disbanding our army ana navy, and those other*
who urge government ownership and paternal
ism, arc all sapping the vitality that for a hun
dred and fifty years haa made our independence
secure.
Likewise the wave of internationalism that
hud its inception following the armistice, and
has not yet wholly receded, sought to throw the
United States back into the position of a sub
jcct nation from which the Declaration of 1776
delivered us. In 1020 the voters repudiated that
attempt with sixteen million indignant ballots,
and in 1026 they should have an opportunity to
demonstrate) with equal vigor their epprcciu
tion of continued independence from foreign en
tanglements.
It is apparent from the expressed sentiment
in Philadelphia that her citizens want to ar
range a sesquicentennial celebration of char
acter and proportions that will appeal most
strongly to our citizens generally. Once the oity
is convinced that there is a demand for a dem
onstration of national magnitude, the municipal
ity which guards the Cradle of Liberty will re
spond in a manner worthy of her best tradi
tions.
Two Proposed Amendments
Two Important constitutional amendments
I have already been proposed in the present ses
sion of congress. One of these and the most far
reaching in its effects, if adopted, was introduce-1
cd by Senator Curtis, of Kansas, and by Repro- j
tentative Anthony of the same state, for the
purpose of establishing equality of rights for
women under all laws. The amendment is brief.
It provides:
“Men and women shall have equal rightn
throughout the United States and every place
subject to its jurisdiction. Congress shall have’
power to enforce this article by appropriate leg
islation.”
Under the equal suffrage amendment women’
now have eoual rights with men so far as voting
is concerned. It required a constitutional amend
ment to establish that right for the reason that I
states specified the qualifications of voters. For i
the same reason, a constitutional amendment!
will be necessary if women arc to have equal
rights with men in other respects. Property!
rights, particularly in the matter of inheritances,
are determined by state laws, and at present a
great many, if not a majority, of the states, ac
cord a wife lesser rights than are accorded to
her husband. In most instances, when a woman
dies her husband acquires a much larger right
to her property than she acquires in the case of
his death.
The difference in the matter of property rights
has l>een gradually growing less as one state
after another liberalizes its laws and recognizes
the injustice of former notions of the rights of
women, but there are some states that are utill
far behind the procession. The adoption of the
Curtis-Anthony amendment would wipe out all
these discriminations. With that amendment in
effect it would be unconstitutional for any state
to enuuct any law granting to one sex any priv
ilege or right not accorded in equal degree to
the other.
The other constitutional amendment referred
to, was proposed by Senator Norris of Nebraska.
It provides for the commencement of the terms
of president and vice president and members of
congress. At present these terms begin on the
fourth of March. Under the Norris amendment
the terms of tho president and vice president
would begin at noon on the third Monday of
January, and the terms of senators and repre
sentatives on the first Monday of January. At
present the president does not’take office‘until
four months after the election. Under the
Norris amendment he would take office about
ten weeks after the election.
Although senators and congressmen assume
their offices at present on the fourth of March,
their official service really does not become ef
fective until the following December when the
first regular session convenes, unless the pres
ident calls them into special session. That
means that in the regular course of events a
new congress would not have an opportunity to
register its policies until thirteen months after
it had been voted into power. Tho Norris’'
amendment not only provides that senators and
congressmen shall assume their offices on the
first Monday in January following the election,
but that there shall be a session of congress be
ginning on the first Monday of January. Un
der that amendment a change in the political
complexion of congress would become almost
immediately effective. The new congress would
lie in session two weeks before the time for the
new president to assume his duties.
This difference is intended, should such con
tingency arise, to provide an opportunitv for
congress to elect a president, under the consti
tutional provision in case of failure to elect
I a president at the preceding general election.
I The spread of Chinese culture through Mnh
Jong goes merrily on despite the other dis-
the universe.
Cfie Casper £>aflp CrlDune
It Happened in Wyoming
Mutter, and Thing,, of State-Wide Interest, Wired In,
Telephone In, Written, Grape-Vined and Soma
of It Purloined
i Sheridan-Buffalo Bus
SHERlDAN—Ranchers along the
I highway between Sheridan and But
J fa'o win watch a cream oolored
i “parlor on wheals’* roll smoothly
i past their dwelling" •" the newly
purchased SII,OOO White automobile;
bus of the FuffaJo-Sheridan Transit;
! company makes Its Initial run be
tween the two cities.
The bus. said to be tho finest ma ■
I chine of Its type that has ever in-
I vaded this territory. Is constructed
I along the lines of a pullman car.
j with a separate compartment for wo
: men and another for men desiring to
| smoko, while luggage is carried on
the roof. The bus has a 111-Inch
wheelbase, while the body extends
four fest longer. It has a 60-Uorse
power motor. The comportments
•will uc corn mod ate 21 passengers and
ths driver.
Ditchers at Work
DOUGLAS—McLaughlin A O NefU
of Livingston, Montana, the contrao
toro for the new city water system,
are now working two ditching and
pipe building crews on the Hn© from
the Green Valley spring to Douglas,
one having started at LePrele creek
and proceeding toward town, while
the other to being used on tho other
*nd of the line- The spring houie
| has been completed and by tho first
of tho year. If the weather remains
1 moderately warm several miles us
the line should be completed.
New Pastor
SHERIDAN—The Rev. L. F
Sweetland, for five years pastor of
the Presbyterian church et Lex!ng
ton, Neb., will be pastor of the Sheri
dan Presbyterian church, succeeding
the let© Dr. M. D© Witt Long- The
Rev. Mr. Sweetlend. who occupied
the pulpit here Dec. t, win begin hie
pastorate th© first Bunday In Janu
ary. He comes to Sheridan highly
recommended.
First Car Honey
DOUGLAS—The flrat carload of
honey to be shipped from Douglas
to an outside market was loaded out
i last week, the destination being
Boulder. Colorado. This represents
practically the entire output of the
county fur the year 1123, with the
exc*niton of what was absorl*d by
the local market. The honey brought
the owners about $2300 and sold for
n. price of around nln© and a halt
cents a pound. Th© shipment was
made over the Chicago & North
western.
Th© shipment Is th© result of es.
forte on the part of the bee men of
Converse County who recently form
ed what Is known as tho Converse
, County Bee Keepers Association.
1 Through this association th© men
were able to get togeth©r and raised
more honey, receiving a better price
tor It than they have been able to
do heretofore.
It has now been proven that honey
Is a product that can bring In a
i considerable revenue and tho rnem-
I bers of the association plan on tn
' creaa'ng thslr colonies and are con
| templating the shipment of at least
■ two carloads to market next year.
Expert be© men ar© wanted In the
county, according to members of the
; association, and Indications point to
: the fact that th© production of
( honey will soon become an Important
industry In Converse county.
To Retain Old Bridge
DOUGLAS—Th© old Platte river
bridge, just north of th© new con
crete bridge recently put In by tho
state highway department her©,
should he kept open and used-ns a
stock driveway, according to stock
men of this section who have oc
casion to drive stock into town oc
casionally for laodlng. It Is stated
| that by keeping tho old bridge open
i and In repair that much more satis-
■ factory traffic results ean be obtain
! ed. If tho stock Is driven over the
| new bridge delay of many passenger
vehicles Is often caused and this can
Ibo avoided by the use of the old
structure. It Is probable that the
matter will be taken up In the near
future with the state highway de
partment.
Insurance Adjusted
BABIN—The Insurance on the
Martin bulld'ng and upon the stocks
of the XVlgton grocery and the Basin
Bakery were adjusted In a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the own
ers.
| Mr. XVigton announces that he wiU
• open the store for business on Bat
urday morning for tho puri>ose of
selling out the old stock, which,
while not damaged to any large ex
tent. waa put in such condition that
no up-to-date merchant would want
to display It In an attractive grocery
store.
A Nash for
Christmas
The Old Reliable
Gebo Coal
Phone 948 and 949
Natrona Transfer Storag-e
& Fuel Co.
After this sale, the store will be
closed for repairs, after which the
store will bo opened with a complete
new stock.
Mr. Stipe of the Basin Bakery an
nounces that ho will be open tn
about thirty days. The work of re
pairing the building will proceed at
once and when completed it will be
more attractive than over before.
Mr. Stipe announces that he win
equip the new bakery | n such away
that he can give his customers the
very beet of service.
Engine Explodes
BASIX—A switch engine blew up
in the yards at Kirby, instantly
killing George Davis. the fireman
and so badly injuria* engineer
Khults that ha died in a few hours.
Dave was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Davis of Shell and Shults re
sided in Greybull, where ho le sur
vived by a widow and two children.
Xo one knows what caused the en
gine to explode but evidently it was
some defect.
| There is more pleasure in giving than receiving I
I SPECIAL SALE |
:' Lasting until Christmas, very low prices $
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*; HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS: ■
M Sleds Silverware Flash Lights £
S Wagons Electric Percolators Safety Razors J
h Automobiles Electric Toasters Air Guns 1
? 7 Smoking Stands Watches Thermos Bottles j
K Doll Carriages Pocket Knives Shot Guns •
' Kiddie Kars Scissors Rifles !
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M A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALE |
| Exchange Furniture and Hardware Company ’
M 211-213-215 WEST FIRST PHONE 1086 »
j The Searchlight j
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j The mariner stands on the bridge of his ship, peering
into the dark. Suddenly the flaming finger of a search
ed light flashes out. The surrounding waters become bright
1 as day. The course is clear. i
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Advertising is analogous to the searchlight. It throws
y its broad beams across the pages of this paper, pointing
out with shining clearness just where to go for what you | ■
E want, and how much you will have to pay. |
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In the advertising columns you can find the wares of
every progressive merchant in town. You can read the
offerings, compare the values, check up the statements
|| with your previous shopping experience, and then make
[g your selections. There’s no wasted time, no needless foot- I
iwork, no inconvenience. §
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The mariner wisely follows the searchlight. You can
just as wisely follow the advertisements. They are here
for your guidance. They lead you through the broad,
straight channel of safety, security and satisfaction. I
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Follow the Advertisements Every Day
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New Hope In Road Building
All Hail The Standard Oil Com
pany. The power of that great or
ganization will now be behind all I
good roads work in Wyoming, as
it never has been before. Why? You|
ask, I ll tell you, they are building
a n*w million dollar Asphalt plant
tn Casper. Why wouldn't they be
Interested In good roads? And they
will be too, their coming means that
from now on we are going to have
the support and help of the entire
oil industry tn the building of high
ways as we have never had it be
fore. It means that from this time
on the old timers who have been
afraid that we would spend too much
money on highways will be swept
aside just as the unsuccessful candi
dates for mayor were at the last elec
tion. The power of oil will assert
itself In all future road issues, and
the result will be more highway
vrork than ever before tn Wyoming,
More highways, more paved streets
and more high grade civilization,
for civilization only can come with
good roads.
Governor Carey is also interesting
himself in a new grade between
Glen rock and Douglas. A grade:
which will eliminate the alkalis
flats, a number of tha worst hills.'
and shorten the distance between the
two towns about three and one-halt
miles, making the distance between
Casper and Douglas just about 41
miles instead of 63. This makes
[ quite a difference for the man who
drives it as often as Jack Barnes or
John Hancock do. It will also shorten
the haul for the market vegetable
man wbo raises his onions and sweet
corn in Douglas and sails it In Cas
per. And this particular Industry U
growing much faster than you may
thin>. When the paving la com
pleted from Casper to Glenrock the
next thing Will be to continue It on
the new grade to Douglas. Thia
stretch of 49 miles will be enough
to show the folks what a paved high
way means to the locality through
which it runs, and then wilt como
the paving of the entire distance of
the Yellowstone Highway from
Cheyenne to the Park. Than win
follow a development of the country
adjacent to the highway, which will
be so rapid aa to surprise the most
sanguine optlrryst.
All we need Is n hard surfaced
pavement that will stand the wear
and tsar and will not cost too much.
The average eost of cement high
ways In Colorado last year was |24.-
000 per mile. That was for the
cement highway of standard sped
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923
flcatlena. It feet wide and I inches to
Q inches in depth, with deeper curb,
at the outer edges. Anything that
will compete with this will be ac .
ceptable to us here In Wyoming. an 4
with the Standard Oil Company
making asphalt out of the ai U|h
which they have been burning for
years, tn train loads each day, w«
ought to hc=3 asphalt that would
not only compete but lower the price
of all hard surfaced pavements, i
most certainly congratulate the cent
munlty on the advent ©f the new a «.
phait plant. It means so much ta
this locality aa well as to an of
Wyoming.
Get Top Price
WHEATLAND—The mark ©f ?j
cents a pound dressed paid by the
Wheatland Creamery for first grade
turkeys apparently topped ths
market in the state, exceeding the
price secured by the Big Hern
Marketing Association by one cent.
This association controlling the ou t.
put of four counties, amounting to
several carloads, contracted their
output to Swift a Co., for 31 cent*
for dressed first grades, and 16 cent*
live. The Riverton output wnj » o ’.d
by county agent Meyer tor 21 cents
dressed.
Both carloads leaving Wheatland
|a«t week were billed to Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania.