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Che Cody enterprise
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SACRAMENTAL GRAPE JUICE
Ralph A. Day, prohibition director
the departent is working on the theo
ry that fermented wine is not neces
sary for sacramental purposes. The
proposed plan has the tentative ap
provial of Commissioner Roy A. Hay
nes, who contemplates the substitu
tion of specially prepared fruit juices
for fermented wine.
"We are planning to do away with
sacramental wine for all faiths,” Mr.
Day is quoted as saying.
They are planning to get everybody
Into a great deal of trouble and have
selected a fine place to begin. New
York is one-third Jewish, one-third
'Boman Catholic, and the other third
mixed.
The prohibition commissioners say
In effect that they Intend to Interfere
with the sacraments of the Roman
Catholic and the Jewish and what
are sacraments of some of the protes
tant churches, notably the Episcopal
ian.
They might as well Interpose their
dictates in the matter of vestments
and rituals as to say what churchmen
shall offer in the sacrament of com
munion and what shall be used in the
religious observances of the Jewish
faith.
There used to be in this country
some things bureaucracy and even
bigotry kept their hands off, and one
was the issue of religious faith and
observance. Evidently that day (of
reason has gone.
If Mr. Haynes’ tentative approval
becomes fixed and an attempt is made
to carry it into effect, all the priests
■nd rabbis of New York City will be
In jail, and the people of the churches
■nd synagogues will be storming the
walls.
It is all a piece of the same bolt of
goods, and it is from this bolt of
goods that strips are being cut to
bind American liberties. We wonder
if the aggressors know or care where
this will end. —Chicago Tribune.
BUSHELS AND DOLLARS
The Department of Agriculture
states that the principal farm crops
this year were wofth $5,675,877,000 at
the farms. That compares with eight
billions last year. The loss is eight
billions compared with two years ago.
It is not possible to minimize the
farmers’ losses. There are credits as
well as debits in the farmers’ ac
counts, and there are others than the
farmers to be considered in compar
ing their fortunes and misfortunes
with those of fellow-sufferers. For
the year 1914, and for the five-year
average 1910-14, the farmers’ prices
for principal crops totaled under five
billions. In addition to the increased
value of the crops the census says the
farms are worth thirty-three billions
more than in 1910. If the farmers
kept accounts, their balance sheets
would show either that they had fail
ed to save their profits or that they
had a sufficient credit against which
to make their red ink entries. If the
farmers do not keep accounts, their
complaints that they are greater suf
ferers than others lack precision to
carry conviction.
The farmers have thought them
selves richer than they really were,
and now think themselves poorer
than they really are. Their losses of
part of a year’s expected profits are
not sufficient to embarrss any trader
who has not been overtrading. That
the farmers overtraded is clear from
their inability to pay their loans and
interest, at the same time that they
complain of a deficiency of credit ac
commodation. It is the fact that
their credit was actually larger than
they ever had at the time that their
market broke, and their losses w’ould
be smaller by hundreds of millions if
they had heeded the advice of those
whose policy they would alter.
The farmers think, that the rail
ways should reduce their rates on
farm products, and that rates should
be proportioned to the necessity of
the farmers, regardless of the neces
sities of the railways or of fairness
toward other shippers. The price of
corn and wheat has fallen by dollars
and fractions, whereas railway rates
have risen by cents and fractions. It
would not be possible to make any
rates which would control crop prices.
The record shows prices rose and fell
regardless of rate inci eases, and any
compensation of falling prices by re
ductions of rates would be lost in the
Market fluctuations. Neither farmers
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t What They're Doing In The World Outside \
Mrs. Jake Hamon, widow of the
Oklahoma oil millionaire who was kil
led by a woman, is married again.
A canal, connecting the Rhine, the
Main and the Danube S to be built in
Germany and will be the biggest wa
terway project ever undertaken in
Europe. It will require twenty years
to complete.
The Russians are dying by thous
ands of cold and starvation at the
Polish border.
The death of enator Boies Penrose
of Pennsylvania marked the passing
of the old order of politicians, like
Senators Platt, Quay and Hanna.
The Russian Reds have declared
war on the Finns.
Gladys Vanderbilt’s husband will
be envoy to the U. S. from Hungary.
He is the Count Laszlo Szechenyl.
The Jewish church has expelled
Trotzky at the request of his father
who placed upon him the “Curse of
the Damned.”
A Chicago artist declares that there
would be fewer divorces if homes
were tastefully decorated. Bad color
schemes make cranky brides and
cross babies.
It will cost $9,250,000 to try to en
force the prohibition law in 1922.
nor consumers would profit by reduc
tions of rates, while the railways
would lose. In fact, the railways have
accepted a loss of $100,000,000 in vol
untary reductions of farmers’ rates
beginning next week, although the
movement of crops is so free as to
suggest- that such reductions are not
necessary to stimulate the movement.
This demand comes at a time when
the railways are earning from opera
tion $131,000,000 less than fixed charg
es, on a business of about six billions.
The effort is to show the farmers
that the facts contradict their theory
of their troubles. They are suffering
more as sellers than as producers.
That is to say, the farmers are suffer
ing as merchants rather than as farm
ers. Markets, carriers, exchanges,
| banks, cannot be conducted for the
benefit of any class. Politics is pros
tituted when used for that purpose.
Our party system would be wrecked
in that effort without benefiting the
farmers as producers.—New York
Times.
MORE MOONSHINE
There’s moonshine on the mountain,
there’s moonshine on the sea, there’s
moonshine in the valley where the
sunshine ought to be; there’s moon
in the forest and there’s moonshine
on the plain, and most of folks in ge
neral have moonshine on the brain.
On prohibition’s conscience there’s a
heaw mountain dew. and the home is
smiling funny where the deacon
makes his brew, the cider mill is go
ing and the cider’s getting fine and
i the good old seedless raisin is "rai
sin” lots of wine. The moonshine
courts are busy and it takes a lot of
kale to buy the mash to feed them
who are in the moonshine jail. There’s
moonshine quite official and Scotch
that’s contraband, but wha{ we hate
the most to find is moonshine second ,
hand. It seems that all the country
is on a moonshine rage, there’s moon-.
shine in the platform and moonshine
on the stage, moonshine in the man
sion, the bungalow and shack, the
sheriff’s dogs are howling out along
the moonshine track. I have a moon
shine neighbor who keeps filled up to
the brim, who seems to think that
moonshine is only made f ' him, but
that’s unjust and selfish, you surely
must agree, when there’s sd much i
moonshine and none for you and me. j
Sing a song of moonshine, a pocket
full of rye, the country’s floating
in it but the constitution’s dry.
Charley Grant in San Francisco Ex
aminer.
PROSPERITY FOR THE
CATTLEMEN IN SIGHT
CHICAGO, December 31. —Cattle of
the country stand on the threshold of
an era of prosperity, and the man who
has cattle will soon be in a strong
strategic position, according to Pres
ident S. B. Stafford of the Chicago
livestock exchange, who issued his
annual statement today.
As an indication of approaching
good times he stated that cows suit
able for breeding purposes have in
creased in value In the western states
from $lO to S2O a head in the last 60
days.
INDIAN HERO IS
ALREADY FORGOTTEN
IDABEL, Okla.—On a small farm In
McCurtain county, 35 miles over the
rough roads from Id?bel, Joseph Ok
lahombi, a Choctaw Indian, Is hunting
and fishing, raising corn and helping
his neighbors at harvest time.
A half dozen persons in Idabel only
could be found who remembered ex
actly what Part Oklahombi played in
the world war—yet it was he who
captured 171 prisoners single handed
and was decorated a:nd cited by Mar
shal Petain of France as the second
Once again Mary Garden’s Salome
made their hair curl in Chicago.
For the first time an impersonation
of Christ will be allowed on the Eng
lish stage. The part will be played
by a 14 year old girl in Strindberg’s
symbolic play “Advent
Woodrow Wilson’s latest photograph
shows him with a relaxed jaw and
his mouth wide open.
Sergeant York, the World War’s
greatest hero, was given a $3,000 can
celled mortgage upon his farm as a
Christmas present from strangers who
read of his financial difficulties.
Elinor Glyn says that special disci
pline is necessary to keep actors and
actresses from immoral behavior be
cause their emotions are constantly
being appealed to.
They are making home brew ir
Darkest Africa out of Kafir corn and
the missionaries declare this is the
greatest obstacle to the advancement
of the gospel. The natives would ra
ther get drunk than to go to church.
A new pest called the satin moth
has appeared in the New England
states. It destroys poplars and wil
lows. It is a European cousin of the
gypsy and brown-tail moth and is
about to be quarantined by the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
greatest American hero that the war
produced. Alvin York was ranked
as the first.
Oklahombi however, when ques
tioned by Mrs. C. C. Conlan of the
Oklahoma Historical Society, who al
so is a Choctaw, saw nothing pecu
liar in this lack of recognition, he
said. He only did his duty, he added,
and is now back home with his wife
and baby—carrying on as his forefa
thers carried on. Oklahombi is a
full blood.
His name, taken from the Choctaw,
means in their language “man killer,”
according to an interpreter.
Oklahombi was enrolled in Comp
any D, 141st Infantry, Twnty-Sixth
Division as a private, 26 years old.
When he enlisted he could not speak
English, but that he could speak the
language of warfare in fighting for
his country is evidenced by the cita
tion from General Petain after which
he received the Croix de Guerre.
Asked what he thought of the army,
with a smile he replied:“Too much
salute —not enough shoot.”
Rev. D. R. Blaskle is spending the
week in Meeteetse.
Pictorial Review patterns at the
Variety Store.
Don’t
Advertise
Unless you have
something to sell
That’s the only time
advertising does’nt
pay.
Fine Mixed Candy 30c lb at the
Variety Store.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, CODY. WY-
OMING, AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1921
RESOURCES
Loans '. $153,635.48
Overdrafts 91.20
U. S. Bonds deposited to secure circulation 12,500.00
U. S. Bonds owned, not pledged 1,000.00
Other Bonds, Stocks and Securities 83,997.a7
Banking House, $16,300.00; Furniture and fixtures $1,165.00 17,865.00
Lawful Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank • 18,855.t»7
Cash in vault and due from National Banks 126,207.43
Amount due from State Banks 555.20
Checks on other Bank in same town.. 537.24
Checks on Banks outside town reporting bank and other cash items 5,180.06
Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from him 625.00
TOTAL $421,049.45
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock t $50,000.00
Surplus Fund 6,000.00
Undivided profits 8,633.86
Circulating notes outstanding 12,000.00
Amount due to State Banks 90.15
Certified checks outstanding 848.95
Cashier’s checks ou own bank outstanding 4,685.49
Individual deposits subject to check 246,074.83
Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 17,400.00
Certificates of Deposit 74,716.18
TOTAL $421,049.45
State of Wyominsg, County of Park, SS.
I, F. F. McGee, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief,
F. F. McGEE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thia 9th day of January. 1922.
Correct Attest: c. C. Melton, Notary Public.
W. T. Hogg, L. R. Ewart, P. E. Markham, Directors.
CHICAGO MAN TO SHIP
OUT YELLOW CLAY
C. B. Payne of Chicago arrived
in Cody Wednesday nlghL Mr. Payne
was here last winter and located
some mineral claims South of Joe
Vogel’s ranch.
He intends to ship out each month
about 500 ions of yellow clay.
The clay is to be used for manu
facturing purposes.
The Cody Transfer has the contract
for hauling. The operation will not
begin until spring.
The Cody basketball team, which
last week visited Thermopolis and
Worland, lost games to both places.
The first was a hard fought game, and
resulted in a victory to Thermopolis
by the close score of 15-14.
At Worland, however, the boys met
with more experienced players, and
were defeated 58-6.
Beyond a doubt the new gymnasi
um will increase the ability of the
team by affording them a good prac
tise floor.
Terry Barefield has been ill at the
Irina.
Work on the Union Oil Co.’s lease
near the Hargraves ranch Is progres
sing satisfactorily in spite of cold
weather.
> Fine Mixed Candy 30c lb at the
Variety Store.
S. C. Parks, Jr., President R. W. Allen, Cashier
SHOSHONE NATIONAL BANK
CODY, WYOMING
DIRECTORS
Geo. Merrill, S. Conant Parks, S. W. Aldrich ,
D. J. Jones, M. W. Nuckols, S. G Parks, Jr., R. W. Allen !
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WEDNEDSAY, JANUARY 11, 1922'
You can get ice cream in any quan
tity at the Cody Drug Company.
CASH! CASH! CASH!
PAID FOR HIDES, PELTS,
and FURS. Get My Prices on
FURS.
J. P. WEBER
Phone 142 CODY, WYO.
Whits Lunch
Open Again and
Doing Business
BETTER THAN EVER!
Try a Cup of Our Coffee
With Pure Cream
—HOME MADE PIES—
Mike Miller, Prop.