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The Bottle

There 10 n magic bottle made
OF ordinary glass
That puts the g,enie's bottle In
Tho kindergarten class;
For from this little bottle come
A hundred thousand things
From concert grand pianos down
To pearls and diamond rings.
uneork II. presto, yaehets and cars
And palaces and planes.
laces. veivets. silks and furs,
And s~ilver~are and canes.
Perfumes and jades and ivories,
ice cream and pumpkin pies.
Rare books and European trips
And lamps materialize.
on paintings. vases, China bronze.
And statues. fans and hats,
And Persian rugs and fancy breeds
OF horses. dogs and cats,
And all earth's treasures rise fror
this
Enchanted bottles neck
With every tiny drop OF ink
Employed TO write a check.
-MINNA IRVING.
, 1922-08-11
Resolutions from Home

A JOHN CLUB was formed in Rock Springs,
"A the home town of the Republican candidate for
governor, the other evening, and old friends and
n~eighbors who have known JOIN HAY for twenty
or thirty years focked to the meeting in great mum
bers. They wanted an opportunity to testify to
their confidence in him and to say to the people of
the rest of the state upon what they based conclu-
sion that he would make a good business governor.
The old friends and n~eighbors put their testimony
in the form of a resolution which said among other
things I'VE have explicit confidence and trust In
the integrity, honesty, fairness and ability of JOHN
w. HAY and thoroughly believe in his fitness and
his qualification to fill the Office of governor of the
state of Wyoming"
The expression of these old associates may not
be couched in ringing phrases that would thrill the
reader of the words; but II is stated III PLAIN SIN
cere English phraseology such as is used by these
friends every day in the year. 1t is in the language
that has been addressed by these old friends to
JoHN HAY and in turn by JoHN HAY to these Ola
friends for many years. 1t expresses, without frills,
the mutual confidence. the loyal friendship, the plain
acknowledgment of manly regard that has existed
among them, through their struggles in good fortune
and i'll fortune, through their joys and sorrows,
their rejoicings and lamentations.
Some cynic will say such a mark of esteem is to
he expected from the old home town. The cynic is
wrong. No man gets such a recommendation unless
it is obviously his due. You receive the regard OF
the old home town by earning and deserving it. The
old home town is not loohsh- WHEN u phaees i'
approval upon one of its own, it does so knowing
that its Judgment will be compelled TO stand criti-
cism from the outside and that the object of its
recommendation must measure up fully to the speci-
fcations claimed.
JOHN HAY may well be proud Of the resolutions
adopted by his neighbors while he is absent waging
a fight for the interests of the taxpayers of the state
in which he has so long lived.
To saw that JOHN HAY is honest and fair, confers
a title that should be gratifying to any man; but
10 say these things after daily contact for thirty
wears bestows a distinction above the common.
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enable American owners TO compete successfully
with the foreign rival whose expenses are less.
The subsidy bill does not propose compensation
that will make multimilionaires of ship operators.
The subsidies are meager in amount and will cover
only the difference in cost of operation of American
ships as compared with foreign ships. In return
for every subsidy paid the United States will re-
ceive valuable service, maintenance of regular and
frequent 1cean transportation lines, for the carry
ing OF mails and transportation OF freight and pas
sengers where a service is not already available.
These regular steamship lines will be business
builders for American industry, finding new or
larger markets for our products and bringing the
profits on that enlarged trade to the Americaa pro-
ducer. In addition, the United States would have
first call upon the merchant marine as an auxiliary
of the navy for transportation of troops and sup
plies in case of war.
The Richmond chamber of commerce is absolute
.ly sound in the position it has taken. The Rich
mond editor for the inconsistency and unsoundness
of the position he has taken.
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: Why Jim Reed Won

THE Democratic newspapers in the
east are offering nine and ninety ex-
cuses for the victory of that most In
dependent OF Democrats. Jim Reed OF
Missouri" notes the New York Herald.
LET us offer the hundredth: The
Democrats of Missouri preferred to
have Reed. with all his faults as they
saw them. rather than Breckenridge
Long, with all his distinguished sup
port and what IT stood for.
THE Democrats OF Missouri have
re~nominated Jim Reed for senator be-
cause his course in Washington con-
WINGED them hat he could be depend
ed upon to do the brave thing. When
he gave a memorable exhibition of
courage by attacking the league OF nj
lions covenant he was supposed to be
reading himself out of the party which
through its leader. President Wilson.
stood for the covenant.
But when the election Of 1920 came
it was plain enough that Reed had
not read himself out OF Missouri.
That state, which had gone for a Re.
publican president only twice since
Grants day-Roosevelt CARRIED II in
1904 by rs. 1000 and Taft in 1908 by a
few hundred-gave Harding a plural
ity OF 152, 600. Missouri voted that
day hat President Wilson was wrong
and Jim Reed right. This week the
Democrats of the state repeated the
verdict at the primaries.
Jim Reed is a man who makes
warm friends n bitter enemies. Some.
times in politics an enemy is as use
full rs a friend. It was Reeds for
tune SO to have offended Woodrow
Wilson that the former president,
with all the enthusiasm n dexterity
of which he is capable. sought in
the open to prevent Reed from being
renominated. II Mr.. Wilson consid.
ers himself still the leader of his par
ty he must have believed that It would
be rather easy to end Reeds career
But through Mr.. Wilson'S very &C
tivity the Missouri Democrats came
to look upon Breckenridge Long a.
representing wisconsin and Wilson,
ism as still representing the covenant,
Under the circumstances it was
the battle OF 1890 all over again, with
the Republicans looking on. And Reed
won II after a campaign fought with
tho courage that marked his assault on
the covenant. The party which broke
precedent by refusing to send Reed
to the national convention of 1920 has
renominated him for the s~enatorship
If Reed voted himself out of his par
ty. then the party voted itself back
to Reed.
"A like that m Missouri Is
a fine thing for the state and the
country. It stirs up the sluggish
voters. II reminds the people that ia
sues r worth fighting for and that
a good fighter need not fear evan
the very great. Only one feature Of
the campaign could be considered re
grettable Mr.. Wilson's thoughtful
admirers must be saying that 1t would
have been better IL he had reserved
his fire for some other. some more
impersonal occasion. And when we
say thoughtful admirers we include
Breckenridge Long"
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The Sentiment for Hay

Hay sentiment is as strong in
southern Wyoming as 1t is in central
and northern wyoming-which means
that the Rock Springs business man
should receive the Republican nomi-
nation for governor by a very sub
stantial majority"
Tho foregoing Is the gist Of n re-
port brought to Sheridan by a prom
linen. Republican observer whom bus
mess during the last fortnight has
taken into every quarter OF the state.
He was certain when he left Sheri-
dan. he related. that John w. Hay
would lead In his section when the
votes in the Republican primary were
counted, but he was without definite
information regarding sentiment at
the state capitol and elsewhere in
southern Wyoming. His uncertainty
in this respect was dispelled soon
after he began Interviewing Repub-
iicans in the southern counties. Even
at Cheyenne, where nppointees OF the
Carey administration are working
feverishly TO create sentiment in favor
of the denomination of the governor.
he stated. he found Republicans
leaders and members of the rank and
file-predominantiy in favor OF the
candidacy of Hay. In other southern
counties Hay sentiment was pro-
nounced, with every indication that
the Rock Springs candidate would be
given n majority in every county and
would come north with a substantial
lead. II so. IL is the opinion OF this
observer, and of others familiar with
northernS Wyoming political senti-
ment. Hays primary majority Will
run well into thousands.
In central Wyoming the Sheridan
traveller found things not merely mill
liant. but rampant. Indications here,
I've stated. are that Hay will be uni
fornly successful-even in Governor
Carey's home county of Converse.
Casper Republicans forecast hat Ma
.rona county would give the Rock
Springs man the largest majority of
any county. not excepting Hays
home county of Sweetwater.
In the Big Horn Basin the Sheri-
DANTE found that sentiment had not
crystalized as thoroughly as in other
sections. He was there. however, at
the time Of the arrival Of Hay in the
Basin and observed that the Rock
Springs candidate was making a fav-
orable impression. Governor Carey's
intensive campaign in hat region. the
Sheridanite observed. left very little
impression. and he was of the opinion
that by the time Hays trip through
the Basin was concluded sentiment
would have veered strongly In favor
Of his candidacy.
In northeastern wyoming-sheri-
dan, Johnson. Crook and Weston
co.nties-there is no mistaking the
great and rapidly rising tide OF Hay
sentiment and in this region he should
pile UP a strong lead IN the primary
balloting.
wyoming voters. not only Repub-
licans but a notable number of Dem.
ocrats Is WELL" said the Sheridan OBJ
server. are convinced hat the state
needs a business executive Of the abil,
ity and integrity Of John w. Hay at
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Community Development

Los Angeles Is typical of a city that
has built itself I'D by deliberately plan
ming for and encouraging industrial
development. Today Los Angeles Is
the most rapidly growing city in the
established there during the past year
EVERY 20 minutes a new building
Is e-~rieted.
The gre.sEz Industrial exposition
tho west has ever known will open
there August 1e-
$50. 900. 900 was spent for industrial
expansion IN Los Angales last year.
The output for Los Angeles indus
tries for 1921 was $500. 900. 900.
For 81 years h Los Angeles Cham
Der Of Commerce has BEEN actively
engaged IN this program Of industrial
growth and constructive activity.
It IS today the largest commercial
organization in thu world
1t has been largely responsible for
the development of Los Angels harbor
which now has approximately 50 deep
sea steamship services running out
to nearly every corner Of the globe
The Los Angeles Chamber Of Com
merce Is n commercial organization
that seems to be run on corporation
lines, that Is. Il is conducted on n busi-
ness basis for the purpose OF develop
ing the southern part Of the state as
a great commercial center. II cuts out
hot air and devotes its energies TO Sc
curing results in the way Of civic and
Industrial development.
Nothing is too large, nothing is toe
small for Il to tackle.
, 1922-08-11
Mail Order Marriages

"MAIL ORDER MARRIAGES. il appears. arc a
source of considerable trouble TO the postofice
department" observes the New York Herald.
Aside from the deserted brides who write for
assistance in locating runaway hus.
bands there are almost daily letters from wives who
blame the postal service for the unhappy termina-
ton of their excursions into married life. They
complain that they were courted entirely through
the mails, and hold the postofice department direct
ly responsible for their misfortunes.
Naturally the ~postonice department can make
only one reply to these letters-the explanation that
its function extends only to the collection, dispatch
and distribution of the mails, together with such
prevention as is possible of the distribution of i'm
proper matter.
"The claim of a sutton that he can support a wife
in idle ease may be just as fragrant n fraud as the
offer of n swindler to send n genuine engraving upon
the receipt of a quarter, the engraving turning out
to be the portrait of WASHINGTON on a twoc cent
stamp; but the postofice department cannot I'M
Idertake supervision of the claims made in protesta-
ton of affection or even of mere willingness to en-
ter the matrimonial bond.
"If it could what a field for government regula-
ton and control would thereby lie opened upi Sup
pose, also, that the government were to exercise
supervision over the promises made by husbands to
their wives and transmitted through the mails.
Could there be found in the United States a candi-
date for the post of chief of the marital relations
bureau of the postofhce department?
"The following passage from one letter is said by
postofice officials to be typical of the others re-
ceived:
81 want to know if I can start suit against my
husband. We married through a correspondence
club advertised in the newspapers, and he sent me
money by a postonice money order to come and
marry him. He also courted me by mail. After the
wedding he failed to support and take care of me,
and finally left me altogether. 1 want to know if I
can do anything through the postofice department,
as our business, such as arranging for the marriage
details, was transacted entirely by mail
"The psychology of persons who will marry on
the evidence contained in letters and perhaps a
photograph is puzzling. But it is no more puzzling
than the psychology of persons who after years of
acquaintance, marry and then discover they are tenn
peramentally unsuited."
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Ned and Ted were sitting in their
tent, with both flaps back. enjoying
the glow from their camp fire and list
ening TO the sounds OF nature-tree
toads. frogs. and night birds
Suddenly there was a "thump- and
a shower OF sparks and their fireplace
seemed to disappear.
There goes our backioss." groaned
Ned. that makes tho third 70 burn
this JASON"
And It's no fun getting wet and
green logs for IT," added Ted. "Oh
well. we'll urn In for a sleep and get
busy tomorrow"
The boys always buiit n night camp
fire in front OF their tent. with slant
ing back logs to throw both light and
heat into the tent-but no matter
how green and wet the back logs
were. they would dry out and burn.
The next day Ned laughed at Ted
because II was his turn TO hunt UP
the wet logs and make the night fire
ready. Ned wandered down to the
lake to catch some live bait.
Ted started out bravely. but after
a while he had an inspiration. He
remembered the make-shift fireplace
that Ned had made on a swampy
place out OF sods and no quickly set
TO work. Half an. hour later he
s,rolled down to the shore and sat
and watched Ned catch minnowe
with a net and put them In their live
bait box.
Here. you. go back and finish that
job aid Ned.
IAN DONE" exclaimed Ted, Erinning.
Done nothing. you couldn't CT one
green log in this time. much less
four or five
Come on up ind take . look"
taunted Ned.
Ned. out OF curiosity. went back 10
camp and looked at what Ted had
done.
Great idear' he exclaimed. -Now'
II will burn UP and when those
sods get really heated they will throw
back more heat than wet logs"
The franc work In simple. Two
small logs are set into the ground at
an angle as 1 and 2. Those are
braced as at 3 and 4 and boards nailed
across all the way down as at s.
Next tho thick sods are placed
against It. tA) shows a side view. and
is the side log. OBJ the boards. C)
the turf or sods. D) the brace. Build
the fire at El. When finished Il
looks as at x.
This should DO set in front Of tn
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in europe. and has had much expe.
rienee in organization work in civic
and club activities. She organized
the women of laramie county and
the women OF Cheyenne for war bond
sales and the children of Cheyenne
for Red Seal sales. She has been twice
president of the Cheyenne women's
club, a member of its executive board
for many years and is a member Of
state historical society.
In religious faith Mrs. Beard Is an
Episcopalian and in politics a stauch
Republican.
As the wife OF the late Cyrus Beard,
chief justice OF the Wyoming supreme
court Mrs. Beard was enabled to keep
in close touch with all matters OF In
|terest in a growing state.
For sixteen years Judge Beard
served Wyoming faithfully. efficient
Ily. and with remarkable devotion to
his high calling; but the responsible
tiles of a man with a family. a small
salary, and the stress OF the war per
iod. made 1t impossible for him to
leave an estate adequate for he fam
ily's support in idleness for any con
siderable time.
Mrs. Beard is fully qualified by edu-
cation. temperament and health for
the discharge of tho duties OF super
intendent Of public instruction in
wyoming. She is worthy in every
way. of the honor her friends are seek
ing for her.
Republican voters of the state would
do well to consider Mrs. Eeard's quail
Iifications and claims when they go TO
the ballot box on August ~.
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4 Busted Steering Gear

10 PURE partisan stubbornness or intellectual
IL stupidity the Richmond Va, Netos-Ledder should
be accorded first place. The chamber of commerce
of that city recently endorsed the ship subsidy
measure as a means of establishing a permanent
American merchant marine The i'm
mediately took occasion to say that this is a remedy
that most Democrats believe to be wrong, and then
it proceeded with a discussion of the subject which
is probably unprecedented for inconsistencies.
Admitting that one of the numerous disadvan-
tages of the United States marine is that the berths,
wharves and trade connections of American lines
are inferior to those acquired after long years by
other companies under other flags, the Richmond
editor says that this can be remedied only as ex-
perience is gathered and friendships are formed.
How experience is to be gathered without actually
operating ships the editor does not explain. How
new friendships are to be formed without forming
trade connections he leaves. his readers to imagine.
A further suggestion of the Ne1s-Leader is that
the United States merchant feet be turned over to
private owners at a small fraction of its cost.
Admitting that foreign ships can be operated at
less expense than American ships the editor evident
ly does not perceive that ships thus turned over to
private owners would be purchased by foreign ship
operators and would soon be giving first service to
the ports of the country under which they had been
registered and building up the trade of our COM
merciaf rivals. An equally absurd statement by the
Richmond editor is that: "If the worst came to the
worst it would be better to assist the yards fnan-
cially in maintaining their organizations for the
study of new designs than to undertake the general
scheme of subsidy. That is the best the country
can do and all it should attempt to do"
Thus he admits the likelihood of the worst COM
ing to the worst, and when that anticipated failure
is realized his only suggestion is that the govern
ment assist s%hipyards in maintaining their organi-
cations and studying new designs.
So far as designs are concerned, private enter
prise has already devised the best known in the
shipping world. The problem is not one of main
tanning organizations in shipyards. The great diff.
6culty is in operating ships at a cost which will
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Debt Cancellation

EARL was not at all frank in his ad-
- dress to the other allied nations on the subject
of cancellation of debts. His suggestion that debts
be cancelled all around, or, as newspaper headliners
have been pleased to express it, that "the slate be
wiped clean" leaves the impression that he was pro-
posing for the United States nothing different from
what he proposed for Great Britain, France, Bel.
GUM or any other nation.
The fact is, however, that the circumstances are
not identical. Great Britain is not only a creditor
but a debtor. The United States is a creditor only.
If Great Britain should cancel 50 of uncollectable
debt due her and in return therefore have the
United States cancel 81 of collectable debt due from
Great Britain to this country, Great Britain would
be so much the gamer. This country, on the other
hand, has no creditor which it could also ask to
cancel an obligation. This "wiping the slate clean,
would, therefore, mean that all other nations would
be relieved of their obligations while the American
people would be left to tax themselves to raise the
$11, 000y 900 to pay the obligations issued in the form
of Liberty Bonds as a means of raising the money
which We loaned to Great Britain and the other
allied nations.
When all of the parties to transactions occupy
the position of both debtor and creditor, the strik-
ing of balances is a convenient and entirely lust
method of settling accounts. If JONES owes SMITH
and SMITH owes JOHNSON and JOHNSON owes JONES,
the circle of Indebtedness can be 1iquidated by each
of them cancelling an equal amount of debt. But
if each creditor did not also owe an equal amount
the process of cancellation would very clearly leave
the first creditor a loser.
1t is a notable circumstance that a large number
of prominent newspapers, most of them advocates
of the league of nations and closely in sympathy
with the international bankers, have presented to
their readers EARL BALFouE's suggestion concerning
the mutual cancellation of debts but have failed at
the same time to call the attention of their readers
to the fact that the United States is not a debtor
and, therefore, not in a position to share in the bene.
fits of the cancellation scheme.
A newspaper that will thus unfairly present a
case to the disadvantage of its own country and its
own readers lays itself open to suspicion of being
under the control of foreign influences. Whether
this control be due to foreign ownership or merely
to a sympathetic interest in the welfare of foreign
countries makes little difference to the American
reader. The citizen of the United States who pays
his good money for an American newspaper has a
right to the assurance that the paper he receives
will at least not give him information that deceives
him to his own injury.
, 1922-08-11
The Republican River

According TO ar old driver OF a
aSe coach line running northward
rom o Riley through the valley
ot the Republican River this stream
TOOK Its name from the Republican
party and thus had the distinction Of
being the only good sized river an
this country named after a noltic,I
party, says a writer in the New York
Herald.
"A Missouri politician gave the
stage drivers version a somewhat wild.
er circulation when he declared that
Kansas was so fIerceiy partisan that
II went TO politics for the names OF
Its town. n rivers.
kansas authorities however. saw
that the story is wrong. and they are
emphasizing this fac just at present
IN calling attention to n section OF
the state Of deep interest frcan the
historical viewpoint. This Is the And
and the seat of government of the
Republican Pawnees. who established
on the Kansas and Nebraska prairies
long before the Europeans came TO
North America a government upon
republican principles.
General Zebulon Pike found them in
1906 when he was exploring tho region
west OF the Missouri for the United
States government and also discovered
that they were flying over their
capital the Spanish flag. He had
some difficulty in convincing them
that Spain no longer controlled the
country. but when he proved this to
them they lowered the Spanish colors
and ran up the American flag. This
was the first time. It is said. tina the
United States flag was raised in what
is now the state OF Kansas.
The principal river which flowed
through their land was called the
Republican. Upon the formation of
the state Kansas named one of
the counties on the northern border
Republic, in nonor OF this ancient In
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An Excellent Woman

Mrs Cyrus Beard OF Cheyenne has
announced her candidacy for the OF
flee Of state superintendent Of public
instruction in the Republican primar.
les August p.
She taught for three years IN city
schools in Iowa. five years in Ne.
braska. and six in Evanston. wyo-
where h was principal OF h high
school and city superintendent and
was a training teacher for five sun.
mers In 6. summer school conducted
for teachers.
Mrs. Beard has had the cultural ad'
vantages OF extensive. travelling in the
United Stntes and for nearly a year