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Poor Old League

"An Italian ~stiletto in the vitals of the league
of nations" is the way some observers character
lie Mussolinis reputation of the league in con-
~nection with the Italo-Greek incident. Absolute
|ly bound by Article ten to defer to the Judgment
of the league before demanding PREPARATIONS or
threatening violence to Greece, Italy sent war
ships and fired on Corfu. In vain did the league
beg Mussolini to refrain and permit the league
to settle the dispute. In vain did Lord Robert
Cecil, chief British advocate of the league, adj
monish it to "be brave and fear not" Italy repu.
dated her obligations-fOr she had signed the
treaty of Versailles-the league trembled and
dared not interfere. Italy said "her honor was at
stake" and proceeded to defend her honor by dis.
|honoring her promise. OF course if the United
States had joined the league it might have been
Drawer. Then American soldiers and sailors could
have been called overseas to punish Italy. But
the United States had not joined the league. LIS
citizens could not be used to pull the chestnuts
out of the fire and hence the league was Just as
useless as the United States senate had warned
the people it would be, unless this country was
prepared to foot the bills with blood and treas,
ure.
While the leaders Of the Republican party are
.congratulating themselves that they had fearless
Republicans in the senate to prevent r~atifica-
ton of the treaty with its league provisions
the Democratic press is confessing the failure of
that chimerical scheme. Even the Baltimore Sun,
a leading supporter of President Wilson and one
of the strongest Democratic newspapers in the
south, says on its editorial page, "The League
OF Nations, because 1t listened to politics instead
of implacably following the path of Justice and
right, very nearly committed suicide, and in any
case, will come out of the test weakened and de-
spised." With leading Democratic newspapers re.
pudiating their own support of the league and
admitting its failure, the Republicans are now
unqualifiedly grateful to these senators who
saved them from IL.
While the Republicans are thanking God-and
the moro far-seeing of their senators-that they
did not commit their party to the league of ma
tions, the Democratic leaders are deyoutly wish.
ing the poor thing had never been born. For it
hangs over their party like a great black cloud
Threatening them with another overwhelming de-
feat in November 1924. ExPresident Wilson is
just as firm an advocate of the league as ever
and, although everyone else knows that Mr.. VIII
sons health is such that he could never run for
president again, or even make the race, Mr.. VIII
formation in strict confidence, to several of his
friends that il the Democracy needs him he will
accept the nomination.
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Pave the Highway to Glenrock

II anyone doubts that the people
of Casper and Natrona county as
well as the entire population of Par
kerton and Glenrock 1 n Converse
county are not In favor OF having
the 25 miles between Casper and
Glenrock paved. and paved right
now, they should have been out on
that rs miles last Sunday and met
the crowd that travelled over it.
From early morning until late in the
night the cars were coming toward
or from the wreck. and 1 met sew
eral persons who had read my article
on the paving question who took
pains to stop and tell me that they
were for 1t. and to urge me to keep
It UP till we got results. Many cars
stopped to talk with me about 1t
and lot one but what was glad thai
a campaign had been started for
hard surface.
Casper people have never shown
the interest in any street or highway
improvement before. that they arc
showing in this project. The most
important Improvement we have
ever had in Natrona county to date
is the stretch from the city limits
west. to. and including the new
Platte river bridge. Had that won
derful highway Improvement been
done in any state east OF Wyoming,
the new pavement. would have been
opened with a great demonstration.
barbecue, orations ect.-but here in
way work was opened up and used
Casper that splendid piece of high
without ever a newspaper notice. SO
used are we to taking things just
as they come.
In eastern Kansas. on Sept. 20, the
completion of the final links in the
pavement between Kansas City and
Silver Lake. nearly 100 miles west
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note signed at Versailles said this official.
But" he added, remember that no debtor ever
likes to have the mortgage foreclosed, especially
when his collateral is worth twenty times the
amount of his note" Just how conservative is
this estimate can be realized by consulting the
German official publications as to the coal re-
sources of Europe in 1922, which gives these fig.
ures: Germany, 235 million tons; Poland, POS;
Great Britain, 1s9; Russia in Europe, 81; France
81; Belgium IL
$50 rich are a few coal veins in the Ruhr in
'byproducts yielding dyes and explosives that the
government estimates Germany's coal resources
at ten gold marks a ton, or five hundred billions
of dollars. This is approximately seven times the
total national wealth of Great Britain and Ire
land, and nine times the national wealth of
France
Your own deductions may be made on at least
one feature of the PREPARATIONS questionable fl.
|nancial feature-the ability to pay.
The natural conclusion is that Germany is
able to pay. She has the assets, and the assets
should be made to ~liquidate the claims against
her.
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ward, was celebrated at a Joint
meeting sponsored by the chamber
of commerce of Kansas City, Ton
~ganoxie. Lawrence, L~eavenworth
and Topeka
Ever hear of the chamber of com
merce putting on a great doings here
because of the opening of a new
piece of highway? I think 1t is
time that the chamber of commerce
should wake up to the real import
ance of the paving of the Yellow.
stone highway. 1t is the one great
artery of commerce of Wyoming
and is the most important thing, the
greatest industry in the whole state.
The state highway commission
would be glad to receive some real
announcement from our local cham
Der, and from all the local lodges,
churches and associations. The
highway commission needs encour-
agement and the members like to
feel that there is a solid backing of
public opinion behind every move
they make. II you had ever served
on a highway commission or any
other board Of public utilities you
would appreciate to what extent the
backing of public opinion is respon-
sible for the acts of the commission
or board or what ever It is. The
public can always get what 1t wants.
Casper wants tho Yellowstone
highway paved to Glenrock. Glen
rock wants 1t paved and Parkerton
In between says 1t must be paved.
Casper can always get whatever she
goes after. and in this case with the
help of the two other good towns she
is going to have this highway paved.
1 ask everybody to get behind this
real necessity before the splendid
grade Is worn out and has to be done
over again. Do 1t NOW.
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Get Them to Think Right

The only thing necessary now is to get the peo-
pie to think rightly and sanely, quit confusing
them with all sorts of propaganda, except the
right sort-the sort that will lead them to pin
their faith and their hopes to the constitution
and to reject any and every sinister or open ef-
fort that may be made to distort its meaning or
to render its guarantees ineffective.
The country is all right, the constitution is all
right. 1t is only a few of the noisiest among us
who are seeing 'red'' and "blue' alternately.
What we all need to do is to think in the terms
Fred, white and blue joined together and thus
TO have before us at all times the imperishable
symbol of peace, happiness, coutentment, justice
and liberty. Before that symbol all confusion
and trouble will vanish.
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Reduce Taxes, Increase Receipts

Congressman Madden of tho house commit,
tee on appropriations proposes a revision down.
ward of all income taxes, all the way from the
smallest taxable income to the largest.
Secretary Mellon backed elimination of the
excess profits tax and reduction of the surtax.
Experience has proven that the government
would receive greater total tax income from the
reduced tax.
The higher taxes drove capital into tax e.
empt securities.
As long as high income taxes tend to drive
otherwise productive capital into tax exempt
securities it may not be reached.
AT the anne time this stimulation of the sale
of tax-exempt securities is adding to taxpayers
burdens by increasing local and state taxes.
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Some Views on Germany

1t is a difficult matter to reconcile the views
of eminent authorities on certain subjects upon
which they have every right to speak because
of their qualification to speak. There is the mat
ter of Frances prompt settlement of the tribute
levied upon her by Germany at the conclusion of
the Franco-P russian war in 1871. 1t is the
worlds belief that France accomplished a won
derful work in that piece of financing, but James
G. Mcdonald, chairman of the Foreign Policy
association says: at is frequently argued that
France, after the Franco-P russian war paid
within two years the whole of the indemnity i'm
posed by Germany. But this was only one bill
lion dollars, which at present prices would
amount to not moro than two and a half billion
or less than one-fourth of the lowest figures Of
ficially suggested as Germany's obligation. More
over, there is no real similarity between the task
imposed on Germany and that imposed on
France. The war of 1870 lasted scarcely three
months. 1t left France unimpoverished her cred
1t mistaken, with an aboundant gold reserve sup
porting her currency and her foreign investment
intact. AS a result, she was able to make large
cash payments in specie and notes of the Bank
of France and to float at home and abroad two
large loans which together yielded more than
the amount of the indemnity.
"Five years of war and the losses inflicted by
the treaty have destroyed Germany's credit; her
currency is valueless; her gold reserve insight
icant, amounting now to scarcely a hundred and
twenty-five million dollars; her foreign invest
ments have been confiscated or sequestrated and
are unavailable for reparation payments. In
short, there is no parallel between the reparation
problem solved by France and that now facing
Germany"
Then take the question of Germany's ability to
pay and the value of her resources, having in
mind at all times the total of PREPARATIONS de.
manded by the several allies engaged in war
against Germany, and you will conclude that
Germany is evading responsibility for her acts
and is attempting to secrete he assets.
We all know DIR. Dwight Hills. He has JUST
returned from a lengthy sojourn in the Ruhr
district and Germany, and has during the time
he spent in Germany made research into many
problems having TO do with German finance
He quotes a conversation held with an official
of the Krupp company. "The French hold the
Ruhr valley as q mortgage on our promissory
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Lots of Feed

DoUGLAS-On all hands feed of
all kinds is being piled UP but rel.
atively little stock on hand to con
sumo 1T This veal a special effort
should DO made by all who are con
cerned with the welfare of the coun-
try. to see that as much of the home
grown feed is consumed hero ard
shipped out In the form of livestock
as possible. Each year sees a lot of
grain shipped out and then maybe
the next train brings a lot back IN.
This Is lost motion. expensive and
detrimental to the county.
Casper offers q splendid market
for all kinds of Eat stock. much bet
ter than "a be secured by shipping
east. By mixing homo grown feeds
properly this market may be used
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It Happened In Wyoming
Matters ant Thinga of Statewide Intere rest, Wired in TLephoned in Written
Grape-VTned ant Som OF 1t Purldned.

profitably- There Is lots of oats
in the country-this mixed fifty-fifty
with rye. wheat or corn makes a.
splendid growing ration and nothing
Is better than to feed corn. rye or
wheat with alfalfa hay. Some
partly balanced rations should be
considered In all cases as any Of the
grains fed alone will not produce
profitable results.
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Skinner Convicted

DoUGLAS-Lynn Q. Skinner Of
Lusk. formerly manager of the Sill
YER Cliff hotel at that place. was
convicted of arson by a jury in the
District court here the verdict hav-
ing been returned after the jury had
been out for several hours.
Skinner who Is twenty-five a
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old. WIS charged with having en-
deavored to burn the hotel which
was heavily insured It was brought
out in the evidence that a number Of
hoFes hadl been bored between many
of the ROOM prior to the fire. It
was also stated that the hotel had
not been doing q very good business
for some time,
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Miss Myra Morgan
Gives House Party.

Miss Myra Morgan, daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Gerry Morgan, is en-
tertaining at a house party at their
summer home, Hideaway, in the
New Hampshire Hills.
Her guests include Miss Dorothy
Mondell, Miss Jacqueline Mansfield,
of Washington. and Miss Regina
Aitken. Of Denver.
Miss Ruth Morgan and Miss Gerry
Morgan will go shortly to visit Miss
Betty Day in Canada.
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The District of Columbia Branch
OF the League Of American Pen
Women will entertain at a recep-
ton at $3.50 o'clock this evening at
the clubhouse, 1922 H street, in
honor of Mrs. Louis N. Geldert, ma
tional president of the League of
American Pen Women, who has re-
Gently returned to Washington after
an extended Pacific coast tour.
Mrs. Geldert will speak on 1.-THE
Necessity of Hero Worship" Mrs.
Harriet Hawley Locher, newly.
elected president Of the District
branch of the league, will receive
with Mrs. Geld
MISS Helen -.4oran, who has
been spending the past month in
the Adirondacks, is the guest of
Miss Ruth Finney.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
JEAN ELIOT'S GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Diplomatic Figures
Continue To COn1e
. And Go.

wv ITH the exodus Of most of
" the diplomatic folk and
" certainly almost all of the
Congressional contingent, Wash
ington needs must sit back and
wait for the winter season to re-
store her lost gayety.
Although most of the embassies
have been closed for the summer
a few OF the diplomatic homes
are still housing their distin-
guished occupants. While the
Persian minister, Mira Hussen
Khan Alai, does not plan a long
vacation, he is one of the most
confirmed of the diplomatic birds
of passage" and takes short hops
to some of the neighboring resorts
most frequently. While we are
losing him for a few days the is
leaving for a short stay in New
York; the Polish minister, DR..
Ladislas Wrobelewski, is return
ing to the legation after having
: spent the weekend with Nine.
Wrohlewska and their children at
Ventnor.
The Hungarian Minister and
Countess Szechenyi are planning
q most interesting trip. They
will leave in about a fortnight
from Newport for a tour through
the Canadian Rockies and Alaska.
While in the latter place, I under
stand they intend to get in some
hunting which should prove most
thrilling for the former Gladys
Vanderbilt and her diplomatic
husband. They will return to
Newport in time for the late sea-
sons activities.
THE minister of Haiti, who, with
Il Nine. Dejean, has been absent
on a long vacation, will return to
Washington this week. They will
be accompanied by Nine. Dejean's
sister. Mile. Jane Brun.
Felipe d'Espil, charge d'affaires
Of Argentina, will return to Wash
ington today or tomorrow from
Biltmore, where he has been visit
ing Mrs. George Vanderbilt and
her daughter, Miss Cornelia Van
derbilt.
Henry Getty Chiffon, who is
charge d'affaires of Great Britain
in the absence of Ambassador Ged-
des, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. MahIon Pitney at their
summer place in Morristown. n.
J., but is returning to the embassy
today.
DR.. Hector David Castro, charge
d'affaires of Salvador, is leaving
the last of the week for a two
months stay at his home in Saliva
dor. He will go to New York to-
morrow to remain until his ship
sails.
The commercial counselor of the
British embassy, John Joyce
Broderick, is returning today from
New York, where he went the lat
ter part of last week.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Riggs GiUe Dinner
At Montgomery Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. Francis Rigs
were hosts at. dinner last evening
at the Montgomery Country Club.
The guests numbered sixteen and
included Mr.. and Mrs. William Stu
art Reyburn, Jonkheer de Seriere.
of the Netherlands legation, and
Mariana de Amoeda, of the Spanish
embassy.
Mrs. Palmer, wife of Major f. A.
Palmer, u. S. A, mas arrived from
Fort Schuyler, N. Y, and is visiting
her son-in-law and daughter, MI.
and Mrs. Albert +. Hillix Major
and Mrs. Palmer will sail in Sep
TENDER for. the Philippines, where
the former has been ordered for
duty.
Mrs. Armstead Davis and her son,
Henry c.. Davis Sd, are visiting Mrs.
Stephen b. Elkins at her summer
home at Ventnor.
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Prince Eugene Lubomirski passed
yesterday in Washington en- route
from BiltmOre, N. c., where he was
the guest of Mrs George Wander.
bilt, to his home in New York.
s.
Mrs. Fleet, wife Of Major Henry
Fleet, will arrive today from Gov
errors Island to spend the week
with Col. and Mrs. Wait johnson.
Miss Olga Cook, of Camp Eustis,
Va, is spending several weeks with
with Colonel and Mrs. Johnson.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Reginald Vonderbilts to
Glue Large Dance.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald c, Van
derbilt, who are stopping with his
mother, the dowager Mrs. Wander
bilt, at the Breakers in Newport
over the weekend, have announced
ball at the Clambake Club there
for the evening Of August %. The
guests will be members of the
younger married set. Mrs. Richard
T. Wilson, who will spend August
in Saratoga Springs, will go to
Newport especially for the dance
and will give a large dinner
before going to the Clambake Club
Mrs. Wilson's daughter, Miss Louisa
s. Wilson, is the guest of Mrs. Jo-
seph Willard.
Miss Marguerite Rushing Mesny
is visiting Miss Ida Harris Of
"Sur1nycrest," Port Washington,
Long Island.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Julius A. West, Of
Pittsburgh, who are making a
lengthy visit in Washington are
staying at the Hamilton Hotel. :,
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Miss Nina Ryan's
Engage m ent
Is Announced.

The engagement is announced lof
Col. Philip Acosta Carroll to Miss
Nina Ryan, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Ryan, of New York;
Colonel Carroll is owner of
Doughoregan Manor, Howard coun-
ty, and is a lawyer, in New York.
He Is the son of the late John Lee
Carroll, former governor Of Mary
land. He is a member of the
Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tennis
and Meadow Brook clubs, and was
graduated from Harvard in 1902.
Miss Ryon is a granddaughter OF
Thomas Fortune Ryan and made
her debut in New York three sea
sons ago. No date has been set for
the wedding. but it is expected to
take place shortly, after which
Colonel Carroll and his bride will
make their home at Doughoregan
Manor.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Edison Bradleys to
Celebrate Golden WeddinQ.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have
issued invitations for a dinner and
dance at their Newport villa, on
September !, in celebration of their
golden wedding anniversary. The
invitations are engraved in gold
with the Bradley crest at the top
s.
Mrs. Raymond r. Baker is the
guest Of Mrs. Vanderbilt at the
Breakers, her Newport estate. Mrs.
Bakers children, Alfred G. Wander
bilt and George w. Vanderbilt,
came from Narragansett Pier on the
Adroit with their grandfather, Capt.
Isaac E. Emerson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Vanderbilt are at the
Breakers for a visit Of two weeks
while improvements on Sandy Point
Farm are being completed. Mrs.
Vanderbilt is planning weekend
parties for her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Payne
Meredith and their two children
have gone by motor to Bass Rocks,
Mass, for the remainder of the
summer.
Newbold Noyes left yesterday to
join Mrs. Noyes in Canada, where
they Will be until September.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Burial
Hoffman have with them at Eden
Classic, their villa at Southampton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aston Bristed.
s
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas
Washington and their son are pass
ing some time at Lake Placid. Rear
Admiral f. r. Fletcher and Rear
Admiral William L. Rodgers are
also at Lake Placid.
s
Frederic Mccormick Goodhart Is
on the committee in charge of the
arrangements for the ball to be
given at the Swimming Club at Bar
Harbor on August 8.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Burdens Entertain at
Elaborate Newpoft Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Williams ProudfIt
Burden entertained at dinner Satur-
day evening for sixty guests at their
villa at Newport. After dinner sew
eral hundred additional guests ar
rived for dancing in the ballroom.
The interior Of the villa and the
grounds were deliberately decorated.
An early morning breakfast ended
the entertainment.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Biddle are
at The Ambassador Hotel in New
York
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daugh-
ter of Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt,
will direct an elaborate charity
bazaar at the Kenilworth Inn, Ashe-
vile, N. c., August to IL for the
benefit Of the Biltmore Hospital.
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of Sen.
ator Capper, has owned her house
on Sixteenth street. Senator Cap
per, who is at his home in Kansas,
will join her here shortly, when
they will leave for a trip in the
North.
David Blair, Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue, Is visiting his fam
lily in their North Carolina home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Atlas an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Ruth, to Reuben Klein.
of this city.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Cornelius VonderbiLts
At Isle of Wight.

Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Wander.
btlt and Miss Grace Vanderbilt were
guests at the house party given bv
the Hon. Mrs. Ronald Treville, who
entertained in compliment to the
Duke and Duchess of York at her
house, Folesden Lacey, near Dork.
ing, England, General and Mrs. Van
derbilt have gone to the Isle Of
Wight for the yachting week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles DENLY, who
are spending the summer in their
home near Detroit, have with them
their son, James Orr DENLY, who is
on leave Of absence from his duties
as third secretary of the United
States Embassy in Tokyo.
Col. and Mrs. Edward H. Tar
button will leave today by motor
for Fort Sam Houston, Tex, where
the former will be stationed.
5
Mrs. Julian Harris, of Detroit,
who, with Mr.. Harris, lived in
| Washington during the world var
Is established in their summer home
on the Severn river. at Annapolis.
| with their small daughter. Miss
/ Sally Gail Harris. Mr.. Harris will
August.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Sullivan and
their children, Sydney, Mark. ir.
ana Narclssa, have returned from
Europe and have gone to Avon.
dale. Pa, for the remainder of Tia
summer.
Mrs. Howard M. Hutchin. of San
Diego, Is visiting her brother and
The Washington times., 1923-07-30
Secretary Mellon NoO
Starving In Paris.

The Secretary of the Treasury
and his daughter, Miss Ailsa Mel.
lon. who sailed for England the
early part of the month, are now in
Paris. While in London they were
|ha guests Of Premier and Mrs.
Stanley Baldwin at their country
pace, Chequers.
The Washington times., 1923-07-30

sister-in-law, Judge and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Kimball, in their new home
at 1895 Twenty-eighth street.