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stricted and the expedient liberties of pupils and
students were also confined.
ut is obvious that Standardization has become
a dangerous adversary OF progress in both education
and industry. The ideal in education is to develop
the utmost possible variety of individual attain
ment and of group attainment; just as the true goal
variety of capacity in the individual citizen. Uni
formity in the attainment of skill, and therefore
in earnings, leads not to joy in work but to dis
content and unhappiness in the worker. The true
educational goal is the utmost development of the
individuals capacity or power, not in childhood
and adolescence alone, but all through life. Fixed
standards in labor, in study, in modes OF family
life or of community life, are downright enemies
of progress for the body, mind, and soul of man.
That doctrine is as true in churches, courts and
legislatures as it is in schools and factories. 1t is
sometimes desirable to suggest minima as respects
age, intelligence, or productive capacity, but never
maxima.
at will be for the happiness of the American
people to look carefully into the effects of stand
ardization in both the national education and the
national industries 1t has already gone too far.
Although some pecuniary economies can be affected
by standardizing processes in both schools and fac
tories, their physical and moral effects are unques-
tionably bad. AS soon as any process in state or
church proves to be injurious to the physical or
mental quality of the population a genuine demo
cracy should set to work to modify or suppress it.
"The reason that the majority of the American
people is today unchurched is that the various
Christian denominations or church institutions
from the first century to the nineteenth set up fix
ed standards of belief and practice based on what
was supposed to be final revelations. Since expert
mental science began about $50 years ago, to con-
tribute powerfully to the progress of mankind.
those fixed standards in the church have become
discredited among thinking people, but, since the
religious instinct is universal and irrepressible
in man, a dDigent search is now going on for a
church free from Standardization. This search and
the cooperative management of the fundamental
industries are the most promising efforts of the
twentieth century"
, 1923-08-21
The Kemmerer Disaster

The coroner's inquiry into the Kemmerer coal
mine disaster has established the cause and the
jury's verdict is in these words: "The explosion
was caused by gas in the No. I room OF entry tnirty,
same being ignited by fire-boss when relignthg
his safety lamp. All victims of the explosion there
by meeting their deaths"
The body of the fire boss, the safety lamp and
the match with which he attempted to light the
lamp were found together. Mute testimony OF a
thoughtIess action and the ensuing death of a
hundred men.
The Kemmerer Coal company has announced its
intention of caring for and assisting the families
of the dead miners, in addition to whatever COM
pcnsation is awarded under the statutes.
And this brings up the whole question OF COM
pcnsation and the fairness generally to corpora
tons and employers under its operation. There is
a feeling throughout the state, that there should
be a clause in the law granting an option to en-
ployers either to operate under the law or to in
sure their employees through some reputable and
sound private concern. AS the law now stands the
compensation fund is contributed to by all employ
ing concerns within the state on n basis of one
and a half per cent of the pay roll. Hazardous
occupations, and occupations in which no real
hazard exists fare alike. All contribute to the one
fund and the hazardous employments, by reason Of
being such, dissipate the funds in which the other
employmcnts have a proportionate interest.
That there should be a state compensation law
Is denied by no one. That it should be pretty much
along the lines of the existing law is agreed TO by
all. but lat it should contain an option clause
such as .iggcstcd is believed by an increasing mum
Der of employers engaged in the less hazardous
business.
, 1923-08-21
Less Earned But More Wages

Mr.. Samuel Gompers was not altogether ingen-
uous in his remarks about the diminution of work
ing hours in the steel industry. AS %disproof of the
assertion that the men like a twelve hour day, he
pointed to the fact that, according to company reck-
oning. the change will increase labor costs by $43,-
$1,000 a year. As that amount goes into the pay
envelopes Mr.. Gompers held it preposterous that
the workers would object to it.
He is right as to the larger sum to which the
wage total will rise, but he very well knows that
the individual worker whose day is shortened will
find less in his individual pay envelope at the
weeks end than he did before. 1t, therefore. is not
preposterous to think that somo Of the men who
have been working twelve hours a day view the re-
form with disfavor and some apprehension. If their
wage for eight hours were to be what 1t was for
twelve, then the deduction of Mr.. 'Gompers from
the increased cost of production would be sound in.
stead of fallacious.
But is it quite sure that the cost Of production
will be increased by increasing the total amount
to be paid for it? There is at least a chance that
men working eight hours a day will do both more
and better work than they did when practically all
of their waking hours were used up by their tasks.
, 1923-08-21
GlenrOck Schools

GLENROCK-Because of unexpect-
ed delay in getting some of the mater
ial. 1t is doubtful II the new high
school building will be ready for &C.
cupancy when the fall term of school
begins September 4. although Con-
tractor Johnson thinks he will have
some of the rooms ready to occupy.
Their have been rumors that be-
cause of the incomplete condition of
tho building high school work would
not be started until the new building
was ready to occupy, but Superin.
tendent Waller that all
the high school work from Glenrock
and Parkerton will be started in the
old school building in Glenroc,k Sep
TENDER 1.
The new buses that will ply be-
tween Parkerton and Glenrock. car
rying high school students to and
from the field. arn expected next
week. IND these Will run on regular
schedule on the opening day of school
, 1923-08-21
Blight of Standardization

Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus Of Harvard
university has warned the country on n matter
that has for n number of years been the goal of eff.
tort in most lines, educational and industrial. He
says:
"a new blight is affecting education and indus
tries in the United States, particularly the educa.
tional part of industries. Its name is standard.
~ization, and there is a very general movement to
give it application in a great variety of American
activities. The blight seems to have started in the
industrial domain. To save time, and therefore
money, and TO increase the productiveness of a
given plant, the movements of the individual oper.
alive were carefully studied with a view TO reduce
the number of his movements and changes of pos
ture, and to increase the automatic and r~epetitive
quality Of his work. The object was larger produc.
ton at lower cost, and this object was gained;
but the inevitable result was the destruction of the
interest of the workman in his work. For the life.
long interest of the handworker in the varied pro
ducts of his skill was substituted the intolerable
dizziness of tending machinery on a standardized
"~stop.wutch" program.
"Soon Standardization began to affect the school
nnd college programs, the conditions of admission
to college, and the qualifications for degrees. 1t
limited injuriously freedom of election of studies
in both school and college. 1t also affected the
method OF instruction in every school or college
course. particularly in the lower or more elemen.
tary courses. Thereby the liberty Of the Individual
teacher, particularly in the lower grades was re.
, 1923-08-21
Pave the Highway to
GlenrOck

Never in the history of Wyoming
pave a highway. at a low cost as
we now have to pave h Yellowstone
highway from Casper to Glenrock. I
am just giving Larry Hill a good tip
to get busy. and 1 promise to help
him with all my might in this par
ticular case. There is a splendid
gravel pike from here to Glenrock.
but the sand blows out of the gravel
SO fast hat It is impossible to keep
or maintain smooth wheeling. but
with the splendid base hat is already
in. a good coat OF bitulithic on top
of the base would keep h water out
and keep the surface smooth for many
years I come. The state highway
department has between three and
four million dollars on hand at this
time hat could be used for this pur.
pose.
The Federal government would
match each of those dollars with two
of their own, which would bring the
total up to nearly twelve million. the
oil companies located on this high
way would chip in three or four mil
lion. SO there need be no lack of funds
with which to do this work The
Standard Oil company. h Midwest
Refining company. the Texas com
pany. the White Eagle company. and
Mutual Refining company are already
located on this highway and there is
another refining company preparing
to build east of the White Eagle. &c
these companies together with the
so or 10 companies that own land In
the Muddy field would all be inter
ested in having this highway sur
faced RIGHT NOW. The fact that
there are between $500 and 1000
motor cars and trucks passing over
this 20 miles of highway every "a
hours is sufficient reason for doing
the work.
In my opinion the state highway de-
partment is justified in using all the
money they can raise on the Yellow
stone highway until it IS a paved
highway from Cheyenne to Cody. for
the very good eason hat it is the
main artery of commerce in the state
of Wyoming. and that the entire
state gets the benefit OF every dollar
that is used on that highway. To be
sure 1t is the tourist highway too. It
brings in a regular stream of tourists
every day during the season.
1 counted so tourists cars parked
in Glenrock Sunday afternoon at one
time. Hundreds of cars from all over
the United States pass over this high
way daily. it Is n of the busiest
highways in the whole country. and
the 20 miles betweent Glenrock and
Casper is all ready for a hard sur
face and It can be done at this time
, 1923-08-21

device. the flame under a tank vapor-
izing a chemical that passes through
several coils. thus. furnishing refrig-
Grafton for apartment buildings.
Send your automobile news to
Spark Piug''-Caro Tribune.
, 1923-08-21
Have Faith in America

What Is II to be an American? Putting aside
all the outer shows of dress and manners, social
customs and physical peculiarities, is it not to
believe in America, and in the American people?
Is 1T not to have an abiding and moving faith in
the future and in the destiny of America ?-some.
thing above and beyond the patriotism and love
which every man whose soul is not dead within him
feels toward the land of his birth? Is it not to be
national, and not sectional; independent and not
colonial? Is IL not to have a high conception of what
this great new country should be, and to follow
out that ideal with loyalty and truth? - Henry
Cabot Lodge.
, 1923-08-21
Scarcity of Labor

RIvERToN. MISREPRESENTATION
Mitchell. of the Riverton Project.
stated hat at this time they could
use TO advantage at least one hun
bred more men than were at present
employed. Every effort is being
made to secure additional labor. but
with only comparatively small sue
cess. The Reclamation Service is
paying much better raj than is
paid for labor on any of the rail-
construction work now going on
in this part of tho state.
1t is said hat the great trouble
with much of the labor is that It
cannot be depended upon for any
length of time. Me will work for
n few days, draw their pay. and they
gone. There is demand for labor
everywhere and that results in a con
slant change in the forces.
, 1923-08-21
The Weight of Tax Mortgage

The general burden Of national, state and local
taxation has increased 1874 per cent-more than
since 1912. Farm taxes have increased
126 per cent since 1914. Tax-exempt bonds have
increased 16 per cent since 1914. Texexempt bonds
have not paid one cent of this increased burden.
The amount Of tax-exempt bonds increases every
year. The taxation mortgage grows bigger every
year.
If future issues of bonds are made subject TO
income taxes, the debt can be reduced and the
taxes made lighter.
IL is up to American taxpayers and consumers
TO decide whether they will permit n bad condition
TO grow worse or insist that n change he made
Tor the better by taxing bonds now exempt.
, 1923-08-21
The Natural Law

Price reductions in gasoline are saving American
motorists approximately $500,000,0o0 a year.
And what brought this reduction, Not political
interference or regulation of the industry but sim
ply an overproduction of crude oil in California,
and other fields.
No oil company or combination of companies, had
there been one, could have prevented the drop.
Nigh prices for crude oil encouraged production
during recent years to abnormal proportions with
resulting over supply and present low prices for
something which is a drug on the market.
You cannot stop the working of the law Of supply
and demand-not even Senator Brookhart, La Fol
lett, johnson or congress itself.
If the price is too low production falls off, If it
is too high production increases beyond ability Of
market to absorb output. Or if the price is abnor-
mally high, consumption falls off. Any way you
figure it the result is the same and is governed by
the law of averages.
1t will be the SAINT with wheat, corn, hogs or
any other commodity. The politicians can talk
about price fixing until they arc black in the face,
it will never satisfy either the farmer or con.
sumer. Either n fixed price will be too low for one
and high for the other or wise versa
Oil is now furnishing a perfect illustration and
is letting all the political gas" out of the tanks
of candidates who were getting ready to barbecue
the industry in their efforts to "befriend" the peo-
pie and incidentally secure their votes. 1t was UNI
Kind of mother nature to take a hand.
, 1923-08-21
1t Happened in Wyoming
Matters and Things of Statewide Interest Wires in, Teephoned,
Written, Grape-vined and Some of it Pmloined.

of men not members of the
Donald Garbutt post were registered.
Some Of the men were from distant
places. and probably were tourists.
but most of them were from nearby
towns.
the local post intends to arrange
dances at intervals throughout the
winter. Donations OF furniture are
needed. as the home is virtually un-
furnished as yet. Chairs. tables
desks. a piano and photograph are
needle worst.
The reading n card rooms are
now open. and all ex-service men are
welcome at all times. It is announced.
, 1923-08-21
Open Legion Home

SHERIDAN-About 500 people at
tended the reception and dance for
mally opening the new home of the
American legion at Coffeen avenue
and Burkitt street. The Boy Scout
band played at intervals throughout
the reception. and punch was served
by women of the legion auxiliary. AS
many as 40 couples were counted at
one time on the floor.
a register for ex- service men was
provided by legion officers, and AZ
, 1923-08-21

Gas to make ice 1. used in a new
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about To
take 10 absolutely pure and contains NO
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such q medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie Of Swamp Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It 10 not a stimulant and ID taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It 10 not recommended for everything.
It IL natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement Of purity Il with
every bottle Of DR.. Kilmers Swamp.
Root.
II you need . medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles Of two sizes, medium and large.
However, II you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to D..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binshamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisement.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30
MANY CHAPLAINS TO ATTEND
Clergymen Of All Denominations Ex
Pectsd at National Legion Con.
ventlon In October.

World war chaplaIns will receive
special attention at the national con.
vention Of the American Legion In
San Francisco next October, Lieut..
Gen. Hunter Liggett, convention chair.
man, has announced. A committee,
comprising prominent clergymen of
San Francisco and California, all Of
whom served as army, navy or ma.
rine chaplains during the World war,
VIII be charged with the reception Of
hundreds of visiting padres" expect.
ed to attend the convention.
Maj. Joseph P. McQualde, former
chaplain Of the Sixty-second Artillery
regiment, and participant in the
campaigns In the Philippines, has
been appointed chairman Of the chap.
lains' committee. Major McQuaIde
already has communicated with Fa.
ther William P. O'Connor of CIncIn-
natl, Legion national chaplain. in re.
gard to convention arrangements for
the chaplains.
Jewish rabbis, Protestant ministers,
Catholic priests and chaplalns of all
other denominations, are represented
on the convention committee. Esti.
mating from forecasts made by Ma.
tional Adjt. Lemuel Bolles and fig.
ures gathered by officials of the San
Francisco convention and Tourist
league. the civic organization that
aids In obtaining conclaves for the
city, the national convention commit.
tee plans to entertain 10000 visiting
American war veterans during conven
ton week. 5..
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30
LEGION IS AN AID TO LABOR
President Of Illinois Federation
Praises Work Of Former Service
Mems Organization.

Praise Of the work of the American
Legion in behalf of the laboring man
was voiced by President John Walker
OF the Illinois Federation of Labor at
a recent state conference of Legion
commanders and adjutants of Illinois.
"Unionism Is indebted to the Legion
for the fight you ,waged against unre-
stricted immigration which prevented
the dumping of foreign hordes upon
our shores to destroy the standard of
living and Of wages" he said. "No
union man can help but feel grateful
to you for this"
President Walker showed how much
part Of one another the Legion and
Federation are by quoting some fig.
ures:
"In the last war;" he said, "there
were 8S00O0 American fighters bear.
Ing union cards. But II there had not
been a trade unionist In that war,
union men could not help but stand
for the same principles that are con.
tained In your constitution.
"You have pledged your cooperation
In two endeavors Of unlonism to wipe
out illiteracy from this country, and In
the campaign for Americanism. A bill
has recently gone through the legisla.
ture raising the educational require
ments Of children who have to work
from the sixth to the eighth grades,
Another law provides klndergartens fol
poor children and another an educa.
tion for crippled children. There Is 0
bill now pending to reclaim the men.
tally defective children"
President Walker declared that at
the next convention Of the Illinois Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor he would call to the
attention Of the executive committee
the relationship Of labor and the Le.
gion and predicted that labor would
back the Legion 100 per cent
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30
LEGION SEEKS MISSING man
Mother Appeals to Organization to
Help Locate Her Son, Boyd
Martin Mcclure.

Dlllgent search is being made for
Boyd Martin Mcclure, a World war
veteran, who formerly served In the
One Hundred and Twenty.elghth, One
Hundred and Thirtleth and Four Hun
dred and Seventieth aero squadrons,
until December, 1918. To the efforts
of the various civil organizations, gov.
ernment agencies have added their
services In the quest for the missing
man.
Mcclure, whose mother resides in
Mckenzie. Tenn. enlisted In the army
In Great Falls. Mont, In August, 1917.
Prior to that time he had been en-
ployed by the Great Northern railway
as fireman. He reached England
while in the service, but was returned
and discharged, leaving for the West.
According to reports made by investi.
gators, he worked for the Great North.
en after his return. He is said to
have lost his personal effects In fire
which destroyed a railroad hotel in
Fargo, N. D.. among which was his
army discharge, which had previously
been sent to him by his mother.
In May. 1922. he made application
to the executive secretary Of the Red
Cross In Billings, Mont, for a certlH-
cate Of discharge In lieu of the lost
original. Further trace of the man
was found at the Salvation Army head.
quarters In that city. where Mcclure
was a guest about this time, but the
man disappeared In June, 1922. No
trace has been found since that time,
though 1t is believed that he may be at
work In the Dakotas or Montana.
McClure's mother is said to be in
need Of help at her home In Tennessee
and seeks the assistance Of the Ameri.
can Legion in locating her son, though
she, fears he Is dead or patient in
some hospital, because Of IN illness
which followed an attack of influenza
while In service.
AT the time Of enlistment the man
was twenty-five years of age. He was
SIX feet in height, weighed about 148
pounds. had brown eyes, brown hair,
fair complexion, upper teeth slightly
protruding. Any member Of the Legion
or other person in possession of infor.
nation concerning this man should ad-
dress Mrs. U. G. Mcclure, Mckenzie,
Tenn.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30

complete his education In law In the
University Of Washington. A poor
boy, Sullivan paid his way through
the school by holding down Job in
the post office. After his admission
to the legal profession. he became as
sistant United States district attor.
ney. and later assistant to the attor-
ney general In Washington. In this
legal capacity he served as counsel
In many Of the most important cases
In the West, among them being the
prosecution and ultimate conviction of
l. W. W. members, who shot down
four members Of the American Legion
In Centralla, WASH, on Armlstlce day,
1920. Eleven Of the thirteen accused
men were convicted. Another case Of
Importance with which Sullivan was
connected was that of the defense
of Madalyn Obenchain and Arthur
Burch, accused Of the staying Of J..
Bolton Kennedy, who were freed after
three jurIes had failed to convict
them.
Sulllyan's connection with baseball
originated when he participated In the
case Of the Seattle Pacific Coast
league club against gamblers who
sought damages from park owners for
their election. The Supreme court
ruled against the gamblers, the de.
clsion now being frequently used to
Invoke the right Of eviction In other
cities. On winning this case, Sullivan
associated himself with the new pur.
chasers Of the Seattle baseball club,
and Is out to help win the pennant.
During the war Sullivan was m
enlisted man In the military intelll.
sence section, playing a prominent part
In the settlement Of strikes among gov
ernment workers In the Northwest dur
Ing the war. He was one of the In.
corporators Of the American Legion,
when congress officially established
the organization. He was the author
Of the "allen slacker' resolution
adopted by the Legion, and was named
to head the Legion's first national
committee on the japanese question.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-30
LEGION MAN is IN BASEBALL
John J. Sullivan, Author Of Stacker
Resolution, One Of Purchasers
Of Seattle Club.

A fast baseball club for Seattle Is
one OF the aims Of John J. Sullivan
of Seattle, an active member Of the
American Legion. He has Joined
Wade Klllefer, formerly manager Of
the Los Angeles club of the Pacific
Coast league, and Charles ]. Lockard,
well-known Washington business man
In the purchase Of the club. Harry
Wolverton, ace-of-managers Of pen
nant-chaslng ball clubs In the West,
was selected to lead the club.
Sullivan was born in Massachusetts,
but preferred the thrilling environ
ment Of the West to the classic sur
roundlngs of Cape Cod. He arrived
In Seattle In 1904 and set about to