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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
4
Second class matter date and post office filing note for Basin Wyoming. Owner and Publisher information and subscription rates are listed for local display and contract ads. Rates include 3 dollars prepay annual and display per inch charges with local rates.
A holiday greeting notes readers and patrons receive warm wishes for the Christmas season and hopes the observance of the birth anniversary brings spirit and joy to all.
Basin residents received tax notices showing the city tax reduced in half for the past year. Mayor West and the town council credited new machinery investments for the saving and the decision to lower the levy, a contrast to other towns in the state.
The labor commissioner and department favor amending the compensation law to distinguish between employments. The present act treats nonhazardous industries the same as coal mining and other dangerous occupations, and the coming legislature is urged to amend it.
Rep Keller who filed impeachment against Attorney General Daugherty quit the hearings without presenting evidence. The piece condemns such grandstanding and calls for a fair hearing with full proof. The column notes a New York death-rate claim, a Holstein cow at Austin Minnesota yielding 1621 pounds butter, and a Chicago divorce ground about a mother in law.
The passage notes most banks in the country are country banks run by a single leader. It highlights that many such banks are managed by one man who often holds full control and shapes policy.
A Northwestern Banker urges bank directors to work actively with cashiers and loan officers. Directors should know every note, share responsibility for loans, and oppose being mere figure heads to ensure conservative, successful bank management.
Sheridan Post reflects on Clemenceau’s Washington speech and asks if the United States still owes France. It notes France aided America in 1776 while the US helped France in 1918, suggesting the moral and material debt may be repaid, yet appreciation remains on both sides.
The cantata Guests of Bethlehem will be performed next Sunday evening at 7 30 at the M E church. A collection of white cross envelopes will be taken and a silver offering for the Wyoming Children's Home. Attendees are asked to bring a Christmas gift for a child.
The Basin Woman's Club extends season's greetings to members and Basin residents. The next regular meeting is January 10 with Mrs. R. L. Silver leading on the topic Women Compose.
Mrs. J. R. Bonwell hosted a Monte Carlo whist party with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ferris and others. Christmas greens adorned the room and a midnight luncheon followed. The Bohemian club invited members to a library dance this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Baker entertained North Beach and Basin Gardens folks in honor of T. C. Boyd and family and Mrs. T. W. Olney and Mrs. O. Hardy Tuesday evening with many attendees.
The church announces Sunday School at 10 A M led by Superintendent W E Talbott. Worship with a Christmas sermon at 11, Epworth League at 6 30 P M, and a 7 30 P M Christmas cantata The Guest of Bethlehem by the choir and Sunday school. Edwards Bowling minister.
In a recent Utah federal district court decision Stockyards National Bank of South Omaha lost to Laura Bragg et al. The bank sought foreclosure on a mortgage on property owned by Mrs. Bragg and her minor children. Bragg contested the mortgage’s validity against the minors with counsel Brome & Hyde.
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University argues that home ownership forms the foundation of orderly society and a prosperous state. He contends homeowners back good schools, roads, churches, and public institutions, and that homeowners are the backbone of the nation.
The article notes a contradiction with foreign trade records stating no embargo was placed on European production. The only constraint on Europe’s output is its own refusal to resume work.
The French beet sugar sector slowly rebounds after World War I. Of 145 factories, 40 are being rebuilt, 70 remain untouched, and 35 are under other reconstruction. Meaux and Heacon doevres will each process 3 000 tons daily, aiding an annual raw sugar capacity near one million tons.
W F Unterzuber, a respected farmer on the lower Grey bull, opposes the poison campaign against grasshoppers. He argues that poisons kill songbirds and other beneficial birds, and promotes birds and poultry to eradi cate hoppers. He advises early alfalfa plowing, proper fall and spring water, and says local turkey prices tempt farmers to use humane, productive methods.
Opinion from several organizations and officials argues taxes on farms, factories, and business are heavy and not easing. Geo Wheeler Hinman notes tax burden remains substantial nationwide.
In Canada a famous American journalist criticized tariff laws while admitting U S factories relocate to Europe. He cites an embargo on European production yet notes manufacturers leaving the United States to produce in Europe, showing direct self contradiction.
The passage argues that lower taxes depend on voters not supporting tax-raising measures. It contends public funds come from the people and that once spending is approved, officials continue to spend, making relief difficult even with broad taxpayer action.
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