If' m w:x mammmrnaammmvmnr uniiM,m i amwihwii iiiwmmi '- T tnimau..ummn n. iimm iihiim iiiiiimiiiiwu ga Oh! Those Joyous Christmas Bells. Oh! The Joy of Christmas Giving. And while you are giving why not give practical gifts. There are so many to give to yes and what shall you give? Let us help you. Our store is full of real practical gifts and we will be glad to help you select just what you want Coats Handballs Blankets Dresses Sweaters Pullman Slippers Mittens Hosiery Handkerchiefs Scarfs m Gloves ' Beads Underwear Purses Novelty Goods Linens l,jii.w immiii imiiiiii fiMiapwil " i miirin i i riTri - inuMPtiMniM iMiintwiiBMHiiiiiBi'iff immmwwmwt ' i iwwwwwww' And so many, many other things. Coma In, wc arc sure wo can help you find Just tho right thing for the right person. ' 5 5 Remember! 20 Per Cent Discount on nil Ladies' and Misses Coats and 25 Per Cent Discount on all Children's Coats. Xmas Trees - 25c and up Layer Raisin, per lb - 20c Xmas Candies, per lb - 12J&C Fancy Utah Apples, box - $1.25 Mixed Nuts, per lb - 20c Red Emperor Grapes, lb - 15c Jumbo Peanuts, per lb - 10c Malaga Grapes, per lb - 20c : f Red Cloud, All Kinds of Fresh Vegetables WEES, PEHHY & GO. Nebraska njimiaaiuu.inMum' 1, Den Ets SB? rvss&sOT usinss s s Wc are again ready for business .and can be found in Lindscy building until our new store is ready. Our stock of Drugs was entirely destroyed and we are now opening our new stock of -C- Drugs, Patent Medicines and Druggist Sundries We also have a new stock of -" Christmas Goods Toilet Cases, Manicure and Traveling Cases, Vases, Games, Pictures, Etc. Our stock of Books and Stationery, Calendars, Christ mas Cards, Fountain Pens, etc., are all new and up-to-date. School Supplies We have our usual stock of Tablets, Pencils, Erasers, Pens, etc., all new and fresh. Fire Sale Wc still have some of the fire stock goods which you will find on the counters in the back of the room, which we are selling without regard to first cost. We invite you to call and sec what we have. YOUR TRADE WILL BE APPRECIATED k HAS. L. COTTIMG B THE DRUGGIST KSJ3SS '- A Grave Crisis Con fronts The Railroads ' WAR HAS CLOSED MONEY MARKETS OF EUROPE TO THEM INDEFINITELY In view of tho fact that ono of the railrouds of Nobraskti has alieudy Med nnl it dm fm mi Ineroiisu of rates .with the State Railway Commission, it Utho desire oi an mo ruiiruiuib io ..till.,. liU nnnnrtnnltV for nil llltl- mat and frank discussion of the whole rnilroad question with tho people of this state. To this end, the careful attention of tho reader is invited to a series of articles which will appear in tils newspaper during tho next few weeks and which will contain tho most far reaohlng discussions of this great problem that has ever oppoarcd in the public press. All that Is asked in the meantime is that the people of Ne braska accord to tho railroads tho courtesy of llstenlug to their side of tho story and theu form such conclu sions as, in their judgment, tho facts A mav warrant, That the railroads of the United States are today confionted by tho gravest crisis in their history thoro is not tho slightest question For some years they nave , been desperately struggling with an ever increasing cost of operation In tho face of reduced freight and passenger ratos but seri ous as this situation was before, tho European war, which has indefinitely closed to them the foreign money mar kets, has suddenly brought them face to face with a situation which threatens not merely many new recoiverships but tho actual paralysis of tho entire transportation Industry of tho Nation, it was this state of ufTuirs which com pelled tho closing of the New York Stock Exchange somo mouths ago What will happen in the future tho futiin iiloue on ii tell. American i.iil i ciuls are v ;i nod in lotniil (inures nt tu Hiuy billion ilollur, iiml of thl Viist. s'iiiii iiimlv IIvm billion dull ir ninth nl seetn-ities it re hi'lil iibroiil. Should Humpc, ii. its fiantiu stiuggiu for lutids, seek to con voit tlitficsei'iiri tles Hi to rush timing lliii next twelve tiunt lis, where is tho money to come from witli which to buy tliein? nml fulling to protect thi-hi? securities', what (lellloiali. itiou will ted low not ineiely jn iiiiiroiiil investments tint in all ptlmr Aui"ili'an iuiliistiial vulues us well? Tiiu iiivut htatoineut of David Lloyil-diviige. Chancellor of the E.vhe, tnier, that ill inability of ttugli-huieu to conveit their American iiivestineiits into cash Is crippiltig Uivut Urltiaii in its pi esetit emeigeiicy is ominous) v significant, l'ossibfy tlio New York Slock Hchange may lie able to ie sumo operations without disaster for the time being but that the tluaiices not meiely of the United States but of the world will be subject to a strain without precedent in history during the next year or two Is so apparent that it requires no extended comment. I u a future article this phase of tho ques tion will bo dealt with more fully. President Wilson's Views That tho situation Is profoundly serious Is manifested by the recent lit teiaucos of President Wilson to a group of Kasteru railroad executives. In lls letter to Mr. Trumbull of the Chesa peake & Ohio he said : "You ask mo to call the attention of tlio country to the imperative need that iiiiluny ciedits be sustained and the utilio.ids helped in uery possible way. whether by piivate eo-o peiatlve elloit or by the action wheieever fens idle nl govei nuu'lltal ugi'dl'les, mill 1 urn glad to do so, because I think tlio need is ery ical. " 1'liey sue indispensable to oar whole economic lite, and railway seeuiities ate at the very heuit nl most Invest tin uts, large ' mid small, public mid private, liv individuals unit by institii- liO'H "1 inn confident there will be emu. est and active co-operation in this matter, pet haps the one common In tel est of our whole Industrial life "Undoubtedly men, both in mid out of olllclal position, will appicotutc what Is Involved mid lend their aid heaitily wheie, ever it is possible for them to lend It. Hut tlioomiMgoney is in tact eMiaonlinary and wheio theie is manifest eoniinon Inteiost wo might all nt us to speak out in Its lie half, and I am glnl to join you In call Ing attention to It. This is a tini" lor nil to stand together in united cU'oit to coinpielieud every Inteiest and i-erveand sustiln It in every legitlmato w ay " Railroads Lost Millions Tho net operating income of tho rulliorids of tho United Mates for the year ending Juno So, 1014, was $120, 000,CUO less than for the previous year. The gross earnings for tlio year were 14,000,(XK) less than for 1013 while expenses and taxes were 870,000,000 more. Hut heavy as this burden was before, the great struggle accross the seas, carrying iu its wake the destruc tion of untold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of all kinds of property, renders the situation a thousand-fold more serious. It means, in short, that for a number of years to come Europe will have no surplus money for invest ment in the United States or else where and that American railroads will have to iluaucu their future needs at home! How herculean this task will be, saying nothing about pioteut- lug theiilselvift against the dumping of finch.!! sirililili'H, inn) be judged fioin the fuel Unit the bond ami note obligations which vvlil matuio between now at d tho end of next year, and which the tailroads will huui to meet in some wnv, amount to mine than giai.Ooo.Ooo ami this doesn't take a dollai's worth of new improvements or betterments Into consideration. These are obligations which weie Incurred In the past mid which must be met us they fall due if the transpoi tatlon companies aie to be preserved from wholesale receiverships and niiu. Manifestly, therefme, American In vestois. big anil little, will h tve ti coino to Hie lesciie and before they will consent to do this American rail road securities will have to be re established us it sound, icpected ami pa) Ing Investment -Mind this, on tlio liu-ls of piesont rnilroad earnings, Is impossibli 1 Knr this reason tliu.raili oads of Ne binsha be iec the impending ci Ists demands that they lay this whol piobtein befnie the people of the en. ti'c slut" Ilia they have a heait-to-InarllHlIt with the limner, tho hit c'Vuit, 'In miiuuii c'imit, tlie bankei, the luboi uiu' mail, mid nil other cltl ens upon this gi cut ( test ion w hlcli so vitally niriets the futuiu welfme of the commonwealth ami tho nation. Why Railroads Are Helpless In times of acute linnuelal stittss pi Utile Indus i les mo in position to vi i-) Imgch a, just their alViilis to meet tho eihoiycncv Tney can ad vance the pi Ice of their coiiimoditie-, cut their payioll in half, or shut down al'oKetlier, and thus permit the storm io blow ocr without act mil shipwieek. The uillioatls, as quasi public enter piises, hcwevei, are in an eiitiioiy dif feii'tit position. Their lutes aieiegu. latcil by law mid cannot be advanced without the consent of the people lliioiigh their law making bodies in onlei to p ease the convenience of the public and not to bleak down the com merce of tne coiiuiii ry they uiiistoper ale tli It tieik'llt mid pissenHC tl.iilis whether th) cany a full load or only a qitur .cr of a load -and in view of these facts it is tmiultestly unfair ti pot thu i nilro.nl-. in tin' same class with piivate mdiistilts in the piesent crisis and ask I hem to shift for tliem seles as bust they can. When the people tooh over the e nuplete malting unit legulatioi. of laii toad lates th'ey at the same time assumed the solemn implied obligation to see that the tail toads get a sqiiaie deal -for the peo ple in i' the only power that stands be tween them mid i uiu. Willie leve i-veiy Intelligent citi."ii will agr.-o that aurieultiirc, coiuiueice and ltnliistiy cannot get along without the mi bonds. On the other liiiuil, the i all i oads can not get along without the p-itri nage and, what is equally essi n Hal. the unoil will of the people Tnal some of Ioisk lnihae hi en eutiust etlUilh l ml i ml m iiiageliii nt ill the piStuiusoiiiewli.it lespoiisihle I..I the apparent gu f between the public and the ttiuispoiiiitioti compauiih is per. Imps true. Husy mid harrassed by the heiciltan tush?, cntiulcd to "their caiC. theie has beuu too little contact between them and the people. Again, it is undoubtedly tine that the world of mill nail llnanee, us well as nth r lilies of lmlustliill activity litii had its shaie of im-xoiisabh) abuses hut just as the public tloes not hold the bank ing world or the ministry lenpnnsible as a, whole for thushtnt comings of mi occasional lilack sheep, so the bund leds' of honest lailroad nilicials tliioughout Uiu country should not be condemned because of I lie misdoids of the few. Who Owns the Railroads? In this connection It may be said that the re Hi cud wot hi is eiijiimbeied with a lot uf phantoms which exist only in tho popular fancy, l-'or In stance, because tlioie have be'1!! some half dozen so calltd rallioad magnates whose names have figured prominently in Wall Stieet, many people have come to believe that the lallio'ads of the Country are largely owned by a few rich men. As a matter of taut, nothing could be farther from tho truth. Out of the colossal sum of twenty billion dollars Invested in American railroad securities less than 6 percent is now, or ever has been, in the haudsof these men who have tlguied prominently in the newspaper headlines while the other !).") per cent is in the hands of nearly two million Investors, largo and small, who in many instances haVe put the modest savines of a lifetime into these seeuiities in order that they might lay away a competency tor old age. When, therefore, tho value of these securities Is depressed or pcichauce destiojcd, tho haidship Is ten-fold greater upon thousands of every-tlay citieiis upon tho fi dual mechanic in ii New England tactory, the widow with her li to insut.inee tiiuds, mid the countless other citizens In eveiy nvti cation and walk of life than upon the haudliil of millionalies, uood or bail, who have tlguied piominentlv in iail- mad elides Thus, for instance, the gu at Pennsylvania Sjstem has oer 70,1)00 H'ockholtleis, while tho Santa !m has over I0,0v0. ami the same ratio holds gootl iu nearly all the other lines. Many Other Investments Affected Hut that isn't all. l''or many yea is lailroad bonds wore coiistdcicd the H.ttest mid soundest investment in the count ty, ami hence hiindicds of mil lions of tho assets of our gieat life in surance companies, banks, benevolent associations mid colleges weie Invested tu tliniii, and tlie moment, theiefoie, that the soundness of these securities is allVcted tho financial solidity of these tnyiiad Institutions Is groatly menaced at tho same lime, Canying it a step tuither, it means that every holder of an old lino lllo insurance policy and millions of do-poslto.-s iu saviug and other banks, and those Interested in many Uduciary, benevolent mid educational institu tions are directly concerned In the present situation, which threatens to largely destioy tho high regard lu which an investment in railroad bonds was held. In the impending crisis, therefore, not moroly tho fate of our transporta tion system is at stake, but along with it tho very financial integrity of our entire iuvostmeut world and this only goes to show how vast and overshadow ing our railroad industry has beoomo how they are not merely tho giant arteries of agriculturo'nnd commerce, but how cluoely their welfare is woven into thu woof and fubrlo of tho entire Nation. Amongother things, it should ijlii mJfw"" y $5,000 .' l u " COTE&nSS' 1,000 $4,000 We have sold $1,000 of the $5,000 worth of Suits and Over coats since our sale smarted on Novem- k ber 28th. Are vqu going to let the f opportunity to save 20, 28 or 33J& per cent pass you? Now is tho Time This is the Place PAUL STOREY z The Clothier :-: SSisM ill ' H'V QKZMRmm OflOHHHIl 8 The Question What To Give Is Well Answered by Something in the Furniture Line We show such a wide range of things at moderate prices, which, while of practical utility, serve as orna ments as well, that you could not do better than to preseut some of these valuable gifts to those of your friends who would appreciate them. WE HAVE Rugs (air-sizes) Pictures Mirrors Rocking Chairs Davenports Library Tables Cedar Chests Dressers Buffets Ladies' Desks China. Closets Chiffoniers Dining Tables Book Cases Cabinets All of Which Make Useful Presents & I ROY SATTLEY fl Licensed Embalmer and Furniture Dealer. NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK OF YOUR COAL WANTS 'We Handle Mil Kinds "GOOD SERVICE" THE MALONE-AVERY CO. "Talk With Us About Your Wants" remind us how interdependent wo have come to be in this mighty republic of ours that each is in truth becoming more and more his brother's keeper, and that wo need to think and uot eiirefullv lest in our mistaken zeal we destroy those who, like ourselves, need whatever of this world's goods the toil and sweat of years has brought to them. That the time has como when the citizens of Nebraska and the country generally should do some serious thinking In connection with this great and vital question there is not the sllghcst doubt, ,(iud hence we appeal to the people to read the forthcoming articles carefully and thoughtfully nuil since all the essential facts and (Inures quoted will be taken from the public records they will bo easily cap ablo of verification. Especially do we hope that farmers whoso market faclll ties and land values are bo critically uffected by the railroad problem will follow the articles closely for Agri culture and Transportation are easily tho Nation's two greutcst and most fundamental industries. (Paid Adv. To be continued next week). Our Xmas trees aro in now come and pick out the one you want. Weesneh, PEHirVifcCo. N. R. Illlngsworth and family were called to their former home In Missouri Monday by the serious illness of his father. i "t .ac.VB- .-taaw-p j- ' "a- '"-' g gr "v.- '.ynriurr grwt? t :::Ir:lE322EK.- rffrea;iiiy,ii:a.&;mc