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Esch-Cumniins
Law Is Attacked
byRJUIoweli
Attention Drawn to Fact That
Opponent Has Not Fav
ortvl Restoration of
Competition.
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Wanton, .SVb , Nov, 3. (Hjxclni
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f"i I'mtpit HI ui n H" ii.il'ir, Inutility)
hi: iltt Inlx lh! Km h Ciiiiiiiiitm Inw, for
Vltirh hl (iiirill-tit Vnti-il, iim 1'W
Bllfiitinn to the fiirt t hut lit mi time
h.i hi t 'I "-' Ktnt'-il Hint hr fuvuia
li tnratlin of ciinii'i'tlilun In rnllruuii
r.itfu.
Ttie Km h f'unimina liiw him riiliril
lm toll iai In r li ten l,y th )iirf
JviO.flimiioiia yt.ir. Mr. Ilowrll utrnii
f till- fart Dint hi opponent him at no
t'mn utin-cil a wonl that wouM in
ii' wny filirtinta tho aupport of lil
iil! fru'iMln, the rallroml cnplliilliita am
1 in riiiifii .
'"I'll tianniiortutliiii iroLli'in,'' fr.
Jli.well nal'I, "ha li-en practically lit
riiifi hy my nppinnt. Although he
vi.tfil fur the Each-Cummlni law, he
now iilmtta It must ba nm'n1ril, but
U very vhkuo im to how thla act
alioulit iiiixllfii-iJ.
dura not any that he la fur the
ri Mutation of competition In rail
roal ratf, nor ilUI ho plcitife Minn. If
to hark Hinator flipper In hla at
trinpt to wipe nut the minimum guar
ante from the ahlpprr on nit mil
load ln eminent of 0 1-2 p-r cent
tlmt na pro villi.. I for In thin law.
"True, thia 2 1 Z per rent K"'irnntee
expired Man Ii 1, V.UZ. but after that
the Inuraliite 'ominene roiiiiiilaaioii
wna to II x the r:it of KU'irimtee and
the roininltaiiin has aiiue fixed rfie
minimum rate at 5 3 4 per cent. Ah it
rim tier of fart, my illatlnKiilnlied op
J finent'a exjireMioiia reapertlnr thla
nw are not mich up will lone him the
Mil 8 of it Klrik'U' rrillrond riipllnllat or
man.'iKer. True, their voten are few,
but their liilliii'in la Krint, Kre.it
eiiouiih, throughout tho country, to
put over aurh, an art aa the J-Jurh-C'utninlna
law.
"Aa evidence that aurh (treat Influ-
nee i nn ba exendaed by a compnru
lively few voter of fcrfttt wealth, con
Miller thla fart: a majority of the stork
of the railroad carrying 97 per cent
of the trafllc of this country, la owned
by lex' than one millionth part of
the people, or about fc.30 peraona. In
3 f 1 7 tho ifovernment comma ndeered
the people money by the laauance of
J.iherty bond, KiinrunteeliiR an ln
eatment return of from 31-2 to 434
licr cent. At the name time the gov
ernment commandeered the railroads
nt the country, Kuaranteelnir to these
11,300 peraona the average return
they had been receiving during tho
luecedlngr'thrc years.
Iteturns to Itoad.
"Thefe returns amounted to about
follow: ror the i.iiiioiioh in me
t.-iatern diatrirt. 111-2 per cent; for
the southern dlatrlct, 12 1-8 per cent
and for the weatern district, 10 per
rent. The Kuarantec to some Indi
vidual railroads ran as follow:
"TiurlinKton. 22 per cent: Pittsburgh
Lake Erie, 23 per cent; Cincinnati
New Orleans 4 Texas Pacific, 45 per
cent; Itcssemcr & Lake Erie, 47 per
cent.
"How do these returns compare to
those accruing In the agricultural In
dustry? Outsider the conditions that pre
vailed shortly after the enactment of
tho Karh-Cummlns law.
"From a given point. It cost to ship
-car load of corn to Chicago in 1913.
132: in 1S20, ?5S; in 1021. after the en-'
ctntent of this law, $187: an increase
of 5K4 per cent over 1913.
"I have a letter in my pocket from a
Kearney friend who Informs me that
liis net return from 17 rata of pota
toes shipped to Kansas City was
J 1.3.'.;. not enough to pay for the dig
King, while the freight was $2,306.
Importance of Issue.
"All this suggests the great import
mice of this transiHirtation issue.
Why not discuss this, inHtend of
making vain attempt to saddle de
flation upon the republican party?
"Deflation Apparently continues to
be the nightmare of my distinguished
opponent, and bis newspaper, the
AVoilil -Herald. Their utterances on
this subject are .1 warning to the peu
t'.H of Nebraska, which I would not
be guilty of urging, that ileiii.i'-rals
t .intuit be trusted w beu oflico l a
,:.ke; that they will mlate their con
victions; desert their old friends sac- j
l-.fne their t.mKiiuient": yes. even be
tiay their party, for tint oflbe.
This Is what my ilistmguisneu !
l i iirnt siH-cifa-ally charges the
...i !.., i. Ik. aid did. when It
... the crime of
Vbiokrupted tens of thousand of '
in.in. and m.Tchmts throughout tbe
t ountr .
Menibers ef Hoard.
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HKtve Nsir-I that I'ontnittte.l tills
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tin Wilson app.utite.l. t1.-inM-r.t t
federal reserve luxtrd, I would ha'o
been ib'ttouiiied a blindly, vlnously
partisan.
Potiglinutt Heplare Gem
in Safety Deposit Hox
St. I)ui, Nov. 3 Iioiighnuls for
dUiiiionds. Not a fair i xiluinge, tind
jet the Diamond family Is wondering
what lieeame of tho J-wels.
When Miss 1'orii I'lamond opened
her safety deposit Iw x at a bank here
to take nut a pair of two and a half
i.i rat diamond earrings and f-'OO she
fi.und only n doughnut, stale it ml
ilernyed, In place of tho sparklers.
j Man Arrolol on Ciarg
I of Koliliiii-i I'asseniirrs
Kansas I 'it v. Mo , Nov, 3 .-S. M.
Ki.itis, ivlio Mini he was cashier of
' CIiiciiko news company, wits arrested
at the I'nlon stutn n h"rr jeslerday
on a t harge of s'e ilmg Jl III In money
: mid dlnmoiiils valued tit $1,10(1 from
three passengers on a Hantu Ke train
! which arrived front Chicago.
Kvaiis was taken In custody three
; bout aft-r, It Is lilleged, he had
1 Jumped from a window of the train,
! all doors of which had been locked
' fallowing cotnpliilnts of passengers
that a thief hud been operating.
1 Jtothester, Minn., Nov. 2 Wallace
I 'a id, motion picture in. tor, ai rived
: In re to consult the Iioctots Mayu. Mr.
i Iteid, who ncently suffered an at
I tui k of ey trouble, will undergo a
i thorough examination at the Mayo
' clinic Physicians here refused to
discuss his condition.
Road Conditions
I KuritUhct t'V 'h" mMti!t Auto (lull )
li',r,i 1 1 m f 1 1 -r tin ipn im
pi ..V xrii' nt i.n rtiM'N In nit 'Mr' fiin tmt
at Oimiii i ifi (. rty iiff'THMon Krni
Oran.l NliMi'l Mrt nil Krfii nmf.f wt
(it("tlnti nut ff "limhti mil tnnv 1lt
rhAlfi nwrn&ug ptHtty 1 fc Hl ( w f
hour. Wiiti.-r 'Ir.ir hi i-ry imiiit with
IimHi hifi for i "i (:rni 1 tlnur.
Canada Experiences
Big Building Boom
1 Ottawa, Ont., Nov. !l ('atiaijit Is i
' xpei lencing n I. ml. ling bourn. Kik-
ures for Hi" first six months of tlm
lyear show volume of ronstructloii
uie(tialed In nny year mire 1914,
! Hull. ling permits bad an aggregate
'value of $13:.4.'i2,0( fr the first six
mouths, MS cuinpared with $I11,7H3,
:.ui) In the first half of 1921. Ontario
accounted f.r $74.t-M.i)UO. yuebep,
1 131,294 ZaO. Maritime provinces, $Ti,.
ilSt.'oo, mid tb western tirovlnces
12 1 .0 41,200.
of tho total $r.3,4:ir,,anO wn In
'Visteil In residences, f 3!.!i;o,ftii0 In
business bullillugs, $10 nr.a.7011 In In-
dustrlnl concerns ntid 2H,3aj.loo In
i til'lneei ng construction, Compared
wllh last year building In Ontario has
doubled and Toronto has bd nil Ca
nadian cities In work of this kind.
Twenty four million rat. tat skins ie
exported annually from Australia,
I L .fining " '0
led
coin
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Saturday Reduced Prices on
Simmons Metal Day
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When you purchase a Simmons day bed you buy
a known standard of quality. , These day beds
may be had in a choice of three finishes ivory,
American walnut or brown mahogany. Each is fitted
with a comfortable 33-pound cotton-felt mattress cov
ered with attractive cretonne with flounce to match as
pictured. ,
Seventh Floor
Housefurnishings
Electric Light Globes
Brilliant and long burning; 25-40-50
watts; each 25c
Brooms Made of fine corn ; smooth
painted handles and sewed four
times; each 35c
Toilet Paper Soft crepe roll; regu
lar 5c roll; f?for 14c
Pearl White Soap New large bars
of this famous soap ; 10 bars 29c
Fifth Floor Wt
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China Specials
Yellow Mixing Bowl Sets A new number In
highly jfla.cd earthenware bowla, neatly
banded in blue and brown; 1 1Q
rest of 5 for 1 I i7
Competition SUtuary A large assortment of
classic and modern subject in all finishes;
antique, Roman, copper and O QQ
Freneh hrnnzef each. dvJ
32-Picca Breakfast Set A daintily decorated
.'52-piece set in blue and white; consist, of 6
breakfast plates, 0 bread and butter plates,
6 cups and saucers, 6 cereal dishes, 1 phtter
and 1 vegetable dish; J QO
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Fifth Floor Eait
Satin Finished Spreads
Special for Saturday at 3.89
Heavy spreads in handsome Marseilles designs,
large size,82 by 94 inches. " These are rejects of a regu-
loi- i Ofi crviAo onrl ci'npo ilno l'mnflrfpefi'fms in no wnv
impair the wear, they are a most excellent value.
Limit of 2 to a customer.
Main Floor Wet
Grace Girdles
With Four Sxclusive Features Discriminating Women Appreciate
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Grace and Comfort ii Alwnyw AmutciI with These Ginllei
Citinplete I realoin ii lombiuctl with Proper Hmly Support
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Saturday Just 784 Men Can Take
Advantage of This Sale of
Men's and Young Mens
Hart Schaffnei- & Marx
uits and
Overcoats
Newest Patterns, Latest Cuts
Regularly Priced
$40, $45 and $50,
Our Saturday Price
Just 340 men and young men will be
able to obtain Overcoats.
Just 444 men and young men will be
able to obtain Suits.
784 Represents the Total and the Values
Are So Extraordinary that we feel that
the 784 men and young men who take ad
vantage of this sale Saturday will become
real and permanent boosters for our ever
growing men's clothing-department, fourth
floor.
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The Suits
They are made 6f the finest all-wool
cheviots, cassimeres, tweeds - and
worsteds in conservative models for
the older man, extreme effects in
two and three-buttpn styles and
double-breasted models for the
younger man, sport models in tweeds
and cheviots that appeal to the
young man, plenty of stouts, slims
and snorts as well as regulars. Many
are silk lined.
Fourth Floor
The Overcoats
Big burly Ulsters with half or all
around belts; with large convertible
collars, in double-breasted styles.
Swagger Town Ulster in raglan
sleeve and kimono sleeve effects.
The one-piece backs so much desired
now are included. Conservative
Chesterfield Overcoats, hand
tailored and with loose box back.
Materials are all wool plaid backs
and heavy overcoatings.
Fourth Floor
Perrins' Sample Gloves
tor Men, at Reductions Which Average
a Saving ot 40 to SO Per Cent
To Be Sold
Saturday at
Per Pair
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