The Sunday bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THr. REE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B I PPIKE, Publisfcfr. H BREWER. i,ro. M»n»e»r. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRF.SS Tb# An ■ iat*d Preaa. «.f wblrb Tba be# la a member, >a u< r tit **«i i tba me f r r«iubikai> »n ■? ai oraa d.a.atrb** credited u> It or n i I'tb^rw A*. < red ted lu ti n ;aicr. a^ l aiau tba l.«-al ne»e pubmabed berate. All rigbta of reiubllcatl'Lia of our aperial d.ayet be* are aiao referred. BEL TELEPHONES • Private Bran, h Earh&ng. A>h for the Department AJ (antic t Peraoo Wanted t or Night ('alia After 10 F. M : t nnn ‘'"•*^*•*>•1 Department. A I luntic 1021 or 1042. ,uuu OFFICES Main Off.ce—17th ami 1 arnain Co. Bluffs - - • . lJ Scott St. So. Side. N W. Cor. 2 1th and N * New York — 266 Fifth Avenue •* » Washington - - 4 22 Star Bldg. Chicago . • - 1 7 20 Steger Bldg. > J. 1 • 420 ftwa 8t. Hon.-re • M ' '{« WHEN WINTER COMES. . v i 01 almost six months the northern hemisphere -'■* las been steadily swinging away from the sun. Daily Jhe hours of daylight have been growing shorter, the - - lime of sunshine perceptibly lessening with each 2 1 flours, and soon the time of the "l ong Night" will -•» be at hand again. This change was not noted until Ihe equinox, the day of equal division of light and - ^ uarknors had been passed. Although we bad tins v .longest day in June, the fierce hpat of July and Am , * ftust held hack the thought that, the swing of the earth on Us equatorial axis was proceeding as it has • * for uncounted centuries. And this swing was carrying nature through the •.» growing end harvest times, and into the sere and ‘fellow, ,0. brown and bare period of suspended life. .* Autumn s interlude softly moved along the way to ,■* Jhe inevitable, softening the transition with glories ,;j $>f sunrise and sun.-et. with deluges of golden light t, pn.l the effulgence of fruits and flowers and mellovv lug tones, until the frowning face of winter is be reft of most of its harshness, because the approach - lias been so gradual and tho way so full of rich de * lights. And now winter, with all its stern majesty of . ice and snow and sleet and the rearing of winds, is ■-* here. Out of the north he came with a hound, q V 0‘ » sweeping before hint Ihe last vestiges of autumn's ^tenderness, engulfing in his icy maw the life of half n world. This was a season of terror to humanity in the .lays of long ago, the time when the sun seemed sunken into the icy arms of death, when ■"•|ight and warmth were denied them, and all the uni ■f* Verse appeared sinking into the shadowy abyss. Next i^fonies that glad day, the feast of the winter solstice. When the sun turns back from the south, and the 2. promise of the resurrection and the new life is ful " filled. 1 ■:> ,? Man's faith in God, his hope of immortality, was ' * Strengthened in the past by this miracle of nature. .Its symbolism is potent even today. For, ‘‘If winter tomes, is spring not just behind?" k ". *. A HOMER OF THE PRAIRIES. Omaha, or at. least an important part of Omaha, is paying tribute today to a Nebraskan who has won .for himself high and growing honor in a difficult field. John G. Neihardt sought expression for his , . aspirations in poetry, and lias found distinction bc j^causc his work lms meflt. What quality of lasting f" fame is to lie his contemporaries cannot foretell; it , is enough to know his talent has found recognition, : And that he hus made for himself a place in the " . World, with all the promise of leaving behind him 1 ; lomething that will deserve to be treasured in the „ future ns much as it is enjoyed today. lie sings the West, and has found here the glamor of life that ..'Ineeds most to be revealed to those who are so close jr~-they do not see ft. So the unveiling of a portrait of this gifted man ■t the public library today is of special significance. Biniply, it is hut adding the picture of a writer to Ihe collection already hung in a place where books end pictures are kept. In reality, is the tribute of .‘he thoughtful people of the state to one who has brought honor to Nebraska by reason of his having risen above the level of his day. Not only that, but •the painting itself is worth while, for it is the work of an artist who has made his name known beyond ( the confines of the community where he spends his ‘• Jays. J. Laurie Wallace, painter, and John G. Nei ‘ har.lt, poet, may well be bracketed in this notable ceremony. Omaha's cultural growth is marked by the prog ress its people make in appreciation of the arts and ihe drama of life about them and the pride felt in Neiliardt is not just the adulation of a few admiring friends, but the sincere recognition of worth. His ' , portrait in the library gallery will be a reminder and an inspiration, a testimonial that all Nebraska life is not centered on material things. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NEAR EAST. Suppressed diplomatic documents are one by one coming to light, each one revealing more and more ■ the national greed for expansion that lies at the , bottom of tha world's distress. The Russian revolu tionists revealed a series of these secret treaties in which the allies were exposed in an agreement to slice up the map of the world without regard to the dictates of race, human rights, self-determination or any other claim of justice. Now an American pub lication, the Editor and Publisher, has unearthed and published for the first time a suppressed official , document of the United States government which ; also opens up to public view the plots and counter - plots that have set the Near East afire. During the pence conference, President Wilson balked at fulfilling some of the secret treaties made by the allies for the partition of Turkey. He sent a commission headed by Dr. Henry C. King and Charles ' R. Crane to investigate the actual conditions in the Turkish lands. The suppressed report of this mis sion warned of the dangers of a division based on the * desire for colonies and natural resources and told i also of the opposition of the reople to European i control. Just why this document was withheld from the American public is not clear. Perhaps the recom • mendation of the commission that the United States ; accept the mandate for Asia Minor, Syria, Pales 1 tine, Constantinople and Armenia was deemed by ■j Wilson too likely to rouse a storm against joining i the League of Nations if it was to mean the shoul dering of such responsibilities. On the other hand, perhaps its frank discussion of the greed with which France, Italy, England and Greece regarded the oil ,1 ' lands and other resources of Turkey was deemed i among those things of which the people are best 1 kept in ignorance. At all events, the publication of this report is a i valuable contribution to American understanding of foreign affairs. It is difficult to believe that ■ American tutelage of these races would have pacified 1 them entirely, or that it could have been endorsed by American traditions. Nevertheless, a less grasp ing, more liberal handling of the problem by the jf European powers might have saved the present dif i h THE SMALL TOWN. To the stranger, who sees only the surface, it is a dingy place; to the salesman, who judges it by the orders he receives from the merchant he calls on, it is a ‘‘bum town;” to the critical, who sees only the sordidness of it, it is Main Street personified. But to those who understand and love it, there is beauty hidden away beneath the unpromising surface for the lives of the people who live there reflect all the triumphs and tragedies that go to make up Life everywhere. There are the Old Timers, every town has them, and it smiles a little as it sees a group of them gath ered on some sunny corner recounting their .ex periences of bygone days. But it smiles in love, not derision, Tor it knows that one of them, perhaps, \ was the man who saved the life of his friend at the | risk of his own during the great storm of ‘72; or ] that another is-the man^vho rode for miles to warn the settlers of the approach of a prairie fire; and perhaps another is that most interesting character of them all, the pioneer doctor. What stories the early settlers can tell of him, 1 of the long rides over the open prairies with not even a trail to follow, and often no stars to guide him in the dark night. Of the few hours' rest, snatched beneath ihe friendly shade of some road side tree, then on again to his ministry with a smile. Of the innumerable visits to the homes vvhrre the father was fighting against overwhelming odds, ami how he "forgot" to make any record of them on his ledger. Only the great Bookkeeper of us all ran strike the correct balance for the old doctor’s ac counts. That, sweet-faced lady with a crown of silver hair is widely known throughout the state as the head of a prominent, women's organization, But that is not the reason that many men and women take the prob lems of their lives to her and confide in her their joys and sorrows. It is the memory in the minds of many of them of a eertaiu day in their childhood when this lady, then little more than a girl herself, hound those frightened children to her, and with a little prayer on her lips, fared forth into a blinding snowstorm and found a refuge for them all in a neighboring farm house. What wonder that she takes more than a stranger's interest in their lives? And there is the little seamstress; surely her life is eolorless enough, there is nothing of beauty hidden away there. Not much of beauty in one sense, per haps, but to those who know, it is made beautiful by the very things she has missed. For she is an ex ample of those of whom the poet wrote, “''.'he sweet est lives are those to duty wed.” And there is the modern business man; as keen nnd alert as any of his brothers in the city. He it is who is responsible for most of the advantages that the modern town enjoys, the up-to-date lighting system, the public park nnd library, the champion football team of the county and for the town’s clean amusements. He is behind every movement that makes for municipal benefit, for he is like the coun try, of which he is a part, big and broad-minded and with a far-reaching vision. There is much that the small town lacks in the way of entertainment and greater%pportunities that, the larger city enjoys, hut there arc real men and women there, and human nature is much the same wherever you find it. And there is love and loyalty for the boys and girls who go out from it into the world and make good; there is pride in their achieve ments, and a warm welcome for them when they return. Happy indeed are those who are permitted to join the inner circle of its life, and come to see the real beauty of it all. “WHAT’S YOUR HURRY?" Sir Basil Thompson, eminent English criminolo gist and social expert, has put his finger on several American had habits. One of these is the great na tional bent for speed. This, he says, is responsible for most of our street accidents. It is responsible for many other unpleasant things, too. For example, who has not been bothered by the crush at an ele vator door? People wanting to get on push forward and those wanting to get out push hack, and the con fusion that results wastes more time than if all had moved orderly, those getting in waiting for the oth ers to clear the doorway. Again, getting on street cars, or through revolving doors, or almost any of the other places where crowds arc brought together. No need to do a “Gaston-Alphonse” performance, but just take it a little easier. Hurry and confusion that results from it wastes a lot more valuable time than docs a leisurely but orderly and certain prog ress. The “snappy,” “peppy” individual who hounds through the door, brushing briskly past or rudely over others, and then stands on the sidewalk a min ute or two, trying to recollect where he was going, hasn’t gained any time, but he is not uncommon. Not merely the question of safety is involved ■ in exercise of caution, even to the extent of hesita tion at street crossings nnd the like. Mental alert ness is not always evidenced by bodily activity, at | least when the latter takes a form that is reckless. Let us go about our business with alacrity, hut let us also remember that haste makes w’aste, now as well as in a day when life was more dignified if not more purposeful. A minute saved in the jam sometimes means a month in the hospital. POTASH TO PROLONG LIFE. Maybe the alkali lakes out around Antioch will | come to the front again. Instead of monkey glands i or goat milk to restore youthful vigor to wornout constitutions, a London doctor now suggests that , potash is what is needed. Hear him; he is Dr. Bar ton Scammell, and is talking to the British Radium society: "One of the most important constituents of hu man organism is alkaline metal potash, and where there Is a full and adequate supply of this the body remains vigorous for long over the psalmist's allot ted span. "The trouble has been to supply the potash in a form in which it can be assimilated by the body and taken into the blood, but experiments have shown that potash mixed with radio active solu tions can be taken Into the system with amazing results. It not merely prolongs life, but keeps per sons in advanced middle age in a state of perfect health and efficiency. After a few months' treat ment the hair begins to grow afresh and the muscu lar system is completely braced up.” Dr. Scammell thinks 120 years of life, with new teeth and new hair when the old play out, is easy to accomplish. This is not altogether a new use for pot ash, as it has been applied to head off arterial hard ening for a long time, and it possibly may have the effect suggested by the London doctor. Persons who ate anxious to try it may obtain potash in any desired quantity from the Nebraska factories, most of which are shut down at present, owing to the fact that German potash is cheaper than the home-grown article, for fertilizer. Any of them will open up, though, if a sufficient business in the way of life prolongation is developed. Do not waste time going to Africa for monkey glands; come to Nebraska, and if the potash doesn’t rejuvenate you, the fresh air, sunshine, good food and placid existence surely will help. Old Soups That S i up of a Dap That Is Past l>r. Louise Bound Collects Folk Ballads That Tltrotv Mod ern Jazz in the Shade. For many who pioneered in Ne- ' braska or who were roared in the families of pioneers?. * American Bal j : lads 4nd Songs." collected and edited j I by 1% Louise Pound, professor of 1 i the English language at the Univer sity of Nebraska, will bring memories j of happy gatherings, enlivened by group singing, or. perhaps, recollec tions of the few visits of the old-time "entertainers." or of the more com mon play parties. It may lead even ' to visits to the attic to view again tlie old manuscript song book which has j been in the family for years. I This latest work of Miss Pound. on*> of America’s foremost students of the ballad, has just been published f bv Scribner’s as one of the Modern ; Student s Library. It Is'an interest- j ing. scholarly work, and can l>e of j great benefit, especially to eollegestu-j dents and others who have been tak ing p; rt in the riot of jnzs in music, song, art and literature. As all f"lk songs, this collection is of sociological as well a.s literary interest. They convey clear impressions of a state of society unknown to the youth of I our day, but. as v et, quite vKld to < many of the older generation. No doubt, many could sing dozens of the I songs in the book, songs of which i the}' have not thought for years, and j the words of which they have forgot ' ten. Various kinds of songs and ballads are given. English. Scotch and other imported productions; native ones; those dealing exclusively with crim inals and outlaws (popular at one 'time): western ballads and songs; | dialogue, nursery and game songs, i together with various miscellany. The anthology presents selections illustrating the main classes and 1 types having currency in English speaking North America. It is of es pecial interest to Nebraskans because of the wealth of material secured from this state by Miss Pound and some of her students. Consider, for instance, this ballad, 'entitled “Calomel”: Vo doctors all of every rank With their long bills that break a bank, • »f wisdom's learning, art. and skill , Seems nil composed of calomel. [since calomel lias beep their tons*, flow many patients have they lost. How many hundreds have they killed. Or poisoned wjth their talomcl. ' ; If any fatal vvretjbh be sick Ho call the doctor, haste, be quick. The doctor (nines with drop and pill, . But don't forget bis calomel. He enters by the bed h« elands. He takes the patient by the hand. I T.ooks wise, ills down tils pulse to feci, j And then takes out his calomel. Vest, turning to the patient's wlf* Ho calls for paper and a knife. "T think >mir hushand would do well To take a dose of calomel.” t The man grows worse, grows had Indeed . "Ho call the doctor, ride with speed.” The doctor comes, the wife to tell To doulde the dose of calomel. The man begins in death to groan. The fatal Job for him is done. The sout must go to hea\en or hell, A sacrifice to calomel. The doctors of the present day Mind not what an old woman asy. Nor do they min*! me when I tell I am no friend to calomel. Well, if I must resign my breath. Pray Irt me die a natural death, And If I must hid all farewell, Don't hurry me w-lth calomel. i Dr. Pound lias contributed notes ami a general introduction on Amer ican ballade and songs. Such folk songs depend on oral and not written transmission "fionuinc folk songs are not static, hut are in a state of flux; they have been handed down through a fair period of time, and ail sense of their authorship has been lost.” There are many versions of the same song. This proeess of unconscious change and leveling leads, Dr. Pound thinks, usually to loss. On the whole. American folk songs are importations from Europe, and the exception of the western songs and the pseudo negro ballads. They have seldom been touched up by literati. Home "are rough, frank, spirited. others picturesque and pathetic. The diction tends to be rugged, the meter crude, the tone un sophisticated. Though sometimes highly colored by emotion, the lan guage of American oral song is plain. Finery and elegance are lost if they ever wore present. The folk memory is intent on story and it cares little for coherence or ornament." Only the words of the iialiads and songs are given in this anthology. Collectors only rarely have gathered both the music and words. Since "the song is the life of the words; the two are not to lie separated." Rut usually tiie words are more stable than the tune and the pieces retain their iden tity by the words. Fortunately the tunes and words are usually so asso ciated that one cannot he recalled without the other. M. R. The Bee Bookshelf •THE MORALS OP THE MOVIE." by Ellis Paxsnn Oberhottzer. Ths Penn Pub lishing Company, Philadelphia. The author served six years as member of the Pennsylvania state board of censors, and he is known as a dramatic critic and an author. He writes in a preface that he has given in tlie pages of Ills book a record of ; unusual experiences in assisting to ! establish a bureau for the regulation and control of the issue and circula j tion of motion picture films in a i large American commonwealth. Of his message he writes: ! "My purpose in this place is rather , to poin out the wrong in film; de scribe with a plainness which, I hope, will not do offense. That which is commendable is obvious; it lias been much remarked upon.” The author writes that he has the deepest admiration for what the mo tion picture has contributed toward the entertainment and Instruction of ] man and he profoundly believes in i its future. He asserts that its possi bilities enchant the imagination and he believes it will go forward to win new victories and make wider con quests. Mr. Oberholtzer reveals a . lot of ‘‘inside stuff.” which he ex- 1 plained came within his observation and hearing during six years of close up work with the industry. A monumental work recently pub lished hy the University of Chicago Press Is “The Negro in Chicago.” It Is a study of race relations and the Chicago race riot. It represents al most two years' work of investiga tions of the Chicago commission on race relations, composed of whites ami negroes. The commission points out the lack of understanding shown by whites concerning the negro problem and that no hope for the future re lations can be held unless a more calm and scientific manner is culti i vated by both parties. The work tells I of numerous Injustices done negroes. ! but it also indicates the colored pco I nle have contributed something to the [ bad feeling. Tlie hundreds of pages I of facts presented are important: in its conclusions the commission seems to provide a foundation for better un derstanding. "THE I.AW AND ITS SORROWS. by .1 nines Hannibal Dlaivc'. I.L. H. of the bar of Jacksonville. Mich. The Bent ham Institute. Detroit. "An exoteric on our legal wrongs.” is the subtitle of this book, which is offered by the publishers in the inter ests "f law reform. An insight may be* obtained from the author's prefa tory note: “I hasten to explain that this treatise is in no sense an adven ture against the law. only in a mood that its vices may be corrected and its virtues strengthened. The better we can make our laws, the more use ful and satisfactory our lives will be. If our laws are crude and archaic in their application and brutal in their conseij uences. as the world seems ready to testify, and can only be purged of error by an aroused public opinion, then honest, hostile criticism of a constructive character should he welcomed.” If. Wells has written ‘‘A Short History of the World.” (Macmillan). This is not a condensation or abstract of bis epoch making outline, but a new work, treating the same mater* la Is in a different manner, w ith many new features. As Wells says in bis preface; "The ‘Short History of the World’ Is meant to be read straight forwardly almost ns a novel is read. It gives in the most general way an account of our present knowledge of history, shorn of elaborations and complications. It. baft been amply illustrated and everything has been done to make it vivid and clear.” It is especially written for those who are too driven to study the maps and time charts of the “Outline of His tory.” “THE TRISTEESHIP OF* T.IFK,” by William i;<'org#» Jordan. Fleming If. It ©veil roropa iv. publishers. Mr. Jordan’s well known philosophy of living is expressed here vigorously and optimistically. It is a stimulating book, whose teachings work along the way of one’s own religion. They can go hand in hand. A contribution to our knowledge of the personality of John Burroughs is made In <'lifton Johnson's "John Bur roughs' Talks," (Houghton Mifflin). Mr. Johnson, w ho made many visits to the home of the great naturalist, has written out a full record of what Burroughs said. Throughout tt is John Burroughs who talks. Most in teresting of all are the photographic illustrations. "Old Boston in Colonial Days," by Mary ('. Crawford, is the fourth of a series of books this writer lias pub lished on tlie colonial history of New England. This volume Is interesting reading for those who wish to know more about the area which was such a center of culture In our early life. It is published by the I’age company. f'f the making of books giving In timate glimpses of the truly great there seems to be no end—at least in England. Kir James Denham has con tributed "Memoirs of the Memor able." (Dorati), in which he tells of talks with the truly great, of course, casting much light on history as it is made. Sun Tat-Sen, recently defeated In his attempt to secure control of China, has outlined his program for that last empire in "The International De velopment of China.” (Putnam). In that work he trace* the forces and influences which were responsible for the tremendous changes in his coun try and gives the reasons for the ex istence of the republic of Southern China, of which he was the head. The work is of especial historical value in that it gives tlie plans which Dr. Run Vat-Sen could not carry out. "Georgina Finds Herself," second of the Mellbrook series, by Shirley Watkins, published by George \V. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia, is a story for girls with the charm and vivacity which made the first book of this se ries so popular. Georgina Hamerton comes hack from abroad to her father's house in Connecticut. After her long absence she finds herself out of place, and at. first Is shy with her cousins and their friends. But her character unfolds In her new surroundings and sha wins a circle of unusual friends. Former President Wilson and his admirers will get little comfort out of the account of “The Wilson Adniinis 11 at ion and the Great War," written by Ernest W. Young (Badger). Mr. Young is especially grieved because Mr. Wilson dtrl not enter our country into the world war earlier than he did. Mow that the facts of history are being popularized tt is Important that interpretations of the aocial forces which have determined the course of events should not lie left solely to novelists. Mr. William K. Wallace has written a careful survey. "The Trend of History" (Macmillan). Con temporary problems aro stated with their historic origins and back grounds. The third volume of J. Arthur Thomson's "Outline of Science" (Put nam) continues the high level for simplicity, clarity and interest reached by the preceding volumes. It > on tains a series of chapters on applied science, meteorology, chemistry, hi ology, botany and psychic science. The discussion of psychic science, written by Sir Oliver Lodge, is espe cially valuable, though many would claim it has no place In a work such as Thomson's. Julian S. Huxley, the son of Thomas Henry Huxley, con tributes the chapter on biology. In "After the Peace" (Seltzer) II- N. Brailsford. one of the ablest publicists in Europe, surveys the condition of the old world as the war, the blockade and the peace treaties have left it. He believes that Europe will never again be able to feed its former popu lation in conditions compatible with a civilized standard of life. Professor Francis Newton Thorpe has written another of his series of works on political science, "The E« sentials of American Government” (Putnam). Mr. Thorpe believes that the principles which underlie our government are few and simple. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER. 1922. of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.73,843 Sunday .78,105 B. BREWER. Gen. Mgr. ELMER S. ROOD. Cir. Mgr. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of December, 1922. W. H. QU1VEY, (Seal) Notary Public AROUND NEBRASKA Hamilton County Register (Aurora), j The wet? have started a movement to j pay the bonus with beer They are a I resourceful bunch, but we are predict j ing the failure of an effort to get by | in this way. It would continue the liquor warfare for a quarter century and cost in money far more than it would save besides all the misery, degradation and crime resulting. A man drunk on wine or beer is as drunk as he will ever be, and this kind of an open door would let In a lot of stronger drinks. York Democrat: Governor-elect Bryan has Just returned from a hunt Ing trip and found a number of the fellows who are willing to help make his administration a success sitting on the doorstep waiting for him. This is one of the penalties of greatness, *r. dispense the loaves and fishes with •is little friction ns possible. It i« hard for one applicant to see justness •f the claim of another applicant for the same job. This is human nature •mil cannot well he changed, even by l reform democratic administration. Aurora Register: The Omaha lice contains a good editorial on the duty of every legislator to assist the newly elected governor to reform, and not for political purposes seek to thwart and embarrass him. The request of tlm board of control for an additional million for new buildings seems to come at a very unpropitioua time, but should be dealt with on Its merits. Some new things will undoubtedly have to be added as well as some that should he dropped. On t he whole there should l*e a reduction at least totaling Mr. Bryan’s pre election promises, but it should he wisely made. The gov ernment should do less things for the people and should extend no favors to one class that it is tin willing to ex tend to all. Grand Island Independent: The rag chewing matches and the evidences of poop sportsmanship in both the high school and the intercollegiate circuit* of Nebraska football this year, will not add much to the popularity of the sport. Tecumseh Chieftain: Tectimseh and Johnson county felt honored to have Governor-elect Charles Bryan as a guest Thursday, even though the gen tleman. and a party of friends, spent the day along the Nemaha river hunt ing squirrels. Mr. Bryan, so actively engaged in "stirring the brush” for votes during tin* campaign just closed, seemed to be in his element on the hunt and bagged his full share of the game. A fellow huntsman states that Mr. Bryan had draw n "a bead” on a long tailed little animal which was frisking in a treetop. when a member of the party called out: "It's the code, Charley!” i Ie shot it full of holes. Genoa Gender: Governor-elect Bryan still maintains that he's going to paralyze the < ode bill as soon as he takes his seat in the governor's chair. Perhaps lie w ill and perhaps he won't. We phophesy lie won't. Clay County Sun: One thing which makes college men so loyal to their ilma mater is the sustained interest the institution takes in them. A re cent college publication declares that "The University will be glad to hear of the death of anv of its alumni." Gordon Journal: We got a peep nt a 1322 tax receipt the other day, and what did we find: The state levy for this year is 2.3 nulls, the county levy 3.3 mills, the Gordon city levy 14.3 mills, and the school levy in Gordon is 24 mills. As compared to last year, the state levy lias b -on reduced 1 mill, or 30 per cent: the county levy is the same; the city shows an in crease of 1 mill, and the school an increase of T mills. The county and city authorities, however, have this defense—that the increased valua tions have been so reduced that their lo.es will raise loss money- than they did in ini!!. Thus, with the city the increased levy will raise about $1,000 less in taxes. It simply shows that the real taxes ar*» collected for use right here at home, and that instead of electing Charley Bryan governor w ' should have elected hint to our school board or city council. C'KNTKR SHOTS. Mr. Hardings pleasing reference in his address to “the salted seas" sug gests that the president was brought up in the belief that it was the cod fishes that made the ocean salt —Bos ton Transcript. How did small men put oxer the idea of importance before they dis covered that line. “Dictated but not rend?" Atlanta Constitution. The brilliant suggestion to finger print everybody leads to the equally brilliant idea that eae.h of us carry number plates front and rear.— Sheridan Enterprise. But every man you $ee with a Mack shirt is not necessarily fascist!. His laundry may have shut down on his credit - Saginaw News Courier No wonder th*=» president is reeeiv ing thousands «>f suggestions adv is ing him how to collect the European del*ts. Nearly everybody know s a good Collector.--Toledo Blade. Announcement that the Bnited j States will put no curb on Clemen ceau’s talk here is a reminder of how far we have departed from free speech traditions.—Pittsburgh Dls 1 patch. Memory Tests J 1 Wli.it legislation made the rhstige to provide that tlie president and vine president be taken from the same po litii-.il party? The adoption of the Uth amendment to the constitution. Ilnw many readings are th'*r« fur a bill brought up in the house of representative? before its final pas sage? Three readings. n. Where IS the gnatost snowfall in tins country? tsaid to be on SlerrA Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges where average annual fail is in fxivss of 30 fret. 4. What I? a secant? 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