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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY ihELSOM B. UPDIKE, Publisher. B. BKEWKR, Gen. M»u»eer. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ^wf!^***"* Ptmb, of Khtcli The Be. la . member le eiclueteelf •ttiUed b; the use for republtceuon of .11 news dlsoatrbee credtt.il Co It or b2e.i. Iir? kir'rtlWd '.n, ,1'1’ p*p"- *lw> Ibe local newe rublieheil nwem All right* of ^publications of our special dispatches aie also reserved. BEE TELEPHONE.S Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department AT |An«:r or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M : **" Sditoriai Department. AT lautic 1021 or 1042. 1000 OFFICES Main Office—17th ami Farnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N v New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. Paris, France —420 Rue St. Honor* 1 I | W—— ---- -. _...._ , LEADER OF AMERICA’S "REBELS.” One hundred and ninety-one years ago, on Feb ruary 22, 1732, a man-child was bom to a Virginia planter. His advent into the world was very likely accompanied by the usual family rejoicings. Later his father and mother had a part in giving him the home training of the day, but he did not go abroad to study. Designated and even dedicated to the life of a planter, it was not deemed necessary that he should be given the advantages of a college or uni versity course. He did get instruction in orderly ways, was made an efficient manager, a capable ac countant, and a passable surveyor. But nothing in his early career suggested his high destiny. Washington’s family was of first quality. This fact, and his intimate knowledge of the wild country got him a commission to march^ with Braddock on that fateful expedition against the French. It was here the king of England lost any hold he might have had on the young American. Braddock knew nothing of wood lore or Indian fighting, but he was a British general of established valor, and he unmer cifully snubbed the young colonial who sought to instruct him in safety. Washington covered the re treat after the disaster, saved what he could of the expedition, and was prepared when the call came to enter the service of the colonies. This was but one of a number of apparent trifies on which the rebellion of the colonies was founded. It is interesting to study Washington and find he Was human, a man in all senses of the world. He bulks huge as “Father of His Country;” he fills an important page in history as a patriot, a soldier, a statesman, and a sage adviser to his countrymen. Yet it is well to think of him, as of Lincoln, as a man walking among men. One who seeks him in this aspect, will find him studious as a youth, attentive to the duties that fell to his lot; a gallant figure at the county gatherings, taking a part in the sports of his i day; a good shot, a magnificent horseman, as thor oughly at home in the woods as an Indian; a courtier who suffered from diffidence, losing one chance to wed because of his lack of dash in lovemaking yet finally carrying off a prize in the Widow Custis, whose personal qualities were enhanced by a goodly domain. Finally, he was a sedate and sober citizen, the active manager of a great property, the richest American of his day, and a good neighbor. No relic of Washington becomes him more than the accounts he kept in his own handwriting, showing that with all his greatness, his breadth of vision and splendid position, he was yet careful of the small things. His Farewell Address will be read in congress today; it might help some if a few chapters from his account books also were impressed on the minds of the statesmen who have succeeded him “DEAD HORSE” AND CRIME An automobile, stolen from an Omaha man Tuesday night, was found burning in a ravine in Mandan park before the owner knew his car had been taken. Not a great while ago an expensive tar was found on fire a short, distance west of town. Three tires had been removed from its wheels, the car run into the ditch and set on fire. No clearer proof of the maliciousness of the thieves could be sought. Suppose they are caught, prosecuted for stealing, for malicious destruction of property, or any other crime, how does that com pensate the car owners, who have suffered in pocket? It is^not enough to say the insurance company will pay. The insurance company merely hands aver to the losers a portion of t^e money it has col lected from its policy holders, thus distributing the loss among the group of insured car owners, mak ng them bear the effect of the mischief wrought by criminals who have no regard for anybody or any thing save the crime they are pursuing at the time. Until restitution is added to the penalty to be exacted from the man who steals from another, or destroys another’s property, the punishment will be inadequate. In Missouri a measure is pending in the legislature to provide that a convict be paid wages, three-fourths of which will go to his family. Such a measure has merit, but it would be even more worth while if it required that a portion of the wages be devoted to payment for property stolen. When a thief knows that he is certain to be re quired to make good to his victim the value of his plunder, he will probably pause before he starts to steal. A few years’ work on a “dead horse” will do more to reform this class than many terms in prison. IMMORAL MAGAZINES. Why such an insistent demand for censor, nip ot "movies'’ and so little attention to the rapidly increasing output of "smut magazines?” It is far easier for parents to prevent their children from seeing injurious screen pictures than it is to pre vent the minds of their children from being con taminated by the gutter filth so lavishly displayed upon our news stands. Is it not high time that the publishers of standard magazines combine in self defense to outlaw the suggestive periodicals that are springing up on every hand, and with glaring cov ers and suggestive titles winning their way among young people? Newsdealers handle these poisonous periodicals hecausg it pays. That is why men conducted licensed saloons in the old days. The remedy near est to hand is to quit patronizing the newsdealers who handle that sort of stuff, and tell them plainly why you quit. There is more danger to our young people in the increasing output of these filthy mag azines than there ever was, or will be, in the “movies.” What Nebraska needs and wants is the be-,t pos sible government at tho least possible expense. Tho average motorist knows why the oil < oni panies are paying extra dividends. Suppose “Uncle Andy” Mellon and the farm blec should agree, which would be wrong? CHEAPER MONEY. A. N. Mathers, speaker of the Nebraska bouse of representatives, tackled a big subject in criticis ing interest rates on farm loans before a meeting of business men in Lincoln. But those who have watched- Speaker Mathers as he presides over the house and in his votes on public questions have realized that here is a fearless man—one who is not afraid to be fair. “High and impossible interest rates make the farmer a tenant instead of a land owner and make him only 50 per cent efficient,” he is quoted as saying to the credit men of Lincoln. "Interest rates on land security should be from 2 to 3 per cent instead of from 6 to 8,’’ he continued, “and loans for operating expenses should be obtainable at from 4 to 5 per cent instead of 10, as at present.” Mr. Mathers is a banker from Gering, in the far west of Nebraska. He realizes that in many cases the interest on farm loans eats up the farm ers’ profits, and he is wise enough to see that this condition is one not to be relieved by further ad vances of credit unless the interest rate is lowered. It is impossible for the farmers to borrow them selves out of debt. What they do need is financing for orderly marketing and production, at a low rate. In Europe the agricultural industry secures money at 2 or 3 per cent. There are no investment funds available in America so cheaply as this, and it is doubtful if such a low level ever could be reached. The federal land banks have lowered their rate to per cent, and they could «have it under 5 per cent right now if this were allowed. Low ered rates cannot be accomplished by a single bank, but only by a general improvement in the financial system. If the rural credits bills now before con gress will reduce the drain of interest, savings of millions of dollars annually would accrue to the borrowers and a far step would be taken toward the stabilization of this key industry. “SAUCE FOR GOOSE, SAUCE FOR GANDER’’ According to the supreme court of tho United States, the authority of the Railroad Labor board works both ways. The board lacks power to en force its decisions, depending on the moral effect of public opinion, and the responsibility assumed by the organizations it deals with to secure respect and obedience. But :ts decisions are as binding on one side as on the other, and it has the right to designate the form of representation for the cm ployes, regardless of the attitude of the employer. The case heard came on for trial on a motion to dissolve an injunction secured by the Pennsylvania railroad company, restraining the labor board from interfering with the company’s organization of its own employes. The board ordered that the em ployes be represented through the “standard” unions of the federated shop crafts. The company denied this right, and sought to restrain the labor board. Twice the case was heard in the lower courts, the board being upheld in the district court, and the company winning in the appelate court. The effect of this decision should have much effect on the future of the labor board, and go far to securing tranquility in railroad employment, at least so far as continuous operation is concerned. The labor board is essentially an arbitration court, and its decisions will be effective only so far as it has the confidence of those who appear before it and are willing to abide by its decisions. It is now established that company and union are on the same footing. It is no more blameworthy on part of a labor union to flout the board than it is for a railroad company. The Pennsylvania’s mistake is on a par with that of the men, with the saving exception that the effect of the company’s action was not so expensive to the public. The arm of the Railroad Labor board will be greatly strengthened by this decision. As a method tor avoiding costly interruptions in transportation it is, perhaps, not perfect, but it does afford a way by which reasonable ami reasoning men can settle differences without resort to force. That its au thority extends to both employer and employe is now firmly established, and public expectation will doubtless induce the chief disputants to be more mindful of their duty to the great third party in ! the future. __ ' j Carry certainty in your voice, advises a lecturer. Better still he might have said, “Bo certain before you speak.” Sometimes there are persons who have : a definite knowledge of their subject and yet who ran not for the life of them explain it convincingly. j But they are far outnumbered and out-hone by those j who give the appearance of confidence without ' posessirg any real grounds. . i _ A bill with merit is that of Senator John Cooper, ! which would increase the clearances along railroad tracks in all future construction. The lives of rail road men arc endangered by narrow spaces that were wide enough for safety before the size of engines and cars was increased. A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed that the state spend $100,000 for a monument to the late Senator Penrose. A better plan would be to wait j 50 years and then decide whether history has home i out the wisdom of his political philosophy. — Why shouldn’t the bankers who have to foot the ! hills have some voice in the matter of how those bills are contracted? Our army of occupation Is home from the Rhine, but the boys sadly admit-that they didn’t bring home i uny bacon. • ^ _ The chief trouble with the indeterminate sen- , tenc* law is the sob squad attachment. “Say it with coal” seems to be the French idea right now. The spring poet beat the robin to it this time. Homespun Verse liy Robert Worthington Davie WHEN THE PONOGRAPH PLAYS. The phonograph play* heart-softening lays. And the listeners lovo und admire— And the home Is complete when the music Is sweet. And cozy the glow of the Ore. Content do they mwm its they listen and dream, Afar from the shadows of strife— l'i%in the de< p of despair; and th- burden of ear*— O, this la the wonderful life' When the world Is nt reel they are happily bloused— Enhanced by the lyrical swing * fif the voices (hat rise In unwonted dlsgubo From the Instrument run by a spring. This life would be. long If It Weren't for son; To eootho thorn and brighten their day*— 1'or aye mn.v they dwelt In (lie magical spell Of the music the phonograph plays. “brom State and -Nation” Editorials from other neivspapers. > ■' i 1 Wants an Interest in Himself. i From tbs Wyoming State Tribune. Jack Bentley, great pitcher, great ; first baseman, great hitter, of the Baltimore baseball team, gives you a iloep subject for consideration. The New York Nationals bought him for $65,000, and Bentley declares positive ly that he will not play with the world’s champions unless he receives half of the purchase price. Is Bentley right In his demand? Is he morally, economically, humanly right? Is he entitled to any share of the money? Or is the Baltimore club entitled to all of the $65,000 for developing him, for making him prominent, for affording him every opportunity to become more capable? Does a player own himself? Is he bound by a contract? Could Balti more retain Bentley? Is be not being advanced to a place where ho will earn larger income? Is not this In creas'd income his nwn share of the , profits from his talent? Or is this in crease Inequitable, compared with the purchase price? Would the Baltimoro owners he able to employ and perfect such play ers as Bentley If It could not collect profits on Its venture and its risks? Can Bentley maintain that the club lias capitalized him at $65,000, and that Ihe club could not have made him a great player had he not pos sessed natural ability and brains? Many radical points are concerned in this issue. We have, of course, ideas and an opinion, but we do not care to comment on a controversy that may be litigated. It is the kind of question that probably would go to the highest tribunal for adjudica tion. We don’t want to embarrass the United States supreme court. The Steel Trust's Twelve-Hour Day. From the New York World. After all the years that he has given thought to the subject Judge Oary finds It very difficult to con vince himself that the 12-hour day In the steel trust's mills is neceesar ily harmful and must therefore be eliminated, lie has progressed so far as to be able to express satisfaction that the seven day working week has been discontinued. Reason ai- he will with himself, however, wrestle as he may with his conscience, listen as long as his leisure will permit to the prompting of disinterested outsiders, he cannot bring himself to admit that the system he has defended as neces sary is without ample justification. Did not he and his brothers when boys on bis father’s farm average at least 12 hours a day at hard work without suffering harm physically, mentally or morally? And yet there is one argument against the 12-hour day to which Judge Gary gives polite acquiescence. There Is "more or less public senti ment'' against the steel trust’s 12 hour day practice, and therefore he is "opposed to It if and when it can be eliminated.'' It seems to be more a matter of expediency than yielding to reason or right. For that matter, the number on 12-hour shifts has been materially reduced. So public opposi tion does count, after all. But how many years longer will it take the head of the atecl trust to d< oide if and when the 12-hour dav can be wholly abolished? It was a great many years ago that some of his own stockholders started an agitation which public sentiment has ever since supported, and still Judge Gary ad vances pretexts for sticking to an antiquated labor practice which ho confesses must some day be abol ished. Making Them Vote. From the Philadelphia Puhllc Ledger. The fasciati has;a short way with the folk who are too fine to vote. At farona, on lake Magglnro. they gave the citizenship the choice of voting or taking castor oil. As a result, those who had been hanging hack came forward with a rush The slogan that porduced the results and got out four fifths of the voting lf»t was simply this; 'Whoever does not vote is ill. Whoever is ill needs castor oil.'' The fascist! had n’roady r-sorted to castor oil to cure inebriates. Pub lic drunkenness h oi be- n far leas pop. Daily Prayer <Iod h»'h arttnd«<S to th«> vulr# of mjr pray«r«—1’». «€:1P O th*'U < »«>«! f>t .•ill grai r Father *»f m*rclo«. the Hope »»f believort>. Sa vior of the penitent soul, bttr our ; prayer. Thou has revealed Thyself In *uth/| lovely characteristics and endearing relations, that we may remove all f>ar. and be encouraged In all trou ble. and he led to say. "Iyet us draw nigh to God." Teach us. Lord, V-caus* we know not truth of ourselves. May we gee divine things Inla heavenly light, so that our minds may he Inforrmd and at the same time our hearts be sanc tified. Consecrate our whole life to Thv service and glory. Search us. O Got), pud’ know our h.srts; try us. and know our thought*, see If there i be any wicked way In us. ind l»ad us In the way everlasting Accept our thanksgiving and praise for Thy generous blessing In material i refreshment and spiritual strength. Keep us under Thy guardian care so that whether we put or drink or what ' '’or we do, we nmv do all In the Name of the Lord Jesus anil to the glory of God through Christ our ! hie .*ed Redeemer and Friend. Amen. OEonriH m i>iFFBNr>KhrRH, ur>. Carlisle, Pa. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for JANUARY, 1923, of THE OMAHA B£E Daily.71,553 \ Sunday.7$,845 j B. BREWER. General Mgr. VERN A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. , .4>»orti to mid aubirrlbed liflori mo tbU 3d Hay of February. IH2.I. W. H QUIVFY. ! (ShM Notary Public , | ii------n Typewriter Repairs on Any Kind of Machine We sell as well as tepair all kinds of typewriters. We guarantee both our typewrit ers and our repair work. All-Makes Typewriter Co. 20ft South Kith Street -a-a---1 Songs °/J?ourage John G Moihardt NebmskasToef Cou real? PRAYER FOR PAIN I du not pray for peace nor ea*e, I Nor trace from sorrow; j No suppliant on servile knees (Buga here against tomorrow! | Loan flame against lean flame w« ffssb, 0 Fates that meet me fair; Blue steel agamst blue steel we clash— Lay on, and l shall dare! But Thou of deeps the awful deep, Thou breather In the clay. Grant this my only prayer—Oh keep My soul from turning gray! For until now, whatever wrought Against my sweet rleelre*, My days were smitten harps strung taut, My nights were slumbrous lyres. And howso'er the hard blow rang Upon my battered shield, Home lark-llke, soaring spirit sang Above niy battlefield; And through my lout of stormy Bight Tho *ix/.ag blue flame ran. 1 asked no odds—! found my flght-r HJventa against a man. But now—at last—the gray mist chok<* And numbs rne. Leave me pain! Oh let rr.o feel the biting strokes That I may /ight again! ular since the bibulous were rounded up and dosed with it. Undoubtedly the fasclsti theory is correct—that a sick body politic ought to have tried j cine. It is what Dean Swift would I have called "a short way with dls I .-enters." It Is, however, a less rlgor i ous procedure than they used to get patriots to volunteer for service in j N’lcarngua. As one colonel made his way frroin plantation to plantation he received -word from headquarters, "You must send more volunteers!*' He responded, “You must send more rope!” It is a question how valuable a man's vote is when a nauseating medicine is an- aJte,rnatlve. fiopie times the candidate himself is a hit ter pill to swallow, and there is many a wry face among the voters. Hut it was a good thing for the Italian town that the lethargic (lectors were awakened to their duty, even if the method adopted was somewhat crude 1 and harsh. If those who are too lawy er too Indifferent to go to the polls in America had the like treatment rneted out to them, the world s sup ply of castor oil would soon run short. Fresh Air Cures Colds. C. Richmond, D, O . in th« Health Builder, j If you have a stuffy head cold, lie ' down in a room with windows open— covers enough to keep you warm— i .find consciously breathe deeply for JO to 15 minutes. Try to till your lungs from the bottom up. as it were—then /one the air ail out, and start again. You will find that stuffy feeling vastly relieved Headaches, that "tired feel ing,” Indigestion.'melancholia, consti pation. and countless other disorders, may be benefited or entirely relieved —if you will but make a real effort to help yours If! Without sufficient oxvgen we stag nate and become swamped in our own 1 waste products. If you would be well and alert and capable of doing your best day after day—learn to clean ■ your own bloo.I stream by the daily use of air—it's free, too! Just try it. [ Common Sense The Budget Frame of Mind. • You know you should make a bud get. but you do not want the bother. You say the money goes anyway and you do not spend more on lux uries than you should, so what is the use of budgeting every cent. Weil, if you won't make a budget, why not adopt a plan a gnat many men are following today which they think saves worry. Figure what your taxes, your rent, your insurance, your coni. your lights, your lodge dues, telephone, church subscription, civic organtfa. j tion dues, are for one year and divide | by 52. setting aside each Week a sum ; sufficient to meet these debts when they become due. It is a good way to get Into the j saving habit. It makes it 1* ~«;b!c to me.* seme set expenses without worry. It saves you tb> anxiety - f v- Try ing how you can make two weeks' j salary cover an expense equal to 1 three weeks' salary. . It is an easy way to get yourself | into tl.e budget frame of mind. You are Imund to take an interest in this game when you get it fairly , started and Some day you will lie j nhle t*i hold your head up among men ! as a financier worthy of consider..lloit | because j mi manage your ow n lu- 1 come so well. <Copjrr1*ht, ltft.l “The People’s Voice” Editorials from reodtrs of Iht Morning 6m. Roadert ot The Morning Boo nra Invited to uso this column freely for nifretslen on matters oi gubl'c interest. The Newspaper and Religion. Omaha.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I have heard some nice tlilngH about the good editorials I in the columns of The Omaha Bee. | One was "What Has Become of the Prayer Meeting?" Roger Babson is emphasizing tlio necessity of getting I hack to the old time religion. If The Omaha Bee and a hundred more newspapers agitate that matter, it will have tremendous force in the country. t Judge Lindsay recently predicted >hat if the country retrogrades mor ally and with the increase in crime and the d< secration of the home life and of {he good parental example which shohld be set before the chil dren. if these things grow worse in stead of better, our nation is doomed to either socialism or anarchism, no one knows how soon, but possibly 20 or 25 years. The old saying, "The pen Is mightier than the sword,” is true, and your co-operation along moral and religious lines for this nation will he greatly appreciated by the church people who have been trying to stand by the old truths and who need all the co-operation possible In order to advance the Interests of the King dom of our Creator. 1 W CARPENTER. \ Friend of the Cottonwood. Bedford. Va.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: The editorial headed "Cottonwood Coming Into Its Own" Is ' timely, as the products of cottonwood trees were greater In number than I any single production of nature so long as cottonwood could be secured. I well recollect that during the '60s and '70s cottonwood trees grew in abundance all along the Missouri river from its Junction with the Mis- j slssippl to near its source, and I , have seen the magnificent cottonwood 1 trees as far north as Yankton, 8. D. | I'nder the tree claim act after the ! civil war thousands of cottonwood | trees were grown from the seed or young trees from the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, transplanted in western Kansas and Nebraska and eastern Colorado, and many of these trees grew to from 50 feet to T5 feet tall before the farmers or ranchers felled the trees for fuel on account of the scarcity and high price of c<>al. Btfore coming east in 1816 I told 1 my young friends to secure land ! where no other vegetation would grow except cottonwood trees and to grow thev from the seed or trans- ! plant young trees and to grow them ! from 26 to 30 feet apart so as to I get more sun. moisture and Air and : to grow quicker, taller and larger In circumferi nee. and inside of 20 years on 160 acres they would have a good fortune at little cost, and could hold any posit ton w hile the trees grew night and day and for at least 50 years cottonwood logs would com mand enormous prices. H. N. SAVETT. j \ Pwl'» View of Xcitunlt. Oakland, la.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I have clipped the Nei hardt poem from The Sunday Bee, read it several times to myself, and one*- aloud to my wife. Really I didn t know that Neihardt was so great a poet until today. If there la another living poet who has written a poem equal to this "Prairie Storm Rune," I have not road his poem. The heauty of it caused me again to run to my Tennyson, turn to Maud." and read that portion which 1-egins, "Come into the garden,” etc. That is a splen did passage—the most beautiful In lyrical literature, it has seemed to me. hut now I doubt if it can equal N. hardt'a poem of. the storm. Time will d - ide l shall read it often to determine. Neihardt understands a thunder storm with its accompaniments. Few people do. even if they will claim that Intelligence. They know the storm < ome~. they know it goes. They are Wind to the moods and the vicissi tudes of the upper air, the fields, the trews, and all els.- of nature. For that reason you may find people who can't comprehend what Neihardt has done, but make sure that a man of nature or a tnan of intellect will know. I like the way the poet has of caus ing me to tifcwr the thunder and to wee | the lightning without mentioning their ' names. The suggestion has more i vividness And the leaves of the pop.-j l.tr "turning whit." because the wind j shows their under sides. I hope the I rest to follow- will be as g<>d. j I write verse, hut 1 shouldn t want you to pla.-e one of my puny produc i :u S on a i-ng- with such ns this one. Why Not Now? “L" VENTL L ALL Y. why not now” has met the eyes of m 111 i o n s of readers of news* papers, has stood out lx>ldlv on innumerable sign boards all over the country and has Hashed out in brilliant electric letters against the darkness of many a night. It applies so admirably to savings accounts that it seems permissible to use it here. Eventually you must save if you succeed -why not now? / • f he will to do so, a dollar in money, live minutes time and you will have taken a step that has stalled many on the road to success. Why not you? Now and here First National [Bankof Omaha Our Secret Ambitions Flu*? \ [ ^iapam> i *, rear /' A MfMBrrc. of Tvc AEW LAiH FIRM PTSAMS of TTAYURlN<i *J A PARING RESCUE. *1 , **>IL The contrast would be more than I could stand. I read once that a sure cure for the desire to Write poetry by the would-be poet was that of read ing masterly verse to one's self under neath a great tree. One would then be brought to see the futility of his own aspirations, but I don't think this is correct. A great poem like the laureate s only cautions me against rushing Into print with inferior stuff. On the other hand it encourage* me to go on and on, striving for the very highest point of perfection. It teaches that surely we must grow. Not long ago I read In "The Mi A land" that Neihardt moved to 3b sour! to find more economy In livi 'g so that he might continue With h.s : work, indicating that Nebraska liv ing was too expensive. Nebraska^ shouldn't permit it. b’he honored him with the title of 'poet laureate," Something more substantial would te the gift eif a home. If I am not mis taken Riley was given a home by In dianapetlis' people. In the early days to secure him to them. Neihardt appeals to every «ens< of beauty in his ' Nebraska Storm Rune It pleases the ear tremendously a - well a> the intellect. Rhyme, rhythm melody, they are all there, and such a poem as this should be a rebuke 11 so-called ' free verse." APPRECIATIVE With Jaws and Hammers of Steel Into a steel-lined pit, like a huge inverted bell with upright clapper, crash six tons of lime stone and shale from a dump car. The long process of crushing and grinding necessary in cement making begins. Slowly, steadily, the great dap per of the gyratory crusher travels a circular path — crunches the huge chunks of stone to inch-and a-half fragments. The fragments poor out below cm their way to the grinding milk. • In the first mill, a hundred hinged hammers pound and crush the rock to particles the sue of sand. Next, the materials go to the tube mill —a cylinder as big as a locomotive boiler, half filled with steel balls. As it revolves, it lifts the charge of steel and rock and rum Wes it down again and again. An hour of this yields a powder finer than flour. All this is only part of the grinding required. The powder is burned to glass-hard clinker— and then the grinding process starts all over again. A jaw crusher cracks the clinker; balls hammer it to the fineness of sand. And again, for an hour, the mass tumbles about in another tube mill, grinding and rubbing together clinker, steel balls and gypsum. Then you have cement. To meet standard specifica tions, 78 per cent of the finished cement must pass through a sieve having forty thousand holes per square inch, which is finer than the finest silk. To obtain a tan of finished ce ment, a cement plant grinds to this fineness two tons of raw ma terials, including coal, and a ton of glass-hard clinker—three tons altogether to mike one toe of Portland cement. Crushing, grinding and pulver izing are among the more than eighty operations in cement malting. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION <vf National Chvaniiatuxn to Improve and Extend the L’tes of Concrete Ada** drag* IWUi Omi d-im. UiAmIm N#« Vwi Pfelarf'lphaa Nnlwfftm. UUaO»