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kountze Church Confirms Largest Class in History 216 Confirmed at Palm Sun day Services—14 Others to Be Received Will Increase Fold to 4,000. Kountze Memorial Lutheran church. Twenty-sixth avenue and Farnam street, Sunday established for the 12th consecutive year a rec ord in the United States by confirm ing a class of 246. With these Palm Sunday accessions, the membership of the church, which claims for its home a pretty stone structure of medium size, climbed to 3,997. Only two other Protestant churches, one In New York state and the other in Oregon, claim larger memberships. Tn addition to the 246 to he received into the church in services at 11, an other class of 77 persons confirmed elsewhere will be received Wednes day night by letters of renewal or transfer. Pastor III. Rev. George Dorn, associate pastor, administered the rites of confirma tion and was assisted by Rev. Fred 3. Weertz, church school pastor. No unusual condition is credited by Rev. Mr. Dorn for the success of the church. The building stands where Omaha's motor row and the Farnam street business district come to an I crid. Its neighborhood ranges from good to impoverished worldliness. “The answer is that there's nothing wrong with ‘the church’ and nothing wu-ong with the people," Rev. Mr. Horn said as he sat In his study j scrutinizing statistics on ihe last five j months of the church's efforts. ‘'Peo ple wrant religious enlightment and encouragement just as they did in ‘the good old days.’ Thousand Prospects. "We h^ve succeeded because we have taken to individuals the oppor tunity to align themselves on the side of God. Here—” He w alked to a filing cabinet stand ing at a far side of the room and 1 opened a drawer. “Here are some of more than a thousand prospects' names that we keep on file. Regardless of their religious leanings, we gather the names throughout the year. We may get them at a funeral, ft party or a business house. "In September and October we make nn intensive campaign. Each of us. three ministers has a motor car and we |-ide as far as 18 miles to see our prospects. We try to tell them what God and church hold forth and you might he surpriied at how many Im mediately become interested. It is not true that the people are not In terested In religion. “Why, It’s Just like a big business. ] nnd you are salesmen, selling the I blessings of faith,” his interviewer j suggested. Not Salesmen. ► ‘So,” Rev. Mr. Dorn replied. "We object to the word ‘salesmanship.’ We sell nothing—we give away opportu nities. "Cast fall the three of us interested 667 persons. And right there we be gan to differ from several other churches. We didn't vush these 667 to the altar and receive them Into membership, but began teaching them i better to understand the meaning and blessing of religion. Before they could become eligible to confirmation each , had to attend five months of religious services to prepare themselves. Not all finished—in fact, only 246 remain, but every one of those to be confirmed realizes Just what it means and is coming into the church to try to be k real Christian. After they are confirmed some of ; them no doubt, as has been the case with others, will let their interest lag. Rut the constant membership of the j church certifies that the system used is wpII founded." x Rev. Mr. Dorn then discussed the duties of the church to it* member* arid expressed belief that people go to church to obtain helpful strength from God. "We preach the Bible." he declared. ►1 believe some churches can trace their failure to sermons on science, politic*, art and many other *ubject* appeal to Bom*. but do not otter Ood'B encouragement to all and make life* path easier to follow." In Holland more than one-third of the total area of the country lie* be •Xw the level of the sea. which is held bank by means of dikes. PRESERVES AND BEAUTIFIES The wind blows gritty dust into your suit nnd overy timo you shovel coal into tho fursscs or stove small particles of mineral permeate your clothes. If not often removed these gritty substances disintegrate the fabric and in time ruin it. An occasional dry cleaning at the Standard Laundry Launderera Dry Cleaner* 24th and Lake removes these and other destruct ive substances, thus prolonging the life of the garment. This is equally true of man's and wo men’s wear. It is real economy to have your euits and other wearing apparel d dry cleaned frequently. We have built up a large and prosperous laundry business. Prompt pick-up. Prompt dolivery. ' . PHONE WE. 0130 Mary Garden and Protege Sail Mary Garden (right) and her protege. Mary McCormick, are shown above in an exclusive photo taken in their cabin on the Adriatic, on which they sailed tor the Mediterranean. The Busness Barometer This Peek's Outlook in Commerce, Finance, Agriculture and Industry Based on Current Developments. By THEODORE II. PRICE. Editor, Commerce and Finance, New York. Copyright Theodore H. Trice, Publishing Corp., Exchange Place, »w York. Every one is optimistic and every report and forecast published is cheerful, both as to the present and the. future. It Is therefor© 'Unnecessary to amplify upon the week's news of activity and pros perity. Iron is up ll a ton. The de mand for steel exceeds the output which is still limited by the labor scarcty. Cop-! r*r is row selling at 17 H cents. The far1 sighted action of the American Woolen company in voluntarily raising Its em ployes’ wages by 12t£ per cent indicates' an expectation of good business through-j out the summer and probablv insures the. highsr wages deifiaded by the operatives' in the New England cotton mills. Wheat has been firmer than for sometime and j many believe that all the cereals are i destined to sell higher. Cotton goods are I in excellent demand and although cot.! ton futures are a ehrfidc easier the in- . herent strength of th*» statistical position ' is relied upon to prevent any serious de cline. Sugar I* Jiower. Sugar Is about the only commodity of importance that !■* distinctly lower and it has declined solely because the ,I>epart rnent of Commerce, whose bullish out giving’* started the advance, has now re versed itself and professes to have discov ered that there is enough sugar to go round. Rubber, coffee and Jute have also de clined slightly because either our own government or another has Issued some report or taken some action whose effect has been to make buyera hesitant The East India government, (qj In-' stance, has discovered that its earlier esti mate of the Jute crop ©as too small. The , Brasilian government is said to have been selling the unsold remnant of the coffee it held, and the advance in rubber lias been checked by the outgivings »»f tome Washington bureau whoa.* officials seem to think that a nation which protect* Jta own producers, as does the United .States, has the right to challenge tlreat Britain for pursuing a similar policy In ! protecting the rubber planters within the j British empire. But these aurface changes In the mar kets have not reduced the volume of busl- ; r e*s in this country which is so large that it taxes tb© capacity of the railroads to | the utmost and Is swelling their net revenue to reoord figures. Security Market Mark. With such a background It Is surprising that the security market has not showed more buoyancy and that It has in fact been dstnctly slack. Lberty bonds have , been drooping. They have touched the lowest figures of the calendar yar, arid the bond market generally has been heavy wlnle stocks, though active, are In many cases lower than a week ago. This incongruity between the condition of commerce and that of finance cannot ( be attributed to . any lark of lendable , capita^ for the weekly statement of the federal reaerVo system shows a slight In crease in the reserve ratio, which now stands at 75 7 per cent, as compared with j 75.4 per cent a w»rk ago. The gold held shows a decrease of $4,000,^00, It ia true. and th*- bills held have Increased by about 13^,000,000. but th** expansion still possible runs into the billions and any advance in the redis count rate would bo vigorously i'»;ntcd as without warrant. Wo must, therefor**, look elsewhere for an explanation of the persistent upathy of the financial markets if we admit the 1 generally accepted theory that the shad ows of coming events are earlier viriM# on the stock exchange than in the marts of trade. Theory Is Vindicated. This theory has been so often \trdl ra ted that it hardly needs verification, but aa bearing upon it th*? history of the comparatively recent past is at least in teresting In the winter of 1>20 the commercial markets were much as they are now Prices were high, everyone was cheerful and a summer of great t.t mmercial activity was anticipated. Hut , the stock market was lethargic until it c.ommericei to give way in February, when a decline In s'.lk caused the suspension of some Important Jspaneso banks and was followed by the collapse of the R>an cor ner in the stock of the 8tutz Motor com pany. But these events, which proved to he the bells that rung down the curtain of the postwar boom, were unheeded in 1 the commercial markets, where activity perssted eve after Wsnamaker’e fa mous cut In prices showed that ho had taken alarm Attention is now called to this r* cord because ii ruggests a slight analogy be tween the past and present. The stock market is again lethargic and another corner In a speculatively exploited stock, that of ths Ptggly Wiggly company, col lapsed last week. There have been no failures in Japan, but the near war in the Ruhr becomes daily nearer real war, despite the opti mism of some newspaper correspondents Philip Snowden, the ablest leader of the socialist labor party in Great Britain, has introduced a bill In parliament ha t contemplates an abandonment of the eapi- , t illstlc iiys'em and the right of private ownership In land In Kuglat.d. There , a no likelihood that th« bill will be passed now, but the support it has r* - cejved and the seriousness with which it is being considered show,- that there has been an amazing rhang** in the politics! philosophy of the firiti**h masses Trade Review By R. O. IH N A CO. The *•» week of a »c\rre winter brought further storms and cold in s»m« sections that restricted business and Im peded transport atlon. A favorable turn In the weather care quickly, however, and what promises to b*» an active spring »' a son has begun. The first quarter of t he yesr whl' h Is nearing an ending, has been featured by a rapid extension of the commercial recovery, and nothing appar ently indicates an early check to the | movement. Demand has abated a little in certain auartere, but mainly because of the Inability or disinclination of sellers to accept more orders, and there are In stances where trading has revived after a lull. The public consuming capacity, with the large employment of workers and advanced wages in some Industries, is greeter now than at any time In more thsn two years, and a heavy volume of goods is being distributed st retail. With dealers* previous policy of hand-to-mouth purchasing, many* merchandise stocks w«»r* at a low point when requirements of magnitude again developed, so that buying for replenlahment became Inipern five. Supplementing thl* demand, action ♦ o secure protection against future needs was taken by various Interests, and rising prices not unnaturally followed It ia the latter phas*-. with »he r*app*aram of speculative tendencies |n some mar kets. that, attracts chief attention, and a note of caution ia beginning to be hard ( ir ore plainly In conservative channels Discussion of the possibilities of reaction 1s not lacking hut there ts no present j stgn of a aetha-k and confidence la the prevailing sentiment Commodity Price* Rising. Fur h week thus far this :**r has show n ( an excess of advances In I'un « » ompre- i henalve list of wholesale commodity quo tations In moat < ases moreover, the margin of lnrr*»»a has b«*n wide, and I* of thla week s 77 changes were In an up ward direction. Tho rise of prices pat- : urally has beep mors marked In some in- j stances than in others, but most of the bnatc article* hava been prominent In the movement. Succoaalva weekly advance* In tho metals division have carried price* much * ho va tho levels of a year ax> while gains of several cents per yard havs bran common In cotton goods. Mere ■ompartanna of quotations do not wholly reflect the extent of the pri< n upturn, for premiums frequently rule where buy ers’ needs are especially urgent and sell era can make quick deliveries. Hurh phase* as these w*ro familiar enough during war time* but they wore absent for a long period after the readjustment began in 1920. Iron and IHsel Advance. It If not surprising that the strength of Iron and steel markets has further in creased. The point haa been reached where moat producers have adopted a conserva tive policy regarding forward business, there being more disinclination lo **>J ahead Thla attitude apparently reflet »* an expectation of wage advance* and con sequent higher < oat* Pres*ure of domes tic demand continue* at a blah rate, while buyer* abroad are beginning to draw more heavily upon this country f->r sup plies. ftesplte the magnitude of cur rent and prospective requirements, It ts believed that all of the Steel needed will be available, as mills have been able to aitghtly augment their output Aa a re suit of additional revision* this week, ft composite pig Iron f>r|cg has resrbed 110.96. or fully 112 higher than that of ft year •!», and ft few more Increases In steel have also occurred. Mor« then this, premium* are being paid where ad vantage* ou shipment* are possible, l arge Transactions In Hides. With the breaking last we*k of the dut pens that had prevailed In tha dom**t1n pack*-?- hide market slnr« early In Janu ary, further slxabte **lea have developed Several hundred thousand hides hava changed hands In the clearance trading, 1 and killer* obtained price* on branded | sola leather hidea that were equivalent to an advance. Large buyer*. It |* Inter sating to note, h*ve operated actively In small packer and outside packer hide* In about all section* of the country While upper leather tanners have been slow to i purchase raw material suitable for ihelr i purposes producer* of *ul* leather, on I the other bond, hero bought (rooty eud seem confident of the future. A further movement of sole leather In Boston in vclped % considerable quantity, and »ho« factories are taking deliveries r.f bu'ks and bend* In a satisfactory way. With the completion of faster orders, how ever. the expected lull in footwear busi ness has appeared. Active l>r> tiood* Distribution. The pa^t v. inter. despite Its frequent •nrm*. was marked by mi acth ** retail ' dry goods diatstbutlon. end indications point to « fevorable spring s<*n*on Some fiu“*itoning Is heard as to the ability of T“?atlem to secure the hgher prices fore shadowed by artvannee* In primary circles, but most dealer# still ha-.n lonsiderablo merchandise to offer at comparatlvely lowr prlc^p it is believed, therefore, that no pron\jneed prlo rise will occur In con suming channels until initial spring bual ne*e, at least, has been completed An nouncement wa# made this wt«*k of wage IncrsWMi In WOOlStt mills. ftg| there Is continued agitation for similar action in cotton manufacturing centers. Tn some dl'is|/»na o fthe industry, upward revisions already have been forced bv a scarcity of skilled workers. Despite labor drawbacks, production remains very large and manv cotton goods plants are fully booked through September. Final Cotton I.Innings. Tt haa long been known that the 19 22 mi ton < rnp was of Diod**rate #Ue, but the final ginning returns showed an *v» n •miller total <hart had been generally ex pected At F,7*1.417 b*'ea of h 00 pounds I weight, the ginning# fell about 200.000 bale* short of th# government's December crop estimate, which vs# 9.004,000 bales i Kx ept f>>r the \leld of 1021 which the, ensue bureau pla- *d at 7.f.’*2 *41 bales. th« 1022 production Is the smallest re- J ported for rnsny years Th# official gin- | nlmf statement had little effect on cotton , prtcf-s. Hie market declining rather sharp- ! ly under uprosaura of liquidation. A ■ witching of Interest from tho old crop! months to the new crop positions was, one of the week's feature*, there being a 1 disposition* to s»ll May contracts and buy October. The decline In lh« latter option, therefore, was les* pronounced than that which occurred In th# nearer delivery. Return From Colorado Special Dispatch to The Omnhs llee. Wymore, Nob,. March 25.— Mr. and Mr*. Fred Hunt hke. former resident#* rf Wymore for many years, hove nr* rived her*- from their homestead in eastern Colorado, making the trip from Wray to Wymore. a distance nf 4B0 miles. In a covered wa*on. It took 20 days to complete the trip. Mr. n&schkn at one time wai a railway conductor nut of here. _ Inquiry in Status of Gun Ranges Sought bv Navv Clariffcation of 5-5-3 Clause of Arms Treaty Held as Hope for Removing Sus picion Between Nations. By GEORGE F. ALTHIER, Washington t orrespondent The Omaha Bee. Special IMspatch to The Omaha Bee. Washington, March 25.—American naval representatives, whllt officially silent, today privately insisted that the safety and security of the United States demands a formal inquiry made upon Great Britain and Japan as to the exact status of their gun ranges. They believe, also, the interpretation of the clause of the treaty governing changes of this kind, should be clari fied. Without this, the 6-5 3 ratio established at the arms conference, it is feared, will become dissipated in a maze of international suspicion. The published opinion, expressed to day by Vice Admiral laicaze, former minister of marine In the French gov ernment, commenting on the debate between England and the United States relative to respective ranges, that it was possible under the treaty to Increase ranges, met with favorable reaction here. The Uaeaze statement called atten tion to the fact that the British and French versions of the treaty differ In this respect. The British version says "no alteration in side armor, in caliber, number or general type of mounting of main armament” is to be made. The French version provides merely that the general type of "In stallation may not be changed." American naval officers say it would nut be necessary to change in stallations to bring about the changes desired In order to permit the Amer ican ships to throw a projectile 30, 000 yards. Without this change, it is claimed by American naval experts. Great Britain will retain an advan tage of 3.000 yards in range, giv ing her an advantage estimated ^t approximately 20 per cent. This, they claim, destroys the 5-5-3 ratio, put ting the American navy in second place. Looking forward to a possible align- j ment of the British and Japanese navies in certain contingencies, despite the scrapping of the Anglo-Japanese treaty which will be accomplished when the conference treaties are rati fied. the American situation would be decidedly unfortunate. The only official information per mitted to escape from the Navy de partment today on the subject was that no changes are being made and it is assumed none will be attempted until President Harding and Secre tary of Navy Denby have returned. No information was obtainable either at ttie State or Navy depart ments as to whether the latter branch of the government is taking steps to discover Just what the situation is as to range limitations in the British and Japanese navies. While there is no disposition to question the accuracy of the British statement that no changes have been made, it is believed in official quar ters that it would be proper to ask both British and Japanese how they Interpret the clause in the treaty governing changes In the direction of "modernization.” In view of the trank and sports manlike "manner In which Secretary Hughes retracted his statement upon the authority of the British govern ment, it Is believed the British gov ernment might well meet this attitude half way by placing American naval authorities in position to determine the facts for themselves. Failure to do this may result. It was intimated today, in the United | States interpreting the treaty on Its Own ai count, leaving It to other na tions to register objections if they have any. Hops Attack Farmer Special 1‘Upatrh la Th* Omaha flea. Broken Bow. N^b., March 25.— White driving hogs to a loading chut#, C. M. Fortyth# nf Anwlmo was thrown down whan attacked by per oral of the animals and sustained a dislocated shoulder. on tha wholesale price* per pound nf li arttclee used for food t* |3.4ft. compar ing with M 41 last wr#k and |2 ?0 f«r week's number shows a lor* of thre*-tenths week a number ahoy* * loea of three-tenths of J par cen» from last week, but a gain nf R 2 per cant o\er tha ilka w*».*k nf last ; ea .*. • Increased: Flour, ah»»'. aprlng. corn, oats, barley, rya fl <ur. bams, butter, tap ioca. abrep. live; fat'lha, live ©1*0 oil, lin seed oil, pig Iron, bash, pig Iron. He#, renirr, car wheel*. old Philadelphia . ateel scrap. Pittsburgh; cast Iron. Chi cago; tinplate* copper. Spelter, Adiron dack spruce, rubber Pecreesed; Wheat, red. short ribs. lard. *ug;»r, raw; anger. ref!ne>|. coffee, egga. hogs. live; hop* New Turk; cotton, hides, I hay. lead, antimony, tin. Financial Br BROADAN WALL. By 1'nWfrwil Service. New York, March \i5.—Speculative Wall street starts the new week with ( seme hesitancy, due to tho scheduled ; conference Monday of the federal re- j serve board. Although this is the regular semi-annual gathering of this body, the street is inclined to look for some statement from It relative to the credit situation. in fact, It would not be surprising to the financial dis trict if another warning against in flation was given the nation. General expectation is that the fed eral reserve hoard will discuss a pol icy to he pursued the next six months j with regard to rediscount rates, I which are the chief instrument used to prevent dangerous expansion in loans. The general stock market is in , strong technical position. The short interest is unusually large. It is a buying power that must be counted on. x Outlook Optimistic. Rome of the most ardent supporters of transportation shares are le^s optimistic now that the interstate Commerce com mission ha* asked the common carriers to furnish It with statements showing the relation of earnings to the f. 9* per cent permitted on Invested capital, under the transportation act. This step Is consid ered 8i Indicating a desire by Washing ton to five consideration to demands for lower freight rates. Such afltation would ko a long way ^toward offsetting aa a stock market Influence the good earning* statements now beinK reported by the transportation companies The recent advance in the cotton market Is believed to have culminated owing to the smaller takings by mills, th« falling off In exports and favorable Indications .regarding the new crop which is being planted. The bond market la down an average of slightly more thas 5 points from the high level reached on September 21, 1922. The continued stiffening of money rates is expected to be accompanied by a fur ther decline. I Farmers’ Union Notes Copies of "Uncle Reuben In Washing ton," a book from tho pen of Charles 8. Barrett, president of tho National Farm ers' union, have been received at state union headquarters. As tho title suggests the book deals primarily with the legisla tive activities of farmers in the national capitol. President Barrett shows how Washington swarms with lobbyists. Mem bers of congress and government officials are Influenced more by f»*ar of their po litical lives, he says, than by argument. He strongly urges farmers to take s band in politic*, and not to be content with electing a county commissioner or a member of the legislature. "Go after the top Job." he admonishes, "elect the presi dent of the United Stat*-*." Deplore Political Wrangling. T'kimth. — A resolution deploring the poltlcal wrangling In the legislature and requesting Reprsematlve Orr and Sena tor Wilklna to help Governor Bryan to tarry out hit pre-election promisee was adopted by the Burt County Farmers’ union. C. McCarthy, manager of the Farmers' Union Mate e*change In Oma ha. addressed the convention on co-op eration. Officer* for the coming year »i'9 elected a* follow*: 1’re-ident. A. H. Gilbert, T»knmah: vice president. V A. Monaon. «'raig, and secretary-treasurer, L. F. Lotz Decatur. Manager Paid 4 ommission. . Krtd*—The Farmers’ Union Klsvator .company here has an unusual arrange, with ita manager Instead of paying him a stated salary he is given a commission of J cent# a l>u*hel on all the grain he ah’P* In the latest fiscal year this com pany made & net profit r.f 12.146.79, which exceeded the lose suffered in 1921 by *t9*i 13 The company .* “squared away ’ for a good year. Drive f«>r Members. Crete —A '-ampalgn la being made t-» re.-rutt the rshlp of the faimera' union locals in Saline county. It began on March IT. and will continue until rh# nest quarterly convention of the Saline County Farmer*' union, on April 1* The recruiting work is be,ng done by the of ficer* and member* of th* different locale tn their own territory. A committee of the county union, conalattng of H. R Dunn of DeWitt, Charles Murray of Friend and George Znamen*r*k of Crete. ha* be*n appointed to **aist tha local* :n tho campaign. Trofli on Hock. Grand Is and —Members « f Fetid Krog local of th* farmer*' union shipped 34 • arloads of Itveato k last ’ear through their shipping agent Otto Ouen'taer. These shipments consisted of 2.4:9 hogs and 694.510 pound* of «ettle, and brought a net return of S54 104.21. At a re. *nt meeting <•? tho ■ .v| M r Om-nth^r pre sented a dividend t he<k for 137196 from tho Omaha house of the Farmers* Union Livestock commt.'smn representing tbe savings in commlsatone p*ld on the 29 carloads. This was prorated to the mem ber* who had shipped Report Entail loss. Frssco -- A’urnover «»f 1159 42* 25 was reached by the Farmer* Union Uo opera tive aaaociation hero In tie la*«et fl*« al vear. Th-* g:o*n profit -n this volume wa* 2.4 p*-r t*nt, while operating ripen**** were 2 4 per rent of sale*, Jea’ng * small loss This 1"S* was till* to the slump in prii ^e of implement# of w ; ! h a consid erable stock wo on hand at tbe beginning of the year After deducting the l»s* for the year thera is still o.-er 1460 in the reeerv e fund Beside* the elevator tha association has an up-to data warehouse and handles the tisual warehouse com > moditiss, a* well ae some gro ocies and clothing ^ > Record of Week’* Failures A large tnrreas* In the number of failure* reported to K. O Pun A Co., • from the e- uth "more than offset* the d*- 1 ere sere in the other sections of tho Unit- , ed Mate* and the total for this week 1* >91, as against 371 last week For th* sam* week a year ago th* aggregate was 5 41. However, fewer defaults * re reported with liabilities of more than 95 |n each case, this week's number b**lng 311. or 64 4 per rent, compared with 236. or 43 6 per cent last neek .Similar defaults In the corresponding period of last year amount ed to 134. or 19 9 p«-r on'. A decided deer age is evident In the failure* reported from Canada, this week-* total being 66 no again*! 93 last week; a } e*r ago they aggregated 99 Insol vencies Involving more than 9 '>00 In *a h instance are *!*•• leas in number, being 26 th's week; a w e»k ago they numbered 41 and a year ago 4«. Train NOW for Business F’ouncl your life’s career on a business education and go on to success. Let someone else do the menial tasks and take the layoffs when work is slack—brains always will demand higher pay than muscle. Spring Term Opening Monday, April 2 Both Day and Night School You have your choice of vocntiun*; select from this list th* position which best suits /our preferences: Accountancy Auditing Machina Bookkeeping Comptomatry Bookkaaping Salesmanship Shorthand t Tjrpawritint Panmanahip Talagraphv Civil Sarv ic« EniliiK CHOOSE NOW AND BEGIN TRAINING APRIL 2 BOYLES COLLEGE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. OMAHA, NEB. Marriam Block I8lk and Harnay Pkona 576 Jarkton 1565 I '..—ii— l ONE OF OURS Ily WILLA GATHER. Famous Nebraska Author. ((ontimied From Aatur<l»v.) HYNOrMS. ClAtide \\'heeler, living: on a N>br*»k» ranch with hla parent* nnd » younger brother, Ralph. htu» to quit Temple col lege. a small <triiomi national ftchool at Lincoln, at the end of hl>* third year to take care of the home place while him father, Nat Wheeler, and Ralph, upend mint of their time on their Colorado ranch. C laiide’n older brother, Bay lie*, run* an Implement utore at Frankfort. While In Lincoln, (‘Inudc bus become an clone friend of the Frlieh family, Mr«. Frlich, it motherly widow with five eon*, having made the shy boy feci at honi£ on hla numerous vi«it«. CHARTER XVIII. Claude's lied room fated the east. | The next morning, when he looked | out of hig‘ windows, only the tops | of the cedars in the front yard were ! visible. Hurriedly putting on his clothes, he tan to the west window at the end of the hall; I-ovely creek and the deep ravine in which It flow ed had disappeared as if they had never been. The rough pasture was : like a smooth field, except for humps and mounds like haycocks, where the ; snow had drifted over a post or a I bush. At the kitchen stairs Mahalley met t him in gleeful excitement. "Lord 'a’ mercy, Mr. Claude, I can’t git the ! storm door open. We’re snowed in fas’.” She looked like a tramp wo ! . man In a Jacket patched with many ; colors, her head tied jip in an old i : black "fascinator," with ravelled yarn ] I hanging down over her face like wild ; • locks of hair. She kept this costume j | for calamitous occasions; appeared in 1 j it when the water pipes were frozen j I or burst, or when spring storms flood- I ed the coops and drowned her young i chickens. The storm door opened outward | ’ Claude put his shoulder to it and pushed it a little way. Then, with Ma- i halley's fireshove! he dislodged enough snow to enable hint to force back the door. Iran came tramping in his stock ing feet across the kitchen to his hoots, which were still drying behind the stove. "She’s sure a bad one, Claude,” he remarked, blinking. “Yes. I guess we won’t try to go ! out till after breakfast. We ll have to dig our way to the barn, and I never thought to bring the shovels up last night.” ”Th' ole snow shovels Is in the cel i lar. I’ll ’fcit 'em." "Not now. Mahalley. Give us our breakfast before you do anything else.” Mrs. Wheeler came down, pinning on her little shawl, her shoulders more bent than usual. "Claude,” she said fearfully, "the cedars in the i front yard are all hut covered. Do I you suppose our cattle could be bur j ied?” He laughed. "No, mother. The cat lie have been moving around all night. I expect." When the two men started out with the wood-n snow shovels, Mrs. Wheeler and Mahalley stood in the doorway, watching them. For a short distance from the house the path they dug was like a tunnel, and the white walls on either side wpre higher than their heads. On the breast of the hill the snow was not so deep, and they I made better headway. They had to . fight through a second heavy dr,ft i before they reached the harn, where | they went in and wanned them selves among the horses and cows. Dan was for getting n»xt a warm row and beginning to milk. "Not yet.” said Claude. "I want tn have a look at the hogs before we do anything here.” The hog house was built down in i draw behind the barn. When ■ ciaude reached the edge of the gully, ' blown almost hare, he could look | about him. The draw was full of snow, smooth . . . en opt In the urid die. where there a rumpled de i presslon, resembling a great heap of , tumbled bed-linen. Dan gaspe-d. "God a’ mighty, Clautfc, the roof’s fell in! Them hogs will be smothered." | "They will if we don’t get them pretty fiulck Hun to the house and tell mother Mahalley will have to milk this morning nnd get back here I as fast as you can." The roof was u flat thatch, and the weight of the snow had been too much for it- Claude wondered if he should have put on a new thatch that fall: but the old one wasn't leaky, and had seemed strong enough. When Dan got back they took turns one going ahead and throwing out as murh snow as he could, the other handling the -now thn- f-!' hn--k. After an hour or so of this w-ork, Dan 1 leaned on his shovel "We'll never do It, Claude, Two men couldn t throw all that snow out 1 hi a week, l'in about all in." "Well, you can go back to the house , and sit by the fire," Claude called fiercely. He had taken off his coat and was working in his shirt and sweater. The swiat was rolling from his face, his bark and arms ached, and his hands, which he couldn't keep dry, were blistered. There were 3? hogs in the hog house. Dan sat down in the hole. "May be if I could git a drink of water I could hold on a ways," he said de jectedly. It was past noon when they got * into the shed; a cloud of steam rose, j and they heard grunts. They found the pigs all lying in a heap at one : end, and pulled the top ones off alive and squealing. Twelve hogs at j the bottom of the idle had been suf ! focated. They lay there wet and black in the snow, their bodies warm an ; smoking, but they were dead; there ! was no mistaking that. Mrs. Wheeler, in her husband's rub- ! ber hoots and an old overcoat, cairn | down with Mahailey to view the scene of disaster. "You ought to git right at them ! hawgs an’ butcher ’em today," Ma hailey called down to the men. She was standing on the edge of the draw, in her patched Jacket and ravelled hood. Claude, down in the hole, brushed the sleeve of his sweater across his streaming face "Butcher them?" he cried indignantly. "I wouldn't butch er them if I never saw meat again." ‘‘You ain’t a goin’ to let all that good hawk meat go to waste, air you, Mr. Claude?” Mahailey pleaded. "They didn’t have no sickness nor nuthln'. Only you'll have to git right at ’em or the meat won’t be healthy." “It wouldn't be healthy for me. anyhow. I don't know what I will do with them, but I'm mighty sure I won’t butcher them." "Don't bother him. Mahailey," Mrs Wheeler cautioned her. "He's tired and he has to fix some place for the live hogs." "I know he is. mam. but I could easy cut up one of them hawgs my self. I butchered my own little p onet, in Virginia. ] could save the hams, anyway*. and the «n»ve rib*. We ain’t had no spare rttm for ever no long." What with the at he In h:s har k and Hie chagrin at losing the pig*. Claud* was feeling desperate. "Mother.'’ he shouted, *'lf ypu don’t take MshalleT into the house, I’ll go crazy.” That evening Mrs. Wheeler asked him how much the 12 hogs would have been worth In money. 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