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The Morning Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N I N G—S U N D A Y __ THE IIEK IM HI.ISH l> (t to.. 1‘uhl)«b, r._ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is •xcluaively entitled to tho us« for republication of all new« dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in thia paper, and also tha local news published herein. All rights of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. _ BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department it lanti. or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: saaa Editorial Department. AT lantia 1021 or AT. 1042. OFFICES * Main Office—17th and Farnam Council Bluffs—15 Scott St. S. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N. New York—World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis-—Syndi. Trust Bldg, jos Angeles—Higgins Bldg. San Francisco—Hollrook Bldg. Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bid* UNCLE ANDY’S CHRISTMAS GIFT. Not the least welcome of news from Washington is the announcement from the secretary of the treas ury that a recommendation will he made for a gen eral reduction in taxes. This will chiefly affect the rate now paid on incomes, and promises some relief to the country at large. An accumulating surplus is the basis for the reduction proposed. Without going into a consideration of the de tails of the Mellon program, which has been care fully worked out, it will not be out of place to con gratulate the American people on the fact that such a program is possible. In spite of criticisms from an envious opposition, the republican administration has accomplished all it set out to do. Expenses of running the government have been reduced through the application of business methods and the practice of strict economy in all departments. Most of this can be credited to the budget system, which has re deemed its promises effectively. The revenue law of 1921 lowered the tax rate appreciably, saving a bil lion amd a half dollars to the people, and now an other reduction is asked by the Treasury department, because more money is coming in than is needed. What better showing could be sought than this? It probably will be objected by the opposition that the promise is made on the eve of a presidential campaign, and therefore is designed to influence voters. To this the answer will be that the Chicago olatform made this promise: ‘‘We pledge ourselves to a carefully planned read justment to a peace-time basis and to a policy of rigid economy, to the better co-ordination of de partmental activities, to the elimination of unneces sary officials and employes, and to the ralsinfe of the standard of Individual efficiency.” Steadily President Harding w’orked in this direc tion, and under him much was achieved. President Coolidge is carrying on, with the full determination that nothing contained in the pledge shall lack for performance. The record is one the democratic lead ers will find trouble in breaking through. Another reduction in the tax rate will convince the people of the United States that the republican party was sincere in its main purpose, that of reduc ing the cost of government and lowering of the cost of living, in so far as it is affected by taxes. OMAHA WILL MISS M'SHANE AND PICKENS. Omaha will sincerely mourn the fact that two more of her pioneer builders have answered the last summons. John A. McShane and Charles H. Pickens grew up with the town, and progressed with its growth Each was an outstanding figure in the affairs of the city, commercially, industrially and socially. John A. McShane was first associated with the Creightons, and through that came into prominence. It was his own efforts and good judgment that erected his fortune, but while he was attending to his own business, he found ample time to devote to public interests, and gave much of service to the people. This was not entirely confined to his single term in congress, although he acquitted himself there with distinction. He aided in establishing the stock yards and through that, the packing industry in this city. Other enterprises engaged his attention, to the good of the community, for through them came growth and employment, the building of homes and the spread of all that goes to make a city great. Charles H. Pickens began his business life in Omaha as the first carrier boy of The Omaha Bee. Fifty-two years ago he was the entire circulation department of the then new but rapidly expanding paper. From, this he entered the employ of the Paxton & Gallagher company, and rose to be the head of that great wholesale concern. To an even greater degree than McShane, Pickens was quiet and unobtrusive, yet continually active in the affairs of Omaha. As a promoter of the Board of Trade, which later blossomed into the Commer cial club, now the Chamber of Commerce, he filled many assignments, the good handling of which brought benefit to Omaha. Among the founders of Ak-Sar-Ben none were more zealously interested than Charley Pickens, and none took a more active part in the support of that peculiarly local institution whose magnificence is due to the men who stood loyally by it through times that were trying. These men had finished their work, had done it well, and had won their rest. Omaha is bigger and better because they lived here and worked for the good of all in the city of which they were so proud. No names have a better right to a high place on the scroll of Omaha builders than McShane and Pickens. FOOLISH FUN BRINGS STERN ENDING. .T. P. Comisky of Eaton, Colo., is in a good posi tion to testify as to the effects of publicity. One of his first engagements, however, will be to secure his release from jail at Sioux City, into which his adventure pfunged him for a finish. Mr. Comisky is young, single, and not averse to romance. Some of his friends conceived tho clever, but not entirely original, notion of adver tising him as the victim of a father’s captious whim. They caused the story to be circulated that he was to be heir to a considerable sum of money, in event that he took a wife before Armistice day of the cur rent year, and stood to lose the inheritance if he failed to get married. The story recited that Comisky was a diffident youth, anxious to obtain the bequest, and even willing to comply with the re quirements, but not able to secure tho party of the second part, always necessary to a successful wed ding. No sooner was the story well noised about, with sufficient emphasis on the fact that time was get ling short and almost any girl would do, than Comisky and his friends began to enjoy the joke. Letters from prospective brides were numerous and appealing, and the happy youth had considerable range for his selection of candidates. He fell for one from an old sweetheart, and journeyed to Sioux City to meet her. There he came to grief. Sioux City officers took a hand, and the young man found himself in the city jail instead of the bridal suite. As might have been expected, this took all the fun out of the joke. Comisky confessed that he hail no legacy coming, anti the young woman convinced him she nlrcady had a husband. What else may happen is not disclosed, but the lesson is an old one, that there is such n thing as carrying a Joke too far. SECRETS OF A DEAD DAY. One of the scientists who accompanied Roy Chap man Andrews’ expedition to the Monogolian fossil fields has returned with further details of the won derful discoveries made there. Originally, it was announced, the work was undertaken to discover, if possible, the actual birthplace of man. While this has not as yet been done, enough has been accom plished to fairly well substantiate a belief that much of the larger mammal life had its origin in the region now being explored. Well preserved fossil remains of great reptiles and enormous animals have been uncovered by the scientists, who have prosecuted their work with great vigor under unusual difficulty. Among the remark able discoveries reported is that of eggs of the dinosaur, which have laid in the nest many thou sands of years. One of these, split open, disclosed an embryo dinosaur, perfectly preserved. This alone is of immense value, for it should serve to show how near right the scientists have been in their restoration of the reptile from the fragmentary re mains hitherto found. The work will be made more nearly perfect because some nearly complete skele tons of adult reptiles of the species have been un covered. What is considered the missing link between the horned and unhorned reptiles is among the finds, and another is a beast larger than any ever found elsewhere. All of these things are prized by paleon tologists as well as archaeologists, because of their bearing on the story of life. Whether it will settle the argument between the dispersionists and those who hold that life appeared simultaneously in dif ferent regions does not much matter. Geology rather supports the view's of those who hold that these great animals wandered over the globe from a central birthplace just as did man. Long ago the Garden of Eden was located very near to where science has placed the birthplace of the human race. Perhaps the discoveries now re corded will lead to others, which in their turn will support with even more impressive pow'er the story told in Genesis. At any rate, it is most interesting, because it is not only extending man’s knowledge of the actual record of the past, and thereby increasing his reverence for the divine plan, but is impressing on him more and more deeply a sense of understand ic* of such parts of that plan as are revealed to him. --- Accepting the dictum that girls and boys are ma ture around the age of 14, might it not also be ex pected that they will be superannuated at 21? How ever, they will know a lot more at 40, but may not be so glib in expounding the fact. One of the lawyers in the Stokes ease will get $250,000 as his fee, which fact may encourage oth ers to enter on the practice of law. However, it may be well to remember that such fees are as rare as such divorce cases. Would it be becoming to suggest that the at tendance of 52,000 Kansas City men at a Bible class on Sunday morning did not include all who might have profited had they been there? Father and son got off to a good start on their week of feeds and talks. To get the real good out of this, though, the spirit of the affair should be con tinued through the coming years. • Old King Corn smiles while the calamity howlers flap their ears. Three billions bushels is a rather impressive figure. A conference without France will be as futile as one on French terms. All must agree, or nothing will happen. They are fighting Irish, all right, but whereabouts in Ireland did Kizer, Stuhlderher, Oberst and Bach come from? A counterfeit $10 bill is now reported. After while it will get down to where ordinary folks will be interested. The one-time crown prince of Germany is getting a lot more attention just now than he deserves, London staged a wet party on Armistice day, something they have not forgotten in England, No complaint will be heard if the weather bureau fails to deliver any snow in this locality. Uncle Andrew Mellon assumes the role of Santa Claus, and his Christmas tree looks good. Sunday was a beautiful day, and the hospitals were all well filled by Monday morning. Judge Volstead has little to say, but his law is doing a lot of talking for him. A little early for Santa Claus, but John D. is good to the flivvers just the same. Our governor will probably ask Uncle Andy Mellon how he does it. Soft drink parlors are getting some hard money fines these days. With gas going down, why shouldn’t taxes follow? And there was Jim, waiting at the depot. The flivver knows no creed or race. Mr. Rockne met Mr. Dawson. Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own I’ort— Robert Worthington Davit GOING AND COMING. When autumn comes ami tho fragrance and beauty of summer are flown; When dead grass covers the valleys and signs of the harvest are nigh, And down to earth In clusters the golden leaves sre blown. A visible gloom In dormant beneath n tired sky. "X'ls age and the season of vigor gone, and another span Faeeed for Inanimate beings—beings ns they need seem. The leaves ntid flowers and grasses recede ns (V parte tho man. Scaling the wall of Heaven, reaching the Inml ft Drcti m. The season of enow Is coming like sod to the mortaldnst To cover the green of summer and shelter tho drear forms dead— Hut. out from the gloom apparent shnll bloom with a loving trust Beauty of spring and summer a few short months ahead. 1 i I — “From State and Nation” — —Editorials from Other Newspapers— Something New in Politic*. From the Beatrice Express. Henry Ford, hitnsolf, has created an innovation in national politics, or should it he said private citizenship? This now situation is a citizen who admits he is not a candidate under any party standard and In the same breath confesses to a political plat form. Usually there Is somethlg politically suggestive about platforms especially such as that professed by the automobile maufacturer. At his own word this is what Ford (who is not a candidate for president or anything) will do when he is elected president. Politics—"I am not a candidate for anything. I can't imagine myself today accepting any nomination, of course, and no Intelligent man can say what I will do tomorrow. There might be a war or a crisis of the sort, In which legalism and constitutional ism and all that wouldn't figure, and the nation wanted some one who could do things and do them quick. What I would do then I can't say.” Judiciary—“As far as national problems go, the two biggest prob lems we have at this time are the railroads and the judiciary. We. pay our judges such Inadequate salaries that some of them are retained by great corporations because they don't get enough to live on.” Railroads—“There is no question that the railroads should operate un der one central head. They are one indispensable agency for commercial expansion, and the government should insist that they be employed in the most efficient manner." Prohibition—"The prohibition ques tion is settled, absolutely settled. The eighteenth amendment is part of the constitution, isn’t it? And it is here to stay. Prohibition is dead, so far as it is an issue. Discussion of pro hibition by politicians as an issue is a smoke screen. It conceals the big economic questions which the people have a right to hear. Politicians al ways shy away from big questions, anyway." Coal Mining—"When the railroads are compelled to furnish cars so that mines run five days a week, it will mean that miners' families would no longer suffer from lack of Income. It will also mean that the surplus of labor is released for work in other in dustries where it is needed." Foreign Affairs—"Narrow national ism on both sides of the ocean will prevent the United (states from doing much rehabilitation of Europe." As a politician, Ford says he Is not a candidate for anything but may be for anything and modestly agrees with an admiring and confiding na tion that when they want something done and done quickly they can al ways turn to Henry, himself. Being the head of one of America's largest corporations. Ford objects to retain ing underpaid judges. Government control of railroads and the coal situation he finds closely allied from the perspective of a recent purchaser of a railroad and of a large scale coal consumer. He places prohibition— the established thing (?)—behind such economic Issues as railroads, coal and judicial retainers. One of the prerequisites of presi dents should be a knowledge of In ternational history, hut whatever the manufacturer of low priced cars may lack in that direction must be coun teracted by the brilliant spark of diplomacy which Ilea In the Is not-but may-be president candidates’ platform on foreign affairs as reproduced above. Fifty Faithful lawyers. From thi* Nevf York lfertld. Nothing could be more touching thin the eagerness with which Law yers bound forward when the In volved will of a person of large es tate Is at Issue. Neither vacation* nor golf games can keep them from their duly when hairs are to be *p!lt over the exact meaning of the de cedent's phrases. Jay Gould was a shrewd huslnes* man. He had astute lawyers, well rewarded for executing hi* wlshe*. Probably when ho died he believed that lie had left a will which could wlths' ind nttacks from within or without. Probably the lawyer who drew the document apportioning the Gould estate assured him that It was crack-proof. And yet DO lawyers hurried to the supreme court to uphold the claim* of one side or another in a dispute over that will. At least five of them were of national fame. At leaat two have been regarded as possible presi dential timber. All were busy on the lob of seeing that this will, dictated by a m in who had been dead more than 80 years, wa* Interpreted In the Interest of their respective clients. When a certain famous lawyer of this city died he left In his will an adjuration to his heir* to avoid liti gation over the estate •* they would avi id sin. He had the vision of the DO lawyer* trooping faithfully to court to shed a million dollar* worth of wis dom upijn a single word. He was one of the elect; he knew. Worries of s Novelist. Fr-.m the Milwaukee Journal. ^tehee. a West, the Knglish novelist now lecturing In this country, seems to have come overseas without any very live topic upon which to talk Phe had hardly set foot upon Ameri can soil when she called attention to the movement In Kngland to Intro duce polygamy as a means of taking care of the surplus population of wo men caused by the war. That didn’t Interest us very much, for the reason that wo did not think Kngland would ever ho foolish enough to ndd polyg amy to its other troubles. We had, ind still have, a pretty good Idea that the surplus of women In the Hrltlsh isles would lie taken care of by the snnso forces of adjustment that ore al ways at work. Now Miss West tries a new lead. If women would stop Idolizing sol diers, war would cense." We have heard that before. And we have a pretty clear notion that those who advance It draw no distinction be iween the attraction which the uni form may have for some feminine eyes and the feeling which the sol dier has when he offers all as a duty. To say thnt he Is ready to go down to the modern battlefield for the sake of a little admiration on the part of womankind Is at one with the pro posal to outlaw war by flat. Is that all that the author of "The Judge" and “The Return of the Sol dler" hns to tell us? NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for October, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE | Daily . | Sunday . n.*#« not Include returns, left* over#, itmpl«l or papers spoiled lr printing end Includes no special • ale*. B. BREWER, Gen. Mgr. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Subscribed and sworn to bsfnrs ms j j I this Sth day of November, 1 W2.V W. H QUIVKY, I (Seal) Notary Public, j Birds, plants, animals. The commonplace and the unusual. They are of common Interest to all. The Omaha Bee welcomes letters from readers on observa tions of the world of nature. NATURE'S WONDERS. If one wants to ascertain the inti mate relation between agricultural practices and nature’s wonders, a vast amount of Interesting information can be secured from a study of the habits of the American Indians. In 1916 It was the privilege of the writer to spend two months among the tribes of the Gros Ventres, Mandans, Arika ras, Chippewas, visiting 15 reserva tions and making studies for the United States Department of Agricul ture. The trip revealed some inter esting facts. Bear in mind that the Indians had no calendars nor modern methods of reckoning time. In reply to queries put to Sioux In dians on the Little Brule reservation In South Dakota as to the time they plant corn, they Informed me that plantings were made when the wild plums and the wild cherries began to bloom, or when the meadow grass started. Planting was finished about the time that the wild turnips were in blossom. Corn was harvested when the leaves of the trees began to turn brown. Francis La Flesche of the Omaha tribe, connected with the Smithsonian institution In Washing ton. D. C., told me that the Omaha In dians soaked the corn previous to planting. In the water used for soak ing the corn was the shell of a turtle. Dr. La Flesche said that since turtles eat insects, the Indians believed that the odor of the turtle would be Im parted to the snaking kernels of corn and that these when planted would Insure freedom from insect pests dur ing the growing season. Over on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota, one of the oldest In dians told us that in his boyhood days it was the custom for the Indians to place an ear of corn on a stick, place the stick In the fields and pray that the coming com crop might be as good as represented by the ear. Over on the Yankton reservation a Sioux In dian by the name of Red Horse told us that the ground plum or buffalo bean was soaked In water with corn which was to he planted. When we told of this Interview to Dr. R. M. <»umore, a rormer .weorasKan ana a close student of Indian life, he stated his belief that the Indians used the ground plum because It Is a prolific plant bearing many fruits. Their idea was that when it was soaked with seed corn the field would yield as bountifully as the ground plum. But it was on the Omaha Indian reservation near Mary, Neb., that we ran across a plant which might well be called the calendar plant of the Indians. Mrs. Mary Mitchell, one of the best Informed women of the tribe and who still lives on the reservation, showed us this plant. It was the blaz ing star or button weed, belonging to the Compositeae family of plants. The plant was used by the Indians when they were far away from their corn fields on hunting trips as an aid to tell them when to come back home to parch corn and later to gather seed com. When away on their hunting trips If the Omaha* saw the first small buds appearing on the blazing star they knew that the corn at home was approaching the milk stage. When the buds were half open the corn was In the milk stage. When the buds were entirely open the corn was ready for parching, and so they returned to their field* and gathered corn for this purpose Returning to their hunting haunts they again watched this plant. When It was through blooming and the seed* had been carried away by the wind as sre the seeds of the dan delion, they knew that the corn was matured and they returned to gather the seed corn. In other words. Indian* were rms ters In ths art of watching the rela tion between the seasons and natural phenomena and between the growth of wild plants and the growth of food plants. H. HOWARD BIGGAR. Daily Prayer 1 Bsilsv# that y* *hall rarajv* them, and y« shall hava them—Mark 11 2t Almighty Ood, our Father In Heaven. God and Father of our L< rd and Savior Jesus Christ, we would wait on Thee that Thy Holy Sp’rlt may enable us to worship Thee We are not worthy of the least of Thy mercies, yet hast Thou enriched us In all needed good things. We pray Thee to search us and show us our sins; and, as we confess, wo would trust Thee to forgive, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We would thank Thee for the blessings Thou has bestowed upon us, and trust Thee to give us what la best for us. Ws pray Thee to bless all who are dear to us. and If we have any ene mies, Mess them and give us right spirits toward them If any dear to us are unsaved, bring them to re pentance and faith In our Savior, to serve Him as Lord. Jesus is the true vine. We who are His disciples are the branches. Enable us to abide In Him, and may the Holy Spirit bring forth from His life the fruit of the Spirit In our lives. Rrlng Thy people up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. .«■ nd forth Thy light and truth. Send forth laborer* Into Thy harvest, and bless the labors ,of those whom Thou hast already sent forth. Give us some place and i»art this day In Thy service. We ask all for Jesus' sake. A men. a r» MTi.rur, r> p. witminston, n c. “THE PEOPLE’S VOICE” Editorial from roadori ot Tho Morning Boo. Roodoro of Tho Mornlaf Boo nro Invltod to woo thU column fro»l> for oxprcotlon on Mattoro ot public Intorett. Defends Secret Societies. Grand Island, Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: I noticed in the paper of November 10 that Co!. R. II. Sullivan of Omaha was going to or ganize ‘.Minute Men” in Columbus to fight secret societies. I wonder if he knows the enormous task he is undertaking. Does he expect to wipe out the Modern Woodmen of America, and blot out the wonderful benefits that have and will come to their mem bership which reaches away up about the hundreds of thousands, with its millions of dollars, to those who were fortunate enough to have had loved ones In that society who were sud denly taken away? Also the Wood men of the World, who are nearly as large and doing the same kind of work for the benefit of humanity. There are probably hundreds of other fraternal societies working along the same line of benefit to their members. I will make the assertion that every member of those societies has to take an oath of allegiance to the United States of America and state that he believes In a supreme being. Any man who takes an alleglanoe to any other government, sect or society prior to his allegiance to the United States is not a true American citizen. The very foundation stone of the United States government Is fra tf-rnalism and that is the foundation of every secret society In the United Slates of America today, except this society which this man proposes to organize, and the people who are to sponsor this new organization have a prior pledge to their pledge to the United States which praetlcaly annuls their allegiance to the United States. Now what does this man mean by organizing a secret society to fight these wonderful great beneficial frat ernal societies, striking directly at the very foundation of our govern nvent; does It mean that he is to form a secret band of outlaws to prey upon our secret societies of the United States which are chartered by the United States of America? Now. I am not a member of the Kii Klux Klan and know nothing about them and do not believe in using violence in place of the law. But you start a fight on the fraternal societies of the country and see what will happen. I promise you all the fight you are looking for and then some. DAN O'LEARY. Folly of High Freight on Hay. Omaha.—To tho Editor of Tho Omaha Boo: In view of the rerent derision of tho Interstate Commerce commission to include the arguments on the reasonableness of present transportation charges upon baled hay and alfalfa, when their commit tee comes to consider a possible re adjustment of freight charges on grain and grain products, it may be of in terest to your readers to learn of the importance this matter has upon the welfare of our state. Nebraska produces approximately 8.000,000 tons of forage annually. Valuation at place of production is usually determined by the net price received If transported to and sold at a terminal market. Thorough develop ment of the facilities for the handling of forage at proper terminal markets, and the reduction of transportation costs, has a material effect upon the natural resources of our western trade territory. The chi< f forage pro duced in our state is prairie hay, timothy, clover and alfalfa. Th» great er volume of production is that of al falfa, which ranks very h:gh in feed ing value. Prior to the advance of 35 per cent in transportation charges, our western alfalfa was being diverted to practically every state situated east and southeast of the M;ssouH river. This alfalfa product grows most suc cessfully within tho trade territory claimed hv Omaha. No article of commerce in the west ern territory shows t n.nre surprising decrease in tonnage transported by carriers in tills section since the first advance of 35 per cent in freight rate* than hay and alfalfa, thus curtailing the source of revenue to which our rural districts had access until the harrier of the high freight rates. We may take the receipts of the Kansas City market, which, by the way, re ceives a largo volume of hay and al falfa from our trade territory, as an example of the drastic manner in which this barrier was placed In forc ing the valuable crop to remain un marketed. The average annual re ceipt for seven years prior to 1920 were 35.000 cars of hay and alfalfa. The maximum transportation heirrg approximately 47.000 cars in 1920. Then came the advance of 35 per rent in freight charges and receipts of hay declined at an alarming rate until the annual average was reduced to approximately u nop cars from that period up to the present time. Pro hibitive freight charges forced a large volume of excess f rngo to remain tin harvested and much of that harvested was left on the farms unmarketed. Some of that which was marketed brought scarcely more than the amount required to pay transporta tion. It is significant that the pres ent value of forage crops on the farm is only 97 per cent of the prewar value, which cannot possibly absorb the Increased transportation cost to the usual point of consumption, in ad dltlon to the additional cost of har vest. Baled alfalfa and prairie hay in the usual course of transportation from point of production to the consuming trade prior to the excessive advance In freight charges moved very Jong distances. The average length of a railroad haul on a car of commercial hav, front the point of production to the usual consuming territory was ap proximately 1.000 miles, nnd it is only natural to believe that when the hori zontal advance In freight rates was made effective that this cheap farm commodity was penalized more than any other agricultural product, tie cause of its excessive bulk and its low ratio value per ton. t’ndervthe A rj;zlz\ h^utMng mtm quality pencil in tha world j perfect for every pur pose—as soft as you wish; ai hard as you please) but always tmoothcr than you had dreamed. 17 Hath it turret (HIM Or ItUhi<al rr.itori) Alto 3 toft mg American 1 cad Pencil Co. 220 Filth A**.. Ntw Yotk Write for booklet on pencils, penho .iris, n'asera, VENUS F.verpointed and VENUS Thin l*ad» - ■ - - - present high cost of transportation it is not infrequently the case to And that the freight charge* are equal In dollars and cents to as much as three times the cost of the commodity at the point of production. Then, too. even in view of the fact the price at the farm is somewhat less than the prewar value, the farmer Is compelled to meet the greater Increased cost of production which actually prevents him from placing his chief farm prod uct into the territory of greatest con sumption, among the cotton farmers and dairies of the south and southeast ern state. These farmers in the south and southeastern states cannot raise this alfalfa successfully due to the soli and climatic conditions. The writer desires to make no at tempt to justify lower rates on hay from a purely transportation stand point, although we desire to point out the obviously poor economies from a transportation point of view, as well as the discouraging feature of attempt ing to develop and encourage the pro duction of our wonderful forage crops, when it becomes necessary for the southeastern farmer to substitute cheaper feed, such as cane fodder and native southern grasses with which to supply his stock and dairy animals, when the nutritious values of such feed are so far Inferior to our western forage. At the same time It trends toward destroying the purchasing power of our agricultural districts in the west, which, in response to this policy, cannot continue to contribute towards Increasing the western bound tonnage of the higher revenue produc ing commodities in the form of manu factured articles. The southern and southeastern farmer is at present confronted with the proposition of paying S30 to f40 per ton for alfalfa hay on which the average transportation cost is ap proximately 117 per ton. These prices will limit the distribution and result in the use of substitutes, which, if continued over a greater period of years, will certainly curtail the pro ductive value of our western farms and will not only affect the value of our forage crop, but will eventually have a serious effect upon the price of all its associated industries, such as livestock, fruit, grain, produce, as well as manufactured products. It appears to the writer as though the matter of transportation charges upon our western hay and alfalfa, from the point of production to the usual consuming territory must have the immediate and earnest consider ation of both the railroad companies as well as commercial organizations who have an interest in the welfare of our immediate trade territory, as the present h.gh level of transporta tion costs has practically throttled the opportunity of any increased move ment which may he determined by the alarming decrease of the tonnage which la now annually transported. Abe Martin Next to smellin’ a marigold noth in’ whizzes us back t’ our ole child hood days like bitin’ int’ a quince. With th’ ex-kaiser busy sawin’ wood, an’ his wife busy denyin’ she’s goin’ t’ leave him, it’s some busy little home. (Copyright, 1923 ) as compared with the magnificent an nual increase that was shown up ’ the period when the trangportat.on costs became prohibitive. C. M. RICE. One Kind. 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