' THE FRONTIER D. H. C RON INJPU BLI8HER, v.y, C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. packers as ranners and cutters. Pi )sons, taking advantage of renewed Interest In dairying, are said to have brought In several carloads of these animals that are believed to have been culls from southern Illinois and other dairy dis tricts. IOWA SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN DECISIONS Dm Moines, la., Jan. V-< Special) —The Iowa supreme court has hand ed down decisions as follows: Corn Belt Trust and Savings bank of Belle Plaine, appellant, vs. May, et al, Benton county, affirmed. Green Bay Lumber Company, ap pellant, vs. Frederlckson, Audubon county, affirmed. Harris vs. Harris, appellant, Al lamakee county, affirmed. In the Matter of the estate of Wil liam Medford, deceased, Fremont county, affirmed. Milligan, et al, ve. Zeller, at al, Armour Grain Company, appellant, Greene county, affirmed. In the Matter of the estate of Christ Peterson, deceased, Sheby county, affirmed. Smith, et al, vs. City of Marshall town. appellant, Marshall county, af firmed. Ostrahn, appellant, vs. Johnson, Crawford county, affirmed. Taylor vs. Williamson, et al, ap pellant, Hardin county, affirmed. Thorpe appelant, vs. Talbott Poweshiek county, affirmed. Wltham vs. Union county, a muni cipal corporation, appellant. Union county, reversed and remanded. Youngs, et al, vs. Youngs, et al, Jasper county, affirmed. JEWELL SCHOOL BOARD BUYS LUTHERAN COLL-BOH Webster City, Ia„ Jan. 'A,—The college board of the Niwweglan Luth eran churches of America has sold Jewell Lutheran college for $46,000 to the Jewell school board, subject to ratification by a vote of the people •»f the school district. The action of the church board means the abandonment of Jewell Lutheran college. It Is one of the smaller colleges mainjplned over the country by the Norwegian Lutheran ?hurch, not a few of which are being •perated at a loss. The college at iewell has been maintained by the church a good many years, most of ‘ho time at a loss. ABANDON BABE ON BOOK STEP Storm Lake Couple Find Infant—Below Zero Temperature Storm Lake, la., Jan. ; \ (Special) —With the thermometer registering below rero, a baby boy, wrapped In cotton and peacefully sleeping in a basket, was left on the doorstep of the R. J. Peterson home here last Thursday afternoon. The door bell was bung and by the time Mrs. Peterson had reached the door all trace of the person who had left the child had vanished. The child was believed to he less than a day old. He was taken in, dressed and fed and a physician pronounced him physically perfect. The Petersons have no clue ns to who left the child or who his parents may - be. They are childless and have de cided to keep the newcomer. Mr. Peterson is in the aheet metal and furnace business here. Council Bluffs Man Sent To Hospital for Observation Council Bluffa, la., Jan. —(Spe cial.)—A pitiful scene was enacted before the board of Insanity com missioners TuMday when CharlM Lindstrom, $5 years old, who- was picked up several weeks ago In Ames, la., in a demented condition and with an Injury to his head, was ordered under survelUanoe In a hospital, Lind etrom begged hla wife to take him home but finally yielded to the board's suggestion whsn told his wife would have to work to support him. She is now living with her parents who, It is said, Insisted on her re maining with them. Lindstrom ban never been* able to tell how he was injured or how he got to Ames. TO BAN PICTURES BY MOVIE 8TAR8 D«s Moines, la., Jan. —— (u. P.) ‘-Iowa theatre owners meeting here Tuesday adopted a resolution plac ing a ban upon the showing of any plotures In which either Mabel Nor ttand or Edna Purviance appear. BIOUX CENTER TO GET CHEAPER ELECTRICITY atoux Cents*. Ia., Jan. - (Spe cial)—The city council at Us meeting this week paseed an ordinance re. «U«ng the UgM an! power rates for this elty. The council feels that If the company ote afford to sell Juice •t Orange City for-f our teen cents per : hwt hour that It can do the same . here, therefore passed the ordinance Betting the TOM for light at fourteen * Lfi?" *»• *ht power TP pm hwt hour, GRAFF SCORES CHARLES BRYAN Cuming County Man Says Governor Enemy of Live Stock Men Lincoln, Neb., Jan. . —(Special) — A sensational attack on Governor Bryan by Charles Graff of Cuming county, president of the state board of agriculture, marked the opening session of the annual meeting of the board Tuesday. President Graff and the governor are of the same polit ical faith. Graff accused the govern or of ignoring the urgent request of the agricultural board that he rec ommend an appropriation by the legislature in Its interest. He said the governor had shown he is an en emy to the live stock interests o* the state in antagonizing the state aid proposed for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis. The governor, President Graff said, had accepted the customary favors shown execu tves by the State fair managers, but had signally failed to reciprocate. "When a man," said Graff, "even though he happens to be governor of a great state, gets reckless with the truth, I would almost consider it a crime to 1st It pass unnoticed.” Men Sentenced In County Loot Case Two Convicted in Lincoln County Scandal Get Prison Terms North Platte, Neb., Jan, —(Spe cial)—This was sentence day in dis trict court here, and Judge Tewell meted out punishment to those con victed in connection with the alleged looting of the Lincoln county treasury, one of the greatest scandals In Ne braska since Holt county vigilantes lynched Barret Scott, treasurer of that county, who was accused of heavy thefts. Carl R. Goucher, salesman for a printing and supply house, convicted of being accessory to the forging of county warrants, wus sentenced from one to 10 years In the penitentiary, and to pay a fine of $100, It Is an nounced he will appeal. A. S. Allen, former county clerk, for whom an appeal was made for leniency, endorsed by men who were prominent In his prosecution, was ffi ven a one to five year prison sen tence, together with a fine. He was convicted of forging county warrants. In his behalf it was said he had con fessed his guilt, and aided th^ state in Its prosecution. Samuel Souder, former county treasurer, convicted of embezzlement, wae not sentenced. It is expected his case will be disposed of Wednes day. MUST DO LIFE PRISON TERM Lincoln, Neb., Jan. *"'* (Special)— Charles Curry, '‘Mystery" convict, has been granted a parole by the Ne braska pardon and parole bourd for the purpose of turning him over to officers of the Colorado penitentiary., Curry escaped while serving a life sentence for murder. He might have served a short term and gone his way without lnteruption had he not written a letter asking for a loan of |50 from Mayor Folsom, of Ir vington, N. J. Folsom was then dead, having killed himself because black mailers had extorted $50,000 from him, but Curry did not know of his death, Relatives of the dead mayor Instituted a search for the men who had been members of the conspiracy and through this it came to light that Curry was an escaped prisoner from Colorado. The board granted eight applica tions for paroles from the penitenti ary and five fro mthe state reforma tory. Five applications from the pea were denied and two from the re. formatory. Three applications for commttatlonu were denied. Completion of Yankton Bridge in April, Likely Yankton, 8. D., Jan. (Special.) —Completion of the Missouri river bridge here by tha last of April with reasonable weather conditions was promised to stockholders in an nual meeting here by W. L. Kelley, president of the Kelley-Atkinaon company of Chicago, contractors for the steel erection. Two spans of the bridge are In place, another partly erected and steel for the remaining four spans le on the ground or en route here. Directors re-elected were W. B. Heaton, Sam Hohf and W. C. Lusk, all for three year terms. The direc tor organised by re-electing D. B. Gurney, president, and M. R. Mag ner, secretary, both of whom have served since the bridge company was organized. A total of M20 shares of stock were represented at the meeting MATTERS 18 DENIED RIGHT AS ATTORNEY Omaha, Neb., Jan. **' (Special)— Thomas H. Matters, convicted in fed eral court, on a charge of Illegal pro motion, has been refused permission to appear as an attorney before Dis trict Judge Wakeley. MOTHER OF OMAHA MERCHANT IS DEAD Omaha, NeK, Jan. Mrs. Lu cinda Burgess, mother or Ward Bur-' gts*. prominent Omaha business man died at her apartment today from a stroke of pwaly*}!. HE WROTE TOO MANY CHECKS Missouri Young Man Was Preparing to Wed Grand Island, Neb., Girl Columbus, Nob., Jan. ' (Special) —Love's sweet dream had a rude awakening for Lee E. Blakesley, 24 yegvs old, of Springfield, Mo. when he arilved In Columbus on his way to Hastings where he expected to be married although now police predict the wedding will be postponed from one to three years. In order to obtain a suitable wedding presents Blakesley visited three Jew elry storts, purchased various pres ents for the bride and then visited chased a. full outfit. At each place he gave checks for $20 and always bought small quantities so as to get change In return. He drew checks on a Genoa, Neb., bank signing the name of Dave SJorgen for whom he had worked recently. But he wrote one too many. Miss Lena Brody, clerk In a local clothing house suspected the check mght be bad. She called In Patrol man Felix Smfcgacz and together they followed the youth. Taken to the police station Blakesley admitted all of the checks were bad. Blakesley, after his capture by po lice. was turned over to the county authorities where he Is being held In Jail charged with obtaining money under falsa pretenses. His father, A. D. Blakesley formerly farmed near Genoa, Neb. but three months ago moved to a farm near Spring field, Mo. Blakesley said he met the girl in Hastings while husking corn there this fall and became engaged to marry her In January and was collecting presents for the bride and money for himself when caught. WISNER, NEB., CONCERN APPEALS ITS CASE Lincoln. Neb., Jan. . V—(Special.) —The Winner Mercantile company has filed an appeal with the supreme court from a decision of Judge Al len that gave the Fairmont Cream ery company a $1,336 Judgment against It. The case has uiiusal fea tures. J. Q. K.vl was agent at Wia ner for the creamery company, and had power .tp draw drafts on the company in ’payment for produce purchased. The company claims that he had arrangements with a member gt the mercantile company by which it would accept drafts from him for produce presumably pur chased from it but in which no goods actually changed hands, and when the drafts were collected the money was paid over to Kyi. The company says it never took a draft unless In payment for produce sold, but Judge Allen ordered the Jury to return a verdict for the creamery company. LEGION PLANS TO PROTEST MELLON PLAN Pierre, S. IX, Jan. (Special)—The former service men of South Dakota generally believe that secretary Mellon Is absolutely unfair, haa misrepresented the truth and la spreading propaganda against adjust ed compensation,” says L. L. Stephens, department commander of the Ameri can Legion as he announced that mass meetings will he called in all districts and posts of the state during the week of February 10 to 17 for the purpose of going on record on the bonus question. The meetings are called at the urgent request of John R. Quinn, national commander, received fly wire by commander Stephens. BYRNE ASSERTS THAT CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVED Pierre, S. D., Jan. —Improved prospects is tho keynote of a message by former governor Frank M. Byrne, director of the department of agri culture, to South Dakota farrmers, in which he pointed out that the most Important problem of the year will be a close study of ways and means of marketing farm produce to ‘Insure a return bearing some relation to the cost of what the farmer buys.” Other leading suggestions made bv the director are that the acreage of wheat be reduced and more attention given to Increasing the yield from a smaller acreage; that the greatest prospect of immediate relief lies in dairying, and that farmers should strive to place their operations on a better business basis. FISH AND GAME MEN TO MEET. Huron, 8. D.. Jan. .Special)— it has bsen decided io make pro posed changes in the tish and gam« laws of South Dakota which are now being widely discussed by sportsmen ever tie stats, the chief item of bus iness for the South Dakota Fish and Game Protective association, when that organisation convenes here next Tuesday. January 22, for Its annual convention. Th^ announcement was Made by Dr. H. 1. Saylor, of Huron. I secretary of the association. The association will go Into ses sion Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Marvin Hugliitt hqjel. Among the questions which will form an im portant part of the program will be ti elosed season on prairie chickens, a new method of constituting the state game commission, and an amendment to correct the boundary line of the Slsseton reservation. MORE POLITICIANS 8TEP INTO THE LIGHT. Des Moines, la., Jan. v (U. P.)— Captain Fred P. Woodruff, of Knox ville, has indicated that he will again be a candidate for the office of railroad commissioner. He is chair man of the present board, serving ins firat term in office. Former state senator Clem Kim ball, Council Bluffs, is also mention ed as a candidate for leiutenant governor. BOOTLEG DEAL TO HIGH COURT Sioux City Man Got Cash On Draft, But Payment Had Been Stopped Lincoln, Neb., Jan. * —(Special)— The sale by a Sioux city bootlegger to two Dixon county farmers of two barrels of shelled corn when they thought they were getting two bar rels of whisky for their $650 was re sponsible for an argument that took an hour of time In the supreme court. The farmers were Roy Vernon and Leland Hooker, who live nine mile3 from Allen. The man who delivered the barrels to them and took the drafts that represented payment was Louis Johnson, who says he was act ing for the unnamed Sioux City deal er In booze. Vernon had bought the drafts for $650 from the National bank at Laurel by a check drawn on the Dixon State bank. When he dis covered the fraud practiced on him, he stopped payment on the check, and I the Dixon bank told the Laurel bank I about It. Meanwhile Johnson had dropped Into the Jackson State bank and cashed the drafts. Now the Jackson bank Is trying to make the Laurel National make good on them. It de veloped that by oversight Vernon had not endorsed the draft, and the Jack son bank cashier rays that Johnson represented himself to be Vernon and endorsed the drafts In his presence. He Insisted on Identification, and Johnson called In Orville Brelth of Jackson. Brelth says that all the banker asked him was if he knew the man, while the cashier says he ask ed him if he knew him to be Vernon. Johnson says Vernon did endorse the! drafts, but Brelth backs the banker i up in saying he saw Johnson endorse) I them. The Laurel National won in the! lower court. One of its defenses is' that Brelth, who says Johnson paid) him $10 for Identifying him, was com-1 pelled by the Jackson banker to sign' a note for the amount of the drafts and that he will have to pay It if the Jackson bank loses In supreme court.' CONVICTED SALESMAN TO APPEAL CASE} Lincoln, Neb., Jan. -—(Special)— Carl R. Goucher, salesman for an Omaha Printing Company, convicted In Lincoln county on a charge of ac cessory before the crime of forgery, has appealed to the supreme court. He says he did not have a fair trial, that there was misconduct on the part of the state, that t'..e atmosphere of the town was hostile to him because of exposures in connection with the conduct of certain county officers, and that the judge gave erroneous instructions. Goucher was accused of having per suaded the county clerk, Allen, sen tenced to from one to five'years and to pay a fine of $1,200, to issue ficti tious warrants to him so that he might use the proceeds to pay a pressing personal debt. Allen testi fied for the state. Goucher got from one to 10 years and was fined $100. San Souder, former county treas urer, will also appeal, says his attor ney. Souder said at the conclusion of the trial that he would take his medicine, but when the court gave him 15 to 20 years he balked at swallowing it. He says he did not have a fair trial. He was charged with setting fire to the courthouse in order to destroy evidencesof a short age In his accounts. GOVERNOR BRYAN GOES TO WASHINGTON Lincoln, Neb., Jan. .^-■'Special)—■ Governor Bryan leaves for Wash ington Saturday. He says he is go ing there to consult the democratic members of congress about the taxa tion and transportation bills pend ing. and to tell them what the farm ers of the middle west want in the way of legislation. The governor will also attend the meeting of the na tional committee, and proposes taking an active part in opposing the move ment to hold the next convention In New York. He Is of the opinion that this la a wet move, and In the In terest of those candidates who are not satisfactory to the middle west. He wants it in Chicago, and will Join hla brother In opposing New York and In also promulgating a declara tion of principles to whioh democra tic candidates must give assent If they wish the support of the Bryans, who are speaking tof western prog ressives. REPORT SHORTAGE IN TREASURER S OFFICE Hartington, Neb., Jan. —Ac countants who are auditing the books of officials of Cedar eounty, have filed a special report with the county commissioners in which they declare an apparent shortage of $1,430, exists in the accounts of former County Treasurer Fred V7, Barnhart. Ac cording to the report a warrant fot $1.75 payable to William Boost of Magnet, Neh., was cashed by a bank In the sum of $1,431.76. The original check is reported to be missing. Mr. Barnhart Is said to be employed by the Commonwealth Life Insurance Company and Is living at Omaha. NEWSPAPER FOREMAN KILLED ON HUNT lies Moines, la., Jan. i—(U. P.)—• Clark Bradley, foreman of the Reg ister and Tribune printing plant, was accidentally shot and killed while hunting rabbits near Mitehell vi’le, according to a report reaching here. He was hunting with a group ef American Legion men who were holding a rabbit hunt when the ac cident occurred, the report said. TWO AIR TANKS ARE EXPLODED Bad Accident At Columbus, Neb., Caused By Freez ing It is Believed Columbus, Neb., Jan - (Special)—* One man narrowly escaped deatli when the explosion of two 250 pound compressed air tanks wrecked a machine shed at the rear of the Motor Inn filling station, shattered the station windows and those of ad joining buildings, causing an esti mated property damage of $1,000 and scattering debris 100 feet in every direction. Ernest Mlchaelson, driver for the station was Just 30 seconds too late getting around the building Into the shed where he had work to do when the explosion occured. The explosion was caused by stop cocks freezing shut on both of the tanks, an odd feature being that the exploa-. lens came at the same time. CUMMING COUNTY WANTS VALUES CUT West Point, Neb., Jan. ' -Bpecial)— Cumming county officials hav* petitioned the state board of equali zation for a reduction of 15 per cent In the assessed valuation of Cumming county. This will not be acted upon by that board until next June, when they are again in session. The county officials pointed out that the assessed valuation of Cumming county is too high in comparison that of other counties. * . NEARLY FROZEN UNDER OVERTURNED AUTO Kearney, Neb., Jan. —Paul Hei der, of Poole, Neb., was pinned under his overturned automobile with three fractured rib* and suffering from a frozen foot, fingers and nose In below zero weather. He was rescued by hi* i companion, Erwin Bock. Bock, hurled through the windshield recovered consciousness and craw led to a near* by farm for aid. ROBBED BY MAN HE GAVE CIGARETTE Grand Island, Neb., Jan. (Spe cial)—C. H. Friedman, an Omaha salesman was (held up and robbed of $20 in cash on the Lincoln highway near Wood River. While Friedman \ was changing a tire a stranger came up in a light car, asked for a cigarette was given the same with a light after which the stranger held him up i with a gun, rifled his pockets and left. LINCOLN MAY LOSE ITS LAND OFFICE Lincoln, Neb., Jan. ' (Special)— Officers of the Lincoln land office are excited over the possibility that it will be closed and the matters with which it has to do, dealt with from the office at Alliance. Congress man Simmons is pushing the depart ment to order the consolidation on the ground of convenience to home steaders and larger volume of bus. lness. WEST POINT PREACHER IS CALLED TO GENEVA West Point. Neb., Jan. , ' (Speciaf) —F.ev.- David Tudor, for the last five years pastor of the Congregational church of this city leaves February 1, for Geneva where he will assume the postorate in the Congregational church. No pastor has been appointed for t>he church here. OLD PEOPLE’S HOME IS TO BE RECOMMENDED Pierre, S. D., Jan. —Provision for a state supported oid people’s home on a similar basis as the old soldiers’ home at Hot Springs, is one of til© foremost recommenda tions embodied in the annual report of the Women’s committee of inves tigation, just made public. During the year the committee of three visited every state school and institution, every private school, and In addition 60 hospitals. Except In the case of state institutions, visits were dvided among the group. Mem bers of the commttee for the year were Mrs. Franklin D. Smith, Dead wood; Mrs. J. E. Hippie. Pierre, aec * retary, and Mrs. O. W. Coursey, Mitchell. WAU8A DEMANDS CUT IN ELECTRIC RATES Wausa, Neb., Jan. (Special)— A mass meeting was held last night and the matter of lowering the pres ent rate of 18 cents on electric cur rent was taken up with representa tives of the Tri State Utilities Com pany. H. H. Henry, from the com pany’s offics in Minneapolis, was present and contended that alleged poor service, resulting from unsteady voltage, was no fault of the service company inasmuch as proper notifi cation would have enabled it to make the necessary adjustment in the transformer. He further insisted that a rate reduction could not be considered inasmuch as conditions have not Improved since the tem porary raise was granted during the war. He, however, made the propos al to furnish current to the city through one meter at six and one half cents which was taken under advisement. In the meantime a com mittee will make investigations as to the advisability of building a munici pal plant. TEKAMAH MAN TO RUN FOR CONGRESS Tekamah, Neb., Jan. %—(Special) w«. C. Houston, of Tekamah, will be a candidate at the republican primary for the nomination as con gressman to oppose Congressman Howard, in the Third Nebraska dis trict. Mr. Houston is engaged in the 1 • -imi nve stoek business bare at— ...... - 5,.ate senator from his r.W trict in 1919. IDENTIFIED AS MISSING IOWAN Man Killed In Omaha Acci dent Son of Mason City Educator Omaha, Neb., Jan. (U. P.)— The body of “Dixon Fox,” killed bjr a fall from a viaduct here last week, was Identified Monday as that of Cecil Philo, 24 years old, son of a college president at Mason City, la. Young Philo had been missing for many months and a reward of $600 had been offered by his father for information as to his whereabouts. He had been working here several months as a laborer on the viaduct under the name of Dixon Fox. H* was said to have been engaged to the daughter of a prominent Mason City banker before his disappear ance. ANOTHER PROMOTER NOW DOING TIME. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. >.—(Special).— H. W. Kenyon, former Chicago Insur ance man who came to Lincoln six years ago to show the natives how to organize and run a million dollar company, was admitted to the state prion today to serve a one to seven year sentence for embezzlement. Kenyon and a few friends promoted the Banker's Fire Company, cleaned up a big sum as promoters by selling the stock to a brokerage company they had organized and which in turn sold a million and half of stock at an advance of $10 a share. The com pany got into trouble when deflation came, and after suffering a shrinkage in assets went out of fire insurance writing and Is in existence as a mort gage investment company. Kenyon was convicted of using a stock certi ficate owned by a farmer named Bruckman, living in Cuming county, as collateral for a personal loan at a bank. He fought the case through to the supreme court, where he twice lost. Today he came to town and gave himself up. COURT SAYS SMELL OF LIQUOR ENOUGH Lincoln. Neb., Jan. . (Special)— Tn holding that Mrs. Helen C. John son of Hastings was properly con victed of harboring booze in her kit chen, the supreme court says that there is no good reason why persona; who are familiar with the smell of llnquor should not be allowed to Identify it by their testimony. Mrs. Johnson, when she saw the officers coming, broke the bottles contain ing the stuff tn her sink. The offi cers said when they arrived that the smell was very pervading, and that it was also unmistakable. She said that in passing the drainboard of the slnk she accidentally knocked the bottles off, and that they did not contain liquor. STRANGER WORKED BAD CHECK ON CLOTHIER. Alliance, Neb., Jan. <—(Special)— Mike Saba, proprietor of a men's furnishing store lost a man’s- suit Viol th $25 and $23.75 in cash to a smooth stranger here. Saba wai* called out in early morning by the man. He had a check for $43.75 ora the Hay Springs bank, payable to George Dulan. It was endorsed by Dulan. After he had made the sale he told the stranger not to cash his check for $23.75, which he gave ns change, until he had ascertained if the stranger’s check was good. The stranger promised. Later Saba found the stranger's check was forged. His own had been cashed. FREMONT TO HAVE MODERN HOSPITAL Fremont, Neb., Jan. j —(Special.> —Mrs. Nora O. White, proprietress of the Fremont hospital, has purchased the large brick residence building of the late Dr. George J. Haslam estate and will convert It Into a modern hospital, which Is to be known as the Mllitary avenue hospital. In the neighborhood of $20,000 was paid for the structure, which Is one of the palatial residences of the city. Mrs. White announces that $5,000 addi tional will be spent In remodelling j the building for her new purpose. The old hospital will be remodelled, to serve in future as a modern apart ment house. INSURANCE COMPANY SAY8 IT WAS SUICIDE Fremont, Neb., Jan. <^-(Speelal.>; —Whether Nicholas dl Giovanni, late Fremont cobbler, found shot to death in his shop here *ast June, died from a self-inflicted wound or from one caused from the accidental discharge of the weapon which he still clutch ed when found, Is the Interesting question to be settled In the first case being tried In the January term of district court now in session in this city. Dl Giovanni carried a double Indemnity life insurance pol icy in the Missouri State Life In surance company, which refuses to pay the double Indemnity of $4,000 on the ground that the Insured com mitted suicide. The dead man’s widow contends that her husband's; death was accidental. TEKAMAH MAN 18 OUT FOR CONGRESS Lincoln, Neb., Jan. H. E. Hous ton, republican of Tekamah, former state senator, has announced that he will tile for congress from the third district. FARM 8ALE8 ARE 8AID TO BE SLOW' Carroll, Neb., Jan. -—(Special.)— Farm sales in this community have been rather draggy and low prices' prevail so far ibis winter.