Slash in Rail Freight Rates Urged by Wallace \griculture Just Coming Out of Severest Depression Ever Experienced, n Secretary Says. Washington, Doc. ;j.—There will a general readjustment of Indus trial and agricultural production in Hie United States unless some reduc lam in the United States unless seme reductions are made by railroads in rates on agricultural products. Secre tary Wallace of the Agricultural de partment testified before the Inter state Commerce commission. The hearing was on an application of western states for a reduction In the rates on grain, grain products and liny. The agricultural Industry is pass ing through, or rather is just coming out of a depression which is the severest ever experienced. Secretary I Wallace said. I Tices on the products of farms have been lower during j previous depressions, but they never j have been so low when compared to the prices of things which farmers l buy. Women advertising agents .n Mil ! waukee now number more than 50. Trinity Cathedral (EPISCOPAL) 18th and Capitol Avenue In tha Heart of Downtown. 7:30—Evening Service—7:30 Christmas Pageant bv the Pupila of Brownell Hall. Sunday Evening, 7:30. Mother Collins Dies from Fall Injuries Kearney. Neb., Deo. l.*».—(Special.) —Mrs. Elisa “Mother” Collins, 93, died at her home here today from in juries received in a fall two weeks ago. “Mother" Collins was the widow of Rev. Asbury Collins, oir* of the founders of the Methodist church in Nebraska and a missionary among the ^ioux and Pawnee Indians before the state was settled by white colonists. Mrs. Collins was said to be the first w hite woman to make her home per manently in Nebraska. All Kearney joined in paying respects to Mother Collins on the event of her DOth birthday anniver sa ry. In 1st.'., after her son, Milton, had been killed by a drunken cowboy. Mother Collins organized the first Woman s Christian Temperance union in the state. “BUT ONCE A YEAR” An Original Christmas Story Sunday Evening—Seven Forty-Five FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 20th and Davenport • f Prelude of Christmas Music Morning—“The Reality of the Advent” JO w! G. FAST, Minister “Every Man Knows Our Quality Clothes'' (Pleasy GEORGE K. AITHIEB W AHlikiifrt<>n < urre«|H)n«lent lh« Oninha llw. Washington, Dec. lo.—(Special.)— The western fanner is today exert trig a powerful influence upon the determination of the Ann-Mean policy towards pending important interna- 1 tional settlements. Including Herman ; reparations, it was learned yesterday. The United States is using its in fluence to induce France to withdraw from the Ruhr anil upon the allied nations to fix a more moderate repar i atlotis payment from Germany. The Harding administration, look- , ing upon the opening of world mar keis for the United States as essen tial for the rehabilitation of the farm er, sees little opportunity to bring this abollt without settlements in Europe. The "'tactful pressure,” which this country has hitherto ex 1 erted upon Europe, is being exchang ed for it more Uireefrone. The motives actuating this coun try are both humane and in a lesset degree probably selfish. The White House and the Slate department are using this government's influence for the betterment of mankind and at the same tune are not ignoring the interests of the United States. 9 Must Reopen Markets. It is recognized that, after all, the surplus of food products continues to fix the home price and with finances wrecked, with credits nullified, there is little hope to he placed in the establishment of foreign and domes tic credits, in cheaper transportation and in other palliatives unless the European market for the products of tlie western farmer are reopened. This cannot be done unless the Eu ropean chaos is reduced to order. The lirst fruits of the patient und wisely directed policy of this gov ernment, which has kept out the en tanglements of the league and left us our Initiative, is beginning to bear fruit. Support of tlie plan which J. P. Morgan is understood to have urged upon President Harding and Secre tary of State Hughes Wednesday, for American participation in the settle nient of the reparations question and approval of a private loan to Ger many to rehabilitate her finances, was voiced in high .government cir cles here today. Crisis Is Near, The American government believes^ It was made known, that the crisis in German financial affairs is likely to be reached some time uext spring. Germany Is credited with possessing about three-quarters of its usual food supply with no visible assets with which to purchase more. This sup ply. desipto any economies that may be applied by tlie Germans, is ex pected to be exhausted by spring. While the Germans might by some expedient or other devise ways und means of purchasing additional food supplies, the outlook is not believed favorable. Germany is regarded as running 1 largely on momentum, now, and once , its artificial system breaks down I completely, anything from bolshevism ! fOUGHS Apply over throat and chest —swallow small pieces of— VISfIS Otter 17 Million Jan Used Yearly / No smoker will reject a gift of cigars Every smoker will thank you for MOZARTS Mild as a May Morning— and asJragrant Mozart Cigar is made by Consolidated Cigar Corporation New York • \ Distributed bv McCORD-BRADY CO. Omaha, Neb. FIVE BEAUTIFUL SIZES-lOC-^or“IJor 5OC to complete anarchy might result. Starvation in Germany is anticipated, unless some means may be found of rescuing it from tho chaos which its reckless Issuance of marks and the consequent financial breakdown ot the country has precipitated. Explanations made by government olficinls indicate the administration be lief that the first essential to financial relief of Germany is settlement of the reparations question on the basis of Germany's ability to pay. There tire increasing indications that the ad ministration believes that the proper application of American influence in a more moderate reparations sentence upon Germany necessitates participa tion by the United States in the work of tlie reparations commission. It is recognized that any such move of the irreeoncilables in the senate, is likely to arouse the ire of some but the administration forces are veering to tho belief this will have to be ventured. unenever a reparations seuienioni is reached which will be within the possibility of Germany to meet, the American government, its spokesmen indicate, will be willing to lend ap proval <« the movement to float a Gernrm » loan in an effort to stabilize tlie German financial world. In this connection, two things arc made clear; one is that In 1 lie settle ment of tho reparations question the government of the United States holds that tho inter-allied debt must not be lntedwoven. forgiveness of the foreign debts, it is believed, would not affect Germany's ability to meet its reparations obligations in the slightest degree. The other is that the government of tho United States will not under nke to loan any money to Germany. Under certain conditions, it will ap prove the flotation of a loan from private sources. It is estimated the loan which Ger many will require is in the neighbor hood of $1,500,000,000, a large part of which, It is believed, would be subscribed by Germans themselves. A large share of it would have to be placed in the United States. The Germans themselves, it Is dis covered, have entered into a second cycle of their pyramided finances. German assets, including securities, bonds and other tangible evidences of property, are being deposited In the United States and other countries outside of Germany. No attempt is made to estimate the amount of these securities so deposit ed, hut it is assumed they represent the major share of liquid German assets. German financial leaders are bor rowing money on these securities, registered in the form of dollars, in German marks, so that when they repay their domestic loans, they are not compelled to bear the burden of further depreciation of German money. The result of these transactions Is that actual German assets are frozen, so far as financial operations in Gcr many are concerned, making the co! lections of reparations more difficult and additionally complicated. Two Piano Radio Concerts Given Sophie Naimska and Mrs. Albertsen Play for The Omaha Bee. Hiss Sophie Naimska and Mrs. J. H. Albertsen Thursday night played one of the most finished and pleasing concerts The Omaha Bee has yet broadcast, from Schmoller & Muell er auditorium via station WAAW. They gave a two-piano program, a rather unusual radio feature, and chose compositions which are well known to musicians, yet which had classical value. Miss Naimska and Mrs. Albertsen have played concerts together several times and kept per fect time throughout. Their first number, a “Waltz Bril liant" by Low, lived up to its name, and their second, Durand's “Pompo nette,” was noticeable for its spark ling quality. It was rendered with lightness and with careful phrase work. 'Tntermede,'• by Chaminade, was full of crashing crescendos and unexpected and delicate diminuendos. It was skillfully done. The pianists saved for the last num ber Strauss' “Fantaste Brilliante” from the opera “Fledermaus.'' This was perhaps the most brilliant num ber of the performance, and its vary ing moods were charmingly inter preted. The concert was given on Steinway pianos. Denver Hears Bee Program. Radio Editor: About 7:00 o’clock, mountain time, Tuesday evening, De cember 12, I picked up your station and heard plainly your Chicago, Oma ha and Kansas City market, stock and grain reports, also the instruc tions regarding the mailing of Christ mas packages and about War Savings Stamps. Later I heard your story teller tell a Jack Rabbit story. This was my first attempt at pick ing up long distance stations and was accomplished on a simple hame made single tube set without amplification. I would appreciate a reply confirm ing this reception and would like also a program of your future broadcasts if you send them out. While I am the merest novice at the game I could not help but appreciate the clearness and strengtli of your signals and how well they came in through the interference of nearer stations. I want to thank you for your entertainment and will most surely search the air for you again. Tours very truly, P. F.. ALBRIGHT. Denver. The enamel on teeth Is the hardest | tissue in the human body How Weather Affects Radio Signals Fado and Swing in NX in lor Bcoausc of Ionization. Observations made during winter months show that good radio trans mission across overland distances at night usually is preceded the day be fore by cloudy conditions in the region across which the message is to be sent. Particular experiments, conducted by 60 cases of good transmission 4S have followed a generally cloudy sky over the area in which die experiments were carried on. Of the remaining 16 rases, a majority fell during the short est days of the year when the hours of sunlight were ft \v. Signals broad cast just at dusk, during cloudy con ditions, have covered a radius of 300 miles, and less than an hour later, after darkness had set In, signals from the same transmitter were clearly heard for .1.non miles. The barometric pressure was low on the days prceed lng 24 of the 60 cases of transmis sion, and in areas of low barometer the sky usually is cloudy. In only two of the 24 eases was there a rce ord of bad transmission. Operators of radio receiving sets will observe a swinging or fading of signals during the winter. Kspeeial ly is this true of distant stations whose signals at times will be of suf ficient intensity to blank out the mu sic, voice or code of near by transmit ters. The effect may last for a con siderable timo and then suddenly die or gradually fade away. It is thought that fading and swinging of radio sig nals are caused by ionization of the atmosphere. However, these varia tions cannot he absolutely established. Although At the present tunc no expe rimental tint reverses thu theory. From the electric standpoint, the at ■tnosphere Is not a perfect dielectric or insulator, for the gases constitut lug it are lonlf tl by the influence of i ithoilic ravs from the sun. bombard incut by ostuie dusts, ultra violet rays and radio active substances constitut ing the terrestial crust. Prisoners Riot When Luuoh fs Dropped From Jail Fare Los Angeles. l>eo. 15,—Announce* I ment of ;i reduction from three to two meals a day resulted in a demon stration by prisoners in tliu Lincoln Heights jail yesterday. "When th' lunch hour passed with out lunch, the hundred prisoners, led. the police raid, 1 y 25 men said to l»e Industrial Workers of the World, serving short terms for picketing, raised ml flags and beat upon the cell doors and walls. The 10 guards on duty at that branch of the city jail were unable u» quell the disturbance, so help was sent from Central, Hollywood and Hollenbeck Heights stations. With the arrival of the reinforce ments the trouble* soon ended. Uncle Sam Says Whooping Cough. This booklet which is issued by the United States Public Health Service tells