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
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Prelude of Christmas Music
Morning—“The Reality of the Advent”
JO w! G. FAST, Minister
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Reparations Modification
Demand of United States
‘Tactful Pressure” Exchanged for More Direct
Methods—Relief Sought for Western Farmers by
Opening1 of European Markets—Morgan
Plans German Loan.
9 ____
It> 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 !
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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 <f the symptoms of whooping
| cough, and, in the absence of compli
cations. gives suggestions for its
; treatment.
Whooping cough is one of the most
serious diseases of childhood, both in
its immediate and remote effects, and
is spoken of by the Public Health
Service as the disease for which famil
iarity has breed contempt.
Headers of The Omaha J*ee may
obtain a copy of this booklet free as
long as the free edition lasts by writ
ing to the United States Public Health
! Service, Washington, I). C., asking
1 for 'Reprint 100.”
The One Topping
Question
for you as an individual is neither
wealth, appetite nor popularity.
It Is Religion
Sometime, semcwhere this question is going
to force itself upon you for a definite answer.
No matter how straight you arc living, a real
ization and an acknowledgment of God’s love for
you as revealed through Jesus Christ, will make
it a lot caster going and you won’t have to worry
about the answer. Come to
AH Saints Episcopal Church
tomorrow night at 7:45. Have a good sing, hear
the rertor, Mr. Casady, and meet a lot of people
who have answered the question, and perhaps the
question for you will be answered.
AH Saints Episcopal Church
26th and Dewey Avenue
Other services at 8 and 11 a. m.
but if vau don't come to All
Saint* go to some church tomorrow.
Outstepping the Town’s Value Pace
At the Greatest Overcoat Department in the West
Tuxedo
Suits—
The Latest
40.00
—In This Sale of-—
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. & Marx
I ••
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Hart Schaffner & Marx means
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Our assortment is large. We
have never had anything hand
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Smart Town Ulsters
Conservative Chesterfields
Raglan and Kimono Sleeves
Half or Full Belted Styles
h Double Breasted Models
Plaid Backs Galore *
n
A coat for every individual taste and
requirement at a price that needs no
further comment. Plenty of light
. colored overcoats, too.
Fourth Floor
A Special!
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For Young Men
a< 25i
Light colored, swagger, all wool
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all the newest stylings of the sea
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value that means something.
Two-Trouser
Suits
*25-*30-$35
Double trousers mean double
wear and these garments of fine,
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it. They are worth much more
than their marked price. Com
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