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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publisher. B. BKEWER. Geo. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The AMoutated I’raaa, of which Th« Bee la a mimUr, is •iitialvcly •ntitlcd to the un for rnmliitrttton of all (tispatc'hn cred'.red to It er not oUierwlA* cr*4)t«U In this MNf. and also iL§ local oeara publlahetl hereta. All rights cf rcrubllcatlona of our •[•rial ditpatchea arc aJto ret*r?«d. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Aak for the Department J^T |antic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: innn Editorial Department. AT lantie 1021 or 1042. IUUU OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluff* ... - 13 Scott St. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24Lb and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington • - 422 Star B.Mg. Chicago - - - 1720 Steger Bldg. Paris, France—420 Hue St. Honor*#__ MANDATES AND MONOPOLIES. i One of the great fakes sponsored by the League of Nations covenant is the system of mandates. The tepugnance of Americans to the idea of a war of liberation terminating in a peace of spoliation ani annexation doubtless inspired this curious device by which the European allies took such spots of the earth’s surface as they desired “as a sacred trust.’ The dispute now raging at Lausanne over the question of Mesopotamia and the oil fields of Mosul displays the cynical greed back of the mandate plan. Great Britain and Turkey are unable to agree on the disposition of these natural resources, and the threat of a resort to arms is heard. Under the se cret treaties Mosul was to be given to France when the war was won. However, inasmuch as il was a British army which captured it, in the final deal at Paris, Great Britain was assigned the mandate. The first result of this was a division of the oil resources between the two, Great Britain to take 73 per ,-ent and France the remainder. No thought was given to tribes of Arabs and Kurds living in this distiiU, and all other nations were to be denied access to the oil supplies. If the League of Nations had been genuine, these backward countries would have been put under real international control. The frank contention that a mandate amounts t) a monopoly privilege has been questioned all along by the United States. Ambassador Child, outlining the American position at Lausanne has declared again the American belief in the principle that such large parts of the world’s resources should not become the subject of monopolistic develop ment. The open door to commercial competition i« not only the fair thing, nut serves to remove eco nomic friction that so often encourages wars. This difference of opinion between America and Great Britain .ns to the proper handling of man dated territory is not sorely a question of whether British or American oil firms shall exploit Mosul. Fundamentally it refers to the problem of whether or not land assigned to the guardianship of a great power is thereby to be made a private preserve from which other nations may be barred. NEBRASKA’S BANKING LAWS. A committee of state bankers is before the leg- j islature, asking such modification of the banking laws as will permit the bankers to share in state control of the banks. Chiefly, they propose that the state banking commissioner shall have the as- | sistance of an advisory .committee, made up from one representative front each of the nine districts into which the state is divided. This committee will be constituted to aid in the administration of the law. Dan V. Stevens of Fremont, one of the best known of state bankers, says the operations of the guaranty law has cost the bank of which he is a member 22 per cent of its capital stock within the last year. This may or may not be due to the conditions that have prevailed, not all of which arc to be charged against the guaranty law. It is true that under that law less of care has been shown by depositors in selecting the bank to carry their funds. The state guaranty law has operated .n this regard much as did the “blue sky law. A certificate from the state board authorizing 'he sale of stock was in public estimation almost equal to a state endorsement of the project. So the state through the law guaranteeing the safety of deposits has put its credit behind all banks, and the ele ment of character and developed standing In the community has to a large extent disappeared. This is the strongest complaint against the guaranty law. It is a cause for great satisfaction that the Nebraska banks have been enabled to withstand the storm as well as they have, and that the fund to take care of deposits in insolvent banks lias not been bankrupted. Yet even this fact is no reason why the law may not be modified if the change is to make it more effective, and to bring greater security to banking in Nebraska. Legisla tion will not establish integrity nor create business judgment, but it may provide against unusual risks ,0 which the people of the state might otherwise be exposed. It is comforting to note that tlic bankers are mother to protect their own interests, and in the direction that will benefit the public. HONORABLE AND LUCKY RECORDS. Two railroad employes have just been served with a banquet by a group of their fellows, the oc casion being the retirement of the veterans from active sen-ice. One of these has been an engineer for forty-four years, whose service record is per fect. In all that time he has not had an accident, nor has he been reproved at any t.me foi infrac tion of roles, misbehavior of any kind. The other, a conductor, with forty-seven years of similar rec ord, is said to be the best known railroad conductor in the world. These men are honored in their retirement by the good wishes of a great host of friends, arc con gratulated by the officer of the company they served, and deservedly, too. For to make such a showing as is set down for them these men must have paid careful attention to every detail of exact ing vocations. The ordinary routine of a railroad man’s life exposes him to many and varying risks, to exigencies and emergencies, all calling for tne prompt exercise of good judgment, and that these may be met and faced without mistake of serious sort is a splendid tribute to these veterans. A locomotive driver who can point to forty-four years of active service without an accident is a rarity. When that service has been on a line which pencrates a mountain range, it is the more remark able. Not only does it indicate skill and caution, but aomething of a quality of good fortune that is amazing. On this, too, he is to he congratulated. And the conductor who has met with many thou sands of passengers under all conditions and cir cumstances, and has had no noteworthy trouble in his career, shows himself possessed of the judg ment and patience of a diplomat as well as tome element of good luck. We congratulate Engineer Naismith and Con ductor Blakely, and offer them to all as good ex amples of what railroad men may be. * PRICE OF A HUMAN LIFE. Humanitarians have vainly tried to put a value on human life. All energy of organized society has been expended to make more secure and bear able the life of people. From the cradle to the grave, the way is covered by safeguards, padded by devices for comfort, and nothing is omitted that will conserve and prosper human existence. Yet, there exist men and women who apparently have no regard for human life, that is the lives of others than themselves. A man was murdered in Omaha Saturday night under circumstances that show a shocking disregard for huma^ life. He en tered a grocery store where two men were engaged in robbing the proprietor. As he was leaving one of the robbers fired and inflicted a mortal wound on a man who was merely "trying to leave the store, not even knowing that a crime was being com mitted. The man who fired the shot lias confessed to the police that his only purpose was to remove a possi ble obstruction from his way to escape. He did not intend to kill the man, but merely shot to get him out of the way. What the consequences might be (lid not deter him. The proceeds of the' robbery and murdar amounted to “a drink of whisky and a few rolls of the dice,” according to the confession. Human life has seldom been held cheaper. The answer to this is not further violence; it s mote careful education. Crimes will continue so long as men may prosper by crime. Those who so lightly engage in these misdeeds do not consider the risk assumed, nor undertake to balance it against the penalty incurred. For a drink of whisky and a few rolls of the dice, one man has been killed, another robbed, and two others stand in the shadow of the gallows. The lesson is so obvious that it does not need emphasis. How long wiil public energy be dissipated on lesser matters, while the greater is crying for so lution ? ACHIEVEMENT PRIZES. Regardless of the many assertions to the con trary, boys and gifts never had better opportuni ties, nor more incentives to develop the worthy characteristics necessary to the building up of the very best and purest leadership for the welfare of the nation. Parents, individuals and organizations vie with each other in offering these incentives to character building. The Lions club of Albion recently adopted reso lutions establishing an annual gold medal award in the Albion High school. This award is to be presented annually at commencement, beginning with the class graduating this year, p.nd is to bo won by the one most deserving in leadership, use fulness to the school, attendance and character. No one is eligible who has not attended the Albion High school at least three years and who has not a minimum average in scholarship of 80 per cent. Last year individuals established annual achieve ment prizes, consisting of five $20 gold pieces, to the graduates of this same high school who arc most proficient in scholarships, music, dramatics, normal training and home economics. It is to be hoped this movement will not only prove an inspiration to the recipients ' of these awards, but also to the originators, as well as others who may be inspired to follow their example. And, of more importance, is the effect upon the student body. May it not ultimately result in those striv ing for the awards reaching above these incentives to the more worthy motive of themselves becoming lifters that the world may grow stronger and better. WATER POWER IN NEBRASKA. An event worthy of notice is the opening of the big hydro-electric plant at Barneston, on the Blue river. Beatrice, York, Central City and a number of smalle’- Nebraska towns will receive their light and power from this source. Many other regions in Nebraska will watch the outcome of this project, both as to rates and service. Along the Niobrara river, in \the northern part of the state, there is a steadily growing interest in - water power development. The various irrigation projects in the western part of the state already have electricity as a by-product, and the supple mental water project west of Hastings also contem plates the utilization of a 100-foot head of water at the reservoir dam. Nebraska has no coal, and the growing necessity for cheap power for our industries is naturally turn ing public attention to the water power possibilities. Plans for settling the difficulty between France and Germany still include the cancellation of war debts by the United States. Why this country should make any further contribution to the war chests of Europe is not explained. The list of lobbyists filed at Lincoln shows little sign of the grand old game of steering the law makers falling into disuse. The courts are stopping some of the leaks through which hooch lias trickled in Omaha. The new sheriff is making a spectacular start, but in this office it is endurance that counts. A J oke That Isn’t a J oke From the Milwaukee Sentinel. 1 Representative Upshaw and his crusade against the use of intoxicating liquors by members of Congress and others high in government circles may present hu morous aspects to some observers. But. to the citizen given to intelligent consideration of affairs, ills crusade is entirely devoid of humor. If tlie charges made by Mr. Upshaw are true, and it seems to be a matter of common knowledge in Washing ton that the genera! conditions of which he complains exist, then it is a government scandal and those guilty of tlie offences should not only be lield up to public contempt, but should receive appropriate legal punish: ment if possible. The notion of a congressman solemnly votin prohibition enforcement and later patronizing r legger is certainly nu^ edifying to those who d' .o preserve some lingering shreds of respect for na tional lawgivers. Mr. Upshaw may be a fanatical prohibitionist. Doubt less many firm believers in the principle of prohibition may honestly disagree with his opinions. But on the fundamental principle for which he is now crusading there can be no dispute. That principle is that the law must be obeyed so long ns it is law. This applies to every citizen and with much greater force to those who are responsible for the law. There is no congressional immunity in respect to obedience to law. On the contrary there is an empha sized obligation on government officials to obey the laws with even greater, strictness than might be expected 1 of thoughtless, irresponsible or ill-informed private citi zens. It is perhaps true that some of the lightness of spir it with which Mr. Upshaw's remarks are received by his congressional colleagues is assumed, and that privately some of the solous are pretty badly scared lest there be disclosures which will not sit well with their consti tuents. even those who are not friendly to prohibition, but who still believe in the oW fashioned ice a of obeying the law. “From State and Nation” —Editorials from MJther Newspapers— Breeding Trouble. From the Akron Times. One roads with grave concern cer tain intimation from \V. J. Bryan that the fight between the "evolution ists" and the "creationists" is to be made a "paramount" issue of politics in tile near future. Mr. Bryan has devoted a considerable amount of time—and presumably made a con siderable amount of money—In his tight against the doctrine of evolu tion. As Mr. Bryan is a sort of dual personage, with a bent for preaching on one side and an instinct for politics on the other; it is a logical expres sion of his character that he hopes to take a question of religious import and drag it through the political arena for settlement. It has been but a few years since Mr. Bryan, in his search for a new | "paramount issue,” informed the writer that a political campaign was 1 M»n to be waged in this country over (he age old issue of the "double stand , ard of morals.” That prediction, of course, has not been verified. But j Mr. Bryan, not to be disappointed of ! his politico-religious "issue," has ! seized upon another which offers more promise of popular interest, it ; so happens that the question of evo ' lution enters into contact with the political life of the people, indirectly, | But none tlie less definitely, through \ tile fact that science is taught in : schools and colleges. The teaching of science naturally involves recogni tion and discussion of the theory i evolution, whether (he theory is en dorsed or not. Geology, archaeology, biology, zoology, botany, philology, ethnology and history cannot ignore evolution, without excising a large portion of their curricula. But Mr. Bryan conceives the admission of the evolutionary doctrine into a course of study as a work of the devil and a menace to the religious future of the future. Therefore, in collaboration With many sympathizers, lie proposes to Inject evolution into politics by pro moting legislation to forbiiT teaching, discussion or recognition of the theory in publicly supported schools or col leges. It is not our purpose here to dis cuss tlie question which is agitating many earnest persons throughout the country today: the subject is so eon troversia! in its nature and whose ramifications extend so far into science and theology that the or dinary layman can gain nothing by arguing its pros and cons. Both evo lutionist and creationist have their i convictions and support them with j logic which is entirely satisfactory— ! to themselves. But it is pertinent to remind Mr. Bryan and his fellow agi tators who are seeking to make a po litical "issue" out of this matter that they are treading on dangerous ground. They are attempting to in voke a mixture of church and (state in affairs of government which is the most inimical form of assault that can Vie made upon the conception of free dom laid down by our constitution. They are proposing to invoke a religious censorship upon our schools. They are asking for a legal curb up on the right to think. Tile long road of history is strewn with the wreckage of nations that sought to amalgamate church and state. Certainly we have enough of intolerance, of attempted legal dicta torship of morals, of weakened religious influence trying to buttress itself behind paternalistic govern ment. without dragging a question of doctrine through the heated turmoil of politics. Mr. Bryan’s fight is ap propriate enough in the pulpit: but It has no proper place in the political forum.. All Kinds of Mobs. From tlie Kansas City Kansin The United States is having a choice variety of mob rule. For move then a year there lias been strong protest against the mobbing of col ored men and women in the south, for real and occasionally fancied crimes. Sometimes tlie victims were tortured and burned to death. Then came the Herrin "massacre," in which it was claimed union men had killed and brutally tormented strikebreakers. This mob lias been more generally denounced In the press and from the pulpit than any similar crime ever committed in America, and Williamson county is likely to become bankrupt in an c-lt'ort to con vict the guilty parties against on evl- I dent local sympathy for them. After this, another sort of mob created great excitement in Louis iana. Two men were tortured to death, and claim is made that It was done by a secret organization pro fessing to stand for 100 per cent Americanism, because the men are al leged to "have known too much." Lastly, there Is a mob of farmers, merchants and supposedly good citi zens, which hang two union men, whip many others, and drive other unionists and union sympathizers from the country. The offense of thn union people is alleged sabotage against a railroad, on which a strike has been in progress for some time. In this last mob scene, public of ficials have been forced to resign be cause of sympathy with the strikers, and the governor upholds the mob. Daily Prayer The rlghteouanesi which Is of faith.— Rom. 9:30. Holy Father, we thank Thee for the sweetness and goodness of Thy love. Thou hast sheltered our home, daily bearing our burdens, carrying our sorrows, and supplying all our needs. Wo thank Thee for Jesus our Sa vior, or tile Holy Bible, and for the Church. We praise Thy Name for tho Gospel, and for all who are making known the goodness of salvation. We pray that Christian brethren may dwell together in unity, ami put I on love which is the bond of perfect ness. May Thy righteous and peace ful Kingdom come, till ail men every I where may hear and know of Jesus, ! and learn to live as He lived, and love as He loved. ' each us to be kind one to an •, tender hearted, forgiving, tiive s patience, meekness, gg-ntleness, Jness, faith. May we nave the edness of the pure in heart, and of the merciful. Fill us with the light of Thy presence, and lead us forth to do good unto all men. Keep Thou our going out and our coming In, from this time forth, and for evermore. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. REV. ROBERT F. ELMORE, Cincinnati, O. which remains in existence for a long ! time. It is a strange situation. Here are several classes of people, all claiming high motives, all professing to seek lo promote the right, yet all forming into mobs, in defiance of processes of law. an all guilty of almost barbaric cruelties. tVhat dues it mean? Are the whole people losing their respect for law, their confidence in justice to be ob tained through regularly constituted government? Some Immigration Titles. From the St. Louis Globa-Demot-mt. Discussion of current proposals for again letting down tlie lairs to foreign immigration, makes pertinent and in teresting a review of official statistics showing tides of such immigration in previous years. No official figures were kept until late !n 1819. During more than a third of a century, or from 1820 to tlie middle 60s. the re corded arrivals included all immi grants and other passengers coming into the country by sen. It is an en tirely safe assumption that of tlie 33,030,164 persons entering our ports between 1S20 and 1920, 30.000.000 were immigrants. Not until the last quarter of that century of records did what 13 called passenger travel on Atlantic ships, exclusive of Immigrants, attain anything like its present proportions. The annual average for the 100 years would be 30.000. Hut this figure has been so far exceeded in so many of the years included that the average can almost be lost sight of in contem plation of the totals. In 1907. the larg est immigration year on record, tlie total reached was 1.285,349. The high est tide of immigration from the coun tries of North Europe never approxi mated such a total. In 1907 immigra tion from tlie countries of South Eu rope and Eastern Europe was in full swing. It did not again attain the 1907 maximum, although in the first year of the war (1914) it approximated 700,000, showing an appreciable in crease over tlie preceding year. Eater years have shown marked decreases under pressure of economic condi tions and tlie alien exclusion laws. one inverting feature of the propa ganda for opening wider the gate to European immigration appeared in a recent issue of the Daily Financial America of Xew York. During the war boom years and the accompanying rush to munition centers, and scarcity of farm labor in tlie southwest, Mexi can immigration to the United States nearly quadrupled. Kilt in 1621 it fell off 60 per cent, owing to a larger farm labor supply and larger opportu nities in Mexico. “In a time of in creased labor scarcity caused by the immigration law.” says Financial America, “there is a rising invasion of all the border states by Mexicans.” Xew Yorkers should be more able to distinguish between swelling and eb bing tides. It is true that the fewer Mexicans now coming do not pay ship passage. Perhaps that is the rub. Common Sense *__ Simple Things (live Courage. Be sure of your ground; then go ahead. Faint heart never won the prize in any contest. Protect yourself from piercing Winds by proper clothing; a sheet of newspaper tinder your coat will do. If your steps or your walks are slippery with ice, salt will dissolve it and you will have a safer footing. If you cannot get a thing one way, try another. It is not necessary to have a seal skin coat to be protected from the chill winds. A very simple, obtained-in-every home-remcdy-protection from slipping V«' steepest kind of stops or stairs in icy weather is just common salt. It is these simple things which should give you courage to believe that there is a way to the goal you have set before you, if it is right. Jf you are a true American you know the value of courage, a stout heart and ability to fight you* own battles wherever adverse circum stances touch your life or that of your children. So do not stop because you are invited to let the other fellow do as he likes regardless of whether it is just and right. (Copyright, 1922.) iT-Wfpj^S t <a£ » VK?^K> v wKSI^bA ' ^ *^~‘* .»* Dul you ever hide- from the things (hat are in the land of If-It-Wore? Did you ever sail on that magic sea where there's never a wave astir. And watch the stars and the pale-faced moon as th* bark of your dreams speeds on, TUI the shore of life and the clouds of strife recede and are somewhere gone? Did you ever htilld on that phantom sea a kingdom to your delight, A home of peace, of glad release from material foes you fight. A haven float ami a garden sweet where flowers perpetual bloom. Where foreign is need and noble is creed and nothing exists to presume? Did you ever roam as your heart desirei In the land of If-It-Were With the one you love and the one who lives for the lover sincere to her, Where work ts play In a sense ideal, and life forever Is youth. And the deeds you do and the Joys yoh feel are beauty and virtue and truth? Did you over slifg that song of dreams to the heart that has ached for long, And find relief—though often brief—ir the »^ro! of magic song. And then coni’ back to the world that Is with a freshness full and free. And turn anew with ardor true to the things that have to be? —Kol»ert Worthington Davie. Player Rolls Brand New Latest Hits Just Received. Special Price— Come in and Hear Them. Lovin’ Sam ■ Tomorrow When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down Why Should I Cry Over You Call Me Back Pal O’ Mine I Wish I Knew Who Cares You Remind Me of My Mother, Nellie Kelly Open a charge account—your credit is good with us—take a selection home on approval. i “The People’s , Voice’’ Editorl4l« from it*d*r* of Tht "Morning Bm. Ruder* of Tho Morning Boo ••• Invitod to u»p this column froely for oxprtsaltn on matter* ot oubho Interest. For Lower Motor Licenses. Gibbon. Xob.—To tho Editor cf Tlie Omaha Bee; Governor Bryun is right in advocating a reduction of the automobile license tax. And the ac tion of the farm bureau In opposing a reduction should not weigh too heavily in the matter, for. while the membership of this organization is composed of farmers, it was not originally promoted by farmers, being a development cf the county agent dies, an I it has always been sup ported by the commercial dubs anti business interests of the larger towns and the cities. The argument of those who claim that the f irmer should be the last person to favor a reduction of the license tax because ho owns less than half the automobiles an 1 more than half of the taxable prop erty. can he replied by saying that from that view point the town and city folks should be the last to op pose a reduction. 1’mter Governor Bryan's plan, there need not b; any increase of property tax becausu of the cut in the automo bile tax, for, by first reducing the maintenance fund that necessity is r* moved. As the license tax paid by the town end city car owner is used on tiie country roads, this might up l car to give the farmer a great ad vantage, but, if we look into the mat H . a little further it will lie found otherwise. For. though the*farmer Is not taxed directly for improvements made in the towns and cities, in directly he helps to pay for them just the same. Locally we might feel that it matters little to us what improve ments are made in Omaha or Lincoln, but a portion of their cost will eventually be passed on to us. Rail load property is taxed to help pay for them; rent is made higher be eause the landlord must have a larger income; the worker must have higher wages to meet the extra coet of liv ing, and in several other ways the cost of distribution is increased. ir we stop to consider liow much faster the larger towns and the cities have grown during the past few years than the smaller towns and villages have, it is not hard to understand who has reaped the greatest benefit from our present system of road building, if we visit one of them on a Saturday afternoon the proof is still more con vincing. The business man in the small town has been placed somewhat in the position of the prophet who was not without honor save in his own country. Many persons seem to feel that they would rather take the word of the business man in the dis tant town, while others seem to feel that if they are going lo ho "skinned” that they would rather have the job done away from home. We must all admit that the larger towns and the cities serve a useful purpose as in dustrial centers and distributing points; but, if they are to be built up at the expense of the smaller towns and villages, it is hard to see how this can ultimately benefit the coun try os a whole. As every town bene fits through having a prosperous country surrounding it, so does every rural community benefit tlwough hav ing a prosperous town in ifs midst. CEO RGB LUKBNBILL. Real Estate I.icetising. Doniphan, X’eb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: f see that there Is a bill before the bouse, senate file 74, requiring a state board of three real tors to investigate, at $10 a day and expense, to see if a real estate man can secure license to sell real estate, and that inch man that sells real es tate has to give $10 license fee and put up a bond for SI.00U a year. This would be unjust and would protect nobody, but wipe out hundreds of good, honest real estate men. Those who drafted this bill would be able then to charge whatever they pleased for selling land and property. Three inspectors, drawing $10 a day a'nd expenses, would get more than they could make selling land. 1 no tice in the papers that the largest realtors ire the ones that make the biggest blunders and not small agents. A $1,000 bond would only be to get people’s confidence and then get all they want. I advise every real es tate man to protest. This bill is taking the rights away from an Amer- i lean citizen. Put a man under license j Our Secret Ambitions OnCO^THC |||l IV/UL-FJ-OweR. *>14TE*5 XOfiOO It) Wfcpftlie 7K^ OkD Cf?p<A/R X ft /. ' ' and bonds, and then have some man come along and say, “You have no right to do any real estate business.” An honest man will be honest without putting him under bonds, and a crook will be a crook no matter how many bonds you put him under. This bill looks too much to me as if just a few moneyed men want to run the whole business. A. PETERS. Planning a Bigger Year rpHE plans for * 1923 include more in the way of results than either of the two preced ing years. Corporations, firms and individuals are all planning progress and are for getting the losses and the grief of the deflation days. Your bank naturally will be a factor in your plans for the future. If you do not have permanent, satisfactory bank ing connections, come in and talk over your plans with this bank. Its seventy years of experience is at your service. “Long Distance, Sir!” Although you may be many miles away from your office, long distance will keep you in touch with business or home affairs. A telephone message will reach you nearly as quickly as though you were in town. Here are a few representative rates from this exchange: STATION-TO-STATION person-to-person To Day Evening Night Day, Evening or Night Denver, Colo.3,15 1.60 .80 3.90 Des Moines, la.90 -45 .25 1.25 Sioux City, la.65 .35 .25 .90 Kansas City, Mo.1.10 .55 .30 1.35 Davenport, ia.1.90 .95 .50 2.65 St. Louis, Mo.2.35 1.20 .60 2.90 Minneapolis, Minn....1.90 .95 .50 2.65 Chicago, III.2.75 1.40 .70 3.40 Station-to-station rates apply when you tell “Long Distance” you will talk to anyone at the residence or place of business called and person-to-person rates when you ask for a specified person. Station-to-station calls for 25 cents or less are for a 5 minute conversation. All other rates quoted are for a 3-minute conversation. Evening rates from 8:30 p. m. to midnight for station-to-station calls are about one-half the day rate, and night rates from midnight to 4:30 a. m. are about one-fourth the day rate. The rate for person-to-person service is the same, day, evening or night. 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