Today
, O n tv a r d Cdiristian
Soldiers.
Shop Note.
Two Kinds of Freedom.
Leviathan Rests.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
V._j
The Reverend Baring-Gould, 90
years old, is dying, ill at his De
vonshire home in England. That
means something to millions of
Americans, who will not know it,
until told that Baring-Gould wrote
“Onward, Christian Soldiers.”
How many recall the country
school house prayer meeting, after
a long walk on muddy roads, on
Sunday evenings, or the Sunday
school in the old church, of mil
lion* that see this announcement.
How many, as little children, sang
the words “Onward, Christian
soldiers, marching as to war, with
the cross of Jesus, going on be
fore,” and admiring the old lady in
the ■ camel’s hair shawl, able to
make her voice quiver, as she sang.
Baring-Gould will meet in heaven
many that will say, “I used to sing
your hymn.” Perhaps they sing it
there.
It is too late to shop early, but
at least, do your shopping now.
It’s inexpensive philanthropy to
show consideration for employes
and employers, by mere display of
little energy. Get at it and get it
done. You will be glad to have it
over.
And remember the army of post
office employes. Do not pile all
the extra work on their shoulders
at the last moment.
Mail your packages as soon as
you can get them ready, begin
ning now. For your own sake and
theirs, wrap bundles well, address
them plainly.
There are two kinds of freedom,
one based on poverty, one on
wealth. The Son of Man had no
where to lay his head, and He
rules the world, morally, today.
His humble followers had noth
ing to lose, but their lives and
liberty. They could do as they
pleased.
The rector of Saint Mark in the
Bowery, New York, is told by his
earnest bishop, “You must not have
young ladies with bare feet, and
—er—ankles, and—er—possibly
even bare knees, dancing in your
church. Your intentions are good,
but the feet, ankles and knees
won’t do.”
The rector, obedient, bows his
head but his vestrymen say, “One
minute, those young ladies danc
ing, to interpret the holy thoughts
of our rector, may shock the
bishop but they fill the church.
Perhaps we’ll go it alone, separ
ate from the main church that
seeks to boss us. We can do as we
please for Saint Mark is a very
rich church.
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Epictetus could say, “Nobody
can hurt me, for I have nothing
that,can be hurt, my only import
ant possession being my mind."
Vanderbilt could say, “Nobody
can hurt me. I have money to
hire lawyers that can put anybody
in jail.” _
Meanwhile, Mr. Guthrie of Saint
Mark, will start a Leonardo
Da Vinci art school, for poor art
students. That’s an excellent idea,
and no bishop will interfere unless
they have lady models posing with
bare feet, and possibly more. The
church was never more powerful
than when establishing the first
great universities, all over Europe.
The great Leviathan goes Into
dry dock, and to be idle until next
spring. It does not pay to run in
winter. If government boats were
run for the people, rather than for
money, the Leviathan would “pay”
all year round. This winter it
could take tens of thousands
across the Mediterranean by the
southern routes, the Azores,
Gibraltar, Algiers, Corsica, Naples,
Milan, Genoa, Greece, Constanti
nople, the Bosphorus, Egypt, Cairo,
the Suez Canal. What would it be
worth to this country if tens of
thousands could make such a trip,
at bare cost, or below cost, no
Ritz Carlton restaurant, or other
nonsense, just as simply, economi
cally managed American ships, en
abling average American citizens,
public school graduates and their
parents to see the world, and
know more.
Such talk is called anarchistic
communism, or at least rabid so
cialism in high financial circles.
Nevertheless the day will come
when “ships owned by the people"
will mean ships used by the peo
ple. The rich man says, “Of
course my children must see the
world." The richest of all, Uncle
Sam, will say one day, “Of course
all my children must see the world
if they want to.”
(Copyright. 1923.)
$8,322,695,000
Value Is Placed
on Farm Crops
Increase Over Last Year More
Than $8,000,000 — Corn
Most Valuable, Cotton
Is Second.
Washington. Dec. 17.—Larger acre
yield and better prices generally of
most nf the Important farm crops
of the country, combined with an n.
crease of about 600,000 acres in the
aggregate planted (area, lifted the
total value of this year’s crops $872,
891.000 above last year.
Value of this year's crops is placed
at $8,322,695,000 by the Department
of Agriculture In Us final crop re
port of the year. The values were
based on the farm price of the crops
December 1.
Corn is the nation's most valuable
crp, with a total value of $2,222,013,.
000. Cotton ranks second with an ag
gregate value of $1,768,885,000, the
value of the lint being $1,563,347,000
and of cotton seed, $205,538,000. Hay
was the only other crop whose value
exceeded a billion dollars, its total be
ing $1,390,967,000.
Acre yields were larger this year
than last for com, winter wheat, oats,
barley, potatoes, tobacco, sugar beets
and peanuts. Smaller acre yields than
last year were reported for spring
wheat, rye, buckwheat flaxseed, rice,
hay and cotton.
The acre yield of corn averaged
one bushel per acre more than last
year and the price was almost 7
cents a bushel more, while the total
production was 3,054,395,000 bushels,
or 148,000,000 bushels larger than last
year. The area planted was 1,312,000
acres more than last year, and the
value about $311,000,000 more.
Winter wheat yields averaged
seven-tenths of a bushel per acre
more than last year and the total
production was only about 14,000,000
bushels less than last year on an
area 2,836,000 acres less than last
year. The price was 9.7 cents less
per bushel.
Yields of spring wheat were 2.7
bushels less than last year, the area
was about 1,200,000 acres less and
the total production about 77,000,000
bushels less.
The area of cotton picked was about
4.400.000 acres more than last year,
but the yield per acre was 12.8 pounds
less. Total production Is 219,183
bales more and with the price per
pound 7.2 cents more than last year,
the total value of the lint Is about
$400,000,000 above last year's crop.
Hay production Is about 6,800,000
tons less than last year, but the value
of the crop Is about $50,000,000 above
last year's on account of higher
pricea
Omaha Real Estate Dealer
Loses Suit for $17,500
Devils Lake, N. D., Dc. 17.—Claude
H. Reed of Omaha In his suit for
117,600 against two North Dakota
men for commission on ths sale of
Colorado farm lands, failed to obtain
a verdict In ths United States dis
trict court here.
Judge Andrew Miller, presiding,
held that Reed's claim, In which John
Huggins of Kit Canon, Colo., Joined,
should be dismissed. It was filed
against Alex Curry and A. H. Riggs
of Cando, N. D., with the sals of
Colorado property aa ths basis for the
claim.
Weather at Beatrice
Warmest in Years
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 17.—The farm
est weather In years at this season
of ths year has prevailed In this sec
tion of the stats the past few days,
the temperature running between 60
and 60 degrees. No snow has fallen
so far this winter, the coldest record
ed being 15 degrees above iero.
Stills Removed to Omaha.
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 17.—United
States federal agents havs taken
charge of the stills raptured by state
agents In this vicinity during the last
10 days and removed them to Omaha
where they will be used as evidence
In filing charges of Illegal manufac
ture against half a score of moon
shiners. The only fines levied against
the men here by ths county court were
on charges of Illegal possession snd
sale leaving charges of manufacture
unprosecuted.
Youth Pays Penalty
for Secret “Drag on Fag”
George H. Miller, 17, Technics]
high school, sophomore, will wear
bandages during his Christmas vaca
tion. He extinguished a firs yestsr
day In the attic of his horns, 434
North Thirty-eighth avenue.
Miller admitted he started the fire
by smoking a cigarette, and that he
felt It was up to him to put It out.
"I thought XI had put out my
cigarette stub, when I slipped It Into
my pocket hanging In the closet,"
he said. "The first thing I knew\ ths
whole closet was on fire. I Just grab
bed the clothes and heaved 'em out
a window." ills hands wers badly
burned.
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OPEN EVENINGS
PHI6-I8D0d4e 5L-Omsk*
In Creighton (allege rlay
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Members of the Creighton University Dramatic du > which will present "Turn to the Right," at Creighton
auditorium Wednesday and Thursday nights.
This Is the first of a series of three plays to be given by the organization. The next offering will be "The
Copperhead."
The beginnings of the club were made last with the formation of an amateur dramatic among students of
the university and young women of St. John parish. This year Creighton is sponsoring the work of the club.
Charles Costello, director of the club and its real originator last year, Is a professor in the expression de
partment.
The play probably will appear in towns throughout the state.
W. J. Bryan Helps
Republican Split
(('ontlnurd From Page Onr)
hours compromised with the insur
gents on terms which will give the
latter a power far beyond their re
lative numbers to take control away
from the regular republican leaders
and influence ‘the course of legisla
t'.on.
Tough Sliding for Coolidge.
This has put the I,a Follette Insur
gency on a stronger and more menac
ing basis than It had up to Satur
day. It is certain to modify the re
publican program of legislation and
It adds to the difficulties the repub
licans will have next fall in electing
Coolidge over the democratic nomi
nee, assuring that Coolidge is the
republican choice.
That Coolidge should be the re
publican choice is a probability that
was much enhanced by the meeting
of the republican national committee
last week. It was clear that more
than 40 of the 52 leaders who com
pose the committee were in favor of
Coolidge, both because they person
ally preferred him and because he is
the favorite of the states they rep
resent.
If the nominating convention were
in the near future. Coolidge would
win over Jehneon by three to one.
This may not continue, for Johnson
has barely begun the stern fight he
is determined on.
But if Coolidge is brought closer to
the nomination by these present and
recent events, the probability of elect
ing him has tended in the contrary
direction. It is now an immenent
danger that the only kind of record
the republican congress can make
may be, in the current phraae ^of
some of the republican leaders them
selves, "an awful mesa." If this
happens, can Coolidge avoid sharing
the public disapproval of it? It raises
a difficult choice for Coolidge,
To Fight Own Battle*.
Shall he accept responsibility for
the congress In which his party haa
a nominal majority, and try to ieud it?
Or shall he stick to running his own
office well and try to bring the pub
lio to differentiate between him and
congress? It Is too early to guess
what Coolidge's choice will be, but
there is as yet no evidence of any
disposition on his part to make him
self the leader of a congress that
most certainly and obviously has no
effective regular leadership within
itself.
In another portentous way. this
elevation of La Follette contains
menace against the election of Cool
idge next fall. It was stated here
Saturday, in a way which almost
carries personal aut horltatl veness,
that unless the republican nominee
next June is a, "progressive,'* La
Follette will lead a third party, and
everybody knows the republican
nominee will not be a "progressive”
In 1/a Follette’s sense.
The writer has watched I/a
Follette's insurgency closely for more
than 15 yeans, and has never before
today seen any exception to La Fol
lette's always careful oannlness In
keeping himself ever safely within
the mantle of the republican fran
chise.
I/a Follette has gone on the war
path 20 times but has never quite
taken himself off the reservation.
This time, however, the writer be
lieves that the oft-repeated threat
to lead a third party Is at last true.
I/a. Follette Is 68. He knows now
that he can never get the republican
nomination, that motive for avoiding
definite apostasy is over.
Sees Niche for Himself.
La Follette has strongly the drama
tic Instinct, the tendency to visualize
his place In history. From a domi
nant wlch to be president he may now
readily pass to a dominant wish to
get for himself the most conspicuous
place in history now posstble to him.
That wlzsh, under the limitation of
his age and his present circumstances
otherwise, would be served by lead
ing a third party, even though cer
tainly unsuccessful.
If I/a Follette should lead a third
party he would carry Wisconsin With
hardly the shadow of a doubt as
against the divided opposition of the
republican and democratic candidates.
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On Christmas Day
njp-IOR years American homes
l" i have made it a tradition
I_I to have Fruit Cake on the
Christmas Dinner Table—and its
richness, purity and tastefulness
adds muc^i to the joy of the day.
Especially when it is a Northrup
Jones FRUIT CAKE.
Made just as you would make it in
your own home from the finest in
gredients. Get a Blue Ribbon
Fruit Cake and put it away for
Christmas.
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After nearly 40 turbulent years La
Follette norms stronger In his home
state today than ever before. Practi
cally every congressman from the
state Is his vassal and there Is almost
no effective organized opposition to
him.
In addition, he might, possibly
carry anywhere from one to four
other western states. All these states
that La Follette might carry are nor
mally republican. If La Follette
should take them for a third party It
would to that extent deprive the re
publicans of their chance for victory.
The democrats, on the other hand,
would probably not lose any state as
a result of La Follette’s leading a
third ticket.
F a r in Bureau
Head Speaks Here
Problem of Transportation Is
Theme of Address by
0. E. Bradfute.
(C'ontlniird From PiJtt* One)
not hope to compete with prices here
as they are."
The speaker concluded with a plea
for general co-ordination of all trans
portation facilities in order to attain
the highest plane of etflriency. tie
said there would be no need of a
ship subsidy if America would pat
ronize its own shipping.
Stewart Urges Co-Operation.
Malcolm M. Stewart, manager of
the foreign trade department, Cin
cinnati Chamber of Commerce, and
vice chairman of the mlddlfvvest for
eign trade committee staled In his
address that co ordination of railroads
and steamship lines is essential for the
development of the foreign trade of
the middlewest and of other interior
parts of the country.
"Without such coordination it is
manifest that the agricultural produc
ers and interior manufacturers of the
country will be at a permanent dis
advantage in competing with the sea
board agricultural producers of for
eign countries and of seaboard manu
facturers at our own ports and at
foreign ports,” he said. "It is the
opinion of the middle west that the
rail and ocean transportation mediums
must l>e drawn together and made to
function as one transportation system
to all ports of the world.
"As the foundation for coordination
of rail and ocean transportation, the
middle west feels that its trade with
foreign countries will be greatly ex
panded If the railroads and steam
ships are required to establish Joint
through rail and ocean rates to for
eign ports from the Ulterior of the
United States subject to the approval
ofr disapproval of a joint governmen
tal board composed of members of the
Half-Hour Sales
9 to 9:30 A. M. Tuestlay
Gowns, Caps
Teddies
Bandeaux
White outing flannel
gowns, satin and lace
boudoir caps, colored
teddies, hand-embroi
dered. Half hour Wed.
Each
Thompson-Belden & Company
Interstate Commerce commission anil
the United States Shipping hoard.
Kallroad* ( ail Aid.
"It is believed that the shipbuilding
Industry of the United States will be
greatly stimulated If the railroads
were to afford such industries the
benefit of the same rates from Interior
shipping points to shipbuilding plants
at seaboard as applied on similar
shipments consigned to foreign ooun
tries for export, when the commodi
ties are to go into the construction
of ships to he engaged In foreign
Irade exclusively. This will greatly
reduce the cost of shipbuilding In the
United States, thereby reducing the
expenses of the steamship lines in op
erating cost brought about by the
heavy initial investments,
"The export and Import rates pub
lished by the railroads to and from
the ports are established to stimulate
.and encourage the foreign trade of!
the United States with individual
countries. They are not established j
to subs dize the steamship lines of
foreign registry. Therefore, It is be
lleved that in the Interest of friend
ly relations with all nations with
whom we directly trade, the applica
tion of these export and import ra'es
should tie confined exclusively to
American ships and ships of the re
gistry of the country with whom we
are directly trading and who have
steamship lines running parallel to
those of the American lines. How
ever, the benefit of these inland ex- |
port rail rates shall not he granted to
any foreign or American steamship
line which does not concur in a
through rail and ocean rate as ap
proved by the joint board.
"We believe that the same treat
ment to all ships built in American I
shipyards will he nothing more than J
a reasonable protection to the Ameri
can shipbuilding Industry which is
entitled to the same protection as j
other industries of the United States. |
Authority of shippers to file export
declarations with interior custom
house collectors will greatly facili
tate the securing of accurate stalls
tics as to the relative importance of
inland cities in regard to export busi
ness."
O. K. Davis, secretary of the !s"a
tionaJ Foreign Ttade council will ad
dress the convent!* today aa will
Thomas L, yaukol, St. Louis, repre
sentatlve of the Department of Com
merce.
Would-Be Highwayman
Given Three*-Year Term
York, Neb., Dec. 17.—Den If. Regl't*^
of Henderson was sentenced by Judge
Corcoran to serve three year* In the
state reformatory at Lincoln.
Uegier pleaded guilty to a charge
of attempted holdup of the soft drink
parlor of George Gray at Henderson,
December 8. He wore a mask, but a
bystander recognized him and he fled
after firing a shot through the floor.
Price of Ilootrh (iocs
Skyward in Cobimbu-!
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 17.—With the
continued raids of state agents on the
Illicit liquor manufacturers of this
section of the Platte and Loup val
leys, Christmas cheer in the shape <*f
hootch has risen from 12 a pint to f'i
and 17 and bootleggers who happened
to have -mall quantities left are said
to be getting the full price.
Fear 18 Felt by
Farmers for ^X inter ^X beat
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 17.—For the
last seven weeks no rain or snow of'
any quantity has fallen In this sec
tion. with the result that farmers who
have planted winter wheat are ex
pressing great fear for the crops since
much of the wheat in the ground has
failed to even germinate.
Colfax County Pioneer Die?.
Columbus. Neb., Dec. 17.—John Wil
liam Yonke 88, resident of Colfax
county since 1873, is dead. He Is sur
vived by seven children, 38 grandchil
dren apd 17 great grandchildren.
r Established 1890
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10 A. M. to 10:30 A. M. Tuesday
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Hair
Brush
Fine quality hair brush with
solid wood back. Made by
manufacturers of Prophy
lactic tooth brush. Less
than half price Tuesday—
Only
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To My
College Chum
I’d send a nightie of
crepe de chine with
real filet. I might
add a jaunty boudoir
cap, that I cap just
picture her wearing it
cocked over one eye.
She’d wonder where
I found such adorable pieces;
she’d look for the name on the
box, Thompson-Belden’s, and
then she’d know I’d lost none
of the aptitude for shopping
that I had in the old days.
To Mother
I’d give the very nicest robe
that I could find, for' she’d
never buy it herself, but she’d
wear it, and enjoy it, because
she hadn’t been so extravagant
as to buy it. And the robe
that I’d buy would be satin,
quilted, and lined with lamb’s
wool to make it snugly and
warm as a com
forter. One of
orchid shade
\ *8 $22.50.
To Auntie
My Aunt Mary would like this pouch
bap, topped with metal filagree
frame. They’re in velvet and satin, plain or
brocaded, and the linings are lovely. For her,
I think. I’ll select one with a gunmetal filagree
top. I haven’t seen them anywhere else. $5.
To An Acquaintance
whose friendship I value, yet to whom I did not wish
to send a gift, I’d remember with a hand-tinted card
of greeting—just a message of my thoughtfulness.
To Daughter
I'd surprise her with a caracul
jacquette, $125, for if she's in
high school, or college, or just
out. I know she’d like it above
all things. If she has one. I’d
select some other article of ap
parel. for it's an age that likes
to look well. .Among my
smaller gifts to her I’d include
a feather fan, they're only
$1.50 to $10.75.
To A Baby
One of the cunning toys, all of
which either walk or talk.
Really, everything, even this
soft little rabbit, makes a
noise. 25c to 50c.
To A Business
Associate
Fluffy little net sleeves to wear
under the loose sleeves of her
woolen frock—just a bit of
dressedupness for the eve
nings that she stays down
R) v to dinner. $1.50 to $4.75
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And Vd Buy It at
Thompson - Belden’s
For She’ll Appreciate It More