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The Morning Bee M O R N I N G—E V E N I N G—S UNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., Publisher. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member. Is exclusively entitled to the U6C for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. All right* of republication of our special dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask tor the Department AT lantic or Person Wanted For Night Calls After 10 P. M.; s fkIMk Editorial Department. AT-lantic i021 or AT. 1042. AvrW OFFICES Main Offices—17th and Frrnam Council Bluffs—15 Scott St. S. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N. New York—World Bldg. Detroit—Ford Bldg. Chicago—Tribune Bldg. Kansas City—Bryant Bldg. St. Louis—Syndi. Trust Bldg. Los Angeles—Higgins Bldg. San Francisco—Hollrook Bldg Atlanta—Atlanta Trust Bldg. THE ROAD JAM BROKEN. i Vouchers for highway construction in Nebraska are now moving with a rush. The jam might have been broken long ago if the proper effort had been made. By next week thousands of dollars that have laid idle in the federal treasury will begin flowing to this state. f Contractors, large and small will be relieved of the straits in which they were left by the failure to receive the prompt payment to which'they were en titled. These funds, coming from all parts of the state, will spread their benefits widely. A letter from a subcontractor who was untfble to continue his business because of the holding back of his pay. published recently in The Omaha Bee, shows what this situation has meant. / Not only that, but the good name and credit of Nebraska will be preserved. It is a sorry advertise ment to allow the impression to get about that the state treasury is empty and that just debts can not be met. In matters of a business nature such as this there should be no political bickering. It is as J. H. Sweet comments in the Nebraska City Press: “It doesn't make much difference, when we get down to business, who is to blame. Kut it does make a difference to these contractors who ore en titled to their money for. work done, and it will make a bigger difference when the new bids are asked for, because we will pay more for new roads Just as soon of it becomes noised about among the road building clan that the state of Nebraska is not prompt pay. “This is a matter in which the taxpayers of this state are vitally interested." The jam has now been broken. Thanks to the efforts of Senators Wilkins, Robbins and Banning, an authoritative estimate of the amount of money in the road fund is soon to be made. Almost half a million dollars has been withheld from the build ers of Nebraska's highways. The roads are finished and approved, and people are now driving over them. It is the pride of Nebraska that it has built its • splendid system of rural traflieways without issuing a single bond. Such a record should not be marred by any delinquent indebtedness. HOME BUILDING IS CITY BUILDING. The most noteworthy item in the year’* review for Omaha is that 1,633 one family homes were built in 1923. A city is supported by its payroll, but finally it, depends on its homes, and Omaha is truly ■ a city of home owners. As these 1,633 new altars 1 to family life are scattered all over the townsite, their presence notes not alone the progress of the year, but is an earnest of the future, a sign that the community rests*on a solid foundation. Along with this necessarily goes the element of < thrift, for these homes are only possible because their owners are energetic and frugal. Invested in these homes is $6,876,273, a very respectable sum, *.vhen it is recalled fhat it represents more than half the total amount spent for building in the city during the year, when a new record was made. Not all these homes are fully paid for, probably not the majority of them, but they all are held on such conditions that not many years will pass until each is owned in fee by the man and wife who have made the start. When it is remembered that invariably a considerable cash payment is required, even on a contract sale, it will be admitted that the actual in vestment is worthy of consideration. Building and loan associations report the most prosperous of seasons, increasing their assets during the year by over $10,000,000, now holding $71,641, 401, all represented by building projects, great and ■mall. Ninety thousand stockholders hold shares, representing an average thrift accumulation of $338 per capita for Omaha, assuming the population of the city to be 210,000. This is the largest in the country. If a stranger wants to know what makes Omaha great, it will safe to refer him to these facts. They prove the faith of the citizens in their community’s future. YEAR UP IN THE AIR. A lot has been said by impulsive writers about the inadequacy of our air service. Lack of equip ment, of men and other shortcomings have been pointed out, and some doleful pictures have been painted of what is going to happen to us because we lag so far behind others. Maybe there is some-' thing in all this; the congress has been rather tight > with the air service, even parsimonious it seems to some. What congress can not do is to check the spirit of the men who are in the army and navy,, the post 1 office and elsewhere, devoted to their great Job of 1 keeping the American airman just a little bit ahead of all others. Compilations just completed show that in the United States during 1923 exactly 33 new' flight records were established. The whole list in cludes: Establishment of 33 new world flight records; con struction of the world's largest rigid airship and the larggst airplane; operation of the first night airway, enabling the air mall to cross the continent In 2« hours, and development of commercial aviation to new degrees of usefulness, were recorded as out standing events of the year. , In addition to this the airplane and the balloon were extended in usefulness in many directions, com mercially and industrially. Surveys of inaccessible districts have been made, cities have been photo graphically platted, forests have been guarded, cotton fields have been sprayed or dusted with drugs to combat pests and all sorts of stunts performed by the air men. Judged by the record, the American air service, short as it may be in equipment and personnel, hias fully justified its existence by its achievements. Critics are referred to this for consideration. It took a lot of figuring to get the Cincinnati a rating of one-tenth of a knot greater speed than the Omaha. As a matter of cold figures, the Omaha made an average of 34.9 while the Cincinnati logged but 34.8 knots for the four-hour test runs. Governor McCray of Indiana and Governor 'Wal ton of Oklahoma each has been indicted again, but what is one indictment more or less among all they have to face? I RIVERS WILL YET HAVE TO WORK. If energetic action along practical lines presages success, then the prospect for internal waterway im provement in the United States is brighter than ever. Wide awake and farseeing business men are taking a part in the pushing of the work, and with determ ination to see it through to a finish. A subject that has been discussed for half a century is coming to a point where action will take the place of resolutions. In hfs message to congress the president gave his approval to the projects for improving the inter nal waterways and also to the building of the St. Lawrence canal that is intended to bring the Atlantic ocean a thousand miles nearer to the great fields and factories of the middlewest. His recommenda tion to congress is: "These projects can not all be undertaken at once, but all should have the Immediate considera tion of the congress and be adopted as fast as plans can be matured and the necessary funds become available. This is not incompatible with economy, for their nature does not require so much a public expenditure as a capital Investment which will be- I come reproductive, as evidenced by the marked In- * crease In revenue from the Panama canal. Upon these projects depend much future industrial and agricultural progress. They represent the protec tion cf large areas from flood and the addition of a great amount of cheap power and cheap freight by use rf navigation, chief of which Is the bringing of oceen-going ships to the Great Lakes." F.iver improvement has long languished, because the great bulk of money expended has gone to the service of sea ports and the establishment of service that reaches but a limited number of people. Presi dent Coolidge has the broader vision that encom passes the whole situation. People of the Mississippi valley, and this includes everybody from the Alleghanies to the Rockies, contributed their share to tn3 cost of building the Panama canal, and have had little or no benefit from it, save in the most in direct and unsubstantial manner. In some ways it is even a detriment, because of the railroad rate struc ture, that takes into consideration water competi tion between the coasts and permits a higher rate where there is no such competition. Now the great valley asks consideration for its claims. Rivers capable of carrying freight should be put to work. Bulky commerce can be carried by water, and the public ought to have the relief that is thus possible. Details of practicable plans have been worked out; it only remains to determine which is the better, and set to work on the great un dertaking. This will be brought before a great gathering in Omaha next week, when a waterways conference is called. Congressmen Newton and Dempsey, one from Missouri, the other from New York, and both deeply concerned in waterway advancement, are to be invited, that they may get some idea of local aspirations, as well as give their views. The president does not regard the money cost as a pork barrel af fair, but as a reasonable and prudent capital invest ment, and it should be so looked upon by all. The Omaha conference ought to be the means of putting the great purpose one notch nearer to consummation. Cal Coolidge's early rising habit is becoming em barrassing in high official circles in Washington. It is a trifle disconcerting to have a boss who turns out at 6:30, and who is all ready to go to work when the whistle blows at 8. Such habits interfere with one’s beauty sleep. Representative Garner of Texas, reliable demo crat, complains that letters and telegrams are com ing into Washington, urging support for the Mellon cut in taxes. What does he expect from the home folks? A dispatch from Chicago points out that the price of meat did not follow the price of hogs on the downward path. D«m it, we did not have to go to Chicago to find that out. No wonder the democrats do not want to talk about the war. Anybody with a record of wasteful extravagance like theirs would certainly wish it for gotten by the world. A scientific sharp has figured out" that She nomadic Indian best resists mental fatigue. Prob ably because he encounters less to make him tired. If Charles W. Bryan* will attend to his business as governor of Nebraska, he will not find so much time to waste on his presidential ambitions. As you settle down to business after the holiday, keep the Free Shoe Fund in mind. Money is need ed to carry on this 100 per cent service. Omaha made a good health record in 1923, among other items being two less murders than in 1922. Let the improvement continue. John D. Rockefeller, jr., has written a book. His best writing heretofore has been done in a book —a check book. ' N Oscar Underwood has burned his bridges and filed for president. It is up to Mr. McAdoo next. Ambassador Kellogg landed in London in a fog, but not relating to any diplomatic difficulties. Omaha bank clearings went whooping over the two billion mark in 1923. Watch us grow! Suppose, on the other hand, Secretary Wallace had won that milking match, what then? Cheer up, for it will not be so long until we get word from the ground hug again. Lightning struck the Dixmude. That accounts for its fate. Omaha made good on Henry Dunn’s statement. Homespun Verse —By Omaha's Own Poet— Robert Worthington Davie BE PERSISTENT. When they say you can not do it, Listen calmly with a smile: Know yourself and stick right to It. And you'll get there after while. Other* in the post have done It— There's an open wgy for you: Hear discouragement, but shun It— He persistent nnd be true. It's the way of all successes • Kallure stare* you In the fni «, And reversals and distresses Make It seem a hopeless race Hut you'll win If you're persistent To the others' deep surprise; You will climb If you’re Insistent Where they auy you can not rise. “The People’s Voice” Editorials from readers of The Morn* intc Bte. Readers of The Morning Bee ere invited to use this column freely for exurestion on matters of publio interest. Did Angels Carol Through Ukranians? Omaha.—To the Editor of The Oma ha Bee: When the Ukranian chorus lifted up its voices at the Auditorium Saturday night, unaccompanied by man-made instruments, yet swelling and subsiding in incomparable tone, unison and inconceivable harmony, ail manner of things beautiful at Christmastide, on earth and in heaven, rushed to my mind. The words "choir invisible" first came. As it continued, growing more beautiful in each note, more raptur ous in its exquisite melody, it grew aside from earthly things, and. losing myself in the surrounding humanity, I found angels chanting "Peace on earth." All who have mentally heard the richness of that caroling of angels ringing upon the still Christmas night, proclaiming the nativity, will know something of the beauty and vender of the chofus. With inadequacy of human expression, it sang like unto holy voices, clear and perfect, from hearth of peace and gladness. An intent gentleman on one side ex pressed his feelings in saying be neath his breath, "It’s a human pipe organ.” ‘in passing from the Audi torium, still wrapped completely in the charm, material things about me assumed themselves when a group of women gave similar observations. No one seemed to marvel that they needed no accompanying Instruments, so perfect was the music of the voices. Having gone to the Auditorium with a rather vague idea of what I was going to hear, minus the ex liberation I have formerly felt in my anticipation of opera, in the Joy of a new evening gown, flowers and what not, I little dreamed of the wonderful opportunity now presented. Mounting to our perches, very high in that melting pot of Omaha econ omy, we found a very human, but rather queer assorted crowd. These people had come forth for their holi day entertainment. There were for eigners and a number of coughing children. There were some, no doubt, who wished instead for a ir.'usical comedy. And thdfe were others, to be sure, who came for the thing it self, who • wouldn't have exchanged for any amount, their seats high up, sure to catch every note, for the best below. Absolute stillness prevailed. There was enough of rich character expres sion for the artists of the world to labor upon. Girls beside me aband oned gum chewing. There was a sus picious wiping of eyes, and noses all about. The woman in the red velvet hat sat with her hands in her face while that subllmeet of choruses sang "Old Folks at Home.” She was not alone. Even we of the southland, of which that old song is so vitally a part, had never dreamed It might be so executed. Joyous beyond ex pression sat an old foreigner, who could not restrain a bit of a hum and a pat of his foot, entirely oblivi ous to the smiles about. He followed perfectly the words of the last Ameri can number, "Susanna.” giving the characteristic yip at the end of each verse. The greatest tribute possible was paid when the audience remained seated at the conclusion and clapi>ed until the last encore had been given. Unlike every public entertainment, there was no departure during the last number, of the maniacs who leave early to avoid Jhe rush. I have heard metropolitan opera. T have never heard anything like the Ukran lan chorus. MHS. LAURENCE S. CHURCHILL. Political Program for Women. Red Cloud. Neb.—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: isn’t It fair to ask woman If she has Improved all the opportunities which man his given her. anil does woman appreciate the fact that man has granted her wishes In every Important Instance’’ Does it ever occur to women there Is a large field of usefulness where they can u«e these privileges effectively and to the mutual benefit of all the people? if women hope to accomplish the good which they promised if given the ballot, they will have to become aroused and barn the power and ad vantages that come with organization if further Improvement In legislative matters la to he realized. They must also study public questions with more earnestness in order to be able to determine what Is for the good of the public nnd w hat Is not. Womankind Is quick to scent and detect wrong or danger. In many instances they are much more apt In this respect than their stronger brothers, but, never theless. they must learn the lesson of becoming familiar with Important pub lic questions before beneficial results from their voting will become a de termining factor In deciding Issues nt the ballot box. Ordinarily they need but little In the way of suggestion to cause them to take up the trail nnd start In pursuit of anything manifest ly Injurious or threatening to the wel fare of society, and they may be ex pected to show advancement In this respect in the future. The women voters should get to gether and 1 s* ready to Join with their brother voters on any proposition which Is plainly opposed to public policy, nnd they must familiarize themselves with what is good for the people ns a whole, and that which Is Intended for the benefit of the favored few. They must do this If they hope to nvold being mystified at election time sh to "what Is best to do," and "what Is l>ost to do" usually governs our fair sisters In all their decisions. Women must form the habit of not being misled by sweet-tongued talk ers who gloss over their promises with veiled langunge lacking definite promise, nnd Is only calculated to de ceive. They will have to become willing to listen to the plain spoken truthful person who Is not so Inter esting ns the other fellow but much more of a man—before they mould their decisions on public matters. He deals In sound logic nnd facts when discussing affairs of state and Is worth listening to. Public questions are enslly understood; In fact, nre fnr easier to understand than some of the reasons why certnln conditions do not arouse the women to positive, active opposition against their ex istence. When we atop to consider what the women have demanded In the way of law* and rlghta. and what hna been extended them l>y the men. It don't appear that the ladle* have much oau*o to corr/plaln. Year* ago thl* nation wa* runted with the aaloon and Ha attendant Injury to the imp plneaa of home and man In hla useful nraa. The ladle* took up the tight agalnat the dlareputnlile aeoundrela who were engaged In the hualnena of destroying human njlnd* and hodlea nnd the whlaky htialnea* vvna perm* nontly wiped out liy the paaaag* of the prohibition law. Thla law la working at rang and will never he re pealed, an that nueatlon can he dla mlaaed from the mind Public gambling, the race track gamhlera, howdy house* and other vlelnua practice* were attacked by both men and women, with the reatilt that they no longer e*l*t and will never reappear In thla country. Other LISTENING IN On the Nebraska Press The great-grandmother of Editor Shafto of the Harrisburg Press cele brated her 101st birthday on De cember 21. Noting the prediction that there will be no blondes 20 years from now. Ed Dunn of the Pierce Leader consoles himself with the thought that it will then be comparatively safe for the man whose wife has dark hair. Editor Jess Entrekin of the Mlna tare Free Press opines that the gov ernment will have to be divorced from partisan politics If the people are to get any relief. “A little moonlight now and then will marry off the best of men,” blurbs Ben Sallows of the Alliance Times. "Every married m*tn.” asserts Fred Howard of the Clay Center Sun. who has l>een one for five or six months, "has one very good reason for not making a record of his personal ex penses." Ah. another one bolding out! Not so lonesome now. The Scottsbluff Ktar-Ilerald Insists that the eugenic marriage law Is a failure. The decision Is reached after noting that Srotts Bluff county young folks all go to Torrington, Wyo., to get married. Gene Westervelt of the Scottsbluff Republican says he Is ashamed to say It, and then proceeds to say that “It Is a fact that nine-tenths of the voters go to the polls and vote for the name of the man which appeals to them regardless of his standing, either for ability or qualifications, and the result is that some nre elected to Important offices, when It would bother them to qualify for a precint office.” Adam Breede of the Hastings Tribune asserts that the man who Is afraid he is going to hurt himself working is the one who wonders how the other fellow got ahead so rapidly. Mrs. Josephine Mlckel, who edit# the Seward Independent-Democrat, noting how South Dakota made the Standard Oil Co. behave, opines that if It does equally well In naming presidential candidates her pet aver sion will stand a slim show. Mrs. W. E. Alvis is one of the successful women editors and publish ers of Nebraska. When her husband died she assumed charge of the Morrill Mail and has made It a winner. soc|al evils have been wiped out or corrected until we are today consid ered a pretty clean race of people. All of these things were fought by the women both In the Home and In public. M^i recognized the wrongs, yielded, and passed laws destroying them. Men who before were nothing but worthless parasites in the com munity again become useful citizens and participated in the active work of building up safeguards for society. Ask any man who once belonged to this class and later took up useful, honorable endeavor, and he will frankly admit opposition to going back to the old order of running the government along locae, easy lines, which disregard the interests of the people, both young and old. There are situations of great im portance yet to be attended to and ef fectively wiped out of existence, and the m.men must acquaint themselves with these questions before they can t ike intelligent action, and nothing [but sound, sane, intelligent action will ever correct these wrongs. It is not I the lack of intelligence which holds women b k in deciding public ques 'Ions, but her failure to study and learti the real facts before casting her ballot Give the women the facts and they will decide right nine times out of ten. Knowing their willing ness to do what Is right, they must become active and assist those work ing for the things desired for the good of all, and this ran only be done by becoming familiar with questions and how the public Is affected tie cause of the existence of a certain state of affairs. There exists in this country a very limited number of men who are di rectly responsible for the vicious con ditjon which we have to contend with in the buying and selling market— they compose th" criminal conspiracy class In our commercial life, nod their operations are a nefarious rurse to humanity. The rallrosds are charg Ing outrageous and enormous fre'ght and passenger rates, which must In reduced. We should have a f-eent passenger fare and a sharp reduction In freight rates At present these rates Rre under the exeiusive control of the interstate romnerre commis sion and action looking to any re duction In rates la practically Impna slble to secure from that body. The roads placed this power In the bands of this commission willingly In order to avoid responsibility for outrageous rated. They will oppose any change in the situation, which certain 1’nlted States senators are determined to bring about. It will lie worth while to watch the right now going on in congress over this road matter and note who Is righting for the railroads and who are righting for the changes, and then decide who Is laboring for the public good. A. r. POTTKK. Its Short Life • l-eaann. The llhlneland republic's short life seems to indicate that a republic must be something more than a name— which perhaps Is a lesson that needs to he generally learned—Kansas City Star. -«-■■■ ■ Daily Prayer "O slv* thank* unto the laird, call upon hi* name"—J Chronicle* 1« .» I*ord, our God. our heavenly Father, wo ronie Into Thy holy presence as Thy children who would t>ecln this day In Thy name We thank Thee that Thou haet so revealed Thyself unto us. in Christ Jesus, thnt we know Thee Indeed ns our Bother whose 'loving watch-care hna been Rbout us all our lives and In Whose keejiftig we have rested safely In the [Mist night. We thnnk Thee for the new opportunities lhat are ours with this morning to which Thy grnoe has brought us. Make us willing to use this day to Thy glory and strong to so live among men that by word and deed we may bear witness that we are Indeed Thy own. Cause us. therefore, to know Thy presence with us. ns we go about our ordinary duties this day. Keep us from sin. should tempta tions beset us. grant lhat In the power of Thy name the victory may be ours. And If Mils day should bring to us trials and sorrows, help us to meet them vylth courage and that trust In Thee which will cause every experi ence lhat life has In store for us to draw us Into closer fellowship with Thee. He with our loved ones and with all Thy children everywhere. Cause the hearts of men to seek Thee, and reveal Thyself In the fullness of Thy love to nil who reach out unto Thee. I.et the day soon dawn whin men shall permit Thy love to right every wrong, and when truth end jus tice and love shall overrule all the affairs of men. We ask It In the naiiY' of Jesus Christ. Thy Son. our Savior Amen. luev. Lottie xv noKiiitiu Chlcsftu. III. k “From State and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— North Platt*'* Scandal. From North Platts Farmur-Labor World. With the conviction of Samuel M. Bouder, formerly county treasurer of Lincoln county, on the charge of ar son in connection with the burning of the old court house last April, the creation and activity of the Lincoln County Taxpayers' league has' been fully Justified. These two convictions will go a long way in restraining for some time to come "the never-ending'audacity of elected persons," for they will know that the people of Lincoln county are alert and alive to their own Interests and are not inclined to tolerate such doings on the part of public officials as have recently brought reproach gnd disgrace to this community. North Platte /and Lincoln county have for some time past enjoyed rath er an unenviable notoriety due to the trials in connection with the misman agement of county affairs, but it is far better ttiat a condition of rotten ness be pxposed and cleared up rather than that It be allowed to fester in se cret until the entire body politic be comes contaminated. It is in this work of exposure of the undesirable state of affuirs In pub lic life that the Lincoln County Tax payers' league has rendered invalua ble service to the community, for had it not been for the activities of this organization there is no knowing to what lengths corruption would have prevailed in the public service with most disastrous results in the end, far surpassing what has already occurred. This organization is deserving of the highest commendation and support at the hands of the citizens of Lincoln county. The example set by it should at once be an Inspiration to right thinking men and women and a warn ing to those public officials who are too inclined to forget that they are public servants, and as such accounta ble to those whom they are elected to serve. It is Interesting, in view or tnese recent trials and convictions, to take at this time a cursory view of the causes leading up to the formation of the Lincoln County Taxpayers’ league. Over a year ago a number of public spirited citizens felt that af fairs were not going as they should In the conduct of the business of the county. The actions of the county commissioners they felt were open to suspicion. Bridges had been con structed across the Platte river that were entirely inadequate. Bids for the construction of the new county court house had all been rejected and shortly afterwards the main con tract let to McMichael Brothers of North Platte, one of the bidders The original plans for the construction of the court house were then changed and the amount first voted for the work, *190,000, which had been con sidered sufficient in the first Instance, was exhausted and word given out thaf the work of construction in ac cordance with the changed plans and specifications was only about half completed. Watching Western Industry. From the I.oi Angcl-s Express. The Atlantic coast watches with in tercst and something of apprehension industrial development of the Pacific coast. The tremendous expansion of industrial enterprise in the west leads manufacturers and financiers of the older districts to speculate on what will bo the result on their markets when from Seattle to San Diego has developed an Industrial srea similar to that from Portland to Baltimore on tho east coast. That such condition is in the mak ing, and growth of industry' on the Pacific coast no longer waits upon capital form other sections, the Na tional Bank of Commerce of New York tells its clients, in a leading ar ticle in the bank’s Commerce Month ly for December. Earlier deficiency In fuel and power have ta-en overcome ip the west through development of hydroelectric power, and oil and transportation facilities are present in abundance, and lsfor In sufficient quantity can l* obtained. There nre, therefore, the eastern manufacturer* ate reminded, reasons for the belief entertained by many that the world center of commerce and political ac tivity will eventually shift from the northern Atlantic countries to those bordering on the Pacific. The immense growth of manufac turing in the few years since the Pa cific states were pastoral only Indi cates to those who watch the increas ing strength of a jiotential commer cial rival the size tq which the fast growing young giant may attain Yet the great market of the west ern manufacturer is not in the in terior. or in foreign lands, hut the country hemmed in between the moun tains and the sea. say these eastern Iginkefs, and there is every rensqjj why this region first of all should manufacture for Its own needs, in order to reduce costs and effect great economy In time For in spite of swift transportation by rail and water one fourth to one third of the Inven tories of Jobbers and merchants is often in transit. The Interest on cap ital thus tied up In goods to arrive represents an enormous loss. "The local manufacturer, even It his goods produced in Los Angeles must be shipped more than a thousand miles to Seattle, can save his customer time and Interest, as compared w th manu facturers in St. Louis. Chicago or New York,” the bank's spokesman declares. But recognition of the disinclination of the west to be limited to its mar ket is plven In the statement that it has already been demonstrated that Los Angeles can sell women's wear specialties at the very door of the New York dictators of fashion. The importance to the economic scheme of the country of western in dustry and commercial expansion is thus acknowledged by one of the highest authorities. Why I* Fire Hose So Well? From the Kknaas City Journal. Rubber and hose companies whose bids were rejected by the fire and water board complain that their bids were lower, complied with the specifi cations and should have been accept ed over higher bidders. The latter answer/ in part, that re cent increases in price account for the higher bids. But they signally fail to explain why their rivals did not take advantage of this increase. The tire and water board is even more impressively silent. » The taxpayers woulf be extremely interested in knowing why bids for standard hose, at prices obtaining be fore the recent •'increases.” should have been ignored The successful bidders contend that St. Jogeph anticipated increases by calling for bids prior to the raise. So far, so good. But the unsuccessful bidders rlaim—and the claim should be easily substantiated if correct— that their bids are at virtually the same pricas as those at which St. Jo seph bought its hose. The taxpayers would like very much to know ail the facts in the case, and as they pay the bills they are entitled to know. Sleepy Giant. An example of gigantism was re cently exhibited in Hungary: A Rus sian peasant of 35, who is 9 feet 3 inches tail and who weighs 458 pounds. His hand is 1 foot 1 inch long from finger tip to wrist: his chest measures 56 inches and his head is 25 inches around. Like Dickens "fat boy" he spends a large part of his time in sleep. When he is awake his motions are slow and deliberate. A Handy Place to Eat Hotel Conaat 16th tod Htruey- Omaha rhe Center of Convenience Abe Martin | Nothin’ comes t’ him tha waits but penniless ole age, an’ he’s got t’ be careful where he stands or he’ll loose out on that. A purty compJAion is a dandy decoy, but we’ve Tot t’ have a way about us t’ live happy ever afterwards. (Copyright. 1424 > BURN Missouri Hard WOOD in Your FIREPLACE, FURNACE Phone AT lantie 270p SUNDERLAND BROS. COMPANY NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for November, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily ......;.... 73,950 1 Sunday .......79,265 Does not Include returns, left overs, samples or papers spoiled la printing and includes n* sports i sales or Ire* circulation el any kind. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. I Subscribed and sworn to before me I this eth day el December, 1923. W. H. QU1VIY, (Seal) Notary Public A Race With Father Time . It’s “n e c k-a n d-n e c k” Today, but Tomorrow Father Time may win. That is wrhy: '‘Don’t put off until To moirow what may be done Today.” Our Trust Service is Worth Investiga tion Today. ^GhaliaTrust Gmpanr OmahajktiomdBmtklkddmg Demand^ctuwne. 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