Panama Canal Is l Not Opposed by Shippers, Roads Simply Fighting on Defensive ' to Save Millions Invested in Middle West Industries. ARTICLE VII. By WILL M. MAUPIN. Middlewestern shippers and the railroads are not oppos ing the Panama canal. They are merely asking something like an even break. The ap plication of the railroads for modification of certain rates is not based upon closing the canal to freight traffic. It is based upon the justice of permitting them a fair chance in competition. Even under conditions whereby the In terstate Commerce commis sion is empowered to make a lower rate for the long haul | than for the short haul, the ' longer being included in the 1 shorter, the railroads are given only a fair chance to se cure a portion of the coast-to coast traffic. They are not making a concerted attack upon the canal, but are fight ing on the defensive. After investing ^their millions, developing a vast in land empire, and striving to build Interior Industries, they are not alone fighting their own battles, but are fighting the battles of the millions who have followed the railroads into the inland sections. Canal Did Not Develop West. The highest possible development of Inland waterways, and a score of <%nals across "the Isthmus would never have developed the vast terri tory lying between the Missouri river and the western slope of the Rockies. Without the railroads this vast sec tion would yet be in the grip of the desert. The railroads, and the rail roads alone, have made Its develop ment possible. They are not seeking now to destroy, but to continue de velopment and render greater service. w Because of the present discrimina tion In favor of the water carriers between the Atlantto and the Pacific coasts, these shipping are reaping where they have not sown, and the railroads are deprived of participation in the harvest of crops seeded by them upon soli of their own prepara tion. It may not be Justly contended that Inland waterways should not be de veloped, nor thst and opportunities afforded by the Panama canal should not be developed. But It is contended that both should be done with a view to benefiting the whole Instead of a part; that It Is manifestly unfair to tax all the people for the benefit of the comparatively few people In a restricted territory. Inland water ,waya and the Panama canal are beneficial, when considered as a part of the transportation problems as a whole. Let us always bear lrt mind that rail transportation is vital to all the people of the country. Trans-t'ontlnental Rates Solution. Proper regard for the interests of the Interior sections, for the inter ests of agriculture and manufacture alike, demand that they be protected in some way from unjust discrimina tion in favor of other sections. This may be best done, as conditions now exist, by permitting the railroads to make trans continental rates that will enable them to compete In some mea sure with the water carriers, without adding to the burden of shippers at Intermediate points. If Omaha In dustries are enabled to ship to the coast at a rate reasonably competi tive with Atlantic coast Industries that ship by water, they will not only continue but will grow and thrive. If this reasonably competitive rate does not bear unjustly upon the people of the territory between the Missouri river and the territory Im mediately adjacent to Pacific coast territory, then everybody is benefi ted betvieen the river and that ad jacent coast territory. If these rea sonably competitive rates are denied, and the revenues of the railroads diminish until the profit line is lost, then the rates charged the entire in terior must be raised, thus destroy ing all chance of industrial and agri cultural development. I,ower Long Haul Rate. Nothing could be plainer to the fair-minded Investigator than this. The whole future development of in terior industry and development Is bound up In the one matter of secur ing something like an even break with coast industries In the matter of transportation charges. If the Good ing amendment to Section 4 is adopted the interior loses all hope of securing that even break, and the coast Indus -- -'Tet' Haroof * T.l.phon. AT 7175 Omaha’s Best Food Markets THE HOME OF QUALITY PRODUCTS Come Once and You Will Come Always - STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT STORE WILL BE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 P. M. TO XMAS Fancy Fancy Small Lean Rest Cuts Fresh Dressed Fresh Dressed Pig Pork Fancy Beef Spring Young Hens, Loin Roast, Shoulder Chickens, lb., per lb., per lh„ Roast, per lb., 24^<* 19br<* 1414<* Small Lean Beef Fancy Young Dold’s Sterling ! Fresh Hams, Pot Roast, Veal Breast, Narrow Lean % or whole, Fancy, per lb., Breakfast } per lb., per lb-., 15** and Bacon, peril)., 19 10 r 121 i c 29 Vi <* _ \ Cudahy’s Puritan and Dold’s Niagara OAVk g* These Price Are Good for AH Day Saturday P Fancy Country Butter, in 2-lb. rolls per lb.371 -iC Aged Fancy Swiss Cheese, regular 65c value, lb., 35c4 Guaranteed Fancy Eggs. I Gem or Silver Nut per dozen . . • •37V-'i<^ | Margarine, lb., 22,4<4 \ McCombs Home Made Candies of quality for your ; Christmas boxes, packed to your order. Candy canes of all sizes. 10 lbs. Rest Cane Sugar for .69C ^ 48-lb. sack Omar Wonder or Pillsbury’s Rest Flour for .$2.25 I 48-lb. sack Puritan Flour .$2.10 4-lb. sack Kamo Pancake I Flour for . . .. • -23C Old Manse Pure Table Syrup, quarts . . .55C 14 gallon .98C gallon can . . . .$1.72 ^ 2-lb. can Ginger Cake Molasses . 20C ?; i/2 gal. can Pure Sorghum.78C 10 bars Crystal White Soap for.39C | No. 3 cans Del-Monte Pears, per can . . 30C 3 cans for . . • • -85C No. 3 cans Prince*Brand ! Sliced Peaches, in heavy syrup, can, 30C 3 cans for . . .. 85C No. 3 cans Prince Brand Royal Anne Cherries, can, 35c, 3 cans, $1.00 No. 21,4 size can Broken Sliced Pineapple, per can . . . .25^ Red Dot Peas, Monarch ^ Peas, per can, 17' » Large Otoe Tomatoes, per can.17Vid j per dozen ....$2.00 I Carnation Milk, ran, IOC | No. 3 cans Libby’s Extra Sliced Pineapple, I per can .35<* 3 cans for ....... 98C No. 2]/> can Apricots, can, 254, 4 cans. 954 No. 2<4 can Peaches, per can .. .254 I Central Central Extra Choice Special Special Coffee, Coffee, Central per Ib. per lb. Coffee. :iso 4r,c ib. r.o< :t lb*. a lb*. :t lb*. SI. 10 SI .30 SI. 45 Mixed Nuts, 100% good, lb., 254, 4 lbs., 954 English Walnuts, lb. 204 Brazil Nuts,'lb.204 Extra large size Filberts, per 11).254 Soft Shelled Almonds, l per/lb.204 Fancy Florida Grapefruit, large size, 5 for. 254 Fancy Head Lettuce, 104 1 .‘1 for.254 Jonathan Apples, 3 lbs. for.254 Fancy Cranberries, extra large size, Ib.. 204 Sunkist Oranges, per dozen ...17 Vi4 Large size Sunkist Oranges, doz., 271 i4 Pascal Celery, 1 dozen stalks to bunch. . .004 lien’s Animal Crackers, f per Ib.254 Ken’s Old Fashioned Molasses Animals, per lb.254 Iten’s Iced Xmas Animals, per lb...254 trie* will be practically subsidized, to gether with tlie water carriers, and all at the expense of the rail carriers and interior industries. Opposition to the adoption of this amendment, and applications for permission to put into effect lower rates between Mississippi and Mis souri points and the Pacific coast than are possible between short haul points. Is now characterized by propa gandists as being a conspiracy on the part of the railroads to destroy the Panama canal. It is nothing of the kind. It is an effort on the part of the rail carriers and the Interior in dustries to preserve themselves from ruin. Mountain Territory Benefited. The opposition of the coast Indus tries and water carriers to a con tinuance of Section 4 as its now stands Is aided and abetted by the ln termountalri country, represented by Senator flooding. But even cursory investigation will demonstrate that the opposition of the Intermountain country is not well founded. The zone In which the Intermountain distribu tors now operate will not bd curtailed by lower rates for the long trans-con tinental haul, since the effect will be merely to meet only in part the com petitive situation now existing and created by the water lines. Vice President Adams of the T'nlon Pacific points' out as a fact that the lnter mountaln territory will in reality be benefitted. He says: "Any community Is vitally inter ested and concerned in the strength of the transportation lines which serve it. It is only strong lines that can afford the service which a com munity desires and requires. If by obtaining some of the Pacific coast traffic the railroads can Increase their net revenues, the result is a strengthening of such lines 'and tile consequent ability to afford a better service at lower rates to all their patrons. Canal for All the People. "It has been many times pointed out. and tire fact should always be kept in mind, that the prosperity of a community depends much more on what It sells than on what it buys. The intermountain country produces much more than it con sumes, and ships much more than it receives. The markets for its products are, in most cases, far dis tant, and the railroads, in recogni tion of tills economic condition, have made very low rates for the movement eastbound of inter mountain products." In the interest of Omaha's future the people, of this section should not be stampeded by propaganda intend ed to appeal to their prejudices for the purpose of deceiving them into Whipping Cream Order now for Sunday delivery. Whether you are a customer or not. your order will be cheerfully delivered. Alamito Dairy Co. Phone JA. 2S8S Good Will and Good Cheer Go Together ' Good cheer and good will go together. Swift & Company puts its good will into acts of service, which extend from year’s end to year’s end, and are not confined to holiday seasons. City homes that had to depend upon the country cousin for holiday fowl, and country homes that had to shoot wild game on the wing to make a feast for the assembled family clan — both now draw upon Swift & Company’s vast supplies of delicious, fine-flavored roast beef and steaks and * Premium Milk-Fed Chickens Golden West Fowl Premium Hams The system of the old days was good—for those times—but today’s method is infinitely better. With the enormous increase in num ber of homes throughout the land, only a big organization, such as Swift & Company, can assemble and distribute enough fine holiday meats to make good cheer for everyone. Ideals are of no avail unless translated into action. Swift & Company’s ideals of ser vice go into practice every day. Look for the mark “U. S. Insp’d & P’s’d” on fresh meats and “Premium” and “Gol den West” identifying tags on poultry. ^ favoring a discrimination against themselves. The effort of propagand ists to make false appeal to their patriotism by claiming that it is their patriotic duty to arise In their might and resist all attempts to de stroy the Panama canal, 1s the sheer est bunk. There not has been, and will not be, any such attempts. The Panama canal belongs to all the peo ple, therefore it should not he used for the benefit of a few of the people at the expense of all the rest of the people. The next and concluding article of this series will be devoted to a sum ming up of the whole, and the con clusions to be drawn therefrom. / Pawnee City Couple Celebrate Their 65th Jl edding Anniversary V J Table Hock, Dec. 19.—The 65th wedding anniversary or Mr. and Mrs. G. A. J. Moss of Tawnee City was celebrated Thursday at their home in that city. Their marriage took place in Paulding county, Ohio, where Mr. Moss was postmaster, having re ceived his appointment by Abraham Lincoln. He is a civil war veteran and moved to this county 58 years ago, settling oil a homestead six miles southeast of Table Aock. A tew years later they moved to Pawnee City, which lias since been tlicir home. He was postmaster in Pawnee City during the first administration of Grover Cleveland, serving one term. Mrs. C. H. Barnard of Table Rock Is a daughter of the aged couple. Turkey Raising Profitable. Bridgeport, Dec. 19.—Turkey rais Ing in the Valley has been a profit able Industry' this year. Nearly 80.000 pounds have been sold to produce buyers. B. J. Kemp of ths Mlnatare country sold more than a ton of tur keys to one dealer at once time and received $618.20. Another man real ized $748 from turkeys raised this year. Cowest Prh?s__^'| ^Quick Service *i?n 'R iipluBrKrn^ii Is" SPECIAL NOTE—Our market will have our usual large stock of fancy, fresh killed turkeys. Small Lean Choice Small Choice Fresh Pork Loins, Beef Chuck Lean Pork Beef Pot Spare t V2 of whole, Roast, Shoulders, Roast, Ribs, 15c 11c 12‘Ac 9c 12‘°c Choice Cut Sirloin 1 A Steak. 14C VEAL CUTS Choice Veal Roast.\2\^c Choice Veal Legs. 15c Choice Veal Loins.15c Choice Veal Chops .15c Fresh Killed Spring OO Chickens. LtLtQ PORK CUTTS Fresh Leaf Lard.I6V2C Fresh Boston Butts..15c Fresh Pig Hearts.7c Fresh Pig Liver.5c Fresh Pig Ears . . ..6c Fresh Pig Feet.6c Fresh Pig Tails..12V2c Fresh Pig Snouts...7c Fancy New Kraut, per lb. 6c I Fancy Ducks .23c i Choice Spring Lamb Stew.8c I Choice Spring Forequarters I2V2C || Fancy Cream Cheese .28c “4 Fancy Brick Cheese .28c I Fancy Pimento Cheese.40c Choice Cut Round 1 A _ Steak . „. I4*!' SMOKED MEATS Sugar Cured Picnic Hams.IIV2C Sugar Cured Skinned Hams.17V2C Sugar Cured Bacon Backs.20c Cudal/y’» Rex Breakfast Bacon.24c Fresh Killed Young OO Hens . BEEF CUTS Choice Rib Boiling Beef. 6c Choice Corned Beef .10c Prime Rolled Beef Rib.16c Fresh Cut Hamburger.10c BUTTERINE Liberty Nut Oleo. 22c Liberty Nut Oleo, 5 lbs.$1.05 *Evergood Oleo, 2 lbs.48c Evergood Oleo, 5 lbs.$1.20 Danish Pioneer Creamery Butter. . . 43c Evaporated Milk, 3 cans.25c Fancy Early June Peas, 2 for.25c Fancy Sweet Corn, 2 for.25c Fancy Stringless Beans, 2 for.25c Fancy Pork and Beans.10c Fancy Selected Eggs.40c F POWDERED SUGAR 3 Lbs. 35c I BAKING POWDER 20c DATES Dromendary Package 19c Cl A II D BLUE- 24-pound sack, $1.10 I L V II l» BELL 48-pound sack. $2. IT» BUTTER c'.w.tK Pound 47c COFFEE QUAUTY-3,.',bh "V: *$? TCA BLUE BELL. Uncolored Japan— 07* I CM i,.lb. package . * . XMAS CANDIES Chocolate Stars, lb.!19(* Cocoanut Butter Cups, lb.1I5C Ribbon Candy, lb., 25CJ 3 lbs. (i7C Orange Slices, lb., 25<*‘> 3 lbs. (>7C Hard Mixed, lb., 25C! 3 lbs- for (J7o Slyvian Mixed, ‘10?o filled goods, soft centers, lb.I»9C APPLES—Finest eating and cooking Roman Beauty Apples, fiQ/* GRAPEFRUIT—Juicy Florida OC _ Grapefruit, 4 for. L*DL HEAD LETTUCE—Crisp Colorado ice berg, solid heads, extra large, 1 C each 12,jC*nd CAULIFLOWER—Snowball, lO tender, choice heads, lb. .*Ov CRANBERRIES—Red Jersey OQ berries, 2 lbs.«JaJv ORANGES—Sunkist California, Q7/» ■ large size, dozen. aJII/ H CANNED GOODS SPECIALS I PEACHES—",G1a„ J»f,” h»lv„ or B or sliced, large can .■ PEARS—"Glass Jar,” halves, iO j| large can .p* PINEAPPLE—"Glass Jar,” 0£ ■ sliced, large can . JUL E SPINACH—"Glass Jar” or Del Oi l Mcnte, large can .© nuts El|[li>h Walnut*, No. 1 Cali fornia, lb. Almond*. *oft »b«ll, lb., j llratil*, lb...*•>(' Filbert,, lb.127C j Diamond “H” Products PICKLES—Sliced or whole, quart jar .190 OLIVES—Queen, quart jar, at IOC MINCE MEAT—2-lb. jar, 19o Gem Nut I Margarine lb. 25c | 1 iS9 Skinner’s 25cI H Y l SKINNFR'S PRODUCTS. mMiu(ac«ui*d In OMAHA, by Om»h« CtlUrn*. »r» «b* H i NOODLES I world owi at "iupn iut" in quality, and (• "makini a nama (or Omaha in tK# rharhrta •( | Watch OuHWor^^ ;_UWOH | OllTFITTIHO i; | COMPANY \ j i We Give S. & H. Green j t if Trading Stamps t! ITOYSI ;» ft. j i Savings 20 to 30% ;i I CASH OR CREDIT $ i! - i ; Scooters, $1.36 | Just arrived. 150 Speed- fjJ way Kin* Scooters. 3 6 i,f inches Ion*, with red steel V heavy rubber tired disc s*f wheels. To satisfy those who ar- f*. rived too 'latd to secure a '-j Scooter at our last sale we ru~hed this shipments We ft cannot Rjarnntee how Ion* i* this quant '0 '*f 150 Scoot- Sjl ers will last. No phone orders or deliveries. ft i I r V Dolls, 39c | y With moving eyes, blonde Jj* jy or brunette curly hair, white t*| p dresses trimmed in red. blue p y or white, with white shoes and J* stockings, while they last j;. !;' “Ives” Mechanical p | Train, $1.79 ;) « Consisting of a heavy Iron J*? p engine, tender, red baggage p y car and chair car. It runs like y 4^ an express train on 10 sec- K P tions of circle track. J} f! Dress Up | j; For Xmas f v Select your new winter J> !; outfit Saturday. Pay !> ;$1 DOWN | I 1 f; ;! ;• and get a $ £ i £ % l! $ \£ 5 i;! 1 l 4! $ u p 4*. »? V ¥ TURKEY; I FREE I 4*. . £ with any clothing pur i* chase of $19.50 or over. i| i! _ >, i - i 4 i s'.