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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JULY 22. 1920. V The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. NELSON B. UPDIKE, Publisher. MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ths Assnr.lill Press, nf wnlrh The He Is s awmber. li elMnlf entitled In the um for pubhratlon nf (II news aMpstcaea VMM to it or ant other wl i credited la this paper, and sltn toe leeel sews published herein. All rlfbu of puMtcttioa ol our spade! dispatches an also renned. BEE TELEPHONES fMreta Branra Kicbmit. Ark (nr Um Trl 1 fWk Desanmenl or Pmoo Wanted, lyier 1UW Far Night Calls Aftar 10 P. M.i Mlterlsl Department Trier IiWL Clnratttlnn rier.rtment fler loom s.drerttsn Depsrtinent Tyler 100BL OFFICES OF THE BEE Mlln (ffi,-e: nib and FimsB) Ceoeeii Bluffs IS 8utt Bt I South 8ida Mil N St Out-of-Town Offices! NW Tora fs Fifth Ate. Wsahinnoit 1.111 0 Sv vleatn 8teier Klrtj. I li Frime IM Bus St. Honors The Bee's Platform 1. New Union Passenger Station. 2. Continued improvement of the Ne braska Highways, including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A short, low-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. COX SUBMERGED. While republicans have learned with pleas- lire, and democrats with mixed emotions, of Governor Cox's submission in toto to Woodrow Wilson's policies, there is no occasion for sur prise. Aside from all othr considerations the president's moral influence over a character such as Cox's is overwhelming and under existing political conditions, irresistible. Whence we have the spectacle of Ohio's Governor cheerfully ! abdicating the leadership of his party and strap ping to his shoulders much unnecessary im pedimenta for his forced march of 100 days to November as the sole result of the matching of minds last Sunday at the White House, in which an imperious and a subm issivi. will ram ! together with the usual result. From that im- portant conference the democratic party may nuke a just comparison of its two most con spicuous personalities, and extract therefrom what joy it may. The all-inclusive scope of the president's capture of Cox body, boots and breeches may be comprehended by the utterances of the two men after their meeting. The governor said without a single reservation: "What he (the president) promised I shall, if elected, endeavor with all my strength to Rive." Mr. Wilson said, after his conspicuous triumph over the body of his party that nominated Cox as an expression of Its hostility to the Wilson policies: ,-I found that he (Cox) and I are at one with regard to the great issue of the League of Nations." That il to say, Governor Cox bows before the league as paramount over all things else; as taking pre cedence over American nationality, prosperity, blood and treasure. Thus was intellectual weak ness swallowed up in the dominating force of . j the master's will master still and master to be ' of all democratic policies. . ' Now that the die is cast, and he advantage, thich was Cox's has become Wilson's, and the i ' ! nominee of the democrats has surrendered party land campaign leadership to the White House, it I iis easy for the politicians to see what Governor Cox has lost, both irf authority and prospect. 'iit is tied hard and fast to the league exactly as Wilson would have it, Article X and all; to j" ""the rejected Armenian mandate with its awfu! j burden to American blood and financial re ) (sources; to the absorption of Thrace by BuJ ' jarla without the assent of the peoples con j ' jcerried; to the Adriatic policy of the president, juu iu on iii ci i n aft, , t. ir nit 1 1 1 a twin i.ui ujcaii politicians. With all these handicaps, and because of them. Governor Cox has only the president's exultant and worthless declaration that as his iadoptcd candidate, wholly submissive and hum ble, the governor will have the support of ",an absolutely united nation" one of those singu larly extravagant manifestations of a mind that can see only its own desires, and has entirely flOst the power to estimate the trend of opinion jamdng the people. , That, a,nd that alone, is the compensation jibr the loss of prestige, of initiative, of power find of dominance which the San Francisco con tention presented to Cox only to have him lay Hi the feet of his conqueror. The utter dismay i . & . . t. r it tne asiuie aemocrais who saw i-ras uppui unity to unite both friends and foes of the resident within the democratic party by a dig ified reserve on matters which estranged thirty- iine democratic senators from the White House lutocrat, may easily be imagined. When tht Dhio governor gets farther on the rough road ihead of him, and comes to a full realization of 'he fact that he is fighting for not only his own nd his party's cause, but also for the personal :rotchets, aggravating vagaries, and irritating diosyncrasies of Mr. Wilson, under the direct irders of that exacting gentleman, said to have 'the worst disposition in the world," he may ve1I exclaim as he looks back to his one Sab path in the White House: Oh, when I think of what I am .And what I used to was. I know I've thrown myself away Without sufficient cause. Henry Buys a Railroad. Henry Ford has bought the Detroit, Toledo Ironton railroad. It is a fair presumption hat the purchase was made in the sole interest f his automobile business. If inclined to enter he, railroad business on its own account it is lot likely that a man as careful of his dollars S Mr. Ford would select the D. T. & I., which las been a money-loser for years. Perhaps timber and coal are what Henry rants. Both are abundant on this road. But h eastern paper pertinently remarks that a ailroad cannot legally own a coal mine or anufacturing business. Can a manufacturer uy railroad tor nis own purposes? A railroad a public service corporation, and Henry, it is ought, wants private service from the D. T. I. But so saintly a man might be trusted to rt competitors a fair deal. However, the law o respector of persons. 5 A Ridiculous Message. A New Jersey spiritualist, presumably wet, al been in "communication" with Abraham ncoln, and says the great man has sent him message to the effect that a democrat will be 'leeted president. The alleged spiritual con- dence concludes with these words: "I Was feme interested in politics in my time, but now have other matters on my hands and pay little ttention to politics." Obvioutlyi li Old Aba was really using wireless from heaven, a prediction of democratic success this year would be abundant evidence that he was paying little attention to politics. They are not even hopeful of a democratic vic tory in the other place. ' All Eyes on Marion Today The welcome home Marion gave to Senator Harding was purely a local affair, although not devoid of significance in the broader sense that all the people were interested in the demonstra tion of neighborly pride and affection for a fellow citizen who had been signally honored by his countrymen. Today Marion will be hostess to a most important gathering, whose in fluence properly should outreach in every way that of the cordial greeting given the candidate. The formality of notification is made the oc casion for the assembling of distinguished men, high in the councils of the republican party, whose presence is an assurance of the unity of purpose that now animates the great organiza- ti6n. To these Senator Harding will address him self, and through them the voters of the nation, giving his views of the issues on which the campaign is to be fought out. He will clarify as far as his personal attitude is concerned the sit uation, and give fair notice to all what is to be looked for when he becomes president. His record as a senator of the United States justifies the belief that he will be found in entire accord with the snirit of the Chicago platform, and that his utterance will carry full assurance that the government under his administration will be conducted along such lines as will bring the blessings of peace to all the people, while up holding the rights and dignity of American citizenship everywhere on earth. All eyes are on Marion today, and the pro ceedings there will be watched with intense in terest by the nation. When Shamrock Led the Way. Good Americans, proud as they are of the record by which America's Cup, symbolic of supremacy in yacht racing, has been held in this country, will heartily congratulate Sir Thomas Lipton on the fact that one of his challenging racers finally has finished first in a contest con cerning the outcome of which there is n6 room for doubt. Shamrock IV won in a fair test by a margin sufficiently impressive to warrant the conclusion that had she been as .well handled as was Resolute, the defender would have been just that much farther behind' at the finish. Some consolation may be wrested from the fact that Yankee seamanship still is better, even though the Irish boat has shown- superiority as a traveler so far. Time enough yet for Resolute to success fully defend the cup, although with two legs won the chances are all in favor of final victory for the challenger. Americans will be loath to see the "bit of pewter" go across the Atlantic again, but the fact that it has been held here for half a century is at least an indication of some ability as racing yachtsmen. Should Sir Thomas achieve his ambition, he will hardly be left to enjoy his victory long in peace. American ambition will shortly send a challenge across, and Cowes may see the great race repeated over the course Where it ws begun. A Bust of Brand Whitlock. , A fine white marble bust ofj himself has been presented to Brand Whitlock by the Belgiari government. A replica of the same has been re tained at Brussels. This simple statement will recall to readers the one place ifi all Europe where American honor and dignity was sus tained With ample courage while the war was in its early stages. It was easy enough for ambassadors at Paris, Petrograd, Romer Lon don to keep up a front and maintain the outward appearances of traditional importance. Not so at Brussels. There the representative of the United States found himself suddenly engulfed in a series of events where he must act with out regard for certain niceties of international communication, yet with such address as would not involve his countryln war with one while he extended every possible assistance to another of the combatants. Nothing that took place in the first two years of the war so thrills a patriotic American as the record made by Brand Whitlock at Brussels. The marble bust should endure forever, to perpetuate the service lie ren dered in the name of the United States and humanity. Making Old Men Young. Dr. Serge Voronoff, a Russian surgeon who is said to have restored vigor and energy to old men by grafting the interstitial glands of the chimpanzee to his patients, is in this country. The interesting statement is made that while here he will rejuvenate a few old men with the glands of a herd of chimpanzees now on the way frorri Africa. Science is making a sturdy fight to thwart the wear ahd tear of time on the human being, and it is possible some lives may be prolonged by being titter', out with fresh new parts, but we have little faithV in them, from serums up or serums down. Harold Bell Wright, whose tales of love and devotion are known to millions of devoted read ers, has ust secured a divorce from his wife. We wonder if this will increase his popularity among his.worshipers. Third Parties Peace may yet be established by a court order. At any rate the relation between the ex ecutive and judicial branches of the government is coming jn for another test. We do not know which is most important, the fact that "Babe" Ruth has broken the home run record or that he struck out five times in on,e day. - John Bull may cheer for Ireland in the yacht race, but do not forget that Shamrock IV is sailing under the patronage of the Royal Ulster, Yacht club. New York is about to stop building theaters and garages until some tenements are' erected. A few dwellings are needed, even in a town like Gotham Reports from the harvest fields support the belief that the railroads will have Some hauling to do in Nebraska soon. Candidate Ccp is still silent on the Armenian mandate question. "Jimmy" Cox will hear the bad news from Marion today. , Old Kjn Corn is enjoying this yyeajher, From the Boston Transcript. It is possible that the hilarity whh which the proceedings of the "third party" at Chicago are regarded may be somewhat tempered by the remembrance of the fact that several suc cessful political parties, including the republican party, began their existence as third parties. The "cave of Adullam" reproach Jias been ad dressed to virtually every "political, party in its time. The republican party ws, at its organiza tion, not exempt from this taunt. It gathered in, besides the radical abolitionists (obstinate third-party people from tht start), the Ameri cans or know-nothings. th anti-masons, the free-soilers, the free-soil whigs, and various other elements. Il was denounced by the con servative classes with every epithet which may now be addressed to the irreconcilable elemtnts at Chicago. But in 1860 it nevertheless tri umphed, and since that day has, with intermis sions only, ruled the land. And the democratic party, too, in spite of its ancientness of name and nominal organization, is in so far as it is the present continuation of the "soft" split for Stephen A. Douglas in 1860, the legitimate off spring of a virtual third-party movement, and surely rto democratic now would claim that the party is the living continuator of the "hard" element which nominated John C. Breckinridge in 1860. Andrew Jackson himself, patron saint of the democratic party, was in effect a' "third party" when he failed of election in 1824. As a matter of fact. American politics have been enormously prolific of third parties. The whig party, long powerful, was at the outset formed from very much such odds and ends as those which have been trying to coalesce at Chicago. It came into being in 1834, and was formed by a unioh of the national republicans (a third party made up of the "democratic republicans" of federalist leanings) th nulli fiers and the anti-masons. TJie name of, this last party brings out an organization which cut quite a wide swath in politics for a time. It was organized in 1827 on the 'strength of the cock-and-bull story about William Morgan. In 1832 it nominated William Wirt for president and carried Vermont. It remained in existence until 1855, having been mostly swallowed up either by the republicans or by the Arrierican or knownothing partythe latter organized in 1852. The know-nothings raised third-party and "Adullamite" ideas to the nth power. They swept Massachusetts in 1854 Massachusetts and Delaware! The name, but not the whole purpose, of the American party was revived in 1871, with a party whose principal objects were to have the Bible read in the public schools and to make naturalization harder. With the disappearance of know-nothingism came in that redoubtable third party, the green backers. The greenback party was organized in 1874, as a protest against the gold standard, which was regarded as a device to line the pockets of millionaires. In 1876 it nominated Peter Cooper for president, and he received 81,737 votes. In 1880 it nominated Weaver of Iowa, and he polled a vote of 308,578. In 1884 it nominated Benjamin F. Butler, who received 133,825 votes. But presently the greenbackers who had meantime tacked the annex "labor" to their name passed of into populism. The populist party ran a meteoric career. Organ ized in 1891, it nominated Weaver foj president in 1892 and got 22 electoral votes and 1,055,424 popular votes. The subsequent history of the populist party is the history of William J. Bryan. It is populism, and the survival of it in some shape, that has given Bryanism its vitality through all these years. Among the. third parties, never for a moment successful in the party sense, the prohibition party has run the strangest and most brilliant course. Organized in 1868, and running candi dates ever since, it has never won an electoral vote, and its heaviest popular vote was 264,133,' in 1892. But it has seen the principle for which, in party politics, it vainly stood triumph in the legislation of the country. Parallel with its efforts has run the struggle of the socialist party or socialist parties for during most of the time we have had twoof them which was first organized in 1868, but which does not appear in presidential politics until 1892. Since that year the two socialist parties have regular ly run candidates, and in 1912 Mr. Debs achieved 901,873 votes, which fell (for Benson to 590,322 in 1916.) As all know, the socialists are in the field again, and they may be depended on to attract many votes for their convict candidate. The mojt noteworthy third party attempt of recent times, of course, was the progressive nomination at Chicago in 1912. The progres sive party, however, turned out to be not'a third party in the true and distinct sense. This, at first, it promised to be. In its original composi tion, it was designed to represent the "left wings" of both the republican and democratic parties, but circumstances converted it into a mere split in the republican party which came to an end with the nomination of Charles E. Hughes for the presidency by the republicans in 1916. The Chicago party the farmer-labor party whieh is now in session does not differ greatly in purposelor character from either the populists and the greenbackers of the past, or the social ists of the present. All new and struggling parties seek to capitalize politically the element of discontent and unrest. As in King David's time, "everyone that is in distress, everyone that is in debt, everyone that is discontented," gathers himself to the cave of Adullam. The spirit, as was the case with the followers of David and the republican party, has been made to work for good. Generally speaking, however, it is the precursor of failure a great crackling of thorns under a pot, without lasting result. It is altogether probable that this will be the history of the movement so noisily inaugurated at Chicago. To, Reform Cosmetic Art Officers of the Women's Christian Temper ance union in the state of New York have de cided to begin an agitation against the use of rouge and cosmetics of a similar nature. From nose paint to face paint is a further cry than the names indicate, but the ladies who worked so long and so valiantly for the downfall of Demon Rum no doubt feel that they must have something to fight, and many a man who was not entirely appreciative of their efforts to save him from the saloon will approve any attempt to remove from his sight the omnipresent hand made complexion. As in the battle against the liquor traffic, two roads are open. One may be for immediate and absolute abolition or may advocate gradual re duction and refinement until the disappearing point is reached. Perhaps the Women's Chris tian Temperance union of New York will de cide on the second course and will begin by opening free schools in cosmetic art, where the young ladies who now appear to be putting it on with a whitewash brush will be shown the better way. They will be taught that a young Woman's cheeks ought riot to look like the bulls eyes of two red lanterns. The teachers will in culcate the truth that moderation is a virtue in art as well as in conduct, and will point out the superiority of decoration in gently blended and modulated color over the raw obviousness of the splatch and splotch school. They will show how beauty flees and ugliness is accentuated at the line where the bloom ot youth ends in the legion of the submaxillary triangle and is suc ceeded by dull and sallow hues of nature. And so, having sowed the esthetic seed, they will progress to the immortal maxim of the poet who said that truth is beauty and beauty truth. After tbat the world may,' once again, have truth in complexions. Detroit Free Press. . A Popular Topic. "Never ask some women about their health," counsels the Evening Sun, "unless you have a lalf hour to spare to listen to their reply." And ever ask anv men unless you have an hour. N'ew York Tribune. How to Keep Well By Dr. W. A. EVANS Qnrntlont rnnrerninf hygiene, sani tation and prevention nf dUease, atih mtUed t rr. Kvana by reader of The Bee, will be answered pernonully, sub ject to proper limitation, where a stamped, addressed enrelope is en closed. Dr. F.Tn will not make ritaa;noHla or preeerlbe for individual dlseuoe. Address lettera In rare ul The Bee. Copyright, 1920, by Pr. W. A. Evans. HERE'S "FREE ADVERTIi NG" Bloom inftton. III., is in for a little "free advertising." It will wiggle and squirm, hut in the long run the les son will do it good. For several months I have been hearing of an epidemic of typhoid fever in Bloomington. Whenever In this day there is an epidemic of ty phoid somebody is to Mame. The courts have decided, both In this country and in Europe, that the people who suffer from typhoid can sue for damages and, tn the case of those who ha.ve died from the dis ease, the estate can sue. Further more, they have decided that a city in the business of selling water can be sued for damages caused by ty phoid. Those suing must prove the neglect of reasonable precautions by the community as well as establish the amount of harm done. Illinois Health News, Aftril, 1920. gives the following as the facts: The city of Bloomington supplied the neighboring city of Normal with water. The railroad shops in the former city were requested to use as little city water as possible he cause bhe supply was scarcely ade quate for the two cities. The rail road shops responded by pumping some of their water supply from a nearby creek into which much sew age was emptied. They intended to keep the two water supplies separate and to this end put a check valve be tween the mains containing a drink ing water supply obtained from the city and those carrying the polluted water for industrial purposes. The city supply was under sixty pounds pressure during the day, and even Jess at night. On the other hand, the industrial supply was un der 120 to 180 pounds pressure. When the state health department investigated they found the check valve to be leaking badly and the polluted creek water was pouring in to the mains carrying drinking water. It has been just about ten years since Winnipeg founrr that its ty phoid epidemics were due to leaky check valves separating industrial water taken from Red river and the city drinking water. They passed a law making the use of check valves illegal and preventing the use of pol luted water for any industrial pur pose unless proper precautions were taken to prevent it from leaking in to the drinking water supply. This column carried notice of the Winnipeg epidemic and its cause. From time to time articles dealing with epidemics in other cities due to leaking check valves have ap peared in this column. It is a good guess that the city officials at Bloom ington read some of those articles. Nevertheless, they needlessly and recklessly risked human lives. Sllslit Keller Likely. S. M. writes: "1 am a woman almost 5!) years old and suiter terri bly from stiff joints. When I bend my knees they maxe a cracking noise, it is very hard for me to walk or stand. One doctor called it rheumatism, another one said arter ies. Could you tell me of a diet or medicine that would relieve me?" REPLY. Women of your age frequently suffer from the kind of arthritis which is troubling you. It generally begins in the last joint of the index finger, but it involves most of the joints of the body. It causes some deformity, but It does not do great When Folks Quit Coffee because of cost to health or purse, they naturally drink POSIUM1 There's a Reason a9 New York's Population. Ne York's population would be 50,000,000 instead of 5,000,000 if they counted all of those who register from New York at the small tQw.9 hotels. Southern Lumberittan, 11 - Lhroucovct the world, wherever pianos are Jmowrv. and discussed hy unbiased judges, the. is unanimously creel ' ited-vith qualities oPtone and dura Sility never heSro approached. ffiyhesl priced ffiqhest praised Our Expert Tuners do the ivorli required on fine Pianos. Piano repairing is done under our personal supervision. ' . Pianos boxed and shipped. 1513 Douglas Street The Art and Music Store harm. Nothing serious cornea from it. 1 do not know of anything that will help you much.. No change In diet is advisable. The theory Is that sufferers from this condition have some slight focus of pus ab soptlon somewhere in the body which attracts little attention and does little harm, but which in the course of time causes mtld chronic slowly progressive bone and Joint changes. For Lack of Thyroid. Mrs. L. S. writes: "My sister has suffered from myxoedema for 25 years. She is easily irritated, weighs about 2R0 pounls. She falls asleep the moment she sits down or even if standing quietly, and would sleep all the time if not awakened. Her fare often is purplish in color. as if it were con gested; her hair breaks easily and she is fast becoming bald. Her feet are hadly calloused and the toe nails are raised from the toe by a horny sort of tissue. ler feet swell, but there is no pitting and she is not dropsical. Mentally she is bright enough and would be a good business woman if she could keep awake long enough to be depended on. She did take thyroid when the trouble began, but has not taken any for some time, nor does she re member what, preparation she took other than that it was thyroid." REPLY. Few physicians could describe a case of thyroid deficiency as well as you have done. Present Ajre Is All Rlglit. Mrs. C. T. writes: "My daughter, 2 1-2 years old, is advised to have tonsils removed. Is this the proper time of year, and proper age?" REPLY. The season is right. Hpr age is not a bar, if she neeeds the operation badly. To Treat Ringworm. Mrs. F.-E. O. writes: '''What can I do for a bad ringworm in the hair anil a few spots on the body?" REPLY. If you can get it by all means take X-ray treatment. Other treatment is very tedious and generally unsatisfactory. Pick pocket's Victim Complains. Omaha, Neb., July 20. To the Editor of The Bee: 1 would like to ask someone better posted than I am If a person Is safe with 10 cents in his pockets on Omaha streets or pai ks any more? Yesterday at Elmwood park I had my pockets picked In a small crowd and the last place I would look for crooks. Two or three cops Were holding down third base and not scattered through the crowd as they should be, as if they were afraid to leave each other. Of course, I don't expect police to keep tab on every body, but it seems the system is very poorly managed or a person could go to a park with a small attendance and feel safe. Here is the trouble in a nutshell: Loafers and thugs are coming to Omaha and plying their trade un molested. Why don'W Ringer get busy and do a little street cleaning? Clean up Omaha of these never sweats so people can rest In peace. If the police fall to do their duty in this respect, then It rests with the people to organize and see that the undesirable element is started out of town at once and made to stay out, T. J. TATROE, 1028 South Twenty f6urth. THE DREAM IN THE HEART. If you are keeping a ilrsam In your hart You will never et over the beauty of things. Every dny II be morning on which you will xtart To climb ths tall Summits whsra morning ulill slnirit. The drt-am in the heart keeps tba shadows The 4rfam In the heart turns our toll Into Play. Sometimes the world turns ana looks with a sneer. And .ink -a In lifht humor at those who JHM'StPt In hearlnx a dream In their hearts, with ;ta cheer, In keeping a dream at the head of their nm The dream in the heart heala tha hurt of the crops. The dremn In tha heart cleana the sflrlt of dross. In the way that Is long and the road that Is dark A dream In the heart makes a light, sets the mark. When the (allures are many, tha triumphs so fen, A drexm in the heart gives you strength to renew. To take courage, stand steadfast, lift up and 90 on To the hrlght-burnlng, heautlful peaks of the dawn. Baltimore Sun. -a 1 - rriAF Phone Douglas 2793 Co AST MrTAl usra BM Ofnn rssjtrsB nh I I w 1 is a -r WeWillesBfarOfflcs OMAHA PRINTING COMPANY OMWHS amusi rARRAM COMMERCIAL PRIMTERS'LlTHOGRAPHERS - STEEL DIE EMBOSSERS LOOSC LC AF OCVICCS Isxfiswl r ilk dj llk. Statue of the Republic, Parit which marks for all time the service done by early French gen erations in making France a democratic liberty - loving, free government. IT ISN'T always WHAT you do that makes friends for you. It is more often the WAY you do it that counts. We know this to be the case in Modern Banking. False pride and would-be aristocracy are the banker's own worst enemies. Our officers realize this, and Demg seii-made men (may we good sons of the west), they greet you man-to-man, straight from the shoul der. They are banking merchants, de termined to SERVE, and to SERVE BETTER than the rest. Bring your problems here and then compare CORN SERVICE for yourself. Nairitoit&l Bank The Baiik With an INTEREST In Ton 1503 Farnam How Much is a Million? HPhe moment you mention a million A dollars to some people, they are antagonistic They imagine that a million dollars represents a tremen dous part of the national wealth. Instead it represents only one penny for each inhabitant of our country. Swift & Company last year had an output of 5,500,000,000 pounds. A profit of one cent per pound would have re sulted in $55,000,000. The actual net profit was $14,000,000 or one-fourth of what we would have made had the profit been at the rate of 1 cent a pound. An average profit of only a fraction of a cent per pound indicates a highly competitive condition in the industry and also proves our assertion that packer profits have practically no effect on prices. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Omaha LocJBranch,13th ft Leavenworth Sts A. W. Grosi, Manager
