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l'HE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1920. . , The'Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY rps i tlU PUBLISHING COMPANY, u a, v ruing, riitiimntr. MEMBIK3 OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES5 Tm Moeii4 Prm, of oblrk I ttt Rm It Minbir. I (luMwl mtltltd to Ui um for rmhttrailon of til nn dliitel rliud la H or not oUtrwlM CfdJtd in Uiii paper, anl him Ue tmd. Bit TELEPHONES PrlT Druiok Bietitnt. Atk for TVI.. 1 Wi tu IHtxrtmiet oc Ptrna Waited. yicr 1UUV Tr Nlfkl Call Attn 10 P. M.i KJMarttl DmniMnl - J rmUtloo Dnikruntnl AiinrtUlut IMptraaMil OFFICES OF THE BIE ' lUln Officii mil uid rroa ConaMl Bluff IS Doott K I BouUt Slito Out-of.Towa Office! New Tort , tft riftt At. I Wuhtnftoa mcMo mar tucu. Trim lnoOL Trier lOimt Tyler 10UM. 1118 M St isn a m Putt mm 4!0 But m. Bocr The Bee's Platform 1. New Unlen Punnr SUtion. 2. Continued improvement of the No brack Hifhwer, Including the pave ment of Main Thoroughfares leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A there, low-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Homo Rule Charter for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. WORK OF THE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY. While the League of Nations convention at Geneva is not ready to adjourtf and go home, it has progressed far enough to indicate that what is done will be of little real moment. Three important matters have now been disposed of; the assembly has decided that no amendments will be made to the covenant at this session; great relief is experienced At the acceptance by President Wilson of a request that he proffer mediation between Turkey and Armenia; and the consideration of and inquiry into monopoly of raw materials will be continued despite the protest of Canada. Most important of these from an American viewpqiat has to do with he Turkish situation. Mediation depends, on the acceptance by each of the principles of the good offices of the inter--enor. - No ' intimation as to what terms, of armistice will, be offered by the Turks is at hand, unless we accept the ambiguous state; ment that "the Turkish nationalists assert they will not crush Armenia, but will grant lenient terms; these terms, however, must be In con formity with Turkish aspirations." Here is . a clear indication that whatever messenger Mr. Wilson sends to Turkey, he will be controntcu oy a resolute demand lrom the sultan's government for aornething beyond what tlje treaty grants. Turkey is resqlved to be compensated for the loss of Thrace and other territory .at the expense of Armenia. Already the troops of Kemal Pasha occupy the region allotted to the sultan by agreement with Germany, and from this retirement will be only in obedience to force. It was expected that at the present Geneva meeting the boundary lines for Armenia as demarked by Mr. Wilson would be confirmed. Such lines are wiped out by the Turk, and can only be established through con vincing the contending groups at Constantinople of the desirability of accepting the new map. Mediation will, therefore, involve either delimitation of Armenia to the satisfaction of the TBrk Nationalist group, or the subjection of that group to such pressure, militajy or other wise, as will- secure its assent to the original plan. The peculiar blundering which made this situation possible is a remarkable exhibition of the ineptness of European diplomacy, which ; refused to rectify a blunder made 500 years ago. If America Is able now to restore something for .civilization from the wreckage in Asia Minor,, it will be because we are not involved with the nations whose shortsighted policy permitted matters to drift into the existing state. Those who pretended to think the Untied States was losing its fine position as a moral ' leader of world affairs may study this case with some advantage. If it were not that our leader ship is acknowledged, we would not now be be sought as we have been to take up this work, nof would the relief at Geneva have been so jrreat as that expressed When Presideit Wilson's answer was read. by w. the Volstead law. What happened to The J. B. is thus iu part accounted for. painful truth is yet to be disclosed: A woman was the enforcing director of prohibition at San Francisco then, and the. dcmacraU who are more or less involved in litigation over the inci dent nw are trying to make It appear that she is the responsible party. Ten per cent of the fund derived from the sale of the liquor was set apart to the campaign fund, yet the outcome of the election hardly 'justifies the present endeavor tJ saddle the blame for violating the law onto a woman. That gallantry which led Marse Henry Watterson to present I'hebe Cozzens to the democratic convention at St. Louis seems to have died out along with the brand of democracy typified hv Samuel Jones Tilden. . Schemes to Depopulate Washington. Almost one out of every fout persons in Washington ia a government employe. The City by law-prohibits manufacturing establish ments within its boundaries, and consequently the only reason for anyone living there is to hold a federal job or to sell something to those vho do. Rents are so high that Calvin Cool idee. who intends giving up his present home in Massachusetts, where he now pays about $3S a month rent, is puzzling over what he will do for a house after March 4. Some republican congfesman has come to the rescue with a plan to eliminate 30,000 of the 97,000 government workers in Washington. This would make a number of vacancies in the boarding houses and perhaps would empty enough residences to give the future vice presi dent a choice. But now comes Senator Ken yon with his bill recommending the removal of gome of the government departments and bu heaus from the city. The Department of Agri Culture, for one,, he believes, could function more economically and efficiently somewhere out in the Middle West. Washington will regard this, of course, as a revolutionary proposal. Meanwhile, Iowa sits atrictly unalarmed. knowing that when he speaks of the Middle West, its senator is think ing of a particular part of it. Real Prosperity in Sight. It is good to see the optimism with which Omaha business men look forward tq the pros--perity that inevitably v. ill return after this pres ent period of readjustment. If leaders in the com mercial community such a C. W. Russell can find no reason for apprehension, surely there is no adequate reason for any one in business to feel downcast. 1 The dollar will buy more now than it would six months ago. Looker! at in that way, Mr. Russell shows, there is no reason for alarm. True, this condition is better for buying than for selling, but all . of us are buyers and share a portion of the benefit. Failure to realize the necessity for an ad justment of prices is the only obstacle to quick recovery. Fundamentally conditions are sound, and there is absolutely no reason for fear. Mr. Russell states as the result of information from cities everywhere in the west that where con cerns have reconciled themselves to a tempo rary cut or loss of profits, trade is in full swing, with prospects brightening for a resump tion of real prosperity. - Mc. Russell s confidence in the continued recovery of business in Omaha indicates that this policy of blockade has not been followed here. Things are moving in Omaha, and trade is said tO excel that of a corresponding time a year ago. It is necessary to take the readjust ment as it comes, as a thing that has been sought for and desired ever since the end of the. war. Something must be conceded all along the line in order to drop anchor finally and safely in the port of prosperity. ' . , The Broad Road of Co-Operation. The need for mutual concessions and co operation was never greater than today. Fault finding may have its uses at times, but a truce is badly needed just now. "Don't shoot the piano player he is doing the best he knows how," is an often quoted sign in western stories, and the same spirit of bearing with' each other is still needed. In the case of the Federal Reserve banking system, Jess -criticism now exists than formerly, and most ' poepiet familiar with financial and credit matters are practically unanimous in their trust and appreciation of the bulwark this organ ization has thrown up against chaos. The discusion as to whether some men are 'knockers because they are unfortunate or whether they are merely unfortunate because they are knockers will "never be completely ended, but there is no doubt that, a cheerful manner of regarding the world helps all around. No one class is called upon to do any more of the conceding than any other, nor should any expect to do lesa. No broad-minded' man, whatever, his interests, regards an increase of unemployment as a good thing, but rather re gards it as a situation to be warded off. Nbr is- any concerted effort to reduce wages in evi dence, for it is likewise recognized that the buying power of thepublic is diminished corre spondingly, and tthat trade therefore declines. . The problem of reconstruction Is in large part a problem of reconciliation, also. The broad way to progress lies not amid mutual suspicion and dislike, but down the , smoother road of the realization that interests of Ameri cans are common. So long as each does the best he can, the goal will be reached. A Line 0' Type or Two Hew to the Lint, I'tt the qurpt fall where thy nay. j eWNXET. An one who Jetnir Rick has slept all day. Hearing the world beat out ita vague rerain A restless rhythm in his restless brain, Hearing In dream the cautious nurses say Meaningless phrases In a tangled skein. And wakes to find that It Is night again. And all the precious sunlight slept away, So faintly runs my life when you depart, Somewhere between a waking and a dream. Scarcely I feel the sickness In my heart, Aimless I go a leaf upon a stream. The days drift by In dim and troubled light. And night when i has come is only night. JESSICA. How to Keep Well By DR. W A. EVANS QuMtlom eencernlnf hyitcae, sanitation and prevention ef diaaasa, aubmitttd to Dr. Evaaa by readers at TM Baa. will Be antwered learaonauy, auoject ta ur. dreta tettera la care af Tha Bee. Copyright, 1920, by Dr. W. A. Event. proper limitation, where a tamped, addreaeed envelope la enclosed. I Evaaa will net make diagnosis er prescribe far Individual dUeaees. Aedr "SEEING," HEARING YOUR HEART. t. Can a person feol his heart boat or hear it or see It or, speaking more properly, can he feel, hear, or see evidence of his heartbeat? The answer to this question Is yes. Any one who cares to take the trouble can be certain that his heart is beating. He can turn on his side as U II.-.. 1.. U A I V. - . U V. . Tr i im i t .1 ut'E) ill lieu nuu jireir wit? ueab IT looks like a severe winter for the mem-. of hls noart as k i transmitted to hers of the opera claque, who have been ban- tho vessels of his oar. ished from the scene of their peculiar operations, i All those who are thin and some Has anyone used a claqueur as the subject of a others besides can undress and lie story? Wonder what a claqueur thinks about? , un the baxk with abdominal walla ruiaxeu ana noie me pounuing or. me u tnicK were me Russian retugees on me boats arriving at Lemnos that many who had died still stood erect. It is more crowded in, the New York subway during the rush hours, but as the run is short few die in the tube. DON'T CROWD, LADIES! ' ONE AT A TIME! '(From the Petersburg Observer.) I am offering a book of Ancient History with every hat sold at my store, from now until Christmas, In order to reduce my stock. Josie Cox, South Side Millinery. -FIRED by liquor, men maltreat their wives. These wretches deserve public flogging; hang ing were a compliment to some of them. On the other hand, men made emotional by liquor have conceived an extravagant fondness for their wives. .We have not read about liquor floating the matrimonal bark over'' the shallows of domestic discord; yet men who have fared home ward with unsteady footsteps under the blinking stars, know that in such moments they are much more humane than in sober daylight; they are appalled by their own unworthiness, and think ine of their wives moves them almost to tears quite, not infrequently. They resolve to become cou,Jd kk up an Intermitting; pulse better husbands and fathers. The spirit of the n ?dwi!.0 "tJSL ,.,;., :.. tu.m ,f:. . f ,u. j years without ever harming their v. nil. ,u fciiv.ii, Lapiaui, ait ai 111 ii vimiiiigc, auu generous dreams," an army that is easily routed, an army that the wife too often puts to flight with an injudicious criticism. It is said that since heart as an impuL-.e shown In the front of the abdomen above the navel Pereons who are not very stout can sometimes see and feel the heart beat In the left chest wall JiiRt below the nipple. In many people the beat of the heart can be seen In the carotid artery and Jugular vein In the neck. And, finally, most people know how to feel the pulse. In fact, the regular normal heartbeat is almost as manifest as the regular normal breathing. Hearing the heart In the ear or seeing It in tha stomach or neck should excite no more alarm than docs the breathing. At that, the worry does the heart no harm, how ever much unhapplnesg It brings to the individual. A niAirasthenio who counts his pulse frequently and worries a lot about his heart Can get up a certain degree of intermit tency, but what harm does that do? I have known neurasthenics who can find no cure. I am H years old and slim for my age. My bowels are only apt Jo move when taking a physic Can It be caused by my bowefs or my food?" REPLY. You have a little strain or youf eye muscles are out of balance. See an eye specialist. ' - -ex ODDS AND ENDS. England has organized a museum in which will be displayed models of famous and historic aircraft. An Inventor has combined a farm tractor and hay press with which rapid work can be done in fields. An American oitisen has secured a government contract for cutting and exporting mahogany and other tim ber from the north coast of Hon duras. Attorneys at Hockvlllc, Ind., solved a question of etiquette caused by the Impanelling of 12 women for Jury duty when they appeared In the I'arke county court In full evening dress. The fluctuations of the value of the mark are so great and violent, and the Impracticability of forecasting the variations to even an approxi mate degreu linn made It almost Ini poFslble for German buyers to safely import even the most necessary goods. More thnn a year ago Mrs. K. K. Kisher of Toledo lost an umbrella. The other night she dreamed she had left It at a dry goods store. The next morning she went to the store, and tha umbrella was found in a closet where It had been put when II was unclaimed. ' No Plui-e to Go. If Lenine and Trotsky do not lone thnir heads when they losi their Jobs, where under the aun will they be suffered to take up a residence? Providence Journal. Prohibition came in the cases of cruelty to wives have increased greatly in number. We do not disbelieve this. Bluebeard was a dry. Doubling in Kugs. Sir: A want ad: "Wanted, experienced pianist for moving pictures." Why not a violinist for carrying out the rugs? Or but you see the pos sibilities. GEEDEE. EDITOR LIEBLlNGof the Musical Courier reminds us of the Coney Island ad: "A good pianist wanted who can open oysters." WHAT YOU PLEASE, AND LET IT GO DOUBLE. Sir: A friend borrowed my rifle to use the first three days of hunting season. Ho stayed the ten days and I had to rent a gun when I went hunting. When he got back he returned the gun, to me dirty. He had twelve shells left and wanted to sell them to me for 8 cents, apiece. What shall I call him? E. W. H. IT is easy, says the medical director of the WashingtoniairHome, to tell whether a man has been drinking good whisky or moonshine: the whisky drinker merely staggers, while the moon shine consumer 6pins like a top. So if you see a person spinning en a corner you will know what ails him. THE ODIOUS COMPLACENT. (W. N. P. Barbellion, "Enjoying Life.") How I loathe ' those happy folk there ar millions of them, all detestable -who with a terrible self-complacency go on revolving around me wciiu tn ul meir uwit ouuib, yci icuy nil. tin ned with that situation In life to which to use their own smug phrase it has pleased God to call them; people who have no envy and no malice, who have never coveted their neigh bour's ox nor his wife, and who believe out of ignorance and lack of imagination sather than out of conceit that their own life contains every hearts in the least so far as I could see. Likewise those people who become agitated over their hearts' beating In their stomachs, or their necks, or their ears, do their hearts no harm even though they add to the sum total of human misery over bridges to be, but never croesed. If we could get people to watch the way their hearts act more than they novi do we would doubtless in crease the mental tmisery of many neurasthenics, but, on the other hand, fewer cases of serious heart disease would Klip up on us. In time men would acquire an ability to judge these phenomena intelli gently. There is an understanding among medical men that 90 per cent of the vague pains in tho left side of the chest and behind the breast bone which the patients ascribe to heart conditions are not to caused. There is a saying that practically none of the pains which women ascribe to their hearts are really so caused. While both of these statements are true of pains which rise up while a person- is quiet, the better informed of the medical profession wish that people Would pay more attention to the stitches in the side and other chest pains which come on while they are excited. A pain in or near the heart or a difficulty in breathing tinder similar circumstances means heart overstrain almost invaribly, Bishop 6ays it Is impossible for a. child to injure his normal heart toy Violent play, so much excess strength has it. Therefore, children's heart are only Injured by congential lesions or by bacterial invasion. And yet some children get stitches in their sides when they play too heard, and such stitches are heart pains. thing to be desired. They are fat, greasy, and , Thoae children have had rheumatism ' Ancient Precedent Revived. When Adam was asked to make a statement in regard to his part in the apple episode, he set an example that has served his descendants ever' since. Just now the precedent established in Eden is revived In San Francisco, to exculpate certain democratic politicians. When the nation al committee chose to hold the convention of 1920 at or near the Golden .Gate, it was well understood that Lake Valley water would not be the only beverage obtainable. Caravans pro cecding from the arid regions fcround Broadway koked ahead with eagef nostrils to catch the Srst faint aroma that promised surcease from thirst and perhaps nepenthe when the Ferry, House station was reache'd. Some of these hopes ere realized; at least a grand jury has just disclosed the fact that 144 barrels of whisky, an even gross, were illegally removed from bonded warehouses about the time. the Conven tion was called to order, and that so far as the evidence discloses none of it has as yet been returned to the durance into which it was thrust by the Eighteenth atrcndruetil fortified The Russian Free-for-All. With so many rumors coming out of Rus sia, the report that money is to be abolished fails to startle. So many things have been abolished there, among them, food, shoes, and work in less or greater degree, that the doing away with money does not shock or even thrill. Rubles are not worth very much even now several thousand being necessary to buy a slender meal, and perhaps it is a race to see whether, the ruble eliminates itself by losing its buying power or is eliminated by law-. However, the scheme to do without money is an old one, Dased on the theory that every one who works is entitled to a fair living to be obtained by a division of the products. Today in Russia wherever there is a street car or rail road train the people can ride free. With child like logic the Russians conclude that if it Is possible to ride in a perpendicular direction without cost, as in elevatqrs, it ought to be equally possible to ride for nothing horizontally. Telephones, electric lights, gas and water are suppliad free In those places where they are sup plied at all. poing without money has been tried by in numerable people in isolated instances even in America, never voluntarily, however. If, the Russians want to put themselves in that general fix, a great many-people will watch them closely to see what happens. or other forms of contagion or St Vitus dance, and their hearts are not organically sound in conse quence. In adults a pain which start? In the chest and runs to the little finger of the left hand Is almost certainly a heart pain. A few of the heart pains which develop during repose are worth not ing. Those which develop during exertion are always significant. They hla r.tlnn a. ! hlnWIat wnM eV Th ntho . rtiean tnai me man IS iniWlUB WW imnnie Wo rm t-Mctinn hpcansn nf ivps thorn ' much strain on his blood pumpand tin stimuli.. Thotra la hnt r-elnHnn nftor A. I he will do well to govern himself ac RtruB-erle: it is contentment without one. Onlv I cordingly. smug. But their smugness is not the philosoph ical smugness of Marcus Aurelius. They have no philosophy. They are too happy and "pleased with themselves to need one. Marcus Aurelius developed his philosophy of resignation because he feared to desire fearlessly the things he knew he would desire in vain. He put forth his tentacles and drew them In again. He shrank from life, not because he did not love it, but because he loved it too well: not because he had no desires, but because he had too many. It was Mexico's new administration starts off quietly enough, but we will give our neighbors a little further time before deciding as to whether they are completely tamed. Senator, Harding is expected to address his colleaguessoon after congress convenes. We venture the ' prediction that they do not walk out on him this time. Henry Morgenthau is said to be slated as mediator between Turkey and Armenia. He will have material for another book by the time he gets home. The husband who told his deserted wife to address him at "Hell, in care of the devil," evi dently knew Where l?e is headed for. An increase of only $112,000,000 in the pub lie debt during November shows that the demo crats are economirlng. very occasionally do the self-complacent har bour a suspicion that possibly all is not well, Just for a few fleeting seconds while some un pleasant person like myself pulls them by tho nose, making the ugly suggestion that perhaps they could not really write a novel as welt as the other man they criticise, that perhaps life would be the tiniest bit fuller if they under stood art or loved music, that doing the thing that is nearest Is easy and always dull, that their cherished views on Church and State after all may be a little questionable, that things may not be what they seem, that life to some Is difficult, that men do starve and commit murder and rape, that God may not always be in his Heaven nor everything right with the world. ALTHOUGH not sentimental, we are great ly touched by the heroic action of young Mr. Garland of New Bedford, who scorns his in heritance because he does not believe in private property. We hope the money will go to the Society for Supplying, Porosknit to the Esqui maux, SOU' BY SOU'WEST. , (From the Sat. Eve. Post.) Miss Juliana again eyed the skirted Wil bur, and the viewless wind Of a smile's beginning blew across the lower half of her accusing face. "SWEET Spirits of Niter Now Boston's Favorite Cocktail." Headline. Evanston discovered the possibilities of niter weeks ago. Isn't chemistry fascinating! Correspondence From Japan. Sir: Letters from America bring frequent ref erence to "The Land of the Cherry Blossom." A pretty euphemism, that, but it applies only two weeks In the spring. For an all-year-'round ' moniker, one that fits Japan as snugly as Adi-, pose AruucKie nis a siiz oatn, can it The liana of ' Reluctant Plumbing." Although all our plumbing is open to argument if, on a cold night, you peel down to' shivery gooseflesh in anticipation of a hot bath, nine times out of nine you will find the frost is on the plumbing and the heater's on the fritz, while a shave in the morning involves a twenty-minute wait for the asthmatic tap to get over a coughing fit. SIB. IF, as Mr. Wales cables, Armenia is the Achilles heel of America, Ireland, thinks O. F, W., is the O'Sullivan heel. , ALL THE FACTS. Sir: Out on Ogden avenue -a coal dealer manes use oi me w. k. walnut whatnot as a rack for samples of his wares. Yes, the top shelf holds the chestnut. L. E. J. . "WANTED A first-class butler, who can milk and look after cow. Hemlock 216." At lanta Journal. Boy, page the Admirable Crichtonl AN Austin professor of-dancing advertises: "A good dancer is popular. I cater to married folks also." ESPECIALLY IN EDQETOWN. (From the Momenee Progress.) A box social will be hell at the Edgetown school District No. 37 on Saturday. AN inspired headliner on the Omaha Bee conveyed the news that the Ford company's Oc tober record was "one can every l8'i seconds." CHICAGO'S daily crime report indicates that none of the American gunmen operating in Ireland were drawn from the city by the lake. B. L. T. It's Hard to Trent. " M. C. M. writes: "1. Can you tell me the meaning of otosclerosis of the ears?! "2. Can one be cured who has t? "3. Also, what is the cause of it?" REPLY. 1. Thickening of the membranes of the deeper parts of the ear and stiffening of the joints between the hearing bones. 2. Treatment is not satisfactory as a rule. S. In most cases infections and inflammations which have extended to the ears from the throat and nose, tonoils and edenoidF. Business dead? Just look in at any of the Omaha stores for the answer. Santa Clans is heading the procession row. Columbus Worked Cheaply Some research artist has found that Co lumbus received a salary of only $300 a year while discovering America. And he couldn't go into vaudeville or the C'hatauqua field when he got back! jt. Louis Star. Eyes Swerve. "Worried" writes: "Can you kind ly advise me as to the cause of a person's eyes crossing once in a while? I have been thus bothered for about tfo or three months and Bowen's Again Makes Price Appealing Reductions in Hall Carpeting Measure up the num- ber of yards your halls require, then come to the Greater Bowen Store and make your selection from the many beautiful pat terns now displayed for your approval at prices iar lower than they have been offered before in years. 'V- ' It's economy to carpet the halls; it keeps the rooms warmer, saves fuel and adds much to the ap pearance of the home. Throughout the Bowen Store, on each and every iioor, you will find home furnishings priced at a having priced so you can buy and still have money left to complete your Christmas Givinsr. Making your own terms at this store enables you to buy whatever you want and when you want it. Advertisement. Suggestions from tfifej The Art and Music Store . f (( "The Store of a Thousand Ideas " Jlj Grand Pianos Frames )J " Swi Upright Pianos Art Flowers W $&j $T PIayer Pianos.:' 1 , Smk" Sets , j CiSpj Apollo electric tepro- Cordova Leather during piano Bric-a-Brac . v- Pan0 Benches ' Lampk r LM lv Player Rolh Candle sicI:s VjSiNp RU Cihinets Candles . KeXw Victrolas Book Ends CTrSPs? Victor Records ' Vise . , IjjL ayee. ,f . , , , A ' Art Materials ttorv. fL o All Kinds Oil, Water. Color. P$Sifi?S UnUi P,ctures ' China, Charcoal yyy Mirrors and Pastel. QUlt KICKING I was asked the other day if our slogan, "justness It Cood, Thar& You," was" not a mis takin these eo-callea hard times, and I re plied that I did not think so that business will always be. good for the man who keeps cheerful and smiling and who takes pride and pleasure in doing the best he can. There is no argument to the fact that bills are not being paid as promptly as custom ary; that the banks are not loaning money as freely as we would like to see it loaned; that the farmer is not getting as much - money foe his crop as either he or we think he should. It is true that automobiles are not selling as readily as tjiey were and it is true that prices in many lines afe tumbling, but that is what we all had to expect any how, and there is no reason why any of us should go into mourning and'act as if busi ness had gone to the dogs and the country into the hands of a receiver. For the Love of Mike, let us begin to act the part of men and not long-tailed rats. Let us be doubly thankful for the business we are doing. Let us not forget that the war was won ; that prices of necessity had to come back to normal. Let us get down on our knees and thank God prices are doing the very thing we all knew they had to and the very, thing we all hoped they would do. When we average up the last few years we hava got to admit we have all made more money than we ever expected to make, and when we consider conditions in this country we have to admit that the little old U. S. 'A. is better off than any other country in the world today and that little old Nebraska and Iowa are better off than any other sec tion of America.' Let' us" "hold up our heads, wipe off our chins, and grin." It is my personal opinion we have had things made so easy for us that we are de veloping into a bunch of babies who have forgotten how to take punishment. What we need is friendly, courageous optimism, and once we develop it, believe me when I say, we will discover very much to our sur prise that ALL "Business is good, thank you." ! President. L. V. NICHOLAS OIL CO. a
