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i - ' ' - THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 26, 1921. V , . ,T he Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNIN'G) EVENING SUNDAY THE UfcE PUBLISHING COMPANY. NELSON B. UPDIKE. Publlalnr. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' To aanvtaiad Prra, oT irhk-h To Be U t MHibr. it -x-rlmli.ljr wilitlixt In Hi. u fur auMtcMlea all new 4.matcha i mlllnl lo 11 or not ouwrwlae ellul la Hill rpw. end atao te l,-l ii publiilKHi hwvin. All ilit of publlcaUoa of out ipoatl ditpulehit. are alto mwrvpd. , r- 1 r , BEE TELEPHONES JMraf llraneh En-haiiea. Al! for Tvler 1000 111. iMiwrlnniit or l-eraon Wauled, v. v ' for mini van tr ivr. m.i tdltortal Ueiwrtmmt (Urvulatlfm lp.rtmwit - V AdiertUing-Drpaituieiit . W - OFFICES OF THE BEE Main (Mm: 17 th and Faniaui CwincU Hltlfft Scott St. I South Hide . Out-of-Town Office: Trier J 0(KH. Tvlir loom, Tjler ltMJi'L Nrej Tork i'KKX Srt Klfih Am Btwt Bid. I Parla. frame iX RutOt. II uncle 531S X St. WW a Bt The Aee's Platform 1. New Union Pasenger Station.. ' '" 2. Continued in-provement of the Ne bratka Highway,- including the pare, mcnt of Main Thoroughfare leading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A short (ow-rate Waterway from the Corn Belt to the Atlantic Ocean. 4. Home r&le Charter tor Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. Further Control of Business. Passage of the Kcnyon hill to regulate the meat packing industry indicates a purpose 0:1 part of what may be styled the agrarif.n group in the senate to continue the program of gov ernment control. The experience of war time U ' Vr aside, perhaps with the thought thaf under v peace conditions a ipore satisfactory result may be obtained. Whatever " the outcome, and all will hope tli.d it. 'may he good, the fact remains that the venture oil the government ' into the field of private undertaking: as a war measure did not produce all the benefits promised. In the case of farm products, especially wheat and live stock, prices .were stabilized downward, and fixed'Nat figures held by some, as far below what might have teen obtained in an open antf unregulated market.' That the generaPpublic did derive some slight benefit from this is true, f but with the passage of the war emergency the. wisdom of continuing the control is not plain. Food producers have suffered greatly in the reaction. Just why this should be true is not clear,, but ihe fact -remains that prices of farm' products Have sunk faster and farther than, those on other commodities. To say that the farmer 1 must take his proportionate loss is a cheap form of expressing .the prospect. So far tie farmer has been compelled to take a disproportionate loss. Corn in Nebraska is selling at a prewar 'figure, but what article, of manufactured mer chandise has "followed corn to that point in .the way back? This single illustration may be re peated many times, but will Otrxc to indicate , the seriousness of, the situation as it affects the farmer. ' ; ,':-'5' - Government regulation of the packing indus try" is predicated on the possible combination of the great concerns engaged in slaughtering .meat animals and marketing the product. Such , combina4Qn admittedly may be certed adversely tothe public inferest, and perhaps has been'. Yet all the power of the government cannot alter iHe natural channels or change the progress of trade without doing violence to somebody. If regulation of the meat packing industry is to benefit-the stock grower, and not put a further burden on the public, iy will do;so at expense , of the packer. Oij the other hand, H the packer Icontuvucs to prosper, the public win pay. ; Some able men have expressed the belief that govcrnnient regulation of private .business, be yond the wholesome and necessary restrictions that prevent oppressive combinations, is a mis take. Generally the proposals now being 'made in congress and elsewhere for .relieving the farmer are regarded Vs palliatives and not as remedies. They are jio't fundamental, nor do they contemplate he removal of the cause. Un- til the existing inequalities "are Ironed out. ' and the price level is restored to where it really is , a level, with a just balance between commod- ities, no permanent brnefit Avill fow from efforts, to adjust artificially the differences by thrusting the authority of the government' in here or there to grve- a temporary support to some sagging portion of the whole fabric of our productive industries. The question is economic, and not political, and ;the solution will have to'ceme through, economic and not legislative action. ' Jilither the loss now being forced on the food producing industry must be shared by all, or we must submit to avconditioij where the farmer's 'selling price will again be brought up to a parity with the others, and permanently fix the high cost of living as the established basis.. , - . Cty Her Own Feet. ; Austria's agpeal to the supreme council ot 'the League of Nations fell on ears, that appar- 1 ently are not attuned to such cries. , The coun J cil decides that a complete and comprehensive ir . survey of the economic situation of Europe, as li relates to Austria shall be made, but meanwhile 1: . ' the responsioimy ror government cji me coun k try will not be shifted to any other people; nor ') pressing ot will a $25,000,000 loan be granted. Such a de cision could be expected only from a Oody that it thoroughly conversant with the circumstances ana connaeni or iiie aD.iy 01 me Ausinans 10 deliver themselves from the most their difficulties. -7- " ; j J Some of these difficulties are unquestionably ; due to the attitude of the neighbors of the dis tressed principality. Czecho-SIbvakia, Jugo-" Slavia and Hungary alike have put the screws on the Austrian s since the armistice was signed. If these newer powers may be induced to relcn and rela.'t a Httle. and the course of intercom munication be freed from some of the barriers . that now' cheik the channels of trade between the countries, much relief Will be felt, and the cconomic distress of Austria will quickly disap pear. That Jhjt supreme council proceeds so warily in the matter may be due to the disposl tionNalready made clear to prevent an organic ynion between Austria-and Germany5 ,- j Such a union appears-'to be the logical fate of the German portiOti'-of the late Hapsburg empire, 'and, indeed, was foreshadowed clearly ven while the Central Powers seemchto bo in the ascendant on the battlelield. . Just noi the union of Austria to 'Bavaria, wh'hHhe aid of Saxony is considered Is an expedient for the . 'overthrow of Prussian domination in Germaa affairs. Observers'have reported a tendency on. (part of the late junker group, now, safely domi- filed in ifunich, to promote the elevation : i a .Wittleibach io tlicposilioa long .occupjed by the Iloheniollcrn. These propose to perpetuate the work begun by Schantliwrst and his aoci ates and completed by Bismarckand vonjferottke; to the end that German unit ybc prcjrtrvedl save fW they would shift the crown from the PruV, siaji to the Bavarian dynasty. . . ' That Austria sooner or later 4ill be included in such a grouping seems inevitabjp, just as did thes crumbling of " the empire. Until such a change can be accomplished, Austria ill be left, as expressed by Bismarck, "to stew in it own juice." BiddeuMto stand on their own feet by the powers who. do not complacently view a recovery of Germany and an extension ot, its territory and possible power, hc Austrians are faced .with an unpleasant prospect, but their e. perifnee, may ' yet prove salutary. . I State-Owned Public Parks. " Iowa in common with other progressive states is moving to tH0 acquisition of certain desir able property to establish starte-owncd parks,' It is suggested that Nebraska may 'well enter upon a similar undertaking. Regardless of this consideration," which has merit, a proposal is about tov.be made lo the governor and is sup ported by even weightier arguments than are contained in the park idea. The Bee has long been an advocate of a comprc,hensi?ev forestry policy for the staten Not only' has it given its support to the' Arbor day idea, but the preser vation of ekisting tracts of timber land and the extension of forest growth ovef, waste areas has been .consistently proposed Tnc main, though has beck slow in taking. roSf, yet 'Some headway has been made. Citi zens arc coming to" see benefits involved in the plan, andow agitating Jor the public owner ship and direction of certain existing timber, tracts that otherwise' are threatened with' destrucjrbn. ontenelle Forest was one of these, ajid it has been preserved through the efforts of private citizens, who made considerable sacri fice to save this splendid bit of naturaHreevland from certain extinction. Their work is nofyet entirely completed, but has gone te a point where the timbar is reasonably secure from idle rtpstrnction. Another bit of fine , forest. to the northwest vof the city, admirably adapted to-J park purposes,, is now considered as available, and the governor H to be approached intiope that' he may be interested in is preservation. If Nebraska is to." enter on forestry at all and the state may well get into line withthose surrounding it, no better start can be made than through caringfor existing timbfif. The govern nor's action in this matter will be ot much nv terest as it may decMe the future policy of Ne braska with regard to forest growth, v X', braska wth Prosperity and the Land Bank. Even if the supreme court of the United States should" declare "against theconstitution- aiity of tax exemption of bonds jof the federal J land bank, an early decision would De an aa vantagC)v Then at least the nation's-farmers and ,those dependent on them for "prosperity would be relieved from dotibt and hesitation,, find in the event of an unfavorable ileeisjoit, power iul pdpular influences would be set to vyork for obUining an amendmenUto the constitution making the issuance of untaxable bonds clearly within the law; ' v' Such is the temper of the farmers as shown in the recent meeting of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, federation at Lincoln. The Rational Wool Growers' ' association, ' meeting in Salt, Lake City, has by resolution urged -the supreme, court take prompt action, and Similar requests have come from "many sides. , r What the farmers need in order to give;them the heart and the weans to maintain, production, is credit. With the aid of new loans", they could .pay their debts in the country "towns, and meet old- obligations at the banks that now are over- : due. These funds, entering the flannels of com merce, would furnish a . basis on whifh the country banks could advance credit to other farmers. , In light , of these facts, many-bankers and business" men who at one time opposed the establishment of the Federal Land bank system, now hope for its ' prompt revival. The suit against the bonds, which was brought by private j. ua iortaacrarias been held up in v, ...nromc court for almost a year, and tW, farmers can not be criticised for their insistence on some announcement ftom this tribunal. , The Flying Grandmothers. - The empancipalion of womat by the estab liahment of equal suffrage has jprobably affected . the older womerTmore than it has the younger. It is most apt to be the women whose children are grown, up who will find timo-for the intensive-cultivation of politics. A sortof vacuum is produced in the old home; when sons and" dauglUers marry that never, was entirely filled by the adoration of . the grandchildren and the privilege of giving unheeded ' advice to daughter and daughter-in-law. y, ,' , ' Mrs. Draper Smith And Mrf.CH. HWheelex. are symbols-of the emergence 6i the new pro fession, of x grandmother, and their attempt to reach Washington by airplane in order to de liver the electoral votes of Nebraska signifies much more than that they were not afraid to ( trust themselves in an airplane. - They represent the class one almost says 'the submerged classi-that always has livedfor others. Today this class is finding the, oppor tunity for its housekeeping instincts in 'munici pal state and national housekeeping. It is not that the old duties of grandmothers are (forgot ten, "for did not Mrs. Wheeler, on alighting. Des Moines, first ask if Buddie and her othet grandchildren were there, and did she not rc; member to apologize for not bringing, a cakef Whether attired in lavender and old lace, or in leather flying UuitsT grandmothers will " never neglect their own domestic circle, even though it is wideuing out to include the world of affairs. ' . ' .1 Kentucky wonder beans arc known 'to .every gardens but the Alabama bean, Represented by a man who was uninjured when a poor mule broke its leg by kicking him in it, possesses, merits all its, own. Lord -Mayor O'Callaghan may not know much about sailoring now. butjie wi.l no.dd'tbt lvs classification before he gets B " V back home. The attorney general of "New York clsltjis that New York Citywill have IAO00.000 people by 1960, but fails to state "whether this fs a fear -no . ..'' '1 ' or a boast. In the Solitudes of Floridaf-Mr. Harding will now consult Mr. Harding, and it is believed the chauce3 are small for any disagreement. A Line O'Jypc.orTwd Htw to th Lln, Ut til quips fall whef they nay ID THE Scotch are, thorough.-." A lav preacher die -.west ot Scotland, interrupted in the process of getting rid of his wife, had fed her white lead with her milk, meVillic mercury with her chocolates and brass filings -with her pills. "DID anybody ever make anything by re serving the rights of translation 'including Jhe Scandinavian'?" we inquired, and learned that two of the bet sellers in Scandinavia are ."Nick Carter" and' "Old Sleuth.; tVlwt Do ,you Mean "Almost"? ; Cf'rcSfci 4he Ceda -Rapids Republican.) " The man who writes a certain column in Chicago can always fill two-thirds of It wltn ((iiotations and eolitributickis. But that may be called success when they bring the stutf to you and are . almost willing; to pay you . frr printing it. . . lY is notVce of readers to try to take ad vantage of our innocence. MuL: J., forexam gile, writes ouU the valve-handle wheeze in long hand, and assures us tha "it is, an exact, ccpy of a letter received by a-stove, manufacturing company in St. Louis, from a customer in Ar- kansas.' - 1 -''. V ' , ' .ADULTS ONLY. ! -tFrm Uje Colebrook, N. It., Sentinel.) We have somo of our last year's Calen dars left and would be glad to give one to " fan' adult person that will call. Although ' the Calendar pad is. obsolete the picture is as pretty as ever. ' " Colebfook Guaranty Savings Bank. . ' LISTENING ttr Schumann's "Etude Sym phouiques," we reflected, wiping away a tear, that nearly all of his music, for us at least, is ausgcspiclt. There is a novelette that. we can hear for a few more seasons, and a few other things, notably Davidsbundlcr," but the bulk of Schumann is daredA One never knows when these desolating reflections will come to- one. but they come suddenly; they are not anticipated 1 ' Q"ltc So. 1 j . , ' Sir: Permit me to demur against the prevail ing method of indicating prices of merchandise exhibited in store windows. I am led to pwrlre this protest by a placard, a State street em porlum rtadlng, "$3 hot water bottles, fl.98." Now, it is, obvious that at a given tlmo and place an article has but one value, 'whietr Is de termined by what we economists know as the consumptive demand, not tn Albania, Liberia, or the South Sea Islands, but at the particular spot where the article In question (in this casea hot water bottle) Is offered ror sale. It is palpably absurd to say that a hot water bottle is a 3 article when lta mute appeal at $1.98 elicits not even-the faintet response from the hurry ing throngs. Indeed, one might gofurther and dare to say that the value of the articles Jn ques tion Is neither $3 nor fl.98 untU some person's craving for a hot water bottle refuses longer to be stifled, with a resultant consummation of a sale-at $1.98, or whatever figure may be agreed on, ' .-' ' w - " 0 ; The?, price ar which an article soldi at some former period has no relevance atthe present moment A steaming hot waffle, which at 7 a. m. had a definite commercial value, at midday (by virtue el a waffle's transitory existence) may lie cold, and lifeless, and shorn of all Intrinsic worth,, on some ignoble ash heap. E. C.W.. "'LINCOLN," observed Old Bill Byrne, in serting a meditative -pencil in the grinder, "said voit can fodl all the.oeoole some of the time. But that was in the sixties, before the Colyunt. had developed a bunch of lynx-eyed, trigger brained, hawk-swooping, owl-pouncing fans.liat nobody can fool for a holy minute.'- .pOT BADOT'AD.V! . Birr The. house had been darkened and" the orchestra had begun to play, when the two "ladies in the adjoining seats burst loudly. Into reading -about life In- Russia." ronversathm. This annoyed my wife, but she J J "'- one b,a4 said, "And, I'm going to hear "Garden again Saturaay afternoon," and she; whispered poigna fitly, 'Madam, I'd like to hear Garden to nighf'3 Eon't you think that's rather good for one wtto weighs but 99? .BOB. , WEhiave the card of another chimney, sweep. wW is '-"sole . agent ;;for vwd iiv chimneys and furnacet'..His name isi Mac "Draft, which - may be another nom xle flome. " - . ' " - J ' t V ;TO J-fARGAIiO. ;' J ;"5 " '" . When' hret t-met you, maiden dear, You had been you but Just a year. . I wooed you fondly; with chill pride Your baby favor you denied; Then, melting, sweetly Came to me. Enthroned yourself upon my knle, And with your young, yet, world-old art,' Possessed the kingdom of my heart. - j Mr." Schwab., appears, failed to Hoove rizc. j I yielded in a .dear amaze To all your sweet -and -sov'reign. ways; I loved your eyes of misty blue. Like velvet pansles drenched with dew, I loved your coy commanding air, Bini best I loved the- silken hair ' That curled, like golden thistledown, ,Artund. your head; a fairy crown. The years have passed. Today you wear The laurel in that shining hair, - . As by the art you serve so well . You hold yqiir public to your spell. - AfcrfLyet, through your bright eyes I see . Thesame dear child smile outsat me Serene and happy, unspoiled, true Again, I give rny heart to you. IRIS. WE regret to report that one of our Immor- tals.iMr. Lot Loots of Fort Dodgehas been suetPlor looting the heart of Alice Miller. WHY THE STAKE-UP MAN' LEFT TOWN (From the Terril, la.. Tribune.) , I On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock a quiet wedding took place -at -the M.-E. parsonage in Bpirit Lake when Mr. Adrian Clark and Miss Minnie This is to be a get-acauainted night 1 ''i' Brown both of this place were united ' in the holy bonds of wedlock b the Rev. J. R. Tumbleson,- pastor of the " ' Methodist "Church at that place. V TRE practice,, now riommon among litliry editors; of running in. . . their items . ,v ..like,, this . . '. brings back to, us the dl d. of the Montpelier Argus and Patriot.' We used, to run in thexsnll-town cdrrespondence in that fashion. ' f . . . HJint to Young Men on the Verge of Choos- .' ing a Career. !. 1 s V (A. A. Milne, "If I May.") There was once a young man who decided to be a poodle-clipper. He felt that he had a natural bent for it. ancvlie had been told that a' fashionable- poodle-cupper could charge his own price his services. But- his father urged h"m to seek another, profession. "It it an uncertain life, poodle-clipping," he said. "To begin with, very few people keep poodles at aH. Ot these few. only a small proportion wants its poodles clipped. And. of this small proportion, a-still smaller proportion is likely , to want its poodles clipped by you." So- .the young man de cided to be a hair-dresset- instead. '.'IN behalf of those present," relates a rural correspondent, "Mr. Richter prescuted Mrs. Kojjpitz with an alumni percolater." - . Complete expression'. ' Sir: The leading undertaker of Lavrrence. Kan., Mr. Talmage De Funkt,. thoroughly ex presses our idea of the eternal fitness of things. I . . -O. o. y . "IN no insUnce." declares Kaufmann Bros. U Bondy, of tw. York, "can we make these new prices retrospective agajnst past purchases." f I TflE SOBER SECONb THOUGHT. ' ' " " (From the Detroit News.) ' ' ' My ad in personal column of Jan. 1, sayy -. lug that I would not be, responsible for aityi y debt of my wife, was a mistake on my part; ' ' -1 also wish to apologize. Barney W. Felsner. "WOMAN Lights 101 Candles With One Match.'C Huht Helen, with one match, lit the topless towers of Ilium. . . ' THIS ethereal mildness reminds us to put in an ordeY for dandclion'seed the Chateau Yqnam variety. , . ' li. L. T. . ,. : '"-! - Better Crop." One thing that would help iu this new year is the resolution of a lot-of people to sow potatoes instead of 'wild oats. Seattle Post Inelligcncer. ' ' . - " , .. . . , : V ' ' Plenty of Company. "A cubic inch' of air often contains a million .microbes," declares a scientist. And yet some pcop.lc..C9mplaiu.-f feeling lonesome " How to Keep Well By DR. W. A. EVANS Qiwitian cencerulnf hyfi'na, aani( ; tion and prevention of diaeaae, aub ' rnlttrd to Dr. Evan by reader of Tbo Be, will b anawered peraonaUy, ubject to proper limitation, where a stamped, tddreasod envelope i en cloaed. Dr. Evan will not malt ' diafnoalaW preacribe for individual diseaaa. , Addreae let ttr in car of Th Be.' Copyrifht. 1921. by Dr. W. A. Evan. r PATIENT CURES HIMSELF. "May I burst 'v into your column long enough," B. M. H. writes, "to say my owh experience has led me to believe insomnia is onlx a bad habit? Two years ago I was at tacked by sleeplessness and" for six months i; suffered what every othcjil b i offered restless and nerarous person suffers. Then, after 1 had spent both hours and dollars with some of your col leagues, and with no result; I de cided that I might be able to help myself. , "I-concluded that it was sloopless ness that kept me awake and I went to work to remedy that. My first remedy was never to let myself sleep during "the. day, no matter how tired and exhausted ! was as the result ot the night before. Vvheji sleep iness came upon me at B p. m., as it did for several nights, I 'staved it off by a brisk walk. x "After my evening meal, ' which was a light, easily digested one. I took a long walk, which in the be ginning I carried to the ''point of extreme physical weariness. I think I walked six miles the first few nights. Then I went back horn, took, a warm bath, drank a glass of hotmilk, and got into bed at 10 o'clock. ' Each night I kept relig iously to the same bedtime. "I cannot say that it worked like a miracle. As Ivrcmember it, I slept the first night, stayed awake the second and third, and slept the fourth. But I persisted and in a week I was back into more than fair sleeping hours. ' "For a year now I have omitted the hot milk and. the long, walk, but still take a little airing and the bath each night. I sleep well and my general health is better than in years. ; "I believe insomnia is nterely a bad habit and fm be Cured by any patient who Is physically able to follow a rigorous mental training." In replyr thanks for your letter I am sure it will help many persons. Could you have relaxed more read ily you? cure Would have come more quickly.: Now repeat the questions you asked on another oc casion, sending stamped, addressed envelope, and I will be glad to an swer them; To Prevent Chilblains. C a nmt... 'TVa' fnll has given' methe most comfortable winter for years One -yard of 36 inch cotton cloth (white) torn cross wise into 3 inch trips Two of the strips are sewn together end to end. making one long strip about 70 inches long. Each pair is treated in this manner, giving six Ions strips. They cost about 25 cents and a little time. These should be thoroughly "washed, to remove the starch, and dried,, Wrap each foot th a strip exactly as a surgeon would put on a bandage, draw the stqek Tng over this, put on the shoes, and the feet will be warm and dry for the rest of the-dayA I got this from Profits By Her Reading Vf. T. H. writes: "In, reading Mrs. J. f3.'s cire for winter itch I agree with her treatment for acure, but effected a cure in my case in a much more simple manner. I have a room in a steam heated hotel with a radiator in my room and only my self to look after, Every evening on corning from work -I'tirpuW oak a towel in water and place- theTtowel on top of 'the radiator? At time f retiring I again would soak the towel in water, placing it on radia tor. I have nat been troubled since I first did that. I got the idea from one of your answers.", , String of Germs.. M. E. B. writes: "1. What is streptococcus and how docs it af fect one? 2. Do you advise a gen eral or a local anesthetic for the removal of the tonsils?" REPLY. 1. It is a familytf disease pro ducing cocci which hang together to form cnains. SojT are very 'viru lent, others not at allso. 2. It is about a standoff- Leave the decision to the man who is to operate ' .Belter Be Examined. J. W. N. writes: "Is this a conun drum? Short- breath, pain in heart, left breast and left rm when start ing to walk' -or to do any manual labor. It is worse after meals. - By resting a minute or two several times I then could go on and work or could walkten miles without in-4 convenience. The heart 'beats FREE! FREE! Beautiful Player Piano and Schmoller etc -Mueller Phono graph to be given away bo lutely free Saturday evening, January 29.. Come in and regUter your name, you "may Ee the lucky one. - Schmoller & Mueller lfu-tS-ISp:-pft Phone Dodfe St. lanO W. D. 1623. BOBVatVOBOjenPjmVKOiaaaaBBiawM Bowen'sSale 'Stands for REMARKABLE VALUES From the top' to the bottom and fn every corner of oar nine ' floors wo have searched out every piece of merchandise . and thrown it into this extraordinary event at a price that will afford you the most remarkable savings. . I11 many instances we've re duced the selling price below the present wholesale cost examples of this are .Jo be found in ey.ery department.- Think of it Qak dining table at ? 16.75; 4-piece wal nut bedroom suites for $111.00; solid oak box seat dining chairs for $3.95; and so on without e'nd ! The variety of thir.jou can get at these amazing prices is wonderful every thing from tea-kettles to cook stoves, rugs, rockers, parlor suites, silverware, blankets, dishes e e r y . conceivable thing in household equipment. ' Advertisement. mr'-1 " -1 io.. coc School Bond Interest. Chicago, Jan. 22.--TO .The- Editor of The Bee: Usually 1 am in hearty accord with the-observations on the editorial pago of The Bco, but I must take exceptions to your;on chjsions in : a" reqent editorial with the headlino No Discount on School Bonds." ' ' . - It niust be evident to all your readers that Sve are not now. nor will bd for years to come, operating on a five (5J per cent basis. This being true, we-mrist bo prepared o meet the coasting conditions. K By reading 'your financial page you will find the very highest grade of securities.'Ho net the purchaser an interest rae of 7 to 8 per cent, Who would- buy- school ronUs when they can invest in something just as safe at the prevailing rate of municipalities? " - The Board of Education should not hesitate one moment in provid ing for additional school buildings -and Iheir other needs in all that 1b necessary for the betterment of our public schools. There is but one way, and 'only one, and that is to give their approval-to the proposed legislative act to enable them to is sue bonds with an ihtercst rate of not less than- six (6) per cent, with additional authority to dispose of them at less thivn par, or at the highest price obtainable, I doubt if we, for years to r-jjine, will get back to a five per cent as a basis on bond issues of any kind and public Improvements certainly no? our public schools should suffer under existing conditions. -, W. B. TAYLOR. . '" v Briny Down Prices. Central City, Neb.. Jan. 22. To The Editor of TheBee: In regard to unjust prices ingeneral of dif ferent .commodities, agricultural im plements some manufacturers are quoting a reduction of from 8 to, 20 per cent, when in fact, they are then yVt selling 7$ to 100 per cent higher then pre-,war basis. Freight.' rates arev from 60 toNlOO per cent higher than the pre-war basis; all retail merchants of general merchandise are still selling-" DOVto 75 per cent "higher than pre-war basis; wages are SO to 100 per cent higher than pre?war basis; coal dealers are way above pre-war oasis; ana aji uv" the line taxes aje out ot slghtl, Still our state legislature is passing laws to increase salaries ana more om cersbut where--loes the-farmer come in ? . . , . Our State Railway commission la increasing telephone and express rates over two" years after the armi stice was igned, when ,the farmer's price of all he has to sell Is now and has been for the past sixty or ninety days below the pre-war basis of 1914. In 1914 I sold corn . for .65 cents a bushel in January; today corn is quoted at our local eleva tors at 85 cents for So. 3 yellow, 18 cent per bushel less tlinn It is quoted at Omaha. In ,3914 it coat about S.li cents per hundred freight ami commission' at Omaha to ship a oar of corn; now it costs 18 eerits a bushel freight to ship to Omaha besides other charges by the Orain exchange, so you can see who gets the biggest profit out of the farm er's produce. To ship a car of. hqfcs or cattlo to Omaha by freight on the same railroad is twlca as high as it was invlSM. also the commis sion for selling and yardage, corns and hay at thevstoek yards ana suit our railway commlsslbn is increas ing different rates just becauseiyue Corporation asks for it. it our legislature and national congress can draft laws to take our boys and send them 4,000 - mile away from home, they can also draft laws to compel tho manufac turer and wholesaler to put prices, down ut a livo and let-live basis. Now let them all cut prices and grain transportation rates, wages in cluded ten per cent, each 30 days and post notice in -conspicuous places to that effect until they get down to or'say 14 or a little better to a pre-war basis so tho consumer and producer, does not have to take all the loss. As it is now, moro farmers will have to "go into bank ruptcy unless .they get a good , ex tension on what they owe. v- Why should the farmer take all the loss? As it is pday, the aver age farmer has lost, or wilAloserall he made from 1917 to 1919 and what he had before that. Still our congressmen and senators make a lot of laws before congress Trieets. What have they done since the 4th of December? They would have passed a resolution to have the Unit ed States supreme court give a de cision on the Federal-Farmer Loan bill, it would have done more good than putting in,' force tho finance board and to pass an emergency law to compel the manufacturer to lower his price, also include John P. Rockefeller to put his,gas down so it can be bought at 23 cents retail; do away with air man line, hm mi money for other things; let our state legislature pass a good law to pun ish our profiteers, as wo have -no , law!- It our gttvernor does sy his codo bill will do that, but I doubt it. Take tho power of in--creasing rates frm the railwuy commission; let tho people' veto on it first. Bring Everything . in all -lines vof goods and criinmod.itics down Let them all sliaro togetlut' and you' will not havp a lnurmuP from the majority of Vnrmere. Wit , he does not want to carry all of th burden on his shoulder s they am not broad enough to do it. strongly and -with regularity. The blood pressure is, normal. I have no unusual pain 'when at rest." - REPLY. ' r ' The symptoms noted in the first paragraph are suggestive of angina pectoris euuusu ou lu bwhui amination. . . Probably I'scletjs Harmless. F. W. L. writes: "1. I am drink ing. water containing pino rosin. 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