| Show i L I t i 4 1 1 S 1 6 1 11 u n t o oI i I C I I II dS II I I 2 y k-y S w j- j I 11 r lu I 4 i it t 1 1 i S th a By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN HATS HAT'S over oer the next ridge That's what the American ever eyer wants to know The level leel way mr maS 9 be beautiful to the eye ee and soothing to the mind but In time Its very ery perfection tires But let a n ridge rise use across the way and and Jaded attention springs to new life Ufe What's over oyer the ridge lie asps asks He starts to find out lIe He find the climb steep climb steep and th the thi going JoIng lJ hard rd but he e 1 presses presse r ss' ss sJ on to gain the crest Curiosity piques him Imagination n Incites him Expectation spurs pur him him on Anticipation Is 15 better But Cut he than reality ma may mayy be true j must see sec for himself It was this this' Urge for to to see and know that marched the American j people eople across the contIn continent nt from frontier fron- fron fron 1 tier ier to farther frontier r. r That march marchIs Is now now accomplished The United is now the richest an and most prosperous and most powerful nation of ot earth The physical fr frontiers are gone but In their stead are new things over the n next rId ridge e in Industry In science In Invention In in politics in life Ute And as the Old Old- Y Year Tear ar dies and the New Year is born It is more than ever the question What What ne net netHE t HE New v Tear rear bids fair to spring T TilE JL an International surprise as stupendous stupendous stupendous stu stu- as that of ot the World war of ot 1914 and that of ot the Armistice ce of 1918 1015 I If coming events cast their sh shadows dows before the passing Old Year foreshadows foreshadows fore tore shadows action by the nations of ot Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope likely to result In concord cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- operation and solidIfication which have e until nov now seemed unthinkable Locarno Locarno Lo Lo- carno with its documents there Initialed In In- Is 15 s a shadow of at tremendous Import Who won the war Certainly no noI I European nation It has at last come home to victors and vanquished alike aUke that the World war was disaster for them all Individually and collectively I Europe has lost Its domination of at the financial and economic world Its political political political po po- po- po prestige has diminished to the breaking point No one nation has the resources to regain Its Us lost position The nations must hang bang together or hang separately No need to assume a spiritual regeneration It Is a plain I case of at self preservation and Its price Is combination and operation co an unbelievably united Europe against the rest of ot the world S o UR un country is almost unbelievably prosperous No official statistics are re needed to prove it the fact tact is Is patent to all who have eyes to see sec For example a glance at the foe football ball 9 games of at n a a No November ember Saturday shows sho that e hv lve Intercollegiate games out of a a total of were seen by spectators which means an expenditure expendi expendi- ture of many nany millions on on o one e day In ready leady cash for a n luxury s Material l c conditions of living for th the American n people during 1923 have hav been the highest in all aU history Secretary Secretary Sec See Hoover declares in an economic review made public imbU as part of the annual annual an an- nual rep report t i-t t of bf the Commerce depart depart- ment Factors listed by the secretary n as contributing to to thIs condition included Inc Included in In- c a virtually vIrtually complete absence of unemployment nt high wa wag es continued growing efficiency c In management and labor efficient railroad d operation an nn equitable balance of ot prices as among the greater producing groups of ot th the pop population h lon and a a gradual return to stable curre currencies and normal business operations n among ong the nations abroad The best bost of at it all all is Is that no voice Is heard predicting anything but continued continued con con- prosperity for tor 1923 1920 IF r THE dear old C Congressional Record Record Rec Rec- ord Is not among the Best Sellers Sellers' In 19 1920 1320 It will not be for lack lad of or exciting exciting ex ex- ex- ex citing material Congress will be in session until the beginning o of the congressional congressional con con- gressional campaign next fall And the tentative program is full of ot potential potential potential po po- thrills Tax reduction Is Important Important Important Im Im- though not exciting But look at the possibilities in war-debt war settlements settlements settle settle- ments meats the World court reorganization tion of or the executive departments the shipping board agricultural co opera co-opera cooperative operative opera opera- tive marketing consolidation of the railroads the coal strike and military and civil aviation development de And for good measure there are the row between the the forest service ser and the western live stock men over o grazing fees the education hill bill for a new department department department de de- with a cabinet officer the public shooting bill and investigations galore And finally theres there's ah a always s 's the chance of ot a n between Vice PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident dent Dawes and the senate I WOULD it surprise you If con congress ess should start the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution on Its way as Is quite likely y No TCo No l r It will not abolish tobacco or coffee or candy or jazz It has hns to do with the mechanics ics of ot government and will establish the principle of ot immediate legislative responsiveness to contemporary opInIon ion The amendment In short permits permits permits per per- mits the terms of ot the President and members of congress to begin January 1 following election March 14 1 1924 1024 S' S the senate pissed passed such an amendment by hy the sI significant I cant majority of ot 03 63 to 7 In the house o owing Ing to various us rea reasons ons It did not come to a vote Washing Washington ton wiseacres predict that the Sixty Sixty- ninth on ress will pass It Its passage passage passage pass pass- age would simplify a n situation that has argued pro pro and con ever since 1795 1705 HATS HAT'S next nett in radIo radio Make a a w 1 10 1020 0 a guess guess for yourself your guess Is as good as anyone's provided anyone provided your our imagination Is going strong Inthe In Inthe Inthe the meantime you can get an anything from President Coolidge's message to congress to a dictum by Overseer Vo- Vo licia in ZIon that the earth Is flat fiat fiat- which Is more than you ou can cnn say of ot I his music You can get religion of any selected variety also politics and in In- formation Turn the dial and ond tarts taka your choice the markets a lecture on hog cholera a college e education All the world Is listening and learning as never before In snowed snowed-in cabins Inthe in inthe inthe the silent places none go insane from loneliness whom the adlo keeps In touch with the world Today the radIo radio radio ra ra- ra- ra dio is boiling water in n a kettle on Ice Is sto stopping on head-on trains through emergency brakes Is making the ding for a surgical operation Next Nest I l EPIE EnE Is a n new Prayer for tor Our HERE IJ H Country that is' is soon to bo be heard in public worship worship it It would seem that any good American Irrespective Irrespective Irre Irre- of race and creed can Join in th the petition I Almighty God who hast given us I this hood rand for our heritage we humbly beseech Thee that we may aIwa al at wa ways s prove ourselves a people mindful mind ful of lh Thy 9 favor and glad to do TI Thy y will Bless our land with honorable Industry sound learning and pure puro manners Save Sa us from violence dIscord discord discord dis dIs- dis- dis cord and confusion from pride and and from every evil 11 way Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out ut of ot many kindred kindreds and tongues Endure with the spirit of ot wisdom L those to whom In Thy Name we entrust the authority of ot government gov gor- that there may be justice and peace at nt home and that through obedience obe ohe Hence to Th Thy laws we may show forth Th Thy praise among th the nations of ot the earth In the time of ot prosperity flit fill our hearts with thankfulness and In Inthe inthe inthe the day of trouble trouble r suffer not our trust In Thee to to fall fail all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen |
