Show ach ak 1 OEM ah do al 0 ahab over the next e N by JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN HATS over the next ridge what the american ever wants to know the level way may be beautiful to the eye land and soothing to the mind but in time its very perfection tires B but ut let a ridge rise across the way and jaded attention fon rp springs rings to now new life Y over the ridge lie he asks he starts to find out he may find the climb steep etcel and the going hard but he be presses on to 10 gain the crest curiosity piques him imagination incites him expectation i epurs him blin on anticipation Is bet better ter than reality may be true but be must see for himself it was this urge for to isee ee and know that marched the american people across the continent from frontier to farther frontier thit that march la Is now accomplished the united Is now the richest and most prosperous and most powerful nation of earth the physical frontiers are gone but la in their stead are new things over the next ridge in industry in science in invention an in politics lit in we life and as the hie old vear tear dies and the new year Ls is born it Is more than ever ahe e question what jhb HM new year rear bids fair to spring L an international surprise no as stupendous ns as witt that of odthe the world war of 1914 1014 and that of the armistice of of 1018 it coming events cast their heir shado shadows wo before the passing old year fore shadows action by tho the nations of europe likely to result in co concord co atlon and which have until now seemed unthinkable locarno with its documents there in iti aled Is a shadow of tremendous import who won the war certainly no nd european nation it has at last come home to and vanquished alike noltee that the world war was disaster for them alli nil individually and collectively has lost its domination oi of tile the financial and economic world its po Ittle fil prestige has diminished to the breaking point no one nation has the resources to its pos the nations must hang bang together or hang separately no need to assilie assume a spiritual regeneration it Is a plain caw case of self and its price la Is combination and co operation an AH united europe agal against list the rest reet of the world UR country la Is almost unbelievably 0 OUR prosperous no statistics kles aro are needed to prove it U the fact patent to ta nil all who havi have eyes to see aee por for exam example plea a glance at the football games of a november saturday shows that twelve intercollegiate games out of a total of were seen by spec spectators spectator tato rs which means an expenditure of many millions on one day in ready ady cash for a luxury material conditions condl tlona of living for the american people during 1025 have been the highest in all history secretary hoover declares clarea de in an economic review made public as part of the annual report of the commerce department factors listed by the secretary ajr contributing to this condition in eluded a virtu virtually ally complete absence of unemployment high wages continued growing eM efficiency clency in management and labor efficient railroad operation an equlia equitable ble balance of prices as among the greater producing groups of the Opu population copulation lation and a gradual return to stable currencies and normal business operations among the nations abroad the best of it all to Is that no voice la Is heard beard predicting anything but continued linued prosperity for 1020 F THE dear old congressional record IP Is in not among the best gillest sellers in 1020 1102 it will not be for lack of exciting material congress will bo be in abslon until the beginning of the congressional eam campaign i next fall and the tentative program Is lafill full of po th thrills tax reduction la in important por tant kt though not exciting but look at trie tile in war debt settle pienta the world court curf reorganization conof ot 1 the executive departments the shipping board agricultural PI co opera tivo marketing consolidation of the railroads the coal strike and military and civil aviation development and for good measure there are the row between the forest service and the western live stock men over grazing fees the education bill for a new department part ment with a cabinet officer the public shooting bill and investigations galore and finally theres always the chance of a between vice pros pres ident daw dadea and the senate I 1 it surprise you 1 if congress W WOULD should start the twentieth amendment to the constitution on its way vay ns as Is quite likely wo no it will inot dot abolish tobacco or coffee or candy pr jazz it has to do with the median lea ica of government and will establish the principle ot of immediate legislative responsiveness to contemporary opinion the amend amendment meni in short permits the terms of the president and members of congress to begin january 1 follo following wint election march 14 1024 the senate pissed such an amendment by the significant majority of 63 to 7 in the house owing to various reasons reason it did not come to a vote Wash washington log wiseacres wise acres predict that the sixty ninth congress will pass it its passage would simplify a situation that has argued pro and con ever since 1705 next in radio jadlot make a W 1020 1920 guess for yourself your guess is as good as provided your imagination la in going strong in the meantime you can get anything from president Coolid message to congress to a dictum by overseer vo civill in zion that the earth li Is flat which Is more mora than you can say of at his music you can get religion of any selected variety also politics and information turn the dial and take your choice the markets a lecture on hog cholera cheleras cho leras a college education all the world Is ii en ng a and nd learning le a rn I 1 ng a as x never before in snowed in cabins la in the silent ellent places none go insane from loneliness whom tho the radio keeps in touch with the world today aber radio la Is boiling water in a kettle on ice Is headon beadon head bead on trains through emergency brakes Is making the diagnosis for a surgical operation next I 1 T HERB 7 la is a new prayer for or our oar KL K L Counti country that Is in soon to be heard in public worship it would seem that any good Arfie american rican irrespective spec tive of race and creed can join in the petition tion almighty cod clod who hast given oa as this good land for our lour heri heritage we w humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor and glad to do thy will bless our land with honorable industry sound learning and pure man manners saye save us ua from violence discord and confusion from pride and anufrom and from every evil way defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of ninny kindreds and tongues endure with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy name we entrust the authority of government ern ment that there may be justlee justice and pence peace at horie and that through obedience to thy flaws laws we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth in the time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness anil and in the day of trouble suffer buffer not our trust in thee to fall all which we ask ash through jesus christ our lorl lord amen |