﻿A Record? 
USA is champion stake holder of refugee gold from war-torn Europe—some esteemable gentlemen over there may lose their top-know over the roaming gold, the golden calf—a final haircut. 
Last winter some of Erie RR switchmen prayed for a “let-up” on the the below zero weather: Their prayer was answered the other day and they had 104 in the shade (Hornell). Uptown, where the prayers are less sincere, they had only 94 and 96 so you see the switchmen’s prayers were 8 to 10 degrees hotter. But one of them opined as he wipe the sweat with a blue bandana shawl, “I’m afraid we over-prayed last winter.”— 
It’s hard to judge the proper horse power of a prayer and U Weather Bureau should do something about this… 
Delay in the “answer” is reasonable, witness the plea a for time put up by our manufacturers when we demanded shot and shell that would blow the enemy intoo billion smithereens—yes, eight to twenty-four months they wanted, so they can sink the diec and overhaul the machinery.  
We’ll pick the enemy later. 
I pretend to see jokers in the party platforms  
Just to mention one: 
Democrats promise farmer a square deal and easier credits. 
If they get a square deal, what’s the sense of credits?