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The Morning Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE, Publisher. B. BREWER, Gen. Manager. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tb# Associated I‘r»*a. of which The lies Is a member, la exclusivslj en titled to the use for republicstlon of all new* dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. Ail rights of republicstiona of our special dispatches ate also resorted. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department at i or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M. **nt,e Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1045. 1000 ~ -—o -. OFFICES _ . M,in OffiAA—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N , New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 452 Star Bldg. Chieago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. FALLACIES OF FORECASTING. Seldom does a man carrying dynamite toss it carelessly down—about once in a lifetime. Those government bureaus that collect and disseminate statistics on trade and industry are handling high explosive?, and it behooves them to exercise more caution than was shown in the recent foreeast of sugar conditions by the United States Department of Commerce. Operating on the basis of an official forecast which declared that a shortage of sugar is likely to befall at the close of this year, speculators forced prices to a great height. This “shortage,” however, did not represent an actual dearth, but simply a re duction in amount of sugar carried over from one year to the next. Nevertheless, with the abundant aid of New York financial institutions who were con vinced that there is money in sugar, a heavy advance in prices was brought about. The Department of Commerce, as soon as pub lic outcry arose over the increased cost of the neces sary of life, reversed itself and began explaining. The secretary of agriculture now comes out with figures purporting to show that the sugar crop which is yet to be harvested, and much of which is not yet planted will be the largest in the history of the world. After presenting a mass of figures covering the sit uation in Europe as well as America he adds: “In estimating the world supply, stocks of sugar on hand should also be taken into consideration, but statis tics of stocks for many countries are incomplete or unreliable.” It may well be asked how, if the quan tity of refined sugar now on hand can not be found, how any man can estimate the volume of a crop that is not yet planted and has the risks of weather and insect plagues to run. There are dangers scarcely realized as yet in the system of forecasting that is growing up in govern ment bureaus. It has yet to be proved that these official reports exercise a stabilizing effect on the markets. A careless word, an inaccurate count, or a misinterpretation of a report can bring ruin to producers, encourage a raid on consumers and upset the stability of business without cause or public benefit. All governments maintain these sendees and are constantly amplifying them. They also make mis takes, as witness the East Indian government, which has caused a break in the price'of jute by the an nouncement that its earlier estimate of the crop was too small. The first estimate sent prices up, the second laid them low. Secretary Hoover, warned by this unfortunate episode with sugar, should eliminate in the future any air of prediction from his reports. For the matter of that, when he touches on the sugar crop he seems to be infringing on the province of the De partment of Agriculture. There is no reason for maintaining two federal forces to handle the same subject. SNEAKING UP ON THE MIND. Three marvels of modern life are the radio tele phone, the moving pictures and the phonograph. Each is contributing greatly to the desire of the public for entertainment, and yet each also is some thing more than an amusing toy. The promise appears that these inventions will open new channels to the human nr.ind. Not for one instant is it to he thought that the recreation they provide is without value, but there are aHo cultural and educational values that are appearing hardly without conscious recognition. It haa been said that the capacity of the human mind for resisting knowledge is infinite. Perhaps that is so, but these subtle devices spread their store of information with such ease that all resistance is thrown off guard. Both Coue and Einstein have been put in the movies. Auto-suggestion and the theory of relativity are thus being popularised in such a way that movie goers can hardly escape understanding. Thirty film producers recently exhibited a ser.es of interesting but educational films. Among the subjects were geography, history, literature, astronomy, biology, hygiene, agriculture, home economics and citizen ship. Old Testament stories have also been pictured with remarkably dramatic effect. “Instead of sending a truant officer to bring chil dren to school,” a Chicago educator remarks, “par ents would have to send a policeman to bring them home if educational movies were in general use.” His prediction that every school will one day have a film projector may be over-enthusiastic, but it at least seems that the movies could furnish a post graduate course. This insidious means of reaching the mind exists also in the radio world. Here is the United States bureau of education which sends out lectures each Monday and Thursday from Anacostio naval station. What are the wild waves saying? Thrift, physical education, gardening and popular science are among the topics. And on the phonograph—. Of course one of the greatest gains there is the marked improvement in musical taste through the ability of every family to bring the classics into its parlor. But there are also technical records of many kinds. Regular courses in foreign languages may be obtained for the phonograph, and lessons are also given in music and even in golf. Nor are the physical culture ex ercises which are set to music on the records to be overlooked. It is indeed becoming more and more d.mcult to keep out of the way of learning. And very often the absorption of knowledge is made so pleasant that one hesitates to flee—and everyone knows what hap pens to him who hesitates. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce will wind up its next tour at Green River, but they will find much change has taken place since the day the song was written. A Japanese newspaper man comes along with a tale that a chemist in Japan his invented « powder, which, when sprinkled on wator, becomaa whisky. Old stuff. • * COMFORT FIRST. How is the furniture in your home arranged, Mr. Man? Could you at any time during the day tell certainly just where the tables and chairs are located, how the pictures and mirrors are distribu ted, where the vases stand, and how the pattern of the rugs on the floor matches that of the paper on the wall? You probably couldn’t come within gun shot qf the exact facts. In a general way you could tell What is located in each of the several rooms, | but as to details you would be hazy and vague. You j get a sense of comfort at home, because things there are adjusted to produce that sense, but you do not j burden your mind with the picture in particular. That is just what a well arranged home is cal i culated to do—to generate that feeling of content, to make one “feel at home’’ without in any way obtruding a detail. Home decorations must be har monious, unobtrusive, familiar, in order to make 1 possible the result sought, that of quiet comfort, i In such a home the occupant may sit in the room | with a clock and not hear it tick or strike, because one is occupied with the book or magazine, and all the elements of his surroundings combine to beget that feeling of security which takes no note of wall or ceiling, or carpet or rug, of chair or table, pic ture or mirror. The effect is there, the details are negligible. Let the good wife, as she frequently does, alter the arrangement, by moving some article from its accustomed place, and the fact will be noted, but unless the disturbance has been sweeping or violent, it will touch but slightly the general combination, and the mind will adjust itself readily to new con ditions. So long as the old chair and the slippers and the pipe and the book are within reach, man, will not be greatly put out because some little new touch lias been given, some accustomed combination modified, or a new arrangement designed. Home is not home if it can be seriously influenced by such things. As to good taste or bad taste, that is a matter for individual settlement. Here as in almost all pther relations of human life, “what is one man’s meat is another's poison.” Convention seeks to es tablish rules, but is itself mutable, and continually undergoes the transition from one form to another, progressing or going back, as the whim strikes. So, if you are cozy or comfy at home, do not be dis turbed, if suddenly you find you have been doing something that an expert says is wrong. Good taste is not rigid, and the worst of bad taste is to arrange a home in so formal a fashion that it really becomes formidable, a mausoleum rather than a place of comfort. CAN’T KNOW IT ALL. Everybody has talked more or less about the worm turning, but not much ha* been said as to what comes next. Now and then the wide, wide world gets a suggestion as to the possible effect of the worm turning to defend itself, by watching what the student body of a great school may do when it gets a chance. The latest exhibition of this sort is furnished by the undergraduates at the University of Cincinnati. Having wrinkled ^.heir brows and chewed their pencils in apxious thought over puz zlers presented by the faculty in the form of ques tionnaires, the boys decided to reverse the operation. Accordingly they presented a questionnaire to the highbrows who preside over brain-developing processes of the university. Old King Tut could not have filled out the answer blank?, while Euclid would have muffed them, all and several. Yet the ques tions all have to do with the processes of life today, and almost any school girl, certainly if she has reached the flapper age, could readily give the cor rect reply. Not so the professors, after whose names dangle in cryptic order half the letters of the alpha bet. One reverend brother, champion of the higher learning, fell down on “What are the snake's hips?” opining that it is “a serpentine waist effect in femi nine raiment.” So on down the list of “jazz.” One after another of the faculty members went down to defeat, showing that, however well versed he might be in things that happened ages ago, he is not up-to-date on the things going on right under his nose. Some one will suggest that a chair of “jazz” be added to the list, to the end that the doctors of phil osophy may put the knowledge of the minute along side that which has come down to them from a misty past. If nothing else, the quiz afforded the boys a bit of fun, will give the world • moment of amuse ment, and may teach the professors that none of us knows It all. Thirty days In Jail will afford ample time for some speeders to think it over, and their fate may serve as a deterrent to others who are Inclined to the belief that th# world belongs to tha man with his foot on the gas. Council Bluffs is going to put up a war memorial in Bayljss park, which may arouse memories of a project once on foot to set up some sort of monu ment to our soldiers in front of the court house. Federal law, state law and city ordinances ought to he sufficiently co-ordinated to enable a judge and jury to deal intelligently with any bootlegger. "Doug” Fairhank's new leading woman has gone and got married without letting the boss know. How careless of her! Convict Wilson may have made the bomb, as he asserts, but he will have to prove it before the poliee exonerate him from lying. That, new bloc in the legislature will find that a $6,000,000 saving in state expenses is mighty popu lar with the taxpayers. If spring comes, the legislature will soon adjourn. \ r~~————————— Homespun Verse By Robert Worthington Davie BENEVOLENCE. How much a simple stnlle may lend Of virtue and Incentive true, And gain the goodness of a friend Who will at length remember you. For even though you need not crave The klndllnees for which he eight Who knowe but what you'll come to bra\* The grief that wnvere In hie eyes' Mow far a word of cheer may lift Hltn from the torture of distress-— A costless hut a precious gift Which mortals know as happiness A smile and kindly phrnsea give More than material dividend; Tou work foi Clod, but while >Oti live The court of Justice la a friend § Grand Island Independent. A. l'\ Buechler: “Which is the lead ing force for cointniiiiity betterment— men or women?” It is difficult to an swer the question briefly other than to say neither and both. Good, law abiding, God fearing and home and family maintaining men and women acting co-operatively are the best force. Hastings Tribune. Adam Breede: While men take the initiative and are the brains and brawn of the industrial world, yet women are primarily the leading force in community betterment. It did not take equal suffrage to bring this con dition of affairs about, as it has al ways existed. A mother’s natural in stinct is to protect her children, there fore* she fights vice and trains up her children to virtue. Gordon Journal. Dwight P. Griswold: The question as to whether men or women accom plish the most for community better ment is ao difficult to answer that the only reply 1 could make is the Irish ‘ man’s: "Nather.” 1 believe that chil dren accomplish more than either. Practically every movement for the better* things is made in order that there may be a better world for our children to live in. Blair rilot. Don C. Van Deusen: This is a hard question to ask a mere man whose natural temptation Is to stand up for his sex. He may be married to Mag gle or he may be so chivalrous he would unhesitatingly answer, “The women.” Of course, in our locality this is simplified somewhat, for we have a woman's Chamber of Com merce that has been organised for the express purpose of community better, ment. While the men’s Chamber of Commerce thinks more of financial success and city growth, the female of the species have taken definite I steps towardT>eau t if yi n g the city, even | this city beautiful. They have had ! Professor Hoppert of the state uni I versity here to talk to and advise | with them along this line. The he | male of the species will have to admit | that most women weigh moral valuea with keener balances than most men. Kearney Hub. M. A. Brown: The work of women I in community betterment Is more co operative than “leading.” Such is my [ observation. Men are more aecus tomed to initiative and to action. But ! the impulse and propolling force Is largely auxiliary, however none the less important for that reason. Wo 1 man is. however, a grow ing force In public affairs and In another genera tion may meet the men 50-30 In lead ership Wajne Herald. E. W. Husc: In Wayne I would say the forces for community bet term opt are about equally divided betwrwn rnfn and women. Judgment must vary according to the perspective. Through 1 closer Association with the home, school and church, women are given greater opportunities for helpfulne-s. A man or woman of conspicuous pub lic service, material or social. Is usual ly indebted in largo measure to the encouragement of a partner of the opposite sex who Is in the liackground. Seward Blade. M*n and women together are the forces for betterment In the commu nity. if they would learn to act to gether and harmonize th»ir intellec tual and spiritual contributions. Both listen too much to demagogues Bi. Paul taught the inferiority of women; who now lielieves it? ’ Nelson Gazette Community betterment is such a * broad subject that It would he rather difficult to name the leading force hack of it Men have been so ab sorbed in personal and business af fairs that the community, too often, > We Nominate— I or \ebraskas Hall «»/ h'amr. Lit'lhE POUND. pyofeMor of Eng ; Hull literal ur* In the University { of Nebraska, Is one of the heel known. If not the t>est known of American women In the fl«-l<l of schol arship. flhe was written .numerous papers on philological and critical aubjects for American and foreign! periodica!*; she has edited number* of books and collodion*, and has con tributed to Important serle; It la especially her work In ballad i origins, summarised In hed "Poetic Origins and th# Hsllad" (Macmillan), that has brought demand* for her lectures and contribution* and made her eegerly sought at gathering* of spsclallsts on English literature. The reaaon for (his I* that In this work Ml** Pound has acquired * reputation for courage as well a* for »cholar*hlp. •Single handed she undertook to re fule the romantic theory of I Milled origins which has been emanating from Harvard university for toward half * century, and which ha* found It* way even Into the school books. Ml*s Pound hss succeeded; she holds the field: today hardly a voice Is raised to dispute her finding In the field of a I hie I Ice she has long been kmf.cn as redoubtable at lentils and golf Now In the Held of scholar ship she has shown her lighting met He, as well an scute Judgment and igeurchlng scholarship- | I whs neglected. With that keen femi- ■ nine sense of the artistic in life women naturally take to the task of providing the things that make for1 greater comfort and pleasure in liv- j ing. and our communities are being greatly ben<«*-«J through their ef forts. With new era for women and Its .wide Influence, however, there comes the lurking danger of home neglect as the result of an eagerness for social and political recognition. Ere the pendulum swings too far they should have a care of the h^e, with out which there can he no lasting community. As rocks the cradle so will he the conduct of the community. Orleans Chronicle. If. X. McCoy: Men have always taken the initiative in matters of community thought and community development. Women manifestly have an active part in promotion of com munity betterment and civic pride, but fail of accomplishment for their lack of understanding and sound judgment on public matters and for the lack of prestige and confidence of the people in their ability for leader ship. The wholesome influence of our fine, type of American woman hood. of course, has its natural power for good In all communities. “The People's fctfit»risla from roodtro of Tbt Meralnp Boo. Roodeoi of Tho Moroin* Boo oro looftod to um thli eoluwo frooly for oxprooolon on notion of public lotoroot. A Subway for Motor C»n. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: About three years ago I wrote to the daily press of Omaha advocating a municipal subway for parking automobiles, at which time, in my opinion some thought I was "bughouse." Since then, however. T note Mayor Dahlman has come out for such a plan. I note now that Mr. Butler Is advocating a plan whereby there can be no cars parked on certain sections of the streets. This auto jam Is getting tierce tn our city and some move must be made for their storage. I am a strong advo cate for the municipal subway to al leviate the trouble to a large extent. I believe there could be enough spaca rented to pay for same as the years went by. One's car would always be in prime shape for starting. The con gestion would be lots less on the main streets. The death rate and accidents would be fewer and further between. Deterioration of the car would b« brought to a minimum on account of being housed each day. The traffic cops. I know, would be well pleased. The owners of cars could well afford to pay good month ly rental for stalls, on account of less •teterloratlon. let alone that their car w-ould always be safe from thieves nnd "joy riders.” I would suggest the subway from Bt. Mary avenue north to the postofllce, on Seven teenth street, providing the Brandeis subway did not interfere with ita ex i st ation. This would give a south ern and northern entrance. A foot entrance could be made at each street intersection, and It would be right in the "loop section" of our city and very handy to each and every one. es pecially to the farmer trade, who now know hardly what to do with their cars when coming to our city. I say, let Omaha be the first city in America to adopt the subway for parking cars. It would be a great advertisement. I stand behind it as a taxpayer, if the costs will not pro hibit its construction. Let" hear from other*. t.\ L. X. To Cut Jail Costs. Omaha.—To the Kditor of The Omaha Bee: I wan amused to read a reply to my article published in the "People * Voice" column from a critic in Hastings. He made a statement that lie wasn't smart and som* peo ple had plenty of things to learn. I fully agree with him, judging hy the wav he composed his letter. He must have misinterpreted the meaning of my letter or else tee it not familiar with the Larkin* Chamber bill. This would cut the coet of feeding county prisoners. Any fair minded person is in favor of legislation that will re duec taxe* to the overburdened tax payers and the public in general. His letter reminds me of a Chinese puz zle. because It's so badly mixed up a person can't get any meaning out of It. I presume this 1s his first ex perlence in trying to get his name before the public and I must say he did remarkably welt. I would suggest that he get a little better posted be fore offering any more criticism and some day he may become a great politician. A TAXPAYKK Daily Prayer 1 | Thy prsrsrs end thins aims are com* up bsfor# Gbd—Arts 10,4. Our Father In Heaven, we thank Thee for teaching us to value this moment of looking up to Thee at the ! commencement of the day—lest we forget the purpose Thou gavest it for. TV e thank Thee that Thou hast placed us In a world that needs today what w# can give It. and eo gives dig nity and meaning to our transient ] lives. Teach us this day to^ do the thing that pleases Thee, and so through sll it* difficulties and all Its disappoint nfents enjoy the peace that passes un derstanding. that shall make us cheer, ful at all times. We thank Thee for the knowledge • of Thy love that forgives our sins; j may we reflect It today, seeing only j the best that la In nthers. that we may he kind all the day through, finable us to "serve" and to "glv> • Save us from the selfishness that j hllnds. and from the conceit that can not walk by faith, and enable us so i 10 let our light shine, that men may j glorify Thee today for having seen us -for Thine is the power and the glory, forever. Amen. WILFRED THOMASON GRENFELL, M l> . 1.1. 1> . St. Anlbony Newfoundland The Kternal Trinlninr. An appeal is made for powder puffy and rmllng iron* for women In Jail Putting a woman In Jail doe# not re move her feminine Instinct, evidently. j —Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. Pjhe Sons, o/^hrw^iends A Prize Wmninj f*oem•/ Ukstern Cife » I ^ cJofoi QHgflwnft THE SHOOTING OF THE CUP. The morrow was a perfect April day; Nor might one guess—so friendly was 1 the sun. So kind the air—what thread at length was spun, Wbat shears were opened now to I sever it. No sullen mood was MikVs His biting wit Made gay the trappers busy with the fur; Though more and ever more on Car penter His sallies fell, with ever keener wit. And Carpenter, unskilled in banter, met The sharper sally with the broader grin. But, by and by, Mike made a jest, wherein Some wanton innuendo lurked and leered. About the Long Knife's giri. The place went weird With sudden silence as Th* tall man strode Across the room, nor lacked an open road Among the men. A glitter in his stare Belled the smile he bore; and. paus ing there With stiffened index Anger raised and held Before the Jester’s eyes, as though he spelled The slow words out, he said: "We'll have no Jokes In Just that way about our women folks!" And Fink guffawed. They would have fought again. Had not the Major stepped between tho men And talked the crisis by. And when 'twga past, Talbeau, intent to end the strife at last. Somehow persuaded Fink to make amends, And. as a proof that henceforth they were friend.-. Proposed the shooting of the whisky cup. "Shure, b y," said Mike, "we'll toss a copper up And if 'tis heads I'll thry me cunning first. As fer me joke, the tongue of me is cursed Wld double j'ints—so let it be forgot"’ And so it was agreed. They cleared a spot And flipped a coin that tinkled as it fell. A tiny sound—yet, like a midnight bell # That sets wild faces pressing at the pane, Talheau would often hear that coin again. In vivid dreams, to waken terrified. Twas heads. And now the tall man stepped aside And. beckoning Talbeau. he whis pered: "Son. If anything should happen, keep my ^un For old time's sake. And when the Major pays In old St. Louie, drink to better days When friends were friends, with what he’s owing me." Whereat the tittle man laughed mer 1 rily And said: "Old Horse, you're off your feed today: But if you've sworn an oath to blow your pay. I guess the three of us can make It good! Mike couldn't miss a target If he would.’’ "Well, maybe so.” said Carpenter, and smiled. A windless noon was brooding on the wild And In the clearing eager for the show-. The waiting trappers chatted Now Xjiibeau Stepped off the range The tall man took his place, The grih of some droll humor on his face: And when his friend was reaching for his head To set the brimming cup thereon, he said: ' Tou won't forget I gave my gun to you. And all my blankets and my film's too?” The small man laughed and. turning 1 round, he cried: We’re ready, Mike!” A murmur rsn and died Along the double line of eager m*n. Fink raised his gun, but set tt down again And blew a breath and said: “I'm giftin' dhry! So howld yer noddle ahtiddy, Bill, me b'y. And don't ye shpiU me whisky!" • Cedar straight The tall man stood, ths calm of brood ing Fate About him Aye, and often to the end Talheau would see that vision of his friend— A man flower springing from the fresh green sod. While, round about, the bushes burned with Ood And mating peeweea fluted In tthe brush They heard the gun lock clicking In the hush. They saw Fink sighting—heard the rifle crack. And saw beneath the Spreading pow iler rack The tall man pitching forward. Fchoes fled Like voices In a panic. Then Mike said: "Bejasu*. and ye've shpilled me whisky. Bill!” A catbird screamed. The crowd stood very still As though bewitched. "And can't ye hear?" bawled Fink; 1 «uy. I'm dhrv—and now ye've shpilled me drink!" I Is stooped to blow the gases from his gun. The Absent Minded Bookkeeper WELL, IT'S CHICK EVENWG THAN I THOUGHT. I CAN FELL THE COLO CLEAR THROUGH MV HAT. I And bow men saw Talbeau. They saw him run And stoop to peer upon the prostrate man Where now th" mingling blood and whisky ran From oozing forehead and (he tilted cup. And in the hush a sobbing try grew up: i "My Ged' You’ve killed him, Mike!" Then growing loud. A wind of horror blew among the I crowd. And set it swirling round about the i dead. And over all there roared a voice that i< id: I nlver mint to do It, b ye. I swear! The died s in me gun! ' Men turned to stare Wild-eyed upon the center of that sound. And saw Fink daah his rifle to the ground, As twere the hated body of his wrong. Once more arose that wailing, like a song. Of one who called and called upon his friend. “Your dealer L_etr. -■ RJTOWSZ/mUTH ... „ NAIRN Straight Line Inlaid Linoleum The colors of the beautiful 1 Cl mullein Straight Line tile patterns are built in, not printed. Your dealer will show you how they go through to the burlap back. The patterns cannot wear off or wash off. Ask to see this permanent flooring today. 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