The Morning Bee # MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE OMAHA BEE PUBLISHING CO. NELSON B. UPDIKE. President B. BREWER. Vice President and General Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha Associated Press, of which The Bee is a member, is exclusively entitled to tha use for republican on of all nrau dispatches credited to it or not. otherwise credited in this paper, anil also the local news published herein. All rights of republieations of our special dispatches are also reserved. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department AT lantic or Person Wanted. Eor Night Calls After 10 P. M.: 1000 Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicugo - - 1720 Steger Bldg. ARBOR DAY. This is Nebraska’s one distinct holiday, not ex clusive, for it is shared now with all states of our latitude, but the thought was born in Nebraska. Jfilius Sterling Morton’s name is inseparably con nected with the day, for it was he who put through the legislature the resolution that, in 1872, brought about the first observation of a general tree planting holiday in Nebraska, if such a purposeful occupation can be called a holiday. “Plant Trees” is the motto on the Morton crest, hut it should be emblazoned over cwry mantelpiece in Nebraska, and in public places, where all who run may read. When Mr. Morton gave force and life to a thought he held in common with other men, the need for planting trees was not so Urgent as it is now. Nebraska did not have trees, and needed them. Shade and ornamentation, windbreaks and possible woodlots were the end sought. Wide treeless stretches *f prairie then confronted the traveler; now in all the older portions of'the state some of the newer groves and clumps of trees dot tiie landscape, adding the variety as well as the beauty that is afforded only by the presence of great trees. Today a stronger reason presents itself. Whether Mr. Morton could have foreseen it or not, the huge forests that seemed inevhaustiblf* in 1872 have dis appeared. Nebraska in those days was_ served by Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan wiih the finest of pine lumber; Iowa and Missouri provided the oak and hickory that was called for, and all looked well. Millions of acres have been denuded since then; the foresters call it devastation, and some say it was waste. In any event, the trees are gone, and nature’s process for replacing them is too slow. Given time, and the used-up timberlands will again be covered by forest growth, but man can not wait on that. He must have timber now to supply his^needs. Tree planting, to properly meet, the situation, must be systematic and general, far more than it ever has been in Nebraska or any other state until of comparatively recent times. Everywhere men are coming to know and understand the value of living trees, the need for cultivating them, and in tense efforts are being made to repair the damage of the wasteful days and to restore a source of supply for future wants. Our own state has a share in this, has an opportunity to go ahead, and will yet take its place in the front rank of those who arc i striving to rectify one of our greatest national mis- j takes. Arbor day is a Nebraska institution, but its fuller significance is yet to be realized by its more complete application. MAKING OLD ROME HOWL AGAIN. A celebration of some interest* has just been staged in Rome, the “Eternal pity,” noting the pass ing of the 2,676tl> anniversary of the day Remus jumped over the wall Romulus was erecting and was promptly slain for his temerity. It was a symbol, j and the wolf-suckled brothers, divided in death, have been said to watch over the city ever since. ^ Premier Mussolini put on the show, much as Rienzi is reputed to have set in motion pageants to appease the yearning of the poor for display. Mus solini may find, as did the "last of the tribunes,” that when the day comes that he can no longer amuse his followers, they will turn to a new leader who can. He indulges in some flapdoodle about the “invincible phalanxes” of the fasefsti, looking down on streets that have echoed to the tread of soldiers of every land, ancient and modern, conquerors and conquered; where the generals of the republic staged their triumphs, and the decadent patricians fled in terror from the jubilant barbarians. We wonder if , Mussolini did not feel much as Napoleon, when he addressed his army in the presence of the pyramids! The hills of Rome have seen many strange processions, during the centuries that have passed since man first built his habitation among them, and set up walls and strong places to maintain his homes. What a tale of change has been recorded, since that day when “None were for the party, And all were for the state, And the rich man helped the poor. And the poor man loved the great.” Mussolini and the fascisti are patriots, loving their native land devotedly, but they are not the last word in Rome, the populace of which has howled for so many heroes and jeered at so many victims. City eternal Rome may be, but politics and parties are passing. FOR THE ONE-MARK VOTER. The Nebraska legislature has decided to allow the party circle to remain on the ballot. This will adjourn the argument to another, session, when the advocates of the plan will again present their rea sons. Giving full weight to all they say in support of their contention, something may be said on the other side. Our institutions, both federal and state, are formed on the basis of party government, responsible and responsive. We do not believe that the time has come yet for the substitution of the group system for the party system. In any event, the abolition of the party circle would not facilitate the success of the group plan, for the success of the group will require as much of organization as does the success of the party. If the party by its program is able to attract wider support than that of the group,'it is no fault of the party or the voter. It simply signi fies that the smaller political division has not pre sented its sperifii object in sufficiently attractive form to draw the support it needs to go over. Thfe argument that voters who take their party affiliations seriously and who vote the ticket straight are not discriminating enough is hardly fair. A man nfay conscientiously vote for all the candidates named by his party, and deserves to have that opportunity. The charge that such a voter lack* intelligence i* undeserving of serious consideration. The party circle is of advantage to this man, and it is not in the way of the one who desires to pick and choose among candidates. The right of the latter Is not abridged by the presence of the party circle, and he should not bn permitted to deprive another of a right he holds lightly himself. I.et the one-mark voter have his chance. NEBRASKA HAS AN ESTHETIC SIDE. A deep note of optimistic encouragement is found in the regular Monday morning symposium to day. The editor of The Omaha Bee asked editors of Nebraska papers for an opinion as to the outlook for art, literature and music in Nebraska. Unan imously they agree) that the outlook is good, that the people generally are appreciative of the higher things of life, as well as the material, and that the present is an earnest for future growth along these linos. We believe this to be true, for several reasons. ^Nebraskans live close to nature at all times, and this breeds in them an appreciation of the finer things of nature as well as those essential practical qualities that also are a part of the nature of those who deal with fundamentals. There is little or nothing of the artificial in the life of the state, the exotic of unduly stimulated. Its inhabitants are cul tured, because they, not only revere and set high value on learning, but have provided liberally for its spread throughout the state. While the public schools have laid especial emphasis on the practical phases of training for the mind, the purely esthetic side has in no sense been neglected. It has been supplemented by agencies outside the school room, and in the open the admiring soul has bathed in beauty of landscape, of sunrise and sunset, the glory of the moontide and the unspeakable majesty of the midnight heavens. Among the poets Nebraska produced but one Neihardt, but many an humbler one has felt the stirring in his soul of melodies that must get utter ance, and these have contributed to a collection of verse that is proof of inspiration. In the Borglums Nebraska has given the world of art sculptors; none of our painters have won a place alongside this pair, yet Gilder, Wallace and others are known and valued beyond the confines of the state, while many others are putting on convas work that gets much well deserved favor. Willa Sibert Gather heads the list of fiction writers, but following her is a long list of men and women who have gained honor and high standing in their field. Nebraska musicians have made some stir in the world; cartoonists, such as Briggs and Johnson, have come from Nebraska; illus trators and designers, as Rose Cecilia O’Neill, ^nd Homer Conant, and in all fields of artistic effort the state is notably represented. The Omaha Bee has been presenting, day after day, brief notes concerning the men and women who deserve attention because of their achievements in art, literature or music, and the end is far ahead. With such evidence as this, and the assurance of the editors, as published today, of the interest in these things in the different communities of the state, are we not justified in concluding that Nebraska has an esthetic side? She may be better known as a pro ducer of cattle, hogs, wheat and corn, as the source of more or less incandescent politics, hut all the ef forts of our people are not centered on or limited by the material. KILLING OFF AN ANCIENT CULTURE. If an order of A. H. Burke, commissioner of In dian affairs, goes into effect, the ceremonial dances of the Indians are doomed. ’ The commissioner says J-he dances take up too much time, interfere with work the Indians ought to do, and theftfore must be stopped. Much objection is raised by Pueblo and other southwest tribes against the order. These In-, dians find it puzzling to be told that they must dance less in order to be able to wrfrk more. They argue that they danced and lived before the white men came, and probably would have danced and lived if the white man never had come. The order seems a little harsh, especially when applied to tribes that for generations have been self-supporting, and which might yet he were i^ not for white encroachment on their lands. Dancing is religion to them, their ceremonials are full of mean ing to those who take part in them, and a source of awe to those who watch. Just as the Phrygian maids danced for Cybele, so do the Pueblos invoke their god of harvest and plenty by dancing. Ceremonials for planting, for rainfall to fructify the seed, for harvest and for thanksgiving. Hive not prayers been offered in churches for good seasons, for bountiful harvests, and finally in thanksgiving for the munificence of Divine Provi dence? The Indian prays when he dances. Com missioner Burke may stop the dances; Indians of the northwest have long ago given over their dances, save on holiday occasion, such as the civilized Omahas hold now and then; and the southwest tribes will probably be none the worse off, hut Taos, Tesuque, Zuni and other interesting spots will lose much of their attractiveness if the ceremonial dances are abolished. The culture of the Pueblos, which many investigators believe connects with that of the Mayas and the lost civilization of America, will be one with the rites of the day of Tut-ank-Amun if the order goes into effect. The need of more work does not seem sufficient excuse to warrant this. Some democrats who made an awful fuss about the payment of $5,000 a year to the rode secretaries are now making an equal disturbance because the legislature has cut that figure to $3,500. How are you going to please them? Canada had the benefit of deep snows all winter and now is sustaining the Effect in freshets incident to the breaking up of a hard winter. Those things follqw in order. Speaker Gillctt is for the world court, but the project is still a few votes nf having unanimous con sent. - • Looks like Ilarry Daugherty will have to go through with that sugar injunction suit. Not many “dirt farmers” arc landing log jobs at Lincoln. This is deariup week. Go to it! % Homespun Verse By Robert Worlhin^lon Davie GODLINESS. What In godliness, you auk? Ah, to answer Is a task; But It lies within your reach— Deeds you do and creed* you teach, Nourished by a spirit true: Till* is godliness to you. Lifting others from the mire. Brightening a heart's dc "Ire; Kindliness and sympathy liver given gratefully— often when you're lonely, too This Is godliness lo you tnd the pleasant aftermath Friendship's virtues'in your path, • iarlandei) your golden year*. Tears bring smiles and smiles hr hi,; lean Of contentment which express turaUtUd* for godliness V Nebraska Bound to Shine Editors Feel That Music, literature, Painting and Other Arts Will Thrive in Days to Come Scotts bluff Xpws. George Grirtics: Because Scotts Bluff county is still, in a measure, a pio neer community, there Is possibly not yet in tills region that widespread ap preciation, of native genius that makes for the rapid development of art, liter ature and music. That it will come is indicated) nevertheless, by the pride taken by the people here in improving their schools, for from the schools must come very largely the stimula tion of talent. Nebraska is lieautiful enough. Her brief history Is splendid enough, her leaders are men and women of sufficient vision tlmt there is no question about the future pro ducing In greater numbers each yean, writers, composers and. artists of the very highest grade. Hastings Tribune. Adam Breede: Nebraska is filled with art. poetry and music, the di vine trinity, and the appreciation of each plants Itself more deeply in the native hearts every day. There is the appreciation in this community to encourage genius, bfit here like al most everywhere, that appreciation lies dormant. As a rule the spotlight Is not turned on genius until the obitu ary has been written. (iraiid Island Independent. A. F. Buechler: Locally a revival of interest in the best in music, literature and art is distinctly noticeable. Indeed, the evidences of the intellectual re awakening are such as to justify the hope that native production in all three lines will be established. These evidences are more dear,'however, as to music and literature. In Grand Island's schools and colleges, contests in memorizing the musical classics, and in oratory, are in progress. Central City Republican. Robert Riee: Native literature and music promises slow but steady de. veloVment. With a healthful Incrcaao Tn those taking advantage of higher education we can look with confidence for growing interest in the arts Ap preciation of local genius should he a matter of civic pride. The tendency is to minimize rather Ihen magnify. The Omaha Ree is to lie commended for awakening Nebraska, to an appre ciation of native genius. Norfolk Press. Marie AVeekes: The Omaha Bee is doing the cultural life of the state u praiseworthy service in its encourage ment of Nebraska talent, its stressing of the native literature, its musical prowess. Nebraska is as ricli in its men and women who have made cul tural achievements as it is in its mere prosaic wealth of climate, soil, crops and fields. In Norfolk the love of good music is a characteristic thing. Our people are gifted In a musical way beyond those of many larger citJes and their ability is appreciated and encouraged in every way. The Norfolk Press has been glad to be among the pioneers in ttie promotion of public encouragement of the aetiv ity and ability of our Norfolk talent. A home talent Chautauqua is one of our hobbies. The Omaha Bee's hall of fame Is a wonderful feature. Divi dends In the finer things of life should and must be the portion of pur good state with promotion of the cause of the arts. II aldington Herald. We believe the outlook for art, lit erature and music in Nebraska at the present time is very encouraging. Newspaper reports and discussions in which we are glad to note that The Omaha Bee takes a prominent part, indicate a growing sentiment along these lines. Jn Cedar county interest in art. literature and music is keeping pace with the material prosperity and progress of our people and this inter est is fostered by active clubs in a large number of communities., Nebraska Oily Press. J. H. Sweet: Never before In the history of our community has tliero been such sympathetic interest in the fine arts. Better books are being read, better music being sung and played. Our community is not “high brow" in the ordinary sense, but it no longer scoffs at and Ignores the classics. We feel that a new era has opened, ahd that people who think well and read Intelligently will eventually have as high a place in our community as Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth. Fall* City Journal. Aaron Davidson: Falls City Is evl- ' dencing its appreciation for better music by staging its second annual symphony concert next month. In 'art we boast our own Alice Cleaver. The new appreciation for Nelhardt may also influence greater native literary activity. Oearin Midwest. Will M. Maupin: There is an awak ening interest in music, art and litera ture in Nebraska. As the common wealth emerges further from pioneer stage people will realize more fully that material gain is by no means the best part of life, and will give, more attention to those things that make for mind and soul development. Locally the Woman's club Is encour aging taste for letter music and lit erature and Its own programs show a rapid development. The time Is rapldlv approaching when accumula tion of wealth will not lie the mea sure of success, hut service that lifts humanity to higher plane of thought and action. Nebraska's artistic and literary genius is just beginning to win recognition long deserved. “From State and ,-Nation” Editorials from other newspapers. Know the I.aw. From th* Hasting” Tribtnc. There are laws, and laws, and law*, and laws—and It la safe to say that the more laws there are the less the lu.vmun knows about them. Circum stances create laws—good ones and bad ones—the good ones should re main, and the bad ones should be re pealed. livery stute In the union ha* entirely too many laws. This country could take a good example from Kng land. where ther are but few laws compared with the number to be found in this country. But while Kngland may be narrow between her statute cover* she cer tainly is strong on enforcing every thing contained therein. The other day a prominent Hastings lawyer was walking down town with a neigh bor and friend, when the legalite re trieved a cigar from bis vestpocket and while lighting it remarked: "Sorry, friend. Id like to gi\e you a cigar, but It's against the law ' Vi., that's all right, 1 have a cigar " replied the neighbor, while he carefully dipped off the end of a big. black cigar nnd soon began to twist it in his mouth. ‘‘Hut." he continued, whcic do you get that idea about it le*ing against the law for you to give me a smoke?” "Why, from the statute, of course." was the prompt reply of the lawyer. "What statute?" "The Nebraska statute." "Do you mean to tell me that there Is a law in this slate that prohibits one person from giving a cigar to an other? " ' Vis, and It goes further than that | —it makes it a misdemeanor for one | pet son to even offer to give another | person a cigar, cigaret, n pipeful of tobacco or u 'bit «1 the matin'*,' or ! even a pinch of snuff." “Well." exclaimed Hie astonished friend, "when did all this happen?" "Can't say Just what year it went into effect, but it has been on the statute books for lo, these many years." "Mbs it been enforced?" ‘‘.Nope. Nobody respected it—and i vou can't enforce a law that the pen* j pi* laitgH at and decline to take seri o u sly." Continuing, the lawyer quoted Black stone, saying: "Aristotle himself has said, speaking of the laws of his own country, thui Jurisprudence, or the knowledge of those laws, is (he prin cipal and fliost perfect branch of '“title* But. of course, one should know the law." And there you have it. One should know the law- hut how mauy do? The 1‘olato Tool. From the Washington Pn«t The latest step In the direction of co-operative mat ki ting of farm prod ucts is seen In III* announced success of a plnn to pool the potato crop of Maine, and ultimately to take In the potato grower* of the other states, In cluding Virginia, so a* to control the 3&O.0QO,OO4-hu*hel potato crop of flic nation. There Is comfort for the con sinner In the statement of Aaron 8a plro, leader In the undertaking and the organiser of the California Fruit Exchange, Hint tha effort to stabilize prices for the benefit of the potato growers is not necessarily to he at the expense of the consumer It Is Slined at elimination nr restriction of specu lators and middle men. Sixty per cent of the farmers In .'tain* who grow potatoes have agreed to send nil their rrop to the ware houses of the association for ■ uh- hv It. Headquarters, It Is explained, will seek the most desirable markets and where the best prices can lie obtained When all the potato glowing stales are linked up In the et> operative plan a central body will ^direct the sales policy, the details of marketing, tegii late tile flow of potatoes to market and designate tin- markets to Which they ace to go and g* nerslly control the distribution so us to equalize price* and conditions everywhere as a protection to the farmer. Elimination of the speculator is bound to benefit the consumer as well as the producer, for bother classes suf fer when a food product falls into con trol of the price manipulator. Co operative marketing is endorsed bv some of the most noted conomists of the country. Now that the lowly but necessary potato bids fair to come under economical distribution another test will be given cooperate mar keting. Purity in Expression. From the Nebraska City Press Crammatical and rhetorical perfec tion are very desirable. Purists de plore the lackadaisical and slovenly use of the tongue by newspaper writ ers and Insist that we “perk up “ drag out our authorities and do better. The advice is offered, of course, in sincer ity and In the interest of a better language, but it is more easily gtv«n than accepted. The average country newspaper man has little time in which to polish off his rounded peri ods—if he has any rounded periods to begin with. His day is crowded with Sordid, worrisome and. frequently, in is r,sequential details, but they must t,» heeded. It isn't possible for the 11 mmon, ordinary or garden variety j of newspaper writer to he n purist or a stylist. He realizes his errors and, hopes the discerning and erudite road ei will forgive him. One can hardly “grind out" a dozen columns of new s paper copy every day to satisfy the cravings of the Unotypers and stop to change a word here and a word there. Every newspaper man prays for the day when hp may devote all hi* lime to that sort of thing, but. somehow or Other, that day never comes. In the meantime he hopes the mantle of charity will be flopped gracefully or otherwise rHer his defenseless head, and that the critics, who have so much time on thetr hands, will devise some scheme whereby he may com press within a 24-hour day the things j he must do. not the things he ought ! to do. Daily Prayer . j casting *11 yottr cars upon Him; for H« careth for you —I Peter i:T Our Father, we know not what a (lay may bring forth, but our help la In The- We thank Thee for Thy promised watchfulness. And so we pray for a faith that will send us forth trusting ourselves to Him Who neither slumbers nor sleeps Keep us, we pray Thee, true to our responsibilities us followers of Thy Son, Jesus Christ. As we, day by duy, surceed in making n living, may we not fail 111 making a life. We would learn of Him Who Intermin gled heaven's glorv with earth's com mon toil. Our taask* are too often made heavy through out forgetful ness of Thee. May we so hunger and thirst after righteousness as to enter Into the full assurance of Thy protection and help, and thus when other voices entice IS, saving. "All these things Mill I give Thee if Thou wilt fall down and Worship ipe." may no find our refuge In The-', and hear Thee say, "The Lord shall preservA Thee from all evil: lie shall preserve Thy soul." May our hearts be freed from fret and care this day. and may the peace of Clod which passeth all understand ing be ours from this time forth, and (\en forey ormore.* Amen. n I: V P A HOTUNRON n A. Toronto. Ont . I'snsds NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MARCH, 1923, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.73,997 Sunday •....80,029 Doe* not include return*, left i mar*, sample* or paper* spoiled in printing and Include* * no apeclal J aelea • B BREWER. Gen. Mgr. V A BRIDGE, Cir. Mgr. Sultarrih*d and sworn to beloie me tlii* td day of April. 197.1 W H. QUIVtY, (Seal) Notary Public We Nominate— For Nebraska's Hall of Fame. PROSSKR HAM. KKVK, professor of Knglish in the University of Nebraska, is one of the most eminent critics of literature in the United States, and was for years a lading contributor to the foremost critical reviews. His recently pub lished "Romance and Tragedy.” (Mar- I phall Jones Co., Boston, 1922), is a 1 volume of essays on such themes as "German Romanticism, "Nietzsche.”: "The Idea of Creek Tragedy.” : “Racine,” "Sophocles and Shake- : speare,” brilliantly witty as well as shrewd and penetrating In style, i’rof. ! Frye, although he has been with the University of Nebraska many years, is little known personally outside a narrow circle; he is a man of books. 1 Nevertheless, his influence is far reaching. lie edited a critical maga zine, tho Mid-Western Quarterly,” published by the university, for some five years, and during that period at- | talned an International recognition; and he may fairly be regarded, through his w ritings and his fin» tem pered judgment, as the dean bf the group of critical and belles-let»rist authors which the University of Ne braska has produced, a group dis tinctive enough to be fairly styled a ' Nebraska school” r f critiMsm, even if recognition of Its merits has mainly come from beyond the borders of the state. God. I rnm the Kanes* rttv fttaf In the disordered condition of Rus sia a feft- half baked young men have undertaken an international atheistic propaganda intended to destroy re ligion. It is more of a job than they Imagine. As Lowell wrote in the "Biglow Papers:'' An you've gut to g t tin airly If you want t'i take in Ooct In «pitp of alii the league of Young Communists may do or say. God s'.and.* across the pathway of those who ihink they can get rid of him C.tsI manifest to the moral law. God revealed in the character of Jesus. God who require* that we do justly and love mercv and walk humbly. God Whose tender mercies are above all Hi* works. God who ordained that whatsoever a man soweth that nhull he al»o reap. God who is a consuming tire. In a modern sense the psalmist was right when he exclaimed that if he took the wings of the morning and dwelt in the uttermost parts of the ourth. even tber. shall Thy hand lead me ' S' Francis Thompson in that remarkable poem, ' The Hound of Heaton." tell* how: I fled him down the night and down the ds: *. I fled him down the srch*« the y*er.- —. only to he overtaken In the end So Napoleon, even more self-confident than the yog: g communists of Mos cow. finally trs> ntiiig* I to say “If there wt-ie no 0**1 it would l nr#' ail trained in the outdoors. We have athletics In all our schools, we have the Hoy Scouts, and the Camp Fire pirls and their her.'ape of the preat outdoor* tests in the hands of the fathers of today. Shall we be heedless and wasteful or shall we try to save wild nf‘ '.’ Our forest* are nearly gone, o . waters are polluted, our wild game i* nearly exterminated, and it is time to do someth ng to conserve and save the liple that is left. The present tegis'a'ure has teen farsighted In passing the two appropriations, the one for *15,000 to stock nhe-tsanfs and quail, the other for $50 n'>n to buy lake frontage so that the common hunter and angler will always have fr*e access to our public waters. TV « money comes out the f «h and game fund nd ns this fund is for 'his purpose only and is not taken from the general state tax fund, it will have no effect on r using or low ering our r-.xes It Is rinly good twisiness and logical that when a man us J] to hunt and M * the seat- n k'lls 5<1 ducks and 25 bass that Said dollar should be spent in replacing the - * birds anel fish. What kind r.f a business would survive if everything was taken out and nothing q•1I • k in"1 This money ha = to be used solely few the purposes of propagation and conservation as th ' s the law. anel it is up to the sports man who pays in this money to cee the| this ftWtd is used in no other wav. TTT'CH A M TAFFRET. sAiool Teachers Loyal. Omaha—To the Kditar of The Omaha Bee: I w ish to comm- nd you for th->t pertinent editorial in today s :-*