V) TIIK BKE! OMAHA. MONDAY, OCTOKKIl in, 19il. TheOmaha Bee IUici mumiavii - fcV LM.NC ot.NUAK till bit rVBUSUlhQ COM r AMY NELSON B UPDIKE, fublnhf MtMsen Of me associated mess TV . Ak,.,ild I'ml at iitea Thm a u ft a imf. II aa rtiuitalt aullk UIMW M moMr alias at all dlM ,nli4 hi M at 'H 'wm arwliud i Uua aal ik lun wiMiUwJ Iimi an fltu vuMmouo M uvl a!! 4iaiiaUM aa AIM tMd TO taU MM ef IM iullt Ok it'Uoa. (M Naia tiikanu n ttnulaUoa aiwtlia. BCt TELEPHONE iMtn Rruua twHit fi AT Untie 1000 i lnunui.1 Iwa ttanlat " lW Far Nlihl Call Altw 10 P. M. OFFICES Of THE BEE u.ia itfiwM 17th and Pamaa guilt HI W B.WO IIU Out sl-Towa Offkaa tM rirta l.a. I WaitilliD'O 1111 O II IMS Hrtlfcf UUlt I fa.a, fl t Bus U Oosw N Tort The Bee a Platform 1. N.w Union Passenger Sutioo. 2. Continued improvement ef to. N hraska Highways, including tit paa mailt of Mai Thoroufhfaraa Lading into Omaha with a Brick Surface. 3. A short, lowTato Waterway from tha Cora Bait to tha Atlantis Ocean. 4. Horn Rulo Chartar for Omaha, with City Manager form of Government. A Hole in the Bread Basket. Set about with farms, gardens and orchards, Omaha ought to have as low a cost of living as any city in the land. Food is the largest single item in the average budget. When one thinks of liow Omaha lies in the very heart of the greatest food producing region in the world it seems so apparent that food ought to be a great deal cheaper here than in the cities which lie hundreds or thousands of miles from the main base of .-apply. Most of those who have lived in other parts of the country, however, will say that prices are no better here than elsewhere. Some encouragement is afforded by federal statistics showing that retail prices of food in Omaha have fallen more rapidly than those of other places, and that the increase over the level of 1913 is 43 per cent here, SO per cent in St. Louis and 54 per cent in Boston. Either some recognition is being taken of the difference i;i freight charges or the system of distribution is becoming more efficient and less costly here abouts. There is no reason why the people of Omaha should not be able to eat for a great deal less than the urban dwellers of the east. Here are packing houses obtaining their stock for slaughter close at hand, producing meat on which no trans portation charges are incurred. Mills and cream eries possess similar advantages. Green stuff that is sold without passing through any form of manufacture also might be fairly expected to reflect the saving in freight charges. , Yet there has been no rash of population to Omaha in the search for a lower cost of living. It is indeed doubtful if any middle western city has a cost of living appreciably lower than may b,e found in the east. If the strategic advantage were only acted upon, what an influx of people and what a lot of industrial plants would be drawn here by the magnet of cheap food. , . Mr. Driver, Have a Heart! Omaha has wrestled mightily with its traffic problem, mostly in good nature, and with a bias, if any at all, in favor of the automobile. This is. because such a large percentage of the citizenry drive cars, as well as for 'the almost as potent reason that a large percentage of those who do not are looking ahead to the time when they will. But there is one point on which all will agree, that the careless driver does not make for safety or convenience. One of his chiefest manifestations has to do with the observance of rules at street intersections. When the police man gives a signal to change the current of traffic at a crossing, almost invariably' he cuts off the progress of some driver who is in a great hurry. This fellow, instead of stopping his .car on , the cjutsidc of the cross-walk, drives over iar enough to blockade the pedestrians and force them to walk around his car, while he sits fum ing at the rule that requires hira to stop at all. As it is he has gained JO feet or such a mat ter, and is in that much better, position to start when he gets the signal, and ten feet is ten feet when you are in a hurry. No thought is given the hurrying pedestrians, whose business perhaps is as important to them, to the women and chil dren who are forced to detour to get around the blockade. Their affairs are nothing whatever to the driver who has pushed his machine forward as far as he dares. In almost any city but Omaha that driver would be requested to explain to the judge the urgency of his case. Now that winter is coming oa, and the crossings down town are apt to be sloppy, we suggest the police authorities give this matter a little attention, and see if the cause for complaint can not be removed. Dominions at the Conference. One open question in connection with the eotning Washington conference seems to have been closed; at least the announcement that the overseas dominions of the British empire will have representation at the council table. An other important move on the world chess board is thus taken. Australia, Canada and New Zea land are vitally concerned in all matters that affect the Pacific, so much so that it was earnest representations on part of their premiers' that altered the course of the Anglo-Japanese alli ance when it was up for renewal. Especially did Premier Hughes of Australia object to a renewal of the pact unless it contained a specific clause releasing England from any obligation to Japan in controversies involving the United States. .' India, of course, is included in the subjects for discussion as part of the Far East, but Japan's relations to that as well as to other Asiatic countries is subsidiary in Australia to the actual menace to white supremacy ia that cohti-. nent Lord Northcliffe has lately exhorted the Australians to maintain a "w,h:te man's country," and this carries a responsibility far greater than is generally understood in the United States. Australia and New Zealand are in direct touch at all times with the Asiatic races, and know their danger better than we do. If the Japanese question is acute in California, what is it in Aus tralia? Canada, too, has a direct interest, as a coun try bordering on the Pacific, and also has had to deal with the question of Asiatic immigration. The anti-Hindu riots at Vancouver a few years ago gave the imperial government a practical demonstration of the spirit prevailing in the dominion, and brought up (lie question ia more delicate form than any In which it hi been presented to us. The presence it Washington of the dominion representatives will be of value in deposing of the Pacific and Fr Ea.t problems. Hire Man, if You Can. The Dee published a cartoon recently in which personification of "The Unemployed" wis pictured as asking for a chance at the job of rutt.'ng the high cost of living by meant of increased production. To this a reader replies: "How can I give the unemployed a chance when I can't get the cost of production out of the product?" The cartoon is right So is the correspond ent. It all depends on the cae in point. Like most difficult problems, the cost of living and unemployment are not simply solved. In some degree they constitute an endless circle. But the problem is not helped by sitting still and doing nothing. The mail who is not mak ing his cost of production may not be able to take oh new employes. But not all are in that situation. Some are making profits. It will be to their own eventual good, as well as the good of everyone, if they give employment at this time to as many as they can use to advantage. Battles are not won by the craven or the lag gard. It is equally true that they are not won by the foolhardy or the reckless. But there is a courage tempered by good judgment which wins. The victorious general, other things being equal, is he who knows when to fight and who throws his whole might into the fight at that instant. In large degree, business is a battle. A busi ness depression is a crisis. The "Man-Afraid- of-His-Shadow" can never win. The man of courage may. The man who backs his courage with sound judgment, yet does not let his fears and doubts overcome his daring, is bound to win. ' Drama and the Fine Arts Question of Relation Gets an Official Color la England. (Prom the New York Time.) Whether the drama should be reckoned among the fmc arts has of old been disputed. The ques tion was recently put to a practical test in Eng land. A new society, the Academy of Dramatic Art, applied to the chief registrar of friendly so How to Keep Well Bp PR. W A luatltaw taaearalaf kyilaas, saaitalla a la Or Eva r raaaara at ! Baa. all maar limit!.. Mr a lama' Eaaa iti aat suae a ajiataaaia aar A EVANS (V...H-.. uuaia kvalaaa. aaaitaliaa and Bravaatlan at !" Suhmltlrd aaraaaaa aavalova la ii1sm Dr. rtacrlba ler Individual SiaMM. Aaarat laiui la car al lae . Ceprria-bt, 111. t Dr. w. A. Etaa. FOR PARENTS TO PONDER. will Why blame It on the aehuol Uu-her? That dote not irC you ciclies for a certificate of exemnfion from local ' anywlu-rf. lfcmldw, the at'liool ' I ft. tiwlirr ha a flrat-claM dff-na, Khn will r able to prove that the troublo wna thre when tile child enma into her haml. ThU la true wlnnlliT the troubla ia a spoei'h da. feet, mii'li uh atammiTlnff, r baby J lulK, nr 11 phynU'itl dofoot, aui-h trn bud toitfilM or runnliK mm. a moral littffvr, a pocuiI d'Tui-t, or a mental dfiCt. I Yu may 1 able to prove In vw- littttu citMCS that urn learner iit'g- your child and thut aome ruin- rtaiiit(i. Hut avrmirlna; chit tearher will b nbl to bat 'u. Nor will una bi-ir the miemion Jhooc words, the reuistrar uid. must be ..,... wmu .u..i III . , lit I v ihsmivm fj iu nvuirv vu nnu iu nave me meaning which inoy oorc at ,o learnt, un.l not to be imiKlt." the tune of the pairing ot the act. 1 lie sole in-1 Mio will admit that It la her duty quiry, then, was what fine art meant in 184J, "at not only to teach facta and impart taxes. This was on the ground that it came within the purview of the act of 184J, granting siuh exemptions to societies formed exclusively fur the promotion of science, literature and the fine art. The tw'nt racd was di-clarcd by the regiairar, Mr. G. Stuart Kobinson, to be "very novel and inti-reating." Lven more so is the de cision which he rendered. It was such a de lightful blend of law, literature, criticism and quiet humor that the M ercury. the well known literary monthly, was a lad to rescue it from the lirteil legal archives and print it in the Sepember isue, fortun rf Legally, it is obvious, the cae turned ou the lIr''n' ''l0 ....:.. .i.. a t .1. . i:... VU. Nor 4HIPIIWII ttnvilltl IIIC UIUIII4 19 UIIG UK UIC III1C arts. wusliina the wound with urine 1 destroy tha polaon. UEl'LY. Ittatili'snnko antitoxin la ir.w nuil-' thut we nay "pleuaant dreums" when alio. I'lt-fh urine a it waali bue tti we bid friends good night. Where Some Nebraska Corn Will Co. Investigators and relief agents returning from the Near East bring distressing accounts of the destitution that prevails in that region, The barest facts are sufficient to stir the gener ous impulse; it is or should not be necessary to go into details as to the suffering that is being borne over there, almost wholly by women and children, for the men have fallen victims to the war that has raged across Armenia and Syria, around the Caspian, and down into MesopO' tamia. Four crops have been planted in Arme nia, only to be trampled under the feet of the marching hordes; winter has come now for the seventh time since the World War blazed forth, and just that often have the helpless of that region faced starvation, from which they have been in part at least rescued by American gener osity. The plea is as earnest now as ever, because the need is as urgent. Mr. D. Burr Jones has been directing the work in this state of col lecting donation of food stuffs, principally corn, for these victims of man's inhumanity. County agents have reported to hiin of success in their efforts, but large quantities still are needed. Ne braska has a superabundance of corn this season, and can well afford to send some of it to the starving women and children who are being looked after by the Near East Relief. Times may be hard in this land, but we never have and never will know the destitution that reigns over there. That is why the appeal is made, and that is also why it should be met Some of Ne braska's corn crop should be eaten in Armenia, where it is relished, even if the Austrian bol shevik workers did turn up their noses at the golden grain. v "Wanted, Carpenters at Once." One of the most encouraging of all signs is that building is under way again. Not the great rush that attends a genuine boom, but the real work of construction that is going ahead to meet current demands, and to open the way for a re sumption of activity that in time will put Omaha back into line with the best built of American cities. Advertisements are appearing in the papers calling for carpenters, and many of them add, "Apply on job." The job is under way," and there is need to get it finished. Other jobs are opening up, and unemployment is being dimin ished if not entirely done away with. What is true in Omaha applies to other centers, and the predictions of Secretary Hoover and other close watchers that busy days are ahead seem to be accurate. All lines show more activity', and the approach of winter holds less of terror than it did a few weeks ago because business is picking p. Costs are not yet fully co-ordinated, and it may be weeks before the peaks are brought down to a reasonable relation with the level, yet the process has gone on far enough to convince most people that neither 1920 nor 1913 is to be taken as a gauge. Business nerves are ho longer as jumpy as in June and July, with corresponding benefits to all, and the call to the carpenters to apply on the job is a signal to all, "Let's go I" The most widely read magazines at the South Side branch library are announced to be ones dealing with mechanics. ' While this is not alto gether bad, reading for ideas may be suggested as having considerable value also. If the agricultural bloc gets lower freight rates, it will have gone far toward justifying itself. The trouble with most of these states men ' is, however, that their activity consists largely of gestures. The bankers who, voted in opposition to im proving the postal savings banks may have been operating under the golden rule, but to an out sider it seems they were only trying to look after No. 1. " Germany will give the quantitative theory of money a definite test if the printing presses hold out At present they have emitted a little more than 84,000,000,000,-and the stream still runs. Taft carried more than Utah this time, any how, for he was re-elected president of the Unitarians by unanimous vote. Road houses, if we understand the latest edict, are to stick to the straight and narrow. These grand jury indictments are getting more exciting than a serial novel. Is the problem of China one of long division or of subtraction? ' , the period when Prince Albert was at his best. or worst" At that time the fine arts were under stood to mean only "the graphic arts." It was not, remarked the registrar, "till the exhibition of loll, which some people regard as a new artistic rebirth, and others, more correctly in my opinion, regard as the climax of the hope less banality of the early Victorian era, that the other arts received any kind of artistic or official recognition." Subsequent legislation was in line with the earlier. Music was held to be a fine art, within the meaning of the law, by two ju dicial decisions of 1898. though the registrar thinks them erroneous. Vet he admits that he is bound by them. Musical societies are exempt, but it has-never been held that a dramatic so ciety is. Turning to that humble but helpful friend, the dictionary, the registrar rinds no hope for the Academy of Dramatic Art. The Oxford dictionary notes that "tine arts" originally but translated "beaux arts." Among these the dic tionary of the French academy includes painting, sculpture, architecture, music and dancing. "Sometimes are added eloquence and poetry." But never the drama. Littre's definitions are substantially the same. Take the case of the Burlington or any other fine arts club; is it con ceivable that they would consider the production of plays within the scope of their activities? We must stick to the restricted meaning of the term. A "fine" art does not mean an" art that is ad mired or "splendid." De Quincey wrote of Information, but alno to carry a part of the loud of nii'titul, moral, ao-ial, and phyiuVul training, tiho will ad mit all thin, and ktill boat you in the argument To prove her point nhe will rite atudips auch as that made by Clara II. Town on. Iowa children S and e years of nee, In the Ceilar Kaplds school In 19K mora than om-fourth of the klndar- irurten puplln, ono-lxth of the B !'rt, and more than one-nlxth of the A first pupils full to earn promotion, Of aonipwhat tha same alvnlflcanre In the Denver achools In 1918 nearly one-half of thu firnt (Trade pupils nnd more than one-hnlf of the sec ond grade puplla ware retarded. If pupils In the kindergartens and flret and Htacond grades are fallinir behind in their studies thu trouble in nut have started at least before tho chtld cot Into school. ThU prompted Miss Town to make a study of children C nnd 6 years old. This study led to thu i-oncluHlon that tho bants of physical defects and character de fects which are destined to result In failure In school and failure in life are already fixed when tho child be bins Its school career. In consequence:, any movement for the betterment of children as to their physical condition, their mental hab its, their morals, and their charac tern. If it is to be effective, must go back of the school, must get into the homes, and must impress the Murder Considered as a Fine Art," but that furnished no precedent for a court. Finally, examine the purposes actually avowed by the Academy of Dramatic Act. It proposed to teach not only acting, but languages, fencing, deportment. "Is fencing science, literature or a fine art? Is deportment?" Under the charter, the academy would have power to open a fencing school, or one for teaching calisthenics to young women. But, observes the registrar, "there is nothing to limit it to the sort of fencinar that is - - I - . n - .. I Kl" necessary ior piaymg Cyrano oe oergerac or tne . Usl are good, that speech Is dear and Lorsican Brothers, or the sort ot deportment ; calm, and that there Is no stammer that is required to sit down safely on a sofa in. without a bump in the last act of a French ! more important that their "farce " mental habits are what they should On all the grounds adduced, therefore, Reg- J'11 JflTS?" istrar Robinson felt constrained, though with r" regret, to deny the application of the Academy for the establishment of good habits of Dramatic Art. He did it, however, with Lord and the thwarting of bad ones. And Campbell s kindly hope that the society may i all her points are proved by careful parents. Mothers must learn that the habits of children are formed In the first four years of Ufa. This is true of their physical hab its. It is almost as true of their social habits. They must learn what foods to feed children over 2 years of ago and why, when to put them to bed, and how long to keep them there, to see that they hear well and see clearly, . that they breathe through the nose, that they have good teeth, that their physical hab- long flourish, paying its poor rates." The de cision was in essence legal, thoueh embroidered with literature and at least one bit of criticism. The registrar believed that, in defining the fine arts, a distinction ought always to be drawn be tween "creative and executive art It is a neat point, and the members of the Acadamy of Dra matic Art may debate it in the intervals of oavins: their taxes. Echoes of the Long Ago The SSth annual encampment of the G. A. R. at Indianapolis suggests many reflections to a relatively small and steadily diminishing part of our people. The present encampment is a small one compared with those of 30, 20, even 10 years ago. . About 10,000 members of this patriotic sol dier organization have joined the grand army beyond the skies since the last encampment, and many members still on the rolls of the G. A. R. are too infirm to make a journev to a distant citv and take their place in the marching column or about those camphres where song and story of the civil war go round. G. A. R. encampments at Washington used to be as big and popular as tne inauguration ot a president, even when an inauguration ball was part and parcel of the cere mony. As man counts time, a eood many vears have passed since Lincoln's first call for volunteers. Sixty years have gone by, and since the peace of Appomattox 56 years have been marked off. As nearly all the volunteers and others who en tered the union armies were youm? men. those that are still among us are no longer young. in tne popular mind and imagination the civil war is a long way in the past. Generations have since then been born. What they know about the war between the states has been learned from reading history. Relatively few persons read history, fewer learn much about it, and still fewer remember what they learn. The United States has been a party to two wars and other periods of great stress since the days of Manas sas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chickamauga. Wilderness and Spottsylvania. One of these wars stirred us very much, and the other, was the most stu pendous the world has ever known, though our part in it did not tax our resources and emotions and entail such losses on us as the civil war. Let us salute these veterans who are assem bled at Indianapolis, let our thoughts tco out to those whose infirmity or cares keep them at home, and let us pause now and then to think of the hosts of them that are no more in the flesh. Washington Star. examination of a considerable num ber of children who have never been in school, because hot yet of school age. Get Plenty of Sleep. Mrs. F. P. writes: "1. I am a nursing mother and Vejy thin. Can you suggest a diet to help me gain weight? "2. Is it harmful to put a littlo catnip or fennel in the water for a baby 3 months old 7 "3. He sometimes sleeps 11 1-2 hours without awakening. Should I wake him for his feedings?" REPLY. 1. Sleep at least nine hours. Do not worry. Eat a bowl of milk and sugared cereal twice daily. 2. Give him plain boiled water. If he has colic, there is no objection to giving a little catnip or fennel tea, 3. Not at night. Medicine Men Elusive. M. M. writes: "Is there any way to stop stammering? If so, how? f lease do not say that Btammering is just a habit and can be broken by trying, because I am sure it. is not." REPLY. There is no way except training. I wish I were a prestidigitator and could cure you by ma-jic, but I aint that kind. The long-haired fellows that sell medicine on tha streets might suit you, but they move around so It is hard to find one when you want him. Rattlesnake Bites. L. G. M. sends four accounts of persons bitten by rattlesnakes during 1921. A farmer died in Colorado, as did a child in the same state, and one in Wyoming. A man recovered from a rattlesnake bite in Wyoming. L. G. M. says he has heard that wma virtues as water, but no others, .letter Quit Worrying, tv 1), writes: "I am a yourc man of 1$ And am troubled with divame almont every night. I Wp well ulrurwlne, and feel well, but I am anxious to know If It Is tnythmg se rious, and whether I nhould m.-o a doctor ubmit it" Everybody dreams durlnir sleep, n ml if court you do. I'leanant ilrvams add sreatly to ttw Joy of Nleeiiinir. It is not without reason Hearing Set for City Suit Over Irrigation District Bayard. Neb., Oct. 9. (Special.) - The .city of Bayard's suit the Nine Mile irrigation district luve a hearing before the district judge in 10 day. If the Cty suc ceeds in bring set outside the irri gation district, it will stip the pay ment of an annual assessi.icut of be tween Jl 1.000 and $12,000, which is paid for maintenance of the ditc'i which runs through this place. feefMig faith v aHW sBiBr- mm - m - with & .4 ' tne MOKER Our lifelong knowledge of choice tobaccos! our years of manufacturing experience and our up-to-date facilities are concentrated on making CAMELS the finest cigarette that can be produced. Into THIS ONE BRAND we put the UTMOST QUALITY. A better cigarette cannot be made even for a higher price. CAMEL is THE QUALITY CIGARETTE made for men who think for themselves for folks who appreciate really fine tobacco. ' ONE BRAND ONE QUALITY ONE SIZE PACKAGE. That is the way we keep faith with the smoker. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., NamAm Lfady Astorfs Colleague The election of Mrs. Margaret Wintrinsham to the British House of Commons for the Louth division of Lincolnshire is of more than passing interest. It is taken to indicate that the sentiment in England for an increase in the number of women in the popular branch of Parliament is growing. Up to now the only woman in the House of Commons has been Lady Astor, whose husband is a member of the House of Lords. Both Lord and Lady Astor are of American birth and American lineage. Mrs. Wjntringham is a liberal, while Lady Astor is a conservative. It is understood that the women voters of England will make an effort to increase the number of women in the House of Commons at the next general election for representatives in Parliament. and that their efforts will be seconded by some of the most prominent men m public life in the country. According to rumor, the general elec tion may not be far off. It is said that when he comes to an understanding with Mr. De Va- lera if be ever does Mr. Lloyd George will ap peal to the country for the ratification of his pol icy. Hartford limes. A little touch of frost merely adds zip to the weather. Then, "AvFriend in Need." General Pershing is always welcome in France, but there will never be enthusiasm at tending his later visits equal to -that which creeted his first. Chicaeo News. Omaha Free Night Schools Open Monday, Oct 10, 1921 ENGLISH For foreign-bom men and women of all ages AMERICANIZATION Classes in English, Citizenship, Language, Arithmetic, History, Geography and Civics Schools will be neld in the following buildings Brown Park Cats Comcniu Farnam Kellom - South High Train We.t Sid. 19th and U Streets 15th and Cat Streets 15th and William Streets 29th and Farnam Streets 23d and- Paul Streets 23d and J Streets 6th and Hickory Street 32d and U Streets Opportunity for All Mom., Wed. and Thurs. evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 Free Evening High School Opens Monday Evening, Oct. 10, 7 P. M. High School Bldg., 17th and Leavenworth Sts. Education For All Your Opportunity Organize class in any subject worth while if twenty-five pupils enroll. WE TEACH Business Arithmetic Business English Bookkeeping Shorthand Radio Commercial Telegraphy Mechanical Drawing Accounting Cooking Sewing Millinery Salesmanship Almost Anything Business organizations want help that know how to do thing?. Be Prepared Enroll Monday evening at 7:00 P. M. School three evenings a week. istriri . I gainst Vrv ict wilt V I r s r, The law business is picking uo some. - i