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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
PARSONS TELLS
JUST WHAT ART IS
Art Is Fundamentally Question
of Proportion He Tells
Fine Arts Society.
RAPs THE PARTISAN GOWN

With now thrust at Partisan
gowns-"some of them are horrible"
and again a Mortified exclamation
at the propaganda who tries to
standardize dress for women, Frank
Alvah Parsons delighted a host Of
members of the Fine Arts society
who had braved the sleet and rain to
assemble in the ball room of the
Hotel Fontenelle for his lecture Mon
day afternoon.
The topic of Mr. Parsons talk was
"Art in Modern Life" Life" said he,
lis activity, the inherent something
in man that makes him do-the i'm
pulse to action. People that don't do
anything are terrible bores. We speak
of modern life to distinguish it from
other periods, because it must be diff
ferent, for if it were not different.
why should we call it modern? q,
"Art is the harmony between the
person and the objects which directly
surround him, the things which he
creates. If | buy a suit of clothes or
chair / have created something and
that becomes my art.
Express Ourselves.
"There were once Gothic cathe-
drals built. In the days of Louis XIV
they had life, but it was not Gothic.
Then morals were optional and when
morals are optional there are none.
Each of these periods expressed what
it was. We are expressing ourselves
in our clothes, our homes, our auto
mobiles, our churches. In whatever
lies my line of life is my art.
Each person, no matter what he
may say, has all underlying desire to
be beautiful. The Patagonian woman
stripes her face with green paint to
make herself beautiful The Omaha
woman does not use green. The Pata-
gonian woman wears ring in her
nose. ! have seen women who wore
rings elsewhere" and his expressive
hand stole to his ear.
1--WE must wipe off our conscious
ness the five physical senses-food
drink, shelter, air and sex--one Of
which each of US thinks is art-wher
we want to appreciate real art. Sen.
timentality and art are not identical
Style is not to be confused with art
A woman may be smartly gowned, !
admit that, but that is not art. Art i:
fundamentally a question of proper
ton. Fashion should be made a slave
of woman, not woman of fashion. II
is individualism that makes for art.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
Salazar's Band
Kills Forty-Five
On Mexican Train

Juarez, Mexico, March l2.--Sala-
zar's band Of Villa rebels fred into
Mexican Central passenger train
at Laguna station today, killing forty
five Of the de facto escort and wound
ing three Of the passengers, according
TO employees Of the Mexican Central
who arrived here or train today.
They also said twenty o. Salazar's
men were killed and twenty-five
wounded by the Carranza escort dur
ing the engagements following the
holding up Of the passenger train.
The Villa rebels were reported to
have surrounded the train, o,erpow-
cred the escort after brief fight and
to have robbed the train Of everything
which could be carried away. The
train was southbound and, after rob-
bling it, the wounded passengers were
sent to Chihuahua City by the rebels
A train left here early today for the
south with large escort OF Yaqui
Indians on board.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
City Manager Of Iowa
Falls Rec;1ns Post

Iowa Falls, Ia, March l2.-(Spe-
cial.)--On April ! E. L. Marriage,
who has been the city manager here
for the last three years, will retire
IRON that position and his successor
will be chosen. Mr.. Marriage has
rendered his resignation with view
to accepting a better paying position
and one that is not dependent upon
politics. During the three years OF
the city manager plan here, Mr.. Mar
rage has demonstrated its success
and much good has been accom-
plished through his management.
backed by mayor and council CO.
operating in making the plan opera
tive in the best sense. Mr.. Mar
riage's successor will be named at
the April meeting Of the city council.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
new STREET CARS
TO SPEED TRAFFIC
General Manager Leussler An
swers Complaint by Telling
of Planned improvements.
COUNCIL TAKES NO ACTION

In response to complaints from
citizens that street car service on
South Thirteenth and West Leaven-
worth lines is inadequate, General
Manager Leussler OF the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway COM
pany appeared before the city coun-
Gil committee Of the whole to explain
the situation from his point of view.
A few statements are appended:
I'VE have placed orders for forty
motors and other equipment for forty
cars we are building and expect to
have them in the service during the
latter part of this year. There is de-
lay in filling orders for motors and
trucks. We have improved the serv-
ice on the lines complained OF and
are continually observing travel con-
| ditions, that we may give the best
service possible.
Congestion during rush hours al
ways is problem in street car travel.
We feel it is not excessive to have
twice the actual seating capacity dur
ing these rush times
Mr.. Leussler explained that the new
cars being built will have closed rear
vestibules, which statement brought
out another statement that experience
has shown that motormen are more
susceptible to grippe and pneumonia
on account of being enclosed. The
street car official further stated that
during this winter the company has
had an unusual number of sick men.
Pending an executive conference
with Corporation Counsel Lambert,
the city commissioners took no action
in the matter. Mr.. Lambert stated
there is some question as to the rights
OF the city officials to regulate the
service of the street railway COM
pany. A conference will be held this
| ureet
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13

Several students of Central High
school took keen personal interest in
meeting Count Ilya Tolstoy, when the
son of the Russian philosopher, Leo
Tolstoy, visited the school Monday
morning.
Sara Rubenstein, a junior student,
daughter OF Mrs. Diana Rubenstein,
523 North Nineteenth street, asked
Count Tolstoy what his fathers re-
ligion was. The young woman was
born in Russia, has read and enjoyed
Tolstoy in the original Russian. She
and her people are adherents OF the
Jewish faith.
my father had thu same religious
ideas, as Socrates, Budhha, Confucius
and Christ, the religion OF love and
the doctrine of non-resistance,' the
visiting Russian explained. MY faith
er was really a true Christian, but
opposed all hypocrisy"
Later Miss Rubenstien said she had
sometimes doubted i: the elder Toll
stoy had any religion, for she some
times thought he had seemed to tear
to pieces Christianity as it is prac-
ticed generally. She asserted that
although she is a Jewess, she had ad-
mired and agreed with Tolstoy's
teachings in many respects.
Walter Cwirko, 80 years Of age, a
special student Of English at Central
High school, was another pupil who
met Count Ilya Tolstoy personally.
Cwirko came from Minsk, Russia,
four years ago, and he said he had
heard and read much Of the elder Toll
stoy in his native land. Cwirko sup
ports himself while learning English
by working outside Of school hours
at the Burgess-Nash store.
DR.. E. Holovtchiner, a native Rus
sian and a Dersonai friend of the Wis
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
HOLDERS OF STOCK
MAY Be ASSESSED
Council Bluffs Bank Case De-
cided by Supreme Court
of Iowa.
APPEAL OF FIRST NATIONAL
,From a Staff Correspondent

tTFOn u Quail
Des MONIES, Ia, March l2.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. 1.-The Iowa supreme
court today sustained the city OF
Council Bluffs in its assessment OF
bank stock OF the First National bank
of that city. The bank brought suit
against the city in district court and,
losing its case, appealed.
1t contended that the law under
which the assessment was made was
not valid because it did not receive
two-thirds vote OF the assembly
when passed. The supreme court,
however, upheld the law. Taxes on
bank stock under this law can be
assessed to those owning it.
Cammins and K-nyon to Speak.
1t is probable that Senators Cum.
minis aud Kenyon will speak in Des
Moines soon and take occasion to de-
fend their action on the armed neu-
trality bill. They will answer attacks
on them and make it clear exactly
where they stand and what, in their
opinion, the administration has pro-
posed. In so doing, their purpose
would be 10 lay bare things as they
see them in order that the people
OF Iowa may pass Judgment. The
idea OF the senator's iS to call mass
meeting OF all people interested and
explain their attitude which has been
so severely criticized.
Takes Time to Muster Out
None OF the Second regiment troops
will be mustered out OF the federal
service until March 10 or later. Major
Sturtevant, chief mastering out officer
has made this statement. This will
make the stay of the infantrymer
four days longer than that of tht
recently discharged cavalry. The
greater part OF the regiment loaded
and struck tents in the rain al
Brownsville and the tents and equip
ments were loaded when wet. Thi:
will be gone over and given
thorough drying out. The men are
being given some drill work eacf
day on the parade grounds at thu
fort.
City to Hire Garden Expert.
J. A. Hendrix OF Ames, a gradual,
OF the horticultural and gardening de-
partment at the State Agricultural
college, has been selected by The
Des Moines city council to be tn,
executive secretary Of the Des Moinel
municipal garden commission. HI
will assume his duties at once. HI
will attend to the details Of organic
ing the work OF the commission. A
meeting Of the council to be helc
next week plans for the cultivation o
all vacant lots and backyards in De-
Moines will be discussed. Hendril
will begin seed distribution about tn
middle OF next week. Local real es
tate men have promised to secure IS
vacant lots which can be used 70
gardening purposes.
Interurban Accident.
Five young people of near Cola,
returning from a country dance, mar
rowly escape death at 1850 Saturda
morning when their automobile wa
struck by an interurban car. Thei
auto was demolished. Clarence Coo
and Miss Viola Stewart were seriousl
injured. Three others, Howard In
graham, Otto Goodman and Charlie
Stephenson, escaped with minor in
iuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
STORM AND STRIKE
RUMOR HIT MARKET
Wheat Prices Go Tumbling
STORY Says Railroad Men
; Plan Walkout.
CORN AND OATS DROP ALSO

Rain and snow over almost all of
the entire winter wheat belt of the
United States, coupled with reports
of the possibility of a strike Of rail-
road trainmen, in one or two hours
did what the grain bears by their
most frantic efforts have been unable
to accomplish in the last three
months. The rain and snow and a
prospect of strike drove cash wheat
prices off 5 to 8 cents, corn ~ to 2
cents and oats IA to cents bushel.
1t was a day when cash wheat buy
ers and sellers met on one common
ground, for the buyers were not anx-
ious to load up and the sellers did not
care to let go OF their holdings. As
a result sales were the lightest in
weeks.
Sixty-three cars of wheat came in,
but most of it was carried over. The
few sales made were between $1.86A
and $l.SSA. bushel.
Corn receipts were l06 carloads and
a goodly portion was sold out, it be-
ing taken by representatives OF east
ern mills. Prices were $l.02 to $l.04
bushel.
Oats sold at sly to 5SA cents a
bushel, with sixty-one carloads on the
market.
Storage Grains Increase
The weekly report of the Omaha
Grain exchange grain inspector
showed an increase of 10000 bushels
in local elevators, as compared with
storage on the corresponding date o.
a wear ago. The figures:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
Senator Hitchcock Goes
To Florida for Vacation

lFrom STAFF CorrespondehtJ
Washington. March l2.-(Special
Telegram. )--Senator and Mrs. Hitch
cock have gone to St. Augustine, Fla,
for few days.
Myron L. Learned Of Omaha was
in Washington today after spending
short vacation in Florida. He
leaves for the west tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13

Continued from First Page.)
citizens relief committee was being
organized and will take up the work
OF giving assistance.
Communication with nearby vii
lagos was broken off, but reports
from persons coming into New Castle
in automobiles were that at least
seven persons had been killed in the
vicinity.
Nine Other Victims.
Ii was reported that three had been
killed at New Lisbon, three at More
land and three at Mount Summit.
The tornado played many freak acts
as it whir.ed its way through the
city. On a number OF streets every
house with one exception was leveled
to the ground, and in one block every
second house was wrecked and the
other homes escaped untouched. En-
tire roofs were torn from houses and
carried for squares, and one house
was picked up and carried half
square and set down again practically
unframed.
Bodies Identified.
| The identified dead here in last
nights tornado are!
EVERETT DUNLAP. .s..
JAMES NEiLIs.
GRAY DAVIS,
MRS. JOHN DAVIS.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, believed to be Ray
oRvILLE DAVIS. son Of Gray Davis.
MRS. ARCHIE FLETCHER,
MRS. ALICE WILLIAMSON
MISS OPAL WILLIAMSON.
| PRICE SHELTON.
g. u. RAZOR, 10, son Of W. T. Razor.
FRANK L. NEWTON.
| BERNICE DAY
JUNE DAY.
MRS. MARIE Il. WILLIAMS
| MIRO. VERA HIGGINS.
ERNEST WATERMAN. son Of Asa
Waterman.
WILLIAM LowERY.
MRS. PETER DAY.
ERNEST MLEAN, aged II,
JESSE MLEAN.
Cincinnati, March l2.--The dealt
list resulting from the cyclonic wine
storm that levelcd numerous house!
| in Hyde Park, in the east end Of thu
city last night, had not increased to
day. Three people, two men and |
boy, are dead, while hospital authori
ties are working to save the lives o
four others who are known to b.
dangerously injured.
| No estimate OF the property dam
age had been placed early today
More than thirty houses were eithe
completely leveled to the ground o
damaged to such an extent as Il
make them uninhabitable. The res
cue work was efficient, however, an,
all Of the homeless are being wei
taken care of by neighbors.
The known dead are:
MATHEW MCARTY, JR., aged year,
= oMERGLENN, As years.
| - NELSON. u years.
i Grace and Cries avenues suffered
the heaviest, only few residences be
ing unchanged. The wind reached
velocity estimated at from sixty
five to seventy miles an hour.
One man was reported killed a
Brookville, fifteen miles from Day
ton, score Of houses were unroofe,
il Dayton and fifty homes reporte'
. demolished without loss of life a
: Trotwood, near here.
In Dayton the storm passed quick
, lily. Part of the roof OF a movin
picture theater was blown off, caus
1 ing panic anon gthe women an
{ children at the theater, None wer
: hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
Inch of Water Falls.

Beatrice, Neb., March 12.-(SpeciaI
Telegram Rain, sleet and snow fell
in this section today, greatly improv-
ing crop conditions, especially win
ter wheat, which had been suffering
for lack of moisture for weeks
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13

New Chemical Firm. L. Duem-
mer, Maxon II. Duemmer and H. Il,
Lemar are the incorporators Of the
Universay Chemical company, which
will do wholesale and retail business
in chemical preparations and toilet
articles. The capital Is $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13

Only One "BROMO QUININE."
To get the genuine. call for full name.
LAXATIVE BRoMO QulNINE. Look for
signature Of e. w. GROVE. Cures . cold
In one day. observation-disclosures.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-13
TORNADO SWEEPS
EASTERN INDIANA

Continued from First PaseJ
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27

danger, and in every noble achieve
ment; end to keep shinlly sir,,sh.
into the hidden heart of every SOL
der the altar-like glow of that little
lamp in the window back home. To
assure this is the purpose Of the War
Camp Community Recreation Fund.
Charles Frederick Weller.
NOT to entertain or amuse our
soldiers, but to help build an army's
strength and the number of men
who must be sacrificed depend
more on the environment of our mill
tary training than on any other sim
gle agency.
To make that environment an as
set, instead of a liability, is the pur-
pose of this fund. There can be no
single expenditure of a like sum of
money that will go further toward
winning the war in the shortest time
and with the least loss of men than
this War Camp Community Recrea-
ton Fund.-Burdette Phillips.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
sitting relatives here this week.

sitting relatives here this week.
Mrs. T. L. Morse is spending a few
days in New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shin of Houma
are spending some time here with
friends.
MIL. Bonner spent the day in
Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kreisle left
Friday evening to spend a few days
in New Orleans.
Mrs. H. Hamilton, left Friday on
train No. 1O1 for Los Angeles, Cal
lifornia where she will join Mr..
Hamilton, who is located in that
City.
Mrs. E. A. Pharr after few days
in New Orleans returned home.
Miss. Vena Clements left for New
Orleans, to enter the training de-
partment of the Charity Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raby are located at
the residence Of Mrs. Ed. Robinson
for the winter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
PERSONALS

In A. Bernecho leaves in a few
an for Orange, Texas where she
vii reside in the future.
T. Arthur Lee McGlnnls, son of
L. I'd. hcGinnis has accepted a
patton in Port Arthur Texas, and
WI k've here in few days.
, Il: Frank Elliott, representing P.
. Aeost who has spent the past
Nv winters in our town buyine
~ came in last night and will re-
-, =, here over winter months.
~ Carrie and Elva Krisle are
% S : few days in Franklin.
: ~ ~. Birdie Winters and Mr.. J.
=, :. NUT y Of Jennings are spending a
hbns, " WIS. 1onn ).
A.. :. ;. y ;, 'aekon Of Gibson, is the
VS. :. q !, Nm. Ed. McGinnis. 'A9
A0ut0n Of Lafayette, is Vi
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
ARCADE TONIGHT
"THE CRAFTERS" HAS.

THE CRAFTERS" HAS.
.......-..... ALL STAR COMPANY
When a girl and q man engage in
an outrageous filtration in a cafe,
and the girl drops her hand bag con-
tanning her card, complications are
liable to ensue, but seldom such as
those in "The Grafters," the new
Triangleplay featuring Jack Deve-
reaux and Anna Lehr, which will be
shown at the Arcade Theatre tonight
The girl with the soft brown eyes
proves less gentle than her appear
ance. She is one of the most accom-
plished of metropolitan crooks. The
fellow is carefree young million
aire, whose uncle has repeatedly war
ned him to look out for sharpers.
After series of startling episodes,
the bow comes out winner-and Sc
does the woman. 1t is is a stirring
play with big surprise finish.
Frank Currier. Irene Leonard
George Siegmann and Robert Grim.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27

! 1t is we, the men and women OF
America who cannot go in person
who must make our soldiers feel tina,
they carry the spirit of America
across the ocean when they go to
fight, that in the camp or in the field
in the trench or in the hospital in
success or failure sick or well,
alive or dead our hearts are with
them.
But how can this spirit be express
sed? The opportunity is here and
now in these few precious months
while our soldiers are still with us
to be seen and spoken to although
already consecreated to their high
service; and it is an opportunity that
belongs especially to those commune
ties that lie near enough to the train
ing camps to admit of the establish
ment of personal relation between
the soldiers and the citizens.
This spirit also is here; but the
situation is new to us and methods
of its expression do not all sponta-
neously suggest themselves. Our ef-
fort must be organized to be effec-
tive.
To perform this subordinant but
necessary task of organization the
Playground and recreation Associa-
ton of America has been selected by
the War Department and Navy De-
partment Commissions on Training
Camp Activities, and to support the
work the War Camp Community Re-
creation Fund is being raised. That
the work is being well done is the
testimony Of the President, Secre-
tary Of War, the chairman of the
Commissions, and the officers Of the
various training camps wherein the
work has been going on since May.
Statement by Joseph Lee, President
of the Playground and Recreation
association of America and Chair
man of Special Committee, War De-
partment Commission on Training
Camp Activities.
When our soldiers go forward to
fight, they will be upheld By know
ing that their community folks are
to read the letters and see the pictu-
res they cend back from the front
tc follow them with loving helpful
ross N every difficulty, temptation,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27

| Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dupuis who
have made Ramos their home for the
past few years, are now residing
in Bonner.
Mrs. R. McHusband Jr. is visiting
her parents in Westwego.
Mrs. J. w. Brown. of Ramos is
visiting Mrs. Deare.
Mrs. Levron of Houma, is spend
ing a few days with her sister Mrs.
Harry Picou, at Avoca.
The school faculty of St. Mary
Parish, will hold their institute at
the Morgan City high school to-day.
Mrs. r. Young Of Abbeville, is vi
sitting Mr.. Chas. Dyer and children.
Mrs. Hugh Lynch is visiting in
Patterson for a few days.
Mrs. Peters of Chicago is register
ed at the Costello Hotel, where she
will spend several weeks.
Mrs. Hogan Sr. who has been un-
der treatment at a New Orleans sa-
nitarium is home and much impro-
we'd.
Mr.. Pickles father of Mrs. w. J.
returned to his home in
Texas to-day.
Mr.. Harry Hewes President of tn
Jeanerette Lumber Co. was in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Lewis j. Bass returned last
night from trip to Plaquemine.
DR.. A. Wilson is confined to his
room by illness.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
COLORED PEOPLE DELIGHTED
WITH NEW DISCOVERY TO
BLEACH SKIN.

Atlanta. Ga.-Says that recent tests have
proven without doubt that swarthy sallsw
treatment recently discovered by a man in
Atlanta. Just ask your druggist or Coco
tone Skin Whitener. People who have used
it are amazed at its wonderful effect. Rid
your face Of that awful dark color greasy
appearance in few minutes. It costs so
little that you can't afford to be without it.
Just think how much prettier you would
look with that old dark skin gone and new
soft. light skin in its place. Men and women
today must care for their compilations to en-
ter society.
If your druggist will not supply you with
Cocotone Skin Whitener. send 25c for large
package to Cocotone Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27

Minis have important roles in support
of Anna Lehr and Jack Devereaux.
Arthur Rosson directed the produc-
ton from a story by James w.
Adams, under the supervision of AL
Ian Dwan.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
CARD o FTHANkS.

Through this medium l wish to
thank the Morgan City
Fire Dept. and all others who rem
dered me valuable assistance in the
recent fire.
DIR. J. C. BERWICK.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-02
Washington's Election.

The administration of the United
States under the new Constitution was
to have begun March 4. 1889, but it
was not until March 80 that a quorum
was present in the house and April 6
in the senate, to count the votes of the
electoral college for the first presi-
dent. When they We're counted Wash
ington was found to have received a
unanimous vote. lie was inaugurated
April 30, 1889.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-02
Forestry In Germany.

Forestry is one of the chief sources
of revenue for the numerous small
towns like Oberndorf, Germany, and
the conservation Of tree wealth has
been developed to an almost exact
science. Both on the royal land and
in the community forests the amount
of timber cut annually is not allowed
to exceed the annual growth. Numer-
Gus fir tree nurseries are scattered
throughout the region.