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~ quietness Of early morning. and
practise scales. exercises and songs
for at least half an hour. One has
to remember that popularity and
fame have their many disadvant-
ages in the shape Of innumerabls
friends. CAst-iron rules must be
made and kept You cannot imagine
the hundred and one little details
that count. which must bs attended
to and which crowd upon me soon
after observation-disclosures. kilograms,
cables from all parts Of the world.
charity requests, dressmakers, in
terviewv Of all kinds from prsssmen
to salssmen-
After q light lunch comes another
two hours practice at the piano;
then / attend to moro business mat
tiers: dinner. and then motoring to
An opera house to sing. or . concert
hall crowded and heated by hundreds
and hundreds Of eager listeners.
am obliged to be very moderate IN
eating and drinking. Tho soprano
voice Is tho most delicate Of all
voices, and tho slightest lack Of tone
in the body upsets the beauty Of the
voice. Experience has taught me
that must deprive myself Of all
kinds Of fatty foods; I have long
discovered thai oil II poisonous 70
my constitution. To keep myself
and my voice at their best must
only partaks Of dry foods.
Much a. am tempted to enjoy
tho soothing effect of q cigarette
have never had q puff in my life.
for unquestionably 1t In bad for the
throat. I seldom go to a place Of
amusement when I know there II
likely to be much tobacco smoke In
the air.
like to retire before midnight IN
order to ensure sound sleep for seven
hours.
My first experiences in England
nave 6TlusiilS TeColoCliouS. ~ WA
in 1908. 1 was booked to appear for
ten performances at Covent Garden.
Then a hitch occurred. and / was ad-
vised by my London agent not to
go to England. II intend to come"
I telegraphed back. Then be wired
me again, saying was offered $500
to postpone my visit. why7 Again
I telegraphed: II intended to come"
and before he could discuss the mat
ter any further had left for Lon
don.
had 30 looked forward to this
visit to London, and had such won
derful dreams about the great city.
that I braced myself up to give my
audience the cream of my work at
my first performance, but, to my
dismay. the boxes at the first per-
formAnos we're empty, and the thea
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r WAS seventeen when I made
my first appearance in public.
and this took place at my native
town. the beautiful sunny city Of
Florence. Italy.
was not in tho least stage
struck. Far from It! Yet my
friends and relatives on that men,
orable first night were all fear and
trembling
Several days before this first APP
pearance Of mine in the Verdi
Theater. Florence, my relatives
were strung up to an exceedingly
nervous pitch. AZ the opera pro-
crossed that night. prior to my ap-
pearance on the stage. I was laugh
ing and joking with my friends and
relatives in my dressing room. IN
dulging in the usual '.flappsr- antics
with my sister.
The fatal minute had arrived
was warned to be serious for once
and prepare to walk gracefully on
the familiar Introduction In "Afrt
cana" and I walked on without the
least thought Of my audience, how
ever mighty tho critics were. After
this first song terrific applause
reached my ears, and from that mo-
mont I gradually began to b known.
After this test became . serious
student, concentrating on efficiency,
and 1 have always thanked my good
fortune that I have been endowed
by providence with a throat This
was an incentive to persevering;
It gave mo courage in those pessi-
mistic moments which come to us
all at times. Another advantage
was that I was In touch with the
best masters and schools in Italy.
the home Of singing.
Gradually l came to be con-
sidered as one Of tho most promising
young singers in Italy; but it was
slow work and hard work. Despite
natures gift to me I had to stick
to my guns-practice and study,
practice and study all the time.
Just because I draw enormous
prices for even one little song. and
cannot help getting rich. admirers
persist in telling me my life Is all
honey kind Of gain everything
and sacrifice nothing; but I am 60
ing to tell you now a few true and
realistic details of my daily habits,
which will suggest to you that even
am not in the proverbiL bed Of
roses.
What would become Of my voice
IL l neglected to practice regularly
every day1 I dare not think Of 1t.
Doubtless It will astonish you when
l assure you 1 always rise not later
than half past six every morning.
Then avail myself Of the heaven,
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Bv FRIDTJOF NANSEN---
Arctic Explorer and International Red Cross High
Commissioner, IN Special InUO In London Daily Herad)
M Russia Saved From Starvation the Unemployment Problem
Throughout the World Will BE Solved From the Economic Point Of
View Too Business Men Will See That to Protect Russia to Open
Wider Field for Their Goods The Two Problems Are Combined

dren-and have known something
Of privation. myself-made my heart
bleed for these brave people battling
with a cruel fate.
II all countries work together,
there will be no difficulty. Norway.
my own country. 10 giving valuable
help. Swedish food II already reach
ing the zones Of human devastation:
Finland. Latvia. Lithuanh and
Esthonia are assisting.
Germany. with all her difficulties,
In doing what she can; the Com
munes of France are willing help
ers. and. what is more. the Persian
government IL coming in now with
. promise of large quantities of &C.
reals and rice.
WASTE AMID WANT.
But 1t II q pity that with Argen-
tina burning her spare grain in fur
naces. American wheat rotting in
the sranaries. Canada's corn bins
bullying with 2.ooo.o moro tons of
corn than she can use. that these
Russian millions should die of star
walton.
Entirely unfounded are the reports
that food sent for the famine stricken
areas has gone to the Red armies Of
tho Soviet
They are not well. but sufficiently
fed. and. indeed. give of their meagre
rations to help their countrymen.
The Soviets are contributing es
much rs they can to cope with their
peoples hunger. but that Il by no
means enough.
They have organized a hugo horse
transport service which will effec-
lively carry the needed food sent into
tho country. especially when the
rivers and waterways are closed In
the next few weeks by ice and SHOWS.
Sledges will be used when the trains
are unable to raise steam in the cold
Of the Russian winter. when tho
temperature 10 normally 30 degrees
below zero.
especially wish to point out that
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no gives US the most artistic short
stories Of our time. He has not DO
litical or social propaganda He has
not followed the illogical path Of
those moderns who. while they claim
an artistic monopoly. drop their art
entirely at the first sight of a "plar-
FORM" and scramble on II like ship
wrecked trippers fighting for q raft
In a confused sea.
HALF A DOZEN WORDS.
1t is easy to overlook these quail
tiles In the short story, where moth
ing is more important than economy
of style; where you must suggest
far more than you can say, and
depict your characters by their own
conversation. Barry Pain can give
you the whole life and character of
a man by putting half dozen words
into the mouth OF the man himself.
Take an obvious illustration, the ar
rival OF the actor-manager at the
luncheon party In The Feast and
the Reckoning"
Mr.. A., Eustace Richards made q
splendid entrance. He was a quarter
of an hour late. and gracefully apol-
ogetic.
IAN unexpected rehearsal. my dear
fellow" he said to Garth in a clear.
ly articulated whisper that carried
to every part of the room.
Royal command for next Friday.
Quite unexpected. Gratifying, sh7"
And he displays this power elss-
where in far more subtle ways. The
very quietness, economy Of style.
and truth to nature IN very differ
ent thing from violent "reaiism'D OF
such stories ~ "Hpariling Bur
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Lorenz Ragenbeck
Tells the Secret Of
How to Run a Zoo

CHICAGO. Nv. II
no 10 the 200 and let the anL
" mails educate you. Also 1t thaa
improve your morals
This IN substance u ths aAvios
given by Lorenz HagsnbscA. tiss
most famous animal man im TIE
world. Tigers and bear cubs were
his early playmatss. He - now
proprietor Of the famous Tisrpark
Zoo at Stellingen. Germany.
"A zoo II more than . place
to take the children on q sunny
Sunday afternoon and eat peanuts
with abandon" he said. "Zoologi-
cal gardens have an immeasurabls
educational advantage, and they
give commercial prosperity because
they bring thousands Of people to
a city Just to visit the gardens.
"Above all. they teach kindness
to animals. and when people are
kind to animals they do no violent
or lnwless deeds"
Keep the animals In captivity
without bars or cages" he said.
mot only is 1t possible to keep
bears, tigers, and all wild AMI
mails In captivity by natural means,
but monkeys can be kept by the
same methods within n certain
space.
Water or a wall constructed In
such manner that they could
not clim, 1t but still would be Wis
ible to the people would serve.
II believe that all animals from
a certain country should be kept
in the same tract. For instance.
all African animals should be put
together This does not take up 70
much space, and It is a bsttss
system."
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LONDON, Nov. H.
N the short story 1t Ii usual to
say that France can claim pre-

LONDON. Nov. H.
IN the short story 1t Ii usual to
say that France can claim pre-
eminence. and that America-
chiefly through Edgar Allan Poe
comes second. But IL English criti-
cism would forget its coteries and its
absurd habit of labelling contem-
porary work according to vague pro-
conceptions. we might discover that
the art for which we envy Franco
has achieved a similar perfection
among the English.
We have, for instance, one indie
pendent writer who could put hun
dred new ''intellectuals" into his
waistcoat pockets. Barry Pain is
sometimes regarded as a maker of
humorous stories. without any reali-
xation that his art is immeasurably
finer than most Of the stuff that
monopolizes the reviews.
TEARS AND LAUGHTER.
The subtlety and power Of his
more serious tales were recognized by
w. e. Henley, and his work has
grown In power since them His stories
are not only the achievement of an
artist. but rich in experience and
knowledge Of the world, loaded with
original thought, profound in their
concealed psychology. touched with
laughter and tears. and entirely
free from those affectations which are
too often the only attributes of tho
little gods Of the cults. In France
he would be recognized as a great
artist who combines the gifts Of the
author Of "Tartarin de Tarascon"
with those Of Maupassant.
At his best In Stories in Gray"
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LONDON. Nov. II.

LONDON. Nov. II.
r F Russia 10 saved from starvs-
ton, tho unemployment prob
lem throughout the world VIII
be solved.
food Is wasting in the granariss
OF tho earth, while millions Of mon.
women and children In RUsGia axe
dying for want Of food.
Labor in this country. know.
is doing much for the relief Of their
fellow-workers In Russia. but unless
we can raise sufficient money!
sum of 100000 approximately
100000, ooo)-before Christmas-our
efforts to save Russia's starving TO-
900 900 will be of no avail.
The workers can sec enough of
the effects Of famine in this I'm
portant market and important
source Of wheat supplies to realize
that It is as much their duty to al
leviate the sufferers as It II to pro-
tect themselves from starvation.
From m economic point Of Wow.
too, tho business mon OF tho Brit
ish Empire viii SEQ that to protect
Russia from further disaster Il to
open . wider field for their goods
and provide moro work for their
voorhees,.
FAMINE FIGURES CORRECT.
The Soviet's statistics of the num-
bers OF people now dying of hunger
l have proved to be absolutely cor.
rect The Russians have a remark
able knowledge Of figures. and the
estimates made have been verified
by the various commissioners have
met through the country.
The crops Of the peasants in the
famine districts are gone.
1t must not be assumed that all
the Russian grain country Is with
out crops. but the loss Of food sup
ply is Of such dimensions that you
can hardly imagine what It means.
The sights to be seen Of the pri-
walton of men. women and chill
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no money or food is going to the
Soviet government.
The money Ii being used by US 10
buy food from the cheapest sources,
and our organization makes certain
that the food reaches the people 1t II
intended for.
All money subscribed will be used
in tho most effective way. Every
penny given goes to save life In
Russia. and for no other purpose.
Some of us are giving our services
free.
According to our agreement with
the Soviet government. every form
Of relief is controlled by the repre-
sentatives on the spot.
cannot conceive of any more ~
curity being given or asked for BY
the governments or the people who
are sending the money.
was attacked for having allowed
the Soviet government to influence
our decisions. have a central
authority to deal with all the relief
in Moscow consisting of two persons
ono representing the Soviet gov
eminent and one representing our
organization. appointed by myself.
I am responsible for him.
This executive will have all power
in its hands with regard to trans
port and distribution.
Tho Soviet government viii give
a free hand to it's representative to
decide with our representative every
thing that is to be done. X
do not think there is much risk
of the Soviet government in that
way getting too much influence, and
as 1t Ia anxious that the work should
be done. 1t will agree entirely with
our propositions.
Everything is dependent upon the
goodwill of the Soviet government
We can do nothing without IT.
From my dealings with the Soviet
government. I am convinced that
with its aid. the beneficial work un-
dertaken for suffering humanity
will be crowned with success
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gundy have delayed complete
recognition Of their mastery. The
technique II 20 perfect that It
escapes notice. and It Is dis
quietins to find that English orid-
cism today II far moro oftsn I'm.
pressed by the machinery Of the nov
ice Whose elementary mistakes are
sometimes described a. . new
method'D than by the perfect mas
terry that works with the harmony
and spontaneity of nature.
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HAMPERS of COMMERCE. in
Mexico are uniting In . cam
paign against the profit-shar-

n
paign against the profIt-shar-
ing or hunger law of Vera Crux
and in efforts to prevent the adop-
ton of similar laws In other States.
This radical legislation has had .
paralyzing effect upon business and
industry in the State OF Vera Crus,
and opposers Of the enactment and
enforcement Of such acts say that
extension of, the profit-sharing idea
to other regions would be . heavy
blow to the progress Of Mexico At .
time when the outlook IL moro prom
Using than II has been in ten years.
The Vera Cruz State Legislature
is being urged to repeal the profit
sharing law. Some of the legisla-
tors. seeing the injury that the law
has already done, are disposed to
take this ASTON but others are hAld
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By C. K. CEdESTERTON---
Famous English Through the
United States Was Received With Widespread Enthuam)
@ust In Crisis We Should Admire Cripple More for Fighting
When HE Was Not Fit to Fight So We Should Admire Woman More
for Her Industry Because She Not Fitted for ndushalism"

As It was the boast of men that
thousands were soldiers who were
not soldiers by nature. 30 It was
the boast Of women that thousands
were nurses who were not nurses
by nature. 1t seems to me very
strange that the FeministS do not
see that the argument from fe-
male work In wartime proves the
very opposite of what they are
bent on proving. When we say
that a woman DISPLAYED heroism
or underwent martyrdom In the
war. we mean that she did things
that ought not to be part of the
daily life Of woman. any more
than being killed ought to be part
Of the daily life of a man.
After eliminating the exception of
war. which avowedly sacrifices the
liberty of the citizen to the ultimate
liberty of the city. we come back to
the question Of the normal need for
liberty. And we are here first con-
fronted with the case Of a kind of
work more curious and exacting
than conducting omnibuses or cut
ting down trees, or all the various
forms Of masculine toll that have
been offered as examples Of femi-
nine emancipation.
There In an occupation which Is
open to women as well as men, but
which IL often harder for both of
them than driving. or digging. or
minding machines: it Is the occupa-
ton of thinking. and it is not tested
by the enthusiasm with which peo-
pie tumble over each other into
some intellectual fashion, but by the
detachment and enlargement Of
mind with which they take in funda-
mental and permanent truths. We
shall not discover what is best for
our society in any Of Its parts unless
we see 1t as whole. against a back
ground Of history and in contrast to
alternative societies. Now. anyone
who thinks will agree that the in
dustrial system of great cities al
ready endangers liberty far too
much. and leaves too little play for
personality in production.
Compared with the old craftsman
in his own shop. or the old peasant
In his own field, the artisan il less
of an artist. in the sense of a master
and maker Of his environment. Peo-
pie may think 1t impossible to re-
store these conditions. but I can.
not see how they can deny that
there are more personally creative
conditions. Is there any place in
which we can say that such condi-
tons in some sense still exist7 Yes,
there IL at least one place; and that
Is what We commonly call the home.
IN FAMILY LIFE.
A housewife may work harder than
any workman. as the peasant gen.
orally works harder than any work.
man. But 1t is simply the fact that
her work resembles that of the small
farmer or the master craftsman. i'm
this particular respect; that its pro-
portions, its pauses. its extensions.
its way Of making up the balance.
are generally chosen by the worker
to some extent at her own discre-
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ton; and arc not imposed on her BY
the rotation Of q machine outside
herself. A woman in the family has
some control over whom the domestic
tasks and times Of awaiting shall
come round; h woman in the fac
tory has no control over when the
wheels shall come round.
Now. as entirely sympathiss
with the first Of the two feminist
ideals. the increase of feminine free
dom. naturally look at It In the
light Of this fact, and not az most
of the feminists appear to look at
it. wish to develop the germ of
freedom where 1t does exist. in the
factory. 1t may be that freedom
can never be developed anywhere
into such fulness as in the fancy of
the wandering omnibus.
Now. II is perfectly true that
there is a great deal Of decayed
domesticity. against which the
young naturally rebel; for things
are often decayed when they are
neglected. But my remedy Is not
to neglect 1t; to exalt and expand
the domestic office with all possible
tributes of courtesy and culture
and religion. and not merely to con-
graduate those who free themselves
from It by becoming the servants
of a capitalist.
Having indicated what. think.
is the normal. may add that do
not admit the need OF surrendering
the normal to the numerical. II
there are women who cannot con-
tribute to this. let them have all
reasonable respect when they do
something else: but not something
else conceived in contempt or OBJ.
nvion of this. or Of the facts upon
which this IL founded.
A social reform really founded on
these realities would certainly In
spire women to enter some new
professions and not others. accord
ing to these vital aptitudss. 1t
would create now and good social
institutions, but II would create
the institutions to suit tho women.
and not, as at present. attempt to
create new women to suit new and
bad institutions. At present there
is nothing but a sort OF plunging
plagiarism; a blind resolve that
women shall initiate every ono of
the mistakes Of mon. It's propa-
ganda IL only possible because
many Of the facts that are forgot
ten are too fundamental to be dis
cussed.
! will only say here that con-
troll over the distribution of the
days work is physically far more
needed for women than for men.
While 1t is certainly not wicked for
a woman to cut down q tree. It
would. in some cases, b very
wicked to tell her to; and to talk
about women continuously COM
peting with men In cutting down
trees is raving insanity. II some
fanatics like to take advantage of
the silence of all civilized custom to
talk what all grown-up people know
to be nonsense, they are welcome
to do 20.
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ter only partly filled. My second
performance was a red letter day in
my life. The famous prima donna,
Madame Patti. was present. She
clapped her hands loudly and APP
plauded mo enthusiastically. and
prophesied that ! would step into
her shoes. She added she thought
90 much Of me. mot because the
papers said So" but because she
was carried away"
Now I can't even hate London
fogs. since they are associated with
reoollections Of the days that brought
me flannel
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= z
Harry Cuff. On the Day Of
his Birth the Wind changed and
blew in another Direction. Apples
fell from the Trees. Chickens went
to Roost at Midday. An Nature
seemed to have been given . Wal
lop by the Portsntous Event. For
James Henry Cuff was destined to
know al the Brands Of Human
Greatness. Fate had put . Green
Tag on His Nobs and nothing
could head him of.
When he was only eighteen years
Of age. he was elected Captain Of
q VOLUNTEER Fire Department which
was a valuable Organization. only.
when. there was a Conflagration,
no one could find the Key TO the
House in which thsy kept ths
Hand-Pump. But tho Papers b.
gan to speak Of him ~ Captain
Cuff. His Intimates called him
Cap. After the Hose Company dis
banded. his Title chung to him and
It was generally believed that he
had bean with Grant At Appomat-
tox.
Not satisfied with . rssounding
Title. for which those in the Reg
ular Army have to struggle for
Years, Captain Cuff began to give
Lessons on the Flute at 80 cents
per Hour. and the first thing he
knew he was a real Professor, Just
the same az II he had Como up IN
a Balloon or had taught waltxins
in q Hall over Grocery Store.
Now, over at Harvard. whore
they grow the English Acosnt. .
Student must grind through q long
Course and . Fellowship and An
Instructorship before he blossoms
into an honsst-to-soodnsss Profss-
sor. Which only goes to show that
tho Real Boy can gain by one
stroke Of Genius the Renown for
which the ordinary Dubs must 80
forth and Rustic.
James Henry Gum At the ass Of
thirty was both . Captain and .
Professor. but his Unsuitable Ambi-
ton spurred him to 30 out and
gather new Laurels. So he ran
for Justice Of the Peace and was
elected the third time he ran. be-
cause the other Candidate pulled
out. As Magistrate he became
custodian Of a LAw-Book. . Check
err Board and . stack Of Blank
Afadavits. Onos every three
Months or 30 somebody would levy
on q Cow Or threaten to Assault
and then the Judge would get .
chance to operate his Graft.
But he didn't care so much about
the Rake-Off. 20 long as he could be
addressed as Judge. He allowed his
Hair to grow into . long, graceful
Cow-Lick that kept falling into his
Eyes and he looked At the Sidewalk
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BY ALFRED NOYES---

(The Poet Who Has Brought Backt Romance
OF the Early Buccaneers English verse;
"Bary Pain Has No Political Social Propaganda BUT AS Maker
Humorous Stories Hills Art is Finer Than the Stuff That
MonOpoli1es the Reviews"