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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
The Married Life Of Helen and Warren

Warren when they were settled,
pretty shaky, too"
Dear, what did you give her?
Five francs? That n makes .55l
An awful price for"
An outburst from the orchestra
as the curtain rose on moon-lit
forest scene. A troop of wood
nymphs focked on. Shrouded in
long wells, they foated about a satyr
asleep on .leafy mound.
As the monster awoke they
paused-their arms upheld. Slowly
the wells fell from them, leaving
them unadorned except, for their
flowing hair and hesh-colored
sashes.
Helen felt her face grow hot. She
had read of the startling lack Of cos
tunes on, the Partisan stage-but
had not dreamed of anything sc ex-
treme.
Now nymph was dancing with
the satyr, her slenderness CLEANING
white against his shaggy hide, while
the Others encircled in frolicking
abandonment.
High cost of clothing needn't
worry that bunch grinned War
ren. "A couple of yards OF cheese
cloth would outfit the lot"
"It's disgusting flushed Helen.
"They shouldn't allowit.'
pretty raw" with shrug, mo
blue laws over here. But that one
with dark hairs peach.' ~
"Warren!" turning from him in
revulsion at this masculine laxity
1t was relief when the curtain
fell. But as the lights flashed up, to
hide her flushed embarrassment
Helen bent over the program which
she could not read.
Next gruesome one-act play A
night street scene outside a Mont
ltmartre cafe-two art students quar-
yeling over a girl.
Gas a knife was drawn the girl,
darting up to save her lover, re-
ceived the stab intended for him.
The murderer dashed off, leaving his
rival knceling over the body. While
madly he kissed her, in the distance
jangling hurdy-gurdy played a
strident tune.
A policeman strolled on. Seeing
the officer of the law approach, he
lifted the dead girl in his arms and
began dancing with her, x holding
eiose her limp BODY as he shouted
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

morning and took, an early train to
Norfolk, where in the evening |
spoke DIT a mems banquet. Got to
bed about IL.
On the Jump.
"Arose the next morning at 6 and
travelled to Fremont, where | re-
mained few hours. / went on to
Lincoln and spoke there IN the even
ing.
Arrived home about noon We'd
nesday. After going over my mail
hurriedly with my secretary and at
tending to various calls and mes
sages, / spent the remainder of the
AFTERNOON in preparation for an after
dinner address at my own church
that night.
Spent part of Thursday morning
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

possible that performance of even so
simple duty may bare fruit in the
salvation of soul.
It's Well Spent.
"Work of this sort involves a
heavy demand upon a minister's
time, but l believe it is time we'll
spent. Of course, there always are
many things which have to be left
undone. 1t is up to the minister to
divide his limited time in the way
Through which, in his judgment, he
will be able to render the most ef.
ficient service"
Besides the busy Sundays in the
Catholic church, there are many du.
ties devolying upon priests during
the week, explains Father Fortune Of
St. Ceeilia's cathedral.
Plenty to Do. !,
There are the services every
morning during the week, meetings
later in the day for social and well
fare work and numerous sodality
gatherings for religious purposes
and promotion of sections of parish
business" he explains.
Taking care of the general busi-
ness of a church, especially in a
large parish, requires much time. An
important duty of the priest is att
tending to the spiritual wants Of the
sick. He also learns to know his
flock by visitation and often has the
management of a school.
He has social functions to fulfil
and there are other duties that he
owes to himself. The Office he re-
cites every day includes the entire
psalter once week and other mat
ter scriptural and patristic.
IHis time always is more than
fully occupied"
Just One Complaint.
So the life of the minister, 'twould
seem, is not one continuous round Of !,
untitled leisure. Overworked1 II
they are. they don't admit it.
Their only complaint seems to be
against impossibility of crowding 4S
hours work into each 24-hour day.
With that sort of'spirit pervading
the profession, there is presented
an outstanding shining example for
the layman to emulate.
Few met-in any vocation are like.
ly to challenge the statement that il
production in the ministerial field
could be gauged by these long hours
of labor OF faithful pastors the\
church would overshadow all manu-
featuring and trade industries il
general results
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

a drunken song. The policeman
thinking them both, intoxicated
strolled on as they waltzed off
Cheerful turn" grunted Warrer
as the curtain fell. They're strong
on spine shivefers over here"
The next was even more gruesome
AN operate scene, the finale OF
which was the crucihxioni of a
woman. A fire built at the foot OF
the cross, apparently real flames,
shot up around her writhing body.
XHow CAN they put on such
CHASTITY things?" shuddered Helen
when the curtain dropped on this
narrowing spectacle.
well, here's where we get "a let
up" for general stirring of the au-
dience proclaimed the intermission
Come on, | want to stretch" his
long legs cramped from the low
camp stool.
r The whole audience seemed to
flock out to the glittering lounge. II
twas a huge bazar-like, place lined
with stalls where refreshments, flow
ers and souvenirs were on sale.
ooh, look-how horrid!" as they
approached a table covered with
small nude figures, placarded mile
Devilder"-the star Of the revue.
want one" grinned Warren.
ooh, this is interesting" she
paused to watch an artist with rapid
skill draw crayon portraits for five
francs each.
Turning from the STALL she was
ar.azed to find painted eonspicu-
ously-gowned girl flirting with War
rem. As she indicated vacant table
he laughed good-naturedly and shook
his head.
Warren, what did she want?
Wien the girl shrugged away.
Guess she wanted me to buy her
a drink"
Before they had encircled the
lounge Helen saw several other girls
shrewdly appraising Warren. Her
resentments was mingled with a
thrilled pride in her own secure pos
session. f..
A loud gong sent them all crowd
ing back into the theater.
fhe second part opened with the
Ballet des Oiseaux Blancs s-the
white ostrieh-feather costumes max
ing an exquisite biilowy scene. Nari-
tTurn 10 Pare RORY, N.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

murred Helen. They're probably
way back-and that's an awful price
I'D much rather go some other
night"
"Well, / wouldn'tl' selecting a
50-franc note.
"They may not even accept them,
she worried, as they crossed the
lobby
But this, anxiety was only mo-
mentary, for. the doorman tore of
the stubs and they passed into the
darkened theater.
"Oh!" she clutched Warren's arm
at the weird apparition before them
An uncanny green spotlight
shonef on the center of the stage.
The gruesome object it illuminated
was black velvet coffin, standing
upright, exposing It's CHASTITY, con
tents-a grinning white skeleton.
AS the orchestra played a synco.
pated dirge, the skeleton danced a
ghoulish jig. The red lights in the
eye sockets winked to the Gathering
bones
Two undertakers now appeared
and stood solemnly beside the cof.
fin. Their French song Helen couit
not understand, but at the end oi
every verse the skeleton,i with its
hands on its hip bones, did a high
kicking caper while the audience
roared
With each verse the skeletons
antics grew more animated until il
suddenly fell asunder-a gruesomt
shower of bones on the calcium-lit
stage.
"Oh, how hideousY shivefee
Helen as the curtain fell
"Pas des places, monsieur" War.
rem had handed their stubs, to ar
usher.
"Eh' What's that?"
Another feminine attendant, ir
broken English, explained that the
tickets were only for genetal admis'
sion-standing room
"Stung! snorted Warren. "Well
can't you fix Us up some wa8?" sug.
gestively thrusting his hand into his
pocket
Zone minute, monsieur" dartine
off
She returned with two camp.
stools which she placed in the center
aisle.
"Darned uncomfortable" .grumpcd
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

aside from a few Interruptions,
l had most of Saturday to prepare
three addresses for Sunday-one in
the morning at my own church, a
second in the afternoon at the Y. M.
c. A. and the third Sunday night to
our Young Peoples Sunday Eve
ming club. -
"This schedule shows that from
one Sunday morning to the next
Sunday. I made II. addresses ON di-
versifed subjects, most of them re-
quiring special study. !,
Puts In Long Day.
1T is obvious that the average
minister in large church these
days, if he is faithful to his trust
and to his opportunities, puts i'll
very long days.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

"But, of course, there are con1-
pensations-great friendships, great
joys and great pleasures in the fin
est usage of that word"
The wide interest and extensive
part ministers of big churches are
taking in civic affairs is exemplifed
in the work of Rabbi Frederick Cohn
of Temple Israel.
Rabbi Cohn is president >of the
Omaha Board of Public Welfare,
secretary of the Omaha chapter of
the Red Cross, a member Of the
board of directors of the Associated
Charities, member of the welfare
committee of the Chamber Of Com
meree, director of Wise Memorial
hospital and serves on the executive
committee of the Drama league.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

on mail demanding immediate atten-
ton and the. remainder on prepara-
ton for an address at the Chamber
of Commerce at 12:l5 that after
noon. After this address made
several necessary calls, returning to
my office about 4 p. m. Worked
until 6 o'clock on an address for the
evening at the Consistory temple.
pelivefs II Addresses.
Part 'of Friday morning I de-
voted to an address to be given that
afternoon before the ladiasl society
OF the church. Correspondence oc-
cupied the remainder Of the MORN
ing. At 6. o'clock Friday evening
attended a dinner at Lininger lodge
and participated in the work that
followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Week Passes Quickly.

Participation in activities of these
organizations takes much time each
week" he points out. More closely
Pconnected with my work for my own
church is time given to the Y. NJ.
H. A. and affairs of the Jewish We'll
farofederation.
II conduct at the church during
the week current topics class, and
a class in Jewish history. find sew
eral addresses and lectures included
in my schedule every week. These
things require so much of my time
that it is often difficult to prepare
thoroughly for the main service Sat-
urday morning.
T He Makes Peace.
Each week passes all too quick
! ly. There's no time to let the grass
grow under the feet"
Even in addition to this wide range
of activities there are other matters
pressed upon the minister's attention
about which he can furnish no de-
tailed public accounting, the pastors
say.
Among these is included the
dangerous and delicate job of act
ing as peacenaaker in family quar-
rels.
ut isn't an undertaking. into which
any thinking person plunges with en-
thusiasm," Observes Rev. A. A.
DeLafm, of the First Baptist church.
"But peace cannot reign in the soul
in the midst of domestic discord. so
the minister calls on his reserve
store OF tact and does the best he
can. 4
Saves From Sin. ~
| 81 believe the so-called personal
work of the minister among men,
bers of his congregation, and others
whose need of help comes to his at
tention, is one of the pastors most
important missions. He sees direct
RESULTS of this work, if effective, i'll
success i'll persuading persons to
turn from lives OF sin to right living.
Attention often must be given to the
material welfare of men and women
before they can be impressed with a
spiritual message.
Getting a job for a man or won-
an .put of work is not saving his
soul, but it may prevent him from
drifting into the bypaths which many
enter in desperation. Calling on a
lonesome newcomer to Omaha is not
directly involved III Interpretation OF
the word of God, but it is not i'm
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09

tweeN the pastor and his con-
gregation.
Supervision over church Or
Ranizations and attendance at
their meetings and at sessions of
church boards and executive
committees.
Supervision of home and for
eign mission activities. =
Personal" work among men,
bers of congregations including 4
distribution of charity and ex-
tending a helping hand in do
mestic problems.
Must Be Up-to-Date.
Participation in general civic
activities, not directly connected !.
with the church, but important
lin their relation to environment
of parishioners.
Keeping abreast with new lit
erature and current news. in
\order to- maintain thorough
knowledge of local and world
conditions and close contact with
current thought.
Preparation and delivery of
numerous lectures on subjects
related to the general church
> mission of saving souls and pro-
mitigating higher spiritual and
moral standards.
Not So Easy.
Preparation each week >of two
sermons for the following Sunday is
not the sasy and simple task, the
initiated might imagine" observes
the Rev. E. H. jerks, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Unto his
sermons the minister must put all Of
his force and fire and imagination.
SIN the midst of his 6ther activi-
ties he takes for preparation Of his
sermons all the time he can get. He
draws on his whole range of ex-
perience and knowledge and even
then often cannot escape feeling re-
gret that his experience is not wider
and his knowledge deeper and more
thorough. Interpretation of the
word of God is his highest mission
and if he fails in that respect, he
has fallenS-far short of his duty to
his church. 4
"But he cahnot give too much Of
his time to study and contemplation.
There are SO many routine duties
that require his attention.
One Funeral week.
"The minister of the average city
church usually officiates for at least
one funeral week.
"He may perform several wedding
ceremonies.
HE has numerous calls to make.
He visits tie sick in hospitals and
at their homes and endeavors to be-
come acquainted with members of
his church who are newcomers to
Omaha.
"He must give considerable time
to correspondence, to church ex-
pansion work, to church organiza-
ton and board meetings and to su-
pervision OF Sunday school work.
THE minister of a large church
often delivers from eight to 10 out
side addresses during week.
Hours Are Limited.
"His days and weeks are always
more than filled. There are always
things which he desires to do, but
cannot possibly accomplish.
"The hours of work of the average
mini)ter are limited only by his en-
durance."
A minister's engagement book for
a week often has the general appear
ance of a chautauqua itinerary.
DR.. Smith, Congregational minis
ter, told how he spent one recent
week.
We'll tae loo at my engage
| ment book" he suggested. Here
are some OF the details it recalls:
After finishing a strenuous Sun
day / arose at 8 o'clock Monday
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
By(I. F. HARRISON

Diagraming the limits bf the
straight and narrow path for some
one else to follow may look like a
sofa pillow job and have all the
well known surface earmarks of a
cinch.
= Saving souls may appear a lot
easier than saving dollars and pass
ing out inside tips on salvation
may seem to have it all over hand
ling the latest shades in silk cravSts
over the necktie counter.
But, look before you leap to an
erroneous conclusion.
This pulpiteering has its draw
backs.
Cast away your union card and
Danish the idea Of undisturbed even
ings with Your family when you take
the plunge into the ministerial pro-
fession, Omaha pastors warn.
Just Getting Started
When a minister has worked eight
hours, hes just getting good start
for the real gist of his daily grind,
they point out.
If there are men in any other pro-
fession (not excluding journalism)
who average as many hours on the
Job as the average preacher--well
the preachers are ready to award
those men the, pulehrous cheese
medals for long distance labor.
Not that they have any complain,
to make. Far from it. They're sat-
ished, contented and happy, never.
theless and regardless. Wish they
had more time to give to their work
etc. But, under the circumstances
you can't blame ''em for not having
a whole lot Of patience for the per
son who regards pastorate as
rest cure for the hookwormish ant
inert.
He May Reflect.
The average layman. the minister:
say, sees his pastor "in action" no!
= oftener than twice a week. Many
lay members gaze upoD him but once
during the seven days. \ Those ont
or two g1impses usually occur wher
the parishioner "goes on Sunday tt
his church"
He hears a sermon, varying II
length from an hour to an hour alt
a half, and listens to music ant
prayer. The spiritual message holds
his attention at the time, but, later
mayhap, he may reflect on what be
comes OF his minister during the re
mainder of the week.
What OF "the other six days"
Let Him Try It.
IF any man in any profession OF
vocation has any notion the average
minister does not wofk and worl
hard, let him begin on any Monda,
morning and undertake to handle
the preachers job for the week." il
: the answer of the Rev. Frank 6
Smith, pastor Of the First Centra
Congregational church.
"He probably would return to hi
regular job saddcr and a wise
man." the minister predicts.
Without going to the extreme Q
"trying it out for himself" though
the laynlan may gain a general Ide'
Of what the preacher does with hi
time from observations furnished b,
pastors OF five big Omaha churches
.ss Calls on Sick.
Here are some of the things the,
list as occupying their time and at
tcntion during the "other six days:
Preparation for sermons and
Sunday school classes,
Marriages and funerals.
Calls on the sick and other
parishioners. in efforts to bring
! about closer relationship ase-
The New York herald., 1921-04-27
ST. Louis Southwestern.

Among second class railroad issues
possessing certain investment aualifica-
tions and certain speculative ones St.
Louis Southwestern first terminal and
unifyiue SIS deserve attention az being
one OF the few issues selling around 1915
levels. At their present price around
IS, their highest since 1917. they yi.ld
% maturity. 1852 about 7.34 per cent
The company has made = remar,a BILE
showing of late years and Is planning
many betterments and improvements. TO
be financed out of earnings. The roads
bonded debt Is not abnormally heavy
and under normal conditions 1t has lit
tie difficulty In earning a substantial in
come on it's capital. The mileage of
St Louis Southwestern is mainly in
Missouri. Arkansas and Texas. Freight
drawn by the road is divided as fol-
lows: 3414 per cent products OF for
ests 29.4S manufactures eo.15 agricu.-
ture. and 1897 products OF mines. In
Ave years its passenger DENSITY has in
creased more than S5 per cent. During
the same period. 1915 10 1890. gross
earnings OF the company increased from
SlO,627.S67 to 100000 o. 200 per
cent. The terminal and unity.ng bonds,
outstanding to the amount OF s3.15o. 900.
cover by direct or collateral lien l.375. 40
ihaies u roau rs ioiloWs FIRST lien
on terminals in st. Louis and Fort
Worth second lien on 35.47 miles: Sec
ond collateral lien on l1.s+ miles fourth
mortgage on 5Ss56 miles four.h col
iatersl mortgage on 642eS miles: first
lien on practically the entire stocks o.
the Gray's Point Termn II Railway, the
Shreveport Bridge and Terminal Com
pany. the Central Arkansas and Eastern
Railway and the Stepn ~ .ius \crtil and
South Texas Railway. They are secured
also by sS3S.000 of Grays Point Ter
minal refunding and external bonds and
slS4,000 Stephenville. North and South
Texas first os. or the. authorized issue,
s10o.000,000. s3,114,000 are held in The
company's treasury. s36,Ss0. 600 are re-
served for underlying liens end ssh
$4,000 for future extensions ana better
ments.
The New York herald., 1921-04-27
INVESTMENT NOTES,
A Well Secured Bond.

1t would be difficult 10 gnd a bet
ter secured bond than the Western
Union Telegraph Compsnys funding and
real estate iiss. due on May 1, 1850.
They are secured by FIRST lien on all
OF the company's real estate In New
York city and Chicago. The total value
OF the property behind the bonds Is rot
given, but an idea Of Il can ne obtained
from the companys latest balance sheet.
watch shows plant account OF about
1885,, 900. 600 The amount OF bonds of
this issue auth orized was $50. 600. 900,
but only s17.500.000 OF them are In the
hands of the public. IL is provided IN
the deed of trust that IL any mortgage
be placed on any property OF the COM
pany its real estate 4las are 10 be
secured by a prior lien on the property
so mortgaged The company's income
account for 1920 shows gross revenue OF
sli9.99l.S25. contrasted with S55.31S,-
63a IN 1919: net income of 2.IS5. 722
N 1920, against si0.635,3 $50 in 1919. and
u surplus. after dividends. OF s5.s03,1S4
in 1920. in contrast TO s3652.s1f in
1919. At current prices the bonds yield
about per cent. Western union's gross
figures for the first quarter of this year
showed a decline of about 10 per cent.
compared with those OF the correspond
ing 1920 quarter. and rejecting the gen.
eral slowing down Of business, but with
business picking up a better report is
expected for the second quarter.
The New York herald., 1921-04-27
New Haven European -.

In we'll informed circles 1t is not
doubted that some arrangement favor
able to the holders of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford European As
will be made when that issue falls due
on April l, 1922. About s21.6s2.6Sl OF
the bonds are outstanding out OF an au-
thorized issue OF $27 7.9S5.000. They were
offered originally as debentures in de-
nominations Of francs. but in May. 1915,
q large block OF the outstanding bonds
was purchased abroad by j. +. Morgan
4 Co, and new dollar bonds We're given
in exchange on basis of francs 500, the
franc bonds being cancelled or ex-
changed. Under the terms OF the first
and refunding mortga ge, dated Decem-
Der ., 1920, these debentures are Sc
cured especially and equally with the
bonds by general mortgage on prac-
tically the entire New Haven system.
The franc bonds were underwritten orig
inally by Kuhn. Loeb & Co. in 1907. and
placed In Paris. London. Berlin and
Amsterdam at ?S. The dollar bonds
were placed In New York at 96ls. There
Is at present a wide difference In the
market price OF the dollar and the franc
bonds, the former selling in the neigh
bohood OF SO and the latter for about
IL or i3 points lower.
The New York herald., 1921-04-27
Activity I'm Unlisted Argrntines.

A large over the counter business has
been done lately in the unlisted bonds of
tho Argentine Republic per cent in
ternal loan OF 1909. A fifth OF that
loan, approximately 5000 900. was
sold originally In the United States and
listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The remaining bonds were sold In Eu-
rope and never listed here. but they have
been brought over in large amounts and
are traded In actively IN this market
Although their principal ard interest
are payable at the fixed rate Of s0.s73. in
accordance with ruling or the Ex-
change, all dealings in the bonds are on
the basis OF 81 peso. A rather anom-
alous situation between the company's
listed and the unlisted bonds. identical
in form and security, exists. The latter
are available at much lower prices and
yield about $40 per cent, as contrasted
with the yield OF the listed bonds OF
about 40 per cent. Unlisted bonds OF
small denominations, that is, 100 pesos.
equivalent to a 800 bond. may be pur-
chased at a considerable reduction from
the price of the larger unlisted bonds,
although identical as to sorm and secur-
ity and having an active market. Those