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, 1921-12-05
Evanston Literary
Club Activities

The Evanston Literary club held its
monthly meeting November 4. Types
OK books was the subject for discus.
sion. Mrs. Thomas Osborne gave a
discussion On aids in Selecting What
20 Read and Mrs. Oscar Anderson
gave aud Illustrated talk On the ''Ro.
nance o; the Publishing Houses"
Mrs. Percy Coates sang AN Old
Sweetheart OF Mine" IN a very
charming manner. Mrs. W. w. TIN.
ton played 'salut d'Amour'' skillful,y
on the I.sfo.
, 1921-12-05
Credit Given
For Wearing Low Heels

The College or Emporia, Kansas.
WIN give special credit to fits women
students who WIN wear low heel shoes
for three months. sleep with their
windows open and abstain from eat
Ing between meals. Honors may also
be won by cleaning the teeth every
day. and IN the improvement OF pos
ture- The campaign is being conduct
ed by an athletic organization Just re-
Gently formed car =
, 1921-12-05
Casper Women's
Club Holds Session

The Casper woman's club met OF
the homo OF Mrs. a. l.. Thompson
ga Grant street. Saturday afternoon
at a regular session. Plans for the
next meeting to be held December 10
were made. a special program to
celebrate the adoption OF the wyom.
ing woman suffrage d is TO be held
Mt he homo OF Mrs. NJ. C. Keith.
, 1921-12-05

Among the women Of the English
~aristocracy who hsre become mo-
tion-picture actresses arc Lady Diana
Cooper. daughter of the Duke OF
Rutland; tho Hon. Lois sturt, daugh.
ter Of Lady Abingdon; Miss Poppy
Wyndham. daughter OF Lord Inch.
cape, and Lady Eden.
, 1921-12-05
Riverton Delphians
Change Meeting Dates

The Delphian OF Riverton. held its
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
lowing papers were read: Egyptian
Art and the Egyptian Museum" by
Mrs. II. NJ. Hoffman; "Karnals
Temple" by Mrs. Joe Thomas. Meet.
ings will be held hereafter on the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month instead Of the first and
third.
The next meeting will be held De.
cember II at the home of Mrs. Fred
Bowey. Roll call will be answered by
current events. Mrs. Bemis assisted
by her daughter served n dlicious
luncheon.
, 1921-12-05

dinate and make effectuai tho sober
Judgment of men and women on the
gravest Of problems--to mobilize senti-
ment for peace that It may not again
be necessary to mobilize the flower
OF the race for warfare.
, 1921-12-05
Twentieth Century of
Newcastle In Session

The Twentieth Century club Of
newcastle met at the home OF Mrs.
SEtta sprechr. November IL. A Re-
view of Modern Writers was conduct
ed by Mrs. A. NJ. Nichols. The next
meeting will be held November y at
the home of Mrs. Horton. lSr. The
subject under discussion viii be
, 1921-12-05
Cincinnati Man Adopts Golden Rule in
Business; Failure Gives Way to Success
Opens One-Man Tailor Shop Five Years Ago and
Now Employs 2,oOO-Decides He Has Made
Too Much Profit at End of Year, So Gives
Employees Third Wage Advance

In a generation supposed to be peculiarly cynical and ma
terialistic a factory operated on the basis of the golden rule
might not promise to be a profitable venture, but the expert
ence of Arthur Nash, a Cincinnati clothing manufacturer,
indicates otherwise.
In 1916 Nash opened a one-mau tailor shop. occupying a
, 1921-12-05

i wish that more OF Us had the courage
to be poor. that tire world had not gone mad
afte- fashion and display: but 20 It IS, and
the blessings we might have are lost IN tho
effort 10 get those which lie outside the
possfble-Alice Carey,
, 1921-12-05
Buffalo Club
Chooses Program,

The History and Art club of Buff
falo, has planned the winter program
, 1921-12-05

'Hs who goes down into ths battle OF lie
giving q sniis for every frc~n. = CHEEKY word
for svey cross one. and lending a helping
hand to the unfortunate. IL. after AL. the beat
OF mizsiorarles--
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
The Runaway Girl

In the simpler era before women
learned about jobs and careers and
all that sort of thing a runaway girl
always meant just on. thing. man.
"Find the man" offered the unfsilinp
solution Of every such problem-iust
as the converse Of the phrase ex-
planned 100 per cent of masculine
disorders.
Now when Barnard girl disap-
pears there is search by the detec-
tives for "the man in the case" De-
tectives are always the last to learn
OF shift in human motives. But
there is no certainty that q man had
anything to do with the case. Thus
far, in the current episode Of the
Kind, art and examinations are the
only explanations uncovered $50
she ran away from home to study
art" reads the modern version Of the
missing daughter.
Which suggests one of the seriou )
faults to be found with that delight
full and much debated proceeding
Miss Lulu Bett." The detail H.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
Cox and 1924

On the "you-never-can- tell" theory
James M. Cox is resisting efforts to
cisiodge him from control Of the
democratic national organization
on the theory he should be dis
lodged, friends Of Mr.. McAdoo. with
assistance from William ]. BRYAN
are trying to force meeting of the
Democratic National Committee for
tne purpose of deposing George
"h'te' the present chairman. and
reorganizing the committee on an
anti-Cox basis.
ihese clashes interest the politi-
clans in Washington, even II the
concern Of the public in them is re-
mote. Hope springs eternal in the
potential Presidential candidates
breast. Mr.. Cox had an experience
last Election Night which would dis
courage anybody but an incurable
opfimist. Mr.. McAdoo thrice. or
-hree times thrice, waved away the
Iatai nomination which his loyal ad-
herents worked overtime to thrust
on him at the San Francisco con-
vcntion. Yet both are maneuver;np
again for a strangle hold on the
party machinery. Both are an
plicants for the rcccivership. IL the
party's outstanding need at present
~ conceded to be a receiver.
The Democratic party has seldom
been ayerse TO renoninating presi-
dsntial candidates, even defeated
0nss. Il hAs had only five candidates
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
Smoked Out

Mr.. Daniels has been driven from
cover by the prospect Of Congress
sional investigation of the navy
building program. He has directed
the General Board to take the mat
ter under consideration and report
to him. He says that "some we'll
known writer's are expressing the
opinion that the battleship will at
an early date no longer form the
backbone of the feet, but that ships
Of the air and ships of the subma-
rine feet will be the powerful ships
of the future"
Better late than never. Mr.. Dan
iels has always done the first thing
last and the last thing first. Why
did he not get an opinion from the
General Board before he put in an
estimate for $69O,000,000 for the
navy? This matter has been dis
cussed abroad for months and years.
Rut until now Mr.. Daniels has been
ignorant of it or has ignored it.
And now as to the General Board.
Is it not POSSIBLE that this official
body has been too subservient to
Mr.. Daniels during the last three or
four years? 1t is to be hoped that
any suspicion is ilrfounded. The peo-
pie Of the United States, who are to
foot the bills, would think well of the
General Board, out they would also
know the truth and the whole truth
as to the wisdom Of our building
policy.
1t is possible, therefore, that a re-
port from the General Boa I'd NAV
not suffice. 1t would appear that
there should be thorough and in
telligent investigation by Congress,
with free and fearless expression
Of opinion by officers of ability who
have studied naval warfare and who
are not connected with this admin
istration Of the Navy Department.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28

/ it, by action on the part of the Allied
Council?
The contrary theory, expressed in
our State Departments recent notes,
rests on the assumption that re-
drafting of the old map must wait
on future Russia's pleasure. An
other Russia is to be created, Of {.
form and character which no one
can now guess at, before the border
states can take definite form, if, in
fact, they are not to lapse back into
the old loose-knit Romanoff empire.
But this principle is fiouted by Fjn-
lands independence and by Poland's.
These states haven't time to wait for
an assumed rebirth Of the old Rus
sia. Nor has the rest of Europe
time to wait until Russia undergoes
another political revolution and
manifests a different attitude than
Lenines toward the retention of her
former western provinces.
Europe ought not to be condemned,
therefore, for ignoring a Russian
claim or protest which doesn't exist.
1t must deal with facts as they are.
Latvia and Esthonia are actual
members of the new family of Euro
pean nations. What objection is
there to granting them formally the
rights and privileges of such men,
bership?
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
To Increase Building
To the Editor of The Tr;huro

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The housing situation is far
better than it was year ago at this
time Nearly every difficulty con-
nected with it has disappeared. More
over we have had years experience,
legislative and otherwise, respecting it..
There is every reason to look forward to
an increasingly active building season.
But only upon one condition. Suitable
action will have to be taken by the
Legislature to insure a reasonable de-
gree OF prosperity for the owners Of
existing houses This is not out Of anv
consideration for the welfare Of such
owners, but solely as condition Of
further building.
So long as rents are artihcially held
down to rates which the owners con-
slider insufficient there is not me small
est likelihood Of satisfactory mar
ket for new buildings. even with spe-
cial inducements which might be held
out by law to the builders or subse-
: quent purchasers.
1t is idle to figure a percentage of al
legged profit which ought to be con-
sidered satisfactory. We have had q
long enough trial to demonstrate that
he business Of owning and renting
residence property does not attract
capital for the simple reason that it
does not pay an adequate return.
1t is held as an axiom among lawyers
and doubtless among business men
generally that it is the height of folly
to buy lawsuit, and yet this is what
the Legislature has offered to the real
estate owner whenever he considers it
necessary to increase his rent. And in
addition it has offered no adequate court
facilities for the trying out Of such
cases, scarcely concealing its intent to
discourage him from pursuing his right
by the crowded condition of the court
calendar.
However, the Legislature cannot be
expected to enact such legislation as
would put an end to the housing short
age unless the public itself shows a
disposition to approve such modifca-
ton of the present law. If the shortage
continues, the public will have itself
to thank; and 1t will illustrate once
more the saying of Franklin that ex-
perience is a high-priced schoolmas ster.
but that some persons would have no
other. CHARLES E. MANIERRE.
New York, Jan. "a, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
The Great Anti

1t Is tough luck the way every one,
even diocesan convention, picks on
Mr.. Hearst. Any one for whom
that great editor says kind word is
promptly mown down by the voters ;
or if condemned by all the Brisbane
adJjectives he is at once promoted.
Every knock is certainly a boost
when Mr.. Hearst swings the ham,
mer.
There is some reason in all this.
Mr.. Hearst is the greatest living
anti. He is anti-British, anti-Jap-
anese, anti-Wilson, anti-almost-
everything. The only notable excep-
tion is his tendency to be pro- Hearst.
In a campaign he is seldom-unless
running himself-heart and soul for
a candidate. He spends too much
of his time trying to get even with
his enemies ever to make many
friends. So his opposition is fairly
we'll welcomed by this time. 1t is
purely personal and vindictive-
closely resembling the gesture Of a
small boy putting his fingers to his
nose-an endeavor to retort for a
deserved thrashing. 1t offers an ex-
cellent,, almost infallible, reason for
standing for man. Vote for every
one whom Hearst bitterly attacks
and you can't go far wrong.
There is only one matter in which
this assertion does Mr.. Hearst a
grievous wrong. In that field he has
never been charged with a negative,
destructive policy. Nobody has yet
accused Mr.. Hearst Of being anti
German.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28

since 1884. Cleveland was elected
twice and defeated once. Bryan was
defeated three times. But there are
certain disqualifications' which Demo-
cratic conventions haven't ignored.
Bryan always got a large popular
vote--6,467 900 in 1896, 6,358,0O0 in
1900 and 6,407y000 in 1908. When
Alton B. Parker was the candidate in
1904 his popular vote was less than
100000. Nobody thought Of re-
nominating him. Bryan's popular
vote in each Of the years he ran
was even larger than Wilson'S in
1912. Cox's 1920 vote was only about
$4,000 larger than Wilson's in 1915,
although the total vote cast in
creased, roughly speaking, from
100000 to 27,ooo,000.
Cox's eligibility for denomination
Is certainly no greater than Parker's
was. In the campaign he showed
unbounded confidence in himself.
But his mistakes in judgment were
fundamental. Bryan was the only
Democratic leader in 1920 who ana
lyzed the situation correctly. He
saw the dangers os a "great and
solemn referendum" with the Demo
cratic party at the impossible end
of it. Cox was nominated by the
Wilson forces in the conven-
ton, but Immediately surrendered
to the Wilson view. He invited the
catastrophe which overlook the
party. Perhaps that fact qualities
him for the receivership he now
seeks. 1t can hardly qualify him
for leadership in an out-of-the-ditch
campaign in 1924.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28

forded by Miss Zona Gale is marvel
ously true; the motives which she
supplies are incredible to the point
of absurdity. If any siste, and
brother-in-law in America would
treat perfectly wise and good Lulu
as half-witted slavey, what sister
Of so much energy and wisdom would
endure such abuse year after year?
Cinderella was a step-daughter, be it
remembered, to explain her treat
ment; and even cld-fashioned, brow
beaten, she had pluck enough to run
away in search Of the only career
then known-with the assistance Of
the fairy godmother that always
comes to those who trust. No, in
real life Miss Lulu would have
shaken the dist of that awful home
from her :eet and left her pies fat
long befosSo lover appeared or the
third act came round.
Men still have their use In our
two-by-two universe, but they do
not offer the only conceivable escape
for femininity in distress. Between
the pursuit Of art and the more GER
tain and immediate returns to be
had from biscuit-shooting many
paths lie. If in these days of movies
and the magazines Miss Lulu had
never heard Of them she deserved all
she got.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
New Baltic Nations

In recognizing Latvia and Estho-
MIA the Allied Council has accepted
the realities of the situation in east
ern Europe. A new map of that
region is one Of the consequences Of
the war. The old map Of 1914 is
gone forever. Some of the new ter
ritorial a. u .ents were ordered
by the peace conference. In other
cases boundaries have been created
through. local wars and settlements.
The Allied powers have acted on the
theory that the new states are en-
titled to a chance to live and de-
velop. The principle Of nationality
for small nations as against absorp-
tion into federated or unified EN-
pires is being tested. From. the
small nation point Of view Finland
is as much entitled to stand alone as
Czecho-SIovnkia; Esthonia or Latvia
is more entitled to do so than AL
bania or Armenia.
Esthonia and Latvia have been
provisional republics for a couple Of
years. They successfully repulsed
attempted invasions by the Russian
Red armies. They have treaties
with the Soviet state acknowledging
their independence. They are In
every sense de facto powers. Why
shouldn't their status be conf med
10 Tar as 1t IL necessary 10 confirm
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
One Way to Stop. Crime
Give Ex-Convlcts Chance to c.
Straight, Mr.. Osborne Urges

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Many remedies have been get
forth as means of stopping the wave
or crime" hich has been extensiyeIy
advertised of late Let me make &
practical suggestion.
am just in receipt of the follow
ing letter:
Brooklyn. N. Y, Jan. 21, 1921
Dear Sir: l take the liberty Of
writing you these few lines praying
you will hot be offended at my doing
so. have recently been released from
prison after serving fifteen-year sen
tence. I've tried to get employment,
but up to date have failed to succeed
Mr. Hodson says, at the present time,
nothing can be done. | am in desperate
circumstances, and up to date owe sev-
eral weeks board. have no trade, but
am willing to work at anything that
is not too hard, as l am a consumptive,
which makes it harder for me.
could get a little cigar store and 20
in business for myself, if | could Dor
row 5000. could pay it back IL
monthly payments. If could get WORK
tc do I could save that in several
months. Mr.. Osborne, you understand
things and know what am up against.
Pm trying very hard to 90 straight,
but it seems every one is against me
Can't you, please, do something for
me? l assure you that you will have
TO cause to regret it. find nothing
in crooked life, and, if given fighting
chance, will make good The friends
am boarding with are good to me. and
if it was not for them I would not
know what to do. am inclosing my
release from prison, so you can see
for yourself. Will you please return
1t at your convenience
Hoping you will please help ms in
some way, will close for the present
with best wishes to you. Hoping 10
receive a reply, am
"Very truly yours,
"A. B."
For obvious reasons, in copying this
letter l have omitted names.
My suggestion is that whenever
crook wants to go straight 1t is fof
society's advantage to give him the
chance. Every thief turning to the
right not only removes one wavelet
OF crime but he influences others.
Are there not some of your readers
who will help this man and others 70
secure honest employment?
At the Office of the Welfare League
Association, 1896 Grand Central Ter
minal, shall be glad to receive money,
clothing or offers of employment. Our
aim is to recommend only those rnen
who intend to 20 straight, and hun
dreds for whom we have secured work
are doing so.
Here is a practical and successful
way to stop the spread Of crime. Who
will help?
THOMAS MOTT OSBORNE
New York, Jan. 25, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
The Flexible Fare

Not a little is said in favor Of
the flexible traction fare. Our es-
teemed contemporaries The Subway
Sun and The Elevated Express
strongly favor the idea. Broadly
stated, it is most alluring, and if it
could be applied in an ideal and
complete way 1t would meet many
claims of both justice and public
need. Most sensible people recog-
nize that in the long run good trac-
ton results cannot be achieved un-
less, like other businesses, traction
pays it's own way.
But as brought out by report of
the City Clubs committee on pub
lie service, it is doubtful whether the
plan has much applicability to New
York under existing conditions. In
the first place, it presupposes an
entirely unified system, whereas
New York has thirty-fve privately
owned systems, and except at pro-
hibitive cost it seems impossible to
unscramble them. Each has its sep
arate bondholders and stockholders
sometimes several layers DOWN un-
derneath operating leases. Each
has its franchise which the state
Legislature, even though so disposed,
cannot arbitrarily abrogate. Each
has its peculiar traffic density which
intimately affects cost of service per
passenger. No one has suggested
how these various interests can gbe
forced to let go, or how those with
an underhold can be induced to sur
render it unless they are bought out
at prices agreeable to them.
Competition among the various
lines would affect the cost Of service
on each. For example, consider
the now separately operated Third
and Second Avenue lines. Should
the cost of service formula work out
a six-cent fare for the Third Avenue
line it would probably work out
ten cents for the Second Avenue line
because of it's emptier cars. With
divergent fares business would 90
over to Third Avenue, lowering
Third Avenue traffic costs per pas
senger and per contra increasing
them on Second Avenue, thus adding
to the original disparity.
The Governor speaks of a single
service and a single fare, but only
vaguely. How can it be secured un-
less first a way Is found to bring
all the lines together? A general
declaration that a unified service
with one fare is desirable does not
help point to a path. The Governor
is good enough lawyer to realize
the difficulties of coercing the diverse
companies into unity without en-
countering the constitutional OBJ
stacles to confiscating property.
The flexible fare plan probably
can be used to some advantage with
respect to the larger companies, but
it seems impossible to apply it to the
city as a whole.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-28
Our Soldiers First
A Plea That Charity Should Begin
at Home
To the Editor of The rr;hun.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: From Marion, Ohio. comes q re-
port of the distressing situation suf-
fered by some 10000 soldiers who are
still in hospitals 'all over the states
Pray, whose victims are these suffer-
ers? Victims, primarily Of the Ger
mans-you admit that? Very we'll.
Should not every penny Americans can
spare be used for the relief, the com.
fort, nay, even the luxury, of these
victims Of Germany? But, no. we are
asked to give freely, lavishly, for the
relief of these very Germans. "Charity
begins at home"-put this proverb in
action now and here. The writer has
been in close touch with the Germans:
no doubt thousands of their children
are hungry, the children of the poor.
The children of the well-to-do have
enough, while their parents feast just
as they did before the war.
Let Mr.. Hoover Che means welD 20
ahead with his plan, but let The Trib-
une refuse to indorse this quixotic
charity and call lor help to be given
generously to American soldiers who
fought against the Germans, whose
children they are now asked to feed.
Could not Colonel F. W. Galbraith be
asked to head the same sort of appeal
in which Mr.. Hoover was successful?
But this for the benefit of Ameri-
cans 1t is not charity, 1t is duty, which
should make every American put his
hand In his ocket and draw out ~.
biggest greenback he can spare, even
if it were a sacrifice. Poor and rich
would be glad of the opportunity to
show these disabled soldiers that they
come first and that nothing is too good
for them.
A WORKER JUST BACK FROM
SWITZERLAND
Newark, N. j., Jan. 20, 1921.