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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

young man who not only makes good in
/ spite OF the handicap of being a rich
mans son, but also wins the hand Of the
{ daughter Of his fathers old time business
enemy Wednesday there is to be shown
/ Monroe Salisbury in "A Millionaire Pirate"
a pleasing comedy drama with all Of Sails
/ bury's action and fire in it. j. Warren
! Kerrigan in his story OF Alaska, "The
/ Drifters" will be the feature offering for
! Thursday and on Friday there is to be
| shown Pearl White in the first episode
of THE lightning Raider" Friday and
Saturday there will also be offered Martin
Johnson's interesting motion pictures of
''Cannlbals of the South Sea Isles.'
| IothrOp-Bessie Barrscale in "A Trick
of Fate" on of the most pleasing things
in which Miss Bariscale has lately been
presented will be the feature here today
with a Mack Sennett comedy and the
Pathe News completing the program. Bert
Lytell in Unexpected Places and COM
| edy will be shown on Monday and Tues
day, and on Wednesday there is to be pre-
| sented Mabel Normand In a comedy riot,
| "a Perfect 49," one of the kind of pic
lures In which Miss Normand made her
reputation as a motion picture star. Har-
old Lockwood in "Pals First" will be the
feature for Friday and Saturday in a story
of how two wanderers Of the road found
| happiness and a home in the south. In
addition thtre will be presented a Big V
comedy the final two days.
ApollO-,A special double bill is offered
at the Apollo today and tomorrow when
there will be presented Maurice Tourneurs
feature Of English fast life before the war,
sporting Life" and a Big V comedy
completing the program. Alice Joyce in
her perturbation of the famous stage sue
cess, 1.-THE Lion and the Mouse" will be
the attraction for Tuesday and on We'd
nasdav there will he presented Clara KIM
ball Young in a strong photodrama, 1.-THE
Road Through the Dark" Pauline Fred
erIck in "a Daughter Of the Old South
will be shown on Thursday, and Friday.
comes Mabel Norman In isis Hopkins"
a delightful picture story Of the we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

known book and stage comedy The final
day OF the week there is to be shown
Kitty Gordon in "Mandarin's Gold" a
pleasing and dramatic story Of old China
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

Announcement is also made BY
Select of the release Of Clara Kim
ball Young's picture. The Reason
Why
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Jessie Bacnscale 1a0Dufm&@1'

America an important document IT Is
a love and adventure story with the I'M
foreground part Of war as its background
and makes a screen drama Of interest an'l
breathless moments. Appearing with
Wslthall are such we'll known actors and
actresses as Mary Anderson, Lon Clancy.
Milton Ross and Thornton Edwards. In
addition to the feature and the news reel
there is offered the latest Mack Sennett
comedy "The Village Smithy." The final
mart Of the week here there is to be shown
Ethel Clayton in Maggie Pepper" In the
role OF Maggie Pepper she portrays poor
department store girl with rare fidelity,
vet with that air Of self-assurance that is
part and parcel of the character created
by the late Charles Klein and acted upon
the stage by clever Rose Stahl. The lead
ing man Is Elliott Dexter and other nota-
BILE screen players appear in the cast.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

.Muse-The conventions OF the cinema
are reversed in many ways by Tom Moore
in his new picture "a Man and His
Money" which comes to the Muse theater
beginning today. What might have been
the concluding scenes in an ordinary play
become the first ones in this entertaining
comedy-drama. The engagement, the kiss
and a future OF bliss with the right girl
this is too often seen in the final fade
out" In IA Man and His Money 1t is
the first thing that happens After that
the clash Of characters begins and an I'M
usual complication OF incidents Is the re-
suit, ending, OF course, with a second en-
gagement, a kiss and a future OF bliss.
Bessie Love, in Carolyn of the Corners"
will be presented here on Wednesday aud
Thursday in a charming story Of an
orphaned girl cast into the house OF an
uncle who makes no pretense of welcoming
her How she wins the way into his heart
is a bit OF character playing that endears
Miss Love in the hearts of film fans. The
scenes Of the play are laid in the logging
districts OF Maine. The final two days OF
the week there is to be shown at the
Muse William Farnum in a strong west
ern drama Of the days Of Mormonism,
taken from Zane Grey's novel Of the same
title, 1.-THE Rainbow Trail" Farnum plays
a dual role full Of action and life. The
story is a sequel to Riders Of the Purple
Sage"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

Alice Bradys picture, "The Worle
to Live In" is finished and she will
start to work at once on Marie
Ltd"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

in which he has appeared during I'll
long career. He made his first ap
pearance on the stage in Boston u
1870 when he was Is years old.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

GFand-Wallace Reid In "Tke Source" a
comedy drama OF modern life will be the
offering at the Grand today and on Mon
day and Tuesday there is offered as a spe-
cial attraction D. w. Griffth's 1.-The
Greatest Thing in Life" a love drama
of young American and French girl
and how the war brought home to both
of them the realities of life. Kathleen
Clifford in, Angel Child" will be the
feature of Wednesdays program with the
addition on it of Pearl White in THE
Lightning Raider" No. 10. Thursday, there
is offered Dorothy Dalton in 1.-The
Mating of MarcelIa' and also the Pathe
news and on Friday there will be shown
Fred Stone in his introduction to motion
pictures, 1.-The Goat with the addition on
the program of a Mack Sennett comedy.
The final presentation OF the week on
Saturday viii be Constance Talmadge's
comedy drama up The Road With
Sallie."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

0rpheum-South side-Hazel Vail
makes her first appearance for many
months at the Orpheum today In 1.-The
Wild Goose Chase" the picture being
shown following the regular Sunday
vaudeville performance. On Monday and
Tuesday there is to be shown the second
series Of Martin Johnson's "Cannibals of
the South Sea Isles" taken at the risk of
the lives of Mr.. johnson and his wife
while ON a trip through the islands.
Thursday and Friday at the orpheum,
there is to be presented Clara Kimball
Yonng in her latest success Cheating
Cheaters' a crook play with new angle
to II and a pleasing comedy drama.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
"False Faces
with
B. WaIthaII

in the leading role.
Talk about action,
thrills and adventure,
you never saw a pic
ture that could keep
you more awake than
this one.
If you've got that tired
feeling and want to get
rid of it, take our tip
come down and see
this adventurous story.
You'll get so wrapped
up in it that you'll for
get you ever felt tired.
Then just to relieve
your wrought up feel
ings, we present as a
chaser lis this word
permissible in.the des-
ert of Nebraska?) a
Mack Sennett howl-de-
luxe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

Wallace Reid is to appear next
in THE Valley of the Giants" with
Grace Diamond as his leading wo-
man. Kay Laurell, the Ziegfeld
Follies beauty, will also have a part
IN il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
Are You SuberStiHOuS?
BY Imogene Burch

self, she feels that she would GER
tainly have bad luck
A well known comedy motion pic
ture actor has one OF the most
original Of pet" superstitions. H.
vouches that whenever a piece Of pie
is served him with the pointed end
set directly % front of MIN. neither
slanting a degree % the ieft or
right. he Will invariably receive a =
important letter or telegram IN ths
very near future
fCoDyright. 1870.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
EVEN DETROIT REBUKES THE 'WETS."

WHILE vets" the country over, are having the
w time of their lives rejoicing over the fail
ure" alleged failure" and guess, of
tainty. the somewhat partieal failure" Of prohi-
bton the CITY of the Straits" the statistics Of
year nevertheless prove that despite that partial
failure. every little bit helps" and the regime
kas proven a decided
Detroit until lately the biggest dry city in the
country closed its first year of prohibition on April
so. Naturally, the citizens proceeded a general
reckoning of the results.
They found that there had been striking de-
crease in crime, vice accidents and poverty. The
general improvement along these lines indicated
IN following figure. in which some of the
PARSONS made with Detroits previous year,
der a liquor regime. and others with the current
year Cleveland another middle-western city only
slightly larger than Detroit.
During this dry year Detroit had only So MUIR
ders Cleveland's 1919
There were IS fatal automobile accidents in De-
troit to ISL in cleveland.
Detroits fatal industrial accidents dropped from
132 to 81.
There were 24ss9 arrests for misdemeanors to
Cleveland's s6S19.
There were 452 men arrested for non-support to
80 during the last wet year
There were S74 arrests for gambling Detroit
to 1147 in Cleveland
Detroit had only az vagrancy cases to Cleveland's
1851. The previous year Detroit had had seven
. times many vagrancy
These facts are OF general interest just now in
view Of the current arguments Oh national prohi-
bon. Regardless Of legal technicalities the moral
and economic facts speak for themselves South
Bends experience has been similar, with only a
moiety OF enforcement but the truth still prevails
that every grog shop closed and single drink
obtainable that much less OF crime mis-
demeanors accidents. ruined homes broken hearts
brains. end of everything which the drink
curse contributes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01

visiting soda fountains other establishments az
fected 10y the federal soft drinks and other
"Iuxuries" 10 whether proprietors using the
TAX as pretext TO prices higher than the
itself warrants.
Isn't this rather irregular? Since when has a
tail dealer or indeed dealer anywhere along the
devious line from producer consumer, been de-
MED the sacred privilege Of adding much he
likes 20 aaj imposed his goods by public
authority?
There has been formal permission granted. OF
course; but dealers have waited for permits
sion. The most casual inquiry into the commercial
history Of almost any commodity. native import
ed subject TO excise tax or any other
Kind OF tax viii show nearly everybody through
whose hands it passes. whether he himself pays
the tax or not boosting the price another notch
simply because somewhere along the line there
happens to be tax collected on it.
The fact was shown with unusual cIearness in
the case Of tobacco and alcohol after the imposi-
ton Of the war It can be shown in the case
CT important article Of trade if anyone cares
look into the matter. And it is OF the main
causes of the present high Of living.
Why discriminate, then, against the soda foun-
tans and soft-drink saloons2 II the public is to he
protected from extcrtion in any particular by fed
eral agencies fine business, But why not extend
the protection TO include other commodities where
taxation for private profit much oppres-
sive?
We don't know much about the tax
effect upon the price of alcohol; it might he well
Of sght-'the power 10 tax is the pow
TO destroy'-but when YOU add the the
proht thereon assessed by the prohteer whether at
soda fountains or elsewhere the destruction takes
other aspects than those destructive Of the en-
terprise 1t strikes back the government and the
tendency of contempt for government and law is
dangerous thing for nation to encounter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
Pet Superstitions.

We all have our pet supersttions.
lust as we all have our own little
i6iocyncrasis on every road OF life
We travel In a recent Investigation
II. Addington Bruce, the well known
psychologist. claims that only 26.s
per cent Of the professors Of Har-
ward university can conscientiously
say that their lives are free from the
influence Of superstition. These are
some OF the confessions made.
Il must hay that don't think
should feel very comfortable If seat
ed 10 at a meal or living in a house
numbered -
Il always pick up pins if I see
them lying on the door or sidewalk.
i seems 10 me that I DO this au-
tomatically. but there may be some
superstition remnant in it,
II have a certain amount Of faith
in the old superstition sing before
brea kfast. CRY before night
Beside these superstiuons which
are more or less common with all Of
Us. a number Of Harvard professors
said that they were Influenced Dy
little superstitions OF their own in
venuon.
One OF the faculty admits that he
puts a certain amount OF stock In
the quotations on his calendar.
An intelligent woman OF society
SAYS that her one weakness regard
ing superstitiOns is that II she ls
about 20 leave her house ana real
ties that she has forgotten something
she must reenter her parlor and 81
on = chair for second or two
We're she 70 90 back. get her UNI
brelIa. or whatever II might be. and
descend into the street again without
observing this form Of seating her
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01

FT=HESE transatlantic aerial flights provoking
l the old lit can't be did" INSTALLATIONS of the
utlitarans. but incidentally let study for a
ment some of the false prophecies that appertain-
cd other things that transatlantic
travel
One hundred years on the 22nd of May, the
Savannah. hrst steamship TO the Atlantic,
started her voyage from the city of her
Her engine was 80 horse power, and she was rig
eed a sailing vessel with three masts and square
Yards provision in her engines gave out. II
took her 20 days and Il hours to make the voyage.
on Is OF these DAYS her paddles folded up
the deck and only the sails used. for the paddles
were of no avail in really rough weather
she got into Liverpool safe however. purfng and
Wheeling But it was 10 years after that that the
first regular steamer line was established with
Great Western. which made the voyage from Liver
pool New York in Il days.
SO the doubters who take no stock" in the flying
trip may teke heart No expects Atlantic
air liners TO Jump into being over night but
the Savannah would be a pathetic little laughing
stock beside the swift transports which today
the in five DAYS just surely the successors
Of the NC4 will before many years MI the air with
their successful humming
There has be a first time II may be A long
cry the brides the that
mother used make. but the hands have
made them. Training and experience MI the gap
and they will with the air travellers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01

Statesmen are born. We vera
born, too. but We are not a sales
man. Any doubt which might have
remained in our mind about that
has been removed effectuauy and
forever.
We wanted 10 buy a new car.
And when one wants 10 by a new
car the very first thing TO Go Is 10
sell ones old one Anybody who
knows about cars VIII tell you that.
You'll have no trouble az all,
said the man next door. when we
disclosed our purpose 10 him. Used
cares are selling like oN-stock.
Everybody wants EN-. Why
dozen men 7 know have got more
for their old cars than they paid
for EN-. Boost in the prices makes
the difference. Go &c fl. and you'N
10 great. But don't trade the boat
IN. You won't stand any chance
with those up stase dealers.
Thus encouraged we put our car
on the market, which means that
We told several likely people that
we wanted TO sell IT, One OF them
was an elderly lady who lives In
the next block. We knew she want
cd a car because we overheard her
say so on the trolley one day.
My, isn't it messeyi" she said
when we drove il around 10 her
house the next morning. / couldn't
think OF takinS such a car. I'm
very particular"
Now We are particular, too, and
our wife is still more particular
We holly resented the Old lady $
imputation. out we remembered
reading somewhere that statesmen
must expect to be rebuffed, so we
persisted.
of course, madam, 1t Is not
brand new" we said, but 1t can be
painted very cheaply. and the en-
CINE IS a splendid six cylinder
Don't tell ne anything about
the engine" she broke in Il
wouldn't touch the greasy thing
No, don't want it. Please take it.
away"
That appeared to be final SO
we took il away.
For a week we praised the car TO
possible purchasers. But there
were no takers. Not one of them
would even come TO see 1t.
We Strike Luck.
But one day we had a stroke OF
luck A Saunt man with spec
tacles and benevolent face over
heard US making an effort in sales
manship on the nine-ffteen train.
Got a car 10 SELF" ne asked
smiling brightly Give me your
address and I'll be around and look
at her tonight. when 1 get back
from the city"
Gladly we gave him the address,
and began talking up the selling
points of the car, for such, we re-
membered, is the language of the
salesman.
But he stopped US. "Lemme look
at her" he said. IN know
That night he came around. But
his face had lost its benevolence
He seemed severe, not TO say
stern.
He walked around the machine
three times, and scowled twice on
each lap.
Where you been running her,
he inquired, transferring the scowl
TO US, Labrador
Why. no." We said. Just
around here"
Whose been driving her-your
wife? or one of the kids 20
We have
Does she still rum"
Run. Of course she runs" We
were fighting down a violent at
tack Of irritation, but remembering
assiduously the maxims OF sales
manship.
He opened the mood and peered
into the power plant.
Gosh all hcmlock.' he said,
graphically.
Then ne took another tour out
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
Scientific SaIeSnlanShib
in Used Cars
By James J. Montague

side prodjins The tires vloleut.
with tine blade az .ack-knlfe-
Aren't YOU afraa yoau parc-
ture them NE asked. anNlousl.
wouldn't oe IL th=y were aus
good. ne replied. "But they ain.t.
Rotten 90 The core
For while he stood In thought.
shaking his head slowly ana frOm
time 90 time ou>cIyn-. Gosh aL
Hemlock
Wei. he said az last. "Iets run
her-that is ID she VIII run
We got in The car. and ne seated
himself beside us.
The motor was cold. and il tooE
the sclf starter some umc 20 f4ne-
zion. Meanvh OR customer eat
10 grim disappearing silence.
Presently ne Eot under way.
You must have stripped most 90
the gears IN the transmission. he
said, as ve threw tile cngue into
second speed. Sne erinds some
thing terrible
We went into h.eh "Icr. ho
SAID. That's 0 aat The matter.
con ALWAYS t.I D.. tho so.rf
Our Troubles Begin.
For the next fem minutes 10 o,.r
delight The motor ran beautifully
rrnen il missed o- .r. .,lir5.,-
then on two.
You couldn EXPECT anything
else said the cid gentleman. The
bores OF the cylinders are worn
tbey lose I'm 1op,.r. Son Br m,
W. what d,. ,.o,, want f,r n.ro.-
..vny we tbous1t siN hundred
dollars v-o.1l no aH,rr
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
ENEN WORST

Il hate that cat She l--t gave re
a slap az nay axe.
Says you look old
40. says I'm beginning TO -
rrr.fr~e-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
The Efficiency Menace


politicians regiOnis have takr like children the whOOpig
We have the Hun but appoPatng his ambitions and
part in the dsh~we henock
The approximation bG E5 than the sr sr m s older than the first
F 5 % Ns s v s ssn P: .0 os n p sSn: s"
ing with the Heinrich Goh Won Thke> doctrine force; the
nation proper end and aim.
nocue people super-nnsm egosdcaI
and you have the efficiency
years
Germany depended only her people
ming themselves the of earth destined to and to rule
world wasen encouraged o be afraid
world that afraid without
held bay and became far the the world that
And wasn't efficiency that down either was
of mghiness; of fan IDEAL rather thano of force
hosble with efficiency preaching here America today is that
isn't of the soul that the war but Of the %steac d0gm'6m that
I p2sd and hs same y s sn @ made the German
eommerslm bottom the Mez:ceian creed
of humility humanity honesty practical only the habits of fools
Treisehe those fools into slaves of the state which in P
compared our
vsable gOvemmentaEm, less efficient to the end
Efficiency in
in the Of it the abuse of also the fact that too those
properly Onun becomes nsubOrdnate and the role of
Where efficiency aouhes heart interest yields to head interest pon-
tsnei calculation goodness greed and the dollar replaces
dreams.
Germany
ed
oke she found that had been dream of peace but heo night
ideal for accomplishment pursue
mechanically rather than naturally humanity degrades
less preogatv and the triumph of the temporary the
ent-reacionay and step backward
all right their but unless the heart right and the spirit the
perversion. righteous worship
Sufficient deficiency.
things and getting Anyhow, that the works
whom gold god-Sh greed their high priest
danNe freely
the of a his He mayp proclaim
God of his theology, loud he will and His
in hills
he
hearts desire and his menaliys chief concern
life the end that he reveen processes his Sundays he
steward in the of truth and brotherhood rather
of his with religious incidental that building
eternity and efficiency such building knows but
Nietzshe esche fathers
had practical take the world in
is then clarifying being quite should be- because Popes
whatever is right" them gospel truth without
thrown the his possible
between the drawbacks and the forsdpushers
strong than the
weak guessed that because the by
weakers The survival of the ftes
deserved accordingly
cardng the which their philosophers would
o establish themselves the htte o
other that foge ideals
and honor truth to
disappointment Germany has passed Rome
beyond Rome behold the fall of Babylon!
All of practical he by which
to old ade reaconay
brake the wheel of progress eens at the dreamer g the
ideal ding the pioneer but always efficiently ready after he has
the the results his claim the glory
lack of discovery, genius
agal development and utility Rome and Babylon turned dry rot
Their efficiency
deasm and the pioneers pull
Nicholas ordered his engineers build for him road
Petersburg Moscow, presently there brought
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01
MULTIPLYING WAR TAXES.

Mo such luck for south Send we guess.-at least
y The effect has NOT been noticeable in any down
ward slde,-but we have BE- from elsewhere abou;
country that revenue officers have hsen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01

NEWSPAPER NORTHERN INDIANA Mailed
G. SUMMERS. J.. NJ STEPHENSON. Publisher
John ZUvER.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-01

Germany wants the allies pool all the
chant fleets. she will be accommodated 70 a certain
extent The allies will pool the German fleet