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Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23
Patrons Pay What They
Think Movie Is Worth

Seattle, Ore, April "a motion
n;cturc theater without a box ofhce IS
more than an innovation here. it IS a
big success, after a trial OF three
months.
3. i. Callahan, the movie house
owner. rcmodeled his front, tore OUT
the ticket sellers cage and installed
! glass box between the entrance and
tho exit, 80 that patrons could drop
;n,o il whatever money they thought
the picture was worth on their way
out. !,
Callahan had strong faith in hui
man nature, and his three-month ex.
nerience proved it was justified and
convinced him that if old Diogenes
should visit the local movie house
ned walk down to the ocean beach
after the show and heave his lantern
into the sea.
"My plan has been success from
the very, ,hrst day" said Callahan
Il thought the novelty might wear
OF. but It doesn't, 81,
aAVhy did I start? Because ! had
4 decided slump in business last tall
j was losing. money by keeping open
after the summer tourist season
slowed down. | hated to close fol
the winter. l liked the people and
had confidence in them. They need
ed entertainment. / was satisfied II
/ could just break even.
"Bus let me tell the world some.
thing. l am making more none,
than I did with a regular admission
charge. Tho people pay for what
they get. When we show pooi
picture the receipts fall down. When
a good picture is shown the receipts
double.
II know now that people are or
the square.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

nature, Ugh, get cut" | cried with
such lRsleeanl yehsIneHee that he
lied some distance. where be turned
and smlllngiy held up the lutte
sphinx again,
Climbing the Pyramids,
thought ! would climb 10 the
top xpi pyramid. but | only mouni-
ed ! lew iest. followed By an escort
oi from u 10 20 shouting natives,
who we're smillagly pFailsring me
assistance while they argued ylo-
lenlly IN Arabic with our guide, IL
was hot, il aas dirty, the argument
grew louder as ! alone moun,ed
higher, lof none OF the rest OF the
party wanted 10 so, didn't like my
crowd so | gave II up-bnt | sent
negative thought waves after the
whole LOT el them,
MAS somewha, surprised that the
sphinx and the pyramids seemed SO
much winter than ! though, they
were, They are Of light eoloFed
stone aud look efeamy-whi.e in the
sun, The sphinx sits lower in the
ground than ! realized, and the pyr-
amids were larger AZ their bases
than expected, The great pyramid
OF cheops. Tor instance. is as long on
the side as about Two and one-haif
ordinary city blocks,
Another young Arab approached
Us. called himself Missouri" and
offered TO run 10 the top aud back
'like Tor Mack Twin" MARK Twain.
The others refused the expensive
price he charged. and my disposition
was too ruined by this time 10 an
swer him. | ielt that ! had no, seen
the sphinx and the pyramids quite
rs | expected and ] rode back in
silence. with a state OF mind like the
expression IA my camel. | was
more used 10 him by this time. and
my heart warmed with sympa-
thetic feeling Tor him. ! didn't blame
him for looking tha, way. Little did
] dream iha, he whom considered
in q way my friend. would pass over
10 ME sometime during the fidc
family OF hungry and tenacious man
eating neas which alone made life
OF luxurious case Tor several days
out OF the question.
Proficiency in Language.
Bu, | didn't blame him so much
after one mile trip. He probably
had moro than he could support. and
he wasn't the only animal in Egypt
that had them.
When We returned TO Cairo we
went out TO the pyramids again,
early in the morning, and stayed as
long as we wanted. ] had learned
considerable Arabic by this time such |
as good morning, goodbye. yes,
fast. slow, stop, no, we thank you.
go away, get out, go TO hell.
choice and interesting assortment,
you must admit. This time we wore
out the bcggars and sphinx sellers,
and quite enjoyed ourselves. We
did not go inside the big pyramid,
as they said one acquired more beg
gars at each turn on the way who
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23
Backsheesh. Camels and Fleas Knock
Romance Out Of Sphinx and Pyramids

trip, when sunsets aud reflections OF
such Intoxicating beauty made ene
catch his breath and want 10 be quiet
under the very spell OF lt-ialling IN
tune with the Infinite. because there
Mas such beauty, and one could feel
aud know il.
Somebody Missed . Date,
When We reached Cairo We ran
the gauntlet OF another hoeling mob.
and were sent 10 the semifamis ho-
rel, hall an hour out from the city
on the hanks OF the Nile-neyer
more beautiful in us appointments
than Shepherds, far from the mad
dening crowd. and horribly niee-so
nice that II was rather dull, shep-
heafds. where We stayed upon our
return Is like some people, not quite
so nice but much moro interesting.
and II was in the very center OF the
town. Who cares about the dukes
and ladies at the Semiramis II one
doesn't know them aud like them
anyway
Besides. the. Semiramis did no,
exactly suit me for some friends
were TO look ME up al Shepherds.
among them the friend OF friend OF
mine-a nice man who owned
eamel--and here ! was ia the wrong
place. had misgiyings about this
young man. lie sounded too ey.
citing TO be true anyway. and Il
pains NE 10 relate that IT he looked
me up he never found me. Tor neither
he nor his camel appeared.
But, coniideniially. after we went
10 the pyramids and I rode drome-
dairy there. and after a trip out in
the desert at Assuan. where ! rode
a camel for some time. and other
similar experiences. was somewhat
reconciled TO his DETECTION.
Then the pyramids. ] could hard
~ wait TO auto out the beautiful a.
mile road to the edge OF the desert,
where the shore line OF vegetation
is as distinctly marked upon the
wastes OF sand as the shore line OF
the sea. Here one mounted ones
naughty beast, and rode with ease
and dignity to the very pyramids
themselves. and 10 tho inscTu,able
sphinx one had always heard about.
That is one thought one rode that
other fellow always looked
as il one did.
The camcls were gorgeous with
rcd and blue trappings. and large
soft-looking silky goatskin covered
4 fairly comfortable scat. where an
unsuspectcd wooden beam was Sc
crcted that ono discovered when the
animal was trotting. One had ones
choice >of enjoying this beam or
shifting ones balance so as to run
The risk Of sliding off. and disgrace
FULLY and ignominiously falling about
20 feet to the sand below. II is
hardly graceful TO seize back and
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

IFoht post a. Iis Ahlmai gels up Ia
three sselloAs-ll is hardly eomiaEt,
able 10 know thar . rope attached
Go a halter On the beasts nose aad
the force OF gravity are al that
connects one with ones sIsed-but
one smiles swssliy aad iauness an
and down or forward and backward
while the camel boy runs al the side
and tells you what q tine tTolllng
animal Il is, and how he hopes you
Will give him good baekshsesh,
In the Presence OF Ambiguity.
Although greatly pFeoeeupisd
With eamslrTldlng Il shall sall the
whole species eamels from now onl
you sneak 4 look al The pyramids,
convinced that you will probably iall
oil when you do so-but just then
your attention Is distracted By q
dusty Arab st your side. holding up
little sphinx for you 10 bay. You
refuse politely and sneak another
look AZ the pyramids. but from no.
where another boy appears urging
you 10 buy . little pyramid. You
say no again and again. Tor almost
every ten feet OF the way. when
you'd like 10 be looking al the pyfa.
mlds, you refuse = sphinx or a pyfa.
mid. or scarab, or some beads or
little stone mummies, or yet more
sphinses. ~.
When you approach the big
sphinx itself. but before you have
thrilled 10 be really seeing j, Tin
spite OF the TACT tha, there arc lots
ot other people around. mostly Eu-
topeans, spelling the pieturel-be-
fore you have really ,hfilled-a too
snaye aud courteous gentleman ap-
pfoaehes and. pointing 10 his eameis
short distance away. he offers ior
a certain sum 10 take your picture
with the sphinx aud pyramids in
the background. Oi course you do
Il, then you dismouni, undigniiiedly.
snd get one shor, look At this re-
markable monument. when your
guide whisks you down into some
winding passageways. where you see
enormous blocks OF granite. weigh
ing hundreds OF tons. matched TO
other similar blocks in periee,
manner. and you realize this work
was done centuries Is. {. You re-
turn. and after much discussion you
are led up Oh the back OF the sphinx
by the dir,icst-looking Arab in
group.
At this poin, ] hurried along ahead
OF the party. | wanted an undis-
,urbed look at the sphinx all by my
self. stopped in front OF /, and
took a good look into its placid eyes.
There was nothing phlegma,ic about
that face. II, must be wonderful"
| thought. ito be so composed for
centuries, although SCARED and bat
tered and under all circumstances.
1t is very good iorm-,he height OF
good manners--it is art in living
But just then | felt light touch on
my arm. and turned to behold an
other hopeful Arab with another lit
tie sphinx for us TO buy. l forgot
about art in living and went in for
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

should think the Egyptian gaEsln'
lnsnl would do something about
these pesliisTaus natives at the pyFs-
mlds, they are as persistent and
glowing as the Egyptian dies. Bnl
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

insisted upon accompanying one
and who wants to be Al the mercy
Of from four to eight unserupulous
Arabs inside the dark and winding
passages ol an ancient Iombf !
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23
Man Quaffs LAST Drink
Falls Dead Before Friends

Charleston. III, April 2z.-Heres
my last drink"
With thi. remark, L. F. Green.
s., in the presence OF friends lifted
a glass OF poison to his lips and
drank the contents. An instant later
he plunged hcadlong to the floor,
dying in few seconds.
On a card in his pocket he had
writHn his ~
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

q trip 10 these wonderful relics Of
an ancient civilization IS worth sssh
enduring them, | should like 10 -
back 10 so again
Bee Wan, Ads Produce Results
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23
Egyptian Government Might
Make Matters Easier by
Providing Protection for
Pilgrims From
Begsars. ID

Mics ksss fssshsd the ssilss 81 ths
satds. s1t did sat SET The sssseiss she
hss hspsd f.s, v hat shs did sst 10 tsis
sssehissiis in this letter. ssieh ss@s
Ihesaah Iasl aesk.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-23

With the completion Of "Come
On Over" an Irish-American
comedy, for the screen, Rupert
Hughes, noted writer, has five plays
to his credit that have been filmed.
"The Old Nest" Dangerous Curve
Ahead" Hold Your Horses" and
Scratch Ny Back" are all Of
Hughes genius.
Pat O'Malley and Colleen Moore
were the players chosen by Hughes
to play ths leads in Come On
Over which is at the World tf1eater
TINS week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
CHILDREN ASKED TO AID
WOODROW WILSON FUND
Movement to Honor Former
President Placed Before
Pupils Today.

The loca! Woodrow Wilson founda-
ticn committee will today begin the
work of carrying before every school
national movement to pay honor to
Woodrow Wilson and his ideals.
We want" said II. ". Smith. Jr..
chairman Of the local executive COM
mit;ee. every school child in Rich
mond 10 have a part in this under
taxing. In after years every one OF
them viii feel "a fine sense OF pride in
Icing looked upon as one Of the
founders" OF tho Woodrow Wilson
foundation"
y brief sketch Of Woodrow Wilson.
i.!s Ideals. the movement 70 create
an endowment of sl.OOO.o0O or more
Tor the foundation. have been set
forth in "a icaflet which will be placed
IN the hands OF tho children. These
Leaflets will quickly reach the hands
Of parents and Mr. Smith urges all
30 tell their chiidron more of wood
70" Wilson and his ideals. lie also
| asks that parents encourage the
children to have a part In the great
movement
we are not asking the children
FOR large sums" said Mr.. Smith.
Y" hatcE>r their parents think they
| can afford. pennies. niCkles. dimes
and Quarters. any amount no matter
/ how small. will he acceptable. tut we
/ 40 want every child to have part
| Subscriptions to the Woodrow
/ wilson foundation are not restricted
! 10 any single class. We want con-
| trihutions, regardless Of size. from
/ every one who admircs Mr.. Wilson
! hnI his ideals. | am happy 10 say
/ That the public's response has been
/ growing. and there is every indica-
f. ton that this generosity will con
/ tinuc. Indeed I feel confident that
! u won't be long before Richmond Will
| nave secured It's quota of $4,000"
oCntr buttons to tia fund SHOULD
hr sent 10 l.. J.. Bemiss. treasurerI a.
III" Richmond Trust Company. Sew
.Nth and Main Streets.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
Conpict Does Part
to Aid Destitute
Prisoner Sends Money
Earned on Roads to
Near East Sufferers.

Even prisons walls many feet
thick, grated doors and windows
and guarded cells cannot exclude the
appeal of the cries OF the thousands
Of destitute children in the Near East
slowly starving because Of the lack
% funds with which to feed them
Nor can jailers and bitter hard work
day after day dim the flame of pity
their appeal strikes In piercing the
hardened heart Of the felon. the
murderer aud the lawlcss.
This is illustrated by number o:
contributions which have come from
the penitcntiary and prisons through
out the state, the latest being one
received from Frank Dunston, Il con
Wet. who sent % cents through
George W. Crabtree. prison evansel-
list, at Catlett. TO aid In feeding those
thousands of helpless young ones
This represents two and a half days
of hard work on the Virginia roads
Dunston is serving Il tcn-ycar sen.
tcucc.
Virginia is raising 100000 cGuiva
lont To the support OF 1900 of tn,
loo. 600 orphans in the Near East re
lief orphanages and asylums OF ref
uge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13

change. The new code. as was point
cd out by the commissioners the
other day in their report OH the Lex
ington Hotel fire. gives the official
great power in the promises. lie WILL
DC able to cause many changes in
existing buildings. where danger In
construction or arrangements is APP
parent.
The code commissioners were ma
terially aided in their work of COM
piling the building code by members
or the Builders Exchange. members
Of the Real Estate Exchange. local
architects and engineers and individ-
ual builders and contractors. Every
paragraph OF the bulky volume
was carefully studied. Several hun
elr cd meetings were held by the com
nissioners. and many more by /: sub
committee of which J. Amber John
ston was chairman. before which APP
pcarcd notable experts from every
section OF the country.
Personnel Of Conmisston.
The Code Commission consisted OF
the following members: Aldermen
Marx Gunst. chairman: Ordway Pull
der. Joseph G. Nunnally. Julian T.
Winfrce: .Councilmcn w. c. Carpen-
ter. Thomas r. Morton. Edgar b.
English. Jesse y. I.add, Percy S.
Smith. of City Council: ]. Amber
Johnston. John T. Wilson. w. Duncan
Lee and Thomas u. Newell. citizens
Director OF Public Safety w. NJ. Myers
and Building Inspector Butler. The
code ordinance was promptly adopted
by both branches OF CITY Council and
approved by Mayor Ainslie, and now,
thirty days after its approval. il be-
comes a law.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
700 JITNEY LICENSES
ISSUED IN RICHMOND
All New Ones Granted ON Quarterly
Bnsi<, Holders Paying sum of
HGSJ for Them.

Up to Saturday afternoon ABOUT
100 jitncy licenses had been issued
by City Collector chcatwood. -ior
to the street car strike. thcr verc
3:7 such licenses in existence. rms
included. il vas stated by chief OF
Police sherry. about 80 regulars. or
,hos who ply their traffic regularly
ana who were deriving their
living thcrcfrOm. Others merely
worked at odd times and during the
rush hours.
Since the beginning OF the strike,
on January l6. nearly 400 additional
licenses have been issued. Most OF
these were applied for during last
week. For about three weeks. pend
ing efforts To settle the strike. no
licenses were demanded nor we're any
applied for.
When it was found that the license
fec OF S25 a year could be prorated
the traffic bureau issued notice that
licenses must he obtained. and the
result was Il run oh tho collectors Of
ice. All the new licenses were is
sued on the quarterly basis. the fec
being sGo5, and the license good un-
Ill May 1.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
Justice Marshall
Is Asked for Job
Man. Out Of " or X,
Writes Great Virginidu,
Who Died 1885.

News that the death OF Chief JUS
ticc John Marshall. which occurred
on July 9. 1888, has not reached some
localities. Is counte radiance by the
further wonder at the discovery OF
an individual who is looking for. n
job. not position. and who is will
Ing TO work on a farm.
In its Sunday edition. the other day
The Times dispatch published some
half-tone cngravings of the John
Marshall House. In this city. Tho
pictures attracted the attention o:
workingman out of job. and he
wrote John Marshall. Ninth and
Marshall Streets. Richmond. Va
asking for something to do, and eX-
pressing his preference for employ
mcnt on the broad acres owned by
that distlng uished Nirginian. The
Times Dispatch had not made IL clcur
that the great Chief Justice had de.
parted this life some eighty-seveI
years ago. The letter was delivered
to the Association for the Preserva
ton Of Virginia Antiquities. in charg,
or the Marshall House
The writer Is much interested. M
says. in Judge Marshall. and woult
be glad to work for him. While tn,
letter cannot be forwarded for OBJ
vious reasons, II may yet get 70 suits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
TO URGE 100000
FOR 4 CITY HOSPITAL
Plan OF Councilman Johns Was Pre-
scented Mt Recent Meeting and ne-
frrred To Utilities CoIuinirtce

HtlcNiu- tUcr- l. serious d.
n.and IN Richmond Tor a municipal
hospital aid an en- crscncy dispeusary.
COUNCILMAN Johns % jefferson ward.
VIII urge an appropriation o! s. .Oo0. =
rco for the purpose Of erecting sucn
a building. His proosit!om w..l 81.
discussed ~ the mex, meeting pf the
Utilities Committee OF city Council
Che Ian wa presented at the .cce:. {;
meeting OF Common Council ana re-
ferred 10 the Utilities Committee. sir.
Johns stated yesterday that his .dea
In taking tie matter UP -; this time
Is that the c!ty's lease on Virginia
Hospital vii! expire in about two
years. and that then the c!ty will
be withou, a hospital Of any 9iud
except Pine Camp and the small 81.
fair 1T the City Home.
4 resolution presented BY Mr Nor
ton. providing FOR $500 for securing
property for Il playground IN SDut!
Richmond, viii also be taken up a
the coming meeting
The committee will discuss = r.su
LUTON introduced by Counci!ma,
English. prOT;ding for the purchas
of q CITY farm.
letter from the secretary OF tn.
Bricklayers' Union. complaining %
The employment OF nonunion and al
legged inefficient labor on certain wor,
for the city. was referred to ,hi
committee for its information. Til
letter was received by CounciIma
Dlckcrson isr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
WIDENING OF TWELFTH
. STREET TO Be DISCUSSED
Council Body to Consider
Morton Resolution To.
day at ; O'Clock.

The Streets Committee of CITY
Council. will. at its meeting this af-
;crnoon AT o'clock, take up n rcso
luton introduced In Council by Mr..
Morton. designed to provide funds
for widening Fourteenth Street. TIL"
widening o! this street has been a
problem before Council for many
years. Mr.. Morton would have the
City Attorney look into the matter.
IN conjunction with the Director OF
Public Works and the Mayor. II
was said yesterday that the proba-
bilitI is the proposition of widening
Twelfth Street from Main To Cary
will DC discussed. Director Myers.
81 the Department of Safety. has sug :
eested that advantage might be taken
81 the situation, now that the entire
block below Main Street will have
To he rebuilt
The committee will also consider
plans for the construction Of con-
crete bridge over the Atlantic Coast
Line crossing ut Semmcs Street. on
the Forest Hin and Woodland
Heights car line.
The Dickerson resolution provid
ing for smooth paving along Broad
street from Twelfth Street to
Eighteenth may be taken up ut this
meeting and passed on to the Finance
Committee for funds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
NEW BUILDING CODE OF CITY
BECOMES EFFECTIVE TODAY
Document Embraces Safety Devices and Gives Inspec
tor Wider Power to Deal With Individual Cases.
Trainers Had Eye to Housing Problem. =,

Echmond's new building code be-
comes effective today. AS soon rs
the index is compiled and printed
the code will be ready for distribu-
ton. The document will be obtain
able at a reasonable cost. A price
has been fixed for the volume which
will cover the cost of printing and
binding.
The Code Commission. embracing
four citizen experts, who snt with
the Ordinance Committee OF City
Council. the Director OF Public Safe
~ and the Building Inspector. com
pleted its work late in December
after study OF practically two
years.
Embraces Safety Devices.
With the prime object in view OF
framing n code which would embrace
ell known safety DEVICES. and which
VIII give the inspector power TO deal
with individual cases. as may be best
for the common good. the commits
sioners had in mind also the housing
oblems which have confronted the
city for several years. The cost
therefore. was fully considered, and
II is believed by the commissioners
that while they have produced code
which provides protection in property
and life hazard. II will also be pos
s.blc under Its provisions to erect
comfortable and safe dwelling houses
at minimum cost.
The old code gave the inspector
little IL any discretionary power. lie
had few rights under which he might
act in determining the disposition OF
buildings believed to be unsafe. or.
nj least. subject to reconstruction or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-13
BIG FORTUNE IN SAMPLES
| At. LOCAL GOODS EXHIBIT
Forty Different Kinds Of
Goods Will Be Given Away
Next Week.

Thousands Eof GolIars' worth of
samples OF goods. manufactured In
this city will be given away this
year at the second Made in Richmond
Exposition. which will BIO held oil
EcXt week at the Grays' Armory. ac-
cording' TO a number OF tho eighty
manufacturers exhibiting who have
been interviewed. As far as could
be- ascertained. forty different kinds
of goods Will be given away at THO
armory during the week In educating
the citizens OF the municipality In
the quality OF locally. made produce.
Bakeries and pastry-makers will
also be represented among those who
will. give. samples OF their produce
e tho public.
Early this week, probably tomor-
row. Walter NJ. Jones. chairman OF
She subcommittee ON tickets of the
general exposition committee. will
present Superintendent of Schools
Alber. II. Hill with 10000 tickets to
3e distributed among the schools OF
he city. Children will he barred
from the exposition hall at night un-
tess accompanied by their parents,
and Mr.. Jones will perfect plans with
Mr.. Hill by which the entire school
population, both white and colorcd.
VIII ne allowed To WISH the NAH ana
see what they can OF the great cdu-
cationai display which will he there
They will also be treated TO vaude-
vile acts and other amusements.
such as two band concerts and many
little pleasures which are Icing arr
ranged by manufacturers for their
entertainment.
Mrs. Frank d. Williams has just
been appointed by Evans Bowden.
chairman OF the committee on deco
cations. in charge of the actual deco
alton work IN the hall. and she wi.
hegin this work early in the week
Red. white and blue have been Sc.
i"cted as the colors for tho eXros!-
ion decorations, and everything will
~ made 10 conform with sa.sc .o!or>
- far rs Lussiblc. One unique fc,.-
tu:e .. this work will be the uar -:
liz N.:;':.'a c"lors In. the deco: -
ons wEicl is seldom done.
Scores OF growing palms. borrowed
'nm the greenhouses Of the city. will
;ivc the great hall tropical effect.
nd Thousands Of dollars worth OF
towers which have been ordered "
he general exposition committee and
Nhibitors vii! nil the air with their
'crfumc. one exhibitor is even think
ng Of presenting each person Wis u
nS HIS booth with flower.