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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1925)
^ Today Movies Today and in 1904. We Move Rapidly Here. Would JajMin Fly? Why, ‘1 ISo. (roodhy. Dear Old League. By ARTHUR BRISBANE. v--t This is written in the early morn ing, at Los Angeles, where the mov ing pictures are made in the sun shine on the edge of the Pacific. William Fox comes in to break fast, and to moralize about the rapid growth of anything that Americans take up in earnest. In 1904 he entered the moving picture world, in a small way—the only way, for it was then a very small world. Twenty-one years ago the big gest moving picture ever made con tained about 325 feet of film. It took three complete stories to eat up 1,000 feet of film. The “show” lasted 13 or 14 minutes. A little earlier, New York’s Eden Musee, where works of famous murderers, presidents, etc., delighted the crowd, the management amazed the public with a moving picture film 50 feet long. It showed a tree with the leaves actually blowing in the wind. The public decided, however, . that It was a “fake” like “Ajeeh, J the Chess Automaton,” and that they rattled the screen to make the ! leaves move. Next came a mag ‘ nificent, astounding film 100 feet long, showing ocean waves rolling in on the beach. The public was overwhelmed with amazement. In those days the regular price paid the author of a moving picture • story was $50. The producers felt ! that was enough, the industry could J not stand more. Now you couldn’t buy a picture like “Ben Hur” for a ! million dollars. And to pay $150, J 000 or $200,000 for the right story ' is considered nothing. I j Twenty-one years ago about 250, 000 people went once a week to the ; moving pictures. The price of ad ‘ mission wa*s usually 5 cents. Now • between 17,000,000 and 22,000,000 ! go to see the moving pictures regu *•' larly, and the prices run up to $3 a y seat. Enterprises grow rapidly in 1* , the United States when people be come really interested. Have you noticed the persistent propaganda about Japan’s aircraft I situation. One gentleman, a for eigner, assures you that Japan is really not interested in flying ma B r chines. She hasn’t 17 factories building them, only five factories. Another individual, also foreign, I announces that Japan is npt good at flying. In fact, for every air plane she builds, another airplane “crashes,” destroying its crew. That seems just like Japan, quite ’ „;n keeping with her traditional in ■ efficiency, to build machines and !.break them as fast as built. J A third individual, inspired and i*"- “well informed,” tells you that while Japan, immediately after the war, hired the best French and Eng lish fliers to teach young Japan to fly, that was all theoretical work. The Japanese really don't mean to take up flying in any big, practical •y«y Nobody accuses Japan of plan ning an attack on this, or any other particular country. An attack on the United States in its present de fenseless condition, might gratify the attackers for a little while. Many American individuals and cities could easily be wiped out by a small flying fleet. But in the long run such an attack wouldn’t pay. If this country were attacked through the air, and found as de fenseless as it is now, even that des perate situation could be remedied. Those responsible for the country’s defnseless condition would be dealt with at first, not too gently ' it is to be feared. And then ways ■would be found to light back ef fectively. The interesting question is: Who and what is behind this propaganda concerning Japan's indifference to aircraft building? Who wants the United States to remain asleep? Nothing could exceed the folly of this nation, neglecting aid de fense, upon which all other civil ized nations are now concentrating with intense earnestness. ^ But providence takes care of fools, national and individual. And the aircraft work that the .nation has not had brains to do for —itself will he done by the two Fords, Henry and Edsel. And, luckily for * this country, those men know how to build. England has rejected the League of Nations protocol, and that memorable league becomes now a memory and a hollow shell. Austen Chamberlain, summing up the whole policy of the British em pire in two words, “British secur ity,” seems to have settled the sug gestion that one nation should agree to conscript its men and money at the demand of another nation. With the peace protocol disap pears also the rather flimsy League of Nations scheme plan of general disarmament. Simh a scheme was preposterous, for vmilc sweet theorists were talk ing at Geneva, the nations wore building fighting machinery, and financing the fighting plans of smaller nations around them, to the tune of billions. — Europe’s nations now decide iigainst compulsory arbitration, as the labor unions of this country did ■ long ago. It is fortunate that Woodrow Wil ‘ | ion, returning from Europe with 1 • his conviction that he was destined '! to solve the world’s problems ami " use the United States in doing it, W* was not able to carry out pledges ! (hat. ho had made, without the con •• tent of the United States congress 'or people, and therefore without ' legal authority. ;! Fortunately for this country, it entered into no agreement to send * men and money at the demand of "foreign im.Vm* to help them out of troubles that they bring upon them selves ! Model Wedding Cake in Window This beaut if ulv worked model wed • ling cake, displayed in the window of the Welch restaurants, at 1706 Douglas street, is John Welch's con tribution to “Omahas Week of Won derful Windows.'’ Standing over three feet high and displaying intricately beautiful design work, this model por trays the fine work possible in the Welch ‘‘Sunlit Bakery.” LIQUID FINISH IS MADE OF COTTON Most interesting of the late dis coveries of the many vises that cotton may he put to, is the perfecting of a liquid finish. “Duco," for automo bile bodies. Dtico is made from puri fied cotton made liquid by the action of various-solvents. This finish is applied with a pneu matic praying machine. Among the superior qualities are. absolute re sistance against water, extreme hard ness and rapidity of drying. It is now being Used in hundreds of sta tions over tlie country for refinlshing automobiles. Locally it is being used by the Pfeiffer Top and Body corpor ation, 2525 Leavenworth street. Mr. Pfeiffer says, "This new fin ish, Duco. actually lives up to the unusual claim made, that it improves v 1th age." PRIMARY RULE OF HEALTH IS “WASH” To. J. M. Jensen, proprietor of the Frontier Towel and Linen Supply company. 1819 California, the primary rule of health is "wash and keep well." To follow this rule properly, one must observe sanitation. Towels play a large part in this, they must be always clean and germ proof. The Korn tier Towel and Linen Supply company furnish both individual and ' Towel Hack" towels, the latter be ing used but once before they are re laundered. Engineer Slays Self \\ itli Dynamite Stick Lakeport, Cal., March 15.—Suicide by the explosion of a stick of dyna mite was the fate chosen jby Jesse T. AVrigrtot, 4!*. a mining (engineer, whose mangled body was found in tlie American quicksilver mine near Middletown yesterday. There was evidence that lie had slashed his wrists with a razor blade before set ting off the powder. THIRTEEN YEARS IN SAME OFFICE Thirteen years ago the McKenney dentists opened a small office on the second floor of the building on the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Farnatn. Their present location is the same, this for the convenience of their old friends. From time to time, be cause of increasing business, the floor space lias been added to, until now they occupy the entire second floor of this building. Fitted with gomplete modern laboratories and ample space for the operating of their corps of experienced dentists, they are in a position to give the best of service. Dr. A. D. Nunn, manager of the establihmeiit. attributes the growth and success o# the office to Its 13 years' policy of "Lowest possible prices consistent with a standard of high quality work," and it its "al ways lived up to” slogan, "You above all must be satisfied.” Ship in Distress-iNear Entrance to Puget Sound Bremer^m, AVash., March 15.— Messages caught today by the radio station of the Puget Sound naval yard here indicated that an unidenti fied ship was in distress, though in no immediate danger, in the straits of Juan de Fuca. at the entrance of Puget sound. The vessel, described as a five-masted schooner, was ashore west of Clallam bay, the messages said. 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"The spiritual realm ii lt-po. .ant to the Japanese, the re ligious realm la subordinate. "There are still 30 times as many shrines as churches In Japan and 200 times as many priests as there are missionaries. Among the outcast class in Japan, which numbers 50,000, there are no Christian workers. The greatest success In Christian work Is with the educated class In Japan.” Miss Anderson told the congrega tion of certain persons who were out standing leaders in Christian work lr .fapti n. • A program of readings will f>< given by Miss Anderson Monday evening at the church. The mission ary Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H Ii. Rhoades of Omaha. Kailroad Director From Denver Dies in St. I.oni Denver. March 15.—Melville I \\ ilkinson, widely known merchant hanker, and railroad director, die today In St. Ixiuls, Mo., say s a telt gram to officials of the Denver Dr: floods company, of which he wa president. He had large financial it terests In St. Douis and Columbus, f "You Shall Tell Holli Madge ami Me.”—l.illiau. As tlie name, Lee Chow, eame from Junior's lips, l saw Lillian's eye brows contract ever so slightly, ami knew that with her usual quickness of perception, site hart linked tlie name with the Chinese whom tin man at tlie hotel had reported to be inquiring for me. She uttered no word of Interrogation, however, hut I knew that in justice to her T ought not long to postpone the ex planation of Lee Chow’s activities. "Voti were glad of Hint, sweet heart, weren’t you?” I asked, bnn all.v saying the first thing which came into my mind. My eyes were upon Marion, who was flushing pain fully, gland fig from me to her mother, and all at once I divined that the child was torn between two loyalties. Remembering my lnjunc tion concerning silence about Lee Chow’s presence at our beach picnic, because of Mother Graham. She was patiently pitting that against her mother's command to tell her what m. -- L hail startled her when the sedan passed us. Then Lee t’how and the sedan must he connected In some way. All at once the ridiculous ex planation of tlie whole thing flashed upon me, «nd 1 had to compress my lips tightly to keep from laugh ing outright. # Hut Junior gave me no time just then for explanations, so enthusiastic a news reporter was ho. "Vou Let your boots r was glad,” he answered, while I reflected that if we ever settled down to normal again, with no shadow of illness or mystery hanging over us. I must lose no time in eradicating from my small son’s speech the atrocious idioms with which Katie Interlards her con versation upon all occasions. “But, Ma nia, he wouldn’t stop to piny wiv us. He just shook his heat!—so—" Junior bobbed his own head ener getically up and down—and said I‘How do little boss ipaft ’ and went away quicvk. Aint he funny. Ma ma?” ”‘Isn’t Junior, not ain't.’” T Cor reeled mechanically and Lillian laughed outright. "‘The ruling passion, strong In death or life,' ’’ she quoted, mischiev ously, and relieved to have her at I.ee Chow. I answered her mirthful Lee Chow. I answered her mirth ful quotation with the parody of an other. "I suppose you mean that once *' school mistress—” 1 began. "Something like that,” Lillian re torted, "but praise be to Allah! aren't those Mrs. Ticer's majestic foot steps?" They were indeed. AA'e heard them advancing from the kitchen, and the next second, the beaming face and I he ample figure of Mrs. Ticer cante Into view around the projecting cor ner of the hall. V "I hope you're ready-for luncheon, folks." slto said cheerily, "beauuse it's piping hot now and it ought to be eaten right away." "Mrs. Ticer," Lillian said solemnly, "if ever there were people more ready for your good food, you ought to pickle them curiosities." Our good neighbor laughed, but there was a note of concern in the mirth. "Those poor children must he starved." she said, and ail her love for little people bounded In her kindly voice. \ Cniiip-fasliton Meal. "Come out with Auntie Ticer to the kitchen, children, and I'll fill you. Then you won't have to wait for the formal serving. You don't mind?" she looked^ anxiously at Lillian and me. "Mind!" Lillian returned, and I echoed her exclamation. “It's a life saving Job you’ll be doing, both fc (hem and for tie But don't you dai e to do any formal serving for ue. Jus' put On the dlshe*. ramp fashion, stwi we ll help ourselves.'' "I see you believe In cutting your pattern according 'to your cloth.-’ ob served Mrs. Ticer sagely. And with Marlon on one side of her. and Junior clinging to her band on the other she retreated to the kitchen. She 1s seldom without a homely old pro verb with which to point her meats iugs and Lillian and I hate amused ourselves by writing them down. This morning, however, the remem brance of our own quotations coupled with hers, struck us a» absurdly fun nv, and we laughed softly as wo made our way to the dining room. "It's In the air today, I guess.' Lillian said, and then with a hunger which only a long drive through crisp autumn air can give, we wasted no time In speech, hut devoted oui whole attention to the delicious meal which Mrs. Ticer had prepared. When we had finished and the children apparently filled almost to the bursting point, had come to us Lillian slipped her arm around Mai Ion, "Sweetheart girl." she said, ‘'pis', w ith Junior until after mother com* * iffiwn from relieving Aunt Katherine with that sick girl. Then come to mother’s room where you can tell Auntie Madge and me all about the sedan.’’ We fear not the occasional ban quet; It's the habitual over-lndulgem • that plays hob with our hearts. ' ' "-=1 YOUR ability to pay is the smallest factor in your Credit Rating. Don’t flatter yourself into thinking that those you owe are giving you credit on your wealth. % - If You Are Slow Pay They are simply tolerating your account—and you are establishing a bad Credit Rating. This knowledge not only rests with those you ■' owe, but other credit men have you marked “slow” or “undesirable.” You Can’t Fool Tom and Dick and expect to do business with Harry. By modern systems of Credit Exchange, each merchant knows j your “Credit Record.” The day of the “Dead Beat” is past. The “Slow Pay” is now"in the limelight. [■jj-: r ... — ^ Because Modern Credit is based on Performances |[77r« FoUoving Ore****- —Not Promises. Horn Have Endorsed This Campaign; Associated Retail Credit Mon and Credit Bureau. The merchants, the tradesmen and professional men of DnusUs Countv Medical Omaha extending credit for your convenience want you to Jocletr, get the fullest possible benefit from it. However, out of i . . fairness to them, as well as protection to you, they ask Omaha Association of (Hat vou meet the payments in the manner that you agreed. Credit Men (Wholesale) Associated Retailers. " * Omaha Retail Grocers’ , Association. _ _ _ Z22ZZ "PaifrourBillsPiompthjf teh.*T^Dc.x:! c\4 rn ASS< ICIATED Omaha Association of ^ _ Retail Credit Bureau and Credit Men/ Build Omaha by Building the Credit Standing of its Citizens J630-36 City National Bank Built .ng j Copfrlfht, 1126, C- 9. Levy joy ———mm——mam——IZ ■————■———————mi in' n ————^