LOCATES MOTHER AFTER FOUR DAYS IN DESERT SANDS Four days by camel from Damascus, in a little desert village nestled in the blazing sands, lived the Syrian mother of an American sol d i e r, waiting, yearning for word from her son who had gone to far-off _ America. George Hamway, the son, enlisted with the American colors when this country went to war, and fell fighting In the Argonne, leaving to the mother a $5,000 government insurance policy. The address of the mother was vague. She lived in the heart of the desert, four days from Damascus—that was the only address George knew. The task of finding the mother was given to the Red Cross mission in Pal estine, and the search was started im mediately. Strange by-paths of that land of mystery—the great desert— were visited by Red Cross workers, and at length the mother was found. She was taken to Damascus by camel, accompanied by witnesses es tablishing her identity, and after much palaver it was explained that the American government would make re mittances to her which meant compara tive affluence for her declining days. Use for Fat Ones. “And that stout son of yours. iVhat ts he doing?” “Oh. he’s a hammock tester." No Case for a Dime. ‘'What did you g.ve that beggar?" “A dollar." “A dollar! I should think a dime would have been enough." “A dime! The poor man said he was hungry and needed something to eat. The least I amid do was to give him enough to buy a cup of coffee and a roll.” . ! Classified Advertising RATES—2 cents a word for single In sertions; 1H cent a word for two or more Insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 25 cents. Cash should accom pany advertisement. DRUG STORES ADAMS HAIGHT DRUG CO., 24th and Lake; 24th and Fort, Omaha, Neh. WANTED—A competent operatoi for hairdressing, facial massage and manicuring; good salary and perma nent position; railroad fare refunded after six months’ service. Address Mrs. Thompson’s Beauty Shop, Laure! Bldg., Muscatine, Iowa. First class rooming house, steam heal, hath, electric lights on Ledge and 24th street cur line. Mrs, Ann;. Banks, 924 North 20th. Douglas 4379. t irst-eia^s modem lurnished room. Mrs. L. Al. Bentley Webster, i7o. North Twenty-sixth street, ghon* Webster 4769. Houses for sale in all parts of the city. Tel. Douglas 2842 or Webster 5519. Guy B. Robbins. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimimimi" E FOR RENT 1 = 6 ROOMS AND BATH = Terms $25 per month; modern = — except heat; 2708 Corby. = = MRS. GEORGE MACK — Webster 255 = fiiimimimimmmiimiimimiiiiiimim LODGE DIRECTORY G. U O. of O. F., South Omaha Lodge No. 9374. Meetings first and third Fri days; College Dept , second and fourth Fridays, 25th and Sts., South Side. 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By Ralph Hamilton i! ; l* i < b| ♦ (Copy right, lll», by lh« Wnlirl N«wi paper Union.) “A penny for your thoughts, Wil bur.” spoke pretty Erna Barton, and the somber face of Wilbur Gray, evi dencing a mood of profound abstrac tion. brightened up magically, as it always did when this charming girl was beside him. "Am 1 sure of the compensation of fered?" challenged the young man lightly. “There!” and Erna pressed an old battered copper coin Into his hand. “Now confess, sir! Not only do I to ward you with the conventional pen ny, but I present what may be a rare coin." “So rare and old that its Inscrip tion Is fairly undecipherable," replied Wilbur. “It seems to wear the green and grime of the centuries." “I found it among a lot of relics of the olden, olden time that poor dear grandfather so cherished.” explained Erna. “He also left some old pieces if delftware and ancient firearms. “I shall keep the coin always. Erna," said Wilbur. “I hope It will he a guardian of good fortune." “But what about the pay?” inquired Erna, archly. "I bought your thoughts —what were they?" “Well, Erna," answered Wilbur, his glance softening and replete with sentiment, “I was thinking how dear ly I loved you when l came home for the holiday vacation.” Erna's fair golden head diypped, but she drew nearer to him on the porch seat. “And how much more I love you now,” continued Wilbur seriously. “And when I come home next summer I hope 1 can add to it all by asking you to heeome my wife." “1 hope so,” said Erna spontaneous ly. lifting her clear, honest eyes to meet his own. “hut you must not think of that until your are sure that little Eva and I will not be a burden to you. Ail grandfather has left us Is this little place, and some money Is owing on that." “I hope to be able to clear up every thing and more." spoke Wilbur confi dently. “Send.your sweet, best wishes after me when I go hack to work in the city, that I may find some way of earning more money than I do now." "Be patient, dear." soothed Erna en couragingly. “Our ship is sure to come in some day. and it will he the more precious for the waiting." Wilbur was employed In a broker age office. Opportunity came to him through tliis business connection of making money, but he had no capital to Invest. About two weeks after his return to the city a close friend. Paul Warfield, dropped into his room at his boarding house. "I wish ! had a thousand dollars. Wilbur." he said. "I've got a tip that would make me a fortune in a month." Wilbur smiled incredulously. He had always kept away from tips and speculative propositions generally, and. besides, he realized that War field was a good deal of a dreamer. "Don't laugh at me. Wilbur." said Paul. "This Is no wild fantasy, but a sure thing.” “Some stock on the boom, eh?” "Nothing of the sort. It's a sure prospect, with a sound, substantial basis. It’s land—land that never de cays. never burns up. never wears out. Wall street can't play with It. “Land with a goid mine on It. I sup i pose?” Intimated Wilbur quizzically. "No. Wilbur. It's an eight-acre strip j and last week on the next forty a prospector made a strike, lie sealed j thp well, and Is trying to keep his | discovery quiet until he can Interest j some capitalist to buy up all the other | land in the vicinity. The very choir »st Is the piece I have a chance to htiy. M.v old aunt is willing to In vest half of the. money required. Couldn’t yon raise the other five hun dred in some way. Wilbur?” "Oh. yes. sure; certainly!" derided Wilbur. “See.” and he emptied his pocket of the few coins It held. "I might buy a hundredth part of an acre." and Just then one of the coins slipped through his careless fingers and rolled against Paul's foot. The latter picked It up to restore It to its owner. Then with a profound stare and a voluble: "Hello! Where did you ever get that?" He held close to the light the copper penny Erna Barton had given to Wilbur. He rubbed It. took otu a magnifying glass and added: “Say did you know that you have a treasure?" “What do you mean?” questioned Wilbur. “Why. that this Is a Cirencester penny of the period of King Stephen, probably one of the rarest coins In the world, centuries old. Will you let me take It to an old collector 1 know? I’ll he hack In an hour.” The hour was Just ti|» when Paul, excited and breathless, returned. “One of the only two known!” he fairly . Shouted. “The other Is In the Brit ish museum. I have an offer of six hundred dollars." “Take It!” cried Wilbur Impulsive ly. “and use five hundred dollars of It for your wonderful speculation.” Which turned out Just as Paul had predicted. There was a later division of twenty thousand dollars' profits and Wilbur Gray went hack to Ids nn I five village t,o make Erna Burton the 1 happiest girl In the world. OH. YES, THEY LOVED MOTHER But One Can’t Help Feeling the Jones Family Might Have Shown It in Different Way. Mr. Smith, hearing music and slng ! lng at his neighbor's house, decided he would drop in find see how they 1 were. Mr. Jones welcomed him and ush ered him into the parlor where his daughter was playing the piano and and his son singing. Mr. Smith begged them to continue. They eon ! sented. The first song they selected was “Mother." They sang this very feel ingly and then father joined in on the chorus. This was followed by “Mother Mnehree” and others of like sentiment on songs about mother— bow true they were, how dear and how they loved to sing them. Then, as Mrs. Jones hadn’t appear ed yet. Mr. Smith Inquired about her state of health. “Oh,” said Mr. Jones, “she’s well enough. She’s In the kitchen doing the dishes, but after she has finished and has taken In the wood she’ll join ns."—Judge. DIDN'T HELP TO GET CLOSE Excellent Reason Why Old Gentleman Could Not Decipher the Let ters on the Card. The old man was applying at the eye hospital for some spectacles and the doctor nns making a test, of his eyes. A card was fixed on the wall twenty feet away from where the old man was sitting, and the doctor asked him: “Can you read that, my man?" “No, sir,” said the old man, ”1 can’t.” The doctor told him to go nearer. “Well, can you read It now?" Again the old man replied, “No, sir.” The doctor angrily pulled him for ward till his nose almost touched the placard. “Well, can you read It now?" "No, sir,” said the old man sadly, shaking his head. “You see, sir, I never learnt to read BROUGHT HIM BACK TO EARTH Literal Suggestion Made by Old Souse Was Not Exactly the Answer Orator Desired. The literary society was meeting In Ofid Fellows’ hall. Itev. Josiah Dob son presided. Hon. James Bolivar McHenry, the noted orator from the adjoining county, was speaking] on "The Peace Table." and the audience was rapt in respectful attention. “And that was what they conceded,” he concluded. “I ask you. fellow citi zen*. what does this nation need? What is her necessity, as she leave* the far western shore and steps proud ly across the Pacific, and in the eye I of ihe world lays the hand of democ racy upon the brow of the Orient? What. I repeat, floes she need?” “Rubber bootsh," hiccoughed the town souse. To Abolish Tomorrow. A movement to abolish tomorrow la now In order. Among all the things that reuse trouble to humanity In gen eral. tomorrow Is probably the worst offender. Nothing happens tomorrow In Just the way we expect, and In most cases dread. The time we spend In wonder i Ing what tomorrow will do. and In worrying about It In advance. If ap plied today would fortify us against the unexpected more than anything else. Tomorrow Is the most uncom fortable place there is to dwell In. I Yet most of us live in It most of the time.—Life. Good Can Openers. A young man from Muncle visited In Indianapolis last month. He had been | the guest at several small home din ners and was telling two young wom en of the splendid meals he had been | having. "How splendid!'* one of them said. “After hearing about nil those good dinners I am almost ashamed to ask you to come to see us. hut we want | you anyway.” The eyes of the other twinkled. “If I we can't show you what good cooks , we are," she laughed, “we can prove that we're mighty good can openers." Not Definite Enough. The most particular woman In town went into an east side grocery the other day. A basket of beautiful white eggs were on the counter and she stepped over to examine them. “Are they fresh?” she asked the grocer. “Yea," he answered. “We Just got them from the country this morning.” “Well, that Isn't definite enough,” re torted the woman. “Before I buy any ! eggs I must know Just when they I were laid.”—Indianapolis News. Could Understand Them. Robert was visiting me and he went | Into the library one rainy day to get a book. He picked up a book that ! happened to be a French book. I said : ; “I am ufrald you can’t read that hook, i Robert You better tuke one wrlttten ! In English.” “Oh,” he suld, “It Isn't so bad. You see the pictures are in English.”—Chi cago Tribune. A Cure for the III. First Office Hoy—I told the boss to look at the dark circles under my eyes and see If I didn't need a half day off. Second Office Boy—What did lie say? First Office Hoy—He said I needed « bar of soup.—Philadelphia North American. RED GROSS HEED OF MONEY TOLD Work Must Be Carried on Across the Waters and in the United States. PEACE PROGRAM PLANNED Enrollment Is a Vote of Confidence in the Future and an Appreciation of Tasks Accomplished. The American Red Cross is prepar ing to launch its third Roll Call, to he held from Nov. 2 to 11, for 20.000, (XX) annual mem bers and $15,000, 000. The first ques tion that will arise is: “Why does the Red Cross need money? The war is over.” National headquarters of the Ameri can Red Cross lias answered this ques tion, and has outlined graphically the reasons why it is necessary to raise $15,000,000 for its international, na tional and local work. In brief the answer is as follows: Because: The actual war work is not completed. The Red Cross cannot lay down its responsibilities to the American soldiers, sailors or murines until everyone of them hns been re leased from service, recovered from illness or wounds or receiving proper care, or back in the place in (be world from which the war snatched them. Because: The American lit ' Cross is planning to launch a comprehenrr'vp program for peace times, designed to prevent the needless waste of human lives through preventable diseases anil accidents in America; continue and broaden Its home service work anil public nursing, first aid, home hygiene and Junior Red Cross activities. Because: By a recent act of Con gress medical, surgical and dietary food supplies valued at $35,000,000 were turned over to the lted Cross by the government, the supplies having been purchased for use with the Amer ican forces. These supplies are scat tered throughout Europe, many of them far from the "places where they ere most needed. The prompt and efficient distribution and handling of those supplies means the maintenance ' of n force of trained workers where the supplies are and where they are mosl needed. Because: Pestilence and starvation have gripped many European coun tries because of the war. These coun tries are unable to cope with their own difficulties, nnd the only force organ ized with facilities capable of stepping into the breach and bringing order from chaos is the Red Cross. Typhus Is sapping the man strength of many countries, and the American Red Cross Is using every available power to check it. Because: The Red Cross must be prepared to meet emergencies arising from disasters at home and abroad. The Red Cross membership must he maintained at its present high stan dard. Every enrollment is a vote of confidence In the past performances of the American Red Cross and a reaf firmation of the belief in the principles for which it has stood In the past and Its plans for the future. The Red Cross, having committed Itself to a definite and comprehensive program, cannot turn back, and to go forward it must have ns general a membership us possible ami ample funds to provide for any contingency. THE CHEERFUL CHERUB ■ —— I II ■ I ht.te to be, ^dvued too much Although I m^ke lot of breaks Ifn living for experience - I hz,ve •&. n North 24th St. v...v CHICAGO LAUNDRY * UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Desires Your Paironaye I 1309 CAPITOL AVENUE Phone Douglas 2972 and Wagon V. ill Cali. J. G. LOHLEIN. § 1—rwnr"*-~~~~~**~"*~n* mutaBaammamsammm | ALHAMBRAj * X The House of Courtesy. X A 24th and Parker Sts. A • • ••• * * X- o A SATURDAY— J ALBERT RAY X X iii -THE I.OST PRINCESS” ;; X Path® News II A Comedy • > X SUNDAY— :: A MAE MARSH X ln X “ AI L WOMAN” J A ROUND and OAOOED <> X I’atlie News 11 X Billy AYest Comedy .. I MONDAY A MITT AND JEFF % in ? -MAID'S RE VENAE” % I--I Y TUESDAY- t J A MUTT AND JEFF ± t X In X X “DOWN AND UPSTAIRS” X Diamond Theatre New Prices Effective Sept. It CHILDREN 10c, Including War Tax. ADULTS 15c, Including War Tax . ( TIIUHSDAY— “WHOM THE GOOS WOULD DESTROY” Positively the first time this wonderful production shown for ; less than 25 or 50 rents. FRIDAY— •ELMO THE MIGHTY” (Serial) Episode It! s. * GLORI \ SW ANSON in “STATION CONTENT” SATURDAY— YLIUE MANN In “THE WATER LILY” “MASKED RIDER” (Serial) SUNDAY— CLARA KI MR ALL YOUNG in “THE REASON WHY” Good Western Short feature and Comedy l H. LAZARUS | i SHOE REPAIRING ¥ t 212(14 Cuming Street t V t i X* v v vv v X* X* vX' v vv •XMX* *XM/ I I V< Smoke John Ituskln ac Cigar. 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