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Tragic Death of Carnarvon Stirs , Interest in Magic Dealers Report Increasing De mand for Books on Occult —Many Superstitions Still Popular. By tnlvernal Service. Chicago, April 15.—Is the belief in witchcraft and magic returning? Within a week the shelves of two bookshops dealing In books on the oc cult have been depleted. The death of Lord Carnarvon, dis coverer of the tomb of King Tutenk liamun, with the subsequent reports that he died as the result of an an cient Egyptian curse, has stirred in terest in magic. J. R. Douglas, man ager of one of the bookshops, said today. This belief is shared by Calvert Wilson, missionary of the Illinois State Spiritualist association and an authority on psychic phenomena. Although both men discredit the curse theory, they have noted the marked interest in books on magic, aichemy and kindred occult subjects. ■ "They make fascinating rending," was the practical view taken by Mr. Douglas. "The superstitious beliefs still pop ular are surprising. Hundreds of women guard their hair combings carefully because they fear or be lieve that harm can come to them if they fall Into the hands of an ene my. This Is a remnant of belief In witchcraft when witches and wizards were supposed to find It an easy mat ter to caat a spell If they had pos session of some portion of the Intend ed victim’s body." The last native kin* of Egypt, Nec tanebus, who lived about 358 B. C., was credited with being a "witch wrecker,” according to an account recently discovered by Mr. Douglas. "King Tut’s ‘curse’ was a mere plaything alongside the magical pow ers attributed to his successor, Nec tsnebus,” he recounted. “When the enemy fleet neared the coast of Egypt, Nectanebus simply went to his study, had a large basin o* water brought to him, and tak ing some wax, molded figures of men representing the enemy and more ships and men representing his own fleet. “These he placed upon the bowl of water and donning his magician's cloak, he waved his hand over the bowl and muttered incanatlons. A miniature, but terrific storm arose in the basin and the replica of the enemy ships were engulfed in the waves. “At the same hour the real ships were overtaken by a storm and sank with all on board.” CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears Signatureo i »» PREMIUM SC3A CRACKERS A pinch of salt and cii» baking gives them their delightful flavor. FIG NEWTONS The delectable cake with a gener ous filling of fig jam LORNA DOONE Shortbread Delicious with ice cream or fruit. Wholesome shortbread baked golden brown. They tre made by the token of Uneeda Biscuit The World’s Best Soda Cracker NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY | Retired Cashier Dies j from Broken Heart P. J. Schmidt. St. Charles, 111., April 14.—When P. ! J. Schmidt, retired cashier of a local j bank, heard stories that his retire- ! ment was due to errors found in his books, ho dropped dead. Physicians said his death was due to a broken heart. Directors of the bank said that Schmidt's books were in good condition. $22^000.000Tn Bonus Bonds to Be Sold in Iowa _ Payment of Warrants to Men and Wromen Serving in World War May Start by Next Week. By Associated Press, Des Moines, Iowa, April 16.—The last chapter In the story of the Iowa bonus will be written in the office of State Treasurer W. J. Burbank .Mon day morning, when at 11, the state bonus bonds, representing $22, 000,000 worth of “khaki gold” will be sold at auction to the highest bidder to provide the cash wherewith to pay adjusted compensation to Iowa’s sol diers, sailors, marines and nurses who served In the world war. Representative H. N. Donhowe of I Story City, chairman of the house [ committee on banks and banking and a veteran auctioneer, will cry the sale, which will be the largest ever staged In the state of Iowa. The entire $22, 000,000 worth of bonds will be knocked down under the hammer. Just how many representatives of bond houses will be present is not known at the present time, according to Treasurer Burbank, but judging from the number of Inquiries received to date regarding the sale, a good ' number will be present. ' Backed by Iowa Resource*. The rate of Interest which the bonds will bear has been set at 4 1-4 per cent. The value of the bids submitted will be governed by the amount of pre mium offered, according to the treas urer’s office. The wealth of Iowa’s resource*, which back the bonds, la such «$hat the bonds should bring a high premium, is the prevailing opin ion. The failure of any bond house to offer a premium as high as the execu tive council believes the bonds should bring is the only thing which can now put off the sale of the bonds to a later date, according to members of the council. If the bids offered Mon day are not satisfactory to the coun dl, the sale ran be declared off, the I sale readvertised for three weeks and j another sale held. However, this situ ation Is not expected to rise, council members say. , The big question /low in the minds of Iowa’s veterans Is: "How soon will actual payment of the bonus be made?” Payments to Begin Early. First payments should begin as early as the latter part of next week, according to members of the bonus hoard. No definite date can be stated, they declare, pointing out that fol lowing the sale several details must be completed which will consume a short period of time. Following the sale of the bonds, ap proval of the sale must be secured from tbs executive council, under the provisions of a law just passed by the general assembly. Members of the council say that there Is no rea son why this approval cannot t>e voted on Monday afternoon following the sale. The next step will be to secure enough money to.begin payments. At the present time 14,550 bonus war rants have been approved averaging $205 each. Should all these be pre sented for payment nt once, a sum of approximately 13,000,000 would be necessary. There Is no doubt but that this amount of money will be avail able to the state within two or three days following the sale. Many Krrnr* Found. Another detail which must be com pleted as soon as the money Is avail able is the dating of each of the bonus warrants. This process will be lengthy, but speedily done, according to State Auditor Haynes. "Kveryone In my office will assist with this work so that the least pos sible time will elapse between the time the money Is on hand and the time the service man has the signed warrant in hla hands," Mr. Haynes stated. The lueky veterans whoso applies ttons have been approved by the bonus board and for whom eash war rants are now waiting In the office ' of the atate auditor are those who I carefully filled out their applications I and forwarder them early to the l>onus board. Fully 50 per cent of the bonua applications have been held up by the examiners because of the failure of the senders to fill them nut properly, according to Heeretnry Harry Wilkins of the bonus hoard. These applications must be corrected before payment can be mad* On the Screen Today. Sun—‘'Thelma." \ Moon—"Broken Chains." Hialto—“Daddy.” Strand—“Bella Donna." Gayety—"Shirley of the Circus." World—"Power of a Lie." Empress—"Nobody's Bride.” Muse—"The Death Dance." Victoria—"Broken Blossoms." Grand—"Jazzmania.” Hamilton—“Jazzmania.” Heralded by many miles of pub licity as the $10,000 prize-winning story of a scenario contest conducted last year by Goldwyn pictures and the Chicago Daily News, "Broken Chains," which opened at the Moon this week, had a real reputation al ready made which it must equal. Winifred Kimball, the winning con testant, has, however, a real story of a man's regeneration from cow ardice through an appeal to his chiv alrous nature. There is a grtat fist tight in yhich Malcom McGregor, the hero, battles with Ernest Torrence, who plays the brutal husband, who has chained his wife in a mountain cabin. It is a great dramatic story of character, with plenty of thrills and a definite and certain sequence of events in the development of the hero. "Broken Chains” is a story that prominent film people thought would be interesting, for on the committee that judged the 32,000 scenarios en tered were such names as D. W. Grif fith, Charlie Chaplin and Norma Tal madge. Alan Holubar directed the picture and in the cast are Colleen Moore and Claire Windsor, in addition to the male leads. Palmer Photoplay corporation, which trains writers for the screen, won considerable honors in the awarding of prizes in an Incidental way, for, in addition to Miss Kimball being one of their students, eight others of the prize winners were also enrolled. Few novels have been brought to the screen with the fidelity of Marie Corelli's romantio tale of Norway, "Thelma,” which is at the Sun this week. Jane Novak, blond beauty of many an Rction and outdoor story, brings to the lead a perfect embodiment of the heroine, who loves a British no bleman. It is hard to imagine Mlsa Novak In ballroom scenes until the pictures actually ' appear on the screen, and it must be Baid for her that she makes a dazzling society beauty. Her work In picturing the little girl of Norway in the first part of the story is also excellent. The story is of the little girl of Norway, who becomes the bride of a British nobleman and comes to Lon- j don, to be received with coldness by society there. How she triumphs ' over the many obstacles la a series | of events brought forward with a definite dramatic intent and carrying with it a constant appeal for the heroine. As one of the better stories brought to the screen, "Thelma” is to be commended. In the cast supporting Miss Novftk are Barbara Tennant, June Elvidge, Bert Sprotte and Peter Burke. / uJst one little whit elie, such as so ciety condones and even expects to be told In many Instances, is the start ing of a series of events that lead a group of people into deceit of ev ery kind, bitters words, public denun ciations and trail broken hearts through a story in "The Power of a Lie.' which is the World theater s anniversary photoplay offering this week. The story, written by Johan Bojer of Norway, was intended as an ex posal of the weakness of the orig inal little He of any kind and has been built into that kind of a screen story. The dramatic possibilities were excellent and Mabel Julienne Scott, 9.in I Topic* of lb Day j .... 2:30 | A*aopf» Fabl.a I * 18 2:42 | B*r# A En»ii*h I 8:30 2 .SO Ar,hur„*ilMorto" | wiTTm' Cressy & 3:10 Bloncho 8:33 Dayne In "Without n Will / Thor*'* o Wor" l| T7I MYERS A B 22 3134 HANFORD Stars of Yesterday With Barney Fayan 3)40 Uulo Wllaon. Jo*. 0:34 J. Sullivan, Tony William*. Llttlo MU* Kannody and Tho Orif. Corrinn* --Joe'Cook 4*00 Th* Ona-Man ,,M _ V*ud«vilU Show 4 43 n,jXr£s * »*« r‘%u$r 10148 Matin*** Flu* 1 Nlifht* IS* to SOe U. S. Tan I ISc to Ot.OO NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS VICTORIA .... 14th and Fort D. W. GRIFFTH’S "BROKEN BIOSSOMS” Bull Montana In "ROB 'EM GOOD" GRApD .... lath and Btnnry MAE MURRAY "JAZZMANIA" HAMILTON, . . 40th and Hamilton MAE MURRAY "JAZZMANIA" well known In Omaha, has done ex cellently In the leading role. The picture is out of the ordinary and aa such will hold the interest of audiences, while many of them sit back and refuse to agree with the author. In addition to Miss Scott, the cast includes such names as George Ar chalnbuud, June Elvidge, Maud George, Earl Metcalfe, David Tor rance and Philip Smalley. It Is a new Pola Negri which greets American audiences in her first American made picture, "Bella Donna," at the Strand. Her person ality and resplendent beauty must have been well hidden In the foreign made pictures for under our own lighting and photography Miss Negri shines out as a new beauty and again she surpasses herself in dramatic emotion portrayed. In "Bella Donna” she plays the part of a notorious woman who mar ries an English engineer, Nigel Ar mine. When they go to Egypt, the spell of the tropics transforms her and she falls completely under the spell of Baroudl, a desert chieftain, who suggests to her that she poison her husband In ord'r to be rid of him. The attempt fails and she Is re nounced by her husband and sees him taken care of by the woman he truly loves. The great dramatic mo ment of the story comes when she goes into the desert to meet Baroudl, only to have him cast her aside In scorn and she disappears into a sand storm as a fitting end to her career. As a screen display of emotional acting. Miss Negri has a wonderful picture in "Bella Donna." Conway Tearle in the R role of Mahmoud Baroudl makes a sinister villain, while Conrad Nagel is excellent as the unsuspecting husband. Dots Wilson. Macey Harlan and Robert Schable make an excellent supporting cast. Herbert Rawllnson has another inter esting underworld story in "Nobody’s Bride" at the Empress and has brought to it the earns ideal sort of hero that has made his other stories of this sort a success. He plays Jimmy Nevi, gentleman of leisure, who has been reduced to the ranks of the city's ''bums'' by poverty. Mile. Darney. feminine criminal, sees him scramble with a stray dog for a crust of bread thrown away from a laboring man's lunch, and when Jimmy loses and faints, she carries him to her apartment, feeds him and falls in love with'him. That is the setting of a series of adventures aivl the story of ro mance that puts the bum on his feet and wins for him the girl he loves and who was one of the causes of his slide downward In the scale of life. There is an attempted robbery and an excellent scream fight as thrillls in the picture and the story of the romance of the boy and girl is full of interest and more naturally portray ed than in ajnrost anything Mi-. Rawlinson has done. Hey, Skin-nay, there's a circus in town. It’s Shirley . Mason In "Shirley- of the Circus' at the Gayety and the diminutive star ' ' “ark rider and performer story of a circus. All the glamor and glitter of the big top are there, the dazzling beau ties in abbreviate^ costumes that flash through the air in performing their feats, the clown and plenty of wild animals, freaks and even the side shows. There is a love story also and Its history with the background of the circus is full of ups and downs for the hero and heroine and real ap peal for the audience is achieved by the star. Ah a bit of entertainment "Shirley of the Circus” Is a better film than as a dramatic photoplay, for It has everything in it to make it Inter esting. The thrill produced in the tense moments are most real and bring back the days of reality to those who have forgotten their cir cus days. # Jackie Coogan has added more laurels to an already heavy crown for a little boy in "Daddy,’’ his newest re lease. which is at ths Rialto this week. Full of laughs, trtrs, and a few lit tle thrills Jackie has brought out a picture that holds an audience firmly The Author of “Broken Chains” Passed the creative test of The Palmer Photoplay Corporation Producers of Palmer Plays and studied screen writing under the direction of the department of education of this organization. The creative test which gauged Miss Kimball’s nat ural story telling ability and prepared her to win the $10,000 prize for “BROKEN CHAINS” is available to anyone wishing to test his or her ability at home. There is no obligation incurred in requesting this interesting home test. Communicate with Stuart Gould, of the department of education of the Palmer Photoplay Corporation, now in Omaha at 838 South 35th Ave. (Harney 7655> or write Palmer Photoplay Corporation Hollywood, California for a copy of the creative test. &ay£ty to^h HON FRED WEBSTER'S “Alta ttri” Musical Comedy Co. "US"- “Tke Lingerie Jkep" At 1:40. 4:00. 0:40 and 0:00 P. M. Pretty Models, Gowns, Feminine Fol-de-Role FEATURE PICTURE. SHIRLEY MAJOR In “SHIRLEY OF THE CIRCUS" Daily Mat 10c .,upntml> Nifhti 50c Entire Change el Program Thu re. Noon 1 al|4SAij>Ja^raa i[SIUulffiB|i ■ NOW SHOWING ■ ■ BILLY HOUSE ■ and Hla ■ "MIDNIGHT WHIRL" _ In a ft GALAXY OF MIRTH" AND MELODY m With a Staff arlnf Amjjtl Vamplraa | Faatura Photoplay. | Harbart Rawllnaon ia m "Nobody'a Brlda" ■ a amaahlnf undanaorldm drama. " THIS WEEK ENDS FRI. “BROKEN CHAINS" WITH COLLEEN MOORE MALCOLM MacGREGOR ! ERNEST TORRENCE ■ ■ ■ ii ji | ' ■ A a I I M ■ 1 ■ B ^B ^^B Imsiigf 15 DAYS ! Startinf April 2R At tha BUN Thaatia THIS WEEK ENDS FRI. Marie Corelli’s “Thelma” Abo LARRY SEMON “The Counter Jumper” NOW PLAYING Jackie Coogan “DADDY” ala* Lloyd Hamilton “Uneasy Feet” Playing Raw BBUADQNNd K* V I'MmuiouMt l*lrtut< ^ When in Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome I Hon. Herbert Hoover Becomes Plain ‘Herbie” on Visit to Old Home Town Secretary of Commerce Recalls Boyhood Memories— 01’ Swimmin’ Hole Looks Smaller but Finds Initials Still on Flagpole at Red Brick Schoolhouse. By Int'matter al \'» i Srrvl". Chicago, April 15. — Friday he was just “Herbie Hoover"—one of the town boys witty had come back to pay a visit. Tonight, in his compartment on the Broadway Limited, he was again the Honorable Herbert Hoover, secre tary of commerce of the United States of America. The memory of "yesterday" clung In his control in an emotional drama. "Daddy" brings out all of Jackie's varied talents and the result is a production that would do credit to any actor. The picture Is all heart appeal. The story of the young musician whose wife and baby leave him and disap pear into the unknown is the open ing and Jackie appears later as a ragged little boy whose mother has died and who knows no father. The farm Is sold and the foster father and mother go to the poor house but Jackie runs aw'ay to the city to seek his fortune. The appeal of the homeless boy and his life witl) a street musician who was formerly a great artist and teacher are full of bitB of humor and pathos. Through the old musician's death Jackie comes to the notice of a great artist playing at the opera house and is discovered as the miss ing baby son. The personal magnetism of the boy Jackie is what makes the picture great and what will charm and bring crowds everywhere to see his emo tional action. The greatest theatrical suc cess in local history. ANNIVERSARY WEEK S i X long-to-bo-remembered acts headed by the sensa tional syncopators BENSON ORCHESTRA Shows continuous from lilS P. M. Vaudeville, 3:20, 6:45, 9:10 Soats may be reserved in the messaniae section. to him, however, and he chuckled as he told of the pilgrimage. "Yesterday," for Mr. Hoover meant West Branch, la., his birth place. His cousin, George C. Hoover, still lives there. "Yes sir, things certainly have changed," he mused as he sat back In his seat and began to talk. "Take the ol' uwimmin' hole for In stance.” he continued. "Went out and paid It a visit. Looked shrunk. Seems like it was bigger when 1 was there. Looked kinda dirty, too. Can't remember that it was dirty when I was a kid. The present generation —” he stopped. Finally he went on. They’re gone and put a big brick house on top of the hill where we used to slide down in the winter. Spoiled it all.” This, mind you, is the same Her bert Hoover, international engineer who has built great structure* *nd "swimming holes" for irrigation proj ects all over the world. "It’s funny how things change. Houses all looked smaller.” Hoover has seen houses in every land on the globe. "Certainly was glad to meet the old willow tree down st the river. Afraid it might be gone, too. And the red brick school house at the fork In the road. Certainly did look good. Hooked for my initial* In the old flag pole, in the front. Yes sir, they were still there. "And the gang! Bless my soul, now they're garage owners and grocery clerks and everything. “And I haven't met anybody that I was more glad to see than Mrs. J. K. Corran. She was my old school teacher, SO years ago.’’ Since that time he has met kings and queens, presidents and generals and what not. "When she got up to introduce me she said ‘Folks, here's Herbis back again and lie's going to talk to you.' Certainly did eeeni good." Hoover stopped. “All aboard" shouted the conductor. "Certainly did enjoy myself," hs said half to himself. 13 ^ Luggage! 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