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.”
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Retired Cashier Dies j
from Broken Heart
P. J. Schmidt.
St. Charles, 111., April 14.—When P. !
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bank, heard stories that his retire- !
ment was due to errors found in his
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$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,
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"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.
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FRI.
Marie Corelli’s
“Thelma”
Abo LARRY SEMON
“The Counter Jumper”
NOW PLAYING
Jackie Coogan
“DADDY”
ala*
Lloyd Hamilton
“Uneasy Feet”
Playing
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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
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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.
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