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Coolidge Voices Plea for Homes in Radio Speech Address Part of Ceremony r Opening; “Better Homes in Americ^” Cam paign. Washington. May 11—President Colldge. in an address last night that was heard by unseen millions of radio listeners recommended that Ameri cans pay more attention to their homes. The president spoke as chairman of the advisory council of the Better Homes in America movement, which opens a week’s national activities to morrow. "In recent years,” said the presi dent, "the remarkable development of our material resources, of human invention and of human opportunity, have turned the attention of many from the home to other fields of en grossing Interests. It has been neces sary to recall public attention to the home lest its influences and its finer values be impiared. "The American home is the fcource of our national well-being. In it. our high traditions of service and integrity are fostered. From the true home there emerges respect for the rights of others, and the habit of co operating for worthy ends. Through •haring its common enterprises and common sacrifices, the child developes that sturdiness of character which distinguishes the manhood and worn in-hood of our.land." The better homes movement was Conceived, and is headed by Mrs. Wil liam Brown Maloney, for the purpose Cf educating the people as to the type of home which should be built and the manner they should be equipped. During the ensuing week, better homes demonstrations will be held in more than a thousand cities, towns •nd villages, and in several hundred Irural communities. NO DANCINGIN~ SCHOOL GYM Norfolk, Neb., May II—The board if education by a vote of 4 to 2 •ettled the question of dancing in the gymnasium of the high school. The juniors, who are entertaining the seniors before graduation this week, wanted to put on a dance. The iohool board took a secret ballot and decided that dances will not be al lowed. ------\ Cautious Coppers Cry for Air as Mysterious Box Opens With Snap ---/ Four new records Were established at Central police station Saturday afternoon. Sergeant Frank Hose now la the champion window jumper. Capt. A. L. Troby holds the sprint honors. Emer gency Officer Frank Teal has first honors for fancy diving and Patrol man Chester Reisling is champion high juniper. . Here's how: J. T. Frtnzer, 2108 South Twenty-fifth avenue, entered the station carrying a small box. "This thing was left at my house this afternoon and I’m afraid it’s a bomb,” he told Captain Troby. The nfllccrs began to open it. The first board slipped off easily. So did the second. But the third stuck until It came away with a loud snap. With the snap a colled spring leap ed to prominence. A small black bo* attached to the end of the spring also showed up. That’s wrhen the offi cers established their records. The owner of the box, which con tained a coll of copper wire and a Mack box of hair brushes, may have the property by applying at the sta tion. James Montgomery Flagg, Artist, Marries ModelJJe Made Famous 1C I.. Dorothy V. Wadman. By CORINNE RICH, rnirvrul Service Staff Correspondent. New York, May 11—A studio ro mance, worked out along approved story book lines, Saturday made James Montgomery Flagg, Illustrator ntid author, the happiest man on earth—by his own admission. The culmination of the love story came when Mr. Flagg gathered up a few, a very few, of his friends and took them to the historic and pic turesque Little Church Around the Corner, where he married Miss Doro thy V. Wadman, his model, and "in splratlon." Later in the day the artist was back at his colorful studio, but he was not working. He was too ex cited. And amid much laughter Mrs. Flagg was getting used to her brand new name. The story smacks of canvases, bris tol board. India Ink, skylights, drap eries and chats over teacups. Miss Wadman’s beauty and the proximity of dally interesting work are said to have turned the trick. Became Artist Model. Three or four years ago, Dorothy Wadman. a lovely young woman in her early twenties, with a penchant for writing, became the Illustrator’s model. His facile pen and brush painted her exquisite features onto many K magazine cover. Not another model would he have. What made Mr. Flagg s work a success Is thought to have been a .particular and Individual optical quality which enabled him to view Miss Wadman and his canvas through a rose-colored haze. At any rate Mr. Flagg's wife, who had been Miss Nellie McCormick of St. l.ouis, died a year ago. She and Mr. Flagg would have celebrated their silver anniversary this year, had she lived. Denied (Engagement. A few days ago the illustrator de nied his engagement to Miss Wad man, saying the affair was "all ofT.” A few months previously it had been announced formally. Friends were nonplussed. "We can't have a honeymoon right away,” declared Mr. Flagg Saturday. "The illustrators' ball Is coming along this month, you know, and w-e must stay for that. Mrs. Flagg wrote a skit for it and so did I, and she will act in both of them. So, of course, we can't be floating around the country. “But tills summer I'm going to close up the studio, place a ‘not at home’ card on the front door and hike off to California with my bride We will probably go In a motor car and stop off to say hello to Bill Hart, the two-gun man of the movies. Jle Is a good friend of mine and has ex tended an invitation.” strike; ties up PITTSBURGH CARS Pittsburg. Pa., May 11—With all street car traffic here at a standstill and with 3.200 striking employes wait ing new developments, hundreds of thounsands of Pittsburr era awaited Monday morning as the "zero hour" 1 the walkout of the me i a effort to force higher wages. Strikebreakers will attempt to op erate cars Monday. More than 2,000 auxiliary workers from out of town are said to have ar rived at various railroad stations this afternoon and were escorted to the car barns under police guards. Motor Cop Hurt. Motorcycle Officer H. Marchant was severely cut and bruised Saturday v hen his motorcycle crashed with an automobile driven by John Beber, 2450 fiouth Nineteenth street, at Six teenth and Webster streets. GRASBURG TEAM LEADING DRIVE Bert Grasburg’s team In the American Legion membership cam paign was leading the field Saturday night with 110 members. Hird Stryk er is the major of that division. The workers decided Saturday night to continue the campaign until the Legion's post meeting Tuesday night in the hope of bringing the member ship to 4.000. “Our membership is now near the 3,000 mark and so far we consider the campaign a success,” said Chair man Gentzler. W. O. Larson, Lyman Wheeler, Victor llermansen. and Frank Len ders were close on Orasburg's heels for first honors. SOUTH HIGH GRADS MAY ORGANIZE Plan* are under way for a perma nent alumni association of South Om aha High school graduate*. A banquet of alumni may be held some time next month, at which member.* of the 3 !>24 graduating elaas are to he honor guest*. Hundred* of South High alumni are scattered throughout the country and It I* believe* that many would be present at an annual gathering of their schoolmates. PROHIBITION ENDS IN ALBERTA, CAN. Calgary, Alberta, May 11—Prohibi tion In Alberta Is at an end. Govern ment liquor stores opened tonight. Throngs of people with permits be sieged the stores. Many gleefully carried home the drat bottle of liquor they had ee^n for years. Finger Print* Tell Story. Testimony that "finger prints can't lie," given by Ideiit. A. C. Anderson, head of the police llertlllon depart ment, eent two men to Fort I.eaven worth Saturday fnr eight months for desertion from Fort' Crook. Joe Palemo and Jack Fcrgeau had been neused of deserting from the army and then re-enlisting. Finger prints taken at the time of the first enlistment identified the men. OVII JIXTMIOMT VMM OF 1U00IIS De ver ,.:' The New Daylight Train Ettaetiaa Jana 2nd T TAVF. breakfast at home or on the train and arrive at Den ver early the same evening. Lv. Omaha 8:10 A. M. Ar. Denver 8:30 P. M. 3 Daily Trains Lv. Omaha x8:10a. tn. 4:35 p.m. 13:25a.m. Ar. Denver i8J0p. m. 7:50 a.m. 3:00 p.m. a Ffrot trip af *Danr Special" June 1 Every one of these trains has standard and ob servation sleeping cars, free reclining chair cara and dining cars. They afford the utmost comfort and luxury in railway travel. $26.50 Round Trip to Colorado Beginning June 1 Let us ahow you how to take a glorious two weeks’ vacation for $100.00 to $120.00, covering all expenses. Write for Illustrated booklet "Col | or ado’s Mountain Playgrounds.” Far Information, ask— A. K. Our to. City Rasa. Agant, U. P. Syatam, - 1416 Dodga St., Omaha, Phona Jaukasn 5822 Conaolidatad Tlokat Offlca, 1416 Oodgo St., Phona Atlantlo 9214, or ^ ^ Union Station, 10th and Morey Straata Union Pacific — Fann Bloc Wins Promise of Vote on MeNary Bill J Senate Leaders Confer With C o o 1 i d g e; Norbeck Threat Is Ef fective. Washington. May 11—The farm bloc has won a complete victory In their fight to obtain assurances of house and senate leaders that a vote would be taken on the McNary Maugen bill at this session of con gress. A promise of consideration was given In the face of a threat by Sen ator Norbeck. republican, South Da kota, to force a vote on the bill In the senate by offering it as an amend ment to the revenue bill, which lead ers declared would doom both meas ures to defeat. The announcement of Chairman .Snell of the house rules committee, that the bill would be given right-of way followed a conference with Presi dent Coolidge. It was stated, how ever, that the president had given no indication as to his views on the measure. On his return to the capital. Chair man Snell held a conference with Speaker Gillett, Representative I.ong worth, the republican leader, mem bers of the republican steering com mittee, and several members of the house agriculture committee, Includ ing Chairman Haugen. Later Chairman Haugen and other representatives conferred with Sen ator Norbeck, Senators Lodge, Massa chusetts. and Curtis, Kansas, repub lican leaders, and Senator Shipstead. Movie Villain at World This Week Robert McKim Vigorously Applauded Despite “Dirty Work” on Screen. The ma who has broken up In numerable homes, laughed at dying hearts, separated loving sweet hearts, foreclosed mortgaes on the aged couples In their old homesteads and has done all sorts of dirty work at the crossroads was actually greet ed with applause and had to make a curtain speech at ths World yester day. He Is Robert McKim, villain of the movies, who is a headliner at the new World show, presenting, with the as sistance of Elsie Williams, a farcical drama in a bachelor's apartment. Robert looks just like he does in the movies. In the line of clog dancing thsre can't be many better than Joe and Lew Calts who presented, besides, some touching comedy as a back ground for their unique steps. Grazer and I,awler also offer some dancing mixed with singing of a high I order. Rogers and Donnelly Is a novel set of eccentric dancing, singing and drollery, the male half of the team being adept In the art of quiet fun niness. A. Truelly does some remarkable things with a mouth organ or har monica. And A1 Colem and company are superior In aerial stunts and the black art. “O Mother of Mine" la the title of a piece especially appropriate to the thought of the day played yesterday on the organ by Arthur Hays. BRANDEIS WEEK PLANS ARE LAID Instructions as to the best manner in which to handle the special bar gains that are to mark Brandel* week, which open* today, were siven to clerks and department mana R*ra at a meeting In the atone Sat urday morning. At a meeting held Friday In th* cafeteria auggestlon* by th* depart ment manager*, executive! and buy er* wer* conaldered. Th# buyer* In stated that th* department manager* had cut price* ao much In celebration of th# week that it would make buy ing especially hard In th* future. Their objections wer# overruled, however,. Parting Instruction* of George Brandel*, who left recently for the cast were: "During Brandel* weak *v*ry de partment ahould have aueh value* that It will double Ita buslneas and inaka th* week memorable to the citi zen* of Omah* as well a* to the store." ONE MAN DIES AFTER AX DUEL Groton, Mas*., May lb—As a re suit of s duel with axes yesterday In a Groton wood lot, Donat Fon taine, 35, of Dowell, le dead end hie opponent, Joseph Gagnon, 60, elso of Tyiwell, le pot expected to live, llagnon le In a Dowell hospital. (Jirl Saves $1,000 in (»em$ by Her Presence of Mind Presence of mind probably aaved two diamond ring* valued *t $1,000 for Ml»a Kethertn* Bernard. 25, 4612 North Thirty sixth street, when the waa held up at Fifty-second and Red mond street* Saturday night. Miss Bernard was riding with Fred D. Bullett, 461* North Thirty sixth street. Near Fifty second and Red mond street* a car drew along side. A man leaned over the front door of the machine and ordered the couple to "put up your hands " Bullett was relieved of $6 end a $35 stick pin. Mlsa Bernard dropped two diamond ring* she was wearing to th# road and escaped without loss. Library Show* (Jain. Inerrofl# of 7G2 In circulation <*r bool;* lit the South Hldn branch II Wary wm tnsdo In April. Tha In cranio In the children'll department tvnn 4f»0, and .312 In th# adults' dr partment. IlnuUa for homo rending, on plenum , md profit, Ktnrtr* of travel, aflvon j ture, reminder, nature nud hl*tm> m* nailable at ih» Iknao. Count Salm Slumbers as Father Takes His $40,000,000 Daughter Back to U. S. "Just Too Tired to Get Up, Poor Roy," Mil lirent von Hoogstraeton Explains—"I'm Not Deserted," Says Her Husband Indignantly. B.v C. F. BERTEIJJ. I’nlrmnl Service Staff Correspondent. Speclnl Cable Dispatch. Paris, May 11—Wearing mourning black but adorned with the priceless Rogers pearls snd a cheerful smile, Countess Salm von Hoogstraeten left Paris Saturday morning safely es consced in a private carriage of the train with "Poppa” H. H. Rogers, whose Machiavellian ingenuity suc ceeded in tearing his daughter away from the arms of her titled husband. The $40,000,000 heiress had her first dlsapointment Saturday when her husband failed to show up at the boat train to see her off. At the mo ment when his heiress wife was speed ing sway from him, possibly forever. Count von Hoogstraeten was comfort ably snoring In his bed at the Hotel St. Jnves Albany. Millicent explained this by saying that the poor boy was Just too tired and she just couldn’t wake him up. Except for the Universal Service cor respondent an£ Ersine Owynne of Washington, one of Mllllcent’s social friends, there was nobody down to bid good-bye to the homeward heiress. The other passengers had no hint that they might have been furnishing a background for the final chapter of the great Ludwig Millicent $40,000,000 romance. "Poppa” Has Wily Way. According to the latest Information, Millicent has not promised her father to leave her husband. "Poppa's” wily way was to Walt until the couple need ed cash and then offer to pay all bills if Millicent would return home with him "on Important family business.” Society here says that his shrewd idea Is to separate them at any cost, hoping that the temporary absence of her husband and possibly the at tentions of American boy friends may convince her that a permanent separa tion Is the only solution. Meanwhile, the abandoned husband, giving up his story that he stayed here to play for the Davis cup, Is now telling friends that he Just has to see the Olympic games. He denies vigorously that his romance has been wrecked or that he Is on bad terms with the Rogers family. They were charming to him, he Insisted. This statement was made Just he fore the count's departure for Vienna Saturday afternoon where he has pone "to play tennis.” He said he would rejoin his wife later. “Why, It's Silly.” “The report Millicent has deserted is absolutely silly” he declared. "We lunched together Friday at the Hits’, and dined together. Anyone could #e we were tremendously hap py "At present Millicent Is unable to stand so much traveling and heat, so she is going to America to furnish a house at eome quiet setshore resort. She requires rest and quiet." When asked why he was not at the station Saturday morning when his wife left with her father, he in sisted that' he jvas. ”1 certainly was there,” he protest ed, “but Millicent didn't want anyone to see her sweeping so I kept out of sight.” Both the count and his luggage looked rather worse for wear when 1 lie appeared to board the train for Vienna. His baggage consisted of two old trunks, two dilapidated suitcases, three tennis racquets and four old overcoats which he carried slung over his arm. He wore a gray business suit and heavy tan shoes that were scuffed and run down. He did not have the necessary francs to check his baggage. He ap parently had only a handful op dol lar bills. He changed a sufficient i number of these to pay the charges. | As he die! so he remarked: “I don't want to waste dollars." By 11AKKY FI.ORY. International »w* Staff Correspondent. Paris, May 11—Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten, scion of aVi old but Impoverished Austrian family, and hts heiress bride, MiUicent Rogers of New York, have parted, at least temporar ily, and are speeding away from each other. The countess, accompanied by her father. Colonel If. H. Rogers, an American multi-millionaire is on her way home on the liner France. Count Salm is on his way to Vienna to play in the Davis cup tennis games, ac cording to his story. Count Salm, denied that his ro mance with tlie beautiful American girl had gone upon the rockR. Ho said they would join each other later on, possibly in two or three months. Smash Final. Friends Intimate. Despite Count Salm's confident pro diction that he and his bride of four months will be reunited, friends of the couple intimated that this latest and most sensational international match has collapsed. Money has figured in practically all the troubles of the couple. When he married the 19-year-old heiress Count Salm, who is 39, was understood to be in America "fortune hunting.” He had been playing in the "movies" for a livelihood, but his expensive tastes ate up his salary before it was earned. He had expended all his resources and credit before he decided to go to New York to look for an heiress. His meeting with Miss Rogers seem ed to crown his quest with success. She was not only rich, but young and beautiful. Salm, known in the Eu ropean capitals, for his accomplished love-making, literally "wooed the young woman off her feet." It was whispered in some quarters that financial settlement may have played some part in the separation, but there was nothing to confirm this. Future I'ndecided. Count Salm said his future was un decided. He wants to go Into the diplomatic service, but Insists upon the right to pick his own post. Ever since they arrived in Paris early in the year and later at Cannes the couple have been conspicuous In the gay night life. Both are accom plished dancers and spent most of their nights in smart, exclusive cabarets dancing together. Their real troubles stated when Colonel Rogers refused Tn advance aliv more money to the couple. It Is understood that the bride's complete “dowry" from ' her family was less than tCO.OOO. (Copyright. 1914 t COLLEGE COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL Atlantic, la., May 11—Two years of college work will be added to the curriculum of the Atlantic High school ns a result of a resolution adopted at a Joint meeting of the - hool board and ideal citizens here ! today. The junior college was pro- ! posed some time ago and has been the center of discussion in the par ent teacher association and other organizations here. The school board refused to rule on the proposal with out the consent of 4he citizens at large. Since the Atlantic High school Is fully accredited to the North Cen tral Association of Colleges and secon dary schools, the work of the Junior college also will be accredited. During the first term a freshman course only will be offered. The course will ] . onform to thnt offered freshmen In I the College of Liberal Arts at the I niversity of Iowa. Folks who cover a lot of ground find a heap of energy and goodness in Kellogg’s. \ \ Delicious as can be served with milk, \ J cream or fruity Nourishing too! V \\l ^ CORNFLAKES gfl %J Innmr-tralmd u axtitm wrmppmr COD^M i M —9xctusiv0 Kxllegg igaturm. tlii JaP* “r ' -—— JII 'HS? I ^ 1 | Look for our signature | Burgess Bedtime ! Stories V---✓ By THORNTON \V. Bt’RGESS. Wh*n thins* so wi,..,- vhy Just b* rtsd They haven t happen.*,1 twice »• t,a.l Farmer Brown e Boy. What Alight Have Happened. The Green Meadows were nowhere to be seep. They were covered with water. It was one of the greatest flood* In many years. To some of the little people of the Green Mea dows It really seemed as If the whole Great World hail turned to water. They were homeless, frightened and miserable. Of these there was none more mis erable than the young Chuck, who had been driven from his home over near the Smiling Pool. It had been bad enough to he driven out of that snug home. It bad been worse to go drifting about on an old log un able to reach shore, and not knowing if he ever would reach shore. But to that young Chuck the thing that was happening now was still worse; that old log was being dragged at the end of a rope, he knew not where. The rope was fastened to a boat, and Farmer Brown's Boy was rowing the l>oat. But the young Chuck had never made the acquaintance of Farmer Brown's Boy. The latter was Just a dreadful, two-legged giant to the young Chuck. He was so frightened The old log was being dragged at the end of a rope he knew not where. that all he could do was to cling to Ills place on one end of the old log. He didn't even notice that that boat was dragging him nearer and nearer to the shore. He w-as «o occupied In being Just 'miserable and frightened, that he took no notice of anything. He was aroused by a shout. Farmer Brown's Boy stopped rowing, and shouted back. The young Chuck looked about him to see what it all meant. Not far away was another boat. In it were two men, and one of them had a terrible gun. The young Chuck didn’t know it was a terrible gun because he had never seen one before. But that it what it wa*. Yes, sir, that Is what it was. "AVhat is that you are towing?” shouted the hunter with the terrible gun to Farmer Brown's Boy. "An old log." replied Farmer Brown’s Boy. "That Isn't what I mean." the hunt er shouted back. "What 1s On the end of that old log? Is it a Musk rat?" "No," replied Farmer Brown's Boy, “It Isn't & Muskrat. It's a Wood chuck." "Is he alive?" asked the hunter. "Of course he is alive. Do you sup pose I would be towing him ashore if he wasn't alive?" retorted Farmer Brown s Boy. "What are you going to do with him?" asked the hunter. "I am going to see that he gets Items Its Pure Its Rich | Its Better ;; Its Nourishing i Its Guaranteed 1 PubiTan < fMMT# 1 M«COBO • wifely to shore,” retorted Farmer Brown's Boy, The hunter laughed. "A Wood chuck Is no good,” said he. "Set that old log adrift and let me have a shot st him. That will he the quickest way of putting an end to his troubles.” Farmer Brown's Boy was Indig nant. He told that hunter just what he thought of him. and the things he said were not very pleasant. Then he once more began to row, towing the young Chuck towards shore. And the young Chuck didn't under stand It at all. To this day he doesn't know what might have hap pened had not Farmer Brown's Boy found him when he did. Those hunt ers surely would have found him lat er and that would have been the end of him. This Is what might have happened. (Copyright. 1914.) ^For m Limited En- I gegement in Ballroom I FRED HAMM and his renowned 1 DANCE I ORCHESTRA I FREE I MOVIES I Every Night I N N i o TfJiglnifa¥ o w w LEWIS STONE Helene Chadwick In a story of galloping husbands, WHY MEN Sr/ , OMAHA’S OWN PICTURE Daily New-Rialto Movie. ’BELLE OF OMAHA” Local Cast and Scanes COME. GET YOUR LAFF Presentation GEO. HAUPT “A STUDY Playing IN DELFT” CHASONETTE RIALTO ORCHESTRA Lenore Ulrich in David Belasco’s “Tiger Rose” NOW PLAYING 2Z2ZES3 APPEARING IN PERSON And on the acreen, ROBERT McKIM Famous movie villain GREAT 6-ACT BILL NOW PLAYING 1 Bert Smith .j Player* In Ihe Musical Comed> Triumph “Papa Loves Mama” Wed. Eve.—Surprise Night I -SECOND— ■ LAST WEEK I ELINOR GLYN’S I "THREE WEEKS” J S\Tl’RI~)»V--HAROLD LLOYD ffEIGHBDRHODD THEATERS C*R\ND.16th and Bin nay Dick Barth#lm<*»* and Derothv Machaill in "TWENTY-ONE BOULEVARD • - S.ld and l eavanwwrth Clara Bow. Harrtaon Ford. Fthal Shannon in "MAYTIME** t OTHROP - ... - X4t>» and l.ethrep POl \ NFC.RI in -THE CHEAT** I rrrrrm last I two days I CHARLES JONES I "VAGABOND TRAIL" j NEXT SHOW WEDNESDAY ;
