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THE BEE: OMAHA,. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1919.
.South Side
PRICE OF HIDES
TAKES BIG SLUMP
ntJHJIRVFT IIPRF
vii Minnrik i iii.iii
Lack of Export Outlet and
UinU Crtnn Drisiae
v i nun oi uc i i luuu
VII.VII VIIIVI
.. .. J , f
; .' Cause.
' According to reports of several
mtnagerj of Omaha hide and fur
i Companies, there is a big decline in
the price of hides on the Omaha
, Jacjc of export outlets.
v J. According to one manager, light
packer cow hides that were 50 cents
a pound two weeks ago are bringing
. o,nlyN3S crnts a poundwith little de
' i Ti.-i u. ..... (
ies were compelled to close on ac
count of fhe coal shortage is given
as another reason for the decline, as
th market vas burdened with a
v heavy accumulation for which there
Vdf no flrady demand. , .
Another item that conduces to the
low price of hides is said to be the
. .declining demand for footwear, caus
ed by high prices, which has com
pelled the public Tb engage the serv-
frcs of repair cobblers. It is said a
reat many shoe merchants have
t-tn rninnr tn resorr m rnt-raie
sale sof footwear to reduce to their
nock ' , ...
English Women Conquered
By Tobacco Will Not Stop
Lady Violet Greville Explains Gradual Advance bf
Smoking Among Fair Sex Public Use by bins
Makes Certain Its Permanent Use.
AT THE !
THEATERS
South Sik Brevities
Hundreds ef ' our customed received
' their Chrlstmae money this week from our
. Savtnrs elubi Join our Economy club to
day. Live Stock National Bank, Junction
Twenty-fourth and N atreeta.
Lester H. Brown, 4410 South Twenty
first street, and Miss Mae Mlltlemyer, 270
D itreet. were married Saturday evening;
at the 'Orsce Methodist Episcopal churoh
parsons by Rev. C. C. Wilson. The
vounr courla will be at home to their
friends at 4410 South Twenty-first street.
1 Walter Puckett. nearo. 116 South' Twen
ty-sixth street, tolJurtge FltaueraTld Wed-J
nesaay ninrnmi in puui-w chuii w.wi, wo
Iempsey had stolen Ma coat and vest.
After hearm the statement of both men
tha Juris; said he couldn't see how he
. tould msko a "suit" nut of Just a coat and
vest, and continued the case until Peeem
ber A quiet wedding was solemnised Tues
day evemie; at the parnonagfl of the Graca
.Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. C. C.
Wilson, with Oren Prober. 3611 Q street.
tnd Miss Carrie Au Buchon, 2928 Koiith
Twentieth street, the contracting parties
; The newly married couple -left Wednesday
morning for Kansas City, Mo., on a honey-
" mon trip and to visit with relatives.
D. J. Russell. S8t L str-et: R. C.v Still-.
maclj, 18i6 Patterson avenue; Joe Majo
wles, 42i J street; Stanley Labrtnskl. 4138
1. street, and Thomaa Kanger. 4172 J
street, wera In' police court .Wednesday
hargod with, vagrancy on complaint of
Police Officer McLaughlin, who .testified
tha men had been spending most of their
tima'the last two weeks In pool halls. The
case, was. continued.
London, Dec. 24. "Has tobacco
conuered women altogether?", asks
the Daily Globe. , . , ,
And Lady Violet Greville answers,
tin the saute paper, as follows:
Oone are the golden glories ot my
Lady Nicotine, the idol and solace
of the lonely bachelor, free from
the wiles, the dangers and tne com
pany of women. Men smoked, wo
men talked in those days. The oar-
lor and the smoking room, the hall
and the housekeeper's room, were
divided by. a kind of wire entangle
ment that no one coild pass over.
Habit Grew Gradually.
But the modern Eve hai com
passed it. . Gradually, gently, but-1
nriniv sue crossed ine oouuuary,
joined the males in the billiard room
in fascinating tea gown, lingered be
hind the ladies in the dining fboni,
Duffed at a cigaret here, nibbed at
another there, and finally blossomed
into a full-"blown smoker, innocent
of all camouflage.
At first the practice stamped a
woman as being rather fast, which
gave her a special charm in (he eyes
of men,' then as original and Bo
hemian, finally as one of a commorf
crowd. Since the little flapper of the
shop and the government office took
to smokinor some men have even
given up the practice.
They smoke in bed before break
fast, during the bath, in the lounges
of hotels, in railway carriages, final
ly they have begun to smoke in
music halls. Independence can go
no further.
Ignore Doctor's Orders.
One anticipates the tjme when
elderly men and women will press
a half crown into the hands of will-,
ing guards in the vain -attempt to
find a non-smoker on the train, and
the acceptance of a lover depends
on his nice taste in Turkish tobacco.
Dull and tiresome husbands will re
fuse to pay their wives' tobacco
bills.
Disraeli said "tobacco was the;
tomb of love." Has it proved ' so?
Does the cigaret-tainted breath ap
peal and seem to the man as ' the
breezes of Eden? Nerves were al
ways the appanage of woman. Much
smoking ruins ' the ngrves. One
young woman smoked habitually 100
cigarets a day. The doctor warned,
the husband stormed and pleaded
with her to, give up the pernicious
habit for the sake of the children
and the home. "1 cannot," 'she an
swered. "You will die," said the
doctor. "Then I must die, but I
will not give it up."
' Gift Cases Popular.
Such callousness is, 'of course,
rare,, but women continue to ignore
the fact, that nicotine stains the
teeth and injures the complexion if
indulged in to excess. Vanity even
has given way to the overmastering
habit. Wedding presents take the
form of costly cigaret cases instead
of jewelry, and women hang golden
receptacles to flieir wrists and au
tach them to their vanity bags. With
a powder puff and a 'cigaret case a
woman can ' face the world 1 and
despise her rivals. .'"
But there, is the question of ex
pense. Good tobacco is costly, bad
tobacco loathsome. What is a poor
little girl to d3? Ruin 'herself by
paying for her own chocolate, cipar
ets, that strange mixture of tastes,
or depend .upon her male friends to
supply her? The latter way opens a
wide vista of possibilities. Cigars
are not yet very popular, but occa
sionally a' daring spirit will pull out
cue and appear to enjoy it.
Difference in Moods.
Is the craze one 'that .will con
tinue?' If neither expense nor vanity
deter a woman, what will? Certain
ly .not opposition or -advice. "Habits
make acts, acts make character;
character - makes destiny. What
will be the destiny of the smoking
women? Men smoke from various
motives, chiefly 'for rest and refresh
ment The smoking habit is essen
tially unsocial and even among
triends silence often prevails. A
man i slips on his' oldest, coat .and
slippers, sits in his easy chair by .t he
fire, takes out. his pipe, thinks of
nothing or everything, and is happy.
The flapper's ideal is noise, com
pany,, a jolly time, brocaded cush
ions, a rowdy supper and lots of
chatter. But the true smoker is
happiest alone.
I
"PHOTO 'PIAV OFFER4 NGT FOR. TODAY"
HOLDS UP STORE
IN BUSIEST HOUR
AND SHOOTS TWO
Yduthful . ' Denver Bandit
Wound? Woman in, Arm
; During Chase.
. ..
ilenver, Dec. 25. During the bus
iest.hour of the Christmas eve, a'
youthful bandit held -up a delicates
sen at 1089 South Broadway, robbed
the cash drawer of its contents, then
. shot" two persons, a man and a
. woman, 'who joined pedestrians in
a chase after the robber fle,d. --
The wounded are Mrs. Alice Ren
sink. ; shot through the arm, - and
Walter .Oakcs, shot throught the
-leg. a Both are seriously wounded,
but will recover, according to phys
icians at a local hospital. The bandit
.- escaped.
The robber entered the shop and
. began to work 'systematically and'
calmly, according to Mrs. Ruth Mc
Leod, ' the proprietor. . Clerks and
patrons 'were lined up against the
.Vail while the bandit sought the
cash drawer. Finding the till, he
pried it' open, poketed $40 it con
tamed and the left the pla.ee.
The clerks spread an alarm and
Several, persons joined iru a chase.
Mrs.' Rensink' and Oakes were in
the -lead when the fleeing bandit
stopped short, pulled his gun and
tired. '
Hotel Ground Lease
I Brings $105,000 at
f Court House Auction
The. ground lease of the Harley !
notei,, nortnwest corner oi Iwenti
. eth ,and Farnam streets, was sold
, Wednesday by Lawrence Brinker,
referee, at the east door of the court
house for $105,000, as part of the set
tlement of the estate of Jane Kee
':ne. The ground was purchased by
Harry Tukey, who bid it in for a
client
The lease has 44 years to run
and carries with it an option on the
whole property for $125,000 to $150,
000 at the end of the lease.
: Bidding on the property was
lively, starting at less than $75000
and going up rapidly. -
N ORMA TALMADGE will be
; seen today and Saturday at
the Muse theater in her Select
picture, "The Forbidden City." Miss
Talmadge has the role of Sari San,
daughter ' of a Chinese mandarin.
She marries an American -consulate
officer, and when the emperor learns
of it he orders her death and Iter
lather's. After growing to woman
hood, she makes her escape, going
to Manila, where she becomes a Red
Cross nurse. "The Forbidden City"
is a picture so much different than
the average you will enjoy seeing it.
Rialto "Crooked Straight," a
Charley Ray photoplay, which
opened a three-day run at the Rialto
yesterday; proved a big drawing card
for. this house, it being estimated
some 6.500 people saw the produc
tion during the first day of. its show
ing. Charley Raj, as a safe-cracker,
reforms for the sake of a girl with
whom he has fallen in love. JThe
scenes are laid in a small town and
in the slums of a big city, where Ray
as i country boy falls in evil ways,
but eventually redeems himself.
Margery Wilson is Ray's leading
I;;dy, and the cast includes the vet
eran Otto Hoffman whom so many
enjoy seeing with Ray on he screen.
The Bee's Free Shoe '
. ' .Fund
9-years old I cant go to school
or go sled riding be cause I
havn't got on shoes I would lik
to have you help me if you can."
That's one of. the many letters
.received 'by the fund, copied ver
batim from the writing of the little
boy?
Every cent received by this fund
-is used to buy shoes for such little
am. (-
, Sun A forger, a burglar, a cheat
and deaf a confidence man, and
a stick-up man these are the five
"wags" (scalawags) whom Clara"
Horton as June Campbell, starring
in "The Girl From Outside " is first
introduced to when she lands in
Nome, Alaska, in 1900. How she
sets them on a .different path makes
an interesting picture and one you
will enjoy seeing. "The Girl From.
Outside" will continue at the Sun
during the balance of the week.
Strand Wallace Reid has a ro
mantic comedy role in his picture,
"Hawthorne of the U. S. A., the ofr
tering at '.the Strand today and Sat
urday. The story centers around the
adventures of two law clerks, mak
ing a tour of Europe in a rented
automobile. When down to their
lost penny, Hawthorne, one of the
clerks, breaks the bank at Monte
Carlo and, laden with wealth, the
pair go to Bovinia,' a tiny kingdom,
where he "falls in love" with the
Princess Irma to espouse the cause
of royalty. It js a picture of inter
est and being shown to large audi
ences. .
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' Address your gift The Free Shoe
Fund, care of The Bee
. ; . ,.
Want Moprhead Reappointed
Election Commissioner Here
Petitions a're being circulated by
J. M. Harding and Dr. C. B. Atzen,
fellow members of the Rotary elub,
asking Governor McKelvie ' to re
appoint Harley G. Mooxhead as
election commissioner for Douglas
county. Mr. Moorhead was appoint
ed to this position as, a democrat,
but the current . petitions already
have the signature of R. Bj Howell,
national republican committeeman
for Nebraska, 'v
: .
Judge Discharges' Negro
Who Was "Watching" Wife
When he said he couldn't stand a
jail sentence because his wife needed
watching, William Sayles, negro.
Fourteenth and . Davenport street,
was discharged in Central police
ccurt Wednesday by Judge Foster.
He was arrested Tuesday night,
when he was caught peering into, the
windows of a house at 218 North
Seventeenth street " :
Omaha Rotary Club Plans
Big Meeting for Next Week
Omaha Rotary-elub held no meet
ing Wednesday, but is making plans
for a "big show" next Wednesday
noon at the Hotel Fontenelle. An
effort will be made to make the last
tr.eeting o! the year a record-breaker
for attendance. "Why the world
didn't come to an end as predicted"
will be explained at the meeting
Moon The doctor reported that
old Woodruff was dying, when his
'staunch friend and attorney insisted
upon introducing into the household
Dorothea. It mattered but little
that she wis not the child of the in
valid's daughter for whom he had
been calling in his delirious ram
blings, for he had never seen her..
After vou have seen the first reel of
the "Follies Girl," starring Olive
Thomas at the Moon, it will puzzle
you, too. until the end of the last
rek . You. must see this picture to
fiiid out just what happened, and
how Olive Thomas unknowingly es
tablishes another reason why women
should have the vote..
PHOTO-PIJWS.
" SEE
Weavers of Speech
Dec. 25 and 26
.'....
, ,at the
Lyric Theater
17th and .Vinton Sts
DON'T MISS IT'
i
Two Omaha Telephone Opera
tor Playing the Leading
Parts A Local Production
by tho
Nebraska Telephone
Company
UT A LA" LUCILLE," the mu-
I . Meal farce by Fred Jackson,
which comes to the BrandeiS
&.'ew Year's week, had its premiere
jat the Henry Miller theater in Iew
York. After five montns run at mat
house it moved to the Criterion
theater, when capacity audiences con
tinued to greet it until previously
t.iade contracts forced this . laugh
compelling hit on tour.
"Tea 'for' Three" isalso highly
recommei ded for ' that "day after
effect." and if you are experiencing
something of lassitude following the
joys of Christmas ..the comedy now
being presented at Boyd's will be a
certain pick-me-up. It is a delightful
brew and can be thoroughly enjoyed
under any circumstances. Another
matinee will he given on Saturday
afternoon. , . ;
On Si'iiday , evening "Fair and
Warmer" will smile in on us again,
this time:at Boyd's, where it will
be played by a selected cast of far
ceurs, ft is Avery Hopwood's best,
and as such is just as good now as
when it was first seen.
One element giving special dis
iliirtinn tn thi dance nerformahcc
of Albertina Rasch and her assist
ants at the Orpheum this week is
the beautiful music. Her company
includes Louis Wolff, Holland's cel-
nUroieA iMnlin virtunsn One art tlfat
scores a decided suprise is the offer-
ritr nf -William F.hc timer astonish
ing of ventrifoquists. Each act of
the show is announced by James J.
Unrlnn wtin raisp a mncli
laughter as any offering of the show.
Harry Breen, the singing comedian
and rapid fire Song writer, is prov-
ng popular. - . ,
"The . American , pepple demand
music of thehefter sort." is the claim
of James : Stevens, who sings the
"Chocolate ' Soldier" role in the
Ralph Dunbar production of the
comic opera of that name, which is
the offering at the Brandeis holiday
week. ' j
Twelve I. W. W. Reported
In Custody in Nebraska Jails
Lincoln, N Neb., Dec. 25. Gov.
Samuel McKelvie has informed At
torney General Palmer, in answer
to an inquiry, that there are 12 I.
W. W. in custody in Nebraska,' and
that they, will be prosecuted in due
time. .
Governor McKelvie has complied
with the attorney general's request
by sending a copy of the Nebraska
law against syndicalism and the law
on sedition. Mr. Palmer also asked
the governor to inform iiirri of any
violations of the federal laws in this
state that he may co-operate 'with
Nebraska authorities in prosecutions.
PHOTO-PI.AI8. .
Complete Plans For
Actors' Benefit Fund
Performance Today
Billy Byrne of the Orpheum he
ater, general manager of , the . big
actors' benefitshov to be given at
the Boyd theater this afternoon
for the Actors' Benefit fund," has
completed his bill for the perform
ance. - 1 ,
The show will take nearly three
bours to present. . . . .t ' '
Norman Hackett, starring in "Tea
for Three," at the, Boyd, will give
the prologue of his show, and a
little more. Theventire second act
of "Chocolate Soldier," at the Bran
deis, will be presented, chorus and
all.
All the Ornheum bill, with the
exception of Miss Robbie, Gordone,
whose act can t be moved, will be
there. This includes the famous
dancer, Albertina Rasch.
Dan Holt & Go., from the bin-
press, will perform in this show.
lhe big performance will start at
2:30 p. ni.
This benefit show, the- only one
ever given in- Omaha, is 'sponsored
by the Elks lodge. Josenji Barker
is chairmSn of the committee in
charge. . .
Manager Byrne says, the show
will be the finest variety show ever
presented in Omaha. ...
All proceeds will go to help found
a home for aged' and infirm actors.
Benefit performances were given in
every other large city in the United
States December 5. The show, here
was postponed because of the fuel
administration's order.
Prohibition Worker Dies.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 25. Horace
F. Carson, for eight years superin
tendent of the Nebraska Anti-Saloon
league, died here Sunday. He was
nationally known as a prohibition
worker.
AMTSEMKNTB.
I TONIGHT AT.
MAT. .MATINEE
RALPH DUNBAR PreaanU ,.
'The Chocolate Soldier"
- Tka Graat Camlc Opara with tha
- Bast Sinflnf Cast Heard Hsra
in Months. ,
Nlflt 50c to S2; Mat 50c ta $1.50
Waek Beginning Naxt Sunday, Dec. 28
Matintes New Year's and Saturday
THE SEASON'S SNAPPIEST
' MUSICAL PLAY
LA LA LUCILLE
: with
A SMART CAST AND A
PEPPERY CHORUS
Evenings and Matinees 50c to $2.00
Except New Year' Eve, 50c to $2.50
SEATS NOW ON SALE.
AMIWKMKNTS.
Today 3 P. M.
Tonight
4 I I V 1 1 latinee" Saturday
III I J meselwyBs
Serve
1 V
I I m
H A -or.
Next Sunday, One Week
. Mats. New Year's and Sat.
AVERY HOPWOOD'S GALE OF
LAUGHTER ,
FAIR and
WARMER
, 'in 3 Acts and 3 Scenes
THE COMEDY HIT OF THE AGE
SPLENDID NEW YORK CAST
Not., a Motion Picture
DANCING!
PRAIRIE PARK
Twenty-sixth and Ames Avo.
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
AND SATURDAYS
By the Ben Hur Dancing Gab
Colfax 4923.
"OMiHl'S rtIN CENTER"
)jJEUj&ty Evngs., 25-50-7SC. $i
Last Times Todav. Z:l 5-8:30
ii iiuna ri Mn.ir.i
uave Marion his uwn .now Burie.au. i
Tomorrow (Saturday) Matinee and Week
LADIES' DIME. MATINEE WEEK DAYS.
' AMUSKMUNTS.
TWO SHOWS IN ONE
DAN HOLT A CO.. CAXITES BROS.
A BEATRICE, KINGS OF HARMONY,
MILLER RA1NEY.
Photoplay Attraction, "The Prince and
Betty," featuring Wm. Desmond; Mack
Sennett Comedy.
NORMAN HACKETT
In Prologue) from
"T.a for 'T hr
Act II ef "Chocolate) Soldier"
FIVE ACTS FROM
THE ORPHEUM
DAN HOLT & CO.
From Empress Theater ,
DOC IVAGGNEH'S
SAXAPI10NE JASS
ORCHESTRA
ALL IH ORE BleHHON
Boyd Theater
Actors' Benefit
Friday Afternoon,
December 26
$2.50 (No Tax)
Matlnn
Dally
. twain
tMI BUT
ry
Nlfht
I IN VAUOCVIkLC
ALBERTINA RASCH CO.. WILLIAM CBS.
HARRY BREEN. JAMES, J. MORTON, Kidney
a Townley, Lee 4 Crsniton, Kansuwa Boyi.
MUt Rebble Gerdose. Topics at the Day, Klse
OMAHA HAS LOST ITS
HEART TO
YOU SIMPLY MUST SEE- IT
REX BEACH'S
Greatest Photodrama
TODAY AND SATURDAY
NORMA TALMADGE in
"THE FORBIDDEN CITY"
The Most Exquisite Oriental Story
Ever Filmed
Comedy "Tailor Maid"
Tempest Cody "Bucks the Trust"
Safe
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Sounds like a war pla-docsni it, but
it isn't at alla4.aH. Jast tiiC sort of
a happy play for CKristm.as of two
young reel blooded Americarts whx.
afterbfcakiiujtKc bank, of .MontcCarlo,
feigh.(tcc' Euroiacaiid restore a Kingdom,
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j J we know. you do (who don't?), you delight in- the role she Jim II
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Charles
Ray
IN
"Crooked Straight
J UST a simple lad from the country, with a
boy's eager dreams of the great things he would
do some day.
Then, "life" a false friend the dream
shattered and the boy was a crook.
But when his pal was "croaked" one. night,
the boy didn't forget that even a crook can be
white. And so the pal's kiddies found a new
dad, and a girl in the little town
Whoa there! You haven't guessed the end
at all! For Ben Trimble had another safe. to
crack, another jaw to pummel, and you'll be
glad when he does both jobs.
A picture deeper, more powerful, more var- '
ied, than any other in which Charles Ray has
appeared. With all the wonderful Ray charm,
sympathy, appealing humor and almost un
canny tug at your heart. Don't miss "Crooked
Straight." '
December 26, 27
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
