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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1920)
rtfE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1320. EMPLOYERS ARE URGED TO AID IN THRIFT DRIVE Community Centers Will Hold Programs to Promote Sav ingLeading Business Men to Speak. . Preliminary plans to be sub mitted to employers of Omaha for the purpose of aiding employes to save, were discussed by a group of business men at the Chamber of Commerce last night. The meeting, which was one of several held in preparation for Thrift Week, be ginning Saturday, was called by D. C Buell and J. M. Gillan, of the chamber. Mr. Buell said a large majority of employers in eastern cities were tak ing active steps to assist employes in the art of saving. One concern is depositing the salaries of its em ployes in the employes' bank, in stead of paying the employ by check or cash, he said. Many concerns require their employes to save a spe cified amount and keep this amount intact, he declared. A small per cent of the employers in Omaha has taken any action in encouraging thrift among employes, Mr. Buell said. Thursday of next week will be set aside as a day for employers to formulate plans for encouraging the saving among em ployes, it was decided. Mr. Gillan emphasized the fact that the encouragement of thrift did not mean that people were to stop , purchasing merchandise or to do t without necessities or comforts. Thrift week is merely set aside to ' aid in discouraging reckless spend ing, he said. Talks on the subject of thrift will be delivered at two community cen ters tonight jR. A. Kirkpatrick will be the speaker at Monmouth park and Robert M. Switzler wifl speak at Lincoln center. Other thrift talks will be made next week. Commissioner Thomas B. Fal coner will speak at Edward Rose water center. At Benson, the speak er will be Maurice E. Jacobs, who will tell the mysteries of the mod :rn metropolitan newspaper plant. Dr. Solon R. Towne, president of the Nebraska Audubon society, will deliver a stereopticon lecture on birds of Nebraska at Lincoln center. Many "Guilty" Pleas t.. r - i r in criminal ases In District Court Vigorous prosecution of criminal cases by the county attorney's of- , fice is bringing many pleas of "guilty." Wednesday two men were sentenced to the penitentiary for one to 10 years each on such pleas. Yesterday three more entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced. Charles Stephens and John Lindsey, negroes, pleaded guilty to breaking .and entering the warehouse of the Cullen Brokerage Co., 918 Dodge street last Friday. They were sen tenced by District Jidge Troup to the Denitentiarv for one in 10 veara '. each. v They stole $34 worth of smoking tobacco, ?!. worth of cigars and 200 pounds of sugar. Augustine Rogers pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the whole sale house of Leon Bros., 1119 Far nam street, January 11, and was also sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Troup for a term of one to 10 years. Rogers stole a full line of clothing ranging from silk shirts to cuff buttons, all of the value of $118. Struggles of Russians Related by Lecturer ' M. J. Olgin, head of the New York School of Social Research, gave an interesting lecture before members of the Fine Arts society yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Fontenelle. ; Mr. Olgin, a Russian by birth, took as his subject "The Spirit of Russian Literature," and gave a complete resume of the struggle of Russian literary men from the 19th century until the present time. . He told of the struggles of the people against not only the nobility of their own land, but against the many bordering states, which were always carrying on war, and ended his lecture by saying that not until the present soviet government, which represents the working peo ple of the country, and the literarv men of Russia, get together and work for one cause will there ever be any form of government or litera ture in Russia. at the . THEATERS f NE of the deadliest enemies of Uthe blues of any sort is "Par lor, Bedroom and Bath," which opened a week-end stay at Boyd's last night It takes the old familiar characters on which farce comedy writers have depended for so many generations, but arranges them in a different order. In this play the unfaithful husband is not led into his indiscretions because of any pre dilections for wandering after strange women, but because his wife is obsessed with the strange notion that he is a devil among the ladies, and it is up to him to live up to his reputation. A friend more or less sophisticated and disinter ested tries to help him out and arranges with a clever young woman who , is also a newspaper reporter to stage a party with the harmless young man at a summer resort hotel. The party comes off, but with results entirely different from those planned by the plotters. The wife of one and the husband of another become entangled, and the complications are of the most hilarious sort. Edna Ann Luke, vivacious, piq uant, and good to look upon, still has the role of the young newspaper woman who is merely practical when suspected of being a vampire. bhe is a riot in her way. Willie Archie has the bellhop role, played here by Jack Osterman last season, and he gets a lot of snappy fun out of it. The entire company is good, for that matter, having been especially chosen tor the tour in the olav. which was lauehed at bv a big house last night, and which will be at Boyd's for the rest of the week with a matinee on Satur day. , "We have arrived at an age when truth and sincerity govern every other attribute of the stage," says George Arliss. who is at the Bran- deis theater this week in his new drama "Jacques Duval." "It is pos sible that the best actors of all ages have ever striven for this, but it is the development of our theater architecturally that has made it possible for us to admit sincerity as ; the first consideration. Today every effort is made to get perfect settings, perfect lighting and perfect accous tics, and the audiences are marvels of orderliness and patience. And so we are enabled to adopt more nat ural methods of expression and in the same ratio audiences have be come more critical of our work. Therefore, with the intimate mod erif theater, the note of sincerity is growing more and more imperative." The lumbermen in convention gave a theater party to their ladies Thursday afternoon over at the Or pheum. Because the demand for seats exceeds the supply and so as to be in a position to accommodate delegates to the lumbermen's and the farmer's conventions, patrons are requested to take up their seat orders early. Evelyn Nesbit is prov- !nff nnf of tVii hiV rlrawintr rarHa of the season. Both the specially fea- j turea acts, the Werner and Amoros Trio and Princess Radiah are itts tabling, the distinction giving them in popular scoring. Julia Marlowe, who appears with E. H. Sothern at Boyd's theater the three days commencing Thursday, January 22. in "Twelfth -Night' "Hamlet" and 'The Taming of the Qhrur hast art aiinf Arts Tartar urrt was not a great actress herself, but was a remarkable teacher. Her ex perience was gained in the old school and for years she coached Miss Marlowe, preparing her for her debut as a star in Shakespeare. When the time came for her debut, the young girl could find no man ager willing to give her the opportu nity she craved, so she arranged a special matinee in New York. Her success was immediate. Miss Lucile Webster, a young Cal- uornia comedienne, nas made a striking success in George M. Cohan's latest comedy, "A Prince There Was," which will be seen at the Brandeis theater three days commencing next Monday. As a flippant young New Yorker, whose vocation is selling" ribbons in a' de partment store, and whose avocation is a passion for detective work. Miss Webster plays a character entirely new to the stage. This afternoon and evening Harry Lander, at the head of the Behman show at the Gayety, wjll bid patrons farewell until next season. Tomor row matinee a merry swarm called "Butterflies of Broadway" will flut ter into the Gayety for a weeks visit. Harry ( Heinie ) Cooper, Sam Howard and Helen Farr head the organization. Ladies' matinee at 2:15 daily. At the Empress theater a pre tentious musical novelty presented by five excellent musicians, headlines the show. Instrumental and vocal selections are given and a reper toire of -popular and classical num bers meets the approval-of the au dience. The comedy element of the bill is provided by the Nixon and Sans, a lively pair, whose witty cross-fire talk keeps the audience roaring with laughter. Expressman Charged With Stealing Watch From Trunk Less than an hour after Ole Hor- ton, expressman, 1902 Center street, had been arrested yesterday for grand larceny he was bound over to district court in Central police court under a bond of $1,000. He was charged with the theft of gold watch valued at $45 from Miss Matilda Niss'on, 908 North Thirty-second street. Detectives' Francl and Heller, who arrested Norton, also recovered the watch. Miss Nisson told detectives she missed the watch from her trunk after Hornton had hauled the trunk to her home. PHOTO-PLATS. AMUSEMENTS. Body of Aaron Wilson Brought Back to Omaha The body of Aaron Wilson, 79 years old, who died last Friday while visiting in Tacoma, Wash., ar ived here yesterday and will be taken to Tekamah, Neb., for burial at 2 this afternoon. Mr. Wilson had been living with his daughter, Mrs. B. R. Pettit, 3011 Lincoln Boulevard. He was one of the first Nebraska settlers and was born in Ohio. He settled in Tekamah, Neb., when he first came to Nebraska. He is sur vived by three sons, J. M. Wilson, Madison, Neb.; Dr. E. O. Madison, and W. C of Tacoma, Wash., and tour daughters, Mrs. M. D. Willert, Tekamah; Mrs. W. W. Whitman, Elm Creek, Neb.; Mrs. Edna Owells, Omaha; and Mrs. B. R.' Pettit, Omaha." French Troops Mutiny. London, Jan. 15. A wireless dis patch from Berlin says that riots and mutinies have broken out among the French naval forces and troops at Toulon, the military and naval vort of France on the Mediterranean. The uprisings were caused by in sufficient bread supply, the message asserts. 1 Tin picture that opens your eyes I I mm 4Urte Sunday at the Su, TODAY and Sat. Matlnae Saturday GEORGE ARLISS The distinguished character actor in tha New and Tans Drama "JACQUES DUVAL" Nights, 80c la $2. Mats. SOo to $1.50. Tha Funniest Play Evsr Written by George M. Cohan Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday COHAN an" HARRIS Matins . tUUWntE TOO IO0OUUSHS IN Wednesday JAMES GLEASONW N.Y. CAST- llstltO502ats BOYD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY Popular Matinea Saturday, $1.00. A. H. Woods Presents, PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH A Riot ol Laughter. Nights, 50c to $2.00. Three Nights, Jan'y 22, 23, 24 SEATS NOW A E.H. If JULIA Sothern-Marlowe Tours. Night, Sat. Mat., Twelfth Night: Fri., Hamlet; Sat. Eve., Tam ing of the Shrew. Prices, $3 ta $1. tf2fttLtTli Daily Mat. 15-25-SOc SPSJT,C2 Evngs.,2S-50-75c.t Last Times Today, 2:15-8:30 Wondrous BEHMAN SHOW Burlesque Tomorrow (Saturday) Matinea and Weak SSBirtterlliesofB'way.'r. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS r-iiniiriiM-iia-E TWO SHOWS IN ONE Louis Brocades ft Co.. pretentious Mu sical Offering; Robert Demont, Nixon It Sans, Harris A Lyman. Photoplay at. traction: ' "Tha Volcano." featuring Leah BairJ. -- Mstleat Daily 2:IS MM 1W MtT M VAUBC VILkE; Night Bimrv iimiu EVELYN I WERNER A AMOROS I NfcSBlT I TRin Wand A WU. Claudia Coleman, Lazar At Dale, Catting Wards, Topics oi the Day Kinograme. DANCING! PRAIRIE PARK Twenty -sixth end Ames A. TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS By the Ben Hut Dancing dub Colfax 4923 AUDITORIUM FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 13, 8:15 Recital by JOHN McCORMACK Tickets, 11.0, $2.00. $230. At MICKEL BROS. IB gtjPK) 1 The most delightful picture ever filmed "Anne of Green Gables" Starring the sweetest girl in pictures Mary Miles M inter Also the funmaker tho beats 'em all CHARLIE CHAPLIN in "THE FIREMAN" Flashes From Filmland ENID BENNETT In t True to Life Story of Matrimony Vll AT EVERY I'Ml All LEARNS I ATUDAD 24th and EUGENE O'BRIEN m Letbrop "SEALED HEARTS" Roland Comedy and News Neighborhood Homes HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton RUPERT JULIAN In "THIS .FIRE .FLINOERS," and Lyon and Moran . comedy. DIAMOND Mth and Lake JIM CORBETT In the "MIDNIGHT HAN;" also AL JENNINGS in a western feature and comedy. LOTH ROT 14th and LOTHROF HTT- QENB O'BRIEN In "SEALED HEARTS;" Roland comedy and News. APOLLO Nth and leaveaworth ANITA STEWART In "MART - REGAN;' News and comedy. ONE of the finest casts that has ever appeared in a Thomas H. Ince production is assembled in Enid Bennett's new picture, "What Everv Woman Learns." which is on the screen at the Strand today and Saturday. The leading man is Milton Sills, who played the chief part in "The Honor System" and "The Yel low Ticket." Irving Cummings, re membered from Cecil B. De Mille's "Don't Change Your Husband," has the heavy role. Theodore Roberts has a fine character part, and the other roles are filled capably by Lvdia Knott and William Conklin. The story concerns a young married woman who learned a false philoso phy from her old grandfather, that of regarding everything in life as a joke exceptnealth. Sun One of the best known and most loved characters of fiction has been transposed to the screen with the filming of Mary Miles' Minter in "Anne of Green Gables." Anne Shir ley, heroine of L. M. Montgamery's four "Anne" books, has for years been one of the most popular fiction heroines of o-rown-uns i well nf the younger generations in America. In adapting the books for the screen, Frances Mae'on preserved the most interesting situations as told by the author. Also on the Sun nrnerram this week is Charlie Chaplin in one of his greatest riots of laughter, "The Fireman." Rialto The eyes of Clara Kim ball Young play an important part in her production, "Eyes of Youth." a photo attraction drawing large and enthusiastic audiences to theR:alto, wtiere it is being shown this week. Miss Young thinks the dream of the mind, the thought ever uppermost, becomes so impressed upon the con sciousness that it will be revealed in the lens of the eye when death has claimed the poor physical house in which the soul resides. MoonIn "When the Clouds Roll By," the attraction at the Moon theater this week, Douglas Fair banks does a few "stunts1' he never before attempted, and does them with such ease one wonders if there be any he cannot get away with. If you want to see something quite out of the ordinary in pictures then see Fairbanks in "When the Clouds Roll By." Muse "Man's Desire," with Lewis S. Stone in the leading role, is a drama of the big woods lumber coun try, packed with tense action and the thrill of primitive life. Jane Novak plays opposite Stone in a role that fits her admirably in its pa thetic appeal. "Man's Desire" will be the offering at this West Farnam movie house today and Saturday. Empress More than 2,000 people were employed to make "The Vol cano," one of the biggest screen suc cesses of the year, in which Leah Baird is starred. Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, in person, is shown in the picture. The arrival at Hoboken of the great American transport, the Finland, returning with thousands of American dough-' boys, who helped to win the big fight for democracy on the other side, is one of the big scenes shown. The picture will be shown at the Empress today and tomorrow. Asks $10,000 Damages For Alleged Auto Accident Sarah Gilligan filed suit for $10, 000 against Ralph Murray and Har ry Riley yesterday in district court, alleging that they ran into her with an automobile at Fifteenth " and Farnam streets on November 13, 1919. PHOTO-PLA'8. PHOTO-FLAYS. Charge Man Attempted To Sell Stolen Bicycle While attempting to dispose of bicycle which police allege was stolen, J. R. Davis, Owl hotel, was arrested last night. A pocketboolc and pawn tickets belonging to another person in Denver were found on his person and ha Is held upon invesitgation charges until ad vice is received from Denver as to whether he is wanted in that city or not. Charge Doctor Concealed Stolen Coats in Office Charged with receiving and con cealing stolen property, Dr. George Angus, 105 1-Z South Sixteenth street, was arrested last night by Detectives Haze and Danbaum, The physician told police that two stolen coats found in his office were left there by a man who was formerly in his employ. PHOTO-FLAYS. PHOTO-PLAYS. TENSE and gripping in its theme, this drama of the Northwest lumber country presents the forceful 4 Lewis S. Stone, noted star of the stage and pictures, in a masterful portrayal It is the story of two men and a girl, one man a brute in mind and body who loved in primitive fashion, the other the product of civilisation and cities who won the frightened girl o the woods. Today YfpKi and I X I Sat LfLcs i . . - . - PHOTO-PLAYB. " , -hello, V'tS wmMm -M' a y iHi mm FOLKsr X' " BEAT THL 0000$ FfiumnBS Sftllli?a8 1 gj-pg', to SATURDAY'! "II II II. l-v X 1 it Jr v zJ l ll . IX 1 V VI fl I ..l 'sat: j . , w&.jy)OuyJijAsr . " " I '. ' - ' ' ' . .... -' B006LAS In his new picture "When the Clouds Holl By" The only change oj program in down" town movie theaters The eminent actor, Lewis Stone ' in MAW'S' "j Today aim .
