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12 B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 14. 1920. 4 American -Spam ' B taring Favorablt Companion With Ecltuiw Foreign Rttortt 160 acres of wooded grounds lo cated upon high hills; one of the most desirably situated hotels on this continent for people requiring absolute Rest and Recuperation. A Mineral Water beneficial for Liver and Kidney disorders. - Scientific Massage and Baths for Rheumatic ailments. A Cafe operated upon the Euro- PlV..iP!anith "Tabl d'Hote" n. "A la Carte" meals at sensible Information nf BookUta Can B Had at tha Retort Bursjau of thia papar ' or by Addraaalnr ; Jamei P. Donalue, Proprietor ... Hotal Colfax and Mineral Sprints. . COLFAX-IOWA th " On tht Rock Mand Lin Don't Wish-Act Wishing for a thing that you ought to , have and can have is a virtue, provid - ed, y o u don't wish too long. Back Up Your Wishes With Actions If you have been wishing that you had a handsome new piano in your home, why ' not come in now and inspect our fine display of Packard and Hobart v M. Cable Instruments, Mcke 15th and Harney Beautiful Actress Hfer Wonderful Success To : Her Famous Complexion Tells How You May Also Have One 1 ' MISS DOROTHY D ALTON. Nw Tork: Whn Mli Dorothy Dalton, th bountiful Inco tar who was (elected for tho leading rolo In that mammoth itm. Tni-y nrnduetlon. "Aphrodite, was .questioned aa to tire secret of her phenom nal aucceis, ahe unhesitatingly said, "My complexion." When aeked further details he explained: "Everyone of my friends . always raved about the texture and color Ins; of my skin, and I have no doubt but . that my first engagement was made pos sible through the reputation I had acquired for a beautiful complexion. Managers ara Ilka ordinary mortals, they admire a beau- ' tiful skin aa much as anyone, and In selecting their casts they naturally prefer those whose complexions are attractive. I hlnk the best asset any girl or woman can have Is a beautiful skin and com plexion. It is easy to have this If ona will spend only a little time in taking care of the akin. A girl may have Irregu lar features, but if she possesses a beauti ful complexion she will attract attention anywhere. I am always glad to tell any girl or woman Just how she may possess - a skin like mine. Here la the recipe: Night and morning cleanse the skin first with Harm water then apply a good cold f cream (Links cold cream I have found to be the best after massaging it Into the kin take off the auperfluous cream wlth soft eloth. Then before going out during the day or evening I apply Derwlllo, a simple toilet preparation whfch can be purrhinert at the toUet counter of any up- ' to-data drug or department store. The Civilians Buy Army Raincoats Direct From Government Contractors THE PEERLESS CO., Dpt 512, 80 N. J., will ship, postpaid, insured, to The one type of .Raincoat Dow waterprooi ana sanitary, ine resmi ux years' experimentation by army experts. Made sttfetly to government specifications of government approved cloth, guaranteed durable and fast color. No wet can get through hermetically cemented, storm-proof collar with storm-proof tab, interfiling fly front, adjustable fastenings around wrists, side pockets with additional slit to reach inside clothing without opening coat Back is sanitarily ventilated, concealed by duplex yoke, giving cape effect. Because the war ended unexpectedly and military requirements' ceased, civilians may buy these government ap proved raincoats far below actual value .. .$8.50 OfftrmV DniiKW. with inverted pleat down back; belt all around Vmicers UOUDIC buckle. convertible collar; outside patch Breasted : Model pockets with flaps; buckled wrist fastenings, ivory buttons. Retailed during war for $25 to $30. Delivered free to -your "door on receipt of . ... r. ...... ; ......... .'. .$13.50 LADIES' MODELS, made of same material single-breasted with belt, postpaid insured .............. t $10.00 Boys' and Girls' Raincoats, same material, sues 6 to 16 years .... $6.75 VYHEN ORDERING, STATE CHEST MEASUREMENT , If act aatiafied. retura cot ael money, will be refunded It Happened I F Marguerite Keeler had not be come tired of society life in Rochester, N. Y the chances are about a million to one that the vaudeville team of Mason and Keeler would never have been formed. Miss Keeler was born in Santa Barbara, Cal., where her parents passed the winter months, but they regarded their most perma nent home as Rochester, N. Y., where the father, Theodore V. Keeler, owned the land on which the present Rochester Chamber of Commerce is built Her grandfather, Rufus Keeler, was twice mayor ot Rochester. After finishing her schooling at Vassar, the bewitching blond Marguerite found her life one round of festivity from one after noon tea to another, the theater, the concert. Finally the life palled on her and she longed to do something: anything to get rid of the ennui of it all. 'At a local vaudeville theater there was an act known as "Beaux and Belles Octette." One of the girls V The House of Pleasant Dealing Attributes first application of this wonderful Derwlllo will astonish you. It Imparts Instant beauty to the skin and makes a rosy-white complexion, every one will talk -about. I find IV excellent for my complexion as It protects my skin In all kinds of weather. That's why I prefer It to all other toilet preparations and am never without It. Many of my professional friends to whom I have recommended Derwlllo use It In preference to all other taee powders or beautlflers." Just try It once before go ing to the theater, dances, parties or an afternoon call and note the favorable comments of your friends. Derwillo In stantly puts a life-like tint on your cheeks which defies detection. It takes the place of face powder and stays on until you wash It off. Perspiration does not affect it nor will It rub off on clothing; It also prevents the nose and face from" shining. It's wonderful for a dark, sallow, rough skin, blackheads, coarse pores, oily skin, freckles, tan and for the Instant beautv It Imparts. Over 600.00(1 girls and women ' ara using It. It's absolutely harmless to the most sensitive skin. Just try It once and you will need no further argument to convince yeu that there is nothing "Just as good," "better." or "Just like It." In sist on Derwlllo, then you will not be dis appointed. NOTE: Dmfrrtsts and department stores every where sell Derwlllo with the cuirente that If yea don't like It yon get rour money back. It Is the one bMutlfler that lives satisfaction st all Mstnni of the year. Ton can secure it at all toilet counters In this city IncluUIrr the Sherman -If cConntll, the Beaton and toe Herri tt Drug stores. Br.oford PUce, Newark, d0 CA I you direct on receipt of ,JJ,y 1 In Vaudeville became jll and left the company. Braving the wrath of her parents and the sneers of some members "of her set, Miss Keeler applied for and got an engagement to fill the va cancy. Her salary, was but $25 a week, but it spelled independence to her. One of the "beaux" was Homer B. Mason. This young man had graduated from the Brooklyn Poly technic institute and 'had been in tended for an expert electrician, Piano playing and singing, however were more interesting to him and vaudeville salaries attracted him He knew, however, that he had to make a beginning and as a member of the Octette his salary was only $20 at first. Later the "Beaux and the Beffes Octette" gained fame in vaudeville and their salaries were in creased accordingly. inrown togetner constantly in the act, it was only a short time before the handsome young actor was taking more than a professional interest in the society girl from Rochester. After several months they read a story in the Smart Set and its possibilities for vaudeville impressed them so strongly that they had it dramatized and made their appearance as sketch artists, The sketch, "Hopked by Crook ana meir excencni piaymg cameii them to headline positions, and during the time Miss Keeler became Mrs. Mason in private life. They nave headlined in several other vaudeville sketches, but their latest offering, "Married," is regarded as the funniest. Store Bandit's Tale Fails ..To Register With This Girl Chicago, March 13. Twelve-year-old Annie Coutoumanes wasn't fooled when, on entering a drug store, three bandits- told her "the druggist wasn't in." She ran out and cajled the police, despite the terri fying revolvers she saw in the ban dits! hands, but the robbers escaped before the bluecoats arrived. "P 1 r w -1 1 y k i r L j"zso"sn lt. I M SBLSBBBBW' -BP JT T Si BBT . -m SB BBBBBBBBB Bg sa SBBBBBBa E. .Bn WJ W r m. BW as BBw BBaaZBBw BBBBB BI MM BS I H A.H.BlanK la Clowns, Confetti and Pink Lemonade at The Omaha University Y. W. Carnival, Side shows, shadow dances and serpentines f will feature theJUni-, versity of Omaha Young Women's Christian association carnival which . will be given at Johns Jacob's me morial gymnasium March 19 at 7:30 p. m. Minstrels, unique exhibits and clowns are billed as headliners. r Japanese maidens, Indians, fortune tellers, pink lemonade and confetti have been added to give the at mosphere of an "Old Town fair." Every woman student in theTini versity will participate in the car nival. The idea was suggested by Miss Ethel Ollis, head of the do mestic science department. Miss Marguerite Macartney, instructor in modern languages, is acting in ca pacity of carnival manager. Misses Dorothy Gray, Marguerite Carnal and Betty Taylor will act as pro moters. Aesthetic dances, a free program and a wide variety of booths are be- ing elaborately" planned. Among those who will take an active part are: Misses Mildred Titzel, Helen Miller, Dorothy Hubermann, Mary Killian, Dorothy Edwards. Helen MacDonald. Edith Chantry. Kathryn Fisker, Helen Gwin, Dorothy Grif fis. Carnival proceeds will be used Attempts Suicide by ' Dynamite Explosion; -Dies From Poisoning Denver, March 13. l Christian Streng, aged 69, decided he wanted to' die, and failed in . a spectacular attempt to blow himself to atoms with dynamite. Then he decided he wanted to live, but the poisoning from the - i nnuArtgwa aoa?v 'S in sending a delegate to the national Young Women's Christian 'associa tion convention, which will-be held in Cleveland April JO to 2S. dynamite had permeated his sys tem and he died. ' Streng, a former prospector and miner, had had considerable experi ence with high explosives. Despond ent over ill health, the old man se cured a stick of dynamite. Placing it in his mouth, he attached a fuse and calmly touched a match to the taper as he sat back in an eas chair. When the sputtering fuse had burned to within a fraction o an- inch of the cap, . the old miner impulsively straightened up and Effective today, admission prices will be as follows: Nights, Sunday and Holiday Matinees: Entire house, except loges, 30c; loges, 40c; war tax included. Week Day Matinees: Entire house, except ' loges, 25c; loges, 35c; war tax included. I r J v,K K ;.y : tfeM Miler . clenching his teeth extinguished the blazing fuse, thus preventing the ex plosion. When Streng was found by neigh bors slightly burned about the face and lips from the fuse, he decided that life is sweet, after all, and 1 guess I'd rather live awhile longer." Poisoning ironi the explosive however, had done its work, and he died a few days later. As a result of the war GreaJ Untain has loy.W widows on the pension list. . r MM A New Record for N EVENT of signal signifi cance in American theatrical history will be celebrate hv John Golden at the Gayety theater on the evening of March 17,, when his star, Frank Bacon, who is well known in Omaha, will celebrate his 658 consecutive performance of "Lightnin" " at this theater, thus es tablishing a record for number of performances, number of people who have witnessed the consecutive performances of a dramatic pre sentation, and the amount of re ceipts accruing therefrom. The premier of this plav aODeared at the National theater, Washing ton, u. c, on January J8, 1V18, m the presence of President Wilson and family; members of his cabinet and many distinguished personages. On. August 26, 1918. the New York engagement was inaugurated at the Gayety theater, where it has been olavinar continuouslv ever ' since, with the exception of a brief suspension trom August 7, 1919. to September 8, occasioned by the actors' strike. During the 78 week's stay on Broadway 530,648 persons have pur chased tickets of admission, and over $1,000,000 has been expended in the purchase thereof. During the months of July and August last year, when the'thormometcr hover ed around the torrid mark of 100 degrees in the shade, "Lightnin"' was "selling out" at every per-foimancc.- Durinst the entire life of "Light A Close-Up of the F OR the benefit of those persons who assume that all movie stars are flichty voune butterflies, we will present a close-up of the real Marjorie Daw. the 17-year-old Mar shall Neilan star. At the ape of 15 little Marjorie found herself with out a father or mother and with a brother on her hands. Funds were low and at an age when most girls are going to high school, Miss Daw set about the task of providing for herself with her little charge. She had previously found odd bits of employment in the studios near her home in Los Angeles and now she was compelled to seek a per manent means of livelihood before the camera. At the very "outset of her career she realized that in or der to make a success of her voca tion she must like her work, which she did, and what is more, the work liked her. Because she exemplified that pureness and wholesomeness voical of young American girl hood, the camera absorbed her very personality. Her success was as sured, but it did not carry wun h Sure Enough Sisters , v Live Up to Names FLOEENZE TEMPEST . and Marion Sunshine are sisters, and as Tempest and Sunshine, they are 1 lown wherever there is theater. Each of the girls fre quently, however "goes it alone" and Florenze Tempest by herself or Marion Sunshine albne, either one, is a theatrical name of im portance. I he origin or these two names caused considerable comment and created an avalanche of questions Miss Tempest explains it as fol lows: "Our family name is Iiams.- 1 am Florenze Ijams and my sister is Marion Jjams. We were born in Louisville and it seems to me that we hunsr around the Avenue theater there at matinee time from our earliest school days. We made our bow to the public at a church festival. I muffed my lines and Marion broke out laughing at me. gave her a furious calling down on the little stage and after the aftair was over the kind pastor said: " 'Girls, if you ever go on the stage I suggest that you call your selves Tempest and Sunshine for you are exactly that. bo when Lincoln T. Carter en gaged us for 'The Two Little Waifs we became Florenze Tempest and Marion Sunshine. I always played the boy while Marion was my sweetheart and I want you to mark this well when we clayed the two little princes for Robert Mantell in Richard III., we too, have done our bit for Shakespeare and the press notice that we treasure most and read repeatedly is the criticism of our Shakespearian performance written by Tames O'Donnell Ben nett in the Chicago Record Herald Once at least we breathed the rari- fied air of art's high altitudes. Now we are going back to vaudeville and we're glad. That's all there is." Predicts Demand for Cotton Will Outstrip Production Increase London, March 13. "To anyone who can invent an artificial cotton a great fortune will come," Prof. J. A. Todd declared to thevTextile in stitute at Manchester, the textile center of England. - f Prof. Todd draws a pessimistic picture of the world cotton outlook, and even maintains that it is in the interest, of the world that prices be maintained 'at a high level. "I have ?een beautiful fabric of artificial silk and wool, silk and cot ton and silk paper, and it is not im possible that the salvation of the cotton industry lies in the invention of an artificial fabric. "Looking back over the past years and forward to the future, I can see but little hope. We could take all the cotton we use now each year, and 100,000,000 bales addi tional,. (because the world has not yet come within sight of its require ments, lo whatever extent pro duction increases, the demand will outstrip it. I .venture to predict that the problem of eticouraeinc? emoire cotton growing, which troubled our grnadfathers, will still be troubling our children and grandchildren. "Already we are actually in sight of a scarcity. Everything depends on what happens in the next month or two. , 'If orices come down it will be the worst thinir that can haonen. be cause that will mean a reduction of the American acreage." " '. , American Amusements nin'" only two changes have been made in the cast, Harry Davenport, who was the original "Rodney Har per," was transferred to enact "Dr. Gaunt" in "Three Wise Fools," and Ralph Morgan, who played "Jolm Marvin," resigned. Aside from these two changes the cast remains ex actly as originally played. Many sensational incidents have occurred dunfiig the run,' but the most spectacular was the visit of Gen. John J. Pershing, who honored John Golden by .witnessing a per-v formance of "Lightnin" the first evening he spent on American soil upon his return from overseas. In pursuing . the history of the American drama it is interesting to chronicle the number of perform ances given by other plays: Play. . Times. "A Trip to Chinatown",.. 5T 'Peg " My Heart" 604 "Adonis" 60S "The Music Master" (with' three In terruptions) M0 "The Bnmerang" ,,..,..622 "Ilaxel K'.rke" 4li The Black Crook" 76 "Turn to the Right" 45a "The Fortune Hunter" (with one In terruption) 444 "The Old Homestead" (at the Acad emy at Ki'sle) 3?1 "Three Wlae Fools" S:t3 "The Two Orphans" 21 "The Hunker's daughter" 197 Several of the more recent suc cesses have given a greater number of performances than the two above mentioned, but a record of 100 presentations in the early '80's was considered a wonderful achievement at that time. Real Marjorie Daw any noticeable change in the char acter, disposition or ambition of the girt herselt. Never did she put her brother, Chandler, his welfare or his future, out of her mind. She prepared his breakfast for him nornings and helped him with his lessons at night. No mother ever watched over her offspring with more care, tiian does Marjorie over Chandler. Her success made it pos sible fop the youngster to go to high school and he is . now prepar low in college. At a small bunga low in Hollywood, the two spend practically all of their spare time together. They are both - athletic and have much in common. Chand ler Daw, promises to become a nrominent architect some dav and little Marjorie will receive all the credit, for the youngster makes it plain to everyone that his sister Is' responsible for all their happiness and that she is the eighth wonder of the world. Miss Daw, now a . star, for Marrhall Neilan, will soon be" seen in "The River's End," by James Oliver Curwood. SAMSON PLANS DRIVE FOR 5,000 MEMBER KNIGHTS Hustling Committee Will Get Into Action April 1 In Campaign to Raise Quota. . The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are planning one of the biggest mem bership campaigns in the history of the organization with the goal set for 5,000 members this year. More than 600 members have already signed application blanks. Unusual activity for the organization is planned during the year. A hustling committee to roundup prospective members will be appoint ed April 1. Letters containing ap plication blanks also have been sent out These letters point out that applications for' membership have not been received and urge prompt ness in filling out the blanks. Those receiving the letters are urged to enroll at once and save the time of the hustling committee that they may devote it to others who were not enrolled in 1919. Membership buttons and cards for those who join Ak-Sar-Ben now will be ready for distribution by April 1. The annual Ak-Sar-Ben falt'festi val will be held from September 15 to 25 this year, the board of govern ors announced following their meet ing Thursday night, when E. Buck ingham was elected president for the eighth consecutive time. These dates move the fall festi val up about 10 days and is due to the fact that theGreat Western cir cuit races will be held here from September 15to 18. The weekly shows at the Ak-Sar-Ben den will start on June 7 this year, it was an nounced. Ohio Man Tells New Story About Abraham Lincoln Cincinnati, O., March 13. Here is a new Lincoln anecdote related by W. P. Bogardus of Mt. Ver non, O. Bogardus, a former president of the National Hardware association, relates the story as follows: "One night in Washington, during the civil war. when we were serving as a bodyguard to President Lin coln, the White"" House stables burned. "Another soldier and I were standing in front of a six-foot fence, watching the hre, when we suddenly saw a very tall man leap over that extremely high fence, walk up t us, gaze at the fire a moment, and say:' Well, this is a pretty how-do-ytu- dol' "It was President Lincoln. "And the story of the president vaulting over the fence has never before been published." Site Purchased For School Of Irrigation at Scottsbluff Lincoln, Neb., March 13. (Spe cial.) The Scottsbluff School of Ir- . rigation will soon be a reality. Dxan O. V. P. Stout, who has recently made several trips to Scottsbluff, an nounces that 80 acres of land have been purchased for the site, at a cost of $22,000. Citizens of the town, through the chamber of commerce, . will meet $2.0(10 of this sum. Build ing win begin next tail, according .. to present plans. , Si I; Ml & 11 n 1 I JL