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r 14 THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL SO, 1920. flnVINSlQBIKl Dutch Twin Have a Race. They were getting quite rear the " mill now. Kit stopped playing and began to skate as fast as he could. But Kat had got the start of him. "I'll soon get ahead of her," he thought "She's a girl, and I'm a boy. He struck out with great long sweeps as long as such short legs could make but Kat kept ahead; nd in another minute there she was at the windmill, quite out of breath, and pointing her finger at Kitl "I beat I beat," she said. "Well. I could have beaten if I wanted to," said Kit. "I'll get the cake," said Kat. "I don't care," said Kit. But Kat knew that he did. "I'll give you a piece," she said. Father and Mother Vedder came along then; and when Kit and Kat were rested, they all skated for a long time without saying anything. Then Father Vedder said proudly to his wife: "They keep up as well as any body! Were there ever such twins!" And Mother Vedder said: "Never 1" By and by other people appeared on the canal men and women and children, all skating. They were going to the town to see the sights, too. , One woman s'ated by with her baby in her arms. One man was smoking- a long pipe, and his wife was carrying a basket of eggs. But the man and woman were good skat ters. They flew along, laughing; and no one could get near enough to up set them. As they came nearer to the town, Kit and Kat saw a 'tent near the , place where one canal opened into another. A man stood near the tent "Come in, come in. and get a drink. He put his hands together and shouted through them to the skaters. Of warm sweet milk on your way to the Vink." "We must be getting quite near the Vink," Kat said. I do wondet what it looks like! Do you think it's alive?" WHY? Do We Have Finger Nails? (Copyright. by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) The hardened bone-like skin which appears on the tops of our nails and fingers is one of the marks left from the time that men walked on all fours, like the lower animals. These animals use their finger and toe-coverings for a number of purposes including climbing, the tearing of food, fighting with their enemies and scratching in the ground. The'further man got from his original surroundings, when his inger nails served a multitude of purposes for which he now uses other utensils, the less use he had for these and the less prominent they became. They are, however, still very useful in helping to make the tips of the fingers firm and in picking up small objects, though it is possible that time may come when , through con stant disuse, men may have neither finger or toe nails. Evolution along precisely the opposite line the use of the nails so that they become greatly en larged is to be noted in the case of the horse, which now walks on its "finger nails," only we call them "hoofs." Tomorrow's question Why does an Apple Turn Brown when Peeled? Seek Land Accounting. George A. Johnson, Henry M. Johnson and Olga Blomberg yester day brought suit against Clark Smith, William F. Filley, the Joint Stock Land bank of Lincoln and others, in United States district court, to quiet title and obtain an accounting on certain lands in Dix on county, Nebraska, valued at $3,000. REAL ESTATE IMPROVED. " South. OUR BEST INVESTMENT Close in 4-apartment brick flats with hot water heating plant for each apartment, in good repair and thoroughly modern; close to Far nam, where ground values are rap idly advancing and bringing in an annual rental of $2,040. We have this priced for quick sale at $16, 000. Let us tell you more about this. r See Mr. Campbell. PAYNE INVESTMENT COMPANY, Omaha National Bank Bldg. D. 1781. OFFERED FOR FEW . DAYS ONLY St. Louis brick flat, 4 years old and S-room cottage on lot 50x146, fronting on 13th St. This total property is offered for $7,000 and is a pickup since it is sure to re vert to business property, look this over at 1458 South 18th St., "and for further information See Mr. Campbell, PAYNE INVESTMENT ; COMPANY, Omaha National Bank Bldg. D. 1781. FIVE ROOMS Only $500 Cash. Strictly Modern. This fine new place has five nicely arranged rooms and bath; living room extends across the front; oak floors and finish; ex terior is Kragstone stucco. Full cemented basement, etc.; south front on west Ames; street paved; good terms. Call Mr. Grant, Wal nut J373 orDmyrlas7412. Miscellaneous. They passed another tent. Ther a man was shouting: "Come buy a sweet cake; it costs bu a cent, 1 . . v What Do You Know? efaanr to make jronr wit Karh day The VM will 11TH ST. TRACKAGE 111 feet front aa north 11th (treat with track In rear: prlca. $49 PT '"'i S. P. BOSTWICK & SON S0 Bee Bldf.' Tr'r "tail. ESTATE! AND INVESTMENTS. N. XT. Cot. Uth and Podga. DauK. SOU. DOUBLE modern house, near business, ST.tM. Income 9. Terms. Bl bar- KSln. Pf. 4841. JSStt-' WALNUT 1 Come buy, come buy, from the man in the tent." Vrouw Vedder said: "I promised a cake to the one who beat in the race. We'll go in here and get it." bo they went to the tent. Thev bouKht two cakes, and each ate half of one. Kat broke the cakes and gave them to the others, because she won the race. When they had eaten the cakes, they skated on. The canals grew more and more crowded. There were a good many tents; flags were fly ing, and the whole place was very fray. - Rights reserved by Houghton-Muffln Bo. Tomorrows-Dutch Twins Stop at the Vink. (Here's worth KUDIlsn a FTm k qumivn. iniara y Superintendent i. H. Bereridge of the ouhllo schools. They cover things which jrou should know. The first complete list of correct answers received will be reward ed by II. The answers and tha name of the winner will be published an the day Indi cated below. Be sure to give your views and address la full. Address "question Editor," Omaha Bee.) By J. H. BEVERIDGE. 1. When was the Norman Con quest of England? 2. When was the Magna Charta signed? 3. How many wives did Henry VIII. have? 4. Who was the Lord Protector of England during the Common wealth? 5. Who was the first woman to rule England? (Answers published Tuesday.) TUESDAY'S ANSWERS. t. Who wrote the "Children's Hour?" Longfellow. 2. Name the author of "The Song of Hugh Glass." John G. Neihardt. 3. Who is the greatest living poet of India? Tagore. 4. What president was a college classmate of Longfellow? Franklin Fierce. 5. What is John Milton's greatest poem? Paradise Lost. Winner: Marie 'Hamilton, 1523 South Twenty-fifth street, Omaha, Neb. When a clock Invented for hos pital or sick room use strikes it summons a nurse and opens a door in a cabinet, displaying medicine that is to be given a patient at that time. AMISKMENTS. The Furniture Pageant at Orchard & Wilhelm Co. . 7il5 to 10:30 ; Every Evening This Week ' ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EISER ICE MEN FEAR THE CALL OF THE OLD LIFE Former Soldiers and Sailors Find Civil Life Too Tame. They Are Joining the Marine Corps. Combines the Desirable Features of Both Army and Navy. It trouble starts over the border. It a Haitian reb wants a scrap. Should any one start a disorder Where Uncle Sam's bosslnsr tha map If bad little bandits or pirates Insist upon pulling blgr scenes Don't worry or fret or get In a sweat, "jot call up and tell the Ma rines. Just tell the Marines, just tell the Marines, ... They'll gret on the Job in their scrapping' jeans; Ask 'em fox trouble, and trouble you gets, For they've got sharp points on their bayonets. They land on their feet and they've got nine lives. And they pack a punch In their forty-flves. Two battalions ef Marines for Immediate service in Haiti." ' Not long ago that call went out from the U. 8. Marine Recruiting Bureau. Within ten days those two battalions were recruited, equipped and ready to shove off. And every man In those outfits was a former soldier, sailor or Marine. They found civil life too tame. The "service" was In their blood, and they could not get It out Strange? Not a bit of it. Ask any one of "Jack" Pershing's gang. Ask any ex-man-o'-war's man. Oh, yes, we all growled at for the Marine Corps were pro moted from the ranks. These offi cers, by their efficiency and valor, have so amply demonstrated' the wisdom of developing the officer material among the enlisted men, that the system has been adopted as a permanent feature of the service. Any man who has tha makings of an officer In him ptands an excellent chance of ris ing rapidly through the non-commissioned grades of corporal and! serseant and "graduating" Into a, Becond lieutenant After that he has the same opportunity of at taining still higher, rink as any graduate of tho Naval Academy. In addition, some Marines are neloctcd each year to take the four-year course at Annapolis, upon completion of which they ar immediately conmlEsloncd second lieutenants of Marines or ensigns In the Navy. When tve remember that there Is one non-commissioned officer to every seven men no one who is of averago ability and applies himself can expect to remain a private for. very long. The Marine it Work and Play Many people have the Idea that the service Is a life of hard work, long hours and harsh discipline. Nothing was ever further from the truth. There le work to be done in the Marine Corps. But It la good. reveille and swore -to murder the bugler.- We all "groused" at the chow and whetted our bayonets for the cooks. Oh, yes, full packs rubbed the skin off our shoulders. But Remember those days when we were fit as fiddles, could eat the hind leg off a table and enjoy it, could lick our weight In wildcats, and weren't afraid1 to say so? And remember the buddies who bunked with us, hiked with us, scrapped with us, took all our money, bum med our tobacco, called us bad names and would give us the shirts off their backs if we asked em? Somehow civil life doesn't often give us friends like that. The man who has never done a hitch In the service has missed a lot. Isn't that so? And for any man who Is looking for service all sorts, kinds, con ditions and varieties of service the Marine Corps is the one best bet. The Marine is "soldier and sailor, too." When the big eshlps go to sea the Marines go with them. Be fore the Marine has a chance to get tired of sea-going he is landed at Haiti or Honolulu, China or the Philippines. , Opportunity for travel and ad venture is only one ef the things that the Marine Corps affords. In this branch 'of the service a man finds unusual faculties for physical and mental development. The Ma rine Corps makes an ordinary man into a real "husky." And there are all manner of trades that may be learned in the corps. Every day ex-Marines are, immediately upon discharge, step ping into well-paid civilian Jobs that range from that of aviator to that of cook. And, as every one knows, an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps is the best letter of recommendation any one can have. It is, in fact, a United States - Government certificate which stamps the possessor as 'In-, spected and passed as an honest, loyal and capable man. who has learned to use his head and his hands and use 'them to the best advantage." During the war with Germany all the additional officers needed Bringing in Haitian Bad Men healthful, outdoor work. ,Ther are short, snappy drills that make a man alert and "on the job" in mind and body. There are setting up exercises that take inches off a man's waistline and put them on his chest. There's shooting on the rifle range every Marine 18 trained to be a crack shot; there's work with wireless telegraphy and something of seamanship. It's work, but it's the sort of work men like. There must be discipline, just as there must be laws in a com munity or rules in an office or factory. But the Marine discipline is of a sort that no reasonable man would object to. Life Is not all work for the Ma rine. There are baseball, football, boxing and swimming for the devotees of these sports. No post is without its pool tables. There Is fishing and hunting. For Ma rines, in their travels, go where g&me, big and little, is plentiful and game laws are few. Men not on guard may, as a rule, leave their station after 2 or t o'clock In the afternoon and may remain away until reveille (8 or 7 o'clock) the following morning. Whenever a man may be con veniently spared, his commanding officer has authority to grant hlnr a ten-day furlough, plus the time required to travel to and return from his home town. The Marlae Corps desires sjtvl TosT ea from all parts of the eosmtry mm oppnrtsiatty of enlist ing la the service for two, three) or four years. The loeel recruit lag ofleo has seme vacancies ta Its quota for especially good men. It saay be that yoa are the sort ol ansa they are looking for. Deat hesitate to call and talk things ever. It will pat yoa aader ao obligation. Yea will not he nnreo to enlist. Bnt yoa CAN learn the trata about the Marlae CCrps from mea who knew the life aad like tt well eaoagh te stay la. Scad for booklet. U. S. Marine Corps Recroitln OfhVr 210 South 14th St. Material Shortage Hampers Work on New Buildings in Omaha Contractors of a number of large buildings being erected in Omaha are experiencing considerable diffi culty in getting material which they say is hampering their work and has caused them to discharge many workmen. Work on several buildings is prac tically at a standstill, due partly to the result of the recent switchmen's strike in the east. "Very little work is being done on the Skinner build ing, E. V. McDonald plumbing sup ply structure and the building of the Bradley, Merriam and Smith Wholesale company," G. E. Edge comb, city building inspector said yesterday. Scarcity of cement is delaying AMUSEMENTS. SANDSTORM DANCE Saturday Nite AUDITORIUM ADMISSION 50c Everybody Welcome BENEFIT SANDSTORM CLUB Former Nebraska National Guard "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER- JCJff Evngs., a-S0-75c, $1 Last Times Today 2:1 5-8:30 "Hello, America!" Tomorrow (Saturday) Matins and Wash ThaOpulsnt- PL- fl DAAf With Clark Tha Aristocrat r McCulIouih SEASON CLOSES NEXT FRIDAY NITE 4 NIGHTS AND MATINEE WED. STARTING SUN. John Goldoa's Comedy Success SEATS SELLING Nights, 50c to $2.00 Mat. SOc to S1.50 The original cast which ap peared at the Criterion Theater, N. Y., for over one year, intact. Daily Matinee 2:15 fas OUT IN VAWQlVltVI Martin Geek Presents Every Nieht 8:15 THE MARION MORGAN DANCERS JACK KENNEDY A CO.; AMES WINTHROP; Merlin; Ed. Morton; Eary A Eary; Conchas Jr. & Co.; Topics of the Day; Kinograms. Matinees, 15, 25 and SOc; Few 75c. Saturday and Sun day Night, 15, 25, 50 and 75c and $1.00; few $1.25 Sunday. BENEFIT PERFORMANCE Entire proceeds of Wednesday Matinee Mny 5, donated to the National Vaudeville Art ists, Inc. TWO SHOWS IN ONE TOM LINTON AND JUNGLE GIRLS A Scenic Singing and Dancing Trop ical Oddity CARR TRIO Entertainers De Luxe GILMORE CASTLE "Corkers in Cork" KIMIWA JAPS Nippon's Foremost Equilibrists t Photoplay Attraction "THE MIRACLE OF MONEY" A Hobart Henley Produciton A Drama of Home Spun Woven with Threads of Romance. MACK SENNETT COMEDY PATHE WEEKLY PHOTO-PLAYS. GIVES" ALL WEEK AND Lari j Semon J in "The Flij Cop" I other buildings, although work is be ing pushed rapidly on the new M. E. Smith company, the Burgess Nash building and the Lord Lister hospital. Rodman Brown of the Stiles Construction company, which holds contracts for several buildings, said he was forced to discharge a great many workmen because of the shortage of material. Some of the men, he says, have been with his company for years. Two Detectives Demoted; Two Officers Promoted Patrolmen Josepli Chaddock and John Scott have been promoted to detectives succeeding Detectives Joseph Potach and John Zalondek, who have been demoted to patrol men, according to an order issued yesterday by Chief of Detectives John T. Dunn. Bee Want Ads Are Best Business Boosters. PHOTO-PLAYS. TWO DAYS MORE to See MABEL NORMAND in one of the best pictures she ever made "PINTO" ROYAL ITALIAN FOUR SATURDAY Peace Day Special Feature OVERTURE AMERICA by New Moon Orchestra Direction ROB'T CUSCADEN Benefit Show atOrpheum 4 Gets Much Public Attention Arrangements are being perfected for the benefit matinee to be giveri Wednesday afternoon, May 5, at the Orpheum. In each Orpheum theater, Martin rWW has civen the entire receipts all over the United States and Canada, on that same day, trie benefit is to be extended. All the pro ceeds are to go into the fund of the National Vaudeville Artists, for the support of their sick and needy. I he bill is to be headed bv the incom parable mimic. Chick Sale and the musical comedy favorites, Louise Dresser and Jack Gardner, i PHOTO-PLATS. mm MUdii JFarnam . $L V-. .At 4 ' ' 24th l j j hp ( ' .'JF - today ana tomorrow ; - WW TO V 1V1 V IVL X -m- "HELL ROARIiy REFORM" ADDED ATTRACTION Operatic Star in Popular English Operatic Numbers Jul I'M THE GUY! By R. H. ALLIE. . ' I'M THE GUY who never pays his bills. ... ' Why should I? They can wait. I need the money for other things. Just because you object, or pay your bills, is no reason why I should. What difference does it make any way? Bills ' aren't supposed to be paid right away. That's why credit is given. BesidesJ don't see why I shoulcj pay bills. They're just bother. And if folks want . to let me contract debts, they can wait until I m willing. and ready to pay them. . Anyway, I don't believe lit paying bills, if I can get out of it. I want to spend my money in other t ways. Chances are the things for which the bills were contracted have been useo up a long time ago. If you don't like it, that's your worry, not mine. Don't permit me to get in your debt, or wait until lm ready to pay you, or forget it en t rely. !A That s how i leei anoui u. PHOTO-PLAV9, PHOTO-PIAV9. Ladies' IMi Shows at Matinee IMTM n 3 5 Friday 6:30' 8 n 3 O'clock SmS 9:45 Ml l V fl nPJ! Here Comes the Bride A Blushing Bride and Her Bridesmaids, Flower Wrls and Friends , Displaying a BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU Complete on- Petite Living Models. FRIDAY AFTERX0OV AT 3 O'CLOCK FOR LADIES OBTLY. Staged Through Courtesy of BURGESS -NASH CO. Under the Personal Direction of MISS MARY MARSTON Advsrtislng Manager of tha Burfcss-Nssh Company. Regular Fashion Show at S and 9:45 TO.VIGHT with a Complete Change of Costumes Featuring the Popular Songsters, HELEXE RAHX'KTELSEIT and 3f ABCTS T. JflELSEy, t And the Much Talked of Photoplay Featuring inos. xaeignan, Gloria Swanson and Bebe Daniels in ' Cecil B.DQMillex PRODUCTION 'WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE?" Silverman's Enlarged Orchestra -:m q 'mi ii:TTTif ST , : W She was chock full of originality and pep. She was a devil with the men And talk about a saleslady! She could sell Eagle buttons at an Elks' convention And everyone loved her because she was The Blooming' Angel with that "personality star' MADGE KENNEDY TODAY AND TOMORROW KIDDIES! LOOK! : M & I ) , wi.yu.iji.i...mn ,r -. n . r. KIDDIES! LOOK! FREE! FREE! The 8-foot Submarine which is on display in SAT. MATINEE front of The Sun e given away cc I Worth Winning SATURDAY MATINEE Worth Winning