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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 14, 1920.
FORMER HEAD OF .
OMAHA SCHOOLS
PAYSVISIT HERE
,W. M. Davidson Now Super
intendent at Pittsburgh Su
. prvises 3,000 Tachers.
W. M. Davidson, former superin
tendent of public schools here, and
now superintendent of the public
schools Pittsburgh, Fa., made a
hurried visit here yesterday after
noon on his way home from the
National Education association
meeting at Silt Lake City.
Mr. Davidson left here nine years
ago, going to Washington, D. C,
for two years and thence to the
Keystone state city, where he has
been seven years.
Time has dealt gently with the
former Omaha educator, who now
has a teaching staff of 3,000 under
his supervision.
"I think that the big problem of
our public schools today," said Mr.
Davidson, "is to teach the children
so that they will think in terms
of Americanism according to that
spirit which was expressed during
the period of the world's war. The
inculcation of real Americanism is
the thing that we are now striv
ing for in connection with ihe cur
riculum." Mr. Davidson stated that Pitts
burgh has been confronted with a
suspended school building program
somewhat similar to the Omaha sit
uation. He explained that the Pitts
burgh school system has had $3,000,
000 held in the banks since 1916, and
will not use this money until build
ing conditions are more favorable.
"Rago" Defies Efforts of
. Police to Keep Him Captive
Fifty feet of one and a half inch
steel chain, handcuffs and the com
bined efforts of 50 Omaha patrol
men and detectives failed to keep
'"Rago" chained up to a wall at Cen
tral police station yesterday after
noon. "Rago" was so tangled up with the
chain that it appeared he would
ch.oke before he could free himself,
but he was freed from the handcuffs
in one minute and from the chain
in three minutes.
"Bring on your locks and safes,"
he then cried, and began a sliort
school of instruction for Omaha po
licemen and detectives in the gentle
art of opening locks and safes.
"Rago" is appearing at the Em
press theater.
Morris & Co. Will Open
Wholesale Market Today
Morris &; Co. opens its new whole
sale provision market at 1309-11
Leavenworth street today.
William O'Connell, branch pack
ing house inspector for Morris &
Co. throughout the country, has
been in Omaha the past month su
pervising the establishment of the
different departments of the new
market.
On the first floor will be the cool
ers, general offices, operating, ship
ping and sales departments. On the
second floor is the refrigerating ma
chinery, egg candling room, large
store room, and locker room for em
ployes. A large assembly room for
executive sessions is also on the
second floor.'
AMUSEMENTS. .
IP K
Where All Omahans
Hold Their Big
nn
no
Wednesday,
Burgess-Nash Co.
Employes'
Outing and Dance
Grocers' and
Butchers9 Picnic
Thursday, July 15
This big annual event
will be better this year than
ever. Be there and have a
good time.'
Monday, July 19
Omaha Daily Bee
Employes'
Outing and Dance
Thursday, July 22 .
Thos. Kilpatrick &
Co. Employes'
Outing and Dance
Don't Fail to See
Lottie Mayer
and her Diving Nymphs at
the Bathing Beach. Morn
ings for women and . chil
dren at 11 a. m. Evenings
at 8:30 p. m.
Union Pacific Band
Every Monday and Fri
day night.
' Ah enjoyable time can
always be had at
K RUG PARK
HOLDING A
Adele Garrison's
Revelations
"I Will Come Diretly to You."
"Mrs. Graham!"
Mnj. Grat. thud's voice was rough,
uneven. I felt the nervous tension
in it, and wondered as I answered:
"Yes, Maj. Grahtland. It is I."
"Are you all right?"
"Assuredly!" I think the wonder
ment in my tone must have con
vinced him more than my words,
for I heard a quick, deep intake of
his breath, and wondered anew at
his agitation.
"Then who is hurt?" he demanded
abruptly. "I heard them talking at
the station about some one being
hurt, and saw that you were not with
the party. I-I did not like to inquiry
there, so I slipped away to tele
phone." "
I could readily understand that
with voluble little Mrs. Durke's
comments upon the accident a diffi
culty in deciding just what had hap
pened. I hastened to explain:
"Katie fell downstairs just as
we left. Of course, I couldn't leave
her until I had found out the ex
tent of her injuries "
I paused abruptly, wondering if
my ears had played me false, or if
I had really heard the words which
Maj. Grantland had muttered softly
but with force enough to capitalize
each word.
A Natural Slip.
" You Heart of Gold," were the
words which I thought I heard,
which made me stammer with em
barrassment as I began talking
again.
"But while she is badly bruised,
and has strained the muscles of her
back, the physician assures me that
her husband can take all necessary
rare of her. So if I can get a taxi
I shall make the train nicely."
I have wondered since what per
verse little imp made me use the
word "if." I knew, of course, that
there was no question about secur
ing a machine from somewhere, al
though, of course, the local supply
warranted the use of the subjunc
tive mood at that hour. It no doubt
was partly a natural slip, yet I can
not cheat my conscience with the
belief that pique at Dicky did not
have something to do with it.
"A taxi!" There was no doubt
Schedule Three Railroad
Nights at Ak-Sar-Ben Den
Three'' big "railroads nights" are
scheduled at Ak-Sar-Ben den, begin
ning next Monday, when a special
train will be run from Columbus
here, picking up railroad men on the
way. The entire staff of Union Pa
cific officials in Omaha is expected
to attend the show on that night.
Railroad men of the Minneapolis,
St. Paul and Omaha railroad will be
guests at the den on the night of
July 26, and on August 2 Burlington
railroad men will be guests. The
entire staff of officers of the Burlng
ton line is expected to come from
Chicago to attend the show, and the
Omaha road is also expected to be
well represented by officials.
Hold Funeral for Omaha
Man Who Died in New York
Funeral services for J. E. Baum,
former Omaha business man, who
died in New York last Saturday,
were held yesterday afternoon at
the home of C. M. Wilhelm, 3623
Jackson street.
Rev. Thomas Cassidyof All Saints
AMUSEMENTS.
rwuKvuu
Continuous Show 2:15 to 11:15
Vaudeville at 2:40 6:40 and 9:00
SYLVESTER SCHAFFER
MARIE CASPAR
THE ROSELLAS
EDWARD MARSHALL
NEWHOFF AND PHELPS
Photoplay at 3:55, 5:30, 7:55 aad 10:15
EUGENE O'BRIEN
in '
"THE FIGUREHEAD"
Klnofram. Topic ei tha Day and a
Rollicking Comedy Pictura
LAST TIMES TODAY
EMMA BARLOW & CO.
Circus Days -
RAGO & COMPANY
Novelty Escape Act
JERMON & MACK
A Breath of Variety
FREDERICKS, ELLSWORTH
& THOMAS
Harmonious Funsters
PHOTOPLAY
ATTRACTION
Win. Fax Preeents
THEDA BARA in
"The Lure of Am
bition" Harold Lloyd
Comedy
PetheWeeltly
Lake view Park
Tomorrow
Basket Stores'
Grocers' and Butchers
PICNIC
Races Games Contests"
Valuable Prize
Dancing Afternoon and Evening.
Ask Any Basket Store for
FREE DANCE AN6
ADMISSION TICKETS
ii - ijaojijjjjL
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Live Baby to Be Given Away.
'50 Gas Balloons to Ba Sent Up -
Sand Bottom Bathinf Beach New Open
Something Doing Every Minute
Tomorrow at ' '
LAKEVIEW PARK
HUSBAND
New Phase of
of a Wife
concerning my hearing those two
words.
"You simply mustn't do that!"
Maj. Grantland said, and his voice
held the inflection of command with
which he meets all emergencies.
"You might get a reckless driver or
anything might happen. I cannot
permit it. Let me see. It is now
9:45, and our train doesn't pull out
until 12:30. We can do it easily.
Hastings and I will come directly for
you. I would send Hastings for
perhaps you would rather not have
me but when it comes to a ques
tion of driving rapidly across the
country after night with you in the
car I prefer to do the driving my
self." "I Much Prefer
I could not help contrasting the
solicitude in his voice with the in
difference Dicky had displayed to
ward my remaining behind. The
remembrance of my husband's wish
to save Edith Fairfax annoyance
by seriously inconveniencing me
with Rita -Brown's companionship
was freshly rankling with my spirit.
It made me recklessly indifferent of
Dicky's possible anger as I replied
demurely:
"I must correct you on one point.
Maj. Grantland. I much prefer that
you come with Hastings."
Again I heard that quick, deep in.
take of the breath, but his words
were perfunctory enough.
"You are very kind. We will start
directly. But I must ask you to
be ready. We have to allow for
possible mishaps to the car, you
know."
"I shall be watching for you," I
replied. "I'll not cause you a sec
ond's delay."
"Thank you," he said quietly, as
he hung up the receiver.
I went back to Katie "with my
head in a whirl. I knew full well
that if Maj. Grantland brought me
to the station Dicky would be fur
iously angry, but he had so chilled
me by his own attitude that I found
myself savagely glad of this chance
to retaliate. I had scarcely had time
really to consider the possible con
sequences of my act before the tele
phone rang again. I sent Jim to
answer it, for I had a little premo
nition that Dicky was at the other
end of the wire, and I wanted to
school myself to rigid calmness be
fore I talked to him.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Episcopal church officiated. Burial
was in Forest Lawn cemetery. The
immediate family who were present
were Mrs. Baum, Katherine Baum,
Mrs. John G. Rouse of Baltimore,
J." E. Baum, jr. of Chicago, C. L.
Baum of Denver, and Helen Baum.
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk and Ice
The remembrance ot arood deeds
done to the helpless poor is one
thing that nothing can take away
from you.
During these hot days many
babies are in greatest need. If they
don't get the cool, pure milk th?y
reouire. some of them may not bi
alive in the fall.
Here is a place for you to do a
kind deed that will live forever.
Send or brine your contribution to
The Bee office.
Previously acknowledged IU4.7S
3 4.VV
Total J1S8.75
WHY?
Is the Rainbow Van-Colored?
(Copyright, 1920, By the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
The effect which we know as
the rainbow a word derived
from its shape and the fact that
jt is $een after a rain is due to
the rays of the sun passing
through drops of water or bits
of moisture in the air and being
separated by these drops into the
primary colors of red, orange,
yellow, green, blue and violet or
indigo. A similar effect, but
without the bow-shape, may be
obtained by placing a triangular
piece of glass or a prism before
the eyes and looking at it in the
sunlight. The glass breaks the
light up forces the various com
ponent colors apart and proves
that the yellow appearance which
we recognize as sunlight is, in
reality, made of a number of
other tones, blended together.
Occasionally, when the sun is
quite strong, two rainbows will
appear," one within the other.
This is caused by the fact that
the rays of the sun are reflected
by the upper part of the rain
drops, as well as by the lower
but the colors of the outer rain
bow are placed in preciseely the
reverse position to the primary,
or lower, one. The transitory
rainbows, seen when a watering
cart is sprinkling the street or
when a garden hose throws its
spray high into the air, are, of
course, due'to the same cause as
the rainbows in the sky. In there
cases, however, the effect is us
ually of short duration because
the moisture remains in the air
for only a few moments.
PHOTO-PLAIS.
I The Trail of
I The Arrow
$ A Daredevil Automobile
t Picture Full of Skids
I and Thrills.
T Two girls blaze a trail through
Sierra Nevada mountains and
drive into Devil's Punch Bowl
to win a wager.
Picture Starts 8 P. M.
Admission Free
GUY L.SMITH
tcaviet rwtr,
2563-5-7 Farnam St.
Omaha, U. S. A.
Phone Douglas 1970
For Boys
3 MvToiun
r Acfventures
The Junior Police.
Vacation. Nothing much to do
but play on the street, with no
special plans for play. That was
my town about the beginning of
July. But the policeman on our
block seemed to have more to do
than at any other season.
"Going away for a vacation, Mr.
Ryan?" one of us asked him.
He didn't answer, but hurried
after a peddler, who was trying to
sell stale vegetables, and found he
had no license. When he came
back to his post, he answered:
"No, I'm not figurin on any va
cation. There are more runaways,
an' accidents, an' burglar alarms, an'
fight an' look out!" he shouted,
but our Tom was there first. He
pulled a little girl from in front of
a motor car just in time.
tax.'
"If you fellows would only keep
your eyes open like that all sum
mer!" he exclaimed.
Well, we did. We organized the
junior police that day. We let the
girls help, too, and once a week
we met at the police station for in
structnons. We learned how to save
work for the police department. We
watch . out for children crossing
crowded streets; teach foreign chil
dren, who do not know English,
how to use the park, the library and
the museum; we stop boys fighting
in the streets; watch for danger
spots like loose coal bin covers, or
broken sidewalks; tell the police
about smelly garbage heaps, or rub
bish that is a fire trap, or anyone
selling candy or food uncovered.
Perhaps you have heard about us,
but you don't know what has just
happened. Badges! Big silver
plated police badbes marked "Jun
ior Police" and given by my town's
police department. What do you
think!
There is need of junior police in
your town, too.
WIN SIORIE
BY
LUCY
FITCH PEBHIN5
Irish Twins Go to Bed.
Eileen began to cry and Larry's
lips trembled'.
"Come here now, you poor dears,"
their mother said. "Sit down on the
two crecpens by the fire and have
a bite to eat before you go to beu.
PHOTO-PLATS.
IE LOVED Mil
B ACE TO
Oh for the life of
an invalid !
There was one
thing he always liked
about her, as you can
see, and oh come on
down and see.
WALLACE
with BEBE DANIELS
in theMaugh hit
o
AL ST. JOHN
also with us as a nut in
an airplane
THE AERO-NUT
and Girls
The Clan of
North America
' The Swimming Contest
By FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER.
With the hero of the Automatic
Light in camp, the talk naturally ran
to feats in the water, and, next day
Paul Croth was asked to show his
skill.
"I'm no fancy swimmer," he said
diffidently, "out where I live, near
Cape Fear, the waves run pretty
high. I can stay in the water all day,
if I have to, but when it conies to
speed, I'm not there."
He had a powerful stroke, though,
and when he dived into the swim
ming pool, "Captain" Will explained
to the onlookers how the lad's snap
py action would work to advantage
in a he'avy sea.
In the water, Croft's confidence
returned and he accepted the chal
lenge of a race., though he seemed
a little hurt when he found his rival
was a girl.
Minnie Wainwright, however, was
a real swimmer, and made two
lengths of the pool to the young
hero's one. He climbed out, quite
discomfited.
"Don't take on," said "Captain"
Will, laughing. "Minnie's the best
swimmer in camp, except for Lars,
and he's so much,older that the com
parison isn't fair. Show him some
fancy dives, Minnie."
And the young hero of the Auto
matic Light swim nearly had his
eyes pop out watching the somer
sault and back somersoult, the por
poise, the swan and all the rest of
Minnie's feats.
Then, to wind up, Will organized
a life-saving drill, showing all the
methods of getting hold of a drown
ing fellow in water, breaking death
and strangle grips, and bringing
a victim to shore. Alter that came
a drill in artificial respiration, and
Croth admitted that he had picked
up many pointers from the inland
campers.
Indeed, you must be starved entire
ly, with the running, and the fright,
and all. I'll give you a drink of
cold milk, warmed up with a sup
of hot water through it, and a bit
of bread to comfort your stomachs."
While the twins ate the bread and
drank the milk, their father and
mother talked about the 'Tinkers.
'Sure, they are as a frost in spring,
and a blight in harvest," said Mrs.
McQueen. "I wonder wherever
they got the badness in them the way
they have."
"I've heard said it was a Tinker
that led St. Patrick astray when he
was in Ireland," said Mr. McQueen.
"I don't know if it's true or not, but
the tale is that he was brought here
a slave, and that it would take a hm
rlred pounds to buy his freedom. One
day, when he was minding the sheep
on the hills, he found a lump of sil
ver, and he met a Tinker and asked
him the value of it.
"'Wirra,' says the Tinker, "tis
naught but a bit of solder. Give it
to me!' But St. Patrick took it to a
smith instead, and the smith told
hiir the truth about it, and' St. Pat
rick put a curse on the Tinkers, that
every man's face should be against
PHOTO-PLAYS.
HE ALT
NOW AND
What Do You Know?
..(Here's a ehanrei to make jour wM
worth money. Karh day The Hee will
liuhliah a oerlee of nutations, prepared
by superintendent J. II. Hererldxe of the
imhllr arhoolN. They rover thine which
,viu should know. The ftrxt romplete lint
ot rorrei-t annwers received will be reward
ed by 91. The answer and the name of
the winner will be publlnhed on the day
Indicated below, lie mire to rive your
view and nililre In full Address "Ques
tion Kditor," llmnht llee.)
By J. H. BEVERIDGE.
1. What important service did De
Soto render?
2 By whom and in what year
was the cotton gin invented?
3. What is the chief substance
used in the manufacture of porce
lain? 4. Name three railroads by which
one might go from Buffalo to New
York City.
5. Locate the city of Iquique.
(Answers Published Saturday.)
SATURDAY'S ANSWERS.
1. In what president's administra
tion was a tariff passed that was
known as "The Tariff of Abomina
tions?" John Quincy Adams.
2. Who was sent to Oregon in
iAS5 to convert the Indians and it
was afterward said he "saved Ore
gon:
Dr. Marcus Whitman.
3. Give the salute to the flag. "I
pledge allegiance to my flag, and to
the republic for which it stands.
one nation indivisible with liberty
and justice for all."
4. Who wrote "Home Sweet
Home?" John Howard Payne.
5. Who wrote "A Man Without
a Country?" Edward Everett Hale.
Winner: Charles' Falk, 2430 S. Fif
teenth street, Omaha.
I'M THE GUY!
I'M THE GUY who gives your
name as a "reference" without first
asking your permission.
If I asked you first, you might
not let me use it.
But if I give it, then when the in
stallment house, or whoever I've
used it with, writes to you or sends
a representative to see . you, you
have to "come across."
It may mean a little bother for
you, but I have to give some name
and I take a chance on yours.
You may worry over whether or
not you're taking a chance, but
you're not worrying half as much
as the instalment house is. And
I'm not worrying at all.
You may not have a high opinion
of nly financial responsibility, but I
count on your friendship to go as
far as you can for me. Anyway, it's
up to you then, not up to me.
I don't take any chances. It's
easier to apologize afterward than
it is to argue for your consent.
Copyright, 1920, Thompson Feature
Service.
them, and that they should get no
rest at all but to foilow the road."
"Some say they do be walking the
world forever," said Mrs.. McQueen,
"and I never in my life met any one
that had seen a Tinker's funeral."
"There'll maybe be one if I catch
the Tinker that stole the geese!"
Mr. McQueen said grimly.
Mrs. McQueen laughed. "It's the
fierce one you are to talk," she said,
"and you that good-natured when
you're angry that you'd scare not
even a fly! Come along now to bed
with you," she added to the twins.
"There you sit with your eyes drop
ping out of your heads with sleep."
She helped them undress and
popped them into their beds in the
iiext room; then she barred the door,
put out the candle, covered the coals
in the fireplace, and went to bed ;n
the room on. the other side of the
kitchen. Last of all, Mr. McQueen
knocked the ashes from his pipe
against the chimney-piece, and soon
everything was quiet in their cot
tage, and in the whole village of
Pal!ymora, where they lived.
(Rights Reserved by Houghton Mifflin Co.)
Tomorrow Irish Twins
the Bog.
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Against the background of the great Snow Country is unfolded the
strange, vital drama of the Valley of Doubt. The characters move swiftly
and surely to their destinies of love, hate, romance and strife. The
overpowering theme is the terrible struggle between two strong men
for mastery and a woman! You'll like it!
COMMON SENSE
Egg and Your Job.
By J. J. MUNDT.
If you are a real intelligent per
son you will welcome a criticism
which proves you wrong. If you
ttre an ignoramus you will resent
correction.
You might be a far more capable
person today if you had listened
to adverse criticism and advising
suggestions. ,
But you were indignant that any
one dared infer that you did not
know it all.
You thought it reflected on your
intelligence.
If you deserved criticism you
need it.
What though it cotnes from one
who is supposed to know less.
Just because you will not listen
to suggestions from those under
you may be the reason why you
are losing various opportunities to
expand.
You may be losing your grip in
the place you now occupy because
your self-esteem won't permit you
to take information from a subor
dinate. Certainly you can learn from
those under you, and if you are a
big enough man you will be willing
to acknowledge it.
; Only the little fellows are so swol
len with egotism and pride that
they cannot learn from a supposed
inferior.
It is vour attitude toward criti
cism which shows your real char
acter. Copyright, 192. International Feature
' Service, Inc.
PHOTO-PLAV8.
NOW
Constance
Binney
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Stolen
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Parents Problems
11. How can a little girl of nine
best be taught not to ask personal
questions of grown-ups, such as
"How old are you?" "How much did
your hat cost?" etc.
Explain to the little girl that this
practice is discourteous. But re
member how many personal ques
tions are asked of children hy grown
ups and be very patient! What child
is not asked his or her age, for ex
ample, by each new grownup?
About 20,000,000 feet of lumber is
used each year in making clothes
pins. They are now made in three
lengths, 5, 4yi and 4-inch, but even- -tually
it is said that all clothespins j
will be made of the 4-inch lcngthjj
thus saving millions of feet of lum- .
ber.
I'HOTOVLAYS.
Today and Thurs.
The Greatest
Cast of All
Time.
Skinner
Blanche Bates
Henry Miller
Florencz Ziegfeld
Daniel Frohman
Wm. Jefferson
In Mrs. Otis
Skinner's Great
Comedy-Drama,
TOM'S
LITTLE
STAR
Also
Sir Ernest
Shackleton's
Thrilling Attempt
to Cross the
South Pole.
THE
BOTTOM
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Filmed at the
Risk of
Human Life!
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