Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 10, 1919, Page 4

| PAGE FOUR = BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER D EVERY APTERNOON WECEPT SUNDATY. THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISKING CO. G. E. CARSON, E. H. DENU, Pres. and Treas. Sec. and Mgr. Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., ‘ilh'‘second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. —_—————— ttention a to annonymgus contributions. Writer's name must be k‘:gw.n to the mtqr. but no{ necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue ORDER ROAD MATERIALS EARLY. While the expenditures during 1919 for hard-surface high- ways, according to ésimates of the bureau of public roads of the United States department of agriculture, will set a-new record with a total of $138,000,000, this figure is small in com- praison with the computed available total for 1920 of $633,- 000,000, the spending of which promises to be dependent|- chiefly on the quantity of materials the present limited railway facilities can transport.: - - - = . ‘The items entering into next year’s estimate are: Brought forward:from unfinished work,.1919.contracts, $165,000;000; 4unds available from state and county taxes and federal aid, $278,000,000; one-fifth staté and county bond issues not before available, $50,000,080; one-third unexpended balance of state and county bond issues previously available, $45,000,000; avail- .able from new bond issues to be voted on is the fall of 1919 and spring of 1920, $100,000,000. Unless the available open-top cars, many of which normally Yie'idle in:the late ‘winter,-are.utilized:in that slack season the work which can be done will necessarily be curtailed for lack -of materials. The total for 1920 is more than four times the amount that has been expended during any previous year for like purposes. Therefore there must be a tremendous increase not only in the material supplies and shipping facilities but also in the labor supply, and an enlargement of contractors’ organ- izations. While the placing of material in storage, which may result from such a course, involves some expense, it will be small .com- pared to the loss that will result if contractors are not in a Position to go ahead with the work because of lack of materials. In view of the experience of 1919 and the greatly increased program for next year, it seems probable, according to the bureau of public roads, that contracts which are not awarded during the winter months will have little opportunity for being supplied with materials which require rail transportation. - { Mk it U SENATE STEEL STRIKE COMMITTEE REPORTS. Characterizing all strikes as “industrial barbarism” and declaring that “there is no place in this country either for in- dustrial despotism or labor despotism,” the senate committee authorized to investigate the steel strike presented & report covering its hearings both in ‘Washington and in Pittsburgh, and eriticizing both the workers and the employers in the con- troversy which resulted in at least partial disruption of the steel industny. ‘Thé. committee’s main conclusion, concurred-in by all mem- bers, W3s expressed in the statement that “the public has a right to: ghigl that capital shall not abrogate to itself the. right to” déterfnine in is own way those industrial questions, and it is the same as to labor, and the duty is upon congress to provide:Some way of adjusting these difficulties.” As a permanent preventive of strikes, which the committee concedes “are apparently the only way for labor to secure even its just demands.if employers refuse to grant them,” it is recom- mended that congress authorize the establishment of some such mediation agency with well defined powers as the recently NEWS OF THE THEATERS NORMA TALMADGE TUESDAY. In “The Way of a Woitlan,”’ Nor- ma Talmadge’s latest Select picture, in which she is again presented by Joseph M. Schenck, and which was adapted from the famous play, “Nancy Lee,” by Eugene Walter, the beloved screen-star excels even her own high mark in a thrilling story of American life. The scenes of the story are laid on a Southern planta- tion and in the gayest parts of New York. *“The Way of-a Woman” dissglved.war labor board. « "4 HKig'board would have the power of compulsory investi- gation,” the report adds on this subject, “but not to the extent of compulsory arbitration. A just decision of the board would be indorsed by the public. There is good ‘seénse enough in the American people to bring about an adjustment of these diffi- culties.” P g < o -EDUCATION SPREAD BY ‘MOTION PICTURES. Because the moving picture' machine and the stereopticon are becoming a part of the standard equipment of‘the modern school, a& bureau of visual instruction has been organized in the general extension division of ‘the University of Minnesota to circulate educational §lms and lantern slides among schools, clubs, and other organizations. Superintendents gnd principals are invited to consult with'J. V. Ankeney, who.is in charge of the bureau. i J ; The operaters of the unionized coal mines in the Kanawha fields of West Virginia, who had contracts. which were abro- gated by the mine strike order, assert they may bring damage suits against the union, following the line of the Danbuty Hatters case, 3 G . 2 —_—— About every nation of Europe is looking to.the United States for assistance in one way or another. And the fellow who relies on another to care for him seldom evinces any par- ticular desire to do something for himself. Europe should go to work. S ’ &k & —0 iy The policy of “standing pat” may be an.admirable one at times, but in the present industrial upheaval it is apparently being carried to extremes. ; ST SN - of 3 To speak fluently in public is a rare gift¥'but to say the correct thing at the right time is one of the most precious of all heritages. 3 —_——— i Uncle Sam has received a good many jolts in his day, but he generally manages to land on both feet ‘'with his head up. —— e Many great men of Europe are evincing a secret desire to come to American and see a nation of greater men. — e Luck wit.h most people is but an exhibition of good judg- ment energetically employed. e — Everybody -is handing old Hi Cost a kick—except the t_gllow who gets the dough. will be shown tomerrow Wed- nesday at the Rex theaf¥e. =7 Nancy, the eldest: daughter of the fine old Lee family, of Virgina, finds at the age of ‘twenty-one-that "her whole life :and’ happiness.:are being sacrificed to the empty. family tradi- tions. She was made to give. up An-|* thony Weir, the man’ she.loves, be- cause her. father thinks: he' is not “good enough.” She turns agajnst the family pride which ‘hds brouguc " |them so :little and decides ‘to-‘marry |. George ‘Trevoy, 'an- imposdéiblé’ New York -boungder, for the materiai ad-{’ vantages he can bring to.kér family. |" however; ;. Anthony |. In the end, realizes that his love is greater than his doubt, and the romapcs comes to a-happy’ ending, o GRAND TOMORROW. ! Aistar featyre ‘attraction of wun- usual merit is booked for the Grand theatre for tomorrow only, when Florence.Reed, will appear tn her lat-|: est . modern - drama -success, . ‘Her Game’ ’'under the direction of the United Picture Theatres,.Inc: - This latést ‘offering of the pepular emotiotial gtar” demls with the.story ot a younk8afithern iyl whose fam- ily faces ‘Afincial ruin ‘throygh a law-suit forced on it by an old time enemy. The daughter of the family sets out:for New York bént' ‘upon righting " the family fortunes, 'and meets with a seriés of thrillihg ad- ventures in the big city. {THe:story by ‘John . K. Holbrook, produced by Director-Frank H. Crane, is said to give Miss Reed even- greater oppor- tunities than those provided, by her recent success ‘““Wives'of Men,” ‘‘Her Code of Honor” and “The Woman Under Oath.” = ' This attraction should ‘provide a welcome opportunity to admifers of Florenc¢e Reed on stage and‘séréén to see that talented artist at her bést. Houdin will also appear in the 6th episode of the gripping play, “The Master Mystery.” Pig QUITE A FEATURE. Vivian Matin’s new photoplay “An Innocent Adventuress,” showing at the Elko theatre tonight and.tomar- row, is said to be one of the best, if not the best story ever provi&ed-tor that dainty and popular Paramount star, and she has taken full ‘advant, age of this fact to make it o€ 0f the best picturés-she has ever Fypeared in. Clara G. Kennedy conceived the story-.and . the -support headed by Lloyd Hughes, is eminentiy satisfac- tory. Theodore Roberts, ldytne Chapmaii, Jane Wolff and Spottis- woode Aitken are in the cast. The rather unique role of “*Chilo- wee Bill,” a ‘good-hearted hobo—a |} role that always finde - sympathy with an audience—is ably pertrayed by Tom D. Bates, pjoneer chgracter man, with a long record of stage and screen experience to his credit. 1ais part supplies a hilarous comedy vein to the picture and is said to Be quite a feature of the production. i “Ship Ahoy!” two part BRfff West comedy, 'is also to appearfh thé Elko tonight and tomorrow. * CLEVER ROMANTIC DRAMS. “False Evidence,” a clever Toman- o) Baby’s .“’I}ye-Bye” ik D!CKEI%& ‘would not recognize him, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1919 Melted -H,eart of Cold Janitor but his name is Samuel Weller. He is very tall, ahd'very black, and holds down the Job of janitor of one of Wash- ington’s apartment houses. Just which one it is not necessary at all to state. But Samuel Weller was not al- ways a good janitor. He is a “changed man.” What has wrought the great change is not necessary to mention, but changed he 1s.” It may have been the prohibition !flwfinfier-. its of tainly a baby of one of thé te the bullding has played a part i, the metamorphosis of Samuel Weller, When Sam.came to that 4$m- ment, it is.said, he didn’t like his, Job .worth a- cent.. He was sullen, :and didn’t wash off the front sidewalk,|): 'nevér cut the grass, didn't give.a whoop.it the ball was never cleaned or hot, ‘and;Just generally showed thyt janitoring wasn't hia trade. - e .- Many a night the tenants saw him ¢omé: 2eeling home They hoped he Wwonldn't set the house afiré, &id he didn't, but that was more; through the heélp of neighhors thsn anything'e the snaw. . Several times they rushed in to-rescue the janitor's dinner at it went up ' smoke where he'had Ieft it on the stove. learning to say “bye-bye.” down the fire &cape.with the trash, “Now thére'was'a little baby in that apsrtment, a little girl who was Smst r ay 3 She gpent most of her thme last summer on’the porch of her apartment, and there, every day, she saw the janitor go up and “Bye-bye,” she would call to Samuel. For a long. time -Samuel Weller paid no attention, but ';I:t 'Mflll' i ! business. But the baby was no whit nonplused. . 2 One morning Samuel Weller thawed out, and returned a sullen “bye-bye” in answer to the baby. Now the grass in the yard is cut. The front pavement is washed every morning, and the halls and’ steps ‘are cleaned regularly. Samuel Weller is-a-real janitor. Dickens wouldn't krow him, but he would be worthy of Dickens. LAUGHED AT. REAL HEROISM Soldier Insists Authorities Conferred Decoration for Deed That Was Merely Second Rate. He had come back with the croix de guerre, but he would not' talk about how he won it. Of course his family and friends kuew the formal citation, but they wanted him to tell them the detafls, and he modestly and persist- ently evaded them. “I think it's simply silly,” declared an irate cousin in her teens. “What's the ase of ducking and dodging, and pretending you're not a hero, when you know perfectly well you are?” The worm turned.. “Yes, of course 1 know"l am,” he assented coolly. “The trouble is, they didn’t give me my cross for the right thing. Do you ex- pect a fellow to talk.about his.heroism when le gets a'decoration for dojng what lots of ‘other “fellows did who weren't lucky enough to be noticed, ‘andi then -finds' the bravest thing he ever did, or ever expects to do, treated lightly: or: ignored ‘altogether? At least, I was-a-hero once. Before we were ordered'dbroad, I was invited to lunch- eon 'by:my ‘colonel’s daughter. “Now, you know I am a country boy from an inland: state.- }t was the first luncheon \ I'd ever attendéed—and the-first time -I'd ‘aver been served raw .oysters. I hate. shellfish,~and when I saw those six, soft, slimy, slithery horrors set be- fore me,] nearly fainted. But I didn’t know whether anything much was to follew or-wot;:and I couldn't -decline . |port ot Dorothy Dalton in *“Other Men’s Wives,” which will be s ' . “|lovers. - tic drama by Mary E. Wilkins, in| 8 main- dish under ‘the eye of my which Viola Dana is seen, will he at| hostess..I.shuddered with disgust. I the Rex theatre tonight. wasn't sure:they would go downj 1 The story tells of the custom of in-| feared they:might: came up. But—I fant bethrothal which exists in a re-| ate -those -oysters,, all six, and smiled mote village in the mountains of | ag I, ate them: She told me so two California. ‘Here Madelon, a’'young| years. afterward, when 1 confessed. and flery girl, grows to womanhotd | Now' | cql) that true:heroism. But it considered by all to be the promised wam;'t what I got the cross for.” bride of Lot Gordon. Madelon, how- “Maybe,” - said. the saucy -young ever, -dogs not love Lot but she ‘doeés s B love his cousin Burr, and refuses to| thing in her teefs, “it's that you're go- ing to.get: the .girl for.” tollow the traditions of her people, % Tehad iibe eciated “No,” - sighed - \ unapprecial and marry a man she does not ;care|. for. = ¥ hero, “she agrees with the rest of you The play . is -a powerful Metro| and Genersl Mangin. : .She only laughs drama, in fiye acts, which gives:Miss| at my.real claim to glory!"—Youth's Dana a role of real emotional drama |‘Qompanion. - *i» .. A : with . appealing and sympathetic} ¢ heart interest. 1% ‘“The -Black Horse Bandit,” Harry Harrey's dramatic tnriller, will:/also. be shown, starring Helen Gibson. WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS. Grace Darmond, who _stars"; in “What Every Woman Wants,” re- leased: by : Exhibitors Mutual, is of the type known among women as a statuesque blonde, ™™~ - - - - e Miss Darmond is a willowy beauty Printing ARE YOU IN NEED OF Tags who knows how to wear clothes as Cards well as to act, and her raiment:in this production i8 the ultimate thing Blanks in the modiste’s art. ‘A wonderful Folders creation of -filmy and lacy lingerie, which - she wears .in the bedroom Dodgers scene, 1s the envy'of the feminjne Reéeibb contingent, and, without stretching Envel the imagination, a-delight to the eye velopes of the génus male. o i » Statements “What~ Every ~ Woman ants,” will be shown Wednesday and Thurs- Bill Heads day at the Grand theatre. KA . Invitations - A s STANLEY POPULAR PLAYER. et Picture lovers will remember a s Letter Heads few years ago one of the most popu- Call:at Pioneer Offi lar young men of the screen was For- rest Stanley. He deserted the cine- ma tq return to the speaking stage. ‘He comes back to the camera in sup- * Phones 922 and 923 at the Elko theatre next Wedn and Thursday. He plays the part of a young husband whose wife uas fal- len in love with another, and who is made: the object of the desighing GOOD WORK IS | OUR SPECIALTY STIMULANTS OF MANY KINDS Almost All Nations Hiw a Pmllav. Intoxicant to Which They Are Unduly Partial. The betel nut is chewed by at least 50,000,000; an uncleanly habit which is not likely ever to gain much vogue in this country. The leaves of cocoa are chewed by many millions, to whom our more refined and in- comparably more deadly indulgence in their alkaloid cocaine, is unknown or inaccessible. 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