Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1920, Page 4

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FPublished in advance, $2.00 SOLDIER GRAVES STRIPPED FOR SOUVENIRS. \ ‘According to word received by army officers in Minnesota 'military headquarters, Minneapolis, the United States may be asked to join with France, England and Belgium to restrict ‘tourist privileges to the battlefields of Europe. The mania for souvenirs has gone to the length of stripping .the graves of fallen soldiers of the helmets and shell nosecaps, placed there at the time of burial. An investigating party recently found a group of tourists lunching in the graveyard of Delville wood. The investigators reported as follows: o “Corks popped and the champagne flowed, followed by the empty discordant laughter led by junketing on the graves of the heroes, while the guide did a brisk business in souvenirs filched from the battlefield.” It was the result of a series of similar reports that France, England and Belgium are considering joint action to restrict the privileges of battlefield tourists, and as more than 100,000 '‘American fighters are buried overseas an effort.-is being made through returned officers and men to induce the United States to be a party to this joint action. S W — ‘Are you keeping abreast of the box.articles on the front - page of The Pioneer, with reference to the proposed paving improvements, to connect Bemidji with two state trunk lines of the Babcock plan? It would be a great improvement for Bemidji and the cost would be practically nothing to the people of the city. 0- That young man Sherman, who made that hold up yeéter— day noon, perhaps had read considerable of what has happened in the metropolitan cities of would be a good plan to follow suit. sadly awry. i Minnegota, and thought that But his hopes went ¢ NEWS OF THE THEATERS ALICE BRADY AT GRAND LAST TIME TONIGHT “The Fear Market,” which is now being shown at the Grand theatre starrigg Alice Brady in the principal role, is without a doubt one of the few photodramas seen on the silver screen which has a strong appeal, full of tense dramatic moments, and so ably told as to keep one rooted to the seat from start to finish. It is u'ufy a drama of the highest type. Whether one’s tastes run to stories of love and romance or gets most pleasure from photoplays because of thrills provided by stirring action, or would rather cry than smile, or revels in the presentation of problems of the day for these angles of appeal, “The Fear Market,” a Realart .ic- ture, stands first in tilm dramas. Miss Brady as Sylvia Stone and her supporting cast of eminent screen artists leave nothing io be asker for, bringing forth into play human emo- tion in a manner dramatic and most realistic. Film fans and lovers of the drama must be sure to see ““The Fear Mar* ket” at the Grand for the last time tonight and surprise themselves with a real treat. MYSTERY OF THE YELLOW ROOM. *‘The Mystery of the Yellow Room” a- screen adaptation of Gaston Ler- oux’s novel of that name, which open- ed yesterday for a three-week run at B. S. Moss's Broadway theatre, will o doubt be popular with those who like mystery melodrama. As its name implies it is a mystery, the plot being woven intricately around the strange attacks on a girl in the ‘“Yellow Room™" of a French chateau from which there is, apparently, no other means of escape that a door which is always locked from the inside at the time of the attacks. The picture holds the interest of the spectator and defies efforts to anticipate the solution until the very end. The pho- tography is well done and Mr. Chau- tard, under whose direction the pic- ture was produced, has without doubt created a very creditable work. On e.ffects and a company of girls and singers that is said to make a com- bination of rare.beauty and magnifi- ence. Annette Kellerman, world’s famous diving beauty and prize shaped venus is the star of the fea-|. ture, and a half dozen or more of America’s picked “peaches” are with the show in person. Advance notices state that startl- ing styles from the famous beach resorts, Ostend, Brighton, Atlantic Clty,. Long Beach, Palm Beach, Santa Monica, and Newport will be in evi- dence. -The costumes worn are not- Able for their quality and exquisite ;i‘etslgu rather than for their quan- ity. “LINCOLN DAY” FEATURE. .Today -is the anniversar H}e ‘birth of the immortal Ahr):;halr)rf Lincoln, and at the Rex theatre the feature of the day will be “The Land Qt’ Opportunity,” starring Ralph Ince in the role of Lincoln, teaching a patriotic lesson. Taking Lincoln when he was a rail sqmter and a good woman who gave him advice that afterward made him tl_le great man he was, Mr. Ince car- ries his audience to anotner period in the life of the Great Emancipatqr when he_repald 4he good dealt to him by scpppxng in the mfdst of his warm political campaign against Stephen vAvb Douglas to save the life of the man’s son, -w! i Biranee ho is accused of No better portrayal of a L 'chardcter - has ever been seefii?tc‘:’;: that presented by .Mr. Ince. Not (;nly is the make-up faithful, but his xl:'xeoe\;:l:enn;martlg expression are in g W e Li He ot incoln of the time CAREY’S LATEST. 1f ever a man needed a $ un Chey- enne Harry needed it in “'fzhe A(i:eezt the Saddle,” Universal’s newest Harry Carey picture, which comes to the Rgx theatre Friday only. Learn what it was that put tane gun back ix; Ch:yenne’s hand and caused him cut a wide swath toLeut g through his James J. Corbett will be : seen in another episode of his thrill “The Midnight Man.” Er -~ - FILM FROM REAL LIFE, It is a dramatic slice of real life that is presenfed at the Elko theatre Friday and Saturday of this week the whole the acting is satisfactory, especialy that of Lorin Raker, who is cast as the “peppy’ little news- paper man who solves the mystery.— The Evening Post, New York, Oct. 20, 1919. “The Mystery of the Yellow Room" a non-serial Realart special, will be shown at the Grand theatre three -days beginning Sunday. A MUSICAL FOLLIES. Manager Brinkman of the Rex . theatre announces that he has book- ed for Saturday and Sunday the much heralded one million dollar production, “A Daughter. of the Gods.” This season William Fox, the pro- ducer, has provided special scenic under the 'title of “What Every Woman Learns” with Enid Bennett in the chief role. The story concerns a young wife who comsiders life as a huge joke until grim reality brings her to her senses. In the test of fire which forms the thrilling climax of the picture her hidden merit shows itself and she %s able to win her hap- piness. The cast supporting Miss Bennett includes Milton Sills, Theo- dore Roberts and Irving. Cummings. Fred Niblo directed the picture. NEWSPAPER REPORTER SOLVES MYSTERY “The Mystery of the Yellow Room,” a screen adaption of Gaston Leroux’s novel of that name and a Realart picture, which commences Sunday for a three day run at the Grand theatre, will no doubt be ex- tremely popular with all who like mystery melodrama. As its name implies it is a mystery, the plot be- ing woven intricately around the strange attacks on a girl in the “Yel- low Room” of a French chateau from which there is, apparently, no other means of escape than a door which is always locked from thé inside at the time of the attacks. The picture holds the interest of the spectator and defles efforts to anticipate the solution until the very end. The photography is well uone by Emile Chautard, under whose direction the picture was produced. The acting is excellent especially that of Lorin Raker, who is cast as the ‘‘peppy” little newspaper man who solves the mystery. < A DIVERTING MIXTURE. It was a diverting mixture of melo- drama ang light comedy with which Ethel Clayton entertained at the Elko theatre last evening where her new picture, ‘“More Deadly Than the Male” appeared and is again to be seen tonight. The title is of course from Rudyard Kipling’s famous com- mentary upon “the female of the species” and the impulse after seeing the film is to agree with the.distin- guished poet, especialy when such a lovely person as Miss Clayton is seeking to prove it. “More Deadly Than The Male’ pre- sents Miss Clayton as a high spirited girl who frames a thrilling series of adventures in order to prove to the man she loves that it is not necessary to go to exotic lands in order to se- cure excitement. It is a Paramount- Artcraft picture. PARLOR JOKERS AS HUSBANDS. What kind of a husband does the usual parlor joker make? How does a man who is always the *life of the party’ ’'at any social gathering act toward his wife in the privacy of their home? ‘““What Every Woman Learns,” Enid Bennett’s new picture at the Elko theatre Friday and Sat- urday, asks and answers these ques- tions on the screen and the results are not too favorable. The Scottish Girl of Lucknow. History cannot dig up her nameg. But history holds up, as were it the planet of morning, her shining cry in the relief of Lucknow. In the Sepoy mutiny of India hundreds of Wwounded and dying Englishmen and Scotchmen and their families were shut up in the residency of Lucknow. Nana Sahib was marching on to put them to the sword, reserving a worse fate for the women. Nearer and nearer that In- dian tiger bounded. " The jungle roar of his forces could be apprehended on the breeze. Sobs of women filled the residency. Men had drawn their swords to slay their wives with their own hand. A §cottisll girl who was in the garden with her ear bent to the ground suddenly sprang up into the air; she rushed; she jammed open the door into the mansion with the cry, “Dinna ye hear it? The pipes‘o? Have- lock sound?” It was. And ngw ‘the’ Campbells’ call and the pibroch of Scotland droning. Nearer came the shrill skirling. And men fell on their faces. And the roar of Havelock broke in, outmarching the Nana 'thib! Havelock and his pipes saved Luck- now.—Chicago Journal. . PROVED BY HAMMER STROKE Human Character Frequently Welded Under Blows, Much as Workmen Weld the lron. - There are metals which improve in quality all the time you stamp and hammer them. Just the same is true of a man, if he have the true heat In him, and makes himself master of the circumstances, instead of slave. Pre- cisely as you may have seen different strands of iron wire brought together n a “bloom,” heated red, and struck and struck under & trip hammer till they are made one, so all the different experiences of human life are fused and welded in the process of the forma- tion of character. A man’s habits, his methods of reasoning, his imagination and memory, his faith, his hopé, his love—are blended together In his char- acter. And the hammering becomes no unimportant part of the process. - Cer- tain traits there are which show them- selves. all through the pounding. Thus, all the hammering of an eternity woqld not make fron into gold. But a .very little hammering will make pig-iron into wrought iron, if you give it heat enough ; and so hammered, it will bear a very different strain.—E. E. Hale. ~ A SUBSTITUTE. . Beulah—Flour is very high, isn’t it? Belle—It certainly is. “I don’t see how we can afford to uge it if it goes higher.” “Oh, you don’t need to use it You can buy regular face powder, and you don’t have to buy a whole barrel at once!” i & Tricks of Fishermen. Sardines are a very shy fish, and the nets used to catch them are of a very fine thread and mesh. Now fly-fishermen often dull their gutcasts by soaking them in coffee, and so making them less visible. Aet- ing on similar lines, the sardine fisher men have taken to dyeing their nets blue, and thus causing them to be l2ss conspicuous. . Line fishermen, again, are ledrning all about tides and currents, for the discovery has been made that a line set between the currents will catch many more fish than one set in a di- rect flow. e 3 me—— Revug Star—Cissy Barton says her new funny song is a scream. . Her Rival—It is, the way she sings it.—London Answers. DIED AT HANDS OF TRAITOR Savior of Paris, It Is Said, Was Killed by Officer in Pay of the Huns. A hitherto - unpublished story of the great war has been brought to this city by a prominent clubman, recently returned. General Gallieni of the French army, the man who rushed troops from Paris in taxicabs to stem the flood at the first battle of the Marne, was reported to have dicd during the war. What is said to be the true story of his death is told by the clubman. The general went up to a certain sector and, in looking over the plans of defense, found that they were so arranged that the Germans could easily break through. In fact, if they had been planned by a German offi- cer they could not have been more favorable for the Huns. Suspecting treachery, he sum- moned the officer who had made the plans to his presence and accused him of being a traitor, laid his pis- tol on the table and told him that the only thing left for him to do was to shoot himself. Then, as he turned his back and walked out of the room, the accused officer picked up the pis- tol and shot him in the back. The general died a fow days alterward.— Philadelphia Inauirer. REX TODAY ONLY LEWIS J. SELZNICK presents “The Land of A Ralph Ince production from a page in the life of Abraham Lincoln, with Mr. Ince as Lincoln. Scenarioized by Lewis Allen Browne. The Cast of Characters (At the Civic Club—today.) Merton Walpole, a parlor bolshe- . vist—Mr. Ralph Ince. William Leeds, aged waiter at the club—John Sutherland. Members of the club—Dr. Hard- ing, a famous specialist; Prof. Butler, a noted scientist; Mr. Lawrence, a banker; John Park- er, a business man; ex-Governor Davis, a lawyer. In 1858. Abraham Lincoln, aged 49, at the time of his camli)aign against " Douglas—Ralph Ince. : Mrs. Leeds, a widow, aged 44— " Margaret Seddon. William Leeds, her son, aged 24— Ray Hackett. Prosecuting - Attorney — Louis Dean. Citizens, etc., ete. In 1832. Abraham Lincoln, aged 23, a rail splitter and. wood chopper— Ralph Ince. Mrs. Leeds, a young mother— Margaret Seddon. Her Infant Son—Baby Brooks. WILLIAM SHERILL _ presents MISS TEXAS GUINAN —in— “THE SHE WOLF” ‘A tale of the rights, glories and perils of the women of the great west, produced by the Frohman Corpo::ation. Union Six Piece Orchestra 10c and 25c Matinees 2:30 Night 7:20-9:00 Tonight-LAST TIME Admission 10c.and 20c Alice Brady in Her First Realart Picture “The Fear Market A drama of New York’s well dressed, self-satisfied Society and the parasites who prey upon its pleasures and feed on crumbs stolen from the tables of the rich. also—— “A FULL HOUSE”—Christie Comedy at the GRAND Tomorrow and Saturday “A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT” (Something New in Movies) Directed by FRED NIBLO A Ihos,u.‘l!\ea Productions - JWO&' FIRIDAY heatre- "Sniv A Photo Drama You Positively Should Not Miss WONDERFUL Harry Carey in The Universal Special Attraction “The ACE OF THE SADDLE” The realest cow-punch of them all—with a happy grin even when they stole his cattle—even when they kidnapped his girl—even when they drank up his “licker’—because he knew how to get it all back. ‘And he DID! Watch happy Harry Carey ride through . and over his enemies like a laughing whirlwind. It's punch stuff! . JAMES CORBETT in another episode of “THE MIDNIGHT MAN” REX T UNION SIX-PIECE ORCHESTRA Direct From the Twin Cities WILLIAM FOX presents ‘Annette Kellerman In His $1,000,000 Production “A Daughter of the Gods” and the Famous “Sead Nymphs” in Person _a “Film-a-Logue” of MUSIC—GIRLS—STYLE De Luxe Entertainment, at Popular Prices R E X-- FEB. 14-15 Read The Pioneer Want Ad I : e 1