Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 25, 1920, Page 4

oo ‘Tfle resignation of ~ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Pres. and Treas. E. H. DENU, & Sec. and Mgr, Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under Aot of Congress of March 3, 1879. 4 No attention paid to annoymous contributions. Writer's name miust h itor, but not nceessarily for publication. be m:&:&:& for the Weekly: Pioneer must reach this office not " Jater than Tuesday of each w: ‘to"msure publication in the current issue. WANTED—A DEFINITION. , ; Secretary of State Lansing, undey cir- cumstances which are sensational to say the least, simply emphasizes the necessity for immediate action by congress in defining in no uncertain terms what shall constitute the. dis- ability of the president, either temporary or pe!:maneflt. ; The constitution provides that the vice-president shall as- sume executive authority during the: disability of a president, ~but it does not define disability. . i / The president, according to hié own .statement_, feels that Mr. Lansing unlawfully usurped presidential aufchgnty. Mr. Lansing retaliates that he called the cabinet }:ogether, that pressing matters of grave import might be considered at a time when cabinet members were “denied-all access to the president by his medical attendants. 3 The welfare of the government is paramount to the inter- ests, ambitions -or desires of any individual member thereof, whether that member be the president or some lesser 'otfxcxpl. The dismissal of Mr. Lansing has given .the publl_c much food for thought—and it is déing much thinking. . It is not a matter of party in any sense of the word. Itis one of country. There should be no recurrence of the present regrettpple situation for lack of means of determining the exact condition of the executive. . o N " Congress should define disability at once,”and pgovxde .for the orderly and legal conduct of governmental affairs dux:mg such temporary disability as would not, warrant the vice- president in assuming the functions of the office. . It should also define what constitutes the removal of disability. —_—— HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ONE? Here is one on the use of verbs manufactured out of nouns, satirized by E. B. Hughes in The Writer, by the story of the city boy who wrote his brother on the farm as follows: “Thursday we autoed out to the Country club, where we golfed until dark. Then we trolleyed back to town and danced until dawn. 6 ‘afternoon: After that we staircased up to the'clock fived.” r on the farm promptly wrote back: y we-buggied to town: and baseballed hen we went to Ned’s and pokered until morn- ing..:Today we muled out to the cornfield and geehawed until sundown, Then we suppered and then we piped:for a while. our room and bedsteaded until Then we motored to the beach-‘and Fridayed ‘. 5 NEWSOF THE _ |w THEATERS m- “ ROKEN BUTTERFLY.” pai Y roken Butterfly,” a master- piece of ‘love and pathos, | ———————— | carlet doves and tlie fierce untamed passions of its red-blooded men and women, is 'depicted in ‘‘Sundown Trail,” Monroe ‘Salisbury’s Pewest Universal starring vehicle, “which comes to the Rex theatre Friday. | Salisbury is seen as ‘‘Quiet” Car- ter, an easy-going Southerner who goes to a wild mining camp to dis- cover that red blood counts for more than, blue and that *“the survival of the fittest” in that community is adapted | largely a matter of a quick trigger- | from the great story by Penelope finger. Knapp, produced under the direction of the great master of screen drama, Maurice Tourneur, will be shown, again at the Rex, last time tomight. The love that develops between | Thorne and Marcene is transmuted by the composer into his symphony. After Thorne’s return‘to the city to present his work to the public, Mar- cene is branded as a scarlet. woman : by .Zebie, her.supposgd aunt, and in desperation takes her child and. dis’ appears. supposedly drowning herself and child in the river, : When Thorne returns and learns V of the tragedy, he is seized with re- morse, and becomes a- wanderer. Fate decrees that he meet Marcene's sister and marry her. - When they return to the scene of Thorne’s ro- mance with Marcene, they discover that Marcene and the child are still alive.” To enable Thorne to right the wrong he has done and legitimize the child, Marcene’s sister agrees to give up her husband that he might make Marcene happy. L The problem which the strange caprice of fate had brought about, is handled in a- masterly manner, and reveals Cody as an actor capable of rising to great emotionally’ dramatic heights. ) N Two part comedy. HORSE AND RIDER IN 200 FOOT FALL IN HART PICTURE When Neal Hart was making his latest picture, “When. the: Desert Smiled,” which will be seen at the Rex theatre Thursday night, an acei- dent occurred that was caught by the camera. In one of the big scenes thé girl-on horse back falls over an emhbankment over 200 feet deep. The scene was rehearsedtime and again, a dummy being substituted: for the girl. ' By accident, when the scene was finally being “‘shot,” both’ horse and rider really went over the bank, ‘the horse being killed outright but the girl suffering only slight bruises. ‘The camera caught the whole thing and'the scene is shown in the picture. “The west that was” with its pic- ‘turesque Iawlessness, its daily shoot- its gaudy dance halls, its BRINGING UP FATHER IN SOCIETY. It is not often that the actor .who undertakes to portray a character as widely known as our old friend *Jiggs”’ begins by looking the part and follows that up with s})eech and action, at all in harmony’ with the picture. Walter Vernon is one of the few exceptions, front, rear and side view, nature gave him the figure for the part, his skill in make-up in- creased the ‘likeness and his’ dialect helps create’ a ‘satisfactory ‘illusion. With the aid of Harry Alfredo as Dinty: Moore, he gets a great deal of comedy out of the piece. . A capable company, augmated by a dozen sprightly, shapely and tune- ful girls, assist in “Bringing Up Father In Society,” at the Grand theatre,” Tuesday, March 2. Tickets on sale at Boardman’s Drug Stor Friday, . -BILL HART LOVES 'EM ALL. “I belfeve the motion picture pub- lic likes to see a different leading woman play opposite a male star-in almost every picture he makes,” said William 8. ‘Hart recently, “if for no other reason than to see -how they look together. .I have made love to Jane Novak, Ann Little, Eileen Percy and practically ‘every other promi- nent leading 'woman on the- screen, and I believe moviegoers .like the varfety. I'll admit I do myself.” True to his idea, Mr. Hart appears with a new leading lady in his latest Paramount-Artcraft - picture, ‘“John Petticoats,” which is showing at the Elko theatre tonight-and again ‘on Thursday. She is Winifred West- over—and a ‘pippin. The story, which was'au“hrvised by Thomas H. JInce, presents the noted star as pro- prietor of ‘a modiste shop and de- velops a serio-comic plot that enables him to do some excellent iwork. “PEGEEN” TONIGHT ONLY. A fire scene in which three human beings are trapped 'within the. blaz- ing structure of a country dwelling; while & poese be marthuntérs wearing masks surround the place waiting to " i ' all the \ grand-daughters of barons, receive $1,050° annually, the title of honor- able” and a badge-miniature or Her Majesty, surrounded by diamonds. The. maids of honor serve in; pairs s 5| How the Gothic Roof ismade Daily Fashion Hinf" Jjust retired thiu ill health. \ — = ~\ { . We have-ordered and will carry in stock . There’was never a greater demand 3 emidji L ‘No. 119, ¢ 4 for tailored suits than. thera is, this' 7L 0, 0. F.;: Beltrami . at Bemidji r o seadon and the simplicity of the best. - -rAve. and 4 t;.:: St..v mm § ) J Rl TR e models makes them practical for the " every y eveni 2 e ¥ v 2 A R home -dressmaker. 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Vita- graph’s: ‘latest picture, .. ‘‘Pegeen.” This production, with Bessie Love in the title role, will pe the feature at- traction at the Grand theatre tonight only. . 1 -Nilss ‘Love appears as' Pegeen O’'Neill; a’ delightful pretty, lovable little girl‘'of Irish extraction; -who adopts as her missfon in life, the mis.’ sion of doing good fqr others. She succeeds ‘in ‘countless ways, :even to the extent ‘of comforting. ber, dying || father inside the burning building while © manhunters susround the place. ... ... ' The picture ends with a tremend- ously dramatic climax. If was taken' from the story-of the samé name by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. ‘The adap- tation was written\by William Bar- barin Laub. David: Smith:was,the director. e “Some: Roince,” a Christ will also be shown. f SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY F1ONEER = comedy, { DRAFTED BY BILLIE ]}URKE Did you eVver hear,of a gigkstarting on her honeymoon along?: That’s what Billie Burke does in her new picture, “Wanted—A Husba1id" com.- ing 10 tlié Elko- theatre next, Friday || and Saturday. Being obliged to pro- duce a husband een short .notice, she commanders -one from .her fellow-: passengers.on the train. ...leads to a sort of 'laughable complications. James L Crane is the drafted spouse, and the pfeture is said to be a divert- /mg comady of more than ordinary merit. It is a Parafount-Artcraft. BEING MAID TO QUEEN 5 MARY IS N - London, Feb. 25.—In ?nese aaysntE high cost of clothing being a maid to Queen Mary is no sinecure. 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