Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1920, Page 4

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER —PUSLISKED EVERY AFTERNOON BXECEPT SUNDATY- @._BE. CARSON, X by E. H. DENU, Pres. and Treas. 3 Sec. and Mgr. TELEPEONE 933 \ \ Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under Act of Congress of March 8, 1879, . No attention paid to annoymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not nceessarily for publication. “Communications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office net later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the curreat issue. | BY MAIL One JOAT ..c.cccene Six months THER WEBKLY PIONEER pages, taining summary of the aews of the week. SEVEN FOUND GUILTY OF ARMISTICE DAY MURDER. ' A dispatch sent out from Montesano, Wash., says'that the - jury in the trial of ten alleged I. W. W. for the murder of Warren- O. Grimm of Centralia, an Armistice. Day parade victim, brought - in a verdict, finding seven of the terdguilty of murder in the secord degree. One month One week . Ten \3 guilty for being insane. . i The defendants found guilty of second degree murder are: Britt Smith, Ray Becker, James McInerney, Bert Bland, Epgene Barnett, John Lamb, O. C. Bland.. . John Berry, sheriff of Lewis county, followed the ten pris- oners into the jail after the verdict had been read and reco and read to them the warrants charging them with the mur of Arthur Eclfresh, another victim of the Armistic Day shootings. ’ : s UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HANDICAPPED FOR FUNDS President Burton of the University of Minnesota has issued a statement reiterating that the state’s principal seat of educa- tion. needs funds for its maintenance, and as a result pressure is being brought to bear upon Governor Burnquist to call ‘a special session of the legislature to deal with the financial crisis. The university has long needed an increase with which. to carry on its work and has set a remarkable record in its student roster. It has grown to a large degree in every branch, and other state institutions are making marked inroads upon its best instructors. - 5. g 4 — e What to do with its presidents’ doesn’t seem to bother the Two of the accused were nhnd Robért Brunton production with i i n ui n i is own’ ! acquitted, being found not guilty, a d the third was foqnd nof Nt Vs Walker has resently TUESDAY'EVENING, MARCH 16, 1920 POSTOFFICES OF MINN. |THE GENERAL PUBLIC REVEAL ODD SURPRISES|. CAN EASILY ANSWER Continued from Page One.) St. Paul, March 16—The Minne-|tutes to 2.4 pounds-of butter. Randolf. The picture was produced ( B! sota Dairy Council today sought the|:. .The demand for.real butter, how- by Cosmopolitan Productions and is fl—c“r——_———ty finding a landing place in the reason for an ever increasing prefer-|ever, has increased, experts declared,. being releaesd by Paramount-Arteraft | ;orthern wooded districts, but a hy-!ence for butter substitutes in place of |sq it is up to the producers to pro- ¥ droplane would find it easy. Up in|real bovine butter. Statistics were|duce more butter. . MADLAINE mvm that country there’s a lake about ev-| ‘DELIGHTS AUDIENCES ery two or three seconds by airplane, And a lake is an ideal landing placel Madlaine Traverse, who has rap-ifor friend hydroplane.” idly gained an unchallenged place e among America’s greatest emotional Bemidii Postmaster Avproves. actresses, appears tonight for the last Mr. Purdy says he has gone as far time at the Grand theater and scored | as to write Postmaster Ritchie of Be-| a triumph in “The Splendid Sin:"”’ midji about his scheme, and he has The story if this new Fox produc-|received enthusiastic response. He is tion is based on Lord and Lary Chat-|not sure, however, just how enthus- han’s great desire fof a child and in|iastic’ the department at Washiny- the finding of an heir by Lady Chat-!ton will feel toward the matter. ham in the illegitimate haby of Lord| Some of these little offices are re- Chatham’s sister, . whom ' the wifejmote beyond comprehension of the takes on the inother’s death as her|city dweller. To reach the post of- own flesh and blood—even deceiving | fice of Grand Portage, it is necessary her absent husband—in order to pro-|to make an overland trip of 69 miles tect the name of the mother of the|after leaving the railroad. | presented to the council showing that in -1914 the public used only one¢ poupd of butter substitutes to 5.5 pourds of butter. Now, it was shown.. thie' public uses one pound of substi- is a compan)" of prominent . players, including Nigel Barie, who recently ployed opposite Marguerite.Clark and other players. Others,jin the cast are Peggy Parr, Eulalie Jengsen. W. Scott Last Time--Tonight ALLSTARS | ALL ADVENTURE Jack Holt - I;Iot'atwar picture, bEt a8 picturization of Joseph Con- Senna Ow?n rad’s novel o fthe South Sea Lon Chaney Islands, a country, more po- babe and. to shield. the child from a| The trip is said to be very much : tent in possibilities for ad- stigma.« “. - worth while, though diffifult, as the! Wauace Beery ventire than.the Northland. The first of tife new “Hallroom |road follows the Lake Superior shore Bull Montana 5 5 i gl Boys . 2-part comedies entitled “Al-|the entire distance. .To Shilling, in most Heroes” will complete the pro-{Beltrami’ county, a trip of 69 miles gram. Hs is required,” and many offices in the Bow String and Squaw Lake country are reached only by canoe. In the A mefl m-A-VIS winter, these offices are kept in com-. J. Warren Kerrigan has a popular |munication by means of dog teams,l MAURICE . TOURNEUR’S Great Production ~ “YICTORY” Those who like motion piétures bfimfied fxiil of action, pictures which pull the emotions this way and that, will enjoy this last- showing pf a great production. . ADDED ATTRACTIONS - "~ “PRIZMA” HAROLD LLOYD “Skyland,” in Natural - “Pistols for Breakfast”. COLORS . -Comedy :: .~ Elko Theatre and charmiftg leading lady with gold- [ the Minneapolis officials said. en hair, a famous smile, a famous dimple; in “The Joyous Liar,” his sec- Squaw Is. Postmistress. Postmasters in some of the remote regions are sometimes singular in character, Mr. Purdy discovered by recent correspondence. In one little office in Northeastern Minnesota. Mr. Purdy found he would have. to learn the Chippewa dialect if he were to talk with its postmaster. She is a Chippewa squaw wyo maintains her office in a log cabin remote from any railroad. f Reports from postmasters near the border the past few weeks indicate B 3 A that Canadian residents are endeavor- REX Tmm mmam ing to use Uncle Sam as a carrier ot' The newest fad in bathing cos-|alcoholic drinks, Mr. Purdy said. Un- tumes is one that you can put in your |less rigid inspection is malntgined on vanity box., 6 This is the style that|mail coming over the border, much Constance Talmadge sets’ if® “Two |good. liquor would seep through the Weeks.” But it is not for the beach |forbidden lines, he said. in broad daylight. Goodness'gracious; Some inspection will be necessary No! 4 . E : from the Minneapolis office in order: Miss -Talmadge, Spending' a~ fort- i f i to keep the state accounting system,|- ’\ night in the house of thréé bachélors, | rinning smoothly, and- Mr. Purdy, slips out at night to take a plunge|says he will establish:a.brand new ! 3 i in the lake. She doesn’t hang her|system whicl he wili call “seasonal 2 : clothes on a hickory limb,; for 'she|inspection. Thus in the very near B g “ 4 . W, :llx:sn't ani' t(])l hang. She just folds |future, he plans to visit a little office em up in her vanity box and‘clad |north of Red Lake where the post- Tl'l . 5 * o e Girl and Thursday; Frida L a . Yy : y the Fanatic company. She is Lillian completed a star series of pictures of her own. “The Joyous Liar” is at the Grand theater next Friday and Satur- day. “Shades of Shakespeare,” a 2- part Christie comedy featuring= the, beautiful Alice Lake, will be included in the program. £ TALMADGE “TWO WEEKS.” . nation quite so much as how to‘escape from its presidents. And the three buchelors 5 are put to rout. “Two Weeks”,"Miss e it A e s N Y . s | Talmadge’s latest comedy drama, tak- Ye Stl"ff}'m"vet]sor;:le l:“)pi . l.eftt- ’Il?ih: L::gu: :lfl Nations is len from the play “At the Barn,” by operating sufficiently to:break into p nt occasionally. Anthony Wharton, will be.shown at *.__o—:‘i . .. -|the Rex theater tonight and: .tomor- . Only-eleven more:months now uctil:we have two live ones{ro¥. . .. .. . . oo oo in capti 'ty—Bill 8!!(1 Wpo’drow, (é sl % Jack Dempsey, - ‘‘Daredevil Jack, "t wiil' be seen: tonight 1n“the* third epi- sode of his thrilling seriali o Cbngfess, like fhé sunshine, hasits periods of obscuriipy. “EVEN AS EVE” CARRIES AN APPEALING ANGLE One of the many dramatic inei- dents in “Even as Eve,” the First Na- tional picture taken from Robert W. Chambers’ #tory, “T.he Shining Band,” is that of a battle of a man on foot with a man on horseback. The feature will be shown at the Rex theater on Thursday and Friday. O’Hara, a recluse, meets a ¢clubman, Sproul, in the fastness of the Adi- rondaks. O!Hara at once reécognizes in the clubman an old enemy, who years ago had wrecked his home and disgraced his wife. ar . ' The Exchange Editor By Cv :P-:lfi;u-. . Interesting Storiés—Real and ,lj the Press of Northern Mini : and Commented On by This Editor F CAN MAKE NO MISTAKE WITH JENSEN. in moonbeams and firefly glows she |master has guaranteed him a fine i ¢ Robert W. Chambers’ plunges into the lake. A pair of antlers for the Minneapolis But horrors, she. isn’t the ojily one |office here. 0 Startling Stovy, “THE SHINING BAND” A Drama of Feminine Wiles . .- that bathes by moonlight and she is Will Inspect Tront, Too. Strong in Love Interests; Thrills, Dramatic Crises -~ discovered. Next June, he says, he will inspect the postoffices along the north shore of Lake Superior, where he has heard Adapted to the sgree nby Chas. A. Logue. Directed by B. A. Rolfe and Charles.De Vonde. ! i of a lake with a’ crystal brook full of Eileen, daughter of a mountain hermit who tries where some of the choicest duck passes in the United States lie hidden. [ If the rush of duties ever-makes it impossible for Mr. Purdy or Mr. Kerr to make inspections in person they will have plenty of eager volunteers, it seems. Application already has been received from' Curtis Mosher of the ‘Federal Reserve bank to inspect those offices lying in the northwest- ern angle, Mr. Purdy says. 'Mr. Mo- sher has .confided in him that here lies a true hunter’s paradise. Appointment of Minneapolis as the state accounting office, made 10 days ago, centralized all distribution of the biggest trout éver séen by human eye, and which he has positive assur- ance never has been flshed by a white man. ; October; has heen set as the to place her in charge of a band of fanatics whose creed ) is to keep men and wonien apart, is thrown by fate into ; high society and contact with a handsome young club- man who sneers at all women. time for the inspection of postoffices supplies in a single office, whereas Progressive citizens and friends of L. Jensen of Clearbrook are groom- ing him for a seat in_the state legislature from the Sixty-fifth district com- prising Clearwater, Pennington and Red.Lake counties.. Mr. Jensen is certamnly not ‘one in need of an introduction. - No -one man has a wider acquaintance throughout the district than the Danish gentleman. He is a pioneer resident of Clearwater county; a successful business man and dairy farmer. He is classed among the men who are doing things in the north . part of the state. Of his qualifications and Americanism there is no + question. The Banner has no objection to his candidacy.—Gonvick Banner. Mr. Jensen is good enough to run in any district. We’re for him, in the Sixty-fifth. SUENN, N S S GUARANTEEING RETURNS TO INDUSTRIES. -, : No matter how dark the cloud, the shines on the other side. If congress pursues this process of guarante®d returns to private industries and hog-ties labor so it can’t protest, a whole 1ot of injunction judges and corporation lawyers will be looking for other jobs.—Labor. T GETTING THEIR NAMES. Here’s the answer: Senators and congressmen who do not take suf- ficient interest in legislation to be present and vote are catalogued as being opposed to labor. Besides they are drawing salaries under false pretenses .and deserve a permanent vacation.—Labor. * _—— i A LICKING GOOD ONE. e Two cents will go a long way, if you invest them in a postage stamp.— Northern News. 3 ——— Y IF WOOD WOULDN'T WHO WOULD? Would Wood? Wood would and Wood will.—Northern News. a “Prizma’” natural color picture and NEWS OF THE THEATERS FASHION SHOW—FEATURE 2 OF “CINEMA MURDER” e ————— l;l‘het;e;‘ab?rate& iheau'uml ward- robe of 0! Vi 1 1 THRILLING STORY OF 2he BE AR e SOUTH SEA ISLAND|the picture 13 s, she is being featured ‘Wednesday and Thursday at the Elko theater. This star, whose striking beauty took New York by storm when she appeared in the Zieg- feld Follies, was never more exquis- itely costumed than she is in this mystery photoplay, which was adapt- ed from -the Serial story and movel by E. Phillip Oppenheim. “Victory” is a story of the sea, laid in the South Sea islands. The hero is the son of an expatriated Swedish baron, drifts to the South Pacific and after some thrilling en- counters with a group of unscrupul- ous adventurers who seek the suppos- etll lortuin? htlal posshesses wins the love of the girl whom he rescues from her| " The heroine of t - brutal master. It is a picture of the®|Miss Davies, is an ::t:;::y,’,{;ng,fl;y. sea in her changing moods, of red-|through rural England on her way to blooded men and women, and has the| America and later makes a tremend- fascinating, exotic flavor of all the|ous hit on the metropolitan stage Conrad tales. In the cast are such|The role offers the talented actress -favorites as Jack Holt, Seena Owen, |ample opportunities to wear the Lon -Chaney, Wallace Beery, and|gowns and jewels for which she is Bull Montana. ‘Victory,” a Maurice|noted. Tourneur production with “Skyland”| Supporting Miss Davies in'the play \Harold Lloyd in a comedy, will be s shown for the last time at the Elko o theatre tonight. . H 8 in Northwestern Minnesota, he said, —_— A FIRST NATIONAL ATTRACTION “Even As Eve” .is the story of before there was one in:each county. O’Hara’s daughter, a beautiful girl |It is partof a nation-wide move, des- whom 'he is trying to bring up away |ignated to increase efficiency of the from the haunts of man. Her thrill- |department, officials said. ing adventures with the malé sex af- - ter her father’s death and after civi- lization has encroached on their mountain home comprise a fascinat- ing story. 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