Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1920, Page 4

OWENMOORE PICTURE : SETS NEW PRECEDENT ‘While making his latest Selznick icture, “‘Sooner or Later”’ appearing g esday and Thursday at the Rex theatre, Owen Moore succeeded in ac- i lishing what many considered ly impossible. He broke down the high wall of precedent against ‘ miotion pictures which had existed at the world famous Waldorf As- toria in New York and influenced the management to allow him and his company to take pictures in its sump- tuous lobby. Ever since the Waldorf Astoria first opened its doors, it has been one of the most exclusive establish- ments in existence. Kings and queens of Europe have stayed there—only recently Albert and his Queen of Belgium, and Edward, Prince of Wales. But never had a movie cam- era clicked within e hallowed walls. . Just what Owen Moore whispered ‘into the ear of the manager is. not known, but it worked like a charm. In .consequence, local theatre-goers will be able to see all the elegant and refined splendor of that renownea -hotel .brought to them for the first time on the magic carpet of the REX. WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY Did you ever stop to think what a romantic life the olden time knights of King Arthur’s Round Table used to have journeying about the world, hunting adventure, righting wrongs and-making themselves generally useful_about the place? That'is just such a mission as fate 1aid upon Louis Grantaire, played by Frank Mayo in “The Brute Breaker,” at the Rex theatre Wednesday and Thursday. Mayo is seen as the son of & wealthy timberland owner, who on the death of his fath inherits a vast woodland estate in the north. He learns of a clique of bullies who are terrorizing his camps. He sets .out like Sir Galihad, and without per- mitting his identity to be known, hires out as a common lumberjack and soon gives the bullies, one after another, a threat to the finest thresh- ing of their lives. “The Brute Break- ‘er” -also carries a delightful love sty in" keeping with the atmosphere o&.the production. , Kathryn Adams makes a beautiful little foil for Mayo’s lead. Lynn F. Reynolds directed the production. HOUDINI'S BAFFLING STUNTS Houdini has fairly outdone himself in “Terror Island,” the picture star- ring the famous self-liberator and showing at the Elko theatre last times tonight. That is saying a lot, for thousands all over the world have MARINE DIVERS SEARCH - FOR HIDDEN TREASURE Savannah, Ga., May 3.—If there is ‘any hidden treasure lying on the bot- tom of the ocean near Parris Island, and legend says there is, U. 8. Marine séarchers have given up hopes of find- ing it. Bell-divers of the Marine corps are operating off the cost of the island in an attempt to salvage boxes, metal and odds and ends of cargoes lost overboard from vessels during the 7 last few years. This is a side line for the ‘Marines, who so far have been the land, gone satisfied with patrolling sea-;@nd- air, and have never in for deep-sea diving. Negro residents of this vicinity have faith in an old-time myth there is hidden treasure on or near the is- land, supposed to have been left by Jean LaFitte, the pirate, on one of his coastwise wanderings. The “sub” water. paid tribute to the baffling stunts which he has demonbtrated on the stage.. “Terror Island” is mestly what the movie-makers call ‘“Underwater stuff.” But no U-boat ever accomp- lished the feats that Houdini per- forms before thé camera. The story is melodramatic in quality and a suc- cession of thrills. Arthur B. Reeve, of “Craig Kennedy' ‘fame, and John W. Grey wrote it. In the plot Hou- dini figures as the inventor of a new submarine device for salvaging sunk- en ships. But a pretty girl leads him to use it for a different purpose, to rescue her father who is held pris- oner on a South Sea Island. A skull shaped pearl also figures in the yarn. Pretty Lila Lee makes an appeal- ing leading woman and one worth of Houdini’s strenuous efforts. James Cruze directed the picture, which is a Paramount Artcraft, and Walter Woods furnished the scenario. “THE FALSE ROAD” COMING Enid Bennett in the role of a girl- crook who is induced to turn straight by the man she loves is-the star in “The False Road,” which will be on view at the Elko theatre tomorrow and Thursday. The story, which 1s by.C. Gardner Sullivan, is declared to be filled with excitement and thrills as ‘well as. a tender love tale. - Lloyd Hughes is the leading man. The picture was produced by Thom- as H. Ince for Paramount Artcraft release. Fred Niblo was the director. “EVANGELINE” FILM A GENUINE TREAT worth Longfellow’s iinmortal poem, which opens its run at the Grand’ is unquestionably the theatre today, seen here’in finest fim achievement a long, time. iy Its outstandifig” features are its fidelity to the poenmi, the wondrous beauty of many of its scenes and the exceptionally capable interpretation of the title role by Miriam -Cooper, long a favorite. film actress here. As everybody. who reads knows— or ought to know—the story deals| with the exile of the Arcadians from SEX EQUALITY IN POLITICS URGED By International News Service)) London, May 4.—There should “be no ‘“women subjects’ ’and: no- sex- blinkers in politics and no regula- tion of women by men to - certain limited areas of the political field.: - I have always regarded “feminism” as a warped product, -born of injus- tice and tending towards it. ‘Women have been driven by a sense of the injustices done to them into a sort of trades union based upon their franchisement of women is: ‘“How shall I strike the right balance be- tween the claims of my-public and my private life?” . The right time to go into politics is between twenty-five and forty— when life is at the flood tide, when our blood is running and not greep- ing in our veins, before the eyes of youth have lost their vision of per- fect lines and true proportions. But it is during these.very years that we pass through our most vivid personal experiences, - and that our human ties are their strongest and most imperious. : It is a problem which every woman must face and decide for herself—I wrongs as a sex, and until they uavel) . o vo¢ to decide f y t—but of one been brought up abreast of men inlihing [ am certain: That it will profit political development as._well as political rights a certain political sex consciousness and sex solidity will demain. One of the best and health- iest results of the enfranchisement of women is, in my opinion, that we tion in principle or point of view. The sooner this is accomplished the better, [ feel, it will be- for men, for women and for the community. I believe in the gradual disappear- i‘, ance of sex, as a deciding .actor in political questions, but I should like to make one great exception to this general rule. I hope anul believe that on one question women will al- ways stand together; that they will always throw all the weight of their political power into the balance against all forms of violance, against any arbitrament of force, whether it takes the form of a war abroad or a general strike at home. ~‘Hatred, mis- trust of force is almost a physical instinet with woman. It has been implanttd in her soul by centuries of weakness and by the fact that ever 'since the beginning of time she has been creating, sheltering, protecting rearing the young life of the world, ‘with nothing but her arms between it and the rude battery.of circum- stance. : ‘Women, throughout the world will prove the surest safeguard of its peace, the strongest bulwark.of the state against class conflicts’ here at home. E . But the great, the torturing ques- tion which must confront each one of us on the threshold of a political career, the question which lies at the root of the whole proslem o1 the en- f— their native land, with their subse-| quent wanderings in what now is the| United ‘States, -and with the love of Evangeline and Gabriel—the latter well played by -Albert Roscie. Spottiswoode Aitken, the veteran actor; James Marcus and Paul Weigel are conspicugus. for their good work in an exceptional supporting cast. The picture was staged by R. A. Walsh, on whom it reflects great cred- it. It is a delight to the eye—a pic- torial as well as intellectual treat. “A Looney Honeymoon”, Christie] will complete the program. | "Eumllfie,” the William Fox mo- tion picture version of Henry Wads- comedy, City Could Use ‘More Cats. It 18 estimated that there are in Paris 240,000 cats. The “official cats,” which | keep the museums and offices free of rats and mice, cost the state $3 a head || a year for upkeep, so that if the pri- || vate cats cost an equal amount the to- tal would be about $750,000 a year, says, the London Mail. But, judging by the number of rats one sees in the streets of Paris before dawn, feeding from the refuse boxes, several thou- sand more cats would be a good invest- ment, for the amount of damage done by rats must be enormous. Something He Didn’t Have. He is'a millionaire and yet Today I can recall with glee, He wished to light a cigarette And had to beg a match from me. Abragive Knee-Work. Hewitt—He wouldn’t rent you the flat, eh? . Jewett—No; he said that I was s0. bowlegged that 1 would be continually rubbing the paper off the walls. .. *Granay™ “hamberlaia “For Hacking Coughs that rob you of your sleep till your sys- monia or Consumption, the kind m becomes 80 run down that you are in grave danger of Pneu- that almost tear. you to pieces, 23 passages, ptops the tick- in the throat, and by its tonic effect enables you to throw off the discase. Chamberlain’s Coug : in| an shall lose sight of sex as a mental or| i moral frontier, as a line of demarc:a- 22:’3{‘?“ and wel a woman nothing to save the whole world if she lose her own child. And of another also I am sure: That whether they go into Parliament or not, women can no longer live in enclave of sheitered personal 11 being. We need must - not- —-sacrifice out howes: but their windows must open on the world. And when its sights and sounds pour in'we cannot turn way from their appeal. The chal- enge of Tts great needs must be met neow, as it was of old, by'a woman with a child in her arms: SNEEZE SENDS SCHOOL TEACHER TO HOSPITAL Arkansas City, Kan.,, May 5.—It cost Miss Esther Unruh, a-teacher in the public schools here, a hospital bill to. sneeze. While conducting her school work recently Miss Unruh gave vent to a hearty “ca-choo” and immediately thereafter was hit by such a sharp pain that she was forced to call a phy- sician. ‘An examination disclosed the fact that she had dislocated a rib, RESTAURANTS PLACE BAN ON HIGH PRICED “SPUDS” " (By International News Service) Rockford, Ill., May 4.—Restaurant proprietors here have the right idea for fighting the high cost of living. They met recently and decided to bar potatoes from the bills of fare be- cause they cost too much. Macaroni; spaghetti and other tasty dishes will be substituted for the “Spuds,” which|with us to force potatoes down in are now retailing at $1.50 a peck. |price, so please refrain from asking- An inscription ‘on one bill of fare{to be served potatoes. ‘ If 'you must reads: ; have them they will be twenty cents “We ask our patrons to co-operate) per side dish.” w"EAT AT THE EX CAFE ot ol Lo Across the Street from the Markham Hotel e .~ REX PURE BUTTER 1S NOT EXPENSIV Compare the present price of butter with the price of meat. Compare the prices of the same two items as they were four years ago. Meat has increased nearly 300 per cent, butter less - than 100 per cent. Use more butter and less meat and reduce the H. C. L.—you’ll be healthier, too. Nothing can equal the delicious, appetizing flavor of butter. Nothing can equal the health-giving qualities of butter. It con-:’ tains the valuable substance known as “Vitamines,” obtainable only in genuine butter and other dairy products. Always ask your dealer for CHIEF BRAND BU? MADE BY BEMIDJI CREAMERY COMPANY ’ BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA g At Actual Cost Coats Dresses || Nothing will be reserved — April has passed, and with it the largest business (with one exception) we have ever done in any one month. Local conditions in April were fine and business conse- quently good. . May, may tell a different story. We:do not know. Conditions have safe. oM arisen that unless settled very soon will greatly affect all business. We intend to.play TODAY we put on Sale all Suits, Coats vand.'Dfésseé in Silk, Satins and Crepes at the Actual Cost. - _ NOT-ONE RESERVED