Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 2, 1920, Page 2

PICKFORD:DEFIES LAWS - Mary Pickford is defying all the laws ‘of film* luminaries, it 1is said, in her production “Suds”. Hereto- fore ‘it hasbeen ‘the ‘tradition: that nofilmdom 'star-shall be seen by the public in anything but her best and yet her most beautiful and angelic expressions, but in her second Unit- ed Aftist production Mary- Pickford sets these ‘traditions at naught by, appearing in a majority of the scenes at her very worst. With her curls slicked back, smudged 'nose, worn shoes and raggeda clothes she scamp- ers through this wonderful comedy- drama. Investigation shows that a story of the type of “Suds’ has never been at- tempted by any ‘other ‘screen favor- ite and that the leading film idol should attempt such a thing 'so soon after her production of “Pollyanna” not only shows her wonderful ability as an artist, but also shows her de- sire to please and entertain her mil- lions of admirers. CEAU COMING . AS SCREEN AUTHOR Georges Clemenceau, “The Tiger of France,” the strongest man of the world conflict who, although he has passed the allotted three score and ten years, still retains all the vigor of a man in his prime, has put into his story, ‘“The Strongest,” which ‘William-Fox will present in its film form at the Rex theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday, all the force, all the * strength, all:the personality ‘that : made him dictator of the peace terms # which the Allies imposed on the Ger- 5 mans. Ggorges Clemenceau knows g people, he 'knows the world, he 3 knows life. His own life has been a struggle, continuous and successful, against opponents of unusual skill ol and resourcefulness. He has put into his one and only novel, “The Strongest,” which is a powerful story with a thrilling theme—a story of France today— characters which he knows thorough- 1y, with which he has come in con- tact. They live. breath, and have human faults. Clemenceau does not make his hero a demigod who can do + no wrong, nor does he make his vil- lain a hlackguard who can do no right. There is good in tne bad of the world, and in making his only . photoplay from his only novel, Geor- ges Clemenceau has kept this ever be- fore him. Internationally famous artists will & interpret the story which R. A. i Walsh has directed—the same Walsn A who directed ‘“The Honor System,” “Evangeline’ ’'and other great pic- tnres. . ITALIANS ARE SEEKING COAL AND OIL SUPPLIES By C. Cianfarra (United Press Correspondent) Rome, July 5. (By Mail.)—Prof. Mario Cermenati, former Undersec- retary of Agriculture, president of the Italian Geological Institute, talk- ‘ ing of that part of Premier Giolitti's program concerning the exploration of the subsoil of the peninsula for the discovery of raw materials the nation needs, sald this search is Italy’s last effort to emancipate her- selt from the dependency on foreign nations for coal, oil and other min- erals. He believes the chances are that she will find a good deal of what she needs. “The researches made during the war by our mining experts and geol- ogists have led to the discovery of a number of precious and rare min- erals, the presence of which in our underground nobody had ever sus- pected,” said Prof. Cermenati. Take for instance, radium. We knew no- thing -about minerals containing ra- dium, and today a special commis- eion is.on the eve of informing the world about the quantity of radium Italy can in the near future furnish ‘*As to coal, Premier Giolitti prob- ably, not being an expert, used the wrong word when he said our scient- ists are convinced there is anthra- cite. What is meant was litanthrace -of which there are several mines in full operation in Sardina and Pied- mont.: Update, however, no trace has been found of coal, but many of my colleagues believe that it will be found in marked quantity and good quality in Tuscany, near Jano and Monte Pisano, and in Liguria, not far from Savona. To asgertain whether it exists or not the ground must be bored to a depth of from 1,800 to 3,000 feet, at a cost of five or six million, but it must be done, and the sooner’ the better.” If coal is not found there is always hope of finding something equally valuable. ‘Ot oil we are sure to tind all we shall need and the reason why to date the national production has been insignificant, is that antiquated means of extracting it are employed and the capitalists are reluctant to invest money on what they consider hopeless' enterprises. 0il prospecting in Italy is not in honor, and yet as late as 1865 Prof. Stoppani, the fa- ther of modern geography, urged the Italians to search for oil, as our sub- 8o0il must be full of it. In fact, wherever the search has been made according to scientific principles, oil has been found and in highly paying .- quantity.” - When asked whether lignite and . other inferior.coals will replace an- thracite or Cadiff _ coal. * Cermenati said: \ ; “No, not in my opinicn, and be- sides we have only 200-300 millions tons of lignite. Oil and hydric pow- .er will inevitably take the place of coal and- lignite will last us only till we have developed all of our water power.” : Bnl!l_crlbo for the Ploneer. : gists in every town.—Adv. “THE GREAT-ACCIDENT,” LAST TIME“TONIGHT Are you a practical joker? out that your jokes don’t prove to be boomerangs. . The evil forces iin the city of Hardiston played, a practical joke on Winthrop Chase, Sr., which gave “Wint” Chase,.Jr., chance of his life to clean up: the town .and win the. prettiest-girl: in seven counties. 1It's a razzle-dazzle, rattling, battling. Tom Moore: picture. w(iv.h_all ‘the snappy pep-for which his pictures are famous, adapted by Goldwyn from Ben Ames Williams’ Saturday. Evening .Post . serial story. “Rarebits,” a two-part.. Goldwyn comedy featuring. Mr. and-. Mrs. Carter DeHaven, and “The Great Ac. cident,” will .be shown for the last time tonight at the Grand: theatre: J. WARREN. KERRIGAN IN' POLICE UNIFORM With the_ early ‘scenes in the pic- ture supplying: excellent Irish atmos- phere and the following scenes from down I_n the “seventh district,” New York city, J. Warren Kerrigan as an gdventurous young Irishman journey- ing from his home in Ireland, has a speedy and satisfying role in “The Lord Loves the Irish,” which is the program at the Grand theatre Tues- day and Wednesday. The first of the new two-part com- edies, “Bringing Up. Father,” will be an added.feature. BRILLIANT PHOTOPLAY, “THE FIGHTING CHANCE,” BY R. W. CHAMBERS The nove] which' first brought Rob- ert W. Chambers into prominence and which by most of his admirers is re- garded as his best in “The Fighting Chance.” It is a brilliant study of New York: society. The central fig- ures are a man and a woman, each in the grip of an hereditary taint. The man has inherited a strong taste for alcohol, while the woman .is the descendant of a long line of morally weak ancestors. How their. love for each other at length conquers. the influence of the past forms the theme of the story. “The Fighting Chance” has been produced as a Paramount-Artcraft photoplay and is the attraction at the Elko. theatre today and tomorrow. A notable cast appears in the pic- ture, with Conrad Nagel and Anna Q. Nilsson in the chief roles. Charles Maigne directed. the picture. . Larry Lemon in his funniest com- e‘dy, “The Heat Waiter,” . and 'de- Ihghtful music are added attractions. An Acre. The word acre is derived from ‘the | old Anglo-Saxon) word: aecer,: and ‘is identical: with the ‘Latin word ager, meaning a cultivated field. | The Eng- Ush acre consists: of 4,840 ' square yards, or 48,560 square feet. If your fleld is a “rectangle, that is, having four: sides and cach angle a right angle or “square corner,” its area fis obtalned by multiplying the length by the breadth. If your measurements are in rods, the- result,will-be” square rods; If in yards, square yards; and if in feet, square feet. - A fleld 132 feet by 185 feet of rectangular shape contains 21,780 square feet. It s therefore, half an acre.. But a rec- tangular field night be different length and width, and yet' contain an acre. For example, if it Is 330 feet long and 68 feet wide it will contain 21,780 square: feet, or:half an.acre.: posidnt il 6 Proving- It. “Smitk is a live wire.” “I know it. He touched ‘me: this morning for. twenty dollars: and 1 was shocked.” i MADE NO MISTAKE SAYS THISFARMER Says Tanlac (;e Up to Every Expectation—Feels Like a New:Mini Now - “1 havg just been:waiting for this opportunity to: tell the public what Tanlac. has - done - for me,” said Msth_lu Thoma_ls, a prominent fafmer of Little:Canada, Minn.; while in St. Paul; the other:day. “I consider: it my duty to suffering -humanity to tell ev?‘ry'body I can about this medicine. Sug years ago my stomach began troubling: . ‘me,” continued - Mr. Thomas. * “My appetite went back on me and’ my:stomach got in such a bad fix hardly anything agreed -with me. ' Often what little I did eat would sour and-bloat. me up with gas till I felt like I was smothering and could hn.rdly stand it.. I was always con- stipated, ' seldom' got ‘a ‘good: night’s :}eep and was losing. weight all the ime. “I had read so much about: Tanlac I_declded to try it. My appetite picked up right from ‘the start and by the:time I had finished the second bottle I felt like a ‘different -person. | My stomach trouble: stopped and I was no longer: constipated. meats, potatoes, just anything my ap- petite calls for, which I haven’t been ||| able to do before in years. say Tanlagc:is the best medicine made I am speaking from ‘experience; for I have tried about. all of them :in my day.” After what it has-done for me I (eel !sure it will help anyone Wh'i: gi];es‘ it a lf(;:ir trial.”, ‘anlacis ‘sold“in* Bemidji by Ci Drug Store and by the leading dmiz Look| the fighting} (W’rofi: a Staff C&rraspondqnt of the poor France! Ten departments inva-| ' “Everything -in our stores is . . S48 s ded, no coal, limited transportation,|bought by tourists,” says shopkeep- The gol(;i ls,lflt:seaf_ about the amé)le lgdi;xm_txp—n'tot no building for six years!” (5 ers. , annealed. en it is hammered, which gives it a | But ‘Mme. Robert-Cremieux ‘and|the train how rural France could other women of her class can pay|recover so soon when so many men the price. How the poor French mo- | had been taken in-the war. ther is keeping family together' 1 learned of Mlle. Perrin, head of ‘the Stars and-'Stripes bureau of the Am- erican Red' Cross. During-the war and the following months, Mlle. Perrin has been: direc- tor of 3,000 French families. ‘bers of the American Legion adopt- ed the children of 3,000 French:sol-| diers killed 4n the war. + Under the bureau, 700 mothers of the 3,000 have beco: Paris, July 165. you want to rent a house ‘in Paris today you have to wait until some- body lies,” was the statement of Mme. Marcelle Robert-Cremieux, daughter- inlaw of Senator Rober-Cremieux, ‘“House-renting agents arrive be- fore the undertaker to list the late renter’s home.” The cities are crowded, ‘not only because there is no building going on now, even -after four years of war, but because the country people dre not going back to the farm since they learrfed- that wages in the ¢ity are higher. 3 g 5 . Mme. Robert-Cremieux told me:of her apartment-hunting experience.. It sounded like America. for a year—then had to stay where she was living. “The day has passed when Ameri- cans can bring a small - fortune, to France and, live comfortably the rest of their lives,” she said. ““You-used io get lovely homes with large living rooms, i and two baths for 6,000 francs. . To- day they are over 13,000 frahes with money deposited—and the you don’t find them.” 4 “Oh, living is very dear for. -the French.' The exchange: on dollars: is high and you do not: notice. This - charming, educated woman; who looks after housekeeping.. and marketing herself, compared- market prices. ' p ‘“Cheap cuts of beef are 14 francs a kilo, about 75 cents a pound and a leg of mutton costs about $4. vegetables are cheap. is high and still mixed with rye flour, as in war times. X “France is today paying more for every article than she did in the most dangerous period of the war.” . : HIGH mn Pmcm She toured . TAKING FRENCH TOLL 'Peo’i)l&, ‘Undernpurished and : cflflw DS! the opening day? They came to Bemidji .- by railroad--they whizzed up in automobiles--they . came in wagons and buggies-It was any way at all THE REMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 2L MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1920 - ted to the United States. the Great Lakes during the victory: loan drive. Nearby is the Essex, which was used to break-up the slave traffic on the-African coast. An oth- * er is the Yantic, which was built for President Lincoln, and later remodel- ed as a naval corvette. " ‘The Hawk, formerly a yacht which was sold by the late Senator Mark Hanna to the government when the war between this country and Spain broke out, is another object of inter- est.” She captured the Spanish liner, Alfonso XIII, off Havana, amd’ brought her prize “to port. The Eastland, which tipped over at her pier here in 1915 and caused the death of 812 people, is here as a gunboat “under the name Wilmette. The Wilmette is-used as a training ship. § Several submarine chasers, 'built by the government as cost of $90,- You would be surprised at the num- ber of farms that are owned and run by our'women today. “France could not come back to life but for the women who are run- ing the business as well, if not bet- ter than their husbands, who were killed 'fn the war. OLD FIGHTING SHOPS DISPLAYED AT CHICAGO (By UYnited Press) Re-|. Chicago, August 2.—A strange fleet of famous fighting ships is the object of much curiosity in the heart of the manufacturing district here. Locat- ed in.the Chicago.River, some dis- tance .in from Lake Michigan, these ships are visited by hundreds and the spot has come to be known as the graveyard of ships. A submarine, formerly the U-97, sank seven allied ships and many others ‘by mines. The U-97 was a 000 each, are to be sold. They are mine layer. The U-97 was surrend- expected to bring in an average price ered at Scapa Flow and was nllot-‘of~$25,000 each. ing, no longer needing the assistance of the Red Cross. “But the women are giving out,” said Mlle. Perrin. “They have work- ed too hard ‘for their :children "and eaten too little themselves, We send the children to the country for 150 francs a month and.let the mothers rest.” : “But the French people are giving out. They are dying like flies,” said a French dressmaker, who told me of six acquaintances, who died during the week. “ ‘Overwork, too little food! action from the terrible strain during the war! ~~They catch any disease that comes along.’ 4 E ““This dressmaker tells me that she has an entirely new clientele; wives of manufacturers, instead of officers wives who are.now at home making their own' clothes and even doing their own wash. They no longer need or can pay for Madame Liber- ge’s gowns, They no longer visit gay tea shops with beaux, as they did during the war. The afternoons are no longer a time for lively scenes and well-dress- ed women. ‘And all this has occurred since war times, everyone agrees. Madame Liberge confirmed what Madamme Robert-Cremieux said. “The women don’t want to go back to the farms where lovely hand-em- broidered garments seen in Paris|' shops are made. They can earn more in cities. Today I pay my apprentices 30 francs. Yesterday I paid ten. The lovely creations.in gowns are few, but the dainty underwear is stfll plentiful. However, the quality of silk and muslins is not so good in the new stocks. Gloves that used to cost four or five drancs, about $1 in the old days, now cost 27 francs and the finest 50 or 65 francs. Silk and cot- ton gloves are all that the French women can afford. Very Repidly’ United Press). (By mail.)—*If Site hunted four ‘bedrooms HIS is the secret of the wonderful writing suprem- 4 acy of the Tempoint Pen. But steel-like hardness and flexibility. ! } Pen cannot become ‘‘sprung” under severe use, nor ¢ weakened by harmful ink acids. , Other Tempoint advantages are the scientific Comb ) Feed and the air-tight chamber about the pen. No ° 7 palks or blots—no sweating in the pocket. * & Self Filling and Screw Joint styles, {>r pocket, chain, . orlady’s bag. 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Today land is cheap and ‘the women t<¥ds .well as the men are buying land. i Mem- ad me. 8elf-suppo, Did you see the Crowds at this store on just to get here. SILK and WOOL DRESSES 25 Per Cent Discount RAINCOATS - One lot that sold from $8:50 to $15.00, sale price, $4.95 Better pick one out. BLANKETS, 10 ‘Per Cent Discount WOOL DRESS' GOODS 20 Per Cent One Lot of : DRESS GOODS and Trimmings GIVEN AWAY Hundreds of yards of Dress Goods of all descriptions placed in one big lot. Every yard you buy we give you another yard FREE. LADIES’ SILK . HOSE '+ 25Per Cent + Discount Our shoe department | has ‘been packed with crowds during this sale. We advise you to buy several pairs at sale prices. . Shoes, White Canvass One-Fourth Off - ANY New Spring " | | coars suIr Disoount | oo, per pair. 5498 Just right for in the store Ty our ealldrenig for 1-3 OFF fall wear 1-3 OFF Ladies’ Oxfords, values to $10, sale price, per pair .