Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1921, Page 4

‘Granting that Christianity-<espe- ““gestation’ of God I cannot help but be- J.hut&mt Charles Darwin was right, Origin .of the Spe- 'y e tBE uriu ot un o romances, w:hlch deal. in a7 o Wwith the hWuman athriutes dnnmdu& ipt_\‘ghm?t n:; o tie ALEoAD JRglem: The four -¢:- -hmmw mied.. i ‘t’fimflny nremml in Rex’ thékter, tod:zy Setting. orth hls conceptions of t! origin of man Mr. Burroughs sald ‘have not only read Darwin's book, but the works of other investigatcra and scjentists as wall and the mor: I'read of the monkey family and the them in the zoo: and motion picture studios 1. am fairly convinced that there is. an.iuvisible bond -between the ape ‘and the man that some’day will be clearly expos- ed—to the infinite eatistaction of the thousands of ‘Darwin’s followers. all . over the world.” MILLION nou.n. FICTURE, AT THE REX flATD’mY The- million_do}lar_moti hu become a rnmy' motion pict:rb ments as to.the qmount of monvy cer: %Rain pictyres to, _‘fio%u . ‘ghat “ the layman starts fer. Larze salaries have been” pafdiand are #*f being paid. Enormous-atiounts ha been spent in-producing pictures, when an exact amount is mentldnad. it is often exaggerated on the be- lief that the real amount is not stag- gering enough to make a real lm pression. Occgsionally, however, a ’contnel is signed with an actor in such’ a public manner that there cin ‘e’ doubt as to the authenticity of lhe published statement as to-the salar: he is to receive. Charlie Chaplin hu the honor of being the highest paid €creen. actor in the world and the amount he has recelved-is p\lbllcly known. After comnleung hlll his contrut with Assoclated First Natlonal Pic- tures, he voluptarily relinquished the income he would receive from it, for the purpose of warking on the pro- duction of “The Kid", which will the attraction at the Rex theater ginning Saturday. He devoted tveln months of his time to the making of it, besides defraying all the expense of it himself. There does not hayve to be any’conjecture as to what the first six months of the year. he Inam on the production.cost him, for' he could have collected.- $600,000 - for | them, under his contract: with' Aw- soclated First National had he chosen to do so. thinking that he could not havé gote: ten an egual gmount, it'not more, o, the next six months of his time which: “The Kid” occupled. . It is a’:real milion dollar picture in’point of cost. The comedian is well'satised that | o the time .was well spent... Associated First National. Pletures, think - the g same; and the approval: Which ithe public has given “The Kid,” whereé- "ever it has been shown would seem to give a sound basis to the assump- tion that even /pictures with such a cost may’ be made profitsble through appreciation “by ‘theatergoers. “THE STAR ROVER” AT TODAY AND FRIDAY What's ih a name? In the case of Jack London, whose famous. story, “The Star Rover” comes in a screen ndnpnunn t Rex -theater for two y, the anpwer ack London all lhu ‘w thrillin strong, adven! nrofib ‘e is’the super- adventurer, of mnlg :zg jterature. 1t'is gratifying’ t ln—-overyth n nanie . evok his stories screened. The sheer drama, the uiter strength of thé plot, can be best appreciated in this- medium. --That s why this pictu enacted by ‘& notable cast of Courtney Foote af eagerly awaited. “The Star Rover” tells-of ‘a mur- der. mystery cleared by a soul's flight into space. A young physician, Dr. Hugh Standing, picks up a revolver let fall in the theater box behind him ‘by an unseen hand, and is ar- rested for the murdér of a notorious political boss. He is given the “third | degree”, and strung up by the thumbs, but instead of the expected confession his soul roves among the stars,: and he lives his re-incarna- tions. 'His flancee first succeeds in stopping the 'terrible torture; then! .pleads for their continuance so that the victim may visyllize the murder. The success of the experiment is th climax of the_picture, The production, by C. E. Shurtleff, It was There is no reason :for f: | comedian to be see: * |tor isome time. He s well known as after -they nre murrlw thut thelr‘ fally the New Testament—1s a mani- | most difficult ‘problems arise because —-wellto -tell just-why ‘would dull thd edge of. However; Hammerstel! SHE: a’m witnesses wero cullsd, the prisoner, by her,own statement of guilt, would be conviéted of the' mqrder of Crosby Dana, hen. Clrlotu Austin’ entered and the witness, stand. Solemnly she ora to tell ‘thé’ truth-_but there Was sbsolutely-no one 0 could ‘prove- that the' words ] uttered W lies-=térrible.” falsehoods t rob Rer'of honor.:" She: had a re; son spolling her reputation. S she 1 Bhe had. t)le rlght to s0_she elie ho Right ‘to Lie” 1s the Albe L} “feature starring Do- | m g:n:mllt -and.- coming. he: Ater, tomorrow, an nl::' Fruk Mtlls; Jogeph King:~ Warrfen goo \g“ t“b:!oofl, Grace Reals, & eubpurg and oth e ini the ‘east. - Jane durfin e?« d B‘dwln Carewe dii u saw T Mluele are’one.of the tho ve)been -waiting Wl&r Compson in- & st¥r ;fole. $11 that's Just what bas Happened It Blanche Davis (Betty ‘Compson) bad: not heen born of a father who tuccumbed td the wiles of uncsrupu- lois . woman ‘who preyed’ upon' him with financial gain as their only goal, she ‘'would probably mnot have been curged. with -an .unusuak apd ‘dan- gerous degree of sex appeal. But the sttentions sowered upon her by her amorous suitors made it easy for:her father to become obsessed with the idea that his daughter’s thoughts and deeires ran .in the same channel as his.own, She:hidd fled his’ home and “accepted ‘thé. @tfections of ‘& youth who. later sought to marry her owh sister. SeeBetty Compson in “Prisonera o' Love,” her_ first ‘star- 'ting ~production, and’ follow ' her tlrdugh’ ond '6f ‘tlie- most absorbing and dntensely interesting':dramas of | human lite ever seen on the screen. “Edgar's -Hamlet,” ofie.of Booth Tarkington’s humor stories of boy- hlnfll 1ife will be an uld.ed attrac- t ofl. FINE TRIO OF mmumns. VAUDm BILL'AT GRAND ‘Maek, Singer and Mack are a trio |of en: rtainers de luxe, one man and dies, one' of ‘'whom' is an: ag¢- ‘comp)ished. pianist. The or singing and dn;m ng and’ hay: M y - offering- of “the’ finest sort. Artigtically costumed ‘; d gracefully nted, the ‘50los, ‘duets and trios will ‘be"the feature of the program. ;Bob Martin’ @ndn Murray. pre- t 8 ‘snappy. ey bill as With. the Fi n original edy based on-the'first couple of years of married life, showing the contrast before and after the honey- moon. Phil Rock Is the first Hebrew ,on the program a )'mmell comedy star hoth east and west, ‘and his clean-cut act is full of mirth ahd originality, Ray ‘and Esther Clfford are a pait of little people whose costumes and performance.will take you back to the sawdust ring in a big circus. ‘l‘h‘:, i t\lru'vro:nm is “Winted ea will. be' remembered--as -heing:. ae the star in “Up. in Mary’s Attie** "The.pictures will precede thle viude- ville .at the afternoon. penformance at 2:30, and at both evening, &hdwa haglhnln; at 7:30 and § R S llnllh 1dieriees. “Ydleness Is an thiét ‘to dlsorde mnakes way for llcentiouness. : ple that have uothing to do are quitk- ly tired of their own company.— Jeremy Colller. sk Claws Used for %e. The bears, especially those of the white. species,. are rather fastidious about thelr toilets. They comb their themselyes to wake their hair shine. Freshen Roses. ' Roses wil) give much greater return efore they sre put-into the water, e enids of ‘{hy stews are.crnshed or Tonshed. Then:when:the rose wilts cut; off the end.of the stem, slit it in Dot mr about one half juch, hold: the ends| in boiling water for.a fé\v. minutes, in- q:g dripwas u lhu‘ ‘end that is the fi;fi-on Wiy the young man was IUERTIY Cursing a baiay carburetor. in the quiet little village ot Bouth Paradise, There ‘{8 where tho ro- mance with a capital:R enters the plot’ of ‘‘Pleasure -Seekers,” . and which dainty Elaine, Hammerstein will appear tonight for the last times, at the Elko theater. Miss Hammerstein in the charac- ter of Mary Murdock takes the ‘young man in hand“and cures him of swearing at innocent but etub- born-automobiles and otlier- dissolute habits he has been a slave to. They don’t wait until the end of the picture to get married, they are in \{ then plunge the stems i cold water. Ahe rose will,be.as fresh gs new. “Do rat:pight. and Jet the roses stand me'h!r of water all n!ghg be- COMMON wm:\muu. i FINE FOR SORE EYES It is surprising how quickly eye in- {flammation is helped by commion witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis, etc., as mixed: in Lavoptik eye wash. One elderly lady, who had been troubled l chronic eye inflammation for many years, was - greatly helped in [two days. We guarantee a small bot- tle-of Lavoptik to help ANY CASE weak, strained - or inflamed. eyes. Aluminum- eye cup FREE. E. A. druggist. s g l-Qem'ze Brennan” hom present. a4 jer:loose with:a Kkick that senta man [Tine-place “of " TIié Tiorse, "ind " hair_with their,curved claws and lick |- The willingness with: which mos étered” by Quecnie, 900-pound Tione: Park Commissioner Jolin: Hurmain, Dr. John F. Gillespie and Keeper Juhn OBrlen. are at work vullln a tooth ‘that “had. bothéred Queenic for several pers Sclenge; csmucrlng Dheun. ' One curious point which 'is sho fisurance tables” IS _tlind anic’ dises hich: are’’sp o middle lite develop at & perhd five to tenyears. lateér_than th 3 in [Hfty years:ago.~ Medical science ‘has this vicinity on official business. ; of course, done'a lot for’the race Gundayl “at| tre way ‘o Iengthening. huran life, | but: sanitary, -sclence. ¢ - fofectio helng slnwly hut steadily. conquetéd by improved water supply, - drainogé anfl housing. e e e Obssrvant Judge. In/a Tecent divorce suit, where. the husband . complained, -among: - other things, - that: his wife neglected - hig buttons, the judge said: “My dear sir, you -should: remember that a woman 18 s0 used to pinning things that she can’t undersfand ‘why a man. should make; o' i1 about a missing button or tvm."-—-flnston Trnnscflyt. ;;s Huntosh _spent 8bn: .% to - Grand’ Rnplfls Px‘uesflly morniig. Annie ' Bowdrs; < iCeliA7*Brenn: 'Harty Thel nnd Oscar Stalauist spent Sundyy afternoon -and evenlng at George Brennan’s. Annie Bowers spent Sunday !ore- 'noon’ visiting with Mrs, Barney Gib- ney. Mrs. Hopple, who has been Teported as:convalescing. Mrs. George Bremnan - and Frank attended services at St. ip's‘church’ in ‘Bemidji Sunday. *The children of the Bower's achool had a valentine box -at the school house Monday. 'Each: qne of the. pu- pils' received a 3 valentines: ill, is som, Phil- o V.nlno s Caused by Trouble in Ear - Dr.-.Douglas- Vanderhooft..of Rich- mond, Va., states in the Medical Rec- ord that we miust -thoroughly under- stand that the labyrinth of the ear is the sense organ'of equilibrium. Ver- tIg« from \vlmlaver ‘cause, was essen- tally an ear study, and 'was always ‘aue. to. sonie’isturbance of the vesti- bular apparatus. and Almost " Ind lgmn e in . Many megu. The' mule, like everybedy. else m his ‘place, - He: i ctor, Fathers mufion thelr 80ns, abont going near any animal‘with long: senrs and ropy tail. ‘The s0ils. know what the animal will do because they have been: looking .over” the “funny ‘paper” each Sunday and'‘were :.de- lighted in seeing:the muile’fold WP ang | -through “thé - side the ‘fence; ‘But Yii” spite ‘of “this junv| Jesirable ndver‘tlslnx the n_mleA is. worker and I8 pf the more hilly'farms of our agricul- tural sections., Even’ througli: the “Middle West ‘there ‘are some counties “that have more mules than horses. I 1867, the mules of the United States numbered 822,000, with' an' average valye of $66.94. In 1890 the mumber wag 2,821,000, valued at $78.25. By 1914 the number had . incrensed ‘to 4,123,000, with-a_value of $119.84 per head. On January 1, 1920, the num- ber was 4,995,000 and the value per $147. The“mile-hds ‘gatned’ rapidly. in in many localitles taking also {oni-of the trac- ~tor 4n ‘many-places.~Fhere-are-not a few mule ranches over the’ Uhlted States, the owners finding it & pIY' In' kind of_s ock to raise, . JThé de- ' v)é&*mvlng m. for sale cannot- supply. the ' <SThritt “Magasine, “ (iets=lt & Ends All Just As osgzmusu Money Back If It Faila -';'lé’ secondaaftar you tonch the F g DoALs pat of ¢ svopaor alksime. Sold in Bemi as the world's Mst corn remedy by Barker’s Drug Store anc Boardman’s SHORT:GU) E. 11 lng and hunting with Dz week or ;o 7 ing' ‘lumber. along fine. fine slei;h rlde when the: ‘to Mathanne’s to thefr Lit C. Smith and Ralph Wilson made a usiness: trlp to Cass‘Lake-Monday. 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