Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 25, 1921, Page 6

WY MUSY WAVE -BEEN YW PAPER DOWA WE DOKY PRINY NO O\ QSYALE NEWS LWE Linger Longer (Cornell, N. Y., Daily Sun) “By the ruling received, a special .. course in ordnance has been provided \ for two hours a week for sixteen weeks in February.” Februarys, ap- parently, are getting longer. —16 ‘Saturdays w'd be all right— Unhappy Union Dear Twentieth Century: While there is so much open shop. controv- Jersy, would like to ask you if you be- lieve in that policy in the home. My wife has left me, as she said we had an unhappy union. If I take another housekeeper into my home will I be breaking the union rules? ‘G. M. Now, what do you think about that! Search us, we never tried it. Not yet.( —That one was kinda punk, eh?— with Pathe and Gaumont and an|can methods to French artistic ability, American company (the Fox Film |their product will be able cq meet Up to Date Company) has invaded France. American pictures on terms of/equal- Strickland Gillilan made this office| All told they produce about 35|ity. a call Wednesday morning and, while | pictures a year—probably 200,000 attempting to call a Bemidji party feet of film. This represents about |j over the phone, waited patiently for ten per cent of the total shown in several minutes without an answer | France in the course of a year. The from the operator. Then he inquired | remaining 15 per cent—75 per cent if there was “something he had to|being American—is split up among ring.” He was told thét there was not, Italian, Swedish and English pictures. but that the operator was “some- The mere fact that such an immense HIDES times” slow to answer. He then ac- | proportion of American pictures is|Cow hides, No. 1. ... credited Bemidji with being “up to|purchased in spite of the unfavorable|Buil hides, No. 1, Ib. date and right in line with the Twin | exchange rate shows their popularity. | Kipp hides, No. 1, 1b. ities.” " 5 2 alf skins, . 1, 1b. Clt\;\?: are not quite sure but that it|, With a total invested ~capital of CD:acons. ealglg ..... would be better if there was some- half a billion francs, the leaders inljorqe Bides, large. thing to ring—an alarm clock, or the moving picture industry here have x| somethin, . 3 not yet been able to offer financial POTATOES 8 inducements to popular actresses and A e LLR | —Not bad at that— actors sufficient to make them gban- Ch‘““"y“‘*‘% 2*’-"“?3'"‘"’&“&‘)""‘1 Flirting With the Devil {don the legitimate stage. There are :;‘; “c:rss'acszl e;l ;ée? y,.l 35°-r l.uflrl:ll The newspaper has baen accused of 10 movie stars in France. There is ul"osio 5185 QR8P g being “the, devil’s bible,” we are in- Dot a single name which stands out|®"“ i formed, and if that is really so, isn't like any one of the scores of favor- it strange how so many people in all ites known to every American. Pick|_. walks of life like to flirt with the UP 3 newspaper and look over the devil. Some even complain because |¢inema advertisements. There you they don’t get as much space in it as will sce all the familiar names blaz- they would like, etc. joned forth on Broadway, once in a e iwhile an English star, but never a —Think it over— French name. Pictures made in the 122 The Surging Crowds French studios are flung together in|_ "OR RENT—Mod front The complaint has been made, a R ecern WEDDING MARCH BY BIG ELK ORCHESTRA, MUSIC DURING CEREMONY BY THE ORCHESTRA. PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT WHEN THE HAPPY COUPLE LEAVES THE HALL. THE PUBLIC IS - CORDIALLY INVITED. / ' Some of the Gifts to Be Show/'ered Upon the Bride and Groom at the Wedding— | L e A BT S S | : A SACK OF “ERVIN’S BEST” FLOUR to be given the bride and groom at the wedding at the ELKS CARNIVAL TONIGHT, will start the happy couple on a life of happiness. Good Il bread is the groundwork of domestic felicity. “Ervin’s Best” makes the best bread and it is doubtful if any other i will éver be used by the bride. Ask for it at Your Grocers BELTRAMI ELEVATOR & MILLING CO. THE SWEETEST GIFT 'That will be received by the_ pride at the wedding at the ELKS CARNIVAL | TONIGHT it is| hit-or-miss style. The chief perform- a said, of people attending the theatres | €rs snatch a half hour now and then %\%ls BemlaiL dvenus: Phun;lgss: in tweeds. What the management pre- | between rehearsals or performances i I fers to see most of all is the crowds at the theatre Which employs them. coming in surges. | There are scarcely any regularly or- —Doors wouldn’t “clothes” then— WANTED—Work as janitor or fire- || man; any odd jobs. W. T. Sterrett, Hotel Remore. Telephone 202-J. ganized moving pleture actors. will be a two-pound box of candy from our complete stock. Candy makes an ideal gift for any occasion and you will not be disappointed with the assortment that we have to offer. Pretty gift boxes, novelty packages and bulk candy allean be obtained. } . French pictures firfi a ready sale in 2t2-26 The above is a reproduction of the| ;_g‘;}.fi' mffiffi;f"d&-’fi'ef“é;’,fi:n';" :,‘,'3 ; negative of that picture which you| Egynt buy a large part of the output Picturesk Shark’s Usefulness Ended. i wished most of all to be a good one,| A € A shark in Saigon harbor, Tndo- and for which you ordinarily use ufi!‘gfi;:\‘;e’“r‘;f;"%f“f}‘;‘;z’ becauss the ';:' China. failing to take a baited hook, ||| a whole roll of films just to see if it| v 000" ol o France, but 725 fed a larze piece of pork con- || ! | { 1 i | By oad. You knaw, don'e you?| IR 10 QU0 WL FEARCE ML taining cblornnied frost time. The | ABERCOMBE & McCREADY ¢ —Often tried it myself— | suited to the people of those countries actlon of the water on r{]he_ E'm? inusm; \ y - BEMIDJI, MINN. ! OB, Minnje—? than the American picture subjects, I explosion which ihrew pieces o - | Dear Twentieth Gentury: “InlAmerican movie experts admit that shark meat 300 yards away in the |( __ e a8 1 B yeur “nutty” colyum yesterd’ay you"i the native producers adopt Ameri- | apgrove thickets. - i _ = N i asked what was the meaning of the, =—==—==—= ——— — L— — p= N A s H .;ixn “No dSh}mmy,i;-g Aloudé” Sh-}llé ! f | . k t's a good thing shimmies don’t tal > 5 [ g aloud. RS 22 cllrrfl Rfl’ 8 sp{c' Als ! THE BRIDE’S BOUQUET | THE WEDDING RING } —Sh-h-h—sh-h-h— | | i “Mary Had a Little Lamb” - | ? z i ith which the groom will plight his troth to the fair | i "Miss‘fiury Grady, forty years old, To be carried by the bride at the wedding at the | ;)v;itde at the wedfim to be p‘;,.fi,,med at the } b}:oke her ram wb;:m she s,llpp}esd as | - # she was crossing the street.”—Boston it R | American. —PRICES FOR ONE WEEK— i ELKS CARNIVAL = ELKS CARNIVAL 1 And now Mary has only a couple of i ) 1 | calves left in her flock. | " N f 4 TONIGHT , TONIGHT ¥ —Pretty good—Listen to these— ' ! Tea and Coffee i . » o - ‘ /|l came from BARKER'S. ~N “Our Leader,” the coffee with the delicious was our donation to the happy couple. flavor. We roast our coffee fresh every day. ! From the Want Ads | ‘Wauntetl—Man to look after garden, milk a cow with a good voice accus- Il We have flowers for every occasion. . Il We urge that Easter orders be placed early as the demand The bride will be the happier by knowing that with the ring she receives the heartiest congratulations of our or- i § tomed to sing in the choir.—Connecti- 3, R ~ ], i cut Country. Perlb ...... i v ... ..... 43c || will'belarge thisyear and flowers will be hard to get. If ; she i Wanted—Man to collect_accounts Five 1bs f 5 ...$2.00 | you let us know now what you want we will be sure to il -+ ganization. th“;vg;]{arty years old.—Piqua (0.) : veibsior ...... P AR T 24 take care of you. I vos % | Wanted—Gentleman who can fur- | Spider Leg Japan Tea, perlb ....... 53¢ i EARL A. BARKER i nish one-half dozen eggs to my one- i ! BEMIDJI FLORAL CO. JEWELER FoB half pound of ham. Object, matri- ‘ i mony.—Montreal Star. Best Grade Oil Cloth | Oil Cloth, large | Shelf Oil Cloth, 12 | I - 1 —Last, but not least— —any color de- squares, black fig- | yards to roll, per s T : = , { e . ured pattern, per | roll $1.00 i i Chance for the Women sired, per yd.... 47c | square .. 40c This Price i ; - ) ~ = — = i Oh, Women, here’s your chance to i % slip one over on hubby. Send in a contribution to the Twentieth Cen- tury. . —Either curtains or the hook— AMERICAN MOVIE HOLDS 12-yard roll...$5.18 This is a snap taClean Up . A $5.00 SAVINGS ACCOUNT will be one of the most weélcome gifts to be received by the bride and groom at the wedding at the THE SILK HOSE 5 pkgs Corn Flakes.. 49c to be presented to the bride at the wedding at the 1-1b can Roast Beef.. 23c 4 pkgs Macaroni 25-1b box Prunes. 3 1bs Gloss Starch. 26 bars Armour’s =~ [t screenare American products. It is only in very recent years that France took the motion pictures seri- ously. Just before the war there was. an attempt to make better films, to put into the film business something of the artistic genius which has made the French stage supreme in the, dramatic world. The war stoppe this effort and gave the American| producers a chance to capture the| market, so that today “Charlot” and| Mary and Doug and ‘“ze Faar West”| and “ze cooboy” are the stock in| trade of the film fan’s convegsation.| “It isn't that France lacks material | for good pictures,” said an American motion picture producer to the Unit-. ed Press. ‘‘But the French have been' left miles behind in the art of making| good pictures. They have learned| nothing of lighting effects. They have | better actors than we have in Amer-| ica. heir scenarios are in general| as good or better. They have ideal| conditions for outdoor effects, but| when it is a questioh of a studio set,, they are lost. They need a course of | instruction in the elements of film mabking and until they get; it the! French film industry cannot be a scri-‘ ous rival to the American producers.” Before the war the industry in France was the hands of two companies—Pathe and Gau-, mont. These were the kings of the' business. There were perhaps| twelve hundred movie theatres in the country. At present there are about 1,600 theatres and several new com-| panies have been organized. Eclipse, | Select, Aubert, Harry and the Agence Generale are disputing the ground| Kellogg’s Korn Krisp, 5 pkgs for . Loose Muscatel Raisins, 5-lb lots ... 5 pkgs Jelly Powder ... Large oval cans Sardines, in tomato sauce 6-1b bags Rolled Oats, per bag Pettijohn’s Pancake Flour, 5-1b pkg Fancy Jap Rice, 5 lbs for ... Children’s Overalls, per pair . This gift will be the nucleus of the nestegg that. will eventually build them a home, the fund that will educate vide for their old age. It is the first deposit to their joint ~ independence in years to come. THE NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK their children, the accumulation of savings that will pro- account and properliy cared for and added to will mean FIRST PLACE IN FRANCE | 502P -~ ;af:”ms’ £ood ) iioim ELKS CARNIVAL i (Continued Lrom Page 1) e ELKS CARNIVAL y T NIGHT e per cent of the pictures shown on the ——-FOR SATURDAY ONLY—- TON]GHT - o will be one of the most acceptable gifts she will receive. They are of the well known Burlingion brand. The sea- son for silk hose is rapidly approaching. We will be very glad to sell you yours. J WILSON & CO. Women’s and Misses’ Outfitters ROOFING ROOFING ROOFING Insulating Paper, 500-foot rolls, per roll............ $2.68 Roof Coating, per gal 65¢ Roof Coating, 5-gal lots, per gallon Red or Green Mineral Sur- faced Roofing, per voll .ol No. 3 Heavy Certainteed Roofing, per roll.....$4.41 We are still giving shopping bags with each $2.50 order—Ask for it. -—Call 160 and We Will Deliver— * Bemid ji, Mill Park and Nymore—every day East Bemidji, Monday, Wednesday, Friday Clifford &Co. i ‘L THE HALLMARK STORE | : L = | HALLMARK SILVER No prettier gift will\grace the collection presented to the | bride at the wedding at the fi ELKS CARNIVAL ¢ TONIGHT | | ’ than the assortment of Hallmark Silver with which we will 1 start off her silver collection. This is silver that is fit to grace any table. - GEO.T.BAKER & CO. : THE BREAD MIXER ' gt‘aibe presented to the bride at the wedding to be perform- at the . . ELKS CARNIVAL 7 . TONIGHT i ' * is a time-seler that would make any hofisewife ‘habpy. It is one of the essentials of happy housekeeping and is but one-of the hundreds of article that we have for the outfitti,ng of the happy home. GIVEN HARDWARE CO. .