Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 26, 1921, Page 4

NEWS OF THE THEATRES P ciadabci bbb dbbubbabowhe bubaddbbed ot bidaiadolnbubbinb ot sl b wrdn “THE FACE AT YOUR WINDOW.” REX TODAY AND FRIDAY A love story, a crime mystery, a -drama of social revolution and a ro- mance of the secret service are com- bined in ‘"The Face at Your Win- dow,” the new Willlam Fox special production which begins at the Rex theater today. It is at once dramatic and spectacular. From every point of view it is a really great motion picture, From the pen of Max Marcin, au- thor of “Eyes of Youth,” ‘“Cheating Cheaters,” and _other celebrated stage plays, “The Face At Your Win- dow” tells the story of Ruth Kravo, e mill worker who, accused of at- tempting to kill the man she loves, is prevented from clearing herself by the fact that she possesses knowl- edge of the secret means adopted to overthrow a plot of alien agitators against the United States govern- ment. v 'This story is told against a back- ground of strife. Capital and Labor, thanks to the evil seed sown by the alien-agitators, have come to grips. Nothing more real and thrilling has heen seen on the screen than the scenes at the barricades. They are the more effective because all the ac- ition takes place on American soil. ‘This production: introduces to Am- erica ‘Miss;Gina Relly, a well-known Parisian mctress, who comes: to this country tgihlfi"tha part of Ruth. Earl Metcalf, Roseman, Henry Armetta William Corbett, Willlam McEwen, Frank Farrington, Diana Allen and Alice, Re: also are n the all-star “WESTERN PEE” AT THE - REX THEATER SATURDAY “Western: Pep? is by far’the hést picture Witlam ‘Fairbanks has. pro- duced to date; It is full of:punchy and dction.,Phrills and com: sits uations vie with each other’to’keep you interested and guessing as to the final outcome. The cast is composed of William Fairbanks as Bill Warren; Florence Gilbert as Natalie Reld; Ernest Van Pelt as Tom Reid; Jack Waltmeyer as. “The Parson,” and Robert Kortman as Jom Gale. Al}do great work and ihelp make this picture a wonderful success. Unusual stunts and thrilling rides, together with some real fights make this pictdte one that will long be re- membered and sét a° high !l&nfh!fl for action in ‘Willlam Fairbanks’ pro- duction. - 205 2T You see.a horse and rider go over & dliff, down' 200 feet to the rocks be- Jow. Bill picks three men out of the saddle from the Hmb of a tree into which he has jumped, and throws them over the cliff. A fight in this picture between Bill and Jim Gale will cause you to gasp and hold your Wreath as they ‘fall through space, fighting all the way. Jumping from a speeding auto on to a runaway team’ nearly cost-us’tié Tife ‘of our star, but we must take these chances to get realism and action. TOM MOORE'S IRISH SMILE---GRAND SATURDAY Tem Moore’s marriage in “Made in Heaven” -was one of the few really made there: As a New York fire- man, he offers to marry a young so- ciety girl whom her impecunious par< ents want to eell to a wealthy man- about-town, and’then to disappear from her life, leaving hor free to get divorce. She accepts and the two grow to love each other. O'Gara, the fireman, gains wealth through the in- vention of a fire extingulisher, and is finally in a position to really offer marriage. Not until then does he tell her that the other marriage was merely a fake to give her the protec- ition of a wedding ring against her Dparents attempt to force her into a marriage against her wiill. Tom Moore is at his best as the Irish fireman and will give patrons of the Grand theater, where ‘“Made in Heaven” will be shown for two days, beginning Saturday, a sclid hour of ithe kind of fun that rests mind and body alike. Helen Chadwick plays opposite him. Others ini the cast are Rene Adoree (whcem Mr. Moore wooed and won in real life,) Molly Malone, Kate Lester, and Al Filson. Victor Schertzinger directed for Goldwyn. AUDIENCE QUICK 1+« T0.GUESS CLIMAX Of alt the elements of play-writ- ing, that of surprise is perhaps the most effectlve and at the same time the most difficult cf attainment, ac- ‘cording to experts. In ‘A Voice in the Dark,” a Goldwyn picture, which is showing for the last time at the Grand theater tonight, the story of the play seems to move forward logi- cally toward a certain climax. Then at the last minute it swerves in an unsuspected direction---springing the big surprise. ‘To heighten this surprise feature, Director Frank Lloyd advised that no photograph be shown revealing the outcome of the plot in advance. No hint as to'identity of the culprit in| thelmurder mystery involved is given until the last few yards of film. Any lone, of four persons might have com- mitted the crime. ‘A Voice in the Dark” is one of the few: pictures in which the surprise is really a surprise, for . the average] movie audience is quick to divine “what’s coming next.” Irene Rich, Alec B. Franc's, Ramsey Wallace aud Ora Carew have the leading roles. SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE . . .+ PART IN NEW COMEDY ‘When Director Mason N. Litzon ar- ranged for the filming of the noon dismissal of a Santa Monica echool, for the Goldwyn Picture, “Edger Takes the Cake,” the principal, Miss ‘Wyman, explained to the children that it was supposed to be the last iday of school and they must run drom the building with the exuber- ‘ance of spirits which such an ccea- slon always calis forth. The children il as ingtructed; but some of them falled to understand that it was merely “supposing,” and they failed to show up for the after- non sewton.. They csewped through the portals with a howl cf joy, and didn’t ccme. back. of the Goldwynm, “Edgar’ series .of | Booth Tarkington boy stories, comes to the Grand theater tonight. “THE UNKNOWN WIFE” AT THE\ELKO THEATER FRIDAY Casson Ferguson, Spottiswoode Alken, Hal Wilson and Joe Neary are three of the widely known and pop- ular players who support Edith Rob- erts, the Universal star, in *“The Ur known Wife,” avhi¢h ' hundreds of local playgoers are planuning o @i tend when it appears at the Elko theater next Friday and Saturday. leaves a church-going communitv +n mary an unscrupulous rascal. From that start the siory swiugs IO a. amazing sequence of thrillingly dra- matic events. “TWO0 WEEKS WITH PAY” AT ELKO AGAIN TONIGHT “Two Weeks With Pay.” the new- est Bebe Danlels picture, which came to town last night for a two day rvn at the Elko, theater, .is the sprightly | tale of a working girl’s- vacauiou,: Miss Daniels is'geen in/a dual role;| that of the little ealesgirl and a fa- mous film actress for whom she is mistaken. But it #s the adventures of Ransy, the salesgirl, that the audi- ence Is interested. ‘Kt would be awfully hard on the storekeepers and office executives of the land if’ all vacations ended so0 triumphantly for-'the gi and so badly for business ag ‘did Pansy'd lit- tle'pld two weeks. But from Pansy’s gtandpoint her vacation 'was a huge [success, even though it started ratner nanspiciously in a mud puddle. *i.Jack Mulhall, Walter Hiers, James ‘Magon, George Periolat and Polly Moran are seen in supporting roles. The play is an adaptation by Alice Eyton from a recent Saturday Eve- ning Poet story by Nina Wilcox Put- nam. FEAR GHOST OF BIG WO00DS Reported Appearance of “Stick Si- ., wash” Causes indians to Abandon, JHunting Grounds Precipitately. 3 __fhe “Stick Sfwash” has returned to baunt the trapping grounds north of Fort St. James. Terror stalks the wil- derness trails and panic grips the In- diaps,, If a brave liears the crackle Lof a twig in the woods he looks about _him n fear that this ghost of the big woods. s’ dogging his steps. A num-: ber of Indians,’ it is sald, have’been frightened off their trap lines. . Fort St. James is one of the oldest Posts It British Colimbld’ 6Whed by thie Hudson's Bay company. It was founded fn 1806 by Simon Fraser, the ploneer explorer for whom' the Fraser river. was named. Several hundred Indinns live about the fort and market their furs there. , “Me ketchum-fox in trap,” sald Musk-a-no-wah, who' has abandoned bis trap line on Manson creek. “Me hear little moise.’ Look up. See Stick Si- wash. He heap big Indian. Got war paint: on.. He -look mean.. He say. vothing. - Wave tomahawk like he say, ‘You get out.’. Me heap scared. Shake like leaf. Me run back to camp. Tell squaw and papoose. Pack up and get out heap quick, by golly, you bet. Stick Siwash bad medicine.” Other . Indians have brought back the same story from the Manson creek region. The “Stick Siwash” has long figured in the traditions of British Columbia -tribes. The name means ghost of the big woods. “Stick” s slang for forest’ and “Siwash” is a corruption of the French word “Sau- vage,” and is applied to all the Indlans of the Pacific coast. The superstitious natives believe the appearance of the spparition presages misfortune to the tribes. MADE = STUDY: OF FISHES Eminent Naturalists Who Gave Good i 'igervice: to Humanity,-and to' | the Finny Tribes. / It Is reported that when Dr. Frank Buckland, the gréat naturalist, was in his last sickness, he said to an anx- fous friend that he could not believe Almighty God would be very hard up- on one who'loved His fishes and oth- er living things as much as he did. Another friend of the fishes, Sir Charles Edward Fryer, knight, died not long ago at Watford, near Lon- don, England. /"His whole life since he began active work was devoted to the promotion of knowledge of fish .and fishes, in relu- tion, to the service of mankind. There was no higher authority. He was awarded' endless medals and: honors by expositions and societies for his ‘monographs and annual and other re- ports. s 7 1 He was one of the first to define the International'regulation of fisheries of the high seas, and was a leading mem- ber of ‘many fish congresses and ¢om- missions. : He tvas the final authority, with the ters relating to fish aud the fishing Industries. o i e o Jud Tunkins, Jud Tunkins says a man's noblest { and most philanthropic efforts often fall to attract as much. attentiol | has bought a new hat. t This picture, which is an episode 2 Miss Roberts appears as a girl who, | last deciding word to say on ail mat- | awmong his friends as the fact that he i PUBLIC GETTING SLACKER LISTS NAMES OF THOSE WHO DODGED THE DRAFT ARE PRINTED IN SOME NEWSPAPERS. WAR DEPARTMENT IS CAREFUL Tries to Avold Injustice Through Sim- ilarity of Names—Only Perdons Having Authority May Arrest Any Slackers They Find. By EDWARD B. CLARK. Washington.~It was not ouly during the war that slackers and general derelicts in ' the- field of duty gave trouble to.the war department. The department officials have been strug- gling for some time with what are called the slacker lists and it is only now that they seem to have been able to émerge from some of their difficul- ties. Throughout the United States today in places the lists of the names of men who dodged the draft are being printed in the newspapers. Some pa- pers are printing them and some 'are not’ printing them. that even ¥et there seems to be some doubt in places as to whether or not a newspaper which prints the name of a supposed slacker, but who proves not, to have been one, Is free from the dangers of being sued for libel. It Is the intention of congress, SO it is said, to print the slacker lists in the Congressional Record,” and this, some persons hold, will preclude the possibility of any man, who feels that he has been injured, recovering dam- ages. The Congressional Record con- tains the official records of the pro- ceedings of the congress -of the Uni- ted States. Therefore, one, opinion is that anything which. appears therein 1s privileged material. Where Confusion May Arise. One trouble which will come to some men who served their country well, may arise from the fact that there are a good many men in the United States of the same name. So it Is that if John Smith in a certain local- ity. is set down as a slacker: it -may be that the people will think It is an- other John Smith, a man who served hig country well. It is understood that an’ attempt will be made to avoid trouble of’this kind by giving the spe- cific address of each slacker, that is, the n‘ldress which he gave at the time of the draft. Army headquarters have explained that certain rules, governing the 'ar- rest of slackers have been misunder- stood«by the public. It seems there was 'an impression abroad that‘ardy- oné could arrest a slacker and that $50 would be pald to the arresting persop for each duty dodger that he turned over to the army officials. ‘Must Have Authority to Arrest. The regulations actually provide, it was stated at the war department, that the 'person arresting a slacker may be' allowed the actuil expenses incurred in delivering him over tu'the army authorities, but that the person who does the arresting must have. ac: tual authority to make the arrest’ Seemingly this brings it down to the proposition that only a properly au- that everyone is expected, if he knows the name and the whereabouts of a slacker, %o provide the information and to do what he can to help in land- ing him. 1t is said that there are somewhere about 160,000 slackers scattered over the - United “States. Of course some of ithe men who dodged their respon- sibility have goné to other ‘countries, but this number ‘is fairly: negligible. “Foreign Policy Crystallizing. It looks ‘today as if plans for the immediate foreign policy of the United States, as it relates to the war and its aftermath, are falrly well - crystallized. - The United ‘States is/to be represented at the meetings of' the supreme council, the :eouncil of; ambassadors, and the reparations commission, all of which are bodies representing the allies. The question today no longer is as to what form the representation of the United States on these bodies shall take. The government is send- ing officials with power actually to represent this country, to present its views and, under instructions, to act. Gradually matters have developed until the point has been reached where it seems likely there will be an immediate clearing up of the policy of the administration concern- ing foreign affairs of immediate mo- ment. There: is still a division of. opinfon in the United States senate as to whether or not this go\'er'nment should enter at all into the councils of the allies, but it is apparent that thie President and the secretary of state, and presumably the other cab- iret, officers also, have come to the conclusion that a majority of the na. tional legislators are willing that the troubles and particularly of ‘settling the ‘German reparations question. Harding’s Intentions Becoming Clear, Washington has been studying the events which have led up to the pres ent situation. It is certain now that the United States is no longer to stanuw entirely aloof from the councils of the i allies and that it’ will take a more or less active hand in the European pro- ceedings. During the campaign, Can- didate Harding made a speech which The difficulty Is; thorized person may make arrests, but | United States shail take part in the| process of clearing up theiElxroneap, || senator from Michiguh. | contests. later was futerpreted lnto the phrase, “Scrap the league,” This utterance on the part of the President led a| considerable nuniber-of United Stotes | genators to believe (hat scrapping the lengue meant a determination to keep. this country entirely out of all the counclls of the allies formed for the purpose of settling the disputes with! Germany and the troubles over the geographical delineations of new countries born of the war. There were other genators who took | particular note of what Candidate; Harding sald about an association of nations, what might be called a sub- limated Hague! Tribunal, ard. other things® which tended to show that he did not believe that the United States could afford to appéar to be ‘Indiffer- ent to the: happenings. In the world. Not until racently has either set of the would-be interpreters of President Harding’s intentions been able to get any definite kuowledge of the admin- istration’s actual intentions. Now the light seems to be coming, and the chances appear to be that while the United States will_have mothing of the league, the administraflon Intends to participate through reprs tatives in the present councils ofct‘!m allied | nations. Opposition in Congress Certain. Unquestionably there will be opposi- tion in congress, especially in the sen- ate, to the administration’s action. There are, as there have been from the first, two schools of thought in the United States senate on the sub- Jject of our foreign . relations policy. There are the so-called irreconcilables who do_not believe that the United States should enter in any way into the ‘matter of the adjustment of post- war conditions® as they affect the al- lied countries in Germany, and who think also ,that the United States which looks toward participation in lany of thé European readjustments made necessary by the results of the war. There is another school of thought in the senate on ‘this matter, and the administration ‘apparently believes that the school includes the majority of the Republican senators. This school objects to a League of Nations of any kind, but apparently is willing| that some kind of an- association of nations shall be brought into being.! This matter of- an association of na- tions, however, is for the future, and just now the importance of the sec- ond ‘school: of thought:in the senate is that it seems to be back of the administration in its, willingness to. take part in the councils of the allies. Result”of Newlierry Decision. Federal' restrictisns mnder. @ de- Ciglon of’. the Supreme court have been removed from the fleld - of senatorial and representative prima- ries, Is it possible that this may mean that it will be easier fn ‘the future for some few gentlemen with senatorial Ambitions “to’get, Wit they want”? 1t may be that'before much time has elupsed things will be,restored to their | old status, and that the United States will still contintie to rule in party pri- maries in senatorial.and representative It is the intentlon of several of the national -legislators o iptroduce reso- tutions: for an 1 séttution’ of! the Unitel” States which ‘wilt make It possible for the guvern- ment pot-only to contol the elections of senaturs and représentatives, but to contrgl also'the primaries. It will take some. time, of course, to secure the 'amendment to the Constitution ways a possibility that it may not be adopted. . Senators and representatives, however, in the main séem to believe that virtually all the people‘wm ap- prove of such an amendment. There has been time enough for the legislators to take some rather care- fulinote of the effect of the Supreme cofirt decisionwhich was handed down In ‘the case af/Truman H.” Newberry, The Constitu- tion ‘gives each huus;’j of congress the power to judge the elections, qualifi- cations and returns of its own mem- bers. Now it is definitely known, by reason of the decisioffin the Newberry case, that 'thig powef does not extend to the primarfes,.. - 3 May Have Furiher Effect. It Is “possible that the reasoning which led to the pronouncement in this case by the Supreme.court niay be carried farther, and.that congréss may determine that it has no authority in law to appoint investigating commit- tees such as one which within the last year was authorized to:look into 'the subject of the expenditures of money | in the contest for the Republican and Democratic noifiinations for the presi- dency, and in the campajgns after the nominations were made. It will be remembered that a com- mittee of the senate, of which Mr. Kenyon of Iowa wus the. chairman, was extremely busy & year ago trying to find out how much money was: be- ing spent In behalf of the candidacy of Leonard Wood, Hiram W. Johnson, James M, Cox, William G. ‘McAdoo, and the other Republicans or Demo- crats who were ambitious to be named by their party for the government's highest, office,; P % There i3 seemingly a feeling that, if the government of the United States under. a decision of the*Supreme court has no control over” the ‘primaries iv campaigns for federal offices, congress has no authority even to investigate to find out how much money is being spent to aid a candidate for federal ! office at the primaries, or, genemlly! gpeaking, his campaign for nomina- tion., Of course the elections are a | lifferent matter. The government has authority in féderal elections, the de- tlslon referring to the primaries oulys DALY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS should take ‘rio active part in anything | endment to the Con: |l wihich is necessary, and there is al-|, Sea Appropriately Named. The name by which the Hebrews knew the Red sea—the Yan Suph, or sea of weeds of sedge—would appear to give litttle indlcation of the reason for the title which has been applied to this body of water in later vears. But, as a matter of fact, two terms have a common origin. Unlike the “Beautiful Blue Danube” which s really a dirty ‘yellowish brown, the Red sea Is really red—the color being “due to the prevalence of a minute bright red plant, a Kind of seaweed. This plant is sald to be so small that | 25,000,000 can live and thrive within a single cubic inch of water. There- fore, instend of ‘being mottled with red, the sea appears in muuy cases to be of a scarlet shade, A red dye, which tradition says was used hun- dreds of years ago, is made from this weed, but, in the places where it Is not found, the waters of the Red sea are as blue or green as those of . any other body of water—Youth’'s Com- vanion. Defining Canada’s Water Area. This water area of Canada is ex- clusive of Hudson bay, Ungava bay, the Bay of Fundy, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and all other tidal waters extept that portion of the St. Law- rence river, in which there is a tide, which is up as far as Lake St. Peter, Pursuit of Wisdom. “Did you follow my argument?” in- quired the youthful debater. “Oh, yes,” replied. Senator Sorghum, “I followed it a good deal the same as my dog out home follows a rabbit. He never catches up with-it, but he ‘enjoys ‘the sport.” J A Prompt Denial. Pop—I heard something about you today. Billie—It's ‘not true, pap. did such a thing in my life. I never NORTH DAKOTA TO ADOPT BABCOCK GOOD ROADS PLAN Nerth Dakota purposes to adept the Babcock Good Roads plan ' for the state, according to G. N. Kenis- ten, secretary of the DMrmarck com- mereial club. -1t will be almost ivon- tical ‘with the program approved by the big vote on Amendment No. 1, in Minnesota, he said, and will be call= YOUR FRIENDS AT THE -COFFEE SHOP and enjoy a dainty feed or a hearty meal as your ap- petite suggests. We Serve Meals or Light Lunches at Any Hour of the Day. . Try Some of Our Special Sandwiches OUR SODA FOUNTAIN : SERVICE IS UNSURPASSED Markham Coffee Shop ed “The Babcock Plan,’ ‘jty author, Charles B. Babccck, Min~ nesota highway cchmissioner. Com-* tmissioner Babeock expressed his sat- 'kmcuon and added that the plan has sreceived enly two' comparable i) { dorsements---the vote of Tast Novem- ber and its recognition as a model state system by drafters of pending federal highway bills, Subscribe for Tne waily Ploneor. 'SHOE | -Reparins‘kt by Moder flethods ¢ Men's Ladies’ R{JBBER HEELS Men’s Ladies BEMIDJI SHOE STORE 815 MINNESOTA AVERUE LAND CLEARING ARE INVITED AND EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE DEMONSTRATION TO BE HELD ON THE FARM OF THOS. PORTE—7 MILES NORTH'OF BEMIDJ I FRIDAY, MAY 27t Program at 10 O’Clock: : Basket Lunch at11:30 Blowing on an Acre of Stumpsat 12:00 The Pathe News Weekly intend to take Moving Pic- tures of the Demonstration Governor J. A. O. Preus " Will touch the button that will blow an acre of stumps in one blast .Every resident of Beltrami County should be inter ésted in this big Land Clearing project—if you are i g farmer or not—more land cl prosperity for everyone. Bring a basket lunch eared means greater for the whole family—enjoy the good speeches—see an acre of ground made tillable in the twinkle of an eye. There will be an afternoon meeting at Blackduck when Gov. Preus will again speak—and another acre of stumps, will be touched off. o oy ks