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| YHE BEMIDJI DALY PIONEER “G0D'S COUNTRY AND THE LAW” " AT REX THEATER SUNDAY James Oliver CurwooG, author of |her behind, in the care of a woman MGod’s Country and the Law,” recent- 1y made @ special trip to Maine to!richest men in the country, whose watch the taking of the final scenes Arrow Film corporation. The fa- mous author was enthusiastic and on his return to New York is reported to have expressed himself as .very well satisfied ~with the splendid manner in‘ whith the picture has been produced. Mr. Curwood made the trip all the way from his. home in Michi- gan and was the guest of ex-Gov able Mrederick W. Hinckley, the two heads of the Pine Tree Pictures, Inc., of Portland, Me., who are pro- ducing the series for Arrow. lmme- diately upon his arrival in Portland, Mr. Curwoodimotored out with Mr. Milliken and Mr. Hinckley to the Sebago Lake region where the final scenes «were ‘being “shot”. for the first picture. | Mr. Curwood was enthused and| delightedr with the efforts and possi-| bilities of the Maine woods-as atmo- sphere for his pictures. They quoted | him in part as follows ! “I never saw such beautiful coul iry for the making of motion pic-} tures. It {8 the living glorious syno-| mym for the well-known phrase, ‘the great outdoors.’ Had you gone north of ‘52 into the very wildest regions of Alaskag you couldn’'t have added more color’or realistic atmosphere a8 a background to these stories.” “DEVIL D0G DAWSON" AT REX THEATER TODAY ONLY Circumstantial evidence and; its fallibility a means as a means'of con- wviction in law courts has always been | a bone of contention among those| erring on the side of justice. These in the first of a series of productions | adapted from his works that the Pine be one of the guests Tree Picturese, Inc., will produce for | Rossmore's ernor Carl ‘E.''Milliken and Honor-|William De G when her husband is summoned back | to New York on business. Not wish- {ing to spoil her pleasure, Tom leaves triend of John Rossmore, one of the acquaintance he has made. Little Mrs. Smith” is invited to on a cruise on alatial ‘lavnch, and at induced to sip a little udden, com- us across| the most severe crisi the exchange situation, which is most the dinner i wine, The aftermath is su ing when she falls unconsc: the table. Jewell Carmen is the star: of this Roland West productfon for ' Asso- ciated First Nationl Pictures, In and she nas the support of such well- known screen artists as Kenneth Har- Tal George Fawcett, Riley Hatch. se, Charles Welle: ey, Florence Billings, William Davi son, J. Herbert Frank, Grace Studi-| ford, Lionel Pape, Henry Sedley and | Ida Darling. | “Nobody” is a mystery story, with the scenes laid in Palm 'Beach and New York city. any improvement. Japan are taking advan United States. States of Pan-Ame Trade Between United States and Latin/ America Passing Through Crisis. By JOHN BARRETT, Pan-American Unlon. Trade between the United States and Latin America is passi reagts correspondingly on the United States. 504000,000 worth of American exports undelivered:in the ports of several outh American cities, and these must be disposed of before there can be Naturally, Germany, Great Britain, France, $pain, Belgium and of this situation to the disadvant The present crisis’is due almost entirely to after war speculation in | the export and import {rade, such as has characterized: the entire world, and it should not be hz1d in any way against the real value to the United :an_commerce, in which the total exports and im- ports of the United States have grown in the last two decades from about $300,000,000 per annum to the immense total of $3,000,000,000. | was's species of tigmense bulk. I AT S Hegmahay, Hogmanay, ( means holy month, “the 25th" thereof. haly month. y through RO, o The . ed . i | Thymes for cakes or mouney. King it ever has faced. 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Of unfavorable'to Latin America and | Yole on Christmas day, the eve of Poday there are over but the Scots were has ever si cember, > of the Bears Are Doglike. from. some though fos an Forestry Magazine. overbearing aunt until her eighteenth | ‘%ACRED AND PROFANE LOVE" AT ELKO LAST TIME TODAY Single and Wedded “Badges.” Statss Tin. pnsimption of tin | Unit: Hogmena or Hagmena December 1s so- called because our Lord was born on The word is de- rived from the Saxon “Hallg manath,” New Year's eve is called | “fogmonay night” or “Hogg-night,” and it Is still customary In parts of Scotland for persons to go from door 10 deor on that night, asking in rude which used to be called hogg-night, taught by the French to transfer the feast of Yoje, to the feast of Noel and hogg-night ¢ been' the last of De- Bears seem te have been derived pxtinet dog-like ancestor; il remains of bears have i been discovered that belong to the typical bear family, says the Ameri-e The. well- known extinet Cave bear of Europe Ybelongs in the last-named group, and The married and unmarried women many months devoted to foreign|the girl early in 'the story, and be- | firfxvel and her latest l{!\olqvlflyr comes her ciiampion from that mu-‘ Sacred and Profane Love” will belment, It is typical, however, that| shown, last times in Bemidji, at the|\hcn he goes back tohe reformatory | nett play and book. Elsie Ferguson, the star, issupported by an excellent cast including Mr. Nagel, Winifred Greenwood, Thomas Holding, Ray- mond Brathwayt, and Howard Ga William D. Taylor produced the pic- escape right then. She has more ad-| ventures, however, before she finally disposes of Aunt Emma’s claim to her | fortune, and secures it to herself— and her prospective husband. | latter prove by material fact and evidence, many times, that a man has| spent the best years of his life in| jall or died an ignominious death | on the gallows and electric chair These convictions and tragedies of the law have proven time after time the dangers of circumstantial evi-| dence. A good example of the tricks that circumstantial evidence will play| on a person in bringing him under the ban of suspicion is shown in the| latest film feature at the Rex thea\te‘r;l on Saturday only. The picture is en- | titled “Devil Dog Dawson,” featuring | Jack Hoxie, famous cowboy - star. fThe entire story up to its climax BUSTER KEATON AS ADDED | ATTRACTION AT THE GRAND| ture for Paramount. “WHAT 1S A WIFE WORTH?" CAR WASHING Elko the-;\wr dtm;)ighrl- s __yes, that's where she landed—to | WE SPECIALIZE I | “Sacred an rofane Love” was|agsure her that he will ‘get her re-| s ; preparcd for the scrcen hy Julia|leased, she borrows his car and, with | NIGHT or DAY Crawford Ivers from the Arnold Ben-|three otner girls, makes her own| Prices $150 to $250 - C.W. Jewett Company, Inc. . Telephone 970—971 Heating Comfort at}; Cost? X/ OU can have it—easily. Read what these Convector Owners say:— I made a lot of inquiries tor surpassed other makes in heating, handiness and fuel economy.” MUELLER“ Big 3” CONVECTOR “I think the Convector is the best made. It is better constructed, burns Iess fuel and gives better circulation.” “With the Convector I can heat twice the space with less money than it takes to heat two rooms with a base i av.: when & akes a break | - Our tofal 4 A | Recoguized as one of the ‘)lnsligifj"g‘fg; t‘:,":,“‘c’my 'l'l‘)"f,f:n'“ln’ “D}:} % @000 fons, Une 0 Colowblu are distinguished by the || 7o =R burner.” beautitul and talented screen Stars in{prjond of her dead mother's. At least | fortunately we are oblied to fmport | Hay in which they wear flowers in “The Convector is a wonderful heat- the country, Elsie Ferguson long has| pe starts for the city home of Mrs. | c all of it, for the United States their hair, the senoras wearing them Notethe Large Regls- ing plant, ‘Two: shovels of coal will been a favorite with film fans every-|powster, but through a plausible| dly any tin deposits worth on the right side and the senoritas 'A‘n'ryfi'::'s::fl'f&s‘fi?é eat the whole house in ten minutes.” where. Her screen career has been|compination of eircumstances, she| wing. jon the left, Heating Surface Why put off the installation of this successtul from the start. arrives at quite atiother piace. | : Shatoare the Bla s better heating 'system with ifs greater ~‘Miss Ferguson has returned to mo-|" There is a likeavie young man | o s = R 1ng for lcsa moncy. comfort and healthfulness—when you tion pictures after an absence of|plyyed by Frank Kingsley. He meets e have such positive evidence that it will seve you mioney. Come in today and lot us show you how sasily it can be installed in your home. ’ BEMIDJI SHEET METAL WORKS | Do You Watit Greater and found that the Convec- . Buster Keaton, the serious-faced | comedian, is mn added attractjon, | worthy of attention, on the program Saturday and Sunday at the Grand theater. In “Comvict 13" he starts career of careless crime as an ardent | golf Lug who has the inclination but | not the technique to be a great ad-| herent of the Scoccit national pastime. | i3 He pulls shots in this travesty of the| links that could only be made by a| player suifering from tco much at-| te®tion in the nineteenth hole and makes cut of that game of sedentary AT EIKO THEATER SUNDAY “Home folks” have, as a general rule, received anything but sympa- thetic treatment at the hands of ei- ther stage or screen directors. Their naive mannerisms have been gro- tesquely exaggerated, and, their un- affected pleasures made ridiculous. In “What's a Wife Worth?” the Rebertson-Cole super-special produc- tion directed by Christie Cabanne, which will be shown at the Elko theater Sunday and Monday, one of his | =4 , |the outstanding features is the sym- ‘lpalhy. the understanding, with which Mr, Cabanne has handled the scenes ds>a'strong sermon against the dan- gers of circumstantial evidence. Through {in his story Jaid in a small New Eng-|cence Euster relief a screamingly funny farce, his all ‘pervading becomes an inmate of inno- #SHORT AND SNAPPY" AT !land town. His masterly balance, the } . REX THEATER TODAY ONLY «“Short and Snappy,”” a two-reel| Christie comedy introduces Bobby| Vernon as a youth who shares a rent- ed: dress with his chum. Complica- tions devélop when they are invited to the same dinner party the same levening, and then more follow when the owner of the cpen faced raiment comes and claims it at the most critie- al’ moment. Vera Steadman is the leading woman and she is said to be charming enough to excuse tho lengths to which the two youths go dn their rivalry. That it is impossible for two youths to make love to the same girl on the same evening, when she requires that all her callers must be in evening dress, especially when they have but one suit and even that is hired and the owner geizes it ut the most inauspisious time. The result is that the youths are left in their BVDs and a lot of complications. Bobbie Vernon ‘is featured and Eddie Bar- ry and Vera Steadman have big roles. “NOBODY” AT REX THEATER : TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Jewell Carmen, the magnetic gcreen star whose latest story under Rolam, West’s wdirection for IRirst National will be shown at the R theater for two days beginning Tue: day, with the mystifying title of “‘Nobody,” plays the part of a young bride, who is taken by her husband, Tom Smith, to Palm Beach for their thoneymoon. e . “Little Mrs. Smith” as she is %known to the pleasure seekers, is en- ithralled by her first taste of “high Iife,” and jumps into the whirlpool of gayety with childish spontaniety, |have been paintied, bespeak the study the couaty jdil. He forms an attach- delicacy with which the characters ter-and under her tutelage develops| of human nature, and a deep knowl- eage of the workings of the minds and hearts of those simple folk who know no sham or wiifice. Mr. Cabanne, who will be remem- bered as director of “The Stealers,” selected an excellent cost to tell his story Tncluded are Rutl Renick, Cas- son Ferguson, Alex B. Frencis, Cora Drew, Howard Gaye and Virginia Caldwell. Incidentally as a convict he fails to| make a hit with either the guardsi or the warden and their many trials form' incidents in this dcuble reel of laughs that are enough to cure ny dyspeptic and revamp the chronie, unlovely disposition. But while the picture is of the siapstick variety it has been .touched with an artistic| hand and the rougn and ready has Irece!ve(l a polish and finish unusuai} in such mirtiquak i As a foil for the agile comedian, Joseph Roberts, who stands six feet five inches in nuis stocking feet and tips the beam at 345 pounds, proves an exceedingly funny offset to Bus: tor's lim dive. feet and a few odd| tinches all packed into a bundle that | story of #Alias Jimmy Valentine'|WCIEDS less than 125 pounds. Metro sl Sl b L Pictures Corporation is exclusive dis- Reformation” really should be fan-| Fibutos for Joseph M. Schenk. dled for“the value of all the comedy i | it can convey. Marie Prevost, John "Henr, “CALL A COP” AT ELKO SUNDAY AND MONDAY “Call a Cop,” Mack Sennett's latest two-reel comedy special, re- leased by Associated Producers, show- ing at the Elko Sunday and Monday, is the Comedy King's idea of how the | Manitoba Municipality Awards Con. | tract to Elizabeth McCoy to | Build Highway. and, of course, Ge O'Hara as the hero of this new sion ¢f a- “retrieved reformation" comprise a most hilarious, active and exciting company which is guar: teed to dispel the stubbornest c: the blues and the most w attack cf ennui that ever oppressed a picture fan. ALL-CCMEDY PROGRAM AT THE GRAND TONIGHT “One ‘Wild Week" in which Bebe Daniels will be seen at the Grand Elizabeth Ann McCoy of Pipestone, Manitoba, has tho distinction of befng | the first woman in the province to- be | awarded a contract in construction of | roads. ~ She recently secured a cont | traet from the good roads board for road building in the Pipestone munic. pality. Valuable Jack Pine, There are many qualitics of the Jack Pine which recommend it for a ngarly breaking the bank at ho |theater tonight and Sunday, fs the| ctro soulette wheel. story of an orphaned heiress who has f(,m:m‘,l;“,‘s m:"\t mm(l‘- O he - homeymoon is interrupted lived a rather cheerless life with an| ¥, PArdy and on. the poorest sofls. It reproduces better than any other conifer in enstern Canwula as i3 2 7 7 I I T evidenced by the way it replaces oth- [ i T I | er weods toliowiu: eutting o fve. Tt FREE ; VULCANIZING Oily Tire and Repair Co. ditions will attain pulpwood size in a ! shorter time than spruce or balsam.— Montreal Fmily ER TIRES nrald. | ! | grows vapidly aml under natural con- | i | | AIR = | #nbaeribe for ‘The ULuily' Ploneer T DI | Easy 'Mon I Ml Make easy money each g w}fim YOUR HEART IS y “The Studio of Un YOUR PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD BE Memory Fades, but Photofiraphs Remain year collecting green Norway pine cones. Will pay $2.00 per bushel for any* quantity. Only green, unopened cones containing s'eed are wanted. Write for ship- ping tags and full in- structions. R. A. BRADEN 1814 E. First St. Duluth Minn. HAKKERUP STUDIO usual Portraiture” ment for the warden's pretty daugh-| B from a poor golfer to a worse one. | | WOMAN AS ROAD CONTRACTOR | £ “God’s _DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS - Sunday and Monday James Oliver Curwood’s News Picture Country and The Law’’ . ' . THE CALL OF THE NORTH! iri e And a claMoil’edll it is that this splendid, vigorous story' of the Nor\th from the screen. woods sends out “Good’s Country and The Law’” has been made in the bold, broad strokes of that master- craftsman—-JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD. The magic of the miotion picture turns the warm and glowing pages of this masterly story into a pulsing; living drama, whose sheer ¢harm and realism carries one away to that vast country “up there.” <1 “God’s Country and the Law” is a vigorous story of primitive men and stout hearted, beautiful women—of red-blooded adventure, surprise and suspense, mystery and thrills, staged in that great outdoor play- ground of the /gods— the North woods. It is a gem of the genius 3 of James Oliver Cur- - JAME-SfiaLlc?InEeI{%l‘J‘l;\-)'IOODS‘ wood. A born thrille]r, ¢ it- travels breathless] *GODS COUNTRY &2 THE LAW S along. It . is studdetsi, with smashing incident that keeps the suspense and anticipation on edge until the unexpected eli- max smites you. Made in the heart of the Maine woods, the greatest outdoor spot on the American continent, it has a background in deep rich colors and splendid hues that breathes the breath of life into it. ¥ : ZJANES OLIVER CURWGDD S COUNTRY =B THE LAV Ttisthe call ofithe North—and everybody answers it. ARROW FILM CORPORAT% offérs o James QOliver Curwoods &Y - “GOD'S COUNTRY?Y AND THE LAW"” THE CAST OF CHARACTERS Marie . .Gladys Leslie Andre.Fred C. Jones Dere: Wm. H. Tocker *Polecn. . .C. Gravina ' Qachi:H. Sutherland, $$25 Scene froms - 1 X JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD'S *GOD'S- COUNTRY Ao THELAW ™. FOX SUNSHINE COMEDY—In Two Parts A Peace-Time Comedy That’ll Bring a Battery of Roars REX TEN-PIECE ORCHESTRA " Matinee 2:30-—10¢-30c¢ Evenings 7:10-9:00—15¢-30¢