Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 29, 1921, Page 5

RN AR I IR s e ; NEWS OF THE THEATRES i W FOUR VAUDEVILLE ACTS TONIGHT AT GRAND Bryers and Bryers, banjo stringers and harmony singers, open the first bill of the yaudeville season at the Grand theatre tonight. Experts and artists on the Banjo, their solos, duets, and harmony singing with banjo nccnmpaniment makes an en- tertaining and snappy act that gives an added impetus to the next act: Haley and Trebor who have some catchy songs and a lot of snappy pat- ter in their offering which they call “Wark. ’; * Jack Polk is an eccen of winning: personall just “Polk- ing” along, as he says. His particu- lar line of endeavor is. to explain the «“ifg” “ands” 'and “buts” of the other acts on the bill and in this man- ner, creates a heap of spontaneous laughter. The Fostos, limber liberators of laughs, in a snappy comedy novelty, open, with fast eccentric, acrobatic dancing and work at top speed throughout their turn. Not the least attraction on the program is the feautre plcture “The Beautiful Gambler” a _picturization of the story by Peter B. Kyne, and featuring the beautlful blond star Grace Darmond, who is a general favorite in Bemidji. Its a big rush- ing drama of life and love on the flaming frontier in the days before Nevada prohibited games of chance. “The. Beautiful Gambler,” and the four acts of vaudeville will be shown tonight only at the Grand theatre in two complete shows, the first begin- ning at 7:15 and the second at 9:00. ntric comedian WM S. HART’S NEWEST PICTURE COMING SUNDAY William S. Hart’s new picture fo1 Paramount, “The Whistle,” = wil seund the rally call to the Granc Theatre next Sunday and Monday Mr. Hart has the unusual role of & mill foreman in a New England town who seeks to carry out a plan of vengeance against the man he hates, but ultimately abandons it ‘when he realizes that he is fighting a woman rather than a man. See the picture. Mpyrtle Steadman is leading woman and she has a deeply sym- pathetic role. VAUDEVILLE AND MOVIE AT REX THEATRE TODAY The prograny at the Rex theatre today features Mary Miles Minter in an unusually successful drama. “Sal- ly Shows the Way,” for which story this clever little actress is well adapted. Sally is an orphan living in a ten- ement as assistant to Mrs. Cadogan, mother of six children. She works in a department store basement all day and cares for the younger Cad- ogan children half the night. The dream of Sally’s life is that sometimc a rich lady wxll adopt her and that she will live in a beautiful home anc wear pretty clothes. Sally’s dream corses true through Mrs. - Notting: ham’s hatred of her scheming rela- tives. ‘She adopts Sally and makes her the sole heir in her will to cut out her mercenary family. Emily, the old lady’s daughter-in- law, the chief schemer for posses- sion of Mrs. Nottingham’s millions has.a son named Willard, a manly young fellow who does not enter intc his mother’s schemes. When Mrs Nottingham dies, leaving her millions to Sally, the relatives contest the will and succeed in breaking it. bul Willard falls in love with Sally as does everyone else, and she comer into a fortune as his wife. Four acts of high class vaudeville the first to be staged at the Rer Theatre, ‘complete the big offerine for tonight. The vaudeville bill ic announced in the Rex ad. in anothe part of this issue. “IF WOMEN OULY KNEW” AT THE ELKO TONIGHT The depth and unselfishness of the love of a true woman will always be considered the best possible sub- ject on which to base an interesting Tovel or photoplay. It is a theme the public never t' res of. In “If Wo- men Only Knew,” a picture based or Ralzac’s “Meditations on Marriage,” the story of just such o good womar is told in a graphic and 1ntnre=t|ng manner. The new photoplay is a Rob- ertson-Cole release and will be showr at the Elko theatre tomght, also Fri- dav. matinee and evening. The photoplay opens with a serie of scencs of college life—comedy scenes, dramatic scenes, athletie scenes an scenes of all sort familiar to the student. E. H. Griffth whe directed “If Women Only Knew,” is on the roster of those who love Cornell. and when he found the vie- tnre called for university atmos- phere. he immediatlev hied himself up-state and started his work within the precinets of Cornell. In addition to theé excellent story “Tf Women Only Knew,” boasts of an unusual cast. which inclndes Made- Yine Clare. Vir~inia Len. Robert Gor- don, Blanche Davenport, Leon Gen- dron, Charles T.me. Frederick Bur- ton and Harold Vosburg. “HAD KNOCKS AND LOVE TAPS” AT ELKO THEATRE TONIGHT Mack Sennett's success is alwavs assured when he lays the scene in rural places. “Down on the Farm,” “A Small Town Idol.” among the multiple reel vroductions and “Let ‘er Go,” “Fresh From the City” and “Call a C~v’ among the two reeters, are some of the evidence that Mack Slonnett is at home in rural plottings. His latest two-reel extravaganze of fun is “Hard_Knock and Love Taps.” ot the Eklo tonight and Fri- 3 ~day presents every type of country humor that is known to stage or screen, flourishes hilariosuly. ____—_————_————___——_.___.—_____ L SR SRR S R0 R B A I i B T, S e i S T S P e ALK Y S B P P R it “A WISE FOOL” COMING TO THE ELKO SATURDAY “A Wise Fool” is a new George | Melford . Paramount novel, “The Money Master,” which | comes to the Elko theatre next Sat- urday and Sunday. Canadian story, teeming with thrills. The 'leading character is Jean Jac- ques Barbille, ‘a hlghly picuresque | person. This role is played by James [ Kirkwood and he is said to have evolved a remarkable virile portrayal. ‘k Weil, doan . oo, For Canadian winter atmosphere, Mr. Melford took the entire company | to the snow-covered mountains of California where more than a month was spent in making exterior scenes with most picturesque natural black- grounds. Later on, the .company went to Redondo Beach| where . a wreck scene was filmed. ' Alice Hol- lister heads a strong supporting com- pany. SFEEDING IN THE YEAR 1834 Costly Pastime for New York Stage Driver, Who Was Fined $10 Twice in a Day. Speeding is an ancient evil in New York streets. As long ago as 1834 the pelice had ‘their troubles with “rond burners,” although, of - course, they drove horses then, not motor cars. Here's what a newspaper sald about the ancestors of the present day’ sons of Jehu, one of whom was arrested twice in one day, the New York Sun points out: “The shameful conduct of the omnl- bus coachmen, who are continually driving _their horses through the streets at the top of their speed, has at last attracted the attention of the proper authorities, and yesterday morning Stephen Colvin, the driver of the Samuel W. Seely (Andrews' Dry Dock Line) was brought to tke upper police ‘oftice and fined $10 for fast driving. | “In the course of ‘the nnernoon the same man was brought before Justice Hopson at the lower police oftice on the complaint of Ald. Fickett for furious driving and racing with the merchant stage, driven by Van Kuren. Colvin was again fined $10, which has been paid by his employer, and he was Iliberated. Van Kuren was extremely insolent to the magistrate, and not being able to pay the fine of $10, and n default thereof, was committed to the bridewell.” “ YIH-PEN WAS JAPANESE NAME Portuguese Said to Have Been' Re- sponsible for the Modern Cor- rupted Spelling. The English word “Japan” and the Japanese “Nihon” or “Nippon” are alike corruptions of “Yih-pen,” the ‘Chinese pronunciation of ' two char- acters literally meaning “sun origi that /s, “the place the sun comes trom,” a name given to Japan by the Chinese on account of the position of the archipelugo to the east of (heh- own country. From_ Chinese Ylh'pen nys the Enst and''West News, the Japanese derived the present name Nibon, which was officially adopted, accord- Ing to the history, in A. D. 670. Be- fore that time the usual native des- Ignation of the country was Yamato, properly the name of one of the cen- tral provinces. Yamato is the name still preferred in poetry and belles- lettres, The Fnglish name Japan seems to have originated with the Portuguese, who spelled the Chinese Yih-pen Ja- pon, the letter J being silent or sim- ilar te H according to their language. This is the way the Spanish and the Portuguese still pronounce Japan. From “Jupon” came the English Ja- pan. Hindu Barber ‘Kept Busy. The Hindu halrcutter Is an individ- ual of immense importance in India, and as his duties are many, he is in constant demand.” At a birth the Hindu barber is the man employed to carry the eventful news to the various family relatives, whilst at a funeral he shaves the heads of the living— and the dead, d The Hindu haircutter has no shop, and, unlike our barbers, ‘he displays no poles, signs or symbolsr He can be seen strolling along near the ba- zars with a small bundle under his arm or carrying a little bag. ' At all religious rites he is to be observed; he bores the girls' ears and noses for the varlous rings which are worn; and, In fact, the busy Hindu barber will undertake almost any surgical operation. Besides births and deaths, he at- tends marriages. At a wedding this busy barber is “best man.” Splnlnh Licorice Industry. The manufacture of licorice extract and paste Is an important Spanish In- dustry. This is a comparatively new Industry, as formerly the root was ex- ported manufactured. Over 6.000,000 pounds of the root were exported in 1918 and more than 600,000 pounds of extract and paste.—Brooklyn Engle, Going Up. “Mildred’s flance was in the avia- tion service during the war, was he not?" “Yes, and Tl wager that he will record for altitude flights when lhe discovers how much establish a new it costs to keep Mildréd in clothes"— Judge, productiony adapoted from Sir Gilbert Pnrkera‘ This is a French- | | sensation passes, and patlents: THE OLD HOMESTRAD. Vihe covered, moss covered, Shingled old homestead, su.:ed by willows, each knotted by ime; i P.fl.ll graced by boxwood, Lane where big rocks stood, Gll’lfon with hollyhocks blooming sub- ime. Long gabled, steep gabled, Rambling old homestead, Close to the turn where a crooked road ‘wound; Brook swiftly flowing, Crisp cresses growing, Deep silent forest ‘that darkened the ground. Old fashioned, quaint fashloned, Gate with big hinges, Fence with high pickets where sweet berries grew: | Cool draughts delighting, And old rusty cup that all wayferers knew. ‘Wide spreading, green lprendlng. Meadow where dalsies Bobbed. in the breezes and. where & small pond Many times walted, The hook that I baited, And caught yellow perch for the home- stead beyond. —A. W. Munkittrick, in the MNew York Sun, i HIS PATIENTS “TANKED UP” Kansas City Physician Has Peculiar Form of Treatment for the Cure of Certain Diseases. A Kansas City (Mo.) pbysician has constructed, at a cost of-$50,000, a | steel tank in his yard for the treat- ment of certain diseases. The tank is 80 feet long, 10 feet in diameter, and is made of half-inch steel. It is di- vided Into 36 compartments on each side of a hall. Each of the compnrt- ments is fitted with a bed and stand- ard sleeping car equipment. It has shower baths, washrooms, dressing rooms, and four clothes closets. The ‘treatments wilt vary from three to twelve hours, and the air pressure used from five pounds to. twenty pounds to the square inch. Seventy- two patients can be treated in this tank in one day. = Thirty-six patients will be treated at night while they sleep in the tank, so ‘that the regular routine of their business in the dry will not be interrupted. Patients undergoing treatment in this tank are conscious of no pressure except a4 allxht pushing in the middle ear when the alr is first turned on. After five minutes in the tank that may read or amuse themselves as they desire, Wax From Weeds. Four million tons of a wax-bearing plant, with an estimated market va'ue of $40,000,000, are waiting annually in Texas for some enterprising person, to pick them up. This wax-producer is the candelilla, and the industry of manufacturing the | wax has long been an important. one In Mexico. The process of manufac- ture-is by boiling and steaming, or by beating the weed. The wax Is then shippad to England, France und other European countries, and to the United States, where it is refined and used in making candles, plionograph records, floor polishes and a varlety of other articles. The fibrous residue may be used for the manufacture of paper, but this is still in the experimental stage. TRUE “lg golf a difficult game to mas- ter?” tered It yet.” 7 Curious Epitaphs. We have printed ' curious epitaphs in this column, says the Montreal Fam- 1ly, Herald, but here are a couple of humorous marrlage’ notices, about a hundred years old, taken from two Massachusetts newspapers: “On June 24, at Hempstead, Rev. Willlam Heart to Miss Lydia More of this city. ‘Whoever heard the like before, Shie’s got two hearts And he's got More.” “At Blooming Grove—Mr: John Reed- er of this city to Miss Elizabeth Tomp- kins of the former place, “One volume of the ‘Rights ofyMan’ ¥From malden errors freed her, She saw the title, liked the plan, And soon became a Reeder.” Trying to Place Peculiar Animal. A little animal, at first thought to be the “missing link,” was captured recently in the wooded section of Berkeley, Cal. It had a face like a man, a tail like that of a squirrel, hands resembling those of :a, human being, and Jjabbered. a distinctive lingo. It is about a foot tall ghd dark brown. = Unlversity of California sclentists will be asked to define its specles, ot Sun Caused Baby’s Death: Through a flaw in the window pane a hot July sun focussed its rays upon | the bed on which a_ seven-months-old girl was sleeping In Benwood, W. Va. The bed was set afire and the baby burned to death. The fire, which start- el In the child’'s bedclothes, was not discovered until it had gained consid- erable headway, and before it was ex- tinguished the house was partially destroyed. bl ) s ———— Subscribe for The Daliy Pioneer. ‘SAVE THE RACE FROM POISON Work That Nature Has Ordained for the Leaves Is Indispensable to Humanity. That we owe a big debt of gratitude to the old elm tree, and to the cinna, 1aon. rosebush, and even to the big pigweed that jeers at us from the corn rows, is driven home to us by Solita Solano In an article on the microscope in the American boy. Every one learns, says the writer, that.animals llye through breathing in from the-air pure oxygen and breath- ing out poisonous carbon dioxide. But how many ever stop to think where the poison goes after it is breathed out and where our fresh supply of oxygen comes from? Leaves are four-fifths water and al- most all the rest carbon. They get the carb®n from the alr, breathing it ‘In_ through multitudes of tiny mouths. In one square inch of a lilac leaf there are 160,000 mouths. These orifices | take into the leaves of the world the 1,000,000 carloads of carbon dioxlde that are passed daily into the atmos- phere. The leaves break up the car- bon dioxide into its original elements, cdarbon and oxygen. They retain the carbon and give us back pure oxygen in return. Thus they maintain a nat- ural equilibrium; we owe our very ex- istence to the trees and plants. Without the microscope we should never have known about the mouths of the leaves and what an all-impor- tant part they play in our lives. WHEN THE FLESH “CREEPS” Sensations of Fear and Horror Cause Progressive Contraction of the Erective Muscles. When one is greatly frightened and impulses go out from the brain centers to the erector muscles the progressive contraction’ of the latter can be dis- tinetly felt. This sensation commonly attends the emotions of feay and hor- ror and ' is popularly described as a “creeping” of the flesh. Impulses which pass out over the nerves from the brain affect various muscles in addition to those attached to the roots of hairs. This fact ac- counts for the peeuliar behavior of the heart when one is badly scared, for the tenseness of the throat and the | vocal cords and for the trembling of the haniig}~etc. A contraction of tlie musenlar tissues controlling the blood vessels partly-closes them and so shuts off the supply of blood to the skin. This, of course, results in paleness. At the same time the numerous sweat glands In the skin are excited and pour forth an unusual amount of, perspiration. . This causes the oftw mentioned “cold sweat.” In reality it is no more.cold than any éther sweat, but it seems so because it occurs when the skin is chilled, due to the con- striction of its arteries and capillaries. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Dollar With Two Heads. The only! genuine silver dollar with two heads, 1. e, a head on each side, is owned by a southern man, who ob- tained the curio in New Orleans some time ago. - .The southerner .got this dollar in change, and for: some time was un- ware that/ he possessed anything un- usual in the coin line. ~Under one head" are the figures “1906,” the date of the initial stamping, and under the other head' “1909.” ‘After Investigation it was found an employee In the New Orleans mint, whose duty it was to run the silver colns through the dies in order that the head might be stamped on it, sub- stituted a current silver dollar for the coin immediately after the head had been stamped, leaving the other side unstamped. . This was in 1906. Three years later, he ran the coin through the stamping machine for the reverse side. The fact that a coin had been put in, in the fipst instance, to replace the halfcoined dollar, prevented detec- tion. What It Costs to Stop Train. An ordinary passenger _locomd- tive consumes a pound of fuel for every 52 feet it travels. Each unneces- Isary stop made with a heavy freight or passenger train represents -a fuel loss of from 500 to 750 pounds f, of coal, depending on- the weight of the train, the length of the stop and the grade conditions. A brake- ine air leak on a train of 50 freight cars has been known to cause a loss of as much as 2,540 pounds of coal in a ten-hour period.~ The loss of coal each time a modern locomotive pops off for five minutes is about 75 pounds. If lo- comotive firemen were to save a little more than one shovelful of coal out of ench ton used the total saving would he equal to nearly 1 per cent of all the coal handled. Floyd W. Parsons in the World's Work, PRI . S S Y Bird Migration to Siberia. With the autumn season comes the migration of birds. From Britain they migrate to Afriea; in Australia the birds fly away to eastern Siberin. During the Australian winter the snow melts in Siberla and it becomes an elysium for birds from every country of the East. A few days after the sndw has gone pansies, anemones, and dwarf roses appear in flower and the birds find a 1¥ch store of cranberries, crowberries, and Arctic strawberries for food. The inrush of birds into eastern Siberia at migration times is one of thie most marvelous sights in the world; every pool left by the melting snow is black with them. The Australian birds. have the longest journey' to make of all, coming from 8,000 miles away. SUBSCRIBE FOR THI TR T TRUE FRUIT FLAVORS ,Order a dish today—or, better still, take home a brick of our Spe- cial this week. 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