Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 31, 1921, Page 2

T ' tion of Edna Ferber’s novel * \ Herself,” which is to be the principal ' bered father. B 4he mountains in this s _that the unusual co NO WOMAN KNOWS” SHOWS LAST TIME-—GRAND TONIGHT The tragedy, comedy, pathos and ‘humor, ofghfa itself unfold in “No Woman Knows,” the screen adnptu- ‘Fanny attraction at the Grand theater, and . which is showmg for the last time ‘tonight. Just as life unfolds in natural se- ‘quences of light and darkness, bright- ness and gloom, so does the story of “Fanny” develop on the screen in shadings of simple incidents, and mo- ‘ments of dramatic despair. Pod Browning, who directed the picture and Mabel Julienne Scott, who is the featured player, were re- cently discussing the high lights of the production. Miss Scott said: “It seems some- times that there js too much sadness dn it 4 To which Browning replied: “I was afraid then ,was too much hu- ,mor.” “I had so many crying scenes my eyes were red half the time,” con- tinued Miss Scott. “But don’t forget all the charac- ters who provide the comedy,” in- terrupted Mr. Browning. “If there ‘are not as many laughs as there are ‘weeps’ in an average family then the family is a failure.” ° And so it was decided that the pathos and the humor should be equally dividéd' in “No Knows,” half glad and half sad—but with a “punch” in every scene. VIOLA DANA SCORES 3 % IN “MATCH BREAKER” As a female detective who engages in the novel occupation of rescuing unwary males from designing and umcuptuhlo gmen, Viola Dana again scores in “The Match Break- or,” a Dallas M. Fitzgerald produc- ion for Metro. which tomorrow starts 1" two-day run at the Grand theater. Miss Dana. is at her best in such a”picture as it gives her every op- portunity, to exercise to the full that vivacity’ and = characterization for which she is noted. The story itself 13 away from the beaten path of the usual movie entertainment and is staged in a way to keep the audience in suspense until the last scene. In the role of Jane Morgan, Miss| Dana plays the part of a girl who, successful in steahn; other girls’ sweethes#ts, starts in/to make that her pmfesamnnl calling. Her first case involves her in untm\glmtz the mix-up of a father and son mld in unearthing ihe schemes of the nemgmng females some L‘(uemely mtc!‘e\tmg problems are created. . Miss Dapa poltmvs the - character with enthusiasm and understanding. Jack Perrin as Thomds Butler, Jr., ‘furnishes a good represontnhon of a Woman |; hwly rich young man :whi Jobson is the typical, mon Others.in_th Kate Toneray, Lenore Lyn; Kelsey and Arthur Millette. adapted) by Arthur J. Zeliner from |’ Meta White’s “THE'NORTHERN TRAIL" AT _ THE REX THEATER TODAY Bringing tho short photoplay back into 'its own, “The Northern Trail” was shown bund‘y at the Res! theater. This picture, which is an Ecucational release from Selig-Rork, is little short of sensational. Built on!a James Oliver Curwoodcstory, “The "Wilder- ness Mail,” ducc ed by a famous di- rector, Bortram rnd;en and- played by an all-star cast, including Lewis Stone, Wallace Béety und Ethcl Grey Terry, this picture tells a tarilling | story in a high-class way, and does it two thousm\dtfwt of fllm—twn reels. 5 Thé story is lajd in the snow-cov- ered north, where a swaggeriiag bully wins the heart of the wife of the car- rier of the Wilderness Mail ‘only to |, take both of them to their demth. i iTHE MOLLYCCDDLE” AT £ Lo¢ Angeles Cal.—Placing himself || _ at the ‘mérey of a pack of ravaging i 7 .coyotes in his effort to rescue his|! . prize malamute, Douglas Fairbanks, {} recently was himseglf saved from pos- sibly serious hurts by the timely ar- ival of servants of the household. . The scene of-the- thrilling exper 1 ¢nee ‘was_just, outside the exclusive ) Beverly Hills sectlon, in the Santa ' ynmcn mountains, and half a mile rom the Fairbanks estate. Returning: frdny his studio where bc was putting the nmshing touches on “The Mollycoddle,” ghortly after sundown, Fairbanks’ pet ex, an Alaskan nmlnmutp suddenly darted forward at a moving object. It proved to be one of ‘a pack of coy- otes, fully fifteen in numbert aceord- mg to Fairbanks. The beasts engaged in a de~poruu‘ struggle. \Vlth(luf, }honght of the danger to himself, and gdrmed with only a stout walking ick,: the screeni star hurled himself into’ the midst of it, clubbing in ¢very dnrert}l{on ‘and frlllltlul“\ striving to ex. { ' REX THEATER TUESDAY || which will be t: shown at the Rex theater on Tuesday, ¥ title role, according to Manager| Brinkman, “And, oddly enough,” Mr. Brink- man continued, ‘‘the appeal of ‘Burn ’Em Up' Barnes,” is not contined to any one particular class of- amuse- ment seekers. it's appeal scems to be universal. The iove theme, so d¢ftly and’ cleverly intertwined with the many thrilling incidents, appeals to the feminine contingent, the cour- ageous combat with econonue factors wins the admiration of ite elderly business man, the adventurous life on the broad highways appeals te the youth of both sexes, and the thrilling automobile road racé and its whirl- wind dramatic climax finds every one on the edge of their chairs with ex- citement. Certain it is that Johnny, long the hers of countiess office boy escapades in Torchy Comedies could not have selected a better story to make in to a picture than. Raymond Schrock has provided in “Burn 'Em Barnes.” “MOONLIGHT & HONEYSUCKLE"” AT ELKO THEATER TONIGHT Mischievous, rollicking youth that blithely forges its way to happim;ss in spite of all obstacies is the prin- cipal ingredient in the swiftly mov- ing new Realart pxcturc, “Moonlight and Honeysuckle,” showing at the Elko theater tonight, also Tuesday matinee and evening. Mary Miles Minter is always best that call for pep and and the role of Judith inly gives her plenty of opportunity to exercise those qual- ities. Complications galore arise when when she proposes trial engagements with a couple of ‘her most ardent wooers in order to see which one of them will “wear” best as a potential husband. Of course, it’s all strictly conventional as far as trial engage- ments can be anad before the final adjustment there is a world of super- humorous situations. Monte Blue heads an excellent cast. This clevey player will be re- membered for his work in “Some- thing to Think About,” The Jucklins” and “The Kentuckians,” Other well known Thespians include Willard Lewis, Mabel Van Buren, Grace Goodall, William Boyd and Guy Oliver. Use Found for Scrub Palmetto. Florida swamps have thousands of acres of b palmetto that has enor- Mmous wi preading roots that were a nuisg until a recent discovery made plain that the fiber in the root was useful for fiber brushes. Now vast distriets ave to be cleared ultimately and the roots sold, the fiber being equal to the imported material used now. - ¢ o~ - ~r RN 2 WILL EXPLORE AFRICA NEWS OF THE THEATRES IIIlIIllllIIlllIIIll|II|IllIIIIIl"llIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIlllIIIllllIIIlll"Illllll‘ FOR POPE BENEDICT iy | (By United Press) Rome.——(By Mail)—Accompanied by the apostolic benediction of Pope Benedict, the Rev. Don Giuseppe Cap- ra of Aosta will leave soon for a year’s exploration in Central and Southern Africa. Upon his return, the fruits of his explorations and discoveries will be laid at the feet of the Holy See. In doing so, Don Capra will maintain the custom that has been in vogue ever since Columbus knelt at the feet of Ferdinand and Isabella with the news of the discovery of America, down to the Duke of Abruzzi, the scientific fruits of whose voyages to the North Pnfe md in Africa have always placed at the disposition of the erown. Don Capra has already acquired a | reputation fully as great as that of the Royal Italian Duke. ITALIAN MURDER BAND (By United Press) tion of the operatmn of the ‘“good killers,” an Ttalian band, was feared herc today following two killings in | the last 24 honvs, Marino Sperieneo, 39; ana Gie- como Ponte, 50, are acad this mor- ning. Sperieneo was stabbed in the | abdomen and his body was found ly- | ing in the street. I'onte was shot as he stood in his stora. ‘HERE'S YOUR HAT - WHAT'S YOUR HURRY' That’s what dainty little Mary Miles Minter says to | her third fiance in “Moon- || light and Honeysuckle” at || the § | ELKO Theatre Tonight and Tyesday Come around and see what she says fto‘her FOURTI! | . You’ll surc like Mary. T T Scenario by TOM GERAGHTY I [ Notice this delicious | flavor when you | smoke Lucky Strike —it's sealed in by the toasting process i e ! TONIGHT MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT In the Eighi-Part Super-Special Production— “NO WOMAN Fortunately Fairbanks was not in- dured to any extent. A few o b:ulses and scratches we fe dressed Wy his phymmn Those fxumluu with ion declare’ ]mll and e jorest fires of the past samme ' qtes and that is why thm had ve! n' tured so close to the city. i . BURN 'EM UP BARNES” AT THE REX THEATER TOI/AY Compnrafive]y fou comedy odfer- ings of thig'season’s vintage have at- tracted much attention as has been isplaved at the showing of “Burn Em Up Barnes,” now playing a lim- ed engagement at the Rex thevter, ith. Johnny (Tgrchy) i in the KNOWS” The amazing story of “FANNY HERSELF” by— EDNA FERBER Shows 7:30—9:00 Children 10c -Adults 30c GRAND <t s o RALPH T il WW’Ulfll]llIUflllJflllll[lm'llIlfllLflmllflH'&Ilml“!II!lltllillfl‘flflhlfllmfll il nunmummmmmév i | | . REX TUESDAY DOUGLAS | | FAIRBANKS | “The Mollycoddle ” WED. & THURS. WALSH & CUNNINGHAM i “COME ON JOHN” f CARL SWAIN DIALECT COMEDIAN. * . SAM & BLANCE ROSS = “FUN IN OUR SONGS AND PATTER” A EUROPEAN NOVELTY Offffered to You Interspersed With a Dance or Two. | ——FEATURE “THE MASK” | Story by HAROLD MacGRATH |& & MAY PICTURE— =l | SR [T T IR thrills! Speed! CAST Edmund Brees v Sherry Mnm\c\v Betts Juplia Swayne Gordon Dorothy Leeds Hnny Fraser B R R R R R R, B e e—————————————— e ————— REX TODAY | Johny Hines —in— “BURN ‘EM UP BARNES” Your old favorite of the Torchy Com- edies as the Star of a Rollicking, Racing Romance full of speed, The irrepressible youth chases Sobs with Laughs, Suspense with Thrills—in his first big Six-Reel Whirlwind. ~Thrills! ZIP—GO! “THE NORTHERN TRAIL” James Oliver Curwood— ! “The Wilderness Trail” I Matinee ¢ I ; laughs and X Laughs! From the story by REX ORCHESTRA 30—7:10-9:00 oo en'RIOT OF .COLOR IN § (By United Press) London, Oct. 31. —Lond9n is- to |indulge herself this fall in a riot of BELIEVED IN OPERATION ! color in dress, from overcoats to lin- | gerie, Already many shops_ Newark, N. J., Oct. 31,—A resump- {end are filled with ravishing Parisian al in hue—brown and henna and black models, and their windows reflect the| —but evening irocks break out again 1 LONDON FULL DRESS | ing season. In millinery, for instancg, you may wear either bright French blue,. or ‘one of the new fuchsia shades, or henna, or even go back to the rusts and tangerines of last year, and still be able to say ‘that you are wearing “the fashionable color.” Costumes are to be strictly autumn- tomato, lemon, rect.” in the west turn to the grays blacks of pre-war days. hundred glancmg coW’flf'thc _com- |into t}w gayest tints—blue and mauve and a hundred shades of red covered by the elastic word ‘‘fuchsia.” When it reaches lingeries, the Tiot is uncontrolled. Jade green, orange, black, ‘pearl, gray, mauve—any ‘of . these colors s “cor- The male craze for colored elothes has collapsed. There is a general re- and browns and Chain Store Gains 25"per cent Mail Order Houses Lose 37 per cent J. C. Penney Company, the operators of a country- wide system of chain stores, did 25 per cert more busi- ness during the first seven months of this year than dur- ing the corresponding months of 1920, while Sears, Roe- buck & Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co., the two lead- ing mail order houses of the country, suffered a loss of 37 per cent, in the same period; aceording to figures ob- tained by the DAILY GARMENT NEWS. E. C.-Sams, president of the J. C. Penney Company, when asked why it was that in that period of depression the Penney stotes had increased their sales so tremen- dously while the business of the catalog house had sc greatly fallen off, as¢ribed the fact in part to the poor business conditions. “When business is flush,”” he said, “people are not so particular where they buy, and do little shopping around. When business is bad they are anxious to find out where they can obtain what they want at the lowest price. Because we have pursued pollcles which parmit us to sell at rock-bottom prices, J..C. Penney Company has prospered through the depression.” - The chief point in the pohcles of the Penney stores that brought this about, he said, were: 1. That the Penney stores, on January 1st, took a 33,000,000 loss on their inventory to make it possible to base selling prices on replacement, values. . 2. That the Penney stores have devoted an increas- ing amount of money to arouse interest by the public in the values offered them. 3. That the executives of each of the Penney stores are interested in the business, and for that reason have the same personal interest in their stores which the man who owns a single store 'possesses. points out, is an element which is entirely lackmg in the big mail orders concerns: 4. The Penney stores sell for cash ofily :5. The Penney stores do not deliver any merchan- dise to their customers. 6." The Penney stores derlve all the benefits that are obtained through large scale huying. Mr. Sams declared that the man owning a single store should be able to benefit in the same way, when- ever is‘he able to put the same principles into practice. . He doubted very much whether this was entirely pos- sible, but, in any, case that is possible, such principles should have the same results. For the small man to put his business on a cash-and- carry basis might often be difficult, he said, but if that were done, the benefits to be: derived through the re- sultant reductions in prices should be great. The element of personal mterest 1s not an exclusive feature, but is one that is shared by any man who oper- ates his own store. Mr. Sams dpfibted whether the small merchant has been able to write off his losses on his inventary with the ease that a large concern like this has been able to do, . but where it can be done, he said, sales simply must be increased. / Advertising is a medium whi¢h the one-man store . can use as well as the largest chain store operator in the country. And, although Mr. Sams did not comment on this partlcular point, it has been said time and again by ex- perts in the retail field that the one-man store can share in many of the benefits of collective buying. with the chain stores through being represented in the New York market by a competent resident buyer. This, Mr. Sams -