Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 12, 1921, Page 2

1. EACH INTERPRETS MEANINGS | OF ARMS CONFERENCE AS ‘HIS PREJUDICE DICTATES. i deng of the United States. helse ought to have been done. " (virtunlly, lias beeén found out of the - ‘Qifficulties: which™ involved the Island leftlier to attack or to delend certaln 'READING 'PUBLIC CONFUSED Cortain Results of the Great Meeting I Have Been and Will' Be Reached | Despite the Exploitation of Individ- ual ldeas, ; \ e— - By EDWARD B, CLARK Washington.—There is full, and, it confession be made, a personally sat- Isfactory . opportunity during , these days of the meetings of the great con- ference to use the old, old saying that “the wish is father to the thought.” Phere is an official Interpreter in the conference chamber who turns French into English and English into French. There ave several scores of writer of the meeting and a large part of them wake the wish father of the in- terpreted thought. Ought one to say this? Well, yes, because it is everlastingly true. Hu- man natiire canaot be changed even by a_ conference which looks toward ulthinafe peace in ‘the world. If a writing {nferpreter's thought is read his wish generally is read, If the American redding public will take the speeches made by the chief delegates to the.great conference, and | will read the straight news of the de- | veloping events of each day and will do its own Interpreting, it wilt prob~ ably be better off than if It reads the enifrely contradictory interpretations of the proceedings, past, present and fufure, which are put forth by writ- ers of almost as many minds on the subjeet as there are words In the min- | utes of the day's procedure. Each Writer Follows His Bent. I (he- writing craft as assembled in ‘Washington there are all kinds of “isms" represented—everything from | mikitarism to pacifism and actual yel- lowisni. . Does any sane person espect any one of these men or women to chapge the current of a lifetime | thought and belief dnto channels in | which they never ran before? 1Is it | to be expected that the men and wom- | en who came here as haters of Frahee | can - geg¢ anything good in Briand’s | argument on the subject of land dis- armament? Is it to be expected ‘that | any man or woman here who Is glvén oyer to the doctrine of a total disarm- ament for the United States, and car- ing nothing about . the disarmament of otliér powers, cun see anything good In Secretary Hughes' plan for only a partidl scrapping of the forces of our nayy? 1s It to be expected.that any maw oF ‘woman who ceme here hold- g Japan as a suspect In everything Ithat tt does, or lhas done, can write anything but suspleion of Japan's iwords and acts today in this eity of ‘Washington? Is it to be expected ithat any -contemners of Great Brit- ‘aln's fets, past, present, or outlined lin the future, can write anything in interpretation of the acts of the'con- Iference ‘which Wwill not be inimical in spirit to the “Tight Little 1sle”? Speeches are made in the confer- ence chamber by leading men of ev- ery -country which Is here represent- ed. These men are daily written. down as truth tellers, or, under n semi-po- Iite veil, as liars, and all_this more than ocecasfonally in obedience to the writer's thought which IS "the off- spring of his wish in the case. Results That Won't Be Changed. | There are certain facts thus far.to | come out of the conference which can- not be gainsaid. Tt Is perfectly use- Jess ro write that these facts ought mot to be facts, and that svmething The ‘resglts bave been . renched and they will stand until something or other ‘happens in the universe to knock them down. A 3 Navles are to be reduced. An'agpee- ment is to be made among the nations collectively that certain things shall e «ddne for China. A happy way, of Ynp, and ‘some other things al- ready have heén definitely settled. Men und’ women have been moved to attendance on this conference ns listeners and as writers by a desire ‘nattons and thelr ideals, or, us It may ibe, their lack of ideals. Washington |also. has become tho exploiting place of g variety of “IJsms” which have no spirjtual or physical connection with \the conference us called by the Presi- The proceedings of the conferees have heen stralght-nway thus far. "They have tried to get Into one path fand in that path to proceed tof the | lend sought. It must bé edifying to {he forelgn visitors to read banners earrled in the hands of fatuous ones proclaiming a “Do 'This™ or a “Don't Do That” The aties, like the poor, we have with us at all times: ‘and they are a sight worse p|nb’.’llv:‘fillln\\'r(‘c - ithan [ elgners have becowme fumiliaw in ‘thelr the poor. Of ‘course the (or ‘own-land with manifestations’ of men- ‘talitdes disensed, but not quite enough Iso to demand the victims' rel ‘to the asylums, but the wounder is today Just>what ‘the foreigners think of the |’ pecullar brand of Amervican fanatic | ‘which fs making a pestilentinl show of himgelf or hersell on the sidewalks of Washington today. Ships That Won't Be Scrapped. interpreters of the meanings: | one day In 1803 from Bar Harbor, Me., | and that.voyage probably was the last | They Mr. Gridiey.,” The Olympla is to be suved. A 5 Oregon- Surely Will Be Saved. | ‘PROXIES” AT THE ELKO The lulll One;.'.;m nev;zr ; will l;e TONIGHT AND TUESDAY serapped unless the eople lose thelr . % patriotic memorles and cmotions. fll‘;\mfil;“i:‘°(r,‘:d“&c‘l‘;if{eq‘:’°:‘§}e‘nst5h%3Og | here are men still compuratively YRS B S g ! so much more dead than alive! tlop | gently to my wife Tress. man’s. i Quick Decision. ) Pathér—Young man, I saw you kiss 3 | my daughter. What are your inten- rt tions? | Nervous Young Man—Never to do It| pothe News :—: Comedy It the outeome of the conference on |Rgaln, sir.—Answers. T T XEAD THE PIONEER WANT ADS | the limitatlon of armaments Is whil 18 hoped for, a great many ships which have done good service in the Ameri- can navy will go to the scrap heap, [hu there are several ships which the AT THEATRES " 0 . American people may know In advance “CAPPY RICKS"” HERE LAST never will be scrapped. ) It {s not probable that the confer- ence will result in the scrapping of the war-time memorles of the Amer- ican people, although some of the agi- tators here who “ducked their duty” In war aud left thefr fellowmen to do their fighting for them, apparently wish that all the memories of the past might be wiped out. They are a pre- clous lot, these slackers. Apparently there is not a patriotic emotion in the Jbreast of any one. of:them, and yet Washington ‘authorities’ seem to feel jcompelled - to ‘tolerate ‘their presence and thelr pernfcious plcketing activ- ities. A One espects to see some day, if things go on as they are, a_procession mwarching along Pennsylvania avenue with a big ‘banner at the head carry- “Scrap Old Iron- —0Id Ironsides being the frigate titution' which now lies in the | the rocks. . b | Charlestown (Mass.) navy yard, emp- | Mr. Meighan and his crew learned | Ity of other cargo but louded with [something of navigation in “‘Cappy | glorlous memorles of sen vietorles of | Ricks,” for in the storm scenes the the past. The processionists would star was obhged~ to pilot the tug whlchx‘ march in vain, for the American peo- y‘f“’;tl‘%fi]fi;‘e\‘cfiz .°f1 ‘-::L:i distressed ple presumably can he depended upon, nn}l héudi a stx-oynq g:fp;m.‘;i;:g ::\;‘0:;18)1 # majority of them at least, to In- 5 gl “Teddy’s Goat,” a lively new two- sist in the future, as they have i« |payt comedy, featuring Teddy, oo sted in the past, that the ship which | dog, will complete the program. | Oliver Wendell Holmes once saved | from the $crap heap by his great poem, | “LADYFINGERS” ;l" THE “Aye tear her tattered ensign downm,” | shall not be sent to the limbo of far- GRAND THEATER TUESDAY getfulness, Bert Lytell, the Metro star,ihas The Constitution, therefore, unques- | Won the latest screen popularity con- tionably is safe, and so is the Con- test in Los Angeles, the home of mo- | stellation, which virtually is a sister tm’?‘hg‘fi:‘;‘&tt was conducted by the ship of the Constitution, and which ) z A pripis P sailed the seas for many years and on Los Angeles Examiner among women s d 90 | women _condidates -for' the rold of several occaslons met and defeated | Cinderella at a Cinderella ball. There the ships of the enemwy. 1 were 45,000 condidates :and they Fate of the Kearsarge. were permitted to vote for their It was the government’s Intention | Prince Charming. Mr. Lytell polled at- | to save fqr all thne the old Kearsurge most half of the votes, which were which fought the fight with the Ala- distributed among all of the men stars bama off Cherbourg, France, in the of the sereen. days of the Clvil war. The ship wus | The Cinderella was chosen, not for kept in commission and'it formed a he(‘i feet a'lnne, b\ln for her form. The part of the North Atlantie squadron |iudges selected Msrguerite Pluard. For 'a"good many years, \With other B J}L“lly’,yt";}:c‘]:"‘i[filn‘:* ‘E:’gz(‘]‘“{g’“ n o 5 " i 4 g ' 0 ships of the squadron it sailed forth open the ball ut the Cinderella Roof, where they were greeted by Mayoi George C. Cryer. Mr. Lytell will be seen tomorrow and Wednesday at the Grand theater | were full-rigged ships with [in “Ladyfingers,” a Bayard Veiller steam ausiliary, and the sight of them |production of Jackson Gregory’s story with all sail set was one long to be |adapted for the screen by Lenore J. remembered. The Kearsarge was sent | Coffee. Pathe News and a comedy will on a commission to the West Indies {also be shown. ! with a party of scientists on board. On a perfectly clear, bright duy It run on Roncador Reef, and it was im- possible to gave her. There her bones bleached. stardo alard or. The cld Hartford, Barragats sbib |wil he"‘u':,':,dfi‘;réhfio}ge.}],;‘l:fimfi:;"g:"d’E at Mobile bay, still is borne oi the | Friday at the Elko theatre, in a new navy register but it Js out of com-|story by Heetor Turnbull, entitled misslon,” Tt needs repairs badly, and{“Everything For Sale.” congress hny been asked to add a sum May McAvoy needs no introduction to ‘the next naval appropriation bill |to those who have watched her growth ‘which will enable this old fighting [as a mistress of emotional interpreta- Lcraft to be suved. . tion. ‘“Sentimental Tommy” set her Phe body of the unknown Amerlcan [out as an individual of particularly soldier, which was buried in Arilog- |8ppealing personality, a fact made ton with such solemn céremonies on [€eTtain by “A Private Scandal.” Armistice day was brought to the “ALARM CLOfiDY" COM‘lNc United States on the Olympia, an 0ld- time fighting vessel which was Local admirers of youthful Charles ‘Dowey’s flagship at the battle of |Ray will have an opportunity to see Manila bay. It was on the bridge of [him a return engagement of “Alarm the Olympin that Dewey, turning to|Clock Andy,” when this Thomas Ince production comes to the Elko theatre Lieutenant Commander Gridley said: “You may fire when you are ready, ";"‘l;ve‘l““d"‘»" next, for one day run only. Thomas Meighan, athletic night. freshing picture of the sea, M. Meighan is said to have one of the best roles of his stellar career. Mr. Meighan loves the sea and boats, and “Cappy_Ricks™ gives the start rarc opportunitics in sea scenes. The sea scenes were made in and near Boston and off the rocky Mainé coast, where three sailing vessels and a tug, chartered by Paramount, were em- ployed. One scene of “Cappy Ricks” reveals a boat propelled toward the treacher- ous rocks by heavy seas.and a high wind. A great risk was taken by the actors of this scene, as it was neces- sary to brave rough water and the possible danger of being stranded on fug these words: sid time that the squadron of the old timers ever was together. “EVERYTHING FOR SALE” AT || ELKO THEATRE THURSDAY! May McAvoy, recently elevated to| it lies in a plugh case in a jewelet’s showcase. But 'when you have a close-up of it as you do in the Cos- young whoe remember the voyage of the Oregon around Cape ‘Horn when she was on her w under forced draft to make the cast coast of the United States In time to join the fleet which later put the Spanish Admiral Cervera’s battleships out of commis- slon in a runoing fight. Admiral Charles E. Clark, who Is atfll living, nlthough he is on’ the re- tired list, was the eaptain of the Ore- gon on that recor breaking voyage. While on the outh from San Francisco to round the Horn, news was recelved to the effect that Span- tsh destroyers and torpedo boats were on the lookout for the Oregon. This news was read by Captain. Clark to thé crew assembled on the forward decl. They received the information with roaring cheers and the ship's band-played “The Star-Spangled Ban- ner.” The Oregon made Its northern port In safety and later did great service In the fight at Santiago. A Disadvantage. Governor Small of Ilinols, apropes of enormous life insurance policies, said the ofher day: “Zuker, the film King, s Insured for $7,500,000. Rodman Wanamaker cat- ries a million, Plerpont Morgan car- ries the same. “for the average man a large fn- suranee has Its advantages, but it also las its disadvantages, ies,” which comes to the Elko theatre tonight and Tuesday, you have an ad- ditional thrill. ! This necklace, acccrding -to . the story of “Proxies,” was the ante-nup- tial present of Homer Carleton to his fiancee, Carlotta Darley, daughter of a millionaire. The necklace is placed in Darley’s safe for safekeeping, but Clara Conway, instinets, learns the combination ‘and Tomorrow “A lawyer carnfug about $3,000 a year was isured for $60,000. ‘e got ed once, and was rescued by n miracle. As soon as his raft reached land he cabled to his part- ner: “Ioam saved. ‘r'he dramatic, heart-gripping | romance of a young crook | with hands as deft as a wom- an’s and 2 heart as stout as a Try and break it "—Detroit Free TIME TONIGHT AT GRAND Para- mount star, is a brawny sailor’s mate in his latest starring vehicle, “‘Cappy Ricks,” which wilIGbe s(l’llonn io)' tthrs\ st time at the Gran heater to- 7o ik 4 last KS bt Poasloy, in this re- and Zena Virginia Keefe head an un AR YA possesses herself of the adornment, When Peter, a butler, her sweet- heart, catches her with the jewel case in her possession, he forces her to re- turn it and xreminds her of her prom- ise to live as straight as he, a former conviet, is doing. Thus a double love story, embellished by many thrills, the results of situations that arise, develops. The story was written by Frank R. Adams and the director was George D, Baker. Norman Kerry usuaily clever cast of players. — = WEST FARGO MIGHT YET ESCAPE AUCTION BLOZI (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Dec. 12.—Before the ten days’ stay in procedure expires Wednesday, Lewis Altenberg, cred- itor for tha Equity Packing plant, hopes some settlement can be made s0 that West Fargo will not go under the sheriff’s hammer. Altenberg, Clay ! | county farmer, has jhdgment against the plant for $50,000 for money lent to tide the company over financial pletures, "may seem, the introduction of d new picture now and then is an excellent plan. pruning in most homes, in which ple- tures that have no real merit are sent to the limbo of the attic, ‘while new and worth while studies in color or black znd white are hung on the walls to give a new beauty. citizen, “that. ef his keteh fire, he'd’ lose his life tryin' to s (& | Laurel Canyon ( Love from destrnetion by fire, “Porehy’s Frame-Up,” two-part comedy, featuring Johnny Hines, is also at the Elko tonight and tomor- row. " About Pilctures. Nearly “all, houses have too many And' yet, paradoxical as It What is needed Is a’ drastic st oand a inter new An Unlucky Citizen. “He's so unlucky,” said the Billville house wuz ter wve a Jast year's almanac!”—Atlanta onstitution. =~ DOINGS OF BOY SCOUTS. recently saved the ) home of Bessle Boy seouts A questionnaire sent out to boys whe bad just returned from a scout camp bhrought out interes to what the boys themselves consid- ered them. “to he u ing information as that the experience had given Some of the answers were: Detter.. seout,” “to - stand leawrned “working without ubling,” “good habits” “clean ht," sport,” “helped every way.” P l ‘rays. A GOOD THING : . “Why do you stay. on that cake of woap?” Ras “So if a stormicomes up | can straits in Jun 20.° My, ‘Altenberg later contended the flrm was repre- sentedz to hint'at the time to'be in a more Pprosperous it really was. Judgment was:secured for the money and zosts, and West Fargo, comprising 83 acres of land, 24 hous- es and a hotel werd to ‘besold to satisfy the judgment. Attorneyu foir the plaintiff asked stay in proceed- ing. P. M, Casey, president. of the company states that Mr. Altenberg 1s now satisfied ‘that the company was not i as bad, condition as he had reason to fear it was. THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS wash myseif ashore!” e For a ‘Church. Supper. When taking out food in dishes or ting to chureh dinners and suppers or' to your!neighbors,” try Writihg’ name. on; u piece: of adbesive plaster and stick it onto the dish or tin, and you wiil find that you ‘will' have noj more trouble_in losing your dishes, as it will not be washed oft easlly, (D Holi Purest Natural Light. The scientists tell us that the fire- fiy's light is the purest In nature; al- most all other sources of illumination give forth a mixed form .of ehergy that is only in part illumination, to the human eye, at least. But the fire- fly gives forth light and nothing else. An ordinary gas flame, for instance, contains but three per cent of light Sunlight itself is only 35 per cent pure. It is.no wonder, then, that many a child has discovered that when a firefly crawls over a book in the dark you can read the type behind them, providing he is accommodating, and you read rapidly. The {llumina- tion fs ‘said to come from a photo- genie plate of fatty substance supplied with a profusion of fine tracheal branches, which earry a rich supply of oxygen to-the fat cells and cause, a the insect’s will, a rapid combustion. Probably it is fortunate for the fire- fly that this coribustion does produce pure light, and not 45 per cent of heat waves. —Harper's Magazine. lIlIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII“IIIIIIIIll' - at a THOMAS MEIGHAN As “MATT PEASLEY”—in Petter B. Kynes’ famous Saturday Evening Post Story of the Seas— “CAPPY RICKS” | with Agnes Ayres are—‘Florrie Ricks” and Charles Abbe as—f‘Cappy Ricks” It's a Romance as Salt as Davv Jones, as Full of Thrills as a Hurricane, and Rippling All.Over With Fun. ALSO SHOWING— " “Teddy’s Goat”’—A new 2-part Comedy T Shop Early! - PHONE D ints - 3 Real Household Necessities are not the less welcome asa Xmas Gift - - - - All our Electrical Ware is going in this sale 20 to 40 Select what you:will want = now—and we will hold it til= Xmas. Arrangemex.lia Can Be Made For Payments Minn. Electric Light-Power Co. ELMER E. SWANSON, Man: §'-—|:|!|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i Dy ¢ A i Discount of from PER CENT DISCOUNT RIS NI 2€-W Shop Early! e TODAY mopolitan-Paramount picture, ‘‘Prox-| a maid of predatory | § GRAND = Tonight A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION A Paramount Picture The maid was a crook, the but- ler a jailbird, and the charm- ing daughter of the house— well, you won’t blame the maid for watching her! And when high finance and By Frank R. Adams Persenally directed by George D. Baker high scciety get all tangled up N with in a love knot— ZENA KEEFE It’s a thrill-romance that snaps and like the crack of a whip! NORMAN KERRY Also Educational Pictures Comedy— JOHNNY HINES in—“TORCHY’S FRAME-UP” TONGHT ELKO TOMORROW| CHANGE OF PROGRAM EACH DAY ' 7he BAND BOX REVUE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY SHOW With the lates: Musical Hits of the season, and carrying a bevy of Pretty Chorus Girls. Special Scenery and Elaborate Costumes. - —PICTURE PROGRAM—— i “MEN OF THE DESERT” e N e e S e A From ncw until Christmas— Studio open for sittings, EVENINGS Botween 7 and 9 O’Clock. THE HAKKERUP STUDIO ~=GRAND -~ HAVE YOU TRIED THE NEW = S MANDARIN CAFE; AMERICAN 3= AN E: " CHINESE i CATERING TO THOSE WHO ENJOY FIRST-CLASS FOOD COOKED IN FIRST CLASS STYLE —Meals At All Hours— Br_'ing your friends for a treat of Oriental Food, put up in the same style as you find in the larger city cafes. The Nandarin Cafe 302 2nd. St. Frederick Hotel i T HERHTIT T UCAUAEAURTI SENABCR IR NRA TN, 111} s [T HITHI TETATANT ALANAEEEARINANRNOR 4RERIEEES. [ICETTITHTEEE] T TR JIVETUCTTTTTRTTTITITY, TR I, & TN AT OTAT NN SRR AR, i ¥ =5 & i R PP — 2 i S5 A