Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1921, Page 4

EW YEAR'S night qulet and 4 <lear indicates & prosperous year, ; ) 2l ' On New Year’s eve while 2l the clock 1s striking 12 re- peat three times: “Good St. good St. Anne, . nd me & man ou can,” and you will be ens the year, spend afl the year. - The e Chiness say that 17 & man ity up for ten years in saccession and sees the mew year come in he will lave a long life. / . "It i3 unlucky. to refuse a beggar any- thing on New Year's day, or to refuse a request of any kind. : It §s lueky ‘to rise early on New Year's morning. - : If the first carol singer who comes to the door on New Year's morning is. brought in at the front door, taken “all through the house, and let out at the back door, it will bring luck to tbe house for a year, When the wind blows on New Year's night, it Is a sign of pestilence. ? If your first caller on New Years day is a male, you will have good luck “« and many friends; if @ female, bad bet luck and few: friends. The Chinese think New Year's day 1s the luckiest of the year, 3 12 you wash'clothes on New Year's day, You'll be sure to wash & friend away, Turn your plilow at midnight of the 81st_of December and you will dream of the one you are to marry, It brings good luck to place a piece of money on the window on New Year's'eve. If the first man you speak to on New. Year's morning has. his hands in his pockets, you will have a hard time get- | ting what meney you want during the/ | ear, 7 It is an 01d Dutch superstition that 1if you want to marry the girl you love, your volca must be the first one she hears and' your face the first she sees on New Years morning. \ Superstitious folk consider it tmpor- tant to notice whom you meet the first thing on New Year’s day, If it is a man, you will have good luck, If a ‘woman, bad luck; if & priest, yon will die’within a year; 1f a policeman, you will have litigation, The first person of the opposite sex you meet on New Year's day will bear the Christian name of your future partner, If fce melts on Jasuary 1 it will freeze on April 1, Feed the birds well on New Year's morning by placing a sheaf of wheat or parley. or, some bread outside your house, then good luck will attend you. and good and prosperity come to, you during the whole year. On New Year'’s eve take your hymn- | hook! to your bedroom, blow out the lamp, open your book, and mark. a hymn (In the dark), put §t under your, plllow, and sleep on it. Next moming read the hymn, and it will Wndicate, the events of the year. ! It is unlucky fo have clothes hang- ing on the line when the New Year Is born, el Cook: cabbage on New Year's day and ‘you will have good luck all the year. f Decorated apples stuck on three skewers are exchanged for luck on New Year’s day in Great Britain. Burn all the visiting cards that lave been recelved throughout the year on January 1. If yon keep them from year to year you will have bad luck, If you have not provided yourself | with'a calendar before the New Year|, comes n’' you will be behind hand in all your undertakings during the year. In Japan oranges are hung up on New Year's day as a charm to insure the long life of the family. The Chinese belleve it bad luck to | pay all of outstandivg accounts on the last of the year and begin fresh aud atratght on New Year's day. Just before midnight on New Year's eve the Chinese put on new or clean garments, 5o as to enter the new year purely, and .thus gain good fortane to themselves, ! On New Year's night it was an old Welsh custom with the wise and cour- ageous old men of the parish to sit up ‘all night. in the church porch. On that night, it was sald, a volce, eman- | ating from beneath the altar table, pronounced the names of thosp who should die within the coming year. Your conduct on New Year's day s a forerunner of your conduct all the year. NOT STINGY. o, Ganevieve, | ain't got stingy, }' made a " resolution “that all me penniea goes ‘to. the heathéns . this yearl” . : Peanut Butter Taffy. 2 cupfpls molasses, 1 cupful peauut | butter. L Roll:the melusses and peanut buiter g tq’ the erack stage, and then pour fnte pans. When partly cool pull ke any LAy, Cut oft. into’ two-inch pieces % ap). seissors, !SPECIAL PROGRAM AT REX = | | Opal Elliott, and Hardy Langdon, iery kind'of vehicle in his Paramount In his recent ple- | icious metal from' the earth in'North. On -this occasion, | /AT GRAND THEATER TONIGHT Metro tudios entitled, “Fhe Hole i the Wall,” full of suspense and in: terest to:-the last foot of film, an featu star, Udlice Lake, will be shown ut the Grapdl theater for the last time to- night. i . “Kiss and Make Up,” one of the latest of the popular.Christic -com: edies, with itg. usual wealth of fun, completes the program, & VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM-AT ' !GRAND THEATER SUNDAY harmony quartet kng as the Original American Newtboy Four is billed as the h & attraction for the special New, 's.day vaudeville show at the Grrand theater on Sunday | only. Being one of the best known quartets ‘playing in vaudeville, their harmsny numbers will prove a musi treat for Bemidji theatergoers. Plentifully sprinkled with comed and dancing the entire program offers| the “variety that is the spice of life.” ! Norton and Kage in “Bright Ideas are two men eatertainers of the usual | sort as:far €8 their humorous patter | rgoes, byt not in the character of | their #6ices, Mr. Kane possessing a high,tenor = register, of -uncommor sduty. i Roberts and Davis, “The Wise Guy ! and the Bogb Kid,” have an act !.h.l‘L might he called a vaudeville chop suey as. it ‘has a little biy of everything that pertains to up-to-date clever en- tertainment. Miss Davis in her torn; hat angd; ragged overalls, makes a| delightful “Huckleberry Finn,” and when she sings her tube songs and dances hex riihe dance, the old folks! will. think ‘of the old days of . the| barn dance. Herbuck dancing’ wilk| also iie noted as out-of-the-ordinar; . Blorine, the fourth act on the bilt| i5-an accomplished artist on the piano | accordion, one of the most difficust of the present day .musical ingtris| ments, and,. being possessed of | pleasing personality, hers iy an offer- ing that will please beyond a doubt for she adds zest and enjoyment in the hnfpy laughing manner in which | she delivers her numbers. | Tha entire four acts, and the five- part photoplay “Playing With Fire,” wnl‘; bte shown ir;‘the afternoon at 2:59 and twice in the- evening, beginnin, at 7:15 and 9. it | "THEATER NEW YEAR'S DAY | The management of the Rex thea- ter annaunces_the biggest_und best vaudeville show ever'seen in Bemidji as 'the special offering. for Sunday, New Year's day. The Crescent Com- edy-Four in “Fun in a Schoolroom,” is said to be one of the best quartets in present-day vaudeville. Tom Patri- cola, assisted by Iréne Delroy, “the girl and the dancing fool,” George Dameral and Myrtle Vail, assisted by “the plum tree girl,” are the vaude- ville: offérings. _Katherine McDonald in a picture without “a villain, *‘The - Beautifal 'Lmr," presented by B. P. Schulberg, is the picture offering Sunday. “RIDING WITH DEATH” AT THE REX THEATER TODAY “Riding With Death,”. a William Fox western photoplay, was the of- fering. at the ‘Rex theater yesterday. It presented an old friond under a name partly new on the screen, for the billing designated the star as Charles . (Buck) Jones, The explana- tion was offered that the star’s mes—‘, tified_a christening under 'a name og.hcr ‘than "that by which he has hitherto ‘been known. - “Riding With Death,” is as excit- ing and entertaining a photoplay as any in which this popular star has appearod. Charles Jones plays the part of “Dynamite” Steve Dorsey, a ckless riding and hard fighting Tex- | as Ranger who gets into trouble with a crooked sheritf and his ‘henchmen. The story is strong in plot and tre- mendously fast in action. The love theme is developed most effectively, The frienship of two men in love with ¥ne same girl--men who are such good pals that they remain pals xln ‘i{‘ifmflnf thg conflict in desire ——Is faithfully and appeali - ks y ppealingly por: The story is by Jacques Jaccard, who also prepared the; scenario and directed t cisco play: c vs the feminine lead charm- mgll(_w_v. Thc(‘.hpitilum will go: far toward making Charles Joies mor: 3 than Buck has been, A WALLY REID'S. NEWEST PICTURE SHOWING AT ELKO Wallace Reid has driven almost ev- sereen offerings. ture, “The- Love Special,” he_added a locomative to the list and in the du- tomobile ‘race 'picture immediately following, he drove a fast racing car around the track at a speed of a hun- dred and ten miles per-hour. ,In “The Hell Diggers,” picture written by ~Byron Morgan, which wlll be shown #t'the Elko the~ atre tonight and Sunday, the star op- erates one ‘of the most unusual ma- ¢hines i the, worldi-—the. giant dredger which is used to'pitn the ‘pre- his - late ern California. however, he was unable to make more than half a mile a day. This lack of pep in the speed of the big machine, however, is more than compensated for by a thrilling fight when the.dredger is converted into a floating fortress and'which it is up to the faction headed' by Mr; Reid 'tol . ‘An'infercsting photoplay from the | g the dainty. and beautiful | ent high stading as an actor has jys- | e production. Betty Fran- | three notable’ William. DeMille pro- ctions, “Midsummer Madness,” hat Every Woman. Knows,” and The Lost Romance,” pinys the lead- |ing role opposite Wallace Reid in | his latest Paramount picture, “The | Hell Diggers. This is_ not Miss Wilson’s { first appearance with the “populav Wal She will be recalled as_ Vir- ginia MacMurran, daughter of the motor truck manafacturcr in “What’s ur Hu * i ] {“HOLD YOUR HQRSES” ON .[ i MONDAY ONLY AT GRAND ' |~ Tom Moore was almost cxcluded from the Goldwyn studios during’ the filming of “Hold Your Horses” from | a story by ‘Rupert Hughes, which will ; be shown for the second time at the | Grand theatre’ Monday only. The star was dressed in’ the garl of a street cleaner and so closely did'* ! he resemible a real “*white wing” that {a stranger:would never have suspect: ed that he was an’actor and the door: keeper tried hard to keep him out. “ANN OF GREEN GABLES” MONDAY AT THE ELKO “Ann of Green Gables,” Mary Miles Minter’s best Realart picture, and a two-part comedy will be shown for the second time at the Elko Mon- day only. Hospital Without Wards. ZA hospital withont wards, where pople of small or no means can re- ceive private treatment, is being built In New York. | 80 spelled at that time~1in, contradis- .Which s called ‘New Virginia.' WHY CALLED “OLD DOMINION” A Two Explanations Have Been Given for Nickname Bestowed on the State of Virginia, There are two explanations as to how the state of Virginla came to be called “Old Dominlon.” The one giv- en in the follgwing account is gener- ally regarded as’ the' most plausible: “In Capt. Johw Smith's' ‘History of Virginta,' cdition ’of, 1629, therc is a map of the setttements of 'Virginia, which at that time ihcludéd New Eng- land, as well .as, every other part of the British settlements in America, | Ue there calls our ‘present’” Virging ‘Ould” Virginia’—the word ‘old being tinetion, to, the New. England colony, Here, then, we have the word ‘ould, the dis- tinctive word of the. title.. Now, we know that, from the settlement of .the colony to the Revolution, every act of parlinment, every letter of the king to the governor, desighated Virginia as the ‘colony and, dominion' of Vir- ginia. Here is found the other word, and the change in common talk from ‘Ould Virginite' to ‘Old Dowinion’ was e4sy, ln{porc(‘ptlm«: and almost inevi- table.” The other explanation Is that the title “Old Dominion” was " bestowed upon Virginia by Charles II, because the colony had refused to recognize the government of Cromwell, and, af- ter the execution of Charles I had transferred -its allegiance to his_son, Matinee 2:30—10c-35¢ REX--SUNDAY EXTRA SPECIAL PROGRAM NEW YEAR'S DAY The Biggest and Best Vaudeville Show: Ever Seen in Bemidji i TH>E CRESCENT COM‘EDY FOUR “FUN IN A SCHOOL ROOM” Recognized as the Best Quartette in Ynudeville TOM PATRICOLA v Assisted by Irene Delroy " “THE GIRL AND THE DANCING'FOOL” GEORGE DAMERAL & MYR’i‘LE VAIL Assisted by Opal Elliott ; ALL COMEDY . . HARDY LANGDON = . “THE PLUM TREE GlRL’f_ KATHERINE MacDONALD IN A PICTURE WITHOUT A VILLAIN “THE BEAUTIFUL LIAR” Presented by B: P. Scholberg. . ; ONE OF THOSE PICTURES YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LIKE—IT’S SO ROMANTIC. REX ORCHESTRA Evening 7:10-9:00—25¢-50c Tonight “KISS AND FOUR AGTS Matinee 2: . PIANO-ACCORDIAN SOLOIST ROBERTS & DAVIS THE WISE GUY AND THE BOOB KID storm and capture, and by many oth- .. FOR THE PIONEER |er unugual scenes and situations. Lois Wilson, leading woman in the 10¢ & 25¢ 1:30& 9:00 ALICE LAKE ‘TheHolein theWall Wierdly dramatic—it is a picture that is crammed with suspensé from start to finish. ‘A Brand New 2-Part Comedy --SPECIAL-- , SUNDAY -New Years Day VAUDEVILLE THE ORIGINAL NEWSBOY FOUR HARMONY QUARTETTE { MATINEE—10c ‘and 38c ; NIGHT—25c and 50c Grand MAKE UP” . 4 FINE_PART * PHOTOPLAY Nights 7:10-9:00- IN YBRIGHT IDEAS” “PLAYING WITH FIRE” PHOTOPLAY—5 PARTS {5 Grattade Yor this Toyalty, Ohiarfes | NO ONE PROVES VISION II caused the erms of Virginia to be | quértered with those of Eugland; Scot- land ang Ireland, as‘a distinctive:po tion of the Old-Dominton and’an: in- dependent member of the United King- dom. Just Suppoaing. The most embarrasslag moment ut' 1'am a senlor | in high schodl,” and naturally- take my life was in school. great pride in if, & over the freshmen.’ It the § uan French class and”at~every ¢ portunjty . I I:Gl{l m;\kp fun_at their | mistake Well, French ‘and my W trying ‘to Help me {id not upderstand . “She satd to m We webeY ' Just starting: o on_something girl' " Not keeping the Guestion in mind sheepistily ‘said, ““What" ghryms):o It truly was an embarrassing mo- ; ment for me to have all: these fresh- men giggle at me and taunt me, thus giving me a«lose of my own medicine, —Ixchange. i SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER REX TODAY ~ Riding . with Death Story and Direction by Jacques Jaccard A ROMANCE PACKED WITH SPEEDY . ACTION, :STUNTS +. THAT STARTLE, AND.SEN- TIMENT . THAT PULLS THE _HEARTSTRINGS. + FOX COMEDY . In Two Parts’ 'FOX NEWS Rex Orchestra Prof. Zelikoff, director Matinee 2:30 Evenings 7:10-9:00 Prices: 10c and 25¢ MONDAY "MARY MILES MINTER || e IN—— “ANN OF GREEN GABLES” eli - tenchior: waw | “Norman, Suppos< g ‘that 1 said to you; *You fove tlie’ to have fled and taken refuge in the woods and farm houses, leaving their cars antil morning. - The hotel pro- prietor offered the reward. OF SATAN WAS A FAKE Hutchinson, . Minn, Dée! 31.—De- spite a reward of $1,000;,no o come forward to prove that a vision | T o of Satan which caused consternation ,INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICY {at a dancing party in Lake Mario ho- NUMBER SEVER, ' BELTRAMI COUNTY, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA | tel was a fake. The dincers are said A special meeting of the l!u.:n:d of Education was called to order Friday, December 23, 1921, at 7:30 o’clock p. m,, by President Tuomy. All members present. " Moved and ‘seconded by Ritchie and Smith, that the resignation of Quincy Brooks as tressurer be.ac- cepted. Carried. st Moved. and scconl(}‘ed 1;{ I\‘ut:er k::ndl 3 St. 1 Smith that the president be instructed H Ab;@r_x‘/ B £S(:1 ;Lppoint a 'cupmmitf.nc of three (3) Minates of the tegular meeting, |to audit the books of the treasurer. . December 18th, 1921, read an ap-|Carried. j proved. 3 1" ‘The president appointed Molandcr Moved and sedonded by Ritehic]ang. Ritchie' to -act with himself on and Brooks, that the pay, roll amount: | this committee. ¢ 1 ing to $8,952.80 be ‘a]lm{'ed. Carried. Moved and segonded by Netzer and | = Moved to"adjourn. . Smith to adjourn.’ i 5 J. T. TUOMY, President.| = . J, T. TUOMY, President. FLORENCE F. NETZER, Clerk: FLORENCE I'. NETZER, C]e;)tti) i 1t12-31 ; 9.9 T~ INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, BELTRAMI _.COUNTY, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA i35 The: regular. meeting’ of the ‘Board of . Educatibn was called to prder Tuesday, December 20th at 7:45 o’clock p. m., by President Tuomy. u::Membérs present? Tuomy, Netzer, Brooks, :hhui.der, Ritchieand %V n T We have just fec‘"ently'-fr')ade several im- portant chapgés in 5u;t Repair Department. ‘We have now the best and most thoroughly equipped RepairShop in the Northwest. This equipment, together with the changes which we have-just made, will enable us to give our ccustomers. SERVICE which will be far better than we have bezn able to render in the past. - Bring your ear:to us. You will find that our Repa.ir ,D‘epm'tmeht will give yoil QUALITY. WORKMANSHIP : . COURTESY —in other words, t_hé service our customers - have'a right to expect, Service Is Our Motto | C.W. JEWETT 0. INCORPORATED Matinee—2:30 - TOM MOORE . = IN—— '“HOLD YOUR HORSES” i From Rupéfl’,Hughqsf #4 ‘Sat.. Eve. Post ‘story—*Canavan’’ " AT THE ELKO ||GRAND Theatre done that would, in".an, L ' We deem it our privilegeé to thank those who n}ade our business year of 1921 A so successful. We feel that the confidence that has been.given ns is a trust that we, . must be ever watchful to merit—and in the.coming year we"will leave nothing un-" With a c‘or_itihuance of ,vouv rvized. patronage.we will's ] big hopes to make i py and Prosperous New Year AN & ‘312 DEPARTMENT STORES 413-415 Beltrami Ave.