Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 11, 1922, Page 4

LEGION WORKER IN CONGRESS Hamilten Fish, Jr, One of Writers of Preamble to Constitution, Secks Increase in Compensation. . The preimble to the constitution of the Amierican Legion has been cAMed' one of the ‘si-| Rex theater yesterday, the first show- | plest, most effec- tive and beautiful pronouncements in the "Epglish lan- guage. Three men wrote 1t fn 8t Louis, Mo, in 1919 and it never has been, nor probably never - will' . be, changed. The men ‘were John:Green- % 3 ) way -of . Arizons, Judge Davis of Oregon and Hamilton Fish, Jr., of New York.' Mr." Fish is now in congress help- ing to put into effect the policies re- clted by the preamble he helped write. He has a bill pending to increase the compensation from $20 to $50 for the nurses of blind, legless, armless and totally disabled ex-soldiers. He'is an ardent advocate of reclamation of land through irrigation, to encourage ex- service men to take up farming as a vocation. At Harvard he was captain of the Farsity football team. In France he led a company of negro =oldlers in the Fifteenth New York Infantry and re- cetved the Croix de Guerre for bravery. GETS FUNDS FOR CLUBHOUSE Spokane (Wash.) Girl, Pest Mlsterian, Successful In Procuring Cash for Comrades’ Headquarters. When the Leglon post of Spokane, Wash., needed help in ralsing funds for a mew .club- house for the city, it turned to a girl holding the unin- spiring Job of post historian. Miss Myrtle Wil- son thereupon made and wrote post history by securing pledges amounting to $8. 000 for the club louse. Tn addition to ' writing history, Miss Wilson is adver- tising manager of the post newspaper, and -was a delegate to the Legion na- tional convention. During the war she served In the navy at the government hospital in San Diego, Cal. In a popu- lar contest in the San Diego Legion post she was chosen queen without op- position. TRIES TO, TRACE ARMY SLANG “Doughbey,” “I'll Tell the Werld” and “Out of Luek” “Old Stuff,” New Yorker Says. If the American “doughbos” who | of ‘wholesome Jaughter. started “Ull tell the world” as a char- | ». | young couple with pleasing personali- acteristic expression- of - the- A, E.~ took pride in having coined a new cx- pression he was “out of luck,” aceord- ing to Henry Dwight, Yonkers, N. Y., who dins been tr s to trace army slang to its source. Tn relating his uncertain success and asking the assistance of the demobil- ized world at large, Mr. Dwight de- clares that each of the three supgvsed innevations is time-worn, Referring to the expressions quoted above, he claims that General Custer, the Indirn fighter, used “doughboy” in letters to his wife, and that Arthur Young, writer and traveler, announced himself as being “out of luck” when hunting for mail at Dijon, France, in 1789. “Ill fell the world” remains un. traced. 1t iy thought to ‘be very old and verification of this belief is now sought, e gxxxsmfizflnfix&i&xmn Carrying On With the § American Legion R KAXAERRE RO Governpient controlled institutions are schoollng 90,000 foriner service men and are directed by the voterans bureau. R PR “Legion Park,” named after local post in Bucyrus, O., contains a tree in mewmory of the unknown dead in the war. PR Abraham Krotoshinsky, the “Lost talion” messenger whe was cited his deed, has gene to Palestine to accept an offered farm. PEE D A Dbuilding worth $25000 and =« pledge for $10,000 for its repovation have been given Lee C. Prentice post of the American Legion by the people of Falrment, Miun, DR Twenty-four ligers were rescoed from the burning Y. M. C. A. at Somer- ville, M by the American Legion, which clothed and lodged thent in the post’s club. e The success of the Centralln (1) post of tbe American Legion last summer in giving outdoor dances has ! led to a series of indoor dances for the winter. The serics is sponsored by the post. ... A year elapsed after George Reid, Montevideo, was discharged hefore his friends discovered that le had the D. 8 . Reid, an artillery- man of the Rainbow division. eon- tinued to fire his piece after being wounded and routed the Germans. the | | ok I i A ! {"ANY WIFE” AT THE REX THEATER AGAIN TONIGHT The audience, that atte¢nded, at the ing here: of “i“Any Wife,” Pearl White’s ‘latest Fox, picture, werc plainly delighted with the entertain. ment—and justifiably, soj The story is tense drama until the final reel, when the tension is sudden{ly rclie\-edi ng. ! “Any Wife,” of which Julia Tolsva: 0 Aries is the author, sets forth the m.f".ip!wtoplny entertainment will find a} by a surprise that is’&tartl tunate sequel of a wife's surrender to discontent with. b';: barren of the y Fishie longs.: ‘Lured intoin ) Bhe pays a’lieavy priee for: hr iistaie philosophy of life, being driven hinally to utter ‘desphir ‘at th which she finds herself. The story, however, h; back’” to great joy - with its final scenes, and closes with hilarious com- | edy. In both its serious and lighter veins Miss White scored complete success. Herbert Brenon' directed the pic- ture with his customary skill. udtion in i i “THE LITTLE MINISTER” AT ! REX THEATER THURSDAY | A Scotch village with its thatched roofs and whitewashed walls, its hit- tle church seen in the village square was constructed in the Vitagraph lot at Hollywood, Cal., for scenes of “The Little Minister,” which will be shown at the Rex theater Thursday and Friday. Director David Smith was born in England, and is thoroughly familiar with the Scotch atmosphcre. He care- fully copied a little hamlet in whic he spent considerable time during ins boyhood and so accurately did he ro- produce this.village a Scotchman in| ] the cast said: “I would ‘think ['Were back ‘in my| native heath’in bonny Scotland when 1 enter this set.” Those who have scen the picture and are familiar ‘with the Scoteh seencry declare that Director David | | Smith could not have done better had ! | he made the picture in Scotland. Alice’ Calhoun is exceptionally charming as Lady. Babbie, the gypsy. A better actress, or one more. suited | to the role could not lave been found. She is the living embodiment of the character deseribed by James M. Bar- rie. James Morrison, -who plays oppo- site the star, makes a perfect Gavin | Dishart, the little minister. VAUDEVILLE TOMORROW AT THE GRAND THEATER| Sebastian- Merrill company, in “Hockumized Tactics” featuring a burlesque on the famous illusion,! sawing or cutting a woman in three, and the “egg laying rooster” are the main attractons on the regular four- } act vaudeville show at the Grand the- ater Thursday of ‘this week. In addi- | |tion to this they have an extensive| {collection of fun-making “parapher- | nalia. that is bound to create no A:m!| Austin apd Russell, a very neat ties and splendid ability as eriter- tainers, present a singing and talking offering that savors of a sketch which they call ‘The Girl and the Wop.” Perrell, shadowgraphist, is an enter- | tainer that is different. ilis silhouette productions of animals and their an- tics are perfect and amusing. Clark and Lee are the fourth det on the bill with a novelty singing and dancing act. Miss Lec is a marvel at quick changes, and displays several novelty. costumes and Mr. Clark is the pos- sessor of a very fine voice, and is a clever and original eccentric dancer. Frank Mayo in “The Fighting Lev- er’” is the photoplay that precedes the performers at both the afternoon and cvening shows on Thursday ouly. | WHAT IS LOVE? HERE ARE ‘A VARIETY OF ANSWERS “Love,” said a sage, *is the center jpole in'the circus tent of life; how all caper around ity *Love,” say the critics who viewed this J. Parker Read, Jr., production prior to its general release in New York city, “is Louise Glaum’s great- est vehicle; every one will want to see it.” “Love,” acclaimed one of the year’s most elevating dramas of the silver sheet—"a poignant drama of the :oul” is showing at the Grand for the 'ast time tonight. It is from a scenario by Louis Jo- seph Vance, the famous American | wve'ist, written especially for M Haum, whose screen following is be: | coming larger and more enthu: with each new success under the upervision of Mr. Read. All whe ve seen “Love.” pronounce it the inest work of Misy Glaum’s career. | DETROIT MlNlSTE;S ENDORSE “THE LITTLE MINISTER” FILM Rev: C. J*Giunwodd of the First Eqi the First’ Methodist™ church have { personally endorsed “The Little Mia- ister” photoplay-:twhich: was shown at {en after personally viewing' the pic- jture. “The Little Mifiister”? is to be ishown at the Rex theater Thursday |and Friday. g E “39 EAST” AT THE ELKO s usBlko theater where Elaine Hamme: wibased op Mary Lanier Magrud has & “ffxroxv~|“'°'° is ‘a'story told with conneciéd {her tribe and kind—she hates feuds {as useless, cruel and uncivilizing. She |garb for which she stic | ptist church and Rev. J. W. Lillico | the Seeniz theater in' that city re- | cently. Their endorsements-were giv- [Eus W ht be almost any- | | where - between Forty-second and | | Fifty-ninth streets. 1 { The characters Miss Crothers has} | selected are so varied and yet so typ- | ical of their surroundings that they | {are greeted, with a chuckle by any lonc who has ever lived in a boarding ' house. Practically every member of the | 'cast of “39 East,” had played their| {respective parts on the stage Lwo | tseasons before they made the picturc | | oo i"REMORSELESS LOVE” AT ! ‘ELKO THEATER THURSDAY 1 Lovers of sensible and wholesome | picture just to their liking at the | stein_appears Thursday and Friday “Remorscless Love,” a sereen dry story. - ‘Backed by tiie rugged nml% beautifuul settings of nature, with | very few “sets” or artificial framings, detail and without frills or distract- ing episodes dragge(; in to make u| @ “movie” holiday. Miss Hammerstein this time plays the role of a school teacher who has set her face against the traditions of looks mighty nice, too, in the plain| g has discarded | |, theé usual habilaments of society with , its dinner gowns and ballroom *“at- mosphere:” She matches the trees and rocks as well as she fits into a parlor scene., Niles Welch acts a manly part as ‘Miss Hammerstein's leading ntan. He{ # looks well, acts like'a human being|™h and in diverse seenes with Miss Ham- merstein.. ‘the’ couple seem to blend their interest into the one purpose of | d making their scenes. effective. {p ki “THE SHEIK” AT THE ELKO THEATER; OPENS SATURDAY Two really big names head the cast which was assembled to plf\:; Alh,li many colorful roles in “The Sheik,’ | George Melford’s production and Par- amount’s new contribution to the theatergoing publie, which will be shown at the Eiko theater for three days beginning Saturday next. ‘fhese are Agnes Ayres and Ru- dolph Valentino. Miss Ayres, whose eariiest claim to fame was as the Q. Henry girl” in a serics of pictures based on stories by that famous au- thor, has since risen step by step, by dint of faultiess work in suen pictures as Cecil B. DeMille’s “Forbidden Fruit,” -and many -others until she has.now become one of Paramount’s leading feminine stars. > Mr. Valentino gained wx%lesprgad popularity by his portrayal of “Julio” in “The Four Horsemen 9{ the Apoc.: alypse,” “The Conquering Power’ and “Camille.” He is, perhaps the most ideal type on the sereen for the picturestue role of the Sheik, the Arabian desert tribal leader. The sup- nort ¥ clever. 8COUTS MAKE TRAFFIC SURVEY | The city planning commission of ! . Grand’ Rapids, Mich., recently invited the Boy Sconts of America to con- duct a ‘traffic survey.. This was ac- complished-in so thorough and satis- factory a manuer that the boys won high praise not only from the city planning department but from-all who saw the boys ‘at their work. The count was checked up by wen from the traffic safety council and was found in only one instance to- have been inaccurate. Hugh E. Lynch, secretary of the commission, in thank- ing Scout Executive Walker for the hoys' services, sald that he regretted that every boy could mot have the lLenefit of scout training, beciuse he could see in watching the boys at work how far-reaching the influence of the movement was and what a genuine - contribution to citizenship tratning. — The War Is Over. The Woman was passing a church on n west-side corner. It was a crisp evening and the electric light near by | circled full upon a crippled colored man sitting on the top step af the church entrance. His delapidated arwy hat spelled ex-service man. As tie Woman slowed a jaunty doughboy, cap | set at perilous angle. stoppeqd at the foot of the stairs and breezed: i “Heollo, old fellow, what's the mat-| ter?” 1 “All in, dead broke—ard hongry,” was the reply. | The doughboy turned his pockets | ont ruefully, and as a bit of small chauge clinked to the sidewalk he stooped, picked it up and handed it to the other, with: i “'it got some more soon. Hope it} brings yer luck,” 5 | “hanks, bo!” answered the other. Tears. made the Woman hurry on—! | Chicago Journal. ! BOY SCOUTS GREET FOCH | | The following greetiugs were given | to Marshal Foch by the boy scouts of | Chicago: sreetitiy to Chicago's Honored Guest, | Marshal Foeh: | | “We, the boy sceuts of Chicago, are proud:to meet and greet you and to have you honor eur home city by your| | visits i { “Weé regret thit we were not ol | enough to e served with our elder ] THEATER TONIGHT ONLY | Amusing characters and incidents {in a typical New house, the kind that many persous { familigr with, form much of the ir- | vesistible comedy in 39 East,” the | Rachel Crothers® play in which Con- stance Binney js to be seen in retura showing at the Eiko theater tonigit only. Miss Crothers describes the ! hoarding house that figures in the tmosphere S0 smug, .and.places the location at York boarding’ yi Scouis of America.” licothers ander your victorious bann { We enrnestiy appreciate and thank you | ! for your leadership, which brought im- | \ vietory, ‘ | the®hiby ‘seouts of your dear | % warm message of deep fr and brotherhood siraight from boy scouts of Chicage. i v order of and with most cotl; pect, the Chieago Council, F @aged to Hafry? splendid! The dear fellow calls poem, enveldp seals it with a kiss. right kind of a knot at the right time thing every zlad to p occurred recently when a group of hoy scouts of covered a horse which, having broken through an old bridge, vater, territied which had fallen on him In his tel foot drop into the water. seoutmaster make a bowline knot in} rent . until he could be rescred. well-meaning amateur attempting to choked the animal by using the wrong | | 'At the REX . combination thal FIRST/ICLASS MAIL Edith—How 'do you like reing ene Grace, (a ;literary gif)—Oh, it's me in his arms and BOWLINE SAVES HORSE The knowledge of how to tie the| nd put it to the right use is some- | put may he proud aud An incident in point | Troop 6. Manhattan, dis- was having ifficulty in keeping hix head above ! g s he was and erushed own by the weight of the debri The boys | romptly got & rope and helped thelr noose and throwing it around the | orse’s neck, kept him above ihe cur-} A o the same thing might easily have ind of knot, ALICE CALHOUN IN “THE LITTLE MINISTER"” It is hard to-imagine a.bettes - Alice Calhoun and Jimmy: Morrison uhder the di rection of David Smith in such a masterpiece as James M. Barrie’s “The Little Minister.” Five years ago Alice made her first appear- ance on the streen in a company jn which Jimmy was the leading man. Since 'that time she has never played . with this talented actor until. the making of this classic. 1 I} TONIGHT AT 7:30 & 9:00 Consfance ‘Binney In. ,Retxi;rn Showing EAST” She - was! a. Minister’s sdaughter — but she _knew how to dance. An Exquisite Romance A Feast of Fun “THE DUMB BELL” Two-Reel Comedy Discevery Made That Edges Curl Up and Down in Response to Tem- . perature Changes. That the edges of econcrete roads curl up and down in response to chiunges in temperature is the discov- ery recently made by the bureau of public roads of the United States De- partment of Agriculture in the course. of experiments at the department’s experimental farm at Arlington, Va. Curling is caused by the unequal ex- pansion gnd contraction of the upper vear. and lower sides of the gonerete slab |bv ar under the influence of heat. heen observed during the middle. of & | the day when the surface of:the, road hecomes hot it expand cooler underside and to move downwnrd. the surface is ¢ | causes the edges to' rise’ extreme movement may be as much:as one-tenth of an inch. While the warpiug of the concrete is not in itself detrimental to the road, it may lead to failure of the surface under the wheels of vehicles which travel over it when parts of It are not- resting on the ground. William Fox presents ‘Pearl White “cAny The Romance of a Discon- tented Woman Story by Julia Tolsva Direction, Herbert Brenon A picture every woman should see—and every “TORCHY A LA CART” JOHNNY HINES REX UNION ORCHESTRA-: 2:30—7:10—9:00 —Coming— ‘THE SILENT CALL’ 00000000 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1022 (By detect whieh honors. Entries fol Over 870 HEAT, INFLUENCES CONCRETE | FORMER MEDALS BARRED AT NORTH DAKOTA POULTRY SHOW United Press) Fargo, N. D., J na.11.—Poultry at the North Dakota show here next week may display no medals except those which will be awarded by the judges this year. Heretofore most ex- hibtors decked their cages with ribe bons awarded at minor affairs, it is charged, and visitors were unable to state birds had won the s Tt has Ache? When you’re suffering from headache, backacke, toothache, neuralg ia, or pain from any other cause, try Dr. Miles Anti-Pain-Pills One or two and the pain stops Contain no habit-forming drugs Have you tried Dr. Miles’ Nervine? Ask vour Druggist more than the wises the sides ! At night when ol -the contraction Tightly.: Thel atThe REX ||l Gra I TODAY. - TODAY SE “LOUISE, GLAUM . Joséph Kilgout# and ‘James Kirkwood 7 VIN AN ASSOCIATED PRODUCERS PRODUCTION “LOVE” From the Story by Louis Joseph Vance. THE 'ROMANCE OF A GIRL WHO DARED. Produced on a magnificently lavish and beautiful scale, with splendid gowns and settings. SEE THE BIG THRILL OF THE AUTO WRECK! PATHE WREKLY NEWS —— COMEDY nd 10c & 25¢ 1:30.8 9:00 VAUDEVILLE - : DON'T MISS THE BIG ACT BASTIAN MERRILL & CO. In—*“HOCKUMIZED TACTICS”—Sawing a Woman in Three. Tonight Tomorrow Wife’ "TH husband. —Comedy— Mai featuring @ 'he Book S: -G H n ' WITH AGNES AYRES ano RUDOLPH VALENTINO daramount ‘preture ensation of a Decade, Flaming on the Screen! tinees Start at 2:30—&dmission 15c and 30c Evening at 7:30 and 9:00—Any Seat 40c COME EARLY—NO SHORT SUBJECTS :EL KO “THEATRE S SAT. - SUN. - MON. 00 0000000000000000000006000 o A Why Flclo Waés His: Tail? 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