Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 5, 1922, Page 2

“DREAM STREET” AT THE REX BEGINNING NEXT SUNDAY “Dream Street” is the latest screen effort to come from D. W. Griffith. It is & tale of romance ‘and love and Taughter, symbolized with Good and Bvil influences lending an enchant- ment rarely ‘seen in.-such ‘cinema productions. § 9% Mr. Griffith has assembled a cast of rare talent toemact the:roles of Carl Dempster is the Gypsy Fair: The “Spike” McFad- den of the’story.is taken by-Raiph Graves while his brother “Billie” is portrayed by Charles Emmet Mack. ‘t'yrone Power is the symbolized street preacher for Good and the Evil one in the Street Fiddler.is done by Mor- gan Wallace. W.J. Ferguson planys Gypsy's father and the great Sway Wan, of chinese noble birth is im- personated by Edward Piel. “Dream Street” will be the attraction at the Rex theater beginning Sunday. "Also showing Charlie Chaplin in his very latest, “Pay Day.” “WHITE HANDS” AT GRAND THEATER THIS EVENING Pjcture fans who revel in screen stories filled with vivid adventure have a big treat awaiting them, for the management of the Grand theater announces the showing of Max Graf’s first superproduction, “White Hands.” last times tonight. Elinor Fair, leading woman for Hobart Bosworth in the Graf produc- tion of “White Hands” will be re- membered as leading woman for Otis Skinner in “Kismet,” as having appeared with Mary Pickford in “ll)‘hruuzh The Back Door,” as the eripple girl in “The Miracle Man” and as leading{ woman for Lew Cody, Eugene O’Brien and others. Her role in “White Hands” is said to be the most important in her career. Robert McKim and Muriel Dana, the clever 3-yéar old star, are also in the cast and the program includes, a Pathe weckly news, and a comedy. | “MIDNIGHT” AT THE ELKO THEATER LAST TIME TONIGHT Constance Binney, star of “Mid- night,” which will be: seen here to- night for the last time at the Elko theater, will have the support of Jack Mulhall as leading man, and a cast which includes such well known screen personalities as_William Courtleigh, Sidney Fortier, Helen Lfnch, Edward Martindel and many extras. Fine horses and some unusual water wcenes are features of this thrilling play, which verges on the melodra- matic. Major Maurice Campbell di- rected the picture. WILL ROGERS AT GRAND TOMORROW AND FRIDAY Those whq have seen or have heard of Edward E. Kidder’s famous com- edy, “A Poor Relation,” will be de- lighted, to know that this successful by Goldwyn, with Will Rogers in the role made famous by 'the late Sol Russell. The -picture will be pre- sented at the ‘Grand -theatehy where it will be shown for two ‘dayg, begin- ning Thursday. * The part of the podr relation, Noah philoscpher and inventor, fits the act- ing mathods and the temperament of Will Rogers perfectly. It is one of the best reles that an actor of Mr. Rogers’ type can hope for. Whoever has seen Will Rogers’ Goldwyn pic- tures, will know that his Noah Vale in** A Poor Relation” is certain to be a masterly characterization. In support of the star are such well known players as Sylvia Brea- mer, Mollly Malone, Wallace Mac- Donald, Sydney Ainsworth, Little Robert De Vilbiss, George Williams, and Jeanette Trebaol. Clarence Badger directed the picture. “THE BREAKING POINT’ AT ELKO TOMORROW AND FRIDAY “The Breaking Point,” in which Bessis Barriscale is starred will be shown at the Elko theater tomorrow and Friday, was adopted by H. H. Van Loan, prominent scenarist, from the story called “The Living Child,” by Mary Lerner. S upporting Miss Barriscale in the mother role are Walter M:Grail as the husband, Irene Yeager, the charming child actress, as the daugh- ter, as well as othgr, screen favorites, including Walter Hall, Eugenia Bes- rer, Wilfred Lucas, Joseph J. Dowl- ling, Lydia Knott and Pat O’Malley. “LOVE NEVER DIES” AT REX THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Will N. Harben’s enchanting book, “The Cottage of Delight,” which has| had thousands of readers, reaches the screen at last under the title of “Love Never Dies.” King Vidor is responsi- ble for the production which is being distributed by Associated First Nat- ional Pictures. Inc., and will be shown at the Rex 'Theater commencing i Thursday. Lloyd Hughes and Madge Bellamy are in the featured roles. Surrounding these two players is an excellent cast that includes many players familiar to film followers— among thery Claire McDowell, Winni- fred Greenwood, Joe Bennett, Fred .Gamhoal, Frank Brownley and Julia { Brown." TMANY LEGENDS OF THE OAK Tree’s Grandeur and Beauty Seem to Have Impressed Each Ancient Race in Turn. The anclent races, struck with the noble aspect of the oak, have in all agex enveloped It In the clouds of theie legends: and carried it back to the re- motest antiquity. Of this class was the holm oak, which In the days of Pliny still existed near Rome, ou the trunk of which wgs an Etruscan in- seription In letters of brass stating that before the existence of the Eternul city it was already the objJect of popu- lar veneratlon. The Roman naturalist also asserts that in the environs of Heracles, in the kingdom of Pontus, there was a tradition that two oaks which overshadowed the altar of Jupi- ter Stragius hud been planted by Her- cules. The origin of certain trees s lost in even remote antiquity. The imposing terror of the Her- cynlun forest has deeply fmpressed all ;those who have described Germany, ‘and Pliny and "Tacitus especially. The aged oaks of its somber vales, where wandered the elk and the aurochs, es- pecially aroused the admiration of the tree has never heen touched with the ax; It is contemporary with the crea- tion of the world and appears to be the symbol of immortality” “FAIRY PRINCE” VERY HUMAN ©Onoe More lllustrating the Wide Gulf Sometimes Existing Between Ro- mance and Reality. As the crowded elevator car swooped down from eighteen to ten she became aware that there was a man just be- hind her left elbow, Her consclous- ness of him was somehow intensitled Dby the exhilaration of the moment. Curiosity counseled looking around. Pride forbade it. She felt a burning sensation in the part of her left cheek which was visible beneath her hat brim, Elizabeth Houghton writes In the New York World. Bump, slam, swoop! the car Inched 1ts way down, Ten floors are not too few for the creation of a fairy prince. At the eighth floor he_was tall and slender with a lock of hair falling over bis forehead, at the seventh he had rather deep-set eyes and stern, straight brows. ‘ ) As they passed the fifth she decided that he wore a necktle of grayish blue which undoubtedly matched the pecul- far blue of his eyes. Just then a fat man pushed his way in and forced her aguinst the wall, ticed this. She wuas planuing the encounter.’ Daintily she would step from the car, adjusting her fur collar so that the worn lining should be hidden—he ‘would follow closely, and 1n_well-mod- But she hardly no- Romun historlan. *“The majestic gran- deur of the onk in this forest.”” he says, i“surpassex all fmaginable belief: this ENGLISH ARCHERS LOSE HOME Ancient Organization Puzzled as to the Disposition of Its Relics of Days Long Past. There Is a Royal Toxophilite soclety 'n England, which has had its head- quarters in Regent's park for many years. Now, Lhowever, the society has to move, and Is concerned as to the fu- ture resting place of the wonderful treasury of archery relles now in Archers’ hall, One bow und set of arrows are more thun 4,000 years old. These were taken from the tombs at Sukkarah, in Egypt, and are believed to have been In use about 2600 B. C. Another bow was given to the soci- ety by Mahomet Effendi, “embassy from the Sublime Porte,” in 1794, when he came to England for the first time, bringing his bow and arrows with him. When this Turkish official saw the ground at Regent’s park he said it was much too small, so he went inte a street outside the park and shot his arrows into a field. The distance was measured and found to be a quarter of a mile. Mahmoud was so pleased with this shot that he presented his bow and arrows to the soclety. The bow s beautifully carved and is of immense strength. * play has beeh”made into-a“photoplay | Vale, a tow:character,’ who'is. both By ARTHUR WOODS, President’s Conference on Unemployment. industrial depres: decreases, a-part haps be filled up. in the sitnation i by what it creates, is in the end dest: The movement during the winter toward the construction of high—l ways, the building of bridges, and tl unprecedented in volume. The sales of municipal bonds for public works in 1921 were about double those of Public Works and Road Building in the Times of Industrial Depression I Public works and road building in the times of relieve the hardships of such ‘periods. course, no cure fo* unemployment except employment ; everything else is a makeshift,’a palliative. If; there: fore, public works can be increased as private industry 1t would clearly bring about no real improvement for the sake of providing jobs, and if the work accom- plished were not of service and value to the community. Non-productive work, which does not result in an increase of things people need, would prove simply a boomerang as a means of relieving unemployment. Work that does not add to the store of needed things, that cannot be paid for 252525252525 sion has long: been an - expedient to There s, of of the trough' of depression can per- f public projects were started simply ructive rather than creative. he erection of public works has been any previous year, and nearly three MADE DOG CARRY KITTENS Mother Cat Had No Compunction at All in Making Friend Do All the Work. An English lady, says a contributor to the Cornhill Magazine, having re- celved a Kkitten and a puppy as gifts, dgfermined to bring them up together. She put them into the same bed, fed them from the same saucer, and they became fast friends. ¥ In time the kitten arrived st matron- hood. She presented the world with little ones and chose for their nursery But In a few' days she evideritly de- clded that there was a better place for them in u room on the floor above. Insteid of removing' the kittens her- self, she trotted off to her friend the dog and got him to follow her to'the spot . where the Kittens were Iying. When he hud looked it them she started off to the upper room, and he followed her; but, seeing that he was —s0 to spenk—“empty-handed,” she doubled back and returned to the kit- tens; and eventually, after two or three more false starts, he undergtood her and, picking up one of the kittens in his mwouth, followed her up the stairs to the new place. That was as far as his understanding went, and she lad to conduct him back to the other kittens and repeat the whole times the amount of those for any year before the war. In September | performance again and again until in fl}e total sales of municipal bonds throughout the country amounted to - 886,477,162. Int October the figure rose to $113,78%,230; and in Novem- ber it was $117,950,261 ; while in December it reached the unprecedented amount of $210,819,584. 1t is well to do, in times when, ordinary business has slowed up, public works which are necessary, which must be done anyway within a few monthe or a year. But ndo matter how successful these recurring depressions are intol there is any way to do it, for the heavy price is paid in the suffering and anguish of our fellow citizens; the strain comes upon those least able to bear it. It was for this reason that the by the President determined that, besides trying to help meet the emer- geney of this winter, it would make a vigorous and sustained effort, starting right now, to try to find oul and to devise ways and means to prevent or mitigate them. This study It will take into consideration all facts of the situa- tien and will try to work out something definite and practical so that we shall not have to face such calamities in the futare. is already going on. such efforts are.to alleviate them, lerable. They must be prevented, if Conference on Unemployment called t the causcs of industrial depressions TAKES HIGH RANK AS CRITIC Friend Paid Tribute to' James Hune- ker's Virtues as a Writer—Fear- less and Stimujating. If one were to choosg one word that was to sum up all of Huneker's vir- tues, one would say.that he was re- freshing, writes Nofman T. Byrne in 8cribner's.s He. whs, an inestimable ‘Breath of fresh ‘aic that deranged the musty rooms of - a’ critieism grown didaetic and lifeleys. Life and vigor were typitied by hJs style—a sheen of sparkling phrases/set in a rhythmical prose that borrofwed muchk from his musical training.' He was well versed in_ the seven arts, und If his “knowledge of some of them was not’ always profound, his love of them, was sinceve, and the manner in vrhich he criticized each one in terms’ of the other is u contin- ued delight to his reader. His taste, entirely Farropean. in - chegracter, was rarely at Tault. He was taken in by some thivgs that were ephemeral t he rarely failed to notice each rising star of genius. HM defense was feur- less ynd his articje always stimulat- ing. Never didactic, never pedantic, it he was found wamting in philosophical bullast he did possess that sense of esthetic value that the scholar too often laclgs and that the critic must huve. Thbat was Huneker's forte-—his taste anf; his verve. FORP’ER SALOON NOW CHURCH Rem arkable Transformation for WhicH the Congregation ls Very Liter. / ally Responsible. The Bronx, New York's famous res- ulated tones ask if he might take her home, “Muin floor—Ilast stop!” bawled the elevator boy. She found herself hurs rylng madly along the marble floov, hearing the tap, tap of her own heg/ g and a heavy tread close behind)} It wils, it must be the fairy princel At the door of the big oftice bullding, sshe stopped, a little bréathless. ) “Hello, Cutic!” smote paucously in her esr. “Want an arpa across the street?” A tiny figure in a grptesquely rakish green plaid cap smiled up at her, dis- closing in the frong, of his mouth, & gleaming gold tootd't 4 i Mardi Gras ‘at New Orieans. The New Ovjeans observauce «f the Mardl Gras bys heen growing swendlly since its estglishment in 1830, and is now numbeyed :among the, Njost bril- liant of the public-and social festivi- ties of the United States. His Ma- Jesty Rex, the king of the carnival, first rode at the head of w hody of Arabic:toops An honor of the Russlan Grand Duke, Alexis in 2872, The ex- periment was a succgss, and Rex be- ecame nn{"eslnbllsh(rd favorite. The “Mystic ewe of ‘Comus,” however, anteda‘fes this portf.on of the carnival by sogue 15 years, for it was in 1857 that Ahe first “Mspstic Crewe” appeared in 4 fantastic hight parade of gor- géous floats, mpanned by masked rev- #lers, But fnmny additions have been made to'the Mardi Gras that now Rex und Coghus are only two features of 2 magnif.cent celebration which em- {braces the/ entire city. ‘ Piential section, has a home-made church. 1t began life as a saloon in the period antedating the year 1, A. V. (unte Volstend). Then followed a spell as a biliiard parlor. Rev., A. V. Vos, an Episcopal clergyman, next appeared upon the scene. He rented the ex-saloon, organized a congrega- tion, and with a big shoe-case for an altar and a dozen rude benches for the accommodation of his flock, which In- cluded Germans, Italians, Hungarians, Trish and Amerlcars, the initial serv- ice was held. In eourse of time the little congregation fncreased to about fitty, bought the place, pald oft thie aévt in sums of $15 and $20 at a time and at length laid asi@e a reserve fund. And this is what they did with it Including in their number carpem ters,/ hricklayers, cement workers, electricians, etc., they had a chuur¢h meeting, parceled out the work among, themselves, and on the night of December 3 last; they began tear- ing out the front of the building. Fach night thereafter, as soon as sup- per was dispesed of, tbe volunteer workers got back on the job and by working * every :nijght ‘save Sunday-— somethnes well idto the morning— they have succeecled in making over the place into a pretty little concrete edifice of the old Spanish mission type. It includess not onky the chapel proner, but a dining hall, social hall, Kitchen, etc. Rev. Mr. Voss says: ‘It isn't a cathedral, but o us it is the finest church building Jn {he world because we have rearcd it with our own hands.” Plans are being formed for the copsecration of the bullding by Bishopy Manningg at an early date, 4 N SCOUT HERO FROM WILMINGTON Only recently Henry Alstone Skilton of Wilmington, Del, was awarded a gold medal by the National Court of Honor for his courage and efficient ac- tion- in rescuing a companion from drowning. Now Wilmington has pro- duced another scout hero in the person of Lloyd Alexander of Troop 57, who saved another Jad from drowning in Brandywine park when the ice on which the latter was skating gave ay, letting the victim down into the freezing water. Statement of the Ownership, Man- agement, Circulation, etc., required by the Act of August 24, 1912, of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, publis! daily except Sunday at Bemi Minn., for April 1st, 1922. Editor, E. H. Denu. Business Manager, E. H. Denu. Publishers, The Bemidji Pioneer Publishing company, Bemidji, Minn. Owners, A. Kaiser, Bagley, Minn.; G. E, Carson, Bemidji, Minn.; E. H. Denu, Bemidji, Minn.; A. J. Wiltse, Bemidji, Minn.; M. W. Pierce, Be- midji, Minn.; Louis Rude, Bemidji, Minn. Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other secur- ities: None. Average number of copies each is- sue of this publication sold and dis- tributed through the mails or other- wise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date of this statement, 2,840. E. H. DENU, Sworn and subscribed to before me this 3rd day of April. 1922, A. J. WILTSE, (Seal) Notary Public. Beltrami County. My commission expires March 8, 1929. the end he had removed them all, and she wys happy in her new quarters. But it was not the ideal spot after all; she was happy there only for & day. Again she summoned the dog, and he moved all the. kittens again, but more readily than at first. Again the eat became dissatisfied, and the dog moved the Kkittens again. From first to last there were so’ many Jre- movals that the -lady lost count of their number. : Guilty Suffer Doubly. Guilt has always its -horrors and solicitudes; and to make it yet more shameful and detestable, it is doomed often to stand in awe of those to whom nothing could give influence or weight but “their power of betraying.—John- som. monds. Know! Don’t let the family washing - interfere with your social duties. Woe can relieve you of all your wash-day trou- bles—just say to “send the wagon—" Family Washings 10c 1b—80c minimum Bem. Steam Laundry —Phone 195— PR you. & remote and quiet room 1n-the house. | RED COW UNDER SUSPICION 8illy English Superstition That Her Milk Would Make the Hair of Baby Red.. A -director of a London dairy com- pany told a correspondent recently at a dairy show a circumstance illustrat- ng a belief that existed not long ago n connection with a cow’s milk. It was in the days when many Lon- don dairles kept a few cows at the back of the establishment, partly to give the fmpression that the daily milk supply was all derived from these cows, or to enable the proprietor to meet: the wants vf;his customers in special cases fpr fnfant feeding. The shop had been'closeéd for the day, when a woman called to-ask for new milk for a baby. This was supplied. Shortly afterthe woman called again and asked: “Can’ybu tell me the color of the cow you took that milk from?” When You Ask For Your Daily Bread SPECIFY AUNT BETTY'S pam oy i Delivered fresh and crisp to your grocer every morn- ing. —TRY A LOAF— & A i = | ‘They Overlooked the the Diamonds HERE is a modern flippancy to the effect that, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” Itis also a fallacy. For instance: The farmers of Kimberley were a disgusted, disheart- ened lot. They said the soil was too rocky to earn them a living. Some of them left. Others died in poverty. And all the time their children were rlaying with dia- I ! owner of the as not quite sure, but would g0 Tle went and returned say- but why he w! and see. Ing: “It was a black cow, do you want to know?” w\well, sir,” she replied, “¢ it had been a red cow my mistress would have asked you to change the milk, as the baby would then have had red halr, and she does not want that."—London Morning Post. e S This Pig a Real Freak. In the city of Biloxi, Miss.,, there is sald to be a freak Duroc-Jersey pig’” with eight legs, three eyes, four enrs, two tails, three mouths, and otherwise a single body.—Exchange. Z= > Welcome Home i i OU'LL surely greet your h garments with open | arms after we've cleaned them with our mo-odor- process. We've taken measurable precaution 't I make them like new an: will : continue that way so that | you can trust your most del- | jcate silks in our care. Our Service is always at your service. . il im- || to i I «You are as near the | Master Cleaners as_the closest Parcel Postoffice. Bemidji Cleaners & Tailors i Phone New ; 578 Kaplan Bldg. | S . But the farmers didn’t know. They thought the price- less gems were pebbles. Don’t be like those Kimberley farmers. Know! Don’t seek opportunity in some distant place and over- look the diamonds that are daily within your grasp. Advertising is a mine of opportunity. It tells of values you wouldn’t know about if it were not there to guide The secret of economical buying is information. The man or woman who is best informed is the one who buys to best advantage. Read the advertisements. Know!