Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1922, Page 2

THE BEMIGJI DAILY PiONEER SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1922 (Continugd from last issue) W v CHAPTER XIV. The lookout on the power schooner Maggie IT had sighted Diamond head before Commodore Adelbert P. Gibney, Captain Phineas P. Scraggs, and En- gineer Bartholomew McGuffey were enabled to declare, in all sincerity (or at least with as much sincerity as one might reasonably expect from this band of roving rascals), that they had en- tirely recovered from their harrowing experiences on the desert island’of Tu- vana-tholo, in the Friendly group. At the shout of “Land, ho!” Mr. Mc- Guffey yawned, stretched himself, and sat up In the wicker lounging chair where he had sprawled for days with Mr. Gibney and Captain Scraggs, un- der the awning on top of the house. He flexed his biceps reflectively, while his companions, stretched at full length in thelr respective chairs, watched him lazily. “As a member o' the Maggie syndl- cate an’ ownin' an’ votin’ a quarter in- terest,” boomed the engineer, “I here- by call a meetin’ o' the said syndicate for the purpose o' transactin’ any an’ all business that may properly come before the meetin”.” “Pass the word for Nells Halvor- sen,” suggested Mr. Gibney. “Bless his squarehead soul,” he added. “We got a quorum without him, an’ besides this business is just between us three.” “Meetin’ll come to order.” The commodore tapped the hot deck with his bare heel twice. “Haul away, Mac.” “I move you, gentlemen, that it be the sense o' this meetin’ that B. Mc- Guftey, Esquire, be an’ he Is hereby app'inted a committee o' one to lam the everlastin’ daylights out o' that sinful former chief mate o' ourn for abandonin’ the syndicate to a horrible denth on that there desert island. Do I hear a second to that motion?” “Second the motlon,” chirped Cap- taln Scraggs. “The motion's denied,” announced Mr. Gibney firmly. “Now, looky here, Gib, that ain’t falr. Didn’t you fight Tabu-Tabu an’ didn't Scraggsy fight the king o' Kan- davu? I aln’t had no fightin’ this en- tire v'yage an’ I did cal'late to lick that doggone mate.” “Mac, It can't be done nohow.” “Oh, it can’t, ch? Well, I'll just het you two boys my Interest In the syndl- cate—" “It ain't that, Mac, it aln’t that. No- body’s doubtin’ your natural abllity to mop him up. But It ain’t pollcy. You wasn't sore agin 'em cannibal savages, was you? You made Nells go buck an’ save 'em, an' it took us two days to beat up to the first In- habited iland an’ drop 'em off—" “But a cannibal's llke a dumb beast, Glib. He ain't responsible, This mate knows better.” T “An!” Mr. Gibney leveled a horny forefinger at the engineer. “That's where you hit the nail on the head. He's too fly, and there’'s only two ways to keep him from flyin’ away with us. The first Is to feed him to the sharks and the second is to treat him like a long-lost brother. I know he ought to be hove overboard, but I ain’t got the heart to kill him in cold blood. Consequently, we got to let the villain live, an’ if you go to beatin’ him up, Mac, you'll make him sore an’ he'll peach on us when we get to Hono- lulu. If us three could get back to San Francisco with clean hands, I'd say 1icK the beggar an® lick him Bat we got to remember that this mate was one o the original filibuster crew o' the old Maggie I. The day we tackled the Mexican navy an’ took this power schooner away from ’em, we put ourselves forty fathom plumb outside the law, an’ this mate was present an’ knows it. We've changed the vessel’s name an’ rig, an’ doctored up the old Maggie's papers to suit the Maggie II, an’ we've give her a new dress. But at that, it's hard to dis- guise a ship in a live port, an’ the se- cret service agents o' the Mexican gov- ernment may be a-layin’ for us in San Francisco; and with this here mate agin us an’ ready to turn state’s evi- dence, we're pirates under the law, an’ it don’t take much imagination to see three pirates swingin’ from the same yard-arm. No, sir, Mac. I ain’t got no wish, now that we're fixed nice an’ comfortable with the world's goods, to be hung for a pirate in the mere shank o' my youth. Why, I ain't fifty year old yet.” “By the tall o' the Great Sacred Bull,” chattered Scraggs. “Gib's right.” McGuffey was plainly disappointed. “I hadn't thought o’ that at all Gib, 1 been cherishin’ the thought o’ lammin’ the whey out'n that mate, but If you say so I'll give up the idee. But if bringin’ the Maggle II into home wa- ters is Invitin’ death, what In blue blnzes're we goin’ to do with her?” Mr. Gibney smiled—an arch, cunning smile. “We'll glve her to that mur- derin’ mate, free gratis.” Captain Scraggs boynded out of his chalr, struck the hot deck with his bare feet, cursed, and hopped back into the chalr agdin, McGuffey stared Incredulously. “Gib, my dear boy,” quavered Scraggs, “say that agin.” “Yes,” continued the commodore placidly, “we'll just get shet o' her peaceable like by givin' her to this mate. Don't forget, Scraggsy, old tar- pot, that this mate’s been passin’ him- self off for you In Honolulu, an’ if there's ever an Investigation, the trail leads to the Maggle II. This mate's admitted being Captaln Scraggs, an’ if he's found with the schooner In his possession it'll take a heap o’ evidence for him to prove that he aln’t Captaln Scraggs. We'll just keep this here mate in the brig while we're disposing of our black coral, pearl, shell and copra In Honolulu, an’ then, when we've cleaned up, an' got our puassages booked for San Franclsco—" (Continued in Next 1sz=e) HEIRS OF THE MIDDLE AQGES Artists of Today Are But Carrying On the Work of the Old Master Craftsmen. The art of the Middle ages I8 really the art of youth. It has no finality. because that which it expresses can never be finished. It llves with un- measured potentlalities still before it. Untlil the Renaissance, and men's sub- sequent concentration upon commerce and sclence, it seldom rested in the West, but grew from one stage to an- other—as In our still living arts—of painting, and music, poetry, and the dranma—we still move and change and grow. The Middle ages were the age of youth, I do not mean merely of young nations, but of men who were bulld- ing up the future and had unlimited development before them. It was our youth, and we are growing from it. In so far as our art lives—the art of our intelligentsia—it Is growing from that stem. In so far as it Is dead, it s In those forms of art which have ignored thelr own parentage, such us architecture, ornament, the crafts, and much sculpture, and have tried to form themselves from ancient models in the pedantry of the schools. They are cut off from the stem and they languish. But painting, like music and poetry, has gone on without a break and Is alive today. . . . Let ustake heart. We are the helrs of those old craftsmen.—Percy Dearmer. wat Trap Good Burglar Alarm. A common, cheap rat trap—the flat kind with a stiff spring which, when released flles up and comes down with kllling force on the back of the rodent nibbling at the trigger— can easily bhe converted ‘ffito a bur- glar alarm warranted to scare away the boldest night maraudery % Three holes are bored through the wooden base of the trap. It is then fastened on end to a shelf or the floor. In two of the holes insert blank rim-fire vevolver cartridges. Through the third hole lead a string from the trigger to the door or win- dow to be guarded. The instant the door or window Is moved, the trap is sprung by the string, permitting the spring to strike the cartridges and explode . thew.= Cleveland - News: Leader. . “MY BOY” AT REX THEATER TODAY FOR THREE DAYS “My Boy,” an Associated = First National attraction which is sched- uled to start a three day run at the Rex theater is one of the most fas- cinating stories ever shown on the screen. The, star of the production is Jackie Coogan, made famous through ais work with Charles Chaplin “The Kid” and as a star in his own right in “‘Peck’s Bad Boy,” Pathos and humor have been skill- fully blended by the director into 1 production that grips the heart and compels one to return to the theater to see the picture again. As an orphan, who has arrived in New York friendless and home- less, Jdackie makes an appealing tigure. The story, written especially for him, furnishes this little star with 1 part that fits him to perfection and allows him full sway to demon- strate that he possesses exceptional histrionic ability. Claude Dillingwater and Mathil- da Brundage are in the supporting cast. “A PRINCE THERE WAS” AT GRAND THEATER SUNDAY Known in the world of amuse- ments as one of the leading play- wrights, actor-managers and com- posers in the country. George M. Cohan is the author of “A Prince Chere Was,”” a brilliant stage suc- ress which has been picturized by Paramount with Thomas Meighan as star and which will be the feature it the Grand theater next Sunday and Monday. Mildred Harris a charming actress who scored in Cecile B. DeMille’s great production “Fool’s Paradise,” is Mr. Meighan’s .eading woman in this picture. Waldemar Young adopted the picture which was directer by Tom Forman. Other players are Charlot- tee Jackson, Nigel Barire, Guy Oliv- ar, Sylvia Ashton, Fred Huntly and Arthur Huil. “THE GILDED LILY” AT THE ELKO THEATER TONIGHT Mae Murray, famous Paramount star and dancer, has been provided with a picture story of great drama- tic power which was especially written for her by Clara Beranger. it is “The Gilded Lily” and it will be the feature attraction at the Elko theater for two days tonight and tomorow. Robert Z. Leonard, husband of the star, made the pro- duction. The story fits Miss Murray like a ¢love and presents her in the role which she first became famous— a dancer. All of the scenes arc laid in_New York. Lily Drake, dancer of the Club Royale, is the tye of girl that is all sham and rouge on the exterior but real and true when the tarnish and tinsel are off, She is sought by many men, including a typical New York man about town and a youth from the country. In the contest between them to win her hand and in the final incidents, Miss Beranger has given an unusual twist that is declared to be entirely original and will place the picture in the front rank for its story value. “Tis the Bull,” a comedy in two ‘parts also will be shown. “THE OLD NEST” AT GRAND THEATER AGAIN TONIGHT In “The Old Nest” showing again gonight for the last times at the ¢ivand theater, the people ofi Be- midji will have a chance to see a wood picture that has been hailed by critics and reviewers as the most vatisfying all-Ameircan picture that has yet been produced, The theme, \that of a mother who sees her six children leave her, one by one is common to American families, All the poignancy of fecling that these leave takings arouse in real life have been caught on the screen. Cost of Stopping Tralns, An ordinary passenger locomotive consumes a pound of fuel for every 52 fect it travels. Each unnecessary stop, made with a heavy freight or passenger train, represents a fuel loss ot from 500 to 750 pounds of coal, de- pending on the weight of the train, the length of the stop and the grade conditions, A brake-line alr leak on a train of 50 frelght cars has been known to cause a loss of as much as 2,540 pounds of coal in a ten-hour period. The loss of coal each time a modern locomotive pops off for five minutes is about seventy-five pounds. If loconw- tive firemen were to save a little more than one shovelful of coal out of each ten used, the total saving would be equal to nearly 7 per cent of all the coal bandled.—World's Work. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY “How long have they been mar- Tled?” . “Long enough to discover that they can’t both have their own way all the time.” IBEMIDJI HIGH DEFEATS PARK RAPIDS BALL NINE: (Continuea from Page One.) enough for Szuzitzky to drop the ball. For the visitors, Meinke, second baseman, featured with ten chances out’ pf eleven. Park Rapids ab r h po a e Levenick, 1 4 0 1 2 01 Nygaard, 3b. 3 0 0 2 2 0 Szuzitzky, 3 0 0:2 5 1 Meinke, "2b 20 05 5 1 Gray, cf 30 0100 Auer, p .. 3 00 110 Zellar, 1b .. 3 0 08 00 Brandt, ss .. 3 0 0 1 1 1 Johnson, rf 100 000 Petrie, rf 2 0 010 1 0 12314 5 i r h po a e Bailey, 2b . 311120 Rhea, 1b 51 1 8 10 Hurst, rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 Hickerson, 4 11 2 0 0 Baney, p 4 3 2 0 3 1 Boe, ss . 11 1111 Woock, cf . 2 01010 Cline, c .. 4 0 015 2 1 Peterson, If 100 000 Neumann, If 3 1 10 0 0 Total. 8 92710 3 Two-base Hit—Baney. Stolen Bases—Baney 4 Bailey 2, Boe 3, Rhea, Hurst, Hickerson, Woock 2, Neumann, Meinke, Gray, Brandt 1. Struck Out—By Baney 16; by Auer 5. Double Play—Meinke to Nygaard. Umpire Ray Phelps. LOST POCKETBOOK RETURNED TO OWNER WITHOUT CHARGE With the proper instinct to re- turn lost property to the rightful owner, Master Albert Stine of Park avenue came immediately to the Daily Pioneer office, to “insert a “Found” ad after picking up a pocketbook cantaining a sum of money, keys and an endorsed check, which inquiries revealed belonged to Mrs. Josephine Edwards, a nurse at the Lake Julia Sanatorium, who was pleased .to recover her money +so _soon after losing it. Want ads bring results and they do not always cost money. 17’8 MIGHTY LONG TILL LIGHT ‘The lost ones are a-gropin’ In shadows o' the night; The hills for which they’re hopin® Are far away from sight; They want that Land o' Promise— ‘Where suns an’ stars shine bright; ‘They're callin’ in the darkness: “It's mighty long till Light.” ‘They know the Jordan river Is rollin’, dark and deep; Far off the storm is comin’, The stars have gone to sleep; They seek that Land o' Promise— To win the faithful fight; Make clear the road before them— “It's mighty long till Light."” ‘The valley’s sweetest singin® ‘Would woo them from the way; But far-oft pells are ringin® Of blue skles for the gray. The hills of Hope are shinin’, Yet Hope has wings for flight; Thorns with the life-flowers twinin'= “It's nifghty long till Light.” =Frank L. Stanton In the Atlanta Con- stitution, SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER Asweepingver:iict forQUALITY e — COLORED P T ———n———" ae Murray Star of “Peacock Alley” in— “The Gilded Lily' * Splendidly Produced With a Part in A r:omance of New York and .its gay night life— and a girl whose flash and folly hid a heart of gold. —ALSO SHOWING— Christie 2-part Comedy “’TIS THE BULL” ELKO ORCHESTRA TONIGHT And SUNDAY On the surface, all silks and rouge and laughter. At heart, as simple and pure as a flower. Come and sce the thrilling game Life made her play! HOTOGRAPHY The Average American Eats Exactly. 2,664 Pounds of Food Each Year By JAMES J. DAVIS, U. S. Secretary of Labor. Do you know that the average American eats more*th:m a ton of f\c;c:d every year? The exact figures are 2,66{ pounds per mnn\?fr year. That is a costly item. We certainly don’t stint ourselves. i . And does this Gargantuan appetite really make for n\atxonnl hgx\lth. Is it any better for the body than it is for the pm_:k?tbogk? I notice by these same figures from the bureau of labor statisti % h‘f‘t fl.lc averags American wage-earner manages to keep the spn'rk of l}fe in his body on 1,775 pounds of food a year. The A. E. F. ration was 1,540 pounds per man per year, and if I recollect rightly the American soldier did some pretty fair work on that allowance. The medical authorities may make i but I notice that the average Japanese consumes 0 annum. The average Jap adult gets 30 pounds of fruit, as ag; pounds, the average with us. MOTHER'’S . TONIGHT IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE The Old Nest THE GREATEST “MOTHER” PICTURE EVER MADE It will bring to you a fuller realization of what a mother means to you, and what you .mean to your mother. You Can’t Afford to Miss It— ‘Ask Anyone Who Has Seen It. 4 1st Show at 7:30—2nd Show at 9:00 Children 10c—Adults 30c GRAND - LAST TIME | what they please of thesc figures, 905 pounds of food per ainst 250 | REX Opening TODAY FOR THREE DAYS Us kids have gotta get together again sOon. fiRsT NATIONAL PICTURES Maybe i look tough here but an Organ gRinder and his Monkey juSt took all the money i got for doing a shimmy— But-O-Boy—YoU ought to see wat i did to him! Jackie Coogan |7 P. S.—My New Picture Is | | ‘A FIRST NATIONAL ATTRACTION | Presented by SOL LESSER The Star of the production is JACKIE COOGAN, mada fa- mous through his work with Charles Chaplin in “Thea Kid.” and as a Star in his own right in “Peck’s Bad Boy." ! i A TORCHY COMEDY—In Two Parts Fox News ! REX ORCHESTRA L Mat. 2:30 :— 10c & 30c —: Eve. 7:10-9:00 COMING—Tuesday and Wednesd NORMA T_ALMADGeE i l “THE WONDERFUL THING” o T S S T o, R