Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 22, 1922, Page 4

‘(Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.) i BRITISH COLUMBIA HERG Before the eyes of scores of specta- tors, two boy ‘scouts of Vancouver, B. C, Allen Wooton and Hamish Da- vidson recently covered themselves with glory by crawling out on the treacherous melting ice of Coal Har- bor and rescued Bruce MclIntyre, the fourteen-year-old son of Rev. R. J. Mc- Intyre. The boy had been skating and was about 200 feet out from shore when without warning the ice gave way, precipitating him into the water. He made a game struggle to pull him- self out, but the ica was too rotten to cling to. 1] Many people saw the boy's plight, but none dared venture out to his rescua as the ice obviously would bear no man’s weight. Ladders were run out. Even: this improvised bridge was precarious, as by this time the ice was breaking up on all sides. The two scouts volunteered to attempt the rescue, Davidson skating out as near as he could to the ladder while Woo- ton crawled out on the ladder, drop- ping a rope and another small ladder behind him. Between them the res- cuers managed to push the extra lad- der under the drowning boy and pry him to the surface of the ice. People on the shore then hauled in the rope and all three boys landed safely just as the police arrived. First aid was given young McIntyre, and in the ex- citement the two rescuers slipped away, nobody having even inquired their names. Later, however, the young heroes were sought out, though they made light of the incident and would not permit their pictures to be published untfl they secured the prom- ise that the fact they were boy scouts should be mentioned and the chief credit given to the organization which had given them the training which had enabled them to do the good turn. Both boys have been scouts for over five years. Davidson Is troop leader of the Fifth mountaineers and a King's scout, & rank corresponding somewhat to the Eagle of the Boy Scouts of Amerlca. Wooton s an assistant scoutmaster of the Sixth Vancouver troop. SCOUTS FIND LOST CHILD ! Consternation relgned In a certain home in Shreveport, La. Four-year- old Perkins Sykes had disappeared, apparently as completely as last win- ter's snow. The frantlec mother ap- penled to the police, and at the same time Wayne Durbam, a cousin of the youthful vagrant, took it on himself to call out the Fox patrol of which he was leader. Two squads of scouts, one hended by Durham, and another by Ned Tarver started an organized gearch through the neighborhood. A scout never gives up and though for hours no luck crowned their efforts; finally the missing youngster was eap- tured In Gasser ball park tired, but happy and not at all concerned about getting home. “I walked; that's all’® he explained, “walked and walked, wanted to find Jerry.” Jerry, it seemed, was a small playmate whose soclety Perkins had missed greatly since his parents had moved to an- other part of town, “Can’t get home now,” he added. “Don't want to get home. Want to play.”” Nevertheless he consented to be taken back to his mother, the scouts taking turns carry- ing him. Sound asleep in his cousin’s arms he was handed over to his de lighted mother. WILL MAKE WASHINGTON TRIP Boy scouts of Wheeling and Mounds- ville council, West Virginia, are al- ready beginning to hoard thelr earn- ings and spending money in anticipa- tion of thelr excursion to the natlonal capltal, scheduled to take place nest summer, according to the present plans of the council. It Is planned to make the trip by means of auto trucks, trav- eling by day and making night camps along the way. This is one of the many similar education trips which ure being promoted by scout lenders throughout the country, looking to- ward both plensure and profit of scouts. A MAN, WOMAN AND BOY SCOUT The Chamber of Commerce of Mar- tinez, Cal., recently put through a city cleanup, during which they urged everybody to trim shrubbery, remove rubbish, tear down'or mend and re- paint old fences, burn over grass in vacant lots, etc. The city was blocked out In districts for this pur- pose, with a man, a woman and a boy scout in charge of each, RESCUE WITH HOCKEY STICKS Scouts Rosland Bowers and Donald Clark of Milford, Conn., last winter saved with their hockey sticks a small boy who had fallen through the ice, With characteristic scout modesty, neither boy told of the incldent. The first notification their scoutmaster had that his troop had some sure-enough heroes was when he recelved a grate- ful appreclation from the rescued lad’s iparents usking him to publicly thank the boys for their splendid service In first ald. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE et . DAILY PIONEER HERE'S REAL BERNARD SHAW Apparently the World Has Had a Wrong Idea Concerning That Distinguished Gentieman. The popular supposition that Shaw s a great egotlst is, like nearly all popular suppositions, hopelessly wrong, Cosmo Hamliton writes - In the Spur. He poses as an egotlst, be- cause it affords him immense ainuse- ment to see how much fre it pro- duces. He knows, of course, that he is & master craftsman who, stands | alone as a dramatist. He has proved it 8o of As a matter of fact, he 18 & very simple and humble wmun, u great Christian, deeply moved by the woes and the sufferings of So,wany fellow creatures and greatly impa- tient of all the hypocrisy and red tape that stand In the way of the betterment of the world. No man lving bas keemer sympathies or a more practical method of charity. He gives most of his money away. And there is certainly no man who is so enthusiastic about other people’s ‘work, or 80 very ready to give a help- ing hand to the young men who are knocking at the door. It is a re freshing and delightful sight to see him at one of his rehearsals, stand- ing in the middle of the stage in his billous clothes and hygienic boots sur- rounded by the carefully chosen act- ors and actresses upon whom he tries his latest jokes, a kindly and whiten- ing Mephistopheles. It is equally delightful to see him walk forth in the afternoon into the London that he knows and loves so well, kid-gloved, dapperly hatted, wearlug a loosely- bullt suit of tweeds, to make his Jaunty way out of the purlieus of the Adelphi into Piccadilly, talkiag to himself, laughing aloud and utterly un- conscious of the attentlon of the pass- ers-by. He ¢ really a sort of elderly schoolboy who makes a hobby of para- dox, whose legs are In the. present, but whose head is 20 years in.advance of his time. COMET-FINDING NOW EASY Work of Picking Up “Heavenly Visk tors” Has Been Reduced to a Scientific Basis. Seven comets which have been seen on previous occasions are expected to return to the vicinity of the earth this year. If they all keep thelr ap- pointments, and the average num- ber of new comets turn up, astronomers will have at least a full dozen under observation between now and Decem- ber 31. But there is reason to fear that some of the seven old comets have met with mishaps while bowling along through space, and that they have either been shattered into un- recognizable debris, or diverted into quite different orbjts. There Is, how- ever, little romance now in comet- finding, s was the case when heroic comet-hunters swept the skies all night in the hope of dropping on one. Now they set traps for them—combina- tion of telescopes’ and cameras turn- ing in unison with the rotation of the earth on its axis—and go to bed until morning, when they develop the plates and examine them for the tell-tale marks which betray any comets that may have entered the region of the sky thus photographed. Snake Causing Reign -of Terror. A South Rhodeslan farmer wrote to the director of the Port Elizabeth museum for advice on the disposal of a great mamba which inhabited a wooded kopje on his farm. “The snake,” said the farmer, “has already accounted for two natives and over 100 other victims in the shape of fowls, goats, calves and dogs. when- ever anything ventures within the pre- cincts of the snake's haunts it darts from cover, strikes, and retires into the undergrowth again like a flash. A glimpse Is all that Is ever seen of this death-dealing reptile.” The farmer states that the natives In the vicinity regard the snake with superstitious awe, declaring it to-be the reincarna- tlon of Lobengula, who seeks revenge for past wrongs. Lobengula was the king of Matabele Land and was long feared as a powerful warfior and per- sistent opponent of Christianity and civilization In his kingdom. In 1803 he was defeated in a battle In which 500 of his men were killed. He then became a fugitive from his kingdom. Back to Pharaohs. In exchanging the Turkish title of sultan for that of king of Egypt, Aha- med Fuad I, asserts the nationhood of Egypt with a virtual hark-back to the Pharaohs. Sultans, khedives, valis—the Turkish name for vice- roys—and beys there have been for a century or two, but no Kking has reigned in Egypt since times so dis- tant as to stretch away into the shadowy Biblical era. “King” of gypt has a homely, British ring that will remind Ahamed FKFuad and his people of Britaln's material interest in Egypt's destinies. But Pharaoh was the ancient title of the Egyptian soverelgns—originally a proper name like Caesar, adapted to a hereditary monarchy. Indigestion. First :Cannibal—~Qur chief has hay fever. a Second Cannibal—What broughfy it on, L] v ¢ First Cannibal—He nte a grass Wid: ow.—Journal Americdn Medical Asso clation. Room for a Slump. “I tell you, I can’t lose, I'm going to zet In on the ground floor.” “The ground floor isn't the lowest level. There's the cellar."—Louis- ville Courier-Journal. Subscribe for The Daily Ploneer The Serap DBook EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY One Theater Goer at Least Proved the Possessor of Real Pres. ence of Mind. The second act*had come to an end and the curtain had fallen. Suddenly those near the stage became con- sclous of a stir and hurrying be- hind the scenes. A faint smell be- gan to pervade the atmosphere; smoke came from the wings. In an instant the same thought struck everyone, aud the same word left every lip: “Fire!” A stampede seemed Imminent. Then the hero of the hour rose from his seat in the stalls. “Keep your seats,” he shouted. His words and manner reassured the terror-stricken people in the thea- ter. Shamefacedly, they sank back one by one into their seats. Slowly, as if about to speak, the man strode to where there was now an open avenue of exit. Then, with- out a moment's hesitation, he rushed for the door. Once outside, he mopped his fore- head, and murmured, breathlessly, “Well, someone's saved, anyway.” PUMPED SAND OUT OF WELL Use of Compressed Air for the Pur- pose Saved a Good Deal of Time and Money. The successful use of compressed alr in freeing deep wells of sand plugs s described by Dennison Fairchild in the Engineering News-Record. He says: “One well, with an eight-inch casing 145 feet deep (from which about 100, 000 gallons of water was pumped dally), became clogged with sand to such an extent that it practically stopped the supply. A test developed 14 feet of sand and small gravel. A three-fourths-inch pipe to the sand was Inserted and air forced to the bot- tom, ehe rising bubblés keeping the water disturbed and the sand in sus- pension, and it was thrown out very quickly and at little expense. In an- other case the well was 236 feet deep with an eight-inch casing, and the sand was beginning to shut off the supply and get into the pump. There was available only 150 feet of one-half- inch plpe, which was connected up with a compressor. The rising air created enough suctlon to lift the sand and the water was clear and running free of sund at the end of 25 minutes.” Honeymoon Ended. The Woman has a friend who was recently married.. When the wedding day was five weeks past Mrs, New- bryd was invited to tea one after- moon. “Well,” asked the Woman, during a slight pause, “how Is everything?” “Oh, fine!” said Mrs. N. B. en- thuslastlcally. Then she added: “But our honeymoon ended today.” “Why, what do you mean? A honeymoon lasts forever, if you want . N. B. laughed and shook her hear. “No,” she said, with amused sad- ours Is ended. George told me this morning my rouge showed.”—Chi- cagy Journal, Fogs May Supply Water. In order to overcome the serious shortnge of water caused by last year's record drought in England, scientists bave been experimenting with a view to obtaining permanent water supplies from fogs. One of the experimenters has devised a reservoir te collect the dew and moisture contained in fogs. It Is calculated that one of these dew reservoirs, with a, cover area of 100 square yards, would collect 24,000 gallons of dew and rain in the eastern counties in the course of a year. With a storage capacity of 12,000 gallons, it could supply on an average 120 gal- lons daily during the summer months and 50 gallons daily during the re- mainder of the year. Her Laughter Too Hearty. We have often heard the expression, “split her sides laughing,” but have never known it to actually happen. However, a Fostoria, Ohlo, woman laughed for five minutes at a fuony story. While doing so, she felt a pe- culiar pain in her right side. The pain Increased and a doctor was called, who found that she had broken a rib from the exegtion: cf laughing. 3 N 0¥ Potatoes ‘From Ash Heap. St Johnsbury, :Vt.; does not have to walt- fo- ienr' from™ California, Florida or the warm islands of the sea for new potatoes.. A well-known Easter: ave- nuwe bookstore man reports that cus- tomers of his brought into his store Murch 16 some new potatoes sprouted and_grown on an-ash heap .in the town' this spring. ‘ Certainly Worth Her Feed. A Nova Scotia farmer has a cow that s valuable as a breeder. Last March she gave birth to twin calves, a bull and a heifer. Last month an- other pair of calves were born, this time both heifers. All animals are thriving. THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS EMENIS, “THROUGH THE BACK DOOR” AT REX AGAIN TONIGHT In “ Though the Back Door” Mary Pickford’s forthcoming United Art- ist’s release, this clever little artist will be afforded an opportunity for the display of talent equalled only in such previous productions as “Pollyanna” and “Daddy Long Legs.” Arrangements were recently com- pleted by Manager Brinkman of the Rex theater to show this pro- duction here again tonight. It isithe first picture in which l.xt;le Mary ever worked under the guidance of two directors. Alfred E. Green and Mary’s brother, Jack, sponsored this production, and the result of their combined efforts is said to prove further the truth of the old adage, “Two heads are bet- ter than one”. The opening title tells us that the scenario ofr “Through the Back Door” ‘was written by Marion Fair- fax, and that Jack Pickford andAl- fred E. Green co-directed it, while Charles Rosher did the camera work which by the way deserves special mention all to itself, In the cast we find such familiar names as Wilfred Lucas, Gertrude Astor, Elinor Fair, Adolphe Menjou, John Harron, brother of the late Robert Harron and tiny Jeanne Car- Penter. All of these give excellent portrayals in their respective parts. Also Mack Sennett in his_ new comedy, “On Patrol”, Billy Bevan with Mildred June and Kalla Pasha. “WAY DOWN EAST,” RETURN ENGAGEMENT, REX TUESDAY D. W. Griffith’s picturization of “Way Down East,” based on the stage play by Lottie Blair Parker, which tor the past twenty-two years was one of the rural classics of the American theatre, will be presented at the Rex Theatre on Tuesday for two days, with the following cast: Lillian _Gish , Richard Barthelmess, Mary Hay, Burr MeclIntosh, Lowell Sherman, Creighton Hale, Mrs. Mor- Nelson, George Nevile, Vivia Ogden, Porter Strong, Josep!ine' Bernard, Mrs. David Landau, Patricia Fruen, Florence Short, Emily Fitzroy and Myrtle Sutch. Mr. Griflith's production of “Way Dcwn East” represent ten month’s work of the most exacting charac- ter, for in his screen version of the story he has endeavored to follow closely the narrative of the stage play, with here and there a digres- sion for the purpose of dramatic value or eladoration.. “HER HUSBANDS TRADEMARK” AT ELKO THEATRE TONIGHT Should a"wife obey her marriage vows when she knows that her hus- band is compelling her to do an ac- tion utterly despicable? Should she o through with it, even tho her soul revolts at the very idea? Those are two questions rist forcefully an- swered by Gloria Swanson, in her latest ana truly greatest Paramount photoplay, *Her Husband’s Trade- mark,” to ‘be_shown at the Elko theatre - tonight, also Tuesday mat- inee and evening. There is a worth while theme in “Her Husband’s Trademark.” it teaches the .folly of men and women whorlive beyond their means and who se$ to, attract wealth by making lavish displays . of. wealth they do not possess. Miss Swanson has a strong role, and is finely supported by a capable cast of players. “THE SAPHEAD” AT GRAND THEATRE AGAIN TONIGHT Buster Keaton, playing the Lamb as co-star with William H. Crane in “The Saphcad” showing at the Grand theatre again this evening made his first departure from slap- stick comedy to create the roll of the wastrel_son on the screen. Mr. Keaton had been playing with Roscoe Arbuckle in his horse- play productions for three seasons, when he was seen by Winchell Smith who supervised the production of “The Saphead”. Mr. Smith detected under the uproarious effects achiev- ed by Mr. Keaton a_quiet sublety of method’ that convinced him the slapstick attor would be a ‘find’ in the more human field of straight comedy. Buster Keaton has been a mem- ber of the'theatrical world since he was five years old, when he start- ed on the\vnudeyillc stage with his parents, comprising -the knockabout team of The Three Keatons. He was sixteen years in the vaudeville, playing all over the United States and Canada and most of the big cities of Europe. Metro advanced him to stardom in the belief that he is the coming comedian of the screen. In “The, Saphead,” he is co-star with William H. Crane. Others in the cast include Irving Cummings, Edward Connelly, Odette Tyler and Beulah Booker. LETTER WRITING WINS LOVE “IN “DON'T WRITE LETTERS” A wholesome and thoroughly de- lightful comedy:of the ambitions of a young.man to: appear brave to a girk- whom he. héis never met is the theme of “Don’t Write Letters,” the new, photpplay®in - which ~Gareth Hughes iststarred) It will be shown at the Grand theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. . “Don’t Write Letters” is a George D. Baker production for S-L (Ar- thur Sawyer and Herdert Lubin) and is distributed by Metro. The play is based _on Blanche Brace'’s Saturday Evening Post story, “The Adventure of a Ready Letter Writ- er.” It was photographed by Ru- dolph Bergquist. This cast includes besides Mr. Hughes, Bartine Burkett, Herbert Hayes, Margaret Mann, Har- Lorraine, Lois Lee and Victor Potel. 'THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Primary Election Monday, June 19, 1922 U. 8. Senator FRANK B. KELLOGG Governor J. A. 0. PREUS Lleutenant Governor LOUIS L. COLLINS Secretary of State _MIKE HOLM VT State Auditor, . ., R. P. CHASE State Treasurer HENRY RINES Attorney General CLIFFORD L. HILTON R. R. and Warehouse Commils: IVAN BOWEN Clerk of Supreme Court GRACE F. KAERCHER OUTDOES RAVEN OF FICTION New York Bird Believed to Be the Champlon Talker of the Feathered Tribe. Meet a rare bird from Australia! He is coal black, with white china eyes, & wicked laugh and a trick dance that he does in his cage on top of the ice box in a Bronx park tea room. He sits there next to the root beer barrel and is willing, say his managers, to challenge all birdland to a talking match, according to the New York Sun. When it comes to quoting short and pithy phrases Poe’s raven, with nis “Nevermore” recitative, was mere- ly an also ran. This bird doesn’t know how hegot here. He remembers being somewhere out in the suburbs of Sydney on a summer night. Then he was trapped | and out on the high seas before he knew what was happening. Now he lives in Bronx park znd never o bird in a gilded cage has as fine a line of patter as this old raven. Perhaps he is segregated so he will not teach the whole parrot house to Jeer at Sunday afternoon visitors. He can talk in a rich, deep barytone voice such as never belonged to a par- rot and can interpose intervals of falsetto. At the end of every speech Iie hops down and does a double shuffle dance. Then he laughs at the audi- ence. dubscrite for The Uaiis Ploneer. Meet Me At THE West Hotel MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 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