Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1922, Page 4

s e e S 3 “ONE EMPTY SHELL” AT REX THEATRE TONIGHT Elk Valley had its circus, the first in the history of the town. Little " While the show remained only long enough ‘to put on an afternoon performance,; it. brought an: epie to the town, In its wake remained “Old Bill” the clown and Pom Pom thé young- est performer, a girl of abount. four years. Old Bill was discarded, but little Pom Pom knew mno other Dad than Bill, so hid herself in his trunk in her ballet costume only to be dis- covered by him after the circus had been gone many hours. Bill's arrest leads up to ® heart- stirring episode that is charged with dramatic values that prove highly entertaining. This unique story is the plot of “One Empty Shell,” which is the. attraction tonight at the Rex theatre. | —— #THE BLACK BAG” AT GRAND .MONDAY AND TUESDAY Nearly every man likes to turn his imagination loose at times and think what he would do were he caught in some dangerous situation. The thirst for adventure, dormant fin ‘almost everyone, makes people apprecitae the position of Herbert Rawlinson as the hero of “The Black from which the story is taken, is one of the most popular writers today. Beautiful Virginia Valli, who plays opposite Herbert Rawlinson has play- ed leads in many big productions and has a large screen following. “THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW" AT ELKO TODAY, SUNDAY Another thrill that the camera didn’t register—because the camera was the principal actor. It took place during the making of “Through a Glass Window,” a new May Me- Avoy Realart picture released by Famous Playere-Lasky Corppration which open at the Elko theatre for today and Sunday. May McAvoy, the star, Maurice Campbell, director, and Hal Rosson, the. photographer, were making scenes in a fast flying' roller ‘coaster at the beach. They anchored the camera to the floor of the.car and made one trip around. On the second round, at, tne top of the “swoopiest” dive, the stay-bolt came loose and the: tripod lurched wildly, Rosson dropped the crank and threw his arms around’ the >am- era while the assistant threw himself down ‘and grabbed Rossons legs. Diregtor Campbell seized a leg of the tripod and Miss McAvoy shouted encouragement. Round and round the' ‘curves with the heavy camers threatening to pitch over the side and carry a man or two with it! Hoping every “dip” was the last they managed to hold all on board and an accident was averted as the and car reached the lower levels EYESIGHT NO -BOON TO HIM Blind Beggar Refused What Most People Would Consider Most Preclous of Life’s Gifte. {"“Buy a pencll, plense.” This was the monotonous sing-song plaint of a ragged blind man on a prominent downtown corner. A Detreit million- alre heard it. It gripped at his heart- strings. poor victim. i A specinlist of International repute ‘was summoned. He said he could re- store the pencll peddler’s sight by a delicate and expensive operation. The millionalre told him to go ahead. Then ithe blind man amazed the philan- ‘throplst and the physiclan by refusing to be cured. i “I want to be blind,” he satd. “If I |got my sight back I'd have to go back to hard work. Please don’t give me !back my sight. T'm happy this way. I make a lot of money through m® iblindness. It's easy work. I'm happy innd 1 want to stay this way.” ! The ‘millionaire then had a watch {set on"the happy victim. He found |that every evening at the end of the ipeddler's day's work, a handsomely gowned, pretty young woman drove up 'to his corner in an expensive motor- lear, bundled the peddler into the car, and whisked him off to one of those ‘4azz places of song and dance. The blind man was having a high old time of it every night. } .When he tried later to have his - |cense_renewed, the millionaire pre- ‘vven(ed it. MUMMIFIED BODIES IN CAVES Sclentlsts Expect to Find Much of i itorest Through Discoveries in South Africa. ! /Recently discovered mummy caves in the Koster district, west of Pretoria, South Africa, are situnted in a wild country 25 miles from rallways, and the entrance to them lles at the bot- tom of a forbldding hole In the ground 60 feet dcep, for the descent of which ‘a rope tied to a tree trunk is neces- sary. i Several hours spent In the caves failed to give any estimate of thelr size, as passages extend for long dis- tances, possibly for miles. The work of exploration was not without danger Elk Valley lies off the beaten path |feature. It :is n .among the big 'cattle ranches of | terest story'o fi‘it the_hills. il P ily:. Raymond. Bag,” showing at the Grand theatre next Monday and Tuesday. Louis from the scenario of Mr. Beach’s Joseph Vance, author of the novel | prepared by Dorothy Farmnum. He declded to help cure the : glided to a stop. " *This amusement’ ‘park incident is only one of the many interesting fea- tures of this latest ‘May MegAvoy ofig;, human' in- egement fam- e s opposite the stag, 1 1 Y e & “THE JRONJTRAIL” AT REX THEATRE OPENING SUNDAY “Stirring melodrama with all of the spectacular features and none of the crudities of this style of popular entertainment,” is the classifieation that the motion picture officials have given to the mew big Rex Beach production ‘of his great Alaskan rail- road story, “The Iron Trail,” which will be the feature at the Rex theatre beginning Sunday. Those -who have read the book and sre acquainted with the popular artists that play the leading roles, will anticipate the strength of this new production, in visualizing. Wynd- ham Standing as “Murray O'Neil,” Thurston Hall as “Curtis Gordon,” Reginald Denny as “ Dan Appleton,” Alma Tell as “Eliza Appleton,” Har- lan Knight as “Tom Slater,” Betty Carpenter as “Natalie,”” Lee Beggs as “Dr. Gray,” and Eulalie Jensen as “Mrs. Curtis Gorden.” The production was made under the direction of R. William McNeil Also showing Fox Sunshine comedy starring Henry Leahmann. “BOUGHT AND PAID FOR” AT GRAND TODAY. AND. SUNDAY A play that has never failed to thrill American audiences is George Broadhurst’s “Bought and Paid For.” And now the William de Mille screen version of it, which comes to the Grand, theatre this eveming and Sunday probably will thrill them even more effectively. For its direction, the picture could not have been in abler hands than those. of William de Mille, whose consummate skill in the interpreting of cenes filled with dramatic inten- sity has led to his becumin: one of the foremost producers of the motion picture’ fworld, Heading & popular cast art the popular Paramount stars ‘Agnes: Ayres and Jack Holt, each possessing-a creditable host of laur- els. - In their support are much fav- orites as Walter Hiers, the rotund Paramotiné comedian, Leah Wyant and George Kuwa. 5 The adaption .was dons by Clara Beranger. Altogether, a picture to be hailed as a decided acquisition on the -part of the Grand theatre and a suré-enough trea for picture fans. The famous comedian, ~Buster Keaton, will alfo ‘be seen” at the Grand Saturday and Sunday in “The High Sign,” a comedy-of a kind that only he can make. on account of the pitch darkness, the nsecure rocks, and the risk of falling into crevices. The explorers saw In a flssure high up In & rock om the side of tue cave the mummifled body of a huge buck, on top of which, also wedged In the rocks, was the body of a’ large tiger with its Jaws flercely extended. Two members of the party attempted to get the horns of the buck, but a fall of rock compelled them to abandon the effort. Urider the bats' dung which covered the floor of the cave were found the mummified remains of a monkey meas- uring six feet from head to toe, In an excellent state of preservation. On the floors were a larze number of bones and chipped flints, while the bats’ dung looked as theugh it had been accumulated for centurles. 'BIG DEALS IN SCOTCH LANDS Many Millions of Acres Have Changed Hands Since the Signing of the Armistice. Since the armistice almost 4,500,080 acres of Scottish land has changed hands, or practically a quarter of the country, reports the Loudon Times correspondent at Glasgow. During 1921 over 600,000 acres were sold, agalnst 800,000 in 1920. Although prices have fallen, fully £5,000,000 ($25,000000) must have been involved in last year's sules, and the total turnover since the armistice Is estl- mated at £52,500,000 ($262,600,000). : The decrease in estate sales last year sliows that the “boom" Is.on the wane, for the people who made war fortunes apd who were the estate agents' best clients mow find thelr wealth dimipishing as quickly &s it grew. Trade : depresson has, of ‘course, left ‘Its fBark ton the estate market, with the result that prices for estates are nothing llke what they were 4 few years agv. H Estate agents, however, hold out a hopetul prospect for this year. 'It 1s expected that the céssation of large buging ‘will continue for several months, probably until the next budget proposals are known, but' that this will be followed by a revival Tm- proved conditions in the fndustrinl world would give a fillp to the estate warket, but agents are confldent that even without the impetus, good busi- ness will be done next year in the buylng of land. IDEAL AS FISHING COMPANION Disciples of Izaak Waitan Will Agres With Opinion of Writer in East- ern Publication. It doesn't do to take politics too seriously. Some think there has been too much taking things serlously In politics. Some think there has. been tpo much taking of all kinds in politics. They say there are still men in some agreeably remote reglons still voting for ‘Andrew Jackson; and If that is so we'd like to take a few weeks' rest 'We tised to go fishing with' Phin Kibbs up In the Berkshires, aod he was one of the most amiable political conversationalists - (it you''like the word) we ever knew. He was amiable because he never disagreed. 'He never disagreed becuuse he rarely tpokeé at all. He was a good fishermarn. * Some- times we went after pickerel,” drifting aleng the edges of the lily pads from the stetn of a leaky and temperamen- tal but very homelike and fishy-smell- ing boat. After dark we sometimes sat in the same hoat, the fish being re- lieved by the aroma of the kerosene lanterns set In the boat’s bottom. Then we fished with drop lines for bull- heads—a fish unlovely to gaze upon, unresponsive to human affection, but delectable to palate. One night a period of an hour’s si- lence was broken by Phin, who turned to us through the damp dark and ven- tured to make audible a link in his chaln of thoughts. He sald: “Say, who's President now, McKin- ley?” We answered, truthfully, as is our’ habit. “No, Roosevelt.” That ended the evening’s political discussion. Admirable and much- mourned fishing companion, Phin. He knew all the politics mecessary to run his farm and catch a few pickerel or a mess of bullheads once In a while— Boston Herald. ‘The Easiest Way. A young farmer of Clay county, who was goon to be married, was asking his older brother abont such matters as getting the license and having the cer- emony pronounced, when the brother asked: “Which are you going to have marry you, a preacher of the gospel o2 a justice of the peace?” The prospective bridegroom hesitat- ed. “I had a preacher of the gespel,” his brother added. The younger man thought of the caustic tongue his sister-in-law wagged. “Yes, und you've been’Mstening to sermons ever since,” he retorted. “I guess I'll chance the peace route. R A Big Vital Question for Everyone— Her honor—her life—went into the balance that was to save him from ruin. Was he - ful. No! he called her ith- ! and what follows makes this Anita Stewa:t's best ev: Thrill follows thrill in this drama of the new West. Louis R, Mayer presents The Inimitable Star ANITA STEWART —IN— “N Question of Honor” Directed by Edwin Carew rst National At n RADIO CONCERT Thursday, June 22 The Wonder of the Age! v | CAPL . LAEMMLE presents HERBERT. AWLINSON | nelodromy GRAND ‘TENDER melody—of love . and doughnuts, of a great, & Sunday for. money— and B . But when | the fiend threatened to’ destroy’ herifelfirespect— ' PATHE NEWS PICTURES and A COMEDY MONDAY ‘"TUESDAY ‘grim city and a pretty, strug- o all: over. . one. —ALSO— : gling_girl -who finally got her, Big' Chance — played i'right on your heart-strings. - -See.it—and feel good It’s -a- good “FRIDAY THE 13TH’—Merit Comedy Music Selection—-“Poet and Peasant”-~Overture By F. V. SUPPE __COMING MONDAY & TUESDAY— GLADYS WALTON in “SECOND-HAND ROSE” Mat. 2:30—10c-25¢ MILBURN MORANTE Presents DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS - 'With a Notablé Cast | Distribuied by CLARK-CORNELIUS CORPORATION : A throbbing drama of the West, & dircus an n old clown to a-little circus waif.’ " il Stranded in the'ranch cpuntry, he finds work among the |, boys, always keeping I tle Pom Pom, who becomes favorite with everyone. . ... - See the Thrilling Finish of This Won EDUCATIONAL COMEDY, with Al Christie— That'll Bring a Battery of Roars! MUTT & JEFF - Rex Orchestra Mat. 2:30 :— 10c & 25¢ —: d the devotion deifil_;i Picture! Eve. 7:30-9:00—10c-30c PFLOCK’S Special Qié_hestra FOX NEWS Eve. 7:10-9:00 See thia_'\‘l];e) 'picturization of the gieatestii marriage-melo-; ! dramaeveriwritten. Scenario by Clara Beranger. From George Broadhurst’s sensational stage success. AGNES AYRE =JACKHOLT i “I bought yoy.;and 1-paid for you—and you're mine!” ——ALSO SHOWING— BUSTER KEATON in the ‘side-splitting comedy THE HICH SICN Admission: Children 10c—Adults 25¢ . Matinee 2:30, and two Night Shows Tonight and Sunday -— GRAND REX THEATRE OPENING SUNDAY FOR TWO DAYS L. GENNETT PICTURES CORPORATION prerents ; A SENSATIONAL RAILROAD MELODRAMA A story of love . and hate—adventure % and romance in the, heart of the fascinating gold country. .. < £ ol Terrific Fights Heroic Achievements Thrilling Suspense Wholesome Adventure A picture where red-blooded men and real women face the perils of Arctic ice and raging bliz- zards to build a railroad into the heart-of the Alaskan, . goldfields. . 1, Siecial Fox Sunshine Camedy % . . HENRY LEAHMAN FOX NEWS ‘ : REX ORCHESTRA Mat. 2:30° Eve. 7:10-910c & 25c