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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Good buggy, wagon,
light driving harness, good span
black horses, about 1850 each, this
Is my own farm team. 218 Beltrami
Ave. E. J. Willis, Phone Al. Res.
phone 446-J. 4d9l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

HELP WANTED-Young men, sew
eral, over 1S years Of age, to learn
the business with large concern;
good wages and splendid opportun-
ity for boys with good education
and of good character, who are
willing to work. Give name, ad-
dress, telephone number, age and
reference in first letter. Address
ABC, care Bemidji Pioneer. 12d828
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE CHEAP-One lot in
Crookston, MINI in Norcross addi-
ton in suburbs, nice place to build
or for garden. For particulars
write Mrs. Lizzie Cover, 364O End
Ave. &c., Minneapolis, Mimi. 3dS29
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-A competent girl, or
woman to help care for an elderly
invalid lady. 1911 Bixby Ave.
5d829
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Ford touring car, in
good condition. Phone SO5-J.
826tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

Please write full description and
price to A. w. Iselin, $40 N. Key
stone Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 6d91
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Five room cottage, one
block from Bemidji normal. Lot
extends to lake shore. Hardwood
floors, city water and sewer, cleo
trio lights. Inquire on premises.
1904 Dewey Ave. 811tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Second hand bicycle In
good condition. Apply P. E. d. care
Pioneer. ooS6
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Stuyvesan player pl-
ano, oak case, in first class condi-
ton, with 100 music rolls, price
$500. A. w. Bartlett, Fair View
farm, " miles east Of Lavinia,
Mimi, 1896
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANT To buy a mare about years
weight about 1900. Must be sound
and all right. R. C. Erwin, Hines,
MINI. $3.50
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Modern house at corner
of Beltrami Ave and 10th st.
With hot water heat, electric
lights. gas and bath. Inquire of
John Moberg, Bemidji, MINI. 821tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Capable woman, as
housekeeper for small home. Ad-
dress Box 80, Bemidji. Mimi.
828tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-2h acre tract on Dali
ton Ave., near North school. Fine
level land, all cropped this year.
F. NJ Malzahn, Bemidji, MINI.
1880
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Thoroughly modern 4
room and bath, $4,000; easy terms.
E. J. Willis, 21S Beltrami Ave.
Phone a. 4d9l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-After Sept. 1st l will
offer all Of my household furniture
including stoves an A / piano with
black walnut case for sale. 7O7;
Minnesota Ave. Frank Miller.
1894
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-6-room house 1O17 Bel
trami Ave. Modern except heat.
Phone 564-I Call at 1921 Park
Ave. 6d93
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Second hand organ. Ad-
dress Irven Hawkins, Laporte,
MINI. 2d829
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Good house, 4 rooms and
bath, electric light and gas. $14OO,
easy terms. E. ]. Willis, 21S Bel
trami Ave. Phone Al. 4d9l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-To rent, garage or stor-
age for Ford car. Roberts &, Funk
Call 1871 3d83O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE OR, RENr-My resi-
dence, realestate, household goods,
my entire flock of young and old
Buff Rock chickens and equip
ment. DR.. J. Warninger. 1895
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-The best truck and
berry farm, y mile to normal.
Good buildings, $3.50, a snap. E.
J. Willis, 218 Beltrami Ave.
Phone Al, Res. phone 446-J. 4d91
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Good girl, for general
house work Mrs. H. Mills, 9O7
Beltrami. Phone 1O7. 3d828
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-One gasoline engine,
one and one-half horsepower. one
pump jack, IS feet of hose. Price
$4,000. w. r. Howe, Lavinia,
Mimi. 5d83O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-One second hand Ford
car and one second hand Chevrolet
car. Apply Motor Inn. 2dS29
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-S0 acre highly improved
farm. Quarter mile lake shore,
fine beach, good 7-room house, barn
hog house, corn crib. wood shed,
smoke house, deep foundation for
silo, we'll and windmill, chicken
house, fenced, four miles from city.
Only $2500.O0 or will sell 200
acres for $4,000 for quick sale.
E. J. Willis. 21S Beltrami Ave.
Phone Al, Res, phone 446-J.. 4dsl-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Two kitchen girls. DIAL
ton hotel. S19tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-See the Bemldji Sta
tionary store for rubber stamps
fac smile signature stamps, no
tarial seals and corporation seals
36tt
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

MONEY TO LOAN OH improved
farms Northern Land Company
Phone 20. 1m95
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Maid,f for general house
work. Mrs. Hakkerup, GA Be-
midi Ave. Phone 74O-J. $3.50
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Woman or girl for gen.
era1 housework. Call at w. G..
Schroeder store. Phone IS. 82tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE!-Nine room house, mod
ern except heat, bed rooms, close
to lake, normal and churches, has
been held at $500, now $3.50,
easy terms. e. J. Willis, 218 Bel
trami Ave. Phone Al, Res. phone
446-J 4d91
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Girl to learn press feed
ing at Pioneer office. 4d83O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

WANTED-Good girl, for general
house work. Mrs. H. Mills, 907
Beltrami. Phone 1O7. 5d92
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Ford touring car with
extra equipment. Inquire at 1913
Beltrami Avenue. 3doIo
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR ANY kind Of real estate deal, see
or write E. ]. Willis, 218 Beltram!
Ave. Phone II. 1I15t1
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-18-foot Old Town
canoe. Address canoe care
Pioneer o-S1
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-6 cylinder DAB l9l7
Buick. Address K Y Care Pioneer,
Bemidji, MINI. ooSo:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28

FOR SALE-Ford touring car, 1917
model. New tires and lots OF ex-
tras. SIS Mississippi Ave. 4dS3O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-28
WANT AID DEPT.

,WANTED-Kitchen girl and cham
Der maids. Apply Markham hotel,
S27tf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

May II. Tint stock market bull conditions docs
to Of
tho which
those pressed
blocks cnir" list
Ga following
sold " l22hs. American
International Hi 92lt
Thc" brisk advances other of stocks during tn"
demanded
tks.
" -
=
Those floWc whom tho sell
Il
uud Steel reflected absorption Of
lWi@~, 10
decline occurred afternoon Baldwin Iomotiv"
l0l"4.
clos" hamc "r" in th" final trading when sold
The Ero"klyn
= nid Many
NiiItS made yielded
in Ih" highest
tn" Liberty which
fourth -S "tw with pronounced strength the
Liberty
lntrrnatj"n" M"ranti" Marin" advanced
"Hi"' Oiit There
Rapid Transit substantial "f nroad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
DECLINES AND GAINS
BALANCE CURB LIST
Market Steady. Without Violent
Fluctuations-TWo New Is
sues Make Appearance

New York. May u Two nov stocks
appeared on the Broad Street Curb to
DAY and both Of them wcrr trndcd in
on large scale. bnc was Ertcl Oil
company. which ranged from ~ to SIS
with transactions of more than 81, 600
Shar"S. The other was the New Farrell
'"aI Company. in which ~. 900 shares
w"r" traded in at 60 to l.I,.
IN" general market was steady with
ont any violent fluctuations. some is
sues showing moderate declines and
others making fair gains.
lht"r-' '"ntincntal Petroleum was n
weak t"ntur". selling down from n0Io
I" ISL. Libby. Me. oil 4 Libby was
traded in at %012 to 80 and Swift In.
'rrnnti"naI sold at 90 to JSi,.
houston was tho leader of the rctro-
h"Hm group. advnnring during tho fore
noon from l29 to 1873. Submarine
hont' which was strong in the last fcv
days, reacted from II to rs. There WA,
heavy trading in nited Profit Sharing
which advanced from = I-lG TO D..
NlplSSIng was steady. selling nt 1nI,
Savold Tir" ranged from - 'o
"Nl2 and New York Savold sold at
57'2 t" -. Wright Martin sold AT
/" TO ~
Boon" Oil was heavy. falling from
49,, to 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
TRANSIT CERTIFICATES RISE
ON PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE
Become Market Leaders and Adudnce TO 81 Rejecting Big
Earnings for Aprl-Electric Continues Actue

Traders considerable
limited for virtually the entire list dealt the Philadelphia Stock
when they did out they eSccpona active and rejecting
YESTERDAY More than 2o certificates changed hands during the and
their much which
tradin
in
n VIII
Storage
lmonts adiug ining rosea triAc
m other vapa
Baldwin Locomotives
In the
prevent Of
trading in market.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
COTTON PRICES RALLY
AFTER EARLY DECLINE
First Sales 16 to 40 Points
Lower on Poor Gables.
Weather Favorable

New York. May 2f.--The failure of
cables to respond fully to Yesterday 3
big advance here led to considerable
realizing AT the start of the cotton mar
ket today. and first prices in conso-
quence were l6 to 40 points lower.
Spot houses, the south and Liverpool
also sold. the latter chiefly in late po-
sitions. Wall Street traded both ways,
and japanese interests were buyers Of
cotton
Except for few scattered showers
in tho south Atlantic states. the weather
was considered generally favorable.
Increased commission house support
developing soon after tho start. ran
prices up sharply. and the market acted
firm at only about @ points net decline.
The Department of Agriculture an
nounccd today il would have n report
on the condition of cotton as of May
%. on Monday. June >. at II a. IN.
The receipts at the ports for the day
are estimated at $4,000 bales. against
16.9TS bales week ago; 154G bales n
year ago and 5lSI bales two years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, May 2l.--Aftcr the early
dealings. the foreign exchange market
continued extremely cTatic and quota
tons shifted constantly,
As an illustration. demand sterling
at the outset had been quoted as high
as 1854 and cables at 4.6414 and
later declined to 4 4.62'2 for demand aud
1 .G31, for cables.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling 4.63. cables 4G4
Franc cables 6.5S. checks $50.
Lire cables $50. checks, s.37.
Swiss cables 5.07. checks 80.
Guilder cables 39ss, checks 308.
Pesetas cables 20.12. checks zoos,
Stockholm cables 25.30, checks 25..10.
Christiania cables %, checks -. so.
Copenhagen cables 23.90, checks
23.70.
Belgium Cables. 6.65. checks G.67.
Ruble notes II .5O@11.T0.
The foreign exchange market is mid
afternoon was lower all around and de =
clipes from the earlier figures occurred
as 10 points in lire and : points in
francs.
Demand sterling was quoted at
4.62ls. cables 463. Franc cables at
{. .G3, checks 6.G5. Lire cables at s. 46.
checks SIS. resotas cables at 20,1S
checks 2O.06. Changes in the rest Of
the market were less important.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Mckinley Darragh Savage Mines Conn
pany, qu6terly OF per cent. payable July
to stock OF record June N''
South Penn OH COMPANY quarterly Of
s. share, payable June 30 to stock OF
record June L.
Atlas Powder COMPANY quarterly of 2
stock OF record Nav 81 ~ ~
Ajax Rubber Company quarterly Of 81 so
payable June is TO stock OF record NAV AZ
United PAPER Board Company quarterly
IL to stock OF record May q 'H'S
Huba9-Amsrican Sugar Company. quar-.
IA. per cent on preferred pays6Ie Jmns u
to stock Of record June III '''o !
Montana PoweT Company. quarterly Of Ia
ferred. payable July to stock Of record
Juue II. 'N'''
Reading Company, quarterly Of rer cso,
o. second preferred payable July 10 10 stocE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
Extra Dividend by Pacific Mail

New York. May 21 THE Pacific
Mail has declared the regular semi
annual dividends Of 80 cents and 81
extra on the common stock. payable
June rs to stock of record June ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
MERCANTILE MARINE SALE
MAKES MARKET IRREGULAR
Shipping Issues Sell off, although Close Of British Deal
Considered Good Ne,cs-Bdldcn Strong
High Points in Today'S Financial News

Weakness caused by selling Of
made New York stock market
held fairly Corn yielded late profit
taking being Cotton showed uneement and in
cne downward exchange market cratic with further
declines sterling Bar silver lower in London and
dropped sharply the United States in April
on record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
BAR SILVE r

Commercial bar silver was quoted in
New York today at 81 O4's an ounce |;
a decline of 4isc. In London. the price
was Sid for both immediate and for
ward delivery, compared with 52hd
yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
MoNEY.lENpING RATES

NEW YORK. Money on call, mixed
collateral. opened today at per cent
for lending and renewing. On all in
dustrial collateral tho opening rate was
6i2 per cent.
Time money, prime bank acceptances.
mercantile paper and call loans on prime
bank acceptanccs were unchanged.
business in all departments was very
moderate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
EnarlaI NIeetInra

,,.<ss;s SPECIAL MEETING or the
4ap aSvESTE SiSSsHssfSu RuDISG M asSpP asspSI.fi,pSS ,S
MAJ esih. 1915. a. Temple Hall, y w. cor
7fn Al and Glrard ave, second floor. at 4
y M 70 vote upon the proposed amendment
y .'ns .ISHN &. JocHER, Jr.. Prssidept.
KoBERr .. MILLER. sscrstary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
Annual Elections
/. READING COMPANY
GaueFnI Office RaadinE T..,.I.

~ UeHeTnI Uf1te, KeHdInE TtrmInaI
Philadelphia, MAY 20 IHib
Notice ls hereby given that the annual
election Of stockholdeTs Of ResdinE Compsny
so elect nine Directors will take place IN
and Market SITS, n the CITY Of PhiIs del
riiia. on Tuesday. Dune 3. 1919. at twelve
By order o. the Board Of Directors.
JAY y. MARE Serrptary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

LONDOS-Money is quoted at 3ls
per cent discount rates. short and three
months bills. 3's per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, May 21,-At the start
today. the market for coffee futures was
quiet and steady with first prices ! to
3 points higher. Early transactions
were confined TO December and March
deliveries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank c!earinEs today compared with cor
responding dav last two wears:
1919 1915 1917
Boston. BBosiS '7Sasi, lea ID I64iTs 10, s6i SSas
< York, s74, 21I. HQ7 6O6, 6Il hl8 ais I'll 1873
baltimore ia, SG3. .GG3 D,O64, 5nG 85l5. 5b2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
FINANCIAL
Annual Meetings

iflaSa THE SlNTY FOURTH ANIMAL
HOME FOR DESTITUTE COL0RED CHii'.
DREN will be held at the Home 54th and
Berks cts, on sec0nd-day, Fifth Month
28th. 1919, at 3 p m.
The regular meeting OF the Board n,
NanaEere and Trustees will he held at
4p m EDWARD Y. LONGSTRETH. Secv
trsSS;z, ANNUAL MEETING OF TBE
NF Babies Hospital Of PhiIadelpbIa viii
be held on Monday, June 9th, at the Dispen-
ssry Building. 3s+ South Ninth Street. at a
b nn., for the ELECTION OF officers for the en-
suing year and for such other business AZ
may properly come before the meeting
80 WILLIAM NJ, BRADLEY. NJ, d,
M Secretary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

ChieaEo. May 2i.-BuTTER-Ree Receipts :
S5$, ,@ssi& seconds 53S SS4sseH. nr'''
Frsis Eacsssssps: al ass ordin.sl ~ s,.
misespsHeeus a2et4afe. ''s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
PHILADELPHIA-Can. "a, pei

cent: time, 5a4 M6 per cent; CONNER
rial paper. three to, six months. ~ q
so per cent six months, 9 per cent.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-30

living thing is subjective. There is no
rivalry with the spoken drama. Each
has its niche and if artistically done
will live. The mere presentation may
me ephemeral, but the ideas and thu
recollection go on and on as long as
life lasts.
In motion pictures we have larger
field in which to operate. On the stage
these so-called effects" are imitation
at best. In the film play we show the
actual occurrence and are not hamper
ed by the size of our stage or the num-
Der of people we can crowd into the
scene. If our story traverses to bat
tlefeld. If it means that ten thous-
and people were part of this conflict
we engage ten thousand people, re-
hearse them in minute detail and when
we are ready we show you that scene,
as realistically as if you were looking
down from a hilltop and watching an
engagement of contending forces.
Let us look into the cost of this. The
scene for a motion picture might cost
you in the neighborhood Of $4,000,
but the cost ends with the taking of
the original negative. There are no
salaries after this and the only ex-
pense is the comparatively slight one
of making new copies from the orig
inal negative.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-30

Irresistible. have been impressed
deeply by such performances upon
several visits to the theatre. What
painting or piece of sculpture stands
out in your memory TO compare with
this living breathing thing you are a
part of for single evening? Long
years afterwards in pleasurable rever-
les, you recall the play and player.
Who that ever saw Irving's matchless
work in '"Louis XI" can forget that
wonderful scene when he urged the
images on his cap to listen to him and
yet he was equivocating at the same
time? Or can one ever quite efface
from memory the majestic manner
with which Mansfield, as Cyrano de
Bergerac, tossed his purse to the
crowd? These are specific instances
to illustrate my meaning.
1t was the art of Interpretation glo-
rifed. The player sand his mood be-
come the great figure in such cases.
With the moving picture it is differ
ent. The poetic situation, the tour de
force which arrests attention and
makes memories that are to live is a
silent power. The brain behind this
art is never revealed. 1t lends itself
to that concealment which is one of
the rarest attributes of true art. The
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-30
(By D. Griffth.)

While there has been a vast amount
of comment regarding the advent of
the So motion picture, it seems to me
that there really is no occasion for
surprise that a picture should be pro-
duced which vies with the best offer
ings of the dramatic stage. After all
it is nothing but the old first law of
nature-the survival of the fittest.
The remainder is purely a question Of
selection and execution.
When it was first announced that we
intended to present "The Birth of
Nation" in a regular Broadway thea
tire, which had never played a picture
attraction before, the wiseacres said
it would not succeed. You see they
knew nothing of pictures. Most peo-
pie had looked upon motion picture
drama as a ten cent proposition. They
measured everything by the standard
of price. 1t was not surprising that
they overlooked the fundamental facts
in the case and were unprepared to
pass judgment upon this undertaking.
But in all truth there was nothing
daring or venturesome in it. You see
weeknew what we had: e. ff'tilat was an
advantage which the other fellow had
never taken into consideration.
There will be many two dollar pic
lures. The success will depend entire
" upon how we'll they are done and
reverts back solely to a question of
merit. 1t takes great care, time and
an enormous expense to produce a pic
ture which will compare with the best
the spoken drama can bring forth. But
given the theme, the understanding
and the ability to project his ideals
the moving picture director has ma
terial advantage over the stage direc-
tor who puts on a comedy or drama
OF contemporary life. The latter is
confined and limited in his scope. He
can only show certain scenes in the
limits of three walls and at best has
only few square feet in which to
place his characters. For his back
ground he must depend upon painted
scenery and manufactured effects
which are, after all, only limitations of
natural objects. l do not mean this in
a spirit of criticism. There are fun
damental ideals of the spoken drama
which make it the aristocrat of the
arts. Everyone of US has pleasant
recollections of great moments when
true dramatists enjoyed the privileges
of artistic interpretations. When a
great actor throws the best there is
in him into the principal role of fine
play you have combination which is