Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-11
MIX'S MAxIMS
GOOD STUFF


srOM MIX, son of the rolling
west and loyal friend of all
outdoors. is blessed with very
level head containing very clear
brain. He thinks straight" on every
subject that interests him at all.
Here are few of his sayings, which
! indicate plainly the sort of a man
he is, and go far to explain his ex-
traordinary success in peculiarly
strenuous line OF professional ac-
tiyity:
THE man who drinks is fool. A
man who has drank and has quit has
learned wisdom"
I "A man who plays cards all night
is an imbecile. He must be, because
1 cards originated in the mind of
jester for the amusement Of an i'm
beetle king"
"A man who can ride horse is
accomplished, but he who knows
when horse is tired and gives that
+ horse rest and food is man who
has many friends and is usually
blessed in this world-and | think
i he will be in the next. A man who
u is kind to animals is usually square
dealer"
III were offered the Brooklyn
bridge and had the honor of ruling
all those who cross it every day, |
! would turn down the job for nice
little plot and home out on the prai-
rie hundred miles from railroad"
II am no good in big city. If l
sat in at big corporation meeting
II, a room hung with beautiful cur
tains and furnished with mahogany
tables and chairs, | would lose my
shirt; but if those millionaires would
come out to my ranch, where l
would be surrounded by my cattle
and my horses. | could drive a hard
err bargain than was ever driven by
Rockefeller or Carnegie"
Tom Mix is to appear at the Sun
this week in his latest picture, The
Coming of the Law" This is said
to be a photoplay containing more
stirring stunts than ever before
were seen in Mix play.
Most of the automobile race
scenes for the "The Roaring Road"
which stars Wallace Reid in the role
of a young speed devil" were pho
tographed on the Santa Monica race
course.
For years this famous course has |
been the scene of many desperate
and thrilling speed conflicts between
some of the most noted racing |
drivers of the day, including Cap |
tain Eddie Rickenbacher, the Amer
lean ace of aces; Teddy Tetzlaff, |
Barney Oldfeld and other we'll
known pilots, too numerous to NEIL
ton. The course is located near
Los Angeles, where many Para
mount and Aircraft pictures are pro-
duced
Mr.. Reid drove his own car for |
all the race scenes in the picture, |
attaining at times speed OF from
.10Oto 10 miles per hour Mr.. Reid
came out at the finish without a
scratch, thus proving himself mas
ter in the art of driving a racing |
1t is showing at the
Strand today.
Sessue Hayakawa, the popular
Japanese star in "The Courageous
Coward" at the Muse this week, is
equally at home on the cinder-path
or golf links as before the camera.
While attending the University OF
Chicago he was noted for his ath--
letic prowess in every branch OF
sort.
AS Suki in "The Courageous Cow
ard the Japanese star is called on
to show hrs ability as golfer, and
exhibits perfect form in driving off
and following through. During his |
college days in Chicago Hayakawa
lad the advantage of coaching with
the famous Chick Evans, who pre-
dicted that the Japanese screen star
would develop into champion on
the links if he stuck to the game.
Hale Hamilton, the clever star of
After His Own Heart" his latest
comedy drama, which will be fea-
tured at the Empress theater for the
first four days of the week starting
today. has achieved unusual distinc-
ton both on the stage and screen.
Mr.. Hamilton rose to fame in such
productions as "Get-Rich Quick
Wallingford." THE Fortune
Hunter" The Meier Do Well" and
"A Pair of Skies" His stage sue
cess naturally led the young actor
to the screen and he made his pic
ture debut with Metro as leading
for May Allison in THE Winning of
Beatrice" His work was such that
he was at once made star, and it
was coincidence that his first pic
ture should have been Five Thou
sand an Hour" written especially
for him by George Randolph Ches-
ter, the author of his greatest stage
success Another production in
which he gained distinction was
Johnny On the Spot a dashing
comedy drama.
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