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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-07
Old European Famllies

OuO BU1VPO4n PunlIUV&
The Oldest family Of Great Britain
= said to be the Mar family, in seot.
hand. which can trace its pedigree b
the year 1908. Then, too. there az
the Campbells Of Argyll, whose oriklD
dates back to 119O. The Grosvenos
family, that Of the duke Of Westmlnr
eter. refers its origin to the same yoal
that the ConQueror came ovee-
1905. The Austrian house of Hapsburo
goes back farther than that its dats
being o62, while tho BourbonO q
Sfance proudly mention eeA ~ ~
date. Of. their origin. -
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

The annual meeting Of the Swedish
Lutheran church will he held this
evening at o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
The Swedish Lutheran Ladies Aid
will meet Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Blade in N.Y.
more. This is also an annual meet
ing and all members are asked to be
present.
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VETERINARIANS MEET.
('Ry United PresS

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7.-Cattle
and swine veterinarians from all
parts of Minnesota were here today
for the annual convention of the
Minnesota State Veterinary Medical
association.
Mayor L. C. Hodgson, St. Paul, de-
livered the address of welcome and
DR., M. R. Higbee, Albert Lea, re-
sponded.
The meeting of the association
will last two days.
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BRAINERD HELLO" GIRLS
FORM REGULAR UNION
(By United Perss)

Brainerd, Jan. 1.-THE seventeen
operators of the Northwestern ex-
change at Brainerd have formed a
union and secured a charter from
the American Federation of Labor.
This is the first time in the history OF
Brainerd that telephone operators
have been organized. The girls in
clude toll girls, local girls and super
visors with the exception of the chief
and assistant chief.
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POWDER BLAST BLOWS.
PEOPLE FROM BEDS
(By United PresS)

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 7.-One in
jured and property damage $4,000,
when q spontaneous combustion ex-
ploded in the DUPONT powde" works
at Far Chance early today. The ter
rifle blast hurled people from their
beds at a distance often miles away.
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Bemidji il Market Quotations

Chicago, JAM 7-Potato receipts today II Market
strong Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin Round and Long
Whites sacked 81 to $45 bulk $4 Idaho Russets sacked
SIS. rs to $3.50.
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Bemid Potato Market-All varieties, bulk, small lots,
$3.50 per cw Carload lo sacked and loaded $3.50
to So. 90 per cwt.
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Bemidji
Newsy Notes

Will Blakely of Farley spent Tues
day in Bemidji on business.
Mrs. Sidney Miller Of Pinewood
spent the day:-i Bemidji.
Charles Durrand of Puposkys is in
the city today on business.
Mrs. R. v. Bryant Of Tenstrike,
spent Tuesday shopping IN Bem1d11.
Mrs. Carl Bloom of Eckles spent
tho day in Bemidji on her way to
Cass Lake.
Rev. L. P. Warford, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, held services
Tuesday evening at Turtle River.
Come to the Leap Year dance at
the Moose Hall, Wednesday night,
January 7. Tickets so cents and
$1.00. 1d17
E. l.. Benner, manager of the Pup
osky Mercantile Co., of Puposky,
spent the day in the city on business.
Glen Horton has returned to Mis-
soula, Mont, after spending month
here enroute to his home since being
discharged from the U. s. Marine
Corps, in which he served during the
war. :
B. w. Stuart, father of T. C.
Stuart, 819 America avenue, left on
Monday for Pinconing. Mich, to at
tend a meeting of the directors and
stockholders Of the Pinconing State
Bank, at which he formerly maue his
home. Mr.. Stuart expects to be gone
about ten days.
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INSTALLATION SATURDAY.
There will be installation Of Off
GERS of the G.. A. r.. Circle on Satur-
day afternoon at O'Clock, at the
Odd Fellows hall.
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FOR SALE-Horrick refrigerator.
7 IT. in.x2 it. in.x6 IT,, suit
able for use in store. N. J. Case.
Phone 553. 4dllO
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E. l.. Benner, manager of the Pup
osky Mercantile Co., Of Puposky,
spent the day in the city on business.
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Come to the Leap Year dance at
the Moose Hall, Wednesday night,
January Z. Tickets so cents and
$1.00. ld1f
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14

man and his assistant director an
the way from California TO OBJ ir
photographs Of the settings des ID
in the picture. The noted director
VIII not permit any expense 70 Pre-
vent his obtaining exact realism IN
any picture he produces.
The Washington Opera CompI NJ,
Edousrd Albion. director. will vs
their first performance for this sea-
son at Polfs Theater December Is.
Artists Of international reputaticn
will sustain the leading roles.
The same splendid chorus VIII \
has already established an enN'a-
BILE record for spirit. freshness q
voice and musicianly ability VII
appear. They will be supplements
by a group OF soloists made up of
some Of the best singers OF the city.
Enrica CLAY Dillon. whose ser a
years with Mottino, the great Itai-
ian maestro. have given her grtat
experience in operatic staging snd
producing. has been engaged a.
stage director. Arnold volpe viii
conduct.
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on the Avenue Kleber. where l used
to entertain a great many of the
younger crowd of Americans in
Paris. Among the other prominent
singers who were then studying,
and whom / knew more or less in
timately. was Geraldine Farrar.
Some of US young fellows used to
go to the Bois de Bologne pleasant
afternoons to play baseball with her
father, Pop Farrar. who had once
been captain of the Philadelphia
baseball team.
In the days of my Partisan life,
there were four of US young Ameri-
can fellows, who were known as the
biggest men in Paris Besides my
self. this quartet included the late
Cornelius Dennis O'Sullivan, who
was staring in Peggy Macree"
when he met his untimely death:
Clarence Whitehill and William Nc
Laughlin."
Arthur Pearson's "Step Iivelv
Girls, which will be the attraction
at the Gayety this week, had the
1913 record for gross burIesoue
business, and is fast establishing a
new mark for the current season.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Columbia.

Feminism is the powerful theme
underlying THE Restless Sex" the
Cosmopolitan production of Robert
W. Chambers famous story of the
same name. which has been adapted
to screen form under the direction
of Robert 2. Leonard. and with
Marion Davies, Carlyle Blackwell
and Ralph Kellard featured in the
roles of prominence, begins an en-.
gagement at Loew's Columbia The
ater this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The Restless Sex" is easily one of
the most elaborate and gorgeous Of
ferings of the current season. Jo-
seph Urban designed the settings.
The scenario was made by Frances
Marion. An array of subsidiary at
fractions of the most pronounced
appeal and novelty will supplement
this offering.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
HEADS MUSIC
AT UNIVERSITY
Instruction at College Park
Institution Directed by
B. L. Goodyear.

Instruction in vocal music at the
University of Maryland at College
Park, this year, is under the direc-
tion of B. Louis Goodyear, of Chi
cago, who is succeeding in develop
ing splendid talent among the stu
dents and residents of nearby
towns. Mr.. Goodyear is a teacher
backed by fine training in the best
schools of Boston and Chicago and
is a tenor soloist of exceptional
ability. He is the tenor soloist of
the Musurgia ouartete of Wash
ington.
DR.. Homer c. House, head of the
department Of English at the Uni
versity has succeeded in organizing
an oratorio society which promises
to give big impetus to music in
that section of Maryland. The or
ganization is yet in it's infancy, but
the interest which has been mani
Tested by the students and faculty
at the university and by music
lovers in the surrounding commun-
ity augurs well for the success of
the project. The society contem-
plates a series of public concerts
and the presentation of standard
oratorios at annual spring festivals
when singers of national fame will
be secured to feature the event.
DR.. House has had wide experience
as a musical director and is par
ticularly well known in the West
For many years he directed the
largest and oldest oratorio society
in Nebraska
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Variety Players
Strongly Banded
By Altee's Plan

One of the greatest surprisSs that
comes to the theatergoer in these
days Of social and business unrest
is the discovery that the highly
specialized vaudeville artists are the
best organized body of salaried men
and women in the world.
1t all began when E. F. Albee.
head of the B. F. Keith circuit of
vaudeville theaters. began a cam
paign of propaganda to bring about
an era OF good will in vaudeville
by organizing the artists on one
side and the managers on the other
into mutually helpful bodies.
The vaudeville artists caught the.
of the idea and became
Organization appealed
to them as outlined by Mr., Albes
and accordingly the National Vau-
deVille Artists came into being. The
managers followed the artists lead
with the Vaudeville Managers Pro-
tective Association. The two bodies
then entered into covenants which
provide for a joint arbitration
board to hear and settle ali dis
putes arising between artists and
managers. Now the least impor-
tant artist in the N. ". A. can take
a grievance against a manager or
Fellow artist to this arbitration
board with the whole power of both
organizations behind him.
The National Vaudeville Artists
built fine clubhouse in New York,
SO modern that many of it's features
are being copied throughout the
country. Here there are more than
a hundred charmingly decorated
sleeping rooms and suites, a splen-
did theater. and ballroom, smart res
taurants, pool and billiard rooms. re
ceptton rooms, and every conyen-
ience REQUIRED by a completely eff
cient club.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
A Part Without Legs

Stage hands. camera men and all
the actors engaged in making the
new Goldwyn picture, The Pen
atty" unconsciously breathe a sigh
Of relief when Lon Clancy. who
plays the part of blizzard" gets
out Of harness.
The term. in this case, has more
than ordinary meaning. In playing
the part of the mad man of the
underworld CLANCY has stepped into
one of the most difficult parts ever
attempted in motion pictures.
Although a strong. able-bodied
mamie has to play the part Of a
man without legs!
In Gouverneur Morris famous
story the chief character is a bril-
liant man whose legs were ampu-
tated at the knees when he, was a
little boy. To get a man without
legs who was also an accomplished
actor was a difficult task. Finally
Chaney volunteered for the part
Every day he gets into a harness
which straps the lower part of his
legs TO his back, thus enabling him
to walk about on his knees and
giving the effect of q legless man.
The strain of holding the position
is so great and danger OF stopping
the circulation so imminent that
the actor cannot keep the harness
on for more than twelve minutes at
a time. On the screen, however. he
is a wonderful imitation OF the
character made famous by Mr..
Morris.
CLANCY first came into prominence
as a delineator of cripples in The
Miracle Man." where he appeared as
the distorted thief who faxed his in
iuries in order to get aims.
"The Penalty" is one Of the Emil
nent Authors series, produced by
the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
OF New York. the production open
ing a weeks engagement at Moore's
Rialto Theater today.
The scenes in The Forbidden
Thing" Allan Dwsn's special pro-
duction. which opens its second
week of showing at Moore's Garden
Theater today, are absolute repro
ductions taken from the houses and
country in and near Provincetown.
Mass. Mr. Dwan sent q still camera
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Burlesque Brings
Don Barclay Back
To His Old Love

The most striking figure in the
realm Of burlesque today is Don
Barclay, featured comedian with
Arthur Pearson's step Lively Girls. {"
He has an international reputation
as a fun maker, and without in
vtdious comparisons, is probably the
best and highest salaried actor in
the buriesque branch of the Amer
lean stage.
Arthur Pearson negotiated his
present contract with Barclay by
cable while the actor was fulfilling
an engagement with the well-known
English manager, Albert de Cour-
vile. This was at the end of a
sixty-weeks engagement with Mr..
DE Courvflle at the London Hippo
drome. Barclay was then appear
ing in the revue, "Fiddle-De-Dee." {"
ss the featured comedian.
As is the case in English reyues
the same title is carried along week
after week while changes are made
to keep it up-to-date. And this one
was Barclays particular own. His
loss was keenly felt for that reason
But the offer of Mr.. Pearson and
the desire to return to his native
America won.
P Barclay began his career on the
stage with American burlesque and
rose to such distir ction, especially
with his comedy dancing. that
Fiorenz Ziegfeld astonishes the
wise ones of Broadway by placing
him at the head of the Follies three
seasons ago. The opening scene of
that Follies, showing the Roman
forum with Mark Anthony deliver
Ing burlesque on the famous
oration and Barclay suddenly ap-
bearing as the First Citizen. Raging
and dancing with his very funny
Feet. was surprise not soon to be
forgotten.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Do You Want to Get Rich?
Try Writing for the Stage
Barrie and Pinero Have Reaped Tremendous
Royalties-Shaw Probably the Most
Successful Playwright.

ing Girl brought him in $4,000 a
month for many months.
Wilson Barrett. among others.
made a fortune out Of The Silver
King" which he afterwards lost by
disastrous speculations-
However, he wrote and produced
in America The Sign of the Cross"
which proved to be a veritable gold
mine and produced enough to pay
his debts, amounting to 100000,
besides providing sufficient to keep
him for the rest of his days. and
enable him to leave $780, 900 when
he died.
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" was a
mine of wealth to Graham Moffat,
its author. While not stating how
much, altogether, he has cleared out
of 1t, he once confessed that its
heaviest theater haul for one week
was d4,500, taken at Pittsburgh,
s1,160.
At the time he had no fewer than
eight "Buaty' companies in action
in different countries, so the happy
effect of the play on the fortunate
authors bank balance may be i'm
agined. Sir W. S. Gilbert once con-
fessed that his income from plays
and operas had for many years been
at least SIS, 900 a month. He was a
prolific author, and wrote eleven
successful comic operas within five
years, each of the first six of which
put. $4,000 in his pocket.
For "Dulcamara." his maiden ef-
fort, he received only $3.50 cash
down, and a lecture. He was fond
of relating that the manager said
to him at the time: Let me give
you a bit of advice, young man.
Never sell such good stun as that
for $780," That he took this advice
to heart, his later earnings in roy
alties proved.
G. r. Sims is said to have earned
$4,000 in one year from Harbour
Lights" while Lights OF London"
proved such a colossal success that
royalties from it brought him in
over 100000.
dramatist is G. B. Shaw, whose
plays, notably Arms and the Man."
Man and Superman" and John
Bulls Other Island" drew enormous
sums in royalties for their author.
The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" by Jerome K. Jerome, and
Edward Knoblach's "Kismet" earned
fortunes for many people while
"Cnarley's Aunt" earned $1,000, 900
for its author alone, and he had only
a one-third share of the profits.
Mary and Doris Eaton of the
"Ziegfeld Follies" at the National
Theater this week, are both natives
of Washington. Mary appeared here
last season with "a Royal Vaga-
bond" while Doris was a member
of last years "Follies.'
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Shirley Masor-
knickerbocker
SURETTE GIVES
MUSICAL TALK
First of Lecture Series
Aided by Mrs. Eustis and
Large Chorus.

Under the auspices of the Wash
ington Society of the Fine Arts the
firstof a series of lecture recitals
was given by Thomas Whitney Su-
rette at Central High School audi
torium Monday evening. The sub
ject was Johann Sebastian Bach and
Illustrations from his works were
given by Mrs. George Eustis, plan
ist, and by the Double T Chorus. di-
rected by Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe.
To those in the audience who were
able to hear the lecturer. his talk
was doubtless an interesting one
Mrs. Eustis was a most artistic pi-
anist. She had played previously
with Mr.. Surette at concerts given
by the Newport Art Association. and
she has also played with the Berk-
shire Quartet.
The Double T Chorus made its first
public appearance on this occasion
1t is so named on account of its
members having originally called
themselves the Tommy fuckers"
and the chorus constitutes a group
OF well-known singers who have
come together for the pleasure of
rendering choral compositions. Their
work met with cordial reception.
The course will include Beethoven,
Brahms, classic and romantic COM
posers and will be given on the
hrst Monday evening of each month
from November to March. The pro-
gram was as follows: Piano solos,
Two part Invention in F major"
"Fugue V, Vol 2. weIl-Tempered
Clavichord in D major" and organ
Prelude and Fugue in A minor"
Transcribed for piano solo by Franz
Liszt. Chorales: Now Let Every
Tongue Adore Thee" 81 Got Ne
Flowers" Hush, My Dear" and
What Tongue Can Tell Thy Great
ness, Lord" The last number was
sung by the audience.
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The New Photoplays

tine Johnston scenarized the story.
Jerome Storm directed II, under the
supervision OF Thomas H. Ince. The
cast includes Ethel Shannon, Alfred
Allen, Wade Boteler, Grace Morse,
Gloria Joy. frankie Lee, Hal Cooley
and Virginia Brown. Extra added
attractions include the latest Sun
shine comedy success, Chase Me-"
Pathe News pictures: Topical Tips: -
a scenic subject; Serge Rachmani-
nof's rendition on the Ampico re-
producing piano, accompanied by
the Palace symphony Orchestra. of
his Prelude in G minor" and Mis-.
Frances Scherger, lyric soprano. in
selections.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
A Singer Who Reformed

Robert Warwick, who is return
ing to the speaking stage after five
years in pictures began his career
In grand opera.
Mr.. Warwick never really COM
pleted his musical studies, but after
several years abroad. returned to
this country and by chance. obtain
ed start as a legitimate actor so
suddenly and Unexpectedly that he
gave up all idea of singing for
some time. 1t was when the Shuberts
were making their production of
The Balkan Princess" and were
seeking for a leading man with a
dramatic as well as a musical train
ing-that Mr.. Warwick decided to
turn to the light opera stage
II lived in the Rue Goethe with
Clarence Whitehill, the famous
Wagnerian baritone, who was then
known as Monsieur Clarence. and
was singing at the Opera Comique."
says Mr.. Warwick. Previously I
had resided in the Rue Balzac, and
right across the way lived John
McCloskey. 1 was a student of
Sfriglia, and it was in this summer
that I came to know a great many
of the people who are now famous
in the operatic world,
-sbriglia had a chateau in a small
village by the name of Varenge-
Vile, near Dieppe. and in the sum-
mer he used often to leave Paris
and take his pupils down there with
him. 1t was while down at his
chateau one year that / first met
Ricardo Martin, now world-famous
as a great American tenor, but then
only an operatic beginner. He was
then known not as Riccardo but as
Hugh The reason he changed his
name was that Hugh is particularly
unpronounceable for the Latin races.
AT one time I had an apartment
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14

For the man whose capital Is a
vivid Imagination. the quickest and
surest way to make a fortune is to
write a good play and induce some
one to produce it, says the Weekly
London Telegraph.
An unknown author could hardly
expect more than to ~ per cent
In royalties on the gross takinSs,
but even this rate of payment is
not to be despised when it is real
lied that a really popular play
brings in anything from 100000 to
$500. 600 gross in an average run in
this country. while the American,
eolonist and provincial talings con-
tribute an equal amount.
Play writing Is far and away the
highest paid branch OF authorship.
% much so that many writers have
been induced practically to confine
their energies in this direction
When ii was suggested to Sir j,
M Barrie that he should dramatiZe
his delightful story, THE Little
Minister he laughed at the idea.
But why not?' he was asked.
There's 100000 in it IL there's a
penny"
AAC ACdAAECo lHc OL IulS "hcn
the play was eventually written and
staged, for its success was so i'm
mediate and lasting that for years
1t earned nearly $4,000 a week for
its gifted author.
Barrie never has had cause to re-
gret the step he took for the royal
ties from succeeding plays, notably
Quality Street" Peter Pan" and
The Admirable Crichton" are said
to have rewarded him to the tune
Of over S125,000 a year.
Sir Arthur Pinero was one of tho
Few playwrights who commenced as
an actor, and his first excursions
into the realm of play writing were
not very lucrative.
His maiden" play, Two Hundred
a Year" written in 1877, was ex-
changed for a set of shirt studs.
For his next venture, Two Can
Play at the Came" he received an
humble FLYER" but his third effort.
-Daisy's Escape" brought him a
check for $3.50 from Sir Henry Irv-
ing, much to his delight.
After that things began to assume
\ more rosy aspect, for The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray" put $780, into his
pocket, while for Sweet Lavender
Edward Terry paid him 100000 in
royalties, besides himself clearing
100000 out of its production.
Almost immediate success crowned
the efforts of Henry Arthur Jones.
for his second play, The Silver
King" proved such a stupendous
success that the regulations and
fortunes of many people were made
by 1t. The fortunate author him
self netted a clear $4,000 in royal
ties. His later plays were also
financial successes, and the 'Danc-
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Lazz,i-Hackett Recital.

Carolina LAMAR. contralto. from
the Metropolitan Opera, and Charles
Hackett. tenor. of the same COM
pany, will be heard In joint recital
next Wednesday afternoon at Polls
Theater at l:30 o'clock under the
management Of Mrs. wilson-Greene
These two artists will give a most
interesting program. including sew
eral duets from wedd-known operas
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Garden,

Allan Dwan's special production,
The Forbidden Thing" opens its
second consecutive week Of showing
at Moore's Garden Theater today.
James Kirkwood heads the notable
cast which includes Helen Jerome
Eddy. Marcia Manon, King Baggott,
Gertrude Claire, Newton Hall and
others.
The story is laid in the Cape Cod
fishing district, and all the human
joys and sorrows of a happy or un-
happy people run through il with
ever increasing interest for the be-
holder. The same special attractions
and subsidiary subjects as presented
in conjunction with the main fea-
ture will be retained for the current
week, including the multiple reel
production made by special arrange
ment with Thomas H. Ince, "A Trip
Thru the Worlds Greatest Studios"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-14
Metropolitan.

Nazimova in Madame Peacock"
will be seen for the first time in
Washington at Crandalrs Metropol-
itan this week, beginning today. 1t
is Nazimova's own perturbation Of
Rita Weiman's short story. In 1t
the gifted Russian portrays the dual
role Of celebrated star of the stage
and her daughter who finally
achieves a triumph that relegates
the naughty star to second place in
the hearts of the public. Nazimova
appears both as Jane Goring and as
Gloria. The Vanity Fair Girls in
The Sandman" and other added fea-
lures will complete the bill.