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Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
WAR DEPARTMENT
SHOULD GET BUSY
American Troops Stationed in
China Living Like Scrubs,
Writes Jack Mason.

WElteS JACK MASON.
Tientsin, China, May 24.-Out
here in China, supporting the dig
nifty of America and protecting
the lives of Americans, is the
Fifteenth Infantry, United States
Army.
It's bad enough to be 10000
miles away from home, but how
would you like to be here in China
living like scrubs of the universe,
living in penury and even want? ?
That is the situation of the offic-
ers and men of the Fifteenth.
The fact is, the Fifteenth is on
double duty and on half pay. 1t is
up to the people of the United
States to see to it that these men
whose duty has thrown them to
the other side of the world are
given the full pay of a soldier of
the nation. No increased pay;
simply full pay.
The Fifteenth Infantry is sta
toned at the port of Tientsin as
part of an international guard to
keep the road open between the
capital, Pekin, and the sea. This
guard is result of the Boxer out
break of 1900 when the ministers
of the nation were besieged for
weeks in Pekin.
Chinese money is on a silver
basis of valuation. Before the
war, an American dollar was
worth So in the money of China
because silver was worth so cents
an ounce or less. Now silver
fluctuates around $1.25 per ounce
and is in great demand in The Far
East. Result: an American dollar
is today worth only 81 cents in
Chinese money-39 cents off on
every dollar.
If you are foreigner in China
you must put up front" or you
and what you stand for are con-
sidered mo good"
Every day the United States is
losing influence with the natives
because our soldiers cannot af-
ford to live respectfully. Rent is
high in Ticntsin. Colonel Nor
row, the commanding officer, is
obliged to rent a small, conspicu-
Gus house because his salary will
not permit him to rent better.
Foreigners of any standing at
ell live in the foreign settlements,
where there is police protection.
Practically all the officers of the
fifteenth Infantry live outside the
settlements and are therefore con-
sidered "low down" by the natives.
AS many as eight unmarried Off
GERS are living in one house of five
rooms. Most of the houses occu-
pied by American officers have
been condemned as ramshackle or
unsanitary.
The result is that the United
States itself has lost prestige in
this part of China. The soldier
representatives of the other ma
tions have a much better standing
than ours and it is impossible to
estimate the effect of this phase
of the situation. Everybody is
pitying our men. Think of that !;
pitying Americans!
Of course, there is an easy way
out if anybody in the United
States and particularly congress
will take the trouble to get busy.
For the U. S. diplomatic and COM
mercial service, and for the mar
inc corps serving ashore the law
provides that our representatives
shall receive $2.12 of the local
currency where they are stationed
to 81 of their American pay. This
would give an enlisted man of the
Fifteenth Infantry $63.60 per
month in Chinese currency. But
he could only buy $50 month
worth of goods reckoned in Amer
ican money.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
PERSONAL MENTION

MIS-. OurClS huHuqulSt Spent
Saturday and Sunday in Denver.
Miss Laura Trenoweth and
mother arrived Monday evening
from Monte Vista, where the for
. rner had been teaching school.
Walter A. Miller came up from
Denver Monday evening and was
initiated into the Elks.
VIM. Anger and son, Clarence,
went to Denver Tuesday morning
to see Mrs. Anger who is sick.
: Mrs. John Kloer left Saturday
morning for Golden to live, leav-
ing her two sons to the tender
mercies of the 1eighbors.
Cyp. Matthews was up from
the valley Sunday.
Miss Martha Davidson left the
latter part of the week for the
ranch at Arvada to remain.
Mrs. Walter Mcleod was called
to Greeley Monday morning on ac-
count of the illness of her daugh-
ter, Miss Ida.
Mrs. McGrath and children
came over from Nederland last
Friday to visit Mrs. James Oliver
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Williams
left Wednesday morning for Den
yer on automobile business.
Darrow Mabee and family re.
turned Tuesday evening from a
trip to Denver.
John Andreatta returned Tues
day evening from a trip to Den
yer.
DR.. G. N. Towers left Wednes.
day morning for Longmont to Wis
it few days with his mother.
Miss Ella Dickerson and lady
friend arrived Monday from
Greeley and will spend the sum.
mer in Bald Mountain.
Mrs. Ed. Lundquist returned
Monday from a trip to Denver.
R. c. johnson, who went to
Denver Saturday to. consult DR.
Fraser in reference to a pain near
the appendix, returned Monday
evening. DR.. Fraser advised ar
operation, but as the pain is less
'-ening and Mr.. Johnson is feeling
much better, he will wait a while
and see if an operation is really
necessary. He thinks one or two
fishing trips will fix him out.
j. B. Barbee came up from Den
yer Tuesday morning. He is in
terested in a mill at the Revenue
mine near Ouray, but will not be
able to operate it until the snow
melts.
Sheriff R. A. Bass, Judge w. C.
Fullerton and DIR. G. N. Towers
went to Gilpin Tuesday to &C
thru the cabin of Jacob Huver.
stahl to see if he left anything OF
value. They were looking fol-
Liberty bonds Huverstahl is sup.
posed to have bought but coult
not find any.
Miss Flora Peck left for Den
yer Wednesday morning TO see
her mother. She will have some
dental work done, her glasse:
changed, and will be in pretty
good condition to enjoy the sum
mer.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Miss Edith Drake, daughter of
L. E. Drake, was married in Den
vcr on Monday of this week to
James Wilson, of Oxey, Kans. The
bride was raised in Lake gulch
and has many friends in Central
and Black Hawk. The couple will
make their homo in Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
SPECIAL SALE
At Golden Rule Store
Beginning Saturday, May 29th for
Ten Days:

42c, 4Sc Ginghams, yd--3Oc, 33c
SOC Flowered Organdie, yd---35c
Ladies Silk Poplin Dresses, regu-
lar price $3.50 to $15.00-$12.00
Children's Gingham Dresses, reg
ular $3.50, $500, for-----$3.25
New line of Silk Petticoats, regu-
lar prices $3.50 to $11.00, sale
price -----------$3.75, $3.50
Any Hat IA off regular price.
Flowers IA off regular price.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

For anything in the grocery
grain in large or small quantities.
line go to the Hawley Mdse. Co.
They have a complete stock of
both staple and fancy articles.
The freshest Of fruits and vege-
tables in the market. Hay and
grain.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

c. L. Gage went to Denver Mon.
day morning to see his wife, who
is improving nicely.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

George L. Hamllik came back
from Denver Saturday evening
with King 8 car, for which he
traded his Dodge.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Wanted-Man with team or auto
who can give bond to sell 1877 Wat
kins home ard farm products.
Biggest concern of kind in world.
$500 to $4,000 yearly income. Ter
ritory in this county open. Write
today. ]. R. WATKINS CO., Dept.
112 Winona, MINI.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
SCHOOL NOTES
(By T. T. and D. wy

The most appropriate title that
we could bestow on the last five
days is Sneak Week." Every
body's doin' it! Doin' what?
Playing hide and sneak. Sneakin'
where? Well, Lola, Lorraine, and
David sneaked to the "City of
Lights" and came back loaded
with hat boxes, georgette waists,
dainty kid slippers, and other bits
of feminine apparel. Huh, Dave?
This week the Seniors have decid-
ed that vacations are more i'm
portant than school work, there
fore when the halls are seemingly
vacated, silent figure may be
seen vending his way down the
dark corridor. Then another, and
still another. The game of ''hide
and sneak" is so joyful. :.
Mr.. Slavehs delivered a little
speech Monday afternoon which
was especially enjoyed CD by the
Senior class. (Those culprits hav-
ing necessitated the talk-or ap-
parently so.)
Late last Friday night at that
mysterious hour just before all
good people seek repose, twenty
silent figures vending their way
from various directions, gathered
at the school house, loaded them
selves into waiting vehicle, and
a joyful time was begun. The
moon shone, a gentle breeze blew,
and all nature conspired to make
the evening happy one, at Mack's
summer house. Some who were
young and foolish played child
ish games (well adapted to them.)
Those who were more experienced
sought "comfy" spots and COM
muned with nature (?). But all
with one accord, partook gener-
ously of the good things provided
to eat, and drank delicious coffee
made in a borrowed coffee-pot
(Ask Mr.. Broderick if he has pro-
cured another spout yet. I'll bet
he won't loan it again if such is
the case.) After the meal every
body hastened to depart to places
unknown to avoid having to share
in the inevitable cleaning up of
the camp, only to be routed out of
their retreat and made to do his
duty. In the wee hours the party
returned to civilization pronounc-
ing it the best ever.
Once Freshman was cast on a
graveyard hill
Where a cannibal monarch held
sway,
He served up the Freshman on
slices of toast
On the eve of that very same day.
But the vengeance of heaven
followed swift on the oct
For before the next morning was
seen,
By cholera mu-bus the tribe
was attacked,
AS the Freshman was terribly
green.
Listen, everybody! Something
wonderful is going to happen next
Tuesday night, June first. The
Senior Class Play will be present
ed in the opera house. Don't miss
it! Come everybody and witness
the successful results of our hard
work.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

District Judge S. w. johnson
and wife left last week for Cali
fornia, where they will spend six
weeks to enable the Judge to re-
cuperate his health.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Mrs. John Slattery went to
Denver Sunday afternoon to visit
relatives.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Charles Ray in "The Busher"
in five reels and a Ford weekly
will be the picture program at the
opera house Saturday, May Goth.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Mrs. d. T. Richards, son and
daughter left for Boulder Monday
morning on a short visit.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

C. A. Mcneil left this morning
for Denver to attend a meeting of
the Elk Park Mining company.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Miss Lily Spear left Sunday af-
ternoon for Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

s. B. Pepper, of New York, is
visiting his cousin, r. G. Griffith.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

The Observer-$2.00 a year.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27

Hawley's for Groceries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
NEWS OF THE THEATRES

lucky Colonel from whom the photo
play takes it's name,. gives him an
even greater opportunity for charac-
.terization. This, coming from one of
the ablest actors of the day, should
mean something. =. And it does-it
means that. when you see the Ken
lucky Colonel, you will see one Of
the most appealing figures in photo
play history-a figure that you will
never forget. j.,
AS the courteous. old-fashioned
gentleman representative of the type
found below the Mason-Dixon Line,
Mr.. Bowling is inimitable. In both
comedy and tragedy he is equally con-
vincing. Whether shown as the smil-
ing, kindly old man dispensing hos
pitality and the Observation-Disclosures
mint juleps from the cool white fast
ness of his old colonial home, or as
the man who, wrongly accused by his
boyhood chum, $ and d=i"ep from that
same beloved home, is broken with
grief and sorrow, this splendid actor
comes,u up to the highest expectations.
A critic, in reviewing "The Ken
lucky Colonel said:~ "Joseph Dowl-
ing as the Kentucky Colonel is just
the kind of man that every boy and
every girl wishes they had for grand
father-jolly, kind and sympathetic"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
ssTHE FIGHTING PARS0N"
! n, =; y AT THE REX THURSDAY

.ts.le'"The Fighting Parson," VIM. ~.
Roberts popular stage play OF fight
and love, has been adapted to the
screen and produced as a special mo-
tion picture feature under the title OF
''Helrs Oasis" with Neal Hart as the
star. ~ - s :, -. ,.a,.
"I1ell's Oasis' will open an engage
ment at the Rex theatre on Thurs
day 81 f.
/ The many thousands who have
seen the stage version under the title
Of "The Fighting Parson," will have
little need to be told how exciting it
ID and what remarkably excellent pic
tufe material, it. contains. 1t is a
story of a man. who fights an entire
community to protect slip of girl
---an Evangelist OF good-and finally
becomes sort OF ParsOn, himself,
through love Of his protege.
As the Fighting Parson. Neal Hart
fights single handed bittle against
an entire town. -.
p Supporting Mr.. Heart IS an unpar-
1lfeled cast, including Joe June, and
Others. ~ ..,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
TON MOORE s HegWs AT
,,s3s, GRAND THEATRE TONIGHT

.ss You will be in danger of laughing
s46ur head {of If you visit the Grand
fheatre tonight, or tomorrow when
Tom Moore will, be seen in his new
screen comedy, 'astop Theft made
from the enormously successful stage
farce. "Stop Thief" is hyena when
ett comes to fun and debonair Tom
Moore is a bear, as a laugh-getter.
The combination. forms danger that
Sereryone will went to court-laugh-
Ing until there isn't another chuckle
OF even a smile,left- in ones system.
s. Jack Douganr the. part played by
3 Mr.. Moore, and ASnatcher' Nell, MS
sweetheart, are a pair of crooks that
could steal the nose off mans face
without his knowing it. They are
turned loose at home wedding to
DMnder the wedding gifts at will.
Having agreed that this shall be
their last "haul" before getting mar
sried and treading the straight and
narrow,, they try to hog everything
valuable in a series of screamingly
hilarious scenes-the brides father
and the bridegroom are kleptoman-
:dacs, furnishing an alibi with a VEN
geance-but they are caught in the
end.
tsSHowever, they pleaded their cause
20 effectively that the bluecoats call
ed OF and they are married at the
same time as the two daughters of the
house. And at that, Dougan is oblig-
eikto steal q wedding ring!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
1.-THE KENTUCKY COLONEL" AT -,
h REX LAST TIMES TONIGHT

"The Kentucky Colonel" the Hold
kinson release being shown this week
At the Rex theatre, is ,picturization
Sc Opie Reads "best seller OF the
same name. Opie Read has been read
for the past three generations ana
has written many highly popular
novels, the biggest of which have
been 1.-THE Kentucky Colonel" ana
1The Woman in White" When the
National Film Corporation OF Amer
tea decided to- produce drama OF the
Old South, the books Of many auth
urs were read and discussed. Then
some one read 1.-The Kentucky Col
oYiel." and it was submitted to Will
liam "A. Setter, the director. \ con-
snltation was called, and the upshot
of it was that the Opie Read novel
vas unanimously accepted. Because,
from the rank and file Of all the nov
iii OF the South that We're under
discussion, "The Kentucky Colonel
was found to have more OF the real
xenuine atmosphere Of the Old South
than any, wosp1ithree of the Others
but together. For sheer beauty and
Charm, for true Characterization and
m interest plot, THE Ken
lucky. olonel" beat them all.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
'SuNsET sPRAGUE" AT THE
81 RExtTHEATRE TOMORROW

William Fox's noted cowboy star
Buck Jones will be seen at the Rex
theatre beginning tomorrow In live
" western picture called sunset
Eprague." The author OF the story
IS Clyde C. Westeover, who Is forg-
ing to the front as a writer for the
screen.
Jones has made a big reputation
for himself as a daring horseman.
The story Of "Sunset Sprague'
gives him an opportunity to display
his best horsemanship-and in the
midst of a pretty romance. -
Sunset Sprague Is happy-go-lucKy
cowboy looking for a job on the
range when he meets a man VINO
wraws him into the quest for stolen
mine which belongs to a plucky girl.
This girl is defying the bandits VINO
killed her father and took possession
ofpthe mine. Sunset starts after tine
band. and when he finishes with them
they are glad to disappear and leave
the mine to the girl and the girl to
Sunset.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
THE FRlsKY MRS JOHNSON"
AT ELKO THEATRE WEDNESDAY

The late Clyde Fitch undoubtedly
was one of the most successful play
wrights OF his day. One of his
most popular comedies was ''The
Frisky Mrs. Johnson and it enjoyed
a long run in New York. This play
has been picturized by Paramount
with dainty Billie Burke as the star
and it will be shown at the Elko next
"Wednesday and Thursday =.
Miss Burke is delightfully."- cast in
this picture She is a gay charming
American widow in Paris and wins
the reputation of being "frisky" be-
cause she Is merely unconventional.
But she has a brave heart as she
proves when she saves her sister from
scandal at the risk of the loss of a
strong mans love. Ward Crane is
her leading man and heads highly
competent supporting company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
Human Thermometer.

At the far top Of the kiln lat tho
famous pottery works Of King Techei,
China). and in the chimney are holes
d foot square. into which a man, who
acts as human thermometer, looks to
determine the heat, His method Is
simple. He spits into the hole, and II
the spit turns to steam, the tempera-
ture is not sufficient. When the heat
Is so great that the saliva is shot back
at him with a little explosion, every
thing Is sill right.-John knight Shry-
ock in Asia.~s>.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
SOAP AND SOCKS IN suMATRA
Wearing Of Hosiery 10 an indication
= That the Wearer Earns at Least
80 D. $50 q Month.

Soap and socks in Sumatra-ten
years ago the Observant mind of q
consulate representative of the United
States in that island would have de-
voted less thought to such matters,
but now the Observation-Disclosures Of
commerce gives soap and socks in Su.
matra their place in the sun. The
natives. it appears from a recent con-
su1ar report, are more and more TAX
ing to wearing socks. Those sim
pie garments of extremities, one
Judges, are becoming an indication
that the wearer earns at least $40
a month. American socks are well
thought of, as are American soaps,
but more socks and soaps from Amer.
lea can be sold in Sumatra If the
American dealers in these commodl-
ties will give more thought to local
taste in decorating the boxes or wrap
pers in which they 60 on sale in the
bazaars. These buyers in Sumatra,
Ike their soaps and socks done up In
bright colored containers; in fact,
they are inclined to Judge the con-
tents by the beauty, from their point
Of view, Of the box. The picture Of
an American manufacturing plant
leaves them cold, nor do they care
for a wrapper decorated with land
scape in colors. Particularly in the
matter of hosiery, they like the box
decorated with some brightly colored
picture which catches the eye and up.
peals to the imagination by its thu.
man interest" One Judges that it
would be good policy for American
dealers in soaps and socks to discard
their present containers and employ
some Of the artists who make covers
for the popular magazines to design
aud paint them new ones particularly
for theg Sumatra market.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
aJHR0d RAD to 4 Bull"

It is probable that the expression "a
red rag to a bull" signifying some
thing Which arouses wrath, has been
imported from Spain, where red cloths
are used in. the bull rings, in order, to
infuriate the animals before the mata-
dor makes his appearah nee. But bulls
are not the only animals affected by
red. Many horses, especially stations,
are irritated by red; and turkey-cocks
attack wearers Of red most ferocious-
y, as, do ganders. Physiolosically.
red Is "a. color which irritates and
fatisues the optic nerves; and So it
arouses temper and produces quar-
relsome frame Of mind.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
STORY OF THE OLD SOUTH
81 1, L AT REX THEATRE. TODAY

Joseph J. Bowling, "The Miracle
Man of the Screen and one of the
foremost character actors of today,
heads the all-star cast Of "The Ken
lucky. Colonel, the newest hodkin-
son release WHICH Will be shown az
Rex theatre fosatwp days beginning
Sunday. ~,
M. Bowling, who has had a long
and splendid screen career, and
whose truly imbersonation OF the
Patriarch in "The Miracle Man. Gre
ated comment of the greatest en-
fkusiasm over the entire country, de-
elafes that his rsle of Colonel Rem
sfnaton Osbury, !. the gallant old Ken
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
In REGARD to Style.

If a person admires a particular
method of arranging words, that ar
ranrement will occur naturally IN his
own diction, without malice afore-
thought. Some writers unconsciously
fall into the mode Of. expression
adopted by others. This illustrates
similarity Of disposition, and Is not
imitation. AS style, when 1t Is nat
ural, comes rather from the heart than
the head, men Of similar tastes and
feelings will be likely to fall into
similar form of expressions-Edwin r.
Whipple.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
SCENES OF deep WATERS"
ALONG NEW ENGLAND COAST

In Deep WATERS Maurice Tour
neur's new Paramount picture which
was shown at the Elko theatre vest
erday, the same producer again takes
his audience thru smoothly running
photoplay fabric to the happy ending
of a delightful story The tale was
adapted by Jack Gilbert from F. Hop
kinson Smiths book "Caleb West,
Master Diver
The scenes of deep Water" which
again appears in the Elko theatre to-
night and Tuesday, are laid along the
New England coast The action re-
wolves for the greater part around
the girl wife Of Caleb West, an ex-
pert deep-sea diver who is working
on the lighthouse foundation. She
tastes the, fires Of love when: she
nurses young Bill Lacey back to
health after his injury. West loves
her like q daughter, and she returns
his love in the same manner, so when
Lacey pays her attention, she recipro-
Gates with the inevitable result that
they run away. But luckily she re-
turns the same day. thus saving her
honor and making possible her re-
turn to Caleb West.
Then the story rapidly unfolds.
Comedy, pathos. wit and much clean
and wholesome humor abound. deep
Waters" is an intensely human pic
ture, and one that was enjoyed by
both old and young, because youth
and old age alike are mirr0red in it.
Don't Weaken" a Mack Sennett
comedy of the new series, is also on
the Elko program for tonight and to-
morrow. -, 80.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29

Innumerable and interesting are the
traditions surrounding bells. Bells or
substitutes therefor, have ever played
an. important part in religious cere-
monies. In the books Of Exodus ana
Ecclesiastes the ornaments Of the high
priests ephod include bells, so thar
their sound might be heard whenever
he goeth in or cometh out Of the sane
tuary." Their, use In the eastern
church obtains even to this day. bells
being found as they We're Of old on
the fringe Of priestly garments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
Hard "sltuation."

A dusky chauffeur who recently
brought the frame of big truck from
Detroit to Youngstown rode part of the
way sitting ON the gas tank. but the
seat was so hard he soon became tired
of 1t. tAh don't see how you could
stan it, Henry" a friend observed.
"stan' It." Henry replied, "Mah good
ness, OATS jes what All couldn't do
nothin' else but" -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-29
"poor Whites" Of Porto Rico.

Nor was servltude confined to Afri-
cans. Spain long used Porto Rico as
/ penal colony. and when public works
no longer required them, the convicts
were turned loose to, shift for them
selves. Most Of them took to the noun
tains, where. the. poor white" popula-
ton is numerous to this day. Yet the
later generations IRE no more GRIM
inal than the Australians; If there Is
much petty thieving, 1t is natural IN
a hungry. ,!oyercrowded community.