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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
REX THEATRE TODAY:
VERY IDEA" CAST
HAS TWO DANCERS

Dancers are prominent In the cast
Of the latest Taylor Holmes produc-
tion, 1.-THE Very Idea" which comes
to the Rex theatre today.
Virginia Valll, again leading Wo-
man for Mr.. Holmes-for she was
with him in the Essany picture some
time ago, "Etficiency Edgards Court
ship" will play opposite to the COM
edian as Edith, the wife OF the molly
coddle husband, Gilbert Goodhue.
Miss Valli is a Chicago girl. She was
educated there for the stage, where
ahe began early to specialize In in
terpretive dancing. This, however,
Miss Valli, because of tempting offers
from screen companier. soon forsook
for the silent drama. Besides the pro-
auction mentioned she has been seen
In ssIJneasy Money" "The Golden
Idiot" ''The Fibbers" and Long
Green Trail"
The outdoor sort of pleasure makes:
her especially suited to portray
Edith Goodhue as that young woman
is in the major part OF the story;
an athletic, 1.-the girl who spends
much more Of her time on the tennis
court than in the hotel ballroom.
The role of the dancer, who Edith
comes to believe has ensnared her sus-
ceptible spouse, is enacted by Fay
Marble, prima donna last season In
the musical comedy success at the
New Amsterdam theatre, in New
York, "The Velvet Larry" Miss Mar
ble, who dances exceptionally we'll,
had in the musical show part not
unlike that she assumes in ''The Very
idea" In brief, she again plays the
VamD
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
STIGMA OF BIGAMIST

H. B. Warner, the distinguished ac-
tor whose screen productions have
established him in strong public ia
vor, has another excellent picture in
For A Woman's Honor" Super
iorpicture made by Jesse D. Hamp-
ton, which appears at the Elko the
atre tomorrow and Thursday.
1t Is thrilling drama of black
mail, Oriental intrigue and romance,
with Warner IN the role of a man
who bore the stigma Of bigamist to
protect a woman's honor.
Marguerite DeLaMotte plays op'
posite Warner, and makes a charm
ing heroine. Others in The cast are
Carmen Phillips, John Gilbert, Hec-
tor V. SarnO and Carl Stockdale.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
MAX. x.L1NDER's NEW COMEDY

There is an all comedy Dill que
Thursday at the Rex theatre WIN
MAY Linder heading the program III
= screen version of the musical com
edv success of several years ago. line
Little Cafe. o,,s
It is a gay, bubbling humorous
story of Paris-of it's boulevaros, 1ts
cafes, its night, life. 1t is quite a
new departure for the famous Frencn
comedian to play in five-reel come
dies and "The Little Cafe is sa1d TO
Dresent his peculiar talents at.thelr
hest.
Wanda Lyon, an American girl and
a Winter Garden bright light, gives
him support. The entire picture was
produced in Paris.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
M0MENTEOUS MOMENTS AT
THE PEACE TABLE

The worlds greatest mimic actor
has stepped to the fore with novelty
Offering that is destined to be the
topic of converse tion wherever it is
presented No offering ever produced
in vaudeville reaches the heighth of
historical interest. as we'll as showing
us the foremost figures in the late
world war.
MomentOus moments at the Peace
Table is the title bestowed by Mr..
Zimmerman on this really wonderful
cf'erirg, His record as an inper-
snrator Of gren! men fits him most
cderla ta!y for his duplication of the
di"tincuiShed & Ginlomats who delib-
Grated AT the Peace Table" In a
rrst c'.borHte setting with a dark
red velvet plush drape as the back
ground. stands the Peace Table. In
2 stirring prelude, Mr.. Zimmerman.
6i;ates on the world peace about to
he signed and the tremendous issues
involved therein. He finishes his re.
marks by Introducing the presiding
officer at the Deace table, George
Clemenceal, "Tiger of France, who
as Mr. Zimmerman, exits, appears al
rost immediately in that courteous
sarcastic manner aschibed to him,
tells the German signatories the
terms of peace. AS he exits. DR..
Herman Won Mueller. the German
premier, appears and without word
places his signature to the most ia
nous document in the world. AS he
disappears our own Woodrow Wilson,
"Apostie of Democracy" enters and
following most eloquent speech
signs his name as the representative
of the United States.
Then appears Lloyd George, "The
Wonder of England, who in a most
patriotic speech calls attention to the
fact that the Allied nations are in
word and thought brothers in peace
as they were brothers in arms. As
he signs for England and her colonies
his nervous mannerisms are perfectly
impersonated. As he departs there
appears IAN Old Friend" the civi
war veteran who arrives at "Tht
Peace Table" too late for action bu1
still a fighter, as fitting finale tt
this wonderful historical offering
Then appears our own General Jacl
Pershing, the man who did things
and did them we'll. It is a patriot,
offering that will be world wide ii
its effort to establish permanently tn
document signed "At the Peac'
Table. As an entertaining offering
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
RELIC OF MEDIEVAL TIMES
Sacred City Of Mongolia Has But q
Thin Veneer Of the Civiliza.
ton of Today.

Urga, sacred city of the Living Bud
dha, lying far to the north OF MOI
golia, is a relic Of medieval times over
laid with q veneer Of twentieth cen
tury civilization, and Is city OF vlo-
lent contrasts and glaring anachron-
fsms, 1t was used as base Of sup
plies by Roy Chapman Andrews. lead
er of the second Asiatic geological ex-
pedition Of the American Museum OF
Natural History.
Motor cars pass camel caravans
fresh from the Cobb desert; holy Ia
mas In bright robes walk side by side
with black-gowned priests and swarthy
Mongol women in the fantastic head
dress of their race stare wonderlngly
at the latest fashions Of their Rus-
sian sisters, relates 9 correspondent OF
the Detroit News. Three great races
have met in Urga, and each carries
on its own customs and way of life.
The Mongol's felt-covered home has
remained unchanged; the Chinese snop
with its wooden counter and Dlue'
gowned inmates is still pure Chinese
and the ornate cottages proclaim
themselves to be Russian.
Men from all races and corners OF
the earth gamble together. All Mon
golia lives on horseback, and Mongo
| will never walk even a hundred YARDS
II he can help it. Summer In Mon
golia is short at best, and in the win
ter the temperature drops to 80 anc
60 degrees below zero, and the grea'
plateau is swept by biting winds IRON
| the Siberian steppes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
DESERT HERO KNOWN TO FEW
Savior Of Many Lives We'll
Cared For In It's Old Age.

Rufus, the dog hero of the desert,
who has saved many lives, Is ending
his declining days In a dog sanatorium
at Pasadena. Cal. where he Is we'll
cared for. The end Of the dog Is
not far off, says Our Dumb Animals
in recent issue. He is spent and
feeble after his many long and weary
journeys over the burning and blind
, ing sands with hiss pioneer master.
He will no doubt soon fall asleep.
Lou Westcott' Beck and Rufus were
intrepid pioneers in life-saving prof.
ect that received scanty support and
tardy recognition. Together they Jared
forth on their mission of mercy, Beck
carrying signboards and cans Of paint,
Rufus laden with saddlebags of re-
storatlves and poison antidote. While
the man set up the guideposts, or
painted the wafer signs, the dog Sue
cored many a prospector who other
wise would have died miserably from
delirium of thirst or the venom Of
snake bites.
The work of these two great bene-
factors is over. Beck died in July,
1917. and since then the government
has appropriated one hundred thou
sand dollars to carry on the project
that he and his devoted dog started.
Rufus will be we'll provided for by
a veterinarian who was personal
friend of Beck's. The old dogs years
Of hardshjps. Of ljfe-saving service on
the desolate wastes, are not without
their reward. His many friends who
used to see him on the streets and
pat him with approval as he started
out on his desert trips will not forget
him in his old age.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
NEWS OF THE THEATRES

is stands alone as perfect act that
will please everybody.
"Momentuous Moments sat the
Peace Table, is but one of the four
acts which will be shown, at the
Grand Friday. "A
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-09-07
Five Minute Chats
on Our Presidents
By JAMES MORGAN
(Copyrisht. 1870. BY James Norxan.S
CLEVELAND CAME BACK

1ss1March 4, Grover cleve-
land inauourated second
time, aged Hfty.five.
May, q great panic began.
July I, Cleveland went
under surgical operation
for cancer.
Oct. 80, The Silver act re-
peaied.
ase4AJIiy 4, Cleveland sent
troops to Chicago to inter-
veAe in railroad strike.
Aug. ~, the WiIson-Gor-
man tariff became law
without presidents sigma
ture.
1ee5-Feb. 7, Cleveland made
arrangement with J. p.
Morgan and others for
protection Of gold reserve.
Dec. II, sent in his Ven-
ezueIa message.
19o8-June "a, Cleveland died
at Princeton, N. j.,
aged seventy-one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
CHURCH NOTICES.

Pentecostal mission, 20 Main street
Praise and preaching Sunday and Z p. m.
Chart talk on The Seven Typical Feasts
of Israel, foreshadowing Christ as our
Saviour and coming king, by the pastor,
Rev JAS. r. Hicks. All welcome.
Advent Christian church, Rev. Ell
bert S. Hewitt paster Morning wor-
ship at 10.45, with communion. Bible
school at ~. Loyal workers at D.
m. Subject, The Blessings and Infu-
ence of Cody Life Leader, Ebert
S. Hewitt Evening sermon at 100
Unitarian church Rev. f. @. S. Osgood
pastor Service in the church Sunday
morning at 1890 Subject of sermon, The
Good Samaritan in the Life of Today
The Odd Fellows and Daughters of Re
bekah will be present as guests of the
society, for their annual religious gather
inc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The annual meeting of Brattleboro
Unitarian parish house Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
Rev. E. @. S. Osgood will conduct
the chapel service at the Retreat chapel
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Millers Falls will play the Brattleboro
Athletics On the Valley fair grounds to-
morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock Dug
Smith will be in the box for the visitors,
while 'Chick" Murphy will twill for
Brattleboro. &ssss ia Id N
The names of Miss Mary Prouty and
Miss Gertrude Stockwell, who are to
take part as mattresses in the perform
ance, Scenes in Restaurant, in Acad-
envy hall next Wednesday evening, were
not in the list furnished The Reformer
for publication yesterday.
Mrs. Hannah Hume Lee, who is on
her first furlough from the Marathi
mission at Satara, India, spoke inter-
estingly last evening in the Centre
Congregational chapel on some of the
needs of the people of India as she
has known them, including the educa-
tional needs and the desire of the
people for Christian schools. She spoke
| of some of the physical needs of the
people and the desire for social JUS
! tice, also the spiritual needs. Mrs.
Lee also related many interesting in
stances which grew out of her per-
sonal touch with the people.
| About 50 young friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Cruger went to the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
| G. Gustafson, on Belmont avenue about
midnight last night and gave them a
| rousing serenade which was heard a
| long distance. The serenaders were
well equipped with drums, tin pans
horns, bugles and other noise making
| instruments. After 8concert' they
were invited inside for a short time
and received an invitation to come to
the house this evening Mrs. Cruger
who was Miss Esther c.. Gustafson
was married Tuesday noon, to the sur
prise of her friends.
| The Vermont Missionary, in its june
issue, has the following concerning the
state conference in the Centre Congre-
gational church here: 'fThere was an
alertness about the .Brattleboro meet.
ing, as there is about the association
meetings this spring, which seems to
result partly from the World Move.
ment. No one wanted to go to sleep and
no one could go to sleep. The at
mosphere was charged with spiritual
energy. Those who were not there have
a right to know that this representative
body of Vermont Congregationalists
seemed determined to follow its clear
leading of the World Movement results
into more fundamental spiritual
| achievements. Shall not the offering
of money tbe succeeded by still more
wonderful offering of life?''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

a visitor here yesterday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Prentiss.
Miss Mary Wheeler is gaining in the
Melrose hospital, where she has lbeen
three weeks with a fractured hip,
caused by fall
James Conlin, who had been pa
tient in the Melrose hospital several
months, receiving medical treatment,
was discharged yesterday and went to
stay. for the present with friends in
Connecticut.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Jane E. Higley is visiting with
friends at her former home in Mari.
boro.
Prof. and Mrs. l.. b. Patton of Hart
ford, Conn, have opened their summer
home in Marlboro.
Mrs. Denton j. Smith of Putney was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
Another Big Lot of
Special Bargains in
Summer Footwear
Saturday June 5

Through fortunate purchasing large scale able to Of
family, young and old
These equally
sale which
with the savings in the cost of their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Mr. and Mrs, Raymond Goodell of ia
maica Plain, Mass, visited her brother,
NJ r. Huntley, and family last week
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Tier of Brattleboro
have moved their household goods to the
cottage north of the village covered bridge,
where they are soon to live.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
FRENzIED WOMAN FORCES MA.
CHINE OVER CLIFF.
Spectacular Wreck Comes as Climax in
Jenny Be Good" Starring Mary Miles
Minter. .

The frantic struggles of a woman who
discovers that she is being taken to a
sanitarium, force the automobile in which
she is riding over high cliff and bring
the story of Jenny Be Good" in which
Mary Miles Minter is presented at the
Auditorium theatre Monday, to an excit
ing climax.
Born to occupy a place of security in
New York City's smartest society, the
woman, by one of the strange tricks of
fate, has become drug victim. Discov
ering at length the plight in which she
has involved herself, she fights to avoid
the inevitable.
But the sunshine of life breaks at this
point when Jenny, played by Miss Min
ter, comes finally to discover the love and
happiness she has struggled against odds
to attain. The pretty Realart star is
supported by an excellent cast in pre-.
senting this story of smart social life
for the screen.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

Looks as if the Browns had the makings
of a nifty pitcher in Vangilder. The
youngster has pitched several high-class
games for the ST. Louis team.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
MEMS WHITE OUTING SHOES
AT REDUCED PRICES

Lot of Mems New White
Canvas Outing Shoes with
best quality rubber soles and
inside leather soles. All
sizes in this lot. Replace
ment value SITS ...........
Special Sale Price $1.59
This style makes a very
wear at low cost. .fs3,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

The annual parade of the Brattle-i
boro fire department takes place next
Saturday afternoon, June 18th. The
procession will form at two O'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

Charles Barrett, son of Loekhart
Barrett, of this village,f caught an
enormous eel in the Vinton canal June
Ord. 1t measured three feet and seven
inches in length, nine inches in cir
conference in the largest part and
weighed five and one-half pounds. 1t
was so powerful that the boy had to
have assistance in drawing it out of
the water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

OF the ffty-six signers of the American
Declaration Of Independence, all but SIX
We're. members of the Masonic fraternity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

CARNATIONS AND ROSES, 6Oc. per
dozen, for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
ell. 457W. r. H. Messenger-Adv. 81 -S3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

Summer visitors are making their APP
pearance in our village and in few
days if this weather keeps up our
houses will be filed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Happenings Of May, 1870.
Taken from rhe Files of
The Phoenix.

Orion Clark and Edgar Davenport
were baptized last Sunday aid admit
ted to the Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

MARRIED-In Jacksonville, June ]
by Rev. II. Eastman, Wells p. Jones
and Marion l. Stetson all of Jackson
vile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-05

An excursion from Brattleboro to
New York is proposed to come off about
June 2lst. Tickets will be issued for
the round trip at the low price of five
dollars which will be good for week
This will present a fine and cheap OPP
portunity to visit New York, enjoy n
fine railroad ride and trip on one
of the splendid Sound steamers.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school held their first concert of the
year last Sunday, June 5th About
$50 were present and all passed off
pleasantly. The children found them
selves adequate to the occasion. The
pastor s welcome by Miss Carrie Chase
was beautifully delivered and took ev-
erybody by surprise. There was sing
ing by Rose Fisher, Eta Miller and
Clara More in which every word was
properly spoken. Glove at Home" by
Miss Gibbs and others added much to
the entertainment. The concert adj
journed, all feeling happy.
Farley Starr & Co. of Halifax have
tanned during the past six months and
have in process of tanning over 5000
sides of leather, being at the rate of
about 10000 sides per annum.
MARRIED-In Jacksonville, June ]
by Rev. H. Eastman, Wells p Jones
and Marion /. Stetson all of Jackson
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
parents Day" Celebrated at
Poro College.

long to be remembered by all mem
bers of the Poro Family. 1t had oc-
CURED to Mr. and Mrs. Malone to
make the second Thursday of jan
uary Parents Day." this being the
first celebration.
All employees were privileged to
invite their parents, If their parents
were living, if not to invite the one
entered the employ of the Poro Col
lego. 1t was this last thoughtful
provision that wiped many tear from
Mr. and Mrs. Malone availed them
selves of this opportunity and brought
hoary-headed friends who had serv-
ed as parents to them in advice and
counsels.
From stage profusely decorated
with warm red blossoms for the
living parents and the tender pale
blue and white flowers for. the de-
dered. Members of the City Clergy
were in large numbers (they having
vouched for many of the young
people at the College,. The employ
ees. were seated on one side, of the
auditorium wearing red ribbon for
both living parents, blue for deceas-
ed father and white for deceased
mother. The, parents were seated on
the other side.
A delightful dinner was served
Mr. Wifred Lewis. steward of Poro
College, and the employees were
given an opportunity to come to the
Dining Room and view their parents
as they we're partalIing of the dinner.
Many surprises We're given. Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Moody. Spear. III.
(Mrs Malone's sister who largely
raised her) were secretely brought to
the city as a surprise to Mrs. Malone,
as also was the Mother of Mr.. Lewis.
1t was a day of rejoicing and at
the smae time. mingled with sorrow
Here and there could be seen the
single and double badge OF mourning.
All during the day employees were
grave in thought of parents no longer.
with them in flesh. The day dtl
so much TO reveal the attention of
Mr. and Mrs. Malone to enter di-
rectly into the home life of their
employees and bring the thing that
ls missing to help strengthen that
life.
From now on all Of he "Poro Fam
lily" will turn to Mr.. and Mrs. Malone
not alone IA their employers but as
their big parents, for advice-for help.
for strength to bear the burdens of
this life, and herein was the Christ
greatly revealed at Poro College and
parents Day" has come to stay
as a bright occasion yearly at this.
the greatest of our institutions
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-31
CHICAGO WILL EN-
TERTAIN LINCOLN
In FEB.
SUBJECTS RELATIVE TO FU-
TURE POLITICAL AND So
CIAL WELFARE TO BE DIS
CUSSED.

Chicago. ILL.,. Jan. 29.-The political
eyes of the Race are turned to this
city since the issuance OF the off,
cial call for the meeting of the Lin
coin League of America at South
Park Church. Feb. 11-12.
The meeting of the League - to
be the labor and political conven-
tion and the following subjects will
be considered
Il. Political parties and Colored
Americans.
"2. The government and the Col
%. Do we favor cutting down
chising states? If so. when? If not,
q. The American Federation of
Labor and the Colored worker.
er hold what he has when the rail-
roads are returned to private own
ership? II not. then what about
20. How can we best get the
news to the American people that
the Jim Crow car is eating away
the heart of the American nation?
= Is lynching to be standard of
If. not, who will stop it: how and
when?"
The convention will be composed
of the officers of the League. the
NOhiihlttt anu STATE pres
ident and two members from each
congressional district with eight
delegates from each state-at-large.
The Chicago headquarters 1898 State
street. announces that among the
many notables in attendance, will
be w. II. Lewis. Boston: ]. W. John
son. New York; Frank r. Steward,
Iittsburg; William Mcdonald and Jas.
b. Grigsby Texas; Henry l.. John
son, Atlanta ]. H. Watson. Albany;
Perry w Howard Miss: Jas. Cobb,
Washington, D. G.; J. B. Bass, Los
lips and Homer Phillips, Missouri;
s. A. Jones, Ark; Thos w. Fleming,
Ohio; w. L. Cohen. Albert Workman
and T. p. Roodland, Louisiana.
Robert r. Church. Chairman OF
the executive committee. states that
the women of the Race will be larg-
ely presented. for the first time
in meeting of this kind.
II Is. reported that Mayor Thompson
and Gov Lowden will deliver address,
es to the leagne and on Wednesday
'eyening. Lincolns birthday, Col.
1oscoe Simmons, president of the
league will deliver his annual mes
sage. Following Colonel Simmons the
foremost representative Of the great
est agency for law and order, in
America, will be introduced and the
Race will be given a message it
has eagerly been awaiting.