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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
NEWS OF THE THEATRES

limits Somewhere in California" 1t
was inevitable, that sooner or later
in her experience would serve as a
basis for an eventful vehicle. The We
hicle, entitled "The Speed Girl" in
this production is an umpty-steen CYL
inder, high-power comedy Of the
spcedster type with just a touch of
serious drama. Anything about people
and the life Of the stage and screen
is of interest to the great general
public. BY having Miss Daniels as
sumo the role of a moving picture
star, glimpses of the making Of a pic
ture and che stars life as it is por-
trayed in the "fan'' magazines make
excellent entertainment Especially
when the action moves at the pace
of this film. Director Campbell is an
adept in developing light and clever
comedies, and he hasn't missed an
opportunity for d, laugh.
The cast is corking. Bebe wears
the ultra sumptuous gowns star is
supposed, to wear morning, noon and
night. jolly and rotund Walter HERS
as the press agent is immense. He
never misses chance to pull some
thing and get his stars name in print.
"The Speed Girl" featuring Bebe
Daniels and Walter Hers, will be
shown Tuesday and Wednesday at
the Grand. . .,?8rn.a&.n
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
SHELLS FOR WINDOW PAhEs
Effectively Employed in the Philippines
and Might Be Made Usefu' IN.
49, This Country" -, ="

The placenta shell, found in abund-
ance in the southern Philippine! >
islands. offers a unique, practical and
decorative resource in home adortnl,.
ment. saws Good Furniture Magazine:
Being fairly flat and roughly cir,
rular. translucent. and up to three
inches in diameter and about one
sixteenth inch thick, the placenta shell
serves the better class OF Elllplho
house in place Of glass. The strong
TROPICAL light is pleasingly modiflea
rs II passes through the shell-pan:s
held together by wooden strips or
lead bands.
Deccratively, the shell should 1ind
many uses. 1t is already being worked
up by the Filipinos, under American
direction, into lamp-shade frames III
most pleasing shapes.
tt seems that it might find llmlled
application in furniture as in caplilel-
door inserts or medallions in paneis'
in wood or metal screens where the
vision but not the light is to be barred.
But the greatest use Of this curl
ous]y beautiful shell would seem to
lie in the domain of the lighting hX-
Cure and lamp industry, where ehects
Can be produced by transmitted light
In a sure and most charming manner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
DAKOTA VILLAGE
4 <, AUCTIONED OFF
(By United Pressl

Fargo, N. D., Dec. .3.--Almostn the
entire village of West Fargo, with the
exception of the. packing plant, is
under the sheriff's hammer at the
Cass county court house today. -
Twenty-four houses, built for en-
ployees of the packing company, a
hotel and SO; acres of land are to be
auctioned off. The sale. is forced to
satisfy. Judgment against the pack
ing company by Louis Altenberg OF
Sabin, Clay county, Mimi. .s.2
Mr.. Altenberg loaned the company
$4,000 in June, 1920, heavily mort
gazing his personal property to raise
Che amount. Mr.. Altenberg, who is Il
director in the company, thought the
company to be firm financially at the
time. s.-"f,. ~. 3.
1t is, expected that the company
will redeem the property here before
the year of grace has expired The
plant is not operating at present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
DEAN STARS II .,
THRILLING FILM AT GRAND

A rushing, roaring sweep OF resist
less waters released from bondage
mighty torrent. of timber crushing,
grinding all before it--logs humping,
splintering in: the ;snarling waters
sweeping all before its, relentless
path. Such is one Of the big thrills in
"Contlict." .',.,,,...., ...
The most gripping, soul-searing
moment ever filmed, Terrific in its
intensity, the mighty log jam, the
blowing up of the dam, and the
smashing torrent Of felled forest is
the mightiest spectacle of the cam
era's art.
In all its splendor, in all it's ruth
less glory, "Conhict,' Priscilla Deans
wonderful new Universal-Jewel show
ing for the last time at the Grand
theater tonight, wildly records the
actual dynamiting Of huge dam, and
the breaking loose of hundreds Of
thousands of the prisoned logs.
"Conflict," the sensational Red
Book serial by Charles Burlington
Kelland, is a mystery-drama, the
rugged mountain country of the Can
adam North Woods as It's locale.
"Cont1ict" is the story of a fight
the battle of two indomitable wills -
the struggle for the mastery Of the
logging industry. . 10
The beauty OF the photography and
the magnificent scenery Of the Can
adian North Woods country is unsur-
passed. %,
Thousands upon thousanas{af huge
logs whirlins through the dNnam'ted
dam were caught by the six camera
men who rished their lives to attain
this remarkable film.
An entirr logging camp, running
at full blast with al its men, was re-
QUESTIONED by Stuart Patton in the
direction of this marvellous picture.
Conflict" surpasses even "Repuca-
tion"-Priscilla Deans most recent
Universal-Jewel successful its in
| tensity and dramatic force.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
POPULAR WOMEN WORKERS
ENTER IN BRAZIL CONTEST
By Miles w. Vaughn
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

(OulteO TIeSS Stau AoTTeSpuAuEut}
Rio de ,Janeiro by MaiD The
Beauty Contest" is gone one better
by "Intransigente, labor paper of
this city, which has started manual
or intellectual laboress" of Brazil.
Simultaneous with the opening Of
beauty contest by another journal
of Rio, the "Intransigente" .anrourc-
ed it would give a valuable prize to
the woman or girl securing the Iars-
est number of votes for being the
most skilled woman in any line Of
work.
The lists published by the en-
transigepte' Of the contestants and
their standings include the names of
stenographers, actresses, seamstress-
es,i women in all branches of govern
nent work, laundry workers, tele-
phone operators, shop girls, and nu-
merous others.
Contrary to expectations, actresses
do not head the list of contestants,
the top place being occupied by o
Senhorinha Bailey. i bordcrer, wht
has total of 900 votes to her
credit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
P0STOFFICE' DEPARTMENT
FINDS MISSING PERSONS

A circular from Postmaster Gen
eral Will H. Hays to all .postmasters
makes public the information that it
is the wish of that department of the
government to be of as much assist
ance to those who are endeavoring
to locate missing friends and relatives
as is possible. 1t emphasizes the hu-
man side Of a great national system
of government activity and will be
of great value to many people VINO
every year search in vain through the
mails for their missing relatives.
The circular is as follows:
ut is my wish that the machinery
of the postal service be placed at the
disposal of those searching for loved
ones who have dropped from sight.
Every year thousands in this country
are reported missing; children, young
men, young women, husbands, and
wives, some. never to be heard Of
again by their distressed families and
friends. The post office department
with its organized facilities reaching
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
Highways Condemned May Be Reurfaced At Little
Cost Will Give Better Wear Than New Ones

foundations, lies in the fact that traffic
has compaCted them to such IN ex-
tent that new failures are nof likely
to occur. -? Constant repair OF The old
macadam and gravel has IN many
cases resulted IN a thickness OF L.
inches or more with absolute BtHbllfty.'
Where such conditions exist it 10 only
necessary to clean the surface OF dust
and other foreign matter and apply
such new stone as may be necessary
to provide thickness equal t. the
minimum required for the given traffic
and smooth up the surface. of the old
rnacadam before applying the asphalt
top. H.,
Test Holes Necessary
AS precautionary measure test
holes are made in the old pavement
wherever it appears that the old mac
adam may be worn thin. The asphalt
tic tops may be two to three inches
thick and can be applied by tho penc-
trarion method. where the material is
sprayed or poured on the stone. or it
may be applied in mixing machines and
laid as sheet asphalt or asphaltic con-
crete. This method conseryes the old
highway and preserves it as q founda-
ton thoroughly protected from mois-
ture and from the@destructive impact
of traffic. .,5EyF ~ e.!
Here is 4 list Of states with the mile
age within their borders Of macaden'.
and gravel roads: Indiana, $500 miles
Kentucky, 1900 miles: Ohio, $4,000
miles: New York, 1890 miles; flli-!
nois, 1000 miles: New Jersey. 1890
miles: North Carolina, 1900 miles,!
Oregon, 1860 miles,, Pennsylvania.
$500 miles; Wisconsin,, 1890 miles:
Missouri, 6.100 miles: Michigan, 1900
miles; California, $500 miles; Connec-'
.ticut. 2,4O0 miles; Massachusetts, $3.50,
miles; Virginia. 1,400 miles; Alabama.
1000 miles: Texas, 6,It00 miles; YER
mont, j 400 miles: washington. 4,5ooI
miles: Minnesota, 3,400 miles, Maine.I
100 miles, and Georgia, 1878 miles.
Possibilities in maving through thisI
method the taxpayers Investments I'M
Ohio, New I0eK, Indiana and other
states. where large mileage Of mac
adam and gr2 rel roads have been built, !
are indicated by construction Records
which sh|H Ohio with $4,000 miles Of
macadam and gravel roads, ready to
be res"-faced at a comparatively slight,
cost.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05

/ Approximately s225 200 sol, miles OF
American country roads built at a
cost which at present prices would ap-
proximate, $4,000. 000,0 00, .s,, are, OF
macadam and gravel. At present day
prices these roads represent an invest
ment equal in value to almost six times
the output In 1920 OF all the gold mines
in the world. or almost 20 times the
output of the gold mines of the United
States ir that year.
Should these roads. which cost SO
much and which have such colossal
value, be discarded in order that new
and moro costly roads be built? This
is the question agitating taxpayers.
public officials and highway engineers
throughout the country. How to save
and utilize the old roads is the burn
ing question.
The macadam or gravel roads or
America, according to engineers, have
salvage value equivalent to their
original cost, if used as a foundation
for a thin layer of asphalt top. Heavy
motor car traffic injuries the old
macadam or gravel, roads by extract
ing the rocl: dust and leaving tho
naked stones to ravel or disintegrate.
The asphal:tc top. engineers declare.
cures this defect, since asphalt is not
only justices ana waterproof, Dut Is
powerfully adhesive and, in combina-
ton with rock. gravel or sand forms
a waterproof, dustless wearing surface
as smooth and resilient as that Of the
finest city street or boulevard.
e Economy In Rssurfcae'ny = -
Engineers lave found that by sal
yasing OLD roads with an asphalt top
vast economies may he effected.
Maryland was one Of the first states
to resurface It's old r1acadam roads
with asphalt and is; row giving some
Of Its concrete roads the same treat
ment.
"Where it was not necessary TO, dis
turb the old base" writes Il. i. Viii.
liar, assistant chief engineer Maryland
State Road Commission, IAN extremely
economical treatment was nbtai"ea .
Illinois, New Jersey and New York,
among other states are hovotins at
tention to this method with excellent
results.
4 firm foundation il essential 10 a
successful highway and the value Of
the old rnacadam and gravel roads rs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
Singing RlVER"'lAT REX j
49,, TODAY AND TOMORROW

William Russell, the popular WIFI
lam Fox star, who IS a. decided favor
ite here, will be" seen at the. Rex
theater today and Tuesday in his lat
est photoplay of the West, Singing
River" - lF,.ss,::.s. : 20, :
Russell is said to have. in this a
fast moving story. He has couple
of big fights to clean up gangs such
as infested the West in the old days
gangs that stopped at nothing to
advanse their financial interests or
crafty thirst for revenge.
VIOLA Vale, a well-known and pop
ular screen player is Russel's lead
ing woman in Singing River" She
is an excellent foil for the star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05

into every corner of the Hand may pc
of practical service to the dlstressef-,
Therefore, .thecy. are willingly offered
for this purpose. There is no lnten-
ton of interference with private at
fairs or to act as collection agenc:S,
Postmasters will scrutinlze ana ia,
vestigate carefully each case reported
to them, and when convinced OF IT'S
commences will make such inquiries
of other postmasters as the, circun,-
stances may warrant and ADVISE the
interested relative or friend" ..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
Quite So.

News. Item-"Fountain pens coniis-
Gated, Found to contain whisky"
One should be able to do some spirited
writing with one of these, thinks }. Z.
--RoAton Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05

evening, is an altogether satisfying
and humorous photoplay, unique in
it's treatment and novel in it's theme.
"'Girls Don't Gamble" was adapted
for the screen from the story by
George Weston under the title Of
"Girls Don't Gamble Any More"
which ran in the Saturday Evening
Post. 80 II
There is plenty of action through
out the picture and love theme
which is both humorous and serious.
The photography is very good. Sets
and locations are we'll chosen and the
direction is worthy Of special COM
ment. =
The Elko will also show tonight and
tomorrow, new Mack Sennett COM
edy entitled "On a Summer Day."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
Mistaken.

"Yvu didn't open your mouth once
during the entire session. ''You are
quite wrong, my friend, because each
time you took the floor I yawned."--
Paris lie Journal Amusant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
PRETTY BEBE DANIELS AND
~, WALTER HERS IN FILM

When Bebe Daniels, Realart star,
served time for exceeding the speed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
GIRLS DON'T GAMBLE" AT z
ELKO TODAY AND TUESDAY

"Girls Don't Gamble" at the Elko
tonight, also Tuesday matinee and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-12-05
SNOWY BAKER INVITES
RINCMEN TO AMERICA

New, York, Dec. 5.--laklnS tne
word of Snowy" Baker that all AM
erican boxing classes are sadly In
need of talent, British ring followers
consider this is the time OF all times
to get back some of the waning pres
tige of the English gladiators.
Baker, the Tex Richard of Austria
liza, apparently has been looking over
things in America because ne is quot
ed as saying: : ! ~'''' ~" -
=, "Good fighters are few and far be-
tween in Yankeeland today just as in
other countries" ', ~ :'+s
H.. Using this tip from Snowy" a
writer under the name Of Straight
Left;"' has the following to say in
Sporting Life (London): .&:J-%eS
''Snowy" Baker of Sydney Sta
diums, Ltd, who is having an extend
ed stay in America, has been send
ing home his impressions of American
boxing and boxers, gathered in the
course of tour to many centers, and
it is interesting to read that he con-
firms what has been written time and
again in this column regarding the
paucity of good-class boxers in every
division. "Good fighters" says Mr..
Baker, "are few and tar between in
Yankeeland today; just as in other
countries" Because. outside the men
of actual championship timber, there
are few boxers Of real class. We have
pointed out repeatedly that now is
the time for boxers from other coun-
tries, including our own, to take a
trip across. Not only vii! they OBJ
tain abundance of practice and eX-
perience, but they will have the
chance of getting amongst the money.
Even the second and third raters
box. for purses that would be llnpos-
sible here, For. instance, Lew Tender
and Rocky Kansas, a couple of light
weights shared over $22, 000, Tend
Ter; taking $4,000, dollars. and Kan
sas, on a basis ofY20 per cent of the
gross receipts, nearly $50 .'"i ',
=. There is more money than ever
, before j., in boxing in America, and
fewer good boxers than at any pc
:. Rod in memory. NO wonder that suv-
eral of the has-beens and the retired.
including Fred Welsh, nave come OUT
again to get some of the pickirgs.
Jimmie Coffee, for another, came
out of retirement of three years,
meeting Erminio Spalla. the Italian
heavyweight whom we knew in Lon
don. Coney, despite his long illness,
was all too good for Spalla, who took
severe Beating.
We read that Joe Conn, the Bow
lightwcigh-, NIT Spider Roach, Cal
+ ifornian, in a 12-round contest at
Westbury, Conn.,, and message re-
ceivcd in London states that Conn
won in the second round.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
Notorious Bandit
Escapes From Prison

Little Rock, Dec. 9.-Tom Slaugh-
ter, notorious bandit, who is under
the death sentence for killing prison
farm guard, escaped with six others
from the penitentiary. Slaughter con-
trolled the prison yard for five hours
preceding the escape and offered free
dom to all
Six Phillips county negroes. who
are under the death sentenced in con-
A"ction with the uprising in 1919 re-
fused to escape. With a pistol SNUG
"lcd to him, Slaughter outwitted the
guards and imprisoned the warden,
his wife, son and two daughters in
the death cell and escaped in the auto
mobile Of the warden's wife, passing
through Benton and exchanged shots
with the city marshal
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
NEGRO HELD ON
SERIOUS CHARGE

Eastman Coleman, 17-year-old ne
gro, is lodged in Jail here charged
with an attempted criminal assault
upon a 16-year- old white girl in Jones'
vile yesterday afternoon, 2:3O o'clock.
The young woman identified the negro.
1t is reported that for two or three
hours considerable number of men
had the negro out in pine field and,
for time, it seemed probable that
there would be lynching. 1t was
proposed by some of the cooler heads
that the negro be brought to Union
and turned over to the sheriff In the
meantime Sheriff Vinson, having got
ten wind of the trouble, was on his
way to Jonesville when he met the
parties bringing the negro to Union.
He took charge of him and brought
him on to Jail. Everything is quiet
and no further trouble is anticipated.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
To The People of
Union County

The governor of the state of South
Carolina has seen fit to appoint me
sheriff of Union county to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the late
sheriff, j. Hay FAINT. l fully appre-
ciate the tremendous responsibility
that has been placed upon my shoul-
ders and upon those who shall assist
me in discharging the duties of the
sheriff's office.
1 respectfully and earnestly ask
the active and sympathetic co-opera-
tion of all the law-abiding citizens of
the county to aid the sheriff and his
assistants in the work that lies before
them in the enforcement Of law in
Union county,
Crime and lawlessnes can not long
exist in any community if the good
people in the community will aid and
stand by the officers of the law in the
discharge Of their duties by helping
them bring those guilty of violating
the law to justice
Respectfully,
T. J. Vinson,
Sheriff of Union County
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
Union Choral Club
Elects Officers

The first meeting of the Union
Choral club was held Thursday night
at the Central High School. The fol
lowing names were enrolled at this
meeting and others have promised to
register in the near future:
Mesdames Jackson, Kennedy, Bar
ron, Mcclure, Kirby, Goforth, Counts !;
Misses Layton, Hics, Crook, Murral>
Curlee, Kirby; Messrs. c.. c. Sander.
Hawkins, Garner, Padgett, Madden.
Moore, Hart, l.. H. Sanders and Wag
non. After the choral practice the
election of officers took place. The fol
lowing officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Lee Kennedy.
Vice-president: Miss Layton.
Secretary-Miss Murrah.
Treasurer-Mr. C. c. Sanders.
Directress and Accompanist-M Miss
Curlee.
Assistant Directress and Accompa.
nist-Misses Jones and Barron.
Reporter-Mrs. Counts.
The time of meeting was set fol
each Thursday night at 1880. The
place of meeting to be decided upor
later
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
Reports cin5ins

Washington, Dec. 8.-Cotton ginned
prior to December 1 amounted to T.
640,870 running bales, including 121,-
$50 round bales, counted as half bales;
22,058 bales of American-Egyptian,
and 2,915 bales of sea island, the CEN
sus bureau announced today.
Ginnings to December 1 last year
were 1O,141 ,293 bales, including 191,-
$50 round bales, ,16O bales of Amer
ican-Egyptian and 965 bales of sea is
land. Ginnings by states to December
l this year were:
Alabama, 575,310; Arizona, 25,715;
Arkansas, 756,OO8; California, 5000;
Florida, 11,724; Georgia, 8O3,815;
Louisiana, 275,197; Mississippi, 790,-
326; Missouri, 66,13O; North Carolina,
739,O35; Oklahoma, 470,532; South
Carolina, 734,665; Tennessee, 2S1 ,251 ;
Texas, 2,O73,572; Virginia, 1852; all
other states, 6,608.
Revised total of the ginnings prior
to November ID was announced as T.
276,364 bales.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-09
BAPTIST CLOSE
ANNUAL MEETING

Greenville, Dec. S.-At the closing
sessions of the State Baptist conven-
.tion here today, Rock Hill was. chosen
as the place for the next meeting and
officers were elected to serve during
the ensuing year. All the principal
officers of the convention were re
elected unanimously at the closing
They are: J. J. Lawton, Hartsville,
president; w. G. Allen, Dillon, secre-
tary; A. B. Kennedy, Columbia, as
sistant secretary; Dr.. A. T. Jamison.
Greenwood vice president; DR.. J. r.
Jester, Greenwood, vice president.
Richard Carroll of Columbia and
Z. p. Watson, president of Morris col
legc, both well known negro Baptists,
spoke at the convention tonight.
The closing day was featured by
the centennial celebration session held
this morning, at which time Il histori-
cal sketch of the convention since its
organization in Columbia a hundred
years ago, was given b. DR.. W. J. Nc
GlOthlin, president of Furman univer-
Sity, and masterful addresses were
heard from DR.. f. c. Dargan sccre-
tary of the Southern Baptist Sunday
school board, Nashville, Tenn, and
from DR.. f. Y. Mullins of Louisville,
KY, president of the Southern Bap-
tist convention and of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary. A
crowd estimated at more than 1000
attended the celebration. Hundreds
were turned away because of lack of
space, and good number stood dur
ing the almost four hours of the ses-
sion.
The remainder Of the day was con-
Sumcd chiefly with routine business
matters.