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The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
TW0RA|LROADERS
TURNED BANDITS
Both Men Were Killed When
They Attempted to Hold up
a Western Passenger Train.

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 1.-two
would-be bandits were shot and kill
ed last night by railway agents and
detectives when they attempted to
hold up a Pacific passenger train 10
miles west of here. A tip received
by federal officers caused tn placing
Of heavy guard on the train.
One of the killed 1t was reported
was formerly employed by the Pacific
as an engineer. He got on the train
at Fort Worth. The other, q former
brakeman Of the road, got on when
the train was IA miles out.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
was made. public.

was made public.
It continued --latest reports indi-
cate Arbuckle money is overcoming
State testimony. Do not falter. Fight
this to finish. II Arbuckle is not
punished the moving picture busi-
ness is done, for the public is tired
of the eccentiricities of genius. Go
the limit and win the praise of all
good people,"
Brady replied that I'm spite Of
Arbuckle's money and influence the
case will be prosecuted most vigor-
ously."
Another telegram from Mr.. Leh-
man, who is in New York to Mr..
Brady was made public.
1t said, "For the sake of God and
justice to men don't let justice be
cheated. 1t brought tears of rage to
my eyes when read your speech that
influence and wealth are brought into
play in the case. cried because you
told the truth. In spite Of pressure Of
gold prosecute the case.
"You are convinced from facts and
/ from knowing him that Arbuckle
killed Virginia Rappe ~ . result Of
injuries inflicted on her.
"Now don't let them cheat justice.
For Gods sake don't"
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
INSURED AGAINST A
RAINY WEDDING DAY.

Hartford, Sept. 15.-lnsur.
ance policy of $500 against
unfavOrable weather on his
wedding day was recently is.
sued to a Boston man a local
insurance company made it
known. The bridegroom had
declared he wished to avoid
extra expense should rain al.
ter his plans.
The company found the
risk a good one as the sun
shOne on the bridal couple
and the stars tWinkled as they
left ON their honey moon.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
FATTY ADMITTED TO BAIL.

San Francisco, Sept. 5.-County
Grand Jury Indictment charging Ros-
cOe Arbuckle with manslaughter in
connection with death Of Miss Vfr.
ginia Rape, returned to presiding
Judge Shortall Superior Court today.
Indictment voted on early morning
September fourteenth. Bail set five
thousand cash or ten thousand dol.
lars bonds and case assigned to
court Superior Judge Harold Louder
back in Hall Of Justice. saa,.A
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
STOCKS,

New York, Sept. 15.-Shorts were
active at the opening OF today's stock
market directing their efforts mainly
toward the oils, motors and coppers.
Mexican Petroleum and Royal Dutch
fell from l to 1 IL points. Baldwin
Locomotive, Pullman and Interna-
tional Harvester averaged / point de-
clines.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
DECIDE MATTERQF
AGENERAL STRIKE
ON ALL RAILROADS
MEETING NEXT WEEK
A Nationwide Ballot Taken
Recently is Said to Have
Been in Favor of a Strike
Which win Be a Protest
Against Cut in Wages and
Decrease Over Time Pay.

Chicago, Sept. l5.-The decision
as to whether the nation will face a
general railroad strike may result
from the meeting here next week.
On Sunday representatives of 500,-
900 railroad shop men will meet here
to determine what action to take in
regard to a wage cut and changes in
working rules effective July /.
A nation wide ballot is said to
have recently resulted overwhelm-
ingly in favor of a strike. The result
Of the vote will be made at the meet
ing over which B. M. Jewell presi-
dent of the railway department Of
the American Federation of Labor
will preside.
On Sept. % the heads of the
brotherhoods Of locomotive engine
men and firemen, the switchmen's s
union of North Carolina and the
brotherhood Of railway train men will
meet here.
UnOfacial reports from some of the
organizations indicate a large ma
jority of the members favor 4 strike.
It is reported the unions are not so
vitality opposed to wage reductions
but will wage bitter battle against
changes in the rule reducing pay for
over time work.
...e heads af the unions urged
the members to conserve their re-
sources in preparation for a show
down.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED.

NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED,
Buesno Aires, Sept. 15.-Negotia-
tions between the Argentine govern
ment and American banking institu-
tions for Five millions have been
suspended it is learned in authora-
tive quarters
Violent fluctuations have resulted.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Sheriff Spencer of Tampa, Florida,
has issued an ultimatum to the ef-
feet that any body of men parading
the streets or holding meetings dis
guised with marks and robes will be
treated as though they were high
waymen. ..
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Mrs. Beatrice Andina, 70 years Of
age, who lives in the Bronx, is suing
for separation from her husband, al
so 70 years old. Mrs. Andina blames
the movies" for the irritable dis
position her husband displays, de-
claring he was a confirmed movie
fan" and always came home from the
show in an ugly mood.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

DIR. BEST'S AUNT IS VERY I'LL
DR.. H. B. Best has been called to
Snow Hill to see his aunt, Mrs. Bet
tie Best Grant, who is very ill. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Haywood
Best.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
GENERAL NEWS

Six hundred moving picture thea
ters in New York City are barring the
films of Fatty Arbuckle from their
screens since his Indictment for
manslanghter in connection with the
death of Miss Virginia Rape, moving
picture actress.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

GENERALLY FAIR TONIGHT.
For North Carolina: Generally fair
tonight and Friday with no change in
temperature and gentle variable
winds.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Mr.. Sam Dean descended we'll
near Oxford and while Mr.. Dean was
in the we'll dirt and stone twenty
feet above him caved in and pinned
him down. The man was dead when
removed from the we'll.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16
TOBACCO SALES NEAR
SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND

Tobacco sales ON the local
market yesterday amounted
to $4,000 pounds. The aver.
age price was 22.70 cents per
pound.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

The body of William Lewis john
son farmer of Campbell county Vir-
ginia, missing since November Of
last year was found yesterday in a
shallow grave in secluded ravine
several miles from Johnson's home.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Three people were victims of the
traffic in New York City
Tuesday. One was man 81 years
old; another was mother, caught
under the wheels Of a speeding auto
mobile as she snatched her two chill
dren from the path Of the car; and
the third was little boy, who proud
~ carrying new pencils and tablet was
on his way for his first day at school.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, French ten
mis- star, will sail for France Satur-
day, being compelled to abandon her
contemplated tour Of the United
States in which she would play ten
mis- for the war relief fund. Ill health
causes Mile. Langlen to give up the
tour.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1921-09-16

Mr.. j. w. Finch Of Rosemary, N.
g., was in the city today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
SUNSET JONES IS A ri. =
LIVELY WESTERN DRAMA

The Grand theater will show a
humdinger tonight and Tuesday, ac-
cording to advance reports. Sun
set Jones', which has been playing
to crowds in first run houses all over
the country. 1t is from an epic novel
and is said to portray Western life
as it has never before been presented
on the screen.
While there is the quick action and
vivid scenes of the typical western,
there is lin this drama a unique ele-
ment of human emotion and an un-
fderlying romance which ''gets' the
optience. 1t is more than mere ex-
citement. for the mighty pull between
love and duty as itsis handled by
Charles Clary, makes a lasting i'm
preston. e
Irene Rich, whose phenomenal rise
to stardom has recently been feat
ured in magazines and papers thru
out the country, has a prominent role
and adds greatly to the attraction.
James Gordon and Kathleen OConnor
are also well-known names which ap-
pear in the cast. liz. -.
Ellis Fearful Finish" a speedy two
part comedy will complete the pro-
gram. +>e.-t @s + = ''ft''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
PASSION" AT THE REX
LAST TIMES TODAY

Passion" is unquestionably one OF
the big photoplays of the decade, and,
it is pig in every conceivable way,
only Few of the leading triumphs
of the screen being compared to II.
Next in Importance is the fact that
it brings to the silent stage a remark
ably brilliant star, who is new to this
country, Pola Negri, continental
actress of the rarest charm and a
more pronounced ability quite all her
own. 1t is said she is destined to
become one of Americas favorites OF
the first rank, because she displays
what America admires, namely ge-
MUS of a high order. Her portrayal
of the character Of little French
milliner who by dint Of her wilful
capriciousness and ingratiating man
ners becomes the ruler Of king, lis
one of the outstanding histrionic
achievements in the annals of the
screen. 1t is doubtful whether any
other artist could have matched her
sterling performance before the mo-
ton picture camera in this particu-
lar. Those who witnessed her per-
Torrance at the Rex theater last eve
ming seemed a unit in enthusing over
her and it is certain that If she had
been present in person she would
have been yociferously acclaimed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
"THE MIDLANDERS" AT THE
GRAND THEATER WEDNESDAY

The host Of admirers of Bessie
Love. the princess charming of the
screen" will welcome news that their
tfavorite has selected for her next ap-
pearance on the screen, an adapta-
ton of Charles Tenny Jackson's wide
ly read novel, 1.-THE Mid-landers."
In author Jackson's vivid writing
of 1.-The Midlanders," quaint and
picturesque folk of the Mississippi
River bayous, Miss Love is permitted
that range of character delineation
which has stamped her as one OF the
screens most able artists 2Es < H.,
Beginning in the role of an orphan
kidnapped during New Orleans
Mardi Gras parade, she is, in turn, a
ragged comforter to two old soldiers
|of the Confederacy, then barefoot
"tom -boy' Of village blossomins
Unto such a rare and radiant beauty
of girlhood that artists and theatre
cal producers seek her services; then
winsomness and the dash and style
in wardrobe which makes of her the
envy of all women. H.. -...t.
Woven about the character Of Au-
relic, portrayed by Miss Love, is a
story of thrills, adventure, romance
and true heart interest, one lin which
a we'll chosen moment of pathos is
blended with the spark of whole
some humor, one in constant relief
Of the other. r..
+"The Midlanders" will be shown at
the Grand theater for two days begin
ming Wednesday next.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
"WHY TRUST YOUR HUSBAND 2"
AT REX THEATER TUESDAY

"Why Trust Your Husband +" a
William Fox production starring the
beautiful Eileen Percy, will be seen
for the first time here at the Rex
theater next Tuesday for one days
run. .-. .. Es
It has been lin fast and furious
farce comedy that Miss Percy has
gained enviable success and great
popularity as the leading coincidence
of the screen; and it will be in an
original farce that she will be seen at
this coming engagement. ~.
"Why Trust Your Husband?" is
from the pens of George e. Marshall
and Paul Cazeneuve, and lis described
as a merry tangle of matrimonial
life. The fun starts when one Of two
husbands in the story drops an invi-
tation to masquerade ball, and this
falls into the hands of the two wives
It is when the wives follow their
spouses to the ball that the action
reaches the peak of hilaNity. 81
The picture is said to abound with
high spirits and mirth-provoking sit
nations, and to be capitally acted by
supporting cast of well known far
ceurs. ...E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
THE PURPLE CIPHER
ii IS UNUSUAL STORY

Threatened with death by band
of blackmailers using a Chinese char
acter in purple ink, Leonard Staun-
ton at first tries to run down the
criminals. News of the death of one
of his friends and the sight of anoth-
err dying before his eyes after they
had received purple cipher" threats,
followed by an exploIion in the home
of his sweetheart, Jeanne Baldwin.
while he is calling upon her, causes
him to alter his methods. ~,
The story O., ''I,he Purple Cipher"
originally written by VIII +. jenkins,
has been visualized by Vitagraph and
will be shown at the Elko theater on
Tuesday and Wednesday. Il
Earle Williams. as Leonard Staun-
ton, is given excellent opportunities
to display his talent and ability to
good effect in the many sensational
situations which arise. sf.~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
"THE MARRIAGE OF VIM. ASHE"
AT REX THEATER THURSDAY

In what. is described as the most
dramatic role of her career, May AL
lison, the beautiful young Metro star,
will come to the Rex theater on
Thurs.1ay next, in her latest Metro
picture THE Marriage of VIM. Ashe, .
the perturbation Of Mrs. Humphrey
Wards celebrated novel. & 2f&
4 Produced on a lavish scale by Me-
tro, the picture carries Miss ALI.
son, in the role of charming Kitty
Bristol, through an exciting series
Of adventures which begin when she
escapes from the convent in which
she has been placed by her parents
goes to London and. at length meets
and marries William Ashe, who is
Secretary of Home Affairs in the
British Cabinet. 49, -. &S .>..%
The supporting cast includes Wynd-
ham Standing, Zeffie Tillbury, Frank
Elliott. Robert Boulder, Lydia Yea
mans Titus and Clarissa Selwynne.
Ruth Ann Bolivian adapted the pic
ture which Edward Sloman directed,
under the personal supervision OF
Bayard WELLER. ...a",>- .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16

wages, OF the latter must come
down to the level OF the farmer, or
they must meet on some intcrmedi-
ate level. The fundamental requisite
is that they get together.
Farm products and RAJ materials
are related to world markets. and
there is no reason to believe that
they will recover former levels. All
the probabilities are against the
restoration Of war prices i'll time of
peace. !.
! The next thing is to stop talking
in terms of money only, when COM
pensation is concerned The labor
leaders knew better than that when
the cost OF living was rising: why
not recognize that the purchasing
power of money is OF as much inn
portance when it is rising as when
it is falling? And why not recog-
nizc that the wages paid in every
industry are affactor in the cost of
living OF all the wage-carners? ~
Logically it is correct to reduce
wages only as the cost OF living is
reduced. but how, long will it take
under this deliberate method. with
everybody doing the Alphonse and
CASTOR act, to get industry back
into balance, and provide everybody
with work. e..
Meanwhile the economic law is
mot waiting on anybody. 1t got to
work promptly, with the result that
wages have been, sEeduced already!
According to a survey by the
Bureau of Labor, Washington, about
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
The Rosicrucians.

The Rosicrucians were members OF
a mystic secret society which became
known to the publiq,early in the Sew
enteenth century, and was alleged to
have been founded by a German noble
called Christian Rosenkreuz in 1858.
He was said to have died at the age
of JOG. The Roscrucians pretended
to be able TO transmute metals, to
prolong life and tt' know what was
passing in distant places. Their Sc
cret was never revealed, if there was
one to reveal. The society is said to
have died out in the Eighteenth cen
tury. g.. .... H.: l,E \ n
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
Salt Tells Of Storms Approach.

Salt is extremely sensitive to air
. changes. A very cheap, pretty ana
effective barometer can be made with
a bunch OF colored ribbons or Il spray
Of flowers. Soak your ribbons or
flowers in strong salt water, dry them
on the hat stand in the hall. Your
ribbons or flowers will be dry and
crisp when weather prospects are
good. But when your barometer be-
comes moist and limp you will soon
need your umbrella. - .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16

100000 persons in the ranks of
the wage-workers are not getting
any wages at all. 1t is strange that
the people who declare so vehem-
emily against any wage reductions
seem to overlook this fact.
+ The trouble is that wage payments
have been enormously reduced
without accomplishing anything
toward restoring the balance be-
tween the industries. The loss of
wages and production is sheer
waste. The cost of production in
all the industries that have laid off
workers without reducing wage
rates is as high as it was before,
and prohibits the expansion of con-
sumption. 1t keeps UP the cost of
living to all those who have had
to take reductions in their COM
pensation and to those who are out
of work, as well as to those who are
fortunate enough to be employed.
1t holds the situation in deadlock,
except as it slowly and inevitably
gives way under the pressure of
grim necessity. = -, !
These facts are evidences of a
principle running through all our
economic relations. They signify
that those relations are not de-
termincd at last by the mere
strength and bargaining power of
the different elements in society, but
that there is normal balance and
relationship under which all groups
and classes prosper best together.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
~RADE and industry have
shown some further improve.


shown some further improve
ment during the month OF
April, but the fundamental difficulty,
! which is the disruption Of the price.
level between raw products and
manufactured goods, is yet tar from
overcome.
"a According to government reports,
the level of the principal farm prod
ucts declined Sc per cent. IN March,
whereas the normal movement IN
March is upward, and over the last
ten years the advance has averaged
"a per cent. On the other hand
manufactured products, especially at
retail, freight charges and personal
services generally have made no
corresponding decline.
It is evident on every hand that
the depression which EXISTS IS due
to the unbalanced state of industry,
as regards the compensation re.
ceivcd by important bodies OF
people. A great portion OF the
population suddenly has lost a large
part of its purchasing power, and
is no longer able to buy the prod
,lcts of the other industries as it has
been accustomed to do.
The first thing is to consider the
position of the farmer, not as a
matter of sympathetic interest but
to sec how it relates to the general
situation. To be specific we might
take the case of the cotton-grower,
who is now getting about the same
price for his cotton that he did be-
fore the war.
His product is shipped from the
farm over railroad whose charges
are so per cent. more than before
the war. .5s. E.. .4
It is made up into fabric in a mill
whose employees probably receive
100 per cent. higher wages than
before the war, despite recent re-
auctions. %:-E
Coal consumed in transportation
and manufacture costs twice as
much as before the war, because
wages and mining expenses gen.
orally have increased 100 per cent.
Finally with various other ex-
pcnses and profits added, with like
percentage of imitation, the cotton
garment comes back over, the rail-
road, and is offered for sale to
the cotton grower, and the farming
community generally, for consump-
ton. The other farmers are in the
same situation as to income as the
cotton-grower; is it any wonder
that the market for cotton goods
has fallen off?
There has been no such disloca-
ton of exchange relations, either
between countries, or between in.
dustries within this country, in all
the past. That dislocation must be
corrected before trade can be re-
stored to normal proportions.
Either farm products and raw ma
terials must rise to the level of man
ufactures and the common basis of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
OTIS SKINNER WINS
49,, AGAIN IN "KISMET''

"Kismet," with the inimitable Otis
Skinner, a Robertson Cole release
which was shown last night at the
Elko theater, is the greatest photo
play Of decade. AS the master
piece of Edward knoblock, the film
version Of this famous drama has
lost none of the essential pep" need
ed to make it the great success on
the screen that it was on the legi-
innate stage. While Louis J. Cashier
has long been identified with the best
in film achievement, as director of
'.Kismet'' he won the greatest victory
of his career. There is no question
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
AGLARcE AT THE BUSINESS SITUATION

L 4 II = 4 4 x
A GLANCE AT THE BUSINESS SITUATION
FOREIGN TRADEValue of Americas exports for this
year. compared with month 1920. declined s39o
imports for period declined $780, sF. I.&n@
FARM PRODUCTS-Pce level Of principal farm products
clined $500 March; normal upward this time of
March price during last 10 averaged 34o
AGR!GULTURE-Wn wheat crop promises Of largest
yields known New contracted fer in Chicago
slightly above $l0o Acreage under cultivation this
probably will be somewhat reduced compared with 1920
BUILDING INDUSTRY-Gener resumption held in check by
high cost of labor and materials {@$ 49, 49,
IRON AND STEEL-Demands light; important develop
ments since U. S. Steel corporation reduced prices
RAILROADSRaioad Labor Board abrogates national wage
Senate of entire railroad suaton
movement for lower intensified $4 IA
have good orders their
books goods industry slowly attaining degree
Of stability but prices still lever of depression perod
silk industry doing WELL with prices slightly advanced
RAW COTTON-Suation little better Exports for March
this quite half those of March, 1921; acreage this
year probably will be reduced 1885,.
MONEY MISUNDERSTANDING signs of increasing ease;
greater of commercial paper at somewhat easier
Call money New York fuctuatng between
79o but amount employed comparatively small. Gold i'm
portations heavy. r-r"E}t = .##> Y 4EE
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
Lilac Universal Favorite.

From the wilds of Persia ana south
ern Asia the lilac has Travelled TO
Gurope and America as universal
fayoritc of the springtime or lilac
time as the Puritans called it. 1t was
these sturdy religionists who hrst
brought it to America and planted it
perhaps as a reminder OF England
or possibly because of its swee. .; sent,
it's glorious purple, and its pure, SIM
Die, vet oftentimcs awkward beauty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-16
And the Class Smiled.

. I was teaching a class of senior
boys and girls in high school: One
boy annoyed me a great deal by put
ting his arm around the boy next to
him and looping over in a spineless
fashion. At the end of my patience
one day I exclaimed: donald, if you
can't keep your arms where they be-
long you'll have to sit here beside me-"
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