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4&f %K 1 IU "i-1 5, REXWEDNESDAY A THURS. BUClf JONES IN "JUST PALS." Buck Jones in ihe William Pox production "Just Pals," a drama of the wheat country from a story by John McDermott, is announced as the feature attraction at the Rex theatre .beginning Wednesday. The scenes are laid in a small town onvthe border-line of the wheat and cattle countries: It deals with the lives of a dejected "nobody," a boy waif, and a beautiful school teacher, who, become united through circum stances that constitute what has been described as a most appealing story. Buck Jones is seen in the part of Bim, the "nobody"a ne'er-do-well who at heart is courageous and chiv alrous. Jack Ford is the director and thefore cast includes familiar names. "MADAM X" SHOWING LAST TIME TONIGHT Pauline Frederick, whose new pic ture, "Madam X," a Goldwyn pro duction, which is showing for the last time at the Grand theatre tonight, enacted most of her intense, emotion al scenes in the famous drama to the accompaniment of soft lullabys play ed by the orchestra. Mother love is one of the strongest emotions devel oped in the drama, in fact, it is a mother's love and longing for the son she has not seen1 since he was a baby that develops the action of the play to a point where the mysterious "Ma- dam X" finds him in the young law yer who is defending her in her trial for murder. Miss Frederick, one of the greatest emotional actresses in pictures, uses' tator will have the pleasure of pon-t music extensively in all her plays, dering the issues that are interwoven making her own selections and basing in the fabric of the plot her choice on the predominant note of the drama. Mother love is the one redeeming feature of the character of "Madam X," which" Miss Frederick is portraying, and therefore she likes to have baby songs, particularly "Hush a By Baby," which is played frequently in her big scenes when her impuJses as "Madam X" are con trolled by the thoughts of the son Bhe has not seen for so many years. ADVENTUROUS STORY OF THE FAR EAST "The Palace of Darkened Win- dows," a new National picture which comes to the Grand theatre tomorrow, tells a thrilline tale of mystery and k^'* adventure in India. A young American woman becomes fascinated with the polished nnrg of a highly-educated and suave Rajah of the Province of Benares dows" and from then on the specta-Uf* J?, P+,.*"""w"" suspensea watcHing her against fate worse than deatstruggle. itself Arthur Etfmund Carew is seen as the Rajah and Claire Anderson plays Arlee Eversham, the adventurous young lady. A cast of well known screen players under the able direc tion of Henry Kolker support the stars in this powerful photoplay. LAST CHANCE TO SEE BIG FARNUM PICTURE AT REX Manager Brinkman of the Rex the atre announces with regret the clos ing performances of William Farnum in the Fox photoplay, ''The Scut tlers," which has drawn not only full nouses, but abundant expressions of pleasure from patrons. "It is''one of those pictures you can see with inter est many times," he says. However, his schedule makes it impossible to retain it after tonight. "POLLYANNA" AT REX THEATRE ON SATURDAY When thousands upon thousands of people start to play the same game, a game that is unusual in its every de tail, and yet quite simple, one nat urally becomes interested. The game of "Pollyanna," in other words, the game of being "glad," has swept this country from coast to coast and it) has gotten such a stronghold upon the people that they have gone so far as to exclaim that "If there was a 'Pollyanna' in every household, we would, in time, be able to close half of our hospitals and reformatories and sanatoriumshalf of our medical schools and drug stores and we would put half of our physicians and .law yers out of practice." For that reason, Mary Pickford, who will appear in the screen ver sion of "Pollyanna" at the Rex the atre on Saturday, was recently ask ed to talk about this wonderful "glad game." This picture is Miss Pick ford's first independently produced picture for United Artists corpora tion. 'Pollyanna' is playing a game," remarked,Miss Pickford, "and the 'glad game' doesnit mean that we are to rejoice that we have a broken leg or Decause people are starving some over evil. Now* just means that we are to look around and to find the things that there are to be glad about and to make, the most of those. "DO you "Know what I thinb is the most bewatiful scene in 'Pollyanna?' It is where she goes to John Pendle ton, the old king grouch, when she finds him in his castle and she says, Just because you close the shutters, I 11 admit word 'glad'^duringTheTmaldng of 5 Sene snifter or throw S at!K i Ifrrdo'anvthiTK more opportunities than I have had in any other single production. I have such a happy home myself, that it helped me to be full of sympathy for 'Pollyanna.' I did not have to try to act like a child in this picture. I just felt at all tirites that I was 'Pollyanna,' the 'Glad Girl.' "I nave truly become an optimist in every sense of the word,, because of my work in this production. I have learned to be glad arid happy for everything that exists, in abetter and bigger way than ever before. I al ways have had a great love for chil dren, for animals, for birds, and forlast the great open world, but because I lived the life of Pollyanna' for many weeks, I have come to a fuller appre ciation of the things that are ours and feel more deeply than ever be that life is worth living." "THE DAUGHTER PAYS" AT ELKO TODAY AND TOMORROW 'Elaine Haramerstein will essay in her latest Selznick Picture, "The Daughter Pays," which comes to the Elko theatre tonight and Wednesday role that offers greater dramatic and emotional opportunities than any bhe has yet appeared in. In the screen version of the story by Mrs.is Bailie Reynolds the star reveals two striking domestic questions that can not but retain the interest of motion picture audiences. The first question is whether a woman dare risk her happiness on the financial altar, and this is aur^nented by how great a sacrifice should a mother demand lni llJ^TlfJ^k ions are not answered in the pic ture. On the contrary, ,the spec-1 A SPABKUKGr COMEDY "Burglar 'Proof," starring Bryant fn the Washburn was scenarized by Tom spir'iTof a'd'venture she visits his no-1 Geragberty: It is a sparkling com- tSrious "Palace of Darkened Win- edy tellingS of nnal a Ughtwad who^reforms VVrJL* ?STQHft continuous state of nickname of "Burglar Proof-. This WIB newest Paramount bQ gow where, or because there was a war. H. R. Hawels. No one W ail idiot would smile Thursdayh andn iFriday. comedy-drama &t tfae mkQ nex WORLD'S DEBT TO CHINAMAN Celestial le Directly Responsible for Improvement In the Breeding of American Porkers. The economic genius who figured out that all that was needed to bring unbounded prosperity to the cotton mills of New England was to add half an Inch to each Chinaman's shirt tall never carried out his project, but the Chinaman, without announcing his plan, has done something quite as re markable: He has added inches to the legs of the American pig. He has not done it alone. He has had help from the East and West In dies and from our own farmers In the South. The process was simple and was just another Instance of a great Industry altering itself almost uncon sciously to meet new conditions, the Nation's Business states. Not many years ago the prices of the pig world went to the round, short legged type, the kind of hog that you couldn't see under. The chief purpose in the life of that hog was to turn com into lard. Now it's the pig type that is popular, the pig that makes more lean meat, more bacon and more ham. What has done it? For one thing the Chinaman and his soy bean, coco nut, corn, cottonseed and peanut are furnishing a vast amount of lard sub stitutes at prices lower than the pig can supply his product. So the four legged lard factory is turning to the ham business and the Chinaman, his shirt tail unlengthened. has added to the legs of the American hog. Chance for Golden Service. Mark how men drain every cup of pleasure, until sensibility wears out and then health wears out and then ability to feel wears out* Give me the poet or teacher wbo will put a true picture of this before men, and he shall do the age a golden servica. French Hostess Houses Closed. Because/of the fsaall number ot vis itors to the American cemeteries in France during the cold months, the hostess houses maintained by the lea nm does not mean that the sun isn't still J th nSrf buti I dS not swear at woods, for the comfort of parents friends ar I cot tired of saying H?Uafr elose shining.' near Romasme atCthe Argonne, i *uJb lee wH 71J^hkTovous ataMDhenI of the' traeler who have visited the graves dered the" joyous atmospnere oi tne IrImiJiem A 1 remainh hav bw tak eonly cnr^quarters T& i. not the first child Dart I. houses, the Uhis *t.E_^ Jd&iuAAuVX^^ i' iiiHV HIGHWAY COMMITTEE APPOINTS DIRECTOR C. J. Tilden of Yale I Made Director of Highway and Transport Work Washington, D. C., Dec. 28.C. J. Tilden, professor of engineering me chanics at Yale university, has been granted leave of absence for a year to accept the position of director of the highway and highway transport education committee, of which Dr. P. P. Claxton, United States commission er of education, is chairman. nea* 5 '!i and he also officiates in the capacity of di rector. NormanTrevor will be seen in the leading male role, and seen in the leading male role, and Theresa Maxwell Conover 1B prominent in the supporting cast. The famous monkey, Joe Martin, also appears at the Elko tonight and tomorrow in comedy "The Jazz Mon- J ^5. J# Tt coeries American K*d Cross and the Y. W^C. other four organizations the, j^JJ X. at Bony. Fere-en-Tardenols and Bel- ^nwhts of Columbne, Yh M. C. A., Y., fW. Th st neet to fi ph ,h th open. If the "wtore in ewe aRaln- thesaffordin N The committee which was formed May, at the invitation of the commissioner of education, in addi tion to Dr. Claxton, include Thomas H. McDonald, chief of the bureau of public roads, United States depart ment of agriculture Colonel Mason M. Patrick, corps of engineers, U. S. A. Roy D. Chapin, president of the Hudson Motor Car company W. S. Keller, president of the American Association of State Highway Offi cials H. S. Firestone, of Firestone Tire company Dean Bishop, of the University of Pittsburgh, and Profes-1 sor Tilden. designed to include representatives of all governmental, educational and industrial groups interested in the ad vancement of education in highway tneg groups, and the name of filial devotion. leade to better training of larger num- Saxon child, althot JL KTh.'nE" b* of highway and highway trans- engin er fin fo the MtaXmm^BtehiTcast in the] immediately of the work planned by write that saint's name over thefront role of a serious, refined and sensi- the committee, which includes the door, the result being, according to tive girl wbo is forced to bear untold humiliation in her marriage of con venience with a wealthy man whose one object in life is to make the daughter pay for an injury done bim by her mother. Robert Ellis has an important role in the supporting cast1, and engineering data relative to high way construction and highway trans port, and the distribution of these data to educational institutions. Be cause of recent development in the science of road construction as it is now practiced, and the still later de velopment of automotive and trans port engineering, there are no up-to date text books for use in colleges and technical schools. Several large governmental and industrial agencies have agreed to supply data for such books from their experience. It is expected that Professor Til den's work ultimately will lead to the formation of a comprehensive pro gram of education for highway and highway transport engineers which the engineering profession Well Fitted for Place *Professqr Tilden is eminently fitted for the position to which he has be^n appointed. He is an engineer and edu cator of recognized ability. He grad uated from Harvard university in 1896, with the degree of Bachelor of Sconce, and received1 Distribution Committee. The| 1 C. A. aB JJ*f'J" who are visiting the l-8re confiini nga 't energie to| uusu campaignfunds os J'T**, i**e- many counties weife- receive. from efl de Hundreds of American fa thfl inita hildrenI olle ctionse estimated headqn&rCeTS mm i,J.?Jrf mv veM on the screen meals, restiooms or anytotravelinsnmllgc com- visible. Guest" certificates were avail-1 Mrs Andrew Ertenberg is enjoying hut it the KstlJS. It gavrme forts near the cemeteries. |able, Whese certifloates, which sell a visit from her brother from Sweden,, JLS~ ^m*. fete THE BEMUXTf AflLY PiONCER wmmmmadamm and highway transport engineering, childhood, on December 6, when from The formation of the committee I morn to night, the young folk re- last May was the first step in a na-1 ceive gifts from everybody they tion-wide undertaking on the part of meet The day corresponds to the nul*merous The new director will take charge' feast of "Saint Nicaise, December 14, compilation of economic, scientific' the tradition, that the saint will clear will insure an adequate supply of i real bosses, practically taking the technically trained yfting men to fill place of father and1 the ranks of the growing branches of ders and acting generally as masters the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Yale in 1919. From 1901 to 1903 he was assistant engineer of the New York Rapid Transit commission. He re signed this position to become an edu cator at Cornell university, where he was an instructor in civil engineering mWW*',. for $1Q each, certify that the pur chaser has provided money for the care of one child until next falk Hundreds of Belgian and French children, who came to Minnesota since 1914, will assist the county com mittees. Some will make three-min ute speeches in theatres, "American relief no longer is necessary for France and Belgium, but it is vividly evident, said an announcement at state headquarters, that children from these countries have not forgotten that Americans saved their lives. Dr. "0. Edward Smith Minne apolis, who had charge of an Ameri can hospital at Lourdes, France, until after the armistice, was quoted as an authority on refugee appreciation. "I have been "home for several months but scarcely a Weeb passes without the arrival of^cards and let ters from French children and women who were treated iri American hos pitals. Some of the letters were written in French others in English. Simple, often tearful in expressions of gratitude. These missives all tell the same storythat these victims never will forget." NOVE HOLIDAY STUNTS FOR BEGUN CHILDREN Include* Various Groups i (United Press Staff Correspondent) The membership of the committee Brussels (By Mail) Belgian Sneffiel children get the time of their lives in the last month of the year. ^First and foremost, there is the feast of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of it is jjxpected to Christmas stocking of the Anglo- posi- avaiabl although the Belgian juvenile gets also a second edition of presents on Xmas day as well. In the rural districts, in houses in fested with mice, the children on the the house of mice, 'ere the close of the year. The shortest day, December 21, is dedicated to Saint Thomas, and con fers upon the offspring the right, if they can find the opportunity, to lock up their parents in the cellar or else where, liberating them only on solemn promise of a ransom, which may take the form of remission ot punishment, a present, an outing, a holiday, a toy, or even a new suit. This custom is very deep-seated, and is* in full op eration, even in the big cities. On December 28, which is Inno cents day, the children have the privilege of "wearing their parents' clothes, and adding thereto parental authority. The young people become ftom 1903 to 1905: Laier heTecame JJft ^Jozen connected with the University of Michigan, where he rose to the pro fessorship of engineering mechanics, the position which he occupied in 1913, when he was called to the chair of civil engineering at Johns Hopkins university. After five years as the head of the civil engineering department of that university, he re signed to become professor of engt* neering mechanics at Yale. Professor Tilden is a member of the^American Society of Civil Engi neers and a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was one of the original members of the highway and highway transport education committee, of Which he now becomes the director. MINNESOTA COUNTIES AID IN RELIEF FUND Minneapolis, Dec. 28.The cry of European children for American re lief this winter, has been heard in nearly 60 Minnesota counties where committees have been organized to take charge of the Christmas collec tion of the European Relief Council and in nearly every county organized, women and children are taking a lead ing part in the campaign. This announcement was authorized today at state headquarters of the Eu ropean Relief Council, which is seek ing to raise nationally a fund of $33,- 000,000 for relief work in Central and Eastern Europe. Herbert H6over, head of the council which comprtees eight great relief organi zation^ is confident this will be the final American campaign to help Eu rope's war sufferers mother, giving or- and mistresses of all the domestic ceremonies. Christmas in Belgium is more of a religious than a general festival. True, business is suspended to a large extent, but retail establishments re main open, places of amusement are in full blast, and the only family foregatherings ,are those that take place at church. iMot till New Year's day does the Belgian let himself go right to full bent. But there are no half-measures that day! Rounds of family visits in the morning, with unlimited tots of spirits as each one of them are ol courses an afternoon walk, games at cards, or visit to the theatre, tea at the house of a relative, and a full evening's, or'rather night's, jollifica tion at the house of the oldest member of the family. Presents are ex changed on Jlew Year's Eve, after which ceremony it is usual to see the old year out and the new year in, either at church, or at a ball, or at a public or family supper, or even in the relative quietude of the family circle. Exhausted with the exertions of such a strenuous New Year start, it is but natural thai the second day of the year should be kept as a public holiday, likewise. Generally speab ing, the second of January in Belgium corresponds approximately to Box ing day in England. Should the day happen to fall on Monday, no Belgian workman should think/of doing any worlf, however urgent drinking be ing the first consideration on the first Monday of the year* It is the one day of all the 366 that drunkenness is anyway noticeable in this country. Belgians leave church and make a bee-line for the nearest saloon. H0MTCT Mr. Hoover declared in a message' Miss Nellie C.3 Shaw arrived home from New York that the relief in Eu- from Mooraead MondaMy eveningnnA to rope will be administered by the E. L. Moberg nas lateiy had the telephone installed in his home. Miss Magda Gronseth Is home from the Normal at Bemidji, spend ing her Christmas vacation. D.vDumas has put in a,camp near O St.6IlGB Chris Peterson,[- who has been working in the west, is visiting his parents. \_ Andrew Ertenberg wa in Black duck on Wednesday a S th American Relief Administration, to\\*^'h^*^*J^ Red Cross, the American Friends [Misa Rancore, had their Christmas foVlS32TC^JL^t^o^Ton I S n?gdhTSee Re "lL2 incident of the a th mon which i no entirely this winter. The ^citation of insthet United 0U a contributlon a 3 at state ftWi i Chrilm 8 muc enjoye presan I dress Christmas at the Wlnan school! A a o^rf gav an ad- erig er PresentedrsaSavior'xsefopcfthpeer iMr. Mo Rev8e tlo Odegaar3 with a gif benal the congrega-t fe ap roia te words Luthera church the clos exercises. Refreshments were serv-! ftn Tho was raised before the "In-1Thursdaatevening. litil *t,rHc. Imirii ililliiWft- 4H&. AAiB an that these preliminary Blackduck attended the Christmas ex- totaled close to $5,000, and erclses the Murray school on fam SSWWJ^ whom she has not seen for several years. The employees of the American Ce dar company camp left for their Ironies to spend Christmas. ^Andy Elliston left on Friday for his home at Pinmush lake to spend Christmas. Lynder Peterson, wife and babe, arrived from Blackduck Friday to vis it at O. P.. Stene's. N Re\ A O. Odegaard preached at the Winan school Sunday morning. Great California Industry. Nearly a million acres ave planted to the fruit trees that supply the can neries ol California, according to Elton B. Shaw lb an article in Hip rtld Col ony Magazine, the organ t the Old Colony club. Statistics tell us that of the 100,000,000 acres of laud in the state of California, about 900,000 are devoted to fruit trees so it is easily conceivable that the fruit-canning in dustry is no small part of the general industrial activities of the "Golden State." 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