The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 12, 1912, Page 8

look you etraight In the eye when THE SEATTLE STAR ONLY 1 MOVING PICTURE SHOW IN SEATTLE 6 YEARS AGO; 44 TODAY, AND MORE COMING “In 1906 any man with $30,;Lately he sold out for $1,500,000 |e eee eee ERE ee plenty of nerve and 100 feet of film could start a moving picture theatre In Seattle, Today it takes fully $100,000 to start a good sized picture house.” That's what Pugene Levy, man- * agey of the Melbourne and Grand Opera House, says, “any kind of a room fixed up with chairs and an old white sheet would bring crowds from all parts of the city in those days. But now things are entirely different.” The city Heense records show there was but one moving picture house in Seattle in 1906. Today there are 44, and plans are being formulated every day for new ones. The growth of the moving pico ture business has been remark able. Where six years ago there were only a few thousand dollars invested in Seattle movies, today there is half a million. This does not include the film exchanges, which carry thousands of dollars worth of films in stock In the United States there are about 30,000 moving picture houses, large and small. These represent an investment, Levy says, of $500,- 000,000. Hundreds of men have made fortunes in the moving pic ture business, taking hold when it was in ite infancy several years ago, and growing up with it eign, eer of these fortunate men is user, the originator of the Thanhauser film. He start- ed business in a 10x10 room eSRir} Levy entimates the weekly audience in Seattle at about 200,000. This calls for an expenditure of almost $20,000 by Seattle movie fans The one love six years ago was the theatre on Pike st. It combined vaudeville with moving pictures, and had a seating capacity of 60, tacluding the usher, movie in Seattle La Petite NEW YORK IS PROGRESSIVE HEADQUARTERS CHICAGO, Dec 12.—Jubilant ever the work accomplished here by the big national! progressive conference, Col, Theo. Roosevelt started for New York at 10:30 a. m. today. The conference ended last night. Although delegates sought to have the permanent headquarters of the party's executive committee located in various parta of the country, New York was selected by a Vote of 32 to 12. It was decided also to establish a permanent pub- jitetty a legislative bureau tn | Washington. Vienna.—Informed that he had won $3,000 on a horse race, Her- mann Friedaberg, a cl dropped dead of heart failure at the race course. average | ® * * Number of moving pleture theatres In Seattle, 1906, 1 Number of moving pleture theatres in Seattle today, 44. Average weekly audiences in Seattle, 200,000. Approximate investment tn Beattle, $500,000. Approximate investment in United States, —$500,000,000, Seattle theatres employ more than $00 people, film operators, officials, ushers, ticket sellers, doormen, stage handa, eto, Number of films used daily, about 126, Seheeeeeeeeeeeee Stee eeeeeseeeeseesee EAA RRR SHE HOPES WIDNEY WILL GET WELL By United Press Leased Wire BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11—"I have no regard for my own position I hope Mr. Widney recovers,” said Mrs. Vivian Lyons to Police Judge Charles Weller today, when she ap- peared to answer charges of at tempting to’ kill Robert J. Widney, wealthy Los Angeles real ostate operator, As no formal complaint had been filed, the case was set over. “The charge will be dropped soon enough,” predicted Mre, Lyons. “It fs absurd to think they will prose cute me for a crime I did cot com mit.” A STANDARD ich -Grade Piano Manufactured Since 1850 By one of the oldest reliable firms in America. Over 50,000 Now in Use And every one satisfactory. Guaranteed for 10 Years Without any “ifs and ands.” Regular Price $375, With Interest And sold by reliable dealers everywhere. Our Present Sale Price $262.50 Carries out our policy of many sales and small profits. Dec. 8, the way these instruments came to us, making this low retail price Sunday, possible. No Interest We explained in the Times of NO INTEREST High interest and financial ruin go hand in hand. Terms $1.50 Per Week No more than you would pay as rent if you were renting a new instrument of this grade. Two Years’ Trial Without the Loss of One Dollar Any time within two years we will allow by written contract every dollar paid on this instrument to apply on purchase price of any other new upright, grand or player piano in stock. Money Back in Thirty Days If this instrument is not satisfactory and in every way as represented. No Extras of Any Kind. Free stool, free cartage. These Are Pianos—Not Disappointments Our. agreement with the factory was to sell 200 of these Pianos before Christmas. We are more than realizing our expectations. there will be no more at this price. These are standard pianos—not stencils. WE DO AS WE ADVERTISE. If you are interested act quickly, as This statement is backed by $5,000 in cash. BRING THIS AD WITH YOU, _ pstolue Pints G Manufacturers Seattle Store, 315 Third Avenue Subseribers to The Seattle Star xe confer a fa by notifying y any attempt to supatleu ger T ‘4 prompt your paper falls any h Ington.—-Marriage with ne- groes and all other non-Caucasian races is prohibited in a resolution before the house. New York.—Dr, Ralph L, Me Farland repaired a shattered bone in the arm of Raiph Tomlinson, 12 yoars, by grate ing on it a rabbit's left hing foot. A fourdays’ hike Christmas holidays will be taken by the Seattle Boy Scouts, Firat issue of their monthly paper will appear in January during the Elleneburg——A_ threeton auto fire truck will be purchased at a cost of $2,500. Chehalis.—-Bountios on 365 lynx, 13 bears and «ix coyotes have brought Ed Baker $1,576 during the last three years. New York.—-Young, pretty girle are employed as messengers by & Wall street firm. New York.—Mre. George B. Brayton has invited a host of friends to the betrothal party of Don Din and the Quakeress at the grand ballroom of the Plaza hotel. The contracting parties are cats. Berlin—Germany's first Das Kleine Nacht Jour been launched, It goes to press at 10:30 p. m. and is pop ular with the theatre goers Wong Sok, a Chinese resident of Ipoh, Malaysia, gave a friend $6 in counterfelt silver coins for a wed ding present, and emerged from the melee minus a thumb and right ear, Los Angeles.—-Superior Judge Wood has fixed Friday, December 18, for pleas in the cases of F. M ©. Choate ane Geo. B. Anderson, |indicted on charges of falsely tm prisoning Special Officer F. W. | Lieyd, a witne: © men employed at the store ‘room of the lee Refrigerating Co. | escaped injury when the building | collapsed, Damage, | $10,000. C7 ane “There goes a kind man. The |}ast time I went to bim I didn’t have a cent, and he gave mo all he | could.” “What-was that?” “Thirty da: | Washington. nominate Judge Fenton chief justice of the court of claims, |to succeed retiring Chief Justice | Peelle Chicago,—California societies In |Tiinois and New York will petition | Washington authorities to allow | hem to charter the first passenger teamer to pass through the Pana } canal, following the first bat- \tleship to make the trip. Already 16 national conventions jhave been secured for Denver for 1918, | Berfin—Past year of war has been one of large profit for the big Krupp gun works at Essen. Annual report shows a surplus for the past |year of $12,500,000, Washington.—That a law author. jizing a physical valuation of rail roads, considered most necessary in the proper estimating of freight and passenger rates, could be pass- ed with a little agitation among senators is the belief of those who advocate the measure. Vallejo, Cal.—. result of Mare Island navy yar underbidding all | rival concerns, treasury’department has ordered revenue cutter Manning \to come here December 20, when |Tepairs costing $60,000 will be start od. New York.—Charles L. Eber. hardt willed his wife $1, “in full settiément of his obliga tions” to her. The Blue Funnel liner foes i bius, which reached here day from Vancouver, B. ©: ill go to Tacoma Friday. Christrhas jmorning the Talthybius wilb(cléar for Liverpool by way of the Orient Atlanta, Ga.—Chargea that bribes have been offered the city amoke inspector by “smokeless” furnace interests, are being investigated, Washington—Panama will Ube fortified by 10,000 men, stationed along the canal as well as at, its ends. Astoria—Delayed by icebergs off Cape Horn, British bark Metropo- Ms has arrived 45 days overdue, YOU'LL FIND IT HERE News of the Day Condensed for Busy People night! in the Eddie cane. | Oregon City, Or—Ed P, Losing: nott, who lived up to tie name Wednesday when he escaped from & guard under pistol fire, has not been captured On trial for murder at Dallas, Tex,, Mre. Minnie Laduque sald sho thought it was her duty to shoot ber fatthl husband, On account of many important matters demanding his immediate consideration, Gov,elect Linter will | sive up the trip to the east he had | planned for today, in the state until after his inaugu ration. HER GAIN | “Does your husband remember your wedding anniversary? “No; eo I remind him of tin Jan wary and June, and get twe pree ents.” | eee Charging he was crippled for life as a result ¢ assault made upon him by Charles P. Sanders, | @ fuel dealer of Ballard, Bert Bal in the superior court A shipment of gold from Alaska | and Northern British valued at $65,000, was re the local assay office Wednesday | — | AT THE THEATRES THIS WEEK. Moore-lambard! Opera Co. | La Traviata.” | ropolitan—Dark ttle—"David Harum.” Aihambra — Photoplays va ville, Orpheus Vaudeville, Vaudeville. Pamtagee Vaudeville. Grand-—Vaudeville and motion pictures, Clommer. -Photoplays and vau le. Melbclrne—Photoplaye and vau deville. County commissioners and committee of business men yester: }to look into the disposal of the jcourthouse and site. The board |probably will recommend that the site and building be sold and an | additional story put on the new structure. Shipment of 167 marble blocks, largest of which weighed 16 tons was brought into Seattle yesterday from Southeastern Alaska by steamer Meteor Steam schooner Riverside arrived in port yesterday from San Fran cisco towing the bark Antilope, buflt in Glasgow in 1866. roth, 634 and Alki av., were rob. bed Tuesday night of five White Orpington chickens, valued at $500. | judge A. W. Frater announced wifebeaters were not entitled to | naturalization papers, when he de- | nied the petition of Wm. Eccles. Port Blakeley Mili"Co., now a) California corporation, has an nounced it will shortly lasue bonds to the amount of $600,000 and make | ; itself a Washington corporation. The burglar who Monday night looted the room of M. Uhita, 111 Sixth ay. 8, returned Tuesday night and dug up $12 more in cash | and a number of gold trinkets. | The new steel dry dock, being! constructed at the plant of the Se | attle Dry Dock & Construction Co., | will be ready for ite first vessel early in January. It is 468 feet jong, 110 feet wide, with a lifting capacity of 12,000 tons, dead weight, and will cost about $500,-| 000. Washington—Price cutting by | monopolies to starve out competi- tors, will be taken up by the senate. | Tunie—High altitude record of) 19,032 feet was made by Rolland! Garros, French aviator. Le Gag- on ascended 17,381 last Septem- er. specting all his property to see! whether any is used for illegal or immoral purpos Philadeiphia—To break the cor ner on eggs, 150,000 dozen were sold by the Housekeepers’ league. Portland—Author | of 145 books of adventure, James Kaler, died yesterday at 64. boys’ | Ous New York—immoral women have appealed for protection against po- Nee graft, sald Mary Goode to an aldermanic committee, Corvallis, Or—Attacked with uraemic poison, Mra. J. R. Harlan | died after lying unconscious for 11 |days. Physicians are puzzled. New Westminster, B. C.—Sixty miles of freight. yards, costing $2,500,000, will be constructed here by the Canadian Northern. Juneau—Business prosperity evident at Skagway. mines have been discovered real estate is booming. and Cordova—Snow are making navigation impossible He will remain | ff ley yesterday filed suit for $15,000 day appointed an advisory board |i The pens of Mrs. G. R. Morgan-| New York—Vincent Astor is in-/}f Many new/ wind storms || jon Prince William sound, Steam- | ship Mariposa is delayed, While the belt at the back of a n overcoat pose, it has nothing on the sleeve buttons in that To Make the Gift Package Attractive Christmas Boxes, 2 for Se; and 5c, 8c, 10c, 12¢, 15¢, 20e, 25c, 35¢ and 50c each. Wrapping Paper, sheets, 5e extra-heavy, large sheet Wrapping Paper in plain red or white, 2 sheets for 5c. Tissue Paper in plain white, ered with holly or poinsettia designs, 15¢ quire or cov- Tinsel Cord in gold, silver and red, 15¢ Red Sealing Wax, 10c. Sealing Wax Sets, 25c and 50c, Handy Boxes, 75¢ and $1.25 Gummed Ribbon holly, gold, red and green effects, lettered “Merry Christmas” “Happy New Year,” 10c roll. spool in poinsettia, also and silver, with Gummed Address Labels. in several holly des book. Enclosure Cards in wide variety, fet cluding holly, poinsettia, POPPY, carna. tion and Santa Claus designs, 10¢ gf] package Miniature Cards and Tags in holly, poinsettia, por carnation, Santa Claus designs, 10c package. Steel-Engraved Cards and Envelopes with gold letters, package. Gummed Seals in Santa Claus designs, 10¢ book Gummed Seals in holly, poinsettia, poppy, e cone, Santa Claus, reindeer and Christmas tree designs, 10¢ package, Southern Christmas Seals, 25¢ package, Gummed Sealsy “Greetings From Seat. tle,” 10c —Firet Floor, Annex igns, 10c package Gloves for Gifts: Moderately Priced COMPREHENSIVE showing of the season's favorite styles and colors in Women's Gloves}} from the best foreign sources; Gloves perfect-fitting, VSO Ayn ay stylish and long wearing—the qualities that always find pleased acceptance. Glove Bonds are the solution in all cases where thought desirable to leave actual selection to the one bay | receiv the Gift. These will be ame runityglesired WOMEN’S SHORT GLOVES— In kid, cape, $1.15, $1.50 and $2.00 pair WOMEN'S LONG WHITE GLOVES— $2.65, $2.25, $2 12-, 16- and 20-button lengths; $ $4.00 and $4.25 pair. issued Mocha and suede qualities; for any $1.00 $3.50, WOMEN’S LONG COLORED GLOVES— At’ $3.50, $3.75 and $4.50 pair. —Firet Floor. A Pretty Waist in a Christmas ASILY among the most suitable and practical of Gifts 4 for Women, a dainty, modish Waist of Sill, Lace, Net, Chiffon or Linen, tastefully packed in a Christmas: box Uniformly attractive values and a great variety of style make choosing here a pleasure. Novelty Silk Waists, $3.95. Novelty Silk and Chiffon Waists, $5.75 and $6.50. and Lace and Net $8.50, $20.00. French trimmed $3.50, French hand $7.50 $12.50 with MEN’S Men’s Tan Vi Kid Romeo Slippers, kid-lined, with hand-turned soles, $2.50 pair Men’s Vici Kid Opera Slippers, tan and_ black, hand-turned soles, $2.00 pair. Men’s Tan Alligator Opera Slippers, chamois -lined, hand-turned soles, $2.50 pair, Men's Red Goatskin Slip- pers on newest last, $2.50 pair. Men's Tan Kid Romeo Slip with broad toe, $1.50 pair. ski Voile Irish $5.00 and $5 Voile embroidered, and $8.50. Christmas Slippers: Men’s, Women’s, The Gift for Home Comfort: Always Welcomed Suggestions: Dainty Voile and Mull Waists, $1.95 and $2.50. Tailored Waists of Irish linen, $2.50 and $3.50. Tailored Madras Waists, $2.50, $3.50, $4.50 and $5.00. " fenpoeted Quilted Jackets, sleeveless, $2.75; with long sleeves, $3.95. + Imported Hand-knit Swiss Jackets, $4.75 to $30.00. Second Floor. Children’s Waists, up to Waists, lace, Waists, $6.50, WOMEN'S . Women’s Felt: Juliets in green, wine and taupe shades, with leather soles and: covered heels, $1.25 pair. Women’s Boudoir pers in black, tam, red, and blue, Bay 25 pair. Slippers in finest in oy -gray, oe, iit blue and lavender, trimmed. 2 with ribbon, $1.75 pair. Women’s “Comfy” Slippers in red, blue and black, $1.50 pair. BOYS’ AND YOUTHS’ Boys’ Tan Kid Romeo Slippers, sizes 2% to 5%, $1.50 pair. Youths’ Tan Kid Romeo Slippers, sizes 11 to 2, $1.50 pair. Boys’ Tan Kid Everett Slippers), sizes 2% to 5%, $1.50 pair. Youths’ Tan Kid Slippers, sizes 116 OF 2, $1.50 pair —First Fleet, 9 Girls’ Bath Robes for Gifts OZY Bath Robes in soft, fleecy eiderdown, blanket cloth and silks, in plain colors : ished with cord. Sizes 8 and 10 years, $2.95 to $8.50. and floral designs. Made amply long and full (with and without collars) and fie Sizes 12, 14 and 16 years, $3.95 to $1000. Children’s Rain Capes for Gifts, $3.95 Rubberized sateen (maroon or navy-blue), with shirred hood; packed in school bag of imitation leather, with pencil and ruler, izes 6 to 14. Complete, $3.95. second. Art Tickings: Cretonnes Art Tickings, Special 15¢ Yard— For making up into Laundry Bags and M other useful gift articles; good quality Tickings, mostly in stripe oP am daintily colored, and 32 inches wide. Stripes may be cut out if desired and appliqued on plain fabrics with pleasing results. Spe- cially-good values at 15¢ yard. Christmas Cretonnes, 25 ‘Yard _ Very desirable for making Doily and Napkin Cases, i ags of various kinds, for covering Dressers, Chiffoniers and Shitts waist Boxes, for making Book Racks purposes, ‘Thirty-two sod range of light-, m rs, at 25¢ yard. other in and dark-c many wide, a Floss Pillows (uncovered), 30¢ to 70c Each— 40¢; 22x22, 50¢; 24x24, BOG; 26x26, Filled with good quality silk floss, in the following sizes 70¢. igx18 at 30¢; 20 —-asoment, Saleem