The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 12, 1916, Page 3

ES FROM CHO'CE ATTRACTIONS OFFERED AT PHOTOP oy a : ARMS POLICY? jcted Modification on Sub- marine Policy Sig- nificant [yew NOTES DUE TODAY ALLIES PROM'SE meee J°LONDON, Fed. 12—The al. | fen will protest to America if | ary Lansing accepts the | German policy of attack- armed merchantmen with. | jeut warning, it was learned on }geed authority today. Their [apjection will be don the Hact that after the outbreak of the war, America announced |ghe would permit merchant. & ‘armed for defensive pur. to enter American ports. chore in this policy In the widst of the war Is regarded | by the allies as unneutral, 6 WASHINGTON, Feb, 12.— With the possible rival to. of the AustroGerman no- Hes of intent to torpedo armed merchantmen without warning, the government faces gre of the most serious and In. tate diplomatic situations the war started. tions are that Secretary will admit the soundness foundation on which the ha’ built their conten- that arming merchantmen the usual vistt and search ible before attack by sub- agreement with the Teuton would be followed by a to Americans not to trav armed allied merchantmen. diplomats are begioning tc that if the U. S. acquiesces tp of rules concerning armed while the war is in prog Sees, it Would be only a short step, ‘gehange of view that would re-| { placing an embargo on mu-| U.S has held such tenes! and neutral, but the allies | that a modification of the policy may foreca: a fication of the munitions pol- dor Gerard at Berlin siready forwarded a summary the German notice, while Am- Penfield cabled that he _Tecelved Austria's and was it. ER THEM A HOME of the proposed new Arc- > building have joined with Officers in asking the Cham- ‘of Commerce, Merchants’ Ex-| and Manufacturers’ asso- te become tenants of the building. UPPLY OF MAPLE “SUGAR VERY SHORT GHICAGO, Feb. 12.—Vermont Uy has exhausted its “Undine” to Be a Revelation of the Photoplay Art in Begin at the Colonial;-Social Dramas at Strand and at Clemmer; “The Escape” at the Rex; Comedy at Hippodrome. “Where mermaids sun their streaming hair"—there the | scenes of “Undine” are taid. ”" which will be the attraction at the American the coming week, you will see raging water, rugged crags, caverns and grottoes, and beau- tiful glimpses of woodiand elo- quent with poetry, and— You will see the mermaids, 100 of them, shapely, and mostly in the ndde. Yet, tho their attire is scan- ty, critics the country over have agreed that there is noth- Ing In the ecene that gives the slightest offense. |Bluebird series to be shown In Se- attle. died, and whose daughter is sentence ed to ive with the mortals She grows up as Undine, is found by a bold bandit, who loves and marries her. When her mission {s fulft‘led, Un dine is called back to the sea. Ida Schnall as “Undine” is not only a beautiful woman, but fs much a this spring, unless the x develops unexpectedly _ Sarm in March, M I be worse, maple sugar is being old for ae much as 25 cents a syrup for as much 56 cents a quart. ™ RE From A. H. Wood’s Famous Broadway Success By William Hurlbut FEATURING——— Florence Reed Supported by John Miltern, Fania Marinoff, Forest Winant and Jessie Ralph in “NEW YORK” “Vulgar of manner, overfed; Overdressed, and underbred. Heartless, Godless, Hell's delight, Rude by day and lewd by night. The Emotional Actress Who Weeps Real Tears Enormous Importance Placed on Details in a Convincing Manner The Story is Well knit And works Up to its Amazing { Climax ina Way The Proper Atmosphere of NewYork for a Social Drama “A TANGO PALACE” Of the Great White Way used in some of the scenes x~STRAND SECOND AVE., NEAR SENECA Squirming horde in Mammon’s mesh A wilderness of human flesh Crazed by avarice, lust and rum, New York, they name’s Delirium.” ™ the Nude Which Does Not Offend; It’s at the Amer- beaut ican; War Pictures at Class A; De Luxe Pictures ™o* cliff at Catalina stand | “Undine” t# the first of the new The story ts the classic one of the! nymph of the sea who sinned and) | STAR—SATURDAY., FEB ‘ | 12, 1916 PAG? at home in the sea. ® real mermaid, she makes a {ful dive of 150 feet off the WAR PICTURES TO BE SEEN | AT THE CLASS THEATRE Taken by the soldiers of France in the trenches, the pic- tures shown at the Clase A, be- ginning Saturday, Hi. rors of Wa) remarkabie feature of this picture ie the stress laid + upon the batties’ immediate re- | sults, Instead of the usual em- | jeuvers of The opening ecenes show the | | bombardment of a Turkish | | town by the Russian fleet. . . | “VENGEANCE IS MINE,” FIRST ! DE LUXE PLAY AT COLONIAL Sunday marks the inaugural of the Mutual Masterpictures De Luxe edition at the Colonial. The first play under the change of pol- fey is “Vengeance Is Mine,” a five-| act production, featuring the well-| known star, Crane Wilbur. | This remarkable ma ts based) on the theme of pital punish-| ment / The crashing moment comes) when the governor learns, from his wife's confession, that bis brother, about to be electrocuted for mur- der, is tnnocent. The governor, stern believer in the justice of cap ital punishment, has steadily refus-| ed his brother pardon. | eee “NEW YORK,” SOCIAL DRAMA, AT STRAND Florence Reed, the actress, who “weeps real tears,” {8 featured {n “New York,” the fa- mous Proadway success, which wi'l be shown at the Strand, beginning Sunday As a social drama, “New York” does not lack in proper atmosphere, for many of the scenes were taken in a famous “tang Great White Way.” | The story concerns Itself with Oliver King, a patrician, who be- comes Interested In a chorus girl who “works” for him. Learning her true character, he gives her up, but ts thereafter blackmailed with a baby, Later the girl dies. King raises the child, a boy, but refuses to acknowledge his parent- hood, He marries a girl who knows nothing of this incident. | When the boy grows up—well, the plot thickens, | °° emotional | . GRIFFITHS’ PLAY, “THE ESCAP AT THE REX The lesson of eugenic selec- tion in marriege is imparted in “The Escape.” the attraction at the Rex theatre the coming “The Escape’ D. W. Griffiths’ ductions. It tak three-quarter hours to project this picture, which deals with the lives of two sisters, raised In the slums. Blanche Sweet, Owen Moore, Mae Marsh, Rob- ert Harron, and other well- known players are In the cast of “The Esca “THE SPIDER” the Collseum theatre, beginning Sunday in “The Spider,” a story of a mother who deserted her baby daughter and her husband to share the fortunes of a profligate count, and who pays the death penalty in the end . . A FOOL'S REVENGE” AT CLEMMER THEATRE Maude Gilbert and Tooker are featured at the Clem, mer theatre In “A Fool's Revenge,” beginning Sunday. This presents a social drama of intense interest, | land is given special attention to! detall by William B, Fox, its pro ducer. i In addition to this feature, the . | | | | | . AT THE , COLISEUM THEATRE | Pauline Frederick will be ¥een at | | William H. | Pathe News Weekly will be shown, containing the picture of the ar- rival of the war prize steamer Ap-| pam after the “EXTRAVAGANT WIVES, TAKE HEED” AT THE HIP All mothers-inlaw are not ogres. wonderful feat of | go the photoplay-drama at the Hip- passing thru the flotilla of British podrome, to be shown, beginning blockaders. |“HONOR’S ALTAR” AT LIBERTY THEATRE tells us. The title of the Extravegant Wives, Take Jane Gall is cast in the role of the wife. She is taught a “Honor's Altar” will be the chief needed lesson by her own mother. attraction at the Liberty theatre, beginning Sunday. Bessie Bar. fe that of a self-made captain of in dustry w tries to rid himself of the wjfe of his youth, eee “THE SPHINX” TO BE SEEN AT MISSION Effie Shannon is at the head of the cast which will present “The Sphinx,” at the beginning Sunday. volves around a father who sre both same woman, The and son in love with the PRODUCED BY D. W. GRIFFITH One of the Greatest Sins of the Present Age Is the Careless Mating of Human Beings ANY scar LOC Life As It Really Ie—Life As It Should Not Be— A Story for Intelligent Thinking People —_——___—__ jriscale will be featured. The story | | Mission theatre, | plot re-| tremely funny comedy. PULLMAN PORTER IS AN EDITOR TOO CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—W. A. Holbert, Pullman porter on a train running out of here. edits the Pullman Porters’ Review be- tween runs. He has a staff composed of Pullman porters, who do much of their writing while speeding around the coun- try. Reading from left Schnall, In “Undine,” jean; Crane Wilbur, in Is Mine,” at the Colonial; Florence Reed, in “New York,” at Strand. | Below, scene from “Extravagant Take Heed,” at Hippo- scene from “A Fool's Re- at the Clemmer; Blanche in “The Escape,” at the Rex. ‘HOLDS UP RULING ON LIQUOR CASES Judge Ronald has taken under advisement Saturday the “millton- aires’ liquor case,” argued Friday, in which the Rainier club, J. C. Eden, D. E. Skinner and W. E. Boeing are defendants. Their contention is that the sheriff had po legal right to seize their Mquor stocks purchased prior to January 1 for lawful purposes. right: Ida the Amer- Vengeance Floyd L. Daggett, chairman of the industrial insurance commis- sion, charges made in the Washington | State Weekly that irregularities exist In his expense account, other than to say he knows nothing about It. FILES 3 PETITIONS Prosecutor Lundin has filed pe titions Saturday to abate houses at 107 Marion st., 506 Sixth ave. S., ant 712 Seventh ave. S., following raids by the sheriff's office. DAGGETT DENIES IT, bas refused to comment on| Lay HOUSES DURING THE COMING WEEK| SERBIA CRYING + FOR YOUR HELP Benefit at Moore Monday for Child Victims of War HAVE GOOD PROGRAM Burely Seattle will not turn a deaf ear to the cries of the fatheriess, motheriess, home- lees, wandering children of Serbia War has left an almost tife- less country to the conquerors. But 10,000 starving babi are wandering thru the woo the devastated villages and the desolate, voiceless towns THE WAY TO HELP THEM 16 TO GO TO THE MOORE THEATRE MONDAY NIGHT AND LISTEN TO A PROGRAM OF VAUDEVILLE AND MUSIC. It isn’t much of a burden for Se Jattle to bear this time Others are doing all the work— looking after the details ALL YOU HAVE TO DO I8 BUY SOME TICKETS—OR HELP SELL SOME. Serbia is « nation of orphans. Typhus alone took away 600,000 fathers and mothers The youngsters they left are the flotsam and jetsam of a wrecked nation During the summer cared for many the army of the orphaned children, for the soldiers adopted the waifs they met, and shared their food and blankets with them. Then came the great invading war machine. The children had to be left behind or taken into the trenches, Either course meant suffering. Many have died Many more will die unless they are fed, and clothed. and mothered. The Southern Slav association, with headquarters in New York, ts making @ tireless fight to obtain funds will save as many of the children as possible. Simon Skalabrin, 2312 Elliott ave., has explained the problem of the Slavs to people in Seattle. Manager George Hood of: the Moore donated his house. Martin Beck, in } York, was asked to permit some of the Or- pheum acts to take part on the program. He wired the permission. Acts were donated from the Pan- tages and Empress theatres. Seattle artists offered their ser- vices, including 13-year-old Lillian De Chamberlain, impersonator. Everything is complete except for the audience. It's up to you. SET HEARING DATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The fn- terstate commerce commission to- day assigned March 13 as the date for hearing at Seattle the case of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce |against the Great Northern and oth- Jer railroads, in which, it 1s charged, |the nes discriminate by charging | $5.60 more for tickets East via San Francisco from Seattle than from Portland. ‘This case has no connection with that being waged against the O-W. R. & N. and Southern and Union Pacific to eliminate alleged diserim- inatory tourist rates from Chicago to the Pacific coast. Lewis County Pomona Grange, opposing rural credits, says it will play into hands of banks. ULL” M’GEE SCIENCE—ART TRUTH—ACTION A Moral and Physical Lesson to Those Striving for the Betterment of Social Conditions One Hour and Forty-Five Minutes That Seem Like Thirty SHOWS START 11 A. M., 12:45, 2:30, 4:15, 6, 7:45, 9:30 CHILDREN UNDER 15 ADMITTED ONLY WITH PARENTS JOHN HAMRICK, CHILDREN UNDER 15 ADMITTED ONLY WITH PARENTS PROP, AND MGR.