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CONTINUOUS Moll STARTING TODAY FOUR DAYS “Skidding Hearts,” a brand new two-part Keystone comedy BLANCHE SWEET It's first- A story of the South in ‘61 a Lasky-Paramount, five-act, run feature play. THOSE WITHOUT SIN The greatest human interest writer the world kas produced! Who is he? How did he develop? What made him understand how to play upon the heart-strings of the people? Well, it’s almost universally agreed among English- speaking critics that he lived and toiled in and about London. His father was imprisoned for debt. His schooling was scant He did some newspaper reporting, and some sys- tematic reading in the British Museum He knew what it was to paste labels in a blacking warehouse, or to record a stormy session of parliament in the Evening Chronicle. He wrote the Pickwick Papers. You have probably guessed who he was—Charles Dickens. Every one should read Pickwick Papers. __ You may read them, starting in Mon- day’s Star. They are the world’s caricatures in writing. most famous Eleanor Gates’ Wonderful Play Poor Little ~sll sly Mevement |e Rich Girl” Appeals to Ev EXTRA Little Mary McAlister y Mother, Father and Child Greatest 6-Year- Old Child Actress, in “The Wonderful Event” 5c Loe Sent» 2 STAR—SATURDAY, JULY 14, FIGHT FOR PROFITS Iles and Steel Men Accused of Delay BY GILSON GARDNER WASHINGTON, July) Ido tle action must be taken soon by the administration to break the tog jam which has resulted from price fix Ing controver sles All war prep. arations are being serious ly delayed by the inability of the lumber men and the men [no au thority here at GILJON GARDNER Wash ington to settle this matter, Reports have reached the capt tal of delay, too, tn the construc tion of the cantonments at the rican lake arm due to ilure of Puget n to keep th plied with suftt Among the important things Among the important fixing impasse are: The ship: building program, cantonment construction, purchase of equip. ment and clothes for the half. million select service army, mining and distribution of coal for government and private use, coordination of railroad transportation, and conserva. tion and distribution of food. In all these matter © in ne riow ay, d to th ettled question as to low much the profit ought to be post, Prices Fluctuat Steel in the ample of th Seven | jship most consplenous ex pitcefixing ditt have been lost ee ‘i n by failure Jagree on a base price for | plates—whether or $95 His a fair pric r ne was Host debating merits of | wood and rials for ship | construction |. Incidental \for ships a fall the w Hi20 theese 1 Government Liberal The adr avold jsuring leven iheral, profits lingly paid for honest | work. | In awarding (he work on canton | th was carrl arding all alty in to steel a ton ative f lumber quote and to tried © lay by aw fair and ould be will and prompt nistration } com. jace Profit First This plan has success. | Some business patriotism | with no profit On the other hand, some of the }moat powerful business interests |—those which contro! steel, off and jcoal—have placed profit above pa triotiem, and have insisted on a Imargin of profit which the govern | ment officials regard as grasping. Gary Fails | For many days personal dipto macy has been at work th [hope the profiteering interests jmight be made to see reason and accept voluntarily some funda Mental arrangement falr to both |sides. How they have fafled to do this is shown tn the action of the} cos! operators, headed by F. S Peabody and his committees. y and hia steel committee h lar fashion falled to cor The raliroad magnates have Jemployed all thoir enere jing a patriotic drive for jcent Increase fi shortage of coal cars or had only partial men, moved by } signa | jcars to transfer new food crops 1 Secretary of the Navy Dan- | jels has contended from the beginning it will be necessary for the government to take over all raw materials, ore, coal, oil, wool, cotton and lumber, ond possibly the basic foodstuffs, like wheat, corn es. Secretary Baker agrees with him and would add railroad transportation of coal President Wilson ts € conclusion some radica of this sort may be forced b jattitude of a few big business men |The f trade commission's | plan for the coal famir roved of the osition to other raw most alsp include cab! ad to mate atever the ing n remedy ust be all are net tone ‘STORMY DAYS FOR GERMANY 1 Press Leased Wire BRDAM, July 14.—Ca Von Trott Zo! Inetruction, both of the lotr t att of that cabinet, acee atches, que The news ders rts as definitely ng aper of ceblatt |therefore, “cons itheir resignation led.” | There lin advices the next dispatch ay re today as reichstag erted am held toda dec defir soajority me 1 All bul to the date of One woukd eeting lared the been in main committee been postponed here | The Berlin gests the gove Jate a parliamentary state, consisting of the reichstag They are all diseu policter them The have alse to belief | | aittin according Tageblatt today sug council of 15 members of | in sion} as to governmen n? to ald in decisions tially replacing punell, The newspaper t this replacement in the probably would be postpon jed until the end of the war. The Vorwaerts, alist organ, ridicules the proposal as “fit to in spire the comic newspapers.” prov | was dirgct conflict in Ber. nthent intends to cre-| to represent parliament DENY ARMY IS DELAYED HERE BY LUMBERMEN Northwest lumber w: firet on the ground at the cantonment at Des Moines, Thie statement was made ina received by J president communication H. Bloedel, former ad lumber | ors sup-| offered to work for cost) to provide || ficiency | Lumber. from the of the West Coast me's association, lowa city Friday “The Northern Pacific gave passenger time to the lumber that has been shipped East from the West coast,” Bloedel sald, “and our consignments were there before shipments arrived from lumber centers not 300 miles away 10,000,000 feet the gover: nes camp, ¢ have been nt for the which 2,000, © already been shipped. Reports that the building of the Ame in Lake has be delayed by haggling am the Iumbermen in regard to prices is firmly denied by Bloedel. Says There's Plenty “There fuity of lumber at American Lake already,” he said More than the men they have can handle All dmmedis needs n supplied by mille in the ni ty of the camp, and haule by motor truck, The only thing that could possibly hold up the lumber supply in the Northwest in I. W. W. agitation, altho I think no one expects much trouble from that source now There is a big supply on hand at the various mille With the railroads co-operating as have di in the Des Moines shipments, t should be little de lay on account of transportation Feare l. W. W. Accord to W. EB. Cre f the Weat Coast Le for Ik ber for the Des Moines t one morning Inst week and t hipment went out in the afternoon of “At Ame ” said Crosby Puget sound lumber is piled up so sch that they haven't ugh men as it comen in.” cantonment in a super vic by, ed “0 to hand BIG SHIP EXPLODES LONI eed Wire Mo—=An ding to an official #tatement is d yesterday even it your wateh, it. Next Liberty you value repair Ady Haynes theatre See Dr, Edwin J. Brown 0. Dd. 6. HIMSELF 119 Wiret Av. Union Meek 126-00 set of toon MIDSUMMER BALL, KNIGHTS OF 'PYTHIAS) Leach! Pav! SATURDAY, JU 1 Me Couple | A DREAM [A Indy told her hushend | She bed an awfol dreamy | And that tt did And made her fect bout the FIL ae 7. worry, coming to At step || Edmond J. Baker f Tacoma w I or Rible Lecture Aunt of Ansociated Bible Students 1B. 8. AL Vabeors Seventh Ave. Newr Pike St Judgmen ALL CORDIALLY INVITED t tlonal tien Lectures Second Week ot the Tent Temple Fourth Ave. and Virginia St, Subjects SUNDAY, JULY 15 ‘The Prophet Daniel's Pie Our Day JULY 16 Retween Capital and ture of MONDAY. ‘The War Y, JULY 17 ‘ Death pl oT WEDNESDAY “Origin, History and tan. Why Did ¢ Sin to Re? THURSDAY, JULY 19 *Militariam and the Peace Move ment Fulfilling Prophecy.” FRIDAY, JULY 20 How to Qualify. for the Kinge will be conducted except Monday, iy. ue Dertiny of 1 Permit Bible Stud each da Song Service at 7:45 P. M. ALL ARE INVITED 1917, PAGE 2 have| LAST DAY TODAY— | SESSUE HAYAKAWA and VIVIAN MARTIN “Forbidden Paths” THE LATEST WORD IN THE DICTIONARY and the last gasp in music—syncopated, hyphenated, sole-stirring—music you carry home in your feet. feet. Coliseum “‘Jazz’’ Band PAULINE FREDERICK lid sacrifi —in a spl illu glorious sei genius of called story ng love the screen's greatest emotional star— ninated by a mother’s and the matchless “THE LOVE THAT LIVES” —besides these part comedy and the Picto two attractions we have a two- graph. The Greatest Entertainment Offer of the Season 15c—Children 5c jCOLISEUMmmmmm Sth | OCTOGENARIAN IS DEFENDANT IN SUIT Leased Wire Ore, July A Huddlesor today is ng fenc ion suit law, Mra Henr husband on plaintiff's led a divorce sult No Fires Interfered | The Municipal Civil league had a merry tyne at Collins | park Friday night. The firemen’s| orchestra purveyed the i THE LODGE CAFE | Fourth Avenue at Westlake Poand Fight for Uaele amma High-class Entertainment and Dancing 8 P.M. to 1 A, Service Feat “Stand M. DENTIST ff experience have ae ter of my profession, and you want the best, WHY EXPERIMENT? 1 bave hundreds of patients who testify te Painless Methods, MY Selentific Work, MY very reasonable fees, To the Wonderful change I have made in their mouths by checking ave of the gum, Disease) Put your time against mi 0 ex any day in the week. Ant I will diagnose your case and tell you just what you d. XAMINA'TION MA'TION ALL WORK rep PAINLESS AUSTiN| DENTIST Th in orUpe Not Open Sunday. COMPANY TO OPPOSE WAR By United Press Leased Wire SAN FRANCISCO, July 14— Articles of incorporation of a company having for its pur- pose fighting the select serv- ice act in the courts and mak- ing alterations in the constitu- tion of the U. S, have been filed by Daniel O'Connell, at- torney. Incorporation of the Initiative, referendum and re- call into the federal constitu- tion, making declaration of war impossible without a two- thirds vote of the people and testing the validity of all or. ders under which fighting men are sent to Europe are other purposes of the corporation. CONFLICTING NEWS | COMES FROM BERLIN: sv CARL D. tol hd July at the to’ gave Germany's WA SHING TON mation avail partment views of turbance. | Dutch newspaper comments for warded to this government differ as to the likelihood of Chancellor Hollweg resigning The Altee- meen Handelsblad says reports of his resignation are false. The Va- derland thinks Hollweg resigna- | tlon quite possible.” The Tele- | graaf says the chancellor's position | {s “still precarious All the Dutch papers agree that! an early decisfn in the crisis may be expected No crodence rs of lent if Infor- state de conflicting internal dis-| | | | whatever given | abdication by the kaiser. | | Four as on. the Water ake palatial &. PAC INDI ANAPOLA on dd hour pleasant trip city of beautiful h y Return: Singte c T SOUND NAVIGATE up ‘Wolly, Bt, Fy iiinghans, Wash. JAMUS Hear ’em do it—get the supreme tickle in your They start tomorrow me COLISEUM 1 EN TS|\~ AMERICAN LAKE TODAY—BY STEAMER st service from Colman Dock. EN oy 2115—Twiee “Tne By Datty—s115 BYES OF THE WoRLD™ Marold Bell Wright 28 Years This Association has never missed a Semi-Annual Dividend, and has never paid less than 13) ON SAVINGS 70 COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY Dividends from July 1 will be paid on Savings left here before July 16. You May Start With $1.00 WASHINGTON SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 810 SECOND AVENUE s DIRECTORS Ivar Janson Hans Pede Wm. A. Peters James Shannon David Whitcomb Sugene B Spokane ~o. H. >. Campbell ¥ Finley ond KR. Frazter feck, North Yakima We have more than 16,000 Savers, Not One of Them Has Ever or Ever Will Be Called Upon to Pay Any Fees, Fines or Forfeitures of Any Description,