The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1917, Page 7

IS THE STORY OF OMAN’S SKIRTS We Advise the Afternoon Shows! Fifth at Pike Continuous 11 to 11 Admission 15c. Children 5c —_ AMUSEMENTS |>+—— — eM Us T First Lady’s First! Fed THEATRE PLAYERS Ettiott 408 WILKES ‘Witte and Pine. Tel. ~ PE y WMights 20, 290. 50. Mat Win PHOEBE HUNT Entire Company RS et a es ie ee: oe ee ed Mats. 2:20 Nights, CHARLEY AHEARN And His Comedy Cyetints Wilson, “first lady of jeard of Hoover's new Wowa Army Against Wast in the White House window Graduated, Licensed, Registered PHYSICIAN 3 work. My fee regular city jectricity |ORPHEUM “to Feo, My usual office f Cash, medicine included. Hours—10 a.m. to & p.m, 7 to Dm.; Sundays, 11 am. to 12 @1 PEOPLES BANK BUILDING Second and Pike. um theatre, Third and Like the Royal Filipino band, night, of course, in an entirely n repertoire of popular music ing Collins ts an eccentric Shaw and Sharp are singere and talkers; and his company will present a r ANSEM # farce, “pp. 0. band the ‘Three De Lyons are novelty aerinlists. } feler and Siiversmith The photoplay card will be a Val 10 Second Ave, Near eska Suratt film that has never been shown in Seattle, “The New | York Peacock.” @ MONEY LEFT WITH THIS ASSOCIATION ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 6 WILL SHARE IN EARNINGS FROM AUGUST 1 Not one of our 16,000 Satisfied Savers ever has been or ever will be called upon to pay any fees, fines, forfeitures of any description. For 28 years we have mever paid less than | ON SAVINGS | O Compounded Semi-Annua'ly Washington Savings and Loan Association 810 SECOND AVE. Established 28 Years Assets $6,300,000 OSS at | | iM ow A i lenth-hour marriages, hung up the first window Here it is |selves in Jail, {THEATRES | Wednesday is bringing in anoth jer new vaudeville bill to the Orphe Madison. week, the Pelz band is such a hit |that it will stay on until Saturday Dane dancer; comedians, Robert Athon MOVIES The Lambe gamboled at the Manhattan Opera house in New York elty one Sunday evening, and the usual happy time at this event wae greatly heightened by a little episode reminiscent of a great up heaval in film circles of about a year back. it is customary at all Lamb's Gambols to auc tion off an autographed pro- gram with the signatures of all participants. De Wolf Hopper generally offt- clates at this portion of the enter tainment, and if he can run up the bidding to five or six hundred dol- lars he is fairly well satisfied to knock down the program at this figure. Imagine his astonishment, therefore when a bass voice in the front row ounced Thou- sand Dollars” at the very first bid, Craned necks and whispered asides thru the audience noted that the ‘Thousand Dollar Bidder" was no ess a personage than William Fox, the picture producer, Quick fee, with an Eng lish accent prociatmed that Fleven Hundred Dollars capitalized his de stre for the program, and the crowd settled back for some fun, since the new bidder was Herbert Brenon, whose regard for Fox ts known to fully equal that of the renowned Teddy R. for a slacker. Fox countered with a $2,000 bid and eight Lambs fainted, while De Wolf Hopper, gasping and gulping, finally managed to ask for another bid. Brenon returned to the fray with a bid of $2,100, and Fox de cided that discretion was the bet and snappy a ter part of desire and allowed Brenon to carry off the trophy. As Brenon signed bis check, he re marked that tt was worth twice the ce, and since his latest picture, he Lone Wolf,” is a big: suce and “The Fall of the Romanoffs with Iiodor, the Russian monk, nearing completion it ts that Brenon pled financially by this tory over his ancient enemy is unitkely 1 be seriously crip. For real thrills, see “The Little American,” vith Mary Pickford, the Liberty. It's a war story jot today Young fellows not yet In the army will want to go right out and |begin doing thelr bit, after seeing “The Slacker,” with Emily Stevens at the Coliseum. could ride a la Bill Hart, You ought to see him Go some fancy stunts tn “The Magnificent ddler,” at the Clemmer. did you? This is a dry stat see a few snakes at the They're in he Devil's Hart ( A Bil toture. Theda Bara gets wounded in “Heart and Soul,” at the Strand. | but you will Miasion. Double,” <n —ee@ | Theda generally wounds the rest) | of the gang. o——________—-« A battle to the death with a leopard is only one of the things Kathlyn Williams does in “Thou Shalt Not Covet,” at the Colonial. Chartie Chaplin knocked ‘em out of their seats, both in the picture and in the audience, yesterday at the Rex, in “The Immigrant.” “The Man Who Forgot, t thi Class A with Robert Warwick the star. It tells of a dope flend’s redemption Wallace Drafted Oliver G. Wallace, who gained considerab ne as t at the Liberty theatre, is smong those chosen tn the draft. Jack Hovic Leaves Jack Hovic has left the Coliseum | theatre to take charge of the Hetty of the Columbia and Li theatres in Portland. He ts working for J. & V., however. MARRIAGE NOT TO EXCUSE MEN Aug. 1.—Elev contracted to avold military service, are under the government searchlight today Men and women rushing to the license clerks may later find them the provost marshal general warned. Men who come early on the draft lists will be compelled to stand up before a vigorous cros#examination to prove the marriage was not con tracted to avoid service Secretary Baker announced some time ago that impromptu marriages would not serve to excusé & man from service. The work of detect ing such draft evaders ts left e tirely in the hands of the local au rs $2.50 We will con tinue to fit a gold-filled frame with spherical len ses and leather case, complete for $2.50. still WASHINGTON, h has rate examination. We prescribe, grind and fit glasses and can make or duplicate any lens on short notice. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 3070-72 Arcade Bldg. © Bring This Ad With You The Man Wh ~a film amaze an THIRD N litte vic organist; STARTING WEDNESDAY ROBERT WARWICK ~ CLASS “A” Mary Plekferd in “The Little American,” A Northcliffe Sunday paper, the Weekly Dispatch, has been ham mertn Chari Chaplin hard for failing to ¢ in the Britinh Jarmy. It ts rted that 30 other British players, most of whom came to the United States after the outbreak of the war, would be forced to go home if Chaplin would start the procession. Didn't know Antonio Moreno! Another angle to thie eltuation, | as pointed out by a London wr is that Chaplin, with bis fu antics, does infinitely more «& |by providing entertaining for Tommies than he ; finging bombs acro | —_ Kimball Young ha 2 o at work jee nelle, start “The Martone pendent pic land under the name of pets, try star. with Mme, Nazimova as Toto, the former clown and now a member of Rolla Film company, Jinst week for speeding. “What is your name?” asked dge. “T. T. Smith,” “And your busiz “A clown.” “Can you make me lau | Toto tried but he couldn't hand| the judge a good laugh, so he was| fined $10. [band of Clara Kimball Young, , finished Jeale picture, “Rose and may return to Pyeanay. | Goldwyn hae closed a contract |the distribution of eight Marie Dreasier comedies In Griffith, craft has a trio comprising greatest Keniuses of the film wo: J. Stuart Blackton has quit V graph and will becom with Famous Players-Lasky, ing four big spectal prod set the forthcoming year. The fi be ready for the public October 1. When Ruby La Fayette was years old she made her debut u the stage. At the age of 72 makes her screen debut, August in Bluebird photoplays, playing other role in Rupert Julian's duction of “Mother 0’ Mine.” Since his marriage to Charlotte Burton, William Russell ts de ing more of his time to farming Bil is a ) bean rancher, [BILLINGSLEYS FILE APPEAL WITH U. Fred and Logan Billingsley, legger kings month ively, hay | for filed appe the verdict of ‘ederal Judge terer, according to word from United States district court of peals at San Francisco. The pair had until August 1 appeal. Logan 1s in California, |ranging for a motion picture and conspiracy, ape ‘This includes n careful and accu-| plans to make, while Fred ts with [his family in Texas | The hearing, on appeal, will |held in September. | RECEIVE APPLICATIONS | vill be received the federal build Application til Sunday at et { |} for governr o Forgot full of situations that surprise, d hold the spectators breathless oc Any Seat BAR PIKE hes. Hippodrome was arrested awered Toto. | | James Young, newly divorced hus directing the Besste Barris o° Paradise,” two-reel | Ince and DeMille, Art- identitieg | pro-| , boot under sentence of 13 from t jobs as laborer in the quartermaster corps, at $900 | a year, and in the building cus-| todian service at $0 @ year, ter, ny d the could engag- New on .” ber first inde! , on August 6. This} |play enjoyed ® long run in Paris, | “The Pup- was produced in this coun-| the the the has for the rid. | ita. iret about 12 pon she 20, the | vot. re- No- | the ap to ar he be un ling AUG. 1, | piloting 1917, PAGE 7 H. Brenon Has Costly Revenge on| His ig Many Stars Are Drafted Liberty Charles Ray “aa ' Other Stars Are = _Drafted i in Army | Charles Ray, Wallace Reld, Irving Cummings, Ralph Ince, Marshall Nellan, Allen J. Holu- bar, William B, Davidson, E. H. Calvert, John Drew Bennett, Neil Burns. From early reports on thoi selected by draft to should rifle for the nation, the forego- ing list has been compiled. However, it's only a prelim: inary “war cast” and will be Increased to many times its In- Itial size. Of these men two are di rectors, Marshall Neilan and Ralph ince, while Holubar, who is the husband of Dorothy Phillips, is a director as well as featu player. Ray is the former Trizngie star now with Thomas H. Ince and scheduled for Paramount pictures; Wat lace Reid is the handsome se often with rar; Irving Curnmings has eup- ported various stars, more re- cently Virginia Pearson; Mr. Davidson has played leads with Ethel Barrymore In eever: Metro pictures of late; Mr. C: vert is an Essanay star and Mr. Bennett ie with Edison. ————__—_——+ Bible Is Quoted to Show Where Moses Was As Light I eft | p Raa aM Ron Al Golly! Balmy Benny i up in the air. if the keeps sending him new an- swers, and varying ones, to the question: “Where was Moses when the light went out?” we fear for Balmy's state of mind, Already it Is rumored that the authorities at Steilacoom are spying on him Poor Balmy Benny! He used to answer all kinds of conun. druma in Gene Ahern's car. toons In The Star, but this one about Moses has him stumped. His arms are aching from the constant scratching of his head for itable answer, and Star re who are offering new a rs in every mail have only confused Balmy more and more. “I think Moses was standing in his shoes when the light went out,”|teaching are like a dream to me. writes D. BE. BE. H st, and “Peggy” might have been out hunting the ‘woman slugger He Was in Dark A “scab” opines that “Moses was a street car down Second of 5133 Willow writes that “he ave. when the lights went out,” and Peter Peterson joins the army of renders who _ belie “Mores was in the dark” departed “Bibleian,” writing from MeMur- ray, Wash., said “Dear Balmy an aching noodle ® question get your was only one plac be. It was at mid was told to depart Quotes Bible “He was in the collar, taking jewelry! Just read your Bible “And the children of Israel did according the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyp- tians jewels of silver, and jewels of old, and raiment.’—Exodus xil, 35-26," WAS READING PAPER Dear Balmy Benny: I will be when the Hght Benny: Why have or let so simple goat? Ther¢ Moses could ht when he very giad to help you to solve the This afternoon Dr. Virot called, problem that ls worrying you as he had heard we were going < One evening Moses went out with away for some months. He did not } ¥ some friends and stayed quite late. say much about Dick, and I noticed A {1} = 4 When he came back home he he was looking at him pretty stead {(ih WN , thought he wonld read the papers ily Ne Je Jf. : 5 ne and smoke a while before he went “I feel, Mrs, Waverl id f anussets YEA CASSEL LEIPZIG to bed ‘you are one of my A aaks = About 12 o'clock the light went cesses. 1 don't mir you r = DRESDEN” 4 out and Moses was left in the dark, now there were times when 1 Poor Moses was left feeling his way despaired of your recovery, and 4 thru the dark BLUE EYES, (think I would have given up » WHERE'D WE ALL BE? number of times if it had not beer % Balmy Benny: I have succeeed- for my old friend, Malcolm Stuart i ed in finding where Moses was when the light went out. I surely think he was in the game place thousands of people of Seattle will be {f the eltcirctans go on a strike -in the dark MARY BAKER. IN SAME PLACE Dear Benny: | think I know where Moses was when the light went out He was in the same place when the Might was on, if he didn’t move. JACK DAWSON, More answers are shown in the! “Squirrel Food” cartoon on page 8. DEATH, TOO, IS HELPFUL or drag out a miserable existenc You see, little book, both Dick TO THE WORLD unless | was allowed money and lana I have got to pay, There will — Tomorrow, lite book, Dick and/ free hand to do what I would. I}come many times when @ chance 1 start on what he calls our sec- told him I would cure Mrs. Waver-|sentence like that of Dr. Virot or @ ond honeymoon, What a long time ly, and then he would see that oth-| situation will bring up all the old ic seems since that first one, I ers must have the same chance. pain. But really I think it is bet At Heavily Reduced Prices EMAINING assortments of Knox Straw Hats, not all sizes in each style, but every Hat now on hand in- cluded, comprising Leghorns, Bankoks, Milans, Sennits and Mackinaw Straws marked at a uniform and deep reduction for quick disposal. —First Floor ‘Basement Salesroom Novelty Tub Skirts, $2.50 | ‘New’Black Af HE Velvet Sailors terns that characterize the sea- son’s sports modes are featured in bold stripe and spot pat- $4.50 to $7.50 these Skirts of gaberdine and Baa turned up and basket-weave cotton brims turned down, They feature original ideas in straight brims and crowns pocket and belt designing and | Of various shapes and there is choice of many pleasing | heights lend variety to jlor- combinations. Waist this showing of Black urements, 24 to 30 inches Velvet Sailors. Black grosgrain bands and bind- ings are their only trim- ming. Prices—$4.50, $5, $6.50 and $7.50. —Basement Salesroom $2.50. Rasement Salesroom. New White Middies $1.25 NEW arrival, in all-white is called the “Marine” Middy. It is in regulation slip-over style, with ng sleeves and large sailor collar. es 14 to 46. rice $1.2 —Basement Salesroom 75 Pairs of Women’s White Canvas Shoes Reduced to Demonstrating Dr. Scholl’s Foot Appliances ROKEN lines of Women’s ; White Canvas Shoes, with —e paging ! ’ C 2.4 fed s igh or low heels, reduced to $2.45 tent Saleavoona anal pair. tion this week, demonstrat- CHILDREN’S CANVAS ing how weakening of the SANDALS REDUCED arch, bunions, cramped TO 70¢ PAIR toes, calloused soles and other foot troubles find Children’s Barefoot Sandals with quick relief in Dr. Scholl’s brown canvas uppers and leather Corrective Appliances for soles, sizes 5 to 2, reduced to | the Feet. 70c pair —Basement Salesroom. —Shoe Section, Basement : Salesroom. CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ter to be left just as it is. Dr. Virot told us he has 300 chil- “Afterward, whenever I got dis- been married a few years, | couraged, he would say, ‘Buck up, feels she has always been married. Virot, think of the others,’ and I’'a|dren on the hospital beat and in The few years 1 spent at schoolftry from a new angle to get at the the hospital. “And ont of the 300 seat of the trouble.” I think I can count on at least 250 wonder ff every woman, after she And to think how confidently I Dick's face was the color being restored to perfect health,” faced 1arried life, sure that I could | chalk. I knew he was thinking Ari jhe said. olve every difficulty that would had misjudged Malcolm Stuart. I} “And what will you do with the me to me Sometimes I think, could almost see the thought that other poor little mortals?” aske@ 7 little book, school teachers know | was in his mind. It was colm | Dick a8 little about real life as do min- Stuart was a good man—he was do-| “Send them home to their pare ieters. ing for all humanity. What I was /|ents if their parents cam take care You can’t learn life from books. doing was only for me and mine.” \of them. If they cannot, 1 snail 7g Even you, dear little confidant, yet | knew that whatever try to take care of them myseif, 7 would mean perhaps only an enter-| Malcolm Stuart was thinking of | You see, Mr. Waverly, my friend 7% taining story to any one to whom doing for others, his great and only | Stuart's fortune was much larger ed you opened pages unresery- thought at the time was for my re-|than I supposed, and I have almost edly. covery. If I should tell this to|unlimited means at my command, 1 wonder Dick it might set his mind at rest | Truly the world is better because own self—my own character—any about his part in the affair, but I) Malcolm Stuart lived,” he sald. better than’ any one else knows it.|am afraid {t would create another “And died,” I whispered under Have I been absolutely honest in| set of doubts my breath. what I have said to you or have I — been trying to delude you and my. If into thinking I am better than your if I really know my poneeene P: “HOW HOLLAND’S ENTRANCE INTO : lam? t don't want to be serious little WAR WOULD THREATEN GERMANY 4 book. I want to laugh, t 4 give to others the same erty 1} take myself. I want to be the cap-| a s tain of my own soul, but oh, I don’t | want to be one of those prunes and | prisms people who think only what] they do ts all right and wnat the] | other fellow does is all wrong. | Dick looked up inquiringry, and 1 held my breath for the next sen- tence, “You seo, Mr, Waverly,” the good doctor went on, all uncon- scious of pitfalls, “Stuart and [| made a sort of wager about Mrs. Waverly.” g Dick frowned. and I asked quick ly, “How was that?" 1. German lines on Western front threatened from rear, “Well, Stuart knew how Tiongea| 2 Air raids on Krupp plants at Essen and other munition cone for money to carry on my sur ters less than 20 minutes’ aeroplane flight from Dutch border, ‘ and research, He said he knew 8. Air raids on Kiel canal less than one hour's flight from Duteh 77 | Mrs. Waverly’s case was a hard | border. a one, and if I could cure her he 4. British navy, using Holland as a base, would menace Heligo 4 would feel many others might die!land and other submarine bases,