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VE SAMPLE BALLOT | O5E Fae VOTING MACHI FOR VOTING FOR PERSONS NOT NOMINATED — S ml LLL AL LL It is to be J 4 i ast ica; ood ce | | | oo- tal my are ine on, ore pee nia er- q y= veal J he nd WILL OPEN NEW STREET ‘The city council has passed an or- oe | di oe providing for the laying out kw and opening of a street from the in- tervection of Iowa ave. and W. Da- n, i kota st. to First ave. Lo amed West Marginal wa: ‘a 7——NOW PLAYING m= %, anfiifax + oe a a eee ee picture cana” “Joan of Are.. NOW PLAYING ‘The World's Greatont Female Impersonator * seen in his third and ‘ast appearance in motion pictures in The Widow's Might How he is obliged to dix ulse himself as a wormar n order to entrap a noto rious crook makes a thrill ing and entirely humorous which is well worth the seeing. GUTERSON’S AUGMENTED RUSSIAN ORCHESTRA Golection, “Cavalleria Ruati- Masengni “BABY MINE” CLASS A THEATRE 3rd, Near Pike =e wan ous ma ar mas = x cs a an a a a an es = st) wort Pom amy Tmaee nn rm we FOR COUNCILMEN a me as weer FI ALLEGED DESERTER IS SENT TO FORT LAWTON) Nicholas D. Lithudiotos, alleged be a draft deserter | board No. 6. |EIGHT MEN INJURED WASHID WTON, Feb, 19. |tana during target practice, |navy department announced toda TODAY A Remarkable Story of the Havoc Wrought by the GREED FOR GO! Lillia Walker The Darling of the Screen —in— ‘The Lust of the Ages’ The Photoplay Sensation of New York. A 2-reel Sunshine Comedy “Damaged No-Goods” 2,000 Feet of Screams 10c—ADMISSION — 10¢ CHILDREN 5¢ Including war tax, corre from Pacifice county, was arrested Monday and turned over to the Fort Lawton mili tary authorities, by direction of local ON U. S. S. MONTANA Eight men were injured when a cartridge case exploded on the U. 8. 8. Mon the | SEATTLE MAN'S BOMB THROWING MACHINE TESTED BY ARMY MEN | With the assurance of government J officials that he has evolved an ef | fective and: unique w. FW Seattle Inventor now at putting the finishing touches to a battlesize model of hin 1) throwing device mb Machtne weapon of war atk new by or Shower I been called. made to place the invention before [the naval board at Washington The miniature machine proved ite power to throw 425 bombs a min: distance of two blocks, and sorta that the fullatzed thrower will hurl 4inch exploaive yombs at the rate of 800 a minute, up to a mile in distance One machine would do the work in the trenches, | would fire bombs with machine «un speed, maintain a cloud of explosive misatles above enemy trenches, and, for naval use, could be used for a protective barrage around a ship or to clear mines from the path of an | advancing fleet WOMEN DESIGN SHIPS WASHINGTON, Feb, 19.—A revo. lution in marine history t# threat | ened as a result of the navy depart ment’s need for ship, engine and botler draftsmen “Women can now help design ships for the United States navy.” is announced by the women's division of war work, Examination of wom: en ship draftsmen has begun by the United States civil service commis: ston, of several men MARANO IS ARRESTED T. Marano, 39, was arrested Mon day by Lieut. F. W. Becker, U. & naval intelligence bureau, charged with enticing men to desert from the navy last April. He was bound over to the federal grand jury by U. 8. Commissioner Robert W. McClel land, and ball was fixed at $500, which he furnished. DONT BE FOOLED My Name Is Dr. P. L. Austin I was the original promoter incorporator of Painless Austin, Inc. corporation which is now doing ee at the corner of Third ave. it prner of a nt. ‘The exhibition of my photograph on the street sign at the corner of and Pike st. is a misrep- n to the public, and an at ing Inter- that I am IAM NOT. T my name (Austin), but pe | sted. 1 severed my jeonnection with that company the 19th day of November, 1917 Sincerely Yours, AUSTIN. AMUSEMENTS || METROPOLITAN TODAY ONLY \|Farewell HARRY |} Tour LAUDER Prices S80 to $2.00 MATINEE TODAY METROPOLITAN: COMING ONE NIGHT ONLY ren, Te Mr. Cyril Maude in GRUMPY” Prices—60e to $2.50 Seat Sale Tharedey WILKES jin Fifth and Pine. Tel, Ell, 2525-2526 Tonight. Mats, Sun., Wed., Pri, Bat A Great Play and Production “THE DAWN OF A _TOMORKOW" Mpectal Mat, Friday Washington's Birthday Nights 22¢ to 55¢ All Mats. 17¢ & te MOORE GERTRUDE HOFFMANN and Five Other Acts ‘Twice Datly—2:10 and 8:30 fame Prices—100, 260, 600, 750 Matiness——100 to PALACE HIP Daily 1 to 11 “Marcelle”; C. J. Harris & Co. in Ade’s “The Mayor and the Manicure” 4 Other Big Hippodrome Acts Ethel Clayton of ty”? to} Continuous NEW PANT General Adminsion GAIETY THEATRE * First and Madison NOW PLAYING BURLESQUE “orY TO THE FRONT" Will H. Armstrong and “20 Girls” as it has! Watkins has made private demon. | stration» of a miniature model of the | bomb thrower before “ol 8. i Alien, | District Attorney Clay Allen and othe rmy and overn ment ¢ The small machine, dur ing these demonstrations, threw 426 bombs a minute Officials, after a careful inspec tion, were enthusiastic over the f Watkine’ new destructive and gave it their hearty ap. proval, As soon as the battle model ia complete, arrangements will be STAR—TUESDAY, | | | FLASHES AN AT SEATTLE THEATRES It's done movies— ‘The movie hero never balks at anger, He gots into unneces ‘ary trouble when he could have Just as well stayed out of tt, only {t fills in and makes the picture longer. He strolls into the bar room or yeees’ den with every body against him. He yanks out hin gun and holds the crowd at bay, always about 60 of ‘em. Instead of him beating it, he singles out one of them and beats him up with his fista. Then another tough cus tomer jumps in, and ditto for him, and #0 on. While all this ts going on, the crowd stands around, helpless None of them could bounce a bot or chair off the hero's dome in the meantime. That's the way they work it in the movies, eee COLMEUM A girl propose? Oh, my, no! Constance Taknadee, as Beatrix Vanderdyke, in “Scanda! at the Coliseum, doesn't believe Bhe thinks it's much nounce her break the news to him later. She makes it atick, too, when she Petham Franklin, at Barbara Castleton and Bert Lytell the stars in the film, “Empty Pockets.” at the Liberty. of New York life. ‘The “red-haired” picture has wu INSTALL HOT LUNCH been constructed A Scene From “Parentage, ike this tn the nicer to an husband's name and . with titlan-colored hair, are featured In the motion pic ture drama, depicting the under side The Edmonds grade school butld being overhauled and the grounds are being leveled and needed Rooms have been fitted up in the basement for play, hot lunch, fuel and furnace, and plumbing Is being installed. A new fire eacape also has FEB, 19, 1918. PAGE 7 D FILMS Semi-military | in Effect ts this Suit of two-tone wool burlap, combin- ing red, green or gold with white. It has pockets swing- ing from the waistline, two box plaits at back extending the length of the coat, and lining of self-color messaline. The two-piece skirt is gath- ered to a yoke in back. From an interesting col- lection of Spring Suits at | $35.00. —Second Floor. | Now Running at the Strand. TODAYS PROGRAMS Constance Talmadge 4 | unual power of attraction. | The StarLiberty Weekly | Mashing scenes about Seattle, oee | COLONIAL Lillian Walker, starring in “The Lust of the Ages,” opens the new show today at the Colonial | The play portrays the clash be | tween the longing for great riches and the real contentment of a une- ful life. The wife of a captain of industry writen a book picturing the Valley of Content. Her husband, from whom she is estranged, owing to his coase lean quest for more money, reads the book, and after many bitter expert ences, comes to the realization that real happiness is found in the finer things of life. There is a reunion and all is well. it. STRAND “Parentage,” the film play now showing at the Strand, pictures a home in which love rules and anoth- er quite the opposite, The effect of such influences on the lives of two children in these homes is depicted | with all the force of a sermon, There is much of human interest thruout the film, which teaches a useful lesson in an unobjectionable way. n- | CLASS A of the film program at the Clans A. Madge Kennedy appears in the tit role of the interesting picture, a Sue CLEMMER Veteran French troops «winging behind flying colors in a grand re view, or lined up company front, put a war touch into this week's bill at the Clemmer, which never fails to draw thunderous applause, The sight of a French private sends | thrill of admiration thru Americana. The news weekly at the Clemmer |shows many war scenes, from the |buay bureau chiefs, politicians and |diplomats, to the Americans under Pershing | Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, in a comedy, and Jullan | Widow's Might,” a feature film, and |Guterson’s Russian orchestra, fur | nish the rest of the entertainment. inge in “The | | MISSION Did you ever try to do a good deed without publishing your inten tiong to the world, and then have the Through our Spokane office we maintain a membership in the Spokane Stock Ex- change. Daily quota- tions received. De- tailed information con- cerning all listed and most unlisted stocks furnished free. Buy- ing and selling orders solicited. IRVING 1213 L. C. Smith Bldg. Elliott 3558 Local Brokerage very people you were trying to bene fit, misunderstand you? That's what happens to Dago Sam in “Hands Down,” which is playing at the Mission theatre until Thursday Sam gets mad, and what he does is a pleaty Inconvenience Is to Be Expected Here, State Judges Say Twenty-third ave, cars will not have to run down Madison st. to carry passengers during the rush/ hours, The state supreme court hold Monday that such an order on the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power © puld be unreasonable. A petition was filed by patrons of the 24rd ave. line about two years! ago requesting that the public serv-| te commission make the company |route the cars thru to the business Aistrict. The commission entered the er, and it was upheld by the superior court. The supreme court held Monday that persons in outlying districts should expect inconvenience, and that the lofs to the company would be too great to wararnt the order being enforced. |] sketch. It is in kimono | ciennes insertion, rib- | New LingerieGowns | $1.00 and $1.50 LLUSTRATIVE of the values at $1.00 is the Gown at left of style, with many tiny | tucks across front and | edging at neck of one [4 row of fine Valen- bon-run beading and edge. tures a cluster of tucks below the square neck, and trimming of Filet-pattern lace edge drawn with ribbon. Price $1.00. i | ’ | Another at $1.00, of fine, sheer lingerie cloth, fea- | ' “Baby Mine” is the drawing card) At $1.50, Empire Gown as pictured at right of sketch, with fine embroidery insertion, Valen- ciennes insertion and edge for trimming. Also at $1.50, Kimono-style Gown of lingerie cloth, with cluster of fine tucks across front and square neck finished with embroidery beading drawn with ribbon and dainty embroidery edge. —Second Floor. Living-Room Rockers ICTURED is a popu- 1 i lar pattern trom the \]] broad selection of oak- | frame Living - room Chairs and Rockers dis- played on the Third = This Rocker is in the a soft, brown Jacobean Faz finish, and has com- fortable spring seat cov- ered with durable tap- estry. Price $15.00. Other Tapestry-seated Oak Rockers at $12.50, $13.50, $15.00, $16.50, $17.50 to $32.50. —Third Floor. Se ] BASEMENT SALESROOM: A New Gage Hat at $2.25 A‘ simple as smart style demands is this new Hat of Milan straw, with its self-color band and ribbon cock- ade— Khaki-brown, Gold, Black, Blue, Green. Attractive value at $2.25. —Basement Salesroom | FREDERICK&NELSON | FLAGS For Washington’s Birthday S. STANDARD Wool 1, Bunting and Cotton Bunting Flags in the pop- for outdoor and es Silk Flags for favors and table dec- orations. é Istery Section, First Floor, fr ular indoor display, size: Crepe Paper Decorations and Novelties for Washing- ton’s Birthday entertain- ments. Stationery & ction, First Floor, Velvet Rugs p egtad shipment of these moderately-priced and serviceable Rugs intro- duces some attractive de signs and color-effects ap- propriate for living-room and dining-room. The fol- lowing useful sizes are in- cluded: ; 27x54-inch, $2.75, $3.75.” 4-6x6-6 ft., $10.00. 6x9-ft., $20.50, $22.50. 8-3x10-6, $33.00, $38.00, | 9x12 ft., $28.00, $35.00, Linoleums in Wide Variety: — Printed, Inlaid and Plaine © color (extra thick, for — offices and institutions). —Second Floor, — FREDERICK & NELSON Furniture Polish Teas excellent polish is constantly used in Frederick & Nelson’s own furniture finishing shop, and you can depend upon it for cleaning and fresh- ening all kinds of furni- | ture and interior wood- work. It serves admirably, | also, as a brightener for automobile paint work, Put up in bottles of con- venient size for home use —at 25¢ and 50¢. Housewares Section, Basement. Portable Electric Heater | —as pic tured, pro vides an abundance of heat at a cost of about 3%e an hour. Easily carried from ed. Price $7.50, —Hougewares Section, Basement, * I | READ WHAT STAR LETTER WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SALUTE CUSTOM? a -WRITERS SAY | They have written their views to The Star and The Star is printing some of their letters today. One writer, who signs himself, “A Saluted One,” has this to say on the subject dently a “doughboy” in the ranks, that needs development, and spirit spring from formula, We lessons to learn from doesn't | have some the French.” . Another correspondent, quite evi- SEATTLE JUNIOR RED | CROSS AIDS ORPHANS Seattle will have a Junior Red Cross organization. | ‘The school board bas named a committee to develop such a unit in this city to aid {n one phase of war work, School children are now making a collection of garments suitable for clothing for orphans in Europe. As| the plan grows, both money and ma-| terial will be obtained. Mrs. Ellen Dabney is chairman of the committee organizimg Seattle kiddies in this useful work. “The salute may be a fine thing for the man who has to tender it|ObJects a bit to saluting. He says: to a comparatively few officers, but| “Everything we do ts regulated for the soldier in leather leggins| for us. We get up by a military who has to Jerk his hand up an larm clock, the bugle, We go to down every time he sees an enlisted bed by a military signal — why man It isn’t such a joke. shouldn't we say ‘howdedo’ in a “I'll say this for the salute, how-| Military manner?” ever: it isn't @ snobbish custom ee for every man jack in the army] “A Civil War Veteran” is strong from the private to the gencral has to do it, While the private salutes more different ranks than his officer, the officer }has more nen of the same rank to return salute to.” eee “Dear Editor,” writes another citizen, “I thought we were form: | for the salute: “We did it in ‘65 and we won j the war, didn’t we?” he queries. “We won because we had better @iscipline than the South had and the snappy salute is the mark of good discipline, Count me for tt, * And a0. they Tras far ihr Some folks think the military) itg an army to fight for democ-| everybody seems to favor the cuss” salute ‘1s a pretty courtesy and/ racy, not to practice old autocratic] tom. Perhaps you don't. ‘Tell Thal that It should be continued. Others| army rituals. I'm all for work and| Star readers why, in a brief lett . believe it is a nuisance and the|q little less fol-de-rol, including —— ——— remnant of an autocratic army.| the salute, in the army. It’s spirit] HOUR DAY GRANTED IN OLYMPIA WOODS OLYMPIA, Feb. 19.—The eigt hour day for workmen has adopted by several logging panies at this end of Puget Sou beginning tod: according to See tary Daniel O' of the Bay Logging company, Men who wish to work nine ho will be paid an hour's overtime, men will not have to work this hour un they want to, O'Leary. ry While attempting to sell | worth of sole leather, stolen o | Wolf, 1637 Eastlake, last week,” | R. Morton, 28, was arrested Mo jevening by detectives, | According to Officers Brown Harris, who made the arrest, Mi ttempted to escape when o trying to sell the leather to a OF cath teed