The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 22, 1918, Page 7

Big Bill Hart | One Man Hold Up Fifty? Yep! | a Proves It’s So Bilt Hart, in “Selfish Yates,” at the Liberty. Holding 50 mon at bay at the poiht of a gun, while the man who had at tacked the girl he loved fled from the cast off utterly his last particle of selfishness. Only Big Bill could ever actually convince an audience that it is poasi- ble for obe man to hold up 50 for an Interval of an hour in close quarters, but having seen him do it, we be Heve it. ART SELFISH TODAY's PROGRAMS ill Mart tn } st | e | COLONIAL——Wm. Duncan in “God's | Country and the Woman.” | CLARS A—Nasimeve in “Hevelation.” cc —— In addition to “Selfish Yates,” two |i, ¢ 4 to confess. other filma on the Liberty program are proving good drawing cards, Ros: | ;, A refreshing Sydney Drew comedy on the bill, along with a Pathe coe Arbuckle scoring big in two reels | Wooly of “Moonshine,” and the Star-Liberty Weekly, interesting with a sertes of | coLISEUM local events. CLEMMER At the Clenmer, this week, In “The Fair Pretender,” Madge Kennedy The fellow who playa the kaiser in “My Four Years in Germany,” Cole seumn, reflects the personality of the war lord, even the withered arm. o- plays the role of Sytvia, typist for| ORPHEUM a big play producer, It is while Tonight is the last night of “With typing off one of her employer's |; ” plays that she is selsed with the de-| morro tonsture tema and bes sire to be like the heroine of his play. She chooses a name at random and in a lively comedy, With Sallie.” masquerades as a wealthy young Benides the feature picture, Man ie supposed to be turns up. Sylvia te give. ¥ pictures, including a comedy to! make up two full hours of entertain ment. The orchestra plays at every per- formance, both afternoon and even- ins. Manager Levy, of the Orpheum, bas secured “The Yellow Tick seg scored #o heavily on the «peak ing stage, for his Sunday program. The leading part in the film version euch Yeu vealty say te the wounded! | wiil te played by Fannie Ward, last theee whe courted death jie thet are te be. 2 ee ‘Asa’ trial t yeu in your ‘ss ‘2 siving way On each new SUIT, COAT, DRESS At the Stonence UPsTai IRs New ai rd makes; COR. FIRST AVE. AND PIKE ST. Phone Main 4965 “IF | HURT YOU, DON’T PAY ME.” This is my measage of deliverance to you from the fear that accorn panies Dental operations. NATIONAL | THIRD & PIKE | pain if all cases but acute abscessed conditions. Lowest prices in your city for high-class, guaranteed STERLING DENTISTRY Expert Dentistry at Reasonable Prices Office Hours: 9 A. M. to LEVY’S Continuous 11 to 11 Dally WEDNESDAY LAST TIMES BESSIE BARRISCALE THURSDAY FIRST TIMES CONSTANCE TALMAD O CENTS é ] 3 For ALL weekday matinees. Se for Children. Nights 20c; Children 10¢ | seen here in “Innocent.” . too fat for Uncle The recruiting ser- geant said the only way he could en- list was as a squad. He even fell down in the Home Guard, but he found his piace hoeing potatoes. A sharp contrast to Monte Jack- son, friends about him enlisted, because he had a secret horror of blood. Monte bore every insult, even the breaking of his engagement to Betty Adams, before he enlisted. But when his wounded captain cried, “Never mind me; just give them hell for me,” Monte saw red and redeemed himaeif. Charles Richman piays the part of Monte in “Over There.” at the Strand. MISSION Carmel Meyers has seldom been seen to better advantage than in the part of Eileen, at the Miasion thie week, in “The Marriage Lie.” She plays the role of a young girl whone father dies, leaving her to struggle alone in the world. However, just as things look blackest, she has a stroke of good luck o- COLONIAL ‘The dogs used in “God's Country and the Woman,” now showing the Colonial, are John Johnson’ team of Siberian sledge dogs. brought the dogs from Siberia to Dawson, ¥. T., where they were en tered in the great sweepstakes. of. CLASS A Nazimova comes to the Class A to: day in “Revelation,” portraying the character of a Parisian exposed to life's realities CLEMMER: NOW PLAYING UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT KENNEDY “The Fair Pretender’ A GIRL DETERMINED TO HAVE HER FLING Stage struck—-posing os a dashing widow—taken up by exclusige soctety—— these are the high lights affording uncommonly varied momenta of appeal in this play of pretenses, which — enthralis and charms because of its or- iginality. GUTERSON'S AUGMENTED RUSSIAN ORCH! zy “Violeta” .....Waldteufel “Good-Bye” +e Tosti who held out while all his! t He) 'REP. LONDON URGES WORKMEN "CIRCLE TO SUPPORT WILSON BASEMENT Representing every American who stays at home, this wonderful organization of Mercy is ever in the thick of the fight. Where high explosives are rending, and gas shells suffocating—there are the Red Cross workers, ministering to our fighters with cheer, sus- SALESROOM REDERICK&NELSON BASEMENT SALESROOM | The Red Cross Is Entitled to Every Bit of - Loyalty We Can Offer It An Advantageous Purchase of 100 Silk Dresses Crepe de Chiae Foulard mode. Taffeta Pongee RESSES smartly styled for street and afternoon wear, in plain colors, plaids and printed effects, embroidered, braided and beaded according to the Permits an Exceptional Offering Georgette Crepe Silk Crepe Poplin In an excellent selection of colors—Green, Rose, Navy, White, Old-blue, Beige, Tan, Russian- green, Rookie, Taupe and Pongee. The Dresses Sketched are Typical Values. Left to Right: Afternoon Dress combining plain and printed Georgette crepe in beige-color, $1 ette sleeves, $14.75. black-and-white plaid made from Pique, Gaberdine, with of the front. Waist inches. Priced at $1 4.75. Tiny tucks in cross-bar effect form the trimming of this crepe de Chine Dress in raspberry shade, $14.75. Simply-styled Street Dress of Belgium-blue Crepe de Chine, with full-plaited skirt, $14.75. A much-braided Eton Dress of gray taffeta, with Georg- Pannier Frock combining white Georgette crepe with taffeta, $14.75. White Tub Skirts $1.95 and $2.25 EVERAL new models at these prices, carefully Poplin, Basket Weaves and wide belts, large patch pockets and button- trimmed tabs, many fastening the full length measurements, 24 to 32 £95 and $2.25. Basement Salesroom. Foulard Silks $1.50 Yard WIDE range of smart printed pat- terns in large and small effects, also polka dots, are featured in these soft supple Silks, on grounds of Navy, Black, Copen- hagen, Tan, Gray and Green. Thirty-six inches wide, $1.50 yard. —Basement Balesroom. tenance and healing—renewing hope in the war-weary, war-despoiled peoples of the battle zones. American sympathy has never failed to manifest itself where human misery exists. Red Cross has its way. However much we can give, it seems so little when the gain to humanity is so much, It never will, if the A New Collection of Charming OME are all-white and ii Georgette crepe upper-bri: Women’s Pink Vests 35c INE-RIBBED Pink Cotton Vests im low- neck, sleeveless style, sizes 36 and 88, 35¢. Basement Salesroom. Utility Baskets at Reduced Prices AT 25¢, there are Trays, Small Waste Baskets and Flower Baskets. AT 35¢, Sandwich Bas- kets, Sewing Baskets, Willow Baskets, Han- died Fruit Baskets, —Basement Salesroom Stamped Gowns $1.00 TAMPED in dainty designs for simple embroidery work, and made up, these Gowns represent exceptionally good value at $1.00. —Basement Salesroom. Margaret Aprons, 25c ELL-CUT Aprons in circular style, made of firm percale in dark stripe and figured effects, with white pip- ing. Price 25¢. —Basement Salesroom. through ribbon cockade, $6.50. White Milan Hats _at $6.50 and $7.00 some use navy trimmings or facifs on the white shape, but in either case the result is decidedly smart. Fringed ribbon sashes, quills, wings, Georg- ette facings, ribbon ornaments and “feel- ers” are the predom- inant trimmings. A very attractive show- ing—at $6.50 and $7.00, The Hat sketched, of White Milan, with white m and “feelers” thrust —Basement Salesroom. In a Featured Offering: Women’s White Kid Boots, $6.50 —an unusually-low price for Boots of this quality. Laced style, as pic- tured, with top 8% inches high and Good- } | year-welt sewed soles} | of white ivory. Good] | quality white kidskin | offering. Widths AA to D; sizes 2% to 7. —Basement Salesroom, New Summer Furs At Interesting Prices S UCH attractive styles at such moderate prices are sure to further the — vogue for summer furs. Included are scarfs of | brown and black coney, [ff also other furs in black, taupe and white, in animal styles, tails, with head and capes, stoles and other effects. Attractive values at $10.75, $11.50, $12.50, $13.50, $15.00 and up to $32.50. —Bascment Salesreom. $$$. PITTSBURG, May 22.—Socialist member of Congress London, of New York, addressed the convention of the Workmen's Circle today and made a profound impression upon the delegates by his plea for nation- al unity. He discussed the moat vital subject of the times, war and peace. | | “A strong brutal power,” London lwtated, “organized for the last 50 years, is now threatening the world. ‘This power has crushed Belgium and | Serbia and has split up and dishon- ored Russia, which only recently freed itself from the yoke of its own tyrants thru a bloody struggle, and which finds itself now in the poison- ed clutches of Prussian militarism. “France, Tngland and our own | country, the freest countries in the | world, which have granted us Jews complete Hberty, recognition and the | possibility to live, are now also [threatened by the danger of the same infernal lust of the kaiser for world dominion “As socialists, we should be among the first ones to support our country lin the fight for the idealistic peace program proposed by President Wil son, & peace program that was adopt- jed by all liberty loving people of the world. “A year ago when I sent a cable Jto Russia warning against a sep- jarate peace with Germany, my dis trict on the East Side, considered my action as one of treason to socialism. | Now, however, everybody realizes what the separate peace led to, “T hope that the next convention of the Workmen's Circle will find ithe world at peace, based on the principles formulated by President | Wilson.” EXAMINE! If there was any leak of examina- | time set for the last examination for Meutenants and captains of the po- Nice department, a few weeks ago, it was beyond the knowledge of Exam: iner D. P. Kenyon, civil service com minsioners decided Tuesday evening, after hearing three more |in the probe started last w | ordered a resolution drawn comple ly vindicating Kei R. C, Smith, of 711 Senéca st., is in the city hospital Wednesday with concussion of the brain. He was shaken off the rear of a Bchwabach- er Grocery Co. delivery truck, at Bellevue ave.'and Pike st., Tucwday. |tion questions just previous to the} BOUILLON RESIGNS has called another county A. V. Bouillon has tempo- rarily resigned to go to Washington, D. C., to answer to the government's need. No appointment will be made by y commissioners to fill the vy, and it is probable that will return to Seattle at the ion of his war work, He re a salary of $500 a month for | ucting an efficiency survey of county offices. Mrs, Amelia M. Winkler, Degree of Honor Red Cross auxiliary president, urges members to be present at meet: ing, Wednesday afternoon, in Ever- green hall, Baillargeon building. W Vey Lzalion tee ten ten PAUL PERIGORD WILL | TALK AT WAR LUNCHEON A special invitation is extended to Italians to attend the patriotic luncheon Friday noon at the Arena, given by the member's council of the Seattie Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, Twelve hun dred war workers are expected to be seated at the luncheon, which will be addressed by Lieut. Paul Peri- gord, “Fighting Pi of France. MUNY LEAGUE FAVORS | MORE U. S. OWNERSHIP) Unification of railway terminals, and government ownership of all railways, telephones and telegraph service companies was approved by the Municipal league weekly lunch- eon at the Washington Annex, Tues- day. HURD IS CANDIDATE H. Hurd, of Seattle, has an nounced his candidacy for the office of ander-in-chief of the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. He has already served as department commander of Wash ington and Alaska, both of whom have indorsed his present éandidacy. The election will be held in Port land at the next national encamp- ment, opening August 18, KF REVENUE LEAKS IN TRACTION CO. FOUNE The judiciary and utilities commit: tees of the city council, assisted by Mayor Hanson, in conference with President A. W. Leonard and Vice President W. C. McGrath, of the Puget Sound ction, Light & Power Co., Tu y afternoon tried to unravel some of the financial snarls of the Stone-Webster inter 3 in Western Washington, and got so tangled up themselves that they quit, and named a committee to grope for light at greater leisure. Mayor Hanson had been con- ducting a lengthy interrogation of President Leonard in an effort to find out whether the Seattle utili- ties operated by the P. 8. T., L. & P. Co, could be segregated in cap- ital invested, earnings and other matters from Bellingham, Everett and other holdings, and whether Se. attle utilities were paying a return on investment. The committee to talk things over with President Leonard and report any possible agreement, consists of Councilmen Erickson and Lane and Superintendent of Public Utilities Murphine, " President Leonard said he was certain he couldn't get use of Third ave, tracks for the elty municipal cars, nor was he willing to say an intewhange of transfers would be a possible basis of bargaining with the city for relief from some of the franchise obligations. He couldn't promise better service for relief, but said the company was making some progress now. Councilman Erickson wanted to know why the company couldn't make money on S-cent ¢: fares, when Cleveland lesser fa Tt was Teeneht cal T., L, & P. Co, current ieliverea to the cars cent per kilowate altho selling current to for the same purpose quarters of a cent, and ing bought current from at three-tenths of a cent, Vice-president McGrath earning of the whole syste: the control of the P. S. . & P, Co. as 4 per cent on the investment, and said this was not enough, when money costs § per cent. “But do all the properties in Seats |= tle earn a reasonable return on the investment represented in them, taken together?” asked Councilman "| Moore. “We don’t want to help out — any dead horses you have outside the city.” Traction officials could not ans swer his question, New Crop The Stone-Webster interests hold but 2 per cent of the stock of the P, 8. T., L. & P. Co., said President Leonard. The stock is now held by 35,000 persons, “Did the old stockholders sell out before the earnings of the 4 came down?” inquired Mayor Hane son. “This is a new crop on your books now, isn’t it?” President Leona admitted the present stockholders are mostly coms paratively new Corporation Counsel Caldwell sub- mitted a lengthy summary of all the litigation brought by the company against the city and attacked legal methods employed, | if i ee ik es a sh