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ewiiwe Ot wen ee Soares Until’ Tuesday Night Only A Stirring First National Pictured with uncanny fidelity to real life— Thrills! Love! Suspense! 2) “In the Heart of a Fool” MACK SENNETT COMEDY “By Golly” Pathe News Coming Wednesday—Ethel Clayton in “The Ladder of Lies” widge to Talk to ‘Young Republicans = V. Sav state land com- | mieaorer wilt yes of the princi- epeakers at the next meeting of Young Men's Repubjican club, at cafeteria next Thursday noon. ¢ | today, State of Missouri Has 3,403,547 Census WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—The census bureau today announced the following 1920 population figures: State of Missouri, 3,403,547, an in- crease of 110,212, or 33 per cent since 1910, eee SAN FRANCISOO, Sept. 37.—Cali- fornia had hopes today of climbing high on the census ladder, following the announcement of the population of Missourt, it In the 1910 census Missourt, th & population of 3,293,335, an the seventh state in the Union. Cal. ifornia then had a population of 2,377,549, and stood in T2th place among the states. The figures for Miasourt, announced gave that state 3,403,547, against California 1920 population of 3,426,536. CHICKEN PICKING “Is a chicken big enough to eat when it is 3 weeks old?” “Why, of course not! “Well, how does it live, then"— Boys’ Life. COMRSRIU m Laid in New York’s alluring Greenwich Village! | Harriet ¢ and the Pi pers | She Gets Into hte Game e Weeps- | She Pays the Piper! : She Gets Into # the Right Game wares land She Lau Somebody ugh Pays the Piper! MALOTTE on the WURLITZER Coming Wednesday— “The “DYNAMITE” A Mermaid Comedy Prologue to the Picture Girl With the Jazz Heart” TODAY'S PROGRAMS LIBERTY.—Allan Dwan’s “In the Meart of @ Fol.” CLEMMER—D, W. Griffith's “The Love Flower.” | COLISKUM—Anite Stewart In “Har | _ ried and the Piper.” | | OTRAND— Thomas Meighan tn “Cl- vilien | COLONIAL—Carmel Myere in “tn |. Felly's Trail.” REX-Mildred Wervis Chaplin tn | “The Inferior tex. ICTURESQUE Havana serves as & background for much of the action of “Civilian Clothes,” the yhotoplay in which that sterling ‘or, Thomas Meighan, is starring the Strand this week. The story deals with an army captain who married a society girl | while in France, while she was daz nied by his handsome appeart: in uniform, and discovered upon his return to America, after having been reported killed in action, that was reluctant to own him in hia overJoud civilian clothes, To cure her of her snobbish ideas he becomes a butler in her household and, after several dramatic develop that fell exactly in with his plans convinced her that clothes don’t make the man, Martha Mansfield, remembered for her appearance in “Dr, Jekylgand Mr. Hyde," in support of John Mar- rymore, is a charming figure as the spoiled young wife, As @ special added attraction the University quartet render a variety of songs. “Duck Inn” is the title of a com edy in which a number ‘of pretty mermaids gppear to advantage, eee CLEMMER D. W. Griffith has produced an other distinctive photodrama in his new prodiction, “The Love Flower,” starring Carol Dempster and Richard Barthelmeas, The photography is fine, especially the beautiful island and ocean shorts, The character de- lineations of Bartheimess and Miss Dempster are splendid. The girl's father, a murderer, whose act was justified by the “un written law,” flees with his daugh ter (Carol Dempster) to an island far away from his home. Here they live for years, Then comes Bruce (Barthelmens), a globe trotter, The swirl hates him, believing him to be an officer come to arrest her father. But secretly she conceives of him as being her lover. Finally an officer does come. The girl, out of love for her father, attempts to kill the of- fleer. mires her pluck, and decides to help her. The element of suspense is held with much skill How the officer in finally fooled into thinking the father is dead, and how the lovers find happiness is the final development of the story. ‘The Clemmer orchestra, under the direction of Liborius Hauptman, Plays “Old-Fashioned Garden,” from Hitchy Koo, and a selection from “Robin Hood.” eee COLISEUM Pretty Anita Stewart ts twice wedded in “Harriet and the Piper,” the screpn version of Kathleen Nor ris’ popular novel which is the main attraction af the Coliseum this week. ‘The first of these cinema wed dings is to Ward Crane, who plays the part of a leader of the gay Bo hemian life of Greenwich Village. The second is to Charles Richman, who plays The part of Richard Car- ter of a fashionable and eminently respectable family. Harriet Field (Mise Stewart) awakens to @ realization of her er ror just in time and flees from her Greenwich Village “husband.” She becomes a governess in the home of Richard Carter, and when his wife ts killed in an accident while eloping with another man, she con- sents to marry him to relieve him of tle responsibility of his house hold and the care of his two chil dren with the understanding that she will be left free aa heretofore. How genuine love and happiness grow out of Harriet’, second and unromantic marriage is revealed in this fascina “Dynamit lust,” @ scenic, and a special picture prologue are other features on the program. REX The difference between the cave man style of wooing and the mod- ern method, in which the man holds the woman as his ideal, is brought out in “The Inferior Sex,” the ple ture starring Mildre@ Harris Chap- lin at the Rex this week. ‘The young married woman, whose husband has shown great indiffer jee to her, has been wooed by a| ealthy clubman and finally decides to elope with him. She goes to meet him aboard his yacht. But there she 4s followed by her sister-in-law, who explains th situation to the captain. ‘The gal ALL WEEK Wondrous in its appeal— D.W. GRIFFITH’S newest picture of love, m0- mance, and adventure in the South Sea Isles— “THE LOVE FLOWER” From the Collier’s Weekly story, “Black Beach,” by Ralph Stock —with— Richard Barthelmess and Carol Dempster HE SEATTLE STAR’ Thomas Meighan and Marie Shotwell, in a scene from “Civilian Clothes,” an interesting photodrsma in which Mei- ghan is featured at the Strand. his master and tells him that by the! laws of the #ea he is in command of| the yacht and that he will not'sall,| placing his own position in Jeopardy | rather Qian be a party to @ scandal ond the wreeking of a home. There in @ sharp clash between the captain | and the owner, but the captain wins | out and the elopement for the time being, at least, is foiled. Milton Sills appears opposite Mrs. Chaplin. Hank Mann, comedian, ts starred in the gloom chaser, “Brokan Bub- bles.” eee LIBERTY “In the Heart of a Fool,” Allan Dwan's latest produétion, showin at the Liberty, tragedy follows tra, ody. It is a pleture of the melo- dramatic variety. Laura Nesbitt, upon the comple Bruce learns about this, ad.| Un of the ceremony which united exciting climax, her to Tom Van Dorn (whom she| hopes to reform), toases her bouquet to the bridesmaids. It is caught by) Margaret Muller, a maid with! “vampy” ways, who subsequently be- comes the bride of Van Dorn's law partner, | At this juncture the trony of the circumstances that brought the bou- quet imo Margaret Muller's posses. sion becomes evident, for this wom-| an entices Van Dorn away from his young wife. | There follows a chapter of trage- dies involving the destinies of two/ women and three men. | Particularly good is the cast. Mary | Thurman wins sympathy as the young wife; Anna Q. Nilsson ts so fascinating as Margaret Muller that no one blames Van Dorn for failing for her; Jame Kirkwood and Ward) Crane have prom.nent roles. Mack Sennett’s latest comedy, “Ry Golly,” adda fire to the bill, and the! Pathe News shows some interesting new pictures, | eee COLONIAL | Carme| Myers, who has returned | COMEDIAN FILMING “HIS JONAH DAY” ‘The latest comedy of Jimmy Au- brey, the Vitagraph comedian, is called “His Jonah Day.” Ail Jimmy | does in get ducked in the well-known | Pacific ocean while lamping a squad | of bathing beauties, get tangled up with an octopus, get into four fights with a husky lifeguard (played by the elephantine “Rabe” Hardy), and then, Just to make it a full day's| work, get swallowed by a whale. Then he pulls half a hundred other | stunts to fill in-the idle moments, | Baby Girl Helps Dad, 80, Celebrate | LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 27—~) James N. Ham, 80, celebrated his birthday anniversary here a few days ago and the merriest attendant | of the birthday party was his 11 monthsold daughter, Josephine, and | her sister, Thelma, 3 years old. | Ham's wife ts 41. Ham has 14 chil: | dren ranging in age from 11 months | to 60 years. He was twice married, | She Drops Dead at Sister’s Wedding) SWANSEA, Eng., Sept. 27—At the wedding breakfast just after she | had been photographed by the wide of her sister, the bride, Mra, Gladys Norwood, had a sudden seizure, and died within a few momenta. Hi Cost of Shoes Hits Horses, Too CINCINNATI, Sept. 27.—Horses, attention! The price of shoes may go higher, Journeymen horseshoers are on .“vacation” here, asking $8 a day instead of $6, If their de- mands are granted the cost of shoe. Ing will rise, Mr. Mack Young Army Officer Acts as Butler in His Own H ouse | | | to the screen after a lengthy ab- sence, during which time she has been the shining light in a big New York musical comedy, is featured at the Colonial in “In Folly’s Trail.” Her character ts that of a brazen little flapper of the idle Four Hun dred of Bohemia, The story opens at & grand masque ball, with Mins My: ore garbed as-“Folly.” A poor ar. tint falls in love with the butterfly. He senses more truth than poetry in the thought that he is pursuing Fol ly, but nevertheless there followa a romance and a studio honeymoon, His halfformed wish that a richer | girl were hin mate inspires the little | butterfly wife to show that she is wor thy Of the grand passion. She slips away, leaving a note implying that she has surrendered to the lure of her old life. The eventa which follow lead to an Thomas Holding appears to advan. tage ax the artist, Joe Roberts is on the program with some new banjo. selections, “Doing Time” tx the title of a com: edy starring “Snub” Pollard. Jerome Storm, who has many of the Charles Ray, successes, is to handle the megaphone for Lil Han Gish’s first Frohman picture. eee Carlyle Blackwell, interesting role in Bex," forsaken the to the mitimate as the star in the farce, “His Lady Friends.” cee Walter Miers, who plays in Robert: | son-Cole's special “So Long Letty,” | has been engaged to play the com edy role in Bebe Daniels’ next Meal art picture, y, Lady!’ eee . D. W. Griffith is going to make a nereon test of Patt! Harrold, the beautiful star of New York's musical comedy succens, “Irene.” Miss Har- rold is still in her teens, Wife of J. F. Twohy, Contractor, Is Dead} Mra. Freda Yau Twohy, 21, wife of James F. Twohy, secretary treasurer of Twohy Bros., contractors and shipbuilders, died Saturday at the Swedish hospital. Funeral arrange ments have not yet been completed who plays an Roth One can bear grief, but it takes | two to be glad. Until Friday Night MILDRED HARRIS CHAPLIN “BROKEN BUBBLES” Havana and the gay throngs which visit it during the racing and carnival season form, the background for many of the scenes in the Paramount superspecial here for a few days— THOMAS in an ? Ameri- can comedy— whom you liked in “The Miracle Man” and “Why Change Your Wife?” “CIVILIAN CLOTHES” Come on down! It’s well worth while A Mermaid Comedy “DUCK INN” U. OF W. QUARTET. Making an Unexampled Song Hit Sennett requests the pleasure of your company ata screen partyin honor of the fifty- fourth birthday of Charlie - Murr. ay. Liberty Theatre, Tuesday even- ing, Septem ber R.S. V.P. 28. SATISFACTORY TERMS ALWAYS GROTE-RANKIN OTTO F. NEGEL, President New Madras New Cretonnes New Kapocks ND a great many other bewitching fabrics are be- ing unpacked and placed on display in the Drap- ery Sectiom. Every day arrive new shipments of the “wherewithals” for winter draperies—velours, velvets, etc,—as well as lovely lamps, cedar chests and much beside that you will be very interested in seeing soon. Terry Cloth A HEAVY double printed cloth of unusual*beauty— having the effect of rich velvet—is beipg featured in many colors, combining rose with blue, brown with | green, gray with lavender—most desirable for draper-_ ies in modern homes. Priced the yard, $1.75. Arabia Cloth "A NEW, finely woven Madras whose rich color ef- | fects you will enjoy is being selected by home furnishers of discrimination. This material is fast in — color and very effective where a solid-colored, light- weight drapery is desired. Arabia Cloth comes in a width that can be. split where one wishes to effect a saving. » Priced the yard, $1.75, 4 —E re . * - é % ' f New Lace Curtains ABE being displayed in more than ordinary variety —introducing many of the better them being Point de Genes and. Duchess’ Curtains of a very superior quality. Priced $12.85, $16.50 and $18.65 pair. Unusual Stocks of ~ and Plain Tone came ; RE among the notes of most conspicuous interest from The Grote-Rankin Co.’s tremendous section of floor coverings at this time. We commend our service in floor-coverings to you with full confidence that you will be completely. satis- fied with the assortments and the suggestive helpful- ness of those who wait upon your choice, What If This Had Been Leap Year? LONDON, Sept. 27.—Police court circles have had an unusual case in which a young girl, Miss Barbara Hutton, was charged with breaking into the home of her former sweet: heart,’ Walter Beresford, Sust to get his picture! After being remanded for a week, the girl darted across the court room and kissed Beresford. is no "Pom for imported ompelan Olive Oil EATONIC two tal like candy. Acid-Stomach RUN FOLLY’S TRAIL” STARRING CARMEL MYERS sone or Instant) JOE ROBERTS On the Banjo Comedy—Topics—News ORCHESTRA

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