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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
"clLDED YOUTH" AND
TNEN THE VACUUM TEST"

"Gilded Youth. AZ the Mission
theatre. IL followed By The Vacu.
um Test" You can draw an infer.
ence from that or not. as YOU
please Usually. however. "gilded
you'll" needs some kind OF test
head test. yes
"Gilded Youth" features Ru.
pert Julian IN a three-rcel drama
depicting scenes I'm the Latin
quarter Of Paris "Pinkie" Coch.
rane. n noted artist. and two 9th.
ers. take turn In portraying a mod
ci OF rare beauty Things then
happen--of course
The Vacuum Test. another
drama. and 4 comedy complete the
bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
WALKER WHiTESlDE AND
CHAPLIN ON SAME BILL

who Is better fitted than Walker
Whiteside to play the leading role
In Israel Zangwill's The Melting
Pot" now appearing In the movies
at the Melbourne theatre? II was
Whiteside who. on the speaking
stage. drew top prices for his per
formances IN this very play,
In the photoplay production
there are phases OF Il which are
even stronger in their dramatic ef.
fects than on the speaking stage.
There are scenes which could not
he reproduced except in the movies.
and tho. perhaps. the spoken word
is missed. II Is more than made up
by the number OF other improve.
ments the play has had I'm the pho
toplay production.
A Chaplin comedy is also on the
bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
SIDNEY STRONG breaches ON
DOUBLE MORALITY STANDARDS

their rights. according 10 the prin.
clple by which men determine their
rights. They have been disfran.
chised and Disseminated against In
the laws In thousand ways
Woman Is Just partly coming
into her rights before the law.
There has been a double standard
In regard to wages OF women.
Equal pay for equal service IL In
vogue nowhere In the world. There
has always been n double standard
set In regard TO sex morality.
Men likewise attempt to have
one kind OF morality In relations
between individuals and another
kind Of morality In relations be
tween nations.
Until there IS one law for all
life there will be confusion and dis.
order"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
MBLERS PROVE
ACE.HIGH HERE

The Ace OF Death" at the Colo
NAL theatre. has nothing. In a man
ner OF speaking. hidden up it's
sleeve, as far as its name is con
cerned. AS the ace suggests. the
play deals with cards and gam
blers But everything isn't as
plain as that, For instance. IL Ia
the professional gamblers who save
innocent womanhood from ruin,
while respectable" folks prove IN
worthy. Stella liammersteln'
broadway favUrIte. Ia the center
OF attraction in the play, which Is
full of romance and stirring situa'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
CLARA kImBALl YOUNG
is SUING FOR DIVORCE

The prettiett moving picture
actress is suing for divorce Clara
Klmball Young. IN her complaint.
says her husband threatened TO
xiii her. and choked her.
Miss Young used TO play in stock
al the Lois theatre. Seattle. few
years ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

Stop. Margie-I can't bear 1t.
Can't you see that my decision was
based on my duty to my poor peo-
ple?'
Herbert Spencer. II were better
that every person-man. woman
and child-in your settlement
should live in want until they died
than that YOU should have thrown
aside and crucified the soul of q
woman who loved you. Besides.
down in your heart you know that
IL was not for your poor but for
yourself you did II. am glad Kit
~ is dead. | would not have had
her ever know your hypocrisy.
Goodbye
ITO Be Contlnued.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
CONTINUED FROM PAGE
GIRL REPORTER VISITS MOVIE SCHOOL;
CAN BE GREAT SrAR.--IF she BUYS STOCK

might something could ind The right OF
bland smile crossed his counenanee
The exactly the the
Lighthouse Film Corporation wanted for sathe exact type
girls things they utterly
gn like however-ah the president
n
walnEford exclaimed heartily this
Her mother left her
believe
! eed for a
He had opened the inner o~ce aud before me
the president
looked for all the world
like "A auack
OF the
/ nj selling
of preferred purchased
Of he preferred Withdrawn
stockhodcr exactly he paid for IT,
He would have all his
m
A wonderful opportunity,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
THREE REAPP0INTED

Superintendent A. L. Valentine.
o. the public utilities department
Superintendent G. r. Sase. OF
streets and sewers md Ciyil Sery.
zee Commissioner George =. List
nan. have been reappointed for
three years by Mayor Gill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
WILL HEAR ATTACK
ON ELECTION JAN. s

A suit by Harry r. Lippmann TO
annul the last port election. filed
Saturday. will be heard in Judge
BOYD -. Tsilman's court January s
The petition Is directed against G.
T.. Remsberg and Carl f. Evald. II
is charged that over $500 voters
were DISTINGUISHED because the port
commission failed to provide
enough ballots.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
SEATTLE BREAKS
ALL RECORDS AGAIN

Seattle has broken It's own low
death rate record. according TO
Health Commissioner Mcbride. who
Is making his annual report for
1915.
Tho healthiest spot In the Unit
ed States for several years. the
commissioner says the death rate
for the current year will fall below
COS per cent
Last year II established the rec
OF .00si per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
TED ROBERTS IS
CHAMP VILLAIN
Once at Liberty and Again at
Alhambra; Dorothy Ber-
nard Dies Again
NEWSY MOVIE NOTES

Theodore Roberts IN the cham
pion movie villain In Seattle.
Al one and the same time. he's
plotting dire plots against the
peace and welfare OF England with
two other European diplomats In
Mr.. Grcx OF Monte Carlo" nj the
Alhambra theatre. and at the Lib.
erty theatre he's misleading pref
" Masha In The Immigrant"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20

DOCTOR

Call at the Right Drug Co.. iss
Washington st. near Second ave.
or at III First ave, and have the
x-government physician diagnose
your case and prescribe for you. alb
soluteiy without charge.
We want your patronage, and
offer YOU the doctors services as
an Involvement.
LooL for the Yellow Front
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
GENE GOT ROYALTY TO
SHOW AT HIS PLAYHOUSE

Even kings at war aren't too
busy for the movies At the Grand,
Gene Levy has mustered the EN-
peror OF Austria and the king OF
Italy for the bill which began sun
day. They are shown in war pic
tures-and they are SOME pic
tnres. Cliff Gordon and company
head the vaudeville program in
Cripple Wing" an Indian oper'
attn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
CAN'T FOOL LOVE AT FIRST
SIGHT IN The MOVIES

You can't fool "a girl who falls In
love at first sight--that IL. In the
movies. Take blind Justice" at
the Glass \. for instance. Elsie
goes 10 might court. She sees Jack
i.angdon among the prisoners. be
comes interested In him, and falls
In love with him The Judge ls
furious. hut Jack II an author,
who In looking for material for his
book. Elsie didn't know that. OF
course. NO everything turns out
well after all. Mr.. and Mrs Sid.
ney Drew are seen In comedy
The Hearst Selig News Pictorial
completes the bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
EXTRACTING TEETH
PAINLESS

Call at my offices
and have your teeth
extracted absolutely
without pain. II the
work is not absolutely
satisfactory l will not
accept your money.
This Is my fifteenth
year in Seattle. and l
am the only dentist
who guarantees work
for rs years who has
remained In business
in Seattle long enough
to make their guaran-
tee good. Be sure to
coma 10 7i3 First ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
CHRISTMAS EDITION OUT

The Christmas edition OF The
Town Crier. a weekly publication,
appeared Saturday. II Is the
largest magazine ever put out by
Wood & Reber. publishers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20

tons.
Art Accord. In Film Tempo is
seen in n very good comedy-drama,
and Mutual Weekly fills out the
bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
EDWIN y. brown
u. -, =.
ia First Ave.
uiou nIpek.

open evenings untll
S and sundays until for people
who work. Phone Main S6t0.
My rockingham office is at Elk
and Holly SITS. sunset building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20

Lunch at the Hollywood, 212
Pike. ADV.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-20
FOLLOW
THE
CROWDS

" possible. come early:
rest after that late shopping
trip, and see a splendid show
at the same time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
ALL FOR PROHIBITION
Lecturers viii Fill Dates at the First
Christian Church Sunday and Talk
for National Prohibition.

As u part Of the campaign for ma
tional prohibition which the party
hopes to force as an issue IN the pres
idenual race VI 1916, quintet VI
nationally famous men and women viii
be on the program at the First Chris.
tlan church Sunday.
John L. St. John, active at the age
Of W years, once governor NJ Kair>ar
and candidate for president on the
prohibition ticket In 1884, aud Eugene
Chafln Of Arizona, candidate FOR pres
ident on the same ticket In 1908 and
1912, will be the principal speakers.
Charles J. Hall Of Los Angeles, mem.
her Of the national prohibition com
mlttee probably will address the audi.
ence, The speakers are accompanied
by Miss Cecil Pearl buckingham. no.
loist, aud Miss Lulu Haynes, pianist
II Is recognized by the party that
this Ia an opportune time for the sEita.
tlon In oklahoma and the question
NJ prohibition will be discussed frOm
both the national and the state NJ.
Iect. Since measures IN the Legislature
touching on the subject have indicated
the Interest taken by oklahoma law.
makers, the legislature has been inyit.
ed 20 attend In body, and many have
Indicated their Intention to dO so, The
W. &. T. L. W Oklahoma City will at.
tend en- mhsse.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
PUPILS BEING TAUGHT
Instructions On How 10 Use the Pos.
tai Service Are Impaired to Pupils
by Postmaster and Helpers.

Postmaster Eastman Is devOting II
portion Of about three afternoons
week 10 giving instructions 10 pupils
of the eighth grade Of the various
schools of the city In postal affairs.
One Of the classes Of the Eugene
Field school was given instructions
yesterday.
Pupils OF the schools In Oklahoma
City are being instructed along lines
which will help them to become more
Intelligent patrons Of the postoffice
aud Of Uncle Sans mail service Ms
whole. They are not taken through
the postoffice, but are assembled in
one Of the rooms Of the federal build.
Ing and given instruction by the post
master and his assistants. Eighth
grade pupils Of seven Of the graded
schools Of 'thes city have been given
Instructions In this way thus far dur
ing the present school year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
GRADUATED LAND
TAXING MEASURE
constitutional Amendment 10 BE
Voted on Adopted BY
the Senate.
FAILED AT FORMER SESSIONS

Priyntc ownership Of land In eI.
cess Of the family home site, or home
stead, Is not natural right but n
lcgnlly acquired and protected prlH
lego and II shall be- legal 10 provide
special tax upon hand holdings In
excess Of the family home site or
homestead
This Is the basis upon which the
graduated land tax which will be-
voted upon Us constitutional amend
mcnt appeared IN the senate IN the
way " senate joint resolution und
was adopted Friday evening The
resolution IN by Senators Ryan, Tucker
Russell Curdcl aud Buckner II i-
proposed to submit the proposition tu
the people at un election later.
The graduated land tax proposition
Is not new In tho oklahoma lcglsla
nrc. II has come up In past sessions
but failed as yet to become law.
The schedule provides that FOR each
dollar Uf valuation ns assessed for tax.
alton ana nd ynlOrcm In the preceding
year. one mill where such excess is
not more than $40 acres Of land two
mills whore such land exceeds $40 and
not more than 1850 ncrrs five mills
on excess Of more than l2SO and not
more than 1920 acres ten mills on OK.
,ess Of more than 1920 and not more
than $3.50 ucrrs fifteen mills on cX.
cess Of more than 9jGn aud not more
than 300 acres twenty mills Oh such
excess exceeding 800 acres, provided
that land ~ the uss,sscd value ot
$1,000 may be- exempt 10 any owner IN
lieu Of the Gi0 acres provided IN the
bill.
It is provided that the owner thus
affected must before January 10 ui
each year file with the state auditor Il
statement under oath NJ all land owned
| by him IN excess " $40 acres In tn,
aggregate. In the discussion Of III,
resolution Senators lurfOrd Chase oi
Nowata. Risen, Mcintosh. Davidson OF
Tulsa. Keller Davis aud Wilson oi
Dewey, the latter the Socialist mem
her, endeayOred to hnye the lcgi,Nliy,
| features stricken from the measure
but were unsuccessful, and H.I voted
for the passaga Of the resolution
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

of the idealsts Burne Jones, q F.
Watts and Walter Crane aud the
classicists, Leighton. Alma Tadema aud
Albert Moore, were given by Mrs
Homan and copies Of the best pie
lures NJ all these artists were cNhib.
lted Added interest was given t0 the
lesson 10y the booklets on the Pre-
Raphaellte Movement" which had been
presented 10 the members last spring
by Mrs. Anton II Classen, and which
contained many valuable reproductions
oof noted paintings The hostess was
assisted In serving tea by Mines r.
II, wilkins Ben Davis and Miss Mar
gnret Brauer The club win meet Fri
day In the library.
The Cosmopolitan club will entertain
the members of the Oklahoma Art
League Monday afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church, where Dr Phil
Baird will deliver lecture on South
America Illustrated by colored slides
The G. L. $, q, club had It's guest
dny Friday afternoon with Mrs. John
Uuph euch member bringing a guest,
The lesson was on the "ldys of the
King 10y rennyson, Mrs C. y. white
hUug the leader Each Of the eight
IniJuu, " the Idyl were prefaced
ny short talk by the leader intro,
dupm. her assistants who we're Mines
r.. G. WIN. A. p. Wilson, j. W. s.
uutchups A. G Wllmore, Elizabeth
Audrr,ys. James +. Hall Edwin vnile
Mcintyre. A. T Smith and John Bach
Mrs Mcintyre gave two pleasing vocal
solos and WAS presented with a beau
uml basket filled with ionquils. The
house was adorned with American
Rcnuty roses The next meeting will
h, Thursday morning In the library
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

aud the consolation went to Mrs. r.
r. Looney The club will meet next
week with Mrs Bum
Miss Geucyieye lrby In spending the
week end In Chickasha, the guest OF
Miss Sue Gilkcy
Mrs. John Jacobs Merrill has as her
guests her parents, Mr. and Ms.
George W, Crawford " Girard, Kan.
MIR and Mrs. Merrill viii entertain a
few friends informally this evening
for their guests
Miss Alice Quayle. daughter of
Bishop Qusyle Of St Paul. MINI. Is
the guest Of Miss Barbara Schluhurh
The Oklahoma Authors club met
Tuesday afternoon In the Y " G. a
rooms, and transacted considerable
business Two new members were wei
comed Miss Berta NJ Coumhs and
Miss Genoa Morns. The next meet
us wiz w hh NIFn UlNfllNk NfN
day evening, January 20 with Mrs
Eugene Arnett
Mrs Reuel Haskell has Joined II
house party In Hominy, OK, enter
talned by Mrs, Prentiss Price. wher,
she will spend a week.
MIR and Mrs. J. q. Franklnin Chas
tain have ~ their guests. Mr.. au,
Mrs j. H. Chastain of Garland. Tex
The Twentieth Century club wni
entertained Friday by Mrs. W. y
lloman The leader of the lesson Oh
Pre-. Raphaelites IN England, Mrs l. u
Kight WIS IN and her paper was rea,
by Mrs J NJ Campbell, who illus
trated Il with interesting remarks. Nh.
was assisted by Mrs, Lena u. Agee
who told NJ the pictures " the reans,s
Mlllals. Hunt and Ford brown. Itsm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
DEADLOCK CAUSE
OF HIS CHANGE
Medill Mccormick Issues Statement ;
Details Future Of the hull Moose
Party.

Chicago Jan. % Medill Meteor.
mick, former Illinois national commit.
lceman OF the Progressive party and
member VI the Illinois legislature,
has issued a statement explaining his
acceptance of the Invitation to attend
the caucus " Republican legislators
at Springfield and his efforts to aid
In organizing the lower house of
HE Illinois general assembly Me.
Cormick said he and his associate Pro.
gressiye- we're confronted with the
duty OF breaking the deadlock over
the speakership Of the assembly.
OF the future Of the Progressive
party, he said:
1T may be that In 1916 neither Of
the older parties will adopt n program
or put forward candidates who can
be approved by the Progressive nation.
al convention, but n either of the old.
or parties do 70, II Ia probable II viii
secure the support Of the majority Of
progressiyea
Some few, Of course, especially in
states like California Colorado and
Pennsylvania will 70 TO the Demo.
cratic party; some few In states like
New York, Indiana and Illinois will
20 to the Republican party without
reference 10 collective action NJ the
majority"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

back FOR the people vast fortune
that have been pmbczzlcd from the
the people mean the fortunes IA
ken from coal lands Illegally filed mp
ON I'm the west \ thief never get, %
true title
some companies have said they
make mo- profits. or only "a dividend
profit " per cent Yet In wears
when there WAS no change In owner.
ship aud very little increase In actual
investment uu these properties the
value NJ them was raised on the
books by many millions one Sl0.
OOOOOO corporation have In mind
lodged taxes 10 the sum NJ $4,000. OOO
through control NJ a local government
To the value NJ $lsOOOOOO the gov
ernmeut OWNS that property and
could get it II ought 10 take It
back
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
CHANGE WANTED
ON EAST SIDE
Representatives Argue That COndi-
tIOns Differ In Western Part Of
state; Assessment Is Subject.

II was developed In debate ycster
day afternoon In the house that the
people " the east side Of the state
are almost unanimously In favor Of
Il change In the present law relative
to the manner Of taking the assess
ment and paying the assessor Not II
single member Of the house from the
east side Of the state opposed the bill
ns finally passed by the house which
substitutes the Arkansas plan for tax
Ing the assessment for the one nov
In vogue.
At the outset most of the west side
members NJ the house strcnuously
opposed the measure as they pointed
out that conditions were entirely diff
frrpnt In western Oklahoma and that
the assessors are already receiving
too much remuneration under the
present plan.
The east side representatives, how
ever, pointed out that because " the
large amount Of land IN that section
not on the tax rolls the assessors
In that section have not secured SUI
flclcul compensation 10 live upon and
IA u number Of instances have re
signed
tits also pointed out that many Of
the residents of the east side Of the
state had lived either IN Texas or
Arkansas where the plan of having
the property owners meet the assess
or at each precinct In the county and
list their property with him was In
vogue and that they prefer this sys
TEN to the one now In force
By inserting provision In The bill
that its terms will not be effective IN
any county until the board of county
commissioners puts It In force the
west side representatives were molli
fled and the measure was passed fin.
ally without serious opposition The
salary Of the county assessor under
the new plan In the same NJ that 0f
county clerk In e0ch county.
A special promise which WAS put
IN for the benefit of oklahoma coun
ty and other large counties permits
the county commissioners to employ
M many M five deputy assessors AT
maximum salary Of $40 per month
each to assist In taking the valuation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

Chairman Frank p. Walsh of the
Industrial Relations Commission,
which has beun an inquiry into the
which has begun an inquiry into the
Foundations, has Just made radical
speech In which he attacked aggrega
tiOns " wealth. He insisted that
coal lands Of the west had been stol
en- by corporations and should be re
turned to the people The tenor Of
his talk indicated that he would use
nll his influence In the commission Ia
have h decide the big foundation
should be- dissolved
This Is In part what Mr. Walsh
suid In his speech
Even without changes In the laws
as they are today we can do much
To solve the problem Of unemployment
aud the kindred problems that z,
with It. We can, for instance, take
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
MANY HEARING SPICER
Evangelist Holding Revival At South
Side Christian Church ~ Preach
ing Some Striking sermons.

Enthusiasm In Il marked degree
has met the efforts Of Evangelist A.
r. Splcer In his revival which has
been conducted at the South Side
Christian church during the past
week, and seventeen people have
Joined the church m result Of his
sermons. His subjects have proven
especially well selected and have
pleased large audiences each night.
Rev Splcer has chosen the strong,
est Of his many subjects as the next
ones to be delivered. They are among
the choicest OF his addresses and are
sure 10 attract large crowds, accord.
Ing to church officers. The talk to
night win be on Gods Attitude To.
ward Perlshlng World" Sunday
morning he will deliver The Price
and the Profit Of Serving Cod and
Sunday night, Life Disobedience
and Deathbed Repentance."
Rey. Spicer Is well known In this
part Of the country and has been very
favorably received by church goers
here, The church u situated on
Shartel and Reno streets. All are
Invited to attend.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
No PROCLAMATION FOR
BELGIUM RELIEF DAY

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. %. Efforts
Of the Arkansas Federation Of Women s
clubs to have Governor Hays official.
ly fix day when Arkansas should
contribute TO the relief Of the Bel
gipn war sufferers came TO naught
when the governor received u telegram
from Secretary Of state Bryan stating
that an official proclamation for such
n purpose would be inconsistent with
President Wilson'S policy OF neutrality,
The message was . reply to n message
~ Inquiry sent by the governor
Local members said the federation
of women's clubs would hold the relief
contribution day without the Cover.
nOrs proclamation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

rs there any person who will not
challenge a SlOO.OOO,OOO foundation.
exempt from taxation and tO be used
In II way the people as Il whole do
not dominate? There are S3O0OO0,O 900
now invested In these foundations,
and there are no limitations on those
funds Suppose all Of these founda-
tions should concentrate their re-
sources In the securities Of one In
dustry, where the tolers were max
ing fight for Democratic control1
They could crush down the defenses
of the fight for industrial justice
They bring the great necessities NJ
HE under their control
Therefore we have instituted this
inquiry aud II Is not too much for
me TO say that We propose 10 20 To
the very bottom Of these great be-
quests Of wealth"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
RUMANIANs ORDER RIG
SUPPLY or MEDICINES

Geneva, SwltE, Jan, % The Ru
manlan government has placed an or
deT with Swiss firms for medical
requisites and drugs worth a million
crowns.
All Rumanlans, mostly students
have left Switzerland. Those from
Germany and France continue 10 ar
rive ut Bwrhs, on the Swiss Austrian
frontier, bound for bucharest