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The Washington times., 1917-11-06

tion grows upon one when viewed In
retrospect-there are so many scenes
Of an unusual nature disclosed during
the spirited action OF the photoplay
that one finds himself confronted with
much the same difficulty as the per
son who tries to watch all OF q three
rtnged circus at once.
The crowds find their greatest nov
city, OF course. in he reproduction on
the stage Of the finish of the race at
Saratoga Springs that furnished the
climax OF a story that abounds In
hair-raising features The brief
glimpse Of live horses in action-the
winner ridden by Miss ldartha Wy
song. plueky young Washington
gfrl-furnishes all Of the sport OF q
close nnish at the track. and puts the
capstone upon q pyramid OF sensa
tons that includes a train wreck
which Is so realistic that Il gives you
thrill. daredevil race between an
automobile and an express train.
series OF personal encounters, and
enough OF the activities commonly
olanketed under the term action" to
furnish the motivation and excite
ment for a dozen ordinary Aims.
The Whip" will be shown today
and tomorrow. For the last three
days the feature will be Theda Bara
in Camille"
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
LOEw's COLUMBIA.

Pauline Frederick .swayed the emo
tions and Charlie Chaplin tickled the
risibilities OF large audiences yester-
day at Loew's Columbia. Miss Fred
erick was starred in the polarization
Of Chambers sensational novel,
Hungry Heart" the story Of a wo-
man whose husbands Immersion In
professional interests caused him to
be unaware Of his wife'S longing for
q compRnionship and devotion on his
part such as she did not get.
The intervening personality of his
friend and financial hacker brings
crashing down the structure of their
domesticity, with a divorce GRANTED
the wife without objection from the
husband. for the sake OF their SON
The craven qualities of the dIsIoyaI
friend are revealed in a series of dra-
matte, startling events, all plausibls
and we'll knit together.
As the scales fall from the ewes OF
the wronEed but maEnanImous scIen-
tist, he accords his wife tn. pIace by
his side in all the affairs Of their
Joint life and the divorce b.eom.s A
closed and forgotten incident
Miss Frederick shows hsr hI~b tai
ent to excellent advantage. "gunHrv
Heart Is an exceptionally well pre-
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
SAVOY.

The great automobile industry
forms the background for the photo
play, Fighting Odds" featuring
Maxine Elliott. which pleased large
audiences at the Savoy Sunday. 1t
tells the story OF the Vaccinations of
INSCRIPTIONS Wall Street fnanciers
who plan to ruin James CopIey. a ris-
ing young manufacturer OF automo-
biles. How his wife turns the tables
on the schemers forms as exciting, as
gripping a story as has ever been
projected on the screen. The work OF
Miss Elliott. in this her first appear
ance as screen actress. is as finished
as her former stage work. The sup
porting cast includes Henry Give.
Charles Dalton. George Odell, Regan
Highston. William T. Carleton. and
Eric Hudson. The picture Is an ex-
cellent example OF high class photog-
raphy and artistic scenic display, and
lays especial emphasis on the dra-
matte element throughout.
Yesterdays attraction was HThe
Love Doctor" an absorbing drama in
which the principal character - ad-
mirably portrayed by Earle williams.
Paradise Garden" featuring Harold
Lockwood. IL being shown. today.
Other of the weeks attractions are:
Tomorrow, Francis Bushman and
Beverly Bayne. in Their Compact:"
Thursday Ethel Clayton. in "The>oor-
mant Power" Friday. Vivian Martin,
in The Sunset Trail:" Saturday, Jack
Pickford. in The Ghost House"
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
KNICKEPBOcKER.

THE Man From Painted Post" the
latest Douglas Fairbanks photoplay,
which occupied he screen at Gran
dall's RnickerboCker yesterday, seems
to excel all previous film efforts Of
the athletic comedian.
As its title indicates, II is a West
ern story. 1t tells OF the affairs OF
Fancy Jim" Sherwood (Mr. Fair
banksl. a professional hunter OF "cat-
tie rustlers." Sherwood's particular
vocation was decided for him when
a desperate called 5000" Smith shot
and killed his sister. He becomes the
enemy OF all IaRtiers in order to
avenge himself. Disguised as a ten
derfoot, he goes after Bull" Hadden,
a rustler, and learns that Hadden il
none other than "3O-30" Smith. AZ
ter various exciting Incidents, he
succeeds in bringing him and his
gang to justice. OF course, there is
love-interest in tbs story, furnish
ed in the person Of an Eastern school
ma'am eileen Percy). Other import
ant members OF the cast are Frank
Campeau, Herbert Standing, and viii
liam Lowry.
Today and tomorrow's attraction
at the Knickerbocker is The Spread
ing Dawn" featuring Jane Cowl;
"Arms and the Gill" featuring Billie
Burke, will be shown Thursday and
Friday, and astur 1ay's attraction WIN
be more Truth Tuan Poetry" feat
turing Olga PetroVa.
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Child's Tongue
Becomes Coated
If Constipated
II cross, bilious, sick, feTerish,
or full of cold take
no chances.
California Syrup Of Figs"
can't harm tender stomach,
liver, bowels.

Children love this fruit laxative.
and nothing else eleanses the tender
stomach, liver, and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will net stop playing
TO empty the bowels, and the result Is.
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep, or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cofd. has sore throat,
stonach-ache or. dIarrhoea Listen.
Mother! See II tongue is coated, then
give a teAspoonful OF "chlifornia
Byrup OF Figs" and In few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undlgssted food passes out of the sys-
TEN, and you have a welt playful child
again.
AiIiions of mothers give california
Syrup OF Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; Children love It, and IL
never falls to act on the stomach,
liver and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
foil directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware of coun-
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine;
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
APOLLO.

Delightfully pleasing was the film,
"Bab's Diary" featuring Marguerite
Clark, which was the chief film at
traction at CrandAlrs Apollo yestsr-
day. This is the first Of several pic
turizations Of the charming Sub
Debb" stories by Mary Roberts Rlne-
hart. The heroine IL little boarding
school girl. daughter of wealthy. New
York parents, who finds that she is
placed very much in the background
by her debutante sister. Determined
to become the center OF attraction
herself, she lnvents a sweetheart
through the medium Of her diary,
leaving II and self-written love let
ters where they will come to the at
tention Of the family. Her plans sue
eeed. but she meets with an unlocked
for complication when a young man
appears who bears the name she had
chosen for her fictitious hero. But
Bah is resourceful and emerges
finally with flying eoiors.
Today's attraction II "Rasputin, the
Black Monk" featuring Montagu
Love. June Elvidge, Julia Dean. and
an all-star cast. other pictures on
the weeks program are: Tomorrow.
Edward Earle In "For France"
Thursday. Julian Eltinge in The
Countess charmin<;" Friday. Francis
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
AVENUE GRAND.

The power Of thoroughly charming
story. combined with the pleasing per-
sonality Of Mary Pickford. makes Re
becca Of sunnybrook Farm" yester-
days nlm attraction at Crandall's Ave
nue. Grand. q production far above the
average In merit Based on the story
of the same name by Kate Douglas Wig
gins, It tells Of the affairs OF a little
girl forced to make her home with two
elderly spInster aunts. There she proves
to be a ray Of sunshine in the secluded
and makes countless friends.
although her mischievous pranks keep
the prim aunts always ION edge In
fact. she horrihes them when. during
their absence. she. with the assistance
OF a score or more youngsters. stages a
circus in the barn. OF
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
CRANDALL,N.

An absorbing and highly dramatic
story written around the invasion of
Belgium Is told In "Ths Maid OF Bel
gium." featuring Alice Brady. which
was the attraction at Crandalrs yes
terday and IL again being shown
there today. The picture tells OF the
adventure OF q Belgian refugee. half
crazed by her treatment, who Is
brought to this country by wealthy
Americans. While her benefactor,
Roger Hudson. eager for a child OF
his own, IL on an extended trip to
Cuba, q child 10 born to the Belgian
girl, and she IL Induced to part with
II upon Mrs. Hudson's promise to care
for II tenderly. When Hudson re-
turns the child Is presented to him
by his wife as their own.
The shock OF the loss OF her child
restofes the girls memory, and she
recalls her marriage and the sudden
departure of her husband to the
front How the child Is finally re-
turned to her and her husband re-
stored to her, forms a narrative in
which every moment IL crowded with
interest.
Tomorrow and Thursday Jack Pick
ford and Louise Hun will be seen in
The Ghost House." romantic
drama. For the last two days OF the
week the attraction will be THE Man
From Painted Post" featuring Doug
las Falrbankh
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crrTRAL CouTWuM

with one Of the largsst gatherings
OF the season Attending. q priss dan
eing contest was held a. TIE Central
coliseum. Pehnsylvapie avenue and
Ninth street. last night. Honor5 for
the event Of the evening. priss one
step contest. were carried on b. Mas
Mary cArrow and J. Marks. who were
awarded $3.50 in gold
These contests are held at frequent
Intervals and are proving increasing
ly popular.
A prize valtzing contest 10 an
nouneeS for wednesday night
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Blackjack KILLS!

Don't make the fatal mistake Of
negIecting what may seem TO be a
simple little backache." There Isn't
any such thing. 1t may be the first
warning that your kidneys are not
working properly, and throwing off
the poisons as they should. II this Is
tile. case, 20 after the cause OF that
baekache and do IT quickly. or you
may md yourself in the grip Of an
incurabIe disease
GOLD MEDAL HaRrlem Oil Capsules
Wfii give almost immediate relief
from kidney and bladder troubles,
which may be the unsupported cause
% general III health. GOLD MEDAL
HRarlem Oil Capsules are Imported
direct from the Laboratories In Hol-
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Quantity and convenient form TO take,
and are positively guaranteed 10 give
prompt relief. or your money will be
refunded. Get them at any drug store,
but be sure to insist on the GOLD
MEDAL brand. and take no other. In
boxes, three sizes.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
POLLS.

1t seemed to be unanimously agreed
among the frst-nighters at Polls
Theater this week that Tom Martelle
is some widow" During the course
OF the evening he appears In an ar
ray OF gowns, hats, and other femi-
nine flnery that would spell joy to al
most any girl. while he sings. dances,
and carries himself in manner that
would probably leave numerous ach-
ing hearts among the male portion of
the audience IL his Intended duplicity
had not been heralded in advance.
Martelle also demonstrates his mas
culine ability when, with a WE'LL
directed blow, he knocks out 4 fell
low-student who appeals to the col
lege faculty and the house detective
to bring about the arrest Of his an
tagonist. 1t Is this circumstance that
causes Hal Blake to disappear" and
return shortly after as ''the fascinat-
ing widow"
Eddie Garvie keeps the audience
In an almost continual smile. with
creditable assistance from William
Phelps. Page Spencer. George CASTOR,
and ]. J. lowell; Florence Guise.
Mabelle Pierre, Julia Clifford. and
Marie Bryan make up the feminine
list Of principals.
A large chorus in striking costumes
helps with the musical numbers and
joins In the fun-making.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

I be desired. In five short episodes the
| play carries Henry Potter, discarded
son OF a Wall ST. eet operator, from
the highest pinnecle OF New York
! society to the viles. opium den In
Shanghai and back to New York
again. Climax follows climax In rap
Id succession and in few, IL any, In
stances, does the audience anticipate
them.
The Man Who Came Back" is the
story OF a young man who went
through college on a $4,000 q year
allowance and a IO-cept character"
The Inevitable VAS the result. A
Jersey marriage" caused the break.
and the scapegoRt son found himself
in Frisco with a Job and advice to
make good.
But he didn't. A lew forged checks,
the alternative OF fail or a trip be-
fore the mast was offered him. Re-
sentful, he chose the former, but
was shanghied into the latter.
To Sam Shew Sings opium joint.
into which the hero drifted, pennilcss
and with nothing left but an insen-
safe craving for drink, was but q
short step.
Here he meets MarceIle, the cabaret
sweetheart OF his Frisco days. Like
young Eohlers ene 100 mas gone the
route. A confirmed drug addict, she
yet retains one virtue. she has kept
herself clean.
At the bottom OF the ladder they
start to beat back. The bitter
struggle OF regeneration is slow; the
road is beset with many temptations.
The effects OF the dope and liquor
habits are not pleasant to contemp-
late. bat the author does not spare the
feelings of the audience by sugar
coated limitations. The Characterize
tions of Henry Hull as Henry Potter
and Laura Walker as Marcelle at
times too nearly approach the realis-
tic TO be pleasing.
William Mason, the hfe-liks
father, Is nothing II not real, while
Althea Luce, playing the part Of a
solicitous but poorly informed aunt,
strives Valiantly to rescue the errant
son from his downward slide. To
mention Dwight Dana, as Captain
Gallon. would spoil q most pleasant
surprise to those who will see the
play later in the week. With a we'll
balanced supporting cast. the play
cannot help but leave a favorable i'm
preston with Washington theater-
goers.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COT D

Get a small pseEsks Of HansarE
Breast Tea, or as the Geymar toiks
call 1T .sEIamburEeR.sBrast THe4 AZ
any. pharrDae Take q tenlespoonful
upon Il; pour through = sieve. and
drink q teactfp full st any time. Il r.
the most effective way to break
cold and cure grip. - It opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also loog-
ems the bowels, thus breaking a cold
II Is Inexpensive and entirely vesst-
able. thefefofe harmless.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

course Rebecca grows up in time. ana
her childhood sweetheart comes back 10
claim her. and the nlm fades with their
fond embrace In approved and thor
oughly conventional fashion.
The Lifted VEIL" with Ethel Barry
more featured. 4 story Of love and re-
generation, holds the screen today.
Other attractions for the week are: To
morrow and Thursday. william g. Hart
In The Cold Deck; Friday. Dustin
Farnum in North Of Fifty-three': SAT-
urday. Julian Eltinge in The Countess
Charming
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
GARDEN,

GARDEN.
Romance and comedy combine at
Moore's Garden Theater this week to
make . holiday f'r the cinema en-
thusiast. "The Beautiful Adventure -
with Ann Murdock pictured in the
role that she played with such sue
cess upon the speaking stage when
elevated TO stardom by the late
Charles Frohman, affords q visualiza-
tion OF a pretty love AFFAIR that
seemed doomed for q time but came
out right in the end. and The Ad-
venturer," broad farce full OF unex-
pected kinks. enables Charlie Chaplin
to " funnier than the screen mas
seen him for many months.
The distinctive feature Of The Beau
tiful Adventure" is found In the re-
markable beauty OF the outdoor views
with which II Il more than moderately
fortified Miss Murdock, David Pow
ell, Charles Norton, and Kate Ser
geantson do full justice to the screen
version Of q divertinE play and lend
piquancy TO q number OF incidents
which the original production did not
embrace.
The Chaplin comedy is typieaiiy
grotesqus vehicle for the display OF
its stars peculiar talents Mr.. Chap
lin, you see, 10 an escaped convict. II
Is necessary for him TO move around
great deal and very hastily to elude
large number Of guards who are hot
on his trail.
Beginning Wednesday and continu-
Ing through Saturday. the feature of
the bill will be q sequel to 'Three
Weeks" starring Zeena Keefe and
Alan Hale, "One Hour. by name.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
ETRAND.

"Ths whip" began its second week
at Moore's Strand Theater Sunday
afternoon and. strengthened its grip
upon the attention of the amusement
loving public. This impressive filmiza-
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
pEPuTlEs uReE uNIIY.

More than 1so italian deputies have
signed a petition calling for unity
from the popuiaes In the present
crisis. according to dispatches from
Rome. 80.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

vills element being shown except an
animal act.
There Is a special feature not on
the program presented by Major
Pullman's athletic policemen. who in
struct' and entertain in q series Of
1rst-aid studies.
Bessie Clayton. conspicuous in the
coterie OF Americas dance queens.
tops the bill with a dainty revue In
which she Is assisted by Paisley Noon
ana the Mosconi Brothers. They won
round after round OF applause and
each member Of the little company
danced numbers that were unique.
Miss Clayton, who can dance on her
toes better than many others who fea-
ture that style, wore several be-
witchlng gowns.
Rosa and Carmela Ponzillo know
how to make the most of voices OF
unusual tone and melody, and they,
too. were recalled to the footlights
by the flrst nighters so often the lat
ter was forced to make q curtain
speech. Tosti's "Good-by" proved
their best number.
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatole Fried
land. who wrote "Hitchy Koo," wait
ing for the Robert z. Lee" and q
score OF other successes, give n me-
lAnge. of song hits that Is popular.
Clayton White and Company are
here again in their hit, "cherie," {"
written by George v. Hobart. The
applause was just as great as in other
years.
Milt Collins won many q laugh in
his monoiogue, The Patriot" NJ
Rudlnon paints in smoke and warbles
like 4 bird.
A spectacle based on Biblical his
tory and termed Creation" Is q de-
piction of the six Days"
The Hearst-Pathe News Pictorial
and war section held the audience
until the last scenes, showing the
flashed on the screen.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
GAYETY.

Tunefui music. witty dialogue and an
interpreting company that measures I'D
to the best in burlesuue are the out
standing features OF The smusEiers,"
as presented by The Merry Rounders
at the Gayety this week. Abe Reynolds
and Florence Mills head the company.
In his familiar role Of Jacob Rosen-
bloom. Reynolds never appeared to bet
ter advantage. and mis- quaint comedy
keeps the audience In laughter. Miss
Mills. one Of the best-known women In
burlesQue. has a delightful voice. which
she uses effectively. As Columbia she
takes the lead in the patriotic number
which closes the entertainment.
Others In the company who aid In
making the show one OF the seasons
successes are Doc Dorman. Richard
Pyle, Margie Wilson anw Jean Leonard.
Among the specialties introduced are
popular songs by the Paramount Four,
black-face sketch by Eugene Morgan,
and a "Ragtime Wedding" in which the
entire company took part.
Twenty-four young girls comprise the
chorus. and 1t Is doubtful II n better
looking aggregation OF girls has been
seen at the Gayety this season
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
HELASCO,

To theatergoers who crave action,
''The Man Who Came Back" at the
Belasco this week. leaves nothing to
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

Bushman and Beverly Bsyns. n.
Their compaet; Saturday. EtheI
Barrymore IN The Lifted vsIls
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
n. r. KEITH,s.

u 10 a varied bill which B. F
Keith's offers this week. every vaude
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
Varied Attractions at the Capital Playhouses

sented film Chaplin has q funnIer
for his extraordinay antics
than he usually has at his disposal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
3IoNTFELYUR, March -.

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We're in an oIful pikcl. Yer soc
We gotttt buffet komuittcc that fins
out what we've spcat an what we've
aotter spend and then tggefs how
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tcrgcthcr thav found wo 'rc about q
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kin bout okouomy an as how we re
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
THIS WILL MAKE
MILLIONS HAPPY
Any corn will dry up and lift out,
says Cincinnati au-
thority.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter;
wear shoes a size smaller if YOU like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks Of pain through you, according
to this authority
lie says that 4 few drops of drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
. tender, aching corn, instantly re
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts out without
pain.
This drug is sticky but dries at once
and is said to simply shrivel up the
corn without inAaming or even ilri-
tating the surrounding tissue.
1t is claimed that quarter Of an
ounce obtained at any drug store will
cost very little but IS sufficient to re
move every hard or soft corn or callus
from one S feet Cut this out, cspe-
ciallv if You are q woman reader who
wears high heels.-AdN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02

Mountain Mills, with Or. A. II. Wright
in general charge.
Or. Wright was in Boston Tuesday
at Which time he bought an outfit Of
new hospital furniture. Al of the
rooms have been done over in white
and the hospital IS equipped with the
,most modern appliances. is electrified
throughout, even to an electric stcri-
liziag apparatus.
There is an operating room ON the
first floor with six-bod dormitory on
the Sc end floor and longing and
smoking room in tue rear on the see
ond floor. II il proposed to add to the
hospital az such additions become nee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-02
spooning Room, Tn Court.

Husbands and wives who allow their
troubles to reach the court of domestic
relations hereafter win have an oppor-
tuliity to make up in n little room at
tached to the court, which is being fit
ted up for that purpose by Judge Stelk
Of Chicago. 'sThe purpose will be to
bring ont the old affection that the
couples held for each other when they
were counting, said the Judge. 1T
is my purpose to get them to spoon all
over again, and then 90 home and live
MS they ought to- Butte Post.