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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-09-14


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SATURDAY. sEPrEMBER II. isis
John White Of Rio Blanco, 10 now
At LAFAYETTE, Colo.
Inc ram! son W" :"
Major Boutwell, of Rangsly, WAS q
town visitor during the week.
A""."s. 'p.' u '.'y
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r,. ,.u .,,,n y, Lac, week did
.,.....h,. d.m.u. :, The grain
cr0Ps. ~
Mrs Sarah Delaney Of lower White.
visited reistivea and friends In town
mid week.
The ladies Of st. James Guild will
meet with Mrs. r. OidIsnd Thursday
s.ptember 49,
----
"Over the Top" will be presented at
the Princess Theatre. Don't miss 1t.
District court WAS IN session SINCE
wednesday,. ihe docket wa" "en'
to-.
--
Wright ball ana otherS OF 'ne
Meeker boys are now Oh ths A''A"''c
coast awaiting their ch@hce 10 y"
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Mrs. Hamilton Wash. from Mt. |
. vi.,, :. h., d.m.h,sr.-u,. r y
shs,i,,.n .,d NJ. poyd W.Ibr,do.
Az IN. session Of the District court.
"Wednesday Rev Philip Nelson. &. |
,.n.h,n
----
The Glenwood high school has dis,
card-d German ana substituted
french. hiBn SCHOOLS anu cOueXeA
all over the country are following
ths same course.
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-----
Latest report shows that Frank q.
barnss. IT., oil Lily Park, was not
Killed on the western 'front.' - re-
ported. he was wounded. but writes
Z" NJ" '"'k" that he Is all right again
). NJ Priest who has been re-
s'd-nt Of Meeker for many years.
departed Thursday for hi" old Mis-
souri, home. Mr.. Priest intends
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
ENEMY PLOT TO
BLOW UP SHIPS
TICHTENS GUARD

Extra detail. Of city deteetiyes
and police. and one mor~ speedy
patrol boat. werc being arranged
for Monday Ia protect Seattle
waterfront property. ships and
freight. threatened In an enemy
plot TO start destruction along
the Pacific Coast this week.
Port Warden payEn. instructed all
HIS men TO tighten up on their tn
spectiona. and trace down every sns.
plcious action. The extra patrol
boat. which he was trying Monday
20 obtain. viii be fis<rd with powerful
search lights. and be manned by
armed harbor police.
No ncw men will be added 90 the
warden'n force. but five new men
were added January 1.
Chief OF Police Warren said he
assigned extra detectives and patrol.
men TO the waterfront.
I'VE are proceeding along very
precautionary lines" PayHse said.
Every little report L. run down.
a sharp lookout In kept from both
the shore and water. We viii add
another boat In 50 days. when our
new harbor patrol will be com
pieted."
Federal agents are warning prop
erty owners on the waterfront. but
are not detailing any additional men
to the work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
Far andNear
News by Telegraph
and Telephone
= ssssssssssssssssssssss

George Il. Davis. who was arrest
cd sunday as he was about to board
a boat for Canada. In being held for
| federal investigation as an alleged
Stacker. Davis claims he registered
In Pennsyivania. but has lost his
card.
Tho steamship Admiral Watson.
which arrived In Seattle Sunday
from San Francisco. brought n full
list Of passengers. and encountered
fine weather. The Watson viii sail
for tho South January 20.
PORTI.tND--An advanced mini
mum wage for women will be the
topic OF discussion at conference
called for Monday by the state indus.
trial weifarc commission.
Mrs. W. u Griffin. i5t5 Thaekeray
pl. and her T'year-old daughter were
slightly injured when the machine in
, which they were riding coilidcd with
another automobile at 18th ave. and
+. Pike st. Sunday. They were tax.
en- 10 the city hospital and later 10
their homes.
SP0htNE--Charies Hebb~rd. fed
eral food administration for Wash
ington. has announced that plans for
decreasing the production OF fish 9th.
err than salmon and haiibut viii be
discussed at a conference OF federal
food administrators Of Alaska. Idaho
and Arizona. and the three Pacific
coast states. 10 bc held in Portland
the first week in February.
WILhESON.-Wor kcrs have un-
covered the body OF william Tomco.
killed by a cave.in nearly three miles
in. In the workings of the Wilkeson
Coal and Coke Co.'S mines. Four
others are still being sought.
MOUNT NER>ON.-A wireless
plant seized here uecontly will so in.
TO storage for duration OF the war
Fred =. Nelson. It's owner. says he
bought In Seattle. but did not Intend
20 u.. H.
SEDRO-WOOLLEy. - A commits
sion az first lieutenant In the avia.
ton corps has been granted william
G. Moescr. of the Mocser Drug Co,
and secretary Of the Skagit County
Retain Druggists association. lie
win be sent to California for train
ing
Adrian KruIler. who struck June
Mills. IS. Walla Walla girl. with
tho auto he was driving. was released
on 800 bail Miss Mills was taken
10 the Providence hospital. where her
condition was reported favorable.
ENERETT.--Three Seattle men
were elected to office In the Pacific
coast auxiliary OF the International
Holiness union Sunday. They are:
O. +. Tiffany. vice president; Rev. T..
u. White. second vice president, and
A. NJ Lane, field agent.
y. II. Youens. SIG East Thomas st.,
IL out n gold watch. A burglar with
an abundance OF nerve ransacked
the house while the family was at
dinner Sunday.
Two quarts and five plnts Of for.
hidden beverage were confiscated by
the dry squad Sunday night when IL
raided the Cliff hotel, 81 West Pike
st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
CLUB HOUSE BUILT
BY LUMBER COMPANY

Dancing and thcatricais are reg
ular events In the life Of the en-
pioycs Of the Clear Lake Lumber
co. \ modern club house for their
accommodation. costing s2S 900, has
been constructed by the company al
Clear Lake.
About 500 employees Of the com
pany enjoy its benefits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

buie."
A love story and n fortune are
mixed up I'm the plot.
Taylor Holmes. the star OF I'm
easy Aionry." II clever as the small
town guy"
A Ford Motor film. showing
scenes IN PlttHburg. and Universal
screen magazine round out the bill
COLONIAL
The Magnificent 1cddicr." with
Antonio Moreno and Mary Anderson
sharing the leading honora OF this
bin. IL the offering until TucsdaS
night at the Colonial. The action Of
the play centers around younF
newspaper reporter who. beside
cleaning out n bunch of Mexican
bandits. rcscues and wins a pretty
girl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
N. w. MERCHANTS WILL
CONVENE HERE FEB. II

Merchants from Washington. Ore
gon and Idaho viii gather in Seat.
tie February H. Arrangements are
almost completed for the holding of
Northwest merchants semi.annual
convention here at that time. Spe-
cial railroad rates have been ar
ranged for those coming TO the SEES.
sions from other cities OF the North
west. Plans for the convention are
being made jointly by seattle's var
ious business and commercial or.
CARNATIONS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
FLOOD OF TAXPAYERS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.--Esti-
mating that between 12.o0o.O0O and
20 100000 forms will be needed for
individuals and firms to report each
payment OF $500 or more made dur
ing 1917 TO any person or corpora
ton. the internal revenue bureau viii
begin distribution of these income
tax blanks this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

Grace Huff. in the title role. ham
dies the slangy chorus girl part well.
but comes into her own In the big
emotional scenes.
Fanchon Everhart is a real Irish
mother" and is equally good in
honey" and emotional scenes.
George Barnes is a good" villain.
and Ruth Renick impresses as o
sweet innocent"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
ANTl-DRAFTERS WILL
PAY PENALTIES NOW

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-lmme-
date execution OF all sentences
against those the supreme court
found guilty OF violating the draft
law. except Emma Goldman and
Alex. Berkman, was asked by the
government today.
The request was Immediately
granted by Chief Justice White.
Usually such orders are not sent
out until the end OF tho term OF
court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

Stranded In Already" when II
comes to the rough and tumble stuff
on the screen. Mrs. Vernon In n reg
ular Doug Fairbanks. Besides Jump.
ing off cliff. an. shoots the rapids
OF a mountain stream In IA fran
canoe.
MISSION
The Small Town Guy" which
opened at the Mission sunday. II a
elean-cut comedy.
II tells a story OF two wise" men
who come from tho city. only 20 be
bested In the end by the 'hiek" hos
Lel clerk 81 Compton Center.
Tn. tank" town has itn civil wer
veteran keeping guard in the lobby
Of the hotel. i,a Htraisht.up collars.
wind.up telephones. ana "conau-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
GILL, H0YT & FRYE
LAW FIRM DISSOLVED

The Gill, Hoyt g. Frye law firm has
been dissolved This was announced
yesterday by Hermon $. Frye. He
said that until Mayor GIN leaves
public office. business will be con.
Quoted by the firm OF Hoyt q Frye.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
REVENUE SHOOTS UP:
EXPENSES GOING DOWN

With its income going up and its
pay roll going down. the city water
department is establishing an envia-
BILE record.
In 1910. the departments revenue
was s7s6, 1912. and si,oso.oo0 in
1917, an increase OF s3o3. sos.1s. In
1910. s2ol. 365.45 was paid to en-
ployes; in 1917, sl96,sS6.4e. n de
crease of s4.47s.96.
Salaries OF employees equaled ESQ
OF the 1910 revenues; while the 1917
report of the superintendent shows
that but 1871 of the years income
was paid out on the pay roll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

Mctropolltan--Mitzi Hajos com
ing in "Pom-Pom-"
orpheum-Vaudeville.
Gaiety--B urlesquc.
Moore - Vaudeville, orpheum
circuit
wiIkes-Stock.
PantaEes--vaudeville.
Palace Hip--Vaudcville.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

LIBERTY
OFF In the distance. something like
two miles. as nearly as one could 60
Innate the camera scale, faint out
limo of man on horseback appear
ed. Instantly It was the signal OF
tremendous applause.
No. n was not Gen. rerrhing, or
even Teddy. IL was Biil Hart ut the
Liberty theatre. At least five or
more times during the progress OF
the play. entitled Dead or Alive.
was nlil checrcd heartily.
The playf Well. Il doesn't need
much OF a theme for Hart TO con
auer. provided you give him a horse.
big gun. ana chance TO reform
after being an outlaw.
In this case. Bili had n quarrel
with one OF his own train robbing
crew. who SWITCHED To his mother.
and she made him promise TO be
good. lie turned into a railroad de-
tccuve. and won the pretty sal.
Almost nigamiHt." In fair
comedy: colorcd pictures Of Belgian
scenes are highly interesting the
Mutt and jeff comedy IL scream.
The Star.Lib.rty Weekly shows a
fair run OF local weekly events.
METROPOLITAN
Thecia Bara. with scads OF gor
geous clothes,
Thousands OF Egyptian and no
man soldiers.
A fleet of ancient war Ealleys.
All tho leading Roman politicians.
A desert.
Nobl. appearing buildings. pyra.
mids. camels. horses and mummy.
All these elements are iaviHhly dis
tributed turnout the Fox production
of CLEOPATRA" at the Metropolitan
! this week or course II should be
explained that while Thcda has
scads OF gorgeous ramcnt. she
wears Just a little at n time.
Movie fans flied every seat TO nee
Theaa Sunday. and dozens were
| turned away.
AZ Cleopatra. Theda IL permitted
TO "vamp'' all tho leading Roman
politicians. and n young Egyptian
ruler. She travels about in luxury.
aboard silk and flower strcwn gal
ieys. and in ornate ehariots. She
visits the pyramids In a search for
gold. and demonstrates that won
an may conquer arms
The film begins with Cieopatra'r
thron. threatened. and ends with
her tragic death because ahe has lost
her iovcr-Mark Antony.
It's n big production. and must
have cost n lot OF money.
COLISEUM
Mary Pickford II given an oppor>
tunify to display fully her versatility
In her new molten picture play.
Stella MarsS." at the Coliseum until
Wednesday. She acts the dual role
OF child OF wealth and tina, Of an
unbeioycd product OF an orphanagc
and does both quite succesafuiiy.
"a Stella Maria. she IL healed from
Illness, and. in home OF luxury.
learns OF poverty and misery In the
world. As ukty Blake. the ugly
duckling. she pbrtrayH the seamy
side OF life and at last makes the
supreme sacrifice 60 help Stella
Maris win the NAH abe loves.
Tn. scenic effects IN this play are
beautiful.
TIE evolution of tho dance. max.
ing flour from potatoes. n motion
picture description OF tho Panama
canal and a comedy in a restaurant
add variety TO an interesting bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

planning a reunion College night
for the college women Of the city
will be held In Home Economics hall.
University OF Washington. at 7.50
O'Clock. on Saturday evening. Janu.
ary 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
TRAGEDY, SMILES, TEARS AND THRILLS
in NEW PLAYS AT THE MOVIE THEATRES
TopAys PROGRAMS

TopAy's PROGRAMS
METROPOLITAN nsrs In
Cleopatra"
COLISEUM - Mary riehford In
.steiia Msri.."
IIuERrN--niii Hart In Dead or
Alive"
srUASp-Ma~ Marsh In Field. 81
Homer"
MISSION ttoimes In ~
small Tewn Guy"
CIENNIR--itssei DAILY and Tom
Moore In "Nrowa Of Harvard"
COto>TAte--Nsry Anderson and
Antonio N.ren. In '-rhe Mag
nifieent Meddier."
REN-"The zeppelin. last Raid. J"
CLASS AIRS. vernon Castle In
s.stranded la Arcadia"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
SOLDIERS SLEEP On
FLOOR At STRAND

Twcnty.nine soldiers from
Camp Lewis took advantage OF
the invitation extended TO them
by Manager Smyth. OF the
Strand theatre. Sunday to sleep
on loungtng cushions In the the
atre. They were unable 20 find
sleeping accommodations for the
night and were glad to accept
the theatre mans hospitality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

They can Md the drummer at the
Moore theatre this week all they
want. Just the same, there's many
chap In the audience who'd Ike his
Job. lie gets a smack on the lips
from a regular girl for only 81. And
IL isn't his own dollar. at that. IL be
longs 90 the Stan Stanley act-both
the dollar and the girl
And Stan IN a scream. He's got TO
veil some, too. to stand out on the
Moore bill this week. for Emma
Carus, the sonRstress and come
dienne. and Bernie and Baker. fiddle
and accordion players, are both In
Class a with the audience. The lady
II some so pounds less In weight
than when last here. and she acts
quite skittish. She shows the femi'
| nine crowd In front n few exercises
10 reduce. besides entertaining right
well in song. The jokes didn't
amount to 80 much. Her Beau
Brummell partner can MARBLE some,
too
But back TO Stan. He breaks In on
the bunk in n seat among the audi
ence.
And the laughter Is continuius from
then on.
Selma Braatz. lady juggler. is the
best of her sex seen here. She closes
the bill.
Adelaide Boothby. assisted by
Charles Everdean. has passable
song and dance act Claude NJ. Roode
and Estelle France open In a wire
act. and the Lewis and Gordon Pro
ducing company present n satirical
sketch, Love Thy Neighbor.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
CI.FNNfER


CLEMsiER
Lots OF realism. an entertaining
story. and a college atmosphere.
These are the outstanding fea.
lures OF the photopiay. Brown OF
Harvard" being shown at the Glenn.
mer.
The MAY IL filmed on the campus
at oil Cambridge and on the Thames
river ut New London. Conn. where
the great Harvard boa. race IL
shown from start to finish.
/ The Him IN an adaptation OF the
novel by Rita johnson Young and
{ Gilbert r. Coleman.
I Tom Moore and Hazel Daily are
starring jointly In the production. A
strong supporting east il headed by
Sydney Ainsworth.
STRAND
/ Mae Marsh IL the attraction at the
| Strand this week in her latest Gold.
wyn success, "The Fields OF Honor. -
/ from the Saturday Evening Post
story by Irwin 4. Cobb.
The story tells "A young French
girls experience In America. There
are two battle scenee. showing the
struggle in shell-torn No Mans
Land i'm the play of searchlights.
Philip Peiz and his popular orches.
ira rendered good music The Phys
ical Culture Screen magazine com.
plctes the program.
REX
THE Zeppelin's Last Raid" is the
thrilling movie feature now playing
at the Rex.
The picture is Thomas III. Ince's
most pretentious production since
civilization"
Painstaking attention TO detail is
given thruout the film, the scenes
on board the Zeppelin LII 7. being
duplicated as nearly as possible from
original models.
The story portrays the awakening
OF the people OF Germany to "A real
ization that they were driven into
bloody warfare by a vain, glorious
emperor. The love OF the Zeppelin
commander for a girl member OF the
Cross OF Liberty society and his
own awakening AS to the war aims
cause him TO wreck his Zeppelin.
There are abundant thrills In this
interesting play.
CLASS A
Il Mrs. Vernon Castle IL Mt the Glass
A for the first part Of the week In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DRUMMER
AT THE MOORE THEATRE THIS WEEK?

ans. in Dutch singing and dancing
turn. Addia Stuyvesant. with pretty
dresses and catchy songs; Seymour
and Duprec. in a mixture OF talent
and nonsense Allen. Moore and
Mccourt are good harmony singers.
while Roscoe and Burke are enter
taincrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
ORPIIEUM

Besides the six vaudeville acts OF
the new bill at the Orpheum. Third
and Madison. there is also Mack
Sennett comedy that provokes gales
of laughter.
Jean st. Anne. French soldier
singer, IL the headline attraction OF
the vaudeville end OF the bill. Among
n number OF his songs that take"
especially well. In Somewhere in
France Is My Daddy" He wears
the uniform OF the French soldier.
Other acts were: Helms and Ev-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
GAIETY

GAIETY
Judging by the girls who came
from Mars TO the Gaiety. First and
Madison. this week. in the Armstrong
Follies company's new offering. The
Girls From Mars" the old planet IN
not such bad place. after all.
The real action started when VIII
Armstrong. Irish comedian. uncurled
himself from the funnel OF pro
fessor's telescope. His take-off on a
-notorman OF n summit car was espe-
cially good.
Clever singing and dancing num-
bers are introduced in this weeks
offering. Billie Bingham got a cheer
when she sang when It's Circus
Day Back Home" ''Perdueta's" of.
ferings were also well received. The
chorus of 20 girls was seen in a num-
Der OF new musical stunts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
PALACE HIP

tAiatNG I'LL
The new show at the Palace Hip is
featuring the playlet. Hearts Are
Trumps." played by Dorothy De
Shelle and company. The story.
which concerns the use OF the word
obey" in the marriage contract. is
an interesting one.
Dedlc Velde and company offer
Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers In
the Park" in which Velde does an
impersonation of Chaplin.
De Forest Brothers and Fake are
trio who sing and dance.
Frank Rogers Is n ventriloquist of
more than ordinary ability.
waiman and Berry. violinist and
pianiste. are ragtime players.
he Roy and Paul are comedy triple
bar performers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21

Stella Maris, like the sum
beam, lived in q bright
world, peopled with every
thing happy, while Unity
Blake, orphan, saw only
the shadow. Little Mary
brings both the characters
to you. We advise At least
one extra handkerchief.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
WILKES

Comedy and dramatic situations
are delightfully."- interviewer in The
Chorus Lady" which opened at the
Wilkes theatre Sunday.
The play. by James Forbes. does
not depend on forced situations for
its interest. but moves along natur-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21


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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-21
CLASS a

| Mrs. Vernon Castle is Mt the Glass
A for the first part OF the week In
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profuse, the Confederate and Ameri-
can flags being used. The Opera
House was filled with interested spec
tators and the whole made scene
long to be remembered.
The first half of the evening was
devoted to such dances as could be
enjoyed by the veterans, the ball op-
cning with the grand march and to
the inspiring strains Of the music
the old men stopped out lively with
ih"ir pretty sponsors, enjoying he
pleasures Of long ago. The Virginia
reel, square dances and marches
were danced, the young ladies yieing
with each other in giving the veterans
a good time. Could the North have
taken a look ahead and seen these
men marching with so much vim and
vigor after fifty years, the government
would have capitulated and peace been
made at once.
After the square dances the vet
Grams Joined the crowd in the audi
encc and enjoyed seeing the bright
and pretty girls and handsome men
waltz and trip the steps" now so
much in vogue. The contrast be-
tween the old and new was most in
tcrcstng.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by fifteen piece band
from Camp Sewer and the success
Of the occasion was due TO the eff
well and his very excellent committee.