'iV.1 "yf ijrm I- v, -v hi'XF? t tH J y,x 4" EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1017 U r&. ? I . I MOVIE FILM FLASHES f.... nehatw who Is coniililcreil onp of 1 (writ character IniiicnwinnlorH now In the '. oml Katinlc Wnnl, who lias h bout . ami will lie the. rlilet feature nf udmlrfrs. .. .Vnifrnin lit tlin A Hill llilit!! M'hn i 1' .,. ...Ill ntitiMir In nlnVH tlmt nrn lint wttt. -c" v.' v;v. ..... ."-r -I TIPW. tllll nm" '""' imvii Mii-rriut-il PW"L ':. 'iii,lln,t..lii1ihi linrnlfl. Mr. tli-lnm l?.in today In "Tlio lloml Between" mill F in remain Tuesday una Woilneinlay In I'.' ay he forsakes Ihe Italian role In Klhlch lm ha" won Mich mircess and bIch IT delightful portrayal of a French munlc Ifescher. . A program of miMint illeilly 1m h lieeii r " . .i nml will e liipsenteil in Went lKfiindclnhlans at the Imperial Thentic this filwk i:aeh iUy that the bill Ih rlinnKeil Z.mi pb entertainment milti milieu to all the tutea ' tl10 """'' cxnrtlnu loer nf mo- tton picture, data Kimnau iouiir will alfothe fcatiue attraction, nppeailn, $ price She 1'ald" the flrot three .la; y of thlH The Palare Theatre in taking lis place IV In the ranks of the leadliiR photoplay resorts jffor the production nf new plays ami tlilt fwirrtk rhlladelphl.ins will n mveu an op. Iffkortunlty to sec still another flirt hIiuhIiik iief a flint, masterpiece, here. The ntiii of thN anew drama are Theouore Honoris and K.un- VW. 111111 una nllrl tllpv wl'l lift ncpii Imrn today. Tuesday and .Wednesday In "Tlio Cost of Hatred." Another two-day featme will IiceIii nt iJ'fcthe Bluchlrd on Thuisday iimurilday, when Paulino Kiederfck appeals In "W.ipho." Vty ..: . i Anions the well-itnowii players vim mo rUrwearlntc In suppoit of MurRiietitn (.'Litis !T'.. .... Tlln....n.lln.nKin....l Tl ! .. . . In 'lie J''uus rwjci.viaimuuni ritlulti Th Fortunes of Fill." which Is the attrac- 'tlon at tho l'aik Theatie Wednesda), ait fjohn Salnpolls, William Soiellc, Vonnn Cb-aller, Kate Letter, Jean t.authler and J, h .IllHIH.V. t" ....... 3 William Fov jiresents Iloheit If JIatitfll, $ 6tuart Holmes, Walter Miller, (leneUeve Hamper, uiaire iimiey aim i.ouise i.iai In "TanKled l.i.es" at tho Owiliro k on Wednesday. This wondeiful story of Kiir !nh life was enacted In Jamaica, uheie the MttlnKS were especially adapted for an English story. The famous as,lum scenes were taken nt tho Colonial Insane Asylum, nrt all the settLnps liap thai KiMiulnencss .3 uhlch rings true. A dramatic screen ad.ip ! tallon of tho Internationallj famous hook , Ijld play Ul liiul naniu in inu icauik, ( Wlillo author after author Is haliiR his ''popular wiHIiirs adapted for the screen ' with bew.lderliiR lapldlty and with more or I less success fioin the Icupolut of cnter talnment for the loveis of motion plctuies, the VllaRraph I'omp.iny. after much caio i nd hard worn, lias neen lonunaie in a f most altlstlc deRiee In 1su.IIzIiir a scries ' of the alwas (leliRlitfu! short stoiles by ! that faoilte Ameilcan wilter, O. Henry, ind these will bo presented as an added t attraction at the l.lalto Theatre week after i, cek until tlio supply or these Rood thlliRs Eta exhausted. They will bo utilized as an extra added nttiactlon ceiy Jionu.iy. ine first story beliiR that clever tale, "The Thlid ' Ingredient " The Locust olfeis foi today mid Tuesday that whhlwlnd nf the nims and the most finished lomedlan nf the speakliiR staRe. DoucUs Fairbanks. In one nf the most laughable of his iccent successes. "Flitting With Fate." Hi which he is called upon tn do thlnRs In that lemarkable manner that has mado hint the idol of tin- Urns S'onua TalmadRO in "The Law of Com pensation," a new drama nf modern Ameri can life by Wilson Mlzucr, co-author with Taul AimstioiiR of the dramas. "Alias ,IIm mle Valentine" and "The Oeep I'urple," will be at tho Strand the last part of this week. Jllfs TalmaORe. whose recent appearance was In "P.intlien," In which she achieved her Rreatest him ecu success, enacts a illlli- Farmer Smith's Column I$,SEHA Li neal est Children: Tho other day I as tnlklni- in n I'l.iHMnnni. and I asked the children which was the Rreatest pitcher, the lone who thiew tlio most balls or tho one who threw the least number ut uaus. nunm of my Little People thought the man who ihrnii' tlin ..iDnlnul mimliMi. nf li.lllM WaH tile i greatest pitcher, but 1 assure Mu that the greatest pitcher I know about is tho one who iiuows wie i,rirtrii numuer m iun-.. Ho la 'I'HIMl'TC Ho hiivch llt.MSFLF. ''J tnd. therefore, saes money nnd strenBtli. 1- l-et us suppose tlio natter is leuuy ami v me pucner is also icauy. nuuueuiy me rtllrlior. tiaoa n ., nl.l o.it ulltlm fill vlirllt flplll .,,v,,v, no ,,,, uti, v,,v n, ..'.-. '.. . - ' - fence. Uoes ho tluow tho ball at the cat '( or does he throw It where It beloiiRs? Where It beloiiRS, ol course. This Is whaf i wc call directed enetey. A waste or time . ami BltAni-ih lu iieo.l , M I U.illi'Aftml nimrirv. If 1 pointed out to my little friends that If a noy or Rill wishes to be stroiiR ami wen tretifith and enerRy must bo saed. Instead of pulllns tho baby's hair fifteen times a V'l'x y l "'m sao siici:kui m pun n iiu .',la once. or. HETTKIl STILL, not at all. Instead of JAHnnniNG with jour toiiRiie It would be better to talk LESS and say MORE. SAVE YOUR STRENGTH! Your lovlnc editor, FARJJEIt SMITH. STRANGE ADVENTURES OF HILLY BUMI'US THE RAGMAN By Farmer Smith "How quiet and straiiRe cverythlnR Is," thought Billy Bumpis to himself as he walked nloiiR. "When you walk alone and everythlnR Is ejulet, It Is because YOU are quiet," said the Uttla voice Inside Hilly. "There goes nly conscience talking to me," thought Billy. JU8t nt that mlniitn a. newsn.iner came ,' blowlnsr oer tho fields, Billy caught it i-' ucKrtii iu uevuur u, lie imu iwkuii 'i line second page when a man came running J up and chased him nway. Rllly did not go l very rar, but turned to look at tne man who was saying out loud: "Stupid goat! How can he be so care less as to eat such expensive things. For all I know ho will be eating un rags, before I can gather them up. I wonder why people put up with such things aa goats?" The man went on his way nnd soon he I law a pile of rags. He stooped to pick mem up when, nil of a suauen, Miuy Bumpus butted htm and sent him rolling on the ground. Then Billy began to eat the rags which had fallen out of the ragman's bag. "Here!" cried the man. "Stop that." Once more ha fitnrtiwi In i-nthA nn Hia rntrs ' Whlrh mil r,a 1 1 !.- t... nA .- .,..... ...,. uu icii, uuu uuiuiu no nn i' t irm 'tn cut lila .aun. iiit. i..i t..,tiAa . ..... - . ....,, . muafc -Jin. nuu uu.... ij him again. Then a sudden thought struck j ,Blly: he would make the man chase him? , The ragman got on his feet and started iq cnase uuiy, Now. that wise fellow kept JUst far enough ahead of the ragman so that the poor fellow kept chasing and chas. In until finally Billy lav down and the inan went over him head over hoels. Blllv turned and tnrAr nnA -nn IaaIt nf him. Thea ran back to the ragbag and devoured It "Aha. I" he exclaimed. "What one roat's gain Is another's loss." By rtfcat time he had eaten th hmr nmi nil. it .took but a minute for hlra to reach a clump m. uiuncB, wnere ne nto. i.Far In the distance he heard a noise, sunded like a based rum I It S X Cousin of Admiral !).. lnlla CARUSLB, Pa., April 10. William R. v.. i1"? Wclty, a cousin of the Admiral Dewey, ttftfConwav Hall. sallon." ro' '" "Tllc ,'ftw of Conipen- "The art nf the pliotndranm l strliHim mo'a l"llM'":'"" loo.,."ys & VnJlmn, P . cmlm'm lUlx-lim tnigedlenne. ,Jil V l"1"" "f "", " " a long merles of wnrld-famoiis -lais who will Vm- f th iVh"VUV,' "io '"il"'T and genius of he Herbert Ilienun Film forporallon All we liae to do Is tn .nmp.iii. the llhns f day will, th,,,., nf just ., f,.w n,n.,s liKo tn loan,,. , t. ir, , Illlv ),,,., in I .. l"m'r' h.im NaxliuoMi She will lie the main attnutln , Tiie-dav nt the Fnlrmount At the tVil.ii nn Thilisday theie will be. Slaignilta Fischer In "Tim IVail of P.ua-i ulse As a beautiful Smith Sea Is'aml ' maiden. Jlnigarlta Flsclur adds another I notable succesH to the nn list of sIhrp mid sereei, pimliictions In whUU she has staned sine lier remarkable stage triumph at the iiRe of twele. when she as featured III her mn Miuipnti) tfliere Is an Inileserlbable fasclnatlun nbiiut ileseit Island stories with attiarlle lieinliios and a tlaor of the salt pens nuoill lllelll. For the iiiuntb nf Mn nn elalmiHte ): Rlilm of (1rst-cl.tr fentuies Is scheduled at the ItlilRe Aenlin Theatie, commencing Fi I day, Al,ij ). Clriille Chaplin, In "The Cine" ; May 7. ("lain Kimball Young, lu "The I'rlco She I'alil". Filday nml Satuulav. Jlav It nnd 12, "CMIIratlnn." Vnleska Suratt, In "Mie." Is up the pthedille for Ala II. ".No'ei-Do-Wcll" Is on for n repeat dale May 25. Sarah Ileinhanlt. In "Mothers of Fiance." .May 26, and Theda Run. lu "Her Greatest Love," fin .May at and .lime I. lu addition tn the abue a feature Is shown dally. Louis II Hell has mice mure euteitil the publli'lt dep.utiiu'iit nf the Frelhnfer thea tres under the giueral nuuiageiiient nf ('. Stumper. An eMellent piogram is being Issued for eaili thiatie From that of the Coliseum the follow Ihr has been clipped "FnrKet..Me-t. sinning Kilty Gordon. Is the (list nf the Win hi plctuies made under the illiectlnn of William A Hiadj. tn be shown exclusively West Philadelphia eeiy Friday and Saturday at the New Coliseum. Some nf tho ntheis tint will be shown lu the near future ,aie Allie Hradv. ill 'Dalkest Itussla"; 'ullyle Hlackwell. lu 'The Page Mystery." and Mine S.unh Hem linrdt, in 'Motheis of Fiance ' The tlrst ihapter of Pathe's sella'. "The Msteiy of tho Double Ctoss." featuring Mollle King and Leon Hairy, will be given "Of couise, e must havo good nuislc as well as good plctuies to make the enleilalii nient satisfying. And this we h.ie nssiiied you In procuring the well-known organist, Francis llngau, to play at each petfnim mice Mr. llogan's leoltals have heroine extremely popular with our patrons, mid lie tells us that he will be more than pleased tn lender any selection that our tuitions may desire." Cinules Segal, proprietor and manager of tho Apollo, has a new hobby It Is that nf purchasing minle theatres lu the north ern section of Fifty-second stieet and con eitlng them Jntn garages and stores Needless tn add this process has left the Apollo the nnlv place nf amusement in that locality of West Philadelphia. Another chain has been added In tho link nf theatres cnmprislug the chain now belonging tn the Central Maikct Stieet Theaties Company, of which Frank ISuhler Is general manaRer It Is thn Ituhy, lo cated on Market Ik low Seventh stieet. A snopsls of tho feature dim is glien eeiy day upon the piogram of the Tioga distributed to tho patrons. The extra films are also gien lu a compact form. At last the movie fan can see an all lomedy program The wnagement nt the Fifty-sixth announces n 1916 teiew of Charles Chaplin, embracing somo nf. his best productions This will be shown on Wednesday and Thursday. A timely title Is "Mayblossom," In which Pearl White and Hal Ford hip featiued It will be nt tho Libtrty nn Wednesday. Manager Osborne, of the local Pathe ollke, has cIi.uro of "The Neglected Wife," tho new seilal stoty. Sa . ,,i0i wv;c fbfi w fib 6 vr touches every phase of that mysterious experience in a woman's life just before her baby is born, her mystery of soul, her anguish of body, her apprehension of mind, her bit ter suffering and her exquisite joy; her concern about diet, exercise, doctors, nurses, hos pitals, and dollars and cents. It is an autobiography of the supreme period in a woman's life, told without reserve, yet with delicacy and modesty. 12mo. SI. 25. For Sale at all Bookttoret A. C. McClurg & Co. Publishers proof: not THE WORLD'S WAR Through Woman's Eyes By ELLEN ADAIR The New Offensive and LONDON. April II GCItMANY s nu aliening seems tq be on tho eve of ig from many nlu dreams: Visions of wnrld ronciliest. conjured In the minds of a ileliidul people, are fading before the painful reality of hunger nt Inline unit defeat III the Held liven the fetish nf Kalserdnni Itself has Inst 1 1 s Inllueuce The tide nf democ racy Is setting In. An Iniinenselv lu te I e s t I u g altlele, penned by mie nf the must eminent Ger man thiukeis nf the l.i.v appeals lu a cnp.v nf the Itlieln i s i li - Weslfnllsi lie X.eltung and seeks In shutter once fur all Ihe Getiuau dic.inis nf a lii'imai ll.isl The lleillti-llng-i a d wlll-n'-llie-wlsi i.i.i.t..s ah iii: is -nil tlhkcring alt lis iiilglual fm in. nnw aiouml us now with a cniilluualiiin tnwaid llambuig tn the west nnd Calcntti, m the easl. nr even e. tendlng fimii the Not III Cape in ll.igil.id "It cantint be t bepl.v liupn ed mi all that such things as these ale sjmpl.v Impos sible nf ieall.atlnii and that the nt,l le sult nf such falitaslle Ideas can be tn lead the ieiman n.il ton ulteil.v astiay "Viewed f i ii rninmeiilal standpoint, Ihe dreams that have been evoked lu Get many bv this lipilln-ll.igd.id line can only end In a llasrii Wh.v shnuld we cute I nil a mad escapade fiuuo' miles wa when we have all we waul at llainbiiig and Hieineii? We must fue our seaports finni llnglands ciintnil. huwevel, foi , unless wu do that, we never shall bo flee, whether we lnlliiRe lu the bar.iais nf It. mil. id or smoke opium III Calcutta I" Ni:W UFFIINSIVF. ItAGCS Meanwhile the new nlfenslve lu laRlng nil the w.steiu fiuiit On Easier Sunday III the little villages behind the battle lines, with a son of tl.lglc irony, tlio bells of Flench ihuuhes wem ilnglng. Un the altar stejis pileses were reciting the old words of faith- Itesunexl t adhtic tecum sum' Alleluia!" (I have arisen, and I am with thee always!) A filend of mine lias sent n teller Home today from Fr.mct a letter written In the midst of war: "As I went up the mad to the battle lines on Caster Sunday I passed a battalion of our men, the men who me lighting today, standing In u hollow squat e with bowed heads while the chaplain conducted the Easter service It was Easter Sunday, but no tiure of God. "I went to a Held outside of Airas and .ooked Into the lulus of the cathedial city. The cathedral Itself stood clear 111 Hie sun light, with a diep black shadow wheie Us nmf and nlshs hail been The enemy was Hinging high explosives Into the city nnd clouds nf shinpnel burst above it. It was bell lu Arias, though Easter Sunday. "Thde was one cnntluiious loar of death! Hundieds nf batteries at wmk! line Hkuip In this landscape of war made some olllcers about me laugh, lie was a French plow man who upholds the tradition of war. Zola saw him In 1ST", and I have seen him on the edge of the oilier battlefields, nnd hero he was again driving a pair nf sturdy homes nnd his plow acmss a sloping Held not a furlong away fioin the lllage where the German shells weie raising rosy clouds of brick dust ' "So he cave pialso to the Lord on Easter I t in wmh a lub ful of clothe: fur yuu-FKEE-iuat lo show you how tlroplt andraiy It IB with Al'EX. Say good-bye to irksomo washdays good-bye to the rub nnd scrub. Do ours electrically with APKX. No work; no wear. No rubblnir clothes to shreds 'cainst a washboard ; no bolllnn to rot tho fabrics. Tbe APEX Electric Washer Is the natural-vacuum suction washer. Itdraws waterthrouEhCr.J throuuh the clothes, dislode !ntr every partlcloof dirt. Cleans dainty laces and heavy blankets- cleans collars and cutis and skirt bottoms. Tne wrtneer swlntrs to any anu'le. If your local electric supply dealer has not ArEX, write, call or 'phone Walnut 280 for booklet or better, let in :cnd APEa to 'our home. to wtih a tuMul nt clothe, ,'or .ou. No obligation, l'rlce I7. Termi to lull j our convenience. ELLIOTT.LEW1S ELECTRICAL CO., Ine. Sola Distributors 1017-10.21 Race Street Alio on Exhibition and Sal at On trill Klectrlc l.otk Co., IS . 3th M,l llo.lns' -"t hhei. W fhe.tnut Mre.t) 1 t. Illunillii A l'o SH h. Iflth treeti .In,. ,. Cuinnilngs & Son.. 4540 l'ninkford A, Modem Kleilrle Shop, 4717 North Hrnad St. " Xp" I'MJlfo- is Mi Mann & Dilks U02 CHESTNUT STREET Tyrol Wool Tailored Suits Militaire Suits For Ladies and Misses 23.75, 24.75, 27.75 Original Models and Exclusive Colors Black Suits for mourning pur poses. White Suits that are damp will 'not wrinkle an wil shrin k. NEW Top, Motor Trench Coats MANN ft DlLKS litt CHESTNUT ftTHECT Germany's Awakening morning nnq prepared the harvests which shall be gathered after the war " WOFNDED FROM ARRAS The wounded who have Just at rived fioin the new offensive have been telling inn of the wondeiful scenes mound Anas, the col umns of ambulance htinylng to the lescue, sometime with cheerful-faced army muses In them, the long, continuous roar of death, the songs the battalions slug In Hunching, the music of tho Mfes and ill urns, so whim sical ami almost sail, and the mad skill nf the pipes Away define the Hiltisli ttoops la,v the fires nf death, to which they weio going very stcailllv, with a tune on their lips, catrylng their lilies and shovels mnl Iron tatloiis. while the rnlu played a tattoo nil their steel helmet Humorous stories are plentiful, ton on a ceitaln fleering April morning- es. It has been freezing and snowing altei nately In Franco these ihi.vs- a sniping olll cer. going his rounds, came upon a Tommy on nbsei vatlon" dill lust under the pua pet and at tjie highest point nf II, nvel look ing a huge mine (later In Nn Man's Land The Tommy had bis eve glued to a perl-, scope and suiioiinded and sut lotindeil as he was by an Icy wind looked Ihe most foi lorti. frozen and alwctl.v mlsetable object on em th. 'See anything''" iimulieil the olllcer 'See ali.vthltig'' Tommy lepeated sar castically without looking around nnd quite unaware' that he was speaking to nn olllcer. "Wlv yer bllnkln' eves n-riitniin and ver bllnkln' noe n-ruimln', and !ier bllnkln' tin 'at a-tumblln' eveiv minute over .ver per- THE Ishln' nose, nnd the blighted periscope froren up wlv mud at the bloomln' peep'ole, ow the blazes I a blighter tn see nny thl)k?'' COCKSURE Sl'HALTEIlNS Young Hrltlsh subalterns when they (list go out to the front are often supremely iRiioiant but "encksute" Many stiauge and sudden awakenings are theirs. On one occasion a "Charlie Chaplin" that terrific high explosive had como over and knocked all the stinting out of a sentry The man staggered to bis feet, except for the tremendous shaking, practically tmliuit, lighting for breath, which tie could not get back for some minutes While he was standing mid gasping n joiing olllcer. n suballetii nnd new ly-i nine out, tinned the corner of the tiench. Theio was a heavv bombnidmi'iit on The Inex perienced uiig plllcer, not knowing what ImiI huppeiied and seeing the sentry un armed (his illle having been blown manv .vnrds away bv the explosion), with knees bent and saRglug body limp, eves staling wildly and mouth lllled with dust, gaping open, Inquired' 'Well, what's the matter with oli"" The man tiled to answer, but had no In ealh to do so and, knocked silly by tho shock, could only gape helplessly nnd Idlotn rally at the olllcer. who again said, this time molo sharplv 'Speak up at once! What's Ihe inatlei with ynu?" t that moment over came another "Charlie Chaplin" and blew the nllli er high into tlin air. Just as the previous one had blown the scnli.v. The nlllier tiled to stumble to hi feet, half-blinded, wholly smotheied and llnee quarters stunned, and the sentry rushed for waid to help him up "lleg paidon sir." cried the sentiy. ' 1 cnllldn t answer ynu be fnte. but that's what was the matter with me ' ' mm EX-PRESIDENT William Howard Taf t As Chairman of the Central Committee of the American National Red Cross will personally edit an Official Red Cross Department IN THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL THE month-to-month needs of the Red Cross: its official messages to the public: what it asks the public to do: what Red Cross chapters and auxiliaries should make and where to send it. All these will be reflected each month in Mr. Taffs De partment. It will be an author itative guide for Red Cross workers, beginning in the next ' ' issue. CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL OPENS DOOR TO NEW PUPILS One Hundred nnd Fifty- Grnrnmnr School Seniors Are Admitted open lmuo was kepi nt the Northeast High School today for grammar school seniors who will ruler tho higher Instltu- ojtegiuqu oftgp END -OF-THE -MONTH SALE 65 Dresses For Daytime and Evening Wear $25 30 ODD Street and Afternoon Xo Kxvhangei; Xo C. K3KlsKa uon ncxi inn. une nunaren nna nny noy, .,. n, ( In chnige of their principals, made a tour 'ttv of tho school as guests of the High School senior. Other grammar school graduating clnsscs will be entertained dally this week. The gjmnasluni, now nearlng completion, Is one nf the center of Interest. For Saturday the Northeast faculty has arianged n track and field meet for the grammar schools. Prizes havo been fur nlshed by the High School senate. 1335-1337 Walnut St. Opposite Ilitz-Carlton Formerly up to $65 DRESSES (tjl Q r f Formerly $1Z.DU up to $35 0. 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