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':t' " " TOTDAY; AUGUST IQ'IQJB lA'GE TWO ' ""T;a' (1t?ANT)Pl i"t,.VENTTNO- OBSE1TV13R; I !J -''' ' ' " Yy.il i M E N S' N EW NEGKWEAR that is distinctive. Just received a collection of Beautiful Silks, in designs and colorings just . enough to.be noticeable, but not "loud." 25tf to $1.50. Hills Department Store . ARCADE I ,JA K riCKPOIlD TODAV AND TOMORItOW. Evoa funnier than "The, Var mint" or Booth Tarkington's 'Seventcpn", In .which he has re cently appeared, Is Jack Plckford'n .: newest Paramount picture) "His Majesty Bunker Bean,' This Is to be shown at the Arcade theatre today and tomorrow and the wel come news has Just come that clever Louse Huff will play the, role of the engaging young 'Tap per.' ' Otphia In . the cast are Edy thei'GImpman, ... xiarl tioxle and Gnatnv. SeyfferUts.' Hart Hoxle Plays .'The. Greatest Pitcher" and Bunker Bean and thr Flapper ro v.gard hjm aa, the world's eighth yonder, addng much to the fun of the produollon which abounds Jnj humorous situations and slde- jjpjlttlevirjjncidojtsr. TJjegniunpny wnien ;minKav 11131818 on regaralug as hfs" former 'self' Is shown as is the fa'thful dog Napoleon, and the inimitable gnandmother of tho Flajppbi' ; The Allies War Review wll also bo presented. These are official War pictftrea ssued by the U. 8. "Burea i of I'ubllc Information. I SHERRY'S MAIXJ1-: KH.NMCDY ADDS "STUNT TO LA van . ISO I'KTVH'- i- ' ' "Anil Her DnHng" New Pbraae . ' Supplementing "Her Eyo mm Her smile. " ' h.1n.. 1 I -.1 jiiiuEQ nviiuvjuy s logigu Ul uu- f nilrers will add "and her daring") I to the phrase "and her eyes and her. smile," which fits the charming !! duldwyn: star so admirably, ntta ! tlicy tee her In "Our Little Wife,"! A'vory Hnpwopd's hilarious and ex- li citing play, at the Sherry last show j today. jl One ijt ahe, many thrilling Incl- dbnst" in the popular piece niida Mlss-'K'onnddy' hanging from a flre-ij escape, with logs waving wildly, In I mi effort .to extricate herself from 1 1 a position .that a Jealous husband jj wuuiii iuuk upon as compromising. And 'te einpluislze her eurageus ness, a minute passet before she treads safely on the floor of the room bo Is so eager to flee. All would hnvo gone well with Dodo (Miss Kennedy) if she had donned a man's attire, to nwko her escape, instead of trying It in tho gaudy costume she wore and which was caught In one of the ninny entanglements that make place! J of pari), roller than a safety tone. out of the average New York ap-J artmcnt house flre-eseape. Ofi course, ono ot Dodo's friends J comes to her rescue, but only after !i she hiis fully demonstrated that stunts like that hold llttlo terror I for her. "While I would rnthe,r give plc- turo Imeia a laugh than a thrill, I didn't mind that experience J much," replied Miss Kennedy to snji Interviewer at the studio. "I know i J the nubile likes a thriller llkeii that now and then, so why not J furnish It, ir .mere isn't too mum ,laniir In tliA takinff?" '! tA comedy will also be 3 shown. J i S-T -A-R JIAHV VU Kl't)ltl AT TIIK j HTAU HATI IIOAY AXU Ml'MDAV .1 Tn iindnubtedlv the most srlo-!! plug und .thrilling photodrama lnj which he has ever appeared, the nation' sweetheart, Mary IMckford, -will' be seen at the Star theatre tomorrow In her newest Artcraft picture, "The Little Amorlcan." A vital story by Ceoll B. Df Mille and Jennie- Macpherson ' and produced under the personal direction of Mr. De Mllle, wIiobb many croa tlons have made him one of the foremost masters of photoplny technique, this film offers a par- tlcularly timely subject of patrl - otic theme. t rainee her appeainnce at the hoad of her own company for the Art oraft PlrtUires Corporation, Miss Pkkford has appeared in sovcrul atroiiK. dramatic photoplays, Hnr recent production, "A Homance of tne Redwoods.' W.licll W llOU flrstMni; Ihw Mirirnr Ihnn Ihn rnmhlneil shown proved a sensation, made, njliaco of Frunco und England. It lasting Impression upon the minds lis our duty to stand by every ot hor. thousands of admirers. How- Inu'ullo servant who efflclf ntlv. fnai'-lj10" ever. In "The Little Amorlcan." she Is, given a story which for thrill-'duly log slluatloiis and great appo-il outdoei anything tho famous llttlu star hm ever appeared In. Tho slory deals wRh the present ! grept war and olTers various sin-: prJos that when soen on llm Bcrben, wlirr dlsclbso AamarkobUf en-ects. Ab' the little , .Aiiioiieatt j girl inarroned In a -French ch-iteau ' Wh'lle tho batt'o surges around her, i Llttlo Mary is given an oppor tunity to 'display the wondorful ; dramatic ability with which she la gifted. Although the slory deals with the, war, tt Is not of Ihd. tame type as tho ordinary war dra ma, us It deals moro with tho in-1 tlmnto than with the mineral. In keeping with the talents of tho J star an exceptionally cnpablo sup.1 porting cast appears In this pro-1 ductlon. including Biich well-known! players as Hobart Dosworth, Jack : Holt, James Nelll, Raymond Hut-; ,on' 0ny ollvor' Edythe, Chapman, LRtllun Lelghton, Waller Long, Dewltt Jennings and llttlo lien Alexander. ............ I . I ACQUIRING A PERFECT FIGURE Most women who have perfect figures did not have them orig inally. They have acquired them. A woman gradually takes the shape of her corset so the corset produced by the most artistic deslener is the right one to wear to secure a perfect figure jb brviaT'SoRSETiS ! rront Laoed are most symmetrically and ar tistically designed. They are comfortable, stylish nml grad ually mold the figure into those beautiful lines that every wo man admires and desires. PAULINE LEDERLE YELLOW OOG CLUBS SUCCESS TICDttY" ItOUSKVBI.T WRITES HIS EN DOKSEM ENT. - Movement Was Started By Henry . Irving Dodge, In Witty Story In the East. NEW YORK, Aug. 1C Theo dora KooseveU, ' with characteristic tores has ondoiEed the natlon-wld movoiiiittui against tho 'Yellow Donii" wlm are aiding tho enemy by uploading CJorman made stories, and demoralising lying rumors. In a letter addressed to the Na tional Deputy at Ilondquarto . of tho Anli-Yollow Dog Club, in Now York Cty, our eic-prcsident nmpll. nos. the slogan of-the Antl-Yollow Dog Cluhu, which la "Frco Speech, Yes!, Free Mas, No!" mid lends his ! pioral suppoit -to the object of the. 1MICUK in mo nanus ui ui im clubs which Is to muko every or-.ougbrod Amurlcan rup," a torm nor or Amorlcan 100 per cent he nfTectlonatoly npplled to tho AmarUan, by uwakfenlng' tho pn,. loyal American boy. 'pie to the troachnry of the I.oil Thla Idea has solved the problem I propagandist who la iiblng thoof suppressuig verbal disoyally and ;mouth of thoughtkM A meiicaiu to! thousands of clubs have already Isprflftd tho gospol of the Kalaer. bep formed throughout tho coun Mr. - Hnosevolt saya: ' I try. In many instaucea Antl-'iol- 1 " . , , , , ' 'low Don Clubs have boon formed Mr-. Chas. J,,GlpKrlQh. MIlder tl,e alrect 8prvislon of tho Deputy, Anti-Yellow Dog Club, jhe:lda of nbX manufacturing com 730 7th Ave., Now York City, i panics whore It has tho effort of Dear Sir: .' jfeirotln'r out the deliberate,- aglta- .T n,l nil o.mrf lnrk.1,1 vnn efforts to stapt - tho Anti-Yellow Dug Cluba. It la tho duty of ilio Amorlcin Brgoplo to put this war till (High to ii finish. It Is our duty to inalat upon a 100 per cent Ame ficunism In thla land, and to; tole rate no divided allegianco. It la our duly to back up the govern ment In extending the, draft; in en- :couragIng and Ims-ratlng upon tho speeding up of our wirplano pro. grain, our field gun program and overy o'.lior luduntry connected with Iho war and to back It un by uejiuling the greatest possible number " of i soldiers abroad until vou ot an armv on the fluht- ilraslv and nalrintlralv ilr,e:i along thcie linex ' tt is no loss our duty to foar- Ijosslv oiiDone nnv nubile servant The Little American" The Great, Patriotic, Spectacular, Photoplay, at the ITAR THEATRE LYsK in . Vss 4! i. r V Thrilling J hi I . u j,,,ji ,4f Hi, , - -r who' such "duty. ' ' This Isn't ony one nnn'i war, und Isn't any . government organi zation's war. ' It's tho -war of Aim American people. It's tlialr duty to inahif that all their savants car. ry H on with the highest effici ency. ,.WIth. all good wishes, i'allhfully yours, (Signed) v ' -.- THEODOHE ROOBEVKLT. The establishment of Antl-Yollow Dog Cluba throughout America, la tho renult ofvth.o suggestion In "Tho Yollow Dog'," by Henry Irving Dodge, the well-known author of "Skinner's Dresaj Suit;' and "Skin ner's Dig Idea." In "The Yqllow Dog" i Henry living Dodge .npplled Ills genius for writing subtle comedy to the seri ous work of - the moment and In Una humor of hhT latest work of fiction, he pointed the way to com- pletely mippresB' German propagan da ' ' ; With poignant wit he christon'od the, American who repeats the lies of the Kaiser's agents, a "Yollow Dog" and then showed how tho I yellow dog could be mado to change color by tho application of '" 111 lllo luim. vi.u I'KMi JIOTHKn!" Woiindeil V S .Marines In I-'runrc, When Wounded, Always Want to Send Word Homo. PARIS, . France, August 10 (Spe cial) I'Tell Mother!" These are always the, first words of tho wounded U. S. Marines, those de vil dog fightors who routed the pick of the German forces In tho recent buttle on tho Maine, when they are brought Into hospitals hero. ! Ona Marine, Just a boy, said: "I'vo been a sort of wanderer for tho nast Blx years. I guess the ! follis back homo thought I was 'oou fo! nothing. But now I wish would write Mother for -mo i und Jusl tc,U her-1 made good.1 Observer advertising wili Dring re- 'suits. -iN- it.' H i;";rf.'- 0 Romantic Spectacular ' William l; Edison, tne second son of Thomas A. Edison, who Is following In his father's footsteps as far as me. ehanlcal genius Is concerned, has en listed in the United States Tank corps flftr rioclintna an officer's commission. J At the age of nineteen he enlisted In the First regiment, U. 6. volunteer en gineers, with a corporal's rating, dur ing the Spanish-American war. He Is now thirty-eight years old. 1XST1TITK TO OPKX. (Continued Prom Page 1.) October 14, 15, 10 Morrow. October 16, 17, 18 Wheeler. October 21. 22, 23 Jeprson. October 23, 24, 25 Harney. October 20, 26, 27 Curry. 'November 4, 6, 6 Washington. October 30-November 1, 2 Clatsop. November 6, 7, 8 Yamhll. Novcmer 13, 14, 15 Polk. November 20, 26, 27 Marion-Lane-Umatilla. Docember 2, 3, 4 Hood River. December 18, 19, 20 Deschutes Crook, (joint.) Christmas week Multomah. Christinas week Columbia. THE GREATEST PATRI OTIC STORY EVER FILMED. ..It will quicken the heart of every Ameri can. SEE The Thrilling Scenes following the Torpe doing of tho Lusitania. &1E AMERICA'S SWEETHEART outwit and snub a German General. SEE the Queen of the Motion Picture art escape the 'ron Hand of Prussianism SEE the Huns baffled by Uncle Sam's Favo rite Niece. The groceries we sell are pure. ' . - We keep our stock 'freshnew goods arriving daily. Our stoer is clean and sanitary; we keep our goods pro tected from dirt "and dust. . .. .-V V ' We fill your order igrht; you will get exactly what you want. '.x'A i ' . 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