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TT. LLVE PAGIT, DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1918, pact? nvn Motion Picture News Last Chance to See- The Great Doctor TflAVELUTTE AT He Alto IIGIIT What the Picture Theater Hard to Tell You. VAi.t.nii: I'UXTIXG IS 1KSTIU)VKI) ooooo LAST TIME TODAY ooooo Greater Vita graph Co. Presents THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ACTOR H. ,SOTH SUPPORTED BY THE FAMOUS ENGLISH BEAUTY PEGGY HYLAUD in IS ATOM HIS CHATTEL 7 ACTS 7 In addition for the Kiddies the Katzenjamer Kids, Hans and Fritz in "Monkey Shines." Adults 15c No Advance in Admission. Children Sc i "THE CHATTKL" Bluke Waring, a fi nancier, whose life code la: "I must and will have the best; For It I will pay any price an 1 count the cost fair But once the thing is mine It Is mine own to do with aa I please, and none shall Interfere." COSG TUESDAY and PB Helen Mm in chapter 2 of "1 LASS Of THE LUMBERLANDS" and KOLB X DILLliii tic five act feature W ooooo 000000000000000 0000000000 oooooooooo E. It tjothor,, UuIim Canvass Worth Hundreds of Dollars. One scene alone in "The Chattel," the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon' Feature tarring the world's most famous ac tor, E. H. Sothern, cost the Vitagraph company hundreds of dollars. Mr. Sothern as a wealthy financier, purchased a beautiful painting called "Hhe Chattel." He believes his girl wlfe his chattel also as he helped her father out of financial difficulties be. fore their marriage. When she learm of the state of affairs she plays against him in the stock exchange and buys her reedom. It Is then that he slashes the can vass of "The Chattel," with a sword despondent because, for the first time in his life he has failed in keep ing what he coveted. This painting played a large part In the story and was purchased by the Vitagraph company for a large sum. Nevertheless, nothing was done to prevent the destruction of the valu able canvas for to have eliminated the scene would have meant dramat. Ic suicide on the part of the plot. See this film at the Pastime theater today. KSOTOH CHPJSIMAS CflOIIlCMt llUAU-btU. mm Qive them KRYPTOKS for Cljrtstmas- and help them do away with the inconvenience of changing or replacing glasses every time they wish to sew or read, or look across the room. KRYPTOft LV GLASSES IV K U T P TO K (pronounced Crlp-tock) Glasses help you to see with the eyesight of younger days, and keep you young look ing. One pair of KUYPTOKS has the optical advantages of two THE QUIT IMVISIBU BIFOCAL pairs of single vision glasses, and they are unblemished by the line or seam that mars old-style bifocals. They make an Ideal Christmas iilft. and are easy to give because of our Christmas Gift Certificate. Ask us about It. DALE ROTHWELL Optometrist and Optician American Natl. Bank Bldg. ? Phone 609 AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIPS BUILT HERE FOR RUSSIA M "Santa Claus" Conroy Will Make Every Home in Pendleton a Present By Reducing Their Christmas Dinner Costs. BANANAS, Dozen 25c STANDARD CORN STANDARD PEAS STANDARD BEANS STANDARD TOMATOES HI 1 0 r; New Italian Prunes, 3 lbs.. '. 25 New Italian Prunes, large, 2 lbs 25 Evaporated Peaches, pound 10 Centenial Pancake Flour "25 Peacock Buckwheat, still 25f Shredded Wheat, 2 for 25 Baking Sola, 4 for :., 25? Pickles, gal, glass, sweets $1.10 Sours and Dills 85 FOLGERS BAKING POWDER, 1 lb. 40c 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.25. LOG CABIN CANE AND MAPLE SYRUP, Quarts 42c; V gal. 70c; gal $1.35 Best 10c Crepe Toilet Paper, 4 for 25 Don't f of get we save you from 10 to 15c on our Brooms at 35c, 50c and 60c TABLE SALT, 50 LB. SACK . (Not Dairy) 65c BEST VINEGAR, BRING YOUR JUG, gal. 30c COAL OIL, BRING YOUR CAN, 5 gallons 85c 1 u in ! Kli" Armored Motor Boat nisi-hwti by Contract Suit and Counter Claim. NEW YORK, Dee, II. "Land go ing" motor bouts, lashed to pontoon carriages and rumbling over at least thirty-seven miles of rouKh country, speeding through shallow water by means of propellers placed in tunnels within the hulls, blazing their way with machine guns and thwarting bullets by steel girdles around their vitals these are specifications of lit tle machines made for Russia in New Haven. Their existence came to litfht through a suit brought In the supreme court here by the Welin .Marine Equipment Company for t'5,320. claimed to be due on a $1 13,370 con tract for thirty such boats ordered by the Mitsui Company, brokers, for a "foreign government." It is learned counsel have settled the litigation out of court. The bouts will be sold for the benefit of the litigants. A counter claim of more than 1150, ono for I breach of contract was advanced bv the Japanese firm of brokers. A representative of the brokers said he thought the boats were wanted when Russia had control of much swamp country In Poland. "I'd better not tell you any more," he said. Time Is short for Christmas ship, ping, but there Is enough time to permit the industrious buyer to spend his money. Dr. Tau'lutte Held Over. In response to the demand of an in. sistent public, Manager Cooper of the Alta theuter was auccefsful In retain ing "The King of Hypnotists" for Sunday and Monday's performances and Monday night will absolutely be the last chance to see "the man who set the world lufln' " for the com pany goes to Walla Walla for the re mainder of the, week. During his stay at the Alta theater, capacity business was the order of the day and last night was no exception and he kept his audience In a constant roar of laughter through the amus ing antics of the subjects over whom he exercised his powers. The doctot stated he had arranged an exception ally fine program for Monday night so the people will beJaughing for weeks after when they"" think back about what they saw. On this night he will have a clas of lady subjects upon the stage and present new and novel testa especially arranged. Ill MKTr.UOIP TOR THE T1UAXGI.K KIIH.ETS A street of the early California pe. riod with saloons, gambling halls and cabins, numbering more than seventy structures, was built especially for tha triangle-Fine Arts production, "Sis. ter of Six," directed by C. M. and S. A. Franklin, and starring Bessie Love. Indians, gamblers, Chinese and cow boys appear in tha street scene, which is one of the most elaborate of Its kind ever built for a motion picture production. An old western stage coach, which ran from Sacramento to San Francisco In 1860, is used in the play. Ed Burns, a nex-cow puncher. drives the coach. The Triangle kid dies soon wearied of riding ln the stage coach, as the vehicle, devoid of springs, bumped the.m around most cruelly. The Temple offers for a comedv to day "His First False Step." a Keystone in two reels. It's a scream. BEST SAVED FOR THE LAST Lady Subjects in new, neat, nov&l tests. Extra big time vaudeville. O SCT EC SOf O JESSE L. LASKY Presents the Incomparable If! yore lore in a modern screen melodrama VIO THE LE VERE GRIMM TRIO. Singing and Musical Feature Act. GEO. NEWTON Comedy Talking Ropeing Act. Don't Miss This, the Best for Tonight TONIGHT (0) Tfllij A Beautiful Essany Drama. SHOOTING UP THE MOVIES A big 2 act Western Comedy the kind the Cosy runs. GRANT POLICE REPORTER The House of Three Deuces. IF ITS GOOD YOU WILL SEE IT AT THE COSY Itii'liard HardUur Davis- "Somewhere In France." Louise Glaum, who made such a hit here at the Temple a short tlmi ago and Howard Hickman have a strong supporting cast, it is announced in the new Triangle-Kay Bee feature, "Somewhere in France." It includes such Triangle favorites as Jos. P, Dowllng. Fanny Midgley, Jerome Storm, George Fisher and Carl Ull man. 28 Years Ago Today SOLD LOOT FROM SHIP . BLOWN UP IN RUSSIA Before departing to discover the r-acmc uoi. Kooseveit Kindly took a moment to explain how the election went. Real Thanksgiving, like a good i complexion; comes from within. Mary Pickford, "Cameraman" IlilHIlH t h --:v s i H I i n J : ;V . . - " 4! m 'i ML -: A: . v. . , yw t , v C ; - f - ' -' mm Mary Picltford his litr own Sim produclnf company now and from the picture it might be inferred that " " intcndinit to familiariie herself with every detail of production. Aa a matter of fact, e haa na such intention. Oil and water won't mi, (he eava, and even though the il the boas ahe'a going to connne her i ! ,".tc',!,.t0 making her Artcraft picture! the way she beltcTea her admirers want to ace her. The mechan ical and business enda of the enterprise aren't going to keep her awake nights. No, in this picture Miry Pickford is just acting out a little bit while, the camera man'l back ia turned and his crank la not. Sho'a a mischievous little person around the studio, is "thir Mary," and likea to relax entirely whenever not engaged in the serious business of rehearsal or actual timing of scenes. Any of the children who have appeared with her In pictures can tell of fruitlesa attempts to outdo her in pranks. She had lot of fun while "Lesa Than the Dust" waa being made because there are Iota of children in that pitlure. Here aha ia ahown with her director, John Rmeraon. The man under the aun Btiield ia a real fortune teller, engaged for a similar part in the new Artcraft production to give the acenea in which he appears the proper atmosphere. (From the Daily East Oregon Ian, Dec. 11, 18S8.) The. person who borrowed Charles Browofield's trestles ia cordially in vited to return the same or suffer the consequences. M. I Weston and Ebert Redd left for their sheep camp 20 miles from town yesterday to take a hand in branding their sheep, of which they have 1500. Pneumonia seemi to be going the rounds in Pendleton, several having experienced a visit from this unpleas ant disease. Mrs. A. J. Long Is the lat. est victim. Mrs. W. S. Forbes returned on this morning's train to her home in La Grande. Another candidate for treasurer has taken the field, James Hardwick. who has privately announced him- 1 "elf as an aspirant for the office. E. H. Clarke, the genial woolman, is absent on a trip across the moun tains in the interests of his firm. Saturday a dog on the inside of Falck & Cohen's store made a break for the plate glass window shattering it to pieces. On reaching the side walk the animal gazed unconcernedly for awhile at the damage it had wrought and then trotted away uninjured. NEW YORK. Dec 11. Samuel Gatter. thirty-four, a Junkman, who Uvea at No. 5015 Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, and haa a shop at No. 175 Forty-eighth street., that borough, waa held in 13000 ball by United States Commissioner Cahoone yester day, charged with receiving; stolen goods. It is aUeged that between Not. 1 and Nov. 17 Gatter came Into unlaw. ful possession of twenty-seven binoc ulars Intended for the Russian gov ernment They were aboard a ship which left Bush Terminal with a car go of war material. This ship As sistant United States Attorney Beer calls it the Comance Badellls. which he 4hinks is Incorrect was blown up mysteriously soon after it reached Archanged, Russia. The complaint against Gatter was made by George Cox. chief guard a; the pie, who alleged several binocu. lars werestolen. Gatter denied that h received the glasses dishonestly. He told Capt. Tunney of the police department bomb squad that a man he did not name sold them to him in a deal to dis- pose of them on commission. Philip Chasen of No. 816 East One Hundred and Seventy -eighth street, the Bronx, bought the, twenty-seven binoculars from Gatter, paying Hi each, where, as the standard price is 160.20. Chasen is aavitness for the police. CJ THEATRE Jas. B. Welch, Mgr. Last Time Today Bessie Love IN- "Wf 0 ar A Triange-Fine Arts production in which Ralph Lewis and the Triangle-Fine Arts Kiddies Will Appear. THEN THERE'S A GATTUNG GUN OF KEYSTONE COMEDY. ADULTS 15c CHILDREN 5c TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Louise Glaum in "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE."
