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THF. TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 4, 1917
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Richard C. Travers. Kssanay star,
who led hundreds of Topekans in the
movie ball at Uarlield park last Au
gust, will appear again in Topeka next
week both in person and on the
screen. That will be Wednesday and
Thursday of next week at the Cozy
theater, where Travers will be seen
on the screen in the lead role in a
thrilling drama, "The Phantom Buc
caneer." Or. those same days Travers
is scheduled to make short talks in
the theater.
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IUi'liard C. Travers, Fs-sanay star, who
will appear in person in Topeka
next week.
Travers appears in a dual role in
'The Phantom Buccaneer." The plot
demands two persons of striking phy
sical similarity. One Is Stuart North
cote, an adventurer with villainous de
signs. The other Is Jack Burton, an
impoverished young Englishman. The
former merges into the latter as the
play progresses.
The appearance of Travers on the
movie screens in Topeka will create
much interest during the next week.
He remained in Topeka for two days
during the memorable movie conven
tion, rode in the movie parade and
made a short speech that hot night in
August at the movie ball in Garfield
park.
Mary Pickford will be the attrac
tion Monday and Tuesday at the Cozy
theater, where she will appear in "Be
hind the Scenes." Steve Hunter,
Teddy Harrington, Mrs. Harrington
and Joe Canby will be other stars as
sisting the curly-haired movie star of
the fabulous salary. Advance notices
of "Behind the Scenes" describe it as
a "fascinating play that contrasts the
drama of life with the glamour of the
footlights."
At the Orp heum.
The Orpheum program for next
week will be composed of three Tri
angle subjects, each being played two
days. The first two days brings
Bessie Love in an Ince 1prodjct!on,
"The Sawdust King," a comedy drama
developed around a story of circus life
with a pretty romance running thru
the play.
This picture was originally sched
uled to be shown one day only but
owing to the merit there is in the
production, the Orpheum manage
ment completed arrangements to
show Miss Love's latest film story
Tuesday also.
Wednesday and Thursday Wilfred
Lucas and Klda Millar are scheduled
to be shown in "The Food Gamblers."
This is a timely subject, dealing with
the problem which confronts the pub
lic today. Lucas plays the part of
the food commissioner while Miss
Millar stars as a newspaper reporter
who digs up the "dope" in the ring
of food gamblers.
A special feature for the kiddies
and an interesting picture for the
grownups will be shown when Thelma
Salter, the diminutive star will be
featured in the film story "In Slum
berland.'' Beside the fantastic fairy scenes
that are filmed a real, romantic love
affair affecting "big folks" forms a
delightfully interesting plot. Little
Thelma Salter, Georgie Stone and sev
eral other juvenile actors and act
resses are given important parts in
the play.
Comedies will be shown with each
day's program, being changed three
times during next week.
The performances will begin at 7
o'clock Saturday nights during the
remainder of the summer, hours of
the shows will be announced each
day in the daily newspapers.
How a girl rises from life in the
slums of London to one of the high
est places in English society, then falls
suddenly, when the deception by
which she climbs is disclosed, is told
in Theda Bara's new subject tor Wil
liam Fox, "Her Double Life," at the
Gem theater, Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week.
Miss Bara takes the part of Mary
Doone, the tenement child who makes
her home in the Refuge, a parish
house at which A. H. VanBuren, as
Eliott Clifford, is pastor. When the
call comes for war nurses, Mary an
swers. At the front she meets Stuart
Holmes, as Lloyd Stanley, a war cor
respondent, whom she had known in
London. She is saved from dishonor
at Stanley a hands, by the bombard
ment of the hospital tent. Finally,
Mary is disappointed in love and re
turns to the Refuge to work out her
salvation among the children.
Jack Gardner will entertain during
this hot weather Friday and Saturday
of next week at the Gem with an
Essanay current offering, "The Land
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Shows begin at 12, 1:30,
4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p. m.
MONDAY AXD TCESDAT
RICHARD C. TRAVERS
Supported by GERTRUDE GLOVER in
"The Phantom Buccaneer"
A thrilling drama of conspiracy and love.
Fox Comedy "HIS TICKLISH JOB"
of Long Shadows." The picture was
filmed in the wilds of the Canadian
northwest. Gardner is best known in
musical comedy.. He is the creator
of the lead in g roles in "Madame
Sherry," "The Chocolate Soldier'
"The Belle of Mayfair" and Broad
way's latest musical farce, "Oh, Boy."
'The Golden God,' produced by the
Apollo Pictures, Inc., will appear at
the Iris theater Monday and Tuesday
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CENSOR STYLES
Dame Fashion May Be Elimi
nated by Warrior Mars.
No High Top Shoes and Fewer
Frills To Be First Edict.
Clara Kimball Young.
of next week. Clara Kimball Young,
one of America's prettiest film stars,
will play the leading role. The pic
ture is a stirring arraignment of the
craze for weaith and evils that so
often follow in its wake.
BY MARGARET MASOX.
(Written for the Topeka State Journal.)
Not even contented with censoring news
And foodstuffs and dyeatuffB aud most or
the hooze , ,
The War God s now threatening to censor
our shoes.
Dame Fashion may set the styles
but alas old Man Mars upsets 'em. At
least he's getting ready to and by Fall
it looks as if we would have to dress
by governmental rule rather than the
latest hints from Paris.
Over in Germany where the women
are all frumps anyway it can't be
much of a hardship that the govern
ment has regulated just how and what
they shall wear for the last year or
two.
Even in England the government
has taken a hand in tho dress pro
position. They have begun at the foot
and decreed that shoes shall not ex
ceed seven inches in height because
the cost of leather is so much liigher.
Considering the looks of most Eng
lishwoman's feet even before the war
that doesn't somehow seem to upset
me much.
.Plans "On Foot."
American tootsies are another mat
ter indeed and here's where the shoe
pinches. There's a special board in
Washington that is going to regulato
what goes on our feet and our backs
and our heads this coming season that
is quite as important as the board to
regulate what goes into our tummies.
The most notable type of shoe
around the board itself these days is
the gum shoe for there is much shush
ing and mystery stuff to cover up
At the Best Theater.
The International Film service will
present Howard Estabrook in "The
Mysteries of Myra" at the Best theater
Monday; a five-part Gold Rooster
play, Tuesday; Pearl White in the
"Fatal Ring,' episode 4, Wednesday;
a Charlie Chaplin special, Thursday,
and the seventh chapter of "The
Vampire" Friday.
their deep dark plans which are on
foot. They explain this secrecy by
pointing out that if they made known
these reforms and regulations pre
cipitately there would be a great
waste entailed because of the models
that the manufacturers have already
made up far in advance for the com
ing season and of those models with
which the retailers are already stock
ed up. The idea is to keep all :lans
dark until the shoes now on hand are
all on foot and then break loose with
the sweeping reform. In the interim
the board and the shoe manufacturers
and retailers are busily whispering to
gether and agreeing on a few simple
serviceable model shoes that will take
the place of all the past mad riot of
extravagant footgear that lias pinch
ed our pocketbooks as well as our feet.
Promises Assortment.
This doesn't mean of course that
there will be one plain heavy style of
shoe that every one will.be forc.d to
don for all and every occasion. The
board promises an adequate assort
ment of attractive and dainty shoes
for all walks and dances of life.
The same scheme applies to all the
rest of our clothing and a sweeping
and sensible reform will take place
from our toes to our heads that will
do away with the senseless waste of
materials and labor just to make one
frippery outfrip another.
Dainty maids and proud matrons
need not shudder over the possibility
of being forced into overalls, trouser
ettes or khaki uniforms however. In
fact it is just as well to keep off the
khaki togs as we need all the khaki
for our honest to goodness real male
soldiers. The women who, at the very
first smell of war, rushed around and
got themselves fitted to regulation
khaki uniforms with pants and put
tees and everything so they could pant
around in pants drilling and getting
their pictures in the Sunday supple
ments, ought to be suppressed. Mostly
they are matronly middle aged women
who should know better, and in simple
and unobstrusive shirtwaists and
skirts could do real national crood
with their surplus energy by rolling
Danaages, Knitting socks and sweaters,
sewing pajamas, making gardens and
canning, while they can.
Confer With Designers.
The dress reforms, the busy con
servation board has in view, by no
means will dictate a uniform of any
sort. They are simply getting to
gether with the designers and fabric
manufacturers and dressmakers and
retailers to evolve enough practical
inexpensive and yet artistic model3 to
supply a sane and conservative de
mand. Xow for goodness sake if you are a
good patriot don't go and lay in a sup
ply of lacy lingerie, Mlken robes and
fussy footgear against the impending
frivolous frill famine. If you do you
will be in a class with those poor
sports who flew around buying up all
the loose canned goods and sugar at
the first hint of food conservation and
sent the prices kiting for the rest of
us. Just sit tight and dress right.
BEWARE, REDCRQSS1
It Is Against Law to Wear or Display
- Insignia.
To wear the Red Cross insignia as
an ornament on waists, blouses and
coats is in direct violation of the
United States laws on which the Red
THRILLS FOR TOPEKA FAIR VISITORS
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HARRY MOREY
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ALICE JOYCE J
1 'RICHARD THE BRAZEN'
ALSO "A" COMEDY
Next Week
MONDAY and TUESDAY
a Bis Doable Program C3
j .JEAN SOTHERN
"A mute"appealm !
1 CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG !
2 Supported by
EARL WILLIAMS
"LOVE S "SUNSET"
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
I 'ONE TOUCH OF NATURE' I
Taken from The story of Peter
C B. Kyne and display In film a
fanclnattnir romane-s Interwoven
Z5 with the nnronal game of base
SS ball, featuring
"EE JOHN DREW BENNETT
E VIOLET CAIN and
MANAGER JOHN J. McORAW,
of the Nw York Giants
Katherine Stinson, World Known Woman Aviator, who will fly for the I
tnousanas at irTce fair in lopeita jseptemoer iu to la.
Katherine Stinson, girl aviator, has
startled the people of both coasts
with her sensational flying and prom
ises a series of thrills wher she visits
Topeka during the Kansas Free Fair
September 10 to 15. She is the high
est paid woman aviator in the world,
haa performed more sensational
stunts than any other and was the
first woman to make the Chinese take
off their hats to skirts.
She's just a slip of a girl, twenty
years old, with long dark hair and a
gypsy face. Frequently when she
makes her most awesome flights she
neglects to change her costume, fly
ing in an afternoon gowr. and possi
bly with her hair hanging down her
back. It was while dressed thus that
she stood the hair o; sophisticated
New Yorkers gathered at Sheepshead
Bay on end. She looped the loop.
dipped, dived, doubled tnd dropped
like a plummet for 1,000 leet, right
ing her plane 100 feet irom the
ground a' id gliding away to a grace
ful landing.
Out on the Pacific coast, at Los An
geles, she loaded her big biplane with
torches, went up into tuC sky and
with the torches for a pencil and the
night sky for paper she looped and
dipped and spelled the word "Cal."
with a trail of fire. It was the most
sensational flight the Pacific coast,
the hangout of many fliers, had seen.
Miss Stinson's home is in Texas
where she owns an aviation school in
which many Canadian strny fliers
have been trained. Her sinter and a
brother run the school in hcr absence.
Miss Stinson spends most of her time
making just such flights as she will
make during the Kansas Free Fair in
Topeka next month.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
J. Stewart Blackston and Albert
E. Smith presents Sir Arthur W.
Penro'a world famous drama
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
Featuring- tho celebrated stare
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SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER
and
MISS HILDA MOORE
Matinees . . .
K lints
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Wednesday and Thursday
Paramount Pictures
Daniel Frohman presents
Mary Pickford
In the noted play of theatrical life
'Behind the Scenes'
A faitclnatinc play that contrasts
the drama of life wlti the glamour
of the footlights.
Fox Comedy "Hl Brain Htorm"
Friday and Saturday -William
A. Brady presents
Rohert Warwick
and Gail Kane
in
The False Friend
Splendid entertainment, jreorjre--ous
settings, superb acting;, sus
pense, and a smashing climax
are all found in this big protluc-
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TODAY-TONIGHT LAST PERTORMAXCE
BESSIE BARRISCALE
in a Triangle play of scenic splendors, seen as a rascally
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A Dandy, Lively Mack Sennett Comedy
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MONDAY AXD TUESDAY
BESSIE LOVE is starred in Triangle play
"THE SAWDUST RING"
and there's a show for "Men Only" also. Miss Love dis
plays her ability as a bareback rider.
ORPHEUM ORCHESTRA TRIANGLE COMEDY
Shown
-7:15 and 9. Any Scat 10c
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TODAY AND TONIGHT
WILLIAM
COURTENAY
upportd by
LUCILLE LEI STEWART
In
TheNinety andNine'
Also
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
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0RRIN JOHNSON
la Edffar Iewfn maaterful
production
'The Light at Dusk'
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
William foi present
THEDA BARA
in a thrilling try of
m woman redemption
'Her Double Life'
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
"Land of Long
Shadows"
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JACK GARDNER
A red-blooded lave drama atag-ed
In the wild! of the Canadian Nroth-
Cross society is established, according
to a statement made at a recent meet
ing of the board of directors of the
local organisation. To use it as an
advertisement in stores or for indi
viduals to wear the emblem to de
fraud the public are also violations of
these laws.
The penalty for the violation of
these laws is a fine not less than
$100 nor more than $500 or imprison
ment not exceeding one year, or both
fine and imprisonment. Violations
will be tried in the federal courts.
Following- is the law incorporating
the National Red Cross society in re
gard to the use of their emblem or
insignia:
"That from sod sfter the pasmiire of this
act it shall be unlawful for any person
within the Jurisdiction of the t'nited States
to falsely or fraudulently hold himself out
aa or represent or pretend himself to be
a member of or an agent for the American
National Bed Crosa for "the purpose of
solicit! njr, collecting or receiving' money
or material, or for any person to wenr or
dlsplav the sign of the Red Cross or auy
insignia colored In imitation thereof for
the fraudulent purpose of inducing the be
lief that he i a member of or au agent
for the American National Red Crosa It
shall be unlawful for any person, corpora
tion or association other than the Ameri
can National Ked Cross and its duly au
thorized employes and agents and the army
and naw sanitary and hospital author
ities of the United States, for the purpae
of trade or aa an advertisement, to inUi-
the sale of any article whatsoever, or for
any business or charitable purpose to use
within the territory of the Tnited States
of America and Its exterior poasesaions the
emblem of the Greek Ked Cross on a while
ground, or any aign or insignia made or
colored in imitation thereof, or of the
words 'Red Cross" or 'Geneva Cross or
any combination of these words: Provided,
however, tbnt no person, corporation. nf
association that actually used or whose v
atgnor actually used the ald emblem, srea.
Insignia, or worda for any lawful pnrpoas
prior to January 5. 1905, shall be deemed
forbidden by this act to continue the use
thereof for the same purpose and for U
same class of goods. If any person v
lutes the provision of thia section he shall
be deemed gnilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in any federal court shall
be liable to a fine of not lesa than $UK or
more than $.100, or imprisonment for a
term not exceeding one year or both, for
each and every offense."
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Something Good i
Feltenstein's Augmented Orchestra
Sunday Afternoon and Evening, August 5
Go out and spend the day and enjoy good
music by Topeka's favorite orchestra.
Thousands have enjoyed this orchestra
at the Orpheum Theater, but this is the
first opportunity Topeka people have had
to enjoy an outdoor concert augmented
by a number of artists. t
The Topeka Railway Company
KANSAS FREE FAIR
Topeka, September 10-11-12-13-14-15
6 Big Days and Nights Crowded With Features
The third annual Free Fair will be held September 10 to 15,
when the gates to the fair grounds will stand open and everybody
is welcome. The grounds and all exhibits are opened free to
every one. No charge for admission is made except to the race rr
track.
MAMMOTH LIVE STOCK AND AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT
v The new Agricultural Hall will be crowded with exhibits of the farm,
garden and orchard. New and lnteresing exhibits will be made in the Boys'
and Girls' Club, the Junior and the Home Made departments. A bis; display
by Mother and Daughter Canning Club, Culinary, Art and Textile exhibitors
to interest the housewife. v
PEOPLE'S PAVILION AN EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
In the People's Pavilion, under the auspices of the Kansas Council of '
Defense, lectures and demonstrations in food conservation and production
will be held daily and each day a Mother and Daughter Canning Club will
give a canning demonstration. There will be a continuous program each
day and night of the Fair.
24 HARNESS AND RUNNING RACES KANSAS DERBY
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons will be devoted
to harness and running races. With 24 events on the card and some of the
best horses in the world entered, these will be speed events of a quality to
please the patrons of the track.
KATHERINE STINSON CHAMPION WOMAN FLYER
Katherine Stinson, the champion woman flyer, is only 20 years old, but
is famed as a flyer. She loops-the-loop, flies upside-down, does the death
drop and every other stunt known to aviation. Miss Stinson will fly on
Saturday, "Katherine Stinson Day,"
WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP TRI-CORNERED AUTO RACE
FVed Horey. the world's champion dirt track auto race driver, will defend
his title In a three cornered match race for a purse of $1,000.00 on Saturday, '
"Katherine Stinson Day and he will also drive his car in a race with Miss
Stinson in her flying; machine.
PATRIOTIC NIGHT SPECTACLE BATTLE IN THE SKIES
A grand patriotic night spectacle of music, fireworks and the reproduc
tion of the Siege of Verdun-and the Battle in the Skies will be held in front
of the grand stand. This is one of the largest night shows attempted in
' ' the West. $1,000 worth of fireworks will be fired each night.
$30,000 IN PREMIUMS-$30,000