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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
2
Joseph Sidney and James O'Donnell were arrested after an attack on Patrolman P. J. Schell near the Skin Eddy shipyards. Schell was taken to the city hospital unconscious but injuries were not serious. Sidney and O'Donnell face charges.
Dr Leonard Freeman arrived in Portland from Denver with a rattling suitcase. Police, expecting booze, seized the case and found bones. Freeman said the bones were for illustrating his lecture.
Willard the heavyweight champ moves into films with The Challenge of Chance at the Rex theater in Seattle. Fans will judge his acting next Sunday as the feature opens after a delay from New York and San Francisco.
Liberty opens Saturday morning with Charlie Chaplin in Sunnyside his third million dollar comedy about farm life. The plot includes a farm family cows hens hayseed villagers and an old country farmhouse. Fannie Ward stars in Thieves and H B Warner shows in The Man Who Turned White at the same venue. Tom Moore stars in One of the Finest about a mounted police officer in Goldwyn's new picture beginning Saturday.
Today's programs list shows Warner in The Man Who Turned White with Mack Sennett comedy and Pathe News. Moore features Griffiths Murder of the World. Clemmens Marsh offers Spot Naht Sadie Oh Maby. Charm Shooters Chimetic Comedy. Continuous reels include Robert Warwick in Serret Servier and others.
Moore plays a traffic cop in love with Leena Owen in Spotlight Radio. The Lone Star Ranger with William Farnum opens at the Coliseum Saturday after Secret Service closes. Robert Warwick stars in a border drama as Steele seeking vengeance on rustlers. Fatty Arbuckle appears at Strand in A Desert Hero. Bryant Washburn stars in Putting It Over, an adaptation of The Village Cut Up. Lila Lee and Elliott Dexter reunite at the Mission in A Daughter of the Wolf. Alice Brady closes Redhead weeklong run.
Madelaine Travers stars in The Love That Cares at the Colonial this week where an idle millionaire woos a married woman. Charlie Chaplin headlines a top comedy on the program, shown through Saturday night.
City and county employees plan a barn dance at the King county farm on Saturday night June 28. The event offers a social gathering and community entertainment for local workers and residents.
Albert Ray, cousin of Chartie Ray, rises in pictures after a boyhood start as Buster Brown. Texas Night at the Coliseum features The Lone Star Ranger with William Farnum. Houdini endures ocular irritation from long camera work. Teddy the dog aids Sennett comedies as he matures on screen. Reena Owen to star with Tom Moore in One of the Finest at Clemmer on Saturday. Matt Moore to pair with Olive Thomas. Enid Bennett plays a newspaper woman in The Haunted Bedroom. Colleen Moore, once with Charlie Ray in The Rusher, leaves music for film. Kate Douglas Wiggin wrote Rose of the River, chosen for Lila Lee’s next vehicle. Dorothy Gish received 1,234 letters in August 1918. popularity rose to 4,916 letters in May 1919.
The Northwest Film Board of Trade reception committee plans a secret yet complete event for movie stars attending the July convention in Seattle. W. Drummond says details will be announced when celebrities arrive. Hundreds of exhibitors, prominent producers, and film exchange heads will attend, with contest standings to be released soon.
Ban Francisco, June 27. Robert A. Johnson, former lieutenant colonel of the 20th Engineers and a prominent lumberman, died here last night after an operation. A few days ago he learned he had been awarded the French War Cross. Johnson held large lumber interests at Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Two recruiting parties under Sergt Charlie N Buck and Maj Henry B Winter left Seattle headquarters Friday. One group will cover Port Angeles Port Townsend and nearby areas, while the second will operate around Bellingham and its environs.
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