The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 18, 1927, Page 3

¢ to 'lllllllllIlIIII!lIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|I|IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII PICKETT’ LLPLELITH Mg g NEWS °TF ROBERT T. KA ST O BLANCHE William Mrs. Parr Marquise Morrow de 1a Stoll Salle Countess Plcard Red Ethel Henri Darcourt L AL L L L L L L L A HUNDRED LAUGHS IN ETWENTY MINUTES, see “Fire §Away,”— the Educational-Mer- Smaid Comedy with Al St. John. | | | | WORLD'S EVENTS First National Big Time Picture SWEET AND PLAYERS ——ALSO—— 10-25- 50—Loges 60 cents %, PRESEN Colonel celebrated Wound. Frederick novel Palmer's “Invisible and BEN LYON Holdbrook B Clare B Dorothy Pedro de n james 1annon Cummings Cordova George Cooper Diana Kane Lucius Henderson FIRE AWhYg AL S’r\)ofl SN Coming S\mduy—T}{E WHIP OR WITHOUT MERCY ||IIIIIII|III|IIllIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIII SO Attractwns 1 ~ At Theatres ‘Qr“MAN ON THE BOX” H | COLISEUM TONIGHT‘ f———— During the filming of “The Man ,on the Box," the Warner Bros. Classic of tho Screen, starring Syd Chaplin, which is opening at th2 Coliseum on tonight for a twn day run, there was a parade flii- ting to and from the set thai ! would send any gambler dashing ! over to broker's to place a large order for stock in any googd ! bed-spring company. : Syd's first picturs for Warner:, {is said to be the funniest thing he has ever done, surpassing all ! his previous saccesses; and the prop men of his company, who accustomed to helping on dramz { pictures, got their first lesson in * what it means to make comeiie: ¢ They all wore worried and abusc | expressions as they toted bed ¢ springs in and out of the set, for { Syd broks five of them in half ¢+ an hour. However, when the scene | was completed, ohé hoy passed tho ‘ word to another that this bird } Chaplin will never be accused of {vholding out on realistic stuff. .. “The Man on the Box,” bascd on the celebrated Harold Mac- ) Grath novel and play, concerny . the romantic adventures of charip- ! ing and wealthy Bob Warburton, | and also gives Syd an oportunity masquerade as a flirtatiovs |, mald. . —_— R P SRR oK ; [“NEW COMMANDMENT” AT PALACE TONIGHT Thrills, laughs, romanca, pathos and melodrama, that is what Rob- ert T. Kane has provided in “The New» Commandment,” his initial production for First Nationa), which starts an engagement at the Paldce tonight. “The New Commandment” is a modern so- + clety melodramatic triumph tha: 4._is on the list of best pictures of the season, sreen adaptation of Colonel Fred ick Palmer’s “Invisible Wounds. ' All of tho hardships of the desert were encountered Al St. Jchn and the balance the Educational-Mermaid Comedy Company while filming scenes for their new picture “Fire Away" which will be on bill at Palaca tonight. The greater portion of tha fuie was taken at Nowhall, ®:2 the edge of the desert. While making the com the tempe rature ran as llll..ll as 119 in the ghadz—and no shade to be had of the "HlGH AND HANDSOMF" COMING TO COLISEUM The lIron code which animates the police department of a great city in time of danger; the ability to step “High and Handsome” td the last game breath; the conrage of a natural fighter and the con- duct of a man who is naturally a gentleman make “High and Hand ome,” the latest production star. ring Lefty Flynn, as fine a com {drama as the most critical audi ence could ask. It will be shewn at the Coliseum for the first time on Saturday,‘and those who have scen the production declare it o be the best achievement of this popular star. As officer Hanrahan, a modest, courageous, gentle pa- trolman who will sacrifice even his great love for pretty Maris LeDoux if he thinks it is for he: Mr. Flynn has painted cter who literally lives anl s on the screen. Due cred too, for this outstanding fig ure should go to Gerald Beaumont who wrote 'the original magazine istory from which the picture was adapted. Two soulstirring fight | scenes, crammed with concentrat- ed drama eyery fool of the way, are som: of the outstanding feat. ures of the production, which has been cleverly directed by Harry Garson. Plenty of comedy and a corking suporting cast_go far to- ward making this picture a tri- umph. Bl " | “WITHOUT MERCY" IS b AT PALACE SUNDAY Blanche Sweet, Ben Lyon, Hy- i X3 __brook Blinn, George Cooper, dro De Cordova, Diana Kane, Effie Shannon, Dorothy Cummings anl’ many others are in uic cast of this sterling film for the approval at the patrons of the Palace, Pet| “Without Mercy” is a title which tells just what it means, Twenty years hefore the tima | of the story, un unscrupuloas schemer treated a woman “Wiih- cut Mercy” Ajhu into his hands, New, | HATTTEETITTREL LS} l|IIIHIIIHll||lHJI|llll|l“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll' :__;; E E4 3 S g El g 3 H 3 3 % F 3 3 H i 2 life on | by | tables are turned the whip hand Does she use it? Ye: home and her daughter’ piness are threatened by er this man has, break | There an abundance of « in this colorful narrativ and politics. The ation are unusual—and unexpoected “Without Mercy” at the ace Sunday and Monday, oy |at the matinee. .. FIRST ALASKA FLAG ON VIEW, LOCAL OFFICE and she when he life haj the T she hin love is Pa Governor's Flag—Will Be Sent to Pres. Coolidge Alaska's first official 11 which was dra Benny Benson, 12 year the Mission hool n and officially torial boc Geoorge of be be adopted by last at the P Leogislature Spri office By di the iturs thi sent to Washington, presented to Presi ze by young Benzon. The flag is made up of duep e ik ¥y material, on whizh re eight stars, and fringed with ellow, tasseled silk. It i3 mount d on an enamoled staff <¢ light olored he eigh tars tollatio Ursa Majo the sta vhich form th including the pointers which point the eighth star in the flag, Polari North Star, of ordercd ha n received A of oy clion lag will D. 0., to lent Coolid wood. § represent ven oi the con containing Dipper” towai the Several were those by Gov larger flag Parks, 1 rddition 1,000 souvenir flag: out of printed ed Plan mad muslin_ were orde for sonding son Washington havo pehiingy thr. fsometinie. ks idea of securing de for thr flag orig d with the Americar Legion organization in Alaska, th Legislature provided, if it shoulc be feasible,, that Benson be sent to Washington Logionnaires, It 1 this escort would be from Alaska the Paris Conven Parks endes out this idea Owing to the ab dent Coolidge from and the uncertainty date of his return, th be worked out, it wi The last of the Al for Paris will leayi on the steamer Yukon about Aus. Reports from Washington in |dicated the President would nos {return to the mational capitol be fore the middle of Septeraber Pending the arrival here of Gov Parks tomorrow, no final announe ment could be made regarding ‘th: trip of Benson. Ben beer Benny to the should with esec of was- ex picke attend and Gov to pe delegates tion has vored carr of Pres Washington as to tne may "ot id today ska contingont s the Territory nee - > FIRST EXHIBIT FOR COMING FAIR SHOWN ,|AT THOMAS HARDWARE showing dostined aska An advance cultural produce Southcastern month was placad in the window of the Th rare Company this morning grown by Wilfred Leiver: over six inchos across and are of a loyely color. Pea which were produced from seeds ived from B. Leonard, Etref- ham, Cambric jeshire, England, fa ther of B. Leraard of the Junean Billiard Parlor, and were growr by Chiel of Police G. A. Getch.} are also on view, of agzii for th Fair nex on exhibition as mea - JAEGER; GOING SOUTH E. R. Jnegt'r. prominent property owner and Mrs, who have been here for two months, iting _their local Jaeger. the last on business and vis daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Mac Kinnop, will leave tomorrow on the Princess Charlotte for tne States. Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger ex- pects to spend several days in Seattle on their way to Califor- nia where they make their hom:. P - PETERS High Velocity Shot Gun Shells 12 and 16 Guage While They Last 90c¢ A BOX Swanson Bros. PHONE 217 Ol Raceives| AILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY-AUGUST 18, A RISING POWER Pie Hiustrated News.) @@noationnl programme was carried out fn full. The F'rench Revolution, which re- sulted in exillng the du Ponts to America, really gave the famlily its start toward its tremendous for- tune and influence. The ¢ Ponts fled from the Terror, and brought with them their own methods of powder making. The business expanded until now t's a concern capifalized at $240, 000,000—far greater than even the famous Krupps of Germany! o Recently, the du Pont interests purchased 114,000 shares of U. 8. Steel stock. That was the first gun nd American championship and handicap tournament of the Ama- teur Trapshopting Association ol Amer . Prizes for the event will total hgndicap purse alpne is | erican 525, It will be shot Aux | worth §1 | 26. They | Young's | there calmly “potting 'em,” one | after another, apparently as nerve r|less and steedy as a machine. The only othor man who broke still auto world, and is mentioned as suceessor to Judge Elbert II Who’s Different from Rest ality and what might appear to be quixotic traits is to Judge Elbert I G as chalenian of the United States Steel to perpetuate the memory of his chauffeur! spent more than $100,000 on that was suffering acutely from a lack for an almost inextricable plight. jdon’t break their necks paying muddle that a blg man was required the domination of the automobile in- He spent money—his own money— struggle. ‘nd the result was that Delaware's America’s magters of millions DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 18. shooting racord last year, « gets. This was the second tim talk about (/harlvv lia, ten miles north of here, whe e du Pont has made his fortune several times over in pears in rising prominence in the steel and Gary and rival of Henry Ford, tonal >3 Pl rre Du Pont Is a Man By ELMER CLARK, Internaticnal Blustrated News Staft Correspondent, Vsrll,"]\‘(.”l ON, Del. (I-I-N)—A man of unusnal person- Pierre Samuel du Pont, today one of the most spec- tacular figures in the financial world. Within a short time he hastappeared as probable suceessor Corporation, and posible dominating stockhelder, and possible leader in a gigantic haftle with Henry Ford, Yet— re’s a man who erccted an $800,000 hospital in West Here's a man who accepted a) $4,000 political job fh Delaware, and before his year's term was out, had same job! Du Pont's greatest hobby is edu. cation, Delaware, some years ago. of schools, - Conditions were going from bad to worse, and the entire educational system scemed headed You see, Delaware folks are just the same as people anywhere clse in the Union. Meaning that they taes. The State needed those back fired in a campaign that's long been taxes to carry out the uchool pro- brewing between General Motors and gramme. Things were In such a Henry Ford. The battle will be for for the job. : dustry, and it's going to be watched Du Pont took it over. He placed by nearly everybody in the United 'l of his resources back of the task. States, for it's bound to be a titanic and he gave up all his personal in- Du Pont g fifty-seven years old. terests, and worked day and night, His habits and tastes are simple, make that $4,000 job a success.,He's probably the most modest of all 1 lblu[( AN SHARI’\II()()TLR S MEET IN $20.000 CHAMPIONSHIP EVE] shooters are wondering if las A. Young of Springfield, O the farmer who set a world's tra| again blaze his way to the cham plenship. Young broke all of the 10 ¢ he made a perfect score in a ne tional meet Th2 record was made at Vanda the *“clay” busters” will gath August 22-27, for the twenty-eighth | elose to $20,000. The Grand AI’J" feat last year, as he stoud VILMA BAZANT Young Alagkan Artist Who Will Give CONCERT at COLISEUM Monday and Tuesday August 22-23 1927. 1 Ame 0 in 1910 > - 3 HOLLYWOODITES PLEASED ON TRIP MADE TO ALASKA Martin of Mrs. N known and breker M wood Hollywood Hol Fliza Holly After the Realtors' Convention in where Miss Kermin and Mr tin were the guests of Mr Cann, the party dec their trip would not be { they did not take in the st Alaska tour. The) lar it t n v lerfal and cnery weather of California The ladies Museum k H and well MeCa beth attend e trip has bee that Alaska the rivals that visited the Territor nd whil otherwise the steamer e - Pleage place your orders today for motorship Oreac August 2 information phon 114, Wo - - Advertising always pavs the columns of The Empire. n salling Senttle Mor nt Fem ive you moncy The Richest Tee Coram Sold in Juneau is the S. & F. CREAMS which contain more Butter Fat than anv other Cerams, by test and by taste, served at the Junean Music House Alaskan Hotel Hellan’s Pharmacy Arctic Pool Hall Rhodes Cafe Douglas Pool Hall Olympic Pool Hall Mrs. Hooker’'s Tea Parlor B.& F. C( ECTIONS Wholesale, Phone 16 WWW took TONIG T vaiting HT 1ave been for “YWALLOPI N WONDERS” e gerecn's most co ter comedian i Syd Chaphn &) from IT'LL GET E) ERY LAUGH YOU'VE GOT Cast Includes DAVID BUT Cas Kathleen Calhoun—Thcodor LER—ALICE CALHOUN e Lorch—Helene Costello E. J. Ratcliffe—Charles F. Reisner 10-20-50 Coming g IIGH, WIDE TERHUNE LEAVES W it retary of Ter th m left ye Ottor, Capt goll on hune Ala terday Talmadg ficial n | on 5 Wran He busin W Loges 60 cents iturday—LEFTY FLYNN in d HANDSOME” xpected home abawe Monday to return D LABOR DAY DANCE will be given by the Moose R for saie at The © ()1(1 paper npire. FAIR PREMIUMS Agricultural and Farm Products CLASS B Under th listed: Department Vegetables Other Than Score Card for Roct Crops Poin Form 20 Size 15 Uniformity 25 Condition 30 Color 10 100 1is classification the following v Potatoes ts egetables are Requiring six specimens to cach entry—Beets, Early Round Radishes, Rhubarb Stalks, nips (Petrows Parsnips, Lor (White). ki), Table ng Variety Carrots, Radishes, Garlie, Rutabagas, T Green Onions, Table Tur- Dry Onions, able Turnips Requiring three specimens to each entry-——Swiss Chard, [ Cabbages—Chinese-Pet-tzi, Celery, Cabbages, Ka | | | t } Miscellan in pod, large, pod, early round (e. g. Al Rutabaga, Largest Turnip Largest Cabbage, | flower, Best Tobacco CLASS Each sh and securely This cla: Timothy, ley, Rye, Oa Grass in this class. Head Lettuce, Forage Plant, Write the § Parsley le Plant, Kol Rabi, Red Cabbages Medium Chives. eous—Plate wrinkled (e. Jrussels Sprouts, 1 . Gradus), 1 pc (White), Largest Plant, Largest Potato. Lalgu, Turnip (C—Grains and Grasses in Plants, White , Cauliflower, peund Peas ound Peas in k a) One Large Chives, Largest t Head Sun- (Petrowski), Sheaves af must be at least four inches in diameter tied in at least three places. lists the following grains and grasses: Native Wild Alsike Clover. and Alfalfa, Grass, Red CI All varieties of /. §. PULLEN, Secretary over, Native Wheat, Bar- Provision will be made for premiums on Grains and os and any other forage crop articles not mentioned ecretary or Manager for a Permium List Soqitheastern Alaska Fair Associgtion J. H. HART, Managér |