The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1928, Page 3

i i i i N FENE SRR SRR RN i, Joose, .and fancy free. “And they run into as an amusing .cllllllllIHIIiIIIIIIIIu_llIlllllllllllllllllll[lllllIIIfllIIIHlIIlIiI-IIIIIIIHIiIIIIIIllliIl ' TONIGHT AT 7:15 and 9:25 h, B SRR T T T THE WONDER PICTURE OF 1927 IN-“TEN MONSTROUS REELS REX INGRAM’S producticn of Blasco Ibancz’ famous novel . “MARE NOSTRUM” ALICE TERRY and ANTONIO MORENO WITH A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CAST Acclaimed cne of the ten best pictures of 1927 5 z 2 H | #.% " i SHOW WILL OPEN WITH NEWS REEL Remember—Tonight Feature Starts at 7:25 and 9:35 Prices—10-25-50, Loges 60 cents P Starting Sunday Matinee and Night Will Be FIRST NATIONAL WEEK £ We Will Present Three High Class Features L Attractions At Theatres 1 “FOOTLOOSE WIDOWS® ' AT COLISEUM TONIGHT ' g £ { WSS | | “Footlooge Widows,” the War- ner picture which comeés to the Coliseum Theatre tonight for a run of 2 days, is one of the best farce-comedies ever written. It is a story of two girls in a fashioa- able New York specialty shop who decide that the way to nab a rich |z husband is to go to a big hotel in [Florida, wearing the gowns that have made their shop famous, and to pose s Wwealthy widows, foot- They go. set of complications as the In- genuity of a farce writ devised. . The writer, in this , trice Burton, who also. wrote “Tae Jazz Bride” The story has al- ready appeared in ‘serial and book form, but it is 8aid to have achieved its real fulfillment on the screen. THis 18 partly due to the clever adaptation made by Darryl Francis Zanuck, but even more to the brilliantly sophisti- cated direction of Rey Del Ruth one of the several Warner dire:- tors upon whom the subtle infiu- ence of Lubitsch has been bene- ficently felt. Louise Fazenda is featured. But in this picture she is not the Fa. zenda of old Sennett Swedish serving maid days, but a finished comedienne, who has left her slapstick behind her and achiev-d an impersonation that for its charm, beauty and gay sense of comedy values puts her close to the top of screen comediennes. > - P lT"MARE NOSTRUM” IS | | AT ‘R?LQQE TONIGHT.L =L“l(nlra Nostrum,” _(Our Sea). Rex Ingram's ‘first producfion for Metro:Goldwyn for, more than tww years, will have ‘its-premier pre- sentation at the Palace tonight. Filmed on the original lacations in Spain, France and Haly, <& vividly described by Blasco Ibaner in his famous book, with Alic Terry and Antonio Moreno in the featured roles, “Mare Nostrum” has been one of. the most wldely discussed plctures made i recent years. A Ingram and His company trav- eled more than 10,000 miles. from the time they left New York untf’ the picture was completed ' in Nice, France. #2fare Nostrum” is Blasco Iban- ez’s favorite of all the stories he has written. He refused to allow the picture to be produced unzi) Rex ‘Ingram was able to do it. " Alice Terry and. Antonio Mor eno have the outstanding part of their cinema careers in thi on. " “Mare Nostrum” is sald to be ¢ triumph for the author, Al entire company spent several {weeks in a remote part of the Sierras in making the film, and | As ' 'xpected a tariff of 10 per cent the superb mountain scenery fur- nishes one of the most glorious backgrounds for a strong story that could be imagined. The part which 'has been written in for Silver King gives that four-footad John Barrymore a real acting role —one of which he is quick o avail himself, and Fred Thomson’s own part sparkles with the glit- tering touches characteristic ~f Stewart Edward White at his best. William E. Wing adapted the original story to the screen. HER SECOND CHANCE” | | AT PALACE ON SUNDAY | e P “Her Second Chance,” which ir booked for next Sunday at the Palace Theatre, with Anna Q. Nilsson in, the leadiig feminine role, is an adaptation of the fa- mous novel by Mrs. Wilson WooJl- row. novel “Her 8" "was for several ' a'best deller, running into numer- ous editions and reaching a cir- culation of almost a million, Mrs. Wooorow is internationally fame:l and is a regular contributor to many magazines and newspapers. The theme in “Her Second Chance” is that of a young Kea- tucky mountain girl's desire for retribution of a Southern judge who sent ber to jail for a misdc- meanor which she never commit® ted with willful intent. Complica- tions arise when this girl falls in love with the judge. Huntly Gordon plays opposit> Miss Nilsson, with Charlie Mur- ray in a comedy, role. Lambert Hillyer directed and Eve Unseil made the adaptation. June Mathis exercised editorial direction. NORSE SAILORS ENTER OLYMPICS OSLO, Norway, Jan. 12—Nor- way is the latest entrant in the Olympic Yacht races, to be held in the Zuyder Zee next July. A committee of yachtsmen of which Crown Prince Olav is chairman, has placgd. an ‘order for the con- struction of an bight-meter yacht for the games. £ Five similar craft are under construction in Finland, while Sweden is building three. Two eight-meter boats are beinz built ‘or American yachtsmen, and are 2xpected to.carry the American colors in the Olympic races. The Norweglan yacht is to be built by Johann Anker, who i3 well known in American yachting circles, both as helmsman and a3 constructor. = Consideration “will he given in its construction to the special conditions in the Zuy- der Zee. Magnus Konow, who represented Norway' in the Goid 'Cup ' races in the United States, will be the captain. —eo—— BASEBALL 'BOOM IN JAPAN MAY CAUSE TAX ON ‘GATE’|S attendance at baseéball games it ‘Japan has attracted the attention >t the government tax authorities nd beginning with next year it is will be levied on all sporting event admissions of one yen or more. £ There is no professional base- hall league in the Empire. The big “world series” is fought out hetween the university nines and the price of admission tickets has ranged from fifty sen to one y .| ernment oil lands. TOKYO, ‘Jan. 12—The heavy|3 (about 25 to 50 cents). At thal: BLACKMER, FUGITIVE OIL WITNESS, BECOMES “MAN W WASHINGTON, 1 ¢ ing to Europe when the |]u»'> Dome Oil scandal broke in Wa ington in 1923, Henry M. Black.| mer, wealthy Denver oil man, has| become virtually a “man withont | a country.” Disregarding demands threats by the United States gov-| ernment, Blackmer has lived nea | ly three years in hiding. HA | passport has been oked; he has! ignored subpoenas 00,000 of hi&l Liberty bonds have been seized, and he had been cited to appear in the supreme court here Janu- ary 6 to show cause why should not be adjudged in con- tempt of court. Government Blackmer and and| attorneys believe James O'Neill former president of the Prair Dil & Gas company of Kangsa: also in hiding, possess important| information regarding $230,500 in{ Liberty bonds which are aMeged, to have found their way from the Continental Tradin Ltd., of Canada to ‘he accounts of Albert B. Fall after the leasing| of the Teapot Dome oil to Harry | F. Sinclair. Fall then was secre- | 1l H. M. BLACKMER tary of interior, In charge of gov- Blackmer, Sin- clair and O'Neill are alleged o have been interested in the Con- tinental company. The government is seeking to show the bonds traced to Fall's accounts were all or part of Sin- clair’s profits from his connection with the trading company and were given to Fall as- part pay- ment for the Teapot Dome lease. [ Anticipating that Sinclair. woud d upon “his constitutional rights and refuse to testify, United States attorneys have made every effort to return Black- mer and locate O'Neill to ques- tion them .concerning the trans. action. O’Neill has successfully evaded all efforts of government agents to serve him with a sub- poena. passing, Drv. Ritter, biologist aml',,]d waste matter you never Few in Washington expected|advocate of the theory of emersg- thought was in vour system. Thisi Blackmer to return to answer the fent evolution, asserted that re-|gxcellent intestinal cvacuant Is| citation January 6. Instead, it is said, he will force, by proxy, a test of the constitutionality of the Walsh act, under which his $100.- 000 in Liberty bonds was seized. The law was passed at the In-\l stigation of Senator Walsh of can jof $100,000 if he failed to respond | eminence in the oil industry from oftick. cester, Mas tice of law | Colo.. 12 attorney there from ‘1893 to 1896 | He (roads and president of one. |later was head of A tional Trust and board | company. most as meteoric rise. Company, first the second in separation. | Dalsy Gordon, a belle of 20 years | |ago. | them—Myron a fortune from jof pills, was Blackmer's second | wife, 4 the has steadfastly ent, that United States under any cireum-| | stances. ; He has riches and comfort and luxury, but government attorneys | wonder Hale'’s pitiful hero, he won't some time feel an urge to return. he does ithey believe then have the key that will un-! lock the Dome. ! {White Race to Remain American Meteorological Society| here. disturbances and the earth’s mag- netic field are known to be def- initely related to the strength radio signals, increased knowledge would enable the weather man, t) inform radio fans a month or twWolganout the adequacy of the creative tions might be expected. ence, was brought emphatically'ito !by Dr. William E. Ritter of Cali- Ketchikan Lodge No.1429 B. P. 0. Elks : # WILL BE HOSTS AT A BIG DANC, FRIDAY,JANUARY 13 The * Moonlight Serenaders ¥ Dancing at 10 o’clock or immediately J after ;‘e bowling contest. THE -DAILY- ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 12, | ITHOUT A C()UNT!S?"' 7:30 928. Montana, prosecutor of the com- tt which unearthed the - regularities in the oil leases afior Blackmer and O'Neill fled to Eu rope. It provided that an Ameri citizen could be subpoenaz! throad and made subject to a fin to the court’'s summons. Blackmer rose to a position of the obscurity of a small town law He went west from Wor and began the pra in Colorado Spring: 1891. He was district | in was counsel for several rail He the Interna Company of Denver later chairman of the| the Midwest Refinin~ | | still of WHERE YOU sKi CNTERATAINMENT N COMPORT | Blackmer's rise socially was al as his finaheial | He was twice married. Th”] marriage ended in divorce, ' The first Mrs. Blackmer was Two children were horn 1>? and Margaret, the ter now Mrs. Erie O. Kistler. | Luey Carter, whose father built the manufacture | Since Blackmer went to Europe remained sil-} his declaration | return to the for not except he will Blackmer now is 60 years old, | if, like Bdward Evereit| hid they will real story of Teapot | ——————— Dominant, Says Savantt (Continuea from Page One.) He said that since solar supernatural order nor belief such an order. “When the idea of emergence is applied to racial as well as to in- dividual development,” he said, “there is left no trace of doub: of | i | in advance what reception condi-| power of the natural order 15 | produce man, not only with all his Evolution: vs. Religion ...\ | phygical, but with all his spiritual The subject of evolution ""d!nllrthutes." religion, avoided by the prograih! builders for the Tennessee con- vention of the American Assocta- tion for the Advancement of Sci- 1 | | { i Gas Makes People ! Nervous and Restless Gas pressure in the abdomen causes a restless, nervous feeling andl prevents sleep. Adlerika re- i | Mmoves gas in TEN minutes and 8| brings out ‘surprising amounts of the front for the moment at least, fornia. i | Discussing new pflnses iny which the study of evolution ligion, based on what is probably wondertul for constipation or al-| the ‘second most powerful and unk | jjef stomach trouble. Don’t waste | versal of human emotions, “is na-|time with piils or tablets but| turally in the same sense that all!get REAL Adlerika action! But- other emotions are” It {8 a “r>-{ler-Mauro Drug Company. —ady sponse to the natural order,” he — leclared, depending neither on a!p1d papers for sale at The Emplre | ] IR | ¥ GIVEN IN ELKS’ HALE: JUNEAU | - 4 N music will be the best SAYSREDPEPPER ']‘Il(‘ hn“ll.\'()ll.fi su comedy! Briglul} sophisticated, swift, A pair of giris out, their man. FOX NEWS ——— TONIGHT and FRIDAY —— Oh Boy! How They FALL for i Footloose Widows test, deftest, most amusing like the Mounties Ncws Events of the World HEAT STOPS PAIN IN FEW MINUTES Rheumatism, ritis, backache, 1umbago, neu- stiff neck, sore muscles, strains, sprains, aching| joints.” When you are suffering & you can hardly get around, just try Red Pepper Rulb. Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers, N and when heat penetrates rl[zln.l down into pain and congestion, relief comes at once. Just as soon as you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the sore spot is warmed through and | Seattle Fruit & Produce Co. 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