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N HERE 1S THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE THURSDAY AUGUST 23, |928 PERHAPS Your Only Chance to See The Land of the Old, Sturdy Vikings and THE MIDN WE INVITE YOU To cee Norway's beautiful cities, | way's deep blue mysterious fjords. and idyllic .valleys of this “Fairyl Norway's famous men: Amundsen, Johan Boyer. See th Grieg, Ole Bull. Witness Norway regattas: of the Vikings” King Haakon, Crown Prince Olav, the Land of IGHT SUN A MOTION PICTURE PRODUCED BY LYDER SELVIG arge and small. Sail into Nor. View the majestic mountains and of the North.” Visit with Roald e birthplace of Ibsen, Bjornson, 's great Skiing competitions and Sce Norway’s industries and the people of “The Land at work and at play. small herring are caught by the million. See how the cod and the Since its arrival in the United States the film has met with instantaneous success every. where. AN ADDED ATT RACTION is the Appearance of the World Famous Tenor and Greatest Singer of Norway, rik , Mr. By Who will sing “Old Country” Songs to the Film DON'T MISS This 2% Hours Wonder Trip which will be presented at PALAC THEATRE FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH 6:30 and 9:15 P. M. Sharp + SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH Matinee—2:30 P. M. (Exe—0:30 and 9:18P. M, Norwegian Music to the Film TO ANY MATINEE: EVENING: PRICES S 60 cen L EAT IN THEATRE: ts and 15 cents. 75 cents and 25 cents. BRING YOUR AMERICAN FRIENDS WITH YOU .uuuuuuuuumuuuummuummm S PICKETT’ PALAC Attraciions At Theatres TONIGHT EATE NEWS ClaireWindsor in BLONDES by CHOICYE FUN IN A BEAUTY suop ——AND “THE GUMPS” 10-25-40-Loges 50c FRIDAY and SATURDAY “NORWAY” See newspaper and dodgers for prices and time of show as this theatre is rented for this occasion. .;SP,ICKETT DISHAW & PETERSON 168 General Comnctoru “TARZAN" FEATURE 1S AT COLISEUM TONIGHT 1RO Tatest Gold B “Tarzan and the Golden {which is coming to the Colisen tonight, is entertainment de lux \ The which was written by that eminent author and creato of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, tis a fantasy which has for jts background the heart of Africa. In 7mIs strange setting moves the most unique figure in modern {fiction, a white man who has =pent his life in the jungie, ing friends with the wild animals and followers of the various sav. |age tribes The theme of picture i€" hased on his adventures with Jad-bal.pa, the lion he raised {from a cub and who has been hi ,companion on his expeditions. The | spotlight of thrills is focused on {the effort of Tarzan and his b: of Waziri warrior: to find the hidden city, wher: in the Palace ‘0! Diamonds, there is treasure be- | yond the dreams of man. How- jever the path to the city is re. plete with danger and breath tak- ing escapes, and the audien ig kept In suspe uniil the very |last momént of the picture. Wil liam E. Wing wrote the adaptation and continuity and J, P, McGowan directed. The cast includes James Pierce, Fred Peters, Edna Mur. phy, Harold Goodwin, Lin Yu. Ching, Dorothy Dunbar, D’Arcy Corrigans Boris Karloff and Rob- ert Bolder. story, BLONDES BY CHOICE" | | IS NOW AT PALACE | . = *“Blondes By Choice,” at the Pal- age, is one long howl. The situa- tions in this clever comedy by Josephine Quirk, preduced by Gotham under the abie direction tof Hampton Del Ruth with Claira] Windsor in the stellnr role, would make the Sphinx laugh. And that doesn’t mean maybe. are not only funny but new, and that is saying a ioi. The story centers about Bonnie Clinton, small town WI with mod-| 1 ideas, who % | does thel & ¥ | Sennett the town This [shop and shocks | bleaching her hair, |the whole town talking. They | indignant But then something | happens and every one rushes to the beauty parlor to become blonde. The events which lead up to this denovement and the results for Bonnie and the rest form the of this highly di- comedy Winds some gets as the the best ind is given e Allan Simpson, a most young man, and Wal. the adipose comedian enlivened a hundred jedies. - The remainder . which includes Bodil Flowers and Leigh all that could be de npton Del Ruth If in this one, which any audience doubled hter. blonde, work, of cellent her care support by personable ter Hiers who ha screen o« of the ct sired. outdon will keep up with la by ! RWAY the Palace commencing Sunday matinee, with Denny in the starring role, you will see a concrete ex- ample of the “spare no expense” ‘l\p: of motion picture. an outstanding feature of and Furious,” Director Mel Brown filmed some of the most startling auto racing sequences ever seen in any picture. Some of the best known race drivers {appear in these scenes. { In order to film these shots to | the best advantage a steel bridge |'was thrown across the speedwaj |at a height just sufficient to al- low the roaring mounts of the racers to pass underneath. Denny himself takes part in the I'speed annihilating scenes, Playing opposite the star s beautiful Bar- ybara Worth as the girl in the case, | Claude Gillingwater, Armand Kaliz, i.ee Moran, Chas. K. French, Wil- son Benge and others are in the tion at with the | Reginald “Past EXTRA COMEDY AT | COLISEUM TONIGHT . Mack Senne disports | Doodle Duke ring Talph Graves which is the added feature at the Coliseum to- night, has a beauty that could only be described as white and gold Miss Taylor has t.e rare combina- tion of gark grey eyes with a snow white complexion and hair that is pure gold like the hero- ines of the old Norse fairy tales. She is fond of carrying out this color scheme in her surroundings and even her stationery is deli- cately engraved in white and gold. She is one goes to prove that beauty, brains and talent are not always incom- patible, for she contributes an ample amount of all three to the comedies in which she She is said to be'at her “A Yankee Doodle Duke.” -— & | LAUGHS AND THRILLS | IN “FAST AND FURIOUS” l Yl e 53 It frequently happens that the laughs an audience gets out of a motjon picture represent months of effort on lady, who “A Yankee leading rself in plays. best in faws are worth thousands of dol. lars each to the producers. : When you see “Fast and Furi ous,” the Unk m.vum e teature " in a comedy star.; of those aetresses who| the part of a vast! The gags|movie organisation and the gaf-’ éd, a black square daymark, in 14 - eee . NOTICE TO MARINERS Wrangell Narrows—changes in ;nxd« to navigation made August 15. Each light or beacon is on ya 5-pile dolphin. Kildahleg Saltery Light, moved approximately 110 yards southeast. ward, to west side of channel, at south end of curved portion in 18 {feet of water, 858 yards, 160° 30’ true from Danger Point Ledge Light. Bling Slough Light, established, fixed white, 40 candle-power, 533 yards, 16° true from Anchor point light, in 21 feet of water, South Ledge East Side Light, es- tablished, ' fixed ‘red, 10 candle- power, 334 yards, 61° true from South Ledge Light in 23 feet of water. o Spruce Point Light, established,| fixed red, 10 candle-power, 98 yards, 345° 30’ true from Nerth Ledge Beacon, in 18 feet of water. Keen Island East Ledge Light, established, fixed red, 10 candle. !powar, 110 yards, 222° true from Keen Island East Ledge Beacon, i in 23 feet of water, North Point Beason, New University Head' Dr, ]'ohn James Tigert, United States Commissioner of Educa- tion, who has resigned to ac- cept the presidency of the Uni- versity of Flotida. He suc- ceeds the late Dr. A, A, Mur- phree. (Harris & Ewing) 23 feet of water, 416 yard true from Anchor Point Light. Colorado Reef 7, estab. {lished, a black 2nd can, in 18 feet of wate 266 true from Anchor Colorado Reef Ledge Light, South 4, North Point Bu dahles Saltery Buo; ued, « ‘s (rince Wilitam =ound—Middle Ground Shoal Gas and Bell Buoy, temporarily replaced Aagust 13; gas and whistling bucy show- ne charact Islands—RBgg Island moved on August 17, 350 f ° from former position ani now shown from a white wooden frame tower 28 feet high. Light is 88 feet above high water. No| other change. Tey *Straits—Lemesurier Island Light reported extinguished Aug- ust 15, will be relighted as soon | as practicable. By the direction of the missioner of Lighthouses, Dibrell, Superintendent. B yard Point Light Light, SoutL Ledge Buoy, , and Kil- discontin- by ing ic. Light ot, Com- | w. G.| Coloredo -Democrats Are Harmonious while G.0.P. Factions /lm in Contest| (Continuer rrom Page One ) a faction headed by Clarence Hamiin of Colorado Springs, pub- lisher, lawyer and national com.| mitteeman. Hamlin is supported by Frank W. Howebert, collector of internal revenue. The fight for party contr been under way two years. inception preceded the party con- vention in 1926, when the forces of Hamlin and Howebert rode rough- shod over the Phipps faction and| nominated a complete slate only to lose the gubernatorial conte to a Democrat, W. H. (Billy) Ad ! ams, veteran rancher and 48 | a legislator in Colorado. Ag; the Republican primary choice in 1928 the Democrats again will pre- sent “Billy” Adams. Two Battles Only two battles remain to be fought out for congressional candi- dacies in the September prlmzn',\-; ~—one in each party, Republicans point to their pri. mary contest in the lmh(-rnnmrlnl; race as an indication of a singerc effort to bring out the best candi- date for. the people, but the Demo- crats hope it will be a rift that will aid their own entire ticket to victory. Governor Adams, the incumbent, 1 has | Its | | candidate of : November vote {15 fundamentally , December i of YOU’LL SEE Amazing Action Thrilling Scenes! Massive Sets! in EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS’ Helpless, chained {¢ the glittering altar above which Numa, the Lien God, crouched, the girl bravely faced death! Around her Cadj, the gigantic High Priest, and his allies clustered, awaiting the signal to relcase the great beast for the sacrifice! The sun-rays finally ¢ hand; and then— AND BOY! ]’]"‘! B A0 7:30 K SENNETT Yankce Brgetr . TONIGHT rept up to the fatal mark; the High Priest raised his COMEDY IME e PRICES 10-20-50 cents Loges 60 cents i 1t 9:25 FRIDAY ‘at COLISEUNM was elected at the 1926 election by | the largest majority ever given a gubernatorial candidute in Colo. rado. He defeated Oliver H Shoup, former governor, who had been named as the Republican after the tween the Hamlin-Howebert Phipps, forces. . Before the Kansas City conven tion Shoup, a large stumped the state for Frank Lowden, in oppc on to the lin.Howebert forc who favored Hoover. Democratic leaders take this as an indication that part of the Republicans are dissatisfied with the candidate and that some strength can be counted on m the farm elements for their party Since the stats conven.' tion Shoup has declared in favor Hoover, however. Approxi- $0 per cent of the state’s population resides in the 0. mately voting | rural dlstricts, i Prohi on Element prohibition element in the is not much more clearly defined. Colorado, judg- ing from her past electoral record, dry. But last 8. Harrison White, a former Supreme Court Jnstice, was sent to Congress mupon a pledge to work for modification the Volstead act. He went from the Denver disirict, however, and a wet majority there mi, be wiped out by the dry vote the rest of the state. The religious question comes prominent, is an quantity. Along with Indiana and several other states, Colorado | in 1924 elected as a slate -of offi. cials endorsed by the Ku Klyx Klan, but the strength of the or- ganization in politics has dimin- ished a good deal in the last two vears in so far as the state as a whole is concerned. The AL 0t ba. | unknown D e THE BIG ATTRACTION AT THE PALACE STARTING SUNDAY MATINEE AT 2:30 eluhllsh- i ed, a black square daymark, 530 | yards, 2356° 30’ true from North |, Ledge Beacon, in 10 feet of water.} Burnt Island’ Beacon, estabfiah- ‘feet of water, 328 yards, 24° 30’ ,true from Burnt Island Ledge at A MEL BROWN PRODUCTION SUNDAY. 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