The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 20, 1928, Page 3

\ PICKETT’ PALACE 'S THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Presents “WINNER OF THE WILDERNESS” One of Year’s Finest .Thrilling Film of Early American Days Colonel O’'Hara Rence Contrecouer General Contrecouer .. Governor de Vaudreuil Captain Dumas Mimi .. George W. .nhmgtnn General Braddock Timothy Pontiac Iy Governor Dinwiddie _.Tim McCoy .Joan Crawford dward Connelly ...Frank Currier Roy D’Arcy Louise Lorraine Edward Hearn Will R. Walling .......Tom O’Brien Chief Big Tree Lionel Belmore M. G. M. NEWS and GU PS “California Straight Ahead” 10—25 5—50——Loges 60 cen SPECIAL FOR SUNDAY “The Girl From Rio” A Tropical Romance to the Tune of the Tango SOUTH OF PANAMA Gatgeously Produeéd in Natural Coler.Photography! with CARMEL MYERS Attractions At Theatres “WINNERS OF THE WILDERNESS,” PALACE 1'“The Winners of the Wilder- ness” will open at the Palace to- night for a three-night runm: It is sald to be a fine western picture, according to Mr. Mayer, 'who says: ““By ‘Westerns' we do not mean the ordinary cowboy and Imdian melodrama. It is our intention to gety; awhy from the eut-and- drfed pe of Western, and yet p'{euem in our productions all the virility, daring and beautiful scenic backgrouhds .that have played s important a part in the su S8 of Western ‘pietures.” Tim MeCoy's first picture, under the plans outlined by Mr. Mayer, iIs “Winners of ‘the Wilderness story of the French and Ind War and embracing the man color. - ful incidents of the history of the times: :One of the historical high spots of the production is the massacre oi ‘Braddock’s legions on the ill- iated march toward Fort Duquesne a« military disaster' that cost the liyes and sealps of miie hundred Epgllqh and Colonials out of a to- tal force-of tnirteen hundred. That afy escaped was due to the mili- tary prowess of Geroge Washing- *ton, then. a young major of Vir- ginia militia. Joan Crawford has the feminine lead and Roy D'Arcy, famous as the Crown Prince of “The Merry Widow,” is seen ai'the “heavy.” | BIG COMEDY MAKES » s HIT AT COLISEUM | 1 s We re In the Navy Now” which #opened at: the Coliseum last night for a three-night run, pleased a large audience and sent the fans from the theatre continuing to laugh at the many, many comical thifigs in this first-class comedy. As &) movie entertainment, Wera 1h the Navy Now,” can’t be t ‘first half of the picture, “there. is-hardly. a-foot of film but ins m lasgh. - The action and B .titlew: gre immense. .There are_ also scores ot laughs insthe sécond haif and these are mizéd with soihe thrills. Most of these thrills-are caused in the scelies whete -the, spy is «shown endeayoting to fire the dynamite with'' which the transport is-lcad- Phere ard 'alsp thrills when #the submarine makes an' atthck. ‘Wallace 'Beery .and ' Raymond. @atton, with:Chester Conklin and Tom Kennedy, carry the bulk of ‘t:et::Jp "“;;:fh l' "an‘}vm“d 'f u*rfi!‘&mu FROM mo" yl R | CDMNG TO PALACE l- “The Glrl F‘rom mm" coming 4to the Palace Theatre next Sun- day, theré is a chance to see rollad dnto one-picture -all - the elements | of drama’which fans like. Filmed against an exotic hackground, this story of a woman who loved more | than lite itsedf will cast its spell n_a keep: one’s heart a-flutter, Carmel - Myers heads the cast and: Waiter Pidgeon, tall, ‘debonair nl uflpm, male role. Here are two lovers | that m 19 the- ages; - lovers who forgot all else in the con/ suming flame of passion, armed with a weapon against which there is no defense,—love. The cast supporting Miss My ers and Walter Pidgeon includes such well-known players as Mil, dred Ha , Richard Tucker, and Henry Herbert. Edouard Ra- quello, a new discovery, plays the role of a dancer. He an Argen. tine who has gained wide fame abroad as a professional dancer. B i S A “TOM AND HIS PALS"” COLISEUM, SATURDAY When a peaceful western ranc is invaded by a movie compan plenty of excitement for both sides is bpund to follow. This is the theme of Tom Tyler's newest F. B. 0. production, “Tom and His Pals,” to be shown at the Coliscum Saturday. Not only' are there many amusing moments when the Hollywood visitors are taught the ways of the ranch life, but there 18" much humor in the cowboy’s delight with the beautifully lead- ing lady who dresses elaborateiy in" decollette dinner clothes every evening, and ‘eventually teaches the .ranchmen the intricacies of the Charleston. The picture thrills with its action; there is rome whirlwind riding, some cyclonie! hand to hand fighting and a’ big theill sceme where Tom scales [brecipice to save a child Doris Hill plays the: part of the lovely ranch girl loved by Tom, while others in the cast are Frankie Darro, “Sitting Bull,” his dog, Le Loumnnu Vaters Turn Between Two Sentiments {Contintzed from Page One) political intérest rises to the skies In the little homes nestling under the levees, these simple Demo- 3¢ Catholics and Protestants ke, are going through mental anguish. They don’'t know what to do. The Democrats say they will stay Democrat. The Repub- litans say they will bolt, All over the state “politics has entered into the very fabric of life. Business men will talk glib. Ly until they are asked how they will vote, then they whisper some. thing about hurting business and/ disappear behind. the counters. Ardent churchmen look - askance when pressed for an opinfon and| : éven homes are divided. ‘Back in the' ¢itied’ there is- tha dsual flock of wise prognosticators: They can tell you all about the election. They are chocked full q! the “low down”: and straight ipformation. If you listen to them rm Hoover 4nd- Smith are going carry the cities in landslides dimultaneously. Orators ‘Are Out ' . Headquarters have been estab. lished in New Orleans by both publican and Democrats and ¥ are preparing to unloose their Eden of pelitical orators onto suffering citizenry. But speli- binding won't sway Louisianans | time. - Their feelings are too D on the main questions. he Republicans are bidding for PR At 0 Jam ey plays the leading| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, |9zs ‘Cause’ of That Vlllage Duel Is ‘Off’ Chivalry for Life Cops 30 ' Unreasonable About “Private Fight,” Says Petite Miss By International llustrated Nows LW Y ORK-—Dueling | over a “ladye faire” m have wowed 'em in the days of! Richard Coeur de Lion, but— times have changed. The cops | just won't be reasonable about it! So says petite Billy Greenwich Village beauty. She| aught to know. It was because he | cared for her In @ big way that| George D. Noeling Jr., of Washin ton, rich, handsome—and terribily | rumantic!—challenged a rival to cross blades with him on the de- serted stage of a tiny, arty village theatre recently, and got a pink in the shoulder and a fortnight in the tospital for his pains. His adversary got a rallroad ticket for somewhere else. Poor Billy was left to face a mul- titnde of prying, nosy reporters and the frate maternal parent of her keight errant, neither ordeal being perticularly pleasant. The delicions, univery feeling that came over her 48 two stalwart youths lunged ut ona another with borrowed “prop- * raplers, faded Into an intense Uivedom before the avalanche of uestions of newspapermen and the ay-halred, aristoeratic mother, r were the police mora reason- .tle, They talked fnterminably, asked names, dates, places. Billy's nwad swam dizzily. S0 you can't blame her for al- 3 lowing that Chivalry doesn't belong 2 ki< to the present age. At least not e knightly “have at you, varlet” soft of ¢hivalry. The aftermath to an affalr of honor is just too em- Loy ssing. “he herolne of the Village's one and only reul duel in years wus chared from her third to her six- year in ths quietude of a g congent. Then she ob- permlaslon to remain in the outeids.” When her family o she and a girl thelr way to e R naturally Viliuge, and the t offored, ba- Netcong, .. i oS CILLY NETCONG coming first a clerk In a small store and later a model. Her acquuint- anceship with young Noeling began when he came to New York to find work as an actor, an ambition in which he was opposed by his we mother. Bui thougn Billy visited Noeling dally during his stay In the hos- pital, she denled—emphatically— that she felt for him any emotion other thun that of friendship He's too romantic to make & gogd hus- vand, she said. teanih hita% say s2d euey the woman vote ' by presenting them with Hoover-Curtis thimbles and the Democrats are handing out automobil2 license platss with “Al Smith” blazoned in large blue let ters. Both are shocwering tae state with campaign buttons, and| dodgers and placards are every- wheré to be seen. Only the rash would attempt to prédict what the Louisiana toraté finally will do. Proof ¢ a real contest {8 Eeén in the f that both sides are working all their might. B | ROSSMAN RETURNS } Farl Rossmaw, auinor and pho- | tographer, who has been makinz photographic studies “of industrial and other conditions in many sec- tions Of the “Territory, arrived' here early t y on the steamer Yukon. He will he'here for sev.| eral days visiting' friends and at- { | I [ AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a regular business meet- ing pt the Dugout Thursday eve- ning, September 20, at § o'clock. —ady. 'l()Nl( HT AT 8 P. Business and l'mre;\-mnal ('lub Rooms EVALYN DAVIS DEVELOPING | A SUCCESSFUL PERSONALITY Truths that every one should know. Everybody invited. Silver Offering Vocational - Adviee — Marital {Problems Adjusted. Children analyzed at half price, Call Mrs. Davis, Zynda Hotel. A few days only Pl ST, . an tending to busines: matters. e RECORDS Closing out ali 1v inch Columbia (and Okeh Records at §0c each. Open evenings. Rad(c Electric ! Co., Martin Ly 7/16 Wodem Woman Faslzzoszse She dentands the very e sty perreges aceurately portr. arw‘ifl described each B dg i Read it Phaily' i The Empire TIMBER SALES IN CHUGACH T0 HAVEINCREASE ‘Lupmvxxor McDonald [‘X- pects Heavier Cutting | Normal | than An increase in timber produc-; tion the Chugach National F\ est Xt ye is forecast by W. J McDonald, Forest Supervisor, U. S Fore vice, who arr 1 here téday from his headquarters in Cordcva. Generally, he id,! bas 3 conditions in the Central Alaska coastal district are good with established industries re-| por 1 normal season. | M Mcionald is here to g0 ove classification schedules with local Forast Service officials, and will return to Cordova next week.| P ations are being made in the iwgach Forest for the an.' nual cutting of timber for cross nd piling, Mr. McDonald said. thousand hemlock ties will in the Anchorage ranger between Seward and An-| 3,000 piles, and 1,000,000 feét of sawtimber on Prince Wil., liam Sound. The Copper River| & Northwestern Railroad will cut, timber for' 20,000 hewed hgmlock' ties along its lime “in° the vicinity of, Ccrdova Fishing companies will cut 1,000 piles in the Afognak distr ; Twd portable ‘tiemills. have been put in by operators adjacent to the Alaska Railroad They will cut in virgin territory and it is ex- pected will get about 50 per cent ties off a given area than was possible by the old tie-| hacking methodd in vogue in other sections of the rgilroad, Mr. Mc- Denald said. i il TEACHEHS‘ 0 . or- S ey more ™ Re&:epllon and Dance to' STUBBORN CORNS FALL OFF QUICK ZND-O-CORN removes thousands of id corns every day; surely, emsily and without any pain. | 0-CORN" does { Bot' remove ‘your every corn or callous, | That's our GUARANTEE. Any Bank in the United Statey will y you $1.00 if “END-O- Geot END-O-CORN at the following N druggists TODAY, If they are not near ou write to END-O-CORN LABORA- 'ORIES, 4 Garfield Bivd., Chicago, whe will see that you receive & jar promptly, Butler, Mauro Drug Co. B¢ Given Tomorrow ! 'Evemng, H.S. Gym | Bhe . publig . reception | Juneau teachers, pic#s of the to the under the aus- Juneau Parent- will be held the High e P, BURN DIAMOND BRIQUETS Teggher Association, !mirmw night in sctbol Gymuasium. The, recep- {tioy will be in the nature of a damee to which the public is in- vitdd, whether members of the) [P0 A or not. Dancing ‘will' begin at 8:30 o'¢Mek and during the evening | refigshments will be served. osé composing the varfous confimittee in charge of the ception, dance ‘and refreshments Inde Mesdames Metcalf, Keller, | Housel, Kashevaroff, Riendeau, Allén, Terhune, Henderson, Tay- lor, ;- Winn, - Robertson, - Merritt, |Jenne, DeVighne, Scott, Howard and ' H. Smith. Music for the dance will by the Moconlight Serenaders. — . re- be | | THIRTY-TWO LOGE I SEATS FOR COLISEUM Thirty-two of the manufactured loge seats arrived on the Alaska from the south, were unpacked, polished and in- stalled” for last night's patrohage. The *seats are double springed extra large wicker Indlvldunl ..,nmmu-? chptrs it~ the newest {‘ ‘,__., B A Fresh Shipment of RED ROCK Cottage and Pimento Cheese This nationally - famed cheese is made at Kent, Washington, and is ship- ped from there {resh from the churn. SANITARY GROCFERY The Store Thrt Pleases TR TONIGHT TOMORROW 2 Shows Each Night The Greatest Comedy Ever Made WALLACE BEERY RAYMOND HATTON Supported by Chester Conklin—Tom Kennedy Prices—10, 20, Loges 60 cents e e MERCHANTS CAFE Thos. McMullen, Prop. JUNEAU'S NEWEST PLACE TO EAT Open 6 a. m. to 8 p. m. BHOR'T' ORDERS-—-REGULAR DINNERS Next Connors Motor Co. THE ARCADE CAFE Special Dinners on Sundays and Week Days Soda Fountain in connection. 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