The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 31, 1928, Page 3

* % e VICTORIVARCON s . e ‘\}nsn satisfacto: » . = ‘W NEW YEAR'S OFFERING |4 recent Fairbanks New v » "Pfll ¥ when *begin com 4"‘ ne lady's home t a W girl and LAST TIMES TONIGHT e O ND THE FRONT,” IS COLISEUM NEW YEAR ma e 1 E 3 even | h Wallac hav . HENRY B. WALTHALL \asey - anil REFH B | Aoasren oy BEULAH MARIE DIX n Frow e woveLov ROSITA FORBES NILS OLAF CHRISANDER ¢ Producedby DE MILLE d 1 f PICTURES CORPORATION e e laugh from t on Coli said to 1 start and k tars are COMEDY to bring * COMING TUESDAY rocon ring Our New Year's Bill |, i gl 43 enemsy make th 6' ° h . n Business VERA REYNOLDS Supported by ZASU PITTS and ETHEL CLAYTON tion donz with oo CF SENIOR AY REHEARSES CAST PL of the Senior ( Attractions | e e oo At Theatres | . i through the ——— Town T work over fin ¢ the directic mdtinee taged at the tomorrow o'clock JETTA GOUDAL IS IN rtre FEATURE AT PALACE several the icy actors and cast of th comedy that is t so ten by in the be a Loo oadway their Bast,” las been seen to finer adve in this roman t ) er the greoas, hé Varconls ' I bd B. Wal of the ca; star. “Fighting Love" artistically deligh wri n an mer- now bet- The will row in- but rites, parts play ago. that tome even was on th for the broken ¥ production, were taken substitutes the first ung people flu and used for being given me the demand of public that was: unable to the show during the first per- formances on account of the in- epidemic that was raging 1 is to- 108, espe which It troops v to hordes figure ing dramatic sequ even the high pitches of ex in m bl fluenza t the time h th D. ( \roun generosity of Man- 0ss of the Coliseum house has been dona- the matinee without [ and the fund goes into |the treasury of t enior Class ind is used to meet the cozt of nting class annual and {other incident to Com- men at the close of school. D " [FAIRBANKS WANTS o MOTOR CAR ROAD THROUGH CANADA A proposal to link Fairbanks and the States by an interna tional highw: which would e tend through Yuken Territory wn to see \.H.‘t‘ and British Columbia was ad- vanced last night at meeting |of the cutive Committee of the Fairbanks Automobile Asso- ation and Fa anks Comme al Club. Both organizations ve the propo their enthus- support and volunteered to nd every assistance possible to r‘:vu K plan an actual says Miner. Although such highway has ‘h'wn vanced eral times ia e {the past information concerning 060 JRONE to be traversed and Sl : ~¢|the, route of a film story that brings to the|onajtions which would be en- s been rath- soreen a new treatment |countered has alway most popnlar of themes, the “"""‘(r nebulous but the proposal tak- en’s emotional battle between Berlen up Jast night was backed up COMEDY 15 SHOWING AT COLISEUM TONIGHT ged W icatre John & I for many but t fcular 10 be a Major in the Fly laid up in a h i being, by a crash «¢ Imagine his amazem when bud- dies bring him a New York paper| récounting the fact of h Ceath. Picture for yoursell se same buddies hav viding fiowers for M rying on a burial soldiers. wceive the Major' love the IO, penses the scented signed “y gife.” Behold him wir . was all about. d This fs the siart edy opening at th night and on for final ht. May MeAvoy and gel play the two leading rol 1 AT SPICKETT'S PALACE a L i a— —_ The traged tweens.” That expresses ip when several of | ( 1 | i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE MONDAY, DEC. 31, 1928. ° 4| Vancouver Sea Music VFestival to Revi ve Deep-Water Chanties of Clipper Ship Davys ROW WELL YE MARINERS The tide is for the shore, boys. And gently blows a fav'ring wind, We'll soon touch land once more. bo: ys. And leave the billowy ways behind. Row steady and srong. The way it is long. So bend to yous oar: And join in our song. Row well. Row well, Row well ve Mariners. A welcome voice is hailing. Give answer mates with a hearty cheer. Our st urdy strokes prevailing. Full soon the harbour will appear Then speed her with skill, The waters are still, Our st rokes are directed With right good will. Row well. Row well. Row well ye Ma: From * ers. “ENGLISH MELODIES from the 13th to the 18th Centuries. FORCOMEDY SHOW | 1n a song of the sea—simply because | | 1 | | of Orton Hall, Petersborough, And if you call for a song of the sea, We'll heave the eapstan round, With n{ yeo heave bo, for the wind is ree, Her anchor's a-trip and her helm’s a-lee, Hurrah for the homeward boundl Even Gilbert's cheap tailor, dis- guised as a second trombone, could not fumble the beat and the swing Titled Adopter o Marchioness of Huntley, The The Eng.,, who has adopted Mar- jorie and Isabelle Meuser (be- low), great nieces of hers, resi- dent iu Chicago. They have | been living with stepmother since the death of their father, (International Newsreel) tive campalgn will ated to enlist the aid of influen- tial izaticns and individ- uals on behalf of the plan. P. J. Rickert, R. W. Ferguson and A. J. Nordale were named as a Commercial Club committee to with an Automo- bile Association Committee com- posed of E. B. Collins, A, W. Conradt and J. G. Rivers to dather all data possible and to, outline a publicity campaign. be inaugur- coopera | the sailing ships. |DEVELOPMENT WGULD {acres of ground warmed by water | Church Acts to Rescue Valuable Works of Art MOULINS, Dec. 31.—Art trea J. M. DENT & SoNs. sea music comes as naturally to the mariner as lullables to a mother, and because its spirit is so infectious. It comes naturally because the sea chanty lightens the sailor's work and because from the very beginning of navigation 1t has fostered teamwork and good feeling among seamen. But the saflor chantles passed away with They were the seamen’s working choruses whose utility declined when steam crowded the canyas-driven craft from the sea There still remains a great and large- 1y ungathered treasure of sea music which today is remembered only by grizzled saflors of clipper ship days. But as these old salts are bothered by failing memorles, the tunes and the words they can still remember must be recorded soon if they are to be preserved for the future. This constitutes the real significance of the forthcoming Sea Music Festival FOLLOW ROAD FOR CHENA HOT SPRINGS' Otto owner of the Chena Hot Springs arrived at Fairbanks Saturday on his first visit to town in four years. He notes many im- provements since he was last here in 1924 Mr. Myer's visit will last until shortly after the first of the year, when he will return to the Springs. Construction road between Chena Hot woud, in Mr. of an automobile Fairbanks and the Springs count Myer's opiifon, open up a rich country to de velopment which weuld répay the cost of building many times | over. Lack transportation facilities is retarding develop- | ment now, he said 1 of and coyotes the Springs. five of his last eummer cud play little fear caribou were nuisance fall,” said Mr. Myer. *“I a hard time keeping them of the garden.” A big ¢ Springs last are numerous They dome: und | carried off a apparently of man. icated a “The last had | out was raised at summer. The the | five | from the Springs make it possible to grow almost any crop Mr. Myer has raised onions weighing over a pound from the seed. He contemplates extensive improve. ments just as soon as the road project approved.— (Fairbanks ws-Miner. ) e e——— STCCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Dee. 31.—Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted to- day at 83, American Smelting 72, Chrysler 132%, Cudahy 6 Kennecott Copper 1553, Missouri 66, Packard Motors 1491%, Penn- sylvania Railrcad 76%, Phillips] Petroleum 45, Sears, Roebuck 179%, Stewart Warner 123%, Texas Corporation 68, U. S. Steel| | 141%, White Eagle Oil California Packers 75%. 35%, in Vancouver at the Vancouver Hotel | nd it is at once | from Jan. 23 to 26 8 meed and a com great port fact During tk rd ment for this ng the broad Pactfic four days will the finest music inspired be oy ea from the time of the Vikings | n to the present di , arranged by Harold E ace director of Canada’s major mu- festivals, will recapture the full flavor of the chanties which having passed their youth in sailing ships of the seven seas, now find a haven for their old age in concert hall and schoolroom. Two groups of will be presented In stage settings— “The Order of Good Ct ineorpo- rating old French chantics of Acadia harmonized' by Dr. Healey Willan ot ihe Toronto Conservatory, and “On the Decp, Deep Sea,” introducing fa- mous deep water chanties arran and staged by Capt. Frederick Wil- liam Wallace. Distinguished singers, fine instru- mentalists and well-tralned choirs will appear at the nightly concerts in the Vancouver Hotel. The sing- ers include John Goss, famous lish baritone; Jeanne Dusseau, Can- ada's great lyric soprano, laie of the Chicago Opera; Finlay Campbell, Ot- tawa baritone, familiar with Hebri- dean sea-songs; Marion Copp, rising young contralto of Vancouver; Poul Bai, Danish baritone with a reper- tory of Viking songs; and Ulysse Paquin, French-Canadian basso, with songs of the voyageurs of New France. Others are the Hart House Quartet, Canada’s most famous group of in- strumentalists; the Vancouver Scots tish Orchestra, the Filipino Orchestra of the liner Empress of Russia, the North Vancouver Choral Soclety, and three Interesting groups organized by Miss Ethel Bassin—a chorus of 260 Vancouver children, a Sea-Scout chorus of 80 volces, and @& cholr of Hebridean Fisher Boys. The pro- Fngland’s Ideal i1 Mr. Myer remarked that wolves | 4 tet Bannerman, noted English stage star, who was recently chosen by a group of judges as one of the ithree standard types of English {beauty. (International Newsreel) Here is Margal D ea iy HOTEL BAR BECOMES i: RELIC FOR MUSEUM | JACKSONVILLE, Fla, l)(‘c.l‘, 31—A corner of the famous bar | of the old Hotel Knickerbock- | er, 42nd street and Broadway, | N York, has been presented to the museum of the Univer. | sity of Florida, at Gainesville. It was a gift of Brnst Glantz | berg, Jacksonville manufactur- | er, who bought the bar when | the hotel was remodeled into an office building songs | BEAR OF A STORY! MILWAUKEE, De'’c Unknown to each other, Milw friend Ben Sche! William Zitrow, were huntiug in Northern Wisconsin near Mercer Scherer encountered black and fired Zit- row bear and fired Scherer rushed forward to his prize, as did Zitrow Surprised, they greeted each other near the dead b “Hello, Ben,” said Zitrow, “Isn’t that a fine bear I shot “Why, I shot Scherer ccuntered An argument.follcwed and they finally agreed that both had come upon the bear from different directions and had fired simultaneously that only one shotgun report was heard. There ,was the evi- dence of their marksmanship one bullet through the lower jaw and another in the left side. 3 two and a big bear saw a him, Bil,” 50 \KLAWOCK HOLDS iTY | ELECTION; MAYOR IS ! RE-ELECTED EASILY, KLAWOCK, Alaska, Dec. 24 At the recent municipal election held here, Frank Peratovich was re-elected for Mayor with a big majorit Also, the City Clerk ind City Judge, wete reelected ! Following are the figures shown lon the tally sheet Out of the 142 votes cast for| Mayor: Frank Peratovich 115, R J. Peratovich John Darrow 1; City Clerk Johnson, §1; City Judge—W. J. Chuck, Jr., 72; City Treasurer M John (Bdna) Peratovich, 70; Fire Chief—Fred Williams, Council as follows: Peter Ani-| sket, 89; Wm. Benson, Chair | man of Health and Sanitation | Committee, 87; John Nick 88; Jack Peratovich, 127; Rowen, $7; Peter Roberts, John Peratovich, Jr., 79 All meetings will be conducted on modern business lines, only | English will be spoken between members of the Council. All pub lic funds will be deposited in some bank, thus preventing any | misunderstanding as sometimes | comes to small communities, This election marks the 'son James 102; be- | of business and the opening of al new era to the town. l-Ivvrylm:l_\"‘ is looking forward to an active year in the eity civic affairs. - ORIENT TO SMOKE ginning of a complete new order | ' EWPORT NEWS, Va. Al steamer now enroute to HI"‘\ Orient has in her cargo 3,626 hogsheads and 2,600 cases of Vir-| ginia leaf tobacco, valued at, port ever loaded here or probably | in any American port. Ty EXTRA New Year's Afternoon “THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING” y Senior Class Comedy Repeated by Popular Demand At Coliseum Theatre Curtain at 2 P. M. Prssrb bbb} Cleyrmenflmmmenlyemienll Wh $808,000, the largest tobacco ex- 3 LAST TIMES TONIGHT el i 7:30-9:25 LATEST NEWS EVENT: OLISEY A ( She Had to Marry Her Husband! ?fimer@m. present “Slightly Used” witn MAY MAVOY CONRAD NAGEL AUDREY FERRIS s ROBERT AGNEW moicoms ANDERS RANDOLF yucie . owiiuin EUGENIE BESSERER ~ wavo Ske thought she couldw't get @ man and then she found she had two on her hands! Wl AESOP'S FILM FABLES REMEMBER The High School Play “THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKIN W YFEAR'S DAY 2:00 P. M. ” . ; B A WARNER BROS PRODUCTION Gay! Swift! Light! Amusipg! 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