The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 5, 1929, Page 3

» 'IIHHHIHKIIIlfllllllll!HIIMII‘IIIHIIIHII AT, SUNDAY MATINEE— NiGHT — MONDAY MAE l’ CONCERT SUNDAY NIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK The Calif of Bagdad.......... . Overture Trio—*“Sorter Miss You” LT TE TV EER UL with MAE PAULY, Director and Violinist MRS. MAMIE SPERLING, Pianist STELLA JONES, Celloist ELMER A. FRIEND, Drums and Traps i The biggest laugh riot since “THE* COHENS AND KELLYS"!! 3 8 ' = L L T T T T T with BRYANT WASHBURN COME ABOARD THE FUNNIEST BOAT THAT EVER WEATHERED A WAVE!! See LAURA LA PLANTE in “BEWARE OF WIDOWS” S[’I'N[) A WILD NIGHT ON A HOLSFLOA'I ALS() IATP l\;I WS and (()MP DY o ~ S AH for 10- ‘7') 40- Lo;:es 50 cents LAST 2 TIMES TONIGHT Richard Barthelmess THE DR()P KICK ALL' CHILDREN FREE TONIGHT WITH THEIR PARENTS—Give them a treat and see “SN()OKIJ'VIS (7()']‘ A 'l()()']” 7 - | ] I T R T R, | lIlllllllllll[ll[llll[I!Illl"lllllllllIIHIIIHIIIIIHHIIHMIIIIIIIHIIIIIII_HIIII A HUINan PUITHTHUTH BT T COM NG “The Privaie Life of Helen of Troy” ‘“ll|||||||l!l|||m||lllfl|l||llll|l|||||||ll||llllUIII"lllIl"l"llll"lIlllllllllmlII for the time being, and staging a thrilling game for the camera. They were the University of Southern California and Stanford teams, boasting such All-American stars as Morten Kaer, Jeff Ora- vath, Ted Shipkey, Dick Hylan, Biff Hoffman and many others. The game is but one incident, however, in this happy story of college life toda . ?HIIIIIII"IIIH"IIIIIIIIII Attractions At Theatres v | “NAUGHTY NANNETTE" +i AT COLISEUM TONIGHT [ | . “Naughty Nannette” starring Vi- ola Dana, is at the Coliseum to- enight only. ‘“THE SIREN” SUNDAY . OFFERING AT COLISEUM It is credited wiia being one of B e ey a8 the most entertaifing pictures| T0 whet the eagerness of fans that F. B, O. has pfoduced. Theto see “The Siren” at tic Coli- theme of the story is laid around |5¢um Sunday, it might bz men- two extra girls in the .movies,|tioned a storm from which a pret- buffeted about by the winds of|ty girl seeks shelter in a lonely chance, and doing their best to'cabin with a wealthy clubman, a fight in a burning building, a sen- sational murder trial and convic- on as highlights. The Siren” is a picture set against the background of social events in which Dorothy Revier, in the title role, toys with the af. fections of young men to relax from the horedom of bridge, dan- ¢es and dinner parties. She thought she was immune to love; but, with her awakening comes the realiza- tion that she has been a dupe for a swindler and cheat. From this moment on there is plenty of ex- citement and daring situations help each other along. i Viola Dana, winsome, petite, and V' always lovable in her portrayals|! for the screen, is one of the extra girls. J. Leo Meehan, who directed a score of successes, notably the ‘Gene Stratton Porter stories, has turned in another masterly pi of work while directing them. “Naughty Nannette” takes one oright into the studios and gives the public an eyesight into the ¢ scenes and incidents usually de- nied to their gaze. $ e It has everything that goes to make a good picture entertaining; Tom Moore has the leading , —comedy, drama, thrills and sus-|masculine role which he handles pense. A well-selected and even-)in a finished manner. He is ly balanced company, supports the{kept busy by Norman Trevor, as little star and is headed by Eajthe villain, who is unrelentlessly nmwneh with Helen Foster, Al-{Dpersecuting the beautiful heroine. phonse Martel, Patricia Palmer, Otto Hoffman, as the butler and YJoe Young, Sydney de (.‘rey and | henchman ¢f Norwood, is as crafty ra Clayton, prominent in|and sly as a human being can be. U their roles. iThese four succeed in getting 3 —_— themselves tangled in a web of cir- 53| cumstances from which it seems THRILLS IN “DROP | j2lmost lmposmble to escape. Then, o KICK,” AT PALACE ||through a queer twist of fate the TR v e To hre v s All the thrills of.a big footbail situation clears up and the—to tell any more would be to give away me, the cheering crowds, the et % the plot of an interesting puture clash of opposing lines, the for-| ward passes and the goal kicks|| COMEDY, ORGHESTRA }are provided in First National's| | |g AT PALACE SUNDAY \ college picture, “The Drop Kick,” b ! “starring Richard Barthelmess, now at the Palace Theatre. k* ' The biz game 4in “The Drop Kick” was played by two rival " pacific Coast football teams, the | = =3 Mae Pauly’s orchestra will re- turn to the Palace tomprrow and give a special concert at 7 o’clock tomorrow night and play for both shows. members forgetting their rivalry| The feature is “Beware of Wi.l licking farce comedies that defics | analysis | Laura La Plante is bewitching | as the girl without a husband There are two other couples in the picture seek marriage and in numerable ori al mix.ups oce m'! Happily, there is not even a sug-! gesticn of the bed-room far which has been produced with al.| most alarming frequency of late.| “Beware of Widows"” proves that| suggestiveness is not necessary illi make a highly successful comedy. | The story is well-constructed and each incident has its purpose | which is the giving of or the| building to a very bearty laugh A supporting cast of good troop- ers appear in this picture headed by Bryant Washburn, W alter | Hiers, of course, is' good for many laughs. Heine Conklin makes an exceptionally “goofy” captain m the houseboat on which most the action takes place. Tull\ Marshall, Paulette Duval, (‘.III\(‘i rine Carver and Otto Hoffman dc| excellent work. i of COMING TO PALACE ‘ The most famous mau,,ln in m" world is filmed in “The Private| Life of Helen of Troy,” the First| Natfonal Picture coming coon to| the Palaca. | Irate hus | | ands whose wives have | | | skipped oft with the other man, have done a number of things revenge, but none of them eve started the Trojan War, T points of this famaus triangle are| Helen, played by Maria Corda, Mc. nelaos, interpreted by Lewis Stone and Pa portrayed by Ricardo Cortez. BIG MERGERS MARK 1928IN AUTO WORLD By DAVID WILKIE (A, P. Correspondent) DETROIT, Jan. 5 A concentra. or as remote from it 5 he tion of production capacity in the | The mansicn g4 on -Ballg} consolidation of. various companies | 181€, a Private island off Miami{ with assets totalling wall over half|Beach. proper, and job-seekegs, will | a billion dollars, marked the year|find it almost as difficult to storm 1928 in the automobye industry,|[3S the Dattleship Maryland. The year brought outstanding 1 Withi. the anansion, ;Mr. Penny chanical changes that would ingj [Da8 Placed his cruiser and sp cate any definite. trend away from |P0ats at the disposal of Mr. Hoo. present day standards. 5 ver, and it is likely that the Pros-| What changes have besn made|ident-elect would try his hand at| in motor cars have heen y fufl il-f1sh, barracu vord ¢ from chumpe ol { wipers. . ‘Fli6. changee {S4ll, hui-nadess . L e in body design have been o glye|Me. can cast @ line from the Pen- the automobile a more massivc|ReY Pier and hook a mess of appearance, with little, if any,|Brouper, vellow tail or sea trout, A7 Larges | Detween daylight and breakfast. | radiators also have made their ap.| The Penney home, a three story pearance carrying out the impr pssl 10 acres en| sion of “larger” cars. Air cleaners|the Wes lalaad, | nd oil filters have been made|BTeat living 5 30 T tandard equipment on many cars,|Stories in the hwe £ |and even the Ford company tnis|the main floor. — Across tl vear went in for fully equipped|Side of the living room at the & ond floor level is a balcony of products. Six Cylinder Motors Elimination of more four cylin- der cars in favor of the six-cylin- der motor also was noted during the past year, and automobile au- thorities say that 1929 will seec only two four-cylinder, cars in pro- duction. In the more than half billion dollars in assets effected by merg- ers and consolidations, the Chrys- ler-Dodge Brothers, Inc., union, an- nounced May 29 last, led the w with tangible balance ot as sets of approximately 000,000, At the time the consolidation was announced the two companies had stock outstanding valued at $450,- 000,000, according to New York stock exchange prices Next in line in the tendency to. ward closer unity of production fa- merger Pi cilities was the of Studebaker and the companies. Plants, p other assets totalling $160,000.00( were involved. The merger was approved by stockholders of both companies late last June Recent Consolidation A most recent consolidation of sizeable proportions was that in volving acquisitions of the Chand. ler-Cleveland Moto®s corporation by the Hupp Motpr Car corpora- tion, with combined assets at the time, November 30, of approxi- mately $130,000,000 Early in September the Auburn Automobile company of Auburn, Ind., announced it had acquired a controlling interest in the Lycom- ing , Manufacturing company of Williamsport, Pa.; Duesenberg, Inc., of Indianapolis, and the Lim- ousine Body €o.. of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Total assets of the four companies concerncd were es- ximately $14,000,- the 000. ‘While the: consolidations and mergers that gave group strength against competition of the larger producing organizations were being effected, one large con- cern, Velle, of Moline, Ilis, an- nounced discontinuance of motor car production and entry into the airplane business. 5 ———— T PULLEN COMING BACK W. S. Pullen, of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Com- pany, who spent the holidays in the States, is returning to his home here aboard the North- western, The winter heme of J. C. Penny, White Plaing, N. Y. has been placed at the disposal sef view of one of the rcoms. MIAMI BBACH, Fla, Jan, & l While President-elect Hoover is| walting for the Coolidge lease on| the White House to expit 1| elaborate mansion has been placed | at his disposal in Fiorida | From his sojou within this| tate, between the time his re- turn from South America and next March 4, Hoover has been of-| fered the e of J. .( I”Hll).‘ Whité Plains, Y., millionaire, | Here, it is pointed out, the next| President would be as accessiblo| to the winter colony as he pl carved mahogany, entered from the| second floor. porch which adjoinsi the suite wh would be given| over to the Hooy | A pipe organ, ed from a hidden keyboard, rises on the west wall of the living room opposite tireplace. Flanking the living room | with a . southeastern exposure, is! the dining room with its carved | walnut woodwork. Behind it is| the kitchen and chef’s <|uar.i' ters, i Four master bedrooms and baths omprise the second floor, the suite designated for the Hcover occupying the southeast wing. Th same number of master bedrooms and baths are on the third floor, as well as the ball room which is the same size as the living room directly below. In front of the east wing of the house between a roofed colonade and the waterfront, is an open air,j salt water swimming pool. Governor of Oklahoma i Tl:reatened with Second | Impeachment Fight Now - al the 1 i 1 [ i ; (Conunned trom Page Onej \ i A | | Pres lent-elect ‘Hocve millionaire, at Belle Isle, r his Florida THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE _SATURDAY, JAN. 5. 1929. Fla,, (above), stay, Below Blamed for Embezzlement Pretty Mrs. Blanche Huber (above), of New York, | blamed by Jerome Huber, her broker husband,’for misappro- | priation of more than $30,000. | money in order to sue for divorce, His action was in the courts when he was arrested, ] | oot s who is He told police he needed the 0DD FELLOWS were elected for lour,vmr terms i INSTALLATION Much of the cry against Gov.) Johnston has been his refusal to PR dismiss Mrs. O. O. Hammonds, hi The insm]}ali(m of the offi confidential seeretary, whom ad-| . Bliver Bow Lod No ministration critics accuse of run-| i qependent Order of Odd hing state affairs with a high' | ws took place Thursday ev paad. ing in their lodge hall, co The Presidential campaign added | ¢ ond and Franklin Street some fuel to the anti-administra-| Ty stiling officer wa tion fire. Johnston was support-|iart, District Deputy Grand M ed in 1926 by the Women’s C i ter. He was assisted in this work tion Temperance Union and theliy, the folowing past office Ku Klux Klan, but there has b ‘0 Charlse Gruer, P. G., as D. D. G butspoken criticism of the gov : Marshal; Peter Delgard, I'. G. & npr by members of th organi-|D. D. G. Warden; E. B. Brown zations since he took a part/P. G, as D. D. Secretury; in the presidential campaign in Guy C”Wing, P G., as D. D. G behalf of Alfred E. Smith. Henry Young, P. G —_——— D. G. Cha and BIG COMPANY HELPS NOME ;'; 3;",‘,’:1';“‘“”" i g | The’installed officers were as The Hammon Consolidated Gold, rollows: Noble Grand, Oscar Jen- Fields Nome, tha big Seward peninsula dredging company b« longing to the United Slat Smelting and Refining Company |« recently loaned the City of Nome bri $2,000 to carry the mumnlmlm Cc over until taxes begin coming in. n; Vice-Gr. rding nancial wrter; Treasurer, i 00k; Warden, Louis Dyrds nductor, E. A. Jchnson; R. S Wy d. D, Van Atta; L. S. N. and, John Reck; Re 5¢ | G, M drandahl; R. 8. V. [ G, O. L. 8. V. G, John | Green; i {ikola; 0. G., \I rnest r 8. , Sam Daniels; L. 8. G. Metcalf and € haplain, Guy C. Wing. There was a good attendance ind the Degree of. Brotherly Love confer After the meet ng, refreshments were scrved in the banquet hall >+ " CONDITION OF TEX | RICKARD CRITICAL MIAMI Rickard is norning but — Tex this better hli) condition i ritical,” said a statement the attending physie iamaiion has subsided sligh The fight operated promoter was wuutly for appendicities. e | COMES FOR CONFERENCE United States Deputy Marshal Quee for a conferen vith United| States Marshal Albert White, re- | garding certain investigations now ibéing carried on in Ketchikan, is an interior Sunday 7:30 9:25 'Y'l!l(lY'lll'lllll!l!!!L"_l Fascinating, alluring drama Monday 7:30 9:25 girl, who unwittingly lures men to the financial rocks. of a beautiful Tom Moore and Dorothy Revier in The SIREN BABY MARY ANN JACKSON | in SMITH’S BABY A Pathe Comedy PRICES “TAKING THE Aesop’s Film Fables LATEST NEWS EVENTS AIR” NOT an Insurance Policy merely but PROTECTION When you put your money in a bank you make sure the bank is sound. 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