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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1929 TONIGHT NEWS AND COMEDY OPENS THE SHOW FEATURE STARTS 7:45 and 9:40 His Greatest Production Since the Big Parade with ERNEST TORRENCE and JOAN CRAWFORD This show ran one solid year on Broadway at $2.00—We will show it at popular prices. 10-25-50-Loges 60 cents Palace Orchestra Will Play the First Show Each Night Coming Sunday—*“HOT HEELS,” one of the fastest comedies of the season At Theatres BUSTER KEATON IS AT COLISEUM IN “GENERAL” Busler Keaton in “The (.eneral' is the current feature bill at the ¥Coliseum and this quaint comedian lips over some,_ fun-making stuff hat is unusual. The scenes are in the Civil War Days with cor- responding costumes. The bill is n for the last two times tonight. .| “TWELVE MILES oUT” 1 %\: BIG HIT AT PALACE | #5 “Twelve Miles Out” played to big business at the Palace last night, chock-a-block gallery and ig downstairs and all classes of ,lans were pleased with the thrills, hoth men, women and children +cheering the hero, John Gilbert, in w1l of his fast acting, which was “ Eflways. Fans delight in the cap- Sturing’ of Gilbert's love sparks and ¥ Shis go-getting ways which are visi- “Sble throughout the vivid action of ‘the feature. Gilbert and his arch-enemy, Er- |~ %est Torrence, give up carrying ontraband fire-arms into Africa j+and pick up change and excite- :ment off American shores as rum- grunners. The kick comes when fthe hero escapes from the coast! guard and breaks into the home fof the heroime. The Gilbertian ~1echnique is very evident here, He kidnaps the girl and takes her| welve miles out, or so. The girl a - none other than pretty Joan rawford. There are thrills all through the roduction. The Palace orchestra gives a fconcert and plays for the first how only. H “BLACK JACK" FEATURE ?‘ AT COLISEUM SATURDAY | . | A fight to a finish for the heri- tage of their fathers in the theme 2 Buck Jones’ latest vehicle for Zox Films, “Black Jack,” which is £t the Coliseum Saturday, matinee and night, with Barbara Bennett the leading féminine role. It is a fight of great odds for the boy, the girl, and a friend for their lghtl-l inheritance, a rich treas- re of buried gold, against one of the most powerful outlaw gangs of the west. The plot revolves around three feces of a dollar, which three old prospectors left their heirs, each fraction of the coin having a part of the key to the precious ore. it s a tremendous battle for the three friends to fight the gang and outwit them and claim what is n htfully their own. uck plays the role of the youns ¢ n Phil_Dolan, a hardriding *davn -may-care fellow who swears “ £ ?'mw-n.ndhhfiflrnmuu- |=av. capes, however, he never loses his sense of humor, and proves to be not only a very straight shooting cowboy, but a very lovable chap as well. " “HOT HEELS" COMING | | TO PALACE'ON SUNDAY | 2 Tod Sloan, world's premier jock- ey, enacts a -prominent role in Universal's farce, “Hot Heels,” starring Glenn Tryon and Patsy Ruth Miller, which will open at the Palace Sunday. Sloan is widely recognized as the greatest rider of all time and whose annual income in his hey- dey was greater than the com- bined earnings of Earl Sande, La- verne Fater, Babe Ruth and Red Grange. Between 1894 and 1901 his per- centage of winners for a single season was 34}, which is ap- proached only by another jockey’s 31 Tod wound up his track ca- reer by winning the great Tanforan Derby and a purse of $50,000. Tod was in vaudeville for many years. He took a trip to Europe where he made his first motion picture in London. He appeared in two pictures after his return to America and then retired. He is now Steward of the Tia Juana Jockey Club, obtaining a brief leave of absence to play in “Hot Heels.” The supporting cast of “Hot Heels” includes Gretel Yoltz, Lloyd Whitlock, James Bradbury and Duke R. Lee. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET- TONIGHT; LEGION DUG-OUT J. P. Anderson, horticulturist, will talk to the Juneau Garden ‘Club and garden enthusiasts at the regular meeting of the Club to- night in the Legion Dugout at 8 o’clock. The subject of the lec- ture will be “Diseases of Plants.” This is the sixth lecture by Mr. Anderson of a series on plant cul- ture, care.and other phases that] are of interest to the garden lay- man and flower lover. ~The pre: vious talks have had to deal with “Plant Species,” “Plant Breeding,” and of special interest was the talk on the bulbous plants and on “Plants that are adopted o local growing.” Since the first lecture of the series by Mr. Anderson the at- tendance at the meetings has in- creased until now there are at each meeting two or three times the number of garden fans that at- tended the first lecture. 'Those who attend are learning many things that are not only interest- ing but of practical value in the raising of plants. Everyone is in- vited to the -eothl —— e STORE For the accom; m of the trade, this store will be open B. M. i Kennedy, f1jact as FORMER HEAD OF U. . NAVY PASSES AWAY Edwin Denby Dies Sudden- ly Today at His Home in 1Conn§"—n TTOI= aze One.) motor industry and to the cabinet Denby was born in Evansville, Ind., February 18, 1870, the son of Charles and Martha 'Fitch Den- by. His father for many yes was United States Minjster to China, under President Cleveland Young Denby lefi the Evansville high school in 1 before gradu-| ating to accompany his father to the Far East. There he remainad nine years, serving from 1887 to 1894 with the 'Chinese Imperial Maritime ‘Customs Service. This service was the foundation for a knowledge of the Far East that resulted in his being regarded in later years as an authority on that secnon of the globe Feotball Player Entering the University chigan at the age of 24, was graduated in 1896 with a Bachalor of Law degree. His great physique aided him in estab- lishing a reputation as a football player. Denby was practicing law_in De- troit as a member of the Chamberlain, Denby, We when the Span ican war came. He enl in the navy and served aboard the U. S. S. Yosemite as a gunner's mate, third class, from April to August, 1898. The ship saw active service, ecn- veying the U. S. 'S. Panther to Guantanamo Bay when that craft landed the fi American troops on ‘Cuban soil, under the guns of the Yosemite. When the war ended, Denby re- sumed his law practice, going in 1903 to the State Legislature and two years later to the National House of Representatives where. he represented the First Michigan district until 1911, In Auto Business Detroit’s industrial activity then engaged his attention. He was an original stockholder in the Hupp Motor company anad later its treasurer. He next became an organizer of the Denby Motor com- pany. He retained his legal con- nections and found time also to President of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce. When the World War came, Den- by was fully occupied with his bus- iness affairs, yet he was one of the first of Michigan’s prominent men to volunteer in the ranks. A week after the American dec- laration of war Denby had enlisted as a private in the Marines. “Some must enlist in the ranks,” he said. “All cannot be oficers.” But he was not a private long. In two months he was a corporal, a sergeant shortly afterward, and in six months a second lieutenant. of Mi- Denby At the end of the war he was dis- charged with the rank of major, Official Greeter Much of his war time was spent at the Marine recruit camp at Paris Island, 8. C., where he was official greeter of recruits and the A\unupulv\ Naval Academy the class of 1881 enjoy a class reunion as 5 the Crowx Prince of Japan, who had been a member of that Much w threatened, but Hendarson sailed anyway The trip all but turned oeut dis astrongly for the Secretary in an airplane in China when it fel 4,000 feet. The plane was de- molished, but Deuby escaped with- out injuries. to gu of class, the A brother of Edwin Denby, Wyth Denby, resided at Juneau for eral years early in the pre century. He interested mining here. BLUE FOX PELTS ARE TAKEN SOUTH FROM GRAND ISL. Nearly 100 fox pelts ich are blue skins outh on the Queen Bob Barclay from land farm that is operated by Grand Island Fox 'Co. The are to be sold on the Seattle mar kets. The market value of skins is approximately $8,000, The furs taken south ¢ the second lot taken son from the island farm. were reported as all being prima skins and of a uniformly good quality The Grand m.l fox farm about seven ye uln! tity of pelts has Deen taken nnhl the last two or three seasons. owners are devoting the llnm the securing of pelts rather the raising of breeding stock and from every indication has an as- sured prosperous most taken ay the Grand T w tol .| conditions on the nd are for fur farming. About 40 pelts were shipped south a few weeks ago and were readily disposed of on the western markets, Grand Island located lower end of Gastineau opposite Taku Inlet - STORE HOURS For the accommodation of trade, this store will be Saturday evening, February adv. B. M. BEHRENDS CO., at the Channel the open 9th. Ine. - Commereial job printing Empire. The g T Best Way to cook a great big pumpkin is in small pieces IN ROASTING coffee, the same rule is followed by Hills Bros. By a patented, continuous process, only a few pounds at a time pass through the roasters. No bulk-roasting process can produce such a delicious, uniform flavor, {HILLS BROS lecturer on “The Indoctrination of the Marine Corps Spirit.”” He went § to France as an observer withsthe Second (Marines) division, His commander at that time was Major |3 General Lejune who later was to head the corps under the direction of the man who served in France as Captain of Marines. Denby was the only World War. veteran in the Harding cabinet. He was serving as probation officer for the Detroit Recorder’s courts when the navy portfolio was offer- ed him largely, it was said at the time, at the suggestion of John E, Weeks, who became Secretary of War. An odd parallel existed between the careers of Edwin Denby and another Detroiter, Truman H. New- berry. ' Both were members of the Michigan Naval Reserve, and both saw service aboard the U. 8. 8. Yosemite on which Newberry was an officer. Later the gun- ner'’s mate . won the nomination for' Congress that the officer had sought. Still later Denby oceu- pied the Cabimet seat that New- berry had held under the Roose- velt administration. ‘The parallel continued to the end of theéir respective political ca- reers. Denby retired to private life with the Teapot Dome scandal smudging an otherwise enviable Cabinet récord. Newberry re- signed from the United States Senate after a national uproar had taken place following charges of fraud in his selection; charges that led to his comviction on a criminal charge and his sentence to the Leavenworth penitentiary. The verdict later was overthrown by the United States Supreme Court. Arouses Wrath Denby’s sobriquet while he was a Cabinet member was “The Sea- Going Secretary” given to him be- cause of his numerous trips with the fleet. He aroused the wrath of Congress when he proposed to | ON CHICHAGOF 01" by | Ic the skins | the | mprize | s | No quan- | than | P TRLLY TRAPPERS ARE HIT BY PIRACY IT'S HERE LAST TIMES TONIGHT . COLISEUM Reports to Alaska Game| Commission Say Trap- lines Are Looted prevalent on the ind W shores of Chicha- Island, according to reports ved at local headquarters of Alaska Game Commission. In 1o instances the :alleged “pi- have taken not only animals traps but also lifted all the 1ps on the line, it was said. i Special Officer Jack W m, who | ré ned to town Wednesday night a 15-day trip in Chatham and ! raits areas, reported to the ion that several trapp: )Id him at Hoonah that their ions were almost a total loss las the result of a systematic cam I paign of trap looting. Two boats, more than average speed, are said be operating along the coastline, covering t*aplines, steal- 1”" furs and taking traps. | The a Game Commission {announced it had received a‘letter from the west coast of Chichagof il land telling of similar operations. | A number of blue foxes were re- ported to ha\-o peen taken. The ve the names of two boats ved to have bben implicated he robberies “ur-piracy is | | |in the trs Commis {had PUBLIC LlBRARY TO BE CLOSED MONDAY| The Juneau Public Library will! be closed to the public for one day next week and will be on Monday. Invetory is to be tak- en at the time which is responsi-) ble for the one day closing oo to i I { belie Commercial job printing at The | ] Empire, Every Day Prices Strictly Fresh Ranch Eggs, extra large, 45 cents per dozen, 2 for $ Sinclair’s Eastern Cornfed Bacon, 1b... Red Rock Cottage Cheese, per pound.... American Brick Cheese, pound Roquefort Imported Cheese, pound New Spinach, just arrived, pound A.lllfmnm Bunch Carrots, bunch ... ; > Brussels Sprouts, pound . Y.V\I)(‘ll) Rhubarb, pound Green Peppers, new stock, pound .. Virginia Yams, pound | Snow White Cauliflower, large solid heads, each .30 and Head Lettuce, large and solid, 2 for ... Delicious Apples, extra large, dozen _... Extra Large Grapefruit, 3 for Medium Grapefruit, each ALSO THE BEST Celery—Tomatoes—Cucumbers Fresh shipment Pickled Herring, pint, 25¢ Personal Delivery Service ~ Telephone 486 Sunday-Clara Bow in “Kid Boats” Seattle Fruit and Produce The Finest Foods at the Most Reasonable Prices use the Army transport Henderson |/ 1o get his own at whatever cost. Saturday evening, February 9th.|to take to Japan a party of naval BEHRENDS 0., . m | mmm Rayon Underwear Gowns, shorties, French pantivs, combinations, and shirts in all pastel shades and two-tone effects. pecially priced at $1.00 Hose Chiffon Hese in all dndes $1.00 BUSTZER KEATON in the “(,F NERAL” DON'T FAIL TO BRING THE ]\II)UH S PRICES—10-20-50 cents Loges 60 cents AT ELKS, HALL SATURDAY NIGHT—FEBRUARY 9 Music By Juneau City Band Admission $1, Students 50¢, Ladies Free SPECIAL PRIZE—One month’s pass to Palace Theatre donated by John T. Spickett for best couple of “Hot Heels” waltzers of Douglas. PUBLIC INVITE'D Old Papers for sale at Empise Office Eye Strain Many people engaged in tasks requiring con- stant use of the eyes on “near” work find con- siderable difference between their vision in the morning and midafcernoon. The reason for this is eye-strain resulting from the constant involuntary muscular affort of the eyes to.focus at a near point, Even normal eyes are benefited by wearing glasses which help to relieve this strain while those having defective vision should have special spectacles for this particular purpose. If you will call at our office, we will gladly discuss yau: eye needs with yow DR. R. I. CARLSON OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Office at Zynda Hotel Valentine Greeting Cards, Valentine, Cupid’s Patron Saint, has estab- lished headquarters in Gordon’s Gift Shep. Beautiful Valentine Greeting Cards are here awaiting your selection. Prices range from three for five cents te’ 25 cents each.

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