The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 11, 1929, Page 3

e PICKETT’ PALACE PALACE ORCHE INTERNATIONAL TONIGHT and FRIDAY ONLY A peach of a comedy centering around a pair of lovers M.-G.-M. STAN LAUREL and ¢ Those Funny Comedians and a pair of silk stockings LT LT TRV T LR Comedy SAM HARDY PRICES—10 2 0—Loges 60 cents Satur da\ Night “Somewhere in Sonora” This Picture Is Too We Will Repeat Good to Be Missed HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIIIIIIIIIHIHII!I AR l Attractions At Theatres g “SILK STOCKIN . PALACE TONIGHT " Laura La Plante is at Lh'\ Palace tonight in “Silk Stockin; This is a comedy which along the border of tragedy but never touches it, and is hence su- perbly funny. Miss La Plante, as a result, has taken a firmer than ever on her title as screen’s greatest comedienne. Universal’s beautiful, be-dimpled, blonde star, is a perfect trouper, a thing more necessary in the com- edy field than in straight drama. The story is logical and concerns the troubles of a newly married couple their little spats and their decision to air their differences i a divorce court. Of course, th don't get a divorce. John' Harron is cast as the young husband. He is young, full of the fire of youth and unsophisticated, the perfect characterization for this role. Otis Harlan as the attorney for both parties is extremely ludicrous. ‘The court sequence, by the way, is about the funniest bit of work that has ever been seen on the screen. William Austin is humorous as| ever and Marcella Daly is delect- able as the yamp. Heinie Conklin is a funny watchman while Burr McIntosh, as the sober judge is unbeatable. skits the T CHARLIE CHAPLIN IS AT COLISEUM TONIGHT | £ Ll “The Gold Rush,” Charlie Chap- lin's screen feature at the Coliseum tonight under a United Artists Cor- poration release, is a symbolical autobiography by Chaplin himself. With the genius which is pecul- jarly his own, and against the background of old Klondike gold rush days of Chaplinesque concep- tion, the greatest screen-comedian | has depicted with subtly tender and delicate masterstrokes the struggle of man’s eternal hunt for happiness, it's heartbreaks and tears and its laughter and joy. Charlie Chaplin of the derby, the cane and baggy trousers, funny mustache and waddling walk who has made the whole world laugh more than any other mere come- dian that ever lived, has built in “The Gold Rush” a delightful structure of fun and laughter. On the tragedy and misery suf- fered by the pioneers who first journeyed to the ice-bound Alaska, and on the drama of the soul suf- ferings of the sourdough who braved the mountains, ice, snow and star- vation and death in their mad rush for gold, Chaplin has built the funniest and most hilarious com- edy of his career. He has clad himself in the role ¢-<2 a hard-luck sourdough who chases rainbows of the soul and heart in the midst of a mob that chases one thing only—gold and| nothing but gold. Pathos and suf- fering are converted into comedy and laughter—there is a laugh in cvery one of the eight thousand or so feet of “The Gold Rush.” & = [TKEN MAYNARD AZ I | PALACE SATURDAY | 32 B Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan, the famous Three Musketeers might | be the other names for Bob Bishop, | _!Ben Corbett, res hold | “Sockeye” Kelly and “Kettlebelly” | Simpson, who appear in “Some- |where in Sonora,” First Nationa. feature starring Ken Maynard, at {the Palace Saturday only. Bob Bishop, played by Ken May- | nard, “Kettlebelly” Simpson, oth e rwise mbles Porthos f(JI “Bockeye” Kelly, or Monty 'V[onmmw in real life, isn't quite as y as Aramis, but as loyal to ‘ms pals as the other two muske- | teers. | Maynard as dashing and as bold Ens the daring Gascon in Duma: |novel, sets forth, with his two pals from Arizona to Mexico, with the |intention of finding the lost son| {of a very dear friend of theirs. The adventures they meet with and the sensational escapades they go thru | | is said to make one of the most| screened | ! thrilling th P action pictures 5 far by Charles R. Rogers. “MY FRIEND FROM INDIA,” COMING The winning ticket of a Chi- 'nese lottery was in his hand, but| the place was raided before he re- ceived the fourteen thousand dol- ‘lars! Such is the hard luck of Ben | Hendricks, Jr., who plays an im- rtant part in “My Friend from India,” a Pathe-De Mille farce com- edy featuring Franklin Pangborn \and Elinor Fair which will be seen at the Coliseum Sunday. Hendricks appeared in several of Regmald Denny's latest pictures. He was signed to play in “My Friend from India,” because of his ability to enact convincing comedy |parts. His role in Illlllll[l!lIllllllll!!llllllllllllflll might be likened to D’Artag- | nan of the Three Musketeers, while | | this screen ; . |story is that of Franklin Pang- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1929. ANNUAL LOSSES IN ALASKA FROM PREDATORS HUGE Nearly Milfi Do llars Worth of Game and Fur Bearers Destroyed Close to a million dollars worth of game and fur bearing animals are killed annually in Alaska by predatory animals, such as the coyotes, timber wolves, wolverines and eagles, according to an inter- esting report prepared by R. K Stewart, leader of the predatory animal control in the Territory. Mr. Stewart’s report follows: “In the Islands of the Alexander Archipelago, there are more than 400 timber wolves. These preda- s kill more than 50 deer each Considering that some of Ithese deer would die during the winter time because of the deep snow and that some would be killed | where they would not be of eco- jnemic value, the damage may be | conscrvatively placed at well above 1$75,000 annually. Certainly every deer taken by hunters is worth $15 |in food value. of a very few deer in the vicinity |of Cordova, in the Third Division, there are no deer in Interior Alas- [3 9 Considering the damage in this reat body of Alaska among the noose, caribou, sheep, and so forth, it should be borne in mind that predators occur over muearly all of «the area and are constantly com- mitfil\g more or less depredations among the desirable animals every- where. Wolves, Coyotes, Eagles Prey The killing of moose and cari- bou is chiefly done by wolves, al- !though there is some damage among the celves by coyotes. The {sheep are heavily preyed upon by both wolves and coyotes, chiefly the latter where their infestation is heavy on the sheep ranges. Eagles | kill many lambs. | Most of the damage to the fox TR WES ] ; | family is done by coyotes, although \.‘ol'.cs kill a considerable number. Hn many large sections where coy- lotes have occurred over a period of 4 or more years, the foxes are en- tirel ykilled off. In some large { sections, the predatory animals kill many times more foxes than are by trappers in the same | take! Conservative Estimate ‘ The damage to beaver is chiefly {done by wolverine and wolves. The 500 sheep, dressed, 100 Ibs. each, | Total 4,000 red fox, at $35.00 each 1700 cross fox, at $70 each o 1300 silver fox, at $125.00 each 600 beaver, at $25.00 each ... Other fur-bearers (mink, marten, Total 15,000 geese, at $1.50 each 25,000 ducks, at .50 each Total wolverlne kill some sheep and do considerable damage to the caches of prospectors, miners, trappers and others. The figures in the fol- lowing table are arrived at from careful observation and investiga- tions extending over most of Alas- ka during the past 21 months and from the concensus of estimates by Alaska Game Commission offi- yials, Forest Service officials, and others having knowledge of game conditions. If the situation with respect to the damage to game throughout Alaska is as serious as in the average of the sections in which investigations have been car- With the exception | ried on, the damage is annually much greater than given in the fol- lowing figures. Damage to Waterfowl In the migratory waterfowl nest- ing areas of the eastern portion of nterior Alaska, great damage is teing done by coyotes to the young sirds and the nests. Few geese wre nesting any place in the séc- ion during the last 2 or 3 years, since coyotes have increased to a noticeable extent. Many thous- ands of them were formerly reared there. The ducks in this area suf- fer serious damage from coyotes destroyed by the thousands. Great Area | The area of Alaska is nearly as |great as the combined areas of Cali- | fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Arizona. When it's great area, is considered, the figures shown below do not appear propor- tionately large. In fact it is thought that the actual damage done by predators in the Territory is more than $1,000,000 a year at the valuations of the various spe- cies given in the following table. Rodents Not Pests Rodents in Alaska are not an economic pest, rather they are an asset for they form an important part of the food for fur bearers. Their abundance where predators occur is desirable, for the latter do not prey so heavily upon the game and fur bearing animals, and waterfowl, if rodents are plentiful. Agriculture in Alaska is at present so limited that rodent control does not present a serious problem. Any control that may beé needed will be entirely local in character and sim- ple of administration. recently entering the reindeer areas. The annual loss of this stock will certainly mount rapidly for there is a heavy drift of coyotes, espec- ially, and wolves, toward the sec- tion. This drift is now adjacent to the reindeer ranges. Coyotes have drifted from the Stikine River, B. C, in 1809 to Kokrines on the Yukon River, in 1929, approximately 35 miles across country a year. ANNUAL ALASKAN LOSSES Game Animals 20,000 caribou, dressed, 150 lbs .each, at .05 0 moose, dressed, 500 1bs. each at .30 C00 deer, dressed, 75 lbs. each, at .20 at .30 500 reindeer, dressed, at $10 each .. Fur Bearing Animals fisher nnd lynx) Ducks and Geese Caches, Ete. ‘borns future brother-in-law. Their | 140 caches robbed by predators at $75 each |escapades provoke riotous laughs. Elinor Fair has the feminine lead- ing part, and Ethel Wales, Louis Natheaux, Jeannette Loff, and Tom ‘Rkke*ts are included in the cast ,of supporting players. Total GRAND TOTAL Furs in traps destroyed by predators ... IIHHfifllflfl;fl}fllflflfllIflHllfllllflllfllmmfllllllflllIIIII||||IIIIIIIIIIIIfllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIflMfliIHiHflIIIIIIIIII CEMENT in comes to you dition as it leaves the mill ---and you are not paying extra for the sack. 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CADMAN CONCERT | WELL RECEIVED At the request concert given at the Palace Theatre 1ast night, Charles Wakefield Cadman, noted composer and pianist, and Madame | Florence Beeler, mezzo-contralto, gave a varied and delightful pro- gram ,with a number of request selections, included. = They were, as at the first concert Monday night, not only generous with their program, but charmingly gracious with their encores. Those attending the cbncert las:' night were given the rare opportun- Y ity to hear “Service,” composed by Cadman, sung for the first time in| public. The number was com- sed at the request of several ervice organizations in the States’ who wished to have a song signify- ing service. It is a ringing, in-| spirational song and was beautifully sung by Madame Beeler. The program was varied, though “The Pompadour’s Fan,” a delicate little thing, supposed to represent | A Victorian drawing room, com- posed by Cadman; was as greatly enjoyed and enthusiastically ap- |plauded as the Transcription of the “Love Duet,” from the opera, “A Witch of Salem,” also by Cad- man, but in an entirely different | mood. Cadman played his “Ecs- tacy,” “Love Song” and “Dance of the Basket Maidens” which he, played on Monday night, again by} request, the latter two were given as encores. Two other piano numbers which must be mentioned were “To a Comedian,” dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, and “The Caravan Cross- es the Desert,” an Arabian theme. In the first, which Cadman called idealized jazz and said must be taken as a joke entirely, one could visualize the antics of the adored comedian with his eccentric walk, frequent stumbles and occasional custard pies. The children at the afternoon concert delighted in this selection. The Caravan selection made one feel the camels, with bells around the leaders’ necks, travel- ling over the hot, endless desert, and was extremely interesting. Mr. | Cadman was helped in his instru- mental work by having a new pi- ano, with a tone incomparably bet- ter than the one used the first night. Madame Beeler, beautifully gown- ed in jade green, sang easily, clear- ly and refreshingly last night. Her rich, flexible, voice seemed to lend itself to the varled moods of the different songs. Anyone who had forgotten for a day how charming Madame Beeler is on the platform | realized - 8gain how gracious and what afi accomplished musician she is. Shé sang again, “Spring of the Robin Woman,” from Cad- man's opera, “Shanewis;” “I Saw Thee Pirst When Cherries Bloom- ed,” and “As In a Rose Jar,” and for encores gave “At Dawning,” and for a last encore sang the favorite, “The Lahd of the Sky Blue Water.” Junead musie lovers felt bereft today when Madame Beeler and Mr. Cadman left on the steamer Yukon for the States. All three concerts, on Monday night, Tues- day l!fiernoon and last night, were attended by enthusiastic audiences. Works All bu, Stays Up Late, Giins 5 Lbs. “It's easy lor me to do a full | peptone, iron, etc. Nerv- easily tired, anemic people surprised how Vinol gives new sleep and a BIG appe- very FIRST bottle often mfll weight to r ldultl Tastes de- \ Drug Co. adv The Talk of the Season “My Friend From India” SUNDAY WASHINGTON, April 11.—Before we quit talking about Calvin Cool- idge and what he did while he was in the White House, mention must | be made of one more thing—he| gave more animals to the National | Zoological Park in Washington than any other President. | And this is not excepting Theo-\ dore Roosevelt, the famous hunter. | Perhaps Coolidge's gifts to the 200 exceded those of his prede- | cessors because more animals were given him and Mrs. Coolidge. Be| that as it may, the fact remains, that the zoo collection of rare anl- | mals was increased materially in | the administration just concluded. | By HERBERT C. PLUMMER [ Choice Collection For instance, there's the ocinax mon bear from the Américan Nor‘a- west. Ahy day he may be seen pacing in his cage along bear walk. There is the pigmy hippo from Liberia, a rare animal in captivity, the glft of Hnrvey Hmbnne w the Lester D. Henderson former President. Perhaps the most out | gift Coolidge made to the 200 is the fine pair of lion: as the President's lions. in the first cage of the li around the corner from Bal the gorilla. The pair was the White House by the Johannecburg, South Africa There are numerous oth er or less familiar to going public, but just as to the collection. Incidentally, one Roosevelt's gifts continues tc side at the zoo, and is one of most popular inmates. It is the trich presented by the late ¥ | Menelik of Abyssinia. The bird fipw blind, but so perfectly d know his way ar the outdoor enclosure tha ual visitor would never condition. of Advice Sought Coolidge’s gifts to Lo Second edition, revised and enlarged, now ready for distribution. Up-to-date facts regarding Alaska--- Its Scemc Features, Geography, T tory and IN TWO BINDINGS. - Government, Regular paper cover, $1.00, postpaid. De luxe edition, $2.00, postpaid. Pl Pl i b e i et S I ORDER FFROM Empire Printing Company JUNEAU ALASKA Or Your Local Dealer | B Y e aaal P aa ol S L 0 N Y reraly 3 s '