The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 3

( i — 1IIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIII||IIII|IIIIIIIIIIII||IIII|II PICKETT' PALACE TONIGHT KEN MAYNARD | “The Red Raiders” As good as the “Covered Wagon.” Shows opens with M-G-M NEWS—Closes with NEELY EDWARDS in a Comedy Palace Orchestra Gives Concert and Plays for Both Shows Nightly 10-25-40c—Loges 50c : Smoking in Balcony ! | i COMING THURSDAY | GLENN TYRON i in “A Hero For | A Night” | AT Attractions At Theatres 5 - ‘" KEN MAYNARD IS | WINNER AT PALACE £ Ken Maynard, the “rldlng fool” of the western pictures, galloped on to the screen last night in “The Red Raiders,” the new feature at- traction at the Palace Theatre. “The Red Raiders,” adapted from Marion Jackson's story, “The White Horse. Troop,” provides the dash- ing western star with an ideal ve- hicle for his varied talents. The pic- ture is crammed with pulsating drama, high action in riding and fighting and combines to make a super-western. Maynard’s climb to the top rank of western heroes is well merited, ol T NS excellent supporting cast, with Ann Drew, the newcomer to films, oppo- site him in her debut as a leading woman. She is a perfect type for Maynard and impresses in the part of Jane Logan. The pictorial scenes are excep- tionally fine, and the entire locale of the story has been selected with good taste. Mae Pauly’s orchestra puts over a snappy program for this feature and gives a concert. B P VITAPHO! AT THE COLISEUM The Vitaphone productions and Movietone features had the formal opening at the Coli m last night, notice of which app: elsewhere. iERO FOR A NIGHT” | COMING TO PALACE of the Universal farce comedy “A Hero for a Night,” which will be the feature attraction at the Pal- |ace Thursday, caught fire in the air and was completely destroyed while the cameras were grinding on the last sequence of the picture. As the plane was supposed to be demolished in the picture, the fire scenes were. incorporated in the story to give it a more thrilling cllmax S e PARTY LEAVES TO ATTEND GRADUATION AT ANNAPOLIS, MD. W. E. Britt and Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Venetia Reed and her daughter, Miss Venetia Pugh, left on the Princess Louise for the south on their way to Annapolis, Md., to at- tend June Week and the graduation exercises of the U. S. Naval Acad- emy, when Midshipman Jacob Britt will be graduated. Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Reed and Miss Pugh will go directly to Annapol while Mr. Britt may remain in Se- attle for a few days on busines before continuing east. After tl graduation exercises, Mr. Britt w return to Juneau, while Mrs. Britt will remain with her son to spend his month’s leave at a cottage on the Severn River. After attending the graduation at Annapoliz, Mrs. Reed and her daughter will visit Mrs. Reed’s fam- ily in Alabama for a time, and several southern cities, retur; home by way of Southern Califor- nia. They expect to be away about two months. Miss Pugh is tak- ing her annual vacation from the office of the U. S. Clerk of the Court. —————— CAPITAL DY, WORKS Very latest methods ‘in Frencn ie R} The airplane used in the filming | THE TALKIES MADE - SMASH HIT AT Record Crowd Attended First “Sound” Program in Alaska at Gross’s | With the opening all talkie |program at :ne Coliseum Theatre |last night, Juneau was introduced |to a class of entertainment entirely {new to Alaska. W. D. Gross se- lected a splendid, 100 per cent talk- program for his first show fol- |lowing the expensive installation }ol Movietone and Vitaphone equip- ment in his theatre. It was, in Broadwayese, a swell show, from the opening speech by Will Hayes to the final shriek of the thrilling mystery drama, “The Terror.” “The Terror,” the all-talkie fea- ture picture, is a mystery as thrill- ing and mystifying as “The Cat and | The Canary” or “The Bat,” which '8 are perhaps, the two most highly | praised mystuiy plays of recent years, and the audience reacted {with squeals and gasps to the {tense moments and eexciting cli- maxes of the play. The picture holds the interest from the moment it opens until the discovery of the !“Terror” and the solution of the mystery at the end, is just suf- ficiently lightened with excellent comedy to maxe the excitement pleasant May McAvoy's realistic screams are one of the features of the pic- ture. The setting of the play is in an old English Tavern, which had pre- ously been an abbey, and it is replete with sceret passages, cob- webby, unused rooms, candle light, and a mysterious hidden organ, which help form the eery atmos- phere for the exciting events. The Tavern is run by an old doctor, played by Alec B. Francis, and his daughter, taken by May Mec- Avoy, and is supposed to hide gold, looted from a bank ten years pre- viously and the looter, a maniac who commits atrocious crimes, and has the police and Scotland Yard baffled. ;. The characters are ex-convicts, a spiritualistic lady who adores se- ances, perfectly acted by Louise Fazenda; a stray, rhyme-loving golfer who pops in, which gave | Edward Everett Horton an oppor- tunity to show his rare talent as a character player; a middle-aged, ~ THE GOLISEUM TS DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY MAY 15 a hutler, who couldnt be 1mpxo\cd upon, Preceding the feature picture was an opening talk by Will Hayes on the tremendous advance of the| talking pictures over the earlier, |silent drama and the great effect it will have on the lives of people the country * over. Will Hayes' talk was followed by an interesting Movietone news reel, which began with a number of scenes of the current rebellion in Mexico, had an interview with Jack Dempsey con- | cerning his entrance into fight pro- motions and among other things | some splendid shots of West Point and the parade ground with the | Cadets drilling in dress uniform. The Vitaphone Act had thres headliners and was really a show | in itself, worth the price of ad- Van and Schenk, the| vaudeville team, smfl‘ al selections and so nearly d:d‘ make one feel that they “exe‘ present in person, that the act Wafi‘ enthusiastically applauded as was the act of Eddie Peabody, the cele- brated banjoist* and Master uf‘ Ceremonies. Both acts were OH good length and added some snappy‘ music to the well balanced program. | A record crowd in Juneau turned | out for the Talkie opening and it | is estimated that over a thousand attended the two shows last night The same show will be on tonight, ‘Thursday night and Friday night. Everything went off without a hitch and those who are accustom- 2d to seeing and hearing the talkies ; in the States will be pleased by | having entertainment in Juneau which could not be surpassed in any | “talkie” theatre in the large cities. MARTHA SOCIETY DINNER TOMORROW Officers of the Martha Society of the Presbyterian church report to- day that reservations have been‘ coming in very satisfactory for| their dinner to be served tomorrow\ evening in the church parlors at| 6:30 o'clock. Mi:. Roy Rutherford, who is in charge of the tables, has been busy today with her assist- | ants in arranging the tables so that | the many friends of the Society | may be comfortably and pleasant- ly taken care of. Mrs. Ellen Scott will be in charge of the culinary department, assisted by members of the Society. The reputation established by | the Martha Society members in serving the Chamber of Commerce luncheons last year proved them to be fine hostesses and those who are privileged to attend will no doubt | receive full measure for the money expended. Reservations for the dinner may he made by telephoning Mrs. R. F. Taylor at the McKin- | they EH :==:>:=:.= 1 929 COLISEUM , 7:30—9:30 2 Complete Shows W. D. GROSS PRESENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALASKA—THE MARVELOUS Vitaphone Production ALL-TALKIE “THE TERROR” | 7 ! g ADDED ATTRACTIONS Vitaphone Acts Featuring Eddie Peabody, Van and Schench, Wll] Hav 3 World Events in Sound and Action F 0x M ometono for each successive picture goes Dry Cleaning and Dyeing. See hard of hearing man. to whom the further to prove his fitness for his “feldner, Professional Cleaner and doctor is in debt, and to whom his roles. He is surloanded by an Dyrr. Phone 177 adv. : daughter is engaged, policemen and “Buick getaway, power and speed surpass any car I have ever driven!” b Tt (nameupon request) More than 130,000 men and women haye eagerly bought the new Buick after proving, by actual driving, its all-round per- formance leadership. Come, get behind the wheel, 'as scores of motorists in Alaska have 'done. Prove Buick superiority in power—getaway —swift- ness. Then you’ll know that you, too, should choose a BUICK! BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH., Division of General Motors Corporation Tbey got bebind the wheel + + got the facts + » and bought BUICKS! Consider the delivered price in Alaska as well as the list price when comparing auto- mobile values. Convenient terms can be arranged on the liberal G. M. A, C. Time Pay- ment Plan. CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS JUNEAU, ALASKA WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BU!LT.;:.BUICK WILL BUILD THEM e P R R non Apartments, it is announced. .- ATTEND GRAND LODGE, REV. HENRY YOUNG LEAVES TO To attend the Grand Lodge of the Oregon Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Medford, Ore., of which he is a Past Grand Master, the Rev. Henry Young left for the south on the Princess Louise. He will also hold conferences on the Methodist Church charges in South- jeast Alaska. RSSO WILL BE GONE TEN DAYS Judge J. W. Harding and Assist- ant U. 8. Attorney George Folta, who left early in the week for Yakutat, where it is probable that they will go after some bear, will return by May 25 in time for the tem of Court ealled for that date. The U. 8. District Court was ad- journed from May 11 until May 25. — o ENTERS HOSPITAL Bodi Wisik, who is employed at the Admiralty Coal Company mine at Harkrader, entered St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday to receive medi- cal treatment for a severe cold. ——————— MOOSE DANCE Saturday night, May 18th, Moose Hall. - Music by the Novelty Four. Names of Musicians will be an- nounced later. adv. S S Baseball Shoes H. S GRAVES The Clothing Man 3 Ml PRICES--- General Admission, $1.00 Youths, 50 cents; Loges, $1.25 CONTRACT NOT ISKILLEDIN | SETASIDEBY MAKING MOVIE LOGALSTATUTE ric v ot Be Investigated in | Teacher's A Held’ Los Angeles ‘ Valid by Rustgard, Rul- | ing on Non-Citizen Act | LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 15— | District Attorney Fiits is arrang- ‘ing to find criminal responsibility for the death of one man and the — serious injury to four others in Corpus Juris is also quoted to the 'filming the picture “Old Ironsides,” effect that it has been held that nearly three years ago. Territories have no right to pass| Charles Davis Ishman was killed any such laws. - land Harry Broyles, Erick Johnson, Is Not Impaired Ernest Olson and Charles Carlson In conclusion, the Attorney Gen- Were injured by a dynamite blast eral said: in June, 1926. A dummy mast had “In face of these authorities, and been cut in such a way as to hurl especially of the statement, though ' the men to safety but when it was obiter, of the United States Circuit| blasted, it fell in the opposite di- Court of Appeals, in Alaska Consol- | Fection dashing them to the sea idated Canneries vs. the Territory FOCkS: of Alaska, above quoted this office| The circumstances were investi- could not hold that the Territorial £3ted but dropped by Asa Keyes, Legislature has authority to pass then District Attorney, who held) any act impairing the obligation al-mem Was no responsibility. | contracts. And even if that were'wo‘ylngleswefi:::'e [:::c‘;:"les:‘:m‘::: not so, the Act of 1929 does not 8 G| Th hi necessarily impel the conclusion e case Dihean 1u te DNeee Courts. that it was the intent of the lggis-i | ————— lature to give it any retroactive ef- fect. Whether the Legislature may ATTENTION! (Continued irom Page One) Floor Enamel DRIES IN 4 HOURS This Is Floor Enamel and Not a Common Floor Paint Al A A | Juneau Young Hardware Co. n, | 'w i mn =‘l »19)4‘ WIGGL : For Carpenver Work of any kind pass acts impairing the obligation of a contract no court would hold!_“h"p or city—Call Handy Andy. | that it did so unless such infent none 498 was so *clearly expressed that no | other construction could be given to the Act. “It is the opinion of this office that the Act in question does not impair any contract entered into prior to the 22nd day of April, FERRY TIME CARD Leaves Juneau for Douglas and Thane 6:15 pm. 6:15 am, 1929, thé date when the Act was t::.':g pm. " :40 pm. o $11:15 pm. 12 micnight NOTICE B. P. O.. ELKS 11:00 a.m. *4:00 pm. Juneau Lodge No. 420, B. P. O. Leaves Douglas for Juneaw Elks will meet at 7:30 tonight. Fol- 6:30 a.m. 6:30 pm, lowing the regular meeting Moth- 8:30 a.m. 17:45 p.m. er's Day Services will be observed 9:30 a.m.t 9:55 p.m. in Lodge Room at 8:15 p.m. Spec- 12:45 pm.t §11:30 pm. s 2:15 pm. 12:15 am. .4 4. PETRICHG 3:30 pm.t $1:05 am. ady. Acting Secretary. 5:05 pm. *~Tnune. t—Preight will be accepted. $—Saturdays only. §—Effective April 1st. LET MAC SHARPEN IT. Second Hand Store, opposite Model Cafe. —adv. —_———————— We make ang alter all kinds of fur garments, Goldstein’s Em- oorium, —adv. Juneau Ferry & Naviga- tion Company A Few -« Bargains t Get your Typeuwriter Now J. B. Burford & Co. “Qur Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers”