The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 7, 1929, Page 3

Hey, Folks! Is in Town at the. PAL The Circus TONIGHT—T7:15 and 9:15 WITH KEN MAYNARD IN “THE WAGON SHOW” With. T:izan, the Wonder Horse MADE A BIG HIT LAST NIGHT LATE NEWS AND COMEDY IS ADDED Admission—Kiddies a 20 cents, Adults 50 Mae Pauly’ Orchestra SMOKING IN BALCONY dime anytime; Youths cents, Loges 60 cents Plays for Both Shows Attractions | At Theatres | [ " CIRCUS FEATURE | NOW AT PALACE It's here at last, a circus picture with a real circus star! Ken Maynard in “The Wagon Show,” now playing at the Palace Theatre, was for years a star mem- ber of Barnum and Bailey and Ringling ‘Bros. tent shows, and now he is-appearing in a motion picture that is an authentic story of the big . tops. “The Wagon Show” has, however, a western background. The story involves a small one-ring circus traveling through Montana and ‘Wyoming in the early days of the ‘West when none of the big East- ern tent shows: came west of the Rockies. - -This was the heydey of the smaller ones, who played a cer- tain territory year in and year out, to keep faith with their public was almost a religion. They battled conditions, the elements and old Mother Nature herself in order to meet their play dates. “The Wagon Show” tells such a story with Ken in the role of the daredevil - stunt rider and star member of this struggling troupe. The remainder of the cast in- cludes Marion Douglas, Paul Wei- gell, Maurice Costello and George Davis. Tarzan, the wonder horse, was never seen to better advantage. It is a First National feature. Mae Pauly’s orchestra puts on the right kind of music for the feature. “STARK MAD” WINS APPROVAL, COLISEUM “Stark Mad,” ‘Warner. Bros.' latest mystery comedy, opened last night at the Coliseum Theatre. The story is by Jerome Kingston. Harvey Gates did the scenario and Lloyd Bacon, son of the famous author and star of “Lightnin’” directed. § The cast includes H. B. Warner, Louise Jacqueline ‘Logan, Henry B. ‘Walthall, Liorel Belmore, Gillingwater, Andre Beranger, War- ner Richmond, Floyd Shackelford, and last but far from lears, Bunga- wunga—largest gorilla in captivity —who is really the star actor. The story is that of a party of emi- niently respectable people who come by. boat. to the jungle country of Central America, to search for the lost son of the founder of the ex- pedition: - The cleverness of direc- tion and action makes one sense the jungle terrors—shrieks, wind, rain, cries of terror, and the woof- ing words. of Bungawunga himself —and odd basiness of startling in- terpretative characters. H. B. War- ner gives a fine performance as the reotector of the party who brings & madman through the wilderness t0.the Mayan ruins where the party is marooned amid flying - arrows, disappearing floors, creaking hid- den doors—and such'.a’ hedgepodge of horror and mirth as'has never before been seen on the screen. “Stark Mad” is ripping good en- tertainment. Bullets of Vengeance Wipe Out Notorious Mexican Bandit Trio (Continued from.rage One) soldiery, and killed 'or wounded most of the passengers and crew. Then the bandits closed in, pour- ed-kerosene on' the train; and-fired it; cremating the dead and wounded together. -Only a handful of per- sons ‘escaped. Because of the holo- caust. it never was determined how many died; but the number was placed :at more than 100, of whom - upwards of 20 were women and children. The survivors alleged that Vega, Pedroza and “El Catorce” were the Jeaders of the attackers and that Claude | }tho priests actually directed oper- | ations. 1 The three men were olien heard | | from in the next two years and were named almost weekly by ti | government leaders of {on towns and ranches in Jal ! Vega and Pedroza were reported killed a dozen times, usua: hands of a federal firing squad, b ’l:ncr reports proved these inaccur ate. They led almost charmed lives, it Iseemed, defying every effort of the | government to cay them, until {treachery made its first inroads to their ranks. Early in April this year Vega accused “El Catorce” of | attempting to deliver Vega and| other leaders into the hands of Fed- eral pursuers. He was subjected to a midnight courtmartial, convicted and executed at dawn at the Ha- cienda Guadalupe Arandas, Jalisco. | Within week “El Catorce’s” | !death was avenged, however, by a! cousin, who slipped up behind Vega | at night and emptied a pistol into his back. The assassin fled on| horseback, despite rifle shots from Vega's followers. | Pedroza continued to operate un- til early in July, when Federal troops, looking for forage for their at the | | an interior view of the daytime seats which THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7. 1929 Here is a ground view of the huge 18-passen- ger Condor biplane of the Transcontinental Air Transport Co., equipped with sleeping compartments for 18 passengers. Inset shows may be tun;ed ger duty. w MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN IS WHEAT QUEEN OF K ~(/P)] SHE DIRECTS WoRKINTHE FIEL horses, suddenly came upon him | and thirty-five of his followers near "Arandas, scene of the first lead-| er's death. Pedroza was taken and | |sentenced to death. [ { Placed before the firing squad, he imade an effort to escape but was caught by Lieutenant Maurilio Var- cla. He clung fiercely to the offi-| icer who was unable to shake him loose. Finally the lieutenant drew his pistol and shot Pedroza in the | chest. Pedroza fell and Varela fired the coup de grace, writing finis to the story. Waited at Church | Charging that he backed out of their marriage five times, after she had prepared two trousseaus, Alma Pinkerton, above, pretty 24-year-old bookkeeper of St. Louis, has filed a $300,000 breach of promise suit against Max Manne, wealthy furniture manufacturer. She also alleges he re-proposed after the suit was filed. “International Newsreel) TURs 'We are now reaay to alier or make up your furs. Goldstein's BEmporium, adv. —————— LODE MINING CLAIM LOCA-| TION NOTICES AT THE EMPIRE | middle | metropolitan faetory meéthods to Harvest scene on the large farm of Mrs. Ida Watkins, called the wheat queen of Kansas. Mrs. Watkins is shown in inset. or 4,500 acres near here that title. A cattle queen of Oklahoma be- for she came to Kansas to raise golden fields of grain on a large scale, Mrs. Watkins, a widow, will “wheat queen” of Kansas primarily | see her 20 years of farming cli- because her farm illustrates an ap- | maxed this year by the largest crop plication of big business methods | she has harvested. to agriculture. She has adapted | And this woman who is showing the way 6 the wheat farmefs of SUBLETTE, Kas.,, Aug. 7. A ¢d woman oi 58 is proving money to be made in rming with or without farm to earn, t They call Mrs. Ida Watkins the Daytime Happy Home Dresses Never More Strikingly. Colorful Prints in a Score of Smart Dressy Styles. The COLORS are in the New Half-Shades— Pastel—Delicate—Lovely! The modern trend has-ushered in an entirely new family of tones and DYES — the fresh ocean greens—the golden chrom new loveliness to all printed fabrics. is a complete and entrancing range for you to choose from, . .. And How They Are ‘ Trimmed The dainty bindings—clever imported but- tons—the Kleen Kool opgandies' — the lovely frills and pleatings — “the skirt godets and flares—the contrasting belt 'slides—everything about these dresses is so is STYLISH, MODISH you'll be charmed and in love with them at first sight. Special Consideration Has Been Given The models for the larger women. frocks have not allowed the grace and line to be sizes—the style is retaiged in every size from 16 Fat The designers. of these smart = into sleeping berths. The shi has already taken test flights at Roosevelt Field, L. I., andfis ready to report for passen- (International Newsreel¥ h}xe west is no white collared exegu- tive. She_directs the work of her SAS farm, aided by the lessons her years of experience have taught her, and when the harvest comes she per- | spnally supervises the great task. !@' she is systematic and business- | {fke in the management of the “fgrm. She keeps accounts of all {operations. Only the most mod- lern farm equipment is used. She ! pays her employes for the time they !are hired, rain or shine. Tractors i"work day and night. | 1she had 2500 acres in wheat and Twhen 50,000 bushels were harvested demonstrated more than once to {0f it for less than $1 a bushel. She waited and with profit. When her husband died in' 1902, 1 |she was left with a ranch with 11,650 head of cattle. Assuming | charge, she operated the ranch fpr | eight years profitably before sfe was lured to Kansas by the praos- ‘Dtct of great profits in wheat. She ‘bought some land for 3,500 and in |the first year harvested a crop | Which brought her $8800. ' The I dercage was increased to 280 in 1923 and in four years, she sold '§28,000 worth of wheat from thKt | tract. This year she expects to har+ ivust 75,000 bushels . { Mrs. Watkins' farm is a show !place’ during the harvest season. She employs scores of men Wwho lwork in three shifts of eight houtb each to complete the gathering of ‘grain in a minimum time. Mrs. Watkins has her own phil- 6sophy about farmjng and jt con- tains no cry for farm relief. " o Beautiful! shades in the FAST blues and landscape y yellows. 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J., police- man, won the Pyle Atlantic-to-Pa- cific dash, then rested a month and | finished first in a six-day mara-| thon. | ‘ | | Detroit stands a good chance of | getting a big heavyweight bout be cause of its good showing as a box- | ing center, [ The real name of Jakie Fields new. welterweight champion, is| Jackie Finkelstein. The same day the Robins acquir- ed pitcher Luther Roy from the Phillies. on waivers, they sent pit-| |cher Lou Kapal to the Phillies by the same route. ! “Bullet Joe” Bush is pitching| winning ball for Newark in the In- ternational ‘league. ——— LET Amnquus rress. Tour Sult. We call and deliver. Phone 526 | 2 | White, |burg and Wrangell ipanied by Harry Cills, his uncle,| AVIATORS REGRET LOSS OF HOTEL ON MOUNTAIN SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. ».— Destruction of the summit house on Mt. Tom, in the Connecticut Valley, caused consternation among fliers, not because they landed or topped there but because the lights had become a natural beacon. Installation of lights over the fire-swept ruins for the benefit of sightsers has alleviated the situa- tion as far the aviators are con- cerned. The new lights can be| cen in a radius of more than 20| miles. By d the peak stands out, although there i3 no gilded dome | now te reflect the sun’'s rays. it AT ST. AN HOSPITAL Jack Carmel, who is employed at| the Superior Packing Company at Tenakce, left the hospital yester-| day after receiving treatment for| a dislocated shoulder. | Mrs. Fred A. Sorri underwent a minor operation at the hospital yes- terday. Bobby Chenard, son of Mr. and| Mrs. Albert Chenard, underwent ilcctomy at the hospital yes- -re MARSHAL WHITE RETURNS United States Marshal Albert who has been absent for several days on a trip to Peters- returned this morning in the Department of Jus- tice boat Helmar. He was accom- who took a steamer from Wrangell for Seattle cnroute to his home in San Francisco. e LODE MINING CLAIM LOCA- TION NOTICES AT THE EMPIRE Superior Portland Cement Over one million and a half sacks were used in building the GREAT NORTHERN tunnel through the Cascades in Washington. -Permanent- We carry a good sized stock on hand at all times. Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. PHONE 358 LS mmmmmfiuu T T T L SEATTLE PRICES “MAKE US PROVE IF” “THE EMPIRE” TELEPHONE 374 UG DA T TR e TR LT A T IiIIHIIIIIIHillIlINIlHIIIlIllmllllllllflll COLISEUM TONIGHT 7:30 9:25 LOST IN THE JUNGLE Hair-raising adventures of afi expedi- tion trapped in the ruins of an anciéns lm. Temple! See, hear and thrill} CIAUDE GHLINGW, | JOHN MILJAN JACQUELINE LOGAN HENRY B.WALTHALL otcreo LLOYQ_BACON 100% ALL TALKING A BRIDE’S RELATIONS An All Talking Mack Sennett Comedy RACQUE MILLER Movietone’ and Operatic Star in a Group of Songs MOVIETONE NEWS Prices—10-20-75c¢, es. _ Loges $1 T Don’t have our H. Q. Z. 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