The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 17, 1930, Page 3

WHERE SOUND SOUNDS BEST - COLISEUM - HEAR V'ILL ROGERS TALK AND SI THE FOX MOVIETONE COMEDY YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR “THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS” WILL ROGERS, funnier than ever, qualifies as the world’s! greatest natural talking picture Attractions At Theatres ®e0ceereeccoce e 0 WILL ROGERS AT | COLISEUM TONIGHT o o0 eceecerecococs “They Had to See Paris,” Will | Rogers’ first all talking picture, will | be the attraction at the Coliseum tonight. The story was written by | Homer Croy, the dialog by Owen Davis, Sr.,, dean of American play--‘ wrights. Frank Borzage directed the ! production and Bernard Steele stag-! ed it. It is a Fox Movietone produc- tion. | The story deals with the sudden rise to wealth of an Oklahoma; family when an oil well comes in a| gusher, and their desire to see Maris individually and collectively. ! The trip is made in grand style,| and once in the French metropo- lis Mrs. Peters is determined to marry her daughter to a title. She plunges into soelety in spite of the protests of her~less ambitious hus- band. | The events that follow are as Jaughable as they are costly, and keep the family in a state of con-| stant excitement. The icle of Pike Peters, who be-| comes o niillionaire over night, is enacted by Will Rogers, the be: kncwn personality in the United | States. Irene Rich portrays his| wife, while the son and daughter | are played by Owen Davis, Jr., apd | Marguerite Churchill. Others in the | cast are Pifi Dorsay, Ivan Lebedeff | and Rex Bell. Tt is all comedy. TONIGHT ot 9:30 THE EMPEROR OF AMERICAN HUMOR actor in a comedy of Gay Paree. FOX MOV/ETONE | ' DRAMA ¥ itk ki & “ IRENE RICH . FIF| DORSAY Wittiam | . 0000000000 0 # “MODERN LOVE” IS LA . AT PALACE TONIGHT e/ 00000000000 00 { On excrutiatingly funny mar-| riage-life comedy is due on the sereen of the Palace Theatre, start-| ing tonight, when “Modern Love,” a | Universay feature made with Jean Hprsholt in the leading role, sup- ported by Charley Chase and Kath- ryn Crawford will be presented. | Beatrice Van wrote the story as a delicious satire on fifty-fifty mar- riage and the modern trend of sep-| arate establishments for husband, and wife, with the bride holding| an to her job after marriage. The | anthor does not attempt to preach’ asermon or draw any ons, but( confines herself to the building up, of a story showing the funny com- nlications that could happen under such an arrangement. This is Charley Cha: first fea- ture comedy. He is p t as the i s, the Five Harrassed bridegroom. Edward Mar- Speeials at Mabry’s. PALACE ALL COMEDY PROGRAM LAUREL & HARDY COMEDY —SOON— Frozen Justice Lucky Boy VITAPHONE ACTS MOVIETONEWS MEXICO PRODUCES MORE LEAD MEXICO CITY—Setting a new record, Mexico produced = 248401 tons of lead during 1920, figures | compiled by the Government re- | 4 veal. The output put Mexico in 1 g N second place in world producton, | ‘Flve Persons K]lled' l-hreezllmtud States taking the lead. I tindel also has an important rolci in the production. | | One of the best features of the | AUTU STRUGK AT picture is that its humor depends} o upon the funny situations rather s g : k. ; GRADE GRDSSING than upon manufactured gags. | B 4 e % % ; ’ . “ | — e ST. ANDREWS scossiEiii 1 “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” 0'Clock Dmnnr‘ % i £ & —adv | e SR < g » e Y| B _ o : ; ‘ ¢ of One Family—3 Others Injured ROME—Exclusive control of map | NORMAN, Okla.,'June 17.—Five {naying. and map printing in Italy | persons weré killed and three were |is centered in the Military Geo- | injured critically when an inter- |graphic Institute. No plans of na- urban car eollided last night with |tiona) tegritory may be sold with- an automoblle at a grade crossing |out approval of the institute. four miles “north of here. —_———— Three of the dead are of the| ERIN TO BORROW $30,000,000 same famlly, Ernie, aged 20; Reba,| DUBLIN — New long-term bor- | aged 11, and Eugene Reynolds, aged [rowing is expected to furnish $30,- 4 years. 000,000 of the revenue for the Irish) Mys. Mildred Shelton and Dale |Free State’s scheduled expenditures | Heneger, wWere the other two in|for the fiscal year 1930-31 1 the car and they were killed. e The car drove on the tracks in| Miss Florence Nitze and Miss front of a speeding -interurban car |Mary E. Bridges, eastern college ' and was demolished. girls, came to Juneau on the Yu- The three other Reynolds, Carl,|kon. They are working their way Iaged 21, Leona aged 16 and Mar- |through school via the magazine \tha aged 17, were injured. subseription route. ! i White | Uniforms ITALY CURBS MAP SALES Entire Change Tonight Entire Change Tonight Shown in both the nurses uniform and the waitress model. METRO- TONE NEWS Sizes 16 to 44. DELIGHTFUL - - = - - AND-SMART - Perfect Entertainment for Everybody IN TALK AND ACTION PiccLy WiceLy ' “Juneaw’s Own Store” Dime & Dollar Building and Loan Association Is under the supervision of the State of Oregon. Can only loan depositors money on improved real estate, first mortgages and State approved bonds. 6% compounded semiannually on deposits, s't.:rltl your account t] Juneau Representative H. J. Eberhart GASTINEAU HOTEL Associated Press Photo Above: Bobby Jones of Atlanta, new British amateur golf champlon/in action during the tourna- ment at St. Andrews, Scotland.: He defeated Roger Wethered, British star, in the final round for the title. Below: Part of the huge gallery that followed Bobby in the semi-final. UNCLE SAM WILL CARRY THE EMPIRE TO YOU PERSEVERANC FIRE DETAILS ARE REVEALED i Believed to Have Started by Accident in Old Boarding House A carelessly dropped cigaret or ]match is believed to have started| the fire that resulted in the de- P i - R s {lng from the top, but none below it. Shortly afterward flames burst through the roof, which was coms pletely enveloped in a brief time! Fanned by a brisk, wind, the flames soon spread to other ncarby buildings and roared- in the valley like a huge furnace, The he: as | intense, making it uncomfortable even in the flat below. Mr. Mac- Donald remained at the scere about two and one-half houts, by which time the buildings had been reduced to a mass of coals. There was no way of combatting the fire, he said, and nothing to be done except watch the destruction of what at one time, and up to seven years ago, had been one of Alaska's most genuine leather in the rear deck. Interior upholstery is the new Tubber-backed mohair. Other features of the coupe in- clude a golf locker, disappearing rear window, chromium plated lamps and hardware, non-glare Fisher sloping VV windshield and | numerous extras. The motor is a special Marquette engine, on the type of the Oakland motor. It is a 6 cylinder L-head, and develops 67’2 horsepower. | ——.e-———— | F. T. Reed, hotel man of An- If you are going any place near a pest S T boud B 'hei office in Alaska for the summer months have The. Empire sent to you, by mail. If you are going to the States for a visit this summer, have The Empiré sent to you, by mail. FOR GUARANTEED HEATING and PLUMBING SEE A. J. Hawver FRONT STREET marriage that is tainty. New pink undies, and the girls who wear ’em will tickle you pink. Charlie C! sholt and Kathry: give you the laugh ase, Jean Her- 1 Crawford will of a liféttme. This IS Entertainment 10—25—50—Loges 75 cents COMING— BILLIE DOVE in “CAREERS” ¢ i s S i WATCH FOR— “OUR. DANCING DAUGHTERS” struction of most of the big build- ings of the famous old Perseverance camp of the Alaska Gastineau Gold |Mining Company, according to eye- Iwitnesses of the conflagration. The |flames were first seen about 4:30 pm. by J. A. MacDonald, messen- ger of the Governor's Office, it was !learned today. | The fire was at the main camp 3up on the hillside. It destroyed all ‘of the group of large bulldings there | cxcept the old office building and the house thgt was the home of the .mine superintendent for several years. |" 1t started in the big boarding , house, apparently on the top floor, Mr. MacDonald said. ~Almost as 'socn as he reached, the old settle- ment in the flat below the mine !structures, he observed smoke. com- . famous mining projects. The smaller residences, school house, and other buildings on the flat were not endangered. MARQUETTE COUPE COMES ON YUKON The first Marquette coupe to reach Juneau arrived this morning on the steamer Yukon for the Con- nors Motor Company, and is the property of Ben Mullen, Jr. - Done in a bright maroon, with wire wheels and front fender spare wheels, the four-passenger special coupe is an excellent appearing au- tomobile. * b An adjustable inside seat car- ries two passengers and there is a dickey seat for two, upholstered in VY VVYVYVVVVVYVYVYYYVVYVVVYVYVYVVVVY D ® Wh7 save pennies ind waste dollafs Cheap printing maysave % you a few peanies of cost, but it will cost you dollars . in results. Just another + way of saying N GO PRINTING PAYS 1 NS UNCLE SAM WILL CARRY THE EMPIRE TO YOU Next ' to Nifty Shoppe Telephone 379 Contracts Solicited Any Place in Alagka Our trucks go any place any time. A tank for Diesal Oil Keep in Touch with Your Home Town and & tank for crude oll save burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGHT 5103 l RELIABLE TRANSFER ! 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