The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 25, 1931, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1931. 3 CAPITOL LAST TIMES TONIGHT | Winifred Westover Stars in || of the buxom servant girl, whose “LUMMOX” Based on the Book Sensation by Fannie Hurst A HERBERT BRENON PRODUCTION with Winifred Wes Ben Lyon—William Collier, | Jr.—Edna Murphy | NEWS CARTOON Golf Specialist—Comedy s version of masterpiece. COMING— - “Children of Pleasure” “Beau ldeal” “Criminal Code” Bigger than ‘The Big House’ 16-YEAR OLD BOY WINS IN ORAL CONTEST Kansas Lad_T_a kes First Place ;Spokane Youth in Third Place | WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.— Rcbert Rayburn, aged 16, of New- ton, Kansas, won first place Sat- curday night in the National Ora- torical Contest. Miss Ever Louise Conner, aged 16, of Chicago, 1., won second place and Will J. Codd, of Spokane, ‘Washington, third place. By his victory, Rayburn won the Ti to rcpresent the United | States in the International Ora- torical Contest. ADMIRAL EVANS FOR WESTWARD ' CALLS 2 HOURS Most of Vessel's Passen- gers Destined for Ports With Canneries Bound from Seattle to Seward and Kodiak, the steamship Admiral Evans, Capt. S. K. Gilje and Pur- ser Byron, called at Juneau Satur- day night, staying two hours. Her freight consisted of general merch- andise for business houses. Most of the vessel’s passengers for this city as well as for ports to the Westward were third-class. Nearly all those of the third-class for the Westward were cannery workers. Persons who disembarked here were Mrs. C. I. McGhee, Arthur Notman, H. M. Roberts and five third-class. Those destined for the Westward were: For Cordova—Miss Betrice Neil- con and five third-class from Seat- tle; Marcel Stragier, Mrs. M. Stra- gier, W. H. Laughlin, from Juneau. For Seldovia—R. V. Cole, W. G. Lippincott, Mrs. W. G. Lippincott and one third-class from Seattle. For Kodiak—Mrs. Charles How- ard, Thomas Takehashi and thir- teen third-class, from Seattle. For Valdez—Ten third-class. For Seward—Nine third-class, frcm Seattle; Gus Anderson, W. T. McCann from Juneau. ——ee Old Papers &t ihe Empire. 1 ©1931 Lyon, Murphy, Langsner, O'Shea, William Bakewell, Meyer, Myrta Bonillas, Cosmo Kyrle Bellew, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Bob- by Ullman, Darling. CAPITOL HAS STRONG DRAMA IN ‘LUMMOX' Picture Founded on Hurst Novel “Lummox,” a United Artist pic-‘ ture, starring Winifred Westover and showing at the Capitol theatre presents an absorbing theme in an entertaining manner. Miss Westover's characterization | little world has been the drab at- mosphere of cheap lodging houses Despite the cruelness of her little world of dark clouds that the sun- light of happiness and the joy of life as kept a wholesome peasant| beauty and a fine, clean philosophy | of life, though in her dumb, ox-like | way she does not know what phil- | osophy means. seldem - penetrate, “Lummox” 2 Bock Characters Live Persons who read Fannie Hurst's great and daring story from which the photoplay took its name and theme, will see the characters that they loved and hated in the book live, breathe and talk in the film the famous writer's It is the story of life itself, a story of a woman's sorrow and love for her child—a child whose love she never knew. The story of Bertha or “Lum- mox,” “Squarehead,” of “Lunk,” as she who see in her only a hefty, stupid is frequently called by those peasant girl, is a story as old as clvilization because it is human. ‘The supporting cast includes Ben William Collier, jr., Edna Myrtle Stedman, Clara Dorothy Janis, Danny Torbin Fan Bourke and Ida il The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid will give another of their famous din- ners Wednesday, dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. in the parlors of the Luther- an Church. June 10th. The shabby humanity and cruel employ- | ers is realistic. ! LADIES’ AID TO GIVE DINNER| | J | RUTH IN RUSH Cast Does Unusually Well, | and secretary enacted their roles | “Ruth comedy presented on the stage in the night, proved delightful entertain- | %00 ment. while concerned with and bustle of the younger gener- Wiliam Friend as an eloper and| INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OPENS IN PARIS The Internationai Colo Bk Associated Press Ploto ic! Expesition showing man and his art and works through the ages opened recently in Paris. The ahove picturc shows the main avenue through the expedition grounds. ‘and stage presence of most mem - | bers of the cast approached closely to the seeming naturalness that | | makes for artistic drama. | As a rule the girls excelled the boys in adeptness of characteriza- ‘tion, but, all in all, there was none |but what did surprisingly well. | Ruth and Ruth’s friend Faulkner | Stewart Elliott as as | without fault, and the same may be said of Lorene Smith as Ruth's aunt, Doris Ulrich as maid and | ticket agent, Mildred Miller as an eloper and Virginia Ulrich as | Ruth's sister. The boys were uniformly good, James Gray as Ruth's poor | suitor, Burford Carmichael as a millicnaire and as her rich suitor, Reflecting Credit on Its Teacher in a Rusn,” three-aci Coliseum theatre, Saturday The theme of the play, the hurry ation, could be improved with more | Joseph Romunseth as a writer act- action, but for lack of this qual- |€d their parts to full advantage. ity, | pensation in of Reflects Credit on Teacher The commendable work of the | performers reflects great credit on there is almost sufficient com- | the wit and humor the lines. The players, all amateurs attend- | Mabel Nigh Ranum, who instruct- ing high school and some of them ed and trained the cast and who | quct to addicts. without behind the footlights, gave a very | creditable’ performance. them any experience stage-managed the production. The limited accommodations of Some of [the small stage prevented set- talents | tings from being all that was de- previous revealed histrionic the free movements of performers. The audience was not so large as the play merited A warm, beau- tiful evening kept folks outdoors, irrespective of how promising might be entertainment indoors Among those present there were not a few who agreed that “Ruth in a Rush” is one of the best amateur plays ever staged in the city |Drug Imperils 12 Million | In One Chinese Province | inhabitants of Shansi province are PEIPING, May 25.—The 12,000,000 | threatened with extinction inside of 20 years because of drug habits, | says a report by Chinese social wel- | fare workers. | “Pai-mien,” a mixture of heroin with other opiates, is consummed | there to the extent of $15,000,000 | annually. | Sinchuang village, near the Shansi- | Honan border, is named as the cen- | ter of the traffic. 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Full of Delicious Humor The story is full of delicious hu- mor and tense drama. Where could one find the equal of Mr. Arliss as Equipped with the Latest Equipment illlllIIIIIHIIIIIIIHIIIIIlIlIIIIIHIIIIIIHIHIIIIIHIHIIHHIIHIIHIIIIII'IIIlllllllllllllrlllli;‘l COLISEUM Moyvietone and Vitaphone :30 GEORGE “DANGEROUS NEWS —LAST TIMES TONITE— 9:30 IN “THE GREEN GODDESS” AN ADDED FEATURE— MARIE DRESSLER and POLLY MORAN IN SCENIC ARLISS FEMALES” COMEDY STARTS TOMORROW “WOMEN EVERYWHERE” FIFI DORSAY—J. HAROLD MURRAY _ the East Indian potentate who ac- quired all the civilized manners and suave scphistication of an Eng- lish gentleman but who in his heart hated the civ d people? Mr. Arliss receives splendid sup- port from the leading members of the cast. Alice Joyce is capable and beautiful as the harassed he- roine. H. B. Warner, one of the finest actors of the talking screen, brings force to the role of Major Crespin, even though it is an un- sympathetic one. Ralph Forbes favorite of the stage as well as the screen, is fine. Nigel de Bru- lier, an unusual character actor, ap- pears in one of those weird roles for which he is famous. Stranded In Himalayas ‘The story tells of a group of English people stranded in the wilds of the Himalayas and com- pletely at the mercy of the tribe of uncivilized idol worshippers and their cruel Rajah. The Rajah en- |tertains them lavishly and with great charm, even while he pre- pares them for a torturous death. These events lead to a climax that is a great bit of melodrama. The enormous sets are beautiful and form a realistic background for the story. Alfred E. Green direct- ed. ALASKA GLASS OF GRADUATES HEAR RUSTGARD Attorney General Makes Commencement Address at Institution (Continuea mrcx Page One) Constitution was put over for the purpose of abating the evil of poverty. 'To what extent it has helped, is not for me to say. The purpose was certainly commendable. “The most common argument ad- vanced nowadays is that reckless spending should be encouraged, be- cause, so it is wurged, it i3 the spender who is the consumer, and the more one consumes the more one stimulates industry. Cause of Hard Times “Be sure of this, it is not the indiscriminate spender who is thz cause of prospertiy. He is the one who is very decidedly the cause of hard times. If all families had enough reserves to enable them to continue as normal spenders at all times, there would be no serious business depression. “The first remedy suggested is higher wages and shorter hours. But they alone cannot possibly oh- literate the difference between rich and poor. On the contrary, they will increase the gulf between the two classes. Higher wages and | shorter hours will give the thrifty better opportunity to accumulate, while the spendthrift will still be in the breadline the moment he i out of a job. Always Do Extra Work “Some men, at the end of an elght-hour shift, go to work build- ing a house or cultivating a piece of garden; others go joyriding or carousing. “It is now seriously urged that the way to eliminate this classi- fication of humanity into those fi- nancially independent and those fi- nancially dependent, is to have the government provide the latter class with doles or with old age pensions and insurance against un- employment. If any of these meth- ods are to be introduced at the expense of the beneficiaries them- selves, it is one thing. But if it is to be a system by which the saver must support the spendthrift, it is quite anether problem. Offends Cosmic Laws “To relieve one person of the consequence of his own folly, and deprive the other of the fruits of his own industry and intelligence, is at variance with the cosmic laws under and by means of which all living things exist. “It is persistently proposed, in constantly varying forms, to stop nature from enforcing the law of natural selection. In a multitude of different ways it has been pro- posed to place the moron, the de- generate, the profligate, on equality ‘wuh the thrifty, the intelligent and eral prosperity. Yours is the task | THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Stupendous —“THE BIG TRAIL"— Spectacular 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_Il!IIIIIIIllllfllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHI the energetic in the enjoyment or1 the products of the latter. Difficult To Explain “It will be difficult to explain how or why it is either a Chris- tial virtue or a patriotic duty to establish by artificial means con- ditions of that character. “And now, communism is offered as the equalizing agency. Remove the incentive to accumulate and there will be no capitalists, it is argued. But it is not capital that hurts, but lack of it, And if no one accumulates there will be no capital, for capital, as we know i, is what is saved over what is con- sumed. It is the saver and not the consumer we have to thank for capital necessary to keep the in- ° dustries going. Other Problem Is Simpler “When in consideration of this leveling out project we pass from the subject of obtrusive poverty to that of obtrusive wealth, the problem becomes simpler. Now to help those who refuse to do any- thing for themselves involves more delicate factors than the question cf how to scale down the vast private fortunes honestly accumu- lated by energy and intelligence. “We have another class of for- tunes accumulated through crafty! schemes of wheedling hard earned money out of the unwary. These need looking after. They have| simply been pickpockets on a large | scale. T hope you will have no scruples about absorbing such for- tunes by a drastic system of taxa-| tion or otherwise; meanwhile put- ting a stop to the nefarious traffic by proper legislation. Will Press Harder “The problem of the improvideni ! and inpecunious will press harder for solution in the future than it has in the past, and will become more ominous with increasing gen- to solve it. “I have no policy to recommend, no solution to offer. Are you going to inaugurate compulsory saving? Or are you going to compel the provident to support the improvi- dent? Or are you going to accom- plish the task of letting the race be improved by the slow process! of the law of natural seleetion— | permitting the profligate to e1um-| nate himself. Value of Education “The great value of education lies in learning to look for facts and to fearlessly accept them as guides in solving the practical problems of ! life. Not only do you have to face the old problems which we leave you, but also you have to grapple with many new problems which soon will press for solution. It will require clear heads and true hearts to effectively deal with them. You leave this institution of training with our hopes and our prayers for your success.” —l . MANY COLORS JOINED IN KNITTED ENSEMBLE WASHINGTON, May 25.—Brown, blue and yellow art combined to make a striking knitted sports en- semble worn by Mrs. Samuel Mar- tin. The dress is made of broad alternating stripes of these colors and the brown coat is lined with them. A gay knitted scarf of the Lrown, blue and yellow and a dark brown French sailor complete the costume. ——.———— Old Papers ut The Empire. | The Best Laundry | | At a Fair Price WHERE? CAPITAL LAUNDRY Phone 355 8t. | Bergman Hotel Dining Room Board by Week or Month EMMA GRUNNING - Miss A. Hamilton FURRIER Furs of all kinds made and remodeled. GASTINEAU HOTEL Telephone 10 e JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO.- Front Street, next to Warner Machine Shop CABINET and MILLWORK GENERAL CARPENTER WORK GLASS REPLACED IN AUTOS Estimatés_kurnished JUNEAU-YOUNG HARDWARE CO. DISTRIBUTORS ‘ Old papers at the Empire office. INSUR ANCE Allen Shattuck, Inc. Established 1898 Juneau, Alaska THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin Sts. Phone 136-2