The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 22, 1931, Page 3

£ THE ALASKA DARLY EMPIRE, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1931. se— AD[T0L SHOWS CAPITOL ‘Purmv oN Rtz TONIGHT HARRY RICHMAN A L arry & Rlchmun PuSTIN: o 1HE RIS WITH RICHMAN Harry thhman Demon- strates His Voice with Berlin Songs “Puttin’ on ine Ritz,” the sing- ing, talking, dancing production from United Artists founded on 2 back-stage theme opened Iast night at the Capitol theatre. Songs by Irving Berlin, sung by Harry Richman, Broadway musical comedy star, a dozen dance num- bers with 200 dancers involved, scenes in night clubs and Broad- way revues, a story with clever | dialogue and played by a good | cost, make up delightful entertain- | ment. Richman's performance in the role of a light-hearted and likeable, yet somewhat conceited, vaudeville " - Moonlight and Monkey- |star, gives him opportunity to dem- Business” NEWS # —Coming— 1., “Lady of Seandal” “Fleradora Girl” The Flood | onstrate his voice. Joan Bennett is good in the lead- ing feminine role. | The inimitable James Gleason has an entertaining comedy role. ‘With Lilyan Tashman as his run- ning mate Gleason wins favor in his characterization of a smal) time trouper. Aileen Pringle and Richard Tuck- er, Eddie Kane, Purnell Pratt and others acquit themselves well. “Puttin’ on the Ritz” was di- — rected by Edward Sloman. John COLEMAN'S '! 5 | Hollywood Style Shop I “One”of Alaska’s’ Distinctive Shops” First and Main W. Considine, Jr., wrote the origi- o |nal story on which the picturse was based, and William K. Wells is credited with the dialogue. e PRINCE GEORGE SAILS TO SOUTH EARLY SUNDAY A.M. | The Best Laundry At a Fair Price ‘WHERE? CAPITAL LAUNDRY | { Phone 355 Franklin 8t. P The Canadian National Lines steamship Prince George, Capt. N. ! MacLean, arrived in port from Skagway at midnight Saturday and sailed from here for Vancouver at 1 am. No passengers boarded the vessel here. ————— Old papers at The Empire Of- o ' fice. - Closing Out several groups of elegant at prices so low that they can be no lower. $3.00 A collection of odds and ends that formerly were $7.50 to $15.00 values. Mostly high heels. $7.85 This season’s smart footwear that is the last word in style and comfort. NEW ARRIVALS 1 Black Calf Sandal; with a world of Style Priced at $10.00 woman— A new Fall arrival in a genuine water snake that will meet the need of the better-dressed Price $12.50 DEVLIN’ OPEN EVENINGS NO PAYMENT OF WAR DEBTS FOR YEAR PROPOSED President Be—fieves' Mora- torium Will Create New Confidence (Continued Irex Page One) opening of the Stock Market to- day ir.response to President Hoov- er's week-end . proposals on war debt payments. Advances werc from $2 to $15 on leading stock. Numerous cotton issues climbed to $3 a bail BRITISH VIEW LONDON, June 23.—Premier Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons today the British' Gov- lernment cordially welcomed the war debts and reparations proposal de- claration made by President Hoover. —— - WASHINGTON TAKES DOUBLEHEAfiER FROM CLEVELAND, SATURDAY CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 22— Washington, runnerup in the bat- tle for the American League pen- nant, had a double-header with the Cleveland Indians much their own way last Saturday winning the first game by 14 to 4 and the second game 7 to 3. In the first game Lloyd Brown, Washington southpaw, won his seventh victory and held the In- dians to five hits and no runs un- til his teammates staked him to a 14-run lead. In the second game Carl Dis- cher permitted the Indians only two hits until the ninth when they staged a three-run rally. Myer hit a home run in the third in- ning. ST. LOUIS, June 22—Ruffing, of the Yankees allowed the Browns only two hits and one run Ilast Saturday afternoon. Lou Gehrig made his thirteenth home run of the season. GAMES SATURDAY Pacific Coast League Sacramento 0, 4; Portland 2, 1. Hollywood 13; Missions 6. Oakland 4; Seattle 7. San Francisco 11; Los Angeles 3. National League New York 3, 10; Plttshurgh 1,:0. Boston 5, Brooklyn Cincinnati 4, 6; 11. Philadelphia 1, American League New York 9; St. Louis 1. Washington 14, 7; Cleveland 4, 3. Philadelphia 5; Chicago 4. Detroit 5; Boston 4. GAMES SUNDAY Pacific Coast League Hollywood 4, 8; Missions 5, 5. First game 10 innings. San Francisco 5, 0; Los Angeles 3, 4. First game 11 innings. Oskland at Seattle, rain Sacramento at Portland, rain. National League Pittsburgh 5; New York 4. St. Louis 2, 1; Boston 6, 0. Chicago 6; Brooklyn 7. Philadelphia 7; Cincinnati 1. American League Philadelphia 6; Chicago' 5. Boston 7; Detroit 6. Washington 1; Cleveland 3. New York 7, 2; St. Louis 9, 8. STANDING OF CLUBS Pet. 513 ] 833 & suuggesd o - ) gg? ikl W 8 Legion (ABELSON SENTENCED TO PAY FINE OF $200 Raymond Abelson, arrested for | passing bad checks on local mer- chants and who two weeks age | pleaded guilty Béfore Judge Charles Sey in the United States Commis- sioner’s Court, was sentenced by | that official' Saturday to pay a fine ' |of $200. Abelson, who is said to be a Seattle man, was given two weeks stay of sentence on his rep- resentation that he would redeem the checks, which he did not do. In addition to checks passed 'COMMON CLAY' TO GIVE WAY T0 'MAN TROBBLE' Coliseurn Picture To- morrow Night “Cotnmon Cldy," starring Con- stance Bennett and Lew Ayres, will be shown for the last timies tonight at the Coliseum theatre. ‘“Man Trouble,” with the late Milton’ Bflb and Dorothy Mackaill in tHe lead- ing roles will be the attraction to- morrow night. In “Common Clay,” one of the absorbing questions is “Can 4 girl live down heér past?” Victor Flem- ing directed this faithful version of Cleves Kinkead's Harvard prize play, with Tully Marshall, Matty Kemp and Beryl Mercer fn the supporting cast. Fox Movietotie Picture “Man Trouble,” a' Fox Movietona all-talking picture, i based on Ben Ames Wiliams' story that was widely réad in a magazine of ex-' Late Mthon Sills Stars in| tensive circulation. It was adapt- ed for the screen by George Man- ker Watters and Marion' Orth with dialogue by Watters and Edwin Burke. The play details the ad- ventures ol 4 beautiful girl and a | romantie who' fall in love, !onowing a meet- ing of unusual circumstance and who find themselves surrounded by menacing influences from which there seems to be no escape. | Given Weapon By Fate | ‘Fate, however, places a weapon in :the hands of the girl and she and iher suitor free themselves of the shackles' that bind them to pur- | sue the path of happiness together. Dorothy Mackaill portrays the | leading - feminine role and Milton | Sills, as the owner of a night club, appears as the menace while Ken- neth MacKenna enacts the role of the ' suitor. The cast includes Roscoe Karns, | Sharin Lynn, Oscar Apfel, James Bradbury, Jr., Harvey Clark and Lew Harvey. Miss Mackaill and Miss Lynn both sing in a cabaret sequence. Their numbers were composed by James F. Hanley and Joseph Mc- Carthy. The picture was directed by Ber- thold: Viertel. Sl m»mm newspaperman | Edythe Chapman, | Quarts and placer location no- | NORTHWESTERN GOES EARLY TO SEATTLE| Having arrived in Juneau from | Seattle Saturday forenoon, the | steamship Northwestern departed for Skagway and Haines Saturday afternoon. She returned to Juneau from Lynn Canal ports at 1:30 | this morning, and sailed for Seattle by way of Sitka at 3 am. | Passengers who embarked here | for Haines and Skagway Saturday | afternon were: For Haines—John K. James, Wll- |llam D. Sutton. | For Skagway—Willlam Hallbrook, W. W. Batchellor, Arthur Rinder, G. W. Gray, P. E. Ferbrache, Lieut. L. B. Kuhre, Mrs. Lola Thurston. Persons who took passage here this morning for Sitka and Seattle were: | | For sitka—Mr. and Mrs. John | | Cashen, William F. Schnabel, H. C. | Bryson, H. P. H. Parker, John | Dorsh, W. Gerwals, Charles P. Seeley. | For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. A. E Anderson. ———,————— A brand new motor truck, nine years old, recently appeared in Sa- lina, Kas. Bought from the Gov- ernment in 1922, it had since been 'in storage. COLISEUM LAST TIMES TONIGHT Constance Bennett in “COMMON CLAY” —awith— LEW AYERS — TULLY MARSHALL - Something Different in Drama News — Comedy — Scenic — Cartoon TOMORROW MILTON SILLS in “Man Trouble” old Pdper‘} for sale at Empire Offlce here, which amount to about $20, .|he is said to have cashed several at Ketchikan, aggregating with | protest fees $200. No action has been instituted against him for|, these. : ~ .4¢ NEVER PREVIOUSLY SERIALIZED M S}arts Today in ;he Empire A STRIKING SE IAL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS ! THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH THE CALLING OF DAN MATTHEWS ! THAT PRINTER OF UDELL'S LONG AGO TOLD . b (han been sold more widely and in"greater numbers than tluose of any other living’ auflm. e ( [ les vivid allcgones and_moving plnlosophy of life have gnpped the masses._Hls Iatesll g 3 sy rIum'er than~any predecessor the “spirit and personality of HAROLD BELL WRIGHT!