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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1931 CAPITOL STARS . romises to Bring | epresentative Vote to Iolls | WILLIAM HAINES At Next National Election INRADIO PLAY | BY SCOTT C. BONE jreckless tongue robbed him of high- | Four eminent Americans of the'est honors and it was a tragedy of | G Vil % last quarter of the nineteenth and politics. | B Those Who Dance Has‘ \")NTE BLUE Monte Blue and Betty | 100 ‘ the first quarter of the Twentieth . centuries barely missed becoming _Compson BETTY COMPSON and LILA LEE in i In_the Democratic, Convention at X | resident of the United States.| IR . | E’hudll\' the results of nationa] Baltimore in 1012, when the nom-| : SRR | alections . ase’ apbIEIvE. - GTban. " |ination was equivalent to election | ( “THOSE DANCE” over- | In& Dreim ‘Thoss Who Dance,” a stirring| whelming. Majorities for the win- |ecause of the Republican break Varataks s 16 el tRsiN attras. ning side in the last three contests A stirring drama of rack- Also Added Are Four e Prohibition Promises to Bring ! CAPITOL WEDNESDAY ISTRONG DRAMA FEATURES BILL AT COLISEUM | Gangster Convicted S yon f COLISEUM TUESDAY The Voice of the Screen STARTING TONIGHT He Broadcasts Laughs and Thrills and Romance! “Remote Control” Is Fea-| ture Attraction on And New Program then “Remcte Cor liam Haines, is starring Wil- the principal at- traction tonight on the new pro- Watch N lark received a ma- 3 e "l ytion tonight at the Coliseum the- sram at the Capitol theatre. reached into the millions but, ex- | jority vote on two roll calls, but 3 o l : ! ‘ £ i " ater. Monte Blue, Beity Compson “Remote Control” combines a |siting conditions do mot - forecast | }acked the required two thirds. He and Lila Lec have the leading ymystery play with comedy situa- |3 petition of such figures in 1932. [had been a devoted follower| B i tions. The new talkie afords Haines |Under the electoral system, a can- [[rough stress and storm, of L | “Those Who Dance” is baced on| an outlet for his talents as a come- [didate may fail to receive lho‘Pee.rless Lead;r, Wl]lllil?\s ‘l’(\'m““:fi:t the famous story written by Gaorge | dian, namely, that of an imperson- |popular vote and still reach theBryan, but % ‘“d“.““;“," 1“,‘;“’“}1“_‘ Kibbe Tur It teems with ac- lator of well known radio stars. This | White House, which has sometimes behind GCISSk, J@nieased the Hic |tion. Lives are lost and saved,| occurs in a sequence in which |happened. It is conceivable, owing Haines puts on an entire radio|t0 slothful citizenship, that a ma- | braskan, who dramatically shifted {55005 15 “impertied, - cisgracs: fal is s row Wilson and | . . Ca . ‘ his support to Wood manifest in a series of events that pregram by himself, imitating such |jority of the minority of the reg- prominent “ether” favorites as|istered vote might spell for the Biggest TN T i nnne= and Best 3 4 i N lrncompased his nomination. Champ |Clark did not forget or forgive culminate in a triumph ce achieved in some meas- Features victory | Ccmedies with Ever Made “Amos 'n’ Andy, Graham McNa- mee, Uncle Elmer and a variety of others. for one party or the other. This has never happened, but is within! the range of possibilities, with the what he regarded as a betrayal, and, like Blaine, became embittered | unto death. During the World War, | people were in the habit of saying: 4ssociated Press Photo ure by the promptings of a jealous woman: The acting in the play is of un- eteering in big time Selected Remote Gt ° - Stupendous Jack McGurn, machine gunner of | ysually high order In addition to the headline at- traction on the new program, there |are three short oferings of cxcep-l | tional merit. They are “Dark- |town Follies,” “The Voice of Hel-| lywood” and “Paramount News” | - — RUNS AMUCK, growing disregard of the ‘voting privilege, universally in evidence. The tense issue of Prohibition promises to bring to the polls next year a larger and more represen- tative enrollment. The four Americans who had the presidency almost within their grasp, but did not attain it, were equally divided pélitically, via: Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, Lecale Is Radio Station The picture, adapted from the New York stage hit, is laid “be- hind the scenes” in Station WPN, |lending a novel atmosphere to’the plot which concerns the clever direction of the activities of a band of crooks by means of a nightly broadcast of a clairvoyant's readings. Bank robberies and a spectacular holdup staged atop a fashionable hotel roof garden dur- Lots |“Thank God, Champ Clark is not| the Capone clan, was sentenced in | President!”. This was unjust in! Chicago to two years in prison on | appraisement. Occasionally, he er-| Mann act charges. His wife, the red in impulsive speech, but his| furmer Louise Rolfe, got a four |record in. Congress was that of| months’ jail sentence on the same {a well-balanced Conservative. Prob- | Sharee: |ably, he would not have risen to |~ {cultural heights of Woodrow Wil-| ison, cr made such a shining mark jon the table of history, but thel country would have been safe in SHORT SUBJECTS —Coming Soon— “JUST IMAGINE” with El of Laughs Songs in Brendel and Action Moran and Mack in “ANYBODY’'S WAR” Music and Thrills a MemaGuldqgn Meyer ALLTALKING with Charles King, Mary Doran, Polly Moran, John Miljan, J. C. Nugent ing the dress rehearsal of a Junior League Follies figure among the exciting incidents. Strong Supporting Cast A cast of well known names sup- 1876; James G. Blaine, Maine, 1884; Champ Clark, Missouri, 1912, who | had a majority in the @bnvention, | but lacked the two thirds require- ment, and Charles Evans Hughes, his hands. Never in any other convention had a candidate been given a majority on roll call and ailed to become the standard bear- er. His son~is now an aspirant, MILITARY RULE IIAVANA, Aug 11.—Martial law | KILLS THREE POTCSI, Mo, Aug. 11.—Elliott Missey, aged 45 y T at the Cannon Mines, shooting two neighbors and his wife before he killed himself. A third man was for the Senatorship in M‘sg(]u"i_:hflfi been extended to the entire n amuck | His daughter, Genevieve, is the wife |island of Cuba in an effort to ‘of James M. Thomson, editor of | control growing disorders, inspired !the ‘New Orleans. Item. by revolutionary leaders. i D Tzn are reported to have been|shot and is eritically wounded. | killed and seven wounded in fight-! John Hitzler, aged 55, quarrelled {ing between Government forces and | with Missey, in the mine. Missey rebels at Guanbacoa and San Ni-|scized a shotgun and killed Hit- colas. | zer. Clarence Leach, another min- er, was shot three times and is in a- critical condition, Missey then walked half a mile to the home of James Coleman and killed Coleman. Missey then continued to his own home, locked his six small children in a barn, then killed his wife and shot him- self., NEWS—CARTOON—“The Laughback,” Comedy— “She Went for a Tramp”’—Comedy ports Haines in his new talkie, in- cluding Charles King, who sings the song hit of the picture, “Just a Little 'Closer;” Mary Doran, who Z|hasethe feminine lead; John Mil- =|jan; Rolly Moran as a riotous beau- ty expert; J. C. Nugent, Edward Nugent, Wilbur Mack, James Don- lan, Edward Brophy, Warner P. Richmond and Russell Hopton. Edward Sedgwick directed. TKILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO New York, 1916, P ‘ The Tilden-Hayes imbroglio of Centennial year was fought with fury for weeks. The Democrats were clearly in the ascendancy in the Nation, but the margin in the Electoral College was close and in dispute. Florida and Louis- iana, then under carpet-bag rule, held back their returns. A famous message, sent from Republican headquarters in New York, and signed by Willlam Baton Chandler, a party manager, commanded Fed- eral officials in the South, to claim “everything.” They did. Upon the results from those two states hing- ed the election. Finally they were counted for Hayes. Meanwhile, the Alligator LU T T T R TT T Charles Evans Hughes, the pres- jent Chief Justice, retired on the inight of the election fo 1916 be- {lleving himself the President-elect. The East had been enrolled under |his banner and the Democratic il ipress of New . York conceded his VESSEL INSPECTORSE election. But there was a rude ! awakening next morning. Ohio.(‘RETURN FROM A_NNUAL; Kansas and Washington had flop- |VISIT TO WESTWARD péd and California was wavering Fish are plentiful everywhere in and showing a trend toward Wil- | Southwestern and Western Alaska, | son. Ultimately, its electoral vote |was lost to Hughes and+cost him Ever singe: that| ..o 4ing to capt. J. M. Clark the Presidency. COATS, HATS and PANTS ———Coming——— “Good News,” “The Lottery Bride,” “Min and Bill,” “Last Parade,” “HELL’S ANGELS” T E E H H g 5 g E ] For the rainy weather We carry a full and complete line e B. P. 0. ELKS FOR YOUR HEALTH CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Seven Dper- sons were killed when thé auto- Imahile in which they were riding was struck and demolished by a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul country was wrought up tora high pitch. Revolution or rebellion mo- mentarially appeared imminent. Chandler’s very name became an- athema to the Democrats. Although fateful break, the Golden"State |has borne the brunt of bldme for Steamboat Inspecjors, who raturn- |and Chief John Newmarker, U. S.| Republican defeat. Had the Buck- eye and Grasshopper States been loyal to the G. O. P, the defec- ed |month trip as far west as Dilling- here last night after a two- Regular meeting, Wednesday, August 12, 1931, M. H. SIDES, —adv. Secretary. SABIN’S PAYING for what you don’t see demands Everything in Furnishings v for Men ham, at the head of Bristol Bay. Salmon packers in Bristol Bay, the JAlaska Peninsula and elsewhere | pasenger train at a suburban rail- road crossing. The dead: | Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Woods and lchild. Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. James Rutowski and two children, Milwaukee, Wis | tion on this Coast, would have been | inconsequential, and Hiram John- [son might have escaped heedlessiy,uo nad a seplnedid seasons, said {charges of apostasy. Capt: 1Clark. i s 1. trith FARL IPATK: i he |" That o o ":’w o e There was 4 great deal of' sick- : |most miserable managed In Re- i, .o iy the western villages, he Henry Watterson, serving a sin-|publican annals. Justice H"m‘"s-declun’d Totiuehda, - afll ~ scAkfet gle term in hte House, thé only [was grievously disappointed, of Yeves w‘.re reported in several sec- political office he -ever held, was|course, but accepted the 'decree] e E 2 {tions and hundred were affected accused of issuing a flaming ‘call to|philosophically, as did Samuel J. by - these epidemics fDemocrauc hosts to march one|Tilden; forly years before. |~ The two inspectofs surveyed craft ) | bundred. thousstigl; sirong And i ) fin all of the western districts, When you have a prescription | stall Tilden in the White House— % an ‘acousation @énied by him i | completing their work in Bristol | later life, when he showed that | men, T Tour instances hefe te-|avi O he . Alaska Peminsula he and Abram S. Hewitt formu- : Jo.4 PRk Hanal, 6ok o Inlebiadia calfed | Ared strikipgly Af Wpint. No-Tplo o 18tdd a policy- of eonelliation.. ead (Bpay 1s Thr-sightéd enbugh. b Tore- |- oce Willlam Bound, gori: : peace, and concurred in the’ crea- tell what ‘may -happén next. Or- tion of an electoral commission, | dinarily, perils feared do not occur., 2 which broke the dead-lock by|In any event, Garfield's immurtz\l‘Do-X Again Delayed b_y counting the Southern votes for|words ring true: “God reigns and| Breakage of Machinery Hayes and giving him the election. |the Government at Washington still | Lerath ot Tilden, known as the Sage of{lives.” Grammarcy Park, accepted the re- sult philosophically. He survived for years as head of the Demo- cratic party in the Empire State and leader in the Nation. His running mate in that election was Thomas A .Hendricks, of Indi-!__ady, ana, who won the Vice Ptesidencyl - eight years later, with Grover; Qld papers atc the Empire office Cleveland. SEEKS ‘CHAMPION FARM GIRL’ TITLE | a young man in his early thirties, “‘Old Bill Chandler” was a target of partisan attack, and he was vehemently denounced for alleged political perfidy. trading with a reliable and trust- worthy firm. . G kil P. W. Phillips Sales Agent Politics plays cruel and shabby tricks with the destinies6f states- to fill .. ......cometo BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY Tuning 1 PARA, Brazil, Aug. 11. — The 1 DO-X, giant German seaplane, has 1been delayed here in the flight to {the United States by a broken crankcase of on2 motor., A new |engine is to be sent here from Rio M. H. SIDES, |de Janerio Secretary. PRI Repairin B. P. 0. ELKS B 7 | Regular meeting, Wednesday, August 12, 1931. Refinishing PLAY SAFE! * We Deliver Pianos Leéave Ordeérs at Juneau Melody House PHONE 18-2 Rings To the length of service you have had from your tires, add the many miles of driving — naturally blowouts are to be ex- pected. That is where vuleanizing comes in, It seals the hole in casing and tube, adding many more miles of service. Old papers as The zmpwe Of- fice. et [T —— | 3 5 Telephone 2 SEAUTY made her famous FEAR held her a captive in the [underworld Diamo nd ROMANCE Briq’uets promised happiness but B the e 0. Siie Ninetioe, The : 2 lynearly wrecked her lifs, CLEAN brilliant George Moses, now Sena- 7 1 | f and 'f' ECONOMICA EFFICIE Chandler, of returning. hoard notriety, later served as Secretary of the Navy and as United States Senator from New Hampshire. Far from being an intolerant partisan, he becamé decidedly independent and won and held the esteem of Democratic colleagues. He once publicly advised the powerfdl Mar- cus A. Hanna, to “practiée self- effacement” for his party's good. He and “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman —ee e T Vulcanize Now JUNEAU Motor Co. tor from Neéw Hampshire, was 1 4 ? s a s 3 £ p 3 Chandler's ptot:eg‘e 3 LOVE A change of @ few nundred votes { \ saved bher. would have given James G. Blaine the Presidency in 1884. Known as the “Plumed Knight,” a title ccnferred upon him by Robert G. Ingersoll, in placing him in nomi- nation, he was the idol of his party in those adys. The tide ran strongly ifi his favor in the - campaign, until a preacher, Buch- ard by name, in championing him, at a Philadelphia rally; used: the offensive “Rum, Romanism and Re- bellion.” Instantly there was re- sentment by the Catholic Church and a revolt by the Irish-American voters. A plurality of some 1500 in Brooklyn gave New York State and the Presidency to Cleveland. This was''the first victory con- summated for the opposition since the Civil War. The Plumed Knight, |’ whose running mate was General John A. Logan, was much embit- tered by his defeat and never en- tirely recovered from it. liarrison made Blaine his Secretary of State four years later, but he was in declining health and his Préfiier- ship brought about a breach in the White House. Tll-advisedly, he sought. the nomination. for the “ PR the L Presidlericy dgatnst Harrisofl z When the “champion farm girl” is selected at the Los Angel W county fair in Pomona, Cal., September 18 to 25, Emily Renard will be but his sun had set. A one entrant the judges will have a difficult time overlooking. Here'she had sapped his strength and Is with a month-old-lamb which she’s feeding with a bottle, did not long survive. Burchard’s - Read this colotful story #. of New Orleans by MARGARET BELL HousToM MOONf DELIGHT STARTS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12 in the Daily Alaska Empire PACIFIC COAST COAL CO. 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