The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1931, Page 3

o ——" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, A ICAPITOL TONIGHT Brimful and bubbling over with the zest of Life and ir 3 epressible fun!}® News SIDNEY and MURRAY in “ALL EXCITED"” ALSO CHINA NIGHT DO NOT MISS THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FROLIC Something worth secing—Acts and CHAS. CHAPLIN “CITY LIGHTS” Show will start at 11:45 so as to present the leaving of the Old Year and coming of the NEW at 12 o'clock LT DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OF TWO TRUSTS TO BE MADE TOMORROW The semi-annual dividend pay- ments of the Corporate Trust and North American Trust will be paid tomorrow, according to J. A. Han- drahan, broker, who has ben ad- vising local investors. Mr. Han- drahan makes his headquarters in Juneau, residing at the MacKin- non Apartments. - HASKELL ELECTS CAPTAIN LAWRENCE, Kas, Dec. 30— Victor Costo, Haskell Indian tackle was elected Captain of the Indian football team for 1932. e Use of unslacked lime for field markings resulted in painful burns to players in the Simmons-Texas Christian football game. D DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY profitably . Shipment MEN’S QUALITY Flannel Shirts $3.00 SABIN’S CAPITOL'S BILL HEADLINED BY Tonight Is “Chinaware Night” and Dishes to Be Given Away “See America Thirst,” with Harry Langdon, Slim Summerville and Bessie Love in the leading role will be the headline at tion to- night at the Capitol theatre. Tonight will be “Chinaware Night.” Every woman attending either of the performances will re- ceive a piece of table chinaware. There will be no midnight mati- nee at the Capitol tonight. To Miss Love, who has the femi- nine lead in “See America Thirst,” the “talkies” gave a “break” that has made her one of the screen's outstanding players, and totally ob- literated the “type nx which had trailed her for yea: Labelled As A | Be had the m une to be labeleled a “type” after playing slaveys and weeping youngsters in a number or silent pictures, and a trip to Europe to get away her screen character bring about the change desired. At parties Bessie learned t the ukulele and dance the ton, and soon her fame as an en- tertainer made her pop Hollywood homes. Wherever she went, her ukulele just had to go along, and Bessie had to sing and dance before the evening was ove: This served her in good st for a time but about this time movie jobs were few and far be- tween and Bessie took her uke and dancing feet into the Pacific Coast presentation of “Burlesque.” Show Didn’t Succeed “Type” that wasn’t and when it closed in San Francisco Fanchon and Marco signed her for a vaudeville uit act. At the close of this tour, Miss Love played a Los Angeles theatre and heard the rumbling of a new invasion in the motion picture in- dustry. She made a short subject which enjoyed immediate success and a test for “Broadway Melody” won her the feminine lead in that production. Other successes fol- lowed with the result that she is now one of the most sought after comediennes in filmdom. 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Ketchikan pub- |loughby Mason. lic school teacher, were married in Wrangell. They are in Petersburg, where they will make their home. During Christmas week, the Al- aska Railroad granted an excursion rate of a fare and one-third for Charles Bartholf, one of the orig- [round trips between points on the inal stakers in the Willow Creek system. gold quartz district north of An-| chorage on a recent visit to Seward | told the Seward Gateway that about 100 men have been employed | Anchorage’s second anual fur show was held the middle of this month. A great variety of finished | in the district, that “there are and raw pelts was exhibited, as many goood prospects capable of well as many of the district’s best | developing into paying propertiss”|fur-bearing animals. and that “what is needed is capi- tal which will soon be forthcom- | ing. N. P. Johnson, Ruby Creek plac- |er mine owner, who disappeared a ! | year ago from his mining pmperty.I aft disembarking | has been declared dead by the) at Seward from a steamship from Superior Court in Seattle and his Seattle, Miss Helen Henrietta An- estate of $25,000 distributed be- drews of the Puget Sound metrop- tween his brother. John Johnson, | olis was married to Chs E land a sister, Emma Johnson. both | Miller of Latouche, who was wait- | of Wapato, Wash. After N. P.‘ ing at the wharf to greet her. They Johnson left Ruby Creek a year| will make their home at Latouche. ago, his camp with tent torn and provisions ruined was found by friends 150 miles north of Fair-| banks, but no tracz of him could be discovered. Immediately One-fourth Chechacho gold lode interest in the six and two Copenhagen mining claims in the Nuka Bay district in the Seward | Recording District has been bought | . Peter Sather of the Nuka ! ansportation Company from Sandvick. The other Alfred Rosness ani Some developmen’, ne on the prop-| made two s,hm-‘ Robert Gleason has been ap- nted City Radio Inspector by the Fairbanks Municipal Council. He will inspect all radio receiving sets with a view to eliminating| “whistlers.” W. Thurston, a trapper of Hom-| er, took an unexpected bath when| he made a mis-step going up a; wharf ladder from a gasboat at! Seldovia and fell into Seldovia Bay. He was rescued without dif- ficulty. owners Henry L work rsen been d ich has | tion of the hides of deer slaug »d in Southeast Alaska is vrged by the Wrangell, Chamber of Commerce. and it has asked the| United States Biological Survey to | te the ma ," the hides were tanned|a pasketball to make moccasins ani articles of clothing. Deer ited for their hides. The team about March 1. is anxious to arrange games with teams representing Fairbanks and | Chamber says the hides|the Alaska Agricultural College and bring at least $1 each on School of Mines. n mraket | | | with matches, destroyed the dwell- ing and most of its contents of Mr. and Mrs. Searl Burnett of/ Fairbanks. No insurance. | to Fairbanks | The Nome team ! were Wr would the onc Mrs M. n of ough Biddl2, wealthy so- Philadelphia, who Juneau about a ay to the up- per reaches of the Porcupine Rlvm’.i within the Arctic Circle, got her| first ride on a dog-d n sled at Seward through the courtesy of Mrs. Mannie Senft. Mrs. Biddle ate her Christmas dinner at Nel- lie Neil's famous roadhouse, 26 miles from Seward Mrs. Biddle Joseph Stoich, a white man, who will travel over the Alaska Rail-|has a cabin on the Kobuk, was road to Nenana. where she will shot five times by Alfred Starbuck, | be the guest for a few days of the jan Eskimo. None of the wounds Coone; When she reaches her very serious. Two Eskimos Built by contract, the bridge across Big Minook Creek in the| Rampart district has been accepted by the Alaska Road Commission. | The span is 120 feet long. WED| Fire, started by children playing ¥ brought Stoich to Kotzebue for medical treatment. He says he knows of no reason why he should have been shot by Starbuck. One hundred and twelve turkeys went to marksmen in the Elks Christmas turkey shoot at Fair- banks. Seward's Christmas mail was the largest in ten years, and Fairbanks’ the largest in several years. According to its last financial statement, the Miners and Mer- chants Bank at Nome has deposits | of $625,716. Its capital stock paid in is $100,000; its surplus, $25,000 and its undivided profits $183,576. Harry Donnelley, Republican of Flat, prominent business man of the Iditarod and for the last two Legislative sessions a Representa- tive from the Fourth Division, has announced his intention to file for the Territorial Senate short term seat created by the death of Sen- ator John Dunn. Nome's Arctic Brotherhood Camp has chosen for Arctic Chief, J. S. Stangroom; Vice-Arctic Chief, Geo. Hellerich; Arctic Chaplain, C. W. Thornton; Arctic Recorder, Carl Glavinovich; Keeper of Nuggets, A. F. Wright; Trustees, A. S. Kemp, Guy Mish, W. H. Cameron, W. A. Oliver, and William Arthurs. As a result of deep snows, trap- pers in the Chulitna neighborhood of the Alaska Railroad Belt have difficulty in getting over their trap lines. The snow is five feet deep at Chulitna. Seward Masons have elected Clark Andresen, Worship Master; James Campbell, Senior Warden; Curtis | R. Morford, Junior Warden; Harold | Sogn, Secretary; Wayne Blue, re- elected Treasursr. The re-election of Wayne Blue is the tenth con- secutive time that he has been clected Treasurer of the Seward er. Twenty-five | Nome plans to send by airplane | 3 Anchorage Auxiliary of the Pio- {neers of Alaska has chosen Mrs.! James Climie, President; Mrs. Bee Lockhart, Vice-President; Mrs. J. F. Monkman, Secretary - Treasurer; Mrs. Robert Graham, Historian; s. J. N. McCain, Chaplain; M Charles L. Kemp, Sergeant-at- Arms. - e WRESTLING FANS FICKLE IN RIVAL TEXAS CITIES FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 30.— A year ago wrestling matches in Fort Worth drew about 50 cus- tomers nightly, while cards in Da las, 32 miles away, were drawing 4,000 to 5,000. This winter Fort Worth bouts attract 5000 to 6,000, while the matches in Dallas are playing to small houses. 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J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U. 5. 4. NESDAY, DEC. 30, 1931. 5 L OLLY g6 HOLLYWOAD By HARRISON CARROLL HOLLYWOOD.—That t vice story, starring Constance Be; nett, will have to . David Se znick wants her t pear first in “Free to Live,” ar r film deal- {ing with our The picture duction shortly the year, so Con quis will have honeymoon. Another person to lose his vaca- ition will be John Howard Lawson who has been recalled from New |York to prepare the story. Law- son has been the author of several |R. K. O. originals, among them | “Pent House,” in which Hope Wil- liams was to have made her debut. I hear the secret service film is due to be produced later. Major Herbert O. Yardley, the interna- tional code expert, ramains on the!| lot to finish the story W Mar- e time for a Let's Not Think Of It. This country’s surplus of wheat | is bad enough, says Eddie Welch, but things could be worse. It might be spinach. Latest Gossip Neil Miller, Dorothy inew husband, is 1 | York to sing on the r | tunately, Dorothy can't him, for she has to Warners contract. Actually, it won't ’bc at Warner's. Ha Cohn has |bought it up and will use Doro- thy for a lead in Ursula Parrott's |“Love Affair.” Once this picture |1s finished Dorothy intends to free- lance. Her first act, though, will be to go to New York to see! Neil—The freaks have finished | their picture at M. G. M., and most {of them are leaving Los Angeles | Exceptions are Violet and Daisy the Siamese twins, who will remain Mervyn Leroy arrived from New {York. He'll direct George Sidney. Mackaill's for New 0. Unfor- go with finish her Getting Familiar How many stars’ nicknames do you know? Joan Blondell is “Buddy” to her family. Jim Cagney calls his wife “Bill.” Douglas Fairbanks Jr, i “Skippy” and “Dodo” to Joan Crawford. Dolores Costel calls John Barrymore “Winkie. Bar- bara Stanwyck is “Red” to her hus- band, Frank F: Winnie Light- ner is “Weenie” to her friends. Doug Fairbanks calls Mary Pick- ford “Hipper.” She calls him “Hopper.” Loretta Young is “Loly” to her sister. Mrs. Brown calls Joe E. Brown “Jody.” In The News You thought you'd seen the last of him, but “The Lone Wolf” stalks again. Louis Joseph Vance has brought him back in “First Cabin” and as heretofore announc- ed, Thos. Meighan will get the ipart. Last time, it was Bert Lytell, wasn't it? At any rate, T have learned a lot of new names in this Fox cast. William Blakeweel will play the Lone Wolf's son, who has to be rescued from trouble by his fa- mous father. Charlotte Greenwood {has a mother role and Barbara | Weeks is her daughter. The de- tective of the piece will be Jim Kirkwood. Hamilton McFadden directs. ‘That Wallace Ford is an orphan | and does not know who his par- ents were? Slgfilsana Somnds | BRENT-BROCK ~ SHOW TO END [Coliseum to Have “‘Ladies’ Man” at Midnight and Tomorrow “Slightly ~Scarlet,” co-starring [Evelyn Brent and Clive Brook, will be presented at the Coliseum thea- tre for the last times tonight. ‘Ladies’ Man,” featuring Willlam shown at regular performances only tomorrow night, and will be the subject of the preview matinee at 1 o'clock tonight Rex Parrott will on the organ tonight Polished And Polite The story of “Slightly Scarlet” is polished and polite yet there is a si er menace overhanging the pleasantness which adds spice to the story and quickens the action. Miss Brent is seen in gorgeous clothes. Brook is suave and whim- sical. The settings are beautiful and rich. Interesting Comedy Drama “Ladies’ Man"” is an interesting comedy-drama. Powell Francis are seen to excellent ad- vantage in their respective roles. DIVIDEND NOTICE Corporate Trust Shares, Old Ser- ies, 35 cents per share. Corporate Trust Shares, New Ser- ies, 9 cents per share. North American Trust Shares— 30 cents per share. Detach the coupon and present same to First National or B. M. Behrends Bank. The above divi- dends are the semi-annual distri- bution and are payable December 31st. There are valuable rights which I will be pleased to explain. J. A. HANDRAHAN Investment Banker, Juneau, Alaska Phone 384 adv. RUNGONIGHT Powell and Kay”Francis, will be| play selections | and Miss| COLISEUM LAST TIMES TONIGHT EVELYN BRENT—CLIVE BROOK in [“SLIGHTLY SCARLET” A Paramount Picture MIDNIGHT MATINEE “LADIES’ MAN" with William Powell and Kay Francis Film Star Must Pay Attorney Large Sum | LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30. — A |$16,000 decision against Dolores Del Rio, film star, in favor of Gunther R. Lessing, her former attorney, has been handed down by Superior | Judge Minor Moore. Lessing sued |the actress, claiming this amount |due in attorney fees. | Judge Moore delivered a thir- teen-page opinion in which he lib- |erally praised the charms of the actress. He held, however, that Lessing’s legal services to Miss Del | Rio were worth $20,000. As the star |had paid the lawyer $4.000, the judge decreed that Lessing receive an additional $16,000. ————— NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS In order to conserve the water supply during the present dry weather, all water will be shut off from the upper sections of town and on the tide flats between the hours of midnight and 6 am. until further notice. | adv. JUNEAU WATER CO. - Cornell university basketball team will meet Illinois at Urbana on New Year's day in the first game the Illini have ever played against an eastern league team. The COLISEUM THEATRE will THURSDAY NIGHT to three of perfect evening's entertainment. oo rr ottt oo TURKEYS AND CHICKENS award two chickens and a turkey its patrons. These will be award- ed between the first and second show. The featyre will be William Powell and Evelyn Brent in LADIES MAN. Your assurance of a you use Sheetrock. It gives you the safety, privacy and comfort that good walls must provide ... solid, durable wallsthat takeany decoration and preserve it. We'll supply you and instruct you fully. SHEETROCK HEN you remodel your house, be sure THE FIREPROOF WALLBOARD AU LUMBER MILLS Phone 358 T Styles “Tomorrow’s Toda;’ PRE-INVENTORY SPECIAL on DRESSES $3.95, $10.00, $13.95 Real Values Offered “Juneau’s Own Store” of Vaudeville with the best talent have broug and is on the noise makers along, en MIDNIGHT CARNIVAL. Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Mary of the funniest comedies ever brou; THE PURCHASE OF ANY Standard Electric Appliance WILL PROVE A SAVING THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR OUR STOCK OF Irons, Percolators and Taasters IS COMPLETE Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. PHONE 6 Thursday Midnight Carnival at Coliseum—The Coliseum Theatre will present a Midnig] day night New Year's Eve. Doors will open 12;30. Pup, starts 1:30 with the following in town also a reviv: ht Carnival featyres: Flve al of old days of silent pictures starring Pickford with many Other stars seen on the screen 20 years ht before you a special production Joe E. Brown in Top Speed, a laugh from start ght to Juneau. No advance Admission as there is of room for everybody for the regular price of admission. You can smoke anywhere in the house. Jjoy yourself and start the New Year Out Right by taking in the CO! 8g0. to PHONES 83 OR 85 “The Store That Pleases” THE SANITARY GROCERY