The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 9, 1932, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY CAPITOL SUNDAY Sunday Matinee—2 P.M. MONDAY GET READY FOR THE THRILL OF A LIFETIME WHEN YOU SEE THE EASIEST WAY the greatest triumph of CONSTANCE BENNETT and (look!) it has ADOLPHE MENJOU, ROBERT MONTGOMERY ANITA PAGE and MARJORIE RAMBEAU —torn between Love and luxury’s lure—which did she choose? A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ALL TALKING PICTURE NEWS CURIOSITIES CARTOON “CATS-PAW’——Comedy LAST TIMES TONIGHT: “THE GREAT MEADOW” b ot e v DANCE Elks’ Ball Room Come and enjoy the evening in the most mod- ern dance hall in Alaska Serenaders Music Elks’ Supervision AR | terday. RITES ARE HELD FOR WILLIAM DEYO | Funeral services were held this | afternoon for the late William Deyo, Alaska pioneer, who died Thursday in this city. The rites, ‘whlch took place in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary, ‘were conducted by the Rev. C. C. Saunders, pastor of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. | Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. —ee—— |BUDY BELMONT HELD TO GRAND JURY | Rudy Belmont, Filipino, was yes- terday held without bail by United lscates Commissioner Charles Sey ifor action by the Federal grand {jury on a statutory charge pre- :{erred by a 14-year-old Indian girl. - PACIFIC GOES TO KAKE With a large cargo, the motor- ship Pacific, Capt. Paul Kegel, de- |parted this morning from Juneau | for Kake and way ports. She took out three passengers. - NEW NAME AND COUNTRY Kritian Thomas Heggdal changed his nationality and his name yes- A native of Norway, he became a United States citizen after a hearing before District Judge Justin W. Harding and then was permitted to take the name of Chris Dahl —————— THREE LEAVE HOSPITAL ‘Three patients left St. Ann’s hospital today for home. They were Mrs. E, E. Sung, who entered November 23; Mrs. O. Carr, who entered December 20, and Harry J. Eberhart, who e!}bered last week. B S Old papers at The Emplre. s S ettt THE JUNEAU LAUNDRY Franklin Streef, between Front and Second Streets PHONE 359 * * * Screens Glitter Tomorrow * * * GayFarce Rivals Tense Drama » * * WILL FOLLOW PIONEER TRIAL Double Standard Classic Will Be Shown at Capitol Sunday “The Great Meadow,” starring John Mack Brown and Eleanor Boardman, will be presented for the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre. “The Easiest ‘Way,” with Con- stance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou and Robert[: Montgomery in the leading roles, will be the head- line attraction of the new program tomorrow, which will be shown for the first time at the Sunday af- ternoon matinee. “The Great Cennie Bennett Meadow” brings back pioneer days in the settlement of Kentucky by Virginians led by Daniel Boone. It reproduces exciting Indian fights and contains an absorbing love story. Among the old-time cus- toms the various players had to relearn for the film were making windows out of greased bearskin instead of glass, lighting fires with flint and steel, cooking meat on a spit revolving in an open hearth, | molding bullets out of raw lead, | building houses with wooden pegs instead of mails, washing clothes | with lye and ashes, weaving home- spun cloth, running a spinning- wheel. “The Eastess Way,” famous Bel- asco stage classic, when introduced ! on the stage by Frances Starr in 1909, created an international sen- | sation, because it was the first play | to hint even remotely that a man | could forgive a woman who had | move for the abolition of the single standard in favor of the double | standard of morality. It also did away with the starkly | {black villain of the old-time thea- | tre. Brockton, played by Adolphe | Menjou, is no saint, but likewise | he doesn’t eat children alive. | Meodern and Successful | He is a very modern, very suc-| cessful man. His villainy consists of tempting the beautiful Laura Murdock, played by Constance Bennett, with luxuries, jewels, mo-| tor cars, ete. | And then along comes Madison, | portrayed by Robert Montgomery. He, too, has things in his life that bhe wants to forget. The struggle of Laura and Madison for their ‘happinnes provides the dramatic motivation, “The Easiest Way” was directed | by Jack Conway. In addition to the three prineipals named the cast in- | cludes Anita Page, Marjorie Ram- | beau, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clara | Blandick and Clark Gable. ——————— ACCEPT SCHOOL POSITIONS Ralph W. Mize and Douglas Gray, two Gastineau Channel men, recently named as teachers on the staff of the Alaska Branch of the Office of Indian Affairs, left for their schools aboard the Admiral ‘Evans. Mize is bound for Kanaka- nak and Gray is enroute to Chin- TOD LATE TO CLASSIFY ‘EASIEST WAY' |J. J. Meherin || Dudley Roberts, % bridegroom, were the only guests Weds Seattle. Young Woman Marriage to Miss Stella Beckstrom Occurs * on Christmas Joseph J. Meherin, well known merchandise broker who has con- ducted business in Alaska for 25 years, and Miss Stella Beckstrom of Seattle were married Christmas Day in the parlors of the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. They will take a honeymoon trip to Chicago, and when Mr. Me- herin returns north early in the || spring he will be accompanied by Mrs. Meherin. They will probably make their home in Juneau, inas- much as Mr. Meherin maintains | Ihis business headquarters in this|§ city. The marital ceremony was per-| formed by Judge Malcolm Douglas of the King County Superior Court. Miss Patricia Newtle, a friend of the bride, and A. A. Humfrey and friends of the at the ceremony. The parlors were decorated for the ocaesion with a | brilliantly lighted Christmas tree and with & wealth of chrysante- m.ms. ‘The bride formerly was in the offices of the Alaska Salmon Com- pany in Seattle, and latterly in the membership department of |the Seattle Chamber of Commercew‘ Maurice Chevalier Sues for $500,000 LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 9.— ‘Maurice Chevalier, famous French entertainer and screen actor, has been named defendant in a $500,- 000 suit filed in the United States district court charging violation of copyright in of the song “Right Now.” The action was filed by Charles Lasswell of San Diego. According to the complaint the made a misstep. It was the first song was written by Lasswell and| Oakie, unwillingly, is doing serv- copyrighted 1930. Hoke Smith Heiress Claims Are Denied GLENDALE, Cal. Jan. 9.—Claims of Virginia Smith Mill of San Jose, that she is a daughter of the late Hoke Smith, and that she is re- nouncing a $350 monthly allowance from his estate in order to remain with the Salvation Army, were denied today by H. N. McCashen, nephew of the former Georgia governor. McCashen said he frequently vis- ited at his uncle’s home during his boyhood and school days, and that he never saw or heard of a daugh- ter name dVirginia. American Rush Beats British to Soviet Jobs in May, LONDON, Jan. 9—British unem- | ployed who would like to go to Russia to get jobs are finding all the good places taken by Ameri- cans. Recently here : that it was announced 6,000 places were open r skilled workers. The Amtorg Trading Corporation now an- nounces that 85 per cent of the posts have been taken by Amer- icans. —————— Prismadic lenses that direct light - |upwards from several sources fea- connection with use’ PAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY ). WANTED — Woman for general ture a new illuminating system + housework. Phone 206. for automobile grease pits. WESTERN PLAY | T0 GIVE WAY T0 SEA FARCE Tom Keane Will Be Suc- ceeded by Jack Oakie at Coliseum With “Sundown Trail,” starring | Tom Keane, showing at the Coli- seum theatre for the last times tonight, “Sea Legs,” with Jack Oakie in the lead- ing role, will be the featured of- fering tomorrow, the first regular presentation be- ing at the after- moon matinee: “Sea Legs,” will be ‘previewed at the 1 o'clock ma- tinee tonight. To- morrow night will be “China- ware Night” at P woed the Coliseum. At Jack Oakie all performances tenight and tomorrow, Rex Par- rott will be heard in organ recitals. In “Sundown Trail” the action is fast and furious. It tells the story of a cowboy's romance with his heaughty but beautiful young wo- man employer. It was written by Robert F. Hill, who also directed the production. Riding Is Magnificent | The play is characterized by | magnificent riding and carefully built suspense. It also provides a feast for the eyes with the wildly picturesque beauty of the Mojave desert providing the background | for the action. In “Sea Legs,” nearly all the ac- tion takes place on the lone battle- ship of a mythical Mediterannean republic. Oakie is a shanghaied American sallor. He is impressed into the service of the tiny but ambitious | Latin principality. Serves for Millionaire ice for a young millionaire who 'hns paid his lawyer, Harry Green, |to aid him avoid his compulsory iperiod in the naval service. When OQakie discovers the ruse that has set him to scrubbing decks and peeling potatoes under a legion of | gold-braided officers, he is im- potently furious, but, when he dis- covers that his assumed name al- lows him unlimited credit om the millionaire’s bank account, and that the captain’s pretty daughter, ,Lillian Roth, looks with favor on his American accent, he begins to take an interest in life. | Besides Oakie, Green and Miss {Roth, the cast also includes the um||muun||ummmmmmmmlmuummumuimm|uuunnmunnuuuumuunmmm \ COLISEUM . : 7:30 SUNDAY and MONDAY 9:30 A TIDAL WAVE OF HILARITY Is due in TOWN! So give a heave on the haw-haw-hawser! Tie-up to the dock of delight! The Craze of the Hour in the craziest cruise of the year! On a batty battleship with a crew of cuties—and a new store of wise-cracking fun to slay the gloom! See and cheer Tom Keene in *Sundown Trail” % —RKO Pathe Production A great picture of the great out- doors! Teeming with getion! Brist- ling with excitement! A. round-up of entertainment ' for the whole family ... . {zom.ihe kKids to the grown-ups! .p CHINAWARE and SILVERWARE MW NIGHT Sea legs . Qaramount Picture HEROES™OF THE FLAMES h\Y Chapter 1 L (" *TheRed Peril” Adventure Pictures Serial Don't forget every Sun- day we award a set (52 pieces) of Chinaware and a set (38 pieces) 20-year guarantee silv- erware. REX PARROTT MIDNIGHT PREVIEW TONIGHT JACK OAKIE in § R N “SEA LEGS” SELECTED SHORTS Doors 12:30 Show 1:15 T T playing “Raymond Overture” 9 LT _EApples Found abounds of one-time swamplands and tornid climate where roamed in mighty dinousaurs around seventy |rotund Eugene Pallette. | iSpain's New President Travels A La Alfonso MADRID, Jan. 9.—Niceto Alcala | Zamora, Spain’s first oonstitu- itional president, goes abroad from the temporary “white house” in {the old royal palace with the same military pomp that marked the |exits of Alfonso XIII on state _occasions. | 'The famous horse-drawn car-|| (iages of state are being refur- . bished, although the golden crowns jon their sides have been removed. The crack ‘“king's guard,” with || siiver plumed helmets and shin- !ing breastplates, has become the | “presidential escort.” The troop- barracks. |ers are quartered in the old royal || Tuesday SPECIAL SILK and WOOL ’ Petrified i Albertan Rock | ouDs, Aerta, Jan. 9—Petr- |fied apples on a petrified branch, {broken and plucked from their | age-long niche, have been found 1here and are being studied by students of ancient history. ‘The apples and the apple tree branch; discovered as a well was !being dug by a farmer, are the first of the fruit of ancient species | discovered in the province, al- though figs, and fig leaves, as well as palm leaves of the tropical variety, also have been found in | deep formations. In the bad lands lof the Red Deer River evidence million years ago. Museum officials at Calgary were notified of the findings of the petrified apples, and the well has been refilled with earth and the area marked to await excava- | tion work, y e GERMANS QUITTING BEER BERLIN—Reduction .of revenue | for Young plan payments based up- on the beer tax is explained by consumption reports showing that the average German drank 19% gallons in the 1930-31 tax year, which is only 75 per cent of the pre-war figure. e e e——— ©Old papers g The Empire TONIGHT A. B. Hall SPOT DANCES Good Prizes Music by Arctic Players HARRY BRANDT, Director Admission $1.00 Ladies Free AN OPPORTUNITY IS OFFERED YOU TO PURCHASE NEW ELECTRIC FIXTURES From Our Stock AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES Dresses We have many electrical appliances that wé_will not carry over. All ~marked at a price that will move them quick. \ SEE US FIRST Capital Electric Second at Seward formerly $12.50 at 54.95 Sizes 14 to 42 Come in and look them over Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. 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