The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 3, 1932, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESPAY, FEB. 3, 1932 CAPITOL LAST TIMES TONIGHT Drama of Passion and Friendship! Holt's Greatest Role Loretta Sayers * Richard Cromwell ¢ Mary Doran Directed by Roy W News Cartoon Snapshots Andy Clyde in “Cannon Ball” “CHINA NITE” MIDNIGHT SHOW TONIGHT—1 A. M. BIG DOUBLE FEATURE BILL “THE BIG FIGHT”—“IS THERE JUSTICE” HOLLY = By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 3. — Stuaio efficiency inese days doesn’t even allow actors to “age” in peace. Ricardo Cortez, _ whose Jewish doc- tor in Fannie |3 Hurst’s ‘Symphony of Six Million’ progresses from youth to extreme old age, sometimes begins camera day as a youngster, leaps at mid-day to a bewrinkled Hart Schaffner and Marx Clothes : for her wayward brother and for H. S. Graves The Clothing Man PHONE 487 MARKOE STUDIO Photographs of Quality Portraiture, Photo Finlah- ucamna;umvm Valentine Corner JUNEAU, ALASEA PAINTIN DECORATING KALSOMINING ESTIMATES FURNISHED FREE First Class Work Guaranteed J. W. MEYERS TELEPHONE 2552 aged man, and ends the session, with the =aid aged prime. sible. The sooner thes: parts are com- pleted, the lower their cost to the production. Cortez Fits the Role | | This Ricardo Cortez, now at the height of his second great success in pictures, was borrowed from Radio by Paramount recently for a role opposite Carole Lombard in “No One Man.” ! It meant returning for the time! to the ranks of the “haa.vies"w] through which he had made his; triumphal re-entry to the screen,| and “Rick” did not care particu- larly for the pant. “But you're the only man in Hollywood,” he was urged, “who’ll fit this role.” He must have smiled inwardly, when they told him that, as he recalled the long stretch of months when Ricardo Cortez was ‘“avail- able” for almost any sort of role and the studios seem=d to have for- gotten all about him. | Once having known the transient glory of a star, first to be hally- hooed as “a second Valentino,” Cor- JACK HOLT. PLAY WILL GIVE WAY T0 DOUBLE BILL “Big Fight” and “Is There Justice?” at Capitol at Preview “Fifty Fathoms Deep,” starring Jack Holt, will be shown for the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre. “The Big Fight,” with a cast including Guinn Williams, Ralph Ince, Lola Lane and Stepin Fetchit, and “Is There Justice?” featuring Rex Lease, will constitute the double bill to be presented to- morrow night. This doukle bill will be previewed at 1 o'clock tonight. Tonight is “Chinaware Night.” To every woman attending either per- formance a piece of table china- ware will be given. Holt Is A Diver In “Fifty Fathoms Deep,” Holt plays the role of a diver who dives as hard as he fights. Holt is the son of an Episccpal minister and his first role in pic- tures was as & stunt rider. He has been cowpuncher, freighter, civil engineer, mining prospector and government mail carrier in Alaska, Theme of “Big Fight” | “The Big Fight,” adapted dfrom the successful Belasco stage play | of the same name, concerns the dual love of a pretty manicurist the Tiger, contender for the world’s heavyweight crown, Both the girl; and her brother are made ‘pawns’ in an attempt of a notorious gang- leader to have the Tiger throw the impending big fight; the girl is confronted with the choice of | aiding the gangleader to achieve! his purpose or having her brothe: | bumped off” by the gang. The| happy ending is arrived at by a| clever sunprise trick. “Is There Justice?” “Is There Justice?” tells the story. of more make-up RICARDO CORTEZ of a newspaper reporter and the|recently. magic, looking like one in middle- daughter of a district attorney. The | reporter’s sister was sent to prison falls in love with the mewspaper- man and he gradually falls in love with her. A murder is committed and he is tried and convicted of the crime. The girl alone holds the key to the situation and to his freedonm, but she does not know of his predicament until shortly be- fore he is to be hanged. ‘The suspense is' stistained until the very last moment. ——— ALASKA NEWS At the annuai election of the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Paul J. Rickert was chosen presi- dent for the fifth consecutive time, Davis Runyan was elected vicer president; J. G. Rivers, secretary; George Preston, ‘treasurer; Art Brown, Martin A, Pinska, J. A. McKanna and Frank R. Clark, ex- ecutive committeemen. President Rickert @appointed the following special committees: Mining—Irving McK. Reed, Luther C. Hess and Ernest N. Patty; Membership— tez learned what Hollywood sus- MArtin A. Pinsks, Frank R. Clark EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS UNITED FOOD CO. “Cash Is King” cess means after it's gone. Tock Anything Offered The realization came about the time his wife, the late Alma Reu- bens, was nearing the end of her < |tragic history. Hollywood knows it was only his loyalty to her that kept “Rick” ready, for himself, to let his career go hang. He cut his salary and made what he could out of quickie parts. After his wife’s death Cortez packed up and went to Europe. When he returned he found Pathe lgoking for him, high and low, to play the “heavy” in “Her Man.” The part began one of Holly- wood's steadiest returns o' fame. o roe . o——— Juneau Public Library Free Reading Room ‘City’' Hall, Second Fioor Main Street and Fourth Beading Room Open Frem Samtoldp m 1 t0 5:30 p. m.—7:00 to §:30 p. m. Current Magasines, here when he wasj |and Dr. H. A. Blyth; Finance— |George Preston, R, J. McKanna, 'and Harry J. Grub; Agriculture— R. J. Rickert, Davis Runyan and {Ralph T. Kubon; Transportation— |R. J. MoKanna, G. E. Jennings |and Arthur W. Johnson; Auditing— Davis Runyan, Luther Hess and . H. Stroecker, A At ‘the annual. meeting of the itrustees of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines at the college, President Charles E. Bunnell submitted his yearly re- port. At the begimning of the sec- ond semester last month 186 stu- dents were registered. This num- ber was expected to be increased ‘The institution will hold itstenth comencement exercises next May. Providing for ‘registration of ra- dio receiving sets and charging an annual. registration fee of $1 are among the purposes of a proposed ordinance pending before the Nome City Council, The Chief of Policg or his assistant would be author- ized by the measure, to inspect radio sets at any reasonable hour and would be charged with the duty of lessening interfering noises. Miss Allene Sewell, who left Fair- banks at the close of the Alaska \Agricultural College and Schogl of Mines last year, has returned to e | structures used by the Alaska Rail- been taking advanced work at the University of Minnesota and has completed the requirements for to 200 before the end of the month. | The BROADWAY'S DANCING DEB i | | 1 Associated Press Ploto | Marion Carewe gave up the gay life of a debutante In Chicago to become a dancer in Broadway's “Vanities.,” Her father is a prominent vailroad official in the middie west. All-Alaska News Wet snow and ice on the limes still several unoccupied railroad jof the power company at Cordova buildings remaining at Nenana. [puz electric lights and all power out of commision for one forenoon Gasoline, mistaken for kerosene, was used to start a fire ni a stove by C. Brown in Anchorage recently | Government rental fees, reaching With the result that the house was The desire to finish the work of in error, where she died. The Te- |50 pigh gs $250 annually against totally destroyed by the flames, bit-players and character actors Porter goes out to make the Dis- g farmers and now due for the and Brown nursed several painful hired by the day, whose small parts {rict Attorney suffer by degradingjag; vear with ejection the alterna- burns. run through the picture, is respon- his daughter. The girl, however, tivo “of non-payment, shouid be | igreatly reduced, if not entirely re- \bated, in the opinion of Thomas _ Walter Pratt, of Fairbanks, pur- | Nestor, banker, and T. M. Donohoe, Chsing agent of the Fairbanks lattorney, of Cordova, Who od EXploration Company, and Miss the Chamber of Commerce thete to ) via Flarth, formerly a teaches make proper representation to the in the F‘ambanks_publlc schools ‘,Federal government on behalf of were recently married in Portland, re , Ore. They will come North in fur farmers in the neighborhood of The. Ohamper ' fefarted March to make their home tn Fair« Cordova. anks, % the mafter to a committee” for a eport at the next meeling. St o Kol owaE: ! At a meeting in Anchorage of representatives of service, fraternal, At Cordova, the Chamber Of gynia) religious and business or- Commerce will cooperate with can- 1 ganizations, presided over b neries that operate in that nelgh- yrouo. y 'y Delaney, plans weri borhood in getting local labor fOr mage to cooperate in observance them. throughout the year of the George e Washington Bicentennial. One hundred and fifty tons of supplies are being freighled ‘With. pire destroyed the Waugh cabin sleds over the winter trail from gt Pairbanks. The cause of the Chitina, north of Cordova, to the plaze was an overheated cook stove. Nabesna mine on the Nabesna |River. = The distnace is about 200 Nome, December 19, experienced miles. The elevation of the Na- the worst storm in the memory of besna camp is 3,000 above sea level, the oldest inhabitant. On the night iand the opening of the mine’s tun- of the storm the Dream theatre nel is 1,000 feet higher. Carl Whit- gid not open for its regular show. man, president of the mining' M- Darkness fell early in the after- pany, is in charge of the freighting noon, and L. E. Bunting, Arnold operations. /Thommen and Vic Mickelson, |‘water delivery men, with their team Father Merrill Sulzman, Zatholic of horses and sled, became lost priest for the last few months at between Nome and the water well, Skagway has gone to Seward, and which is three quarters of a mile will be permanently stationed there. from the center of the town. They He is a native of New York State, finally found shelter in a deserted and was ordained at Rochester, N"cabln. where men and horses were 'BARRYMORE IN HIS RUN TONIGHT SVENGALI' ENDS *“Conquering’ Horde’ To-! morrow and at | a.m. at Coliseum With John Barrymore in “Sven- gali” showing for the last times tonight at the Coliseum theatre, Richard Arlen and Fay Wray in the “The Conquering Horde,” will headline the new program tomor- row night, and this new program will be previewed at 1 o'clock to- night. Rex Parrott willl play selections on the organ at all performances. Known To Everbody “Svengali” is a classic. Millions who have never read Trilby or seen it onthestage know the satanic por- ten of the name Svengali, just as those whohavenot seen “Uncle Tom's Cabin” know the significance of Simon Legree. The appearance that Du Maurier—who illustrated his novel—gave to his sinister hero is faithfully simulated by Barry- more in his amazing make-up. Girl Of Rare Loveliness Miss Marfan Marsh, who plays the part of Trilby in “Svengali” is possessed of rare loveliness of face and form. “The Conquering Horde” is a story of the great open sp: in the days of cattle kings, when herds of thousands of animals grazed over vast unfenced areas. Fascinating scenes and virile act are interwoven with an entra love theme. discovered, alive and well the next morning, by & searching party Miss Bdna Katherine Kramer and George Norton Woodward were married. at Fairbanks, Bishop.John B. Bentley, of the Episcopal church porforming the ceremony. ‘The bride was born in Fairbanks. The bridegroom has lived there several years, and is engaged in the ex- press business. Fred E. Clark, Nenana oldtimer, has been elected manacer of the 1932 ice pool sweepstakes. E. A. Boodway, mning engineer representing New York interests, has returned to Fairbanks from an airplane trip to the Chandelar dis- | trict, where he went to investi- gate mining properties, John George, an Indian, was burned to death in a fire that de- stroyed a cabin on Beaver Creek, 14 miles from the town of Beaver, according to the Fairbanks News- Miner. The fire is said to have occurred after the holding of a drinking party in which four other Indians participated. Sessions of the United States District Court in Fairbanks will be theld in the Masonic Building, inasmuch as the courthouse, which was erected more than a score of years ago and which was damaged by fire recently, will not be re- paired. The mew Federal building, which will house the court, is: ex- pected to be built this year. Delegates have been elected by the Fairbanks Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska to the Grand Igloo to be held in Fairbanks March 25.! They are: George Moody, Andrew Nerland, John J. Buckley, M. O.! Carlson, Lauther C. Hess, C.. G. Finger, 'Oharles Main, Leo Rozge, Charles Schiek, H. H. Ross, Presi- Y., last year. | J. L. Galen, .of Cordova, presi- dent of the McKinley Park Trans- portation Company, 18 in receipt of a wire from Father Bernard R. Hubbard, stating that he expects to take the steamer Starr from Seward in March and mush a dog team up Katmai crater, then along Bering Sea to Aniakchak volcano, “Glacier Priest” asks for the loan of ten dogs from the Mc- Kinley Park Transportation Coms pany. is gone. and positively grows hair. Struck on the back of the head by a wrench which bounded back as he attempted to toss it over an electric wirey Hiram B. Segbers, ghief electrician for the Fairba.nkp‘ to St. Joseph’s hospital at M-( banks. There a couple of stitches werz taken in the wound. The in- jury is not serious. 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Andrew Karaluk and Mrs. Alice | Samuels wree married at Golovin. | One hundred and fifty cases of | measles have been treated at Tan- ana since the outbreak of the dis- ease there several weeks ago. Mrs. William Keller, 50, a resi- dent of Fairbanks since 1907, died | there as the result of burns she: AS suffered in a fire caused by fric- | tion when she was cleaning clothes! TRI LB y with gasoline or benzine. Her home | £ was damaged by the blaze. She Troido has taken Mar- is survived by her husband. |lan Marsh fo its heert. I"A new and greater per- Ed Voght, who was believed to ' sonality to make “Sven- \ have perished in the Tatlanika dis- gali” unforgetttable! trict, is still alive and well, re-! A Warher Bros. & ° ports the Fairbanks News-Miner. Vitaphone Hit He was seen at his cabin by Avia- | tor Jerry Jones, when the latter was flying from Livengood to Fair-| banks, | Caribou are to be found along ithe Chena River in large numbers, | says Frank Miller, who arrived in Fairbanks from his roadhouse 14 miles by trail up the river. The animals are wintering along the stream from a point only a few miles out from Fairbanks. } SELECTED SHORTS hdadke ks ¢ MIDNIGHT msvxfiv “CONQUERING HORDE” This is the time of the year to pick up on your reading. Here is a short list of books that are among the most read at present. AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Dreiser SHADOWS ON THE ROCK by Cather JOHN PAUL JONES by Russel THIS STRANGE ADVENTURE by Rinehart WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND by Anonymous IN BRIGHTEST AFRICA by Akley TUNDRA by The Edingtons TRANSITION by Durant THE DOCTOR LOOKS AT LOVE AND LIFE by Collins BELLE MERE by K. Norris UP TO NOW by Al Smith THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl Buck And a number of other for sale or rent Shop . 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