The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 5, 1932, Page 3

CAPITOL Curi IT MUST BE SEEN FO' BE BELIEVED! WALLACE FORD LEILA HYAMS OLGA BACLANOVA ROSCO ATES L2 JUNGLE MYSTERY NO. 2 NO CHILDREN ADMITTED PREVIEW 14 M TONIGHT fi|tale of a normal jj /marries a midget for his money Curious F olks To lee Way To Cowboy FREAKS' SHOWS| BIG NUMBER OF QUEER PEOPLE Second Epis—ogg of *Jungle Mystery” Is Added Attraction “Right this way, folks, for the big show! See the famous Siamese Twins, the Bird Girl, Pete Robin- The Living Torso will greet you. Gaze at Olgd, the bearded Woman. ‘What's that, Madam?. No—she’s lost her safety razor. Jesephine Joseph, the half woman—half man; Little Martha—without Arms, and Schlitie—the Pin Head—she would- n% stick you.” Circus Isn't in Town .No—the circus isn't in town. The circus never had such an‘array of freaks. They were gathered to- gether from @&ll the sideshows in all the circusses in America and r in‘one ‘great and breath- taking aggregation - in “Freaks,” Metr o -Goldwyn - Mayer's mystery drama of sideshow life, which will be shown for the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre. Strange Human Beings ‘There are dwarfs, midgets, ev- pery possible variety of strange son—the famous Living Skeleton. | Stars Slune Wuh Bnlhauce humon beings in this unusual and gripping picture which tells a grim woman, Wwho and then tries to poison him with George Anderson EXPERT PIANO TUNER Alaska Agent KOHLER BROMBACH PIANOS Expert Piano Service Phone Orders 143 ANDERSON MUSIC SHOPPE Juneau, Alaska ————d the, result that she is made the victim of revenge. The picture, based on Tod Robbin's story, “Spurs,” was directed by Tod Browning, Prominent Screen Players Besides the sideshow fdeaks who play prominent parts the cast in- cludes @ group of well known film players. Wallace Pord is seen as |a clown; Leila Hyams, as a seal trainer; Olga Baclanova, as a tra- pezez performer, and Rosco Ates a3 a female impersonator. Other players include Henry Victor, Harry Earles, Daisy Earles, Rose Dione, Daisy and Violet Hil- ton, Bdward Brophy and Mat Mc- Hugh. Second Episode of Series The prineipal added attraction ou the Capitol program is “The Ivory Trail, the second episode of the serial, “The Jungle Mystery.” | New Table Lamps In every imagifiable style. Dainty silk or parchment shades. Priced temptingly— as low as $2.00 “The - Jungle Mystery” is the | thrilling story of two American | adventurers who encounter villainty, feroclous fbeasts, romaecce: and a | fortune of ivory in the Duk Con- tnent. Ray Taylor directed the chapl.er play and Hem'y MacRae, expert of the serials, supervised production. — LOFTUS LEAVES FOR MATANUSKA Livestock - Inspector Trans- ferred to College Ex- tension Service To' establish their residence at Matanuska, on the former Govern- ment Agricultural Experiment farm which is now operated by the Al- eska Agricultural College and School of Mines, Pr. J. B, Loftus, Mrs. Lottus and their ward, Charles Crawford, left- here last night on the steamer Alaska for Seward. They will proceed -directly = from there to Matanuska. Dr. Loftus has resided here for the past three years, and owned a residence near Vanderbilt Hill on Glagier Highway. He was Terri- torial Veterinariac .until the first of 'this month when .he trans- ferred to the Alasks College’s ex- tension service department. He will continue his veterinary work on the same scale as it has been conducted in the past, mak- ing regular visits to the fur farms and dairy ranches for livestock in- speetion. and to advise owners on methods of meeting their . various problems. In addition to this activity, he will launch some experimental work at the Matanuska station that he has had in mind for some time. Most of these experiments will deal ..with problems of the fur- farming industry. — Russia’s population has grown 3,000,000 in ‘the " last ‘year. e et ._____..._____—.—-——. MA -YOUNG Parlors lh-l Faneral m Tom Mix and Cecilia Parker are pictured in the above illus- tration. Mix has the leading role in “Destry Rides Again,” which will be previewed at 1 o'elock tonight and shown regr ularly tomcrrow night at the Capitol Theatre. Miss Parker has a principal part in “The Jungle Mystery,” thrilling serial phetoplay, the second episode of which will be presented the last times tonight at the Capi- tol. NIGHT ANGEL BOHEMIAN WH E One of the elrlkn of stringed instruments, the cymbalon, which preceded. the pianoforte, 18 mu-o duced in & scene of “Fhe NI Angel,” — Nancy Carroll-] March starring production which will be shown for the last time tonight at the Coliseum theatre. The' cybalon ‘is popular ‘i Hun+ gary and Bohemian countries, It resembles a ‘harp-like” instrument laid horizontally em' a table. The operator strikes on the 'strings with two muifled hammers, pro- ducing a sweet tone. Ir. “The ‘Night ‘Angel,” the cytn» belon is part of the orchestra in “the gay tavern ‘where ' Miss’ Carroll serves as an ' enterfainer and where much of the action takes place. The locale of the story is Prague, capital city cof Czechoslovakia. 4y e ———————— BROTHERLY LOVE STRESSED The strongest brotherly love pos- sible to man is port-rwed by Har- old Albright in “Heartbreak,” Fox romantic drama, in which he ldys down his life rather than euha.m that of Charles Parrel, suitor' of his. beloved twin-sister’'s hand. Madge Evans is co-starred with Farrell .in this drama coming' to the Coliseum zhe&tre tomorrow. By F. B. COLTON (Associated Press Science Writer) WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. A surveyed line 7,000 miles long that whips halfway around the earth like the seam on a basketball soon will be put to use to answer the question, “Just how round is the and Kmbalmers Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 13 P SRS AR STAE & R earth?” Columbus, though generally cred- ited with proving that the world is round, did not discover just how round it is. Scientists ever since|'® have been ftrying to find out the exact shape. They will come nearer to find- ing out when the line, surveyed all the way dfrom the southern tip of Africa to the northern tip of Norway is finished. The earth is flattened slightly at both poles. The line will be used in caleulat- ing how the earth differs in shape Science to F ind Out wwhi 7,000-Mile Surveyed Line from a perfect sphere on account|. of, the flattening. To Aid in Map Making The line, measured with an ac- curary of ome part in 300,000 de- spite its great length, will be the 'world’'s longest arc ,of triangula- tion. < These arcs show how the earth curves over any given dis- tance, a factor that must be taken into account in laying our nation- al boundaries, drawing :maps:and charts. for mariners, and locating the boundaries of property. Shape of the earth is used in calculating lengths of degree of latitude and longitude. The size and shpe of the earth, learned by triangulation, also are used in calculating the exact dis- tance of the moon for use by as- tronomers. The Norway-Africa line hias been surveyed piecemeal in various coun- tries, and the parts gradually con- nected. i Finishing Last - Lap British surveyors now are filling a gap along the shore of Lake Tanganyka, Africa. When com- PHEAONAL \REVTY it will touch the south - at Port Elizabeth. the International Geological Union. Work. otmeline'wu% - . as 1833, and the TOM MIX STARS INELLMHAVING LOTS OF ACTION “Destry: Rides / Aga ¥ views at ! Toni ghL— Shows Tomerrow Bellowing pistols, cracking whips, wild riding—the roaring' West turn- ed inside out in a whirtwind * of sereen action. That is the sort of tidal wave of movie excitement upon which the cowboy star, Tom Mix, comes back to the sereen. “Destry Rides Again,” is the title of the highly exciting film and it will be prev] at 1 o'clock to- night and shown regularly tomor- row night at the Oapital theatre. Perfect Vehicle For Mix The pcpular of a wildeat cowboy who was framed to prison by a ring of un~ scrupulous politiclans and who emerged from the bers, years later, to pay hs debt to eath member of melury.isapmmmmem Mix. The pictorial exoellence of te peture is enhanted By one of the prettiest leading ladies in Holly- ‘wood—blonde Claudia Dell, Texas tibeauty, who distinguished herself: in Ziegfeld's Follles before ‘screen- dom | her. Others in Cast Barle. Foxe and Stanley Flelds are convinding villains and Fran- cis Ford, Frederick Howard and, Edward Peals contribute to the completeness of the picture. 2. Tony, Mix's wonder horse and | inseparahle. pal, of M\‘Y a_movie ‘cnmpalan ‘is back too, b/l TR BT SPENP WINTER OUTSIDE Miss Catherine Gillam, .of Cor« dova, accompanied by her son, is| southbound on the Yukon to ppm(l the winter months in Vancouver, B. C. and Seattle. Work of : surveyors i Wi these | ENOUGH brand novel } BUT NOT TOO MUCH nun in the film of by Max DEPUTIES HERE TO ATTEND CURRENT TERM OF COURT Deputy United States Marshals + G, V. Brown, Petersburg,and H. D. Campbell, Wrangell, arrived here were called here to attend the cur- rent term of the Federal District | Court. — e —— MARTHA SOCIETY {m the Presbyterian Church parlors. [Mrs. Grover C. Winn and Mrs. tlomer G, Nordling will | hostesses. act as —adv. T e —— For bailing out small boat: pump operated by a propeller t.o be trailed behind mcving craft has been invented. last night on the steamer Alaska | from their respective stations. They | $— Meets Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock | | | won for Loretta Yo the coveted rol th he Miracle,” Carl Vollmueller’s famous ;]el; 4 Reinhardt. The pictuu will be done in color and Reinhardt been ukedh ‘o t‘ cll,wood from Germany to lhn it The Florence Shop Permanent Waving a Specialty Florence Holmquist, Prop. Phone 427 Triangle Bldg. 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