The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 28, 1934, Page 3

With DOROT ROSCO ATES. . . David O. Selznick, executive producer o RKO-RADIO Picture TONIGHT ONLY RACE NIGHT 10 ENTRIES—100 LAUGHS—1000 THRILLS STARTS SUNDAY FANCHOT TONE TED HEALY MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN PLICE BRADY 600 251 SEATS 600 ; | expedition ir FILM MADE IN ALASKA TO BE | SHOWN LOCALLY {'Esk‘mo,’ Opening Tomor- | row Night at Capitol Filmed at Teller Jmance with a new flavor is :d by a type of leading man to the screeen in “Eskimo,”; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s huge dra- ma of the Arctic, filmed during the year of the studio’s polar the districts of Tel- ler and Kotzebue, Alaska. This leading man, who has be- |come a sensation as the result of | the picture, is Mala, who heads }lhe native cast seen in the thril- |ler. Tall, handsome, the swarthy [son of the icelands has the fea- |tures of a bronze statue. A great hunter and tribal leader, he stag- es the thrills of polar bear and walrus capture, the fight with the wolf, and such astounding action perfectly naturally—it is only what he has done all his life. | Mala was born at Candle, Alaska. He accompanied Knut Ras- museum, the explorer, on his expe- | dition as interpreter, and learned | to operate a camera. Later he was |arrested by the Russian authori- | ties in the Siberian icelands and, because of having a camera, was |in danger of execution by Com- | munist authorities, i It was through his association }with these polar expeditions that {the attention of Col. W. S. Van | Dyke was attracted to him and he l‘was cast in the picture. ‘With, the | exception of the white men play- |ing the Mounted Police, Col. Van Dyke, who plays the inspector, and Captain Peter Frenchen, the au- thor, who plays the sea captain, all the actors in this picture are native Eskimos, recruited on loca- jtion Van Dyke brought several {back to Hollywood with him when | the picture was finished, | Showing for tne last times to- night is “Broadway Thru a Key- | hole, written by Walter Winchell, | famous columnist, —->>——— CARL WIRTH IS T ADVERTISE LIQUORS | Carl Wirth, Alaska representa- |tive for W. J. Lake & Company, Inc., arrived on the Alaska, re- turning to his Juneau headquar- ters from a business trip to Ket- | chikan. | through difficulties | been At Ca !)iiol I 3 o 2 MALA THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1934. ; on Sundavy ALICE BRADY HAS LEADING ROLE IN PLAY Enacts Title Part in ‘Stage’ Mother’ Opening Sun- day at Coliseum Alice Brady plays a leading role in ‘‘Stage Mother,” theatrical dra- ma adapted from an original story by Bradford Ropez and filmed by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to be shown tomorrow at the Coli- seum theatre, She will be remembered for her sensational personal hit in “When Ladies Meet,” and it is said that she outdoes all of her previous | portrayals in the new picture. Her of a domineering who forces on the that powerful human interest. An exceptionally swrong cast has assembled to appear with Brady. Maureen O'Sullivan the young daughter strug- gling for theatrical fame under her mother’s guidance. Franchot Tone is seen as her young lover and is said to give another bril- liant performance as in “Today We Live,” “The Stranger’s Return” and “Midnight Mary.” Tonight Only tonight only, the role is that “stage mother” child to success stage, Miles plays For Coliseum her| crea:e’ NORTH WIND IS HERE BRIEFLY NEAR MIDNIGHT | | The steamer North Wind, Capt. | Anthony Nickerson, commander, and L. M. Dunlap, purser, iled o'clock this morning from s Dock for Port Al horp | Sitka, after arriving at mid- night 1 | The North ‘Wind brought a fair |cargo of general freight, and took |six passengers when she left. | sengers, all for Sitka, are’ arie Bowden, Ed Bowden, Grace | Connor, Doris Sprague, Myrtle |Schmidt and Estelle Huby. After touching at Port Althorp and Sitka, the North Wind is to 2o south again to Tacoma, not iing to the Westward this voyage. | PR B 0 R ROMANCE BLOOMS WHEN ROUND TRIP TOURISTS ON ALASKA MARRY HERE Romance on shipboard that one hears so much about was illustrat- ed this morning when two round trip passengers aboard the steamer laska, left the steamer here and rried at Trinity Cathedral by the Rev. C. E. Rice and con- tinued on their voyage. The bride and groom were Miss Myrtle Dioletta Cills and Wood- man Edward Huptilits Jr., both of Philadelphia, Pa STARTS a human target. A story of ¢l who gave Trader H Directed by W. S. VAN DYKE SEATS | R T T GONTESTS HELD IN FLEET FCR ENTERTAINMENT (Continued ficiz Page Ome) (e) largest fishwater fish caught with hook and line, 1 prize; (d) largest caach by group of four men (hook and line) in specified time limit, 1 prize to each of winning group; (e) queerest sea specimen caught, 1 prize; (f) for the larg- est cold-blooded sea fish ecaught by hook and line in each of the following ports: Ketchikan, Wran- gell, Sitka, Juneau, Cordova, Sew- ard, Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. Cribbage and Acey-Duecy Cribbage and acey-duecy con- tests are open to all officers and men in the Division with each ship holding its own elimination contest from which there are to be selected one officer and two men to represent each submarine and two officers and four men from the Holland. The champion will be selected from the group by further eliminations. The com- mittee on these is composed of Dr. J. L. Frazer, Chief Pay Clerk; W. M. Rosten, Lieut. F. K. Loomis, Lieut. R. F. Pryce, Lieut. E. H. Ambruster, Lieut. B. E. 8. Trip- pensee and Chief Boatswain J. L. Scheidenn. Ping Pong This event will be for officers only and all officers of the di- vision are urged to compete and the winner is to receive a suitable prize and be crowned undisputed champion of the division in ping pong. Lieut. R. H. Rogers and Dr. P. 8. Coleman are in charge of this contest. [ COLEMAN’S i Pay Less—Much Less | Front at Main Street PHONE 36 For very prompt -LIQUOR DELIVERY CHAS, HOLMER SHOOTS WIFE, ALAK MILLER (Continued irolu rage One) | talk. {to understand what he was trying |to say. Jail and cool as a cucumber, cording to witnesses. His only statement was that “This has been goihg on {enough.” ac- Had Been Separated The Holmers had been separated for several months, he living at the Bergmann Hotel and working in the Alaska-Juneau, and she liv- {ing wieh her sister, Mrs. A, T. Carlson, on Franklin Street, across ;from the Presbyterian Church. Ac- \ccrding to persons who knew them |well. Holmer was inclined to be very jealous of her, but had signed an agreement not to molest her in any way. The Holmers had been married a little over two years, he being about 45 years of age and she 30. Miller was formerly of the Miller Brothers Logging Company of Ket- chikan, and is survived by a broth- er, Fred Miller, of 8864 N. E. Emerson Sireet, Portland, Oregon, and by a sister, Miss Ogla Miller, Cathlamet, Washington. He arrived in Juneau several days ago from Ketchikan. Besides her sister, Mrs. Holmer is survived by a four and one-half year old boy by a former husband. Was Highly Regarded Mrs. Holmer was highly thought of in Douglas, where ghe had taught as a substitute teacher, and where she was quite active in {local affairs. Holmer is said to have gone to sleep within 15 minutes after lodge- Charges of first degree murder have been placed against him, and he is to be arraigned Monday morning. -, —— If you're poor, a divorce will cost you the price of half a pound of butter in Russia, says Cicely Ham- | ilton, author. However, it was not possible | Holmer was taken to the Federal | longz | ment in the Federal Jail, appar- | ! |ently untroubled by conscience. | i Mr. Wirth said that Peter Daw- |son Scotch, Jules Robin Three | Star Cognac, and Lemon Hart & {Sons Rum are scheduled for im- mediate advertisiig in Alaska. - advertise government “Scarlet melo-| To Tom Keene in River,” a western action drama in which a movie cowboy es, outdoes the real thing to win the been o des and save the "old honiestead. 8. offers TONIGHT PEE WEE And His 4 ACE DINE - - - - - DANCE AND BE MERRY! at the Capitol Beer Parlors and Ball Room mail leading artists in England nated , to design A Meiro-Goldwyi-Mayer Picture + Hunt Sirombera, MATINEE SUNDAY—2 P. M. MATINEE PRICES Adults—25 cents Children—10 cents PREVIEW TONIGHT—1:10 A. M. ‘JACIilE GUCKER BACK| HOME,HURRAH OLD PALi | “Hi Yuh! Fuzz! Hi Yuh, Jack-| into the dock this morning and fa happy, grinning, black -haired head waggled on the ship glee- fully to the tiny carrot-headed | joyful face on the dock; thus the | Masters Gucker, Lewis, aged 4, and Jack, aged 9, sons of Mr. and| Mrs. J. W. Gucker of Juneau,! greeted each others after almost! a year's separation. Jackie has meen attending the Briscal School for Boys at Kent, during the past year, and his re- turn to Juneau was delayed by the | longshoremen’s strike. He was chaperoned from Seattle by Harry Race, and judging from the many | goodoyes that tourists gave him |and their enthustastic praise of | demeanor aboard, the return trip was a complete success Jackie had so many local pals to look up immediately after his arrival, and so much to tell his mother and father that he was not available today for an extend- led interview on world conditions, polities, social trends, etc. | — ; Automobile bearings are being developed to withstdnd many times |/ 1§ NEWSY PAPER “THE HOLLANDER” OF SUB TENDER “Theré seems to be no home- ie!” rang out above all the dock-|sickness aboard, this cruise. EV-|in this city. ing turmoil as the Alaska nosed|erybody seems very well satisfied | edly the finest bunch of Navy with everything, plenty of fish,| plenty of scenery and plenty of‘ black eyes,” according to, C. C.| York, special correspondent of The Hollander, published weekly on: board the U. S. S. Holland, and! edited by Chaplain Lon P. John- son. This interesting and newsy pub- lication covers in an original way the activities and other subjects of concern to the officers and personnel of the fleet including in- formation about the next port of call, the itinerary, sports and in- cidents which happen ab: d Among the articles in ye:terday's edition is a colorful and concise deseription of Juneau and the slaces of interest to be seen in and| about the city, written by Lieut. R. F. Farwell, U. 8. Naval Re- serve, who is pilot on the Hol-| land as well as a brief and inter- ing letter about the Aleutian| Islands Survey Expedition to thel Commander of Submarine Division Twelve. Personnel Complimented The personnel of the Division was complimented highly in a re- Robbed of the wife he loved, victim of the white man's lust! Ven- geance flames in the Eskimo hunter’s hoat and his harpoon seeks wver. A background of overwhelming grandeur. Thuill scencs such as the screen has never seen. Nature’s children are the actors.—thz mad, stampeding caribou, the giant whale hunted by humans, the hungry wolf threshing the snow in mortal combat with a maa, Filmed by W. S. Van Dyke to the world. ESKIMO is his masterpiece. Associate Producer rd of Sum‘ to the Commander of the Division, ‘m which he briefly pays: “I wish to take this opportunity to coms pliment the personnel of the Sub= marine Division upon their splen= did conduct during. their stay They are undoubt= men that ever visited Seattle. also wish to thank Lieut. Beaus mont for the efficient services rey. - dered by the Navy Shore Patrol# e GEORGE ROBBINS AND PILOT ARRIVE HERE ON CAPT. STRONG'S PLANE Bringing George Robbins here from Telegraph Crebk, the De Hav= iland moth plane belonging to Capt. William Strong arrived im Juneau this morning. H. A. Me= Donald is pilot of the plane which will return to Telegraph Creek with Mr. Ro 3 this evening. e — MISS BETTY JOzNSON IS HOUSE GUEST OF MR. AND Miss Betty Jolnson, of* arrived on the steamer three weeks. Miss Jo Henning, at the latter’s the Glacier Highway for will visit her cousin,’ graduated from the School last spring. and the trip to Alaska as & more wear than present bearings. |printed letter from former Chiet!Present by her parents,