The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1934, Page 3

s, )V ER-HORTON LAST TIME TONIGHT LAUGH GETTERS WILL ROGERS | ARE TEAM NOW Rich’ Opens To- DR. SKITCH The Poor oht — Will 10rrow . Rogers Closes Tonight A brand new comedy tean make its bow at the Cap! the- atre tomorrow night it was an- nounced today ff Ddigler, manager of the theatr: The new team is composed of the wh and bashful E rd Hort a the sehc mish woman who has stolen thunder of othe doz Starts j will and mar- the a b y Uaiversal Oliver £ a wealth v produ m and the roles of two sc t family which has, sion, quite gone don’t know what situation, nd several | which t 1 themse! | return to their d “estate” ars in Eurd w to in in tment of hich befall an the for le they home, w ing the country ver, in o HEW SELDOVIA SCHOOL HOUSE IS COMPLETE Juneau Builder Reports Work Finished—Fourth on Big Program helma Todd, Leila Hyams, Andy Devine, Grant Mitchell,” John Miljan, Una O'Conner., Screen lay by Ebba Havez and Dale 5... Every. Produced by Carl Laemmle,, Jr. Directed by Edward Sedgwick. Presented zy Carl Laemmle., ".A UNIVERSAL PICTURE. PREVIEW TONIGHT al school bu com- Tocal The new Territo ing at Seldovia has just been pleted by Ray D. Peterman, contractor, according to advices received here today by A. Karnes, Commissioner of Educa- tion. He will leave today for Portland and Port Graham to's perintend the final touches on sim- ilar projects there. Seldovia's is the fourth building on the Territory's $200,000 school- house construction program which is largely financed through a2 PWA grant made last winter. The other hree are located at Gravina Is- land, Wacker and Port Alexan- der. Work is progr on the entir am, M. es sald today al of the ructures are practically com- pleted, and virtually all of them will be finished in time for the opening of the coming school year. — . RETURNS TO NOME FROM MORNINGSID & satisfactor- }‘/‘[Qrtair\mel\.t < ily P e FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS OILS Juneau Motors FOOT OF MAIN ST. Barney Kelley, well known old imer of the Kougarok country and proprietor of the Alaskan Hotel n Neome, who was sent cut to the sanaterium at Morningside last fall or treatment for a mental de- ‘angement, returned to Nome c¢a 1 recent trip of .the steamer Vic toria fully restored to normal ajealth. He found that his hotel and affairs were well taken care of during his absence and has once more assumed the hotel manage- nent. ' General Grani's headquarters in 1862 were on Beale Street, Mem- phis, where the “blues” later were ‘born, SHOP IN JUNEAU! snow flies, yom" tlc heat (=] poc DI - (M A 1 ‘/\lg WL /7 O OB AT . HEAT SPECIALISTS Harti Machine _Sllop : “ELECTROL—Of Course” . of THE DAILY REPUBLICANS " ARE DIVIDED ~ ONPOLICIES | t | | ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934. WHO-0-0! WHAT A LOTTA MONEY McCain Favors Roosevelt | | Administration—Foster ! [ The Republican campaign in the First Div. n got under way last night before a crowd of 50 or people in Douglas' with two of three speakers divided as to st n the the nk H the Rc H. G New De. ter vel policies. attacked, as usl dience adjourr for a round of beer. LeFevre Presides The méetin opened iam Feero, who turn to Judge H. B. LeFevre, who in- ro ed the speakers. first to speak on the pro- gram, Mr. Shepard charged un- fairness in the ent compensa- tior f and favored i citizens and on a more nearly equal He favored more stringent ction of mines, and the i of an engineering ser r prospectors similar to that of Canada. A home for pioneer wo- men was one of the points of the Republican platform w n he partic y favored. | Lt 2 e Reactionary Mr declared that th:| last Legisiature was reactionary in! supporting his contention that peo- 1ld vote for p ssive Re rublicans in prefe to reac- icnary Democrats in spite of par- mbership. He said that the’ lature was “‘unr nsive will of the peop! that 1.aé abandoned the principles Jeffersonian Democracy in maki the Territerial Commiss Education an appointiv insteac of elective and in abol ing local 00l boards in ou districts. He stated that the B Liquor Control has completely ignored the wishes of the various towns and localities in the admin-| istration of the liquor situatien. Municipal Utilities He came out s in of Territorial would give aid_and assistance to municipalities which wish to own and operate their own public ut ties, Popular election of a Labor Com- missioner, and the redrafting of the compensation law we also points he spoke in favor of. Mr. McCain charged that the present administration of the Al- aska fisheries has exhibited a pol- fcy of “evasion, discrimination, and favoritism” in the matter of fsh traps, and declared that it| is the “worst the Territory ever, had.” | Condemns Relief Program Mr. Foster spoke only’ a few minutes, and confined his remarks principally to a condemnation the present National Administra- tion for a “wild and rioutous orgy | of spending” and charged that the Government is spending money on 17 —— foolishness.” | 1In response to Mr. Shepard’s in-‘ ‘vi!»;lion. part of the audience then Mike's Pl by labor, mp to put also | | of favor which for two or three rounds of begr. ! RIS MARY TALKS ON 1 i PASADENA, Cal, Aug. 14, — |Mary Pickford disclosed that she | will meet Douglas Fairbanks in | Hollywood soon, but asserted she| { will “probably have less to say concerning her domestic affairs af- ter that conference than she Has ;now.” Reconciliation rumors are still .fl]oaung over the heads of the cou- ple. OO & LEE WOMEN'S NATIONAL AERO. ASSOCIATION A recent meeting of the, Nome Unit of the Women's National Aeronautical Association, which is recognized by the national organi- zation, was held for the purpose of reading a letter which was received by the unit from Mrs. George Shaw Green, the National President. The meeting which was attended by the charter members was called by Mrs. Edna Christof- ferson, President of the Nome Unit, who was instrumental in organizing it. She is an aviatrix and it will be remembered that some time ago she flew over the Arctic from Point Barrow with Pilot Bill Graham in search of the abandoned steamer Baychimo which was said to have | a rich cargo of furs on board. JUNEAU | Makes Bitter Attack l | Warner Bros., |least $100,000 a picture for two pics|years, or less—the day when pro- REGONCILIATION | 60 48 at- § McCain That's what little Shirley Temple seems to be saying. And why shouldn't she? Her parents have just reached a compromise with a Hollywood film prodiicing company and it Is reported she will get $1,250 a week. Only 5 years old; Shirley was recelving $150 weekly for her film work. Then she went on “strike” for $2,500. The company offered $1,000. Now all are satisfied and the “strike” Is off. (Associat. ad Press Photo) BIG PAY STARS NEED TO SAVE - FOR RAINY DAY did not renewal, and the studio and star come to terms for a Barthelmess currently is drawing no salary. He doubtless will re- sume his career, but in the mean- time—the months of idleness will cut down his income. In view of his long stardom already, more than 15 years of it, and more th enough time for the suppos fickle - public to exercise its Richard Barthelmess, Ruth T I e A e . Chatterton Contracts a new contract wi Not Yet Reneyved wil much salary. Also off the Warner list of a completed contract By ROBIN COC Chatterson, one of 1 HOLLYWOOD, Auz. 14 A money-makers. screen personality may be a popu- has had offe; lar hero today and forgbilen fo- meanwhile morrow.” check. Hollywood didn't need Rosenblatt’s NRA report, in which he defended high salaries feor movie people, to impress that Iif- tle fact upon it The town is peopled with * pre- becau Ruth big 1atterton , many of them, hut she isn's drawing Sol A. Rainy Day Saving star—even that “high- est paid star” who Rosenblatt ported earned $315000 in 1 < can look forward to sim: periods orgot- of idleness when pa rnings ten” screen herogs and heroiney umyst, tide over present needs. some of them In acute fihaneial And every t myste; distress even though in th tim& minor Cr they drew fabulous calarie “ | cluded, can anticipate Some of those who doubtless when “between pictu means a were included in Rosenblatt's mighty long stretch, perhaps ter- port to the President—all names minated only at the bottom of the were kept secret as the informa- | box office toboggan tion was given in confidence—noy. For the bigger stars who've saved longer are the contract lists of thel'their money, that inevitable day studios that paid them salaries. holds no tragedy execept for hurt rating high mention vanity. Richard Barthelmess, for in-/, But for the smaller fry—those stance, had a good contract withiwho can expect no better than granting him at $500 a week or less for two or three Every the time re- tures a year. During the economy' ducers are no longer inte: wave early in 1933, the star con- them is something to ins ceded the studio an extra pictur¢ ny-hoarding. for the same compensation. —— The contract now has ox Daily Empire Want Ads Pay! )| adjourned to Mike Pusich’s place 4 Follow The Crowds To ‘[ EQUALIZ HAD T0 TEACH SIOUX BRAVES 70 WAR DANCE Double Bill Offered To- night at Coliseum with ‘Massacie, ‘Skyway Strange as it may seem, the In-| lan of foday knows little of. the | Tore of his fathers and many can- | | not even dance th tribal war | | ceremonials. This was dlscovered {in' the makimg of Richard Barth- elmes’ latest First National picture, which comes to the um tonight only. ector Alan Crosland wanted twenty of the three hundred In- | dians playing in the picture to do |a war dance. He asked for vol- | unteers but none came forward.| He turned to Chief Standing Bear | | technical adviser on the picture, Standing Bear shook his head “They do not know how,” he' said, sadly. “They have never been | taught and the dance is forbidden ion the reservations where they have lived. But I know. I will teach them the ways of their fa- | thers.” { The chief, who is a Carli:l | graduate of the year 1882 and an expert in all matters pertaining to Indian lore, gathered the tribe about him and began the long ted- ious task of putting them through the*dance steps and teaching them the variousgvells in which they in- dulge ‘whil® #circling _the central pole and fire. | As the other half of the double- bill feature, the Coliseum offers “‘Skyway,” a Monogram comedy- | melodrama with Ray Walker, | Kathryn Crawford, the story of a | hot tempered airplane pilot and ¥ BRITISH-AM#¥ NIGHT Special British Mu RiCA C NOTE: the H. admitted FREE. 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