The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 21, 1935, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, RO ORI, MUHDER MUVIE | RED HEAD ERA BE ® THEATRE TONIGHT ONLY ARE THERE SKELETONS IN YOUR CLOSET? ANOTHER BARGAIN IASU PITTS Phillips HOLMES MARY BRIAN NED SPARKS LEW CODY A PARAMOUNT PICTURE OPENS TONIGHT AT COLISEUM Lew Cody, zgu Pitts Have Leading Roles in ‘Private Scandal’ “Private Secandal,” an adroitly- produced murder mystery-comedy that depends upon speed and clev- erness rather jthan horror for its effectiveness, opens tonight at the Coliseum Theatre. The cast is composed of ZaSu Pitts, Phillips Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks and Lew Cody, with |Olive Tell, Jed Prouty, Charles B. Middleton, Rollo Lloyd and Hale players. The film was produced by Charles R. Rogers for Paramount, and Ralph Murphy, who directed last | season’s “70,000 Witnesses,” han- |dled the megapifbne. The original story was wrizten by Vera Caspary and Bruce Man- ning, while Garrett Fort, noted; short story writer, is responsible for the screen play. suicide question when Lew Cody is found dead in his real estate office. Caught in the market crash/ in which he loses investors’ funds, | he realizes that the only way out is suicide, making it appear like ‘murder so that his insurance poli- | The story raises the murder- Hamilton heading the supporting | § Hollywood Is going red! Motion picture actres: ses are dying their hair red. One of the latest recruits is Dixie Lee, in private life Mrs. Bing Crosby, and formerly a blonde, Miss Lee e tresses here with John Boles who plays in a picture with her. (Associ- ated Preu Phi oto) GINS IN HOLLYWQOD 'RAILROAD STORY AT UPTOWN 1§ FULL OF AGTION | Tom Moore. Veter‘an Actor See Again in ‘‘Can- nonball Express™ ‘| Movie fahs who'relish a dramatic |kick in the plctures they see will | get plenty for their money in “The Cannonball¥ | Express,” being ' ' pre- sented at the Uptown Theatre for the last times tonight. Jammed with action and sus- ipense with the vivid back@round | of railroad life to heighten its dra- ‘ma, and acted with 'skill and sin- icerity by a large cast of popular [film favorites, “The Cannonball | Express” should win a great deal | of favor, | Tom Moore, veteran character | actor of the screen, gives a capable "nnd stralghtforward portrayal as a rallroad engineer, the father -of hown with her BRITISH AGENT GRAPHIC STORY OF RED RUSSIA Early Davs of Revolution “two sons who, he hopes, will follow in his footsteps. Both lads are em- ‘p]oyed at the railroad yards, al- | though the father shows a decided preferénce for Jack, his first-born. The latter shrewdly avoids any blame’ for a series of mishaps which compel Ned, his brother, to' leave home and which bring about his demotion in his job, 'When Jack falls in with a pair of slick crooks and steals his father's money to | poucL4S NEWS PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS REVIEWED BY COUNCIL A special meeting of the, Doug- "'IIIIIIIll||||||||IIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIII' Spring Arrwes Today But | ; Advent Gwen Cold Shoulderfi plot against Cody's life. Spl.rks begins unravelling the mys-‘ The Old Witch, wio sits atop the Nugget Shop's famous witch totem pole, shivered a bit. ‘“‘Heh. B-r-r-r. So this is the First Day of Spring, eh?” she quer- ied this morning. “Well, that weather man up in his nice warm building on the hill may say this weather don't mean nothin’. But I'm tellin’ you it's gettin’ colder every yea%” she con- tinued. “Why, take the First Day of Spring last year. Heh! Most tem- perature that day was bettern 40. And—b-r-r-r—didn't get no colder than 29. And, as I recollect, there was only a wee mite o' snow on the ground. “Now you take last night. Why, land sakes alive, I swear to good- ness I though we ‘was agoin’ to have a blizzard. There’s half-a-inch | o' snow still on the ground this) mornin’. B-r-r-r. And if that old| temperature gdes above 32 today,| T'll eat my wooden bonnet. tin' colder every year.” Incidentally, United States Weather Observer Howard Thomp- | son and his assistants today said the First Day of Spring this year' was, indeed, a bit colder than that noted last year. However, they refused to be quoted as to whether the Old Witch was right in her guess that | things | doesn't digest, It t WILLIAM B0YD, HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March 21— | William Boyd, veteran player, and | once the leading man on the stage for Maud Adams, Mrs. Fiske, Ethel Barrymore and others, is dead here as the result of gastric hemorrhages after an intestinal ailment. e NEW LOW LIQUOR PRICES t tl a GROCERY. WAKE UP YOUR ——md V. it cies can repay the investors. lin his path; he finds each mem- | ber of the office staff lIying to nvoid exposing a ‘“privaté scandal.” ACTOR, IS DEAD == i ber 4480. This car is on'display al| unofficial }during business hours, {is to be sold to the highest bidder |and wounded. Locke is accused of are still in effect at THE TOTEM | FOR CASH. To Ned Sparks, sour-faced de- k Deplded n MOV]B ective, is given the task of un-l at Capitol avelling a complex tangle of clues | hat first point to suicide, then| In “British Agent,” which closes urn to ‘an hitherto unsuspecbed\at the Capitol tonight, the two ‘When | stars give what is confidentially claimed to be the outstanding tery, countless obstacles are placed characterization of their careers. The stark, colorful chaos that was Russia during the early days of the Revolution, is the locale of the drama. Kay Francis as Ele- | na, an aristocratic Russian who has become obsessed with the suffering NOTICE |of the peasants, dedicates her life PUBLIC SALE [to the Red Ideal as personified by Willys-Knight coupe converted|Lenin, Her life is saved, during ruck; year-model 1928; engine num- | a street riot by Stephen Locke, an diplomatic agent for he Service Motor Company, 3rd|England, a role portrayed by Les- he finds he answer to the mystery. ,and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska|lie Howard. They fall in love with nd may be inspected at that place | each other. and same| Lenin is fired on by an assasin |the crime and a price placed on Sealed bids will be accepted ab|his head. he U. S. Bureau of Fisheries of- Elena learns he will be in a eer- fu.c 324 Federal Building, Juneau, ‘taln building at ‘a definite time, ‘Alaska until 2:00 p.m. April 10,|and betrays his whereabouts to'the 935. Bids must be dated, state Reds who determine to bomb’ the llvER B'LE | clearly that they are for the Bureau building. The girl goes to the ren- — | of Fisheries coupe: converted truck, dezvous a little earlier, determined WITHOUT CALOMEL | ! And You'll Jump Out of Bed in “Heh. Can't tell me it's not get-| the Morning Rarin’ to Go | It you feel sour and sunk ll? the 'wld Iookl punk don’t swallow a lot of salts, min- iter, oll, laxative candy or chewing gum | 1 and signed in ink. | First publication, March '21, 1935. | Last publiclmon, Ma,r"h 23, 1935. to die with the man she has be- The Government reserves the trayed. She tells Locke what she ight to reject any or all bids. has done, and clasped in each oth- DONALD S. HALEY, ers arms they await their doom. Warden, Alaska Service |Suddenly the bells of the city toll |out the news of Lenin's recovery; ;t.he Soviet is in firm control of the lnd IIM them to make you suddenly sweet and buoyant and fall of sunabines | For they can't do it. They only move the I 1049 Jecs mavement dosen't gat At | 1 zn- anu.u ‘The r-um" ‘l. lhou]d down-and-out | rour liver. it t' sk Sy T X o not lowing f ur IM o e 1t ety Vv Sy in e bovde thick, taste and bi skin often breaks out lfl{?“r '-‘eo‘;r {- and out. Your whole | government; the reign of terror is [NOTICE OF ADMINIS1RATOR'S |,y joq SALE OF REAL PROPERTY n the United States Commission-| er's Court for Juneau Precinct. Division Number One, Territory of Alaska. In Probate. Estate of WILLIS W. BATCHELLER, Deceased. ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS A special mzeung of A -ora Fn- campment A 1 will be held in Ju- nean Monday evening at 7 o'clock for conferring Royal Purple Degree. las City Council was held last eve= ning for the purpose of going over some of the public works projects which are badly in need of atten- tion wifh the view of getting them lined up and approved to follow the work of St. Ann's avenue when that is finished. Most of the work discussed cen- | ters around the wharf; the ap- proach to the dock needs strength- ening, quite a little repair is need- ed in and around the cannery, a new roof must be put on the coal shed, and the floats have to be straightened up, it was reported. If possible, the Council decided, the local FERA crew will be put to work on the wharf as soon as it can be. The special meeting was avail- 1 ed of for the second reading o[v the bus franchise ordinance which | is now ready for its final reading and passing, when the Council meets again. .- EAG S TO GIve. DANCE | Douglas Aerie 117, F. O. E., will | give one of their popular cances in the Eagles' hall tomorrow night Everyone is invited to attend the win back gambling “losses, he con- sents to take part in the holdup of the Cannonball express, of which his father is engineer. A smash- ing, dramatic climax with a last minute confession that clears Ned of all guilt provides a really thrill- ing sequence. R s INQUEST IN DEATH OF INDIAN WOMAN SCHEDULED FRIDAY Fearing that her death may have been due to other than natural causes, relatives of Mrs. Millie Maki, a native woman, requested today that United Stai¢s Commissioner J. F. Mullen conduct an inquest. Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe and Dr. W. W. Council conducted an autop- sy this afternoon and it was an- nounced that an inquest will be held tomorrow. Mrs. Maki died at the Govern- ment Hospital this morning. She had been taken there a few days ago. i — ey event. e e P, The Body'is being held at the C. W. Carter Mortuary. DANCE Moose Hall Saturday Auspices L. 0. O. M. ATRE “Show' Place of Juneau LAST TIME: T@NIGH | SHIRLIY TEMPI | | ’IHE HOTEL OF AL@&QV H("H:.Lfi The Gastmea.u Our Services to You Begin and End lt the Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Carrying Boat SEE OUR NEW DIRT CHASER Never before have so few dollars bought s0 much. v General Electric Vacuum (4 ecaners Get redady now for that big spring'cleanings Do the _|o|) in a big way. Use a light, pow- erful new cleaner. Convenient Terms Alaska Electric:Light and Power Co.' JUNEAU—Phone 6 “were gettin' colder each -eh-udyouldmn year.” | system is e AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY will moet tonight in the Dugout at 8 o'clock in social session. All membels are requested to attend. —adv. [TTLE | Lt | Bl tflc leer PIII: on the red label. Resen! It takes th d, ol 8 Enao{fiiéo L CAR“B‘B for the name C-M 2528t d.nummeuuc M. Co, TONIGHT @ ACTION! ROMANCE! “Cannon Ball Express” Red Blooded Drama with TOM MOORE, REX LEASE and LUCILLE BROWN Mile-a-Minute Action! Heart-Touching Heroism! Breat-Taking Suspense! Thundering love story of railroad life PLUS—— ADDED SHORTS ™ LATE NEWS | | |In Re the ! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,| |that Howard D. Stabler, adminis- | trator with the will annexed of the |estate of WILLIS W. BATCHEL- | LER, deceased, will sell at oublic |auction, to the highest bidder, for !cash, in lawful money of the Unit- 'ed States, if the highest and best| bid offered is satisfactory to said| administrator, and subject to con- " firmation of said court, on Tues- day the 16th day of April, 1935, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. on| said premises hereinafter ‘described, | all the right, title, interest and estate of said Willis W. Batcheller, | at the time of his death, to wit, a fee simple title subject to first and only mortgage of the First National Bank of Juneau, due June 21, 1935, in the sum of $932.00, and 8% interest thereon from June 22, 1934, in and to the property here- inafter describéd; and all the right, {title and interest that the said es- tate has acquired, by operation of | 'law or otherwise, other than or in| 'addition to that of said deceased| at the time of his death, in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate at Juneau, Alaska, at the corner of Second and Main | Streets opposite the Empire Build- {ing, and bounded and described as follows: LOT EIGHT (8) BLOCK JTWO (2) of the townsite of Ju-| neau, Alaska, and the buildings thereon and appurtenances there- unbo belonging. Terms and condi-| fions of sale: cash, in lawful money‘ of the United States, ten (10) per| icent of .the purchase price to be ‘paid the administrator on the day| of sale, and the balance upon con-| | firmation of sale by sald court and| the delivery of a conveyance. | Dated: March 14, 1935. | HOWARD D.' STABLER, Attorney-at-Law, Shattuck Building, Administrator, ete. i Pirst publication, March 14, 1835, iln.u publication, April 11, 1835. SHOP IN JUNEAU FIRST! 3 o \ TRY OUR SERVICE and Wear the Difference! $ . | White Hand Laundry L. W. KILBURN, Scribe. —_————— | DANCE DANCE DANCE Eagles’ Hall, Douglas, Friday night, March 22. Everybody welcome. adv. —— —adv. | DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAYI AR e NOTICE TO IJREDI'I'(}Rq {In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES BERNARD MCcRAE, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Fannie Charlotte Mc- |Rae, Administratrix of the estate of Charles Bernard McRae, de- ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against, said | deceased, to exhibit them, with the | necessary vouchers, months after the publication of | = within six this notice, to said Administratrix at her residence in Haines, ’Ien*i- tory of Alaska. FANNIE CHARLOTTE MCcRAE, Administratrix; Dated at Haines, Alaska, Febru- ary 28, 1935, First publication, March 17, 1935. Last publication, March 28, 1935. Phone Cardinal Cabs | = | We Pick Up and Deliver 11 | Phone 802 M. Hagedorn | . . MUSIC BY “Dude” Haynes dnd His Orchestra DANCING 9:30 Admission $1.00 Ladies Free! F amily quuor Department CAlI’fORNIA GROCERY Phone 478 Prompt Delivery PEARL AND BILL ARE BACK! PARIS INN fiber—Winc*Lunches—Chiéken Dinners CAPITOL BEER PARLORS AND BALL ROOM Lunches Dancing Every Night Private Booths CAall GRO(.ERS Second” and Seward . 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