The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1936, Page 3

ouTt ELA "mlllIllI||IIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIVIIIIIIIIIIII“IIIIIIIII OF THE NIGHT CREEPS A Shadow Siriking Terror Into The Heart Of Chinatown— DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES! with (DRAC ULA) I, 1! Another Chinatown murder, dl | LUGOSI WALLACE FORD - ARLINE JUDGF THEATRE SA)s Chaplin Won’t Talk; He Sings in New Film NEW YORK, Feb. 21 Chaplin has been actor producer, mus man, but in s 1 “Modern Times,” he although he refuses the aavent the talking The picture. years, is the voice is heard In a picture he made when talk- ies were inaugurated, “City Light he satirized sound by weird noises emanating from the loud-speaker - - Charlie director is to talking re e of of 2l five his his first first in in which wit ELECTED FIRE HEAD John Andreson was named head of the Anchorage Volunteer Fire Department in a recent election held in the fire hall. Wilbur Morris is retiring president - SHOP IN JUNEAT! w eatt truly leased h Pitts A—N—-D “BIG CALIBRE” e ALSp- == Last Episode—“RED RIDER" BLACK SHEEP and NEWS First Show Starts at AVIATION Combinir experience of ing P Four and . DESPERATE - A few mon!hsfiugo, I decided we had to cut down our ex- penses. I found I could save money here ang there. But I also found I had let myself in for a lot of trouble. For in- stance, if I told you how many different kinds of coffee we tried, you wouldn't believe me! 1 was getting pretty desperate,’ because we .never liked any of them. Finally, I made a discovery. One day at my grocer's 1 noticed that Hills Bros. Coffee was selling at about the same price that I was paying for the various coffees we had been drinking. Believe me, I was a happy woman as I bought that can of Hills Bros. Coffee. And I wish you could have seen Harry smile when he tasted that coffee at supper. He “You're exactly right” I an- swered, “and it's the only coffee I'm going to buy from now omnl” Hills z'ivij‘rvl ¢ 0,F)F)E 2 he art of T-P. M. Sharp TONIGHT IS TO BE IIIIIII||l|fllflllllll|IIIIIllIIINlIIIHl’.flHl!l!Hi!HlIllilIlIlIIIMIIIIlIiilH![‘!HllliII DISCUSSED ON RADIO n ton of the at 8 in the - di Margaret | f WAS GETTING two great ew series Aeronaut of the U and prac Boein o’clock be Northwest flying - were Catherine on of Company will be heard each night The series will authoritative y the aviation staff and Northwest radic discussior Tu KI the f discussion dea FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED granted cently in the District Court at C dova, involving the following prin- ciples and Edward William Butler; Butler Leona and Mr.! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1936. BELA LUGOS! ”!Roh{anée Links Hollywood Stars INCHINATOWN MURDER PLAY Coliseum Features Thrill| Picture of Mystcr- ious Mr. Wong “The | ! Mysterious Mr. Wong opens t the Coliseum Theatre, with | ng the title role, | and Wal e Ford and Arline Judge | in the romantic leads. 1 Ford is seen as (he ace-newspaper 'man who uncovers the fact that the | urders are the result of a (‘ur(“f\ll-’ formulated plot to gain poss sion of the throne of a my kingdom in the Orient | With him on his dangerous mis- | |sion into the maze of labyrinths in which he finds himself while on his | |“story,” is the pretty v ous |line Judge who portr the role of a switchboard operator in the new paper office. Others in the cast | Warren, Robert Emmet {Ed Peil, Lee Shumway Long. 0LD ACCOUNTS ALLOTTED TO SCHOOL FUND isconsin to Claim Million Dollars Worth of ‘Dead’ Bank Deposits MADISON, Wis., Feb. 21.—There’s e than a million dol- in banks of Wi rightful owners - | include E. A.! O’Connor, and Lotus the The commonwealth of the secretary has notified all report on older ough the o1 state. al- banks that accounts 20 within the next must is old or month, After that it is planned to bring suit which will transfer the money to the state coffers to swell the spe- ] i Rty g o i Joan_!!londell H Constant appearance together at parties and social events of Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, movie st s, lends credence to reports that they are planning an early marriage as soon as Miss Blondel" divorce decree becomes final. Borah’s Aide . | Fur Uptrend Hudsen’s Bay | Company Shows LONDON, Feb. 21 The Hud- sen's Bay Company has completed its most successful fur auction sin the start of the depression in 1 The Financial Times reports. While the total offering wi smaller than usual, many colles tions were completely sold out. the paper states, and the of all types of skins advanced Beaver advanced 15 per muskrat, 35; otter ; fisher blue, Arctic and Alaska scandinavian fox, 15; red, Canadian and 12'%; white fox, 5 The price of marten rose 30 per cent; ermine wild mink Canadian lynx Siberian 22 skunk, 22! hair, dry value cent; 25; 10; fox, Russian 1 5 la fox cross 25 30; 25; lynx, and , when they hear Willard A. IN NEW SHOW OF BROADWAY JOEE. BROWN | {Famous Comedian Plays Tonight at Capitol in | “Bright Lights” i Joe E. Brown, the funny-mouthed | comedian, comes to the Capitol The- | |atre today in “Bright Lights,” a stir- ring romantic comedy featured by scores of pretty chorus and dancing girls In addition to Joe's stunts, there are four li songs, for the picture |is one of back stage life and the sing- ing comes in naturally. Joe himself sings. dances and does acrobatic stunts with the famous Maxellos. The story concerns quick jump from a burlesque comedy troupe to a big Broadway part, pla {ing with a madcap heiress, Patrf ! Ellis, out for adventure. His wife parther in the burlesque show Dvorak. is to small wh leading Joe's nd Ann out of it and goes back time. Joe's head swelis causes many complications to a unique climax - Cowboy Coach Is Baskethall ‘Bear’ to Hlv_al Mentors LARAMIE, Wys., Feb. 21.—It's no wonder other Rocky Mountain con- ference basketball coaches —scoff (Dutch) Witte of Wyoming University “sing- s|ing the blues.” Witte, fresh from a busy athletic career at the University of Nebras- ka, took hold of Wyoming's bas- ketball destines in 1931 and that season and for the next three in a row, the Cowboys won fhe east- ern division championship They also won the all-conference in 1932 and 1934 by beating the western division winner in the playoffs. Wyoming was runnerup to the Tulsa Oilers in the national A. A. U. tournament two years ago at Kansas City l STARTS TONIGHT STARTS TONIGHT In a madcap laugh test of a bur- iesque comic who wanted to becom: a broadway big shot..! "BRIGHT LIGHTS with ANN DVORAK . Patricia Ellis -Wm.Gargan 4 A Wainer Bros Fust Nat') Hu ALSO—*“Sprucing Up” . . . “For Better or cial school aid fund dead” accounts which. Accounts so affected are known as m cases, the banks holding them have been unable to trace. - JUDGMENT GIVEN IN MINING CASE sdna G o Judgment for Mrs grim was given against Grant C rge Mutchler, Mutchler and John Mutchler opinion filed recently in the ed States District Court in banks. The case involved title and output Irishman No. 1 Happy and St the Ester district arded $2,000 in and Was Patrick creeks attorney May Wall and James Wall; Gladys and cost of suit George Pitts and Mrs. Lloyd Whitney. - SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE I David Unit- Fair- of gold mining claims, , between Mrs. Pilgrim was After being secretary to Sen- m Borah for 28 yea Cora Rubin of Boise, may step into national prominence as aide of Republi- can Presidential candidate if the Idahoan’s campaign is suc- cessful. She's her desk in Borah’s Washington of- an Miss Idaho, to in Nefi firedge Being Hauled 125 Miles (Fairbanks News-Miner) Five hundred tons of s for a new fork of the parts and dredge on the 40-Mile River are being hauled 125 miles from the 40-Mile proper on the Yukon River by Caterpillar tractors by the Cowden interests,” according to Dr. L. L. Hufman, who recently returned to Fairbanks from Chick- en sup, south Two new diesel tractors are vorking day and night, making the -mile round trip in 48 hours and hauling 16 or 17 tons to the load,” Dr. Hufman declared. “Bud Hol- brook, who is well known in Fair- banks, is driving one of the trac- nis will be the Cowden inter- ' second dredge in that district, they have been operating a | dredge at Walker's Fork for two seasons. The new dredge, which is | knocked down and being freighted {in in pieces, will begin digging a few miles below Chicken Creek. Its construction will begin in about | three weeks. About 50 men will be | employed there then. There are 14 men working there new. The men are hired for the most part from Dawson. “It is hoped that the dredge will )bp completed and ready to launch right after the breakup. “Ed. Holbrook has some material | for his dredge on Jack Wade which | he expects to start freighting im- mediately. Much of it is lumber | for the construction of a new hull His dredge is one the lower end |of Jack Wade, 20 miles from the south fork of the 40-Mile. Some men are working there now, cut- ting wood. “Several prospectors are sinking holes on bench ground on Chicken Creek. There is a little activity on some of the tributaries of Chicken Creek proper. Some are doing win- ter prospecting and some are taking out winteh dump: —_— .- — SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE IT! ranger seal, 20, and ring real, 12 The Cowboys slipped a bit last per cent season and finished in second place Scandinavian squirrel was most- behind Greeley State, but this year ly withdrawn, but Canadian squirrel they threaten to jump back to the sold well top - SHOP IN JUNEAU. FIRST! SHOP IN JUN DON'T MISS! YOUR WEEK-END SHOPPING TOTEM MARKET ...and GROCERY As we will be closed all day Saturday WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Qgen Sunday PHONE 182 FOR FREE DELIVERY on Groceries = Meats—Liquors— Fruits and Vegetables FAIRBANKS DOG DERBY CLOSES FEBRUARY 25 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! On Sale at: Alaskan Hotel Brunswick Bowling Alleys Imperial Pool Room New York Tavern Worse” . . . Ne MICKEY MOU TOMORROW—1 MATINEE P. M. JOE E. BROWN in “BRIGHT Last Chapter— COMEDY CARTOON LIGHTS" “RED RIDER" — NEWS — CA Comma, Back in Law, Ends Liquor Discussion AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. The bat- tle of the comma has been settled. Texas liquor law authorized local governments to prohibit the of liquors within 300 feet “of any church, school or educational in- stitution Bome there that “church school The Secretary of State installed the comma, omitted early reprints of the - sale wasn't said the comma the law simply argued formally in ANNEXATION VOTE special election been March 17 to decide whether Point will be annexed to A for Charcoal Ketchikan has set L — EgyptWExiands Desgfl Railway CAIRO, Feb. 21.—An appropria- tion of $1,140,000 has been voted for construction of a railroad from Fouka, present terminus of the western desert railway, to Mersam- trum. Work is to start immediately. — e - APARTMENTS SOLD The Lambert Apartments in Cor- dova have been purchased by Al Swalling from Mrs. Eddie A. Mc- Govern D ) WHELE YOU MAKE 7T! John Walmer — and @ recelve tickets for your- self and a friend or relative to see “Broadway Joe” As a paid-up su bscriber of The Daily Alaska Empire Good only for ¢ You are invited to present this coupon at the box office of the Capitol Theatre i H urrent offering Your Name May Appear Tomorrow WATCH THIS SPACE CAPITOL CAFE AND BALL ROOM Lunches Private Booths | | } i Dancing Every Night z BERL A WG THE TERMINAL “Deliciously Different Foods” Catering to Banquets and Private Dinner Parties