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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
LOCATE SHOCK
 CENTER NORTH
 FROM YAKUTAT
Experts Give Center of Earthquake of October
 "A North of Yakutat

The exact geodetic location Of the center of Southeastern Alas ka's earthquake of October 24 last, was 60 degrees North lati- tude and 40 degrees West lati- tude, according to an announce ment made in Science, weekly publication of Science Service Washington, D. c. The calcula- tons of the Service were made cn reports received from various seismograph stations with the aid Of experts of the United States Geological Survey.
 The center of the trembler was, therefore, northwest of Yakutat. The exact spot is somewhere on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Logan.
 Describing the quake the Sci snce said: An cartheuake of severe intensity shook an area on the Alaska Canada boundary about 75 miles north of the coast of Yakutat Bay. region of moun ta.n5 and wilderness. Tho exact time of the shock was Monday. October 24. at 10.591s a. m. Cast ern Standard Time).
 News of this earth disturbance was brought to civilization through the vibrations within the earth g crrst there were created by the shock itself. These seismic waves were recorded on the delicate seismograph at the Dominion Ob servatory, Ottawa, Canada; the NeteoroloTical Observatory, Vic toria. B. C.; the U. s. Weather Bureau, Chicago, H.; and George town University. Washington. D. c. Their reports were telegraph ed to Science Service, and with
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
DOUGLAS NEVIS
LIBERTY APPROVES PLANS
 BENEFIT SHOW, PIONEERS

Plans. for giving Pioneers Benefit" show, the proceeds of which will go to the Pioneers Home, so the old-timers there may have supply of cash for their personal needs, are being enthusiastically followed here.
 Manager Ott Of the Liberty Theatre is heartily in sympathy with the movement which will let these Pioneers know they are not forgotten on Christmas Day. and he urges the people os Doug las to demonstrate the spirit of the town again as it has been fre- quently demonstrated in the past
 For this purpose a show is to be run at the Liberty on Decem- Der IT at 7:30 D. m., but no ad- mission is to be charged. Instead, each one may donate what he wishes at the show. and every penny will be remitted to the men at the Pioneers home.
 Full announcement regarding the show will be made later.
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the cooperation of the experts of the U. s. Coast and Geodatic Sur vey were used to locate the cen ter of the earthquake.
 The geodetic location of the center is 61 degrees North longi- tude and no degrees West lati- tude.
 @One of the most severe earth quakes Of the earth's history oc- eurred in Yakutat Bay ia 1sgS This disturbance is listed as "thc earthquake of the century. , Another severe earthquake shook the region on February q, 1925.
 "The great Yakutat shock O. 1899 caused vertical displacements of the earth as much a. 40 feet While changes in the earths sur. face are not likely as a result of the present shock. the configura- t.on of the ocean bottom in that region may have been changed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10

which is operated in Boring Sea by the bowman Brothers of Nome. and in summer is used as mail and passenger boat be- tween Nome and St. Michaa,s.
 Shortly after noon today the Virginia " let for lnian Cove and will tow the Donaldson in to Juneau. Capt. Nordness said to- day that he expected to return sometime tomorrow night.
 Passengers coming in on tho Virginia " were: from Chscha gof Martin IIanson from Hirst-- Oscar Lindberg and John Bfo- wick; from Apex-El Nido-T. J. Sullivan, Frank Herman, Abel FNslli, George Redman Pete Mo
 2 Ter. Vie Rigos, q .Zanandria and F. Makala.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
NOTICE In the United States Commission CTS (Ex 0fficio Probate) Court

In the United States Commission
 CTS (Ex 0fficio Probate) Court
 for .he District of Alaska, Ju-
 neau. Commissioners Precinct. IN THE MATTER OF THE ADJ
 MINISTRATION OF THE ES-
 TATE OF DWIGHT L. POR-
 TER, DECEASED.
 All concerned are hereby noti- fed that I. Charles W. Carter, on November 26, 1927, was appoint ed Administrator of the estate of Dwight l.. Porter, deceased, and that Letters of Administration therefor on said day were duly issued to me.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby re- luested to present the same. with proper vouchers, within six (6) months from the date of this mo- tice, to me at the office of R. E. Robertson, in the Seward Build ing, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, No vember 26, 1927.
 CHAS. w. CARTER. First publication, Nov. 26, 1927. Last publication, Dec. 24, 1927.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
"PINCH HITTER" AT
 LIBERTY TONIGHT

"The Pinch Hitter" in which Glenn Hunter is starring for As sociated Exhibitors under the management of Oscar Price >an1 the direction of Joseph Hehabery, is one of the best known screen stories written by c. Gardner Sullivan, and is at the Liberty tonight.
 Sullivan wrote "The Pinch Hit ter" originally as vehicle for Charles Ray when the famous Triangle pictures were at their heydey. As the title implies, Il Is a baseball story, and in addi- tion to the sport interest contains much humor and heart throbs.
 Constance Bennett appears op- posite Glenn Hunter in "The Pinch Hitter" which is the story of Joel Martin, raw country youth, and his experiences at col lege, as the greenest of green freshmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
]. 0NG SURVEY
 ALASKA RANGE
 IS COMPL LIFTED
New River, Roaring Tor rent, with Large Drain
 age Basin, Discovered

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Interior Department announces completion of the Alaskan Geo. logical Survey covering a tract If 2.000 square miles .n tho AL asl5a Range and adjacent country vest of Cook Inlet and around Mount Spur, hitherto a blank area on the maps.
 The exploration is one of q series requiring 30 years. The party consisted of s. R. Capps, Geologist in charge; R. H. Sar- gent, Topographic Engineer, and tour camp men. The party land ed at Trading Bay, on the west side of Cook Inlet the middle Of asst June and returned about the middle of September, seesng no human being in the interior.
 Discover River
 The large river of Chakaehatna vas discovered whose drainage ,asin covers HOO square miles. The stream is a roaring torrent, lnfardable for horses and flowing
 , miles an hour. It r-ses in .ake Chahachatna, which is 22 aies long and lies behind a great glacier which is athwart val ay. The highest peak is Mount jpurr, 11,000 feet which is visi- ble from the coast. The survey proved the old volcano is yet active and in favorable weather a plume of steam is discernible rising more than 1000 feet. Mount Spurr is. the most north erly of a long series of acti c volcanoes that occur at intervals along the west ocast> of Cook h. let and extending westward into
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
"ScOTTY" BRUCE FUNERAL
 TO BE HELD HERE SUNDAY

Under the auspices of Douglas Aerie IF, Fraternal Order of Eagles of which "Scotty" w. c. Bruce was a charter member, the latter is to be buried here tomor- row afternoon.
 Funeral rites for the deceased will be held at the c. w. Carter Chapel in Juneau at 1 D. m. to- morrow after which the remains will be transferred to Douglas on the o'clock ferry Services will then be held in the Aerie's hsll followed by interment in the Eagles cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
"BESr PEOPLE" AT
 LIBERTY SUNDAY

"The Best People," Sidney ott-Paramount production, 2 screen version of David Grey and Avery Hopwood's Broadway stage hit comes to the Liberty theatre Sunday. Warner Baxter, Esther Ralston and Kathlyn Williams are featured in the leading roles of the cast.
 The story takes you into he fashionable Lenox home. Thc Lenoxes, wealthy, well bred, rated as among 'the best people" of New York, learn. to their dismay that their son is madly in love with a chorus girl. Coincidental- ly, their daughter has developed a deep affection for the family chauffeur. Her idea of a real good time is to have him take her to a movie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Difficult to Travel

the Alaska Peninsula and Aleu- tian Islands.
 Difficult to Travel
 The region is exceedingly diff ficult to travel due to swamDy lowlands, raging streams and pcroipitous mountains. Between the coast and mountains the swamps are impossible for horscG during the summer months. Other places in the lowiands are cov- cred with thickots. Trail chop ping progressed at the rate of q mile a day. The horse trail across the glacier near Lake Chaka- chatna required pick and shovel work equivalent to one man for 20 days. Three glaciers were encountered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Donaldson Sighted

Bringing word that the Donald son, Capt. Thompson, motorship of Nome, is safe in Inian Cove, the Virginia ", Capt Matt Nord- ness, arrived in port from Chicha- gof and wayports, at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
 Worry has been prevalent fo days when nothing was hearf from the Donaldson which lei Nome and the Boring Sea seyera. weeks ago enroute to Seattle and recently sailed from Seward.
 When 20 miles off Cape Spen. cer the Donaldson experienced en. zine trouble. For three days the Donaldson, under sail power struggled to get around Cap Spencer and finally succeeded and was then lowed into Inian Cove by gasboat.
 On it's return trip the Virginia " dropped into Inian Cove, no; regular port of call, and found the Donaldson. Capt. Thompson of the motorship said that he ha' sent word to Port Althorp bu nothing had been learned by those on the Virginia when she visited there before her stop in Iniar Cove.
 The Donaldson is the motorshi'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
TO TELEPHONE PATRONS

A new telephone directory IS now in course of preparation Patrons contemplating change of address or persons who wish to have telephones installed arc re- quested to notify the Telephone Company, Phone 420 before De- cenber 17th. ---adv
 -
 OlG papers for sale at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
MRS. BISHOP ILL

Mrs. Grace Bishop entered the St. Ann's hospital yesterday after noon for medical treatment. Sha expects to return to her home ta-1 morrow and will probably be ia her classroom Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Douglas Church.
 Services

Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Satur- day morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Douglas Presbyterian Native hl Mission

Sunday Schooi--2:30 D. m. Sermon at 3:15 D. m.
 7:00 D. m. - Thursday-Mid- week prayer service.
 All are cordially welcome to these services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
OVER ILLNESS

Mrs. Wahto is able to be up again after her attack of pneu- monia which kept her in bed for nearly two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Congregational Community
 Church

L. D. HAMMOCK, Lay Pastor
 Sunday School 10:30 to 11:30 2. m.
 Regular Sunday services 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 D. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
MOTORSH|P
 DONALDSON
 IS MISSING
Nome Craft Not Heard from Since Leaving
 Seward for Seattle
BULLETIN - The Dcnaid- sen is anchored in Inian Cove and will be lowed to Juneau for repairs.

SEATTLE, Dec. 16-Efforts are being made to locate the motor ship Donaldson, of the Arctic Transportation Company, which has not been heard from since she sailed from Seward for Sc. attle on November 26, enroute from Nome
 The vessel was forced to put into Dutch HarboT, on the trip south, to repair a leak.
 The Donaldson carried both freight and passengers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
sPIcKETT HOME

After several days in the hos pital for treatment for an infect ed finger, John Spickett return ed to his home today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10

Saturday and Monday is Fol gers Day at the Home Grocery q cup of Unusually Good" Golf fee. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
A. N. 8. DANCE

A. N. 8. DANCE There will be dance in the Liberty hall tonight, given by the Alaska Native Brotherhood or chestra.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10

Order youi fru.t cakes for Christmas now. Mrs. Sully. sdv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
Douglas Catholic Church

, Catholic services in the tenn porary chapel in the new resi- dence adjoining the old bank building.
 500 a. m.-Low Mass and Ser mon, General Communion for all
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causing navigation to be menas-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-10
St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Evening rrayer and Sermon 7:30 o'clock. fa5f af
Evening star., 1927-10-16
From Poetry to Pictures.

CHIRLEY O'HARA, who recently
- signed a five-year contract with
Paramount as leading woman. and
will first be seen with Adolphe Men.
jou in "A Gentleman Of Paris" a
year ago was a student at a private
school in Mexico City where her
father, DIR. Elliott Nolan, Is British
consul general.
Shirley came to Hollywood and en-.
tered the University of Southern Cali.
fornia to major in Spanish poetry, hav-
ing decided on q literary career. A
theater owner introduced her to a
film director, who gave her a screen
test, however. and she was selected
for leading roles in two-reel Western
productions. These were seen by
Adolphe Menjou and his director.
Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast. who were
looking for leading woman for Men
jou's current vehicle.
Miss O'Hara was signed for the Men.
jou picture and before the conclusion
of the picture her work so impressed
studio officials that she was given q
long-term contract.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" /"

Pauline Lord, rated by some critics
as the greatest emotional actress on
the English-speaking stage, has an
other tense and tragic role in Sur
mise" a play by Frank Vosper. which
will be seen at the National Theater
next week, opening Monday evening
October "a.
In Samson and Delilah," in ANNA
Christie" I'm "They Knew What They
Wanted" and in "Sandalwood," Pauline
Lord courted the dark tower. Judg'
ing from the continuity Of her tragic
roles, one might say she is ordained to
be a tragedienne. Her powers. how
ever, also include those of q clever
comedienne. And this consideration
increases the significance of O. recent
announcement Of George c. Tyler in
reference to a repertory of plays Tor
her. While Mr.. Tyler is not specific,
II appears to be in his contemplation
that within a year or two Miss Lord
shall have a widely representative
group of plays at her command.
"Surmise" is staged by o. F. Heggie.
Players who will support Miss LORD
are. Elizabeth Patterson. Charlotte
Granville, Cecile Dixon, Grace Mills,
Slayds Hopetown, Gene Magnus, 0. p.
Heggie, Charles Francis, Don Cook,
= Charles Courtneidge and Edward
RrOadley
Evening star., 1927-10-16
"A Dolls House"

A LTHOUGH Henrik Ibsen had finish
"a ed work on his famous drama
"A Dolls House." in 1879, it was not
until 1888 that the play was first
produced. When its theme of a
woman's right to her own individuality
became known, however, the work
raised more controversy than any OF
Ibsen's previous plays.
Nine. Modjeska gave the American
premiere Of the play, presenting 1t in
Louisville. KY, in 1888. 1t was not
until five years later that it was pro-
duced in England. It's fame had gone
before it, the dramatic and artistic
qualities of the play being lost beneath
a welter Of arguments about the toy.
wife who knew that her husband loved
her beauty and engaging personality
alone.
The role of Nora Helmer, the doll
wife, is generally conceded to be one
of the most difficult and important
feminine stage characters. Among
those who have enacted the part are
Eleonora Duse, Nine. Rejane, ALA
NaZimova and Ethel Barrymore.
Nazimova's Interpretation has long
been regarded as particularly distinc-
tive, and 1t was an interesting day for
the motion picture when she determin.
ed to use "a Dolls House for her
first Independent screen production.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Jazz Startles Spain.

CHARLES ROGERS, a Paramount
featured player. first drew the
spotlight as a popular entertainer as
a trombone player in Barcelona, Spain.
Speaking of his experience as a
musician in Europe, recently, he said:
after my freshman year at the
University of Kansas, I spent the
Summer Of 1923 with a college orches.
ira in Europe. / played the drums
and the trombone.
sat Barcelona I found myself the
center of discussion, and was puzzled
when nearly every one at the cafe, in
which was playing, stopped eating
and dancing and gazed in my direc-
ton.
Later / learned that trombone
was an oddity there. In that entire
city. was told, there were only two
other instruments like mine.
''They considered the jazz tones
which came from my trombone the
strangest they had ever heard"
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Up the Years From
Bloomsbury.

ZIP the Years From Bloomsbury. II
an autobiography by George Ar
liss, recently published in this country.
is credited with having the unacceptable
smell of the theater-a vigorous, un.
abashed. whoie-hearted love for the
stage.
The critic adds: "It is deftly written
with charm and humor, with well
turned wit and not little satire and
irony. It might well have been named
"a Book of Friends" for IL one Is to
believe the author, almost every one
except himself is responsible for what.
ever success Arliss has achieved.
"In retrospect, it Is a curiously mod
est narrative and not at all the thing
an actor is expected to write. His
triumphs are told most casually, with
no pomp nor parade Of the ego"
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Credit for Screen Plays.

screen play. After a screen play has
been written by the playwright, 1t un.
dergoes q course of treatment by
script and continuity writer's and the
maker of the scenario. The manu-
script then goes into the hands of the
director, whose inspiration is permit.
ted to jostle the compound as it will,
and then, after all that, the producer
has the final say with the deadly
venom known as box-office inspiration.
SO that when the play ultimately
reaches the public it is rather difficult
to say who, in fact, wrote it.
There is another reason why many
playwrights have achieved no fame at
all in writing for the screen, which
Mr.. Glazer probably has overlooked en-
tirely. It Is that the average screen
play, story and plot, have been so in
ferior for some time that nobody con-
nected with them are entitled to credit
of any kind, except for giving motion
picture drama in general a black eye.
And this is what one who processes
to know has to say upon the subject.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Galsworthy's Last Play
ToHN GALswoRTHY's last pla

ToHN GALsWORTHY'S last play,
Escape" will be presented ny
Winthrop Ames in the Booth Theater
in New York. October 26, with Leslie
Howard in the chief role and cast
including Frieda Inescort. Henrietta
Goodwin, Lily Kerry. Renee Macready,
Viva Tattersall, Ruth Vivian, Lois
Heatherley, Cyrena Smith, Geraldine
Koerpel, Lawrence Hanray, Austin
Trevor, Edgar A. Kent. Alan Trotter.
A, B. Imeson, J. p. Wilson and +.
Cecil Butler. Maude T. Howell will be
the stage manager.
Escape" is announced by Gals.
worthy as his last contribution to the
theater. In the future, he states, be
will devote himself entirely to the
writing of novels and essays.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
MRS. HARRIET HAwLEY LOCH.

MRS. HARRIET HAWLEY LoCH'
. Err, director Of the department
OF public service and education Of the
Stanley Co. of America. including the
Stanley .Crandall Co. Of Washington,
returned from her first official trip for
the organization and extension Of this
work in and about Philadelphia, New
York and Wilmington last Tuesday
night, but left Immediately for Pitts.
burgh on a similar errand.
In Philadelphia she conferred with
the officials of the Stanley Co. on plans
for Washington's Ambassador. Chevy
Chase and Colony tlteaters' selected
programs for children" which will be
presented during the ensuing season.
The Stanley Co., in connection with
this work, maintains an Office in the
Stanley Theater building in Philadel-
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Film Education to Grow

phia, from which center all civic and
educational activities Of the depart
ment Of public service and education
will be launched, this being only an
elaboration of the practice followed in
Washington, where the department
has its studio-offices in the Earle
Theater building, at Thirteenth and
e streets northwest.
The principal endeavor in New
York was to set in motion the ma
chinery for the establishment of a ma
tional Aim library, from which suit
able films could be drawn to make up
the selected programs wherever
shown. First National was the first
company to offer films for this library.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

THE combined wisdom of the Holly
wood studios long. long ago de-
creed that the screen has a language
exclusively it's own. and that its tech.
nique is radically different to that OF
the stage. The great essential. 1t has
been claimed, is authors who can ana
will write directly for the screen.
And now comes Benjamin F. Glazer.
a famous author of the Paramount cd
itorial department. with demand Tor
the same credit for the author OF q
screen play that would be given that
author if he wrote his play for the
stage.
"How many screen playwrights, he
asks. "have a box office name? The
screen playwrights name means moth
ing at present" he adds, yet 1t ought
to-"
The chief reason, probably. why
screen playwrights do not receive the
credit they crave. as in the case OK
playwrights for the stage, may be
FOUND chiefly in the doubt as to who
ultimately is the man responsible for
Evening star., 1927-10-16
: EAYETY-.RurIesque a la Carte"

+. Next weeks attraction at the Gay
ETY. Theater will be a new Offering,
.Burlesque a la Carte" seen for the
FIRST time at the Gayety Theater.
A chorus of "a singing and dancing
girls will be a feature of the produc.
tion, which is. in two acts with IA
! scenes, 16 musical numbers and IL
changes of costume.
STRAND-"The Moonlight Maids"
sr "The Moonlight Maids" a new
! Mutual Burlesque production, Will be
next weeks offering at the Strand
Theater. 1t is in two acts with IA
scenes. Is musical and dancing num-
bers, and has large cast OF en-
Z tertainers.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
POLICE ASSOCIATION,
OCTOBER 26.

The Metropolitan Police Association
will give its annual entertainment
and ball at the City Club the evening
of October 26.
President H. w. Lineberg will give
a talk; George B. Wheelock will do
the announcing and grand spectac'
ular ballet will be under the personal
direction of Miss Clara Roehrle. Cos
tello Post Of the American Legion will
be represented by it's drum and bugle
corps and vaudeville will be contrib.
uted by Morris and Littleton, black.
face comedians; Matthews and Poole,
dancers; Nanny King, the boy soprano;
Becker and Columbus. dancers: Pau.
line Loria, '"The Blue Surprise; Berry
and Kennedy in THE Spirit of the
Dance; Powers and Mack, "Voodoo
Girls" and the Hawaiian Melody
Boys, with Harriet Poole.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
EARLE-"Baby Peggy"

'rBaby Peggy" Montgomery, the
q diminutive motion-picture star. will
appear in person at the Earle Theater
next week as headline attraction. She
will be seen in a comedy playlet writ
ten especially for her, titled "Pinched.
Others will include the McBanns in
life on the Farm; Hazel Crosby,
American prima donna, in opera, aria
and syncopation, and c. B. Maddock's
production of "Side Kicks" a two
scene musical Offering, with Jack
Cameron, supported by Hector Carl
ton, Bernie Hart, Kathleen Goodwin,
Ivor Peterson, William Zinnell, jess
Willis, Romeo Somma and Larry
Kramer
The photoplay will be First Ma
fional's production of Convoy" star
ring Dorothy Mackaill, scenes for
which were filmed in this city some
months ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
Coming Attractions

gia. Assist, Orvieto and the equally in
teresting lowland cities of Pisa and
Verona.
The illustrations for the lectures
were done in color under the direct
sllperyision of Mr.. Holmes, and the
motion pictures, of which thousands of
feet will be used, were edited also by
the lecturer himself.
The lectures will be given on Thurs.
day afternoons, November 10 and II,
December /, s and 15--all at 4:30 pm.