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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Seldom has foreign artist come over the horizon to arouse so much critical discussion as Mary Wigman, the German dancer, in her first visit to this country.
 Recognized as a leader of the modern dance, Miss Wi2man has freed her art from it's dependence upon music. It is on this theory that she has built her school-that the dance is an art in itself, and should not be merely physical interpretation of music.
 As a student of Dalcroze and Rudolph von Laban, she subjected herself to absolute body discipline for four years. Because of this mastery of her body, she can exc cute dance movements which have been constant problems to other dancers for years.
 One of the features of several of her dances comes when she spins around like a whirling dervish for seven minutes without a pause. Few dancers can do this for more than three minutes.
 She has created about 100 solo dances and 50 group dances.
 She has never been married.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
CHEvAL|ER TO BE.
 AT COLISEUM IN. BIG POND SUNDAY.
Border Romance" Will Be Feature Attraction at
 Theatre Tonight

Border Romance will be shown tonight only at the Coliseum the ater.
 The Big Pond" Paramount s comedy drama with music comes to the Coliseum theatre tomorrow night.
 The star is Maurice Chcvalier, former Idol of Paris, but now new Idol of America. He plays the part of an ambitious F'renchman who makes good in an American chewing gum factory. Tho lead ing lady is Claudette Colbert, inc American stage and scree,: fsvor- itc She plays the role Of an American daughter of wealth who meets Chevalier while troveling m Venice. Mss Colbert was born in Paris and lived there until her early teens when At.e camc to New York.
 "The Pig Fond" was directed by Hobart Eel'ey, who directed Tho Lady Lies" ard "Roadhouse Nights. |"
 Author of Play
 The original play upon which the picture is based was written by George Middleton and A. E. Thomas. The screen continuity is the product of Robert Presnell and Garrett Fort. The dialogue was written by Preston Sturges.
 Its an i'll wind s
 Most people will admit that the Great War was a terrible event, yet it was a piece of shrapnel which, indirectly was responsibl, for the success of Chevalier as an international fayorite in talking motion pictures.
 The shrapnel, lodging in his right lung, almost killed him and even after he recovered from the dan- ger of immediate death, the doc tors told him that he might never sing again. N
 Prisoner of Germans
 But the same piece of shrapnel caused him to be taken prisoner by the German troops and it was dur ing his 26 months as a prisoner, in a German camp that he learned the English language from fellow prisoner, thereby paving the way to his present success as bilin- gual star of both the stage and screen.
 In spite of the gloomy predictions of the doctors Chevalier recovered completely from the effects of his wound. After the war he sang his way to music hall stardom in Europe and then into international fame by way of the audible screen.
 The American mispronunciation of his name worries Chevalier, es- pecially since he saw an authentic press report to. the effect that woman in Chicago filed suit for di- vorce, declaring in her complaint that she quarreled with her hus- band over the pronunciation of "Chevalier."
 Campaign of Education
 The famous French song and dance hero of Paramount films, thinks that it is high time an edu- cational campaign be started to prevent any possible repetition of incidents similar to the Chicago one.
 And so he okayed the following phonetic pronunciation of his last name:
 "Shev-al-yay"-with slight ac- cent on the "al."
 Added attractions at the Coliseum theatre Sunday will be "He Loved the Ladies'" Glacier Secrets The Talkies," and Paramount News.
 DANCE TONIGHT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
BARRAGAR RETURNS
 FROM TRIP SOUTH

James A. Barragar, Jr.. returned on the Northland after two months pleasure trip in the States during which time he visited for five weeks in California, in Los Angeles. Hollywood and elsewhere. He said there are the usual num- Der of men out of employment in California as thousands go there for the winter due to the mild climate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
BODYCUARD OF
 CAPONE TO BE
 SENT TO ITALY
'Mops . Volpe Is Ordered Deported Unlaw-
 fully in America

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 28.- Secretary to Labor Doak has ord cred the deportation of Tony "Mops" Volpe, bodyguard of Al Capone, Chicago gangster.
 The deportation is ordered be- cause Volpe is an alien and is un- in the United States. This was determined after preliminary findings by the Immigration au- thorities.
 Volpe's counsel appealed to the courts and Labor Department.
 Volpe will be sent to Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
MEETING MONDAY

A regular meeting of the Juneau Business and Professional Woman's Club will be held Monday night at pm. in Miss Todd's Studio. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
DANCE TONIGHT

With the SERENADERS at the lELKS' HALL. --adv.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-16

had a depressing effect. Total sales 771,235 shares.
 Closing prices: Air Reduc. 73A; Allied Chem. 995s; Am. Can 883s; Am. For. Pow 2O5s; Am. T. & T. 160; Am. Fob. (b) 1067s; Anac. Cop. 20; Atch. 125A; Auburn 123R; B. & o. 35; Beth. Steel 35B; Can. Dry 26; Case Thresh. AS; c. & o. 32A; c. R. I. & P. 26; Coca Cola 1371s; Col. Gas 23l2; Cons. Gas STA; DuPont 76; East. Kodak 12634; Flee. Tuto. It. 36ls' Flee. Pow. 321s; Foster Wheel 20; Fox Film 1924; Gen. Elec. 355s; Gen. Foods 473s; Gen. Mo. 31A.
 Hous. Oil 35ls; Int. liar. 4Os4; Gil. Saf. Rag. 16; Goodyear 35; Int. M. & M. '; Int. T. & T. 2012; Johns Many. 447s; Ken. Cop. 1874; Loews 3614; Lorillard 15s4; Mont Ward 1894; Nat. Cash Reg. 227s;
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STOCK EXCHANGE BEARS
 ENCOURAGED ID SELL
 PIVOTAL MARKET SHARES

NEW YORK, Sept. Is. P)-Pres- sure was renewed against leading stocks with the result that vir- tually the entire list lost from one to five points. Initial quo- tations were steady but demand shied off and bears were encour- aged to sell such pivotal shares as Westinghouse, American Tele- phone, American Can and U. $. Steel.
 Prospects of adverse dividend action by several important com panies during the coming week
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N. Y. Cent. 621s; North Amer. 601A. Paramount 2112; Pub. Serv. TEA: Radio IT; Reynolds Fob. (b) 461a; Sears Roe 5012; Sin. Oil 8aa: Sou. Pac. 671s: Stand. Brands 175a: Stand. Gas 55A; Stand. Oil of Cal. 36A; Stand. Oil of N. J. 35a4: Stone & Web. 2312; United A. & T. 23ss; Tex. Corp. 21A.
 Un. Carb. 4512; Un. Pac. 1922; United Corp. 1924; Un. Gas Imp. 2612; U. s. Ind. Alec. 31b; U. s. Steel 8O5s; Warner Bros. 9A; Western Un. 104; Westinghouse 49la: Woolworth 6134.
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BEAT PROHI AGENT

BALTIMORE, Sept, 16, R)-A group of men beat federal prohi- bition agent guarding a prisoner following raid and set the prison CT free. William Benson, the agent, was alone in the car while two other prohibition officers destroy ed a still in a dwelling.
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REACH AGREEMENT

OSLO, Norway, Sept, 16, P- After six months of controversy between employers and 6O,OO0 lab orers, an agreement was reached whereby the workers will resume work at a IS percent reduction of wages.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-16

RENO, Sept, 16, (P)-Mrs. Grace Mackay Tibbett will file a divorce here against Lawrence Tibbett, singer, according to reliable re- ports. They separated some time ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-16

AFTER FORTY YEARS, Ency- clical of Pope Plus XII on Labor and Capitol, available at Alaska Shop. 10 cents per copy.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-16

Now is the time to look over old packs and have new bottoms put on for winter.
 SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
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Phone for Horluck's banish Ict Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-22

A horrible Malay face, pitted
with smallpox marks, with dull,
ferocious eyes. peered through the
crack.
Il am looking for John, the
Stranger" I said, forcing a ring
into my voice which was not real,
regretting I had come unarmed.
who sent for you?" the man
inquired in English.
"Toko."
THE door swung open and ! OBJ
tanned a full view of him. His
hair was wildly disheveled. He
was short and squat, with enor-
nous shoulders, upper arms and
thighs and emaciated forearms
and calves. His feet we're bare
and his hands were hairy claws.
If appearances meant anything
John the Stranger deserved his
name.
He led me through a short
passage and tapped on q panel
The panel flew open from some
invisible spring.. He gave me a
shove. I shot across the threshold.
The panel closed swiftly. / heard
the spring click.
At FIRST l thought I was alone in
a gallery bare of all furnishings
except a center table surrounded
by eleven vacant chairs. What
form of Oriental trickery and
plotting were created in those
throne seats of the wise men ]
could not even fancy.
AS my eyes accustomed them
selves to the gloom, l discovered
a figure ten feet away.
Good God!" l broke out after
paralyzing second or two.
"You!"
It was Mrs. Richards!
where's Toko?"
She stepped forward several
PAGES, impetuously.
Jack" she began.
Answer met" I reared.
Her eyes flashed sharply. 1.-THE
man Weng WI and Bert Hill nat
urally mistook for Toxic on forged
credentials was, of course, not
Toxic. Jack 1t was all prear-
"By whom? The Silent Menace?
Pearl Dare's father?"
$50 far as I know. Toxic Is in
the mountains. Detained, Jack,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-22
new GROUP WOULD
BOOST NONRESIDENT
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION
North Dakota School Officers
Association Organizes Here
Wednesday

With legislation permitting higher
tuition fees from nonresident stu
dents in standardized high schools as
its main object, the North Dakota
School Officers association was or
ganized Wednesday afternoon at a
meeting in the Bismarck Association
Of Commerce rooms.
E. w. GilbertSOn, Devils Lake, was
named president of the new organiza-
ton. F. p. Bergman. Williston, was
made vice president, and Noel Tharal-
son, Devils Lake, secretary.
Only members of school boards in
the state and legislators attended the
organization meeting, 125 being pres
emf. J. w. Calnan, Berthold, was
chairman.
Charging that the average cost of
teaching a high school student for
one school year is $1O4 in North Da-
kota, leaders of the new organization
declare that the present law, which
allows school districts to charge nom
resident high school students only
$54 each year, should be revised.
They recommended that the tu-
ition charge permitted be raised from
$3.50 to $3.50 a week. This tuition is
paid by the district in which the stu
dent is a resident.
Six members of the new group were
appointed to a committee to consider
ways and mean of getting the de-
sired legislation at this session of the
North Dakota legislature. They are
Mr.. Gilbertson. Mr.. Calnan, Mr..
Bergman; A. c. Torgerson. Berthold;
j. F. Bohnhoff. Valley City; and Mrs.
3. S. NickersOn. Mandan. F,
Eight legislative members. four from
the senate and a like number from
the house. were appointed to help the
associations committee in drawing
up a bill for presentation. They are
Senators p. w. Eddy, Jamestown;
Fred Aandahl, Litchville; George
Hoople, Hoople; and Frank H. Hy-
land, Devils Lake; and Representa-
tives Minnie D. Craig, Esmond; Hal
yor L. aalvcrson, Minot; Edwin
Traynor, Starkweather; and James
McManuS, st. John.
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Senate Bills Introduced

s. B. 49-COnlmltGee on ApprOpr1a-
tons: A~ppropriates 81. 219, LILLE 0 for
operation Of state university at Grand
Forks.
S. B. 50-Committee on Appropria-
tons: Appropriates 5000, TAO for oper-
alton of state agricultural college at
Fargo.
S. B. 51-Brostuen of Williams-Mc-
Kenzie: Requires specific labelling of
livestock remedies, and compels sellers
to obtain licenses.
Bills Passed BY Senate
s. B.. 14-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $4,000 for care of
feeble minded at large.
s. B. 16-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates 100000 for care of
insane patients in state at large.
S. B. 17-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $4,000 for wolf,
coyote and maybe bounties.
S. B. 18-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates S 1000 for boys and
girls club work at state fairs.
S. B. 20-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $4,000 for refund
ing money enormously paid into or
credited to general fund.
S. B. 33-Fowler of Cass: Appro-
pirates $l13,035.75 for payment OF
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Although I had left Bert Hill
behind to explain my sudden alb
sence, had I acted too hastily in
running off with q guide to keep
the strange appointment? Pearl
had imperatively implored me to
pursue the Queen of the Skies to
Toxic. I had done so. GoodmaS-
ter had dispatched q private mes
sage requesting me to meet him
there. Should I have seen him
and Pearl first? Toxic had writ
TEN
GET IN TOUCH WITH ME-
BEFORE YOU TALK WITH ANY
ONE ON THE ZEPPELIN.
VITAL!"
IT was now too late to turn back.
4 BY this hour Goodmaster,
Pearl and all the chief officers
and passengers of the great trans
oceanic Zeppelin on its extended
world cruise were en- route from
the field to the state reception
at the Emperor'S palace-a recep-
ton at which, It struck me on
1CIOAAoAAC4 dU4OAAS AOAU dUOCAlud4lCC
should have been compulsory.
I was soon to learn.
The Koshawari, I found, was a
crooked, forked boundary where
the European and Asiatic sections
rubbed shoulders with the native
quarter of the Mikado's metropo-
lis.
We entered the district under
an imposing arch. on whose pill
lars were carved hideous. unin-
telligible figures. The entrance
was guarded by city police.
At once I senSed We were in a
segregated neighborhood of legal
lied vice. a region of tea houses.
dance halls. saki dens and un-
speakable dives.
We reached the Joss House.
told the guide to wait and en-
tered.
Up q long flight Of semi-dark-
ened, shaky steps I went, not
without miSgivings, and down q
long and more forbidding hall to
a circular stairs. which / descend
ed cautiously. The final step
faced a heavily bolted door OF
teakwood.
knocked.
After q long wait the door
opened several inches.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-22
District CONTESTS
TOBEH HELD MOTT
Music, Defamation and Com
mercjal Tests to Determine
Entries in Final

Mott, N. D., Jan. 22.-High school,
CONTESTS of all counties in the tenth
district will be held in Mott April 16
The contest is sponsored BY the ex.
tension division Of the University OF
North Dakota and includes music.
Reclamation, and commercial subjects.
District 10 comprises the counties
of Bowman, Adams, Grant, Hettinger.
and Slope.
The winners of first place in the
district music contests ART eligible to
enter the state contest at the univer-
sity, and first and second place win
ners in the declamatory and CONNER
cial contests are eligible to enter the
final contest at Grand Forks.
The district contest will be judged
by Prof. Hywel G. Rowland. OF the
university music department. The
icontest at Mott is in charge OF Super
Iintendent Browning of the Mott high
school.
The Mott Lions club will award a
loving cup to the school winning the
highest number of points in the con-
test.
The events follow:
Girls solo, high voice; girls solo,
low voice.
Boys solo, high voice; boys solo.
low voice.
Boys small vocal roups duets to
Girls small vocal groups duets to
J Mixed small vocal groups duets to
i Sextets).
Piano solo.
Piano duet; two pianos, four hands.
Violin solo.
Clarinet solo.
Saxophone solo.
Brass instrument ~solos-Cornet or
trumpet, trombone, French horn, and
tubs or baritone.
Other orchestral instrumental solos
Viola, cello, flute, marimba, xylo-
phone.
Small groups Of orchestral instru-
ments (three to six instrumentalists).
Boys glee club; two divisions.
Girls glee club; two divisions.
Mixed chorus; two divisions.
Orchestral; two divisions.
Band: two divisions.
DeclamatOry Contest
]. Oration-Boys.
2. Reading contest-Girls' dec1am-
atory.
3. Reading contest-Boys' declam-
atory.
Commercial Contest
l. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES class.
2. Typewriting-Amateur class.
3. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES class.
4. Shorthand-Amateur class.
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Look for the Sign G. C. G. on
Main Avenue
The
Capital Commercial
College
Sac Main Ave. Phone LII
Bismarck, North Dakota

We do PUBLIC STENOG-
RAPHY, MIMEOGRAPHING,
TYPING, CARBON COPY
WORK, etc. at a nominal
cost In order to give our students
practical experience. And we do
1t right.
We have enrolled many new
students since the holidays. One
came from the South High
school, Minneapolis; one from
the Interstate Business college
OF Fargo; another from the Da-
kota Business college of Fargo;
another from the State Agricul-
tural college of Fargo; another
from Madison, Wis. Which
proves what? Well, we have a
pretty good Commercial College
here in Bismarck.
Better times are coming. We
have had two years of "Depres-
sion" and it. seldom lasts longer
than that. We will have a num-
Der Of bright, well-trained Sec
retaries and stenographers to 20
out to positions early in the
spring. A few days ago Miss
Gladys Ellison passed. a fair test
Of 100 words a minute in original
dictation without an error. This
Is the highest test we have had
passed. Miss Ellison has the abiI-
ity to make one of the fastest
= shorthand writer's In the north
west, and an excellent reporter.
Miss Florence Delaney of Bis
marck is almost as rapid. Call
us If you will need office help.
We have DAY and EVENING
classes all the year round. Come
to q school where you get the
closest personal attention and
the most individual help. We
keep a teacher for every twenty
students, not one teacher to the
hundred as most business COL
leges do. Call or write for
COURSE OF STUDY and full
information.
PROF. b. E. JACK. Principal
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proposal to authorize village boards to
appoint policemen and fix their COM
~pensation was favored. Under the
present law, village marshals are
elected and the village fathers have
no authority to appoint and pay as
sistantS.
The question Of what should be
done with fees collected by court
clerks in naturalization proceedings
was referred to the attorney general.
A survey showed that some clerks are
keeping the fees, others r turning
them over to the counties and in one
case the clerk is keeping half and
giving the county half.
Chief Justice A. M. Christianson
addressed the attorneys on the work
OF the state judicial council.
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fists, blinded by pain. I pulled
him partly upright and sent my
right into his open mouth, knock
ing out some teeth and knocking
him full length on his back.
"Rope!" I wheezed to Mrs.
Richards, who was crouching,
fear-dazed, in a corner.
She did not seem to compre-
bend. / glared about, still feeling
murderous. Not a piece Of Irvine
in sight.
took hold of Thornton, yanked
him out of his coat and vest and
began to shred his shirt into
strips.
Mrs. Richards suddenly made a
choking noise. She was staring at
something straight over my
shoulder.
With a premonition. I whirled
around.
There was the Stranger. He
had stolen into the room and was
reaching toward me.
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I didn't hesitate. I caught him
unawares with the toughest blow
I could gather. It wasn't q knock
out. but it dropped him to one
knee. I hadn't sent him to the
Happy Hunting Grounds. but he
was reeling among the stars on .
long count Of eight when q knife
clanked to the boards. It had
dropped from under his shirt.
/ pounced on that ugly blade
and again I did not hesitate. I had
never used q knife before and I
never want to be forced to use one
again. It was the Stranger or my
self, so I buried it where I knew
It wouldn't kill and jumped back
as the blood Spurted and he
plopped on his face.
Then ! lifted Thornton and.
bolted.
WE didn't hang around In that
~ opium Speakeasy!
When we burst into the sun
shine, our guide had fled, but
Bert Hill was just coming on the
"call one Of those Japanese
hansoms, and be damned quick!"
I said, breathing like q bellows
under the weight Of Thornton
ana from my strenuous exertionS.
In another moment we were all
huddled in q canopied litter.
I rode halt . dozen blocks, tell
ing Bert exactly what had hap.
pened. Mrs. Richards was still In
q daze and Thornton had only
partially revived.
Nov. here's your JOB, Bert
said, not caring whether they
heard or not. for they were totally
impotent. There will be an off,
cial investigation into this Toxic
business. I'm leaving that to you
to report. But, first, stow these
two birds away and keep them
under cover till I Civ, the word.
This is my luckieSt day, and I
mean to take advantage. I'm
leaving you, old war horse, and
where do you think I'm headed?"
"A deaf and dumb man could
answer that" laughed Bert as I
swung to the running board and
jumped to the curb.
He did not understand my Ian
guage. but he interpreted en-
phasis. And K~asumigaura was
one word which the whole world
was trying to spell and pronounce
that day.
He stepped on IL!
Luck held. When I bounded up
to the airdrome and Officers on
guard threatened to have me ar
rested, I asked for the name Of
the Queen of the Skies officer In
charge of the watch.
col. Shannon!"
Suddenly, Shannon appeared on
the bridge.
"Up there, you old Devil Dogl"
I yelled. waving like q crazy pro-
peller.
He stared. Then he gave .
mighty snort.
1 crashed the gate without any
further hold-upS.
I had quite forgotten that app
pearances must surely have been
against me. I'll give you the
dope on all that later" I said
hurriedly. where's Goodmaster
stopping in this land Of perfumed
tarnquillity?"
american Embassy. Of course"
Naturally. I should have
thought Of that. And Pearl Dare?"
He looked at me severely.
young man, what mad moment
made you run away with her
chaperon, and where have you
hidden that poor. misguided
Woman's body?"
That's more dope to be told
later. You haven't answered my
question"
shes headed for frisco"
WHAT"
well, she hasn't gone vet, but
she's going. I have a bunch you've
lost out there, Jack. This crazy
stunt Of a JOY ride with Mrs. Rich.
ards just about finished YOU"
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LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

deficit in general maintenance fund
Of agricultural college.
House Bills introduced
H. B. 59-Appropriations commit
tee: Provides $40, 900 for the state
contingency fund.
H. B. 6O-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $138,58O for main
tenance of state capitol grounds.
H. B. 61--Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $139,990 for game
and fish department.
H. B S. -Appropris tons commit
tee: A%ppropriates $130,05e for the
state workmen's compensation bureau.
H. B. 63-Appropriation commit
tee: Apropriates 1911 600 for state
highway de 5artment.
H. B. 64-Appropriations commit
tee: Appropriates $l53,280 for motor
vehicle registration bureau