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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
DRAMATIC FILM OF P OLITICS
 OPENING HERE
Bette Davis Is Featured in Dark Horse Beginning
 Tonight at Coliseum

Coliseum theatre patrons will have their chance to see one of the best political pictures yet pro duced when "The Dark Horse" ," in which Warren William, Bette Davis and Guy Kibbee are featur- ed, opens today.
 '"The Dark Horse" adapted by two former political correspond ents from a story by an anony- nous author, said to be a promi- nent political figure. concerns the difficulties encountered when a political party cannot reach an agreement on it's candidate for Governor and compromises on a dark horse" who turns out to be difficult to handle because of a tendency to do the wrong thing at the right moment-for the op- posing party Warren William is called in to manage the candi- dates campaign and steer him in the proper channels. The sit uation is productive of brand of comedy rare on stage or screen.
 Alfred E. Green, who directed the picture, handled 97 name characters in The Dark Horse" record of Hollywood's casts.
 The picture is set against the fast-paced, hectic background of a political convention. Treating the situation from humorous angle. "The Dark Horse elicits every drop of the story's comedy possi- bilitieS.
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force the conductor to abide by the interpretation drilled into the mus icians at the rehearsals."
 Combinations Varied
 Explaining the combination of signals possible with six lights on each muse stand, pr. Karapetiff says. "The conductor can push one button for the first beat of each measure and one of the other but tons for the remaining beats of the measure. Thus with a three-four time the white may flash the first beat and the blue the other two. The red light may mean softer, the green louder The green and red together may mean hold
 And when they are extinguished the player or singer is to stop the sound.
 Besides these four which sifnul- taneously light on all the music stands, each musician has before him two more miniature lights. He knows that these are individual signals for him alone.
 Two fields suggest themselves at once for such device-the educa- tional field and the commercial or- chestras or ensembles. The device could also find application in church music.
 T call the device the electrical dirigent. The word dirigent means orchestra conductor in German"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
BALDWIN AND GORHAM
 RECEIVE BID ON THE MOOSE HALL REPAIRS

Three bids were received by the Board of Trustees of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 700, for alterations of the Moose Hall, with the contract awarded to Baldwin and Gorham on low bid Of $128.50, it was today announced by members of the board, Robert Light, Charles Miller and P. Be- thello.
 Other bids received for the re- pair work, from the Juneau Cab- met and Detail Millwork Co.,, which bid $16000 and Hans Berg, who bid $190.0O on the job.
 It is expected that the repair work will be started at an early date. the Board members said.
 A&
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
BUSINESS CONDITIONS STEADILY IMPROVING,
 SAYS CAPT. LATHROP

T believe that the MIRA Is going to be the salvation of this coun- try, but it is essential that every one cooperate, in order that it may be given every opportunity to work out as is planned declared Capt. A. E. Lathrop, prominent Alaskan business man who is re- turning to Anchorage aboard the steamer Alaska after business trip to Washington, D. c. and New York City.
 While the depression in this country is by no means over, bus mess conditions are improving steadily in all parts of the States, both the East and West" Capt. Lathrop said.
 Interest in Alaska and Alas kan investments is greatly increas- ed throughout the States, and l do not believe it is exaggeration to say that in my estimation next year will be the best year the Territory has experienced for a long time. The fishing industry looks better and I believe that most of the canneries will oper- ate next year and interest in min ing has greatly increased with the increased market for gold" he de- clared.
 Capt. Lathrop, accompanied by J. H. Clawson, general accountant and manager of Capt. Lathrop's $ Anchorage offices, went south about five weeks ago and has visited Seattle, Portland, Ore, Chicago, Washington, D. O., ana New York City, making brief stays in each city to transact import ant business.
 This morning Capt. Lathrop and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
FRED DUST" IS AT CAPITOL
 THIS EVENING
Clark Gable and Jean Har- low Are Stars of Tur-
 bulent Drama

Red Dust,v which is playing for the last time tonight at the Capi- tol Theatre presents the interesting combination of Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in turbulent story of Cochin, China. The picture is based on the Wilson Collision stage hit of the same title, in which is depicted the dramatic tri- angle which results when the aris- tocratic wife of a French engineer visits tropical rubber plantation and falls in love with it's overseer, thus engendering the hatred of a defiant, hard-boiled girl of the dance hall variety, who has prior claims on the man.
 Gable, of course, has the role of the overseer a part totally differ ent from his recent successful por- trayal opposite Norma Shearer in Strange Interlude." Miss Harlow, fresh from her triumph in Red Headed Woman" plays the hard ened plantation girl who, though scorned at first, subsequently, proves that sufficient sex appeal and strength to live the brutal life of the tropics give her an indisputable advantage over her more civilized rival Mary Astor is seen as the engineers wife, and Gene Raymond as her husband who returns from a distant engineering job to find his wife and the overseer in a com promising situation.
 There will be preview of Hard to Handle starring James Cagney at the Capitol Theatre at l am. tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
FORTY MEMBERS OF THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
 TURN OUT, PRACTICE

With the addition of three new members, last night, the Boys Drum and Bugle Corps numbers have been increased to 40, ac- cording to Bob Thibodeau, Ray mond Paul and Jimmy Lemeiux, who became regular members at the practice held in the Legion Dugout last evening.
 The next public appearance Of the Dru mand Bugle Corps will be at the Parent Teachers Asso- ciation to be held in the first week of November and they are busily practicing for the event.
 Following the practice last ev- ening, the boys were treated to coffee and doughnuts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
SYDNEY LAURENCE AND WIFE NOW MAKING HEADQUARTERS
 AT THE WASHINGTON HOTEL

Sydney Laurence, famous Alas ka painter and his artist wife, are now making their headquarters at the New Washington Hotel in Seattle where the beautiful paint ings of MT. Laurence are extreme ly popular.
 In the lobby of the well-known hcstelry is a large display of the work of both MT. Laurence and his talented wife which has ere ated a sensation among the art lovers of the Puget Sound metro polls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
By HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE Associated Press Science Edit0r)

Associated Press science E0ltOr)
 ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 17-Com- biping music and electrical engin- eering. Prof. Vladimir Karapetoff of Cornell University has devised what he calls the electrical dirigent. a substitute for the orchestra con- ductor's baton.
 The dirigent is an electrical key board, played by the conductors fingers, each key lighting signals on the music stands of his play CTS. The signals are colored lights, four of them flashing alike on each stand; but two others on each stand carrying only individual mes sages.
 Professor Is Cellist
 pr. Karapetoff is professor of electrical engineering. He is also a lifelong orchestra player, the cello his. hobby.
 For a long tine," he says, T have felt the inadequacy of con- trolling a large body of musicians by means of wavy motions of two arms, and a recurring expression of rage on the conductors face.
 Because the conductor cannot possibly indicate all that he wants with his two hands, and few facial muscles, numerous rehearsals are necessary, until the musicians actually remember what to do in the important places. Rehearsals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
AUXILIARY
 HOLDS ELECTION OFFICERS

The American Leg.on Auxiliary lat Anchorage recently elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Eleanor Marsch; First Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. Aline Strutz; Second Vice . President, Mrs Eva Jones; Secretary, Mrs. Hilda Nelson; Treas urer, Mrs. Mildred Culver; Chap lain, Mrs. Grace Becker; Sergeant at-Arms, Mrs. Ruth Olson; Histor- ian, Mrs. Ilona Grover.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

 madly, merrily, insinuatingly for ward. The show, naturally, dossn- mt want Tira to marry anybody, and interruptions pals" of hers frame an ending to her romance. How they succeed-for a while and how Tira gets back her man the plot reveals in telling form. There's a courtroom scene which departs far from judicial decorum but what's decorum to Tira, who smiles and glides and struts past a jury asking, "How'm l do- in?"
 And what place, anyway has decorum in a Mae West picture?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
RIGHT THIS WAY, FOLKS

Tira is dancer in a cheap carnival when the picture opens. and she works the lions. on the side Having passion for finery and jewels, Tira works also at collecting these with the least pos sible effort, and she has a trunk ful of souvenirs when the story gets under way.
 But Tira is superstitious, and the carnival's seer prepares a horo- scope that mentions two rich men. The notion rather appeals to her, because she has ambitions.
 The plot thickens in that di- rection when Tira, to get out of a scrape promises to do an act in which she puts her head in lions mouth.
 It brings her to New York and the "big time" where Millionaire No. l CKent Taylor) soon is spend- ing fortunes on her, causing mil- lionaire No. 2 (Cary Grant) to visit her in wrath-as well as in professional capacity as No. Is law yer and friend-to attempt a breakup of the affair
 Needless to say, No suscep- tible to blatant charms as well as No. 2, but there's difference here. Our Tira has found true love at last.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
Men Are Lured, Bod Lions Are
 Tame q But It Is ALI in One
 Days Work for Star, Mae " est
By RoBBIN CooNs

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, oct. l1.- After you see Mae West as Ira, the lion tanner, in her new film it's title will seem merely a reel tation of the obvious.
 The picture is I'm No Angel" and the scintilant Miss West, in a piece she wrote, adapted and adorned with dialog, makes 1t quite clear that Tira never would be accused of seraphic flights.
 But no one who saw Mae West in She Done Him Wrong" or in any of her stage plays will go ex- pecting Tira to be anything other than a glittering devil-dame who has her good points, as well as her curves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

this section of Alaska and is a frequent Cordova visitor in con- nection with mail contracts which are let out of Cordova for Interior points. The couple will make their home in Seward.
 Curiously enough, the maid of honor Miss Baker, is on her way to Anchorage, where she will be- come the wife of one of the Sig nal Corps members at Anchorage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
DELZELLE TO HAVE
 LARGE SAMPLE ROOM

Work was started this morning by Carl Thorsett on altering the interior of Ben c. Delzelle's sample room on Second Street between Main and Seward. More display shelving will be added and an ad- ditional room will make the living quarters more comfortable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
ANCHORAGE A. L. ELECTS

The Jack Henry Post, of the Am- erican Legion at Anchorage. re- gently elected the following officers: s. c. Raynor, Post Commander; H. G. Savage, First Vice-Commander; Paul A. Marsch, Second Vice-Com- mander; James J. Delaney, Finance Officer; John M. Cook, Chaplain; Maurice L. Sharp, Historian, re- elected; Reginald Vernon, Sergeant at Arms; Werner Ohls, retiring Commander, Department Executive Committeeman; and w. D. Mo- Kinney. Past Commander and D. w. Stoddard, past Commander, to the Post Executive Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
BARANOF MAKES TRIPS TO SITKA AND ADMIRALTY
Seaplane Takes Mail from Alaska to West Coast,
 Freight to Admiralty

Making a quick round trip to Sitka and way ports with mail from the Alaska, the seaplane Bar anof, Gene Meyring, pilot, left Juneau at II o'clock this morning and returned here shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 Aboard the Baranof were c. R. Maynard and R. w. Faull, pas sengers from Juneau to Tenakee.
 The Baranof left Juneau at 3 o'clock this afternoon with freight for Forestry Camps and 6 at Thayer Lake and Diston Lake, Ad- miralty Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
Actress to Fight Payment of
 $75,OO0 A,oard


 LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 17.-Claire Windsor, actress, has started a legal battle to defeat the verdict of the jury which decided she stole the affections of Alfred c. Reed, Jr., Oakland socialitte, and awarded S75,00O damages to Reeds wife.
 The attorneys for the actress have filed affidavits claiming Reed made love to three other women before he met Miss Windsor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
KETCHIKAN MAN OBTAINS
 SEATTLE LICENSE TO WE'D

SEATTLE. Oct. TIA marriage license has been issued here to Paul s. Charles, of Ketchikan, AL aska, and Mildred F. Sutter. of Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

MT. Clawson visited various gov- ernment officials on business and they were guests for luncheon at the Governors house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17
INTERIOR DOCTOR IS ON
 WAY TO STATES ON -iSIT

Dr. w. E. Corthell, of Mountain Village, on the Yukon, is on the Northwestern bound for Seattle. He flew from his home town to An chorage, then railroaded it to Seward to catch the steamer. Dr. Corthell expects to return north within a couple of weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

Marriage of four teachers at Wiggins, Miss, caused the School Board to hold a second election as only unwed teachers are eligible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

Daily Empire Want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

Daily Empire Want Ads Fay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-17

Daily Empire wans Ads Pay.
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And from there the plot moves
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08

But Russia had long had her eyes
on that region. So, backed by Ger
many and France, Russia inter-
vened, nobly advising Japan, in a
spirit of friendship" and to pre-
serve "the peace of the Far East,
to give up this concession. Japan
complied.
According to the japanese, Rus
STA already had a secret under
standing with China. As a reward
for her services, Russia obtained
from China the concession to build
the Chinese Eastern Railway across
north Manchuria.
The Trans-Siberian route, far to
the north, zigzagging along the
Amur river to Vladivostok, was too
long and too precarious. The Chi
nese Eastern would provide not only
short cut to VladivoStok, but open
up rich territory yielding heavy
freight revenues.
This concession was granted in
1896. In 1897 Russia seized Port
Arthur, while imperial Germany
her sanctimonious partner in per-
suading Japan to give up south
Manchuria-seized part of Shan
tung.
Russian intrigue in the Far East
now redoubled. The Chinese East
ern was laid. Port Arthur was made
into what was then considered to
be an impregnable fortress and
naval base.
During the Boxer troubles, Rus
STA crammed Manchuria with still
more troops and ran up her flag
from Hardin to Newchang.
Once more japan took alarm. She
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08

ring her exist. Weak China and lit
tie Japan could be ignored.
BY 1B77, the railroad, begun at
Moscow, had reached the Volga.
During the Dos, the Volga was
bridged, and the road pushed OH to
the Urals. In 1891 the real Trans
Siberian was started at Vladivostok
and just a decade later it was fin
ished, to all intentS.
But not without trouble. The
seeds of future bloodshed were soWn
by the builders. Three wars already
have been fought, and at least one
more, gorier than any of the others,
is now in sight.
To win to warm water and make
her Pacific outlet safe, Russia in
trigued, openly and secretly, all over
the Orient. To obtain lease on
Port Arthur she entered into con-
spiracy with the Chinese. To con-
troll Korea, she conspired with the
weakling rulers at Seoul.
Japan, just then waking up after
centuries of feudaliSm and isolation,
became alarmed. Korea, she said,
was "a pistol at her head"
In the hands of Russia or China,
or any other great nation, it might
go off with fatal results. To put a
stop to the new developments, she
went to war with China. That was
in 1894.
AS a result of victory, the Japan
csc forced China to cede, in per-
petuity, all the territory south of a
line drawn from the mouth of the
Yalu to Newchwang-in other
words, to the South Manchurian
peninsular, including Port Arthur.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08
Russia Loses in Contest of
Wits and Warfare
With Toxic.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scripps- Howard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, June S.-The
most startling developments since
the Russo-JapaneSe war are in full
swing in the Fart East.
While the United States and the
other chief powers of the Occident
have had their eyes fixed on Wash
ington, London, and Geneva, moves
destined to change the map of Asia
have been going on in the Orient.
Japan's dream of TRIPPING her area
and creating new empire for her
self on the Asiatic continent is now
in plain sight.
Japan has outplayed China. She
has outplayed Russia. She has out
played the league and all the sig
natories of the nine power and
Kellogg pacts.
VladivOstOk Doomed
For all practical purposes she has
ousted Soviet Russia from North
Manchuria, closed in on a large
slice of that country's territory
known as the Maritime province,
doomed Vladivostok, Russias one
worthwhile outlet to the Pacific,
and bottled up Siberia.
Japan is now in a position to take
VladivoStok whenever she likes. She
can cut RuSsia's one remaining rail-
way connection (around the Amur
river with VladivoStok at any
time. She can occupy eastern ST.
IBERIA and the nothern half of SAX
halin island and virtually cut off
RuSSia-one-SiXth of the land sur
face Of the globe-four months out
OF every year, the months when
Russias ports are frozen.
While Nippon thus steadily con-
solidated her position in the Far
East, Russia has been forced to
look on helplessly Her only means
of stopping Japan was by the sword
and Russia can not afford a war.
Long Contest Lost
AS matters now stand, Russia
siXty-year contest with Japan has
been lost. Her age-long drive to-
ward warm water-toWard a de-
pendable seaport which would not
freeze over and isolate her through
the long winter months has been
frustrated.
Leningrad and Archangel are ice
blocked annually. Odessa, on the
Black sea, is kept open by ice
breakers, but the Bosphorus, Sea of
Marmora and the Dardanelles still
must be passed before Odessa's COM
merce reaches even the Mediter-
ranean.
And Great Fritain, normally hos
tile to Russia, guards both entrances
to that seat-at Gibraltar and Suez.
AS far back as 1870, Czarist Rus
STA had begun to lay plans for an
outlet on the Pacific. Siberia, big
ger by far than the United States,
or the whole of Europe, had been
conquered. All that remained was
to build railroad from Moscow to
the Yellow Sea or the Sea Of Japan,
and Russia would be free.
Unlike Europe, Asia offered TO
powerful enemies capable of bar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08
GOOD REMAINS
COLLEGE HEAD
Named for New Five Year
Term as President of
Indiana Central.

Dr. I. j. Good today began a
new five-year term as president of
Indiana Central college, following
reelection by trustees at the annual
spring meeting Wednesday.
A member of the Indiana Central
student body when the institution
opened it's doors in 1905, DR.. Good
has been been president for sixteen
years He was member of the
colleges first graduating class
In 1914 he became the colleges
business manager and later sue
ceeded DR.. L. D. Bonebrake as pres
ident.
Trustees also reelected DR.. j. w.
Lake, Bremen, president of the
board, and named the Rev. w. r.
Montgomery, Terre Haute, as Sec
rotary.
George Fisher, Indianapolis, class
of 1924, was elected president of
the college alumni association at a
meeting Wednesday.
Other officers are: John Thomp-
son, vice-president; Professor D. H.
Gilliat, treasurer, and Miss Sibyl
Weaver, secretary. Newly elected
alumni representatives on the board
of trustees are Mr.. Montgomery and
B. F. Cain, FIT. Wayne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08
TELEGRAPH co.
MERGER seen
WITHIN YEAR
Western Union and Postal
Consolidation Would
Save Millions.
BY RICHARD l.. GRIDLEY
Copyright. 1898. by United Press

United Press Financial Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Con-
solidation of the Western Union
Telegraph Company and the Postal
Telegraph and Gable Corporation
into a $300,0O0,000 communication
combine within eyar was reported
as certain, in highly authoritative
circles here today. The merger is
dependent upon the passage Of the
railroad bill pending in congress,
which sets up machinery making it
possible for telegraph companies to
merge, as telephone companies were
permitted to consolidate 1921.
Despite widespread rumors over
the last four years connecting Pos
tai with Western Union, officials of
neither company have entered into
any merger agreement. Both COM
panies, however, look with favor
upon a consolidation, but have been
prevented in joining in the past by
the antitrust laws, it was said by
officials here.
Would Protect Investment
Upon passage of the railroad bill,
authorities expect both companies
to consider merger plan which
will protect their large investments
and establish the industry on a
sounder financial basis.
Plans of the two companies would
be laid before the interstate COM
merce commission, which has juris-
diction over telegraph companies,
and the three parties would work
out details of the merger.
The primary purpose of the tele-
graph companies, the United Press
was told today, is to save the
present $300,O00,000 investment of
the public in the stocks and bonds
of the two communication COM
panies."
The present staff of $4,000 en-
ployes of the two companies would
be maintained and huge savings
would be accomplished by elimina-
ton of duplicated operations,
Huge Saving Seen
1t is estimated that the savings
through such combination, without
a reduction in working forces, would
be approximately $12,000OO0 the first
year and $20,OO0,000 annually by the
third year.
The United Press was told that
these savings could be translated
into higher wages for workers,
lower rates for telegraph services
and interest and dividends on the
securities of the two companies.
Business of the two telegraph
companies is duplicated to the ex-
tent of IS per cent, it was estimated.
Western Union has an entrance into
90 to 81 per cent of the country'S
telegraph business, while postal has
IS per cent.