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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
SPEED ONE FACTOR

Another cause, not often remem- bered by metropolitan stage fans who would like to see their foot light favorites do their own plays on the screen, is the haste with which movie companies acquire screen rights and go into produc- ton, using their own stars while the original players are engaged on other shows.
 Most important, to the studios, is the consideration that few legiti- mate stage names are well known to the great mass of movie fans. When "Coquette" was made with Mary Pickford as star, Helen Hayes was still on the stage exclusively. Today, if "Coquette" had not been made and screen rights were avail able, M-G-M doubtless would make a reckless bid to obtain it for their star. But Miss Hayes to date has appeared in no role from her stage repertory.
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PARTY HUSBAND OPENS TONIGHT
 AT COLISEUM M
Dorothy Mackaill He a d s Cast in Sophisticated
 Comedy-Drama

Dorothy Mackaill, whose bril- liant characterization of an 'office wife, recently won her such high acclaim, comes to the Coliseum tonight, as the star of Party Husband" the First National com edy- drama of modern married life.
 She plays the part of a sophis- ticated bride who means to keep her individuality, to take posi- ton in the business world and to associate with whomscever happens to take her fancy for the moment. In this she is abetted by her hus- band, who sincerely believes that wedding ties should not cramp ones style and that both goose and gander may partake of the same spicy sauce. Jay is to be strictly a party husband and Laura party-wife.
 Laura secures a position in a publishing house with a worthy gentleman named Purcell, while Jay takes to arranging broadcast programs, all of which sounds emil nently proper Jay is taken un- der the doubtful protection of a busy and bibulous lady named Bee. A mutual friend tries to slow Bees speed Laura's employer takes her to distant city on particular bus mess. Jay begins to doubt the love e-and-let-love theories whi c h he has advocated-and follows in hot haste and the witch's pot be- gins to brew
 The story is an adaptation of the novel by the same name by Godfrey Barnes. It has been deftly directed by Clarence Bad ger, and sets and photography are fine, but it is the interpretations of character which make the piece so living and human. There is just the proper dash of humor and enough humanity to comteract the hard sophistication with which it deals.
 Dorothy Mackaill, dazzling, pro- vocatiye, twinkling, gives a DOT trayal of captivating vividness.
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Her incisive diction, the blonde bob, the striking ability to wear exquisite clothes exquisitely, makes her the ideal heroine. James Ben nie plays the philandering hus- band. who finds that theory and practice do not always gibe-with sure technique.
 Dorothy Peterson whose fine performance in Mothers Cry" is gratefully remembered, shows her versatility in part that is ut terly different. Helen Ware is her most amusing as the mother-in- law of the party husband. Jack Donahue is a tippling best man at the wedding Paul Forecast does dilletante artist with amorous leaningS, cleverly. Mary Doran and Barbara Weeks are charming.
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SOME SCORE. SOME DON'T

Within recent years attempts to sell stage stars in their original roles to movie fans have not been uniformly successful. Marilyn Mil Ter was liked in Sally" and scored several other successes, but still gains her greatest triumphs on the stage. The distinguished Lunt- Fontanne team in their play, "The Guardsman,' was acclaimed, but meant little at the ox-office.
 Currently Leslie Howard is ap- bearing in his original role in The Animal Kingdom" but he was introduced in several other films before attempting this starr ing role. He also probably will do his own Berkeley Square,.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
DOUGLAS FIRE BOYS TO PLAY
 UNITED MEAT
Basketball Game Is Slated for Tomorrow Even-
 ing on Island

Tomorrow night at the Natator- ium, Douglas Bremen will play their initial game in the second half of the Channel basketball series against the United Meat representatives, game to start at 8 o'clock
 Considering the fine quality of ball played during the first half of the series by the local smoke eaters and the fact that the wis., iting team has been strengthened by the addition of new players a tip-top game is expected, and fans should not miss it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
BREEZE RE-ENTERED IN
 PRESS ASSN. CONTEST

Copies of the 1892 Gastineau Breeze were mailed yesterday, to the annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest in New York. The Breeze has shown a steady improvement in the last few years to judge from it's place ment in the contest. Three years ago, the Breeze was accorded fourth place, two years ago, third, and last year second. There were no Territorial firsts in 1881.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
LEAGUE HOLDING FINAL
 CARD PARTY ON JAN 2I

Saturday, January 21, is the date announced by the Ladies League for the fifth and last of their card party series which was start ed last Fall. Awarding of the grand prize, fine. big homemade fruit cake, donated by Mrs. John Mills, will feature the final event.
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CUT DOWN ON
 ELECTRICITY,
 SOVIET ORDER
Domestic Users Must Re duce Consumption A
 Per Cent-Penalty

MOSCOW, Jan. I0.-Despite the fact that Russia is producing more electrical energy than ever before, domestic users were informed last Saturday that in the next four months they must cut consumption A per cent. No explanation for the reason for a cut was given.
 The order said those who failed to obey it would have to pay tri- pie the present rate. The order suggested that householders use weaker light bulbs and shut off their heaters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
FIRST SEMESTER OF SHCOOL IS WINDING UP THIS WEEK

This week marks the eighteenth since the beginning of school. On Thursday and Friday the High School students will take their semester exams in especially ar ranged hour and half periods. Report cards showing the third six weeks and semester grades will be distributed next week.
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NOTE. TO PRESS REVEALS CRIME
I. M. Harrison Kills Wife, Informs Newspaper,
 then Suicides

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 10 A few hours after T. M Harrison, aged 53 years, promoter of pro- fessional golf, shielded, the police entered his home at Redwood City and found his wife dead.
 A note mailed to a newspaper revealed the murder. Harrison in the note said he slew his wife 10 days ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
PICTURES ARE BEING MADE FOR TAKU; STUDENTS POSING

Ed Andrews started taking the pictures for the Taku, Douglas High School Annual, yesterday. He is starting with the individuals and will take the groups this week end and next week.
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have demonstra . ted consistently their seeming be- lief that a movie actor can do bet ter by a char a ct CT on the screen than the stage actor who created the char acter.
 The belief may not be hard and fast; ore req sonably, the phe- nomenon may be attributed to sev- eral other causes
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Mxu&7aM:. :. hzJzf Reh' :

WYE HAVE been telling the pub- w lie for good many years that Chesterfelds taste better. 7hey satisG
 That wouldn' 'tmean thing if smok- CTS found out that it wasn t so. Mo- body can fool the people very long.
 But a great many smokers have smoked Chesterfelds for long time, and they knosO that they taste right. And so they say to their friends, 'lf you want cigarette that really tastes better, try Chesterfelds!"
 Chesterfelds taste better because they are made of mild tobaccos that have been aged for two years. And there is just enough Turkish in them .... but not too much.
 We are sure that you, too, will en- joy their Mildness and Better Taste.
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For one thing, a few of the stage stars do not care to work in pic lures, however rare such a case may be. That is the reason some one else, possibly Marion Davies, is to play Katharine Cornell's role in The Barretts of Wimpole Street" when it is filmed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
McCAUL MOTOR COMPANY
. DON'T BE TOO
 LIBERAL

With the coal 1T It comes rom our place. For our ccal goes farther and gives a more even and satisfying heat. If your coal Dir Is running low, better have us send you neH supply to prove our statement. Our draying service Is always the best and we specialize in Feed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
MARION DAVIES IS SLATED FOR
 ANOTHER ROLE
Will Probably Be Featured in "Barretts of Vim
 pole Street.
By RoBBIN CoONs

HOLLYWOOD, Jan 10.--Compar- atively seldom do stage stars draw in pictures the roles they created behind the footlights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
Stork Visits Kirkwoods

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 1O.- A daughter has been born to MT and Mrs. James Kirkwood, both
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of the films. Mrs. Kirkwood is the former Beatrice Bisenius Pow CTS, once Follies dancer.
 Pave the Path to Prosperity With Printingl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
DEATH TAKES PIONEER AIRMAN.

In the tragedy at Livengood this week, in which
Pilot c. E. ed Young and two passengers were
killed when their plane crashed, one of Alaska S
foremost airmen passed to the Land OF Happy
Landings. With Col Ben Eelson rightly called
the father of aviation in Alaska" Mr. Young was
of small group of men who had the vision
to see how large a part the arpane could play
in Alaskan transportation and communication. They
had vision and the courage to back it. AS result
of that Juneau is but day from Nome, and
Fairbanks the distance between lunch and dinner.
Time is the measure of distances rather than
miles
Like Col. Eielson, Mr. Young was flyer of rare
ability and had the qualities that inspire the con-
fidence of those with whom he came into contact.
Like him. he passed out in the harness of his calling,
which probably is he would have wished it. His
death is a loss to aviation in the Territory and
to the Territory, itself Alaska is a more livable
place. its people clearly knit together
because of him and his work among us. Words
of course, have little meaning to those who are
bereaved at time like this Yet, in the hearts
of all Alaskans there is of a sharing of
grief with Mrs Young and of deepest sympathy
for her in her great loss
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
DISTILLING is ENCOURAGED.

The conviction of the Government that repeal
of the Eighteenth Amendment is in sight is evil
denced very clearly in its policy regards
dising of liquor. 1t is far more liberal than that
heretofore used and tends to the operation
of dstilleres under Government license at their full
capacity.
The quota of 5,50O0OO gallons set year ago has
long since been exhausted. Several weeks ago, Com
missioner James M. Doran of the Bureau of Indus
trial Alcohol authorized new quota of 100000
gallons and has let it be known that third quota
for the same amount will be authorized as soon as
the second has been filled That means by the
end of the year 100000 gallons of new liquor
will be in the warehouses.
The problem of obtaining sufficient stock OF
American made liquor after repeal is serious one
Stocks of matured whiskey are not large There
but seven dstilleries of any size legitimately
operating. few being rushed into production
and many other planning to recondition plant
and equipment in preparation for repeal The situa-
ton is different from when the legazation OF beer
was impending. Breweres there were in consd-
cradle number engaged in the manufacture of near
beer but most dstieries have allowed their machin-
cry to rust, and more plants have been completely
dsmantled
Medicinal whiskey stocks, constantly depleted by
the heavy drain under the liberal prescrp-
ton law in effect stand at 18,500000 gallons,
only a small fraction of the Prohibition annual
requirements Federal authorities now anxious
to build up the spirit stocks to the limit In the
first place in order to obtain much needed revenue
from legalized liquor there must first be liquor
available. And also, adequate supply of matured
stocks will diminish the feared flood of untaxed
and impure wildcat whiskey. In addition to these
reasons, the Government is anxious to preserve the
domestic market for American concerns for the
purpose 81 revenue and unemployment relief
Just what the tax rate will be on whskey
is uncertain With the repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment the $3.50 levy liquor diverted for
beverage purposes will be no longer applicable. This
will leave the old rate of s110 per gallon effective
until Congress provides for new rate. If repeal
is achieved by December 6, now seems assured a
full month will elapse before Congress meets and
it will be several weeks after that before new legis-
lation could be put into effect 1t is certain that
the rate next year, will be higher than sll0 per
gallon. Just how much more will depend good
deal on how badly the revenue is needed in order
to balance the budget.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
Our Duty in Cuba.
milwaukee Journal.)


The best way is to let Cuba work out its political
salvation
But there is another way that this country can
help. Behind the political wrongs are economic
wrongs The financing of Cuba from New York
City was one type of invasion that the Cubans
resented They say they not going to repudiate
these debts though they do question the integrity
of many of them. They going to ask for time
in which to set a frenzed financial house in order
On that point they should have help-all the
reasonable help that this country give them.
We may not like to acknowledge it, but there
is American responsibility involved in this
Cuban upheaval
America gave to Cuba the form of constitution
and government which she apparently does not want
We helped to bring on an economic crisis through
our trade policies. We let our bankers put over
the loans that wrecked Cuban finances. Rather than
talk too glibly of intervention cry that the
Communists in control, we should in view of
our own record approach the Cuban situation as
sympathetcaly and helpfuly we can.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
Japanese Methods.
Manchester, Eng, Guardian.

Manchester, Eng. GuardianO
The Japanese capture of Dolon-nor. in Inner
Mongolia, has been followed by an advance into
the Province of Chahar. Needless to say this
represents another outrageous violation of the rights
of China well of the armistice which Japan
signed June l. The Japanese themselves-in
the elaborate structures of deceit and special plead
ing which them to defend the indefensible-
have never pretended that the Province of Chahar
forms part of "Manchukuo" They have, however,
consistently refrained from any definite statement
about "Manchukuos" western frontiers Now that
it is convenient to them to invade Chahar, they
have their usual armory of arguments The Prov
ince of Chahar occupied, it seems, by Marshal
Feng aided by money from Canton and Moscow
his troops Communists These things as
may be; it is at least likely that Marshal Feng
was being paid from Mukden, the Russian press
asserts. At any rate he managed to create complete
confusion in the Province of Chahar and to present
the Japanese with the excuse for Intervention
for the maintenance of peace and order in Jehol'
Having accomplished this, he has withdrawn to
Shantung The Japanese rely on the support
of Mongols, who have always disliked Chinese rule.
They have to meet the resistance of thousands
of demoralized soldiers only. Nothing can stop
them from occupying much of this huge and
thnly populated Province they please Its cities
guard the back door to Jehol and the trade routes
across the Cobb Desert-hence it's Importance When
has Japan held back from what she coveted for
trumpery moral considerations?
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23

dry sisterhood march to the polls next month,
Virginia october 3, and Florida week later.
If both follow the lead of the rest of the Union to
date, and there doesn't seem to be any likelihood
that they will be found at odds, only three more
States will be necessary for ratification
That number is assured November 7, when
five States vote. These are: North and South
Carolina, Ohio Pennsylvania and Utah. -Four of
them all except North Carolina are virtually certain
to ratify repeal North Carolina is of the few
States in which the Drys have been conceded a
fighting chance. 1t of the two in the
Dry column of the Literary Digests 1882 Prohibition
Poll The margin was so close that the switch of
less than per cent of the vote to the Wet side
would put it onto the Wet column. While its vote
is not needed, the AUTHORIZATION organizations
have not neglected to make campaign there, and
their leaders believe it, too, will vote against the
present system.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
ROUNDING THE TURN.

Again the West and Southwest have spoken on
National Prohibition and has been the case on
20 previous similar occasions in all sections OF the
country, the popular verdict was unfavorabe. New
Mexico emphaticaly confirmed the dictum OF Texas
and Arizona, voting three to one to ratify the
Twenty first Amendment repeating the Eighteenth
The West was heard from again when Idaho one
Of the so-called "traditionally dry commonwealth
voted for repeal two to one The verdict OF the
voters in these two States brings 81 into line Tor
expunging Prohibition from the Federal Constitu-
ton. None has voted to keep it there
,rsne race to ratify the repeal resolution is now
- tne t,,rn. soon to enter the home stretch. The
"a aos,fh xpcrks next when two Of that reputed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
YANK WHALERS
ARE DW|NDL|NC
Dramatic Chapter of AM
erica's Maritime His
tory Is Passing

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-One
of the most dramatic chapters in
Americas maritime history is now
drawing to prosaic close.
The American whaling fleet,
once a lusty institution and the
inspiration for countless thrilling
sagaS of the sea, is on the verge
of going out of existence, says A.
j. Tyrer, assistant director of the
Bureau of Navigation and Steam
boat Inspection.
In the fun flush of its activity
the fleet comprised 100000 gross
tons, but it has been reduced
gradually until today only IA YES
sells of 1857 gross tons are left.
The fleet is made up of IL steam
ers and one motorship. In the
day when whalers were an i'm
portant part of the merchant fleet
of the United States almost every
one was sailing craft.
Headquarters Move
Since the time the first Ameri-
can whalers headed their well pro-
visioned vessels away from the
New England coast late in the
eighteenth century for their search
of swimming treasure" the head
quarters of the fleet has moved
completely across the continent.
A few old-time Captains of the
whaling ships still live in cot
tages hard by the New England
shores where they can get sight
of the sea and Whit of the
salt, but all the American whal-
ing vessels with one exception,
now are operated out of San
Francisco and Seattle, Tyler says
The early records of the Bu-
reau of Navigation show whal-
ing fleet of Alps gross tons in
1874. At this time the number of
vessels was not a matter of record.
BY 1920 the fleet totaled 36,445
tons. BY 1845 the tonnage in
creased to 190,594, with the peak
of all time reached in 1858, when
198,594 tons were listed That
marked the zenith of American
whaling enterprise and from that
date until now it has diminished
steadily.
New Move, However
Offsetting to some extent the
passing of the American whaler
is the recent increase in the pro-
portion of American seamen find
ing employment on vessels flying
the American flag. This is due,
Tyler says, to the Masters of
American vessels showing a pref
erence for native and naturalized
seamen.
In une fiscal year ending June
30 the proportion of American-born
or naturalized seamen shipped and
reshipped by the United States
Shipping Commissioners at the 10
largest ports of the country in
creased to TAT per cent, as COM
pared with ST. per cent in the
previous fiscal year.
In the last fiscal year 1,128
seamen were shipped on American
vessels. OF this total 165,3l0 were
American-b born or naturalized citi-
zens. There were 12,780 British,
1885 Spanish, 8,4O1 German, and
all others totaled 26,752.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
While the World Scrambles for Gold.
DAILY Journal of Commerce, seattle0

0Da1ly journal OF commerce, Seatte.)
The world scrambles for gold!
Gold prices have gone skyrocketing hoard
ers SPECTATORS prospectors and central banks
throughout the European world seek frantically to
increase their gold holdings.
Fortunes of mining magnates increased by
millions of dollars. man who put ST. 900 into Sons
of Gwalia shares in 1881 could sell for $4,000.
The Randfortein Estates Company, valued at So
100000 two years ago, is worth $50,000000.
The worlds keenest spectators and financers
gathering in frenzied excitement Johannesburg
in South Africa and at the money centerS of Europe
to buy up the gold itself to purchase shares
in gold mining enterprises.
Distractedy the gold fever mounts.
Although gold shares have been rising ever since
Great Britain went off the gold standard two years
ago, the real gold rush recently started when the
dollar and pound sterling began to sag in relation
to the continental gold currences. The price of
gold went up to $29.35 fine ounce, the highest
since last December and comparing to the. all-time
high price reached last November
And gold becomes more than a medium
of exchange The turbulent upward rush of prices
through the frenzed buying and passionate desire
for the metal is not sprung from the cool calcua-
ton of the financier The brght-eyed world-old
gold mania is recrudescent.
And while the American national leaders and
the American people fly over new seas under the
Blue Eagle of the NRA, the old world scrambles
after gold.
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% YEARS AGO
From The Empire
SEPTEMBER %. 1913.

SEPTEMBER %, 1913.
The big cold storage plant at
Sitka was ready for business and
the first fish had been taken.
The company offered to take all
fish that was brought to it at a
price of two cents a pound, up
ward.
F. j. Wettrick and Mrs. Wet
trick planned to leave for the
south on the Humboldt during the
day. Mr. Wettrick was called
south on business matters. They
expected TO return about Novem-
Der l.
The Rev. E. H. Brown, pastor
of the Catholic Church in Juneau
for ten years past, planned to
leave for the south on the steamer
Northwestern. He was to be sue
ceeded by the Rev. Graham, who
had recently come to Juneau from
Missoula, Montana Failing health
caused Father Brown to give up
his work here.
The second story walls of the
City Hall were practically COM
pleted and were ready to receive
the joice and timbers for the third
floor. The work had been done
by day labor.
Prof. C. G. Jorgeson, head of
the Agricultural Experiment sta
tons in Alaska, left for the States
on the Jefferson, after completing
a tour of all of the stations IN
Alaska. He reported all of them
in thriving condition.
The first meeting of the Camp
Fire Girls was to take place in
a few days at the studio Of Miss
Edith Kempthorne in the Charon
residence.
The smoker held in the Tread
we'll Club was a great success
with many men attending from
various points on Gastineau Chan
mel. The hit of the evening was
an opening song by Monte Snow.
A number of excellent boxing
matches took place.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1933-09-23
MRS. JOSEPHINE SPICKETT,
STMA STER, LEAVES ON
VACATION TO CALIFORNIA

On her annual vacation trip
south, Mrs. Josephine Spickett,
Postmaster, left this morning on
the Princess Louise. Mrs. Spickett
plans to visit her sister, Mrs. ]. B.
Caro-, in San Francisco, and will
possibly continue to Southern Cali
fornia before returning the early
part of November.