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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
GOVERNOR GIVEN PARDON POWERS BY REPEAL ACT
Text Is Wired to Governor and Placed Before
 Board for Study
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flict herewith, is hereby expressly repealed; Provided, however, that the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska shall have full power and authority to delegate the powers hereby conferred to any board or commission designated or created by the Legislature for such pur- pose, which powers shall include the power to make rules and regula- tionS governing the manufacture barter, sale, or possession of spirit uous or intoxicating liquors in the Territory of Alaska, to prescribe the qualifications of those who are to engage in the manufacture, bar ter, sale or possession of intoXicat- ing liquors in the said Territory, and to prescribe license fees and excise taxes therefor; provided that nothing in this act shall in any way repeal, conflict or inter fere with the public general laws of the United States imposing tax es on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors for the pur- pose of revenue and known as the Internal Revenue Laws
 Validates Control Beard
 "Sec. 3. That the Act of the Territorial Legislature of Alaska entitled An Act to create the Board of Liquor Control and pre- scribe it's powers and duties, ap- proved May 4, 1883, contained in the Session Laws of Alaska, 1883, being Chapter 1O9 thereof, on pa- ges 193-194, be, and the same hereby is, ratified and approved and the Board hereby created shall have the powers and authority con- ferred upon it by the said act, and any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the rules or regulations prescribed by the said Board governing the manufac- ture, sale, barter and possession o1 intoxicating liquors in the Territory of Alaska, or the qualifications o1 those engaging in the manufacture sale, barter and possession of sucf liquors in the said Territory or the payment of license fees and ex' else taxes therefor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upor conviction thereof, shall be pun ished as provided in Section POT: of the Compiled Laws of Alaska
 ".Sev. 4. That Sections 462 tt 478, both inclusive of Act of Con gress entitled An Act to defint and punish crime in the Distric of Alaska and provide a code O criminal procedure for said dis trict,' approved March 3, 1899, 6, Stat. L. 1337-134D, as amended b, the Act of June 6, 1900, (31 Stat. | 332), and by the Act of Februar, 6, 1909 (35 Stat. L. 601 -603), b and the same hereby are, repealed
 Sec. 5. Section 13 of the Re
 vised Statutes CU.S.C., Title Sec. 29) shall not apply with re spect to any penalty, forfeiture o liability incurred under any pro vision of this Act.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
FOURTEEN MEN DIE IN FLAMES;
 FIFTY INJURED
Fire Starts from Grease Boiling Over on Stove,
 then Exploding

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, March 24-Fourteen men are dead and at least fifty men are in hospitals with injuries as the result of a fire which swept the Transient Bureau early this morning.
 The blaze started when a five gallon kettle of grease boiled over on the kitchen stove and exploded. This set fire to the wooden floor
 Men leaped from the windows as the fire rapidly spread through the building located in the heart of the business section.
 Within ten minute after the fire started, the floors of the three story building collapsed.
 Many men were dying when pick ed up on the streets from their burns and injuries resulting from leaps from the windows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
STUDENT BODY OF HIGH SCHOOL GIVES
 DANCE ON FRIDAY

Attended by the majority of the High School students, an enjoyable dance was held last evening in the Grade School Gymnasium, from 0:30 o'clock until 11;30 o'clock.
 Excellent music was furnished by the DeMolay Orchestra, playing most of the latest dance selections.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
WOMEN OF MOOSE
 TO GIVE BARN DANCE

A Barn Dance is to be given in Moose Hall by Women of the Moose, according to announcement made today by the committee.
 Prizes will be given for the most appropriate costumes and for spec ial dance features. The dance is to be public and a large attend ance is expected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
DANCE TONIGHT IN
 MANDARIN BALLROOM

Dancing will be resumed tonight at the Mandarin Ball Room with music furnished by The Revelers' seyen-piece band. The dance sched- uled for last Saturday night at this popular place was cancelled on &C., count of the St. Patrick's Day dance which was given by the Elks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
200 MEN IN DANGER

LYNCHBURG, March 24-Eighty were injured in the early morning fire here, according to a check-ur at noon.
 It is revealed that the first call of fire, the men became panic stricken. Some dived to the street Is feet below, and others hung on to window sills and dropped. All who jumped were badly hurt, many with broken legs and arms.
 Two hundred men transients were sleeping on cots, close togeth- CT, when the fire broke out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
ICEBRAKER ON WAY

LENINGRAD, March 24. - The Soviet icebreaker Krassin has sailed in an attempt to rescue the 89 persons marooned on the ice in the Arctic. The Krassin will go via the Atlantic, Panama Canal, Pacific Ocean and Boring Strait, the voyage requiring 48 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

To advance his claim for the needle threading championship of the country, H. Duke Norton, air plane designer of Alameda, Cali fornia, put 55 strands of thread through the eye of No 5 needle in 32 minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
REGISTER NOW,

You cannot vote at the City FL ection April 3, unless you have registered. Books open at City Clerks office from am. to pm.
 --adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
REGISTER NOW,

You cannot vote at the City FL
 ection April 3, unless you have registered Books open at City Clerks office from am. to pm. --adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24

Frank Mccormick, athletic direc- tor and baseball coach at the Uni versity of Minnesota, formerly was a district attorney in South Da- kota
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-24
JUNEAU NAMED MEETING PLACE
 FOR PIONEERS
John Beck and Mrs. Lottie Spickett Elected Ofic-
 CTS of Grand lgloo

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

the Sea" ballet, one of the most
novel stage innovations conceived in
recent years. and which features
Ray, Ellis and Larue, sensational
dancers.
Principals include Patsy Dell. the
Four Rainbow Girls, Jackie Starr,
Joe Cowan. Bobby Morgan and the
Three Michaels Sisters. They are
supplemented with a chorus Of tWen-
ty of Broadway's most beautiful and
talented girls. The lyrics and music
are by Ken Nichols, and the entire
show. employing numerous lavish
scenes, was staged personally by
Harry Delmar.
Ever Since Eve" the screen fea-
ture. presents George O'Brien. shorn
of his familiar cowboy tOgs, in dress
clothes as a wealthy playboy and
nonchalant man about-tOWn who
marries a social debutante much
against the wishes of his three foS-
ter-fathers. rough and rich gold
miners, only to discover that the
girl married him for his money.
The resultant complications are
packed with hilarity eliminating III
an unexpected climax Mary Brian
and Herbert Mundin are co-fea-
ture in the supporting cast, in which
Betty Blythe, Roger Imhoff, Rus
sell Simpson and George Meeke1
have important roles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Two features
Will Be Shown
atAmbassador

The Ambassador theater will offer
two major features starting tomor-
row for a three-day engagement.
Robert Montgomery and Madge
Evans will be seen in Fugitive
Lovers" a story dealing with a girl
making a trip across America via
a bus.
While trying to escape a sports
promoter who insists he is in love
with her, she is befriended by an
escaped convict.
The pair encounter many thrill
ing experiences with the police in
every town on the lookout for the
escaped convict.
Fugitive Lovers" boasts a large
cast, including Ted Healy and his
stooges, c. Henry Gordon Nat Pen
dleton, and a large chorus group.
The other feature, The Orient
Express" with Heather Angel and
Norman Foster, is a romantic story
Of two tourists abroad.
It is on the Orient express train
that Norman Foster falls in love
with Heather Angel, and it is off
the train they discover their love
was all in error.
Short reels will complete the pro-
gram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Rogers Still on View

Win Rogers Is thought to have
scored a personal triumph in "Da-
vid Harum.' Fox Films latest re-
lease. which is being continued for
the second week as the featured
attraction upon the screen of the
Apollo theater.
Rogers not only gives a sterling
performance. according to his crit
les, but also proved that the public
was perfectly justified in requesting
producers to star him in this par
tlCular production.
Edward Noyes WestcOtt's novel
David Harum," from which the
i'm was adapted. offers Rogers a
ole so much IN keeping with his
character it is little wonder that
he carries it so well.
The film portrays the life of z
shrewd and sturdy horse dealer
whose cold bartering and unethical
methods of doing business are the
gossip Of the small town in which
he lives
A young man who Is in the en-
plOy of Dave Harum Is about tC
throw up his job because of the
ruthless manner of his employer
business dealings. when he learns
that underneath the hardness OF
this Shrewd man is a soft heart
that SympathlzeS with the poor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
AT the Alamo

The Alamo offers a double fea-
ture bill today through Monday,
with George OBrien in Frontier
Marshal" and Edmund Lowe and
Shirley Grey in Bombay Mail"
Frontier Marshal" is a western
drama with the story taking place
in a small Arizona mining town
where law and order are constantly
violated.
O'Brien's sweetheart, played by
Irene Bentley, is the victim of a
swindle in which her father is
killed.
In trying to bring about justice
to the killers, George, as a marshal,
is double crossed and how he man.
ages to clear himself is unfolded in
a daring climax.
Bombay Mail" is an adventure
story of a detective aboard a fast
express train. Lowe. as the detec-
tive, discloses many thrilling expert
enceS with the passengers. Short
reels will complete the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

surviving, but after being viewed by
the critics, who all were impressed,
it sprang to the front and ran we'll
into the summer, playing to capacity
houses.
The movie rights to the play we're
quickly snatched up and Mary Bo-
land and Claudette Colbert we're
starred in the cinema version. Ruth
Gordon and Cecilia LOTUS played
the leading roles in the stage pro-
duCtion.
The success Of the play is no more
| phenomenal than the amazing way
IN which the play came to be writ
ten. Miss TonkonOgy, who was only
25 and at the time a Stenograp her
in a New York Office. was engaged
to marry young physician, but be-
cause of their unstable financial
condition the wedding was put off.
In order to hasten the happy day.
Miss TonkOnOgy decided to write
drama
/ She went about the business of
/ Wrltlng the play ana at the END or
the first evenings work she had fin
/ iShed half of the first act.
She continued her work at the
office, writing only in the evenings
and seventeen days later she had
written the last line
1t was Immediately purchased by
| producers Richard Aldrich and AL
fred Liagre and ten weeks after she
had written Act I-Scene II, the
play was on view on Broadway.
AS a footnote it might be added
that she married the doctor not
more than two weeks after the play
had opened,
Hale MacKeen has chosen an eX-
ceptional cast for the presentation
of the play at the Civic. MIR. Mac
Keen will direct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

This Iaudable ambition seems al
most impossible Of realization until
Pert Kelton. q stranded show girl
strolls into the tonsoriaI parlor,
compromises Fl. and makes him hire
her as manicurist
Business bOOms and Zasu burns,
believing that Pert is not combining
her varnping tactics 10 the custo-
mors
Others in the cast are James
Gleason and Skeets Gallagher.
The other feature, The Ninth
Guest" is the Broadway stage sue
cess by owen Davis. which has sent
shivere up the backs Of hundreds
of New York audiences during the
last two years
Columbia studios. capitalizing on
the present interest in mystery
thrilers purchased The Ninth
Guest" during its New York run
and immediately adapted 1t 10 the
screen.
GeueWevc TObin, Donald Cook
and Hardie Albright enact the fea-
tured roles in the motion picture,
while the important supporting cast
includes Samuel s. Kinds, Nella
Walker. Edwin Maxwell, Edward
Ellis and Vincent Barnett.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
New Star at Palace

Anna Stem in Mana - Is now on
view at LOeWs Palace theater She
is making her American film debut.
Samuel GoldWyn brought her to
Hollywood a year ago last May. and
spent eighteen months and a
fortune preparing her for her first
picture
Lionel Anvil. Richard Bennett,
Mae Clarke. Phillips Holmes and
Muriel Kirkland appear with Miss
Stem i'm the story Of the rise and fall
of a lady of the boulevarGs and the
music halls of gas-llt Paris in 1870.
It was suggested by ZOla's famous
novel, modern literature's best known
story of prostitution, and freely
adapted TO the screen by Willard
Mack and Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Dorothy Arzner directed the
picture, and Richard Rodgers and
Lorenz Hart wrote the song Miss
Sten sings in the story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Slim LAMAR S
Orchestra TO
Play on Roof

From the campus of Indiana I'M
iversity, where the famous orches-
traS now under the direction of
of Herbie Kay and Joe Sanders
were organized, comes Slim Lamar
and his orchestra for one-night
engagement on the Indiana Roof to-
morrow night.
Lamar, tagged the Greyhound of
the worries" directs his dance unit
as he plays the piano in the Earl
Hines fashion.
Other One-night attractions sched-
uled for the roof are Jack Craw-
ford, the clown prince of jazz and
Charlie Agnew and their orches-
traS.
Crawford and his unit will be
featured Sunday, March 10. Ag-
new and his orchestra, which in
cludes beautiful Emery Ann Lin
coin and Dusty Rhoades, will play
Sunday night. March Is.
Tuesday and Wednesday only of
this week, the Roof will play the
music of Louie Lowe and his Or
chestra, a popular local unit which
has been featured for the last few
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
New ArIiss Movie

Once more George Arliss is soon
to be seen in an historical role, and
again he will portray an imports ut
Jewish character who played a de-
cisive part in the history OF Eng
land.
His first role of that sort, it will
be remembered, was that of Dis
raeli, the man of Jewish descent
who became prime minister and the
favorite statesman of Queen Vic
toria and contributed greatly tc
the glory of England.
Now Mr.. Arliss is to play the part
of Nathan Rothschild in a motion
picture called The House Of ROths-
child" which is to be presented
soon by Twentieth Century Pictures
Company.
This picture will sketch the rise
to riches of the WeaIthiest family
in Europe, and particularly tell the
story of how Nathan Rothschild, the
British representative of the family
who became England's most out
standing banker and enabled its
forces to conquer Napoleon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

The young man is in love with
a beautiful girl. but hesitates in
proposing marriage because Of his
poor financial standing. The horse
traders efforts in helping the ro-
nance are unsuccessful. But he ad
vises the boy to place all his money
on a forthcoming race which the
girl has asked him to enter.
With romance hanging on the
outcome of the race, the film comes
to happy conclusion as the horse
trader employs his own hilarious
methods in bringing the horse home
a winner
Rogers is supported by Louise
Dresser. as Aunt Polly; Stepin
Fetchit, in one Of the best comedy
roles he has had to date; Roger
ImhOff. Noah Berry and Frank Mel
ton Evelyn Venable and Kent
Taylor are seen in the romantic
roles Of the story. James Cruze di-
rected from the adaptation by
Walter Woods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

years at the Trees and other In
dianapolis night clubs.
Following Lowe. Mckinney Cot
ton Pickers, who broke more than
one box Office record during their
appearance on the Roof in January
of this year, will return for a one
week engagement.
The requests Of local dancers and
basketball fans throughout the
state prompted Tom Devine Of the
Roof to book the Cotton Pickers
for his basketball tournament
dances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Kay Francis Starred

Kay Francis beauty and charm
are admirably adapted to the role
Of night club hostess who holds her
male admirers to heel while her his
trionic talent is given opportunity
to display itself in the tense and
dramatic situations of her latest
starring vehicle "Mandalay," which
opened at the Circle theater yester-
day.
She again is cast with Ricardo
Cortez, who played opposite her in
The House on 56th Street" one of
her most successful dramatic pic
lures.
The remainder of the cast in
cludes Warner GLAND, Lyle Talbot,
Ruth DOnnelIy, Reginald Owen, Ho-
bart Cavanaugh and Lucien Little
field.
Through the betrayal Of the man
she loves. Miss Francis, in the role
of a beautiful and aristrocratic
Russian emigre. is sold into the
hands of a notorious resort keeper
and becomes the hostess of an ex-
otto Eastern Night Club of Rangoon
which caters to the desires of the
wealthy idlers, traders and army
officers maroOned from the conven-
tons of their homes.
Ricardo Cortez is cast in a role Of
a rum runner whom the ladies' can
not resist and who wins the love
Of Kay Francis only to trade her
for ship load of guns. to the re-
sort keeper, Warner GLAND.
Paul Harvey Fox, well-knoWn
author, who knows his Burma al
most as well as Kipling, wrote the
original story and filled it with
color, unique characters and thrill
ing action.
now playing at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Next Civic Play

The Civic theater has been for
tunate in obtaining for the fifth
and next to the last production of
the current season Gertrude Ton
konogy's success, Three COrnered
Moon"
Opening on Wednesday night,
March q, it will play for four per-
formances through the following
Saturday.
The play was the surprise success
of last years New York season. Hav-
ing been authored by an unknown
writer. it was given little chance OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Choir Scheduled

Cancellation of its third concert,
to have been given by the Russian
Symphonic choir recently at Caleb
Mills hall, has been announced by
the Civic Music Association.
Arrangements are being made for
another concert attraction TO take
its place on the seasons program.
The next concert of the associa-
ton season will be given by the
Musical Art string quartet, noted
ensemble of solo artists, which has
played a number Of years in the
United States and Europe. The Mu-
steal Art will come TO Caleb Mills
hall next Monday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10

Fred Newell Morris is busy di-
recting the Tabernacle Presby-
terrain church choir of sixty
voices for a presentation Of Yer
dis Requiem" at the church on
Friday night, March Is. The
soloists for the oratorio are Miss
Patra M. Kennedy, Mrs. Walter
E. Wallace and Perry M. Rush.
Paul Matthews will be at the pipe
organ.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Bull in Demand

WANTED-A prize bull with
a dance floor back for mo-
ton picture work. This requisi-
ton. turned in today by Cecil
3. De Mile at Paramount
Studios, is for a big banquet
scene in De Miles next Para
mount picture, CLEOPATRA in
which a girl will dance on the
animals back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
New Picture Starts

Production on Paramount's In
Conference" starts next week with
Helen Mack, Grace Bradley, zasu
Pitts and John Halliday heading
the cast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Two Feature Pictures Go
on Screen at Indiana
The MeaneSt Gal in Town and The Ninth Guest Are
Attractions at Movie House.

Offering full Length features The
Ga n Guest"
Gal in Town the owner Of snatoVn
excellent
display pessmistic brand Of
be bride she tries to
Brende her and help
until he
adding second chair his shop
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
Can Such Things Be?

One of the most difficult props"
to locate for Paramount Melody
in Spring" was a herd Of 25 COWS
which would permit themselves to
be MIXED by an equal number Of
singing actors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10
BROADWAY REVELS NETWORK HIT IS STAGE ATTRACTION AT LYRIC
DeImar's Show Lauded as
One Of Finest on Road
Company Of Fifty Is Headed by Bob Carney, Paddy Cliff
and Betty Grard.

indianapolis of the first the middle get Harry
Demars Broadway
the attraction the
embarked following highly
successful n New York
when originally produced Broadway the
metropolis
headed Paddy Cliff
stellar
IS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
BY f. B.

out with the proposal of saving the
of the Communists. And Mr.. Dick
stein, following the politics of those
Jews who were licking the boots of
the Gar, while Jewish blood was
split all over Russia, wants to be
the hero and savior of the ruling
class, hoping to save his skin in
case the United States would turn
fascist.
What do the Communists do2
What do the Communists want?
Why all the hullabaloo about our
Party? What are the crimes of the
Communists against which h e
chambers of commerce, the Fishs,
the Matthew Wolls, Dickstein and
Co. are launching their attacks7 It
is that the Party leads the workers
in the daily struggle for better con-
ditions, that mercilessly exposes the
rottennesS of this society, that Is
fighting for unemployment insur-
anee, for more adequate relief, that,
in the final analysis, shows the way
out for the maSses-the way to a
Soviet America as the only solu-
ton to get rid Of the chambers Of
commerce who are SO busy working
out schemes how to raise profits
and lower the standard of living
of the masses; to get rid of the
war makers, to get rid of a class of
parasites. And in doing SO, is the
Communist Party aiming at the
destruction of the American lib
critics?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-19
WEST COAST SEAMEN WIN STRIKE ON LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIPS
Six Denver
FERA Pickets
Get Term S
9 Held on Riot Charge
Are Freed-ILD Plans
Appeal for Others

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 18.-Sen-
fences ranging from two to six
months in prison and 5000 fine have
been imposed on Henry Brown, Will
liam Golden. James Jobes, Clarence
Anderson, Gene Corish and Elihu
Preston, F. E. R. A. pickets arrested
following a police attack on a mass
picket line here on Oct. 80. The
other nine workers held on charges
Of "riot" were acquitted.
The workers on the F. E. R. A..
projects in nearby Arapahoe Coun-
ty had struck against 81 per cent
cut in wages, favoritism in relief
and the administration of relief un-
der State Relief Director Shaver.
Under the leadership Of the Colo
RADIO Workers Union, the 600 strik-
ers marched on Denver projects in
a mighty flying squadron. The firs5
project visited came out At the
next job, the Platte River project,
police opened fire. Henry Brown,
one of the convicted men, who is
president OF the EngleWood local OF
the Colorado Workers Union, was
shot in the hip.
The trial, which has just been
concluded, was marked by the
judges threat to send the defense
attorney to jail. An appeal is being
planned by the International Labor
Defense.