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THE STORY OF A LOVE
THAT DROVE A MAH !N
DESPERATE ADVENTURE
HALE ROUND VHfc WORLD
CHEATED
HEARTS
rvipc Tf.U BY HOBART HENLEY
AND
LEE MORAN
IN
“THE STRAPHANGER”
Thursday—LON CHANEY
in “THE TRAP”
ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT
COLISEUM—Donald Crisp in “The
Bonnie Brier Bush.”
PALACE — Robert Rawlinson in
“CheaTecP Hearts.”
COMING ATTRACTIONS
COLISEUM—Gloria Swanson and Ru
dolph Valentino in "Beyond the
‘ Rocks.”
PALACE—Lon Chaney in “The
Trap”
“THE BONNIE BRIER BUSH”
AT COLISEUM TONIGHT
One need not bo a Scot to enjoy
"Tito Bommie Drier Rush,” tire latest
Paramount picture produced in Knu
lla ml, which v. .11 bo 'the feature at
the Coliseum tonight and Wednes
day. The story, based on Jan Mac
Igiren's famous novel, “Beside . ths
Bonnie Drier Bush,” is one of uni
versal appeal and representatives of
every civilized nation will find it
sweet and wbcUcsome. Donald Cris,p,
itbo producer, plays the important role
o£ the stern, rig,id elder of the “kirk”
whose sternness all but provokes a
tragedy in his own home. Mary
Olynne, popular with American mo
tion picture fans, has the part pf
•Flora, Inis daughter. The east is one
of unusual excellence and includes
among others Alee Fraser. Jack Fast
JBerrold Robertshay, Mrs. Hayden
Ooffin, Humbertson. Wright, Dorothy
Fane, Langh irne Burton and other
screen artists. The principal scenes!
Were photographed -in Scotland and
are most beautiful. The production
19 massive and many nf the situations
are dramatic and sympathetic.
“CHEATED HEARTS”
HAS STRONG CAST
iTiie strength of the cast in “Cheat
ed Hearts.” the Universal feature
which 'brings Herbert Rawlinson in
al stetllar role -to the screen oV the
iPialace Theater tonight, is attested
to by the fact that Josef Swlekarfl,
famed as the French father of “The
Four Horsemen,” will be seen in a
characterization that lia hardly more
'than a Hash on the screen. But it
was determined by Irving G. Thal
iberg, general manager at l niversal
OJty. apd Hobart Henley, the director
of “Barry Gordon.” that every fig
ure in the story should stand out as
a. masterpiece of acting, and so only
ipjaycrs ef prominence and. known
atliility were chosen to support Raw
iihmaa
-There, is much picturesque detail
in the‘ story, most of the action of
itok. u Jn Tangiors. The native
foorseinen, tho every-day life of the
chief Moroccan capital, and the cus
toms of the people, have been depict
ed with detailed fidelity.
TWO STARS AT
COLISEUM THURSDAY
The pleasure seekers at Catalin:
Island, famous iPodfic coast resort,
wero the recipients of a torpslcho
rean treat, one evening during the
filming of “Beyond the Rocks,” tin
Paramount picture starring Gloria
i Swanson and showing at the Coll
] seutn Theater next Thursday.
The company, under the direction
; of Sann Wood, had gone to the Island
I to film ocean scenes for this pi.dure
adapted from the navel by Klinar
Glyn.
A .hall was given at one of Ava
I ion's moot palatial liotel3 and tl)
members of the staff an I cast of th
; picture, after a strenuous day's work
joined the pleasure s -ckt rs for a.
evening's relaxation.
The feature of th • evening wa
the perfect dancing of Gloria Swan
son. lire star, and Rudolph Valentino,
her leading man in this picture. Mi-s
Swanson Is a charming dancer an I
Mr Valentino has made dancing on ■
of his foremost accomplishments, ill
rendition of the Tango "will be re
called in “The Pour Horsemen of
the Apocalypse."
LON CHANEY WINS
(N NEW FEATURE
"T!ie Trap," :i strong story of tli'
North woods, the Universal-Jewel v
traction starring Lon Chaney, which
comes to the Palace Theater on
Thursday for an engagement of three
days, Is unique In having one of tie
most remarkable casts <of any recent
production. In addition to this, Rob
ert Thornby, who is noted for the
excellence of nil his productions, di
rected this film masterpiece. .
Lon Chaney, Ihe star, gained his
enviable reputation as an aptor in
“The Miracle Man," which h • fol
lowed closely with “The Penalty."
still sustaining a reputation for ere
ating human characterizations in de
cidedly a distinctive manner. Then
came "Outside lh. Law," where lie
was seen in support of Priscilla Dean.
It was as a result of this work in
that picture that Universal decided
to star him. In the current produc
tion Chaney had unusual opportuni
ties for living up to his reputation
as "the man of a thousand faces."
UNEMPLOYMENT IN BERLIN
.BERLIN, June 3.—tJnemployment
is increasing in Berlin at an alarm
ing rate, and is tho subject of ex
cited discussions in the city council.
Estimates of tlie number of unem
ployed ihe end of April varied from
90,000 to 300,000. Demands arc be
ing made by labor leaders that the
city restore pavements, improve pub
lic buildings and extend subways to
relieve the situation.
Headouarters Indysralth coal
Juneau Transfer Co Phone 48. adv
JERSEY BANDIT AND WOMAN KILL TWO.
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jTfar ttia Huca v § o£* fraffi-ciy |
Frank J. Sage, alias Frank Miller, n Jersey “two
gun bad guy." killed two p dice m n and wounded two others wlieu they sought to "arrest him for
participation in u $19,0OU payrol heid-op. ills wont 1 companion. Mrs. Martha .Mu ear. alias Mil
lei, is alleged to have killed mu of the policemen and in have loaded the pa tois, while Sago kept
np the fight, lie was not art del until overcome v.iih tear-gas bomb;. Infuriated policemen boat
him ten ably and would, have kilbd him hut for the pleading of Deputy Police chief Thonuu
Wolfe, who captured him.
Barricaded In this little lion in .!< v City.
SLAG BECOMES
ARSENIC MINE
_
EUREKA. Nrv.. Jims \n old j
slag dump, abandoned many years
ago, covering more than an acre of
ground at the head of the principal1
street hero, has a value of from $Sn|
to Slot) per ton, accci ling to mining
men here. Thousands of round, pot-1
shaped slugs, waste (from the slue
pots, go to make up this acre of!
I junk, which 2u years ago could hav< ;
j been bought for a -mail amount of)
■ money.
Iu the mining-da.va of the past, 11
1 snidlting furnaces cleared tile country
, of every stick of firewood for a
| radius of 40 miles around Eureka,
i silver was legislated to a point
1 where further mining was unprofit-j
| able, and Eureka was left with a;
I gloomy hill of slag where furnacos
once roared and hissed.
Each of tho 800 to 1.000 pound
slag pots on the Eureka dump are
;iit 1 to contain from 30 t;> S3 per
cent arsenic. Spray of calcium :tr
sonic kills the boll wi evil which in
vests tile rolton fW 1<1 at til * South.
With this 'discovery the demand for:
arsenic lex-aim- gr-at, even exceed
ing the supply, and qu.in'ltk a wire
Imported tram abroad and the mark;',
price soared from a few cents a
pound to a peak of 17 cents.
Approximate!/ (ion tons per v:.-ak|
:>f tile slugs, technically known us!
speiss, are ibeiag shipped to smelting!
plants in I'tah and Nevada. Spoi.ss.
has also been treated In Tacoma,
li.is'n., as well as a1 Toulon, near)
Imvelock, Nevada. In addition to.
be arsenic content of tile slag, tliej
raid and silver la valued as high as,
|>12 a ton.
Although the present tvi.-atingj
■ixupany holds title to ri»■ ldurkal
dag dump, a well known tuin - sttr-j
vevor declared -that many of tliej
Speiss pots rolled off the original!
itneiting company's holdings onto un
patented property. This land lias
been taken tip with hopes ultimately
lo share In the profits from the
“junk head" gokt mine.
SWEDEN PLANS
MILITARY CUT
STOCKHOLM, June .'..— (By Asso
ciated Press.) A reduction of tlio
Swedish army iby hair, anil a con
siderable reduction of the number of
nil Swedish vessel.? oxr >pt thaw of
the ih.it1 h-sht"> class. h:i:i just been
recommended to tho government by
a snrci.il commission on the revision
of the nation,U ifafcnse policy.
Tlio plan proponed by the commis
sion calls ifor an annual total appro-1
print ion of tit,bout $33,000,000 for the
army and the. navy, as against about
twice that amouift under the present
policy. This reduction is to b ■ r.f
focted by a-hotir.iyiug seven rcRimeutsj
i f infantry, four resimenta of caval
ry. and one regimont of artillery, and
by requiring a smaller number of
companies to make up a regiment.i
The new : rmv would thus consist of]
21 regiments of infantry, five of
cavalry, nine of artillery, and 13 regi
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
Hoot Mon-Hoot Mon-Hoot Mon
That Pretty Little Scotch Play
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Famous Players-Lasky British Producers Ltd.
present
A DONALD CRISP PRODUCTION
itifie jBonnie
BrierT&usft
\ 'oi> that lias Won the world.
With all its beauty, fun unci
lii'iit't-stiiTins' drama LIVED by
ri al lalks on the screen.
FROM THE IMMORTAL NOVEL BY IAIf MAC LAREN
E And the Plays by James McArthur and Augttltui Thomas
§ Two red comedy That Charming Miss Chase’’ and a Weekly
E w^ll open the show.
E Admission—10, 20 and 40 cents.
£ Look whet is c.ming Thursday—GLORIA SWANSON and
§ RUDOLPH VALENTINO in BEYOND THE ROCKS."
menu cl' engineer.!, army supply ser
vice, etc. Of 'tiie recruits called
up annually, l7>,(>ou men would serve
far a period of (i tr> 12 months in
tite first line of tho army. 27,ooo men
for a peril 1 of 2 to 3 months would
be in the immediate reserves, and
2.000^ men would serve in tin* navy
Thns. in case c.f \\.ar rf-.v -den, by
vailing up 10 eiasaea of tho arm\
and navy, would bring ttpw.tr la of
half a million men into action.
The navy, nn lnr the new .uolic.y
would consist of 14 .battleships, 1
armored cruiser, f> mine layers, 7 gun
boats, 10 destroyers, 27 torpedo btnWa
nml 21 smaller cralft. The annual
appropriation :'(»:■ the navy H cut
from 70,000,000 kronor to about
40,000,000, or about *10,000,000.
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READY FOR FOOTBALL
SANTA CLARA, Cal.. June 3.—
UrIiL rprli’.K fooLball praictioe 'h s
iarto.l at the University of Sacra
Clara under th > miporvlslon of Oai\
■ tin-elect Phillip It. i'lw'ao. More
Hum 40 cmdidatos have donned un!*
i form a and aro golaK tlirousli tlicit
I’ : ' ., for the next few weeks.
WOMEN WITH CONGRESSIONAL PARTY GUESTS AT LUNCHEON IN SAN FRANCISCO.
This picture is from the San Francisco Chronicle and by courtesy of that newspaper is republished in The empire through assistant of the representatives of the Associated Press at San Francisco.
Those in the picture are Rome of the prominent women with tli ■ present Congrcclonal Pally on hoard the Cambrai now in Alaskan waters and who will tie visitors in Juneau next week.
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MISS DOROTHY TROY
N. Y. NEWSPAPER WORKER
Miss Dorothy Troy, graduate of the
Juneau High School, who has been
in Now York for the last 4 wo years,
where she has been a student at the
New York University and, the last
year, at Columbia University, School
of Journalism, has accepted a posi
tion as assistant to the manager of
the New York Bureau of the Atlanta
Journal, and Will remain in the
metropolis. 'She was offered posi
tions on the New York Tribune and
the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Det er,
but accopted the offer of the South
ern newspaper, which “Covers Dixie
Lake the Dew."
Old papers tor salt at EmMrs
Mia. C. L..
VadarblU
Mri.. Hurry Mra. Chorlra Mr*. Jamra Mr*. W. H. Worn!
V urahach Abernathy Strong
SEVENTEEN GRADUATED FROM
KETCHIKAN HIGH SCHOOL
'Seventeen students were graduate I
by iho Ketchikan High School last
week with Imposing and instructive
ceremonies. Superintendent John K.
Johnson declared that the class ha,I
a higher scholastic average than any
previous graduating class from the
school.
Thoso graduating wero Virginia
I Nuckolls, Harry Williams. Margaret
| Robbs, Mae Sharpe,* Walter Sharpe,
| Katherine Loft us, Conrad Taylor,
i Rinmett llyus, llobert Swanson.
| Dorothy Gould, Helen Gould, Albert
j Craig, Gladys Henrickson, Sarah
j SJursen, Mary G.iln»ore, Cecil Rogers
land Hoy Anderson.
iNino of the 17 will attend in
slitations of higlter learning during
the routing year.
John I). Dunn of Juueuu delivered
the address to the < lass. Commission
er of I'M ties t ion L. D. Henderson not
arriving in time to do U. He reached
the city several hours after the ex
orcises were over.
AMBASSADOR DUE TONIGHT
Tite Vmbassador, tender tor the
| Chichagoff Gold Mining Company, is
1 due to arrive hero about 7 or 8
I o'clock tonight from Chichagof.
Perseverance Rebckah J.odge No.
j 2-A will hold their regular meet
; ing this evening.
MRS. C. W. CARTER.
'—adv. Secretary,