LAST TIME TONIGHT
PATHE REVIEW and TOPICS
CARNIVAL NOVELTY—All Star
Mary Pickferd and Douglas Fair
banks, Charles Ray and 20 Others
GOLDWYN Presents
BETTY COMPSQN
IN
“Always the Woman”
HAROLD LLOYD
AND
BEBE DANIELS
IN
“PISTOLS FOR
BREAKFAST”
JITNEY DANGE
A. B. HALL
WEDNESDAY
Coming' Tuesday—Warren Kerri
ran in “The .Green Flf’nc."
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Attractions
at Theatres |
ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT
COLISEUM—Thomas Meighan and
Agnes Ayres in “Cappy Ricks."
PALACE—Betty Compson in “All far
a Woman.”
COMINa ATTRACTIONS
COLISEUM—Elaine Ham-nerstein in
‘‘The Woman Game."
I PALACE—Warren Kerrigan In “The
Green Flame.”
GOOD COMEDY AT
i COL!SEUM LAST TIME
One of tim strongest an I most de
j Hghtful pictures in which Thomas
■ Moighan, the well known Paramount
star, has been seen Ibis season is
I “Cappy Ricks." which was shown
j with considerable success at the Coli
jsoum Theater last night. Mr. Melgh
| an. is sri n as a seaman in 4he story j
which is colorful, dramatic and a.
times quite thrilling, it is a pictur
ir.ation of Peter D. Kyno’s stories o',
i the same title.
Matt Peasley, a sailor's mate, falls
in love willi Florrle, daughter o
I Cappy Ricks, owner of a fleet of
vessels, and the latter objects to the
match. The story takes one to the I
South Seas and every scene follow
jint; the murJar of Matt's captain, his
thrashing of a burly Swede and his
triumphant return home to Florrie.
is filled with genuine •drama. The
I action is rapid and. the lave appeal
most charming. Agno3 Ayres has
the leading fetnini'ne role, while
Charles Abbe gives an artistic por
trayal of Cappy.
There is a terrific »‘orm scane in
the last reel, which takes place Just
outside of it ho Golden Gate, near
Frisco. The storm is realistic nil
right, and made more so by the or
chestra, which fends great effect.
Thiis hill is on for the last time
tonight.
"ALWAYS THE WOMAN"
LAST TIME AT PALACE
Betty Compson, in her second star-1
ring production made for Qoldavya
re'.-ase, ‘‘Always the Woman," at the;
Palace Theaiter far the last time to-!
night, is "presented in the role of!
Celia Thaxter. a slangy New Y irk I
vaudeville performer, who is a mem
ber of a troupe of entertainers en
route to the Far East on a Mediter
ranean steamer. Other passenger*
an the boat arc Keiini Pasha, an!
Egyptian statesman; Reginald Stan- •
hope, te'.a persona.! Jackal; an Ameri-1
can suffering from shell shock, Boonei
by name, and his wife, and Mahmud.:
an Egyptian mystic. Mrs. Boone is;
taking her husband to the East be-'
cause of her mad infatuation for j
Ke'im Pasha. Because of his posi-i
tlon Kelim cannot opan 1 •• make over-1
t:ire3 to Celia, wliorn he covets, sol
he directs Stanhope to win the girl!
for lvim. But the girl, although she
consents to marry Stanhope, ts high
ly interested in the sinterings of
Boone.
(Mahmud recognizes in Celia the
reincarnation of the am mt Queer,
of Egypt, Neoo-Tokris, and tells her
that ho knows the location of aj
hidden tomb in which th - treasures
of Noeo-Tukris have loin undiscov
ered for centuries. C. hi, at first
doubtful of the proba’bi’:ty pf Mah-'
mud’s revelations, finally accepts his'
story because of the promise or sud-J
den wealth. From this juncture the,
siory carries the prinrinals of the j
l ama through unusually -tirrlug and
Interesting action.
"THE WOMAN GAME"
AT COLISEUM -TOMORROW
Elaine Hammerafein, Selzniclt’s
charming star, is to be seen again -
in Juneau at the Oolisc ant Theater
Tuesday and Wednesday, appearing
in "The Woman Game."
Miss Hammorsteitt h;n made rapid
strides toward popularity since she
joined the Selznick force and devo
t"es who wait her new releases with I
interest. |
‘‘The Woman G-am°" is ihe croation
of Le ighton Qsnrun and Frank Dazey
It is a trtovy which might fit any
commun'ify and its characters are the,
The Laugh That Rings
Round the World
Just a little argument during the fish course
r
BETWEEN
JIGGS and MAGGIE
in the course of their uproarious tour
around the world
I
Lay aside your cares and worries for fifteen minutes a day
and travel with McManus’s famous comic characters on the
trip that girdles all the globe and gives you a laugh a minute
every step of the way.
Newspaper readers in every comer of the earth are enjoying
this masterpiece of fun. Jiggs and Maggie and their merry
retinue have only started on their travels. Accompany them
the rest of the way every day exclusively in
The Alaska Daily Empire
— ^ \
kind of people who ape met in “high
society" from day to day. It will
serve to crystallize in the minds ot
those who see It portrayed on the
screen some off the Interesting con.
elusions which the average nun or
woman has been forced to draw after
even the most casual perusal of the
society column'.
J. WARREN KERRIGAN IN
"THE GREEN FLAME"
The most pleasing feature of .1
Warren Kerrigan's latest Ilrunton
production, “The Green Flame," r ■
leased by W. W Hodkinson and com
ing Tuesday to the Palace Ti. iter,
is the excellence of its casting.
The star himself cleverly p.irtra;
‘he role of “Frank Markham," a i ad
venturous young detective. H > is
engaged by the head of a large jew
elry concern to guard “The Green
Flame,” a priceless emerald which
wa3 at one time a Russian crown
jewel. A notorious clique ot g >ni
thieves launch a daring plot t > se
cure the “Flame.” Fretending to bo
a guileless country yokel. Markham
works himself into the confidence of
the crooks and »; the moment rounds
Up the entire gang.
Fritai Brunette is her usual charm
ing seif in the feminine lead. Claire
Du Bruy, one of the cleverest dra
matic actresses in pictures, gives a
flawless performance , s "Lon Tre
maine," the conniving cabaret qUcon.
Jry Morley plays the bhindering boob
lptective with his familiar skill and
Edwin Wallock is convincingly vil
lainous as "Roger Imlay," the crafty
accomplice of the jewol thlevi .
Japanese Steamers Are
Real Humiliation—lto|
TOKIO
condition
the Transpacific service “is ,i n.i- ]
tional humiliation when it is c ' *i-'
pared wiih the boats of the American
and British lines,” declared .Mi. j
Yonojiro Ito, president of the Nip-j
PJh Yusen Kaisha,-discussing the re-1
ported refusal of the Department' of
Finance to include in the estimate , a
vote for tlio assistance of shlplniild
ing asked by the Department of
Communicaitions. The question will
bo debated'in the Diet.
Mr. Ito said his company hid
planned to build half a million tons
of ships but this could not be realized
without governmental suppov!.
Viscount Maoda, minister of com
munications, declared that his depart-i
ment intended to continue its efforts
to obtain the subsidy.
Attorney General 111;
Is Ordered to go to Bed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 - Attorney]
General Daugherty has been ordered i
to his bed for a rest. This may
lcAep him from his office for two* or j
three weeks, according to attending j
physicians. Daugherty has a cold
and high blood pressure, lint his eon-1
ditton Is not considered to lie dan- j
porous.
Jan. 29.--Tho prevailing I
of Japanese steamers on
Atlantic City boasts of having one of
America s most popular bands as a
daily attraction throughout the year.
The organization bears the name of
Vesella in honor of the musicianly
'conductor Oreste Vesella It will be
recalled that Vesella composed a
March which President Harding ten
'mended highly and later the number
eras dedicated to the Preaident.
OUCH! LAME BACK,
RUB LUMBAGO OR
BACKACHE AWAY
Kidneys cause backache? No! Ida
ten! Your backache is caused by
lumbago, sciatica, or a strain, anl
the (|uicke»t relief is soothing, pene
(rating St. Jacobs Oil. _ Hub it right
on your painful back, "and instantly
the soreness, stiffness anil lameness
disappears. Don’t stay crippled!
Get a small trial bottle of St. Jacobs
Oil from your druggist and limber
up. A moment after It Is applied
you'll wonder what became of the
backache or lumbago pain.
Is absolutely harmless and doesn’t
burn the skin.
Hub old, honest 8t. Tacobs Oil
whenever you have sciatica, neu
ralgia, rheumatism or sprains, ad it
is absolutely harmless and doesn’t
burn the skin.
(Advertisement.)
Old papers for sale at Empire
office.
Claire Dux, the grand opera «tar.
wear* three strings of pearU where
ever ehe goes and the three strings
are worth a "King's Ransom ’’ Miss
Dux dooms the pearls act ss a mood
barometer—when she is blue they be
come dull and lusterless but when
she is happy they radiate the mental
attitude of the singer. The innocent
onlooker believes that any one lucky
enough to have such expensive pearls
ehould be happy every minute ol every
JkTk!
PROPERTY MEN
HELD LIABLE IN
LAW VIOLATIONS
Abatement Proceedings Are
to Be Started in Seattle
—Forty Cases.
•SEATTLE, Jan. Owners of 40
r.ropertioa - - resident is, apart in tut
bouses »ad hold- -in Seattle will
he served by the prosecuting attor
trey’s cKiittt within the next few days
with notice of impending abitmnon*
proceedings, bare 1 on information as'
to law violations given the publie
roseentor’s offiee by tiio Seattle;
Council of Ohureh i.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ar
thur Schram. in charge of this work, I
laid that descriptions of the proper-1
ties it whieh the 'laws are violate 1 j
had bean filed with lllm last Friday ,
by the Rev. if. "T. 'Chattortoti, secro-;
iary of the Count'll of Churches, and!
•by the Rev. Channeey Hawkins. j
Notices to Be Served
He itaiil that as soon as ho eon si
gts around to tills work which
would be in a few days notices of
threatened abatement action would
be given the property owners.
"Ownership of some of these!
placet Is known to this office," said i
Mr. Schram. "but llmre aro many]
r.--w places furnished by :h" church!
eoumtil representatives. We must'■
inv- tic to the evidence and look up j
the owners before proceeding,
again.,t thorn. I have no doubt, iiow-i
> vur, our Information is correct and
•lie evidence snfftcienj."
Tiie abatement procedure consists
of i formal notice by the prosecut
ing attorney to tile property owner
that his property is reported subject
to abut ment 4s reported the alleged
nuisance is abated immediately the
owner will lie criminally proceeded
gainst in Superior Court.
Property May Be Closed
Abatement action carried through
to a conviction usually means a cash
fine and a closing iff the property
against any use whatever for nix
months. Provided the owner fur- ]
nishes a bond that liis property will;
not be used for the oid, objectionable!
purposes, the property is allowed to!
In- devoted to proper uses during
the six months’ probation.
Abatement actions brought in two
cases during tho last year on in
formation furnished by tho Seattle
Council of Churches irosulte l in con
victions. One property was abated
for six months and the other was
allowed to remain open under bond
but when the bond was violated a
fin - of 1200 and imprisonment of|
2d d.i; was imposed.
Taste for Movies Is
Gaining Favor in Japan
TOKIO. Japan. Jan. 29 - The taste;
of ill general public In Japan for
moving pictures is increasing every;
year From 60 to SO new pictures
are inspected every day by the metro j
politan police. According to the;
invitee authorities, the number of pie i
lures permitted for use last year I
reached 11.877. showing an increase j
of about double that of the pre
ceding year.
Sim • January, 1922, 7,000 pictures
have been Imported to Japan from •
the rafted States and about 200
each from Italy, Germany and France]
respectively. The number of moving I
pictures imported from Kngiand and
other countries Is very small.
-— a »
THAT SPARK BOOM is a cash'
a ot if you uco the Ktnpire classi
fied. Vou can rent It to a desirable
tenant at a good price, thus lessen
ing your own rent-burden.
If 1 's advertised It’s of TIMELY
i INTEREST. That’s something to re
member—to your proflt.
ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS
THOMAS
3VEIGHAN
"dpw
RICKS”
Cl (paramount (picture
They Liked It Last Night
Coming Tuesday — Elaine
Hammerstein in “The
Woman Game.”
MASQUERADE
AT MOOSE HALL
Saturday, February 3rd.
Music by
The Gastincau Trio
Admission 50 cents.
FORGERY BEHIND
S3??,00? LORN
NEW YORK. Jan. 29.—Charm s
that Max Splegal, theatrical pro
moter, who recently was placed in a
rinaitoriuiti after two attempts to
kill himself, forged $;!iH,0()0 worth cf
voting tii'ir-; certificates to obtain
loans aggregating .$227,000, were?
made by Walter Hays, of Buffalo,
testifying at bankruptcy proceedings
Instituted against Splegal.
The victims wore alleged to have
been banks.
Mr. tlays, assistant treasurer and
vico president of the Mitchell 11.
Mark Realty Corporation, said that
until December 1 Splegal was an
officer of the concern, and that hi
kept iln hia New York office it dupli
cation of tho corporation seal.
The first intimation the witne.n
had or irregularities on tho part n
Splegal, he said, was December 1.
when a Buffalo stock broker brought
to him for certification on a voting
trust certlflicate purporting to be
issued by the Mark corporation. Tho
witness said tho broker informed
him that the International Bank.
Washington, hud accepted the cer
tificate is collateral for a loan. Tin
witness then learned, he said, tho
his own signature, as well as those
of Eugeno Falk, of Buffalo, and Moo
Mark, of Now York, appearing on
the certificates, were forgeries.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal.
Juneau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv.
iIm oldest religion ^in' the WGrU ,
presents »n interesting figure in Cantor ^
Savel Kwartin. who ia in deed and in
truth "one of the sweet singers ot|
Israel". Although his home is in'
New York City this eminent suigcrk
Will visit every state in .the Uiuoa j