The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 4, 1931, Page 3

CAPITOL LAST TIMES TONIGHT Star of ‘CUCKOOS Bert Wheeler, ’ and ‘HALF-SHOT’ Rob’t Woolsey Whooping it up on all Forty Floors of a Broadway Hotel Hook, Line and Sinker DOROTHY LEE, Jobyna Howland, Ralf Harolde, Natalia Moorhead Directed by EDDIE CLINE NEWS TRAV COLLEGIAN; EL CARTOON S COMEDY— “FLYING HIGH” ———COMING—— “This Mad World”— “Charley’s Aunt” PUPILS TO SHOW SPECIMENS OF SCHOOL WORK Students’ Display and Par- ent-Teacher Meéting Tomorrow Night School c¢hildren can do things worth while. Tomorrow night, the young folks will exhibit specimens of scholastic work, and the display, large in quantity and varied in quality, is sure to surprise and in- terest all older persons that take advantage of the opportunity to see it. The exhibition will be in the Gymnasium of the grade school and will cpen at 7 o'clock. The articles will be from both grade and high schools and will be rep- resentative of work in the language and commercial courses and in the home economic and manual train- i1g departments. Nature of Exhibits Language and commercial ex- hibits will consist of exemplary papers turned in by pupils. Home economic displays will consist of sewing work, which will include wearing apparel, and quite likely of some cooking. The manual training articles will be Comprised of samples of me- chanical drawing, various articles of furniture and of miniature boats. A “Style Show” at which there will be dresses made by grade and high school pupils, and modeled by attractive girls, will be staged to- morrow evening at the Parent- Teacher meeting in the Grade School Auditorium. ‘This show will be one of the leading numbers of an unusually interesting pro- gram that has been arranged for the Parent-Teacher meeting. Can Attend Both The Parent-Teacher meeting, on the top floor of the Grade School, will not begin until an hour after the opening of the puplls’ exhibi- tion on the ground floor of the same building. Persons can view the pupils’ exhi- bition and then go to the Parent- Teacher meeting or they can go to the Parent-Teacher meeting and then view the pupils’ exhibition, for it will be kept open for some time after adjournment of the Parent- ‘Teacher meeting, as well as before and during it. “Peachers and pupils have taken great pains in arranging for the pupils’ exhibition,” said R. S. Rav- €n, Superintendent of Bchools. “The display will contain articles of di- versified kinds and of exceptional merit. Tt is sure to offer some- thing of unusual interest to every- body. The public is cordially in- vited. ‘Teachers and pupils will be highly complimented and feel sin- cerely grateful if there is a large attendance.” e Bl e Old Papers at The Empire. A COAL FOR EVERY PURSE AND PURPOSE CALL Us DIRECT Pacific Coast Coal Co. Phone 412 ONE OF MOST WEALTHY MEN IN U. S, DIES George F. Baker, Dean of American Bankers, Pass- es Away Suddenly (Continued from page 1. was increased first to $300,000 and then to $500,000. He became President of the First National Bank in 1877 and from that time it has always been known as “Bak- er's bank.” Immense Dividend “Baker’s bank” was the first American bank to electrify the country by declaring a $10,000,000 dividend and to increase its capital that time. From that time on Mr. Baker became a prominent figure and the First National Bank a powerful factor in American financial af- fairs. The late J. Pierpont Mor- gan began to seek 'his counsel and James J. Hill called upon him to aid in the expansion of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific Railroads. Mr. Baker began his railroad op- erations in 1882, acquiring, with . group, the Richmond and Danville Railroad, which ultimately went in as a basis of the Southern Railway Later he made connections with the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. Director of 43 Banks At the height of his career Mr. Baker held directorates in 43 banks and other corporations including The American Telephone and Tele- graph Company, of which he was said to be the largest individual stockholder; the United States Steel Corporation, the Pullman company and numerous raliroads. It was said that he held the record of at- tending more directors’ meetings than any other financier, in New York. He became chairman of the New York Clearing House in 1900. Signal Honer A signal honor was paid to Mr. Baker on July 25, 1923, on which day he completed 60 years of ac- tive business life in New York’s financial center. The flags of the New York Clearing House Associa- tion and of all the banks in the fi- nancial district were flown in his honor. He had a record extending beyond his 84th birthday of seldom having missed a business day at his office when he was in the city. He never serfously relaxed from work and showed little interest in amusements until he took up goif at’ the age of 70. However, he found time to take an active part in the affairs of many charitable and philanthropic institutions and to those he was a liberal contrib- utor. Makes Large Gifts Mr, Baker's largest single gift made in 1924, was $5,000,000 to the Harvard Graduate School of Busi- ness Administration. He assumed the entire endowment of this pra- ject when an appeal was made to him to assist in the campaign to raise funds, saying he was not in- terested in being one of a party to do this thing, but if permitted he would do it all himself. In May, 1032, he gave $1,000,000 in Victory Bonds to the Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, the only condition imposed being that the principal was to be held intact and the inter- est used for the museum. A week TWO MEALS DAY BEST Skip one meal and drink water bowels each morning by .drinking water with spoonful of simple gly- pound (called Adlerika. never thought were in your sys- tem. If you are nervous, can't sleep, full of gas, it will surprise you. Adlerika contains no harmful drugs. Get it-today; by tomorrow you feel the wonderful effect of this Ger- man doctor’s remedy. Butler-Mauro Drug Co, in Douglas by Guy's Drug Store. —adv. beyond that of any other bank at o later he gave $500,000 in Victory | { FOR STOMACH TROUBLE instead. Wash out stomach and|] cerin, buckthorn bark, saline ccm- | Adlerika brings out poisons you |i CAPITOL BILLS “MAD WORLD" TUESDAY NIGHT *“Hook, Line?\d Sinker” Will Be Shown Laste Times Tonight With “Hook, Line and Sinker” showing for the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre, “This Mad World” will be the attraction to- morrow night at the popular play- house. Metro-Geldwyn-Mayer's all-talk- ing production, “This Mad World,” features Basil Rothbone and Kay Johnson. It is adapted by Clara Beranger from Francois de Curel’s play, “Terre Inhumaine.” Phase of World War The picture deals with a phase of the World War rather than with = |actual military operations, the drama being based on an emotional crisis brought about as the resuit of a meeting between a Fronch spy and the wife of a German gen- eral who is billeted in the home of the spy's mother on German occu- pied territory. Five in Cast ‘The cast consists of only five persons and the time clement of the play, limits the action to the hours between four o'clock one aft- ernoon and 10 o'clock of the fol- lowing morning. The players are Kay Johnson, Basil Rathbone, Louise Dresser, Veda Buckland and Louis Nath- eaux. William de Mille directed. Bonds to the Society of the New York Hospital, which with $250,- 000 given in 1912, was used for the establishment of the George F Baker endowment fund. On June 21, 1922, he contributed $250,000 to the endowment of the American Muceum of Natural History. Sums to Colleges ther large gifts included $2,000,- to the American Red Cross in 1917 and 1918; $1,850,000 to Cornell University; $700,000 to Columbia University for the purchase of a tract of land for an athletic field, known as Baker Field, and $100,000 to Dartmouth College, to 2stablish an endowment in memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker, a grad- uate of the class in 1859. Tt is said that the American for- tunes which exceeded that of Mr. Baker were those of John D. Rock- efeller and Henry Ford. Born in New York George F. Baker was born March 217, 1840, at Troy, N. Y., the son of George E. and Florence Tucker Baker. When he was eight years old his family moved to Brooklyn his father engaging in the shoe business in New York. Later the family moved to Williamsburg, where the son went to school. He finished his education at Seward University, a boarding school at Florida, N. Y. Upon finishing his schooling, Mr. Baker returned to Albany. His father had been elected to the State Legislature and, after serv- ing as private secretary to Wil- liam H. Seward at Washington, went back to Albany to fill a sim- ilar” position to Gov. Myron B. Clark. The son first went to work in a grocery store, then in the small bank and in 1859 was ap- pointed a clerk in the state banking department, Sculling Champion As a young man Mr. Baker took an interest in aqua‘ic sports and won the sculling championship of the Upper Hudson. In 1861, just as the.Civil War was commencing, Mr. Baker, who two years before had been in a railway accident and suffered ser- ious injuries, became secretary at first, then assistant military sec- retary to Gov. Edward B. Morgan cf New York. After six months, however, he returned to the bank- ing department, of which he be- came known as the best informed clerk. ‘While still a young man Mr. Bak- er married Miss Florence Tucker Baker, who died several years ago. One son, George F. Baker, Jr.,, was born of the marriage. He had five grandchildren, two granddaughters and three grandsons, children of George F. Baker, Jr. In addition to thembership in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musical Arté Society and the Na- tional Academy of Design, Mr. Bak- er belonged to many clubs. He had a town house in New York City and country estates at Tuxedo Park and Long Island. 3 Old papers for sale at The Empire. * Of English Aristocra l Huyge Fortune F T{ARGUERITE HYDE CHICAGO, IllL.—A second gener-‘ ation of English aristocrats have sent their lawyers into this eoun- try to carry on the international family quarrel over the administra- tion of the $30,000,000 estate of Levi Z. Leiter, Chicago merchant prince. Five years ago the English heirs lost out. Lady Marguerite Hyde, Countess of Suffolk and Berks, led the court battle against her broth- er, Joseph Leither, who is one of the trustees of the estate. She was backed up by her three sons and the children of her dead sister, Lady Curzon. The third sis- ter, Nancy Lathrop Carver Camp- bell, however, sided with her broth- er. It was a long and bitter: court battle. Lady Marguerite aceused her brother of mismanaging: the estate. She—or her lawyers—point- ed out that he displayed: poor judgment when he tried to cerner the wheat market and lost $7,000,- 000. | Ambitious Marriage On the other hand Joseph’s law- yers told how the brother had ob- Jected to his sisters’ ambitious mar- riages tQ European titled men. In order to keep up the prestige which his sisters had attained in their social triumphs, Joseph was forced to keep his nose to the grindstone. He claimed that his titled relatives were very dissatisfied with the pro- fits derived from the estate. Jos- eph told a story, one which you could imagine a motion picture built around, a story of his efforts to increase the estate. A year after the death of Leiter, Sr., there was an explosion in the coal mines which killed 51 persons. Only the unusual efforts of Joseph Leiter saved the estate from disaster. “He was underground in the mine for 48 hours at a time,” said the lawyer, “and by his own ef- forts and at the risk of his own life, saved the shaft.” | Costly Trial | ‘This long and costly trial was concluded in 1927 when the court decided in favor of Joseph Leiter. The court pointed out thdt since Joseph’s father had known of his son’s speculative turn of mind, and this knowledge had not prevented him from becoming a trustee, Lady Marguerite had to be content with thé decision. \ But now the English heirs to Lhe‘ Amenm fonune are again reuh- | Ball Brand MISHKO SOLE WORK SHOES Try a pair if you want shoe mileage ~ H, S, BRAVES rom Al Cynthia Mosley, * * * ts Det THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1931. e Legal Lummanes Prepare for Battle | Fight for Control of Leiter Millions to Be Reopened. Second Generahon ermined to Wrest Administration of merican Branch of Family. Lady, Titled Socialist, Latest Claimant. -~ | Gy, Lerer TRYING ONE OF THE JANGY LEITER 222 LATTLE thsm\ RECIPES FROM HIS CoOK. Book ¥ ing their hands across the Atlantic. | | when Levi Leiter stared his career This time they are led by Lady | in a dr oods house 1 hics Cynthia Mosley, grandchild of Levl| o stanyedg in 51865 s:m;l %mm Leither, whose mother married Lord | Curben. Both her parents are dead and Lady Cynthia is intensely interested in Socialism. Her hus- band, because of his wealth and aristocrtic affiliations, is called the “Silver Spoon Socialist.” This titled couple is very much concerned with England’s labor troubles. Lady Cynthia had little interest in the first battle the English heirs fought with Joseph Leiter. She had re- nounced her title when her hus- band renounced his. She had vis- ited America, but shunned high society for the Ford plant and I the stockyards of Chicago. Evi- dently Cynthia's socialistic pro- clivities do not prevent her from a decided interest in the American fortune to which she is one of the | heirs. Back to Chicago It is a far cry from the. aris- SOLVE THE SUMMER LAUNDRY Problem LT T LT _—_— | tocracy of Britain back to the days | was just a stopover town for those on the way to the Pacific Coast and he grew with the city. He joined with Marshall Field in buy- ing the controlling interest in Pot- ter Palmer’s dry goods business and by 1881 had cleaned up enough to retire from the commercial field. Mary Leiter, the oldest daugh- ter, met and married Lord Curzon in 1895. When Mary’s father died, it was discovered that he had charged against each of his children what- ever sum they had received from him during his lifetinie. So the $1,700,000 trust fund he had es- tablished for Mary and her chil- dren was marked off her fourth part of the estate. And so Lady Curzon and her Lord, then retiring Viceroy of India, had to borrow, money and take humbler Iodgings | music. Ljust can't keep his metrical jug- ‘LET'S GO NATIVE' ENDS TONIGHT AT COLISEUM “Not Dami;gg" Starring Lois Moran, Will Be Feature Tomorrow “Let's Go Native,” starring Jack Oakie and Jeanette MacDonald, will be presented for the last times tonight at the Coliseum theatre. It is a frisky, frivolous farce with Jack Oakie is & ‘“hard-berled” taxi-driver from the Bronnix who gernaut from bumping into the front parlors of the Police Head- quarters. His passenger is William Austin. He and Oakie decide that the cab smash makes it necessary for them both to leave town. This they do, boarding a ship for South America on which are James Hall, young society man; his sweetheart, Jeanette MacDon- ald; Kay Francis, a high-voltage vampire, and David Newell, a handsome ship’s officer who would very much like to win the favor of Jeanette. Stranded on Island Of course the ship encounters a storm and they are all stranded on a tropical island, and to be sure they find that the head man there is Skeets Gallagher who in- forms them the island is teeming with “poil”-bearing ‘“ersters” and spouting with “erl.” ‘With him on the island is a bevy of sun-tanned grass-skirted maidens, who speak English with, as you would expect, a Brooklyn accent. And so it goes, one thing brings on another. Hall's grandfather ar- rives with a rescue ship. Jeanette sells him the island and five min- utes after they steam away from its shores, it sinks under the ocean! Uproar of Fun Now that’s the plot, but it doesnt begin to picture the comedy up- roar that Oakie, Miss MacDonald and their gifted pals provide. There are five songs in “Let’s Go Native,” the work of George Marion, Jr., co-author of the show and Richard A. 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