The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 24, 1933, Page 3

- THE DAILY' ALASKA EMPIRE, THJRSPAY AU(‘.UST 24,1933 It will perplex every nerve in your brain ... when America's football hero is mur- dered before the keen eyes of 70,000 people in the year's big game! Did his pa! know why? Did his ' sweetheart? Did the boy who was jezlc:: of his fame? Juneau’s Greatest Entertainment Value IT WILL EXCITE EVERY NERVE IN YOUR novel by~ Cortland Fiizsimmons RUGELES ¢ <2 BROWN STARTS TONIGHT Special Short Subjects COLISEUM Adults 30¢ Children 10c¢ WHAT DOES IT MEAN? THIS is the symbol of a pre- scription. It's a variation of the cign of Jupiter and was used by the ancient Chaldeans to please the king of the gods so that the medicine might have favorable results. We still use that symbol in 1933—but today in cur modern prescription department it is a symbol of health—of care and accuracy in g prescriptions which your doctor has advized for you. Juneau Drug Co. “The Corner Drug Store” “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” Fall Frocks FEATURING A PARADE of New Style-lines that are different from neck-lines to hem-lines! Black Satins Nubby Crepes New Failles Triple Sheers Rich Velvets a0 DIFFERENT Juneau’s Own Store bld P;zper; for Sale at Empire Office | star drama which is at the Capi | which | big MILLIONS ARE HANDED OUT IN CAPITOL BILL {Twenty Star Drama Is Fea- ture Production— Mostly Comedy The average American has $997,000 to go before he’ll get his first million. That's the discovery of produc- ers of “If I Had a Million” twenty | tol, with a cast including Gary Cooper, George Raft,. Wynne Gib- son, Charles Laughton, Jack Oak- ie, Francess Dee, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, W. C. Fields, Mary Roland, Roscoe Karns, May Robson, Gene Raymond, Lucien Littleileld and Richard Bennett. According to the most recent fi- gures available, the average per capita wealth in the United States is in the neghborhood of $22900, means simply thaf every woman and child in the country would have that sum of money if all the dollars in the United States were put into one pile, and divided evenly be- tween all the inhabitants. In “If T Had a Million,” how- ever, all the fortune of an ec-| centric millionaire is put in one pile, and then divided among nine persons whose names are sel- ected at random from a city di- rectory, with the result that each | gets $1,000,000. | The reactions of the various beneficiaries are as varied as are their characters. And, as they proceed . to 'spend their newly-ac- quired fortunes, the results develop lin some cases upon comic” lines; |in others upon tragic lines; | some, romantic, in others, R ORGANIZATIONS ELECT OFFICERS man, ironic | Mack Brown MEMBERS OF | in}| GAMBLING RING ° IS EXPOSED IN MOVIE FEATURE Mystery of Murder on Gridiron Field Explain- ed at Coliseum Jor- y Phillips Holmes, Dorothy dan, Charlie Ruggles and Johnn .the c 000 Witne: a murder-m; 2Ty on ih football grid+ iron, which ¢omes to'the Coliseum Theatre tonight The story has to do with the attempt of a gambling ring to “fix" a big football game by elim- inating the star player of the fa- vorite team. They fix it so well that the star; breaking loose and en route to.a touchdown in a clear field, is sud- denly seen to { umble and fall. Physi fix him de with not a mark on his body to explain how he was killed—al- though they know it is murder. The boy’s team-mate and buddy and a clever detective finally solve the case, however. | Holmes plays the role of the, team-mate, with David Landau as the detective. Brown is the vic- tim; Ruggles, a wise-cracking re- porter at the game to ‘“cover” it via radio. | B CABINET ARE | |They Have Their Recrea- | tion Hobbies, However, Get Away from Grind By HERBERT PLUMMER WASHINGTON. 24 —Little| CORDOVA MEET The complete lisv of officers el- ected by the American Legion, De- partment of Alaska, Forty and Eight, and Legion Auxilia at the recent convention in Cordova, follows Cemmander, Dwight A. Chase, of Ketchikan. | First Vice-Commander, | Hopkins, of Seward | Second Vice-Commander, | Karnes, of Ketchikan, Adjutent, T. J. Petrich, of Ju- { neau. Finance Officer. of Juneau. | Service Officer, | Fairbanks. | Judge Advocate, | lor, of Cordova. } Historian, Eiler Hansen, of Sitka, | Chaplain, Rev. Pederson, of Pet- | ersburg. Executive Committeemen, J. A. | Talbot, of Ketchikan, and H. G. Nordling, of Juneau. Sergeant-at-Arms, Ralph Grover, |of Anchorage. | Auxiliary Officers | President, Mrs. Naimi Saari, | Cordova. First Vige-President, Miss Flor- | ence Tobin, Ketchikan, | Second Vice - President, Esther Stoddard, Anchorage. | Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Eliza- ;be:h Nordling, Juneau. Chaplain, Miss Irene Coulter, of Wrangell. Sergeant - at - Arms, Miss Lillian Swanson, Petersburg. National Executive Committee- woman, Mrs. Edna Polley, Juneau. First Alternate, Mrs. Naimi Saari, Cordova. Second Alternate, Mrs. Eiler Han- | sen, Sitka. Departmment Executive Cbmmit- | teewomen, Mrs. Lucille Stonehouse, Leonard ALE Don Adler, of , Warren A. Tay- of Miss | son, Juneau. | Department Historian, Mrs. Flor- ence O'Neill, Cordova. | Chairman Past Presidents’ Par- ley, Mrs. Elaine Talbot, Ketchi- kan. Forty and Eight | Grand Chef de Gar, E. M. Pol- | ley, Juneau. Grand Chef de Train, Ralph Gro- ver, Anchorage. Conductor, S. C. Raynor, Anchor- age. Lisocieue, Ed Saari, Cordova. Correspondent, E. M. Jacobsen, Cordova. . Grand Committeemen, Dr. A. W. Coutts, Dr. Thos. G. Sutherland, | Cordova; and Stanley Nichols, Mc- | Grath. Commisar Volaguer, Fairbanks. — Raises 10 Vegetables BEAUFORT, 8. C.,—Ten varie- ties of fresh vegetables were of- fered for sale at one time by Mrs. C. A. Strope at the Home Dem- IonszraLion Community Club mar- | ket here. The vegetables, grown in Mrs. Stroupe’s garden, includ- ed potafoes, beans, corn, peas, cu- cumbers, bests, onions, okra, to- matoes and squash. She also had eggs, butter, buttermilk, cup cakes two kinds of bread, rolls and flow- ers, Don Adler, , Mervin H. Sides, | | Juneau, and Mrs. Marion Hendrick- | { opportunity for rels | reation has been | | high in the "\‘flh1 i z of official W ington since | : new Administr: ! a tion began func-| }| tioning in March.! | Cabinet mem- & bers have been - flldeluged with work, what with trying " to ‘maké ) i 4 ¢ their| i 3 pledge to| | government's to | the added| administer | ! the bone| | TWILLAM W, WO0DIN and burden of helping {the vast machine to ¥ set up in thé| (last Congress to bring about econ- omic recovery in the nation. There has been a notable lack | even of inter-cabinet dinners and| other social engagements for them | all. For a large number of men| concerned with the “new deal”| these days are working from 12 {to 18 hours a day and often on/ | Sundays as- well. | But they have their hobbiés and/ | their own methods of getting away | ‘fx'om the daily grind. And theyll (be at them at the very first op- | portunity. ANCHORS AWEIGH | President Roosevelt, of course. |turns to the sea whenever possi- |ble. The White House swimm pool also comes in for its share| of attention. Vice President Garner is ha |ing an easy time of it in Texa | fishing for bass. During the sp b i It’s The Nira Dance! Mildred Adams of Birm Ala, and Tom Reilly of Sy o monstrate a new ¢ step—the Nira—at a convent or dancing masters in‘New York dance involves a sliding forward step, two short side steps and one long glide. (Asscciated Prcss P1ioto) N. TOILING LOT POVERTY AT DAWN! > AND A MILLION - — Seste AT DUSK! b ~ So Fantastic These Starved Souls Refused to_ Believe it~ Yet the' Paper They Held, Woas Good for One Million Dollars! WHAT;WOULD,YOU DO WITH A MILLION?, D A ML <+ JACK OAKIE - FRANCES DEE’ C(HARLIE RUGGLES ALITON SKIPWORTH R4 a Qaramount Qicture NOW PLAYING W here the Smash Hits Play ROSCOE KARNS % \IMAY ROBSON . ‘GENE RAYMOND % LUCIEN LITTARHELD Late News Screen Souvenirs AW ial session, however, he could he found on many afternoons at the baseball park here rooting for Washington &nown. In the press room t the Treasury Department there hang; a huge cartoon which re- cently appeared in a nationally | known magazine, depicting Woodin, unded by newspapermen, a guitar and remark- ing to his audience: “Remember, boys, this is off the record.” Lew Douglas, director of the budget, rides a bicycle around town for exercise. Secretary Dern of the War De- partment, has cultivated a taste for flying since entering the Cab- inet S used to say of the navy head when he was in the Senate that he caught more fish in the cloak- room than any other Senator. FEOWER FAN Secrctayyj;cm 45 A “gardeney d{’\(l is an expert in the choice and cultivation of plants and His specialty is dahlias.. originated a number of He varie has es Wooain's love of music | { etary Swanson fishes. They | “AIR HOSTESS---Selected Shorts wife which received a -certificate of merit from the American Dah- lia Society and has been patented under the new law. He is also a stamp collector. Marvin McIntyre, one of the members of the Roosevelt secretar- iat, is @ member of a famed ama- teur quartet around the White House that sings at various times for the President’s enjoyment. Secretary Hall for awhile was enjoying himself in London at the world economic conference. His best friends say that he gets his only recreation in thinking—deep thinking—and he .should have had plenty of opportunity for there. - Ex-Sla;e VServes VTh;ee Generations of Family MARTINSBURG, Mo., Aug. 24— Last surviving member of a family of slaves, “Aunt Em” Noel has | been a colored “mammy” to three generations of Noels and still lives | on:the old homestead here ‘after shrubs, | a style that prevailed “before the war.” Born in Virginia, “Aunt Em” was 14 when the Civil War ended thought | | | | river. | HOW TONIGHT 1 A. M—— she was free and could go where she pleased. Like many other, sloves, she begged to be al- lowed to remain, refusing any wa- ge: For more than 80 years she has | lived on the same farm. Her kitch- | en is famous for her biscults and hoecakes, her City Is Urged to Tap | Artesian Basin Under 1t MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 24.—A v artesian hasin that could be tap- per for the city’s water supply| at an estimated cost of $3.500,000 | underlies the city of Minneapolis, says Benjamin Drake, leadcr in the Citizens’ Artesian Water league. | Agitation has begun to per-| suade the City Council to author-| ize work to utilize this supply and | discontinue obtaining - the ctiy’s water supply from the Mississippi| Drake declares the city center of a subterranean ba 2,500 square miles of water bear- | ing rock at various depths from 400 to 1,100 feet. The supply,| he says, would be inexhaustible.| of his own; one he named for his | Joshua Noel, then her owner, told | —— e Daily Empire Want Ads Pay FEELS REAL HAPPY AFTER SHE LOST 29 POUNDS OF FAT the end of the 2nd bottle of Krushen T'm happy to say I'm minus 1y superfluous 20 lbs. I never Lud a hungry moment and I felt better all the time I was tak- ing them—much more peppy and I lost that loggy, sluggish feeling in the morning.” Freida Parks, New Haven, V A At trim, slender figure, new ener- I health, youthful ac- tivity skin, bright eyes—all these splendid results a half tea- spoonful of Kruschen Salts first thing each morning in a glass of hot water bring you SAFELY and without discomfort. One jar lasts 4 weeks and costs but a trifie at Butler Mauro Dryg Co,, Juneau Drug Co. or any drug- store the world over. Money back if not satisfied. But protect your health—make sure you get Kru- schen clear S e About 800 species of birds haye been classified in North Ameriga and 410 species have been found, at one time or another, in Flor- ida.