The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 27, 1934, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TU SDAY, MARCH 27, 1934 TP PTG PP PPV v ey e HA! BARNEY GQOGLE AND SPARK PLUG MY LITTLE PEPITA = HOW LOFFLY YO/ LOOK DIS FINE oA AN’ HOW WAFF YO! BEEN ? “FOOL OF VENUS” = ONLY HISTORY OF (BGMANGE CLAIM : "New Book Published by Cronyn — Russian Story Is Off Press By JOHN SELBY NEW YORK, March 27.—Ge: Cronyn's *The Feol of 'Venus' “ historical romance, but it is cer- “fainly not historical romance of the type written by the Baroness Orc- By Mr. First the form was a pageant, then & poem, then a play. Now it is a Cronyn had some difficulty | fixing the form in which he would! fresent his conquering troubadours. | leader of the provisional govern- ment set up after the adbication | of the Czar, and now editor of the White Russian paper in Paris. Kerensky icalls his hook “The Crucifixion of Liberty,” and makes in it a number of interesting points. One is that Lenists had no more to do with the February Re- volution than did certain nobles, for . example. Another is what Kerensky calls Lenin's cruelly. A third is that there is no dictator- ship in the world more nearly com- plete than .Stalin’s. A fourth is that the Soviets' industrial cam- paign had been initiated long be- fore the Soviets took charge. As relief from this somewhat S somber view of Russia today'one | turn to Alexander Wooll-| cott’s “While - Reme . Burns,” -in which that portly writer makes!| some amusing comment on Russia —among other things. The book is a collection of Woollcott's pieces in a certain popular weekly, and is ranate of seeds. might novel, but one so full of the history | and romance of its period that it fnight almost be taken as a source- Book on the period of the uoubn-lsel! condescending a trifle toward| dours. The period is, incidentally, that| of the third and fourth Crusades. The cradle of the book, as it were, is Provence in the time when great ladies held courts of love and when it taste for one of them to refuse the attentions of a properly quali- fied wandering minstrel. There is no space even to sum- ;marize the career of Mr. Cronyn’s| fascinating Peire Vidal; suffice it to say that the book is a long, riotous pageant of romantic love and intrigue, so highly colored that ene must sometimes close one's eyes to rest, ‘but carrying eon- viction on almost every page of in The “who question what” complicated is to blame for Russia today is once again opened, this time by Alexander Kerensky, was a mark of bad| NEW NOVELS | Phil Stong apparently finds him- {his familiar Towa . characters in} his latest, entitled “Village Tale.” | And Jeannette Phillips Gibbs i qmw at one with hers in | foy Mother,” which is the story of {a writing mother who brought about various odd situations by using her family as ‘“material.” Peter Gray has gone to the | Greeian isles for the substance' of |“Pillar of Salt wherein certain curious customs regarding execu- |tioners are detailed ‘and: a . quite | unusual plot expounded . and | Margaret ‘Wilson, -in “The Valiant ‘Wife,” is telling a romanticized | version of the sacrifice for love of !a Quaker girl who lived more than a century ago. | Among the mysterious fraternity | there is one shining example of | urbane horror—to wit, Sydney |Horler's “The Secret Agent.” T} about a plot to blow up Gibraltar. as full of chuckles as a pamm’-‘} |two or three years. |cash was ever taken and the cus- “Copy | SO YO By BILLE DE BECK TINK GENERAL GOMEZ MAK VER' BAD SOLDIER ‘CAUSE HE FALL §ois MlNER CHARGED WITH LARCENY POSTS BAIL PENDING EXAMINATION Henry Neble, charged with lar- ceny in a dwelling, was released | yesterday from custody by Federal authorities pending a preliminar; examination before Judge J F. Mullen in the United States Com- missioner’'s Court. His bond was fixed at $500 which was promptly furnished. Neble, a loader in the Alasia Ju- neau mine where he has been em- ployed for several years, is alleged to have entered the room of Tony | Kores at the A. J. Boarding Hou | where both room, and to have tak- en asmall sum of money and two ice pool tickets. He denied thi absolutely. Authorities are investigating | the Boarding House have been ematically robbed of money for Nothing but tom of the robber was to split 50 |50 with his victim, taking only {one-half of the money that wa .| found. Neble was arrested las week. The ice-pool tickets claimed by Kores, and which he charged wer taken from his trunk, were found to have been turned in and bore Neble’s - signature. The latter de- nied having taken them from Kores' room and declared he bought them, took them home and left them on a table in his room for a few days before filling them in. He said he made no record of the numbers on the tickets wher he purchased them. It was possi ble, he declared, for some one, who might have taken Kores' tickets might have switched them for those purchased by himself. He is said to be a steady worker and to bear a good reputation. - Daily Empire wsant Ads Pay We, ¢ stand fer ith tho drd n Administration. Acdording! ate fu uie. \.e ia‘x 1 the and wi that is wnhm the City’s#résources and potential means, tures as'may- be deemed valid, opportune ‘and within the scope of true economy. V\e‘a re aware of the present limited revenues and finances of the City, but are convinced that at this time we must look ahead, and weigh the possi- bilities of the next few years withr eolmdsi‘able study and intelligent foresight. better” course. water system. fire insurance. cach and everyone, The “Peoples Ticket” has filed and will be on the ballot for the Municipal Election to be held on Apr il 3, 1934. The candidates thereon as undersigned, ask the support of the voters of the town, and announce their platform of policies as follows: of Douglas for a number of years, have served the City in various capacities, and havé privenour sincere interest in'the wel!are of the City and the community. 1 new movement in course of City affairs, and the active pro- “ the Town in whatever measure that opponunltv and conditions will permit. dvent of the bridge across the Channel and the highway into our ful that ‘a new era of growth ‘and expansion®is shortly due to } that an oxceptionally 1mportdnt year i8! impending w1th the affairs of /, we are promised to make every effort o get the Municipal af- in shape, and 'to better pre'pare the Tuwn to meet the requirements for the the plans as initiated and promoted by the present Council for ral improvements of thé streets, sewers and water system for the City, 1 continue toadvance and premote-these projectsito every reasonable limit, We, therefore, favox' ‘the bondmg of the City for a loan to the amount of $30,000.00 on the promise of the forthcoming and assuredly better years for the City of Douglas. Thisimonéy! will pérmit the City Council to g0 ahead with the work of Municipal |mprmments nmi putting the City in shape for '. “bigger and We favor the immediate completion of the Bear Creek Reservoir and Dam for the City of Douglas, as the first project in the proposed improvemnt of the We know that this abundant fresh water supply fs essential for the City, a constant supply for the residents, and a protection for their homes. It will attract moré homes, and add to the sales of lots;'and lower the rates for We favor the maintenance of the City Wharf and its operation, and will continue, the work of repairing the Dock, putting in a new City Float, and will do'what we can'to get the Csmnery portion of the Wharf in shape for the Can: nery to operate during the coming season, and furthermore we will do what ‘we can to help and ‘encourage the efforts of the Douglas Fisheries Co. to get the Cannery ‘in shape and give us another year of successful operation. We favor the continued policy of maintaining our Public School up to the standard, and generously providing for its needs, as has been consistently éxpéet- ed of the various Councils of the past, and the first reserve from the financial bud- get should be the adequate support of the Public School. (Signed) JOE RIEDI, JAMES SEY, WW% PLATFORM OF “PEOPLES TICKET” TO THE VOTERS OF DOUGLAS, ALASKA: have been loyal bona-fide residents and taxpayers ALBERT E. GOETZ, Candidate for Mayor. HANS LOKEN, Candidates for Councilmen. and with sueh expendi- | the case and reports that roomers at FROM DA, << 7 HORSE- e TALKIN TO HER, BOSS- DOUGLAS ACROSS Daily Cross-word Puzzle | | Solution of Yecterday's Puzzle 9. Branches of | 1. Pretentious | | mansion 10, | | % Diminished 1L Omits in | | 13. Humbled pronouncing | 14. Word of 12. Stop or check- honor ing device | 15. Wagon track 17 \mvumfl wagon R ——— v 16, Turn aside mall fish LAST REGULAR MEETING OF 18, Pronoun . In that case OLD CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT | 19. Peer Gynt's . Issuing forth i | mother. . Painful to the 2 | 20. The Greek touch { Tonight at the usual hour the 1 long B Se, s monthly meeting of the city coun-| 33 mawral o ‘shiiivean cil will be held, the final routine| - . blow 35 op it session Of the present administra-| 33 Smitroom ballbde 10 tion. In addition to the regular| , 2% Bufiml the 3. U the appointment of an| g; pisturb “: N can do to his auditor to audit city and school| . Silkworm . et B 37. Compass board books and of judges and| 3% Chemeron Eflfl‘ [RIEJP] 37 Compad clerks to preside over the ap-| 38. Approached 4« l.“t"’]‘]fi“t proaching election will be made. | 43, Horoie ot 0% Hall and fare- 2. Malireats 1 Togibal e oy " we Hidde: Jle 2ot | 5. govern """ 5e. Called torth Yike & Pantse MISS MILLER HOME , 46 Malt §3. Aniofl tht 5! Grant, as rice beer 5 1 P hq\m‘rl vl territory 49. Genus of the home on the Princess Norah after — S0 I”f‘g‘fm * " course 3 Bepin Ty a three months' visit in Washing- 2. Pertaining to DOWN newspaper 57. Alternative ton, Oregon and California ! the positive 1. Exhibit ostent- 7. Monkey §9. Symbol for electric pole atiously >+ SCHOOL DANCE TO BE | EVENT AT WEEK-END The Sophomore given Friday r urday night of day night dance will be t instead of Sat- this w Satur- | Un of Wash- ington Glee Club will sing in Ju- neau and will be entertained af-! terwards with a dance and recep-, tion. As a number intend to go from Douglas for this concert, the sophs decided to give their dance Friday, March 30. l§ Edwards and Niemi will furnish the music and there will be some | speciaity numbers during the in- termissions. Dancing will be from 9 to 12 midnigth e FIRE DESTROYS BOAT A gas boat beionging Thoma: Bowman was entirely gutted by fire at the Ferry Company float at an early hour this morning. It was not ascertained what caused the fire. The boat was a river- type gill-netter, with cabin D — NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS { A number of Douglas car drivers §. Obstruct lenium dd ,- - fll.%;lfll%l ME: F e s dl Al have so far failed to get their li- sense for 1934. Please pay up the $1.00 fee at once and avoid penalty. FELIX GRAY, Clty Clerk. 4 | A high school education has been | made pre-requisite to employment | -adv. in Tokyo. EASTER FLOWERS Months ago we started to plant and plan for this very import- ant event. And now our efforts have culminated in an extensive selection of beautiful Flowers and Potted Plants. HOME GROWN @ EASTER LILY PLAN ® TULIPS [} HYACINTHS 0 DAFFODIIS . N'ARCISSUS SPECIAL EASTER BOUQUETS Member Special Florists Te?egraph Delivery ' Association. PHONE 311 SHATTUCK BLDG. Mobeetie, the Panhandle,” JUNEAU_FLORISTS Te; “mother city of WE DELIVER has had three dif- in most of the department stores| ferent names and been located on, three different sites. WILLIAM DOUGLAS BUYS MINERS' CIGAR STORE William Douglas has taken over the interests of Mike Kosoff in the Miners’ Cigar 8tore on | Street. Booths are being installed by ‘Grant. Baldwin and a complete electrieal, 'draught : beer . cooling equipment will be placed in the representative. After alterations and decorating have been completed, able that an entrance will be cut through into the Pioneer { next door; J. K. Paul, owner, vice will be offered. -+ Dally l:mplre Wiunt Ads NESDAYS TURDAYS ‘ Mandarin Ball Room | Revelers FROM MIKE KOSOFF | Front | | store; by W..B. Johnson, Frigidaire | it iso prob- | Cafe, and | a complete food and beverage ser- MRS. PAUL W. GORDON AND SMALL SON LEAVE TONIGHT FOR 'VISIT WITH RELATIVES | Mrs, Paul W. Gordon, accom- panied by her small son, Paul, Jr., will leave on the Princess: Norah tonight on her way to Indiana to visit; with. her parents. |+ Mr. Gordon, Director of Educa- tion for- the Alaska Division of the Bureau af Indian Affairs, is in Washington, D. C, on official work and Mrs. Gordon expeets to {return to Juneau with him upon ! the completion of his business. Always One Standard . THE BEST! You can defiend on the experienced staff of this ergani- zation to .carry out your. every. wish. Regardless of . the price you pay, there is no sacrifice, of diguity ... no vari- ations, from wour high standards .of service. The Charles W Carter Mortuary PHONE 136-2 “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” SWEDISH Phone 10 Hours 9 to HEALTH! BEAUTY! YOU NEED A MASSAGE J. M. MALILA - > G RA[)UA’[ E MASSEUSE Gastineau Hotel f 1 | | | | broce LN B UNITED FOaD co. | | CASH GROCERS '{ Phone 16 We Deliver Nie-u—Phone 16 i | D VOTE FOR OSCAR 6. OLSON of Cordova, Candidate for Nomination Territorigl Treasurer on the Democratic Ticket See H. R. S| Telephone 409 B. FOR INSURANCE . Behrends Bank Bldg. ARD & SON Juneau Lun;be; Mills, Ine. FEATURING CAKS1EN’S PHONE 39 "ALASKA MEAT CO. TC HAMS AND BACON—U. 8. Government Inspected Deliveries—10:30; 2:30, 4:30° “WINDOW CLEANING oS g BABY BEEF—DIAMOND