The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 3, 1935, Page 3

| e P e TONITE ONLY The Amazing Story of an Amazing Man R RO AR RO OO g FORMER HEAD OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC DIES SPENCER TR Acv o DOES whi THEATRE TONITE ONLY 0000000 0 “garding the need and the value 0{;’ | sharing confidences with the public. | to become a Director and Presi- | | {dent of the Southern Pacific Com- | ‘ Development Program | His faith in the beneficence of‘ | publicity did not extend to his| ‘own personal life, He was reticent | What is it she reveals now and treache! drag from her lips HAT SHE TELL? T ch a world of threats s could not before? TR AT TREC TR AR I I pany, resigning the following year pany. On War Board In the early days of the World War when the Government was I"O, an unusual degree, even de",callmg the best transportation clining to make known his age.ip ains of the nation to its assist- | The Southern Pacific pension regu- |lation providing for retirement at 70 may have prompted this secrecy. William Sproule, Who Had His triends surmised he did not Quick Advancement, Passes Away (Contmuea rom Page One) with%the public. Early in his ad- ministration he announced as * policy his intention of “keeping the informed con- of the South- man in the street” cerning the activiti jintend to permit an arbitrary re- | tirement regulation to classify him 'as old when he still retained the| physical and mental vigor of youth. | As President of the railroad, both | befofe and after he succeeded to| direct control of much of the huge system, he engineered a progressive development program. This includ- ed merger of the El Paso and South Western with the S. P., construc- tion of the line to Phoenix, Ariz, from Yuma, building the Cascades {line through Klamath Falls, Ore.,! (and double tracking through the ishort but topographically difficult | Sierra Nevada district in California, | involving construction of a 10,320 | ft. tunnel. New Policy | Group insurance, installment sell- "ing of stock to employees and fill- !ing of official positions by promo- tions from the ranks as a fixed policy were measures inaugurated under his administration. : Sproule was born in County @vMayo. Ireland. He was graduated from the University of Dublin. Late {in life he married Mrs. Mary {|Louise Baird-Baldwin, the mother i of two children, but was himself childless. In training, experience and tradi- (tions, President Sproule was char- | acteristically Western. Except for | five years in New York virtually {all of his life out of college was spent on the Pacific Coast. He was the first administrative head of & great trunk system to maintain| headquarters in the Far West. Quick Advancement Starting with the 8. P. as a clerk e R e e ——— e, A —, N — . 2. ance, he was appointed Chairman of the Western Department of the Railroad War Board. From July 1, 1918 to January 1,,1920 he was district director for the Central Western region of the Railroad Ad-| ministration. He served in many public ca- pacities and was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of the Twelfth Reserve District, a mem- ber of the San Francisco Commis- sion, supporter of the San Fran- cisco Symphony Orchestra, a sub- stantial patron of the arts and a former President of the Bohemian Club, San Francisco. He was a tai- ented public speaker and on the occasions when he broke his re- serve to talk in public, command- ed attention on business and econ- omic topics FOREST SERVICE BOATS TO LEAVE HERE TOMORROW To pick up a Wanagan at Hood Bay, which will be transferred to Dry Pass on Chichagof Island to| provide winter quarters for an| ECW crew at that place, the Unit- ed States Forest Service boats For- ester, Capt. B. R. Aikens and| Ranger IX, Capt. George Barvela,} will leave here tomorrow morning for Hood Bay, it was announced to- day by Charles G. Burdick, Acting Assistant Regional Forester. | The ECW crew of eight men, un- | der foreman Al Tilson, has com- pleted the trail from the town of Tenakee to the Superior Packing Company plant, and will be moved to its new location about January 10. It will remain there during the | managing editor. Others in the cast | IR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1935, — _IIII|IIllflllIIIII!IIIlmlIIIIIlIIIIIIl|IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIlIg!iiHI NELLIE” | ' : Surprise for Claire COMES FRIDAY |, T0 CAPITOL | Paul Muni Is Starred as Managing Editor in Newspaper Play | Paul Muni, veteran of innum- erable stage and screen successes comes to the Capitol Theatre Fri- day in his latest Warner Bros. pic- ture, “Hi, Nellie!” ! The story by Roy Chanslor, a newspaperman, deals entirely with newspaper work and newspaper characters in their contact with the outside world in gathering of the sensational stories of the day. | Muni has the role of a managing editor who is sentenced to write the Heart Throbs column because he has displeased the publisher. The manner in which he accepts | his bitter pill, after writhing un- der the gibes of his fellow work- ers, and works back into a stronger position than ever, is one of the most hilarious, as well as thrilling dramas ever to be screened. Glenda Farrell plays opposite Muni in the role of a woman re- porter and the sweetheart of the |22 When blond Claire Luce of the | stage returned to New York from | eight months on the London stage, | she expressed surprise upon learn- ing that a Nevada divorce action | had been started by her husband, Clifford Warren Smith. | | include the Russian ballet dancer, ‘Knmryn Sergava, Robert Barrat, | Ned Sparks, Hobart Cavanaugh and Berton Churchill. The story for a large part takes place in the city room of a great metropolitan paper which is said to be an exact replica of the local room of one of the New York dail- ies. Every detail of the film is re- puted to have been worked out in exact accordance with the practic- E. M. GODDARD es generally followed by actual GIVEN TRlBuTE | newspapers with the true press at- 3 mosphere. " | | Mervyn LeRoy directed the pic- N ' | ture from the screen play by Abem Finkel and Sidney Sutherland, the latter two also being ex-newspaper- men. ‘Large Turnout Honors Vet-| eran Game Commis- sion Executive an Page One) Last Times Tonight For the last times Juneau audi- | nces will be entertained by Eddie | antor in the musicomedy produc-f on, “Roman Scandals,” at the| apitol Theatre this evening. The noted comedian has an excellent | cast of artists supporting him in this play. e JESSE DRAIN ~ DIES, SEATTLE (Continuea e C | ti |c e worker. I would call him our pre-| mier committee worker, We can| only note his leaving with regret, and, in turn, offer Ketchikan con- gratulations for the fine man they are getting.” Sustained applause greeted Mr. Goddard when he arose to speak. He reminded his audience th at while he. regretted his departure, he “still could be classed as an | SEATTLE, Jan. 3—Jesse w.|ARSkan: | Drain, aged 50 years, widely known | Chief among the tew business de- | In veteran circles and until recent- | talls discussed was the report by ly State Adjutant of the American |H: L. Faulkner that the Gity En- | Legion, died as the result of a gineer was conducting a prelimi- | heart attack at his home here. A ATy survey of the proposed small | widow, son and two daughters, a11 |/ boat harbor here, funds for which | of Seattle, survive. {may be requested of the present | S s session of Congress by Alaska Del- egate Anthony J. Dimond. Faulk- Iner promised a full report soon. in importance was the 11 Second DOUGL AS ‘authorization voted by the Cham- ber to its transportation commit- tee for an investigation of the cur- tailed sailings of the Alaska Steam- DOUGLAS COUNCIL IS IN MONTHLY SESSION ship Company here. Recently, the company adopted a 10-day sailing schedule instead of the usual one- | week slate. | Acting Secretary M. S. Whittler read a letter from Earl W. Knight, managing editor of the Alaska ‘Weekly, announcing presentation to the Chamber for publicity pur- poses of 250 copies of a special eight-page rotogravure pictorial | section. Payment of bills and a review of public works projects for Douglas occupied most of the attention of the City Council at the monthly meeting last night. Nine bills am an:usngwmm1?5 e - Sdiipl Gu_est.s introduced at today’s Work on public works projects Meeting by H. L. RadlingRintes by FERA crews to date was re- "¢ Maurice Reaber, owner and ported progressing satisfactarily. SKIPPEr of the M. 8. Dart, and W, Repairs to the Liberty Theatre A. Chipperfield, district forest building will be completed this ranger, formerly of Ketchikan, week and as follow-up projects James 8. Truitt, Attorney General when the crew is withdrawn from |Of the Territory, also was intro- Story by ArnoldRothstein’s | terful characterization of the great A TR IR T8 Wb WA ‘NOW PLL TELL' TELLS STORY OF NEW YORK CITY FINAL SHOWING TONICHT EDDIE CANTOR mn ROMAN SCANDALS PREVIEW TONIGHT STARTS FRIDAY : SEE WHY TWo LITTLE KTEEEETY Wife Tells of Life of Famous Character Things millions of women and men want to know will be revealed in Fox Films' release, “Now Il Tell by Mrs. Arnold Rothstein,” which will make its appearance on the screen of the Coliseum Theatre | tonight. The film stars Spencer | Tracy. Advance reports indicate that Tracy is an absolute sensation in a role that perfectly suits his talents. ‘The screen play reveals a wom- an’s sensational story—told for the | first time. | ‘The film is kaleidoscopic in its revelation of the romance, drama, comedy, night life and sporting events of New York City during the past twenty years. Helen Twelvetrees and Allce Taye head the cast in support of | Spencer Tracy. Others in the cast are Robert Gleckler, Henry O'Neill, Hobart Vavanaugh, G. P. Hunt- ley, Jr, Shirley Temple, Rannie Cosbey, Ray Cooke, Frank Mar- lowe, Clarence Wilson, Barbara| Weeks, Theodore Newton, Vince | Barnett and Jim Donlon. Winfield Sheehan produced th picture. Edwin Burke directed and also adapted Mrs. Arnold Roth- stein’s story to the screen. CLIVE BROOK IS STAR OF UPTOWN FILM “Sherlock Holmes” from| Conan Doyle Story Is Interesting Feature “AR THE [OWN IN TWO!.. The words are (4 And that’ his late Warncr SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU APITOL THEATRE “Sherlock Hoimes,” pased on one | of Copan Doyle’s mosi gripping e tective stories, produced by ox| Films with Clive Brook in the title role, opens its engagement at the Uptown Theatre today. Brook 1is sald to bring to the screen a mas- detective and criminologist who matches wits with his arch enemy, Moriarty, and a gang of American racketeers who Inaugurate a reign of terror in London. To Miriam Jordan, beautiful Eng- lish actress who came to pictures from the New York stage and made her screen debut in “Six Hours To Live,” opposite Warner Baxter and | John Boles, falls the honor of the | leading feminine role. Ernest Tor- rence, outstanding in menace roles, appears as the master crook, Mor- jarty, while Reginald Owen plays the part of the amusing Dr. Wat- son. | An ensemble of notables of the | screen make up the balance of the cast, which includes Howard Leeds, Alan Mowbray, Herbert Mundin, | Stanley Fields, Roy D’'Arcy, Monta- | gue Shaw, Arnold Lucy, Lucien | Prival, Brandon Hurst and Eddie Dillon, | The story pivots about the ad-| ventures of Sherlock Holmes in his battle with Morjarty and the Am- erican racketeering methods the arch criminal employs in his ef- fort to wipe out the great detec- tive. | ‘The picture was directed by Wil- | liam K. Howard who transferred to the screen such successes as “Scot- “SON, I've decided to turn over a new leaf . . . and I think you should do the same . . . prompt payment of accounts by the 10th of the month, or as agreed will build you a priceless credit record, which may be used freely according to better business practices.” . ALASKA CREDIT BUREAU CHARLES WAYNOR, Manager land Yard” “Transatlantic” and Valentine Bldg. Phone 28 “The Pirst Year.” . b Coming To Uptown —_— e )" with 00660000000 ‘The Man Who Dared,” wi b Preston Foster and Zita Johann L starred, will be seen at the Uptown | Theatre soon. Others in the cast| there, are foundation repairs to thé {Sied. city hall, alterations to the nata- torium and widening St. Ann’s ave+ nue. In connection with the latter project the front of the Nat will Oscar G. Olson, Cordova resident and new Treasurer of the Terri- tory, was to have been a speaker, but was confined to his home with of htis imaginative biography are | Joan Marsh, Irene Biller and Clif-| ford Jones. UPTOWN- an attack of influenza. —— - ARMY ENGINEER REPORT LISTS AIDS TO ALASKA games should the first four games WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Making | played result in a tie of two and|™any recommendations concerning two. Should the first three games|Alaska ports and waters, the Chief be won by either one of the high [0f Army Engineers has made the schools, a fourth game will never- |2nnual report to Secretary of War theless be played. George H. Dern. Engstrom and Whyte will offi-| The Alaska recommendations in- ciate at tomorrow night's contest, {clude: F IR RGN Wrangell Narrows; no funds. EXPRESS APPRECIATION Seward, refuge harbor; no funds. Nome harbor, maintenance of jet- have to be altered and a side en- trance built. Owing to the council room being thus occupled for the evening the Chamber meeting planned was postponed. ——e—— BASKETBALL GAME ‘The annual high school cham- plonship series of basketball games for the Channel will open tomor- row night in the Douglas Nat. ern Pacific so that the public might have a fair conception of the troubles and problems confronting a railroad. “I have an abiding faith that if we can get before the people the basic facts of our business, its prin- ciples and practice, they will en- deavor to do the wise thing, and they are apt to do the direct and wholesome thing. If we can but get the publie. to understand our difficulties they will help us.” This \in_the freight department at San Francisco in 1882, he rose within (five years to the position of Assist- ant General Freight Agent. After 110 - years ‘he was made General he served until 1906 when he sev- become associated with the Am- |ericin Smelting and Refining Com- |pany as Traffic Manager, director and member of the executive com- mittee. In 1910 he took the Presi- iTramc Manager in which capacity | ered connection with the 8. P. to| construction of the White Sulphur Spring trail from Dry Pass, a dis- | tance of about four miles. Following the construction of the White Sulphur Springs trail the crew will construct a trafl up | Black River, on Chichagof Island, and another trail from the beach up to an unnamed lake near Hirst Chichagof, Mr. Burdick said. — e — Three nursery schools were opened at Pittsburg, Kas., as part was how he outlined his views re-|dency of the Wells, Fargo Com-'of the federal relief program. R | The Douglas City Council extend their gratitude and thanks to thé officials of the Canadian Pacifi¢ for the stop of the Princess Norah DuPree who is very ill and now on her way South in a final efforg |to save her life. —adv. AUXILIARY MEMBERS There will be a regular meeting of the Unit tonight at the Dugout starting at 8 p.m. —adv. ties and dredging for ice removal; $25,000, to be furnished by Nome. Lowell Creek, flood control; no operations for this year but main- |here to take aboard Mrs. Robert|tenance to flume structure by hired | labor in fiscal year of 1936; $2,000. Salmon River, flood control; re- construction of 681 feet of existing dikes and new construction of 3,- S e ATTENTION AMERICAN LEGION{653 feet; building of a brush and| rock dike and clearing of the flood plain; $52,000. ———te Shop in Juneau! ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS Regular meeting of the Silver Bow Lodge No. 2, 1. O. O. F, will be held Thursday, Japuary 3, at 7:30 p.m. Installation of officers. J. W."MEYERS, And You'll Jump Out of Bed in ST et you takes those ':‘ CAR'I'I‘I'. - e ARTER'S of bile make 1 b fowig rody 853 T3 222 ey whea i¢ comes to the SERE ————— | Something New in Detective Drama With swift, scientific moves, the world’s greatest detective deals a crushing blow to modern organ- ized erime . . . and saves the girl he loves. CONAN DOYLE'S Master P:tml e sHERLOCK HOEMES § B IrSL Played by dive Brook MIRIAM JORDAN ERNEST TORRENCE William K. Howard Produ-tion ~—=FOX PICTUREr—s hyiis Selected Shorts S ! ———~Coming | The Man Who Darec | Based on incidents in the life of ilie Late ; b | Mayor Anton Cermak. P Latest News FRONT PAGE NEW