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i i [ | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE | | CROSBY MOVIE “Nitwits of Networks™ on Capitol Screen, *“We're Not Dressing” FIELD'S DAY OF FUN,” George Burns and Gracie Allen, the nitwits of the networl | In Paramount’s adventu sical. “We’re Not Dressing,” which is showing today and Tuesday at the Canitol Theatre. They are fea ! tured with Bing Crosby, Carole | Lombard, Ethel Merman and Leon | Errol Burns and Allen made their reen debut a few, years ago ir Paramount’s eminently successfu “The Big Broadcast.” They prove {to be so popular that they were | cast, in rapid succession, in “Col- | lege Humor.” “International House {and in the reeent “Six of a Kind."” In ‘“We're Not Dressing,’ Burns and Allen enact a pair of nut- sts, who are hunting wi als in the South Seas. Off of their island, a palatial | vacht is shipwrecked. Its owner, ;a beautiful heiress, and a compa: {of friends are cast ashore. |them is one of the yacht's crew, | who proceeds to become master of | the company | Though the | with suitors among her guests, she and the sailor fall in love—aided by the tropical moonlight. ONGE POPULAR HALL AT THANE LARRY "Busten' CRABBE JOAN MARSH ADRIENNE AMES @ Paramourt Picture Structure Scene of Many Dances ANY TIME 600 SEATS 25 Once the scene of many a gay Channel social function, the dining | crew soon. | That is, the building will | torn down if Mayor Isadore Gold- steih finds that bids on hauling |the lumber taken from such a Thane e playshed in are low enough. Goldstein, Saturday, for bids on hauling after City Council had given him the necessary authority. Friday, L. H. Metzgar, General Superintendent of the Alaska Ju- neau Gold Mining Company, pres- ent owners of the old Alaska Gastineau properties, offered the city the use of any lumber it could obtain from razing the dining hall. Metzgar’s offer was made to the “NO MORE WOMEN” 1 razing | propo from Mayor issued a call ONE OF WORST make their fifth screen appearance | filmu- | ‘With | s ueiress is besieged | | E security legisalation Alaska’ Gastineau Dining be | to Juneau’s Evergreen the PREVIEW TONIGHT—1 A. M. {hall on the Alaska Gastineau {Gold Mine Company’s properties iotor McLaclen—E s |at Thane probably will feel the Victor McLaglen—Ed. Lowe B e st A R el BURNS, A[LEN | 'f‘i?’"man’s Bloc” in Congress Seen FEATURED IN ial Security Legislation ‘ i ouet SESREREE S The \ an's blec” from which sponsorship cf s | top, they are: Representative Ca | ‘ Virgi E. Jenckes of Indiana; way of Arizona; Representative SLOYM N 1;\5uR4&c$ % ncw Congress has seven women with reccords in social service fields who constitute a “wom- MONDAY, JAN. 21, 1935 Aiding Soc JEOCIAL WELFAR VHIS 051 ~O’1Vl!1;g 1 aid legislation is expected. From left to right, starting at coline O'Day of New York, friend of Mrs. Roosevell; Representative Senator Hattie Caraway of Arkansas; Representative Isabelle Green- Mary T. Norton of New Jerse Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, and Representative Florence Kahn of California. BESS FUKMAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—In the | new Congress, widely heralded as one of ‘“woman interest,” seven women seasoned in social welfare | By i islation. Never before has there been a national program so in line with the old suffrage arguments of the way women should take part in politics. With old-age pension insur- ance, unemployment insurance, and child welfare uppermost, operation is expected of the inine contingent. Seldom has a subject met such unanimity among feminine mem- 5, the “woman's bloc” for once certain to function as fem- Small, soft-voiced Senator Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, who veiils firm opinions behind a modest man- ner, is a champion of humanitar- ian measures and old-age peh- sions . Sixteen years of social welfare campaigns in New York state poli- tics lie behind the one woman ne comer, Mrs. Caroline O'Day. That was one reason Mrs. Roosevgl | campaigned for her. She and thé President’s wife have the same philosophy of making actual con- tact with the poor and their prob- lems in order to lend pract aid. For Child Welfare h the strongest five-minute pe- | . . “ istained blow being 35 miles | Council by B. D. Stewart, Federal| piorence P. Kahn, TAKU STORMS Rt | Pmergency Relief Administration | Republican, has a vizorou gerlin : .« |engineer, who reported the FERA |hearted way of helping J‘r;:m‘l Pane lll(n\( ;;’xn);“"‘“_‘v\n\x?(! supply workmen if the City welfare mea;ures.p Ca Tend Baltan to | T4 haul Qi SRS % well remembers how humanitarian g | The dining hall was built, along | she was as wartime helper of her e 9 Y9 <. 28 v way. | Vith other Alaska Gastineau struc- | jate husband, Julius Kahn, head | it fimrcv%‘““.‘ in 1914. Old-timers in Ju- of the House Military Affalrs e 2" |neau recalled that, not only did| committee. He pushed the pro- hove zero. The Jowest official read- | noted at with a| The | the building serve its original pur- pose as a mess hall, but was the scene of many social functions. Even after the Alaska Gastineau operations were stopped Douglas, Harbor Suffers Most as Wind Reaches High Velocity ing since Saturday was 7:15 o'clock this morning temperature of 8.5 degrees. temperature at noon was 12 de-| orans | the “hall 2 i ocrat Franklin D. Roosevelt grees. ; years ago, the hall occassionally ¢ : : (Continue@ rrons Fage One) Thompson indicated that a POs-|ywac re-opened for “a dance at ']‘.f\:‘{j‘ld welfare has a p | sible change in the weather might ir Wednesday, but that no of- ‘Thane.” the Edwards house was torn away, Mayor Glodstein plans to open ac y vhat tc or and the roof of the Odd Fellows ficial pronouncement could bei . hauling bids soon, perhaps to- ?;:(orl;';li:itiu “f}so “:bllh‘un ‘ucl]fi‘.r Hall was harmed. | made today. | morrow. When this figure is known ' jite for Jersey Gity babies she In this last instance, portions of QIR 2 ok 3 pae wOS |and other costs to the city in the | first went to the City hall. Laters the roof, in falling, broke two Pow- FAMOUS SOAP LAKE | playshed construction are comput-|she caused construction of a ma- er lines and tarew the Front street ed, the fate of the once-popular | ternity hospital there. As chall and Second street sections of Doug- MINERAL HEALTH BATHS, Doel- | building will be announced. man of the House Committee las into darkness. Many heating ker Drugl Institute. —adv. - concerned with Capital City gov- | 'WELL KNOWN YOUNG e —— COUPLE ANNOUNCE ‘Distinguished ‘members. of the ctamous Family, of _Réliance pure foods ants were stopped by the loss of _ clectric power. Service was not re- sumed until 10 o'clock this morn- ing. School Dismissed Douglas’ school was dismissed this morning because of a shortage of water. The sessions will not be resumed until the weather mod- erates. The Juneau-Douglas ferry sched- ule was disrupted and will not be resumed on a regular basis umtil the wind abates. Twice last night, on the 10 o'clock and midnight runs, the ferry made the trip to Douglas, but was forced to turn back, being unable to make a land- ing. Some {rips were made this morning. Many Douglas employees of the Alaska Juneau Gold Min-| ing Company did not report to work. > More Wind Tonight | “Fresh to strong east winds” is the official forecast for tonight and tomorrow by United States Weather Observer Howard Thomp- | son here. ! Although Thompson's office showed the fastest one-mile re-| cording to be 48 miles per hour since the.Taku wind started blow- ! etta L. Sell and Vance M. Black- at Eighth Sunday afternoon. upon their arrival. |Sallie Shafer, Mrs. E. J. Blake, Mrs. James Orme, Mrs. |candles in crystal holders. Sell, several About sixty guests called between the hours of 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock possible and offered their fecilitations '-°‘hen.lm-scckmg veterans who came| the couple whose marriage Wwill| g jep home d{take place on February 12 at Holy | Trinity Cathedral. Announcemem‘pmduas of the desert into useful! of the event was hand printed on handmade articles. small cards tied with white ribben which were passed to the guests| g Punch and hors d'ouvres were | served during the afternoon and|paq (o be closed, s o g , and as ¥ |the hostess was assisted by MIS.| tative of an Indiana bitur bl - tive Virginia E. ckes Hollmann, Mrs. Arthur Judson and | L Baakss C James Orme. The table was at-|proplem She has g0 tractively arranged with a large!iny, the mining tow bowl of orchid chrysanthemums| weitare work a and softly lighted with ivory strong ef. b who has been gram of Bemocrat Weodrow Wil- gon, and his widow has said she will back the social security and home protection measures of Dem- of dark-eyed 1 Mary T. Norton of New ernment, she sponsored an old-age | pension bill. | Edith Nourse Rogers of Massa- ENGAGEMENT sUNDAYi i:::'cns is an exponent of the idea the whole relief program of The engagament of Miss Henri- | the Federal government must be put on a permanent basis. She's well was announced at an informal | 150 @ friend of the unemployment at home given by Mr. and Mrs, iRsurance plan. Ralph W. Mize at their residence and Dixon Streets on Helps Sick Veterans Tsabella Greenway of Arizona, ‘bmwn-cyed curly-haired life-long |chum of Mrs. Roosevelt, made it for the improv hed, turn the state to cactus plants and other On her per- sonal knowledge of veterans's Cas- she based her vote for the | bonus. As owner of coal mines »| district, enterprising Rep! close grips with the unemp! towns to aid in and has made a fort to place unemploy- ed miners in other suitable ] close co- | CONGRESS MAY ' MIRIAM HOPKINS SPEED ACTION HAS TITLE ROLE O BONUS BILL IN UPTOWN FILM Committees Start Hearings Story of Moaern Gangsters on Social Security Pro- Unfolded in *“Temple gram, Public Works Drake™ Play “The Story of Temple Drake,” een adaptation of a novel by William Faulkner, is showing today for the last time at the Uptown WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Head- ing into a week of real rapid fire action Congressional leaders today gave signs of willingness to speed up action on the bonus and were | Theatre. Miriam Hopkins plays prepared for six days of hard work | the title role, with Jack LaRue, on social security legisiation, war | William Gargan, William Collier, profit the $4,888,000,000 public| Jr., Irving Pichel and Sir Guy ({ _ s bill and lesser odds and | Standing at the head of the sup- | porting cast. - The 74th Congress has been in| “The Story ession since January 2 without s the story of a southern girl, putting a single piece of new lez- | Curious mixture of the sedate and the wanton. A drunken ride with a college boy ends up in a wreck outside a bootlegger's house, and, when the boy is shipped off back to town. she is held behind by a sinister, menacing big-city gang- ster, Trigger, who kills the one islation on the statute books. Signs | are that not even the current | week would final enactment of* anything of major importance. Puch Bonus to Front Advocates of the $2,100,000,000 bonus bill meanwhile have decided to use every means possible to expellite that measure in preference to the American Legion bill. The former would pay the bil by print- ing 1 money and the latter by whatever means Congress thinks best is assigned to The general Congressional week | lawyer knows Trigger, and finds started with a bang today when |Temple with him. The picture | the House Ways and Means Com- réaches a startling climax in the | mittee held is first hearings on | events that follow. | the social security measure and 7Sl o the House A] ations com: ok tee called n Secreinry Tokes and |y AMOUS SOAP LAKE ppi MINERAL HEALTH BATHS, Doel- her off to a tawdry rooming house on another man, and a young defend him. The | Harry L. Hopkins, Relief Admin- |, h | istrator for discussion of the huge ker. Drugless ‘Institute. —adv. | work relief appropriation. e 22 G. 0. P. Silent Empire Classificd Ads Pay. Republicans have not yet an- | — — e nounced what stand they w on the work bill, | President Roosevelt is expected | | to deliver another special message CITATION In the United States Commission- er's Court for Juneau Precinct, Division Number One, Territory | #0 Congress Tuesday or Wednesday of Alaska. IN PROBATE. | wh 1t is believed, he Will |1y po the Esiate 2f WALLIS W. | recommend fundamental changes | BATCHELLER, Deceased i in the nation’s civil and : 4 J military o | aviatton” pottotes. { The Territory of Alaska, to Len- e othor heirs and devises of said ! |Willils W. Batcheller, deceased, if | scHnuI-s FAI-L 1 ‘Llny there be, and all other persons | ] }com:emed in the estate of Willis W. Bgtcheller, deceased: I sg UUT Ton’AYw You and each of you are hereby i | summoned and notified to be and |appear in the above entitled court holden in the Federal and Terri- forial Capitol Building at Juneau, |in' Juneau Precinct, {Buildings Reported Warm —Fires Started in | Early Morning | 11033, and show cause, if any exist, | Indicating a possible | spread of influenza | oity’s schoolchildren, a | absentees at the public grade and |thereof, should not be made as | high . schools was reported today | Prayed for in the petition for sale by A. B. Phillips, superintendent|0of said real property filed in the of schools. |above entitled court and cause on One hundred and sixty-two ab- sentees were noted. Although this figure is high and is abnormal, it i less than was noted last week.| Twenty-nine pupils were reported absent in the high school today, { with the balance of 132 out from | the lower grades. Both buildings were warm today, despite the cold Taku wind, it was among the property of the estate of Willis W. istrator with the will annexed of said estate. The real property of said estate, scribed as follows: Lot Eight (8) Block Two (2) of the townsite of Juneau, Alaska, and the buildings thereon and appur- lenances thereunto belonging. ing ;gl@inedsfiuéiayh momin{z, ;5 PgmmMiS’»Umwd it S S When Mrs. Jenckes wired Mrs. reported. Fires are being started = Dated: Juneau, Alaska, December was believ at short gusts of wit] e TeSl O'Day’ congratulating her on her at 3 o'clock in the morning in an 81, 1934, wind have reached a velocity of 60 BLENDED: ROASTEDr AND Eervice staff here for several years,: election, s:: expressed the hopé effort to get the schools v:'xrm by J. F. MULLEN, miles per hour. 1 “There was more Taku wind blowing in the Channel yesterday | than at any time this year,” said Thompson. i VACUUM SEALED BY NATIONAL GROCERY CO. {set of Juneau. States Sureau of Public Roads. and Mr. Blackwell are well known that the entire crop ‘of women starting time. and popular members of the yOUNger | mignt work together to advange . Mr. Blackwell 15 “president Roosevelt's great plans |Highway Engineer with the United gor the social rehabilitation @f "'stricken people.” United States Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge. FAMOUS SOAP LAKE HOWARD D. STABLER, MINERAL HEALTH BATHS, Dogl- Adm'r with will annexed. Jker Drugless Institute, —adv. First publication, Dec, 31, 1934. i i man who tries to protect her; drags | in the city, and keeps her there. | Blame for the murder is placed | lawyer who is in love with Temple | ore Tryon Batcheller, Willis Tryon /i Batcheller and Elva Lenore Batch- | | eller, devisees and heirs of Willis | | W. Batcheller, deceased, and all | Territory of | | Alagka, at the hour of 10 o'clock | &m. on the 14th day of March, halt to the Why an order of sale of the real | decrease in Batcheller, deceased, and the whole | December 31, 1934, by the admin- | described {n said petition, is de- | | al Eample Brake EIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllIIllIllIIIHlllllllllllllllllillfllufl TONIGHT His soncs PUT YOUR with CAROLE LOMBARD BURNS & ALLEN ETHEL MERMAR LEON ERROL He's her man Friday . . and he ‘doesn’t do bad the rest of the week. ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATURING CARSTEN'S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND TC HAMS AND RACON--U. S. Government Inspected —~ UPTOWN~ Last Times Tonight . | know your kind . . . ...you get a kick out of playing with kids...burning their gas...spend- ing their money ... running around nights! But you're not dealing with a kid now... you're deal- ing with a manl MIRIAM HO| JACK LARUE WILLAM GARGAN WILLIAM COLLIER Ju BY WILLIAM FAULKN DIRECTED BY STEPHEN ROBERTS Q Qaramount Picture §¢lect Short Subjec - ADDED ATTRACTION OPERALOGUE “VALPURGIS NIGHT” Suggested by the Opera “Faust” (A LR ¥ : ;