The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 20, 1935, Page 3

PICUR AIDED JOY BECTY BOOP 2 TISH AGENT Carteon NEWS KETCHIKAN HOLDS < CAUCUS; NOMINEES FOR CITY OFFICES b At a recent in Ketchikan fi Mayor public caucus held e BH-ITlSH AGENT Playing Tomght FRANCIS HOWARD RVING PICHEL DOROTHY TREE THEATRE ‘Show Place of Juneaw' 1dry; Richard Harns, pmpuetor of 1 Stedman Street marine hardware and general merchandise store; R. E. Hardcastle, insurance man and fish dealer; J. E. Johnson, real estate and insurance agen! Skimore, grocer; Jason Hunsp grocery clerk; Fred Wallace, native er, her son, Winfield S. Pullen, Jr., 1S ON SCREEN OF THE CAPITOL Kay Francis,—l:slie Howard Portray Film Roles in Lockhart Story R. H. Bruce Lockhart, author of | the sensational best-" selling bi- | ographical novel, “British Agent,"\ the film version of Which is being shown at the Capitol Theatre, was‘ the youngest diplomat.of any world power during the World War. i At the age of 27 he became Brit- ish Consul-General at Moscow and | |in 1918 he was selected to head the ' British Mission to Soviet Russia. | No foreigner knew and understood | the turbulent évents of those Bol- shevist days better than he. P | It was a knowledge that costi | him his career and almost cost him | | his life. After years of strenuousl | experience, including a ' term in ‘prkon Lockhart returned to Eng-r ‘lsnd but he was tried after his de- ,parture by the Bolsheviks and sen-1 |tenced to death. Lockhart depict- | 1ed his own actual experiences in? his startling novel. No one is better qualified to por< tray the diplomat than Leslie How- | ard, renowned English star of the’ stage and screen, who also served| in the World War during this pe- | riod. Kay Francis is co-starred with Howard while others in the| cast include Willilam Gargan, Phil- | lip Reed, Irving Pichel, Walter| Byron and Ivan Simpson. - e MRS. W. S. PULLEN RETURNS FROM SOUTH ON ALASKA AFTER THREE MONTH VISIT Mrs.- W, 8. Pullen returned to| her home in Juneau on the steamer | Alaska after visiting in the south| since early in December. She spent | most of the time in Seattle wherc‘ attending the University of Wash— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20, 1935. DIRECTOR, —STRRS OF FILM WIN: ANNUAL AWARD L% : For their respective work in “)t Happened One Night,” Director Frank C: Clark Gable received the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awi shown (top, center) reeciving his trophy from Irwin S. Cobb (right) as Lol Lower left: Director Capra and his award. Claudette Colbert (lower right) re Temple. The film was given the hlghut cinema award for 1934, (Auocu(cd Press Photos) "RAILROAD IS HERMAN WEISS, JACK HOLT IS ‘a, Claudette Colbert and in Hollywood. Gable is Barrymore (left) looks on, ving the prize from Shirley ARTHUR rRaymond WALBURN | Pathe Review Comedy Late News with JEAN ART NAT PENDLE HOHL IEEEENSE RESIS | HUR :TON made for for the | lsborer and fisherman; W. P. ington, but also visited friends i YOU City Council. Sharpe, one-time Deputy Marshal; Portland, Corvallis, Port Town-\ & Starting off with Mayor P. J. Harry Newell, wholesaler; E. B. send, Olympia and other cities of | BAGKGRUUND UF WAR vETERAN STARRED HERE |N \7 \NT TO Gilmore as the first nomination,| Moughtaling, Log Cabin grocery !the Northwest. J y. the naming of J. H. Rolie, meat | proprietor; S. H. Petersen, of the Mr. Pullen, Manager of the Al-' ‘ " Jnarket proprietor; Axel Osberg of | Petersen and Rockhill garage; Carl aska Electric Light and Power PASSES AWAY DEFENSE RESTS pUT ON the Pioneer Cabinet Shop; F. J.|J. Foss, builder; Hans Greenaa, Company, who spent the Christ- Chapman, Ketchikan Steam Laun- | Manager of the Nordby Supply mas holidays and his vacation with PO PRI PG e WE]GHT Wi e dry proprietor, and M. J. Hene-|Company, and Dr. R. M. Mac- his family in Seattle, preceded Mrs.| «¢ - ” . »ghan, industrialist, filled the ticket | Kenzie, dentist. | Pullen home some time ago. {“The Ca'rmonoall. ['«XP"CSS lOI’l g. R(?Sldem‘ of JUfleaU Pl:lV at Collscum l’orkraya EAT PEERLESS white and raisin breads. In for Mayor. g Seven nominees or the post of T o aa L i Combines Thrills and Dies at Hospital After Life of Famous Crim- | Janning these delicious breads, PEERLESS Nominations for Councilmen were municipal School oard member, NEW CHICHAGGCE MI Huma| I t st h W ’0 § l. l L | pla v P t the finkst. in: Gust Olsen, Ketchikan agent of the | replacing Mrs. W. C. Dibrell, who SYNDICATE 1 Interes mur_enC) peration ina awyer BAKERY was carefu g } Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union; H. G | is retiring with this election, are | Thrills and human interest are — _— gredients to build and safeguard your health. McCain and E. W. Brown, xetiring | Mrs. H. P. Hanson, Mrs. J. A. Tal-, Important Unit Holders meeting|combined in “The Cannonball Ex- A Spa can War veteran In “The Lofense Rests’ vack Scientifie baking makes them pvnle-ct in taste. Hak members; J. S. Burgun, who retired | bot, Mrs. C. N. McBurnel, Mrs.| Wednesday, March 20, 7:30 p. m yp,p% the feature picture which and a lung resident of Juneauw, Holt, Jong a favorife screen. star, &1 from the Council a year ago; H. P.| W. E. Peterson, Mrs. Agnes Rein- in Legion Dugout. Important mai- |comes to the Uptown Theatre,to- Herman Weiss, 63 years old, died P! ramatic role, his first de‘, ® i Hanson, former Councilman and ert, Mrs. J. F. Van Gilder, md"e"s night. Si. Ann's Hospital at 12:30 parture for many years from the \ pmpxi(‘v.or ut‘ the Ketchikan r‘uun- Rev w. \\unn(r adv. BOARD OF DIRECTOR&- The background of the story is o'clock this morning. adventurous part he usually plays. y e o % R WO T TP W that of a railroad life and the dan- Weiss had been rushed to the| This picture, which is playing at I,EE RLESS B_4 KERY g o ozt Amant gers that surround the men who hospital Monday, and an emer- the Coliseum theatre, gives Holt », . P ARIS IN | INTEREST LACS Wednesday Night ] ) TERRIS iy Gastineas | ith TOM MOORE, REX LEASE ‘ EARLE and NORMA A e s with TOM MOORE, £ SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March pone Gus Erickson, Juneau and LUCILLE BROWN Th : K s 20.—The oil tanker .operaltors last which with reasonable care e he Alt Heidelberg Krausenizers night broke off strike arbitration | in making it, will deliver PR P T Miloa-Minuse. Aetion | : negotiations with the Internation- | g fragrant full-flavored cup . MOSPITAL NOTES . ot s 4 pp e al Seamen's Union of America. ith delici . o000 00 0e s 0000 H T hii H i ! The operators wrote Paul Schar-| | With delicious regularity. eart-Touching Hergism! Scandinavian HARRY KRANE PARIS INN'S REGULAR ATTRACTIONS EVERY ! Night AT THE FEATURING Iride the rails. The tale brings out |the rivalry of two brothers, one | trusted by their father, a railroad | engineer, and the other doubted as ga ne'er-do-well. Their exploits are | thrilling and dangerous. A series of dramatic events leads up to a hold- lup for which the wrong brother is blamed. Rex Lease and Leon Waycoff are the brothers. Tom Moore, one of the three famous Moore brothers, plays the role of the father and | Lucille Browne and Ruth Renick are others m the cast. PLAN VETOED: That was the announcement made late this afternoon by A. B Fhillips, Superintendent of Juneau Schoeols, who, yesterday, | questionnaires on a proposed eight- |week extra session for the teach !ing of high school subjects thi summer. “A compilation of the returned blanks shows, definitely, that there is not a sufficient interest to war- rant our having a summer school,’ {Mr. Phillips said. He had said that 30 pupils would be needed to operate the school without financial loss. ———————— | SUMMER SCHOOL - sent out | gency abdominal operation was per- formed that afternoon. With the funeral date still pend-| ing word from relatives living here, the body is being held at the C. W. Carter Mortuary. Weiss served with gallantry in the Spanish-American War, an ex- amination of his honorable dis- ge certificate showed today. He ted in 1898 when he was 26 battles in the Philippine Island. The exact date of this arrival in Juneau was not known today. He had been engaged in the raising f mink on his farm off the Gl Highway during the last few years, He is known to be survived by wo sons, residents of the Channel. Lester is employed in the odian‘s Office of the Fe d Territorial Building.- Another 1 employée of the Alaska Juneai Gold Mining Company, resides in Douglas. The preésent terminus of the pro- osed Pacific-Yukon Highway is bout 50 miles north of Hazelton, of age. He served in many the role of a sensationally success- ful criminal lawyer, the type no doubt representing William J. Fal- lon of ‘“Mouthpiece” fame. Here he is the ruthless defender of any who have the necessary fees; he is the publicity-seeking, front-page attorney, who cleverly skips around the fringes of the law in pursuing the questionable practices. He shows you the inside of that sec- ret world of erime, graft and chic- nery, which keeps criminals be- yound the reach of swift justice. Jean Arthur, Shirley Gray, Ward Bond, Sarah Padden and Donald Meek are featured in the fine cast sypporting Holt. et Rt P “COLONEL” 1S ADDED TO COMMISSIONER BELL'S LONG HIST OF TITLES Frank ‘T. Bell, United States Commissioner of Fisheries, has been commissioned a Colonel on the staff of Ruby Lafoon, Gover- nor of Kentueky, in recognition for his meritorious service in conser- vation, according to an article ap- pearing recently in the Grant County Journal, Ephrata, Washing- ton. Commissioner Bell is also Hon-| orary Chalrman of the National Planning Council of Commercial and Game Fish Commissioners, National Director of the Izaak Walton League, National Vice- President of the American Fisher- ies Society, & member of the In- ternational Fisheries Commission and a member of President Roose- velt’s Natural Resources Council. . > ro— 000600000000 “At All Grocers” NEW WHITE FOOTWEAR for Women, $3.95 to $4.95 LEADER DEPT. STORE GEORGE BROS. o UPTOWN e - STARTING TONIGHT ACTION! ROMANCE! “Cannon Ball ACCORDIAN ARTIST N EGD"A"UNS fl?fi;fiffif ; t44 :T.iijf?? 2k Express IGHT FROM 10 P. M. TANKER STRIKE ren, Union official, that “all of- fers are withdrawn because of your action of March 9, without notice to us, in calling a strike in the midst of negotiations.” Wings of the Morning! Schilling Coffee Alaskan E. J. Rice, Seattle; C. Nicovich, Juneau; J. Sampson, Juneau. Mrs. Jules Loftus, wife of the Territorial veterinarian, was ad- mitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes- terday afternoon. Red Blooded Drama Breat-Taking Suspense! Thundering love story of railroad life ?w“szmu&.rf :ll of Czliéorm? There are two Schilling Coffees. o i stanley—v_-:) T P LUS t an Xas ompany did mnot k. . Grummett, o e participate in the negotiations, but One for percolator. underwent a minor operation earlier it is understaad both are in accord with the statement. One for drip. this woek, was to' leave St. Ann's Hospital this alternoon. i ADDED SHORTS * Old _papers for sale at l‘mplre Ofilcc