The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 18, 1935, Page 3

LAST TiMES_TONIGHT |T LEA»yEs'Yo U BREATHLESS PILGRIM DAYS GUESS STARS THEATRE GARY COOPER, ANNA STEN AT CAPITOL| “The Wedding Night,” which opens at the Capitol Theatre to- night, i5 a dramatic romance in| which Anna Sten portrays a mod- ern American girl, rebelling against | the dictates and restraints of tra- dition, and Gary Cooper appears as a suceessful, sophisticated New York | euthor with whom she falls in love. | Miss Sten's part is in sharp con-{S] trast to her previous performances. In “Nana” she was an exotic wom- | an of Paris, and in “We Live Again” she appeared as a mnple‘ peasant of Russia. In “The wed- | ding Night” she is thoroughly Am- erican in dress, talk and actions. The film marks another mile- stone in the career of Cooper. Nine years ago Goldwyn gave the young‘ cowboy his first important part in mo.ion picture. His salary then was $75 a week. It is rumored to be| about 100 times that in “The Wed- | ding Night.” | “MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD” AT COLISEUM' Universal's picturization of Dick- ens’ famous mystery story, “The) Mystery of Edwin Drood,” will be | shown for the last times at the| Coliseum Theatre tonight. [the fellow pulled a gun on me | Fairbanks diestrict. THE. DAILY. ALASKA EMPIRE. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. (8 ED DOWLING, OLDTIMER, ON JUNEAU VISIT First Came o _]uneau in 1889—Going to Set- tle Down at 77 Ed Dowling, one of the early picneers of Alaska, arrived in Ju-| Hot Springs where he has been | visiting since July 8. Dowling, whe has lived in F‘alr- banks for the last few years, ar- |rived in Sitka on August 20, 1881, and came to Juneau in 1889. In 1896, when he left Juneau to 20 to Dawson, there was a baseball field on the north side of Front Street and a brewery on the site | now occupied by the Alaskan Ho- tal, Dawling said. Knew Farly Characters Many of the historic characters of early Dawson . days—Skookum | Jim Cache, Takish Charley, Coall cil Billy Fender, Patsy Anderson in his cences of gold rush days. that couniry,” Dowling said. I leased Number 1 above discov- ery from Skookum Jim, discoverer of the Dawson field. I | put most of it back though, and I gambled some and in 98 I got disgusted and went to the Koyukuk Faced Death I was drifting down the Yukon and at the mouth of the Chandalar there was a native couple living in a tent. He was going tg kill me for my out- fit. I knocked. him out with a Colts’ 41 I had in my belt. 1 broke shoot me from the shore, I took| my ducks with me but I was so |excited I forgot my coffee pot,! and I never went, back after it.” Worked at A-J. Dowling said that he went to Gibbon in 1904 and later worked for wages on all the creeks in the He returned to worked at the A. J. mine from 1919 to 1922, when he went to New Zealand to visit his sister, Mrs. Florence Garner. Upon his return from New Zealand he worked for a few months at the A. Juneau and |J. mine, at the mine in Latouche and at Kennecott, before going to | Fairbanks, where he has lived un- nl this summer. gidering seltling down permanently. “I am going to make a home for myself over in Tenakee by and by,” he saig. R 0 it RICH, BERGMAN LEAVE Gil Rich, Alagka agent for the The story centers around John Jasper, played by Claud Rains, who! is a choir leader in a cathedral in| an English village — a respcvted‘ churchman in public but a vietim u“ the cpium habit in private life. Jasper is secretly in love with lhew fiance of his nephew, Edwin Drood. | The girl is played by Heather An-| gel and the nephew is portrayed by | David Manners. | Douglas Montgomery plays the part of Neville Landless, a rxery youth from Ceylon, who also falls| in love with Miss Angel. J e - MARRIED AT KETCHIKAN ; Albert Thompson of Juneau andi Margaret Smith of Metlakatla were | married recently in Ketchikan by‘ Judge Austin, United States Com- missioner. \ REPAIRED RADIO SERVICE and SUPPLY BERT WHITFIELD “Next First Natiohal Bank” Q‘\ /K STRIKE BRUNSWICK BOWLING ALLEYS Rheinlander Beer on Tap ———————————— * = {Black Manu‘acturing Company, and R. R. Bergma:, credit manager for the same concern, are travelling to Seward from Juneau on the Alas-| ka. They will visit Gulf cities m the interest their firm. Commercial fishermen working in | the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida west coast report the season’s run of Spanish mackerel is the bxggest | since 1931. UNITED STATES GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. [ May 13, 1935. Notice is hereby given that Jere. miah Poole, entryman, together !with his witnesses, A. A. Anderson and Robert Oberg, has submitted nna.l proof on his homestead entry, ' Anchorage 07437, for a tract of land embraced in H. E. S. No. 226, For- est List 8-103, located on Douglas g Island near Outer Point, contain- 'ing 3.28 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, An- chorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in ‘the local land office, Anchorage within the period of publication or thirty days there- after, sdid final proof will be ac- cepted and final certificate issued. FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. Flrst publication, Aug. 21, 1935. Last puhficahon, Oct. 18, 1935. UNI’I'ED STATES | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. August 28, 1935. Notice is hereby given that Henry Hendrickson, entryman, together with his witnesses, Isadore Gold- stein and Lance E. Hendrickson, all of Juneau, Alaska, hias made final proof of his homestead, Anchorage 07871, stead Anchorage 04146, for a tract of land situate ‘dlong the Glacler Highway in latitude 58° 21 44" N and longitude 134° 33" W. embrac- ed in U. S. Survey No. 2125, con- taining 1051 acres and it is now in the files of the U. 8. Land Of-| fice at Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the period of publication or nurty days there- after, said final ‘proof will be ac- cepted and final certificate issued. FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. First publication, Sept. 4, 1835. ,Last publication, Oct. 30, 1935. “I took p'enu of money out of “1} | staked Little Skookum Guich, and | | the real “I almost got killed on that trip.| as additional to his_home- | 'HUGE DOLL GIVEN SHIRLEY TEMPLE .| " ON AR BASE neau a few days ago from Tehakee ; and George Carmack of Carcross— | { were mentioned reminis- | | Shirley Temple, ted Honolulu. child film star, is shown with a six foot doll given hildren of Hawaii recently when the Ilttle acti The unique doll was the gift of 20,000 ippon youngsters in the Hawaiian islands who each contrlbuted ten cents to a fund for its purohaie, (Associated Press Photo) I had my pot of ducks! and a coffce pot on the fire when | | | hi§ rifle and shotgun with a ham- | mer before [ left so he couldn’t| At the age of 77 ,Dowling is con-.! Music lessons don’t bore these “Play Last Part Sbftly” Oakland, Calif., girls becalue they're comiposers as weil as pianists. Left to right: Mari Evans, 9; Barbara Jeanne Derby, 6 (seated); and Phyllis Lindbloom, 8, com- oser of “The Sparrows Making a Nest.” OAKLAND, Cal,, Sept. 18 —~When 8-year-old Phyllis Lindblom fin- | ished composing a piano number | as part of the “creative” plan of ! music teaching, she affixed this note: | - “Do mot play loudly at the end | DPEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR fecause the nest is finished and the mny babies just hatched are hav- | ing such a good time.” Her teacher, Miss Cora Jenkins, considers that a good indication of e interest children take in mu- sic lessons when they're allowed to write as well as play. The plan, widely used today, was in its pioneering stages 30 years ago when Miss Jenkins gaveé lessons to a 9-year-old boy named Sidney. Howard, now a successful play- | wright. She recalls a wedding march he composed—*very funer- eal” in tone, and some other com- positions which he, with great diz- nity, titled “Howard’s Studies No. 3. ———,e————— LEGION AUXILIARY AT FAIRBANKS HAS . ELECTION, OFFICERS At a recent meecing of the Am- erican Legion Auxiliary at Fair- banks, the foliowing officers were elected: | President, Mrs. Chas. E. Taylor. Pirst Vice President, Mrs. Roy { Lund. Second Vice President, Mrs. Nug- get, Geraghty. Secretary, Mrs. R. J. McKanna. Treasurer, Mrs. P. J. Driscoll. Historian, Mrs, Virgil Bailey. Chaplain, Mirs. Jack Warren: Sergeant-At-Arms, Mrs. F. M. Dunham. Executive Committee, Mrs. E. A | Tonseth, Mrs. John Be. (Dixie) Hall |and Mrs. Don Adler. Delegates ‘o the Department of {Alaska Convention to be held in Seward Septcnber 21, 22 and 24 were also selected. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Tonseth, Mrs, Adler, Mrs. Lund and Mis. Forbes L .Baker were elected as delegates. Alternates selected were Mrs. Harry Becker, Mrs. GeGraghty, |Mrs. Dunham, Mrs, Warren and Mrs. CD. O'Flandgan. HILLS FLOWN T0 CHICHAGOF F. H. Hills, superintendent .of the Chichagof Mining Company, and Mrs, Hills, who returned from the States yesterday on the. Alaska, were passengers to Chichagof to- day aboard the Alaska Air Trans- port plane flown by Sheldon Sim- mons. Mr. and Mrs Hills spent a vaca- tion of seven weeks in the States. They attended the San Diego Ex- position and drove their car from California (o Seattle on the return tvip. Neither cf them had ever be- ‘ore been aloft in a plane untfl the Patco took off on the flight at 1:40 pm. On their vacation frip they sailed cirect from Chichagof to Seattle on the Zapora. Mr. and Mrs, Hills were dccom- panied to the Alaska A!r} Transport float by Mrs. Louis Delebeque. J. 5. Hammon was a passenger fo Lemesurier Island on the plane this afternoon ——————— VIOLA G. GERMANSON AND DONALD WHITE ARE MARRIED, FAIRBANKS Viola Georgia Germansen, 19 years old, and Donald H. White, 30, were mairied at 4:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon in the United States Commissioner’s office in @airbanks by Commissioner Wil- liam H. Crowden. +Emma de la Verne and John B. Hall were the witnesses, The bride i the daughter of Mr. and Mr:. Germansen of the Chestochina roadhouse on the Richardson Highway. Mr. White is an employee of ‘he Alaska Road Commission at Chitina, where the newly married ouple will make their home. e - ARE MARRIED i{Barney Corgatelll and Dora Mc- Donald were married last week in Seward by United States Commis-| sioner Francis A. Jones. STATEMENTS - { NOW NEEDED Rebluvnta of Any Commun- ity in Alaska May Get Busy WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—(Special Correspondence)—Very careful in- | vestigation is being made with re- {spect tor the location of the air |defense bases in various parts of, the United States and Alaska. jresidents of any city or community in Al v who believe their of ence would be a suit site for the Alaska base would do well to prepare a comprehensive |statement showing the advantages 13f having the Alaska base located {at_such placz, In connection with this sted procedure, the fol- lowi itements made by Colonel Jehn D. Reardan, Chairman of the Specia mmittee on Air Bases, .ags quoted: (a) “The Board will not visit :sites proposed for some time, if at It will first be necessary to ,azrre upon requirements before any sapveys will be required. 1‘ tb) “The same careful consider- auon will be given to proposals or ‘requests for information made by mail as to those presented in pe son (c) “Any communication to the (War Department regarding location 'ol’ bases under the Wilcox Air Défense Bill should be addressed ito Adjutant General marked for ‘Special Committee on Air Bases,’ |War Department, Washington, D. or SPEED PLANE ~ COSTS §150,000 The plane in which Howard| Hughes, millionaire film producer, set a new world’s speed record of 352.46 miles recently in California, is said to have cost Hughes $150,- 000. The wings of the ship, en- gineered by Dick Palmer, are of combined wood and metal con- struction, and the rest of the plane is all metal. The plane is powered with a twin - Yow 14 - cylinder Pratl and Whitney motor, and the landing gear and tail wheel are retractable. It has a controllable propeller, and wind tests are said to have indi- cated a possible speed of 368 miles ! per hour. Howard Hughes test-hopped lhc sty himself. "There is &' possibility | that the Army may take an inter- est in the plane as a pursuit ship. — e, CHARGES AGAINST PISKE Charles Piske was taken to Nome by plane last, week from Dahl| Créék b’ theyKougarok section, by{w United Btates Commissioner Tanner, | upon complaints made by Louis| |Nashenwing and Hans Arp. Piske,| who is ghaiged with assault with a o dangerous weapon, will answer the charge before the next grand jury. He was reiecsed on posting of $1,500 bail. .- - Daily Emplre Want Ads Pay! l When D1d Man 1 ’I'h(‘ i 1935, EMPLOYEES BF GOVERNMENT T0 BET VACATIONS Legislation Plopo sed of Particular Benefit to Alaska Federals WASHINGTON —(Special spondence—Legislation to for vacations for Government em- ployees and to standardize sick ](‘1\(‘ for civilian employees was, oduced in the House by Robert| eck, Chairman of the House| Committes on the Clivil Service. | he' proposed legislation is sep- ated in two bills; H. R. 8458, to de for ations, gnd H. R. , to stanc e sick leave. The bill first mentioned would entitle all parmanent employeas, with the exception of teachers and librarians of the -public schools of the Dis- triet of Columbia, to receive 30 days annual leave cach calender yea exclusive of nd nd holidays, and any unused les w uld be ac- cumulated until it not to exceed 120 days. Back Of All System This would put employees back cn the same basis for leave of ab- sence that most of the Departments recognized prior to the reduction of leave established by the Economy Act. H. R. 8459, to standarize sick leave would vide cumulative sick leave with pay at the rate of one and one-fourth days for each month not to exceed, however, 120 days. Administrative officers may advance 30 days sick leave with pay bayond accrued sick leave in cases| of serfous disability or ailments and when required by the exigen- cies of the situation. Both of these bills passed the House, August 8, after action en them had been de- layed in one way and another for some 84 ve totals Alackans Benefitted The proposed legislation is of particular interest to the Federal employe in Alaska in that both bills have a section in them provid- ing that “Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the con- tinuance of any existing leave dif- ferential now obtaining for the benefit of emnloyees of the Federal Government stationed outside the continenal limits of the United Another _point that the a employees will appreciate is the detaileed accumulation of leave for four mounths, for under a non- accumulative system it has hardly been possible for an employee in come parts of Alaska to take a vacation in 'h' Mm(' allowed. 30 FLASHED, NORTH PACIFIC — SEATTLE, Sept. IH.AThe Naval Radio station on St. Paul Island reported to the Coast Guard Head- quarters here this afternoon that ithe British steamship Mabel Moller has flashed an SOS from off the Kuriles Island, The nature of the steamship's trouble was not distinguishable. — - — SHOP IN JUNEAU! nvad e Amerlcas'? T VAR e st (v Johi C. Wiervinm] Science fs wondering more and morq about ¢arly ‘mat in America. Palaeontologists, archaeologists, and aeologuu combine their studies in their efforts at fixing a time period of man's entrance into Amer- ica, It is generally understood that man is not native to ‘the Western Hemisphere but that he migrated hither. Dr. John C. Menhm.‘ president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, who reveals the work going on by the three remains of extinct elephants, ground sloths and other animals have been uncovered in the western United States along with artifacts scigntific groups, points out that' and chareoal and burned bones—evidence of early man. The prob-' lcm is far from solved, Dr. Mernam points out, but he believes that progress is being made. SAMUEL GOLDWYN oreients * GARY IN A MOMENT SHE WwWOuULD BE WED! In that one moment he could step forward and._snatch her away and make his own! Thriiling moment! Was itto be? 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