The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 4, 1936, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY; APRIL 4, 1936. COLISEUM T0 SHOW DRAMA OF POMPEI! Story of Eruption of Vesu-| vius Comes Sunday | to Local Theatre | | “The Last Days of Pompeii," star- ring Dorothy Wilson and Preston ' Foster, plays Sunday, Monday and | Tuesday at the Coliseum Theatre The story is laid in Pompeii which at the root of Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples; the time is the first century. Marcus, a young black- | smith, emblttered when poverty costs him the lives of wife and child, | determines to make the acquisition of wealth his g Sacrificing all ! ideals, he rises to riches and power | only to discover that, although the lack of gold had cost him the life| of eone son, the possession of it must cost him the life of another. { The battle between the forces of | good and evil—as typified in the| man’s struggle against himself— | provides the drama, which is stag- | ed against the background of a city | abruptly torn by earthquake, and | Ighted by the lurid glow of a vol-| cano in flames. | Playing for the last times tonight is Jean Arthur in “The Public Men- ace.” | | -~ | GASTINEAU NURSES TO MEET MONDAY The Gastineau Channel Nurses will meet next Monday night at 8 c'clock at the home of Mrs. J, W. Gucker. The committee in charge | RESTON FOSTER ALANHALE orothy Wilson Basil Rathbone || ~and; .other en April 18 to raise funds for an in- | cubator and resuscitating unit for ' the Hospital, will make its report at the meeting. Tickets for the party will be on sale he first of next week, according to announcement by Mrs. | —ALSO— Mickey’s Mechnical Man News Only 12 bowlers, or 4 teams, remajn COmmission has announced open ——-- FULL HOUSE “You can get a FULL HOU for a dollar or less — and It's a Winner! Ask your liqguor dealer.” LAST TIMES TONIGHT PUBLIC MENACE and FRONTIER DAYS —Also— “TAILSPIN TOMMY” Chapter No. 6 CARTOON NEWS NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Probate Court ior Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alaska, First Division. In the Matter of the Estate of LEWIS LUND, deceased i Notice is hereby given that Waino E. Hendrickson has been duly ap- pointed administrator of the above, named estete. All persons having claims against said estate are quired to present same with proper| vouchers within six months from the date hereof, at the office of | 'my attorney, Henry Roden, at Ju-| neau, Alaska. Dated the 21st day 1936. ! WAINO E. HENDRICKSON. [ | First publication, March 21, 1936. | 'Last publication, April 11, 1936. | THEATRE of March, | e at Empire Office Old papers tor sal F-l-a-s-h! . { Mr. and Mrs. Juneau:— I'am breaking a precedent in writing direct to you. However, “SANDERS OF THE RIVER” is a picture that broke and is breaking a lot of precedents, too. Last night’s enthusiastic audiences convinced me of this, and I hurry to urge you NOT TO MISS SEEING "SANDERS OF THE RIVER” which shows for the last times tonight at Space and time don't permit a proper description but take my word for it is DIFFERENT ond EXCEP- TIONAL entertainment, in plot, tempo, from the sing- ing of Paul Robeson; the superb acting of the English actor, Leslie Banks; the barbaric war dances of hun- the Capitol. dreds of savage tribesmen! As a showman, my conscience would bother me if I didn't advise you that SANDERS OF THE RIVER, is exceptional entertainment;it is too unusual for discrim- inating motion arrange to see either of its last two performances tonight. picture fans to miss. Sincerely, CHARLES BEALE, Manager, Capitol Theatre. I hope you will EXAMINATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR C. S The United States Civil Service competitive examinations as fol- Tows Junior astronomer, $2,000 a year, Naval Observatory, Washington, D. various grades, Navy Depart- Marine engine $2,600 to $3,800 a ye ment Agricultural engineers, various S, 00 to $4,600 a year, Bur- au of Agricultural Engineering, De- artment of Agriculture. Junior veterinarian, $2,000 a year, Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart- ment of Agriculture. Clinical director (female), $3,600 a year, director of laboratories, $5,- 600 a year, associate psychotherapist (female) . $3,200 a year, Saint Eliza- beths Hospital, Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtained at Room 311, Federal and Terri- torial Building D ' SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! Y e SHOP IN sunNEAUL Che CAPITAL CAFE TONIGHT THREE-PIECE ORCHESTRA with Juneau's De Luxe Entertainers RUTH and BOB and “SMOKEY” MILLS on the Drums! ADDED ATTRACTIONS! THE DANCING WAITRESS and SURPRISE NUMBERS! SPECIAL CHINESE DISHES SERVED AT ALL HOURS SPECIAL TONIGHT! Half Fried Spring Chicken Toast with French Fried Potatoes—65¢c S e e on * TR PR RO RO RECRR O O B0 OO OO A TSR AL AR “DARK ANGEL" 1S AT CAPITOL OVER WEEKEND Story of Emotional Triangle Stars Frederic March and Merle Oberon “The Dark Angel,” Samuel Gold- wyn's gripping romantic drama, starring Frederic March, Merle Ob- |eron, and Herbert Marshall, opens the Capitol The: with to- night’s midnight prevue. The story, set in the rural sec- tions of England, reflects the hearts |of a woman and two men—one of whom she loves, while the other loves her. A great emotional climax is reach- ed when the man she loves comes | to a realization of his love for her. | Their happiness is short-lived, how- | ever, as the relentless forces of life | tear them apart. Years after, when | the girl has resigned herself to a | betrothal to the other man, a kind- | lier fate intervenes and the lovers are reunited. Prominent in the supporting cast are John Halliday, David Torrence | and Cora Sue Collins. Playing for the last times to- | night is “San of the River. |REVEREND ZLOBIN NOW SITKA PASTOR The Rev. J. Zlobin arrived in Ju- neau Thursday on the Bureau of Fisheries boat Penguin from St. Paul Island in the Pribilof group. The reverend, who has been pas tor of the St. Paul Church on the island for six years and seven months, is now on his way to Sitka where he will take up his duties as rector of the Russian church there. While in Juneau the Rev. Zlobin is conferring with the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, who is dean of the Russian Greek churches in South- east Alaska. He expects to leave for | Eitka on one of the next steamers. The rector said the trip from Un- alaska, which started last Saturday, was a beautiful one with good weath- er most of the way. SALVATION ARMY MAKING ANNUAL DRIVE FOR FUNDS The Salvation:Army drive in Ju- |neau is meeting with fine success, ccording to the officers conducting the campaign. With a goal of $1,000 set, the | Salvation Army is making the an- nual appeal for contributions from | an citizens. The officers report ex- cellent support for which they are thankful. Contributions are still ac- ceptable, however. JUNEAU DRUG STORE SPACE REARRANGED E. G. W. Morris and Charles Boy- er, carpenters, have been engaged | to carry out extensive alterations at | the Juneau Drug Company. The work is already well under way, and when completed, will give the | corner drug store a better arrange- | ment of window and floor display, and also afford patrons another en- trance, as a door will be built for entrance to the drug store next to the Juneau Bakery. —e— SHOP IN YUNEAU, FIRST! l INJURED MAN BROUGHT HERE H. Arness, who was injured in an | accident at Hawk Inlet Wednesday. was brought to Juneau Thursday | aboard the P. E. Harris cannery ten- | der Seakist, and entered St. Ann’s | Hospital at about 11 o'clock for | treatment of a fractured arm. | A radio message was receiv ed| here by Pilot Sheldon Simmons of the Alaska Air Transport, advising | him that the injured man had been | placed aboard the cannery tende: for transportation to Juneau, and requesting Simmons to contact the | motorship in the the shelter of | Shelter Island to pick up Arness for the balance of the journey to Ju- neau. ! Pilot Simmons immediately took off in the Patco plane, leaving Ju- neau at about 8:45 p.m., but found that the motorship had passed Shel tet Island and was then approaching | Marmion Island. Simmons taxied alongside the motorship, and, after | consultation with the vessel's offi- cers, it was agreed that the small saving in time to be gained by air- plahe transportation over the short distance remaining did not warrant the risk involved in transferring the the plane at sea. NO CONFESSION BY HAUPTMANN, KIDNAP. MURDER Convicted Man Goes to El- ectric Chair — No Words Pass Lips (Continued from Page One) itual adviser, German ritual. Mrs. Hayptmann received the information that her husband had been electrocuted with great sobs| and cried: “Oh God, why did you have to do this?” Hauptmann Confident Warden Kimberling said Haupt- mann was confident apparently to the very end that something would save him. “He seemed to have hope all the way through that something would happen to save him. He did not lose his courage but at no time did he smile. He was in fairly good spirits all day and never seemed to give up hope. Most of the time he spent with his minister,” said Warden Kimberling. Hauptmann ordered a hearty din- ner last night and ate the most of it. Lloyd Fisher, chief defense coun- sel, when he left the Warden's of- fice folowing the execution, said: “All T can say is that this thing is the greatest tragedy in the history | of the state. Time will never wipe it out.” read the Lutheran ;AFTERMAT” OF EXECUTION TRENTON, April 4—An immed- |late threat of Gov. Hoffman’s pol- itical future arose today as the af- | termath of Hauptmann's silent ‘; death in the electric chair, although | the possibility of a legislative in- | vestigation appeared to have come to an end. Even before Hauptmann's body injured man from the motorship to |- | morgue, THEATRE SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY Midnight Preview Tonight 1:10 A. M. Matinee Sunday—2 P. M. dramaof two/’ men.and a maid that holds you spellbound! ——ALSO—— Hunting Season—(Cartoon) Daily Alaska Empire Latest “SANDE Time on Their Hands Pathe former Representative Franklin Fort announced he would oppose Hoffman at the polls for the position of one of the delegates- at-large to the Republican National Convention. His oppostion is based solely on the issue of Hoffman’s ace tivity in the case. “When a Governor makes a mockery of the courts and juries and drags his high office into the mire, I cannot remain silent,” said Fort. REPORT SHOWS CITY FINANCES IN 600D SHAPE $34,|30 Spent Above Nor- mal Functions But Still Condition Sound (Continued {rom Page One) compile data on the small boat com- merce in Juneau for the past several years to be presented at the War Department hearing scheduled here in June before Col. H. J. Wild. Re- cords on the small boat commerce for 1935 was compiled by the Cham- ber but due to the vast amount of work involved, Mr. Shattuck point- ed out to compile the additional data requested by the Department it would require the services of a full time man for about a month. He explained that the War Department | engineers expects the city to pre sent a case at the hearing, thus it will entail considerable work. The holdover members of the Council, Art McKinnon, G. E. Krause and William Reck, were named a com- mittee to handle the business, work- | ing in co-operation with the Cham- | ber. Praise Governor and Dimond In bringing up the information | from Gov. John W. Troy of the granting of an additional $40,000 by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Admnstrator, to handle the re- lief in the Territory, Mayor Gold- stein commented on what he TONIGHT RS of the RIVER” Cookie Carpi=al News TWO QUAKES FELT, HELENA HELENA, Montana, April 4. — Earthquakes were felt again early today in this heavy snow blanketed city. The shocks were of four sec- onds duration. The first shock was felt at 1:39 o'clock this morning, Mountain Standard Time and another shock was felt at 1:53 a.m. Many residents hurried from their beds into the streets but returned later: The total quakes since last” Oc- tober, the majority of them pro- nounced disturbances, is 1,816. Three inches of snow covered the ground at I o'clock this morning and the snow was still falling at 9 o'clock this morning. Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond and Gov. Troy, and the Council unanimously went on record author- izing a letter to both Delegate Di- mond and the Governor thanking them for their efforts. “I'm not a Demoerat,” said the | Mayor, “but T want to say that Tony Dimond is right on the job back there in Washington and he and Gov. Troy have done excellent work right down the line. I think the } least the Council can do is to thank them for it.” Several of the Council echoed the sentiment and all ap- proved the motion. An offer from R. E. Robertson of his lot at Fourth and Main, across from the City Hall, to the city for $5.000 for the erection of a public library with the agreement that $500 of the price go toward the lib- rary was received by the Council. —————— MINISTERS TO HOLD MEETING ON MONDAY The Juneau and Douglas Minis- terial Association will hold the reg- ular monthly meeting at 10 o'clock next Monday forenoon at the home of the Rev. O. L. Kendall on Fourth Street. —————— was embalmed in the State Prison }u-nned the excellent work done by, SPEND WHERE YOU MAKE IT!