The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1936, Page 3

GAGNEY STARS Beverly Belles or THEATRE | i |adventure, final his ways, and i | sands THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936. IN PICTURE OF BARBARY COAST “Frisco Kid,” Film of Old San Francisco, Now at Capitol Theatre The thrilling story of the pioneer { San Francisco, when the Coast seethed with activity ts there led a danger- existence, “Frisco Kid,” star- ring James Cagney, is now playing at the Capitol Theatre. Cagney, who pl sailor who finally ast, is supported by Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez and Lili Damita. He gives a brilliant per- forman as king of the 1d, who, after many a thrilling the error of rted by Miss vy who stands for law and as represented by the news- which she owns. than forty persons are fea- in leading roles, and thou- are shown in the gigantic dominates the Margaret W tured {mob scenes of the Vigilantes who ...saved from the vigi- = lantes by the daughter of the man who sought to crush him. C0 KID' with MARGARET LINDSAY RICARDO CORTEZ FRED KOHLER ESTELLE TAYLOR ¥R MARCH of TIME The News Behind the News MIXING IN MEXICO Daily Alaska Empire NEWS o EASTER JOY TWO VICTIMS. EMBRACES ALL ~ PLANE WRECK CHRISTIANITY ~ FOUND ALIVE Queen Mary Asks Cessation | Are Rescued from Lon'ely‘ of Mourning for King— Beach on Behm Canal 1 Pope Pleas for Peace by C. G. Cyane (Continued 1rom Page One) | (Continued trom Page One) 1 { salem, holy city of the Christians. week in the woods without a fire | —_— |and on a diet of ice water. Taken | MATANUSKA SERVICES {to hospital from severe exposure,| ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13— |but Will come through O. K. Matanuska colonists gathered in| “In rush this evening failed to the community gymnasium to ex- €XPress my appreciation of your press faith in the resurrection of | ability. You sure done a nice day’s| Christ. work and saved two lives. Regards.” Thirteen denomnations partici- | : o Smee A Ea pated in community services. In | DOUGLAS INDIAN DIES addition, separate services were | held by Catholic, Lutheran and| Tom Wilson, 85, Indian, died last Seventh-Day Adventist™ congrega- | night at Douglas. The remains are| tions. |at the C. W. Carter Mortuary and P e funeral arrangements are held FULL HOUSI pending the return of his son, Tom “You ca= get a FULL HOUSE Wilson, Jr, who recently went to for a dollar or less — and It's a Glacier Bay by gasboat Winner! Ask yous liquor dealer” Besides his son, M. Wilson is |Attornéy General and together to enforce law and order along the Barbary Coast. - GREAT ORATOR, TRUST BUSTER, & for such ‘occasions around Phila-4RTV AT IMPRESARIOS DIES IN EAST J(’l mes M BCCI{, FOl’mCl‘ Solicitor General, Pass- es Away Suddenly JAMES MONTGOMERY BECK WASHINGTON, April 13.—James Montgomery Beck, former Solicitor neral and Representative from Pennsylvania, died suddenly Sun- day at his home here at the age of 75. Beck died as the result of heart trouble. Sheer power of intellect marked Beck among his colleagues in the House of Representatives afid in the legal profession. Honored in England In the United States he was known as an authoritative consti- tutionalist, a great political orator and “trust buster.” Agoad he was the first American lawyer to ap- pear before the Privy Council, Great Britain's highest court; was a bencher of Gray’s Inn in London, an officer of the French Legion of Honor and a commander of the Order of the Crown in Belgium He began his political career as a Democrat, switched to the Re- publican Party because of the “free (silver” issue sponsoved by Willlam Jennings Bryan, became Assistant of the United States and Solicitor General and finally went to Congress as Rep- resentative of a Philadelphia dis- Bburd walk FITTTIL & ys the role of a under- | No wonder Johnny Dewns wears such a smile of joy—so would you, and you, were you walking down the boardwalk at Santa Monica, Cal, with such charmers as bathing-suited Betty Burgess and pajama-clad Alice White, starred with him in the gay tune- film, “Coronado.” delphia. | He soon attracted notice as & Democratic stump speaker, partic- | | ularly during the third Cleveland | ! campaign and when it ended suc- | | cessfully for his party, he was nam- | | ed Federal District Attorney for | Eastern Pennsylvania. But he left | the party fold in 1896, balking at the Bryan platform. Over to G. O. P. He supported McKinley for the Presidency and thus it happened | | that four years after he had been | given &n appointment by a Demo- cratic President, he received one from a Republican Administration, being named as Assistant Attorney General of the United States. In | this position he was engaged large- |1y upon “trust busting,” distinguish- ing himself particularly in the Gov- |ernment’s successful suit against the Northern Securities Corporation and in the sugar cases. Resigning this post in 1903 built up lucratice practice New York. He kept at this for years, interrupting it in 1921 to become Solicitor General by ap- pointment of President Harding. Mr. Beck was born July 9, 1861, in Philadelphia. He graduated from Moravian College, at Bethlehem, Pa., in 1880 and got a job as clerk for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Of nights he read law bocks and for a time assisted the |Reporter ‘of the State Supreme |Court. Later he entered a law of- fice and finally, in 1884, was ad- mitted to the bar. § Mr. Beck had residences in Wash-. ington, New York, Seabright, N. J., and Philadelphi: I He married Miss Lilla Mitchell of Philadelphia in 1890. A son and a daughter were born to them. MISS ROBINSON *BECOMES BRIDE OF MR.E. SMITH 'Wedding Solemnized Easter Sunday—Reception at Masonic Temple 1936 CAMPAIGN he in 18 a These two men have two of the iggest political jobs of 1936, the tasks of directing the publicity campaigns of the Democratic and Republican parties in the coming presidential race. Top: | Michelson, veteran newspaperman | who keeps the Democratic pot boil- ing. Bottom: Theodore A. Huntley, In a ceremony, which was public n:wly appointed drum-beater for E i .o the G. O. P, who promises some- to their many friends, Miss FYances eping yitferent in the way of attrac. /! strom Bi | ternates, B The delegation was bound by unit i | muson of Skagway and Anchora j | ternoon to allow time for the plat- d | form committee to do its work. Charles —ady, |survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah Wilson, and a daughter Flora, both living at Douglas. e —— SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! PO trict although much of his law Margaret Robinson became the practice was in New York. bride of Mr. Ernest L. Smith Easter Seated as a Republican, he voted Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at against the Hawley-Smoot tariff | the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Dean bill of 1929 and was said to be|C. E. Rice reading the service. the first Pennsylvania Republican | The bride was charming in a to oppose a protective tariff in the white satin wedding gown cut on| national Legislature. He contended 'princess lines and a long white that the bill delegated to the Pres-|veil. Her corsage was composed of ons. (Associated Pre Photos) MOVIE SCENE OF INTEREST, Benefit Showing “RED HEADS ON PARADE” Featuring JOHN BOLES and DIXIE LEE and Sponsored by the PIONEERS’ AUXILIARY EATR! TUESDAY EVENING—APRIL 14 TWO BIG SHOWS Admission 40 cents ident powers of taxation which the | constitution vested in Congress. Public Orator His oratorical powers brought members of the House of Repre- | sentatives flocking to the floor from | the |whenever it become noised around coat rooms and the lobbies that he was to speak. His addresses were based on profound scholar- ship and natural eloquence and were acclaimed as masteprieces ' of logic an argument. On February 8, 1930, when he ad- |dressed the House on “The Revolt Against - Prohibition,” his perora- tion was thke signal for applause from wets and drys like. He warn- ed that the Republican Party could not exist long “half dry and half wet,” demanded, repeal of the Vol- stead a’ct and urged that Prohibi- tion enforcement be left to the sev- eral States. He favored repeal too of the Eighteenth Amendment, but said it could not come for 25 years. Attracts Attention Mr. Beck’s public speaking at- tracted attention soon after he was admitted to the bar in 1884, Liter- ary lyceums and Y. M. C. A. de- bates flourished in those days and white roses. Miss Alpha Furuness, who was maid of honor, wore an apricot! taffeta gown, white hat with a |satin ribbon brim and carried a! corsage of pink roses. |« #The bridesmaid, Miss Linda Fur- uness wore a pale blue taffeta dress, and carried a bouquet of; yellow roses. Her hat was also! white, and trimmed with satin ribbon. i Following the wedding a recep- tion was held at the Scottish Rite Temple to which guests were in- JUNERU FANS Commander Fletcher W. Brown Connected with Important Event In the current showing at the Capital Theatre of “The March of Time” one of the news events dra- matically re-enacted is the estab- lishment of possession by the United vl_bed. The rooms were decpralecl States of se‘?eral tiny islands in the with daffodils and Easter 1ilies. |gouen pacific by placing thereon Wulle refre_shments oo being pawaiian young men, all citizens served the bride cut the first sl{ce of the United States. of the bride’s cake. Mrs. C. E. Rice| of particular interest to Juneau and Mrs. M. S. Whittier poured regigents is the fact that Command- at a beautifully appointed table. oy mletcher W. Brown, formerly in Friends of Mrs. Smith’s mother command of the Talapoosa, who who helped at the reception were: was transferred from here to the Mrs. M. S Whittier, Mrs. C. E. coast guard cutter Itasca, left im- |Rice, Mrs. Howard Stabler, MIS. mediately upon his arrival in Hono- Homer Nordling, Mrs. Evans Gruber, Julu on the Itasca taking fresh sup- Mrs. Edwin Sutton, Mrs. Wilbur plies, water provisions, and scien- Burford, Mrs. Harry Watson, Mrsi tific instruments ‘., these Islands on Jessie Harmon, and Mrs. Charles which the United States had previ- Fox. ously placed citizens definitely to | Mr. and Mrs. Smith are now at establish - possession. Army and lhh services were in much demd|home in the Harris Apartments. | Navy personnel also accompanied ¥ MERLE OBERON 'HEADS CAST OF TENSE PICTURE *Phunder o the East” B ed at Coliseum The- | atre Tonigh[ “Thunder in the East,” a thrill- | ing drama of battles at sea and the horrors of sinking enemy ships is now showing at the Coliseum | Theatre { The leading roles are played by Charles Boyer, Merle Oberon and John Loder. Boyer plays the part of a fanatical Japanese naval com- mander who will sacrifice anything even his beautiful wife, Miss Ob- | eron, to the glory of his country. | Loder is cast in the role of the handsoine young English officer in | love with the naval commander's | wife. & { Superb camera shots are achieved | {in this film, which is filled with | |tense action and emotional con- | flict. One of the most remarkable | |shots is that of an enemy m;p} which is sunk leaving its human | |cargo to struggle, and finally be | i into the sea as the ship sinks before | sucked slowly the surface. | i DELEGATESTO CLEVELAND ARE NAMEDBY 6.0, 0. O. F. Hall Continues Convention Today Tonight I PATRIOTIS M 'BECAUSE' OF ‘;'S’I",RAlN (e] UNITED (42 TOVE ! ARTISTS . RELEASE A STORY FOUND BEHIND THE WAR HEADLINES OF THE PAPERS TODAYI (Continu Page One) Frank Foster, Jane Ruhl'l'(-i |son, Mel Leath, George Jones, J. | Lindley Greene, Steve Vuckovitcl | W. H. Casweil, Howard Stabler, Ed- Garnick, Ronald Lister, Cyril Zub- oif, Howard Simmons, Eli Linds-| trom and Henry Benson After perfecting a permanent or- ganization, - Chairman Engstrom named the following committee: Rules—Henry Benson, Chairman; | L. W. Kilburn, Mel Leath, W. H.| % | Caswell and Ed Garnick | | Platform - Chairman; Greene, rd Gallwas and Cyril J. Lindley Frank Foster J Delegates to Cleveland The convention then proceeded to elect delgates to the Cleveland convention and the following were | chosen: Albert White of Juneau; W.| K. Keller of Fairbanks, and Mrs Florence Nafstead of Cordova; al-| Henry Benson of Juneau; | Hal Selby of Valdez and Robert | Bragaw of Anchorage [ rule and instructed to vote in the | National Convention for E. A. Ra: for National Committeeman and | Mrs. Margaret E. White of Juneau | for National Committeewoman., ! Both are now serving in that cap- | | acity. | | Shortly before noon the conven- ; tion recessed until 4 o'clock this af- RS 5 —Added— Top Form Song of the Birds Pictorial News e FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON. Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. | | Commander Brown and the Coast | Guard personnel on the extensive | cruise, to observe weather and other | conditions during the time the Itas- ca was supplying the inhabitants | with. general provisions. | In a letter to a friend in Juneau, ' | Commander: Brown, in relation to ' i this important work wrote: “Three .o'clock in the afternoon | | several . hundred people thronged | the Itasca’s decks while as many | | more milled ~about on the doock alongside.. Again the Press and | cameramen were in force. On our after deck were many drums |fresh water, lumber and stores of every description. The Itasca was | bound for those three tiny coral | specks which nudge the equator; ' Howland; Baker and Jarvis Islands. | “‘Jarvis lies ten miles south of ‘the | equator and approximately that di- | rection from Hawaii. Baker some nine miles west of Jarvis and | twenty miles north of the equator | while Howland is thirty miles north | of Baker. These coral islands, less than a mile in width and not mueh | more in length, lay stark naked to ' the blistering sun. They are popu- | lated by rats and birds and on two | of them are guano deposits. ! “Originally discovered some years ago they were of no importance un- til recently when the development of trans-pacific flying gave them an all-importance as emergency land- ing fields. . In order to establish sovereignty and to clinch possession for the United States the Itasca, last year, placed four native Ha- waiian bays on each island. These have been visited every three months since. At first this procedure was kept secret, this is no longer s0." TR e g, HOONAH YOUTH DIES HERE Attempts to ‘eontact ' relatives: at Hoonah of Billy Bevans, 24, who died at the Government Hospital last Saturday, have proved unavail- ing, until noon today, and fun- eral arrangements have not been made. The remains are at the C. lw. Carter . Mortuary. is | A TR, S s g e e g Juneau Cash Grocery CASH GROCERS ; 7 Cerner Second and Seward Free Delivery PHONR @/ e e S LA UNITED FOOD (CO. * ! {CASH GROCERS ™ © 1/ Phone 16 We Deliver Meats—Phone 16 Juneau Radiator, Fender " 'and Body Works " AUTO PAINTING SIMONIZING WELDING ART NYQUIST JACK McDANIEL l THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS THE GASTINEAU Our ‘Services {0’ You Begin and End at the Gang Plank of Every Passenger-Carrying Boat ALASKA MEAT CO. FEATURING ’CARQTEN'S BABY BEEF—DIAMOND TC HAMS AND BACON—U. S. Government Inspected _—_ Old papers for sale at Empire Office