The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 1, 1937, Page 3

THE SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU ) Rl EXTRA-MARCH OF TIME —“The News Behind the 0 DAILY ALASKA IPIRE NEW LAST TIM TONIGHT ‘“Down the Stre MORGANS WILL BE TO COUPLE CLUB GRAFT HELD UP Monday evening will be the occas- Presbyterian Church, with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rands and Rev. and hostesses during the first part of “ 4 the evening. . at Entrance of Pier lowing the 6:30 o'clock covered . . Following the 6:30 o'clock covered | Larly Last ngh[ e group will proceed out Glacier 3 iy = Yo Highway and conclude the evening (Continuea from Page One) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom jon of the regulai Couple Ciub! Mrs. John 4. Glasse as hosts and (One Union Establishes Line dish dinner and a brief meeting, Mor sreement with the representaiives Thursday. e picketing union charges the | kers locked them out. i Both AFL Members | Both unions are affiliated wnl\‘ Ithe American Federation of Labor | but the Cannery Workers and Farm | salmon | ATTENTION MASONS Called Communication of the ledge Sunday at 1:30 p.n. to hold| burial serviee of our late Bro. David Milton Bothwell. At 10:45 Sunday morning we attend the church ser jce of the Presbyterian church. Called Communication Monday eve~ ning with work in the F. C. Degree. By order of the W. M. J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. | |the salmon packers as the collec- | tive bargaining agency for the sal-| ymon industry. | The Washington District No. 1.‘ Maritime Federation, has adpoted a wesolution giving full support - to| the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers. The resolution says: f “We stand behind the cannery| workers who have signed up 100 percent because this union has beea organized for the last four yes junder the AFL Federal Charter. D i MAY POLE DANCE | DRAWS AUDIENCE : THIS AFTERNOON| Green, white and pink May Poles |formed the center of attraction this afternoon at Elks' Hall, when| L |scores of little girls dressed in| bright summer colors were pre- | |sented in the colorful May Day IN TOWN! {dance. @ | Directed by Mrs. Dorothy Roff, !the dancers of the afternoon were THE MINERS' | presented before a large audience Recreation Parlors ‘or parents and friends. Refresh- BILL DOUGLAS mens were served by a committec lof the Juneau Woman's Club, while e O . adv. THE BEST TAP BEER |various other committee of the !club took charge of arrangements | for the afternoon. Proceeds of the affair will be, |devoted to health wor: in the| ZORIC |~ | | 'MIDNIGHT SERVICE IS, DRY CLEANING | 1o MARK OBSERVANCE X 'OF RUSSIAN EASTER| Soft Resurrection procession at mid- | Water !night will mark the opening ob- |servance of Russian Easter, {o- Washing night, with services to be conduct- ed at the Russian Orthodox Church, directed by the Rev. A. P.! LAUNDRY Liturgy will be held at 10 am.| | tomorrow. White candles and Easter lilies will form the setting at the church. — e TO CALIFORNIA Planning an extended visit with relatives in Escandido, California, Miss Bernice Riedle and her mother, | Mrs. M. G. Metealf, sailed from Ju- neau aboard the stéamer North Sea. {ed |the avers 14315 hours, N. MON. TUE Midnight Preview Tonight Matinee Sunday—2 P. LONE AMERICAN SKING DEATH A Paramount Picture TEMPERATURE IN JUNEAU NORMAL LAST 30 DAYS Less Sunshine with Precipi- tation Sliuh!ly Above Usual April month of April just pass Ta no: al as to tem- ure, with precipitation slight- The pers |1y above normal, and sunshine be-|Wilson, Ruth Gillette, Arthur Wan- low normal, according to the monthly mete ogical report is- sued today by the Juneau Weather Bureau Of 3 The average temperature for the month was 40.6 degrees, as com- Laborers Union is recognized by Pared with a normal of 406 de-, grees. The mercury reached its highest point last month on the 13th when a temperature of 54 degrees was registered, and the lowest was 32 degrees on the 25th. The highest temperature on record for any April at Juneau over a period of 43 years was ‘69 degrees in 1916 and the lowest April tem- perature over a similar period of 43 years was 13 degrees in 1929. The total precipitation for the month was 579 inches, or 036 inch above tie normal. Precipita- tion (0.01 inch or more) occurred on 24 days, as compared with a normal of 18. The total snowfall was 7.2 inches, or 1.8 inches above At the close of the month there was no snow on the ground in the vicinity of the Fed- eral and Territorial Building. There were 3 clear days, 3 part- ly cloudy, and 24 cloudy days dur- ing the month. Out of a possible the amount of sun- shine received was 128.6 hours, or 30 per cent. The total wind movement for the month was 6,097 miles, or an aver- age hourly velocity of 8.4 miles. The maximum velocity for a sus- tained 5 minutes was 36 miles from the northeast on the 24th, which is the greatest velocity on record for Juneau in any April since wind records have been maintained here. It was a “Taku” wind and was the latest date in the Spring with a severe “Taku” condition. The average relative humidity at 4 am. was 78 per cent; at noon, 59 per cent; and at 4 pm., 58 per cent. e e — TWO TENDERS HERE Two cannery tenders were in port here today after lumber and sup- plies for their plants. The O. M. Arnold, from tlhie New England Fish Company cannery at Chatham, was docked at the Juneau Lumber Mills iand the Willard B., from the Libby, McNeil and Libby cannery at Taku Harbor, was moored at the City { Dock. o — IN FROM TULSEQUAH Returning from his two flights to Tulsequah, at 3 oclock and at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Marine Airways Pilot Alex Holden brought back with him, mail and one passenger, B. C. Stratford. Miss Riedle has been employed here Kashevaroff. PHONE 15 phone Company. The Marine Airways made mo by the Juneau and Douglas Tele-|flights today, following yesterday's rushing business. {other colorful soldier-of-fortune e | With modern China as its back-| |sreund, the plot of “The General| | Died at Dawn olves around the kening of China to the op- fl [cause to which the man had dedi- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, Capitol Drama " Laid in Modern | Warjnm China Colorful Péréonalilies of Gay Nineties Pass in Re- vied in Coliseum Play A gripping drama of intrigue, ro- mance and adventure, “The General Died at Dawn,” which begins Sun- d: at the Capitol Theatre, brinzs ty Cooper to the screen in an- and the beginnings of a spirit of| resistance. Cooper, as the champion| of the down-(rodden, is in the ranks | (of the new movement. Playing op- | posite him is beautiful Madeline| |Carroll in the role of the lure heid| out by a war-lord to lead Cooper ‘Hn destruction. |, The General Died at Dawn" is the thrilling story of a love that| between a man to whom| is life and the girl who | was paid to get him out of the way. IHaving trapped him she soon finds |berself enmeshed in the same web. |Remorse causes to offer her| life for the feredom of the r | | In a thrilling climax the| happiness and love from |the very j of death and save the | ic«l:d his life. | The pompous, resplendant Dia-| imond Jim Brady with a $100,000 :dx.zmuna horseshoe in his lapel Celebrated Lillian Russell with | ithe hour-glass figure that stunned | |a Victorian era. | Tod Sloan, king of all jockeys, {who introduced the “Monkey on the of raceriding, which| evolutionized the “sport of kings.”| Steve Brodie, intrepid diver from the Brooklyn bridge. “Gentleman” John L. Sulhvun‘iL ‘{!rr‘;llr‘sl of all fistic giants. Thes are only a few of the un- aracters of the “gay nine- |ties,” who will pass in review when! |Republic Pictures “The Gentleman! |from Louisiana,” turf romance,! comes to the Coliseum Sunday with a noted cast Adapted from Jerry Chodorov and Bert Granet's original and di rected by Irving Pichel, the stor: is laid among the magnolias, weep- | ing willows and manor houses of) |the Old South. | | Enacting the youthful lovers, Tod | |Mason and Linda Costigan, are Ed~| die Quillan and Charlotte Henry, | | Chic Sales plays the title role and ' (others include Marjorie Gateson,| |John Miljan, Pierre Watkin, Charles { {zer, Matt McHugh and John Kelly | 5 e || HOSPITAL NOTES Henry Olson, a medical patient, |was dismissed today from St. Ann’s | Hospital, | John Mitich was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital sterday afternoon for medical care. Fanny Jacaonetti was admitted | {to the Government Hospital last| night, coming here from Kodiak | aboard the Baranof. She will re- ceive medical attention. Peter Ranoff of Kodiak was ad- mitted last night to the Govern- ment Hospital for medical care. AT THE HOTELS | Gastineau | H. M. Clarke, Atlin; Albert J Toering, Pittsburgh; H. C.* Engel- son, Vietoria; O. H. Straynd, Polar- is-Taku; R. Stewart, H. A. Rose, Vancouver, B. C.; Frank Hughs, Hoonah. Juneau J. E. Boyle, Seattle; J. M. John-| son, Dorothy Hanson, Juneau; Mrs, Ruby Tibbetts and son, Richmond, Cal. Alaskan J. E. Hall, Comet; Eugene Wifler, Bellingham; Charles L. Parker, Si- vort Christenson, Ted Price, M. A. Karl, Juneau; Frank Avery, J. Hoy- den, Seward; Joe Perpich, Kim- shan Cove. —— e SIGNAL CORPS HEADS OUT Having completed the purpose of | their. special journey north to Ju-| neau from their headquarters at Se- attle, Col. George E. Kumpe, offi- cer in charge of the U. S. Signal Corps in Alaska, and his aide, Capt. | Paul Edwards, embarked here| aboard the southbound steamer Bar- anof to return to Seattle. e ee——— | RIFLE SHOOT SUNDAY The Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club | will hold a shoot tomorrow at the Mendenhall rifle range, starting at 10 o'clock in the morning. Those with cars are asked to stop in| front of the Federal building at 9 o'clock to pick up shooters who have | no transportation. | MINISTERS TO MEET The Juneau and Douglas Minis- terial Association will meet in regu- E. Rice on Gold Street at 10 am,, Monday. —e,— ressions of her predatory warlords!s led, it is contemplated to give the tian Islands . i lar session at the home of Dean C.|Club held its regular jamboree and AUDREY LEWIN, WM. J. GORDON, WED,UNALASKA - Victoria, B.VC.. Woman Be-| comes Bride of West Alaska Man SKA April 13 (Special | One of the most| Unalaska has! mnized here last! UNAL Correspondence) colorful weddings ever had was sol last evening, when M wanie Au-| drey Lewin, of Victoria, B. C.. was married to William Jocelyn Gor-| don, of Unalaska. The ceremony! was performed in the company| ho! of the Alaska Commerciall Company. United States Commis- ner Jack Martin officiated, and| at the request of the bride and, room, used a beautiful form a ser 00- | vice based upon that of the Episco- | pal Church. An improvised altar! and kneeling bench, covered with| fine n brocade, and a cross made of whilte roses and evergfeens, resting upon the altar between two, lighted candles, made a setting that| was both solemn and beauliful | wedding march {rom the opera “Lohengrin” was played by Mrs, Tecla White, formerly of Ju- neau, to the strains of which the bride entered on the arm of Mr Everett Kingsley Pedler, Secret of the Alaska Commercial Company a leng time friend of the young cou- ple, and who gave the bride aw Mrs. Margaret Pédler was the bride’ Matron of Honor, and Dr. Leslie A. White was the best man. Little Carel and Jean Willis acted as flow- er girls, and little Patsie and Leslie White Jr., held the white ribbon streamers that formed the a through which the bride with her escorts passed to the altar. The bride was aturactively gown- ed in a simple ensemble, trimmed with lace. She carried a huge bo- quet of white roses interset with, lillies of the valley. In her hand! was the Episcopal prayer book, given to the groom by Mr. Gordon’s moth- | er on his twenty-first birthday. = | The Matron of Honor wore an enchanting crepe gown with long- stemmed white iris on a black ground and tailored hat overlaid with lace to match. She carried a| bouquet of white roses. Immediately receding the ceremony, Dr. White | sang the well known selection of De Koven's “Oh Promise Me.” The ceremony was followed by a reception and a wedding breakfast for the bride and groom, at which there were about thirt; ve guests. Among those present were Mr, and' Mrs. E. K. Pedler, Mr. and Mrs.| Paul Willis, Judge and Mrs, Jack, Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Leslie A, White, Rt. Rev. Theodosy Kulchit-; zky, Mrs. Jessica Jorgensen, Mr. Durrel Finch, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. St. |Pierre, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Patterson,' IMr. Ralph W. Nye, Mr. and M Chester Kimm, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hope, Rev. and Mrs. J. D. King, Miss Lydia Goss, Miss Helen Caba, Mrs. Lillian Ross, Capt. and Mrs. D. R. Picard and Mr. Harry Blan- kenship. | Mr. Gordon and his bride will make their future home in Dufch Harbor. He is connected with the Alaska Commercial Co. | EASTER PROGRAM Easter was given over here fo a very interesting program in the' chapel, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. King of the Unalaska Mission. Be- tween 2 and 3 p. m. an enjoyable pageant of young girls was put on by Mrs. King, and in addition there | were recitations and Easter songs.| of new members, at 3:15 baptism and christening of infants; 3:30 communion, followed by an Easter talk by Mr. King. | RECONDITIONING CHURCH i During the past week, the Ortho- dox Russian Church has been un- dergoing some needed recondition-| ing, under the supervision of Fa-| ther Theodozy Kulchitzky and Church Warden, Alexis M. Yatch- maneff. Practically a new founda- tion has been put under the church; edifice, heavy plank walks huve‘ been constructed from the church building to the Bishop’s house, the‘ church yard fence repaired, and| before the work is finally cumplet-" church and fence a new coat of| paint, and re-shingle a portion of | the roof of the church building. | Father Theodosy Kalchitsky, priest | for the Russian Orthodox churches of the Aleutian Islands, came to Un-| alaska about six months ago from| Manchester, N. H. He has quickly| won himself into the hearts of the| people of this area through his de- votion to the work of the church and the spiritual well-being of the| people here. Many new members| have been received into the congre-' gation since Father Kalghitsky's arrival, and his keen understanding of and interest in the young people are supplying a long needed work, the good results of which are al- ready quite manifest. DEMOCRATS MEET Last Wednesday night, the Aleu- Precinct Democratic entertainment for its members in the Cameo theatre. Nearly one hundred members were present, and ‘Today's News Today—Empire. in addition there were about rmleOf‘S McEachran; “To the Rising 1997. (and good *la new clean garb, ash and tin can * birthd: |dancing invited of the members. There were sound moving! pictures, songs and refresehments During the evening, the Chairman, Jack Martin, announced that the club, since January 15, had taken in forty-nine new members. That this in membership was ac- through mnot special membership drive, but as the grow-| ing indication the people's in- terest in the accomplishments of the club since its inception in 1932, personally increase of At about this point, the speaker was interrupted by Mr. John A. Yatcheneff, chairman of the mem- bership committee, to say that Judge Martin's figures ould be corrected, that five additional mem- | bers I been admitted since his figures were originally compiled, and that the number of new mem- bers since January 15th last now | fifty-four. With this announce-| ment, there followed a prolonged en- | core and general cheering. The aggregate membership of the club how stands at nearly two hundred | who are in good standing, it is said. The evening was one of merriment | ellowship, and it was af- ter midnight when the party final- ly came to a close. Before closing, | it was decided that the club’s next jamboree and dance be held about May 5. DR. WHITE BUSY Dr. Leslie A. White, formerly of Juneau, of the Public Health Sl‘l'-’ vice, ordered a spring cleaning .of the streets and around the prem- ises of the homes throughout the town. As a result, the community has taken on the appearance of dumps and the rubbish washed up| by the heavy winter storms have| all been cleared away. We are now all set for our usual influx of summer visitors and tourists. One of the outstanding social evenis here was a very delightful ay party given in Cameo the- ! tre last Friday night, in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs.! Mae Morton. There were music, and motion pictures, and s o 2 at a late hour delicious dainty re- Can You Imagine freshments were served. A most e enpoyable time was reported by ev- Doughnuts eryone present. — SUNDAY MONDAY TTY WITH Y\ EDDIE QUILLAN ‘ CHARLOTTE: HENRY. S Rppuhh: Picture m , LAST TIMES TONIGHT RICHARD DIX in “YELLOW DUST” Starting Episode “DARKEST AFRICA” News l"ox_l\_'ews MUSIC RECITAL |~ :Suu." | “Consolation,” Tjorussen, “Schertzo,” Schu- bert, Cecelia Thibodeau. Mendelssohn, “Pas Chaminade, “To Spring,” Grieg, Frances Paul; “Ada- gio from Sonata Op. 13, Beethov- en, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor,” | Rachmaninoff, Ruth Allen. | ISR R A Students of Miss Caroline Todd Present Piano Selections A capacity audience was in at- tendance last night at the Luth- | SIMMONS GETS | | eran Church for the annual recital | Tu GHIGHAGBF of music students, presented by Miss | Caroline Todd, instructor. ' Students in the primary, interme- | UN F u diate and advanced groups were presented, and special emphasis was | placed upon class demonstration work. Appreciative response was evidenced by the audience through- out the evening. The following program was given: With A. J. Toering as a passen- ger making the round trip, and three others booked for Chichagof, Pilot Sheldon Simmons took off from here this morning at 9:30 o'- Primary clock in the Alaska Air Transport “Two Duets,” Barbour, Zelma Lockheed Vega seaplane. Gross; “Little Song,” Barbour, Les-| Passengers out to Chichagof with lie Hogins; “Twinkle and Winkle,” “The Giant,” Lively, Mary Sper-| ling; “Knocking,” Weybright, “Ham- | mock Song,” Ketterer, “Clown|Sitka from Chichagof with a con- Dance,” Bilbeo, Jane Williams. signment of drill bits to the War- “Indian War Dance,” Rolseth, Di- rack Construction Company there. Simmons this morning were: Jack Powell, C. Skaarup, and F. Biddle- combe. Simmons continued on to ane Hunsbedt; “Soldiers on Par-| Simmons was finally successful ade,” Adair, Dorothy Thibodeau; |yesterday in breaking through to| “Drive Around the Lake,” “Winter |Chichagof with five passengers on Walk,” Jenkins, “Heap Big Injun,” “Heigh Ho March,” Rolf, Claire Ol-| son; “Pixies Good Night Song, his fourth attempt, and returned to Juneau in the Nugget yesterday af-| ternoon with John Niemi, sick man Frances Karinen. mitted to St. Ann’s Hospital on| “Dolly’s PFuneral,” Tschaikowsky, his arrival here. Other passengers | “Singing Fingers,” Daniels, “Indian |with Simmons yesterday were: Joe Legend,” Endres, “Elfin Dance,” | Perpich, from Hi “Watchman’s Mike McKallick, from Chichagof. “Merry Farmer,”, Out again at 5:30 o'clock yesterday in the Nugget, Simmons Greig, Schumann, “Ripples,” Lawson, Jac-|evening queline Schmitz. Duets and Class Work Marshall, to Tenakee, and George HITCH HIKING SCHOOL TEACHER MARRIED TODAY Helen Davidson Weds Lewis Smith at Commission- er's Office | A three thousand mile hitch hike ‘ from New York to Seattle and a Juneau last fall ended in matrimony |this morning for Miss Helen Da-= |vidson who was married at 10 o'~ |clock to Lewis Smith, Juneau paint- 1 Miss Davidson, former school teacher from Buffalo, N. Y., ar- rived in Juneau last September fol- lowing her determined cross coun=- try hike. Since then she has been lan enthusiastic Juneau resident. The marriage was performed by |Judge Felix Gray in the Commis~ |sioner’s office, with Miss Rosellen Monagle and Mr. Robert McPhee as witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are to make their home on West Ninth Street. CHARLIE MILLER BACK Jompleting a business trip of At 3 o'clock there was a reception Brown, “Guitar Serenadc,” Gaynor, from Hirst-Chichagof who was ad-|about two weeks to Seattle, Charlie Miller, operator of the Capital Cafe here, returned to Juneau,K aboard Ithe steamer Princess Norah. t-Chichagof, and | = S eee——— COUPLE WED Ben Foster Parr, Alaska Juneau employee, and Emma Samato were flew Dr. M. N. Garhart and John K. married last night by U. S. Com- missioner Felix Gray. The couple “Merry Rogue,” Ganschals, Shir- C. Penny, to Hoonah. Returning to|was attended by Rosellen Monagle ley Olds, Miss Todd; “Cuckoo Song,” | Juneau from Hoonah at 7 o'clock Ganschals, Willane Roff, Jacquel-|last evening, Simmons brought back ine Schmitz; “Birthday Wfllt.z,"‘wnh him Frank Wright, new super- Ganschals, Mary Sperling and Jane intendent of the Icy Straits Pack- Williams; “May is Coming,” Gan-|ing Company cannery at Hoonah. schals, Jacqueline Schmitz and Wil- | e e et lane Roff, | *Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson. “In the Lowlands,” Ganschal Doris Gridley and Dorothy Reck “Hohenfriedburg March,” Gan- schals/"Mary Jukich, Mary Tubbs; “Santa Lucia,” Ganschals arrange- ment, Ruth Allen, Frances Paul; “March of the Violets,” Wagner, Ruth Alolen, Cecelia Thibodeau; | “Anitra’s Dance,” Grieg, Ruth Allen, Frances Paul. | Except for “Anitra’s Dance,” the | selections in this group were played' first in the original key and then | transposed. 1 Intermediate and Advanced | “To a Wild Rose,” MacDowell, | “Witches' Revels,” Schytte, Willane | Roff; “Tiny Prelude in F. Bach,| “Minuet in G,” Beethoven, “Rondo,” | Diabelli, “Halling,” Grieg, Doris | Gridley; “Minuet in G from Sona- | ta Op. 49, No. 1,” Beethoven, “Soli- | tary Wanderer,” Grieg, Mary Ju-| kich. “Summer Idyle,” Tjorussen, "Bnr-1 dling," Grieg, Dorothy Reck; “Eve- ning Idyle,” Tjorussen, “Traumerei,” Schumann, “Allegretto,” Haydn, Mary Tubbs; “In Old Vienna,” God- owsky, “Selfeggietto,” K. E. Bach, COMMERCIAL Hupp. B A method of studying internal de- fects of vegetables and fruits has |been developed. It employs a port- jable X-Ray machine equipped with a fluoroscope. |and Carl D. | | " The First National Bank JUNEAU @ CAPITAL—$50.000 SURPLUS—$75.000 [ AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 2% Paid on Savings Accounts subsequent thousand mile voyage to