The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 13, 1938, Page 3

LAST TIMES TONIGHT The Shew Place of Juneau i DAME MERLE T on the 4 oa b M-G-M SHORTS Our Short Subjects Are the Talk of the Town! MIDNIGHT PREVIEW TONIGHT BOMBING and SINKING of the PANAY “RACKETEERS IN EXILE” TWENTY-FIVE Capitol Presents SURVIVE BIS Scenes of Panay MI!E BLAST Friday, Saturday Tired Rescuers Dig Relent- International Bombing lessly Seeking Two Tragedy to Be Shown Missing Miners in Detail Just 32 d after the event oc- curred, Juneau presents the motion picture scenes of the bombing and 13- and PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan Thrilling stories of heroism tragedy are related by 25 survivors of yesterday's coal mine blast in sinking of the U. S. N. Gunboat the Harwick Coal Company work- Panay by the Japanese in the Yang- ings, in which eight are known tze River in China dead and two others missing, | The pictures, showing details of though believed dead. the International tragedy, will be Weary rescue crews with their shown tomorrow and Saturday night gas masks are still working their at the Capitol Theatre in connec- way slowly along a 3,600-foot pas- |tion with the regular feature pro- sageway, seeking the missing two gram miners in the wreckage of the The sinking of the Panay oc- blast. curred on December 12, and show- Three bodies brought out early ing of the films here just one month today were identified as those of later stands as an outstanding rec- John Kruszk, 21, Joseph Lerch, 24, ord and also a movie scoop. and Doss Nichols, 41, all "“dly3cfll-']fi§|.mKEs when the blast occurred Harpster, 32, Joe Prelesnik, 44, and | Wick Alleys, lost one match to Co- W. J. Fene, Engineer of the Unit- ed States Bureau of Mines esti- Matt Anderson, 59. lumbia and won a match from the h | Stubbies. mated the explosion took place about two miles from a shaft which In 1904, another blast in the same | 4 2 mine trapped 183 men, of which| Art Bringdale, Empire bowler, burned. Although the mine normally em- ployed 500 miners, only 35 repair- men were working with supervisors EMPIRE BUWLING drops 200 feet into the earth beside a snow-covered hill. Others dead are Thomas Keffer,| The Empire bowling trio took on 38, Joseph Koprivinkar, 41, Frank two comers last night at the Bruns- ! ed with, | Tolled high ball for the evening with g;"’l‘l’g RAlysone AR escaped With e o e e alkadl lagaisiit; Mizk B bl R bies. In the second match, with |Columbia, the Empire trio tried in ARMSTRBNG ls vain to substitute a winning com- | bination, but got only grief. Tonight’s matches are American ilhc production field, but even more THE DAILY ALAS STAR GIVEN | CRIME ROLE AT CAPITOL Robert Monlgofimry. Rosa- lind Russell Play in ‘Night Must Fall’ | Adopting a technique of story, | |construction that is entirel n<-\\-] on the screen, Metro-Goldwyn-May- | ler introdu a novel picture m; “Night Must Fall,” which ends its Juneau engagement at the Capitol Tieatre tonight. | The film is a daring venture in s experimental for Robert Montgom- rery, who deliberately chose to drop hi§ accustomed heroic roles for the {characterization of a pathological killer. His performance is remark- able from every standpoint | There is no element of mys the narrative. It is the pec effective account of a youth whose| mind is bent on crime. The situa-| tion is complicated by the romance| (between him and the Rosalind Rus- sell as a girl, who finds himself in the unenviable position of g a (man whom she knows to be bad. | The background of the story is a country carnival and a small hotel, where most of the action occurs Hunt Stromberg produced the film with Richard Thorpe directing. An idea of the importance which M- G-M attached to the picture is in-| dicated by the fact that Stromberg was the man who produced “Rose| Cor o0 Thin M s inee son-| DEMOLAYS, RAINBOWS | TO INSTALL OFFICERS Tenor Lauritz Melchior, who enthus faet at opening of a voom named for b ble screen triumphs KA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, A HIGH NOTE IN HAPPINESS was r tically swept his w ched by e from her at a Chicago Gold Coast cafe. Scouts Getting ' BUD BROWN JAN. 13, 1938. TO CAPTAIN BEAR SQUAD High Scl)ooi Gets New Material in Sheldon J-l(‘kSOl] Transfer Tomorrow night is High Sch he High Schol gymnasium night in with ifoubleheader matching the Douglas High quintet against the J-High reserves in the curtain rais- er and the J-High Varsity against he Elks in the windup. Bud Brown, Scarlet and Black guard, has been elected captain of the Crimson Bears for the season ind will pilot his four running mates, Harold Hansen, (forward) Dutct Behrends, (forward) Ed Hildr (center), and Gil DeVault (guard) in tomorrow night’s match with the Elks ' ccording to Coach Walter P. Hautala, new timber has arisen in the Crimson Bear ranks in Bob Ridley, a Sheldon Jackson trans- fer. Nobody can definitely say as yet, just how good this boy Ridley is, but he has been first stringing it in Sitka, and his former schoolmate have a reputation for turning out number one basketball teams it may be that Ridley is a comer. He has lots of redch and he is a fair shot—and he has been playing ball with a bunch of boys who un- derstand that the fundamentals of basketball success lie in good ball ihandling, quick, short pas: and constant drive on the footwork In the curtain raiser of the game, s s SR o the Douglas High team will cross | ON SATURDAY NIGHT Ready fnr Meet |the bridge with the intention to | ] wipe the slate clean of insult and Hele“ Ja"e Adams | meeting of the Order of De- u bring victory home to the island Molay for Boys held in the Scottish | shelf. ! |Rite Temple last night, final ar- "”"g e ”»arY‘ - n"flre a ar y rangements were made for the joint =] T - 1‘- | ‘]h\'lIHHwh of the new officers of . \l | = H that order and those of the assem-|, . . S | | 0" Flrst Blnha y bly of Rainbow for Girls which will| Thirty-one Members Turn! ! n fl u G L A S take place in the Temple next Sat- Ot to' Two Meet- [ S |urday night at 7:30, according 5 i [ | Upon the occasion of her first|Announcements made today by A ings Last Night H f birthday today, Helen Jane Adams,[ir Counselior Chares Jepne andi phtrts ‘ v & L daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur|Vorty AGVisor f ahr b The two Juneau Boy Scout (roops 2 = Adams, was honored at an after-( ~LDIS is the first joint installationimet jast night at the American Le- CANDIDACY noon party given at the Adams |Of the officers of these Lwo organi-|gion Dugout and the Northern Light SLATURE home, with Mrs. Elmer A. Friend, |?ations held for some time and €x-[preshyterian Church and spent con- — grandmother of the honoree, as-|['"' e DEINE |siderable time in preparation for the voring Mrs. Mildred Hermann sisting aigdpizor ke eent, | BECRS] RIS eau Channel Scout Rally to for representative at the next legis- B ik Bk Skt en s | = Do DX mAOL DY S8 RIS und bovs iake place early in February lature, as their main action of th S iedh e s Dndie Ll Perean g S pien Signalling, first aid, knot tying, meeting, the Douglas Island Wo- thelr mothers and. friends. were|PMilies attend the ceremony, aSluqging and compass contests willlmen's Club met for the January i rothers and Iriends, Werelwey as members of the MasoniCipe held between the American Le-|session here last evening at the present ro_r the party at which|joqies and ladies of the Easter lgion, Norlite and Douglas Scout residence of Miss Mamsy Baker and an attractively decorated birihday |gtar, Other limited invitations ar§iroops at the rally Miss Catherine Elliot. Not only did SRR EEIA I o celehiadhn, |also being issued. Following the| pighieen Scouts attended the Nor-|the members unanimously vote to Guests of the afternoon Wereinsiailation ceremonies the hoys and|iite Troop meeting and 13 the back her campaign for the office Glen Ferrier and Mrs. Norman|gir)s wul tender their guests alamerican Legion Troop meeting. At|but also went on record as fav Ferrier, Kirk Ferguson and Mrs. gance in the suditorium of the Tem- i) ter troop, plans were laid|ing her nomination as president of Clarence Ferguson, Sheila Car-jpe with music to be furnished by|ioy a Sunday hike to a destination the Alaska Federation of Women' Ehgliae At Bwford O Rand’s Orchestra. las yet unannounced Clubs. Mrs. Marcus Jenson of Doug- O AR Be R I48e new-ter ice will e Miss Edit [ i sF{ok o E . head, Alice Gaile Liston and Mrs |the Rainbow Girls and Charles | (N 6 et e g's el te Lu Liston, Michael Blackwell and|jenne as Master Councellor for the | i ol i 3 % ] Mrs. V. M. Blackwell, Elizabeth | 5onviolay Boys. | | Book revie: “Keene Abbot’s Tree Wyller and Mrs. C. F. Wyller, Renee Sk TR | HosPITAL NOTES i nranIv. nv]Mt . C ;\L Foxi‘ ] Druliner and Mrs. Willlam From- » iolin selections—Rose Eversol’s holz, Mary Alice Noble and Mr: JUNEAU COUPLE lS 88 iv Wiy bl Saby wite ";{n'nu;x:( ln)ntlHMu|Iulmll;H_ Ponce's J. Irvine Noble, Mrs. Collis Druley, M S a Sstrelitta,” by Harold Burger Mrs. Frank Swartz, and Mrs. Alice | UN]TED}_N MARRIAGE (1‘1‘;,1';];‘,» e last night from St. AnN'S| Readings—Anna Lowell's “The Coughlin. B 7 R T g Pattern” and “Variations of ‘Mary —_— — e i {Had a Little Lamb,'” Miss Elliot Juneau employee, and Clara Du-| William Meyers, who was admitted| Juncheon served by the hostesses hostess. Among events later in the|buque, Juneau Wwaitress, were mar-|yesterday to St. Anmis Hospital for!concluded the entertainment, month will be the social gathering|ried yesterday afternoon by U medical care, is reported 1o be| Por the Club's February meeting on January 26 and the food sale on January 29. Commissioner Felix ay. Attend- ing the couple, who will make their Present at the meeting yesterday(home in the Triangle Apartments, were Mrs. O. L. Kendall, Mrs. Frank|were Ann Bursell and Oscar Ueland.| Harris and baby; Mrs. W. B. Con- - > > |verse, Mrs. Ronald Wiley, Mrs. A ELKS DISCUSS FINANCE J. Streed, Mrs. Albert Tucker, Mrs.[ Financial matters of the past Ed Kerchoffer, Mrs. Nina Cheney,|were discussed at the regular mec Mrs. George Kerin, Mrs. John Rog-|ing of the Benevolent and Protective ers, Mrs. Lee Corkle, Mrs. Margar- Eugene Lundstrom, tient, |St. Ann’s Hospital, and underwent| a major operation this morning. |CARD PARTY SERIES Cornelius slightly improved today. was admitted last night et Bland, Mrs, W. E. Kilroy, Alice;man Banfield, Exalted Ruler, | - e e and Archie Corkle, and Birdie|siding over the session held in Elks’ Women seldom were seen Thane Tucker. Hall, the |Meat vs. Snow White and Columbia. POLLY AND HER PALS |vs. Rainier. WINNER OF GU ‘ Last night's scores follow: P Eml;;i;c i FIRST TRIP IF I DON'T GET ringdale 161— 461 1 i BY KNncKuu Selby 176 129 i 305\ PAW'S TOOK IN :BI\ETAC:NVS.;E?;'EL | Clark 148 156— 304 | A | Henning 124 161— 285 F b TN B, o D'JA PACK MY NOTE, MAW. eatherweight Inva €S| Totals 481 396 4781355 | SOCKS --- WHERE'S Ranks of Lightweights Columbia ZPuts VirtuniDown | Rands 179 173 154— 506 | Schmidt 172 123 133— 428 Halm 176 140 132— 448 | NEW YORK, Jan. 13. — Henry' —_—— Armstrong, world’s featherweight | Totals 527 436 419—1382 champion, raided the ranks of the lightweights again last night,| Empire knocking out Enrico Venturi in the iEringdale 213 149 161— 513 sixth round of a scheduled ten-|geipy 143 150 144— 437 round bout. Clark 138 165 145— 448 Venturi was considered one of | e O the best 135-pound contenders. | Totals 484 464 450—1393 2 e ! Stubbies OLISEU | Hogins 137 lzg 140— 447 | Johnston 5 149 140— 384 c M | Morgan 127 150 146— 423 LESSEE NOW. yLIP HERE. | S A IS EVERY DERN WINTER TONIGHT IS THE | Totals 359 469 426—1254 OUR PIPES BUSTS RIGHT “BIG NIGHT” | o W SMACK l|N ' MIDDLE and | METHODIST LADIES’ o' JaNuARY. ] LAST TIMES TONIGHT || AJD PLANS EVENTS Want a Good Time? ‘f L) Then Take Time Out ! FOR COMING YEAR For | Plans for the coming year were 6 . ‘outlined at the meeting of the Tlme Out for | Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society yes- ’ |terday afternoon, when members |gathered at t L G A Ron‘unce |8 he home of Mrs. G. A | Baldwin for their regular bi-weekly gathering. A box social was planned to be held in the church basement tomor- lrow ovening, beginning at 7:30 o'- ciock with Mrs. George Clark as with CLAIRE TREVOR MICHAEL WHALEN Selected Shorts 0.K.,BUT FOR COMMON-SENSE SAKE, PULL YER- SELF T'GETHER. YUP.HERE'S TH' NUMBER. sdmund, a medical pa- tient, was admitted last night to St.| Order of Elks, last night, with Nor-|Ann’s Hospital. on | their ‘meeting stage until the 18th century. iMesdames Roy and Robert Dupree |were named as hostesses and Miss surgical pa-'Baker and Mrs. J. O. Kirkham were to named for the program committee. e - | PLANNED BY GUILD With the first event scheduled for |Wednesday evening next week |January 19, St. Luke's Guild at yesterday afternoon made plans to hold a ies of three I'LL BE BUSY AS A BUMBLE- BEE WHILE T'M AWAY, SUSIE . WOT YUH UP TO NOW, PAW 2 NUMBER NUMSKUL L 2 TH' PLUMBER'S, PUNKIN HEAD--- The Prettie , s FOOTWORK If it’s beauty and g He e and rhythm you want, select ice skating—the are th First, of the pretti g some of the grace and skill that has made her the suc- prettiest sport., you why Bess Eb display pictures that show st sport’s prettiest figures, is caught cessor (o the spotlight formerly held by Sonja Henie. HANDWORK Second, Bess, a 19-year-old Wis- TEAMWORK Third, Bess takes on a partner consin girl whe starred in New to w that teamwork can York's “Ice Follies of 1937,” here make the prettiest sport even goos through a cartwheel. A mo- more graceful. The gentleman ment later she was back on her is Shipstead, her Fol- feet, in a graceful glide ties” partner. card partie featuri contract an interval of ¢ between, DEWAFE LOUZNS each of the events which will be et = narlde held in the Parish Hall. Prizes for from common colds each event and two grand prizes for the highest lady’s and gentleman'’s That Hang On score at the end of the series will| o matter how many medicines be awarded. Refreshments will be | you have tried f served after each party. The pub- cold, or bronchial irrita x lic is cordially invited to attend relief now with 1 ous trouble may be br i e you cannot afford to take 3 SCOUTS PREPARING remedy less 3 1 FOR ANNUAL RALLY ion, which goes 1 to trouble and - DT ind heal the inflamed In preparation for the a us mel es and to loosen rally of all the scout troops on th the germ-laden phle 1 if other remedies have fallc: don’t be discouraged, try Creomu sion. Your drug refund your meney if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the bene- fits obtained Channel scheduled for February was the occasion for a practice ses- sion at the meeting of the local which was held last night. The boys also practiced marching at the bottle. C o o two, and it has no b <, for it plainly, see Washington, D. C. has the larg- tle is Creomulsion, e genuine product you want, (Adv.) n es iber of telephones per ita with 358 per 100 residents. San Francisco is second with 35.08 per 100. ! Nurseries around Tyler, Tex., sup= ply more than a third of the nation’s roses, bringing a revenue of nearly By CLIFF STERRETT SO I THOUGHT T'D, JESS WRITE TH' NOTE AN' LEAVE IT HERE ~ | WITH YUH RIGHT NOW. [ “n Empire I'M SENDIN!' FER HIM NOW SO'S HELL BE HERE IN TIME FER TH'