The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 17, 1938, Page 3

Show Place of Juneau | i L-t Times 'l‘omqht O-Lan of “The Good | Earth”... Manuel of | "Capuhu Coura- !.nowteamed | in amighty love story of the metropolis! A Metro- Mayer Picture RAINER-TRALY BIGITY CHARLEY GRAPEWIN » JANLT BEECHER EDDIE NYILLAN « VICTOR VARCONI A Fronk Bor. P d by Frank Bora. MARCH of TIME Cartoon “News of the Day” MIDNIGHT PREVIEW ! “THE BIG SHOT" with GUY KIBBY Congressmen Are Afraid of State Power for Taxing (Continued irom Page One) ¥ Service correspondents.” From our own library of aimless information: Senate page boys, all under 16, get about $112 a month and must attend a part-time school conduct- ed for them in the capitol George Washington vetoed a bill for the Washington monument and it didn’t get started again for years. e Lode and placer location noticel {or sale at The Empire Office. .| Katherine Bavard, Mark 1| Jean THRILLING - DRAMA ENDS AT GAPITOL and Tracy Seen for Last l"llcb Hel(’ lomglll “Big City” is a modmn. New York, of two warri cf rival taxicab drivers marital ‘romance of ready taxi driver born wife Tracy refuses to be dominated by racke- teers, and Miss Rainer appears the faithful foreign wife who be- comes the innccent victim of the racketeers’ brutality. Miss Rainer plays a present-day role for the first time. The co-stars have been given a supporting cast of thirty-four fea- tured players. In prominent roles are Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher, Eddie Quillan, Victor Varconi, Oscar O’Shea, Helen Troy, William De- marest, John Arledge, Irving Bac Guinn Williams and Regis Toomey .- PARTY GIVEN FOR JAMES SOFFOULIS and of the rough-and- a and his foreign- A birthday party was given last Sunday afternoon at the home of J. A. Soufoulis on Franklin Street in honor of their son James who was seven years old. A huge three tier cake decorat- ed in pink and white was presented to James by his father, owner of the Star bakery. Favors consisting of snap-mottoes and balloons were giv- _ en each guest, and after cake and ice cream had been served, the chil- dren attended a matinee. Those attending the affair includ- ed Patty Maloney, Eulalie Bockmore, Patricia Sey, Frances Karinen, Klaich, Daniel Klaich, Shirley Erwin, Lil- lian Brood, Virginia Meyer, Mary Soufoulis and the guest of honor. Mrs. William Klaich, and Mrs. Anthony Bockmore assisted during the afternoon. e Try an Empire ad. I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO CALIFORNIA BY TRAIN! !;h:l great xdni to ride in air-conditioned comfort while ineer does the driving. All you have to do is sit back relax, with never a worry as to your safe arrival. There’s pl‘ltyol room to move about in, t00. No cramped muscles, no frayed” nerves when you arrive at your destination. Economy dining car menls, 10¢ and 15¢ Tray Food Service, low-cost rail and Pullman fares—all these features save you money when you travel Southern Pacific. Here are typical -mamh return limit roundtrip fares: SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES From Seattle #30.00 42.90 From Vancouver . $36.00 48.90 These fares good in coaches and chair cars. Fares good in tourist sleepers or standard Pullmans cost a little more. Southern Pacific For folders, reservations, or additional information, write to B. C. TAYLOR, Washington; or Howe Street, Vancow C.; Passenge: , 622 Pldhc Gfll"ll Ale C. Canadian General Agent, Seattle, 619 General Oregon. 1405 Fourth A J. A. ORMANDY, Building, Portland, E.J. Blake & AS A PAID-UP §UBSCRIBER TO The Daily Alaska Empire umviudwwennlfiucwwnnmh!mhd w—CAPITOL THEATRE AND RECEIVE TWO TICKETS TO SEE “THE BIG CITY” Your Name May Appear—WATCH THIS SPACE Blly City"” Starring Rainer plays the taxi driver who| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1938, ISURPRISE IS SPRUNG; HOST GIVES HONORS Roy Howaldv Publisher, Be- ing Entertained, Speaks Across Pacific By GEORGE TUCKER thrilling | drama of down-to-earth people of| ng factions | NEW YORK, May 17.—Conversa- tion piece at midnight: Roy How- ard, the publisher, is sitting at a table adorned with spreading cocoa- |nut blossoms, imported from Ha- wail. He chatting with Com- mander Bailis of the Coast Guard, and with Mr. and Mrs. George Sutton, of the Sutton news agenc) with Charles Rochester, the hotel man, who is his host for the eve- ning, and with Mrs. Rochester, an a number of people whom your cor respondent can not identify. Out in front, in a pool of light, three girls in skirts made of Ti (tea) leaves are swaying softly to the strains of a murmuring tropic lullaby. And the man at the micro- phone is singing softly a song which runs liks this: “To you, Sweetheart, a-lo-ha — from the bot-tom of—my heart — Keep the smile on your lips—Brush the tears —from your eye. . . It goes on like that. It is Ray Kenney sing- |ing, and when Ray sings, the best s singing. It is his homecoming, and much of New York is here to welcome him back. . . . They are jammed at tables over which hang vast palm fronds. . . . It is, of course, the Hawaiian room at the Lexing- ton hotel. . . . Meanwhile busy waiters are plac- ing before guests glasses that are the tallest in town. .. . They are about 14 inches high. They are served sitting in a deep, hollow plate, which is necessary, because five or six inches of crushed ice has been frozen about the glass.... It clings to the glass like a frosted pineapple. . This refreshment is called “The Dagger” . and it will stab you and wound you if you are not careful. . . . It is of rum and fruit juices and, to the palate, is reminiscent of the daiquiri. . . |Those waiters handle many “Daggers’ they qualify as knife | throwe: Suddcnlv Charles Rochester rises casually and strolls over to one cof his aides. The man nods under- standingly, catches Kenney's eye, |and Kenney gives him an answer- ling nod. Rochester returns to ‘his guests and sits down. 1t is one minute of midnight. As | Kenney and four of his men leave the orchestra and wander over to Mr. Rochester’s table, an attache of the room plugs a telephone into the wall. He hands the telephone to Mr. Rochester, who takes it and | turns to Roy Howard. y,” he says, “here’s a call for | you.” “For me? Thanks.” He takes the phone, speaks into the transmitter. | At first incredulity comes over his | face. ‘He is surprised, then amazed | Finally his countenance is wreath- ed in smiles. For Rochester had arranged a surprise call for Roy Howard, pub- whsher It is from his daughter in yl{ouolulu. who is working on one |of the newspapers there. And so midnight strikes for Roy Howard. And while he talks with his daugh- ter Ray Kenney and his men sere- nade her softly, in the background. | She tells her father that she hears |every word, perfectly. The happy man talks a few moments longer, | says aloha, and hangs up. It seems to me that this surprise | Charles Rochester has arranged for | his friend is one of the nicest, most | genuinely thoughtful things he |could have done. | Luise Rainer Sued For Large Amount LOS ANGELES, May 17. — Luise | | Rainer, screen star, has been sued for $100,000 damages in superior ‘court The plaintiff, Rita Buccola, ;rlfleen was asserted to have been '| stick is not in wearing it, [ | Linger Over Your Mirror On Commencement Day GRADUATION MORNING Soft hair framing her face, a touch of lipstick, and a clear, smooth complexion are beaut; liere by June Lang, motion pictur By BETTY CLARKE AP Feature Service Writer There’s just one way to look your best for commencement: Take plen- ty of time getting ready. Allow yourself half an hour long- er than you think you could possibly need. You'll be surprised how few minutes will be left of that half hour when the family finishes inspecting you But before of the family, to your: POWDER parade in front careful thought you give o Apply it efully. It's idea to wear a slightly shade than you ordinari- It will look less chalky the lights Yowll look a little better too, if you have But be sure it’s a ly under ROUGE. in the spotlight, a touch of color no more than a touch. use LIPSTICK. The danger with lip- but in choosing too dark a shade and in putting it on too thick FINGERNAILS. They must be neat If all the girls in your class wear nail polish you probably will want to. But be sure it’s applied care- tully. HAIR. Your hair must arranged and look soft a permanent unless you have be tly Dont get at least two weeks in which to let that after-permanent stiffnes soften. Its more important to brush your hair every day and get out in the sunshine and air many afternoons as possible. Then have your hair fixed the day be- fore graduation. Don’t let the bhairdresser try out any new tints and stick to your usual rinse. If you have any time left over after you've taken that last satsi- fied look in the mirror, you might practice walking. Pretend you're about to walk up to receive your diploma. First sit down. Relax completely. That means sit as comfortably as you can—but don't slouch. Breathe deeply ten times. Now stand up. Walk, from your hips, as if you were going to open the front door to let in a caller. Keep your head up and your should- ers down. Don't be afraid to smile your most charming smile. MOOSE WOMEN TO MAKE NOMINATIONS A meeting of the Women of the Moose is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, and is to be held at the T.O.O.F. hall Nomination of officers will take place at the meeting, and refresh- ments will be served. n charge of the social part of the evening is Mrs. Ray Peterman, and Mrs. Ralph Reischl. - eee DANCE RECITAL TO BE GIVEN AT ELKS’ HALL Pupils of Mrs. Dorothy Stearns Roff will perform Friday evening hints for the sweet girl graduate exemplified e actress. SAVE POSTAGE; PACIFIC ISLES NOT ROMANTIC Anyway, Jobs Are All Fill- ed, According to Gov- ernment Information WASHINGTON, May 17 dreds of Americans write sam o ask him to send them five tiny dots in the Pacific The adventurous correspondents are inspired by stories that the Fedi- eral government has claimed these Hun- Uncle o lonely specks to use them as air- plane bases to link Australia and New Zealand with the United States. | None of the prospective colonists has taken the trouble to inquire about living conditions. It seems not te matter that there's little or no fresh water, and not enough sod 140 ralde & good-sized ‘stetaf bei; Nothing seems to interest them but going to the islands—any of them. Their names are Canton, En- derbury, Jarvis, Howland and Ba- ker—all in the Phoenix group—and they lie between Hawaii and Aus- tralia A New England girl who should be thinking about boy friends writes that she is really interested in climatic conditions, and wants to go to Enderbury to study the weather. A Detroiter says he pre- fers anything to the now-you-work now-you-don’t automobile industry. And an immigrant in the middle west commends his handy-man skill. | There Aren’t Any Jobs The letters pour partment of the Interior, whose custody the islands have been | placed. { Fact is, there are a- handful of jobs on those islands at three dol- lars a day and board. But every one is taken by a strong, lu-allhv‘ Hawaiian youth who has had ex- perience on lonely islands. Uncle Sam wants you to know no others need apply for the jobs, which are| mere flag holding positions that will last only until the nationality of the tiny dots is determined. People who can't control their pioneering impulses might as well know that flag holding on a dot of land in a vast ocean is not a joh for anybody who wants to be a success in the world in a large way. It's a big event on Canton is- land, for instance, if one of the| imported * hens struts down the baked coral and lays an egg stand- ing up, when she should do it s ting down. Making fancy swim. ming trunks from worn out trousers is grand diversion, even injured seriously in an automobile May 20, in Elks hall. The program if the sharks are too thick for and one occupxed by the actress. R Dance recital, Elks Hal, May 20, 8 pm. adv., | lic is urged to support the student | demonstration. P LS R Today’s News Today.—Empire. BETTER CAKE With Schilling Baking Powder, made with pure cream of tartar! It forms smaller, more . uniform bubbles in the mix—assures you of finer textured cake which stays fresh longer. Will never leave any “baking powder” taste! collision between her father's car will begin at 8 o'clock, and the pub- swimming to be safe. { “Dear Diary—How Dull” | If you don’t believe it, read the| diary of a flag-holder (it's now iIn the posséssion of the Interior de-| partment here). | “Pea and I awoke at the same time this morning He took the weather report, and I stayed in bed and read the funny papers { . One of our hens laid an egg standing up . . . Leong fixed up. his pants in a modernistic designed swimming trunk . .. " And 3@ it goes, page after page of utteri monotony and the hard work of putting up beacons, keep- ing house, feeding the chickens. The food has to be stowed on high shelves or hung from rafters to cheat the hermit crabs and rats. The crabs are natives, the rats were imported from ship wrecks. | Occasionally the colonists take out throw-nets and spears of na- tive Hawalian design to fish for their breakfast, and usually they| end up the day by listening to dance( music from the United States. Life, by and large, is a curious mixture ‘or old and new, of primit've and GRAVET IS BIG SUCCESS INMUSI ‘King and the Chorus Girl’ | \‘vn vty CAL Ends Tonight at Coli- seum Theatre A new star, with a quiet comedy and high vol mance, flashes on the cine zon! He is Fernand Gravet idol of the Continent, wk American picture, “TI the Chorus Girl TR for final showing In “The King and t Girl,” Mervyn LeRoy producer for W he 1 spendthrift ex-King Alfre tumbles madly in love wit dependent_ little Americar girl, portrayed by Joan Blor king loves the chorus girl up her nose at him, and th mad fun is on. Edward Everett Horton nificently humorou: ried uncle of the profli as is Ma Nash, the medienne, as his aunt. The studded with noted name Alberni, Alan Mowbray, J man, Kenny Bs f ra and many others > > of yentus foi | 1t 1o ma hari- screen 1 first MARTHA SOCIETY SOCIAL Friday, May 20, Presbyterian Chu parlors. Luncheon from 11 t 1 Ice cream and cake through h afternoon. Luncheon: adult children 35c. Ice cream and « 25¢. ac ultra-modern The group was known to Ameri- can whalers in the late 1700 the whalers passed it by with har an entry in their logs. In the 1 century, however, sciemce disce ered new things aboul ferti especially phosphates. All of Phoenix islands once were ricl guano, the hard-packed deposit birds through the centuries. Gu contains a high percentage of ph phates to enrich depleted soils. Fe tilizer companies from the Unit States set up guano mining camp on several of the islands in the 1870's, but as soon as the guano deposits were mined out, the island were abandoned, and no nation took the trouble to claim them A Palm or Two A year or two ago tr -Pacific passer plane routes became practical. Immediately the strate- gic value of the Phoenix islands emergency landing bases was rec- ognized and the United claimed Howland, Jarvis and This year Uncle for Enderbury and Cantc Great Britain has dispt claims, so the two nation: holding “conversations,” still going on Sam put which are a bid n. Only ited the started in H. S.CRADS TO KEEP ON WITH S s sem i ’ ("]’UY}! S Ll Times Tonight (o] ISEUM OWNED _AND . OPERATED 37 £ Juneaw's Greatest Show Value i i Pt iy Cil i L} of Seniors Plan to ”:;;!u'r Insti- in Fall CHORUS GIRL EVERETT HWORTON EVERETT T ALAN MOWBRAY ,} Y NASBEIANE RAYIPACEERN| WYMAN KENNYBAK! p A MERVYN LEROY PROBUCTION. A Wamner Bros, Picture Norman Krasna & Gro Iyries by Warnor R Haym ALSU—Popular Science Late Movietonews . STARTING . TOMORROW SHE HAD TO EAT” W rk mn Bill ton will plans to|at Alken the University of Washin Dick Aiken, who an engineering course work in Juneau during ummer months Planning to work ou neau this summer ans for attending definite Helen Beistline the next fall After vacationing in Juneau dur- the summer months, Phyliis me will major in music and art he University of Idaho next fall. Ruth Kunnas plans to remain, in Juneau during the summer and will enter business school in the fall. University of Washington ing J at tside of Ju- Alsicad’s are in- John college is to work in Ju- neau during the summer and wil| Lillian Kiloh will also enter busi- ttend Washington State college In ness college in the fall, following he fall a summer spent in Juneau. chool in Los Angeles is| Work outside of Juneau will claim ne Blomgren, who um- objectiv work in Jun Leonard Lowell this summer. He will enroll in an engineering course at the *University of Oregon in the G fall A summer in Juneau and business au during the pl after spe ummer working in Junes school in the fall are ine tentative Work outside of Juneau will occu- | plans of Violet Mello. Jud -Brown’s time this summ Pauline Mestrezat tenptatively Brown will take aeronautical en-|plans to enter a commercial school ineering at the University of Al- in the States, following a summer tbama next fall. of work in Juneau Gerald Coke will work After spending the summer vaca« Juneau this summer and pla to tion in Juneau, Mary Metcalf plans ke a post graduate co beloie|to attend college in the States. nterir inford Universi Following the summer, which she After vacationing in Juneau 1 will spend in Haines, Eilen McKech- Campbell plans to attend a nie will enter the Metropolitan Busi- tle business school in t ness School in Seattle. Corinne Duncan will continue to Planning to enter training school ork at the apitol Theatre this in preparation for a nursing career ummer and plans to attend a next fall, Anne Morris will remain Jeauty School in San Francisco inin Juneau during the sumner. he fall Irene McCormick is to work in Following a summer of work near Sitka during the summer. In Sep- Juneau, Mitchell Daniloff will en- tember she will enter training at roll in pre-medics at the University | St 's Hospital in Walla Walla. of Alabama y Jean McNaughton plans io To attend an industrial school in| enter the school of Business Admin- he States is the aim of Gilbert|istration at the University of Wash- De Vault, who plans to work in Ju- ington in the fall, following a sum- neau this summer. Roy De Roux will enroll in the navigation and diesel engineering school at the University of Wash- ington. His summer will be spent at mer of work in Juneau. Caroline McAlistexr will enter training, preparatory to a nursing career, next fall. During the sum- mer she will work at the Capitol Tal Canr X Theatre Rudy man intends to spend the! Business school in San Francisco summer working in Juneau and will will claim Frances Newman in the be in Seattle in the fall fall, after a summer of work cut- Although her plans for next fall side of Juneau. are uncertain, Pat Hussey will work Elizabeth Stewart Nichols will in Juneau during the summei make her home in Juneau. months, Work outside of Juneau Work in Haines during the sum- will occu- mer and work around Juneau next Last year astronomers discovered Py Ed Hildre's summer months. His fall are the tentative plans of Ross the islands were a perfect spot to|plans for the fall are undecided. | Peterson. observe the June eclipse of the sun,| His plans for next fall unver-| Beatrice Primavera will vacation and huge temporary camps sprang |tain, Tom Hellan will spend the|in Juneau this summer and plans up. The Navy sent a warship to|summer working outside of Juneawn./to enroll in the business course at help along, and a metal American| After a summer of halibut fish-| Washington State College in the flag was imbedded in concrete ing, Harold Hansen will enter the fall Canton is a long rim of coral, |navigation school at the University Planning to enter Griffin-Mur- about 600 yards wide, around an|of Washington. phey Business School in the middle of coral and rock, 1% wide. Nowhere does it s of Dlg\vu- Thomas Lhusml from J ersey Cll Mrs. Norman Thomas stood by her husband as the national chairman of the Socialist Party was twice denied the privilege of delivery of an address at Journal Square in Jersey City, N.J. The first time he tried to speak police took him to the ferry. in to the De- | €g8-shaped lagoon extending 11 under | miles. Enderbury is an oval chunk four miles long tick more ¢ | than 25 feet out of the ocean. Some of the islands have a few s coconut palms and a spa d. craggly se toppin A journalism course at the Uni- of July, Margueri‘e Protzman will versity of Alabama is Elaine Hou- vacation in Seattle for six weeks. sel’s plan, following a summer of Helen Ricketts will major in lan- work in Juneau. guages at Whitman College, after Mille Marie Jorgenson is to werk spending the summer in Juneau. at the stineau Motors Company| After a summer of seine fishing this summerr and will enter the Robert Ridley will enter the Uni- school of Business Administration versity of California, where he plaps e to take pre-medics. David Reischl will work at the Union Oil dock this summer and | will continue to work there next fall. Spending the summer months in Juneau, Mary Ellen Spain plans to enter business college in the fall. Lyman Snow will enroll in an ae- ronnautical engineering course "aft some college in the States, after spending - the summer working (n Juneau. Although her plans for the fall afe undecided, Dolores Smith will vaca- tion and work in Juneau during the summer. Following a summer of worl in Juneau, Jean Taylor plans to at- tend the University of Washington in the fall. | Edythe Young will work I Ju- | neau this summer and plans to take ‘a business course af Washington State College in the fall ——————— MISS KARINEN 1S HONORED AT PARTY In honor of her birthday, Miss Eileen Karinen was civen a sur- prise party Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Bert. Bertholl on East Street. . A buffet-supper was, served the guests alter which the party al tended the Douglas Prom. Those attending the cluded: Mr. and Mrs, Mr. and Mrs, Tom and Mrs. Wilson' Foster, Mr. Mrs. B. Bertholl, Jensen, Miss Sylvia berta Porter, Miss Miss Helen Beistline, Nelson, Mr. Bud Bodding, Mr. Har- The second time he was placed |ry Sturrock, Mr. Robert Turner, aboard a New York-bound train. He is shown above to the right of the guest of honor and the host his wife on his second departure, |and hostess, ;