The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 23, 1939, Page 3

B THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! The Show Place of Juneau NOW! | THEATRE Fugitive Love/ the world was their renAazvays! P WALTER WANGER'S WDs % % ? Fredric MARCH ™ Joan BENNETT £ Ralph BELLAMY Ann SOTHERN ... OUR NEW BRINGS NEWS FLASHES TO OUR NEWS POLICY PATRONS ONLY 15 DAYS AFTER NATIONAL RELEASE! of LOOF., services here will b under auspices of that organization - SEBENICO HOME DAMAC BY FIRE Fite caused by a faulty chimney in the Sebenico cottage on Fourth Street caused an alarm to be turned in about 11 o'clock yesterday fore- and occasioned a little action al volunteer firemen run was quickly made and the ctinguished with loss con- fined largely to wetting of furni- ture and bedding, not insured. Had there been a strong wind blowing the fire might have been disastrous, which should lend great- er seriousne recent warnings { Chief Pusich about care of stov and chimneys R ROUTINE M Routine busines rular meeting Council this evening i R NELS ANDERSON DIES 1 long illness, the last six f which was spent in the Anchorage Hospital, Nels Anderson one of the pioneers of Douglas, passed ; there Saturday, morning, Oc- 21. He was about 70 years of , Mrs. Carl Moore, all ford Lott, and Mrs C of Anchorage. Mrs. Josie Langseth is a niece of the deceased. His wife ed away in _Douglas in 192 er side in the family plot at the Odd Fellows Cemetery will be laid Mr, Anderson’s remaihs upon th arrivial from the Westward. Sh connections with the Alaska have been'made at Cordova by plane th will take place here this week, se the funeral will probably a week from tomorrow feldt to i | pipe of I DOUGLAS sCHOOL NEWS By Virginia Langseth stineau Breeze, the Doug- as High School paper, will be pub- hed Wednesday, October 25. This spensored by the school, was vears ago and has been centinued ever since. For ten years it has been a member of the Co- mbia Scholastic Press Association | 5 the International Quill and| Scroll. Last year the Breeze was awarded seco: ize in the CSPA. est which C sored by Columi riversity. Three | times the B N awar first prize, five times sec rating, and twice given third place The, students of .the school enter | heartedly into the publication d constantly strive h issue, Many clever buria otherv be hel Anderson was born in Skone came to America when quit ung and to Alaska in 1897 when| he joined the Klondike rush. After two y in the Interior he came to TreadweN, working there as a an until the cave in In 1918 Anderson with George Swarv Treadwell chemist, took 'a Jéase on the Ready Bullion tailing where the cléan-up netted hi little stake. Moving to Do his family, he became very much interested in. polities, both City -and Territorial. In the former he. was also successful, for he served a term as councilman and three terms as Ma from 1926 to 1929. Twice he ran for the Legislature, winning one time in the primaries. member of the Douglas I Sweder al ten up as staff assignments. Both | their jregular and soeial activities) ONLY THE BEGIN NING—Here are the first of 30,000 bins storage of government-owned surplus corn, turned over by {: the Fredric to pursue her. | St of the Legion members. eature and news articles are \\'n(-‘r('})vk. WAS ‘MOCK’' WARFARE BUT THE MUD IS5 REAL—Faint ecl Fort Meade, Md., where tactical exercises resembling the Polish campaigns are being stage fend the fort against mechanized troops armed with up-to-date weapons. Even the mud, an! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, OCT. 23, 1939. MODES of the MOMENT by Adelaide K JOAN BENNETT, FREDRIC MARCH FEATURED HERE "Trade Winds" Pictured Now at Capitol | Theatre he opening of Walter Wanger's romance, “Trade Winds,” dric March as the hero and Bennett as the heroine, pro- i the movie patrons of the Capi- with tk ex- iraportant to first-rank entertainment countries ¢ T dventur W picture otic e the setting of although n Francisco w the story n chase whi globe. th red anc 3 1s half-way around who di Tay Garnett and also conc listed of he Trade Winds, riginal idea for the story an that, Mr. Garnett, in h yacht, equipped as “floatin; tu- 1io,” photographed the thousands of feet of brilliant background shots which are dramatically and effec- tively incorporated in the produc- tion Among the more unfamiliar places visited by Mr. Garnett on a journey which lasted iteen months are such novel and little known places the Laccadive Is is, Saigon in Indo-China and Kobe in Against backgrounds of veauty and impressjve sw the story of “Trade Winds” is told with na and suspense. Joan Bennett ay Kerrigan, San Fran- d of mur- o, Bf- when she 6 own a Japan pictorial ep in the 1940 mode. Here a little white pillbox with a black a black crepe cocktail frock worn Rainbow Junior Officers Chosen, Majq(ity Planned fecting a daring escape her car off a ferry into bay, the girl is next traced to Honolulu. Detective Sam Wye, por- trayed by no less a personality than March, is the man chosen This feature is the bill for tonight and tomorrow The self Gastineau pporting are Bree¢ represented. is strictly lent business and advertising managers are responsible for that. The entire staff of the Breeze hopes hat this issue will maintain the standard achieved in former years. Buy copy of the paper when it Wednesday, October 25. et A ki Miss Mary Stewart, Worthy Ad- visor, and her group of officer. emplified initiatory work Saturday evening when members of the Or- der of Rainbow Girls assembled in the lodge room of the Scottish Rite Temp!= Plans were made during ening for Majority given on the evening of November This servicc is given in honor girls of the order who have reached their twentieth year and are no longer permitted to take a tive part in the work. In accordance with cffered by Mr. A. J preme Inspector for T7:30 visited here recently the ev- service to be Important Meeting For Sons of Legion Election and installation of offi- cers will be held tomorrow night at the American Legion Dugout by Sons a suggestion Swindle, Su- the order who the following All boys are requested to %e pres- ent. The session will start at officers Worthy taken by the various nbow; Neome Forrest DU Empie Want Ads Bring Results. parts in Rai girls were selected to understudy the | ) s much in it makes a new Jashioned bonnet— dotted veil and velvet bow. It tops with a gold snake braeelet. T0 LEAVE FOR STATES TODAY Hammack G(fihrg to Wash- ington-Staff Organiz- [ ed for Count Here | & | His Alaska staff completely or- ganized and the count progressing |at a good clip, Dwight R. Ham- | mack, Bureau of the Census Area Supervisor, is leaving tonight on |the steamer Alaska to return to | the States. Hammack is going di- rect to Washington, probably will ‘ln‘mm to San Francisco later, but | does nbt think it will be necessary | for him to come back to Alaska during the taking of the 1940 cen- 1 | s Alaska Census Director J. P, An= yderson is also leaving on the Al. | aska going at far,as Ketchikan to supervise enumerabion in various ' | Southeast 'centers. Lill Merion Cass, Reccrder T Astrid Ve Talmaze, Love jcn; Jean Hudor Jchnsen, Tmmortality; rinen, Fidelity; r Ma Dorothy Obrerver; Betty Nord Observer; Nozma Burford, Musician; Har Cheir Director; Thea Flag Bearer. : Helen Miller, Sylvia An- derson, Patsy Radalet, Betly Nelson, Maxine Nostrand, Beverly Leivers, Leonore Ol Pat Olson and Ger- aldine Brostrom. - *haplain; Rutl Relig- srraine Ka- n ATTENTION O.E. r meeting, Jur Chap- Tuesday, 8 pan. Initiation and ‘refreshments. LILLIAN G. WATSON, Secretary. G PEThie: Empire Want Ads Bring Results. adv. e 1 G ek hoes of war stralegy in Poland are heard at d. Horse cavalry and infantry will {ry to de- kle-deep at this spot, figured in the maneuv- rder for 329 high speed 12-ton tanks. - T0 FILE BRIEFS | BRIDGES’ CASE SAN FRANCiSTO, Cal, Oct. 22.— ' Government and defense attorneys in the deportation proceedings ainst CIO leader Harry Bridges, will file briefs today with Examiner James Landis, the Dean of Harvard University's Law School. | The briefs were prefared following completion of testimony in the ten- week _public hearing held here. 1 The government charged that the Australian-born Bridges is a Com- | munist and advocates overthrow of | the government by force and vio- lence, Landis will submit his recommen-+ dation to Labor Secretary Perkins after a study of the briefs. Finial decision on the deportation | of Bridges will rest with Secretary Perkins. Attorney Richard Gladstein an- nounced that Landis ruled that the Bridges’ defense need not pay a dis- puted item of $131 for expenses of | Harry Doyle, a special investigator | subpoenaed as a witness. Doyle re- | fused to give testimony after he | had been brought to San Francisco from Minnesota. The defense then stapped payment on his expense check. The Bridges' defense charged ’Lhat Doyle, a former Portland at- | torney, engineered the deportation move against Bridges. jSociarM;e’Ii.ng for Catholic Daughters A social meeting is scheduled for the Catholic Daughters of Ameri ca tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall The entertainment will be in charge of Mrs. Margaret Fowler. Refreshments will be arranged by Mrs. Peter Bond and Mrs. L. H. Metzgar. - e ATTENTION MASONS Stated Communication of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in the F. C. Degree. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. | adv. - eee LOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP Will be closed from Sept. 11 to "MY LUCKY STAR PLAYING NOW AT | COLISEUM SHOW At last the miraculqus Sonja| Henle appears |can as an ice cream cone! A de | zling modern girl, having a modern | ood time on a co-ed campus, wear- swank clothes, keeping swell dates—that's Sonja_as you'll see her in “My Lucky Star,’ her new hit| ! for 20th Century-Fox, which is now | at the Coliseum 1 A credit to Darryl F. Zanuck and | |to everyone who had a hand in its| | making, this is a picture that winks and glitters with fun and romance and the magic of stars hanging low on a still frosty night. It has songs and laughter thal seéem to sail through the air like ski jumpers and Sonja’s magnificent “Alice in Wonderland” ice ballet—climaxing what is by all odds her happiest screen story—is a thing to make you cry out in wonder and delight Sharing star honors with Sonja and giving an excellent account of himself is Richard Greene, hand- some young British actor la seen in “Four Mgn and a Prayer,” while Joan Da Cesar Romero and | Buddy Ebsen are featured in widely | divergent comedy roles which will | delight their fun-loving fans. ANOTHER PROTEST 10 COLONIZATION AS NOW PROPOSED Planting of Foreign Refu- gees in Alaska Is Resented ing | | | | The Junior Chamber of Commerce of Anchorage strongly opposes the colonization of foreign refugees in Alaska. The organization has pass- ed a resolution, copies of which have been ordered sent to Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, other Jun- ior chambers and to Alaska news- papers. The complet resolution is as follows: WHEREAS, the Hon. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, has propose dthat our immigration laws be amended to permit foreign refu- gees to enter Alaska; and, WHEREAS, it has been suggested that the refugees be colonized in Alaska and industries be financed for their benefit from private sources and by the government of the United States; and, WHEREAS, it has been estimated that there are approximately four- teen million American citizens un- employed; and, WHEREAS, the importation of foreign refugees would but add to our economic distréss; and, WHEREAS, the resources of Al-| aska should be either conserved or developed for bona fide Amerlcan‘ citizens; and, WHEREAS, it would be unfair | competition to force American busi- ness men and American industries | to compete with subsidized aliens | and subsidized industries controlled by aliens; and, WHEREAS, the greatness of the American people has been made possible by the assimilation of races E Gives Adverlising Yalue E = = = = = = = = = = = = = loa = = ) Whefe Circulation | % n a picture as Amvrl»:' Juneau’s Greatest Show Value SONJA HENIE in “MY LUCKY STAR*” with RICHARD GREENE JOAN DAVIS—CESAR ROMERO--BUDDY EBSEN ALSO: Sportlight until we have developed a race which has progressed and has shown more industry than the world ‘has ver heretofore seen; and, WHEREAS, the Americanization of aliens has been made possible by their assogiation and mixing with American citizens and becoming as- similated; and, WHEREAS, colonjzing alien refu- gees into settlements will tend to stifle assimilation and will prevent { them from becoming Americanized due to the lack of opportunity for them to learn the American way of living and the prineiples of govern- ment under which we live, Now, therefore, BE IT ‘RESOLVED by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Anchor- age, Alaska, that it go on record as opposing the colonization of foreign refugees in ‘Alaska, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be mailed to all Junior Chambers of Commerce in Alaska, a copy to Hon, Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate o Congress, a copy to the Hon. Harold L. TIckes, Secretary of Interior, & copy to all of the newspapers in Alaska ,and a copy to the Anchor- age Chamber of Commerce. Adopted this 9th day of October, 1939, (Signed by) : C. J. TOOHEY, President, Attest: W. P.. PATTERSON, Secretary. Smorfiisb:rafiiven Saturday Evening - By John Keysers Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keyser were host and hostess Saturday eyening with a Smorgisbord at their home in the MacKinnon Apartments hon- oring W. A. Rockie, soil eonserva- Monist for 'the United States Gov- ernment, Mr. Rockie has been 'in the Territory since the first of July and in Juneau for the past week. He will leave this evening for his' home in Spokane, Washington. Blue and yellow, Sweden’s nation- al colors, were chosen to carry out the color scheme for the occasion. Yellow chrysanthemums in blue So Rare As Sunshine! ‘That strange illumination is sun- shine, remember? Juneau today was enjoying its 26th (honest count) clear day of 1939 and its eighth since summer allegedly began last June. The United States Weather Bu- reau looked into its records for 1939 and found that: January had one clear day; February four; March four; April one; May none; June eight; July three; August none; September two, and October (counting today) three, a total of 26 in 296 days. Rainfall for October stands at 1478 inches so far. The temperature last coldest so far this fall, a minimum of 31 degrees. < 'KENAI SURVEY WORK (OMPLETED Subdivision work on the Kenai iPeninsula, the principal Alaska project this year of the Public Survey Office, was completed Sat- urday, District Cadastral Engineer George A. Parks was notiffed by Cadastral Engineer Floyd G. Betts, in charge of the crew of 17 men who have been working in the Kenai all summer. Betts is returning here to head- quarters, The work was jn the vicinity of the Kenal River. ———.—.——— BED FLAMES Saturday night's 1-7 fire alarm took firemen to apartment five over the City Cafe to extinguish a bedding blaze started by a eigar- cnie, Damage was slight, firemen sald, night, reached e, Try an _Empire ad. vases, off set by blue and yellow j| tapers, formed a centerpiece for the tables. After the buffet supper, the ors going to Mrs. Oscar G. Olson and Mr. Thomas Haigh. Mrs. H. W. Douglas and Mrs. H. J."Thomp- son won second prizes for cards dur- ing the evening. The guest list included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cook, Mr. and Mrs, H, W. Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foss, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haigh, Mr. and Mrs, Oscar G. Olson, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thompson, Mrs. Alice Erickson and the guest of honor, Mr Rockie. WHAT Newspaper? Counts B The Daily Alaska Empire A1l the News—A1l the Time | guests played bridge with high hon- || - A = SR Iraar AT CIRCULATION IS THE ANSWER about Oet, 15 adv. ers. Uncle Sam’s interest in mechanized military strength was evidenced in a recent army ol SO0 A5