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HOW PLACE OF JUNEAU 00 7 el , T e y - O’KEEFE SHORTS Demons of the Deep—Think it Over—Power—News 1 FINLAND SHOWN CREEN HERE Benevolent Order Secures Feature at Coliseum Nexi Wednesday | ay night in the Coli- | e. under the auspices of 3enevolent Order of > popular film “The Old| r's Love Troubles” will be| resented. According to Alfred E.| m, chairman of the pro-| nd publicity committee, see-| high grade film is like tak-| ) to the Old Country, as it ts life in Finland, com- sprinkled with com- been care- T ———— THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! TONIGHT LAST TIMES /] G M PICTURE CECILIA PARKER Midnight Preview “SECRETS OF A NURSE" “THUNDERING WEST"” Finland calls on her children to give her every for her freedom. civilized the assistance as she fights The sympathy of nations of the world is appreciated and encourages the Finnish people that right will pre- vail over soldiers of within thei might and the atheistic the treaty breaking Rus- an government will be hurled back r own boundaries.” - i DOUGLAS |_NE'WS DOUGLAY ¢AGERS ARE Now INTER-SCHOOL SERIES | | A reorganizea with all the boys in first cl dition, is all pepped and re: ORGANIZED FOR vasketball team to 2o when the starting whistle sounds tor oW evening for the opener 1 0'KEEFE HAS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1940. ‘TENNESSEE'S QUEEN WELCOMED LEADING ROLE INNEW FILMHIT £ "Burn 'EmU—pO'Connor" Ends Tonight at Cap- Jumeau’s Greatest Show Value gpl'ls Eum Last Times Tonight HUMPHREY BOGART in “i<ing of the Underworld” with KAY FRANCIS TRUE ADVENTURES i ALSO LABOR WILL TAKEPART '~ BIG FIGHT ‘ e William Green Chairman itol Theatre | | ! MUSICAL Hollywood is developing new stars as swiftly as it can place them in likely pictures, The latest evidence is seen at the Capitol Theatre in “Burn 'Em Up O'Connor.” a pic- ture of modern adventure with Dennis O’'Keefe and Cecilia Par- ker in the leading roles. This fea- ture is on for the last two times tonight. A year ago O’Keefe was tra. Miss Parker has bee ing as the appear- romantic daughter of the Hardy Family pictures. Now | the studio presents her in her first lead. Both of these excellent young players demonstrate their ability in this rapid-moving pic-| for DiViSion in Par_ ture of the roaring race tracks. O'Keefe impersonates a dare-| devil youth from the country who develops his skill at the wheel of, a miget racing car to become 'n’ ace pilot on the big-time tracks. Miss Parker appears as the daugh-| ter of the manufacturer. Following a series of fatal crash- es, O'Keefe enters a race and goes suddenly blind as he roars around | | . . \ alysis Campaign | SHINE | NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—President | William Green of the American | Federation of Labor has accepted |appointment in the “Fight Against | Paralysis” campaign as chairman of the Labor Division, Keith Mor- | gan, National chairman of the Com- b G Wy pRtect Huiny fod ““f Three pretty Southern California “Welcomettes” are shown as they greeted Margie Elgin, Queen of Ten- ;:i:gmr?l- ];"‘r‘;hg:"" ?"I:‘l‘\“‘“‘l‘m‘(‘f\ the instinctive feel of the road he| (" e arrived in Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game. Left to right, Tonya Woodrin, Miss TERE: i besil dvisicn. i brings the car in and unexpectedly | 5 St 2 " Conr - E p ¢ p » Conrad solves the mystery of the fatal ac-| FEisin, Mitzie Uehlein and Maxine Conrad , =, “Buzsie” Scores o Direc: B BESTPINMARK - AT BRUNSWICK ward into the war against the crip- pling disease. Members of gigantic unions in America’s vast industries will mass behind the drive in great- er numbers than ever before, Chair- man Morgan declared Mr. Green, in accepting the chai | manship and pledging his enthus- i stic support to the campaign, de- being the new City dump truck. oo HODGES IN ARIZONA Correcting an error in yesterday news items, it is Mrs. L. B. Nel ranks of organized labor will go for- | ct how the best pic- cf the annual championship series son’s sister, Mrs. Vern Hodges, who | ed: , nland between Douglas and Juneau was heard from in Arizona where| parve TIffert rolled 564 at the | respond wholeheartedly to the 1 ing this film” said'High Schocls. In the reorganization, she is visiting with her husband. | prunswick last night, his George { invitation you e as 1 1. “we offer our country- ;j.."f)fl( Fleek was made captain — e —— — Brothers team defeating Califor- j(;!-.mrnmn of the sion o(: our friends an opportunity Line-up will be as follows: Dan nia. Grocery three of four tailles. |the National Committee organize 1 entertainment with a contri-! Glen Kirkham, center; Robert | ning this year's campaign against infan- wards the aid and en-|Fieek and sim Devon, guards. CARTOONED WITH | by squaa roming agamst tile paralysis.” ragement of the struggling and| Last intensive practice was held Martin's Demons, beat that team | ope Countrywide who are battling for|last night and according to ob- i Gt | Mr. Green and other labor lead- . y : | three tallies out of four also. cir rizhts. In this tragis hour|servers at the scrimmage the team WOBBLY TEN pIN\ Tonight, Percy's rolls a double- ety will at once work Qubydetells oD et = o | Should give a good account of it- i | header, first against Takus, and :nr the Labor Divisi on_ program | i Eai Out Today! e Mike Seston of Juneau, well|then against Martin'’s Demons |which will be countrywide in scope.| l & Gk 0 ay. The GRMG:IS scheduled to start| known bowling enthusiast, hit the| Scores last night were as fol- p]m,‘»,;“", Mc ,.;“ gmd-l ; ; ' at 8:30 o'clock in the Juneau High|gsporting pages of the Aberdesn|lows (i -+ e lbagmda o R x 3 School gymnasium. A preliminar rId ‘the other Hay artoo 3 ceeailont’ Lol i B o E | 3 ) V| World the other day in cartoon. orge Brothers ur teg e was head of the f |contest between Juneau City cartodhed me . pasping| Lited 2 3 180— 561 e ¥ Y| Mike is cartooned as gasping|Iffert 201 183 0 3 Labor Diy last year which broke ! | League teams, Elks and Moose, will| “Body Eng Jo Help” wi uist 28 177 184— 489 SNPOL O IBIORLAREL FORE Wi ST ¥ Body English No Help,” while the | Holmquist 128 177 18 : a1 decar : " I begin at 7:30 o'clock ‘ k] > g * = 146 182 170— 5 all recor in raising contributions ‘ o - ::;ll‘;:’d()(’\ll:‘l] )\;u,)(lvfl.‘.\ x\ln ;(‘lutwn Burke J 2 179— 567 ‘(ux- the campaign fund EW DELIVERY wn, cheating Alaska out ¥, T | “The head of the American Fed- | NEW DELIVERY CAR of its first 300 g Totals 475 542 543—1560 Sintion of "ERbor Bk alikse sbacd ARRIVES FOR WARNERS| Aberdeen World's syndicated car L : - 4 e aomaye. e e o erdeen World's syndicated car- California Grocery with those who are aiding the han- e T arting the New| toon on bowling oddities is wrong. | Ugrin 174 181 159— 514 dicapped and the under-privileged ar off with a new delivery truck, | Haines soldiers have made one or | Bavard 186 144 150— 480 His chief concern has been to aid cmg:ncl)r v[-:(_’ l:{-‘ Fur;‘ls new arc;e_n“ two 300 games in recent years. {John Doe 128 177 179— 484 those who have been stricken by S year for cars. This TR (Handicap) 18 18 18— 54 the disease and to protect the is the second of 1940 models com- Empire ciassifieds bring results. - American home from epidemics o BRI ¢ Totals 506 520 506 & 3 3 4 which take a fearful toll, espec- —_ % | 3 ially among little children. Martin's Demons ! ; Not Neutrality g Duker 134 158— 447 4 “Labor will show no neutrality in i 5 Bloxham 155 126 169— 450 g . Y - this war which is being waged to E Alaska Elecir]c nghl & Power co Banta 149 136 165— 450 & |40] .4 |save the lives of children—not to . ® (Handicap) 20 20 20— 80 s “Buzzie” Dall, nine-year-old grandson of President Roosevelt, ""“Ff“r’l»‘;l “‘““_‘“’;’-' i A Total 419 416 5121407 Pad the better of the snow battlé he waged with his sister, 12-year- 1P€nl'dir:;z “‘l‘;e m‘:l i nlf*::blpl::: ; oL e old Eleanor “Sistie” Dall on the White House grounds, as the capital's | yyion won nationwide endorsement DeVera 133 226 132 496 first snowfall brought one of the highlights of their holiday visit. |j, 1g39. Mu 201 170 168— The two are from Seattle, Wash., and are children of Mrs. Anna | Pifty percent of the proceeds will Paulino 157 177 193— 527 Roosevelt Boettiger. be left in the county where raised e AL -t —_— pogry e |for the benefit of the chapter of Totals 496 573 493—1562 ketball courts gefs under way. |the National Foundation for In- . 2 The game will be the nightcap|fantile Paralysis embracing that for a doubleheader which will be|county. The other fifty percent of Empire Want Ads Bring Results. [SUSSSS L Today and Everyday the Better Foods Are Served at the BRUNSWICK CAFE You Can Cook It Better Elecrtically Use a G-E Range — Electric cockery gives you the very definite advantages of better tasting, fuller flavored foods and more uniform results. Special Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners New features developed by the famous G-E “House of Magic” have simplified the fine art of good cookery. Every year more and more L thousands of homes change over to electric cooking. TRY IT! : A New G-E Range at a New Low Price e $110.00 Be Sure to See It TODAY at [ ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. Y O v riwwd | Of its great: BUBHE menusaletsm. by a City League con- and the unknown launched FOR BASKETBALL |t Tk, CROWN T0 BEGIN 5.~ == | |‘ Next Tuesday, the High School | will go up against the rangy Hen-| Juneau High toMeetDoug- uri: o s, e e Ias lads on l_ocal | On Friday, January 12, the Ju- Court Friday !n.;m High lads will cross the chan-| | nel to invade Douglas and there | will be no games that night in Tomorrow, the annual battle be- | 77" - tween Juneau High School and| Practice Scnedule Douglas High School for suprema-| A practice schedule for City cy of the Gastineau Channel bas-|Leasuc teams was announced today | = . | for period from January 4 to | January 12. It is as follows: | January 4, Thursday, 7:30-9— Elks in Grade School gym. January 8, Monday, 7 to 8—Hen- | ning’s and Krause. January 10, Wednesday, 7:30-9— IT'S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR LUBRICANTS! pBrsuse SLEER. OVERCROWDING in the Campo Canto cemetery in Genoa, Italy, resulted in the erection of rows of marble tombs on the flat roof| CONNORS MOTCR COMPANY LOOK AHERE, IDJIT. TH' SHOES YUH GOT BAK FER ME FROM TH' REPAIR FELLER. ONE'S BLACK AN' ONE'S BROWN/ MY EAR,IT IS! 1 §'POSE YER GONNA PULL TH' OLD ONE ABOUT TH' MAN HAVIN' ANOTHER THY SAME WAY ! GOSH, THA'S A FUNNY ONE, AIN'T IT, UNK.2 By CLIFF STERRETT the funds will be sent to the Com- mittee for the Celebration of the President’s Birthday and be turned |over by the committee to the Na- tional Foundation. The 1940 campaign will be con- centrated on two main features. These are the parties, celebrations and other festivities in honor of the President’s birthday and the “March of Dimes.” Various Celebrations The celebrations in which thou- sands of persons throughout the nation have taken part in the past, ALSO —NEWS HUMPHREY BOGART " STARS IN PICTURE | | ON (OLISEUM SCREEN Ending tonight at the Coliseum Theatre is the feature, “King of the Underworld,” starring Humph- | rey Bogart. | Bogart plays the part of a gang | chief with a Napoleonic complex. | He thinks he’s the smartest and most daring bandit who ever lived —that he is, indeed, exactly what the title of this picture calls him. A different role, Bogart neverthe- | 1ess comes through easily. Kay Francis and her husband, |in the story— John Eldredge— are | surgeons. The husband, by his | skill, saves the life of a wounded | mobster, whereupon “Red” Gur- | ney (Bogart) presses him into the | services of the gang, without Kay's knowledge. But the husband is killed and Kay has to carry om alone Red Gurney also presses into his service——as historian and biogra- pher of his conceited career — & young novelist whom he picks up along the roadway. He is James Stephenson, a London stage favor- ite recently arrived in Hollywood. ' 1 e |will include entertainment of all kinds. These will range from huge dances and receptions in the larger centers to church socials and school laffairs in small communities. All will |ome to a grand climax on January 30, 1940, President Roosevelt’s 58th birthday. ‘The “March of Dimec” ex~ pected to enlist more mlilions of peo= ple this year than ever before in |the coast to coast silver parade, Many will mail birthday cards con= taining dimes to the President of | the White House. These cards now are available to all state, county and |local chairmen. Others will con=- "rlhuts by buying “March of Dimes” buttons, which this year will be of decorative and convenient design, or | will deposit their donations in 1‘ March of Dimes” coin collectors. - FIRST NEW YEAR " BABY ARRIVES;: | FOR SNARINGS Juneau’s first 1940 baby arrived at St. Ann’s Hospital in the weé small hours of this morning. Proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Snaring, who have named their son “Hareld Edmond.” The little fellow weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces and Dr. Willlam P. Blanton was the attending phy- sician. IS GOING AFTER OUTLAWED ARMY DUBLIN, Jan. 4—The Irish Dail, by a vote of 82 to 9, has given approval for granting emergency powers to the Government to as- sist in dealing with the outlawed Irish Republican Army. The measure now goes to the Senate. — e — WHEN the tungsten filament of an incandescent bulb reaches the temperature where it gives off light it is twice as hot as meolten steel. “I¢t Girl” To WE SEARCHED HIS SHOP HIGH AN' LOW AN' HE AINT/ —= Clara Bow and her husband, Rex illness wi Mayo Clinic Bell, are shown at Chicago, before boarding a train for Rochester, Minn., where the “It Girl” of several vears ago made arrangements for treatment at the Mayo Clinic. N of ber i disclosed, as not di o - -