The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 11, 1940, Page 3

THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES ETUNA PARK RAC SALT LAKE IC HONEYMOON NEWS SHOW PLACE OF JUNEAU LAST TIMES TONIGHT ROBERT MONTGOMERY ROSALIND RUSSELL IN “PIRATES OF THE SKY" and "THE DUKE COMES BACK" tional Policy How- r Needed fo Accel- e New Era £CO. cCal, Jan. 11 ise and ingen- for the American 1979 the best rail service the lowest rates any- in Japan, where costs rparable to ours,” A. D. esident of the South- Company, said in a re- 1929 railroading. employees received all-time high level local government re- s an all-time high railroad reveues. Above Water railroads failed to ¥ more for themselves enterprfSes than just their heads above water. increase in general busi- in volume of railroad 2 recent months has helpful. As a result of ating methods and equip- hippers’ cooperation, perceatage of the in- ent into net than in for- But in spite of this it ikely that either increase of traffic or increased y achieved within the rail- ustry will serve basically to > preblem. o Special Favors he railroads do not need and “Th i of crea mer seems ur velume efficier UNCLE SAM'S SUB MAKES NEWS derwent tests on the same course where her sister ship, BLIMP SKI‘M he cutter Ponchartrain in recent life-saving and refuel having surface vessels buoy o Tuel-bag, and of the do not ask any special favors; ihey are entitled to public re nition of the fact that they now tion in nearly every phase of their uon in nearly every phose of their hu‘,mus Basic need is for a na- | tional policy under which regula- tion will be evenly applied to all forms of transport, so that each will be able to serve where it can provide the b and cheapest transportation, considering all casts.” Referring to impo steps by the Southern Pa in 1939 to abandon, curtail or readjust unprofitable phases of service, Mr. McDonald said further moves in that direction seem inevitable un- der present conditions. Service Explained “Average freight and passenger to in- e in 193 said Mr. McDon- “The fast merchandise train- truck coordinated service, pioneered by this company, was further ex- tended, so that such service is now meaintained from nearly every prin- cipal center to its jobbing or wholesaling territory over the en- tire Southern Pacific em. Pop- ular low cost passenger train serv- ice was extended and $2,000,000 worth of new light-weight modern passenger car: were purchased. Fifty new locomotives, costing more than $8,000,000 were bought also, these including forty heavy duty road engines and ten modern Diesel electric switchers. New heavy steel rail was laid on more than 200 miles of track, at a cost of over $4,000,000, in line with the gen- eral trend for faster, heavier trains with consequent greater efficiency and economy. These are typical features of the new era in rail- speed of trains continued roading that has developed strik- ingly during the last ten years." - - - NOTICE To Scottish Rite Masons: meeting Friday, Jan. 12, work, election of officers, ete. Regular Degree adv. i B THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1940._ THRILLER AT CAPITOL ENDS THIS EVENING "Fast and Loose” Is Com- edy - Mystery Hit Showing Here Something new under the revealed at the Capitol where Robert Montgomery and Ros- alind Russell race across the in “Fast and Loose,” rip-r equel to last year's comedy “Fast Company.” Montgomery is seen in the of Joel Sloane, a young devil-maj & dealer in rare bool who in- ably finds himself in the role amateur detective surrounded by mystery which he eventually solves. Miss Russell plays his charming, fun-loving wife, Garda, in “Thin- Mannish” fashion and shares all his adventures and a few of her own. Montgomery has been assigned by an absent-minded client, played by Etienne Girardot, to purchase a certain rare and precious book. His search leads him and his wife, as week-end guests, to the Torrent estate. While there, Reginald Ow- en, another guest, is mysteriously slugged and Montgomery proves that the rare book, still n the crack- ed safe. is forgery. Before Montgomery solves the mullx -mysteries that revolve around isappearance of the rare book substitution of a faked copy, sell is held captive by gang- sters and rescued by her husband Together they face death in a faked auto collision and three mysterious murders are committed This feature is showing last times tonight. sun is Theatre screen ing hit role for the WORD W AR—Girding for the 1940 political campaigns is Franklyn Waltman (above), Re- publican publicity chief whose friendly foe is the Democrats’ Charles Michelson. ® —Here’s the U. S. submarine Searaven in waters off Portsmouth, N. H. The sub nn- the Squalus, made faulty dive last May 24, with the loss of 26 lives. miles at ?oo-nnou SEA IN REFU !L ING TfiST—Dllwhl fimofl lnlo the waves, the U. 8. navy blimp J-4 picks up a fuel a;..ur "Saes tropped I make 70 m.p.h, have been suggested for neutrality patrol. Five Reasons Why Hollywood AP Feature Service Hollywood censorship decrees there shall be no pictures showing legs thout good rea So movie still photographers have become geniuses at finding reasons. For examples, study these pictures show- ing that. ... Rosemary Lane GIRL STUDIES SCRIPT Zorina GIRL CLIMBS TREE Lya Lys GIRL PETS HORSE Maris Wrixon GIRL KEEPS CHIN UP Gloria Dickson GIRL WEARS BATHING SUIT (HARGEIS ~ NOWPROBED LaFollefte Civil Liberties i Committee at Work | in Los Angeles l Try The ix results. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 11.— The La Follette Civl Liberties Com- ' mittze have turned attention to the ! cpen shop labor policy that for years has been the traditional poticy m Los Angeles. Labor leaders have charged re- |ion men, and to stop all organiza- { tion. | The general manager of the Los Angeles Merchants and Manufac- turers Association, Fred Fysch, ad- mitted before the committee that organization has been maintaining an open shop as its principal pur- | pose Fysch denied that the 1200 firms represented in the Merchants and Manufacturers Association attempt to prevent their employes from joining unions. He insisted the only purpose was to see that the joining was a matter of choice, and that no closed shop contracts were forced ''on empoyees. The business service manager of | the Los Angeles Chamber of Com- merce, Franklyn Cole, told the com- | mittee that the Chamber approves the open shop. He said that the Chamber has nothing directly to do with the operation of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association. - = NEW MEMBER Archie Betts, public accountant, was Introduced at today’s luncheon meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce as a new member of that body. B SRR Empire Wani Ads Bring Results, N. J. Naval experts were to the water; the Mnhlp Never Lacks Leg fo Stand On | peatedly that Los Angeles employ- | |ers have attempted to lock out un-| SIDNEY TOLER STAR OF CHARLIE CHAN FILM AT COLISEUM * An event of major importance to all movie-goers will take place at the Coliseum Theatre with the first ap- pearance of Sidney Toler in the role of Earl Derr Biggers’' famous Orien- tal sleuth in “Charlie Chan in Hon- olulu.” “Charlie Chan in Honolulu” pre- lsents a challenge to Chan in his jown home town-—an audacious killer daring to strike almost on the {sleuth’s very doorstep. | While Chan is visiting a daughter at the hospital, where she is shortly to present the sleuth with his first | grandson, a call comes to Charlie's home: a man has been murdered on ;a boat in the harbor. | Chan's No. 2 son, deciding not to bother “Pap,” rushes to the scene! himself. Chan, after finally learn- ing of the call, follows | The elements of the myster these: A murdered man; | girl who has been 000 ‘now missing) ‘cmc a bewildered and bewildering | i scientist, and a motley collection of |crew members, ranging from the | captain on down. Later on another victim is mur- dered, an attempt made to assas- {inate Chan himself, and a number | | of other compications enter the \mystery. Chan, carrying on in his jusual manner, effectively solves the luimos and brings the case to a | | close with a thrilling ruse—just in time to hear rhat he is the grand- NEWSITEMS. FROM SITKA SITKA, Al'\%k'l Jun 10.—(Special | Correspondence)—At a special City | Council meeting last Tuesday night at the Sitka Territorial School mem- bers of the Council decided to order a La France fire truck, which will cost $6,110. All fire fighting equip- ment is included with the truck ex- cept two and a half inch hose which must be ordered separately, The special meeting was called after members could not agree on the make of truck to purchase for | the city at the regular Council meet- |ing Friday night. | J. E. Johnson of Ketchikan was appointed to appraise all real and personal property in Sitka. A house on the Sawmill Creek road belonging to Maud Anderson, was looted of many personal belong- ings and furnishings between De- cember 12 and 26. Deputy Marshal Henry L. Bahrt is investigating the burglary but as yet has no informa- tion leading to the offenders. | s Laura D, LehtoSaari and William R. Seymour, both of Ju- neau, were married January 3, by the Rev. Ryan of the Church of the Nativity, Juneau. Seymour is an employee of the Seims-Drake-Puget |Sound Company. The mean temperature for Sitka 7 |during the month of December was |41 degrees. The highest temperature lccolded during the month was 52 degxces on December 25 while the lowesl temperature was 41 degrees \nn December 30, according to Mrs. |T. W. Pelton, airways weather ob- servcr for Sitka. Total precipitation for the month wa.s 1250 inches. There were no clear days but three were just part cloudy Prevailing winds in December were ‘southmxl On December 2 there |was a thunderstorm. ’ | Seven Sitkans have been sum- 'moned to appear before the grand |jury in Juneau January 30. Those served by Deputy Marshal Henry Bahrt are George Fenton, Dave Fen- Iton, Dr. William- C. Charteris, Ed Hansen, Thomas Wood, Ray Mc- Graw and Ole Larson. Adjutant C. A. McKinnnell, for- merly of Wrangell, arrived last week in Sitka to take charge of evangel- istic and other activities of the Sal- vation Army. Adjutant McKinneil plans to hold her first meeting January 14. Five local Presbyterian Church people left January 5 on a week’s trip to Kake and Angoon to assist churches in conducting services. | Those making the trip on the 8. J. S. were Rev. J. L. Webster, Frank Price, Dick Nelson, Mrs. Roland Wurster, and Miss Glidys Whit- more. Sunday services in the local church were led by Leslle Law, Superin- tendent of the Sheldon Jackson Mission, and Roland Wurster. R. L. Dyer, Camp Superintendent and personnel officer for the tri- company contracors on the Sitka naval air station, opened an office in the Federal Building last week. All employment applications for work on the station will be placed through his office, Eiler Hansen, Superintendent of the Pioneers’ Home, is offering a $10 prize to the resident of the Home who writes the most interesting story of his own experience or ob- servation. Under authority of the new char- ter of local 1220 of the Painters’ Union, A. F. of L. affiliate, fourteen members were initiated and became charter members of the group last (el OWNED AND _ GPERATE ISEUM [T Juneau’s Greatest Show Value! TONIGHT ONLY THE NEW CHAN ‘THRILL YOU'VE BEEN WAITING says Deily Variety .py. "Splendid_choice™! says Picture Reportsl and Phyllis Brool rrat o SPORT DY. week, Harry Lockridge was numcd’ President and Chairman of the new local, Walt Smith, Secretary, and H. Wagner, Treasurer. Students of the Sitka Territorial School were dismissed from classes at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon to| take in the first skating of the win- ter season on Swan Lake, which was covered with three inches of ice. | Wives of Navy men stationed at| the Sitka naval air station are plan- | | ning to meet this week to form a Navy Wives' Club. The lutal club | will be the first to be or: i i Alaska, although Navy Wiv have been formed at all naval sta- tions in the States. Jack Conway, owner and manager | of the Conw Dock Company, left last week to attend a meeting of Alaskan agents of the Alaska Steam- ship Company in Seattle. Mrs. Teresa Grossman, proprietor | of the Teresa Hotel, her daughter- in-law, Mrs. Dermot O'Toole, and three weeks' old Sharon Maureen O'Toole, left Sitka Saturday for Tenakee on a Marine Airways plane. Twenty-four hour service w: augurated January 1 by the Telephone Company. Per capita fire loss in Sitka [()1 1939 was $0.847, according to a re- port issued this week by Art Frank- lin, Fire Chief. A total of 50 alarms, involving $1,684.50 damage, was an- swered by the fire department dur- ing the year. Total value of property protected was $229,705. Defective flues were responsible for 10 of the fires. n- Sitka R S 1 NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE | OWNERS ! All night parking on the streets| absolutely prohibited as it inter- feres with snow plow and other night operations. DAN RALSTON, Chief of Police. “ JAMES C. COOPER | C.P. A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING Opposite Federal Building udv_ . *- SHOE REPAIRING Years in the Business J. G. OBERG THE SHOE HOSPITAL Formerly Al—the Shoe Doctor PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO LEAVING JUNEAU Appointments Until Jan, 16 BARANOF HOTEL Apt. 407 Mare Lowrence. Picture LIGHT NEWS SEEKS DIVORCE ALSO e Sued for divorce recently in Bridgeport, Conn,, was Daniel Topping, Jr., millionaire sports- man, by his petite wife, Film Ac- tress Arlene Judge Topping (above), whom he married in Vir- ginia City, Nev, in April, 1937. The California starlet, once wed to Film Director Wesley Ruggles, charged “exfreme cruelty” in the action. Topping, heir to the Reid tinplate millions, will not contest the suit, mutual friends reported. STOMACH EELFEF OR MONEY BACK Adla Tablets help bring quick re- lief from an acid stomach, pains be- tween meals, indigestion and heart- burn due to excess acidity. If not, your money is refunded. At all lead- ing druggists,—in Douglas by Guy's Drug Store. —adv. 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