The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 15, 1940, Page 2

| . S— . Philadelphia automobile dealer.| 1913 Jules Goux came oOver| the Frenchman, 1914. Both in | In SPEEDwAY “mm France to outdrive Americans. Another w I N N E RS Rene Thomas, won in Roll Calkt Shows Only Two Racers Are Still all business Ralph De Palma, one of earliest won in 1915. De Palma always around at race time, but spare time he promotes automobile races in Florida Dario Resta won the He was killed September 2, At Wheel in 1919 and was killed in a race at Altoona, Pa, on September 4 oy {1928 By HAROLD HARRISON Gaston Chevrolet, one of sthe| AP Feature Service famous Chevrolet brothers, won Ea \ in 1920 and less than six months INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 15— later he was killed in a race at What happened to the 24 men Beverly Hills, Cal, on November who have driven to fame and for- 25 1920. Jimmy Murphy won in tune in the 500-mile Memorial Day 1922, and was killed at Syracuse, automobile race at the Indianapolis N. Y. on September 15 1924 Speedway? Tommy Miiton, the first two- It's a question that pops up time winner, is in the automobile every race season. business in Detroit. He won in Here are the answers 19? “'1‘;‘24192;01 S A i n 3 i Nine of the 24 gpeedway Win-| ., .. yere listed as co-winners.| ners are dead and eight of them|p o ° yqq yijled at Altoona on| were victims of the sport which ‘=0 ber 1, 1934, just three brought them fame, One—Bill Cum- | September % S0 Ot o um mings afé Endisvapoly-wivas killed | Montbs after he Won Ucte. LO in a traffic accident, Only one win- |18 ner lost his life on the speedway |‘NEiCOneern. | track. In 1925 Beter De Paolo drove | Only two the the 24 still are|the ! [irst. 100-mife-an-liowr- face| active in racing, Wilbur Shaw of | here.‘He fow is with a Hastings, Indianapolis, the winner in 1937 Mich, maehinery manufacturing | and 1939, and Kelly Petillo of Los | company: Angeles, 1035 victor. Both are en- Frank Lockhart won the 1926 tered fn the May 30 event. race and on 'April 15, 1928, he But starting from the first, was killed in a speed run at Day-i here is what has happened to tona Beach, Fla. George Souders them drove in his first race in 1927 and | Ray Harroun, winner of the first 500-mile race in 1911, now is with a Saginaw, Mich, stamping and tool company : Joe Dawson, at Lafayette, Ind | his three triumphs in 1912 victor, is a | won again the of the popular favorites, is in hi: midget 1916 race 1924, on the Brooklands track in Eng- Jand, Howard (Howdy) Wilcox won With an awtomobile manulactur- | the Order of Eastern Star in e won. He is in the garage business Louis Meyer scored the first of 1928. He in 933 and 1936 but e Hollywood Sights And Sounds By Robbin Coons HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 15—“IRENE.” Screenplay by Alice Duer Miller from the musiczl comedy “Irene” by James H. Montgomery; music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy. Directed by Herbert Wileox: ' Principalst '-Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roalnd Young, Alan Marsimal, May Rob- son, Billie Burke, Arthur Treacher, Marsha Hunt, Isabel Jewell, Doris Nolan. 3 Here's that spring tonic you'll be needitig, especlally’ if the “serious and significant” movies have had you hangng on the ropes. “Irene” is as light and ingratiating as its old tunes. “Irene” was a popular stage musical of 20-odd yeais ago, dis- tinetly in the old style of musical comedy. Producer-Director Wil- cox has done a daring (and frequently delightful) thing in retaining that old-fashioned flavor for his new film. 'The picture resorts to few conventional movie ruses for “introducing” music or dancing. When it wants to sing, it sings; ditto for its dahcing. The story has been somewhat altered iry-the transition, & faet which will disturb only those with phenomenal memories for items not worth remembering in the first place. It's still Cinderella, and still pleasant; a quaint colleen of a shopgirl becomes a man- nequin, and through a preposterous error in identity becomes the toast of soclety. She marriés the wealthy hefo (Madame Lucy, whose salon’s styles she exploits) after it seems she’s destined to marry the other fellow whom he doesn’t really love. Miss Neagle, heertofore seen in gifted eharacterizations of Queen Vietoria and Nurse Edith Cavell, sparklés in a youthful role to which she brings beauty, viyacity, abundant charm, a pleasant singing yoice and unusual dancing grace. Milland is the rich boy friend; Marshal, the rival; May Robson, the heroine’s grand- mother—all good. Billie Burke, given brighter lines than she has charming hest. thou ul guests bring gifts of deliciows 4 AR :a‘.n:{" Sandies. Livtle » el e N Perey’s Uan @uyfl . exclugively had lately, flutters beautifully, and Treacher, the perennial butler, has many top moments. You'll notice an oddity in this movie—subtities. They're clever, and one of them saves the letdowh ‘after Neagle’s “Alice Blue Gown" sequence in color is ended and the screen returns to black- and-white. ‘ A E ) Most of the old tunes—“Irene” and “Castle of Dreams,’ along with “Alice Blue Gown'—are presepted, and the last-named is given a “round-the-world tour” plus a burlesque revue featuring stout Martha Tilton, thée ‘movie’s dark highlight. RS- . “'TILL WE MEET AGAIN.” Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O’Brien, Binnie Barnes, Hgh Herbert, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Eric Blore. Directed by Edmund Goulding. A pretty girl suffering an incurable heart ailment; a con- victed murderer being returned to face his death sentence; ro- mance between the two under the watchful eyes of the detective who has chased his quarry around the world and captured him in Hong Kong. The setting: a Pacific¢ liner bound fer San Francisco. The one handicap this film must conquer is its audience’s memories of the earlier and distinguished “One Way Passage,” of which it is a new version Even to those who have seen its original, the new one can be recommended as a poignant tale, well told and well -acted, with relieving comedy woven effectively through its tragic, yet not depressing, themec. “THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS” Vietor Jory, Jo Ann Savers, Noah Beery, Jr. The light has gone out. Played a shade more broadly than it is, this would have been the yéar's prize burlesque. ‘.‘L‘;\;.‘\‘lmmem‘u‘,‘?‘ | & PPN |in the out-of-doors. 'FIREWALL TO BE THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, quit after last year's race and now is in the automobile busi- ness in Los Angeles . In 1929 Ray Keech won and he enjoyed the fame for a shorter time than any other man. He was killed at Altoona just two weel Jater. Billy Arnold, the 1830 win- ner, in business in Los An- geles. Louis Schneider, a one-time In- dianapolis motoreycle policeman, won in 1931, Schneider still lives here. Fred Frame, 1932 winner, business in Los Angeles. Cummings was the 1934 winner. He was injured fatally on Febru- ary 8, 1939, when his automohile | plunged from a highway near In- dianapolis. Floyd Roberts won in 1938 and was killed in last year's race. He was the first Indianapolis winner to die on the local track. 'EASTERN STARS HOLD MEETING, PROGRAM HERE A regular business meeting and balloting was held last night by is in lodge reom of the Scottish Temple. } After the session refreshments were served and a short Mothers' Day program was presented. Flor- ence Hawkesworth gave several recitations, and Shirley Davis pre- sented three cello selections,” ac- companied by Mss. Trevor Davis. Two selections were sung by a girs' trio composed of Marian Dobson, Rite JUNEAU TEACHER LOSES NEPHEWS IN AUTO TRAGEDY 'Sons of Velma Bloom's Sister Die in Nebraska Dust Storm Crash Two young nephews of Miss Velma Bloom, Juneau second grade teacher were killed in a tragic automobilt accident in Nebraska yesterday, ac- cording to word received here. and ‘Billy, 17 months, were riding with their mother, Mrs. Van Miller near Elma, Nebraska, when their automobile collided with another in a dust storm. A heavy truck Lhen gmashed into the wreckage and « fourth car struck the heap shortly therepfter. Mrs. Miller, sister was Injured in the expected to recover. The scene of the acident is nea Kearney, the home of Mr. Miller's parents. The home of the parenis of Mrs. Miller and Miss Bloom At Lexington. The Millers themselve reside at Overton. SOLDIERS FROM KOOF WiLL £ 11 COME JULY. ATH of Miss Bloom accident bui i Ruth Allen and Virginia Worley. They were accompanied at the piano by Miss Merle Janice Schroer ROEHMS RETURN " FROM VACATON Mr. and Mss.Jack, Roehmn : an two sons returhied to Juneau fi&g |day after a two months' vacation during which they traveled exten- sively in the States. Roehm is Asso- clate Mining Engineer with the Ter~ Iritorial Department of Mines. The Roehms went by rall to Michi- gan, where they picked up a new |auwmobue‘ They visited his former home at South Bend, Indiana, and her former home at Hazen, Ark- ansas. Then they traveled the south- ern route to Los Angeles and up the Coast. Roehm looked over cinnabar and antimony deposits and oll wells in Arkansas and fluorspar in Arizona SENIORS SNEAK - T0 BEAR CREEK Fifty-six seniors, well chaperoned by patents and faculty members, left Juneau for Bear Creek early this morning on their annual “sneak.” In spite of the “downpour” mem- bers of the 1940 graduating class piled on the Treva-C and the For- rester, two boats chartered for the event, and are spending the day CONSTRUCTED FOR Eight Officers. 160 Men . 1o Be Juneau Guesfs " dor Four Days Eight officers and 160 men from Chilkoot Barracks will be the guests of Juneau on the Fourth of July, Maypr Harry I Lucas announced to- day after Lieut. Col. G. Hoisington in ¢ommand of the 32nd Infantiy responded to the Mayor's invitation The Army contingent will come here on the Coast Guard cutter Hai- da; arriving July 2 and remaining until. July 6. They will be billeted in the Boutheast Alaska Fair Build- ing. Bas‘ébailoday K d‘hf following are scores of games played this afternoon in the Nation- al League: Ghicago 2; Boston 3 | Cincinnati 5; Brooklyn 2. Pittsburgh 2; New York 5 8t. Louis 3; Philadelphia 6 All American League games were postponed on acount of rain or cold weather. SOMETHING UP PARIS, May i..—The French Gov- ernment tonight ordered suspension of the main passenger trains, effec- | tice at midnight, on a number of | important lines near the Italian bor- der, e 10 i : A reinforced » firewall -is to be consu’ucug Mfi‘:én hfié‘%l!. entine and Winn Buildings by Boyer and Jensen for Mrs. A. B. Fox, own- er of the Valentine Building, accerd- ing to a building permit issued by City Building .Inspector Frank Met- calf. The improvement will cost $700. Another permit was lssued Toni | Paddock to enclose a porch at. 844 West Seventh Streel at a cost. of $100. PHEASANT DATE leave tonight on the vessel Bear Petersburg, wher he will conter with Commission, and teturn Friday. | At Petershurg Dufresne will take special interest in the hatebing, of soime. 600. pheasant eggs at the ex- perimental game farm. The eggs are due to hatch today and tomorrow. ELKS T0 MEET THIS EVENING; 10 SHOW FILM The regular meeting of the Elks ilis tonight, Followifig the regular business sessions, special films will be shown and all members are re- quested to attend, alsa visiting Elks who are in the eity. e STREAM GAUG Stream gauge measurements at Dorothy Creek were taken yesterday by Assistant District Ranger John stream on the Ranger IX,. George Sarvela, Eat] Ohmer, Chairman of the Game| CHARTER FLIGHT A charter {1ight to Petersburg and Wrangell m?l‘wn today blaynéhen Simmons carrying three passengers. Gov. Ernest Gruening and Don Goodman were landed at Wrangell wherg the steamship Denali was held in port for the Governor's arrival M. Lipson was a passenger to Peters- burg. A flight to Sitka was made by Aléx Hofden later in the day, with the pilot carrying Herb Redman and Prank Sjursen to Sitka and return- ing with Thomas Collins, Bill Douz- 1as, M. Oliver, Leonard Taylor and M, Mplyneaux. gl AT X Harry w‘ or -Admini trative Assistan afi%‘e U, 8 For- est Service, will leave tonight for Wrangell in connection with plans for the Potlatch in June. Sperling will go as far as Peters- burg on the Alaska Game Commis- sion patrol boat Bear, will fly to Wrangell, return to Petersiifg on the Forest Service launch Ranger VIII and finally come back to Ju- neau on the Bear. i COAST GUARD NEMAHA HERE FROM KETCHIKAN On ‘the first trip to Juneau, the newly ' reconditioned Coast = Guard Patrol boat Nemaha docked at the government dock this morning shortly after 7 o'clock. The patrol boat, stationed at Ketchikan, has 25 men on board Brillhart who made the trip to.the and is here on a routine patrol. Capt. | Ldeut. G. D. Synon is commander|business and is staying at of the vessel. AHalibuters Sell, Seattle 1940. The boys, Jimmy, three years old. | ;45 of halibut were sold at 9:20 | °F War Names Dictionary SEATTLE, May 15. — The fol- AP Feature Service lowing halibuters sold here today:| WASHINGTON, May 15.—The old From the western banks—Port-|army game has a language of its lock 30,000 pounds, 11% and 10% [cwn. The daily war dispatehes from cents a pound Europe are filled with phrases like | From the local banks—Bernice “flank attack,” “enfilade” and “r 19,000 pounds, 10 and 9% cents; head.” Antler 17,000 pounds, 10% and 10| Here's a quick gl ry of some of {cents: Lane 6,000 pounds, 11%_ and|the main terms | 10 cents | BARRAGE—A curtain of shel S | usually laid down by artillery to cu RUPERT PRICES off a route of enemy approach, cle At Prince Rupert today 144,000 the way for it 1 attacking forc cut off the enémy avenuons 1 lto 9.60 to 731\:/:»’ a pound '“'I"_"I'“;'”, ",‘é;;‘,‘“,x“‘,‘,},fl tary posi- tion on the enem ide of a brid EASTERNPARTY “iic CONSOLIDATE 4 position—Fie fortifications and establish com- | teel armed forces in a newly cap- KA ‘IOUR tured position ON AlAS DUMP—Where supplies are tom- | porarily stored for distribution to fighting forces [ SeVemy-tWO'fOQ' Yacht exeriabe i) — wiring ¢ | e length of a trench or line or col-| Cruising S. E. Alaska | umn of troops, wnocking them over | like a row of dominoes. To prevent | as Far as Skagway it trenches are dug 7 hios | FORTIFIED LIN t HIKAN, Alaska, May 15— |Wnd Siegiried)—Not lines at all but| Planning a tour of Southeast Alaska | <laggered serics of fortifications, | s Siagway, a vacation party |trenches, pilibozes, barbed wire, tank | arrived here today on the seventy- | ‘raP el e bohaibead two foot yacht, Junior, owned and ;“mi’“'l‘ !““““' berthin offers weax ) skippered by Capt. Gecrge Heagerty, [atural delense | The group included Mr, and Mrs,| FLANK—To attack arow Charles -Slaughter of Warwick, New |1ght or left of an enemy positicn. | York: Mr. and Mrs. Lec Woolsey It is designed to force him to retre of Pheonix, Arisona; Mr. and Mrs. |t0 defend his comunication - line Robert McCurdy of Philadelphia l”‘“‘] m')'xm 1 belng isolated from | and Mrs n Pakhurst of Maine, | 1S AN Jorees. | The tourists ispected the totems| FOX HOLE—Temporary shelter| here today and are planning salmon ‘l;"“’“(ll“" l“:l K"’,' "“"Ai"“»""-“"' by i and trout fishing trips tomorrow oy i A AR tween fighting units to exchangs JUNEAU FIRE TRUCK ABOARD McKINLEY AFTER RIGID TEST Juneau’s new Seagraves firetruck, a 750 gallon pumper, is now enroute here on the stcamer Mount McKin- ey, according to word received Mayor Harry I. Lucas, At Seattle the truck went throug an eight hour test for the und writers. The City of Juneau was re- presented at the test by C. W. Gil- ham of the Seattle Fire Department who lent his vices through Cl Fizgerald at the request of Juneau Chief V. W. Mulvihill, - TONGASS, TAKU ARE DUE HERE Steamer Tongass is scheduled to arrive in port at 8 o'clock Fri- day morning and the Taku is due to arrive at noen Saturday, ac- cording to radiograms received here this afternoon. D NEW THREAT PARIS, May 15.—A new threai cn the Allied lines came from a German thrust between Namur, Belgium and Sedan, late tonight. The advanced Germans are reported to have at- tempted three crossings of the Meuse but were artillery fired back. > (anned Pheasant Appears |On Tables Here A new table delicacy, canned whole pheasant in aspic, is now being pack- ed in Seattle by Samuel Martin, who rears his ring neck pheasants unde. {permit from the State of Washing- | ton. Several cans of pheasant were re- ceived yesterday by Frank Dufresne Executive Officer of the Al Game Commission. They weigh three pounds apiece and are expected w sell for about $2 per can. - WASHINGTON'S IRON? LOS ANGELES. — Those cuffs and collars that show so strikingly ton’s portraits are supposed to have |been pressed with a small iron now owned by Miss Mayme Strate of Pacific Palsades. It came her family's possession in 1840 and as a child she used it surreptiti- ously to press her doll's clothes. - - HALIBUTERS SELL Two halibuters docked in Ju- neau today and unloaded a total of 15200 pounds of fish. Andrew Rossness of the Tern sold his catch of 6200 pounds to the New Eng- land Fish Company for 85 and 6.5 cents per pound. by h lace up sold 9,000 Stuart for pound. pounds to 85 and 65 cents per - - o IN FROM SITKA S. T. Sorensen, superintendent of at Sitka Bay, arrived in Juneau on a company boat from the Chat- Gastineau Hotel, deep enough to provide barr . against submarines. MOPPING UP—To clear an area | in George Washing- | into | The Thelma, Capt. Bernt Alstead. | Sebastian | the New England Fisheries cannery | ing drunk and disorderly, ham Straits cannery. Sorensen will | missioner Felix Gray to six month: be in Juneau for a few days on suspended. The two were arrested | the yesterday fighting on Willoughby informaticn and insure cooperatiol LINES OF COMMUNICATION All land, water, air.routes connectin fighting. forces with supply source and along which supplies, reinforee ments and information can be ¢ to the front and wounded removed to the rear. MINE BARRAGE—Lie or network of sea mines to prevent passage of ships at sea, sometimes laid in 1 wen in attack by ca ing enemy soldier: remaining in it RAILHEAD lway point at which amunition and supplies are erred to dumps or trucks for | v to troops. SALYENT—That part of a battle| line which juts into opposing terri-| BRUSSELS ISWARNED BERLIN, May 15—Te German| High Command said tcnight that it could no longer regard Brus- sels as an undefended city because of alleged troop movements, and said if the Belgian authorities want| pretection from the horrérs of W:u‘i all military transport and fortifi- cation works must stop immediate- ly. If not, added the High Command, the Nazi Air Force woud attac | the militay objectives in the capi- | tal city. | - - | Communist ~ Party Not Legal One OTTAWA, May 15.—Justice Rhe~ | vrier of the Ontario Supreme Court declared the Communist Party in Canada is an “illegal organization” |and sentenced Harry Binder, con- | victed of publishing and circulat- ing anti-war pamphlets in violatjon |of the defense of Canada regula- tions, to three years in the peni- tentiary and fined him $2,000. The ruling is considered to | effective throughout Canada as [ as the Communist Party is con- cerned. be - - - MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license has been i sued her to Alvin T. Blake and Fran- ces E. Smedley. - DIVORCE ¢ ) Suit for diverce was filed to: | in District Court by Axel W. P. Pea |son against Myrtle Carlstrom Pear- son on grounds of desertion. - - - MARSHAL'S SALE | Deputy Marshal William Markle | went to Port Herbert today to sell preperty of the Port Herbert Pack- ing Company to satisfy a judgment. obtained by A. J. Wilson, watchman - D DISORDERLY Pleading guilty to charges of be- Bruce Cummings and Jesse Bassford to- |day were sentenced by U. S. Com- oturing or )nli—) f? ‘Avenue. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Forecast for Juveaw and vi Mostly cloudy with oceasional minimum temperature tonight winds Forecast for Southeast Alaska: } wers and much moderate light not Thursc comin, Fo Modera from mostly southerly Thursday of winas terly ast along out W i W wine nce to S from Si erly LOCAL ‘Lemp, 54 4 48 Time Barometer 4:30 pm 4:30 am yest'y 76 today 29 81 Noon toda 3091 Max. tempt. | Station lasi 24 hours Barrow 21 Aklavil 33 Fairbank 2 ome 52 Dawson Anchorage 48 3 Bethel St. Paul 5 Dutch Harbor Wosnesc ki e Kanats Kodiak Cordova ] Junean Sitka Kel Prit Prince Sealtic Portla San Geo Wi of Ala pressure was risin rain f o an area ir Alaska, th reachir lower of coastal avea io. ¢ Yuken T the perature as Attending the speci publishers attending ‘convention in Ne, presidential hope! ABSENTEE COUNT FAILS T0 CHANGE PRIMARY OUTCOME Only Yakutat Still to Be Heard from - Jenne_ Nomination Sure of absentez ballots from the Territorial Primary election fail- .d to affect materially any contest 10 the PFirst Division. The ballots wer Canvas counted jay, 64 of them pe- ing Dern and seven Republi- an. Returns 1 2 been rec ed fre m . | Gustavus, Cove, Goddard and Pt. Agass leaving only still to rep . Nominees on the Democratic vick- t for the First Division Legi lative contests are Norman R. Wa Ketchikan for Senator and MeCoern: James V. Davis Shattuck and Crystal Snow for the ¥ e. Republican noinine arnes of Wrangell for Mildred R. Herm Steve Vukovieh and William he House. - o WELFARE BOARD T0 BE CHAMBER GUESTS Board on to ame Paul Jr., for t e Territorial now in been invited Members of of Public Welfare, in Juneau, have attend tomorr Juneau Chamb of Commerce the Baranof Hotel. Another guest will be C. L, St art, Forest Service aitorney from Portland. luncheon of the at nity the coast ton to Ko al Banshees’ luncheon in honor of y the American Newspaper Publishers associs w York, Senator Robert ul, comes face to face him the hee-haw. WEATHER BURFAU May 1 of the DATA Hun ty Wind Velocily Weatl 48 5 8 I TODAY 3:30a.m. Precip. 3:30a. temp 24 hour and ion A. Taft of Ohio, Republican with the Democratic donkey, f editors First Lady Adopts PR Janina Dybowska A Polish refugee, 15-year-old Ja- ka has been “adopt- Franklin D. Roc the ‘president, . ac- to an announcement by ina Blue, e cording Mrs. Ec man of the Foster Parents' P! for Wi ren. . “Adoption” mean g part of the ex pense for support and education of the child. - TO SITKA Chief Underwri Housing A today Flia on