The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 19, 1940, Page 3

THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES STARTS TONIGHT THEATRE W PLACE OF JUNEAU EDWARD G. ROBINSON BIACKMAIL with RUTH HUSSEY GENE LOCKHART BOBS WATSON METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURE L] I'm Just a Jitterbug [} March of Freedom n SLHOHS News WAKE UP AMER'C THE THRILL OF A LIFETIME in A PICTURE YOU’LL NEVER FORGET Y% MARCH of FREEDOM FOR EVERY MAN—WOMAN AND . CHILD! YOUR COUNTRY!—YOUR VICTURE! YOUR HERITAGE! | be in charge of the tea service. All members and their guests are in- | vited and it is hoped that a large crowd will be out to enjoy the oc- casion. Unique Birthday Party Is Planned By Wgnlan's Club’ issued for birthday | r, which - MRS. G FARIS Invitations have been 5 | former presidents of the club will KA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1940, 'BLACKMAIL'NEW | METZGAR ESTATE PRISON DRAMA AT | LEFT T0 WIDOW; CAPITOL THEATRE WILL IN PROBATE 'dward 6. Robinson Plays‘OnIy BequésI; Are $1,000 in Greatest Role of | Apiece to Each of His Career Children With a tlul]h'\Ll\ The bulk of the estate of the late | tory plus spectac L. H. Metzgar, General Superintend- | cenes of i *nt of the Alaska Juneau Gold Min- f ck- | mg Company, is left to the widow | nail,” star Robin- | under terms of a will filed fer pro- on the pitol Theatre. bate in U. S. Commissioner’s Court In vivid outline against roariny today oil well fires, the love of a4 man | for his wife, and an unjust in- ration in a jungle prison camp, Robinson portrays a vitally | new characterization which 1s per- | haps the most dynamic role he | has brought to the screen since | he first blazed his way into public | notice The story teems with action | from the very first scene when an |oil well fire is dynamited, right lap to the very climax in whick | Robinson drags Gene Lockhart, his |enemy and betrayer, up. to the {brink of a flaming pit in the | enactment of one of the screen’s | most gripping scenes of terror and | revenge. | Robinson is cast as an oil weli shooter who tries to live a new life' |under an assumed name alte: an es from prison to which he hai been unjustly sentenced. Aloig comes the real criminal i the rson of Lockhart, who, pro! | ing humility and friendship, tricks | Robinson, secures his confidence, blackmeils him, and then has him returned to the prison camp. It is an utterly sympathetic for Robinson, He promises ‘v\ played by Ruth Husse, entertaini to Mrs. Elizabeth $1,000 beguest | ch of the three children, Vir- known as Sister Rosarri; aret, now Mrs. John B. F don. and Frank Edw Met: The will was dated July 10, 19 A hearing on the petition of M Metzgar for appointment as execu- trix has been set for Junc 29. -t 'MANY BROUGHT IN BY LOCAL PLANES the busy pace of (the last few days of fine flying weather, local pilots brought ia several passengers to Juneau yes- terday and made a number flights today Simmons brought in Dr. and Mr.. C. C. Carter and Mr. and Mi¥. Keith Wildes from Chichagof yes- terday and Eiler Hansen from Sit- ka, while John Amundsen flew mail and Constable Charles Ben- nett to Polaris-Taku This morning, John Amundsen flew Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Cordle and R. R. Brown to Taku River | hitis son, eight-year-old Bobs ‘;}M_ to catch the steamer Taku, while |son, that he will not attempt aa Alex Holden flew to Sitka with A :vscapc. that he will come back to VAh Mavern and J. C. AQ(ler.&on !them with his record clean. But fi:"m“l‘m;\;{:i:aA(‘w;it:n‘;‘d:"’ ::“; Rip sipam .géthifcfi:‘:;i: :_“:x:h“ Mrs. Frank' Anderson, J. Johnson, ! R 3 - | Charles Sampson, John Watson, R. | treachery, as he burns for revenge, and «o | Mulvihill, J. Torgenson and G Metzgar last makes a dash for libe-ty that he may carry out his ven- ' geance against the man who had TIPS evening, weather permilting, st s it Simmons was to fly to Petersburg | | g | with 1. A. Thalchei, Hetb ]Hl‘chr“‘ and D, Dawson - 'BRANT ENROUTE HERE WITH STAFF Vancouver Ilahans FOR FISHERIES Donate for Planes; idue gocs Continuing of roie Alaska Agent Clarence Olson of the Bureau of Fisheries and the| Juneau office of the Bureau are en- route here on the patrol vessel Brait which left Seattle yesterday | i morning. It should reach here this|$1.000 to the Canadian government weekend. today toward the purchase of planes Members of the clerical force are !0 be used in Mrs. George Gallagher, Miss Bess Cermany and Ttaly O'Neill and Mrs. Mildred Hill, | Meanwhile Vancouver speeded up e |recruiting to provide additional troops to guard England against the VANCOUVER B C., June 18— Speed Recrmlmg‘ Britain’s war with| Daily Crossword Puzzle $olution of Yébterday's Puzzle ACRrOSS 1. Owns 4. American ad- miral 8. Meaningless mmuuon o BOE SuN <] e {m ] jm] (min| &l 13. Labor . Lamb's pen name 15. Make belleve 7. Crystal gazer . More rational 9. Members of the graduating class , Gry of the cat . Seed container Passed x| DECRECEE! HEN WEE U [E1R] "OOMPH GIRL" IN | NEW ROLE TONIGHT | AT COLISEUM SHOW The story of “Indianapolis Speec- way,” which opens tonight at the | Coliseum Theatre, concerns the et forts of Pat O'Brien, c driver, to make Joh | younger brother, conti | lege and not follow footsteps But John is bitten by the . Butter sub- stitute . Row . Auditory organs . Moderately . Negative Spider's trap itter vetch Recline 6. Member of & triba of Luzon P OWNED AND OPERATED EELEEEE » Juneau’s Greatest S| STAR in his own Make lace RECORDS! Sa rac- Concise Ceremony DR FEHES xcept Waste_ wool 30. Large fish . Cut timber into smaller BROKEN NECKS! ing bug and his added roma !interest in Ann She 1, whi (m[o]> > Z[—[m) gmm EIIEE [m REGEE LR [Z}>] or silk 36. Cauterizes . Pitcher and catcher . River in Switzerland Japanese porgy 3. Fights . Scope 51. American cen- 9. tury plant Testing 8 Tove 55. Money ex- ‘change pre- mium . Capture . Refined woman “aution Pen DOWN 1. Chances 2. City in India . 43, il MRS, STEARNS DIES THIS MORNING AT FAMILY HOME HERE Resident of Alaska for 30 Viking; fo pi(m( Years - |l for Past Three Months Mrs. C. W. Stearns, 61 years of | passed away this morning at| Street | age, |her home on West Ninth three months. | Wearing, a sister living in Seat-|,,.or wotel | tle, e | Italian residents of Vancouver gave|following an illness of the pmlun as originally planned, it was Born in Sheffield, England, Mrs. | Stearns was married m 1904 and came to Alaska about 130 years ago, most of which time Ishe has resided in Juneau. in Colorado | pieces 3. Dance . Title of Athena 45, Tailless leap- luz amphib- 3 'rmdmonnl { Pat dislikes, causes tnc. brothers to feud, climaxing in a race in which Pat's best- friend. Frank McHugh, is Killed in a spectacular crash The accident gives up racing vanishes Gale Page, Pat’s lc girl friend knowing if she is ever to locat Pa it would be at the annual Memorial Day speed classic at § | Indianapolis, goes there. She s 5l broken \ \ | R % | him at the track, a seedy, figure. As they watch Payne compete with another drive for the number one spot during the last laps of the rdce, there is a minor acci- dent. John needs a relief driver and before Pat realizes what is hap- pening, Gale has rushed him to the pits In a dramatic, Pat again comes s reconciled BROKEN HEARTS! That's what | 145,000 fans | come to seel | That's what 50 daredevil drivers give them at the | . Observed ocu- larly . Cubic meters . Electrifled barticle . Full to (ot . Slumber . Occupled by homes p Pen nolnn 49, Insect 3 ‘!t'\|m‘d with °gg 88. Russian villags community breaks and Pat. He sensational into his own to his brother oo ‘Sthoemer Proud Of Husky (rew Vmones Probably no person in Juneau en- joyed the University of Washi ton's varsity amnd jayvee victorie yesterday in the famous Pou TRAIN, BOUT WITH McCANN Fddic Murphy scene and ANN SHERIDAN PAT O'BRIEN JOHN PAYNE GALE PAGE ANK 4 by L | Pictorial “artson—Né&ws CRESCENT QUIZ——9:15 and a daughter, off of Juneau The remains are | W. Carter Mortuary and funeral arrangements are pending word from relatives in the States, -t Mrs. W. W.| " gohosttler rowed for the Huskie four years at Poughkeepsie, pac- dling the Hudson first ir the Frosh lerew of 1925, with the jayvee in 926 and with the varsity in 1’7'1 and 1928. i ‘The varsity boat in which the Huskies won yesterday, is name. | after Loyal Shoudy, head surgeon with Bethlehem Steel, and who is stoutest sponsor of Husky oarsmer at the Charles the dark-skinned riddleweight boxer who has been trying to take the place in Ju- neau sportdom vacated by his late brother Mlles, has come back from n A close friend of Schoettl 5 m‘. Hoonah to finish his training |popular hotel man received addi- Schedule in preparation for his July | tional pleasure from the knowledge 3 bout with Billy McCann that Washington had named their! McCann and Mmpm should draw victory craft after Shoudy. a good card. Both throw a he During the races yesterday punch, with McCann a more fin- Schoettler sat close to a short wave 1Shed boxer, but the advantage radio and tried to realize it wasUhere is compensated for in Mur- fifteen years ago that he [m,‘phy'.s longer reach and greater strained at the sweeps on the Hud- Deight. con, Murphy is said to be in fine shape “That's a grand rowing school And I training from 6 to 6 oclock | Benibettler said, “Ghd 16's & giang|'D the evening at the ANB Hall |feeling to know they can always O% Willoughby. turn in a race that is competition | T, AtNewman's Cabi Because of a conflict, the sched- uled Viking Club picnic will he| | held at the Fred Newman summer | home on Lena Beach Sunday,June| 23, instead of at the Skater’s Cab-| announced All who plan to attend are re- quested to meet at the LO.O.F,| Hall at 2 o'clock in the after-| noon, -, \\11] be held Fri oon at the home of Adjutant and Mrs, Stanley Jackson on Willouzhby Avenue. Scheduled prim.cly as a build ing fund benefit for the Junea Woman's Club, the event is expect- ed to assemble all the club mem- bers now in Juneau, and any invit- | ed guests they may wish to bring. No birthday presents will be ac- cepted, however. Instead on every table will be found a small bank in which those attending are ex- pected to place pennies in the amount they judge Mrs. Lesher to be years old. It's a guessing game and a silver tea all at once, Mrs. Lesher says, and she won't be in * the leas toffended if everyone de- cides to guess her age at around 100 years. Interesting musical numbers have been planned for v,he afternoon, and Refugee Queen at Westminster VISITS CLARKS| Mrs, G. Faris, who has traveled extensively and who is the wife of the late F. E. Faris, a retired bus- iness man of Oakland, Cal, has | been the guest of Capt. and Mrs. John Clark. This was Mrs. Faris’ first trip north and she was delighted with the country. -e PAIR OF HALIBUTER VESSELS DISCHARGE LANDINGS IN JUNEAU Two Halibut boats sold on the local exchane today, the Vigilan, Capt. George Davis, selling 5,500 pounds, and the Little Emma, Capt. John Winther, selling 9,000 pounds, bdth to New England at 9 and 7 cents a pound en Wilhelmina, OQ‘:‘;I_“ the Netherlands, Paul Labilliere, as she arrives at thn Ms .. *ional prayer services. Photo who fled to England when the Nazi war mac is greeted by the Dean Cablephoto hine of Westrmlnlur&Drd- cathedral to attent cbondo:‘b]s to New York from Mudon. mmmIIIImlllllllllfllllillllflllllllllllllllmIIIIllIlII|||III|||II|||IIIIIIIIIllIIII||IIIII||II Besides her husband, she is sur- | Try a classified ad in The Empire. expected blow of Germany. vived by her mother, Mrs. S. A. 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