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1 THE CAPITOL has the EAPITOL TEST NEWS B I G PICTURES 'E OF TUNEAU 'NEW SYSTEM | IS DEVELOPED BY U. 5. ARMY Unique Strain of Night-Fly- ing Carrier Pigeons Brought Out AP Feature Se SHOW PLAC Last Times Tonight OCEANPORT, N. J., 26 Climaxing months of effort. A 7 | officers at Fort Monmouth have PREVIEW TONIGHT 1develped a unique strain of night 1:15 A. M. | flying carrier pigeons : A " " Experiments with night iers cn"Go MAISIE were started shortly after World |War I But only during the last been "IRENE" ENDS RUN, CAPITOL THEATRE TODAY Juneau Audiences Pleased with Musical Extravagan- za Starring Anna Neagle Long Tsland mansion smaking establish- suite of rooms are only 4 A palatial 1 [t a swanky exclusive hotel, luxurious settings whic: v of the n erve as a frame for lovely Anna Neagle in “Irene,” sparkling comeay ical, which is showing for the z times tonight at the Capitol Theatre. Dozen of brilliantly designed gowns and negligees feature the luxurious ~ dre shop sequences a great deal of the RKO film is laid, for it is here Neagle, as a model, is advantage in her role on the Ame The noted British star re- was seen in the title role rse Edith Cavell” - - Business Women Hear Fducation Talk at Dinner Commissioner of Education An- ony E. Karnes discussed “Educa- tion for Defense’ at the dinner weeting held last night at Percy’s Juneau Business and Women, Mr. Karncs Cafe by the Professional also advocated an e: 1sion of the ational education pr am. Following the dinner, Dr. Steve Remsey spoke on “Tuberculosis Conditions in Alaska” and Miss Magnbild Oygard showed the tu- bereulosis film “They Do Come Back T'wenty-five members were pres- ent for the dinner which was a tive occasion with the table decorated with autumn leaves, wonze chrysanthemums and tail andles. Pine cone turkeys markad the place WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE— Without Calomel—And You'll Jump Out o. Bed in the Morning Rarin’ to Go The liver should pour out two pints of Tiquid bile into your bowels daily. 1f this il your food may y.in the bowels. get consti- i and the world i {5 up your stom pated. You feel sour, looks punk it effective Carter's these two pints of up and B Here’s a SERVANT thit ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT &POWER 0. | 10 years has there emphasi |on their training When the first experiments were started at Fort Monmouth, Lhe trainers were working against the Scout Parade at Salvation Army accepted theory that homing pig eons will roost upon the appro: Ha" a' 7 P M of darkness and will not fly » * | released after darV Some Were Confused One of the white lofts was se aside for y A Scout parade has been an- nounced for this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Salvation Army Hall At du were 1 the night flie the birds evel day, Donald Betron is the leader of the|leased and allowed to return hom troop which is now being organ-| Gradually, the distance they flew ized under the auspices of the Sal- | was increased vation Army Then the birds were taken short SR < o e distances from the loft in «om- v % plete darkness. Some shot straight Sewmg (:"de io ! for home. Others were bewildered The weak were weeded from the strong and the latter bred more night birds Success Meet, Methodist Church Tomorrow All members of the Sussanah By 1930, successes were frequent than failures. The were actually homing from 20-t0-60 miles away. bird Wesley Sewing Circle are urged (o Today night fliers released in meet at the Metropolitan Methodist | complete darkness will shoot un- Church social hall tomorrow fore- | erringly for their home loft. Ii- noon at 10 o'clock for an all-day | luminated at first by the soft glow sewing session to complete articles | of red lights, the lofts now are in| for the bazaar. A covered dish | total darkness. luncheon will be served. | Instinct alone guides the birds ST 3 Capt, I. L. Kaufmann, signal offi- cer, says. Eastern Star Meets Night Lie ; 4 Here is a typical night's train- For Dinner Tonight ' "; : Late in the afternoon, 10 or 15 N birds will be taken in a mobite Members of the Eastern Star will | loft to some point on the Jersey meet tonight at 6:30 o'clock for | coast their annual roll call dinner in the | After dark, the birds are turned Scottish Rite Temple. Mrs. A. D. | loose Wallace will speak and the roll call| The trainer carefully notes the of members will follow the regular | time the birds are released to the business session | e o SO R - minute so that by checking on H I B i | Some have been known to fly ly because of their fear of dark- tish Rite Temple for a business ses- Master Councilor, will preside. their arrival time at the home lott . e is able to determine the speed eMo ays | of the pigeons’ flight |60 miles an hour. In fact, signal | officers say, night fliers, supposed- The order of DeMolays will meet|ness, are faster than day messen- tomorrow at 8 o'clock at the Scot- | gers | sion which will be followed by ini- tiation of new members. Lee Lucas ITUBER(ULOSIS MOVIE | | 22 | SHOWN TO ROTARIANS| : os?ITAL NoTES A motion picture on tuberculosis - | was shown at today’s Rotary Club —_— luncheon by Dr. Courtney Smith, Mrs. Joe Thibodeau and young| Assistant Commissioner of Hnath.‘; son are leaving St. Ann’s Hospital | who also spoke on tuberculosis in today for their Sixth Street home. | Alaska. | Jack Burford and Pete Clements to, were appointed by President Dr. W. for M. Whitehead to attend a discus- {.sion at the American Legion Dug- out Friday on proposed health and Miss Dorothy Beaudin entered| welfare legislation. ¢ St. Ann's yesterday afternoon where = Bob Jernberg was a visitor at to- she underwent a major operation. }dt\y's meeting. ————.—— MASONS PROGRAM The Masons at Valdez are reno- | vating ‘their hall, fixing up a so- | | cial -room for badminton, dances, | M ete., which will be the social pro- | Martha Peters of Juncau entercd | gram for the eoming winter months. | the Government Hospital ymurnluvi‘ - for medical treatment. | . Try a classified ag in The Empire | R, Julian Roman was admitted St. Ann’s yesterday afternoon an emergency appendectomy, Mrs. Theodore Austermann was dismissed yesterday from St. Ani where she had spent several da receiving medical care. Pays foritself! | e and; it will do your | Washing MORE QUICKLY— | EASIER than ever before . . . . Generalfidfiffie . WASHER it Enjoy the wush(’iay ease that a GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE will bring you. The gentle thorough washing action of a GE makes your laundry work o pleasure. Now with every modern feature including PUMP . . . ; Pay Ofily $5 Down PHONE 616 R e e e e e e - THE DAILY‘ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1940. All That Counted in This Drafc ELECTION UPROAR i 3 Figures Were e i ~= | SUBSIDED EARLY, BOYLE OBSERVES ~ |Inferest in Campaign Died | Quickly, Returning | Auditor Says ' ; Rapid cooling of the Nation’s po-| | campgign fever wa nmvu,‘.i by Territorial Auditc A | Boyle, who returned n the teamer Yukon fromw o th | ate 1 enerate ) n | arly in el here | t | Mr and Mr also v in Pittsburgh, Chi eattle. The Audf his sisters who are rastern Pennsylvania Many Changes Many changes w noted by| joyle throughout the country, the| nost notabl ng in the realm of | ransportation. It is now possible, | s G e found, to ride from the At-| B s SR antic to the Pacific for about half These beauties will serve as greeters and hostesses | bers), left to ric Patsy Duree, Marjorie Wal- t 10 years ago and in| in the all-winter Sun F al at Long Beach, Cal. | dron, Barbara C lly, Maury Shipp, Be'tye Car- h comfort Figures alone counted in this draft. There were | penter, Jeun The Ann Ulmanek, Patsy Curtis, on the Pullmans gen- no con tious objectors. Evelyn Dinsmoor in- MeDavid, ribeth Schroeder, Zelma Ken- were decorated with Willkic vects the lincup. Names (but not telephone num- nd Thais Threewitt. suttons, Boyle said, but in the lay coache and tourist sleeper here were ecither no buttons or m ocee 1a Roosevelt one. Job Sit Unemployment was not in ovi ACROSS lence anywhere, Boyle said, In 1. Go by aga act in the industrial centers of the| 7 5 COUNCIL MEETI} sast a lack of labor was mor m»’ 5 oF I JsT IS HEL; | 28Tent than the opposite. The coal i 23, Y nines of Pennsylvania and thel With two chair: ;ant, but fou { gy ot % 3 opper mines of the West are work- 3 T wmembers and Mayor Kilburn pres S ¥e and. of - ChuvEd. th fory 1 ¢ i h regular meetin th il e S full 3 Denglas City Council last night wa; g 1 i taken up with consideration of com ARaOLLy ¢ munications, study of proposed leg R RAL A e Joedor e islation for legalization of the Ter- | Dterest and occupies the fron o ritorial Department of Health and |PAEeS everywhere, kR | In Washngton, the Boyles s a1 Amone the lotters received wa: | J€lesate Anthony J. Dimond and ne frem the Federal Loan Bank | visited many other Alaskans At o F N AR LTS THL + of payment duc | V8rious places throughout the 2 on December 1 on bonded indebted | State : 81 New H ; Bean iole ness lotaling $2,200. Check for th M Boyle u‘mr‘lln“«l south for a oy o B et S98p. 1o amount was reported already in the | short time to visit her mother and is held 60. Harden: Pasturos for ail by ‘Clty "Clatk ” sisters on Vancouver Island pay mail by Cit Cler Tuckett - - 5. Ba Bid from the Columbia Lumbe , s :;':,’ Crmhl" 0 quoting figures for window |Orchestra, having accepted posi ' & Bete same | Screens in the niew gym was contain- | ton with his organization ing | 7 . .. opinion {ed in one of the communication: |during his dance programs 0 Jn-agaln 1 por 15 of the screen guards $187.50 | BRI 1 haved |was bid. Action in the matter wa: | AUXILIARY INITIATES SIX Y. e ar i laid over until next meeting. Shat Six new candidates were duly in s ” A tuck and Co., Juntau wrotc | tiated into membership in the La '.nfl the Council regardir e o | lies Anxiliary Dou Acrie 11 .-’. ;:i'\lug v‘ln gym e term OE. last night wer \Ir Thi f cidine | Jalvin Pool, Mrs. W Wood, M .“ - aaiolently on of $ ' *red Endre Erickson, 20, Commence y Rev Eds Mrs. E and Mr LIsable Eni president of Advie. | Sharles Tuckett S attion ‘Wit oy Cc Department of Publ’ | Bingo for entertainment fol . Health, ed intment ¢ | he ceremonies. Winners of priz | two members of the Council to at- | vere Mrs. Snethen, Mrs. Sam Devon tend an important meeting of Al | s. Catherine Balog. Refresh-| 0. Hovel ferd John Bradford Post, Americar | ments werc rved £ Dinogver Logion, of Juneau, Lo be held the | - | night of Nov. 29, at 8 o'clock. Mayo: | SCHOOL PA¥ TOMORROW Kilburn named Councilman Hach- | The Gastinean Breeze, prize- meisted as delegate to the meeting | ¥inning student publication of the Councilman Bonner will also attenc | Douglas Hizh School, will be issued meating as represenaive of the | omorrcw for the first time thi | Eagles lodge, he said ar. Altractively set up, newsy and Deseribing us types of chlor- | nteresting, it prom to be wor- | iration equipment they can supply |thy beginning toward another year| a Seattle firm recommended one df | of championship honors in the C |two, costing $313 and $383 respec- |umbia Scholastic Press Association {tively. This matter was left foi [Miss Eleanor Warren is the advisor | | action at a future session. and every student in the High School | Beginning a much-needed vacation, Wendell L. Willkie, the-defeatca Republican presidential candidate, waves-to friends as he and his wife depart from New York for Florida. There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising has taken an avtive part in it Mrs. Rosalie Lundell addressed | | the Council in a letter asking for | preparation. | {the job of water collector. That > — MATHISON RETIRES | to be advised , Mayor Kilburn or- 1‘” position is already filled she i Arm nessed stice Charle ay at Anchorage wic- | | de ar rther that she should dered and furthe na Mathiven - vita Jnl:ukl‘ similar application to the n | locomotive engineer of the Alaska | [ next, incoming Council should that | Fe0maVC | ""I“ ’," "; Alaska | oilrad, cli g down fr | body decide to make the office an HE PWEL SR, ) b and retiring after 25 ye appointive one each year | Financial report of expenditure: lto date rendered by the Schoo! { Board was read and approved. Al.‘>l" la detailed list of equipment for the | |new gym which would cost around |$1393 was presented. The matter vas deferred to next meeting Dr. Courtney Smith, Assistant | commissioner of Public Health, who | was present at the meeting address- | ed the Council on behalf of proposed continuous service Emplre Classifieds Pay! | Reach Safety | legislation for legalizing the Terri- | | torial Dept. of Public Health. He|# | explained each section of the bill{ |and presented each member with | a copy of the act. Agreeing to make la study of the measure, the Coun- ‘cxl will act on a resolution to sup- | port the bill at the next meeting | Reports of various committees were | rendered and bills ordered paid. Civy al Charles Schramm asked the Council for a two months leave of | | absence which was granted | - o TO VISIT SOUTH Charles Schramm | have booked passage on the Yukon ! about the middle of De- a two months' vacatiop ill spend most of the | Wash. visiting | time in sham with Mr., Schramm’s parents, Mr and Mrs. Ben Schramm - | ANNABELLE TO SING Annabelle Edwards will now with the Wes Barrett | be heard S SR RIRE O EFARIT { nWflAS COUSEUM Baroness Veronica Rothschild and | | her son, Archibald Patrick Roths- | child, 12, are shown as they arrived | in Miami, Fla., after escape from | Germany. They are German mem: | | bers of the famous family. | Tuesday and Wednesday "THE SECRET FOUR” | PRRNICISO e i PO ONERS Where the Better BIG Pictures Play GRISS, [ L20"[ENTURY LAST TIME TONIGHT Presnted by WARNER BROS. wf JANE BRYAN FLORA ROBSON - Raymond Severs 'Unia O'Connoe: Direaed by Edmund Goulding THEATRE NIGHT and V g\r\'{- 2 — FEATURES — 2 “Sweepstake Winner” and “Inside Story" BT 5 A T R R B S 2004 CENTURY MUN! PICTURE ENDS TONIGHT Paul Muni's newest starring film, We Are Not Alone,” adapted from the novel by the author of “Good- bye, Mr. Chips.” will have its last howing tonight at the Cen- | tury Theatre, Edm idihg hose most recent was, “The Old Maid,” directed the Warner Bros, production, and Jane Bryan, oung dramatic actress who tracted ) e attention in Old Maid.” has the romantic lead opposite Muni - FUMERAL SERVICES HELD FOR EVA BELL Funeral services were held yester- 1y aftermoon at 2 o'clock at the Charles W. Carter chapel for Eva Beil, four-year-old native girl from Chitina. The services were conduct- ed by the Rev. Father A. J. Zolo- tovsky, of the Russian Orthodox Chisch. Interment was in Evers green Cemetery - oo C.D.A. SCCIAL IS SETFOR TONIGHT Catholic will meet toni Daughters of America for their Novem- ber social pathering. Cards and Chinese ch will be played. There will be a short business meeting the evening to elect a new treas - .- PUBLIC CARD PARTY Juneau Ladies Auxiliary, Union Hall, Thurs., Nov. 28, 8 p.m, Bridge, whist pinochle, prize: refresn- ments. Admission 50 adv. Sourdou oh Hotcakes! The genuine Alaskan variety served da oo+ just one of ma features you'll enjoy herel Seventh at Pine Seattle, Wash. Send YOUR GARM) Triangle

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