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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Show Place of Juneau \Cfi?r,i‘;._o_m STARTS TONIGHT TOM CONWAY * FRIEDA INESCORT ° JOMN LITEL MARSHA HUNT + MARIORIE MAIN * HENRY O'NELL Produced by Edwin Knopf SHORTS 500k ion CHAMBERIS Seatte Star Is » 10 DISCUSS Purchased by ) ’ » ) \ o - * | | SEATTLE, Jan. 14—Sale of The Seattle Star to Howard Parish of | Jacksonville, Fla., former publish- er of the newspaper, and other as- | socia'tes, was announced today by |E. E. Scripps, chairman of the board of the Scripps League. The | price was not revealed. - > RATERAISE Florida Man Course of Action Concern- ing Higher Steamship Tariffs Be Decided Members of the Juneau Cham- ber of Commerce will tomorrow de- | cide on a course of action relative to the recent 45 percent increases % Many Ga rdenerS in freight and passenger rates on i o | 1 steamship companies, it was an-| Show Enihus'asm of the board of directors Principal speaker at the C. cf Baranof Hotel will be Lieut. Mat| Much enthusiasm was shown at Ryan, new Coast Guard port cap-:the year’s first meeting of the Ju- ships of the Alaska and Northland nounced today following a session | . At Meeting Here C. luncheon tomorrow noon at the| tain, it was announced. Also guests neau Garden Club held yesterday of honor will be Lieut. Robert|afternoon at the Governor's Man- Rose, naval communications offi-|sion. Nearly 30 gardeners and po- L] cer, and L. B. Chisholm, of An-!tential gardeners were present with chorage. |Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, President, lin charge. | An interesting talk on “Early | Spring Planting” was given by Mrs. |Florine Housel and considerable |discussion concerning practical - 34 ARRIVE |gardening for this vicinity toock |place during the afternoon. | Mrs. Holbrook appointed Mrs. {Hugh Wade as program chairman |and Mrs. Florine Housel as chair- Thirty-four persons arrived in|man of publicity. Assisting Mrs. Juneau today by steamer. |Housel will be Mrs. Holbrook and Disembarking were Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Harold Smith. Henry Green, Denny Green, Mr.| It was decided to hold twe and Mrs. H. H. Leighton, Arthur meetings a month, one to take J. Inns, Jr., Robert Livesay, Ml’is‘place on the second Tuesday of G. White, Albert Parker, Mrs. Jen- each month in the afternoon and nie Parker, Alberta Parker, James|the other to be ah evening meeting E. Boyle. {in order that men may attend as P. J. Gilmore, Jr., John Gilmore.‘iL was pointed out that many of Jack Brown, L. A. Forrest, John/the city’s most earnest gardeners Holten, J. Romero, Mr. and Mrs. are men. The date of the evening Carl Anderson, Chris Wick, Erick |meeting will be announced later. Ness, Harold Dawes, Walter Hoi: — stad, M. Hofstad, A. Hofstad, Mis: M[S' Frank A. Boyle Home from Vacation Jeanette Parker, P. C. Birdsall, Joe | Lester, Kenneth Defor, Bert Haugh | Mrs. Frank A. Boyle, wife of Ter- |ritorial Auditor F. A. Boyle, re- and George Streber. { | turned to her home in Juneau this week after spending the last six ) New Principal for School at Sitka and Mrs. Mr. Sam Troutman, o > ©" at Haines for the past four years, passed through Juneau today en- route to Sitka, where Troutman will become principal of the Gov- ernment school there. Troutman will succeed Raymond Wolfe, former Sitka principal and now credit agent for the Office of Indian Affairs in Alaska. — e BOYLE RETURNS James E. Boyle, district super- intendent for the Union Oil Com- ¥ pany, returned to Juneau by steamer today from Seattle. . teachers in the Government school | | weeks visiting friends and relatives {in Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver, |B. C. i - - SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED Soldiers, bound for the Westward, appreciated the hospitality of Ju- |neau citizens while they were in {port here yesterday, it was de- clared by their commanding offi- icer. The officer made a special |trip to the city hall just before sailing time togexpress the pleasure of the men at their reception here by American Legion members, their being treated to a free motion picture show and the courtesy gen- erally of Juneau folks who wens jout of their way to entertain the| /men in uniform. ROBERT YOUNG | LARRAINE DAY | " HERE TOMIGHT "The Trial of—flary Dugan’| Is Stirring Drama at Capitol A new dramatic team—one of sereendom’s most popular young leading men and one of*its mosl rapidly rising young leading ladies —Robert Young and “Laraine Day |—is presented in the stirring court- room drama, “The Trial of Mary Dugan,” which comes tonight to the Capitol Theatre | Young portrays a desperate voung lawyer who must depend upon his professional skill to save his sweetheart from the gallows. Acclaimed by fellow-workers in the motion picture industry as the outstanding young actress of 1940, Miss Day adds to such successes as l’M_v Son, My Son” and “Foreign Correspondent,” in the title role of the new picture. As the be- wildered little stenographer who is accused of murder, she is said to play the most dramatic role of her | career. The picture is based on Bayard Veiller's celebrated Broadway suc- cess. Heading a hand-picked sup- porting cast are Tom Conway, Frieda Inescort, John Litel, ™Mar- sha Hunt, Henry O'Neill, Sara Ha- den, Francis Pierlot and the comic Marjorie Main. Norman Z. Mec- Leod directed D Joe Louis Isin Army YAPHANK, N. Y., Jan. 14.—Joe Louis, world’s heavyweight cham- pion, was today inducted into the United States Army as Private J. Louis Barrow, The induction followed a four- hour ceremony beginning witn lunch and ending with a lecture on military courtesy and customs. Gov. ,Mrs. Gruening Are Dinner Hosts| Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening were dinner hosts at the Gover- nor’'s Mansion last evening with several newcomers to Juneau among their guests. Following dinner Gov. Gruening entertained with a showing of part of his excellent collection of colored slides of Alaskan scenery. Guests were Mrs. J. W. Malen, and Mrs. Joseph deGanahl who recent- ly arrived here from Sitka, Lieut. Robert C. Rose, who this week opened the U. 8. Navy Communi- cations office here and Ray Ren- jshaw, pilot with the Alaska Game Commission, who is here from - Pefershurg fiannls Grand Jury Foreman Erick Ness, of Petersburg, was today named by the Federal Dis- | trict Court here to act as foreman {for a 2l-man grand jury, slated |to start its deliberations late this afternoon. Others on the jury are Jacob An- derson, of Kake; Robert Bonner, Jessie K. Fraser, and Roberta Johnson, all of Douglas; Edna Card, of Mendenhall; Thomas Tay- lor, of Douglas Bridge precinct; Stanley Grummett, Samuel Feldon, Mrs. Delma McDaniel, David D. Patterson, Grace B. Ramsey, Rev. Charles E. Rice, W. H. Ryan, Mrs. Gus Schmitz, Dorace Stuart, Edith May Bonesteel, Mrs. Anna Day, Mrs. Zolmain Gross, and John Har- ris, all of Juneau; and Chris Wick, of Petersburg. Mrs. Chittick Visits Parents Mrs. Rose Chittick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Femmer, ar- rived in Juneau last night to visit her parents. Her husband, C. R. Chittick, is an Army lieutenant stationed at Anchorage. a pan es; -Headquarlers; of Wand_er_ing Show 'HENRY FONDA HEADS CAST AT 20TH CENTURY \ o) |"Chad Hanna,’ Taken from} ‘ Sat. Post Story, Romance | U.5.SHIP SENT DOWN _ 1S CLAIM Make Double Asserfion | Tender romance earthy hum-| . . | or colorful people in a wand- in Communique Today |ie cei “ohow: Thats te thrilling LS (background for “Chad Hanna,” by TOKYO, Jan. 14—The Japanese Walter D. Edmonds' Technicolor Military Headquarters declared to-|bit from the 20th Century-Fox| day that a Japanese submarine|studios which stars Henry Fonda, scored two torpedo hits on a United | Dorothy Lamour and Linda Dar-| States aircraft carrier of the Lex- nell, and opens tonight at the 20th ington type in the waters west of | Century Theatie and will play there | Hawaii. The report docs not say, the remainder of the week. I when the act was done. Published in the Saturday Even-| The Japanese communique fur-/ing Post as “Red Wheels Rollin ther states the sub-commander was and later taking its place on the not able to state whether the car-|best-sellers lists, “Chad Hanna” | i rier sunk because he had to dive nharrates the | his craft immediately to evadecountry bo; a counter attack by destroyers. |who runs ay with a tent show. The communique further charges| There are two women in Chad’s| that the hospital ship Harbin Maru life—one a love-starved country| was sunk January 10 by an Amer- Wail, portrayed by Linda Darnell,| ican submarine on Chiuese waters|Who clothed Chad in a glory of| and asserted the wounded aboard|Worship, and Albany Yates, played hailed as the love story of the From U. 5. fo Abroad * - ™ between the United States and its v A six-months’ sentence in Fed- the vessel and the crew were saved by Dorothy Lamour, who so dazzled A brilliant featured cast w WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. — Vin possessions and foreign countries eral Jail, which was suspended last | adventnures of a played by Henry Fonda, Carter. - with the exception of nine sailors. him with her sultry allure that he - >oo forgot the girl at his side. Around| 5 oy | these three is woven what has been Can't Say When Maii Will Go by Planes :icor e, mome i | John Carradine, Ted North, Roscoe| | cent Burke, Wask s u:\ ; | e unomens i sieman | JUSPENDED SENTENCE publication of airplane schedulm‘ To BE SERVED AI lAST has been discontinued and no in- formation coull be given concern- 2 April, caught up to 11 - ing departure of planes carrying B:'u-n hm': lmla'\' T (O mails, O'Brien was arraigned before U, | 23 s S. Commissioner Felix Gray after| LANGII’{%‘:T:“‘I’)’?;?‘H:(?LPART being arrested on a minor charge o4 _Y brought against him in a telegra- Dr. and Mrs. Langdon White |phic warrant from Sitka. But the new charge was dropped when Commissioner Gray recalled that| last April 30 he had given O'Brien | a suspended six-months sentence jon a bad check charge, provided the man would stay on his good behavior and make good . two worthless checks cashed at the Bar- were hosts at a buffet suppef and dancing party at their residence on Gold Belt Avenue on Saturday evening. WHITES RETURN Albert White and Mrs. White have returned to Juneau after an extended trip in the States visiting many sections of the country.They | anof Hotel. shipped their auto north on a pre-| The money has never been paid| vious steamer. |the hotel, it was. reported, and —— . —— | O'Brien started today to serve out PAYS CALL HERE his half-year in jail, W. A. Bates, official of the Mer- - — chant and Miners Bank in Ket- P chikan and of the Bank of Sitka,| Malaria causes about 16,000 visited in Juneau today while en-|deaths annually in the Philippine route to the navy city. Islands. Big (ast in Faure Brilliant casting is one of the main reasons why “Chad Hanna” has won round after round of applause at previews. Shown here are some of the familiar film favorites who bring the beloved characters of Walter D. Edmonds’ best-selling novel to life in the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor film coming to the 20th Century tonight for a four-night Where the Better BIG Pictures Play? TRy - STARTS TONIGHT- COLI MIIS' Get Licenses To Ham!g_[xplosive All persons will be required to have a license issued them from now on, accord- ing to the text of a new law which has just gone into effect, it was learned this Stewart, Territorial Commissioner of Mines, who received a copy of the act from the U. S. Bureau of Mines. The act requires that all pur- chasers, sellers, as a matter of fact all persons who use or store ex- plosives of any sort, must secure licenses from licensing officials soon to be designated by the Bu- reau of Mines. The bill also pro- hibits any person from trespass on property where powder magazines are located or where explosives are manufactured, unless given special permission from licensed persons in charge. — MRS. JOHN ROLEY AND INFANT LEAVE ST. ANN'S run. At top (left to right) Linda Darnell, Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour, who are starred. While the brilliant cast also includes (below) Jane Darwell, Guy Kibbee and John Carradine. Mrs. John Roley and her infant daughter left St. Ann's Hospital Tuesday morning for their home. — BRINGING UP FATHER MOTHER-PLEASE [ ‘ALL RIGHT= VoL SAY: STOP WORRYING | WHY-HE NEVER DID ABOUT DADDY-! | A ING RIGHT IN KNOW HE 1S ALL RIGHT - NYTH HIS LIFE-WAIT UNTIL \ GET MY HANDS ON HIM = YOU'RE A DARLING -IT SHOWS YOUI NOT ONLY WITH HAVE YOLJ By GEORGE McMANUS AN’ I'M_GOING OUT TONIGHT TO GO WITH HIM SOME -AND I'M GIT SOME MOR DINTY-=-HE WANTS ME TO BUY gOlN L0 OH-THANKS -DADDY~ M — NOW — “FATHER WA P caial handling explosives ‘ morning by B. D. 1S ‘0\.‘-\“6“ ing tent three live Featuring TRAVELERS MUST " NOW HAVE VALID PASSPORT PAPERS {Check on All Persons En- tering or Leaving Alaska Starts Tomorrow Morn All American nationals entering or attempting to leave Alaska after 6 a. m. tomorrow must be inspected by immigration officials to see that they have valid pasports to travel to “countries or territories for which such passports are re- quired,” Gov. Ernest Gruening was advised today in a wire from the State Department. Gov, Gruening today wired Dewey Knight, immigration officer at Ketchikan, asking him to check steamer passengers passing through ...and behind the creaky wagons of this wander- vivid, colorful, tender! GUY KIBBEE - JANE DAREI.L JOHN CARRADINE - TED NORTH ROSCOE ATES - BEN CARTER NOTICE! Special Preview! After the Regular Showing of This Picture and Starting at 1:15 A. M. We Will Show a Special Owl Show at 1:15 A. M. A PRINCE” and “COVERED WAGO show, these d a love drama “RE) N TRAIL ] the First City. Similar 1nnn|ctlz will be given J. J. Connors, C |lector of Customs. in Alaska, | garding a check-up on airplane passengers entering or ‘eaving t, ‘Territory. p i 'H.L. McDonalds Home From Month Vacatio Mr. and Mrs. H. L. McDonald turned to Juneau this week from tI south where they have spent the |last month visiting their daughter, Mrs. Martin C. Sharp in Spokang, Washington. Their other daughter, Mrs, William Trumbo, made tHe trip up from her home in Califor: to spend the month with her and parents and accompanied, latter to Seattle on the way how. ———.—— ACCOUNTANT VISITS Marshall Crutcher, travelling askan accountant, visited ' in J !neau today. He is enroute to 'Sl on business. The Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau has again declared an annual dividend of four per cent for its depositors. Start Your Account Tomorrow with $1 or More Accounts Government Insured Up to $5,000.00 Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association of Juneau P e dsesssassssa s