The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1942, Page 3

\ MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1942 FRANCHOTTONE | 1S STARRED IN FRONTIER EPIC. |"Trail of IE_Vigilanies" Now at Capitol Theatre Is Super-Western Franchot Tone, in the first| Western role of his career, stars| lat the head of an imposing cast| lin the new Universal trontier ep-. “Trail of the Vigilantes,” which| is now playing at the Capitol Thc-} |ater. | In the picture with Tone are| |Warren William, Broderick Craw-| ford, Andy Devine, Mischa Auer,| Porter Hall, Peggy Moran, Samuel SHUW PLACE Ut JUNEAU The Old West Comes to Life with S. Hinds and other well known Franchot T players. | Broderick Crawfort Tone portrays an undercover \x\gent sent by a newspaper to the |frontier in quest of the murder-| er of a reporter, and his adven-| tures lead him into conflict with! a gang of cattle rustlers, Warren William Mischa Auer Andy Devine “Trail of the Vigilantes” was | directed by the veteran Allan| Dwan. | Photographed by Joseph Valen-| b 2 “Qur Gang"—Cartoon [ tine and Milton Krasner, noted | ) Hollywood cinematographers, the| i film contains many picturesque| outdoor scenes made in the highl| mountain regions of California. N Y GIANTS |Several of these scenes, in which| Tone, Crawford, Devine Auer and | . L Peggy Moran appear, are said to| |have the most spectacular back-| loSE TwI(E grounds ever transferred to the| | T0 DODGERS VAN { | Brooklyn Wins Another in | DERBILT, Havana fixhibiiion ‘ lNDUSTRIAl 1‘ HAVANA, MTIIrIc'hS 2—The I'EADER DIES: York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers | battled 12 innings before the Dodg- | ers made it two straight victories in an exhibition series here and \Famous American Business Man Passes Away touk the game yesterday, 3 to 2. e e ‘ . . 1 Medan is the only Netherlands | in Florida | shaws are a| ene. Indies city where part of the street (Continued from Page One) CONSTIPATED? 8 of stipation often b va! Sel gus, sout & a bresih, lof the huge estate of $80,000,000 wasi bequeathed to a brother, Alfred | bowel gas, h, b 3 |Gw. i .u‘“h:cd::n m:um ook awing ,‘G“ynnc v;_mdennltt who perished | ‘offe: y bl carmina- |in the Lusitania disaster of May, [ M“uu‘::'ulwmbl:“:flu;‘lf“‘a" |1915. Other brothers and sisters today! ireceived approximately $7,500,000 each. ADLERIKA Butler-Mauro Drug Co. In Douglas by Guy’s Drug Store Later Alfred gave his eider broth- er $6,500,000 so his share would equal that of the other heirs. But| {the family breach was not enurely’ | healed for a long time. Evidence |of its disappearance came in 1926/ | when his mother announced that Gen. Vanderbilt and his wife would | |occupy her home in Newport for |the summer. It was their first |stay there since their marriage, 30 ! Transit Company which opened the'i |to France as its commander. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA SPEED: Over 320 m.p.h. ALTITUDE: 30,000 to el LENGTH: About 74 fe TAIL SURFACES . CREW: 7 to 9 men FOUR WRIGHT SUPERCHARGED AIR-COOLED MOTORS 40,000 ft et WINGSPAN: About 104 feet NJEWEST “of the famous Flying F the biggest, strongest, most | ortress fan';ily; the B-17E is heavily armed of the lot Armored and equipped with leak-proof gas tanks, it sports in its new tail a "'stinger" turret to fight off attacks from the rear. With added firepower front and back, top and bottom, it can take enemy fighter planes in stride without protective escorts lay its eggs from eight miles up and get back h a tender and several safety devices for locomotives. A l l I ES A RE His activity in New York’s sub- way system had its genesis in a| trip to Europe on which he studied | closely the underground lines of| Paris and London. On his return| he joined with August Belmont in; organizing the Interborough Rapid! ONISLAND Hard Fighti;(_i—Progressing on Land, Sea and in Air in East Indies (Conunued from rage One) first New York subway in 1904. Vanderhilt abandoned engineer- ing as a profession as his other| interests expanded. It was said of! him that he never accepted elec-| tion to a board of directors with-| out having it understood that he| would take an active part in the affairs of the corporation. He re- fused to be a mere “figure-head.” He was proudest, however, of his military record. He enlisted in the|Nations report that four war craft eighth infantry, New York national have been heavily damaged. guard. In 1901, became a capv.uin: No report is made on casualties in 1809 and a lieutenant colonel inin the air fleets. American bomb- 1912. 1916 he was inspector of the sixth fighting but all returned safely to division with the rank of major! their “bases.” Honored by 4 Nations Smashing Assaults In December, 1916, he was com-| Supported by a smashing aerial missioned colonel of the 22nd en-'assault thalt has wrought havoc gineers and when that outfit was'among the Japanese landing par- called to service in the World War ties on the Java beaches and by a as the 102nd engineers, he went|desperately determined taxicab ar- He my rushed to the scenes, was promoted to brigadier general|engagement against the invaders on June 29, 1918. {may now be underway. For his services with the AEF.|cfficially said the invaders have Vanderbilt was awarded the dis-|swept within 30 miles of this mili- tinguished service medal of the|tary headquarters. United States and, the Belgian| The watchword in this morning’s croix de guerre, was made a knight “Order of the Day” is that the commander of the Order of the!United Nations must “attack and Crown of Belgium and a command-:lmt strictly defend.” er of the French Legion of Honor.| It is also djsclosed that Ameri- On the Mexican border injers have been 4n the thick of the| a vital | It is un-| Part of his service was at Ypres and on March 5, 1831, Grea{ Brit- ain gave him its Ypres medal, along with Generals John F. O'Ryan, and | J. Leslie Kincaid and Col. Edward | years 'e'::.ier. | Olmstead. These four were the| embered by Mother Iirst Americans to receive the med- | When the mother died in 1934 ga), can, British and Australian troops have joined with some ~thousands of the slim Dutch Army in ‘making the attack on the Japanese inva- sion forces. ol R el BUY DEFENSE BO her will provided for Gen. Vander- bilt a life interest in her residuary estate. The value of, this bequest was not given. | Gen. Vanderbilt was born Sep- | tember -5, 1873, the son of Cor- 1nel!us, Jr, and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt. He prepared for col- lege at St. Paul's School, Concord, |N. H. From Yale he received three degrees in course, A.B., 1895; |Ph. B., 1898, and M.E. (Sheffield) | 1899. } His engineering studies were sup- | plemented by practical work as a | machinist in the shops of the New | York Central railroad. While there | he perfected a corrugated fire-box | for locomdtives which proved a |saver of fuel and was adbpted by | | several Irai!roads. Also he designed ! i Headgquariers Hardeman WATER-PROOFED Hats H. S. Graves ‘The Clothing Man 1891—Half a Century of Banking—1941 j The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS | list. Vanderbilt resigned from the ar-| my January 8, 1919, and was placed in the officers’ reserve corps as a| brigadier general.. Later he be- came commander of the 77th divi- sion of the reserve -but he re- linquished this in 1935 when he| | was transferred to the unnsslgnedf ! L LR AR The next election will be held in April and registration books close on Saturday, April 4. 'So far, only 200 persons havé registered and in- sured their right to vote. ' —————— HOLZHEIMER TO SITKA U. S. District Attorney William A. Holzheimer left by plane yester- day for Sitka. He will be gone sev- eral days on official business. Torpedoman | | | | (Continued from Page One) 'Lhe President varning to Wash- ington parasites. | Philippine commonwealth em- | ployees in Washington, numbering about 25, decided to hold a special | defense bond and stamp sales day | among themselves and before night | had bought $1,000 worth. i The rumor that any one outside the Army and Nayy is writing the communiques from the Philippines |or anywhere else is causing some | hearty snickers at War and Navy | departments. | Short wave messages from all | fronts and ships at sea pour into | the Army and Navy here constant- ly. are sorted and all secret informa- tion taken out. The communique is then whipped into shape by des- ignated officer bers of the press relations staffs. The War department com- munique is generally issued an hour or so before noon; the Navy department communique late in the |afternoon. There is, however, no | set rule about time and special com- muniques are issued whenever the departments deem it necessary. Much of the magnesium used in| Juneau yesterday on a business trip. | airplane engines is obtained from|He is staying at the Gastineau HD-; ‘ocean water. ~ NavyRankandBranchataGlance INSIGNIA OF RANK { RE-REGISTRATION ||z Jow, ' ow;s ‘ol { seaman second class first class third ¢lass IS REQUIRED T0 | / ‘ ‘= { I VOTE IN APRIL [ i : : | | V p gardless of previous registra- tion, all Juneau residents who wish ! ‘ Acting Chiaf .. Ciief Petty Officor ot fastononts to vote in the coming election must| | Petty Officer Jpr atase re-register at the City Hall, Rob- g ert G. Rice, City Clerk, said today. Beginning tomorrow, the office l will remain open during the lunch hour to facilitate registration of| workers who cannot register at| , { other times. es. | Cepteoin Rear Admiral | INSIGNIA OF SERVICE BRANCH ¢ =N = Querfermaster Gunner's Mate !f&defiiéirls Are Héving COUNTERING - ard Time in Washingfon Vice Admiral ] ome safely. * ~ InSecuring Living Rooms ‘Woman's Club fo " Have Unusual St. Patrick's Day An unusual feature will mark the observance of ‘St. Patrick’s Day at | the March 17 social meeting of the Juneau Woman's Club, it was | decided at a recent meeting of the American Homes Committee, in charge of activities for the month. As a means of furthering the hab- it and also contributing to the club’s own defense book, admission to the tea, to be held at the home of Mrs. Ruth Noble on March 17, After decoding, the messages | Will be by purchase of 25-cent de- | |fense stamps at the door. These stamps will be put into the defense |stamp book of the club. In ad- in both cases mem- dition to f®a, a suitable program | has been arranged. Plans for holding the patriotic tea, evolved by the American - Homes Committee, were made by Mes- dames Ray Day, R. L. Wolfe, Wil- liam Cooper and Ruth Noble, chair- man. e eee — ANGOON MERCHANT HERE | Fred Brandes, merchant and postmaster at Angoon, arrived in tel. M ¥ -~ Petty Officer, Petty Officer, second class first class Lieutenant Lioutenant Commander L Admirel MAGGIE B8Y GOLLY-~ THIS DOWN HERE- TER IS NOT SING MERLE OBERON | HEADS CASTIN CURRENT FILM AffedionatTaly Yours” Is Rollicking Comedy at | i 20th Century Romantic comedy at its best— | Bay, frothy and swift-moving—is !the current film fare at the 20th | Century Theatre. ‘Affectionately { Yours” is the title, Merle Oberon,' | Dennis Morgan and Rita Hayworth are the stars, and fun is the pur- | pose *of this completely delightful | offering. | “Affectionately Yours" begins its' story In Lisbon, Portugal, the one neutral port in Europe at the mo- ment. | | Top acting honors go to the | | three stars. Dennis Morgan \Kn-: |ty Foyle's boy friend, remember?) ! is a thoroughly charming young !man,’ delightfully at ease in front ;or the cameras, and completely be- lievable in his role. Merle Oberon ‘who is deservedly one of the |screen’s most popular feminine | stars, has one of her best roles in | “Affectionately Yours,” and is, in- ;(Adentull)'. more lovely to look at |than ever. In the role of the man- |chasing newspaper girl, luscious Rita Hayworth follows up her re- icent smash hit in “Strawberry | Blonde” with another bell-ringing | performance. Ralph Bellamy is ex- cellent as the bewildered bridegroom and George Tobias comes through [with another swell comedy per- formance as a Turkish news | photographer with a passion for unique angles. — e Former Wife of James Roosevelt | Weds J.H.Whitney NEW YORK, March 2—Mrs. Bet- | sey Cushing Roosevelt, former wife ~¢ J~mes Roosevelt, eldest son of | | l., PAGE THREE TMENTURY Where the Better BIG Pictures Play! NOW PLAYING Love—Fireworks—Kisses 'AFFECTIONATELY YOURS' MERLE OBERON DENNIS MORGAN RITA HAYWORTH NEWS CARTOON NOVELTY COMING— BOB HOPE BING CROSBY DOROTHY LAMOUR 'Road o Zanzibar’ |.COLISEUM—Last Times Tonite PAT O'BRIEN, JAMES CAGNEY | “HERE COMES THE NAVY” REPRISALS 'ARE TAKEN, NORWEGIANS Prominent Nafionals Put Behind Fighting Lines by Nazi Regime » STOCKHOLM, March 2—Dise patches from Oslo said 148 proms inent Norwegians, including &8 former army officers and friends of King Haakon, have been sent tq work in camps behind the Russ the President, and John Hay Whit- ney, owner of one.of the country’s |largest fortunes, were married here |last Saturday. sian front as reprisal for British raids on the Norwegian coast. " ., . BUY DEFENSE STAMPS » 3 S ! Washes clothes beautitully | cloan with & minimum of wear on the fabrio. It's the Hotpoint way to cleaner, brighter, freshet olothes. $74.95 ? 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