The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 9, 1943, Page 3

MURDER MYSTERY, GANGLAND STORY COMING, CAPITOL| "Kid Glova(}ller," First First National Release, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1943 i, (RIME-HUNTING PARTNERS' 2 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA BUCKNER IN - WARPOWERS Opens Tomorrow *The “Kid Glove Killer” with a| good cast of characters, will be the feature at the Capitol for Wednes- day and Thursday, as the “Woman of the Year” ends the run tonight The plot of “Kid Glove Killer short is as follows suave district attorney, posing , aggressive prosecutor of steers, is in league with under- orld leaders and resorts to in- enious methods of disposing who stand in the way of hi financial advancement His deeds reach a climax with (he murder of the mayor of the| city, and he finds himself suspect due to the clever analyses of ap- parently inconsequential clues by the diligent head of the scientific riminal research department of ne police. His love affair with the female sistant of the department p nim in possession of the fact that in A of those public or OUR GANG WORLD OF SOUND —NOTE— The 1942 “OSCAR” was awarded last week to VAN HEFLIN for his performance in JOHN- NY EAGER, as the best supporting role of the y PREVUE Tonite 12:30 ""MRS. MINIVER" is coming 1o the Capitol! ENDS TONIGHT— D "THE WOMAN Srow prack or sussay OF THE YEAR CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURES! sition can no longer conceal, his maneuvers to dispose of idence and the research ex- result in an excellent pay” lesson. his rert d' esn't FIVE BILLS PASS HOUSE THE RUSSIAN CLASS phrases which seemed to be com- )nNd mainly of z's in conjunction ¢ ! cther uncharted pho- ROVG e INMORNING ST".I. GI\U iU i ccretary - treasurer, I collected textbook Not: counting two who lwkel =~ A ,;:;, 'U,l‘l':‘,,xiy N(:;‘il (:;"E;‘ The House passod five bills this 1 s \ held at 6 o'clock Friday evening neasures. The m(molml All'hnr((l attendance at last night's session gt by Rep. Harvey J. Smith urging| of the Rey. Makary Andrew Bar- that the reapportionment bill for anoff’s class in Russian, the second ¢ o o © © o © ® e e e Alaska not be put into effect until in the ten-week course . WEATHER REPORT ® after the war went to its death in Class members delved further e (U. S. Bureau) ® the Senate by a tie vote. into the intricacies of the 36-Jet- e Temp. Monday, March § ® A tie vote in the Senate also ter Russian alphabet and wrapped e Maximum 42, minimum 26. @ killed Senator Stewart Stangroom’s their - tongues around seve new © © ®© © o ®© ® o o o o )il to forbid restaurants where -~ — s —————— minors may enter, from selling beer The House passed by an 11-5 P L E W l‘ Y 0 F vote a bill to pay a Seaitle supply 1 ; ] house $798.49 for steel lockers sup- 1 Guard outfit, but not with- discussion Speaker James V. Davis and Rep. Alaska Stewart Linck and Rep. Smith were against the bill on the grounds that the obligations were illegally brought about since bids were called for on the locker: The Auditor has refused to pay the bill on the same grounds. ti out EVERYTHING Fresh Fruits — Fresh Avoset Fresh Vegetahles A memorial by Rep. Smith to A grant returning Alaskan soldiers FOR SALE-25-gallon Frozen Food Cabinet, [ 10 scres of lana passed 15 to 1. and memorial by Rep. R. E Frigidaire, Cash or Terms, $300.00 Wire, Write or ‘Phone Your Order WHERE SERVICE, PRICE AND QUALITY MEET We DELIVER TO DOUGLAS—Each Tuesday and Friday GEORGE BROTHERS PHONE 92 2 DeLvEReEs oo PHONE 95 10:30 A.M. 2:30 P. M. IN BUSINESS SINCE 1908 and still doing the largest grocery business in Juneau. Hardcastle asking that the Inter national Fishery Commission in- clude trollers to ain one pound of halibut for every seven pounds | of other fish caught in waters closed to halibut fishing, also passed | Ly a unanimous vote. A bill by Rep. Joseph W. Kehoe to allow corporations more time to file their annual reports with | the Auditor passed 16 to 0, per-| mitting extensions of time for just causes. At present the Auditor has |no authority to grant extensions. A Senate bill pertaining to pro- ceure of establishing place or date | | of birth by hearing before the Dis- trict Court in the absence of docu- mentary proof also was passed by | lhe House 'YOU'RE SAFER SMOKING PHILIP MORRIS Selentlflcally proved less irritating to the nose and throat! CALL FOR PHILIP MORRIS AMERICA’'S FINEST CIGARETTE evidence has. been discovered that | “crime | d to the Ketchikan Alaska Na- | no | Would Have Voted Different’ Senators Edward D. Coffey and Stewart L. Stangroom said yester- day they would have voted for |the war powers bill which passed the Senate by a 5-3 vote last week, |if they had known that Maj. Gen. mon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., {mander of the Alaska Defense Com- mand, had been in favor of it. After the bill had been passed, Senator Coffey received the follow- ling telegram from Buckner: | “I consider highly desirable a law suggested by Senator Coffey giv- ‘m~ the Governor of Alaska power| {to regulate liquor sales, places of ‘p'mu"lllun and amusement and| i\ nitary measures in accordance; with requests from post command- lers as a measure for welfare of | | troops.” Some misunderstanding seems to xist on the part of Buckner, how- since the bill was not sug- by Coffey and it does not the Governor to act at the request of post commanders, only |at the request of the commanding |officers of the Army and Navy in Alaska. e ever, | gested allow Senator O. D. Cochran, the other | |who voted against the bill, said the |wire “is altogether too indefinite {for me to base an opinion on. I <m.unlnm my po.smon i~ WAR FUND . DRIVEOPENS TOMORROW 1$13,000 Is—O_uota Volun- teer Workers for Red Cross Must Raise Women and men of the vicinity are urged to be pre- pared with a generous contribution | for the War Fund Drive of the |here tomorrow morning. Solicitors, appointed to cover the various dis- |tricts of the residential and busi- ness sections of the city, will start |early to make a complete canvass of homes and business houses. Quota for the Juneau Chapter s $13,000, while the amount which must be raised throughout |the entire nation is Thirty-seven percent of Juneau's quota will be retained for local use |and of this, not one dollar is spent | _|for salaries as all of the work of {the Juneau Chapter is voluntary. | The work done by the American {Red Cross and its tremendous im- |portance at this crucial time, is so (vell known that little need be said about it. However, some of its im- | portant work is to serve the armed |forces on land, sea and in the air; |to serve the families of service men |if they are in want or distress; to |serve the women'’s auxiliary military | forces; to supply surgical dressings iand blood plasma; |bring relief to our own and other !peoples in Europe, Asia and Af- rica; to bring relief in disasters. Alaskan Relief Work of the Red Cross is famil- iar to Alaskans, who have experi- enced relief in disasters that have occurred in the Territory, such as ago, fires in Nome, Douglas and | Kake. Among its many contributions to | the armed forces in the Territory, is the dropping by pnrachute'of motion pictures to the boys and meh stationed at the lonely out-| posts of the Aleutians. All of - these thlngs, and more. Com- | Juneau and | American Red Cross which begins $125,000,000. | to feed and| the slide in Juneau several years | BILLHITS '(OMMENTON COCKTAIL BARS HERE \Two Senators Say They|Would Close Places Selling Liquor for On-Prem- ise Use A sizeable hunk of the revenue now coming in to the Territory and to incorporated «ities would be stamped ouir if bill in the House this morning by Rep. Crystal Snow Jenne becomes a law. The bill, introduced by request, a would forbid the sale of hard liquor! f‘lnv on-premise consumption in clubs as well as cocktail bars and other dispensaries, Another bill introduced this morn- ing by Mrs. Jenne would amend the w“’lllknh‘n\ Compensation Act to {allow three years instead of two | for commencnig action on claims |for compensation. A Dbill introduced by Rep. R. E. | Hardcastle relating to the manneg |ed to provide that the judge of the District petition on the matter shall set a and have notice posted at three public places within the limits of the proposed district 30 days pri- or to the hearing. Interested per- sons would appear at the hearing to be heard, after which the judge |may alter the size and boundaries of the proposed area and order an election. Only one bill was introduced in |the Senate, a measure brought out by the Finance Committee to pro- vide for the Treasurer to waive pro- visions of Chapter 41, Laws of 1941, and to authorize the Treasurer to approve vouchers and pay claims for bounties on wolves and coyotes made upon applications which failed | to comply with the provisions of the above law if the Treasurer believes the claims are made in good faith. But the authority granted by the bill would not extend beyond March 81 of this year. | 1equire the use of money. Work of the Red Cross has more jthan doubled in the last year, and {it will require generous contribu- |tions from everyone to carry out the necessary program this year. A national organization, the Red Cross accounts are all audited by {the War Department and each dol- lar is spent where it will accom- plish the most. Capt. T. J. Dyck, Chairman of | the War Fund Drive in Juneau, jand the dozens of volunteer workers | |who will solicit during the drive, 'hope to go over the top in the “quota, as has always been done {in the Juneau Chapter in previous years, Meeting Tonight For a last minute meeting, be- fore the War Fund Drive opens. |all Captains of districts and solici~ tors for various areas are to meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Council Chambers of the City Hall with the American Red Cross Committeg, Capt. Dyck announce TWO BIG EVENTS . ARE PLANNED BY AMERICAN LEGION One candndav.e was initiated and| three members were taken in from |other posts at the American Legion meeting last night in the Dugout.' Two events were also scheduled. Willlam Ryan was the Legionaire initiated and the other new mem- bers were Lt. Col. T. E. Ormiston, Sergt. John Klotz and Wesson Truss. Colored pictures were shown by Harry Stonehouse and were high- |ly appreciated. The Legion’s Birthday party will be given next Tuesday, March 16. The Jiggs Dinner, in honor of the Legislators, ‘to which the public | is invited, will be given next Man- day night, March 15, in the Odd Fellows Hall, introduced | would amend the law, in which| school districts may be incorporat- | Court upon receiving n; |date for a hearing on the petition | 'VERONICA IS SINGER FOR CURRENTFILM "This Gun for Hire' at ZOIh Century Shows Star in New Role Veronica Lake, the honey-blonde |scorcher who soared to film fame in her first important role in “I PAGE THREE WHERE THE BETTER BI1G PICTURES PLAY 6‘”5 TENTURY “AST TIMEL TONIGHT "iTé with a girl or a gun! ALAN LADI st I o new ' Wanted Wlngs.". in which she played the role of a night club| singer, is night-spot .h\\mousr: again in “This Gun for Hire,"| Paramount thriller-drama at the| 20th Century Theatre, co-starring 5 v Robert Preston and featuring Laird P - e R Cregar and Alan Ladd with Veronica in the picture, be- she’s actually an it for | |cause a Senator tracking down fifth columnists. In the star's ond film, “Sullivan’s Travels,” jdidn't sing at all. |received so many requests from! fans that Veronica warble again,| s and ROBERT PRESTON she But the studio it was decided to arrange for her to sing in “This Gun for Hire,”| {her third starring picture. 4 " wie In “I Wanted Wings,” the shfllm-i MIRn cREGm (ly star sang the hit tune “Born “This Gun for Hire" 0 Love.” In {she goes melodic with two num- bers, “Now You See It, Now You Don’t” and “I've Got You,” which | she sings dressed in skin- ughl glamorized nshlng outfit. ESKIMOS MAKE CONTRIBUTION T0 RED CROSS The Reindeer Commercial Com- | pany, Sevoonga, Alaska, an Eskimo| pgilowing the ceremony the bri- | Cooperative Store on St. Lawrence|ga]: couple went to Hot Springs, iIsland, authorized the Alaska ln-\m.kflm,,w on their honeymoon and dian Service, by radiogram dated |were to have returned to Memphis March 6, 1943, to draw $200 from yesterday, where Mr. Ricke is em- their official account as their con-|ployed in the engineering depart- tribution to the American Red ! ment of the Piaher Body Aireraft ALAN LADD Directed by PRANK TUTTLE Screen Play by Albert Maltz and W. R. Surnent on the Nevel by Graham Gresne “DIVE BOMBERS" [ THEATRE The 1943 ficyclc Licenses NOTICE TO BICYCLE OWNERS:® now available and on sale at office of the City Clerk. g The City of Juneau Sodicd requires all bicycles to be m Cross. This Eskimo village of 209 Company (Signed) |inhabitants does not wait for a; r. VanderLeest Leaves « ETTA MAE DUCK::V’?RTE.- L |Red Cross drive in order to make The brlde's father, Mr. H, ' R.|*" it i ‘Y_‘Cm 1 |its annual contribution. | vanderLeest, had planned to be The Sevoonga village is one of present for the wedding, but was |the leading self-supporting Eskimo gdelayed by lack of transportatiom. villages that has also invested $10,- |He is now on his way south, how- 000 in War Bonds and are to be ever, and expects to be gone from commended for their fine patriotic six to eight weeks. spirit in voluntarily particlpating, while in the east Mr. Vander- |in national affairs, especially when | Leest will visit his mother, Mrs. A. their contact with the outside world | Huistra in Michigan and expects \ls only through radios which sever-|to meet Mrs. VanderLeest in Kanh- .:] of them own. ‘Mlfi City, after which they will make | These people have not had the 'the return trip together. opportunity to participate in de-| During Mr. VanderLees ab- fense projects even though several |sence from the Butler-Mauro Drug- iof their people are serving ir the | store, Harry Kleeb will be in charge. | adv. armed forces. Their action in Feep- | { ing in PP BERGMANN DINING IOOH Opens March 10 under the Ynfl agement of Mrs. Elida Andi former manager and operator’ the Gwedish Coffee Shop in Seal tle. ad 1 ————— ORDER EASTERN STAR Juneau Chapter No. 7, Tues evening, March 9, at 8 o'cli | Regular meeting foMowed by show; ing of slides. Refreshments. ALICE BROWN, Secretary. Retail Clerks Unlon Local 1392 MEETING—MARCH lll at 7:30 P. M. InA.F.L. Hall close contact with wnrld | affairs to the point of making nec- | essary sacrifices to enable them to | imake monetary contributions regu- | |larly should serve as an exnmplei to other localities throughout Al- | aska and Continental United States |where people have advantages of more modern civilization. 'VANDER LEEST WEDDING RITES HELD IN TENN. | Jeanne VanderLeest, Ger- | ald Ricke, Wed by Brother of Groom With the Rev. Ricke, brother of the groom officiating, Miss Jeanne VanderLeest and Gerald C. Ricke were united in marriage March 4 at a high mass held in the Church of the Bledbed' Sacrament in Mem- phis, Tenn. Accompanieéd by her mother, Mrs. | H. R. VanderLeest, the bride-elect left Juneau early in February, ar- riving in Mémphis some time ago. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Bernard J. Ricke, of South Bend, Indiana, parents gf the bridegroom, reached Memphis | the evenln; belnre the oeremony | | | Dance Recntal SUNDAY MATINEE March 14 ATH CENTURY THEATRE . By the Pupils of Dorothy Stearns Roff RETTLE TREP UM GYTTIAY OFE BT Momm QOLLER " BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH W\, THAR ,CONDUCTER SLOW DOWN THIS \NFUNNEL \ET YL HENE NE FLUWNG N I 7 TS \S BN BAPRESS TRAWY SOLDIER. — QASHEVLLE'S \\SSEN WERE, € SHIF'LESS SKONK *. \F ME DON'T STOP BN OW! B L BE R\GHT ME QFF AT BaCK