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The Kusko times., 1930-04-26

TxIE KLrS Although he had his masters papers In the United States, he could not be- coome a captain in Canada without becoming citizen of the country and he preferred to remain a pilot. Cap- tain and Mrs. Raabe had celebrated the 53d anniversary of their wedding about week before his death.
 Tom Walkenshaw, pioneer con- tractor and builder of the Dawson, Fairbanks, Iditarod and Ruby dis tricts, is now in South America, &C., cording to a letter received from him recently by Pilot Matt A. Nieminen, who made his acquaintance in Mex. ico. The oldtimer is reported to have done very well in stocks in Venezuela.
 All through the upper Panama val ley there is an unprecedented num- DSAOA "oAvOo tiAlo WAAfkCIH H 0CNOlQlflK to John Jadukovich ...LGREATf bm w John Jajdukovicr, we'll known trader of that district. Not only are their number larger in the aggregate than ever before, but they are running in exceptionally large bands. There are many well authenticated reports of bands of from 40 to 60, Mr. Hajdu- kovich said. One day when he was on broad plateau in the mountains, he saw band of 25 quite close to him, and within radius of two miles there were five other smaller bands. The wolves are scattered on both sides of the Panama, north of the Alaska range and also on the south side of the Tanana- Yukon mountains. Many have been seen in the flats as we'll Trapper sat the head of the Robinson river report hearin gor seeing wolves in the h. hills nearly every day and Indians have seen signs of their dep- relations Tn the flats. Wolves are taking heavf toll among the noun, tain sheep and caribou, it is said.
 Two large tracts of grazing land, comprising an area of 30 square miles, have been acquired on Kodiak Island by party of capitalists who plan to sock the land with large herds of cattle and sheep the coming spring. The tract is adjacent to the govern ment experiment station on Kodiak bay, 16 miles south of Kodiak. The stock placed on the ne wrange will be in addition to 1,500 sheep and 400 head of cattle now on the island.
 The Seward Chamber of Commerce has received three letters written by William R. Seward, which are being framed for preservation and will be made a permanent part of the Sew ard memorial building when js erected. The letters were presentd to the Chamber by Frederick w. Car ter of Troy, N. Y., nephew of William J. Young, to whom they were writ ten. One is dated 1853, the second 1855, and the third 1861.
 The Seldovia machine shop; oper- ated by Austin Horner, was recently destroyed by a fire which caught around the smokestack. Every avail able man in town turned out and in a few minues half a dozen bucket bri- gades were formed to fight the con- fiagration. When it was seen that the machine shop was doomed they
The Kusko times., 1930-04-26

Although he had his masters papers In the United States, he could not be- coome a captain in Canada without becoming citizen of the country and he preferred to remain a pilot. Cap tain and Mrs. Raabe had celebrated the 53d anniversary of their wedding about week before his death.
The Kusko times., 1930-04-26


 John. Gillespie,s aged GA, Seward resident and business man for the. last fiye,years, and one of the Terri tory's, best known miners and pros- pectors, died, recently at Seward. fol- lowing a months illness Pneumonia was given n the cause of death. The deceased had followed practically every stampede in. Alaska since he first arrived in 1896 in the Sunrise district. He prospected and minced there until 1900. when he joined the Nome. xush. A year later was spent in those diggings, when he went to Dawson. He remained. in Dawson for season.. then. crossed over to Valdez and later to the Nazina and the Kan tishna.. kn turn he then proospected and mined on Valdez. creek, at Ruby, the Manle yHot Springs, then back to Valdez. then to Anchorage, Hyder, the kanatak oil fields, and then to Nuka Bay. whore he still held inter ests, finally settling in Seward, where he openad the Pioneer Club about two years ago. He is survived by 2 widow, residing in Seattle, two broth srs wAo reside in. Spokane, and two sisters-
The Kusko times., 1930-04-26

Philip VI ilson, a. well known resi- dent of the Moose Pass district, was taken to the Anchorage hospital re- gently for treatment for hrosthite, both oi. his feet having been severely frozen during a spell of extremely cold weather. It. is said that Wilson was fishing on the ice of lake some distance from his cabin and broke through the ice.. When he reached his cabin he was in so helpless 8 state he had great difficulty in remov- ing his frozen shoepacs and socks from hsi feet. After repairing to bed without even being able to kindle a fire, he renamed there for four days, xuifering intense pain. All that time he was. without warmth or feed and unable to summon aid,. crawl to the cabin door for fuel. or reach his horse. in the barn only 50 feet away. Outside fhis cabin 8 storm ragged at temperature of 30 degrees below zero, while the helpless pioneer laid. nuddied. in he'd. Bud. Tolson, a neigh hoor living two miles away, paid a visit to~Milson's cabin and found the oldtimer- i n sore straits. He rendered first aid. and then went for his. part ner. Oscar Piowman, and together aheex took. him to tre Roycroft home 1t Mile. 29, where a message was tel aphoned4 to- Ancnorage for a gas car to take hi into town. That office dis patci1ed . special train from Seward to tala.. the injured. man tq town. where he was. treated by Dr.. Hyatt and the next. morning was sent to the Anchorage hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
Neil, Hedda Hopper, Doris Hill and Richard Carle.
THE LADY LIES" IS
 AT COLISEUM SUNDAY

In "The Lady Lies" Paramount has produced a powerfully dramatic but at the same time, absorbingly human romance drama that should add greatly to the prestige of it's sponsors and to that of it's fea- tured players, Walter Huston, Clau- dette Colbert and Charles Rug gles. At the same time it will doubtless start the upward climb to greater success of two wonderful child actors, Virginia Deering and Tom Brown. This feature is at the Coliseum Sunday and Monday nights.
 R''The Lady Lies" is the story of Q prominent and successful lawyer who is a Widower and who, to the disappointment of his two young children and his relatives, falls in love with a woman who is not, in their opinion, of an equal social standing with him. The family pow CTS of intervention are brought to bear and the plot deals with the weighing in the balance of true love affair and family's selfish ambitions After numerous situ- ations which are shot through with clever dialog and tense drama, the romance reaches a logical culmina- tion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
BILLIE DOVE IS
 AT PALACE SUNDAY

Billie Doves picture, The Man and the Moment which comes to the Palace Theatre Sunday, is a picturization of Elinor Glyn's torrid story of love with dialogue and sound effects recorded and pro duced via Vitaphone.
 George Fitzmaurice directed this jazzy opus of the cocktail trails, and Rod LaRocque plays his first role at First National opposite Miss Dove.
 The story opens with some avia- tion scenes, and then goes to water stuff" with yachts, bathing girls and all the trimmings It is a fast-moving story of hectic love affairs, and is the first of Mime. Glyn's heart throbbers to be dia- logued for the screen.
 Miss Doves gowns, designed by Max Rec, are to be more beautiful than ever, and the star is sur- rounded by a cast of exceptional merit, including some of the best known young players in Hollywood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
CARGO TAKEN FROM W RICK
 BROUGHT HERE
Gasoline and Oil Off Colder
 Forest Arrives on
 Schooner Explorer

Salvaged cargo from the wrecked steamship Golden Forest, was brought to Juneau yesterday by the power schooner Explorer, Capt. Magnus Hansen, for discharge. The recovered goods consist chiefly of gasoline, kerosene and lubricating oil Virtually all of the stock was contracted by purchasers here some time ago. The present shipment is one of several brought to this city this year from the stores of the stranded craft.
 The Golden Forest, of the Ameri- Hawaiian Line, went aground in fog on Avatak Island, off Cape Ilktugitak in Shelikof Straits, in September, 1929, while bound from San Francisco to Yokohama. Con- siderable of her cargo was taken off by Captain Hansen last fall on a percentage agreement with the underwriters. But the ship and what was left of her contents early this year were bought outright by him.
 Salvage operations have proceeded rapidly. There is still consider able cargo, principally gasoline and oil, to be saved, after which the ships gear win be removed The work will require at least the rest of the year. The Explorer may stay here few days before returning to the scene of the wreck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
Attractions Il At Theatres
MISS ALEECE GRAVES
 DELIGHTS AT PALACE

Miss fleece Graves, Juneau's tall ented harpist, pleased a large audi ence at the Palace last night in her first professional appearance ln this city. She gave three splendid nlimbers and responded to an in sistent encore, gracefully. Miss Gfaves is a thorough artist on her chosen instrument and this was sklllfully demonstrated last night Miss Graves will appear again to- night between the first and second movie shows.
 Miss Graves gave "The Dance of the Sylphs,' by Godefroid; Irish Medley, "Reverie," by Hasselmans arid her encore was popular med ley, How Am to Know" and Pa gan Love Song"
 The movie feature is John Gill bert in his first talkie, His Glori- ous Night" Katherine Dale Owen his leading lady, is most creditably cast and gives splendid perform ance. Other players are Nance O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
MISS FIELDS TO
 HAVE FAIR BOOTH

Miss Minnie Fields will have her usual booth at the Southeast Alas ka Fair which opens next Wednes- day and will dispense hot dogs and coffee during the four days of the annual feature. Miss Fields has not missed having trade booth at the Fair since it has been in the pres- ent building, and has built up a large clientele always ready to give her a boost, no matter what articles she has to sell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
(. W. .NOSTRAND WILL SUCCEED
 |. M. SULLIVAN
Appointed by Auditor Cash Cole as Chief Clerk,
 Vice Sullivan

G. w Nostrand, for several years connected with the Juneau Young Hardware Company, has been ap- pointed Chief Clerk in the Terri torial Auditors Office. it was an- nounced today by Cash Cole, Au- ditor. The appointment is effective September 1.
 MT. Nostrand will fill the vacancy left by the recent resignation Of Chief Clerk Leroy M Sullivan, who has accepted an appointment as Assistant United States Attorney in the Third Division. He leaves Tues day for Cordova where he will make bis headquarters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
BATHS

The finest baths ever-the bath you have long wished for-are now in operation at the w. E. B. Barber Shop. Soap Lake Mineral Steam Cabinet Baths, Showers and Mas sage. For appointment telephone 228. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30

An undersea party with hundreds of gorgeous girls is one of the most elaborate. settings ever attempted for a picture It marks one of the big moments in "The Man and the Moment" Elinor GIyn story written for Billie Dove and produced by First National It will probably be a pat future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-30
HOLIDAY WILL BE
 OBSERVED MONDAY

Juneau will observe holiday
 Monday, Labor Day, and practically all business houses, city, territorial land federal offices will be closed for the entire day. There will be mo issue of The Empire cn Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

one to the other. I believe that is the
first time that this was ever done.
Q. How do you manage to describe
all those things in your newsreel? You
certainly can't be all those places at
oncs.-John M. NJ, Osceolas N. Y.
A. My voice is recorded in studio
in Philadelphia. The silent films are
shown for me on a screen couple of
times so I may become familiar with
the scenes, and when they are run of
again describe them before q micro
phone and the voice and film are syn
chronized.
@. What radio artist would you
rather nounce?-Mary Anne Marx,
MiSsoula, Ark.
A. I have no favoriteS, although I
prefer to announce artists who are per-
fectly at home before the microphoEe.
That allows me to concentrate on my
own work. without letting my atten-
ton be distracted by worrying about
some one else. Once or twice I have
found that tension in the studio, caused
by the presence of a nervous opera
star, has given me lift that improved
my announcing, but usually, I think, it
works the other way. It's quite the con-
trary announcing sports event. There
I do my best work when there Is plenty
Of suspense and excitement.
@. Was Marthin Provensen an actor
before he became an announcer?-
Viola TietjenS, San Diego, Cal.
A. No, he used to be concert singer.
He also has been a teacher of music
and head of the music department in
several colleges in the Middle West. He
was an announcer in Chicago and
Washington before coming to New York.
@. Are Hindermeyer and Tucker
man, who are now broadcasting, the
men who used to be the Gold Dust
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McNAMEE'S QUESTION
BOX.

@. Can you tell me when Jesica
Dragonette was born, and whether she
is married?-M. K. B., Baltimore, Md.
A. She was born in Calcutta, India
but she received her education at
Georgian Court Convent in Lakewood,
N. j. do not know the date of her
birth, but / believe she is about "a
years old. She is unmarried.
O. Will you please tell me the names
of the actors who play Mary and Bob
in the True Story Hour?-Ellis Fish
man, Newark, N. j.
A. Mary is played by Nora Stirling
and Bob by Bill Brenton. Miss Stirling
also plays in the johnson and johnson
programs, and I have seen Brenton
playing in several others on occasion.
@. Is the dog in the Amos m Andy
program program played by Freeman
Gosden?-Frances Peppe, Washington,
D. G.
A. Yes, although don't count on it
every time. There are several OF the
parts that both men can play in almost
exactly identical voices, and this is
always plays the dog, but Charles j.
Correll can bark that way, too.
@. Has Marie Cahill, the Coincidence,
ever broadcast? used 10 enjoy nef N
vaudeville and think she ought to be
on the air.-Henry Gaultieri, Youngs-
town, Ohio.
A. Miss Cahill has made single APP
pearances on the air over several STA
tions, but 1 do not believe she has ever
been on the networks. She has not been
broadcast recently.
@. I have heard that viii Rogers re-
fuses to broadcast Is this true?-N. T.,
Toronto, Ont.
A. Rogers has made one appearance
before the microphone and / under
stand that while he has no particular
longing to do 1t again, he might be per-
Suaded, but at a very high price. I have
no doubt but that some one will meet
his figure eventually.
@. Is Mildred Hunt of the air? We
never hear her any MORE. j., B.,
Fort Worth, Texas.
A. Miss Hunt is out on another
vaudeville tour. Recently, however, she
was in New York for few days, and
she went on the air in two programs at
once They were in adjoining studios,
and she dashed back and forth from
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McNamee
Speaking

times when he'd give lot for couple
of added inches. But the other day
he arrived at the studios Just before
program he had to conduct in din
ner jacket. He was still in street
clothes, but he had his evening wear
In q suitcase. Now, while we have a
strict rule that there must be no chang
ing of clothes in the studios, it hap
pened that when Nat arrived no one
could find key to the dressing room
in hurry
Very little time was to be lost, and for
Mats benefit rule was broken. A
grand piano was pushed into a corner
and Nat and his suitcase got behind it.
BY scrunching down a little he was
completely invisible and he changed his
clothes without any one being the wiser.
In the studios it isn't any particular
inconvenience for a conductor to be
short. Besides Shilkret can think off,
hand of Cesare Sodero, the grand opera
maestro, Robert Armbruster, Len 10y
and Andy Sannells.
Lost without Own MicrOphOIles.
Conductors are practically always on
platforms and their orchestraS never
have any trouble seeing them. It's diff
ferent with an announcer. have often
thought the reason Paul Dumont has
practically quit announcing to join our
production staff was because he had to
share the microphone too often with
an artist who edged 6 feet. 1t is not
so much of an inconvenience when he
appears as an entertainer or actor in
such programs as the Dutch Masters
Minstrels, for there he has a micro
phone all adjusted to his height before
the show opens. But an announcer,
when he has to get away from his own
private mike, has to take pot luck.
It's Just as bad for those that are
extra tall, for they often have to bend
over to get within confidential distance
of a microphone used by others. We
have, by the way, used real dwarf
on occasion, but since he is a very
special sort of actor, he always has a
microphone of his own and little lad
der to get him up to it. Listen Tor
him next Christmas. He's always on the
air then.
+ X 4
Politeness is no longer virtue in the
ewes of william S. Rainey, the man who
serves as narrator in the "Penrod"
programs. Rainey is probably best
known to the radio audience for ro-
mantle programs, and of the air he
lives up, more or less, to his micro
phone personality. He also likes boxing,
The other evening, dropping In early at
the home of some friends, while on his
way to the fights, he was introduced to
a most charming young lady, who was
all of f1utter to meet him and said
she couldn't stay any more than is
minutes.
Attractive as he found her. after an
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"Graharn

TIME taking over Of a theater in
the Times Square district of
New York and remodeling it
i into a broadcasting studio has
suggested to good many people
that this must have been done with
one eye on televiSion. These people
point out that in spite of the fact that
a curtain of steel and glass has been
installed to separate what was the stage
from the auditorium, all the equipment
for handling scenery and lights is still
there. Now, while it is probably true
that If television were with us, this
studio would be very handy for staging
television shows, the hopes of engineers
seem to be rather modest where tele-
vision is concerned.
They say we won't have anything to
speak of in that line for from 3 to 10
years. But studio of this sort will be
very useful for present-day purposes.
It was fixed up in the first place be-
cause our regular studios are not able
to accommodate the audiences that
would like to see several of our big pro-
grams being broadcast. The best We
could do was to take care of $50, while
the Times Square studio seats about
600. There was also a need for more
actual studio space, for the increase in
the number of elaborate programs, re-
curing long rehearsalS, was keeping all
of our IL studios at headquarters more
than busy. On top of that, the loca-
ton in the heart of the theatrical dis
trict makes it possible for people who
are appearing on Broadway to steal
away from the theater for few min
utes, go on the air and get back to the
theater in time for the next entry.
With traffic in New York what 1t is,
many actors and singers can't get to the
main studios and back in the time at
their disposal.
Hope to Hide All "Mikes."
The engineers, by the way, are all
excited over the chances the new studios
will give them for experimentation in
new kinds of pick-upS. There are %
plugs for microphones in and around
the studio proper Cthe old STACEY and
now the engineers think it may be pos
Sible to put on program without a
in sight of the audience.
This will allow actors and singers a
chance to move around and there is
much speculation as to whether this
may not improve their performances.
Personally, I don't think it will, for
the veterans of the broadcasting studios
are so used to the conditions under
which they work that they do net miss
the freedom of movement allowed them
on the stage or the concert platform.
But at any rate, it will be interesting to
see what comes of it.
While / shouldn't care to be short
myself, ! must admit that it has its
Take Nathaniel Shilkret, for
instance. Nat is distinctly pint-size,
and know that there are good many
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Radio Fans Average Intelligence
Requires 13-Year-Old Broadcast Level

gin with the foundations Of thinking
and thought organization.
Most broadcasting is done neces-
sarily from manuscript, and reading
aloud is an old art so long lost as to be
practically a new one to be learned.
Many people who speak well read abom-
inably. Such reading viii wreck I've
good effects of the best matter in the
world"
Then the committee prescribes a Sc
ries of things to do when making an
appearance before the microphone.
Write out your exact wording. Be-
gin with one or two short striking
statements. Present yUur subject on
the level of 13-year-old listeners. Use
few pertinent historical illusions.
Anecdotes, short and clearly to the
point, are good Avoid too much gen.
eralizat.on. Minimize preachment and
advice Revise your manuscript for
clearness and delivery Reread aloud
several times under the watch. Speak
distinctly direct into the microphone.
Do not change position while speaking"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
LIVES FOR NOISES
HE MAKES ON AIR
Harry Swan Can Be Almost ANY
Character Needed for
Radio Drama.

NEW YORK U9.-Harry Swan lives
Tor the noises he makes.
They came from his throat and a
thousand and one contraptions that he
has gathered in his sound laboratory"
at the G. B. S. studios.
The sound of almost any animal is
sues from his lips on moments notice.
He can bark better than dog.
But that is not all He can be almost
any character needed for the radio
orama. Once he demonstrated what he
really could do by appearing alone in
a broadcast sketch having IS roles.
While Mr.. Swan established himself
at G. B. s. largely because of his abil-
lily to produce the proper sound back
ground Tor radio plays, his sone ambi-
ton Is to became better known as o
radio character actor He can be the
grun Prof. Musclebound in the Nit
Wits and in the next breath depict q
high-pitched female voice.
Mr.. Swans laboratory is unique. It
contains scraps Of paper, toys of every
description, bells, drums and odds and
ends that any one else would discard.
For example, there are strawberry
boxes, whole and partly crushed.
Once at night he wanted a box in a
hurry. He had to scurry down the
street searching ashcans. At last he
was rewarded. A dog spied him. It, too,
wanted the box. The dog was big and
Harry is short of stature. He won the
tussle by holding the box high as he
could reach away from the leaping ca
nine.
All of Swans sound effects are pur-
chased on personal expeditions. He will
go into store, select some article. and
shake 1t to see what noise it makes
Often it is a broken item rather than
whole one that gives the desired eff
feet.
Mr.. Swan, who began his career as
drummer, never tests out his devices
by radio before trying them on the air.
He just knows how they will sound.