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 AT UPTOWN
'Anybody's Blond'' and Tombstone Canyon '
 on New Program

Practically since her start in motion pictures Edna Murphy, one of the featured leads in "Anybody's Blonde" the current feature attrac- tion at the Uptown Theatre, has played the sympathetic part of the heroine but, owing to the urgent plea of Frank Strayer, director of "Anybody's Blonde" she consent ed to turn about and play an un- sympathetic role in the new pic- ture.
 "Anybody's Blonde" shares big double bill at the Uptown Theatre with Ken Maynard and the won der horse Tarzan in Tombstone Canyon" thrilling western drama with plenty of action, gun fights and touch of mystery to make it different.
 The success of Miss Murphy, star of 'Anybody's Blcnde,' has amazed and delighted not only Action Pic tures' production staff, but has raised Miss Murphy's status in the film Mecca, for it is generally ad- mitted that it is a much harder as- signment for a girl to play a sinis- ter role than to carry one in the Pollyana manner.
 ''I'll confess I was somewhat ner- vous at the start of ''Anybody's Blonde" because it was my first attempt at registering sullenness and deceit for the camera, but, after all, ten years in pictures builds up a fair amount of self confidence, so I shook off the nervousness during the rehearsals and, I believe, without undue con- ceit, that I managed to carry off the part successfully" said Miss Murphy in a recent interview.
 Edna Murphy is remembered in pictures back as far as the early 20's, when she was a mere chit of a child. It is hard to judge girls histrionic ability when she is cast for the same type of part over and over again, but her roll as the gangster's moll in "Anybody,s Blonde" proves that Miss Murphy is capable of more than one set of expressions or mannerisms.
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zation plan, might build the schools maintenance and upkeep might fall upon the Territory and some of the Legislators felt an appropria- ton should be made as an emerg- ency provision.
 Want Gold Clause
 Effort to have the gold clause inserted in the mining tax bill was still being made by the House, al- though 1t was agreed on the gen. eral plan of the Senate of grad uated tax on net income. The House wants the new tax to apply only to gold mining while the Sen ate is holding to it's contention to have the measure apply to all min ing.
 The measure creating a depart ir1ent of mines is delayed primar- ilys on matter Of appropriation. Originally calling for $55,ooo it has
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
 SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Tn the United States Commission
 er's Court for Juneau Precinct,
 Division Number One. Territory
 of Alaska. In Probate.
 In Re the Estate of WILLIS w.
 BATCHELLER, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Howard D. Stabler, admins trator with the will annexed of the estate of WILLIS w. BATCHEL- LER, deceased, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder. for cash, in lawful money of the Unit ed States, if the highest and best bid offered is satisfactory to said administrator, and subject to con- firmation of said court, on Tues day the 18th day of April, 1885, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M on said premises hereinafter described, all the right, title, interest and estate of said Willis w. Batcheller, at the time of his death, to wit, a free simple title subject to first and only mortgage of the First National Bank of Juneau, due June 21, 1885, in the sum of s932.00, and 89o interest thereon from June p, 1894, in and to the property here matter described; and all the right, title and interest that the said es- tate has acquired, by operation of law or otherwise, other than or in addition to that of said deceased at the time of his death, in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate at Juneau, Alaska, at the corner of Second and Main Streets opposite the Empire Build ing, and bounded and described as follows: LOT EIGHT (0 BLOCK TWO (2) of the townsite of Ju-
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS
 IS REPORTED AT SAND POINT AND UNALASKA

There are two cases of infantile paralysis definitely established and one suspect at Sand Point, all of which are convalescent. according to report from pr. Vance Mur- ray, Medical Director of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, received by Charles w. Hawkes. worth, Assistant to the Director.
 There is one case at Unalaska, being cared for in the bureau hos- pital there. the report stated Dr. Murray intends to investigate the situation thoroughly on his present trip to the Westward. Y5
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place has been artificial and pure ly temporary, that further large scale spending merely would send good money after bad.
 It is upon this realistic basis that the discussion really rests. Not even the Presidents hardest foes dispute that he would continue to dominate the situation completely whether he is right or wrong, if only it were proved beyond dispute that he is driving the depression to cover.
 Take Your Choice
 Even in realm where extrava- gant political claims are to be ex- pected, 1t is remarkable that esti- mates of the practical results of MT. Roosevelt's first two years in the White House differ so widely.
 There are those who hold that his recovery program has failed definitely, that his experiments are collapsing one by one, and that in it's basic considerations the econom- ic situations show no signs of im- provement.
 On the contrary, there are the Roosevelt supporters who assert that the battle is definitely won. Among them is at least one busi- ness man of very large responsi- bilities, who says that the depres- sion is over, but Washington and New York will be the last to real ize it."
 This important business figure even disposes of the unemployment situation by arguing that very large percentage of the 10000. 900 on relief is composed of persons who are public charges even in times of prosperity, chiselers, and others whose woes cannot be charged up to the depression. He puts the number of heads of famil- ies who really want work and can not get it at $500, ,000-or about normal.
 This opinion is not, of course, accepted even by the administra- tion's own relief officials, but 1t Illustrates the wide divergence of view.
 Dispute Likely To Continue
 There is between these extreme positions a third view, of which MT. Roosevelt himself has hinted once or twice in public speeches.
 It is the view that, whether things are improving or not, at least the new deal" policies have kept the nations economic structure alive, and saved it from the complete collapse which many thought it faced on March 4, l933.
 Whenever the truth may lie among these various opinions. there is no indication the dispute will have an early end. Washington and the country have entered upon a period of debate-about results which it appears that nothing short of a convincing turn of the eco- homie curve, one way or the other, can quit.
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merce Committee and co-author of the bill, that 2,O0O operating com panies owning twenty billion dollars worth of utilities are under the control of 50 holding companies.
 7The holding company is a tangled and expensive contrivance, J says Rayburn. Tt is a cancerous growth which, if left alone, will jeopardize all our financial insti- tutions and perhaps destroy the re- public"
 On the other hand. Thomas N. McC'arter, president of the Edison Electric Institute, says holding companies are useful and neces- sary instruments and should be allowed to continue so."
 Under the Wheeler -Rayburn bill, gas and electric properties would be separated and power companies re- integfated Into regional systems. { Spokesinen for holding companies and for investors in the companies agree that the evils should be abol- ished, but object "to the ruin of utility investors in the process" !" Some estimates place the number of investors at about 10 million and tine securities they hold at sev- eral billion dollars.
 { Ready for Finish Fight
 All Of the familiar trappings on both sides of the question are in evidence around the capital. The Committee of Public Utility Execu- tives has opened up headquarters in a Washington hotel prepared for fight to the finish.
 Both sides of the question are well organized, especially the utili- ties holding cotapanies. The latter have been given to understand in frank fashion that Congress can destroy them by taxation if they are unwilling to De eased out of existence as gently as possible.
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suspended so that an indicatory vote could be taken, Allen Shat tuck moved that the proposed 30- hour week plan be opposed. The vote was unanimous.
 The Chambers opinion on the matter had been requested by the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce, after an original order to the latter organization by the United States Chamber. It was re- ported today that the C'ordova Chamber of Commerce also had indicated it was opposed to the shorter week idea. No other Alas ka Chambers had been heard from this afternoon.
 While this vote was the feature of today's session, another business detail, relative to the program for the inauguration of the Juneau Fairbanks air route next month, was discussed.
 Team Honored
 Honored as guests today were the players and coach of the Wrangell High School basketball team, here for series with Juneau for the Southeast Alaska championship. A, B. Phillips, superintendent of schools, in introducing Coach Fab- ricius, gave high praise to the sportsmanship of the visitors as they went down to a one-point de- feat in the first series game last night.
 Completing the program was a humorous dialogue given by Lyman Snow, Juneau High School student and entrant in the Southeast Alas ka Reclamation contest. His anus ing reading was well received by the Chamber.
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MARTIN THEN [ HAVING TIME !
 OF HIS LIFE
Famous Character Is Not Coming Home Until
 May Says So JIi

A plea to allow Martin Itzeh, Alaska,s famed streetcar conductor from Skagway, to stay longer in California--where he went for an interview with Hollywood's equally famous Mae West-has been sent to Juneau's Chamber of Commerce. by John H. Dunn, former Clerk of the Court here and now a resident of Los Angeles.
 Duhn's plea, in the form of a jocular letter sent to Secretary Curtis Shattuck, was instigated by an article in the Los Angeles Times headed, "Alaskans Pining for Martin Itzen."
 The article follows: Alaska is calling Martin Itzen, Skagway's street-car conductor.
 Yesterday the old sourdough. who is visiting in Los Angeles, re- ceived two telegrams from the northern Territory urging him to come home. One was from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and the other from w. J. Mulvihill, Mayor of Skagway, Itzen's home town.
 Ha, ha,' Martin chortled. I haven't been away from Alaska for 35 years. I'm going to stay here until May. I couldn't run the streetcar until then, anyway; there's too much snow"
 And here's Dunn's letter:
 Dear Curtis-Why in heavens name can't you let old Martin play around with the girls here? He~is.
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DOUGLAS COUPLE LEAVE

MT. and Mrs. H. F. Gallwas are returning to Chichagof on the Ke- mai. They boarded the vessel here last night. Former residents of Douglas, they had been visiting relatives there for two weeks. Gall was is connected with the Chicha- gof Mining Company.
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neau, Alaska. and the buildings thereon and appurtenances there unto belonging. Terms and condi- tions of sale: cash, in lawful money of the United States, ten dO per cent of the purchase price to be paid the administrator on the day of sale, and the balance upon con- firmation Of sale by said court and the delivery of a conveyance. Dated: March IA, 1885.
 HOWARD D. SMALLER,
 Attorney-at-Law,
 Shattuck Building,
 Administrator, etc. First publication, March IA, 1885. Last publication, April II, 1885.
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having the time of his life, all kinds of publicity; getting his pic- ture in the Los Angeles Times with half dozen girls around him try ing to resuscitate him, overcome with the heat in Los Angeles.
 Yours for fair play"
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been cut to around s25,0oo and supporters of the department set up argue insufficient appropriation would make department of minea of little value.
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BATTLE LOOMING ON CAPITOL HILL IN UTILITY CASE
Both Sides Lined Up for Fray of Importance
 and Fireworks

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One Major Question Lies Behind Dispute
 in National CdpitoL

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DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY!
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CHAMBER SLApS
 30 HOUR WORK IN VOTE TODAY
Business Leaders of City Unanimous In Vetoing
 Idea Before Congress

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SENATE KILLS SALOON BILL BY
 VOTE OF 4T0 4
House Plan for Modified ton of Present System
 Now Uppermost

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Evening star., 1935-04-12
PROGRESS OF WAR
ON CANCER IS TOLD
Cases Treated by Radiation
Are Demonstrated to
Surgeons.

Latest procedures in the treatment
Of cancers, both by radiation treat
ments and by surgery. were presented
before the sectional meeting Of the
American College of Surgeons at a
clinic at Georgetown University Med
ical School this morning
Typical cases treated by radiation
were demonstrated by DR. E. A. Mer-
ritt, Washington radiologist, who at
the same time announced that by
introducing thick filters for X-rays-
such as will cut out about the lower
20 per cent of the spectrum of ra-
dium-not only is a better quality OF
X-radiation obtained. but the exten-
sive destruction brought about causes
no pain to the patient.
The discussion of each case was led
by DR.. Robert p Greenough of Bos-
ton, president of the American COL
lege of surgeons and noted cancer
specialist. DR.. Merritt insisted he and
his colleagues are more and more
encouraged that they are on the right
road In the use Of powerful X-radia-
ton. He deplored the introduction Of
radium needles in some types of cam
Ger because of the possibility Of
spreading the malignancy through
arteries and lymph channels.
There was considerable debate
among the physicians over the re-
spective merits of radiation and
surgery. with DR.. Greenough holding
that the latter was the preferred
course where it was practical.
At the scientific session of the group
at the Mayflower last night DR.. George
Grille. Cleveland surgeon, told of new
surgical procedures by which the
nerve supply of the adrenal glands is
removed for cases of recurrent hyper
thyroisism, peptic ulcer, diabetes and
several other diseases closely associa-
ted with the sympathetic nervous
system. This system appears to be
under the control OF glandular secre-
tions.
Operative clinics for the benefit of
the visiting surgeons we're held this
morning at Columbia, Emergency,
Episcopal, George Washington, Provi-
dence and Mount Alto Hospitals.
The meeting will close tonight with
a public community health session in
Constitution Hall, the object of which
is to impress laymen with the posi-
bilities of surgery. There will be an
address of welcome by District Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen with ad-
dresses by DR.. Greenough, DR.. Grille
DR.. Malcolm T. MacEachern OF
Chicago. DR.. Frederic A. Beasley OF
Waukegan, ILL.,; DR.. Philip H
Kreuscher of Chicago, DR.. Alfred w
Adson of Rochester. Mimi, and Robert
Jolly, president of the American Hos
pital Association.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
Trusty Out of Jail
Robbed Him, Court
Told by Collector
Prisoner Asserts, HO,U.
erer, He Vas Behind
Bars at Time.

The question as to whether District
Jail officials permitted one of their
TRUSTEES to leave the institution for
q day was raised in Police Court
today in the case Of John Hemrick,
arraigned on a charge Of having
robbed Michael Steinberg, 431 Ken
nedy street, Of 1854 in cash and a
ring valued at $50. Judge Ralph
Given continued the hearing until
next Tuesday pending an inquiry.
Steinberg, collector, said Hemrick.
whom he had previously known, held
him up in the basement of an apart
ment house and committed the al.
legged robbery. Hemrick contends he
was serving e 30-day sentence in the
District Jail at the time Of the al.
legged hold-up.
Steinberg then said Hemrick told
him he had been trusty at the jail
and had been granted a days leave
at the time the alleged robbery occur
red.
Court officials have been informed
by the Jail authorities that Hemrick
was in jail at the time and did not
at any time leave the premises. Upon
the insistence of Steinberg that Hem
rick Is the man who robbed him,
Judge Given ordered jail officials
summoned to court next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
SEVEN ARE KILLED,
SEVEN ARE SAVED
IN BURNING HOME
Two Women and Five Chill.
dren Asphyxiated at
| 1872 Columbia Road.
BODIES ARE BLISTERED
| BY INTENSE HEAT
Faulty Chimney Flue Believed by
Firemen Cause of Blaze Re.
sulting in $4,000 Loss.

Seven colored persons, five Of them
children. were asphyxiated and seven
others escaped, several Of them
through daring rescues in fire which
late last night spread through their
home at 1872 Columbia road
All of those killed were occupants
of the third floor, which the fire failed
to reach, but were dead from the
smoke before firemen were able to
get to them. The dead are:
Mrs. Rosa Cromwell, SO.
Mrs. Maude Wilson, 35.
James Wilson, 8.
Agnes Wilson, S.
Edward Cromwell. TO-
Frederick Taylor. 7.
Randall Taylor, 6.
Blistered by Heat.
The bodies were blistered from the
intense heat on the third floor. fire.
men said. although the flames had
been confined to the first and second
floors and a stairway between. Three
of the victims we're taken from the
building down ladders BY the fire.
men and the other four carried down
the steps, several of them while
flames were tapping under the stair
way while flremen ran up to the
other floors.
Dorothy Wilson, l3, daughter Of
Mrs. Wilson, was rescued from her
third-story room by being pulled four
ieet across to third-story window Of
the building next door. at 1870 Colum-
bia road. Simmie johnson. 80. coll
ored, reached across, grasped the girls
hand and swung her through the air
to safety in the other building.
Slide Down Drain Pipe.
Charles Johnson. %. and Mrs.
Hattie johnson. 81. slid down a drain
pipe from the third floor and escaped
with minor injuries. The others who
escaped rushed to safety from their
rooms on the first and second floors.
They were Mrs. Frances Taylor. WAL
ter Taylor and Jean Taylor. 2. helped
from the building by the parents. and
Gerald Taylor. Walter Taylor re-
ceived burns about the face and head
as he rushed out.
All of the dead we're taken 10
Freedmen's Hospital. where first aid
methods were employed in an effort
to revive them.
Firemen said today the fire vas
thought to have started from a faulty
chimney fiue shortly before midnight
The building is three-story brick
structure and damage to the interior
was tentatively estimated at approx
imately $1,000
Evening star., 1935-04-12
3 FIRES AT SCHOOL
CALLED SUSPICIOUS
Fire Marshal Begins Inquiry Into
Blazes at Mott School. All
at One Time.

Three fires starting this morning in
widely separated parts of the Mott
School, Fourth street between w and
Bryant streets. are being investigated
by Fire Marshal Calvin G. LAUDER,
who said the blazes were very suspt-
cious."
LAUDER said he would wait until he
had completed his investigation before
announcing his opinion.
Mary E. Shorter, principal Of the
school, a colored institution. said the
children were cleared out of the build
ing without any confusion after
small boy in the second grade had
reported the fire.
One fire started on the w street
side. while the two others began on
the Bryant street side. The two fires
on the Bryant street side were in
what formerly was the domestic
science department in the basement,
and in store room, also in the base
ment. The fire on the w street side
was on a health progress chart which
was hanging on the plaster wall sew
eral feet above the floor.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
TEXAS P. w. A. CASE
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
Counsel for Three Defendants
Charge Irregularities and De-
fciencies in Indictments.

Arguments were begun in District
Supreme Court today on demurrer to
the indictments of three of the seven
persons charged with conspiracy to
defraud the United States Government
of $1,000, 900 in connection with a p.
w. A. irrigation project In Willacy
County, Tex.
Various alleged irregularities and de-
ficiencies in the indictments were indi-
Gated to Justice Jesse c. Atkins by
George p Hoover, counsel for the three
defendants seeking to avoid trial. The
demurrer also challenged the constitu-
tionality of the National Industrial
Recovery Act, which has been ruled on
favorably by the local courts several
times in the past.
United States Attorney Leslie c.
Garnett and his assistant, John W..
Fihelly, represented the Government.
The demurrer was on behalf Of the
Californians named in the indictment,
Harry w. Cole, president Of the Cali
fornia Redwood Association; Leonard
c. Hammond, vice president OF the
Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco,
and James p. Barry, engineer for the
Hammond and Little River Redwood
Co., Ltd.
other defendants are William A.
Harding, Raymondville, Tex, member
of the board of directors Of the
Willacy County Water Control and
Improvement District; Frank P. Nc
Elwrath, contractor and banker, Cor
sicana, Tex; Perry A. Welty, former
P. w. A. engineer at Fort Worth, Tex,
and Charles r. Olberg. P. w. A. engi-
neer examiner in charge of irrigation
work. stationed here.
Evening star., 1935-04-12
TAX DELINQUENT
SUITS ARE BEGUN
District Officials Seek Mandamus
Writs Against Three Individ.
uals and One Concern.

Beginning a drive for collection of
delinquent District taxes, Assistant
Corporation Counsels George D. Neil
son and James w. Lauderdale today
filed petitions in District Supreme
Court for writs of mandamus to COM
pei three individuals and one corpora
ton to file their personal property tax
returns for the last two years.
The petitions were filed before
Justice James M. Proctor, who gave
the defendants until April 26 to show
cause why the writ should not be is
sued. The first four defendants are
william Cogger, Earle Building; the
Home Title Insurance Co., Columbian
Building; E. j. Bush, Barrister Build
ing, and. Mrs. Daniel S. Barry, jr.,
1911 Thirtieth street.
Nelson and Lauderdale said there
would be rs more petitions filed dur
ing the next two weeks and unless
others voluntarily make their returns
there will be at least 1000 more cases
filed against as many persons from
whom personal property taxes at due.