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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
APRIL WEATHER
 vARIBLE; SOME
 CHANGES NOTED
Month Was Cooler than Normal, Precipitation Be-
 low Sunshine Shy

The month of April just passed was cooler than the normal, with precipitation slightly below nor nal, and sunshine corespondingly slightly above the normal, according to the monthly neurological re- port issued today by the Juneau Weather Bureau Office
 The mean temperature for the month was 396 or o.9 below the normal. The mercury reached its highest point during the month on the 30th at 2:15 D. m, when read ing of 56 was registered, afd the lowest was 26 on the first at a. m. The highest April temper ature on record over a 40-year period was 69o in 1916, and the lowest April temperature for a similar period was 13' in 1929. The warmest April on record was that of 1912 with a monthly mean of 44O0, and the coolest on record was that of 1890 with a monthly mean of 347
 Precipitation
 The total precipitation for the month was 496 inches, or o.42 inch below the normal. The wettest April on record was that oi 1900 with a total of 11.37 inches and the driest was that of 1917 with total of 1.69 inches. The total snowfall during the month was much below the normal, the total being 0.4 inch, as compared with a normal of 5.6 inches.
 Out of a possible 43l.5 hours Q. sunshine, there were 172.5 hour. of sunshine recorded last month or 40 per cent. which is 4 pel cent above the normal There were 4 clear days, T cloudy, and l! cloudy days during the month.
 The total wind movement las month was 5,444 miles, or an ay. craze hourly velocity Of 7.6 miles maximum velocity for sustained
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
SCHOOL TAX

Territorial Scnool Tax for 1885 unpaid by May will become de- linquent. All male persons between q and 50. excepting U. s. soldiers and sailors, volunteer fireme n, paupers and insane must pay this
 A. w. HENNING, City Clerk, adv. School Tax Collector.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
ODOM REPRESENTS FRYE AND COMPANY;
 ERROR CORRECTED

Through an error in the adver- tisement relative to the opening of the Totem Grocery, in yesterdays Empire, under the ownership of James Ramsay and Son, M. w.. Odom was listed as representa- tive of the A. c. Fry Company.
 MT. Odom, well known Alaska salesman, represents Frye and Company, packers of fresh and smoked meats
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01

It seems their efforts have not been vain. For the first time since the war, birth registration passed the million mark last year, official figures placing the number of 1884 babies at 1169,915, some 2l3,00o more than in l933
 The report emphasizes that 157,- 88l children were born in 1884 to couples who married under the loan plan. Couples who marry with government subsidy can deduct 25 per cent of the amount of the loan for each child born
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
DR. NEUMAN
 PASSES AWAY

NAPA, Cal, May 1-Dr. Daniel s. Neuman, aged 67, noted for treat ment of eye diseases among the Eskimo of Alaska, and a grandson of the physician to Napoleon, died here during the night.
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WEATHER SYNOPSIS

The barometric nAnal slightly through morning This general distribution attended by along the coastal fro Kodiak souhwad trance and from the Valley Sea, and by cloudy upper Valleys.
 It slightly colder this elsewhere the Territory
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} . = . .
 AT TIFF HOTELS c } se es sss .
Zynda

Zynda MT. and Mrs. E. O. Swanson, Elfin Cove; Jane Fanelby, Juneau.
 Gastineau Harvey Fry, Juneau, M. M. Reese, Windham Bay; P. A. Heney, Jr., Windham Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
LoURING TO KETCHIKAN

K. Louring, representative of the Pacific Bottlers Supply Company travelled to Ketchikan from Ju- neau on the Northwestern.
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TO SEATTLE

James Evans, connected with the Astoria and Puget Sound Canning Company, is travelling to Seattle on the Northwestern from Juneau.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A. M.

Ketchkan, temperature A; WrangeI clear Sita 42 Skagway 39; Fairbanks Springs 20; IS; Nuato clear 12 Kaag clear Unala kleet, clear, 12; Flat, cloudy 3o
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01

The Schillings Products represen- tative, H. B. Crewson, left for Ket- chikan on the Yukon.
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NAzI WEDDINGS FALL SHORT OF
 OFFICIAL GOAL

Continued from Page One)
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The Weather
fBy the U. s. Weather Bureaul

Forecast for Juneau and vicinity at May l.
 Fair tonight and Thursday; light variable winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-01
LOCAL DATA

Barometer Temp. Humidity Wi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-29
.Hoosier' S Work
Booked at Circle
Tarkington'S Alice Adams
Stars Katharine Hepburn.

Pretense and deception weave a
tangled web in Alice Adams, which
stars Katharine Hepburn in the
title role.
Based on the Booth Harrington
novel which won the Pulitzer prize
for 1922. the story is an unvar-
nished picture of the struggles and
heartaches which girl endures III
her fight for love and social recog-
milton in a small MidweStern town.
Not since Miss Hepburn won the
academy award with her portrayal
of the stage-struck girl in Morn
ing Glory" has she had a role which
gave her such opportunities for UNI
usual Characterization, sensitive
ness and understanding.
In the story, Alice Adams battles
snobbery and social ostraciSm with
pretense and deceit, only to find
that these weapons are useless.
1t is only when she drops her
mask of make-b believe and turns the
light of truth upon her enemies that
she wins the love and recognition
which she Graves.
Included in the cast are Fred
Stone, famous stage star; Fred Mac
Murray, Evelyn Venable. Ann Shoe
maker, Frank AlbertSon. Charles
Grapwin and others. George Stew
ems directed this RKO radio picture
1t will open tomorrow at the
Circle.
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The happiness of the young lovers
is threatened when MCGUIRE kills
man in the girls defense and gives
himself up on Rogers advice. The
youth is condemned and of course
the girl and Rogers blame each
other for the boys plight, but their
desire to help him draws them to-
gether in rich friendship.
While they strive to earn enough
money to pay for his appeal. Rogers
is lndulging in his old rivalry with
cruSty Irwin S. Cobb captain of the
shiny Pride of Paducha
The two dramatic currents blend
when Rogers steams down to New
Orleans to save MCGUIRE and is in
volved in big steamboat race. The
climax. packed with suspense and
explosive comedy, brings the film
to a happy conclusion.
Steamboat Round the Bend"
owes much of its effectiveness and
color to the work of Dudly Nichols
and Lamar Trotti, who adapted the
screen play from the Pictorial Re-
view serial written by Ben Lucien
Thurman. John Ford directed.
The supporting cast includes Step
in Fetchit, Eugene Palette, Berton
Churchill and Francis Ford.
Short subjects experimenting the
featured attraction on the program
consists of Terrytoon cartoon. a
tWO-reel comedy and Movietone
News.
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The cast includes Basil RathbOne,
as Karenina. Freddie Bartholomew
as the son Of Miss Carlo; Maureen
O'Sullivan. as her sister in-law,
Kitty: Reginald owen. as her broth
er. Silva. May Robson. as Count
Vronsky's mother: little Cora Sue
Collins. as Miss CARLOS niece, and
Joan Marsh. as Lii.
Within the picture is a cOlorful
Russian ballet. directed by the ia
nous Viennese choreographer. Mar
garete Mailman. The mazurka,
which takes place in the grand Mos
COW ballroom. was directed by Ches-
ter Hale.
For me first time in her screen
career. Carlo dances. appearing in
the mazurka scenes for which she
rehearsed three weeks.
II was inevitable that Miss Carlo
and Baby Carlo" should be re-
united
The success with which Cora Sue
Collins. Metro-GOldWyh Mayors lit
tie star. handled an uninterrupted
speech OF l04 long words IN Queen
Christina" was amazing to Miss
Carlo.
In that cOlOrful historical picture,
Cora Sue played Miss Carlo As a
child, after the Swedish star had
personally selected the child from
200 candidates. with the exclama-
ton.
This child is truly me as child "
So now they are reunited in Miss
CARLOS new picture. Anna Kare-
nina
In the immortal Tolstoy novel,
Cora Sue plays Tania ScherbatSky,
Miss CARLOS little niece. in several
important emotional scenes with the
Swedish star.
When Producer Selznick informed
Cora Sue she was TO have the part,
the fOrmalitv of costume and screen
tests were eliminated.
We've been told all about you,
said Producer SelzniCk-and Cora
Sue suspects that her greatest idol,
Miss Carlo, had something to dc
about it.
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Lyric TO Offer
AN-GirI Revue
Joe E. Brown Will Be Star
of Screen Show.

Joe z. Brown in the First National
comedy with music, Bright Lights"
and an all-glrl revue entitled 40
PLATINUM Blondes" share honors on
the new stage and screen program
which opens tomorrow at the Lyric.
The bill also will include two new
musical treats; one, a special home
coming organ solo by Lester Huff,
who is TO be at the theaters organ
console throughout the coming sea-
son; the other. popular orchestral
overture which will serve to intro
duce the theater's newly acquired
regular vocal soloist. Coofy Morrison,
obtained from Charlie Davis band.
40 Platinum Blondes" the revue
to be offered on the Lyric stage, is
announced as a show completely
apart from the ordinary run of tour
ing attractions because it is per-
formed entirely by girls-girl come
dams, girl dancers, girl singers,
chorus. and even an orchestra of
II girl musicians.
Among the headliners are num-
bered the comedy team Of BOice and
Marsh. who were prominent in Hit
the Deck" and other Broadway pro-
auctions; the Dawn Sisters, rough
and tumble comedy dancers; Helen
Troy. singer; Helen and Betty
Southern, whirlwind dancers; Dor
tina SiSSon, novelty whistler; Sara
Jane and her platinum band; Babe
Leonard, and a dancing chorus.
Spectacular production numbers,
made possible by special scenery, an
elevated stage level and a portable
electric switchboard carried by the
revue. will include Blue Fantasy"
Changing of the Guard" and
White Heat"
On the Lyric screen. Joe E.
Browns starring role in Bright
Lights" presents him as a comedian
in a small touring burleSque troupe
who rises to fame after gaining
part in big Broadway production.
The part allows him to demon
strate his ability to sing, to do &C.
centric comedy dancing and to per-
form comedy acrobatic stunts with
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and Marsha Hunt, Paramount fea-
tured players, acted as judges for
the contest.
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Due to illness, Ida Lupino has left
the cast of Harold Lloyd's The
Milky Way" at Paramount. Dorothy
Wilson will take her role.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-29
Milkman Awarded
Part in New Film

Chosen from a field of 5000 by a
committee of motion picture stars,
Gene Richards, handsome 25-year-
old milkman, won the title of Los
Angeles Handsomest Milkman and
has answered his first call as a
member of the cast of THE Milky
Way" in which Paramount fea-
lures Harold Lloyd.
The contest was a feature of a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-29
Will Rogers and Irwin S. Cobb
Play Leading Roles in Hilarious
Comedy TO Be Shown at Apollo
Steamboat Round the Bend Fox Film Production, Tells
Laughter Provoking Story of Rivalry Between
CAPTAINS of River Craft

THE century. rip-roang
OF the highghS of Fix Films photopay Steamboat
Bend which VIII Cobb
hilarious hghcomedy rivalry that film
Apollo
captain Of the Caemoe Queen ramShackle old tub Rogers
involved the OF Anne Shirley and John Mcclure IN story
played
portan part America than
j dneSt
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celebration participated in by the
major milk companies in recogni-
ton of the new Los Angeles city Or
dinance making daytime delivery of
milk compulsory.
Ida Lupino, feminine lead in
1.-THE Milky Way; Rosalind Keith,
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Fredric March Shares Honors
With Swedish Star in Film from
Leo ToIstoy's Classic Drama
Freddie Bartholomew, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Owen
Little Cora Sue Collins and May Robson
Appear in Supporting Cast.

NINA KARENINA" starring picture
n
Il Will Loews
ToOys
background
height Of that nations glory so
Vronsky
sixth the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-29
Movies Teach Acting

Katherine De Mile, Paramount
player, attends from one to four
movie shows a day when she is not
working, claiming that through OBJ
servation of the work of others she
learns more than any dramatic
school can offer.
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the famous tumblers, the Five Mex
clos
These sequences are made more
natural since Brown actually began
his career as a tumbler and eccen-
trio dancing clown.
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Oakie Likes Swimming

Jack Oakie, while waiting for his
scenes in Paramount's Collegiate. d"
with Joe Penner. is putting in his
spare time swimming at Santa
Monica.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-29
Assembling .Nerada, Cast

Larry Crabbe and Glenn Erickson
have been assigned leading parts in
Nevada" the new Zane Grey out
door romance soon to start at Para
mount.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-12-27

Dick Was Too High Now to Drop
a fellow and there in midair Dick hung like a .rapeze artist and watched the
ground get farther and farther away.
Dick wa on the outside Of the wheel, out of sight IF the engineer. who
knew nothing of his plight. Far below he could sex spectators gathering to
watch what they considered another thrill
Crowd Cheers as Dick Is Getting Killed"
1t was a thrill all right. Dick says. but ont he had not planned. He tried
to signal with his feet but every 10 "a just taken for another daredevil
stunt
the thought Of what might happen to him " the engineer suddenly shut
OF the power: The shock had 80 "umbed his arms that no wal sure
ne could not hold on.
Using all his fast sbbns strength he swung ne knee w the
charged rod. 4 cheer went up from the ground and Dick ground his
teeth In rage The dumbbens! Didn't they know No was getting
killed.
Even Now the Ground Was an Unwecome Sight
Dick vas able to hold OF better in his new position. but suddenly a new
danger struck him. His head just missed ne Oft the uprtghts Of the wheel: he
ducked 1t just a 1t grazed his hair. Dick say he Is certain his hair was
standing right up on end.
Finally his ar a the nezt ne to the ground. In a moment he would be
he hung and II looked like he had a bad full In store fr him when the juice
went off, He grhned his teeth and waited.
But the wheel didn't stop! The juice stayed n and glued poor Dick to
the rod ne a fly o. hypaper.
A. the wheel started up on another swn. Dick started to let out
yen whe IT. suddenly occurred to him hat yen might 70 fatal The
engineer would certainly ut off the juice at the first sign Of trouble
and Dick was g high now that he couldn't take a chance n falling.
10 around he went again N tn dosgondest Ferris wheel ride a nan
ever took.
Dick decided he would yell for help when his body was even with the
ground 0 n the next descent But by the time he had made another complete
turn the shocking electricity and the horror Of his situation had made him
speechlesa
Round She Goes-Dick Life in Balance.
he passed the Jumping of place without a sign and. believe 1t " not. that
wheel carried poor Dick around that way-six dmesl
Well, sir, Dick would have been there yet II n Of the managers
hadn't .ee" him. The manager. Of course didn't know anything about
he electric urrsnt running wild through that bar and h thought Dick
had been showing of and va afraid to climb Oft the rod.
So when Dicks cr was even with the ground he slgnaNed the engineer
Whaml The second the current was of Dick dropped to the ground like
q sack Of -four! Fortunately he wasn't hurt. but he couldn't stop shaking for
hours after.
And the worst Of the whole thing. Dick sys, was when one Of thu spe
tators came up and asked him II he wasn't afraid to do stunts like thatl INck
only glared and said nothing. because. you sex, the show must 20 on" But
he got of the Ferris wheel-and stayed off.
e-wNu Service
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nounced the President as an "usurper"
In the party. .
The governor also announced that
q convention Of the southern Jeffer-
sonian Democracy" would be held in
Atlanta the last week In January for
the purpose Of formulating a program
to battle the New Deal and President
Roosevelt.
He added: 1.-THE southern and Dor.
der states have 800 votes In the Dem.
ocratic national convention. It takes
but 1867 votes to block the nomination
of a President. We are going to bring
q lot Of delegates to that convention"
CLEVELAND Is the place and June
8 the date selected for the Repub-
lican national convention Of 1885. The
national committee heard arguments
on behalf Of Chicago. Kansas City and
Cleveland. and then decided on the
Ohio city, largely for political reasons
Gov. Aft Landon of Kansas and Col.
Frank Knox Of Chicago both being po.
tential candidates for the nomination.
1t was thought wise to hold the con-
yentinmsip neutral territory. Ralph ~
Williams Of Oregon, vice chairman of
the committee, was made chairman of
the committee on arrangements. Dele
gates to the convention will number
997. or 157 fewer than in 1882.
The national committee concluded its
session with an Invitation to conserva-
tive Democrats to join with the Repub-
licans In the effort to Gust the Roose.
welt administration.
FRANK G. WALKER, one Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's strongest support
ers, has resigned as executive director
Of the national emergency .council. He
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-12-27

This design Is very attractive and
a simple rug to make If a square rug
Is desired. This rug measures 80
inches and requires about 3 pounds
Of rags to crochet. Each section Is
crocheted separately and then slip
stitched together. This model proves
that really charming rugs Ear be
made from rags. This Is known as
"Arbor Window" rug and should be
made up In colors to match the fur
nishings in the room.
This is n of the twenty beautiful
rugs shown In u rug book No. "a.
Full directions are given for this rug
and also the nineteen others. Send
fifteen cents to u rug department
for rug book No. "a. II you need a
hook to crochet your rug with send
twenty-five cents for both hook and
rug book.
Address Home Craft Co., Dept. G,
Nineteenth and st. Louis Ave-, st.
Louis, Mo. Inclose a stamped ad-
dressed envelope for reply when writ
ing for any information.
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OF 40 votes. There were "a votes for
Prof. BOhumIl Nemec, leader Of the
pro-Fascists. and 70 abstentiOns. The
Sokols, organization Of sportsmen, and
the war veterans. supported Benes
unanimously. and his victory was
hailed as a triumph for democracy.
A general reorganization of Czecho.
slovakia's diplomatic representation
abroad will follow the election Of the
new president. Jan Masaryk, son Of
the former president, will he recalled
from London to act as chief Of Benes'
chancellery. The minister In WASH
ington. Dr. F. veverka. is scheduled to
rove on to London.
Benes. who Is %fifty-one years old. has
had a brilliant diplomatic career. One
Of the ahlest strokes was the creation
OF the little entente. whereby Czecho-
slovakia, Jugo, Slavia and Rumanin
stand together in central Europe. He
also achieved an alliance with France.
I Unless Eugene Talmadge. the fiery
~ governor Of Georgia, changes his
mind. the Democratic national conven.
ton isn't going to be the mere Roose-
welt denomination love. feast that ad.
m~inistration supporters had intend
ed It should be. Talmadge went to
Washington and there boldly en-.
nounced that he would be a candidate
for the Presidential. nomination. He
declared the Democrats would lose the
election II they put Roosevelt at the
head OF their ticket again. and de-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-12-27
ION Whirlpuind Wheel"
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter,

A LOT of swell stories seep through the tent-faps Of the circus when
L \ it comes to town, and a lot of the adventures that take place in
that exciting business are often not seen by the audiences. Carnivas
are pretty much the same way.
Ever since I can remember I've had a secret yen to travel with a
circus. Haven't you?
Richard T. Powers. entertainer, had that same yen and went through
with It, Dick Joined a travelling circus and carnival when he was only four
teen and he's been in the business ever since.
He's twenty-five nov The most exciting thrill In his exciting life
I'll never forget the first Ferris wheel in this country 1t was brought
over from Paris where it had been the big attraction at the Paris exposition
and set up in Chicago during the first Chicago Worlds fair.
I was only a baby at the time, but I al still remember the thrill l got
riding around in that thing high above the roof tops Afterwards they put 1t
up on the north side of Chicago and ] was a steady customer.
Dicks Job Was the Kind You Dream About.
Well. sir, Dick had a swell job o the Ferris wheel at the Middleboro
carnival. He could hop on and off the giant wheel and ride as many times a
he wanted to without It costing him a cent.
I'd a paid money for q job like that. Dick got 70 used to II that he
could jump on and off while II ~ moving
Like the fellows who work ~ mechanical amusement devices, he
liked to grab hold o. the steel rail that raj around the cars and swing
himself aboard like q acrobat
That a a lot Of fun and spectators used to marvel at his recklessness
The wheel was q by electricity and operated by an electrician in the hub.
One day. when business ws ct 9 o good. Dick made a sensational hop
aboard the moving wheel and swung himself into a seat. He sat back and
admired the scenery al his cal swung to the top Of the high arc
This Ferris Wheel Held Unadvertsed Thrills.
He al alone in the ar and decided he would hop of when he came down
and step aboard another cal. Dick grabbed hold Of the steel rod all ready to
let 60 and make a graceful landing when-Zowiei
Something like q thousand needles shot Up his arms and into his
body. He realized In . flash what had HAPPENED. The electricity had
gone hayIwire somehow Of Other and the power had charged the steel
rail-
He tried to let 90 to drop to the ground, but he couldn't release
Up went the wheel for Its next revolution Dick wal too high from the
ground now to drop. but he tried to swing into the car. Still he couldn't let
Two hundred and fifty volts Of electric Juice has a way Of holding on to
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and Premier Laval OF
France turned out a
dismal failure. The
storm Of opposition to
the h W h
would give Mussolini
two-thirds of the A.
rican country as a re-
ware for stopping an
attack that was de-
nounced by the League
Of Nations, brought
the British and French
governments to the
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will retire to private
life, but 1t Is d
he will return to
the service of the gov
eminent as soon as
his personal affairs
permit. This Is taken
to mean that he will
be appointed postmas-
ter general W h e q
James A. Farley re-
linquIshes that post
to take over the Pres.
fdonf'a radiation M M
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Of an old malady at
the age Of seventy
eight years. The cab
met named Gen. Ele-
azar Lopez Contreras,
minister of war, as
provisional president
to hold office until his
successor Is elected by
congress. While guns
doomed in salute,
Gomez was buried on
the anniversary Of his