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Evening star., 1936-02-06
CONNIE" BENNETT, ILL,
BOARDS SHIP IN CHAIR
Actress, Sailing for England to
Make Picture, Not in Serious
Condition.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February Com
stance Bennett was taken aboard the
Majestic In a wheel chair last night
to sail for England, where she is to
make two pictures.
The actress had been Ill in o hos
pital up to sailing time, but her illness
was said not to be serious. Her father,
Richard Bennett, is recovering from
q serious illness.
Miss Bennett was accompanied by
her husband, the Marquis de Ia
Falaise. Other passengers included
John Masefield, pdet laureate Of Eng
land, and B. B. Thresher, former
director of the Dayton Art Museum.
Evening star., 1936-02-06
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
Dixie Was Named Sunny
South Because Sun
Shines So Little.

HOUSTON, Texas, February s
IN. A. N. Alt the poetic pioneers
who first christened the lower cross
section Of our country the Sunny
South came hither at this season of
the year. think know what actu-
ated them.
They called Dixie the Sunny South
Evening star., 1936-02-06
BILL WOULD AID 21O
Navy Yard Workers Would Be
Covered Into Civil Service.

To cover 210 employees in the Wash
ington Navy Yard into the civil service
bill was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Randolph. Democrat, of
West Virginia, a member of the House
District Committee.
Most of the men who would be af-
fected are in the drafting service and
were appointed by the President in
1888 without regard to civil service
qualifications for preparation of plans
when the bigger Navy program was
undertaken. Their appointment would
expire automatically in 1897, when
they would be presumably out of jobs
unless the bill introduced today be-
comes law.
Evening star., 1936-02-06

to a request from San Francisco police
that New York officers locate Mrs.
Hewitt.
Seery's message said the woman he
referred TO as Mrs. Hewitt checked out
January "A and had her baggage de-
livered to the liner Bremen.
Evening star., 1936-02-06

days, I'm beginning to wonder whether
the sun has retired from business per-
manently. Probably about next July
I'll wish he had.
But that's human nature all over.
We don't want what we have. We're
too busy craving what we haven't.
IRWIN s. COBB.
(Copyright. 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1936-02-06

for the same rea-
son that natural
lists have named
a certain type of
African hye n q
the laughing hy-
ena-not because
the creatu t ur e
laughs so often,
but because he
laughs so seldom
that it naturally
attracts a t t e n
tion.
After contem-
plating lowering
or leaking skies
for O straight 10
Evening star., 1936-02-06
MENJOU UNDER KNIFE
Screen Star Undergoes Major

Operation-Condition Good.
LOS ANGELES, February P.-
Adolphe Menjou, screen star, under
went a major operation in Good
Samaritan Hospital yesterday for a
serious stomach ailment. His condi-
ton was reported by DR.. Charles H.
Sturgeon to be very fine" after the
operation.
Menjou was released from the hos
pital only last December after two
months illness.
Evening star., 1936-02-06
Books Donated.

A railway has given Crewe, Eng
land, $4,000 books for q library.
Evening star., 1936-02-06
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LoNGWoRTH

Ov ELYS that will for unpledged
delegation from the first definite foowup
~ OF Mr. Smiths speech od-lne
Evening star., 1936-02-06

Trouble however, is not banihed from Mr. Fareys world
merely shifted to the Massachusetts, front.
Farieys every delegate from the 4s States
would not
without . hsht
1855
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
SUCCESSFUL DANCE
 IS GIVEN AT ELKS
 BY BPWC HALLOWEEN

The Business and Professional Women's Sixth Annual Educational Fund Ball in the Elks hall Hallo- we'en was proclaimed a huge suc- cess by four or five hundred people who attended the dance and by the committee in charge of it.
 The surprise feature of the eve ming was a waltz song written by Mrs. A. V. Tyler, member of the dance committee with Mrs. Lisle Hehert and Miss Caroline Todd, chairman. Mrs. Tyler's song was sung through megaphone by Mrs Roselle Daniels, of Douglas, and its popularity attested by the many encores demanded. Its pleasing smooth melody and easy rhythm made it a delightful dance number
 The Elks hall was decorated with paper pumpkins, witches, skeletons cats and crepe paper hangings in Halloween colors.
 The favors, variety of noise makers, proved popular with the crowd. and the blowing of horns and footing of whistles created an enthusiastic din.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
ELKS DISTRICT RULER IS HERE ON VISIT

Percy Charles, of Ketchikan, Dis trict Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the B.P.O.E., for Southeast AL aska, arrived in Juneau on the stea- mer Alaska from Skagway on a regular visitation trip to Elk lodges.
 MT. Charles said that he noticed considerable progress in Juneau, and especially of all Southeast AL aska cities. since his last visit here four years ago. Juneau seems to be a mighty lively town, now" he said
 As for business in Ketchikan, MT. Charles reported that the strike threat had caused the cannerymen and fishermen to leave for the South earlier than usual this fall, and that the City has settled down for the winter already.
 MT. Charles will pay his official visit to the Juneau lodge Wednes- day night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
WESTWARD MERC CHANTS
 HAVE STOCKS ON HAND FOR NEXT TWO MONTHS

Should the maritime strike con- tinue,' Westward and Interior points will have provisions for about two months, according to J. J. Meherin well-knoWn broker who returned to Juneau on the Alaska Saturday, his trip away from Juneau cut short by the strike.
 Meherin found business booming at the end of a good season. Mer- chants in coast ports and in Fair banks, he said, are well-Stocked with merchandise and there should be no suffering in these towns resulting from failure of the boats to run.
 Meherin, who represents Hills Brothers coffee and other accounts. left for the Westward two weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
LAND0N TELLS WHAT HE WILL
 DO, IF CHOSEN
Going to Restore Good Government Also
 Unemployment

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Nov 2.-In his final campaign address here last Saturday night. Gov. Alfred M. Landon pledged restoration of a good government" bringing full recovery and re-employment.' Contending the New Deal "has broken promises and is holding us back by destroying confidence, Gov. Landon told his auditors that two of the biggest jobs today were getting eleven million back to work and stopping the pouring of our money through a great political sieve at Washington. The two jobs are wrapped together"
 | Gov. Landon promised to balance the Budget, restore confidence and these are the requisites for full re- employment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
MR., MRS. H. D. JARVIS LEAVEFOR HONEYMO AFTER WED SATURDAY

Mrs. Helga Johnson and H. D Jarvis were married Saturday after noon at the Presbyterian parson- age by the Rev. John A. Chase
 For the newly couple Miss Ida Foss and Mrs. Anna Jen- sen gave wedding banquet for ten at the apartment of Miss Foss A delicious dinner was served. The decorations carried out a coloi scheme of blue and white.
 Following the dinner party MT and Mrs. Jarvis left on the Alaska for a honeymoon trip by automo- bile through California and Colo rado. They plan to be away about three months. A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
GABRIEL BAGOY ON
 FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE

A real daughter of the north, Miss Gabriel Bagby, is making her first trip to the States, a passenger south on the Alaska.
 Miss Bagby was born in Flat but has lived in Anchorage since she was two years old. She is going to take a nine months course at the Seattle Secretarial School
 Hazel Seabury is accompanying Miss Bagby south also to attend Seattle institution, the Metropoli- tan Business College in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
NATURAL COLOR FEUD FILM AT
 CAPITOL HERE
War in Air Over South Am erica Shown in Coli
 scum Feature

The first natual-color picture of the outdoors, Walter Wanger's pro- duction, The Trail of the Lone some Pine" is now at the Capitol Theatre, with Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda ir the starring roles
 The Trail of the Linesome Pine based on the famous novel of the same title by John Fox, Jr., was filmed on a location almost exactly like the Cumberland Mountain country in which the Fox novel was set. Under direction of Henry Ha- thaway it was filmed entirely in the next three-color Technicolor pro- cess.
 In addition to the three stars, the cast includes such favoriteS as Fred Stone, Fuzzy Knight, Beulah Bondi Spanky Mcfarland and Nigel Bruce
 The blazing of a wartime ann intuition dump, containing more than five tons of high-powered ex- plosives, is one of the thrills of Uni versals story of aviation and war made in South America, Storm Over the Andes" starring Jack Holt, now playing at the Coliseum Theatre. The job is done from a giant bomber piloted by Antonio Moreno and Holt in the production
 Other fine performances are giv- en by Grant Withers, Juanita Gar fias, Barry Norton and George LeWss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
DISCUSSES FDR SPEECH

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 2.-Gov Landon said here today that plain reference was made by President Roosevelt in his address Saturday night in Madison Square Garden that you are going to have PWA AAA and everything else all over again. if he is elected.
 At press conference this after noon, reporters asked him if he thought the questions put up tc Roosevelt had been answered.
 "The speech speaks for itself He does not specifically answer my questions" said Gov. Landon
 After voting at Independence to- morrow, Mrs. Landon and her fa- ther John will return to the Exc cutive Mansion here and receive the election returns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
Toy Rabbit Goes
 Down with Ship

BELFAST, Ireland, Nov. 2.-When the French exploration ship, Pour quoipas' foundered in a storm off Iceland and went down with Dr Jean Baptiste Charcot and 38 oth- CTS, it took with 1t a toy rabbit which the famous explorer had faithfully put in it's small bed every night for more than 20 years.
 The story was related here by Mrs. Rex Arnot, wife of a loca yachtsman, who said that his little
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
NO DAMAGE IS REPORTED HERE
 ON HALLOWEEN

The youngsters had a fine time soaping windows and doing other Halloween tricks Saturday night but there was nothing of damaging nature reported, according to Mayor I. Goldstein today He said the police found the boys having good time and had no occasion to take drastic action except to chase some of the youngsters home after they had been out pretty late.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
JUNEAU WOMAN'S CLUB
 BROADCAST IS TONIGHT

The regular weekly broadcast of the Juneau Woman's Club will be made tonight starting at 7:3O o'clock over Station KINY. The principal speaker will be Claude M Hirst. Educational Director for the Office of Indian Affairs, and his subject will be on the activities of the bureau. There will also be appropriate music. Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne is chairman of the evening.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the club will meet in the City Council chambers for regular business session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02

the Nugget Shop in Juneau and Dr. Robert Simpson has been associate ed with Laurence as representative since he accumulated the first com mercial collection of Laurence paintings.
 The Nugget Shop can claim, too, the largest individual sale of a Lau- renee painting in the transaction in which Ben E. Smith, of New York City purchased a famous Mt. Mo- Kinley picture for $10,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
NO PERISHABLES TAKEN
 OFF STEAMER ALASKA FOR
 MERCHANTS AT KETCHIKAN

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 2.- The steamer Alaska left for Seattle at II o'clock Sunday night after loading only the mail and no fish.
 Longshoremen refused to unload approximately $500 worth of ships perishables the company sought to discharge to prevent spelling. Mer- chants here needed the perishables because of an imminent shortage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02

the United States have in turn paid him their greatest honors.
 He is one of the most brilliant and distinguished war correspond ents. He is licensed steamship pilot and may navigate the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
 Lost Hearing tn War
 Sydney Laurence was sent to Capetown with the British troops as war correspondent for the Black and White" of London in 1894. He was painting in London at the time He covered the Matabili war, the Boer war and the Chinese Boxer uprising. He also photographed and reported the Spanish American wal for the New York Herald.
 He is one of the few men alive who can remember the breaking of the British Square" a military formation employed by the English up to the Zulu war, and thought impregnable. MT Laurence was ir the thick of it, was beaten down and as a result lost his hearing He was also wounded in the Span ish American conflict.
 Sydney Laurence studied painting in Paris at "L'Ecole des Beaux Arts" His instructors included the most celebrated artists of the day He received honorable mention at the Salon in 1884. He also was the re- cipient of two medals in recognition of his canvasses. He studied at the Academy of Venice. Like our por- trait painter. Sargent, though re- ceiving his education in France anc Italy he chose England to paint it
 France Honors Him
 He lived for 13 years at St. Ives on the coast of Cornwall. There ht received recognition few men car know. His canvas, known as Set ting Sun, coast of Cornwall" which is larger than the Mckinley which formerly hung in the Anchorage Hotel lounge, was purchased ir 1894 by the French government.
 After hanging six years in the Luxemburg in Paris, it started its tour of every village and town ano city in France, where it is exhibited in all the schools and galleries This is the manner in which France cultivates an appreciation of ari among its citizenry. At the end oi 50 years, it will be hung in the Louvre along with the worlds mas terpieces. Thus France has paic him her greatest tribute.
 In London MT. Laurence exhibit- ed at the Royal Academy the first time in 1901. This is the greatest honor England can offer an ar. tist.
 The Royal Academy is the stiffes gallery of exhibits in the world About 15,000 pictures from accred. tied artists are submitted each yea and 5000 are chosen for exhibit These are sold later.
 Declined Knighthood
 MT. Laurence is a member of thu Society of British Artists" Eng lands next most coveted honor H is also one of the eight compli mentary honorary members of tn
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02

"Chiltenham Fine Arts Society In fact the letters after his name almost make up book.
 Twice MT. Laurence was offered title and twice he declined. IT 1901, following the exhibit at the Royal Academy, King Edward VII wished to confer the title of Knight hood on him. The honor entailed an expense of approximately 800 pounds or $4,000 in our money and he said he had not that much mon- ey at the time.
 In 1913 our government pur-t chased huge Mt. Mckinley, which hangs in the National Art Gallery at Washington, D. c. Another of his magnificent McKinleys hangs in the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Washington, D. C., gift from the Alaska Federation The Anchorage Woman's Club contri- buted very generously to it.
 InUited to Washington
 Sydney Laurence is one of eight of the worlds greatest landscape and seascape painters. In his AL aska landscapes he has captured the silvery sheen of the birch and the boldness of the spruce. His clouds are so realistic they fairly tumble from their canvas sky. He portrays the eerie magic of the sum- set in his jewel-like colors and his McKinleys are truly of marvellous beauty. His marines express depth and romance and happen to be his favorite subject. His sleeping moon- lights are still another mood.
 His snow pictures symbolize the Ilonesomeness and vastness of Alas ka. There is an irridescence and an indescribable radiance about them. He is the only artist to paint the northern lights and he does so with that same immeasurable something. He says he would like to paint an immense one and only recently was asked by our govern ment to consider painting a large mural at Washington, D. C., of the northern lights. He has written his terms. A definite decision is still pending. He uses only three primary colors and paints his sub- jects in as he goes along. His blues are especially fine.
 As to collections, z. J. Loussac owns 36, and A. B. Cummings 25 Several other local residents have smaller galleries of 12 and scarcely a home is without an original oil painting or at least a print, mute evidence of Anchorage's widespread appreciation of MT. Laurence's work.
 Recently, Mrs. Laurence, a charm ing French woman, and an artist of ability herself, has joined hel illustrious husband here.
 So Anchorage pays honor toda, to world famous artist, gallan gentleman, delightful companion sourdough-Sydney Laurence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
Sydney Laurence Celebrates Fist
 Birthday. Oct. "A
Adventure and Honors Are Crowded Into Life of
 Alaskan Artist
By GEORGIA O. BALLS

Gn Anchorage Times of Oct. 14 Today Anchorage has the honor to extend greetings and good wish es to Sydney Laurence on his sev- enty first birthday.
 MT Laurence is the most disting- uished citizen of Anchorage anc in fact quite Alaska's most celebrat- ed parsonage.
 There is possibly no one of whom the general public knows so little so definitely is he the gentleman possessing reserve and dignity when these qualities seem to be at dis count in our present world of Bab- pitts.
 Sydney Laurence is pure English on both sides of his family. His grandfather was Sir Lyster Lau- Elliott, general in the Brit ish army and one of the first gov ernorS of Australia. It was then called Canal Settlement and Bot any Bay was then the capita | now Sydney. It was a convict set tlement at that time.
 Thirty Years tn Alaskd
 Sydney Laurence's father was born in Australia, married an Eng fish girl and went to live in Brook lyn, New York, where Sydney was born in 1865. Of course he was named after Sydney, Australia His mother was talented paint CT and a brother was a pupil o1 Durrneck and for many years was head designer and part owner of the famous Rookwood Potteries. Sydney Laurence has lived 3C years in Alaska and we can truly claim him as our own. On arriving in Seward in 1906, he was attracted to Cordova, when he learned a rail road was to be built to the copper mines.
 No sooner had he put his foot ashore than he was approached by an important looking individual who asked Are you a carpenter?' MT. Laurence answered, Yes, in- deed"
 Cut Off Doors Carpenters were in demand and this party was most desirious o1 completing his saloon. MT. Laurence does not claim this as a master piece, the marvel rather being that the building really stood up when completed, for he knew not the difference between a intel and a beam.
 On the proud day of completion the other workmen left at the noor hour for their lunch but MT. Lau- renee remained to put the finish ing touch to it. Discovering the magnificent mahogany swinging doors, purchased in Seattle at the rather large sum of $500, were just six inches taller than the door frame he sawed off the doors! In 1915 MT. Laurence first came to Anchorage. For period of 1( years he had done no painting. StoDed AaUay at Sirteen
 His life has been as colorful a.
 his paintings. At Is he ran ava,
 from home, slowing away on {
 steamer. For four years he followed
 the sea, which indeed was to prove
 most valuable to him in later years
 This same urge for adventure sen
 him to almost every country in tn
 world and eventually to seek gold il
 Alaska.
 1 He is nationally renowned as al
 artist. England, France, Italy an'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
DR. LoFTUS IS
 AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Nov. a. Dr. Jules Loftus has arrived here from his Juneau headquarters, with quantity of serum to aid in check ing the swine disease, believed chol- era, at Palmer. He will also go to the Matanuska Colony
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
LOOKS AHEAD

BAYREUTH, Nov. 2.-Plans for next years season have already been announced by the administra- tion of the Bayreuth festival plays.
 Eight performances of 'Lohen- grin" five of 'Parsifal" and two of the Ring" will be given The festi- vals are scheduled to begin on July 23 and last till August 20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02

Lode and placer location netices for sale at The Empire office,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
T o D A Y

daughter had given him the rabbit when she was a small girl
 She made him promise it would be put to bed every night, and this was kept up right through Dr, Charcot's explorations
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-11-02
.AURENcE COLLECTION

HERE IS LARGEST ONE The largest commercial collection of Sydney Laurence paintings is at
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-31
3 NEW DAMS ARE ON
PROGRAM OF IVA
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Continued from page one)
cured by construction of four
dams besides the Fowler's Bend
project, for which money has
been appropriated.
The report recommends a prof.
ect at Charleston, 20 miles from
the mouth, which would control
.2,23O square miles, another at
Austral, As miles above the
mouth, and a third at Appalachla,
near the Tennessee-North Caro-
lima line.
Fowler's Bend is described as
the best storage on the river, and
would be q substantial aid an
flood control. The report stated
that negotiations were underway
to see if necessary land could be
secured for the Fontana develop
ment and this dam may be con-
structed ahead of Fowler's Bend,
Most of the land along the Lat
tie Tennessee necessary for the
Fontana development is owned by
the Aluminium Company OF
America, and difficulty may be
experienced in getting the land
1t is also understood that iva Is
having difficulty in getting land
for the Hiwassee project.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-31
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Thad wilkins, a student at APP
palachian State Teachers College,
Boone, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Webb wilkins,
He had as his guest, Jack Holton,
also u student at Boone.
Friends of l.. ]. Fluker. who
has been seriously i'll for several
weeks will be glad to know that
he is improving and is able to be
out for few hours a day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter b. Rus
sell and family, who made their
home here at one time and who
more recently have been in Char
lotte, moved today into the Mack
Jones house at the corner of
Crescent avenue and Flat Rock
drive.
Mrs. George Wright returned
Yesterday from Midland, Mich,
where She was called several
weeks ago when her daughters
husband, DR.. Chauncey d. Black
ford, passed away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Byers an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
10 Anne, on Sunday, March 20,
at Patton Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Brooks and
family have moved into the Cover
house on Fourth avenue west.