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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
AT THE HOTELS
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 H. c. Hryker, San Francisco. Ed Jean, City; Olin Jensen, City: George Robbins, Tulsequah; M W Odom, City; Dan Kenny, Seattle. Ira Jorelman. San Francisco; John King, Denver; Ruth Woodward. Minneapolis; MT. and Mrs. J. s. Briggs, Minneapolis; H. L. Brewer. Oregon; R. Jackson. City: Charles E. Bunnell, College. Alaska: John Weber. Central; Al Monsen, Joe Barrows, Fairbanks; MT and Mrs. F. J. Balzar, Seattle.
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 Peter Kassen, City; MT. and Mrs. Rasmussen. Ketchikan; J. K. Paul, City; Max Saul. City; C. Redden, City; Guy Scott, City.
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 MT. and Mrs. ]. E. Shrout. Silver ton, Colo, Henrietta Elliott. Ketch.- kan; MT. and Mrs. c. McCuiston, Bremerton, Wash. Doris Lowell and daughter, Oakland; L. M Waugh, New York; R. W. Dow, WoddsVille. N. H.; o. E. Boucher, Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
MADCAP MARXES ROMP ALONG ON CAPITOL STAGE
"A Night at the Opera, Funniest Comedy of Year,
 Opened Yesterday

Those merry madcaps, the Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico and Harpo-spent two years in prep aration for the filming of their est comedy, "A Night at the Opera. g which opened yesterday at the Cap itol Theatre
 It was worth waiting for!
 Here is a picture that is not only tops for the screamingly fun ny comedy you would expect from the Marx Brothers, but one that is built around an intriguing plot, an interesting story and some truly brilliant singing by two Broadway stage favorites, Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones.
 The action romps along at a sprightly pace as Groucho, Chico and Harpo go into the grand opera business in Italy, dash across the Atlantic and stage an opera in New York that has the city on it's ear.
 Original comedy, sparkling dia- logue, delightful opera and, of course, the three madmen, vie in the funniest, most delightmul fun fest that has come to the screen for some time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
HAS PROPOSAL ! FOR CONGRESS
 TO ACT UPON
Scientist Urges U. 5. En- dow Research on
 Farm Surplus

WASHINGTON, Aug 3.-Buried deep in a little pamphlet circulated a bout Washington (and perhaps elsewhere) is a proposal for Federal endowment of private scientific re- search. Some think the suggestion ultimately may take shape in a bill before Congress.
 The proposal was made in an article by Dr. Karl T. Compton, President of Massachusetts Insti- ute of Technology.
 It is his idea that sustained re- search would go a long way toward solving the farmers problems by finding crops to replace those now running a surplus.
 Alert manufacturers he said, con- slider one per cent of capital used annually in research a profitable investment. Such a percentage of the normal sales of agricultural products, he added, would come to $90,000,000 a year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
Japan Studying
 Fishing, Bristol
 Bay Region, Now
Operations Constitute Se- rious Threat to Am
 erican Exports

SEATTLE, Aug. 3. - Scientific investigation of the possibilities of salmon fishing in territorial waters in the vicinity of Bristol Bay has been carried on during the last two months by scientists and stu dents aboard the Hakuyo Maru, school ship of the Imperial Japan csc Government Fisheries Institute. The Hakuyo Maru is now in Seat tie preparing to sail south to study fishing opportunities off the Cali fornia coast
 Carrying twenty-three members of the Imperial Institutes graduat- ing class the Hakuyo Maru left Ja pan May 12. Purpose of the insti- ute curricula is to fit students to command and operate floating can neries.
 Students are thoroughly trained in methods of finding the fish at sea, in freezing and canning operations, and in navigation The Hakuyo Maru carries experimental equip ment for the packing of salmon, halibut, tuna and shell fish. Samples of water are also being drawn along the route of the voyage These sam pies will be shipped to Japan for analysis.
 Although a large part of the pop ulation of Japan is engaged in fish ing, that country consumes very little of it's annual canned salmon pack. Most of the output is shipped abroad. The success the Japanese have had in world marketing of canned salmon, crab, and other items is an indication of the ability of their fisheries, with the aid of low labor costs, to go into market at substantially lower prices than packs of other countries. The pro- jected expansion of Japanese fish ing operations constitutes a serious threat in American export markets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
HALIBUT, SALMON
 SOLD HERE TODAY

Selling on the Juneau fish market over the weekend were The Ida II. Capt. John Sunderland, 1000 pounds of halibut and the Carol H., 1,5O0 pounds of halibut, to the AL aska Coast Fisheries at 7.30 and 5.35. The Foster and the Elfin Capt. E. O. Swanson, each with 10000 pounds of salmon, sold to the Alaska Coast Fisheries.
 The Sadie, Capt. S. A. Stevens and the Yah Sure, Capt R. Fitzgibbons, Sebastian-Stuart packer boats, were in with 40OO and 5000 pounds of king salmon respectively.
 Two New England Fish Go pack eds were in over the weekend. The Nuisance III, Capt. s. Thompson. with 15000 and the Fern, Capt. John Lowell, with 5000 pounds of kings. The prevailing salmon price is 14-6-4 and cents.
 The Hyperion and the Nuisance III took bait and ice this after noon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
w. B. BELL CALLED
 BACK TO WASHINGTON

w B. Bell, head of the wild life division of the Biological Survey who was here recently accompany ing the Senatorial delegation on board the Chelan, has left the Che Ian at Unalaska and has taken the Coast Guard Cutter Shoshone di- rect to Seattle, having been called back to his Washington office, ac- cording to word received by the Alaska Game Commission.
 The Chelan is now visiting at St. Lawrence and Univak Islands before returning South.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
DIR. M'MONAGLE AND
 WIFE ARE TOURISTS
 ABOARD CHARLOTTE

Dr. and Mrs. George Monaele are round trippers on the Totem land cruise of the Princess Char lotte. Dr. Monagle is a dentist with offices in the Cobb Building in Seattle and although a resident of Washington State for many years this is their first trip to AL aska, and both he and his wife are greatly impressed with the country from tourists standpoint While the steamer was in port they vis- tied Mrs. G. V. Goss a lifelong friend of the Monagles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
---e---- ------------ FILES APPLICATION

An oil lease application on GAO acres in the Iliamna region has been filed by Hugh Brewster, aero nautics inspector with headquart- CTS in Anchorage, the U s. Land office records reveal The area is in the region of the half mil lion dollar Havernstrite interests, where preparations for drilling are underway
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
ITEMS
 FROM ANCOON

ANGO DON, Alaska, July 31- Special Correspondence)-John R. Maurstad was a visitor in Angoon over the weekend. John motored across Chatham Straits in an out board boat from Sitkoh Boy where he has charge of a CCC crew.
 Al Frisch and Linius Carlson ar rived from Warm Springs Bay Sunday, July 26. They left six hours later for Hood Bay.
 From all reports it appears that there are very few seine fish in Kootznahoo Inlet. The Exhibit, fishing for Chatham, was in Fay orite Bay all of July 29 and only netted 1,600 humpies.
 Practically all of the hand troll lers formerly camped around An goon are now either at Point Lull or Morris Reef
 KAEP, the Territorial radiophone station at Tenakee, has resumed scheduled with KAED at Angoon. KAEP was unable to contact An goon for some time, due to the fact that Dermitt was awaiting the ar rival of a new 2616 KC crystal for his transmitter
 Dr. H. L. Brewer is leaving An goon on the Estebeth August l. He is journeying to Anchorage, where he will open a clinic.
 Mrs Elmer Garnes was hostess at dinner given in honor of her house guest, Mrs Ethel Lister Those present were; Mrs. E. R. Garnes, Mrs Ethel Lister, Mrs. John R. Maurstad, and Mrs. Fred E. Brandes, ST. An enjoyable time was had by all.
 The seine boat St. Nicholas brought Mrs William P. Johnson to Angoon from Chatham for med- ical attention. She gave birth to a baby girl this morning. Mother and baby are doing very we'll
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
Australian Shoots Uncle He Mistook For Wild Pig

PORT MORESBY, Australia, Aug. 1.-Faulo Umio snored like a pig, and it cost him his life.
 Out hunting at night with his nephew, Tugugania, another na- tive, and four other men, he left the rest of the party, sat down near net stretched to snare a wild pig and fell asleep.
 Tugugania, hearing a noise which he thought could be made only by pig, flung spear. It pierced Umio's chest.
 A court trying Tugugania for murder accepted this explanation and released him.
 California produced 34,215 tons of walnuts in the 1934-35 season. Oregon, the only other state grow ing walnuts commercially, produced 1903 tons in this period.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
KUBICEK ON FLIGHT

Ernie Kubicek, piloting the Unit ed Air Transport yellow Fairchild seaplane made a return flight to Frances Lake, B. C., yesterday with freight for the mining operations there. Kubicek left here at ' o'clock yesterday morning and returned last evening. Tom Mitchell, to whom the plane is under charter for the summer, remained in Ju- neau. They expect to return to Frances Lake soon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
SOLDIERS HERE
 ON WEDNESDAY

CHILKOOT BARRACKS, Alaska, Aug. 1.-tSpecial Correspondence) According to the present plans Company F., 7th Infantry, Capt. A. R. Nichols, commanding, will pro- ceed to Juneau on the Torrance, Wednesday, August 5. The soldiers will bivouc at the Evergreen Bowl for two days and return to Chil- koot Barracks August g.
 Approximately forty members of the Chilkoot Barracks garrison will make an all day picnic trip to Lake Bennett August 4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
JOHN NELSON DIES
 YESTERDAY EVENING

John E. Nelson. pioneer. who had been in Alaska since 1900 passed away last evening at St. Ann's Hos pital
 The body is at the Garter Nor tuary Funeral arrangements have not been completed as yet.
 MT. Nelson had no. known rela- tives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
WARDEN GIVES WARNING

A warning to persons fishing in Ship Creek at Anchorage to take only enough fish to meet their needs and waste none has been is- sued by w. R. Newcome, Cook Inlet fish warden. Complaints of wanton destruction of fish in this area led to the action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
BUYS MORTUARY

Purchase of the Williams Nor tuary equipment has been an- nouneed by Fred P Carlquist, An chorage jeweler. The new mortuary company will be known as Carlquist and Trew, and chapel is being erected, to be completed within a month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
GOVERNMENT NOW AT WORK


 There is a substantial bit of such research going on in several Gov ernment departments now, notably in the Department of Agriculture.
 Just as Dr. Compton suggested, they may hunt one thing and find another. The Department of Agri- culture, hunting an insect spray. recently discovered a remedy for certain human ailments. They made the discovery in testing whether the spray had a dangerous effect on human beings.
 Dr. Compton was afraid Congress would get pretty impatient if it appropriated millions to conduct research to find one thing and something else turned up. or per haps nothing turned up quite as soon as Congress thought it should.
 He had another reason for sug- gesting use of Federal money to assist research staffs in private in dustrial plants He thought it would be pretty hard to persuade Con gress to pay enough to retain scientists of real genius" in Gov ernment bureaus.
 Private industrial organizations, he said, have done practically ev- erything that has been done to develop new outlets for farm prod ucts."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

For that reason he suggested that Congress directly or otherwise" foster such research, perhaps under the general direction of the De- partment of Agriculture advised by committee selected from agricul- ture, industry and science.
 But while those interested in the proposal predicted the early arrival of a bill incorporating the idea, they predicted no prompt approval of it. Imagine, it was suggested in one quarter, just how eagerly a New Deal Congress would approve grant to the laboratories of some industry he a ded by economic royalists."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

An increase in Brazilian exports of babassu nuts from 1,152 tons (worth $42.420), in the first three months of 1885 to 11,7o9 tons (worth s738,120) the same period in 1886 is attributed to the U. S.-Brazil reciprocity treaty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
ANDREWS LEAVES

c. L. Andrews, oldtimer who has been in Juneau for several days renewing early acquaintances, left on the Northwestern for Sitka and Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
LOGAN LEADING KENT UCKY RACE FOR US. SENATOR

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 3.-M. M. Logan, incumbent, held a 3,869 vote lead over former Gov. J. o. w. Beckham here today in the race for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
 Logan's vote, in the face of in- complete returns, totaled 126,260, and Beckham at 122,751.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

Tiny" a black-breasted, red game bantam, owned by Edward Simp- son of Atlanta, Ga, weights only nine ounces and lays eggs that weigh less than half an ounce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
HAROLD GALLWAS IS
 NAMED GAME WARDEN

Harold Gallwas, who has been connected with the Bureau of Pub lie Roads, has been appointed War den for the Alaska Game Commis- sion and assumed his new duties today, it was announced by the Commission. He was to be attached to the Juneau office for the pres ent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

F. M. Smith, Laredo, Tex, set a wolf trap to catch rats, but caught an even dozen 'possums. moth CT carrying Il young in her pouch
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

Piled high on a certain promin- ent Senator's desk one day was a sheaf of letters, together with some impressively thick documents.
 Atop that was a little pink scratch sheet upon which the Sen ator had scrubbed, obviously by telephone dictation:
 Butter, eggs, bread celery"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
DOUGLAS NEVIS
DOUGLAS SCOUTS GET
 FISH BY HUNDREDS

Eleven Douglas boys aceompan- jed by Assistant Scout Master Du- Pree made the trip to Turner Lake yesterday for days outing. They found the fishing fine and brought home a couple of hundred choice cut-throats and several hundred Dolly Vardens
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

IMPROVING RESIDENCE Mark Jensen is having an enclosed porch added to his residence on Fifth Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03

Empire classifieds pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-03
MOVE TO JUNEAU

M OV D O JUWEHU MT. and Mrs. Wallimaki have re- moved to Juneau and are now To- cated in the Knight Apartments They were tenants in the Wahto residence.
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Weapons Of Peace?
Continued from pose seven

bombed; the worst part will be the
panic of your fellow civilians.
Curiously. and unreasonably. every
improvement in armaments for thou
sand years has been greeted with a
howl of moral indignation. In the
eleventh century. the crossbow was
officially ostracized as foully murder
Gus weapon that no Christian battle
axer might use without peril to his
soul. When gunpowder appeared. the
howl went up again. The Chevalier
Bayard. that pattern of medieval chiv-
airy, righteously hanged every argue
buster who fell into his hands.
Gas - surely the most humane
weapon that belligerent mankind has
yet invented - today evokes pre-
cisely the same moral revolt. Bayonet
casualties present almost 100 per cent
of deaths. High explosive and bullet
casualties are some 40 per cent fatal.
Gas casualties are only around per
cent fatal.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

must read it," 1t was "Of Human
Bondage"
In a daze. she completed reading
the magnificent book.
The story of Mildred, the waitress.
for whom the narrator, a young medi-
cal student, had conceived hopeless
passion. haunted her. She went to
Miner.
You love the book. huh - they're
to make film of it - you're Mildred.
Learn her accent - get inside her
little soul"
More prominent actresses refused
the role. 1t was not romantic, re-
quired deep feeling, and had no appeal.
Bette thought otherwise, and silently
prepared. No furry in Hollywood fol-
lowed her selection.
The rest is brilliant film episode.
Ignored for the Academy award of
1894 on the original nominations. a
write-in vote was forced by cinema
critics who admired her sincere por-
trayal.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

She failed by slight margin, but
the coveted honor came year later
for her excellent performance in Dan
gerous"
She has no qualms about the past.
If it were something she wished to
forget it would be impossible. In a
recent film she again played the role
of a waitress, with Leslie Howard,
and her sincere acting gave a sem
blance Of reality to the false situa.
tions in The Petrifed Forest"
Before the award came, Wilson
Miner, the man whose suggestion
had changed the course of her life,
had gone to a vaster land than his
beloved California. Among the many
who remember him with love, none
is more sincere than Bette Davis.
Not until long afterward did she
learn that it had all been arranged
between Miner and George Arliss.
The actor wanted "honey-colored
blonde" opposite him in The Man
Who Played God"
Bette's mother is still with her. She
lives "in the house next door"
Evening star., 1936-07-05
THIS WEEK
Twice q Waitress
Continued from pose two

the question: How could she change
her luck in Hollywood?
Beginning life as a medicine faker.
he said pompously. Mature, with her
usual lack of precision, has erred in
your case, Bette. Your dark hair fights
with blue eyes and a too light COM
plexion"
what can do about it?'
Become a honey-colored blonde,
my dear - honey-colored blonde"
She followed his suggestion.
Directly after, she was seated alone
in the studio cafe George Arliss was
surrounded by group at another
table. He asked to be introduced to
Bette and insisted that tests be made
of her for his next film.
The jinx was broken. She was on
her way.
Overjoyed, she telephoned Miner.
Il thank you so much" He stopped
her with, Thank the hair-dresser -
Now listen, Bette - I'm in your cor
ner - I'm sending you a book. You
Evening star., 1936-07-05

weight in bullets to kill him. In the
last war - despite the machine gun
and the lavish use of bigger and better
artillery - it took ton OF explosive
to kill man. The man of course dug
himself in." with an activity in exact
proportion to the danger. The total
casualties were appalling, but the num-
Der of combatants was uniquely i'm
mense.
In the next war, for which we are
promised such horrors, it is safe to bet
that the ratio of effort - and expense
- to fatal casualties will be even
higher. Apparently it is to be war
of aircraft - and, by all military ex-
perience, never yet has an aerial bomb
struck with the precision of an artil-
lery projectile. In war. defense always
fairly promptly matches the attack,
and in the next war the aerial attack
is going to be kept high. Nevertheless,
it will surely be very terrifying to be
civilian in a city which is being
Evening star., 1936-07-05

Scientific war does not seek to kill;
it seeks to paralyze resistance on the
largest possible scale. The gas-casualty
who has to be tended is even more a
loss to his own side than the dead
man who merely has to be buried.
Thus. not altruistically, but auto
matically, does the scientific elabora-
ton of ornaments make war less muir
derouS.
Also. it makes war less and less
something we are able to afford. The
Zeitgeist is working for us.
The whole business is insane and re-
voting, of course But when enthusi-
asts for peace attack scientific arma-
ment, they are really shooting at the
wrong target and even harming their
own cause. 1t is the institution of war
itself that we have to abolish. That
will happen when the human soul is
freed from its atavisms. Education in
realities, instead of in catchwords, is
mans best chance.
Evening star., 1936-07-05

She acted it too realistically" and
was again idle.
She next appeared as ten-year old
girl in Seed" Other child roles fol-
lowed.
Her relations were finally severed
with the company. II was fired" she
admits with slight disdain.
She went to another producer, and
was given the role of thirteen-year-
old girl with Richard Barthelmess in
The Cabin in the Cotton" Her repu-
tation as "colorless person" had
spread through the film studios. She
was considered only for Child roles"
Conscious of ability if given the
chance, she decided to return to New
York.
She then met a man who had
touched the fringes of renown as wit,
adventurer and playwright - Wilson
Miner. His tongue was sharp as
hornets sting - his heart was of gold.
Brusque to those he loved. he was
urbane to strangers.
Fond of Bette, he invited her to
dinner. His kindly interest brought
Evening star., 1936-07-05

present merely preliminary armament
for the next war is running every Euro
pean country, and will surely check
England's nascent return to pros
perity.
The cost of actually waging war is
a prospect which appals every Euro
pean statesman. We know now that
there is no way of making the van
quished pay the bill Thus. paradox
cally. the ruinously expensive perfec-
tion of modern weapons, cancelling
each other out when equally possessed
by the potential belligerents, is per-
haps the greatest actual deterrent to
war.
The present wild arms race is an
expression of reciprocal fear rather
than of determination to start row.
Unless some scared fool pulls gun,
probably there will be no war in the
near future. Every year without one
is year gained to peace.
Paradoxically, also, the more elab-
crate the instruments of war, the less
murderous they are When one gentle
man sticks sword into another. the
stickee is very liable to be dead. When
he shoots at his enemy with an ex-
pensive big gun from twenty miles
away, he is very liable to miss. AS
weapons have improved, the tendency
is always to increase the distance at
which the enemy may possibly be hit
with safety to ones self. The greater
the distance, the greater the newt
able proportion of misses.
In an ancient and medieval hand
to-hand battle, there was no such
waste. Every blow told, with a mini
mum of expense except in notched
swords and axes. When artillery and
muskets came in, large proportion
of projectiles went over the head of
the target, despite the fact that the
infantryman was drilled to fire only
when he could "see the whites of their
eyes," Throughout the nineteenth
century the range was constantly in
creasing - and so was the futile ex-
penditure of ammunition.
This is not to deny that modern
weapons are terribly destructive,
when they get chance on their
target. But the holocausts in front
of the machine guns on the Western
Front were not so much evidence of
the efficacy of that weapon as of the
imbecility of generals still thinking in
terms of the slow-loading Brown Bess
ineffective beyond $50 yards. As soon
as, reluctantly, those in authority
realized that the human skin is ex-
tremely vulnerable to stream of
bullets at 600 minute, the steel-clad
tank appeared and rolled trium-
phantly over the machine guns.
Demonstrably, weapons have be-
come less murderous - in proportion
to the numbers engaged - as they have
become more scientific. In the oldtime
hand-to-hand fight, the casualties were
reciprocally very high - until one
side broke and was massacred as it
ran. In the Napoleonic wars, it was
reliably computed that it took mans
Evening star., 1936-07-05
ELIZABETH Troy
"Lsscky at Cards"

Into the happy married
lives of Sally and Larry Webb
came "a fourth for bridge
a fascinating girl who knew
how to play her cards. A story
for bridge fends and for those
who are married to them, by
well-known Elizabeth Troy.
Evening star., 1936-07-05
JOAN CRAWFORD
By Ines WatIace

Because she keeps a calendar
diary OF the food she serves
and never repeats a menu,
Joan Crawford's parties are
among the most popular in
Hollywood. A food-celebrity
feature by Inez Wallace. Don't
miss it!