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for the continuance which seems in
diSputably sound is that Gigli and the
opera arias which he sings are break
ing house attendance records.
DILL LAMPKIN, Capitol Theater
maestro whose overture is one of
the high lights of the current tenth
anniversary program of the house, is
going to repeat the ambitious gesture
next week. Starting Friday the or
chestra will offer Among My Sou
venirs" as it might have been played
by Richard and Johann Strauss, Mo-
zart, Tschaikowski, Beethoven and
Wagner. This department promises
to be listening most intently to the
Tschaikowski and Wagner versions.
The current overture, one Of the
most elaborate in the history of the
theater, finds the orchestra augmented
by one of the most interesting ensem-
bles available, the McQuarrie harp
quintet. And supplemented by one
OF the better soprano voices OF the
community, that of Diane Christen-
berry.
Audience approval has encouraged
the management of the theater and
Lampkin to 60 right on from there.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

NatiOnal-"Susan and God" new
Rachel Crothers comedy, with Ger
trude Lawrence, $50 pm.
Keith's-"100 Men and a Girl"
musical with Deanna Durbin and
Leopold Stokowski: 1850 am, $50,
$3.50, $50, 7:5O and $50 pm.
Capitol-"My DeaA Miss Aldrich,"
original comedy written for Edna May
Oliver: IL am, 1:40, 4:30. 7:20 and
1910 pm. Stage shows: 1910, $50,
$40 and 9:10 pm.
Earle-"It's All Yours" new sophis-
ticated comedy: IL am, 1:35, 4:20,
7:15 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1890,
3:15, $40 and pm.
Palace-"Double or Nothing" Bing
Crosbys new musical: l1:l0 am, lis,
$40, 5:25, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Columbia - Broadway Melody of
1888" the latest in the series of bright
musicals: 1850 am, 2:20, 445, tbs
and $40 pm.
Metrop0litan-"Lost Horizon" James
Hiltons novel brought to the screen
magniflcently: 1890 am, 12:40, 2:55,
$40, 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
TransLux-NeWs and shorts Show
runs hour and IS minutes, continu-
Gus from 10 am. until midnight.
Little-"Forever Yours" musical ro-
nance, introducing to the screen Ben
iamino Gigli: IL am, 12:15, 1850,
$50, sos, $40, 8:15 and $50 pm.
Ambassador You Can't Have
Everything" bright new musical with
much madness by the Ritz Brothers,
s, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Penn-"Artists and Models" gay
musical with lots of gagas and gals
2, $50. 5:35, 7:30 and $40 pm.
Sheridan-"The Good Earth" su-
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CapitOl-Music takes hold here,
with James Cagney returning to a
local screen as the star Of Something
to Sing About" a new film the boys
are calling "a musical with a wallop,"
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more substantial directors One of
the respects in which he shows his
youth, his genius, and his failure to
conform to the standard directoral
pattern is his inSistence upon good
story. That, he insists, is the only
basis for a good film. Give Leroy a
good story and he does not care a
later. He would not turn down a
Paul Mum, to be sure, but if MUM
happens to be busy moving the lawn,
or something, Leroy will be satisfied
with a considerably lesser name from
the standpoint of box Office.
Concrete evidence Of just how the
36-year-old Warner Bros. director
feels about it comes to the screen of
the Metropolitan Theater tomorrow
in the shape of They Won't Forget"
Claude Rains is the largest name in
the cast of this savage tale based
upon sectional prejudice; not merely
Southern prejudice understand, but
Northern as well. Rains is very con-
siderable screen actor, but he is not
what is known in the auditing de-
partment as box office" Leroy did
not care about the latter qualification.
He took Rains and persons like Gloria
Dickson "a talented young blond of
whom you probably never hearO and
Allyn Joslyn (straight from Broad
way) and made the picture.
Why? Because from the moment he
read Death in the Deep South" upon
which the screen play is based, Leroy
knew he had a story. Knowing that,
he felt he had picture. 1t is the
attitude that makes him possibly the
favorite director Of Hollywood writer's,
those highly paid users of words who
feel that they never are given sufficient
credit.
THE show that went on at the
National Theater Tuesday night
(despite the sudden and shocking
death of Osgood Perkins, leading mani
did not go on yesterday afternoon
= Its failure to do So according to the
management of the Susan and God"
company as we'll as the management of
the theater, was due to the indisposi-
ton of Gertrude Lawrence, star of
the production.
Miss Lawrence, upon the advice of
three physicians. forewent the after
noon performance in order that she
might be sufficiently recovered to play
last night. The fact of a near
capacity audience, which got its money
back if it refused to accept seats for
subsequent performances, could sway
neither Miss Lawrence. nor her ply
sieians, from the attitude that her
infamed eyelids required constant
and immediate treatment. Makeup.
It is said, would have aggravated the
condition.
Insufficient time to announce the
cancellation. after having received
notice of Miss Lawrence's condition
only at noon. is the theater manage
ment's explanation of its failure to
notify the press and patrons of the
change.
X X
"EOREVER YOURS" the BENZ
amino Gigli picture which
brings the celluloid image and the
voice OF the former Metropolitan tenor
back from his voluntary exile in
Europe. will have second week at
the Little Theater. One of the reasons
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Comedy Will Open
Groups Season.

EMPY," three-act comedy, will
be presented by the Agricultural
Players tomorrow and Saturday
nights at $50 o'clock in the Depart
ment of Agriculture Auditorium.
The comedy, the first play of the
groups season. will be played by
Katherine Lindeman, Jewel George,
Hannah K. Medley. Walter Reser,
Jack Selby, Edward F. Quigley, How
ard Zahniser and Elizabeth Knee.
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EX-ACTRESS DIES
Virginia Earl Once Favorite on
Musical Comedy Stage.

NEW YORK, September % CP).-
Virginia Earl, musical comedy fayorite
around 1900, died Tuesday in q New
Jersey sanitarium, friends here have
learned. For the past two years, she
had lived in the Actress Fund Of Amer
lea LONE, Englewood, N. j. She
was g.
She had toured the country with
De Wolf Hopper, appeared in the old
favorite, THE Belle Of Bohemia" and
played the role Of Lady Holyrood in
"Floradora." Her last stage appear
ance was made in THE Velvet Lady"
in 1919.
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Actress Divorces Writer.

RENO, New. September % OR.-
Florence Arnold Sherman, motion pic
ture actress known as Mary Doran,
won an uncontested divorce on grounds
of cruelty here yesterday from Joseph
c Sherman, Hollywood writer. The
trial was private.
They were married in San Diego
August Is, 1881, and signed a separa
ton and property settlement agreement
last August 7.
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perb screen transcription Of Pearl
Bucks novel: las, AIS, $50 and
9:25 pm.
Tiv0li-"Artists and Models: l AS,
$40, $40, 7:35 and GAS pm.
Uptown-"Artists and Models: 2,
3:55, $50, 7:45 and GAS pm.
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and with Bob Crosby and his orchestra
taking over the stage bill.
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New Drama Group
Is Formed.

\ RTHUR M. SAMETH was elected
director of the Play Actors. new
dramatic group formed by employees
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Other officers elected at the first
meeting of the society, presided over
by Joe S. Franklin, chairman Of the
Committee Of Music and Dramatics
of A. F. G. E. Lodge No. At, are:
Amy S. Orent, business manager:
John E. Klawin, stage manager; Mrs.
Frieda Barta. secretary, and Sam Jay
Schor, publicity director.
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EnrOllments Boom.

ENROLLMENTS for the coming
term at S. E. Cochran's National
Academy OF Stage Training are ex-
ceeding those of any semester so far
since the school was formed, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
Mr.. Cochran.
The Fall term begins Monday, Oc-
tober 4.
Founded in 1882. the National
Academy has sent more than a score
of its graduates on to the professional
stage, and many players have become
outstanding in local drama groups.
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Metropolitan-"They Won't Forget"
the Mervyn LIE Roy-produced cinema
version of Ward Greene's novel, Death
in the Deep South" Edward Norris
and Gloria Dickson are the lad and
his wife, upon whom falls the blow of
circumstantial evidence that ruins
pair Of lives, and Claude Rains is the
INSCRIPTIONS district attorney.
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ira In some fine moments, and Adolphs
Men1ou and Mischa Auer.

Columbia - Thin Ice" Sonia He
MES second cinema triumph, moves
down the street for another week
downtown. Sonja's leading man In
the romantic comedy with music IL
Tyrone Power.
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Palace-"Dead End" Samuel Gold
wyn's motion picture version of the
Sidney Kingsley stage success seen here
last season at the National. Impor-
tant in the cast are Sylvia Sidney,
Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor and
Joel McCrea.
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New Pictures
Appear on
Programs
Downtown Cinema
Scene Changes
Tomorrow.

" ARLE-"Souls at Sea" brings
- Gary Cooper, George Raft and
Frances Dee together in STIR
- ring sea story plucked from the
pages Of adventurous history. All
about the man who took control of
the one lifeboat in the midst of
sea disaster and arbitrarily chose the
few who could live. Ina Ray Hutton
brings her Melodears to provide the
stage portion Of the entertainment.
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Give Leroy a Story,
He'll Get a Picture
Warner Bros Ace Director
Will Take Any Cast If
Given a Good Script.
BY JAY CARMODY.

yHoEvER that puts words the mouth Mervyn
Mr. sufficient intelligence
mouthu extremely
scribes
letting lightly
Leroy, genius of Hoywoods
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Keith's-Deanna Durbin stays on
another week in 900 Men and q
Girl" The top-notch musical also
has Leopold stokowski and his orches-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
NAVAL BLOCKADE
 AGAINST IT ALLY IS AGREED UPON
France and Great Britain Will Prevent Mussolini
 Landing Troops, Spain

PARIS, March 25.-France today rallied to the European allies move to erect naval blockade against the possibility of Italy's waging war against the Spanish government.
 Great Britain pledged coopera- tion.
 France fears that Mussolini might scrap the non-intervention agree ment.
 Germany promised an early reply to the French proposal.
 Mussolini, because of the recent defeat of Italian troops in Spain, must either recall Italian forces or reinforce them, according to diplo- matists, but the French plan an Italian blockade if Il Duce chooses the latter course.
 French and British have agreed that they must prevent, even by force, the landing of Italian troops in Spain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
AMELIA BACK IN H0MELAND;
 TO TRY AGAIN
Expects to Be Able to Re- sume Proposed World
 Flight in Month

SAN PEDRO, Cal. March 25.- Amelia Earhart returned home to- day aboard the liner Malolo and was greeted affectionately at quar- antine by her husband.
 Just as soon as the ship is ready, after being repaired as the result of the Honolulu crash, I am going to resume the flight I may have to change the route, for a months delay at this time of the year will result in unfavorable atmospheric conditions in the South Seas" said the aviatrix.
 She was as usual bare headed and touselheaded. She wore tan slacks and leather coat. She did not comment on the crash at Honolulu, simply saying it was unavoidable.
 Accompanying the aviatrix were those aboard the plane on the jump to Honolulu, Paul Mantz, technical adviser; Fred Noonan, pilot, and Capt. Harry Manning, also pilot and navigator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
SNOW STORM RAGING TODAY.
 MIDDLE WEST
Many Communities Isolated Highway Traffic Re-
 ported Paralyzed

CHICAGO, H., March 25.-Com- munication lines are crippled, com- munities are isolated and highway transportation is paralyzed as the seasons worst snow storm rages over sections of the middle west.
 The high winds have whipped drifts of snow to depth of four to eight feet in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
 Rain, sleet, hail and dust storms of tornadic proportions, also freez- ing temperatures are plaguing a wide expanse of the mid-contin- ent.
 A 22-inch snowfall has deluged the Black Hills territory in South Dakota.
 Rainfall records of g years have been washed off the books in Los Angeles, Cal, as the result of a two- day storm which brought total pre- cipitation for the season to 21. .86 inches, the highest since 1914
 Late this afternoon it was report ed that drifts of snow are as high as 10 feet in Minnesota sections.
 Tomatoes are reported in Ala bama and Kentucky. Two men have been killed by the gale at Ozark. Ala.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
HALIBUTERS NOT SELLING HERE 6. OF 6. IS TOLD
Juneau Losing Much Busi- ness Because Boats Going
 South for Higher Prices

Pointing out that Juneau stands to lose thousands of dollars this spring in business from the halibut fishermen taking their fish to Pet ersburg and Prince Rupert, Mayor l. Goldstein suggested action by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at it's luncheon meeting today noon ir the Terminal Cafe.
 The Mayor said that prices in Ju- neau were only five and half and three and one half cents a pound to fishermen while in Peters burg they were able to get six and four and as a result many of the boats are going to that city to sell their fish. The Prince Rupert price is seven and six.
 The Mayor declared there was no reason for the difference in price, stating that the same companies were buying in the two Alaska cities.
 Tt means loss of thousands of dollars to business in Juneau" the Mayor said, because where the fishermen sell is where they buy their supplies and spend their mon- ey Now it is going to Petersburg and Prince Rupert"
 The Chamber referred the mat ter to the committee on local in- dustries, headed by Earl Cleveland, for report next meeting.
 A. B. Phillips announced clean up week to start April 19 and re- ported that arrangements for trucks and so forth would be completed later
 Support of the Chamber was ask ed by the Rotary Club in it's efforts to get the 1888 District Convention of Rotary for Juneau. It was esti- mated that it would bring $30,000 in new money into the city.
 The legislative committee was au- thorized to write report and send it to Washington explaining why the chamber was on record against the Dimond bond bill.
 Vice-President Charles Carter pre- sided in the absence of President George Folta.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
 IS TAKEN ON
 EVACUATION
Vote Announced to Strik- CTS Who Walk Out
 During Snow Storm
PICKET LINES ARE
 TO BE MAINTAINED
Company Official, Union Leader Tn Conference
 on Negotiations

DETROIT, Mich, March 25. More than 5000 striking automobile workers marched out from eight Chrysler Cor poratiOn plants today into a swirling snow storm, but pre- pared to establish picket lines until they obtain exclusive bargaining rights.
 Negotiations between Wal ter Chrysler and John J. Le- wis, in the presence of Gov. Frank Murphy, are being re- sumed this afternoon.
 The sitdowners began leav- ing the plants just nine hours after a plebiscite had begun on evacuations, this agree ment being reached early last evening. As the results of the plebiscite, in favor of evacua- tion, was announced, the sit downers prepared to leave the various plants.
 The plebiscite was agreed to by Chrysler and Lewis after a conference with Gov. Murphy, as Chrysler had an- nounced and stuck to his an- nouncement, no settlement of troubles would be discussed until the sitdowners had left the plants and they were again into full possession of the corporation.
 Homer Martin, President of the United Auto Workers of America, went to the various plants, collect ed the votes and then announced the decision. Martin informed the sitdowners that by agreement, the Chrysler Corporation would not att tempt resumption of operations un- til the strike issues were settled.
 The six thousand sitdowners have been occupying the plants since March 8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
U. s. FLEET TO MANEUvER OFF
 ALASKA COAST
Warships Are Scheduled to Leave on Secret Move
 ments on April 16

SAN PEDRO, Cal. March 25.-- Greater secrecy than ever before shrouds the annual war games of the United States fleet scheduled to start next month.
 Such information as has perco- lated from Naval sources reveals that the scene of the action may be, as designed in Naval diplomatic language, as the Eastern Pacific, that five million square miles of the oceanic triangle. points which are Southern California, Aleutian Islands in the Far North, and Ha- waiian Islands to the west.
 On April Is the fleet is expected to put to sea from the San Diego and San Pedro area with all of the realism and secrecy of actual wartime operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
DRILL GROUND IN .|NvESTICATI
 TEXAS DISASTER
Effort Being Made to De- termine If Gas Seepage
 Caused Explosion

NEW LONDON, Tex, March 25 Government experts are drilling ground to determine whether gas seepage contributed to the explos- ion in the New London Consolidated School last week and which claim ed the lives of 455 teachers and children.
 The Military Board of Inquiry Investigating the disaster, speeded completion of the report to be hand ed to Gov. James V. Alfred.
 Plans hive been completed for the graduating class of thirty. sur- vivors of what was to have been a class of seventy, during June, as scheduled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
so. CALIFORNIA IS SHAKEN BY
 STRONG SHOCK
Tremblor This Morning Is Felt Over Area of lO,-
 900 Square Miles
BUILDINGS WAVE
 IN MANY CITIES
Torrential Rain Falls Tn Los Angeles Previous
 Records Broken

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March s. A strong earthquake shock shook Southern California over an area of more than 10000 square miles.
 The shock started at 8:49 o'clock and was a long wave of continu- ously increasing motion.
 Buildings shook in the downtown section here and at Glendale, Santa Monica and Anaheim.
 Clocks stopped at Brawley in the Imperial Valley.
 At San Pedro three shocks are reported and doors and windows rattled and office buildings swayed.
 On top of the quake. the rainfall for the season in Los Angeles reach ed immense proportions. There has been regular deluge for the past two days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
S.E. WATERFRONT IS TIED UP; MAY BE OVER TODAY
Employers Asso ciatio n Sewers Relations with
 Longshoremen

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 25. Thirty ships are tied up today when the Waterfront Employers As Sociation severed relations with the local unit of the ILA because of a labor dispute arising because long shoremen had refused to pass sail- CTS through the picket lines around the s. S. Knoxville City, whose crew of 30 men walked off Tuesday, pro- testing against the employment of five eastern seamen.
 Almon Roth, wormer comptroller of Leland Stanford University, new president of the Waterfront employ CTS, immediately demanded of Hen ry Schmidt, ILA head, that the ves- sells cargo be moved.
 Employers declared that the long, shoremen's action was in violation of the agreement ending the mari time strike.
 Roth immediately called a meeting of 35 members of the Employers Association and sent notification to Schmidt of the Associations action.
 Three thousand stevedores are said to be affected by the te-up.
 Schmidt's office said he had hur- ried to Oakland where the Knox vile City is moored.
 F. c. Gregory, manager of the Waterfront Employers Board said that the Employers were meeting at 3 p. m. today to discuss the situa- tion.
 Later, Schmidt's office claimed that the picket lines were removed before noon today and longshore- men had reported ready for work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Like Their C0aCh; School
 Students Strike
F allure to Renew Athletic Coach's Contract Causes
 High School Protest

SCIO, Oregon, March 25.-Be- tween 60 and 80 of the Scio high schools 100 students are striking in protest of the School Boards failure to renew the contract of Athletic Coach Cecil Elder.
 The Board announced late yes terday that Elder had voluntarily resigned, but he had since with drawn his resignation at the request of the students.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
|'CAC' RULE WORD
 BATTLE CENTERS |SENATE'S WORK
Attempt to Remove Rivers Two-thirds Resolution
 Fails Five to Three

Gag" rule became potent cry in the Territorial Legislature today as the Senate got into a tangle on rules as the result of the refusal of President M. E, s. Brunelle of that body to sign the Rivers resolution which prevents the introduction of bills. other than those dealing with Social Security, without the consent Of two-thirds, or six members of the Senate.
 The resolution was passed two days ago. but the President refused to sign the measure on grounds that
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
FOUR MILLION
 DOLLAR HOTEL,
 SAN FRANCISCO
New Structure Will Accom- modate ,2OJ Lobby
 on Seventeenth Floor

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. March 25. A four million dollar hotel, the highest and largest west of Chicago, is planned for this city, A. F. Kren- kel said. He is representing east ern capitalists.
 The structure will be 27-story hotel accommodating l,200 guests.
 The first floor will be devoted to ships while the lobby will be on the fifteenth floor where the guests will get sweeping view of San Francisco Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Marry Chorus
 Girls Says "Red Hot Mama

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March 25.- Sophie Tucker, the Red Hot Ma ma" today advised the man looking for wife to marry chorus girl
 They make better wives than the college girl" said Sophie, and she added further: Tn addition to the attributes which they show to the best advantage, the chorus girl is economical, she has been used to hard times, she is a good dresser and can cook"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
SEADROME IN
 PACIFIC NOW
Australian Engineer Makes Proposal for Airplane Aid
 on Way to Honolulu

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 25. M. E. Heiser, Australian engineer is here trying to interest civic and financial leaders in a 30,Oo0 ,OOO seadrome to be anchored midway between here and Honolulu for use of airplanes.
 The seadrome would take 10000 men ten years to build.
 Heiser proposed a U-shaped raft with arms 200 feet long and 400 feet wide, rising IF feet above the water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
STERLING TO SEATTLE

Hawley Sterling, Assistant Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Com took passage south on the Mount Mckinley for Seattle where he goes in connection with the us- ual spring equipment buying. He expects to be gone three or four weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
WIFE IS
 LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. John F. Devine, wife of Senator Devine of Nome, was host ess to group of friends at lunch con at the Gastineau Hotel today. The luncheon table was attractively decorated with spring flowers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
Four Candidates Have Filed for
 Mayor,Anch0rage
pr. Romig, Jack Wadman Enter Race Six Seek
 Three Places, Council

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25. -Dr. J. H. Romig, retired Chief Surgeon of the Anchorage Hospital, 40 years in Alaska, became a candi- date for Mayor when friends circu- lated petition for his candidacy.
 Jack Wadman, business man, has also filed, making a total of four seeking the Mayorship.
 There are six candidates in the field for three posts on the City Council.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-25
BANK CLEARINCS
 ARE INCREASING

NEW YORK, March 25. = Bank clearings of g of the leading cities totalled $6,889. .833. .000 for the week ending yesterday. This is an in crease of 28 percent over the same week a year ago, according to a report made public today by Dun, Bradstreet, Inc.