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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
Historic Check Soon to Be Seen,
 Alaska Museum
All Legislation Completed for Transfer of Fa-
 nous Document

That cancelled check, given in payment of the purchase price of Alaska to Russia, may soon be seen in Juneau at the Territorial Library and Museum.
 Congress has passed the bill au- thorizing the transfer and the President has signed it.
 The check will be delivered to the Governor to be placed in the Museum
 tn explaining the reasons for enactment of the bill, Delegate Di- mond said it seemer particularly fitting that this draft. which marks the beginning of the life of Alaska as part of the United States. should be transferred to the Ter ritory where it will be of definite interest to all who visit the Terri torial Historical Library and Mu- scum, and may be viewed not only by the local residents, but also by the thousands of American citizens who visit Alaska as tourists each year. The transfer of the check to the Territory will be gratifying to the proper local sentiment and pride of the people of Alaska, and will make the same readily accessi- ble to those who may care to see it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
Matinee Screen Idol Is
 Nervous, TaIkie
Maurice Costello, Playing First Sound Movie in
 Hollywood Boulevard

Backstage drama of Hollywood Boulevard" portrayal of old Hol- lywood which closes tonight at the Coliseum Theatre, is as vivid and poignant, apparently, as the cinema itself.
 The lights were set, the cameras were ready and the director gave the word to shoot the scene. On a platform stood an actor playing the role of a director. The cameras turned, the players poised for the opening words that would send them into action. But the actor playing the director did not speak.
 After a silent wait filled with sus- pense, Director Robert Florey called Cut" and looked questioningly at the actor who had failed to speak his lines.
 I'm sorry" he faltered, but l |seem to be nervous. I'll be all right in minute'
 The actor, none other than Mau- rice Costello, original matinee idol of the screen, and father of Dolores and Helene Costello, was playing his first part in talking pictures He retired from the screen due tc l ill health in 1927.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
MRS. HOOKER BACK
 AFTER MEETING OF
 REBEKAH ASSEMBLY

Mrs. Katherine Hooker returned from the south aboard the North Sea this morning, following attend ance at the Rebekah Assembly in Vancouver, Wash.
 Attending the convention from June 21 to June "A, Mrs. Hooker took an active part in the Assembly and was named District Deputy President in charge of the Juneau and Douglas lodges. Five hundred Washington and Alaskan delegates were present.
 Following the convention, she vis- |ited with friends in Seaside, Ore gon, in Longview, Washington and in Seattle. Her daughter, Miss Mill dred Hooker, is now in California
 Mrs. Hooker will report on the convention activities at the meet ing of the Rebekahs here in Sep tember. sss. .0
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unable to explain the delay but promised to wire as soon as he had definite information.
 The Board informed the Council that they had deposited the sum of $5000 from the school insurance money to the credit of the city. From this amount the Council authorized the payment of some $3,759 worth of bills. The city hall project was then taken up and the issue of costs, moneys spent and still owing for work done so far to balance needed to finish it was discussed. Tentative figures were read by the clerk who stated he would have def mite totals ready for the next meeting. Further action is also to be taken on the Wright & Stock bill against the city, totaling $440.56. Part of that amount of $131.20 was for materials and supplies and that was ordered paid. The balance rep resenting interest charges is yet to be acted upon
 The Council also sat as a Board Of Equalization on tax assessments and scleared their table for the evening by settling the levies on one or two properties.
 Tonight the Council and Equali- zation Board again meets at the City Hall at 7:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
PASTOR WOOD SAILS
 ON CHURCH VOYAGE
 WESTWA POINTS

On a trip which will take him to main points of the Westward and Interior, Pastor H. L. Wood, of the Seventh-day Adventist t Church, here, left aboard the Bar anof last night for Seward.
 Pastor Wood has an extensive itinerary which will require his absence from Juneau until Octo- Der. Leaving Seward, he will fly to Anchorage, and then to Pilot Point, where he will hold weeks meeting with church members there.
 At Dillingham;, he is to dedicate a new church and then fly to Homer on church business, before returning to Anchorage for dis trict meeting He will arrive in Palmer in September, where Mrs. Wood is to meet him, and then proceed to Fairbanks where the Seventh Adventists have just purchased a new church. Upon completion of the visit in Fair banks, he and Mrs. Wood will re- turn to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
Me|odic Bobby Breen in Last
 Times Tonight
Rainbow on the River at Capitol Theatre, Tugs
 at Heart-Strings

The melodic tenor of lyrical Bob- by Brown, phenomenal nine-year- old singer, will tug at the heart strings of Juneau tonight for the last times at the Capitol Theatre as the current run of Rainbow on the River closes.
 The boys singing easily is the outstanding feature of a picture which is encased in a stirring plot. Bobby Breen, playing the part of an orphan, hates to leave his South ern mammy who has taken care of him since birth for his newly-found Yankee grandmother. What follows, after he goes to New York, leaves sufficient room for sentimental minded persons to weep salty tears
 The boy melody marvel heads a stellar group that includes May Robson, grand old lady of the the atre; Charles Butterworth, popu- lar dead-pan comedian; Louise Bea- vers, noted colored actress; Benita Hume, beautiful English stage and screen star; Alan Mowbray, pol ished English actor; Henry O"Neill, Marilyn Knowlden and Lillian Yarbo.
 Also featured prominently is the Hall Johnson choir, of "The Green Pastures" fame on both stage and screen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
E. I. Stannard,
 KenneCOtt Head,
 RevisitS Juneau
Party Includes Two Other Company Officials, Mrs.
 Stannard-Co Here

E. T. Stannard, head of the Ken necott Copper Company and of the Alaska Steamship Company. headed to the Westward at noon today aboard the steamship Alaska after visiting in Juneau for the first time lin eight years.
 MT. Stannard was accompanied by his wife; Dr. Allen Bateman, emin- ent geologist who holds professor ship at Yale and is consulting geo. logist for the Kennecott Cooper Company; and F. s. Chase, presi- dent of the Chase Copper and Brass Company, subsidiary of Kenne- colt.
 The trip to the sole Alaska mine of the Kennecott company will be an inspection" trip, MT. Stannard said. If several pending matters al the mine are strengthened out" he |said, we may take a trip up to Fairbanks"
 The party will leave Alaska Aug ust 23. In Juneau the officials con- ferred with L. H. Metzgar, super intendent of the Alaska Juneau Mine, Gov. John w. Troy and other prominent persons.
 MT. Stannard first came to AL aska in 1914 as superintendent oi the Kennecott mine. He has climbed steadily in the organization unti now he is the outstanding figure ir the company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
) Q U CL A s N E W s
JUNEAU FIRMS PRESENT SCHOOL PLANS; COUNCIL
 MEETING LAST NIGHT

Two sets of tentative plans with cost estimates for the proposed new school building were presented to the Douglas City Council at the reg ular meeting last night held in the city hall, first so far for the new municipal building. Due to the upper floor of the new hall not being yet ready as the Councils fu- ,ture regular meeting place the ses- sion was staged in the clerks of flee and although those quarters are also in an unfinished state the newly plastered walls made pleas- ing contrast to the surroundings of previous meetings.
 Messrs. L. N. Troast and Associ- |ates and H. B. Floss & Company, Juneau architects, presented the different plans which were re- ferred to the Public Properties Com- lmittee composed of Robert Bonner, Jr., Carl Carlson and Lew Nuna- maker to study and present their findings at the meeting scheduled for tonight. A noticeable difference in the listing of estimated costs with the two plans is concerned with the architectural fees. and 2 percent for Foss and 6 percent less $500 do- nation by Troast.
 The School Board presented a telegram from Delegate Dimond which is in answer to one sent him by the Board seeking information about the Federal grant for the
 school. MT. Dimond said he was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
CURTIS SHATTUCK ON VACATION TRIP
 TO INTERIOR, WEST

Headed first for Circle. Alaska, to do a little grayling fishing, Cur tis Shattuck was to commence a three-weeks' vacation trip to the Interior and Westward today. leav- ing by PAA plane for Fairbanks, from where he is to fly to Circle.
 From Circle he intends to swing southward to Mount Mckinley Ma tional Park for a two or three day stay, then continue to Palmer, An chorage and Seward. From Seward he plans a trip, with friends, into the Russian River section. Re- turning to Seward he will board a steamer to return direct to Ju- neau.
 Although pleasure is to occupy the principal spot in his travels, MT. Shattuck will contact Chamber of Commerce officials in the various cities he visits, in connection with problems being considered by the Alaska Territorial Oh a m Der of Commerce. of which he is Executive Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
AT THE HOTELS
GaStineau

Gastineau
 H. J. Engelson, H. Biggers, E.. Finlayson, J. Enstrom, Atlin; Geo. B. Rayburn, Wiseman; Helen Cor don, Roger w. Jameson, L. c. Hern- don, George Moser, Charles H. Boyd, Howard Petry, Wayne A.. Downie, H. c. Allgood, J. Hofstee, Frank Cameron, V. L. Waller, C.. H. Messer. Mrs. s. J. Hutchinson, w. E. Davenport, J. E. Boyle, K. Louring, Seattle; E. B. Calvert, E.. K. Jett, John B. Reynolds, E.. Sibley, Washington, D. C.; E. E.. Wyman, New York; A. w. Hawkins, Ketchikan; Carl M. Franklin, Col lege Alaska; Mrs. Ella Herford, Mrs. s. w. Warehouse, A. Schu- bach, Walter w. Johnson, Walter Johnson, Jr., Phillip Johnson, San Francisco; Donald Barrett, Mrs. E. c. Archer, John c. Klapp, Fair banks; Alice Crimson, C. M. Rob- inson, Chicago; Joseph Yolo, Yak ina; Mrs. G. R. Greenleaf, San Jose; F. G. Hanford, Jean Grant, Mrs. H. w. Nettleton, Wrangell; Helen Gray, Juneau.
 Juneau
 Walter MCrary, MT. and Mrs. s. K. Sawyer, Capt. Paul Edwards, Charles Murphy, Seattle; V. C.. Bingham, Ketchikan; R. D. Taylor, Oklahoma; Florence Syverud, Max inc Syverud, Kansas; Allen Rich ards, Washington, D. O.; L. c. Pratt, Juneau; F. H. Mcintyre, Yakima.
 Alaskan
 Sherman Baker, Mountain Greek; William Skalsky, Portland; Tex Walker, Spokane: John Dotson, Eagle River; Mrs. Anna Johnson, Sitka; Carsten Ahrens, Port Clin- ton; MT. and Mrs. E. Bulger, Port Alexander; John Miller, San Fran cisco; Joseph Tar, Yakima; Leon- ard Stokes, James J. ClemmenS, Juneau; Henry Schaefer, Flushing, N. Y.; Carl Snider, E. J. Harman.
 Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
CALVERTS CONVERGE IN JUNEAU FOR TRIP
 ON UCANIK TO TODD

Starr Calvert, official of the San Juan Fishing and Canning Com pany, arrived in Juneau last night aboard the steamship Yukon, after a swing around his firms canneries to the Westward.
 He was joined here by his wife and children, Nancy and Patty. who arrived today from Seattle aboard the steamship Alaska. Also in the party are Helen and William Culli- ton of Seattle.
 The tender Uganik arrived here Sunday afternoon and is scheduled to leave today with the party for Todd.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
LESTER LINEHANS
 ON WAY TO RYDER

MT. and Mrs. Lester Linehan and family passed through Juneau to- day while the s. s. Yukon was in port, visiting with friends and rela- tives here.
 Mrs. Linehan is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles w. Carter. She and her husband recently left their home in Ketchikan for Sew ard, where MT. Linehan worked on the R. J. Sommers construction project MT. Linehan is enroute to Hyder where he will be connected with another construction project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03

DEAN of Whiteville's marble shooters. J. R. Webb. is 7o. merchant and president of the bank.
 By The AP Feature Seruice
 WHITEVILLE, Tenn.--Marble- shooting here IS an old mans game.
 Every afternoon except Sunday some of the towns most prominent men-ranging in age from 50 to 79 shoot 1t out in sandlot between two stores
 For at least Al years the daily game has been strictly an old mems affair. But this year the oldsters have challenged the yet-to-be- named boy champion of Memphis, 50 miles away.
 Course, we sort of make our own rules" says 70-year-old J E. Doyle, storekeeper 'Its hard for us to get on your knees and knuckle down And we don't play for keeps Our fun comes in Judging on the others (moving the position of marble for bet ter shot) Best fun of all is when we catch the preacher fudging.""-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

The Board of Equalization will meet in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall from 8 pm. to 10 pm. on August 9, 3, 4, and 5 to consider complaints from taxpayers regarding their assessments and to make whatever adjustments are necessary regarding the assessment roll for the year 1887.
 After the final meeting of the Board under no circumstances will any further adjustments be made. Taxpayers are urged to make their complaints while the Board is in session.
 H. I. LUCAS, adv. City Clerk. Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
EQUALIZATION BOARD
 MEETINGS ALL WEEK

Seeking adjustments in assess ments, several taxpayers appeared before the meeting of the Equaliza- ton Board last evening in the City Hall where the propositions were discussed. The meeting of the Board will be held every evening the balance of the week between 8 and 10 p. m. to afford all those who wish to enter protest to do so. Tax statements will be out next week after the Board has complet- ed it's deliberations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
Mexico Welcomes AutOiSts as Visitors

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 3. Mexico has slashed the red tape surrounding entry of American mo- tor tourists, according to a survey of travel conditions in the southern republic made by the California State Automobile Association. In- coming travellers now get preferen- tial treatment at customs and inn migration offices.
 Mexico has m de special ar rangements to care for American visitors at Laredo, Tex, the north ern terminus of the highway to Mexico City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
SITKA GASBOAT ROLFE
 WRECKED, YAKUTAT

The gas screw Rolfe of Sitka. owned by J. Frank Knight of Se- attle, cannery operator, was wreck ed at the entrance oi Ahrnklin In- let in the vicinity of Yakutat. ac- cording to word to the U. s. Gus toms office here. Deputy Collector N. E. Bolshanin at Sitka radioed the local office that MT. Knight had wired him of the accident, re- porting the vessel a total loss but with no loss of life. Details of the wreck were lacking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is IFS, American Can 112M, American Light and Power l0M, Anaconda 59, Bethlehem Steel 99, Calumet 15%, Commonwealth and Southern 2Ts, Curtiss Wright 6, General Motors 56%, International Harvester 1181s, Kennecott 61A New York Central 39h, Southern Pacific 47A, United States Steel 113, Cities Service 3, Pound $498as, Republic Steel 389s, Pure Oil 205s, Holly Sugar g, U. s. Treasury bonds 2las 99, Atchison General lfours l10h.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
MRS. FREEBURGER,
 DORIS, SAIL TODAY
 ON PRINCESS ALICE

A large group of friends were at the dock this morning to bid good bye to Mrs George F. Freeburger and Miss Doris Freeburger, who sailed for the south aboard the Princess Alice.
 The two are on their way to Portland, where Mrs. F'reeburger will visit for some time with her mother, Mrs. Martha Crary, and Miss Freeburger will enter Reed College.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
FLEEKS TO RETURN

The Wehren house on Thlrd Street which was recently vacated by the Wahto family, has been rent ed by Elroy Fleek. MT. and Mrs. Fleek and their two children, who have been residing in Juneau for the past month or more, will move into their new home this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
CAPT. HOLLY ARRIVES
 AT CHILKOOT BARRACKS

Capt. Joseph A. Holly, who is re- placing Capt L. V. Castner of the Seventh Infantry at Chilkoot Bar racks, and Mrs. Holly passed through Juneau Monday night on the steam ship Dorothy Alexander enroute to Chilkoot Barracks.
 Capt. Holly was relieved from duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, upon his graduation in June from the Command and General Staff School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
GRAHAM LEAVES

Charles Graham, British Colum- bia Mines Inspector, returned to Juneau Sunday afternoon from the Polaris- -Taku Mine, with Marine Airways Pilot Alex Holden, and Sunday evening flew to Atlin with Alaska Air Transport Pilot L. F. Barr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03

their deed today from John Feusi for the purchase of Lot 6 in Block 4 on Second Street where they plan to start the erection of home in the near future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
ARRIVE OE DGaoThY

Passengers for Douglas arriving last evening on the Dorothy Alex ander were the Misses Elsa Lundell and Alice Tassel.
 Miss Lundell returned from a three, weeks vacation trip to Port land and Seattle. Miss Tassell, who recently completed teaching require ments at Bellingham Normal School, will spend several weeks on the Is- land before going to Wrangell where she will teach at the Institute.
 
 PURCHASE LOT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
DOW. HOMES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow Jones averages: industrials 185.9l, rails 5220, utilities 2941.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03
MISS CAROLINE TODD LEAVES FOR SOUTH
 ON PRINCESS ALICE

Miss Caroline Todd, President of the Business and Professional Wo- mems Club, sailed aboard the Prin- cess Alice for the south this morn ing, enroute to Seattle where she will vacation until returning here on September '.
 In addition to vacationing, Miss Todd tentatively plans to present several lectures on piano instruc- tion while in Seattle and Portland She will also study new methods o1 music teaching before returning tc her piano classes here in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03

FLEISCHMANN'S GINS (Dry or Sloe) cost no more than ordinary gins! -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-03

Alaska" by Lester D. Henderson.
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Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12
Dr.E.H.Cruening
 Is Big Booster
 For Territory

Continued From Page One) the Matanuska project, saying, T doubt if one of the colonists ever stays there as soon as We stop feeding them
 To which Dr. Gruening replied T beg to differ with you on that subject and your remarks,I know that there are ten families now entirely on their own, and this is only the second season; the prevailing view among the col onists is, that you couldn't drag them away with team of oxen."
 He also urged congress to pro- vide funds for roads and airport construction to help stimulate AL askan development.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12
News Nuggets
 Around Town

Manager Hans Mirow of the Mirow Air Service has crew of carpenters engaged in construc- ting a one story building, The scene of operations is immediate ly behind his present Front street building which will be moved, as soon as street conditions permit, 10 the Calkins lot on First avenue West, opposite the Springer resi- dence.
 The building now under con- struction will then be moved into the vacated space. Mrs. Chas. E. Calkins, proprietor of the Calkins' Shoppe, will occupy one half of the new building, the Mi,row Air Service the other half.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Big Charlie Dahlquist, long time Safety Harbor roadhouse keeper and ferry operator, drove his dog team into town yesterday and reports the trail in perfect condition. Charlie is freighting home load of supplies, purchas- ed in the local stores.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Binks Seiffert, Nome boy visit ing in the States during the past winter, was reported as an ar rival by plane last Monday. Binks, however, must have miss ed the plane, for todate he has not reached Nome. Sig. Helene,
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Albert Bahls, Andrew Bango and one other passenger to Nome.

Pilot Ray Crawford of the MAS flying Stinson No. 2, left Nome Fairbanks bound at noon today, with E. Nolte as passenger for Bluff enroute. Pilot Crawford will use the smaller Stinson in a shuttle service, ferrying Nome ward bound passengers from the Fairbanks airfield to the larger Lockheed plane at Lake Dunbar about 35 miles from Fairbanks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

uammon Company employee, ar rived along with his brother Ted on. Mondays plane, and is busy greeting his friends, after win ter in the States.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

John Reimer and wife, accom- panied by Anna Bernhardt, re- turned several days ago from a two weeks visit with the Bern- hardt family at Teller, making the round trip by dog team. John reports the trail still good and the Teller people anxiously awaiting the breakup.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Mrs. Ellen Hebberlee called at the Nugget office today and claim ed the distinction of sighting the first robin of spring. The robin appears to be bit confused, for, although the calendar says May l2th, the appearance of the terrain and the feel of the wind, says February. Or is he?
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12
Airplane News
 Nome Airport

Pilot-manager Noel Wien, fly ing the big tri-motored Ford, left Nome at 9:30 last night for Kotz- ebue. Pilot Wien is to pick up 3 Wainwright and 6 Pt. Barrow passengers brot as far as Kotz- ebue by Pilot Sasseen from An chorage. He will proceed direct ly to Fairbanks from Barrow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

However, another perennial in- dication of Springs approach is the almost daily appearance of good sized open leads in the Der ing Sea ice several miles from shore. Happy days are here again for the native hunters plenty koWkow now.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Louis and Ed. Healy, official greeters during the past winter at Fort Davis, have returned to their Nome stamping grounds. Lou says the Fort is very restful, and an ideal place to commune with nature, especially through six feet of snow to get at the beach drift wood.
 The Healy boys were engaged in prospecting on the Second Beach line.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Pilot Sig Wien of the WAA is still held at Kotzebue account of weather condition. He is enroute from Nome to Fairbanks with Bureau of Indian Affairsmen Hirst and Beatty, having already called at Cape Prince of Wales and Shishmaref enroute.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Pilot-manager Hans MiroW hop ped for Fairbanks at l2:30 today in the Lockheed. Owing to the condition of the Fairbanks field, he will land the large Lockheed plane on Lake Dunbar to insure proper take off for the retcrn trip.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Pilot Jack Herman, flying his Vielie Monocoupe, arrived back in Nome last evening from Kotze bue after his successful flight to Little Diomede Island, stopping also on the way north, at Cape Prince of Wales and Shishmaref.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Pilot Frank Whaley of the MAS flying Stinson No. l, hopped from Nome at II AM. today with a load of freight for the Whaley- Nelson mining camp at Noxapaga and Walter Taylor as a passenger for Nugget Gulch. From there he is scheduled to fly to Teller to bring Arnold Thomrnen and oth- CTS as passengers to Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-12

Pilot Whaley returned late last evening from Unalakleet with