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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

geophysics ionosphere meteoroogy, natural
 history palaeontology plant photosynthess,
 seismology terrestrial magnetism, and other
 branches of research, and
 Whereas the Territory of Alaska is unable
 to provide funds sufficient to build equip and
 maintain a building calculated to be of the
 greatest service in conducting scientific re-
 search herein outlined but is able to pro-
 vide heat water, light, power, jantor service
 and maintenance of building.
 Now Therefore, Be it resolved that the
 Board of Regents of the University of Alaska
 offer to the United States site on its campus
 which to erect building, or buildings, to
 accomplish any or all of the aforesaid purposes
 and agree in the event it's offer is accepted to
 maintain the same hereinbefore specified to
 the end that the several departments of the
 government of the United States in prosecut-
 ing research in Alaska shall have the advan-
 tageS afforded by the laboratories library and
 cooperation of the University of Alaska.
 The foregoing resolution is not only timely but las vision for the future It is also sufficiently unique to be in class by itself Any institution of higher learning in the United States would without ioubt welcome the idea of having the Federal Gov srnment construct on it's campus building devoted o research and natural history but the chances are 10 offer in terms quite like the foregoing has come 10 the attention of the Secretary of the Interior prior o January 23 when Dr. Bunnell handed to Secretary [ckes certified copy of the Harras resolution.
 Martin Harrais famous football star of the Uni ,ersity of Washington. graduated in the nineties md having lived nearly generation in Alaska, knew what ought to be provided in order that those who Ire engaged in the arduous task of conquerng a pioneer country may have the advantages afforded " contemporaneous research.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
Freedom of Assembly
(New York Times

(New York Times
 Two weeks ago the United States Supreme Court unanimously concurred in lecture on fundamental democratic principles to ths authorities of Oregon, including the Supreme Court of that State. The case was that of Dirk de Jonge who had been sentenced to imprisonment for years merely for assisting in the conduct of public meeting otherwise lawful, which happened be under the auspices of the Com mllnist party The United States Supreme Court held that his arrest was breach of the constitutional rights of free speech and free assembly, for though the States entitled to protect themselves rom of the privileges of our institutions through an attempted substitution of force and violence ln the place of peaceful political action they could not go to the length of arresting persons no matter what their supposed opinions, merely for taking part in meeting in which direct indictment to violence occurred.
 A similar case has arisen in Jersey City, where the local police attempted to prohibit meetings of the Communist party. Vice Chancellor James F. Fielder speaking for the court also found 1t necessary to remind the local authorities of the real meanings of democracy and liberty He held that the police had the authority to arrest and prosecute Vloators of the laws but had right to prevent meetings of political party the theory that violence of act or language anticipated:
 The Communist party is much entitled to hold political meetings as the several other recognized political parties in this country and if at any meeting the speakers talks are obnoxious to law and order the duty of the police is to the speaker to deslst and what the speakers say believed to be in viola ton of the Grimes Act other statutes, to bring charges against them which the speakers may nave a chance to be heard in court.
 If the police authorities may prohibit such meet ngs just because the police disagree with com munistic ideas or because they fear something will be said in violation of the law and that such meetings may result in violence and disturbances created by others there is practically limit to what meetings the police may prohibit.
 It is gratifying when the Supreme Court itself insists these principles but it is no less reassurng to have the lower courts reaffirm them so clearly and ably.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
LOOK nld LEARN
 By A. C. Gordon

1. In what year were the na- tional colors adopted by Congress
 2. What President of the Unit ed States was called "the Silent Man of Appomattox'?
 3. What is the name of the larg- est order of insects?
 4. How many islands are there in the Hawaiian Islands?
 5. What name was given to the religious wars during tn emiddle ages between the Christian nations of western Europe and the Mo hammedans?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
20 YEARS AGO
Fron The Empire
FEBRUARY IS. 1917

An official notification was re- ceived in Washington, D. C., direct from Berlin announcing that the time had expired for all exceptions in the submarine warfare which was declared on February l. The officials in Washington took that to mean that neutral ships were to be attacked if found within the barred zone.
 The Rer ublican Divisional Com mittee named John Beck, Presi- dent of the First National Bank and former mayor of Juneau, as a candidate and standard bearer in the special election to be held March 6 to choose a member for the House of Representatives from the First Division to fill the place left va cant by the death of Judge John G. Held.
 Friends of Miss Molly Wiitanen and Fred Lynch, whose marriage would soon take place in Dougas, entertained them with a dancing party at the home of MT. and Mrs. Precht.
 Miss Juanita Anderson, formerly of Juneau, was married to Ralph G. Andersen on board the steamer Admiral Evans at Seldovia on the last trip of that ship to the Vest ward, according to word received in Juneau. Both she and her mother were wellknown in Juneau.
 William Holzheimer was a south- bound passenger on the Admiral Evans.
 J. c. Gaffney, formerly of Nome, in Juneau from the West ward after settling fire insurance claims for his company at Valdez. While there he paid out over $52,- 900 in insurance held by firms. The greater part of the sum went to Sam Blum & Company.
 Weather: Highest, 3a; lowest, 36; rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

O. Should the call of condolence be brief?
 A. Yes, as brief as possible.
 Q. Is it correct to say, Come and see me sometime?"
 A. No. One should say, Come to see me sometime"
 Q. What are considered the two extremes in conversation?
 A. One is monopolizing the talk to the point of boredom; the other is letting the conversation lapse every time it reaches you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1887
 Benefic aspects dominate today, according to astrology It is a lucky day for selling, but buying should be postponed.
 Merchants and manufacturers should delay important business as there is a sign read as likely to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
JOHNSON TO ANCHORAGE

Lloyd Johnson, son of MT. and Mrs. Ted Johnson of Valdez, has gone to Anchorage to locate. Lloyd is a fine basketball player and a good mining man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

When the baseball starts the umpires probably will have to refrain from calling strikes out loud for fear they might be mistaken for union leaders-C Cincinnati Enquirer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

How delightful is the return to prosperity when, having jobs you strike and refuse to work!-De- troit News.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

An orchid to Gov Earle of Pennsylvania for yesterdays bright remark: The Court has been on a st-down strike for many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

We don't mind the 36 cents We might have to dig up to pay off the national debt, but we are little worried about that S267
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
OUT OF CORONA

It is reported that Al Lyle has built a new hangar at Gokona and is operating out of that camp, as well as out of Copper Center. MT. Lyle is one of Alaskas foremost pilots.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

The Republicans must be given credit. They had good man in Lincoln.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

A flu germ seems to know exactly where it's going. - Indianapolis News
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
H A P P -
 -B I R T H AY

The Empire ertends conqratula. lions and best t3iShes today. thei, birthday anniOersary. to the jollow. ing:
 FEBRUARY 13
 Marie Drake Mrs. L. E. IverSen
 FEBRUARY 14
 Austin Brown
 John A. Larson
 Mildred Bryson Gary Aalto Bach Mrs. Chester A. Anderson Mrs. Edward Bach Mrs. Olaf Bedding Nathyla Macdonald
 Lloyd V. Winter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13
ANSWERS

ANSWERS l. TIT. ?. U. S. Grant. 3. The beetle. 4. Eight. 5. The Crusades.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

Weather: Highest, 3a; lowest, 36; rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-13

RHODh MAY CLARK-FoC. Co., rectionist. SIT Goldstein Bldg. adv.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
"JOhn Meade'S Woman"
At Capitol Well Acted
Fats Waller, His Band and Assisting Com
pany Put Sparkle Into Stage Show,
With Much Variety.
BY HARRY Macarthur.

you Of miss the kitchen sink in this tale Of the fa and rise Of
phoopay Capitol overlooked That
dancing patterns There practically
thing -
In spite of the use any John
Evening star., 1937-02-27

There is a piquant freshness about
every element Of the stage show.
Sadly for the picture, and in spite
of its fidelity to an established pat
tern of successful films, it seems
rather like something one grew up
with. Just a wee bit too familiar in
theme and Interpretation to send one
out of the theater saying Aren't
Mrs Warmers sons wonderful"
Inferentially. the audience said that
about Duchin rather constantly
through his part of the show. Every
now and then through the stage
show, a thin shaft of light would
play on his hands as they danced
over the keyboard of a piano and
there would be spontaneous applause
throughout the theater.
nUCHIN'S revue, however, is not
dependent upon its big name for
it's appeal as entertainment. 1t
boasts of a couple of dead-pan comics
who travel under the name Of the
Calgary brothers. They do nothing,
really, that has not been done be-
fore, but what they do has a color
that makes it look fresh and vital.
Viewed realistically, it is rather low
brow stuff (whatever that Isl but
they make it seem strangely humor-
GUS.
Jane Dover and Lou Sherwood
handle the vocal aspects of Duchin's
show. They do an acceptable thing,
as do Bliss. Lewis and Ash, with
Cover and Jeanne. pair of dance
groups who are more pleasant than
extraordinary.
After all the others have had their
moments in the spotlight, that here
tofore mentioned shaft from the
projection booth reaches down and
finds Duchin's hands on the key
board That really is the 81 WIS
largest moment With enough f1uidity
for a dozen pairs of hands. Duchin
romps and ripples through several
familiar popular numbers that are
any ones moneys worth. It makes
not one bit of difference that his
playing may be better sfowmanship
than music for it is what Duchin
knows the public wants.
X X
ID EADY, WILLING AND ABLE is
~ better in its effects than in most
of its other aspects. There Is one
sequence in which the whole stage
setting comprises a gigantic type
writer. While Miss Keeler and Lee
Dixon tap dance on the keys a
group of shapely chorus girls kick
their heels against the platen. Os-
tensibly the kicking of the chorus
girls is an effect Of which Miss Keeler
and Dixon are the cause. (The tech
nical aspects of it are beyond the
comprehension Of any one other than
typewriter repairman, but even a
Evening star., 1937-02-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Pride and Prejudice" at
2:3o and $50 pm.
Belasco-"Mulatto," at 2:30 and
$50 pm.
Palace-"The Last of Mrs Chey-
ney," at IL am, 1:05. 3:15, 5:25, 7:35
and GAS pm.
Earle-"Ready, Willing and kIle." ;"
at GAS am, 1910. 2:40, sos, 7:30
and 10 pm Stage shows at ll:25
am, l:50, 4:20, GAS and 9:l5 pm.
Capitol-"John Meade's Woman ~
at IL am, 1:4O, 4:25, ":05 and $50
pm. Stage shows at 12:55, $40,
6:25 and 905 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"We're on the
jury" at 11:15 am. los. 2:5l, 4:39,
6:27, BIS and 1908 pm.
Metropolitan-"Crac Up" at 11:40
am, 1:45, $50. $50, 7:50 and 9:45
pm.
Columbia-"The Plainsman," at
1885 am, 2:05, 4:3o, 7:05 and $50
pm.
Rialto-"The Amateur Gentleman"
1:43; Duck Soup" 1:20; The ANA
teur Gentleman" 2:39; Duck Soup"
4:16: The Amateur Gentleman"
SAB; Duck Soup" 7:20; he ANA
teur Gentleman" 8:47; Duck Soup"
1924.
Little-"A Tale Of Two Cities" 1t
II am, 1:04, 3:14, 5:l8, 7:2e and
$40 pm.
Tivoli-"General Spanky,'' at l.,
2:55, 4:55, 6:35, 8:15 and 9:55 pm.
Ambassador-"Stowa at 2,
4:05, sos, 7:55 and GAS pm.
Uptown-"Mind Your Own Busi-
ness" at l:50, 4, sos. 7:55 and
9:45 pm.
Howard-"Stolen Holiday" at
1890, $50, 7:05 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 2:30, $50 and 9:10
pm.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
4LORRE is ENGROSSING
CHARACTER IN 'CRACK-UP'

@sCRACK-UP." on display at the
~ Metropolitan this week, repre-
sents a routine treatment of a routine
'meller" plot, except for its conclu-
sion. The ending is one of the films
two meritorious points-the other is
Peter LORE. All about sinister plot
ting by foreign powers to seize secret
plans of a bombing plane, this effort
from the mill of Messrs. Twentieth
Century-Fox provides acceptable en-
tertainment for the not-too-discrimi-
, mating along its not-quite-rip-roaring
course with a refreshing finish as
partial compensation for the films
weaknesses.
Mr.. LORE, it would appear, is being
tossed such odds and ends in the act
ing line as the Hollywood boys have
lying around. The role of chief spy
;, here does not afford protracted oppor-
tunities, but the foreign star does q
fine job, feigning half-wittedness as q
means toward his evil end. The wide
eyed, baby-faced LORE delivers con-
vincing and engrossing characterize
ton. although he is not on the screen
Tor an appreciable length of time until
the closing sequences.
Brian Donlevy plays the ace pilot
who becomes party to the plot but
does not see it through and ends ur
In the audiences good graces. Ralph
Morgan is present as the designer Of
the Inflated plane and maintains his
claim to the adjective dependable,
while Helen Wood and Thomas Beci
supply the romantic element, the lat
ter coming out of it all to rejoin hi
: heart interest, with the all-important
plans once more in honest hands.
- The subsidiary celluloid includes 9
scenic item in color, George Price ir
= slightly amusing bit entitled Gap
tain Blue Blood" and Thrills ol
Fishing" &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
De MILES 'PLAINSMAN'
STAYS A FOURTH WEEK
Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in
Frontier Tale Which Joins
Select Circle.

THERE'S little point in going on
about a motion picture which is
starting out on its fourth week on F
street. BY the time it reaches that
degree of antiquity it has joined select
circles and established reputation
as photoplay that ought to be on the
must" list in all the little red
books" in town. 1t makes you feel
good, when you have praised the film
loudly and often, to see it try to be-
come a candidate for the Society of
Oldest Inhabitants, but further praise
becomes redundancy.
So be 1t with Mr.. Cecil B. De Miles
epic frontier tale, THE Plainsman,"
which now has gone into a second
week at the Columbia IN that fourth
week on the main stem. You know it
has Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur
and a number of other people in we'll
played roles. You know it Is no ordi-
nary story, but a stirring cinema
treatment of an exciting sector of the
country's history. You know it Is
filed with entertainment. You know
it was made by Mr.. De Mile with his
customary and expected skill.
See it. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-27

MeaQeS s WOLndn duOS OP W AiAoA Z
than fair entertainment. 1t Is the
tale of a man who Is unscrupulous
in his dealings with both business
and love, and who finally learns his
lesson too late. That is not exactly
what you would call something new
under the sun even If you were care
less about what you called some
thing new under the sun. But it Is
enjoyable.
Mr.. Meade's melodramatic career
includes the stripping Of timberlands
without reforestation, the marrying
of a poor but honest maid from the
Middle West Just to spite the society
lass who planned to wed him for his
money, the foreclosing Of farm lands
which the fates Immediately fore
close upon by dust storms because
there are not any trees to regulate
the watershed, and his ultimate
realization, when he has a bullet in
side of him. that he loves the gal he
has hurt. Also the realization, prob
ably, that he should have planted
small trees where he cut down big
ones.
THIS, of course, would look like
something rubber-stamped from
Hollywood's vast files of melodramatic
situations were it not for the excel
lent acting involved. The outstand-
ing thespic chore is the one contrib
uted by Miss Francine Larrimore, just
recruited by Hollywood from the New
York stage. Miss Larrimore plays
Evening star., 1937-02-27

Montgomery, and maybe not even VIII
liam Powell, when he conceived the
idea of writing this particular play.
It is a safer one that he never real
lied how important they could be to
putting life into the old girl in the
year 1887.
1.-THE Last of Mrs. Cheyney." with
the key part played by Miss Crawford,
follows the stage presentation rather
literally this time. 1t did not when
1t was first converted into a picture
In 1929. The talkies still were lisping
then and Hollywood had less respect
for the intelligence of its following.
It modified the stage play to fit a
public with an I. @. presumably
slightly lower than that of today
and the early film suffered accord
ingly.
The ingredients of a hit have been
Inherent in this drama since it first
began to seep out of the brain OF
Lonsdale. 1t concerns a beauteous
and talented woman whose practice
1t is to make the rich kneel at her
they are in the posture of obeisance
Miss Crawford, like Ina Claire be-
fore her. is just the actress for the
part. If she does not have quite the
same lusty enthusiasm for the i'm
plications of the role, the right kind
of direction gets her over the more
difficult intervals without conspicuous
faltering.
X X X
HER collaboration in the crime OF
= making a sap of society (and
one means the 400 brand, not the
1000, ,000,0O0) is William Powell. The
Hollywood version does not make as
much use of the part of Charles, and
consequently Mr.. Powell, as the stage
presentation did of A. E. Matthews
In a way it is too bad. for Powell Is
quite up to every requirement Of the
original character. who was one o1
the most appealing criminals the
drama ever introduced.
Evening star., 1937-02-27

s TINE passes, more ana more
~ of the intimate secrets of the
1 fates are revealed to mankind.
1t is now becoming quite evi-
dent Just what was in the minds Of
the fates which looked on as Thomas
Edison fiddled around trying to make
snapshots gallop, and which guided
the course of things as Hollywood grew
to its present proportions as an amuse-
ment center.
The fates were building up all this
vast cinema industry so the masses
would have an opportunity to revel
in the hilarious talents of Mr.. Victor
Moore, whose ability otherwise would
have been confined to the restricted
areas of legitimate stages. This does
not mean that Were on the Jury -
the new photoplay at R-K-O Keith's,
is the cinema for which the fates con-
jured Hollywood, but it does mean
that Mr.. Victor Moore Is starred in
the picture and that the film footage
allotted to him Is lengthy.
Mr.. Moore is funny. He, in fact,
Is the funniest man alive in any num-
Der of opinions, including this one.
He is one of the few people in the
entertainment field who can break an
audience down into near uncontrolled
laughter by just appearing on the
stage or screen. Helen Broderick, Mr..
Moore's co-star In this comedy, Is an
other Hollywood citizen who can be
depended upon to arouse your risibili-
ties make you laughD the greatest
number of times in a given period of
time
It has been said, to be sure, that
this Moore-Broderick combination is
not what would be called a box Office
team statement which is refuted by
the record. Miss Broderick, when
Keith's played vaudeville, set up a
flock Of house records that still stand,
in her personal appearances. And If
they do not become sure-fire box
office attractions in Were on the
Jury" it is only because the whole
darned country has fallen under the
spell of Maxwell Anderson, Sidney
Kingsley and Walter Hampden's Ibsen
revival and no longer wishes to roll
quietly in the ais1es under the spell
of nimble drollery.
We're on the Jury" is fun. It was
good comedy. when it was a play by
John Frederick Ballard named
Ladies of the Jury it was funny
when 1t was made before as a motion
picture, and it still is on this trip.
1t may not be aimed for the 10-best
rolls. but there are not many
pleasanter ways of passing an evening
in the cinema than by watching Miss
Broderick and Mr.. Moore sway, nay
SWING, jury. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
Duchin's Revue EXcelS
Film Feature at Earle

Persians Warner Bros and Jonn
Ready Willing and Able the
interest BY
sincerity be said that even so expensive
Keeler comes on second
which comprises the entlre
Evening star., 1937-02-27

layman must be impressed by the
ingenuity Of it alb
Apart from this phase, the film Is
concerned with the rather familiar
theme Of two struggling young geniuseS
presenting a stage show. The chief
difficulty standing in their way is a
big and heartless corporation which.
by running the young men financially,
would steal the show from them. The
mean old corporation. completely ig-
noring the advantage Of ingenuity,
uses every established device for doing
its dirty work It rather spoils the
freshness which Miss Keeler. Ross
Alexander, Dixon, Hugh O'Connell and
others attempt to give the thing.
A number of appealing specialties
have been thrown into Ready. Will
ing and Able" One of them Is
burlesque of women who have done
Shakespeare. Louise Fazenda does it
and her reading Of the bards most
imposing lines is one of the incest
bits of anarchy-or maybe its heresy-
that Hollywood has thought up in .
long time.
Allen jenkins as an actors agent
contributes a Characterization which
helps to retrieve the picture. Wini-
fred Shaw does likewise. j. G.
Evening star., 1937-02-27

Love, in the form of Robert Mont
gomery, and imbecility in the guise
of Frank Morgan are given the stress
instead. AS Mr.. Lonsdale wrote the
play, it Is the destiny of the indi-
vidual played by Montgomery to make
an honest woman of Miss Crawford
by the expedient of falling tn love
with her, and vice versa. The cur
rent version diminishes the subtlety
that the part had as a stage play.
but not enough to make it indis-
tinguishable. nor Montgomery's per-
formance undiStinguished.
Morgan, as Lord Kelton, graces q
part that has been given quite bit
of elaboration. He plays man with
a title, big fortune and justifiable
inferiority complex. Falling in love
with Mrs Cheyney, he writes her a
letter warning her against other mem
bers of their little group, which gives
her perfect "out" when every one
starts comparing immoralities after
the necklace has been stolen. 1t in
wolves quite a few tricks to be that
dumb, but Mr.. Morgan is actor enough
to miss not one of them.
4 X X y
JESSIE RALPH is another contribu-
tor to the entertainment Of the
film. She is perfectly cast as the
respectable mentor of England's So
ciety who came to reSpectability the
hard way; that is to say by marrying
the peer who thought she was just
another music hall girl.
The late Richard Boleslawski di-
rected The Last of Mrs. Cheyney''
and the fuidity of the picture does
much to emphasize anew his loss to
the motion picture industry. Its
brightness and tempo reflect his tall
ent as definitely as it does the comedy
flair of its big box Office trio.
The usual array of short subjects
completes the bill; acceptable filler for
more than acceptable feature.
Evening star., 1937-02-27
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'
Returns as a Bright Film
Revival of Sparkling Stage Play Unites Three
NJ G. M. Stars at Palace-Joan
Crawford Excellent.
BY LAY CARMODY.

POSITIVELY scandaus number OF years ago Frederick I0nsdsis
bearing picture the Palace Despite
farest
motion picture this
safe bet that Mr. Ionsdae