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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
"CASEY JONES" PRODUCTION IS
 NOW IN MAKING
Group Theatre in New York Putin g Play On
 Stage Rehearsals
By GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.- Here's tintype of an informal rehearsal Of g play in New York. The Group theatre is getting ready to present "CGsey Jones'" and Charles Bick- ford is the star. With him are Peg gy Conklin, who playe Ports mouth, his daughter; Van Heflin, Jed. his pal; Charles J. Dingle, Collins, a yard superintendent, ano perhaps a dozen others.
 It is about pm. and the re- nearsal is held on the stage of the Bedasco. Ella Kazan, the director, comes in and yells: Everybody or stage, please"
 Bickord, who plays the title role, comes in wearing turn dcwn felt hat, a light blue shirt, 6 trim double e-breasted coat with trousers of a slightly lighter shade. He Hops down at a table, lights a cigarette, sinks his chin in his hand.
 Peggy has on a red sweater and g blue skirt. She is chewing gum and conversing in an undertone with her dog, a Scottie, who strolls here and there about the stage, Van Heflin takes time out to bal ance a pool cue on his chin. There is a pool game scene in the play and he likes the feel of that cue Kazan, whom everybody calls "Kaz," speaks up: If you handle all your cues as you do that one we'll have a hit"
 Kazan is a meticulous director and doesn't hesitate to get to the bot tom of things. He has a stack of notes a foot high which he has made while watching countless re- hearsals and he goes over each flaw. each change, with every one indivi- dually.
 Suddenly he jumps up: T think we're handling Casey a little too much" he says. And that's wrong. You can't be too palsy-walsy with Casey. You can jolly with him only when he lets you. You've got to be more in awe of him-hang on his words. You're actually embar- rassed by his presence"
 Bickford: 'Kasz. what about that scene where I kiss her. I'm thor oughly i'll at ease"
 Kazan: wen stop tonight and figure it out She's crying and you're practically unnerved Sud- denly you shout: Well, if you're gonna act that way I don't know what to do with you-goodby." See? Throw it right at her" Bickford mods, "Okay, Kaz."
 Kazan then painstakingly goes sver each speech, each scene with each person in the cast. He listens patiently to any suggestions. He knows exactly what he wants to bring out.
 Plot It's about old Casey, the famous engineer, at the end of his career From watching these calls whiz by his eyes have become bad They want to put him to hauling freights, take him off a fast express But Casey doesn't want that |. Yet he is faithful to he road . He finally decides to retire on pension rather than lapse into the role of "has-been. ,
 Note: One of the scenes will be he interior of the cab of a great locomotive It'll be authentic down to the strap attached to the whistle, which breaks into a scream" whenever you touch it And I have a hunch that Casey touches it This is the first time ! train has been on the stage of a New York theater since "20th Gen. tury Limited" four years ago . . I want to be there when she starts rolling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
AERONCA WORKS SUNDAY

The Gastineau Channel Flying Club Aeronca was banking over Ju- neau most of yesterday.
 A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of Education, Bud Bedding and Sonny Lund all took solo flying in the lit tie ship and Rudy Tencich took dual lessons from Tony Schwamm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
BOUND FOR OUTSIDE

Frank DeWree, trust officer and assistant cashier of the First Ma tional Bank at Fairbanks, will pass through Juneau aboard the Alaska for a three months vacation in the States. He will join his wife in Ta- coma and then will go east and south before returning north
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
AMERICAN LEGION
 MEETING TONIGHT

Members of the American Legion will hold their regular meeting to- night in the Dugout. Business will be transacted of routine nature, it IS said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28

Liberia was founded in 1922 by Negro freedmen from the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28

Past Exalted Rulers Night, March ?, initiation, nomination of officers.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
HALLS 100 CORDS OF WOOD

HhULo IVU CVItDo UT WVVD
 John Durant, who recently haul ed 100 cords of wood to his placer ground adjacent to the Niggerhead Association on Dome in the Fair banks section, is visiting in Fair banks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
TO SANITORIUM

O. F. Anderson, of Fairbanks, is a passenger aboard the Alaska en- route to a sanatorium at Riyerton near Seattle, for his health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28
AT ST, ANN's

Mrs. Oscar Eliason was admitted to St. Anns Hospital yesterday af- ternoon for medical care.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28

Calcutta is the second largest city of the British Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-28

Britain will complete three 35,- OOO-ton battleships this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
EXTINCTION 10 OF
 GRIZZLIES SEEN

MISSOULA, Mort, Fc1. 2i.-- Mott pe,p'e who ha'" -lFt . gri'is- " bear on a mountain trail, and lived to tell ebout it, aeree that the anima' is perfectly capable of taking ere Of itself.
 The United States Forest Service has reported otherwise. Fearing extinction Of grizzlies, service of f-cisls have suggested that 100000 = creG of unirhabited primitive country northeast of Missoula be set aside as a grizzly sanctuary.
 A recent census of grizzlies show ed that cnly 670 remain in the United States and of this number f5cut 500 are in Montana. There are 20 per cent fewer grizzlies in the nation now than there were IA years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
Relief Problem Is Fought with
 Health Program

BATON ROUGE, La. Feb. 24.- Louisiana is digging into the roots of the relief problem with $1,000, 000 health program.
 The theory is that man, given back his health, may find himself a job and cease being a public bur- den. Another idea is that his chil- dren will have better chances of growing into useful. self-supporting citizens if their health is guarded.
 Accordingly, the State already is building one hospital for relief cli- ents and is considering two others in addition to a S12,C00,000 charity hospital being constructed in New Orleans from separate funds and still another charity hospital now in operation.
 Eight trailer automobiles equip ped with modern dental equipment to tour the State to give free treat ment to the needy, the employment of dentists and physicians under State welfare laws and plans for combating syphilis and tubercu- losis round out the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24

and a long handle which can be swung over the shoulder binocu- lar-fashion. Another is a deep en- velope, two feet long, lined with pockets for everything from lip stick to passport, which folds over twice and fits comfortably under the arm. A third is pouch with a gate frame, which opens into flat hexa- gon and does away with all that frantic fishing in the dark for change and keys.
 Tricks With Bags
 Cleaning feathers such as calf skin, alligator and pin seal make the smartest ones, which have come to town in such colors as warm chaudron (henna ruSD, hide tan, cornflower blue and roseberry as well as the perennial black and navy blue. The trick this year IS to choose a bag in one of the new colors, and repeat it's hue in gloves or hat. m
 Colored gloves (more restrained than two years ago. are decidedly part of the spring picture The fav- orites are colorful blues chaudrons and natural chamoix
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
By ADELAIDE KERR AP Fashion Editor

You may wear your heart on your sleeve, spider in your lapel or your bag on your shoulder this spring.
 It promises to be a season when accessories are of great impor- tance and the new ones make some of the most intriguing costume accents we have had in years.
 The jeweled accent idea a single telling splash seems to be bigger than ever. There IS a new gold metal heart pierced with a jeweled dart, that can be worn on the upper sleeve or clipped to a neck1ine. Clips of gold leaves, gold d-tipped wood acorns or colored bead blossoms designed in the eighteenth century manner are also smart.
 Lapel Amusement
 Lapel accents are bold and bril- liant. Gold parrots with bright feather tails, jeweled spiders, ami mals and birds and such amusing tricks as an enameled hand hold ing a gem-studded rose appear among them
 Some of the smartest bags seen in years have come to town. A leading designer has concentrated on practicality as well as chic and the results are bags which are as connexions as they are smart.
 One is clever square bag, with outside as well as inside pockets,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
Tops in Optimism Goes to Dodge on Highway Proposal

There is considerable optimism over the proposed International Highway in a great many sources, but probably the outstanding ex- ample of it comes from Ruth rauff & Ryan, Inc, advertising ag- ency of Detroit which handles Dodge advertising.
 Last year the agency and the Dodge people routed truck from Alaska to New York with attendant publicity. Now in a letter to Joe Green, Speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives at the last session, Ruthrauff Ryan point out that so successful was the trip last year that they have decided to shoot for bigger things.
 Quoting from MT. Greens letter:
 We should like to have permis- sion from the Alaska Legislature to run the first truck over the In- ternational Highway, when and if it becomes a reality. We would also like to have the privilege of determ- ming whether we would start at the south end of the highway and go on the way to Fairbanks or start at Fairbanks and come to the United States.
 If official approval was given us by the Alaska Legislature, and if we accepted the offer to run the first truck over the highway. il would have to be done the day oi day before the official opening.
 And there," said MT Green, "is the first proposal to appear before the 1888 Legislature
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
MYSTERIOUS
 CRAFT KEEPS
 JUNEAU AWAKE
Lone Vigil Held Awaiting Arrival of Air
 plane

The phone clamored frantically fer attention in the Gastineau Hotel last night. Jim O'Neill, night clerk, answered, and noticed the clock sad 1::3o am
 A wcmsns excited voice came in from Dupont.
 'An airplane just landed in the channel, turned its lights on and is taxing towards Juneau!"
 ONeill thanked her, hung up and called her back to check the call. It was bona ida.
 In few minutes it was deter- mined that Shell Simmons was safe in bed and that Alex Holden wa also abed, but whose might the strange plane be?
 Russell Clithero and Simmons turned on the lights of the Alaska Air Transport hangar. Automobiles dashed up and down the Thane highway, but the night was dark and held its secret.
 For an hour, watchers waited, listening to the muttering sound of an engine in the distance growing louder Suddenly lights appeared off the rock dump. Slowly the craft took shape.
 It was sor odys gasboat. Juneau went back to bed and slept until another gasboat exploded few hours later and reawakened them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND
No steamer northbound.
 SCHEDULED SAII.INGS

 . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle tomorrow at . 10 am. . Evelyn Berg scheduled to sail Q from Seattle tomorrow with . freight only , Mount Mckinley scheduled to . sail from Seattle February , 26 at 9 am. , Princess Norah scheduled to } sail from Vancouver March l } at pm. } North Sea scheduled to sail , from Seattle March at } 10 am. , SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS } Baranof scheduled southbound , at o'clock tomorrow night. Alaska scheduled southbound next Tuesday. LOCAL SAIIINGS } Estebeth leaves every Wednes- day night at p.m., for S.tka and wayports. '-'art leaves every Wednesday at 2 am. for Petersburg, Port Alexander. Rake and way } ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
SCOVILLE WRECKS
 BOAT, MARY ISLAND

2. T. Scoville, trollers orgainzer, who spent some time in Juneau last fall, is reported to have wreck ed his boat last month.
 His craft, the Iona, piled up on Mary Island, below Ketchikan. The boat was badly battered in a gale before being thrown on the rocks Scoville and his son Milton, reach ed shore safely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
HOSPITAL NOTES

William Dickinson, veteran gas boat operator and Eagle River rancher, was readmitted to St. Ann's Hospital for medical care today.
 Frank Edwards, a medical patti ent, was dismissed today from St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs. H. w. Douglas, who suffered a broken ankle while skiing over the weekend, is to be dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital tonight.
 Neil Marks, surgical patient, was dismissed today from the Govern mat Hospital.
 Aldo Roberts, who received a sprained ankle at the Alaska Ju- neau mine a few days ago. was ad- mitted to St. Ann's Hospital for medical care today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
Ask Girls to Help
 h Army Recruiting

EAeTr EIGH. England, Feb. 24.- Woman's influence ever man has been called into play to bring to full strength the Hampshire heavy brigade Of the Royal Artillery. Be- tween 120 and 130 recruits are needed in this unit of the territo- rial or home guard, army
 Colonel F. M. Montresor, in call ing upon the ladies to use their influence. offered a check of un- specified denomination to the girl who recruits the most soldiers dur ing the year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24

The observatory talking clock" in Paris, which automatically an- nounces the correct time every ten seconds, is consulted approximate ly 50O0,0O0 times a year by tele- phone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
JOINS HOSPITAL STAFF

Miss Caroline Moller, a graduate of the Deaconess Hospital in Min neapclis, arrived last week to join the staff of the Bishop Rowe Gen eral Hospital in Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
TENDER LEAVES SEATTLE

The Betty, cannery tender for the Wrangell Packing Company, left Seattle last week homeward bound. Those aboard included Capt. Collis Green, D. L. Wing, Andrew Eng strom and Jim Forester.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
FROZEN TOES AMPUrATED

Charles Wright, of Wrangell, is able to be about on crutches fol- lowing an amputation of frozen toes last month, says the Wrangell Sentinel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
wRANGELLITEs RETURN

Mrs. Margaret Gunderson and two children have returned to Wrangell from Juneau where they have been since last fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
COPsTEADs VISIT KETCHIKAN

MT. and Mrs. Roald Copstead, of Juneau, visited MT. and Mrs. Chris Copstead for week in Ketchikan before continuing to California where they will spend about two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-3:42 am, 5.9 feet.
 High tide-9:35 am.. l3.5 feet. Low tide-4:30 pm. 19 feet. High tide-11:04 pm, 12.8 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24

DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
 With American Legion Auxiliary, Elks Hall, Wesley Barrett's Orches- tra. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-24
INQUEST SCHEDULED
 FOR THIS AFTERNOON

What is believed to be the corpse of Claud Phillips, focal point in mysterious death on Lincoln Island. was sufficiently thawed out today for an inquest, according to U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray.
 The body was brought to Juneau three days ago encased in several inches of ice that had accumulated while the corpse lay in an open boat on an exposed and storm swept beach
 This afternoon the corpse had be- come completely thawed and in- quest was to be held at o'clock.
 A fish that walks on land and that drowns if it cannot reach the air has been found in Siam.
 There are about 100 islands in the Virgin island group, most of them uninhaMted
 Try The Empire classifieds for results.
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Try The Empire classifieds for results.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30

the next proposed race between
the two leading money winners in
the country, some doubt was ex-
pressed whether the Admiral and
Biscuit would meet then.
FANS JEER
Hooting and jeering by $4,000
spectators greeted announcement
of the scratching of Seabiscuit.
"This brought tear to my eye
and a jerk to my heart" said
Owner C. s. Howard. But there
was absolutely nothing 1 could do
about it. Seabiscuit had had q
short workout early in the morn
ing. He seemed to like the track
and we seemed all set. Track
conditions did not matter at this
time. I intended to run him no
matter what happened.
Later when the wrapp1ngs
were removed from the horses
legs it was discovered Seabiscuit
was suffering a swollen tendon on
the right foreleg between the knee
and the ankle. The leg was fill
ing. An examination showed
traces of fever. Under such con-
ditions it would have been impos-
sible for me to have taken Sea-
biscuit onto the track for love or
money"
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
US, ENTRIES Win
REGATTA CREW,
EVENTS

HENLEY-ON-THAAGEs, Eng
land, June 30 Q.NSJ.-Joe Burk
of the Penn A. c. in the Diamond
Skulls, and Kent School of Con-
necticut, and Yale in the crew
events. today kept the Stars and
Stripes in the annual four-day
Henley regatta.
Burk won in the sixth heat of
the Diamond Skulls competition
by outrowing ]. D. Steel, of Eng
land. Burk covered the course in
8 minutes and 16 seconds and fin
ished two and one-fourth lengths
in front.
Kent beat Harvard's 150-pound
crew in the Thames Challenge
Cup race sixteenth heat by three
fourths of a length In Z minutes
and II seconds.
Yale's 150-pounders won in the
fourteenth heat from First Trinity
Boating Club, the margin of vic
tory being a close length and the
time Z minutes and 80 seconds.
In the fifth heat of the Dia-
mond Skulls, an American was
eliminated when L. D. Habbitts,
of the Reading Rowing Club, de-
feated R w. Bates, Of the United
States, who was rowing for Cam
bridge Boat Club.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
CO-MEDALISTS
IN COLLEGE GOLF
QUARTER-F|NALS

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 80
Q.N.S0-The start Of quarter.
final matches in the National In
tercollegiate championship tourney
today found the meets co-medal-
lists still in there swinging.
Willie Turnesa, Of Holy Cross,
and Lew Oehmig, who hail from
ElmSford, N. Y, and Chattanooga,
Tenn, qualified for today's So
holes with victories yesterday.
William s. Boyd, Of Stanford,
and Bobby Jacobson, Of Dart
mouth, took turns as victims Of
Turnesa, descendant of a long line
Of golfers. Both results were 3
and 2.
Oehmig defeated Ralph Sharp
less, of Texas, 5 and 4, in the
morning and Edward Flowers, Of
Michigan State, up, in the after.
noon.
Other players moving into the
quarter-finalS were John P. Burke,
Of Georgetown; Robert Babbish, Of
the University of Detroit; Henry
Castillo and Bert Mcdowell, of
Louisiana State; Stanley Holditch,
Of Georgia Tech, and Bill Barclay,
Of Michigan.
Barclay clinched his victory by
sinking an eagle on the fourteenth
green from a bunker 100 yards
away, putting away Wilson Flohr,
of Dartmouth, 8 and 2.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30

Abrams carries with him a record
of 81 victories in % starts. The
lone loss was a five-round kayo by
Jimmy Jones, whom he defeated
over the 10-round route two weeks
later.
Much Of Abrams recent success
is laid to the fact that he has had
experienced heads in his corner
for his last two big fights. Against
ex-champion Teddy Yarosz, the
local middleweight champ had the
services of the famous Lew Tend
Ter. Last night 1t was Lew Dia-
mond, one Of the Boo Boo Hoff's
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u. 5. Stars Play
Saturday for |
Crown
EXCITING MATCH
Alice Marble Is Beaten
Ga, ga in SemifinaI
Encounter
EXCITING MATCH
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
International News Service Staff
COFFeaUOndent

WIMBLEDON, England, June
80 G.N.SO Helen Wills
Moody and Helen JacobS-fellow
CalifornianS-will meet Saturday
for the All-England women's ten
mis- championship in resumption
Of one of the longest and most
dramatic feudS in the history OF
the courts.
They earned place against each
other for the sixth time in major
competition today when Mrs.
Moody advanced into the finals by
beating Frau Hilda Sperling, Of
Denmark, 12-10, Ga and Miss
Jacobs took her Semifinal match
from Alice Marble, another Cali
forniAn, 6-4, "a. E.
Thus will America again take
the most coveted of British
women's tennis championships
again, with Mrs. Moody the star
Of the piece as she continues to-
ward a comeback with her arch
rival Of previous battles here and
at Forest Hills standing in her
way.
The 32-year-old veteran who
currently is being hailed as Brit
ish critics as the greatest women'S
player Of all time, put on display
today her customary versatile
game-and not only that, but
showed she still had sufficient
stamina to last through a tough
match after nearly two decades in
the op-night Of competition.
NUMEROUS RALLIES
Miss Jacobs advanced with COM
parative ease over blonde and
Vivacious Miss Marble and domi-
mated her match throughout, but
the veteran Mrs. Moody had a
The Washington times., 1938-06-30

In twenty-four hours or so,
George Abrams, current sensa-
tion Of local fistic circles, shakes
the District dust from his feet
and motors triumphantly west
ward for bigger game to conquer.
Last night young Abrams cap
tured his hearts desire when he
Shellacked veteran Phil Fur in a
furious battle which was, perhaps,
the sternest test ever experienced
by the local ace.
George came through in regal
fashion after recovering from a
terrific right in the second round.
Abrams was up without a count.
After that blow. George was
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
Recovering
Leem0ns Will LeGUe
Hospital Sunday

Tuffy Leemans, ace backfield
man of the New York Giants pro-
fessional football team and former
George Washington University
star, who was operated on early
this week for appendicitis, will
leave George Washington Uni
Versity Hospital Sunday.
Among his visitors today we're
Charley Malone, rangy end of the
Washington Redskins, worlds pro
champions, and Roy Spaulding,
co-workers Of Leemans' during the
off season.
The Washington times., 1938-06-30
Abrams Seeks Opportunities
In West, After Furr Victory

master Of the situation, although
he took q going over from his
butting and biting adversary.
And so today George Abrams
is packing his duds and heading
for the country advertised by
Horace Greeley in the earlier
classics. What the future holds
for the young middleweight can
not be foretold at this time. It is
known that he has been offered a
$4,000 guarantee for a battle with
Young Corbett in San Francisco.
It Is doubtful that his manager,
sgd Fishel, will accept the bout
at this time. however.
In departing from Washington,
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tougher struggle against the cou-
rageous and suddenly capable Dan
iSh star.
The first set of their battle
lasted more than an hour and a
quarter as they staged ntermin-
able rallies and long-drawn-out
duels from the baseline. with Mrs.
Moody raIlying no fewer than %
times when defeat seemed mmi"
nent.
The Californian mixed UP her
game, battled steadily and with
customary tenacity for every point
until finally she had worn down
the Danish player and set the
stage for a comparatively easy
second set, which she won by lift
ing her game to its very peak.
DRAMATIC MATCHES
With that q murmur Of excite
ment ran through the crowd to
the accompaniment Of applause
partly in tribute to the victory but
also in anticipation Of the resump-
ton Of the long1Standing rivalry
between the two stars who will
meet on Saturday.
In five bitter and sometimes
dramatic matches in the past Mrs.
Moody has won four and lost one
by default, the last clash, here IN
1885, being the highlight Of the
battles.
On that occasion, Mrs. Moody
had split the first two sets and
was trailing N 2+5 in the third
when she dramatically ran off
five straight games to win the
title for the seventh time. If she
can repeat over Mrs. Jacobs
again she will be the first woman
to win eight all-England cham
pionships.
3-TO-1 FAVORITE
Mrs. Moody Immediately leaped
into favoritism by virtue Of her
steadiness, her same old fighting
spirit, and, moreover, an all
around game that seems not to
have suffered because of her age
or a layoff which preceded her re-
turn to the courts.
The odds on Mrs. Moody were
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