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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13

Paul Vincent Carroll, whose thick
Irish brogue has not been impaired
by Is years teaching school in Scot
land. :. He is the author of "Shad-
ow and Substance" the play that
liked his income from $40 to 81 200
week. Mrs. Jack Dempsey, the
former Hannah Williams, who has
the longest eyelashes 1 ever saw
and the prettiest hair. Jack
Dempsey, who thinks Max Schmel-
ing is certain to whip Joe Louis
when they fight next June.
Jimmy Walker, whose wife Bet-
ty Compton, has fashionable and
profitable flower shop in the hotel
New Weston Edgar Varese, the
composer, who likes to put the real
ism of clanking chains and moaning
factory whistles in his symphonies
Neysa McAfein, noted for her
brilliant magazine covers, who works
almost exclusively in pastel ...
George Rector, who admits sad
Oily that the national dish Of Ameri-
ca is now the hot dog IF computed
by tonnage" Don Flowers, the
comic strip artist, who is a cork
ing good gag man and a natty dres-
ser His tailors are always ms
tructed to ''flatter my waist, Joe
flatter my waist" =. However. his
waist doesn't need flattering. He
is thin as a reed and as tall.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13

made into a museum, because that's
where the movies were born.
Al Woods, whose new show is
interrupted by squad of policemen
every night who pinch" the show
It's part of the action but done
so realistically that one reporter
on opening night raced out and
telephoned his city EDITOR -.
John LaGatta, the artist, whose il
lustration are noted for their style
appeal George M. Cohan, who
insists on having his. initials embroi-
dered on all his shirts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
Maundy Thursday
To Be Celebrated
Scottish Rite Masons Hold
Customary Ceremon
les Tomorrow

The Scottish Rite Masons Of Jul
neau will hold their customary
Maundy Thursday meeting tomor-
row April IA at the Scottish Rite
Temple.
The traditional supper will be
served at Gas O'Clock tomorrow
night followed by the ritualistic GER
emonies of "extinguishing the
lights"
All Masons who have attained the
18th degree, whether resident OF
visiting members, are to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
NO FAIR FOR
QUINTRUPLETS
Proposal that They Appear
in New Y ork Is
Turned Down

NEW YORK, April 13.-Dr. Allan
Roy Dafoe said an unofficial sug-
gestion that the Dionne quintuplets
appear at the New York Worlds
Fair in 1899 has been promptly re-
jected by the guardians.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
Gen. PERSHINC
is IMPROVING

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13.-Dr.
Roland Dawson returned here from
New York to find his patient, Gen.
John j. Pershing, greatly improved.
Gen. Pers hing is regaining
strength rapidly" said DR.. Dawson.
In 1923 Turkish citizens were for
hidden to wear the fez, under sew
ere penalties.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
NORMAN DAVIS
! is CHAIR MAN
OF RED CROSS
President Appoints Diplo-
mat as Successor to Late
Admiral .Grayson

WASHINGTON, April 10. - Nor
man H. Davis, SO, diplomat, has
been appointed by President Roose-
welt to be Chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, succeeding the late
Admiral Grayson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 10. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 97s, American Can SO,
American Light and Power AZ, Ana
conda 27B, Bethlehem Steel 49,,
Commonwealth and Southern Ia +,
Curtiss Wright Az, General Motors
32M, International Harvester 62h
Kernecott 1874, New York Central
1914, Southern Pacific liz, United
States Steel ASS, Cities Service i1s,
Bremner bid asked 3, Pennsylvania
Railroad 171s, Pound $497A.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13

In the sixth century no Hellenic
city could compare with Sybaris for
wealth and splendor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13

The litchi Cor lee-chee) nut" is a
native fruit of Southern China.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-13

DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 11485,
rails 2161, utilities 1764.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

oAJs ~A~SAAS NAA Aes AAA ANASAS SAASS w
the discovery of Claudette Colbert.
The couple met at a social function
when Claudette's monicker was Lily,
Chauchoin. The playwright said-half
in jest-"you should go on the stage"
To which Claudette replied, seriously,
Yeah, perhaps I should. Will you
help me get started?" A few weeks
later, with Miss Morrison's aid, Miss
Colbert was playing a three-line bit
in the Broadway production. The
Wild Westcotts." From there TO star
dom was a short jump.
Every one in Hollywood, from Gen.
trail Casting to Samuel Goldwyh, has
posed as the true Columbus for Gary
Cooper. But Gary owes his present
screen position to Frank Lloyd. At the
time, Gary had appeared in mediocre
B" horse operas only. Lloyd decided
to take a chance with the lanky actor
opposite Clara Bow in "1t." Cooper
was disguised. left town vowing never
to return. Lloyd wired him that, un-
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Todoy's Film Schedule

EARLE-"True Confession" Lom-
bard, MacMurray and a differ
ent, very funny john Barry
more: 2:40, $40, 7:35 and
1910 pm. Stage shows: 2,
4:25, $50 and 9:20 pm.
CAP1TOL-"Paradise for Three"
Frank Morgan has the money,
other people have fun with it:
2, 4:25. ITO and $50 pm.
Stage shows: 3:35, 6:15 and
9p.m.
KEITHS-"1 Met My Love
Again." romance based on a
magazine story called Summer
Lightning: 2, 1855, $50, 7:45
and 9:40 pm.
METRoPOL1TAN-"Wells Far
co." transportation pushes FROM
tiers Westward: 2::25, 4:45,
7:05 and $50 pm.
.PALACE-"Mannequin," Joan
Crawford and a role that's
right down her alley: 2:40,
4:55, 7:15 and $50 pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Hurricane"
Mr.. Goldwyn presents q ro-
nance and the biggest wind of
the year: 2:30, ASS, 7:25 and
GAS pm.
L1TTLE-"The Story of Louis
Pasteur," revival Of one of Paul
Muni's biographical triumphs:
:, L.. 6, 7:40 and s:45 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from 2 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Menjou in a Role
That Fits Well.
IN PORTRAYING a motion pict

IN PORTRAYING a motion pictu.
producer for Samuel Goldwyn's
Technicolor extravaganza, "The Gold
wyn Follies." Adolphe Menjou fills
position he has been asked many times
to occupy in real life.
Menjou is recognized as one Of the
best judges Of story values in all Hol-
lywood. His knowledge Of production
problems has also won him tho ad-
miration of every major studio head.
AS result he has been offered tempt
ing contracts as q producer.
He has refused them all because he
says he knows when he Is well of.
In the first place he likes to act. In
the second place he can make Is much
money. if not more, acting as he could
producing. And last, he says there are
too many headaches" connected with
producing.
Evening star., 1938-01-30

less he reported for work. pronto,
Paramount would sue him for breach
Of contract. Feeling all kinds of fool,
Mr.. Cooper came back. And scored q
great success.
Daryl zANUcK has repeatedly
been hailed as the discoverer of
Simone Simon. But it was former Fox
President Winnie Sheehan who saw
and signed the French girl in her
native Paris. However. Zanuck has
not done too badly at the discovering
game, spotting Tyrone Power, playing
minor roles with Katharine Cornell;
Don Ameche, whom the Wahoo Won
der Boy heard on the radio as he was
driving home from work; the Ritz
brothers, found by Zanuck in q local
night club. And his most famous and
newest protege-Sonja Henie. The
story of how the skating champ hired
(Coo GpAuAN6 poro E0I
Evening star., 1938-01-30

(See WATTS, Page F-2.)
Evening star., 1938-01-30
The Search Is On.
PRODUCTION executives

PRODUCTION executives at the
= Warner Bros studios at Burbank,
Calf, are hunting suitable scripts for
pictures for Jimmy Cagney, following
his return to the Warner lot after
an absence Of about two years. His
tirst film will be boy Meets Girl"
based on the famous stage comedy, in
which Pat O'Brien will also appear.
Several screen plays have been tenta-
lively considered, but thus far there
has been no definite selection Of Gag.
ney's second bil1.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Warmers Get
Metro Film
Next Week
You're Only Young
Once to Play
The Earle.
By Harry MacArfhur.

II y ~ y 4Vx UI<1S ISbtIs
TT CERTAINLY Is not fair for the
motion picture exhibitors to mys-
i tify the motion picture commen-
tators on a Sunday morning-or
even on Friday evening when this
is being written.
So the Earle Theater, which is and
has been for some time operated by
the Freres Warner, has no right in the
world to 60 out and book a cinema
attraction which has been fabricated
in the studios of Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer. It just isn't right.
Furthermore we refuse to believe
it, even when we go to the Earle next
Friday and see M-G-M's You're Only
Young Once" flashed upon a fine, spot
less Warner Bros. screen. It almost
looks like sign of brotherly love
descending upon the city of what Hol-
lywood's most discerning columnist
calls the dream children, and brother
(See MACARTHUR, Page F-2)
Evening star., 1938-01-30

(See GRAHAM, Page F-2.)
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Dream Children No More
Mention the Legitimate
Theater With Awe
HOLLYWOOD Stars Have Learned
That Broadway Needs More
Than Personalities.
By Douglas ". Churchill.


ton Of the dream children
and the actors and actresses who have spoken of their love
making Of collars culods
E Va Gosdnt e ena sad x in 5 @ S dy a1d Florence
Fonda Constance Cummings M Young
Bnkhed Jared badly Katharine
she
not through with Broadway appearance
germ of megalomania
the stars they have lost
sight Of the fact that perform
an
the players attention shipped
hinterand bahooed sufficiently
the producer
has been found who will his theater
Screen attbng
the Broadway failures to the fact that New York
personalities This entirely
writers view the glamour children with wegounded suspicion
they
displayed the stage While there superlate acting
competence left the char
players with leading conens
and that they wi" not expose themselves to failure next
they did this
IT American screen
early commitment from him to appear in THE
Douglas r replaced him on the
studio schedule Metro opened negotiations
abandoned because
Warmers have indicated
Brothers charged Donat with although
lost their suit in the British courts they feel it technical
and they are prepared to en him should he attempt
country
decided possible switching
talk to London production They committed number Bhmd
films and provide them with
a
months film with
busy for two years at $4,000 picture he has found that the sordd
production
more cultural atmosphere of London
THE shumiatsk
picture industry position
little M n Of serious rio thinkers who suou nosiv and h % % S " @ @
fecton and artistry Of Russian films There clique
directors enicans
production
clary that Of Moscow They not mmustc merely something
to and ampooning the local industry pretty safe
defense Hollywood
the
pictures Europe dozen eroios
shumakys the Russophe would have had whole winter
from the incident; it they just ignore the matter.
EVERY
necessary motion pictures deliberately They can lust
What result pedctable something
will the situation surrounding crosbys
conceled its contract with
and seized the negative with the editing
" turn over tne script or the rough cut which his editors
had prepared thus forcing
vague idea OF the yarn and with no identifying tag their
editors
in jeopardy but Paramount attache put it. en they
g backwards don't know what difference that will make Crosby
picture
poSsBLY the fate that Hollywood
guilty and brothe love that been
contingent
the struggle between the ompns United Artists
broken by the antics of Warner GLAND Autey
What Twentieth cenuFox will Glands
Chan the character has been well established during
years permit another When
the series chans with the idea that
pictures should GLAND make good his of-made threat to retire.
Auts difficulties financial
Westerns he feels Republic
determined to stay away from Hollywood until his demands
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Slunn Drama
VitalinLiving
Newspaper
Federal Theater
Projects Latest
Is Graphic.
By Richard Watts, Jr.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
TT HAS been clear for several sea-
sons that one of the current
/ dramas most interesting inno-
vations was the Federal Theater
Projects Living Newspaper. A provo
cative combination of drama. editorial
and illustrated lecture on important
social topics. the Living Newspaper
has instructed us in the intricacies
Of the farm problem, water power and
the use Of the injunction in labor dis
putes, and, If the Government hadn't
stopped it, would have given q his
torical survey of the italian assault on
Ethiopia. Now 1t concerns itself with
the matter of tenements and improved
housing facilities in an issue called
One-third Of a Nation and the result
Is easily the most absorbing Of the
series. In the past the productions,
despite their effectiveness, have given
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Il Am the Discoverer"
Many Take Credit for First
Breaks" of the Stars.
Rv ,NheiIoh Graham
By SheilQh Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

OR star that the Hollywood armament there
least 10 people who the dscoverer
ron rank players.
Playwright Ann Morrison strike attitudes
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Social Hour Follows Business
Meeting at Last Friday
Afternoons Session
TO VISIT WYOMING CLUB

Being the last Friday in the
month the bushes routine occupied
the first part of the afternoon, the
president, Mrs. Joseph Ennis, pre-
siding. She urged the members
to attend the reciprocity day pro-
gram at the Round Table in Wy
oming on Friday and said that
transportation would be provided.
Then followed the program, Mrs.
Glenn King, Mrs. Grover King,
Mrs. Edwin Wilson and Mrs.
George Wright, committee. They
had arranged for games, Contract,
Rock and anagrams. Mrs. John
Minturn won the Contract prize,
Mrs. L. M. Price the Rook, and
Mrs. Gebhart, Contract, and Mrs.
Russell, anagrams. The club host
ess served punch and waters. On
account of the meeting in Wyom-
ing there will be no meeting in
Smyrna this week.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
JUNIOR RADIO
CLUB PAGEANT
Dramatics in John Bassett
Moore High School Win
ming Praise
OTHER SCHOOL NOTES

On March IL a convention OF
certain special subject teachers
will meet in the John Bassett
Moore Schools, Smyrna. A part
of their entertainment will be
furnished by Dir. c. r. Kase and
the University of Delaware dram
atics students plus two of the
members of the Junior Radio Club
from Smyrna school itself. The
entertainment in question will be
a pageant modelled along the lines
of March of Time" and making
use of stage effects, screen, and
radio aall in the same time. Two
narrators are required to tie to-
gether these many scenes. The
two narrators will be members Of
the Junior Radio Club, Armstrong
Hamilton, and Donald Ennis. The
pageant is called New Sweden, "
and is based upon that subject OF
wide interest, the Delaware Ter
centenary. The next important
project of that organization will
be an assembly program based
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
KENT COUNTY
COURT CASES
Four Manslaughter Cases
Disposed of at the Febru-
airy Term of Court
HEARING HARTLY CASE

A jury deliberated Tuesday in
one of four manslaughter cases
brought before the Kent County
Court of Oyer and Terminer at
Dover. "A charge to the jury was
given in the case of Joseph B.
Gibbs, Negro, of near Hartly,
charged with shooting another
Negro in his home. The victim
died of a gunshot wound in the
leg. Testimony was resumed in
the case of Louis Sackett, charged
with manslaughter after an auto
mobile accident last June near
Pennington, Two persons died
from injuries in the crash. The
state dismissed the case of Rachel
Atwell. She had been tried at the
October term of court, but the
jury disagreed and was discharg-
ed. The case of Paul Killen, also
charged with manslaughter result
ing from an automobile mishap.
was continued until the next term
of court. The accident occurred
last fall near FELTON,.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
BOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF SALE OF
BOMBAY HOOK TO THE SWEDES

Delaware will have a birthday
party March 20 in Mitchell Hall,
Newark 3OOth birthday anni-
versary. For on March 29, 1888,
in the cabin of the Swedish ship,
Kalmar Nyckel, riding at anchor
in the Christiana River, Peter
Minuit, on behalf of Sweden, made
one of the largest real estate
transactions in the history of the
Delaware River valley. On that
date, he bought from the Indians
all land and streams, forests and
natural resources from Bombay
Hook on the south to the Schuyl-
kill River on the north. A COM
n1ittee of University of Delaware
officials is planning the celebration
which will be forerunner of the
tercentenary observance on June
27. Heading the committee is DR..
Walter Hullihen. With him are
Dean George E. Dutton, Dean
Winifred J. Robinson, DR.. w. O..
Sypherd, and DR.. George H. Ryden.
Tentative plans are for public
meeting in the evening, with a
prominent speaker on the pro-
gram. 'fWe feel this is the real
date of Delaware's BIRTH" DIR. Ry-
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
CASE is
HELD TO APRIL
Grand Jury Secretary Denies
Impression That the
Case Was Ignored
ILLNESS JUDGE WILEY

A new light has been thrown on
the present status of Sergeant
Samuel G. Powell of the State Po-
lice, who is charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
death on January 81 Of Massey
Minner, 40 years old, of Camden.
E. Frank Burris, who is secretary
of the Kent County Grand Jury,
takes exception to the newspaper
reports which seem to give the
impression that the Grand Jury re-
fused to indict Sergeant Powell.
Mr.. Burris in a letter to The Sun
day Star, says that though the
Grand Jury heard the evidence of
all the witnesses who were pro-
duced, it did not consider or act
upon the evidence, because the
jury thought it would not be show
ing proper consideration to Judge
Earl D. Wiley, who had been un-
able to give Powell a preliminary
hearing because of illness. The
jury, according to Mr.. Burris,
adopted a resolution postponing
consideration of the case until the
next term of Court which begins
April IS. Sergeant Powell me an
while, has rendered his resignation
to the State Police and has ap-
piled for a retirement pension.
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03

den explained. ut was on that
date that Peter Minuit, leader of
the Swedish expedition, made the
purchase of what became the first
permanent settlement in the Della
ware River valley" The historic
purchase of the western shore of
the Delaware River has been here
tofore ignored in Delaware. 1t has
never been glorified in art nor
in literature; yet it
was the beginning of a three-na-
tion struggle for possession of the
Delaware River Sweden,
Holland, and England. Its infiu-
ence was felt through the century
old htigations of the Lords Balti-
more and William Penn, in the
boundary disputes of Delaware,
Maryland and Pennsylvania and
even recently in the dispute of Del
aware and New Jersey. About
the fifteenth of March, 1888, the
KaKlmar Nyckel and the Fogel
Grip appeared in the Delaware
Bay, flying the flag of Sweden.
The ships turned in the Minquas
Kill, now Christiana River and
threw over anchor off the Rocks,
CONTINUED on PAGE Ffvef
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
MORE MEN ON
POLICE FORCE
John r. Fader, Head of State
Highway Patrol, Says
They Are Needed
PLANNED FOR SUMMER

An increase in the state police
personnel to bring the force up to
80 or 95 men will be asked by
Supt. John r. Fader at the March
meeting of the State Highway
Commission. He will request an
increase of from % to 33 men.
Pointing to the coming Swedish
Tercentenary celebration and op-
ening of the Delaware Park race
meetings in June, and the expect
ed increase of traffic with the ar
rival Of spring and summer, Super
mtendent Fader stressed the need
for quick action on his request. 1T
will take six weeks to put the
candidates through a police
school," Mr.. Fader explained. AT
least two weeks duty with exper-
fenced officers is desirable before
putting them on active duty alone.
Preliminary examinations of ap-
plicants and investigation Of rec
"AAA N0AfAI ILL &C vi &OdL WINS
additional time. We feel an in
crease In the force is especially
necessary, Superintendent Fader
explained, "as the work of the
force has been broadened. About
70 per cent of the time of the men
Is taken up ON investigation work.
Men are taken off traffic patrol to
conduct Investigations in various
types of civil and criminal cases
continuously. AS it is at present,
we have just enough men to pa
troll the main highways where
traffic is most congested," he said.
Mr.. Fader explained the state po-
lice keep q careful tabulation on
large maps of the location of acci-
dents and of arrests. "By check
ing our state accident charts we
Continued on Page FIve)
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
MRS. ROBINSON
is COLLECTOR
Wins Over Mrs. Mary Fran
els and Harry Sherwood
at Town Election
FRAZIER NOW ASSESSOR

At the annual Town Election
held at Smyrna Town Hall Mon
day afternoon, the most spirited
fight was the three-cornered CON
test between Mrs. Lotta Robinson,
Mrs. Mary Francis and Harry w
Sherwood for collector Of taxes
and town revenues. Mrs. Robin
son, the present efficient incum-
bent, won by a majority Of 29 over
Mrs. Francis, her nearest compet-
itor. She polled 127 votes, two
more than the combined vote of
both Mrs. Francis and Mr.. Sher-
wood. Mrs. Francis ran well and
could have won had she produced
80 more votes. Mrs. Robinson sue
ceeds herself. ]. c. Mannering and
Davis H. Bell, who were nominal
ed without opposition to succeed
themselves, were reelected. Harry
J. Lower, for Town Treasurer, was
also nominated without opposition
and received the full vote of the
town. He succeeds Walter w.
Hynson, because of his new posi-
ton, did not think it was feasible
to present his name. For Town
Assessor, Edgar Frazier, former
sheriff of Kent County, defeated
Thomas jefferson, Former Post
master, by three votes, one of the
closest contested elections ever
held in Smyrna There was a to-
tai of 252 ballots cast but three of
them improperly marked, were
thrown out, leaving the total 249.
The full ticket and the number of
votes cast for each was as follows :
For Town Council, John c. Man
nering, PA; Davis H. Bell, 243.
For Collector Mrs. Lotta E. Rob
inson, 127; Mrs. Mary R. Francis,
98; Harry w. Sherwood, 81. For
Town Treasurer Harry ]. Lower,
249. For Town Assessor - Thorn
as jefferson, 1913; Edgar Frazier,
126. Thomas H. Coverdale was
Inspector of the Election Board
and Mrs. Eta West and Mrs.
Grant Garis were the clerks
Smyrna times., 1938-03-03
SMYRNA GRANGE JUBILEE
Celebrated 32nd Anniversary Last
Thursday With a Special Program

Celebrated 3Znd Anniversary Last
Thursday With a Special Program
Smyrna Grange celebrated their
thirty-second anniversary Thurs
day evening, February oath, with
a super at 6:45. There were about
125 patrons and their families
present. Although a number Of
the members could not attend,
they were greatly missed. The
guest speaker for the evening was
P. E. Burkholder The following
program was enjoyed: Reading,
Bobby Deakyne; interesting facts,
James Fleming; solo, Howard Dea-
kyne, Jr.; reading, E. T. Heinold;
address, P. E. Burkholder; solo,
Arthur Mofitt; musical selections,
Clement Bason; skit, a request
number, w. T. Massey. The For
est Ramblers furnished music for
dancing which every one enjoyed.
The evening was a huge success.
A very interesting program is be-
ing prepared for next Thursday
evening. Come and join the good
time.