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Evening star., 1939-07-20

of case in the instance of Jack
Benny's latest picture, Man About
Town." which shows up at the Earle
tomorrow. 1t has been one Of the
puzzlements Of the entire Benny
radio following that the airs No.
funny man could work so hard and
yet be so unfunny in his motion
picture roles. Even given the bene-
fit Of the big doubt that is the nat
ural dessert of a popular idol, Mr..
Benny never was half the WOW In
the movies that he invariably was
on Sunday night at home.
His new picture, which is blessed
with a cast that includes Rochester,
Phil Harris and a number of the
other traditional Benny stooges, is
declared to be the one which he al
ways has been trying to make.
1t was written by Morris Ryskind,
whose major objective was to keep
Mr.. Benny in his Sunday night
form. Mr.. Ryskind, fellow with
talent for that sort of thing If ever
there was one, is declared to have
produced the writing job which
stymied all his predecessors.
"Goodby Mr.. Chips" gets that
third week which it so richly de-
served at Loew's Palace. And
Daughters Courageous" which re-
manned a fortnight at the Earle, will
move Immediately into the Metro
politan tomorrow for a third week S
crack at the downtown customers.
:. Tonight or Never" starring
Kitty Carlisle, will have a matinee
performance today at the Olney
Theater. =. 1t being the maids
afternoon off, Steve Cochran de-
cided the housewife ought to have
show in the country as place to
60. The maid can come, too,
naturally. :. Speaking of the Olney,
Dennis King arrived there yester-
day ready for a brushup on Petit
coat Fever" the next attraction.
;. Having created the major role
in that comedy, and in turn having
been created as an outstanding ac-
tor by it, Mr.. King has only the
lightest kind of reviewing to do.
The much heralded Bachelor
Mother" starring Ginger Rogers,
will follow Il Stole a Million" at
Keith's. . And the Little Theater,
with co-boss Louise Noonan Miller
back in town. is preparing elab-
orately for the screening Monday
of alexander Nevsky" 1t will
open on Wednesday at that house.
Evening star., 1939-07-20

strings lost its effectiveness by its
placement on the program without
preparation for its subtle mood. One
Of the loveliest bits that Sibelius
has written. it has a quality that
must be captured with complete
sympathy before it can be passed
on. Other works played by the
orchestra in conclusion of the pro-
gram were the allegro and minuet
from Schubert's Symphony No. g.
and the overture to Wagner's THE
Flying Dutchman."
Mr.. Crawford gave several worth
while numbers that have not been
heard on concert programs here be-
fore. These were the very beauti-
Evening star., 1939-07-20

One might even make somethin,
Evening star., 1939-07-20
In Jail Again

Warner Bros. will produce "The
Bridge Of Sighs," a dramatic story
by Charles Perry dealing with the
famous little bridge which leads
from New York's Tombs Prison to
the court house, where prisoners
either are sentenced to death or i'm
prjsonment.
Evening star., 1939-07-20

full "Soliloquy" from Hageman's
"Caponsacchi," 'The Buzzard Song"
from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"
and Lewis Raymond's "Caliban in
the Coal Mines" linked together
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Play's>the hing People
Can Resume Arguing
Alternates Doing Excellent Work
In Roles Thought Exclusive.
Benny in Radio Mood
BY JAY CARMODY.

Of the notion that the have found the
bosO occasions past
arine Cornell instance Morley
viewed
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Crawford Buoys Up Program
In Water Gate Series
Baritone Soloist Well Received;
Music Somewhat Disappointing in
Placement and Interpretation
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

Erem ku the first guest conductor Of the Sunset Symphonies
the Water Gate took the
Symphony Orchestra in careful reading Beioz
asue opening number of the
appeared twice
completely captivating
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
SQUARE SHOOTERS
10 Be PROTECTED
pI5T0L-RIFLE MEET
BY FRITZ HOWELL
AP Fea.1re Service

CAMP PERRY, O., Aug 16.-There
will be no foolishness on the firing
line, August 26 to September 8, as
$500 of Americas top-flight pistol.
small bore and 30-caliber riflemen
match shots for the 1889 national
championships. An ingenious scor-
ing system has eliminated all
chances of cheating.
In the not so distant past it was
not unheard of for an unethical en-
trant to drop an International shot
into a fellow competitor target.
after sly glance through his spot
ting scope had assured him the OPP
ponent was racking up a better
score.
That wrecked the opponents
chances, for if the target showed 81
holes in a 20-shot match, he was
forced to accept the lowest possible
score on the card The perpetrator
went scot free, since there was no
way to find whether the competitor
had fired the. 21st shot. or whether
someone had done 1t with malice
aforethought.
But that's all over now, under the
backing target system used at
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
MONTANA CREEK
CCC ENR0LLEE IS
UNDER ARREST
Larry Hambsth Wanted in
Arizona for Issuing
Bogus Checks

A poker game in the recreation
hall at the Montana Greek CCC
camp was interrupted last night
when one of the players, Larry j.
Hambsch, 25, was arrested by Deputy
u. S. Marshal Walter Hellan on
orders of the Sheriff of Navajo
County, Ariz.
Hambsch, six feet four inches
tall, turned his hand over to one
of the other boys at the camp and
came into Juneau to await extra
dition to Holbrook, Ariz., TO face
prosecution on charge of issuing
bogus checks.
When it was learned Hambsch
had enrolled in the CCC here, the
warrant for his arrest was wired
to Juneau by L. d. Divelbess, Sher-
if of Navajo County.
Searched at the Federal Jail,
Hambsch was found to have in his
pocket postcard sent out by the
Arizona sheriff to law enforcement
officers describing the youth and
bearing his picture.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
|MADGE EVANS
STARS IN ARMY
FILM: CAPITOL
Service Life Proves Ro.
mantle Background for
New Feature

Army Girl" the Republic Picture
showing for the first time tonight
at the Capitol Theatre, can readily
be catalogued as one of the years
really great pictures. 1t has every
thing-a fine story excellent cast,
and direction of the most skillful
type.
Julie Armstrong (Madge Evans) i,
the daughter of Colonel Armstrong
tH. b. Warner), Commander of the
31st Regiment, United States Cav
airy. is tired of the routine post life
of an army girl. She wants to
enjoy life.
The post is visited by Captain
Dixie Conger preston Foster(, who
is conducting experiments of ne
chanizing various posts with tanks
corps, doing away with cavalry
units. He is not exactly welcome,
but Julie finds him attractive, if for
no other reason than his reputation
as man who loves and leaves"
his women.
Three Star Hennessey Jimmy
Gleason. Dike's pal and mechanic,
arranges date with Julie for Con-
ger However, he neglects to tell
Dixie that the young lady is an army
girl, as the captain prefers his girls
from civilian ranks.
Captain Joe Schuyler Neil Ham
ilton) is in love with Julie. He re-
sents bikes attitude toward her, but
there's nothing much he can do
about it. All of jules friends, in
Guiding Leila Kennel ruth DON
nelly), wife of Major Hal Kennel
(Ralph Morgan; Riki T h m s
barbara Pepper Mrs. Gwen Brad
ley Heather Angel; and Captain
Bob Marvin, (Ralph Byrd, warn
her that she should have nothing
to do with Dixie Conger. This only
serves to make her more interested
in him.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
ARMY-NAvY DRAMAS
SHOWING FIRST TIME
TONIGHT AT COLISEUM

Some of the fastest and most sur
prise-filled football sequences ever
to be seen on the screen will be seen
in Touchdown Army" the new
gridiron drama, which Paramount
will present to local movie fans be-
ginning tonight at the Coliseum
Theatre. The sequences occur in a
thrilling Army Navy game which
forms the climax of this story of
athletic and romantic rivalry at
West Point. M
John Howard and Robert Cum
mings. the two leads of the picture,
play West Points star football COM
bination in final game which diff
fers from those in nearly all other
gridiron pictures in that the hero
does not enter the field at the last
minute to put the ball across the
line. On the contrary Cummings,
who flies to the stadium during the
final quarter, after having been kept
out of the game because of scan
dial, turns down his big chance to
become a football hero in the sur
prise ending of the season.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
VISITORS ARE
H0N0RED WITH
FUNCTION TODAY
Blue Room of Scottish Rite
temple Is Setting
for Affair

Honoring Mrs. Alfred McVay and
Mrs. Frank Bruce. both of Walla
Walla, Washington, Mrs. John Nc
Cormick is entertaining this after
noon at a tea in the Blue Room
of the Scottish Rite Temple be-
tween the hours of $3.50 and $50 o.
clock
Marigolds and silver tapers CEN
tered the table while spring flow
ers and ivory tapers were used
throughout the rooms.
Those pouring during the after
noon are Mrs. A. Van Mavern and
Mrs. H. I. Lucas the first hour,
and Mrs. Oscar G. Olson, and Mrs.
Dewey Baker the second hour.
Assisting are Mesdames M. E.
Monagle, ]. c. Shepard, Arthur
Adams, Howard Simmons, Charles
Sabin, Wilson Foster, H. c. Red
man, Misses Elaine Housed, Jean
Taylor and Mary Jean McNaugh-
ton,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
Harold Smiths Are
Honored Last Niqhi

Last evening DR.. and Mrs. Wor-
ley entertained at their home in
the Fifth Avenue Apartments in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs Harold Smith.
who are leaving the tier part of
this week for an extended trip.
Following the dinner. which was
served on small tables centered with
yellow tapers, the evening was spent
playing bridge.
Mrs. Harold Smith was high for
the women and Mrs. Ray Peterman
low. High score for the men was
won by Mr.. Ray Peterman while
DR.. Carol Bingham was low.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs Ray
Peterman, Mrs. Guila Chappell and
DR.. Carol Bingham. During the
evening, guest gift was presented
to Mrs. Smith.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

tCOntinueQ from Tag" Onel
owned reinooer and disable range
equipment in Alaska and to either
distribute the same among the Ma
tives or hold the animals and equip
ment in trust for their use and
benefit.
Purchase Price
The purchase price is limited to
81 per head except for some animals
on Nunivak Island.
Officials have advised Delegate
Dimond that the Interior Depart
ment will encourage native woner-
ship of reindeer "as rapidly as the
natives demonstrate their abaility
to accept responsibility in charge
of the deer.
"As soon as practicable, 1t is be-
lieved the reindeer will be estab-
lished under native ownership in all
suitable localities where they will
be of value, experimenting the live
lihood of the natives.
Distribution will probably be ex-
tended first to the Alaska Peninsula
and Aleutian Island localities and
later to Southeast Alaska where
conditions are appropriate for the
reindeer"
Delegate Dimond said that he be-
lieved the restoration of the reindeer
herds to n tive ownership will
prove the biggest single step yet
taken by the Federal government
in helping the Indians and Eskimos
to work out economy and make them
self sustaining"
Fisheries Investigation
The fisheries investigation is
sought by the Alaska Territorial
Legislature and by fishermen in the
hope that at least it will mark the
beginning of the solution of some
of the programs that have plagued
the industry in recent years.
The investigating committee, a
Subcommittee of the House Com
mittee of Merchant, Marine and
Fisheries Committee, under the
leadership of Chairman Schuyler
Otis Bland, expects to leave Sc
attic August 90
Fish Traps Is Question
Delegate Dimond said the inves-
tigators will study the question of
traps in taking of salmon whether
their use s hould be prohibited,
or continued, with changes.
A fisheries laboratory, to cost $70-
600, is to be built at Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
by adelaide Kerr

much. That is useful, because, if the
stream varies, then it affects wealth
er and the variations can be used
for long-range prediction.
A wegian oceanographer,
Bierknes, figured that an ocean riv-
er, like the Gulf Stream, in the
northern hemisphere, would, when
the current increased in strength,
fall on its left side and rise on the
right.
Tide gauges on the Atlantic sea-
board and at Bermuda. says G. Old.
Iselin, indicate that this is to some
extent a fact in tn Gulf Stream.
Careful measurements to verify it
have yet to be made. One gauge
for this purpose has been installed
at the Bahamas, opposite Miami,
Fla.
The theoretical calculations show
that on the Sargasso Sea side the
Gulf Stream may be about four feet
higher than on the American coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

Cowan who wants her to forget the waits udng Cementna
devote all her time to him When the
the child Della reacts
Joe marry admits not even to
that she Charlotte for having loved
Charlotte Tinas her home with
the Charlotte becomes maid
romantic headstrong Tina Tina before the eyes,
showers here her mummy" Della.
of Tinas wedding, Charlotte defies
determination this one
the future, however, the
gratefully crumbs of affection
throws way. movie called Stella
Dallas" too)
The coAars equally limeliged and the acting
favor neither other Brent in brief role is
excellent and Miss different niche admirably
Bryan Tina than the ngatating moving
and appealing progressing radanty from film to
film.
Also previewed:
"OT Leading Citizen" Bob Burns takes try at new
dignity the problem ofsh-h-Captal Labor Susan
Allen ufoyle clicks
"agtator"
ELSA Maxwens Hotel bright spot, especially
sophisticates girl Darne is dazzler
sothern James Ellison, Jean Rogers Lynn
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

Perry. The method calls for a second
card placed about IA inches back
of the record target, so that the
bullets must tear through both, max
ing identical patterns in each.
Simple Check-Up
After the match the record target
is superimpsode on the backing card
over glass-topped table with a
strong light beneath. If the shot
patterns coincide, eyerything's okeh.
II they don't, there's dirty work
afoot A shot dropped on the target
from foreign firing point will be
off center because of the different
ANGLE, and the holes it makes in the
two cards will not jibe' with the
rest Of the pattern.
The range mathematician have
figured that if the man on the next
point fired the stray shot, the holes
it makes will be quarter Inch apart
when the targets are matched. If the
offender was two points away, the
distance between the holes will be
half-inch, and so on, with
quarter-i inch difference for each fir
ing point. In that way the scorer
finds just who fired the extra shot.
The culprit's target is then check
ed, and If it shows 20 holes the
offender is disqualified. for the scor-
er knows the act was intentional.
If only 10 holes appear on the Of
tenders card, the ruling is that he
fired the stray accidentally on the
wrong target, and his score is count
ed with a deduction for the hit on
the wrong card.
Last year one civilian contestant
and several enlisted men acting as
scorers weer barred for life from
the national matches for firing line
chicanery, but such cases are few
and far between. The vast majority
of the shooters, true sporasmen, are
strictly honest.
Straight Shooter
To protest score, a contestant
is forced to post a forfeit of so
cents. If he wins the protest, his
money is returned.
In one of last years small bore
events an entrant had been named
champion with a perfect score, his
bullets having eaten the heart out
of the bullseye. But, the following
day, he appeared before the official
scorer, put down his SO cents, and
protested his own score.
He had found an unfired shot in
his ammunition box. he said, and
figured he had fired only 10 shots,
instead of the necessary 90 His
target was re-checked, and only 10
holes could be found. But the scorer
had figured the Goth h d gone
through the gaping hole eaten from
the center, and had given the shoot
er the benefit of the doubt.
1t cost the entrant the champion
ship to make and win his protest,
but he got his so cents back, along
with clear conscience and sim
cere handclasp from a hundred
friends
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
Hollywood Sights And Sounds
BY Robin coons-

"TfIE OLD MAID" Screenplay Casey Robinson
Atkins Edith Wharton Directed by Edmund
Davis Miriam Hopkins George Brent
Crisp Fazenda Stephenson
William Cecilia LOTUS, Rand Brooks
Shaw, DeWolf Hopper.
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Aug 16-When The Old Maid" the
Pulitzer excellence Broadways productions
dissenting critics howl The version although
celent its presentation likely to be candidate for the
only Hollywood itself that of the Academy Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences
Given such leading lights the Misses Davis Hop
beautiful production
delivers those
appeal S 10
Hopkins plays Lowell about to the
film opens, wealthy Jim Rason
refusing to wait longer for mpetuous Glenn renD Glenn
Philadelphia the wedding day. throwing Della into
panic Charlotte Davis
meets him break the He takes the hard
the wedding Della fees the ceremony through
door, Glenn remains out late with him.
Well it's wartime Glen and killed. After the
maid Fazenda) caring
waits among them little Clementina
married Des brothnlaw Joe Raston Gerome
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; $L00.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
FULFORD5 LEAVE
FOR new STATION

Lieut.. NJ. S. Fulford, attached to
the U.SC.G.C. Haida for the past
two and one half years, left Jul
neau on the North Sea enroute to
Chicago, where he has been APP
pointed supervisor for that district
in the organization of the Coast
Guard Reserve.
Lieut.. Fulford was accompanied
by Mrs. Fulford and his two sons,
N. 8. Fllford, Jr., and John.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
Lop-Sided Gulf
Stream May Help
Out Weather Man
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Editor

WOODS HOLE. Mass, Aug. 16.
The Gulf Stream is tipping side
wise.
It's surface is lower that is, on one
side than on the other. The slope
is downward from the direction of
Bermuda toward the coast of the
United States.
The situation is nothing new, but
scientists have only recently discov-
cred it, An odd scientific fact, it is
to be put Immediately to the prac-
tical use of finding out whether the
volume of the Gulf Stream changes
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
BOILER BLOWS UP

AS the result of a boiler explosion
Robert d. Ohrenschall. homestead
ing near the ski cabin ON the Steese
Highway, was struck on the left side
of the head by piece OF steel and
suffered conclusion OF the brain
He was flown to Fairbanks for hos
pitalization and his condition was
reported very serious"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

IS AIDING
TERRITORY
Multi million Dollar Plan
Enaefed Into Law al
Last Session

Continued from Page one,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
DEER PLENTIFUL,
REPORTS SARBER,
WILDLIFE AGENT

An abundance of deer through
out Southeast Alaska was reported
to Wildlife Agent Hosea Sarber
on a weeks patrol cruise which
ended here last night. The deer
hunting season opens Sunday.
Sarber and Malcolm Creamy pa
trolled the eastern side of Admir-
atty Island with the Alaska Game
Commission boat Black Bear.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
HEAD OF EAGLES
TO Be HONORED
Reception in Naugatuck
Will Be Attended By
Local Members

A reception for Grand Worthy
President John Abel, Of the Eagles,
will be given In Naugatuck next
Sunday. The Brass City Aerie OF
Eagles will send a delegation to
participate In the celebration, for
this will be the only visit to Connec-
ticut which the national president
will make this year.
Members OF the local unit also In
tend TO take part In a program at
the New Britain aerie on the first OF
next month. Conrad H. Mann, from
Kansas City, will be the speaker,
and the special event on the docket
will be the burning of the mortgage,
now completely paid up.
Five new members were initiated
into the local unit at a meeting last
night. at which Irving Reyes pre-
sided. It was voted that the group
should contribute IS to the Thomas
Club drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
CYCLIST HURT
in BAD SPILL

Striking q stone while riding down
q steep grade on his bicycle, Ru-
dolph Mcintyre. IL, colored, was
thrown from the machine early last
evening and seriously injured. Au.
thorlties at Sc. Mary's hospital,
where he was taken, reported his
condition "fair" today. The boy suf.
fered q compound fracture OF the
left wrist, head injuries and abra.
sions and bruises Of the face.
The lad, who Ia the son OF Mr.. and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
HUNTERS MISS SMELLING

Honolulu tUP)-A party Of pic
hunters narrowly missed q Smelling
when they wandered onto the artil-
lery range at Schofield Barracks Just
before big gun demonstration for
reserve officers. The IS officers fidg-
eted for two hours while the hunt
ers. who fortunately were spotted
with glasses before the firing started,
pursued their sport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
JACKRABBIT LANDS HIGH

Alturas, Cal. tUp)-The three best
theories Of how q jacluabbit got
stretched across the telephone wires
here and short clrcuited them were
as follows: First and least prob@
able, that IL jumped there; second,
that an automobile struck the rab-
bit and hoisted It there; third, that
Q hawk carried IL OF and dropped
It there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08
WOODEN INDIAN BRINGS ssoo

Ionia, Mich. tUP) - John Kenny
has parted with wooden Indian he
bought for cnly a few dollars In
1908 but valued so highly he kept 1t
insured for $500. A collector paid
$500 for the figure. which was cary
ed In 1870 and for q time guarded
cigar factory operated by Kenny
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-08

MRS. sidney Mcintyre, OF eAD Pearl
Lake road, was riding down Kelsey
street and was thrown from HIS
bicycle after Q vain attempt TO avoid
the stone. He was taken TO the hos.
pital In the hospital ambulance.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
6. W.'Easi|y Defeats
Florida Five, 1896,
After Slow Start
Zunie, With II Points,
Tops Scoring, Proves
SporkpIue for CIV.

George Washingtons dribblers
pulled a Rip Van Wrinkle on Florida
last night at Tech High, scoring
soundly through the first half and
awakening with start in the
second to crush the Gators, 1896.
It was the visitors fifth consecu-
tive defeat and the third victory
of the season for Bill Reinharts
men, but for time the gam" bore
little promise of Colonial victory.
But that was in the first half
before lanky Matt Zunic made his
entrance in the fray.
Zunic is Games Star.
Zunic. leading scorer of the eve
ming with II points, not only
pulled George Washington out of
its tail spin, but put the brakes on
Florida's lone threat, Steve Ellish,
6-foot 5-inch center, whose expert
basket tossing kept his mates in
the running during the first half.
In Zunic. Reinhart may have dis
covered a star of first magnitude.
Florida got of in front with
Ellish pumping seven of its first
eight points through the hoop, and
not until the last few minutes of
the period did George Washington
catch up. Auerbach converted
foul to knot the count at 14-au,
then led Veltri and Amendela in
sinking field goals to present the
District team with a 20-14 at the
intermission.
Fiery in Second Half.
Reinhart evidently made a few
appropriate remarks to his boys
in the locker room, for they came
out with fire in their eyes for the
second half and before Florida had
its second wind had prodded its
lead to 35-17.
Zunic made his presence pain
fully felt at this juncture of the
fray, sending II of his teams first
13 points swinging through the
netting,