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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-05
MRS. AMUNDSEN
RETURNING HERE

Mrs. John Amundsen and baby
are coming north on the steamer
North Sea, which left Seattle this
morning.
They will join Mr.. Amundsen,
Marine Always pilot.
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New Dealer
Expetfed in
Iekes' Home

WASHINGTON, May 5.--Mrs.
Harold L. Ickes, 26-year-old wife
of the Secretary Of the Interior,
expects a new dealer" to arrive in
the Ickes' family in September.
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LINER MAY0N
GROUND
One Hundred EighfY-six
Passengers Safely
Transferred

MANILA, May 5.-The Passenger
Liner Mayor ran aground during
the early morning hours, 300 miles
south of here but by noon the 1856
passengers had been transferred
safely to another ship and are being
brought to Manila.
The Mayor is reported riding easy
and may be floated at the next high
tide.
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Gift 10 Dean,
Martin, Worth
$4,000 Now

ST. LOUIS, May 5.-Dizzy Dean
and Pepper Martin have been Of
fered $4,000 for that Kansas oil
land that an admirer gave them last
summer.
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Hearing on
Suspension
Mine Work
AnnuaI Assessment Re-
quiremenfs May Be
Eliminated

WASHINGTON, May 5. = The
Senate Mines Committee heard tes-
timony from two witnesses support
ing the bill of Senator Murray, Mon
tana, for suspension for the current
fiscal year of the annual assessment
work requirements on mining claims
held on location in the United States
including Alaska.
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THROUGH IN Al HOURS

In 1894 the Navy did canal prob
lem and in Al hours pushed 134 ships
through the canal. That included
the bulk of the big ships and host
of destroyers and supply ships, al
of which are essential units of q
good fighting fleet.
Here is the way it is done. There
are three levels of locks on either
side. Each ship in crossing must
pass through all six, three up, three
down. The fleet now moving to the
Pacific side moves up to the Allan
tic locks. There are two sets OF
locks SO feet apart, SO two battle
ships at a time can start the pas
sage. 1t takes eight hours to make
the 52-mile crossing.
Water from Gatun Lake, on the
upper levels, pours into the lower
locks through a dozen huge valves
in the floor of the lock. The battle
ship has been pulled into the lock
by a series of electric winches
called mules" and in Is minutes
it can be lifted up to the second
level, and another pair of battleships
can be started through. The first
ships, meantime, rise to the third
level and start through the various
lakes and cuts on the way to the
other side.
Big ships occupy whole lock,
Smaller ships are wedged in like
sardines. Two destroyers can get
into each lock, SO they go over the
divide four at time. The little
banana boats" which are forever
scuttling back and forth through
the canal are sardined IN dozen
at a time, or wedged under the
hips of bigger vessel.
CANAL CREW IN CHARGE
Once in the locks, the ships crew
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Evening star., 1939-10-08
Coming Attractions

tSee GRAHAM, Page F-3.)
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Shadows of Slow Season
Dispersed as National
Books Bright Array
Schedule Fairly Bulges With Promise;
New Play Presents Helen Hayes
In Modern Dress and Mood
Bv Jaw Carmodv.

When
stands
opening weeks mvng his
brilliant fortnight indicated the booking
Helen interval empti
from window Southern Colorado That
thing fill with bubng
JOY Only opim would after that much
Mr. Plon obbng Indifferent adjectves
in discussing the prospects for the
Time which changes all things excellent hcks for
National and its directing genius then
The immediate schedule the following attractions lined
waiting the enthusiastic reception of the
thored by Charles Macarthur Hech
doubtable Gilbert Miller.
Margin by produced by
and Myers with
Coolidge
October %, VERY
Oscar Hammersten 3D. featuring headed Whiting
Arden Hman Sherman Donald Brian
Matty Manecks Orchestra Gordon
musical will be remembered
Waltz"
October 3O Leave to Me- Broadway hit starring Victor
William Gaxton Sophie Tucker with Porter
Sam and Bella Spewack Vton
Freedley.
November Outward Sutton
drama which
With all those Mondays off the quickly
from it, Mr. Pohn suddenly
still to
Royal Robes Are Laid Aside
In Miss Hayes Latest Play.
Gone will be the raient
virtue when Helen Hayes night
lon Page F-2 Column
Evening star., 1939-10-08

tends hand to promising young
ster, there generally is a fist clipped
to the end of it, The town makes
a practice of putting new faces out
of countenance. If man or woman
remains promising y0ungster for
10 or 20 years more, well, that, too,
is an achievement around these rude
parts.
Imogene Coca is in the show. She
is large-eyed lass with an ex-
traordinarily spry talent. Although
every time Broadway gave her a
hand in the past it seemed to land
right on her nose, she doesn't get
tough about it. She retains her
amateur quality. The word amateur
is used in it's severest sense. I mean
that all her work has the jubilant
quality of seeming to be done for
the love of it.
The skit, Danger, Author at
Work" is rather typical of the fool
ishness of the younger generation
in the show, or at least the foolish
ness it tries to achieve throughout.
The author at work sits in corner
tipping scene about young man
showing a girl some etchings. The
characters are on stage doing ex-
actly what he types.
When he becomes lost in thought
they remain stationary in the posi-
tions last dictated by him. They
kiss when he types the directions,
and she resists, somewhat reluc-
family, when he directs resistance.
They do not speak word through
out. The author talks to his type
writer and they move their mouths
in tune with his words.
At the end he has the boy pick
up the rapturously swooning dame
in his arms and begin to cart her
off. He suddenly rips the paper out
of the typewriter. Il can't get away
with that kind of stuff" he says
bitterly. "He" and "she" stand sus-
pended a moment. Then she picks
her volatile head out of the swoon
of rapture. THE ---- you can't"
she says loudly, and the pair scam
per off into the blackout.
There is lavish series of mo-
ments later on called "The Great
Chandelier" which does violence to
the conventional operetta. It packs
into 10 minutes q .steam-whistle
burlesque Of all the papier mache
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Todoy's Film
Schedules

KEITH'S-"Nurs Edith Cavell,"
dramatic biography of the
Belgian heroine: 2, $50, 5:45,
7:40 and 9:35 pm.
EARLE-"Honeymoon in Bali"
romance in a bantering mood
by Miss Carroll and Mr.. Mac
Murray, plus stage shows:
continuous afternoon and
evening.
PALACE-"The Man in the
Iron Mask" sWashbuckling
adventure: 2, 4:3O, Z and 9::35
pm.
CAPITOL-"Here I Am a
Stranger" young son in a
house divided: 2:10, 4:45, 7:20
and 1926 pm. Stage shows:
$50, $50, 8:55 and 9:35 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"The Man
They Could Not Hang" Boris
Karloff with an artificial
heart: 2, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and
9:55 pm.
COLUMBIA-"T h e st ar-
Maker" Bing Crosby, mop
pets and nostalgia music: 2,
$40, 5:45, 7:50 and 9::55 pm.
LIT T L E-"The Old Dark
House." Laughton, Karloff ct
al. in a mystery thriller: 2,
$40, $40, 7, $40 and 1O:15
pm.
T r A N ST. u x - News and
shorts; continuous from 2
o'clock.
OPEN-AIR - King Solomon's
Mines" adventure in the
African wilds: 7:55 and 10:15
pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

things that lie between THE Black
Crook" with its "disgraceful spec
tacle of padded legs jigging and
wriggling in the insensate folies and
indecencies of the hour" and white
Horse Inn," with Kitty Carlisle jig
ging not one jot or little.
Danny Kaye and Bronson Dudley,
son of Bide Dudley, the drama critic,
are in it as youngsters with prom
Use. Mr.. Kaye is comic who looks
now very nearly as good as all the
other comics of his type, while Mr..
Dudley is a dancer of-there's no
use calling it ability when it's &C.
MUS. He does what precious few but
Negro dancers can do; that is, dance
offbeat.
Then there is some one called
Lilli Sandan, who does q dance
on table while masked, and If I
described it you wouldn't believe
it. Lilli seems to be bent over with
one hand ldressed as leg, with
giant naked toes) on the table and
the other appraised and serving as
the long, bony neck of q girls
head. The arms and legs weave
around and devote themselves to
an imitation of an octupus patting
itself on its own back. If there
happens to be drunk in the house
while this is going on he vanishes
with a whoosh.
The Shuberts have put on the
show. Ever since "Hellzapoppin" :"
proved the stability of ancient
vaudeville acts the Shuberts haven't
been able to put on show without
one as sort of good-luck piece.
The current one is by Nan Rae
and Maude Davis, Miss Rae being
the straight woman, Miss Davis be-
ing the one who can sing "Alexan-
der's Rag Time Band" in double
talk. This may be regarded as a
remote talent, but it brings back
in one swell foop all the nights and
matinees, too, you used to spend in
the neighborhood vaudeville house.
I wonder what became of the man
who could stand on hts head while
playing the violin, not very we'll?
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1939-10-08

Continued on Page F-2, Column -
Evening star., 1939-10-08

theater, only one telephone line
and one hotel-the New Yorker,
with eight rooms. But, following
the publicity attending its world
premiere, Weaverville found it had
become an historical landmark. The
State of California repaired the
tortuous 50-mile one-time stage
coach road from Redding. The rush
of tourists prompted the building
of a new hotel of so rooms. Two
new gas stations appeared, street
lights went up on main thorough
fares, and the population jumped
to $50.
A world premiere of oklahoma
Kid" in Oklahoma City resulted
in healthy BOOM The banks of
the Canadian River were chosen
as the site for barbecue celebrat-
ing the event-publicity explaining
that this location was chosen be-
cause it was there the Sooners first
encamped in 1889, prior to the land
rush. Historians disagreed with this,
but the public didn't. Land values
zoomed to meet the rush of Okla
homa citizens anxious to build their
homes in such an Historic" at
mosphere.
Behemoth of all out-of-town
showings was that of Dodge City,"
held in Dodge City, Kans., sleepy
little one-time cattle town. In its
time. however, it was known as
the beautiful, bibulous Babylon of
the Plains" A special train trav-
eled from Hollywood to Dodge City
for the premiere, bearing a load of
movie personalities. After a day and
night of riotous celebration the
Chamber of Commerce counted up
the receipts. Against an actual out
lay Of 5000 for welcoming ex-
penses, Dodge City had entertained
100000 visitors, who spent an av-
erage of 81 each.
No matter how you look at it, q
movie troupe is worth money to any
city or town In the country-and
Chambers Of Commerce apparently
realize this. However, these groups
are likely to get a surprise when
they attempt their next dicker.
Hollywood has gone tight-flsted, of
necessity, and may decide to place
high price tags on all such hinter-
land excursions In the future.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance. 1ne.)
Evening star., 1939-10-08

PALACE-"The Rains Came"
screen adaptation of the Louis
Bromfield novel, is next here.
Its stars are Myrna 10y,
abandoning that perfect
wife" role; Tyrone Power and
George Brent.
EARLE-"On Your Toes" film
version of the stage show,
first big musical of the cinema
season, arrives next Friday.
Dancing star in the new tune
froic is Zorina. Others in
volved are Eddie Albert, Alan
Hale, Frank McHugh. Side
walk Cafe" will be the stage
revue, with a lot of featured
acts and the Roxyettes.
CAPITOL-"They Shall Have
Music" opens Friday to bring
you fine music as it is played
by that master of the violin,
Jascha Heifetz. Leading
cinema names involved will
be Andrea Leeds and Joel
McCrea. The stage show will
be provided by Gray Gordon,
the "Tic-Toc Rhythm" fel-
low.
KEITH'S-"First Love-" In
which Deanna Durbin reaches
that stage of her life where
appears amour, is next after
Nurse Edith Cavell." Deanna
sings, too, of course.
METROPOLITAN "All Quiet
on the Western Front" gen.
orally recognized as the great
est war film (World War y
ever made, comes back to life
Friday. Censored scenes have
been restored and the picture
has been carefully re-edited,
Universal Pictures reuortA.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

y
business and poured money into q
dozen-odd cities. But up to now the
studios have been content to shoul-
der all expenses-which repeatedly
ran in the neighborhood of $4,000
for the famous Dodge City" excur-
sion-and take their payment out
In publicity, of which there has been
a staggering amount.
Today, they turn over in their
minds the prospect of asking mu-
nicipal boosting organizations to pay
fiat sum, plus expenses, for the
privilege of baptizing a movie in
gala fashion.
Watched closely will be the re-
suits of Warner Bros premiere
auction" sale of the picture, "A Child
Is Born" Strictly as a publicity
stunt. that studio recently an
nounced that the city which plays
host to the films first showing, GER
tain to be attended by a carload of
Hollywood name visitors, would have
to pay for the privilege in compe-
tition with other American cities.
Whatever amount is obtained, how
ever, will be turned over to a char
liable institution designated by the
chamber of commerce in the pre-
miere- winning city.
Hollywood will check these bids
closely, for the sums offered by
various cities-11 have already en-
tered the competition-wil1 give pro-
ducers a tangible idea Of what .
Hollywood preview is worth.
The out-of-town premiere idea
was born about two years ago, when
the venerable Hollywood Hotel, long
movie landmark, and a badly run
down one, began to experience a new
flush of prosperity. After compile
ton Of a musical production named
after the old hostelry, it was deemed
fitting that the premiere be held
there. Reams Of national publicity
followed and soon the old hotel
perked up. It has since remodeled
its front, renovated its rooms and
has taken its place as a strong con-
tender for the tourist trade.
A short time later Warmers car
ried shivering group of Holly
wood newspaper correspondents to
snowbound Weaverville, 750 miles
from the Aim capital. This was
the location setting for "Gold Is
Where You Find It." Weaverville's
population was 600, there was no
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Premieres Would Go on Sale
If This Plan Goes Through
Auction Block for Film Unveilinas
Is the Latest Brain Wave
Out in Hollywood
Bv Harold Hefernnn
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.

Its foreign market practically wiped necessity
not only Of cutting possible
we'll Hollywood
Of putting another commodity prevew
The out of town a means-but
putting
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Theater News Is Brighter
AS the Youngsters Romp
Straw Hat Revue Performed by Some
Talented Young Players,
Turns Out to Be Fun
By Ira Wolferf.
NEW YORK.

The theaer today is unexpectedly pleasant Although
Straw Hat Revue" stated exclusively
likely along.
OF the promising
quite They have had long
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Heurichs and Troys
Resume Feud Today
In League Battle
Zohn Coptoins Brewers
For First Time; New
ToIent on Disploy

Captained for the first time by
OTIS Zahn and introducing two
more District college products as
professionals, the Heurich Brewers
will seek revenge for two previous
defeats this afternoon when they
meet the Troy Haymakers in the
Heurich gym at 3 o'clock.
The game will mark the resump-
ton of what has become a bitter
feud, for the Haymakers and Brew
ers have not been exactly gentle
with each other in either contest.
In an earlier game here, before the
locals were we'll organized, the
Haymakers handed them their
worst trouncing of the campaign,
1919. Later. the Brewers returned
the visit of Troy and lost only after
one of the widest and toughest
games of the season, 1921.
Wheeler and Keyser on Deck.
Waverly Wheeler and Cliff Keyser,
who learned their basket ball in
local high school ranks, will be
available for their first American
League game. Recently disqualified
from playing with the old Delaware
& Hudson independent quint on
charges of professionalism, Wheeler
and Keyser are hopeful Of continu-
ing their brilliant court careers In
pro ranks.
Keyser, incidentally, may share
the task of stopping Al Kellett,
Troy's high-scoring center who tai
lied 18 points against Washington
in the first meeting of the teams. In
the second game, however, Kellett
was held scoreless. The veteran
Ben. Goldfaden will alternate with
Keyser in guarding the visiting
star.
Schonfeld Vengeful.
Mickey Schonfeld, fifth among
the leagues scorers with an aver
age of nine and one-half points per
game. will have an account of his
own to square with Troy. Although
the EXC. w. U. star scored 13 points
against the Haymakers In the Sec
ond game, he was held scoreless In
the first.
Heurich Amateur League games
will precede and follow the main at
traction. At 1:45, the D. G. Fire
men will play Trans-Lux Hour
Glass while the Dapper Dams face
the Hot Shoppes in the nightcap
Under the new scale of prices, men
will be admitted for IS cents and
women for 40 cents. These prices
will remain in effect for the re-
mainder of the season.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Brown Knight Victor
In FIashy 4-Horse
Photo Finish
BoreIy Gets Up to Beot
Old Rosebush in Main
Fair Grounds Race
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-Brown
Knight, speedy 4-year-old son OF
Hourless, bearing the colors of H. H.
Babylon, today won the $500 Mo-
bile Handicap In one Of the most
exciting photo finishes Of the Fair
Grounds meeting.
Four horses raced neck and neck
through the stretch with Brown
Knight. under the vigorous urging
Of A. Calvert, just getting up to nip
Mrs. Anthony Pelleteris Old Rose
bush at the wire. White Cockade,
owned by T. j. Hill, and Joe w.
Browns Fairfax were placed third
and fourth as the judges had to
study the photographs to separate
the first four fin1shers.
The winner, an outsider which
started in the Mobile after being
scratched out of the fifth race, paid
his hackers 1920 for 81. His time
for the 6 furlongs was 1:12b.
Old Rosebush got of to an early
lead with White Cockade and Fair
flax In close pursuit. They raced
in that order to the head of the
stretch. Then Brown Knight, NOV
ing up steadily, rushed into con-
tention and passed the firing leaders
to get his nose in front at the
| finish
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Big Five Of Co|ored "
Overcomes Trojans

Y. M. c. A. Big Five won the fea-
ture game yesterday in the open
Ing of the Twelfth Street "Y" Bas-
ket Ball League, downing the An
gleton Trojans, 49-43. A strong fin
ish BY the Big Five overcame a g.
point handicap late in the last
period.
Reconstruction Finance was de-
teated IN the first game by Veterans
Administration, 1925.
Two games were staged in the
o. G. 9. League there. The 2,314th
romped to a convincing victory over
tho 1,36Oth, 47-14, and the 335th
, downed the 325th, 1921.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
filed with Racing Secretary
Charles ]. McLennan for the
FlamingO.

Last year the Flamingo produced
the Kentucky Derby winner, Law
rim, and Pasteurized, which ran
third in the same stake, captured
the rich Belmont Stakes.
Nominated for the Flamingo are
Inscoelda, champion 2-year-old filly
of the year just past; Benefactor,
E. R. Bradleys hope; Hash. Third
Degree, Unerring and Counterpoise
Volitant also Is nominated.
New Stake Scheduled.
A brand-new feature added to
Hialeah Parks array of imposing
stake events is the Miami Jockey
Club Dinner Stakes. entry in the
race being by invitation only. 1t
will be held February %.
Charity day Is scheduled for
Friday, February 10.
All proceeds at the command of
the Miami Jockey Club are turned
over to the Charity Fund COMMITTEES
and distributed to worthy causes
Last year close to $4,000 was do
mated.
The Helpful Purse is scheduled
each Wednesday. OF the grand
amount set aside from this source
IS per cent goes into the charity day
fund and Is per cent to the horse
mems welfare fund.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Fair Grounds Results
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
FIRST RACE-The Irwin Poiche; purse,
5000; claiming: 4-year-olds and up: l
False Gard Bowen tBoyen 2o.so 500 500 go
ovffp1s' fims ioTss, :4ss,. $40
Also Wanderoho, Royal Flight,
Phantom Fox and Csrdibre.
SECOND RACE--The Sam Roccaforte;
purse, 5000; claiming; 3-year-olds; fur
longs
SSasa %sf rsas csnss s.ssag.1 E5aS TAO S sSSS S
Termotime tBowen) 300
Tine. 1:14a..
Ellie buttons 3, Kosse. Viernes santo,
Peggy Byrd. field.
THIRD RACE-The Richard r. Foster:
purse, 5000 claiming: 4-year-olds and up:
}sdasR !MsrsSHe, sp,,sgm, 124o sSSS 44SS 44sS
NIeSoo Mso ranWf rnfs sound Wave. Dolly e. E.
Skippy McGee. Sister Polly. Royal Broom
Patchpocket. Twinkle Feet. Zatzo and Hen
F'4i filed
DAILY Double paid S77so)
FOURTH RACE-The Paul Maloney jr:
Hope Diamond tconley) 1850 $50 $50
loren StlCk tEccaTQl 500 $50
My Day tKrovitZ) $50
Time. 1875.
Also ran-Dick Naishapur. aRoidef, Papa
Linda and alright.
aB. Hernandez entry.
FIFTH RACE-The New Orleans Hand
leap: purse, 81 900: 3-year-olds and up,
l mile and 20 yards.
Catomar Duffy 11.20 $50 $40
Whipowiil tStuller) 11.40 $50
Cash OBoy tKrovtz) 260
Time. /: "A 2-5.
Also ran-Jubilee c.. Real Play, Dusky
Prince, Little Nymph and Zevson.
SIXTH RACE-The Mobile Handicap
purse. ST.. 800; 3-year-olds and up: fur.
Brown KNIGHT
"a Cslver) $40 440 32O
Old Rosebush tCornay) 500 $50
White Cockade Joturco) 32C
Time lips
Also ran-a Fairfax Grey Streak. Chic,
Nadi Time Signal and a Spillway
a Joe E. Brown entry.
| SEVENTH RACE-The Calude Duke
| purse. $500: claiming: 4-year-olds and UP
| Ia miles
| Big Cav 'PaRe) 700 400 32C
| Justa Flight tOros> 1920 1O2C
| Brass Monkey tCowley) zoo
Also ran@f Autumn Leaves. Lets Win
| Sayloma, Maepop. 1riSheen. Sugaboot
| Wtful Crack Boy and Scarlet o.
field.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Gosum Scores Upset
In Santa Anita's
San Pasqua|
Wins by Length as Many
Big-Nome Horses Run
Far Back in Race
El the Associated Press,

EI the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.-Shoving
the big-name favorites far into the
background, Nelson A. Howard's
Gosum captured the $4,000 San
Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita
Park today as Main Man, Esposa,
Heelfly and other short priced top
notchers ran out of the money.
Jockey Archie Gray booted Gosum
into sensational burst of speed in
the last sixteenth of IA mile race
and came on in to win by a length
over A. A. Baroni's No Dice.
Further confounding the handi-
cappers, Louis B. Mayors Quick
Devil ran third as the rest OF the
ehgibles for the 100000 Santa Anita
Handicap trailed.
Esposa, Choice, Is Tenth.
Esposa, the mare owned by Will
liam Zeigler, which had been in
stalled So favorite. finished tenth,
while Alfred G. Vanderbuilt' Heelfy
was tabled in the seventh position.
Maj. Austin c. Taylor's Indian
Broom was fourth, while it took a
photo finish to separate No Dice and
Quick Devil.
The winner. never out of striking
distance Of the leaders, was timed
at l minute so seconds.
A crowd Of upward of 10000 was
on hand.