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td1 NIAo NAoSANSA
A turdus viscivorus, we are fairly
reliably informed, is what an anna
teur ornithologist would call
missel-thrush, but this is beside the
point. The point is that If you know
where there is in Washington a re-
cording of the vocal ecstasy of
missel- thrush you know more than
the Roadside people or the man in
charge of the local sound effects
library at N. B. c. He couldn't even
find a chickadee, mocking bird. a
Lafayette Park pigeon, not even a
startling solo, when Director Ralph
Fowler went around the other day
Finally the sound effects man
uncovered an item titled 1.-TWO
Minutes and Twenty Seconds in
Bird Store" Certain this was
something new by the Raymond
Scott Quintet, the discouraged Mr..
Fowler listened, anyhow. Turned
out to be just what the title main
tanned and Ralph decided it would
do.
Take it along?" asked Mr..
Sound Effects.
mo" said Mr.. F., I'VE want to
Evening star., 1940-07-22
In New Musical

Republic has signed Frances
Langford, popular movie and radio
star, for the feminine lead in "Fiit
Parade Of 1941," next on Republics
list Of $750, 900 budgeted de luxe pro-
ductions. ..
Miss Langford won critical ac-
claim for her role in the first "FIit
Parade" musical produced by Re-
public three years ago.
Production rolls August 1. An all
star cast taken from the honor
roll Of screen, stage and radio will
appear In the Aim. John H. Auer
will direct under Associate Pro-
ducer Sol G. Siegel.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

Soak" But Mr.. Linger, the disap-
pearer gadget expert Of the trio,
still will labor moodily with that
collection Of mirrors and lights
with which he hopes to make actors
and parts thereof vanish. He's
given up promising. Says it may
make its bow tonight, later in the
week or not at all.
The press department, by this
time, is worried no more about
"The Skull" and has turned to the
next Cross Roads offering, Noel
Coward's Fallen Angels" Ordi-
narily the one-man publicity crew,
having determined to investigate a
forthcoming play, would just bor-
row a script to read. The crew got
fooled this time. though. The only
printed copies Of Fallen Angels
available aren't, unless you can con-
vince the British publishing firm
which printed it that your need for
a copy, or copies. of Fallen Angels"
is a more important matter than
others with which Britain is con-
cerned at the moment
So the cast is rehearsing from
rented mimeographed scripts, each
actor with his own sides" Run
ming from one player to another,
pleading for a glance at this script
and that, has given the publicity
department an idea of the content
of Fallen Angels" that one must
call confused. Director Howard
wentworth has a master copy, of
course, but he always rushes home
the moment rehearsals are over.
Before the show opens the pub
licity corps hopes it will know
more about Fallen Angels" than
just that Catharine Ryan is starred,
Elizabeth Winburn featured, Sidney
Bassler. Forney Reese and Austin
Gattis also in the cast.
This weeks Summer Festival pro-
gram at the Sylvan Theater has
been postponed from Tuesday night
to Thursday, that there will be no
conflict with Stokowski's appear
ance with the All-American Youth
Orchestra Tuesday night at the
Water Gate. Thursday night the
Eckington-Roosevelt Players will be
the Sylvan Theater's attraction in
"Kismet," the Otis Skinner play bv
Edward Knoblock. Directed bv
Pauline Eaton Oak, the important
players in the cast will be Charles
Shoemaker. Robert Peters, Fred
Peters, Rhodes K. Scherer, Alice
Louise Hunter and Lillian Penn.
The program starts at 7::30 O'Clock,
with concert by the Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy En-
ployes' Band.
The theater's well-known "audi-
ence-participation" show, the "The
Night of January 16," is coming
back to town, to be presented thrice
weekly during August at the Will
lard Hotel ballroom by the Willard
Roof Players. John Montgomery is
directing the courtroom drama in
which the jury panel is drawn from
members Of the audience, and i'm
portant roles will be played by
Maxine Mitchell. Frances Brunt.
Nancy Lee Whitfield, Elinor Evans
and Louise Carnot. There will be
performances Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights weekly, fol-
lowing the dress rehearsal (not a
public performance Tuesday, July
30.
X X X X
The Maryland countryside:
Hilltop Theater-'Three Men on
a Horse" opens tomorrow night.
Pikesville Summer Theater-
'Now You Take a Fellow" new
play by Edward Hunt, Baltimore
playwright, has its tryout Wednes-
day through Saturday, with the au-
thor playing a leading role.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Next for Martha

Sol Lesser has acquired Strange
Victory" the novel by Rose Franken
and William Brown Maloney and
has scheduled it as his next pro-
duction for United Artists release.
Martha Scott, whom Lesser lifted
to stardom in his production of
"Our Town." will be starred in the
new film. The authors of the novel
have been engaged to do the screen
play.
Mr.. Lesser also states that a new
title for the production will be an
nounced shortly. The story Is de-
scribed as modern and fast-paced.
Evening star., 1940-07-22
'CyranO' to Start

Alexander Kordas new production
OF Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac"
Is scheduled to face the cameras on
August Is. He will direct the pic
ture himself and has engaged his
brother, Vincent Korda, to design
the settings and the backgrounds for
the production.
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
will be starred In "Cyrano." The
screen play is by Ben Hecht.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

W. a homemade
substitute polo mallet Holywood
players, ought to know what that means!
We know, of that Miss comb
nation wearing elements the picture likely divert
attention from the tennis she holding 1t is to the ad
vantage of the Species doubt that should be the
But certainly would disadvantage include the
modern and sleek looking Miss herself
Now, would it?
The indignation which inspires this protest cumulative
thing Department stores dress shoppes and other institutions
which much occasion photographs and drawings
girls swinging tennis offenders than
studio the movies general They lie far beyond the
critic,
to them Besides they might be polite in telling him where he
could to fry his fish!
With their passion exactudehe thing that them
to reproduce Louis XIV the last
would know the derencehe might the institution
to reform the world in this modern tennis for
illustration purposes
BY encouraging make start we'll identi
cal picture of Miss Day time send with modern
her hand THAT picture would make lovely
hot like this
degrees out there the other day!
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Comedy for Hope

With 1.-THE Ghost Breakers" hit
ting new box ofiice highs in all
localities, Paramount Producer Ar
thur Hornblow, jr., has announced
q famous stage play, Nothing but
the Truth" as Bob Hopes next
screen vehicle.
The farce, which Paramount has
been holding in readiness for Hope
for some time, will be scripted by
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan from the
novel by Frederick Isham and the
play by James Montgomery. Horn
blow hopes to team the comedian
with Paulette Goddard, his leading
lady In "The Cat and the Canary
and 'The Ghost Breakers" If she
completes her current acting as
signment opposite Fred Astaire and
Artie Shaw in Second Chorus" in
time.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

Maybe Mr.. S. hasten, ABS M street
SW., ought to be in the movie
business. At any rate, Mr. hasten
guessed within rs persons just how
many would see Andy Hardy Meets
Debutante" during its first week at
the Palace. Miss Eleanor H. Mott.
608 Tuckerman street, winner of
the women's division of the contest,
missed by only 604; which way, we
don't know.
Both win trips to New York and
the Worlds Fair as result of their
guessing talents.
Bette Davis could not convince
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showink

Capitol-"Our Town. film version
of the Thornton Wilder play: II
am, las, 4:3O, tbs and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1855, $40, 6:25 and
9:1O pm.
Metropolitan-"Bill OF Divorce
ment," now with Maureen OHara:
1880 am, 1:30, 3:35, $40, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Andy Hardy Meets q
Debutante," being a further adven-
ture in young amour: 10:45 am,
1855, $40, 5:25, TAO and 9:55 pm.
Earle-"All This, and Heaven
Too" with Bette Davis and Charles
Boyer: GAS am, 12::35, $3.50, 6:25
and $50 pm. Stage shows: 1910,
3:05, 6 and 9:l0 pm.
Keith's - Private Affairs" ro-
nance in the Hght-hearted man
ner: IL, 2, 4, 6, and 10 pm.
Columbia-"New Moon" with
jeanette Macdonald and Nelson
Eddy: 1850 a m, 2:20, 4:45, ITO and
9:35 pm.
Little-"The Biscuit Eater" the
classic of a boy and his dog: II am,
12:45, 2:30, 4:20, sos, 7:5O and 9:40
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

the hands OF Laraine Day.
AS person who has given an embarrassing
number of decades to tennis-not to mention
several 50-galon bomb proof drums of perspira-
tion-we recognize that racquet as the old cham
pion model type that expired 10 years before
Miss Day was listed in Births Today" 1t used
to cost 81, strung with cat, back in the days
when mother couldn't get it through her head
that good bat was 28.5 per cent of a decent
forehand drive, 38.9 per cent of prayerful back
hand In other words, it's something that
would not be kept around as an heirloom by
the sentimental widow of village tennis cham
pon in the 1905; also lis, lbs, lbs, etc. More
over, it is a serious reflection on the progress
made in the design of tennis equipment; the
Evening star., 1940-07-22
Local Drama Groups
The Roadside Gets the Bird,
But It's Voluntary
By HARRY MacARTHUR.

The Roadside 1heae wants to know knows
1t
when does not The ther wants this made clear
foresa complaints Of ornthoogs might with
anguish
recording
Evening star., 1940-07-22
DANCING.

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Evening star., 1940-07-22
An Open Letter to w. w.
On Those Tennis Racquets
All it Asks Is That Films Concede
There's Been Progress in Design;
Garfield Gets That Contract
BY JAY CARMODY.

An open letter to Walter Wanger
Dear Mr.. Wanger: With things world about
which to be indignant 1t silly the type
racquets used for illustrating the
ladies also are athletic But today hot protest
that bat enn which still department photographed
Evening star., 1940-07-22

In the Country.
Cross Roads-''The Skull" spooky,
very spooky thriller chiller: $40
pm.
Roadside-"The Frog" mystery
thriller in the Edgar Wallace man.
ner: $40 pm
Evening star., 1940-07-22
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MARYLAND CLUE GARDENS. on Marlboro
Pike. Featuring Nadine and her coed
band. De luxe dinner. S1.25. Dancing
until 2 O'Clock. Phone Hillside 06OO.
sHOREHAM TERRACE, Connectieut q
Calvert. Dining and dancing Two floor
shows $50 and 1l:3O. Dinner SO, in.
Guiding cover. Supper cover. soc. AID. 01OO.
nAY-ADAMS HOUSE-Oyerlssking white
atmosphere OF charm, dignity. and gen
tility. Luncheon, s5c dinner from 81 70.
Orsan music nightly during dinner.
g 4. Cocktail and dinner dancing. 90;
supper dancing 10 Mill Davis Orchestra.
iO.l. Min, Saturday only. 81. Df. .Ss0
Loo rAvNHN INN. nisnnsra nsxy. pine.
Wusie. nenclns rain or moon. No cover.
Virginia frlsd chicken . spselslty.
kss;. .::I .::I 1y.s..SF!.;s Tx;:.'.;li: e: rs:
Evening star., 1940-07-22
ADJUSTMENTS,

Robert Paige formerly was q radio
master Of ceremonies and singer.
Evening star., 1940-07-22

Bette Davis could not convince
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03

in Alaska with a cross decorated with
precious stones.
His wife died April 10. 1881. She
was Martha Bolshanin of Sitka be-
fore their marriage on April 80,
1893.
During the summer months of 1918
and 1919, the Rev Kashevaroff held
the office of u. S. Deputy Collector
of Customs at Nakat Inlet and dur
ing the winter months Of these years
served as Assistant Weather Observ-
er at Juneau.
Curator 20 Years
In 1920 he was appointed Curator
of the Museum, a position which he
held until his death,
He was a member of Igloo No. 6,
Pioneers of Alaska, of which organ
ization he was Past President. He
erved three terms as Historian of
he Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Al
ska.
The Rev. Kashevaroff has writ
en- many articles on Alaska.'s his
DRY, on ethnology, basketry and
otems.
Six Children
Surviving children are son,
Iyril Kashevaroff of San Francisco,
md five daughters, Mrs. Mary Cal
Yin of Sitka, Mrs. Nadia Triplette
If Juneau, Mrs. Legia Olson of
Juneau, Mrs. Natalia Lovejoy of
Pacific Grove, California, and Mrs
xenia Cage of Seattle. There are
also eight grandchildren, all born
n Alaska.
His sister, Mrs William George
If Victoria, B. c.. is the only sur
living member Of the family of 10
brothers and sister. He had planned
o make a visit to Victoria late this
month to be with her on her 89th
birthday anniversary. All of his
brothers also entered the priesthood
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced by the Charles w. Carter
Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
WISCONSIN
DEMOCRATS
SHOW GAIN
Late Returns Indicate that
Republicans Being
Swdmped

MADISON, Wis, April 3.-Demo-
Gratis took a popular lead over
Republicans in Wisconsin primaries
today as returns trickled in from
rural precincts.
Returns from 2,242 of the States
BOIL precincts gave the Democrats
a combined vote of 100000, COM
pared to $4,000 for the Republic
cans.
President Roosevelt appeared as
sured of 80 delegates at the Demo-
cratic National Convention, to four
for Vice. President Garner.
New York's Attorney Dewey ap-
parently captured 80 delegates in
his race against Michigan Sena-
tor Vandenberg in the Republican
primary. One Republican delegate
remained doubtful.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
CHURCHILL IN COMMAND

LONDON, April BIN a drastic
shakeup of Great Britains war
Cabinet, Winston Churchill, vet
eran warden of the Empires sea-
power, this afternoon became every
thing but in name, director of the
nations armed services.
He was made Chairman of the
Committee of Service Ministers and
is already First Lord of the Ad-
miralty. Churchill will guide the
efforts of the War Office, Air Min
istry and have jurisdiction over the
work of Ministry of Supply.
The change was announced in a
statement from Prime Minister
Chamberlain's office.
Hoare becomes Air Minister in
an exchange of posts with Kings
ley Wood Lord Woolton, promin-
ent banker, member of many gov
eminent committees in recent
years, becomes Minister of Food
succeeding w. S. Morrison.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03

Field Marshal Goering Says
Maitland Prepared
10 Strike
NO INDICATION IS
GIVEN AS TO Time
Air Engagements Reported
from Various Euro
pean Fronts
(By Associated Press

A furry of air battles and well
ter of words contributed today to
Europe's waiting war of nerves.
Field Marshal Goering declared
that decisive blow would be struck
in the West when Hitler decides to
end the war"
Goering made the prediction of a
lightning war in the west" in a
broadcast over all German radio sta
tons.
terrific Blow
The Field Marshal gave no ink
ling when the blow might come but
said it would compare with the 49,
day smashing OF Poland.
Germany has the rear and all
flanks secure. The German armed
forces are in one firm bloc facing
Great Britain and France in the
West and a decisive blow must be
struck and for that, the Fuehrer
has modified all resources" said
Goering.
Air Raiding
A lone German air raider was
shot down off the northwest British
Coast in an encounter with Royal
Air Force plane.
The DNB, German news agency,
reports a successful raid on mer-
chant ships under British convoy in
the North Sea but gave no further
details
Air Fighting, France
The British Royal Air Force Head
quarters in France announces that
two German planes were driven
down" and one British plane was
shot down over the Saar River sec
tor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
Entire Slate of Peoples
Ticket Coun(iImen
Wins Easily
CLOCKS TO BE SET
AHEAD One HOUR
Russell Hermann Becomes
School Director in
Spirited Race

Mayor Harry I. Lucas and hts
Peoples Ticket of Councilmen
were elected by a decisive majority
of Juneau voters in yesterdays
municipal election.
AT the same time, voters re-
placed Grover C. VIM, a School
Board Director since 1915, with
Russell r. Hermann The vote was
729 for Hermann and GIL for Winn.
Victorious Councilmen are Ralph
H. Beistline, c. Emil Krause and
Harry Lea. The only other candi-
date, Floyd Fagerson, trailed by
some 300 votes.
Time Change Wins
The much debated question of
whether Juneau should change its
clocks to Pacific Standard Time
was decided In the affirmative.
F'avoring the change to the same
basis as Seattle and Ketchikan
were 753, while 564 negative votes
were cast. The City Council is ex-
pected to order clocks set ahead
one hour on April 80, to remain on
the new standard permanently.
The total vote of 1,40O was 1874
less than in the City election Of
a year ago.
There Will be one change on the
City Council as the result OF the
election. Sam Feldon, VINO did not
file, will be replaced by G.. Emil
Krause, a Councilman for Is years
up until a year ago when he ran
unsuccessfully for Mayor.
Big Majority
Mayor Lucas was given a two
and a half to one majority over
his only opponent, Edmund J.
Krause.
Absentee ballots have already
been counted into the results They
were turned over to election Of
ficials in the various precincts
yesterday.
Lucas, Beistline, Krause and
Lea carried every precinct. Her
mann was victor in Precincts and
3, while VIM carried Precinct l
by 20 votes. The time change ref
erendum won majority in Pre-
cincts l and 2 and lost in Pre-
cinct by II votes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
YOUTH IS
FOUND ON
MOUNTAIN
Companion Is Still Missing
After Two Were Lost
on Mount Hood

MOUNT HOOD Ore, April B.
One of two missing mountain climb
ers, James Lorentz, 10, was found
sunburned and frostbitten today,
alive. but wandering aimlessly near
an improvised shelter on the South
west slope of the peak
Missing since Sunday, Lorentz
said he had become separated from
his companion, Gerald Hermann,
%, of Milwaukee, Oregon, late Sun
day
Hermann was weak from expos
ure but in need of medical at
tention, Lorentz said, but very
much alive" when he lost him.
The two mountain climbers, it was
found, when searchers reached the
summit yesterday, had written in
the register, too cold to write" and
then their tracks were found
leading to the rim of the North Wall
and a vertical drop of 1900 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
IF AN ARMY TRAVELS ON
ITS STOMACH, u. 5. ARMY
SHOULD GO A LONG WAY
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, April 3. I've
just finished a 23-cent meal on the
United States Army and am I
stuffed
First: A note to any man any
where who's eligible-if you're hun
cry, join the Army.
Second: A note to General George
c. Marshall, Chief Of Staff you're
going to feed EN- like that, you'll
have to keep EN- working Seden-
tary gents like your correspondent
can't eat like that and stay awake
And how would you look with an
army that had to have 2-hour
siesta after every meal?
Third: Note to readers - no
matter how it sounds, this is no
puff for the army. Me, I'm a pacif-
ist Give me shooting gallery, with
a row of slow-moving ducks and l
can't miss. But let some top-sarge
step up and say: Keep your shots
down, soldier! Imagine that's an
enemy And I can't even hit the
gallery.
just didn't want you to get me
wrong.
What I was talking about was the
army's new field rations GRAY
shuns, if you're talking to any one
from buck private to a chief OF
Staff.
Well, these rations are brand
new. They used to call them
emergency" rations. because they
come in cans and can be issued,
served and eaten without field
kitchen. They are for men in the
field or in the trenches when trans
portation lines are temporarily dis
connected
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
ROOSEVELT
WINNER IN
PRIMARIES
Garner Forces Beaten De-
eisivelY in Wisconsin
and New York
DEWEY HOLDS LEAD
OVER vANDEkBERG
Milwaukee Unseafs Social
isf Mayor Hoan After
"a Years
tBy Associated Press

Roosevelt and the third term held
commanding leads over a Garner
opposition today as votes were tab
Fulated in Presidential primaries in
wisconsin and four New York dis
tricts.
wisconsin Republicans meanwhile
gave Thomas Dewey an encourag-
ing but inconclusive lead over Sen
ator Vandenburg in the Republic
can contest for States, with "a con-
vention delegates.
Roosevelt's lead in Wisconsin was
more than two and half to one,
with quarter of the votes counted.
Garner Showed Under
In the 10th New York District,
where Garnerites campaigned most
vigorously Roosevelt led two to one
and in other districts as high as
five to one.
The Presidents name was en-
tertained in the primaries without
his stated permission but the vic
tories were interpreted 10 mean he
can have most of the Wisconsin
and New York delegates if he choos-
es to run.
Pendergast Machine Out
Meanwhile Fusion reformers oust-
ed the last vestiges of the Pender-
CAST machine in Kansas City, elect
ing John r. Gage as Mayor He
carried the entire ticket with him
In Milwaukee incomplete returns
showed Carl F.. Zeidler, 80, leading
Daniel w. Hoan, famed Socialist
Mayor since 1916
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
Red Witness
Keeps Quiet
Before Dies
Young Communist Leader
Won't Tell Name Of
Harvard Secretary

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Young
Communist leader Thomas ODea,
of Boston, defied the Dies Com
mittee today and refuses to dis
close the name of the Secretary
of the Young Communist League
at Harvard University.
Il refuse to answer because it
would subject that person to eco
nomic pressure and he will be de-
prived of the opportunity to OBJ
tain employment" O'Dea said.
The youth is President of the
Massachusetts, Young Communist
League.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03

REELECTED
18th Term
Harry Mccain Again Chos-
en- Mayor, Kefehikdn-
Fisk at WrangelI

SKAGWAY, Alaska, April 8. -
w. j. Mulvihill was yesterday elect
ed to succeed himself for the sew
enteenth consecutive term as Mayor
of this city.
Councilmen elected were Jar Cor
zian, Karl A. Hahn, Perry NJ Hern.
Sr.; Treasurer, william Dewar;
school directors, E. E. Knudsen for
two year term and DR.. Clayton L.
Policy for three years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
Child Health
Day Now Sci

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt this afternoon pro-
claimed May l as Child Health
Day.
The President called for the peo-
pie of America to awaken to the
necessity of year-round program
of protection and development of
the health of the Nations chill
dren.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-03
BATTLE FLEET
IS ON PACIFIC

SAN PEDRO, CAL, April 3.-The
Battle Fleet is now at sea under
strictest wartime secrecy.
The fleet is reported sailing out
for maneuvers and mock warfare.
Aboard the flagship Pennsylvania
is Secretary of Navy Charles Edi-
son who will observe the maneu-
vers.