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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
FIGHT ON
 FLOOR OF
 CONGRESS
Two Representatives Lei Fists Fly in Consuip-
 lion Debate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-With the spectacle of hard hitting fist fight on the floor to testify as to the shortness of some tempers, the House today began in final drive for a decision on the conscription bill
 With two days of general debate over, the Chamber today settled down to consider the measure sec- tion by section and act on scores of pending amendments.
 A vote is expected tomorrow night or Saturday.
 The tense feeling which was en- gendered by the debate. burst open last night when an epithet of traitor" spoken in the House. be- held Representative Beverly M. Vim cent, 50, Democrat of Kentucky, and Representative Martin L. Sweeney, 55, Democrat of Ohio throwing punches at each other in the well of the House while the galleries looked on.
 The fight followed a speech by Sweeney in which he assailed con- scription and accused President Roosevelt with seeking to abroil the United States. into war.
 When Sweeney returned to his seat beside Vincent, he said Vincent called him a traitor and the fight started.
 Sweeney subsequently, apologized to the House, and Vincent at first repeated the charge but later with drew it.
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RUBBER I5 BIG PROBLEM NATIONAL DEFENSE PLANS:
 5YNTHETI(5 ARE ON WAY
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-At the Department of Commerce, they tell you that the No problem for the economic trouble shooters in the national defense program is RUB- BER.
 Funny thing about rubber-it's as American as Indian corn But now. that this hemisphere is facing a crisis, an adequate rubber supply is almost as far away as star dust.
 Rubber was unknown until wan dering adventurers before the 17th century watched South American Indians playing with a ball that bounced like nothing the white men had ever seen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
 3,5OO Soldiers Will Hold Kings Defense Line Against Hungary MONARCH REPORTED
 FLEEING, I5TANBUL Peasants Battle with Pitch- forks as Old Wdrpot BoiIs Dangerously
(By Associated Press)

The situation in the Balkans has plunged into new complications with unconfirmed reports declaring that $500 Rumanian soldiers have volunteered to form 8 death legion to resist Hungarian occupation in Northern Transylvaia, and show the world that Rumania has cour- age"
 The legionnaires reportedly have pledged themselves to man the con- crete forts of the Carol Defense Line near Oradea, which line was not scheduled to be turned over to Hungarian troops until tomor- row under the terms of the Axis dictated settlement.
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landing places in case of bad wealth CT, are necessitated, especially at Tanacross and Anchorage and pos sibly McGrath or vicinity.
 The stratoliners will also land at Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Juneau where Army Fields with concrete runways will be available as ordin- ary municipal dirt fields are un- suitable for stratoliners.
 The party visited Nome, King Is- land and vicinity of Diomedes Sum- day and Monday, returned here and left for Anchorage yesterday, plan ming to fly from Anchorage to Juneau direct today if weather is favorable. a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
FAIRBANKS E
 MAKING PLANS,
 GUARD ARm0RY
Chamber of Commerce
 Starts Raising Funds by Subscription

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Sept. s. The Fairbanks Chamber of Com merce has voted to raise a fund by subscription to underwrite local expenses for the establishment and mainteance of temporary hall for the National Guard Unit here un- til the Alaska Legislature meets next January and deals with the matter for a permanent Armory.
 The Fairbanks Unit of the Alaska National Guard is in the process of formation here under Capt. AL bert L. Pearl.
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WASHINGTON. = One of the main reasons why Britain has been so desperately in need of destroy CTS from the United States is the tactics Hitler is expected to use in landing troops in Britain.
 The Hitler technique has been to soften" Britain from the air by pounding away at the airports, railway stations, docks, navy. yards, and factories in order to tie up transportation and paralyze indus try.
 Then after sufficient softening, horde of German, French, Dutch and Belgian transports carrying Nazi troops will attempt to cross the English Channel.
 This is when Britain will urgent ly need destroyers. These small, ex- tremely fast vessels, carrying guns large enough to sink troop trans ports, are exactly the type of war ship needed to put to rout an in- vasion of this kind.
 And even if Hitler should land troops of British soil, then there is the problem of feeding them and keeping them supplied with ammu- milton, replacements, hospital sup plies and all sorts of equipment. This is the biggest job of all, and this is where the destroyers come in second time. A large force of destroyers could cut Hitler's sup ply ships into ribbons.
 NOTE-In 1927, when Calvin Coolidge called the Geneva Naval Conference to limit the construc- ton of destroyers and cruisers. the British, under Stanley Baldwin, claimed that they needed to IN- CREASE their crusier and destroyer strength to 70, instead of REDUC- ING it. Economy-minded Coolidge got irked at this adjourned the conference. Later, the British un- der Ramsay Macdonald ignored the wishes of the sea lords and agreed to reduce their light sea craft, largely in order to please President Hoover and Henry L. Stimson. But it now looks as if the British should have stuck to their original war plans. despite the United States.
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40 AND 8
 HAS DAY.;
 ELECTION
Banquet and Grand Ball Winds Up Days Ae-
 tiyifies, EIks Ballroom

The eighth annual Grand Prom enade of The Grand Voiture of Alaska of the Forty and Eight was called to order yesterday wit h Grand Chef de Care A. E. Karnes in the chair. Other Grand Voiture officers present were. Grand Chef de Train Walt Mickens, Grand Cor respondant s. c. Raynor, Grand Cheminot E. M Policy and Sous Cheminot National Don Adler.
 Delegates to the Grand Promen- ade of the four local Voitures of La Societe were as follows. Walt Mickens of Voiture Local 8l6, Cor dova; Voyageurs J. c. Morris, Frank Cooper and s. c. Raynor of 1O98, Anchorage; Voyageur Don Adler of 1l59, Fairbanks, with delegates from the local Voiture ll26, Juneau, Waino Hendrickson, E. M Policy, Al Zenger. Four Grand Chef de Cares Passe were present at the Grand Promenade, Don Adler, s. c. Raynor, E. M. Policy and J. T. Petrich.
 Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe Milton Campbell acted as installation officer for the Grand Voiture to install the officers of l94l in the Grand Voiture of AL aSka.
 Election.
 Walt Mickens, of Kodiak, Alas ka, a voyageur of 816, Cordova, was elected Grand Chef de Care for the coming year. Other Grand Voiture officers elected were Homer Grand Chef de Train; Frank Cooper of Seward, Grand Conducteur; s. c. Raynor was re- elected Grand Correspondence, Con- Intendant; Grand Garde de La Porte elected was Dixie Hall of Fairbanks; Grand Aumonier, John White, also of Fairbanks.
 Five Grand Cheminots were elect ed. Paul Herring of 8l6, Cordova; Lief Strand of 1898, Anchorage; John Holler of 1126, Juneau: Dave Adler of ll59. Fairban.s, and John Clawsen of 8l6, Cordova.
 Cheminot National elected was Grand Chef de Care Passe Don Adler of Fairbanks, with Grand
 lConfinnad An PaQa GaUenl
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.azi Ship
 Sent Down;
 1900 perisI,
German Troop Graft, Also Convoy, Torpedoed and
 Sunk by British Sub

LONDON, Sept. 5.-An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Goteborg, Sweden, quotes fishermen as saying they had seen a German transport of about 12,000 tons, carrying troops to Norway, torpedoed and sunk by British naval vessel north of Ska gen, northern tip of Denmark.
 Only about 200 persons aboard the transport were saved, the fishermen declared.
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REPORT 1900 DROWN

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 5. = The newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports that at least 1900 German soldiers were drowned last Monday night through the torpedoing and sinking of the German transport Marion by British submarine in the Kat tegat, entrance to the Baltic Sea.
 The report came from the news papers correspondent at Kysekil, near Gitteborg and said that both Danish and Swedish fishermen wit messed the torpedoing and sinking.
 It has been officially learned that there were 4,0OO soldiers on board and not more than 100 were saved.
 The convoy of two armed traw- lers were also sent down by the British submarine.
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CANCELLATION

WINCHESTER, Ky-A youngster telephoned a confectionery store and ordered an ice cream cone. A few minutes later his mother tele- phoned cancelling the order. say- ing. Billy just swallowed his nickel"
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POLAR BEAR IN

A. J. LaGasa, deep sea diver and marine salvor, is in town, coming in from a summer of trap work with his vessel Polar Bear, the former Marganita, well known here.
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Baseball Today

The following are scores of games played this afternoon in the two major baseball leagues:
 National League Brooklyn 8; Philadelphia 5. Boston 2, 1; New York 8, 4. Pittsburgh 3. Cincinnati 6.
 American League Philadelphia 2; Boston g. New York 2, 8; Washington 1, 1. Cleveland 3; Detroit 10. , Branding of livestock, traced to Egyptians of 4.OO0 years ago. was introduced in America by Span iards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
ROOSEVELT POSES

When Roosevelt stopped at the White House the other day in be- tween national defense inspections, the photographers had field day. Not for months have they had a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, l34.l0: rails, 2929; utilities 22.9l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-05
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 5. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is A, American Can 98, Anaconda g, Bethlehem Steel 8lA Commonwealth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright 8ss. General Motors 49&. International Harvester ATE, Kennecott 29a4, New York Central IS, Northern Pacific IFS, United States Steel 58A. Pound $4.03A.
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BACK TO BUGGY RIDES


 Yet today, if rubber imports to the Western Hemisphere were shut off, about 30,O0O, 900 motor vehicles would cease to chug, the defense program would be dead, and the horse and buggy days (without rub Der tides would come back.
 The United States uses 50000 tons of rubber month. Seventy five percent for tires. Ninety eight percent of the world supply of rubber comes from the Dutch East Indies and British Malaya leach produces around 376,00O tons a year). A paltry 16,0O0 tons year come from Brazil, on the continent where rubber first bounced into the economic picture. Africa, Gen. tral America, other South Ameri- can countries and India account for the rest.
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SYNTHETICS ON THE WAY
 Synthetic rubbers tthere are sev- crab are well on their way. We produced 1,7OO tons of usable sym thetic rubber last year. If this
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Looking over the record and considering any eventuality," it does look pretty black for rubber if worst comes to worst. But even though you might have a year and-a-half of discomfort, in event of a rubber shortage, there's no more use worrying about rubber than about in.
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Evening star., 1940-07-25
(BelOStOrna)
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,

In weedy ponds in the woods
where a thick layer of leaves and
soft oozy mud is present the giant
water bugs thrive at the expense of
their smaller and less protected
neighbors. Some of the more husky
ones reach length of more than
212 inches. This monster If the
pool is bloodthirsty, cruel neigh
Dor, fattening on the soft bodies of
his victims and so well equipped for
the mode of life he lives that they
are helpless before such aggressive
strength and power.
Sit beside one of these battle
grounds and see for yourself the
tactics used by these predacious
beetles. You cannot mistake them
because of their size. They are oval
and somewhat flattened in shape
rich brown above and yellowish be-
meath. They show ne characteristic
overlapping of the wings, which is
true of all bugs.
Watching for the giant water bug
to dash from his retreat among the
water plants, you see other wa er
bugs. smaller editions of their form
idable cousin. They use the SAME
rapacious methods, but 60 after the
smaller fry-the back-swimmers ana
dragonfiy nymphs.
Suddenly you see great brown
bug make its way swiftly across the
clear space in the water where there
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WASHINGTON, c. THURSDAY 25 1e4o

great white bulbs. It is said that
the bugs are making a nightly raid
on other ponds and that en- route
they are likely to detour in order to
fly at the bulbs.
Many lose their lives in this man.
ner. But seldom do you see many
of their ligeless bodies after tie sun
comes up. There are early birds and
scavengers who keep the earths
surface free from such matter.
The interesting thing about these
bugs which is often missed by ma
ture lovers, especially beginners, is
that they overlook the spouse VINO
has been used by his mate to carry
the eggs of the future generation.
The mother is determined, the
father helpless. There Is nothing
he can do about it; she can fly, drop
upon him or creep up behind him,
and fasten her eggs securely to his
broad back. With this burden he
cannot enjoy the active existence he
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INDUCED in prior to this domestic
turn in his life. So he betakes him.
self to a secluded spot, where hunt
ing is fairly good and where he does
not have to make much of an ef-
fort to secure food, until his marital
duties are over. Then he again as
sumes his role as the ogre of the
pond.
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ganization had refused to salute the
United States flag were acquitted
Monday by a Montgomery County
Circuit Court jury at Rockville.
The incident cost Charles M.
Orrne his position as chief of police
of the county, and two policemen
were fined.
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long, sharp beak is ready to pierce
the captured insect the moment the
strong nippers have clasped it. When
the beak is not in use, it is bent
back under the body.
Where a body of water is near
electric lights, these giants leave
their watery hunting grounds ard
seem to become fascinated by the
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Justice Department
Closes Rockville Case

The furniture smashing in the
meeting room Of Jehovah's Wit
nesses at Rockville, Md, June 10
today was a closed incident follow
Ing the withdrawal from the case
by the Civil Liberties Section Of
Evening star., 1940-07-25

the Justice Department yesterday.
Henry A. Schweinhaut, chief Of
the section, said its investigation
into the affair would be dropped.
since the State has already acted
in the case.
Ten persons accused of rioting
after members of the religious or
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Natures Children
Giant Water Bug
(BelOStOma)

is less growth and the highway is
not obstructed. The first pair of
legs are held straight in front of
the hunter, are much enlarged, and
especially built for seizing prey. The
Evening star., 1940-09-01

boo stuff, rarely gives out except IN
line of business. Melvyn Douglas,
with all those screen pranks of his,
is usually minus time for comedy
behind the camera He's thinking,
or something. So Is Fredric March.
Ronald Colman, as affable and
courteous as either, may be a great
entertainer in the clinch technique
but on the sets he's a monument to
British reserve. Bob Hope is good
clown, without half-trying, and his
is a quick comedy tongue. He tosses
around gags pretty freely, but
doesn't strain for them.
Young Peter Hayes Is a born
entertainer. His specially is MINI
icry, and he'll practice for the
benefit of the set. Fred Astaire is
Just working, but he can't help it
if the folks are entertained by his
dancing and comedy. Gle has a
routine in Second Chorus" which
is both dance and funny stuff. The
extras get paid to applaud but I
think they would anyway
Spencer Tracy is an Oscar-winner
who goes for gags, especially on a set
with Clark Gable. They're both
ribbers. Bette Davis, who has q
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Capra Has Plans

Frank Capra and Robert Riskin
plan to start Don Quixote," ;"
Cervantes' classic, about January /.
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couple of Oscars too, is dead-serious
about her work but a gag-lover on
the side. Bette's humor is con-
versational-and good.
Mickey Rooney can't help it.
Horseplay and gags, and impromptu
musical performances dancing, and
so on. Neither can Jackie Cooper,
who goes for impersonations along
with gags. Ain't~youth wonderful?
The fellow you'd never suspect of
a lapse of dignity is Nelson Eddy,
but have it on good authority that
Nelson one day, when he was sure
nobody but set-workers was present,
unlimbered and crawled over to the
mike on hands and knees, playful
like.
If I'd seen that performance I'd
list him tops among off-screen en-
tertainers-just for including the
element of surprise.
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think about, and the imperative
problem of not looking silly.
It's nothing against them. 1t just
goes to show that there's differ
ence between acting and entertain
ing, and the born entertainers, some
of whom are actors too, can't keep it
secret, any more than the born
showoffs.
Champion in all three groups is
probably John Barrymore, who is
as actively funny on sound stage as
on screen, and just as unconcernedly
so, never a dull moment on Barry
more stage-eSpecially if they throw
in a Gregory Ratoff for good meas
ure as on "the great profile" Rat
offs contributions, in dialect, are
spontaneous; Barrymore's equally
so, with the flavor however of dia-
bolic study.
But the Paul Mum sets nave
dignity. MUM is preoccupied with
his business of acting, and seriously.
He is lin the mood"
For hoyseplay. 60 elsewhere
maybe to set where Mischa Auer
is engaged. Auer doesn't always
play the piano with two grapefruit,
and he doesn't always swing from
chandeliers between scenes, but he
manages to give the impression that
he's likely to at any moment.
Bing Crosby, with his boo-boo-
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CnS DCyS 10 put CTlIlkIey paper
screen over the smaller lamp to pro-
duce certain lighting effect.
All this and much more, too, is
but a part of a cameraman's par
lance that has grown out Of the
evolution of movies from the early
days Of rickety old film boxes that
were cranked by hand by cigar
chewing photographers with caps
turned backward, while directors
barked snappy orders to bewildered
dime-a-dozen cast members, acting
only when weather conditions per-
mitted.
Today the scene is vastly changed.
Directors, cast members, camera
men and equipment are the best
that money can buy, and modern,
elaborately lighted indoor sets per-
NIT the filming of pictures 365 days
of the year. One camera alone now
costs $12,500, which is more than
some whole film companies had to
operate on back in the thriller
killer days of yesteryear.
Looking at modern motion
picture set-with glamorous ac-
tresses and handsome heroes play
ing stirring roles in pictorial fact
and flction-presentS to the eyes Of
the seasoned cameraman many an
odd behind -the-scene vista that the
movie-going public never expert
ences.
A Complicated Art.
ITO the cameraman who Is Just
as responsible for the success of a
picture as the director, the actor or
any other phase of the production,
motion picture photography is an
art of the highest degree" says
Joseph Valentine, head photog-
rapher at Universal Studios He
has had 2l years Of well-rounded
experience behind the lights and is
considered one of the best in the
game.
His Is a masterpiece, painted in
lights and shadows, where one false
manipulation of the lens or the
lights could have a decidedly ad-
verse effect upon the ultimate
appearance of the players on the
SCREEN says Valentine.
Whereas a painter works with
colors, writer with words, director
with players, the cameraman works
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plans.
1t was in "Hell's Angels" of 1890,
you may recall, that an obscure
blond named Harlow began cut
ting that wide swath across the
movie skies That was Howard
Hughes first picture. and it was
Jeans first break-through from
extra ranks. platinum blond" be-
came an American byword, and
hundreds of beauty shops sprung
up all over the world to appease
thousands of girls who wanted
to get that way" and quickly.
A New Personality.
Hughes has told intimates that
when he does return to produc-
tion-expected in a few weeks,
judging by activities in his quar-
ters at General Service studio
that his first picture will present
q feminine personality distinctly
new and different-an actress de-
signed to take the same instantane-
Gus grip on fan fancy that Jean
Harlow did.
In Margaret Young he believes
he has that girl. Only few
know that Miss Young, discovered
by Thomas Kelley, a Hollywood
photographer, has been attending
the best dramatic school here daily
for the last five months-all at
the instigation and expense Of
Hughes. When she left Los An
eeles to model in New York year
ago, Margaret was listed among
the choicest $10-an-hour subjects.
Her portrait has appeared on nu-
merous magazine covers.
She is 5 feet 212 inches tall (the
identical height of Harlow and
weighs 105 pounds. Miss Harlow
weighed no She's a dazzling red
head, with many of Vivien Leigh's
facial qualities, especially when she
smiles.
A plumber singing in half
built shower divulged the secret OF
Hughes early start. He was one
of working crew sent to the
financier's quarters to get the Of
fees in readiness. When Hughes
actually begins rolling his cam
eras he sticks close to the job
Often during the tedious two
year job on "Hell's Angels" he
never left the lot for weeks at a
time What story Hughes intends
making as a comeback starter
hasn't been divulged-but you can
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with a much more elusive medium
light. He not only must know how
to photograph effective light and
shadow variations properly, but he
also must combine arts and science
into an artistic composition that
not only will satisfy the director, the
player and the studio, but also the
public"
He Must Be Satisfied.
In these days of stupendous.
super colossal productions, studios
wouldn't think of risking the huge
investments they have in pictures
to mere trusting of luck that the
photography will turn out satisfac-
torily. They've got to know before
hand that it will be satisfactory,
and they are willing to pay good
money for the best equipment and
highest trained cameramen to be
assured of that guarantee.
The cameraman often can detect
in an instant the things that are
wrong with setting that a director
might not readily see, and never an
inch of film is exposed until the
director of photography is satisfied
that everything is just right. Film
costs money, and each exposure of
frame that measures only q by q
of an inch and is magnified 10000
to 10000 times when projected on
the screen, has got to be perfect if
possible.
A crew of four usually is assigned
to man the cameras. which are
large. complicated machines that
operate electrically. They are either
set up on rubber-t tired cars that
move silently on small wooden
tracks, or are suspended on a
framework that permits them to be
moved quickly through the air in
any direction.
In charge of the Photographic
crew is the head cameraman, who
sometimes likes to be referred to
either as the cinema toghapher or
director of photography. He never
operates the camera. There also
are the operating cameraman and
two assistants, who do all the work.
Another photographer usually is
assigned to take Still pictures for
newspaper and magazine distribu-
ton.