The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 21, 1938, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1938. [—,Am ALASKA Crop Ins wrance Unele Sam’s First Step Into Field HT Private Plans Failed 3,000 MILES ON MADE PICTURE WILL SHOW HERE Capitol Announces “Tundra* Opening Wednesday— Dawn, Joyce on Stage Manager C. D. Beale of the Capi- tol Theatre announced today the ishowing on Wednesday and Thurs- day of the Alaska-made picture ““Tundra” and the personal appear- ance in conjunction therewilh of Norman Dawn, the man who made it, as well as Miss Mary Joyce, who Js to have a part in the new picture ‘Dawn is now arranging to make at ‘Taku River. Both will appear on the stage at the time “Tundra” is shown Mr. Dawn belittles his own part in making “Tundra.” He says the feature of the show is the Alaska cub bears who can be seen at their antics all through the picture. “Those cubs were smarter than humans in some instances,” Dawn commented in recalling the mak- ing of “Tundra.” “They could d¢ everything but talk, and even at that they made actions speak loud- er than words.” 11 these days of tremendously pre- tentious produetions achieving thunderous successes, reqliring mil- ligns and engaging the creative ef- fofts of armies of genius, there is spectacular contrast in a one-man trlumph, won on an idea, an abilily and a shoestring. . That is the story of “Tundra’” and the man is Mr. Dawn, camera- man. About @ year ago Mr. Dawn sold Laemmle of Universal the ndra” project and departed for Alaska, The expedition consisted of Mr. Dawn, cameraman, also director, assistant director, art director, mas- ter of effects and whatever, and Del Cambre, who plays the role of the doctor in the plece. When the emmle interest in Universal was sold & few months ago, the expedi- tlon' ‘was cancelled and ordered : Mr. Laemmle refused a two- weeks extension to finish the plc- ture. In the rough and uniinished, t::“pwluu had no friends. Mr. Dawn..who had a share in its pro- fits, if, when, and/or as, got per- mission to see if he could dispose of {t. He found a patron and a cus- in Burroughs-Tarzan Pic- gres, under whose auspices the pic- 3!" was finished, probably on nor- effi California locations. ‘“The result is a success, simple, hnptetentious, S5 B sgcedss, commiinicating to the audi- ende.a part of the interest behind New Farm Bill Sets Up System for Re%ewmq 1938 Wheat Premium Against Future Damage By DUDLEY FLOWERS WASHINGTON, March 21.--Tack- ed to the end of the Agricuitural Adjustment act of 1938—the farm bill passed by Congress and signed by President Roosevelt—is a pro- vision for crop insurance, marking . wheat farmer in any of the great western states. It is for him to decide whether he wants protection against the possibilities of failure in 1939, If he does he applies to a local committee for a policy. The committee figures his premium in five years with the wheat of any particular crop. Gets Wheat or Cash In the event of crop damage, the farmer is paid from the wheat re- serves set up with the amounts of grain received as premiums. He the first long stride by Uncle Sam | bushels of wheat, balancing county will receive either the actual grain into an experimental field where private systems have failed. The idea was “sold” to Congress | by Secretary of Agriculture Henry | production records against the av- to reach a fair price If the farmer wants the insur- --a definite number of bushels, de- |erage output of his farm in order pending upon the amount of his insurance or a United States treasury check for such an amount A. Wallace whose talking point was |ance against his 1939 crop, he ‘turns at the prevailing market price. that the government has learned over to the committee the amount Wheat received as premiums must enough about crop insurance from the errors of privately directed ef- forts to step in now and make a go of a protective plan. | The new farm control law sets up a Federal crop insurance cor- | poration. Its manager is Roy M. | of wheat in his 1938 crop establish- ed by the committee as a premium. The insurance covers the farmer against losses due to insect rav- ages, plant diseases, tornado and such other natural causes as may be determined.” The phrase, by be kept in storage by the govern- ment and can be sold only to pay damage benefit to the growers Supporters of the plan point out that one of the benefits of the plan is that enterprising farmers on good land do not have 'to meet the eager eyes of the cameraman. Green, government specialist on |the way, is pointed out by observers losses of shiftless farmers or farm- crop insurance. Directors include |as insurance for the insurance cor- ers on poor land. The bill gives the “Tundra” has some of the qualities that obtained in Mr. Robert Fla- herty's wark before the Coffee House Club discovered he was an artist, some of the qualities of Mr. Martin Johnson's adventurous records be- fore he became an institution and annexed Africa. /S0 “Tundra” will be seen about, and like as not, now Hollywood will decide that. Mr. Dawn shall have a new day, SOCIAL MEETING TO " BE HELD TOMOROW BY EASTERN STAR ‘Initiation” services will be held at the social meeting of the Order of Eastern Star tomorrow evening when members will gather at 8 pm. in the Scottish Rite Temple. M. L. Wilson, Montana farm plan- poration against a farmer’s laziness ner and Undersecretary of Agricul- |or guile. ture; R. M. Evans, assistant to | Insurance can be obtained in the grower an incentive to pay prem- iums in years of large crops, easing thereby market pressure, since the Secretary Wallace, and Jesse W.|amount of not less than 50 per cent premium wheat goes into storage. Tapp, assistant administrator the A. A. A. Wheat Is First Crop of |of the average field nor more than | |75 per cent. The plan is expected |will be interested enough to make ito prove popular in the Great One question is whether farmers Growers in the plan a success. Wheat is the first crop for which |Plains area where a series of arears where risks are many are insurance will be sold, and the | droughts has occurred since 1921. expected to subscribe to the idea farmer will pay his first premium out of the crop he is growing now, Naturally the premiums will be higher—some say prohibitively high immediately, though the premiums will be high. In regions where as insurance for his 1939 crop. How —in lands where failures are fre- | production is steadier, premium does it work? quent. Farmers will be permitted to rates will be low, and slight farm- To illustrate by example, take a pay premiums for as far ahead as er interest is anticipated. Mrs. Edward Sweeney, wWorthy Matron, will preside. In charge of refreshments will be Mrs. Charles W. Hawkesworth, and in charge of entertainment is Mrs. Robert Rice. Spring flowers will be used for a setting. STILL MORE BARGAINS IN GOOD USED EQUIPMENT 1~Small RAY manual diesel oil burner (for large size range or for 1,500 sq. ft. hot water heating plant). 1—Used TWO-OVEN MAJESTIC restaurant range, with oil ‘8 Ahlers Co.~Phone 34 NOTICE!! Since it has come to our attention, that some persons have been seen in dangerous proximity to the Alaska Juneau Mine work- ings, we are taking this occasion to warn the public against a near approach to the workings. All the workings are on private property, ACQUITTED OF CRIME BUT IS ~ STILLIN JAL Alleged Bomber Freed Only to Be Held on Two Other Charges SEATTLE, March 21—George Henry Partridge, 22, Canadian far- | mer, was last Saturday night ac- quitted of complicity in a bombing attempt on the Japanese liner Hiye Maru, in BSeattle harbor, several months ago, and showed his joy at the verdict. He jumped in glee from his courtroom chair but his joy was however shortlived when he was ‘eturned to the King County jail in complignce with two Federal holding charges preferred by the Tmmigration Service through the United States District Attorney’s office. The jury in the case deliberated 32 hours and 15 minutes before vot- ng acquittal to possession of an ex- plosive in a conspiracy to blow up the Japanese ship. o Rl * CEDOLPH PETERSON INJURES SHOULDER SKIING YESTERDAY Cedolph Peterson, member of the Juneau Ski Club, received a dis- located shoulder while skiiing yes- terday as he struck a root after coming down the final steep - hill on the Douglas Trail vesterday shortly after 4 p.m. He was taken to the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic by Lu Liston and received medical care from Dr. C. C. Carter. Dr. Carter states that he will be unable to return to work at the Alaska Ju- neau mine for two or three weeks. JOHN GILLIGAN, AGED SIX, DIES Boy Succumbs to Pneu- monia Here Satur- day Afternoon Dying at the age of six years, J Daniel Gilligan, son of Hubert Gilligan ‘of Seward and Mrs. Vera Donahue of Juneau, passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crowell on Glacier Highway Satur- quite some distance from any public read; trespassers thereon are in danger from blast- ing and from caving ground. Approaches to the workings have been posted with trespass motices but some notices may be covered with snow. Therefore, the public is warned, whether or not they see a notice, against going into the vicinity of the open pits or the extension thereof, particularly in the Icy Guich area. It js hoped that this warning will be heed- ed by all, thereby making any trespass pro- ceedings unnecessary. | day afternoon. STOCK QUOTATIONS 4+ The child, who succumbed to pneumonia, had been ill for a week. NEW YORK, March 21.—Closing Funeral services have been set quotation of Alaska Juneau mine for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel stock today is 97, American Can of the Charles W. Carter mortuary 80%, American Light and Power where the Rev. John A. Glasse will 4'4, Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem Steel officiate. 55, Commonwealth and Southern —— e = 1%, Curtiss Wright 4%, General wlulAM Motors 30°%, International Harvest- SWEENEY DIES HERE AFTER 11-MONTH ILLNESS er 62, Kennecott 36, New York Central 13'%, Southern Pacific 13, Confined to the Government Hos- pital since May, 1937, William Swee- United States Steel 507, Cities Service 1'%, Pound $4.96. +ney, native of Anchorage, died yes- terday afterncon from tubercuiosis. Notice of his death has been sent to his brother, Edward, in Beaver. s Funeral arrangements will be an- — lnounced-shortly. | + DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 12129, rails 23:6(, utilities 17.86. Lod 0 o ‘iw Jocation no WILKINS MADE FINAL SEARCH Last Hop for Missing Soviet Fliers Covered Vast Area of North Polar Region Sir Hubert Wilkins with Pilot Kenyon travelled 3,000 miles and was in the air 19 and one-half hours on Wilkins' final flight, March 14, in search of the missing Soviet fliers, according to Meteor- ologist Howard J. Thompson of the Juneau Weather Bureau who was at Fairbanks during the search clearing weather data for the ex- pedition. It was the most extensive flight of the search that Wilkins made. Thompson reports, the plane reach- ing latitude 87 morth and longitude 90 west, winging far cver Grant Land, northwest of @reenland in the polar area. Had Wilkins gone in a straight line, he would have crossed the pole and landed in Sweden, Thompson said the Soviet Gov- ernment has now completed its search from Alaska and Canadian ses without success. Flights are still going on from the Russian side of the pole. M. Beliakov, So- viet weatherman who worked with Thompson, is coming south on the Saturday plane from Fairbanks, go- ing to Washington, D. C. and thence to Moscow. “Both weather- men were congratulated by Wil- kins for the excellent weather serv- ice they had given, saying “with- out your help, our flights would not have been possible.” - THREATENIN LETTERS SENT TO PRESIDENT Writer Also Annoys Mrs. Roosevelt, Cabinet Mem- bers — Under Arrest NEW YORK, March 21.—Lester David O'Dell, 35, self-styled educa- tor, is held under $5,000 bail on charges of sending annoying and threatening letters to President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and mem- bers of the Cabinet R S SR Spring Brings Wide Weather Varietyto U. S. Warm Wa\;‘aver Middle West, Cold in Nevada, Dust Storm in Kansas CHICAGO, 111, March 21.—Spring arrived in the United States of- ficially today with balmy weather that brought out marble games and kites and pre-season Easter bonnets from Maine to Texas and from the Dakotas to Florida. However, the widely advertised climate of Southern California and the West Coast ran counter to the trend and a subnormally chilly day was chalked up for the Pacific region. The Midwest basked in a com- parative summer warm wave. Yes- terday brought out Sunday hikers and a rich green to the grass but today promised warmth near all- time records. The temperature in Chicago climbed to 58 degrees this morning with enough impetus fore- casted to carry it to 70. In Kansas City, Missouri, residents shucked off their' overcoats as the mercury rose to 72. Observers saw a high reading of 80, or more. It was 65 in Des Moines, Iowa. Detroit looked to mid - summer weather from an early mark of 61. An ominous note was sounded for the Midwest as Kansas farmers anxiously scanned clear skies for the first sign of a dust storm. The duster was reported approaching from the west. The East Coast saw summer temperatures as the mercury climb- ed 15 to 30 degrees above normal. New Yorkers trekked to parks under a smiling’ sun that drove ther- mometers up to 60. The scent of blossoming cherry trees wafted across the nation's capital as Sen- ators, Congressmen and govern- ment workers prepared for a high 75 degrees. Warm weather continued down the Atlantic coast where the ever- warm Florida had above normal weather. Residents of the Rocky Mountain States and the Pacific Coast have reason to be jealous of their East- ern cousins. The coldest spot in the United States was Winnimuca, Nevada, where the mercury stood at 12 above early today. Baker, Oregon, showed 16 above, Seattle 33, San Francisco 44, Los Angeles 48, Havre, Montana, 28, and:Hel- ena, Montans, 22. —el 5 ; 'h rove Rail Service Despite Burdens . le henvy It 3 ompetitioy, tutroads of L ng a remurkable job of overnmental regulation U ith ng AL CAPONE MAY ENTER HOSPITAL Gang Leader MightBe Ta en from Alcatraz to Springfield SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 21.— Official sources intimated today that ( Federal authorities are considering an early transfer of Gang Leader Al Capone from Alcatraz Island to the Federal Psychopathic Hospital ir Springfield. Supt. King of the Springfield in- stitution declined to discuss the pro- posed transfer. He told newsmen that confirmation must come from authorities in Washington. Capone suffered a breakdown a Alcatraz several we ago and was confined to the Alcatraz Prison hos- pital. The Springfield institution is fully equipped for treatment of neu- roties. Florida’s Choice 2y Irmagard Dietel No native product is “Miss Flor- ida of 1938”, but a blond reauty born in Germany, Irmagard Die- tel, who was accorded the honor in competition with 250 others in the sixth annual competition at the Miam! Biltmore club. and unprecedented ted States are do- carrying on under strict 28 Jir mileage i receivership, traimmen are work- hard at the business of attracting more pas- as electntication, per cent of Hull Outfines U, S. Stand on 0il }qnaxatiun tates Property Draws Action WASHINGTON, March 21.—Sec- retary of State Hull said today that he had outlined to United States Ambassador Daniels at Mexico City his country’s position regarding the annexation of United States oil lands in Mexico by that country. Secretary Hull told his conference .hat he hoped some adjustment of the matter could be made before matters reached a difficult stage He said he had been giving a great deal of consideration to the Mex- JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL sengers and freight Service improvements, such Streamlined pussenger trains, new tast transconunental runs, seasonal resulted In a (MNOr passenger rem. roads hope to recover by accelerated streamlined trains severe losses in freight. chedules and vu:an laws governing such a case. Mexico recently took over all oil possessions held by all foreign com- panies. D LUNCHEON IS GIVEN IN HONOR OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARF For members of the Board of Pub- k- Mexico's Seizure of United iic weitare who have been meeting in Juneau during the | Gov. John W. Troy luncheon today. Guests were W. B. Kirk, director of the board, Mrs. Margaret Monk- man, J. G. Rivers, Jchn Walmer and Howard Lyng, members of the board; Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Walmer, Miss | Jane Alexander, Miss Deborah Pence, Miss Freida Romanoff, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lingo and Mrs. Robert Bender: - The song “Dixie” was composed in 1859 and used by the Confeder- ates as a war song. - - Empire classifieds pay. past we: was host Presents THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Men’s Glee Club GRADE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM TUESDAY—March 22—7:30 P.M. THURSDAY—March 24—8:00 P.M. Tickets may be obtained from any High ' Scheol Student. Purchasers will be guaranteed a seat if they appear at the Auditorium before 7:15 on Tuesday—or 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. After that time no seats will be reserved. WHEN 44 YOU Take Out Fire Insurance On Your HOME and [di{@]14 FURNISHINGS? WHAT YOU HAVE © INS. CO. N. A Has your value at stake increased since then? Have you increased your fire insurance proportionately? It is too late, after a fire, to discover your insurance isn't enough to cover your loss. 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