The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 1, 1934, Page 8

4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 1, 1934, LEROY VESTAL ices at the Northern Light Pre | terian Church under the auspices Alford John Bradford Post No. 4 “Baby Soldier” of Alaska in World War Rests in Last Bivouac ‘Taps sounded Sunday afternoon for Leroy Vestal, Alaska’s “baby soldier,” who, at the age of 15 years, enlisted and served in France during the world war of the youngest, if not actual youngest, soldier in the American Army. It was a touchh{g and impressive scene as his “buddies” of th: Am- erican Legion, a few intimate friends and his relatives stood in sub-zero weather in a biting wind and two Boy Scouf buglers sound- ed the saddest and sweetest of Army calis. ©One stood at the graveside and blew the call. Then as the notes died away, from a distance, as if in echo from the dark, mysterious forest on the neighboring hills, | came again the plaintive, haunting call blown by a second Scout bug- 3 e tank corps, better known as ‘,‘ ‘me “suicide corps,” taking part én . four major offensives, suffering wounds and from gas, the effects of which he never recovered from Not less unpressive were the TV- | American Legion, of this city { which he helped to organize and in | which he was rated as fhe most active member. Capt. | Past Post Commander, and T. Setzer, Post Chaplain, said e | solemn rites of the Legion ritual and a solacing eulogy was spoken by Rev. John A. Glasse, pas the church Mrs. Carol Beery Davis pipe organ and a Leg compos2d of Messrs. E. M. Max Scriber, H. G. Nor Jack Fargher, accompanied by Mrs G. E. Krause, rendered a short musical program. Mrs. Davis play- ed “Consol n.” by Mendelssohn, and “Cfossing the Bar.” The quar- tette numbers wers “Lead Kindly, Light” and “Abide With Me.” The buglers were Billy Lowe and} Victor DeVault Members of the Post firing squad | | were: F. A. Metcalf, in charge, R. S. Raven, Steve Vucovich, F. E.| | Mills and H. J. Leonard | | Pallbearers were: G. W. Nos-| trand, M. S. Jorgenson, H. D.| | for me. I don't know wholl do it him or his in the time of need,’ ”~ said another, and the Rttle group| t |to whom he was speaking nodded Legionnaires, members of the Aux-J iliary and. other friends. Man_v|M 0 H GENTMU Is beautiful floral pieces were banked around the casket which, draped under a big American Flag, stood R NOW SECRETARY Of all the tributes offered, none was more sincere or more touching | than many that were voiced by in- (i, ¥ dividual ex-soldiers who gathered) in groups outside the church and at the cemetery during the progress of the ceremonies. Low voiced they | lated of occasions whn “Roy”, as he was affectionately called, had| aided them or some one else they | had known get hospitalization, or his adjusted service certificate straightehed out, or rendered some;dm' Roasevelt ncoeptad ‘the reaig o Saals: : important | dent sevelt accepted t sig- D"t | nation of William 5. - Wouis: neR said one man. “I have to|'R Arizona, on account of ill-health. | get some records fixed up and Roy | Morgent S SWorn In today; was going to do the clerical work D::“"‘:‘" 513‘ gnation was dated | ember now,” he lamentzd. “He was always| 'Morgenthau also become a mem- at the command of the ex-soldier |Der of the Federal Reserve Board. | LIQUOR IS NOW ENDED, OPINION tion of Woodin, Who Is Now in Arizona WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.— Henry Morgenthau, Jr., has been named in agreement. | — e | Train for Air Raid WARSAW—Polana, following the! example of other European nations. is training citizens in how to mini- [President Accepts Resigna-| Secretary of Treasury after Prest—l Stabler, M. H. Sides, John McCor- |mize loss of life from hostile air After Baby Stardom What? LOS ANGELES HEAVY RAINS I3 | |others lost in other floods as the jresult of torrential rains, the heav- | iest on record and in traffic acci- s overflowing and inundating large hickly populated sections wi nin & radius of 50 miles. Every river and creek in the area | | . electric lines and rail- washed out in have been killed in traffic accidents. | dreds of people are home-' i less. Seventy homeless children are BEING SWEPT | housed in the Venice Ball Room. It was still raining at 11 o'clock this morning. Since the vain g started last Saturday, ches (Continued trom Page One) | nave faken it s No dams are trreatened, it | said. Pension bill High CANBERRA—War pensions cost | Australia more than $34,000,000 in {the last fiscal year, the Repatria- tien Commission reporting also that 16,005 pensicns lapsed but that 2,- 693 new claims were granted. ————— Daily Empire Want 245 Tay. GOODRICH l Men’s Shoe Pacs $4.50 WORTH THE PRICE WHY PAY MORE? BIG VAN, The Gun Man mick and Victor Manvilie, The church was well ler. 1Tt was a fitting tribute to the 15-year-old lad who served in ed with |raids. Offensive but harmless gases | sijont VQ i (Continuea 1rom Page One) 1\ | press @ hope that the| are used in the demonstrations. | strong federal control set up by We'll Tell the World We're Sending You Season’s Greetings We’re proud to be able to extend the Season’ many friends and patrons. It is our wish that 1934 will prove a great year for you all! The Leader . George Bros. LT 5 W Mr. Roosevelt will be perpetuated by Congress. | | What the President is doing,! consciously or not, is saking steps| | toward forestalling any charge in| | 1936, when some sort of reaction | normally would be expected, that | he is under the domination of the “whiskey interests.” MARGARET MARQUIS ara JAcKIE C00GAN Baey /ErOY | The return of Jackie Coogan to the screen, where as a child actor he won | stardom and fame as “The Kid” in the film of that name with the veteran | | One can of Fruit or Vegetables FREE with very purchase of 6 cans At GARNICK® E % Charlie Chaplin, will serve as a signpost to the present erop of baby stars in the film colony who may one day come back as adult actors. For some reason few child prodigies make the grade as grown-ups. Too much | money and too much adulation are a few of the possible reasons advanced. | | Of the current group of child actors, Hollywood directors predict success | for Baby Leroy, who made his first appearance on the screen before he was a year old, and Jackie Cooper, who paralleled Coogan’s “Kid” feat in his performance with Wallace Beery in “The Champ.” | AS FOR MR. HOOVER— | Reports that former President| ( Hoover is contemplating a return| | to party leadership in 1936 are de-| nied by closest personal friends. These visitors to Mr. Hoover have come away saying both pub-! licly and privately that it would be | foolish in the present situation for | any presidential aspirant to make | plans. They say further that the former President is not worrying about | either the past or the future; that (he has not been shaken by his | defeat; and that he obse with detachment and perfect calm the | events in Washington. - | THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER Signs of revolt among Demo- | cratic members of Congress, grow- | ing plainer every day, would be | more impressive if there were any- thing like an even party division even weaker than it appears on Mr. Roosevelt for President, but in | | in either house. { paper, in both Senate and House, supported him Those who forecast defeat for the administration on any major issue must remember three thing: That Mr. Rooszvelt starts with an extraordinary margin of safety in the Democratic House majority of upwards of 200. out of a total membership of 435, and a similar Senate majority of 25 out of a to- tal of 96. because of the presence of a con- siderable bloc of Republican in- g 1 That the Republican minority is surgents who mnot only supported the main have since. That an unusually large amount of federal patronage still is undis- tributed, supplying the administra- tion with an arsenal of the most potent sorl oI pdlitical ammunition. | S § e SMITH WANTS . 3 TO LIVE LONG; | ANYWAY TO 90 NEW YORK Jan. 1—Al Smith celebrated his sixtieth birthday last Saturday. In an interview he said he “hoped to God he'd live to be 90.” The former Governor said there ‘was a decided better business con- dition and he was looking forward to a still better rise at the begin- ning of the New Year. He at- tributed the most of the improve- ments to a general restoration of | purchasing power. 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