The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 6, 1936, Page 8

MRS. BEHRENDS IS IMPROVING; GOMING HOME Pneumonia Is Averted Ac- cording to Advices Received Here he forwar in cettlement. case. Flling application i 4 ; READ Mrs. B. M. Behrends, who became ill and was taken to the Ketchikan Hospital from the steamer North- western last Monday enroute home to Juneau from Seattle, is improving, according to advices received herc “Whoevor Ribwingly ma I borely make application to the e T L T T e T e R AR N L e today. Pneumonia, which threatened Mrs. | service certificate NO\ i Behrends, has been averted { i Mrs. Behrends, accompanied by.' g T son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mullen, who were also aboard the Northwestern and re- mained at Ketchikan with her, is ¢ Navs, or Marine Corps Serial No. pected to come to Juneau aboard the steamer Alaska. S eee - DELEGATE ADDRESSES INDIAN RIGHTS ASSN. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond made an address last week before the Indian Rights Association in Phniladelphia, in which he outlined the condition of the Indians and| Eskimos of Alaska. This associa- | tion, which is maintained by vol- untary contributions, exercises a large influence in protecting the| civil and economic rights of the Indians in all parts of the United | States and Canada. A representa-| tive of .the association, Lawrence E. Lindley, resides in Washington PRSI © 1, ALASKA MEASURE IS INTRODUCED BY SCHWELLENBACH/ On January 22, at the request of Delegate A. J. Dimond, Senator Schwellenbach of Washington, in- troduced S. 3784 in the Senate. This bill is identical with H. R.| 158, introduced by the Delegate in TS Y —— uknymont e 10 waseand a1 ety Sar % Goie) LRI Mef O 10D Statm o . Counry or - certificats This is a facsimile of the app! payment of the bonus under the Photo) THAT SPARK STOVE \ the House during the last session to extend the benefits of the Adams Act, the Purnell Act, and the Cap- per-Ketcham Act to the Territory of Alaska. The proposed legislation will, if .enacted, provide for an increased annual appropriation for agriculture experiment stations and will provide for further develop- ment of agricultural extension work in the Territory. 9N T HARDWARECQ - IN ALASKA IT'S | EXPORT OR i ALE | i ¢ In the Populcu; Stubby or Regular Bottles i ai SRS ALSO ON TAP AT ALL LEADING DISPENSERS . | . ALASKA TRADING CO. John T. McLaughlin, Local Agent : g PHONE 10 been obtained frem the V. Do not write regarding application. wiite for any purpesc other thar to notify of change of address, you will only delay action in your .., which was issued to and that the person spplying for setilemer.t, evidenced by the above application, is known to be the veteran namcd and referred to theroin and that the signature and Sngerpriots thereon aro his and were made in my presence. « 3 oty e atave o FOOD DROPP t ropaid the structicn 9! must cause delay ice which ma All applications wil! be handlgd in ordcr of reccipt. If you do or calling in person will not expedite settlement. APPLICATION (Applieation may be filed at any time prior to maturity of certifieate) INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE OF APPLICATION No " (Lacsaton of stnkion Boakice wether iini Penalty for making false oc fraudulent statement in application ken moy false or frandulent statement of & material fact in any application, certificate, or document made under the provisions of this Act, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than €1,000, or imprisoned for pot more than 5 years, or both.” Administrator for the settlement of any amount due and pagable to me on adjusted- ..., amount, §. ., further identified by ames of veleras) (Piace of bistis o vatorsd) and who may be further identified by Army, S—— V. I liereby eurrender all right, title, and interest in the above-described adjusted-aervice cortificate. (Biront address o rovle anmber) CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION (Note.—Certificate should be cxccuted by some authorized person as set forth in item 6 on reverse slde of application.) U994 jo puvE 1431y Jo MUHdRIUY Date .. reey 0 herehy certify that J am .. (11 1 Glfca o€ position Ve " s Bear thie Gokarial sali 0 pretmaster, a0 SR Latho <ty of The el 1 tation ication form to be filled in by world war veterans seeking immediate law enacted by congress over the Roosevelt veto. (Associated Press T0 § MINERS AT GIRDWOOD Area on Crow Creek Has Been Snow Bound for Several Weeks ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 6.— Pilot Steve Mills has dropped food and gasoline to eight miners snow- | bound near Girdwood, Cook Inlet, o | | Crow Creek. ! Red streamers were at.~ched to | the padded bundles of food which | 2nabled those marooned to find ther in the soft snow. The bundles suni several feet into the snow. | Following the flight with food, | | Pilot Mills made another fligh { dropping gasoline, dismantled min- | ing machinery and small pieces. | The area has been snow-bound for several weeks. !A. E. Karnes officiating. A Legion |color guard and firing squad will !lead the procession to the cemetery | with Spanish War veterans and Le- {gionnaires in the line of march. -~ 15 per cent incr.cse ‘n retall business was registered in Birming- ham, Ala., during 1935. SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! S DISTRIGT COURT PARTY TO SAIL | Judge Alexander and Aides Leave for Session in Ketchikan District Judge George F. Alexan der will sail on the Victoria tomor row for Ketchikan, to be present | when the federal grand jury con- venes there February 10. | Clerk of Court Robert E. Cough- lin, Deputy Clerk J. W. Lievers and Court Reporter John Newman will | uso leave tomorrow for the First City. Assistant District Attornev George W. Folta and Lawrence Xerr, Chief Clerk in the U. S. Attor- 1ey’s office, are already in Ketchi- | kan for the forthcoming term. A busy session looms for the court here, with a total of 40 criminal! ~ases awaiting the consideration of he Grand Jury. The petit jury is to convene February 24. | S 5% BN |CARVER FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON, | 1:30, ELKS' HALL Funeral services for J. Nelson | ‘Doc™ Carver, last of the Civil War veterans on Gastineau Channel, will | | be held at 1:30 Sunday afternoon in | the Elks hall under the auspices of | the Pioneers of Alaska and Alford | John Bradford Post, American J~- gion, it was announced today. A full | military ceremony ‘will be given the | veteran with active pallbearers from | the Legion and honorary pallbear- | | ers from the Pioneers. ‘ Services by the Pioneers will be | “held in the hall with Dean C. E. | | Rice, .chaplain of the order, officiat-' ing. Graveside services will be con- | Quctéd by the Legion with Chaplain I SENIOR DANGE BRINGS SOUTH T0 JUNEAUITES Miami Biltmore Hotel Will Swing Open Doors Friday Night to Large Crowd Unusual surprises in the way of decorations await attendants to the Senior Ball which is scheduled for tomorrow night. Sunny Florida is being trans-| planted in the high school gym by means of various novel decoration | schemes. Members of the class of have spent the last two weeks pr paring for this gala occasion, and. according to Miss Harriet Cutler,| senior adviser, the event will b(': more colo stupendous, gigantic than any ball presented by previous | senior groups i Huge palms, canopied by shining | stars and tropical moonlight, have | been planted about the dance room | of the Juneau branch of the Miami | Biltmore hotel. Colorful scenes, typi- ! cal of southern bright spots, awai | dancers of the cold north. From | seven degrees below to—well, tem- perature means very little when yom-[ senses are assailed with a once-in-a- | lifetime sight—novelty dance and | song numbers, sheltered dining| nooks, and the liveliest dance orches- | tra in Juneau, Miller's Melody Mak- ers. Music lovers are invited to listed in over KINY at 6:45 o'clock tonight| during which time the high school | Jjazz orchestra will play several popu- | lar numbers. { BRSSPSR More Matanuska ‘ Colonists Will ‘ Return to States ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 6.— According to the Rev. Benjamin Bin- gle, of the Matanuska Colony, three or four families will leave for the states on the next steamer. Four families left on the last steamer The Rev. Bingle said those leaving are doing so because of their health. D Mourn Benedicts BALDWIN, Kas. bachelors dined again this leap year, preparing their own meals. A feature of the meeting was the “memorial service” for brothers ho have departed this life of Baldwin’s single blessedness.” Ry 1 Over 11000 different species of mals inhabit North Carolina ar SHOP IN SUNEAT! ! Charge Doctors 'LEAGUE HOLDS With Criminal | OIL EMBARGOES Sterilization WOULD SUFFIGE Case of Ann Hewtt Before| Court — Mother Says | Girl Subnormal ‘ Experts Estimate Italy Will| Exhaust Supplies in Six Months GENEVA, Feb. 6.—Officials of the League of Nations said today that statistics in possession of commit- | tee experts examining the possibility | of an oil embargo against Italy show- | ed that the nation would exhaust its oil supplies within six or seven| months in the event of an airtight embargo. | Italy, the committee reported, or- dinarily consumes 1,500,000 tons of oil annually and at the present time s using 2,500,000 tons. Experts are said to believe substi- sutes for petroleum have not yet| oeen developed to a stage where they w~ould prove a serious danger to the success of the embargo. ————— SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 6—| Two doctors, Samuel G. Boyd, who | performed the operation, and Tilton E. Tillman, who assisted, have been released on bond, following charges of mayhem filed against them ir connection with the sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt in 1934. The case was in court today. Neither made any statements. The heiress’ mother, Maryon Coop- er Hewitt, did not appear nor was any word received from her. Last night Mrs. Hewitt revealed through her New Jersey attorney William V. Bresline, that she de- sired to come here to disprove crim- inal charges as well as those made against her in the $500,000 damage suit filed by her daughter. Miss Hewitt charged in the dam- age suit that her mother tricked he into the operation in a plot to bene fit from the glrl's inheritance. i Attorneys of Mrs. Hewitt declare the operation was performed be- Hundreds of baby chicks are ’('X(‘“ -uted” yearly at tihe University of | Wiscinsin in experiments designed | o probe poultry diseases. | - SHOP IN JUNE Recovery Pushes to Greater Production And Consumption NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—In the wide sweep of industrial recovery as disclosed by an impressive ar- ray of statistics published, busi- ness analysts see a strong foun- dation for further push toward new peaks of production and consumption. LEGION CONVENTION COMMITTEE TO MEET All members of the American Le- gion convention committee are re- quested to meet at the Dugout to night at 8 o'clock to discuss plans for next summer’s department conven- tion Schilling g: Hunyarl'qrn cause Ann was mentally subnormal JURY REPORTS DEATH SUICIDE A coroner’s jury called late yes- terday to probe the death of Merrill “Shorty” Kauffman, 45, unemployed miner and blacksmith, returned.-a finding of suicide by strangulation. Kauffman was found dead in his bed in his cabin yesterday morning, with a noose about his neck and attached to the head of the bed. Relatives of the deceased, who was a World War veteran, were inform- ed of the death yesterday by tele- grams from the local post of the American Legion. Unless they in- struct that the remains be sent to the family home in Pennsylvania, he wiil be buried in the American Le- gion plot in the Evergreen Ceme- ter Despondency over ill-health and poverty was believed to be the cause of the tragedy. The coroner’s jury included: A. B. Cain, foreman; M. H. Truesdell, M. A. Snow, James | If your Daily gle, J. G. Morrison, and John | McLoughlin. | g i o SHOP IN JUNEATU, FIRST! B N D WHERE YOU MAKE IT! for a2 Milder better tasting cigarette GG e i 'AFTER 6:00 P. M.!"! PHONE 226 Alaska Empire has not reached you PHONE 226 and a copy will be sent by SPECIAL CARRIER IMMEDIATELY. to you et 5 AT P~