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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-09-27

and Mrs. D. II. Hancock. - :.
Our community deeply sympathizes
with Mr.. Edward Gootee and family
in the loss of his wife who died at her
home, here, Sunday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
Woman's Mind Improred by Operation Remouing Most
 of Her "Thinking" Brain
Alaskan mountains.

WASHINGTON, May 16-A wo- man whose mind was improved by an operation that removed nearly the entire thinking portion" of her brain was described to the Psychetric Association here yester- day.
 The delicate operation, performed two years ago, was necessitated by a large tumor, physicians said. The reports said that for the first year after the removal of so much of her brain, the woman was extraordinar- fly gay and happy, in fact. almost childishly so.
 But during the second year fol- lowing the operation, mature chang es were noted and intelligence tests rated her as well as the average American adult. She is an Austro- Hungarian.
 The power of concentration and a nimproved memory of events long past are remarkable" acquired characteristics, physicians said. She is reported as saying that she can do more work without fatigue; that her temper is better, and that she worries less.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN MAY BE CHANGED
Upheaval Is Predicted in Face of Foreign Pol
 icy of British
PREMIER MCDONALD
 MAY GO TO NEW POST
Criticism Aimed at Stand on Germany Also
 Premier Mussolini

LONDON, May 16.-Reports of a conflict within the Cabinet on Great Britain's foreign policy were revived here today with the predic- ton that changes in the National government are imminent.
 Political attacks centered on Sir Jchn simon, Foreign Secretary, his opponents citing particularly his al- lege1 pro-German sympathies and indications he has antagonized Pre- m e. Mussolini in his hands off" peech concerning Ethiopia.
 Prcmer's Stock B00med
 On the other hand. Premier Ram gay MacDonald's recent sternness toward Germany has boomed his stock for the Foreign Office.
 Stanley Baldwin. Lord President of the Council, is regarded as Mo- Donald's successor if the Premier takes the office of Foreign Secre- tary.
 Some observers said that they be- lieved MacDonald's first move. if he became Foreign Secretary. would be to summon another World Eco homie Conference.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
POINT BARROW SCHOOLS WILL
 REOPEN MONDAY
Danger from Influenza Epi- demic at Arctic Outpost
 Now Apparently Over

Indication that the influenza epidemic at Point Barrow has vir- tually passed was given here today in a wire to Charles w. Hawkes. worth, Assistant to the Director in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which stated that school classes will resume there Monday. The schools have been closed during the sickness.
 With no word of further deaths and assurance from Dr. F. B. Gill lespie, who flew to the stricken area from Fairbanks, that the sit uation was under control. author ities here feel satisfied that the danger is now past. Dr. Gillespie is visiting not only Barrow but Wainwright, Point Lay and other villages and unless new difficulties arise expects to be able to leave there probably Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
BOARD CHANGES
 RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE RULES
New Regulation Diferen- tiates Between Hard Li-
 quor, Beer and Wine

Changes in the Board of Liquor Control regulations to divide re- tail licenses into three classified tions as originally planned was made by the board at meeting yesterday.
 In addition to the one general retail license which the first rules provided, there will now be hard liquor retail license and beer and wine retail license in the future, it is announced by Auditor Frank A. Boyle, Secretary of the Board, who favored the three-way plan at the outset.
 Under the new regulations a gen. eral retail license will cost the same as before, $50. A hard liquor retail permit will be $100 and for beer and wine retail $100 Sales under any of these licenses must be in the original packages as the dispensary license pertains as be- fore.
 Action was taken by the board after 1t was found that many places were interested in handling only beer and wine. and also to put retail handling of hard liquor in a separate classification.
 T have always felt there is a very great different between what we term hard liquor, distilled spir- its, and beer and wine MT. Boyle said, and we feel this action will tend to confine the sale of hard liquor to liquor stores"
 The Board also clarified further the road house license provision by specifying that road house in addition to being at least 10 miles from an incorporated town, must be in fact a road house and not located in settlement or com munity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
ALASKAJUNEAU IS CITY BOON,
 6. OF c. IS TOLD
Chamber Hears J. A. Hel- lenthal Describe Mine s
 cooperation

If you want friend. be a friend That is, and has been, the attitude of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company toward the City of Ju- neau. J. A. Hellenthal, mine attor- ney, gave that though to the Cham Der of Commerce members at Ball. ey's Cafe this noon as he opened a series of talks entitled, Building Juneau
 The theory that orly through the development of Juneau would the mine grow, always has been guid- ing principle of the managers of the A. J., MT Hellenthal said. Unlike most other large mines, the Alaska Juneau always has shown strong spirit of cooperation with the city, the Judge said.
 Fred Bradley was the man who gave the mine that policy MT. Hell lenthal said. The first active man ager of the mine, he laid down this principle: The only way to build up an enterprise, is to build the community in which it centers.
 I'm A Miner
 Pred Bradley once told me, I'm 9 miner. not a boarding house keep CT or a merchant, By that he meant that the Alaska Juneau would not enter into other lines of business. It has encouraged others to build these enterprises. W
 "A second way in which the AL aska Juneau has shown co-opera- ton to the city was when Bradley ordered the construction of the mill, practically all within the city linn its. This decision, incidentally, was made against the advice of many engineers. But Bradley wanted his plant near the city.
 "Bradley's policy of buying local ly is now being carried on by his brother, Phil. and L. H. Metzgar, mine manager. or course, there are many things that can't be purchas- ed here. but everything that can, even though purchased at slight disadvantage to the Alaska Juneau, is bought right here
 Merchants Praised
 The splendid cooperation of Ju- aeau merchants was praised in this
 tContiaued on Page Three)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
STAR AIRWAYS PLANE IS HERE
 ON NORTH HOP
Pilot Mclean Leaves with Three Passengers tor
 Anchorage Today

After spending the night here, Chet Mclean, Star Airways Com pany pilot, took off for Anchorage at 8:30 o'clock this morning. Fly ing Waco biplane enroute from Seattle, Mclean arrived here at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Coming north with him are w. E. Dunkle, Willow Creek mining man, and his son, Jack. Mrs. Mclean also left for Anchorage this morning as a passenger aboard the plane. She had remained here since the plane came through here last Friday, yls- iting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Roy Rutherford
 Mclean was accompanied to Se- attle by T. J. Herman, Anchorage druggist,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
IS
 AWARDED s7,5Oo
 ON GEAR LOSS
Seattle Jury Returns Yer dict Against Municipal
 Port Commission

SEATTLE, May l6.-Paul Luketa, middleaged fisherman, was award ed judgment of $7.500 against the Port of Seattle for the alleged loss of fishing gear by Superior Court jury here yesterday.
 In 1883. Luketa said he returned from trip to Alaska to find the doors and windows of the space where he stored his gear on the municipally-owned Fishermens dock opened and the gear gone.
 The Port of Seattle contended ev- erything that Luketa left on the dock was still there,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
SETTLEMENT OF LUMBER STRIKE
 DIFFICULT ONE
Thousand Small Operators Must Ma ke Separate
 Peace Agreements

SEATTLE, May 16.-With only a few scattered mills open in Wash ington State and two major opera tions going on in Oregon, the lum- Der and logging industry is virtu- ally stagnant as the result of the widespread strike.
 Pointing out that each of about 1000 small operators must make separate peace pacts with employ es, E. P Marsh, Federal Councilia- tor is quoted at Portland as say ing this lack of central organiza- tion for dealing with the organized workers, handicaps an early settle ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
COLoNIsTS FOR
 ALASKA DUE IN
 SEATTLE TODAY
Welcome Will Be Given by Officials Entertain
 ment Is Planned

SEATTLE. May 16.-Colorists en- route from Wisconsin and Michigan to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska are expected to arrive here at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon on special train.
 Cffiicals will give them a welcome and much entertainment has been planned during their stay here.
 The colonists will leave for Alas ka on the Army transport St. Mi hiel on Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
BONUS MEASURE:
 MAY 60 TO W. K. ON TOMORROW
Bill to Be Sent to Roose. welt After Adjournment
 Over Weekend
BULLETIN-Washington, May 16.-The Patman Bonus bill has been sent tc the White House.

WASHINGTON, May l6.-Indica- tions today were the bonus bill will be sent to the White House sometime tomorrow after the Senate adjourns for the weekend so the veto will not be returned until Monday.
 Benjamin Anderson, Jr., econom- ist of the Chase National Bank of New York City, told the newspaper men that payment of the bonus with new currency involves two grave dangers as follows:
 First-'It might be regarded as the beginning of the use of printing presses and with such a scare there might be a fling from the dollar '
 Second-"The already excess re- serves of banks would be added to making control of credit one of the greatest difficulties
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
FORCES
 LEAD, GEORGIA

ATLANTA. Ga, May l6.-Repeal forces in Wednesdays referendum vote on Georgia's 28-year-old pro- hibition law held lead of S,1l7 votes today with indications that an official tabulation would be neces- sary to definitely decide the ques- tion. Neither the vets or the drys concede defeat, The present indi- cations also were that the sale of beer and wine would De made le- gal,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
], SHARP CRITICISM

LONDON, May 16.-F'ollowing on the heels of criticism of Mussolinis policy regarding Ethiopia advanced by Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon, Viscount Cecil also attack ed the Italian Premier's move and declared that Italy could not fair ly criticise Germany's rearmament if she ignored her own League of Nations VOWS.
 Viscount Cecil said 1t would be impossible to claim respect for the collective system in the north and flout it in the south.
 Viscount Cecil, who is President of the League of Nations Union, further said The unilateral breach of Part Five of the treaty cannot be justly condemned unless equal sane tity is admitted for Part One, which contains the covenant of the League of Nations"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
FORMER HEAD
 BIG TIM BIER
 COILS DEAD
J. P. Weyerhauser Passes Away in Tacoma-Ill
 Only Few Days

TACOMA, Wash, May 16.-J. P. Weyefhouser, aged 76, former Pres ident of the Weyerhauser Timber Company, the largest in the West. died today as the result of pneu- monia. He became i'll last Monday.
 The deceased was the son of Frederick Weyerhauser, founder of the company which entered the West about 1900 He retired from active management of the lumber company several years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
STRUGGLE OVER MIRA IS WACINC
 WARM MANNER
Senator Clark Ma kes Charges Against Ad-
 ministrator Richberg
FIGHT IS NOW ON
 IN LOWER HOUSE
Director Appeals for Ex- tension of Recovery Act
 Beyond Ten Months

WASHINGTON, May 16.- Tn e struggle over the future of NRA continued at high pitch today with Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri a s ai ing Administrator Donald R. Richberg as would-oe Mus ioiini and Richberg doing his utmost to combat Clark's ideas on the Blue Eagle extension, and to extend the agency for only ten months more.
 Senator Clark. in a speech in tho Senate, declared that Rich berg had an ambition to be a Mussolini in the United States.
 Director Richberg. in the mean time. appealed to House leaders to make major alterations in the Clark plan for ten months more of MIRA and which the Senate ap- proved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
WAGNER LABOR BILL FIGHT IS
 WACING TODAY
Union Leaders Hope to See Measure Passed Tn
 Senate by Night
BULLETIN--Washingt0n, May 16.-The Senate passed the Wagner Labor Relations bill this afternoon.

WASHINGTON. May 16.- The long fight between industrialists and union leaders over the Wagner La- bor Relations bill approaches cli- max in the Senate.
 Advocates of the measure, which would set up permanent National Labor Relations Board, and forbid certain practices by employers, es- pecially company dominated unions, hope to see the bill passed before nightfall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
WHITE, BLACK
 FLEETS MOVE
 TO MANEUvERS
Most Spectacular art of War Game Being Wag-
 ed on North Pacific

ABOARD PENNSYLVANIA IN HAWAIIAN WATERS, May 16.- All vessels of the Navy's White Fleet moved seaward today from Pearl Harbor.
 The Black Fleet also bore south from the Aleutians for one of the most spectacular plays" in the present fleet maneuvers in the North Pacific Ocean.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
OF WIFE,
 PRESTON TRIAL
Young Divinity Student Is Charged with Double
 Murder, Brooklyn

NEW YORK, May 16.-The trial of Joseph Steinmetz, young Brook lyn divinity student, accused of killing his wife and a Catholic priest when he found them together in a hotel room, has been resumed af- ter adjournment for the death of the defense counsels father,
 In the opening address, the prose- cution described Steinmetz as moody self-centered, highly religi- ous and emotionally jealous youth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
Attempted Kidnapping
 U, Seattle
Union Investigator Makes Charges Against Rad
 ical Element

SEATTLE, May 16.-Hal March ant, of Portland, who said he has been sent here by the Marine, Fire men, Oilers and Watertender Un- ions to investigate radical activi- ties here, suffered fractured wrist as the result of scuffle in which he told the police he escaped six kidnapers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
UNDERSTANDING REACHED

WASHINGTON, May 16.-- Ex- pressing confidence they have pick ed up some votes on the bonus supporters in the Senate this after noon decided to send it to the President for veto with the under standing it will not be acted upon in the Senate before next week.
 President Roo evelt previously made an announcement he will veto the measure and said it is his ear nest hope Congress will support the veto.
 The Presidents sec ary, who made the announcement, said the President is not interested in the bonus because of political reasons or political expediency and will send the strongest veto message possible"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
WHALES SPOUT,
 ARCTIC WATERS

POINT BARROW, Alaska, May l6.-The whaling season started this week and Boring Sea and the Arctic ocean is full of them. The sea5on finds the crews short -handed because of the ravages of the in- nuenza epidemic,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
Federal Board Named in
 Tanker Strike

WASHINGTON, May 16-Sec- retary of Labor Perkins has ap- pointed Board to attempt to arbitrate the dispute between the oil tanker men and the op- orators,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
AGREEMENT REACHED

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Presi- dent Roosevelt and the MIRA Board have agreed to a revised MIRA pro gram calling for two year ex- tension as entrusted with the Sem ate measure to continue the organ ization only ten months.
 Director Richberg, made the an nouncement this afternoon follow ing a conference with the Presi- dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-05-16
STOCK PRICES TAKE ADvANCE;
 TRADING GOOD
Volume Goes to Highest Level Since July
 Last Year
GAINS MADE FROM
 ONE TO } OR MORE
All Groups Go Upward Utilities Only Issues
 Failing to Rise

NEW YORK, May 16.-Stocks put on a buying spurt today that lifted prices and trading volume to the highest levels since July.
 Gains today from one to three points were numerous.
 The sharp upturn is attributed partly to a revival of imitation psy- chology.
 Today'S close was strong.
 Sales were 2,450Oo0 shares.
 Motors, steels, copperS, oils, chem icals, rails and miscellaneous in- dus trials led in a broad advance. Only utilities failed to participate appreciably.
 Grains were also up and bonds advanced.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY
 NEW YORK, May 16.- Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is IFS. American Can 126, American Power and Light 37s, Anaconda ITS, Armour N 4, Beth lehem Steel 27A, Calumet and Hec- la 37s, General Motors 33A, Inter-. national Harvester 43as, Kennecott 27ls, United States Steel 34is. Pound $4.881a, Bremnsr bid GA ask ed 67, Nabesna bid 58 asked 66, Black Pine Silver bid 30 asked 33.
Evening star., 1935-05-30

wall sunk TWO feet below the surface
so that no seeds could have blown in.
Now it happens that the jimson
weed is one of the fsVorite expert
mental plants with geneticists. 1t is
in an unstable stale with the result
that numerous variatio which are
hereditary-So-caIled mutations-ap-
pear. Presumably it is due largely TO
such mutations occurring in both
plants and animals that new species
have come about with the resulting in
finite cOmplexity of organic nature.
Biologists are lust beginning to find
reasons for some of the mutations
which can be brought about in the
laboratory They are due 10 Iearrange-
ments in the patterns of chromosomes
heredity. Such rearrangements can
come. for example. from irradiation
. with X-ravs Or with ultra violet light
Some changes result from heating and
driving.
The irradiation changes, however.
hardly could have come about in ma
ture. where there are no X-rayS and
where the quantity of ultra violet light
is fairly stable. Some have seriously
suggested. however that some of the
ma ior departures from hereditary pat
terns-such as the big brain, which is
the prime character of man-may
have been due TO some extraordinary
cosmic raw shower or exposure of the
parents TO a natural radium supply
Another suggestion that, in plants
at least. mutations are due TO delayed
termination of seeds Older seeds in
laboratory tests give more mutations
than fresh seeds. II was always pos
Sible. however. that the result NAV
have been due rather TO heating and
drying than to age. The seeds in
the earth from Mr.. Derrs cellar
seemed ideal material to test the
hypothesis.
| Drs. A. F. Blakeslee and J. L. Cart
ledge of the Genetics Laboratory of
the Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton went to Fairfax last June and
obtained several bagsful of soil from
| the unexcavated area under the house.
These were planted at the genetics
laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor.
| N. Y, and at the same time a control
crop was plan anted, one -year-old jimson
weed seeds being used.
The results have Just been an
nounced. The 1-year-oId seeds yielded
no mutations. From the seeds p years
old almost per cent of mutations
| were obtained. From and 10 year
old seeds aged in the laboratory ap-
proximately per cent of new forms
were obtained. The increase may have
! been due to the heating and drying
process undergone by the laboratory
seeos.
The difference between the new
seeds and those aged in the earth
under the house is so slight that the
investigators raise the question of its
! actual existence. At any rate, says
! their report. age does not greatly
affect the mutation rate" A very
slight effect, however, might have a
great cumulative effect through hun
dreds of years, especially in an
| organism of which there is one genera
ton every year.
In only one of the mutations was
the whole structure of the plant
effected. Five of the new forms ap-
peared to be due to changes in the
pattern of the chromosomes. Three
of them, the investigators report,
seemed to be due to deeper changes in
the pattern of the genes making up
the chromosomes.
Evening star., 1935-05-30

only with assurance of safety. II also
urges that front-end construction of
motor vehicles should provide the
driver with full view to either side
as well as to the front. Finally, the
bureau recommends that wherever
possible busses should be routed TO
avoid grade crossings that are not
protected by watchmen or by warm
ing devices.
Since the accident the railroad COM
pany has, under pressure of public
opinion, installed a twenty-four hour
wstchman service at this crossing.
But the evil will not be fully cor
rected until the crossing is abolished
by the establishment of an overpass
or an underpass. There should be
no remittance of public interest in
this matter until such a completely
protective measure is adopted, not
only at the point where fourteen lives
were sacrificed, but at all other places
where much-frequented highways
cross railroad tracks.
Evening star., 1935-05-30
Findings on the Rockville Tragedy

Immediately after the Rockville
grade e-crossing accident on the night
of April II. which cost fourteen lives.
the Bureau of Safety of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, in accorda nee
with its usual practice. instituted an
Investigation Of the case. Its report
has now been completed and pub
lished, comprehensive summary of
the circumstances and the testimony
given at the inquest by the survivors,
which resulted in the holding of the
driver of the school bus as responsible.
The bureaus conclusion is:
This accident was caused by school
bus being driven upon railroad cross
ing at grade directly in front of
rapidly approaching train, due pri-
marily to the failure of the driver to
take adequate precautions before
starting over the crossing and to in
adequate protection of the crossing,
which resulted from failure of re-
sponsible authorities to enforce, and
of the railroad company to obey, the
Law requiring maintenance of a watch
man until II O'Clock midnight.
Thus the commissions bureau lays
the blame upon the driver, the pub
lie authorities and the railroad COM
pany Jointly. 1t recommends that the
authorities take steps 10 enforce the
existing laws and regulations regard
ing protection required at grade cross
ings; that continuous crossing protec-
ton be provided permanently at this
point by wstchmen flashing lights or
other visual signal devices 10 give
warning at all times when train
is approaching. 1t recommends fur
ther that the responsible authority
insure that all holders of contracts
for the transportation of students by
bus are thoroughly Informed regard
ing the requirement that all husses
must be brought to full stop at least
twenty-five feet from any grade cross
ing and that the driver must proceed