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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
Peter Gruening
And Bride Leave
Soon for Hawaii

After spending more than two
weeks of their honeymoon In Al
aska, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gruen-
ing plan to leave Thursday by Pan
American for San Francisco, where
they will have a week before sail
ing on the Lurline for their home in
Hawaii.
They have spent most OF their
visit at the Eagle River summer
home of the bridegroom's parents,
Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening. The
couple arrived August rs and were
honored at a cocktail party August
%. in the Governors House.
A buffet dinner there Friday hon
ored the bride and the bridegroom
brother, Mr.. Hunt Gruening.- mid
way between their birthdays. Wnicn
are September and II, respectively.
Mr.. Peter Gruening is United
Press correspondent in Honolulu,
where he and the former Nadine
Unger Roosevelt were married June
10. t#.5r-rra.
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WAL5TEIN 6. SMITH,,
TERRIT0RY'S FIRST
TREASURER, dies

Death came last night to Walstein
Goodale Smith. "a, prominent Alaska
banker and the Territory's first
treasurer. He died at st. AIMS Hos
pital after more than six years ill
ness.
Mr.. Smith had been a resident
of Alaska for 43 years.
I The pioneer Alaska banker was
born in Columbus, O., and came to
Alaska in 1907, first settling in Kat
ALA. near Cordova, where he estab-
lished a bank and operated it until
1913.
In that year, the office OF Terri
torial Treasurer was created, and
Mr.. Smith came to Juneau to fill the
post. He served as treasurer from
1918 until 1885. ,
He was vice. president of the First
National Bank here from 1885 un-
til 1899.
Mr.. Smith is survived by a son,
WalSJeln -. OIilltii VA AcS N>A~S~A>oi
Calf, daughter, Mrs. H. G. (Helen)
Scudder of Juneau grandson
John T. Cass of Missoula. Mont. Q
granddaughter, Miss Merton Cass OF
New York City, anad two great
grandchildren, Michael and Marcia
Cass.
His wife, Alice Markley Smith
died in 1887.
Mr.. Smith was a member OF the
Juneau Elks Lodge. IL
Friends who wish may send contris
buttons to the Parent Teacher sohol-
arship fund in. care of Mrs. Stan
Grummett, post office box 1913, Jul
neau.
Memorial services for Mr.. Smith
will be held here later this week, and
his. remains will be. shipped south
for burial & @gag,s LET as
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
COORDINATION PLANS
FOR JUNEAU-D0UGLAs
CIVIL Defense MADE

Basic plans we're made at meet
ing of the Juneau Civilian Defense
Council last night for the coordin-
alton of civil defense activities for
Juneau and Douglas, as well as for
Thane and AUX Bay.
Thomas Cashen and William Dore
represented Douglas at the meeting.
The basic plans were drawn up
following authorization, from Col. J..
ID. Alexander. Alaska director Of
civil defense. for the cooperative
civilian defense effort. He had met
with Mayors Waino Hendrickson OF
Juneau and Mike Pusich Of Douglas
before giving the go-ahead.
Tom Dyer. first vice-director OF
the Juneau organization. presided
at the meeting, and Frank Metcalf
assistant Territorial civilian defense
director, gave a report on recent
meeting of joint civil defense heads
in Anchorage.
Appointed captain Of the AUX
Bav area was william Norten. Bob
Druxman will head the Fritz Cove
area. and Lance Hendrickson will be
captain in the Airport area, it was
announced
Most of the district captains for
Juneau were present at the meeting
and Dyer requested that those not
attending contact c. B. Holland at
the Alaska Electric Light and Power
Company and submit the names OF
the lieutenants they have selected
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
AFU CHARTERS GO
TO SEVEN LOCALS
ON west COAST

SEATTLE, Sept. IL = R = TIE
Alaska Fishermens Union Gn0 re-
ported today it had issued charters
to seven locals in west coast ports
from San, Francisco to Dillingham;,
Alaska.
Ralph Olsen, assistant secretary
OF the union, said the charters were
issued to insure Identification OF
the -A,F.U, as. an independent union,
It recently disavo~ed utilization
with the International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's Union
which HAS been expelled from the
clio.
"A referendum is being conducted
on the breakwater measure but
Olsen said it was only formal
ity." The votes are to be counted
Oct. g.. ,,.~ &. -.
Charters went to locals in San
Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Bel
bingham and Ketchikan, Anchorage
and. Dillingham;, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
PRESIDENT TELLS
CONGRESS ABOUT
ENDING SESSION
Must Complete Action on
Emergency Matters-MdY
Call Up Statehood

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12- R =
President Truman today gave Dem
ocratic leaders his clearance fol
Congress to quit as soon as it has
completed action on emergency mat
tiers now pending.
Speaker Rayburn of Texas an
nounced after a White House con-
ference that Mr.. Truman said that
he has nothing further I intenc
to submit Congress at this time
Rayburn and the Senate Demo
cratic leader, Lucas of Illinois
agreed that Mr.. Truman left the
decision up to Congress on whether
to adjourn, recess or take a holiday
under some other legislative agree
ment.
May Quit Saturday
Neither Rayburn nor Lucas WOULD
saw whether Congress will be able tc
quit by Saturday night, as some
have hoped.
Rayburn said the tax increase bill
one of the matters that must DC
gotten out of the way, will go te
a Senate-House conference Thurs
dav and the Senate likely will take
NO the $4,000 100000 defense appro'
priation bill tomorrow. The Senate
may vote today. Lucas said, on thu
McCarran anti-subversive bill.
statehood Bills
lucas also said he will call uI
the Alaskan and Hawaiian state
hood bills, but that he did not thinH
any action could be taken before
quitting time.
'"Some of the Senators tell me
that these bills might require three
weeks of debate" he said. If thai
situation develops I don't see how
we can keep the Senate in session
to dispose of them. However. wei
call them up and see what situa'
ton develops"
Mr.. Truman has said repeatedly
he would like to get both bills en-
acted in this session.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
BIG Rally OF
REPUBLICANS IS
SLATED TONIGHT
Candidates al Election
Next Month Will Be
Heard, Express Views

Juneau and other Southe.sS
Alaska Republicans will gather er
masse at the Twentieth Century
Theater this evening for the first
big political rally held here in q
number of years
With the fall election campaign
daily gathering momentum, num-
Der of candidates from other towns
are now on the road and will be
present at tonight's rally.
Main speaker will be Howard D.
Stabfer of juneau, Republican d.
visional Committeeman. Noted for
his clear-cut talks, Mr.. Stabler is
expected to sound the keynote for
the Republican campaign between
now and october 10.
Senate candidate Elton Engstrom
of Juneau and House Candidates
Doris Barnes of Wrangell, M. l..
MacSpadden, j. S. MacKinnon and
Waino Hendrickson of Juneau, Ed
LOcken of Petersburg, ana Clyoe "
Peterson and Ralph Bartholomew
are expected to be present to give
brief talks to the assembled Re-
publicans.
The doors of the Twentieth Cen
fury will be open by 7.30 PM,
and there will be showing OF
movie shorts between 1880 and 8
o'clock. All interested voters. of the
juneau area, regardless of party
are invited to attend tonights rally
Master of Ceremonies for the oc-
casion will be Howard Simmons
and there will be music by Buddy
Hunter and his orchestra.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FAMILY LOSES TWO
SONS WITHIN One
MONTH IN KOREA

.iiOCKEHNEN, Pa. Sept. 12vR-
MI. and Mrs. Lawrence Riggle, Of
nearby Hyner, today reported Their
second son had been killed in the
Korean fighting.
The Riggles said they had been
notified by the Defense Department
|of .the.death of their son, Gene. on
Aug. % they received word that an
other son, Karl. had been killed
The boys enlisted together in Janu-
airy, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
LEADERS IN B. B.

Leaders in the American League
are as follows:
Batting-Goodman. Boston, 1861;
Kell, Detroit. .345.
Runs batted in--Dropo. Boston,
1879; Stephens, Boston, 1877.
Home runs-Rosen, Cleveland, "a;
Dropo, Boston. 80.
Pitching-Trout, Detroit, pa
ESQ.
No games were played yesterday
in the National League and leaders
are unchanged.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
TODAY'S LANDINGS

One landing was made today
for the Engstrom Brothers from
the Tern, Tom Leite, 1000 pounds
of salmon and Jim Hickey trucked
in 1900 pounds from AUX Bay for
the buyers. For E. c. Johnson, Jack
Lund landed 500 pounds from the
Adios while A. Robert landed 300
pounds from his 31F846 for Alaska
Coast Fisheries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
TANANA GIRL TOMORROW

Funeral services for Carol Eliza
beth Edwin, 3. who died at st. AIMS
Hospital Friday. will be held tomor-
row at pm. in the chapel Of the
Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
Carol was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jason Edwin of Tanana.
Alaska.
The services will be conducted by
the Rev. Walter Soboleff. and inter-
ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
TWO BOYS ONE GIRL
BORN AT HOSPITAL

Two boys and a girl were born
Yesterday at st. AIMS Hospital.
A 7-pound i ounce girl was born
to Mrs. Larry Jackson OF Angoon.
"A boy was born to Mrs. Arlowe
Smith. He weighed 7 pounds 10
ounces.
Mrs. Axel. H. Nelson also gave
birth to boy. weighing 6 pounds. .
ounces.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
APPLICABLE FAMILY
LEAVING ON ALEUTIAN

After two years residence mere,
the Delbert p Apologize family
will sail on the Aleutian Sunday for
Seattle, where Lieutenant Apologize
has been. transferred by the Alaska
communications System.
He will be succeeded as officer
in-charge of the Juneau ACS sta
ton by 1t. Nels Ahlstrom, who ar
rived several weeks ago with his
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
TRINITY GUILD MEETS

Trinity Guild will resume its re-
gular monthly meetings tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock in the undercroft
of the Episcopal Church. following
the summer vacation.
Hostesses for the evening will
be Mrs. w. M. Whitehead and Mrs.
M. o. johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

bride. After temporary duty at
Haines, Lieutenant Ahlstrom is
back in Juneau.
The family, who lived near the
bridge on Douglas Island and en-
joyed trips on their Steelcraft
cruiser, numbers Lieutenant and
Mrs. Applegate and 4-year-old Su-
san.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
RAIN OR SHINE"

Enjoy weekend at IAkU LODGE.
e25 includes round trip transporta-
lion from Juneau; deluxe lodging.
meals, fishing and sightseeing trips
Phone 202 for reservations. 592-tf
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
SEATTLE VISITOR

H. M. Claybrook of Seattle is q
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FROM ABERDEEN. WASH.

Charles Olsen of Aberdeen. WASH,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FROM SEATTLE

E. S. Skotheim of Seattle is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
DIR. PHIL MOORE HERE

DR.. Phillip Moore of Mt. Edge
cumbe. is in Juneau. He is staying
at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FROM WRANGELL

r. w. Warfree of Wrangell il
stopping at the. Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
NEW YORKER HERE

DR.. w. j. Altenburg of New York
City is in Juneau. He is registered
at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

About 80 per cent of violets used
for commercial purposes in the
United States are grown around
Rhineback, New York.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

BOY SCOUT EXECUTIVE HERE
Edward K. Browne, Boy Scout Ex-
ecutive. from Fairbanks is regis
tered at the Juneau, Hotel. ,v.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FROM YAKUTAT

Ed Donovan, CAA at Yakutat Is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
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ANCHORAGE CAA MEN HERE

Charles F. Wager and William
Clayton of the CAA at Anchorage
are in Juneau stopping at the Bar
anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
ANCHORAGEITE HERE

James A. Power of Anchorage !
a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
COAL HUNGER
 IN(REA5E5Al
 pLEA5DENIED
Hospital and Others Wire Lewis for Aid-Emergeney
 Measures Going In

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24 - R = Striking soft coal miners are show ing no inclination to dig coal on an emergency basis despite pleas from fuel-hungry cities and hospitals. The trickle of coal mined by non- , union diggers is being choked off by rowing bands of pickets who insist production stand still.
 Unemployment in coal-allied in- dustries is rising by the hour.
 That's the picture in the nation today as John L. Lewis, head ot the United Mine Workers, continues to slug it out with soft coal operators in government-p -prodded talks to try and get new contract. The St. Louis hospital council said it got reply from Lewis to it's urgent plea for him to help provide coal
 It quoted him as saying:
 Suggest you urge coal companies heretofore supplying you coal to sign contract with United Mine Workers of America, which will per- init immediate resumption of pro- duction."
 The board of Allegheny county commissioners in the coal capital of Pittsburgh also wired Lewis, ask ing him to permit few mines to operate near here. The. commissioners said only 5000 tons of coal are available and that from 1000 to 10000 tons is needed daily
 Lewis didn't reply.
 The situation in Pittsburgh is no worse and no better than in many other cities
 Stringent emergency measures are going into effect across the na- ! ton.
 i Officials have ordered dimouts and industrial layoffs, forced schools ] to close and put other conservation { measures into effect.
 The situation in New York state is so bad that coal administrator Bertram D. Tallamy says no one will get any soft coal except hos pitals, food processing plants. muni- cipal water works and other essen- ! tial consumers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
] C0MMUNI5TS LOSE 5EATS IN
 BRIT. COMMONS

LONDON, Feb. 24-LRt-The only two Communist members of Com mons lest their seats in Britain's parliamentary elections. The gen. eral secretary of the party in Bri- tain also was defeated in the gen. eral shellacking the Communists took.
 The defeated Communist MP.'s are veteran Willie Gallacher and Philip Piratin. Gallacher ran last in a three-man race in West Fife tScotland). Piratin was counted out last night in the Stepney district of London.
 The Communist General Secre- tary, Harry Pollitt, was defeated by 22,000 votes. Mrs Pollitt also was defeated.
 The Communists, attempting to make big splash, nominated 100 candidates.
 Before the count was half over the Party's treasury was f8,700 (S24, ,360) in the red.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
|FACT- LENDERS ARE | NAMED BY TRUMAN,
 AVERT R. R. STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24- R = President Truman today set up ar emergency fact-finding board, au- tomatically heading off nation wide railroad strike scheduled for Monday.
 The action has the effect of de- laying the proposed strike for SC days.
 MT Truman signed an Executive order creating the board to inves- tigate a dispute between the carri- CTS and the Brotherhoods of Rail- way Conductors and Railroad train- men.
 The names of the emergency board members will be announced later
 The dispute is between the Brotn- erhoods and Carriers represented by the Eastern, the Western and the Southeastern Carrier Confer- ence Committees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
COURT GUSTS
 UNIV PLEA TO DROP CHARGE
Contempt Hearing on Mon- ddy-Union Says Lewis Is
 Not at Fault in Strike

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 - lR = Judge Richmond B. Keech refused today to drop contempt charges against the striking coal miners union and ordered trial on Mon day.
 Welly K Hopkins chief UNIV at torney, said he would consider over the weekend whether to ask for a jury trial.
 : Assistant Attorney General H. Graham Morrison asked that the trial start tomorrow. He noted that since the original court back to work order. issued Feb. Il, There has been no increase in production of the bituminous mines of this coun- try"
 Urging the need for speed in the case, Morrison said:
 At least 20 states have adopted emergency measures to take care Of the coal Supply.
 Virtually all of the nations cities have the same problem.
 "If this contempt is established in appropriate trial then it is the view of the government that the full power and majesty of this court be , used to get the miners hack on the job"
 Hopkins objected to having the trial start tomorrow
 Judge keech then set it for Mon day.
 The judge denied Hopkins formal motion that the civil and criminal contempt charges be dropped and the proceeding be ended.
 Union attorneys had argued the court had no right to issue back to work orders to the miners.
 Replying to charges that the union is in contempt of the courts back to work order, the attorneys; 1. Denied the union called the walkout.
 f 2. Denied the union was respon- sible for continuing the idleness which has cut the nations coal supply to famine level.
 The UNIV attorneys told Judge Richmond B. Keech that the strike was a result of individual action by the 370,OO0 soft coal diggers.
 Refusal to work was and is en- tirely without suggestion, direction or authorization of the respondent union and wholly in contraventior of and contrary to the directions given aforesaid by the respondent through it's officers" said Welly K Hopkins.
 Hopkins is chief attorney for tho union. Stripped of his legal phrases his argument meant that John L Lewis, as president of the mint workers, had ordered them back tC work in compliance with the court. order, but the miners had no obeyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
SWEETbRlAR EXERCISES
 NOW ENDED
War Game Mdneuvers Be-
 tween Americans, Canad-
 ians Come 10 Successful End

NORTHWAY. Alaska. Feb. 24-tR - A coordinated parachute-ground assault mopped up the last of ag- gressor forces yesterday and brought an end to the 11-day-old Exercise Sweetbriar.
 The closing maneuver found 100 members of Princess Patricia's Ca nadian light infantry dropping from the skies to join forces with hun dreds of Canadian and US. ground troops in the final attack.
 Canada's Defense Minister. Brooke Claxton, and numerous Generals were on the sidelines as the para troopers, camouflaged in white. surged toward the Northway air strip after landing on an ice covered lake less than a mile away.
 Later, Claxton told a press con- ference that perhaps the greatest direct result is that 5000 men III the US and Canadian forces now have personal knowledge of how to op- crate in the Arctic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
Labor Party Ekes Out Win In British Election
DIAMONDS STOLEN
 IN BRINK ROBBERY
 DISCLOSURE TODAY

BOSTON. Feb. 24-lR-An ad- vertisement in the Boston Ameri- can today offered S25,0OO reward flor the return of three uncut dia- monds taken in the Brink's, Inc, holdup of Jan. IT,"
 It was the first suggestion from any source that the Halloween masked gunmen who invaded the armored car firms stronghold five weeks ago made off with anything more than cash-$l 100000 of it. and checks worth $500,000.
 The American fixed the value of the diamonds at S300,000 but gave no source for it's estimate.
 The advertisement said the dia- monds were in small purse-type channels bag"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
JUNEAU 5kIER5 PREP
 FOR INTRIGUE MEET
 TO BE HELD MARCH 5

Juneau skiers will be practicing this weekend in preparation for the Juneau Ski Clubs -club tournament to be held Sunday, March 5.
 The 1000-foot ski tow on the Douglas Island slalom slope will be running both Saturday and Sum day from 10 am. as Class B men Class B women and girls, Class B juniors (from 12 to 18 years ot age) and Class C. juniors (undel l2) run through the gates of tho practice slalom course on the mai1 hill.
 Applications will be taken for the inter-cluh tournament all next week at the Quilico Sports Center, John Lowell, ski club tournament man. ager, said today. The competirNn will be limited to Class B and c races, and awards will be made only for combined slalom- -downhill races.
 The annual Southern Ski Tourn- ament will be run week after the inter-club meet. It will draw skiers from as far away as Anchorage, and Fairbanks. Invitations have been sent to Seward, Cordova, Ket- chikan, Fairbanks and Anchorage ski clubs.
 The big meet will be limited to Glass A and Class A junior skiers, Lowell said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
Spring Trip
 ToNoYihwest
 ByPresideni
Tentative Plans by Truman to Rescue Fair Deal"
 Is Reported
By ERNEST B. vACCARo

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A LR - President Truman may try to rescue his flair deal" program by a pre- adjournment stumping tour aimed at bringing voter pressure on Con- gress.
 The President himself gave im- petus to such speculation by dis closing that he is considering a spring trip to the northwest com plete with whistle stops" going and coming back.
 The trip under consideration would have for it's avowed purpose participation in the dedication of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washing ton state.
 The President told his news con- ference yesterday that he had been invited and was considering making the trip If he went. he said, there probably would be some whistle stops going and coming.
 In view of his previously an- nounced decision to stay out of Democratic primaries except in his own state of Missouri, the Presi- dent likely would concentrate on op- ponents of his legislative program, especially Republicans, but leave enough implications to whip some Democratic recalcitrants in line.
 Republicans generally viewed the spring tour as part of Truman campaign to get his sort of Demo- crat elected to Congress. Presidents Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt both made some efforts in that di- rection, and Senator Brewster (R- Me) said he didn't believe MT. Tru- man could succeed where those two failed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-24
I'VE BROKEN LAW
 BEF0RE,' MERCY
 KILLER QUOTED

MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 24- PA hospital records keeper tes- tified today that Dr. Hermann N. Sander said he knew he had brok- en a law in the mercy killing death of cancer patient.
 Miss Josephine Connor, medical librarian at Hillsboro County Hos pital, calmly told 13-man jury about a conversation she said she heard between a county medical referee and Sander.
 Dr. Sander is being tried on a first degree murder charge in con- lection with the death of Mrs. Ab- pie Borroto, 59, Manchester house. wife.
 Miss Connor, a buxom registered nurse, gave this account of the talk between Dr. Robert E. Biron, the medical referee, and Dr. Sander on the day of Sanders arrest:
 "Dr. Biron asked if he (Sander) realized he had broken the law. Or. Sander said yes, he'd broken laws before-he'd been through stop signs
 'Dr. Biron said this was more serious, this was murder. pr. Sand CT said he did realize he'd broken 5he law but the law should be changed.
 "Dr. Biron said Why didn't you change it first-before you did thiS?'"
 Miss Connor testified she did not remember Dr. Sanders reply to hat last question.