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THE WEATHER
Humidity 6 p. m. yesterday .12
Highest temperature yesterday 91
Lowest temperature lust night 51
I'iPcipliation for 21 limns I)
I'reelp. since first of month 92
Kxcess since Sept. 1, mail IB
Probably Cooler Tuesday.
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RESOLUTIONS
They're coming from the na
(ioiiul Legion rally this week, and
they'll be Important to the na
tloit at large. becauHe the Le
gion barks Its wonts with action.
Watch NEWS-REVIEW wire re
ports. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL. XL NO. 44 OF ROSEBURG Ri (ft
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. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1936.
VOL. XXVI NO. 124 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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Editorials
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On the
Day's N ews
By FRANK JENKINS
pHESE words are written on
Constitution Day, after listen
ing to a service club address by a
Southern Oregon business leader.
His talk contained food for ser
ious thought by all of us in these
disturbed times when no one
knows one day what new scheme
will be sprung on us the next.
THE constitution of the United
States, the speaker pointed
out, was framed by serious, liberty
loving mo n who sought above all
other things to guard the people of
this new nation against LOSS of
their liberties.
The framers of our constitution
were wise and. able men who bad
seen the liberties of common peo
ple in the old world DESTROYED
through seizure of arbitrary pow
er by absolute monarchs. (Dicta
tors is the word we use in this
present-day world for the name
thing.)
These men were determined
that no such thing should ever
happen In America, and they fram
ed the constitution accordingly.
I TNDER the protection of this
constitution, we have built in
America a notion in which com
mon, ordinary people have a great
er measure of liberty and oppor
tunity than ever was known in the
world before. We have reached
higher average standards of hu
man comfort and happiness than
the world ever knew before.
So wide have been our liberties,
so great have been our comforts,
so high have been our standards of
living that distressed people have
flocked to our shores from all over
the earth to SHARE our blessings.
For generations, GETTING TO
AMERICA has been the greatest
good fortune that could befall the
(Continued on page 4.)
ONE KILLED, FIVE
MEDFORD. Sept. 21. (AP)
Miss Ullth Ilerry. 20. of Klninuth
Falls lsdend and five oilier south
ern Oregon residents wero taken
to an Ashland hospital as a result
of an automobile accident on the
Pacific highway near Jackson Hot
Springs Saturday niffht.
Miss Berry, who Incurred a
broken neck and Internal Injuries,
died shortly after arrival at the
hospital.
The Injured:
Miss I.uella Van Zlle, Medfnrd,
fractured jaw.
A. h. llrndiihaw. Klnninth Falls,
owner of (lie car, fractured hip.
James French, Medford, driver,
body contusions nnd scalp wounds.
Fred Unush, CCC member, Med
ford, broken leg and fractured
thigh.
A cowboy known as "Happy
Jack," minor Injuries.
State police said the automobile
apparently left the road ut a curve
and struck a power line pole.
Thousands of Students Start to
Classes in Oregon Higher Schools
(By the Associate! Press,
The vonguard of nearly 9.000
more students at Oregon institu
tions of higher education began
the trek to eludes or registration
desks today. More than 2.000 an
swerpd the mil to the fnll term a
seven schools a wepk ago.
Prpllmlnary registration figures
nt Institutions In which work al
ready Is underway indicated today
that the lit pnr cent state-wide en
rollment Incrense, which appeared
ns a probability in an Associated
Press survey two weeks ago, would
be alined.
The five state schools and two
denominational Institutions start
ing today Included:
Oregon SUte College Estimated
reeistration In excess of 3.600.
(Preliminary figures already Indi
cate nn Increase of 11 per cent In
male enrollment.)
University of Oregon Estimat
Winston Man
B. E. BRIDGE
MEETS DEATH
Driver of Other Auto Not
Held by Police; Another
Wreck Results in
Fine of $100.
Week-end auto accidents in
Douglas county resulted In the
death of Benjamin Ellsworth
Bridge, 58, of Winston, serious in
juries to Mrs. Willis R. Thomason
of Jacksonville and minor injuries
to Miss Ihelma Judd of McKinley.
Bridge died at Mercy hospital
late Saturday night, following a
collision of his automobile near the
Winston bridge with a car driven
by Rex Cornelius, 20, of Coqullle.
Mrs. Thomason was hurt In a
collision near Azalea, Raymond
Steckter of Agnew, Calif., being
fined $100 here today on a reck
less driving charge growing out of
the accident.
The accident In which Mr.
Bridge was futally hurt occurred
late Saturday night as he was re
turning to his home from Rose
burg. As he was making the turn
into the Winston road off the Pa
cific highway, his car was struck
by the northbound machine driven
by Cornelius. The shock drove
Bridge's light roadster over the
high fill, and it fell a distance nt
about 20 feet, , Mr. Bridge was
thrown out' and death apparently
resulted from a head Injury and
shock -
Miss Judd, 17, riding with Cor
nelius, was cut about the face
when she was thrown Into the
windshield, and was taken to the
hospital where her injuries were
treated.
Cornelius Not Held
Cornelius was not held by Cor
oner II. C. Stearns, or stnte and
county officers who Investigated
the accident.
Mr. Bridge was born April 24,
1877, in Wisconsin, nnd came to
Oregon from Kansas In 1010. lie
was married October 17, 1RD7. In
Nebraska, to Rosella 11. Webster,
who survives. He also leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Jessie II. Dewey.
Anchor, nnd four sons, Vivian.
Ivan and Daniel II. Bridge, all of
Wilbur, and Douglas Bridge, West
Fir. Ore.
The body has been removed to
the Douglas Funeral home where
it is being held pending the com
pletion of funeral arrangements.
Woman Seriously Hurt
Mrs. Thomason, a resident , of
Jacksonville, was hurt. In an ac
cident nenr Azalea, when the car
(Continued on page fi
TOWNSENDERS O. K.
MAHONEY AND MOTT
EUGENE, Sept. 21. (AP)
Candidates who pledged support
to the Townsend plnn in their an
swers to questionnaires circulated
by Townsend clubs in Lane coun
ty received endorsements at the
mass meeting held here yesterday.
Willis Mahoney wan endorsed
for United States senator and
James V. Mott was endorsed for
congress. For the state legisla
ture C. F. Hyde, Ralph I-alrd and
Dr. Orvllle Wjaller received en
dorsements. All endorsed candidates announc
ed they would support the Town
send plnn. club officials here said.
ed registration about 3,000, baspd
on the 8 per cent gain anticipated
for nil state schools.
Oregon Normal. Monmouth Es
timated mgistration 600. or sllghtlv
mnre than 10 ppr cpnt over 103f.
Southern Oregon Normal. Ash
land Estimated registration 375 to
400. compared with 33 last year.
Host em Oreeon Normal. Ta
Ora"iIe No Individual estimate
available, but officials anticipate
a "strong enrollment." Last year's
wai 345.
Willamette University, Salem A
slight Increase expected over the
enrollment of 6S3 In 193B.
Pacific University, Forest Grove
Estimated registration around
200. an Increase of 25 to 30 per
cent.
Schools opening last week In
rludpd Llnfleld. Albany, Albany at
Portland. University of Portland.
Reed. Pacific college. Oregon In
atttute of Technology.
N COLLISION
Roosevelt Accepting Support of
Elements Aiming at Overthrow
Of U. S. System, Hearst Declares
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. (AP)
William Randolph Hearst, 73-year
old operator of 25 newspapers,
published today "a reply to the
president" iu which he suid he had
shown Mr. Roosevelt receives "the
support of . . . enemies of the
American system of government."
The statement was cabled by the
vacationing Hearst from Amster
dam, a day after the White House
in a statement said "a certain no
torious newspaper publisher" was
attempting "to make it appear that
the president passively accepts the
support of alien organizations hos
tile to the American form of gov
ernment." The memorandum said
"such articles are conceived in
malice and born of political spite."
Hearst's "reply" followed his
newspapers publication of an ar
ticle asserting Russia and the
communist party of the United
Status were taking part in the
presidential campaign "on the side
of the new deal."
Browder Refutes
The White. House made no com
ment beyond Its original statement.
but Earl Browder, communist can
didate for president, said:
"The Hearst-Landon cam pa i gn
must indeed be weakening if it
needs sucU desperate lies to bol
ster it up."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (AP)
Six officials of the Railway Au
dit and Inspection company were
indicted today by a federal grand
jury for their refusal to testify Au
gust 21, before the LaFollette sen
atorial committee investigating al
leged civil liberties violations In
labor disputes.
Each official was , separately
charged with "contumacy" on two
counts, under a law passed at the
last session of congress. They w ere
accused of "willfully, knowingly
and unlawfully" failing to appear
at the committee's hearing and,
secondly, of failing to produce
records subpoenaed by the investi
gators.
Those Indicted were: V. .
Groses, president of the Industrial
Detective firm; W. Boone Groves,
vice president. James Ehlair, secretary-treasurer,
and J. C. Boyer,
operative, all of Pittsburgh; L.
Douglaa Rice, vice president and
general manager of the Philadel
phia ofrice, and Robert S. Judge,
New York attorney.
Conviction for the contumacy
would carry a penalty of from $100
to $1,000 ft no and imprisonmpnt
for from one to 12 months. The
mandatory jail sentence could he
suspended at the discretion of the
trial judge.
The committee announced It
would resume public hearings to
morrow In Its inquiry into activi
ties of the railway audit and In
spection company and its nffiltate,
the central industrial service com
pany.
HEAT IS HANDICAP
TO DEER HUNTERS
BEND, Ore., Sppt. 21. (API
Deer hunters, returning today, at
tributed the general poor luck to
unseasonably warm weather In the
interior of Oregon on the opening
day of the season yesterday. The
tpmperature was above 90 in the
Fremont, Deschutes and Ochoco
forests.
Because of the heat numerous
partlps were forced to break up af
ter bagging only one deer in order
to get It to refrigeration.
No hunting accidents were re
ported but many traffic accidents
occurred. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Peter
son of Portland were In a loral hoa
pftal ns a rpsult of an accident on
the McKenzie highway near Sis
ters. Their machine skidded from
the road and was demolished.
P. POWELL DIES
AT VETS HOSPITAL
Frank P. Powell of Hood Rivr,
who has been receiving treatment
at the veterans administration hos
pital here, died Sunday. The body
was removed to the Roseburg Un
dertaking company parlors ppndtng
the receipt of instructions from
relatives.
Killed as Autos Crash
Browder recalled a May 20
speech in which he said "we do not
commit ourselves to Roosevelt"
through "a united front with work
ers who support Roosevelt."
"We do not and will not take
any responsbillty for" Roosevelt,
Browder suid he asserted at that
time. '
A aidelight arose In Pittsburgh,
where Hearst-operated radio sta
tion WCAE announced it would
carry three subsequent radio ad
dresses by Browder after cancel
ing a network broadcast by the
communist candidate Aug. 12. An
official of the station said counsel
had advised acceptance of the
broadcasts in view of communica
tion s act provisions requiring
"equal opportunities" of the air for
all candidates for public office.
F. O. R.'s Acts Cited i
Hearst in his "reply to the presi
dent" expressed a desire to "cor
rect Mr. Roosevelt's misstate
ments." "I have not stated at any time
whether the president willingly or
pinwiltinply received the, support
of the Karl Marx socialists, and
Frankfurter rati teals, communists
and anarchists, the Tuwell bol
sheviks and the Richberg revolu-
(Continued on page 6)
EYE ALIEN HERESY
CLEVELAND, Sept. 21. (AP)
Newton D. Baker, world-war-time
secretary of war, nailed the Ameri
can Legion today as the guardian
of American principles of liberty"
in nn International situation "that
may fill the stoutest heart with
concern."
To thousands of Legionnaires,
Baker described the rise of
"strange philosophies" in other
countries of the world and said
"you will find your fellow citizens
looking moro and more to you for
guidance."
"If the American Legion has one
mission above another it is to see
that the principle of liberty, of in
dividual liberty Is not surrendered
in deference to nay political
heresy. Baker said.
'I he former war secretary said
'It Is possible to find at least a
half dozen countries armed to the
teeth, which have embraced the
philosophy that it - is permissible
for them to exhaust resources of
science and united action for econ
omic purposes."
The inescapable consequence of
the adoption of that philosophy,
he said, "is that the people surren
der the principles of liberty and
submit themselves to dictator
ship."
'It seems to me that the prob
lem of the Legion now is u rela
tively simple one," Baker said.
W hen the war broke out there
was but one thing to do get
ready for It. But now Is a time
of peace, when strange heresies,
political and economic, are abroad
iu the world. Wo will probably
find somewhere a great deal lo
which we will attach ourselves. It
is not enough to have a vague no
tion that America is all right, that
(iod takes care of children, drunk
eu men and nations."
JOBLESS INSURANCE
PENALTY EFFECTIVE
SALEM, Sept. 21. (API The
six per cent penalty for delinquent
payments to tin unemployment in
surance fund went Into eftect lo-
day and wilt be charged against
about five per cent of the employ
ers In the state. Collections lme
been made by about 95 per cent of
those employing four or nunc
workers, the commission an
nounced. The penalty will be for non-pay-mpnt
for the first six months of
the year. Administrator I. A. Bull
more said about B.uuO emplocrH,
representing 1"0,A00 workers had
paid in more than $!ti0,0"0 to
date.
DRUNKEN DRIVER
RECEIVES PARDON
SALEM, Sept. 21. (AP) Gov
ernor Martin issued a conditional
pardon today to Harold A. Dixon,
sentenced to 90 days In the Clacka
mas county jail and fined $2.r0 for
driving while intoxicated.
The pardon was granted upon
information Dixon was In HI
health.
CEOF
PLANNED
BY ROOSEVELT
Two Committees Named
by President to Solve
Need of Offsetting
Drought Losses.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (AP)
Acting under a mandate from
President Roosevelt, officials
speeded plans today for an "ever
normal granary" system of crop
insurance nnd a long-time program
designed to combat drought on the
great plains.
The president announced the ap
pointment of two committees to
work out a permanent drought
and land use program" for submis
sion to the next cougross.
Secretary Wallace heads tho now
five-man committee to work out a
plan of "all rink" crop insurance in
cooperation with national form or
ganizations.
Morris L. Cooke, rural eleetrlfl
cation administrator, was named
chairman of a special committee
of eight to report by January 1 on
a long term program for tho ef
ficient utilization of the resources
of the great plains area."
In a letter to his committee the
president said:
"The time has come to work out
permanent measures guarding
iarmers and consumers agatiiHt dis
asters of both kinds (price col
lapses resulting from surpluses
and disappearance of foreign mar
kets, and failure of crops duo to
drought). Crop Insurance and a
system of storage reserves should
operate so that the surpluses of
fat years could be carried over for
use in the lean yearn."
Limited Start Advised
The .president suggested it "may
be found wise to limit the appll
cation of the plan the firm year to
one or two major crops.
"There should be no question
he said, "that the welfare of the
entire nation would be served by
Including, as keystones on our agri
cultural policy, crop Insurance and
storage of reserves along with con
servation of soil and water, better
land use, and Increased furm in
come.
It appeared today that crop Jn-
t Continued on page 6)
MARY PICKFORD TO
WED, FRIENDS SAY
irni.i.vwnnn fniif Sent 21
t A 11 Mni-v PlWriirl 11 ilni (I lot I to
day tha,t she recently said "I'm not
cmnteed that Is. not yet" and
ninvn nnintiv ti-IpiwIh nrn nt'PiMCL
lntr Unit uhn will itinrrv 1'lmrten
"Buddy Kogers, nanusome orcnea
Ira lnnilf.i- uittiin tliren Won h ft
A m.nmntlv a a a rnRillt of HlO
conversation In which she 'made
this stnlenipnt, the inner circle of
her acquaintances "set the date"
and named one of two placea
i.r,r- t)w. uoJfllmr will IllltP IllllCP.
Either Hollywood or Now York
will be the scene or the ceremony,
It was stated, and the first week
nt netdfwti- iu lh niillriiiuled Minn
This, her Intimates said, will be
Just before she sails for Knglarid
is
FROM HEADLINES
By D nor on Richmond
"70,000 Nimrods Will Seek Deer1
When the autumn leaves are
Tallin' and the deer are in the
tzlnn, 11 ml you take your gun
hunt in down the
road, around the
bend; when you
see the b tl she
movfn', and you
blood Is surglu
fnM, just you
Ktop and look and
1 1 h t p n, p'rups
bieezo fH sweep
Ill' past ; and per
il a p s u n o t h e r
hunter, Just
gooil and liravo
as you, is out seeking for his
quarry, or in looking :it the view
so, before you draw your weapon
to bring down the wary deer, JilHt
you stop ami think a moment, for
perhaps a friend Is nar.
It's a thrill to bring the trophy
to your home and frienda po di
but to kill a fellow bunier will
cause grief nnd many a I par. Ho.
when you thp bunheH movln
and your blood Is pmnplri' bard
iiifd you stop and look and listen
P'raps, my friend, It Is your pan!
ml-.
BE PEACEFUL,
BUT DC GUARD,
LEGION URGED
Nations Gone Mad, Murphy
Tells Convention; U. S.
Defense Should Be
War Barrier.
4
Ct.EVKI.AND. Sept. 21. (AP)
National Coinmumler Ray Murphy
cnlled 111 ISth annual convention
of the American lA'Blon to order
today setting it on a previously
charted course of universal peace.
After the Ilov. Thomas IX Ken
nedy, national chaplain, delivered
the invocation liov. Jlarlln l..
Ilavey of Ohio cave tho first wel
coming address.
Gov. Dnvey launched an nttacK
on the Veterans of Future Wars,
which he descrlhed ns an organiza
tion of university students de
signed "lo make a inarltory of the
thlnes you fought for.
He drew applause with tne re
mark, "tho Veterans or Iulture
Wars were organized to sneer at
the service of the men who risked
their all: millions of men resent
that sneer."
"They express n disrespect for
the things wo stood for; perhaps
it is because they were ill their
cradles and they do not under
stand." .
u. S. Senator Dennett u. UlnrK,
pasj' national ' commander, said
1936 probably wns the gi'efttest
year in the history of the Amen
can Legion."
The groat climax of this year
year wero the efforts of Command.
(Continued on page 6)
BUST DEALS
HAVANA, Sept. 21. (AP)
Hundreds of prisoners jammed Ha
vnna's city jail today an police,
aided by cabinet officials, pushed
investigation of a dynamito blnst
which killed four persons and
wrecked two buildings.
Informed aut horltles expressed
belief the explosion wns plnnned
by Spanish residnnlH who became
angry over publication of Spanish
civil war news iu two Havana
newspapers,
The blast wrecked tho plant of
the newspaper El Pals, Police pro-
vented dynamiting of tho officea
of the newspaper Dlarlo de la
Marina by breaking wires attach
ed to l.ono Hticks of dynnmite out
side the hitlers establishment.
At least 20 were sent to the hos
pitals. Only slight hope for recov
ery of some of tho Injured was ex
pressed by physiclnns.
In addition to the npwspappr
plant, the blast demolished a Cuth
ollc church across the street from
the El Pals offices.
WEEK-END MISHAPS
KILL TWO IN LANE
EI'C.KNE. Sept. 21. (AP) Two
deuths were cauHPd by nccldents In
I.ane county over tho wppk-end
one by drowning, tho oilier by
burning.
Donley Hedell, fi, Yachnta, drown
ed In the mill pond at the Lewi;
Lumber company mill nbovp Iex
ter. while Mrs. Mabel Wright, f.3
Ouk (irove, filed In a local hoKpital
Sunday from burns received hit
Saturday In a trailer In a nearby
an I o camp.
Mrs. Wright was preparing
menl on a pasollno stove In the
auto trailer Saturday evening when
her dreH caught fire.
o
WORK FOR MINING
MEET HERE PLANNED
PORTLAND. Sept. 21. (AP)
Ormond R. Itean, chairman of the
state plnnnihg board, nit PI ntten
tlou would be focused nn the ques
Hon of mining surveys for south
ern Oregon and the proposed atate
bureau of geology and mining, a
the mining conference at Rope
burg October 3.
Delpgates will Iiifcppct tho Doug
las county mineral survey, siKin
orod jointly by tho WPA and the
1 Mint' In n county planning commls
Mori, fteun said he pxpected fl
laigp attendance from all parts of
southern Oregon,
Pacific Coast
Bank Deposits
Set New High
RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.
(AP) More money Is on deposit
than ever before In Pacific coast
history.
That was the condition of the
large coast city banks today, but
bankers show no great enthusiasm
over this record. They have no de
mand from business for funds that
is commensurate with the supply
and putting these deposits to
work Is all-important to the stock
holders. Tho record deposits confronted
the American Rankers association,
opening a convention here today,
with one of the most perplexing of
the problems facing the country's
financiers how to invest the
funds?
Tho deposit total In the far !
west's city banks wns $1,884,000,000
last Wednesdny. when the federal
reservo bank of San Francisco
ma:!o Its survev, the results of
which were made public today.
Ordinarily the city bank deposits
have run In the neighborhood of
40 per cent of the total deposits of
the Paciric slope. Thus the Indica
tions nre that deposits west of the
Rockies run well over 4 billions,
possibly over 41 billions, and bouio
where around one-tenth of the na
tional deposits, lately estimated to
be in the vicinity of 4fi billions.
Reflecting the problem of em
ployment of the funds, there hnvo
been only small Increases In loans
during the lact yenr. This small
Xiao, however. Is encouraging, nnd
was the first significant rise since
tho banks made vigorous efforts
during the depression to collect
loans. i
HAVOC 1 TEXAS
Homeless Along Colorado
River Thus Far 1,500;
Damage 5 Million.
RROWNWOOD, Texas, Sept. 21.
(AP) The flood croRt of the
Colorndo river panned between San
Saba and Lomela todoy as the deT
structlve waters rolled southward.
Adding steadily to the 1,500 per
sons already nomelesa, and to prop
erty damage of moro than $5,000,
000, the swollen stream reached a
stngo of 62 feet two feet higher
than ever before recorded at the
bridge between San Saba and Lo
meta. All telephone lines In the San
fhihn area were out of service.
The death list remained at two.
Between 200 and 300 persons
were driven from their homes In
San Saba county and damage to ag
riculture alone was placed between
$250,000 ond $300,000 by county of
ficials. The river raeched a stage
of 52 feet ond woh still rising.
Tho little town of Rend was de
serted. Its score of stores nnd
houses vncoted. Water was deep
in the streets nnd still rising. Resi
dents fled an warnings were broad
cast, taking with them many per
sonal belongings.
At San Angelo where the rain
swollen Concho river, a tributary of
the Colorndo, wrought tremendous
damage last week, tons of debris
plied high In the main parts of the
cltv were hauler away,
Tho Hlo (irande, far to the south
of the Colorndo, also was on a rise.
Tho highest stage of the year was
expected at nrownsvlllo nnd some
apprehension was felt for levees at
(Continued on page 6)
Capital Stock Tax Leads Items as
U. S. Revenue Goes Up 75 Million
' WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. (AIM
Increases In all but I f or (IS clas
sifications' of federal tnxes were
shown today to have pushed In
ternal revenue receipt for the
first two months of this fiscal year
$7f,IMlO,nilO over Ihe corresponding
l!i:t.r, period.
Kinipts for July and AukubI
this year were set nt fri42,3fi2,
771 7!i, compared with .Jltifi.fi'lD,
nr.n.as for the period a year ago.
This IticreaHe occurred even though
agricultural adjustment taxes,
which provided 2X,ono,ooO In the
two l!t.'!f months, were eliminated
under a supremo court decision
hist January.
Largest receipts from a single
lew were listed under the capital
stock tn. with S1U9.I2s.12K.44 for
ihe lfi:tfi period, compared with
jsr, 3Hri.iiui .io in 19:15.
Liquor tax receipts Increased
y
INFLICTED ON
IT.F
Maqueda, Key City, to Seej
Next Fight; Survivors
of Alcazar Blasting ..'
. Keep Up Defense.
(Copyright, 193G, by the Associated
Press )
T A L A VERA DE LA HEINA,
Spain, (Delayed) By courier tq
Franco-Spanish Border, Sept. 21. -Massed
forces of the Spanish gov
ernment failed today to halt tho
drive of General Franco's lnsur
gent army, menacing Madrid along
the main Maqneda highway.
Split into four columns, the m
surgents expected to seize Ma
quedn, key point on the highway.
in a matter of days, and then -march
down the 45 miles of excel;
lent roadway to Madrid.
Government reinforcements con
stnntly were coming up, but the
dofondors were unable to bold
their lines against charges by
Franco's tanks and raids by Ills)
almlanes. . ;
The government armies left
fields Uttered with dead as they
fell back on Maqueda for a des
porate stand.
Madrid's air fleet countered thef
Franco offensive with a bombard
ment of Talavera, three govern?
mont planes dropping 17 bombs on
the city before seven lnsurgont
pursuit planeB could take off.
There wore no casualties In
Talavera, and the pursuit planes
were roported to have Bhot down
one government machine. ;
Maqueda Important -
Cnpture of Maqueda would place
the insurgents In a strategic post,
tlon for assnults on both Madrid
and Toledo. It is a Junction of two
main highways, one leading north
east to Madrid, the other south,
east to Toledo.
Insurgents In tho northwest cap
tured Azpeltn, 17 miles west of
Snn Sebastian In a victorious drive
toward Bilbao, diplomatic dls
pntches said. Other columns swept
on Azcolta and Motrlco.
Government forces wero report
ed hampered by lack of atnmuni-
(9 sun no panuiwom
FAMILY HEAD GUNS
THREE, KILLS SELF
VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 21.
(AP)- Three persons were In a
serious condition today following
a family quarrel yesterday during
which. Police Chief F. B; Osmond,
said, Philip Van Laeken, 75, shot
the trio and then took his own
life, ,
Van Laeken's wife Teresa, 65,
and Earl .lenney, 27, were believ
ed past the crisis but the condi
tloi of the daughter, Oermalne
Van lneken, 2(i, was Btlll critical,
.lenney Ik the fiance of Miss Van
Ijiieken. ,
The shooting took place (n the
family home.
TENMILE WOMAN
GETS 4-POINT BUCK
W. 11. "Bud" Meredith claimed
first hunting honors for tho Dll
lard vicinity Sunday, when ho
knocked over a large buck at 9 a,
m. Ilo Jumped the deer In a wooded
portion of his own ranch.
At Tenmlle Mrs. Paul Dempsey
Is ahead of her husband. Mrs.
Dempsey dropped a four-point
about 11 a. m., whllo the best her
husband could get was a forked
horn.
substantially, being listed nt $11t,.
ri27.m7.44 and 91.4r,a.2S3.18 for the
l!t:i nnd l:ir periods respectively.
Revenue from tho excise tnx on
Imported distilled spirits climbed
from SI.H3.1.7S8 In July nnd August
Inst yenr to SI.5S4.sn7 for the cur
rent year. The excise tax on do
mestic distilled spirits rose from
S2l.SK3.snfi to S33,fl(15.4l7, and In
creases also were shown In most
other categories of liquor taxation.
Aggregate tobacco tax receipts
likewise pointed upward from SS8,
3:11.127.08 to $!t7.r,3!l.D12.62. manu
facturers excise tax revenues ros
from Siiil.l7n.inri to $82,450,328 and
miscellaneous tax proceeds rose
rrom $15,102,057 to $17,301,499.
Among the decreases for the twf
months this yenr under last year
were revenues from domestic and
Imported wine levies, chewing and
smoking tobacco, and crude petro
leum processed. .
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