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'Fair today, becoming tin
settled Wednesday; Ma.
Temp. Monday 88. Min. SZ,
river -3.7 feet.
clear, light
westerly winds.
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EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, September 22, 1936
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No. 153
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Enrollment in
Salem Schools
Breaks Record
4747 Pupils First Day's
Total, 278 Increase
Over Last Autumn
May Not Occupy New Hi
School Building Till
Next Fall, Stated
The new Salem senior high
school building may not be occu
pied until next September, Super
intendent Silas Gaiser said yester
day as he read reports of a record'
enrollment Increase ln the' city
school system. This week's experi
ences in attempting to start school
in the partly completed Bush
building and Leslie junior high
additions may lead to a decision
against attempting to more to the
senior high, structure during the
1937 spring term, he explained.
because considerable painting,
cleaning and furnishing of the
Bush building remains to be done,
ell classes there will run only un
til noon during the rest of this
week, the superintendent announ
ced. Fairmount hill and Riverside
drive children who would ordi
narily be furnished with school
bus transportation to and from
classes, however, will not be pro
vided with this service at the
noon closing this week.
Gain Made in all -Hot
One Building
First day enrollment in the
city's 11 school buildings reached
4747 pupils, 278 more than reg
istered on the opening day a year
ago. Enrollment increased in each
of the grade schools with the ex
ception of Washington which was
affected by a boundary change
and senior high attendance, at
1389,. was up 112 from 1935.
Principal Fred D .Wolf estimated
100 new registrations were re
ceived at -the high school yester
day. Conditions were so crowded,
Wolf said, that seating facilities
were inadequate. Each of the 48
home rooms had from three to 10
more students than had been ex
pected. ' Senior high school classes will
run through a half-hour full per
iod schedule this morning and
rtart full day stuying Wednesday.
Other schools will begin regular
schedules today.
Enrollment of first grade pupils
yesterday, 364 beginners, con
trasted with last year's 268.
Yesterday's enrollment com
pared with other years as follows:
1928, 4135; 1929. 3900; 1930,
, 4042: 1931. 4443; 1932, 4361;
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Cost of Clearing
Site Under Probe
The city council last night ord
ered a routine investigation of the
expenditure of $259.39 by the city
engineering department in clear
ing trees and brush from the sew
Tage disposal plant site along the
Willamette river north of the
city. The bill, for powder and
labor, was submitted charged to
the sewer department. Alderman
Brazier C. Small, sewer commit
tee chairman, objected to the pay
ments because his committee had
not authorized the work.
Alderman W. H. Dancy. park
committeeman, said he had agreed
to a proposal by Engineer. Hugn
Rogers that the clearing be done
without cost to the city. He was
surprised, he said, now to find
bills for the work- coming in.
Park official recently discussed
converting the disposal plant site
into a picnic park and the clear
ing operations were aimed at that
objective.
Lowering of Pipe
Into River Begun
Fresh history was made yester
day, in Salem citizens' efforts to
obtain an improved water supply
when the steel pipeline across the
North Santiam river was lowered
half way into its river bottom
position. The job probably will
he completed today, water depart
ment officials said.
- To keep the 300-foot length cf
S 6-inch pipe in place until it is
covered with gravel and concrete,
it 'was pumped full of water when
. the lowering process was started.
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Will IltJ UU m uabuiflfc,
gravel' foundation approximately
14 feet below the level of the
xiver surface.
1256 Rooks Enroll
CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 21.-()-Registratlon
of 1,256 fresh
men at Oregon State college today
led Registrar E. B. Lemon to fore
cast s first-year enrollment ex
ceeding l,400an alltime record.
'Last year's first-day total was
1,023.
Fo ur-Story
Is Planned by Ward's;
Salem Growth Viewed
Five Levels for Retail Selling Now Visioned by
Big Organization; Passenger Elevator Will
' Be Added; Trade Survey Encouraging
A FOURTH story will soon be added to plans for the de
partment store building now being erected at 155 North
Liberty street, it was reported yesterday. Although
company officials declined comment on the report, it was
understood bids for the additional floor would be called for
soon.
Soviet Submarine
Flotilla Build
Up
Secret War Unit Reported
- At Vladivostok; Full
Strength Unknown
(Copvrighted.i 1936; by Associated Press)
VLADIVOSTOK, Soviet Russia,
Sept. 21. Russia is concentrating
a new and secret submarine flo
tilla here, j reliable sources dis
closed today to guard against
the possibility of attack from
Japan. V j
The submarines are the "mys
tery fleet" of the Pacific. They
are unlisted in regular naval man
uals. No prying eyes are permit
ted to fathom their design.
Soviet officials admit no spe
cific number. Informed sources
estimate that between 40 and 50
undersea craft are stationed here.
Japanese sources state SO are
based within the Vladivostok area.
The submarines are new, small
and easy to conceal, capable of
quick maneuvers this much is
known, observers here say.
They are believed Intended
chiefly for defensive purposes be
cause of their small size. They are
subject to no restrictions or
treaties, however, because the
Soviets retained a free hand on
construction in the Pacific.
Intended for the Pacific, in
formants related, they were manu
factured , in European Russia
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Crop Insurance Is
Viewed by London
TQPEKA, Kas., Sept. 21.-(JP)-Gov.
,Alf M. Landon hearalded a
week of farm belt campaigning
tonight by advocating "fullest con
sideration'' of crop insurance and
expressing approval for "any well
considered approach" to the prob
lem, j
Landon told reporters be was
making available immediately two
paragraphs from the farm speech
he will deliver in Des Moines, la.,
tomorrow night:
"I am glad to mention a sub
ject that is in neither platform
crop insurance. It Is a question in
which ve have long been interest
ed in Kansas. In fact, some of our
republican leaders in farm legisla
tion have i been in the forefront
in working on It.
"We realize that there are dif
ficulties; but insurance compan
ies are writing policies today cov
ering risks that they didn't con
sider feasible a few years ago. I
believe that the question of crop
insurance should be given the
fullest attention."
Landon to Speak
-Tonight on Radio
Governor Alfred M. Landon,
republican candidate for presi
dent, will speak at Des Moines,
Iowa, tonight on the problem
of agriculture. He will be heard
over KGW from 6:30 to 7
o'clock; Jalso over KOMO,
Seattle and KGQ, Spokane.
Fall Opening" is Thursday;
A r ran gements Progressing
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Permission was given the Salem
Ad club to close Court street from
Liberty to Commercial to traffic
Thursday .night during the period
that the "Fall Opening" program
will be presented in that block,
when a request to that effect was
made to the city council. This
approval was contingent however
upon ratification by the highway
-department which has joint con
trol of highway routes through
the city. -
In other respects also, the "Fall
Opening"; program arrangements
were advanced Monday. It was
announced that the Salem munici
pal band: and the Kiltie band
would participate in the parade
and program, in addition to the
20-30 juvenile band and Oe Sil-
Structure
O The Ward company's decision
to enlarge its building plans here
was said to have arisen from a
study of a population and trad
survey recently conducted here.
The study was understood to
have indicated that the city'
business stride Justified construc
tion of a larger store building
than had at first been con
templated. Under the revised plans, the
new store would have three
floors, mezzanine and basement
for retail selling and the fourth
floor for storage Instead of the
third floor as previously planned.
Addition of the. new story was
understood to necessitate inclu
sion of an electric passenger ele
vator in the plans as well as the
freight elevator shown in the
earlier drawings.
More definite information con
cerning the change in plans is ex
pected to be received here next
week when an : official of the
Ward company's construction and
equipment department returns to
the city.
New Top Set Here
In Hop Quotations
$
Sale at 43 xh Cents Breaks
Former Record ; Offers
Of More Reported
Continuing its upward - climb,
the hop market set a new top for
actual Bales of the 1936 crop yes
terday when 386 bales were re
ported to have gone to buyers at
43 cents. Even at the new fig
ure growers are reported to be re
luctant to offer their crop and in
quiries from buyers at higher
prices have been slow in coming. ?
Reports reaching here from
Corvallis yesterday to the effect
that 45 cents had been refused
there were discounted by; buyers
who said that as far as they knew
no such price had yet been offer
ed. Likewise no trace of the re
ported 46 cent sale and 47 cent
offer could be found here yester
day. Harvesting of the crop Is now
practically complete. The one or
two large yards that are yet pick
ing will finish this week. Quality
of the crop is said to be extremely
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Skelton Is Moved
To Guard Room
Virling K. Skelton, 36 year old
Chicago man, who was shot and
seriously wounded by Dr. F. C.
Jones August 31, was moved yes
terday from the Salem General
hospital to the Deaconess hospital
by Sheriff A. C. Burk. Skelton
has been in the general hospital
ever since being wounded but was
moved yesterday to be placed in a
guarded room at the Deaconess.
Skelton is being held on $2,000
bail on two charges, one attempt
ed burglary and the other burg
lary not in a dwelling. He was
shot as he turned and ran from
the door of Dr. Jones' office after
the dentist had ordered him to
stop. ... i "
Skelton was moved because
physicians said that his improve
ment was such that he may soon
be able to walk. Physicians said
his chance of living was slight at
the time of the shooting.
verton 4-L band. A major part
in the program will be taken by
young entertainers, recruited by
Zollie Volchock, director of "Zol
lie's Gang," who will be master of
ceremoniees. '
Merchants participating In the
"Fall Opening" include: ?
Midget Market, Pomeroy &
Keene, Smoke Shop, Rice & Goe
bel. Milady's Shop, Western Un
ion, Needham's Book store, G. W.
Johnson Co., Red Cross Pharmacy,
Reed's Millinery, Mode O' Day
Shop, Kay's Dress Shop. J. F. Ul
rich Co., Cooke's Stationery Co.,
The Port Hoi e, Man's Shop,
"Cliff" Parker.
Bligh Billiards, QuisenbeVry's
Pharmacy, Columbia Food Mar
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Union Group's
Argument for
Steel Pipe in
That Variety Also Made
by Organized Labor, ;
Council is Told
Storm Drain Project is
Advanced; Approval
Given Bond Plan
The Portland Building Trades
council last night joined in the
controversy over the merits of
wood and steel pipe for Salem's
gravity water line from Stay ton
but entered the picture largely
from the steel side. A lengthy
statement which B. R. Mathii,
secretary of the downriver organ
ization, said was intended to
counteract "misleading state
ments" made by A. W. Muir of
the Carpenters and Joiners bro
therhood was presented- to the Sa
lem city council and referred to
the special water construction
committee.
Mathis declared he was not con
demning wood pipe but seeking
only "to give you definite facts"
to clarify the situation.
Contention of the carpenters
and timberworkers unions that
Salem should use wood pipe in
order to give organized labor
in woods and sawmills employ
ment was held by Mathis to be
unfair because steel pipe also was
made by union labor.
The city aldermen reserved con
sideration of the pipe question,
however, nntil bids on the 17-mile
line are opened in October.
No Action Taken On
Lobdell Request
No action was taken by the
council regarding the candidacy
of Gertrude F. Lobdell for alder
woman from the fourth ward oth
er than adoption of an opinion by
City Attorney Paul R. .Hendricks,
that Mrs. Lobdell was till inelig
ible to take office based on her
majority vote last May. The op
inion was in answer to a formal
demand made early this month by
Mrs. Lobdell that she be seated
at once. .
The fourth ward will automat
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Japanese to Send
Protection Force
TOKYO. Sept. Sl.-irV-Japan-ese
naval officials prepared to
night to send a landing party
into China to protect Japanese
nationals and property.
In announcing the decision, the
details of which were not dis
closed, a navy office communique
said:
"Ant! - Japanese terrorism has
extended across the whole Chin
ese continent and is becoming
rampant."
The communique Included a
long list of killings and bombings
It alleged were experienced by
Japanese in China during the
past year.
A spokesman, however. Insist
ed "our demands to China are
very moderate.'
The landing party was decid
ed upon at a conference presided
over by. Admiral Osaml Nagano,
minister of the navy.
Burglars Invade
Two Homes Here
Two burglaries, one netting the
prowlers $40, were reported to
city police Sunday and yesterday.
Intruders obtained $40 In mon
ey from the Christian Lachele res
idence, 1360 Ferry street, between
11 a. m. and 6 p. m. Sunday while
the Lacheles were on a trip to the
coast. Entry was gained through
an unlocked back door.
A prowler who pried . open a
screen door at the Dr. W. H.
Lytle residence, 820 North Sum
mer street, at 7:30 o'clock laBt
night, reached the second floor of
the house- before his presence was
discovered by a household em.
ploye. Frightened away, heA ob
tained nothing for his efforts, po
lice said.
Fred Williams, Mayor
Kuhnon Hunting Trip
Alderman Fred A. Williams last
night became mayor for a day.
The city council elected him as
presiding officer in the absence of
Mayor V. E. K u h n, who is in
southeastern Oregon on a deer
hunting expedition with Alderman
Merrill D. Ohling. ;
Pacific Enrolls 150
FOREST GROVE. Ore., Sept.
ai.-tfPh-One hundred and fifty
freshmen the largest first-year
class in history enrolled at Pa
cific university today. Upper class
men will register Wednesday.
New Professor
OnW.U. Campus
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Dr. Lyman O. White, who becomes
bead of the history department
at Willamette university with
the opening of the new term
for which registration is wider
way this week. He succeeds Dr.
George H. j Alden who has re
tired. Cain in Freshman
Registration Seen
New Students Greeted at
Willamette; Wind Up
1 Enrollment Today
A ten per cent Increase in fresh
men registration at Willamette
university was announced yester
day when registration was partly
completed.
President Baxter was formally
Introduced to the new students
yesterday afternoon when he gave
his welcoming address. Prof. Her
man Clark introduced the stu
dents to the campus and they were
then taken on a tour of the cam
pus. Dean Erickson gave a brief
talk on "Entering College." Last
night the faculty members were
hosts for their annual reception in
honor of all new students.
Registration will be completed
today after conferences with the
faculty advisors. Men will register
in the morning and women in the
afternoon. Physical examinations
will also be given for both men
and women today. A freshman
class meeting will conclude the
activities when temporary officers
will be chosen.
Tonight a girl's personality par
ty will take place in the gymnasi
um and the men will be entertain
ed with a stag party at the Y. M.
C. A.
The freshmen will conclude
their tests Wednesday morning
and upper classmen will register
aU day Wednesday.
Flood Waters in
Texas Spreading
SAN SABA, Tex., Sept. 21.-(P)-Flood
waters of the Colorado
river rolled over thousands of
acres of rich farming land to
night, piling up inestimable dam
age along its twisting channel.
Evacuation of persons living in
the danger area held the death
list down to two. Coast guard
planes flying along the river kept
residents of isolated rural com
munities advised of its progress
and warned them in ample time
to reach safety.
The river was falling slowly
above Red Bluff after reaching a
record high mark of 62 feet here.
Farmers said it would take
months to rehabilitate the area
after the flood water flows down
stream. In the Dublin section 4,
200 acres, of which 1,100 were
under cultivation, were inundat
ed. A dozen houses were flooded.
The corn and cotton crops suf
fered heavily all along the river.
San j Saba observers said the
crest of the flood probably would
not reach Austin, more than 100
miles downstream, before late
Tuesday.
Albany Infant Drotcns;
Body Is Found in Pool
ALBANY. Ore.. Sent. tl-OPi-
A pool near the home of Gordon
Warner yielded the body of his
17-months-old daughter, Goiaie,
yesterday: The body was found
shortly after It was noticea tne
child was missing from her bed.
where she had been placed for a
nap. . i
tjate Sports
PORTLAND, Sept. 21.-6fP)-Al
Williams, 165-pound grappler
from Chicago, made good his
threat to throw two men in an
hour 'tonight on the main event
of a mat card. -
Williams took a fall in 26 min
utes from Don Sugai, 160, Salem,
Ore., and downed Walter Achlu.
161, Dayton, O., In 11 minutes.
Traffic Injury
ToU High; Bus
re
Loss of Wheel Cause of
Stage's Mishap;! Two
Passengers Hjart
Truck Burns, Light Car
Demolished in pther.
Accidents Here
Three accidents involving pri
vate cars, a stage and three
trucks here late yesterday after
noon raised the weekend's motor
ing toll to the injury tot eight
persons. , - .
Jim Landgraf. 17, Beaver
Creek, escaped unharmed at 8:30
last night when his light truck
caught on fire after! colliding
head-on with a truck and trailer
driven by Carl Truelove, Albany,
on the South 12th street cutoff
three quarters of a mile! south of
Salem. The fire was put out by
the Salem fire department. True
love was not injured.
Two Dollar Line stage passen
gers, Lea ha Shipman, ?.Portland,
and Tommy Lo, Japanese, were
injured at 4:40 yesterday after
noon when' a rear dual wheel
rolled off the bus and the north
bound vehicle skidded for 60 feet
along North Capitol near Belmont
street. The woman wastaken to
Salem General hospital for treat
ment of a back injury which her.
physician said appeared not to
be serious. After having a knee
injury dressed, Lo continued on
his journey. j
A light sedan was demolished
at 6:15 yesterday' afternoon when
it collided at Union and Winter
streets with an empty tog truck
and trailer driven by H, C. Mc
Clintock, Drain. Sophie Small, Tu
lake, riding with the sedan dri
ver, Estel V. Small, 1179 Elm
street. West Salem, was received
at Salem Deaconess hospital for
treatment of shock butj was re
leased a short time liter. Mc
Clintock and Small were not hurt.
Lorraine McVicken, Lester
Sykes and Cecil Large! received
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Young Republican
Rally Is Airanged
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FinaL campaign plans which
include "organized work fin every
precinct, particularly anion g first
voters, were outlined last night
at the meeting of the; Marion
county Young Republican club,
at the Marion hotel. There were
40 members present. Complete
plans for a Willamette valley
"registration rally" tolbe held
Tuesday, October 6, at the Ma
rion hotel, were discussed and it
was decided to hare, after the
regular business meeting, an in
formal dance and refreshments.
Young Republicans from; Eugene,
Albany, Corvallis, Portland and
Dallas will be invited.
Dave Hoss, president of the
local organization, who is leaving
to attend school in Eugene, ap
pointed Ed Robey of Salem to act
as president pro-tem, ttntil the
election of officers in January.
Other appointments last night
were: Floyd Hastay, treasurer,
due to the resignation of John
Cunningham, and Grace -Holman,
vice-president, due to the physi
cal disability of the incumbent,
Patricia Sylvers.
Hannah Martin, candidate for
representative from Marlon coun
ty, was present and spoke briefly
to the club. William SpenJ:e, a per
sonal friend of Governor Landon,
and long-time residents of Kan
sas, also spoke and gave the
members. a brief hlstorjf of Gov
ernor Landon and his activities
in Kansas. I
Truck Fiku
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Realtors of Valley Gather;
Tax Liniitation Bill Backed
A gentlemenly controversy, but
not without its moments' of heat,
regarding the proposed tlx limita
tion amendment insinuated its
head above the planned f program
numbers at the regional banquet
held at the Marion hotel last
night by the Oregon Association
of Real Estate Boards. About 100
persons, including a big delega
tion from Portland, attended the
banquet. f
Throughout the periods when
the tax limitation amendment
proposal held the floor, the senti
ment of the real estate dealers
and salesmen was abviously al
most unanimous for the measure.
The only voice raised against the
proposal was that of Henry Reed
of Portland, president ol the Ore
gon Association of Realty Boards
for the past three years, who
paved the way for late affirma
tive argument when he declared
Fascist Defenders
Mold Out A Mho ugh
Bort is Total R uin
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Stubborn Rebels Driven Underground
As'Rain of Steel Is Poured Into
WaU j
Attackers of Madrid Reach Point 45
Miles Away Near Maqueda; Four
Columns of Men Advancing
By JAMES C. OLDFIELD
(Copyright, 19S6, by the Associated Pre3s)
TOLEDO, Spain, Sept. 22 Socialist artillerymen, dropping
a quickened rain of steel into the ruined Alcazar, drove
dogged fascists completely underground today after the
last fortress tower crumpled in a barrage of shells.
This correspondent watched the relentless fire which
caught the southeast tower last of four j at the corners of
the historic Alcazar squarely in the middle, and sent it
crashing down. - -
From the roof of the residence of the Toledo chief of
police, I saw shots from two six-inch guns plow into the mas
sive stone structure from the nortlr and east. -
With deafening blasts the shots tore apart the masonry.
Ethiopia's Envoys
Win, Temporarily
Italian Delegates Aren't
In Evidence; Decision
On Case Impending
GENEVA, Sept. 21-tiPV-Haile
Selassie tonight achieved victory,
however temporary it might prove
to be, over the representatives of
Italy's Premier Mussolini.
Flying from London on a last
minute decision, the erstwhile
"king of kings'' arrived to learn
that representatives of his lost
Ethiopian kingdom were sitting in
the league general assembly.
Mussolini, whose fascist legions
wrested Selassie's empire, from
him, had insisted that unless
Ethiopia were barred from league
discussions. Italy would stay
away. Italian delegates did not
attend sessions today.
The league credentials com
mittee approved the credentials of
all delgations eic.ept that of
Ethiopia. The committee said a
special report would be submitted
later on the status of Selassie's
delegates. v
Under thi3 procedure, members
of the committee said, the Eth
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Capitol Bid Call
To Be Made Soon
Bids for construction of the
new Oregon capitol, under one
contract, will be requested about
October 1, J. . A. McLean, chair
man of the capitol construction
commission, announced while in
Salem Monday.
McLean said the next meeting
of the commission would be held
in Portland, probably September
29, at which time the final de
tails of the plans will be dis
cussed. The plans submitted by Trow
bridge and Livingston and Fran
cis Keally, architects of New
York, were characterized as "per
fect" by McLean. He added that
the citizens of Oregon would be
well, satisfied when the structure
was completed.- .
-McLean was here Monday in
specting the excavation opera
tions which are how in progress.
in part, that the net result of the
measure, if adopted, will be high
er taxes on real estate.
W. B. Shively, Portland attor
ney who drew the limitation bill
for which initiative petition sig
natures were started by a Salem
group, declared Reed sat. in the i
meetings, while the measure was
drafted and asserted that Reed
"takes more the vision and view
of a past assessor than he does
of a real estate dealer."
Others sprang later to defense
of the Initiative measure for tax
limitation, Including A. G. Teepe,
Horace A. Dryer and Will H. Ross,
all of Portland.
The banquet was sponsored by
the Salem Realty board, of which
E. O. Grabenhorst is president.
William Graham, state real estate
commissioner, was toastmaster.
Graham, in short speech,
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OA cloud of thick, black smoke
enveloped the tower as little
groups of Insurgents, perched
precariously on the wall segments
which stood alone after, days of
bombardment, scrambled down in
a rain of rocks.
They disappeared Into the sub
terranean caverns beneath tns
battered hulk of what formerly
was the royal residence of the
Spanish rulers. A new artillery
assault began almost as soon as
the noise and smoke died away.
(By The Associated Press)
Militiamen of t h e socialist
Spanish government last night
slept beside their rifles, awaiting
the signal for "final" assault on
the Fortress Alcazar at Toledo,
held for 62 I days by fascists Re
spite dynamite, gasoline fires and
artillery shelling.
Women and children within the
Alcazar were believed hiding from
the government shell fire in un
derground dungeons of the an
cient fortress, 40 miles south of
Madrid. !i
And -while the militia forces
sought to, drive out the Alcazar
defenders, many of their force of
1700 believed dead, fascist armies
passed closed to Madrid.
Four columns were approaching
Maqueda, strategic highway Junc
tion only At miles southwest of
the Spanish capital. Highways
were littered with bodies of gov
ernment dead as the' fascists
pressed onward.
From the northern front along
the Bay of Biscay, fascist armies
broke through the Azpeita line
and pushed toward Bilboa chief
f ity of the I Biscay area still rn
government hands.
The Madrid government concen
trated troops to hold Santa Olalla,
last government stronghold after.
Maqueda in the south. Santa Ol
alla, the socialist fighters said,
was the most Important city of
the Madrid area.
Averett Takes Up
Legion Chief Role
George W. Averett last nigfct
became commander of Capital
post No. 9, American Legion, at
installation ceremonies conducted
by O. E. Mose" Palmateer, de
partment vice-commander. The
past commander jewel was pre
sented to .King Bartlett. retiring
post executive, by Roy Davenport,
district commander.
A new post flag was presented
and dedicated in a short talk by
Irl S. McSherry. The old flag wai
given to McSherry as representa
tive of the past commanders club,
to be held in trust for the post.
Before joining with the post
for a dance and refreshments, the
Capital unit auxiliary also in
stalled new officers.
Ttco of Three Victims
i
To Recover; Assailant
Kills Self, Is Theory
' VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 21.
-(P)-Germaine Van Laeken, 26,
remained in a critical condition
tonight as a result of a shooting
at the Van Laeken home Sunday.
Her mother, Mrs.. Teresa Van
Laeken, 65, and a friend of the
family. Earl Jenny, 27, also were
seriously Injured, but were ex
pected to recover.
Chief of i Police F. B. Osmond
said Philip Van Laeken, 75, father
of Germaine, shot the three per
sons and then killed himself.