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Thursday, September 24, 1936 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. Scenes and Persons in the Current News Moroccans Take Part in Spanish War African Troops Are Resented by Loyal Spaniards I 8 " . Jee c > sis This picture of four Moroccan sol diers gives an idea of the type of fighting men imported to Spain by the rebel commander, Gen. Fran cisco Franco, to aid in the bloody war on the loyalist government of President Azana. Many native Spaniards have re sented the importation of foreign troops, and it is believed to have alienated the support of many reb el sympathizers. While no one can doubt the value of the Moroccans as fighting men, the invasion of the Moors centuries ago still lingers in the minds of the Spanish people. British diplomats are making des perate efforts to prevent interven tion in Spain. The failure of Portu gal to join in a general pact has been a disturbing factor. Portugal has declared she must retain free dom .0 act should Communist propaganda menace internal se curity. %... : • teles 4 2 w* A4.. 1—Mrs. Beryl Markham of England, first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic from east to west, photo graphed after she made a forced landing in Nova Scotia. 2—Plaza de Zocodover in Toledo, Spain, wrecked by loyalist shells aimed at the near-by Alcazar held by rebels. 3—President Roosevelt cutting ribbon at dedi cation of Mark Twain Memorial bridge across the Mississippi at Hannibal, Mo. ; Governor Horner of Illinois at right and Governor Park of Missouri at left. Bumper Crops in the Pacific Northwest he They Won Gotham Freckles Contest Judges Choose ‘Most Freckled’ Boy and Girl 3 a While North Central states recount their drouth losses, the Pacific Northwest harvests bumper crops. In this picture, made near Walla Walla, Wash., a combined harvester-thresher is seen clinging to the steep hillside as it moves in narrowing circles around the field. Heiress to Millions Likes to Work Here are the boy and girl ad judged to have the most and best freckles in Greater New York. They are Patricia Gallagher, fourteen, of Staten Island, and Charles Coch rane, of Queens. Six hundred chil dren competed in the contest. Just how the judges arrived at the decision is unknown. Some of the entrants were so nearly completely covered with freckles tha. any choice seemed unfair. However, Patricia Gallagher and Charles Cochrane were finally declared the winners. --------------------------------------------------------- • SOME SWORDFISH! Wesley W. Stout Is Named Editor of Magazine Recent portrait of Wesley Winar. Stout, who is to succeed George Horace Lorimer as editor of the But Pete Can't Blow Off the Foam Y Wilna Splivalo, San Francisco, Calif., 21-year-old heiress to several millions of dollars, shown at work as a sculptress in a Hollywood movie studio. Miss Splivalo, daughter of the late Adrian W. Splivalo, grain and shipping magnate, gave up society life three years ago and studied painting and sculpture in Paris. Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Lori mer resigned the position he has J. B. Weaver, director of the held for many years, effective Jan steamboat inspection service of the uary 1. Department of Commerce, Wash ington, D. C., and the 169-pound marlin swordfish he caught at Santa Catalina island on tested 2- thread line with breaking strength of 60 pounds, weighed on the Tuna club scales after having been conquered by Mr. Weaver in a spectacular 25- minute battle in the famous sword- fishing banks off Santa Catalina is Pete, a white Leghorn rooster in Philadelphia, drops in at a neigh land, 25 miles from the coast of borhood tavern every morning for his glass of beer. Southern California. Japanese Priests Prepare for War Drill Daily for Day When War W ill Come With bayonets belted to their priestly robes and rifles over their shoulders, the clean shaven young priests of the Sodo sect of the Buddists engage in military drill on the grounds of their temple in Ja pan. A military officer from the nearest garrison comes to drill them every morning Japan's successes in Manchukuo and the general belief that sooner oi later war will come has aroused the people's military spirit, and the war party seems to be in full con trol. The latest disturbing news from that quarter is that Japan is taking advantage of the escape clause of the London pact to increase her strength in submarines. This can be done only when one of the sig- natories of the pact considers its national defense in jeopardy Secre- tary Swanson has declared Japan's action is a clear violation of the agreement. No official action has yet been taken by the State depart- ment. Air View of Father Knickerbocker’s Domain SUFFOLK BRONX NASSAU QUEENS MANHATTAN ' I I | | ! | | | | BROOKLYN Here, from an airplane 23.000 feet above land, one looks down on New York city and its environs where more than seven million people live. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Jersey City, the reaches of Long Island are all plainly seen.
