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Evening star., 1936-09-21
UNIVERSAL PEACE
IS SMURPHY'SPL
Retiring Legion Commander
Makes Appeal at Con.
vention Opening.
Py the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, September 2l.-Na-
tional Comdr. Ray Murphy voiced a
plea for universal peace today, as
thousands of uniformed World War
veterans cheered him at the opening
session of the Eighteenth National
Convention of the American Legion.
America will never start a war, "
Murphy said. but America cannot
disarm in the light of existing condi-
tions.
"It is a tragic thought that the war
to end war; which we fought in 1917
and 1918, was in truth the awful be-
ginning of a series Of conflicts that
may end wars only because there is
no longer resource to carry them on,
no longer men to fight, no longer the
will to live"
The military blare Of trumpets and
the lively beat of drums echoed
through Cleveland's Public Hail rs
the assembly gathered.
Convention officials predicted peak
attendance of 100000. Every hotel in
the city reported all available rooms
occupied.
Auxiliary 10000 Strong.
Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, narlonaI
president of the American Legion Aux
iliary, reported the membership Of the
auxiliary at lover 100000, the largest
membership in the auxiliary's history"
Reiterating the theme OF world
peace, United States Senator Bennett
c. Clark, Missouri, past national COM
mander, said in an address, line next
session of Congress will enact legis-
lation for taking the prot1t out OF
war"
Clark, claiming 1885 the Legions
greatest year, said: The great Climax
of this year were the efforts OF Comdr.
Murphy for legislation sponsored by
the Legion to the end that the united
States may be kept out of future wars. ="
Urged to Guard Against War.
In his speech Comdr. Murray said:
What pity that the fine and fleet
ing vision of world peace so nobly
conceived by our war President could
not have been captured and nodded
into actuality. 1t was not. Today we
look out upon q world of men and OF
nations gone mad.
Guard against war through defense
that will discourage attack. that will
(See LEGION, Page A-33
Evening star., 1936-09-21

DETROIT, September II R.-El-
mer White. 50, Kentucky race horse
owner, died early today at . Detroit
hotel.
Said to have owned . large stable,
White was In Detroit, where he had
entered some horses In the current
State Fair Grounds race meeting.
Whites brother Of Cleveland was noti-
f1ed Of the death and was reported en-
route to Detroit. Pnysicians said White
died from natural cauSes.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
Question Should Receive
"FulIest Attention." COP.
Nominee Says.
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
STUDY BE EXPEDITED
Orders Wallace Committee to
Push ever Normal Granary"
Proposal.
TeIt OF President Rooseuelt's
letters on crop insurance, page
B-S.

Bv the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., September 21.-
Gov. ALI M. Landon said today that
the question of crop insurance should
be given the fullest attention"
The Republican presidential candi-
date took this position in a two-para-
graph statement which he said was
an excerpt from tomorrow's Des
Moines farm speech. 1t was given to
newsmen when they asked comment
on President Roosevelt's announce
ment of the appointment Of commit
tees to work out crop insurance plan
leading to better permanent protec-
ton against drought"
Landon said the speech excerpt
would remain in his address tomor.
row night. 1t follows:
Il am going to mention q subject
that is in neither platform-crop in
surance. 1t is q question in which we
have long been interested in Kansas
In fact, some Of our Republican leader,
in farm legislation have been in the
forefront in working on 1t.
Urges Fullest Attention.
I'VE realize that there are difficult
ties; but insurance companies are
writing policies today covering risk.
that they didn't consider feasible few
years ago. believe that the question
of crop insurance should be given the
fullest attention"
In giving out the paragraphs at his
regular morning press conference, the
Governor told reporters:
This is what had written in my
farm speech days ago and what
had discussed with farm leaders for
many months.
II am glad to see any well-consid-
cred approach to crop insurance"
Landon aides recalled that two
months ago Louis ]. Taber. master of
the National Grange, discussed crop
insurance with the nominee. Taber
also took the same program to Mr..
Roosevelt at Hyde Park.
Dodges Hearst Question.
Landon also was asked for COM
ment on the attack of William Ran
dolph Hearst publisher, on President
Roosevelt
Il didn't hear it," Landon smiled
PLANS TO BE PUSHED
Evening star., 1936-09-21
WOUND CLAIM
REPUDIATED BY NAVY
Bv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
The Navy Department today on
cially denied the statement Of Seaman
Kenneth Fitch, member of the crew
of the destroyer Kane, that he was
wounded when an unidentified air
plane attempted to bomb the ship OH
the Spanish coast on August 30.
Fitch wrote his mother in FL Paso
Tex, that he was injured in the leg
by a fragment of shrapnel from one
of six bombs dropped by the plane
none of which struck the destroyer.
Responding to radio inquiry by
the chief of naval operations, the com.
manding officer of the heavy cruiser
Quincy, who is in temporary COM
mand of the squadron of American
ships near the Spanish waters. wire
lessed:
Statement untrue"
Evening star., 1936-09-21
SMALL HURRICANE
MOVES UP ATLANTIC
Tropical Storm in Shipping Lanes
East of Florida, Bureau
Reports.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated PresS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September
sl.-The Weather Bureau warned to-
day that a tropical storm of rather
small diameter" but about hurricane
force" is moving northwestward
through the Atlantic Ocean about 675
miles east of Florida.
Meteorologists here said the new
storm "is small compared to the one
last week." but picked up near hurri-
cane intensity almost overnight. It
Is moving forward much more rapidly
than last weeks hurricane, the fore
casters said, and this usually indi-
Gates q moderately bad disturbance at
the worst.
The Weather Bureau said 1t had
A;eived reports from a number Of
Slips near the storm, but the highest
wind velocity reported was so miles
an hour and the lowest barometric
reading 1880 inches.
The storm at present is about in
the lane travelled by ships en- route
|6etween New York and South Amer
lea. If the disturbance continues q
northwestward movement about II
miles an hour, the weather men said,
lit would reach the lane used by coast
wise vessels late tomorrow.
Last weeks storm delayed many
thips and this accounts for the un-
usual number of vessels near the
present storms path.
A continued northwest course
would cause the storm to reach the
koastline about 200 miles north of
here-somewhere along the Caro-
inas. However, forecasters said
torms Of this nature seldom travel
a . straight line and their movement
% the right or the left cannot be
predicted very far in advance.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
MIAMI TO INCREASE
WINTER POLICE UNIT
"Flying Squadron" to Protect
Wealthy Visitors to I'm
port Assistants.
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, September II. -
Safety Director Andrew J. Kavanaugh
announced yesterday his flying police
squadron" organized annually to pro-
tect wealthy Winter visitors in this
area, will be strengthened during the
coming season by specially trained
men from Northern cities.
Declining to say how many special
officers would be announced here this
Winter, Kavanaugh said they probably
would be selected from the Depart
ment of Justice and the police depart
ments in New York and Chicago.
They Will act as undercover agents
10 spot criminals ut race tracks and
other places where wealthy tourists
gather, he said.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
Mary Pickford
VIII Wed Soon,
HouywoodSays
Marriage to Rogers
Is Expected in
October.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. September al
Mary Pickford admitted today she re-
Gently confided I'm not engaged
that is, not yet" and movie colony
friends are predicting she will marry
Charles Buddy" Rogers, handsome
young orchestra leader, within three
weeks.
Eyes, I said that to . very old
friend" Miss Pickford answered.
Apparently as . result Of that con-
versation, the inner circle Of her &C
quaintances "set the date" and named
one of two places where the wedding
will take place.
Either Hollywood or New York will
(Sec PICKFORD, Paa A-a.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21
Wrigley Field Vault Looted.

CHICAGO. September II @.-
Burglars broke into vault In Wrigley
Field, home Of the Chicago Cubs, last
I1eht or early today and escaped with
81, 500. Police said they believed the
hooters secreted themselves in the park
and broke into the ofiice after every
one had left last night.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
D. c. M0T0RIST VICTIM
OF MYSTERIOUS ATTACK
Two Colored Men Beat c. w. Car
ney at Brookmont, Md.-Con-
dition Improved.
by Stan Correspondent of The Star.

~ Stan Correspondent of The Star.
BRooKMoNT. Md, September 81.
Wayne Carney, 36, of 1915
B street southeast, Washington, was
reported improving at Georgetown
University Hospital today following q
mysterious attack upon MIN by two
colored men early yesterday.
Carney, an employe in the archi-
tects office at the United States Cap
itol, suffered possible fracture of the
skull in the brutal beating, which oc-
CURED as he sat in his car on Potomac
avenue after driving some friends to
their home in Brookmont.
Neighbors saw the colored men flee
in an automobile bearing District of
Columbia license plates and notified
Montgomery County police, who found
Carney slumped over in his seat in q
daze muttering:
Don't hit me any more. Please
don't hit me any more"
Evening star., 1936-09-21
PLANS TO BE PUSHED
Roosevelt Names Committees 10 Map
Crop Insurance.

Rv the Associated Press.
Acting under a mandate from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, officials speeded plans
today for an lever normal granary'
system of crop insurance and long
time program designed to combat
drought on the Great Plains.
Before departing from washington
last night to attend his mothers 82nd
birthday party at Hyde Park. N. Y,
the President announced appointment
of two committees to work out a per-
manent drought and land use pro-
gram for submission to the next
Congress.
Secretary Wallace heads the new
five-man committee to work out a
plan of all risk" crop insurance in
cooperation with national farm or
ganizations.
Morris L. Cooke, rural electrifica-
ton administrator, was named chair
man of q special committee Of eight
to report by January l on a long
term program for the efficient utiliza-
ton of the resources of the Great
Plains area"
President Urges Speed.
In a letter to Wallace and the
other members Of his committee
DR.. A. G. Black, chief of the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics; H
r. Tolley. agricultural adjustment ad-
ministrator; Wayne c. Taylor, As.
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. and
Ernest G. Draper, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce-the President said:
1.-THE Governments long time
drought and land use program should
be completed and put into opera
ton at the earliest possible moment
and imemdiate steps are to be taken
with this objective. ="
The time has come to work out
permanent measures guarding farmers
and consumers against disasters OF
both kinds (price collapses resulting
from surpluses and disappearance OF
foreign markets, and failure of crops
due to drought). Crop insurance
and system Of storage reserves should
(see GRANARY, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21
L0YAL|ST TROOPS
POISED TO REPEAT
ALCAzAR ATTACK
Infantry to Rush Ruins in
Effort to Clean Out
Caverns.
MINES AND SHELLS FAIL
10DESTROY FASCISTS
Four Columns of Insurgents Are
Converging on Maqueda, Key
to Madrid Drive.
BACKGROUND

6AChGROUND-
More than tpo mouths old.
Spanish civil iDar has settled do,Dn
to slow adpunce by Fascist insur-
gents against Madrid from three
directions-north, iUeSt and south.
Capture OF Irun and San Sebas-
- tidn in north permitted Gen.
Emilio Mola, northern commander.
to concentrate forces on Madrid.
One of most dramatic elements
OF revolution has been the more
than 60-day siege OF the ancient
Alcasar fortress at Toledo. ,0est OF
Madrid. phere 100 Fascists hdDe
defed repeated government artil-
lery and infantry attacks, as ioeH
as recent blasting OF tons OF TINT
in mines beloU the ancient totDers.
BY JAMES C. OLDFIELD.
lcopyright, 1886, by the Associated Press.)
TOLEDO, Spain. September 2l-
Thousands of government soldiers, Or
ganized into bombing squads, sur
bounded the razed Alcazar today for
a decisive mo quarter" assault on be-
sieged Fascists.
Government commanders decided
on an infantry attack on the crushed
fortress, in whose caverns the self
imprisoned insurgents were concealed
after dynamite and gasoline failed to
drive the Fascists from the ruins.
Death Toll Alarming.
A steady stream of machine gun
bullets and hand grenades flowed from
~she insurgent positions behind shat
tered columns and in debris-strewn
halls of the ancient fortress.
Socialist commanders, alarmed over
the increasing death toll in the gov
ernment ranks, issued stern orders
against unauthorized forays into the
smoking Alcazar.
Government gunners continued to
blast shells into the shattered Fascist
haven and fighting planes, alert
against insurgent air attacks, sig
paled range directions to the artil-
lery batteries. .
The government bombers concen-
trated their forces in the Holy Cross
Hospital, about so yards from the
Alcazar at q point which afforded the
easiest approach to the fortress patio.
Led to Assault Exit.
An anarchist militiaman conducted
this correspondent to the exit through
which the assault was ordered.
Look where they are" he said to
me-then suddenly crumpled with
blood pouring down from temple.
wounded. He died, anothw victim Of
insurgent snipers.
Nearby two groups of militia engaged
in a bitter quarrel inside their own
ranks. The argument centered around
q red and yellow striped banner which
a group of Catalan soldiers carried in
one of their automobiles.
Armed workers from Madrid voiced
loud objections to the flag, which they
said contained the same colors as the
monarchist emblem the FasciSts have
adopted.
The workers wrenched the banner
from the car and trampled on it. A
genuine fight was only prevented by
(See SPAIN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21
CABINET TO RESIGN
Swedish Premier Makes An.
nouncement Following Elections.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September
q R)-Axel Pehrsson, agrarian pre-
mier of Sweden for three months, an
nounced today his cabinet would re-
sign Wednesday following social-dem-
crat victories in Sundays Chamber
election.
Pehrsson took office after the Social
ist government Of Premier Peralbin
Hanson resigned on June Is, following
its defeat on an old-ased pension bill
In the Riks6a2a
Evening star., 1936-09-21
EX-SENATOR APPOINTED

johnson N. Camden Chairman of
Kentucky Race Commission.
FRANKFORT, KY, September Fl
(R.-Gov. A. B. Chandler appointed
Former United States Senator john
son N. Camden chairman of the Ken
lucky Racing Commission today.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
RAILWAY AUDIT
HEADS INDICTED ]
IN LABOR PROBE
Six Charged With Failure to
Appear Before La Toilette
Committee.
PROBE OF ESPIONAGE
RESUMES TOMORROW
Suit to Restrain Telegraph Com.
panies From Giving Messages
Is Dismissed.


Persistent complaints that ciuil
liberties tUere being Violated in con-
nection t0ith industrial labor reld-
tions resulted last Spring in Sem
ate authorization OF investigation.
Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
tDds made chairman and $4,000
Uds provided for inquiry.
One of first companies to come
under scrutiny ,Das RailUdy Audit
& Inspection Co., engaged in pri-
Ddte detective tDork in industry.
OFFICIALS OF concern refused to make
records available and then Jailed
to appear Uhen summoned before
committee on August 21.
Legal action Dds instituted
against officials and part of desired
records Dere sdlUaged from traste
paper baskets.
Evening star., 1936-09-21

(See SCHOOLS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21
TURFMAN DIES AT 62

(see SELASSIE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21

(see ESPIONAGE, Page A-30
Evening star., 1936-09-21
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight and tomorrow: not much
change in temperature; gentle, variable
winds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, n, at
noon today; lowest. "a, at 4:30 am. today.
Full report on page B-7.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
BY JAMES C. OLDFIELD.

(See SPAIN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-09-21

(See G. A. R., Page A-2.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-14
MIDNIGHT PREVIEW
EVERY NIGHT
AT EIGHT"
pATCO MAKES
TWO FLIGHTS;
THIRD LISTED

The Alc AR T., 5ort Patco
seaplane pic .. - don SIM
mons made two l.. 1aichagof
today. and was scheduled to fly to
Kake this evening, Immediately
after returning from the second
Chichagof flight.
On the first trip Claude Rhodes.
Mrs. Jack Ballinger and Ernest
Kirkland were passengers to Chi
chagof, and on the second trip Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Roehm and Effie
Fleek boarded the plane for the
same destination. Five quarts of ice
cream, three quarts for Hirst Chi
chagof and two quarts for Chicha-
gof, were put aboard the plane for
delivery on the second trip.
v. L. Hoke will be a passenger
to Rake on the Pateo this evening.
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New OFFICIAL.
ARRIVES here

L. S. Pratt, Who arrived in Jul
neau on the Alaska. viii take the
position now held by H. L. Redling-
shafer, Regional Fiscal Agent OF
the Forestry Department. who is
leaving for Washington. D. C., April
20. TO take up his duties there.
Mr.. Pratt was formerly connected
with the Forest Service here, but
has been in the same work in the
East for the past two years.
One Of the interesting things
about living in Washington. Mr..
Pratt says, is the number Of Alas
gars one meets there. Among other
names whom he mentioned is Miss
Ellen Reep, a well known Alaskan
girl. who has given concerts
throughout the territory Miss Reep,
Mr.. Pratt says. has just. returned
from Europe where she took vocal
study. and she plans to come to Jul
neau this summer on a concert tour
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-14
FIELD SCOUT
COMING HERE
LATE IN MAY
Local Committee Takes Ac-
ton at Meeting Yes
terday Afternoon

At district committee meeting
OF the Boy Scouts held yesterday
afternoon in the offices of Wellman
Holbrook, Chairman, it was voted
to authorize payment of expenses
of member of the Seattle Boy
Scout Council to come to Juneau
for week. Arrangements are now
under way to have w. P. Hubbell,
field scout executive, come here late
in May.
Mr.. Hubbell will attend scout
meetings, and give the district COM
mittee advice and instruction, Mr.
Holbrook said.
II. L. Redlingshafer, Regional Fis-
cal Agent, and member of the
district committee who is leaving
soon to take a position in Washing
ton d. c., rendered his resignation
as Vice-Chairman of the committee
He was presented with a picture
Lights of Juneau" by the Boy
Scouts in appreciation of the work
which he has done
The meeting closed with April 81
being set as the next date for a ses-
sion of the district committee, at
which time a representative of each
group will be present.
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B0LES STAR OF
MUSICAL FILM
AT COLISEUM
'Redheads on Parade" Is
Sponsored by Pioneer
Auxiliary Tonight

"Redheads on Parade" sponsored
by the Womens Auxiliary of the
Pioneers of Alaska will be shown
at the Coliseum Theatre tonight.
The burden of the action of
this hilarious new musical comedy
falls on the shoulders of John
Boles and Dixie Lee who carry out
their assignments in fresh and
admirable. style. Supported by Jack
Haley, Alan Dinehart, R aymon d
Walburn, Herman Bing, and Will
lam Austin. and by gorgeous en-
sembles of adorable redheads, they
play the romantic leads in the
film.
The plot is concerned with the
production of motion pictures. Dine
hart is the producer, Boles the
star, but right in the middle OF
the production they find them
selves with no picture at all, be-
cause their hackers have backed
out.
There are unavoidable complica-
tions in the love triangle formed
by various characters in the film
but, in the end, they manage to
complete the movie, and the love
path of Boles and Miss Lee is
cleared
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-14
Pilot Simmons
Is Threatened
With Arrest--Why?

An unusual hazard in Alaskan
aviation was encountered today by
Pilot Sheldon Simmons of the Alas
IA Air Transport. Last Sunday Pilot
Simmons, at the controls OF the
Patco seaplane, conducted a sue
cessful search from the air for the
Curtis Robin monoplane flown by
Pilot Albert Almoslino, with his
bride of two weeks, which had been
missing for several days after tax
ing off from Seattle for Ketchikan.
His finding Of the plane and sub
sequent action in directing the U, s.
Coast Guard cutter Cyane to the
scene of the accident in Princess
Bay. undoubtedly contributed large
ly to the saving of the lives of both
Pilot Almoslino and his wife, who
were taken aboard the Coast Guard
vessel to the hospital at Ketchikaa
for treatment of their injuries from
prolonged exposure.
Upon his arrival at the wrecked
plane last Sunday afternoon, Pilot
Simmons removed his clothing and
conducted an underwater search Of
the submerged cabin for evidence
of its former occupants. Mr.. ann
Mrs Almoslino, who were on the
beach less than a mile away, Or
served the deep-sea diving tactics,
but were unable to attract the at
] tention of Pilot Simmons or his
companion, flight mechanic Wilfred
Lund, and Ketchikan weather OBJ
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ponents, the Judge quoted a news
paper commentator as saying, AT
ter all, a politician only decides to
take a walk when he discovers, to
his chagrin, that he no longer has
the ability to rum
Judge Holzheifner was emphatic
in his denial of Smiths accusation
that Roosevelt and the New Deal,
BY alleged class legislation, had pre-
cipitated civil struggle.
The best argument against this
statement is found in Roosevelt's
own words" he. said. This coun-
try, says our chief executive, shall
never be run by plutocracy. Neith-
err shall it ever be run by a mob. 1
am interested, not in any part, but
in the whole; not in any one class,
hut in a true concern Of interests.
Special Interests
"It is significant, also, that the
Socialists, whom Mr.. Roosevelt has
been accused of emulating, are loud
in their attack upon New Deal poll
icies, Norman Thomas, 1882 Social
ist candidate for President, himself
having declared in recent radio
address, Roosevelt emphatically did
not carry out the Socialistic pro-
eram-unless he carried it out on
a stretcher.' Indeed, It is in itself a
testimonial to Roosevelt merely
to count the forces that are arrayed
a rainst him-the Socialists, the
Communists, the Fascists, and the
.hig business Liberty Leaguers; in
other words, any group that has its
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-14
SCHOOL BOARD
OF DOUGLAS is
NOW ORGANIZED
Selection of Teachers Start
ed for Next Year-Folta,
Rev. Olafson Honored

The Douglas School Board met
last night for tt, purpose of elect
ing teachers and janitors for next
year and to effect organization OF
new board. Martin Pedesen was
the only instructor definitely chos-
en- for the high school staff, being
reelected to succeed himself, leav-
ing the positions of Superintendent
and one other teacher yet to be
filled. Three of the grade teach
ers, Miss Elizabeth Fraser, Miss
Grace Naghel and Clifford Carter
were reelected. The position now
held by Miss Ruby Summers, was
left vacant. and the work in the
Fourth and Fifth grades will be
divided between the other teach
ers. The positions of janitors were
also filled for next term by the
reelection of Mrs. j. r. Langseth
and Leonard Johnson.
At the conclusion of this bust
ness, Mrs. A. j. Balog withdrew
from the board to make way for
Robert DuPree, new member-elect.
Reorganization of the new board
followed, A. Shudsl1ift being named
President; DuPree, Clerk, and A.
R. Edwards, Treasurer.
For Commencement
George w. Folta, Assistant q.
S. Attorney, was the choice of the
board to deliver the Commence
ment Day address for the high
school. Rev. Erling K. Olafson,
pastor of the Resurrection Luth-
eran Church in Juneau, was Sc
lected to preach the baccalaureate
sermon.