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Evening star., 1936-08-21
Back From Spain, Girl Reveals
Escape From Armed Fighters
C0rgas' Granddaughter
Rushed Into Consulate
after Taking Pictures.

Minus most of her baggage, which
is somewhere in Spain. her camera
and films of the Spanish civil war,
which were stolen, and letters given
her for families of Americans in
Spain, which were conflscated, Miss
Priscilla Wrightson, 19-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William D.
Wrightson, Is Hesketh street, Chevy
Chase, Md, returned home yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Wrightson was in Barcelona
visiting her cousin, Lynn w. Frank
lin. United States consul there, and
Mrs. Franklin, when the fighting be-
gan there early Sunday morning, July
10. She remained in Barcelona until
the following Friday. when she was
taken aboard a British ship for shell
ter. While she was there two of the
native employees at the consulate were
killed and the city was subjected to
looting by armed government party
members.
Her activities with the camera,
which later was stolen from her, al
most brought her afoul of the gov
ernment forces and she was hustled
into the American consulate to avert
trouble. So she took more pictures
from the window of the consulate.
Miss Wrightson, a granddaughter Of
the late Maj. Gen. William Crawford
Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the
Panama Canal and surgeon general
during the World War, has been away
from home five months, most of the
time with the Franklins in Barcelona.
Outbreak Sudden.
1.-THE fighting began with cannon,
machine gun and rifle fire, which con-
tinued through most of Sunday" she
said. Sunday morning Mr.. Franklin
decided that he had better go down to
the consulate; that there might be
Americans seeking refuge. He was
accompanied by another American,
who refused to see him go into the
danger zone alone. They put white
handkerchiefs on their hats and
walked downtown"
Burn Religious Shrines.
Government patrols, of armed civ
ilans, went through the city from
house to house searching for arms
and burning religious shrines. Miss
Wrightson said. Some of the patrol
members were mere children and
many were wholly unfamiliar with the
rifles they carried.
The United States flag was flown
from the Franklin home and they were
not molested, she said, but the house
next door was entered and searched
by an armed patrol.
The firing having subsidized by Tues
day morning, she asked TO be taken
to the consulate. On the way down
she said. those in the car were kept
busy replying scrupulouSly to the Com
munist salute to ward off a possible
attack by one of the excited Loyalists.
There was much looting and crowds
were running around looking for
excitement. All stores were closed
except some of those dealing in food
stuffs and medicines and all transpor-
tation facilities had stopped running
Escapes Excited Crowd.
Arriving at the consulate, Miss
Wrightson began taking pictures of
the battle SCARED square, In which
were a number of dead mules and
some victims of the fighting. A
Evening star., 1936-08-21
UPHOLSTERY ON AUTO
CUT IN 40 PLACES
Owner Suspects Boys Who Of
fered to Watch Car Near
Stadium.

William Hornisher, $50 Lamont
street, an employe of the General Bak-
ing Co., reported to police today that
the upholstery Of his automobile was
slashed in 40 places last night after he
parked on Trumbull street near Sixth
street.
Wrestling matches were in progress
al nearby Grifith Stadium, and some
boys offered to watch his car, Horn
isher said. He suspects the boys Of
damaging the upholstery because he
sAfused to engage them.
Evening star., 1936-08-21
Knox May Be Speaker.

BALTIMORE, August 81 P.-Wil-
liam P. Lawson, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central Committee,
said today it was likely" that Col.
Frank Knox would speak in Baltimore
on either October 8 or 8.
Evening star., 1936-08-21

RUSSELL COLBIN, JR.,
Seven - year old CurtisDille,
Pa, lad, uas still tired today,
out glad to be back 1oith his
father. The boy fell asleep
from exhaustion at the Re-
ceiuinq Home, ,phere he 1Dds
taken last night after he be-
came lost on Leaving the
Lochrauen Hotel to 90 to the
store for some candy.
He wandered SiI hours in his
bare feet before Mar Gold
stein, a grocer, learned OF his
plight and tried to find out
iUhere he 1oas staying. Rus
sells father finally found him,
iDith the aid OF Goldstein and
police. -StGr Stat Photo.
Evening star., 1936-08-21
REPORT ON GUN CACHE
DUE IN MURDER CASE
Exuert's Findings Confirm View
Weapon Was Used to slay
"Milsie" Henry.

Lieut.. John Fowler, police ballistics
expert, will submit formally to In
spector Bernard w. Thompson today
q written report on his examination
Of the shotgun found In secret COM
partment Of the automobile IN winch
"Ndilsie" Henry's murderer rode.
The report merely confirms Fow-
ler,s previous announcement that the
gun was used to murder Henry. He
based his conclusion on comparisons
Of markings on shells found near the
murder scene with those left by the
weapon on other shells.
Thompson announced, meanwhile.
that he Is continuing to trace the
shotgun and two pistols found with
II from manufaetrd to purchaser.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
IMPERIAL VALLEY WATCHES
DEVELOPMENTS At SALINAS

Imperial Valley is watching carefully
the Developments in labor conditions in
the SalinasWatsonville areas.
The walkout of $500 fruit and vegeta-
bic workers which took place Friday
had been forecast by grapevine inform
ants, SO it's occurrence bears out the
belief that the unionized groups are
working along anticipated lines.
Only few hours after developments
which paralyzed the lettuce harvest in
Salinas, occurs the official split in the
ranks of the A. F. of L. John l.. Lewis
of the G.. /. o announces the official
withdrawal of his million workers, leav-
ing the mother labor organization in its
weakest condition since 1916
The c. l. o. splitup has been the out
standing worry of the A. F. of L. There
have been others almost without num-
ber, most of which have been stirred up
by communist agitators. William Green,
president, should realize that subversive
trouble-makers of the communistic
brand are just as serious enemies of
his organization, as is the Lewis faction.
This country can stand just so much
labor unrest and no more. There is
limit to all things, beyond which the
public rises in arms and puts a stop to
the activities which have overburdened
public patience Unionized labor if it
is concerned with its own future, had
better take care lest the jackass, given
sufficient rope, hang itself.
Because several small armies can sell
dom accomplish what one united army
can accomplish, and because houses
divided against themselves cannot long
endure, there may be ample grounds
for the warning that between John
Lewis, communistic agitators, and tiring
public patience, unionization had best
act quickly to maintain itself intact.
Imperial Valley is much less concern.
ed with the big Eastern splitup than
with the localized developments at Sail
mas We should be thankful that we are
in a much better position to handle
such mob-rule than is the coastal terri
tory, and growers and packers have no
intention of seeing our position in this
respect weakened in any degree In fact
not only growers and packers, but the
entire population of the valley whose
welfare depends upon profitable and
successful harvests and deals, are grim
in this same determination.
Fresh in our minds are the occur
rences of two years ago. The unwritten
and unworded watchword of the valley
is that fore-warned is to be fore-armed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07

opposing Gov. Louis ]. Brann, and Secretary
of State Louis O. BarrowS opposes Democratic
National Committeeman Harold F. Dubord for
the governorship, Democratic Congressman ST.
Hamn is running against James G. Oliver
in the First congressional district; Democrat
Ernest L. Mclean against Republican Clyde H.
Smith in the Second district; and Republican
Congressman Ralph Brewster against Wallace H.
Mabee in the Third district
Favored to win are White, Barrows, Brewster,
and Oliver, with lone Democrat, Mclean, being
conceded a good chance.
Brann- -Dubord victory, even by a small
margin, would set most neutral political writer's
to predicting a national Roosevelt landslide
in November.
Two years ago Brann, aided by the "wet"
issue was reelected governor over weak,
aged opponent. He has since lost the support OF
several Republican newspapers, and ERA scam
dals have done him no good.
Brann treats the New Deal as liability to
his candidacy. But many Republicans say
they'd rather have Republican anti-New Deal
er in Washington than a Democrat On the
other hand, New Dealers suspect Brann as
power trust" friend and reactionary
On the other side of the picture, business is
improving rapidly in Maine and potatoes are
up from so to rs cents to 50 bushel
Most factory and relief workers will vote
Democratic, as against heavy Republican
rural vote.
Dubord, energetic and popular, has been
campaigning all summer praising the New Deal.
He came within 1900 votes of beating Senator
Frederick Hale in 1894. Barrows, a small town
not spectacular campaigner or a statesman,
but he is also popular. His chief campaign is
sues are federal expenditures, the national debt
and failure of Maine to benefit much from AAA.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07

WASHINGTON, WP)-As Maine
goes, so goes the nation" accord
ing to the old political adage, but
the actual partisan advantage from
the nations only September election
was a bitterly contested issue as
Maine prepared to go to the ballot
box.
A study of the way Maine has
gone in the last few decades re-
vealed that the states vote shows a
trend on the part of the nation at
large. Conclusiveness of the trend
is, however, open to dispute.
Only once in this century has the
state given it's November electoral
vote to a Democratic presidential
nominee, but both in 1916 and in
1882 its September election results
showed sufficient Democratic
strength to point to election of DEM
ocratic presidents.
Wilson Won
In 1912, Maine, due to the three
cornered split resulting from Theo-
dore Roosevelt's third party candi-
dacy. gave it's electoral vote to
Woodrow Wilson.
Main on September IA, will elect
United States senator, three rep
resentatives and state and county
officers. Bitterly contested partisan
battles all along he line will have
in them elements of state as we'll
as national controversy. For ex-
ample, the booted about PasSama-
quoddy tidal harnessing project has
split party lines.
House minority clerk William Ty-
ler Page, a student of political
trends for a quarter of a century,
said today that the Maine vote this
month should show however the
national trend.
UphOlds Tradition
"By and large as Maine goes SC
goes the country" said Page.
An inconclusive result, however
he said, would be election this
month of a Democratic senator and
three Republican House members
or of two or three Democratic House
members and Republican senator
"If figures should show that the
usual Republican majority is moi
quite normal, it would indicate q
close national election in Novem-
ber," Page added.
The state now has two Democratic
representatives, one Republican
and two Republican senators. Ont
of the latter, Senator Wallace H
White, is opposed by Louis j. Brann
Democratic and former governor, II
the present election. One Demo.
cratic House member is not run
ming for reelection, Rep. Edward G
Moran.
Scant Margin
Maine in 1884, elected two Dem
ocratic and one Republican con
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
IT'S DIFFERENT THERE

Occasionally, choice blooms appear in
unexpected places, and supposedly bar
ren soil yields rich crops. From the dark
cells of San Quentin prison comes an
editorial dealing with fair dealing and
craftsmanship which is so worthwhile
that we reproduce it here. 1t was writ
ten by j. P. Emmitt, editor. of the San
Quentin newspaper which is published
by the inmates for distribution among
themselves. Headed Its Different
Here" the editorial reads:
In Berlin Hitler refuses to acknowledge or
applaud the featS of Jesse Owens Americas
great Negro athlete. Jack Leliyet and one of
his Angel players draw suspensions for pushing
an umpire around, and Dutch Reuther the Sc
attic manager, is benched for the remainder
of the season for striking arbiter in the face.
The bean ball is admitted by nearly every
pitcher in the Big Show, and since the season
began, We have read of fistcuffS IN almost
every Major League park. Ducky Medwck has
added glamour to his career by his reputation
for rough and ready tactics. Dick Bartel has
demonstrated a willingness to sink his spikes
into the marrow of opposition shin bones.
Yet, in San Quentin, where men are supposed
to be hard and cruel, without regard for the
feelings or rights of others, We have never
witnessed a single unsportsmanlike act either
on the athletic field, or on the part OF spec
tator. Men here have just much fight as the
men in any other strata of society. They fight
hard to win but if they can't win by fair means,
then, what is more important, they have learned
how to lose
Our umpires and referees are, like all hui
mankind subject to mistakes; and like athletes
everywhere, our men enter their protests but
protests in Quentin Stadium are never beSnrch-
ed by anger, nor are they the unreasonable out
cries of the poor loser.
On our baseball teams have representa-
tiveS of thirty races and nationalitieS. They
speak twenty-Seven languages and dialects.
Many of them never had opportunity to
partake of any kind of sports until prison gates
changed behind them, but they make the most
of their opportunities now.
The color of their skin, the language they
speak or the way they comb their hair has no
meaning to the local fan. There is no diScrim
nation man is cheered for the race he
runs, the hit he makes or the effort he puts
forth; and in the more than four years We have
been enjoying prison sporting events not
single man has been injured by another, acci-
IDENTIFY or otherwise. Not a single player has
been chased by an umpire; not man has been
cautioned by the boxing referee
In more than two hundred boxing bouts be-
tween inmates we have not seen a single case
of heeling, buttng or gouging Hitler could
better fit himself to govern Nazi Germany by
doing a jolt in San Quentin. He could learn
something from the men who are supposed to
be cruel and heartleSS-without regards for
the feelings and rights of others
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
New York Day by Day
By O. O. Mcintyre

NEW YORK, Sept. 7. - In the
manner of Arnold Benefits journ-
al: Everyone has a telepathy story.
On a date we remembered M. and
wondered what had become of
Harry Langdon, film man, I know
only by reputation. Yesterday a
postcard from him in India: Some
how I was thinking of you today"
Postmarked the date We discussed
him.
And Bob Davis in his wanderings
has met up with Capt. o. o. Nc
Intyre who commands bargue
cruising about Hawaii. They send
a bid to join them with the name
attested by a notary. am bemused
over an idea to spend a week in
shady hotel in that Epileptica
known as the 40's. For writing col
or.
There's something furtive about
them. So dime detective story. Yet
I know a great Bible student who
lives benignly in one. He sees moth
ing out of way. Our Boston growls
and wags his tail if you pat him as
he sleeps The ancient puzzle:
which end to believe?
I have been interested in the ex-
travagant billing for the Green
Pastures" film. Everybody is men
toned down to the assistant cam
eraman save the man who inspired
it all-Roark Bradford. Memo to
Bill Corum: What inspired lexico-
grapher bestowed the sobriquet
Satchel Feet on Primo Carnera?
| Harry Burton was observing that
New Workers had not yet acquired
a leisurely attitude toward the side
walk cafes. They teeter on edge of
chairs. fret over tardy service and
gulp drinks. The accomplished
boulevarders of Paris and Vienna
forget time when they plop down
at a cafe table. Sometimes they
dream while before ordering their
aperitif and this-and only one
they sip. No treating. Americans
inspired saucer piling. 1 noticed
tottering old gentlemen with sun
umbrellas still play croqueI III Cei-
tral Park. But croquet is not al
ways for the venerable. Alexander
Woolicott and Neysa McMein are
ardent croquetists. So is Kathleen
Norris, who whacks champion
ship game. King Edward, too, en-
Joys the sport.
Too much sniveling over Babe
Ruth. He turned in grand per-
formance, was highly paid, extrav-
agently honored-but the inevitable
slow up came. Ruth is well fixed,
reeking with health and rosy mem
cries. Not many great heroes have
Jared so we'll M. had never been
in one of my choice dining places
until the other night. A lunch
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07

wagon in the middle of roaring West
street, whittier we went to await a
liners berthing. I wolfed ham,
burger with chopped onions and
coffee in thick cup M. was wary
and had a saucer of corn flakes dry,
which he only nibbled. Remindful
of Bill Hogg's romanza of the Texan
at the roadside lunch. A dirty,
greasy aproned attendant slouched
up. Twittered the customer: I'll
take a cocoanut and hard-boiled
egg and peel them myself"
I performed a literary chore over
the weekend 1 enjoyed. Writing OF
the home town for weekly. Chuck
ing in the livery stable, the ice
house, the harness shop and those
hallowed things. After 40, all like
to remember when. Rupert Hughes,
who delivers such eloquent and
comforting funeral orations at biers
of friends, is an agnostic. Yet a
Christ-like fellow. All his life he's
been a push-over for the hard luck
tale. His encouragement and gen
erosity developed many artists.
Lawrence Tibbett and Jim Tully,
for examples. Rupert could not be
induced to do a petty thing. Yet
he believes the end is extinction.
Strange!
M. came upon note from Fred
erick O'Brien in ridding an old file.
Written at Saulsalito shortly before
his passing. He said: I'm stag
mating and will be off soon for
somewhere" Prophetic! O'Brien
I think, penned the most dramatic
situation ever read in white Shad-
ows in the South Seas" 1t concern
ed a native Polynesian woman, a
princess, educated in France ano
England. A dashing English Off
cer stationed in the Marquesas, was
in love with her. One morning he
was cantering through a forest
glade. In a clearing he saw h
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
News Behind the News
Too Bad For Nelr Deal :. If Nation
Goes As Maine Goes COP Hopes
For Landslide Victory

PORTLAND, Me-H the nation goes as
Maine goes this year, it's going to be just too
bad for the New Deal
Most Democrats seem to expect defeat in the
election of Sept IA when the state chooses
U. S. senator, a governor, and three represen-
tatives. But they fighting desperately to
avert a massacre
huge Republican victory would be exactly
what the COP. could use to wave before that
large group of voters-and campaign contributors
who always want to be with the winner
"As Maine goes, SO goes the nation! is
slogan rather than truism. Maine has always
gone Republican in presidential years except
in the Roosevelt-Taft split in 1912.
Although Democrats have won the presidency
five times since the Civil War, only one OF
those times had they won the preceding Sep
tember election in Maine and that was in 1882,
when Roosevelt lost the state to Hoover in the
following November just the same
Republican campaign artillery sent to the
state or about to arrive includes Col. Frank
Knox ex-senator Edge of New Jersey. Congress
man HOLSTER, Jr, and Charles P. Taft.
Democratic orators for Maine include Cover
nors Earle of Pennsylvania, Curley of Massachu-
setts and McNutt of Indiana, and Senator Wag-
ner OF New York, to say nothing of Rooseyelt's
visit.
Republican U. S. Senator Wallace White is
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
STUDY OF MAINE VOTE THROWS
NEW SIDELIGHT ON ELECTIONS

gressmen, while Senator Frederick
Hale. Republican, was elected in
that years September election by
a plurality of only 1,20O votes.
In 1882 Maine likewise showed
the national trend by electing two
Democratic House members. In the
three congressional districts the to-
tai Democratic vote in 1882 was
1859 to 117041 Republican. How
ever in November, 1882, the state
gave its electoral vote to Herbert
Hoover 166,631 to 128,907 for Fran
kiln Roosevelt.
The influence of the Main Sep
tember elections, party leaders ad-
nit, is mainly psychological. ~
state is normally a Republic
state. Should the total Democratio
vote this month be close to the
Republican, Democratic leaders
could obviously try to get some
comfort from it, even if the party
loses in each major office fight.
1912 Surprise
In 1912, Maine for the first time
in decades gave its November cleo
toral vote to a Democratic presi-
Dental nominee. The vote that
year was Woodrow Wilson, 51,113;,
William Howard Taft, 26,545; and
Theodore Roosevelt, 48,495. In 1916
the state went for Charles Evans
Hughes with 69,506 votes to Will
sons 64,127. Since then in presi-
dental elections, Republican vic
tories have been comparatively one
sided.
Page said that he used the total
votes in the House contests rather
than other contests to determine
the trend.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
ByWiliion,s

princess barred to the waist. She
was gazing over a shoulder into
mirror tackled to tree. In the
CLINT of the tropical sun the mirror
revealed a white spot, the sickly
white of the founders belly. The
first stage of leprosy! I read last
night Victor Hugo, moon faced,
trusted only long faced men. The
greatest crook I know is long faced
Nothing in physiognomy. Predic-
ton: Joe Louis, if he gets the
chance will be next champion. But
there's an odor from prize fighting.
Almost as sitting as that of the
Olympic committee. And that
would gag buzzard.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
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CAN is HATCHERY

MORGANVILLE, Kans., W.p)-A
coffee can proved an effective in
cubator here. Two eggs were taken
from nest, placed in a coffee can
and forgotten. Three weeks later
two chicks were removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
GRAB BAG
One-Minute Test

l. Name the capital of North
Carolina.
2. Who succeeded Theodore
Roosevelt as president of the Unit
ed States?
8. In pictures of angels or divin-
tiles, what is a nimbus?
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07

IN the spring eggs louise hatch out females
These females bring within about eght days.
and forth female families throughout he
summer offspring bear generation after generaton
young during the But when autumn comes
consisting exclusively of males is produced 10 start the next
seasons supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
Famous Sayings

If appearances deceitful, then they do not de
serve any confidence when they assert what appears
to them to be true.-Diogenes Laertius
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
Words of Wisdom

In war events of importance are
the result of trivial causes. -
Caesar.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
One-Minute Test Answers

/. Raleigh.
2. William Howard Taft
3. The halo of light encircling
the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
TOday's Horoscope

If your birthday is today, you
are apt to have large vein of in
flexible justice in your spiritual
makeup and people usually have
confidence in your judgment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07
Hints on Etiquette

The usual custom for wearing
engagement and wedding rings is
to place the marriage band on first
and the engagement emblem above
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-07

Republican U. S. Senator Wallace White is