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Evening star., 1936-09-23
1000 REPORTED KILLED.
Madrid Reports "Annihilation" O
Rebels In Mountains.

MADRID, September 23 (P.-The
government. in an official communioue,
today announced its armies had AN
initiated" an insurgent column OF
1000 men in the Somosierra region of
the Guadarrama Mountains.
The communique said 412 bodies
already had been recovered.
Government troops besieging the
insurgent stronghold of Granada con-
solidated their campaign by the cap
ture of three southern towns, the war
ministry announced.
Socialist artillerymen and flyers
aided attacking infantry columns, the
ofhcial report declared, which resulted
in the capture Of Guadaltaria, Tocor
and Huetor-Santillan
The government also claimed Social
ist militiamen repulsed Fascist attack
at Oviedo.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
BROTHERS HANGED
IN K|DNAP-M MURDER
"Rope Too Tight Can't
Pray" Complains Daniel
Bannister, 20.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DORCHESTER, New Brunswick,
September 23.-Two brothers-Arthur
Bannister, 19. and Daniel, 20-were
hanged together today for killing q
woodsman-squatter during the kid
naping of his infant daughter for
extortion plot.
Resigned to death after rejec-
ton Of the appeals for clemency, the
brothers walked silently to the gal
lows. where they stood back to back
rs the nooses were placed over their
heads.
Its too tight, I can't pray" COM
planned Daniel shortly before the
traps were sprung simultaneously at
2:06 am. Atlantic daylight time
(l2:o6 am Eastern standard time).
Given Single Coffin.
Both were pronounced dead at 2:27
am. Their bodies we're cut down and
placed together in a single pine coffin
covered with black cloth. The same
ropes used for the execution lowered
the coffin into grave in the prison
yard, so yards from their cell.
Their final visitors before the death
walk began were their father and two
sisters.
Il won't see you any more, but be
good girls" Arthur told his sisters.
The brothers were convicted of
killing Phillip Lake, 30-year-old
woodsman living near Pacific juno
ton, New Brunswick. The crown
charged the Bannister brothers were
responsible for Lakes death during
the abduction of his four -months-old
daughter last January.
Mrs. May Bannister, their mother,
wanted the baby to aid in an alleged
extortion plot against two men who,
the crown charged, were under moral
obligation to her.
Kidnap Plan Devised.
The prosecution during the BROTH
ers' trial asserted Mrs. Bannister at
tempted to fake motherhood by ap-
pearing with life-size baby doll. Her
effort to get money from the two
men with the doll failed. 1t was
charged, and she, her two boys, and
her 15-year-old daughter, Frances,
devised the plan to kidnap the Lake
baby.
During the kidnapping, Lake was
killed. his common-law wife fatally
injured and his young son left to die
outside their lonely cabin in Mid
winter, the prosecution alleged.
The brothers were charged with
killing only Lake and were found
guilty in separate trials. Mrs. Ban
mister was convicted of harboring the
stolen child and was sentenced to
serve three and one-half years in the
penitentiary. Frances Bannister has
been charged with abducting the Lake
baby and her trial set for Friday.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
LOST,

B1LLFOLD-Will person finding billfold In
and return contents. H. B. Clarke
COLLIE. strayed away from 6I6 2nd ST.
sw.: has been clipped, very large collar
ana tag. head black with white markings
Reward II returned.
IRISH TERRIER-Brown; near Observe
tory Circle: children's pet. Call Cleveland
6627. Reward.
PO1NTER-,-Brown and white. female. 8
months old. wearing tag No. 1890 Re-
ward. 500. Return 511 Gath st. ne 28s
PURSE-Small green upper purse con-
taininr 2 diamond bracelets, 3 diamond
rim Ind two $40 bills. between Champlain
Apis. on K ST. and Conn. ave and McKin-
ley st: Reward. Cleveland 201O.
SORoR1TY PIN. Chi Sigma. between 1884
reward. Park Central Apis. No. S2l.
WRIST WATCH lady's. initials e. J. G.;
IueFay night: Reward. Call Adams $3.50
setDk O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-09-23

= The tdr-reachino effects OF the
, nep social security program. notu q
leading topic in the national po-
litical field, are discussed here in
the fourth of a series OF articles
based on a frst-hdnd surrey OF
the operation Of the system in Sep
ernl States, as UeH as OF the Gen.
tral administration in Washington.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
LOYALIsTS TIGHTEN DEFENSE

Socialists Have Only Watermelons and
Grapes for Food.
(Copyright, 1896, BY the Associated Press)
WITH GOVERNMENT FORCES AT
SANTA CRUZ DEL RETAMAR,
Evening star., 1936-09-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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padded a,Id vans; furniture especially: return
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myself: LESTER M MURRAY, 1920 Rose
DAILY TRIPS, MOVING LOADS AND
New York. Frequent trips to other East
sae stef The PnfnSs6s PavboN gsrysss sn1s
STORAGE co. Phone Decatur 1900.
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debts contracted other than by myself.
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Evening star., 1936-09-23

enough to possess wagons crouched
under the tops amid jumbled house
hold possessions.
At Valmojado and Navalcarnero
they collected into groups, aiding each
other to flee from the advancing
Moorish patrols Of the driving Fascists.
FIGHTING NEARS BILBAO.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
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Evening star., 1936-09-23
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Evening star., 1936-09-23

DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.
The partnership trading as Betty Way
vas dissolved September s, 1886. AL
liabilities Of the frm were assumed BY
and all accounts due the frm should be
paid to- Betty Way Carnduh. 612 18th
st n w., Washipgton D. G..
AYICE FAY
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
YOUNG EDITORS
TO BANQUET

COLLEGE PARK. Md. May %.
Student journalists of the Univer-
sity of Maryland will stage their
annual publications banquet to-
night in the National Press Club
auditorium. Approximately $50
students will attend the party,
fashioned after the Gridiron Club
dinner.
A picked cast from the Footlight
Club, campus dramatic organiza-
ton, has prepared a program Of
skits and dramas satirizing faculty
members, administration officials
and campus personalities.
Oliver owen Kuhn, Washington
editor, will address the diners and
William H. Hillegeist, of Balti-
more, director of admissions at
the university, will act as toast
master. Attendance is restricted
to working members of the StaffS
of the three Maryland University
publications, the Diamondback.
Terrapin and Old Line.
Retiring editors Of the three
publications will turn over the
reins of office to the successors
for the coming year.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
BOARD STUDIES
POWER FOR
COUNTY

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, May ga municipal power
plant for Arlington doomed today
as the county board Of commits
sioners studied q report from a
firm Of electrical engineers, ad-
vising that much lower rates
could be secured through public
ownership.
Despite q recent reduction in
rates by the Virginia Public Serv-
ice Company, its patrons are pay
ing higher rates than do small
group of consumers who are
served by the Braddock Power
Company, q subsidiary Of Po-
tomac Electric Power Company.
No action on the proposal to
establish Q municipal plant is ex-
pected to be taken by the board
until after the installation of its
new county manager, Frank C..
Harahan, who will assume duties
here June /.
Wiley and Wilson, of Lynchburg,
consulting engineers who pre-
pared the report for Arlington,
said in part:
while the new rates put in
effect May 1, by the Virginia
Public Service Company repre-
sent quite . reduction in Airing
ton county, they are still very
much above the BraddOck Power
Company rates ON the average,
and 1t looks like the BraddOck
Power rates might be realized
through establishment Of a
cOunty-Owned system"
One Of the possibilities reported
by the engineers Is that of using
natural water dam site at Deco
guam as the basic unit for a plant.
This site Is approximately eight
miles from the center of Arlington
county.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
FAMILY TREES
HER HOBBY

Anything that's old attracts
Eunice Haden-even family his
tories. So it isn't unusual that
Miss Haden turns to things old
for her variety of hobbies.
Genealogy being something that
suggests lavender and the old
days of chiva1ry, Miss Haden. who
lives at 4309 Kansas Ave. N. w..
has recently taken up the study
of family trees in her spare time,
but, as luck would have it:
81 started on my own line and
Just as I reached the most in
tereSting chapter, l had to give
it up temporarily to look up
the family trees Of some of my
friends"
One of the reasons that Miss
Haden enjoys this particular hobby
is because it's so "old and calm
and restful." After day at the
office in the War Department,
she says it's very Soothing" to
spend the evening at the Library
Of Congress delving into old
records.
In addition to her genealogical
penchant, Miss Haden takes an
interest in old furniture. She has
in her possession the first musical
instrument taken by the pioneers
into Iowa-an 1910 melodeon.
Miss Haden's other hobbies in
clude bookbinding and painting.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Continued from Local Page)

(COnL1nueu from Local Fage)
Norton Gilbert, 915 Fifteenth St
N. w., A miles.
George A. Janios, 4818 Nebraska
Ave. N. W., As miles.
Clarence Jones, 1866 T st. N. W.,
40 miles.
George M. Joray, l745 Hobart
st. N. w., 48 miles.
Paul w. Klaassen, 1908 I St
N. w., 48 miles.
Jeter C. Smith, 81 S st. N. w.,
40 miles.
Frank c. Stetson, 14O0 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W., IS miles.
Lee M. Trammell, GIT C st
N. E., 46 miles.
Katheryn L. Ward, BIT N st
N. W., A miles.
William F. Webster, Clarendon
Va, 40 miles.
Those whose permits were re
voked for is days were:
Robert v. Wilkerson, 718 Halt
st. S. W., SO miles.
Karl S. Wolverton, 1880 Belmont
St. N. W., 38 miles.
John w. Gillispie. 1913 N St. s.
E., IS miles.
Violet D. Goebel, 4915 Arkansas
Ave. N. w., 38 miles.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
WOMEN PLAN
CLUBHOUSE

CHEVY CHASE. Md, May %
Plans are being made by members
of the Women's Club, of Chevy
Chase, to purchase a site and
erect a clubhouse, it was an
nounced here following a meeting
of the club.
First organized in 1918, the
membership roll has increased
until the club now has 575 paid
memberships.
It was learned that tentative
plans call for the erection Of a
building with an auditorium hay
ing a seating capacity of 500 and
a kitchen. It would be modern
throughout.
The club is considering a tract
of land at the intersection of Con-
necticut Avenue and Dunlop
Street, it was said. For several
years the club has met in the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
SPANISH TRADE
PACT HELD UP

Foreign exchange commitments
which Spain has made to Great
Britain and France today were
blocking the conclusion of a trade
agreement between this country
and the Spanish republic.
Negotiations which have been
under way for q year and a half
with Spain were being held up be-
cause Of this governments object
ions to so-called exchange clearing
arrangements which Spain has
with France and Britain.
The French and British govern
ments obtained these commitments
with view to protecting their
own trade and obtaining a virtual
monopoly on SPANS foreign pur-
chaSeS.
AS Spain sells to France and
Britain q great deal more than
she buys from them, the Ameri-
can negotiatorS fear the exchange
arrangement will force her to
purchase goods from those two
countries which, under the trade
agreement, she might otherwise
purchase In this country.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
ToMoRRoW's PROGRAMS

PARIS, $3.50 p.m.-Theater Ma
tional de pOpera. TPA, 25.2 m,
11.88 meg.
MOSCOW, 4 p. ma broadcast
for Youth: How Soviet workers
spend their free time in the sum-
mer. RNE, Is m, IL meg.
ROME, 6 p. m.-News bulletins
in English. Opera. "Rome's Mid
night Voice., by Miss Amy Ber-
nardy. Duets-in dialect. 2Ro,
3l.1 m, 9.63 meg.
LONDON, $3.50 p. m.-"Under
Big Ben" A talk by Howard Mar
shall. esd, 25.5 m. Ills meg;
Csc, 31.3 M. 9.58 meg; GSA, 40 5
M, COS meg.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Two District Drivers
Lose Their Permits

William j. Harris, 3418 Oliver
st. N. w., SO miles.
Allen L. Trickett, 708 Fourth St.
N. w., 38 miles.
Susan N. Vandyke, 1910 Biltmore
st. N. w., So miles.
Convictions in Traffic Court
were:
Second OffenSe, Speeding
Robert F. King, 1905 Ritten,
house st. N. w., SIS.
John G. Foy, jr., 1861 Maryland
Ave. N. E., $40.
Charles E. Sims, Virginia, $40.
First Offense, Speeding
Wilfred r. Dauplaise, 1928 Six,
tenth st. N. w.. SIS.
Alexander Lilies, 2137 L st. N.
W., $40.
James E. Cross, 2O4 Sixth St.
S. E., $40.
Edwin B. Hagen, 800 Thirteenth
st. S. E., $40.
George Il. Carter, F'oWler'S Hill
N. w., IS.
Marvin H. Bryant, Naval Hos.
pital, IS.
John A. Solomon, S21 K st.
N. E.. IS.
Max J. Kornhauser, 1881 Kan
SaS Ave. N. w.. IS.
Roger B. Farquar Sd, 1917 Fair
mont st. N. W., IS.
Virginia H. Riley, Homeopathic
Hospital, IS.
Leroy G. Ellis, Maryland, IS.
John w. Payne. 259 Valley
Ave. S. E., IS.
Adrian R. Lett. 1887 H st.
N. E., IS.
Vincent G. Fitzsimmons, Mary.
land. SIS.
George Pendleton. 1915 S St.
N. w.. IS.
George R. Brown. no address,
IS.
Reginald Kiefer. no address.
&5
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

} BERLIN, 1880 p. m.-Scandina-
Wan Evening. DJD. 25.4, lit
meg.
HALIFAX, 8 p.m.-Acadian
Serenade-solosist with orchestra.
CJRO, winnipeg, 48.7 M, Sis meg.
CJRX, Winnipeg, 25.6 m, 11.72
meg.
CARACAS, 1918 p.m.-Na-
tional Orchestra. YV2RC m So
mes.
LONDON, 1925 p. "Fonaign
Affairs. by Sir Frederick Whyte,
K.C.S.T.. LID. esd, 25.5 m.
11.75 meg; Csc, 31.3 M. 9.58 meg.
PITTSBURGH, II p. m.-Dx
Club. W8XK, 48.8 m, GA meg.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
COUNTY SEEKS
DC. FUNDS IN
CHEST DRIVE

B ESDA, Nd, May %.
Plans are now under way by the
legislation and legal action COM
mittee of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation whereby the an
nual campaign for funds of the
County Social Service League can
be conducted in connection with
the Washington Community Chest
drive.
At meeting of the Civic Fedora
ton here two weeks ago it was in
timated that the sanction of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Congress would
be sought for a request that the
suburban charity organizations be
permitted to canvass District and
Federal governmental depart
ments during the time their cam
paignS were in progress.
Negotiations Under Way
This however was denied by Col.
o. P. M. Brown, chairman OF the
legislation and legal action COM
mittee, who said that friendly ne
gotiations we're now in progress
with Community Chest officials to
work out some arrangement that
would prove satisfactory to both
the Chest and the suburban
counties, and he believed happy
solution of the situation would
result.
It has been estimated by county
officials that approximately $100,
900 is contributed annually by
Montgomery county resi- d e n t S
alone to the Washington Commu'
nifty Chest, and the county re-
ceiveS nothing in return for this
donation. This same situation eX'
lists in both Prince Georges county,
Md, and Arlington county, Va,
they say.
On the other hand, it is pointed
out, the local charitable agency,
the Social Service League. which
depends solely upon private con-
tributionS for its existence and ex.
ponds it's entire fund collection
in caring for the needy residents
of the county, has difficulty in
raising $4,000 each year.
Could Reduce Tax Rate
If the amount given by county
residents to the Washington relief
agencies could be placed at the
disposal of the county Social Serv.
ice League and the Welfare Board,
a reduction could be made in the
county tax rate, county officials
pointed out today, since the relief
levy of $780, 900 or $4,000 annually
could be greatly reduced or done
away with altogether. they say.
Attempts to reach an agreement
with Chest officials in Washing
ton several months ago, whereby
solicitors would carry cards for
each of the suburban agencies to-
gether with the Community Chest
cards and then the person solic-
tied could decide to which they
wished to donate, were unsuc-
ceSSful.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Ho, For Fireman's Life

SACRAMENTO, Cal. 0.N.S).
Joined the force to be a fireman
not a bloomin' dishwasher," Fire
Capt. William McGraw com.
planned. McGraw'S complaint
came after his company had been
called on an emergency run to
wash streets following a truck
crash which precipitated 1900
eggs, cracking and Scrambling all
over the thoroughfare.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
u. 5. EMPLOYEES
HERE 1879
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Continued from Local Page)
tons increasing overnm n t
force. It was shown that workers
totalled, on average, not more
than $4,000 during 1929, hit the
10000 mark during the next two
years, and then declined to an
average of approximately $4,000
in 1882.
Gains have been steady since,
however, and the table revealed
that Washington broke the 100, 900
mark in April of last year. The
March total of more than 10000,
officials pointed out today, is
within 5000 of the aggregate Of
Government employees who
swarmed to the Capital during the
World War. On ArmiStice Day,
1918, $4,000 was the total re-
ported by the Civil Service Com
mission,
The Washington times., 1936-05-22

TALKS
T:15-CarI b. bennett ........ WMAh
9:45-MOnsignOr Keegan, "Hu.
man CapitaP .WJSV
DRAMA
6:45-Renfrew Of the Mounted ..WJsV
7:OO-Irene Rich ........... .WMALs
Five Star Final ......... VOL
8:OO-HOllywOOd HOtel-WarneF
Baxter, Myrna 10y, and
others; Ray Paige's Orches-
ira (part drama) ........ WJSV
8:30-COurt of Human Relations .WRC
DANCE MUSIC
10:l5-LerOy Smiths Orchestra .WJSV
lO:3O-MacW williams Glen Echo Or.
chestra 49,. .............. WRE
II :OO-EmOry Daugherty's Orch. WJSV
11:15-JOlly COburns' Orchestra .WRO
1:30-Paul MarteIs Orchestra VOL
IL :45-DOn BestOr's Orchestra .WJSV
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Bridge Job Awarded

A contract for the widening Of
BenningS Bridge over the tracks
Of the Pennsylvania and Balti
more and Ohio railroads was
awarded today by the District
Commissioners to Bahen and
Wright, Inc, Of 916 Rhode Island
Ave. N. E., who had submitted a
low bid of $166, 049.52.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Hero Dog

CENTRALIA. Wash. UNS }.
A German Shepherd dog died
martyrs death here when he
grabbed a live" wire in his mouth.
The dog prevented school children
from touching the wire by grab.
bing it with his mouth.
The Washington times., 1936-05-22
Radio Features

EARL GOODWIN, Times Radio News,<
heard daily except Sunday, 9--9:15
a. M, WMAL.
6:15-FOreign Trade Week WMAL
7:8O--Sidewak Interview ....... VOL
S:45-BOb Hurleigh presents Bill
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Evening star., 1936-07-11

This is Americas S tenth ma jor drought
in fifty years.
Records of the United States Weather
Bureau show that large areas OF the
United States suffered from crop burning
dry weather in 1889, 1894. 1901. 1917, 1921,
1924 1880 and 1854. Each of these years
was marked by notably less than normal
rainfall over most of the country, but in
varying degrees. for different sections.
This variation tends to mask drought
statistics. The Weather Bureau records
show that the severe droughtS gradually
approach a peak year. and that the re-
turn to normal conditions is brought
about gradually Thus the l924-l925
drought had its beginning in 1921 and
was distinguiShable as late as 1926. al
though in that year several States had
more than average precipitation. 1t hap
pens, not infrequently, that year may
Weld abundant rain in one part OF the
country and withhold it in another-aS
was we'll illustrated in 1927, the year OF
the great Mississippi flood. In that year
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina SUI
fered from severe drought.
The country also has had II aonor-
mally wet years in the past half CEN
LuTY, Tie WcdItlCI ASSOAN NS SAAS'''
These we're centered about 1890, 1893.
1902 1905. 1909. 1912, 1915, 1919, 1923,
1927. 1928 and 1929. The average inter-
val between these dates is roughly 1our
years. The figures indicate that the
years Of little and much rainfall sue
ceed each other in q wave-like motion
which advances from east to west ana
may, in due time, encircle the globe.
foa fS that
of drought do not come suddenly and
unheralded. but are almost uniformly
preceded by one or two years OF dl-
miniShed precipitation in various parts
of the United States.
Various sections of the United States
have experienced some notably wet and
dry years in the past. 1t is shown by the
world weather records compiled by the
Smithsonian Institution. On the whole.
however, no long extended trends are
revealed.
The longest American weather record
is that for Charlestown, S. c., which has
been kept, with few Interruptions, Tor
1876 years The mean rainfall up to 1925
was 4842 inches. with spread OF slightly
more than As incheS-from years total
of 6S.76 inches in 1765 to $3.50 inches In
1850. .-.
Records for Boston are available for
116 years. The mean to 1920 was 4l.5O
inches, but with a spread between 5l35
inches in 1859 to 27.20 inches in 1922.
Burlington, Vt, with nearly continuous
records since 1928. shows a similar varia-
tion-a mean of S249 inches, but with
spread from 2099 inches in 1881 to 1914
inches in 1888.
Precipitation records for New Orleans
are available since 1886. The yearly av-
eraee to 1922 was 5645 inches, but with
the remarkable spread Of 5466 inches.
What apparently was the wettest year
for any locality in the American records
is recorded for New Orleans. with pre-
cipitation of 1878 inches in 1875. The
dryest year was 1899, with rainfall of
31.07 inches. In 1888, 1905 and 1912 New
Orleans endured extremely wet years,
with 1913, 80.07 and 81 so inches of rain
fall respectively. On the whole, however,