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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-07-24
BATTLE NEAR
MADRID BEING
FOUGHT TODAY
F ascists Engage Leftists
Who Are Defending
Pass to Capital

LONDON, July "a. = Spanish
Fascists and Leftists are today bat
Ting 26 miles northwest of Madrid
for possession of the Capital, re-
newing the attack blocked yester-
day by the Liberal artillery, in
fantry and planes.
The Facists are fighting for con-
troll of the pass of Guadarrama,
gateway to Madrid.
Six thousand Leftists are de-
Tending the pass and reinforce
ments have been dispatched there
according to dispatches received
here.
Reports indicated that neither
forces are SO far gaining any adj
vantage, but both fighting stub
bornly.
Dispatches received here from
Madrid, through diplomatic sources
in Paris, said the rebels are ap-
parently ION top" at Irun
There has been a dispatch re-
ceiyed here stating that San Sebas-
tan Communists have threatened
to kill 500 Spanish aristocrats un-
less rebel planes cease bombing
the town. San, Sebastian is the
summer home of American Am
bassador Bowers.
FOUR THOUSAND KILLED
Advices received this afternoon
state that Col. Villeneuva, Rebel
Commander, estimates that 1000
have been killed in bitter fighting
for possession of San Sebastian
In a battle near Endarlaza SIS
rebels and an undetermined num-
Der of others we're slain.
Bo1Uers Is Safe
Advices from Paris yesterday re-
port that United States Ambassa-
dor Bowers is safe in Fuenterrabia,
Spain.
In the battle northwest of Madrid
for possession of the city, rebels
plan an encirclng movement from
the north to the south in an at
tempt to starve Madrid into sub
mission. Similar starving tactics
are being used at San Sebastian and
Irun, it is said. .-
TWO MEET DEATH
WASHINGTON, July "a. =, The
State Department has been ad-
vised that two men attempting a
relief mission for the American
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The Island of Ida-Na-Mawi, very
indented in its southern part, forms
a kind of irregular trapeze which
lengthenS out to the northwest,
following curve terminated by
the Cape Van-Dieman. 1t is al
most at the beginning of this
curve, at point where the PENN
Sula measures only a few miles,
that Auckland Is built. The city
is situated in the same way as
Corinth is in Greece-which has
caused it to be called the 'Corinth
of the South" It has two open
ports, one to the west. the other to
the east. The latter on the Gulf
Hauraki, being rather shallow, has
had to build some long piers, Eng
liSh fashion, where the ships Of
mean tonnage can be berthed.
long commercial pier, which joins
Queen Street, one of the principal
streets of the city.
Holidays From School
It was in the center Of Queen
Street that the Chairman Boarding
School was situated. On February
Is, 1860, during the afternoon,
about a hundred boys accompanied
by their parents came out Of that
institution all in a gay and happy
mood, like birds from an open cage.
1t was the beginning of their
holidays. Two months of independ-
ence, two months of freedom. And
for some there was the prospect
of a sea trip, which for a long time
had been a subject of conversation
at the school.
Needless to add what envy was
excited by those who were going to
take passage on the yacht Slough,
which was preparing to visit the
coast of New Zealand in a round
cruise.
The pretty schooner, chartered
by the parents of the pupils, had
been provisioned for a six weeks
voyage. 1t belonged to the father
of one of them, William H. Gar
nett, veteran captain of the Mer-
chant Marine, who was to have
commanded the yacht on its
cruise. The trip was to be con-
Quoted under the best conditions
Of security and comfort. These
young boys looked forward to
it eagerly.
There were five classes in the
Chairman School. If in the first
and second, the young ones were
still at the age where they kissed
their parents; already in the
third, the older ones has replaced
the usual kiss by the hsndShakes
of grown men. No one watched
the children, no one supervised
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their reading. Holidays we're fire.
quent, study hours only what
was necessary. There. were many
exercises and sports, including
gymnastics and boxing. The pu-
pills were given considerable free.
dom, and initiative was encour.
aged.
The pupils rarely abused free
dom. If they did they were
given the strap, which is nothing
very shameful for young Anglo
Saxons. They submitted without
protest when they recognized that
they deserved punishment.
The older boys had the reSpon-
Sibility Of protecting the younger
ones, and these, in turn, rendered
other services such as carrying
in breakfast, brushing clothes,
blackening shoes, and running
errands-all known as Tagging"
and the boys who performed the
services called flags" So both
older and younger boys complied
to discipline.
The IA pupils, from 8 to IA
years old, who were to make the
cruise on the Slough, were in
various classes in the Chairman
School. All were Of British orr
gin except the two French boys
(the Briant brothers) and Cor
don, who was American. Their
family backgrounds, their char
acters and their relations at
school are important to us.
CHAPTER v
Donaphan and Cross were cou-
sins from q family of rich proprie-
tors who were high in New Eng
land society. They were a few
months over Is and both were in
the fifth form, or class. Doniphan
was elegant, we'll groomed and the
most distinguished Of all the pupils.
He was intelligent and StudiouS
and always anxious to keep his
place, as much by his love Of
knowledge as by his desire to be
above his comrades. An ariSto-
cratic haughtineSS had caused him
to be nicknamed Lord" DonipEan
and his imperious character in
clined him to dominate wherever
he found himself.
This was the source Of his
rivalry with Briant. It dated back
several years and was accentuated
when circumstances cause d
Briant'S influence over his COM
panionS to increase.
Cross, an ordinary pupil, ad-
mired everything his cousin Doni-
phan thought, said, or did.
Baxter was the same age and in
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in their studies because they knew
how to read and write, which was
nothing to be proud Of at their
age.
All these children belonged to
respected families which had
been in New Zealand a long time.
Boarding the Eloughi with them
were the American and the two
French boys.
The American was Gordon, IA
years old. His face and figure
were already stamped with that
certain frank roughneSs charac-
teristic of the Yankee. Slightly
awkward, little heavy, he was
the most sedate pupil of the fifth
form. Not so brilliant as Doni.
phan, he had a straight mind,
a practical sense, a taste for seri-
Gus things, and was keen OBJ
server with a cool, even temper.
He methodically arranged his
ideas in his brain as he did his
OOOho dLIu pC4lC14o VII lid uSSk. 11lo
comrades liked him and welcomed
him. Gordon. born in Boston,
was an orphan. His guardian was
an old consul agent who, after
making his fortune, had come to
New Zealand and lived in a
pretty villa on the heights near
the village of Mount st. John.
The French boys, Briant and
Jack, were the sons of a we'll
known engineer who had come
to New Zealand two and one-half
years ago to direct draining
marshes in Ika-no-mawi. The
eldest was Is and often was last
in the fifth form, although he
was highly intelligent, but he was
not great worker. However,
when he chose to apply his facil-
ity of assimilation and his re-
markable memory, he could be
at the top Of his class. It was
on such occasions that Doniphan
showed his jealousy. Never close
friends in school, the conse-
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WALLACE ASKS
u. 5. RECLAIM
RANGELAND

Editors Note-IS the Federal
Government to re-Gcquire millions
OF acres IT Western land, which
it gaze to the pioneers during the
last century? This has become an
important i, sue in Washington,
due to the depletion of natural
resources under private manage
ment-d 'ndition emphasized by
the terrific effects of drought the
past tho gears. In a series OF
three articles of tUhich this is the
first, the situation is set forth
from the standpoint OF the Co..
eminent, as embodied in report
from the Department OF Agricul-
ture to the Senate. Facts herein
haze not hitherto been disclosed.
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the same form. He was cool,
thoughtful, a good worker, eSpeci-
ally with his hands. His father
was a merchant in modest circum-
stances.
Webb and Wilcox, sons of
wealthy, highly esteemed members
Of the bar, were twelve and half
years old and in the fourth form.
Both were wilful and quarrelsome
and had been exacting in observa-
ton of Tagging"
Garrett, of the third form, was
the son of a retired sea captain.
Service, his friend of the same age
-12-waS a well-to-do planters
son. The two families were quite
friendly and Garrett and Service
had become inSeparable. They
were good hearted boys, but had
little taste for work. Garrett was
especially fond of playing his &C
cordeon, which he had taken
aboard the Slough. Service, who
dreamed of sea adventures and
whose favorite books were Robin
son CruSoe and The Swiss Family
Robinson, was the clown of the
school. He was unfailingly happy
and by far the most giddy-brained.
Regarded AS Good Students
There were two boys of 9, Jen-
kinS, the son of the director of
the Society of Science, and liver
son, the son of a clergyman of st.
Paul'S Metropolitan Church. They
were good pupils. Jenkins in the
third form, TverSon in the second.
Dole. eight and half years old,
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the young passengers embarked.
Captain Garrett was to arrive at
the moment of sailing. Only the
mate and the cabin boy received
Gordon and his comrades. Even
the mate, after all the boys were
in ted, thought he could join his
crew in a nearby cafe, where they
mace the sad mistake II staying
until late hour. AS to Moko. the
cabin boy, he had fallen asleep
in the forecastle.
Continued on First Comic Page)
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By L. w. MEREDITH
International NeyyS Service

A recommendation that not only
all Federal lands Of the West be
turned over to the Department
Of Agriculture, but that 125,000,0 900
acres Of range lands now in
private ownership be reclaimed for
supervision by that department,
has been made to Congress by
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace.
Wallace's ideas are contained
in a long-suppreSsed report to the
United States Senate, accompa-
MED by letter from the Secretary
to President Roosevelt.
The report, compiled by the
Forest Service of the Department
of Agriculture, charges that live
stock men of the great plains have
failed in their methods and use OF
the lands.
What is needed, the report as
Serts, is control from Washington
in particular, closely knit, posi-
tive administration with adequate
technical skill" as exercised by the
Department of Agriculture.
Lands DeteriOrated
Under private ownership, range
lands, the report charges, have de-
Perforated 81 per cent. Hence the
Government should acquire one
third of the 376,000,000 acres now
in private ownership-through tax
delinquencies, by purchase if
necessary, or by gift if the ranch
ers want to give back the lands
to the keeping of Washington.
Not only have private owners
failed in their stewardship of their
own lands, but the Department of
the Interior has an even worse
record in its handling of the pub
lie domain and Indian grazing
lands, says the report, sent to the
Senate in April, but so closely
guarded since then that only re-
Gently have stockmen of the West
obtained few of the 10000 copies
printed.
Even a press release, written
and mimeographed when the re-
port was sent to the Senate, in
compliance with a resolution intro
duced by Senator George w. Nor
ris (RO of Nebraska, was killed
on the records of the department.
Back of the report is a bitter
battle between the Department Of
Agriculture and the Department
of the Interior, headed by Secre-
tary Harold L. IckeS.
Of the 728,OO0,000 acres Of
range landS-an area comprising
40 per cent of the total land area
of the United StateS-the Interior
Department supervises 127, 1872, 900
acres of public domain lands, and
100000 acres of grazing lands.
The Department of Agriculture
supervises 100000 acres, listed
as national forest lands. The re-
manning grazing lands, approx
mately 100000 acres, are in the
public. domain, but as yet sub
jected to no grazing control regu-
lations.
Criticizing the use of lands by
private owners, the report asserts:
Theoretically the incentive Of
ownership should have kept
large areas in good condition,
but actually it has been so in
effective that the original graz
ing capacity has been reduced
more than one half.
"The private owners reSpOn-
sibility for the stewardship Of
land is a concept conspicuous
largely by it's absence in the
United States. Ownership has
been regarded as carrying the
right of unrestricted use even
though it meant destruction,
and even though the evil con-
sequences of destruction did not
stop with the owner, but ex-
tended to the public and to pos
terity,"
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quences Of their discord have been
seen aboard the Slough.
Briant was fearless, enterpris-
ing, clever in sports. quick in re-
partee, obliging, and a good COM
rade. He had nothing of Doni.
phan's haughtiness. Briant was
a little untidy and lacking in
personal care. Briefly Briant was
French and, by this fact, quite
different from his English COM
panionS.
The crew was not aboard when,
on the evening Of the fourteenth,
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A Tale Of the Adventures Of Fifteen Boys
Aboard the Schooner SIoughi, Grounded
on Reef in a South Pacific Storm
SYNOPSIS

Is ldshng the south Pacific off
1OOton ooneyach IS frightened
IA DID, the youngest quarter Of mile OF surfing
mater separated the boat from the decide
until the tide is lou and the bGckwash has subsidized.
Separated by Cookies Strait they lie between the 34h and
the S5th parallel South position equal that occupied
the northern hemisphere by that part of Europe which includes
France and the North of Africa
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and Costar, eight, were sons Of
army officers who lived in a little
town six miles from Auckland.
Dole was obstinate; Costar greedy:
both thought they were advanced
Evening star., 1936-03-14
SANDY SPRING GIRLS
new COURT CHAMPS
End Typists' Streak to Garner
A. A. u. Crown-Bovello Quint
145-Pound Victor.

Out of Sandy Spring. Md. has come
the best girls basket ball team
of this vicinity this year, while local
plumber can point to the team he
sponsored as being the best 145-pound
mans five in the District.
The Sandy Spring sextet climaxed
an undefeated season last night at the
Heurich gym by trimming the hitherto
undefeated United Typewriter girls,
20-14, for the women's championship.
and Anthony P. Bovello's Plumbers
gained the 45-pound championship by
nosing out the Twin Oak Blackhawks,
2Q-19.
Although they had won II straight
games. the fair Typists never had a
chance, trailing Sandy Spring from
the start Five of the victorious girls
who received gold medals took similar
awards last year when they won the
championship as the Sherwood A. c.
Bovello flttingly rewarded his team
with banquet at the Ambassador Ho-
tel after it had repelled late rally
of the Blackhawks which threatened
to erase its early 1875 advantage. AL
though Josh Billings II points gave
the Plumbers formidable lead, Ever
ett Cross started drive for the Hawks
which fell short only when his brother
Chester missed two consecutive foul
shots which would have tied the game.
Evening star., 1936-03-14

BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
~ RLANDO, Fla, March IA
Jonathon Stone, rangy out
fielding veteran, was to be
~ given his first real chance to
clinch the open right-field job on the
Washington ball club as it faced the
Red -Sox today on Tinker Field.
Manager Bucky Harris, weighing
the batting probabilities of Stone, Dee
Miles and Carl Reynolds, decided last
night to start the left-handed batting
Jonathon after looking over Joe
Cronin's lineup.
The Red Sox plan to use two rookie
right handlers, Stewart Bowers and
Jim Henry. Inasmuch as Reynolds Is
q right-handed batter, Harris deemed
it advisable to choose between Stone
and Miles and decided on the former
because of his experience. Miles also
is suffering from a stih neck and Is
not in the best Of condition.
Heinie Manush, former National,
who went to the Red Sox in trade
for Roy johnson and Reynolds dur
ing the Winter, did not accompany
the Red Sox to Orlando last night
and will not be on hand today. Ma
nush has been nursing sore back
for the last two weeks and remained
in Sarasota for treatments. Heinie
has not been working out with the
club, but he is expected to Join 1t
Monday for his first effort.
The starting Washington nne.up
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Exhibition Tits

At Pensacola, Fla.-Cleveland (A.),
4; New York (N), 2.
At Clearwater, Fla.-Brooklyn (N)
3; Cincinnati (N), 2.
At Bradenton, Fla.-St. Louis (N)
3; Philadelphia (A), 2.
At Los Angeles-Chicago (N0, g.;
Chicago ca, 4.
Today's Schedule.
At Orlando, Fla-Boston (A.) vs..
Washington (A).
At st. Petersburg, Fla.-New York
(A) VS.. Boston (ND.
At Pensacola-New York (N.) VS..
Cleveland (A).
At Lakeland, Fla.-Detroit (A.) VS..
Brooklyn (N).
At Tampa, Fla.-Cincinnat (N.) VS..
Philadelphia (N.).
At West Palm Beach, Fla.-St. Louis
(A) VS.. House of David.
At Los Angeles-Chicago (N.) VS..
Chicago (A0.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Stone Plays in Right as Mats
Begin Spring Training Series

and batting order as announced by
Harris last night. was to be Hill, left
field; Lewis, third base; Myer, second
base; Powell, center field; Travis,
shortstop: Stone, right field; Kuhel,
first base; Bolton, catcher, and New
som, pitcher.
Buck was to pitch at least the first
three innings. Eddie Linke and Pete
Appleton were to divide the rest Of
the pitching.
Cronin announced Boston's start
ing lineup as follows: Almada, right
field; Cramer, center field: Graham,
left field; Foxx, first base: Cronin,
shortstop; McNair, second base;
Croner, third base; Berg, catcher, and
Bowers, pitcher. Henry was to relieve
Bowers on the slab.
The Boston contingent Of 80, which
arrived here yesterday, was to be in
creased today with the arrival Of Hold
out Bill Werber, the Berwyn, Md, boy.
werber was due in the afternoon and
it was likely he would go into a con-
ference with Owner Tom Yawkey
and agree to terms. Werber Is known
to be holding out for $500.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
TIGER FLAG BONUS
IS DECLARED OUT
Owner Briggs Plan Against
League Rules, President
Harridge Holds.
nv a staff correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
~ RLANDO, Fla, March IA
" thew the World %'t'f Champion n'6ss Detroit at
Tigers respectfully but firmly
will be asked to withdraw his s50,000
bonus to the Bengals if they win their
third straight pennant, it was an
nounced here today by President VIII
liam Harridge of the American League
Harridge, making a tour of Amer
ican League clubs training in Florida.
Joined President Clark Griffith of the
Nationals in frowning on Briggs bonus,
although both blamed lack of ia
miliarity with league rules for the
Detroit owners unconventional propo-
sition.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

r AKELAND, Fla, March IA
Al Simmons, the Detroit
Tigers big $4,000 power
- house, swung his new 3S-
ounce bat and bounced one of the
left field pailings.
You see," said the jubilant
Mickey Cochrane, "the guys hit
ting like old times. To left field,
too. though that lighter bat
would help.
That's right" put in Simmons,
as he finished his turn at the plate.
II don't like to admit I can't
get q heavier stick around as fast
aS ] once did, but Mike, there,
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Simmons, Using Lighter Bat, 0outs With Old Vigor
Credits Cochrane Is PennanC
"Cochrane Is an old friend of

"Cochrane Is an old friend OF
mine, the prospect of being with a
winner and maybe cutting in on
another world series isn't hard to
take and the Detroit ball park is
made to order for me.
Maybe my bats were too heavy,
but that wasn't all of the trouble
in Chicago. just couldn't hit in
the White Sox park.
"I feel differently about Detroit.
I always did well there, just as in
Philadelphia"
Along with the rest of the Ben
gals, Al picks the Tigers again, but
he advises one and all to keep an
eye On the New York Yankees.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
LETTER FOR MANVILLE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TROY, N. Y, March 14.-William
w. Manville of Washington, D. c.,
has been awarded his varsity basket
ball letter for the third consecutive
year here at Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute.
A guard, Manville was the best de-
fensive player on the club. He for
merly was a student at Mckinley High
School in Washington.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
MACK TRIES NEW
OUTF|ELD LINEUP
Puts PuccineIIi, SIugging
Rookie, in Left-Auker
in Sliding Pit.

BY the Associated Press.
TORT MYERS, Fla, March IA
- In a revision of the Athletics
outfleld plans, Connie Mack has
u assigned George Puccinelli,
home-run king of the International
League last year, to left field. with
Wally Moses staying in right instead
Of filling Cramer's place in center, and
giving the latter position to Robert
Lee Johnson.
LAKELAND, F1a.-Elden Auker,
submarine hurler of the Tigers and
no mean hand with the ash. plans
to do some sliding this season.
He placed himself under the tutor
ship of Gerald Walker, but Jo-Jo
White interrupted the session to offer
the benefit Of his celebrated scissors
slide"-which Auker figured he could
do without.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Pat Ma
lone, the model man of the Yankees
camp, says he wants plenty of work
and Manager Joe Mccarthy seems in
clined to see that he gets it. Joe
would like nothing better than to have
Pat develop into a starting pitcher
again.
Ted Kleinhans said he was imper-
sonating Ike Boone when he was
knocked out by fly ball that hit him
on the head.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Rogers
Hornsby said he would use most of
his rockies as the Browns played the
House of David in an exhibition game
today.
Leonard Schopp, Earl Caldwell and
Howard Mills were expected to see
mound duty.
Evening star., 1936-03-14

Melillo feud still strong. This dates
back to 1888 when Jack Burn hit a
homer against the Yanks and Nc
Carthy, according to Melillo, ordered
the next batter to be busted off,"
The batter happened to be little
Spinach" He was so mad he chal-
lenged the whole Yankee bench and
put special emphasis on Mccarthy.
There is the Jack Burns -Rube WAL
berg grudge. Rube was supposed to
have aimed a fast ball at Burns noodle
one day and it's common gossip that
Jack and Rube mix it every time they
meet,
Evening star., 1936-03-14
IOWA, INDIANA AHEAD

IOWA CITY, Iowa, March II (P
Iowa and Indiana headed the list Of
eight schools entered in the Western
Conference championship wrestling
tournament here last night with six
men each qualified in the semi-finals.
Michigan qualified five men, Min
nesota and Ohio State, each four; IL
linois, three: Chicago and Northwest
ern, each two.
Semi-final matches will be held
this afternoon, with finals and con-
ISOLATION bouts scheduled tonight.