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Evening star., 1936-07-29
TWO SUSPECTED
IN FATAL FIRES
Montana Authorities Check
Incendiarism as Three
Lives Are Lost.
By Ire Associated Press.

Bv GEe AScoCiateo FFSss'
HAVRE, Mont, July 29.-Authori-
ties checked reports Of incendiarism
today as a thousand men fought to
control a forest fire that fatally
burned three men and destroyed thou
sands of acres of timber in the Little
Rockies, mountain range southwest
Of here.
Shifting winds last night began to
blow the flames back toward burned
over ground, and, unless the wind
direction is changed again, 1t was
believed the crisis had passed.
Sheriff r. L. Campbell at Malta,
Mont, near the fire, said he was
checking reports the blaze might have
been the work Of pyromaniacs.
He declined to tell details of the
report, but said miners at Zortman,
Just east of the fire sector at the
southern end of the Fort Balknap In
dian Reservation, had said they saw
1.-TWO strange men" in the area Satur-
day.
Sheriff Campbell also said he was
investigating reports two fire fighters
were missing Congestion at the fire
front, however, made 1t difficult to
tell. Cameron Baker, "a, Of Havre,
and John Rowles of Landusky. Mont,
were trapped by the flames Saturday
night The third victim, S. r.
Brockunier of Lowell, Mass, died Of
burns in a hospital.
DR.. M. M. Knechtel Of Washing
ton, D. c., leader of the party. who
escaped by hiding in a small cave
was released from hospital at Malta
last night, after being treated for
burns, shock and exhaustion.
Evening star., 1936-07-29

At the conclusion of the "sing" the
theater audience Is invited to listen
to the Gang Busters" program,
which, in radio vernacular, Is "piped"
in from the studies. Its theme song.
so to speak, is the ra-ta-ta of a ma
chine gun, a contrast to the folky
songs on the Sing" program.
Anyhow, as the staccato ra-ta-ta
broke the stiffness of the theater a
few nights ago at the conclusion of
the sing" two men sprawled on the
floor.
SOUVENIR.
ONE of the prize possessions Of q
traveller just returned from the
Far East is label OF a bottle OF
Scotch" whisky made in Japan. The
brand says:
queen George, VII"
\
FUN.
The wholesale produce business Is
generally considered q placid, even
drab, calling, but at least one local
firm has undertaken the addition of
O touch OF whimsy.
A most inviting chair e reserved
in the establishment for the more
aggravating buyers, but its purpose is
not to soothe-the seat is electrically
wired.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
POLICE RAID FOES
OF BLUM IN PARIS
Headquarters Of Dissolved "Fa.
scist" Groups Visited to Bar
Reorganization.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 29.-police thrust
anew tonight at opponents of Premier
Leon Blum's Leftist government
Rightists charged with favoring re-
volt like that in Spain.
Operating in absolute secrecy, po-
lice began a series Of raids on head
quarters of dissolved Fascist" leagues
and Offices of Rightist groups.
Oficials announced they were in
vestigating charges Of reorganization
of the leagues, and said "a number
Of searches we're made during the
morning and afternoon by judiciary
police Squads moved first against
the Anti-Soviet Rallying Committee. ="
Apparently, however, police did not
visit headquarters of the French So
cial party. successor to the Croix de
Feu, which had been strongest of the
leagues fighting Blum's popular front
government.
Nevertheless. deputies Of the French
Chamber said the raids apparently
were inspired by protest Of Leftists
against "recrudescence Of the Croix
de Feu."
Evening star., 1936-07-29
0LD.AGE PENSION
REGULATIONS SET
Maryland County Welfare Stats
to Depend on Case Load
Size.

Sy the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 29.-The Board
Of State Aid and Charities announced
today the basis on which county vel
fare boards would be allowed to en-
ploy case workers to handle old-age
pensions, aid to dependent children
and aid to the blind.
The size of the welfare boards
stan is based on the population OF
the county and the size of the as
sistance load. The chairman and the
executive secretary Of the State board
may authorize these limits to be ex-
ceeded, however, in order to speed up
investigation of old-age pension ap-
plications.
The salaries to be paid the workers
must be within the limits to be es-
tablished by the State board. The
limits on employment of the welfare
workers were included in the first
lot Of regulations sent to the county
boards. The regulations were ap-
proved by the State board about .
month ago.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
STREET SHOE SHINES
RULED WORTH NICKEL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2s-New York
visitors who step on . box in, the
street to get their shoes shined and
then wonder what they should pay
for 1t were rescued from their dilemma
yesterday.
No matter what sinners may ask
often they quote good" and "ordi-
nary" shine prices or delight In be-
fuddling visitors by just requesting
anything you want to give"-Magis-
trate William A. Farrell ruled 5 cents
Is the right price.
The decision was handed down
when Louis Greenbers complained he
was knocked down by Sinner Cyprus
Pavalos for refusing to pay . dime.
Pavalos, his sentence suspended, was
told by the court: eff you want to
charge 10 cents, get . store"
Evening star., 1936-07-29
CHRYSLER EMPLOYEES
GET 100000 BONUS
Cash Distribution August 10 in
U. S., Canada, England and
Belgium Is Second.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 29.-K. T. Keller,
president of the Chrysler Corp. an
nounced today that an additional cash
bonus of 100000 will be distributed
August 10 to employees in the United
States, Canada, England and Belgium.
The bonus will be the second paid by
the corporation this year, $4,000, 900
having been distributed to $4,000 en-
ployes on February IA.
The announcement stated that all
employees on the pay roll uring any
part Of the fourth quarter of 1885 will
participate in the distribution. The
minimum amount will be $25, with an
extra payment Of 81 for each addi-
tional year of service up to 10 years.
During the last six months the cor
poration has produced 57s,407 auto
mobiles and trucks, the largest six
months business in its history, Keller
said.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
FATHER IS SORRY
HE DIDN'T KILL SON.
Watchman Jailed in AIexan.
dria Charged With Slash
ina Boy With Razor.
ny a Stan Correspondent oa rne Star

ny . Stan Correspondent oi Fhe star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 29-With
his barefoot legs pulled under him like
a little boy, a 67-year-old father de-
clared in his cell at police headquar-
ters last night he was sorry he had
not killed his 16-year- old son when
advised the boy would probably sur
vive a severe razor wound in the side.
II don't care about the electric chair.
It would be the first peace I've had in
years." he said in telling of domestic
troubles with his family of nine
children.
The man, Willis Petty, watchman
at river front plant, was held with
out bail pending outcome of his sons
injury.
He said he slashed the boy in the
side because "he jumped on me and
choked me-" His account of other
"indignities" imposed on him by his
family included being made to sleep in
the cowshed on occasion.
Police charged Petty with "felonious
assault and attempted murder" of his
son, DAVID Petty. They said he
slashed the youth with a razor during
an alteration at their home, 2 Terra
Gotta lane. The boy was removed to
the Alexandria Hospital. where %
stitches were required to close his
wound.
Both father and son have been ar
rested before as the result of long
standing family troubles, police said.
During the past year, the father
served 10 days in jail on disorderly
conduct charge brought by his son,
and the boy has been arrested three
times on minor assault charges on
complaint of the father.
Hospital attaches said today the
boys condition was not critical.
Evening star., 1936-07-29

November, offers to bet you Q cool
Thousand that his man beats your
man, and then, before leaving, tries
to borrow IS from somebody 90 he can
get his laundry out Of hook.
Having met both types within the
10 days before coming here and being
fearful that either species Is going to
multiply rapidly during the ensuing
three months. I'm thinking seriously
of taking the veil until after the cam.
paign ends. Politics certainly does
breed its ticks
tcopyright. 1885 BY the North American
Newspaper Aliiap Ine.l
Evening star., 1936-07-29
DISTRICT LAWYER
DIES IN CLEVELAND
E. Weaver Campbell Is
Stricken With Heart
Attack.

z. Weaver Campbell, IL. well known
lawyer Of this city and Los Angeles,
Calf, died Monday in Cleveland of
a heart attack, it was learned here
today.
Mr.. Campbell, who lived here In
the Racquet Club, had left Washing
ton several days ago en- route TO Chi
cago and was stopping over in Cleve-
land
He had been associated in law prac-
tice here with the firm of Hamel, Park
and Saunders and Raymond Ben
jamin. He also had been associated
in practice with former Senator
Thomas w. Hardwick Of Georgia and
former Representative Royal c. John
son Of South Dakota. In addition, he
was in partnership with his brother,
William D. Campbell, in law practice
in Los Angeles. His Offices here are
In the Shoreham Building.
At one time Mr.. Campbell was sec
retary 10 former Senator Ralph H
Cameron of Arizona. He was also ar
officer in the World War.
He was a member of the Racquet
Club, the American Legion and the
Masonic fraternity. being a member
of the Mystic Shrine He belonged
TO the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles
Besides his brother, William D
Campbell. Mr. Campbell leaves three
attorney of Chicago; Kenneth B
Campbell Of Ava, Mo. and Nigel H
Campbell, Stevensville, Mont, and a
sister, Mrs Mary A. Moore, Walnut
/ Park, Calf.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow in the Fort Myer. Va.
Chapel Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery, with full military
honors.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
$1,1W, 900 Suit Lost.

LOS ANGELES, July 40 CP.-A
third court decision yesterday denied
Alice L. Garfield the right to collect
81, ,lo0, 900 for alleged damages resulting
from the sale OF Byron Milton Can
fields Newspaper stock after his death.
Her suit, which recently brought AZ
firmation by the United States su-
preme Court Of Warrington courts
approval Of the sale, was directed
against =. w. scripps, Josephine 8.
Scripps and James G. Scripps Of the
newspaper publishing family. and the
Scripps Papers. Inc.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Spain
Continued From'First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
series of rebel aerial catastrophies
cheered them.
Cannonading was reported resumed
in the San Sebastian sector adjacent
to the Bay of Biscay. although the
town itself was in Leftist hands, with
booted proletarian women patrolins
the streets.
Both the government and the rebels
claimed nearby Renteria, and the
rebel objective apparently was to cut
Loyalist lines between Irun and Sar
Sebastian.
There were indications the in
surgents in the northwest were re.
sorting to guerilla warfare, tactic,
which are more familiar to the
Carlists who live in that mountain
area.
Gen. Carlos Bernal, former sub.
secretary Of war, was named to COM
mand the loyal troops in the noun
tain fighting.
Spanish Brown Shirts and Blue
Shirts were said to be parading the
streets Of Segovia, while several hun
dred Leftists were imprisoned.
The artillery captain, Jose Vasquez
was described az the leader Of the
rebels there.
A loyal airplane, advices from Is.
corial said, partly wrecked a rebe
troop train, which was moving slow.
ly southwark. after insurgents had
fred from the train windows.
Seven Rebel Planes Crash.
Seven rebel airplanes crashed IL
scattered engagements, carrying al
estimated dozen pilots and mechanics
to sudden death.
Liberal militia drove forward to
ward Fascist-dominated territories IL
the north and south as the Leftis
administration claimed the revolution
has collapsed throughout Spain"
The revolutionary forces concen
trated north Of the Guadarrami
Mountains were reported dispatchini
reinforcements to zaragoza, where ,
major engagement was believed i'm
minent.
Reports from the rebel camps de-
clared the insurgents were attemptin,
to drive q steel wedge between tn,
two loyal centers Of Madrid an.
Barcelona in an attempt to cut con
nections between the field armies ans
the capital.
Bowers to Aid Americans.
United States Ambassador Claude
g. Bowers, at Saint Jean De LUZ
France, announced he would leav.
aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cayugs
for Bilbao, Vigo and other norther,
Spanish ports to aid any Americana
needing assistance.
Two Of the rebel planes fell In ar
anti-tircraft barrage from the loya
destroyer Alsedo, while another pai
were shot down by two government
planes over Cadiz.
Another insurgent plane was brought
down at Lerido, near Malaga, ant
a sixth fell on the southern coast
killing three flyers.
Loyal troops captured another plans
at Olvera, in Cadiz province.
The government, citing its progress
in quelling the rebellious movement
claimed normal conditions had beer
restored In these cities:
Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real
Ceunca. Guadalajara, Albacete, Ali
cante, Murcia, Jaen, Huelva, Almeria
Valencia. Castellon de Ia Plana, Bar.
celona, Tarragona, Corona, Lerida
San Sebastian, Bilboa, santander ane
several others.
The capture of Oviedo, on the nor.
thern coast, was predicted after re-
ports that supplies Of water, food
electricity and fuel had been cut OF
from the revolutionary forces.
A loyal flyer arrived at Barcelon,
from Palma, Mallorca Island, aboard
plane which he said the rebels llad
ordered him to use on q reconnaissance
| flight.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
MILK CONSUMERS
ADVISED BY KING
Council Told to Take Legal
Action if Agreement Is
Unsatisfactory.

If Federal A. A. A. offlcials promul-
gate District milk marketing agree
ment which local consumers regard
as unsatisfactory to them, they should
engage counsel and seek court action.
in the opinion of Chairman King OF
the Senate District Committee.
This was the advice King gave Of
ficers of the Consumers Council, who
called on him yesterday afternoon 10
give their side Of the recent milk
hearings, at which the possible effect
of such an agreement On prices was
discussed.
Claim Evidence Excluded.
The Senator made the suggestion
for court action to Mrs. John Boyle.
r., chairman Of the Consumers
Council, and Matthew F. Boyd, second
vice chairman of the organization
According to the Senator. they COM
planned against some phases OF tie
procedure at the recent hearings The
Senator said they took the view that
relevant evidence was excluded.
Il told them," said King, that ii
the facts are as they represented
and that If a marketing aereemtn is
promulgated which the consumers re-
gard as unfair. the only thing for them
to do would be to engage counsel snc
ask for an injunction"
Not Opposed to Inquiry.
The Senator also said he WAS asked
what his attitude would be toward
another senatorial investigation of the
milk situation, and replied that il
District residents ask his committee
for such an inquiry when Congress
reaSSembles he would not be GppJ;ed
10 It.
The milk hearings have been COM
pleted, but time has been allowed Il
file briefs until August 1.
Evening star., 1936-07-29

never SetS over
it, but grows up
and, in presiden-
tial years, goes
around t kin 6
straw votes on
railroad trains In
order definitely to
find out which
ticket will be
elected.
He is a kindred
spirit to the other
fellow, who, to
settle the whole
issue right now
and avoid crowd
ing at the polls In
Evening star., 1936-07-29
ALLAN A. RYANS, JR.,
REPORTED DIVORCED
New York Friends Say Promi-
nent Couple Are Permanently
Separated.
y the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 29.-Friends Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan A. Ryan, jr..
whose trial separation" Of 13 months
repeatedly has been runored at an
end. said today that the separation
had been made permanent through
divorce.
They said Mrs. Ryan, the former
Janet Newbold Of Washington, an
nounced week ago that she and her
husband were divorced and that
henceforth she desired to be known
as Mrs. Newbold Ryan.
Neither Ryan, heir 10 the Thomas
Fortune Ryan millions. nor Mrs. Ryan
would comment publicly on the report.
Where the divorce was granted.
Gould not be learned.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
cooler tonight and tomorrow: mod
crate northwest or north winds
Maryland-Fair and cooler tonight
and tomorrow
Virginia-Fair and cooler tonight
and tomorrow, preceded by local
thunder showers in south portion this
afternoon or early tonight.
West Virginia-Fair tonight and to-
morrow; cooler tonight and in east
and south portions tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac muddy, Shenandoah clear
today.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Another Big Ship Assured.

NEW YORK, July 20 R.-Reports
that sister ship to the Queen Mary
would be built for the Cunard White
Star Line were confirmed yesterday by
cable advices to the lines New York
offices. s-t
Evening star., 1936-07-29

that every family pays It's share OF taxes. Strike
on only half the families as non-payers Of direct
taxes and you have more than thousand
dollars per tax-paying family, still an absurdy
low estimate. Add interest charges recall that
the Government already had some debt before
Mr.. Roosevelt was elected. and your head swims.
Father Coughlin is already suggesting to
Western farmers that under certain conditions
they may have to repudate their debts. 1t re-
quires no stretch OF the imagination to see
rabble -rouser advising reputation Of taxes when
they become too high.
The next Congress viii, have TO broaden the
tax base
Evening star., 1936-07-29

The impish proprietors apparently
are unconcerned over the possibility
Of losing business through this instru-
ment of mild torture, and will tell
you enthusiastically of the hilarious
moment when q 250-pound buyer from
q large hotel was given the treatment
Gosh, was 1t funny to see him try
ing to get up out Of that chair in q
hurry!"
READERS.
Picking up magazine and
tents Is one thing and standing at
a rack and reading BY the hour 10
something else.
A Macomb street druggist who
feels sort of "but definitely" on
that particular point Is unueiled
by Pauline Sorem, The druggist,
Miss Sorem reports, stands firmly
behind the sign In his store Which
reads:
"These magazines are for sale.
not for rent"
Many persons read both the SIGN
and the magazines, hoDeDer.
\ y
COOKS DAY OFF.
A YOUNG housewife about town re.
ports that she went into ths
kitchen the other morning to pick ur
the grocery list for her days shop.
ping and found the cook obviously ir
the throes Of . vast hangover. Thl
queen Of the kitchen was resting hel
head dejectedly on her arms, ane
merely groaned and pointed towart
0 table when asked where the list was
After q quick glance over the row
Of items, the matron came to q wore
at the bottom she couldn't quite do.
cipher.
whats this last thing7" she asked
THAT" said the cook, "is Rogue
fort. The way ] feel today its thl
last word In the world ! could spell"
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Irwin s. Cobb
Says:
Politics Breeds Ticks
Who Revel in Straw
Votes.
Votes.

BOHEMIAN GROVE, Calf, July
e9.-Every baby, as I've always heard,
Is born with soft spot in its head,
and once In q while there's one who
Evening star., 1936-07-29

Record for Last 2I Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest. 30. at $50 pm. yesterday.
Year ago SIS.
Lowest. "a. at $50 am. today. Year
ago 80
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest los. on July To-
Lowest, 0. on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todsy.b
Highest 30 per cent, at 3 am today
Lowest, 81 per cent. at p m yesterday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
Hlgh - 1857 am. 4:49 am.
Low --l0:5S am. 1l.50 am.
High ------- 4:20 pm. 5:l5 pm.
Low ------------10:50 pm. 11:45 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today - sos am 1:23 m
Sun. tomorrow - 5:07 am 80 . m
Moon, today 3:53 pm, 12:52 a m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Niaht FinoI Delivered by Carrier
Anywhere in the City
Full Sports

Base Ball Scores Race Results Complete Market News Of the
Day. Latest News Flashes from Around the World What
ever it h you'll ind in The Night Final Sports Edition.
THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY sTAR-deivered
by carrier-7oc Q Call National 5000 and servcs
will start ut once. q
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
BIRDS.
>HOSE human beings who object
to rings around the bath tut
s.n,,. ,,ofl;v~ -, Xl,o kirle a.,

BIRDS.
|HOSE human beings who object
to rings around the bath tub
have nothing on the birds in
i this bird center of population.
According to a man who Is up on
the habits of birds, there are few
things they dislike so much as dirty
bird bath.
What he has to say fits in perfectly
with the experience of Tommy Hop
wood. who sought recently to decorate
his bird bath with one Of these glazed
clay frogs. The birds would fly up
to the spa, take one look at the frog
and go somewhere else; not seeming
to care where.
Their host noticed the reaction. re-
moved the frog, and now has one OF
the most popular bird baths in North
ern Virginia.
SIMPLIFIED.
Aldous Hurley, the English nou-
elist Dhose future has the critics
in sort OF Super-dither these
days. might hare found a simple
iDay out OF any artistic fog he may
be in had he been on Chevy
Chase bus the other evening.
TUo members of the clear
minded current younger genera
ton were discussing his latest
book.
ITS too bad" said the taller
one, "phen q nouelist Who CON
Write the racy stuT that HURLEY
can becomes as detached as
biology prof."
DUST BITERS.
EVERY time Ann Gillis, petite pub
- lie relations director. makes a
trip to her broadcasting company's
New York headquarters she returns
| with an unusual radio story.
Her latest yarn centers around thu
fact that the Gang Busters" dramatic
presentations follow the Community
Sing" on the Wednesday night broad.
cast schedule. The Community
Sing" is aired from New York thea.
ter and Gang Busters" from the Co
| lumbia studios.
Evening star., 1936-07-29
FOREIGN,
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH.

A LBUQUERQUE. NJ Mex, July 29-Recent figures put
~ at $40 per citizen, s576 fam
The $S7e predicaed upon the purely fancifu thee
Evening star., 1936-07-29
Alice LsuSwerth.

Ales IenE"0"n' tar base.
That means small incomes. Soaking the
won't raise the necessary cash.
Time for passed The need this season
cool, deliberate. cautious Judgment
oopyrisht 1851
Evening star., 1936-07-29

Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1936-08-20

service which you have set and Of
the idealism which has been your
guiding star"
The committee today headed to-
ward Chadron. Nebr., on q 3oo-mile
jaunt.
The temperature was near 100 as
the committee members left Kansas
yesterday. They travelled back roads
through Western Kansas and visited
several farm homes on sun-seared
prairies.
Near State Lake, Rexford Tugwell,
Undersecretary of Agriculture, called
at the cattle ranch Of Floyd Cook.
Mrs. Cook, wiping her hands on her
apron, was astounded when she
learned the identity of her visitor
Meanwhile, Gov. Clyde L. Herring
of Iowa said President Roosevelt had
informed him he would hold his
drought conference with Governors of
arid States at Des Moines on Sep
tember /. Herring said Mr.. Roese-
welt had invited the Governors of
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma to the parley.
At Estes Park, Colo, however,
spokesman for Gov. ALI M. Landon,
Republican presidential nominee. re-
ported he had not yet received a