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The Washington times., 1936-11-07
Rv THOMAS a. LOAYZA

MADRID, Nov. Z (I.N.SJ.-Leav-
ing this 1,000-year-old capital in
the hands of militarists ordered
to prevent it's capture by in
surgents at all costs, the govern
ment of Premier Francisco Largo
Caballero fled to Alicante late last
night, it was definitely established
today.
Under cover of darkness and
while insurgent and loyalist forces
fought a terrific artillery duel
almost in the center of the city,
Caballero and his aides left by
automobile.
They presumably trusted the
roads rather than risk being shot
down by enemy planes or anti
aircraft guns if they attempted
to flee by air.
Fifteen cabinet officers, includ.
ing one woman, accompanied the
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-11-07
DEFENDERS
THREATEN
TO WRECK
BUILDING
Franco Leads Whites
Into Capital; Fight
Block to Block

LISBON, Nov. 7. (I.N.s.).
Government militiamen in
Madrid intend to dynamite
the city's most important
buildings before retiring, it
was reported here today.
Buildings slated for des-
truction were said to include
the Royal Theater, telephone
building, the government
palace, the former royal pal
aces and all important monu-
ments.
PARIS, Nov. Z (I.N.SD.-The
Perpignan correspondent of the
Petit PariSien reported Gen.
Francisco Franco entered Ma
drid at l p. m. today.
The Washington times., 1936-11-07
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your rooms. apartment or
house is to advertise in the
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Quick Won't Ads, District
$3.50 or District 1000.
The Washington times., 1936-11-07
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy, probably occasional light rain 70.
night and tomorrow; slightly colder tOmOrrOwI
lowest temperature tonight about 40. .
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Evening star., 1936-11-22
STORE employees
TO GET PAY HIKE
Workers in Four Western Auto
Establishments Here Will
Participate.

Employees of the four Western Auto
Supply Co. stores here will receive a
5 per cent salary increase in their next
pay envelope if they are now making
S2,500 a year or less.
The pay Increase, which became
effective last Sunday, was announced
at the headquarters of the concern
in Kansas City, Mo-, and applies to
employees in the 172 stores throughout
the country.
All store managers now sharing IN
the company's bonus plan will receive
a payment December l Of more than
double the usual amount.
Oficials estimated that the COM
pany's 1886 sales will approximate
$25, 900 900, representing the largest
annual volume In the concerns busi-
ness history.
The stores here are located at 728
Thirteenth street, 911-915 H street
northeast, 3113 Fourteenth street and
923-925 Seventh street.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
TRIO SUSPECTED
IN TWO H0LD-UPS
Police Warn Public, While
Seeking Man Who Trussed-
Virginia Couples.

Authorities investigating the rob.
berry and trussing of two couples be-
low Mount Vernon Friday night are
proceeding on the theory the crime
was committed by the same three
bandits who similarly victimized a
young man and a woman companion
in Rock Creek Park earlier in the
week.
This belief was strengthened last
night when Walter T Holt. who was
left bound and gagged in the park
by three men who drove of with
his automobile and companion. Miss
Virginia Ash, furnished a partial
Identification of one of the hold-up
men.
Holt appeared at police headquar-
ters and told detectives one of the
bandits wore boots and riding
breeches, an outfit also worn by one
of three men who Friday night stole
two automobiles after robbing and
tying the four persons near Mount
Vernon.
The victims of the second hold-up
were Gordon L. Riggles of Fairfax
Station, Va; James C. Steele and two
sisters, Miss Thelma Shelton and Miss
Mary Shelton, all of Fairfax.
Believing the gang would continue
their depredations. Police Supt. Ernest
w. Brown warned motorists about
parking in secluded spots and on dark
roads.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
W.P. A. CREW TO AID
NEEDY CHRISTMAS
SO at Reproduction Plant Assess
Themselves 10 Cents a Week
for Yule Baskets,

Christmas cheer will be provided
for at least 10 needy families this year
by volunteer contributions being made
by men employed in the Districts S
Reproduction Plant, who are given
temporary employment through the
w. P. A.
There are 86 men employed in the
plant Each one has assessed himself
10 cents q week from now to Christ
mas as a means of raising funds for
Christmas baskets of food to be dis
tributed to persons in greater need
than themselves.
The families will be selected from
lists of worthy cases on file with es-
tablished social agencies. The plan
has been given the approval of r. A.
Dickson, head of the plant. Members
of the agency suggest that other
groups may aid needy families by the
same system.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
CREDITORS INITIATE
BANKRUPTCY ACTION
Allege Nolan Motor Co. Gave Ger
tain Others Unjust Preferred
Status,

Three creditors instituted involun-
tary bankruptcy proceedings against
the Nolan Motor Co. in District Court
yesterday, alleging that the firm is
insolvent and has given certain other
creditors preferential treatment.
Through Attorney Rudolph Yeat-
man, the petitioners stated that the
total value of the companys prop
erty is about 100000. consisting prin-
cipally of new and used automobiles.
furniture, fixtures and shop equip
ment.
On September 4. the court was told,
the firm executed a chattel mortgage
to the Universal Dealers Corp. for
all its furniture, fixtures and shop
equipment, and on November II con-
veyed all its used cars to the Uni
versal Credit Corp. These transac-
tions covered practically all of the
compapy's assets, it was asserted.
The court was asked to appoint Q
receiver to take over the business.
The petitioners were the Southern
Wholesalers. Inc, which claimed
$73847; the American Newspapers,
Inc, which said it was owed $3,491,
and Burton Doyle, who claimed $3.50
for printing.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
Patent Celebration Tomorrow
To Hail Century of Progress
Washington Focal Point of Nation-Wide
Observance of Period Marking In.
ventiOn's Greatest Strides.

will be used to send the same historic
message from the original Baltimore
g. Ohio station by r. B. White. presi-
dent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Co. 1t will be received at the banquet
hall by DR.. c. F. Kettering. wee
president Of the General Motors
Corp. and chairman of the National
Committee for the patent centennial
Another cherished memento Of the
early days Of wire communication is
a fragment of the wire over which
this first message was telegrsphed.
Following addresses in the morning,
the afternoon will be .aken up with
a research parade" at the National
Research Council Building. at which
glimpses will be given into the pos
sibilities Of the immediate future.
The banquet in the evening will
consist entirely of patented foods and
the banquet itself is patented as a
combination.
Between 1890 and II pm. ladio
program will be presented over na-
tional network On this program
Commissioner of Patents Conway P.
Coe will read a list. selected by a Sc
cret committee, of Americas 10 great
est inventors Of the past. So secret
has been the committee selecting the
list of honored dead that no member
knows the names of his co-workers.
Each member knows only the chair
man.. Thomas Midgley. jr.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
D. C. COMPANY GETS
ADVERTISING AWARD
Acacia Mutual Life Again Hon
ored by Direct Mail
Association.

Cinching Washington's eminence
for quality of advertising. word has
been received that the 80 leaders"
award of the Direct Mail Advertising
Association has been won by the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.
and the National Broadcasting Co.
stations, WRC and WMAL.
The announcement followed awards
made to Woodward & Lothrop and
the wilkins Coffee Co. This is the
fifth year that Acacia has been SO hon.
ored, and tomorrow evening the Ad-
vertising Club of Washington will
celebrate the occasion with an exhibit
of the 50 leaders Of America. The
Graphic Arts Association and the Life
Underwriters Association will CO.
operate.
Troy M. Redlun, Acacia advertising
manager, will be the principal speaker.
He will discuss Direct Advertising as
q Management Tool"
Norman c. Kal president Of the
club, Is to welcome the members and
guests and present David p. Porter
field, director of business promotion Of
the United Typothetae Of America,
who will be master Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
Low. D. c. PENSION
RATIO PREDICTED.
BY WELFARE HEAD
Director Street Thinks Age
Grants Will Be Higher
in Many States.
49, 900 IN CAPITAL
NOW 65 OR OLDER
50 in 1000 Accepted Here, With
345 lin Colorado, Highest
Among SO States.

The proportion of washington resi-.
assistance payments never will reach
the ratio of most of the States. it
was predicted yesterday by Elwood
Street, director of the Board of Public
Welfare
He based the forecast on reports
for the month of September, as COM
pared with similar statistics for the
various States. At the end of that
month, the District had approved old
age grants for 986 persons. From
March. when the payments began.
through September, the District had
dispensed s55,s64 in old-age grants.
$4,000 Estimated Over 65.
The Public Assistance Division has
estimated there were $4,000 persons
IS years of age or older residing in
the District on July i, last. On that
basis. it was figured that 90 out Of
every 1000 aged persons had been
accepted for such aid
When figures for the District are
compared with those of SO States
and Hawaii, having plans approved
by the Social Security Board, it is
found that only one State gave fewer
old-age grants in September, 1896,
in proportion to its aged population,
than did the District.
THE State with the highest per-
centage of old-age grants was Colo
RADIO. with 345 persons per 1000 aged
persons. and Kentucky was the low
est, with only persons per 1000.
Fewer Applications Received.
THE total number of applications
received in the District Is compara-
lively much smaller than even the
approved cases in the States. Thus,
it is evident the proportion of old-age
grants in Washington will never reach
the proportions that obtain in most
of the States.
"a large number of persons residing
in the District are employees of the
Federal Government. The fact that
there is a provision to pension aged
Government employees may be a fac
tor in explaining why comparatively
few persons in the District have ap-
piled for old-age assistance"
Evening star., 1936-11-22
VARIETY CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL FRIVOLITIES
Gov. Harry W. Nice Among 500
Seeing Big Program of Talent
From Stage Shows.

The third annual "frivolities" of the
Variety Club, presented at the Willard
Hotel last night before 500 "barkers"
and their friends, including Gov.
Harry w Nice of Maryland, featured
a vast array Of vaudeville talent from
three theaters.
The complete vaudeville bills" Of
the Earle, Capitol and Howard The
aters were presented in addition to
talent from various night clubs and
radio stations. Johnny Perkins, who
Is appearing at the Capitol; Aubrey
Sieber, mistress of ceremonies at the
Earle. and Lee Everett, radio an
nouncer on Station WMAL, presided
over the entertainment.
Lou Rome, Baltimore Snowman. Is
president of the Washington Tent of
Variety, national organization of
persons in show business. Carter Bar
ron, Eastern division manager of
Loew's theaterS, was general chair.
man Of the "frivolities."
Evening star., 1936-11-22
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
PRAISED BY PRELATE
Archbishop Cicognani Congratu-
lates Organization for Aid
to Church.

Praise for the high aims Of the
Catholic Daughters of America was
voiced in formal message to the or
ganization from Archbishop Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic dele
gate, made public here last night.
Il desire to congratulate your or
ganization on the high aims and
splendid efforts by which you seek to
aid the church, and come valiantly to
the assistance of her bishops and
priests" the message read. Your
program is a wide one, embracing
many particular fields of praiseworthy
endeavor. I beg God to prosper your
work."
The apostolic delegate was one of
nearly 100 leaders of the North Amer.
ican hierarchy who joined in prais-
ing the daughters because of the work
Of the organization in its campaign
against Communism.
Among the number were messages
from Cardinal William O'Connell of
Boston, Cardinal Patrick Hayes of
New York and Archbishop Michael
J. Curley of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
MILD TEMPERATURES
WEEKS OUTLOOK HERE
Fair and "Colder" Today and
Cloudy and Slightly Warmer
Tomorrow,

Several days of comparatively mild
temperatures, with cold weather
probably moving in toward the end OF
the week, is the long-range outlook for
the Capital.
Today will be fair and colder" the
forecaster said last night after max
ing an earlier prediction that the mer-
curry would drop close to the freezing
mark before dawn. Tomorrow is due
to be mostly cloudy and slightly
warmer.
The temperature climbed to peak
of 81 degrees at 1880 pm. yesterday,
but it fell steadily after sundown and
1T 10 o'clock the reading was Il.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
SIX ARE SW|NDLED,
SUSPECT, II, HELD
Obtain $50 From Each Ito
Convert S3O7 900 in
Bonds" Police Say.

A white-haired man Of II, who,
through his disarming manner and
familiarity with guards at the Treas
ury is said by police to have swindled
at least six persons out of about $50
each. was charged with two counts
Of grand larcency and one of petty
larceny at police headquarters last
night.
The blue-eyed, kind-faced old man,
listed on the arrest book as Thomas
Anderson, of no fixed address, is be-
ing held while police check further
on the stories of four complainants
who say they we're victims of the
mans tale that he had s307,00 in
Government bonds at the Treasury,
but would need $50 as service fee
for converting them into CASH"
Anderson was arrested Tuesday and
held at No. precinct for investiga-
tion until last night. when the
charges were placed against him.
AS described by Detective Sergt.
Eugene Davis, the man, leaning heav-
lily on cane, approached his prospec-
tive donors on the street and asked
tor the price of a meal, requesting in
each case that the person he ap-
preached accompany him to the res
taurant to see that I'm really
hungry"
Then, according to Davis, over a
lunchroom counter or table, Anderson
unfolded his tale Of having beea
robbed of all the cash he possessed,
adding that he had s307, 900 in bonds
at the Treasury Department, but hav-
ing no money for the service fee"
could not convert them into cash.
In each case, Davis said, Anderson's
victims advanced the price of room
for the night, and later gave the man
money for converting his bonds. Davis
said that Anderson insisted on HIS
donors accompanying him to the
Treasury, where the guards, having
seen the aged man come in and out
SO often, had started to call him
Dad"
Davis said he talked to the guards
following Anderson's arrest and that
they said they had no reason to sus-
pect him of trickery. since no COM
plants had ever been registered
against him. Andersons scheme at
the Treasury, Davis said he learned,
was to tell his victims to wait
minute" while he went to a certain
cashiers wicket, then kept on walking
straight through the building and
out the other side.
Anderson was arrested when two
women, Beula Terwillinger and Lilly
Kolthe, both of 924 Sheridan street,
who told police they were victims Of
the mans scheme, saw him on the
street and summoned a policeman.
Previously, william H. Shipley Of
Baltimore, who, police said, had ac-
companied Anderson to Washington
to convert the bonds" suspected
some trickery and maneuvered him in
front of a sidewalk photographer and
had his picture taken. Shipley, who
told police he had given Anderson $50,
had FIVE copies of the picture made
and sent them to washington police.
Davis said three persons other than
the two women and Shipley said they
had been duped by Anderson.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
AIRPORT GETS Al
RATING UPON BASIS
OF IMPROVEMENT
Newly Completed Construc-
ton Includes Two
RunWayS.
MUCH FIELD WORK
DONE BY PERSONNEL
Drainage Tile, Basins, Conduit,
Retaining Walls, Stairways
and Walks Built.

Washington Airport today took its
place among the Nations modern,
up-to-date air transport terminals fol-
lowing completion late yesterday OF
the largest construction program in
the history of the local airport.
Acting for the airport management,
Samuel ]. Solomon, airport manager,
accepted from the contractor, the
James Gibbons Co. of Relay, Md,
system of modern, paved runways,
aprons and taxi strips, involving ap-
proximately 100000 square yards Of
hard surfacing.
The program also includes laying of
drainage tile and catch basins, elec-
trio conduits. retaining walls, new
concrete stairways and walks at the
terminal building, all Of which have
been completed by airport personnel.
Fences and gates at the terminal
loading apron now are being con-
structed and new passenger handling
facilities provided.
Completed in so Days.
The paving program was completed
in exactly the go working days al
lowed in the contract, despite delays
caused by installation of additional
drainage facilities and electrical con-
duits not provided in the original
plan.
I'VE have done considerable
amount of work above and beyond
the original program" said Daniel H.
Reed. construction engineer, who
worked with Stewart Mitchell, the
contractors representative in direct
charge of the paving.
I'VE have installed additional drain
age, conduit and outlets for fush-type
runway lights, cables for power and
lighting outlets on the loading apron,
retaining walls and other improve
ments with a view to an improved
landScaping program next Spring. We
are about to undertake cleaning up
Of the area along United States High
way No. / and the paving of the
parking area between the terminal
building and Military road"
Paving Includes Runway.
The paving work accepted yester-
day from the contractor includes two
runways. one 4,20o feet long by 100
feet wide crossing Military road, and
one 5000 feet long by 100 feet wide;
a taxi strip connecting the ends Of
the two runways, aprons at the han
gars and a large loading apron in
front of the terminal building.
The airport also has constructed
new quarters for the Federal airways
traffic control unit of the Bureau of
Air Commerce. which probably be.
gin operating within three weeks.
Under the new arrangement of the
loading apron, four loading gates will
be provided, each with flood lighting
and signal lighting operated from the
airport control tower so that incoming
aircraft and passengers may be di-
rected to any one of the gates. Public
address system outlets also have been
provided on the apron. Special ar
rangements have been made for the
handling of spectators.
Airport officials are considering
construction later of a covered way or
canopy from the terminal building to
the four gates.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
DR.. FASS|G, HURT,
REPORTED0NMEND.
Retired MeteoroIogist In
jured Friday When Struck
by Car.

Oliver L. Fassig, 76, distinguished
retired meteorplogist and member of
the research staff of Harvard Uni
versity, was reported as getting along
well' at Emergency Hospital last
night. He was taken there Friday
night with broken leg. broken collar
bone and other injuries after having
been run down by an automobile in
the 47O0 block of Connecticut avenue
Physicians were optimistic about
his condition, although they described
his injuries as serious.
DR.. Fassig retired from the service
of the Weather Bureau in 1880, after
about 20 years as head of the bureaus
hurricane service. Since that time he
has been a lecturer on meteorology
in number of universities and is the
author of many scientific papers on
that and related subjects.
He served as a lecturer at Johns
Hopkins while in the Government
service and later delivered series of
lectures on meteorology at the Univer-
SHY VI Z ucI W lklCO LII Odu OudA
He was one of the first instructors
detailed for service with the U. S.
Signal Corps. He also served as head
of the Weather Bureaus Division of
Climatology and in 1905 was a mem
Der of the Ziegler Arctic relief ex-
pedition.
The scientist Was knocked down bv
car driven, police said, by George
H. Norton, S. of 1901 Fifteenth street.
Fassig has made his home recently
at the Cosmos Club Mrs. Fassig, the
former Miss Ann Green Mccoy of
Annapolis, came here yesterday from
New York because of her husbands
injuries. She is staying temporarily
with friends at 1850 Connecticut ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1936-11-22
PARADE WILL FEATURE
YULETlDE LANE OPENING
Floats and Decorated Vehicles
Will Feature Georgetown
Celebration December 2.

Georgetown will celebrate the open
ing of its Yuletide lane December 2
with a parade of floats and decorated
vehicles, Percy C. Klein, chairman of
the Parade Committee of the George
town Business Mems Association, an
.Nounced yesterday.
This is the first parade the COM
munity has undertaken in conjunction
with the street decorations sponsored
by the association, and it is hoped that
as many floats as possible will be
obtained. Applications will be handled
through the Parade Committee chair
man.
Yuletide lane starts at Thirtieth
and M streets, continuing west along
M to Thirty-fourth. A branch runs
south from Wisconsin avenue and P
street joining the east-west lane at
Wisconsin and M.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
Alumni Fiesta Wednesday.

The annual fiesta of the Washing
ton alumni Of the Western Confer
ence Universities will be held at the
Congressional Club at $3.50 pm.
Wednesday. The program will in
clude dancing, cards, refreshments
and reunions Of the graduates OF the
Big Ten colleges.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
DR.. STRAUGHN TO SPEAK
AT CORNER STONE RITES
Methodist Protestant Leader to
Talk at Lewis Memorial Church
This Afternoon,

DR.. James H. Straughn, president
of the General Conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church, will be
the guest speaker at the corner stone
laying of the Lewis Memorial Meth
odist Protestant Church at 8 o'clock
this afternoon at Kansas avenue,
Hamilton and Fourth streets.
The church is to be erected as q
memorial to the late DR.. Thomas
Hamilton Lewis, IS years president
of Western Maryland College and
president of the general conference
of his church for two terms.
Other prominent churchmen who
win attend include DR.. Richard L.
Shipley, editor Of the Methodist Prot
estant Recorder of Baltimore, and
Rev. w. A. Roberts, frst pastor OF
Lewis Memorial Church.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
K. OF c. PARTY TODAY
Annual Event to Aid Home OF
Aged Poor.

The Knights Of Columbus will con-
duct their tenth annual pound party"
at the Home Of the Aged Poor, To-
Gated at Second and H streets north.
east, from to pm. today. Admis-
sion is free, but contributions OF food.
cash or tobacco will be welcomed.
A concert rendered by the boys
band Of the Knights will feature the
afternoons entertainment and exer-
cises will conclude with benediction
IN the chapel with the fourth de-
sree members II the knights OF
Columbus acting a. . guard Of honor.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
STORES TO PAY BONUS
San Francisco Firm to Pay Per
Cent of Annual Salaries.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 81
R-Hale Bros. Stores announced to-
day the firm would pay special
bonus Of 5 per cent Of the annual
salaries to all employees. except execu-
tives, December Is.
The outlay to around 1900 en-
plcves will amount to about S85.000.
Evening star., 1936-11-22
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Navy Band in the sail loft
at the navy yard at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader; Alexan.
der Morris, assistant leader.
Program.
March, Call Of the Legion"
De Shanshin
Overture miniature, The Merry
niaAeIs -------------------
Solo for cornet, "Berceuse," from
JOCeIyn GODDARD
oscar Short.
Selection, "Cavalcade" Coward
Hymn, Safe in the Arms Of
Jesus -Doane
Songs:
Mother Dear Mrs. A. Gillett
Strains from Erin" -Caillet
valse:
"Minuet" INSTRUMENTATION Chopin
Persian Dance" -Moussorgsky
From "Khovanstchina."
Gypsy Rondo" Haydn
Suite:
a. st Love You Truly" Bond
b. Loves Old Sweet Song Bond
Suite:
a. lies Tresors de Columbine,"
Drigo
b. I'm Love" Friml
Gypsy Love Song" Herbert
From THE Fortune Teller"
March, "Saber and Spurs -eoisa
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1936-11-22

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