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La gaceta., 1936-10-06
LA NOTA OFFICIAL DEL MI
NISTERIO DE LA GUERRA
DE ESPAs A
Ell aRenNieo derrotad0 en- Nagal-
peraI y Otros htgares

Madrid, oct. 6.-LA nOta OFF
cial dada aver por Ell minesterio
de la guerra dice como sigue :
En- ell frente Norte Y Noroeste,
ell bombardeo es de gran inten-
Oviedo, cuya ~poblaci6n
esra pr6xima a caer en- poder
de los mineros. Una avanzadilla
del enemigo fue derrotada en-
Alcaniz, en- ell frente de Arag6n.
La artilleria bombarde6 a Bar
bastro, donde Sc presentaror
varios soldados.
En- ell frente sur I'm escua-
dr6n de saballeria del enemigc
fue puesto en- fuga. Ell gcbierno
domino la carretera que condu-
ce al pueblo de Alcala la Real.
Una columna rebelde fue de-
rrotada en- Arag6n, dejando Ell
ell campo muchOs muertos, anne
tralladoras, municiones Y pri-
sioneroS.
Los facciosos Sc replegaron
en- Ojeda, dejando abandonados
morteros, ametralladoras y flu
Siles. La aviaci6n bombarde6
una estaci6n de los insurgentes
destruyendola por complete.
No hubo variaci6n en- 81 fren-
tie del Sur. Tranquilidad en- el
sector de la sierra.
Las tropas leales tuvieron ur
gran exito en- Navalperal recha-
zando con violento fuego de a
metralladora a la caballeria "ks
bilena de los rebeldes. Huyeror
los jiRetes marroquies en- dife-
rentes direcciones.
Dos kilometres avanzaron 10:
milicianos en- ell frente de Ara
g6n. Dos trenes de municiona
y material de guerra lie fusrol
destruidoS al enemigo en- Ale
IRE.
Sabese que ell descontentt
cunde en- las filas del enemigC
v que los soldados sc niegan
obedecer a los Oficiales.
Una columna facciosa lanzt
La gaceta., 1936-10-06
EDWARD STANLEY CITA
PARA UN MITIN

Como s~ecretario del LATINA
merican Democratic Club, Ed
ward Stanley, ell "Inglesito'', CT
ia para ina reunion que Sc cele-
brara esta noche, a las 8 P. NJ,
en- ell 150512 de la Septima ave-
nida, esquina a la Gale Ounce.
Stanley dice que ell Club, or
ganizado por unos cuantos par
tidarios de Ia administration ha
sido reconocido por ell Executive
Democratico del Estado y q. FL
prop6sito primario de la organi
zaci6n es reelegir al presidents
Roosevelt.
mo somos un grupo, afirma.
que busca ~ventajas politicas".
Apreciamos la invitacion que
La gaceta., 1936-10-06
LOS RADICALES SO6IALIS-
TAS HAGEN P~ETICIONES
AL GOBIERNO DEL FREN
TIE U
El GObiernO ha Yrohibtd0 toddS
los manifestations

Paris, oct. Gel gobierno ha
prohibido todas las manifesto
clones p1blicas para evitar nue.
vos des6rdenes.
Los ministries acordaron aver
iniciar acci6n en- los tribrnales
contra ell partido social del coro-
mel La ROGUE, que es una or
ganizaci6n faseista.
Comunican los radicales SOL
cialistas del distrito Saone-Loi-
re al gobierno, que le apoyaran
81 contiene las "amenaZaS dirS.
gidas por ciertos elementos ex-
tranjeros contra ell orden inter
no, y 81 garantiza la libertad de
TRAFALGAR y ell derecho a econo-
mizar y adquirir propiedadeS".
No eS cierto que la actitud de
algunos elementos del partido
radicalAsocialista amenace con
destruir ell Frente Popular.
AL ministro del interior, M.
Salengro, Sc han dfrigido los a.
migos de la ROGUE, que desean
saber 81 la orden Sc aplicara
tambien e los comunistas. Sa-
lengro dice que ell partido de La
ROGUE no tiene similitud con
I'm verdadero partido pOlitico y
que Sera disuelto.
La gaceta., 1936-10-06
LLEGA2ON A TRINIDAD
CINCo PRESIDIARIOS E.
VADIDOS DE LA ISLA
DEL DIABLO

Puerto Espana, isla de Trini-
dad, oct. 6.-DespHes de Ia dias
de viaje en- una canoa de IL pies
de alrgo llegaron aver a esta is
la 5 presidiarios evadidos de
la Isla del Diablo, dos france
ses, un italiano, un belga y un
corso. Dos fueron mandados a
Cayenne por asesinato. Pasa-
ron los hombres ocho dias sin
conner, siendo batida la canoa
por olas de gran tamano.
Seran deportados, 10 mismo
que otros siete que llegaron ell
mes pasado.
La gaceta., 1936-10-06

un desesperado ataque en- Bar
hastro y las milicias lie hicieron
mas de 100 bajas. Por ndedio- de
un golpe de mano los milicianos
lie hicieron 20 muertos al enemi-
90, mas tarde, quitandole ar
mas y bsci6ndole algunos PR
sioneroS.
En- ell Sur las milicias han Of
cupado a Rapita Y Fuente Ala
va. Cuatro maquinas de gus Pa
de los rebeldes fueron Sile6cia-
das R6r ls~s-tilIeria leal. Pas6
sin novedad todc ell dia en- ell
frente del Tajo, donde los rebel
des no presentaron batalla.
La gaceta., 1936-10-06
Ell "MUCHACHO
TIGRE" QUE Ell NINO A
TACADO POR Ell VIVA
TODAVIA

Bellingham, Wash, oct. g.
Ell jefe de policia Reed mantle
ne en- secreto ell nombre del mu-
chacho de Z amos que lie fractu-
no Ell craneo a Roland Smith, un
niho de % meses, y aver Sc la
mentaba de que su vfctima vi
La gaceta., 1936-10-06

viera todavia. Los veeinos del
mucha. no dijeron a&Os detec-
tives cue Sc deleitaba martiri-
zando a los pollos.
Luego de interrOgaH al me-
nor, Reed coment6: "Tiene ten
dencias salvajes, homicidas. Pa
rsce satisfecho con ell hecho de
'haber estado a punto De matar
al nino Smith. Hablando con su
padre, la criatura maltratada
re1brd6 algunos detalles de Va
aatesi6n,
La gaceta., 1936-10-06

IN violento a Que entire fascis-
tas v comunistas, Nereciendo Is
MrsOnas.
Dicese que los fascistas 81
guen armAndase para crear Sc
rias dificultades al gobierno del
general Lazaro Cardenas.
Como iefe srpremo del fas-
cSmo aparece 81 general Plutar
CO Elias Gales, ahorR refugiado
sen los Estados Unidos.
La gaceta., 1936-10-06

Ciudad de MEXICO, oct. ga
consecuencia de las elecciones
de anteayer en- Tlaxcala Ocurri6
Evening star., 1936-02-08
World Peace and Economic
Stability Twin Problems

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is being admitted by many authori-
ties that even money experts cannot
offer the country anything except tenn
porary remedies. The problem of de-
preston is as puzzling as it ever was
In the matter of international peace,
no one has yet assured us against the
possibility of another World War. The
evident failure of civilized nations to
solve these two major problems shows
plainly that modern education, consti-
tuting the modern mind, is not COM
mensurate in capacity, to the adequate
handling of problems of NATIONAL and
world scope. Because the underlying,
remote bases of such major issues are
moral, the schools of our own days in
almost all countries have placed too much
emphasis on the intellectual phase of
education. This is specially true if we
search for the cause of the inability of
economists to solve the problem of re-
covery. And who shall say that a cure
for economic depression, once found.
would not Of itself be the means of rem
dering wars unnecessary, since the
formulae could easily be made universally
applicable? In the face of such uni
versal impotence, it seems that Fascists
and NaziS have aspired at least toward
an endeavor to solve their problems ma
tionally, but, however well meant, that
alternative is bound to fail also, until
the voice of universal humanity which
says: What blesses one blesses ALL" is
heard and needed. c. PHILIPS.
Evening star., 1936-02-08
Regimented Parents.

The proposal to put gongs on fire
houses and to ring them when the
weather is too bad for children to 60 to
school is interesting in that it is some
how characteristic of the age. People
would rather be told what to do, appar-
emily, than to make up their minds for
themselves. They derive certain salts
faction from indulging pleasant fan
tastes of perfect world-one in which
the busy mother would not have to
weigh the child's health against the
state of the weather and decide whether
to send the little darling out into the
storm or keep the little darling indoors.
She would merely listen for the gong
and leave it up to the weather man.
1t is even probable that the tired tax
payer, so used to shelling out for this,
that and the other thing, might passively
assent to the expense of installing such
equipment.
But, of course, it would be foolish
thing to do. Days like yesterday are rare.
Days in Washington when the weather
is severe enough to close the schools
can be counted on the fingers of one
hand. If parent is unable to decide
whether to send a child to school, q
gong on firehouse would not help much.
The same parent would probably swear
the gong did not ring. And where would
we be then?
Evening star., 1936-02-08
Dictionary Making.

A dictionary has curious fascina-
tion for even the most casual of scholars.
But it may be wondered If the great
majority of those who regularly have
recourse to the finished product ever
pause to think Of the labor represented
therein. The oxford Dictionary, for
example, is the monument of q long
series of collaborators, beginning with
the first editor, Herbert Coleridge,
grandson Of the poet-philosopher, and
including Sir James Murray, Henry
Bradley, Dr.. William A. Craigie and
Charles T. Onions -philologists of dis
tinction who willingly sacrificed them
selves to . common task and who should
be remembered both for what they did
and the devotion which they manifested
In the doing Of 1t.
Murray particularly gave all that he
was and NIL that he had to the work.
1t is reported that he collected no less
than ave million references bsfors hs
Evening star., 1936-02-08
Emergency Airport Action.

The immediate issue over the airport
has resolved itself into the choice be-
tween the alternatives of closing the
airport or closing Military road. The
possibility of maintaining adequate SAFETY
devices on the road, backed by govern
mental authority, has apparently been
disregarded as impracticable. II In the
interests OF safety the airport or the road
must be closed, public convenience would
be better served by closing the road
than by closing the airport.
But closing Military road is hy no
means the final solution of the airport
problem, nor should it be considered as
such. Some of those actively opposing
the roads closing are doubtless con-
cerned more by the fear that the present
airport will become permanent than tnat
anv great public inconvenience will re-
sult from loss of the thoroughfare ltseH.
There is the additional fact that the
closing of Military road is to present
the airport corporation with valuable
oronertv with no compensation to the
taxpaying public in return. There Is
no good reason why the airport people
should receive such a gift
So the closing of Military road as
desirable move in the interests of public
safetv should not be construed as any
thing but an emergency action, imme-
diately to be followed by sincere effort
nm the part of the exclusively responsible
Congress to clear up, once and for all,
the question of providing really suit
able airport for the National Capital.
Past efforts in this direction have
begged down under the conflicting de-
sires of selfish interests to capitalize on
the deal-particularly those with real
estate to unload at fancy prices. There
have been plenty of long -drawn-out in
uuiries and hearings over suitable air
port location, but practically no progress.
Congress could settle the business in a
few weeks if the leaders were disposed
to regard it seriously. Up to this time
they have not.
The possibility of closing the airport
has emphasized once more the fact that
the airlines coming to Washington serve
the National Government more than
they do the local community. The
establishment of an adequate airport for
the National Capital must also conform
with other plans for National Capital
development beyond the District bound
aries.
With these important considerations
In mind, the closing of Military road as
a temporary expedient should be fol-
lowed Immediately by the appropriate
action looking to permanent establish
ment of a suitable airport for Wash
tngton.
Evening star., 1936-02-08
China Defends Herself.

In Washington this week statistical
evidence was forthcoming that China
is constrained to do what lies in her
power, Intellectual as that may be, to
preserve herself from subjugation by
Japan. Figures issued by the State De-
partment show that in January the Chi
neSe purchased more than $1,000 900
worth of arms and munitions in the
United States. Their orders were far
in excess of those from any other coun-
try. The bulk Of the purchases con-
sisted of military aircraft, machine guns
and bombs. Under the neutrality law
all dealers in implements of war are re-
quired to obtain export licenses from
the Secretary of State before filling for
eign orders. Next TO China, Argentina
was the largest buyer Of American arms
and munitions last month.
Three million dollars worth of war
weapons doubtless is a fiea-bite in the
matter of preparedness for resistance
against japanese aggression in China,
but the significance of such transactions
Is to be found in the proof they supply
that China is disposed to fight for her
rights and independence even against
overwhelmingly formidable odds. Events
Of the past four years, following the
Japanese invasion of Manchuria and
including more recent developments in
North China, must have convinced the
Chinese government that it cannot rely
upon outside assistance in warding off
Japan's ambitions on the mainland of
Asia. Neither the nine-power treaty
nor the Kellogg pact, to say nothing
of the League of Nations covenant, has
afforded China any effective support
against violation of her sovereignty and
territorial integrity. Even the interests
of the Western powers, which in many
instances have been ridden over rough
shod along with those of the Chinese,
have not impelled the outside world to
do anything about it all except Pc
riodically to demonstrate at Geneva and
Toxic. Resolutions of resentment and
protest make little impression upon the
Japanese militarists. They have gone
their way in China virtually unmolested.
If China's arms purchases betoken a
systematic determination to look after
herself to the full extent Of her capacity
1t is a gratifying development that will
strengthen friendship for her abroad.
In the past she has revealed an incor-
rigible habit of depending upon the pow
ers. Between the designs of Japan and
the intrigues of communism, Nationalist
China has singularly desperate row to
hoe in its quest for tranquility and in
dependence. 1t has its own selfseeking
war lords to contend with, too. Immedi-
ately the question will arise whether the
military equipment imported from the
United States will find its way into
the hands Of bandit generals" and tu-
chuns, or be used by the Marking author
tiles for the needed and legitimate pur-
poses of national defense.
Evening star., 1936-02-08

stead. there is evidence apienty to prove
that his career has been one long and
gruelling endeavor to preserve the credit
of his country, his bank, his family and
himself. Let 1t be granted that he has
his critics, the fact remains that some
one had to do what he has done and
that another man might have deserved
greater distrust than he ever has merited.
The hue and cry against the leisure
class" as such may be justified. but be-
fore any fortnight Bolshevik complies
a list of its members for the guillotine
it might be well to check up on the
meaning Of the words. Neither Mr..
Morgan nor DR.. veblen appears to be
perfectly certain as to what they signify.
Evening star., 1936-02-08

Perhaps we are not patient enough.
nor nimble enough.
Maybe 1t takes real brains to roll an
umbrella. II that is the case there must
be little intelligence loose, because prac-
tically all OF the umbrellas we see re-
semble Farmer Johns.
***H
As far as use as an alpine stock Is
concerned, the fat, dowdy-looking UNI
brella is an aid.
|, In case you do fall down, as sometimes
you will, despite youth, and old age, too,
the full, voluminous umbrella offers o
good cushion.
This brings up the entire matter OF
how to walk In slippery, icy weather.
There is right way and q wrong
way, especially for persons who no
longer are athletic or who perhaps never
were.
To take full. long strides on ice is
wrong.
The thing to do is to mince along, step
ping not over foot
1t Is slower, but much safer.
Remember. too, never to step out
suddenly.
That's when you fall.
Going up and down steps when they
are covered with ice Is one Of the most
hazardous adventures in average daily
life
The way to do it, the doctors say, is
to 60 up and down sideways, like a crab
II one falls one will not break o
hip as might otherwise occur.
The two cardinal rules for safe walk
ing on slippery streets are:
/. Take very short steps.
2. Keep the knees well bent at all
times.
The first Of these is self-explanatory
but perhaps the second needs q bit OF
elucidation.
Since a fall is always likely in such
weather, even by the most surefooted, it
is essential to be as close TO the ground
as possible.
Slightly bent knees enable the non
athletic person to be in position to
catch himself better If he slips.
He will not fall quite as far if he falls,
and he will be better able to catch him.
self. For this reason gloves are an es-
sential of Winter wear, not so much to
keep the hands warm as to keep the skin
from being scraped if a fall occurs.
Use of hands and arms to catch
ones self offers real study for the un-
athletic person.
He might well make preliminary sur
veys of his own ability along this line.
Above all he must realize that Nature
unconsciously takes care of these mat
ters if he will let her.
The writer here, in recent years, has
had two terrible falls on curbstones, each
time without scratch or sprain, simply
because he acted instinctively and per-
mitted Mother Nature to throw out his
arm, which acted as q long spring for
him.
OF himself he could have done moth
ing, but trusting to Nature he managed
to come out o. K.
Simply determine to fall as easily as
possible, then let Nature do the rest.
Do not think about the mechanics of
falling while you are falling. Do that
beforehand as here.
Evening star., 1936-02-08
Meaning of Section 2l3 of
Economy Act MiscOnstrued
To tha Editor of The star:

To ths Editor Of The star:
As a subscriber to and o reader of The
Star for the past Is years ! ask bit
of space to say o word in support Of
section 213 Of the economy act as passed
by Congress during the Hoover admin
istration, the motives back OF which !
feel are destined to play most impor-
tant part in our social and economic
structure In the very near future, even
though 1t has come in for some bitter
criticisms.
am prompted to do this after read
ing two installments In This Week Of
your Sunday edition entitled Section
213," by Rupert Hughes, and especially
so since picking up nationally known
periodical the other day and seeing this
on the front cover: rs the Federal Gov
ernment fostering free love by the en-
forcement of section 2l3?"
Even though few, II any, of US take
fiction seriously, those that read it have
an imprint of the moral df any in the
story left upon their minds.
With conditions such as existed in
this Nation when this legislation was put
upon our statute books land they still
exist today, never q fairer or more
equitable piece Of legislation was ever
passed by Congress, and it should have
the support of every fair thinking citizen
of this country.
Today we have approximately 0,000 900
unemployed men and 1t is safe to say
the majority of them are Cor would like
to be- heads of families. Are they to
stay there while the womanhood of the
Nation, both married and single, are kept
in and given employment?
Take Washington City as an example.
How many thousands of positions now
held by women could not be filled Just
as efficiently by men2 A very small
percentage. What holds true there
should hold true for every branch of the
Federal Government, for every State
and city government and last, but not
least, for private industry. Those at the
heads of every source of employment in
this Nation today would do we'll to put
into practice the actual motive and
meaning back Of section 2l3 Of the
economy act.
II ! were asked today to name the
two largest contributing factors to our
army of unemployed, first would be un-
controlled mass production and, second,
the wholesale employment of the woman
hood of our Nation. The first is too
great problem for an amateur to deal
with, but the second should not be.
Let the heads of industry and the
employment agencies of our Federal
State and municipal governments start
today to clean shop and give employ
ment to heads OF families or to those
with dependents, be they men or women.
Were this done, Immediately our relief
rolls would commence to dwindle in size
demands upon welfare associations and
Community Chests would grow less and
our unemployed number of men would
be reduced at least rs per cent; the re-
mainder we will probably have with
us always. To my mind this step is so
obvious and logical that there can be no
doubt IN the wisdom of taking it,
T. CANFIELD JENKINS.
| Indian Head, Md.
Evening star., 1936-02-08
Shooting Stars.
BY PHnANpER JOHNSON.
Handful of Ashes.

Handful of Ashes.
A handful of ashes! What weariseme tell
Extracted the coal from far under the
soil!
What patient economies had to be met
Before a few tons at the curbstone
were set!
What long, tiresome practice was needed
to learn
How to tune up the drafts till the fur
mace would burn!
And yet when the rain and the snow
chance to meet
And each thoroughfare CLEANS in a
slippery sheet;
When you edge down q hill with your
heart in your mouth,
AS one foot skids north and the other
slips south
When on some friendly pave we perceive
you've been tossed,
Oh, handful of ashes, you're worth all
you cost!
Evening star., 1936-02-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. fRAeEWELL.

Faithful Eleanor, who does the family
wash, came crashing through the Ice the
other morning carrying bag of ashes.
Every time she reached q particularly
icy stretch she sprinkled handful Of
them before her.
Upon this oasis In slippery world
she placed her advancing foot.
It was not q bad idea at all; in fact,
1t was q very good one.
We traced Eleanor all the way from
the public transport as we came slipping
and sliding home that evening.
Even bag Of ashes, however. won't
altogether save one from falls-out our
way.
After Eleanor had made the quarter
of mile safely she slipped just across
the street from her destination.
Was up again in second, however.
and on her way. She knew how to fall.
So 1t Is out our way.
Even the most spry, the most athletic,
cannot guarantee they will not slip.
You see, we specialize In ice. snow,
sleet out OUR way.
Streets running east and west take
on such deposits at Christmas and do
uOL lose AplAs
We call 1t country, but really it isn't.
1t Is just suburbs; country enough for
most of us.
Even in the bleakest Winter we can
say, "Oh, it is beautiful out here in
Spring and Summer" or you should
see it in May!"
1t Is that vision Of May, with the
green grass, the peonies in bloom, the
shrubs taking on their foliage, the blue
sky, the long picturesque road stretch
ing away to the south that encourages
us as we crackle through the ice.
Just like these cereals which are sup
posed to make a noise in cream, so our
goloshes and overshoes set up a mighty
rumbling as we advance in the Silly
morning.
"A milk wagon" some sleepy burgher
murmurs, turning over and going back
to sleep.
1t is no milk wagon, however, but
yours truly on his way, umbrella in hand.
This utilitarian article. rolled as tight
as possible-which Is not very tight
is held firmly in the right hand.
1t acts as an impromptu cane in such
weather. 1t is not as muSsy as ashes,
nor quite as good.
The technique of using the umbrella
as alpine stock-not stick-deserves more
study.
Although 1t lacks the ball-bearing joint
and wheel, the umbrella has a sharp
point, which enables it to bite into
the ice.
Hitherto umbrella points have been
mainly used, we believe, to poke out
peoples eyes in buSses.
Now there is new use for them, and
a better use, all things considered.
y
1t is a matter for wonder why your
average umbrella will never roll as tight
ly again as it came from the manu-
faeturer.
Once unrolled it never wants to do it
again, seemingly.
We have spent hours. literally, trying
1t, but so far have failed.