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his income tax.
Top refunds went to Arthur
Curtiss James, New York city fl
nancier, $1,458, ,102; the American
Gas and Electric Co., of New York,
$1,126,641, and the Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United
States, $l,228,S36, all on income.
The largest refund in the Dis
trict Of Columbia for 1887, accord
ing to the lists of the Treasury De-
partment, was to the Evening Star
Newspaper Co., a corporation
which received $26,676.66.
Among large District refunds
were beneficiaries under the will
of Hattie Davis Elkins, who re"
ceived $20,596.O1 on estate tax
payments. George F. Snyder
Colorado Building, is executor.
C.. L. STRONG HEADS LIST
Largest individual refund to a
Washingtonian went to Corrin L.
strong, 500 Hill Building, who will
receive a Treasury check Tor
$1O,032.
Frank B. Noyes. 1889 Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., will receive
$500, and Theodore w. Noyes,
of 1880 New Hampshire Ave. N.
w., was allowed a refund OF
$2,658,
Other large refunds to local resi-
dents included 1920 to Maoie
Walker willebrandt; $3.50 to Ed
ward r. True, Investment Build
ing: $2,272 to Floyd De S. Akers'
be12 Sixteenth st. N. w.; $S,927
to summerfeild Baldwin, jr.; ST.
100 to Kate VI. Boyd, 1921 Twenty
second st. N. W.; $1.s58 to Anna
Garry, 1911 G st. N. W.; $1,Os6 to
william F. Ham: $1,OS1 to George
D. Horning, ST., 1919 Sixteenth
st. N. W.; $2,242 to Frank ".
Killian, 5o8 Thirteenth st. N. w.
HOTEL TO BENIFIT
Elizabeth Patterson, $4,000;
Fanny E. sauly, 1924 Wyoming
Ave. N. W., $1,6ss; Agnes v. Scott,
$1,S11: Charles T. Smith, $2,6oS;
May Depew, $5,171; Newell w.
Ellison, $1,000; William F. Hall,
victor Building, SLIT; Arthur D.
Marks, Wardman Park Hotel,
s1,37s, and William Montgomery,
1437 K st. N. W., $1,416.
A complete list of local residents
who received refunds will be found
on page 9.
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BAR ACCUSES
ROBERT MILLER

A special District Bar Associa-
tion investigating committee to-
day filed charges of unprofes.
sional conduct against Robert L.
Miller, lawyer, sportsman and
longtime prominent figure in Po-
lice Court circles.
The charges we're filed in Police
Court, before Judge John P. Nc
Mahon.
Alleging Miller misrepresented
facts regarding circumstances de-
tanning a client from appearing in
court on larceny charges. the COM
mittee asked the attorney be
asked to show cause why he
should not be disbarred or suS-
pended from practice in local Po-
lice Courts.
The probers declared Miller in
formed a Police Court judge on
May that a client of his, one
Rose Holzen, charged with three
counts of larceny, was unable to
he in town to face trial. On the
contrary, the investigators re-
ported to Judge Mcmahon, the
woman was in the attorneys Of.
flee when continuance was
asked.
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Il Above Seen
For D.C.TOnight

The coolest weather of the
winter was closing in on,
Washington today as fQEs,.
casters, predicated the
perature win drop to IA De-
grees tonight.
The cold wave will last at
least until Friday afternoon,
when q gradual rise in the
temperature can be expected,
fOrecasters said.
Although light snow flurries
fell today in scattered sect
ions Of the city, fOrecaSterS
said the skies will remain
clear during the cold wave.
Coolest weather so far this
winter came last month when
the mercury dropped to IL
degrees. Coolest weather
registered last winter was IA
degrees.
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VESSEL
ADRIFT in GALE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 Q.N.S0.
The British freighter Pencarrow,
drifting helplessly with its pro-
pellor damaged in the teeth of a
fierce southeast gale so miles off
Halifax, N. S., early today flashed
an SOS for immediate assist
ance.
Earlier the vessel had requested
all ships to stand by. Both mes
sages were intercepted here by
Mackay Radio and Radiomarine.
The Pencarrow, a. vessel OF
4,800 tons, was on her way here
from Europe.
BOSTON, Jan. 26 G.N.S0.-H
boilers breaking down, the Boston
fishing trawler Ripple flashed a
second distress signal within "a
hours from so miles off Province
town today.
The Coast Guard cutter Cayuga
was ordered to her aid. The
Ripple, with a crew of 20. radioed
she wanted to make port before
a new gale endangered the vessel.
She sent an SOS yesterday, but
withdrew it after the crew made
repairs on the boilers.
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$5,OOO,OOO.
DEFICIT S6,972,5OO
With the 1889 revenue set at
$31 PTS, 1852 and the general fund
provisions of the bill fixed at
$38,247,762, there is a deficit Of
$6,972, 500. OF this, however,
$5 100000 is made up by the
Federal contribution, which is con.
tinued at the same figure as in
the current appropriation.
Throughout the bill, the House
Appropriations Committee has
made numerous administrative
cuts, at the same time adding
many capital improvements.
The appropriation for the public
schools is fixed at $12.692.070,
which is $1oS,655 less than the
1888 appropriation and $636.008
under the budget bureau estimates.
The committee cut the appro-
priation for public school teach
ers' salaries $4S,520 under this
years appropriation and $194,416
under the budget estimates.
Stricken from the bill is an item
for construction of a new
elementary school building to re-
place the Jones School. This
item, under terms of the last
appropriation, was to have been
used as the first of a series OF
District health centers.
The committee, however. in
cluded in the bill a provision trans.
ferring this fund for purchase Of
Homeopathic Hospital as health
center.
This hospital building is also to
be use as a convalescent home for
Gallinger tuberculosis patients, in
stead of converting the abandoned
tuberculosis Hospital at Thir-
teenth and Upshur Streets North.
west, as contemplated in the bud
get estimates.
The committee also cut $4,000
from the schools appropriation
for fuel, stated:
1T was developed in the hear
ings that in some instances the
custodial personnel in the school
buildings is inefficient and that
a waste of fuel has resulted"
PEOPLES COUNSEL SET
Return of the office of Peoples
Council is provided in the bill.
which includes $500 for the coun.
sells salary. The committee also
Continued on Page. 4, Col. u
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1893 Wheat Crop
To Exceed Needs

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 G.N.S0.
The wheat crop for 1888 will be
considerably more than domestic
needs for the year, Department of
Agriculture economists held in a
special report today. The pre-
diction was based on the belief
that the winter wheat crop will
not be materially less than the
December estimate of 630,000,-
GOO bushels and that the spring
wheat crop will be at least no
less than the 1884 harvest.
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100000 Fire
Sweeps Trenton

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 26 GIN.
SD.-After demolishing a block Of
stores, a 100000 fire that for four
hours menaced this city's midtown
section was brought under control
today. Thirteen firemen were
overcome by smoke and gas fumes.
One, William Normandie, was in a
serious condition, suffering from
suffocation.
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Clio FINANCED.
BY 100000.
FR 0 M Miners.
Figures Also Show
Political Work
By EDWARD B. LOCKETT
Copyright, 1888. by Interna tional
News Service.)

John L. Lewis union, the United
Mine Workers of America, has
financed his CIO to the tune of
nearly $2,00O,O00 in the past 18
months.
Figures obtained by Interna-
tional News Service revealed the
payment total of mine workers
advances to the CIO, in various
organization fields, since June l,
1886, as $1,944,000. Of this, $780,
900 was booked as a regular CIO
assessment upon the UNIV.
REST A SLOW LOAN
The rest is q 'loan." However,
Lewis and his aides do not expect
repayment any time soon.
The huge outlays of the union
to the CIO may bring verbal fire
works on the floor, it was said as
the 1000 delegates met for their
second session today.
Since last June, expenditures
were listed as $2,526,531.13. COM
pared with an income of only ST.
497. 1852.
Despite this heavy outgo, the
powerful Mine Workers Union
was able to show a balance of 3d.
534, ,668.03 on November 80. Re
sponsibIe for this were the long
time balance maintained, plus a
special assessment of 100000
levied last spring.
EXPENSES DETAILED
A breakdown of advances to the
CIO during the six months end
ing in November showed:
Loan to CIO proper, $3.50, 900;
CIO assessment on UNIV, $780,
600; loan to CLOS steel work
ers organizing committee, $475,-
900; loan to CLOS textile work
ers organizing committee, $780,
900: total, $1,404,000.
A combination of old and new
audit figures showed, too, the
heavy extent in Which the miners
have gone into politics. To the
UNIV contribution of $452,418.91
to President Roosevelt's reelection
campaign in 1886, was added a
minimum of $4,000 listed in the
new audit as an outright gift to
labor's nonpartisan league, a
political auxiliary of the CIO.
Plans for expulsion from the
Mine Workers of William Green,
president of the AFL and for years
member of the UNIV, on charges
of anti-mine worker activity, re-
ceived something of a setback to-
day, but may be carried through
anyway.
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the toll in a dozen States early
today stood at six, with a dozen or
more reported missing.
With the gale-whipped storms
heading eastward, the cold wave
was expected to hit the Atlantic
seaboard tomorrow and break the
warm spell which yesterday car
ried the mercury to 56 in New
York.
It was believed the stormy
weather would spend itself to a
great extent as it rolled on, how
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Police files of missing persons
did not contain the name OF
William Wild and Chester authori.
ties were asked to aid in identifi.
cation of the man.
The body was discovered by
Park Policeman T. D. Lewis. 1t
was impossible to discover in a
cursory examination whether the
body bore marks of violence.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
will perform an autopsy to
ascertain the exact cause of death.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
BARS CATHOLICS

MUNICH, Jan. 26 Q.N.SO-An
Catholic youth organizations in
Bavaria-birthplace of naziism,
yet a predominantly Catholic prov.
ince-were ordered dissolved to-
day. Charges of antistate activi-
ties led to the organizations dis
solution.
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of Man, Dead Month,
Found Floating in Potomac

The body of a we'll dressed
middle aged man who apparently
died about month ago was found
floating in the Potomac River
near the Arlington Memorial
Bridge today.
Cards in the mans pocket were
inscribed William E. Wild,
Chester Arms Hotel, Chester,
Pa" Two photographs of an
attractive young woman were in
the mans wallet.
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Wife of Kennedy
Goes Under Knife

BOSTON, Jan. 26 G.N.SO.-In
excellent condition following an
operation for appendicitis, Mrs.
Joseph P. Kennedy. wife of the
new United States Ambassador to
Great Britain, was recovering to-
day at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. DR..
Frederick L. Good performed the
appendectomy to relieve chronic
condition. Sailing of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kennedy for London, sched.
uled February 9, will be delayed.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
John Roosevelt
Ill, Misses Exam

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 26
Q.N.SD.-Excused from a mid,
year examination in sociology by
presenting physicians certificate,
John Roosevelt, youngest son of
the President, and senior at Har-
ward University, today was con-
fined to his home with cold. He
was expected to take the examina.
ton later this week.
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PARIS, Jan. 26 GN.SO.
At least II persons were killed
and a large number injured today
by two explosions which wrecked
the municipal laboratory at Vile
a few miles south of Paris.
The blasts spread slaughter and
desolation for 200 yards. Many
victims we're blown to pieces, their
legs and arms scattered for yards.
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Chrysler Reports
$4,000 Employees

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 d.N.SO.
Chrysler Corporation is operating
its plants two days this week with
about $4,000 employees on the pay
roll against 10000 at the peak last
October, K. T. Keller, president,
announced today.
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II Are Killed in2BlaStS
Of Hooded Ones GrenddeS

The arm Of an army captain
as found lying in the top of a 80
foot tree. His head was so yards
away.
First report said the explosions
occurred during an examination
of hand grenades seized by au-
thorities in raids against caches
of Les Cagoulards (Hooded Ones)
rightists accused of plotting to
establish a dictatorship in France.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
La Toilette Plans
Power Rule Appeal

MADISON. Wis, Jan. 26 G.N.SO.
Governor Philip La Toilette an.
nounced that a rehearing would
be sought before the State Su.
preme Court this week on a deci.
sion handed down January II
invalidating the Wisconsin Devel.
opment Authority, known as The
Little IVA"
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
Roosevelt Okays
RFC Reduction

Reduction in the number of
RFC directors from seven to five
has the approval of President
Roosevelt, RFC Chairman Jesse
H. Jones said yesterday.
Jones said he sought the reduc-
ton in the interest of economy.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
Baby Killer Wins
Hitler Clemency

BERLIN, Jan. 26 (1N.S0.-The
mercy killing" of a seven-month-
old crippled baby brought mercy
today from Adolf Hitler, The
Reichsfuehrer commuted a life
sentence imposed on Paul Kramer,
%. found guilty of the Staying,
to IS years in the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
10000 Chinese
Die in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Jan. 26 G.N.S).-
Bodies of 10000 Chinese, mostly
refugees, have been picked up from
the streets Of Shanghai since Jan
uary /, authorities said today.
Most of the victims diedsof starva-
ton, exposure and disease.
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TREASURY CONDITION

G.N.S.) Treasury balance Jan
uary "a: $2,945,2S3,315.3S; inter
nal revenue, $5,722,769.59; GUS
toms receipts, $20,222,5S0.02; re-
ceipts, $3,4S4,234,199; expendi-
lures, $4,000, ,O50,181.
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6 KNOWN DEAD
AS COLD, FLOOD
GRIP MIDWEST
South Also Is Hit;
East to Suffer

UN.S.) A vast section each of
the Rocky Mountains struggled to-
day against winters first severe
onslaught of tie year.
Raging out of the Northwest
severe storms cut a wide swath of
icy misery through the Middle
West with unreasonable cold
spreading far into the South.
Michigan was perhaps the hard
est hit with its worst blizzard in
IS years burying the upper parts
of the State under 30-foot drifts
and bringing death to at least two
persons.
6 KNOWN DEAD
But along flooded tributaries of
the Mississippi from Wisconsin to
Arkansas suffering was widespread
as plunging temperatures caught
hundreds of distressed families still
in temporary shelter.
Four persons were reported to
have periShed in the high waters
and with those dead in Michigan
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Lump Sum Kept
At Five Million:
$l,972,5OO Deficit
Appropriation for Public Schools
Cut 5000, ,OO6 in Measure
By JULIA A. BoNWIT

District budget of $4582322 for 1885, representing de-
of $50 under the Budget Bureau estimates and
increase of $39649 the appropriation SUBJ
mted to the House today
The in the appropriation that under of the
bill before the House, the District will be forced raise
$9725OO from revenue, instead Of the antpeated
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
zOC TO MARRY
BLONDE BEAUTY

VIENNA, Jan. 26 G.N.S).-Not
an American heireSs with a ST.
100000 annual income, but an
Hungarian countess of ancient and
aristocratic lineage may become
Albania's queen.
This possibility arose today
when the Vienna newspaper Tag
blatt reported that Ahmed zog,
King Of Albania, may shortly
marry Countess Geraldine Ap-
ponyi, the daughter of the court
marshal to the late Emperor
Franz Joseph.
TALL AND BLONDE
Countess Geraldine, %, beauti-
full, tall blonde, is known as the
white Rose" in Budapest art
circles. She is the daughter of
the former Gladys Virginia Steu-
art, of New York, by her first
marriage with the late Count
julius Apponyi.
The countess is reported ready
to turn Moslem to permit her mar
riage to King zog.
zog, who raised himself from
bandit to autocrat, has long chafed
at his bachelordom. He once
virtually advertised for a Park
Avenue heiress who could produce
an annual income of $1,O00,000.
He is AZ.
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US. Refunds
$32,253,803 in
Income Taxes
Arthur James Heads List With
$1,458,1O2; 2 Others Over Million

QNS) Tax refunds for the fiscal year ended June &c.
1887 amounted $322538O9 including three refunds
ceeng $OO0000 each, the Internal Revenue Bureau
ported the House Governmental Expenditures Committee
today.
President Roosevelt allowed refund of $102932 on
The Washington times., 1938-01-26
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Fair and colder tonight with lowest
temperature about IA: tomorrow fair,
continued cold. "Details on Page 2oJ
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THUNDERBOLTS ARE
BEING MEASURED

LONDON, July g.. (UP) Sci
cnliSts at the new high voltage
laboratory at Queen Mary col
lege, University of London, are
tanning lightning. and thereby
helping to shield British industry
from incalculable loss.
With them lightning is not only
"made to measure" and its ef-
rccts recorded, but its shape" is
photographed.
Lightning is Il source Of great
danger to the grid" system. One
stroke may seriously damage
grid" transformer, causing a
"hlackout" in radius Of possibly
100 miles and loss Of thousands
of dollars.
1T is not possible yet to say if
we shall ever make lightning COM
plctcly innocuOuS. but We know
how to counteract the effects Of
most we get in England" w. j.
John, chief Of the laboratory,
said.
John explained that a lightning
flash reaches the peak Of its
force. which may be million
volts. in from one-millionth to
fivc-millionthS Of Il second. In So
millionthS of Il second il is prob
ably all over. In that time untold
damage may have been done
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-06
CARROLL ROGERS is
POLK NOMINEE

COLUMBUS, July G.-Ihe PolK
county board of elections Tuesday
certified the nomination of Carroll
p. Rogers, of TryOn, as the can
didate of the Democratic party Ill
Polk county for the state house OF
representatives.
The final tally gave Rogers a
total of 1878 votes and his OPP
ponent, Baty Hall, OF Saluda, J.
1913.
Delayed reports from Saluda
kept the county in suspense until
the vote was canvassed at the
court house here Tuesday.
Mr.. Rogers has represented the
county in the Legislature once be-
fore, defeating his Republican OPP
moment in 1880. He will be OPP
posed by Fred f. Swami. OF Try
on. the Republican candidate, IN
the fall election.
In the first primary, Hall re-
ceived 1908 and Rogers 81. a
total of GOA votes was cast Tor thc
two other candidates. In the run
off Hall gained l05 votes and Rog-
ers gained 407.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-06
KIWANIS LEADS
IN SOFTBALL
LEAGUE PLAY
Beats Grey's Mil to Lift
Half Season Honors;
Rotary Wins

The Kiwanis softball team
clinched first place IN the first
half Of the Henderson County
Softball league last night at the
Chapman athletic field by defeat
ing Grey'S Mill 9 to 3.
In the second game of the eve
ming. the Rotary team won its
second game Of the year. defeat
ing Chapman Lacrosse 6 to 5.
Hitting of Phil Thibedeau and
Ed White paved the way for the
kiwaniS win. Thibedeau had q
perfect night at bat, getting 4
home run and two singles in three
official trips up. White also hit
home run and two singles.
Holbert paced the Grey batterS
with two hits in three times at
bat.
Although outhit. the Rotarians
came through behind the good
pitching Of McCrary. The lanky
pitcher gave up eight hits. includ-
ing two doubles and 4 triple, but
was tight in the pinchcS. The Ro-
tarians got only three hits. but.
coupled with nine bases on balls
and four errors, these proved Suf-
ficient.
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Two In Wreck
Critically Hurt;
One Man Killed

ASHEVILLE. July 6.--TwO Of
nine persons injured in an auto
mobile accident on the Asheville-
Canton highway on Monday night
were reported in critical condI'
ton at local hospital today, SIX
others. all seriously hurt, were re-
ported as resting comfortably,
and one other WAS released from
the hospital.
A coroner's jury, called by
Coroner George F. Baier, yeSter-
dav viewed the body of Earl
Wyatt, II, who was killed in the
accident. and an inquest will be
held later.
Most seriously injured were Joe
Rathbone. of Lake Junaluska, and
David GaddiS. of Oregon, both
patients at Aston Park hospital.
Both are suffering from internal
injuries, and severe bruises and
decorations.
Preston Phillips, p, of Canton,
also a patient at Aston Park, SUI,
fered fractured arm and head
injuries in the crash. His condition
was reported as fair.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-06
FAMILY
REUNION SET
Speakings and Music Will
Feature Program Sun
day, Aug. 7

The annual LYDIA family re-
union will be held on the first
Sunday in August at the Edney-
vile high school, on the Chimney
Rock road, it was announced to-
day. ,
Addresses by number of
speakers, singing by county and
visiting choirs, and a picnic din
ner at noon will be highlights of
the program.
All relatives and friends Of the
family are invited to attend. The
complete program for the event
will be announced later.
r. Vernon LYDIA is president Of
the association, and Mrs. Haskell
Osteen and Miss Katherine LYDIA
are in charge of the publicity
committee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-06
COIN JURY TRIAL is
REVIVED IN ENGLAND

LONDON, July 6. (UP)-Great
Britain'S strangest trial-the Trial
Of the Pyx-has ended with II ia
vorable verdict frc.m jury Of Is
men of the GoldsmIth's company,
which since the time of Edward |
has held the privilege Of testing
the country's coinage.
In the 18th century coins were
made by private companies who
were known to mutilate them to
their own advantage. Nowadays
the machinery in the Royal Mint
is so accurate that errors are
rarely discovered, but the Trial Of
the Pyx is still held annually.
Every year the pyx, or box, in
which are placed one coin from
every Is pounds of newly-coined
pounds of silver is taken to the
Goldsmiths' Hall and opened in
the presence Of the jury.
The last time an error was
found was in 1925 when Il six
pence was discovered to be too
light by Ii25O of grain.
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WORLD REFUGEE
CONFERENCE BEGUN
,Continued from page one)

Continued from page 0ne)
labored fruitleSsly last year to
ADOPT formula that would re-
move the Spanish conflict as Il
sore spot" in European dipIo-
macy, unanimously agreed at 4
plcnary session yesterday TO ac-
ccpt the new plan involving eva
cuation Of foreign volunteers and
land and sea control around the
Spanish peninsula.
RuSSia'S acceptance was tcnta-
tive. the Soviet delegate, s. d..
kagan, announcing that his agree
ment was conditional on the form
al approval Of his government.
The Soviet government Is cX-
pcctcd to demand Sca-cOntrol the
moment land control along the
Spanish frontier is set up. Sea-
control would affect all Spanish
ports.
The plan will be published as a
British "white paper Friday
night and is expected to be pre-
scented to the Spanish loyaliSt and
inSurgent governments within IS
hours.