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Evening star., 1939-01-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Jan. 4.-Twelve
insurgent Warplanes today dumped
bombs on two crowded passenger
trains in raid on Tarragona. on
the coast. 60 miles southwest of
here. First reports indicated heavy
casualties.
The trains were crowded with
refugees from the war areas, which
have come closer to Tarragona with
the progress of the insurgent
offensive in Catalonia.
The planes also raided Tarragona S
bomb-scarred port area.
Three British ships were hit and
slightly damaged in another in
surgent air raid on the port of
Barcelona. but no casualties aboard
were reported. The ships we're the
StanWell, Transit and Neufchatel.
Artesa's Fate in Doubt.
BY the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France cat the Span
ish frontier) Jan. 4-The fate of
Artesa, keystone of vital highways
in Northern Catalonia. was placed
in doubt late today as insurgent and
Spanish government forces were
locked in bloody combat for its
possession.
Despite semi-oficial insurgent
dispatches saying the little textile
town, only IS miles from Barcelona,
had been reduced to a mass of
rubble and then occupied, blunt
government denials left its fate in
doubt.
Insurgent Generalissimo Francis
CO Frances veteran Navarrese
troops, who had smashed their way
slowly into the Artesa triangle
against fierce resistance. were
matched against fresh government
forces hurled into battle in an ef-
fort to stop the insurgent drive that
began December % with Barcelona,
government capital, as the ultimate
goal.
First insurgent field bulletins
reaching border stations said the
town, only 65 miles from Barcelona,
fell shortly after pm. Tuesday.
An hour before. two of the insurgent
army corps-the Urgel and Macs
trazgo-moved into zones on the
northwest and west to join forces in
the face of whitening fire from the
Spanish government defenders.
All mention of Artesa's reported
fall were omitted from government
communicates, although bulletins did
admit insurgent advances in the i'm
mediate sector.
Controls Three Highways.
Capture of Artesa is highly impor-
tant to the insurgents because of its
position as control point for three
main highways. 1t dominates the
Tarragona.
About Is miles east of Lerida this
highway joins the main road be-
tween Lerida and Barcelona, objec-
tive of the insurgent offensive. The
little town. with a normal popula-
ton of about 2,7O0, also is on the
main road from Balaguer to the
F'rench-Spanish border. A number
OF secondary roads reaching gov
ernment positions converge on Ar
tesa.
An advance of almost identical
strategical Importance was proceed
ing, meanwhile, in the Aspa sector
just southeast of Lerida.
Insurgent troops there were push
ing into the Urgel tableland, where
they were attacking the village of
Castelldans, junction point for
seven secondary roads directly west
OF the government base at Borjas
Blancas.
These two operations, insurgent
commentators said, indicated prepa-
ratory phases of the Catalan offen-
sive were being terminated.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
| Foreign.
| |Notioaul.
Washington and Vicinity.

Margo Couzens Chewing to wed
tomorrow in Detroit. Page Al
Arlington County notes decrease in
traffic accidents. Page A-9
Nonresident pupils in D. c. schools
now total 2.4a2. Page B-1
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War Refugees
On 7 Trains
Heavy Casualties
Reported as II
Planes Find Mark
BACKGROUND

Less than t,Do 1Deeks ago Gen.
Francisco Franco launched an in
tensive driue against Catalonia
in an effort to take Barcelona.
provisional seat OF Spanish gou-
ernn,ent. and to cut of Loydlist
supplies from, France. The Loyal
lists staged brief counter attack,
but the crushing insurgent driue
has made do,U, but steady, prog
reSS.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Weather Forecast

Rain tonight and tomorrow; rising
temperature tomorrow; lowest tonight
about 80; increasing east winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, A, at pm;
lowest, SO, at 4 am.
Full report on page Az.
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(See RELIEF, Page A-3D
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(See JAPAN. Page AID
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(Copyright, 1939,)
Evening star., 1939-01-08
HoIdermon Second in Miami Flight
With Wife in PLune as Stowuwuy

lected $1,000. Third place and $500
went to Arthur Busy of Royers-
ford, Pa.
The event, feature of the all
America air maneuvers, produced
speeds far below that established in
December, 1887, by Miss Cochran,
wife of the f1nancier, Floyd Odlum.
She reached Miami in 1 hours IL
minutes % seconds, averaging just
short of 300 miles an hour.
Constants average speed was 2O4.-
277 m.ph., Holderman's, 204O69,
and Bussy's, 1876 408. Constant beat
Holderman for first place by only
1915 seconds.
Makes One Wheel Landing.
A stunting pilot who damaged
his landing gear, Owen McRoberts
of Atlanta, kept the crowd which
packed the stands during the Sec
ond day of the air show on the
edge of its seats for Is minutes until
he managed to make a one wheel
landing.
Devoted to stunting and racing
in stock model airplanes-as against
the usual display by clipped wing
professional racing machines-the
closed-course events were marked
by top speed of only 1866 miles
an hour. set by John Livingston of
Evening star., 1939-01-08
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. Mrs. Doro-
thy Holderman of Rochester, N. Y,
who admits she ought to know bet
ter, slowed away in her husbands
airplane in New York this morning
when he was about to take off on
race to Miami, and arrived here
hours and A minutes later with
out even toothbrush for baggage.
She had chased the twin-motored
Lockheed plane of her husband,
Russell Holderman, as it TAXED down
the runway at Floyd Bennett Air
port. New York, for takeoff in the
$500 race, and hammered on its
door.
The determined young woman
succeeded in opening the door and
clambering inside. The plane swept
into the air and headed for Miami
Rode in Second Plane.
Well known as a glider pilot, Mrs.
Holderman rode in the plane which
came in second. First prize money
of $4,000 went to Max Constant of
Hollywood, Calf, who flew a Beech
craft owned by Jacqueline Cochran,
the Nations foremost woman flyer
and holder of the worlds speed rec
ord for her sex.
Accompanied by Dick Richards,
also of Rochester, Holderman COL
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Press Censorship
In Mexico Denied

DR.. Luis Quintanilla, Charge DAT
faires of the Mexican Embassy, in
a press release issued yesterday en-
phatically denied that his govern
ment was pursuing a policy of press
censorship and intimidation of
newspapermen.
Recent anti-Mexican propaganda,
he declared has been aimed toward
undermining the prestige of "the
soical work" being accomplished by
the administration of President Car
denas. He blamed certain business
sectors" as instigators of the move.
DR.. Quintanilla, in presenting his
protest, said when Mexican
propagandists dare to make state
ments to the contrary, the Mexican
government is compelled to issue a
most emphatic denial"
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Redfern's Father
Pursues New Clue
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 7-Only
death will end DR.. Frederick c. Red
ferns search for his son, Paul, and
the plane that he was plotting in
nonstop flight from Savannah,
Ga, to Brazil at the time of his
disappearance II years ago.
Il am not satisfied and I shall
continue to search for Paul" the
gray-haired professor said today,
disclosing that he was working on
q new lead"
He expressed doubt that his son
was still alive in the South Ameri-
can jungle, but said he wanted to
find the plane and have it posi-
lively identified.
The new lead, Redfern said, was
established by Jimmy Angel, an
American aviator, who reported he
had sighted an airplane on three
occasions in the jungle in the east
ern part of Venezuela.
Mr.. Redfern said it would take
rs to 30 men about 20 days to cut
a path through the jungle to the
spot where the plane was sighted.
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Radio Monopoly Quiz
To Resume 1uesday

The special committee Of the Fed
eral Communications Commission
which is delving into alleged mo-
nopoly in broadcasting and into the
radio chain system will resume its
hearings at the commissions Offices
in the Post Once Department at
10 am. Tuesday.
At that time, the commission will
Evening star., 1939-01-08

be followed by M. r. Runyon, vice
president. John j. Burns Of New
York, former general counsel of the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, will head counsel at the in
vestigation, and will have asso-
ciated with him Duke Patrick OF
this city and Paul Porter.
1t was estimated that Columbia
Evening star., 1939-01-08
will require about two weeks to COM
plete presentation OF its evidence. I,

Butcher birds, so-named from
their habits of hanging up the
bodies of their victims which cannot
be swallowed Immediately by stick.
ing them on spint twigs in some.
convenient tree are common to
South Australia.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

st. Louis at the controls of q
Monocoupe.
Steve Whitman of Oshkosh, Wis,
one of the most consistent money
winners in air racing, captured Sec
ond place in a Cessna at 143 miles
an hour over a 30-mile course.
Patrick Breen of Jackson Heights,
N. Y, landed on Miami's Municipal
Airport in a 7-year-old plane after
a 1,170-mile nonstop flight from
Floyd Bennett Field.
The machine empty weights only
$50 pounds. It has 2-cylinder, &c.
horsepower motor.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

begin hearing evidence which it
has asked the Columbia Broadcast
ing System to present. The Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., testimony
was completed last week, except for
cross-examination of David Sarnof,
president Of the Radio Corporation
OF America. This is to be deferred
until all the chain broadcast evi-
dence is in.
According to present plans, Co.
lumbia will have as its first witness
Frank Stanton, director of the Di-
vision OF Market Research, who will
Evening star., 1939-01-08
Recital at PurceIIviIIe

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Jan. :
(SpeciaD David Palmer, young
pianist of Washington, will give a
recital in the library here at pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
BY RUSSELL J. NEWLAND,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer.

STOCKTON, Calf, Aug. 81
Fifty-five years ago this fall two
eager-eyed Yale freshmen quick
stepped from the campus toward
New Haven Bay, intent on becoming
crew racing immortals of Old Eli
On the way, they met a class
mate whose enthusiasm lay in the
field of football, rough, tough
game of that era, but one packed
with thrills as we'll as broken bones
He talked fast and convincingly
Why turn out for crew when foot
ball was to be had for the asking?
The spellbinder shared one VIC
tim, a 22-year- -old smallish fellow
weighing 149 pounds. He turned
back to the football field. A famed
career and glorious future hinged
on that decision. Amos Alonzo
Stagg laughingly explains today it
was his first reverse play"
First "5O-Year' Coach.
Because "Lonnie" Stagg decided
to chase a bag of wind around a
field instead of pull an oar in q
racing shell, football this fall puts
on display the first man ever to
coach the sport a half century.
At II years of age, Stagg is as
active as most men 20 years his
junior. He begins his 7th season al
the College of the Pacific with ar
infectious enthusiasm that borders
on the unbelievable.
Seven years ago, the University o1
Chicago arbitrarily retired him be-
cause he had reached the age limit
He had coached there Al years; be.
fore that two years at Internationa
Evening star., 1939-08-31
NaWC Calls 81 Varsity
Gridders, 50 10 Be
On First Squad

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 31.-Eighty-
seven Navy football aspirants, SO of
whom have been designated as a
tentative A squad, will report to
Head Coach Emery (Swede) Lar
son at Annapolis September 8.
Rip Miller, line coach, and Keith
Molesworth, backfield coach, will be
Larson's only assistants as to the
varsity this year.
Lost to the team by graduation
are Lem Cooke. ace passer and gen.
eral back; Capt. Pete Powell and
Dan Baughman, ends; Ken Hysong
and Ben Jarvis, tackles; Mike Wal
lace, center, and Herman Spector,
guard.
Outstanding sophomore prospects
are Bob Leonard, a stocky Texan,
who outdid all the veterans as a
passer during spring practice; Bill
Sims, center, who played a season
on Georgia Tech, and Dick Opp, a
big, powerful and aggressive tackle.
Wesley Gebert and John Cutting
both are effective ball-carrying
backs, while the Plebes sent up a
bevy of promising aspirants for all
positions.
Evening star., 1939-08-31

Y. M. c. A. Training School, now
Springfield (Mass) College.
Retire on his laurels to a we'll
earned rest?
Not the Stagg of seven years ago
He pursued the many offers after
his Chicago farewell and decided
to 60 West, as Horace Greely ad-
vlsed the young men of the last
century.
1t was dramatic interlude in
career already crammed with
amazing episodes.
Fued With Warner Renewed.
DR.. Tully Knowles, president of
the college and a former University
OF Southern California man, pre-
vailed upon Stagg to come to Paci-
flc. Neither has had cause to regret
Last year, the dean of coaches
produced the Far Western Con-
ference championship team. AS a
post-season achievement of proven
bal story-book ending, he led his
little squad to Chicago to defeat
his old university, 80 to 0.
Thirty-tWo years ago, Glenn
Scobey Warmers Carlisle Indians
defeated Stages Chicago team, Ia
to 4. On October 20 of this year at
Paciflc's field will be written another
colorful chapter in the lives of the
men who have coached football
longer than any others, Warner hav-
ing A years to his credit. Pacific
meets San Jose State College, at
which Warner now is associate
coach.
Will Warner beat Stagg again in
their second meeting since 1907?
Evening star., 1939-08-31
The
SPORTLIGHT
Pastor to Test Louis
New knowledge
BY GRANTLAND RICE,


NEW YORK, Aug 81 (NAN Al
Two heavyweight shows loom as
September comes on-Lou Nova and
Tony Galento in Philadelphia on
the 7th and Joe Louis and Bob
Pastor in Detroit on the Goth. The
first should be brawl, especially
If Nova disdains to box with Galento
as he did with Max Baer through
the early rounds. The second should
be a more scientific contest, with
Louis seeking to trap the elusive
Pastor and having 20 rounds in
which to do it.
This meeting of Louis and Pastor
will demonstrate how much Joe has
learned about his craft-how skilled
he has become. if at all, in the
detail of catching young man
with supple legs who wants to keep
away from him as Pastor did in
their first fight. and undoubtedly
will try to do in their second Some
of the experts argue that Joe is a
smarter fighter now than he was
when he met Pastor two years ago.
Others, that, in this respect at least,
he isn't. My own idea on that
point is that nobody knows, be-
cause a true test hasn't been ap-
piled.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio, Aug. 81
Service pistols of As caliber doomed
yesterday across Camp Perry's ma
tional match ranges as the big
gunners battled through hve events,
but heaviest interest at the annual
cartridge carnival hinged on the
final stage of the .30-caliber rifle
event-the Presidents match.
Darkness caught the 2,0l9 rifle
men before they could complete the
shoot yesterday.
The winner gets personal letter
from President Roosevelt, while the
next SO join him in one of rifledoom's S
most select groups, known as the
presidents hundred"
Marine Sets World Mark.
The Wimbledon Trophy, one of the
Oldest in the game, and one of the
toughest to win, was in the hands
of 24-year-old Marine, who shot
a world record score to win it.
Pvt. Alfred l.. Wolters of Paola,
Kans. pumped 27 straight shots into
the bulls eye from 1000 yards to set
his mark. The previous record at
the distance was 10.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Presidents Match Win Is Aim
OF Field at Camp Perry Today;
|McMohon Tops D. C.. Shots

Other winners yesterday included :
Sergt. Brooks E. Clements of the
United States Marine Corps team
with q possible score of 100 and
10 VS., also broke the record to
win second place. Pvt. First
Class Richard H. Gadd of the
United States Engineer team, placed
third with 100 and l8 VS..
The prize hung up in 1922 by
the National Rifle Association to
reward the highest score with the
service rifle and to commemorate
the long run of II consecutive bulls
eyes made with the service rifle by
G. r. Farr in 1921 was won by
Fred Johansen, an Illinois civilian
with a perfect score of 100, with
8 VS..
District Shots Score.
Capt. Edward A. Mcmahon, Head
quarters and Service Company, 12lst
Engineers, led the District National
Guard and civilian teams with a
score OF SO. Staff Sergt. Alex
Thill, Ordnance Department, State
Staff, also scored at SO. Using the
service rifle, Private Jack Oehmann
rang up 81.
50yard metallic sights, restricted. c. H
Smith OF Poughkeepsie, N. Y. of-ha nd
match w. B. WoodrIng of Alton. H.: so
yard metallic all comers w P Schweitzer
Of Hillside. N. j.: Austin Trophy. c. F.
Rider of New Kensington, Pa.
Pistol matches-N. R. A. 22-caliber team
match, United States Coast Guard; N R
n. r. A. pistol Championship, Melton r.
Rogers. United States Treasury Clarke
Memorial Trophy. Emmett Z. Jones. Los
Angeles Police
Evening star., 1939-08-31
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 3l.-The
Cleveland Rams, junior member OF
the National Football League. likely
will be in the dark horse role this
season.
At nearby Baldwin Col
lege. Coach Earl (Dutch) Clark is
working with an impressive squad
that has nine ends, dozen tackles
seven guards, three centers, a halt
dozen signal callers, a quintet OF
wingbacks and tailbacks and three
fullbacks. In addition to II hold
overs from last season, five new
corners have National League expe-
rience.
One of Clark's tackle candidates
is Art Lewis, his assistant coach
who handled the Rams part of last
year.
Clark apparently is we'll pleased
with his flock. He's confident the
Rams are going places this year
but hesitates to say just where.
Teams Always Are Scrappy.
His comment has been limited to:
We'll have good, scrappy team
this year" That's hardly original
for all of Clarks teams have been
noted for their scrappiness.
Dutch Clark rightfully has been
called the greatest player profess
sional football ever developed. He
was chosen all-league quarterback
six times. This marks his eighth year
with the pros, but his first as q
bench manager. Last season he
coached the Detroit Lions.
The Rams are placing high store
on some of their brilliant rockies
especially Warren Drummer, touted
as the best back to wear Tulane COL
ors since Don Zimmerman; Bronko
Smilanick from the University of
Arizona, Parker Hall of Ole Mis-
sissippi, and Center Jerry Dowd of
st. Mary's California;.
Seven of the Cleveland rockies
will oppose the parent club here the
night of October 6 with the Ohio
College all-stars. They are Ends j
B. Russell of Marshall and Johnny
Wilson of Western Reserve, Tackles
Chet Adams of Ohio U. and Nate
Schenker of Howard, Center Tom
Manning of Dayton, Quarterback
Albie Litwak of Western Reserve
and Fullback Mike Kodak.
Vets Well Distributed.
The Rams veterans are we'll dis
tributed through the lineup. In
the backfield are Corby Davis,
Johnnie Drake, all-league second
team fullback last season; Julius
Alfonso and Victor Spadaccini. Vet
eran linemen include Art Lewis, Ted
Livingston, 225-pound tackle; Chuck
Cherundolo, Phil Ragazzo, guard
from the Green Bay Packers, and
Tom Hupke, who played four years
at guard for Detroit before joining
the Rams last year.
On the flanks are Dale Prather,
who may be shifted to tackle, and
James dittle Footsie) Benton, from
Arkansas, second-year man with
Cleveland.
No elevn ever is much stronger
than its forward wall, and Cleve-
lands chief problem is to develop a
line formidable enough to blast the
way for Clark's fast-breaking backs.
The Rams will open their cham
pionship campaign against the Bears
at Chicago September Is.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Los Angeles Bulldogs
Appear Far From
Redskin 5etups
Have EnviubIe Record
In Bottles With Pro
League EIevens
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.,
Star Staff Correspondent.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31.-Maybe
1t wasn't such bad idea to isolate
the Redskins in the middle of a
suburban Los Angeles canyon, after
all.
According to information reaching
them today, they will need all the
time they can get to prepare for the
Los Angeles Bulldogs they will meet
here next Monday night. for the
Bulldogs are not to be taken lightly.
In exhibition clashes with Ma
tional Football League teamss over
the last few years the Bulldogs
have emerged victorious more often
than not. And although their out
look is not as bright as it was last
year and the year before, they will
not be just another all-star team.
In fact, they are rated as one of the
strongest teams in the newly formed
American League.
Await Jimmy Johnston.
The Bulldogs, moreover, have
nearly as large a following as the
Redskins have in Washington For
their intrasquad game Monday
which determined candidates who
were to be cut, 5000 spectators
turned out. In view of that num-
ber Promoter Tom Gallery is ex-
pecting to pack Gilmore Stadium to
its capacity of 10000 when the Red
skins and Bulldogs clash.
Because they haven't an abun-
dance of proved ball-carrying backs,
the Redskins anxiously are awaiting
the return of Jimmy Johnston, their
new and fleet halfback from the
University Of Washington. who
played for the All-Stars in Chicago
last night. Johnston is expected to
reJoin the squad tomorrow.
Holm Eases Tension.
Yesterday and today Charlie Holm,
the ex-Alabama halfback, was giving
no sign that his knee continued to
bother him and the Tribes bosses
were beginning to breathe easier. A
big. strapping fellow who looks more
than his 1875 pounds, Holm might
prove just the type of man the
Redskins need. So far, the out
standing weakness seems to be
the lack of powerful backs who
can crack open opposing lines, al
though they have several vino can
60 when shaken loose. Dick Todd, of
the latter category, won't be with
them Labor Day night. being sched-
uled to play with the Texas ALL
Stars against the Green Bay Pack
ers down in Dallas.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Munger and Goodman
ArcoIu Golf Choices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ARCOLA, N. j., Aug. 31.-Jack
Munger of Dallas, Tex, who estab-
lished course record of 81, 4 under
par, to win the qualifying medal
was co-favorite today with Johnny
Goodman of Omaha, Nebr., former
National Open and amateur cham
pion, as match play started in the
annual Arcola Country Club invi-
tation golf tournament.
Goodman, who won the tourna-
ment in 1886, scored a 70 yester-
day for fourth place.
Johnny Dawson of California ap-
peared a dark horse for the Arcola
Trophy.
Evening star., 1939-08-31
Flying LII, Unerring
In Special Race al
Washington Park
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Chicagos
first match race since 1885 brought
together Flying Lill and Unerring
today in mile test for a $500
purse over Washington Parks rae
ing strip.
Track officials predicted a crowd
of $4,000 for the event, billed be-
tween the fifth and sixth races of
the regular card.
The 3-year-old fillies were down
for ITO pounds each with Flying Lii,
owned by Charles H. Cleary Of Chi
cago, the likely favorite because of
victories over Unerring in two other
meetings.
Paul Ryan was the probable
jockey choice for Unerring, owned
by Herbert M. Woolf OF Kansas City.
1t appeared Willie Garner would
draw Flying Lill.
In Chicago's 1885 match race,
Myrtlewood defeated Clang at Haw-
thorne for $4,000 purse.