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S.E.C. WILL PROBE INVESTMENTUNITS Hearing Will Start July 27. Equity Corporation to Be First, By rke Assoclated Press. The Securities and Exchange Com- mission announced yesterday it would begin public hearings July 27 in & broad inquiry into investment trusts and investment companies. The investigation was launched under authority of the public utility holding company act of 1935, which di- rected the commission to study the functions, activities, corporate struce tures and investment policies of the trusts and companies. In addition, the commission is to determine “the influence exerted by such trusts and companies upon com- panies in which they are interested and the influence exerted by inter- ests affiliated with the management of such trusts and companies upon their investment policies.” Officials said they proposed to opep the investigation with an examination of some of the predecessor companies of the Equity Corp. of New York. Among these are Interstate Equities Corp., New York; Chain and General Equities, Inc., Boston; Yosemite Hold- ing Corp., Detroit; Joint Investors, Inc., New York; Union Investors, Inc., Detroit, and Granger Trading Corp., New York. As a preliminary move in its in- vestigation, the commission has draft- ed a list of 921 investment trusts and companiss. “The relationship of the companies will be developed in hearings and re- ports,” the commission said yester- da A few companies are being studied through field investigations, another much larger group through their an- swers to detailed questionnaires, and an even larger number through short questionnaires. The field studies will be developed at public hearings and some testimony will be taken in con- nection with the summaries now be- ing prepared from the questionnaire replies.” Storms (Continued From First Page.) ern Nebraska, Kansas and Wesiern Missouri. Tomorrow afternoon more warm weather was expected in the Dakotas. Texas and Oklahoma remained in the grip of the heat. A prediction of cooler weather was made for drought- stricken Eastern Montana, Selling orders inspired by more favorable weather conditions carried corn futures down almost the full 4- cent limit as the Chicago pits opened, but later trading brought prices back to about & cent under Saturday’s close. Speculative buyers turned to wheat, which ai one time scored more than 2 cents a bushel rise. Corn traders studied s repori that = large part of lowa, principal corn- producing State, with favorable weather hereafter, would yield 90 t» 95 per cent of a normal crop. The effect of the falling tempera- ture was demonstrated in North Da- kota, where the mercury sank into the sixties. Iasi week temperatures of 110 and above were common in that State. A low of 67 degrees was recorded in Chicago today and Forecasier J, R. Tloyd predicted temperatures in the seventies would remain until tomor- Tow at least. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS UNIT ON OUTING WEDNESDAY The twelfth annual outing of the Columbia Heighis Business Men's As- sociation will be held Wednesday at the Sixieenth Street Reservoir gronnds. The program will begin at 1 o'clock and continue until 7, with & base ball game between teams of members as one of the features. The Committee on Arrangements is Leslie ©. Rucker, chairman; Walter P. Gray, Dr. Erwin Steinman, Miss Lillias Cropper, A."R. Swan, W. P, Dismer, B. A. Levitan, Dr. W. V. Con- nors, Mrs, Bertha Ann Murray, George A. Ford, P. A. Hanigan and Morris Stirman. " G-Men (Continued Wrom First Page.) wuizzed police officials in Chicago a3 7o wneiher Federal Buresn of Investi- eation agents were justified in open- ing fire on Dillinger. Grady Boatwright, agent in charge of the Secret Service office in 8t. Paul, already has made a detailed state- ment to W. H. McReynolds, adminis- trative assistant to Secretary Mor- genthau, and W, H. Moran, veteran chief of the service. McReynolds and Moran are said to be determined to #ift the affair “to the bottom,” with a view to learning who was respon- sible for the concerted “spying” on Justice Department activities, Joseph Murphy, assistant chiet of the Secret Service, said to have been named by Boatwright as the source of his “orders,” will be interrogated when he arrives here from the West Coast, where he was reached by tele- phone. Murphy told McReynolds over the phone he was “horrified that any- thing I might have told my men had been misconstrued by them.” Morgenthau, on vacation in New England, has been kept advised of de- velopments. So has President Roose- velt, it is understood. Indignant over the inquiry by Se- eret Service men, Department of Jus- tice officials are demanding “proper disciplinary action.” Treasury offi- cials already have promised their apologies if the present investigation by McReynolds supports preliminary findings. In going to the Chicago police for information on the shooting of Dil- linger, it is pointed out here, the Secret Service men went to the wrong source, as no member of the Chicago police department was present when Dillinger was trapped outside & Chi- cago theater on the night of July 22, 1934, The only police accompanying the G-men on that occasion were several members of the East Chicago, Ind., force. It was to a police sergeant of W ashington Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. NLESS you get out and about like H. M. Harlan, you may not realize just what it means to live in Washingtcn and Mr. Harlan found out on a recent trip to Georgia. Briefly across the border, he stopped at a filling station; a sort of wayside stand of pumps ments which are called filling staticns in Washington. As the ancient attendant filled the tank, Mr. Harlan calculated the exact gallon tax. “You gave me ioo much,” the proprietor protested. The Washington traveler defended cedure in the smallest detail. “Oh, the tax,” the filling station man said, “you should not have in- cluded that. We're not allowed to Wayside D. C. TAGS. have D. C. tags on your car. quite unlike the port-cochere arrange- price of the fuel, plus the 6 cents & his mathematics, explaining the pro- charge you Government people for it.” * ok K X TECHNICAL. “In view of the fact you don’t have a Police Court record, I'll take your personal bond this time,” Judge Robert E. Mattingly said patroniz- ingly to e youth who faced him on a charge of drunkenness. “Couldn’t you just make it a small fine, judge?” the youth pleaded. “You see, I haven't got very much money.” A personal bond, of course, means only that the defendant promises to be a good little boy and not return to further annoy the court. * % ® ® LIKENESS. THOSE funny looking photographs turned out “in 10 minutes” for passports never looked half so funny as the one a member of The Star staff found on his desk the other day as he was preparing to go abroad. He had posed for a picture in The Star studio. Later he telephoned and asked for a print. “Print up that negative on the Jeft in the rack,” a photographer leaving for the dsy told a man on the late shift, and send it to Mr. ‘The aext morning a fine likeness of Soko, prize chimpanzee at the Zoo, appeared on his desk. The photog- raphers still insist it was due to a mix-up of negatives for the current series on Who's Who in the Zoo, but there are some who say! * ok X x BATH. OST wrist watches drown when you swim while wearing them, but the one belonging to Clarence Jor- dan just went on strike for a little while, then came back as good as ever. For 25 minutes of a recent after- noon, Jordan splashed gleefully in the salty waters of the Chesapeake, his ‘watch accompanying him throughout his tryst with the waves. When he looked at if, once back on shore, it was quite dead; promised, indeed, to stay that way. It did not, however, for some hours later, Jordan discovered it to have resumed its re- fined ticking. It has been doing so ever since. An interesting variation on the theme of a man biting s dog, our operative insists. *x k ¥ & SPECIFICATIONE. ICHARD N. ELLIOTT, the former Indiana Representative, who now is acting controller general, is not in the slightest awed by the pontifical atmosphere that for years has sur- rounded that office. Headed for lunch, he invited a friend to join him. “Where to?” was the query. “Oh, it's a fine place,” responded Elliott. “They give you & lot of food and they don'e‘chlrz: much for it.” * k% L Q. The man and wife sat bejore the bench in Police Court. Each was charged with assault on the other. A policcwoman testified that the woman’s “I. Q. (intelligence quo- tient) was only 59. “What is his I. Q.?” asked Eugene Carusi, assistant district attorney. “I don’t know—I'm not & psychi- atrist,” the policewoman replied, and Carusi called the next witness, a policeman. “Do you know what his I. Q. is?” Carusi asked. “Sure I do,” replied the dluecoat, pridefully. “Well, what is it?” “He's @ huckster,” almost shouied the policeman in seeming glee. NURSE AT PROVIDENCE DIES AT AGE OF 70 Sister Pauline, 70, of the Daughiers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, 10 years on duty as trained nurse at Providence Hospital, died Saturday night at the hospital after s short illness. Funeral services will be held st § a.m. tomorrow in the Providence Hos- pital chapel. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Sister Pauline was the former Mary Ann O'Toole. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Della O'Toole and Miss Elizabeth O'Toole, both of Worcester, the Indiana town that the “woman in red” first gave her tip on the where- abouts of Dillinger. The East Chicago, Ind., officer referred her to the Chi- cago office of the F. B. I, which ar- ranged the trap. The Chicago police ‘were not in the confidence of the De- martment of Justice at that time and Mass. PSS S FUNERAL IS HELD Mrs. Mary McMsahon Randoiph, 1301 Madison street, who died Satur- knew nothing of the shooting of Dil- | Throat linger until the theater manager p;med that a “hold-up” was taking Place, . Funeral serv- ices were held at the Church of t] Nativity, Brightwood. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. LANDON IS READY FORNOTIFICATION Acceptance Speech Virtually Complete, He Prepares for Visitors. By the Assoclated Press. TOPEKA, Kans, July 20. — Re- freshed by an overnight break in the heat wave ard encouraged by addi- tional pledges of support from avowed Democrats. Gov. Alf M. Landon began clearing his desk today for Thursday's notification ceremonies. The Republican presideniial nomi- nee’s acceptance speech, which also will open his drive to oust the Roose- velt New Deal, virtually was in final form and the governor planned to de- vote as much time as possible to vis- itors arriving for the notification. The Chamber of Commerce esti- mated more than 100,000 persons would come here for the occasion, the number in excess depending on ‘whether the gool spell continues. Heat that has sent the temperature above 100 degrees for 17 consecutive days was broken last night by a cool, high wind. City Aiready in Gala Dress. Early arrivers found Topeka siready in gala dress. Landon pictures and posters, Kansas sunflower emblems, flags and red, white and blue bunting adorned downtown buildings and poles. Mrs. Landon and the children, her mother and Gov. Landon’s father are due tomorrow morning from Estes Park, Colo, wherz they have been vacationing in tre mountains. They today and board a train st Denver this afternoon. Gov. Landon spent most of week end at the executive mansion. Callers included Hill Blackeit, di- rector of public relations of the Re- publican National Committee; George Rothwell Brown, writer for the Hearst newspapers; William Hard, radio commentator, and the Governor's uncle, William Mossman of Pitts- burgh, Pa, All-Day Program Set. The notification ceremony will begin at 8 p.m. (central standard time). gram of Indian dances, receptions. teas, luncheons and music, climaxed by & parade in which 10,000 persons are expected to take part. The Governor's office made public copies of letters from Edwin M. Way- land, Covesville, Va.; G. E. Knight, Chicago; John W. Craddock, New Orleans, and Rosemary B. Chappel, Los Angeles, describing themselves as Democrats and pledging their support | 1o the Republican nominee. ' AIESIIS(-I ' «Continued ¥rom First Page ) were Socialists and Communists, who said the garrison at Jaca, 20 miles south of the French border, had joined the rebellion after defeating government forces. Railroads Are Cut. Rail communication beiween Huesca Province on the northern border and Madrid were reported cut by the destruction of a section of railroad. The French tourist also said: “All day Sunday we saw an up- usual number of trucks rolling through the streets of San Sebastian and the suburbs. They flew red flags and were loaded with armed workers who seemed to be serving the police. “We failed to see a single uniform of the assault or civil guards all day. “Leaving San Sebastian in the morning by automobile, we found the roads barricaded just outside of town. ‘We were treated politelv, but had to undergo = careful search by guards, all of whom were workers, among them severa] women with revolvers in their hands.” The tourist ssid his party was the only one to cross the frontier, where customs agents were anxious for news from the interior. Since Saturday, when many Frenchmen hastily crossed the frontier, only Frenchmen with passporis have been allowed to enter France. MONARCHY MOVE DENIED. Establishment of “Rightist” Regime Reported Aim of Rebels, PARIS, July 20 (®.-—Sovanich sources close to the situsiion said to- o1y the present reoel movemeng seess the overthrow of tne Leftist “povilar {ront” government and the esiablish- ment of Rightist rule in Spain. These sources sald the movement definitely was not aimed at the resto- ration of the monarchy. LOYALISTS SEIZE SHIPS. Rebel Ojcers Held on Board in Mo- rocce Port. TANGIER, Internstional Zone, Mo- rocco, July 20 (#).—Seven Spanish warships srrived in the harbor here today on a mysterious government mission, with their officers imprisoned by loyal crews. It was assumed ashore the officers had joined the Franco revoit, but how the crews overpowered them was not The planned to leave Estes Park at moon | the | The throngs will be enter- | tained beforehand by an all-day pro- | ARMY UNITS READY 10 RE-ENACT FIGHT {First Battle of Manassas to Be Staged Tomorrow Before Spectators. By & Staff Correspondent ot Tne Star. MANASSAS, Va, July 20.—The stage was set today for the re- enactment of the First Battle of Manassas near here at 2:30 p.m. to- morrow. Opposing Union and Confederate forces, represented by 2,000 Marines, Army and Reserve officer units, have been encamped since Saturday near the Henry House on ILee Highway, where the anniversary battle will be fought. Unlike the original participants, they already have been over the Bull Run battle grounds in practice drilis and will go through s final dress re- hearsal this afternoon. 30, Speciaiors Expecied. Automobiles which are expected to bring at least 30,000 spectators to the scene tomorrow will not be entirely out of place in the general scene, 1In & manner they will represent the hundreds of carriages driven to the | battlefield in 1861 by Washingtonians who expected Lo witness the squelching of “rebel” forces at the hands of Brig. | Gen. Irvin S. McDowell. { ‘The motorists, like the carriage occupants of 75 years ago. will see | Jeh Sieuart’s Cavalry and Stonewall | Jackson's Infantry regiments with- stand the Federal assault of Henryl Hill as & prelude to the Confederate victory that made the Southern “up- ! rising” & four-year war. Blank Shells 1o Be Fired. “Mimie” bells and musketry fire of the 1861 battle scene will be repre- | sented by 170,000 rounds of blank rifle, pistol and artillery shelis | Directional signs on all principal | highways point to the battiefield wl ald motorists. Virginia State police- men and Citizens’ Conservation Corps men will direct traffic. An hour before ithe sham battle a program, which includes a narra- tion of events leading up to “First | Manassas,” by Dr. Douglas S. Free- | man, Richmond historian, will start !at 1:30 pm. Kranco (Continiied From First Page) and captured, while others report his rebellion is gaining headway. Through it all Maj. Franco scans the newspapers and eagerly questions any one who might have any informa- | tion. “Tt i most distressing,” he said this inability fo find the truth.” Accounis Puszie Him. 1 Mai. Franco believes that wide- | spread social unrest in Spain lies #t | the bottom of the present rebellion, | Tt this is the case, however, he can- not account for the fact that the revolt | seems entirely in the hands of Fascists and monarchists in the army, unless these militarists are trying to further their personal political ambitions by striking while the country is in the throes of economic distress. The lack of reliable information, he poinied out, makes it virtually impossible to | fix certainly the immediate cause. | His brother, he said, became chiel of staff after Premier Quiroga came into power, and had not taken an ac- tive part in political strife prior to that time. “In 1931," Maj. Franco said, “my brother took only & minor part. He did not seem interested in the issues. I was fighting then for a political ideal—the right of the Spanish people to have a republican form of govern- ment. Sees Liitle Hope for King. “I will fight for an ideal.” be con- tinued, “‘and that is all. T am not interested in personal advancement. It may be that the rebel forces now are fighting for = political ideal of their own, but, if they are seeking the restoration of former Kimg Alfonso XIII as ruler of Spain I believe they are doomed io disappointment. I don’t think my country will ever go back to a monarchy.” Maj. Franco has been in this coun- try about eight months, and has lost touch with developments at home. “Things happen so quickly in Spain,” he said, “that one must be there to really know what is going on.” He pointed out, however, that Spain, with a total population of 25,000,000, has about 1,000,000 unemployed, “That is too much for Spein,” he de- eclared, “My country as been harassed by swrives and there i wide spread socisl unrest, 1L acesn'y 20« pear that the working people have gone over to the rebels, but the latter may be counting on their sympathy and, perhaps eventual support.” The present Leftist government came into power as & result of the February elections. Maj. Franco said he did not know where the new gov- ernment had been trying to curb the military forces, but said there had been no changes in the diplomatic set-up. CARNIVAL OPENS TODAY A carnival will be held by Holy Comforter Church on the campus of | the Parish School at Fifteenth and | East Capitol streets, beginning today | and lasting through Saturday. i ! National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH INCINNATI, July 20.—The aitempted attack upon the King of England emphasizes the necessity so little undersicod by many. civilians of protecting rulers of nations against danger of assassination. The English monarch is one of the safest in the world if mortality figures mean anything. Yet seven unsuccessful attempts upon the lives of English rulers have been made during the last century. Precautions taken by those in charge of the King's safety seem somewhat in- adequate, since Edward the Eighth is reporied as going about angong the people almost wholly un« guarded. Personal courage cannot, however, ward off atia cks by determined killers, or even mere lunatios. Unfavorable comment upon the elaborate pre- cautions taken to protect President Roosevelt, Alice Lonswerth. particularly the force of armed guards provided on the night of his acceptance speech, are made without & realizstion of the danger to which the head of a nation is exposed whenever he is in the presence of a large crowd. In view of tragedies that have occurred, the protection of the American President should be in future inereased rather than relaxed. (Copyright, 1936.) MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936. Concert Lovers—On Land and Water ORCHESTRA OPENS WATERGATE SERIES 10,000 Throng Riverside to Hear Wallenstein Lead 80 Musicians. Thai Washington's interesi in Sum- mer symphony concerts hss not dimmed was demonstrated beyond any doubt last night, when the second season of “Symphonies on the Poto- mac” was inaugurated. ‘When the young guest conducior, Aifred Wallenstein, walked on the stage of the Water Gate Amphitheaier to direct the orchestra of 80 Wash- ington musicians he was greeted by an audience estimated at between 9,000 and 10,000 persons. Thousands sat along the parkway and on the terrace. Hundreds of others stood several deep in the Tin- coln Memorial Plaza, on the Arling- ton Memorial Bridge and along the Memorial Causeway. ‘The musicians, garbed fn Summer atiire, played on & stage built paruv on the roadway and partly over the water's edge, instead of the barze used last year. The huge sounding A view of some of the concert lovers who took to canoes io listen to the first Summer sym- phony concert last night. 4 general view of the audience, that was estimaied io number close to 10,000 persons SLAYEROF FAMILY | 1S HELD FORCIBLY Sunday School Leader Put| in Straight Jacket After Fighting Guard. Bv he Associaied Press. ERIE, Pa, July 20.—A 40-year-old Sunday school superintendent sc- cused of slaying his wife and two children, mumbled incoherently today about & “cardinal sin” after spending & night in & straight jacket. The prisoner, Samuel C. Weed, quoted by Acting Police Chief Richard J. Dundon a5 admitting he fatally beat his family with s machinist'’s hammer, was placed in the jacket after he snatched at s guard's pistol and fought for its possession. ‘The wife and two curly-haired cbil- dren, David, 5, and Charles, 3, were killed Saturday morning. They were found by Mrs. Edna Reck, a distant relative living across the street, after Weed came 10 her home hinting about | the tragedy. Jumped in Path of Car. He threw himself into the path of an automobile s few minutes later, receiving slight injuries. Dundon guoted the man as saying: “I committed a cardinal sin. I didn't want my wife and children to live. They were white and clean.” The officer said Weed did not talk further about the “sin.” Patrolman Robert Holmes, a 190- pound man, was placed beside the hospital bed of the 125-nound Weed. Suddenly the prizoner grabbed ihe ficer s gun and the two stinggied fo 18 possession, Pnoysicians and nurse: helped suodue Weed. Had “Lived Quist Life County Detective Leroy Search sald he failed to find a blemish in the accused man’s life, adding: “He lived a quiet life, had been & Sunday school instructor and appar- ently & normal citizen.” ‘Three charges of murder were sworn out against the prisoner. Authorities said his arraignment may be held up until tomorrow or Wednesday, after he“h recovered sufficiently to go to Jail. = iy = Rhodes - (Continued From First Page.) shall “have power to take possession of any company or association when- ever in his judgment it is insolvent or is knowingly violating the laws under which such company is incorporated, and to liquidate the same in the man- ner provided in the laws of the United States in respect to national banks.” The reference to company or associa- tion refers to a building association or ! building and loan sssoclation doing | butiness in the District of Columbia. Although the controller has taken over several insolvent banks jn this city, the Fidelity is the first building and loan association ever to be thrown into receivership by the controller himself and put in the hands of & receiver. The case is thus setting s precedent, ‘between panish Premier JOSE GIRAL PERIERA, The third premier Spain has had in three days. -—A. P, Wirenhoio. F;panish (Continued From First Page.) up the situation shortly after noon, stated “except for Valiadolid and Zaragoss, the rebellion has been broken completely or almost com- pletely dominated” on the peninsula. The official announcement stated Gen. Prancisco Franco, leader of th rn Soain by seaplane, sppa em ing his forces tight at Madrid Barracis. The fight at La Montana barracks was the most serious at Madrid. The blasts of artillery shells echoed through the city more than four hours. Loyal airplanes roared overhead, ss- sisting the bombardment. Other planes scattered leaflets urg- ing loyalty to the government, par- ticularly on the part of soldiers. At times volleys of rifie and pistol fire were heard in the streets as assault guards subjugated disorder- ly elements, but this street fighting had practically ended by noon. Gen. Franjol, commandant of Ia { Montana garrison, was removed to | security headquarters as a prisoner. | Thousands of armed Socialists, | loyal to the Leftist government, joined | the assualt guards in suppressing the | military uprising in the capital. They fought several hours against the re- volting garrisons, forcing capitaula- tion in all cases. Socialist and Communist militia- men patrolled the streets and out- skirts of the city all night long in requisitioned automobiles. The barracks at Carabanchel sur- rendered under intense artillery fire. Casualties were reported, but the num- ber was not immediately determined. Socialists, Communisis Parade. Groups of Socialists and Commun- ists paraded the streets in enthusiastic victory demonstrations, predicting that the news of the rebel surrender in the capital would demoralize the remain- ing rebels in Spain, although there might be a “forlorn hope” atiack on Madrid. Labor groups, including Socialisis, Communists and Syndicalists, issued the following radio proclamation: “With courage and decision, the workers have triumphed against their “All barracks are in the hands of friends of the government. The re- bellious (enlisted men) were betrayed by their officers, who placed them the control of Fascism. ‘After dominating Madrid, we will more forces any place they may um(“hfluiflu-nholflubflp' front.” (With a British warship on the way Gibraltar, the plight of Brifish e | - Star Staff Phofos GREEN HILLSOLD BYRCGSESTATE |Historic Home of L'Enfant to Become Headquarters of Catholic Order. Ristoric Green Hill, until recently home of the laie Col E. Francis Riggs, was sold ioday by the Rizgs estate to the Congregation of the Resurrection, a Catholic order which will use it as a national headquar- ters. Green Hill will be used ss a school of education for the priesis of the or- der. Thirty priests and students will comprise the initial group to take residence in the historic manor in two weeks. The properiy was famous as the home and for almost a century the | burial place of Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who designed the city of Washington. Tn Revclutionary times the place was known &as hillum Castle Manor, and was occupied | William Dudley Digges, L’'Enfants i benefactor in the closing davs of his 1 life, It came into possession of the | Riggs family in 1824. The Congregation of the Resurrec- tion was represented in the transac- tion by Father Michael Jaglowitz, head of the order at Rome, and Father Startzynski, American head of the order and publisher of a Polish news- paper at Chicago. The sale was an- nounced by Edward N. Burns, vice president of the real estaie firm of Bradley, Beall and Howard The estate lies o the east of Ager | voad, whicn runs from the Riggs road i#t tne perlh 1o the Quesns Chavel oad 10 tae south, leading 10 Hyaite- ville. citizens in the reputedly partially de- stroyed city of Malaga was reported critical. Several Britons were reported marooned there by opposing ele- ments.) Earlier the government announced that by this action the rebellion in the capital was completely dominated. The government declared it was in “complete control of everything.” The interior ministry announced the suspension of all banking operations throughout the country for 48 hours. A moratorium was decreed for all commercial debts and & 2,000-peseta ($280) limit was placed on withdrawls from banks. Augusto Barcia, minister of state, thanked the people by radio for “their heroic conduct, which is in the best interesis of the nation in this decisive moment for our future, for Spain, and for the republic’s future.” After the bombardment of Ia Mon- tana Barracks, on the outskirts of the city, the only sounds heard as the day wore on were scattered shots of rifles and pistols, apparently in mopping up operations through the city. Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses. Tt was understood that the rebels in La Montana suffered heavy losses. When the loyal forces gained con- trol the government took over the building, which was badly battered. It was reported that loyal troops had dispersed other rebel forces ap- proaching the capital. The telephone lines o Paris, which had been cut for three days, were re- paired. Reports from various sources indi- cated the fighting amounted to a vir- tual war between Fastists and anti- Fascists. Spain’s Fascists, in general, favor the restoration of the monarchy, although many of them are Republic- ans, who merely desire a strong cen- tral government. Much of the fighting appeared to be attempts to gain control of the air. From Gibraliar came the report that the rebels threatered an air-bombing attack on Madrid urless the govern- | ment capitulated. v by | board shell used lasi year slso was | absent. ‘The sky was the musiclan | roof as well as the audience's. A | high sounding board provided a whire | background. | First of 22 Concerss. | The concert was the first in & serics |of 22 to be presented by the Wa:n ington Summer Concerts Associatic which was formed by musicians of |the National Symphony Orchestia early this Summer after the Natione | Symphony Orchestra Assoc abandoned iis plans for Summer co: | certs. There were only iwo things m from the near-perfect seiti night—the moon and amplify { equipment. The musicians were able to explain the absence of | moon from a perfect sky, but V ist Paul Brightenburg informed audience after intermission that th had been an unexpected delay in th arrival of the sound equipment. H added that it would be installed in time for Wednesday's concert. Everybody seemed salisfled with ina new orchestral stage except the nou- paying customers in the yachts d canoes. They told their friends on siore that it was nice out there on river, but they couldn't hear the mu ‘The marine element took heart, however, upon hearing the amplifiers are to be installed. The audience was amused when thev saw a policeman on the stage. During | & short intermission between numbers, Wallenstein turned around on his plat form to find himself face to face with | the law. The officer handed the con- ductor a telegram, about-faced and waiked off The ielegram, Wallenstein Jelt, could have waited, but somebody told the officer to take it to the stage and deiiver it in person. The officer obeyed and the crowd wondered " . | Audience Misses Dog. One of the audience was heard in remark on the absence of that friendly ntle dog, who, at last year's first con- cert, walked up the gangplank to the stage 1o look the orchestra over. Two airplanes obligingly waited un= +il intermission to fy over the amphi- | theater. | Despiie the absence of amplifying | equipment, the acoustics of the amphi- | theater made possible appreciation by i the audience for some distance beyond the farthest paid seat. During the playing of certain parts, however, it | was difficult for those on the extreme sides to hear the music. This is ex- pected io be corrected by the ampli- flers. After the concert, Wallensigin, who will direct the Wednesday and Priday | concerts, said that all the credit for | these presentatians must be given the musicians themselves “and not the conductor.” He declared the mu- sicians are to be commended for going | ahead and arranging a second season of these popular concerts, | The plans of the concert association | comprise three conceris each week, on | Sunday, Wednesday and Priday, through Sunday, September 6. ‘Wallenstein returned to New York this morning because of business en- gagemenis in connection with the program of the Mutual Broadcasting system for which he is general musical director of station WOR. He will return tomorrow night, accompanied by Miss Eunice Norton, who will ap- pear #s soloist Wednesday night 2t the second Water Gate concert. Miss Norton, American pia: #Dpeared as solois Ph.inuimornic Symphony, nia O.chestra, Bosion Sympanry Orchestra, and the Minneapolis, Cli= cago and London Symphonies. A native of Minneapolis, she was sent after graduation from the University of Michigan, by music patrons of Minneapolis, to study with Arthur Schnable in Berlin and Toblas Mattay in London. She made her debut in New York in 1932 and then was presented in concerts on & Nation- wide tour. ‘The orchestra on Wednesday nighi will play compositions by Von Weber, Liszt, Johann Straus, Rossini and William Grant Still, whose excerpts from Afro-Amiracan Symphony will be one of the features of the program. t, he Peltier Comet Soon toBe Visible | In Northeast Sky Will Be Nearest Celestial Object to Earth Ex- cepting Moon. | Yow in the northeastern sky jusi after dark stargasers with sharp eyes or small telescopes within the next two or three days will be able to see & strange visitor to this part of the solar system—Peltier's comet. It will become brighter each day and will attain maximum visibility on or about August 4, when it will make its closest approach to the earth— about 16,000,000 miles. With the ex- ception of the moon, it will be at that time the nearest celestial object to the earth, - The comet, with its visible tail will be first discernible in the constella- tion of Cassiopea, 8 W or M shaped group of stars now in the northeastern heavens in the early hours of dark- ness. As the night goes by it will slowly ascend the sky so that by 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning it will by high overhead. ‘ During the next 18 days it will change position rapidly, »

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