Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature; gentle northeast winds. Temperatures—Highest, 84, at 2 pm. yesterday; lowest, today. Closing New York Markets, Page 14 No. 33,684. 68, at 2 am. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ch WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. sk WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ARMED MASSES LEAVE MADRID TO BATTLE REBELS IN PROVINCES AS SPANISH CIVIL WAR SPREADS San Sebastian Area Seized by Bolters. MANY KILLED NEAR BORDER Casualty List 300 in Barcelona Fighting. BACKGROUND— The fact that King Alfonso, quit- ting his country in 1931, left Spain a virtual feudal state, with little or no middle class, is seen by some observers as a major contributory cause of the current revolt, which is an eflort of the army and the upper classes to keep the country from communism There has been a constant strug- gle between landowners, the church, workers and peasants since the es- tablishment of the republic. Spanish army officers have tradi- tionally meddled in politics, and none of the republican governments has been able to eradicate their in- fluence. After the Lejtists won in the elections of last February, a fight between radicals and conserva- tives has been inevitable. BULLETIN. BORDEAUX, France, July 21 () —French correspondents, who returned today from Spain, de- clared that the northern rebel army had advanced to a point only 35 miles from Madrid. (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press.) MADRID, July 21.—Armed masses of peasants and workers, concentrated Gen. Sanjurjo Was Re- ported Bolters’ Choice for President. Ry the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, July 20 (de- layed by censor).—A broken propellor sent Gen. Jose Sanjurjo, 64-year-old | Riff war veteran, to his death today. The hero of Morocco was reported to be the choice of the Spanish rebels | for President should their uprising be victorious. (Gen. Sanjurjo led an unsuccessful attempt by monarchists to seize the government in a revolt in 1932. He had met the widow and children of the slain monarchist leader, Jose Cal- vo Sotelo, when they fled from Spain last week.) Sanjurjo died in the blazing wreck- age of a plane while his wife, who had just bade him farewell on his trip to | revolt-torn Pasin, led in the frantic, but unavailing, attempt at a rescue. The pilot of the plane, Juan Antonio (See SANJURJO, Page A-5.) Rebel Leader, Hero of Morocco, | Killed When Plane Crashes < GEN. JOSE SANJURJO. HOOVER PROBING INQUIRY OF SELF F. B. I. Head Facing Report “Brokerage Accounts” Are Scrutinized. BY REX COLLIER. in five marching columns, thrust | toward rebel strongholds today while | thousands of civilian militiamen Reports of & mysterious investiga- tion of J. Edgar Hoover's “brokerage accounts” have prompted the Federal MLLING FOR FON SLADTOLEGON British Vessel Standing by at Malaga. |U. S. CITIZENS BELIEVED SAFE State Department Kept in Touch by Envoys. A British warship was standnig by today at Malaga, Spain, prepared to safeguard British and American citi- zens in that southeastern Spanish sea- port. Word of this precaution against harm in Spain's fierce civil war was received by the State Department from Herbert O. Williams, the Amer- ican consul at Gibraltar. Williams cabled the department this morning that British officials at Gi- braltar informed him the captain of the British ship H. M. S. Shamrock was in contact with the British and | American consuls at Malaga “and has assured that all possible measures will be taken for the safeguarding of Brit- ish and Americans in Malaga.” Thus far the State Department has received no reports that any American lives were in jeopardy in the revolu- fon. 1,382 Americans in Spain. The number of Americans in Spain was estimated by the Department at 1,582, however, including 30 diplo- {Colored Man Shot to Death | matic and consular agents. for ‘Entertainment,” Cult Member Says. Bv the Associated Press. DETROIT, July 21.—Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea announced today | that Dayton Dean, confessed Black The total represented only citizens who had registered as residents of Spain as of January 1, 1936. They were distributed as follows Madrid, 466; Barcelona, 660; Tar- ragona, 1: Bilbao, 155; Malaga, 72; Seville, 51; Valencia, 61; Vigo, 61; Las Palmas, Canary Island, 26; Tenerife, Canary Islands, 29. Ambassador Claude G. Bowers, now | formed a steel circle around Madrid. | Bureau of Investigation director to Prom Vera, on the French border, i make an inquiry as to their origin, it Legion “triggerman” in the slaying in residence at his Summer home at ¢ Foening Star The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 130,382 (Some returns not yet, received.) TWO CENTS. (#) Means Associated Press. YOUR TWQ HUNDRED PER MONTH PENSION PROPOSITION |'§ THE BUNK! § A CANDID CANDIDATE' SHERIFF PREDICTS BREAK” IN PROBE OF CO-ED SLAYING {Hints He Expects Soon to ‘Crack Wide Open’ Mys- tery Murder. VIOLINIST IN CUSTODY FOR NEW QUESTIONING Second Pass Key to Hotel Room Held Most Important Clue in Case. BACKGROUND— Blond, 18-year-old Helen Clev- enger was slain by a mysterious assailant Wednesday night in her room at a fashionable Asheville, N. C., hotel. She was shot with a .32-caliber gun after having been stabbed in the face. Witnesses told police a man dashed from the hotel into a thur- derstorm shortly after the time the murder was believed to have oc- curred. | By the Assoclated Press. History Turns Back 75 Years As Manassas Is “Refought” '‘Huge Crowds See | [ (Pictures on Page B-1.) BY MARSHALL BAGGETT, Staff Correspondent of The Star. MANASSAS, Va., July 21.—History is being flashed back on the Bull Run battlefield near here this afternoon as modern military units reproduce a 75- year-old war scene before 25,000 spec- | ators. | | | musketry, the sound of bugles, the rolling of drums and caissons and the | battle cries of “Yankees” and “Rebels,” events of a hot July afternoon in 1861 “Jackson Standing Like a Stone Wall” and “Federals” “Routed” After Long Fight. A crisis is reached. “See, there is Jackson standing like | ASHEVILLE, N. C,, July 21.—Sheriff | Laurence E. Brown hinted today he | expected soon to “crack wide open™ the mystery slaying of Helen Cleven= ger, 18-year-old New York University student. The sheriff said important develop- REROUTED TRAFFIC information. |Some Gains Made, but Nor- | He said he probably would question Mark Wollner, 35-year-old interna- mal Movement Is Month Away. tionally known concert violinist, ex- Downtown traffic, despite some im- | a stone wall; rally on the Virginians,” | To the roar of cannon, the rattle of | shouts Gen. Lee. | The first Federal charge is checked. The battle settles into a see-saw en- gagement and the thousands who have | come to witness it settle back in their | seats after being stirred by the oper- | ing scene. From every vantage point on nearby slopes, men, women and children lovk over upon the “theater” of this anni- | versary battle as they sit and stand in haustively today. Wollner was held for the third day “for investigation.” The sheriff described a pass key to provement, still moved at a snail's pace today as a result of re-routing and con- struction work, and is not expected to | reach normal for a month, Traffic the hotel room where the pretty New | Director William A. Van Duzer pre- | dicted this morning. Street cars, some of which ran as far as 27 minutes behind schedule | yesterday, were speeding up as motor- men became accustomed to their new runs and the public became familiar with the new transfer points and load- | | York girl was slain as the most im= portant clue toward solution of the case. The key was found in the lock on the outside of the door to Miss Cleven= ger's room, while the regular key, blood-stained, was found behind & radiator. No Specific Charge Placed. There was no specific charge against Wollner, whose studio is across the street from the fashinable hotel where came news 3,000 victorious rebels! was learned today. May 12 of Charles A. Poole, had told | San Sebastian, Spain, reported at 6 and on hundreds of parked automo- | from Pamplona, preceded by machine- | gunning warplanes, seized the an-!| cient Basque provinces of Quipuzcoa | and Navarre tonight, with many loval | pitteq that he was “looking into” such | defenders reported slain. | Wireless reports from French Mo- | rocco to Marseille said loyalist ships | had resumed their bombardment of Ceuta. | The loyal masses marched from Madrid on Valladolid and Zaragoza, which the government acknowledged were the principal rebel centers. Oth- er columns moved on Burgos and ‘Toledo. | The mountainous region of Guadar- | rama, 40 miles from the capital, was patrolled by hundreds of militiamen who swarmed through the passes and manned Leon Peak, dominating all points against any attempt at insur- gent attack. Thousands in Outskirts. Five thousand other militiamen | were concentrated near the university | and in the outskirts of Madrid. Everywhere in the country, the gov- ernment insisted, peasants and loyal | workers were coming to the aid of the federal forces. The force marching on Zaragoza, some of them from Barcelona, was re- ported composed of 5,000 peasants and | workers, armed by civil guards, who were directing their operations. Capt. Rexach, aviation officer, who bombarded insurgents in Ceuta, re- turned to Madrid and reported he had destroyed rebel gasoline supplies in the Spanish Moroccan port, thus crippling the insurgents’ mechanized forces. The government also stated tre rebels in Melilla, Spanish Morocco, were fleeing to the French zone. The death, in a Portuguese airplane accident, of Gen. Jose Sanjurjo, would- be rebel leader, was declared a vital blow to rebel hopes. Loyal Navy Helps. An official announcement said the loyal navy had strengthened the hand of authorities in preventing arrival of rebel reinforcements from Morocco. An attempted insurrection of engin- eers stationed at El Prado, near (See SPAIN, Page A-5.) BUCK REPORTED OUT OF DANGER Stock Broker Taken to Hospital Yesterday Suffering From Poison. Benjamin R. Buck, 50, former ‘Washington stock broker, who was taken to Emergency Hospital suffering from poison late yesterday, was re- ported out of danger today by hos- pital authorities. Buck was found on the floor of the bath room in the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. George Belt, 5526 Ninth street. An empty bottle which had contained poison was found beside him, Taken to the hospital, he was re- ported in a serious condition, but re- sponded to treatment and was reported recovering today. Buck was indicted here in 1929 on several counts and after a long legal battle pleaded guilty in 1931 to one of the charges—conspiracy to operate a bucket shop. He was given a two- year sentence, but was placed on pro- bation. The other counts were not ppressed. In July, 1933, Buck and two other persons were presented by the Balti- more grand jury on charges of con- spiracy and fraud in obtaining approx- imately $20,000 from a Lewistown, Pa., physician. Buck and the oth named in the presentment were said to have been operating in Baltimore as the Delmarva Grain Corp. In another presentment, Buck was accused of obtaining about $7,000 from an Easton, Md, man by fraudulent Questioned about rumors of an| undercover check-up on Hoover's financial affairs, the F. B. I. head ad- reports with a view to finding if they are true and, if so, who is “so curious” about his personal affairs, He commented that if any one is trying to find out about any brokerage dealings it is “a waste of time.” “I have no brokerage accounts,” he declared, “so that any effort to find them will prove futile.” Inquiry Not Completed. Hoover declined to reveal how he learned of the reports. He said his inquiry has not been completed. This disclosure came as Treasury | officials continued their investigation | of activities of Secret Service men in St. Paul and Chicago in delving into the official affatrs of Hoover's agents in those cities. Joseph E. Murphy, veteran assist- ant chief of the Secret Service, has been called upon to explain what he might have told his men in those cities that could have been misinter- preted by them as instructions to in- vestigate handling of the Dillinger case by G-men. Murphy, arriving from California ‘yesterday in response to a summons | from W. H. McReynolds, administra- | tive assistant to Secretary Morgenthau, | was in conference with McReynolds | and W. H. Moran, chief of the Secret | Service. Chicago, St. Paul Agents Here. ‘Thomas J. Callaghan and Grady L. Boatwright. agents in charge of the Chicago and St. Paul offices, respec- tively, also are here for interrogation. Boatwright is said to have named Murphy as the “superior officer” who directed him to question witnesses about the fatal shooting by G-men two years ago of Eddie Green, Dillin- ger gangster. Murphy, reached by telephone in Los Angeles last week, was quoted by McReynolds as expressing “horror” that anything he might have told his men had been “misconstrued” by them. Callaghan is being questioned about (See G-MEN, Page A-3.) DISMEMBERED BODY MEDICAL SPECIMEN Dismembered parts of a white man’s body, found in the District gar- bage disposal plant at Cherry Hill, Va., today, turned out to be a speci- men used by medical students at a ‘Washington university. The nature of the gruesome find was determined by Coroner A. Ma- gruder MacDonald, who accompanied four homicide squad detectives to the plant after discovery was report- ed by Supt. John G. Grane. Dog Goes on Trial for Life, Charged With Drowning Boy By the Assoctated Press. BROCKPORT, N. Y, for his life today, charged with caus- ing the death of a high school student who was bathing in the barge canal near here. The bizarre case divided this vil- lage of 3,000. Scores of letters have come to the dog’s master, 22-year-old Victor For- tune, and Justice of the Peace Homer B. Benedict, some demanding that July 21— of a new killing, in which members of | the terrorist organization shot a col- | | ored man tp death “just for the hell | of it” May 25, 1935, near Pinckney, Mich. | The victim, Dean said, was Silas | Coleman, 43, & World War veteran. He was lured to a desolate spot on the | pretext he was to collect wages due him, Dean told McCrea, and shot down for the entertainment of a Black Legion drinking party. McCrea said he would ask warrants | today charging five men with kidnap- ing Coleman from his home here. Since Dean said the slaying occurred in Livingston County, McCrea said | | charges also would be brought there. The men Dean accused of partici- pating in the slaying are Harvey Davis, Jack Bannerman and Ervin D. Lee, who are held for trial for the Poole slaying; Charles Rouse, awaiting trial as an accessory after the fact in the Poole case, and James Roy Lorence, who was released after ques- tioning in the Poole slaying. In a formal statement to McCrea, Dean said Coleman was killed because one of Dean’s superiors in the Black | Legion said he wanted to “see what it | feels like” to shoot a Negro. Four members of the Black Legion and their wives were spending a week end at a cottage near Rush Lake, in Livingston County, and the slaying was arranged to furnish “a little ex- citement” for the men in the party, Dean related. The Black Legion members, he said, induced the colored man to accom- pany them, led him into an isolated section of marshland, and opened fire. Wounded by one bullet, Coleman fled in terror, he said, but the terrorists tracked him down and emptied their guns into his body. Coleman's body was found by a fisherman. It had been pierced by 18 bullets and was propped against a pole in the marsh. i PROJECTS GET 0. K. New W.P.A. Plans Call for $310,- 764 Expenditure. New projects to cost $310,764 were approved today by Aubrey Williams, deputy works progress administrator, to extend the works program being carried out with the $1,425,000,000 re- lief fund voted by the last Congress. TRAIN KILLS 12 BUCHAREST, Rumania, July 21 () —Police today reported 12 per- hampering his effort to swim and in- with the attempts of his the animal be put to death and others | that his life be spared. hearing as the dog who caused the recent drowning of Russell Breeze. p.m. yesterday (Spanish time) that the revolutionary movement, appar- | ently led by Gens. Franco, Quiepo del Llano and Mola, and supported by Fascists and other rightist elements, had “assumed large proportions.” He added it was impossible to obtain any definite information. Wires between San Sebastian and Madrid had been cut. Messages to Consulates. The Ambassador has dispatched telegrams to every American consulate in Spain to inquire as to the situation and the welfare of Americans. He had no assurance, however, that his tele- grams could be delivered. He reported that the Spanish gov- ernment had requested all loyal sup- porters to arm themselves and had distributed arms at San Sebastian to the Socialist Youth and other repub- lican organizations. In San Sebastian and neighboring towns barricades had been erected and bridges blown up on roads leading to Victoria and Pamplona. The Am- bassador added there was sporadic shooting in the streets and roads, probably the result of arms in inex- perienced hands. The civil governor at San Sebastian was quoted as saying the frontier was closed to all except diplomats. Americans Believed Safe. Earlier today other reports indicat- ing that Americans in the area affect- ed by Spain’s civil war were safe so far were made public by the State Department. Those in Madrid, however, have been urged by the American Embassy to remain indoors and arrangements have been made for their transfer to the embassy if necessary. This information came from the American Minister to Portugal, Rob- ert G. Caldwell, who talked with the American Embassy at Madrid by tele- phone from Lisbon at 11:30 a.m. today. Minister Caldwell said he talked to Eric C. Wendelin, third secretary of the embassy, who informed him that the rebellion in Madrid was suppressed by government forces yesterday. “Quiet but Serious.” ‘Wendelin was quoted as adding that conditions “are quiet but serious.” He said he had been unable to telephone from Madrid and was uncertain ‘whether his telegrams dispatched from the Spanish capital were being de- livered. - Wendelin is in charge of the em- bassy while Ambassador Bowers is in residence at his Summer home at San Sebastian. He told Minister Caldwell that Mal- aga was reported to be in the hands of rebel forces and that these forces were reportéd marching to Madrid. Communications Cut Off. From Gibraltar, American Consul Williams reported as of 9 p.m. yes- terday that communications with Spain were cut off; that Algeciras and La Linea were in the hands of insurgents; that many persons were (See AMERICANS, Page A-3) Reade are being re-enacted over the same three-quarters of a century ago. The Marines have landed as they charge and counter charge in Federal blue upon Thomas Jonathan Jackson's long gray line. Shells burst from Con- and Gray clad soldiers throw up their arms and “die.” Regiments of Sherman's brigade swarm over the Henry House Hill, through its orchard and around its outbuildings to drive back the first Confederate line. ground which reverberated to them | federate and Union artillery fire. Blue | biles, boxes and a small grandstand. | Gov. George C. Peery, a party of | Virginia officials and members of the | State Legislature view the scene along with Army officers. Farmers from miles around, who have brought their | families, are here on a gala holiday. “Fire and fall back” is the order as the Marines and Infantrymen forsake modern war methods to take time to | ram their “powder” into muskets and | cannon. The crowd cheers as first the Gray and then the Blue appears victorious. | (See MANASSAS, Page A-4.) HAMILTON LIKES SHITH' ATTITUDE New York Governor Will Make Views Known. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 21.—Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton, upon his return from a conference in the East with former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, today said the New York Democrat would “make known his views” during the coming presidential campaign. The former New York Governor and Democratic candidate for the presi- dency in 1928 announced prior to the Democratic National Convention that he might “take a walk” if President Roosevelt's present policies were con- tinued. Hamilton said he “did not care to g0 into detail” about how former Gov. Smith will participate, although he explained that this was one of the subjects discussed when the two met yesterday in New York. Pleased With Attitude. “I was very pleased with his general attitude,” the tall Kansan told re- porters at a press conference. Hamilton did not say whether Smith would take the stump under the auspices of the Republican campaign. The Republican chairman said that it would be “presumptuous” for him to (See HAMILTON, Page A-3.) CHARLESTON HOTEL IS SWEPT BY FIRE 125 Guests Flee as Five-Story Structure Burns—Loss Set at $300,000. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 21— Pire swept through the five-story Fleetwood Hotel, in the center of Charleston, early today, injuring thrée Landon Chieftain Says Ex- RAIN FAILS 10 AID DROUGHT AREAS Observers Say Precipitation Came Too Late or Was’ Insufficient. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 21.—Reports that recent rains had failed to shake the drought in a wide area of the corn and cattle belt centered attention of Federal and State officials today on & long-range program for relieving the stricken dwellers. Observers in such typical drought- ravaged States as Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Montana, Ili- nois and the Dakotas said that in much of their territories the rain- fall either came too late or was in- sufficient to counteract the effects of prolonged aridity. At Washington the Works Progress Administration announced authoriza- tion of 69,000 drought relief jobs in North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon- tana, Minnesota, Wyoming and Colo- rado and 20,000 in the South. $3,393,000 in Subsistence. W. P. A. officials asserted 350 water conservation projects in the Western States already had put 24,150 men to work, providing almost the sole source of employment for needy farmers. All approved projects, the announce- ment said, would be completed, re- quiring an average of five months. The Resettlement Administration, distributing $3,393,000 in direct sub- sistence grants to farmers, explained its general plan called for the remov- al of hard-hit families to fertile land as close as possible to their former homes. : The Federal Surplus Commodities Corp. reported the shipment of 777 carloads of food and 175 carloads of live stock feed for distribution in drought areas and in co-operation with the North Dakota Welfare Board arranged for the shifting of sheep from arid areas to more fertile graz- (See DROUGHT, Page A-5.) ing platforms. Cars ran from a minute or two behind to a maximum of 12 minutes behind today. With a resetting of traffic lights to | provide additional time at certain in- tersections, and changes in loading platforms to permit more cars to be loaded at the same time, further im- provement is looked for. Normal conditions cannot be ex- pected, however, until the construction work_on Fourteenth street between New York avenue and H street is com- pleted. About 150 men are still at work repaving the street after the track | changes made Sunday. Fourteenth Street Changes. Several changes in traffic lights will | be put in effect during the next few | days, Van Duzer said. More time will | be allowed for north-south traffic on | Fourteenth street and westbound cars | on Pennsylvania avenue will turn ! north on Fourteenth on the red light | to prevent congestion of westbound vehicle traffic. A new traffic light will be in work- | ing order at Fifteenth and G streets Friday, as will a new lighting cycle at Fifteenth and New York avenue. The light at the latter” intersection will be converted by Friday to a three- | | the girl was criminally attacked, muti- lated and shot to death last Wednes~ day night. Since he was questioned first upon his incarceration Saturday night, the musician has had contact with no one | except the jailor, who brings him his | meals. He has been allowed no visitors and has seen no newspapers. | The sheriff said he had questioned | Wollner only about his whereabouts | the night Miss Clevenger was slain. He quoted the prisoner as saying he was at home all night. Wollner's story, the sheriff said, was corroborated by Miss Mildred Ward, 19-year-old daughter of the musician’s landlady. Brown declared he had eight wit- nesses who reported seeing Wollner at various hours last Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Miss Ward Also Detained. Miss Ward was being detained for | questioning, as was Daniel H. Gaddy, the hotel night watchman. ‘The sheriff said he did not believe Gaddy had a direct connection with the murder, but that “he may have forgotten some of the things that happened in the hotel that night.” W. H. Rhymer, music store propri= etor and close friend of Wollner, | way cycle, permitting east-west traf-| fic in both directions. At present east- | bound vehicle traffic is not permitted | 1to go through to New York avenue, | (but is turned south onto Fifteenth street. Northbound traffic on Fif- teenth street will be permitted to turn called on the sherff last nght and was refused permission to see the violinist. Wollner was takeny into custody at Rhymer’s home. “I'm ready, if necessary,” Rhymer said, “to put up $20,000 bond for Wollner's release. He is innocent, left onto Pennsylvania. Several changes in the position and size of loading platforms will be ef- fected immediately to provide addi- tional space for passengers to board and leave street cars. The platforms for westbound cars on Pennsylvania avenue at Fourteenth and for south- bound cars on Fourteenth street at Pennsylvania avenue will be increased (See REROUTING, Page A-5.) P T TEDDY ROOSEVELT, JR., MAY BE VETS’ CHOICE Mentioned at Convention as Can- didate for National Com- mandership. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, July, 21.—Theodore Roosevelt, jr., was mentioned today as a possible candidate for the national commandership of the Disabled Vet- erans of the World War, in convention here this week. Eastern delegates brought up the name of President Theodore Roose- velt’s son and attempted to muster support of veterans from the Middle West. A new commander to succeed Marvin A. Harlan of El Paso, Tex., will be elected Thursday. Other leading candidates for the post included Leo Murphy, Boston; Fromme Barbour, Cincinnati; Joseph Kerst, Harrisburg, Pa.; Thomas Ker- rigan, Portland, Oreg, and Charles McCarthy, Fresno, Calif. Night Final Delivered by Carrier Anywhere in the City [ J Full Sports Base Ball Scores, Race Results, Complete Market News of the Day, Latest News Flashes from Around the World. What- ever it-is, you'll find it in The Night Final Sports Edition. THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered by carrier—70c a month. Call National 5000 and service will start at once. and his detention has done him ir- “ reparable harm.” | The sheriff said flatly that he planned to hold Wollner under the present status as long as necessary. * Rewards Total $1,000. Meanwhile, $1,000 in rewards was offered for the capture of the killer— $200 each by the city, county; State, Asheville Hotel Men's Association, and the North Carolina Hotel Men's Asso- ciation. Law officers are not entitled to the rewards. The sheriff stated the hotel engi- neer told him he had all the pass keys (See CO-ED, Page A-4.) PLANES, RADIOS AID FOREST FIRE FIGHT Thousand Men Battling Three Blazes in Montana Na- tional Forest. By the Associated Press. HELENA, Momat, July 21.—Air- planes and portable short-wave radios were pressed into service today to ald nearly 1,000 men battling three forest fires in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The planes brought supplies and advised fire crews from the air of progress against the flames. Thou~ sands of acres of valuable timber have been destroyed. The radics kept the crews and fire headquarters at Great advised of changes in tactics. . B. Wiley, forest supervisor, said he expected the fires to be brought under control today as reports indi- cated last night the crews had hem- med in the blazes. Other forest fires raged today in both Eastern and Western Canada. ‘While thousands of watchful rangers and volunteers stayed on duty in One tario despite a generally improved sit- uation, hastily-recruited fire fighters contested flames in the region of Al- berta’s Jasper National Park. The most serious of Ontario’s 250 re] fires roared over 40 acres of timberland at the headwaters of the Goulais River in the Sault Ste. Marie R