Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8, Weather Bureau Porecast.) __ Generally fair tonight, possibly followed local showers tomorrow; cooler; gentle to moderate shifting winds. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 98, at 4 p.m. yes- terday; lowest, 77, at 6 a.m. today, Full report on ?ue A-2, by Closing New York Markets, Page 14 No. 33,718. - REBELS EXECUTE FIVE FRENCHMEN, THREATEN DEATH T0 LOVALIST ARDES All Foreign Volunteers With Madrid Forces Are Warned They Will Be Slain—Fas- cist Planes Bomb Irun. GERMANY PLACES BAN ON SHIPMENTS OF ARMS Immediate Embargo on Munitions and Aircraft Encourages Hopes for Effective Neutrality Pact. Action Is Hailed by French and British Officials. BACKGROUND— Inclined to champion the Span- ish Socialist government prior to Fascist revolt, France was accused early in civil strife of aiding Ma- | drid forces with cash and war ma- terials. Later, as Italy’s moral and material support for rebels grew damaging and German warships | entered arena, France led pleas for strict neutrality. Since revolt flared in Spanish Morocco July 18 rebels have pushed Jorward until they dominate West- ern Spain from Gibraltar virtually to French border. Loyalists hold wedge-shaped territory roughly from Catalonia southwest to Ma- drid and thence southeast to Medi- | terranean coast. By the Associated Press. Nazi Germany moved suddenly to- ward neutrality in the Spanish civil struggle today—just as Spain's Pas- cist rebels fed new fuel to smoulder- ing international fires with the an- nouncement they had executed five Frenchmen fighting for Spain’s So- cialist government. Germany informed Prance it would fmmediately declare an embargo on arms and airplane shipments to Bpain despite recent tension over the search of a German cruiser by Span- ish government naval forces and other incidents which the Reich con- sidered anti-German. The move was a long step toward effecting a concrete neutrality pact, proposed by the French and supported by the Britist. Italy already had ac- pepted, with certain reservations, | ‘Warn Others of Same Fate. " As for the slain French volunteers, the rebels warned that others who ’flzht for Madrid may expect the same ate. This appeared a serious matter, since the question of permitting for- eign volunteers to aid either side in the Spanish war has been raised re- peatedly in the neutrality negotiations, particularly by Italy and Germany. In the Northern Spanish sector about the Bay of Biscay, gleaming new rebel planes emptied bomb cargoes on Irun. Fighting raged on other fronts, too. Rebel headquarters at Pamplona announced the executed Frenchmen had been captured in a battle near Oyarzun. The Spenish Fascists in- sisted, despite French denils, that a fleet of 15 French planes had bombed Navalperal and other points. Insurgents also asserted that a 21- plane armada had bombed airports of Madrid and caused heavy damage there, but this could not be confirmed grom the capital. ' 'VOLUNTEERS WARNED, More Executions Threatened by Span- ish Rebels, (Copyright, 1936, by the Assoclated Press.) PAMPLONA, Spain, August 24— Bpanish rebel officers reported today execution of five Frenchmen fighting for the loyalist government and warned that other French nationals who join in the civil war may expect the same fate. Accusing France of -aiding the Bpanish Soclalist regime, the Fascist officers asserted the five French vol- (See SPAIN, Page A-3) . ADMIRAL BYRD BUYS | RUGGED MAINE ISLAND Bummer Camp Consists of 12 Cab- | ins Convenient to Explorer’s Home in Boston. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 24.—The New York Times says that a rugged island yetreat in Maine has been purchased by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd gor use as a Summer home. ‘The property is the former Windsor place, consisting of 145 acres on Mount Desert Island, with a frontage of half s mile on Blue Hill Bay. Admiral Byrd has been spending his somewhat Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. @h WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1936—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. *##%x% Azana Ships Out His Baggage As Madrid Fears Rebel Attack Officials Apprehensive Over Safety of Jailed Rightists. (Copyright, 3930, by the Assoclated Press.) MADRID, August 17.—(Uncensored, by courier to Hendaye, France, Au- gust 24) —Seemingly reliable reports today said President Manuel Azana had sent truckloads of baggage to the port of Valencia amid govern- ment fears concerning & southern rebel advance on Madrid. Government leaders feared the rebels from Badajoz, in the west, would reach Madrid by the way of the Tagus River Valley and Toledo. At the same time, officials were described as increasingly apprehen- sive lest anarchist militiamen may be ready for the Madrid jail killing of some 2,000 Rightists. The militiamen have been told the Fascist rebels are slaughtering their comrades en masse in several cities, and fears were expressed that savage war reprisals might break out, espe- cially if harm befell the son of Fran- cisco Largo Caballero, Socialist party president. Largo Caballero’s son is held by the rebel Gen. Emilio Mola at Segovia. Reports that rebels in both the north and south were able to reach Burgos by rail from Seville via Badajoz added to government misgivings. Increased tension was noticeable in both the ministries and in public fol- lowing the news of the fall of Badajoz. Faced with a grim and more active rebel attack on the Guadarrama Mountain front north of Madrid, the government could ill spare men to stem the fresh insurgent assault from the west. The first object of such a rebel drive, it was believed here, would be to relieve the beleaguered garrison of 1,200 insurgents in the Toledo Alcazar, GERMANY AGREES 10 SET EMBARGD Places Immediate Ban on Arms Shipments to Spain. (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press.) BERLIN, August 24.—Nazi Germany agreed today to declare an immediate embargo on arms shipments to Spain. However, the Wilhelmstrasse out the embargo, which also airplane shipments, did not settle Ger- many’s dispute with the Socialist Ma- drid government. In deciding on its sudden action, Germany madé an important conces- sion in not waiting for the release of 8 German airplane confiscated at Ma- drid. But the semi-official announcement of the embargo said specifically: “Na- turally, this does not affect the de- mand addressed to Spain for the air- plane’s rejease.” Similarly, the incident created by the Spanish government's sesrch of the German merchantman Kamerun, in the absence of a “satisfactory” re- Pply from Spain, remained where it was before the embargo was declared. Nevertheless, the embargo created & favorable impression in diplomatic circles, where it was viewed as a constructive step toward easing a tense situation—providing no quarrel arises later over how the embargo is being carried out. (French official quarters hailed the German action as virtually com- pleting an international neutrality pact by France, Great Britain, Italy and Germany.) Baron Konstantin von Neurath, foreign minister, informed Andre Francois-Poncet, French Ambassador, that Germany would decree an em- bargo effective immediately without awaiting outcome of the dispute over the confiscated airplane, The government expressed the hope that France and other governments participating in the neutrality nego- tiations will also—in so far as they have not already done so—take steps to carry out effectively the neutrality measures agreed upon. HAILED BY FRENCH. Reich Action Held Bringing About Neutrality Accord. PARIS, August 24 (F).—Germany’s agreement to embargo arms and air- planes to Spain was hailed by the French foreign office today as (See EMBARGO, A-3) * Lumber Strike Ends. OROFINO, Idaho, August 24 (P).— miliar cry of “timber!” in the North Idaho white pine belt. Martial law ended at 6 p.m. yester- day under proclamation of Gov. C. Ben Ross—exactly three weeks after the bloody picket line clash in which five strikers were shot. PRESIDENT AZANA. who then would be ready to attack Madrid as a means of getting even with loyalists for their month of cap- tivity. Meanwhile, Madrid had & war-time aspect. The government militia guarded banks, offices, shops, improvised hos- pitals, workers’ union offices and streets. Wholesale arrests of Rightists con- tinued. Well-informed sources said sum- mary shooting of Fascists, after per- functory trial before secret tribunals composed largely of anarchists, still were going on nightly in the lonely outskirts of the city. The populace, including the militia- men, lounged in cafes or attended movies. Street cars were crowded with passengers and the streets filled with idlers. SPANISH WILL PAY U. 5. FOR SEIZURES Madrid Replies Tentatively to Representations From America. By the Assoclated Press. The Spanish government today for- mally obligated itself te reimburse American property holders whose property may be seized during the civil strife in Spain. In a note replying tentatively to American representations on the sub- ject, the Madrid foreign office advised the American Embasty there as fol- lows: “The government of the republic holds as an unalterable position not to take possession of any property, movable or immovable, belonging to Spanish citizens or foreigners, except naturally in cases of force majeure, and especially when it is & question of the safety of the state or public interest so requires. “In such a case it will pay the value after & just and equitable ap- praisal and if possible—and this is the chief desire of the government— in agreement with the interested parties or their legal representatives.” Plants of the Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. at Barcelona were taken over several weeks ago by forces aligned with the Spanish gov- ernment. They were the only known seizures of American property except several private automobiles which ‘were confiscated. Shortly after official confirmation was recelved here concerning the seizure of the motor plants at Bar- celona the American Government dis- Ppatched a note to authorities at Mad- rid warning that the government there would be held strictly accountable for any American property taken over, REVOLT IN MOROCCO Ominous Possibilities Iminent, Says Tangier Dispatch. PARIS, August 24 (P)—Tangier dispatches to L’'Oeuvre, Leftist Paris newspaper, today reported Moorish nationilists were revolting against rebel authorities in Spanish Morocco. The nationalists, the dispatches said, were angered by rebel use of native troops against the Spanish gov- ernment. “Everywhere throughout Spanish Morocco the native population is rising up, and events charged with ominous possibilities ars imminent,” the paper’s Tangier correspondent stated. Culbertson Barn Burns. RIDGEFIELD, Conn. August 24 (). —Fire, believed set by lightning, destroyed & barn and an sutomobile early today on the estate of Ely Cul- bertson, internationally famous bridge $25 Fines for Speeding Bring Decisions to Forfeit Collateral WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ROOSEVELT SCANS EUROPEAN TANGLE ON ARRIVING HERE President Plans Brief Stay Before Starting Drought Tour Tomorrow. PHILLIPS IS SUMMONED TO WHITE HOUSE TALK International Review Follows Conferences With Treasury Experts on Budget. f BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Roosevelt returned to ‘Washington from his Hyde Park home this morning, and immediately turned his attention to a study of the Euro- pean situation—especially the civil war in Spain. Mr. Roosevelt plans only & brief stay before leaving tomorrow on his drought tour. Arriving at Union Station about 8:30 am., the President went directly to the White House, where he summoned Undersecretary of State Phillips for an up-to-the minute check-up on European affairs. He will confer with Secretary Hull tomorrow. Phillips has been acting secretary in Hull's ab- sence. The Executive’s review of interna- tional problems followed a conference with a little group of Treasury evperts, dealing principally with budget matters and Pederal revenues This conference was started at Hyde Park last night, and was continued until midnight in hig private car on the journey back to the Capital. Grouped about Mr. Koosevelt dur- ing the parley were Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, D. W. Bell, acting director of the budget; Herbert E. Gaston, special assistant to Secre- tary Morgenthau, and George C. Haas, tax expert and director of research and statistics of the Treasury De- partment. It is understood this conference in- cluded the question of Treasury balances and increasing revenues, particularly as they relate to tax prospects for the next year. Recently the President assured the country revenues were increasing to the extent that there was no prospect of addi- tional taxes in the near future and some hope that existing taxes might be reduced. D. C. Study Not Mentioned. Budget Director Bell said the sub- ject of fiscal relations between the Federal Government and the District was not touched on. He indicated that, 8o far as the admunistration is concerned, the problem has been dis- posed of for the time being by the appointment last Saturday of a direc- tor and an advisory board to study the matter. “I think we were very fortunate in obtaining the services of four men with the experience of those named by the President,” Bell said. “Great care was taken in selecting what the President thought were the best quali- fled men for this important under- taking.” Bell added he felt confident the group would complete its study in time to submit its report and recommenda- tions to Congress when it reassembles next January. During the forenoon Mr. Roosevelt conferred with Secretary of Agricul- ture Wallace regarding the situation in the drought area. With Secretary Wallace were W. I Myers, governor of the Farm Credit Administration, and W. W. Alexander of the Soil Erosion Division of the Resettlement Administration. The President also conferred with Chairman Winant of the Social Se- curity Board, Senator Schwellenbach of Washington and Representative Dies of Texas. The Executive expects to be kept unusually busy between now and to- morrow night, when he is scheduled to leave Washington for a personal inspection trip through the drought States. Amplifies Peace View. Amplifying his views on peace and neutrality which he enunciated re- cently at Chautauqua, the President yesterday told a delegation represent- ing the People’s Mandate to End War that nations using the need for im- proved economic conditions as an ex- cuse for war put the “cart before the horse ” The answer is not to go to war, he said, but to stress efforts to improve international economic conditions. ‘The delegation, calling at the Roose- velt home above the Hudson, was headed by Dr. Mary E. Woolley, presi- dent of Mount Holyoke College and chairman of the committee, and Miss Mabel Vernon, director of the cam- paign to obtain 12,000,000 signatures in this country and 50,000,000 through- out the world to & pledge to work for reduced armaments. Rabbi Philip 8. Bernstein of Roch- ester, N. Y, chairman of the Com- mission on International Peace of the (See ROOSEVELT, Page A-5.) LACK OF RECOGNITION - WORRIES SULU SULTAN British Borneo Refuses Action Unless Previously Taken by 1 ¢ Foening Star The only I Johnson Is in Line to Succeed Blanton on D. C. Subcommittee Garrett’s Lead in Texas Mounts, With Returns Nearly Completed. Unless an election upset places Republicans in control of the House, Representative George W. Johnson, Democrat, of West Virginia appears slated to replace Representative Thomas L. Blanton of Texas as chair- | man of the Appropriations Subcom- mittee in charge of the District supply | bills. Nearly complete returns from Texas this morning showed Blanton de- cisively beaten by County Judge Clyde L. Garrett in the run-off primary for the Democratic nomination to Con- gress from the seventeenth district. With virtually all votes counted, Gar- rett had 33,314 ballots, while Blanton had received only 18218, ‘The latter figure was less even than the “watchdog of the Treasury” re- ceived in the first primary in July, when he fell just under the 20,000 mark while Garrett was receiving about 24000 and s third candidate was polling some 17,500. Blanton's defeat and the death of Representative Jacobsen, Democrat, of Iowa leaves Reprpsentatives John- son and Ditter, Republican, of Penn- sylvania, still holding membership on the District Appropriations Subcom- mittee. Representative Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri rejected chairmanship of the District group last Spring in order to take a similar post on the Agri- JAPAN EXECUTES NINE FROM RUSSIA 28 Others Accused of Spreading “Red” Faith Are Sentenced. BACKGROUND— The Three Rivers district, a colony lying 75 miles morth of Hailar, on the border of Siberia, was settled by anti-Bolsheviks fleeing Russia after the 1917 revo- lution. A community of several hundred, mostly farmers, devel- oped, and were joined by many Kulaks (rich Russian farmers) from Siberia after the Soviets be- gan collectivization of farms. It always has been considered hostile to the Moscow government. In 1929, when the Russian Red Army crossed the Manchurian border during hostilities with China, the Russians raided the “Three Rivers” colony and carried of scores of prisoners. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 24—Japan’s gen- eral army in Hsinking, Manchukuo, today announced nine alleged Soviet citizens had been exe- cuted on the outskirts of Hailar. ‘The executions, the communique said, were carried out last Priday. ‘Twenty-eight others were sentenced to prison terms of from 5 to 20 years. A Domei (Japanese) News Agency dispatch from Hsinking asserted the condemned Russians were ‘‘remnants of & secret delegation which the So- viets sent to Manchukuo'In 1924 and 1925, charged with sovietizing the Three Rivers district.” - ‘The Domel Agency dispatch said the Soviet emissaries posed as white (See EXECUTIONS, Page A-2.) Readers’ Gui'de GEORGE W. JOHNSON. culture Appropriations Subcommittee. Later he left the District group to take a place on the Deficiency Sub- committee. ‘This leaves Johnson the eligible majority member while Ditter is in line if the Republicans should win control of the House. Both also are on the Navy Subcommittee. ‘With & change in the chairmanship thus assured, three new appointments to membership of the committee also are slated for the vacated Cannon, Blanton_and_Jacobsen sests. With (See BLANTON, Page A-4) CHAUTAUQUA TALK BY LANDON TODAY Invades Roosevelt State With 2 Speeches After Middlesex Visit. By the Assoclated Press. campaign stumping tour- through his native State of Pennsylvania today to New York, the home State of his Democratic ~ opponent, * President Roosevelt. Boarding his special train shortly before 10 a.m., Eastern standard time, at New Castle, where he spent Satur- day and Sunday nights, the Republi- can nominee arranged to make plat- form appearances at Sharon, Green- ville, Conneautville and Erie, Pa, He planned to leave the train at Ripley, N. Y., at 1:25 pm, Eastern standard time, to go to the home of Charles Hamilton, & friend. He will motor to Chautauqua, N. Y, to de- liver tonight the second major speech of his Eastern visit. His train and party will proceed to Westfield, N. Y., to spend the night. . Landon’s speech at Chautauqua will be the first of two in his opponent’s State before closing his initial tour of the Eastern voting sector. The other speech will be given at -Buffalo Wednesday night. Landon will be the fourth presi- (See LANDON, Page A-2.) e Ttalian Sailors’ Pay Boosted. ROME, August 24 (#).—An agree- ment on & 10 per cent salary increase for all Italian mercantile marine saflors and employes was announced yesterdsy. FIVE MEN TRAPPED N MINE EXPLOSION Rescue Crews Organize in Pennsylvania. BULLETIN. WILKES-BARRE, Pa, August 24 (P)—A mine inspector sent word to the surface that five men entombed by a gas explosion in an anthracite tunnel today had perished. By the Associated Press. Fve mine workers were missing, two were in a hospital and three rescue workers were overcome today after a gas explosion in the Sullivan Trail mine at West Pittston. Rescue crews were battling with- out success two hours after the blast, which collapsed a tunnel roof and either walled up or buried the five men. The missing: Edward Nakar, 35, Pittston; Michael Traglis, 40, West Pittston; Charles D. Samoney, 28, Old Forge; Patsy Soricelli, West Pittston. The fifth man’s name was not determined immediately. In Pittston hospital were: John 3mith, 35, Old Forge, burned, and Ted Malanic, 27, Scranton, overcome by gas while engaged in rescue work. ‘Three other rescue workers were affected by fumes but were able to remain at the mine. They are James Grippi, Joseph Pascucci and Charles Pagane. The explosion occurred in a vein 200 feet below the surface. Ten other men working in the same territory escaped. At the same time 150 other workers in various parts of the mine rushed to the upper levels before the gas trapped them. ‘The mine, operated by one of the smaller companies in the anthracite region, is located on the west side of 122,160 (Some returns not yet received.) UP) Means Associated Press. | Relatives Crowd About as| ‘WILKES-BARRE, Pa., August 24— | the Susquehana River, north of ‘Wilkes-Barre and about 10 miles south of Scranton. “Black Damp” Blamed. Unofficial sources attributed the ex- plosion to “black damp,” lurking foe of the mine worker. Ambulances and first-aid crews rushed to the scene and rescue crews were . Anxious relatives and friends gathered at the mine. Michael J. Hartneady, State secre- tary of mines, said at Harrisburg he had only meager details. He talked to coal company officials by telephone and was leaving at once for the scene of the explosion. D. C. CRIME LAWYER HELD IN ROBBERIES Attorney Declared Implicated by Colored Prisoner—$5,000 Loot Reported Obtained. A Washington criminal lawyer has been in police custody for more than 24 hours, undergoing questioning in connection with a series of unsolved holdups allegedly staged by three colored men, who are being held at the eleventh precinct station. One of the three colored men made a written statement, detectives said, implicating the attorney as the man who engineered a number of robberies during the last eight months in which loot iotaling about $5,000 was obtained. No criminal charge has been placed against the lawyer, who was arrested at his home early yesterday, but police sald this would be done if any attempt is made to free him before they con- clude their investigation. Mysterious Bullet Strikes Painter Fishing in Maryland Specal Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md., August 24. shore by an unknown person appar- ently aiming at & flock of nearby sea- gulls. Mohler and Brown were in the boat when Brown suddenly complained of an abdominal pain following a fusil- 1ade of shots. Given first aid at St. Mary’s Hospital here, Brown was then taken to Providence, where evening 4 gaper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. SUNDAY'" Tireaiation. 137,706 TWO CENTS. HEAT RELIEF NEAR; DIE, 4 STRICKEN IN SCORCHING SUN Mercury in High Eighties, but Cooler Weather Is Due Tonight SHOWERS IN OFFING, FORECASTER ASSERTS Thousands Flee City for Beaches and Mountains—Many Sleep in Parks. A break was in sight today in the heat wave which in the last 48 hours has claimed the lives of two Wash- ingtonians and prostrated four others. “Somewhat cooler” weather tonight should be followed by showers, the Weather Bureau said. ‘The victims of the heat were Sam- uel Mountz, 43, a post office guard, who was overcome while participating in a shooting match at Baltimore yes- terday afternoon, and died shortly afterward, and Grandon B. Martin, member of the firm of Dulin & Mar- tin, who died Saturday of a heart at- tack brought on by the heat. Mercury Goes Into 80s. A scorching sun today sent the mer- cury high into the 80s, but at 11 am the heat was 2 degrees less than the 89 recorded at the same time yester- day. The Weather Bureau would not predict if the heat today would ex- ceed yesterday's maximum of 98 de- grees reached at 4 pm. ‘Temperatures this morning were 83 at 9 o'clock, 84 at 10, 87 at 11 and 88 at noon. Generally fair and “somewhat cooler” weather tonight is expected to be followed by showers, the fore- caster sald. There is a “slight” possi- bility the rain may come ahead of schedule. Mrs. Mildred Floyd, 18, of 815 I street was prostrated this morning while waiting in line for an automo- bile title at the Bureau of Vehicles and Trafficc. She was removed to ‘asualty Hospital, where her condi- tion was described as not serious. Thousands Flee City, ‘Three others were prostrated yes- terday as thousands fled the city to seek relief at mountains and beaches. John J. Sander, 50, of 705 Fifth street, an insurance salesman, was overcome in the west corridor of the new House Office Building. He was taken w Casualty Hospital. Lorenzo Basso, 46, of 1820 N street, was treated at Emergency Hospital after he collapsed. The third victim was & colored boy living at Aikers Court southwest. With the mercury receding only about 1 degree every hour last night, many Washingtonians abandoned their homes in favor of “beds” in the parks. AUSTRIA REPORTS STATE OF ALARM Schuschnigg Understood to Have Called Storm Troops in Fear of Putsch. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, August 24 —Vienna seethed today with reports, some of them ap- parently well established, that police and Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg's semi-militaty organization, the Cath- olic Storm Troops, had been ordered to maintain a state of alarm, Adding to the tension was the transfer of 200 soldiers through the inner city to the district containing government buildings. Immediate reasons for the move were not apparent, although it was rumored & putsch was feared by anti-Nazi elements such as those which last week rallied behind Maj. Emil Fey, former vice chancellor. ‘These persons presented a petition, containing 35,000 signatures, of mem- bers of the Heimwehr, asking Prince Ernest von Starhemberg to make Fey again the head of that private army in Vienna—a post he quit lasy Autumn. An accord of “friendship and peace,” announced by Austria and Germany last month, has been followed by obvious suspicion and dissension in this country, leaders of various Aus- trian factions expressing fears that Italy and Germany had “taken Austria into camp.” Other Austrians have expressed sur- prise that Chancellor Schuschnigg de- parted from what they considered to be the principles of the little Chan- cellor Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by Nazis in 1934. They have wondered, also, whether the agreement contained secret milie tary clauses. _— GIRL’'S THROAT CUT; MOTHER CONFESSES “Complained Too Much of Not Having Nice Things,” Seattle Woman Tells Police. much that she didn’t have nice things